Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-04 00:00:00

AUGUST 4, 1859. The Morning Star announces the acceptance by Erskine Peim M.P., of a seat in the Indian Council. This 'appointment Cause a vacancy in the representation of -the-h-o-r-otikh of Devonport. The Dilly -News and the Tinia eieli 4 contain a leading 'article on the builders' strike in - the Metropolis, and eliat acterise it as an attempt on the rights and liberties of .the Working classes. 11 1 Consequence of a strike of gas stokers . in the Metro- Nils, the directors of the London Gas Company appeal to Public boar& and private o:Slimmers, asking theneto econ omise for the present use of gas as much as possible. The Times has very littl e h o p e th a t any arrangement can be madewith the American Government for repressing lefties on board American vessels at sea, by a plan of t f jmisdietion as proposed last night by Mr. M. Milnes. The Times suggests that the way to make India pay is to .ct British India to the three Presidencies, and asks advantage has been gained by. pushing our outposts Into remote territory where great military garrisons must be Maintained ? The way to dispose of useless and costly regions is to bestow them on Indian princes who have de served well of us during the late troubles MPERIAL PARLIAMENT. [BY BRITISH AND . MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.I ROUSE OF COMMONS YESTERDAY NEW WRITS in the 'louse of Commons on Wednesday a new writ Was issued for the borough of Taunton, in place of, Mr. Labouchere, raised to the peerage ; and for Devonport,, in place of Sir E. Per r y, one of the Council of India. The Law of Property and Trustee Amendment Bill 1: 1 3-s ise s u edsst o ugh committee after a long and desulto r y legal % The R ouse then went into UPPLY. Committee of Supply on the 11 contingencis. £30,000 was voted by way of subsidy th e Red Sea. Telegraph Company. Considerable discus t°olk pl v. ace on the vote of £2,000 for the National Por- Llt Calle zit% SPOONER moved the negative to the vote. °II a division, the vote was affirmed by 141 to 35. Vote for the survey of county boundaries in Ireland, and agric ultural statistics in the country, led to some debate, d Were ultimately agreed to. vote of £2,000 for the purchase of Sir G. Hayter's pic )l the first reformed House of Commons, was opposed by Mr. Bpooner The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained that the Pureh as th e -e was made under the authority of Mr. Disraeli, at c omi ree :lnendation of m a ny members of the late House of r• SPOONE R said he mirehase did not care a straw who authorised sir. Av irrox su.gested that the purchase was made by 1; ri ght hon. gentleman for the purpose of keep i ng reform ore the eyes of his party. (311 a division the votes were equal, 82 in each case ; the ate then passed in the affirmative. An animated discussion took place on the votes of £9,988, T the erection of buildings at Kensington Gore, for the Mporary accommodation of the Turne r and Vernon gale "' I t Was contended that this was only intended as a 'elude to the permanent establishment of our collection in tv at 1 1: -oca "ty. That c h eaper and better arrangements might e been made, and that the money had already been :Pended without the authority of Parliament. Lord PALMERSTON declared that there was no intention 4'4' permanently our collection at Kensington. )jThe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER agued that greater ections would have been made to any other plan. On a division, the vote was affirmed by 116 to 73. A vote of £6,000 for compensation to Mr. Barbour occa med another division. The vote was carried by 124 to 24. The report of the Bury o, and d e cl ared Mr. Fred erick Elect p io e n el e d o u T y m e i l t e te c e te w l as brought The Dublin Police Bill, and the Probate and Letters of 'ministration (Ireland) Bill were read a second. timo. The report of the East Indian Loan Bill was brought up, d leave was given to found a bill upon it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER obtained leave to [ ng in a bill to amend the Superannuation Act. The other orders were disposed of, and the House ad !riled at six o'clock. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. VHE IST CHESHIRE MILITIA.—About sixty of the men of e Ist Cheshire Militia enlisted into the line, on their ,thment ted that the two county members have accepted an to be present at the Liverpool Licensed Victuallers' al dinner, , whieh will be held this year at Aintree PItEEMEN'S CLUB IN CHESTER.—We hear that a Free -1,111,,e1es Club is being formed in Chester, with the object of some'of the privileges which of old belonged to t which, through their own neglect, have lop 0. O;3, AP aaiku. never received more than na in day f or his labour in his life, and yet had sue led accumulating upwards of £1,400. • -. ETON AND PARKOATE.—The annual sermons fo r the p arochi a l S c h ools were preached on Sunday last, by the '‘ e v• C. Bowen, M.A , Recto r o f St. M ary ' s, Ch ester. After tw o most excellent and heart-stirring di the 41 7 i3s. id .. was collected in aid of the school scourses, funds.sum of , 141vEur.00r, INFIRMARY FOR CHILDREN.—MonthIy Re -1,,'°,1.1) July, 1859: Fresh patients admitted, 140 ; patients Wider 4 have received treatment, 246 ; patients remaining tir.treatment, 144. Medical officers, Mr. Stephens and 43 ,,„ i: -t-L.,03' treasurer, Arthur Dempsey, Esq. ; assistant -- eal :officer, Mr. Rowe; surgeon dentist, Mr. Newman. „oilalliy XERSEY DOCK BOARD AND MESSRS. POLLARD AND -the Mer sey Wa understand that the arbitration case between' lis Board and Messrs. Pollard and Grey is settled. p 7 claim before the proceeding took place was £230,000 ; claim. before the arbitrators, as per evidence of Messrs. .0'.:1", Reline, and others, was £152,753. The award is . '6OO, Which includes £2,000 for creeks, which both par ilea clai m. n_ 'TER CATTLE FAIR.--This fair took place on Tues °lit) in consequence of other fairs being held in the rabourhood on the same day, there was but a small all i , ce of purchasers, and prices in every sort were lower. ,ti e B 'eep were numerous, and the poorer sorts of Irish ad th P 1 g s Were a d rug: B ut few horses were exhibited, os of a very inferior description. .04VR SOIR EE TO Mn. COBDEN, M.P.—The committee met te-07,esday night, wh en M r. Moore, the deputy secretary, Al .'"-t that th e app li cat i on for tickets was daily consider - y . lincr easing, Some of the leading Reformers in the h ave been invited, and several members of parlia -°0 signified their intention of being present. It is le that two or three noble lords will honour the pith their.presence. sl3- ProbaLi mist useful and elegant book-rest, 'e -4 Panied by a hi g hly c h as t e an d ornamental envelope ,411eu'iliwere p resen t e d t o the. Rev. G. W. Warr, M.A., - clie7llt of St. Saviour's Church, Falkner-squar e , on 4 - a last, by some of his late confirmation candidates, ken i 'Ken of their gratitude for the kind interest he has . . . treat the ir spir i t ua l we lf are , and a mark of the ve r y ode r espect th ey enterta i n towar d s h im. Th e a b ove were of -white enamel, richly embossed. %hin l4 ? L AtNeu AT CHESTER.