Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-27 00:00:00

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES. CROWN COURT..—YESTERDAY. CIVIL CAUSES. [Before Mr. aung WATSON.] His Lordship took his seat this morning at nine e".clo6k. BOYLAN V. GODFREY. This case, which was au action brought to recover 41 a wages alleged to liiVe beep m3tained by the plaintiff, 'by ney, in the man - aiement •,f some business entri him, was resumed this merniAg. The jury ret 6tCd to rued a IELLOR V. LEI This was an action of ,ejectment. The plaintiff wea James Mellor, town councillor ; and the defendant M. Lee, a tenant of one of his houses. Verdict for 'the Tla intiff. 711 E RIVAL BURIAL BOINITTIES.—HUGHES V. LAIi7RE3IE 'OTHER In this ease, Mr. Overend and Mr. Brett appeared for the plaintiff, - Michael Hughes, the manager of *the Imperial Burial Seeieti; and Mr. Aspinall f*r tthe defendants, one of whom, John Lawrence, was tale secretary of the Liver Burial Society. The action was bronght to recover damage, alleged to have been written by one of the di 31r. Lawrence, gndto have been printed by his an and to have been ribli6ly circulated by persons in their employ. The libel •appeared in the form of a hand-(hill, 'headed, " Notice to the members of the Royal Liffey Friendly Burial Society;" and it stated that two :col lectors had left that society, and had joined the Imperial, which was held at the-corner of Crosshall-stroet, :arid which had no money to pay for their funerals. Persons were aAetE to go to the savir c , Bold-street, to inquire the truth of this statement. - was further asserted that they had no money elsewhere, t3io*ty, bank in It and that the men were not fit to conduct any society. Then came the sting fzfil , the libel, " Especially beware of Michael Hughes." 'Tile name of John Lawrence, and the words, " b y . order :of the committee," were appended to this statement.. The President of thelLiver Burial Society stated that after the notices were minted, they were ordered to be destroyed. Verdict for the defendant. rzol BY FIR BUNBURY V. THE LIVIIRPOOL AND LONDON FIRE AND IN/kV/RANCE COMPANY Mr. James and Mr. Brett appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Overend and Mr. Temple for the defendants. The plaintiff is a greaer and provision dealer, and for three or four years kade.shop in Park-road. The goods in that shop had been insured with the defendants during the . past three years. iTast year the plaintiff opened another provision shop oin Athol-street ; but he did not effect an insurance on Alto stock and fixtures in it until December, 1858, when,iires becoming more prevalent in Liverpcol, he thonghtfit prudent not to neglect the matter any longer. Tier:went, on the 22nd December, 1858, to the office a tila defendants, and proposed an insurance of £3OO on hiftgoods and fixtures. The pro posal was accepted, and •on 27th December the plaintiff paid the premium. A firovoccurred on the night of the 12th of January last, when the stock and fixtures were destroyed. The plaiutiff:gave information at the office of the defendants, and haxl, a statement of his loss made out by an attorney, amounting to £247 Ss. 2d. The defendants then required ~ the plaintiff to produce the invoices of his goods. He aecordingly took them to the defendants' office, and gave .411 the additional informa l. The Attendants then refused to the ground that the plaintiff had made tion they req settle the loss, an exaggerated and friudalonte claim. The representatives of sevet al wholesale houses were then called as witnesses , ontlie.part of the plaintiff ; they gave an account of the quantity and value cf the gro ceries supplied to him for .alteut six weeks before the fire, and they also stated that, they had seen the goods in his shop shortly before aho occurrence. For the defence, cvidente.svas given to show that, althongh the place the fire, there was had been examined immediately after ;ely &vestige remaining, which, [latthe-lnp.ntity of commodities bowed ti n very trifimf It was further uroed r gocida that were not in his lor fixtures was beyond that the plaintiff claim& shop, and also th their value. Ve diet for the plaintiff _ _ CLAIM AC .NST A SIIIPOVVI , IVIL.-- - MAJOR V. LAW AND OIIIE The plaintiff was formerlyaihiplmilder, but in 1858 became bankrupt ; the defendants • are shipowners in Glasgow. The action was brought to recover the sum of £ll2 Bs. 4d., the balance of an,aecount for materials, labour, and services require& for stuTdry repairs and alterations done to the defeatlants' , ship, called the Black Eagle. The vessel was purchased by the de fendants about February, 1859, And. the , plaintiff was ) superintend the repairs. One portion employed of the t ulcerations maim was extraordinary character the main mas resorting to ti :eet, without ity of taking di to, eat. oir the por- and then to lower 4he •,whole ;into - the by means of screws. :It ..was alleged that thi; plan h . ad effected a considerable saving of-ex pense to the owners of the ship, wad that it, was the first time it had been resorted to. After the case had been partially hesird,' it. wasagreed to take a verdict for the plaintiff, subjectto a.reference, The court rose a few minutes after si.o.'clock. CST I HITS COURT.--YESTERDAY. ['Before Mr. JUSTICE HILL and a Spedial Jury - .] A. .DISPUTED POLICof OF INSURANCE,---GARUNER AND 'OTHERS V. THE CATALAN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY.—This was an action on a policycof insurance for £B6O, upon the freight of the ship Blorenge. The defendants pleaded that the policy was ckbtaincd by a fraudulent concealment of facts. They had,paid £24 into cella, and further pleaded that the plAitttiffs had been compensated by another policy, with the ‘exception of £5OO. Mr. Jaw( plaintiffs, defenclav , and Mr. Melhniah anpeareil.for the Wilde, Q.C., and Mr. Spinkis,efor. the It was stated, on the part of the plaintiff, that iu the month of February, 1858, the vessel was on a Toyage to San Bias, and in the same month the plaintits, - as owners of the Blorenge, executed a charter-party with a firm at Mazatlan. When the vessel arrived at fran Bias she discharged her cargo, and immediately after- fazatlad to take in a fresh ca She arrived 1 that part on the 30th of May signalled for Z. pilot. No pilot answered her sigma, and she took up , her station about the length of a cable and a half from the shore, in close proximity to her Majesty's ship, The Alarm. On the following day a pilot came on board, and he informed the captain that he had anchored in a proper place. With this under standing the crew Jook in a great proportion of the cargo ; but on the night of the 11th of June, whilst it was quite dark, they suddenly found, to their great surprise, that the ship's bottom had touched the ground. Every effort was made for the purpose of getting the vessel off; all hands were called on deck, and every method usual in such cases adopted ; but the efforts of the crew and officers were unavailing, and the ship ultimately became a total wreck. st.was subsequently ascertained that the stock of the anchor was broken, and it , was clear that it was in consequence of that mishap that the vessel had drifted towards the shore. The defend ants now pleaded that at the time the insurance was effected the plaintiff knew that the vessel was lost, but that they had fraudulently kept ;tbe information from the defendants. A letter written by the captain from Mazatlan, on the Ist of June, and received by the plain tiffs on the Ist of August, was the first intimation that the plaintiffs had of the vessel, and upon the receipt of it they waited upen Mr. Deakin, the insurance agent at Liverpool. After corresponding with the principal in London, he waited on Mr. Gardner, ,on the 6th of August, and said an offer might be taken for 55 per cent., but he could not promise anythin g c , less than 60 would be taken. Under the instructions of Mr. Gardner, Mr. Deakin, on the Bth of August, effected two insurances, One at 555. for £2OO, and another for £BOO at 60s, At this time the plaintiffs were not aware of the loss of the vessel. from , On the 9th of August, at Lloyd's, an extract irina letter from their agent at San Blas was posted, plaintiffs said of the wreck of the Blorenge; but the following ( rd. they did not hear of the loss until the pool Exchaargwhen the news was posted in the Liver part of thei;iaintif)B Witnesses having been called on the Mr. Wild, question was whether, behalf of the defendants, said the assured and the underiwill the connection between the riters the latter had been justly, honourably, and fairly . dealt with, as the dates were excite suspicion much calculated to show that there was ample time for tile i n oss e to w l o ia u v ld e been o communicated to the plaintiffs before the ' d before the a effected, letters having been recei v ed in insurance England ancewas ofter_the loss of the vessel, _ written pp tie ation for instrrance , was made. It was shown that, on Febtwanty 'l7tla,iiho.plaintiff4:kriFew they had a cargo of Nicaraguan t wvoitorguano , cotniws by the vessel, but there was ,no suggestion , of a " general cargo," which was insured. .tocoiclioglY Mat-A, a policy upon wood or guano with the Equithble Insuw.nce Company was opened; and sil3Ge- Irnently, although: the cargo and quality were known, and when nothing laidtbtenbeard to lead the owners to increase " in reply,' double bat.6.eir friends ha they-Teceivededitditc A lettcr•ha pson, & Brool; Iforming thE is of the arrivc that -the his led to the inferer pectin it•wasmot , or_einnd they of His Lordship said thk .owing that the the defendant ►ave said so. mstances of s t Cher warranted `enquiry, uw. no proof of fraudulent' concealmont imputed to the plaintiffs. The jury retm - ned a verdict for the plaintiffs—date £675. CAL WORK the plaintiff, Samuel Ball, chenist grocer, Sutton- n-Wid 1,1111gv,, , ?.1 . • Hutchinson, .alkali manufacturer, for £ o ,ased by the dens,-=' nairatee Wilde, '0 of chemical •rc and Mr. Cole. C., Mr. Monk,• peered for -the- plaintiff ; and AI Nlr. Milivrard for the defenda stated that ,the s plaintiff, by real( ty, Q.( been intercepted b lodation of the to the injury of his motor d injury of the health .of ;nied in his pleas that the use of the ditch or water- Tried by pipes to land tt one time, there s inter- t subsequently itrthvi: to which I plaintif and Inconvenience ai r. The defendant d plaintiff 7was entitled to the of the plaintiff's premises was co I leased; by the defendant, over` wl Gap &ill, 19:e into the a ditch ••w o culvert being 'as made to carry away the drainage fallin;,) defendant's land. He carried on a lark s premises we••e 00 or 300 yards from•the' , ,plaintiff's. - In the spring of 1858, there Corn meneed coming from the defendant's works an enormous quantity of cheMical waste ; and in three or four months so much was aceumulated as to constitute a permanent embankment in. some places eleven feet in height, totally !ig the .drainage across the laud, and throwing upon the,;pLaintiff's premises. This permanent embankment consisted of sulphuretted calcium, which was a combination of alum and sulphur ; in fact it was the alum used in the process of purification, was highly ehargeil , with sulphur, and evolved large quantities of sulphuretted hydrogen. The drainage thus obstructed fell back into theplaintiff's cellar, who had in it at one time as much as 7;000 gallons of liquid, highly impreg nated with sulphate of calcium, of which there was as mueh as two cwt. or three cwt. held in solution. If there had been any rainfalls it would have been a serious in jury, but the health of the family was affected. Medical men said that the:nuisance produced a most serious in jury to the health of the neighbourhood, and, considered in any sense, was a grievous nuisance. it bad A gyeat-number, of witnesses were called to prove the existence of the nuisance; and amongst them several old men who remenibered the district for upwards of fifty years, and said that before the construction of the rail way, and - the establishment of the defendant's chemical works, there was free and uninterrupted drainage by the brook. Before the plaintiffs case had closed, Mr. Manisty, on the part of the defendant, said they admitted the nuisance ; but suggested that all the landowners in the neighbourlical should join with the railway company and the defendant to: remove it, by combining to effect a good system of drainage. _ _ _ A lt was ultimately agreed to enter a