The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-25 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. thes us with his name. com. in omnibus having " Ever, in its side, when the ye .Ir di •• r does not go near the latter place. Several passengers been taken up and pot down at the e.,d of Bootle•lane, dale. and when remonstrated with, the driver replied that ad no license to tak 3 them further. We hope the pro ors of the omnibus wi I remedy the complaint, as they are r to be eventually the greatest losers. Cbt ';fibtrpool ROI-anbarb. DAY MORN, ING, AUG. 25, 1846 the urgent attention of our 'eaders and the authorities of Liverpool to the merits contained in the following let gentleman fully conversant ting the important subject A fearful amount of disease hie of tie on wh he writes enable disease—prevails amongst us, sparing s no rank, no age, no sex, no condition. )st rife amongst the lower classes, gs have less of comfort, cleanliness, Although whose d w and ventilation than t se of the better housed and the wealthy, it is reaching all, and if not arrested by stringent and prompt measures of sanitary regu lation, will shortly make its effects felt in quarters hitherto removed from them. he first step to be taken ? Have we ns of even mitigating the evil ready at hand ? Mr. Harbord mentions, as the first aid to health uired, an amply and daily supply of water to the The inhabitants of the metropolis, a few ro, when similarly threatened, applied to ►rs to have the sewers cleansed by being flushed with water. Can the water companies ef fect this ? The public estate of the borough ought to pay for the remedy, if any obstacle stands in the the m 3UbIIC There should be no hesitation in this matter ; no counting of the cost ;no delay. It should be done at once. Every other possible purifying pro cess should be put in operation. The proper sca venging of the town, and the emptying of ash-pits and night soil, must be insisted upon, even if dou ble or treble the present force should be employed. It is bad parsimony to be sparing in the cost to the public of the charge for such necessary conducives to health. Every shilling saved by such parsimony robs some poor family of the weekly earnings of its head, perhaps of his life itself. A broom spared, or a nig - htman's cart unemployed, gives work for the undertaker, and involves the cost of a funeral, and he loss to the community arising from widowhood The want of good policy on this ended to. It is a crying evil, re- and orphan d must be att nnga desperate remedy Mr. Harbord's suggestions are those of a practi al man. The authorities of the town cannot do Individuals must help themselves,— ;rything take their requirements known, and assist in their We implore them to do so. It is a :arrying out duty which they owe to themselves, to their fami lies, and to the town at large. We shall not lose sight of the subject. It is one which calls for and shall receive the best aid which we can afford in arging its importance. OF THE TOWN. To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD SANITARY STAT ,—You will no leath and dis sse at pr ,t be aware that there is much nt prevailing in Liverpool ; if ..ould advise you that such is the case. I would willingly be an alarmist, except to remedy the cause While I write, Death is seizing upon some or father or mother or sister. Dis over the town, hourly striking some ( you I - e a heart that can feel for in' .s appeal. Help the dying— . vigorous effort be not made, e the children of still healthy is child or wif s hangs broodii If you hive n those who ere long, will I a ? Read what I write, and r heart what should b( the head of Er ommitting such fearful ravages is included by the ignorant under era, and typhus fever. Each day isity of these cases. fold—at least amongst 115 oorer classes: among w - how it AS YET principally st,—Owing to a conspiracy among the nightmen, it cost impossible to get the soil removed from the ind poisoning the air in every and will ere long mach the hearth of ess of the atmosphere favours thy masses, and each case of s its quota of con ivies—this is overflow rt of the town, le rich man. The clo e putrefaction of the gious exhalation to fficient to generate disease. Then At has a' .ready been the meat rots in the house, the vegetables decay,—partly from the heat, partly from poisoned air,—the water in the little tob in the poor man's cellar kitchen gets putrid in twenty-four hours ; and here again the circle of repro dttetion of disease is again formed. _ _ I have just had an interview with the Town-clerk, who s kindly promised that he will immediately attend to y suggestions, and see if anything can be done to remedy frightful state of things ird should be posted inviti ng parties to ties, who would AT ONCE cause )ved. I also suggested that the applied to, to furnish water It parts of the town during k the liberty of sug- Besting that a p 1 apply to the local whorl such nuisances to be remc ,er companie )ce, if not twice, daily to ie prevalence of the " plague' Should the municipal body , _ the advice of their cb immediate steps, they will e gratitude of the poor—aye, if they had each subscribed local " to the Infirmary, the Dia- Town-clerk, tak ye more truly de h too—t ies, or the Orphan Asylum ude, in h ste, yours, &c., H. G. HARBORD (reef, Monday Afternoon. Upper Parliament-, e most infamous engine of oppression of the poor ever erected in a christ'an lan - d is at length tottering to its fall. The new Poor Law Commis sion is doomed. Many of its enormities have been laid before our readers, but worse than all there is rebellion raging within its own bowels. Assistant- Commissioners and Secretaries are peaching against each other ; and there is a proverb which assures ie that, when a certain class of people fall out honest men get their own. Another session of Parliament will, in all probability, see the Augean stable of omerset House cleared out ; and its dietaries, pondence, minutes of pro dings, returns, reports and other formal rubbish, igned to the nearest trunladakers or marine rders, epistc A strange feature of the eclaircissenzent made by the report of the Select Committee appointed to enquire into the Andover Union affair is the fact, that what all the world imagined to be a system unerring in regularity, with checks of all imaginable sorts, with no possibility of error or malpractice in working, turns out to be no system at all. The we understood, were a trio,—a edings each member had a Commissioners Boar'l P—in whose proc, voice, and none an independent jurisdiction. We have been accustomed to imagine them sitting in conclave, contributing to a common stock their se veral experiences of the capacity of pauper stomachs d vigor to pauper thic amount of diet ; deter- give adequate sustenanc able a man to break a hun t I weight of stones ; and how many would turn him into a refractory subject—drive him to knock down a governor or throw his gruel in the face of a nurse. We have supposed that a secretary sate daily at the foot of the Board-room table, recording the proceedings, signing authoritatively the missives despatched to Boards of Guardians or Governors of Unions. We are now awakened, however, from our romantic dreams. All the excessive regularity is a fiction. A Board is merely an individual usurping the func tions of three. A trio is three individuals with inde pendent action. A Secretary is a person of so dan gerous a character that he is not permitted even to be present at. the meetings whose proceedings he is supposed to record. The whole fabric of the three kings of Somerset House, with their laws like those of the Medes and Persians, their unalterable dieta ries. their resolute rejection of the principle of out- or rel . Yet we have paid tolerably well for this trouble some fiction in the calamities of those submitted to its irresponsible inflictions. Many a heart these have lacerated. We know now, however, the object of this combination ; and that object bears most importantly upon the policy recently adopted by the Government of this country. In the report of the Select Committee, we find it stated that— " The