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

Erni aub Vroinntiat Ptllls. -~-, To-day (Tuesday) is the last day for serving notices of claim or objection for the parliamentary registration. Another arrival of pine apples has taken place at Liver pool, by a vessel from Eleuthera and Nassau, New Pro vidence, having the large number of 16,200 on board. Two thousand seven hundred and eighty-four baskets of fruit have this week a►rived at this port by the steam ers from Hamburg') and Rotterdam. The judges honoured Charles Lawrence, Esq., with their company to dinner, at his seat, Mosley-hill, on Sunday. THE RURAL Pomer.—On Thursday, Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, in the Crown Court, described the police as the drainings of the mo►asses of Connaught. On Thursday last, Messrs. Amos Bigland and Son sold a quantity of Snea butter, being the first lot that ever arrived from Africa. . Messrs. Jackson Brothers, Castle-street, are appo:nted tailors to H.R.H. Prince Albert, by special warrant from the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole. SINGULAR COINCIDENCE. — On Wednesday, there were three vessels, of celebrated names, laying next each other in the Prince's Dock, viz., the Sir Henry Pottinger, 334 tons burthen ; Lord Hardinge, 424 • General Sale, 406. Mr. Chadb u r n , of Lord-street, has been appointed op tician and mathematical instrument maker, and Mr. J. R. Isaac, of Castle-street. lithographer and engraver, at Liverpool, to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Several splendid pieces of plate, manufactured by Mr. Wordley, have been presented by the merchants and ship. owners of Liverpool to Chevalier da Silva, the Brazilian Consul of this port. . - WESLEYAN ' CONFERENCE.—The next Conference of the Wesleyan Methodists will be held at Liverpool, to commence on the 28th of July, 1847. It is probable that the Conference in 1848 will be held at Hull. THREE PERSONS DROWNED.—On Saturday.evening, Mr. Powlesland, tiae-surveyor at Pile Foudrey, accompa nied by his son and a third person, called an extra man, were returning from Barrow in a boat. under sail, when by some accident the boat upset and all were unfortunately ancaster paper. Baboo Nogendentauth Tagore, the sun of the late much lamented Dwarkananth Tagore, the Eastern prince, who died in London about the Ist instant, was in Liverpool last week for the purpose of viewing the public buildings and objects of interest in the town. His head quarters have been the Adelphi Hotel. Mr. William Billing, veterinary surgeon and livery stable keeper, of Soho-street, at whose establishment the royal horses were quartered, during Prince Albert's stay in Liverpool, has received a warrant from the Duke of Norfolk, as Hereditary Marshall of England, appointing him livery stable keeper to her Majesty, at Liverpool. Joseph Pye, who absconded with the cash belonging to the Temperance Excursion Committee, at Preston, was last week traced to Paris, where he was found at the Hotel de Normandie. He had carried with him £153, of which £132 was recovered, he having spent the rest on his jour neyC. RICK ET.—On Saturday last, a match was played be tween the Royal Rock and Birkenhead Park Clubs, in the New Park, Birkenhead, the score of which was as follows : Royal Rock—First innings, 37 ; second ditto, 35; total, 72. Birkenhead Park—First innings, 72. This is the second victory which the Birkenhead Park Club has gained during the past week. We feel gratified to announce that the Council of the Royal' Institution, Manchester, have awarded to Mr. Richard Ansdell, of this town, as the artist of the best oil painting in the exhibition there, the gold medal, one of the " Heywood prizes," for his picture of " Return from Deer Stalking. The prizes were this year limited to artists resident in or within fifty miles of Manchester. The Cohden tribute at present is about £61,662, of which Manchester has contributed £24,000. The towns in the district generally connected with Manchester have contributed £16,000. So that Manchester and the sur rounding towns have contributed £4O 000; London, £11,200. From Glasgow, the report was £2,500 ; Li verpool had subscribed £7,500 ; Bristol, £BOO. There were a great many large towns that bad not contributed. AIGBURTI4.—It is said that the unoccupied portion of the Aigburth-hall estate, nearest to the town, called the Riversdale estate, and situated in the most beautiful part of that truly aristocratic locality, is about to be laid out for building purposes, in a style of architectural taste rarely attempted in the provinces; that it will be adorned with terraces, communicating by graceful flights of steps with exquisite pleasure-grounds, in which will be foun tains, conservatories, statuary, and villas in the Ihnan, 'Grecian, Gothic, Elizabethan, and other beautiful styles. In consequence of the failure of the potato crop, it be comes a matter of prudence to adopt measures to mitigate the evil. The time is not yet past for planting other kinds of vegetables. Wherever there is a piece of vacant ground, winter brocoli of all kinds should be planted, and early cabbages ought to be put into the ground without delay. Curled greens, Brussels sprouts, Savoy cabbages, and brocoli, may all yet be successfully planted ; and seeds of early cabbages may still be sown, so as to have an abundant supply of cabbages in early spring. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AT THE MANCHESTER ROYAL INSTITUTION. — We are gratified to learn that our talented young townsman, Mr. B. E. Spence, who is still, we believe, studying at Rome, has proved the suc cessful competitor for the second Heywood prize, " for the best model in clay after nature," (which entitles him to a Ileywood silver medal and £5 in money,) at the exh;bition of sculpture and paintings at the above insti tution. The group which obtained the above prize eli cited great praise, we understand, in an article on Eng lish sculpture, by a German critic, in the Frankfort Journal. How TO MAKE A CLOCK Go !—On Tuesday, two men, named Thomas and John M`Carthy, were brought up at our Police-court, charged with stealing a clock, the property of Mrs. Cruse, publican, John's-lane. One of them had got upon the table, and reaching down the clock from a height of nearly ten feet, quietly deposited it in c sack. They were observed in the act by a c , tr-driver named Crawford, and on the sack being searched, a ma hogany cannister was found, with some tea and a silver spoon in it. The prisoners, on being asked in the usual way what they had to say, one of them pleaded in defence that he did not think his companion's watch was right, and finding the clock in the room standing still, he had taken it down to make it go! This excuse created a loud and involuntary burst of laughter in court. They had, as a pretence, when thee entered the roll" called for ink and paper, and one of them pretende obe writing a letter, but the sheet in their possession was found to con tain nothing but scribble. Notwithstanding their benevo- I e cce in regard to the clock, the prisoners were committed for trial. THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.—One of the most striking features of the late conference is the fraterniza tion of the Weslevans with their New Connexion. These two bodies of Christians Lave been disunited since the se cession of the New Connexion, in 1797. They are now uniting, the New Connexion having made the first ad vance. They sent the Wesleyan Conference a fraternal letter, which was received in a spirit of kindness. On Tuesday lsst•Dr. Hannah submitted a letter, proposed to be sent to the representatives of the New Connexion, re spectfully and affectionately acknowledging their commu nication in favour of fraternal union, approving of its spi rit, and expressing a desire that all acrimonious feeling between the two bodies should be discountenanced. The letter was approved by the conference. The following are the appointments to the Liverpool district :—Liverpool, North, (Brunswick Chapel, em.,) Edward Walker, Geo. Osborne, Daniel West; John Davies, supernumerary. Liverpool, South, (Pitt-street, 8(c.,) William Smith, John C. Leppington, Edward Brice; Calverley Riley, William France, John Aslin, supernumeraries. War rington: Joseph Burgess, John T. Yeates, Jas. Scholes. St, Helens and Prescot : Abraham Watmough, William Sherman. Southport and Ormskirk : William Coultas, George Dickinson. Wigan : Leonard Posnett, Henry L. Church. Preston and Chorley : Benjamin Firth, Robert- M. Wilcox, William Csttle ; Joseph Meek, su pernumerary. N.B.