verdict for the plaintiff, with the understanding that the drainage to the plaintiff's premises should be immediately completed : the question of damages to be referred. - In three (Alm actions arising out of the same facts, two of which wore against the St. Helens Railway Com pany, and the other against the defendant in the present action, the record was withdrawn. BINGTIA.3I V. HALL AND ANOTHER. - The plaintiff in this action is a corn broker in Liverpool, and the defendants are merchants in Baltimore, in the United States. The action was brought to recover the value of 500 barrels of flour, upon which the plaintiff had ad vanced £9OO, on bills of lading being handed to them. The question was entirely one of law, and under the of his lordsl ) the jury found a verdict for th FERNIE AND ANOTHEI This was action to recover a policy of insurance from the defen dant, as undermiter. The court rose shortly after Mr. James, Q.C., had opened the case. POLICE COURT, .--YESTERDAY [Before Mr. PRESTON STEALING A COAT.—John Williams and Mary Moore were charged with stealing a coat from the shop of Mr. Holland, Byrom-street, and pledging it for the sum of 10s. The coat was identified by the owner. On refer ence to the police books it appeared that the man had been imprisoned nine months for stealing boots. He had also bean five times committed and six times discharged. Both the prisoners were committed to the sessions. STEALING HAM.—Benjamin Hewett, a man about ye years of az ham from Captain Pritchard, of the-sshi 3 Robert Parker lying in the King's Dock. CaptaiiPritchard stated that for the past two years the store-room had been re peatedly broken into. He never conld trace the thefts to any one; but yesterday, he found that the prisoner had broken into the store-room and stolen the ham. The yrisoner had been carpenter on board the ship for two,vears, and was receiving good wage& lie was com mitted to prison for three calendar months. HumwAy ItoßßEßY.—Ellen Chay, a .disreputable woman, was charged with stealing a silk mantle from off the shoulders of a frail sister, on Thursday night, in Oriel-street. She was committed to the seisions for trial. AN `IAISH DROVER " DONE."—Mary Kane and Mary Foster were placed in the dock, cha - rged with rob bing one Whael Murphy, an Irish pig drover, to the extent of .44 I ls. Prosecutor said he went out of his loagiugs, sin Sawneypope-street, for the purpose of nurchasing gailon of ale. After he left the puillic e, the prisoners got into conversation with Vim, legexl that they stole his purse containing the statement of the prosecutor was consi --. tit) , his worstip as not sufficient to go before a and he discharged the prisoners. N BOARD THE PERSIA.—Louisa barged with stealing knives and alit' he r= ROBBERY who was forks, plates, &c., from the Persia, was further remanded in the :absence of witnesses. Mr. Cobb appeared for the prisoner, in consequence of Mr. Bluck being spe cially retained in an important case at Stoke. Itoinnue LoDuEn.-,-Mary Callaghan was brought up on remand, charged with breaking open a box, and stealing therefrona £2 4s.,•tlae property - of a lodger; and also with purloining a boot, belonging to the prosecu trix, whose name is Mary Carley. It would appear that Mrs. Carley lodged with the psisoher's mother, in Gas coigne -street, and that she had been out of a situation for a few days, and was at home with her mother. It was alleged that she broke open a e box and stole the £2 4s. - The girl acknowledged taking 15s. or los. from the box, but she strenuously denied having broken it open, She was ordered to be imprisoned for three months, SERIOUS CHARGE AGAIIIST A B t MA,V Locker, barman to Mr. Mills, publican, 70, Vauxhall-road, was charged with the property of his employer. Ti mm --- .7 - Thomas Dete s t ealing t tome £ 40, . o cer Carlisle said that, in consequence of information that Mr. Mills was being robbed, hleanade?"Reid to m to mark some money. This was done ; and on tha t t ing Carlisle went to the house of Mr. Mills;ahenr to the prisoner, and told him that his master cha rg ed s ": ke him with robbing him, and asked him what mo nev l bad, He replied that he had between £3O and . £4o le . He (the prisoner) and Mr. Mills went up stairs, and the prisoner's box was searched, and found to contain DO. On his person there was half-a-crown and a shilling, the former being one of the marked coins. Locker admitted to Carlisle that about one-third of the money belonged to his master. He also told Mr. Mills that lie stole the money, and offered to return it if he would not 'prosecute. Mr. Mills corroborated the evidence of Carlisle, and underwent a severe cross examination by Mr. Cobb, who appeared for the pri soner, Locker was committed to the sessions for trial. COUWEY 4.COURT.-YESTERDAY. [Before :V. K. BLAIR, Esq., Judge.] '.'Ts, EL INiSUILAI2CE CASE.—COYNE V. THE LIVERPOOL A. , Nai LONDON TEM AND LIFE INSURANCE CA33I.PA.NY. This case, ,, Aviiehvyas adjourned from the previous day, ,wagtagain on shortly after twelve o'clock. 31r. llime,,as>before :appeared on behalf of the plaintilf„and Mr. Dansolu,ba;crister-at-law, for the defendants. .Mr. Danger, before going on with the case, made same•remarks • ducted 'the cacc it, and hewn from him s to the manner in which he ha& eon stating that he had carefully oensidered Jrry to know that his honour differed d the opinion he had seeing thenqufture of the two defences u which 4 1 beisetcup. The Jude said he m ;ht be right, and he would wish e examination of Mr. - Danson said tl , being published in the newspapers, nesses had come forward and volunteered their eviden on the side of the defence. Mr. Ilime "objected to such witnesses being heard. The smut allowed the hearing of the witnesses. Mr. Dans©n then proceeded to make some remarks on .n consequence of the cas some additional wit some C the court as well as himself, he had made notes of these discrepancies of the evidence given on behalf of the plaintiff. lie would merely draw his honour's attention to a few q)f t some of them were of such im- He alluded to )ortane the discrepancy of the plaintiff and his sister 's evidence room; a fact which, he contended, both ought to have been perfectly well acquainted with. Then, as to the difference with