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THE CHILD'S DREAM. "Oh, I have had a dream, mother, So beautiful and strange; Would that I could sleep on, mother, And that dream never change!" "What bast thou dreamed. dearest one? Thy look is bright and wild; Thy mother's ear is ready To listen to her child." "I dreamed I lay asleep, mother, Beneath an orange tree, When a white bird came and sang, mother, So sweetly unto me; "Though it woke me with its warbling, Its notes were soft and low, And it bid me rise and follow, Wherever it might go. 4, it led me on and on, mother, Through groves and realms of light, Until it came to one, mother, Which dazzled—'twas so bright. "As, tremblingly, I entered, An angel-form drew near, And bade me welcome thither, Nor pain nor sorrow fear. "I know not aught was there, mot' er, I only felt 'twas bliss, And joined that white bird's song, mother, 0, canst thou read me this?" "Yes, dearest, to thy mother Such happiness is given— The Holy Spirit was that bird, That grove of light was Heaven!" LITER ATURE. Boors FOR REVIEW, &c.—Books, New Prints, Music, &c., intended for review, may he left at Mr. C. Mitchell's, Red lion-court, Fleet-street, London, addressed "to the Editor of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD," when they will be forwarded and receive attention. Cobden and his Pamphlet. London : Bailey Brothers. The author of this pamphlet-letter to Richard Cobden, is Alfred B. Richards, a poet of consider able reputation, and a political writer of no mean power. Hostile to almost every opinion uttered by the great un-Englishman, Mr. Richards honestly speaks the plainest words. The art of hiding an idea (so curiously exemplified in the inaugural ad dress of the American president, when he dubbed " slavery " with the honied name of " involuntary cervituds") is unknown to Mr. Richards. He believes Cobden to he one of the worst enemies this country ever had; not a mere fanatic, but an unscrupulous and canting demagogue. The grounds of the attack are stated in the subjoined passage : " It is not because I simply differ from you with regard to abstract questions and doctrines, either political or social, or on any subject of gradual re forms, that I assume this tone, which I feel many feeble speciocities of the day will condemn ; it is not because your vulgarity jars upon my nerves, your insolence enrages me, or your egotism sickens my soul; it is not because I hold you, Richard Cobden, to be the intolerant Pharisee of Peace and cotton-mills, the apostle of physical deterioration, mental degradation, and moral decline; it is not because I detest your un-English and unmanly views, and despise your sordid cosmopolitanism and pretended philanthropy; it is not for all this that I desire to publish the sentiments of one Englishman, who cares not to utter a word more or less than he thinks. It is because, at the very mo ment that a crisis is at hand, big with the fate, not only of this empire, but of the liberties of Europe, while we are on the brink of a war of opinion, which will deluge half the world with blood, on the eve of a deadly struggle between Romanism and all free and tolerant religions, you, Richard Cobden, are employed in voluntarily dragging over your own head a more fearful responsibility than Minis ter or Commander-in-Chief ever yet . incurred in the mon-performance of his duty. If causes are to be judged by probable effects, you--without one spark of genius, without education, without the fascina tion of oratory, merit, or belief—are frantically en deavouring to produce results in this country in comparison of which the blood-guiltiness of the dying Chancellor Tellier, through whom the edict of Nantes was revoked, which depopulated one fourth of France, and laid the foundation of a cen tury of anarchy, was as nothing." Many of Mr. Richards' compatriots will cordially concur in the sentiments of this pamphlet, the exceeding, almost Quaker-like plainness of which must recommend it, especially to that broad-brimmed bully, John Bright, and other lovers of "unadorned" eloquence. VARIETIES. THE LITERARY FUND had an income last year of £1,045 ss. The outlay for collecting and distributing this paltry sum amounted to £58610x. MRS. Nssaurr, the actress, is stated by a writer in the Cheerful Companion to be the author of " Leonora," one of the most beautiful love-stories ever written. THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO the circulation of the Edinburgh Review was 13.000 ; now it io oupposod to havc decreased one half. DR. RAE, who is actively engaged in preparine for his new Arctic journey, will take out with him a set of mag netical instruments for observations in the vicinity of the magnetic pole. MR. FREDERICK SHOBERL, sen., died on the sth inst., after a brief but painful illness. He was a German by birth, and was the first to introduce among us the class of illustrated books called " Annuals." THE " GENTLEMEN OF THE WHITTINGTON CLUB " have collected £5OO for the Hood Memorial, while the aristocratic committee of the Moore Memorial have :not raised more than £350. MR. THACKERAY has publicly declared that he will not write a book about America. He told the Americans to their face, however, what be thought of their children. " Somewhat too independent, too free, enlightened, and republican for their tender years." Mr. Thackeray thought, and Mr. Thackeray courageously said ! OUR PERIODICAL LITERATURE must be declining. The last number of the Westminster Review positively prints two articles from the pens of Yankees. And, in. stead of being thankful for his good fortune, one of the worthies, a Mr. Whipple, has raised a row on the other side the Atlantic at his paper being slightly abridged. A PARAGRAPH OF ERRORS.