Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-29 00:00:00

AMERICA ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC. The steamer Baltic has arrived from New York, with dates to the 16:h inst. She has brought 841,000 dollars in specie, and 62 passengers. She sailed on the 16th, and reports as follows : Aug 16, p.m , passed packet ship Liverpool, bound inwards : on the 18th passed a British screw steam ship, hound west : on the 21st, lat 48.29, long 48.56, passed a large screw steam ship„ bound west : on the 23rd, lat 50.35, long 42 31 passed the British ships lon and Montreal, hound west : on the 27th, 2.30 p.m., passed the British ship Valletta, bound (Alt; and at 2.30 p.m., passed an American ship, with red cross in foretopsail, bound out at 6p m. passed the British ship Mitchell, bound out; _at 11 p.m., arrived at Bell Buoy, Liverpool. Advices from WaSrhington state that the govern ment is opposed to the treaty said to have been lately entered into between Costa Itica and Nitarague, by which part of the territory of the latter is acquired by the feazner, and that Mr, Carey Jones had special instructions to present the views of this government on that subject. A Washington correspondent, writing on the 'l4th, says : If it be trap, as stated, they, Cista 11. 1 na has disposed of the Nicaragua Transit route, and has acquired part of the territory of the I tt ter, oar government will unquestionably object to the arrangement, it being known that William Carey Janes was especiaity instructed to represent the views of the administration on -that subject as adverse to such a cocrse of policy. Vatil the - meeting, of Con i ,reress no diplomatic appointment; will be made excepting sach as may be demanded by the public exigency, as it is desired that successors to the present incumbents shall not go abroad until their appointments shall have been-esnfirmed by the Senate. General Denver, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, will shortly repair to Nebraska for the purvse of making treaties with the Ponca andlPawnee Indians- A letter is no-w on the way to Hen. Frederick P. Stanton, Vecretary of State of Kansas, tendering him the appointment of Superintendent of Indian Affairs, in piece Of Governor Cdtaming, but the appointment not to take tiffect until the meeting-of Congress. Tee troops and civil officers for Utah cre not expected 'to reach that Territory until about the Ist of November. Satisfactory accoutts have been received of all the waggon road expedtiots, excepting that of Colonel Noble, which has disappointed the expectations of the government. A despatch from St. Louis states that the Kansas correspondent of the Dernocrtt says that Judge Cane has published an opinion stating that the payment of taxes is essential to the preliminary right of voting. r, The Sheriff of Douglas county has given notice of his intention to collect the taxes. Rumour says that Generals Lane and Robinson and Messrs. Phillips, Conway and Blood, and others, have been indicted by the Grand Jury of Lecompton. In a speech on the sth inst. General Lane announced the organisation of eleven thousand men to protect the polls at the election in October, and stated that the number would be increased to twenty-five thousand. Advises 'from Knoxsville, Tennessee, state that the Business Committee of the Southern Con vention reported against free trade and direct taxation.; against the South receiving goods from States not upholding the Fugitive - Slave law ; against any discrimination of the government in favour of foreign mail lines from Northern ports ; in favour of the exemption of one slave to each slaveholder from seizure for debt; in favour of erecting Arzona into a Territory ; in favour of recovering certain lands lost by recent treaty with Mexico; also reported that the time had not yet arrived for the calling of a Convention in reference to the African slave trade. • There is additional news from St. Domingo, embracing an account of the revolution iu Cibao, which threatens to divide the republic of Domi- nica into Northern and Southern - sections. We have news from Turks Islands dated on the Ist of August, B. E. Smith was acting as consul of the United States during Mr. Winter's absence. 54,838 bushels of salt had been shipped from aro nri noowly o■io million of buolaolo. Price ten eents. We have files from British Guiana, dated at Georgetown on 18th of July. There is no news of importance. Several gold nuggets from the Yuruari diggings were exhibited in George town. New Orleans papers of the Bth inst. are to hand. Lieutenant Hood, of the SJcond Cavalry, with seventeen men, had a desperate encounter with a band of 45 Lipans and Comanches on the 20th of July, at the head of Devil river. The fight was a hand-to-hand one. Nine Indians were killed, and ten wounded. Lieutenant Hood had one killed and one missing, and he and three of of his men were wounded. The Indians enticed him jute an ambush by a flag of truce. The death of General Rusk produced a profound sensation. There is no political news. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Naw YO&K, ♦ugust 16. Commercial matters had not undergone any important change, the stock market contintr_d dna, and prices on the decline. The latest market report says : —The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 600 bales. The market was timer and closed at about ie. per lb. advance. We quote middling uplands at 15i c. Flour was without change of moment, while sales were t•a fair extent. Wheat was less buoyaat and active; the sales were confined to new Southern red at 1 dol 70 c to idol 73 c for crime, and good to prime white do. at 1 dol 81 c to 1 del 86 c. Corn continued in good demand, with sales of Western mixed at 85 c to 86 c There was a speculative movement in prime pork, with saies of 1.000 brls. which opened at 20 dole, advanced to 20 dole 50 c, and closed at 20 dole 75 c, and was held to 21 dole. without buyers ; and 600 to 800 brie. meat sold at 21 dole 70c to 24 dole 75u. Tne sales of sugars em braced about 703 lohda and 100 Pjrto Rico, at rates given in another column; for refining goods the market was fully Ze par lb below the highest point of last week, while prime and choice goods were only a trifle lower. The public sale of Rio coffee tc-day comprised about 7.742 bar, 10 /3 to 12 ie average 11-17 c. Though the prices were somewhat under previous private sales, )et the sale proved much better than had been expected. There was also about 500 bags of Rio sold to the trade at 11; c to 111 c. Freights were still inactive and en glgetnements s oderata, wi hout change of moment. LIST or PASSIM:IW Pint BiLTlC.—Miss Pennington, Miss Thomson, Miss Eater, ➢Miss Bouchier, Hon. Henry C. Murphy, United Stains Minister to Holland, and lady, Henry C. Murphy, junr., George J. Murphy, Hon. John P. Kennedy and lady, Bev. W. Patton and daughter, Air. and Mrs. E. K. Rogers and three children, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Gale, three children and servant, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Johnson, Capt. B. D. Marrton, C. Durand, Mr. Fiand, Mr. W. T. Robinson, Mr. Francis Allen, Rev. W. W. Spicer, Messrs. Henry. A. Young, H. Alfred Young, E. Fuller, J. J. Griffin, W. J. Gunn. John Boyd, J. M ' Randall, W. A. Thomson, Manuel Dispan, P. A. Boseier, C. Quetin, Miss Elizabeth Murray, Mrs. Bcrg, Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, Mr. ant Mrs. Joseph Aarons, Mr. and Mrs. Levi, Miss Levi, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip, Messrs. Henderson, Settig, D. Bernard, M. Potier, B. Hamilton, B. Dicken son, A. Cartiade, P. Darmin, and Levey. At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranelagh street, BOYS are CLOTHED from the Agee of 6 to 20 Years: BURIAL OP TILE Ds►D Ix ma CITY OF LONDON.