Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-11 00:00:00

DOCK COMMITTEE. The we kly meeting of this Committee was held at one o'clock yesterday, Mr. Charles Turner in the chair. Toe other members present we e, Mesqre. Rankin, Brock' ebank, Lockett, Bold, Littledale. Hubback, Mondell, Chilton, Smith, Holme, Clint, and Barber.' The Marine Committee produced a report from the Serval or of danuege done to the Crosby light-ship Me-eor, on Thursday, the 27th ulr., by the ship John Barbour running into her. She received considerable injuries, which the com.rittee recommended to have repaired by Messrs. Cato, Miller, & C.)., at th 3 cost of the owners, 3fesers Fernie B-others. Mr. LocKerr believed the damage altogether would come to between £3OO and £4OO. The repairs were ord , red to be executed. The following report was read from the Marine Surveyor : " The progress of ho chimes taken place in the nerthern vhannels, having been traced in the partial survey of 1856, the alterations new ir,d c itcd, consist chi 'fly in the'farther de- Telopernent or those eh:seizes, ua.nely : " VICTnRia CIINNNEL —L:ttle Barbs sited continues to extend 83n , h-.:astern inaizins, so that the Buoy IT 2, black, which last year was sh;f ed 45 fathoms to southward of i:s former position, to plaee it in deep wate - c, is non agl:n 9 feet. The dry part of the west middle continues to e.veud itself in all directions, encroaching on the south side of the channel. " Qua sees CtiaeiNir. continues to improve, the least depth in the feirw..y on its ber. b,ing now l 0 feet, or one foot more than last year ; and taking for the bar, that part where the depths are 12 feet or less, it will ilyt scen that this has dimi nished in width, from near 93) yards to less than 4UO yards, since last rat's survey. " Zr_tnit% CtiANNef..—.l4 a channel this has disappeared, the Zebra b.nk having spread until now it joins the Jordan - flats, the area hitherto recogneed' as the:Zebra hank and channel consisting at present of irregular sandy ridges, with from five :o nine feet of w.i%er over it. " CK SBY CHANNEL. —The general depth of this charm(' presents no !narked eban;e, but the north-east elbow of Great Burl.° (marked by the buoy C 3, red) contißues to advance to the northward. Fon'tw ("miNtsEt...—A slight improvement in the narrow swathway through the Formby bank, which was first shown in last ybar's survey, is evident ; and another ru , i of water, in a due north direction, from Crosby Light-ship, seems also to present future promis-s cf . utili y. "Rom( ANE HOSE CHANNELS —The sand banks forming the northern' boundary of the Rock girthave advanced slightly to tha sou h ward, the'remaining features of hese channels are unaltered. "HILBAR SWAIH —This entance to the Dee shows a considerable increase in dcp h to the southward of the present position cf the bar buoy.; an .1 that small portion of the Dee above Hilbro I-Land, included in the char•, tichich is, however, twyond .he jutisliction of your committee, presents considerable c;tat,ge. PILOP.•SED CHANGES IN LIGHT AND BUOYAGE.—The most important consideration arising from the above refer to the ptogressive narrowing and contortion of the Victoria Channel, and the continued improvement of the Queen's channel. " QUEEN'S CR4NN7L.--The latter presenting, in the cha. racteriwies of the width, simplicity and set of tide, a decided superiority over the former. To meet thgse circums'ancea, it was proposed to adopt the Qu.-en's Chancel as the principal channel for night intercourse, by shifting the Formby Light ship so, as with the Crosby Shore Light, to lead in the fairway over the bar, while the existing arrangement of buoys in the 'Vitt rig Chance', subject to such modifications as may be re quisite to suit their positions to the altered features of the banks being preserved, safe guides for daylight navigation will be afforded wherever the state of wind, tide, or other circum stances m iy give it a preference over the Queen's Channel. "ZEBRA CHANNEL —This channel hiving disappeared, the bu , y Z 1, black and white striped horizontally, is if no use in i s pre ,, ent position. I propose to remove it, leaving Z Fy. and Z 1 vertical at their stations, where they serve to indica'e the edge of the Jordan flits. " FORMBY CHANNEL—Having observed the frequency with which the small coasting vessels which resort to this channel are brought up on the high part of Formby Bank, it is proposed, by a re-arrangement of the red bugs of this channel, to render available the swashway before named." M. MONDELL suggested that the committee should consider the prooriet - yof placing a light-ship outside the Queen's bar. At present the light-ship, was considerably within it, and, initead of being a beacon to guard the mariner against the danger he feared, it rather increased it Mr. LocitErT b)ro testimony to the very efficient manner in which the marine surveyor had executed the chart and the report. Mr. BOLD remarked that the salary of the marice surveyor was exceedingly low, being only £3OO a year, withiut a hlo.. 0a anything of trio hincl• 110 bh.oughe after the services just rendered by the surveyor, it would be a very graceful act to raise his salary to what Lieuf. Lord had when he first became surveyor to that estate He believed the subject was before the Marine Committee on Tuesday, but in the chairman's absence they did not report upon it _ _ _ - Mr. LOCKETT suggested that it would be better not to to take the subject out of the hands of the Marine Committee. (Hear, hear.) The suggession was agreed to. It was cydered that six life-buoys be provided for the new landing stage. Mr. BOLD remarked that the mas'as of the new stage -had as yet no orders whatever for its regulation, and it was quite time the subject should have the attention of the committee. All the instructions which the master had, were the existing regulations with regard to the landing stage at St. George's pier, which was used for a total y different purpose. He suggested that the Marine Committee should recommend the bridges to be lengthened st once. It was impossible to use them with safety for more than two hours after high water. He thought, as this would have to be done, the sooner a requisition was presented to the Corporation of Liverpool to do it the better. There would also be required in his opinion, outside parapet', or foot passages for foot 'passengers along the bridges, as in the small landing. stages. . _ Tar. LOCKETT said, the Marine Committee stood in a somewhat anomalius p'sition with regard to the stage. They really did not know who were the masters of it. Mr. BOLD said the resolutiol of the Council in last May was, that the management of the stage be placed in the bands of the Dock Committee. The CHkIIOI4.N : The Marine Bub-Committee have the management of it no doubt. Mr.. LOCKATV: But when we go to Mr. Hartley, and -ask him about things: to be done, he has t 3 consult the Corporation. Mr. CLINT : The Corporation have merely to put it in working order. , • The CIIAIRMIN said, the state cf the question was really this. The management of the stage was plaeed in the bands of the Duck Committee, or in that of their Sub- Committee, the Marine Committee. If there were any expenses to be raised to put the step in proper working order, these expenses w )uld hare to be defrayed by the Cirpor;tion, which the Corporation were quite willing to do. The dock sarveyor communicated wish the Corpora- tion surveyor that they might agree as to what was necessary to be done Mr. Hartley was out cf town at the present mom3nt, and uutl he came back the question WAS in abeyance. Mr. Honur said it was well known when the plans were prepared th .t part of the