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To Wag' th on beba, lf !her of Olov omas Hale' ) swore Oa,: dnesday a° l ; on either °' Towers' bar comtni.tte d ' wisoner vra s e court rose NISI PRIUS COURT.—YEsTERiAr. _ (Before Mr; Baron Rolfe 'and a Special Jury.) _}.(t. YD OCK AND OTHERSGRuGEON AND OTHERS. a Alm --- was an acti on b rought by -Haydock and another, against of th e estate of Thomas Gri ffi ths, a bankrupt, t Jame s G rugeon and James Hamilton, public o ffi cers of_ r he Commerci a l B an k o f E ngland. Cresswell and Mr. Crompton were for the plaintiffs, i kl i Mr. Wi g h tman and Mr. Watson for the defendants: that renostrrox opened the case. The 'pleadings set forth Thomas Griffiths was entitled to certain plots of land, ;lii s or t to c e r t a i n mortgages upon the same ; that upon the the June, 1836, h e execute d a mortgage b etween hi mse lf on part, and Thomas Langton, manager of the said n ba k one nPon the other part. Th e i ssue ra ised was, wheth er the said mo r t gage was executed b y way o f f rau d u l ent pre ference, and in contemplation of bankruptcy. The plaintiffs asserted it was, and the defendanis denied it. Mr. CRESSWELL addressed the court and jury.. The question, as they would'understand from the pleadings, arose out of th e bankruptcy of a person named Griffiths, whose a ssignees had th oug h t i t r i g h t t o i ns ti tu t e these proceedings, to ask of the court to grant this issue, in order that it might bea ascertained wh e th er the Commercial Bank of E ng l an d W which was e ntitled to retain the proceeds of the es t a t e i n quest i on , • I was conveyed to them by way of mortgage; or whe ther the assignees were entitled to them, for the purpose of distributi on among the creditors at large. The assertion upon the p ar t o f th e p l a i nt iff s was, that this mortgage was executed' to the bank, not in co nsequence o f any pressure b y the bank upon the debtor that he should give them this se curity. but to pla c e th em i n a b etter pos i t i on than the other ocif enrs. By law that could not be done. The principle the law of bankruptcy was, that when a trader found him self in insolvent circumstances, it was his duty at once to tt l oP payment, to wake no f ur th er di s t r ib ut i on o f hi s e ff ec t s , t to a ll ow hi s Ass i gnees, under the authority of the law, t i o make an equal division of them to every creditor in pro portion to the amount of his claim. When he said this was a case of fraudulent preference, he did not mean a moral, but a legal fraud. The learned counsel, having further de fined the term, proceeded to state the circumstances. Mr. Griffiths, the bankrupt, for some years carried on business as a carpenter and builder in Liverpool. In the early part of 1836 his affairs had become much embarrassed ; by May they were'hopeless, and he foresaw that bankruptcy must follow. In December 1835 he bought timber to a con siderable amount from Messrs. Williams and Co.—one lot to the amount of £629, for which he gave them his accept ance, payable four months after date. That bill became due on the 26th April. In January he bought another lot of timber from them to the amount of £239 7s. Bd., and he accepted their draft at four months, which acceptance be came due on the 29th May. These two acceptances were Baid by Me s srs. Willi ams an d C o. i nto the Commercial ank of England. As might be expected from the state of Mr. Griffiths' circumstances, they were dishonoured when at maturity ; but before the second was due, the bank in stituted proceedings upon the first; and he believed' a cognovit was given for both bills, although 'the second had not become due. In the beginning of the month of June several acts of bankruptcy were committed. The bank rupt sent to Mr. Bardswell, solicitor to the assignees, and upon mature investigation, it was found that there was no other resource but for him to go through the Gazette ' • there Was not, therefore, the slightest doubt that Mr. Griffiths, who was now dead, must have contemplated bankruptcy when the deed was executed. On the 21st of June a mortgage was executed to the bank for between £4OO and £5OO, after ano ther mortgage had been given. There was strong reason to believe that these were given on his part perfectly volunta rily ; and he (the learned counsel) had the best proof of that, fur it was not until a considerable period after the bankruptcy that the bank knew they possessed that security. It might have been placed in the hands of a third party, but the fact Was the b an k did not k now o f i t t ill l ong a ft er the b an k ru pt c y. The fiat issued upon the 15th of July ; the adjudication took Place, and on the 2d of August, Mr. Turner, one of the part ners in the bank, attended the commissioners under the fiat for the purpose of proving their debt. The jury would sup- Pose that a partner coming forward on the part of a firm to P r ove a debt, would know the state of affairs between them and the bankrupt, and that Mr. Turner would have known about the mortgage ; but he stated that the bank held no se enritY except the two bills in question, and the verbal engage ee" of Mr. Thomson that the money should be paid. The learned counsel then read thi bank's proof of debt, stating that Mr. Griffiths was indebted to them in the sum of £869 Ss ld, for which they had no security or satisfaction what ever, save and except the two bills of exchange and the verbal en gagement of Mr. Thomson for the payment thereof. Here then was the bank, with. their own attorney at their elbow, stating that they had no security for this money except the two bills which had been mentioned. But some time after, the bank produced the deed of mortgage. The assignees find ing the property mortgaged, offered it for sale, subject to the portgage. It was mortgaged altogether for £l9OO, and sold for x 2200. There was some discussion as to what should be done with the surplus. Chancery proceedings were threaten ed, and at l as t the assignees consented to the bank receiving the surplus. His case, then, was this :—he should show the e mbarrassments of the bankrupt, that he was frequently de nied to his creditors, and that it was under these circum stances the mortgage in question appeared to have been e xecuted in the presence of some person unconnected with the bank'; he should show that the bank themselves were perfectly ignorant of its existence, and it would appear to have n executed voluntarily, unless the bank could show that they had exercised pressure to the bankrupt. If they could n ot , be apprehended that was a' fraudulent preference, and the bank was not entitled to the surplus. The learned counsel then called witnesses, who proved the act of bankruptcy and the other circumstances mentioned in the opening. The proceedings under the commission of bankruptcy were put in, as well as the mortgage, dated 26th June, 1836. It purported to be signed for the bank on one lona, the bankrupt on the other, and to be witnessed by William Morris, clerk to Mr. Thompson, solicitor. Mr. Bardswell, solicitor to the assignees, was also called. The plaintiffs' case being closed, Mr. WIGHTMAN said' he would take the opinion of his lordship upon this point. There were two issues. The first whether the mortgage was executed by fraudulent preference, and the second whether it was executed in contemplation of bankruptcy. Had sufficient evidence been given to show that the execution of the deed had been voluntary upon the parf the bankrupt? The JUDGE decided that there had. Mr. WIGHTMAN said his lordship having expressed that opinion, it became his duty to state to the jury the circtm- stances of the case. as they would be presented to them on the part of the defendants. Their case rested upon this -that there *as nothing in the whole of it - to show there had been a voluntary preference on the part of the bankrupt, or that he did not execute the deed under the reasonable appre hension and fear of pressure which the circumstances would prove. Two of Mr. Griffiths' bills, paid into the bank by Messrs. Williams, were dishonoured. What did the bank do ? They adopted the ordinary course taken by creditors : they 'applied to Mr. Griffiths for payment ; he refused ; pro cess was taken out against him ; he was arrested ; and ulti mately a cognovit was given. Mr. Watson, solicitor to the I?anlc, prepared the cognovit, upon a verbal understanding row Mr. Thompson, the bankrupt's solicitor, that if the bank did agree to take the cognovit, he would see them paid. Mr. Thompson was a very respectable practitioner : no doubt he would have fulfilled his part of the undertaking ; and it was upon the faith he would that the bank was satisfied with the cognovit. A fiat was issued against the bank rupt the proof which had been read was made upon the part up would admit that of the bank ; and he (Mr. Wight:nan) to that time neither the bank. nor their solicitor were aware of the mortgage in question, and that accounted for Mr. Tur ner stating that the back held no security except the two bills of exchange and the verbal undertaking of Mr. Thompson. Some time after that proof had been made, Mr. Thompson, 4 ,?Firehensive th a t p rocee ding s might be taken against him as Griffiths had become ba nkrupt, handed over the mortgage di question for £468, and another for £4O O , to the bank ; the whole of the debt owing to the bank was £B6 B , and these two m ortgagees made up the exact amount. Whether Mr. Thomp son asked th e bankrupt to give him this mortgage, or what took pl ace upon the occasion it was executed, he had no means of thawing, fpr Mr. Thompson died before the answer of the assignees to the suit in Chancery was put in. This mortgage having been given, Mr. Watson on the part of the bank entered into communication with Messrs. Littledale and Bardswell, solicitors to the assignees. The assignees were disposed to sell the mortgaged property, but when Mr. Wat lPti cause in his claim was to be preferred. An arrangement fin ally took place, by wbicb the bank agreed to join in the t t i9oveyance of the property to the purchaser, without preju _ Ice to th e i r c l a i m f or the r ight of tacking the mortgages. tie thought the,bank had been hardly used, for up to that time nci mention had been made to them by the assignees of "te mortgage having een given hy way of fraudulent refer ence. In consequenc 'b e of that proceeding the bank i nsisted . b pd their right to tack the mortgages, and they filed their i ll in Chancery, and a suit was instituted uhder which the Present issue arose. The learned counsel then detailed the !everal proceedings in the Chancery suit, and contended that Irons th e answer of the assignees, as well from the c u ircm stances of the case, it was evident the bank had pressed Mr. ' Griffiths to sign the mortgage. He should also establish this b y the witnesses he should call. Me- Morris, clerk to Mr. Thompson, proved that the bankrupt was a client of Mr. Thompson, and his signature to the mortgage. Mr. Watson, solicitor to the bank-, said he had sued the bankrpt, on the first bill of exchange, and he was arrested. He r put in bail, and a cognovit was given with an understand ing that the money should be paid. The witness produced a variety of documents connected with the cause for the purpose of establishing the case for the defendants, but they were too long to enable us to give even a summary of them. Mr. CRESSWELL replied, urging that the bank had not been at all ill-used by the assignees, and that the fact of the mortgage being given, not to Mr. Thompson himself but to th e bank, was the strongest possible proof of a fraudulent preference. The learned JUDGE summed up at considerable length. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, and the judge said he would certify this was a case for costs if it were found necessary. „•,' • HARDY V. STOWE. This was an undefended action to recover £32 las. 6d. The plaiuttffis a 'wine and spirit merchant, in Manchester, and the defendant is a publican. The action was brought to recover the balance of an account. A verdict was returned for the amount claimed. JORDAN AND ANOTHER V. MORTON. This was also an undefended action to recover £6olls. sd. A verdict was returned for the amount claimed. The plaintiffs are colour and varnish manufacturers, in Liverpool, and the defendant resides in Manchester. LAIRD D. PIM AND OTHERS. In this case Mr. Cresswell and Mr. Cowling appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Wightman and Mr. Crompton for the defendants. „,__Mr. COW LI NG opened the pleadings. The plaintiff was William Laird, and the defendants were Joseph Robinson Pius and John Aspinall. The declaration stated that the defendants agreed to purchase from the plaintiff a certain Plot of land, and to pay the purchase money for it ; that the Plaintiff allowed the defendants to enter upon the land, and they accepted possession of it; and that the plaintiff was ready to give a good and sufficient title, and would have tendered a draft of the conveyance, but that the defendants discharged him, and had not paid the purchase money. To this the defendants pleaded that they had never promised, that the plaintiff was not ready and willing to make good his title, th at h e did not o ff e r to execute and ma k e good a con-' Y s ennee, that they did not discharge the plaintiff from ten -ering a draft of the conveyance, that the plaintiff did not allow them to take possession, and that they had made no Promise. Upon these issue was joined. Mr. CRESSWELL said this was an action brought on behalf of Mr. William Laird, or on behalf of his creditors, for he a d not been able to meet all his engagements, against the defendants, Joseph Robinson Pita and John Aspinall, to recover the price of a certain plot of land which they and f ibers contracted to buy of him in April 1836. The defen ', „ 8 Pnn and Aspinall, with others known and unknown, l e , ,"",e Year 1836, contriving, and no doubt intending, to be te the public more than themselves—but to a certain ex et to benefit themselves also—got up a grand joint-stock p e l n Pany to protect the public against paying extortionate obtain for timber—to assist builders and dealers in timber to throeit at a reasonable price—and, he presumed, to produce e small return to themselves for their labour.' This was reedPr,U.spectus they put forth. (The learned counsel • then' ch es ,cas document. It was headed, " Liveipool and Man eapinr Timber and Saw Mills Joint - Stock Company ;" : 1140 ` 4 11 n £500,000 ; solicitor, H. B. Walker, Esq. ; and . g the directors were the names of the two defendants.) committee was appointed, consisting, he believed, of 1 4r 81 . 1b 15 7 co u ld r tn 3 and Mr. Aspinall, to consider the best spot that ' ess e b„°? Selected upon the Cheshire side of the water for the le nd b ed annent of a timber-vard. They selected a piece of Pool, a nd gin to the plaintiff upon the margin of .Wallasey. the plaintiff sent them in an offer to sell it to them. • (The learned counsel then read the offer: It was dated 6th April, 1836, and offered to sell the company the land in !question at 7s. 6d. per sqUare yard.) This land, he (Mr. 'Cresswell) believed, formerly 'consisted of a portion of the large estate belonging to Mr. Price, in the conveyances of which clauses were introduced, preventing the parties from making bricks or introducing steam-engines ; bat Mr. Laird's land was not subject 'to such restrictions. The an swer to this came from H. D. Walker, solicitor to the com pany, and he, on behalf of the company, accepted the offer. Subsequent communications took place, from which it ap peared that the company were willing' to buy a much larger plot in addition to that which was the subject of the present action, consisting of 16,000 square yards, but the negocia tions were absolute, and no contract was founded upon them. `This contract having been entered- into, an abstract of the title was sent for the' inspection of the purchasers. In the mean time they commenced the' operation of making bricks upon it, and in the course. of the year, they made 500,000 bricks upon ,it, thus 'clearly taking possession of it by the parties with whom they contracted to make the bricks in question. On the sth of August the plaintiff's attorney thought it was time the purchase should be completed, and he addressed a letter to Mr. Walker, the defendant's attor ney, to that effect. At that time Messrs. Rowlinson, Howard, and Wyche, a respectable firm, acted as attornieS for the plaintiff. No answer was sent to that letter. On the 16th of August another letter was sent, and on the 18th an answer was sent to this effect :—" We have no money for any thing at present." He did not dispute the veracity of the gentleman who wrote that letter, but it added, " I will lay your note before the directors at their next meeting, and then I will see you personally." Here was no repudiation of the contract, no complaint about the title, but simply a pithy sentence—and one that undoubtedly interposed a diffi enity in the way of parties fulfilling their contracts—namely, "We have no money :" so the matter rested. In the' begin ning of the next year, 1837, Mr. Laird having met with other persons who were in the same position as the company—he did not speak of Mr. Pim and Mr. Aspinall, for he believed they had money enough—became embarrassed in his affairs. The transaction had to be taken up by trustees, and they put it into the hands of Mr. Watson, who now acted as the at torney for the plaintiff. Mr. Watson' then inclosed an ab stract of the title which they previously • had. (The learned eounsel read the letter.) Theee was some personal commu nication between the parties which lie would not detail, be cause he could not prove' it except through the medium of Mr. Watson. On the 6th October another letter was written offering, that if the abstract of the title was not satisfactory it should be amended. On the 20th of October following the abstract was returned in a letter, which stated that the com pany declined to take a conveyance of the land, so they put an end to the contract. The defendents now pleaded a variety of pleas—all of which the learned counsel noticed, and contended that they would all be refuted by the evidence he had to produce. Mr. H. B. Walke‘was then called. He said he was so licitor to the compatry named. He proved the prospectus of the company, the defendants to be directors, and the cor respondence which had been read by Mr. Cresswell.• In cross-examination he stated, that without the water commu nication marked on the plan the land would have been of no value to the company. Samuel Stansfield was one of the directors. Mr. Clarke R.amplin, architect and surveyor, proved that he had made a plan of the land, and delivered it to the com pany. Mr. John Walker, builder, proved that he had made on the land in question 484,000 bricks for the company. lie was engaged by Mr. Stansfield. Mr. Watson was then called, and he proved several docu ments. In cross-examination he said that part of the bricks had been sold, and the money deposited in a bank, in the name of himself and Mr. Mallaby, to await the issue of the trial. The amount was about £4OO. This was the plain tiff's case. Mr. WIGHTMAN then submitted to the Court that his learned friends had not made out any contract, as alleged in the declaration. The learned counsel compared the evidence with the declaration in support of the objection. The JUDGE said he would reserve the point, and give leave to move for a nonsuit, in case the court above should be of his opinion, that the evidence did not sustain the contract. Mr. WIGHTMAN then objected, that it had not been made out that the plaintiff was ready and willing to give a good title. It bad been merely shown that he had sent in an ab stract. The JUDGE said that resolved itself into the same question. Mr. WIGHTMAN said he was now assuming that the plain tiff had made out a contract Hand now he contended he had made out a good and sufficient title. The JUDGE overruled the objection. It would be a ques tion for the jury whether the circumstances under which the abstract was received and returned shewed the title. Mr. WIGHTmAN.—WiII your lordship give me leave to move on that point? The JUDGE replied in the affirmative, Mr. CRESSWELL applied for his lordship to amend the declaration with regard to the interest to be paid, and he as sented. The JUDGE then left the case to the jury, to say what in jury the plaintiff had sustained, the interest of money, and for the use and occupation of the laud. The jury returned a verdict for £6BO, for the interest upon the purchase money, £7O for the clay, and, if not entitled to interest, £4O for four years' use and occupation of the land ; both parties being at liberty to move to increase or reduce the damages. DOE DEM. MYATT V. ST. HELEN'S RAILWAY. This was an action in ejectment, to obtain possession of the St. Helen's and Runcorn Gap Railway. It appeared that the plaintiff had advanced £3OO, by way of mortgage, to the company, and being unable to obtain either principal or in terest, he brought the present action. Several questions, of a purely legal nature, were raised on the- act of parliament incorporating the company. Eventually a verdict was en tered for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the court above, on the points raised on the part of the defendant. MAIINSELL V. AINSWORTH. The plaintiff in this case subpoenaed the defendant (who is a police-officer in Liverpool) to give evidence on a trial for perjury, but he neglected to obey it, and, in consequence of a want of his testimony, a nonsuit was entered. The action was brought to recover the expenses of the nonsuit. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff; damages £2O. HUNT V. BRIERELY. This was an undefended action, brought by an attorney to recover the costs of some proceedings he had been em ployed to institute by the defendant. Verdict for the plain tiff, £27 19s. 10d. IVALFOURD V. TALE. The parties in this case carry on business in IGranclicttcr, and the action was brought to recov e r £216 12 - s; for goods sold and delivered. Verdict for the plaintiff. The court adjourned about seven o'clock. CAUSE LIST. WEST DERBY HUNDRED! 1,2,3, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 51, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 79, 80, 83. Defendant.-61. Withdrawn.-4, 5,35, 48, 49,5243, 75, 76, 77, 78, 81, 82. Referred.-40, 62. Guilty.-12. Postponed.-19, 74. Struck out.-54, 60, 67. • SALFORD HUNDRED. Plaintiff.-Nos. 6,9, 23, 41, 13, 27. Withdraum.