The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-12 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT I IMPERTINENT ANNOYANCE OF THE ROYAL FAMILY. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY. ' The Loark.CasNciLLoa took his seat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. AFFAIRS OF INDIA, The Earl of ELLzmnononau presented a petition on the subject of the affairs of India, on which a long discussion took place, but without any important result. MR. RICHARD DITNN IN A NEW CIeARACtItR. On Thursday Mr. Richard Dunn, Who has contrived for so many years to maintain a public notoriety by the systematic persecution of ladies of wealth or family distinction, (of whom Miss Burdett Coutts has been the principal victim hitherto), was brought before Mr. Henry, at the Bow street Police court, upon the authority o f An or d er previously issued by his worship, directing an enquiry as to the Etat() of the defendant's mind. Mr. Bodkin appeared on behalf of the crown fo conduct the enquiry, which occupied several hours, owing to the discursive speeches and troublesome conduct of the defendant, whose manner throughout was that of an excited madman. Mr. Bodkin stated that the position which the defendant now occupied was very different from that in which he had been placed, on for mer occasions, at the police courts of the metropolis. It was not necessary to re'er to the defendant's continued persecution for so long a period of Miss Burdett Coutts, for the circumstances were sufficiently notorious. Now the attention of his worship would be directed to a series of letters which he had addressed to some royal personages, and, painful as it was to give publicity to the offensive terms in which those effusions were couched, it was still necessary to read them in justification of the present proceedings. In consequence of those letters it was Judged necessary to obtain his worship's order to have a medical enquiry instituted as to the defendant's state of mind, and Dr. Sutherland and Dr. Lavers were now in attendance to report the result of their examination. The letters, which were addressed to her Royal Highness the -Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary, had been submitted to the commissioners of police, by whom, with the sanction of the Home Secretary, application was made for the present order to bring the defendant before a magistrate, as a lunatic at large. After some further observations, Mr. Bodkin examined the following witnesses— Major Home Purvis deposed that he was equerry to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge. He produced five letters, which had been received either at St. James's Palace or Cambridge Cottage, Kew, and which had been since handed to Sir Richard Moyne. They were ad dressed chiefly to the Princess Mary, and were signed " Richard Dunn." Cross-examined by defendant : The last dates were about the 15th or 16th June. There had been a great many previous letters, signed "R- D.," but they had been destroyed ; and two or three, signed " Richard Dunn," were returned to the address given by the writer. Here Dunn, in a wild and insolent tone, put a torrent of questions to the witness. At the request of Mr. Bodkin, the following letter was read by Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk, the defendant him. self repeatedly assisting him in deciphering unintelligible passages: " Victoria Coffee-house, June 14, 1856. " Princess,--If I could believe that the outrage perpe trated on my feelings was sanctioned by you I should never again address you, for never was outrage so totally unpro voked. I have acted entirely in obedience to what I supposed to be your wishes, and I highly estimate your correct and proper feelings. I did not suppose it possible that, as a lady, you would permit me to pour into your bosom the warm and ardent affection which you have taught me to entertain for you; nor did I think that, after having retained those letters so long, you could place them in the hands of the Commissioner of Police. My feelings towards you, Princess, were principally created by the encourage ment I was led to suppose you wished to give me. They began with your smiles, they may end with a frown, if you like to end with one. You require no protection from me but your own feelings. All the empire knows that money cannot buy my heart. I loved with truth and sincerity; I acted with candour and honesty. You know all my circumstances, and if I have acted in any way distressing to you, do not blame me but the circumstances. If you think me worthy of your esteem and fair hand, let me know. If you have placed my letters in unworthy hands take them back, or have them restored to me, and you sh ill never hear from me again. Do not think lightly of the difficulties of my position, one lady hunting me to distraction because I won't have her, and another because I wish to have her. If you wish to write you can easily make your maid enclose them to me, and I should be gratified if I could have an explanation with a person on whom you could remain, beloved and admired Princess, yours, &c., RICHARD DUNN. The defendant here observed "That letter is my answer to this charge, I am content to put in that letter as my defence." Other letters were read of a wild and offensive character, and were proved by Inspector Bray, of the A division, to be in defendant's handwriting, but Mr. Henry did not consider them of sufficient importance to be attached to the depositions. Dr. John Layers, of Great George-street, Westminster, examined—ln pursrance of the order produced, I saw defendant on Saturday last. I had seen Mr. Dunn before, on two previous occasions, to ascertain the state of his mind, and had conversations with him each time. From these conversations, and from what I have seen of him to-day, I believe him to be insane. My first interview with him was at his own lodgings. He then stated that his reason for writing letters to the Princess was that she h a d g i ven hi m an unmistakeable l oo k o f reco gnition, while riding in her carriage, and that the Duchess of Cambridge, who sat by her side, r e p rove d h er f or i t . Th is, h e said was so obvious, that it drew the attention of a byestander, a gentleman, who splice of it to him (Donn) at the time. Afterwards at my own home, he stated that the daughter of a nobleman (whose name he mentioned) had wished him to marry her, and that the father, a marquis, had offered to settle an annuity of £3OO upon him. He said that two young women, whom he met in Band street, were sent to look out for him by the Princess, and that while he was conversing with Sarah, the Princess's waiting maid, at her residence, the Princess her. irs, and would have come down said tha aho was in lov e w i t h hi m, and th e palace that doors we Q re ueen thrown open to him, but he had purposely avoided going that way. He said the landlady of the reading room in Bury street, St. James's, which he used, had told him repeatedly thst the servants of ladies of distinction had been sent to enquire after him. The witness was subjected to a long period of " bullying," rather than cross-examination, end was asked to define " ethics," " mathematics," to repeat the sentiments of " Locke on the Human understanding" in special relation to insanity, to state what constituted a fool, and finally, with vulgar effrontery, defendant desired the witness to get a looking glass and save himself the trouble of the definition. Dr. Alexander John Sutherland, of 6, Richmond-terrace, Whitehall, deposed to statements made to him by the defendant similar to those spoken to by the previous witness, and added that