stage would require to be covered, and he could not see why that had not been done by the original contract. Mr. LOCKSTT said Mr. Hartley stated that the footway spoken of by Mr. Bold would cast £5,000. Mr. CLINT hoped the Marine Committee would consider whether there should be ehiins around the stage or not. The CIIAI23I O iN said Mr- Hartley was of opinion that the chains would render the stage m-re dangerous. Mr. CLINT : The first tim3 an accident occurs there we shall be called in question far net having chains up. Mr. BROCKLARANK explained that the subjects mentioned bad already been umler the c)nsideraticn of the Marine Committee, who were fully alive to their importance. The question then dropped. A. letter was read from Mr. Rowland, Secretary to the Pilot Committee, stating that several vessels had of late grounded alongside the Albert and other pier-heads, when it was indicated that there was abundant water over the sills, and therefore suggesting that the Committee should have an illuminated tidal guAe.e erected, showing the depth of water by clay and n;ght: The letter was referred to the Marine Committee. The following report was real, upon the additional woks neccessary at Birkenhead. " The Chairman of the Birkenhead Dock Committee. " Sir,—l am in receipt of a resolution of your cola- , mittoe on the 24th of August last, to the effect, `That the • gineer be requested to consider and report to what extent works beyond 111° , 0 now contracted fir can be advantagcou , ly proceeded with previous to the let of Sanuary flex', whin the nsw Board come into office, and w'ether anT, and if eo, what preparations can bo now mails for enteting into further contracts. "I have given the subject of this Tesoln'ion much considera tion, and now beg to info' ru you that from not being in possession of any of the detailed drawings of tho authorised plans of 1353, and as before I could prepare such drawings as would bo m.cessary, and take such steps as would permit of this work being let by contract, the new board would bave commenced be functions ; and bear ing in mind also that the clause in the set of last Itilion referring to these works suppeses, from the use THE NORTIIERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1857, °f the word 'substanial y,' that some mol'fication of the plans as now designed would be necessary. I think it would he 'the wiser course not to enter into any coctract for works connected &Oh the authorised plans tat might trammel the new board in their 'consideration of the whole question. The only portion of the whole plan, so far as egards the outer works, and supposing no alteration of those plans contemplated, that I could he in a position to let by cootract ptev:ous to the Ist ofJanuary would bo the portion of the river wall opposite to the south reserve. This might •be prepared and let so that the work might be commenced upon by the beginning of November ; but it must be re membered that little if any progress cou'd be made with a work of that nature during the winter months, the cammencs - ment of the construction of which could he proceeded with only at good spring tides, and must depend entirely upon the weather. Ncither dor think it would be wise, in point of economy to let this work in a separate and distinct contract, inasmuch as any contractor who had no other work in connection there. with on which to employ his men during neap tides, or such other periods when ho could not proceed at the river wall, mast necessarily have much higher prices to repay him for such great loss of time and delay. " With regard to the works inside the Great Float, the walling upon the north side might be let by contract and proceeded with as set forth upon the authorised plans ; but en`ertainiag, as I do, a strong opinion that in any application that may he mado to parliament during the ensuing stain!' it would be a wise policy to seek for powers to place the whole of the north margin of the float, with a proper width of land for quays, and the formation of a road in connection therewith, in the hands of the new howd, so as to vest the whole of the management, ownership, and power to levy rates in the Birkenhead docks in ono body.; and being of opinion that if this was done it would he advantageous to the general working of the float, if the line of the north wall was to some slight extent alt red, and a bridge communication Lrrned between the quays on the north as.d south sides ; I cannot, therefore, advise you that it would be well to enter now into any contract for wo k that might have to be altered within a short period, or would in any wiy feto r the action of the new board, which is in so short a time to take the management of these works.—l arn, sir, yours respecifilly, " JOHN B. HARTLEY. " Liverpool, September 2, 1857." The Cuatnaus said t'ae works would come into the pos sesion of the successors of that Boarl in January, the Corporation ha I probably transmitted that repot to the Dock Ccmmittee, to hear the Committees opinion upon the suggestions of MR. HARTLEY, he should conceive that all the Dock Committee emit' possibly c 1 , ,, was to give such notices as would enable their successors to deal with the several matters mentioned by Mr. HARTLEY in the way which seemed best to them when they came into office. (hear. hea-.) It was recommended and agreed to, that a warehouse in Birkenhead be let to Messrs. R. S. Newall, and Co., for the submarine telegraph worki, at £250 per annum, the tenancy to be determined upon six months notice given at any time ; all alterations to be done at Messrs. Newell's expense, and the warehouses to be restored to their original state, also at the expense of Messrs. Newell, at the termination of the tenancy. It was agreed that a shed lately cccupied by Messrs. Laird and Co , at Birkenhead, be let to Messrs. Holme and Slater. A letter was read from Mr. Harris)n, manager of the Canada works, Birkenhead, applying to have a yacht lately launched admitted into dock at Birkenhead, for the purpose of finishing the cabin fittings. The letter was referred to the Harbour Master's Committee. This closed the general business. The many inducements that Atutralta presents to the members of the constabulary force to emigrate, threaten to diminish its strength consiierably. addition to the number that has recently retired and emigrated to thot colony, we have now to n-tice the emigration of four—two from the county and an equal proportion from the city— who will depart fur the same destiaation as their predeees sees in the course of this or the ensuing week.—Cork .Examiner. A HINT FOR THE SINGLE SISTERHOOD.—In the name of Matutm, and of common sense, is them an imperative necessity tbat all our m i,ls should become matrons? If such exists, think, I beseech you, 0 virgins—pretty but penniless—apt for the yoke, bow many chances of sub jection may turn up without rushieg to nut your necks under it. Is the aspiring race of H.E IC S. cadets extinct ? Are Erin's sons so good or so cold as not to be temWed by woman, even without the gold ? Are there not soldiere still to the fore, too inflammable to be trusted beer an ammunition waggon? Are there not—the bonne, bouche come last—are there net priests and deacons ? The instant a man takes orders celibacy becomes itrtohr able to him. After all, what specimens you do pick up sometimes in your haste ! If you are to lead apes, is it not better to deter the evil day as long as pessthle, instead of parading the animils abut by your sides, here on this upper earth ?—Guy Livingeone. CONFESSION OF AN EXILB.