bad administeati, , n of the Andover workhouse, and the rigour with which the board of guardians, gene rally acting in accordance with the frequently published views of the Poor Law Con mis,ioners, have carried out the law, have often been the means of inducing labourers to accept reduced w-ges in order to avoid the workhouse." We have, in common with most opponents of the Poor Law, stated all along that its principle was to reduce the lower classes to a lower standard of wages. Practically we say to the unfortunates, who app ly to our Boards of Guardians fir temporary relief, in cases of sickness, stagn :don of trade or , other emergencies,—" We can support you in t he workhouse for so much. Choose between our die tarfand the acceptance of such wages as we offer you." Free trade enables us to reduce the cost of supporting an adllt from half-a-crown a week to eighteen pence. If there is anything, therefore, in the principle of the new Poor Law, as laid down above, any reduction in the price of food must be followed by a reduction in the money price of wages. They will at pres nt accept this reduced price "in order to avoid the Workhouse" ; and when Work house keep is cheapened the alternative offered will be proportionately reduced. There is no escape from this conclusion. It is inevitable. We are not, however, about to dwell upon this point, as proved by the Select Committee's report. The bearing of the whole document is a theme from which we cannot afford to wander. It is now palpably before the world that the system, through out, is one of tyranny and collusion. The irre sponsible Commissioner crushes at will all beneath him, from the Assistant Commissioner and Secre tary downwards to the pauper. He holds in his hands the power of summarily dismissing every official whose conduct squares not with the new Poor Law standard of justice. Mr. Assistant Com missioner Parker, in his conduct of the Andover inquiry, betrayed that fact. He was not disposed to throw the shield of office over the delinquencies of a peccant governor. He allowed the light to find its way into the secrets of the workhouse prison, and was cashiered for his indiscretion. Mr. Day, Mr. Jenkin Jones, Mr. Mott, and Mr. Coode were condemned to a similar fate. They offended not by sinning against the inflexible system of Somerset House, but by sinning clumsily. Mott was too clever ; and placed a Home Secretary under an obligation by a timely report, which assisted him in crushing a troublesome political opponent; and having done so, and bungled it, was no longer useful. Mr. Day was simply too honest—the worst possible fault in an Assistant Poor-law Commis sioner; and the Secretary, Mr. Chadwick, was " dangerous" for the same reason, added to the fact of lals being the only man connected with the commission whose sincerity could not be called in question. - What is the conclusion to which we are impelled by these awkward disclosures ? Are we to white wash the Commissioners, or simply to discharge them ? We incline to say, get rid of the commis sion itself. Wipe away the stain which is inflicted upon the character of a Christian land by the exist ence in it of a system confessedly designed to op press its unfortunate poor. Let us hear no more of workhouse tests, of bone-crushing, of dietaries, even although, as the result, we are compelled to pay fair wages to the working man, or to submit to a trifling increase in our poor rates. We shall never be entitled to call ourselves Christian people until the whole fabric of iniquity is swept away. THE ANNUAL LICENSING SESSIONS The increase in extent of a town such as Liverpool, of course involves either an increase or a re-distribution of the privilege afforded for providing " entertainment for man and horse." We have frequently expressed our opinion, that within the limits of the " good old town" we had such accommodation in ample quantity, and something to spare. We could dispense with a host of small taverns in our back streets ; and it is not abso lutely necessary that we should have public-houses at every other door along our docks and main thorough fares. We can afford to transfer a host of these to the outskirts .of the town, which are day by day extending themselves. Wapping, Strand-street, Bath-street, Old hall-street, Waterloo-road, Great Howard-street, and other similar localities, swarm with taverns. A stranger passing along them would imagine that we live on drink, and that meat is scarcely recognised as an article of our dietary. We have a public-house every other door : the butcher and the baker set up their establishments a few hundred yards apart. With these facts influencing us, we have all along set our faces against the granting of new licenses. It is pre posterous to see streets upon streets erected, at every cor ner of which is the preparation for a public-house. It seems a sort of recognised necessity that rum, gin, and brandy are to be brought to every body's door; and that the jerry builder, who runs up a street of lath-and-plaster cottages, is to have their value enhanced by the favour of the licensing magistrate?. There is a suspicion of pre ference in all these cases. We do not, however, impute improper motives. But claims will be made—in them- to the imputation of undue favouritism. With all due respect to the licensing magistrates, we would say that we have licenses plenty. In the outskirts of the town, however, there may be a few cases of excep tion from the general rule. For instance, in the list be fore us, of parties applying for licenses, we find a party in Bootle requiring a license, which, from our own knowledge of the locality, is a reasonable and proper application. The house itself has been built for the purpose, his every convenience, and is nearly 1000 yards from any other esta blishment. The party occupying it is excellent in respect of character ; acquainted with the trade, and has the good wishes of the most respectable tortion of the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. Such a house is wanted in the lo cality. It is required ns an omnibus station ; and the per son applying for the licence proposes to set a room apart for the accommodation of omnibus passengers. In such a case the powers of the magistrates may be legitimately employed. A house in such a neighbourhood would be an accommodation to the respectable inhabitants, and not a source of crime and debauchery. Another case of a similar character is an applications which we observe for a license for a house in Netherfield road. The neighbourhood is respectable; the parties ap plying most fitted to conduct - a respectable concern ; and the premises calculated for the business. We should say that here a point might be stretched, and perhaps in a few more cases. As the prevailing rule, however, let us have no new licenses. We have a decent stock to begin upon. CORR ESPONDEIVCE. THE NEW CHURCH AT CABBAGE HALL TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. observe in your paper, of yesterday's date, an inquiry from a correspondent as to the truth of some re port, that a Puseyite is appointed to the new church at Cabbage Hall. 1 have the pleasure to be intimately acquainted with the gentleman appointed, and am, therefore, fully able to set your correspondent's mind at ease on that score, by as• miring him that there is no truth in the report. I am, sir, yours obediently, Wigan, 19th August, 1846. ORTHODOX THE MERCURY'S INCONSISTENCY TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—The Editor of the Mercury, in his notices to cor respondents this day, states that he objects much to reli gious controversy in a newspaper, and yet in the same paper he reviews Mr. M'Neile's Sermon, " Every Eye shall see Him." Which is more a work of supererogation—to defend Mr. M‘Neile, or to prove the inconsistency of the Mercury f—l am, air, &c., _ A CONSTANT READER. 21st Aug. 184( CRICKET.