—The new act, which received the royal assent a few days back, to amend the Burial Act, so f,tr as relates to the City of London, has Leen printed. Certain fees set forth in a schedule annexed are to be taken by incumbents. The approval of a majority of the vestries of the City of London will henceforth enable the Commissioners of Sewers to execute certain works. When the Commission ers sit as a burial boars, the approval of a maj qity of ►estries to be sufficien' to zettle the ques'ioa of fees payable to churchwardens. Further, the chaplains of cemeteries are to conform to the regulationa of the Commi.sicners of Sewers. The act will remove a number of difficulties which have lately arisen. At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranelagh•street. BOYS aro CLOTBED from the Ages of 8 to 20 Years ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH LANCASHIRE —LlvEspooL, AUGUST 28. CROWN COURT. Mr. Baron Watson entered the court at nine o'clock this morning, and resumed the hearing of Feels v BARBER —ln this case. which was an action to recover damages against Mr. Barber, for the expulsion of his sons from his school, at Grassendale, the defence set up was that the boy Thomas was not dismissed at all, and that Peter was guilty of disobedience and insubordination. His Lordship, in summing up, remarked that the conduct of the defendant appeared to have cause either out of some prejudice conceived daring the last six months at the school against the boy Peter, or else out of uncontrollably bad temper. As for turning a bey away from school for stoning a dog, any schoolmaster who intended to pursue that course in every instance must make up his mind to have no scholars at all. A boy was not, however, sent to school to learn merely Latin, Greek, and arithmetic,. He was sent to school to learn, among other things, a proper control of his temper ; and it was, undoubtedly, the duty of the schoolmaster to enforce it by proper correction, if necessary. Al'hough many persons felt an objection at present to the use of the birch rod , yet his Lordship believ ed that in after life many felt that they had derived much benefit from having received proper correction by that means. If the Rev. Mr. Barber had taken a rod and corrected these boys, it probably would have been a much wiser course than that which he had pursued A school master had no right to turn boys out of his school for such offences as throwing stones at a dog or making faces—for it was a very serious thing to expel a boy from a school without good reason. A boy should only be expelled who was guilty of some incorrigible bad habit, and was likely to spread contagion through the school by continuous bad example. Remarking on the fact that one of the boys had received as a prize Milton's " Paradise Lost," his Lordship added, that the Rey. Mr. Barber might himself derive much benefit from the perusal of Milton's prose treatise on education. The jury found for the plaintiff with £l5 damages. MADSWORTII v. WELLS.—In this cane Mr. Atherton, Q.C., and Mr. Blackburn, appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Hugh Hill, Q.O , with _Sr. Nutbank, conducted the defence. The action was brought to recover damages for the publication of a libel. Mr. Atherton stated that the plaintiff was a commission agent, at present residing in Hull, who was engaged in the sale of a new kind of tube-brushes, used for the clearing of the 'ettimries of steamers and similar purposes. In 1855 the plaintiff became involved in some difficulties, but only one of his creditors pressed him with any severity. The others were quite willing to give him time, bat as the one creditor was not satisfied with this course, and an execution was taken out against the plaintiff who was consequently for some weeks in gaol. In September 1855, all matters were arranged, and the plaintiff from that time up to the publication of the libel complained of having been carrying on his business in Hull profitably, and hid been employing portions of his profits in liqui dating the liabilities he had incurred. The defendant was a solicitor of great respectability practising in Hill, and was only a nominal deendent in that case as the secretary of a society in whose name the alleged libel was issued. The defendant was the secretary of a society called the Hull, East Yorkshire, and Lincolnshire Bankers', and Trader's Association, being a guardian society, similer to those existing in several other parts of the country, for the protection of traders against fraud—a body whose opera tions, the learned counsel submitted, required to be con ducted with very great caution. The publication of the libel complained of took place in one of the circulars issued by the defendant as secretary of the society, bearing date April 25th, 1857. The circular which was printed, com menced by informing the members of the body to whom it was addressed, that the next quarterly meeting of the association, would be held on Thursday, the 7th day of May next. It then contained the following statement : " I am also instructed to inform you, that Mr. W. F. Wads worth, dating from 28, Windsor-street, Hull, and styling himself patent tube brush manufacturer, has been giving orders for goods to a very large amount." The circular also contained further information about certain individuals having absconded without paying their debts, others having been convicted and transported &c., &c. T'ne learned counsel contended that the introduction of the plaintiff'i name in the circular with the statement which followed, clearly amounted to an imputation that plaintiff was giving orders for goods beyond his capacity to pay. and was meant as a caution to traders not to trust him, or to have dealings with him. With regard to the words "styling himself patent tubebrush manufac•urer," the learned counsel said that the plaintiff had determined to take out a patent for his invention, but circumstances pre vented him from carrying out his intention at the time . The plaintiff had suffered materially in his business by the publication of the circular, which the learned counsel contenotee amountea to a libel, for which the plaintiff was entitled to recover damages. Evidence was given to prove the facts of the case, and to show that in consequence of the publication of the circular, several parties had refused to have dealings with the plaintiff. On cross-examination of the plaintiff it appeared that he had followed a variety of calling?, amen which was that of a local preacher, in connection with a Methodist body, and that he owed sums of money in different places. The defence was, that the publication of the circular was justifiable, on the ground that the plaintiff had been giving large orders to tradesmen for sailcloth, and other articles, which it was beyond his means to pay for. Mr. Hugh Bill addressed the jury on the part of the defendant, contending that the character of the plaintiff, and the manner in which he had endea voured to obtain credit, justified the issuing of the cir cular ; and that if the plaintiff was entitled to recover any damages, the smallest possible sum which the jury could award was all he was in a position to claim. Mr. Atherton replied on the part of the plaintiff, contend ing that the transactions he had sought to open were not upon his own account, but in his capacity as commission agent for other parties. His Lordship having summed up, the jury