—" During my sojourn at Vienna, I attempted to enter the Austrian service, with the intention of getting up a propaganda in the Italian r giment-t, so as to attempt a diversion when an Italian revolution should take piacs. Kossuth and Mazzini havieg pr-viously expressed themselves in favour of this being done. I had a correspondence with Marshal Salis, and found I should be accepted as a cadet after my examina tions: I desired to cuter wi:h the rank of a superior officer, which I sail I had held with the Swiss its the Roman war, and at last he gave me the opporunity to andergo the examination for the Staff. I was to have beeu examined in Getman, which I studied con'inually, hut as no one could be admit'ed as an ufilcer according to law in 1848, I refused to commence toy career as a cadet, because if I did not get a superior rale, I should not have been in an iefluential position to effect a propaganda. as I desired among the Italian soldiery. I therfore gave up my plan." —Memoirs of Fe4ce Orsini. GENERAL CODRINGT3N.-1 London correspondent writes :—There is much merriment in the clubs about Sir W. Codringtoo. People are infini'ely amused at the un suspecting innocence of Colonel Blane's defence of his friend. He appears to think that the point of the Times' sarcasm lay in the fact flirt Sir William had nerer applied to go to India, but had allowed himself to be shelved as guardian of the Prince of \Vales. He therofore procinees proof that Sir Williem was really very anxious to resh off to the stirring scene. But the force of the 7inies irony was, not that Sir Williim Codrington was not willing to go to India, hut that the authorities were not willing he shoted go. His Crimean antecedents seem to have made him more tie, for his present duties than for commanding an army. Through Court faveuile did once enj .y that distinction, but the nation is not anxious to restore it to him. As for his inability to write English, the Tinvs should have spared him that rebuke, for if his despatches were void of the graces of composition and grammar, a private letter, written perhaps, hurriedly is not to be regarded as a specimen of his style. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—I ,have much pleasure i n acquainting you that letters have been received from Captain M'Clintock, in the Fax, at Baal's River, in Greenland, where he had put in fur the perpose of sending home M. Levvie, one of his crew, who was seized with spitting of blood, which rendered it advisable fir him to leave the Arctic regions as aeon es possible. The friends and relatives of those embarked, as well as those who wish success to the expedition, will be gretifi to learn that thus far the, progress made has exceeded our anticipation, and that in point of time he is fifteen days in advance of Captain .Ingl,fiel3, in his memorable voyage in 1352. Tao vt.s , el is found to answer admirably well, and by means of steam forced her way through the pack into Frederickshaal, where they replenished their coal and then proceeded to Bea's River, cff the entrance to which they met the Danish vessel hound to Copenhagen. Captain M'Clintock, after teaching at Disco, intends passing through the Wargat Straits and calling at Prov.or an:l I.7plrnayie for dogs. The Drees report that ths winter has hen a very stormy one, which will have the effect of breaking the ice up and rendering the head of Buifin's Bay clear.—R. CouoxsoN —Letter in _Me Times. JUDICIAL Facreilem --Tee Chief Justice (Lord Ellen borotq.h) while going home was followed by a tumultuous mob, of whom he remarked that " he was afraid of their saliva, not of their bite:" To the young counsel who commenced stammering aborr. " his unfortunate client," he uttered the famous encouragement, " go on, sir; so far tree court is with you." S,, also, he took down and re peeted with ironical emphasis and thanks the elementary statement of Mr. Preston, the conveyancer, that " an estate in fee simple is the highest estate known to the law of England," and when that very learned person esked when it would be their lordship's pleasure to hear the remainder of his argument, added—•' Mr. Preston, we are bound to (tear ls you p ou r, and I hope we shall do so on Friday ; but, a lea ° su t r ' e has been lung out of the question." To a another conveyancer, who occupied the court a whole day abeat the merger of a term, " I am afraid, sir," said he, t h e term, although a long one, will merge is your argument.' One of the solemn osseverations of James Allan Perk, who had the charac'er of being particularly tanctinaociaig, hs oren visited with a fine for profane swearing. A great se - sions lawyer, in a mining case, contending at enormons length that the stone to be mined could only be reached by deep boring, which was a matter of science, he said, ' you will hardly succeed in convincing as, sir, that every species of boring is a matter of science.' In the case of another couesil, who was observing, 'in the book of nature, my Lord, it is written,' he interpose I, will you hive the goodness to mention the page, sir ?' Of a witness who in reply to a questhn ' what he was,' said, I employ myself as a surgeon,' he inquired, but does any one else employ you as a surgeon ?' HEALTH COMMITTEE. This committeeenet at half-past two o'clock yesterday, In the To wn•hall. Mr. Alderman Dover presided, and the other members present were Messrs. G-odfrey, Beckwith, Kaydock, Crosthwaite, Stitt, Hodson, and Stewart. The Medical Officer of Health reported that in the week ending Saturday, the sth September, the deaths registered in the borough were 272, being five less than in the week previous, and eleven more than the corrected average of the same week of the preceding nine years. Tte deaths in the parish were 190, and in the out-townships 82. Dierrhcea cawed 73 deaths—the same number as in the previous week —of these 60 were infants. Af.er the preeont week, probably, the morality from this disease will gradually de dine From diseases of the zymotic class there were GO deaths, including from hooping-cough 16 scarlatina 14, fever 14. measles 2, cholera 2, syphilis 2, small pox, unvaccinated, 1 ; consumption caused 18 deaths, and other diseases of the lungs 16, being a smaller number th in in any week of the previous thirteen months. A comparison of the mortality from diarrhoea in the months of July and August, 1856, with that in the corre-ponding periol of the preseut ye r, shows that the excess of mortality this yea: has been entirely confined to children ; the deaths above the age of ten yealts having been the same in both periods. The numbers were 1856 1857 At all ages B-dow ten years • •310 379 Above ten yeara The Borough Engines-, Building Surveyor, and Inspec tor of Nuisances reported various particulars of the opera tions in their several deeartments during the week, from which it appears t that 181 inspections were made of dela pidated privies aed arhpits, 1,231 cesspeds had been diB - 85 nuisances complained of by inhabitants had been inspected and means taken to remedy them, 652 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 2,177 apartments and 501 cellars had been put under examination, with the view of improving their sanitary cendiion. and 76 lodging-houses had :also been examined and reported upon. Mr STITT said when he moved last week for a return of the number of deaths from diarrhoea, he abstained from expressing any opinion as to the cause. Others did not act similarly, and went so ,f,r as to attribute the iscrease of deaths to a specific cause, namely, the quality of the water which was being distributed to the inhabitants, an opinion which he found to prevail rather extensively in the town. The return was very full and ample, and a careful examine tion of it showed that there was a: remarkable correspond ence between the temperature