The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-25 00:00:00

.g*A THE EASTER HOLIDAYS- The holi days commenced y e st er d a y, w h en a ll th e wor ld ' of he we n t O ut of town, and when half the inhabi 41s of Lancashire flocked into town to supply the to lacane ies. Th ere were special trains from all quarters into kia l74 ) and from town special trains flew out in all directions „ There w as a sort of interchange of inhabitants of Lae di stricts for the day. The getier a n TOWN, 11 108 Yt wore a holid a y appearance, an d drapery, fancy gay est and other e s t a bli shments, were decked out in the Cand .most attractive a tti re . Th e l ea di ng s tr ee ts were tee7ei wi th stranger s , w h ose f aces at once proc l aime d aZ.denizens of rural and manufacturing districts—health 4 1 , 4 , ' 71goar painted in the one, whilst smoke and confine- W ere writt en i n the other. Wer e LANDING STAGE AND DOCKS' boe r 4. .of attraction to hundreds, who had evidently tictilaartv •;•` ll a monster ship before. The stage was IT ,. aary ,e.rowded all day, and the ferry boats had a rich to th e Passengers, many thousands of whom passed over at,t,e".‘Aleshire side. Some withthe view of catching an Pro,tite for tanner, and others with the laudable notion of ur ilri ng a dinner for their appetite. A great number Persons visited a nd as t h e ST. GEORGE'S HALL, rich trea t P le ndid structure was open, it being assize time, tile building w afforded to our country friends, who admired s i the rn dip .gin as unlimited terms. The day was fine, with a 'ug bre eze from S.E , which gave a zest to cr tan oljf e local omnibuses we; e crammed with people who ° J . the an hour or two to shake off the dust and smoke THE SUBURBAN DISTRICTS too l; -1 quantity" of visiiors, particularly in the aft - 111 41 1 i n 14 n the sun, as it were, had thrown away his att lsse - r 4 s o g"vn and appeared in full dress. All sorts of °Jth e is nta Were in these localities for the especial benefit I n uli : a Of course), at the most moderate charges(?). ; 11 q ° ltl, - „l'eal Gardens were crowded throughout the day, se emed f ll gh the " Bush people" are well known, they gisny , - ,, (3 Possess still some magnetism. The conductors of I) ,qpil. - '°°l9., private and public, gave a holiday to their 0t!,,m5t1 different localities were visited, both at this and 4 51 h"„ e r side of t h e r i ver. An amus i ng an d cur i ous inci sed Hell I ase 'l'PPetted in the Crescent, shortly b e fo re el e v e n o ' c lock, be fors a part of the day's proceedings, it may as y M enti m oned here. It regards a tds h c • MONSTER MORTAR, tcast a i t t foundry of Mr. Forrester, Vauxhall-road. At on g s i tateci, this formidable machine was being conveyed 10 44 ( tle ,_ 1 ri drawn by some half dozen horses, from the c hurch + 4 °, the Xing's.doek, and, when just opposite the 'r 6 " truck was stopped to allow the men to fasten tile a ° „,?he ropes, with which the mortar was tied. At „time,l3,,eoPlae—` a crowd of two or three hundred country ,1, 0 ; 40 had just arrived by train, were on their way 4 „Ea d-street, and as none of these had ever beheld such it ttlaz em P° o before, they gazed on it with open mouthed ~e tl otok— „ ,,l t s and no wonder, for it is as ugly looking a 'ottsi,,,;,',as could be viewed. One of the " , country 4 . r ad the temerity to ask " what she was ? ' when fee 10,44 -Liverpudlian replied, " it's the new play-toy for llo w ' x ice f Watts !" "Eh dear," replied the poor d COs t; l :l,he turned to explaintoy" to his corn ,lee'eribed"tu a shout of laugtter. This great mortar was Ills yesterda 's paper ; it is calculated to carry °l 'er thr -1 ee mi es. Ab ell ON 'CHANGE, laid there " most do congrezate," it could not be t l ooked ere Was any "congregation" at all yesterday, I 4 ,0 r ea s on deserted, both flags and newsroom, and there is ' 4 3"8 :.1 11 / 13 3'' merchants should not allow themselves a -e;axation at this festive season, like other people— eO be~ to -131 the evening, the neighbourhoods of the railway Were an i mated, as the crowds kept pouring in like 411, mau !I_, en t doing hive on summer's evening. We' did not hear of ng the day. At th• THEATRE ROYAL. Wight its theatre " Romeo and Juliet" . _was performed last ho o ilr . the purpose of enabling Miss Margaret Eburne, °i lk , Pelied a short engagement here, to eisp,y capabilities tery zaeousiderable order. Miss Eburne has just made a 110.111ccessful appearance in the metropolis, and has many ata; lt . i c B Which fit her to maintain a good position upon the fobs.° Although one can hardly see the part of Juliet per (l(4' formed W ithout having brought to the mind remembrances tisel4l/Piersonations, with which it would, of course, be unrea ler ~ e.to expect Miss Eb' rn . e to bear any comparison, yet Ju 'elation was characterised by a feeling and apprec- Ple aii i°4 af the part, and unexaggerated passion which very rt 1 • Ne... g Y unpressed the audience. A . u_ occasional slight t k i t "' ef vehemence might have been visible, but the gene kr. o ,n: o.f Loraine was of taste and much promise. g e l 4 rattle played Rom eo in somewhat too heavily-ener e a manner. Mlers deserved some praise for very elern_c:l4etio, and Mrs. Shalder's Nurse was a really VZ I , I _ at repreentation. The house, we are sorry to say, "` oat thinly attended. I s he THE AMPHITHEATRE. teo- Amphitheatre opened last night thewith Poole's well c. .47)11 comedy of "Paul Pry"pantomime of 4 0 . 41, ii i Nairt Steam, or the Old Swa a n nd and the Knotty Ash," t hat A di mach a tempting bill of fare, it was not suprising kei al ue sPite of the attractions presented at the Theatre t he h ' a rAl other places of amusement throughout the town, kv l °4B6 was filled by a large number of the . laughter digtPoliday folk. "Paul Pry" has long attained the iorae Y ° f a historical personage amongst us, and his tradi 44ei, Cost is considered alone a sufficient provocation to pothler. le T he extravagant humour of the character lost lastlost high t f 0 t its absurd comicality in its represen s t u a s i tained; 414 wh Y 14 r• B. Baker, by whom the part was : 411 ta e46 "ei the play seemed weary—as every performance '0110'ei" la .atter what its merits, when a pantomime is 144%1C -hl Presence on the stage invariably reaw . ak . endthe 14 1" (4 . rtieuhir, t he audience. The other characters in the play, „ t lle r , 'Y that of Plembe, by Mrs. R. . Power, who is ever -41c 1abp. 11 .. 8 and droll, were also well sustained by the several N 1314 4..„ of „ me company, and on the fall of the curtain the littit(Zl throughout the - house was warm and general. The ttsi Ploitille Nlowed, and as we have already fully described . P t sroi a . 4 " scenic beauties, we wit now merely say . that it ) 4 / 11,1 t° have ' successful a run at the Amphitheatre as : -441 ,,,t e Lt,he The a at a r Royal, whe e it' was first produced, rite:la-A(4°•4k Long e practice has made every imp, water 4iteala-;°4:Juvenile fi perfect in his or her respe - ' l4l- 1 -.. e„ a ; l ati MI mish r a e occurred tomar its first representa -48-"ght before the p frequenters of the Amphitheatre. % M i t ; • CLAYTON HALL.. . illlt, ~,.4 1T 1 , ~e'tirration- of 'this - elegant resort took place last ki a t i l ehi:i l u o c i r the Management. of. Mr. E t . h W eint T e h ti o e m r as and of the n - , hag b nt , - During a short recess 4--4 Apr, - ""a entire! 're-decorated, and with a new stag e e ,h ; , 15 .. _...B4,_irt 4 e th e eo u nl m for , t p f re Y t sent i chastely elegant appe!iranc , b audience has bean -well studied and *ttl,tat,etil Beetired. 'a The opening, under the new manage -I,'Zieli t,,-11Sists•of series of seven concerts, the first of .1,°16 ,1) - o e s i L li o r ri a cF last S i e aig t h B t . and introduced several artists, 'lt l P e r eeit er i`t, in musieaelfwtereld delightful well known, and . art of music. 4,,laro k , a _ ° Y . o h : patrons - h / taa `. °ll P ro t,';`, comprised, among the vocalists, Madame t he l a e ze j,saaM, who was enthusiastically welcomed, and Veroni, Mr. Fielding, and t„_alekti2le voice, g 4 ' i o n ' 7, 8 , e of the S L i i - v n e n r r peol ins G t l r e u e men *and Madrigal instruments presented gay at o ' s , °I. . eiory of talent. among whom we 1113cfleilti°11.