---011 Monday last, a fine b e i! called the Eclipse was launched from the yard of the Ito e Shi Building Company, which is adjacent to the 111Llee Rai lwa P y . Bridge. There - were upwards of 700 peo tieCrtnMed to witness the launch. The vessel . was christ- I W Miss Parkes. The vessel has been built for Messrs. w • Dighton, of Wolverhampton. Directly after the so me cannon th a t were in th e yar d were fi re d in ltt k t - 1 4 1 1 ' of the event. The men were cautioned about load the t o el n ; nevertheless, they very imprudently poured over lowdelleh-hole of one of the canon an immense quantity of ne hich, when fired; scorched three men very severely. 14 4' f il e injured men, Thomas Doughty,_ . was . dangerously aiht a pout the face, his eyes are severely injured, and his * hat Will be impaired ; harry Ball was burnt about the °f ° Il hand ; and Henry Sconce was burnt about the ii t r o 411,1 hand. Notwithstanding these accidents, we were 411 ecl ac ..._ that a fourth: mishap took place in the course of IN OW4 - 7:° 01 1, when a Mail had a portion of hia.thumbs THE BRIBERY AT WARLPIELD.—An arrangement' has, been made between the Liberals and Tories of the borough. of Wakefield, and it has been mutually agreed that all:the summonses - for - ,giving bribesi&e.; at the late election, which were returnable for the 23rd inst., shall be withdrawn. , --- Leeds. Mercury. . _ - .. • THE PADIHAM STRIKE.--ThIS is the twentieth week of the strike, - but as yet neither party seems disposed t o give way. The usual delegate meeting took place - on Sunday, mid it .is evident that the organisation: of the operatives is becoming. stronger every week in support of the strike. The total sum brought from the several districts was greater than: one any former occasion, amounting to £428. This, with.the. cash, in band, makes altogether £656. The whole of the hands were paid as usual on Monday 7s. each, besides; ad ditional relief to . distressed - cases. We are told that,- if there is no settlement before the winter quarter sets- ino it is intended to pay the operatives Bs, instead of 7s. A MAN AND HIS WIFE DROWNED IN THE RIVER TRENT, —On Sunday night a small vessel, bound for Lincoln from Hull, was proceeding with the tide, which was unusually strong, up the River Trent, and when opposite Gainsborough, ran foul of Chapel Staithe tier. She immediately tippled over, and went down. There were on board at the time the , captain (Kinnersley), his wife, and child, a friend of the captain's, named Beech, with his wife and three children, and a man who assists in the management of the vessel. The captain, his wife, and the whole of the children, were saved; but Beech and his wife, who were in the cabin, were drowned. It appears that the accident was caused by, five vessels lying alongside each other, four on the left and one on the right-hand side of the river, sufficient room notbeing left for the passage 'of a vessel in such a tide. FATAL AFFAIR AT LITTLE HORTON, BRADFORD. -*-- Sunday " tides” or " feasts," as they have been variously called, which are carried to such an extent in this and other districts, have not, always been free from fatal results, and this was the case on Sunday night or Monday morning last, when a man named William Dean, formerly a woolcomber, but latterly a farm labourer, lost his life, to all appearance through accident. He, it appears, had been to Shelf " tide," on Sunday, where a considerable quantity of liquor had been imbibed, and when returning through Horton, and close upon the neighbourhood of Wibsey, he had entered a barn on the farm of Mr. William Sharp, Brown Royd, and found., his way up a ladder to the loft above, where he doubtless intended to remain and sleep. This is evident from the marks left ; but by some means or other unknown, the man, if he really knew what he was doing, had evidently stumbled or mistaken his way in the dark, and had fallen head fore most to the ground, on the storey whence lie had so lately ascended, as he was found there in tho morning with his neck broken, and quite dead. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.-At the weekly meeting yesterday, Mr. Whitby presided, and there were also pre sent Messrs. Abraham, Pilling, H. Edwards, Wareham, French, Roberts, Smith, Wensley, Garrett, and Medcalf. Cheques for out-door relief were given as follows :—Mr. Potts £ll5 ; Mr. Olney £36 ; and Mr. Lythgoe £22. On the motion of Mr. Roberts, seconded by Mr. Edwards, it was agreed that the Poor-law Board be asked to sanction the continuance of the services of Mr. Moore as bookkeeper until the removal of the paupers, chargeable to Toxteth-park, from this workhouse. On the motion of Mr. 11. Edwards, seconded by Mr. Wensley, it was resolved---" That in reply to the letter from the Poor-law Board dated the 28th of June last, with reference to the charges made by Mr. Thos. Smith against the master, baker, and storekeeper of the workhouse, the Poor-law Board, be informed that on the receipt of such letter Mr. Smith undertook to provide the board with specific charges against such officers; but although repeatedly pressed to do so, has not performed such under taking up to the present time ; and in the absence of such charges the guardians are not in a position to judge of the truth of the general imputations brought by Mr. Smith against the said officers, and do not impute any blame to any paid officers of the workhouse in respect to the allegations made by i Mr. Smith, but, on the contrary, have entire con fidence n such officers." THE NORTH-SHORE MILLS CORONER'S COURT Y_ ES TERD A Y The adjourned inquest on the bodies of Thomas Seddon, Edward Jones, Sarah Foden, Robert W. Derbyshire, and William Seddon, who came to their deaths through the late conflagration at the North-shore Mills, in which so many human lives were sacrificed, was resumed yesterday, before Mr. Wybergh, deputy-coroner. The inquiry commenced at half-past two o'clock, after which the examination of witnesses was proceeded with. The main gist of the evidence had bore upon the circumstances of the fire breaking out on the day on which it occurred, and the fatal consequences that followed. A young lad, named George . Foden, gave very straight forward and plain testimony. He said that he was at the top story, and heard the cry of " fire, fire." He immediately ran down stairs, and met William (one of the deceased parties), and told him the mill was on fire. William would not come down, and went to work at the wheat as usual. All the parties at the upper story could have heard the cry of " fire" as well as the witness, if they had paid attention to it. Mr. Martin, the manager of the mills, on being asked by the coroner as to the origination of the fire, said it must have been caused by the grinding-stones not being sufficiently fed ; this caused 'the friction, which had the effect of creating the fire, and which , ascended so rapidly, spreading throughout the various compartments of the mill, would cause the immense building to ignite immediately ; fact, a gas explosion could not be more successful in its destruc tive influences. Mr. Martin and other witnesses stated that it was the duty of Moss, as feeder of the stones, to have looked after this department. The Coroner asked' whether Moss was a steady man or not. It It was stated by GeorgeExtja krpf a l y) ` had -WIT2 Time arop of drink upon him. The evidence of the witnesses having concluded, the Coroner told Moss that, as very likely the consequences might prove very serious to him hereafter, he was at perfect ke any . rema to the jur Moss then stated, that with regard to the Unfortunate affair in question, he could only say that he knew of no cause whatever respecting the origination of the fire beyond the fact of the friction of the stones. He Obseived a flash like the flash from a pan, and threw a bucket of water upon it ; but on making more minute investigation, he observed the fire emanating from the w i n d ows , an d h e then knew that all was over. The Foreman of the Jury said they did not require any further evidence, and were satisfied with what they had heard. The Coroner said he was most anxious to expedite the investigation. The jury, after being it _short time in consultation, re turned ,a verdict, " That the fire was the result of accident, and that no parties were to blame upon the occasion ; and hoped, if the premises were re-built, the conducting tubes would be made of iron, and not of wood." LORD LONSDALE'S BIRTH-DAY.