and th' number of deaths from that particular cause—a correspondence so remarka ble and so consonant, not only in that year, but for a num ber of years back, so as to prove that it was no mere coin cidence, but that the temperature and the deaths stood in the relation of cause and effect. Ha thought it right to say this much, because it was desirable for the committee upon all occasions to put the town in the pos ssesion of the exact facts of the case, particularly as re garded disease and mortality. Without for one moment advocating the continnaoce of the supply of water which he believed was distasteful to the inhabitant' and very un palatable, whatever might be its wholesomeness—without advocaing it in any way, or expressing any opinion as to the desi•ableness or otherwise of continnirg the supply of water, he thought it was right that that report should be made known to the public in order that they might form their own conclusion as to the exact cause of the co nplaint existing. (Hear, hear.) Mr HODSON was exceedingly obliged to Mr. Stitt far listing brought the subject forward He thought it would be admitted that ovary word he (Mr Hodson) uttered at last Thursdays meeing on that question was substantially and perfsctly correct. Mr. Stitt after having made a very careful analysis of the report, submitted by the doctor, had found exactly what the doctor and he (Mr. Hodson) had stated, that the excess of diarrceha depended altogether ' upon the heat of the waother. When ever there was very close hot whether in summer there was an increase cf diarrhoe a. It was a most remarkable fact, that out of 73 deaths in the town and suburbs of Liverpool, there were only 13 adults, 60 of them being below two years of age, when water was scarcely drunk at all. So that how any one can say, on conceiving for a moment, or hiving the audacity to make such a statement _ _ - The CHAIRMAN : I [111.19t rise to order. I did think Mr. Stitt was going a little too far ; and now Mr Hodson is certainly doing so. Mr. HODSON : Mr. Chairman, this a question of public ALCOHOL; OR, THE MINOR CURSE OF ENGLAND. BEING TUE SUBSTANCE OF A SiRIE3 OF ADDRESSER DELIVERED IN CONN.R,TION wiru ST. It OILY'S T3TAL ABSTINENCE SJCIETY, DEDICATED TO THE REV. MR. TIV'ERTON, PKE.IDENT, BY LIVERPOOL WORKING MAN. " Woe unt)h;m nat giveth his nelghb3ur drink, tlytt put!e3t thy bottle to him and inak-)3;.1V.m drunken."--fiabAk. ii. 15. [Continued from 10th September,] CITAP CE t H. CAME DErZSDENT ON DEUNKENNES3. The anakin of rotten bones, stagnalt pools, dirty dwellings, brutish ignorance, and worse than brutish ignorance—D aUNKENNE SS ' —yet p 0.33331 many a stronglio'd and many a league of land in Great Britain; and they are not to he dislodged withoit a vigonrons, deteruilnel, and per3everl g onslaught. But their doom is written in !Leven, and as surcly as we hive fidt4 in God, fits Laws, Ks Government, and under God, use the reason and instruments His providence has famished, so surely may we count on the attainment of a dual ejectment fro ra our coantry of the foalest evils that brutalise and tyranise Li it. If a pig's dwelling incommodes, it Is forthwith removed, and very properly so. If a gutter sends forth its disease bearing vapour, it is very prudently covere 1 and concealed. if a neigh`oourhood is foand to be a condensed congeries of vice, ignorance, and crime, it is visited in kindness and mercy, the people are instructed, and every ph lanthropic effort humanity can devise is put forth t ama iorste their condition, and eurely Gtar Snaps, wnich according to all concurrent testimony, are the teem•ng source of crime and evil, foantians of spiritous ruin, the very outlets of every abamniat oa, a post and pastilence to every city, town, village and hamlet, where they exist, cannot Ion; remain to dale and pollute the lead. An old puritan divine in IGSB, said, "a tavern is a fountain of sin, (wh ►t world that reverend gentlem in have said of our Gin Shops, had they existed then ?) a school of the devil, where he worketh his miracles a'ter h s own fashio t I the lamas which are learned in his school are drunkenness, swearing, lying, pa jury, blasphemy, to deny God, and commit many other twine as sins— this is the place, waerc for the most part, are raised all quarrels, slander s, contentions and murder', and those who keep taverns and suffer that, are unquestionably partaJters of all the 31113 and evils th:re coin witted, a Id therefore it is wisely said by an ancient wciier, that 'he who keeps a tavern sh all not be hell guiltless.' " Another, who preached the coada.nacd sermon in the case of a young man, ape 18 who went deliberately from one of tam dens of infamy and mardelei an aged minister of the Gospel, waJds of 80, Via: he might rob him and continue his deb Inch, said, "it is erident to all thinsin; men and reflecting minds that a tavern is a hot bed of vice! oar you.lis there nno nerved, become he'oes of crime and murder. Taverns seam to me to ba the devil's preserves, therefore he his a right to all the gams fonad the:e " Bit to demonstrate =ore c!eirly that crime is dependent on drunkenness, Mr. Boynon, an of zer of long and great experience in the two Criminil Hospitals Bridewell, and Bethlehem, Loudon, in his evils ice 'before a Parliimentary Conmit:ee, to inquire into the cause and extent of c:ime, in showing how crime was dependent on drunkannest, observed, I remember one men, in part.calar, stying to me, Si;, I could not enter a honie in the deaf of the night a id tato the chance of my being shot or of my being hung, If taken, without first being mulden:d with intoxicating drink." A magistrate in Ireland when taking the deptitions of a dying man, who had been murdered 1y ass salted by a gang of men designated " White Feat," asked him if Va. - T were drank —" Well" (plied the wounded and dyla4 man, "I really wonder at your honour asking such a ye y foolish question ; do you really think that they could have committed such a marderons assault upon an unoffanding man like ma had they been sober? certainly not." Thus, accord.ng to the to timony of that wounded and dying man, it is evident that in addition to intoxicating drink being the incentive to crime, must needs likewise b 3 the leader—its influence being Lund necessary to support the inn threr in his base and diabolical designs; and the satsnie passions of the murderer are not sufficiently vile to perpetrate thu san;uina.y deed in cold blood, without the fleadisia iaflaence of the intoxicating draught, to make him sufficiently devilish to Im'irne his hands in the life blood of his fellow-man. The maa who murdered Mr. RO3S, of t'as L'verpool Cust)m House, Co fessod after sentence had been passed noon him, that as the time drew near at which he expe Aid to meet the object of his Lase and me i.nant design, ha beca - ne fl attered, and elm Idere d at the dark and di belical ol,e 1 he wis cent emplathig, but that he might not give way to his batter feelings and forego his purpose, he resolved to banish refie;tian; to this end he purchased and dra ,k off a glass of r im, t its h)wver was found insufficient, he still felt incaoable o: the crime, his arm refuses it. aid, the effect of a second g ass was tried, sti I his mind revolted from its purpose, avid before hummity cauld b 3 finally subdued, a third glass had been drank, after which he resound his post, and wtt-n poor Mr. Ross, unconscious that he was so saan to be deprived of li"e, came within distance, the assassin stretched forth his murderous hand, the funl dead was done, and Mr. R 095, without one moment's warning, ushered into eternity. After sentence of death hal been passed upon a man of the name of Banner, for the murder of