The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-19 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 18SO. R AUDS ON THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY CO. C°IIIIITTAL OP WILLIAM PARSONAGE, trosi:lsstierday," the prisoner, William Parsonage, was Kr' 11 P before Mr. Mansfield and Mr. Sands, at the ceourt, for t finalosecu examination. Mr. Ble r n t k o i n ns f o o p r hrCoir r the tae pri so d fo n ., priavtion, and &1:r. Brethe The vr ' emi n Nag consider a bly crow d e d during the le t gati n which la s t e d near l y fi ve h ours. th portif;ll Of 131enkinsop said he proposed to go into another e ca to-day, which was a char against Salt er Aso , ner, for se havin g conspired, with one Richard to dref rau d the company. He called the e,r.ing witnesses .- 147 a o f surg e W• Allman said : I am a partner in the ItreetQf lo ts O r t .Carmich ael and Co., of Liver House, Church everpool. In April, 1834, I purchased several Pieces gnosis at the sale of unclaimed goods. Lot 198, 2 . c hased t. cloth for £25 ; lot 249, '2 boxes, £2 2s. I pur s pee l a nd 13aid for these things. I produce two cheque Priso m „ ° „ e t he goods • they are drawn in favour of . the s tati on and were paid in his presence at the Wapping 23, 1 e i , near Parkslane. The total of the purchases was k ,aoel; e 7 e s e • I was present at that sale when goods were is -tw eunwn to Todd Burns, and Co., of Dublin. Lot , , hoe Bli ;:e Piece s of cloth, £24, and the total of Todd Ilite ague rchases is £36 10s, and I paid for them e rss eh. blad e 'exarnined by Mr. Bretherton : The bills were pa.aont from. the auction list, and that was all I had.. T he l on l ir • Geddes the cheques at the desk at the station. ki sone Y Person at the desk besides Geddes, was the t 'etid ee r ' ' w ho came came up and gave instructions eefores'pand then went away ; I can't say that I had paid „asenage went away. 1 / 4 1. 1•41 2 e , e ee Howell examined : I am in the firm of elldatt,:ndievdles and c o woollen drapers, of Price-street, the April sales in 1854, and bought two efts'me 212 is three pieces of cloth, £22. The total PersoDn,rchase was £39, and I paid the money to the r - b signed the bill with his initials, J. G. tee rtounretherton: Is the prisoner the person you paid kr beY to ? Witness : He is not. of 'eartnen Gollin examined : I manage the . concer . n . 186 4 ° ." r eeve' and Co. I attended the sales in April, 11 ; 1 11 ; ti n b Ought three lots for Moses Levy and Co. ; this D ik iece s e :,',.",and receipt for them. Lot 210 is for two f `fo 40 h - ` m e leth, for £ 23, and I paid the money to one o it 4 8 1 1 4- 'n eur employ , and he brought back a receipt k r, peel. e e Nee a „, ll ; e kor, the chief clerk at the Waterloo station,. legTlied, and turned tie the catalogue of the sales . 3 . 14 in s ':, l 'we Pieces of cloth J. Carmichael and Ca. £25, s. C ar ""e cash book it is entered, two pieces of cloth, ° • fi lan til et z ight te.i and Co., £l2 10s. Lot 249 is two boxes la f oe eree er oe clefs , £2 2s, and the cash book for the same . °• 1 13 , - ,:es £1 r's Lot 199 in catalogue is two pieces o b t o - 'e l°(l d; Burns '. and Co., £24, and . the entry in i u tee el' ' 8 one piece, £l2. Lot 212 in catalogue is u e u°o li itl ee .r ,aef cloth to Jeffrey and Co., £22, in the cash 6° , 42e- and Lot 210 is two pieces of cloth, Levy an d 2 , °1 ) ti ) ,: 4l ° l in cash book it is two pieces, Levy an -`e £1,913 The total of the sales, th e gr o s s proceeds, pris oner , l Os 9d. Ther e is a l ong li s t o f d e d uct i ons i n "ad th e ner's ha n d entry, to the amount of £1,292 3s 7d, e;e'tnieutit accounted for is £621 7s 2d. The gross ' ll nts i r ' e PtelJnbe r , 1854, are £859 Os 4d. The deduc t kel t 46 21 19s ld. The balance is £237 is 3d. ' ll !,0t1 : Are all the figures in the prisoners . ( W ,, - "ng ? Witness : Yes they are. The figures in keriti4;aPer handed witness) are in the prisoner's hand "k ° •l ll e ,The witness (to Mr. Blenkinsop) said, paper in the ha n d w riti ng o f p r i soner , an d paper "tih;s 2 all tliati:lartly in the prisoner's hand, and partly 0.3 „e William Salt er , the cashier, who ran away. 'fiei t M th e prisoner's hand, and No. 4is also, exce pt e fi e ' ° f which I have some doubt—it is in red ink. eget re ' fl eas read l the documents in detail. The contents Is ere tre te , to the sales already alluded to. The papers seterosen Put in as evidence. ats cpneined by Mr. Bretherton : I know nothing of 411:.110°48 beyond the fact that th e y are h an d e d t o me hinealter has headed the la rge b oo k, an d t h e d ates are 10 ele 4an dwriting. The deductions are for sundry items, VI company's charges. "retherton : How much are the company's r OittrLe!? Witness : £26o—that is for carriage and other l elki;;', The total amount for claims are notma h the 4 .tee e el Y• The balance—some portion was taken s 'es Y x • The £621 7s 2d would be paid into the ba y nk to "here-ee't of the funds of the company. At No. 198 beetehe(te been written underneath 22 or 23, and I will 1e ;, e ts ar the figures above are in the prisoner's writing. W ee Put en 23rd I won't swear are in his hand same g. There are twenty-five lots below 198 on the e Deris oe P a ge, and seven of these are carried out _ i o ces's write e e I take . the rest to be in the writing of bel ieve Salter, Ee cashier, who has run away. No. 249, virie e 'eve the figures are in Salter's handwriting—the Pri lion mg is the prisoner's. Lot 199 is not in Salter's, but the aaed e'B3 ha ndwriting. 212 in the figuring is in Salter's liap e ' vs e also 210 is the same. The cashier, Richard Salter, 1 2 0t1 1 i e money into the bank. I last saw Salter on the e lolt e e r eh, the da before Good Friday. I believe_ I i r ,ee Money on y the Saturday after Good Friday, by e 'eli e e t e l e s of Mr. Booth, the secretary. I went to Selte t r h s taerei e ;" et4pire for him about half-past nine in the le wel 'ele'ers at e might be absent, occasionally, to eleven `'elef t " hen he did not come at nine I became suspicious. 11 14 p - b ab°ll t £1,5G0 the safe, and documents ; there Iles a • of eequ e for £1,500, 1n and £1 s, and vouchers for £lOO. 1 0 , 4 1 1. erre.. eu the secretary where it would be found. . The do ,T l Pte n w produced are in Geddes's handwriting. e 'geeey - 03 1:4 now of the prisoner having collected any s l ee his present a pointment. After the goods arc feetlo%i,ateB, Claims of ointment in, and I know there have " et tr l e i' cl aims made. £1,500 left in the safe, was a t," credit that could not be cashed on Good Friday. ne s e r e e ,,, et er 3Kehoe examined : I found these papers in the " 44 a - (lraWtr at the Park-lane station, on the night he eroPPreheridee ,Q,(ieeellsfelainined by Mr. Bretherton : I got the keys from , ;Tee: detective), and I knew it was the prisoner 1 1 ' 0 411 re e ' si l 'new . it was the prisoner's drawer. I had Geddes tt r n ee la Mr. Blenkinso's office for an hour or an kr, t e •lialf. , p d l o Y , t o hiti ret c e „ ton After your examination of him, did you t krre ernb You are a d d rogue or a fool ?" Witness : I , i t er that I did. °el% retherton : Will you swear you did not. Witness : gtl e the l t B ee e ar that, or anything about it. Cozens said he (- 1 71,, , which opened the drawers, from the prisoner. l en 'e„s its vf-euges was then examined as to the account of the V e t Ce e are h , 1854, and said : I was in the habit of co ge it eo , 'noney for the sales at which I was present. iteto item s money in my handwriting, (He detailed some of Wa s b prisoner had access to this book. The 'eceeB-ftle exanai das to the several books already pro. t i °4 - a ti re ",sPeke n t e b Mr. Fricker ; and he was then ined hylaMor. Bretherton, f and he said the catalogues toesbill 411 in the .