—OR Saturday last, the anniversary of the birth of the Earl of Lonsdale was celebrated, at Whitehaven, by a public banquet, in the Town-hall, which was attended by a most respectable and influential body of gentlemen, to the number of about 00. One of the most gratifying features of the assembly (says the Cumberland Pacquet) was, that it embraCed gentlemen of various shades of opinion, political and othetwise;"and that they all vied with each other to insure for the celebration the result which was hoped for, and with which it was at tended—that of a complete success, the proceedings through out being pronounced by one and all as of the most unex ceptionable character. The chair was occupied by Dr. Clarke, under whose able presidency the enjoyment of the occasion was well kept up. THE COWARDLY ATTACK ON MR. STUART WORTLEY.-- The attack on Mr. Stuart Wortley, at-Wakefield, by one of the Liberal party, turns out to have been a very brutal one. It appears that during the prOgress of the meeting of Con servative electors, a mob assembled in . the large. square .in front of th e Corn Exchange. On the meeting dispersing, those who had attended it were hooted and hustled by the mob, and a large crowd followed Mr. Stuart Wortley to the Strafford Arms Hotel. There they remained hooting and yelling. After remaining in the hotel a short time, Mr. Wortley had occa s i o n t o go t o t h e Electric Telegraph Office. He was guarded by the chief constable, Inspector Frost, and several other officers ; when returning again to the Strafford Arms, some cowardly ruffian threw. a heavy piece of lead, which had . evidently been prepared for the purpose, at the hon. gentleman, striking him a blow on the temple, and inflicting a severe wound, the blood from which streamed down his face. He was conveyed into the inn, and a surgeon sent for, who dressed the .wound. Wortley remained in a stunned condition for about an hour, but recovered sufficiently to enable him to leave Wakefield by the 10 p.m. train. A reward of £25 has been offered for the apprehension of the person who perpetrated this diabolical action. The piece of lead with which the blow inn inflicted was found close to the spot where Mr, Wortley struck. It is sharpened - at one end, . cud Mont (0 the other. SERIOUS CHARGE 0)Y ASSAULT, - AGAINST - A LIVERPOOL SHARERRQKER 6 - 6MMIA-P - A OT, TUB. ACCUSED Yeiterday, lengthened investigation .:took: - place before the• County Magistrates, at the• Court-room *Basnett=street,- into the circumstances Connected with a charge of assault, preferred against Mr. J. • 8.. Neilson, sharebroker, by Mn Alexander Sleigh, broker. The case•had excited an unusual , amount of interest, and the court was inconveniently crowded by large numbers of - merchants and other gentle-. men. The facts of the case. will be gathered from the following evidence - • • Mr. Aspinall, instructed by. Mr. Dodge, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.. Deighton, instructed by Mr. Snowball, was present on behalf of the accused. Mr. Neil= son entered the court in company with Mr. Alderman J. 11. Turner, and both gentlemen took their seats at the table. Mr. Sleigh sat by the side of his legal adviser. The magistrates present- were Messrs. 11. It. Sandbach and Myers, and Major Chambers. _ _ _ Mr. Aspinall said he appeared in this case on behalf of Mr. Alexander Sleigh, who, was a broker and a gentleman of position in Liverpool, to prefer a charge against. Mr. John Backhouse Neilson, of having unlawfully and ma liciwisly inflicted grievous.bodily injury on Robert Alexander Sleigh, Mr. Sleigh's son. The course which he proposed to _ ask the bench to take - ask them to send this le , mig ..5............ 'frectlf , [er that otecti'd rt them uchert except/ having forma' t of the g more NORTHERN DAILY TIMES. matter upon which he. would dictate to the magistrates; but ,he thought there were good reasons why it would be more satisfactory to send it •to the assizes. If sent to the assizes, it would come before both a jury and judge, who would give. it a proper consideration ; and should it be found that it was. a case deserving of mercy, such a jury would •be more likely to be merciful than any other tribunal. Mr. Alexander Sleigh was residing with ,his family, on 27 th of uly, at y it appeared, was also residing there,—whether temporarily or permanently he did not know—at a house close to Mr. Sleigh's. Two of Mr. Sleigh's sons were more immediately interested in the ease. These two young gentlemen, with their friends, were on the terrace at Waterloo, on the even ing in question ; and they had purchased what are cominonly called Waterloo crackers, and were amusing themselves with letting them off. There was no pretence for saying that, beyond making a noise, it was possible for -them to do any individual or bodily harm ; at the same, time, he might perhaps say, that letting them off in the manner which would be described, was perhaps a boyish trick, but nothing more ; certainly it did not demand such aggravated punish ment as that which was inflicted on the young gentleman by the defendant. The two sons of Mr. Sleigh, with some companions, were on the beach at Waterloo.; and at the same time, Mr. Neilson and Mr. Alderman Turner, with . two ladies Mrs. Neilson and Miss Turner were walking. there. As Mr. Neilson, Mr, Turner, and the two ladies were coming along, one of the boys sent up one o f th e crac k ers i nto the air, and it fell and exploded near Mrs. Neilson. Seeing. this, Mr. Neilson turned round, and expressed himself towards the boy in a very violent manner. He (Mr. Aspinall) would not say anything about that, because under such circumstances it was natural to suppose that a gentleman might be angry at the moment, thinking it was of greater consequence than it really was. If Mr. Neilson's anger and hostility had:stop ped there, nothing more would have been h ear d o f th e matter. Even if had gone fnrther—if he had turned round and given the boy a tap on the head—nothing more would have been said. But he did not stop there. Mr. Neilson, and his wife and friends, went on, and passed into their own house, and the boys went away along the terrace, four or five of them together, and passed Mr. Sleigh's house, as they had done over and over