—brother Wilcox shall reside at Chorley. Garstang : Thomas Brown, George Scott, 2d, James Faulkner. Lancaster: Thomas Armson, James Findlay, Edward Walker, chairman of the district ; Geo. Osborne, financial secretary. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The Sub-committee of Works reported that the tender of Mr. Cato for sup plying some buoys was accepted. The Albert Dock Committee recommended the appointment of gatemen to that dock, at a salary of 21s. per week, and the usual uni form ; and Evan Vaughan, William Henshaw, and J. Welch, as foremen of the hold. They also .announced that the charges about to be made at the Alb er t D oc k warehouses had been revised, according to Act of Parlia ment, and that 3,000 copies of them were about to be printed and distributed throughout the town. Some con versation ensued on the subject, in the course of which Mr. Aikin said he was satisfied that the rates were too high, and thought they ought to be referred to the differ ent associations for their opinion upon them. Mr. Hors fall said that probably that would be the best course to adopt, and as Mr. M yers, of the East India and China Association was at present engaged in revising the differ rent rates, they would no doubt be enabled to obtain some information on the subject from him. Mr. Aikin would be sorry to see the rates too low, for that would have the tendency to cause the warehouses to be choked up, and prevent them being of that utility of which they were capable ; in fact, that would be the case if they were not higher than the general rates, and he would like to see them a little higher. jt would, however, be better to postpone the printing of the rates until some further con sideration had been given to the subject. The matter then dropped. The Committee proceeded to elect some of the members to act upon the sub-committees. Mr. Sandbach and Mr. Rankin were appointed as members of the Sub-committee of Works; Mr. Kendall on the Har bour, Mr. Lockett on the Marine Surveyors', and Mr. Rankin on the Finance Sub-committee. DUBLIN AND LIVERPOOL STEAM-SHIP COMPANY.— On Wednesday, the second hell-yearly general meeting of the shareholders was held at Dublin. The report stated that the Directors, since the last meeting, in February, had been actively engaged in completing the arrangements necessary for carrying on the trade between Dublin and Liverpool in the most economical and advan tageous manner. In a short time everything will be in readiness, and they only wait for the delivery of the first two vessels to commence operations. The building of these has been something delayed by turns out, but the " Dublin" will be launched on the 3rd of next month ; and a third to be called the " Tullamore," on the same plan as the " Dublin," and " Liverpool," has been con tracted for and will be delivered during the winter. The board are proceeding with the preparation of their station at the Ringsend Docks, which is spoken of as very advan tageous ; and other arrangements are mentioned. The board have not considered it advisable to form a separate establishment in Liverpool, deeming it more economical and prudent to transact the company's business in that port through the medium of agents, who will be paid in proportion to the freights received. An agreement of this kind has accordingly been entered into with Messrs. Thomas Martin, Burns, and Co., of Water-street, Liver pool, and it is hoped that the connection with a house so well known and respectable, at,d experienced in steam navigation, will be a guarantee for the style and spirit of the management there. The company's balance-sheet for the past year showed the amount of their receipts to have been £1,193 12s. and of their expenditure, £2,530 6d. The report was unanimously alopted ; and several ques tions were asked by proprietors, and satisfactory replies returned thereto. THE GREAT BRITAIN.—In consequence of the Great Britain having touched the ground during a fog on her outward passage to New York, the directors have felt it their duty to the public not to permit rer to proceed again to sea until her bottom be thoroughly examined in the graving -dock. Her next day of sailing is, therefore, postponed to the 22nd of September. We cannot suffi ciently admire the regard for the lives of the passengers, which has thus been evinced by the directors of this splendid vessel. It is in itself a magnificent proof that no expense or sacrifice will be spared on their parts in the discharge of their responsible duty. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday evening, two re spectable young men were drowned, while bathing near New Brighton. They had not availed themselves of the usual bathing-ground, where the machines are stationed, but had undressed on the rock, and injudiciously plunged into the water near the Fort, where, at the turn between the river and the sea, there is generally a strong eddy, an d they perished, we understand, in si. ht of persons who had no means of aiding them. The names of the young gen. tlernen were Watkinsons and Dickens. Mr. Watkinsons was an apprentice in the office of Messrs. Ewart , Myers, and Co., and Mr. Dickens, a clerk with Messrs. Philps Average of 53 weeks, from James, and Co. 2nd Jan. to lath August 23,712 LOYAL ORANGE INSTITUTION.—At a meeting of the inclusive Grand Officers of the various Loyal Orange Lodges of The above gives a value for the year of £2,755,324, which, Liverpool and surrounding districts, held at the Standard at 50s. per head, would supply 1,102,129 of the population Arms, Fox - street, on Thursday last, the worshipful D. G. with this all-important necessary of food. The parlia- M. in the chair, it was unanimously resolved "That every mentary document gives the am oun t en t ere d f or h om e exertion should b e use d t o uphold the Protestant Institu- consumption during the first six months of the current Lions of Church and State in Ireland, and every o pp os iti on year, as follows :—Wheat, 1,660,399 quarters ; flour, given to the principle of granting any endowment to 2,109,371 cwt., which, at the averag e prices, would 'Popery." O n a moti on o f M r. Ff renc h , D . M . o f Bi r- amount t o £6 , 600 , 436 , su ffi c i ent for 2,640,174 of the mingham, it was suggested that an invitation be forwarded population. The foreign and colonial arrivals have this to the Right Hon. the Earl of Enniskillen, to solicit his year been unprecedentedly large, and we believe that attendance at a grand lodge meeting of the Orange S oc i e ty there is yet a prodigious quantity now in the United of England, to be held in Liverpool some time in Sep- States, which would soon find its way to England did not temb - r, for the purpose of hearing his lordship's senti- our prospects of abundant crops keep down prices at too runts on some proposed alterations in the institution. low an ebb for remuneration to shippers or importers. INCENDTARISM IN KIRKDALE —On Wednesday, The corn markets have rallied recently, partly owing to Samuel Greathead, a prisoner in Kirkdale Gaol, Liver- wet weather, and partly to the alleged deficiency in the pool, was committed for. trial at the present Assizes at crops of that valuable esculent the potato, but any chance Liverpool, charged with having wilfully and maliciously of prices rambling the new scale of duties will efficiently set fire, the previous evening, to a part of the gaol known prohibit. by the name of the Western Lodge, in which tl'e warders ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—This theatre has been en of th e p r i son usu a lly sleep. The lodge is situated on the gaged during the last week in the exhibition of two of West side of the chapel, but does not communicate with Mr. Stirling's pieces—the " Sea-king's Vow" and the any of the cells of the prisoners. The individual charged " Jew of Liverpool" ; the latter of which Mr. Stirling With the offence is a young map who was tried for arson took for his benefit on Wednesday last, and played the about two years since, and acquitted on the ground of in- part of Ishmael Lyons with immense effect. That Mr. sanity. He has, since his acquittal, been confined in the Stirling is the author of upwards of ninety pieces, we gaol, and he deported himselt latterly in such a way as to 'now to be true ; but still, famous as he is as a drama leave little doubt on the minds of the turnkeys that he is tist, we feel convinced, from the specimen of his acting in full possession of his senses. His object in setting fire on Wednesday night, that he would rank higher in the to the lodge was, according to his own confession, that be latter profession than the former ; for certainly, though Might get transported, the part was in every way a most difficult one, nothing PAVING AND SEWERAGE.