—A match will be played, on Thursday next, between the Olympus (Liverpool) and the St. Helen's . . Clubs, on the iround of the former, Wellington-road, Toxteth-park. Wickets to be pitched at eleven o'clock. MURDER CASES AT THE ASSIZER—The case of Clap- ham, for the murder at the New Bailey, Manchester, is fixed to be taken this morning, and as it is not anticipaled to occupy any length of time, it will be followed by the trial of Wignall, for the alleged murder of his wife in Toxteth-park, which it is anticipated will also be con cluded early this afternoon. THE WEATHER.—Last week the weather was very un- settled in this part of the country. On Thursday it-rain ed incessantly the whole day, but since Friday it has been tolerably favourable for harvest purposes. Yesterday was dull. We have given elsewhere several extracts from provincial papers as to the state of the harvest, &c.. through the country. FlRE.—Yrsterday, at noon, a fire broke out in the workshops of Messrs. Holden and C ,, ., cabinet make's, Hotham Street. .The top story was gutted, but fortu nately, the roof was prevented faltir g in. The veneers, and valuable part of the stock, were saved, and conse quently there will be little delay occasioned in proceeding with work on the paemises. The workmen lost about eleven chests of tools which are insured for only a trifling amount. Messrs. Holden and Co's loss is fully covered by insurance. The fire took place during the absenca of the men at dinner, and they were surprised on their re turn to see the destruction which had taken place. Messrs. Holden and Co. have their show-rooms in• Church-street. HEALTH OF THE TOWN A SSOCIATION.—On Friday evening, Dr. Guy, of London, delivered a lecture in the Nelson-street Rooms, on the " Sanitary Condition of Towns, more especially with reference to Liverpool," at the request of the members Pf the Health of the Town Association. After the able lectures on this subject, de livered by many of our townsmen, at the fortnightly meetings of the association, we fully expected on this oc casion to have heard, at least, something new ; but with the exception of much abuse of the town, and approval of of the abolition of the corn laws and sugar duties, and much praise of a personal friend or two, there was little valuable or practical. PRESENTATION TO PRINCE ALBERT.—Shortly prior to the Royal v!sit we had occasion to notice a magnificent telescope, round which, in a serpentine form was ena melled (with great artistiq, ta , te) a view of Liverpool, that had been manufactured by our talented townsman Mr. Chadburn, expressly for presentation to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The telescope was handed to him by our member Lord Sandon, and by a letter since received by Mr. G. H. Lawrence, we find the Prince is so highly gratified with its powers that he has transmitted it to Osborne House where it will be " brought into full play." Mr. Chadburn has since received the appoint ment, through Lord Alercorn, Groom of the Stole, of Optician and Mathematical Instrument Maker to his Royal Highness, the warrant for which appears a gene ral one—not being confined to Liverpool, which is cer tainly as great a compliment as Mr. Chadburn could have had paid him. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ASSIZES. THE CROWN COURT, YESTERDAY The court opened at nine o'clock, and an unusual num ber of people were in attendance to hear the trial of the two boys accused of the murder in Tuer-street, Manchester, On the Judge (Mr. Justice Wightman) taking his seat, Marian Dannett, Hannah Gee, Thomas Bond ) Ann Bent, Edward Bond, and Thomas Croft, who had pleaded guilty of bigamy, were called up for sentence. The learned Judge remarked upon the frequency of these cases, which shewed that the marriage tie was almost disregarded. The sentence upon Thomas Bond and Edward Bond was 6 months' imprisonment, Hannah Gee and Ann Bent 4 months, and the other prisoner 2 months. With respect to Thomas Croft, whose case was brought before the Court by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, the sentence was im prisonment for 12 calendar months. A number of mint cases were next disposed of, and the prisoners sentenced. The jury list was then called over, and the absentees fined five pounds. CHARGE OF MURDER "Tames Seddon, 17, and Joseph Dean, 12, were placed at the bar, charged with the murder of George Ray, in Manchester. The elder prisoner is a heavy looking lad, with rather a forbidding countenance, one of his eyes being apparently distorted, and both sunk in his head. The younger boy has nothing decidedly bad in his ap. pearance, except a smirking look—rather ont of place, considering the serious position he occupied. Neither appeared affected. The mother of Seddon, who was in court, and cried much at the appearance of her son, was advised by his counsel, Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, who was retained for the defence, with Mr. Taylor, to withdraw. On the jury being sworn, three were objected to, on the ground of their residence in the locality of the murder. The witnesses were ordered out of court. Mr. Pol lock was for the prosecution, with Mr. Owen, and stated the charge, that, on the 19th of June, they had murdered George Ray, a boy of about thirteen years of age. The case, the learned counsel remarked, was one depending for proof upon circumstantial evidence, which was not all times to be depended upon ; but in the pre sent instance, the crime was established by so strong a chain of circumstances as sufficed to fix it upon the pri soners. The younger boy, Dean, would be proved to be in the habit of tending cows in Chorlton, in the suburbs of Manchester. The prisoner Seddon had for some period before the murder supported himself by keeping a coal yard in Jenkinson-street, where his parents keep a small provision shop in a cellar in the same street. The learned counsel handed over to the jury plans of the locality for their guidance. On the morning of the 19th, the deceased left his home, with an ass, carrying tins of blacking, in which he dealt, accompanied by his brother, who generally assisted him in carrying on his business. About eight o'clock in the evening they first met the prisoners; and the deceased in tended to call upon Seddon's father to sell some of his blacking. He bad at the time received about four teen shillings. At about a quarter past ten o'clock, the two prisoners were seen again in company with de ceased ; and they were proved to have offered a bet to the deceased as to the amount of money he had in his possession. At about twenty minutes to eleven a witness saw the prisoners with the deceased again, who on that occasion had been joined by his little brother ; and the deceased had in his hands a knob stick, which was afterwards found near his body. A little after eleven the deceased was seen in search of his little brother, who had again left him, and the three persons (said to be the two prisoners and the deceased) went in the direction of the coal yard of the boy Seddon, which they were seen to enter, Seddon himself stating that the object of the visit of the deceased was to see a Bantam hen. About a quarter of an hour after entering a noise was heard in the stable, and shortly afterwards the deceased came out and went to a house in the neighbourhood for a candle to look at the hen. This was the last occasion on which he was seen alive, and about a half an hour afterwards the candle was returned by the young prisoner Dean. About a quarter to twelve o'clock the prisoners went into a provision shop in the neighbourhood and Seddon asked for something to drink ; but Dean was apparently very ill and could not drink. He seemed "down-hearted," and shortly both went to the coal-yard. At nearly one o'clock a witness saw two persons come out of the coal yard, one of them car rying a burden covered with a wrappering, and went down Trier• street, in the direction of the Black Brook, where the body of the deceased was subsequently found. The younger prisoner carried a box and a stick, both of which were subsequently found near the body ; and a witness deposed to a noisd being heard, as of some rubbish being thrown into the brook, and two persons answering the description of the prisoners, were seen leaving the spot in the direction of Ormond-street. About four o'clock the body was discovered, laid in such a position