Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-10 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YF'.F:TERDA.T (BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.) BRUTAL ATTACK ON THE POLICE.—Two men,, named M'Alister and Davis, together with a female, named Mar garet Woodworth, were charged with an assault on police -officer -14, in Gloucester-sireet, about one o'clock yesterday morning. It was proved in evidence that the policeman came up, whilst a row was going on, and was knocked clown. When he was on the gyoUnd,The female prisoner got hold of the officer's finger, and bit it severely. M'Alister was ordered to p# fh, 'or in default to be imprisoned fol three months ; Davis to pay t 2, or two months in default ; and the female nrisoner 205.: or a month's imurisonment: Asseur Y A IF his ,duty, and 1 the chief office] IREMAN .Arhitehaven xander then knocked the Chief . officer down, tore hiS coat, and injured, him severely. ,He was ordered to .pay £2 for the assault, and 15s. for the damage to the coat ; or, in default, to be imprisoned'for'three months. CHARGE . OF BIGAMY.-A well-dressed man, named of big Edward Hughes, was brought up o His first wife was such an abandoned woman, that he bar- ,gined to allow her half-a-crown a week, and the second Wee was married to him, well knowing that the first wife Lwas alive, and in receipt of the above allowance. The case mould not be proted against the prisoner, as the certificate twas not brought forward; and Mr. Bluck, who appeared for 'the prisoner, contended for his immediate discharge, which was at once Ordered. CHARGE •OF EMBEZZLEM-ENT.—A highly respectable entleman, named•HenryiLondon, was charged with havineembezzled: the. sum •of £l9' 10s., which he had received as the collection for •the Daily Post, from Messrs. Lee and Nightingale, advertising agents. Mr: Joseph Nightingale was called, and prodnced the accu,sed's receipt for the payment of the money; and Mr. llolme,.manager to • Lted that the receipt was in the,accused's Mr. Clough said that .Mr. Whitty's son, to young g Itandwriting whom the accuse( sent ror. ne wished the prisoner to be remanded, until Mr. Whitty, jun., could come forward. Mr. Bluck, who appeared for the accused, admitted receiving ~ : the money, but emphatically denied the embezzlement. He 'had a complete answer to the charge,"and should' be able to .tiatisfy, his Worship of the accused's• entire innocence, by examining Mr. Whitty, the proprietor of the Daily Post, and his son. He said it was hard that partieg had not got Lon, anc dike Ihe accus( Whitty g of the answer to the charge, viz,, paynient of the money to his son. The magistrate said he would . admit the accused 'to bail, and a gentleman in court immediately came forward, on which the accused was set at liberty. CHARGE OP PICKING POCKETS. —THE Am.A.TEun DE TEcnvE. .--,--Johhßenvie, John Green, Catherine Taylor, and 'Mary Williams, were charged with attempting to' pick a lady's pocket in Elliott-street, on Monday afternoon. INAles, the " amateur detective,:' . stated that about four o'clock on Monday afternoon, he saw the two female,pri- Isoners in Elliott-street attempt to pick tne pocxer of iri rs. Burton, a lady residing at 24, Windsor-street. After mak ing the attempt they followed the lady into Mr. Thompson's c'shop. They were afterwards joined by the male prisoners, who made some purchases in Air. Thompson's shop, and then all the prisoners went towards Mr. Blezard's, when the witness gave theiniii charge. After seeing the attempt he went to Mrs. Burton, arid. on feeling in her pockets she found that she had hist her purse, which contained about ten .shillings. Mrs. Burton deposed to inissinc , her purse, when :spoken to by the last witness. Mr. Bluck 6 appeared for the 4„,r. .r.4.-mna-a aria Ifr f i nish f,..,.. 41,,, 1',.....-1.., rrn committed for trial, -~- ELECT VEST '' - ::*iesterday, the fortnightly meeting of the Select Vestry of the parish of Liverpool was held in the boar&rooM, Brown low-hill ; Mr. Churchwarden Jones in the chair. The Ether members present were—Messrs. Smith, Owen, Bair st,ow, Denton, Cafferata, A. Byford, Williams, Satchell, E. .Byford, Hughes, Cook, Archer, Gair, Peck, and Whitby. The proceedings of the Workhouse Com m itt ee were rea d , n — d, - On the motion of ilfr..Cafferata, confirmed. - The prom ings of the Industri4l. Schools Committee were read. They contained a recommendation to increase the salary of Mj. Sinclair, officers' cook, from £l2 to £l5 ; also a recommendation to appoint Mrs. Pennington head -nurse. 31r. BArnsTow moved the confirm a tion of the proceedings In reply to Mr. Byford, , Mr. BAIRSTOW said it was :the iii s e --- dining-hal:, that served out the meat to the children. Mr. BYFORD said he had paid a visit to the school, and he found that the children got one-third-too much food. A large, quantity was left on the dishes after the children had finished their meals. Ire would like to know what was done with that which was thus left. Mr. BA.tusTow said they were compelled by law to give the children a certain quantity of meat, or rice, as the case might be. Mr. Byford might have noticed the scales there for weighing the quantity; as regulated by the Poor-law Board. It might seem a large quantity for children so young; but they were compelled to give it. The remainder went into the swill-tub. Mr. I3YFORD said some alteration should be madE The CnAlltmAx said they could make ne alteration. The diet was regulated for them,. Some children eat more than others. Mr. DENTON said Mr. Byford . was perfectly justified in asking the question ; and it broUght out amore important question to that board, whether they were to take the leavings of those children and pass it into the swill-tub. In all well-regulated families the leavings of children were taken up and served again next day, in sconce or something -else. Re had himself seen the third part of the meat left on the plates after the children had finished. If this meat :was to , be thrown into the swill-tub, he could then see the necessity of increasing their number of pigs. If the Poor law Board compelled them to give too much to the elidhlr,en, they did not bind theme to throw what was left into the Mr. BAIRSTOW said he would like to,know if Mr. Denton would serve up the rice again at the end of the week , which le children got at the beginning. As to, the meat - that was left, scouce was: made of it. They' could not make sconce from rice. - - The Cniuniakif said, judging from the cost of maim tenance, the children were very economically kept, and, as it appeared, with superabundance... They cost only 2s. 2d. per head, and there could not, therefore, be much loss. - ' said, if they Could save twopence per head, they had no right to pay 2s. 2d. . ~) •The proceedings were then 'confirmed. : The proceedings of the Finance Committee were read and confirmed. Mr.. CAFFERA.TA, ia accordance with a notice of motion, moved that all the relieving 7 officbrs of the parish be re= quired, within seven *days, to reside within their xespectiv districts, and .that any of such officers fOund not complying tolhis, be suspended. I The:, motion was s&d.tided 'brDir. Whitby, and carried; after some remarks. * This concluded the busiriesi: - ' ; _ itaiLOW:ii'S Pii.i:a Cure headiche; bile, loi4 of appetite ; can be taken without danger from wet or cold, and require no restraint Sim buainess or pleasure. They act.mildly on the bowels, .witliont 'pains or griping; ' strengthen the stomach, promote a healthy action of the liver, purify the blimd, cleanse the skin, brace tl;e-nerves, and invigorate the vv oie system. They prove an admirable restorative of a debilitated