-4t the meeting of the could be more powerful and thrilling than the whole de- Commissioners, on Tuesday, a communication was read lineation. Mr. Stirling, we hear, opens the Royal Surrey from Mr. Duncan, the engineer of the Green-lane Water next month with Macready. We wish him every success, Works, who reported that, in consequence of the Dock and, at the same time, to experimentalise on the hint we Committee's late act for dock extension, the laying of the have given—" Act a little more, even if you write a little pipes in the neighbourhood of Wapping would have to be less." The following address was spoken on the occasion stopped, and further that all those pipes *dread/ laid would of his benefit : have to be taken up, thereby cutting off connexion with a Our Author's thanks to all—to ye who soar number of streets in the vicinity. After a short conversa- On high, and you on pit's less attic 11-or ; And ye, who placed in midway box serene, tion, it was agreed that a deputation, c ‘nsisting of the With beauty's smiles still greet the mimic scene. chairman and the engineer, should wait upon the Dock Thanks to our friends, in these steam.piping times, Committee, in order to ascertain how long it would he Who prize blank verse, nor are Pverse to rh3mes ; before that portion of the works would be commenced. But measure sense, howe'er the metre goes, Mr. Tinne complained of the brd paving of the streets Nor leave for abstruse cons. our simpler prose. west of Park-lane, arid said it was impossible to k ee p Too many, now, there are, whose learned rage Shews us " no favour", and would " clear the stage" ; them in a clean and healthy state, so long as the pavement Who make " forched marches" on the march of mind, allowed large quantities of stagnant water to r,- main. And think the Stage must " halt"—a stage behind. MANCHESTER PARKS. —The three parks were opened Nor should we crumble that this age affords on Saturday with great rejoicings. The Ph;lips Park, Some moral infinen• e stronger than " the boards" Bradford, which is 31 acres in extent, and rather more No ; let us own to what exalted ends than a mile and a half (Instant from the Exchange, as the This change, th t robs us of our patrons, tends. crow flies ; the Quee n ' s P ar k, H arpurhey, formerly the Far nobler pastimes Artizms have !mind, And patent wisdom makes slim Clerks profound. Ilendham-hall estate, containing about 30 acres of land, Now to some outhouse " Concert " both repair, and just two miles from the Manchester Exchange, on To seek ameasement and instruction I!) there, the Rochdale road ; the Peel Park, Lark-hill, Salford, 32 'With Bally Blockhead nightly in the chair. acres in extent, and the principal entrance—the only one Tints of thin" stout" each " ardent spi it" drains, for carriages —just one mile distant from the Manchester And .. blows a cloud" to char his misty brains; Exchange. as the crow flies. This is well known, being There some free nymph his moral strength repairs, opposite the S a lf or d C rescent, on t h e turnp i ke road to With dainty ditties and indecent airs; Bolton, Or some low ranter s t am p s the sanded floor, This st leading also to Pendleton, Eccles, Swinton, &c. With vu l gar jests provokes the d run ke n roar , l park was to have been given to the Salford Town Whils,t rattling glasses jingle an " encore". Council, but not having been done so, the Salford authori- How should the Dramatist presume to please ties do not join in the ceremony—another instance of the New tastes, so moral, so refined as these? Called to a •• Bar", where Thalia vainly sites, absurdity of P l acing Manchester and Sal ord under different And whistling cat calls s h oc k o ur Tragic Mews ; jurisdictions. Where Shakspere's self would fail to draw the tear, YANKEE BR UTALITY.—On Tuesday, at the. Police- Unless he were re hearsed, and drew the beer. court, two American sailors, named Alonzo Lewis and But , to be grape:—whilst such pursuits as these George Brookes, Lessen the number whom we strive to please, were charged with brutally illtreating on several occasions, a poor widow, wan was selling tracts, To you more grateful, with respect sincere. Our Author thanks you for your presence here ; Well pleased to toil, whilst your approval gives an elderly negro sailor, and a poor Englishwoman who was carrying a Mulatto child. The parties made no de- Those lionor'd smiles, wherein his fortune lives; fence, and had no other motive for their brutality but the Turning the store from m hich his fancy draws, colour of th e pal - ties they injured. Mr. R us h ton expresse d To " Sterling pieces" — stamped with your applause. the warmest indignati on a t the con d uct o f the pr i soners, O YSTER S.—It w ill be seen b y an advertisement in our and endured; that the laws admitted no difference between during the last ten years as the efficient and civil manager White and black; and that the utmost punishment the of Marcroft's Oyster Rooms, Hanover-street, b as suc justices could award for the off ence was much too light. ceded to that establ i shed business. His arrangements After consulting with Mr. Christopher Rawdon, aho sat for a daily supply of well-fed London Native, as well as on the be nc h , M r. Rusht o n ordered each of the sailors to I r i s h an d Scotch oysters, are most complete, and from pay the sum of £5 for each assault and in d e f au l t of pay- the reputation he h as a s a judge, there is no d ou bt hi s went to be im-p...E.,:;"^ ned two months ;he also ordered them stock will equal, if it does not surpass any in the t o ned find four bail ttikns. Apithe peace, or, in def au l t , to b e i mpri- town. We may also notice that oysters this season are par smo ticularly full and well flavoured. IMPORT OF COLONIAL AND FOREIGN WHEAT AND FLOUR INTO LIVERPOOL.—It may be useful and inte resting to know in how far we are indebted to other na tions for a supply of bread stuffs, and as particularly appertaining to this vast and important district, of which the port of Liverpool is the depot. We have made our compilations from the prices current, both as regards the average prices and weekly importations : January February March .. April.... May .... June.... July .... August (two weeks) FLOUR. WHEAT. VALUE. Br's of 1961 b. Quarters. .. 109,400 48 351 325,563 .. 41,917 19,720 123,269 .. 65.752 10,710 116,262 • • 75,195 17,598 1 7 1 , 1 9 2 .. 92,3 , 4 21,940 2 5,147 .. 118 344 25,081 232,145 .. 190,705 64,434 396.244 .. 88 gss 21,646 150,745 228,580 1,748,569 SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES. CROWN COURT.-TUESDAY.. Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN took his seat on the bench at nine o'clock precisely. Mr. Sergeant BAIN and Mr. COBBETT appeared to pro secute on behalf of the crown ; and Mr. E. S. PowELL, inspector of her Majesty's Mint, was in attendance. William Scott was indicted for having in his posses sion a mould and other materials for making counterfeit coin. Guilty. Sentence deferred. Eliza Grilfiths, alias Kennedy, 28, who had been re manded from the last assizes, was charged with having, on three different occasions, uttered counterfeit shillings, with a milky knowledge that they were false and counter. feit. Guilty. _ _ _ . _ Patrick Roach, 45, was indicted for having in his pos session, at Liverpool, a mould far making the current coin of the realm called a sixpence. Guilty. Sentence deferred. _ William Burns, 22, was charged with having uttered, to George Darwell, of Ashton.under-Lyne, a counterfeit shilling, and having in his possession slit other pieces of counterfeit coin. Acquitted. John Holden, 28, was indicted for having in his posses sion, at Great Bolton, 17 pieces of counterfeit coin resem bling shillings. Guilty. Sentence deferred. James Kelly, 23, was indicted for having, at Aintree, uttered to Ann Smith three counterfeit shillings. Guilty. Sentence deferred. In the case of Betsey Gaynor, charged with uttering a counterfeit shilling to Jane Holmes, no evidence was offered, and the prisoner was accordingly discharged. William Jefferson, 21, was charged with having, at Warrington. feloniously killed Charles Vickers. 