again, on that and other evenings. Several_ of these boys would be called before the magistrates. The boys, he had 'said, passed Mr. Sleigh's' house becanse they - had no desire to go in, and he saw no reason why they should go in, for their parents were from home. They went to a place where there were several persons standing about, but they were females. Had there been any gentlemen about, the occurrence which had led • to the present charge would, in all probability, not have happened, because the person who made the attack would have come off a great deal worse than the boy upon,whom the attack was made. After the lapse of about twenty minutes from this time, Mr. Neilson came out of the house' with a heavy stick, and after using language which he was afraid he should be obliged to ask the witnesses to give, he struck young Sleigh violently with his fist, and he then proceeded to use the stick upon him in iantinerttt wunhmateervceifruiln troes. Ile struck the boy over and over main, so as to m th a e n m ne a r t ' te lv r , hi w c o h uld w d it e n s e er ss ib es e towhtohehMulaginso produce injuries which would be described to them by medical men ; and conducted himself in a manner the most disgraceful and cowardly for a man in any station of life, — so disgraceful and outrageous, indeed, was his conduct, that if a person in the lower class of society had committed such an outrage, it would scarcely have been necessary to ask the magistrates to act promptly. lie should call before them the boy himself, and he should also call before them a lady who resided in an adjoining house. She saw what occurred from the window of her own house, and such was the effect of the defendant's treatment upon her that she fainted away. He should also' call before them a gentleman, and he would tell them that he saw the defendant, and that he thought at first he was not . dealing with a human being at all, but was performing upon some inanimate substance for the purpose of gymnastic exercise. a Ile should also show, by the evidence of th e me di ca l men, that the injuries were of a most serious charact er , f or th ey would tell them that one of the blows, .if_tit beenhad struckto boy at a distance. f a fraetipn—have — have ii.e - snount also show them that a r;, o . keys which the boy had in his pocket was smashed to pieces by -one of the blows. Under these circumstances he would ask them to deal with this person as they would deal with a person in the lower class of society. If one of that class had been charged there with such ' an aggravated attack, either on the son of a gentleman or on a person in any class of society, he did not think that that bench, or auy bench, would hesitate in taking the only course they could, and send the accused for trial. But he did not stop there. After this disgusting and cowardly act, the boy went home. Mr. Sleigh and his wife were dining out, and, after returning home, they had de scribed to the m what had taken place. Mr. Sleigh then went and called upon Mr. Neilson. He knocked at the door, and had a difficulty in receiving a reply: At last Mr. Neilson came doWn stairs, with an instrument in his hand. Ile then conducted himself towards Mr. Sleigh in a manner which. would be described. It was of a piece with that - which he had already displayed towards the boy, for he used most violent language to the father, who came to complain of the injuries which he had inflicted on his son. The next morning it appeared- that Mr. Neilson was in the same mind, and it did so happen that a man who would conimit such outrages as that still bullied, and Mr. Neilson did so. They would notice the first letter which he thought proper to write to the father. It was as follows "16, Crescent, Waterloo, Thursday Evening. "ALEXANDER SLEIGLI) ESQ. " Sin,—l wish you to have a distinct knowledge of what occurred with regard to your son yesterday, which I am fully prepared to justify in any way you please, either personally or by the law ; and if you select the latter, I beg to inform you that my solicitor is Mr. Simpson, of the firm of North, Simpson, and North, to whom I shall relate these circumstances as soon as I arrive in town." He was not at all surprised that Messrs. North, Simpson, and North were not there to-day, after making themselves acquainted with the facts of the case. "My wife and Miss Turner were walking on the Crescent footpath, and I, in company with Mr. J. Turner, was following them, when ' we saw a boy throwing crackers, and he deliberately- threw one at my wife and Miss Turner, which hit them and exploded at their feet, fortunately not quite under their petticoats, which would have caught fire at once, as they both had muslin dresses on. They were both exceedingly alarmed, and I turned to this boy and at once charged him with his conduct, which he admitted in the most impudent and insulting way,—fipon which Mr. Turner addressed him, and he still justified himself, and said that he did it for fun. I walked to my door, which was close by, for my stick, and eame.out at once, and when he saw me coming with the stick to some empty houses on M ar i ne -terrace, where be he walked off, but not to his father's house, who se d oor h e passed, t b h u o t ug a h w Ae should escape me. I had asked who he was, when he would not tell me. I had never seen him in my life before, to my . knowledge, and I therefore gave him what he richly de served- I told you l as t night, when you collected a crowd, and w ere s h out i ng dooratmy—agood thrashing—and which, as in the middle of the night, after I had gone to bed, that I would or any other, man in Engl an d, if your conduct d had been yoursel f,ensilar to his. He put my wife and Miss Turner i n danger of being burned to death, and then was most insolent to both myself and Mr. Turner, when we addressd him on his conduct. Englishman as a magistrate, or twelve of my I would have saved any man the trouble of thrashing my son, if I had ever caught him guilty of such blackguard conduct; and I will trusto justify me in the course I adopted." Now he (Mr. Aspinall) hones t was asking them to give him an opportunity of trusting to twelve of his honest countrymen. honest countrymen, for it himself, and therefore there wasnothing unreasonable had asked trym an en, unreasonable in his asking the magistrates to confirm the' view which Mr. Neilson took of it himself. Th e letter pro- ceeded— ln I knew no more that he was ayyoutorwsoanrdtshtaxhiethoffaetnhdeewasr. wh th e e th m er an an • r th ed em ag oo a ;, ac bu t t in az h l e h aa av ni e occur in e said before, I would, if such c on d uct or boy,---i rema i n , f a ithfully yours, JoiiN B YIT B. N in - .SON. " I have taken a copy of this statement to show to my friends and solicitor; and I have the evidence of an elderl y g en tleman and 141, Wifo4 ITAQ Arc total strangers to Wt but wilt' expressed very w m i y t e h r i o s th fi e s r t . track him He knockedlifted u of Mr.. Johr, Turner and his daughter, and of my own wife, to stron opinions of your son's conduct _both to himself and to us; and il confirm the accuracy of what I state. " P laim his do r w ig n h . -- •He then - be at him - witlrantick. HO was then down - on the Now that was the letter which he thought proper-ta write grourallean ing to a post.. He struck him heavy blows. He ; the , next morning:Wfter. being told of the- extent. of the hand a i n in d e 's it used very ba d language whilst d o i ng so. - -I did . not see ank • injuries winch - 'hodadlnflicted on the boy. cJR did not, men near wl tilst this was g o i ng -on. - I went home with my know at that time with whom he was dealing, h u t h e did brother- after 'ho beaten. Cross-examined : The post know it very shortly afterwards; and ,then he .wrote . . . . t• I iel i mytn-othei was holding on •' st agains w 1• was just over the letter, and' he wrote it in such a manner as a ma:would:do hole, and hit i feet were hinging o ver t h e area. I was not who first insulted A child as lie had done, and a ft erwar d s with my brotl ter the whole time. 