-8, 21, 34, 71, 72. HORRID, 'BARBAROUS, AND MYSTERIOUS AT TEMPT ON THE LIFE OF A COMMERCIAL GENTLEMAN, AT LUDLOW. • (From the Ludlow Standard of Saturday.) On Wednesday morning last, this town and neighbourhood was thrown into the., greatest state of excitement, first by a report that a commercial gentleman had committed suicide. at the Angel Inn, by cutting his throat, and subsequently by, its proving too true that a most barbarous and mysterious murder had been attempted on the life of Mr. William Miller Mackreth ; Traveller for the firm of Christopher George and ' Co., Patent Shot Manufacturers,. Bristol, at the above Inn, by cutting his throat, extending over seven inches in length, also by a frightful horizontal wound extending across the mouth literally "from ear to ear." The whole circumstances, as detailed in the following report of the judicial proceedings of the local authorities and examination of witnesses, to unravel and discover the perpetrator of this almost unparal leled deed of blood, will be read with the deepest interest, as. partaking in a very extraordinary degree of the character of the frightful murder of Lord William Russell. The 'person now under suspicion of the deed is a young man of very youthful appearance, of the name of Josiah Mister, who till lately lived, in the neighbouring town of Leominster, and we believe he has a brother living near Birmingham in a very respectable line of business as malster. We are in posses sion of many interesting facts relative to the accused, which in the present state. of the inquiry we forbear publishing. He is about five feet seven inches high, dark hair, sallow complexion, dark eyes, animated with a lurking expression of cunning and penetration, slim figure, and well dressed, might pass for a person who had seen tolerably good society. His present appearance is somewhat below the " Shabby Genteel." At times, during the examination of witnesses, his expression is that of a care worn person, at other times he shows a confidence somewhat bordering on discretion for a person in so serious a situation, and he has more than once shown a little flippancy of manner in his mode of questioning the witnesses . . As one gentleman observed in court, he seems "to be watching the extent of the case against him." At an early hour in the morning, the Mayor, John Smith, Esq., Humphrey Smith, 'Esq., John Hutchings, Esq., the Rev. Charles Walcot, of Bitterly, and other county and bo rough magistrates, were at tfie Angel taking deep interest in tracing out the perpetrators of the' crime. And here we must pause to say, that the anxiety of the medical gentlemen con sulted, Dr. Lloyd, Mr. Henry Hodges, Mr. Baines, Mr. Crawford of Shrewsbury, &c., to render the wounded man prompt aid, to console him in this terrible visitation, and through whom an early suspicion of the fact that a foul mur der had been attempted, originated, entitle theM to the thanks of society ; nor must we withhold a weed of praise from the mayor and his judicial coadjutors, and Mr. William Downes, town clerk, for the untiring zeal with which they have acted up to the present tin - .e. We witnessed it and feel it our duty to record our unqualified approbation of the course pursued. Being on the spot at an early hour in the morning, we can truly say, that the scene of blood was the most frightful we ever witnessed, and the unhappy object of the assassin's knife presented a most appalling spectacle ; the room where he lay, passage, stairs, walls, &c., were literally smeared and deluged in blood to an extent scarcely credited. The medical gentlemen called in being unable to say the wounded gentleman could long be expected to survive, the mayor and borough magistrates, in whose hands the manage ment of the case necessarily rested, determined on taking the deposition of Mr. Mackreth, as he lay on his bed. They ac cordingly proceeded to his room, and, partly in whispers, for the almost dying man spoke with great difficulty, and was obliged to be propped up with pillows, took the following DEPOSITION: William Mackreth—That - 17nY name ; sometime this morning, while I was in bed, I was awoke by feeling some thing at my throat; I put my hand to my throat and felt a hole ; I felt no pain ; I felt blood running, and in a moment I felt hands there ; I instantly pushed them away and jumped out of bed ; it was dark, and . I could see no one ; I jumped out on the side next the window ; I called for assistance, and broke the window to make an alarm ; I found the blood runninn. fast; I went to the window again and broke another pane of glass; no one answered me. I groped round the room to find the door; I could not find the door; at last I found the door and got into the passage ; I turned to the left and went down stairs, calling out as loud as I could till I found myself getting weaker, and I could scarcely speak at all. When I got to my bedroom door it was a little open ; I am quite certain it was not shut, although when I went to bed last night I locked the door ; I remember well the lock went hard, and I turned the key both ways before I could lock it ; I had only two razors about me ; they are in sepa rate cases, with white handles ; one was in my small box, with the razor strop, combs, brushes, &c., and the other was in the large box. Mr. Cooke, the landlord, was the first person, I believe, that came to me when I was calling out going down the stairs ; I retired to bed last night about 11, or very soon after. I took my boots off in the travellers' room and had a pair of slippers to come up to bed ; I left my slippers when I got into bed on the right hand side of my bed, where I undressed myself ; my large box was open when I went to bed ; it was on the chair by the window ; I kept my smaller box inside the larger one, and I had taken the small one out and placed it on the dressing table before I went to bed ; I remember when I was disturbed this morning and when I jumped out of bed that I opened the large bor, lifted up the lid, and put a small parcel and a bottle into the ox. 1 was not aware I was cut so bad then ; this was after I had broken the windovir and cried out ; thought I heard ;some one answer at once. My driving box was also in my fbed4ooin, where . l 'keep my money and pocket-book. I can +not swear whether the driving box was locked last night or [not. I had about £BO or £9O about me. I am quite certain the individual who injured me stood on t the left hand side of the bed. I was half awake when I felt the hole in my throat. I did not feel the cut that had done !it at all; but in a moment when I put iny hand to my throat, I felt some man's hand upon mine ; and then I jumped out of bed, dragging the clothes with me. I felt the blood and I was much alarmed, and cried out as loud as I could. When he saw the landlord he could not speak, and made signs for something to write on • when he saw he did not speak, he said, " what have you been ;bout," supposing he had done ;it himself. In the travellers' room there were three highly respectable persons with hirn ; one thin and two stout . ; there came in two or three more ; they were come to the fair ; more that he was acquainted with came from Bridgnorth last ; I arrived here at five o'clock last night ; dined at Munslow, ; the hundred house ; slept at Wenlock the night before at the I White Hart ; drove in a horse and gig alone, and dined alone at Munslow ; he had his driving box open when the three last getitlemen came into the room (thinks it was an intention to rob some one, not against him).; immediately the three rast persons came in, he had finished writing, and lashed his box. He carried up the driving box and put it on the draw ! ers ; the chambermaid carried the candle ; had no suspicion till roused in the manner described ; I put up my right hand, felt a hole, was alarmed, and then felt hands over me (a razor with a black handle was here produced by the policeman, and to a question if that were his razor, he replied, It is not "); had no Lucifer matches about him, never carried any ; re-- collects distinctly on turning the 'lock twice, he did lock the door, and believes it was locked ; it was closed. (Here the lock was tried, and found to fasten.) Heard a person at the time he awoke, and cried oat ; was lying (on his back) just as I am now. (The wounded man was asked " If there was any knowledge who the razor with the black handle belonged to.") He left no one in the com mercial room when he came up; the chambermaid had come up with him, and she shut the door. He here asked, "If the razor was bloody ?" Mr. Downes said " Yes," and told him to keep himself easy, they should soon make some discovery'hereto. During reading the 'deposition, "he said his night shirt was detained (held by some one) when he jumped out of bed, and torn. The shirt, which was round the body of the poor gen tleman, was examined, and found torn from the left shoulder downwards. He perfectly recollects being held; did not look under the bed ; but believes there was some person concealed in his room, or caine down the chimney, or got in some way. The statement is true, and has' not the least objection to swear it. He has everything to make him happy, and was going to be married in five weeks. Some of his linen is marked " M," or " W. M: M." He said he had five pair of stockings, and on examination they will, no doubt, be discovered. • - Five pair of stockings were here produced and identified by the wounded man, to whom the deposition as in' substance above was read by the Town Clerk. The wounded gentleman having been sworn to the above statement, he signed it with a firm hand. " WILLIAM MACKRETH." In answer to a question. by one of the magistrates, he stated that he was baptiged William Miller Mackreth. The magistrates and town-clerk then retired to the room where the prisoner, Misters, was in custody. In answer to the magistrates and town-clerk, he made the following VOLUNTARY STATEMENT. • My name is Josiah Misters ; I live in Birmingham ; I have no luggage ; I came. four miles this side of Ludlow yesterday. I slept in Worcester the night before last ; I did not sleep at any inn ; I slept with a woman ; I don't know her address or her name ; it was close down by the river Severn. I was going to Leominster. I have no business in Ludlow. I had a sovereign and twopence in money with me when I arrived here ; I had a pair of gloves. [His pockets were here searched, and contained a pair of gloves, a silver pencil-case, twopence, a farthing, two keys, an empty purse, and an old silk handkerchief, which appeared wet, as if recently washed.] He continued—The stockings I have on are not the stock ings I had' n last night. I could not find my stockings this morning. They were white cotton stockings worked with an M, I think ; Mrs. Cook provided me with the stockings I have on: 1 don't know what has become of the sovereign I had when I came here last night ; it was in my breeches pocket. The last time I shaved, I shaved at Birmingham, at my lodgings, with my own razor; I brought no razor to Ludlow with me. The one I used at Birmingham is a black handled one, rather small ; there is a mark on if, where it has lain in the wet, rather rusty. I have but one, and that is at home ; I brought none away with me. There was no one in the travellers' room with me this morning that I knew, or was personally acquainted with. I don't know the individual that paid for his breakfast. He was asking why there were' so many people outside, and I told him. The waiter was in and out. I walked from Wor cester yesterday morning. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon 'when I came to Woofferton., I don't know what is become of my sovereign. I had it last night, but I have not seen it this morning. I came into Ludlow by the coach from Woofferton. I had been at Ludlow, and seen parties fishing, and returned to Woofferton, intending to go to Leo minster, when I got on the coach close to Woofferton, and came back to Ludlow. I was not at the public-house at Woofferton at all. I walked from Worcester to Ludlow, and back to Woofferton, before I took the coach. My lodgings are No. 50, New Canal-street, near the railway station, Bir mingham. The only person I knew in the travellers' room last night, was Mr. Ludlow, of Birmingham. By Mr. Downes.—Where are your razors now ? Prisoner.—l have but one, and that's at home : brought none away with me. There was no one in the travellers' room 'this morning that I knew ; not an acquaintance. Don't know the individual that paid for his breakfast. He was ask ing why there were so many people, and I told him. The waiter was in and out. By the Mayor.—Have you been in the habit of sleeping at this house before? Prisoner.—Once or twice. But my lodgings are at No. 50, NeW Canal-street, near the railway station, Birmingham. John _ Knill, of Tibberton, near Heref or d sa id, I came to Ludlow by the Hereford coach this morning ; I break fasted in the travellers' room ; the person now in custody was there also and sat in the room. I asked him what the row was about, he replied, " a man has cut his throat last night in the house, and that he had ran out into the passage crying, smile villain has done it, but there is no doubt he has done it himself." Mr. Knill was willing to come forward at any time when required. The magistrates thanked him for making the above statement, as there was some suspicion the person who breakfasted with the prisoner was some person of his own class, and perhaps an accomplice in the deed. After the prisoner had made his statement, the magistrates retired to another room to consult upon what means should be pursued. In the interval, the Rev. C. Waleot, of Bit terly, a county magistrate, visited the prisoner, upon con sulting with the mayor and borough magistrates, and in quired if he would not like to write to some of his friends, explaining the painful situation in which he was placed, in timating that what he wrote would be read by the mayor. He said he would write to his brother, and pen, ink, and paper being supplied, he wrote a letter accordingly, in a good hand, and addressed it to his brother at Aston Manor, near Birmingham, in which, as ,we understand, he explained the situation he Was in, and complained that no other person in the inn but himself had been searched. In the meantime the magistrates dispatched a police officer to Birmingham, " express," to search the lodgings of the prisoner, to see if he had a razor there, and get other information. The mayor and magistrates thedadjourned to three in the afternoon. At that hour they again met, , in the' same room at the Angel Inn, which was very crowded. Several witnesses were examined, whose evidence tended to implicate the prisoner. The examination was continued on Friday, and afterwards adjourned till Wednesday (to-morrow). FURTHER PARTICULARS. (From the Morning Herald of Yesterday.) BIRMINGHAM, SUNDAY.—I transmitted you on Friday evening last a hastily-written account of the attempted mur der of Mr. Millar Mackreth, a gentleman holding a very responsible situation in a commercial firm of some magni tude in Bristol. lam happy to communicate that the intel ligence received in Birmingham of the death of that unfortu nate gentleman, as stated in the Herald of Saturday, is in correct. He is, hOwever, in great and imminent danger ; and the medical gentleman in, attendance upon him can give no opinion upon his case at its present crisis. It is now fully shown that the attempt to assassinate Mr. Mackreth resulted in a mistake. The intended victim was Mr. Ludlow, an extensive buteher and cattle dealer of Bir mingham; and there is a startling impressiveness in the pro vidential circumstances which were auxiliary to his escape, that cannot fail to strike us with awe. The prisoner Misters, who is most respectably connected both in Bir mingham and Leominster, has resided for a considerable time in Canal-street, in this town. By some means or other he ascertained that Mr. Ludlow intended to take a journey into Shropshire for the purpose of attending a sale of cattle. A person answering the prisoner's description is proved to have called at the Unicorn Inn, in Shrews bury (the house at which Mr. Ludlow usually stopped in that town), and inquired if Mr. Ludlow was within. The latter individual being well known to the landlord, the pri soner was informed that Mr. Ludlow was not there, and that it was believed he had gone to the Earl of Powis's sale of sheep, &c. The prisoner accordingly left the house, and it would appear that a few miles distance from Ludlow he gave a signal to the driver of the Red Rover coach that he wished a seat. The coach accordingly stopped, and the prisoner went inside, when, remarkable to say, the only passenger therein was Mr. Ludlow himself. A conversation was natu rally commenced, and on the arrival of the coach at the Red Rover Inn, both parties entered the room, and partook of supper. Subsequently Mr. Ludlow inquired of the chamber s enaha(i hl a gi umTeyao d hrr h:.esuti slept chamber maid, in the presence of the prisoner, whether he could have w the room he usually slept in (No. 9, I believe), when he was answered in the affirmative. The prisoner shortly afterwards called for a light and went to bed, leaving Mr. Ludlow in the travellers' room. The'cireumstance which followed, in all human probability, saved Mr. Ludlow's life. The prisoner had not long retired to bed, when the chambermaid again entered the room, and informed Mr. Ludlow that she had in a i er c ni.. h edL h atuh e idak u l teo s hwut traveller,oe rswwh s dr n otoea y lccm o l euly n onrr e crat. jadohri unoccupied. nmbeuarstepohdinent b:mo by flots2lhr ohneuri cries, traLleasehdanepp. ete m ßltar ewiherwtirsenthrht;odaaotuaatktehl. lannee e eedhan — orheaefupdefa ew.a t orjre, h dsou looFstaye would inabaiad t wrbne h neslagetl pedy,sathey vacdaadeemt shownhp b ta t r otaco (N laacn o ho . at nh) another. o'clock k rgimorning, sbhi:uosrw a ci t f; ac companied by a loud smashing of the window-glass, as if a person was endeavouring to break the panes, rushed from his room, and encountered in the lobby other parties whom the noise had brought tothe spot. The first object which struck their attention was the unfortunate Mr. Mackreth, lying prostrate on the ground, near to his bed-room door, with his throat dreadfully gashed, and his cheeks mangled in the most horrible manner. The first impression that struck the be holders was, that the wounded man had committed suicide, and he was immediately carried into his bed-room, and placed on the bed. He could not utter a word, but making signs for pen and ink, he wrote, " I have been murdered by a villain !" The parties in the house were now in the utmost state of excitement. Medical assistance was promptly sent for ; and the inn was searched for the perpetrators of the deed. Notwithstanding the accumulating noise on the stairs*, the prisoner Misters never made his appear ance ; and the suspicion of t he p arti e s being once aroused they went to his bed-room, but found it locked. After knock. ing for some time they gained admittance ; but he denied all knowledge of the dreadful crime; and said that Mr. Lud low knew him well. The entrance of Mr. Ludlow, however, into his bed-room, who declared he knew nothing of the man beyond the slight acquaintance contracted in the coach, con, firmed the suspicions already entertained. He was immedi ately secured ; and, after a minute search, they traced marks of blood from the chamber of Mr. Mackreth to that of the prisoner—marks as if the prisoner's stockings had been sa turated with blood. Spots of blood were also discovered on the curtains of the prisoner's bed. The next object was to examine the apparel of the prisoner, but nothing to excite suspicion was found thereon. His stockings, however, were not to be found, nor have they since been. I have already stated to you the discovery of a razor in an entry opposite the prisoner's bed-room, and upon which were spots of blood, not then dry. It was also ascertained that the prisoner, on retiring to bed, had a whole candle, but in the morning it was found burned down to the socket of the candlestick. There are other circumstances of a collateral nature all tending to criminate ' the" prisoner, who, however, preserves a dogged demeanour, and insists upon his innocence. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. The Last Five Nights of MR. W. FARREN AND MRS. STIRLING. There will be a performance at the Theatre every Evening this week. THIS present TUESDAY, th e 25th i ns t an t, w ill b e per formed a Comedy, written by Mr. Poole, called MARRIED AND SINGLE. Bean Shatterly Mr. W. Farren, As originally performed by him in London. Mr. Melford Mr. W. Howard. Mr. Bickerton.... Mr. Chaplin. Mr. Ferret Mr. Baker. Mrs. Bickerton.. Miss Cleaver.—Miss Fanny.. Mrs. Tellei. After which, for the third time here, a new Drama, ended ANGELINE LE LIS, / Which has been received with the most rapturods applause. Angeline le Lis.. With the ORIGINAL EPILOGUE ADDRESS, at/originally per formed by her in London/ Maurice Middleton, Esq Mr. W. Howard. Simon Simkins.... Mr. Slaiter. Nanguette de Vrood Mrs. Tenet. To conclude with, for the second time here, a new Drama, as produced last season at the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket, called THE VILLAGE DOCTOR, Which was received on Friday evening with the most distinguished approbation. Pierre Boneceur (the Villagt Doctor) Mr. W. Farren, As originally performed by him at the Haymarket Theatre. Baron De La Fadaise Mr. Chaplin. Ferdinand Mr. W. H. Bland. Coco Mr. Slaiter. Marchioness De Viellecour. Baroness De La Fadaise.. Miss Cleaver. Louise Mrs. Stirling. TO-MORROW (Wednesday), for the BENEFIT of Mr:. STIRLING, w ill be produced, a new Drama, never acted here, called GWYNNETH VAUGHAN. Gwynneth Vaughan, Mrs. Stirling, as originally performed by her in London ; Owen Williams, Mr. W. Howard ; Evan Prit chard, Mr. W. H. Bland ; Hugh Morgan, Mr. Baker ; Morgan Morgan, Mr. G. Horncastle.—After which, the fa vourite new Farce of ASK NO QUESTIONS; on, Tnt OLD INVALID. Mathias, Mr. W. Farren, as originally performed by him in London ; Gimblet, Mr. Baker ; Ma damelGimblet, Mrs. Tellet ; The Baroness, Mrs. Clarke.— To be followed by a new Farce, never acted here, called LOVE AND CHARITY. Julia, Mrs. Stirling.—To con clude with the Farce of JOHN JONES. Guy Goodluck, Esq., (his original character,) Mr. W. Farren. On THURSDAY, popular Pieces, in which Mr. W. Far ren and Mrs. Stirling will perform.' On FRIDAY, Mr. W. FARREN':? BENEFIT ; and On SATURDAY, favourite Entertainments, in which Mr. W. Farren and Mrs. Stirling will sustain principal cha racters,—the Last Night of their Engagement. •.- THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. ITALIAN OPERAS FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY. T UESDAY, Sept. 1, THURSDAY, Sept. 3, and FRI DAY, Sept. 4, SEMIRAMIDE, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, OTELLO, AND LA SONNAMBULA, Will be produced under the immediate direction of the celebrated Pianist, Monsieur BENEDICT. I'RINCtPAL PERFORMBIR4 : MADAME GRISI, SIGNORA ERNESTA GRISI, SIGNOR BRIZZI, AND SIGNOR TAMBURINI. Mons. BENEDICT will preside at the Piano-forte. In consequence of the great expense attending the engage ment of the above eminent Performers, the Prices of Admis sion, on the Nights of the Italian Operas, will be—to the Lower Boxes, 6s. ; Upper Boxes, 4s ; Pit, 3s. ; and Gallery, ls. 6d. The Box-office for these 'nights will be opened on SATUR DAY NEXT, August 29th, and will continue open daily, from Ten until Four, when Places for any of the nights may be taken. EXHIBITION. WILL SHORTLY CLOSE. CAPTAIN SIBORN' S MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. THE celebrated MODEL OF THE B A T TL E OF WATERLOO is NOW OPEN for EXHIBITION at the GALLERY OF THE UNION ROOMS, Slater street, Bold-street. Open from Ten in the Morning till Ten at Night. Ad mission, One Shilling each. MOVING PANORAMA. \ATILL OPEN, To-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the 6th V V instant, in the large New Brick Building, ere ed on purpose, Newington Bridge, near 80ld -street, and xt door to the Clarendon Hotel, Liverpool. LAID 'S cele brated PANORAMA of a Sail up the Bay an isit round the City of NEW YORK; also a View of the Ship HUD DERSFIELD saving the Crew of the HUSKISSON STEAMER ; and the late Fire at YORK MINSTER. Day Exhibition punctually at One o'Clock ' • in the Even ing at Seven, and again at half-past Ei g ht o'Clock. Boxes Is. 6d., Pit Is., Gallery 6d. _ IMPORTANT TO MUNICIPAL VOTERS.. To secure a vote at the next municipal election, the following is the necessary qualification, namely : " The occupation on the ensuing 31st August, and during the two preceding years, of a house, warehouse, counting-house, or shop, within the borough, for which the occupier is rated, and on which all rates due thereon, except those becoming due within six months before the 31st, have been paid before that date." The occupier must also, *ring ,the whole of that pe riod, _reify two years and nine montiettd lava boon an it.- habitant householder within seven miles of the borough. The day on which claimants' qualcations must be completed, and the last day f or payment of rates, is the 31st of August. The sth of September is the day on which the overseers are required to make out the burgess lists, and to deliver them to the Town-clerk, who is to fix a copy of them on the Town-hall, during the week preceding the 15th of September. A person succeeding to the occupation of a house, 4.c., by descent, marriage, demise, 4c., is entitted to reckon as his own the occupancy and rating of the person by or through whom he succeeds. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Our correspondents must exercise a little patience. The length of our assize reports compels us to omit or post pone many communications with which we are favoured. We shall feel obliged if " A Town and County Elector" will favour us with a personal interview at his earliest conve nience. We beg to express our acknowledgments to the publisher of the Ludlow Standard for favouring us with a copy of the first number of that journal, from which, it will be per ceived, we have ext-acted an account of the murderous attempt on Mr. Mackreth's life. Zibtrpoot attantatt. TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25, 1840. We have received our files of the Jamaica Royal Gazette and of the Jamaica Standard to the 18th of July, inclusive. These papers contain much important matter relating to the present position and.future pro spects of the island. We learn from the Standard that the weather had been for some time of the most pro pitious character for taking off the crops ; but we are sorry to add that they have exhibited a decrease upon last year's ruinously small crops as great as that year's was upon the one preceding. This decrease is not at tributable to the weather. It has arisen from the dif ficulty of getting labourers to plant the canes, and the disinclination they have evinced to attend to the sub sequent processes in the cultivation. This is extremely melancholy, and shows most strongly the necessity that exists for the immediate interference of the Im perial Parliament on behalf of this once prosperous colony. Sugar is likely to be much dearer than it is even at present. It is to be hoped that the complaints to which the great increase in the price of this neces sary of life will give rise wilt induce our legislators to direct their early attention to the adoption of some re medial measure, which is now as much necessary for the salvation from ruin of our West India colonies as it is for securing to this nation an adequate supply, in future, of an article of such general consumption. We see no remedy of a practicable nature but the one for which we have so long contended— immigration. W e feel convinced that the day is not far distant when the table of the House of Commons will be loaded with petitions from all parts of the kingdom in favour of West India immigration. The friends of negro eman cipation will soon discover that this is the only plan that can be adopted for successfully working out the " great problem" of free labour. We have reason, therefore, to lOok forward to their co-operation in the agitation of this important question. The prospects of the coffee crop are described in the Royal Gazette as highly favourable; but much will depend upon the disposition of the labourers to secure its collection. There is reason to fear that their idle ness or contumacy will frustrate the bounty of Provi dence. With reference to the general condition of the island the Royal Gazette remarks, that " estates are thrown up—men of little property are gathering their all and leaving our shores—tracts of country are without a medical practitioner—the white population are every day decreasing—our merchants feel the general dis tress—our shipping are leaving our harbours half loaded, and having to take in ballast —trade is at a stand —energy is paralyzed—and day after day distress becomes lnc L re apparent. Bold and vigorous measures are our only s a fety ; i m migration is our resource; and even these will not aid us without the powerful protec tion of government—government must protect us, or our island f a ll s ." It is, indeed, plain that w i t h out im migration the island will become a dreary waste. In proof of the great defalcation in the amount of the coffee crops, the Royal Gazette has published a statement of the quantity exported during -each of the last four years. We request the attention of Messrs. Sturge, Scoble, and Co. to the following figures : Amount of Coffee exported in the years -1835 .. .. 27,362,7421b 5 . . 1836 .. .. 19,446,059 „ 1838 .. .. 13,551,795 „ 1839 .. 8,897,421 „ • . 1840 (expected) .. 5,889,786 „ Sheaving a deficit in the quantity made and expected for the present year of 3,007,633 lbs. Much has been said at the anti-slavery meetings in this country respecting the increased imports into Ja maica, which have been dwelt upon as indications of the prosperous condition of the island. On this sub ject the Jamaica Standard has furnished the following statement : The gross amount of Jamaica Importations, from the United States, British America, &c., &c., was, as published in our paper on the 4th of September last— For 1835 £1,718,763 1836 1,756,504 1837 1,504,223 1838 (Those for 1539 we have no means at present of obtaining.) From this table, however, it is pretty apparent that a very serious decrease in our general importations has been taking place, to an extent nearly equalling the whole of our British supplies put together—amounting, as between 1836 and 1838, to the enormous deficiency of £310,000 ! We have received our files of the Guiana Chronicle to the 10th of July, inclusive. They do not contain any political news of importance. It appears that the " Voluntary Immigration Society of British Guiana" has been reconstructed, on principles which are calcu lated to secure a most desirable object, namely, the union of all parties, without reference to politics, in strenuous endeavours to procure an accession to the labouring population of the colony. The principles upon which the new society is based are described by the Chronicle as equitable: in the extreme. It recog— nises the propriety of . every subscriber contributing to promote immigration according to his means. The same journal suggests that he ‘vho takes the larger number of immigrants should be called upon to pay more than he who takes a smaller number. We are glad to hear of such an unanimous determination on the part of the planters and merchants of British Gui ana to promote the influx of fresh labourers, and we trust that their exertions will not pass unrewarded. The colony only wants an addition to its industrial po pulation in order to render it one of the most prosper ous countries on the face of the earth. In our last we made some remarks upon the alleged mis-appropriation of the funds of the . Catholic Bazaar, qualifying our statement on the subject by saying that " if our information was correct" the proceeds had been applied in payment of the rates and taxes of those parties who have been placed on the registry through the instrumentality of the Protector Association. In reference to the statement to which we allude the fol lowing letter appeared in the columns of the Albion of yesterday : TO THE EDITOR OF THE ALBION. Sin,—ln the leading article of the Liverpool Standard, of August 21st, I have read the following sent ence : ' One of their priests, whose name we know, at a vestry meeting, in Seel-street Chapel, told his hearers, that he thought the poor would be best relieved by having their rates paid, to enable them to vote, at the next election, for the / candidate who would support religious liberty; and, there fore, the funds obtained at the bazaar would be applied to that purpose." In reply, I beg leave to say, that no vestry meeting has, at any time, been held in Seel-street Chapel ; and, moreover, I declare, in the most distinct language, that neither I, nor either of my colleagues, whose authority I have for making this declaration, did, at any time, or in any place, make use of the language imputed to us. • HENRY BREWER, August 23d. Incumbent of Seel-street, Chapel. In reply to Mr. Brewer's note we beg leave to state that our observations did not apply either to him or to any of his colleagues of Seel-street Chapel, and, we may add, that we have reason to believe that our in formant was wrong in stating that the meeting at which the above " declaration" was made took place in that chapel, but that it was held in a dif ferent part of the town. Mr. Brewer's contradiction does not invalidate the general statement, respect ing the accuracy or inaccuracy of which. he does not venture to say a word. Will he or any of his brethren candidly inform us in what manner the above funds have been actually employed ? If such informa tion should be' nunished us, with vouchers far its cor rectness, we shall willingly give it plummy. The period is rapidly approaching for the prepara tion and revision of the lists of municipal voters for the several wards in the borough. It is scarcely ne cessary for us to remind our readers of the persevering and strenuous efforts which the Popish and radical factions are making to swamp the registry. The manu facture of mushroom voters, from the cellars and pig sties of the most abandoned purlieus of the town, is proceeding as actively as ever, and the funds devoted to the purpose appear to be as exhaustless as at the commencement of the attack upon the independence of the town on the part of the Protector Society. Our conservative friends must, therefore, immediately bestir themselves to counteract the exertions of their oppo nents, or else they must give up all hopes of political ascendancy in Liverpool. They have no time to lose. They ought to remember that upon the issue of the approaching municipal election will depend, in a great measure, the fate of the next struggle for the representa tion of the borough in parliament, An accession of strength in the council-room will inevitably tell in fa vour of either party. This consideration alone ought to prove a stimulus to the zeal of the conservatives. Personal exertions, however, are not sufficient of them selves to meet the emergency of the case. To contend with the powerful phalanx now arrayed against us, we must have liberal pecuniary contributions. These are absolutely necessary, and we hope that they will be op portunely supplied. A MAN SUFFOCATED.