retired to c insider their verdict, and, after having deliberated for about an hour, found for the plaintiff, damages , 10s._ _ _ COO - KE V. WILSIN AND ANOTHER. —This was an action brought by Mr. Joseph Cooke, London agent of the Melbourne and Geelong Railway Company, to recover damages for injuries done to a locomotive engine while in the care of Messrs. J. and R. Wilson, shipowners, of Liverpool. The plaintiff had entered into a charter. party with the defendants to convey from Liverpool to Melbourne foar locomotive engines, male by Messrs. Hawthorne, of Newcastle. The charterparty contained a provision to the effect that the engines should be taken on board at Liverpool at the ship's expense Three of the locomotives were brought safe from the Tithcbarn street railway station to the quay by the carters employed by the plaintiff, Messrs Wilton and Greene, and were put 0.2 board the defendants vessel the Jessica. The fourth was brought down to the quay late on the afternoon of Friday, the 23r3 of December, and in consequence of the lateness it was left on the truck until the next morn ing. Next morning while it was being hoisted from the truck to the quay, the foe motive fell to the ground in consequence of the tackle giving way, and received consider able damage. The action was therefore brought to recover compensation for the injury done to the engine. The defence was that the engine was not in the care of the defendants until delivered on the quay side. The jury found for the defendants. TAYLOR v. M'ainmarr. —Mr. James QC , and Mr Millward, appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Brett for the defendant. It was an action to recover damages for libel. The plaintiff was a merchant and commission agent in Liverpool, and the defendant was one of the firm of Wilson, Brown and Co., ship-owners, also of Liverpool. The plaintiff was also agent for Messes. Cawser and Son, of Arbroath, Scotland, sail-cloth manufacturers, wi la whom the firm of which the defendant was a member had frequent business transactions. In August, 1855, a transaction took place between the plaintiff and defendant, which had nothing to do with his age icy to Messrs. Cawser. This was a negotiation for the purchase of a vessel named the Shooting Star. of which the defendant's firm had the disposal. There were two other parties en gaged with the plaintiff in the purchase of the vessel, and in the course of the transaction which followed some dis agreement arose between the plaintiff and defendant as to the payment of some disbursements on the vessel. The defendant, it was alleged, threatened to ruin the plaintiff with his principals ; and on the 7th of May, 1857, he wrote a letter to Messrs. Cawser, in which the following passage occurred :—" We have given intimation to your agent, Mr. Taylor, to close our account with ycur firm. His conduct has been styli that we must decline any further dealings with him. It has been base in the extreme, and is a poor return for all the consideration we gave his interests." This WAS the libel complained of by the plaintiff. The evidence involved a lengthened detail of several questions of ac count between the parties, arising out of the payment of some of the acceptance ► which formed part of the terms of purchase, and the payment of some disbursements upon the vessel at Marseilles. Some dispute also took place about the el, ssification of the vessel ; and all these questions of dispute were pointed to on the part of the plaintiff as showing the animus with which the letter alleged to con tain a libel was written. Mr. Brett addressed the jury for the defence, contending that the letter was not libellous, and that no injury had occurred to the plaintiff on which to found a claim for damages. His Lord-hip in summing up characterised the details of the proceedings which led to the writing of the letter as exceedingly misty, which, however, he flattered himself he had at last succeeded in comprehending. He then briefly wont over the evidence THE NORTHERN TIMES.-T,IVERPOOL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1857, and directed the jury upon law relating to libel. The jury returned aye -diet for doe p l a i nt iff , aatnagea 40s. This being the last jury was discharged, a Ate his Lodship had to try, the "NI the court rose shortly after half past six o'clock. ERRATIM —In '.de terse of Waring v. Everth, tried before Mr. Baron W , ..tsou, on Thursday, the verdict was by mistake state'', to be for the plaintiff. It should have been for the, defendant. NISI PRIITS COURT. T .sZFORE MR BARON CiIA.NNILL AND A srzctit JURY. BARKWO'ITH AND A NOTHER V. MASON.—This was an action to recover damages for breach of contract. Mr. Hid, Q C.. with Mr. Mellish, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Wilda, Q.C., with AI-. Keysman, for the defendant. The plaintiff's, Messrs. J. B. Barkeeorth and Henry Bark worth, are timber merchants at Hull, and the defendant, Mr. John Mason, c Lilies on the same business in M , mel, in Prussia. In August, 1855, he contracted with the plaintiffs to supply them with a certain quantity of " crown" and " fi-st brack" staves, but when the cargoes came to hand it was found that the " crown " staves were not of the merchantable quality contracted for. " Crown" staves are generally six feet. 1.-ng, six inches wide, and three inches thick, and are straight and free from knots. They are used for making casks, bat "first brack" staves, - which are of inferior quality, are used only in repairing The crown" staves in question could not be sold as such, but 'were disposed of as " first bracks." After the case had proceeded some time, it was agreed to take a verdict for the plaintiffs, the amount of damages to be certified by one of the jury and a gentleman in court, both of them being acquainted with the trade. liltasnar v THE ST. HELMS'S CANAL AND RAILWAY COMPANY.—This was an action brought by the plaintiffas administratrix of her husband to recover comoensation in damages for his loss through the negligence of the defen dants. Mr. James, Q C., will Mr. Mtllward. appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Monck, Q.C., with Mr Cross and Me. Carr, for the defendants. it appeared that at the time of his death the deceased carried on the business of draper, at St. Helen's, while his wife carried on the business of a milliner and dressmaker. He was in com fortable circumstances, and was improving in business. On the 22nd of last October he le't home in the morning to collect some accounts He called on several parties, and was re' urning home about seven o'clock at night. He crossed the canal bridge at Blackbrook, but turned bark, as it is supposed, for the purpose of calling for a friend who was to have waitelfor him at a tavern in the neighbour hood. Meanwhile, the bridge had been drawn to allow a flat to pass, and the deceased not noticing the circum stance fell into the canal and was drowne. The night was very dark, a .d the bridge was only lit by one lamp at the Blackbrook side. Since then the defendants have erected a lamp on the St. Helen's side. The jury re turned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, £5OO for the widow, and .t. 150 for the son, (a young child.) Several legal points have been reserved, arising out of the acts under which the canal was constructed. 'VELD V. THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.