__of th e possession I . Mr . Salter. I made out the tie 'Nee y sales, by direction of Salter, and when I collected I e e l to -1 - Paid it to Mr. Salter. I have paid cash at the I.n l s e Prisoner, but I cannot say how much, or when. 01 % _ i e ci ° 0 "f e tee re h.aving seen t_he large sales book in the pos. eviartuy Prisoner, but I may have seen it in Salter's eO5 • treth of the goods sold were left after unclaimed. se t race e rten And may have been sold by private clth e tee 4t p t a e r .bY Mr. Salter ? Witness : Yes ; Mr. Salter ot es e c , ties to sell by private contract. I can't say if % t Te e represents correctly the net proceeds of the et figUres at the end show what the goods sold for, l ete 4lr eell - r itt et T l4 t of money received for them. • ek e , ert on "e s i n t on : you been under examination of Witness : I have. titl ' keth e e Your last examination ? t„ erton And he complimented you with the last lee Ye stated ? Witness : Yes, he did. I cannot s te a . y . k 4 e4t h w e as k? me under examination. I can't 11 Ot t (heat' fi v e hours or more. A 4 of en arose here, in reference to the admission of The "t 1 th "" bOOk s seh) eet, evidence, sl and after a short discussion Mansfield admitted it for the present. 414 : 4t1i"58 t hen, irn reply to Mr. Blenkinsop, said he made I, 4l : l ol:, n° rabd:2l4 of the goods that were not claimed. te:iirr,,l.t!eeartiOn arose as to the conspiracy with Salter, d ad tad vV I ton contended that his client could not be ee" net t,..T the evidence of books kept by Salter alone, ret", 0 'he Prisoner , who had no access to them. ele' r n :'e,es was then examined as to unpaid bills as a cnu he stated that Mr. Johnston was returned Te. J. 4 ) ,:ing for goods. 401 trade:yailiohnston was then examined :. I am in the a rt of eeo te Purchased goods at the sales in 1854 to the ite e ,l l : lieu,iut £350. At the March sale I bought £lBl tog'l. T Lue accounts were balanced I . don't owe b " 4O edde s . 11 9 thetri. Bretherton : I sent the prisoner £5O to take up _ r_ had given S a lt er f or the goods, and that is all .1. 0 )4 t• except about £B. ti oa k t ie trettilleieeinsop I p a id the dishonoured bill. !lo ob N a 9 1 1 : Did not the cashie r give you credit for tit i W itness : I never got an accou n t, b u t I have no I h e ocase_credited i n the general account of the comp an y it"id the e • I have h a d interviews with the cashier since fr r e s I Parsonages did not ask him if I had got credit fo u r kMe. gad receipt for it, and that was enoug r , 1 ,, 'p',.. i er i e tt e insop said that closed this portion of the case. Je• t utle r r was again called in reference to the case of esi onir ) which has been already published on two former the ' ' w hen Mr. Bretherton objected to the production l'te,.settetatode book . kept solely by iklr. Salter, who was not Matzer , explain his book. • eoee k . . e ee el "" 1 4 3 0 p said at present he would not offer any ive re ePnce• but on the evidence now given he would ask A,t r. to commit the prisoner for trial. ptiaenezretherton then addressed the court on behalf of the eo tep ) and contended that, notwithstanding the wealthy the al lY, and 11 . p r i ee a the power that had been brought against utenietuktler there was not a prima facie case made out "till. Reargued that there had been nothing made out, and asked what was the real charge brought against the prisoner ? Mr. Blenkinsop said, in point of law it would at present be hard to say, but it was either stealing, embezzling, or defrauding the company. Mr. Bretherton went on to argue on the credence given on the three former days, and on the present occasion. He contended that it was not proved that the prisoner had ever received a penny, for which he had not properly accounted. He argued that all the prisoner's books were found to be correct, and, therefore, the prisoner could not be called on to answer for entries in Salter's book. He proceeded at much length to address the court on the nature of the evidence given in the whole case, and with much ingenuity urged that the acts of Salter could not be visited on the prisoner. The address of the learned gentleman was very argumentative, and lasted for about an hour and a half, and he concluded by calling on his worship not to commit the prisoner on such evidence, and at least he begged he would consider the case until next day. Mr. Blenkinsop rose to reply, but this was objected to by Mr. Bretherton, on the ground that he had no right, he (Mr. Bretherton) not having called any witnesses, nor hav ing read any documentary evidence. Mr. Blenkinsop said he would not, under the circum stances, press the court to hear him. After sonic time, Mr. Mansfield said : This is a very complicated case, indeed, but there is a prima facie case made out, and I will send the prisoner for trial. Mr. Bretherton : Will your worship take bail for the appearance of the prisoner ? Mr. Blenkinsop : If he should accept of bail, I trust it will be of a very substantial description. Mr. Mansfield said he had no wish to detain the prisoner in custody longer than was necessary. The object of bail was to secure the attendance of the person. • Mr. Bretherton :He has a wife and six children looking to him for support. Mr. Mansfield : I will consider it to-morrow. The witnesses were then hound over to prosecute, and the prisoner was fully committed for trial. THE RUMOURED DOWRY FOR THE PRINCESS ROYAL, The following letter on this subject has emanated from the Liverpool Financial Reform Association. It is addressed, pro forma, to J. C. Ewart,Esq., M.P., and W. Brown, Esq., M.P., but may be taken as the remon strance, generally, of the financial reformers against even the supposition of such a sum being voted in these times as a dowry—to any of the royal family. Financial Reform Association, 6, York-buildings, Dale-street, Liverpool, April 7, 1856. My Dear Sir,—On behalf of the council of the Finan cial Reform Association I beg leave to call your attention, and, through you, that of the public generally, to the common report that her Majesty's ministers intend to propose to Parliament that an annuity of £70,000 per annum shall be settled on the Princess Royal on her marriage with the Prince of Prussia, . . On the policy of that marriage I offer no opinion. Perhaps the alliance with the heir to a powerful kingdom may be an improvement on the system which has hither. to confined the selection of husbands and wives for the royal progeny of England to the petty princes and prin cesses of Germany, with territories less extensive and less productive than the estate of many an English country squire. But the proposed dowry is so prepos terotuly extravagant, that the first mention of it conveys the impression that, in this as in many other instances common report must be a common deceiver. £70,000 per annum ! It is the interest of a million and a-half of money ; it is £20,000 more than was thought sufficient by an unreformed Parliament in the days of King George 111, when all the expenses of living were much higher than they are now, for the husband of Princess Charlotte, the heiress to the throne of England. Just consider the circumstances under which this job is said to be in contemplation. We have spent upwards of a hundred millions on the war now terminated, for the present ; we have borrowod, or shall have to borrow, some thirty or fifty millions more; our doubled income tax and imposts on commodities wring 'from us nearly seventy millions annually ; there are the strongest motives for reducing expenditure to the lowest limits consistent with the efficiency of the public service ; how, then, is it possible that our rulers can mediate such a piece of wasteful extravagance as the alienation of £70,000 per annum of the public money, for the life of a princess, who, in the natural course of events, will become queen of a foreign kingdom ? Why should the people of England be bound to provide £70,000 a-year for the future Queen of Prussia ? Such questions must occur to every one; but the objections implied in them will have no force whatever, either with Ministers who propose the arrangement, or with Parliament which will be called upon to carry it into effect, unless the country speaks out, through public meetings and its representatives, and protests energeti cally against so needless and improvident a waste of the public money. As to her Majesty's Ministers, instead of endeavouring by every practicable means to reduce the ordinary burdens of the nation, whilst imposing extra ordinary ones upon it, they have taken advantage of the popular excitement produced by the war, to make large and unnecessary additions in almost every branch of expenditure, civil as well as military ; and as to the House of Commons, instead of acting as a check on Ministers, it has encouraged them in their profusion ; it has aided and abetted them in their extravagance so rashly and blindly, that it has incurred rebuke even in the House of Lords for its reckless disregard of all economy. _ _ . . The personal income of the parents of this young lady, from all sources, cannot fall very much short of £200,000 per annum. Whatever the amount really is, it may be regarded as their pocket money only, for they are fur nished in addition with palaces, parks, and gardens for residence and recreation, with horses, carriages, and yachts for locomotion, with most numerous establish ments for their service, and with provisions of every kind for their maintenance, the actual cost of all which goes far beyond the £385,000, formingthe imaginary boundary of civil list expenses. Why, then, should they not, like all other parents, provide dowries for their children ? If they are not to be subjected to the same rules as ordinary mortals—if this, also, must be done for them at the public expense—let it be done with some little regard to decency and moderation at all events, some little con sideration for the struggling taxpayers, from whom the funds will be extracted, and many of whom are hardly enough pressed to provide for their own necessities. John Bull is, proverbially, the most enduring, though he may likewise be the most grumbling, of all creatures. But there must be bounds even to his patience and for bearance. To ascertain how far these extend, would seem to be the present object both of ministers and of Parliament. The experiment is injudicious, and may be dangerous. Once thoroughly roused, the people of this country will make short work with all oligarchical abuses. If any such proposal as that which forms the subject of this letter, should really be submitted to Parliament, it ought to be met with the most strenuous opposition by every true representative of the people. If it be, never theless, adopted, the day of reckoning will come, and those who sanction it, by speech or vote, will have to render a strict account to their constituents.—l am, my dear sir, yours faithfully, ROBERTSON GLADSTONE, President. Addressed to Mr. J. C. Ewart, M.P., and Mr: William Brown, M.P. COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY (BEFORE JOSEPH POLLOCK, ESQ., JUDGE.) VERAS V. BROWN.—This was an action brought by a foreigner named Andrew Veras, a sailor, belonging to the barque New York Packet, against James Brown, captain of that vessel, for £25, the value of a gold watch, which was stated to have been entrusted by plaintiff to defendant. Air. Gray appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Goodman, acting for Mr. IL Forshaw, represented the defendant. The plaintiff's evidence was, that on his embarking at Liverpool for Savanna, he gave a watch and some other property to the captain to keep for him The plaintiff had paid £27 for the watch and chain in Cork about a year before. After arriving at Savanna, the steward of the ship deserted the vessel, and the captain stated to the plaintiff that the steward had carried away the watch. On arriving at Liverpool, the captain offered plaintiff £5 to say nothing of the matter ; but plaintiff declined accepting the money, and accordingly brought the present action. The defendant contended that he had taken as much care of the watch as if it had been his own ; and that, before arriving at Savanna, he asked the plaintiff to have it back, which plaintiff would not do. He stated, that when the vessel arrived at Savanna, the watch was hung up in the stateroom, along with defendant's own, which had a gold chain attached, while that belonging to the plaintiff had no chain. After the steward had deserted, defendant found that plaintiff's watch had been taken away along with four shirts belonging to the defendant. Defendant's watch was not taken. He denied the offer of the £5. His Honour remarked upon the singularity of a thief having taken away a watch which had no chain, and left behind him one which had a chain, and which it would have been as easy to have taken. Ele added, that he considered it a case of great hardship as t omake regarded thesoe effort one fiec t a i n which n arrangement. defendant ought r he defendant said, as he had offered back the watch to the plaintiff, and the latter would not accept it, lie did not think he was responsible any further. His Honour said, according to the law of the case, the defendant was bound to take the same ordinary care of the watch as if it had been his own, and that he appeared to have done. It was singular that the steward should have selected the plaintiff's watch in preference to that of the defendant, but according to the evidence it appeared he had done so. It was a very hard case for the plaintiff, but he had no alternative except to give a verdict for defendant. The verdict should, however, be without costs. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, TO THE EDITOR OF Talc NORTHERN TIMES, Sir,—ln a letter signed " C. D. Hackett," which appeared in your columns of to-day, that gentleman informs the public, generally, that in future he will treat all anonymous com munications, respecting the society, with " silent contempt." Not amiss, that? And he further states, that ho has " the best of reasons" for knowing that all anonymous letters that have previously appeared, respecting the Sacred Harmonic Society, including one signed " Beta," in your paper of to-day, were written by a Mr. Maclean. Now, I distinctly deny the assertion. Mr. Hackett must be labouring under a strange mistake, for I can assure him that " Beta" has not oven the honour of Mr. Maclean's acquaintance, therefore that gentle man could not have had the slightest knowledge of such letters having been written. Mr. Hackett also affirms, that " he could readily disprove the accuracy of my letter." What can he mean by this ? Does he intend to deny that the note I alluded to in my letter was written without his knowledge; if so, why not have given a manly denial to the statement, and requested Beta" to produce the said note, which be could do, but it would be hardly necessary ? I wonder whether the gentleman that confessed, in a letter to your paper a few days back, to being " done" out of two guineas, was this Mr. Maclean ? I rather think not.—Yours, &c., April 18, 1856. —.— TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—l have no time to-day to reply to Mr. Hackett's reckless war whoop, but, with your kind permission, shall do so in your publication of Monday. Meantime, I characterise the letter as an exaggerated falsehood, and will place it in that light beyond a doubt. For the benefit of the public I shall also give a short sketch of the Sacred Harmonic Society. _ _ . I did not, as you must know, write " Beta" in yesterday's paper, nor that signed "Done" in Tuesday's, but both are very significant.