• establishedlr ercival, (flute), Mr.' Jennings, 11;hee'' fk -r * . II . Sorge , (clarionet), Mr. U. 4t e as ti al i ' d °.r. l) l4 - ari'd . the two entrepreneurs, Messrs. F. W: (violin and bassoon.) . The It : 1 1 4 °F ,the ' evening r. " Chisholm 'well selected,"though perhaps, :, t-t s, t0 t ;, ° ,.," too high a wa c s chool of music to be attrac ee of`Lgera than perfect amateurs. Be this as it may, 4 4 4 !I'lltilrttb,"tapositions of which the concert consisted 4a. 1 44 I rendered by the corps musicale, both vocal V-a;ll4 ' 144/ent at: We have already s iid that the prima ti - p . h e e) a . p ... 7 1 " ans- New on Frodsham was in excellent INI - tl ' 0 f C v l. e ride r e d her ' solos in perfection, and her execi.it k -111 1 and .418 e by Venzano calls for especial mention, as i to r t i l - ield e it . a :Wen deServed and most judicious • encore. ip at ev did full jestiee to his ballads, and especially . _ . Dee All e e t , a , B tiPg gem of our own English school, " Sally tle e : c t r na ' a ' t - Sign r Veroni ace utted himself as only a :c er. of h's art can, and the madrigals find 1. ' 4 1°,1 . aZa fid w ed . ta • the . Liverpool Union, were given in a Th c hee ..ilth an effect, which fully evidenced careful a ll pho s : a ° ll 4 4 aer . s ahle tutelage. The violin solos of Mr. lis 4 0ra % a quartette for flute, oboe, elarionet,... bassoon, ' -t e t "eft nothing 14 u aid that to be desired. It is with regret we ma rt, t o t ,... ~ the concert was but thinly attended,. many owing, ep,,ers t o el :'; une weather having attracted holiday (!'tail 'tit out-door arnu , ements and partly to the cir_ f eb th er 2 t ily ee k t n h o a w t the opening of the i hail was not very lie,b7. tieh storP n. When the public become fully aware 4 ltr.' thm ~- of talent there congregated, -we cannot t 'C et ilre "lege concerts will prove as popular . and sad t :iiva :b s o a n aY of the many sources of pleasure with which ''s ho ' fl ds• he new management merits success, 11° they will achieve it. ~‘ ........____ %lEll.lt,_ '444,, NATION 0 CAMBRIDGE.—It is said to be the k kat -11 of ? • the chairman of the Ca era n r: David Waddington, ti n clid, ''ounties Rail wa y Company, to become a tti "e for the borough of Cambridge at the next yearly TI: li • Nirn% OtrizaNs OP it i , .ste rd _ a , -. L ONDON AND the t o 4 _ Cootic'ii, w as held Court of meFmlibeErNseliofEtmhePECß:olit.: ro ri i ii , t the of Council pass,n g tl.44lßider toe Propriety a Chamber, resol Guildhall, otion e 0 t 4 t llo e t ., °t Y to tlPieirp Imyperial MajEsties the Emperor th — P r ess of the French, upon the auspicious occasion li4 e4 e. birth of an Imperial ' Prince. After a short toi, islinan, _ . 14 le address 4 ommittee was appointed to draw up a n 4 ord „r The address will be presented by the t ie ''',43'or and Sheriffs, and a deputation of the 'lle ' , t , the Preach Ambassidor for transmission to roPero, That the woman Willis " was forced to leave the work house," or " was induced to leave it against her wish," is disproved by the woman herself, who says, "I would have left the workhouse on the morning I lett, under any circumstances. I did not wish to remain any longer." And Mr. Cleaver withdraws that portion of his statement. Taal the child was allowed to go out naked is equally groundless—it is on the con trary proved by the .witnesses, that proper clothing was provided for it by its mother. The books record that on the 3rd of January the mother left the house. not having been then confined, and returned the same day, and the above witnesses concur in stating, that on or about that day, she returned to the workhouse with a bundle, which she said, and which was found to be baby linen. Willis in deed admits, although stating that the child was naked when she left the house, that at the time she was an inmate thereof; she had a box of clothing at the railway station,—and with regard to what is said as to the admis sion of Mr. Carr, " that no clothing is provided for child ren born in the workhouse, but in case any clothing was on hand which had belonged to children who had died in the workhouse, that was given to children leaving; " this is declared by the governor to have been most disingenu ously put by Mr. Cleaver, since the latter now admits, having been informed by the governor, that the general practice was for the women to provide their own baby linen, and that no child was ever permitted to leave the house in the state alleged. TO TILE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE. March 22, 1856. Sir,—Since the last meeting of the committee, 1 have succeeded in finding several women who were patients in the lying-in-ward with Sarah Willis, and if the committee will kindly permit me, I shall prove the following in addition to the evidence already adduced, totally, and I submit convincingly, disposing of the foul calumny that an infant child was forced with its mother to leave this workhouse in a naked state. I feel grieved, sir, to have to answer a statement of this kind, and I repudiate it as totally at variance with my every feelings and acts either as a private man or a public officer. Julia Glanagher and Margaret Winstanley will prove that they sat beside Saran Willis at the fire in the lying in-ward, and saw her strip and wash her infant before leaving the workhouse, she then rolled two bandages, one of flannel, and another of calico, round its body, then put on a " doublet" or napkin, then a shirt, then a " barrow," made of new flannel; and, finally, a "long white night coat." She then, they assert, placed *the infant on the bed, went into the closet, and changed her own clothing, returned to the infant, placed on it a slate- co l oure d "'tippet," and having hid;them „ good bye" left the ward. These women knew Willis well, and speak confidently on the matter, both asserting that she and her infant were " tidy " and clean leaving the house, and adding that " they wonder how she could, for shame, say she took out her child naked, as it was what no woman would do." Willis, you will remember, said also that two or three other women in the ward left the house the day she did, under.:simi/ar circumstances. Now, sir, the workhouse books skew that that statement cannot be true, as ens woman only left on the day in question, and I have found her out in town, and have learned that she never asked for clothing of any kind, as she was well supplied with clothing of own. With these facts I leave the case in your hands entirely.—l remain, sir, your most obedient servant, GEORGE CARR, Governor. Mr. Shaw in moving the confirmation of the proceedings, exonerated the Governor of the Workhouse from all blame in the charge that had been made against him, in reference to the treatment of the mother and child, according to the statement made by Mr. Cleaver, the Clerk of the West Derby Union. Mr. Denton, in seconding the motion, expressed an opinion that the Governor of the Workhouse bad suffered severely from the delay which had been made in the inves tigation. — The Chairman in reply stated, that the delay had been unavoidable, but upon a full and fair investigation, it was found that the Governor had escaped, and that his character had not the smallest stain upon it in relation to that matter, and that he had no doubt but that the parishioners would exonerate him from all blame i❑ the matter. The proceeding of the Committee were confirmed. THE MEDICAL RELIEF COMMIITEE. The proceedings of this Committee contained a recom mendation ,to the effect, that arrangements, with regard to the medical staff, should be totally altered. Letters were read from Mr. Leather, and Mr. James, all connected with the medical department of the house, deprecating the alteration of the regulations. The following letter from Mr. Gee was read : 10, Oxford-street, March 22, 1656 Rev. Sir,—ln the report of the proceedings of the last meeting of the Select Vestry, I perceive that the Medical Relief Committee have proposed a resolution ti effect a change In the constitution of the medical staff of the workhouse, and that notice ,f motion for the next meeting has . been given by Mr. Bradley, chairman of the committee, to accomplish that ollect. In reply to a question from Mr. 