his wire, the murderer confessed that ha had to drink one quart of whiskey before he could commit_the horrid deed for which he was about t• 3 forfeit his life. Whoa the j edge was about to pass xeatence of death on tho mur derer of a Mr. Leonard, who was barbarously murdered nearaWatsr ford, Ireland, the criminal said in a ion 1, cle tr, and distinct voice, " yes, my lord, I am indeed gui ty," but adding " she was the cause," pointing to a hoary healed female more than 80 years or age, who stood with him in the same dock, and who 7743 no other than his own mother. It turned up in a further confession of the unhappy man, that the algid mons* had undertak.on to murder this gentle. man for a sum of money, happy would it be for that country if this was the only instance of the lied. Having taken her two sons along with her on the read in which their intended victim was expected to come, handed the culprit a loaded pistol, with Instruc tions as to tho bloody deed he was to p:rfern. The son started back exclaiming " Low can I murder the nnoffendlng gentleman,'i to which his hoary headed mother sail, " take th tt you c ,wardly Niece'," giving him the contents of a battle of whiskey prori led for the occasion. Mabry, for that was hle name, swallowing the demon inspiring chatrsht, his late experienced feelings of pity for the tin offending gentleman were forgot, and the tender-hearted son being transformed through the climb/la:al infiaence of the whiskey into a fiend, like his mother ; in which capac:ty he caul I level the murder ous weapon at the man who was unconscious of any danger, and send him into the presence of his Maker, without the opp xtunity of s .ying, " God be merciful to me, a sinner." A most chocking murder was Comm tted at Fiellll3lS3, near Bel par. Mrs. Barnes, a wealthy and amiable la ly, fell a viAirn to the rage of a stewszd whom she hid dis:harged fur drunkenness. When the murderer was before the magistrates he said, •' I wa, drunk at the time or I could not have corn milted so di ab3li3al a deed." Aad Jackson, who was executed at Chester last year, for the murder of his two children, took them de*ierately one af.er the other from o. puble house were they hal been sent to him, and while undar the infi lexica of in oxicating cl , ink, imbruod his hinds is the life's blood of his innocent and nnoffinding offspring. The fact is, instances were it nec •scary, might be mlutiplied to any ex:eat, of the awfully criminal doings of intox eating drink. The police report for this Bnough, for 1855, unfortunately show that drunkenness is not confined to the male pepulsti on, There were in that year, 4,820 females taken into custody for being drunk and disorderly; 640 of that ,number under 18, and 1319 un 'er 21 years of age. The report states furth sr, that the more one looks into those tables of crime, the more it is evident that the fearful source is drunkenness. la reference to females drinking, two total abstainers having dsterm'ned testias th :t fact, placed them selves in a position to ascertain the nu über of females that visited two certain gin shops In this town, in one hour, when they saw 200 females visit these two plazas within the hour. Alderman Holmes declared in the Conseil Chamber, that in London, in the year 1854, there was 5,035 in -des, sad 4,539 females, apprehended for being drunk and disorderly, with, a population 2,60,000, while in Liverpool, with a population of 423,030 ; there ware 4,7 i 6 males, and 4,249 fern des, or only 500 cases lass of drunke mess, in Liverpool than London, showing that their is five tinio3 as much drunkenness in Liverpool, in proportion to population as London, and w.,y this enormous amount of drunkenness in Liverpool compared with London? because public•housas are much more numerous, affirming the testimony of a licensed victualler from Liverpool before a parliame'tary committee, that drunkenness, and crime, increased with the number of incensed houses. I will now advert to a class of ughappy beings pscu iarly the vic tims of intoxicating drinks, demanding sympathy; (inde. dI am happy to hear they are at this moment commenting the attention of the civil authorities), I allude t 3 those unfortunate daughters of vice, whom it is usu sl to designate prostitutes, sappssed to number in Liverpool, London, Bath, Bristol, and Hull, the appal'ing number ui 20,000, of these unfortunate wretches. Dr. Abernethy says, "it would be wterly impossible for them to live the life they do, of sin an misery, were it not for the constant stimulus of the bottle. The truth of that eminent gentleman's statement is plain enough, for each unba2py victim of this enormous number, in the moments she is in possoslon of herself, must be conscious that she is leading a life of infamy, aid disgusting lawlessness, both as regards the laws uf rod and man. Eve y laeldent in the coat eof her ;sicked career reminds her, that she is an obj,ct of disgrace,—a thing to look upon and loathe —a ,ark for the finger of all, even of the libertine-- a being branded by society, shanned as a mass of moral sad physlaalinfactiun,—un outcast from the community, and nothing bat the conscious stifling satsnic influence, and power of intoxicating drinks, could possibly bear her up in her infamous course. As a proof of this, Major Greig reported, thct in 1855, 1349 of these unfortunate creatures were apprehended under 21 years of age, for being drunk end disorderly. (To be *manual) POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YwaRDAY. LIVERPOOL. BEFORE MR MANSFIELD. SKULL BREAKING AND WINDOW BREAKING.—A woman, named Sabina Reddy, a resident of Paul-street, was charged with breaking lls. worth of glass in the house of Julia Oliver, and also for breaking the head of one Patrick Murphy. The head of the latter presented a sanguinary appearance, 10 far as the cloths about it looked. There appeared to have been a general fight in Paul-street, when the prisoner acted as described with a piece of iron. She was fined I ls. for tho d.mage, and got a month for the assault. _ PISTOL PRACTICE AND ATTORNEY PRACTICS.—Mr. John Hughes., a shoemaker, residing in Hurst-street,was brought up on a warrant, charged by Mr. John Hickey, a brazier, residing in the same street, with having threatened to shoot him with a pistol Mr. Bluck appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Cobb for the prisoner. Mr. Bluck said, on Tuesday the wife of Mr. !rickey had the prison r summoned for an assault, and on that occasion he was fined 10s. In the evening the prisoner, who lives opposite Mr. Hickey's, came to the door with a pistol in his hand, and presented it at him, and made use of some terrible threats, said said what he would not do." He could not tell whether the pistol was loaded or not, but that made no matter in point of law, as the threat was used. His client was in bodily fear of the prisoner, and should be protected. He was obliged to run for his life, fearing he would be shot. Mr. Bluck then called Mr. John ScLickey, who fully proved the opening statement Cross-examined by Mr Cobb : I did not call him " waxy," or " goosey,'' but about four mouths ago I celled him a blackguard. Did not know if he were clearing the pistol or not. I swear it was not a gun. Mr. Cobb : Nor a cannon ? No, it was not a cannon. Cobb : Was it a blunderbuss ? (Laughter) No, it wasn't a " blunderbush." (Renewed laughter.) On your oath, sir, are you not a fighting man ? (More laughter.) Sir, I "ain't" a fighting man. Were you ever is jail? . What's that to you whether I was or not? Mr. Cobb : Come, sir, were you ever in prison ? Yes. For what ? For striking a blackguard. Mr. Cobb : Was that black. guard your wife, sir ? No ; she is no