Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-25 00:00:00

CAUSE LIST FIRST LIST--SALFORD lI:UNDRED. Plaintiffs, . Hampson and ano (5.3) v Hampton . ..Moornonse.. • . (SJ) v Aleock ..The Qieen (s.l) v Spence .. _framer (54) v Knowles and ors Mackay an 3 ors.. (SJ) v Stephenson . ..Hulms ani .. Nowell.. (W.:sr The Mayor, &c of Wigan .. • • Lora aril A Plaintiffa' At'orneys. 2 CIB Sl.ter and Co .. g ior..Same 10 QB...Same 26 Ex.. n and .. QB..r , Andrew .. 31 QB.. Worthington and E Defendants. . .. .. .. Cooper and Scns SECOND LIST.-WEST DERBY HUNDIiED. 3 QB..Lrwru'es and Co ... .. Smith .. (sd) v Pile .. Young and Co 4QB Rade iris ........Brown and ano (5.7) v Leic , stef . .. • • • . ..Stone 5 Ex... Po'y • • • . ..Peet . , ..v Ha la,ra .. Henry QD..Binney.. • - .. Yeomans .. v Gray and ors.. .. .. Chambers and W. le Ex.— it tt ens L B of Hearth King upon Hall (sJ) v T iniry Ho Ise of Hull.. E S Wilson 11 Ex._ Powson and Co ..lioghtan . (sJ) v Beattie 15 CP ..Geimm rr —Same ..v Frown Francis and R 16 CI'L.I Yates jun.. .. MoMarais v Lan. and York. Railway Co .. Higham ani C 17 CP.. Same .. ..FlPs (sJ) v Barber .. .. • . .. Fletcher and H 18 Ex... stamp and Bark w rth a - d ano (sJ) v Mason .. „, 19 Ex... Eel) and S Holmes ..v Kidd and ano . Fvans and Son 20 QB.. Statham and Co .. ..v Pawns ey Prier:ey 22 Ex... Barrow .. Manley admix ...v St IlTelens Canal and Rail Co .. Whitley 23 Ex.— , ame Hawksey ..v Carter ~ „ ..24 QR.. Holden and Son Wonliecroft ..v Watson —Pell and S 25 Ex... T Eastham ...Eastimm . v Coltsu and B 26 Ex... Fletcher and H .. Taylor .. (La) v McCalman Neal and M 23 CP..I P Murra.eugh Hargrcaves . • • .. ..v Thomas .. .. Chester and Co sg Ex,..Thackerah Fitzpatrick.. v Lan. and York. Railway Co ..Lewis i.n iCo 31 CP.. J rate; jun .. Raven .. .• ..v Bell .. Pemberton 32 CP.. Same . •Cailan ..v Jameson .. .. Ward 33 QB.. R Stevenson • • .. Ye'd . • .. (sJ) v Lon. and N. West Rail. Co.. ..Swift and Co 34 x... Rowe —Waring jun.. v Everth .• Woodcock and Co 35 Ex...Heald ..v Acton .. Leigh 36 CPL.Blaekhurst .. Wright .. ..v C owes 37 QB..Carson and E..gooks and or exors Bc.. ..v Bainbride .. —Gregory and Co 39 QB.. Moss and Sam , lelson and ors (sa) v H ins a, - .d ors— Preston 30 CP• • Goodwin and A .. „Cooke (s.l; v Wilson and ano omndes rn 1 Co 41 CPL. Fenwics ..Vose admix ... . ..v Lan. and Yor.i. Railway Co.. ..T A a , d J Grundy 48 CP.. J Yates, jun.. .. .. Wright and ano ..v Kirby.. .. .• .. • • .. Hindo 42 Ex.. It Moore Scott and ano ..v Hernaman 44 C P . Evans and Son .. .. Stevens and ano . v Clement,on 45 QB.. C and H Frost Wadsworth .. ..v Wells.. .. _wells and S 47 Ex...1•1e tcher and H.. Higgin .. • • .. ..v Robins .. Chilcott I Ex. —Booker.. Hatton and ano ..v Roila St ackle on and Co 4 Ex... Conway.. ..Nels,,u (sJ) v Seddon ..Hol !en and Son 50 CFL.Turner and son.. Wadeinetoo admor ..v Lan. and York. Railway Co. ..R and W Ascroft st L. , ame . same ..v Same.. .. (demurrer) Same 52 Ql3 —Littledale and. B. .. Penabertoa ..v Arkle and ano.. 53 CP.. Bog ,ie ..Beaton ..v Venn and ano.. Fra - eis and 4. 54 Ex...T s Smith .. .. Collins ... ..v Murphie ..Sw,ft and Co 65 CFL.Bankhonte Sacar and ano ..v Brennand and ano .. Sale and CO is CPL.Same —Same v Same.. (demurrer ; Same s 7 CPL.?' - me —Sugar ..v Same 58 CP L.Snowball Woodhead v Ilacklinrst W Blaelchnrst 59 C'PL.Brethe,ton .. .. .. ..Assop ..v Yates. .. ..Ward 61 Ex. .Cobb „Grant ..v Denham .. 42 Qq.. I ittlelale sad Co .. Dav es ... ..v Critehley .. _Holden and For 63 Ex... Berber.. _Weisman ..v Taylor Higham and C 64 Ex... Co way.. .. Nelson .. . v Brownel and ano and P Ex.. T S Smith „Mnirl.ead v Moore and ano. J B Lloyd 67 CPL.It and W A 'emit ..r....B . ackbnrn end ano ..v Adams _ Sale and Co AESIZF, INTF,T.LIGE WE. SOUTH L‘N.,'ASHIR LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 24. CROWN COURT. Mr. Baron Watson entered the Court at nine o'clock this morning. THIC L131&-STREET A SeE3tBLY Rooms. —William Dom- Tulle, proprietor of the Assembly-rooms, Lime-street, was indicted for a misdemeanour, and pleaded not guilty. Mr. ir emple, Q C., and Mr. Aspinall appeared tor the presecution, and Mr. Monck, Q.C., with Mr. Brett for the defence. Mr. Temple, said the prosecution was instituted for the purpose of endeavouring to pat down an establishment which hal for the last three or four years existed in a very populous part of the street. a street cal'ed Lime -street, leading from St. George's Hall to the top of Ranelagh-street. The defendant was indicted for keeping a disorderly house. It was one of those places which were contemplated by an Act passed in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of Geo. 11., three or four lines of the recital of which he would read to the jury, because it did very distinctly point out some of the mischiefs which resulted from establishments cf the kind. The words were :—" And whereas the multitude of places Of entertainment for the lower sort of people is another great cause of thef's and robberies, as they are thereby tempted to spend their small substance in these riotous places, and in consequence are put to unlawful methods of supplying their wants and renewing their pleasures." The establishment in question profeesed to be an assembly-room, a place where persons of bcth sexes met together somewhere about nine or 'ten o'clock in the evening, and the scenes which took place there continued to be transacted up to twelve o'clock at night. A small sum was charged for admission, one shilling for men, and, he believed, sixpence for women. There was an orchestra and a band of music, and, he believed, Mr. Doraville himself conducted the orchestra. and had therefore before his eyes everything which was going on, and he (the learned counsel) was told, and should leave it to the witnesses to describe the fact to the jury, that scenes of greater debauchery could scarcely be witnessed than those which took place there nightly under the eyes of Mr. Doraville and under his supe intendence. The atten dance at this place had increased so much within the last eighteen months, that the nuisance became so great that several of the respectable inhabitants of the neigh bourhood deemed it their duty, in concurrence with many other inhabitants of the town of Liverpool, to endeavour :to put it down. Of course the jury were aware, that in cases of this kind policemen were the persons generally to whom parties were obliged to have recourse for the pur• pose of obtaining informa ion and evidence. He in ould call before the jury several police offieers,, who would tell them what went on in that place. They would tell the jury that every night, almost, there were assembled there from 90 to 100 women, who were well known to the police as common prostitutes. A great number of young men, who were led to resort to the place, were thereby exposed to the temptations which were contemplated in the lines of the statute he had read ; and, indeed, he believed it had recurred once, at least, that a persen who had defrauded his employer was traced to that very place, where he had taken the profits of hie plunder for the purpose of rewarding some of the companions of his iniquity. If the matter had remained there, it still would have been the duty of all right-minded persons to endeavour to remove a nuisance of that description, 60 nroductive of evil, so conducive to the destruction of the well-being of youeg men. But the nuisance did not end there, because the jury might wel suppose that where such numbers as he had described were congregated together, and remained? :here up to one o'clock in