constitution, .creating appetite,. b cerrectinr , indil gesti o n, removing bile , giddiness, and nervous or sick heads des. It is impossible to speak too highly of these pills. A VaimotiS T.TitbEiiTAktirio. --- A remarkable and perilous "deria kinc' h jus t been accomplished at Stoke l'rior, in Ivoier.rece , s_terstire a . Bl Atthat place, which is situate: on the line chemical and Birminghani Railway, Are very extensive h 4 e wl is al o works, which form asniall town in themselves, and lees thanl of the tallest chimneys in the country, being no mUs fixed, so me feet (104 yards) in height: - Upon this clitniney , tor (the chimney three or four years ago, a lightning conduc lightning), b nt e . Y ti laving a short time before been struck with .o chunney havilig 0: action of the chemical gases . from% the ,coadnctor, the, .trtir away all the projecting portion of the from Sheffield( t . g iel " (Mr. Corbett) engaged a person •I l as dust cleverly sce j ta llk , ? to undertake the task, which he 4S - illing Ito stop the worts, Ilted* The proprietor being un top of the chimney by theweas necessary to ascend to the Orown ptepated 2.1 ladde rs ,. ,: a tiz, and accordingly Mr. the fo ot f leet in length, and h av ing placed one in position at the of the chininey the second to,,it, i iiir ropes, at nuisante time securing spliced motion bY PnEl xed in the chi it front 'afith of : the 24 'ladder's was raised:: , rhe • y_.. In this way ' fixino• and asc e - chi ef , 2howeer, w as in et ascending the last ladder h !_b e i....' ,11 cornice at the top of the chimney projeetiu:i there , ix ,__,... However, t his difficulty was cleverly over_ feet e, an iu d iu t , E: e_ ina oipus and to ventu_resonic contractor hayi n ascended it, stooa on the p and .renewed the top of the iutiiii. aitatiefss.:. _.., T0 . ascend ,p,min,aey ef this height briaiiiiiirbitdifers is . . feat nein r t ace,5.14,,,51im. . . .. COUAT OF PASSAGE.--YEsTERDAT (Before R JAMES, Esq., Q.C., Assessor..) RICIIARDS V. RODERTS.—The plaintiff, Wm. Richards, in this case was formerly a linen and woollen draper, carrying on busi ness in this town ; and the• defendant, Charles Roberts, carried on business as an auctioneer in Great Homer-street. Mr. Fenwick appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr: `Williams for the defendant. The action was brought to recover compensation for loss sustained by the defendant selling a quan tity of linen and woollen drapery at a.lower price than , he had engaged to do. The reserve prices amounted to £5O 135., and the goods only realised Setlel SOS. Is was UOllLeuut:". --- - price was fixed, and that the defendant was to do the best he could ; and, further, that the words "without reserve" were put in the catalogues, also in advertisements; in presence of, the plaintiff. ,The jury.retutned h verdict for the plaintiff fnr , Al 2 155.. the full amount claimed This action was n ff Robert Davidson,.-wa ecial 7,NTheANIDaiAI,JOI:II DAVIDSON 111 , atehaven, and formerly. resided Wif a tr j i . e o d urn b by y s ma p . but was since an the employ of thedefendants, and the action was brought to recover.compensataon for an 'allemed:breach of contract on t he part 'of the. defendants,: the ontract being that they had engaged to provide the plaintiff- with twelve months work. Mr. Aspinall and Mr. Williams a ppeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Brett for the defendants It appeared that an the beginning of last year the defendants, in consequence of the strike among, the sawyers, caused an - advertisement to be - put into the Whitehaven papers. for twelve pairs of hands. The plaintiff replied to that adver t tisement, and as the advertisement stc.ted that twelve _mouths' work was guaranteed,, he disposed of his effects in Whitehaven, and came across to Liverpool. After three: :weeks' . work, the plaintiff said the men who had been out' on strike began to, come in to work, and the work for the new men consequently diminished. They were paid by the piece, and suffered' considerable loss in consequence of not being fully employed. Instead of earning about 355. He was ci and vas unemployed from that date until the rebruary of this year. When he was turned o. Mr. Bland, one, of the defendants, offered him £1 as com. pensation, but he demanded that he should either have constant employment or pay to the end of the year. Mr. Bland replied that he would not pay men for walking about. The plamtiff, on cross-examination, admitted that he was working over-time for about a month, but even then much a time was lost in wa'`' "-- work. It was contended for e was a ways p, chosen. to do it, .anc hey. hac sessed ordinary .skill they would have earned from. £3, to £4 per week, each pair. Mr. Royden,. jun., was examined. He said the men had . plenty of work, and up, to the beginning of October or the latter end of September the men had been . working over-time. He then stopped the . over-time. 2n cl n.that. thrtrA was sufficient w or k to employ the .men during the ordinary worki ng hours. The men complained of want of work; and the plaintiff, with several other men, who had come from Whitehaven, said they ..would leave. He did not turn them off ; b b- , out he said. he - 1; : ould let them go if they chose in a month or so, and he would give them Z 1 to.pay their expenses home, which they said would be sufficient. They refused this, and said they must have more,'or they would bring an action. To this he replied that they might JONES' 2'; BuuuES&—The'plaintiff in this action, .Ch ar l es Muirhead Jones, was .a commission agent, and the defend ant was a gentleman who owned a piece of landin White field-road, which he wanted to sell fi The p 0 r r intiff was employed.to dispwe of.theland at 2 1 per minision. The plaintiff, after several negoe cations, from ,1854 till 18.57, introduced a named: Hug Mi. Hughes ivere sold for £4,825, the per Centage on which was £l2O, the amount claimed. The jury returned a verdict for the full amount claimed. COLLISION ON TILE RIVER.—COLBORN -AND ANOTHER V. THE RIGHT HON. BARON EEURY AND OTHERS.-The plaintiffs in this case, Messrs. Colborn, are the proprietors .of the New Brighton and Egremont ferry, boats ; and the action was brought. to recover compensation for damage done in a collision which took place, on the river, between the plaintiff's boat James Atherton, and the defendant's boat the Alice, arising, as was alleged, from negligence on the sart of the defendant's servants. Messrs. Aspinall and R. II es appeared for the plaintiffs, and Messrs. Brett and Deighton for the defendants. About seven o'clock - on the evening of the 30th January last, the James Atherton was at Liver! le usual way observed by themen in the James Atherton, the helm of the latter was ported, and the helm was starboarded, and . . n.s the consequence was a collision between the two boats, whereby the injury complained of was sustained. The casd was not, concluded when the court rose, shortly after six o'clock. -~- GREAT FLOODS.—We find that the heavy rains on Sun day flooded many parts of Yorkshire and . Lancashire, At Todmorden .the rain was remarkably heavy, and consider able damage has been done. The water-courses were. broken by the violence of the torrent of water, warehouses and mills were flooded, and great quantities of cotton goods were de- • al stroyed. A short distance from- Todmorden, - the water ran down the turnpike-road a yard deep. The railway was mueb. damaged at and near Walsden station, and the trains were delayed for some time. Several •of the mills in the neighbourhood sustained great injury. DISTURBANCES AMONGST THE' CHINESE IN VICTORIA. The imposition of an annual residence tax of S 4 per head upon the Chinese population of Vietoria has excited a vast ferment amongst that singular. 