regard to the length of the table, •and as to the number of drawers. The plaintiff thad stated that there was a carpet on the cutting-room, and it turned out that there was none on it at all. The plaintiff, in his evidence, had stated that he ,leftlhis house that night of the fire at a quarter to nine o'clock, and it was stated in a declaration given at the insurance office, and signed by the plaintiff, that h( - _ _ had left the h( he declaration he on and worthless There were also con- why the defendant c of made clothes; He then commentec d upon acreasing his insuranc .greant-M sergeax house after the e d by IT much I rooms on ti d ro fr presence of the sergeant-major, and, to the best of his belief, there was nothing in the house that was not in the list. He saw the mattresses in the top bedrooms. They were torn and partly burnt. He saw no marksa burning The plaintiff I on the floor ; nor any marks of burning communication he stairs or bannisters be beds seemed t He would value t here were some cuttings •e in his This witness was also cross-examined briefly by Mr, Hime.—He could not recollect the appearance of several parts of the house after the fire. -ior Corley was next called. _...t-major of the salvage had been connected with the service for the past three ' during that time attended years, and hac some hundreds of fires into was a small shop, He said he .ig:ade. He He - examined the plaintiff's The - - the liitcheia injure back bedroom, am ,ppeared to have been used tides f There was nett He then w saw a r irs to the straw had been pulled o' )urnt there. had been on There were some He then ;rifling articles in the room besides the bed. went into the front room, on the same floor, fa All the articles in that room we d some chairs Lrnt more or There wa There was a tailor's bench, which was was nothing in the shape of cloth . He never heard of any clothing clippings. There were also some buttons, such as were used in making sailors' clothing, p floor, and He did not se le examined the these friends was not p - roam& tradietory-statem ister gay the .fact. of the plaint £2OO to .L4OO, when he had not bUsiness to justify that increase. With reference to the boarders, that was a fact of which the defendant and his sister must have been Tetfectly aware. The brother said that a few weeks before the fire they had three boarders, and the sister boarders. His hono d that a week before they had three would also have observed the unwillingness of Mr. Coyne to speak positively on the point as to whether be had been in tl upper story of uestion. There 'as also some He alluded to the e different rooms at the f, and said he would the house on.the nig} _ discrepancy as to the clothes burnt fact of the ,fire time the fire ;et on fire, and he woul he thought showed a s( Coyne to a circumstance which the part of Miss )on as Mr. Coyn the house, whether it - ivas 9 or the app€ to have come out upon the parapet out to convene-with any avoid what was going spoke to her, and called she declined to see it as interest bout other peoplc attention keep attE and threw D have quitted it, and She was not called but it was apparently to hin. A Mrs. M'Donald to the smoke, bur property before she turned when she could no lonzer then exertec ,er on the fire in order to put it out he contended • that ti a stro: ,ut the motive in this , ntr, effor fire out, and not to save the insurance office He then called Mr. Benjamin Barrett, who was then examined. HE was superintendent of the West of England Insurance _ Company. His att tion. One of the antion was called to the fire in ques windows was taken out, and there was stopped w-hc he arrived. He went was one bed in that to the top bedroom ii, which was on fire blazing, but smoul, .ttered it on ,ock and s, bed. They pulled the burning the floor and put it out. The bed was only on fire at the head. He then went into the front bedroom, and found two beds on fire there. The fires were smoulder ing. One of these was also a flock bed ;he did not examine the other bed. The fires were at the he doc The lire was only experience in fires for ti been at all the fires in L ne, wltt give it res could n have arisen from one vietion to Mr. Anwil munication between the beds communication of fire could have come through the floor . He saw in the front room the remains of a sofa am some chairs. Since the fire he hac of the fwmiture. The house waE Ln examination vage corps since the fir It was two or thr after the fire that hE cursory glance. He had been in t for the office with which hE and after fires for mar probable value of t ited th He just tool Observation He would not give more than that for all that was in the place. The fire was put out in the sitting-room before he got there, and the beds were put out in about five or ten minutes Cross-examined by Mr. Hime.—He was not askE come there yesterday. It was observing the case in had not called arthe Liverpool and London Fire and Life Insurance Company's office about this before that morning. He thought they had settled it. He ex pressed his opinion on this matter to Mr Managing clerk of the compamy, few days after the It was a matter of Conv-ers lie had not been called upon to give evidence until- he went to th office that morning and offered his evidence_ if it. wmili be of any service to the company tially out when he got to it. It was ten mil__ eleven when he got there. There were a good man, people in the house. He threw some buckets of water on the fire. He could then see the contents of the room and the furniture. fire was was in th •emembered the itreet, on Sunday evenb under a dog. The ffirct bed he examined, a portion , of one of the mattresses was burnt ; it was the foot mat tress, at the corner next the door. On examining:it, he found that at this Fat it was as if it had been torn and the straw pulled out of it, and set fire He found a half: burnt match on the mattress—a common lucifer match. I small portion of the straw was scorched. There was no other portion of the bed on The mattressf of the other bed was also burnt,.but There appeared also to atress, and it was it was very trifling scorched or burnt He saw a lot of lucifer mat ;cltes. , on :he floor.