the morning, they would come out together in great num bers and thereby preduce the greatest possi Lie inconvenie n ce —the grew es.time ginable nuisance, to all well-conducted per sons either residing in, or passing through th© locality. He believed he should be able to prove to the jury, that several inhabitants of the neighbourhood had had their reel disturbed. Frain 12 o'clock until 2,2, or 4 in themerring there were going en in the street ehoutings, yellings, and screams, until it became quite impossible that any persona decently and well conducted could reside in comfort in their own homes. He believed he should be able to show that a large and respectable establishment, the Adelphi Hotel, had been ccantantly beset by persons coming from that place and crowding about the door, and the annoyance tad arrived at Oat pitch that no respectable family almost could reside in Mr. Ranley's hotel for the season, or could go to any concert or ball in the evening without the cer tainty, almost, of being insulted by the numbers of persons of such character who were brought together ley the establishment he lied described. He did not deem it necessary to say any more to the jary than he had now dote. If he proved the facts he had related to them, they: would constitute an indictable offence. It was a misdemeanour wi' bin the definition of a nui sance at common law, and if he proved the fact he was entitled to ask the jury to find a verdict of guilty against Mr. Dcmcille, and in that case he hoped they would be able to come to some arrangement which might prevent the nuiiance from being any further con inned. Dective officer Murphy was examined by Mr. Aspinall, and deposed that he knew the place tailed Donaville's Assembly Rooms," at the corner of Lime street and Rand. igh street, near the County Court; he vieited the place frequently within the lest two years ; - the pace is u.ei as a dancing saloon ; there is a shilling paid at the door for men, and witness believes half price for w,men ; on an average, every time he went there there were from GO to 80 and 100 prostitutes and about as m my men, captains, mates, sailors, foreigners, and all sorts of people ; some bl,ck women and some black men ; (lane* was going on; there was an orchestra, and about 15 to 20111114f cians ; 3lr. Doraville is the leader of the band : the name of the dance on each occaeion is put up in front, and then the women and men commence dancing ; has seen the women throw up their legs in a very indecent manner; when the dance was over bag seen the women take hold of the men very indecently, and the men do the same to the wcmen ; acme of them smoked c i gars —women as well as men ; has seen thieves there with their w ,men ; witness has been on special duty there in einsequenc e of instruc tions h 3 received ; it begins about N or 10 o'clock, and goes on until 12, when the band general ) . p l ays God save the geeere" as a finale; on leavie z the people come into Li m a St ree t an d stand about t h e door, women and men together, c eating a great cbstruc tion in the street ; they remain there sometimes anti t about three or four in the mo, ning. To Mr. Monek : Has been there about fifty or sixty times ; was not himself shocked. (Laughter) Mr Munch : Not even by this throwing up of the womener legs? (Laughter.) Now, tell me, what was the indecency you have spoken of ? Winces : Well, I can show you. (Great laughter.) Suppose you to be my partner —(laugh'er ) Mr. Monek: Well, I should rather not suppose that, thank you. (Laughter.) The witness here, amid immense laughter, stood forward in the witness box, and threw up one leg in a style a long way after that of Signora Peres Nena. Mr. Monck : I suppose they had drawers on ? Witness : Well, they certainly h id. (Laughter.) Cross examination continued: Has seen persons of respectable position there—males, not females. THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIV'ERPOOL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1857, Defendants' Attorney& tolerated and licensed. Were the inhabitants of those .countries remarkable for drenkenness—the vice which in - this country was acknowledged to be the fruitful source of all crime ? Certafnly not. The reverse was unfortunately the case in this country, bet if they would wean the people from that abominable vice, they should permit them to indulge in amusements however objectionable to persons of rigid principle, some, of those amusements might be John Simpson, police-officer, examined by Mr. Brett : He stated that Lime-street had been his beat for a considerable time, and that he had never occasion to interfere in regard so the dancing-room. When the parties left they went to the supper rooms He saw nothing improper more than dancing and throwing their legs up." (aLaughter.) Cross-examined by Mr. Temple : What he meant was that they threw their legs up indecently, and that their persons would be exp eed if they had not drawers on. To Mr. ' Monck : Never saw the Italian ballet dancers at the Italian opera. Police-:fficer Thomas Cross gave similar evidence. Mr. Levi, cigar manufacturer, was examined as to the character of Mr. Doraville : He said he visited the ro )ms, and witne-sed no in ec.nt conduct there. Mr. Darby, hosier, of Lime-street, gave similar testimony. Alexander M'Connell. the person empleyed by Mr. Doraville to keep order in the room, was examined : He said that his in etruetions were to prevent all indecency, and to prevent the admission of diserderlf characters He often prevented drunken characters from entering. His Lordship, in charging the jury, said that if a person were base enough to collect a large number of prostitutes in his house, and if they separated without annoyance, that would not be an indictable offence; bat if a number of persons getheeed together for the purpose they had heard stated, and if on going out the neighbours ware annoyed by their disturbances, then that became a public nuisance indictable and punishable by law. He berevA that education would do a great deal for the moral elevation of the people, but that was not the question they had to try in this indict• ment. It was said by the learned counsel for the defence that they could not gat rid of prostitutes. He (his lordship) was afraid too that they could not ; but no person had a right to congregate them areund his lime to the annoyance of his neighbours. The jury after a mements consultation returned a verdict of guilty. On the defendant promising to close the saloon and not to open another in the neighbourhood, he was bound over in his own recignisancss in £l,OOO to come up for judgment when called on. His lordship then observed, that the people of the neighbourhood were perfectly correct in putting down such an abominable nuisance. This concluded the criminal business, and his Lordship proceeded to hear records. Saute v. BROWNE —This was an action brought to rec over damages from the captain of a vessel, on board which the plaintiff served as steward, to recover damage's for alleged cruelty on the part of the defendant, by flogging and depriving of needful medicine and food. Mr. Brett ap peared for the plaintiff, and. Mr. James, Q.O , for the defendant. The plaintiff was a man of color, a native of India, who, in April, 1856, shipped on board the Conquest, a vessel of which defendant was captain, for a voyage from Liverpool to Mexico, thence back to Cork, from Cork to Elsinore, from Elsinore to Cronstadt, and back to Liver pool. The plaintiff suffered fr.im some complaint which broke out in his leg before the vessel arrived at