The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-30 00:00:00

TRESETATION TO THE REV. DR. TAYLOR , INCUMBENT OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH. Last night, the congregation of Sr. John's Church. presented their pastor, the Rev. Dr. Taylor, with a beautiful silver coffee and tea service, and silver salver, manufactured by Mr. Wordley, and also a purse of sovereigns, as a mark of good will, and evidence of the respect in wl►ich they hold hint as a clergyman and gentleman. The presentation took place in St. John's School room, Great Crosshall street. The admission was by ticket, and the room, in consequence, though quite filled, was not inconveniently ctowded. On the ►notion of Mr. Owen Williams, seconded by Mr. Jahn Blizard, the chair was taken by Mr. Thomas Gwatkin. The Chairman opened the proceedings by stating tha they were met to present their Paster with a token of their respect and esteem. In doing so he was sure they were taking a step in the right direction. (Hear, hear.) In undertaking it, they had the warm support and colopera tio:: ►ll, and as they were all interested in it, it was but f.:ir that they should know the amount subscribed towards the testimonial. It amounted to something like the sum of £l2B —(cheers)—a circumstance on which ha thought they might well congratulate themselves. — The Chairman then said that had his own feelings been consulted, they would have made the presentation privately at Dr. Taylor's house, and in conclusion calkd on Mr. Niekson, senior churchwarden of St, John's church, to present th.lgift, (Hear.) Mr. Nickson then rose and read the following To the Rev. TV. P. Taylor, L.L.D. D C.L., Incumbent of St' John's Church, Liverpool Rev. and Dear Sir,—The congregation of St. John's 'Church, conscious of the blessings which have attended your tninisry amongst them, have requested us to pre :sent you with a small token of their t:seein and affec tionate regard. Your ministerial connection with us for the period of five years, has been one of unmixed p!easure, the eminent success which has attended your lab ,urs, the vigour and ability which has characterized your pulpit imnistrations, your faithful exposition of evang,lical doctrine, and your high personal character have justly endeared you to us all. Begging your IV:iieptitice, therefore, of the accompanying Silver Tea dncl Coffee Service, Silver Salver and Purse of Gold.— We remain, dear Sir, very truly yours, George Nickson, Thomas P. Gwaikin, Owen Williams, John Wannop, John Blizard, Henry Swift, Alfred Whittle, Acting Uummi flee. Having read the be continued to say that though he regretter, th e d u ty o f presenting it with the accoinpanv•„4 testimonial had not devolved upon one more _dpable of doing Justice to their pastor's merits t.:.an he was ; yet he considered it to be one of the most pleasurable acts of his life to he the medium of conveying en liini such a disinterested tribute of respect; and while he assured him of its spontaneous character, that it was a voluntary offering, he ventured to hope, on behalf of the congregation, that Dr. Taylor would receive and prize it ,t4ot according to its intrinsic value, but as an indication of the feelings and sentiments of those who prized his worth, who admired his ability and consistency of character, and who valued him as a pastor and a friend. (Cheers.) Mr. Nickson then dwelt on the fidelity and efficiency with which Dr. Taylor discharged the duties of his incumbency, and concluded by presenting him With the valuable gift of his congregation. The Rev. Dr. Taylor, on rising to express his thanks, 'svas enthusiastically applauded. He read the following : To the Congregation of 61. John's Church, Liverpool. _ . My Dear riiends,-1 "have much pleasure in thankfully 'accepting your kind and handsome present, which is not pnly intrinsically valuable, but relatively much more so, *hen viewed as the spontaneous offering of a congregation, 'pwo thirds of which at least belong to the working classes. shall highly prize it, both as an evident token of your good will towards myself personally, and of your steadfast attachment to those Protestant and Evangelical truths which it hes been my privilege to enuncia,te. It effords me sincere gratification te !earn from your kind address that our paAtoral connection fttr the last five years has been one Of pleasure to you; I can sincerely respond to that feeling, for although I hare had many difficulties to contend with during that period, they have arisen cut of the peculiar 'circumstance of the Incumbency of St. John's, and not in any case from the congregation, who have rather warmly sympathised with me, and at all times rendered their ,willing co - operation. I would add further, that whatever 'saccess has been vouchsafed to my labours cr public ministrations in the Gospel, must be attributed in great measure, under God, to your efficient support and prayers on my behalf. Assuring von cf my sincere prayers, that the continual dew of the . avine Blessing may rest upon -)trita.— Believe me, my dear friend,. your LLhful friend and pastor, W. F. TAYLOR. Having thus formally replied to the address, he con tinued to say that if but one hundreth part of what Mr; Nickson had said of him were true, he should have great 'eause to be thankful to Almighty God. Whatever he had been enabled to do—whatever of success had `accompanied his labours he desired to attribute to that great and glorious God, from whom all good descended, who alone was the author and source of every perfect good and perfect gift. lc was at all times flattering to receive the kind expression of good will from one's fellow men, and more particularly when that kind expression came from those who were justly held in repute for their estimable charm ter -and soundness of principle—(cheers)—and, therefore, whilst he thankfully accepted the substantial testimonial of their good will towards him, and whilst he considered it to be iutrinsically most valuable, yet still he looked upon it as relatively of much greater importance, when he considered that it came as a free will offering of a congregation not blessed with that 'material wealth wherewith other congregations were blessed. (Cheers ) He believed it was a testimonial of which he might justly feel proud, and when he was laid low in the grave his children's children, to whom it would he an heirloom, would recognise that it had been presented to him because he had firmly held to those principles of sound Protestant evangelical truth, which was the soul of the land, which 'was the glorious inscription on the standard of their national church, and which formed the palladium and the bulwark, the stay and the stronghold of England's greatness and England's glory. (Applause.) The rev. gentleman then referred to the difficulties which pre sented themselves to him on entering on the Incum bency of St. John's Church, after so esteemed a pastor as the Rev. Mr Falloon, his predecessor. In meeting those difficulties, the congregation most generously aided him. They relieved the schools of all debt, and besides their annual subscription, they contributed, by weekly offerings, £llO a year: (Cheers ) When the church rates were refused, and the church wardens of the church got £lOO into debt, the congregation presented him with no less a sum than £B5, and so in like manner had assisted him in all his difficulties. There was one other difficulty which now p essed on the church of St. John's by the diminution of the income of the clergyman. That was a difficulty which did not press on him individually, because by the blessing of God, he was not absolutely dependant on the income of St. John's church. (Cheers.) It might press, however, on his successors, and it was ne that account, that he alluded to it. By the operation of an Act of Parliament, now in force, the income of the church would he reduced £lOO a-year, leaving nothing for the incumbent but the mere endowment, £l7O per annum. That sum for the future, could neither be increased from the funds of tha church, nor dimin ished, and, therefore, any clergyman who came after him would take the incumbency, being merely as a stepping stone to some other preferment. That would inevitably occasion frequent changes in the incumbent, and change in such cases. was the destruction of the church. (Cheers.) He would therefore suggest, that as St. John's church was almost entirely frequented by the poorer class the community—the wealthy public of Liverpool should raise £2,000 in subscriptions of £lO, £2O, and £5O (he himself contributing £so)—(cheers)—and apply it to increasing the endowment. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) That would prevent those changes which otherwise would be likely to take place, and it was a course which he hoped would be adopted by all who wished to preserve the efficiency of St. John's Church. (Hear, hear,) The rev. gentleman again expressed his thanks for the gift which was presented to him, and resumed his seat amid the enthusiastic applause of the audience. On the motion of Mr. Nickson, seconded by Mr. Virannop, thanks were voted to the chairman. Thanks were also voted by acclamation to Miss Williams, by whom the purse (a beautiful silk net one) was mace ; and the blessing having been given by the Rev. Dr. Taylor, the assembly separated. GRAND TRUNK RA'LWAY OF CANADA —MILEAGE COST OF TUE VARIOUS SEcrioNs.—The mileage cost of the various secticns of this important communication has been as follows !—From Montreal to Portland, a distance of 292 miles, the cost was 9,500/ per mile, making the aggregate expenditure on that portion of the line 2,775,5071; 335 miles, the cost was from Montreal to Toronto, 3,131,300/, or 9,3471 per mile; from Toronto to Stratford, 88 miles, the cost, Including the purchase of land and surveys throughout to Sarnia, and the rolling stock, amounted to 1,119,335/, or 12,7201 per mile ; from Quebec to Richmond, and extension, 96 miles, the expenditure was 774,8831, or 8,0711 per mile ; and from Quebec to St. Thomas, 40 miles, 317,100/, or 8,6771 per mile. The total expenditure upon the various sections is thus shown to be. 8,148,1251, which, upon 851 miles,,,gives an average cost 01 9,575/ per mile. EXTRAORDINARY CASE ABOUT A LIVERPOOL " TICKET OF LEAVE" MAN—A .FELON'S MONEY. Yesterday, an unusually interesting case came before Messrs. George Holt, end Bonn, at the Police email, and attracted much attention—the court being crowded. It was a charge preferred by a person named Martin Ma guire, against a Mary Moore, the wife of a publican re siding in School Lane, with having forged the name of his la'e wife, Mary Anne Maguire, and thereby obtaining a sum of £64 5s sd, out of the Savings' Bank, Bold street, so long ago as Dec., 1850. Mr. Dodd, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Pemberton was for the prisoner. Mr. Dodd, in opening the case, said the following were the facts of the case, which were extraordinary and romantic. Mr. Dodd continued to say that lie appeared on behalf of Martin Maguire, who proceeded against Mary Moore, the wife of John Moore, who we; charged with forgery and for obniining money under false pre tences. The transaction took place so long ago as Dec., l 850, and at that time John Moore kept a public house in Wood street, and Martin Maguire lodged with him, .Although only a lodger, he had possession of con siderable property in the house, and amongst other things there was a savings' bank book, of the Bold Street bank. In November of 1850, Martin Maguire was apprehended by the police, oe a charge of having received certain stolen goods, and at the winter assizes at York, ho was convicted and sentenced to fourteen years transportation. This being the case, the bank book and other property remained in possession of Moore and his wife. The conviction of Maguire took place about the 10th or 12th December, and on the 21st f the same month, Mrs. Moore took the book, and call ing a waiter that was in her employment—his name is John Davidson—asked him to accompany her to the savings' bank in Bold Street. On the way, however, the prisoner thought fit to alter her mind, and told the young man not to go any further with her, but to remain in a certain place until she returned. This circumstance might appear trifling, but as the bench would see hereafter, it was a material fact in the case. She went to the bank, and whether oat of curiosity or from some other motive, the young man did not remain, but followed the prisoner to the bank. She went up stairs, and he followed for the purpose of seeing what she was about. He saw her take out a bank book, and heard her asked by the clerk, if she could write ? She replied in the negative ; the clerk then asked if her name was Mary Anne Maguire I She said it was, when the clerk wrote her name, and she put her mark to it, and £65 6n. sd. was handed over to her. Now, it would be asked by the learned advocate for the prisoner, had she not authority from Mary Anne Maguire to draw the money? but in reply he (Mr. Dodd) would say that she could not have had any such authority, for Mary Anne Maguire had died on the 20th July, 1349, so that the money belonged to Martin Maguire, and to no other perion. It would be asked had she any authority frim Martin Maguire to draw the money ? He would produce him as a witness, and he would answer the question himself. Mr. Dodd then called Martin Maguire, who was examined, and said : In Sep tember 1850 I lodged at Moores in Wood street, and had property there, and there was a bank book there belonging to my late wife. I was apprehended on a charge of receiving stolen property. I was sent to York, and convicted on the 10th or 12th of December, 1850. My wife died on the 20th July, the year before that. She had money in the saving's bank. I gave it to her. Mr. Peinberton : Did you see her deposit it? Nov To Mr. Dodd : I gave Mr. Moore the bank book in Sep. tember 1850. I did not give her authority to draw it. It was in my wife's name, Mary Anne Maguire. Cross examined by Mr. Pemberton : The money was given by me to my wife to deposit. I was taken into custody in November, but I don't know if I had been in custody before. Was tried for receiving a watch that was stolen at Halifax. I was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation. lam out on a ticket of leave. I had £3OO at Moore's in a cash box, and I gave him direc tions to manage my trial and other affairs. I did not give authority to him in writing to dispose of my pro perty, tier did I give any one authority to tell him to do so. (A paper produced.) I never wrote nor authorised any one to write this. (Mr. Pemberton read a letter, but the witness totally denied that he had written or authorised any one to write such a letter to Moore, from York Castle.) Have you administered to your wife's pro perty ? She had none except the money, and that was mine. I had two ten ortwo five pound noteson me when arrested. Mr. Wheeler (now dead) was my solicitor. Moore had no authority to raise money to defend me. Mr. Over_ end and Mr. Simon defended me. Who paid them ; Moore. Where did he get the money ? Out of my cash box,which contained £3oo,and was in his house. Never got any one to write to Moore, except once from Ireland, on my return from Bermuda, because I was ill at Queens town. I never got any one to write from York to him. Did you get any one to write to him from Portsmouth ? Yes ; I made a mistake, it was from Portsmouth and not from Ireland. The letter was dated in October, 