—On Sunday, at noon, the body of a man was found lying on a layer of bricks at one of the brick-kilns, east side of Vauxhall-road. He had arrived, in pursuit of employment, only on the preceding day from Sheffield. He is believed to have lain down at the "kiln on Saturday night, and, having slt until the fire approached where he lay, was suffocated. The police should not permit persons to sleep near those brick kilns. Worksop, the magnificent seat of the Duke of Norfolk, and very recently purchased by the Duke of Newcastle, is announced in our columns to be sold in one lot by Mr. George Robins. The original cost exceeds .1.300,000, and it i to be offered to unreserved competition. The great capi talist, all the leading builders, and such noblemen as propose to erect a splendid mansion, will find this an opportunity not to be disregarded. A canal passes through the estate, which will convey the materials to any part of England. Intsll WIT AND WISDOM.—An Irishman, going into one of those booksellers' shops, which the other day decorated their windows and doors with a gratis supplement of the paper of which they professed • to be the agents, endorsed with• six large letters " GRATIS," asked•for " a few. of these papers." `.How many? " says the shopkeeper. " Well," replies Paddy, " I'll take MU a dozen for the present." The shopkeeper, having carefully folded up each copy, and handed all the six to Patrick, mentioned the simple fact that they were sd. each ; at which announcement Paddy looked amazed, and pointed knowingly to the word " gratis" on the window. "Oh !" says the shokeeper, " the supple ment alone is gratis." `'Ah ! then," exclaimed Paddy, I shall have six supplements."—This reminds us of another Irish story. Paddy, having gone to a French master to in quire his terms, was told, " Two guineas for the first month, and one guinea for the second." "Oh ! then," says Paddy, " I'll come the second." IMPORTANT INVENTION.—WC have seen plates of several useful inventions and improvements applicable to steam navigation, &c., by Captain George Smith, R.N., who h as recently visited Liverpool. Amongst the most recent is a plan by which, at a comparatively trifling cost, any ordinary boat may, on emergency, be converted into a life-boat, and as it is likely that when it becomes known it will be generally adopted, we shall briefly describe it. The whole apparatus consists of two cylinders, or long cases, made of AV Intosh cloth, or any other waterproof fabric, with hoops like a wind sail, and of sufficient length to reach from the fore-thwart to the after oue. Both ends of these cylinders are made water tight, with the exception of a small valve at one of the ends. These will pack or go close together, (in a small space,) and are to be stowed, each in a small locker, under the fore-sheets bf the boat, when not wanted. When required, they can be extended under the thwarts (which will protect them) to their full length, the valve being kept open to admit the air. When secured close to the sides of the boat the valve is to_ be closed, and they becom e s t rong a i r -t i ght chambers, giving . all the buoyancy and advantages of a permanent life-boat. For the small boats belonging to pilot-boats, and other small vessels, these would be found to be of great service. They might also be applied to the quarter-boats of larger ships, converting each into a life boat. The cost would lie com paratively trifling. Various applications of the waterproof cloth have appeared in life-buoys, bags, &c., and we have seen a ball or buoy, somewhat similarly extended, the inven tion of the Rev. Mr. Williams; but we have met with no thing of this kind so simple and apparently so admirably adapted for the conversion of common boats mto life-boats. Another recent invention of Captain Smith, relates to the paddle-boxes of the steam-vessels ,; but as it is about to be applied to two of the iron vessels now in course of building by our townsman, Mr. John Laird, (of Birkenhead,) for the great expedition to Africa—and which we shall hereafter no tice—a very brief account will here suffice. The object is; in place of boxing or boarding in the upper part of the paddle box, to fit over each a safety-boat, bottom up, but so secured and provided with davits, so constructed that not only is the spray of the wheels as effectually covered in, but the boats, when required for ordinary work, or for the rescue of life, may be turned over and put into the water in a very few mi nutes. This plan has already been adopted, and much ap proved of, by several vessels out of the Thames. DEATH OIfMR. BIBBY. On Friday last the prisoner was again brought up at the office of Messrs. Laces, Clay and Myers, before Thornal Birch, Esoi., Miles Formby, Esq., and John Faraiby, Mr. Carson, solicitor for the friends of the deceised, stated that he had received a letter to the effect that several parties who were most important to the investigation would in all probability be in custody in a few hours, and he had there fore to make application that the prisoner should be remanded until these parties should be apprehended. He thought that on Monday at latest, he would be prepared. He should give Mr. Davenport, the prisoner's attorney, due notice of what was to be brought forward. Meantime, he had no 'further immediate evidence to offer. He handed the letter to the' magistrates. At the request of Mr. Davenport, a police-officer named Tracey, was called. His evidence 'merely went to show that he knew the prisoner, and had often, when going his rounds, seen him going to his work in Mr. Bibby's brick-field, be tween four and five o'cl oc k i n th e morning, during the last two months, and that he was an industrious man, and always one of the earliest. He did not see him on the morning Mr. Bibby's body was found. The remaining evidence of this witness, and also that of another officer who was examined, arose out of an opinion entertained by Mr. Davenport, that police-officer Ratcliffe, who has given the principal evidence hitherto, has fallen into a discrepancy on one point; but the evidence of the last 'Witness removed this impression. In the end, Mr. Carson repeated his application,' to which the magistrates acceded, remanding the prisoner till Monday. FURTHER EXAMINATION. Yesterday, in the magistrates' room of the Kirkdale Court House, the prisoner was again brought up, before the same magistrates, when Mr. Carson adduced the following evi dence, which we give rather with a view to satisfy the public mind that every exertion has been made on the part of that gentleman and the magistracy to sift the matter to the bot tom, and endeavour to discover the perpetrator of the sup posed murder, than from its bearing as affecting the prisoner, which is indeed trifling, if not altogether nugatory : Mary Mulhall, the wife of Richard Mulhall. I know the prisoner. 1 live at Litherland. We live with Patrick Mul hall on the banks of the canal. I and my husband slept in the same room with the prisoner and his wife. I lodged there the day before Mr. Bibby' s b o dy was f oun d . We went to bed between nine and ten o'clock on the Friday night before. I and my husband went up stairs together. Cullen was no t then in bed. I was hardly strippe when Cullen and his wife went to bed. Cullen tooklis boots off in the kitchen. I saw him take them off. I saw the Monaghan man about a week after Mr. Bibby's death. He was sitting without his boots or shoes in the kitchen. He (lid not bring either one or other. up to the room. He had a pair of Sunday shoes. Those he has on appear to be them. I have seen them in his bed-room. I think Cullen and his wife fell asleep before me, for Ilheard Cullen) snoring while I was talking to my hus band. I slept well. It was day-light when I got up. The prisoner had gone to his work then. I did not.see him that morning. I took no notice. I got up betiveen seven and eight o'clock. Ido not recollect my husband getting up. The prisoner and my husband had both gone to their work when I got up. I recollect his sleeping at the house on the Saturday. I saw him on Sunday morning. We are gene rally late out on, Saturday. We (I and my husband) gene rally go to Liverpool to buy our stuff on Saturday, but we did not that Saturday, for•my husband did not get his money that night. We went to Bootle only. I first heard of the body being found in Patrick Mulhall's about five o'clock that night. Patrick Mulhall went to Liverpool that night. I left him at the house when I went to go to Bootle. He had come home from his work, and was getting his tea be fore I went. A boy named Groves was in the house that afternoon. He came in after his work, and Mrs. Mulhall borrowed a few shillings from him to buy some things, as Mrs. Cullen had not come in. I heard of Mr. Bibby's death from Mrs. Mulhall, after I came back from Bootle. Mrs. Mul hall said there was a stoppage in the payment of the wages, and, to the best of my belief, she said it was on account of Mr. Bibby's death. She did not tell me how he came by his death. My husband went to Bootle before me. He got his tea after he came in from work, before he went to Bootle. I got my tea with him. Groves came back for his money when I was ioing to bed, and called for his money. I dined at twelve o clock on Saturday with my husband, and there was not a word said about Mr. Bibby. When. I left to go to Bootle, Mrs. Cullen had gone to take her husband's tea to the brick-field. My husband went first to Bootle, 1 followed, and Patrick Mulhall was left in the house. Martin Cain had gone to bed before I did. Walker used also to go to bed sooner than us. I have not seen Walker since that night. It was intimated to the prisoner that as his law ad viser was not, present, he might either cross-examine the witness, or leave that to Mr. Davenport hereafter, to whom the depositions should be submitted. The prisoner said he would leave it to his attorney. George Groves being sworn, said. I live at Seaforth, with my father. I was working at Mr. Waring's tannery, on the Friday of the week Mr. Bibby's body, was found. 