Cronstadt, where the ship was shut up in the ice for several months . The cold aggravated the bad condition of the plaintiff's leg. He stated that the captain refused to give him medicine, except on one occasion, when he gave him some salts. When he complained, on one occasion, that the state of his leg disabled him from work, he stated that the captain kicked the leg • and on another occasion, when he asked the captain for medicine, the latter said, " If you ask me for medicine I will give you a rape's-end, and I will kill you before we get back to Liverpool '' Oa this occasion the plaintiff deposed that the captain did rope's-end him severely. On another occasion when he asked for medicine, he alleged that the captain took him down into the cabin, stripped him to his shirt, and flogged him. In another instance the captain struck him and knocked him off a seat. He stated that the captain rermed to let him go into the hospital, that there was a medicine chest on board, but no medicine in it, and that the captain was continually drunk. On the part of the defence, Mr. James produced depositions made by some of the crew, stating that the captain was never drunk, that the medicine chest was well furnished, that the captain never used a rope's-end to any one on board, and that the plaintiff received a full amount of provisions, along with medicines and ointment for his leg. The jury found a verdict for the defendant. Horatio V. Knon.—This was an action on a bill of exchange, of which the plaintiff was endorsee, drawn by Mr. Caleb Watson upon Messrs. Kidd, of Warrington, canvass manufacturer. Mr Seymour appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Brett for the defence. The defendants being in some embarrasment applied to Mr. Watson to lend them £3OO, which he did on a bill at ten days, for £3lO, receiving as security the quantity of canvass, and a policy of insurance for £5OO. The bill was passed by Mr. Watson to the plaintiff. The plaintiff stated that being the owner of soma land in South John street, near the Bankruptcy Courts, he sold it to Mr. Edward Howell, of Church-street, for £2,700, of which £2,200 was to be in cash, and £5OO in books. He stated that when he received the bill from Mr. Watson, he gave in consideration an order upon Mr. Howell for £3lO worth of books. The defe -.dant pleaded that at the time the bill was given there was a power given to Mr. Watson to sell the canvass to pay the amount of the bill, which he did, realising £272 103 , and that this was after the bill was passed to Mr. Ho'mes. The defendants, therefore, contended that they had an answer to the extent of £272 103. The jury found a verdict for the defendant upon the equitable plea. and on her return home a number of letters again passed between them. In one dated the 10A of January he pro mised his " dear Elizabeth" to be " a better lad for the future," and in a later letter in the same month when his love was vowing coo', and when he was seeking for an excuse to break off the match, he impressed upon her the fact that "he was a domestic bird," a needless reminder -seeing that he was close on 70 years of age, and that his routine of life was an early broskfast, dinner at twelve, a smoke of his pipe, "forty winks in his arm chair," a brief gossip in the village, another smoke, a light supper, a " whiff of the pips," and to be I. On the 25 di February he went to see his daughter who was mar ied in London, and from that time held no further correspondence with the plaintiff, who accordingly brought the present action to recover compensation in damages for his breach of promise Miss Ruth Kirby, a young lady about sixteen years old, and small for her age, examined by Mr. Asp land :I am the plaintiffs sister. Mr. Moorhouse died in 1855 My sister was married to him seven years. I remember the first letter which came from the defendant A. few days afterwards he had an interview of several hours with her. I was present at that interview. I remember Mr. Alcock coming again. I had some conver sation with him about my sister on that day. He said he was going to marry my sister. After that Mr. Alcock paid a third visit and invited my sister and myself to visit him We visited him soon after at Cheadle. He said he would marry my sister in March—he said he should like it to be in March. He pointed out to us the property which he said he owned—houses and fields. He said he had other property in Coventry. He asked my sister how she liked the furniture, and that he had some couches c vered for her. He said the housekeeper was not a " suitable article," and that he wanted a wife in the house. (Laughter) He said also that if she did not like the carriage he would buy her a small one. He fixed the place of marriage at Cheadle church. He said I was to come over and live with them. He asked my sister whether she would like to be married by banns or by license. She said that she was not particular, but that she would prefer by license, and he said that he would rather it was by banns—that he did not like to be married so quietly. He asked her if she was pre paring things for the marriage, and she said she was. He said it was well to have every thing ready. In consequence of that my sister gave notice to her landlord, and purchased some clothes for the marriage. My sister asked him what his daughter and son would say, and he said he was not going to ask her what he was to d-, as she had not been to see him for a twelvemonth. Cross examined by Mr. Atherton : Mr Moorhouse was about fifty years old when he died Two of his sons ware living with my sister at his death, one twenty-six, and the other fifteen years' old. The defendant is an old man compared with my sister. I never heard him complain of illness. He walked about with us at Cheadle an I smoked his pipe. Mr. Henry Groves, Master of the Cheadle Workhouse, examined by Mr. Hill, Q C.: The defendant told me that he had made Mrs. Moorhouse a proposal of marriage. In February he told me that he was anxious to break it off, as he was not satisfied as to her liabilities, or with the conduct of her step-sons, of one in particular. His pro perty is about £340 a-yea-. He is sixty-eight years of age. To 6lr. Atherton : He is now in a dying state. To Mr. Hill: He was quite well when he broke off the marriage. Mr. Hi'l having replied in the case, Mr. Atherton addressed the jury in mitigaion of damages. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, £250 with costs. (Laughter.) Is not a very good judge of muitie. Mr. Monck : You pay more attention to the ladies,' legs ? (Laughter) Witness: Well, I flamed to what lam after. (Laughter.) Mr. Monk.: Well, and in this case you are after the ladies' legs. (Renewed laughter) Witness : Well, you can't help seeing them when they cock them up so very high. (Great laughter.) Cross examination continued : lias seen some of the musicians of this place playing in the orchestra of the Phil harmonic. Has nothing to say against them, and they may be persons of very good character for any thing he knew to the contrary ; there are supper-rooms in Lime-street where males congregate and females of b -.d character; witness never saw a respectable female there; is not aware that there is a society in Liverpool for the suppression of theatres and all places of amusement ; arrested Mr. Domvill 0 at twelve o'clock at night, on a warrant signed by Mr. Jeffery. a magistrate ; he was locked up that night, witness having no power to take bail; he was brought up the next day in the ordinary turn ; he was not kept back in order that he might not be brought before