1 roo . druff, Mr. lir idlay stated, that neither Mr. Leather or mys.lf had been consulted in reference to the change, but that my assistant, Dr. Ayrton, had been ; and as there doss not appear to be any opposition, the rtatonahli infer• ence is, that he (Dr. Ayrton) approves of it. I have s' avoided conversing with him on the subject, anti thee eloi e am not acenainted with the details of the scheme; but whatever they may be, I can unhesitatingly affirm, that the arrangements proposed by two sub.ronamittees of the" Vegtry In two elaborate reports, and adopted by the Board two or three years ago, have worked well. They have the recommendation of being simple —responsibility is duly fixed and guaranteed—and experience has proved them to be admirably suited to that large establishment. If, in the new scheme, the medical relief, committee propose to revert to the o iginal terms of: my compact with the v. stry, I could not, if I consulted my own.. case, have spy ONectiOn. For, thereby, my duties would be less onerous, and my responsiblity Con siderably diminished. But, on principle, I object to any charigebeing Made in, or any re-arrangement of, my duties, without being con. gaited on the matter, unless incapacity er neglect of duty on my part, or a •me other Cogent reasan should render such a course of procedure obligatory on them as the guardians and protectors of the sick entrusted to my care. , It alway has been, and I hope ever shall be. my desire to treat the membe.s of the board with the respect due to gentlemen, ar,'l, I think I have the right to claim from them that consideration due from one gentlemsn to another. Bnt, I c nfess, that occupying the important position I do —having diligently, and I trust successfully, discharged my duties during the nine years of my connection with the fever and workhouse h , spitals—l was quite unprepared for the uncourreous and undignified cou - se pursued by the medical relief committee,—l am, reverend sir, your obedient servant, Tae Rev. Aug. Campbell, ROBERT Cue, M.A. Chairman of the Select Vestry, Mr. Bradley moved the confirmation of the report, and in so doing charged the medical staff with a neglect of duty, and stated that the only way in which the business of the board could be properly conducted would be by adopt ing the recommendation of the committee. Mr. Woodruff moved an amendment to the effect that the whole subject stand for further consideration, and that after they had the opinion of the magistrates on the subject of lunatice, a special committee be appointed to report on the whole matter. Mr. Bairstow seconded the amendment, and in the course of his remark s exonerated Mr. Leather from any blame relative to a lunatic attempting to escape from the ward in which he had been lodged, because he had given distinct I orders that he should be watched. Mr. Bradley interrupted the speaker by stating that what he said with regard to Mr. Leather's statement was false, as he had never given any such orders. The Chairman urged on Mr. Bradley to withdraw his motion until such time as the opinion of the magistrate (BEFORE MR. G. MAXWELL • THE BASE COIN CASE.—A few days ago, we published the details of a charge preferred against a respectable looking person named Nathaniel Harris, who was committed on a charge of having base coin in his possession. The facts of this case must be quite fresh in the reader's recollection. Yesterday, he was brought up and discharged, as the Mint authorities stated • that they would not prosecute under the the circumstances of the case. Mr. Harris hoped he left the court with his character unstained, and begged the gentlemen of the press would do him the favour of stating that he was discharged, as the Mint saw at once how the affair stood, arid the authorities were satisfied that he had not the least intention of doing any thing wrong or felonious. "NOTHING LIKE LEATHER."—A young fellow, named Joseph Brown, who was engaged about the Albert dock, was charged With stealing a piece of sole leather, value 23 6d. He was discharging the material from the ship Montmorency, and when leavin; he concealed the leather under his clothes, but was stopped with it in his possession. He said lie did not think it any harm to take a pair of soles for his shoes ! He was sent to gaol for seven days. A "PLAIN" CAsE.—A joiner, named Maitin Mahon, was charged with taking two planes frm Richard Bibby, a "brother chip." The case being proved, the prisoner was tined 103. SELECT VESTRY. Yesterday, a special meeting of this board was held at the public offices, Brownlow-hill, for the purpose of dis posing of the general business. The Rev. Rector Campbell presided. The other select vestrymen present were—Messrs. Woodruff, H. Jones, Satchell, J. Jones, Mellor, Denton, Owen, Bold, Bradley, Bairstow, Shaw, Blair, Rawle, Chesney and Clarke. The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting, which were confirmed. THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee were read and confirmed. Mr. Denton expressed his regret that so much time should have been occupied in ascertaining what child was a catholic and what was a protestant. TELE WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE From the report of this committee, it appeared that on the 'l9th inst., they were 2593 paupers in the workhouse, of whom 667 were sick, including 2•3 fever cases, and 69 itch cases ; also 312 vagrants had sought shelter in the sheds, of whomjlB4 were males, 103 females, and 25 were children. The report also detailed the various meetings that the committee had held, relative to the charge made by the clerk of the West Derby Union (reported in this journal) as to an alleged case of cruelty to a woman and child, which was found to be (as the committee thought) incorrect. In reference to the above subject, the following corres pondence and resolutions were read : Liverpool Workhouse, March 13, 1856. To the Chairman of the Workhouse Committee Sir,—My attention has just been called to a statement in the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES of this date, by which it appears from the proceedings of, the West Derby Board of Guardians, that a woman was forced to leave this workhouse a fortnight after her confinement, without clothing for her child, which was, therefore, sent out naked. I hasten to give this statement the most point blank denial. Never, on any occasion, did anything so inhuman occur in this house with my sanction, as to torce a person out, or even to permit her to depart under such circum stances ; but it would be more satisfactory to me that a rigid inquiry should be at once instituted by your com mittee into the truth, or otherwise, of this charge. In the meantime, I beg the committee will be good enough to suspend their judgment till such times as this inquiry takes place.—l remain, sir, your very obedient servant, GEORGE CARe, Governor. Resolved,—That a special meeting be called for Monday nExt, at ten o'clock, to investigate the matter. Air. Clea ver, the Governor, and the respective witnesses to be present. _ At an adjourned special :meeting: of;,the workhouse committee, held on Thursday, the 20th day of March, 1856, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, Present, Mr. Churchwarden Shaw, Chairman.; Mr. churchwarden Woodruffe; Messrs. Blair, _Chesney, Bair stow, Bradley, Denton, Hand, Henry Jones, Luff, Mellor, Whitty, and Whitby. • Also . the governor of the work house, Mr. C eaver, clerk of the West Derby Ward, and with him Mr. Charles Bitten, a member thereof. The woman Willis, as also Mrs. Assinder and Hannah Connor, Charlotte Harrison and- Ann Myles, nurses in the house, were in attendance, and; were examined touch ing the statement respecting _Willis which,was made to the West Derby board by Mr. Cleaver, and reported in the newspapers; and such examination having been con cluded, it was by the con-anittee: Res'olved,—'That Mr. Cleaver's statement stands uncorroborated in any material point_by the evidence now adduced. had been given as to the lunatics and idiots. He concluded by asking who seconded the propositiou made by Mr. Bradley ? After some hesitation, Mr. Blain said he would second the original motion. . The Board then divided, when all present, with the exception of Mr. Bradley, voted for the amendment, con sequently the further consideration of the subject was postponed. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee were confirmed without any discussion. A letter was read from Mr. Barton, the contrac'oz for potatoes, complaining of the loss he had sustained by the vestry not taking half so many potatoes as they had led him to suppose when he made the contract. The Vestry then proceeded to open the tenders for the various necessary articles for the supply of the Union, and after deciding which tender should be accepted, broke up. THI NOIVIIINR7I TIMES..4IIIIIIPOOL, TIJZSDAY. MARCH 261 SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES, CROWN COURT.-YESTERDAY, The business of the crown court opened at eleven o'clock yesterday, before his lordship Mr. Baron Martin. The follow- ing gentlemen were sworn in as a GRAND JURY. Sir T. B. Birch, The Hayles, M Hughes, Sheadly-hall. foreman. T. Edwards Moss, Roby-hall. E. Ashworth, Egerton-hall. S. Martin, Belmont-grove. Richard Ashton, Limefield. Mark Phillips, The Park. 11. Blair, Outwood-lodge. Joseph Peel, Singleton-house. Henry Bury, Moorfield. A. H. Rpyds, Mount-Falinge. J. Bourne, Heathfield-house. John Stewart, Mayor of Thomas Bolton, Liverpool. Liverpool. Robert Chadwick, High-bank. Samuel Henry Thompson, Thomas Cooke, Pendicbury. Tringwall-hall. John Grundy, Tho Dales. Nathan Worthington, Hollin- H. Gaskell, Prospect-hill. wood. E. J. Gregg Hopwood, Hop- W. Benjamin Watkins, Legh wood-hall. house. Michael Humble, Liverpool. The usual proclamation against vice, profaneness, an d jut morality, having been read, His Lordship proceeded to charge the Grand Jury. lie said—Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, I am sorry to see that the calendar contains the names of 118 prisoners, which I cannot but think a very large number, considering that the Assizes have been held so lately in this county, And I observe also, and it is with some satisfaction, that there is ❑ot some of the articles in pawn. The Jury found the prisoner guilty. INCENDIARISM. —Martin Ford, a small boy, aged 12 years, factory-worker,was charged with having at Spotland, on thel27th Dec. 1855 feloniously and wilfully set fire to certain cotton, then being in . a cotton mill, in the possession of James Pilling and others, with intent to injure the said James Pilling and others. It appeared that the prisoner was employed in one of the card-rooms of the Messrs. James Pilling and Co.'s cotton mil], at Spotland, Rochdale. The evidolce against the prisoner was principally given by a little gill, named Anne Smith, who deposal that she saw the boy go behind some of the cotton, and heard a match crack. The prisoner was found not guilty of the malicious intent. His Lordship : - .Now I will tell you what—if your father and mother will give you a good whipping the next time you are found with a match about you, it will be much for your good. The prisoner was discharged. NISI PRIUS COtRT.—IrEsTERDAv. (BEFORE MIL JUSTICE WILLES.) Business commenced in this court at twelve o'clock, when a common jury was sworn. There are in all 101 cases set down in the cause list, but many of them will, of course, be undefended, and others with drawn, or arranged during the progress of the assizes. Ihe firs: list, or Salford Hundred, contains thirty-two cases, of which six are marked as special juries, and the second list, or West Derby Hundred, sixty-nine cases, of which twenty-one are marked as special juries. RICHMOND V. BEAttluouE —Title was an act of ejectment, brought to recover possessio❑ of the Manchester Arms Inn, Manchester. It was undefended, and a verdict was returned for the plaintiff, for whom Mr. Manesty appeared. BRUNT V. HORNE.—This was an action to recover £42, paid by the plaintiff as a deposit upon the purchase of certain property, which the defendant represented himself as entitled to sell. The property, which consisted of several chief-rents in ➢lanchester, was knocked down to the plaintiff as the highest bidder, at public auction, but en investigation he found that the title was bad, and accordingly refused to complete the purchase. Mr. Manesty appeared for the plaintiff, for whom a verdict was returned, and Mr. Monck for the defendant. MEDCALF V. BLAIN.—This was an action brought to recover the sum 0f.£25, under the following circumstances : The plaintiff, who was a young man inexperienced in btisiness, wished to invest £7OO of which he was poss3ssed in some profitable undertaking, and inserted an advertisement to that effect in the Manchester papers, on the 29th of last December. He soon received a Communication front the defendant, and at his request an interview took place between them on the 2nd of January. The defendant represented that he had patented a process for making wadding, that his own profits exceeded 50 per cent., and that there was but one other house in the kingdom that had the same patent. Some time after the defendant pressed him to bring the treaty to a close, and thereupon the plaintiff deposited £25, and offered to give his services gratuitously for a month, in order that he might become acquainted with the business, promising that, if it were satisfactory, he would enter into a funkier engagement. The defendant gave a receipt for the £25 as on account of the stock of wadding then on the premises, and on the - plaintiff observing that he had no inten tion to purchase the stock, he promised to give another receipt. Failing to do so, and the plaintiff not wishing to continue the business, the latter brought the present action to recover the £25, which he alleged he had paid as a deposit. On cross examination he acknowledged the existence of a document transferring the stock to him, when Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, a ho with Mr. Fearnely appeared in Isis behalf, intimated that he could not carry the case further. A verdict was accordingly taken for the defendant, for whom Mr. Hill, Q.C., with Mr. Ovens, appeared. POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY V E STE RDAY (BEFORE MIU MANSFIELD.) THE RAILWAY CASE.—Yesterday being the day to which William Parsonage, the late official belonging to the London and North Western Railway Company, stood remanded, the Court was crowded by persons who appeared anxious to hear the details of the case. Mr. Blenkeusop appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Cross was for the prisoner. As soon as the prisoner was put forward to the bar, Mr. Cross applied to his Worship for a remand, on the part of the prisoner, to Wednesday (to-morrivr) at twelve o'clock. There was no opposition to this, and the prisoner was remanded accordingly. BOYS FOR SEA.—Mr. Mansfield asked the gentlemen of the press who were present, to favour him by publishing the following statement : —ln the case of two boys who had been committed to prison, ho had received a letter from the Chaplin, requesting to know if he (Mr. Mansfield) would recommend them to a ship to go to sea? He (Mr. Mans field wished to be clearly understood in all cases where ho recommende boys to merchants, shipowners, and captains, that such boys possessed good characters, and had never been iu gaol, nor charged with any crime. He wished it to go forth, that in no case would he recommend boys that were not of the best character. STABBING BY A FEMALE. —A female named Mary Sherrington, was charged with having stabbed another female named Elizabeth Gribben. The parties reside in Warwick street, Park, and it appeared that on Saturday night the com plainant, and a man with whom the prisoner resides, had some `• cross words," and on Sunday morning the complainant was standing i❑ the street, speaking to three other persons, when the prisoner rushed at, and stabbed her in the jaw and neck with a knife. Fortunately, however, the wounds were not dangerous. The prisoner denied that she used a knife, but admitted she did it with a piece of glass. She was committed for trial. bMUGGLIMI.—A foreigner named Percy, was convicted of attempting to smuggle some brandy from on board a ship, and was fined 108 and costs, CAUTION TO SAILORS.