as gave reason to believe that it bad been carefully deposited, and the circumstances forbid the idea being entertained that the deceased bad fallen in. A contusion was found on his temple, which accounted for his death. Several arti cles, identified by the mother of the deceased, were found in Seddon's stable, some of which were claimed by Dean. The box in which the deceased carried his money was found carefully secreted in the stable, and in various parts of the stable money was found hidden, and some in the box of Seddon. Mr. B. Booth, the first witness called, deposed to the correctness of the plans of the locality of the alleged murder furnished to the Court and Jury ; but on cross examination by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, it appeared that there was some error in the plan, not showing accurately in what places the Black Brook is covered or built over. The witness admitted that neatly fifteen windows over looked the bridge over the Black Brook, some of them being those of the Eagle Tavern, where a number of flys were kept for hire. There are also many courts in the neighbourhood. The cauttrat—thu-ruter-prtsoner Is only boarded on the side of J,nkinson-street. The etas flay, the father of the deceased, was the next witness called, and deposed to seeing his child alive, for the hist time at eleven o'clock in the morning of the 19th of July,. when he sent him out with goods for sale (black ing and blacklead). He had with him a boy, Charles Holehouse, eleven years old, and a donkey carrying his goods in two square boxes and two other boxes. He had also a round box for his money, which witness gave him that morning. When the boys did not return at the usual hour went in search of them and found the little boy cry ing in Jenkinson-street with the ass. After searching in vain for the deceased, returned home. Only fbuna two of the boxes with the ass. Went out again and found his son's body at about four o'clock, a crowd being round it. (The witness was here considerably affected.) Nothing material was elicited on cross-examination. Chas. Holehouse Ray, brother of the deceased boy, was next called, and deposed to his accompanying his brother miring his day's round, and to the latter counting his money about eight o'clock at night, in Green Heys field, when be had fourteen shillings. The younger prisoner, Dean saw him count the money. Both were beside de ceased and saw the money. Dean offered to pay for a glass of rum if the two boys would drink it. They after wards played a game at cricket, the prisoners looking on, and the deceased then sent witne-s away with the ass, telling him to wait for him in Jenkinson-street. Deceased put his money in his box, which he carried on his back. llis silver was in a small box placed in the large one where he put his copper. It was never taken out until he left him. Witness met his brother again when he was going to serve Seddon's shop. No one was with him at that time. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS. The de ceased was a head taller than witness—about the size of the eldei prisoner, but stouter. Richard Melling, examined by Mr. Owens, deposed to meeting deceased and the prisoners, in Coupland-street, Greenheys, about 8 o'clock in the evening of the alleg d 'Bunter, when Dean gave witness a challenge to fight Sed don. _Prisoners were sitting together on the flags, and de- ceased was getting something out of his panniers. All three went together to Greenheys field. George Gillespie, examined by Mr. Pollock : met the prisoner and the blacking boy at a quarter past ten on the night of the murder, at the corner of Chatbam-street. Heard Dean ask the blacking boy how much money be had, when the latter replied that he had more than Dean, who offered to bet a penny it was not so. Seddon and Dean afterwards walked down Booth street, to the cor ner of Jenkinson•street, where Seddon's coal-yard was. When prisoners went away, deceased said something to witness. Seddon and Dean came back in five minutes, and the latter whispered to witness to know if the blacking boy had been saying anything to him, and he gave no an swer. Left them all together. --- Joseph Green exlmined : saw the prisoners and de ceased, at twenty minutes to eleven o'clock, going towards Bootle-street. They stopped opposite him in John-street, and deceased went down an entry on the right hand of the street. When he came out, they all went on towards Bootle•street. Deceased had a stick in hie hand. Elizabeth Cooper lives in Burns-street, and at past eleven o'clock on the night of the murder, saw three boys, ore of a hom came to her and asked if sbe had seen a little blacking boy with an ass. The other two stood in Jenkinson-street, near the cellar of Seddon's father. The boy who asked the question was the murdered boy. Could tit , t see who the other two boys were. The mur dered boy joined them, and they went away. About half an hour after, the smaller of the blacking boys came up with the asz from Jenkinson-street. Cross-emanined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS. A person named Lambert lived next to the coal shed; was about to be confined. A great number of people were about their doors in the evening. There had been a row in one of the cour's in the neighbourhood, which con tinued from eleven till after one o'clock, and the police were obliged to disperse the people collected by it. Juslith Grimsbaw, lives in Burn's-street, heard the pre ceding witness, asked if she had seen the blacking boy. At the time it 'was a quarter to eleven by her clock. Heard the other boy inquire for his brother about half an-hour after. Saw Seddon about ten minutes past twelve opposite ber door, and beard him call out Joe; and Dean came out of the court in Burn's-street, where the row was. Seddon asked Dean what he stopped so long for ; arid both went towards the coal-yard. About twenty. five minutes to one saw them again coming from the Bootle-street end of Jenkioson-street, and Dean went in to the court again, and was driven out with the rest of the people by the police. Seddon afterwards went into the court and sat on a step. He afterwards came across to witnes,'s door, and whilst speaking to her All Saints' clock struck one. Told him to go home to bed, and he went towards 'Ter-street. _ - Thomas Jackson.—Lives near Seddon's yard, and saw the prisoners and deceased go into the gate of the yard about a quarter of an hour before he beard All Saints' clock strike eleven. The blacking boy had a box and his stick. A short time after thought be heard a struggle inside the stable. A policeman came up, and he spoke to him. The policeman knocked several times at the stable door, but was not admitted, and went on his beat. Was past the stable door again between twelve and one, when all was quiet, and when he came home his wife told him something. Found a stick (produced) in the Brook next morning. Witness was cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS as to what be bad said to the policemen on the night of the murder. Gave information to the police on the Saturday night. His wife was not examined before the magistrates, as she was out of town from the day after the murder. Thomas Lamb, policeman, deposed to his having been called by the preceding witness, and knocking at the sta ble door. Was on duty on that beat, and dispersed the People who were making a disturbance in a court in Burns-street. There were about forty or fifty of them. Had been twice up Jenkinson-street that night, but bad not c-ntinued any time. Was off his beat a part of the night at a fire. Elizabeth Bridge lives in Jenkinson-street, opposite Seddon's coal-yard. Saw the blacking-boy come out of the yard after she had closed her father's shop, a little after eleven o'clock. He came over, and she lent him a candle to look at Seddon's dandy hen. When he got the candle, he went away in the direction of the coal yard. After some while Dean brought back the candle, saying it was that which the boy had borrowed. Matthew Mills, shopkeeper, Jenkinson-street. went, on the evening of the murder, to the Spread Eagle Inn, for ale. On returning, about a quarter to twelve, saw two boys come out of Seddon's stable, whom he identified as the prisoners. About ten minutes afterwards they came into witness's house, and Seddon asked his wife if they had any cakes ; but they had none. Subsequently they were furnished with some bread and cheese, and some small beer. Seddon gave some of the cheese to Dean, but he said he was sick and could not eat, and put it on the table again. After leaving the shop they came back, and Seddon asked for the bread and cheese. The prisoner Dean appeared very sick, and hung down his head. It struck twelve o'clock when they were in the shop. Margaret Allan, the younger, was next called. and de posed to being at the window of her father's house, after twelve o'clock, on the night of the murder, and seeing the prisoners enter Seddon's hut. Margaret Allan, the elder, recollects her daughter (the preceding witness) looking out of the window, and making some remark to her. She herself looked out, and saw Seddon coming out with something on his shoulder. H e crossed the street, and went towards Tuer-street. Thought it was coal he carried. A little boy pulled the door to after him. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WlLxiNs : Was not examined before the magistrates in Manchester, or the coroner. Only gave information to the police a fortnight ego. Saw Seddon come out with the sack on his shoul der, and the little boy followed bim about half a minute afterwards. When first asked about the subject, said that she had never stated Seddon to be the party she had seen. Had never said to any of her neighbours, that she was glad she had neither seen nor beard anything stout the matter. Had been an hour the first time, and an hour and a hall the second time, with Mr. Taylor, at the Town-hall, in Chorlton. Told him nothing the first time ; did not wish to have any hand in it at all. Told him for the first time on Sunday week. Re-examined : Had mentioned what she had seen to some of her neighbours. Elizabeth Jackson, wife of Thomas Jackson, already examined.—On the night of the murder beard a noise of a cow, and woke her husband, and sent him out. Got up herself afterwards, and stood beside the window, and heard the clock strike one. Afterwards looked out in the direction of the coal-yard, and saw two persons enter. They came out at the side-door, and afterwards went in again. They next came out, carrying s-mething with them, and laid it down on the flags in Jenkinson-street, and then dragged it in again. Afterwards she saw one of them come out, carrying something, cross the street, and walk down the channel on the opposite side, in the direc tion of Tuer-street. It was something dark-coloured which he carried. A boy subsequently followed Seddon in the same direction, with something like a basket in his left hand and a stick in the other. When he was turning the corner of the street he hit it with something which gave a sound like a can. Her husband came in shortly afterwards, and she told him what she had seen. In the morning she saw the deceased boy Ray brought into the Spread Eagle yard. She went in the morning and looked into Seddon's coal-yard, when she saw the prisoner Dean. Seddon's father she also saw coming out of the place. She had mentioned the matter previous to going to Burn ley, but did not give information to the police until a week ago. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WlLxiNs.—Would not say how long she had been a married woman, or how she knew that her former husband was dead. Did not say to Mr. Taylor that she could not swear it was Seddon she had seen. Jane Williams.—Resides at 28, Tuer-street. On the morning of the murder, between twelve lind one o'clock, heard a scuffle in the neighbourhood ofAthe bridge over the brook and saw no one on the bridge, but two persons were walking quickly down Ormond -street, one of whom seemed taller than the other. Heard a falling of some thing int(, the brook instantly after the scuffling noise. Has heard similar noises on the bridge before and since. Cross-examined.—Cannot say whether the persons she saw in Ormond-street were men or boys. Mary Jackson, daughter of Mr. Jackson, a preceding witness, went to her lather's yard the morning after the murder. Saw the two prisoners, and said to Seddon, "Well. Jim, what became of that lad last night." A few minutes after saw Seddon driving some hens out of the stable. Dean was in the hut lying on a bench. Had seen him with a dark coloured mackintosh. Ann Haslam.—Lodges, with her husband, at Mr. Gregory's, in Jenkinson-street. Seddon occasionally slept there ; did not sleep there on the 19th, the night of the murder. Saw his father go to the stable at eight o'clock on the following morning. The prisoners came out of the stable that morning. The witness deposed to having gone to Seddon's coal-yard for coals the week before, and he had none. .3 amyl!' Villglres.-13 Hamer's cleaner at the Spread Eagle. About five minutes to four on the morning after the murder opened the stable window, and saw the body of the deceased lying across the Brook, which at the time contained very little water. His head was out of the water, and other portions of his person quite dry. Got a policeman, who assisted in taking him out. Observed two marks on the right side of the neck. A tin can (produced) was found by the body: Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS.—It wag thought at first that he had fallen into the brook in a fit. His trousers were unfastened, and his head was upon a stone. There are many s►ones in the brook. A club was held at the Spread Eagle that night. Joseph Bayley, police.cCi - nstable, deposed to having as sisted to take the body out of the brook, and confirmed the evidence generally of the preceding witness. John Taylor, superintendent of police in Manchester, on the morning of the murder went to the spot, and as sisted Dr. Golland in examining the body. Produced a cap and jacket found on the boy. Directed two officers to apprehend the prisoners, who were brought to the police•office in Chorlton-on-Medlock. Both of them said they had left the deceased about eleven o'clock at the corner of Burns-street, and had not seen him since. Went afterwards to the cabin in Jenkinson-street, and found a box unlocked, and 2s. 41d. in copper in a stock ing. Found also a blue and white handkerchief, which Seddon said was his. The money be said was coal money. There were no coals in the yard. Prisoners said they had slept in • At. Described the ,tep .ne stable on the preceding night. bridge over the brook, the construction of which accounted for the scuffling noise mentioned in the evidence of the witness Williams. Cross-examined by Mr. WlLiciNs : The witness said that the handkerchief was very like one worn by the pri soner Seddon, and that a boy, from whom Dean said he had received a marble found in the hut, said it resembled one which he had given him. John Leigh, policeman, in company with Inspector Reeves, apprehended the prisoners on the morning after Seddon was in his father's house. and Dean the murder at the door . Found upon them four keys, two flageolet keys, and twopence in copper. Afterwards went into the cabin, and on the chimney-piece found a key which un locked the stable door, where he found a box, (produced,) which both denied to be theirs. Seddon claimed the flageolet keys as his own. Inspector Rteves proved the apprehension of the pri soners, and their declaration that they had seen the blacking boy on the preceding night, and that they had left him at eleven o'clock in Jenkinson-street. Produced a marble, a mackintosh, and two handkerchiefs, taken from the prisoners. The witness deposed to finding some money secreted in various parts of the cabin. John Holehouse, half-brother to the deceased, swore that the articles found upon the prisoners were like those in the possession of the boy Ray. The flageolet keys were the same as he had. He knew them because one was perfect and the other imperfect. The small tin box found he had seen nearly every night. Sarah Ray, mother of the deceased boy, deposed to the resemblance of the handkerchief found in Dean's mackin tosh. It was discoloured as at present when she gave it him, on the morning Jf his death. In cross-examination the witness stated that she had identified a handkerchief, before the magistrates in Man chester, as having been hemmed by herself. Sarah Lightbound, a washerwoman, had washed such handkerchiefs as those produced for Kay's family. Wil liam Henry Balmaine, chemist, had examined the box and corn produced, and found that they were stained with blacking : on the keys he could not detect its presence. Peter Tuer proved the letting of the coal yard to the prisoner, Seddon, and leaving with him the key of the stable to spew the premises to parties wishing to take it. lie considered him a boy of industrious habits. Henry Bailey sells coals in behalf of Lord Vernon, and had supplied the prisoner Seddon up to within a month prior to the sixteenth of June, when be owed £1 14s. 2d. In consequence of its not being punctually paid, he de clined to give further credit. Cross Examined.