the stipendiary magistrate; he was brought before Mr. Jeffery, and bail was taken. There are singing rooms in Williftaisen-t guars, where men and women go, bat trot in such numbers as to Mr Domville's ; there are generally about twenty or thirty people there ; there is only one singing-room in Whitechapel ; it is a quarter crowded by women of the lowest class; there is a poses plasliques exhibited in Great Charlotte-street ' • it is an exhibition of groups of men and wom e n, suc h as Adam and Eve, nearly naked ; numbers of men and women go there ; in conse quence of some remarks made at the last licensing session, witness went to the Amphitheatre, and pointed out to the check taker some improper character', who were turned out ; previous to that, has seen forty or fifty prostitutes in the Amphitheatre. To Mr. Temple : The neighbourhood of Williamson-square is not as respectable as that of Lime street; one of the supper rooms he has spoken of is attached to Doeaville's rooms ; no refreshments are served in Domville's rooms; all the supper-rooms had opened since Domville's rooms; there is a place opened within the last three months, called the Turkish Divan. Morgan O'Brien. inspector of police, deposed that he visited Dom villa's rooms by special direction, and found generally from sixty to 100 prostitutes there, and about as many men. 1 When they are coming away the street is in a very disorderly condition ; the prostitutes crowd upon the footway and stop every one passing. The police force has had to be increased in that street in consequence of the disturbance. Has had complaints from people that they were afraid to pass through the street. Laid an informa tion against Mr. Doraville upon a former occasion which was dismissed by the magistrates. To Mr. Temple: That information was brought under the Liverpool improvement act. Mr. Thomas P. Devis, paperhanger and painter, 35, Lime-street, was examined by Mr. Aspinall. His evidence was similar to that of the foregoing witnesses. Mrs. Bat-thaw, of Back Lime-street, deposed that she lived there nine years. She remembered when Domville's rooms were first opened. They caused a great difference in the street, by collet ing a rabble from nine o'clock till midnight. That disturbance did not exist before the rooms wore opened. Cross-examined by Mr. Monck: The dancing was often kept up in the street until NISI PRIUS COURT. three o'clock in the morning. Mr. Nash, bootmeker, of BEFORE MR. BARON CIIANNELL. Lime-street, deposed that he was so annoyed from tha die- H's lordship took his seat on the bench in this court at turbance in the street, in consequence of the collection of ten o'Crck, when the case of crowds near the rooms, that ho gave his landlord notice to lee QUEEN V. SraNcs, which was commenced on Friday quit. Mr. Joseph Best, grocer, of Lime-street, examined morning, and continued until the court adjourned on by Mr. Aspinall : Often watched the parties going into the Saturday night, was resumed this morning, when some dancing room, and from the dancing room to the supper additional evidence was called for the defence, chiefly of a room, and back When they came out, there was gene- scientific character. This having been concluded, Mr. rally a " battle royal"—(laughter)—men and women fight- Wyld e Q.C., replied on the whole of the case, and after ing with each other M r Raley, examined by Mr. commenting on the evidence, said the question the jury DAD MANNERS.—It is not often that a journalist has to Temple : I remember the first opening of Domville's would have to consider really and truly was—ls there a comment on the violation of the code of manners which rooms. I observed that a number of loose women and vapour arising from those works; and if there is, is it of guides gentleman who aspire to public honours. When men congregate every night, and go into Doraville's rooms, such a nature as to prevent parties living in the neigh• we read the report last week of the foul case of "Lyle v. They assemble about nine o'clock and remain there bourhood from enjoying their property. He then, in an Herbert," we saw at once that the noted Mr.' James, "the until midnight. The women often come out to able and argumentative speech, replied to the evidence barrister," had transgressed the rules which usually regu , take the air, and promenade before my door. that had been adduced on the part of the defendants, and late the utteranc:s of the members of the English bar. They have frequently insulted me, and it was pointed out the case he had proved, and should therefore Mr. James appeared as the leading council in the case to only last Friday that I had to turn one off my steps ask them to return a verdict in favour of his client. The which we have referred. when the proof of the chief alle- Robberies are also of fe trent occurrence there, and the learned Baron then summed up the evidence with con- gations of crime con. turned upon a witness, "out of em gentlemen staying at my hotel have frequently complained siderable minuteness, in doing which ho occupied the ployment," who listened in an adjoining room to obtain to me of the annoyance from these women, particularly time of the court for about an hour, clearly pointing o u t p r o o f s o f th e gu ilt o f th e phireiff's wife. Mr. Jam es within the la s t s i x months. Cross-examined by Mr. Monek : There are h ouses i n B eownlow-hill and Copperas- it to be their ditty to say by their verdict whether the knowing w e ll th a t th e ex hibi t i on o f t h e p art i cu l ar w it ness stinks and smells, as spoken to by the plaintiff were an would destroy his client's case before the jury, had the hill, inhabited by prostitutes, but th e y were not so numerous annoyance, and did really prevent the inhabitants from indecency of attempting to justify the degrading servility as they have become since the opening of these rooms. enjoying their homes, and if so, he should ask them of the witness, by offering a pretended parallel with the Mr. Mor.ck, Q.C., then addressed the jars , for the def e n ce . further to say, whether those stinks and smells, and roxioes conduct of a gentleman of stainless honour in a distressing He observed that no one more regretted than he did the vapours were of such a natu r e as to be inju r io u s t o h ea l t h. case o f d ein - s ti c m ' sery w hi c ff occure l severa l years s i nce. circumstances which led t o thi s p r osec u tion ; but h e The jury then requested leave to retire, which was granted To rip up past domEst;c scandal for the rake of making a would ask them if they believed they could make men them, at a few minutes after two o'clock After they had 8 )phistocal nisi Arius point was not at all creditable to Mr. and women moral by act of Parliament? If they wished consulted together for nearly two hours, they returned into James. The impagnel honour of Mr. Gladstone (as far as to make people moral, they should begin at the other and court with a verdict of " Guilty as to the nuisance, which a tongue like that of Mr. Ed ein James could damage it) tee right end. They should educate them . they should nuisance has not been proved to be prejudicial to health." may safely be left for vindication to Mr. Gladstone him train them to a higher sense of moral feeling, but not by Ilexesoe AND ANOTHRR v. Hemrsote—This was an self. The manner in which the House of Commons re act of Parliament, or by way of indictment. Did Mr. action brought to try the validity of a will, made by the ceived his explanation renders comment superfluous from Nash, celebrated for the neat ness o f hi s bootsgefase to sell late Mr. Hampson, solicitor, of Manchester. Mr. Atherton, any one. But the spect2cle of a barrister raking up past them to the women who frequented this saloon? Did the Q.C., w . th whom was Mr. Millward, appeared f o r the scandal for the sake of a p o int is a miser a bl e s i g h t .