—The Athenceum says : " On Tuesday last, that day being the centenary of the birth of the elder Roscoe, a public breakfast was given in Liverpool in celebration of the event. A son of the his torian was present, and a paper was read on the style and literary character of the most celebrated Liverpool authors." THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD AND SIR WALTER SCOTT. In a life of Sir Walter Scott, recently published, his first interview with the Ettrick Shepherd is thus amusingly told :—One day, while Scott was still in Edinburgh, there came into the city a brawny, rough fellow, driving a flock of sheep. It was James llogg, who finding himself in the capital, was seized with a violent desire to see himself in print, and accordingly got somebody to strike off a few of his verses, which, however, made no sensation. " The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border" set him to work at imitating the old Scottish ballads ; and as his efforts were warmly praised by Scott, he came down again from the forest to pay his friend a visit. He, with William Laid law and others, was invited to dinner. The worthy shep herd appeared in his ordinary herdman's dress, with his hands well tarred by a recent shearing. Not being accus tomed to the society of " grand folk," he had com muned with himself as to how he should act, and had come to the conclusion that he ought to copy the lady of the house in all things. Mrs. Scott, being unwell, re ceived her guest reclining on a sofa, and Jamie accord ingly, true to his principle, had no sooner made his best bow, than he crossed the room, and stretched himself out upon another. At dinner lie ate, drank, laughed, and chattered, amusing the guests by his strange, uncouth jokes and remarks, and even songs. As the good wine began to operate, Jamie grew familiar, and after tickling everybody by his rapid advance from "Mr. Scott" to Shirra," " Scott," " Walter," and " Wattie," he at last threw the company into convulsions . :of laughter by addressing Mrs. Scott as " Charlotte." GRAVEYARDS AT HOME AND ABROAD.—In Wales and many districts of the United Kingdom, one coffin or shell serves for the whole of the parish poor, it beingpro vided with a false bottom. The coffin is lowered into the grave ; the bolts are drawn when the mourners have quitted the churchyard : the venerable coffin is drawn up again, and the corpse is then covered with earth, as though it were the carcase of a brute. Never did I witness such deception abroad ; and had N. P. Willis been aware of this fact, he would not have spared us any more than he did the Neapolitan charnel vaults. In France, sanitary measures are far from neglected, far from being unappre ciated : there I have seen a plan adopted as a safeguard in the event of leaden coffins bursting, as also for generally i rendering intramura l interments nnosious. The outer coffin is made about three or four inches larger each way than the inner : this spa ce or interstice is filled with pul verised charcoal prior to the lid being secured ; which carbon deodorizes and absorb s the putrid exhalation . s..l Germany, quicklime is not unfrequently used for a re similar purpose, it being a good disinfecting ent ag. Thereligious or more strictly establishments of Italy cons t a ntly embalm , speaking prevent the . decomposition of the bodies of emi nent ecclesiastics, laymen who have left bequests to the convents, and the brethren of their communities. The crypts, or souter ra i ns , w h ere th ese murnmvfied worthies are ranged like sentinels "of the valley of the shadow of death," form places of no inconsiderable interest to travellers; and when visiting them, I have not had my o lf ac tory nerves more offended than when I have walked through the Mummy-room of the British Museum. But I would particularly refer to what I deem - to be best method the method by the Capuchins, it being one well wo wooden yat tention—that of pouring thin hot groutingintothe box or shell whic h contains the body, th rough a head eonr stand pipe, in a ma nner similar to that practised by i ron _ founders. There is not any need of precaution to coun teract the expansion of the grout, as the flesh of the corpse readily yields to the pressure. I should remark, that the body is laid upon blocks or narrow led g es, to allow the fluid to encircle the lifeless frame; and when set and consolidated to form a complete casing of concrete. I have seen the se pil e d u p compactly one on another , with the name of the deceased affixed on marble or wooden tablets, and have also h a d m y attention drawn to blocks which had been split open for the purpose of ab- Stracting the semicalcined or cauterized corpse. The cleft block reminded me strongly of a sculptor's mould. piaster of Paris or Roman cement might perhaps be used with better effect than limes—Correspondent of Builder. THE• LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1853. 'GENTILITY is said to be eating meat with a silver fork when the butcher has not been paid. IT would require several horses to draw all the strings of a piano -forte to concert pitch, the strain upon them, when in perfect tune, being about seven tons. " WOULD you like to subscribe for Dickens' Household Words ?"' inquired a-sombre magazine agent. " House hold words have played the dickens with me longenough! was the feeling reply. AN INFALLIBLE PRECAUTION AGAINST RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—No fares to be paid until the end of the journey—and then only to be paid in the event of a person having arrived safe ! DEFINITION OF AN IRISHMAN.—A species of " Bull" incarnate, that never prospers till he is ruined outright, and only has real success in life when all the odds are against him.—The Dodd Family Abroad. " How is IT," said one little miss to another, "that John's never afraid, and I am ?"—" Because he's got a Roman nose and feels safe; don't you remember how we read, that it has always been said that a Roman knows —no danger ?" THE ELEPHANT AT EXETER CHANGE.—This ele phant once nearly killed an Irishman for an insult offered to his trunk. The act was rash in the ex t reme : " but it was impossible," the Hibernian said, " to resist a nose you could pull with-both hands."—Hood. AN ATTORNEY, about to furnish a bill of costs, was re quested by his client, a baker, to make it as light as he could. "Ah !" replied the attorney, " that's what you may say to your foreman, but it's not the way I make my bread." A GOOD PRICE .FOR A LADY'S TOOTH.—M. A. Lenoir, the founder of the French Museum, relates that during the transport of the remains of Abelard and Heloise to the Petits Augustine, an Englishman offered him £l,OOO for one of the teeth of Heloise INFIDELITY.—An Infidel, who had been attempting to prove that men have, no souls, asked a lady, with an air of triumph, what she thought of his philosophy. "It ap pears to me, (she replied,) that you have been employing a good deal of talent to prove yourself a beast." FIRST BOY.