18.56. The witness was cross-examined at length in reference to his memory, and he persisted in stating that he never caused a letter to be written to Moore, except that from Portsmouth. This (a document) is in my handwriting. Sent a note from Queenstown, by hand, to Moore. To Mr. Dodd : Had only one counsel at the trial. Mr. Dodd: Would £3OO cover the trial? Wit ness : I seouln say it would cover a great deal more, if it did not get into lawyers hands. John Davidson, the waiter alluded to in the opening statement of Sir. Dodd, was examined, and fully corroborated that statement: Cross-examined by Mr. Pemberton : Saw her (the prisoner) receive the money in the same room where the book was signed. Mr. Wm. Cattrell, clerk in the Savings' Bank, was examined, and said : He did not, of his own knowledge , know how much money was deposited by Mary Anne Maguire in 1850. He has a receipt for the money, signed Mary A. Maguire, for £64 5s sd, dated 21st Dec , 1850. Can't say, at this length of time, if there is any - one now in court, to whom he paid the money. To Mr. Pemberton : Ido not know if there was a Mary Moore a depositor atithe Bank at that time. I have no other knowledge of the payment of the money except the receipt now produced. Anne Ford, the sister of Martin Maguire, examined : I was at Millbank, London, in 1850, and went to see my brother. He gave me directions about the bank book. Mr. Pemberton : I object to this. The witness went on to say, I called on James Moore for the bank book. I spoke to Mrs. Moore about it, and she told me she had drawn the money and wished it was more. I asked her for Bold street bank bosk. Cross. examined by Mr. Pemberton : I do not know if Mr. Moore had gone to considerable expense at York to defend my brother. I do not read or write. Inspector H. Murphy said : I arrested Mrs. Moore, and told her the charge, when she said she never had received any money. Mr. Pemberton contended that there was no case, as the law had divested Magui;e of all his property. He was convicted on the 10th, and the money was then vested in the crown, and if the crown had been aware that there was money in the bank, it would take posSession. He argued that even to-day, Maguire could not claim in court. He was only a returned convict on a ticket of leave, the least infringe ment of which would withdraw his ticket, and, there fore, the crown was the only authorised party to claim the money. He would take the opinion of the bench on that point first, although he was prepared to show that all the money was expended in the defence of Maguire at York. Mr. Dodd replied on the part of the prosecu tion, and Mr. Pemberton having rejoined, after some dis cussion the magistrates ruled against Mr. Pemberton, and the latter then argued that Moore had authority to act for Maguire, and this he urged on the ground of letters alluded to, and he asked for an adjournment, in order to produce witnesses. After some discussion, it was agreed to remand the woman to this day. There was a charge against her husband for obtaining money (Z5O) from a woman who held it for Maguire, and after further discussion, it was agreed to let this charge stand over also. Mr. Holt, stating that he would take the advice of Mr. Mansfield on the whole question, which was one of grave importance. Mr. Pemberton then applied to have the parties admitted to bail, but the application was refused, and the prisoners were remanded to this day. A MAN DECAPITATED ON MR SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY• :-011 Friday last an accident of an appalling nature happened to a man of the name of Watson, residing near Kingston. It appears that the unfortunate man, by some means unexplained, got upon that part of the line between Kingston and Malden, and a train coming up at the time he was thrown down, the wheels of several of the carriages passing over his neck, and com pletely severing his head from his body. He was other wise severely mutilated, a7.cl when picked up presented a shocking spectacle. SUDDEN DEATH or A GENTLEMAN IN A COFFEE-lIOUSE. On Saturday Mr. William Payne held an inqurst at the North and South American coffee-house, Threadneedle street London, on the body of Mr. Edward Freeman, who suddenly expired in the coffee-room of that establishment on Saturday morning. Joseph Cod&ld, a waiter on the premises, said between eleven and twelve o'clock that morning the deceased gentleman entered the ooffec-room, and ordered a basin of broth. In about ten minutes after wards he heard groans, and saw the deceased in an insensible state, lying' under the table. He got assistance, and the deceased was raised upon a seat, and his temples bathed with water. A doctor was sent for, who came immediately, but on his arrival the deceased was quite dead. He appeared quite well when he came in. The jury returned a verdict of •' Natural Death." POLICE .INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD, A New MODE OF GIVING A RECEIPT.—Mr. Joseph 'Winstanley, who it was said is a dealer in fruit, was charged with assaulting and using abusive language to Mr. Basnett, a shopkeeper in the Waterloo road. The facts of the case were simply these :—Mr. Basnett was indebted to Mr. Wanstanley in a small amount. Mr. Wanstanley repeatedly sent for the amount due, and on Saturday night, not having received the sum, he waited upon Mr. Basnett himself, and being rather the worse for drink he cominenced using s Inc very disgusting language to Miss B.,snett, intimating that she was only an orange girl. This being very ofFensive to Mr. Basnett, he attempted to expostulate with Winstanley for using such language to his sis er, when Mr. Winstanley ventured to express a doubt as to the relationship, ob serving there were no witnesses to the fact. Upon this, Mr. Basnett handed over the money due, and demanded a receipt, when Mr. Winstanley did give him a receipt, and accompanied it with a severe blow on the head. Mr. Basnett then endeavoured to turn Mr. Winstanley out of the house, but the former, being the smaller of the two, came off second best, and the latter was then given hto custody. To prove that the defendant was drunk, he priduced the written receipt, upon the inspection of which there could not be the slightest doubt of the facts, for it would have been impossible for the most eminent of caligraphists to decipher what was assumed to be the signature of " Joseph Wanstanley." Mr. Mansfield strongly con demned the conduct of the defendant in using disgusting and abusive language to females, and ordered him to pay 40s and costs for the assault. BEGGING lirIrOSTERS.—A female, who gave her name as Bridget Banbury, was charged by po lice constable 645, with begging in Church street. This officer stated that he saw the female with four children standing at the corner of Church street begging. He took the woman into custody, and then visited her house, which he found comfortably furnished, and her husband at home in the bed in a state of intoxication, One of the children was not her own. They were c►ying with cold: A girl named Sarah Donnelly was charged with a similar oEuee. They were each of them committed for one month, with hard lab)ur. IF THERE WERE NO BREWERS THERE WOULD BE NO DRUNKARDS,—A female, who had been booked for being drunk and disorderly, upon being asked what she had to say in answer to the charge, r3plied, " All I have to say is, that if there were no brewers there would be no drunkards." She was fined ss. and costs. THE LIME-STREET BRIGA.DE.—Several " young ladies," most of whom were gaudily dressed, were charged with being drunk and disorderly in Lime street, after leaving the ‘, hops" that abound in that locality, and which are such a great nuisance, and ha• e been so repeatedly complained of. They were each sent to gaol for a month. MORE STABBING.