• In this room he saw no marks 4 fire• ex- room, but no cart wash-hant :t on the floor, ar any stand in-.the feces of ear- There was El a mat then went into a back room on the-came ) a bed-stock in this room, wits ress and a flock bed. He saw marks of .fire on. som s room. There was a box in that was empty, and no marks of fire on dt. o the box, in the bill ;he room saw no other marks of fire in room, whil Mr. Rime said, Nvi th referenc of particulars, there was only a clothes' trunk entered, ao charge for anything being in it y that The witness ;ontinuedto •saw the back e resided fire-station in Hatton-garden. there to the fire. He carried a lie went dir mp with him. he got to the house, the shop, and on the same flow Coyne there, and a number of standing in She was He then went up stairs, Ler than the fi and he did not get any landing, Ile was then on a level with some room The police stopped him. The police were putting out a a much rst pl. )roduced who ( spoken ,tie company, if they thought !stablish this serious and rooms. He then went"into the street. He went on duty to the house at six o'clock the next morning to take charge of the furniture for the salvage committee. He had full charge of everything up stairs. He ex amined the house. He began at the bottom, and examined upwards. He examined the front bottom room, where it was said the fire originated. _ _ There was .ore easy on the part of vas the' defendant that set He contended that it was for t mining by so doing, in the room a tailor's seat, much like a about three and a-half feet wide: He saw in connexion with that the remains of a drawer. He made a minute examination through the room, to see if there was any remains of coats or trousers or other articles of ready made clothing. He could find nothing of this sort. rue police. He found pieces of clippings of different colours, plaintiff was in the habit of keeping boarders, who There are 15 intended applicants for spirit licenses at such as were generally found in tailors' shops. were mostly captains,_and had often exceedingly valuable the p r es ent annual l icensing sessions, and for the in- He examined the back bedroom , There was a property lodged with him for which he considered him- formation of the magistrates with regard to the question bed there, and some mattresses, and some dirty flock liable in case any accident of thi s sor t occurr ed. The of eligibility, I have laid before them table No. 10, knocking about the floor. The part of one mat- amount claimed (L 43) was l arge ly di s p ro p or tionable to showing the situation and dimensions of each house for tress was burnt. There were neither sheets, blankets, the amount insured fo r , an d so p a lt r y as t o be totally which the application is made, with the number of pillow s lip s , nor anything lik e b e ddi n - 4 . on the bed. insufficient to induce anyone to 'think that the plaintiff public-houses and beerhouses in the same township, and There w as a wash-hand stand i n th e roo m, and a few had set fire to his house • and yet his honour was also the average population. other a r ti c l es . There might b e some b e ddi ng , b u t h e as k e d upon such a trifle as that to find the The total number of public-houses in the division are did not see any. He did not observe any c h airs i n th e plaintiff crudit of such a foul offence. The language 68, and of beer-houses 110. There is an increase of 4in room. Th ere was a trunk but it was em pty ; it w as of the declaration b made at the office, as regarded the number of convictions inst licensed victuallers not burnt, Th ere were a ' few small p i c t ures on the time, was not in the language of the plaintiff; as compared with the yearn ding July, 1858 ; this wall ; they were not burnt. He saw no carpet on the but he put 9.30, which every body did not understand, in- includes 3 offences committed at Aintree races by vie floor. There were a f ew l i ttle i mages on th e mantel- stead of half-past nine. It was impossible to recollect tuallers not residing in the division. None of these con piece, not of much value. He then went to the top to the moment when a man left his own house at a time victions have been of a serious character; and, generally room. There were t wo b e d s there, but no bedding , past. Ile then alluded to the crowded state of Pitt. speaking, the public - ho uses throu g hout the division are except a piece of old bl an k et, such as t h ey would put street on a Sunday night, and said that no sane man Conducted in an orderly and respectable manner, y marks of fire on the stairs, ye been made if hat parti k bedroom, and and ap- it to him ;0 to £4O s a part of his duty to give an He did not see any d have passed froir one xe could n bannisters, or landing, suck lie saw as mint He lookec He went into the I d the straw r The windOlv William Breen was employ of tri fire in question at 32, Pitt the 15th March last. He IN He hai The floor or he would flip I mark of entering the stair-case by the hand. He.was present when the this: over to Mr. Coyne. He saw Mr. Coyne sign and he saw him sign the list of the things given over He heard the list read over to Mr. Coyne. ere was s were given The witness was cross-examined by Rime, but no Ldditional facts were el ted of any importance, further in sever points John Tyson was next examined —lle was 8 service of the salvage committee. He remained in charge of :he house from the time of the fire up till the 30th March. He made out a list of the art salvage officers. He checked the list in tl es in the .cu , world have thought of setting his house on fire between nine and ten o'clock on such a night, as it must be dis covered immediately. It had been put forward as a most singular circumstance, that Miss Coyne had een at her own door at first, and then, forsooth, because she did not happen to tun her eyes up in the direction of the smoke at once, she must be charged as an accomplice in this foul crime of setting the house on fire. He considered it very probable that the fire had been carried into the different rooms by the people who had rushed in and pulled things about confusedly, carrying the sparks about with them, along with the flxmes from the young woman's dress. The fire would thus spread at once into every room. He could not conceive, if Mr. Coyne set the house on