after that he stated to me that the Princess had written to him, and had put a heart in the corner of it, with the name " Mary" written on the heart. He said that a gentleman called upon him at his chambers in the Temple, and in the course of a conversation said to him—" Princesses have sometimes married commoners." He slid that on another occasion, when the Princess was out riding with some other ladies, she "put out her cheek as much as to say, If you salute me, I am ready to salute you.' " He also stated that he had been to the Duchess of Cambridge's, where he saw the maid servant, and said to her, " Sarah, your young lady is either flirting with me or humbugging me." At this Sarah laughed, and he then askel what sort of person the Princess was, an i she said, " very amiable, just like her father," upon which he (Mr. Dunn) rejoined, then I will try it on." He also told me that be asked Sarah whether any of the ladies in the house wore plaid shawls, and Sarah replied that they did. He said he had seen Miss Fraser and the duchess's maid servants in Bond street, neat the Clarendon Hotel, and that one of them said, " How do you do ?" That he interpreted this to mean that he was to go to tte house of the Duchess, as the Princess Mary was alone, it being the day upon which the ocher members of the family dined with the Duke of Cambridge. He observed that there had been a good deal of whisperin?, about the Princess Mary and himself at his lodgings. He further said that, on one occasion, as he was going towards St. James's Palace, he was overtaken by a woman, who ran before him to the entrance to the stable yard by Sutherland-house. That she went in, and that almost immediately afterwards he met the Duelies's carriage. He told me that if he were not made of cast iron he could not have withstood these advances, and that had they been ordinary women he should, after such encouregement, have walked into their houses at once. He said it had been intimated to him that the Duchess had objections to the marriage of Princess Mary with Prince Oscar, and that he believed that her Majesty favoured him, an inference which lie drew from her manner towards him. Ile said that a certain nobleman was desirous that he should marry his danghter, and that in consequence of his (nr. Dunn's) refusal he had become the object of that nobleman's persecution. That in consequence of that per. secution he had been driven out of twelve different lodgings, that he had written to Lord Palmerston to complain that he could not walk the streets without being watched, and that if this annoyance was not put a stop to he would put a case of pistols in his pocket and shoot the first person he met who was watching him. lam clearly of opinion that Mr. Dunn is of unsound mind and a proper person to be under care and restraint. From his threatening to shoot any one who should watch him I think he is dangerous to others, and from the expression in one of the letters that " a Christian's death would be better than such a life," I think him dan gerous to himself. selt was waiting on the sta to him but for the servants - • This gentleman was subjected to a similar cross-examina tion to that undergone by Dr. Lavers. The defendant in a long and rambling harangue, main tained stoutly that the whole of his assertions were true, and that he could prove them. He demanded that all the Rhoherons he h a d ment i oned should be called, to say had the Lets were as h e stated them. He asserted that the ath seen the E ar l o f M unster, who had assured hint the lady was in l ove w i t h hi m, and required his worship -n the case, for the purpose of examining that and to adjoun, other witnesses. Mr. Henry : There can be no doubt about the falsity of all the allegations and statements proved to have been made by you. The possible excuse for you is that which Dr. Sullivan gives, that you are a person of unsound mind, and laboitring under delusions. If this was not so I should make some very strong observations on your infamous conduct, but it is my clear conviction that you are not a person of sound mind, and therefore I shall order you to be placed under restraint. Defendant: I appeal to the gentlemen of the Press to do me justice, which you have not done. The defendant was then removed, and the formal order made out. --- THE REV. MR. MACNAUGHT AND THE ATHANASIAN CREED. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. SlR,—Your columns may be more appropriately occupied than with a disquisition on rubrical conformity among clergymen. I shall therefore trouble you with a few words only, in reply to " Nota Bene," for the gist of his letter is a mere question of order in public worship. His assertion, that Mr. Macnaught's views of Inspiration involve the rejection of some of the canonical books, is too puerile to deserve notice ; seeing that, on the theory of the writer above-mentioned, each of the sacred penmen was, in all his work, energised and directed by the Holy Spirit. With greater show of reason, Nota Bene" might ask whether all clergymen who neglect the public reading of the Apocrypha may not be charged with a breach of their ordi nation y 01913 ; seeing that, in the words of the VI. Article, " The Church cloth read (these) for example of life and instruction of manners," and that the calendar prescribes certain portions of the same for lessons on at least fifty days in the year. The simple fact is, that, in many particulars, the conven tional usage of the Church has outgrown a literal adherence to the requirements of the rubric. I need not remind your church-going readers how some portions of it are systemati cally violated by the bishops themselves, especially in the serious and special service of ordination. Some devout rubricans, who have endeavoured to enforce the order of the Prayer Book for previous notice from every intending com municant to the officiating clergyman, have been obliged to give up the matter as impracticable, and to confess, with the Bishop of London, that in certain respects the law is prac tically effete. The reading of the Athanasian Creed on certain days, stands on just the same footing as any other rubrical appointment. Its omission in our Liverpool churches is not, I believe, a very unusual occurrence; and in some other parts of the country it is still less remarkable to meet with clergymen who think that the repetition of the Apostles and the Nicene, both in the same service, is amply sufficient as a public declaration of faith. The practice of such clergymen does not in any way involve a rejection of any' position main tained in the Athanasian forttiulary. It is one thing to assent to this as a scholastic exhibition of Christian doctrine, and quite another thing to recognise its suitability as a public expression of the faith of the sincere but unlettered Christians, whose confidence reposes rather on the simple words of the Bible, than on the propositional dogmas of scholastic theology. May I direct the attention of such of your readers as may feel an interest in the subject, to the observations of the Rev. W. D. Connybeare, in his lectures at Bristol College. (Edition of 1834, p. 269.) " It is under this practical application, and not with any metaphysical definitions, that this great doctrine (the divinity of our Lord) is ever revealed to us in Scripture ; and, I shall little scruple to add, that had all our public formularies of faith contented themselves with such an exhibition, I am fully persugded that many who are now repelled, and have receded into what I must consider dangerous error, might still have been retained by us in the unity of Scriptural faith. While I sincerely