—Prisoner has paid witness as much as seven pounds at a time. Mr. Walter Golland, surgeon, swore to having exa mined the body of the deceased, and described the inju ries found, wh!-' - externally slight. On removing the scalp, found u quantity of clotted blood between the scalp and the bone on the right temple; and the brain was much injured. The cause of death was a violent blow on the right temple, which might have been inflicted by an oaken spindle or a poker produced. Cross-examined.—Had said that the injury might have resulted from a fall. Examined the eyes of the boy Sed don, and considered his vision very defective. Re-examined.—A fall to produce such 'injury must be from a considerable height. Thinks a fall from the bridge over the brook might be sufficient. A statement made by the prisoners, and signed befo re the magistrates, .7 dS read to the court and jury, giv ing their version of the proceedings of the day, Seddon and Dean both stating that they left the deceased at eleven o'clock, and attempting to account for the money and the articles found. This closed the case for the prosecution. At about five o'clock, Mr. Sergeant WILKINS com menced the delivery of a powerful address in defence of the prisoners, which occupied two hours and ten minutes. The lea rn ed counse l, a ft er an i m pressive warning to the Jury against the danger, in a case where human life was to be affected by their verdict, of depending upon oircum staritial evidence alone; and in a review of the testimony of the various witnesses who had been examined, showed many important discrepancies, and endeavoured to show that some of the witnesses were not to be credited, having only come forward at the last hour, he suspected in order to get up a case for the sake of getting to Liverpool. He commented also upon the improba bility that such a murder could have been deliberately committed by two such boys, and contended that there was nothing to shew that death bad been caused by vio lence at all. The articles found upon the prisoners he sbevred could all be accounted for, as belonging to them, except the box, which might have been accidentally left by the deceased himself when in the cabin. At ten minutes past seven, his Lordship commenced summing up, which occupied until about a quarter to nine, at which hour the jury retired ; and returned into court at ten minutes past nine with a verdict of not guilty as to both the prisoners. The elder boy, Seddon, maintained his appearance of solid indifference to the last; and whilst the jury were absent eat heartily in the box. Dean's countenance be came agitated, and he cried bitterly. When the verdict was given, he brightened up a little, and bowed as he left the dock, Seddon showing no emotion. Dean was ordered to be given up to his friends. NISI PRIUS COURT.-YESTERDAY. RUSSE' L V. GItIYZMELL.-RAILWAY SHARES This was an action to recover the price of some railway shares. Mr. BAINE.S and Mr. JONES appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. CROMPTON for the defence. Mr. BAINES stated the case. Ile plaintiff, Mr. John Russell, is a sharebroker in Liverpool, and the defendant, Mr. John Gemmel!, jun., is an agent for the sale of ale and beer in the same town. In September last the de fendant was.disposed to have some shares in the Shrews bury and Hereford Railway, and instructed the plaintiff to buy 50 of them for him. In accordance with these in structions the plaintiff, on the 13th of Sept., bought from Mr. Croxton, another sharebroker, 50 of these shares, at £2 Ils. 6d. per share, on which £1 only had been paid ; the premium, therefore, was £1 Ils. 6d., and the total amount was £l2l 15s. This money was actually paid to Mr. Coxton by the plaintiff, early in October. The de fendant had been duly informed of the purchase of the shares prior to this, and at the time of the plaintiff's pay ing the money for them he obtained scrip, and sent it to the defendant. The defendant promised to pay the money in a day or two, and take up the shares ; be also sent a letter to the same effect. Immediately after this, the shares began to fall in the market, and might have been falling in price ever since, for he, the learned counsel, understood they were now very low : but what his client said was this—that he had paid £l2B 15s. for these shares, which the defendant had commissioned him to procure, but which the defendant had never taken up nor paid for; and there was also a sum for his commission of £3 15s. ; amounting altogether to £132 10s. The purchase of the shares by the plaintiff _for the defendant having been proved, as well as the actual payment of money for them, his Lordship directed the jury to find a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages £132 10s. BOOTLE V. MAJOR AND ANOTHER This was an action for damages for an alleged illegal seizure and sale of property at Southport. Mr. Watson and Mr. James appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Martin and Mr. Atherton for the defence. Mr. Watson stated the case. The plaintiff in this action was Miss Ellen Ann Bootle, and the question to be decided was, whether certain goods or chattels which were taken at Southport, by the sheriff of Lancashire, on the 23rd of May last, on an execution issued at the instance of the defendants, were or were not the property of the plaintiff. The plain tiff is a young person who has carried on for a length of time the business of a milliner and dress maker, and her mother lived, until lately, in St. Anne-street, in this town, where she carried on the business of her late hus band, who was a stay-maker; but being left in rather embarrassed circumstances she was soon compelled to give it up. The present plaintiff went, in the summer of 1842, to Nassau, New Brunswick, where she went into business, and by her industry was enabled to save a little money. She returned again to this country in the sum mer of 1845, but during the time she was absent she had sent home to her mother £lO 12s. She found that her mother was unable to carry on her business, and de termined to go again into business herself. She there fore took a house at Southport, and her mother being greatly embarrassed, she purchased from her furniture and other things to the amount of £62 125., in payment of which she gave her mother £52, the £lO 12s. origi nally sent to her making up the amount. With this mo ney the mother paid off her rent, £4 arrears of taxes, for whic there was a summons in the house, and a sum of £2O to a creditor at Manchester, of the name of Dew burst. The plaintiff went to Southport in October, 1845, and carried on business there on her own account up to May, 1846; in which month the defendants, Messrs. Ma jor and Radcliffe, of Manchester, creditors of her mother, directed the officers to seize the goods in question, which goods, there was not the slightest doubt, were the pro perty of the plaintiff—she having purchased them from her mother in the month of August preceding. Witnesses were then called to prove that the house at Southport was taken and held in the daughter's name, that the sale of furniture by the mother to the daughter actually took place, that, in addition to this, the daughter had purchased and paid for other household articles, with the view of Commencing in business at Southport, the bills and receipts for which were produced in court ; and that the daughter had previously carried on a prosperous business at Nassau. 