'people. • The Victorians would, of course, be very glad were this impost to check the immigration of a people whose silent acquisitions in the auriferous districts have always been viewed with 'great jealousy. : The Chinamen, however,-impassive as they may seem, have not failed to imbibe a few of the notions upon which Britons are accustomad to, pride themselves. They scout the notion of being subjected to a differential, and, therefore, unjust tax, and express ,their determination to 4 resist actual s,oo violence. its souls, ou collection. ls,oi Il by every means in their power, short of !' °lel b decorated with gold bu o t f t an inch .and upwards haveo a u s appliedas Chinese for population protection have been held, whereat mand ar i ns Chinese meeting well as with " finge r - na il s in length," have v en til a t e d th e i r oratory; :Chinese processions , with banners and recusant in. seriptions, have 'paraded about ; and some 10ml-headed Chinamen,have.even been hardy enough to "beard the lion in his den," wait upon . the chief secretary, , and wage an argumentatiVe battle with him. Obstinacy is a quality.iayn herent in the Chinese c haracter, and the Government ln yet have a good deal of trouble 'in the matter, which, how- ever,. presents no feature suggestive of anxicty. — Australia n ,email. . , ~ •• A LUDICROUS MISTAKE.--A la.drof title recently rented a house in a fashionable watering-place, within an easy ride of Edinburgh, through the medium of a local house-agent. The day fixed on for the arrival of the servants being duly announced, the. house-agent attended at ,the railway station to receive and conduct them to the' mansion. Among, their number was a plainly dressed, agreeable; gentlemanly man, whom the agent took to be the butler, and accosted accordingly. On arrival at the house, the supposed butler was shown over it, and made acquainted with . the butler's' pantry, and the merits of a • small bed therein, fitted up for . his particular accommodation: A walk through the town was then pro posed, and assented to by the gentlemanly butler. On ar riving at the shop; of • One of the grocers and spirit-dealers in the place, the ready-witted agent, considering 'the posi tion of:hia companion, thought an introduction to the owner of the premises might be advantageous to the latter, and he accordingly introdueedqhe pair. The grocer took the hint, and immediately produced wine, &c. The. wine,- the supposedbutler remarked, Wa s ver yleavy, and inquired 'if his friend had no •lighter. " Oh, yes," said the -spirit 'dealer, and shrewdly added, " But you mint be: aware the price is also lighter, and the customary allowance decreases with the price." As the bottle circulated conver sation became free, and the butler inquired concerning the principal gentlemen of the,, neighbourhood, and was an swered in language not very complimentary to some of them. He next inquired if any trout fishing was to be. obtained in the neighbourhood,. and a ready, reply. was given that the river ! not a hundred miles off, afforded excellent sport, but that the permission of a noble earl must . first be obtained. The butler said he would ride over . in one, of her la.cliship's carriages and get the necessary authority. ' This, the grocer said, rwas unnecessary, as he would take him over in his trap, and they would have a day's fun together.' The denouement Was now at hand; for the agent, asking the sup posed servant how old the countess might be, that gentleman replied, "Just. two years younger than myself ; I am her brother." ' Then taking his hat, with apOlite good morning he took his departure. Had a shell burst in the room the consternation of the agent and his friend could scarcely have been greater • and to add to their annoy an e e, t he story is universally knownintlie toia, - the noble lordhaving sussed the neighbouring gantry by .rela ang his, golreliture.—„SottisA ,prpgr%A.N-.,..-,pA.1.,y - ,:::;lliitigt A pI:IAPTER OF ITORRORS AN OLD MAN BARBAROUSLY MURDERED NEAR LEEDS. — Mr. Richard Broughton, an old man sixty-seven years of age, resided in Rose Cottage Yard, Roundhay, near Leeds. He was formerly the office-keeper to Messrs. Payne, Eddison and Ford, solicitors, Leeds, but has recently ‘been living on his means at the above address. On Saturday evening, about five o'clock, he started for Leeds, and he had then a florin in his pocket, and his silver watch. He WAS passing► Lane. to Ha portion of the path called was attacked by , a couple en, one of whom was - . timed with a heavy bludgeon, A heavy blow from this iveapon laid him insensible on the ground, and he was then the easy prey of his Murderous assailants. It would appear, however; .that even after the poor old man was incapa citated from resisting them, their brutal attack .was cal- tinned, for, . when , found, Mr. Broughton was discovered o:have five serious wounds, one of them being on the left temple, and the other; all on the head. Whether the ruffians were disturbed in their work cannot now be ascertained, but they appear to have made' off with Mr. Broughton's wateh„leaving his "florin untouched. . He was insensible when, discovered, and was conveyed. to his home. On the way Mr. Broughton made a sign to shoWhe was aware that his assailants - had not got his money, but was unable to give further information with respeet to them than that they were two in number, one of whom was armed with a bludgeon. Ile subsequently relapsed into insensibility. He was immediately attended by Mr. W. Hey, surgeon, of Leeds, who dresaed his. wounds, but these were of so serious a character that Broughton only survived until Sunday after noon, dying at half-past two o'clock. The place where the murderous attack was committed was a -perfect pool of .blood, and is not far distant from the residence of Darnton Lupton, Esq„ one of the Leeds borough magistrates. On Sunday She Mayor (Sir P: Fairbairn) . and Mr. Darnton Lupton de- tern:tined to' issue a proclarnation, offering £5O reward for such information as should lead to . the detection of the mut- nd Mr. English, the active commissioner of the sing every exertion to bring the men .to )olice, is )n al,Particolars.)—We now subjoin some - material facts in the case, from which it will be seen that the attack was as atrocious` and barbarous as it `was sudden and mysterious. Froth Mr.'l3ronglitort'i houie, ih Rose •Cottage Yard,. Roundhay, a footpath extends in a westerly direction to the. York-road, Leeds. 