profess that I most conscientiously myself adhere to these formalities, . . . yet I shall candidly acknowledge my earnest desire that in the present day some of them were either retained for the private subscription of those whose professional education has trained them to a knowledge of the circumstances under which they were composed, and a proper appreciation of their language, instead of being employed as the common symbols of our public congrega tions, a large majority of whom must necessarily remain destitute of the information absolutely requisite for their proper apprehension." The decidedly high repute of Mr. C., as a scholar and a theologian, renders further comment needless from A SPECTATOR EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION AT BOLTON. A little before twelve o'clock on Wednesday night the inhabitants of Little and Gre it Bolton were seriously alarmed by the report that the cotton mill of Mr. Joseph Ainsworth, of Little Bolton, known as the " Wellington Mills," was on fire. Upon enquiry, it turned out to be too true. The mill in question is situate in Little Bolton, and was rather irregularly built, being, from appearance, three distinct mills, that had been erected and joined together from time to time. Surrounding it on all sides are the houses of persons mainly engaged as factory operatives, between 500 a n d 600 o f whom have been employed in this mill, and will therefore, in consequence of this awful calamity, be sadly impoverished for want of work. The building was seven stories high, including the attic, and contained five card rooms, and eighteen rooms for spinning. There were also two engine houses, and all the other concomitants for carrying on a most extensive cotton marufacture. A little before twelve o'clock, as.we have already intimated, an alarm of fire was made, and the inti mation rapidly communicated to Mr. Superintendent Beech, of the Corporation Fire Brigade, at the police station. On arriving he found that the fire was raging furiously in the sixth storey room facing Foundry Street. All the engines were got to work as rapidly as might be, and great credit is due to the enginemen and pumpers connected with them, for the praiseworthy efforts they made. The sixth storey room was that in which the stock that has been worked is kept, and is stated to have been full at the time. Upon that burning mass the engines played from the surrounding ledges; and the hose was taken into the building, and thence brought to bear upon the same storey. The flames had obtained too secure a hold, and being surrounded by oil, cotton, and a variety of infl inimable articles, it proceeded to march majestically destructive over the roof of the building, widening its influence, and sweepin g as it went. Fi rs t t h e two upper storeys fell in with a crash, and they in turn communicated to the lower tiers, and gradually the whole building was brought within the influence of the devouring element, and successfully defied all efforts to arrest its progress. During this time the greatest consternation prevailed among the denizens of the locality. Houses were being rapidly unfurnished, children and mothers, half clothed, were wandering homeless in the streets. About half-past one o'clock the Mayor of Bolton, Mr. James Knowles, drove down to the ground, and there remained superintending and giving instructions that pee. vision shod' i be made for the comfort and convenience of those poor persons who, for fear of consequences, were coin pelled to remove their furniture. The firemen, finding that the building could not be saved, directed their attentions to the saving of the surrounding property, and in this they succeeded, and about five o'clock in the morning the flames were quelled, partially from the antagonistic influences brought to bear, and partially from self-exhaustion—the flames had literally expended themselves on the building. We are happy to be able to record that no loss of life occurred; but, unfortunately, one of the firemen, while directing the hose from the engine-house, fell over the roof a short distance on to the tier beneath, and very severely sprained his ancle. We understand that about 12 months since a very considerable portion of the mill was filled with new machinery. The damage, however, can only at present be estimated; and, from what we have been enabled to gather, £45,000 will be about the value of the property destroyed. The following offices—but in what proportions we are not aware—will bear the loss, viz., the Lancashire, Yorkshire, Atlas, Globe, Phoenix, Sun, Manchester. Leeds and Yorkshire, and the West of England. The origin of the fire is at present unknown, but a rigid inquiry will take place into all the circumstances. LIVERPOOL MODERN DRUIDS On Thursday evening, a meeting of the members of this society (in connection with the funeral fund) was held at the huse of Host Procter, for the purpose of passing new rules, &c. The circular convening the meeting was signed by Robt. Carlisle, president, Robert Robson, vice-president, and William Hivey, secretary, Shortly after the hour appointed the president, Mr. Carlisle, took the chair, and said,—All those who were present were aware for what purpose the meeting was convened ; but there was another object they had in view, namely, a report which had appeared in the Daily Post, and which, by all true members of the district, was considered as a libel on their officers. To prevent mistake, he would read the report : "A general meeting of the members of the above district took place on Thursday evening, at the house of Ho s t Trevitt, Travellers' Rest, Scotland-road. The attendance was numerous, including many influential Members of the order. D.M. Steele, presided, and D. u.M. Eccleston acted as vice-chairman. The meeting had been convened for the purpose of explaining to the members the conduct of the Liverpool deputies at the A.M.C. at London, in 'Whitsuntide week. " Mr. Ellis read the report of the meeting, expressly sent by the general committee, and entered into a statement of the conduct of the Liverpool deputies, at the meeting in London. The business, Mr. Ellis said, went on comfortably enough up to the time of the paying department, when the Liverpool deputies refused to pay their twelve months' bill, or to give any satisfaction for not doing so. All they would agree to was this—that if the last business on the sheet was placed first, they would consider whether they would pay or not. Now, the last business was, where the general com mittee was to be held ; but the deputies from the various districts thought it rather too much to double up the meeting in that way, more especially when the Liverpool deputies had not paid their bill. Several questions were asked of the Liverpool men, and it was put from the chair whether, if the general committee was not again to be held in Manchester, or taken to Liverpool, did they intend to pay their bill. The answer distinctly was that they did not intend to pay it. The question, whether the deputation should be allowed to remain in the meeting was then put to the vote, and it was carried that they should not. It was Mr. Shepherd and Mr. Mellor who stated that the deputa tion did not intend paying, and Mr. Shepherd attempted to Speak, but could not obtain a hearing. The deputies were then asked whether they intended to pay the amounts received by them from the lodges of the Kirkdale and Everton district; this they refused, and further stated that they never intended to pay any part of the bill. Mr. Ellis, in conclusion, said it was the firm determination of the general committee, not, under any circumstances, to