--A sailor, named Alexander John• ston, was charged by the captain of the ship Queen of the Lakes with refi.sing to go to sea. He had signed articles, and had his things on board, but, in the absence of the captain, lie got out the things, and refused to proceed ou the voyage. The prisoner• persisted in his refusal, but would not offer• any reason. He was sent to gaol for two months, with hard labour. VIOLENT ASSAULT.—A man named William Connor, residing at 5, Carlton-street, was brought up charged with bavtng committed a violent assault on his son, a boy about fifteen years of age. The prisoner was beating his wife, when the boy ran between them, and a desperate blow from a piece of wood, which was aimed at the woman's head, struck the youth on the skull and nearly split it open. The prisoner was remanded. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE For some time past. Mr. Frederick D.iMansfield, assist ant engineer at the Cork and Bandon Railway, has appeared in a very desponding state of mind. He left his lodgings at an early hour on Thursday, and not having returned to dinner, as was his invariable practice, some uneasiness was felt on his behalf by the inmates of the house. He had spent the early part of the day in paying small accounts he owed; he also paid for his lodgings up to that day. Between elven and twelve o'clock that night one of the lodgers. Mr. George Adams, solicitor, returned home, when he found in his room a letter directed to him by the unfortunate gentleman, in which he declared, as all other means had failed him, he had left home to drown himself. Hts room was then opened, and it appeared that he had attempted to hang himself, one of the roof bars of the bed being broken. The police were immedi ately communicated with, but nothing more was known of him until between eleven and twelve o'clock on Friday, when his body was discovered on the slob near Dunkettle bridge by a gentleman who was driving into town. On searching the body a bank requisition for a letter of credit for .4'40, payable to his mother in London, was found, and also a few shillings in silver. The unfortunate gentleman was about 26 bears of age. Tivi body is now in charge of the police at Glanmire, awaiting a coroner's inquest.— Cork Constitution. ESCAPE OF A PRISONER FROII THE SOUTHAMPTON NEW GAOL. On Monday last a man named Anderson, one of the prisoners confined in the new gaol, made a daring and suc cessful attempt to escape, by means almost rivalling those recorded of Caleb Williams. Anderson, who appeared to be a travelling thief, was about two months since committed for trial at the quarter sessions for picking pockets. Since his confinement he has been suffering from rheumatism, which renders hi; escape the more extraordinary. It appears that the prisoner succeeded about noon on Monday in opening his cell door by means of the plate used to de note his gaol number, having previously by some clever me thod prevented the lock from catching, various marks on the door bearing witness to the violent exertions which he must have used. Gaining access to the corridor, he was enabled unobserved to pass through the door leading into the yard used for the exercise of the prisoners. Here a number of workmen had been employed in the erection of a building intended to contain a treadmill crank-wheel for the prisoners sentenced to hard labour, and the prisoner was lucky enough to arrive here just as the whole of them had gone to dinner. Having procured from this building a shovel, be heaped up a quantity of earth, and having placed up on it a mortar -b oar d to secure a good foundation, he placed upon it a scaf fold board, which, when in nearly an upright position, reached to within a few feet of the top of the wall. A short ladder enabled him without difficulty to ascend to a distance of about two-thirds of the scaf fold•beard, the remainder of which he climbed in an exceedingly clever manner, balancing himself with the greatest skill until he reached a sufficient height to enable him to gain the top of the wall, having attained which he dropped himself down on the other side, and escaped. Tile time occupied in all these operations:was exceedingly short, and the prisoner could not have been at any great distance when hi', escape was discovered; but notwithstanding every exertion has been made to discover his whereabouts, not the slightest trace of him has yet been discovered.— Hampshire Independent. A letter from Genoa, of the 15th, announces the arrival at Nervi of the ex-Q,acen Marie Amelie, accompanied by the Duchess of Orleans, EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—The repairs on the line between Cambridge and Norwich are being vigorously pro ceeded with. Substantial brickwork is being built at some of the wooden bridges pronounced by the government inspector to be in a dangerous condition ; and one line of rails is closes in various places I cr the purpose of replacing the old sleepers. At the same time it is only right to state that the trains are worked with punctuality. FALSE NEWS.—Several condemnations have recently taken place by tho tribunals of correctional police in the departments of France of persons found guilty of propaga. tine false news. A miller named Toury, of Sainte-. Gobur g e (Orne), has been sentenced to Ofr fine; a farme r named Gilet, at Venves (Loireet-Cher), to one month's imprisonment and 10fr fine; Beisset, an egg dealer, of Quesnel (Somme), to one month's imprisonment and 600 fr file; Triconnet, a wineshop-keeper, at Ecommoy (Sarthe), to two months' imprisonment and 100fr.fine ; and Tribolet, a workman at Alontlucon (Allier), to one month's impri sonment. FREE TRADE WITH FRANCE.—ThI S important move ment is being prosecuted with considerable energy in the Potteries. Already five public meetings have taken place in the townships ; a grand demonstr a ti on i s fi xe d to ta k e pl ac e on E as t er and in pursuance of the plan laid down Tuesday, at Hanley. The proceedings include a procession from Stoke Railway Station to Hanley Market-place, when the twcHnembers for the borough, together with Benjamin Oliveira, U3q.. and other manners of the House of Commons, are expected to attend and address the meet in g.—Staffordahire Advertiser. a single case contained in this calendar which is a subject of the late summary jurisdiction act, which I cannot but think a source of very great improvement in the administration of justice, for it cannot but be known to you all, that generally speaking, all assize calendars comprise a number of cases, the trial of which, in the formal manner in which it is done in courts like this, tends to cast ridicule upon the administration of justice than otherwise. trying persons for stealing articles of the value of a few pence is quite inconsistent with the manner in which justice is administered in a court like this, and I presume, therefore, that the act has been carried into effect in this county to a very considerable extent, and I am very certain that a great amount of good will arise from, as far as you possibly and reasonably can, carrying that act into operation. Gentlemen, I shall have to trouble you with a very few remarks indeed. A very great number of the cases arc cases of burglary, some of them not of a very serious character, but I am sorry to see so many as nine cases of homicide, and four of them are cases of murder. All of these cases are very serious indeed, but one is especially a case of a most serious character indeed. It is the alleged murder of a man in this town by strangulation. It is a case in which you will no doubt deem it your duty to find a bill, and which will, of course, be tried in the usual way. If the facts be established as they are contained in the written depositions, it is a case, probably, of very serious consequences indeed. There is no other case of that kind to which I shall have to call your attention except one—that is the case number forty in the calendar. It is the case of the death of a man, a seaman belonging to an American ship, who died in Liverpool in consequence of wounds inflicted upon him on the voyage—in fact, upon the high seas. I have not satisfied myself yet, whether it is a case which we have jurisdiction in this country to try, but if you will be good enough • to find the bill, provided