—Yours obediently, A, MACLEAN. Liverpool, April 18, 1856, ALLEGED INTIMIDATION, A case of considerable importance to tradesmen, came before Mr. Mansfield yesterday at _the police court. It was on the complaint of Messrs. John and Thomas Wilson, against John Grant and others for having threatened the men of Messrs. Wilson, and endeavoured to intimidate them from working for that firm. Mr. Aspinall appeared for the defendants. Mr. John Wilson said a number of his men who were at work at ships in the docks, had been intimidated and threatened to be thrown into the docks by the defen dants, and his men were afraid of their lives ; some of the men had left and asked for extra wages. He did not give it, but in consequence of the intimidation held o ut to his men, many of them were so frightened that they went away, and he had to send several ships to sea with out being painted, and this caused him loss. Thomas Mosley was examined, and said—l was at the ship Beauclup in the Salthouie Dock, when Jones and Grant threatened to throw me in the dock, but did not say why ; they wanted me not to work. To Mr. Aspinall, the witness replied that they were not at work at the same ship ; it was at dinner hour, and there was a talk about wages. They struck on the next day (Tuesday). I was working with iMr. Wilson regularly every day. They were working for Wilsons. They wanted me to leave my work next day. I had my work to go to next day, but I suppose I might have left it if I liked. lam paid every week. I don't recollect the begining of the conversation. They spoke first, but I don't remember what was said—they said they would throw me in the dock, and that was quite enough—(laughter,)—they have not done it yet. One of Mr. Wilson's sons was present and heard it. I have been working there ever since. Mr. Wilson said he wanted protection for his men. He could have brought half a dozen of witnesses, if he thought it necessary, to show the system of intimidation practised towards them. Mr. Mansfield said he had such a horror of the prac- tice of the intimidation of workmen from using their labour to the best advantage, and as they 'pleased, that if the case in the present instance had been proved, he would not have the least hesitation in committing the defendants for three months. However, he did not think the evidence in this case amounted to a threat, according to the act, and he would, therefore, dismiss the Mr. Aspinall said, if the men would take his advice, they would be quiet in future. The case was then dismissed, and the parties left the court. THE HOTEL ROBBERIES AT MANCHESTER Yesterday, we published particulars connected with a rob bery committed at the Royal Hotel, and of another at the Albion Hotel ; and, it will be remembered, that a person named Oscar Kingston was stated to be in custody, in conse quence of his being suspected on the former charge, On Thursday, another individual, who gave his name Daniel E. Branch, Was brought up at the city police court, charged with stealing four gold and other coins, belonging to Mr. Johnson, of the Albion Hotel. Mr. Bent, the solicitor, was in attendance on the part of the accused, who had been apprehended at Liverpool, by Inspector Shanley, on Wed nesday evening. The following evidence in support of the charge was adduced : Mr. Johnson, the proprietor of the Albion-hotel, said : I do not know the prisoner personally so as to recognise him, but there are servants here who can. I have had four persons robbed, and have been robbed myself. I went to bed with my money all right, but in the morning when I got up the money was gone. The money consisted of foreign coins, American, French, and Spanish. Inspector Shanley said : I have taken from the prisoner something in the shape of a passport. The passport was produced. It bears date the 29th March, 1856, and is signed in the ordinary way by Mr. Dallas, the American minister, and impressed with the seal of the American legation. It describes the owner as Daniel E. Branch, the bearer of despatches, and is granted for France. Ann Ward was the next witness examined. She said : I am the barmaid at the Albion-hotel. This person (the prisoner) has been in the house. He came the day before yesterday, between half-past ten and half-past eleven o'clock. He wrote his name in the arrival hook. It was between nine and ten o'clock at night before I left the bar, and before I did so, I received instructions from him that he was to be called at half-past five o'clock in the morning. I don't know where he slept, but I gave orders for him to be called. I heard the next morning of the robberies. I can't remember the name he gave, but it is in the book. It was about eight o'clock in the mornino. of Wednesday, when one of the gentlemen came down, that I heard of the first robb ary. John Lomas was the next witness examined. He said : lam a servant at the Albion Hotel. I can't say where the prisoner slept ; but I know where he ought to have slept. (Laughter.) His room was No. 24 on the back landing, a long way off from Mr. Johnson's room. It is nearly the length of the hotel. I called the prisoner at half-past five o'clock, and he came down about a quarter to six o'clock. I took him in his bill, for which he paid me half a sovereign. He had a small black bag. He was going to turn up first towards the Victoria Station. I said to him, " that is the way to the London Station," and so then he turned and went the other way. I went into the bar and found I had made a mistake in his bill of sixpence. I ran after and overtook him. He turned round and waited for me. I told him that I had made a mistake. He gave me a shilling, and said that would be right. With that I came back, and I saw no more of him. Inspector Shanley recalled : There is no money that can be identified found upon him. We have not had time to examine his things closely yet. George Bryant, waiter at the Palatine Hotel, was examined, He said : On my going to work yesterday morning, and about five minutes after I had commenced, that gentleman (minting to the prisoner) came into the coffa-room with a cigar in his mouth. That was about half ; past six or a quarter to seven o'clock. He said he was waiting for a friend. I asked him if his friend was in the house ? He said " No." I told him he could not stop there, and I was going to show him a private room, when the gentleman walked out of the house. Inspector Shanley said that was all the evidence he had at present, but he wished to apply for a remand until Saturday. _ _ In answer to questions from Mr. Maude, the prisoner said he had requested that his effects might be searched. That has been done, and they cannot identify any of the effects as having been any of the effects that were in the house the night before. The fact that I was in the house the night the robbery may have been committed, is no proof that I committed the robbery, no more than any other gentleman. I have been in a great mystery until now with regard to the charges against me. My profession is that of a lawyer in New York. There is no one in this place that knows me. I have been travelling in Europe for the last six months, and have no friends in this town. I have no letters of credit. I think unless there is some sufficient cause to detain me, I ought to be allowed to go. There is no evi dence that has been brought to connect me in any way with either of the robberies that have been committed. My principal acquaintance is Captain Robert Brittain, but I don't know whether he is in Liverpool at the present time. Inspector Shanley said, the prisoner was absent all day from his hotel at Liverpool on Wednesday, and won't tell where he was. In answer to Mr. Bent, Shanley said that he went to the hotel at Liverpool, for the first time, about four o'clock in the afternoon. He did not know how long the prisoner had been away, except from hearsay. The prisoner explained that he arrived at Liverpool about half.past ten o'clock, took breakfast, and afterwards went out. Having but a day or two to stay, I went about to see the town, and the very suspicious interval of time to which he refers was from eleven to four, or it may have been five o'clock. I came here to see the country ; that was my business in Manchester. When I left the hotel my intention was to have gone to Birming ham. I wished to have left here early, so as to get there and see as much in the day as I could, but I changed my mind and went to Liverpool. I told the waiter at the Palatine Hotel that I was waiting for a friend; but that was merely an excuse; he came in in a very insolent and abrupt manner. 