—" Here's a pretty go, Bill ? Through this coagulition Ministry, there arn't to be no more transportation to the Diggins', by the old Bailey emi gration." Second (Jew) Boy.—" Oh, never mind, old feller ; they're going to let my sort into Parleyment ; and as soon as I'm in I'll do summat for ye!" RICH AND COMFORTABLE.—One of the wealthiest farmers on the Connecticut tells the following story : " When I first came to settle, about 40 years ago, I told my wife I meant to be rich—all she wanted was enough to make her comfortable ' T went to work and ace. ed my laud. I've worked hard ever since,—and have got rich, as rich as I want to be. Most of my children have settled about me, and they all have good farms. But my wife isn't 'comfortable' yet." A KNOTTY POINT SETTLED.—First Juvenile Politi cian—" Wall, say, now the Demmycrats is in, wat do you spose they'lldo ?"—Second Juvenile Politician (scorn fully) : " Do, yer fool? Why 'nex Cuby and Canadee, take the Givano Islands, 'nex Hingland, and bring Halbert and Wictory over, and show 'em at Barnum's —that's what they'll do."—First Juvenile Politician : " They will ?—Hooray Demmycrats for ever !—say give us a plug, will yer ?" How To GET THE GIRLS MARRIED.—A thriving trader in Winconsin, claiming the paternity of eleven daughters, greatly to the astonishment of his neighbours, succeeded in marrying them all off in six months. A neighbour of his, who had likewise several single daughters, called upon him to obtain the secret of his husband-obtaining success, when the latter informed him he had made it a rule, after a young man had paid his attention to one of the girls for a fortnight, to call upon him with a revolver and request him to choose between death and matrimony. "You can imagine," continued he, "which of the twolthey preferred."—American paper. AN AMERICAN WRITER remarks :—England breathes with the lungs of Birmingham and Manchester; herheart is Australia ; her pulse is London 'Change. If plethora threatens her, and there is congestion in the bellows, or the furnace on fire, or if the boiler of the steam engine threaten to burst, or rattle, she prescribes for herself the medicine of the market. She discharges her aclumulated manufactures upon the nations of the earth. Trade has increased all their avocations ; and now the noble lord and the princely merchant can come together east of Temple Bar. Society is thus fused into arid polished by Commerce, and more than all, Commerce opens up the track for the Church to follow on to evangelize the world ; and nobly does she now pursue the paths provided for her mission. BEHAVIOUR IN COMPANY.—On the subject of beha viour in company, Legh Richmond gives the following excellent advice to his daughters :—" Be cheerful, but not gigglers. Be serious, but not dull. Be communica tive, but not forward. Be kind, but not servile. Beware of silly, thoughtless speeches ; although you may forget them, others will not. Remember that God's eye is in every place, and his ear in every company. Beware of levity and familiarity with young men; a modest reserve, without affectation, is the only safe path. Court and en courage serious conversation with those who are truly se rious and conversible ; and not go into valuable company without endeavouring to improve by the intercourse per mitted you. Nothing is more unbecoming, when one part of a company is engaged in profitable and interesting conversation, than that another part should be trifling, and talking comparative nonsense to each other. YANKEE LEARNING.—The physician who attended sic transit has arrived in this city and taken rooms at the Tremont.—Boston Museum. The pugilist nihil fit has gone to Boston, and hopes to see sic transit in gloria mundi morning.—Springfield Post. He arrived safely, but soon delta blow at sic transit, and beta hole in his head.—Boston Bee. We understand that nihil fit him and noctes head completely off.—Boston Museum. That must be a mistake, for sic transit was inter see Dr. Digg last evening and stavd till tecum.—Carnet Bag. S'ic transit came into our office this morning with a " Carpet Bag." He cum by rail, with the carmen.—Hart ford Excelsior. Oh unutn sculls ! Sic transit drove a to pone tandem temo ver from the eastward. He is visit ing his ante, Airs. Dic Terra, in this city, and will stay till ortem. Dr. Dignos the Terris (Terrys). He like wise et super with us last evening. He eta beta pi. The pugilist also cum with him, and lambda man badly in the street ; he cutis nos off, and noctem fiat urna flounder.—Hartford Republican. Silicit the whole of you.—New York Tribune. I A PUZZLE.—Here (says a Yankee news- F Y paper) is something worth studying over. 0U 0 If any of our readers can solve it, and feel W E F 0 the point, they are at perfect liberty to do R Y OUR so— (See margin.) The editors of the PA PE American journals are compelled to have RP A recourse to various stratagems in order to Y U procure the payment of arrears, as may be P. inferred from the following " touching ap peal" by the editor of an Indiana Journal.—" Hard up : It is but seldom that we trouble our patrons to ask them to fork over the balance due to us, but we think that if they only knew how difficult a task it is for us to make Provision to protect Sally and the children from the cold, chilling blast of winter, that has come upon us like an avalanche, it would be hardly necessary to say pay at once, for they would come to the rescue instanter." If you owe for your paper pay up. CROSSING THE DESERT.—I was amused at seeing our passengers, immediately on reaching Alexandria, wind great white shawls around their hats and hang green veils over thetr faces. While crossing the Desert, although the temperature was not above 70 deg. at noon, they per sisted in doing the same thing, and some of them even protected their eyes with spectacles, although there was no glare that would have made an infant wink. Accord ing to their ideas, they were in constant peril of having a sun-stroke, and catching the opthalmia. My companions in the van were inured to an Indian sun, and so we threw aside all fears, and made merry from one side of the Desert to the other. At the fourth station we stopped an hour to breakfast. Here we found a spacious two story house, with a large dining-saloon, divan, &c., and an excellent breakfast for thirty persons on the table. There were several neat bedrooms for the accommodation of persons who wish to make the journey slowly.