1 heard that the body was found on a Saturday evening. It was at Oldfield beer-house, at Litherland, between six and seven o'clock. Mrs. Cullen told me in the front room. The back kitchen was full of brick-men. Cullen was there. She spoke loud enough for her husband to hear her. I asked her for some money for Mrs. Mulhall. She said she had not a farthing, and Mr. Mulhall must wait until they got some, —and that Mr. Bibby had got drowned in a pit, and they had gone for him, and she was waiting till they came back. I then went direct to Mr. Mulhall's house. I think there was no one there but herself and the two children. I only stopped two or three minutes. I did not see Patrick or Richard Mulhall, Walker., or Cain there. I delivered the message in the way I got it from Mrs. Cullen, and told her that she had told him that Mr. Bibby was drowned in a pit. 1 went further up the yard, and stopped till between 10 and 11 o'clock. I saw Conolly there, and staid in his house. About dusk I saw Richard Mulhall and his wife, and Betty Mulhall, belonging to the house. Not a word of Mr. Bibby was mentioned. I asked her for 2s. from Mrs. Mulhall, which I bad lent her between five and six that evening. When I lent her the 25., Richard Mulhall and his wife, Patrick Mulhall, and the man from the north of Ireland, were pre sent. When I went to Seaforth soon after five o'clock, I left Patrick Mulhall there. I went a third time, about 10 or or 11 o'clock, and got my money. I saw there Mrs. Mul hall. The rest might have gone to bed. The magistratea here retired for a short time. Shortly after their return, Mr. Carson re-entered the room, and said he had an application to make, namely, that two persons now in the_gaol, and . who have been in-the same place of confine ment with him,- should be exa.rainva. xx. -a would state to the magistrates that the prisoner had made' some admissiOns to them, waren Lc considered very impor .tant. The Rev. Miles Formby said that they were, of course, bound to receive all the legal testimony that might, be brought for ward, and it was finally agreed, as the prisoner's attorney was not present, to take, the examinations in chief, leaving it open to the prisouer's attorney to cross-examine on the fol lowing day. Mr. Carson then called the following witnesses James Acton being sworn, said, I am a prisoner here in default of paying a ene for assaulting a police officer. I have been confined in the same ward with the prisoner. I have been in that ward since the 27th June last. I recollect the prisoner being put into that ward. It was on an afternoon, I think between a fortnight and three weeks ago. I was with him some little that afternoon. I asked him what he had come in for ? He told me he was taken up on suspicion of the murder of Mr. Bibby. No more conversation passed that evening. We had some conversation next day, in the afternoon. Two more prisoners, Hilton and Griffiths, were present. I sat close up to the prisoner, along by the wall. Hilton sat close to me, and Griffiths on the other side of the prisoner. He was asked by several of us what he was charg ed with ? and he told us he was charged with the murder of Mr. Bibby. I asked him where he worked ? and lie said he was wheeler for the brickmen. He told us he had been at the races on Thursday, with his wife, and a man and his wife that he lod g ed w ith, an d th a t he got home by nine o'clock, and was quite sober. He said they came together. He said,—" In the morning, when I got up, I' came down stairs, and the clock was striking four. As I was lacing my boot, after I came down stairs, Martin came into the house. Martin told me he had been to a pit for a spade handle that had been broke on him by his (Martin's) foreman." Witness went on to say—Prisoner also said that a farmer's servant had appeared against hail, and"had said that he had seenlim go from a pit, and go behind a barn. Witness asked the pri soner if he had to go by the pit to his work, and he said he had. No further conversation took place that evening. On the next day Griffiths and the prisoner and me were walking in the ard together. I asked C u ll en if any v i o l ent b lows were sound on Mr. Bibby, and he said there were not. I asked him if he was drowned in the pit, or whether he had been murdered and thrown in the pit. He said—" He was throttled and thrown into the pit." Griffiths asked him how he knew he was throttled, and he said " How the devil do I know ?" I asked him if he was dressed in the same clothes when he went to his work in the field. He said he never worked in these clothes, lie said the trowsers he worked in he had given to Attain, and that he had lent the trowsers he • had on to a young man in the field, and worked in his drawers. He was asked either by me or Griffiths what was the reason Martin was gone out of the way, and he said he could nbt tell. He believed he had gone a shearing. We then asked him where the other two men had gone, and he said he sup posed they had gone a shearing with Martin. We had no further conversation with him on the subject of Mr. Bibby's death until Friday last, when he came back from his last ex amination. A dozen or more of the prisoner's friends got round the house, and several of them asked him how he had got on, and he said, " Oh, my boys, now. for the rop e !" Most of us said "We hope no t." ' He said, ." They' are bringing more and.more against me every- day.'P Griffiths was present. He said that there was either a wheelwright or a joiner brought against him, who had said that ' he met him that very morning as he was going to•'his work. He has since told me that he did not know the pit at all. I never saw the prisoner until I saw him here. I am a wheelwright by trade. Thomas Hilton, another prisoner in the gaol.—l am from West Leigli, and am a silkweaver.' I was 'imprisoned for walking in. a. chartist procession, ram in the same ward with the prisoner. I recollect the prisoner being brought in. I have had very little conversation with him. I have, sat with the prisoner and the last witness in the yard. Ido not recollect that Griffiths was present. Ido 't know the' hour of the day: 'Acton sat on his left, I on the rightof the pri soner. I did not hear Acton ask Limn' any questions. I don ' t remember hearing Mr. Bibby's 'death mentioned. Something was said about a pit. The prisoner said he had to go past that pit to his work. Acton and the prisoner were conversing.when I went up. The prisoner said he was inno cent of what was laid to' his charge. This was after the dis course about the pit. I never had any conversation with the prisoner relative to Mr. Bibby's death. The witness Griffiths would have been called, but has been discharged from the gaol, and was now in Chester. Mr. Carson here intimated that he had no further evidence then to offer, and it was for the magistrates to consider what determination they should come to. It was, he added, but justice to the person named Walker, whose name had fre quently been mentioned during the investigation, and of whom the police had been in search, to state that he had voluntarily given himself up, and from the satisfactory state ments which he had made, he (Mr. Carson) considered him perfectly innocent,—a fact which he thought' ought to go forth to the public. With reference to the name of Cain, he had received a communication from. Leicester, written by an officer who had gone in search of him, and he ,expected another letter, or the officer and the man, to-morrow, (this day.) He was not, however, prepared to say that his testimony would go farther than afford some particulars as to whether the prisoner was in the'house on the Friday night, or what were his movements there. With respect to the testimony of the two prisoners from the gaol, whom they had just heard, he would only say that hehad learned they would speak to the admissions that had been detailed. He thought (though he admitted that evidence was somewhat suspicious from such a (luarter), that it would be advisable to lay it before the magistrates so far as it went. He had heard also that Griffith, who was in Warrington, could corroborate it. It was therefore for them to consider whether they would remand the prisoner for a day longer. He thought the most grave part of the evidence this day was that which imputed to the prisoner the expression that the deceased was throttled and then thrown in. Mr. Formby said, that unless Griffith could do more than corroborate the evidence of this day, he thought it would not affect his decision. They should proceed, indeed, on the supposition that wh a t the witnesses had said was true. Ad mitting that it were confirmed, the previous opinion they had formed would scarcely be affected. ' Mr. Carson said he was not aware that Griffiths could state any new facts. The bench still considered that it would be desirable if Cain could be brought forward, as also Walker, if that could be done within a short time, as they did not feel justified in detaining the prisoner beyond the next day. 7-; ~„•••• i"? Mr. Carson said he certainly could not further pr remand, or at least not beyond to-morrow, to allow timirrof--- -- the possible arrival of Cain by the first railway train. .After a short examination the magistrates concurred, — remanding the prisoner till this day at eleven o'clock, at the office of Messrs. Laces, Clay, and Myers. The prisoner's wife, and his brother, a decently dressed man, from St. Helen's, were at the Court-house. In all probability the prisoner will be discharged this day. CORRESPONDENCE. ALLEGED NEGLECT OF DUTY bN THE PART OF THE CREWS OF THE LIGHT SHIPS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Having seen a letter, published by Will'amllughes, master of No 1 pilot boat, in the Liverpool Mail of the 18th 'instant, in which he accuses the crews of the light ships with neglect of duty, in not going to the boat he picked up on Sunday, the 16th instant, I do not consider they have neg lected their duty in any way, and scorn the idea, attempted by whom it may be, that would in any way impute neglect of :duty to me at any time, but more particularly durine , my 'time afloat. Therefore, being one of the maste rs a t this time afloat, I deemit but justice to myself and crew to say that 'William Hughes is wrong in his statement. It would appear he is qtilte ignorant of the equipment of the light vessels, and the strict rules we have to obey. I should have thought he, 'being a master pilot, would have known the rules and regu lations of the light vessels. He says we have a life-boat at tached to the vessel. Here he is quite wrong : we have none. We have a small common boat like their own : besides, the light ship's boat is never to quit the vessel unless called by signal from the tender. I observed a boat at the buoy before they got to them, but little suspected it was a boat in distress, seeing so many boats hovering about, and frequently fast to- the buoys. There were several vessels passed both in and out that day after 'high water. It is strange they did not try to get on board some one of them. Had I seen them sooner, I should have thought it very imprudent in me to send the boat and four hands away, leaving the vessel with myself only on board, it blowing strong from the S. W„ and strong ebb tide, particu larly not knowing their business there. Our boat would not have been able to get back before next flood, which would be late at night. Then, of course, the light could not be exhi bited at the proper time, for want of the men to heave it up. The consequence would be, most probably, vessels getting aground on the bank : th e error would be the vessel had no light up. If I were to send off every time I see boats hover ing about the buoys, it would keep me continually doing so, and I should be breaking my instructions. I think there is great neglect in keeping a look-out on board the pilot boats, or they would not be getting foul of the light ships as they do. I trust the few remarks I have made will be quite sufficient to clear me from what William Hughes has imputed to me. By giving this a corner in your valuable paper, you will much oblige, air, your bumble servant, JOHN JONES, Master Crosby Light Ship. August,'lBlo. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. attended the Crescent Chapel yesterday morning, for the purpose of hearing the Rev. James Parsons. Upon coming out, at the expiration of the service, I was surprised to see waiting at the gate the carriage appropriated to the use of the mayor for the time being. Stich a circumstance struck me as being unusual, and I was racking my brain for the purpose of manufacturing a reason for it, when a liberal friend of mine jocularly remarked,—" Oh, Si r J os h ua k nows on which side his bread's buttered !" I then saw at once, sir, that this was a mere clap-trap, for the purpose of secur ing the good graces of those whigs who at one time did not think Sir Joshua a fit person to be brought forward as the reform candidate. Surely those persons who entertain ob jections to his worship are not to be gulled by such miserable artifice as this !—I am, sir, your obedient servant, Liverpool, August 24, 1840. ANTI-HUMBUG. GYMNASIUM ESTABLISIIMENT.—In another column will be found an advertisement of Mr. Harrison, professor of gyinnastics, Great Newton-street. Mr. Harrison is, 4e be lieve, a very accomplished adept in the science, and parties wishing to acquire it could not do better than avail them selves of his services. THEATRE ROYAL.-Mr. W. Farren and Mrs. Stirling close their engagement on Friday next, and we therefore re commend those who have not yet paid them a visit, to lose no time. Many favourite pieces are announced for repre sentation in the course of the week. KID GLOVES CLEANED.—We beg to direct the attention of our readers to an advertisement in another column, which announces that Mrs. B. Lomax, of Cases-street, and Mrs. J. Lomax, of New Ferry, have been appointed agents for Messrs. L. Bateau and Co., the celebrated dyers and cleaners of kid gloves. LAIDLAW'S MOVING PANORAMA.—We perceive that this attractive exhibition will be opened to-morrow, at the new building erected for the purpose, in Newington, near Bold-street. It consists of a view of a ship sailing round New York, a view [of the Huddersfield rescuing the pas sengers from the Huskisson, and another of the late fire in York Minster. We hope our readers will avail themselves of an early opportunity of visiting these beautiful works of art. —See Adv. ITALIAN OPERA.—We direct the attention of our musical and theatrical friends to an announcement in another column that, during three nights of next week, Italian Operas will be produced at the Theatre Royal. The operas mentioned are Smyth - amide, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Otello, and La Son nambula, and they will be produced under the direction of M. Benedict, the celebrated pianist. The vocal attractions are peculiarly strong. The list includes the names of Madame Grisi, Signora Ernesta Grisi, Signor Brizzi, and Signor Tam burini—names too well known to require any recommenda tion. The management of the Theatre Royal are entitled to great praise for this spirited effort to gratify the public, and we trust the enterprise may produce ample returns. THE ORIENTAL.—This beautiful and . powerful steam ship, left the river Mersey on Thursday afternoon, at two o'clock, and reached the pier at Southampton at the same hour on Saturday afternoon—thus making the passage in 48 hours. The distance, measuring from point to point of the map in the circuitous passage road, is about GOO statute miles; but as the vessel would necessarily give the land a muail uat tat utumg the night, the CULL.. 3, iglu *Luta inUlJaUly not be short of 620 to 630 miles—making an average throng +, out of 13 miles an hour. This is what may be called crack speed. TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN CLEGG.—MOSt of our readers will recollect that, in January last, a most gallant action was performed by Captain Clegg, of the ship Huddersfield, whereby he rescued from a watery grave no fewer than 114 persons, who were on board the William Huskisson, steamer. It will likewise be known to many, that a subscription was set afloat for the purpose of making him an acknowledgment for his intrepid services. The result has been, the collection of a sufficient sum to make a very large silver salver, which has been manufactured by Mr. Dismore, of Bold-street, in whose window it is now exhibiting. It is surmounted by a border, chased in scrolls of the time of Louis XIV. ' • the bottom is likewise or namen t e d w ith scro ll s, an d i n each cor ner is a very beautifully-chased nautical emblem. In the centre is a copy of the picture painted for Mr. Horsfall, (the owner of the Huddersfield,) by our townsman, Mr. Walters, and which was exhibited in the Exchange. Beneath this are the arms of Captain Clegg, and, above it, the following in scription :—" Presented to John Arden Clegg, commander of the ship Huddersfield, by the merchants and other inhabitants of Liverpool and its vicinity, (in restricted subscriptions of five shillings,) as a testimonial of their admiration of his gallant conduct, in saving the lives of one hundred and four teen of the passengers and crew of the steamer William Hus kisson, in Mid-Channel, on her passage from Dublin to Liverpool, when in a sinking state, in a gale of wind, on the 12th January, 1840, at the imminent peril of his own vessel and of the lives of those on board."—As a whole, it is a very beautiful specimen of workmanship, and does great credit to Mr. Dismore's taste and skill as the manufacturer, as well as to the committee, for their judicious selection. We under stand that it hes been very highly praised by one or two nautical gentlemen, particularly the centre design, in which the effect of the water dashing over the vessels is very accu rately pourtrayed. GREAT WESTERN STEAM SHIP.—A dividend of £l. 4s. per share on the capital stock of the company, foe the half year ending the 30th of June, has just been 'declared.— Western Luminary. The Duke of Rutland, at his own cost, has caused a road to be constructed from Matlock to Bakewell, which adds greatly to the beauty and convenience of the town. Assam TEA.—The number of chests of Assam tea about to .be shipped for England this season is 120.—Calcutta Courier, June 1. From the Boulogne Gazette it appears that during the past week there arrived by London and Dover 974 persons ; de parted for London and Dover, 784. M. Thiers has received the Grand Cross of the Dutch Order of the Lion, on occasion of the commercial treaty re cently concluded between France and Holland. Lieutenant-General M`Nair, C. 8., died at his residence, near Southampton, on Friday last. He was one of the gene ral officers receiving reward pensions for distinguished ser vices, and for many •years commanded the 90th Light In fantry, The great banking-house at Havre of Widow Mitchel and Sons has stopped payment in consequence of several persons, alarmed at the prospects of war, having suddenly drawn out their deposits. By the new arrangements for transmitting the mails to India, the first mail vid Falmouth will be made up in London on the 31st instant. A marriage between the Archduchess Maria,' daughter of the Archduke Regnier of Austria, and the Prince Royal of Sardinia, is considered at Vienna to be decided upon. An athletic young man, named Wilson, walked on Wed nesday 14 miles, at St. Leonards, in one hour, 58 minutes and 30 seconds ; and it is said' that lie can perform the task in even less time.—Kentish Gazelle. A NOTE OF PREPARATION:A. correspondent at Waltham Abbey informs us that the government, after allowing the powder-mills at that place (the only government powder mills) to remain for several years in a very delapidated state, have recently sent orders that they should be restored to full efficiency in the shortest possible time. In consequence of this order new machinery is in course of being fitted up. Our correspondent adds that on Monday last an order was re ceived for the manufacture of a large quantity of cannon powder with the utmost dispatch. He also says that the small arm department at Enfield Lock is in full employment. —Morning Post. SOMNAMBULISM.—A most extraordinary instance of this kind occurred a few days ago to Mr. Stephen Stone, of Newcut. He was sleeping with his father, and in the course of the night got out of bed and fell from his bed-room win dow; a diStance of sixteen feet. He afterwards (as ite sup poses) took a ladder and placed it against the window, by which means he got into bed again, and did not discover till the morning that in his fall he had dislocated his shoulder.— Gloucester Journal. Two brothers, natives of Holland, once entered into a con test to see who could smoke the greatest quantity of tobacco at a sitting ; and they continued their insane competition till they both fell down in a state of apoplexy, from which they never recovered—the one at his seventeenth, the other at his eighteenth pipe. • Lisbon is no longer to be an admiral's station. Indeed, nothing but a desire on the part of the tlritish Government to favour a political partisan would have made it one so long. Admiral Ommaney is to be re-called, and the expensive naval establishment, which has been kept rotting in the Tagus, to be applied to some more useful purpose. The station is for the future to be placed under the command of a captain, who will. do quite as well, and not cost the country a third of the money.—Standard. SIERRA LEONE.--$y letters from Sierra Leone to the middle of June we find that the yellow fever had again bro ken out in its most malignant form, no less than nine deaths having occurred within a few days. Mr. Teage, ordnance clerk, died on the 12th of June • Mr. Pyne, colonial survey or, on the 13th ; several of -the ' Church Missionary Society ; as also the wife of 'Mr. Dove, of the Wesleyan mission. Col. Doherty, the g6vernor, had a severe attack of fever, which had decided him'on returning home in the Lord Wellington. which was to sail in July. Great discontent and a general feeling of disgust prevailed in the colony from the system of favouritism that•existed, and placing military officers in act ing civil appointments, to the prejudice-of the old officers of the departments. —Correspondent of the Morning Post. 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