receive back any of the twelve constituting the Liverpool deputa tion ; and whether those lodges, who retained any of those twelve as members, would be received into the order again, remained an open question. "P. C. S. Waite observed that Mr. John Mellor, on the previous Thursday evening, at a meeting of the late Liver pool district, in Great Crosshall-street, asserted that the deputation to London had decided not to pay the bill pre vious to going. Why then incur the expense of £36 to the district ? By so doing they had been the means of excluding 1,200 of the working classes from the benefits of the order. " P. A. Balding addressed the meeting at considerable length. He said they were all aware that the main object they had in view was the funeral fund, and also that the cause of the formation of Kirkdale and Everton district originated in the unwarrantable, dictatious, and combus tnioru.snawidayingingawvehicah d t e h t e aile L d iv s e t r a p t o em ol en d t is o tr f ict eir li cu ad mst a a c n t e e e d s . that had transpired at a quarterly meeting of the funeral fund held at Mr. Griffith's, Richmond -street. Mr. Shepherd and Mr. J. Mellor had formed an inimical opinion of Mr. Ellis, the chairman of the funeral fund ; and, acting on that opinion, Mr. Sh e ph er d , although a trustee, entered the meeting-room at the time bsiness was being transacted, sa id he was the self - elected chai u rman, and desired the chairman and vice-chairman to vacate their chairs, remarking that, if physical force were necessary to enforce this, they were prepared with it. This threat of physical force naturally excited the physical feelings of those on the other side, and the cons equence was that Mr. Elli s an d the vice-chairman were retained in their positions. Mr. Shepherd, finding himself frustrated in the attempt to eject the chairman, proposed an adjournment of the meeting, positively refusing to receive any money ten dered that evening, although such a proceeding might have had the effect of throwing several members out of the benefit of the order. In this, however, Mr. Shepherd and his colleagues were disappointed. In consequence of this and previous other conduct, which was objectionable, Mr. Shepherd was denuded of his office of trustee, and another elected in his stead. In allusion to £4OO deposited in the bank, Mr. Balding said, that Mr. Shepherd and his col leagues having been expelled the order, and consequently being now not Druids, th e y h a d no c l a i m upon the fund, which - bona fide belonged to the Kirkdale and Everton dis trict, who were solely entitled to it. He did not say this out of a desire to get bold of the money, but with a view that some amicable arrangement might be come to, Mr. Shepherd and those who acted with him having tried every means to get possession of it, If some such arrangement were not come to, it would have to be decided by a legal tribunal. " Mr. Ellis highly complimented Host Trevitt, who had found the money to enable the district to meet demands that were illegally refused by the funeral fund, and also for the offer made by Mr. Trevitt that the Kirkdale and Ever ton district should not be fast for means, so far as £2OO or £3OO went (applause.) The late expelled members of the Liverpool district were now in the hands of the law in the County Court. The Liverpool district and the Kirk dale and Everton district had no trustees to the late funeral fund ; but they had something which was far better than trustees—they had the minute-book (hear, hear). Mr. Shepherd, at a public meeting held in October, had asserted that he (Mr. Ellis) with three others, had concreted a scheme to defraud the members, and take away the funeral fund. Mr. Shepherd, however, in reference to this, should hear of something to his advantage, for he (Hr. Ellis) intended to bring an action against him at the next assizes." He would only add that, here Mr Ellis alluded to have got possession of the minute-book, and had refused to give it up ; and, having possession, he considered that he was the leading officer of the society, But he (the chairman) would not detain them any further, as he was quite sure that the trustees would give every information they could on the subject. He concluded by calling upon Mr. Shepherd to move the first resolution. Mr. Shepherd said that, during the last two years, he had had so much to do in connection with the funeral fund, that it was a very easy task for him to go through it from begin ing to end. He then argued, that it was the intention of the Everton and Kirkdale distract to get the funeral fund into their possession. He had been a trustee of the society since 1838, and was one of the first who suggested and established the funeral fund. The fund had been established here and had prospered. In 1838, the receipts amounted to £2O 2s 6d, and, notwithstanding cholera, fever, and many other diseases, had remained solvent, while Odd-Fellows and other societies had been insolvent; for, in 1841, the receipts were £ll9 10s 4d. He then, at considerable length, detailed all the proceedings of the society, at one meeting of which lie had been expelled as trustee, but had been reinstated by then unanimous voice of the district. He stated, that the Kirk dale and Everton district contained only 170 members, while the Liverpool district contained upwards of 1,280 ; and he wished a to know why the lesser body should make the attempt to take away the funds? After more personal remarks relative to some members of the Royal Oak Burial Society, whom he alleged were defaulters to that society, and who were the individuals now wishing to get the supremacy of this society, he concluded by moving the following resolu tion :—" That it is the opinion of this meeting that we, the members of the Liverpool district of Modern Druids, being under the conviction that the characters of the leading members of the Kirkdale and Everton district have been shown, through the medium of the public press, to be in such an unenviable nature, that we have only to be shown that these men are the same who have been convicted of practising numerous frauds on another institution, and were in consequence successfully resisted in their attempts, not only to obtain possession of the rsponsible offices connected with the institution, but of the funds also; so that the base and false fabrications inserted in the Daily Post of the 7th inst., is merely a vent to their spleen, but quite in character with the men. Such being the case, we feel that we may safely venture to leave the discerning public to draw their own conclusions." Mr. Ilampson seconded the resolution, which was sup ported by Mr. Wilder. Mr. Makinson rose in the body of the hall to propose an amendment. He did not agree with the resolution, because of the extraneous motives which had been introduced into it. The present meeting was a meeting of Druids, and had, therefore, nothing whatever to do with the Royal Oak Society, He did not care about the character of the men who were engaged in it ' • what he contend e d f or was the principle, an d concluded by saying, that Mr. Shepherd had been the cause of all the dispute. Mr. Shepherd replied to the observations of the last speaker, contending that he hid been one of the designing men alluded to in the resolution, and now essayed to justify himself from all the blame that had been heaped upon him. After some explanations the resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. Irarrison then moved, and Mr. Lewis seconded, the adoption of the following resolution, which was unanimously carried :—" That the members of the funeral fund cordially agree with the steps taken by the trustees who, in protecting the funds of the institution, have acted in accordance widi their instructions, am] that the best thanks of the meeting are due to them for their pr,iiseworthy conduct." A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Shepherd for the active steps he had taken in the matter ; and, after he had suitably returned thanks for the compliment paid him, and pledged himself to do his utmost in behalf of the working classes, the meeting separated. THE LONDON GAZETTE B ANKRUPTS.