'When I saw Mr. Neilson found out that the man.to whom - he had written 4wou ld .not - submit to his bullying:. The following is the secondbeating letter.: .. . hint. so cruelly I. ran away fo r h e l p. • Mr: N eilson Liverpool, Julz 24 ISO. was going awa,v when I returned.-. - ALEXANDER SLEIGT4 £84.. t)- . 3as..Letitia: Forwood examined.—l am th e w i fe. of Mr. - Sir,--I have had a conversation with Mr. W. If..J.bnes, from George o of the firm-of Forwood, Call an , and Co. • F r.wet) a, - ' which I gather he thihiri the boys conduct was very=-wrong, and merchants. in.: I;iverpool. We reside at Marine-terrace, that he might himself have • acted towards him as .I. do:l;;;.httt that - Waterloo:- s the next door to where ' this he should not have struck him. so hard, f or th a t his.arm is very Muir 'house i much hurt. Now for this I am quite willing. to• express my I was sitting at beating- took. place. •At 'tile time, . . 8 - . the ext e! regret ; for -1:: had , intended ' only 'to chastiSe. him as drawing-roonr window, in sneh _a position as t - I would . have_ done my. own son. if he had acted towi.i.a.l-..", . - - azIL. LW( n a similar way- - ; but I do not doubt that from constailt prac. Lth wires and other instruments, and gymniettic exercises, hn.VP ArrLL a.vnro - _ thought of this ;, b feelings, that after myself, his conduc !assure , yAr., without Wishing had, been spoken to both hr 11 'firmer and y did make Lain anger, tn.= if he had told me his name and conuectson with you, I should never have touched him, or done more than telling you. of his conduct, and , leaving him to your own good senselor correction, but as you murAnee yourself, he would hot show even his residence, evidentlly -to. avoid your displeasure, for he must have passed your doo r When he saw me coming with the stack. I shall add one word. lam extremely sake. whom r • his mcil I feel since hayed ill, I uLLIL L 1.110 , V71, out for whom w,lng that she must feel that here child has be . thinkino.n , .., +,.,+r • '"''see what o6k-place: P saw the bay-standing by the rails,. and Mr. Ntil4on beating , him with a-stick, on the arms and body. laeard'heaevy• Idol's, and Pr said, " Good God!' there is a man- killing a, boy." My attention was attractediby hearing the blowS, and dreadful latikuage. I saw him give from t ' weive to fifteen heavy blows: I went out at the' window, and'said, "-Mr. Neilson, what bas the boy been doing that you are testing him so?"' Ile replied, " A has been throwing• crackers at my wife:" I then saic}, "If he has d6ne that he is a naughty-boy, but it does not justify you in beatirw hint so violently." I then went inside the ' , ouse, and was so agitated at what I *bat I saw t, ..)ecame perfectly unconscious. My , boy afterwards came in, and said , to me, " Mamma, the little boy is young Sleigh." They were dreadful blows that Mr. Neilson struck. Cross-examined : I have a family of my own. lam not very strong in my health. I do not know the state in which Mrs. Neilson is at present. lam not aware that she is near her confinement. I cannot justify the throwing of crackers. It is highly improper. Bnt I cannot justify such beating of the boy as= I saw. Robert Samuel, 13, son of Mr. R. Samuel, merchant at Liverpool, eorroboratecrthe other boy's evidence. Mr. John Dudley Slack : I am a broker in Liv rpool, Ind at present am staydng at Seaforth. On the evening of the 27th of July, I was at Waterloo. At-about sixty yards' distance from where I. was standing, I saw a man raising up his hand with s stick in it. lat first thought he was laying it on to some-rafters, from the strength he seemed to use, though I saw a_ boy leaning against the wall. I after wards saw it was Mr. Neilson. My attention was called by a gentleman, who said, " By Jove, see how he is leathering the lad." I then distinctly saw three or four heavy blows struck across the boy's arms and hips. Mr. James Stoekdale Irving : I am the principal in the firm of Irving , Son, and Jones, merchants, at Live r p oo l, and reside at. Ifaterfoo. I know-Mr. Sleigh. On the even ing of the 2i7th of July, in consequence of hearing some thing about this matter, I went to Mr. Sleigh's house. Mr. and Mrs. Sleigh were out. I saw the boy. I heard his statement. His clothes were taken' off, and I examined his arm. He had been shamefully beaten. His arm was in a disgraceful state. There were blood marks. I saw his back when he was stripped, later in the evening. There were many bruises on his back and upper part of his body. I waited until Mr. and Mrs. Sleigh came home. On In forming Mr. Sleigh of what had taken place, we both went to Mr. Neilson's. Mr. Sleigh knocked at the gate, and after some time Mr, Neilson came down. It was about half-past ten. Mr, Sleigh Called out, " Mr. Neilson, I want you." Mr. Neilson then came out with a stick in his hand, which he was holding in a threatening position. It was a very thick stick. Mr. Sleigh asked him for an explanation as to why he had been beating his son. He said that his son had been throwing Waterloo crackers, and that he had given him a d—d good thrashing, and it served him right. He said he would do it again, and would serve his parents in the same way, or any man in England, who did the same. Nothing else occurred. Cross-examined.—lt was about nine o'clock when I first heard it, and when we went to Mr. Neilson's it was about ten o'clock. We made no more noise than was sufficient to make Mr. Neilson hear. My younger brother was with me as well as Mr. Sleigh. When Mr. Neilson came down he seemed very angry. The skin of the boy's arm was broken in some places with the marks of the stick. _ _ Mr. Joseph Churton examined.