'William Johnson, who saw the prisoner and deceased fighting, de posed to seeing deceased fall against the wall, when some one said his neck was out, and they tried to pull it in, but without effect. The jury, after a brief consultation, ac quitted the prisoner. John Lythgoe, 15, and William Standish, 14, were in dicted for having entered the dwelling-house of Robert Dugdale, at St. Helens, and stealing a quantity of cord, &c. The jury found the prisoners guilty, but recom mended them to mercy. John AV Allister, 24, was charged with having broken into the dwelling-house of James Wright, at the Old Swan, and stolen therefrom several articles of wearing apparel, some silver coin, &c. Guilty, and sentenced to seven years transportation. In the case of William Fairhurst, charged with the manslaughter of Jane Fairhurst, at Sutton, the grand jury threw out the bill. The bill against Charles Gent, charged with the man slaughter of John Magrath, at Liverpool, was also thrown NISI PRIUS COURT.—TUESDAY, (Before Mr. JuVice CRESSWELL.) LITTLE V. POLLITT. This was an action for slander, The plaintiff, it appeared, was a plumber and glazier at Manchester, and on the 24th of February last was, with his workmen, engaged in the course of his occupation in repairing some of the gas apparatus at the Spread Eagle, a public-house at Hanging-bridge, Manchester. The de fendant, it appeared, is a calenderer, and carrying on a somewhat extensive business. He is, it was said, a man of somewhat hasty temper, and being in the Spread Eagle on the occasion in question, came suddenly out to where the plaintiff was employed with one of the gas-pipes, and told him to brick it. The plaintiff said it was no use to brick it, as it was done, and it would be necessary to have a new one. He said Mr. Pollitt might try it. " Try it be said Mr. Pollitt ; " there's no use trying it while you are there, you are nothing but a thief ; you are robbing Mr. Westall, (the landlord of the public-house,) and if I were Mr. Westall, I would not have such a fellow about the house." The plaintiff to this tirade made very little reply, further than to ask Mr. Pollitt who he was speaking to. Mr. Pollitt said, "1 am speaking to you, you wastrel." Those observations were addressed to the plaintiff in one of the principal thoroughfares in Man chester, in the presence of his own workmen, and in the hearing of several passers-by, who were called as witnesses. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS addressed the jury for the de fence, contending that the observations of the defendant were mere words of ab use , h e h av i ng n o intention to im pute a felony to the plaintiff, but merely to accuse him of an unskilful and wasteful mode of making the repairs in the gas-pipe in question. He was proceeding with these observations when some conference took place between the learned counsel, and the matter finally resulted in a jurolbeing withdrawn, Mr. Sergeant Wilki ns di sc l a i m i ng, on the part of the defendant, any intention to impute a felony to the plaintiff. LisTErt. v. THE ST. HELEN'S RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action for work and labour as an engineer. The plaintiff had, it appeared, been in the service of the Sankey Canal Company since the year 1831, as e ng i neer, at a yearly salary, and continued in their employment itp to the year 1815, when the Sankey Canal Company was amalgamated with the St. Helen's Railway Company. By the act of amalgamation, it was provided that the passing of this act was not to invalidate any contract entered into by the company under the former acts. It was now sought to establish a liability on the part of the new company to pay the defendant on account of his services with the old, for work at extra hours, and on matters not included in the retainer for which he received his yearly salary. The plaintiff after the cause had proceeded some way submit ted to a nonsuit. HILTON V \VHITEHEAD AND ANOTHER This was an action of trespass. The plaintiff, it appeared, was the owner of a house si tuate at Prestwich, the ground on which it was built hay ing been purchased by his father in 1834. The landlord was a gentleman of the name of Starkie, who in the lease still reserved the coals under the soil, with liberty of ac cess to win and get them, it being provided, however, that sufficiant pillars to support the soil should be left to prevent injury to the persons having property in the sur face. It appeared that the persons to whom the coal had been leased bad taken it from the ground immediately adjoining the plaintiff s premises. A very small portion, however, of the works was under the house. They had, however, driven a level under it, and the house had in consequence of the workings been so cracked and damaged as to be almost uninhabitable. The damage, too, still continued to increase. It appeared, however, that this damage arose, not from the removal of the soil underneath, sufficient of which remained amply to support the surface, but from the effect of the level driven across under the plaintiff's ground, which drained off' the water and caused the ground to sink. The case was finally referred, with liberty to state a case for the opinion of the court above. SCHUSTER V. COOPER This was an action on a guarantee. It appeared that Mr. Schuster and his partnefs were copper merchants, at Manchester. There was a firm in that town of Wilson and Barton, copper-roller manufac turers, who some time ago fell into difficulties, and it was finally arranged that their business should be carried on under the superintendence of a committee of inspectors for the benefit of the creditors. A large quantity of cop per was required to carry on the business, to the extent of about £5OO per month, and at the desire of Mr. Bar ton, Mr. Cooper gave the document on which the present action was brought, directed to Mr. Schuster, guarantee ing, "as chairman of the committee of creditors, the due payment of any amount of purchase Mr. Barton may make of you, not exceeding the total value of £500." It appeared that subsequently to the presenting of the docu ment much more than £5OO worth had been received and paid for. The question was whether this was a continu ing guarantee or no. A V verdict was finally returned for the plaintiff, with liberty to move fur a nunsuit. CROWN COURT.-WEDNESDAY Sarah Phillips, 22, was convicted for having, at Wigan, feloniously received one piece of black cloth, three vest pieces, and various other articles of cotton a:id woollen, the property of John Fish. Dominick Holan, 20, was convicted of having, at Orms kirk, feloniously stabbed William Fairhurst, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm, and sentenced to eight months' imprisonment. Charles Punka, 36, was convicted of having, at Salford, feloniously attempted to strangle and suffocate, and with having beat, wounded, and illtreated Sarah Pilling, his wife, with intent to kill and murder her. Robert Russell, 34, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with uttering a forged acceptance, with in tent to defraud Mr. Smith, of Salford. He was also charged with uttering another forged acceptance with in tent to defraud Ralph Robinson. Several witnesses to character were called and the sentence was deferred. NISI PRIUS COURT.--WEDNESDAY. WEARING V. ROBINSON An action brought by a publican, keeping the Railway Tavern, in Oldham, against the defendant, a tailor, in Manchester, to recover £l5, the amount of a promissory note. Verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount. Aug. 25, 1846. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. OCCLESHAW V. SMITH An action by a roller manufacturer in Manchester, against a clerk and bookkeeper in his employment, to recover a sum of £3OO. A verdict was returned for the plaintiff for £207. CARR V. LABREY An action by a sharcbroker at Manchester, against a gentleman who had speculated to a considerable extent in railway shares. The case was referred. BARTON AND ANOTHER V. HUMPHREYS An action by sharebrokers at Manchester against a corn dealer at Liverpool. The plaintiffs were nonsuited. THOMPSON V. PATTERSON The plaintiff is a horse dealer, and keeps the Palatine Stables at Manchester, and the defendant is in the same trade at Liverpool. The action was on the. warranty of a horse. Verdict for the plaintiff, damages £25. CROWN COURT.