—Bayard Taylor's Letters. THE GLASGOW STONEMASONS are beginning to wear moustachios, on the score of health, as recommended by Dr. Allison, the Edinburgh professor, who regards them as a preventive to breathing the fine dust which so much injures the mason, and shortens his life. SHIPBUILDING ON THE CLYDE.—There are at present building on the Clyde 93 iron-vessels, 52 of which are screw-steamers, 26 paddle-wheel, and 16 sailing vessels. The tonnage ranges from 60 to 3,300 tons, the largest being the new steamer Persia, to sail between this port and New York. Twenty-three of the vessels are above 1,000 tons burthen, six are above 2,000 tons, and two above 3,000. FIRE AT SEA.—The burning of the British ship Go vernor Higginson, involving a loss of upwards of £36,000, took place on the night of the 27th of January last, in the Madras Roads, under circumstances which have led to a supposition that it was the act of part of the crew, who were not Europeans, and who, it is said, displayed some ill-feeling after being shipped on board. The vessel belonged to Messrs. Blyth and Co., of London, and was 664 tons burden. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The annual coun try meeting of this society will be held this year in July, at Gloucester. This will be the first show at all accessible to South Wales, and the event is looked forward to with great interest in the principality. The Gloucestershire Agricultural Society has suspended operations for the pre sent year, in order to concentrate its energies for the Royal Exhibition. The site chosen is on the Bristol road, close to the city of Gloucester and to the railways. Extra prizes are to be awarded to the breed of Cotteswold sheep, and a great poultry show is to be added to the usual exhibition of stock. CnILBWNS.—From constitutional predisposition, some families suffer both pain and inconvenience from severe winter attacks of chilblains, the most violent of which may be removed in a day, probably by one applica tion, by rubbing common chalk over the parts affected, whereever situated. If the hands, simply rub the chalk well over the parts at night, and put on gloves ; the ap plication will instantly allay the itching, which is so an noying a feature of the complaint, and in the morning, in flammation, cause, and it effect, will all disappear. Th e sim plicity of this remedy, is to be hoped, will not cause it to be treated as a quackery, and so neglected; on the contrary, it is infallible, and worth recording in the recipe book of every family. CURE FOR BROKEN CHILBLAINS.—One pint of sweet oil, three ounces of Venice turpentine, half a pound hog lard, three ounces of beeswax. Put into a pipkin, and on a slow fire. Stir with a wooden spoon till the wax is dis solved, and the ingredients simmer.i It will be fit for use mmediately, but the longer it is kept the better it s.— Spread very thin on a linen rag. A CUR E FOR YELLOW FEVER has been discovered at C. Boli var by Mariquita Orfila, by m eans of which several have been co mpletely cured after a consultation o f doctors had declared that the cases wer e q uite hopeless. The reinedy is' the juice of the pounded l e aves of the " Verbena" given in small doses three times a da y , and injections of the same every two hours, until the bowels are emptied. The " Verbena" is a wild shrub, to be found growing almost everywhere, and particularly in low , moist ground. CORRESPONDENCE. Letters addressed to the Editor should be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith ; this is indispensably requisite ift any statement of facts. The Editor wishes it to be understood that he does not hold himself responsible for the opinions or statements of his correspondents. DR. AVNEILE AND HIS ASSAILANTS. To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Six,—l perceive that Rome, temper eadem, is employing some of her journeymen to do her work, under the signature of " A Protestant," a nd to turn away public attention, if possitle, from a weak spot, on which Dr. M`NaiLE has given her a heavy blow. A few weeks since he published a letter, ad dressed to Priest Power, in consequence of the priest's intru sion into his Ragged School. In that letter he proved, not asserted only, but proved by documents and dates, the novelty of Romanism—that, in truth, all that is distinguishing in her creed, was never known. as a creed, .until the year 1564. He courteously invited the priest to gainsay his conclusion, if he could. I have not yet beard of any reply from Mr. Power. Meantime Dr. M`Neile's letter has commended itself to both clergy and laity. It has been reprinted. Rector Campbell and others have been putting it into very extensive circulation; and the priest and his friends have evidently felt it. A straight. forward answer to it, is not in their power. A candid admis sion that they can't answer it, is not in their character. But something must be done to divert attention from it, and, if possible, damage the writer of it. Hence this fresh assault upon Dr. M'Neile in your Saturday contemporary. Hence the recurrence, after above a year, to a meeting which took place in the beginning of 1852, at which Dr. M`Neile quoted in Latin some of the indecencies of the Maynooth class-books. Hence the avowed design of his assailant by "a series of attempts" to make the rev. gentleman ashamed. But the ruse won't do. Dr. M`Neile is too well known, and his advocacy of all our religious and charitable institutions is too highly valued, to sustain any injury from such " poor spite." The attempt recoils, and the pro-popery scribe is caught in " the trap he laid for other." Ashamed, indeed ! Who should be ashamed? What is so vile, that it is deemed a shame for a Protestant clergyman to attempt its exposure, even in a dead language, is not too vile for the habi tual study of Romish priests! Rome trains her priests in the depth of Dens, so filthy, that she may calculate for cononat ment anti hiiputiity, on the Tory oatooco of hor fronegroggioll. Sir, I for one, felt exceedingly obliged to Dr. M'Neile for his courage and fidelity on the occasion referred to, in drawing aside the veil, and giving