blackguard. Mr. Cobb : I did not say she was, but were you atso in prison for striking her ? Yes, but that's no affair of yours. I am not separated from her, but she has been in the country for the benefit of her health. Mr. Cobb : That was after the licking you gave her ? No, it was not. Will you undertake to swear the pistol was not a gun ? Witness : I don't understand your law at all. (Laughter ) Mr. Cobb : That's not law ; it's a matter of fact and prac tice. Witness : The prisoner was going to practice with the pistol on me, and you're practising the law on me ; and I won't answer you any more questions ; but you may prac tite law on me as long as you like, if you keep away the pistol. (Loud laughter) Mr. Cobb : Did you not run like a trooper? No, not like a trooper; I ran for my life —(renewed laughter)—and so woul4 you, if you saw a fellow with a pis of pointed at your head. Was it pointed at your head ? It was. What distance ? Nine yards and a half. Mr. Cobb : Was it empty ? Do you mean the pistol ? Mr. Cobb : Or your head, or both ? (Great laughter.) I can't tell that. (More laughter.) After a good deal of merriment, caused by the cross-ex imination of the witness, who got into a towering passion, Mr. Thomas M , rcer, Mr. Hickey's father-in-law, and Mrs. Hickey were examined, and corroborated the state ment generally. Me. Cobb called a person, named Monks, who s wore the pistol was an old one that Mr. Hughes was cleaning it, and it was empty. On cross examination of this witness by M Bluck, he admited that Mr. Hickey had charged him with robbery, but the case was scouted out of court. At lengl his worship ordered the prisoner to enter into his own recognizance in a sum of £5O to keep the peace towards Mr. Htekey. SAD CASE.-11L;h Coulton, a person holding a situation un er the Corporation, and living in Lee steet, charged his wife and daughter with having broken into his house, and with stealing two coats, a watch, two portraits, and also a gown and halt' a sovereign belonging to his housekeept r. Mr. Cobb defended. The facts were these. The prisoner, Adelaide Coulton, was the second wife of the prosecutor, and Anne Coulton, the other prisoner, who was as old as her stepmother, was his daughter by a former wife. There was a difference between the parties in this way ; ; the prisoners accused the prosecutor of improper conduit with his housekeeper, and he, in return, accused his wife of in fidelity. They had been separated for some time, and the daughter alleged that her father had turned her out, whilst he accused her of being very badly conducted. The prisoners were living together, and on Tuesday evening, in the absence of the housekeeper, they broke into the house and took the things, which the wife pledged in her own name, but the other prisoner was along with her Mr. Cobb contended that the wife could not be committed, and endeavoured to show that the house keepor's gown (in the pocket of which it wss alleged the half sovereign was) was taken by mistake for one of the daughter's, that was hanging in the room. This consti tuted the felony, ani Mr Mansfield said he would let a jury decide the question. He sent the prisoners for trial, but said he svonld take two bail in £lO each. Both the com plainant and his housekeeper denial in the strongest terms that there was any impropriety between them. BEF ,RE MESSRS. ANDSRSON AND HEATH. WULr IS A LINDER ?-2•lr. Pickup, a pawnbroker, was Summoned by Mrs. Jones, for refusing to give up certain property. The poiitt in dispute was this the defendant alleged he was not tendered the money, whilst the contrary was matntained on the other side. The tend,r was —bhe held the ticket in her h Ind, and sail, " Give me the things and I will gve you tha money." This was deemed insuffi cient, and the complaint was dismissed. health. Mr. Bacawirn : It is a question in my mind whether Mr. Hidson is not replying to Some remarks which appeared in the Daily Pose the other day. I think he sh(Arld be allowed to go on to put himself right with the public. The CLIATILMAN : If the committee. under the advice of their law-clerk, consider that Mr. Hodson is in order, I can have no objection. Mr. M‘GowAs, the law-clerk: This is theyealth Com mittee, and not the Water Committee. Mr. Flonsox : It is upon that very gr mid, as a question of health, that I claim to have a right to speak. The CEIAIRNI tN : Mr. Beckwith says that Mr. Hodson is replying to the Pose. Ma. HODSON :" I am doing nothing of the sort, I wiuld not condescend to reply or to allude to the Northern Daily Times (Laughter.) I know that this is the Health Committee, and this is a question affecting the health of the inh,bitants of the town. On that ground I have a right to go into the question if I choose, but I do not intend it. I only wish to call attention to the fact that the statement I male last Thursday was not on'y substantially correct, but that every word I uttered was perfectly true. There might have been some little matters uttered in t:,t, heat of debate, bat every word uttered by me on the matter was substantially correct. The subject then dropped. A deputation of residents and owners of property in Pembroke-place was introduced by Mr. J. R. Jeffery. The deputation consisted of the Rev. Mr. Bardsley, the Rev. Mr. Green, Mr. Parke, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Wild, and Mr. Roberts A memorial signed by 53 names had already bean presented t) the committee, complaining that Pem broke-place being entirely paved with square sets, the noise caused by the omnibus and cab traffic greatly interfered with the celebration of divine service in the churches, and reneered every house most uncomf rtable as a residence. The deputation attended to support the prayer of the memorial, and to urge that the centre of the street should be macadamised. Mr. Jeffery, Rev. Mr. Bardsley, Mr. Parke, and Mr. Richardson spoke in support of the memorial. Aft. r the dapuation had retired, it was agreed, upon the motion of Mr. Stitt, that the subject be referred to the Tuesday's committee. An application to have the centre of Rumford street macaiamised was postponed f)r consideration. A barter was read from Lord Panmure, acknowledging the receipt of a communication from the Health Com mittee, dated the 23. h tibial), urging the claims of the Corporation sanity y ofll:ials to be reimbursed in full for expenses incurred by them in travelling to and feom the Crimea. The letter stated that the subject had already been fully considered by Lord Panmure, and that he could not see any ground fur altering the decision already given. The CHAIRIIAI", I do not sae what more can be done. Mr. GODFREY : It is a diFgraceful business. (Hear, hear.) Considerable routine business having been disposed of, the Board then adjourned. A BUENOS AYRE3 SCENE-92 Fat trdny last a French tailor, named Paul, waite:l upon a young woman to whom it appears he was paying his addresses, and for some cause or other discharged a pistol at her head, by which she was severely wounded ; he then discharged a pris , nl at his own, which not taking full effect, he concluded the bloody drama by cutting his ihro , t with a razor, wi h which he hal also gone provided.—British Packet. THE FRENCH CAPTAINI AND THE ARABS.