—John Murphy, a stevedore, was charged with having stabbed Martin Murphy, of the weighing machine in Kitchen street. On Saturday afternoon the prisoner went to the injured man, and began to quarrel as to which was the bast man of the two, but was removed by the son ; he, however, afterwar3s returned and stabbed the man in the abdomen. In consequence of the injured man being confined in the Southern Hospital fronl the blow, the case was remanded for a week. THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. BEFORE MR. G. HOLT. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF WHEAT.-Bernard M'lntire, and Thomas Murphy (described as a weigher for Messrs. Smith & Co., Garee), were brought up by cfficers Sulli van and Carlyle. on a charge of having stolen 30 sacks of white American wheat, value £54, and Vincent Denham was charged with having received the same knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Block defended M'lntire and Denham, and Mr. Chilton defended Murphy. A history of the case, the hearing of which occupied nearly three hours, will convey a better idea of it than a detail of the evidence. It appeared that on Tuesday last, Murphy and M'lntire engaged a cart, No. 3,827, to take a quantity of 30 bags of wheat from the ship Emerald isle, in the Bramley Moore Dock, to some place. The son of the owner of the cart was the person engaged to cart away the corn, and it appeared that the wheat belonged to Messrs. M'Henry & Co. Previnis to this, the prisoner Denham had called on a Mr. Grant, a dealer in flour, and offered him samples of wheat to purchase. He refused at first, and subsequently Denham called on him with other samples, and then Mr. Grant, who is a flour dealer, refused to have anything to do with the wheat, unless he knew it was all right, Denham assured him it was, for if not, he would have nothing to say to it. He agreed to take it, and gave D nham an order to have it sent to Mr. Hull's mill, where he used to deal, and get the wheat ground. The corn was delivered at Mr. Hull's by Den ham. Subsequently, it was found that Murphy had engaged the carter to take the wheat, and that M'lntire wes the weigher on board the ship when the wheat was being discharged. The police having got a clue, want to Mr. Hull's mill, and whilst there, the wife of Denham came in for the thirty empty sacks that contained the whe It. Denham keeps a small baker shop in Limekiln lane, and it appeared that he was the party who sold the wheat to Grant, but, as he alleged, he did so on a commission from the other prisoners, and was quite innocent. Several witnesses were examined to prove the facts, and although the prisoners were most ably defended by Mr. Block and Mr. Chilton, who exhibited much ability and legal tact for their respective clients, yet the magistrates thought the case was quite clear, and were about to commit the prisoners for trial, when Mr. Clough asked for a remand, stating that he would make the case stronger, by the production of the boy who drove the vehicle that contained the corn from the dock. Mr. Holt said, although he had no doubt of the whole case, and was resolved to commit them all for trial, the case being a very serious one, yet he would remand the prisoners for further evidence, although he did not think further testimony was neces sary. The prisoners were remanded to this day. . . tl)ev " MR. GENTLEMEN" BAILIFF'S ACT.--:A. bailiff well known to the police, whose name appeared as Robert Russell, together with Anne Russell, his wife, and Emma Russell, his daughter, were charged for having committed a felony, by stealing a large quantity of boots and shoes and other property, under the following circumstances. Mr. Aspinall, barrister, appeared for the prosecution. The facts of the case were these :—lt was shown that Mr. Clayton had an extensive boot and shoe shop, at 17, Elliot street, and that a bill of sale of the place and goods had been given to a Mr. Harrison. Some dispute arose between the parties in reference to the property, when Messrs. Squary & Co., the highly respectable solicitors, had to assert the rights of their client, Mr. Harrison. The prisoner, Russell, was sent in as a bailiff to take care of the property, and it appeared that such good care did he take of it, that on Sunday night, when his wife and daughter came to visit him, he packed up a large and valuable quantity of boots and shoes, and gave them to the females to carry away. A policeman, who was looking in through the shutters at the whole proceeding, watched the women going away, and found a large quantity of boots and shoes in their possession. His Worship was about to commit the prisoners for trial, when it was asked to remand them, as other charges woulne brought forward against Russell, who is well known to the police. The prisoners were remanded. THE LOST NOTES.—William Riley and James Mortimer, charged with having stolen £45 in notes, the money of Air. Sharp of the Goree, were brought up on final remand. The facts of this strange case have already been published on two former occasions in our journal within the last fortnight, so that it is needless to reiterate them. The charge against each of the prisoners being established, they were committed. A LIVING SKELETON.—On Sunday, December 14, there arrived at Rugby Station, by a train from Liverpool, a human being in sailor's clothes, so thoroughly reduced in substance as to leave room for doubt whether or not he belonged to the human species, and apparently in a dying state. Perceiving his deplorable condition, the officials bad him removed from the train, and called in medical aid. He was afterwards taken to the Graziers' Arms Inn, where, by great care and kindness, he so far rallied as to allow his removal to the station on the f)llowing day, where he excited the commisseration of every beholder. Hot water bottles were provided for la's use, suitable refreshment was supplied, and every thing was done for his comfort which humanity could suggest, and, cushioned in a first class carriage, he was forwarded to London, with the hope that he would reach his friends Jive. From his statement, it appeared that some fourteen months ago he entered as a sailor on board a ship which was bound for China, and that soon afterwards he and four others mntinied ; in conse quence of which he was put in irons by the captain's order, and placed in the hold of the vessel, where he had subsisted In- the last nice months upon no other food than one pound of biscuit and a pint of water daily. His emaciation was so thorough and extraordinary the, from the date of his going abroad, he had been reduced in weight from fourteen stone four pounds to about four stones. Fifteen months ago he was an athletic man, between twenty and thirty years of age, now he strongly resembles a decrepid sire of ninety; and it is nece,sary to carry him about like an infant of so many days. We are not sufficiently aware of the extent of his crime to enable us to form an opinion as to whether the punishment was warrantable. THE FREE LIBRARY AND MUSEU.II. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—Having for Warded the enclosed protest &c , to various members of the Library and Museum Committee, I herewith transmit a copy for insertion in your paper, should you think proper to do so. —I am, sir, your obedient servant, London, Dec: 26,1,856. THOMAS ALLOM. FREE LIBRARY, LIVERPOOL November 19, 1356. To the Chiirnvin and Coo2;nittee of the Free Library and fu sewn Gentlemen,—ln accordance with your wis'aes, I have now to lay before you such evidence of my professional ability as shall prove that I am the most proper person to be entrusted with the ex:cation of my own designs. But it is necessary before speaking of such documents, as in my absence from London I have been able to collect, that I should clear up two points that appear to act pre_ judicially to my interests, and upon which there is certainly some misapprehension : I allude, first, to the impression evidently existing with a few members of the Committee, that I have in some way been discreditably mixed up with the Industrial Schools ; and,. in the second place, that from certain works having been published some years back in my name, I therefore cannot be a practical architect. I think I can prove,_ with little difficulty, that so far from these circumstances telling against me, they ought, if properly explained and rightly understood, to give addi tional evidence in my favour, as in one instance I sacrificed pecuniary benefits to principle, and, in the other, a portion of the early period of life to complete experience in my profession. In regard to the Industrial Schools, my (then) partner, Mr. Lockwood, residing in Hull, undertook all basieess at Liverpool ; and in the course of that business, I think it will be in the recollection of some of your members, that I eppeared at Liverpool, and at all hazards protested in tbo strongest manner against the way in which the works were to be carried out. I did this at very considerable expense to myself, without the prospect of one shilling advantage; and having done that, which I looked upon strictly as a duty, I immediately dissolved partnership. It will not be a matter of surprise, therefore, when I say that I never erected the Industrial Schools, and am, therefore, in no way responsible for anything that may be deemed imperfect in those buildings. Allusion having been made to my published works, I of course cannot deny them ; but the fact of my having been actively engaged for eight years in my profession before entering on a course of travel that opened a wider field for its study, must surely exonerate me from the character of an unpractised pretender. I might here bring forward many names that have shed a lustre on my profession by the combination of knowledge in the principles of art with that of c mstruction, but for its apparent egotism; but being myself convinced that the study of art is in no way incompatih'e with the knowledge that almost any mechanic can acquire, I embraced the means of visiting all the most celebrated productions of every age. The success of my efforts, in which I never had one hour's instruction, certainly led me further than I at first intended; my only cause of regret being, it may be supposed I pretend to a profession in which I was not regularly educated. Among the early buildings on which I have been engaged are—Manchester Town Hall ; Derby County Prisons ; Hulme Church, near Manchester ; Trinity Church. Borcles ley, Birmingham ; West Bromwich Church, near Birming ham ; Church at Burton-upon-Trent ; Kidderminster Church ; and Walsall Church. I am recriiroff by a member of your committee to name some building that I have erected equal to St. George's Hall. This is not an easy task for any one, as there are few such buildings in the world ; but my practical experience is far greater than that of my lamented friend Elmer, as among the later works that I have executed are— The Kensington Park Estate, £l5O to £200,000 ; St. Peter Church, £7.000 ; Cambridge Asylum, £5,000 ; Highbury Church, £7,000 ; the Kensington Workhcuse, £22,000 ; cemetery for Kensington chap lodges, catacombs, £13,000 ; sewers for ditto, laying out ground, planting, &c., £2,500 ; Calne Union, £7,000 ; beside many other private buildings Accompanying the above there are numerous testimonials, • the length of which precludes our publishing them, and in reference to which Mr. Allom writes to Mr. Picton, as follows :- 103, St. Martin's-lane, Trafalgar-square, London. December 26, 1856. Museum and Library. Sir,—The originals of the enclosed testimonials, &c, having been obtiined at the desire of the building com mittee, I am surprised that no official communication re garding them has reached me. But lam informed through the pnblic journals that my designs are placed in the hands of your town surveyor, to make certain modifications, and they are then to be erected under his directions. I must, if this be true, protest against such a proceeding as injurious to my professional character, and at the same time directly contrary to the spirit of your printed engagements, as well as your subsequent instructions.—l am, Sir, yoar obedient servant. THOMAS ALLOM. To. J. A. Picton, Esq. RUSSIAN PUNISHMENT OF SAILORS.—A letter from Nice states that some of the crew of the Russian corvette sta tioned at Villafranche having left the ship without permis sion, to drink in a wine shop, the captain, on their return, commanded that they should receive each twenty five blows of a stick, and the leader one hundred. The latter died while undergoing the punishment, and his body was thrown into the sea. Opium FOR HOME CONSUMPTION.— From an cffiaial document just published, it appears that in the eleven months ended the 30th ult., the quantity of opium imported was 62,054 lbs., of which 39,997 lbs. were entered for " home consumption." FATAL OCCURRENCE CaNNECTED WITH THE PISTOL WITH waren HUGH MILLER SHOT HIMSELF. —A most distressing occurrence, closely connected with the melancholy circum stances under which Mr. li. Miller came by his death, took place on Friday afternoon, in the shop of Mr. Thomson, gunmaker, 16 Union Place, Edinburgh, Professor Miller called there shortly before two o'clock, with the pistol which was found lying beside the body of Mr. Miller, on Wednesday morning last for the purpose of having it ex amined, The pistol was a revolving chamber one (size of ball, 92 to the pound), and it had been purchased at the same shop in July 1855. Mr. Thomson had gone to dinner, but the foreman was informed by the Professor that the weapo❑ was that with which Mr. Miller had been shot, and was requested to examine it to see how many charges remained. The Professor added, " Mind its loaded." In making his examination, the foreman should have remove .l the chamber or breech ; but, instead of doing so, he had lifted the hammer with his fingers, and turned the chamber, In this act the pistol, exploded, the hammer having slipped from his fingers ; and, the barrel being tnrned to his own head, the ball entered the angle of the right eye, and lodged in the brain, killing him almost instantaneously. He stood for a moment before falling; and Professor Miller thinkinz he was unhurt, observed, " That was a narrow escape." The pistol had been dropped by Mr. Hugh Miller into a bath, where it remained for several hours ; and the know ledge of this fact by the foreman may account for his incau tious handling of it. The pistol was a bolted one, and could be carried loaded in the poeket with perfect safety ; but its immersion in the water had probably rusted the bolt and stopped its action. The deceased, Thomas Leslie, was 52 years of age, and has left a widow and eight child ren to lament his untimely end. Ile was a very steady and trustworthy man, an excellent workman, and had been for 2i years in Mr. Thomson's employment. ATTEMPT TO MURDER A POLICEMAN.