-THURSDAY James Travers, 20, was charged with having, at Win stanley, shot at Joseph Birchall, with intent to kill and murder him. Mr. Pollock stated the case. The prisoner was a poacher, and, on being pursued, fired. Mr. James addressed the jury for the prisoner, remarking that a greater curse could not exist in a civilised community than the game laws. The prisoner was found guilty of a com mon assault, and sentenced to twelve months' imprison ment and bard labour. MANSLAUGHTER AT WARRINGTON. Peter Brown, 21, was charged with killing and slaying his own father. John Brown, at Warrington. On Sun day, the 10th of May last, the prisoner was at 'Warring ton with some companions, and returned about ten in the evening, much intoxicated. The deceased was at home with his f am ily, and some other persons, and he also was 4 , If anything happens," (tbe mother bei ng i n _ in liquor. On the prisoner coming home, he said t o th e 'at the time,) you will have to go to Wargr ave disposedd ceased Moss Workhouse. The deceased replied with an oath that it was never made for him, after which a quarrel an sued, and the prisoner. repeated the assertion he had pre viously made. Deceased then struck the prisoner, when the latter laid hold of the deceased, threw him down on the floor, and repeatedly kicked him with great severity on the left side. The injury inflicted was described by the surgeon as the cause of death. The prisoner was in bed when his father died, and on being told of the circumstance said, " I wish they would hang me now." The jury found the prisoner guilty, and his lordship, after a very appropriate and impressive admonition on the nature of the crime he had committed, sentenced him to seven years' transportation._ . James Brierley, 21, was charged with having feloni ously counselled, aided, and abetted Hannah Gee in com mitting bigamy. The principal witness not appearing, the prisoner was discharged. Roger Barracks, 41;, was charged with having assaulted Thomas Greenhalgh, and robbed him of a sovereign and half sovereign, at Bolton. The innocence of the pri soner was made manifest, and he was acquitted. DISCHARGE 0 THE GRAND JURY Shortly before four o'clock, the grand jury eptered the court with the last of the bi'ls which had been entrusted to them for their consideration. Wm. Entwisle, Esq., the foreman of the grand jury, read the following pre- sentment : "The grand jury having concluded their examination of the cases submitted to them, feel it their imperative duty to place on record their opinion as to the prevalent habit of drunkkenness, so forcibly alluded to in the charge delivered to them by Mr. Justice Wightman, as being at least the cause of four-fifths of the offences comprised in this and almost all other calendars, as well as with regard to the best and most efficient means that can be adopted towards the extinction of that degrading practice. " It is obvious, from all the records of crime, that a large proportion of offences are committed by those who are imperfectly or not at all educated ; and on this most striking fact the grand jury rest their conviction, that no great improvement can be expected until the means of education are placed within the reach of all classes of the people. "They are, at the same time, sensible that such an ob ject can only be attained by means of a provision for na tiontil education to be made by the state; and, for this purpose, they do respectfully call upon the government to introduce, in the ensuing session of parliament, a measure which, by its comprehensive and conciliatory nature, shall be likely to obtain a general consent, and which shall have the effect of securing the general education of the popula tion of these kingdoms. "The grand jury are satisfied that, while ear' tion alone - can gradually eradicate the vice, and prevent the evil consequences of drunkenness, it is also most im portant that a better spirit and tendency should be pro duced in the mass of the community, by providing the means of recreation, and employment of leisure hours in other pursuits than those which now so unhappily prevail ; and they point with great gratification to the exertions which have lately been made in this town and in Manches ter, by the establishment of public parks, museums, and libraries, for that purpose. It is in vain to look for any amendment in the national character until an inducement can be offered to those who have now hardly any other enjoyment, to relinquish the evil indulgence of habitual unkenness. " The grand jury are aware that this is not the occasion to enlarge further on these points, however important; but they earnestly hope that this public expression of their feelings, consequent on their position, will conduce to the public good, by promoting the consideration of these sub jects. " On behalf of the grand jury, " WM. ENTWISLE, Foren Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN said, he was sure the were very much indebted to the gentlemen of the grand jury for the consideration they had given to the subject, and for the just observations they had made. He hoped the matter would receive that consideration which it de served. He congratulated them on the conclusion of their labours, and conceived the county was very much indebted to them for their valuable services. John, Crtrapton, 18, and Thomas Grepson, IS, were charged with having ass a ult e d Th omas Whi te h ea d, a t Littl Bolton, and robbed him of 3s. 6d.—Acquitted. Patrick Dowling was found guilty of stealing a cow at Little Hulton, and sentenced to twelve months' impri sonment. John Hoyle was acquitted on a charge of robbery at Worsley, in consequence of the prosecutor having in duced him, by promise of forgiveness, to acknowledge his guilt. The following prisoners pleaded guilty :—Thos. Croft, 23, charged with bigamy. Edward Darcy, 30, charged with bigamy. Bernard Ryley, 26, charged wilh forgery. Hannah Gee, 25, charged with bigamy. Thos. Simms, 17, charged with bigamy. Mary Bell, 23, charged with Laving, at Liverpool, endeavoured to conceal the birth of a child, of which she had been delivered, by secreting it in a chimney. The sentences were deferred. NISI PRIUS COURT.--TiltrasnAy BREACH OF CONTRACT. - MOSS V. DICKSON Mr. MARTIN stated the case. The plaintiff, John Moss, was a corn and meal merchant, carrying on business at Manches'er. The defendant, Alexander Dickson, was a distiller and miller at Belturbit, Cavan, Ireland, and this action was for a breach of contract for the sale of oat meal. In 1844, Mr. Dickson's meal had a very good name in the market. It was known as " Dickson's fine meal," and brought a very high price. On the 29th of September,fendan tagreeda y w 3 a o s o e o n t l e o r a ed ds into o f his y best which fi n t e h e m d e e a - 1 at 21s, 6d. free on board, freight 4s. 6d. to Runcorn, to be delivered at 500 loads per month, commencing Octo ber, 1844. After September, 1844, grain began to rise, and the shipments made by defendant turned out to be of an inferior quality. The defendant maintained that the meal shipped was of the best quality, declined to leave the matter to arbitration, and said he should be glad to have an opportunity, in a court of law, of proving that he had fulfilled the contract. The plaintiff had the ship ments surveyed by Messrs. Powell and Slattery, corn merchants, of Liverpool, who gave it as their opinion that the quality was not only 2s. 6J. per load inferior to any of Mr. Dickson's former shipments, but below any of the shipments from Ireland.—Several witnesses were examined.—John Herd, corn merchant, of Liverpool, said the meal that came from Ireland in 1844 and 1845 was generally of a good quality. Saw some meal at Fletcher and Co.'s warehouse, in Manchester. It was not Dickson's best meal ; it had a bad colour and smell, and was ground so small that it was almost impossible to tell what it was made of. The dust seemed all to have been retained. His (witness's) opinion was that the pin head meal had all been taken out, and the rest ground down together.—Cross-examined.