— medical man of lfghest rep u t a ti on re f use to attend them? plaintiffs; and Mr. Manesty, with whom was Mr. Spinks, Me Press, Did the men of Ins (Mr. Armtek's) profession refuse to was for the defendant. In this case, Mr. Atherton stated GOING IN AT THE WINDOW, COMING, OUT AT THE DOOR.— defend those unfortunate creatures wh en attacked? Did that he was happy to inform the court that the parties had On Thursday las., at the police-office Whitehaven, John any man, in fact, no matter what his position in society, a ll agreed, with the sanction of the Court of Queen's ostracise them, and say that they were not to be regarded Bench, to distribute the property in eaves that they believe Mulholland, a sailor at grass, was placed in the dock, charged with having entered the drawingoooro of More-by as fellow creatures? Ref gm them, he would ea y, if they would have been the wish of the deceased. Consequently, Hall. A man servant of Mrs. Hartley, Moresby Hall, could, but he would auk whether such prosecutions as the the jury returned a verdict for the defendant, subject stated, that hearing a noise in the house about a quarter present did not work more evil than good? Was it not to terms to be decided by the Court of Queen's Bench te two o'clock on Friday morning, he went down stairs, better that these places should be kept open to the police, Biteecn OF PROMISE.—MOOREIOUBIB V. ADCOCK. —This and not driven into secret places where immorality and , was an action to recover compensation in damages for into the drawing-room. The -prisoner was sate down on the floor. Wi,:ness immediately eeivd the prisoner, when vice could have fell sway. Th;s species of immorality I breach of promise of marriage. Mr Bill, QC. with Mr. the latter exclaimed, "Oh ! don't hit us hard. He had occupied the attention of legi , lators, meralists, and 1 Aspland, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Atherton, locked him up until morning, and communicated with of men of the kindliest feelings for years, both in Europe ; Q.C., with Mr. Mellish, for the defendant. The case was Mr. Superintendent Clarke, Mr. Branthwaite, Moresby, and the other world, and they despaired of being able to I of a very prosaic character, and exhibited all the coldness get rid of it. S o l ong as h uman passions remained the lof " January, " but none of the warmth of "May." The sworn, said the prisoner called at his house a day o r t wo previous to Friday last, and offered for sale needles, same, and so long as men and women remained what I plaintiff' is a widow, aged about twenty-eight years, her cottons, &c. Upon le :ving his house, he observed that they were, they might depend upon it that this social 1 late husband ha v i ng b een reg i s t ra ti on secretary o f t h e the prisoner went on to Mrs. HartlEy's premises. The evil would exist, a n d t h e true quest i on was whether theyl Corn Law Lea-gee. She had no children of her own, but C hairman; What have you to sly for yourself? Prisoner: would drive it into pl aces w h ere t h e m i sch i ef would become ! had charge of the family of her late husband, to whom I had been out through Seaton on. Friday, and I h a d n 't a thousand time greate r . A s to t h e collect i on of crowds , she h a d b een marr i e d s i x or s even years. In October, drawn feurpence all day. The woman were I lodged in the street, Mr. Domaine was in no respect responsible , last year, she met the defendant, who is sixty-eight years said s he couldn't allow me to remain in the house any for that. His Lot-U:li') observed that he would tell-the of age, living at Ch ea dl e , i n Staffordshire, while travelling longer iT I didn't pay her; so I took on the road, lam jury that if the effect of the saloon was to congregate a in a railway carriage from Nottingham to Manchester; a n honest ruse., your worship; I am, I assure you. I have number of lewd persons about the doors, that was a land on the 25th of the same month she received a letter been o n the road between Marypert and here between nuisance. Mr. Monek replied that it was clear that it wa s from him, c ommenc i ng "M y d ear ma d am, " request i ng eight an I nine weeks.' Well, sir, as I was going on the the supper-rooms where thsnerowds collected, and that the t permission to call upon her. The plaintiff cave him the road, I met a gentleman, who said it I wool! go with him parties who assemeeed to dance in the saloon left at 12 permission, and he calle 3 . The nature and result of that to the public-house close by, he would treat rue with a o'clock. Was Domville then to be made responsible for , interview might be gleaned from his next letter, which glass of ale. I thanked the gentleman, and went with the offences of others, and, was he to be indicted because , was dated the neth October, and commenced eMy dearest hi m ; a n d a ft e r that the landlord gave me seven or eight the parties who came from those supper-rooms made a Lizzie." In this letter he sp:.ke of his short but gla s se e and then, sir, I didn't knave where I was. The disturbance in the street ? He did not mean to say that ,' pleasant visit to Burlington-street, Manchester, the i last thing I remember Was falling down upon the road. the women who frequented the saloon were not loose ! reoidence of the plaintiff, and hoped that at his I I don't remember getting up and going in any house. women, but where were not such characters to be found 1 next visit he would be able to stay longer, concluding 1 The Chairman : It is quite clear [loin the evidence te a t They were fo un d i n thea tres—were those places closed ?. ! w i t h t h e f on d phrase of " accept my kindest love.' Iwe have already heard you were secre ing yourself in this They were to be found even in church° , bat no one thought lOn the sth Nov. he wrote begging her to "accept his very drawing-room for the purpose or committing a felony. of closing such places on that account. In London kindest 'owe," and asking her if she ever bestowed a thought Prisoner : Your worship, I never stol e a p e nny i n m y lif e . they were scaudalised eve ry S un d ay b y t h e scenes w hi c h upon him,emworthy as he wag an d assnr i ng h er t h at h er im- I I was never before magistrates in my life, except once in they witnessed on their way to church, but when an image was ener before him both day and night. In a letter Demerara. My character is at the Sailors' Home in attempt was made to put th em d own, L ondon was for of the IRh Nov. he reproached her for her letters c on t a i n - I Liverpool. I have been discharged from several vessels, several Sundays in the occupation of a lawless mob. He ing " one word about her love to him," and in a letter of 1 and always bore a good character. I have been a sailor mentioned that to show the utter impossibility off making the 14th November he spoke of a very delightful afternoon I eleven years, and never stole anything in my life. The people moral by compulsion, and so convinced were the which he passed with his "very dear Lizzie. , On the i Chairman : We are quite satisfied that you have committed Continental governments of that, that in France, Germany, invitation of the deendaut the plaintiff and her sister an offence, to punish yon for which we must rend you to Belgium and Holland, such places of amusement were visited him at Cheadle when the marriage day was fixed, Carlisle gaol for three months.