1 do not know anybody whatever in this town. The prisoner was then/remanded, till Saturday next, when he will be brought up with Mr. Kingston, who stands charged with the attempted robbery at the Royal Hotel. It is worthy of remark that Mr. Kingston stated, in his reply to the magistrate, he stayed at Morley's hotel. A recent bill, headed " Morley's hotel," has also been found among the prisoner's effects. An advertise ment appeared in the Times, of the 16th inst., to the effect that Mr. Oscar Kingston was requested to furnish his address to some person in London. CORONER'S INQUESTS. —Yesterday the coroner held the following inquests :—On the body of a child named Edward Brown, aged 3i years, who was killed in Burlington-street. It appeared that on Tuesday evening the boy was playing in the street, when, from some unexplained accidental cause, he fell under a lorry, the wheel of which passed over his head, and crushed him to death. Verdict accidental death, —On the body of a female named Anne Cleave, who wa killed at the waste ground, Lower Harrington, in conse quence of a beam of timber falling on her, It appeared that the timber was not properly piled, and that the deceased went to meet her husband at the place, where there was a large pile of [timber, belonging to Messrs, Halhead and Fletcher. One witness swore that a puff of wind would have blown down the pile, but a person belonging to the owners of the timber, stated that it was left in perfect secu rity three hours before the accident, and that the deceased must have gone across the pile to throw it down. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and at the same time made a presentment that sufficient caution had not been used in piling the timber. The coroner told the police to call the attention of Mr. Fresh to the timber, as at present it was a nuisance, and should be looked after.—On the body of Philip Ware, a coloured man, who was found dead in his bed. On enquiry it was found that death was the result of natural causes. Verdict accordingly, POLICE COURT V ESTE RDAY. (BEFORE MR. R. V. YATES.) STEALING RoPES.—James Marsh, Thomas Hallron, Mary Anne Campbell, and Maria Morris, were brought up on a charge of having stolen a quantity of rope, value £B, from a ship in the Harrington dock. The prisoners were found by the police in the neighbourhood of the Mersey Iron Works with the rope in their posses sion. The only evidence against the women was that they were in company with the men, but this was not deemed sufficient, and they were discharged. The men were sent to gaol for three months. SHOP LIFTING.—Three young men, named James Row, Thomas Downey, and Jas. Cassidy, were charged with stealing a quantity of cloth from a shop kept by Mr. W. H. Cole, in Hanover-street. Some time in the middle of Thursday the cloth was taken by two of the prisoners, who were joined by the third, and all ran off with it. They were followed by the police officers who, after a chase, arrested them with the cloth in their possession. They were committed for trial. " DOING JACK."—John Harwood, a sailor, charged Mary Parry, John Smith, and James Burns, with having robbed him of a gold ring, 10s in money, and his vest. The female prisoner keeps a house in York-street, and having met the prosecutor, she asked him for some drink, which he gave her. He ultimately left his ring in the place, but returned next day to redeem it; the other two prisoners were in the house, and they attacked him, took off his vest, and robbed him of 10s also. The prisoners were remanded. PUBLICANS' CASES Thomas Bold, publican, Dancy street, was fined £2 4s 6d for permitting drunkenness in his house. Robert Neil, publican, Commutation Row, was fined lOs and costs for the same offence, but under extenua ting circumstances, the " jollification" having been in honour of a Crimean hero. RIGHT OF THE POLICE TO ENTER BEDROOMS.—Anne Stewart, publican, Denison-street, was summoned for selling liquor after eleven o'clock on Sunday night last. Mr. Bluck appeared for the defendant. The officers Nos. 657 and 261, stated that when they visited the house, they saw nine women and two men there, and found on the counter a tumbler half filled with brandy. Mr. Bluck : Did you go up stairs into the bedrooms ? Officer : We went up stairs. Mr. Bluck : Did you not enter the bedrooms ? Officer : We did not go beyond the doors. Mr. Wybergh : Are you instructed to do so—to inspect the bedrooms of such houses? The officer did not answer. Mr. Bolton : This case, at all events, did not justify such a proceeding. The summons was dismissed. Mary Lunt, publican, Vauxhall-road, was fined lOs and costs for refusing to admit the police. DEERE OUSE CASES. Samuel Meghan, beerhouse keeper, Williamson street, was fined 4s 6d for Sunday trading. Thomas Taylor, beerhouse keeper, Kew-street, was fined 5s and costs for a like offence. Margaret Rowlands, beer housekeeper, Horatio street, was fined 10s and costs for refusing to admit the police, and for Sunday trading. Margaret Threwell, beerhouse keeper, Dryden-street, was fined 5s and costs for a like offence. CLAIM Pon. SEAMEN'S WAGES.—Two seamen, named William Barton and William Yates, summoned Captain William Bold, of the. John Miller, for four months' wages. The claim arose out of circumstances which occurred during the voyage of the John Miller, and which have been tried in another form before Mr. Mans field, and fully reported. The complainant said that whan the ship was off Apalachicola, they were unable to work from illness, and on their refusal to turn to with the other hands, the captain came forward with a pistol and shot them both. They were completely disabled by their wounds, and were laid up for the time for which they now claimed wages. The defence was that they had mutinied, and that the captain had been forced to extreme measures to suppress it. The men were, however, tried before Mr. Mansfield on the charge of mutiny, and acquitted. Mr. Snowball appeared for the complainants, and Mr. Almond for the defeudant. The magistrates decided in favour of the complainants, and ordered the defendant to pay £lO 10s, in addition to the month's pay which they had received in advance. DARING ACTS OF ASSASSINATION. One of the most daring acts of assassination ever per petrated in this country occurred on Thursday night, about eight o'clock, in Rupert-street, Haymarket. One man has been so seriously injured that, in all probability, he has already ceased to live, and three others are dan• gerously wounded. The assassin is an Italian, named Foschini, - and effected his escape ; and up to the present moment has evaded the most active search of the police. The scene of the tragedy was an Italian restaurant, kept by a native of the Papal State, named Louis Stucchi, at 45, Rupert-street, Haymarket. This person is at present in the provinces. The foreigners who were accustomed to assemble at Stuechi's restaurant was Francesco Rossi, Carlo de Rud io, and Pietro Chiesa, all natives of the same part of Italy. The assassin Fosehini has been a visitor only during a comparatively recent period. In the