'lt is route from Seacroft—near which township dc- south- by day labourers who reside in and about the Yorli-road, Leeds, but whose usual employment is in the Seacroft and Roundhaydistricts. The path is a gentle ac'clivity from Sea croft to Harehills House, the residence of D. Lupton, Esq., one of the Leeds borough, magistrates; at this latter point the prospect is very - fine, the pedestrian being able to glimpse Views of Rennhay, Seacroft, Whitkirk, and the whole of the eastern portions of Leeds, Harehills House being imme diatelyfinlronkef him, and.thb hamlet of Coldcotes in the dip of the; valley to the left. On this piece of table land the murder was committed. Deceased, who was short in but who dressed , respectably, and carried a . stick, had arrived m half-way up the' hill when he observed a an walking before him. Broughton was then in , afield of oats, and hman was nearing the stile 'at the western extremity of the field, the next field to which the , path extended being what is eallod the ox pasture." On the other side the hedge, and Within C. ...V IV new 11av 4N31111.1.6 .1/ Luc 1[411,1' . noon. Mr. Bickerdike's farm was within the same distance, and the house at Harehills was about a quarter of a mile away. At this point, also, it might have been imagined that. any outrage would have been immediately observed or heard from liarehills. Park, inasmuch as the grounds are scarcely ever clear of visitors or residents. Mr. Broughton, however, appears to have reached the stile strokes which caused his death quently examine( the murderous assault to the stile, was The spot, on being subse was found to be dreadfully significant of A hawthorn bush, which grew.up beaten clnwn and broken by the tali of the deceased, and portions of the hair and skin of the scalp were Attached to various branches of the .shru6. The drain. underneath was a pool of blood, and the rails of the ;stile had also evidently been caught by the falling man and ensanguined by the same fluid. The' next part of the tragedy is elucidated by. five bo'ys—Samuel 'Wright, James and John Rawnsley, Alfred Bell, and Thomas 'l(itching— who were in the liarehilLl Park when deceased came staggering towards them as if in drink. They saw the blood streaming down his face, and having ascer tained 4ha+ hn livtiti at Pnimtihny, iminegirl him to fern round and go home, the lads volunteering to accompany him. Broughton consented, again passed - in his - exciteit condition the' scene of the murderous attack, and was plunging down the hill at' a furious pace when he met Mr. W. B. Barber, son of Mr. Thomas Barber , both of whom resided in the same yard with 'the deceased. Young' Mr. instance, recognte Broughton; so.peculiar was his, appearance, and so disginsed his features by blood and wounds. He was bleeding on both temples, and his shirt collar was filled with blood. Barber said, "Broughton, what is the matter ?" Deceased took off his hat, and then Barber saw that there were live great wounds on his head. Broughton, pointing to tliese wounds, said, " Two men," and repeated the phrase several times Barber asked if they tiad - robbed him.. Deceased said,. "Two shillings," and put his fingers in his pocket and brought out the florin, as if to show teat it was safe, and then returned it to his pocket. Barber, who had some milk to deliver at Mr. •Bickerdike's, asked the deceased if he thought he could Walk home without assistance. - The deceased replied that he could, and actually accomplished the task, thus walking a mile with five serious wounds 'in his head, and - after losing a great" quantity of blood.;: lie was immediately 'attended to by the neighbours, and a medical man was, sent for. In the. interval, Mr. Thomas Barber, the farmer, thinking Broughton, would not:long continue sensible, asked him. how tue job had been _done. Broughton said, " By two men ; one of them went up tne hill slowly before - me till he got to the top of • the Hill, and there another, man joined him. Then one of the men struck me, twice 'over the, head, but before I became insensible I ' saw. them . go away in this. direction " (extending his left arm-towards York-road.) - The only description of the men .Broughton could give, was that one was. a 'young man, . and the other an . older ,man and that. one of theiw.wore a jacket. To, the B,ev,_ dr. Davies, perpetual . curate of Roimdluty, Broughton made- a similar statement before he relapsed into insensibility, in which + State he was when seen by Mr. Hey, of Leeds, and in which condition he remained until his death, on Sunday afternoon. -- The Murderers must have, taken.over the,fields, as the footpath, both 'north and south, - was occupied. As already stated, young Mr. Barber met nobody until the lads and the deceased came up, and he was proceeding south. . Mrs. Littleliales, housekeeper to the Rev. Mr. _Roebuck, Wes leyan minister, York-road, was walking northwards with 'her master's children. about the time of the murder—five o'clock—and she was alarmed by seeing a man kicking up his heels on, the, grass in the ox pasture, but did not attach r much importance at the time to time circumstance. .. CAPITAL CONVICTION ' FOB.. WIFE MURDER.--:At the Moninouth Assizes, on Saturday, Matthew - Francis, tailori twenty-six,. was indicted for murdering his "wife,': Sarah Francis, - by by cutting . her . throat, at Newport, on the 12th of March last. The, prisoner, who is below the - middle stature and lame, looked very pale, and exhibited symptoms of great mental depression: He pleaded " Not guilty," at the last March assizes, when his trial was postponed on acco unt of the illness Of a material witness. On this. occa sion the court was crowded in every part with persons from 'all parts of the country. The jury, after an absence of a quarter- of an hoar, returned into , court with a verdict of " Guilty." The 'Judge (Willes) assumed the black cap, and,thus addressed the prisoner :—Matthew Francis; whhave been convicted by the jury, upon - evid ence ich left them no alternative, of the - crime of wilful murder, ' committed 'under -circumstances of great deli boration and great barbarity, upon your own wife. It would be wrong with respect to a man who has so few days. between 'him , and the 'grave, to harrow your 'feel ings by going 'through' the details of your crime. -All your thoughts: ought now -to be turned to the n ex t world that you are destined so \soon to enter. You cannot hope, after' what you have done, to meet. with mere) , here ; but I would - remind -you that there is a:God, who, us he is all knowing to ,detect, and all-powerful to avenge crime, is all. merciful to receive those who unfeignedly repent and sin cerely rely upon the merits of Him who died to save us. ,I wouldimplore you, as",you expect, to ineet.your death .h er e - . with resignation, and to save your soul in the world to tome; 46 liiten to the advice that will be given you, and apply Your mind to: that repentance . and to those hopes waist now can alone avail yon.,.lJlis , lordship then pa sse d sen tence of death, in the-usual form. The priioner, as he way led from the dock; said, "I deserve it it. is a just sen tence ; I am willing to die." EXECUTION AT Yomi.—The execution. of John. Riley, fort the wilful murder of his wife, at Hull, on, the - 3rd of July last,. took phibe . on Saturday noon, in,front:Of Y or k Castle. Riley and his wife had been married twelve years, and were the parents of two children. , They had bad freqUeut quarrels, which some year or two ago resulted in a separa tion, the husband taking up his abode at,Grimsby,,aaa th e wife at 'Hull." 'The -latter obtained a living - at diees... -* niaking,:qbUt rshe had nsit - lived long . by * L.:::•!..iii 4eralre 1 her husband fonnd her .out, - - and they 'commenced . 0, live together again. Riley w as of idle 'and intent; perate habits, and; refusing- to work, himself and his family had to be supporred.