— Whitehaven News. MACKAY AND °MFRS V. STFPITENSON.—This was an action brought to recover 15,000 on a policy of assurance. Mr. Atherton, QC , and Mr. Manisty, QC , with Mr. Millward, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Hill, Q.C., with Mr. Unthank, for the defendant. The plaintiffs are John Mackay, William Rutherford, and James Mackay, timber merchants, of Manchester, and they brought the present action as administra ors of Charles Hunt, who carried on the same business in Manchester during his lifetime, and who died there suddenly on the 21st July, 1856 ; and the action was brought against Mr. Henry Frederick Stephenson, one of the directors of the Economic Life Assurance Company, for £5,000, the sum in which the deceased, Charles Hant, assured his life with the company. On the 11 th January, 1856, Mr. Hunt assured his life with the Economic for £5,000, at an annual premium of £202 5s 10d, and on the 20th of the same month he assigned it to the present plaintiffs, by way of security, for a very large claim, upwards of £12,000, which they had at that time against him. It was not denied that he was so indebted to them, or that he had not assured his life for the sum in question, but it was alleged on the part of the defendant that when the assur ance was being completed, Mr. Hunt had withheld from the company important information as to his health, and that the policy had therefore become vitiated. The chief question, therefore, for the jury was the state of health of the assured at the time the policy was entered into. To enable them to do that. the learned counsel for the plaintiffs stated that Mr. Hunt was married in 1832, and that from the time of his marriage up to the year 1853, he had enjoyed the most perfect health. In August, 1855, he and his wife went to Blackpool to enjoy the season, and while there he was attacked with bile. The medical gentleman, Dr. Risk, who attended him, prescribed the usual remedy of blue pill and black draught, and also used an application of ice to the crown of the head. Mr. Hunt recovered in a few days, and from that time up to the moment of his sudden decease, again enjoyed perfect health. When he presented himself for assurance, Sir Jame , Bardeley, tho medical exami ner ofthe company, hesitated about passing him, because ofa seeming excessive palpitation of the heart, but eventually certified, and the assurance was completed. It was now alleged that his attack at Blackpool was not one of bile but of brain fever, asd that in wilfully concealing that, he had misled the company. The assured died insolvent, and only one year's premium had been paid. The plain tiffs case had not concluded on the rising of the court at six o'clock. At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranelagh street, BOYS are CLOTHED frtna the Ages of 6 to 20 Year LIVERPOOL QUARTER SESSIONS. BEFORE G. HENDERSON, ESQ., THE RECORDER. Yesterday, the sessions were commenced in the courts in St. G-aorge's Hall, before G. Henderson, the recorder, and Mr. Blair, the deputy-recorder. The usual formalities having been disposed of, the fol lowing gentlemen were selected as THE GRIND JURY. Christopher Bushell, wine broker, North John street Foreman. Thomas Bouch, merchant, Cook-street. John Baron, broker, OH Hall street. Henry Cram, ship broker, North Johu-street, Wm. L. Clare, broker, Exchange Buildings. Jonathan Cook, drysalter, Batchelor-street. Frederick Chappel, merchant, Cann . ng street. A. M. Dawson, morchfint, Rumford-street. J. Dutton, broker, Fxchano Buildings. Robert Dirorn, merchant, Rumford-street. W. E. T. Duncan, merchant, Exchange-street East. John Finch, wine merchant, Cock street. Charles Higgins, druggist, Seel-street. John Harnett, broker, Fenwick-street. John Jardein, sharebroker, Chatham-street. William G. Leete, broker, Sweeting-street. James Little, rectifier, Vernon-street. Robert Mason, broker, Tithebarn street. Robert Makin, merchant, Brunswick-street. _ _ The usual proclamation against vice and immorality having been read, The Recorder said: Genslemen of the Jury, after an in terval of four weeks the trial list contains the names of 95 prisoners ; but, I am happy to say, there is only one case which comes under the name of Juvenile Cases, that is, in which the party charged is under the age of 16 years. To that state of things they were much indebted to the care and the attention bestowed by the magistrates in invest igating such cases, and also to the benevolence of thesekind people who so liberally came forward and establish-d refor matories and other places to meet the requirements of our juvenile criminals. The cases in number are large, but they are light in amount, therefore it is not necessary for me to trouble you wi.h any further remarks; indeed I do not intend to do so, for I know your skill and ability in dis posing of he business that will be brought before yon. You will, therefore, proceed with the finding of the bills which will bs submitted to you. The grand jury then retired, and amer a short delay, returned several true bills, and the trial of the prisoners was proceeded with. E xelt sivelyfor CLOTHING BOYS from 6 to 20 Yeari LEW IS & COM?ANY.R.rmelazil street. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YESTERDAY. BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD MURDEROUS ASSAULT BY A SON.—Peter Wilson, describ ed as the worst character in Liverpool, and his wife, Anne, were charged with having committed a desperate assault on Anne Wilson, the mother of the male. It appeared that the parties resided in Abstinence street, Park, a , :d, as it was al!eged,-the female prisoner was not married to the man, and this caused the old womnn to remonsirate with them on Saturday evening, and both of them fell on her, kicked her in the ribs, and the female also struck her on the head with an earthen mug and inflicted a severe scalp wound. Surgeon Pope, of the Southern Hospital, said the old woman was hurt internally, and he was of opinion that her ribs were injured. She was suffering from bronchitis, and that made her injuries much worse. The prisoners were remanded for seven days. CHARDE Os' 31ANSGAUGUTER —G3orge Motuford, a carter, was charged with having killed a child, named Alice Magee, aged four years, in Lightbody-street. It appeared that on Saturday about half-past three the prisoner was driving a cart into a gate ?ray in the above street. He was drunk at the time, and it seemed that there were some children playing abut the gate, and the allegation was, that the child in qnestion was knocked down by the horses feet, and in consequence of the prisoners drunken careless ness, the wheel of the cart went over the child's head, and killed it on the spot. The prisoner was remanded in order to produce additional evidence. At LE WIS & COMPANY'S, Rartelagh street, BOYS are CLOTHED from the Ages of 6 to 20 Years. CORONER'S COURT. Yesterday the Borough Coroner held the following inquests : On the body of James Hughes, aged 25, a labourer, who resided in Headley-street, and who fell from a sage at a ship in the Bramley Moore Dock, and was accidentally drowned. Verdict accordingly. • On the body of the child Alice Magee, the details of whose death app3ars in our police reports, The jury found a verdict of " Accidental death.'