—This was as action brought by . the plaintiff to recover compensation in damages for injuries sustained through the negligence of the defendant's servants, while travelling on their railway. Mr. Atherton, Q 0 , with Mr. Unthank, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Monck, QC . with Mr. Simon, for the def ndante. The plaintiff, Mr. William Walter Yeld, is a clerk in the service of the post-office, and at the time of his accident had charge of the district between Carlisle and Crewe. He used to travel in the post-office van attached to the mail train between those pinto, and per form the duties of his office while the train was in motion. Hie fixed salary was a little more than £l5O a-year, bat this was generally swelled up to £350 by the performance of extra duties. On the night of the 24th of last November the plaintiff, in company with three other post-office clerks and three guards, left Carlisle at a qu irter to eight o'clock by the mail train, and all went well until they came to Winnoce, within a few miles of Warrington, at a point where there is a great number of curves, and where the incline was very steep. The t, ain was travelling very fast, and the engine ran off the rails. It dragged the tender with it ; and, after running some yards, both it and the tender fell over the embankment. The other carriages were drawn violently along the sleepers, and the van in which the plaintiff was seated was overturned. The shock was very great, and some of the clerks being thrown against the plaintiff, his left hip was severely crushed against the edge of one of the desks with which the mail vans are provided. He did not at the moment experience the fall effects of his injuies, bat a few days after sards he exhibited all the symptoms which injury to the spine develops, and he still suffers from the effects of the accident. He is 56 years of age, and has a family of twelve children, nine of whom a-e minors ant dependent on him. He has been sixteen years and a half in the Post-office service, but before entering it he engaged in cuwaiercial pursuits on his own account. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damsgea £450. Ths concluded the business of the assizes. TOXTETEI PARK BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The board hel I the cus'omary weekly meeting on Thurs day evening, in the POlic-offices, Park-place. G. H. Horsfall, Esq., chairman ' presi led ; and the other guardi ale present were Messrs. Wilsor, Eying. Mercer, Ogden, Siddeley, Pickup, Briscm, Alpsss, Batten, and Grindrod. The Clerk read the report of the cab-committee to whom was referred the considcraion of the applications for the office of relieving officer. in which they state that, after due consideration, they had reduced the list to five, and those were Messrs. Heath. Simpson, Lamb, Lodge, and Thompson. Those they had requested to appear before them ; and after personal communication with them, they had 6 'ally approved of two Mr. John Lodge, master of the Night Asylum, and Mr. Elward Heath, of Nintwich ; giving the preference to Mr. Lodge. There were 68 applications in all. Mr. Batten moved the confirmation of the report, stating that Mr. Lodge had been for some years master of the Night Asylum, where he had given every possible sa tisfaction, and they had considered him most compe'ent. Besides, he was a person connected with the town, and was entitled to a prefer, nce over any of the other five, who were not of Liverpool. Mr. A'pass thought they should have the five appli cants before them. They were accordingly introduced, after which Mr. Alpaca moved that Messrs. Simpson, Lamb, and Thompson, be struck from the list, which was dor e. Mr. Bitten then formally proposed the appointment of Mr. John Lidge, which was seconded by Mr. Alpass. Mr. Briscoe moved the appointment of Mr. Heath, which was seconded by Mr. Wilson, and the votes being taken, the latter was declared elected, by seven votes to four. Mr. Edward Heath was then called in, and informed by the chair.nan of his appointment, upon testimonials which any man might be proud to lay before any board. Mr. Heath expressed his dunks. THE APPOINTMENT OF TREASURER. At a p-evious board, a letter was read from the Poor 14w Board, requesting to know whether any and what security had been taken from the treasurer of the union, Mr. G. H. Thompson. The board replied that they did not intend to call on Mr. Thompson to enter into any security, he being hirnielf a banker. A further communi cation was read from the board in London, stating that they could not admit the reason given, as a valid one, for not calling on Mr. Th( mpson to give security, as unless when the Bank of England was topointed security, was the invariable role of the board. They, therefore, request ed that the trut urer be called upon to give security in the usual way. _ _ _ After some conversation the clerk was ordered to com municate with the board in London, stating that Mr. Thompr.on had not been called upon to give security in consequence of the order of the board. Tt was agreed that the visit to Chorlton-upon-Medlock Workhouse be on Wednesday next, after which the board adjourned. Exclusively for CLOTHING BOYS from 6 to 20 Years & COMPANY. Ranelagh street. SPOLLEN.—An Irish provincial journal, (the Newry Telegraph), referring to the re-arrest of the notorious James SpoDen, makes the following judicious remarks The detectives may be able to mend their hand, but let the Executive be wary. While the plea of autrefois acquit Would not bit. Spollen's trial on the indictment for another crime than murder, i❑ the face of the verdict of ' Not Guilty,' a jury woulChe slow to arrive at a conclusion involving a censure on the previous finding. It must be owned that, however powerful the influence told against the prisoner, public opinion runs with the view of the Times, that 'the jury could not have brought in a verdict of guilty on the evidence produced.' Without supple mental proof, therefore, tending not only to supply want ing links in the chain of evidence, but to impart strength where weakness had been developed, it were a fatal blunder for the Crown to adopt the somewhat unusual course now seemingly in contemplation. Failure, the more likely in consequence of the abortiveness of the former prosecution, would bring lasting reproach on oar criminal judicature." At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranelagh street, BOYS are CLOTHED from the Ages of 6 to 20 Yeue. POLICE IN rsLLIGENCE.—YLITICIIDAY. LIVERPOOL. BEFORE MR. M%NSPIELD. ASSAULTDIG BAlLlFFS.—Williaill Baker, William Taylor, and Margaret Thompson were charged with having violently assaulted two bailiffs, named John Cahill and William Wright. Mr. Bluck W3/4 for the male prisoners. It appeared that the complainants". went to the house of a Mr. Earley in Porter-street, to distrain for rent, when a mob, of whom the prisoners formed part, attacked and beat them severely, particularly Cahill, whom they flung out of the window, and injured very much. Mr. Bluek said he was instructed to call witnesses for the defence, but seeing the state of the case he would not do so, but reserve his defence for another place. His Worship said he would, under any circumstances, send the case for trial, and Mr. Black showed sound discretion in not disclosing his defence there. The prisoners were sent for trial. LIME-STREET AGAIN.