111 r. MARTIN, for the defence, contended that having administered to her deceased husband's effects, Mrs. Bootle had rendered herself liable for his debt., and had no power, while an ac. ion for debt was pending against her, to dispose of or transfer any portion of that property to any other person. HiS LORDSHIP decided that it was not a disposal of pro perty, but merely a conversion of property of a certain . . _ being afterwards applied to the be oat of the estate. Mr. MARTIN th . en characterised the transfer of the fur niture to the daughter as a fraudulent and unreal tran saction, for the purpose of defeating his clients, in their attempt to recover a debt due to them by her late hus band. Messrs. Major and Ratcliffe are sateen manu facturers at Manchester, and not being able to obtain payment of an account for goods furnished to the hus band, brought an action in this court, in March last, against the widow, and judgment went by default. They then issued execution against this property at Southport, for the recovery of their damages and costs of suit, firmly believing that the property belonged to Mrs. Bootle, and that no real transfer of it to the daughter had ever taken place. Some witnesses were examined to show that from transactions and conversations they had'with Mrs. Bootle, at Southport, they were led to believe that the house was held by her, and that the furniture also belonged to her. Mr. Watson replied, and the learned Judge went very minutely through the evidence, after which the jury, with out any hesitation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff. II AYES V. PARSONS - ANOTHER ALLEGED ILLEGAL DISTRAINT The plaintiff is a licensed victualler of this town, and the defendant is an attorney who had a claim against a cirter named Wright, brother-in-law of the plaintiff, to satisfy which he seized the two horses and cart, and had them sold by auction, under the belief that they were still the property of Wright, but which, as he (the learned counsel) should be able to prove, were then the property of the plaintiff. The facts were briefly these. Wright, in May last, finding himself in difficulties, applied to his brother-in-law to purchase his horses and cart, and the plaintiff said he had no objection, and would give him any sum of money which a person acquainted with their value might set upon them. A person, named Medhurst, a carter, was called in, and he valued them at £4O. At that price the plaintiff took them, and having handed over the money to Wright, he took immediate possession of the property. Ile had the horses removed to his own stable, and his name was affixed to the cart. In a few days afterwards, the defendant seized the goods as an execution creditor of Wright's. and had them sold. After the examination of Wright and Medhurst, who deposed to the facts stated, it was agreed between the counsel to withdraw a juror. GOODS V. MELLING In this action Thomas Goode was the plaintiff, and John Melling the defendant. The defendant, together with another gentleman of the name of Kemp, were, in 1844, the owners of a steam vessel, called the John M'Adam, trading between this port and Carnarvon, with goods and passengers. There was an office taken in Water-street, where the plaintiff attended as clerk, whose duty it was to see parties respecting matters connected with the vessel. The plaintiff was engaged by Mr. Kemp, in the absence of Mr. Melling, who in June, 1844, left Liverpool to take a situation in London. He was en gaged at a salary of £lOO per year, and after being with Mr. Kemp upwards of six months, during which he could- obtain no salary. he left the employ of Messrs. Melling and Kemp. Mr. Kemp has since become a bankrupt, and this action was brought to recover the wages from Mr. Melling. In the cross-ex, tnination of the second witness. Mr. Martin elicited the fact that the defendant was not connected in any partnership with Kemp at the time the plaintiff was hired as clerk ; he had gone to London, and was opposed to the longer working of the vessel by Kemp, but, though a part owner, had no means of preventing it without taking expensive proceed ings in the Court of Admiralty. His Lordship said that persons might be part owners in a vessel without being partners in a trading transaction. The plaintiff was non suited. SLEDDEN AND ANOTHER (ASSIGNEES) V. CRUICKSHANK. .1 his was an action brought by Francis Sledden and another, assignees to Thomas Sledden, a bankrupt, end formerly a cotton broker of this town, to recover for the estate the value of certain fixtures, as a greenhouse and other chattels, which the defendant had agreed to take for £49. The facts were briefly these :—A few months prior to his bankruptcy, in March last, Mr. Sledden was in the occupation of a house at Walton, of which he held an unexpired lease of seven years. He had erected a greenhouse, upon an understanding with the lessor that he should be at liberty to remove it at the expiration of his lease. Flaying a wish to leave the premises, he entered into an arrangement with the defendant and the lessor, whereby the defendant was admitted as • tenant, and agreed, upon the lease being transferred to him, to pay to Mr. Sledden the sum of £49 for the fixtures. Mr. Cow ling, for the defence, submitted to his Lordship that, as the lease had never been transferred, the defendant did not consider himself bound to pay the amount claimed, and that the greenhouse could not be considered a fixture. Mr: Knowles called the son of Mr. Sledden, the bank rupt, to describe the nature of the erection. His Lord ship then decided that the greenhouse could not be considered as a fixture, and as this had been valued at £3O, ►he jury were directed to find a verdict for the plaintiffs, for the amount of valuation on the other chattels. Verdict for the plaintiffs. Damages £l9. THE CAUSE LIST. The miss list foc the preseUt assizes was unusually Aug. 25, 1R46. heavy, containing no fewer than one hunclied and eighty four causes, of which seventeen were marked in the list as special juries. The Salford Hundred list contained sixty causes, of which five are special juries. The West Derby Hundred list contained one hundred and twenty four causes, of which twelve are special juries. All the special juries still remain for trial. Two of them in the first list, " Hobson and others v. Garner Bird" are fixed f or t r i a l to -day and same v. " Patterson V. Neilson and others," an action for libel against the com mittee of the Liverpool Stock Exchan_e, will be taken on Thursday next. All the other special juries in the first and second lists will be taken in the order in which they stand, on the same day, (Thursday next). One of them only, " Tomlinson v. Hedley," a guano case, will be tried by Mr. Justice Wightman. Two actions for breach of promise of marriage, one of them from Manchester, have been withdrawn. greatly to the annoyance of the lovers of gossip. The following were the results hi both lists closing of the courts yesterday everting : up to the SALFORD HUNDRED LIST. For Plaintiff.-1, 3,4, 5,8, 11, 12. 13, 14, 15,16, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 32, 36, 37, 41, 44, 45, 56 50 For Defendant.-39, 48, 55, 56 .11/ilhdrawn.-2, 10, 17, 23 52, 54, 57 Nonsuit.-6, 7. 23, 43. Referred.-9, 38, 51. Juror Withdrawn.-18 Remanet.-58. 8, 33, 40, 42, 47, 49, WEST DERBY HUNDRED LIST For Plaintiff.-2. 3,6, 9, 10. 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 36, 37, 39, 47. 58, 74, 101, 102. Withdrawn.-1, 4,5, 7,8, 14. 15, 17, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 44, 48, 53, 54, 59, 68, 69, 70. 77, 79', 82. 83, 86, 91, 92, 95, 100, 103. 104, 105, 106, 109, 110, 114, 116, 123. .Referred.-24. Juror Withdrawn.