? On the body of William Parker, aged four years, who was burnt in his parents• house on the 6th inst., and who died in consequence of the injuries received. Verdict, " Accidental death." Oa the body of David Jones, fifty four years old, who died in coniepuence of a fall from a wool store in College lane, as already reported in our paper. Verdict, " Acci dental death." On the Indies of John Henry Thomas, fourteen years of age, and Thomas Smith, aged thirteen, both of whom were drowned on Sunday afternoon, in a pit near the Z.)o logical Gardens. One of the boys was bathing, and seemed to be drowning, when the other jumped in to save him, and both lost their lives. Verdict, " Accidental death." On the body of Philip Kelly, thirty-eight years of age, a shipwright, who fell from the Great Britain steamer, on Saturday, into the Bandon Deck, and was unfortunately drowned. Verdict, " Accidental death." In the case of the boys who lost their lives in a pit near the Zoological Gardens, it is only, just to say that a young man named Glover, who resides at 7, Martin-street, exerted himself in the most praiseworthy manner. He leaped into the pit and got out both boys, at the risk of his own life, but, pity, he came too late. Had he been a little sooner, both lives might have been preserved. His conduct, on investigation, will be found worthy the attention of the Hamane Society. BOYS' CLOTHING MADE WITH GREAT TASTE At LEWIS & COMPANY'S. Ranelagh street- IRTSH FRENCll.—Prince Napoleon, when in Cork, was addressed by the Sheriff in bad French. The Prince said, ".I know a little of English, bnt not Irish," conceiving that the Sheriff was conversing in the Irish language. FLYING STATIONERS.—It is notorious that Hardman, , who was condemned to die last Saturday (week), never spoke a word during his trial, nor evinced the slightest emotion when the sentence was pass 'd. Within two hours ' afterwards, one of the gentry above alluded to went flying through the streets of the town with the following bare ' faced announcement, uttered with the ugliest screams imaginable :—" Here yon have the terrible confession of that unfortunate man, condemned to die for the awful murder of his wife—his sad lamentations, and how he beg ged of the judge to spare his life, and all for the low price of one halfpenny."—Lancasfer Guardian. The Saturday Review says :—" We are sorry to be invidiously particular, but surely there is something mysterious and inscrutable in the dispensation which has caused Mr. Vernon Smith to be just now at the head of the India Board. That Mr. Vernon Smith is unfit for any office we should be loth to assert. At the recent Oxford election, the unseated member, when introducing Mr. Triadic-ray to the constituency, remarked on the pretensions of a certain noble person, who was supposed to be Intending to coetest the city. This nobleman,' said Mr. Neate, ' was once a lord of the Admiralty, which is some thing. Now he is a lord of the Treasury, which is nothing.' We do not tax Mr. Vernon Smith with being capable only of a Treasury lordship, but we cannot conscientiously say that he is quite up to the mark of the Admiralty. His talents are, in fact, intermediate between capacity for a sinecure and fitness for an office. He is a sort of nondescript, presenting at the same moment the virile appearances of the Admiralty and the feminine accomplishments of the Treasury. That it should fall to his lot to be the hope and stay of a great empire and a great system is a circumstance which ought to be mentioned by the bishops as a good text for a sermon on the Bengal motley. No one can make any use of it, except a clergy man on a day of humiliation. The minis'erial journals appear to us universally to ignore Mr. Smith, Even the parliamentary reeorters are beaten by him. They excuse themsdves for compressing his speeches into a line or two on the novel plea that he addresses the house in so conversational a tone.' What a notion of infinite dis jointedness, of half-assimilated facts pitched out pell-mell on a despairing audience, is conveyed by this ingenious formula! But the thing, as we have said, is inscrutable. Confugimus ad asylum ignorante. It is a mystery. One. corner of' the veil we can alone lift up. Mr. Vernon Smith, whatever be the other lessons he conveys, is a warning to Young India. Ater per'orming all the processes which are prescribed as panece3a for ilindoo revolt, there remains Mr. smith. The Tinos forbids us to leave even the shadow of a shade between ourselves and our Indian empire. That means, let India be governed by Mr. Smith. Mr. Disraeli suggests that the bonds are to be drawn closer between our beloved Queen and her Indian subjects. That, again, resolves itself into a Smith autocracy in Hindostan. Lord Ellenborough tells ns that the Queen's name is a tower of strength. That strong fortress, on inspection, turns out to be Mr. smith." ANNUAL LICENSING DAY. Yesterday was the annual licensing day, for transfer, removal and granting of new licenses to publicans for the Borough ; the busines commenced before Messrs S. Holnlet R. Sheil, and F. A. Hamilton. The chief business trans acted was the granting of licenses, as a matter of courser to such as were entitled to them; but Mr. Holme &net before the regular btzsin , es commenced, made the following statement, which, it will be observed, is most important to the public and, attorneys. His worship said, he WI I informed by some of his brother magistrates, that persons who were seeking for licenses and transfers, were in the habit of procuring letters from private gentlemen to the magistrates, for the purpose of influencing or biasing in re' gard to the granting of licence to such persons as the letters were written in favour of. This was a strange and most unfair mode of attempting to influence the bench of magistrates. If persons had charges preferred, they ought to come forward and meet them, and not attempt W influence the magistrates after such a disreputable manner. If such conduct was reprehensible on the part of the persons to whom he alluded, it was very much more inev curable when such letters were written and sent 11 attornies to the magistrates, because attornies were pre: sumed to, and ought to know better than to attempt such a proceeding. He (Mr. Alderman Holme) had received e letter from a person who signed himself " John Godfrets solicitor, York Buildings. After reading a line or two of it, and seeing what it had reference to, he at once returned it, as he never read such letters. He found that his brother magistrate, Mr. Hamilton, had received a letter also from this Mr. Godfrey, and there was no doubt that that letter is a fac simile of the letter which he (Mr' Holme) had received, but sent back, as he stated. Ile would now hand the letter received by Mr. Hamilton frog' this 111 c. Godfrey, to the reporters, and he would also hand a copy of a note that he had addressed to Mr. Godfrels when sending back his letter, and he trusted for the benefit and information of the public, the documents would be published. He, at the same time, must say, that nothing could be more reprehensible on the part of any person, but more particularly on the part of an attorney, to attempt to influence the magistrates in that way—it was improper, unfair, and unjust to adopt such a course, and he was quite sure that no magistrate in Liverpool would attend to any such cora. mnnications. The court was much crowded, and at the conclusion of his Worship's observations, loud applause followed from all present. The following are the letters alluded to by his Worship : Yolk-buildings, Dale-street, 22nd August, 1857. To the Licensing Magistrates of the Borough of Liverpool. Gentlemen,—You will, no doubt, remember the circum stances under which you were induced, shortly