—l am a surgeon, practis ing at Waterloo. I have been upwards of thirty years in practice. On the 27th of July I was sent for to see Mr. Sleigh's son, but did not go that evening. Next morning I went, in company with Mr. May. We saw the boy, and he complained of haVing spent a very restless night. I made an examination- of his body. There was a good deal of fever about him, and he complained of giddiness. The injuries were Fincipally on the left side of the head and body. There was a swelling on the hesd, of which h e complained • very much, and which was very tender to the touch. It might have been done either with a fist or a stick ; but must have received a severe blow. On the thigh there were severe occasioned by a stick ; and the appearance of one stripe was bruises, in the shape of bullies, Withal have been a guide to the size of the stick. It was about half-an-inch in breadth, and must have been vroduced by a stick au inch and a-half in circumference. Ihere was a severe blow on the buttocks, six on the back, and four stripes across the shoulder. On the right side there was also a large mark of extravasation of blood, and the back of the left arm was sadly and severely bruised—in fact, it was a mass of bruises fro o nit e h r e -jo e in lb t o . N" I o n intto within about six inches o f th e shuldorder to produce such severe blows, considerable violence must have been used. Some of the blows were about five or six inches from the spine. Had the spine been struck, it would probably have caused con cussion of the spine. Concussion of the spine produces a v.eept that in the case of a delicate child character swelling t p o a p ra r l o y d t u ic ce eff il e the muscles ; but hardly likely to cause loss of life, unless the spine was 1 ,,, 0kcn• blows were aC of ut a : it necessary Cross-examined to give v e : him e in , c e e mignt have laid the foundation of disease. I thought b to l or fever. If one of the crackers produced were thrown at the feet of a lady in an advanced state of pregnancy, it would, very likely, create a great shock, and might make her faint. Ido no t thi n k i t would be likely to lead to a miscarriage. Ido not think that the blows on the back and those on the arm were produced by the same blow. They did not correspond in appearance. Mr: Arthui Pyn' e Mo,7y, surgeon, of Crosby, corroborated the evidence of the last witness. Mr. Henry Theakstone was next called to prove the handwriting of the prisoner, but he did not answer to the summons This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. Deighton then addressed the bench,on behalf of the defendant in a lengthened and elsquent speech. In the outset he remarked that, notwithstanding tho observations of his learned friend with reference to the presence of Mr. Simpson, which, he thought, was - hardly complimentary to Mr. Snowball, who instructed him (Mr. Deighton,) h. begged to say that he felt no shame whatever in appearizq before them as the advocate of Mr. Neilson, instructed by sc respectable an attorney as Mr. Snowball. Mr. Deighton, in continuation, complained of the course which had been taken from the commencement to create a prejudice in this case in the public mind against Mr. Neilson. Ire believed i that it was net because 111 r. Sleigh wished to press this charge that he now brought it into court, towards t_z was i _ because there was a vindictive feeling Mr. Neilson elsewhere ; and notwithstanding the regret which Mr. Neilson had expressed at having otht heberesedneweo had too nce hasty,which Mr. Sleigh had been houndedWohnat b w y as prejudice against Mr. Neilson. Mr. Neilson instructed him to set up? Did he tell him to say that he had not been guilty of an assault? Certainly not. Did he say that he had not used more violence to this youth than he ought to have done ? Certainly not. lie was in a passion at the time, and he most bitterly regretted the excess to which he had • gone. The learned counsel having analyzed the evidence, and referred to Mr. Neilson's' letters, which he contended, were hon o u ra bl e t o him, and did him credit as a gentleman who frankly admitted his error, urged that the system of throwing crackers in the manner described, was exceedingly dangerous, and calculated to cause irritation to parties situated as Mr. Neilson and his wife were on that occasion. " The angry feelings 'of a husband said Mr. D.) were on Mr. Neilson then. lle felt that in dignatian which every husband would have felt on seeing his wife placed in a state of personal danger. I know not whether I address married men or not; but I am sure there is not a married man in this court, who, seeing his wife t placed, would into that state in which Mrs. Neilson was not have been as warmly excited as Mr. Neilson was ' ." Mr. Deighton, having dwelt for some time on the great provo cation which Mr. - Neilson had received,y consider ing the condition in w hi c h Mrs. Neilson was at t time,n nmanner called upon the mag i strates to deal in a summaryw m e a with the case, and the ends of justice would be satisfied. In conclusion, he said he 'did not think that Mr. Sleigh was there on his own account, or from his own free will. There was an excitement on the Stock Exchange, which he could not but believe had induced him to come there. There was prejudice —the worst of all prejudice —acting upon a statement of facts which were not correct. And it was at a time like that that magistrates ought to be carefuj, when the viction of public opinion had everything thrown into the scale against him. Every error of his life was dragged from the store-house of memory, and brought to bear .against li him, to swell his c r i me , an d t o aggravate h i s guilt. e did hope that at suoh a time the bench would not allow any prejudice to operate on them; that they would not be led away by prejudice founded on a mis-statauest of Emits, but that remain, may take, Yours tru • "If I remembc I L'had not seen Signed) L - sliti B. NE/LSON. bt ;, we were acquainted some yea: L. so long that I had quite forg your appearance-when you bowed to me on tlieCresk were in conversation with two little girls I tedvaired ; sure that cruelty to children was never a part of my cc perfectly remembered t when yeli If there was any part of this person's conduct mere dis• gusting . kliati the other, it was the feeling- he, shewed gentleman of position, he would not. have used him in, such a manner. After, reading another-letter addressed by,•Mr. Neilson to air. Charles Willmer, in answer to an article which hadappeared in his paper, ho said in conclusion that that was the case which he had to state against the defimdant. He charged him in the first plane, under the act of Parlia ment to. which he had alluded, with unlawfully and maliciously doing grievous bodily harm. He did not charge him with an assault, nor did he ask for a summary convie;. tin or adjudication, and therefore he hoped theinagistrates would' not decide it in that way, but that they. would come to such a decision as they would if the charge had been made against a person in another position in society. The infliction of a penalty, and the,discharge oP the defendant on its payment, would ho simply ridiculous, and in a person in his position of life would cast a reflection on the adminis-. tration of justice. If he were to be sent away on the Pay-. meat of a penalty which would be a severe infliction on a person in a humble position of life—it would meet with the greatest possible reprobation from all parties. Robert .Alexander Sleigh examined : I am the eldest son of,Alexander. Sleigh, who is a broker in Liverpool. I live at. Holyrood House, Edge-lane. I was fifteen last March. Myself, my father, and family have for the last fortnight been staying at Marine Parade, Waterloo. -Mr. Neilson is staying there also. On the evening of Wednesday last I was on the parade in company with my brother,' Thomas Arthur Sleigh, George Schofield, and Robert Samuel, It was about eight o'clock. I had some Waterloo crackers with me. (Crackers produced.) .I was amusing myself with. throwing them down to explode. I remember seeing Mr. Neilson, Mrs. Neilson, and Nit.. and Miss Turner walk - ing on the parade. Just then I threw one of the crackers. I threw it over the heads of the four. It . exploded. Mr. Neilson came up to me, and said, " You d—d young whelp, I'll teach you to throw these things at my wife ; what did you do it for ?" I said I did it for fun. That was all I said. Mr.