—Did not come there with an unfriendly feeling to Mr. Dickson. Had not made up his mind whether he would bring an action against Mr. Dickson after this. Had offered to quash the matter altogether, but defendant had refused. Mr. Dickson had commenced an action against him, (witness.) but dare not carry it. on. It was not stopped by his (witness's) misfortunes. Daniel Powell, corn merchant, of Liverpool. On the 15th March, 1845, went over with Mr. Slattery to the Old Quay Co's warehouses, at Man chester, to examine some oatmeal. The quality was very inferior. It was very inferior to Dickson's best fine meal. He agreed with Mr. Herd's description of it. The nutri tious quality was abstracted, and the remainder was unfit for food. Examined some meal on board a flat, and it was of the same description as that in the bins of the Old Quay Company ; 21s. 6d. per load in September, 1841, was an extreme price. Thomas Slattery, corn merchant in Liverpool, accompanied Mr. Powell to Manchester, in March, 1845, to examine some oatmeal. The meal in the flat and in the bins was of the same quality. It was very inferior. The best part of the oats appeared to have been taken out, and the oats had been ground before they were dry. Agreed with Mr. Herd and Mr. Powell as to the quality. He thought the difference was 3s. or 3s. 6J. ver load. Mr. Knowles took an objection to the declaration, on the ground that there was a difference between the two contract notes, the one stating that the consderation was 3000 of fine oatmeal, and 300 loads pin -head meal ; and the other only mentioning the 3000 loads of fine. His lordship, on the application of Mr. Martin, amended the declaration. Mr. Knowles then contended there was no proof of a compact at all. His lordship considered the objection of no avail. Mr. Knowles then addressed the jury for the defendant, and cal severa prove that the meal was good. The learned judge sum med up, and the jury, after a few minutes' consideration, found for the plaintiff, dama2es £3OO. RAILWAY SHARES.-BARTON AND ANOTHER V. LEES The plaintiffs, Messrs. Barton and Birchall, were sharebrokers in Manchester, and the defendant, Samuel Lees, a merchant there. The action was brought to re cover the sum of £478 2s. Gd., the price of 150 shares in the Trent Valley and Continuation and Holyhead Junc tion Railway, which it .was alleged by the plaintiffs had been bought by them for the defendant. Verdi .1 for the defendant, on the ground that the order bad been revoked. REED V. NUGENT This was an undefended action on three bills of ex change, the defendant being the acceptor of two, and the drawer and endorser of the other. Verdict for the plain tiff for £lB5 ]ss. 6d. CROWN COURT. —Fnt DA MALICIOUSLY SHOOTING Charles Lvon, 29, was indicted for having, at Knows ley, maliciously shot at Jahn Wainwright, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Brandt appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins defended the pri soner. The nominal prosecutor is a gamekeeper to the Earl of Derby, and on the night of the 15!h of April last, along with another keeper named Birch, was keeping watch on the preserves of the noble earl, and whilst doing so they met the prisoner in company with another man, named Lloyd, who were armed with guns and in quest of game. the parties, but a • No words took place between ~.„ gun was discharged, which was alleged to have been fired by the prisoner, and Wainwright received slight shot wounds in his knuckles and leg, A witness was called who stated that on the evening of the night in question he was in company with the prisoner and the man Lloyd, at a public-house in Knowsley, where the prisoner said he and his companion were goirg in search of game, and that if they were " mislested by Birch or Wainwright, he would do their business for them. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS addressed the jury at some length, and submitted, in the first place, that the question of identity of the prisoner was not made out; and next, that if the prisoner was the man who fired the gun, it was not done with the intent charged in the indictment. The jury, after retiring for about two hours, found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation. HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND ASSAULT. Charles Greenwood, 20, Thomas Lawley, 21, John Greenwood, 24, and Joseph Mills, 23. were indicted f hlving assaulted and robbed James Greenwood. Mr. Brandt prosecuted, and i Mr. James defended the pri soners. The prosecutor s an aged man, and is employed by Mr. Robertsha w to watch a mill at Todmorden, and whilst on duty during the night of the 17th of May last, he heard a noise, as though some one wab attempting to force an entrance into the mill ; be went in. the direction whence the noise proceeded, where be met with the pri soners, to whom be spoke. Angry words ensued, and prosecutor was knocked down and severely=beaten, until be became in a state of insensibility, and, upon recover. ing, he found that his lanthorn and hat bad been taken away.--Ilis LORDSHIP expressed an opinion that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain the charge of rob bery, and this being so, the minor charge of assault could not be proceeded with on that indictment. His lordship left the court to consult Mr. Justice Cresswell npon the point, and, upon his return, said his brother Judge agreed could not be sust cl, for if s quitted the prisoners. and they were disc CHARGE OF THEFT OR EMBEZZLEMI James Butler was indicted for embez: the property, of his employers, Messrs and Francis James Gill. Mr. Hutton pros prisoner was without counsel. 'I William vers at Leigh, and the prisoner was employed by them in the eapac4 of clerk, and it was part of his duty to pay the hands in the mill, and for that purpose, on the Ist of August. he received .CIAI 72_ Ad__ sna after navinr wares accounted for the balance in the " mill book turned out that he had entered different items for greater sums than had actually been paid. Mr. ajor not being . his lordship orde re d an acquittal, and the recogni zances of Mr. Major were estreated, and his expenses disallowed. ---Before the court rose, Butler was again in . . dieted on a similar charge, upon which occasion Mr. Ma. jor, the prosecutor, gave evidence. The jury found him guilty. He had been previously convicted, but owing to prisoner was sentenced to six months' hard labour EMBEZZLEMEN Matthew Sherlock Hilton, 19, was charged with hav ing embezzled £7 9s. 2d. with intent to defraud John Woodcock. Another account laid the charge with intent to defraud John Newton and others. Mr. Brandt prose cuted, and Mr. Joseph Pollock defended the prisoner.— Messrs. Keates, Newton, and Co. are the partners con stituting the British and Foreign Copper Company, at Sutton, near St. Helen's, and the prisoner was employed as clerk under them, and it was his duty to receive and check the aczonnts of the bills dde from the firm, and on money was given to the prisoner, and it was subsequently ascertained that it had not been paid to Woodcock, neither was the receipt to the bill that of Woodcock.— Tne defence was, that the prisoner had not acted with a felonious intent, but under the impression that he had the authority of Woodcock to do what he had done. The jury acquitted the prisoner. —The prisoner was then in dicted for having embezzled £4 lls. belonging to his em ployers, by representing that he had paid divers sums for wages; which in fact he had not done. Mr. Pollock took an objection to the indictment. The prisoner was found guilty, but Mr. Pollock's point was reserved for the opi nion of the judge. MALICIOUSLY STABBING Francis Riley, 21, and Elizabeth Hailes, 20, were in dicted for having feloniously cut and wounded Ann Sa prosecutor, who is a woman of some sixty pears of resided in a court in Manchzster, in which r also lived the prisoners, and in June last a quarrel took place amongst fray the male prisoner st tnd Hailes was assisti bed the pros cutrix with a knife 'he prisoners were found guilty o and were sentenced to twelve months' finprisonment and hard labour. NISI PRIUS COURT.—FRIDAY. RAWSON V. ANTHONY. This was an action brought by Henry Rawson against shares in the North-E as te rn Railway, which the plaintiff was ready and willing to deliver, but which the defendant refused to receive. The defendant pleaded that he did ion, a hosier that the-defendant broke and entered the dwelling house of the plaintiff, at Bolton, and distrained, as for a distress for •rent, a considerable quantity of goods and chattels, when, in fact, no rent or arrears of rent was due; and, afterwards, that be again oroke and entered the dwelling-house, and expelled the plaintiff from his use and enjoyment of it. The defendant pleaded not guilty; he also pleaded leave and license, and that the dwelling_ home was his own soil and freehold. The Jury returned a verdict for the deft s was an action r Ratt Goods to th turer at lon, of t 'endant )nought by John NV ad, in a very sive war f a hardware supplied ldant would 12e in three ra mount of £ll2. 