to the men of England a specimen of the education for which they are paying £30,000 a year. Which is the greater shame, to expose or to support the foul abomi nation ? No, the ruse won't do. Priest Power must not be allowed to walk off, under cover of this ingenious device. On a most im portant question, fairly set before him, he has been publicly invited, either to prove himself right, or to acknowledge him self wrong, and his reply is anxiously looked for in the Town. The correspondent of your contemporary threatens Dr. M`Neile with "honest and full reporting" of his speeches in future. I feel assured that if he carry his threat into execu tion, and give really honest and full reports of what the Doctor says, be will treat the small circle of his readers to an amount of instruction, eloquently and gracefully conveyed, such as they have never heretofore been accustomed to. But, pray Sir, do not allow your readers to forget the novelty of Romanism, as proved in the Doctor's unanswered letter to Priest Power, or, as he might be more appropriately called in this connexion, Priest Powerless. I am, Sir, not an advocate of Rome, masking myself behind the signature of a Protestant, but A REAL PROTESTANT. Liverpool, 28th March, 1853. LETTERS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS.—No. IV. CHURCH SERVICE. To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ventured in my second letter, though with many doubts of my presumption, to offer some observations on the length of sermons, and I observe that the subject has excited some interest, as it has been taken up by other correspon dents. This has emboldened me to call the attention of your readers to another subject in connection with Divine worship of equal, if not more, importance. There are some who may doubt the propriety of discussing such subjects in the columns of a newspaper, and I am half inclined to agree with them ; but when treated in the tone and spirit which seem to have animated all your correspondents on this occasion, it is not only possible but probable that some good may be anti cipated. In the beautiful Liturgy of our Church, which, next to the inspired volume, is unrivalled in the language for appropriate ness, simplicity, and force, there are numerous directions as to the part to be taken by the congregation in the performance of Divine worship. There is the exhortation of the priest "to accompany me," &c., in the Confession, the Lord's Prayer to be said by the minister and people in an audible voice, the responses to be said by the people, and others which will readily recur to all who are familiar with the Book of Common Prayer. It is impossible to imagine more care taken that all the wor shippers should have an important part to perform in the ser vice; and yet how often telt the case, and rare the exception, that the privileges of the laity are neglected by them. Instead of hearing the voices of the congregation in thp porta acaiznati to them, how often is the duty left to the solitary voice of the parish-clerk, or perhaps the children of the parish school, or it may be in some cases the church choir. The congregation seem content to be mere listeners, as if they were not con cerned in the matter; and though in some things they are actively jealous of their privileges, in this, which is one of the most important, they appear to be altogether indifferent. The evil of this practice is, that it begets a carelessness as to the performance of what ought to be a most important duty, pro motes a listlessness and weariness which destroy much of the effect of the attendance on Divine worship, and renders that a cold formal duty which might otherwise be a living reality—the sacrifice of prayer and praise, which is our reasonable service. Let us compare for one instant the performance of Divine service in a church where the only voices heard are those of the minister and the parish clerk, or the choir, with that wherein all the congregation audibly join as though they valued their privileges too highly to neglect any part of the duty which appertains to them, and no doubt can remain as to which has the advantage. Besides, it serves to keep alive the attention, which is too apt, after the every-day business of the week, to flag —to confine the thoughts, which are too apt to wander,—and practically to illustrate the truth that the laity are essentially an important portion of the Church, and equally necessary with the clergy to the due celebration of her ordi nances. Indeed this truth is so obvious, that the only surprise is that it should have been so generally neglected, notwith standing that it has been so often recommended from the pulpit, and its advantages insisted on with all the force of our most eloquent divines. How is it, then, it may be asked, that something more has not been done to accomplish so important an object, if the ad vantage be so obvious,—and it has not wanted the advocacy of the pulpit, —or how shall I expect to succeed if so many abler men have failed ? The difficulty is, that it concerns the whole congregation, and all must be animated by the same spirit; and to accomplish this unanimity has been the chief stumbling block. It is not, however, irremediable, and this is princi pally the object of my letter. Each individual member of the congregation should consider himself responsible, and attri bute the failure to the neglect of performin; his own part. I feel confident—for I speak from experience—that if any man will overcome his repugnance to being alone in the perfor mance of so essential a part of his duty, and take part in the services of the church with an audible voice, he will give con fidence to many around him, and soon find his example fol lowed; nor will it be long, if this is persevered in, before the greater part of the congregation, by joining in the responses, will remove all the singularity, and accomplish that end which is so earnestly desired. Our public worship would then be what it professes to be—the act of the congregation, and less excuse would be afforded for that inattention which too often forms the unenviable characteristic of the lay members of the Church in the most important part of their public duty.