• his, iinfortithate wife. Her work, however, falling off, her inhuman husband forced her to seek money -by prostitution. She then .commenced to drink, doubtless to. drown the recollection Of her.shame, and when'she was under the infinence - ofliquor, or fronAts of jealousy on 'his part, lie commenced a systematic _course of brutal usage. On Sunday, the 3rd July, after breakfast, they indulged in some 'liquors, and , afterwards Mrs. Riley lay down upon the bed. Riley then s en t one o f hi s chil dren out to play, and there being nobody but himself and wife left in the room, he procured a common table knife, and in her' sleep lie cut her throat from ear to car. Riley then 'suspended: himself to the ceiling, but"was soon cut down., Since his 'condenination *the conduct of the culprit .evidenced 'a full appreciation of the awful position in winch be was ,placed, and under. the kind. ministrations of .the chaplain he was.brought to crave for that forgivenness which would make him happy hereafter. A few ,days before the execution lie parted with his two children, and the scene unon.this 'occasion Was of the most heartrending description. .When they entered his eell . he. sprang forward to meet them, and, falling upon his knees, clung to their necks and wept over them. A solemnity was afterwards thrown over the scene by the 'fervid manner in which he played for himselfand them. At dawn on Saturday Yr. orning 'workmen com menced the mournful task of erecting the scaffold, and from an early hour persons began to assemble for the purpose of witnessing the execution. As twelve o'clock approached, there would not be less than 7,000 'persons present; 'and some hundredo . of these formed portion of a special trip which had been run from Accrington. Amongst the crowd Were a number of vendors of mite, &e.;. who plied their avocations as vociferously as if they were attending a pleasure fair; and, as is also usual, a number of persons made use of the occasion to display their philanthropy, by the distribution of tracts, &e. When the fatal hour had been denoted, the solemn procession appearedupbn the scaffold, the culprit walking to the 'front with a 'firm step and confident manner." He immediately fell upon his knees Whilst the chaplain read the burial service, at the conclusion of which the convict offered up a fervent prayer, craving to be received into the boson' of his Redeemer. He then rose, and the executioner having adjusted the fatal knot,. the bolt was withdrawn, and his soul launched into eternity. 'His struggles were not severe, and in two minutes all was over. THE SIBSEY , NORDEUERE : THEIR CONFESSION AND DYING ADDRESSES.—Carey and Pickett, the Sibley mur derers, have left I.ehind them two' statements respecting the murder of Mr: Stephenson, which differ materially from - the confessions previously made. Pickett had stated that, when they left , the inn. they had no intention of taking the old man's life, and to this, statement lie 'still adhered, althOngh, -in the following extract from his ronfeSsion, will be found assertions somewhat at variance with the aeobiiiit he for merly gave Carey got on his knees,- and pulled. the old man down ;. Stephenson struck Carey with his walking stick while Minn. I held his head while C a rey r o bb,id him. I got up and struck him' on the gionnd until. my stick broke all to pieces. , Carey got off ' w h e n he had robbed him, and boat. him about the , head ;' then carried him 'into the sewer. Carey .Went ,back aerosol* road to fetch his-stick, and striick the old man eight or nine -times over the bead until his Stiek broke alit° pieces. • Then the old Man stood up in the sewer ; Carey shoved at him with the hruken part of his stick,.trying to push him doWn into the water. Mr. Stephenson got from him, and walked to the other side 'of the sewer. Carey.. then threw thb broken part of his stick into the sewer, and saidia Me, Oa round to the other side - and kill hini.' I went rotind . to Coates' yard, got a piece of a rail, and' went to the:Old - man. Mr. Stephenson had the tho-n stick produced 'in 04A:en:this shoulder, and appeared to be goinglome. Carey said, 'Make haste or!hewill get home.'lT went behind him andstruelpiiin on the aide of the head; and kn . ocked him down ; I hit him till' my stick broke all 'to pieces(this was the rail or broad stick). I then took the stick Mr. 'Stephenson , had,. and hit him about the head till he was dead. I 'dragged him fo the hedge: I was trying -to thrOw him , into:the sewer, but emild not. I told Carey I could not throw him_over by myself, and he must come and help me. Carey said; Try again,: you can get him over.' I then took hold of his legs, reared him up on end, and tumbled bini into . the sewer. ' After that we both left, one on ore side' of the sewer, and the other on the other." Pickett expressed' deep contrition for; his crime, and states that hiS parents had prophesied that if he "kept company with Carey he was certain either to be' transported or hung." Carey's statement about their having had handkerchiefs over their faces he declares to be untrue • ; but. he makes the' a4nowledg,ment that he (Pickett) struck the blow which Caused' death. One night during his imprison sh.nderstorm came on. stud hr. efnf=a thqr frightfully alarmed.' " I thought," he says, " Mr. Stephen . - ' son was coming, to me in the cell." In an address to his "young companions," he 'warns thein' against 'sin, and urges them to adopt a , religieus life. 'HO.expresses his: belief that 'both he and his companion are on the way to heaVen. Carey, in his addlless, is equally confident respect ing the future, and he attributes his evil cOUrgate "drink:". He says Mr. Stephenson had been a good 'friend to him, and admits having been the person .to suggest the robbery of the old man. He also makes this confession : " I know that am the worst, audperraded Pieketr*toit." - • SHOCkINO SUICIDE OP * A Fitiownitkx. , —On' Saturday an inquest was held at the Crown Inn, lleeley, near Sheffield, on the body of M. Moet Montmusard, of Victoria street, Sheffield, who liad.been found on the previous after noon with his throat cut.._ The deceased, it - appears,. wa s a highly fes?ectable gentleman, and formerly professor of French at the Wesley College in this town, which post he . held for a period of miteen. years, terminating his engage ment there about twelve or eighteen months ago. The Course of - study which that situation compelled him to undergo. ,had, 'however, such an. effect upon him as to weaken his intellect, and compel him to ;give it up, when he took to teaching in private families and in schools: This change , seamed to effect but little improvement, and for' the last week or two he has, in addition -to that circumstance, suffered considerable' anxiety of mind in consequence of what he supposed to be a falling off in the number of his pupils, and also a disap pointment with regard to some extensive property in France, his native 'country , On Friday morning he appeare - ex tremely dePressed, and his wife noticing it,- suggested that Ono'of his daughters should take a walk with him ;- but this was not acceded to, and the deceasedl ft home alone at about nine o'clock in Cie morning. go appears, after visiting the town, to have gene up to iluckleback-walk, in the neighbour hood of Ileeley; a short distance from which he was found in the afternoon with his throat cut, his right hand still grasping a razor—the deadly instrument with which he- 'had .effected his p:rposo—another, alsot bloody, lying bye his 'side. He moved in a respectable sphere of society, and:was well known in the town• and neigibourhood of Sheffield, and was living on the best, terms with all his family, null his circumstances, too, were quite comfortable. When fOund, he had in his possessibn £2O , in notes '£4' in gold, 9s. or 10s. in silver, a silver watch, card case; and. sundry other articles, all' of which were given into,the hands of ,the police wli n the body, was removed to the Crane Ina, at ileeley. The jury re 4 turned a verdict to the effect that the deceased committed suicide Whilst labouring under a fit of temporary insanity: FATAL FIGHT NEAR ' Bevis Thell= wall, coroner, held an isquest, on Friday, o n 'the. bedrof Job Roberts, who had met with his death undeitit6 ing ci oumstances :—Tie.4ras :drinking, tui the previous dhy; at a public-house' in.Brymbo, where he quarrelled: with a companion, nained: Daniel Williams. - They •adjourned' to finish it' out by fighting; and, after _being so engaged :for about half an hour, Williams -stinek Roberts a blow on the hack of the neck near the ear:- The man.felk and in about ten minutes he Was dead.. The; inquest -was adjourned for the purpose of allowing :a pout4aortem.