deposition of Rouelli, who was waiter at the res taurant, made at a quarter to twelve on Thursday night, when he believed he was on the point of death, he says, Foschini jumped on me like a savage and stabbed me with a triangular formed instrument in several places, most particularly in the region of the heart and the head. I am not aware of having given him any offence. The assassin is a young man only twenty-three years of age. Yesterday morning, from enquiries made at the Charing-cross Hospital, it was ascertained that the whole of the unfortunate sufferers are in a very weak condition from the loss of blood, but that great hopes are enter tained of their ultimate recovery. The wounds are not so deep as it was first imagined. The following list of the sufferers, and the nature of their wounds, was fur nished by the medical officers :—Carlo Rouelli, aged 23 years—no occupation, stabbed in the shoulders, twice in the ribs (left side), punctured wound in the head. Francisco Rossi, aged 30 years—wounds on the left arm and ribs, near the heart. Pietro Chiesa, aged 33 years —stabs in the chest, and superficial punctures. Carlo de Rudio, aged 39 years—punctured wounds on the arms, left side, chest, and ribs. No clue has been obtained of the assassin, although his various haunts have been well watched. Crowds of persons have visi ted the scene of the crime, and considerable excitement prevails in the neighbourhood. THE CUSTOM HOUSE DOME TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,—l have to thank " Altitude " for his sneer at my suggestion regarding the dome of the Custom House ; the witticism (though very old) may perhaps servo to attract the attention of those who are capable of giving an opinion on the subject ; should it prove so, " Altitude " shall bo per fectly welcome to his joke, though it be stale; let me as a friend, however, advise him not to borrow his wit from our Civic Chamber, as the article in use there is of the most trashy description. I now leave the matter—or " that bauble," if " Altitude" likes it better—to the consideration of the Verelsts, the Pictons, Cunninghams, Huggins, and Earles of the town, sincerely trusting, however, that " Altitude" will abandon the business of a retail dealer i❑ old jokes.-1 am, Sir, yours obediently, INIGO. ADULTERATION OF FLOUR' IN ROTIIERHAM.—At the Pontefract sessions, on Thursday, Mr. Joseph Crossley, miller and flour dealer, Rotherham, appealed against a conviction by the Rotherham magistrates on the 17th of March last, for adulterating flour with gypsum. The scienticfi evidence of the appellant turned o u t t o b e entirely in support of the conviction.EThe conviction was con firmed. TRADE REPORT -FRIDAY, LIVERPOOL COTTON : In the commencement of the present week, the cotton market was excited; the trade bought very freely, speculators showed more activity, and a large business was transacted, at an improvement of d to id per lb on Ameri can ; since then greater quietness has prevailed, which has given purchasers more time for testing sellers, who find it impossible now to obtain the extreme rates of Monday, but still Id per lb advance on Friday's quotations is firmly established. Brazil and Egyptian have attracted more attention, and are ,1-1 per lb higher. Surat rather dearer. The weekly sales are 126,170 bales, of which 39,930 are on speculation, and 5,010 are for export. This week. Pricespaid Currt. Prices.) Import. I Sales. Description. this week• Mid. Fair. Stocks d. d. d. d.l 15318 I 2140 Sea Island -41 to 32 121 1 33 26310 Upland - -44t0 7 3 6 1-16 611 391860 19070 Mobile - -43t0 63 6/ 1 . 6 ti 28605 49990 New Orleans 41 to 83 6 3.16 U 48g8 9280 Brazil -- - 6 to 731 61 63 1514 7390 Egyptian - - .51 to 10 163 M 143 450 West India - 6 to 791 63 63 15143 11540' East India -39t0 5 149 411 126170 I Total I SCOTCH Pio IRON : Our market for warrants closes at 75s to 75s 6d, cash ; three months open, 765. SUGAR: The market continues quiet, the demand being chiefly for export ; a small parcel of vacuum pan Demerara brought 40s 6d ; 1,700 bags Benares 46s ; 25 bhds Porto Rico (indirect) 425, and 300 bags Ceara 24s per cwt in bond. Rum: 100 puns Demerara are reported at previous rates. COFFEE We have only to notice 150 bags St. Domingo, at 51s, and 30 bags Ceara, at 47s per cwt. TEA : A fair business doing in Congou, from Ild to Is 5d per lb ; scented are also in improved demand. RICE : The transactions embrace 1,500 bags Bengal, at 33 to Os 3d for yellow cargo to broken white, and 1,400 bags Madras, at 8s 3d per cwt. JUTE : The low and common qualities remain almost unsaleable, and of 400 bales offered today, only about 90 sold, at £lB 7s Gd to £22 lOs for good to very fine ; by private 400 bales are also reported, at £l4 to £2l per ton. LINSEED: We have to notice 800 bags Bengal, at 483 to 52s per qr. PEPPER : 300 bags Singapore, black, at 51d per lb. TTNCAL : 130 chests, at 503 per cwt. FRUIT: Currants : The market has been quiet during the past week, although prices remain very firm, the check to business arising from the advance required by holders, which dealers are unwilling to give at present. The clearances show increased consumption in comparison to the same period last year ; the stock is much reduced, and with an average consumption there is barely sufficient to last until the next crop arrives. Raisins : The clearances of all descriptions showta considerable excess, say 30 tons up to the corresponding date of this month last year. Valencias are freely taken. Sultanas in good demand, but a further advance demanded by importers has restricted dealers from purchasing beyond their immediate wants. The quantity remaining is reduced to about 18 to 20 tons. Muscatelles in better demand, and at public sale to-day several:small parcels went at an advance of 55 to Bs. Turkey Red : The last arrivals, although of inferior quality, was eagerly taken at a high price. Figs : Market nearly clear of Turkey, the few remaining parcels are being taken by exporters at 63 to 8s advance. Almonds : Jordan, more inquiry for, and some sales have been made at full rates ; nothing now in first hands. Oranges : The continued large arrivals have prevented any advance, although prices remain about the same as last week. St. Michael's 30s to 31s ; Lisbon, 22s to 22s 6d ; Sicily, I Is. As the supplies henceforward will be more limited, better rites may be looked for. Lemons have advanced Is to 2s per case ; the quantity here is small, and with a return of more favourable weather for consumption, the market will be soon cleared. Nuts : Barcelonas move slowly at our quotations of last week; in black Spanish and Turkey, little doing. Brazils: The stock has been increased by about 50 tons, (via New York) and are moving more freely at 22s per cwt. Walnuts : Inferior very difficult to sell ; fine Naples in good demand at 15s per bushel of 40 lbs. HOUGHTON & LEVY. PROVISIONS: The demand for beef this week has been trifling, and the sales do not reach the average extent. In prices we cannot report any alteration, and holders are only pressing where quality is inferior. Pork is very firm, and a few sales of old are reported at extreme rates. Bacon moves off steadily, the price being well supported. The quality continues to give satisfaction. Lard is in good demand ; but there being a desire to sell some parcels ex ship, not strictly fine, prices of such have given way. For a really good article our highest quotation is readily made. The stock of cheese is light, hence the transactions are limited ; but the market is very firm. The market for tallow, after being a shade firmer, closes flat, at Is decline. For linseed cake the demand continue. The corn trade during the week has been Etdad y, but not active, a slight decline on all articles being submitted to on Tuesday. To-day the consumptive demand was