before the last annual sessions, to grant the removal of a license, the property of a Mrs. Cobham, from Tithebarn-street, or that neighbour. hood, to (as was then represented) Paddingtoo ' and that it was subsequently satisfactorily shown this grant had been obtained by misrepresentation—in fact, fraud—both is regards notices alleged to have been given, and the description of the premises which are in Irvine-street, immediately opposite to my house, and at the corner of Wavertree-road, the ba-k wall of the licensed house only being to Paddington, and yon will, no doubt, remember that a license had beer. previously refused 0 be granted to these premises (when properly described) ; hence the cause for the misrepresenta'ion made when it was granted, and the complaints consequently made by myself and other owners and occupiers of the neighbouring property to the magistrates on that subject. Mrs. Cobham never, in fact, resided in the house. Her license was purchased by the owner of the premises in Irvine-street, and she never was intended as the tenant, although she, I believe, swore before that the removal was for her own use solely. Since this was done, the premises have been transferred twice, and made into a dram-shop, and within a few weeks past another communica.- tion into Irvine-street has been opened, which has become so intolerable nuisance to the neighbourhood from the constant use made, by persons frequenting the place, of the walls and corners close by the doors as urinals. As I am given to understand that a distinct promise was made to you, on the license being lately transferred, that no other communication should be opened into Irvine-street than the original entrance, &c. This having been since made, in defiance of such promise, I deem it necessary to call your attention to the matter, in the hope that something may be done at the forthcoming annual session, to put a stop to the disgusting scenes continually opposite to the church, and the residences of parties of res pectability who have families growing up. Trusting, there fore, that on the application for a renewal of this license you will see the necessity of insisting upon a stoppage of the neW communication made into Irvine-street, contrary to distinct promise, or refuse a renewal of this license, I am, gentle— men, your very obedient servant, JOHN GODFREY, Solicitor. Francis A. Hamilton, Rig., 7, Ch pel-s rest: 10, Benson-street, Liverpool, Aug. 22, 1857. Mr. Samuel Holme begs to return the enclosed letter to Mr. Godfrey, as he perceives, from reading the first few lines, that it has reference to a ease which will come before the magistrates in their judicial capacity. Mr. Godfrey must know that if any complaint is made, it must be in open court, and where the party complained against will have an opportunity of replying to such complaint. Mr. Reline must also object to receive or read, in his private capacity, a letter which is addressed " To the Licensing Magistrates," but sent outwardly directed to him. If Mr. Godfrey wishes to address the magistrates, the proper channel is by enclosing his letter to the Mayor, or through the magistrates' clerks. Mr. Holme cannot recognise exigarte statements ; and he must express his surprise that such an unfair method of prejudicing the mind of any magistrate should be resorted to by a legal practitioner, who ought to bo well aware of its impropriety. THE QUEEN'S HOTEL—Mr. Raffles appeared to oppose the renewal of the licence for the new portions of the Queen's Hotel that front Lime• street, and also attached to the rear of the concerns. These new premises are well known to the public. Mr. Aspinall appeared in support of Mr. Curchod's (the owner's) claim. The grounds on which the opposition to the renewal of the licence were founded, appeared to be that the new concerns were not part of tho Queen's Hotel; that the lower portion which constitute the new rooms, belong to a different owner, and are held under a separate tenure, from a sepa rate landlord, by Mr. Curchod. It was urged that the new rooms were also separated from the hotel by a passage, and in addition it was said that Mr. Curchod had sublet the new premises to another person. These points were urged as a violation of the license and excise acts. Nothing in the shape of a complaint was laid against the place, but Mr. Raffles argued that if Mr. Curdled was permitted to sell in these premises under the license, there was nothing to prevent him of running a bridge across to Elliott-street, and continue it to the Adelphi, and make use of rooms on it under the license. Mr. Aspinall argued in the first place that Mr. Ratlbs had no locus standi in the present case at all. His client had merely extended his hotel for the purpose of his business, and he maintained he was entitled to the license. Mr. Curchod, in reply to the bench, said he had not sub-let the premises, and that he was liable for the profit and losses. After some dis cussion, the bench granted the license, as th.iy were under the impression the hotel premises were only enlarged. BOY'S CLOTHING MADE WITH GREAT TASTE, rAt LEWIS & COMPANY'S. Ranelagti street. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. On Saturday afternoon, an inquest was held at the Rail way Tavern, Colney Hatch, before Mr. Wak'ey, on the body of M r. G-eorge Cox, aged 62, a bookseller, carrying on busi ness at No. 27, Bedford-street, Covent-garden, and snperin tendent of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, who met with his death aQ.he Colney Hatch station of the Great Northern Railway, on Thursday evening last. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased left the King's-cross station in the 7.50 train, which arrived at Colney Hatch about a quarter past eight o'clock. Oa reaching the station, the train passed to the extent of se veral carriages beyond the usual resting-place, seven or eight carriages having passed the platform altogether: Several passengers then alighted upon the platform,. one of whom a Mr. Wilson, a solicitor, resident at South gate, saw the deceased open the door of the carriage, and conning out. As it appeared evident that the train must back in consequence of Navin! gone so far, he called to the deceased not to get out. He, however, had taken a second step, and the train being then in motion he lost his footing, and tell between the platform and carriages, and dis appeared. The train was immediately stopped, and the unfortunate gentleman taken up, but death must have been instantaneous, the bead being literally crushed. It transpired, in the course of the inquiry, that the station master at the Hadfield station had got on the engine at Hornsey, and was proceeding to llaJfield at the time of the accident, and as he was not present at the inquest, the coroner thought it essential to the ends of justice that he should be forthcoming. The proceedings were consequently adjourned until Thursday next. Con siderable difficulty was experienced at the outset of the inquiry, in consequence of the inability on the part of the friends of the deceased to identify him, a son of the unfor tunate man stating that he could not recognise a single feature. Identity, however, was subsequently established by means of the clothes worn by the deceased, and enlace found on his person. "Pow , JU7CE."—At a recant pic-nic of the Exeter Working Men's Improvement Soetety, at Newcourt, the residence of T. Tyrrell, Esq., the members, who are tee totallers, drank the pump dry l---"an event," says Mr. Tyrrell, " that had not occurred at Newcourt within the memory of man."