9s I defendant himself ADVENTURE IN SEADCF t time. '1 to the N' TOE COAST aintiff was, at the time of the trans, sharebroker; and the action was bro to recover the value of a lot of shares which were sold to him by the plaintiff. The substantial question in the case was this : whether the plaintiff was ready and willing to deliver the shares within a reasonable time. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff on the first and third issues, and for the defendant on the second. The case occupied upwards of five hours, but with the exception of the parties mainly interested, it was of very little public importance beyond that of exposing some of the tricks of the trade. The JUDGE said he had never sat with so little sltisfac tion to investigate facts as was the case at the nee.ent CDC". as sizes, with reference to railway transactions. Perhaps, however, the public time would not be altogether thrown away; because, if the disclosures made there would have the effect of bringing some speculating people to their senses, time would not certainly have been uselessly em ployed. The case of Ogden v. Greaves was referred. fendant was al ggravate FERNYHOUGH V. CURSITAM Another share transaction, in which Joseph Fernihough, a sharebroker, was the plaintiff. and Arthur John Cur sham, an attorney at Mansfield, Yorkshire, the defendant. The action was brought for the recovery of £315, being the value of fifty Boston. Newark, and Sheffield Railway shares, which the plaintiff bad purchased by order of the defendant. Verdict for the plaintiff. BOLL V. WHITE AND OTHERS This was an action brought by Samuel lioll against the defendants, William Robinson White and another. Th declaration was in trover to get p sion of some hops Mr. MARTIS stated theca The plaintiff was a +ha rltafon aan ic morn the assignees of a gentleman named Buddington, who became a bankrupt, and the action had been brought for the recovery or hops to the amount of £2OOO, which the plaintiff said he was entitled to recover by reason of the defendants having taken possession of them upon Buddineron's bankruptcy. The question was, whether or not the transaction under which the plaintiff became possessed of the hops was what is called a fraudulent pre ference. The jury were aware that, according to law, whenever a bankruptcy took place, the property of the bankrupt was taken, and it was equally distributed among all the creditors; and the time at which the property passed from the bankrupt into the hands of the assignees was when the fiat was issued. Mr. Holl forinerly carried on business as a brewer with a gentleman of the name of Hart ison. at Strangeways, Manchester. On the death of his parttr , r, Mr. Holl returned to Nottinghamshire; but prior to that event, Mr. Buddington came to Manchester. and set up business as a corn merchant. He also sold hops for Holl and Harrison, and being a great speculator in hops, be purchased no less than £12,000 worth of them. To make this purchase, be appropriated a sum of money to the extent of £2OOO, which belonged to Mr. Holl. When the misappropriation became known, the money was demanded, and a letter threatening legal proceedings was written. Buddington wanted to postpone a settle ment; but, eventually, he transferred the hops to Mr. lion, as security for the debt. He did not contemplate bankruptcy at that time; and, therefore, the learned counsel contended that there aas no fraudulent prefer ence, and that the transaction was perfectly legitimate. After an eloquent address to the jury from Mr. Wilkins, a verdict was returned for the defendant. CROWN COURT.-SATURDAY John Sweelman, indicted for an abominable offence at Orrell, was discharged. Ramble' Ho!croft, alias Collier, was convicted and sentenced to transportation for life for having forcibly violated at Southworth-with-Croft, Sarah Green, aged nine years. ATTEMPTED INFANTICIDE AT WAVERTREE. El , zabeth Davidson, was charged with exposing her male infant with intent to cause its death. We have recently given the particulars of the case. The prisoner lived as servant with Mr. Blain, of Birken head. On Easter Monday she was taken ill, and a doctor was consulted. She continued unwell, and engaged a car to take her to Sandown-lane, Wavertree. and. whtlst goinz placed, after leaving the car, in an adjoining field. with the speech which is given in our parliamentary intelligence of view, as alleged in the indictment, of causing its death. Monday. She must shortly afterwardishave been delivered of another CORK.—Much distress exists throughout the county of child, as an infant was found in her arms, wrapped in a Cork in consequence of the disease in the potato crop shawl, when she was taken into custody. Meetings have been held in Skibbereen, Mallow, and His' LORDSHIP said he thought ti;ai ' the poor creature other towns, for the purpose of devising'means for the having been delivered of one child, and in labour with a relief of the people. All the resident clergy and gentry second, was not in a fit state to take care of the first one, have attended these meetings. Lord Bandon has called a and the jury acquitted her. meeting for Tuesday next, of all the magistrates, landed BURGLARY. proprietors, and clergy of all denominations, of the west William Scott, 40, Henry Goss 40, John Smith, 24, riding of the county of Cork, to "take into consideration and Thomas Bancroft, 39, were indicted, the three first the distress occasioned by the failure of the potato crop." named for a burglary in the dwelling-house of William Amidst all the distress, it is most gratifying to know that Lord, of Manchester, and ste aling therefrom proporty to there is much alleviation in store. The wheat crop from the value of £4O, and Thomas Bancroft withreceivin hence to ungarvan, is safe, portion o he same, knowing it to been stolen The jury found the prisoners Scott and Goss guilty, and acquitted the other two. Scott had been previously convicted at Carlisle, and sentenced to seven years' trans _ he majority of cases stacked. The crop is above an average, and the grain of most excellent quality. The barley crop is also decidedly good, but there is not much of it yet cut. being in anon, an also at he present assizes for coining Goss had also been previously convicted and sentenced to the like punishment. Scott was sentenced to fourteen EFFECT OF CANNON BALLS ON IRON STEAMERS: At Portsmouth some remarkable results have been pro- lent, on the iron steamer Rub . Admiralty will, in consequence, stop tt steamers and other vessels for the pre which hit the Ruby not only penetrat NISI PRIUS COURT ALLEGED FALSE IMPRISONMENT BY A MAGISTRATE SATURDAY ad it is expected the buildine of iron ATKINSON (PAUPER) V. HORNBY This was an action for false imprisonment, brought by the plaintiff, Joseph Atkinson. against the defendant, Wm. Henry Hornby. The declaration stated that the defendant had unlawfully caused the plaintiff to be con fined in the House of Correction, at Preston, for several struck, but in some instances passed through the other side, carrying with it whole plates of iron. In action this would risk the total loss of the vessel, for on heeling over to leeward, such a body of water must rush in that no thing could prevent her sinking, with all on board : A The defendant pleaded not guilty under the statute representatiOn of this important circumstance, arising from the recent trials, has been made to the Admiralty ; and, should further experimental firing prove that serious risk will be occasioned to iron vessels of war when exposed to the chance of being struck by heavy shot, it is doubtful if the board will not abolish them as men-of-war. "AFFLICTION SHOPS."