good, wheat and flour selling at previous rates ; and Indian corn a trifle dearer. CORN : We had a fair attendance of buyers at our Corn Exchange this morning, and fine foreign wheats were in good reTiest, at the prices of Tuesday, while inferior sorts, being neglected, declined Id to 2d per bushel. Of home wheat, little appeared to-day, and, upon a moderate demand, Tuesday's rates remained unvaried. The better qualities of barrel flour were also in demand at previous rates, but sack flour, including Irish and Spanish, was 6d lower. There was a good enquiry for barley and beans, the latter being rather dearer. Oatmeal was in slow request, and the turn in favour of buyers. Good oats maintained their value, but inferior were Id lower. Indian corn was held with more firciness, and in some instances au advance of 3d to 6d per qr was acquired, a very limited number of samples being offered by holders. Arrivals and exports from the 15th to the 17th April, 1856, inclusive : From Ireland, 747 qrs wheat, 50 qrs malt, 5,900 qrs oats, 25 qrs rye, 8 qrs beans, 3,314 sacks oatmeal, 120 sacks flour ; coas,wise, 150 qrs oats, 9 sacks oatmeal ; Canada and other British colonies out of Europe, 687 qrs wheat • Europe, &c., 643 qrs wheat, 1,201 sacks flour. Total, 2,077 T s wheat, 60 qrs malt, 6,050 qrs oats, 25 qt.s rye, 8 qrs beans ; 3,323 sacks oatmeal, 1,321 sacks flour. Exports : To Ireland, 55.5 qrs wheat, 2 qrs malt, 5,986 qrs Indian corn, 40 brls Indian cornmeal, 693 sacks flour, 290 brls flour ; coastwise, 75 qrs wheat, 18 qrs oats, 80 qrs beans, 20 qrs Indian corn, 15 sacks oatmeal, 116 sacks flour, 965 brls flour. R. MAKIN AND SON. LONDON SUGAR : The market has been dull during the week, and although the importers have refrained from pressing the buyers in public, yet we reduce our quotations generally 6d, and there has been a small amount of business done. The refined market is also lower; brown lumps, 51s 6d ; grocery, 52s to 555. COFFEE: The good and fine coloury descriptions of Ceylon have sold freely at an advance of is to 2s. Other descrip tions at previous rates. Native Ceylon, fair to very good, Ms to 53s 6d. TEA : A fair amount of business has been done in greens this week, at about previous rates, but black has been very dull of sale. Common congou, 9d. RICE : Business to some extent has been done this week, but at low prices. Rtne : The market has been steady. • SALTPETRE : Low qualities are scarce, and have been in demand, but it is difficult to find buyers for the finer sorts. SPIcEs: A large quantity has been offered in public sale. and prices are a shade lower. COTTON has been in good demand, and prices have been fully supported. _ JUTE lias declined 103 to 151 IRON : Scotch pig advanced to 75s 6d. FRUIT : A fair amount of business has been done in currants, at higher prices ; for Valencia and Eleme raisins there is a better demand, at full prices. Markets generally have been dull this week. TALLOW : The market is steady with less disposition to sell ; —Town Tallow is quoted 48s net cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 47s 3d to 47s 6d ; April to May, 47s ; May to June, 47s ; October to December, 475. BOROUGH Hop: Messrs Pattenden and Smith report that the market is firm, and fine hops are scarce, and dearer than a few weeks past; the plant is making slow progress on account of the late and present cold north-east winds, but with genial weather it is thought that shortly a better opinion may be formed as to the coming crop, which, as a matter of course, will rule the future. There is a great difficulty in quoting prices, as the growth is so various both in colour and quality ' • at present they are as follows —Low and inferior Weald of Kent and Sussex hops, 40s to 50s per cwt; middling do, 56s to 755; colonry do, 80s to 84s ; fine and choice do. 86s to 90s; very superior do, 95s to 105 s ; choice mid. and East Kent Goldings, 110 s to 120 s. CORN : There was not much English wheat fresh up for this morning's market, and the few sales made were at rates about equal to those of Monday last, for both English and foreign. Barley maintained the recent advances, barley y at 1 2 :4 2 5 6 0 0 qrs Oats were a dull sale, at the same time their value under went no alteration. Beans and peas unchanged. Arrivals into London from April 14 to April 18 EnglishEn s h andan d Scotch,Sc o t c h 1 6 6 , 7 0 2 c rs q s Irish, foreign 23cih9ar :sr dsc Ll:r7sfai s lehf soo Scotch ; n 8 b 1; f loa or oats : foreignl 70 q rs Malt English 11 and s 0 Sc ci o r t s ch, En 7 g ,O li 7 salw o beans, 38a 5d ; peas, 1,240 barrels. London Averages : 40s id ; Oats, 21s 5d ; Rye, Os Od ; 38s 9d. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. -- To-day's market was well sup plied with most kinds of beasts, yet the demand for them ruled steady, at Monday's improvement in the quotations. The show of sheep was moderate, and the mutton trade was tolerably firm at full prices. We bad a very dull market for lambs, at a decline in value of 4d per 8 lbs.; the top figure being 7s per 8 lbs. From the Isle of Wight only 180 came to hand. Calves were in short supply and very moderate request, at Monday's currency. In pigs scarcely any transactions took place. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 4d ; lamb, 6s to 7s; veal, 4s 2d to 5s 8d ; pork, 3s 6d to 4s Bd—per lbs to sink the offal. Total : Beasts, 1002 ; foreign, 10 ; cows, 120 ; sheep and lambs, 5960 ; calves, 140 ; foreign, 45 ; pigs, 300. YESTERDAY'S MARKETS. BELFAST CORN ; Farmer's supplies during the past week have been moderate at to-day's market. The supply of wheat, oats, and meal, were small. White wheat without change, and red about 3d per cwt lower since this day week. No change on oats ; oatmeal 3d per cwt lower ; flour is in moderate demand. At the Corn Exchange we had a thin attendance. Indian corn in better demand since this day week, and holders firm. WAKEFIELD CORN : Wheat in moderate demand, at is decline; barley and beans firm; oats dull, and rather cheaper. A dull market, and no alteration in the DUBLIN CORN currencies of Tuesday CORK CORN , White wheat, 323 6d ; red ditto, 30s ; barley, 16s to 21s; oats, 12s to 14s 6d; pork, 33s to 455. CORK BUTTER : Firsts, 140; seconds, 130 ; thirds, 125 ; fourths, 110 ; fifths, 90. RECEPTION OF THE NEW MINISTER. AMERICAN On Thursday night the Lard Mayor entertained hi 3 Excellency Mr. Dallas, the new American Minister, at dinner, at the Mansion House. A numerous and dis tinguished company was invited to attend. In returning thanks for the toast of his I ealth in con- nection with the sentiment of " Prosperity to the great Republic" to which he had the honour to belong, Mr, Dallas spoke as follows :—My Lord Mayor, ladies, and gentlemen, the very kind and complimentary language with which your lordship has prefaced the last toast, and the cordial manner in which it h this distinguishel ass receive, my return of gratitut entitled, and I b T bankrupt he language of th landed in the dominion - s of your illus ierican government and have met with nothing but a serics of the mosl tative demonstrations ( I perfectly well know that these m:inifesCatior addressed to an individ— , and that they are t a nation whose m tie prof imd, and nnsion half, with a sensibility that I mously feel, I beg this distinguished c know it wc. accept the assurance of my profound acknov There are some subjects on which it would be i more enterprising than wi3a, for me ton TnriPed and in thispresence rceiy can pretend to knew the subjects which we ptable to you. I dare say, bowev but little havad if I yen naturA to a western ton ue, to purpose of a new corner must have excited at 1( curiosity. (A laugh.) Well, my lord, 1 me say that I am not feel, and do not feel, any desire wher than that of giving my exertions and energies unreervedly to the restoration of the most harmonious sentiments and friendly relations. (Cheers.) Animated by this spirit, and aiming at such a purpose, if I fail—and I may fail—it will be because of some inexorable, overruling some foregone conclusion not to be (lane by uni persevering, frank, and honourable conciliation. (Renewed cheers.) My lord, permit me, in conclusion—for my object is to be exceedingly brief—to tender to your lordship and the guests assembled here my congratulations on the great event consummated since my arrival among you—the resto ration of peace to Europe. (Cheers.) War, although undoubtedly accompanied by its moral benefits or allevia tions, is at best an evil ; and the vast powers of this empire, although for a time, and however gallantly, enlisted and ably directed, will find more genial and more fruitful employment in those channels, agriculture, commercial, and mantifacturing, and those pursuits which have hilerto so signally illustrated the exertions of her people, (Loud cheers.) My lords, I again thank you. Ste policy, or LAW INTELLIGENCE COURT OF EXCHEQUER,--YESTERDAY SITTINGS IN BANCO.