—Some dozen of flashily dressed I girls were brought up on several charges, preferred against ' them by the police, for creating rows in Lime-street, on emerging from what the police called the Supper Rooms, at the corner of Lime-street and Ranelagh-street. The prisoners were fined in varieus sums, and sentenced to different periods of imprisonment. SERIOUS CRAM& —Juhn Kavanagh, a mechanic, lately in the employment of Mr. 011 is, a machine engineer, having his factory in Richmond-row, was charged under the fallowing circumstances : —Mr. Bluck stated the case for the prosecution, and from the statement, borne out by the evidence of Mr. 011is , jun., and another witness, it appeared that a fortnight ago the prisoner left the employ ment of hie own accord. On Thursday evening, between five and six o'clock, the complainant's son heard a great rush of steam from the boiler, and on going to ascertain what was the cause, he found that the weight had been removed from the lever, causing the utmost danger. He attempted, at great risk to his to remedy the matter, when he was seized on by the prisoner, who tried to fling him over the lev,r, with the view of b-eaking it. They struggled, when the prisoner struck him several times, but at length young Mr. Oliis got him away, and having made the boiler safe he got into the office, the windows of which the prisoner broke. The boiler might have been injured to the extent of £l'2o, had not Mr. 011 is discovered the alteration made in the lever. The prisoner said he went to look for money that was due to him. This was denied by Mr. 011 is. His Worship said, if there was money due to him, he knew the proper way to recover it ; but he did not believe there wee anything due to him. It was a serious thing that ate had attempted to do, and might have produced very serious consequences. He would fine him £5, or to be imprisoned for two months. A MoNseerc —John Moreland, a savage-looking fellow, was brought up on a chagre of having assaulted M try More land, his mother, who resides in Brunswick-road. The old lady's face presented a shocking appearance, it was swollen and eecymosed to a fearful extent. It appeared that on the previous day the prisoner came to the house in a sate of intoxication, and without any provocatir n, he made a furious attack upon he-, the result of which was the injuries on her face. The prisoner said he was drunk, and did not know whit he was doing. His worship said the prisoner had been geilty of •he greatest offence a human being could perp strata. Re sentenced him to six month's imprisonment, and at the expiration of that time to find bail, or in default to be further imprisoned for an additional six months. PREPARING FOR THE ATOLL—Two recruits, named William Proctor and B.njimin Westman, were charged with having stolen two geld rings, a silver chain, a knife, anti a " backay," belonging to Mrs. Mary Coulson, publican, of 38, Gill-street. It appeared that the pri soners were billetted in the house, and whilst there they stole the property out of a bedroom, One of the rings was found on one of the prisoners, and a pawn ticket for the second ring was got on the other prisoner. The chain and knife ware found were the prisoners hid them. They were folly committed for trial. ST PATRICK'S BURIAL Socitary.—CHAßGE EiIBEZZLE MENT AGAINSC A ConLEcroa. —John Hughes, late a col lector belonging to the above society, stationed at Wolver hampton, was charged with embezzling terms of money belonging to that body. Mr. Cobb appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Bluck for the prisoner. Mr. Cobb stated the case, and said the prisoner was stationed at Wolverhampton to collet money for the society, and he was charged with embezzlement. Mr. Bluck said although he did not positively object to the case being heard there, yet he considered that there was no jurisdiction—if an embezzlement tock place, whi.3h of course he denied at Wolverhampton, the Liverpool magistrates had no jurisdic tion to hear the case. Mr. Cobb said although the prisoner Was a collector for the society at Wolverhampton, yet the money Was to be paid at Liverpool. Mr. Bluck But no money was paid at all. Mr. Cobb : That's what we complain of. Mr. Block : Wonderful! More people than you complain of the want of payment of money —but that's not embezzlement. After some discussion it was agreed to go on with the case, Mr. Bluck not objecting, when Mr. Cobb callet Mr. John Tracy, the secretary of the society, who was examined, and said : I appointed the prisoner as collector for the Wolverhampton district, and he was to make me returns every fortnigut ; he never remitted any money ; sent a man there about a fortnight ago, when it was found the prisoner had gone, and taken away the books. The prisoner, when arrested, admitted that he owed 15s only to the society ; threatened to prosecute if the prisoner did not make his returns, and then ho wrote to say that he would resign. It was after I gave the prisoner into custody that he admitted he owed the 134; mat him by accident at the corner of Kent-stre ot ; he said the books were some place in Wolverhampton. Mr. Mansfield : I want to know if there is any specific charge, or is this only fishing ? Mr. Bluck: It is fishing. Mr. Tracy: Wo cannot make out the sums until we get the books. In reply to Mr. Muck, the witness said the prisoner was not paid any salary, but by per centage. He sent a return of the names of members, but no money. Officer 377 said the prisoner, when taken, said " I owe the society 15s. only ; and that the books were in a house at Wolverhampton " Mr. Bluck contended that the prisoner should be dis charged ; and he was discharged, his worship saying there was no case made out against him. RoeneßY BY A PnLICE-OFFICER.—WiIIiam Pugh, late police-officer No. 335, was charged with having stolen certain sums of money from the till of the pubic house of Mr. Fincham, Regent-road. The short facts of this case were these, as proVed by several witnesses : —The prisoner was on duty in Regent-road, and about fire in the morning of Wednesday he went into the public-house in question, and, whilst the barman scent down stairs to get some hot water he went round the counter and took some money out of the till. He was observed by a watch man named Robert Bess, belonging to the Lancashire Railway Company, who mentioned the matter to the barman. The latter then missed two half-crowns from the till. He gave the prisoner another opportunity of going round tho counter, when he (the barman) want again for hot water on purpose to watch the prisoner ; and on his return he caught the prisoner going from behind the counter, and again he missed 2s 6d out of the till. This evidence could not be shaken, and was quite conclusive, and the prisoner was sent for trial. HORRIBLE Fer,r,ow THAT " Porn."—Jane Woods and Mary Galvin, two well-dressed women in black, were charged by a tailor named John Armstrong, who lives in Gay street, Scotland road, under the following circumstances. From the evidence of four or five persons, including the policeman who had charge of the case, it appeared that poor Armstrong was at work making trowsers for a shop, whilst his wife was engaged at washing. They were described as quiet inoffensive people, and good neighbours. In the middle of these quiet occupations, the prisoners, who were described as crunken persons, rushed towards the windows of Arm strong's house, shouting furiously (they were drunk) for a sight of that dreadfully, horrid, human being called the Pope, and swearing if they could catch him that they would send him to a hotter place than Etna. Not being able to lay hands on this many headed monster dressed in scarlet, they swore that the first " Papishers " whom they could catch, should fall in for the same fate. They then broke the windows of Armstrong's house, rushed in, calling loudly for "Papish" blood, destroyed a pair of trousers, worth 225., which he was making for his employer, by covering it with all sorts of filth, and then assaulted the man and his wife. The policeman who saw the affair said he never beheld such a pair of wild women, and when he interfered the prisoners covered him with " slush," also yelling all the time against the Pope and b "Papishes." He did not see spy provocation on the part of the com plainant ; in fact, the first thing he saw was the smashing in of the windows. He saw the assault, and was assaulted himself. Mr. Mansfield said the conduct of the prisoners was truly abominable, and he sent them to gaol for two months, in default of paying £5 fine each. At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranelagh-street. BOYS are Ofi/THED from the Ages of 6 to 20 Ye r TEIE llfro.ETHom.