--I am, Sir, yours, &c., EPHRA. VENTILATION IN CHURCIIES-EASTHAM. To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL .STANDARD. have been much amused and pleased with reading the very able and excellent remarks in a letter, No. 2, of your correspondent, " Earnest Churchman," inserted in your paper of Tuesday last, in which he gives an account of his visit, on the previous Sunday, to one of your suburban churches, at which he complains of a want of ventilation, and the injurious effects it might have upon the congregation of a thousand per sons at least assembled. I am, therefore, sure, for these two reasons,—want of ventilation,and so large a congregation,—that it was not my parish church, Eastham, for we have no cause to complain of the want of ventilation, or being too hot. We have three capital stoves in the church, the fires of which are lighted sufficiently early on Sunday mornings to about warm them, and get them a degree or two above zero; and, as a security for the due ventilation of the church, the whole of the doors are opened, and so kept for an hour or two before service time, thereby inhaling the fresh breezes to blow out the little warmth got by the stoves. To add to these comforts, the two belfry doors, inside and outside the church, the latter of which opens due north, are kept open likewise, for the ingress and egress of the ringers, their friends, and lookers on ; the cold draught through these doors is excessive and very annoying. I observed, only the other Sunday, when it was blowing a gale from the north east, and very cold, both doors wide open, and our respected clerk had occasion to go through the belfry, either to see what time it was, or to ascertain from some one if his reverence might come out of the vestry and commence the service (for it was then past time). On his returning— the worthy clerk not having recently had his head under the hands of Mr. Tonsor—his hair, from the want of which, blew about, and had all the appearance of a grenadier's cap, or an arctic region muff in a storm. I can compare these belfry doors to nothing better than a funnel, or what I have seen on ships' decks, a kind of canvass bag to convey air into the hold of the ship. Ido hope our friend " Earnest Churchman" will some Sunday hie over to Eastham ; he will then see ventilation to perfection, as well as a roof to let in water at every shower, and the inside walls of the church of all colours, green, brown, rust, must and dust, occasioned by the damp and wet. So much for the interior comforts of one of the finest parish churches in Cheshire. Yours, very respectfully, A REGULAR CHURCHMAN. LIVERPOOL SPRING ASSIZES. Mr. Justice Cresswell and Mr. Baron Martin arrived here on Tuesday afternoon, from York. Their lordships were met at the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Sta tion by the Mayor, the Town-clerk, and Mr. Deacon, of Preston, the Under-sheriff, and conveyed to St. George's ball, where the Commission was opened. Talbot Clifton, Esq., the High-sheriff, was unable to meet their lordships, owing to an accident sustained whilst hunting. Their lordships, after the opening of the Commission, proceeded to their lodgings, in St. Anne-street. CROWN COURT—WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23. (Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.) . . His Lordship, after attending Divine Service at St. George's Church, took his seat on the bench shortly after 11 o'clock. The following Grand Jury was sworn : Willidm Earle, E° q., foreman, Spekelands ; Peter Ains worth, Esq., Smithhill-hall ; Sir John Bent, Knight, Rake-lane • Stephen Blair, Esq., ; Bolton Jas. Bourne, Esq., Heathfield-house ; Richard Pudsey Dawson, Esq., Liverpool ; Robert Wilson Ffrance, Esq., Rawcliffe-hall ; Thomas W. Leigh Hilton, Esq., Moston-hall ; Adam Hodgson, Esq., Everton ; Samuel Holme, Esq., Home stead ; Henry Hoghton, Esq., Bold ; Hugh Hornby, Esq., Sandown; Thomas Berry Horsfall, Esq., Mill bank-house ; Benjamin Heywood Jones, Esq., Lark-hill ; Joseph Langton, Esq., Liverpool ; Robert Lawe, Esq., Lytham ; Thomas Littledale, Esq., Highfield-house ; Thomas Monk, Esq., Preston ; John Paley the younger, Esq., Preston ; Thomas Parr, Esq., Grappen -hall heys ; Wm. Pilkington, Esq., Eccleston-hall ; Joseph Brooks Yates, Esq., West Derby. YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Justice Creswell.) The court sat this morning at ten o'clock. Robert Topping, aged 33, was charged with the man slaughter of Peter Foy, at Rainsford, in January last. He was acquitted. ROBBERY, WITH VIOLENCE, AT MANCHESTER. Arthur Williams, (24,) Edward Clinton, (17,) Mar garet Jane Cunliffe, (18,) and Mary Ann Quaid, (18,) were indicted for having, at Manchester, on the 28th of February last, feloniously assaulted Henry Dixon, and with great personal violence robbed him of fifty shillings, one pocket-book, a penknife, and a gold eye-glass. From the facts of the case, as elicited on behalf of the prosecution, it appeared that on the night of the robbery the prosecutor was on his way home, when he was met by a number of women, and taken to a brothel in Lad-lane. At two o'clock on the following morning he found himself with nine men and women. including the prisoners, about him. On seeing this, he put his band into his pocket, and took out two sovereigns, and slipped them into the lining of his coat, and the sil ver he kept in his hand. One of the female prisoners then got hold of a razor, and said she would cut his hand off if he did not give her the money, and he then gave it up. The men and women then all went down stairs, and the prosecutor followed them. When down stairs they searched the prosecutor. and found the two sove reigns, which they took from him. He then asked them to shew him the way to Hulme, and the two male pri soners accompanied him out of the house. As soon as he got out of the house, prosecutor saw a policeman and hailed him. The two prisoners then ran away. and were followed and afterwards taken into custody. The female prisoners were subsequently apprehended. The above facts having been proved in evidence, the prisoners were found guilty, and the two male prisoners were sentenced each to ten years' transportation, and the females to 12 months' imprisonment. BIGAMY. Ann Anderton (20) pleaded guilty to a charge of having at Manchester, on the sth of December last, feloniously and unlawfully married William Rushton, Leonard An derton, to whom she was previously married, being then alive.