fire, how it was that the most flammable materials were less consumed than those of weightier substance. As to the match that was found, there was a number of candles lighted, and were being carried about by the people ; and not one match, but a number of matches, according to the witnesses for the defence, were found lying about the floor. These matches were required, no doubt, to light the candles. With regard to the evidence on the part of the defence, it was not such as would con vict the plaintiff in a criminal court on the charge set and his honour must have such evidence before re he could find a verdict against him. In forwarc him be: alluding to the conduct of the par — ties, he said a gentleman, high in office, had said, that if the plaintiff would send in a reasonable claim, he would endeavour to get him £lO. That was inconsis tent with the idea that the insurance company supposed that the house had been set on fire. In nineteen cases out of every twenty, there was a latent suspicion that a fire did not occur by accident. If the compny had had this suspicion, it would be their bounden duty to resist it on these grounds. He concluded by saying that his honour must have such evidence before him as would satisfy a jury that the plaintiff had set this house on fire, before he could say be was guilty of this crime, which he believed was still punishable by death. His honour would see that the plaintiff was now on his trial, and that no jury would convict upon the testimony brought before him, much less a gentleman of his honour's experience. His Honour said he would have been glad of the assistance of a jury ; but he would give the Case his best on, and give judgment on Monday next. considerat KIRKDALE ANNUAL LICENSING SESSIONS. The annual brewsters' sessions for the Kirkdale divi sion were held at the Court-house, Kirkdale, yesterday, for the granting of licenses for the•sale of spirituous liquors. The magistrates present were—William Hall, Robert Theakstone, G. H. Horsfall, Robert Benn, J. Grant Morris, John Campbell, and John Myers, Esqs., and Major Chambers. Mr. HALL said the superintendent of police had pre pared for the court a report relative to the state of crime, and other matters important to the district. So he consider that report, that he thought it should be read ; and he was the more anxious to have this done, as a considerable portion of it referred to matters connected with licensing public-houses and the mode of conducting them, and as most of the publicans, if not all, within the district were present. He was also of opinion that, from the report referred to, it would be seen that so long as publicans conducted their houses and their business in conformity with the law, they would receive the support and countenance of the bench. •ed to have been fir s to ho 7 Hatch whici as by s point did he see any means by which the fire in ipper rooms could have communicated with beds in the front room were about ared to him that the Lent to have reached from one bed door of —He cc front room to the t. He saw ;est in the middle of tl a that roc anburnt v tion of the which wa Ted it im- .e could rds, and the 1' fire or front room. There was d partially it see how the ther rooms to bt of the bedding not hay- .k of the defendants, was .e declaration which had who stated that the the back and front, It was old -room door. The landin,c The width He did the other Cross- and valued ti Mr. gott, the managing cler called to speak in reference to t been referred to. Mr. Hime re- d Mr. Coyne distance between the two rooms, only 42 -room was burn was also scorched; also of the passage was not ceiling of the Ci floor wag in the tap-rooms, and one -blank( .11 one of straw apl) not DuP He obseived •ed to be pulled out by it out. He rec le cutting-room before he went Out tin S w examined, but no material facts were adi beyond what had already been elicited 'he expecte Coyne were called and briefly not venturc ly it the house on fire). nce to have pro- forward, - before' they preferred su c h a foul and serious have been prepared h an a ed. Mr rs in thii ,nd ihOul setting the hOus Coyne had been insured for the last threE office ; and if M n fire had been eonar. Coyne's fun than it was worth. Mr. Coyne had intended to enlarge his business ; and baying some money about Christmas, he thought it wise to insure for amount. He thought it well to insure for the large made secure. The property reported to have been stolen in the Larger division during the year is estimated at £4ll 48. 3d. ; of which amount £227 7s. 3d. has been recovered -- 1 1 the exertions of ter, not by REPORT To the Worshipf4l the Justices of the Division of Kirkdale GENTLEMEN ,—I have the honour to lay before you statistical returns for this division for the year ending 31st July, 1859 ; and it will be a source of gratifica tion to you to observe that there has been a gradual diminution of crime, especially in its worst classes, as compared with former years. I take leave to call your attention to a few of the leading features in these returns. On reference to table No. 1, it will be seen that the total number of persons apprehended during the year has been 589, of whom 4 were for burglary, 18 for stealing from the person, and 165 on different charges of larceny, &c., as classified in the ref-- Or of - —tarns. Jf Inch, .d.rg wit Juglary, 4 were committed for trial (3 tried and convicted, and 1 ac quitted). Of those charged with stealing from the person, 14 were summarily convicted, 3 committed for trial (1 tried and convicted, and 2 acquitted,) and 1 dis charged. Of those on the different charges of larceny, So., as classified, 55 were summarily convicted, 46 com mitted for trial (29 tried and convicted, and 13 acquitted), 4 discharg6. The remaining 402 of the persons apprehended were for assaults, drunkenness, and other offences, punishable nviction, and of those 29 were fined, &c., at 16 disn ad 9 dismissed for assaults ; 101 were fined and nissed for drunkenness ; and 140 convi„,eted and 107 dismissed for vagrancy and other offences. Of the total number 293 were in full employment and 296 un employed,-336 were English, 182 Irish, 21 Scotch, 22 Welsh, and 28 foreigners. fable No. 4 it will appear that of the 589 appre were