—ALEXANDER ELMSLIE THOM3ON, Cal lum-street, City, wine and spirit merchant. GEORGE Cox, optical and mathematical instrument maker. BENJAMIN CHANDLER, Sherborne, Dorsetshire, attorney and money scrivener. GEORGE FOSTER, Horbury, TorkEhire, worsted spinner. JOHN MORTIMER, Strand, printer. SAMUEL NEVILLE, Northampton, and llardingstone, shoe roanufac• rarer. JAMES ENSOR, COpthall-baildhlgS, Throgrnorton street, d ea l er in mining and other shares. THOMAS WATSON, late of Artillery-place, Finsbury-square, mining agent. CHARLES HENRY SEAMAN, North Shield?, ship chandler. HARRIET NEALE, WILLIAM NEALE, and JOHN NEALE, Lancashire, holloware manufacturers. The M orn i ng P ost gives small hopes to the patriots of Italy. If, it says, Italian sovereigns would he content to learn wisdom from the counsAs of the West, no doubt changes for the better would soon be seen in their ; but if they re f use to do so, the only hope of the Italians s s, in patience, in true patriotism, and in the wise appreciation and use of the opportunities that, in the progress of events, may come before them. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING. THIRD DAL-FRIDAY. Owing to the unfavourable state of the weather the course to-day was but thinly attended, except by the devotees of the Turf. The sport was, however, very good. The following return of the running, and the result of each event closes the record of the Liverpool July Meeting of the year 1856. THE GREAT LANCASHIRE PRODUCE STARES Of 10SOVS each, h. ft., with 100sovs added by the Lessee. The second to receive 50sovs out of the Stakes, and winner to pay 9 ,osovs. towards expenses of the Course. T.Y.C.— 45 subs. Mr. I'Anson's b f Blink Bonny.. R. I'Anson, jun. 1 Mr. I'Anson's b f Cara Fatima Mr. J. Osborne's b c Glede Hawk ...„ Osborne 3 Mr. C. Peck's b f Miss Nightingale.... Haigh 4 3 to 1 on Blink Bonny, and 6 to 1 agst Glede Hawk.— Won by three lengths; a length between second and third. MA.Tcu for 200 sous., h. ft., both two year olds, Bst 71b each. T.Y.C. Mr. Copperthwait's b c Sprig of Shillelagh Aldcrofc Mr. Mcrris' b c Rotterdam Basham 2 5 to 2 on Sprig of Shillelagh.—Wun very easily by a length and a-half TIIE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' HANDICAP PLATE OP 200 Soya. given by the Licensed Victuallers of Liverpool and the lessee of the course, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each. Second to receive 50 soya out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 20 sovs towards the expenses of the course, and 10 soya towards the Licensed Victuallers' Society. Mile.-43 subs. Lord Derby's b g Bracken 5 yrs • Ur. Tuck's b f Ida, 4 yrs .... ...... . Mr. Jackson's gr c L or d Alf re d, 4 yrs.. Mr. Merry's gr c Cock of the N , rtb, 4 yrs Lord Clifden's ch f Melissa, 3 yrs Mr. Saxons ch f Mary, 4 yrs Foster 0 Lord G'asgow's b c by Orlando—Clarissa, 3 yrs Plumb 0 5 to 2 against Lord Alfred, 4 to 1 against Ida, 5 to 1 each against Cock of the North and Bracken, 8 to 1 egains t Melissa, and 10 to 1 against the Clarissa col.—Won by a length and a half ; a head between second and third. THE NURSERY PLATE (Handicap) of 10) sovs. for two years old. Winner to pay 10 soya. towards expenses. T.Y,C 29 subs. Mr. Hughes' br f Daisy ...... Mr. C. Peek's b f Princess Eugenie . Mr. W. Robinson's b f Lady Malcolm Mr. Wilkins' bi c Pizarro by Hernandez Mr. Merry's b f Cara Fatinia Mr. Sydney's b f Sister to Nancy Mr. Barber's ch c Naughty Boy.. Mr. Croft's b f Fairystone (Carried fist 61bs) Mr. J. Kilps' br f Six and Cresswell 1 Fordhara 2 o , barne 3 Hall 4 ..Snowden 1 .. .... Fnrdham 2 Quinton 3 Ashmall 0 Hall 0 Cliff 0 Foster 0 Johnson 0 - _ Eightpence Mr. Wilkins' br f Josephine . . Miles 0 . Chaloner 0 2 to 1 agst Empress Eugenie, 4 to 1 each Lady M a l co l m and Daisy, 5 to 1 ag s t haughty Boy, 6 to 1 agst Cara Fatima, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Won by three lengths y a bad third. Six and Eigbtpence was loft at the post. THIRD YEAR OF A PRODUCE STAKES of 200 sous. each, h. ft., for four year olds, colts Bst. 101 b., fillies, Bst. 71b. Stable-turn-in.-6 subs. Lord Derby's br c Paletot Bartholomew 1 Lord Clifden's ch f Simony Sir J. Hawley's b e Bucksfoot Quinton 3 6 to 4 on Simony, 5 to 2 alt Paletot, and sto 1 agst Bucksfoot.—Wron by a length; a bad third. _ - Won in 1854 by Paletot, and in 1855 by Simony. THE LIVERPOOL ST. LEGER Of 10 sovs each, with 100 added, for three year rids, colts Bst 81b, and fillies Bst 31b, the second horse to receive 50 sovs out of the Stakes, and the winner to pay 15 sovs towards expenses. One mile and three quarters-23 subs. Mr. W. I'Anson's b c Bonnie Scotland..... H. Robertson 1 Lord Eglinton's b c Omer Pacha Mr. Saxon's br g Torn Thumb Mr. Gulliver's b c Illuminator Lord Glasgow's bc by Birdcatcher, Miss Whip ...Aldcroft 5 2 to 1 agst Illuminator, 5 to 2 agst Omar Pacha, and 3 to 1 agst Bonnie Scotland— , Won by two lengths; a bad third THE STANLEY STAKES of I,ssovs each, 10ft, with 60sovs added. Second to save his stake. T.Y.C.-13 subs. Mr. T. Parr's br c Fisherman, 3yrs Mr. Jackson's b f Remedy, 2yrs . Chaloner 2 Lord John Scott's br f Catherine Logie, 3yrs Cowley 3 6 to 4 on Fisherman, 7 to 4 agst Remedy, and 10 to 1 art Catherine Logie.—Won by half-a-length ; a bad third. THE SELLING STAKES Of 5 sovs. each, with 30 BM added. One mile.-4 subs. Mr. J. Osborne's br f Miss Tiff, 3 yrs (X5O) Chaloner 1 Mr. Wilkins' b g Salmon, 3 yrs (£.50) Fordham 2 Mr. Saxon's oh f Pretty Girl, 3 yrs Foster 3 Mr. James' b f Queen of the South, 3 yrs (.e5O) .. Bates 4 6 to 4 agst Miss Tiff, 2 to 1 agst Salmon, and 3 to 1 apt any other.—Won by eight lengths ; three lengths between second and third. LATEST BETTING GOODIVOOD STAKES,— 6 to 1 agst Goldhill, (taken freely), 10 to 1 agst Zeta, 11 to 1 agst Van Eyck, ] to 1 agst Swyndal Dyhhia, 100 to 7 agst Bandalore, 10 to 6 agst Maid of Masham, (taken), 20 to 1 agst Chevy Chase, (taken.) GooDwoon CIIP.-3 to 1 agst Fisherman, (offered.) LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET, REVIEW OF THE WERE. Rather more doing in Ashes, sales of the week about 310 brie at 34s to 34s 6d for old, and 35; to 37; for new p,,ts ; and 45s to 48s per cwt for new pearls. lirimstone-400 tons on the spot sold at e 5 Is 3d to e 5 7; 61 a?cordig to quality. Ntrte—ln atly request at the late advance ; n 150 tons reported i at a 17s to I7s 61 per cwt. In Saltpetre the business comprises 1,500 bags "alcu , ta at 283 to 29; for 9/ and 82 per cent, 31s 6d to 32s 6d for 5 and 64 per cent, and 34s 6 per cwt for Li per cent refraction. Dyewoods —ln Logwood the sales embrace 50 tons Campeaehy at £B, 15,0 tons" St. Domingo at e 3 123 6d to £5 15s, 20 tons Honduras at l7s 6d to £7, and small lots of Jamaica and flarbaooes at 4'5 7s 64 to .e 5 10s. Nicaragua Wood.-100 tons Lima brought £l5 to .£l5 155, and 40 tons solid at et 1 IN to 4'12. Fustic.