-examination to - 134 made. TiE GONVIOT Joint convict who was found guilty of - the wilful Murder of his wide at Jarrow, is now lying. in .Durham ,(Gaol, - under :sent9".l* of death. It appears that diiring his:youth te , Was strict' temperate, -but: during his - later yearsr , he &dent spirits to excess, and. frequently • appeared in a state of mental derangement. It i s th e opin i o n of a .mtinber of very': respectable people .in the neighbourhood, ivho were acquainted with him, .that he had-committed the 'crime while labouring under a state of . temporary inanatity,-and consequently the following memorial shortly about it 4 be transmitted to the Home Secretary in his behalf, via "To Sir George C. Lewis, Bart,, Secretary. for Home Affairs,—The undersigned, inhabitants of Donston and Swallwell, having known John Shaftoe Wilthew;: late of thesevillages, and now a prisoner in Durham, Gaol, and undersenteneo of death for the murder of his wife at Jar-i . row,s'beg respectfully tb inforni you that his , . aunt, 'Ann Fertrason, and .his grandfather, Williani Laybourne, • both died insane. Judging from JohniShaftoe Wilthew!i conduct during his' entire life, we can only believe he committed the crime of 'which he 11;tabeenfound guilty under a fit - of in sanity. We, therefore, - respectfully memorialise.you.to ad vise her Majesty to grant the prisoner a reprieve till such time as these circamstances can be inquired into.'2'. This memorial has already rece i ve d 136 signatures. ' It is st a t e d that since the prisoner received his , sentence he hai exhibited a Calm and collected demeanour, and pays every attention to the religious instructions given him by the chaplain of the gaol. • During the. present week he was visited hy, seme ; .his relations, and the scene of their separation was. gamin and afftcting. The execution tat heti Six*to tskvetaca te-morrew. the 11th instant- E'Vt'n-tiolla. ASSAULT ON - . A WITNESS. , IN THE: WAKE- 1 _ FIELD ELECTION PETITION: CASE, 'At Wakefield, yesterday, Samuel Baines, Robert Cookell, Whithem, James Emley, and. his wife, Mary Ann Einley,' were Charged . with having, on. the 28th July, at Wakefield, assaulted Ann Ingham. It appeared , from the evidence, that on Mondaj;Ahe 25th ly, }lra. Inghani , wai one of the witnesses summoned to givy evidence, before the Election COmmittee, - and on her return, with others, to Wakefield, they found at the station a mob of some 300 or 400 persOns. The 'frrlob — troanedttft the witnesses as they passed out of the station : but. according. to • . thcevidenco Mri:. Ingham, shc out:by the pridoners As' nrtthhihnt, ol singled that, whin, itteigot outside the station The 'defendant James Emley knocked her down. She got'up and struck, at hiri with her parasol,, but she was again k upon - gettintr, .up , Wq...9': ft) third fellid to the ground. Again she got up, and went into a shop kept • by. a person narapdilthodes, in Park-street the mob following hcr,crush ing her violentlY, and th rea te n i ng to.kill her. She took reflige Ithodes'x shop ; hat . Mrs'.. RhOdds' pushed hdr out, whet - she was again knocked down,: and savagely kicked While; she lay on the ground. Several policemen guarded Mrs. Ingham I- -- #.017 Aome, the moo, .towing, and • threwing. stonos„ at : her Later in the evening the mob Were 'stated to have sur rounded the lime of the comphinant, broke. sonie 'of - hei windows, mil gai& utterance to VPry ff . ! Trniql lanrriicarro The complainant's husband got awarixom the mob b down a bv-street. leaving big urif. -r Wen . under the care the defendants as having taken part in flit attack o-n her.— Eniley and his wife were then fined 30s. Baines, Cookell, and Witham each:--the total amount of fines and costs being 125:76d. TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN SCHOMBERG • .Our readers are already aware that - Captain Sehoinberg has been appointed to= the command of her' Majesty's ship j r Aboukir, and that he has *consequently "resigned his - situa tion of chief emigration officer at this port. On-Monday, a numbei of the leadini merchants and. traders of Liverpool attended at the l efftee'Of Aressi.s. GibbS; Bright, and Co., for the purpose'-of presentings'Ciptain Shhomberg with a testi monial. Owing to a press of matter, we were unable to give a report: . tfertlaS? 'of the! 'proCeedings, which we now do. The assemblage embraced :renresentatives• from the leading* firths. of the 7town ; and Captain Seliomberg, . besides th' general compliment of- the testimonial, received the ihdivi dual congratulations Of all present. Mr. CHARLES TURNER, the chairman of the testimonial coMmittee, said Captain - Schomberg, I have been requested by'a r numerous body of the merchants and shipowners of I.49rvol—on the occasion eflrour departure from amonggt ug±to present to_ you an address, with a piece of plate, and a cheque foi £4oo, as a testimony of theirl . appreciation of the admirable manner in ' which you Performed the duties of the very responsible post you. have, held here for so many years, and' as a mark `of the. high regard and esteem. in :which , they- hold you personally.. In the performance of your duties, as. chief emigration officer o this port, .you have taken care, while on all occasions jugt to the 'emigrant, not to give unnecessary trouble to. the merchant and shipowner, in the enforcement ot'tbe einigration -,teg-ulations. And while we "rejoice that her Majesty's • GOvernment has given' evidence' of- the 'high estimation in which you are held, by conferring on you the chief cominand of one of the. finest ;vessel's hillier Majesty's service---an appointment . highly honourable to; yourself yet Wet cannot but feel regret that thiscircnmstanec deprives the ilort , of' an elleien't public officer,'. and many of us 'of the society of a friend whom we had highly` re g arded and esteemed. ;I am' quite sure you will .accept this i'ostirtionial, and _prize lt---not so much " for any intrinsic ,ralue which_ ,it possesses, but that it will bring to your remembrance friends who have watched, Cud: will continue to watch, your career with great interest,:ind who will rejoice -heartily at the Unours and successes which they trust await. you in your profession. 'Mr. Turner then read the following address : _ - DEAR SIR S We are unwilling that. your connection with this port should be sevezed without some expression of the estizferdWwhich you /are held, and of our good- Wishes' ow yolii appohitmeAt to 11.M.5. Aboukir. In your official capacity, as ehief of the emigration department here, you havehappilysucceededdit carrying out' theidiflicult duties of your office with a judgment and 'consideration which have ren dered a compliance with its provisions less onerous and vexatious to those who were in their discharge breiight hieiatact with you ; whilst to a still larger. circle of friends and acquaintances your 'departure is' a. source of much regret, and your future career will ever;he to thern.an Abject of lively interest. IVec. 44;1”t, 71 - 1.11 t.. •acceptatieht as-an evidence of thc- feelings we have expressed, th e • . accompanying testimonial. Liverpool, July, 1859. _ • Charles I l ttinc4 chaulnan ; Gitbert W. Moss, secretary and trea surer; Gibbs, Bright, find Co. James Baines and Co, Wilson and ChambetS;' Charing' lVfaclver, , LiTerpoOl 'and Philadelphia Steam Company, per ; William : Inman, :JOnesi Palmer„ and Co., IL Lembnitis ' Char/di Myers; A. S. Gladstone, James Beazley, Ch ar l es Langton, Philip RaWsbn, Peter 'Ewart; Edmund .Thompson, T. .EdwardsXoss, R. L. 4ones,,Loykßayner, C. P. phipps, William ItathbOne, - Itathbonc, jun., S. G. Rathbone, Melly, Forget, and Co 4 Georg 6 MelTy, „Charles Saunders, -T. D. Anderson: B. R. Graves, C. Grimslaaw and ,Co., Sabel ' , and Searle , James .P. Camp bell, J. Price, Nixon and Thew, E.. Johnsbn, G. M‘Micking, J. N. Walker,, H. Ferule,' Nicholson • and Whittle,. John Campbell, C. Moore and ,Co. ,Blythi F. Maxwell, Wil ham Sinclair, 'R. A. Munn, 'M.' Hyslop, Lamport and. Holt, John Parker, A. lielso, T. Morris,,Sutton, Brothers and Co., M. F. Duffy, M. W. Collet, D. Mitchell, e William Frakleton, Glad stone, Bates* William Rotherham, fun.; T. D. Lowndes, H. Moore and-CO., .D. Cannon. Sons,, and Co.;: J.