under 20 years of age, viz., 3 under 10, 59 between 10 and 15, and 89 between 15 and 20, but few of the latter, however, being much above the age of 15 years. Amongst these offenders a great pro portion were charged with picking pockets at the races —a place of resort which it is obvious affords every faci lity for juvenile delinquency of this description, and indeed for the commission of other more serious offen- ces. At the last July races alone no less than 52 persons were apprehended on the race-days, in addition to others on the previous Sunday, the congregation of these people on the Sabbath being still further promoted by a systematic sale of beer, &c., on the course, by par ties unknown in the neighbourhood, in open defiance of any control ; this may probably be more a question for the Inland Revenue than for magisterial interference ; but the evil is evident, and its demoralising tendency cannot be questioned It will also be seen that, of the 589 apprehended, only 1 had received a superior education, 33 could read and write well, 298 could read only, or read and write imperfectly, the remaining 257 could neither read nor write. As in reports from other parts of the country, so in this, the connection between ignorance and crime is palpably and unmistakeably manifest, and the impor tance of a more widely-spread, indeed a universal, sys- I tern of education, to the general interests and welfare of society, suggests itself to - the mind from even a cursory consideration of the facts shown by these returns, It is apparent that another fruitful source of crime is drunkenness. During the last twelve months, 366 persons have been apprehended and summoned for this offence, of whom 344 were punished by fine, &c., and twenty-two dismissed. The magistrates may also be reminded that, in many cases of felony, the offence is alleged to have been committed under the influence of drink • and that of the minor offences—assaults, and that class of charges—a great proportion may be attri buted solely to intoxication. The return' No. 5 of apprehensions for the last five years, shows a gradual decrease in the numbers of per sons, from 741 in 1854, to 589 in the present year, with a constantly increasing population—a matter for con gratulation to all parties interested in criminal statistics. Returns Nos. 6 and 7 show that 665 persons have been summoned by the police for various offences during the year, of whom 603 were convicted and 57 discharged ; 5 did not appear, and warrants were issued against Returns Nos. 8 and 9 show that 205 persons were summoned on complaints by private individuals, of whom 118 were convicted and 53 dismissed, 33 were settled out of court, and against 1 a warrant was issued. The constables have, during the past year, found open and unfastened 147 doors and windows, -yhilst going round their beats in the night-time, and, on each occasion, have acquainted the owners, and had them The numbers of common lodging-houses in the‘ are 221, all of which, lam glad to report, are in satis factory state of cleanliness, and free from contagious , disease.- It may be worthy of remark, that the. regula tions have not only been productive of great benefit, but are now, as a general rule, willingly complied: with by the lodging-house keepers. I find it easier to induce them to carry out any suggestion made for- the comfort and good order of their houses, where the suggestion is ostensibly made more as a matter of duty and . considera tion towards themselves, than with the expressed inten tion of enforcing the law. With reference to the present state of the division, permit me to say that Colonel Woodford, the govern ment-inspector, at his annual inspection in June last, expressed himself much pleased with the efficiency of the constables, and also with the order and regularity with which the books were kept, and the office duties performed. A few weeks ago considerable excitement and alarm was caused at the Old Swan, by large numbers of persons assembling there on Sundays, avowedly to hear religious discourses by itinerant preachers, but virtually to create a breach of the peace. The prompt measures adopted by the magistrates prevented any serious injury to per sons or property. All is now peaceable, and it is be lieved that these objectionable proceedings have been effectually checked. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, (Signed) JOHN SELLERS, Superintendent Superintendent's Office, Bootle, near Liverpool, 26th day of August, 1859. APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES.—There were fifteen applications for new licenses, viz. :—Alexander Present, Victoria-road, Gasston ; John Webster, Aightirth-vale, Garston ; Spencer Ibison, St. Mary's-road, Garston ; George Davidson, Lark-lane, Toxteth-park ; Lancelot Todhunter, Lark-lane, Toxteth-park ; William Whit ting, Bullen's-brow, Toxteth-park ; Robert Roberts, West Derby-road ; Mary Chandler, West Derby-road'; B. J. M‘Govern, Belmont-road ; Thomas Stokes, Carr lane, West Derby; Francis Casson, Derby-road, Bootle ; Catharine Henderson, Derby-road, Bootle ; George Allen, Marsh-lane, Bootle ; and Thomas Millen, Marsh lane, Bootle. After hearing all the applicants, some of whom were supported by Mr. Baffles, Mr. Clarke Aspinall, and Mr.. Bremner, the magistrates retired to their private room, and in about half-an-hour returned into court ; when the chairman stated that they had come to an unani— mous decision, which the clerk would read, and which was that they had refused to grant any new licenses. All the old licenses were granted. The justices then left the court. STATE OF TRADE.—The Board of Trade returns for the month of July are satisfactory, showing an increase of £291,454 in the value of exports, as compared with the corresponding period in 1858. For the seven month ending July3l, the exports stand at £74,288,610, ar £61,461,801 in 1858, and £73,027,913 in 1857. yen months, 310, against FATAL ACCIDENT.—A very melancholy accident has occurred near Mirfield. Two sisters, Mrs. Stancliffe. of Broad Oak, Mirfield, and Mrs. Walker, .of Whitley, were taking a drive in a gig, when the horse began to shy and ran back, and thus the gig and horse, with the two ladies, were precipitated into the river Calier. Mrs. Stancliffe and her sister, both of whom were widows and advanced in years, were drowned. FIRST TRIP OF THE GREAT EASTERN.