- 100 tons Rio Bache brouyt,t £5 103. Small sales of green Ebony at e 7 10s, and Barwood at eti 15s. 5 tons Camwooi sold at £23. Madder Roots are only in retail enquiry at the quotations. Sumac —A large business has been concluded, 1,2 0 bags Palermo bring ing Ils to lls 9d, 1.0)0 bags Girgenti lOs 6d to 10s 91, and 200 bags Tyrol at 83 to 8; 3d. Tartar--Small 'pees of Cream at 1112 s to 104 s, Yellow at 95; to 100 s, Brown at 85s to 82s. Argols—Small sales of Sicilian at 54s to 54s 6d, Red Oporto at 43s to 445, and Whirr Perugia at 85s. Quercitron Bark—Further sales of Baltimore at 83, and Philadelphia at Its to its 3d. Gum-80 setting (sorts) arc) reported at 35s 61, and 300 packages Gedda (all faults) at 15s to 18s 6d. sold in Co retailncentrated Lem.oi Juice sells slowlyAnaatto— Fla g at 104c1 to 101 d. Catch retai sat 43; ; and in Gambie r ab .ut 100 bales damaged sold at 20; to 21s for damaged, and 21,s fid for sound. Castor OB.—Small sales at 53d. Sago Flour, -500 bags brought igg to 19s lid. Turmeric.-3)0 bags scald at 32s 61. Oils.—Olive, with an improved demand, has advanced q/1 per ton, the sales amounting to 400 t ins, embracing Gallipolli at £47 103 to £4B 103, Sicily £46, Seville '46 to £46 ss, Lisbon £45 to £46, Corfu .e 46 to .0,2"4fi 10s, Malta and Mogadore 4'45 to £4d; the market closing firmly w,th nuthirg offering under an advance of 10i per ton on most of the quotations. Linseed —The scarcity of seed causes prices to be well mainia ned, and fully 100 tons have been texen at 33s 9d per cot naked, 349 6d to 35s per cwt for country oil co'eered, and 35s to 35s 6d per cwt for Liverpool made. Rape—Small r,ales of refined at 47s per cwt. 20 tons brown sold at 45s per cwt. No change to report in Fish Oils. A parcel of new Pale Seal, just; up, is held for .446 per tun, and £45 Is demanded for Cod. spe7m—Small sales at .4 , 112 per tun. ?aim—The week's business col islsts of 400 ions on the snot at 439 to .4'39 10s, and 800 tons for rArrival at .e 37 los to 4'oB 10s per ton. Lard —The business on the spot is limited to rt tail sales at 67s to 68s 6d per cwt, 10 tons to arrive brought 65; 61 per cwt. Bees' Wax is rather firmer, 10 brls fine American selling at £7 15s to £7 17s 61 per owl. Li.nseA Cake—English continues in fair request at .49 153 to pe r ton, with very little offering under the latter figure. Seeds — Wothbg to report In Linseed ; rood Dimbay is worth 58s, and Calcutta 568 per qr. Of Nl.er, 1.000 bags sold at 40s per qr. Chem icals—S oda Ash is du'l at 21 to 20. Soda Crystals 53. Bicarbonate 14s fiel. Tartaric Acid is in better demand and readily saleable at Is sd. Bichroae 10,1 d; and Prussiate Is. F. J. EATON. ENSUING SALES BY AUCTION. Monday, 14th July. —2,100 bags Rar.eseed , 1,388 do. Mustard Seed; 215 do. Niger Seed; 240 do. hippy Seed; 12 tons African Fibre; 38 do. Fus,ic • 45 do. Nicaragu a W ood; 25 do. Manganese. Tueclay, 15th.-1,255 Ox and Cow 'hides. Wednesday, 16th. -110 bags Gum Senegal; 45 cases Borax; 313 bags Orchelia Weeds. Thursday, 17th.-17,000 Sheep Skins. The St. Napoleon Fete, on the 15th of August, is to be of a military charact er , an d i n honour of the victorious troops and their genera l-i n - c hi ef, who is now returning home, as well as in celebratio n o f th e E mperor ' s f ete d ay. SUICIDE IN WHITECROSS-STREET PRISON.—On Wednes day an inquest was held on a prisoner named Harvey, who, on the previous night, threw himself out of the Infirmary window. Ile had only been two days in custody. Verdict —Temporary insanity. THE LATE EARL OF SIIREWSBURY.—It was stated by the Rev. Dr. Winter, in his funeral oration on the C ountess of i Shrewsbury, that three-fifths of the ncome of Alt on T owers were annually set ap a rt, by a rule of the late Earl, for the building and decoration of churches, and that his lordship had given for these purposes upwards of £500,000. CrtimEAN;CoLornsAnort.—A letter from Odessa, quoted in the Austrian Gazette, reports the definitive resolution of the Russian government to settle the Greek military volunteers in the Crimea, on the land abandoned by the Tartars, exempt from ta xes during 50 years. Th e state w ill advance for the same p er i od to' each father of a family a sum of 200 silver roubles. The children of these families will be educated at the expense of the state. NEW LINE TO. INDIA. —Mr. W. S. Lind sa y h as organ ised a new mont h ly line of auxiliary:screw steamers to the Cape of Good Hope and Calcutta. Three new vesselq, the England, Scotland,?. and Ireland, have been built for the Purpose, with a ll the modern improvements, and these with two others will constitute the fleet. They will be of 1,150 tons, and 150 horse power, and a calculation is given that they will reach the Cape in 35 days, and Calcutta in 70 to 75. Th e England, the first of the line, is to sail on the Ist of August, calling at Dartmouth on the 6th. I POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. ASSAULT ON A WOMAN —A middle aged man, named Henry Ferguson, was charged with assaulting a woman named Mary Ann Murphy, in Cavendish-street, by knocking her down and kicking her. The assault was of a very serious character, and the woman, who is far advanced in pregnancy, is still in a very precarious state. The prisoner was remanded for a week. WARNING TO SEAMEN.—Six seamen, named William Gann, William Brown, James Galbraith, Henry Blue, Paul Hanswell, and John Myers, were committed to prison for six weeks with hard labour, for refusing to proceed to sea in the Typhoon, in whieh they had shipped. The Typh oon, b ound for Bombay, was 'driven back with loss of main yard, by the gale on Monday night, and then the defendants, who had received a month's advance, refused to proceed again to sea in her, alleging that she was not sea worthy. REFUSING BlLLETS.—Elizabeth Joynson, publican, Mount Pleasant, and Thomas Reynolds, publican, Dean street, were each fined 40s and co s t s , f or refusing billets. They alleged that the militia plea came to their houses at a very late hour of the night, and that it was then utterly impossible for them to provide the required accommodation. It appeared, however, that the regiment. to which the men belonged, the Duke of Lancaster's Own Rises, and the 2nd L.ncashire, arrived in town very late at night, and that they could not get to their billets before midnight. Mr. Mansfield said it was no d,pubt a very severe tax upon poor beersellers and pub licans, hitt while it was the law, he had no alternative but to impose the fine. EMIGRANT RUNNPRS.—WiIIiam Byne, a licensed ernigra;:t runner, was fined 20s and costs, for conducting passengers clam Tithebarn-street station to a lodging house, without hav!:.'.!, , his badge on. Mr. Goodere, w h o appeared for the def en ,:lant, said that the passengers were booked for the M orn i ng Light, and that he h a d been sent to meet them. M r . M an' iel eld said that, u n d er all circumetances, the run ners were bonu-4 to wear their badges. DEFRAUDING THE GAS COMPANY.—A woman, na,:ecl Ann Williams. living at 76, Peter street, was charged with defrauding the Gas Company, by disconnecting the meter, and then attaching the inlet to the outlet of the pipe. Mr. Neville appeared on behalf of the company, to support the summons. The defendant admitted the charge, but pleaded that she had no intention to defraud. The meter had got out of order, and no one having corns from the company, though sent for four times, she had been compelled to detach the pipes from it to get alight. The company, on the other hand, denied that any appli— cation had been made at the office, or that the meter was out of order. She was Sued £5. (BEFORE MR. ANDERSON.) ROBBERY OF £2l.