—Sentence deferred. CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY. In his charge to the Grand Jury, his Lordship said : Three months have scarcely elapsed since I had the honour of presiding in this court, and then a calendar was laid before me containing the names of 120 prisoners. I find you now have 118 prisoners to be tried at this assize, a melancholy instance of the prevalence of crime in this part of the country, and this, too, at a period when, it is said, South Lancashire is more prosperous than usual— when labour is abundant and wages unusually high. I find in this calendar crimes of a darker die than usual— murder ; manslaughter, under circumstances approaching to murder; highway robbery, with great violence, ap pear ; and other violent outrages against her Majesty's subjects. To what are we to ascribe this ? Certainly not to any want of provision for physical want: ited, there fore, it is confirmatory of the opinion which T believe is very generally entertained now, that the only hope we can entertain of improving the habits and morals of the people is by giving the rising generation a moral and religious education. There is a ease of manslaughter against a person of the name of Cull, which I mention for the pur pose of noticing, in that and several other cases, that the depositions which have been laid before me are very un satisfactory. I believe a very large allowance is made for writing the depositions, and in several instances they are very illegible—in some, barely legible • and some of them in a state which is by no m eans creditable to those em ployed in taking down the evidence. His lordship drew especial notice to No. 73, a charge of violence and out rage committed on a young woman, and it is imputed to some man who, I believe, was a quack doctor, and he ap pears to have obtained possession of her person by pre tending he could cure her of fits. I draw your attention to it specially, because the details in the depositions are more than ordinarily offensive, and it does not appear, accord ing to them, there is any of the resistance which is neces sary to constitute the crime imputed. If the party were so ignorant as not to be at all aware of what he was about to do, and, therefore, he got possession of her, but under a felonious pretence, and she not at all knowing what he was about to do, this evidence of non-resistance may be accounted for, and it has been held by the judges that it would still amount to a felonious outrage. If you think she did know what he was about to do, however gross the party's conduct may have been, you cannot say he com mitted the crime for which he is at present before you. There is also a charge against three persons of conspiracy to defraud the customs here ; but the depositions are so taken that I cannot read one-half of them. I mention this publicly that notice may be taken of it, and that there may be no further complaint. There is a charge against Edward Lawson for a felonious outrage on a female. On reading the depositions, and the evidence of the medical man, it seems to me there must be some mistake about it, and that she herself, who, no doubt, intended to be a witness of truth, was mistaken in supposing the whole crime was committed. MANCHESTER ROBBERIES. Thomas Pennington, aged 32. and Betsy Dougherty, aged 30, were found guilty of assaulting and attempting to rob Matthew Stock, a well.known vocalist, at Man chester, on the 22nd of January. James Tinker, aged 20, who pleaded guilty to robbing Robert Beesley at Manchester, on the 2nd of January, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. Michael Conner, aged 31, pleaded guilty to two cases of burglary, committed at Atherton on the 27th of November last, and was sentenced to ten years' transportation. A PRECOCIOUS THIEF. James Donohue, aged 14, for a burglary committed in the dwelling-house of James Payne, on the morning of the 19th December, was sentenced to transportation for ten years. The prisoner was a native of Ireland, and three years ago he was convicted there of cow-stealing, and sentenced to a year's imprisonment. ROBBERY AT MANCHESTER. Edward Riley, aged 18, and James Riley, aged 36, were found guilty of assaulting Robert Porters, a sawyer, at Manchester, on the 22nd December. COINERS. James Smith, aged 30, was found guilty of uttering a counterfeit crown piece, at Ashton and Staleybridge, on November 24th, and Elizabeth Reardon, aged 32, was also convicted of a similar offence. ROBBERY AT SALFORD. John Bridge, aged 22, for assaulting and robbing James Hunt, At Salford, on tha sth of March, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and hard labour. THURSDAY, MARCH 24. ROBBERIES, WITH VIOLENCE. , John Davies, aged 48, and William Farrar, aged 34, charged with assaulting and robbing Edmund Titton at Heap, on December 16th, was found not guilty.—Tames Carroll, aged 24, was sentenced to twelve months' im prisonment with hard labour, for having assaulted and robbed Richard English, at Manchester. THE KNIFE. Simon Wood, aged 28, for having stabbed John Mather, at Salford, on the 24th December last, in a public-house quarrel, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. MANSLAUGHTER. Thomas Greenwood, aged 26, for the manslaughter of Michael Curr, at Manchester, on the 15th January last, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, with hard la bour. STABBING AT SALFORD. Robert M'Clarey, aged 24, and Stuart M'Clarey, were indicted for feloniously stabbing Thomas Faighey, at Salford, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm, on the night of the sth of January. Verdict—not guilty, with respect to Stuart M'Clarey.—Robert 111`Clarey guilty of unlawfully wounding. Sentence—one month's imprisonment with kard labour. BURGLARIES. William Gilroy, aged 18, pleaded guilty to having, at Skelmersdale, burglariously broken into the dwelling house of James Meadows, and stolen a quantitity of wearing apparel therefrom.—James Taylor, aged 20, pleaded guilty to having burglariously broken into the dwelling-house of James Rees, and stolen a quantity of wearing apparel.—Sentence deferred. The Court rose at six o'clock, until Saturday morning. FRIDAY, MARCH 25. This being Good Friday, their lordships did not sit. SATURDAY, MARCH 26. John Craddock, 23, for assaulting and robbing William Cooper. at Manchester, on the4th March. was found guilty. Walter Evars, 44, and Andrew Connell. 