that the fact of the.fleath having been caused by violence is brought home to your satisfaction, I will take care to ascer tain what the state of the law is before the trial takes place, and to administer that law properly, as under the*circurn stances it is extremely desirable it-should be done, according to the statutes of this country. There are eleven cases of assault with violence, and with various intents, and I am very sorry to say that three of them are of a character which, so far as I am aware of, has never yet been_met with. These are c ises of inju ries, and two of them of veryserious injuries, caused to persons by biting. So fir as I know, this- is a new species of offence. One of them is a case in which ' the person accused—if the facts as stated in the depositions be true—seems to have been more of a savage beast than a human being. There are, indeed, two of the cases of that kind. I hope that this is not about to become a general offence. So far as I know, these are the first cases which have occurred. There is another character of case which seems to exist to an enormous extent in this part of the country. No less than nine cases in this calendar• are cases of bigamy. Whether this may be peculiar in Lancashire I do not know, but it is far beyond anything I have ever seen before, and I understand that in more tha❑ one the offence amounts to trigamy. They are cases, generally speaking, not of a very serious kind, but of course when any any offence is committed so frequently, there must be some severe punishrnent applied to it, in the hope of putting an end to it. There really is no other matter to which it seems to me at all necessary to call your attention. The cases generally are of a very simple character. 'The case number forty, of which I have already spoken, is the only one which appears to raise any difficult . ) , in point of law, and if you will be good enough to find a bill, should the facts be shown to your satisfaction, I shall take care that the law is correctly and effectively administered. If you will allow me to have some bills as soon as you can, I hope to get through the calendar• within a reasonable time. . ! The grand jury then retired to their room, and proceeded to consider their bills. After a short interval some bills were tent out, and the trial of th e cr i m i na l cases proceeded. MAKING AND UTTERING BASE COIN.-Peter Clarke, George Seymour, Thomas Davis, John Thomson, Elizabeth Sullivan, and Mary Cross, all of Liverpool, were put in the dock charged with having on the 8:11of January last, ciunter leited four pieces of coin purporting to be half-crown pieces of the current coin. A second count charged them with having in their possession on the same day twenty-three counterfeit halt-crowns. All pleaded not guilty to the first count. Peter Clarke pleaded guilty to the second count; all the others pleaded not guilty. The circumstances of this case have been recently published in the police reports. The prisoners were found in 77, Eldon Street, by detective officers Thompson and Scaife, on the night of Saturday the Bth January last. The prisoner Clarke was there with his coat off, and engaged in making base coin. The others were in the room around the fire. The officers being then looking into the room from an opposite house, saw four operations, and saw all Of.) prisoners examine the coins after the casting. The officers then broke into.the room, haying'procnred assist ance. A scuffle. took place in which the prisoner Clarke dashed down the mould upon the floor, stamped on it and broke it. The prisoners were then all apprehended. The defence set up was that the prisoners, except Clarke and Seymour, the latter of whom was seen-to hand a spoon filled with molten metal to the fortner, had nothing to do with the offence, and were only accidentally present. The jury found Clarke and Seymour guilty, and acquitted all the other prisoners.— William.. Johnson, aged 21, described as a tailor, Catherine Muldom, aged 54, charwoman, and Thomas Wilson, 26, hawker, were charged with having, at Manchester, on the 27th Febrbary, 186, feloniously and knowingly had in their possession one mould, intended to stamp a counterfeit impression of a shilling, of tEe current coin. The female prisoner pleaded guilty, the other prisoners pleaded not guilty. The prisoner Johnson, upon whose person the counterfeit coin was Jelled, was convicted ; Wilson was found not guilty.— Anne Gorman, and Mary Jones, the former 45, and the latter 19, were charged with having, at Liverpool on the 21st December, 1855, falsely made and counterfeited one piece of coin, resembling certain of the Queen's current shillings, It appeared by the evidence of police-officer Yates, that he went to the place where the prisoners lodged late on the night in question, and when ho knocked at the. door, a voice from within replied that it was ve - cy late, and that they were in bed. On getting admission, however, the prisoners were both found up and engaged With a mould in casting counterfeit coin. Detective-officer Scaife gave evidence to the same effect generally. The jury found the prisoner Gorman guilty, and the prisoner Jones not guilty. • SENTENCES.—Peter Clarke, convicted in one of the pro was put up for s en t ence , and sen t ence d to imprisonment for eighteen c a l en d ar mout h s , w i t h h ard labour. ce di g .George Seymour received a like sentence in the same case. Catherine Muldom and William Johnson were sentenced to eighteen month's imprisonment with hard labour. Anne Gorman, who had been previously convicted of a similar offence five times : was ;entenced to four year's penal servitude, BiJai:lL/MIES. Abel Hatton, aged 16, labourer, was charged with having at PunitOn, on the 23rd December, 1855, burglariously broken, and entered, the dwelling-house of John Bennett, with int ent • to commit felony. As no felonious intent was proved, a n d t h e prisoner appeared to have been only actuated by a d es i re to pay a visit to the servant girl, his Lordship directed an acquittal.—Michael Quigley, aged 20, and Patrick Bu rns , a ge d 17, b ot h f actor y wor k ers, were charged with ha v i ng at Ashton-under-Lyne, on the 15th January, 1850, feloniously and burglariously broken, and entered the dwelling:house of, John Knott, and stolen therefrom nine - watchguards, five broaches five hoops, nineteen links of beads, and various other articles, the property of the said John Knott. The prosecutor in this case was a pawnbroker, residing in Portland street, Ashton under Lyne. He deposed that, on the night in question before going to bed all the property specified, among other article; was seen by him to be safe in his shim window. On the following morning he found that the'place had been broken in, and the property carried away. A second witness, wife of another pawnbroker in the sauce town, deposed that some of the articles were 'pledged in her shop by a person whom she identified as one of the prisoners. It also appeared that each of th e pr i soners separate l y p l e d ge d sore of the artit cles with a thi r d party. O n hi s being arrested some of the property was still found in the possession of the prisoner Quigley. The jury found Quigley guilty of the burglary, and Burns not guilty. BIGAMY. —Edward Hammond, aged 21, factory hand, pleaded guilty to the charge of having, at Ashton under Lyne, on the 26th November, 1855, feloniously married Margaret Gordon, he having a wife at that time alive. BURGLARY.--John Reyes, aged 24, miller, was charged with having on the 25th of January, 18.56, at Bury, burglitri onsly broken into and entered the dwelling house of Louisa Clarke, and s t o l en t h ere f ro m ono gold pencil case, two silver pencil ca ses , an d severa l other articles, the property of John Campbell. It appeared that on the night in question the house of the prosecutor was broken into, while the inmates were asleep. - There were some reonis in the lope which were o ccu pi e d ' by Dr. Campbell, a military surgeon, and from these the property specified was stolen. The very morning after the robbery, the prisoner was discovered offering SL►NDER BY AN ATTORNEY.—SWAN v. LEES.