—Mary Ryley and Mary Holmes, were charged, the former with stealing and the latter with receiving £2l, the property of Mr. Wm. Bell. of Stockton on-Tees. On Monday evening, Mr. Bell, who was about to emigrate to Australia, was walking along the Waterloo Road, when he met Miss Ryley, and they soon after adjourned to the house kept by the other prisoner, in Greenock-street. He had not been there long when he missed his purse, containing about x 37, upon which he accused the younger prisoner with taking it, and made what he termed, " a little fuss " about it. Mrs. Holme told him not to make such a noise about his old purse, as she had no doubt but that the mos:ley would be all right in the morning, and gave him the pumsg containing three five pound notes and a sovereign. He took' the purse and its contents, and gave information of the robbery to the police, and the prisoners were subsequently appr t ;.lend?d. The woman denied all knowledge of the affair, but t;f2 11 5 distinctly identified by the plaintiff, they were committed to take their trial at the approaching sessions. STEALING A WATCH.—John Taylor, a well-known (as the police called him) " downy cove," was charged with steal ing a gold watch, the property of Mr. Holden, a gentleman from London. The gentleman, on the previous evening, was entering the Argyle Dancing-rooms, Newington, and at the door he met the prisoner, who made a snatch at his watch. He at once seized him and called for the assist ance of the police, when the prisoner dropped the watch at his feet. As the gentleman could-not stay in town, the prisoner was summarily convicted, and committed for three months. A CAUTION TO THE LOITERS OF CHEAPNESS --William M'Cra, John Marks, and Charles Mortimer, were charged with obtaining £1 15s. under the following circumstances : —On the preceding day, /Its. Elizabeth Burns, who resides at Rock Ferry, was walking along Tithebarn street, when she was inducd to enter an auction room, in which the prisoner Mortimer was acting as the auctioneer, and Marks was officiating as the clerk. The lot then to be dispo sed of was " a beautiful gold wa t c h," an d th e p r i ce bid for it was £6 10s. Mrs. Burns was anxious to become the possessor of the article, doubtless thinking that "all was gold that glittered," in which she was eventually mistaken, as others have been before her. The other prisoner, M'Cra, who was acting with some others as a " sweetener," observing the complainant's anxiety to get the watch, entered into conversation with her, stating that he was a watchmaker, and would pledge his honour that the article was worth at least £l4. At this juncture, the auctioneer, who had been for some time dwelling on " £6 10s., and going, going," expressed his determination not to let the watch go for that amount : and, in order to get another bid, threw a sovereign on the floor, and offered to give it to any person who would bid £7. M'Cra instantly invited Mrs Burns to take the offer, saying he would take the watch of her if she bouzht it. Mrs. Burns did bid the £7, and the watch was knocked down to her, and she immediately paid £1 15s. as a deposit, and went to borrow the remainder of a friend in town. Upon her return, the auctioneer and "sweetener" had left the premises, and the clerk refused to let her have either the watch or the money she had deposited. Subsequently the other two prisoners made the same refusal, and they were all givea into custody. The watch was produced in court, when a wat c h ma k er said it was certainly a gold watch—it was a French gold watch of very low standard and the utmost value of it was £4. Mr. Clo ug h as k e d to , have the prisoners remanded, as he had every reason to believe that he should be enabled to prove a regular conspiracy amongst them to rob the simpletons, who certainly must be protected. Mr. Wybergh said there could be no objection to granting a remand, but could n o t see how such s i m pl e t ons were to b e pro t ec t e d, if they could not protect themselves. The three prisoners were then remanded for a week. THE POLISH EXILES. Lord LYNDHURST enquired whether the Government had received any official information of the amnesty granted by the Emperor of Russia to the Polish Exiles, and observed that Lord Clarendon had lost a favourable opportunity of touching upon the subject at the Paris Conferences. The Earl of CLARENDON said no official information had been received, as at the time it was granted we had no consular relations with Russia. It was his opinion, and that of the French representatives, that it would have been Inexpedient to touch upon the subject at the Paris Con. ferences. THE MILITARY CRIMEAN COMMISSION. In reply to the Earl of LUCAN, Lord PA/qMURE said the report of the Crimean Enquiry bad been laid before the Crown, and had not yet been returned. The Earl of LucAN gave notice - that, on Tuesday, he should move an address to the Crown for a copy of the report. The Parochial Schools (Scotland) Bill was read a second time after some discussion. Several bills were advanced a stage, and the House adjourned at half-past eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. —FRIDAY, E The SrzeicEn took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Sir WIL:QA M FENWICIE WILLIAMS took the oaths and his sea: for Caine, amidst the cheers of the House. The bon_ and gallant gentleman was introduced by Lord r4oderieh and Sir G. B. Pechell. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTION'S BILL. ' Mr. 11. BERKLEY gave notice that, on the motion for going into committee on the Corrupt Practices Preroga tion Bill, he should move that the bill be committed that day three months. COAST DEFENCES. 1 ° Mr. HATTER, on the part of the First Lord of the Admiralty, gave notice for Monday, of the introduction of a bill, for the Better Defence of the Coast, and for the better manning of the navy, by the transfer of the Government of the coast guard to the board of Admiralty. 1- 1 3 1 . ROPRIATION BILL. In reply to 'an M. Guisox, The SPLAILER said there was no more privilege to raise discussion on the Appropriation Bill than on any other bill. CASE OF MR. JAMES SADLEIR• Mr. MACARTNET enquired of the Attorney-General for Ireland the name of the magistrate before whom any informations were sworn, the date, and the day upon which the warrant was issued for the apprehension of Mr. Jacraes Sadleir. I Sir G. GREY deprecated questions being put till the .Attorney-General had an opportunity of entering into explanations. He could state that about an hour ago the Attorney-General for Ireland had received a telegraphic message to the effect that a judge in Ireland had, from the bench, made serious charges against his character, in the discharge of his official duties, and added, that upon that point it was the intention of the hon. and learned member to make some observations. He thought that the sus picions conveyed in questions of hon. members should be brought forward in the form of a resolution, and tk a I Attorn ey - General would then h ave an opportunity or meeting them. BRITISH SETTLEAIENT OP BELIZE, 7: On the motion of Mr. M. Calms, the following return was ordered :—Copies of letters addressed by the Secre tary of State for the Colonies, itt November, 1836, to S. L. Coxe, Esq., defining the boundaries of the British settlement of Belize. TR& /NDIA:11 BUDGET. C In reply to Mr. J. G. Prtuaaktoue, Mr. V. SMITH said be expected to be able to bring the Indian Budget forward on Thursday next. . TRE IRISH LAW OFFICERS Mr- NAPIER, in putting a question to the Attorney- G eneral for It'eland as to the obligation imposed upon a 13rit- 8 councillor in Ireland b y f orce of the oath adminis te....ed on his appointment, severely censured the statement of the right hon. gentleman that it was in consequence of remarks of the Master of the Rolls in Ireland, made in 'disregard of his duty, that