—A man, whose name turns out to be Thomas Bramley, is in custody, at Leicester, on a charge of attempting to murder a polio: man near the town. On the evening in question, the policeman, whose name is Parkes, was returning from Leicester to Enderby, and when near Mr. Tilley's, of Braun,tene, he mgt two men, whom he believed from their appearance to be thieves. He accosted them, and asked what was in the basket carried by one of them. They answered " Nothing," and he tapped it and heard a sound something Hee that which would be produced by a bottle. He then asked them to go over into Mr. Tilley's, that the basket might be examined. When they reached the middle of the road, one of them started off, and ran towards Leicester. Parkes pursued and seized him, and a severe struggle of some duration followed, in which Prisoner kicked at the policeman repeatedly. At length, finding he could not get loose, the man drew a pistol from his pocket, and fired at his captor, close against his ear. Parkes still bravely held his man, and the latter called upon his companion to "come and give him another," but the fellow thinking it more prudent o sheer off, did so. The cries of Parkes brought assistance from Mr. Tilley'e, and the prisoner was taken there. Oa toeing searched; six bullets, some powder, caps, bullet moulds, and pistol, were found upon him. The basket also contained the bottle which had been stolen. The prisoner refused give his name, and was taken by Parkes to the county police office. Oa Nikes taking off his great coat there the bullet dropped out, and it was then found how providential had been his escape, as the bullet had passed through his great coat collar, taken off the top of the crown on his coat collar, and only been stopped by his stock from inflicting, in all probability, a mortal wound. On Saturday morning, the prisoner, while undergoing a term of punish ment for a burglary, was identified as the Thomas Bramley who so daringly escaped from the borough gaol some time ago, having then only a short time to serve. If this is the case, it is very likely prisoner will be charged with a crime of even a more serious character, which was committed in the same locality about two years ago. A NIGHT SCENE IN LONDON. At Worship street police court, on Saturday, Henry Jackson, a powerful man, of notorious character, and a masculine look ing woman, named Catherine Hoare, were charged with having assaulted and robbed Mr. Isaac. Ashe, a gunsmith, residing in Nelson square, Bermondsey. The prosecutor stated that after transacting some business in the neighbourhood of White chapel at a late hour in the evening, he called at an adjoining public house to procure refreshment, and while standing in front of the bar, the male prisoner suddenly entered and engaged him in conversation, in the course of which he inquired if he had not recently arrived from the country. On telling him that he was a native of Wallinghall, in Staffordshire, the prisoner declared that he belonged to the same place, and requested that he would treat him, but he declined to do so, and abruptly left the house. He had only proceeded a few yards when he was overtaken by the female prisoner, who invited him to accompany her home, and in the course of her unwelcome endearments, lie distinctly felt her hand fumbling in the pocket in which his money was deposited. Witness instantly thrust her from him, and pulled out his look silver, which he was about to examine for the pttrpose of ascertaining whether he had been robbed, when the female pri.soner struck him a smart blow on the back of the hand, and jerked out the money, which was dispersed about the pavement. Witness was in the act of picking it up, when the male prisoner sud denly presented himself, and fiercely demanded, " What the -he was doing with his wife?" Before ho had time to reply, the woman Hoare seized him round the waist, and pinioned his arms to his side, while her male confederate rapidly collected the scattered money, on securing which both of them started off and effected their escape. Police constable Deady, H 56. deposed to having apprehended the prisoners shortly after the robbery, and stated that on searching Jackson at the station house, the exlet amount which the prosecutor had lost was found in his possession. In answer to a question from the magistrate, it was intimated by the officer that the male prisoner had been previously convicted of felony, and that he was believed to be a ticket of leave convict. The prisoners, who reserved their defence, were committed to Newgate for trial. SERIOUS ATTACK OY A SHEFFIELD MANUFACTURER, A very serious assault was committed on Saturday morning, on Mr. John Charles, the proprietor of the Kilhan wheel, Sheffield, while he was returning home in company with his three sons from'a wedding festival. During the afternoon and evening of Friday, Mr. Charles had been providing recreation for his workmen in honour of his son's marriage. Shortly after midnight, Mr. Charles and three of his sons left the house and proceeded homewards. One of the workmen went along with them, and one of the sons (John) walked along with him. The other two sons walked arm in arm with their father, and nothing occurred to mar the progress of their journey until they had gone about a mile. They then saw four men standing at the corner of Allen street, and, though they looked suspicious, Mr. Charles entertained no fear for their safety in carsequence of their number. As soon, however, as they had passed the men, footsteps were heard approaching, and in another moment the men were upon them. One of the sons carried a thick walking stick, and this was immediately wrenched from his hand. A general and very desperate scuffle then ensued, during which Mr. Charles received several blows with the stick which had been taken from his son. One blow struck him on the head and knocked him down, rendering him insensible and severely bruising the skull. Durinz the scuffle, the third son and the workman came up and fought gallantly with the ruffians ; the former dealing several severe blows with a stout stick, and the latter coping unarmed with the man who was weilding Mr. Wm. Charles's walking stick. Fineing the workman a powerful op ponent, the ruffian, after having lost possession of the stick, ran away. He was hotly pursued, and ran into a passage to which there was no outlet. The workman followed him, and seeing that he had an open knife in his hand, knocked him down with his stick. A watch. mats then arrived, and the ruffian was taken into custody. The other men ran away. Medical assistance was obtained to the injured persons. Mr. Charles was removed home, and now lies in a precarious state. The captured man, who frequently attempted to escape, was brought up at the Town Hall at twelve o'clock. His name is Peter Burns, an Irishman, living in Shepherd street. After the above facts had been given in evidence the prisoner was ordered to pay a fine of £3 and costs, or in default to be committed for two months. A MAN POISONED THROUGH NEGLIGENCE.—On Sunday morning great consternation was created in the vicinity of Brompton, London, owing to the death of a gentleman, under the fo'lowing lamentable circumstances .—lt appears that Mr. M'Culley, a tailor, having been taken ill in the 1 1 Bell and Horns Tavern, Brampton, despatched a'messeng er to a chemist's close by, for a doss of castor-oil. The chemist's assistant supplied his customer with what be supposed to be castor-oil, and the messenger returned. Shortly after, however, some one came running back to say that an awful mistake had been made, and that essential oil of bitter almonds had been sent in the place of castor-oil. Every aid that medical skill could suggest was used to counteract the effect of the poison, but without effect. Mr. M'Culley fell a victim to the carelessness of the medical assistant. The assistant, however, denies having sent the poison, and throws the blame on the party who took it away from the shop. The case will undergo a strict in vestigation. Exneerrioers IN ITALY.