-Palmeri - W. 11. Whitehead, J. Henderson, E. S. Jones, G. pr. Lawrence,.J. Hub back, Irvin and Sons,'Charles Brounlie ' Warren and Thayer, Geo. Percivall„Tapscott. Smith, antL,Co. ; James Price;, Elias Arnaud, W: Digby smith, Swire and Sons, Edwd. Cropper, A. H. Campbell, 'G. W. 'Campbell, James Campbell;' C. Brounlic, M.' D. Lowndes, W. M'Adamßtewart, S. Price- Edwards, T. B. Barclay, .James Smith, William Laird. , _ _ _ Mr. Tußikonc. , --Permit me- now, Captain. Schimberg, to beg your acceptance of the addross, and also of this piece of plate and the accomeanying cheque. We make the pre sentation with much pieasure,. and trust that it may be accept able to you as an evidence of the good feeling of your Liver pool friends.' , Captain SCHOMBERG, who was deeply affected; replied. He said": 11 , 11.-Chairman and. gentlemen, =--'Filled with emotion, as I am at, this. moment,. I cannot find language to ox cress my grateful :acknowleknent for 'the great kindness you 'hive shovr& - •irie---;-.first of all; in preSenting me with this address, which I earnestly wish r may. have deserved, and .also tfor the. very substantial mark you have given of your sympathy with me in the , expenses,l am thrown into ,by taking the ,command of H.M.S. Aboukir.' The life of a sailor is an eventful one ; it is his lot to be' cast frbm spot to spot oil the earth. 'Seven years ago I was east into Llyerpeol without the honour 'of any acquaintance with any gentleinan 111 this town. In carryingiout my public duties, liewever, d nave had the honour and privilegepf meet : ino with all classes in this great and wonderful town, and from alrelasks r have received the greatest respect and kindness ;. and any suggestion made by and for the good "of the public.; service has been taken with the greatest attention and eon-I sideration. It is true I was surrounded by. - a body of officersi who rai l dp rq d y. duties less laborickip—Jpaying nip, irifact,l little ,%ore. than the responsibility of command--for the; labour's osf i the . lpost were carried out by those officers" with earnestness,a zeal, and i judgment which Orland the, highest ival§e, always 'feel it' a happiness to have' been associated with them. The shipowners of this' great port h ave ever received suggestions, from "myself? and ,the 'with the, greatest attention,: and with the manifest desire to make the passages to our distant colonies as little irksome as possible to the emigrant. r now take my leave of my public duties here with the most 'intense feelings: I hope I leave nobody behind me that is not a friend—(hear, hear)—for no greater satisfaction can fall to the lot of a public officer than tb"earn the approval 'Of flibiinthngs et whom he is•prefessionalrytfirovin. I now p• The. same providential hand that, seven ,years ago,' 'plaCea: foe" here, now. takek me to a ' different- career. have now the hononr to' conimand' as 'splendid a inan.-:of4 viar ar:ever sailed; Eind I am happy to toll you that the captaiK officets, aeanien; and marines •of that ship, willise every effort to make her a credit to the pnblic , serviee. ;T; havanow expressed faintly what I feol,:-anctl may conchichi by saying God bless you all: (Applause:) .It` appears that 'the' proPoied Handel. College ig , to bq connected With- th e PropOsee. PalaCe. for the - People on ' The Ilandel College adheme, for the Moment, does not move ;• the time fer 'the grand performance , talked of at`her Majesty's Theatre having gone by. - itilietiden the sweet strains of opera-singers are dying ttie away ; CofeetVitrd en closes to-night ; and music will now Bake . Metropolis. for the provinces'. The first great roeinoiarocourrence will be the llradford Festival, which beg,Cas On' the:.23rel of this month. It will be followed by the "meeting ofrthe three choirs," at Gleueoster, during the first rweek of September ; and' one , or- two. minor Music .•meetings are Spoken OE • Tan.Paznes. or W1.1318,-00. Sunday forenoon, as usual, his Royal hiihss the Prince of Wales , attended divine serViee to thelligh Church, Edinburgh, theltevcDr. Areof officiating. The church was crowded. ..The. great. "Adam' Bede". secret, says the :Critic, is at length thought to be discovered, and tim'auttier is : not 'William Ilowitt, nor yet Mr. iTosep4 Lig g i ns , b u t s i mply 11.43 Mary Ann Evans, already . known in thin Strar,g fiiinoed reiteration as the translator of Struss's .t , Life of j tatc*; . -,"VO*Twfli;: andaisumiag thattalke SO* what then ?' 'Ala why 1411 this 111 7 1 .itVr):i i, ; .a) AUGUST 10, '1859. MARINE AVFAIRS • TIE JRTITNATE a POMONA2!—The idea of raifig. this unfortunate vessel, which the underwriters some, time back were thinking of, has now been abandoned - II them, and we understand that.she is to be sold by auction', on Tuesday next, in Liverpool, the purchaser, whoever he maybe, taking all` risks. Some of the bodies which Wen t down in her Rontinue to be surged up from time to time - On Friday last two were cast on shore at Maurice Castle, both headless—one' a male and the other- a female- From the neck of the latter was susp ended" a cros s , On ,Monday, off a.B B-- - the bo dynfa f Ply in a verkdeeomposed - state, was picked up, but no trace 19 , f . iticentifwatintk any a thorn onlild. ha a 110 rul+ __F 011104' on the 15th ult., drifting near the Arklow lightship, the both. Of `a woman frightfully mutilated, legs and arms both About the neck wasfound a little bag 1 2s. 81d. in money, with I.+ containing two Agnits D . , , passenger; ticket, of which this-is a copy :—"Ship — Poulos , of 1,500 tons. register, for. New York,: on ,the 25th of ;App' 1859.; this ticket belongs to James Garrett, also Mary Gar" rett." On'tlik4ragineits of another ticket appeared the name of , ' James -Thornborne.7. The crew of the lightship oar . the bodv. The money is in the hands of the Rev. J. W'l' ntond, P.P FRIGHTFUL COLLISION AND Los Ifrixford Indivendt _'onsolef ible sensation was created in the city of London on MO r a rer between the Dublin, steam-packet Ondiue Captain ,Hint- _ From informaiim received at the steam ilin f,' Lower BO Nort4 FOre-, land, when the COHier' ran into the steam-packet Ondine,'a , she was going :into the Downs; she :was completely 014 0 two. Shortly after boats were lowered, and Captain 1 11 with his crew, by dint of great'peiseverance,- succeeded. saving:fivo of- the- erew':of the :collier ; four others • ben*. drowned, namely, the mate, pilot, mate's son, and anoth . The company intend to have a most searching h the investigation.into the c excitement amongst the ut passencrers was very beat at th moment of the striking the vessels, owing to 'the adlot rabic precautions of .Captain Hunt, none ,of them sustauw" any. injury, and they were all safely_ landed at. the stem wharf. i LbSs: OP Two ,Stxt#B --Advices receilted-_ Y Futt Lloyd's furnish particulars of two very serious losses by fir e ,' 1..1. -14. 4-1,-i A -1:!