-11i8 was an actio❑ brought by the plaintiff to recover damages for certain false and slanderous words spoken of him by the defendant. The Attorney-General, with Mr. Monck, was for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, with Mr. Spinks, for the defend. ant. The plaintiff is a tailor and draper, of Staleybridge, and the defendant is an attorney, in practice in the same town, and until recently held the office of clerk to the local commissioners. The plaintiff was ono of the commis sioners, and took an active part in the management of the affairs of the town. On the ith of last November the com missioners elected another clerk, but on that occasion, when the defendant was ousted in the contest for the post, the plaintiff did not take a particularly prominent position. On the same evening the plaintiff, on returning from Ashton where lie had been on business, stopped at the 'White Hart Tavern, in Staleybridge, and entered the bar parlour with some friends to get refreshment. The defendant was already there, and on the entrance of the plaintiff said, " Here is the greatest liar and thief in Lancashire:" The plaintiff said, " am glad your saying so does not make me one ;" whereupon the defendant ordered him out of the parlour, saying that it was a private room. The plaintiff answered that if it were a private room ho would at once leave, but being told by the landlady's daughter, whom he called for the purpose, that the room was free to all who conducted themselves as gentlemen, he remained. The defendant then called him " a poor beggar, and a robber," and shook his fist i❑ the plaintiff's face. He further said that the plaintiff had been tried for a misdemeanor and imprisOned—that he was insolvent, and could/not pay ten shillings in the pound, and he also accused him of having set his house on fire in order to get the insurance, and of having prevented, the fire police from putting it out, and he wound up his slanderous accusations by recommending the plaintiff to go and set his ho"aise on fire. The plaintiff brought the present action for the vindication of his character, and on his examina tion denied the truth of the several allegations which constituted the slander. His house bad been on fire, but it was extinguished before the arrival of the police, the danyag . e.amounting only, to £1 12s, which was immediately paid by the insurance office. As the case proceeded, it was clear, from the character of the evidence, that the plaintiff had wantonly used the slanderous expressions, and that they were untrue. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins said he could nut think of further contending the case. In extenuation of his client's conduct, however, he might state than he had held the oqce of clerk to the com missioners for thirteen years, and that be had telt aggrieved at the loss of the office. He had alto had a little too much drink on the evening in question, and he could not believe, until lie had heard the evidence, that he had used the language attributed to hint. He was therefore willing to submit to a verdict for the plaintiff for 40s and costs. The Attorney general accepted the offer, observing that his client sought to Vindicate his character, and not to coin money out of the action. A verdict was accordingly returned for the plaintiff for that amount. It was arranged, after leaving court, that the defendant should pay £3O, in addition to the plaintiff's taxed costs. There being no other ease ready for trial, his lordship pro ceeded with the trial of some prisoners who were brought from the other side. The eases possessed no interest, EXTRAORDINARY MODE OF CAPTURING A RUNAWAY DEBTOR. A case that presented some strange features was brought before Mr. Mansfield yesterday morning at the police court, and it clearly proves that "necessity is the Mother of invention." The facts are these. A man, whose name was given as Robert Deane, and who resided at Pudsey and was in business there, resolved to get rid of his debts, friends, and country, at one " fell swoop." In pursuance.of this object he " made all right,'' but with so much secrecy that none of his creditors or neighbours had the least suspicion, as all his affairs at Pudsey were kept on as usual. The Australian ship Shalimar was to sail (and of course did sail) on Sunday morning, and matters were so arranged that Mr. Deane had taken a passage in her for Melbourne, and he was to be on board just at the moment she weighed anchor, which was to be about eight O'clock in the morning. Things went on at Pudsey up to Saturday night, and after closing business, the time came for Mr. Deane to close on his creditors, which he did by Wanting. Somehow the coarse of run away debtors hardly ever runs smooth, and it not unfrequently happens that creditors, like lovers' fathers, have flinty, hearts. A lady-,be the dame old or young we know not-called "Fame," gave a sort of rumour to some of Mr, Deane's creditors, and ou inquiry, it was found that ho had "cut." There was only one chance for it then, and that was to " express it" after him. Liverpool being the most likely place where to find him, one of the creditors procured an absconding warrant and a bailiff, with whom, armed with a warrant, he arrived here at an early hour on Sunday morning. The bailiff and warrant went in one direction and the creditor in another. About eight, o'clock two men were arrested at the Prince's pier end of Chapel-street by police constable 485, who found them fighting in the street, to the great scandal of the public. They were locked up in the main bridewell, and turned out to be no other than Mr.DeaneM. r and his creditor. The latter having encountered Deane at the aforesaid place, was at his wits end what to do. He had not the warrant, and as there was not a moment to be lost, an idea flashed across his mind—it was this—he knocked down Mr. Deane, and thus arrested his progress to the ship, to which he was proceeding, when met with great velocity. Mr. Deane got up, and being a thorough Englishman, could not brook suc h an indignity—even from a creditor, and on regaining his feet, he returned the blow, A conflict followed, in the midst of which police officer d a 485 came up, an d t oo k both per sons to the bridewell, o charge of fighting in the street. This was the very thing the creditor aimed at, for he Said to himself, " if I cau only get Deane into at fight with me, the police are sure to came up and arrest both, and this will give me an opportunity of detaining him until the bailiff comes with the warrant." Som e ti me a f ter the parties were locked up, the bailiff did come, and laid his detainer on the " Master Deane." When he was brought before Mr. Mansfield, the facts were explained, and both persons were discharged, but the moment Mr. Deane left the dock, he was grasped by the bailiff, who will pro, bably deposit him in Pudsey, before ho relinquishes his hold on him, His Royal Highness Prince Albert will, it is expected, inspect the camp and troops at Colchester this week. It is believed that his Royal Highness will be accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge and Visc?unt Hardinge. CHANGES OF POLICE MAGISTRATES.—Mr. H. S. Selfe, of the Oxford Circuit, has been appointed Metropolitan Police Magistrate in the place of Mr. llardwicke, resigned. Mr. Peadon is transferred from Hammersmith to Marl borough -street. Mr. Ingham, from the Thames Police Court, goes to Hammersmith. Mr. Selfe takes the Thames Court.— Observer. TRADE REPORT.-MONDAY LIVERPJOL, COTTON: With an increased demand, and a fair supply, the cotton market to-day has assumed rather more tone. Prices continue unchanged. The sales, including LOCO Pernambuco, 6td t. 7d; 20 Bahia, 6id; 250 Maranham, 6Z-d to 6:1-d; 200 Egyptian, 6,1 d to 8d ; 700 Surat, 4/d to 481, are reported, 10,000 bates, of which 3,000 are on speculation and for export. SCOTCH PIG IRON: Oar market for warrants closes at 67s Gd, cash. 