—Apropos of crimina's, a horrible scene took place last week at tho town of Palombara, eighteen miles distant from Rome, on the occesion of four individuals being guillotined for having robbed and bar barously murdered the tax gatherer of that district a year ago. It appears that the first on the list for execution, after having confessed and received the sacrament, appa rently resigned to his fate, was seized with a sudden repug nance to place his head under the fatal engine, locking up to the axe with an air of great mi , giving, and absolutely refusing to kneel down in the required spot. On the executioner and his lieutenant endeavouring to compel him to do so, he made the most violent resistance to them, and although his arms were handcuffed behind his back, struggled and kicked so as to baffle all their efforts to carry the sentence into effect for five and twenty minutes, during which time he was screaming for aid to the spectators— Ajuto, popolo mio—and imploring the soldiers who guarded the scaffold to shoot him rather than allow him to be guillotined by force. As no one assisted the executioner save his lieutenant, they and their victim were frequently in danger of falling from the platform, on the floor of which the death struggle took place; and had not the gendarmes around more than once snpnorted their legs, they would have been pushed off the scaffiold by the desperate crimisal. At last they prevailed over him, without having recourse to the last means which the law allows the executioner to make use of in this country when offenders are hopelessly refractory—that is, to stab the condemned man with the weapon the executioner wears in virtue of his office, a strong straight cutlass. The second murderer was equally averse to meeting his faith, but only delayed it for a while by insisting on reciting the litany before dying, which was allowed him, although be had previously gone tyro , gh the last offices of religion. Eye witnesses describe it as an awful scene to behold the man on the scaffold reciting the litany, and all the people around him joining in the re sponses. The unfortunate wretch would have gone on with other prayers till his breath failed him, had not the execu tioner cut short his tardy orisons and hurried him into eternity. SIR G. GREY AND THE GALLOWS.—The gallows is bravely swinging out the old year. Jack Ketch has enjoyed the merriest of Christmases. He strung up Marley one morn ing, Jackson at Chester, the next; and finished his Carist mas week by turning off three S'cilians at Winchester. Then, by way of ushering in the new year, with due solem nity, he will, in a few days, have the pleaure of atte iding an entertainment of a similar sort at Maidstone, where the convicts Redanies and Mansell, now lie awaiting the carry ing out of the sentence of the law ; and from them he will possibly make a brief, but brilliant tour in the provinces, where his services will certainly be engaged. Sir George Grey seems to have come to the conclusion that, hitherto, having shown an unwise leniency, he would hang as many as he could catch to make up the annual deficiency. His determination to admit of no extenuating circumstances, is remarkable. Although in the case of Celestine Somner, who showed such method in her madness es to put on an old dress previously to cutting her child's head off, lie found peculiar circumstances to justify a remission of the sentence of death, he could find none to save that wretched boy of eighteen, B irbalano,atWinchester, of whom his confederates, in the agony of a coward confession, said that he was dragged into the piratical conspiracy on board the Globe, by their persuasion, and compelled to aid them by their threats. A boy of eighteen is not usually a hardened ruffian and a confirmed cut throat. That discretionary power, once so freely used by the Home Secretary, might have been permitted influence here. But no, Sir George Grey was inexorable to all representations; ho saw no extenuating circumstances in the case; and this wretched boy, a mere tool in the hands of his villanous confederates. met with them one punishment. It may be a question, whether the large discretionary powers invested in the Home Secretary. are not altogether wrong in principle. It, certainly does not insure that due administration of jes ice we desire. A least, it has not in the case of Sir George Grey; for last year he had a fit of humanity, and would hang no one, while this year, a violent reaction appears to have se;z him, and he hangs everybody he can catch. The execution of that boy on Tuesday last was positively inhuman.—Press. A SHEFFIELD MANUFACTURER IN TROUBLg. At the Southwark Police Court, London, on Saturday, Mr. John Bryan, a gentlemanly-looking person, described as a manufacturer of electro-plated goods, of 8, DY buildings, and of Sheffield, was brought before Mr. Com° charged with fraudulently obtaining the sum of 38 5 Mr. Attenborough, pawnbroker, Bridge-house-Plaee' Newington causeway, under false pretences, by depositing a large quantity of plated goods stated by him to be first class electro-nickel plate, whereas they were only comtneu metal, barely covered with silver, and not worth half the money. Mr. Henry Wilcox, manager to Mr. Attenboroughs business, Bridge-house - place, said, that the prisoner dr on e ol up to their shop on the Ist of November in a dogcar t, produced a large quantity of spoons and forks, wbiel l o . requested an advance on to meet a bill. He said that h°. was a large manufacturer at Sheffield, and alwaYs keY 5 . three or four thousand pounds' worth of property at ' 3 ', 1 from warehouse, No. 8, Dyer's-buildings, Holborn. Witnepe,, told him they required much judgment in dealing with` prisoner produced some marked A. 1, such goods, and he hoped they were all genuin e ' d they were equal to Elkington's No. 1. Witness beli e 1 10 that his statement was correct, advanced I°° l o ; ri f b 9 11 dozen. On the 4th, the prisoner came agalt; vf— No. dozen, representing them to ba equal to Elkington's of 1, and then he advanced him 601 more. Oil the 17th b j the came month he brought 150 dozen, and he advan . ., e s him a further sum of 1601. Mr. Attenborough r„,O present at the last transaction, and he particularly d the prisoner that if he deceived him he should Pre c lo, against him according to law. The prisoner again,l3` tested that all the goods were equal to Elkington's o ney electro-plated, and under these representations the was advanced to him. Shortly after the last transae'''',ar, witness received certain information which in d , e ; c n i e s Mr. Attenborough to send samples of the ar"; foun d' to Sheffield, where they were tested and r . to be almost valueless. In cross-examination, by ere Hodges, the witness said that the sums of moue , ' v ivo advanced for six months at 15 per cent per annum' ydr. shillings were also charged for each agreement. of Attenborough stated that on the 17th November ingess, the prisoner in his parlour In the presence of last " A " all He then told him that he hoped the articles p rep to genuine, when the prisoner said they were all "1'17401 and stated Elkington's No. 1, first class electro-plated on nickel silver. Witness told him if he deceived hire, be proceed against him, and punish him with all the Acrese— of the law. The prisoner again answered t hat they st all genuine, and that he was a large manufaetttrer ds Sheffield, and had more than three thousand ril:rtss worth of property at his warehouse, No. B , Wail buildings, Holborn. Ed+via Brown, in busines.irs r ks, his father, a manufacturer at the Tudor u t t l i c ief Sheffield, said he received a dozen of each of the a l te st from _last witness to test. On applying the usu a d , o rth he found that there was not more than nine POO" 5 Of of silver to the dozen, and that the metal 'era oos the very coarsest description. The fork s had 0 1 L O penny weight of silver to the doz tea-arod half a pennyweight, and table spoons a pennivvi n ei g h g .hiel; - a half. They were