- Neilson then walked away—he one way and I the other. He did not ask me any question about my name, or where' I lived. • I was close to him at the time. I walked away. I did not run. Neither of the ladies said anything, either when Ithrew the tracker or afterwards. I did not hear them scream. One of them smiled. I went to the other green. This would be about 500 or 600 yards from the, place where we were before. Soon after I got there, I saw Mr. Neilson Coming. About a quarter of an hour had elapsed from the time I threw the cracker to the time Mr. Nelson came up. George Schofield was there with me. The other two boys were walking just behind us about ten yard. 4. He passed the other boys before.- he got to me. - When Mr. Neilson came up; Scholfield ran away towards the. house. I stood where I was. - I could not see anything in his hand when he came up. when -he reached me, 'he struck me on the head with his fist and knocked me down, without speaking to me. He kept hitting me with a stick, ana tried to get up. He struck me with - the stick about twenty times, and twice with hiS fists. He was swearing. all the while. It was a good-sized oak walking-stick. It had a handle. He hit me with the handle end. Part of the while I was on the ground. He struck me four or - five times while I was on the ground. He struck me on the arrn,.back,•and hips. I had a bunch of keys in the right hand pocket of my trousers. Some of the blows struck the ring of the keys. (Fragments of a broken ring produced -by witness.) . The ring was broken in that way by the blows. While he was•striking me I asked him to leave off. I said, " I have done nothing to He said nothing in answer to that. I was standing holding onby it post at ving what had the edge of the area of the house when he struck me. The hmoime.g.neottiowirtr,iotmah ot,77:b:rojtahmeresansdtoßekodbacirfst depth of the area was about five feet. At last he went o S a u w a t m a ' a y t ala. and di dinner n h e r n Shortly r I a r w t a y o f n . t e t I r Irvine came into the house. My father and were liankiened. I Iv. by bins and the servants. well tfiat night. Next day I was notrat all well. I was up a little in the afternoon. On Friday I was better, but not well. 'I was not well on the Saturday. I was not quite well until yesterday, . I felt very sore and stiff, and had a bad headach e . I was attended by two me dical gentlemen, who ordered me to remain in-bed. Cross-examined by Mr. Deighton : I was attended by Dr Churton and Mr. May - - saw the medical men. It is a very f requen t occurrence at arst Waterloo for the boys to throw crackers. I have thrown. many. I do not generally throw them at ladies. I have done so. I threw them at ladies to frighten them,and make them start. There is a great deal of that going on at Waterloo among the boys. I have never thrown them in at the windows of people's houses. - 1 have thrown them on to people's bal conies. I know-Mrs. Ainsworth's house. On one occasion I threw some crackers at Mrs. Ainsworth,when she Was sit ting at her balcony. She is an oid lady. I was not aware that she was in delicate health. She was very much fright ened. I was not aware whether that produced convulsions in the old lady. Ido not know Mrs. Shee's house. I know No. 1. I have never thrown a cracker in at the window of that house. I have never seen boys do it when I have been with them. I knew Mrs.' Neilson by sight, but not Miss Turner. I threw a cracker before them for the pur pose of frightening them. Mr. Turner was there. Ile remonstrated with me on my conduct. While he was doing. so, an elderly lady and gentleman passed and remonstrated with me too. When I was asked what I did it for, I said I did it in fun. I am not aware that I looked impudent to him; I smiled. The explosion of the cracker took place opposite No. 16 ; that is Mr. Neilson's house. Mr. Neil son went into his house directly after he had spoken to me, and then I walked off to the" other green. I was a little more than 200 yards from Mr. Neilson's house when I first saw him. Young Scholfield told me he was coming, and told me to " cut.' I said, " No, I will wait." When Mr. Neilson came up, he did not ask me who I was ; he did not say anything. During the beating he said something, but he did not ask me who I was: After Mr. Neilson had gone 'into his house, I walked past our own house, to get to the green. I did not see him coming when I passed our house. I swear he struck me' when he came up, lust over my left ear. I did not notice which hand the stick was in. He held the stick in his right hand when he Pus beating me. When the blow was given I' fell down ; I did not slip ; I was not tripped up-by anything. The houses 'there are in an unfinished state. They don't use a cane at our school. (Mr. Deighton : A great pity.) There was a post there,' and I got hold of it to help myself up. I did not continua holding it after I had got up. The medical gentleman, 'Mr. May, who attended me, is here. lam well now, As long as my arm was sore, I considered myself -unwell. Re-examined.—I never knew that the crackers thrown by boys have done harm. Ladies and gentlemen have generally been there when we have thrown them. Mr. Charles Willmer was here sworn, and requested to produce the manuscript of a letter which' he had received from Mr. Neilson and published in his paper in answer to an article o n the subject which had appeared in the paper on Saturday. Mr. Willmer refused to . produce the manuscript, on the ground that it was a privileged communication. Hereupon Mr. Aspinall asked the magistrates to enforce 'its production, but they declined to do so. At the request of Mr. Aspinall, the clerk then made a note on the depositions to the effect that he had called upon Mr. Willmer to pro duce the manuscript, which he had declined to do. Thomas Arthur Sleigh examined : I am brother of the last witness. lam thirteen years of age, and shall be four teen to-morrow, the 4th of August. I was ten or twelve yards from my brother when Mr. Neilson struck hiz, He they would deal with the case as became the high dignity of their office, and in a manner which would ease the anxiety or eie iffiliappyTadriihii suffering from the wicked and improper act of the boy, was -awaitine , now the issue of that trial. Ile was sure they would deal with the case sum .madly, in such a wa y as would alleviate those sufferings, which had already affected her health, and which might yet be the c a u s e o f h er d ea th ; a nd t h at i n giving their de . cision they would so express their opinion on the throwing of • these crackers, that ladies might sit safely in their bal conies, and be able to walk in the public streets, without being subjected to the present annoyance. He begged of them that they would not, for the purpose of gratifying the cravings of a public cry, - sacrifice justice and right. The magistrates then retired, .and were, abient about half an hour. On their return into court, The Chairman (Mr. Sandbach) said :—lt is the opinion of the bench that the best course of proceeding will be, that the depositions should all be read and signed; and