Mr. James Sadleir had escaped justice, and called upon the Attorney-General to show in ,what respect tho Master of the Rolls had violated his oath as a privy councillor. He thought the conduct of the Master of the Rolls deserving the gratitude of the country, and stated his intention, if the charge was not withdrawn, to insist on a thorough investigation of the The ATTORNEY•GENERAL for Ireland denied that he had charged the Master of the Rolls with direliction Of duty:as ajudge, or violation of his oath as a privy coun cillor. His statement was founded on the manuscript judgment delivered by.that judge on the 13th of June, and which was printed in the Dublin Evening Mail. James Sadleir would not have escaped justice but for a certain letter which the Master of the Rolls permitted to be pub lished in that newspaper. The only charge that he made against the Master of the Rolls was that of irregularity, and he had received a telegraphic message a short time since which showed that he had turned his court into a polircal arena. He (the Attorney-General) bad been charged with connivance in the escape rof Mr. James Sadleir, and challenged Mr. Napier to a proof of the charges advanced by the Master of the Rolls. The state of the law was such, he said, that no criminal prosecution could be instituted against Mr. James Sadleir, and he could only be charged with con spiring with Mr. John Sadleir to defraud the public. Mr. CARDWELL, as a friend of the Master of the Rolls, demanded searching enquiry. Mr G. H. Moosn and Mr. WHITESIDE imputed the escape of Mr. James Sadleir to a direliction of duty on the part of Um government, and to the influence of Mr. Sadleir with the government. After some remarks from Mr. HORSHAN the subject drop tied. The motion for adjournment to Monday was agreed to. COUNTY COURTS' BILL. r On the motion for going into committee on the County Courts Act Amendment Bill, Mr. GLADSTONE moved a resolution, to the effect that it would be inexpedient to authorise an expenditure of 4 , 1 70,000 at the present time. He did not wish to express an opinion that the money should not be expended, but he thoudit that the financial parts of the bill should be post poned for further consideration. Sir G. GREY opposed the resolution, which, after some discussion, was negatived without a division. The House then went into committee on the bill, the first 72 clauses of which were agreed to. On clause 73, which regulates the salaries, being pro posed, Sir J. PArarroTosT moved an amendment, with a view of increasing the salaries of the County Court Judges from 1,200 to £1,500 per annum. After some discussion the committee divided, when the numbers appeared, For the amendment._ Against it Majority ............ . ......... 122 The clause was then acreed to, as was also clause 74. The House resumed, the Chairman reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again. miTt C ustoms (No. 2) Bill having passed th rough com the ee, the remaining orders of the day were disposed of and the H ouse adjourned at half past two o'clock. , VISIT Op PRINCE OSCAR TO NEWGATE.—Ou Thursday afternoon, Prince Oscar or Sweden accompanied by Lieut. Col. C avendish, visited the prison of Newgate, an d was conducted throughout the entire building by Mr. Weather head, the governor of the prison, who explained to Ins Serene Highness the modes of classification by in cells, both previous to and after conviction, with which his. Serene Highness expressed his approbation, one of the separation . princiyal objects of his visit to this country being the experience of our prison discipline, and the mode of treat ment of convicted persons. i COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAT Mr. Conway presided yesterday in this court. BRUMBY v. BUCHANAN.—The plaintiff in this ease, who is a car and horse proprietor, sought to recover £4 35 64 from George Buchanan, Woodstock -street, Scotland-road, being the amount of damage sustained by the breaking of the shaft of a whitechapel, and the loss of the services of a horse for seven days. The damage was stated to have occurred in consequence of an accident which took place while the horse and conveyance were hired out by the defendant from the plaintiff. Mr. Hime appeared for the defendant. It was stated in evidence that defendant had hired a horse and shandry from the plaintiff, to go to Kirby, where there was a coursing match, and on return ing the horse and vehicle, it was found that a shaft of the conveyance was broken, and that the horse had received so severe a strain as to render him unfit for work for seven days. The repairs of the shaft cost .z . l 17s, and the rest of the amount charged was for the loss of the horse's services. Mr. Hime stated that the defendant had stipulated, when engaging the horse, that he should have a quiet one, and received an assurance from the plainiiff that the horse in question was perfectly quiet. The animal, however, proved perfectly unmanageable, and on the way home at night, it ran away, fell down, and did the amount of injury to itself and the conveyance for which the plaintiff sought to recover damages. The defendant and other witnesses wero called to sustain this view of the case. His Honour said, it was somewhat difficult fully to nnderstaud the case, but he thought the balance of evidence was some what in favour of the defendant, A verdict was accord ingly given for the defence. BANKRUPTCY COURT.-YESTERDAY, (BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER STEVENSON In re FREDERICK 11PKINNON.—The bankrupt w 0 carried on business in Live r pool with George Smith, as 111 manufac turers of waterproof fabrics, und e r the firm of`Kinnell and Company, applied tbis day for his certificate. Hia Honour, considering that his bankrupt cy had arisen from unavoidable losses and misfortune, granted a certificate of the first class. A. BRITISH WELCOME. --Preparations are on foot at Leeds to give the 4th Dragoon Guards —who took a conspicuous Part in the cavalry charge at Balaklava—a hearty welcome. The regiment is to be met at the railway station by the mayor and gentry. The bells are to be rung. A procession will be formed from the station to the barracks to precede the military. Refreshments will be provided and sent to the barrack for the military there. A committee has been appointed, and a subscription list opened to carry out the arrangements. THE Guanns.—Of the officers of the brigade of Guards who have just come home with their regi ments, there is not, we believe, a s i ng l e one w h o we nt out with the brig a d e in February, 1854, an d w h o s ince remained uninterruptedly in the Orimea. Major Goodlake, of the Cold streams, has been out from the period 'of the embarkation of his regiment, and has not yet come borne, being on the Quartermaster Generals staff. Lieut.-Colonel Higginson, of the Grenadiers, who also served uninterruptedly from the Commencement, came hom e a f ew weeks since. IAND NARROW ESCAPE or Pone PERSONS.— , at half-past t we l ve o ' c l oc k, a fi re () 1 0 k T A h o u u r t s a a t y m e r v . e Jamesnin g w Little Windmill-stre e t , W estminster. James Duggan, the ood ward's, White Hart Tave rn, ire escape -°ll, d escned Mr. W or, , iwara, 0 -letor, arriv e d, an d ascen di ng th e machine, Miss Jane Woodward. Caroline servant, an d W m. Dav i s, t h e pitman. The engines from King-street, Weil-street, and C rown -street, got to work with a good su pply o f wat er , b ut the vats containing spirits b urs ti ng , cause d th e fi re to spread rapidly up the staircase, and it was not subdued until very considerable damage had been done. Insured in the Monarch Fire Office.