marked No. 1 , J. B . B. au ° meant first-class electro plate silver. The spools‘ioth forks were here produced for his worship 's insPec'i en and their appearance seemed quite enough to take bee small portion of silver tradesman off his ard. The articles whic h bad spa stripped of the very were ths t handed to the magistrate. Mr. Metcalfe he re said that hp should be able to produce evidence on anot her " other theprisoner had acted in a similar manner W ith % ro t• pawnbrokers, by asserting that the articles we" e fore class, all equal to Elkington's No. 1 , and he the further asked for a remand. Mr. Hodges objected to ani nocis detention, inasmuch as the pawnbroker received tlr ui gi to in pledge with his eyes open, and there was 1 1 ° tu theta' show that the prisoner did not intend to redee m „„rioa g Mr. Combe said that the charge was one of a v ery nature. and he should remand the prisoner until next. THE SON OF A LIEUTENANT-GEPE3i6 CONVICTED OF FRAUD. a t fig' ? Thomas Hay, a son of the late Lieutenant-Gencr ride was placed at the bar of Guildhall police-court, on fe te :bf before falsereo f e o mv r i e o Aau A insrdl l .y d. Gef fraudulent eel ß exdn o , t s wa e p , i t srhuert charged egneonens: v w roe i uTs t r h indi nei o ng b p rt a loo i su n n o i n n i g rosi n 3 ,b ; oa on e i s ; 1 ; ;„ ore by means of threats. It will be recollected that is ° 4 eso day evening, the 21st inst., the prisoner sent 11 P " a t ele/ 1 to Mr. Greatrex, representing himself as CaPta7 n d When he came down the prisoner stated that heel: On friend, Majer Harvey, had been thrown out of a egruporif that he had picked out a soft place to alight fof but that the Major had not been so fortuarr-burt he had dislocated his shoulder, and s everell, " his head. He had taken him to the hoseit, wanted to take him home. He said he was a f ro ,t o bag the predecessor of Mr. Greatrex, and therefore . 1 . w et taken the liberty to call to borrow some smal/00T to defray some petty expenses, in order to save l' g r ate going to Sloane-street for it. He then offered to n',, o old cheque on his bankers for £lO, which Mr. Greatr el- 0 0 g d e e t nl c in as e h d e d d a a in n g d gsiny,e andhim t h h e e p d r iff is e a r n e e n r ce th o e n n eLo e n ea d v o i e zf violent and used abusive language, so as to intitnitea .00 into complying with his request, but was ultimatelfeepe into custody. Mrs. Eleanor Woods: My hushalualundei the Castle and Falcon Inn, Aldersgate-street. boor, afternoon the prisoner called and enquired of the- and keeper if Mr. Woods was at home. I heard b 4230040; came forward. I said " He is not ; but my namei° 03 0 1 °, can I do anything?", He said Mr. Woods evsseed lee' acquaintance of his, and that he (the pr i so ner) ,ig met with an accident, and been. thrown out of $ F o olif which the horse had been frightened, and had ran a ell and thrown himself and the Major out. ge e ha eloj e e r sprained his thumb and hurt his side , but the he ba: had come down so violently that he though t der ow' broken his neck, but he had only put his shoul older, and hurt his head. He had set the Major's s „ h es plts i and had taken him over the way to the ,"d eel (meaning Bartholomew's), and that what he " 3 d i ' himself the doe-tors said was so skilfully done that e l not require any more, and that he was going r e home; He then said to me, " Have you any, roorritroate° you full ?" and I said we were full. He said had 001/ to see Mr. Woods, to borrow a little cash, as h, e :1 1 0tel a in e a £2O bank post bill. I told him to go to Wood Pre . ne Furnival's inn, and he would see Mr. Woods t ll % - ee t he e said he had not time; he was in such a hurry to Major horna I said then, I would let him h e al' or s „, i° o he wanted. Ho said he wanted only five ben t" d e shillings to pay the cab fare, and I ga ve a e ette e t ti le half•crowns. He then asked me to be g o o to take in any parcel that might come there ror„ - o l ott India rubber coat had got mudded by being cards ea", of the gig. He asked for some business cards e C os' the t d ee he would send one with the man who brought He went away, and said he would rturn ag e ,The It ° o'clock, but I never saw any more of him on eioarP, in custody. No coats ever came. I parted with nIY Ja believing him to be an acquaintance of my husbanu'ooe3o'' n a rtll o , e ostf Hall, 218 : I have made enquiries at St. Hospital with reference to a supposed accident oa t:C og hi! of a major being thrown out of a gig, and disleler hie shoulder, and hurting his heal, and I found that t te li c lif il i been nothing of the kind. Prisoner : did 00t " 5 , 3 I lid Woods that I had taken him to the hospitil, beeatt skillet not. The doctor had seen it, and praised me for 11000 the setting the shoulder. James Hall, 218 : Ther e n i ll e er case here from Soho. Prisoner: That is $ 3 41 3 8 P i ) altogether; it is a debt of 8s 30. Mr. Martin t so jeti f ; clerk) : is there any one here from the Mendieglot 10 0 4 An officer from the Mendicity Society said : I ri e ,„, o l to the prisoner, but I have here several letters from" c i t hero 0 he has made application, and they have forWarele US . Here is one of his, dated this month. ffere e ' r , of the report of his character, made up by the visiting of ac d ing b i g/ society, from enquiries that have teen made rega t er sollp, Prisoner : You have never known me to b e got: of mixed up in any of those affairs. Mendicity ° 1 04 0 0 I have not. Alderman Rose: Da kn o w ° you We hale 0: that subscrition list? Mendicity officer: NY e p r isef, o , some accout of a widow of the Same aroe t on l re ": o; eap T lni ei h dre a nt inn i tgss wasant 17 e Ist dloi m othn a nee d nr e e co f nh o fi r sl de t t e,h h n e ah nnwdi children,d the er a g n vri drae cool l s h r thre e t visr t Southampton. Alderman Rose : What hisav7vePerY:l°ldeiedgectol:ae:arr)tialli:Bo this charge ? Mr. Martin : You will be cba r V u od't f ooa fVagrant shilling, ct v i t elf h ro r:m g lvre o about h. i b n ioc g rhrAollwdw as willing getting a 1 e i - les aw,n pretences:—Prisoner asprerifsnosne I have not got any a ` e the its to 1° 3 ' 1 ; 0 5 to aka am very much obliged to her e f e o dr r mfi i i t yn . e 811 ( h i ls a le11111 ; gh : 13teftirr : :) :: §1:11 ; n 1l ea ; ah Mr.na dvehree Greatrex t k u n rn o e w d s it to o t l o m h ho e ar r ve eboe seen e ) he r ii e lm n A o lt w rh. a ! t o nm .is t os ia xi 0 15 :0 - 0 cart g rgi e l f ; fe r rto o bo i; iiee tee io • and he says the prisoner is the son of a hell ' street and relieving him from time to tiln e f oal og er Then he cannot mean me, for I never received s t y le pr is him in my life. Sergeant Johnson, 8 6 : 1 In et e( re c ,f-eli on the Saturday afternoon, and he asked ta . e ,,i '‘ d .- r e - e P r v ir ec. o ' orl f get a stamp. I directed him, and he then airs. e ° n t hne the e m s e l talenda Sundae. about saw w e ahcecid wasen t dtrhaantkhaenddidtotooko,,posi:tutireie3; him. Prisoner : The accident did take Pla ca Bose . 3 be e sin e s ayi n tim, d pt ahs po a tmtn n i, sey t esd,,, t i sba l h : dlesak s l el u atipow ff zt e lis i r ttano i nsldlheguonacwtrefedsrn.hocemer upon i op t o : n let A y yo l n d uti e i t u hu a rs e s,todh iteshos e t i ex cite s 100 ; very el n:r that you went to Mrs. Woodeatieerle thee, 0 it w have the effect of making you know °, fu ll 0 0 be are brought here again you will receive th e . Fe da inEi t. hs e te c u ) si e h s sa m pg .t ei N nf tf P wd e na o ls y s r E sr e te liT l en a l np O bT t er ee o — er d rd tefoS The feiotsnus CSrite.et:Orule158::011:::::::310dt;;I:.).0:6110:refit and whole expenses, amounting to nearly tw e ros eca ti pounds, to which we were made liable by the P` the instance of Mr. Duncan M.Laren."