after that, the bench will pronounce their decision. The depositions having been read and signed accordingly, of TThe Ohair m ai n sa id th a t, b e fo re p ronounc i ng t h e decision ice Ohairmain he had to state, that in the opinion of the magistrates there was an apparent desire, in the opening observations made by the counsel who - brought forward the charge, to influence them in their decision. They were told that if the offence had been the case of a poor man, there would,have been no hesitation in committing him for trial. They were thus, by inference, told that they were influenced by the position of the party brought before them. Now he helped it was not necessary for him to disclaim, on the part of the magistrates, any feeling o f t h e kind ; but that, how ever. painful it might be to them to adjudicate in a case where the defendant was a gentleman with whom they had would not all ow their feelings been on terms of intimacy, they to- influence them. They had not taken into consideration, in any way, who the gentleman was, or whether lie was a person in the upper dais of society or the lower. They had t a k ca notice of nothing they had . heard until they came into the court, -and had confined themselves to the evidence. In considering. that evidence, they first looked at the case as it was brOught under the 14th and 15th Victoria, t. 19. In order to bring the case under that act there must be proved a degree of wounding or doing grievous bodily harm, and, according to that act, the magistrates did not think there had been grievous bodily harm, so that the case did not come under that act. They then came to the act of 9 Geo. 4, and under that act they were empowered to impose a" penalty of £5, which covered all; but there was a provision in the act which imposed upon the magistrates the duty of taking anothei- course, and by that they were driven to the common law_; and under th e common law .they had no alternative - but to commit for trial. Ile had " again to refer to the opening statement of the learned counsel, who, said that if the case was sent for trial, it should be sent to the assizes, and not to the sessions; but the bench had come to the decision to commit John Back house Neilson to the Kirkdale quarter sessions, to answer any indictment which might be preferred against him. Cheering in court followed the decision. On the application of Mr. Deighton, the bench admitted. the defendant to bail—himself in £2OO, and two sureties in. £lOO each. Mr. Hardman Earle 'and Mr. William Langton imme— diately came forward,. and were accepted as bail ; and the defendant then left the court in the company of his friends. The case lasted nearly five hours, having occupied the attention of the court from twelve o'clock to five. .-...--_,,-._ AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE ETNA The Cunard screw steamer Etna arrived here yes terday with New York advices to the 23rd ult., and, $240,000 in specie. Our despatches from Washington state that the news of the armistice in Italy produced much grati fication in official and diplomatic circles. The President has tendered the Central American mission to the Hon. B. M. Barringer, of North Ca rolina, formerly Minister to Madrid. A despatch from New Orleans says the State of Tamaulipas desires an American fome of 3,000 men to aid them in the prosecution of the war. Some Americans had already arrived at Tampico to aid the Liberals. General Degollado had arrived at Tampico. Garza - was at Vera Cruz. It is asserted positively that Mr. Mac Lane has made no definite treaty with Juarez. COURT AN.IS FASHION. The Queen has, this week, had a succession of visitors at Osborne, Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and +b. Prinoooo Mory imve loft town for the duchess's chateau near Frankfort. Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and the youth ful Prince Adolphus take their departure for Germany next week. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale had an afternoon party, followed by a ball, on Monday last, at Orleans House, Twickenham. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countels de Persig_ny will shortly leave London on a tour in Germany.. His Excellency the Prussian Minister has left town to meet the Countess Bernstorff at Ostend, where the count and countess purpose adjourning for a month. Lord Brougham has left t own f or Brougham Hall, West— moreland. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE, -- --- I DIOCESE OF CHESTER.—VISITATION.-The time' and places for holding the Bishop's triennial visitation of his diocese this year, are as follows :—At Nantwich on. Wed— nesday, October 19th ; Macclesfield, Thursday, October 20th ; Liverpool, Monday, October 24th ; Liverpool, Tuesday, October 25th ; Chester, Wednesday, October 20th ; Chester, Thursday, October 27th. TILE DEANERY OF RIPON.-It was yesterday morning. stated in clerical circl es th a t th e D eanery of Ripon, ren— dered vacant by the death of the Very Rev. Henry Erskine: has been offered by Lord Palmerston to the Rev. Dr. E. Goulburn, Prebendary of St. Paul's, and incumbent of St.. John's Church, Paddington. The rev. gentleman was educated at Oxford, and was for some years head master of Rugby Scheol, in which office he succeeded the present Bishop of London. ELECTION COMMITTEES.-WEDNESDAY. BURY. The committee re-assembled at eleven o' clock. Mr_ had been proved to their satisfaction, and t c co kh m u i r n n itt d e e e clared that none of the cases of bribery before that it was therefore unnecessary toproceed with th e ev id ence. winch the committ ee h a d arr i ved at, and said Mr. Serjeant Parry , for the petitioners, expressed s u r p rise iattut,laticiltdle be decision it useless to proceed w ith t h e cases of treating and intimidation. The room having been cleared, on the re-admission of the public the chairman declared that the Right lion. Frederick Peel was duly _elected to serve in Parliament for the borough of Bury. ELECTION PETITIONS. LIMERICK. —The Chairman intimated to-day that the committee would give their decision to-morrow. HUDDERSFIELD.--The committee will decide•to-morrow_ Noiti . LEICESTER.—'The decision will be: given to morrow. (Sporting 3attiligract RACING FIXTURES lverston aighton • _ AUGUST. .. 5 Barnsley 22 5 Radcliffe ..... . _ ... ._ .. 22 5 Barnstaple and North Devon 24 .. 8 Egham ............................. 23 .. 8 Oxford . . 25 .. 9 Cant er b ury 2.5 10 Stockton .. 12 Airdrie .. 16 Li c hfi e l d .. 16 Yarmouth .. . ... . ... _.. 17 Totness and Bridgetuwn .. 17 Derby Summer st .. 19 ;dgeware ewes .... Wolverhampton North Staffordshire Reading Wenlock Plymouth Congleton York August Folkestone Spilsby BRIGHTON RA CBS WEDNESDAY. Brighton Stakes, £l5 each, with £lOO added; new course, Reehab Dead heat for second place NURSERY Horace Cecilia / Dead Ilea BRISTOL PLATI T. P. C00ke.... Bel Esperanza. No betting. MARINE PLATE. Conjurer Bel Esperanza Montebello ...... Ten ra n. BIENNIAL, Mayonaise Clarence .. Fiv - e ran. . .... 2 ... TROTTING AiATCII. DAW AGAINST JESSlK.—Anolier match is arranged between them: animals, to come off at Carlisle (on a day to be fixed by theirowners4 for 4200 a side ;te will lu. settled t o - morrow, and we will mato them known An 00 s poseibic. I mash I that of to bo ►ortccl here sern stat°- on• the 05