'lhiee months, open, 68s 6d. 2,000 tons at 67s 6d ; closing sellers at that figure. SUGAR : There continues a goad demand ; 30 hhds Demerara are reported at 38s 61 to 39F, 2 ; 575 bags Madras at 34s (being 6d dearer), and 65 cases, 1,835 bags Bahia at 23s to 23s Gd per cwt. MOLASSES, Rum, or COFF EE : Th ere i s not hi ng to notice. Rice 400 bags and I,ouo pockets of Bengal have been sold at lOs 3d to 11s 6i per cwt. SALTPETRE is again higher, 250 bags basing realised 34s per c t for 9:l , per cent r-r-- - PEPPER : We have to report 50 bags black at sirl per lb. LINSEED : 300 bags Calentta at 60. i per quarter, and 280 bags interior Bombay at the same price. CATTLE: We had a full supply of beef to-day, which met a slow sale at barely former rates, 61 per lb being our top quotation, and fur secondary qualiti es pr i ces were very irregular. Sheep sold for less money than in last week's market, the supply being increased considerably. The supply of beasts amounted to 2,077, and the number of sarep were 6,535. LON DON Conic The supply of English wheat was only moderate this morning ; nevertheless the undecided state of opinion in the trade from week to week, caused buyers to act on the reserve, and sales could only be proceeded with at a decline of 4i to 5s per qr upon last weep', rates. In foreign wheat but little business was done, and prices may be considered 2s to 3s per qr lower. Norfolk flour declined 2s to 3s par sack, and barrels is to 2s. Barley sold on much the same terms as before. Oats were rather easier to purchase. Beans and peas dull at former rates. t'xoDue.e.: To-day, as customary, has been kept as a partial holiday, and the public colonial market will not open until Wednesday. There have been a few parcels of sugar bought, at full prices, since Friday. All other articles inactive. TALLOW : The market is steady, at the annexed quotations : —Town tallow 45s 6d nett cash; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot. .47s . 6d ; March to April, , 47s 6d ; April to June, 47s 61; Oct. to Dec., 47s 6.1, buyers. BOROUGII HOP": Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that there is an increasing demand for prime Sussex and Weald of Kent hops, at late prices. METROPOLITAN CATTLE.—A moderate supply of beasts was on sale here to-day, and all kinds moved off steadily at an advance in the quotations of from 2d. to 4d. per 8 lbs. The show of sheep was limited, and the mutton trade was active at 2d. per , 8 lbs. more money. Lambs were dull at 41. to 6d. per 8 lbs. lower than on Friday. The veal trade was firm at extreme quotations, but pigs met a dull sale. Beef, from 3a. 4d. to 4s. 10d. Mutton, 3s. 6d. to ss. 2d. Lamb, Gs, Bd. to 7s. 6d. Veal, 4s. 6d. to 6s. Pork, 3i. 6d. to 4s. 10d.—per 8 lbs. to sink the offal. Beasts, 2,974 ; foreign, 23G. Sheep, 17,380. Calves, 31 ; foreign, 11. Pigs, 305. YESTERDAY'S MARKETS. Coiu CORN : Red wheat, 32s to 375, Barley, 14a 61 to I7s. Oats, Ils 10d to 15s. Pork, 40a per cwt. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE • TATTERSA.LL'S.—YEsTRa DAY Evi NINO. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 8 to I agst Winkfield (taken) 8 ... 1 ... Flatterer (taken) • 12 ... 1 ... Little Davie (taken) 12 ... 7 ... Ariosto (taken).: t 15 ... 1 ... Quince (taken) 100 ... 7 ... Speed the Plough (taken) 100 ... 6 _Blooming Heather (taken) METROPOLITAN. 12 to 1 agst Van Galen (taken and offered) 15 ... 1 ... The Earl (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 25 to 40 agst Fly by Night (taken) 2 ... 1 ... Yellow Jack (offered) 7 ... 4 Oil the tw7. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 6 to 1 agst Fisherman (taken) 9 ... 1 .. St. Hubert (taken) EARL SPENCER PLATE. 8 to 1 agst Flacrow (taken) 6 ... 1 ... Post Horse (offered) 8 ~. 1 ... Coal Black Rose (offered) 8... 1 ... La Victime (taken) 20 1.. Bar (4 offered) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (offered) DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Fly by Night (offered) 50 ... 1 Enchantress (taken) COVENTRY ACES. ACES.-YESTERDAY. £4O HANDICAP PLATE. Twym Son Catte...t I Vestige 2 I Usurer. Five rau. Curious HANDICAP OF THREE SOVEREIGNS. .. r ._ . l I Roving Betsey Six 'ran HURDLE RACE Royalty Nine ran, SWEEPSTAKES OF THREE SOVEREIGNS. 1 I Delilah ...........2I Gossip. CATTERICK R ACES.-YESTER DAY Med way CRAVEN HANDICAP. 1 1 Gamekeeper ....2 I Pollux Nine ran. EIGHTH TRIENNIAL STAR E i. Colt by Chanticleer, but pedigree unkn0wn...........,,;; Dead heat for second between Maria (colt) and El Hakim. Five ran. BROUGH HANDICAP King of the Gipsies Five raa SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE LIVERPOOL, MAsca 2 WIND YESTERDAY—South-east, HIGH WATER—Morn., 1 17—Ereg. 13E—Height, 16 t. 10 OFF THE PORT AND INWARD BOUND. Emma, Status, Orient, ;Henry Clay, ,Clio, Margaret and Jane, America (ship), Edw. Johnston, Pilot Fish, Ellea, and llosphoruk ARRIVED. March 23.—Norm an Morrison, Manilla—Andes (..s.), Portsmouth. Marcb 24.—Lightning, Melbourne—Quid ,Imt. Alsatians—Volga, Mazagan—Queen of the Usk, Catania—Quartus, Bi a ta—Penelope, Alexandria. SAILED. March 23.—Prima. Cushaven—Asterion, and Enoch Train, Boston —Flora M'Dona'd, Baltimore—Alma (s.s.), Havre. March 24. Benjamin Adams, New York—Esther, Rotterdam—Potomac, New Orle.vs—Delta (s.s.), Havre—Energy. Balaki.ra— Derwent, Anti gua—Frances P. Sage, Caicutta—Wildain, and Victory, Pidatt. OUTPOB TS. Tanker, Marc 4 24.—Ardied off—Bombay Packet, Attica—Sham rock, New Orleans—Webster, N'ew York. K wale, March 24.—Arrived off—lnlia, Char'azton. Queenstown, March '24 —Arrived off—America, Bombay—Saxon Cardenas—War Cloud, Mibile. Arriv e d, - C o lli na, Quebec—JOU: Evans, and Ja nes Sawyer, Syra—Aaria, Ragusa—Oceanica, Car. d:ia-stoveld, from Sierra Leone for Rowena, short of provisions—, Triumphant, Matanzas—. Bit ern (s.s.), Liverpool— Prenisseheik Adler (s.), London—Dina, Sandbe g, shortof provisions —Lebanon„ Mazagas —Hercules, 8 errs Leone—Naomi, from Cathay Island for Gla gow, w nd bound—Blanche, Collis°. Dublin, March 24.—.Leonides, Athens—nella Portena;. Mae,gan— Edward and James,. Sr.. Michaels —Devonahir• ts.), London. Sailed.—Doke of Conjwap fs.); and Bytph(s.), London. _ Lir.ert Ma eh 24 --Arrived —Jolitilbonsas, Trieste. Greenock, March 23. Arriverl—.Cintra (s s), Lisbon. Sailed.-- Tasmania (s.s.), Havre—Telegiap.h, Valparaiso. UA,RITIAIE EX rRACTS Liverpool. March 21.-The Floatiug Cloud, arrived hereon /tatter day, sailed from Macelo Feb 10. 'the West inclia,u left two days previous for Liverpool, and the Emma would sail about the 12th Feb., for Liverpool. FOREIGN PORTS. Eleanora, hence at Aries. ro T x rie mo D . om Pedro II (-.) is to leri,ve Lisbon fir Brazil on th e 2 n 4 p Star of the East sailed from Melbourne for Shanghae, Dec. 9. Jeanette, and Gouverneur—b ,th hence ut Ostend. Pe lean (s.s ) hence at Helvoet. Ebro Co.), and Mimi (s.)—both hence at Barcelona. Euphrates, hence at Col m.lao. Grecian (s.s ), hence at Malta. Roseland sailed from Zaute for Liverpool, lifkrett Swift, hence at G braltar. 1. Fernandes in the Tagus for Liverpool, March 9. Alliance, hence at Sydney, N.S.W. Centipede, hence at MVP,. Pandora sailed from St. Michaels far Liverpo.)l, March 7. MARIAGE. Oxi the 17th inst., at the Regi ß ster Of fi ce, Brownlow. hill, Mr. John Lauri, to Mi ss Louisa Sennett, both oi the Theatre-Royal, Liverpool. DEA'T'HS. On the 2nd January, at Bon ,y, Capt. Neill 111`Larty, of the British ship Sara.en, pincerely iegrette i : (the said vessel was destroyediby fire 10 days atter,. On the 22nd inst. , at Isiington, Susan Maude, infant daughter of Mr. John Fowler. On the 22nd inst.. at Overseal, Leicestershire, Anne, eldest daughter of John Mahal), Esq. On the 23rd inst., at IVond-end, Algburth, aged seven months, Fletcher, son of Fletcher Rogers, Esq. la. Birth., Marriages, and Deaths, are only inserted when sent to our Office duly authar icated. MOURNING, F AMILY AND COMPLIMENTARY. THE Proprietors of the LONDON GENERAL MOURNING WAREHOUSE beg respectfully to remind Families whose bereavements compel them to adopt Mourn ing attire, that every article, of the best description, requisite for a corn, lete outfit of Mourning, may be had at their Establishment, at the shortest poss i ble notice. The habitual attendance of experienced Assistants lint:lnning Dressmakers and Milliners) enables them to sugge,t or supply every necessary for such occasions. The SHOW ROOMS are co,:stantly replenished with Novelties in Mourning Millinery and Man , les. PUGH A,ND LEWIS, PROPRIETORS, 114, HOLD.STREET, (CoaNea OF COLQUiTT-STRNET), Funerals Furnished, as usual.