—A newly imported steam engine, which Jaya down its own rails. and is thus assumed to be eipab!e of dragging heavy carriages along rough and miry roads—waa tried during the week at 'Annandale, and moved two heavy ploughs• with ease, although there were occasional stoppages owing to the stiffaess of the machinery. It may be fairly assumed, therefore, that this engine will fully answer the purpose for which it has been imported, and will prove a most powerfal mechanical agent in the far interior for which it is destined.—Sydney Herald, May 15th. ROYAL SURREY OARDENS COMPANY. PanCEEDING3 AT Tali BAIsaRUPTCY COURT,—On Thursday the adjourned meeting, procured on Saturday last, on ap plication made from the creditors, who alleged that prior want of opportunity to examine the papers and accounts in the proposed winding up of this company, prayed for by Mr. Horace Jones, the architect, took place before Mr. Commissioner Fane. Mr. Alfred Jones appeared for the petitioners; Mr. Fleming, Mr. Coombe, Mr. Chappel, and another attorney, appeared for the creditors. Mr. Coppock, the late manager, and one of the directors of the company, was present, as also was M. Jullien ; andshe court generally was crowded by parties interested in the proceedings The commissioner inquired what had been the result of the adjournment ? Mr. Jones The result is that the creditors have filed three affidavits. The directors are here, and are prepared to meet any charges that may be made against them. lam concerned for the petitioner, who is a shareholder to the extent of £2OO, and also a creditor for £l,lOO The Commissioner On the former occasion some gentlemen wished to have time to get top' her, and discuss the case. Mr Fleming : I appear on behalf of the eharehold era. Mr. Jones: The shareholders? Mr. Fleming : A large bsdy of the shareholders. Mr. Jones : I deny that. • Commissioner : Name a shareholder for whom you appear. Mr. Fleming : Mr. Nichols. Mr. Jones : How many shares does he hold ? Mr. Fleming. : One. That will give me a standing, at all events. Bat here is a re solution of a body of shareholders, 63 in number. Mr. Coombe: I appear here as a Shareholder. Mr Coppock : perhaps you will allow me—Commissioner ; No, no. Who took the most active part the other day in the opposition to the winding-up? Mr, Fleming : I did. I prayed your honour to grant the postponement. Commis sioner : What is your wish ? Are you in favour of the order for winding-up? Mr. Fleming: Decidedly not. Mr. Coppock was then heard :He was a solicitor. He was the largest shareholder in the company, and he was one of the direct Ors. He held 1,100 £lO shares ; and he was a creditor for between £4OO and £5OO, money lent. Commissioner : What is your wish ? Mr. Coppock : To realise the most for myself and the other creditors. Commissioner : Are you for winding-up ? Mr. Coppoek : Yes ; and I'll tell you why. Commissioner : No. no. I suppose I ought to hear Mr. Fleming. Mr. Fleming asked the commissioner to allow the winding-up to take place by the shareholders themselves, as this course would realise the aspets, which would never be d , ne without it. Mr. Chappell : As before. I appear for M. Jullien. Mr. Fleming : M. Jullien denies that. I appear for him ; and he is present. M. Jullien said Mr. Chappell was his legal adviser.. He thought the creditors were all of one opinion, that the concern should be wound up by themselves. Mr. Chappell: Then I appear far Mr. Thomas Chappell, Mr. Beale— Com missioner : If you represent one, you have a right to be heard. Now, Mr. Jones, it is for you to open. Mr. Coppock : Will you allow me to say a few words? Com missioner : No. Unless I keep order we shall fall into great disorder. If Mr. Jones wishes a winding up order, he has to tell me on what grounds. Those opposed to the order will then have to say why they are of another way of I thinking. Mr. Jones remarked that on the former occasion he put in an affidavit of Mr. Edis, the secretary, verifying the alleg ition of the petitioner ; and his Honour was evi dently inclined to make the order as prayed for; bat he thought time ought to be given The opposition had since filed three affidavits, which he now proposed first to read, and then to comment upon. Mr. Fleming submitted that it was his province to re id his own affidavits, and (the com missioner concurring) he preceded to do so. He ha l exam • hied the accounts in conjunction with one of the sharehold ers ; and although they found them so long and complicated that it would occupy an active accountant many days to investigate and balance them, still he had seen sufficient to enable him to make an affidavit, which he hoped would induce his Honour to reject the petition. He then read his own affidavit, which stated that he was a shareholder, and that he had been unanimously appointed soli , itor to nearly 70 shareholders. He had examined the books, from which it appeared that Horace Jones, the petitioner, was appointed by the directors the architect of the company, and had ever since acted in that capacity, and that Alfred Jonas, his solicitor, was solicitor for the directors. The Commissioner : Than, Mr. Alfred Jones, you appear for the directors? Mr Jones : No; Ido not. I appear here as solicitor for the petitioner. Commis sioner : Have the directors appointed you as solicitor ? Mr. Jones : Yes. Commissioner : And you have acted ? Mr. Jones : Yes ; sine. the Bth of August. I have acted as solicitor fifteen days. Mr. Fleming might have put that in ; but it did not suit his purpose. Mr. Fleming resumed the reading of the affidavit. He had been in the habit of dealing largely with property in the neigh bourhood of the gardens, and was well acquainted with its value. He always thought it was not the fact, as asserted in the petition, that the full amount had been paid on 3,250 shares ; and it now appeared by the books that 1,400 shares had been taken on whioh no money had been paid, but, instead thereof, a sale of the ground form ing the gardens, previous to any building being thereon, was effected by James Tyler, the proprietor of the grounds, and Mr. James Coppock. The Commissioner said the grammar of the affidavit was very bad, and asked what was meant to be asserted ? (Laughter.) Mr. Fleming replied that the sale was effected for £14,000, and that the purchase money was paid, not in money, but in shares. The Commissioner: The owner of the ground is a shareholder for 14,030 shares fully paid up? Mr. 