—It is curious to rote in thin an I other examples. what a thin veneer is modern civilisation. "Sorape a Par Nan—you fi id an Arab beneath." The acemplished oflioer of the Legion of Honour hears the doom of death quite um ; hut when 1:e hears the sentence that his cress of tbe Legion of Honour is to be removed, " on soui:ir otouffe s'echapiost de sa poitrine, et son retort] se !eve vers le &el." Affecting; yet this man lies in wait for his foe like a tiger, and rules the wild beasts around him, like a king of brutes. On tl - 4 other of the globe, E:i B , ggs, with a oaniT like a Viotoria Taeatra and " a face of feminine beauty," singularly combines the cool American pleading for his life, and the pirate ?murdering scores by his own hand. If it humiliate as to think that modern accomplish ments, comatenoing wish " French and jurisprudence," may end in robbery and murder, we take heart, seeing every day that some men units the mental superiority of our time and nation to a ph, sisal endurance and bravery of soul ao savage cao show. Look at R'jah Brooke, burned out of house and home, swimming across a river at night will his pistols between his teeth, and returning with Dyaki led by his e.iolness and skill to a terrible re tribafion. Look at the story i f Skens and Gordon in the round to see of Jhen.i. ney fotigl.t the reut'neers, Skene's wife lo: ding h's rifle for him, and thirty-sevon of the enemy foil their steady fire. But ladders seal, d the place ; the So:poy ruffians surretrided them ; Frank Gord fell dead. "Then :Rene, knew it was no good to fight any more ; he kissed his wife, shot her, and then shot himself." Ki ss of love and anguish ; in famous story or true record of lova and death, no kiss like that has ever been recorded. Would t) God qo had only to tell such Woo trona India:— Leader. CORONER'S INQUESTS. Yesterday, Mr. Statham, deputy-coroner, held the following inquests : On the body of Frances Fletcher, a widow, who resided at 3, Walker-street. Low-hill, who died suddenly. On examination of the body it was found that the deceased died of disease of the heart, accelerated by a burn, and the jury found accordingly. On the body of Godfrey Evanq, a carter, aged 48 years. On Monday week the deceased had his right leg broken by the upsetting of a cart, which happened accidentally. He died from the effltts of the injuries. Verdict, " Acci dental death." On the body of a child named Edward Plumb, six weeks old, that was smothered in bed, in a house in 3 Court, Wright-street, whilst the father and mother were drunk. Verdict, ' Accidentally smothered" On the body of Catherine Cpsgeove, three months old, that died rather suddenly. Oa examination it was found that death was from natural ciuses. Verdict accordingly, MORE TOUTING AT THE POLICE COUR% CAUTION TO ATTORNIES. Shortly after Mr. Mansfield had taken his seat on bench in the Police Court, Mr Black addressed him, 1'; said :—I am always unwillinl, sir, to interrupt t he basil"' of the court, but a circumstance has just come to 0 .1 knowledge, and I cannot avoid stating it to the carte j am not concerned in the case myself, but Mr. Cobb , on ; the practitioners of the court, has informed me of it, requested ma to mention it. It appears that on yester 0 Mr. Cobb was retained to defend two peesons who Om custody, and who are to be brought up this day. attended and took instructions from them, and prepsny brief. This morning again he received a note trate:it clients, requesting him to attend them. He did sot :e found in the mean time that a Me. Parker had been to Pi. them, and had taken instructions from them for . di t purpose of defending them. This conduct I coa st 0 highly improper, and I think Mr Parker ought,d be called on to explain how he found his to the prisoners, and to give the name of Z i ` i person who sent him to the prisoners to 71 their instructions. I have 'never been retained fo r 'e prisoner that I did not first ascertain if any other atton, had been spoken to previously, and if I found such toL the case, I have always refused the case.' Mr. Cobb requested me, as I am the senior practitioner of the co to mention the matter, which I think requires an exin tion from Mr. Parker, and that he should tell the name'i the person who took him to the prisoners. All this Oa from the touting system, which ought to be put doll' Mr. Cobb said : I was retained yesterday by the r i soners, and went to the main bridewell and took instructions. I got a note to attend them this m0r 0 ,. 1 and when I went to them I found that Mr. Parker D been with them, and had taken fall instructions t them. I asked them bow he had come to them, and 1 "'1 said they thought he was my clerk. Mr. Bluck : Such conduct is most disreputable , q i • calculated to bring the profession into public contemPt•A Mr. Mansfield: Mr. Cobb, inquire of 'the prisoll7 when they are brought before the court, aed they corroborate the statement, I will take measurefo prevent Mr. Parker from acting so again. When ,A prisoners, whose names are Adelaide and Anne Co e l~ (the former the step-mother of the latter) were ri forward [see a report of their case under the heaoj police], Mr. Mansfield asked them "have you emP l ,5 any attorney to defend you ?" Prisoners : Yes, sir. '4O is it? Mr. Cobb, sir ; we employed him yesterday. Mansfield : Did any one else come to you in brile) and say he was an attorney ? Yes, sir, there hes (pointing to Mr. Parker). We think he said his na_.., l3l _ e t is Walker, or that he was sent by a man named VIP $ ll We thought he was Mr. Cobb's clerk, and we told it the truth about it. Mr. Parker (to the elder prison e Have you a brother named Alfred Pass ? Yes. it 4 0 he who sent me to you. I did not know that Mr. Cobb engager( in the case; Alfred Pass told me to go to yo i :d Mr. Cobb : They tell me that they told you I had , with them and taken instructions from them. Mr. Parker : Call Alfred Pass. (Here a person e ns % ing the name came forward), when he was asked bios Parker--Did you not engage me ? No, I engage d ( t , Cobb; • yon asked me if I wanted an attorney, andd you I had partly engaged Mr. Cobb at tho time. ,orr Mr. Parker : Did I not ask if you had alil;bt else engaged ? No, but you sent one of rot men after me. Here a woman came forward' said : you came to us in a public-house and asked employ you, and we told you we had a gentleman °novo your two men followed us and raid you sent them afte r and we gave them a glass of ale to get rid of them. , s ti Mr. Mansfield : As far as I can see this case, it e 1 3 6 00 to be this : that the prisoner's friends employed Mr• to defend them, and tbat after they had done soo, Parker gained access to them and attempted to steel ' - d Cobb's clients from him ; this is a most diTraceful.ol disreputable proceeding, and one, so far as I can, r will discountenance and stop. I therefore now oraeitef bridewell-keepers, not, under any circumstance to _l Mr. Parker into the bridewelle, except a prisoner SP BP.- a asks for him. This order I shall strictly enforce. TOXTETH-PARK GUARDIANS: The usual weekly m3etiag of this Board of Guardians was hell at the Public Odicee, Perk-placo, yesterday. The chairman, Mr. Elorsfall, presided. The other guardials present were Messrs. Pickup, It binsoe, Ewing, Briscoe, Mercer, Miller, Jones, &pas?, L2ylani, Gihidrod, and Siddeley. The Master of the Workhouse reported that the number of paupers in the workhouse belonging to these Guardians was 339, and for the present week there wen 347. A cheque for £92 was vote I for au relief of the out door poor belonging to this union. Oe the motion of Mr. Alpass, seconded by Mr. Jones, it was decided that a van should be provided for the use of the reliesing officers in the removal of the paupers, but no steps should be taken on the mater for the present. Several communications were read from the General Poor Law Board, on matters of detail connected with the management of the Board, which were acknowledged. The Board then resolved itself into a special committee, for the purpose of taking into consideration tke 'report of the c - nurnittee appointed to select a site of land fur the erection of a workhouse and other buildings. As it was decreed irjudicious that the discussion on this report should take place in presence of the reporters, it was not proceeded with until attar all the routine business had been dis posed of. The Board, cf er giving some minor orders to the officials, adjourned. After numerous unsuccessful trials, the natural incuba tion of ostrich eggs has just been accomplished at the government establishment at Algiers, and no doubt now exists that these birds may be reared in a domestic state. LORD RAGLAN IN THE acuP.