—The renewed offer sent in by Mr. Lever, M.P., to the directors of the Great Eastern, yesterday, is one that cannot fail to gratify those interested in the success of that vessel. That much depends upon the commercial return of her first trip few can doubt. In the first place, Mr. Lever has offered £25,000 cash to charter the 'vessel to America. America is her first destination. Beyond this amount Mr. Lever incurs a responsibility of not less than £60,000. He has proposed to coal and to provision the Great Eastern, to pay her port dues and commission, and to fit un such additional berths as may be necessary._ Mr. Lever has extraordinary means at his disposal to ensure the success of the experiment. In the first place, he has a fleet of steam-ships ready to wait upon the Great Eastern and act as tenders, should she . meet with any difficulties in the outset of her career. Whoever charters her, or undertakes the responsibility of sending her to any oreign and distant port, must be answerable for her passengers' safe and speedy arrival. Again, Mr. Lever has a network of booking arrangements all over Europe and America. His offer is calculated is inspire the highest confidence on the part of the shareholders, and those who are otherwise interested in the vessel, as to her practical capabilities and power.--Jlarning Post. AN INFORMER'S FUNERAL.—The following account of the burial of John Kelly, the " informer" against fife Phcenixites, is taken from the Banner of Ulster :—"This. misguided young man has come to an early end, and is now the tenant of an obscure grave, which inbmbers of the party he was once connected with have already dishonoured. When his information brought his brothers within the reach of justice for being members of an illegal confederacy, he was also retained in our county prison himself, to prosecute them and the other clubbists.' At the time of his incarceration he was suffering under pulmonary disease, and long imprison— ment aggravated this into confirmed consumption. On Sabbath forenoon his remains were conveyed to Friar's Bush burying-ground for interment, accompanied by a very thin procession. A number of the more fiery Romanist partisans had, however, assembled at the place of sepulture, determined to prevent the corpse of a traitor' from finding a resting-place in consecrated ground,' and this purpose they effected, after a scene such as has never been witnessed in this part of the north. The friends of the deceased and their opponents engaged in a wordy quarrel over the ashes of the dead, and gave vent to their passion in epithets which it was revolting to hear, and which had nearly led to one of those Irish 'rows' still common in the south and west. Even the presence and remonstrances of a Roman Catholic priest could not for a time re strain them. A conspicuous person, named Barney,' would not permit the body to be laid in the old' or private ground ; neither persuasions nor bullying could win his consent ; he carried hi s p o i n t ; and it wag necessary to open a second grave in the common, or cholera' ground, whither the coffin was borne, amid shouts of ' Take it to out of this !" Throw it into the field or the shough ; it's too good for it,' and similar exclamations. At length the unhono - ared bed was made, the coffin was lowered, some prayers were hurriedly pronounced by the clergyman, the clay was quickly shovelled in and trodden down, the funeral party rapidly left the ground, and at last the remains of poor Kelly were left to moulder in peace. The scene proves, that a strong sympathy with ribbonism still prevails. among the Romanist section of our community." THE IRON TRADE.—The condition of the iron trade• of this district is improving . Home consume rs , w h o , prior to qua r t er -d a y, had been holding off from pur chasing except just sufficient for immediate use, are now buying more freely, and prices have assumed an aspect of increased firmness. Some foreign orders: have been received, and, upon the whole, things are in a more satisfactory condition. The orders from the United States have not yet been so great as might have been expected; but, now that there is every probability of a bountiful harvest, with a safe in gathering, it is hoped prospects will become more cheering. The prospects of the iron trade continue gradually to brighten up, and the various mills and forges have been actively engaged, with the exception of during the last few days, the heat having become so intense that in some places the men have ceased work ling. The demand for pig iron is upon the whole good, especially for first-rate makes, which arb realising £3 12s. 6d. and £3 16 s . .per ton, according to circum stances. The coal trade is inclined to briskness, and the prices are firmly maintained, viz., best, 118. ; common, 9s. ; lumps, is. 6d. ; and fine slack, 2s. 6d. per ton at the wharfs. The domestic consumption has fallen off considerably owing to the heat of the weather ; but the trade, generally speaking, has less of a tendency to languor at this season in consequence of the activity at the various works. Good ironstone is firm at our last quotations, viz., gubbin 175., and white ironstone 16s. per ton. In the South Wales district, trade, generally speaking, continues good, and for all descriptions of iron there is a very fair inquiry. In Derbyshire, Lan cashire, and Yorkshire, the prospects of the iron trade continue to manifest a gradual improvement. There is a better inquiry for iron for the colonies, but little alteration has taken place in the home trade. There is an increased demand for railway iron and railway springs, which has now become an important branch of the Sheffield trade. The inquiry for Derbyshire pig iron is steady, and prices are very firmly main tained. The coal trade is active, considering the season of the year, whilst the demand for manufacturing pur poses is increasing. The rates are tolerably steady. In Northumberland and Durham, the coal trade continues to progress satisfactorily. The demand for iron appears to have improved a little, and the demand for coke also is a little more animated,— Wolverhampton Chronicle.