'Fleming : Yes. He then continued reading the affidavit, which stated that the grounds were held of the Dean and Chapter of Canter bury, on a lease for an unexpired term of twelve years, at £350 rent, and a septennial fine of a year and a half's annual value. That James Coppock took 1,100 of the 14 000 shares, Mr. Tyler being indebted to him in a large sum of money, secured on the premises ; that Mr. Coppock appeared on the register of 1855 as the holder of 1,100 shares, and Mr. Tyler of 550. The Commissioner : The two together make 1,650-230 in excess. Mr. Flem ing continued to read his affidavit. In the books of the company, Mr. Coppock was credited for 1,100 shares ; but the deponent believed that he never paid the money, but took the shares as payment for his debt. Deponent believed that the real value of the lease and premises was not above £2 , 000 ; and that the sale was effected without the knowledge of the general body of the shareholders. The Commissioner : Not above 2,030 ? Mr. Fleming : Yes ; and if I had said not worth a farthing, I think I should be nearer the mark. The lease has only twelve years to run, at £346 a year, and subject to a heavy sep teanial fine, the last of which amounted to £5OO, and the ground was then waste. Commissioner : How is the value calculated ? Mr. Fleming : The Dean and Chapter send a surveyor, who sets a value. Com missioner : The company put up a large music hall, and of course increase the value of the property, and subject themselves to a heavier fine on the next occasion at the end of seven years. Mr. Fleming said it appeared by a printed account, rendered to the shareholders in April, that in September 1856, there was only £30,403 of paid up capital. This was an answer to one of the allega tions in the petition, which made it a larger sum. The affidavit proceeded : It was not the fact that the company had entirely failed in establishing a business likely to prove a source of profit to the shareholders ; on the con trary, be believed that, if properly conducted, the concern would be profitable. It was not the fact that the entire capital of the company had been exhausted, lost, or become unavailable, inasmuch as a substantial music hall, out-buildings, and (appurtenances had been erected ; and the deponent believed that the music -hall, fixtures, &a, would sell for a large sum of money. It would naturally occur to his honour that a building which had cost £22,000 would sell for more than nothing .Commissioner : Where does that appear ? Mr. Fleming : It appears in their own account, signed by Mr. Coppock and two others. The petition further set out the proceedings of the meeting held in the refreshment-hall of the gardens on Tuesday, as reported in the Star of Wednesday. One of the resolutions was, that Mr. Jones, the petitioner, and Mr. Jones, his solicitor, ought not to he entrusted with the winding up of the company ; the second, that a strict investigation of the affairs should take place by a committee of shareholders, who should also be entrusted to carry on or wind-up the business ; that the sanction of the Court of Bankruptcy should be sought for such an arrangement ; and that the committee consist of Messrs. Coombe, Nicholls Cooke, 011iver, Clout, and Jarrett. The deponent added an expression of his belief that the s'atements in the resolutions were true, and that the petition had been presented at the instance and request of Mr. Coppock. Deponent mentioned the names of soms creditors of large amount who concurred in these resolutions with the shareholders, anti would treat for a fair extinction of their debts, if the company's affairs were wound-up voluntarily, which plan he thought would be mutually beneficial to shareholders and creditors. When his Honour heard the opinion of two gentlemen capable of forming an opinion that the concern could be carried on with profit, he thought his Honour would dismiss the petition. He believed that it was his Honour's opinion on the former occasion, that this company was one of the " bubbles of the day," which burst as they rose ; but— The Commissioner : Oh, no; I had no opinion on th point. Mr. Fleming then read the affidavit of Mr. Richard Nelson Lee, of Nelson-cottage, Dalston, and Mr. John Johnsan of Penton-place, Wal worth, both of whom had been in the habit of catering for public amusements, who had watched the late management of the Surrey Gardens, and their present actual management, and both of whom declared their belief that, properly conducted, the Surrey Gardens might be made profitable to the shareholders, and that it would be made advantageous to the proprietors and creditors if the arrangement of the present difficulties were entrusted to the proposed committee. Since the directors have discontinued their management.—Commi s' sinner: Have the directors ceased to direct ? Jar* Fleming : Yes, they have reduced their number below the minimum of the deed from four to three. Mr. Oopenelt said this was untrue. The present directors were Messrs. Holmes, Baines, Webster, and Coppock. Mr. Fleming: said he obtained his information at the office. At an events, the management of the Gardens had, practically , gone into other hands—the hands of Messrs. Beale and Jullien ; and the Gardens ware now successful. He han also an offer of £4OO down for the use of the gardens for the next month. He understood it was 1 101 usual ;in these matters to have the money paid down; it was 'considered to be the safer plan. (Laughter.) Commissioner : But this is not a criterion for the whole year. What is the conclusion to which you come • The Directors wish the whole concern to be wound u p bY this court ; you wish it to be wound up in a different manner. Have I authority to exercise my discretion as tn, what is wise and what is unwise? Mr. Fleming submitt e d that the Commissioner had ample power, under the Vad section of the Act. Another solicitor also submitted that this clause armed the Commissioner with power. The Commissioner said that if he made an order for the wind ing up, he could then appoint an assignee. Mr. Fleming declared they wanted nothing of the kind. What the/ wanted was, that the gardens should be continued. The Commissioner : You have said you don't want the corn' party wound up under the Act, bnt you want to have it wound up in a particular way. Mr. Fleming : Why, we are told at one time that we are in prosperous circunk• stances, and soon afterwards we are informed that we owe several thousand pounds. The Commissioner : The, general body of shareholders might pass a vote of want a confidence in the directors, and then there could be other directors appointed, as you say the present directors have lost the confidence of the shareholder& Mr. Fleming : The deed provides that the shareholders should have the power of dismissing the directors if they had acted improperly. The Commissioner : Ought yen not to ask me to postpone making any order on the petition until the shareholders shall have had au opportunity of deciding whether the present directors have lost their Con fidence or not ? (Cheers.) Mr. Fleming : That was • what I was about to suggest. The Commissioner : Now, it will be for you to consider whether the most judicious course will not be to let the matter stand over until yon have taken the necessary steps to place your own nominees in authority. (Cheers.) Mr. Jones then stated that on the 3rd of August he met Mr. Chappell, who told hint that it was all up with the company. (Laughter.) lie went to his brother, who, after some conversation, said that Mr. Coppock would see him on the matter. 