—It is not perhaps generally known in the provinces that within the last half dozen. ' shops have been opened in different parts The plaintiff was a collier by trade, and engaged to work at the pit of Messrs. Simpson, at Oswaldwisle, on the 16th June; but after one day's work, not finding matters to his satisfaction, he left the employment, and in consequence was brought before a magistrate and sen tenced to fourteen days' imptibonment and hard labour, under a recent act of Parliament passed for the ouroose •s mercers of giving magistrates snmmary jurit4liction where servants unlawfully withdrew from their work. The conviction was removed by habeas corpus to the Queen's Bench, and declared to be informal and illegal. Mr. BAINES, at the close of the plaintiff's case, sub- Of the metropolis for the exclusive _ ing, and that with a view to consistency, the whole estab lishment—masters, shopmen, and apprentices—are dressed up in the "garb of woe." A gentleman lately entered one of these sombre emporiums, and inonieed if u. e of articles of mourn- mitted that a nonsuit should be entered. The transaction was alleged to have occurred in the northern division of the county, and ought to have been tried at Lancaster. He contended that the order of the Privy Council made the northern division of the county as distinct from the southern division as if, in fact, tbey were two counties. His Lordship, after consulting with Mr. Justice Wight man, decided in favour of the objection, and a verdict was entered for the defendant. KELNCH V. SETTLE. This was in action of trespass, brought by William Keinch against Laurence Settle, The declaration stated, • - ••••,41 . LIC IJC su pplied with a pair of d ar k grey gl oves. J ves. He received a reply in the affirmative, and was politely requested to step forward into the " mitigated affliction department"—an inner room —where he would be immediately attended to. Here he found, instead of the dismal black which every where met his gaze in the front-shop, an extensive assort ment of goods adapted to half, or second, mourning, g_l_c!, a separate establishment of shopmen, &c., in costup n e.f e ` a " mitigated" character ! This is a refinCrlleeent th e pers at drapery business which leaves the country.shni2 tronolita4 an immeasurable distance in the rear of Meow° r brethren. What next ? .nrkdale_ and WINCH ANHOTHEAS V. HAMILTON AN D ANOTHER. This was an action broutht by Henry J o an John James MPlhtlicth Winch. - verpool, brokers, of The defendant, nes Baines, ship 'ery of .C 790 upon. yen pleas The def ed the large ntiel: Idants chartered a vessel belonging to the d to the coast of Africa, for nitrate of to proc Gth March, 1. turned upon the point whether the instruc tions to the captain were sufficiently intelligible for send ing him to the Cape, where he would have found letters from the defendants directing him to proceed to Valpa raiso. The captain h a d gone first of all to Cape Voltas, thence to Possession Island, Ichaboe, Hottentot Bay, and Spencer's Nand, at none of which places could he find the nitrates. Acting for the best, according to the plaintiff's counsel's statement, he sailed for Bahia ; there no cargo was obtainable unless for orders, which he pro cured, and sailed for Falmouth. The jury found that "the instructions were not suffici.. !ILig►ble tor sending him to the Cape," and a ver returned for the plaintiffi for the amount claimed, Bove. subject to a motion in the court THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS ENGLAND, The potato disease is spreading in the neighbourhood of Keswick. and apparently destroying every crop that it at- tacks. Should it continue even a short time longer. the destruction will be much greater than that of last Year. — Cumberland Packet. In this neighbourhood, the potatoes are universally affected; and, on being due, nine out of ten are generally found to be rotting. An " old inhabitant" of Frome re members a similar universal potato blight in his youth, which lasted four years.—Somerset Gazette. e DORSETSHIRE : —The harvest in this neiehhnurhood is now all but completed ; and, notwithstanding the late un certainty of the weather, the crops, which have realised -tion, have generally been housed in excellent wheat, in particular, is both abundant in II expect quantity and au nor in to a most a [arming eat KENT.—The harvest is nearly finished in this county. There are in some places a few breadths of corn yet un carried, but arising almost entirely from the scarcity of bands. It seldom occurs that the field duties commence in every district so simultaneously as this season, and I hence arises the apparently small number of labourers. The crops are all there is an _ot in well, and, generally speaking, verage produce.—Kentish Observer. THE POTATOE DISEASE existence of disea —The public journals from g crop of p, e more or ess exalt_ At the same time, as in the growin have lift _..e cloth. ..ne accoun cerated as they were last year. disease does exist in tbegrowing crops in several localities, it would be well if the attention of cultivators were turned to the subject, in order, if possible, to prevent its further extensic , and to guard against it in future years THE WE ATHER AND THE CROPS.—The rain during the week has fallen abundantly, and we have bad frequent in timations of the near neighbourhood of thunder clouds. The early part of the morning is the time when the rain has fallen heaviest, add has produced a wholesome effect in cooling the air, destroying blight, and forwarding vege- Fruit this season of all kinds is unusually early, est to ripen being nearly a month before their time. The wheat crops are of excellent quality, as is also barley, but thin. Peas and beans are bettfr than it was expected they could be.—Cambridge Chronicle. NOVEL CURE FOR THE POTATO ROT.—A correspon dent etates that Mr. Giddings, who formerly held an ap pointment in the royal household at Windsor, and now farms some land in the parish of Clewer, near that town, found his potatoes so much diseased last year that he re solved to let them rot in the ground. After they had lain in the earth nearly eighteen months, he had the land turned up, and then to his surprise found the whole crop in excellent condition, perfectly sound, and free from dis ease. Mr. Gidding's potatoes are again apparently ruined, and he has determined on adopting the same course ; and several farmers in the vicinity, knowing his success, have determined on following his example. YORKSHIRE POTATOCROP.—AS in other parts of the '-m, and indeed nearly throughout the world, the -, q.st the potatoes in this country is far more assured by a a,t year, amountir , we ar -- E "tence as a valuer of estates and crops, to nearly a total failure. It is calculated that in Marshland, and the country around Goole, from whence the metropors has for many years derived some of its most extensive supplies, including the very best and highest prices, the loss to the farmers— whose outlay in manure is very heavy—will amount to £200,000. Whole crops, which, a fortnight ago, appeared to be sound, are now found to be rotten; and of others which have not yet manifested the worst form, it is be believed to be because the plant has not yet arrived at that state of maturity which usually developes the disease instead of exhibiting a bulb hardy enough to exist over the winter. greate r HARVEST.—The part E u sr f .—T un settled PROGRESS durin F T HE reu te g OF e la sthe weatherweek,urid veryw as un favourable for the gathering of the corn crops. Much rain has fallen ; and the atmosphere has been remarkably varied in its temperature. The progress of the harvest has been consequently checked ; but it has hitherto pro ceeded with great rapidity. Nearly all th e wheat crops, (says the Doncaster Gazette,) especially in the higher description of soils, bevel) been already secured in fair condition. The late rains, however, although caus ing the check alluded to, have proved beneficial to the turnip lands, as well as to the meadows and pastures, be sides replenishing the springs, and adding to the fresh ness of the foliage. There is a general complaint as to the de ficiency of the barley produce. With regard to the Wheat crop, the general opinion appears to be, that it will not yield to that full extent which seemed to be sanctioned by the appearance of the crops in their growing state. As to the total production throughout the kingdom, too little is known, at present, to form an accurate judgment. SCOTLAND EDINIIIIRGH. — Harvest operations have been a good deal retarded by ,unsettled weather, still a considerable breadth is in sheaf. Reapers are som ew h a t more plenti ful, but wages continue high. There is no doubt that barley i s a very li g ht cro p, t h oug h the quality is repre sented as good. Wheat stooks well ; and oats are abun dant. The potato crop, judging from present appear ances, will prove a complete failure. Considerable da mage must have been done, especially to the atooked grain, yesterday. which was a da- 'imost continuous rain, y of with heat and thunder.—Scotsman IRELAND The condition of the potato crop in Ireland, measures intended to be adooted by eovernmen and the