-21 It will be seen that fifty-five causes in the first list, and sixty-four in the second have now been disposed of,—no inconsiderable share of business to have been transacted in seven days. It must; be remembered, however, that the withdrawals have been very numerous, no fewer, uport the whole, than fifty. 107 cases having now been cleared from the list, there remain seventy-seven still for trial,• and arnonest these, as we have said, are seventeen special juries. With such an amount of business still before the courts, it seems impossible that the assize , can terminate sooner than Tuesday or Wednesday in the ensuing week. LATEST INTELLIGENCE (BY EXPRESS.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TES' In answer to Lord G. Bentinck, L'jrd PALMERSTON said that an offer of mediation had been made by her Majesty's Government between the United States and Mexico, but that then the question of the Oregon territory had not been settled. The offer, therefore, only amounted to this, that if the United States were disposed to ask the mediation of this country, it would be imme diately offered. The United States, however, in conse quence of the then state of affairs, had not thought proper to give any answer. As, however, the Oregon ques• tion had been settled, and the treaty ratified, the British government had thought proper to give instructions to Mr. Pakenham to renew the offers• of mediation on the part of this country between the United States and Mex ico. That offer had now been made, and in such a form as would require an answer from the government of the United States. Mr. D'lsnAm considered the answer not at all satis factory, and was left speaking. LONDON CORN EXCH4N3E At this day's market we had a fair supply of English Wheat. The factors began by asking extravagant rates, which checked the demand, but the market ultimately , finished about 3s to 4s dearer than this day week. A similar improvement was firmly insisted on for bonded and free foreign, but the business trans acted was less extensive than on Friday. We have large arrivals of foreign oats, in whip nearly 20,000 qrs. from the port of Archangel. ' nearly Is. dearer for most descriptions than this da but not so buoyant as last market day beans fully Is., and peas 2s. to 3s. higher SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET The arrivals of Beasts fresh up from our grazii tolerably good as to numbers, tut very eefieier Notwithstanding the attendance of both tot buyers was numerous. the Beef trade was snr at barely, but at nothing quotable beneath, la and a total clearance was with difficulty effecte there are se'nnight malt, and itricts were 3 quality. _ and country E.what Inactive, t week's prices, The number of Sheep were again very extensive. Prime old Downs commanded a brisk sale, at a further improvement in value of 2d. per 81b.—the highest figure being 4s. Bd. per 81b. In all other breeds a good business was transacted, and in some instances the currencies had an upward tendency.. Lambs, the supply of which was good; moved ,off steadily, at hte rates. The Veal trade was in a sluggish state, yet we can notice no alteration in value. In Pigs very little was doing, at late figures. Yesterday, 750 tons of ice arrived at this port from Boston, in the Sabbattis, being the largest cargo ever im ported into this country. On Saturday the committee of the Housa of Lords de clared the preamble of the Manchester and Southampton bill not proved. Her Majesty, it is said, will not prorogue ber parlia ment this session in person. The prorogation will be by commission, and probably on the 2d or 3d September. Viscount Cantilupe and a party of noblemen and gen tlemen have joined Sir William Massey Stanley, Bart' anierdNolra.n.Td vi o G hn ar Stanley, aitn the'the i.Hshiogobnd. t ia ingq . uarters, at We il " sh BUYING A PREACHER.—The coloured people of Washington have held a fair to raise 300 dollars to buy their preacher, who is a slave. The price, for a good preacher, is very cheap indeed.—New York Morning Post. PRESERVED-MEAT.—Last week two vessels arrived at London from. Galatz. Moldavia. with t narf large quantity of 53,347 cases of preserved meat, in addi tion to several packages_of tongues, and other articles. The North of England Joint Stock Bank at Berwick-on- Tweed, was robbed on Thursday nigh, of £lOOO in Bank of En gold, and £1 ;land notes, £ 1443 in Scotch £361 10s. in iiave not been 5 in silver discovered The perpetrator Accounts from the Red Sea announce that the cholers was making ravages along its coast. At- Medina the deaths amounted to 300 per day, and at Gedda to 25. Four cases had manifested themselves at Suez, which, however, had not proved fatal. The Rev. Johannes Czerski, so famous as one of the leaders of the German reformation, preached a sermon at Trinity Chapel, John-street, London, on Sunday. His discourse was interpreted, sentence by sentence, by the Rev. Mr. Herschel!, minister of the chapel. The Marquis of Thomond died on Frit* , evening at Taplow House, near Maidenhead. The noble Marquis is succeeded in the title and estates by his brother, Lord James O'Bryen, G. C. H., a vice-admiral of the white, the same gallant nobleman who spoke in such an animated strain at the sailors' dinner, given at the Albert Dock, on occasion of the late visit of Prince Albert to this town. The Frankfort Journal inserts a letter from Breslau of the 12th inst., stating that the Abbe Rouge had been con demned to four months' imprisonment for having cele brated divine service in the town of Lachu without the permission of the authorities. It was supposed that the Abbe would appeal against this decision to the Prus sian Ministry, and afterwards to the King. A dreadtui explosion took place on Tuesday at the pow der-mills at Mil'house, the property of Mr. M'Cullum, situate on the Kerry side of the kyles of Bute, in Argyle shire, by which nearly the whole of the works, which were extensive, were destroyed, and rot I , ncholy to relate, ext.l,Jsion was heard nine persons lost their lives. ... and felt at a distance of 20 miles. AMERICAN PROVISIONS.—In one day last week there arrived at this port from New Orleans, Montreal and Quebec, several vessels bringing, in addition to an im mense stock of cotton and wood goods of various de scriptions, the following large quantities of food and pro visions from America !-9433 barrels of flour, 3295 sacks of Indian corn, 6248 sacks of wheat, 8382 s cks of corn. 9460 bushels of wheat, and 202 tierces of 'f. The dukedom of Tuscany was visited by • quake, on the 16th instant. At Leghorn 1 - eatest The a violent earth it created the confusion. ...,anitants fled in every direc tion, and all the shops were closed. In the Tuscan Ma remmes and the adjoining country it caused considerable damage. Several villages, and amongst others Orciana and Lorenzana, are half destroyed. In the latter the ground opened, and from the fissure there issued a tor rent of dark fluid. The shocks lasted between nine and The houses in Leghorn sustained much injury, but no lives were lost. ten second SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE MOND tY, AUGUST 24.—Wind S.E ARRlVED.—Leander, Phelan, from Quc from Archangel—Great Britain, from St. Sheaf. Sabds, from Apalachicola—and Sat Boston Triton, Flood. . N.B.—Sarah Stevens, from • SAILED.-Sophia, Knudson, for Riga—Diana. Turpin, NarVa Kelly. for Quebec—Adelina, Bradfield. for isbon— General Parkhill. m•Kown. for Charleston— Rajah. Boyd, for Caleatta—Jenne Caroline, Eookamp. for Brussels—Providence, Mere; Jenne Leorde, De Vries; Catherine, Hansen, and Char lotte, Muys, for Antwerp—Tyrone. Butler, an l Palmyra, Bars tow, for New Orleans—Aurora, Petersen, and Christiensh a bb, Rude, for . . _ ❑rier, Grey, for C nia, at Cove Kingston, Stephens, from Calcutta, at AT DIED On the 20th instant, at Id, Hamilton-square. n-square. Birkenhead, aged 17 months. FANNY HELEN, infant daughter of Mr. JAMES KENNEDY. On the 21st instant, at his residence. Hamilton-square, Bir kenhead, JOHN FOSTER, Esq. On the 22nd instant, aged 1 year and 8 months, WILLIAM► son of Mr. JO•EPH WHITEHEAD, Htinter.street. On the 24th instant, at his house, at Everton, MARY, wife of SAMUEL STANIFORTH,Esq., aged 75. 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