—Every oae, of course, remembers that Lord Raglan, according to the Times and its correspondent, "was never to be seen." We will give a little anecdote upon this point, vouching for Its authenti city. An officer of rank was one day conversing near the hospital with a brother officer, with whOm Mr. Russell had more intimate relations, and from whom it was generally believed in camp he received certain " inspirations." Well, this officer, whom we will call 13, c)mplained to A that he (B) never saw Lord Raglan. "If he would only show his face here nccasiinally, and not stick in his hut. It is really disgraceful; I've been here three months, and have never. seen him," renmked B. " Well, that's very odd," said A, "I have very often. B i the way, who is that old fellow comin up there," pointing to a man shabbily dressed com ing up the bill. "I don't know," said B, "he is always here pok i ng in about the hospital=. I have ad— good mind to ask bim who he is." "My dear fellow," said A, don't, for tfrilt is—Lord Raglan l"—The Press. MURDEROUS OUTRAGE. e 5sl A desperate attempt at robbery and murder was ma d o ols Cherry Garden, near Philipstown, county Kerry, It 0/1 1 , the residence of Samuel Dooley, IN., solicitor, but happily was defeated by the promptitude alai bray m — iosil Mr. Eldon Dooley, that gentleraan's so-. Tne eircuallear g are as follow—On S inday morning lost, betweee - tbealef of ten and eleven o'clock, Mr. Dooley, sen , wasif o b O l O and the only inmates in the house were his son, Ole young gentleman, and his daughter; they were p reP teo rifl for church, when five men broke open the hail door, en 0 0 the hall, and accosted Miss Dooley, demanding f0 03 ', 4 of these fellows was armed with a pistol, anfaielt others with bludgeons. Mr. Dooley, , Aho was UP 3 " b ied hearing the disturbance, armed himself with a (164100 barrelled gun, and was proceeding down stairs when be i o met mear the top by the fellow who had the pistol. gol he discharged at Mr. Dooley, and the contents took e'"l in the ceiling over his head. Mr. D ooley therento discharged at him one o f th e b arre l s of the glint ' s ;11 1 did not app , ar to take effect. He instantly fired off other, an I the charge lodged in thu breast of the int ell ioP assassin, who toppled over the bannisters and fell " o si the hall. His compenions, evidently surprised • . D oer alarmed at such an unexpected and determined resis ta rO retired, bearing off their wounded and possibly °jilt associate with them. So soon as Mr. D Coley could I I ; prudence venture abroad, an alarm was given, and a pai:ll and search was set on foot by the p lice, who disco"; strong trac s of blow', and a'so, in a peasant's cottaglg b'oody shirt, and a woman then found in the y t o admitted that a murdered man had been there, and el the shirt had b , en taken off him. It is conjectured cr o f the murdered man is deal and buried in., tte adje, i° t l o bog. Search is being made to discover it if co, ana ; I f police are endeav curing to apprehend the rest of the P 3 ',.;# who are supposed to be strangers. The strongest eclat 0 tin is felt and expressed throughout the neighbourhan do d the bravery of Mr. Dooley, and the self - possession "e coolness which his sister displayed under c;ocusastattee 6 alarming. e OB LISBON, Wednesday.—The Calcutta steamer srf -1 te tt from the Brazils yesterday, and sailed for Southanl to-day. de Tux INDIAN RELIEF FUND.—The Lord Mayor sts t 3 on Wednesday, that the subsc r iptions in 13 7 5 0 amounted to £16,716, Lord Palmerston has just g" £lOO. EXTENSIVE FRA U DS.—The Advertiser say s th a t a - 4 e rr known attorney hes quitted England, or is, at least, Po sumed having done so, leaving b e hi n d hi m d e bts t? " 0 , amount of about £150,000, including forgeries on a 0 6 tic scale. tbd ROYAL PATRIOTIC FUND. —At present there are en pe books—widows, 3,704 ; children, 3,000 ; orphans who 1 0 0 , lost parents, 156. There are still new cases coming (7 00 , in consequence of men dying from wounds or from 6 01 to undoubtedly contracted in the Crimea. The present of expenditure is nearly £BO,OOO per annum. SLAVE-HUNTING BLOODHOUNDS.—The planter told %, something about "negro dogs ;" they didn't use 0 0 hounds, bat bloodhounds—not pure, be thought, but a e r " o f of the Spanish bloodhound with the common hounolo,,e ears. There were many men, he said, in the county bay here, who made a business of negro-Ilunting, and t oe ( had their horses tr lined, as wall as the doge, to go any fence,' or if they eaulda't leap it to break it do" o t Dogs were treiced, when pups, to fellow a eligger- -g e allowed to catch o ne , h owever , ua l ess t h ey wer e 0 11 1 young, so that they couldn't hurt him much, and alo l l l o taught to hate a negro, never being permitted to see o ff except to be put in chase of him. He- believed that 0 0 two of a pack we r e k ( p' k n n e ' e d a ll th e time--theo were old, keen on e s, w h o l ea d th e r es t w hen they ` 4, out; they were alw e' s k e pt cou pl e d together wi t ,, „' " 0 ( chain, except wh en t ra ili ng . H e h a d seen a paol i d, thirteen who would follow a treil two days and a.lialf if rain lt2d not fallen is the me intime. When it rain e imtne ii itely after a aegro got off, they had to scour t ef country where they supposed he might be, till tu t() scented him. When hard wished, a negro always tool' 0 a tree ; sometimes, however, they would e Ltch his in I l e open field, When this w as th e case the huntsr celled the (legs as soon as he could; unless the regro fough t ,il " that generally makes 'em ru ed (the hunters), an I 0 05 4 let 'ern tear him a spell. e owners dou't n;rel hin; them kind niggers tore a good deal ; runaways ai id mach account no how, and it makes the rest more ilf l.4 # to run away, when they see how they are servel." he y they caught the runaway within t wo or t h ree de t'es t got 10 dols to 20 d ;if it took a lozner time they vr ; I paid more than that; sornAi:n•:s 200 tiels. They a s ' e ,f, their own price ; if an owner s h oul d t hi n k it ex )rbit9lto ho supposed they'd turn the Mgrr loose, order hit° , make off, and tell his master to ca!oh his own nig . gf o d He told of a gentl eman o f hi s acqua i ntance who o t chased a negro, almost without stopping or eating , t o twenty four bouts. Tho dogs treed him about sunrise, a 0 as we galloped up to the tree at full speed, he w as O fi b, little exasper a t e d to h ear t h e f e ll ow ca ll ou t, w ith a " Well, I gin you a right smart run dis mornirg,.d, l 7,o I ?'' This negro was a m i n i s t er —" th ese n i gger mull. t he is generally th e sauo i es t n i ggers ."—C orres p on denee 01 New York Tribune. Th 1;f nei but R ark ton ets W.icling Ivor e ftkee t e :?Poiat "'r ii the —rok r4t.„; ticoli tz3 - tAP E RI X? A 1, s 4- L ra- T 1 1;51 e to,d, t 3 southeil Ps:des ;; N Rah Itirao,t she Is c Psrtioji4l,l:6'7, 1, 0 _ 01 ; M , asr a s l : ~w 2; or to CI .att 33 0 t S .1 I, • ~fee 5-10t1 '4 1853 , end c ~ ete,pie en 174131Rht draft, • 13 4 - 18 °r far itre4 fur tt th l+l.l3 re . _Thi, e or four 'WI3IT E P tit et to alro -.E. 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