-BEFORE THE LORD CHIEF BARON AND BAROSS ALDERSON AND BRANIWEL DARBY V. OUSELEY Mr. Kenealy moved, on behalf of the defendant, for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be had in this case on four grounds :—First, the improper rejection of the evidence by the judge; secondly, the improper inter ference of the judge with the speech of the counsel for the defendants; thirdly, misdirection; and fourthly-, for the influence by the judge over the jury. Mr. Baron Alderson: You state two grounds for a new trial which I never heard of before. Mr. Kenealy said there was a precedent for the last. The plaintiff was a tide-waiter in the Customs at Liverpool, and the defendant was the proprietor, editor, and the pub lisher of the Liverpool Herald, and the action, which was tried at the last Liverpool Assizes, before Mr. Justice Willes, was brought to r.-cover damages for an alleged libel published in the defendant's paper. The jury re turned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages, £45. The libel complained of, which was head " A Popish Rebel in the Custom's" imputed to the plaintiff that he was a member of a society formed under some Roman Catholic priests ; that he was a " rebel, a traitor, and a villain, and was not to be trusted with the property of the Crown, as he was acting under the Foreign Enlist., ment Act to enlist under the banner o f a f ore i gn peten late." It would be necessary to mention that the defen dant had pleaded not guilty and a justification. What called forth the alleged libel was the circumstance that the plaintiff had dropped a certificate of his membership in a Roman Catholic society, which was picked up and given to the defendant, who at the trial pleaded justifica tion, urging that he was warranted in commenting as he had done in his paper, as he had acted without malice, being unacquainted with the plaintiff, and believing that the certificate was a treasonable document. and to call attention to what he considered a treasonab The learned counsel, having cited N ari his support of a rule, referred to the que tion. The learned judge had stat was no evidence of the plaintiff lorities in of the society, notwitbstauding counsel tor the plaintiff having admitted the facts. The also told •that the plea of justificaLion a. memt jury wer having been thrown overboard, to find a verdict for the defendan that even if the plea of justification had not been dated, his lordship was not warranted remark, as the plea of "not guilty 1 maid raised ev issue, and the matter was %IC for ✓ the decisio The last point with which he would trouble was the improper influence exercised by f the jury. From the cornmeneem; , nt of the , tice Willes had done all in his power to bring it to a close by suggesting that I should tnAke an apoloav Mr. Biron Alderson : I suppose on re juctg , over trial Mr. Jas- behal(of your client, not on account of th e l engt h of your speech. (Laughter.). 111 r. Kenealy observed that at that time he had not opened his lips. He regretted to say that great impatience was displayed by the learned judge, who stated that the defendant's counsel was about to make a Protestant speech, but that it would not be listened to. This, no doubt, had the effect of prejudicing the minds of the jury. The learned judge, in alluding to the def'enchnt, Said he belonged to a class of people " Who see more devils than wide hell can hold." When utterance was given to this, a, sensation was created, and murmurs ran through the court which doubtless had an effect on the jury. Mr. Baron Alderson: You don't do the jury justice. The learned judge meant that the language of the libel was greatly exaggerated, and that it was a mere " mare's, Mr. Kenealy said, reflections' were cast on7his which were not warranted, and the judge had, in his sum ming up, constantly repeated his arguments, 'which was the more remarkable, as the speech of Mr. Serjeant Wilkins was in no way commented upon. Mr. Baron Alderson: Perhaps there was no necessity. (Laughter.) The Chief Baron : It is the duty of the judge not to leave a single matter unexplained to a jury which is capable of explanation. Mr. Kenealy contended that the summing up was an inroad, and trenohed upon the province of the jury. He disclaimed imputing e t r e n t i s t t l e e d d t h e e a h a n d e w s t a r t i i a s e a d h d t h i e n ! r lconclusionorrls hips , h t e h a d i imputing to the learned judge before whom the case was tried any object for the course ho had pursued, but con sidered that his lordship was guilty of indiscretion. The Lord Chief Baron said he was of opinion, and with that opinion the court fully concurred, that there ought to be no rule for a new trial in this case. His lordship having gone through the whole of the arguments adduced by the learned counsel in support of the appplication, sad that none of the points presented any grounds upon which the court ought to grant the rule. The rejection of tho evidence was right, the conduct of the learned judge was right, the direction to the jury was right : :and he entirely disagreed with Mr. Kenealy as to:the:view taken by him as to what was the duty of a judge, which lay in, calling the attention of a jury to unexplained matters, so as to enable them to arrive at a just conclusion. Rule refused accordingly. DISSOLUTION OF THE ROCHDALE CORN MILL SOCIETY. — At the petty sessions on Wednesday, Mr. Edward Far rand, bookkeeper of the Rochdale Corn Mill Society, Weir-street,: applied to the magistrates for leave to dissolve their society. They wished to enrol themselves under the Industrial Provident Society's Act. The bench granted the application. _ WORTHY of ilwrrATioN.—On the proclamation of peace, it is proposed to entertain at Norwich the Crimean soldiers and sailors now resident in that city. Their wives and children will also partake of the hospitality of the citizens, as will the military now stationed in the city ; and the pre eeedinrs, which will include a treat to the children attend ing the various charity schools, will terminate with an illumination and a display of fireworks. Loss OF THE AMERICAN SHIP BLANCRARD.—The loss of the American ship Blanchard, Captain Lavirenee, has been reported at Lloyd's. This vessel (on her voyage from Charleston tor Bremen), while at anchor in the Downs on Tuesday morning, was caught by a strong easterly gale, and, notwithstanding the energetic endeav ours made by the crew to prevent it, drPa I her anchors The and went onshore on the beach mar Kingsdowr passengers and crew were saved, besides a greater portion of the cargo (cotton) and stores. It vas feared, owing to the continuance of a strong gale,',troni the east, that the ship would soon go to pieces. 62980 32270 2250 45460