- 1 - OUv toni) register,•fram Akyablor Falmouth,- for, orders, with f cargo of rice, was totally destroyed by fire in 'the harbour Mauritius. -The 'Ship had been lyingin the harbour sever days-, and a number of men -were employed at the punt when the fire burst forth in- the forohold. -How it orio-nlaw" not thee slightest idea can be forined. The loss is carculate° at £lO,OOO. The other shipwagthe Glance, 1,200 tons regiett from New York to Hamburg, with, a cargo of 8,000 barr e A of resin, 1,200 bales . of cotton; DoVer pilot board the' the' ship in the channel-on • SatUrday last, and on Still night; when, off the - Flemish ~ B ank, her: cargo' in the ho t eras discovered Ao ‘ be on fire. All sail was made .f or trouwshaven, and .although they:afterwards obtained tilv assistance of a steamer to tow her; they could not getL b e 'e ship further - than the entrance 'of the river, when the flaw burst forth terrifioally, compelling: the! crew to .seek refut e in the - boats. In ti few 'hours , the Ship*as burnt to water's edge.. Loss . estimated at £15,000. • THE Loss •OF THE STEAMER AnAuo.=---An investigatie into the particulars connected with the loss of this.vesse l now being lield'at Dublin. ''The - chief* officer, in: giving 11° . evidence, •said'he had a master's certifieate of. Competence' had passed an examination at COrk; had been at seat! mate •previously- to getting: the certificate.; had been in the. West African trade, the East India trade, and running tr t Cape of Good Hope mail was.appOinted to th'e•Ar.mo, ti n Gal Way, on 'the 11 18th `of'(ay last; Washis dirty to' ke e p the lopz-slate.'srui + entries therein , to-the 11: book '; Tirade 'the entries,' and • transferred therm - every, tilt, presented the book to the master, who looked . over it ,in• :usual )vay, and initialed. ,it ; the master's duty was 'd overhaul the 16g-book every day ; it was the duty' the' officer of :the 'Watch -to keep the' . log,Slate, An witness's duty to:transfer the entries to the lbg.book day; sailed from Galway on the 27th :of May, and fr d New York on . the 23rd of. June ; took in-passengers sn of cargo at New York ; the vessel.was subject to the ruses the " PaSiengers' Act." She carried the Mails ; she not boundto deliver thein at any specified time ; wheir started from New York first . the weather was light scil" e a and hazy, until about the 25th, when!we had fresh lir° e from S.S.W., and clouds for 18 hours. When witness el, on.dock, after maki ng C ape Pi ne, th e li g hth ouse b ore the worse given to witness by the secomimate was F., rNa the captain came to him and said - ha', was tired, Would go into his room ; he told hini (witness) the ship &E. by 'E. ; 'this was at four o'clock a.xn.i and in the event of , a thick fog, he ,(witness) jwas:,directed to.C sj • him ; the different maps and charts were in witness's roor a ,: the captain could - WaVe attended to his dutY while in witaeor room just as welt as if he Were on deck ; when he went abo it was daylight; •at half4iast‘ four a.m., observed a` - ' " which seemed - to rise :from the sea ; it was, a ~ dense witness sent for, the eriptain :immediately ;,, he caine-04 deck and spoke to witness on.: the bridge; it near five o'clock ; he said cWe had 'better sound;' lead line had been *passed along before this ; the soO die ing was in fifty: , five'fathoms, sand and mad ; Witness held t e line himself ; the dePth of the water decrease& v (1 1; leaving the,, land, and also when coming into shore ; a .( 1 11 7 0 " ter.of an hour's tiine would make a material difference the sounding ; from the c ourse the . Ship Was taking.9,:n w should 'have - fowl& mere shallo w w a t er ,' an d d ecr e ase d 50 " • 34. fathoms ; there are 32 . f a th oms o ff C ape R ace; s h e safe there ; at a q uar t er pas t fi ve she vacs . alongi war tr ° , Cape Race ; considered a: s hip p er f ec tl y sa f e in ,3T fatb° lj " of water ; if he(wit ness ), got 32 .fathoms at. a. quarter al five, he would not consider it hiS*dutY. to sound immediat e again ; about lialf-past five the men on the ' .. 100k . 7 .° ; „ heard a fog-horn 'right a -h ea d- an d 'close to'; the cape was on the • - bridge at the .. .time,. and. he roared " Harda-port; .stop am-engine; and hack her full speed;"' r ho ' ,pas,sedt a sclionner a t anc h or : on the Tort side. , by helm, being hard a pert, they passed her on the por t hOr ' they backed up about a ship's length 'off the schooner ; .t be . t , ,ere 'captain ordered the pilot to - lail him, and asked him or- - he was - fishing.; he answered , 16 was fishing on.the.eastt :shores of Trepassy Bay, from .; .a mile and a halite two D 1 .9 .0 off land; the.. captain then cried out "Hard a.port--,41, ahead—Hfull speed—keep the' ship ". after. she got nt shore; witness noticed a p e enli ar ly 'l ong s t ream , b u t l i v eo before; witness had been 'in Trepassy Bar three ti h, before; - • :had. ..frequent 7 opportunities , of obserVing conduct ,of, -c t aptain • :Halpin during the voyage been with him since Octobe r ; d ur i ng hi s , opportunige, i s'• Seeing his conduct would positively Swear that"Cer'' Halpin's . duty was perfonheif prudently, and, withoht excer lion, he was never seen with the sign of drink upoal . lif At four . -'eeleek witness took, the bearings . of Cape 1 1 ,,,1 .Bvhich :bore N.E., • and Cape . Vteels distanee il fro ni the land was about thirteen ;Ades ;. the lq a i t of*Cape_Pine . was 'not very high • it was not quite so li e as ;Cape ; it t a p e r e d ' from where the light was to t. e . West ; -Cie Freels is - a Naar point, not so high as Ca„ Pine . ho came on deck th ere was an i ce b erg well -to • Trepassy-Bay, and the-,officer whom, he relieved; reported him that they had passed one in the middle match. FRIA': OF A SURGEON• FOR MURDER- At the Bodmin assizes, on Saturday ; lkirphen' a surgeon, practising at Weston-super-Mare, was charF,,,. with the murder of an oldretlied naval officer named Csai . On the 23rd' June last,;,. the 'prisoner had a quarrel' with h 0 mother and sisters; and one 'of the. 'latter' fetched Cart; j Caddy, who was seventy-two years of age. The 0 . 0 1 gentleman remonstrated with the p r i soner , an d la t o him to ',leave honse.' prildmek o bjecte 40 , 1 this, and became greatly excited ; and. a sugges' to was then made that fife police should be sent forr ho j removethe prisoner. ii.l.lpon this the prisoner reac ,down a largo Indip ;6 sp9ar, w - kich_was_.)iunging ale th6'passage. It was veryAstng, and lin'Vroke' the .113 ' 1 t across 'his knee ' and . lie• tli2# Said, "TUT to for lice' first The comes, to me." The sisters ft.shed into the garden. captain' (tattle' to the' 'door, and then turnedirouedt2 the eiitor the house, whoa - the piistiner was seen to 110 ",,yd spear at the old gentlenian, who staggead,a:feW stcph then fell. He died in about. an hour.: The prisoner, to!opili doWn the Spea r and said fo one of his. sisters, "It is 'aid fault that I have come to this." He afterwards" said be not deny:doing iti'but that Captain Caddy had gr n ee• upon him, and he had taken tho- spear, to use in . his 'The The jury found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter he judge told the prisoner he had a very merciful jury should sentenea him to perrai servitude for life. "°MP - .11 villa has beetidiliedv6ed. by Mr. W.- nell, at, Carisbrooke, in the Isle of Wight. It is ' ' T A valley ./ which extends to Bowcombe, below the c astle , 3 nfi of,Cariabrooke. boa • `Akir. flatten,- the booitiellei; has recently public ~u st 'f BietiOnsry of Slang;" and so. rapidly has.it gone off; i " - ve d he about:to brill out spoon& edition, haTmg re ce for( l, offers Of,a_Ristawe 1 1 , 00 - Undertaking from Loixl Strang' th e lvillnes e DfiAtirlltiZ anikiontiiither , ° fwaaamble literati wtto frequent 4 1 44(114k • A E. c lot 17 84 ; Or j ATL esLY 1) 0 ,