00 speaking to Mr. Coppock, he told him that there was a whole heap of writs against them, and said that Mr. Chappell ought not to have the winding-up of the cora pany. Mr. Coppock added that they must appoint hit!) (Mr. Jones) solicitor of the company, and have an appear ance entered to the writs ; for that otherwise the creditors would come down on the property, and they did not want to give a preference to any one. The only course then was to place the property under some protection. The Commissioner : There is no one here who believes that • you have done anything but your duty. The only guess' tion for consideration now is, what is the best course to be punned. lam very much inclined to believe that the` matter had better stand over, and that you should not call on me to make any order at present. If the majority of the shareholders should think the undertaking is capable of being worked with a profit, they had better take such steps as are calcu'ated to place the management in the hands of persons in whom they have confidence. Xr• Fleming : That is the course which would be most pala table to the shareholders. (Hear, hear) The Commis' sioner : Winding up would be practical bankruptcy'. (Hear, hear.) It is very possible that bankruptcy ma y be resorted to ultimately. Mr. Charles Jeffreys wished to know whether the two gentlemen who were now carrying on the gardens were not directors when the ten per cent. dividend was declared ? Mr. Fleming said that M. Jullien never was a director. Mr. Beale had bsen a director, bat had resigned long since. Mr. Coppock declared that he and the other directors had not the slightest interest hostile to the interests of the other shareholders, and in the course which they had taken, their object was to prevent the property from being sacrificed. The Commissioner : There is no blame attached to presenting the petition. Mr. Coppock remarked, that grave aspersions had bean thrown upon them. These aspersions they repudiated, and challenged the fullest inquiry. They wanted to protect the property. and also to protect themselves from charges made against them by persons who should have been ashamed to bring these charges. The Commissioner: I do not see that any attack has been made. 111 r. Coppock said that attscke had been made day after day, and allusions had been thrown out as to criminal proceedings - against them. They might not have acted wisely, but they had done the best they could, and if they had failed that was not their fault. He was not the man to be chargei with embezzling money. The Colll' missioner : I repeat there is no charge against you. Mr. Coppock stated that he was anxious to protect himself ae well as his brother directors. He had never received any advantage whatever from the company, and he was heavily involved in it. ( Hear ,hear.) If his Honour thought that delay was useful, they were willing to submit to his suggestion for delay. Only let them not have their reputations assailed, when they had done nothing to deserve censure. After some further discussion, Mr. George begged that Mrs. Seacole might have permission to inspect the books. Mr. Coppock stated that with Mrs. Seacole the directors had no communication directly or indirectly. The money received for her had been handed into the bank, where it remained intact, and it would be paid to the committee when they applied for it. (Loud cheers.) An account had already been rendered to the committee. The Court then ordered the matter to stand over until the 17th of October, it being understood that a meeting of the share holders should be held in the interim. The Court then adjourned. HORRIBLE MURDER IN TIPPER kRY. One of those font and 'atrocious:murders, which in former years use t to be of frequent occurrence in the county Tipperary, was cent raltted on Thursday last, at a place called Gurtnahoe, about eight miles from Thurles, and close t> Longford Pass. It appears that two families of the name of Stapleton (cc:isles) lived adjacent to each other, bat some disputes having arisen between them In reference tO land, they were not on good terms. Richard Stapleton, on the day is question, went with:a cart ana a scythe to cut some cos se gnus at a place which adj Aned the farm of Michael and Jan Stapleton, and while thus engaged the other two men were seen moving towards the' place with pitctstorks in their hands. The father of the deceased met them, and, being alarmed at some indications, begged of them not to think of doing any harm. The reply to this was several stabs made at their uncle in the face, and the men pu sued Richard Stapleton, who made for a fo:t at some distance, but he was overtaken, stabbed in the back, and fell. While tr)ing to gain his footing one of his cousins raised the scythe which hal dropped on the grand and made a desperate blow, which cut off the arm with which the wretched victim sought to avert the cut designed for his head. Not satisfied with indicting otter serious and deadly wounds on Richard Stapleton. the assaAlaets then tnrned on his sister, and with the scythe cut the flesh off her arm from the shonlder to be:o iv the wrist. The most singular matter connected with th.t whole p oc , eding is, that one of the two men engaged in this awful transaction proc.eded to a neighbouring magistrate to lode an information that he and his brother were the parties attacked, ono brother lying in bed as if unable to stir from the injuries he received. The deceased lived long enough to explain what were the facts, but in the interval Michael and John Stapleton hal effected their escape. A corenerle inquest was held before T. P. tleager, Esq., and the police are in active pursuit.—Satender's News Letter. At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranelagh street, BOYS are CLOTHED from the Ages of 6 to 20 Years. Exrt SURE of INC )ME TAX PAPER.—With reference to the improper sale of income tax schedules in Leeds, the particulars of which appeared in the Times on Monday, the following letter has been addressed to Messrs. Beckett and Uo , bankers, one of the firms wh:se schedule was thus expdsed :—" Inland Revenue, Somerset House, London, N.C., August 14, 1857.—Gentlemen—The Board of In land Revenue direct me to thank you for your communisa tion of the 221 instant, enclosing a copy of a letter which has appeared in the Leeds newspapers, in regard to the disposal of income tax schedules to a shopkeeper at Leeds, and to inform you that, coccurrently with your note, they received a report from the surveyor for Leeds as to the circumstances. It appears that the returns and paper% alluded to were in the possession of Mr. Nicholson, the clerk to the District Commissioner of Taxes, at the time of his deatb, abut eighteen months ago ; that his widow gave directions that the accumulation of old papers relating to. the taxes, which had been in the office of her deceased husband, should be destroyed, and for that purpose super intended in person the removal of them from her house into the stoneyard of the cemetery at Woodhouse, which yard immediately adjoins her house, for the purpose of being burnt. The stoneyard is stated to be a place well suited for tiv,t purpose, being detached and surrounded by a wall twelve feet in height. It appeared that during the progress of burning Mrs. Nicholson walked backwards and forwards b,o,ween her house and the yard of the cemetery, and that in the intervals of her absence an opportunity was taken by the s xton of the ormetery, ice corjacctiou wi,h the m?sons employed there, to remove a quantity of the papers out of`the stoneyard. The sexton , acknowledges that this was done without the knowledge of Mrs. Nicholson. The sexton subs quently disposed of the papers about twelve mmths ago, to three tradesmen ; and they have delivered up the portion of them undisposed of. The papers relating to the income tax among those recovered are papers of the year 1842. The Board under stand that the commissioners of the district are about to institute a further investigation into the matter. I oat gentlemen, your obedient servant, Thomas Keogh. Messy. Beckett and Co , Old Bank, Leeds." BOTH' CLOTHING MADE WITH GREAT TAUB, At LEWIS & COMPANY'S. Eauelagla street.