22, were indicted for a burglary in the house of John Ellis, at Sal ford. Evers pleaded guilty, and Connell was found guilty of receiving the property. Evars was sentenced to twelve months, and Connell to four months' hard labour. John Makin, 22, James Jones, 28, and Michael Pep pard, 33, indicted for having, at Manchester, assaulted Henry Jenkins, and robbed him of 3s. and a pocket-knife, were acquitted. Mary Shannon, a respectable-looking middle-aged woman, was indicted for the manslaughter of Mary Wain wright, at Liverpool. The prisoner was the superinten dent nurse of the Medical Ward in the Liverpool Work house; and, on the sth of March, Mary Wainwright was brought into the ward, suffering from lumbago. Dr. Gee, the medical officer, saw the woman, and ordered a lini ment to be applied externally, and a tonic mixture three times a-day. It was the duty of the prisoner, on all occasions, to administer medicine with her own hands, or to see the medicine taken. On the following day, the prisoner directed a nurse to administer the liniment to the deceased instead of the tonic, which the nurse refused to do, whereupon the prisoner took the bottle out.of her hand, and administered the liniment, which contained a deadly poison, to the deceased, who died shortly after. The prisoner was found guilty of manslaughter, through carelessness ; but the jury strongly recommended the pri soner to mercy. His lordship, in sentencing the prisoner, said that taking into consideration the recommendation of the jury, and her previous good character, the sentence of the court was, that she be imprisoned for fourteen days. He also suggested that where poisons were used, the word " Poison" should be written on the bottles as a caution. In the case against Messrs. Fletcher and Firth, fruit merchants, and their clerk, William Kerfoot, charged with a conspiracy to defraud the customs, Mr. Monk applied to enlarge the prisoners' recognizances to the next assizes, or to enter into new recognizances. Mr. Watson, on the part of the Crown, consented to the post ponement of the case if new recognizances were entered into. Mr. Monk and Mr. James, on the part of the par ties charged, consented ; and the necessary recognizances having been entered into, the case was adjourned to the next assizes. Sarah - Robinson, 24, Elizabeth Hardman, 26, Wm. Wright, 42, and Wm. Hardman, 21, for a burglary at Salford, in the house of Wm. Morris. Wm. Wright, who received a good character from his employers, and Sarah Robinson, were sentenced to 12 months' hard labour. Wm. Hardman, who had been previously convicted, was sentenced to 10 years' transportation ; and Elizabeth Hardman, who had been 33 times summarily convicted in Liverpool, was sentenced to 14 years' transportation. Wm. Sherry, 18, Daniel Sherry, 18, Mark Leary, 17, John Robinson, 16, Martin Feeney, 16, and John Keyler, 17, were indicted for having assaulted Thomas Monks, at Manchester, on the Ist of January, and robbed him of a watch, value £5. Feeney and Keyler were acquitted, but the two Sherrys, Leary, and Robinson were found guilty, and setenced to six months imprisonment. BlGAMY.—Richard Batho, a respectable looking man, was indicted for having, at Manchester, on the 18th of August, 1828, married Elizabeth Pigott, and again on the 12th June, 1850, married Elizabeth Elliotson, his former wife being then alive. The prisoner was the son of a che mist, and his first wife had been a silk-winder, and at the time of his first marriage he was only 18 years of age, and his bride 28. She sailed in April, 1850, and returned a few weeks ago. The prisoner had heard of his first wife's death in June, 1850, and the second marriage was celebrated with the knowledge of Miss Elliotson's relatives. He was found guilty, and sentenced to two nackntbs imprisonment. Ihe court adjourned until Monday. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT. Catharine Liston (16) was charged with having at Parr, in the dwelling-house of Robert Wainwright, felo niously stolen one leg of mutton, two ounces of tea, and several articles of clothine, the property of the said Robert Wainwright ; and that after having committed the said felony, she did burglariously break out of the said dwelling house. The prisoner was a servant in the family of the prosecutor, and got up early on the morning of the rob bery, and after committing the robbery, made her escape from the house.—She was found guilty, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. ANOTHER ROBBERY BY A SERVANT. Elizabeth Carr (16) was charged with having, at Parr, on the 22nd of January, in the dwelling-house of Mr. John Rigby, feloniously stolen one shawl, one loaf, one pair of boots, and various other articles, the property of the said John Rigby ; and that after having committed the said felony, she did burglariously break out of the said dwelling-house. The prisoner, as in the last case, was a domestic servant in the prosecutor's house ; and after committing the robbery, early in the morning, broke out of the house. She was found guilty, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, his Lordship remarking that, from the similarity of the circumstances of the two cases, it was exceedingly probable that an agreement had been made between the two prisoners to rob their respective employers, and afterwards make their escape. HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN HAIGH PARK. James Nelson (28) , Joseph Nelson (34), and Thomas Latham (26), were charged with having, at Haigh, 'fe loniously and violently assaulted Mrs. Alice Woodcock, putting her in bodily fear, and stealing from her person a gold watch, chain and key, and one gold pencil case. The two prisoners Nelson were charged with stealing the articles from the prosecutrix, and Lathom was charged with receiving the same, knowing them to be stolen. Mr. Monk and Mr. Ovens conducted the case on the part of the prosecution. Mr. Tyndal Atkinson defended the two Nelsons. Lathom was undefended. It appeared from the case, on behalf of the pro secution, that on the 31st of July last, about twelve o'clock at noon, the prosecutrix, Mrs. Woodcock, who is the wife of Mr. John Woodcock, banker, of the Elms, Wigan, was walking among the plantations in the grounds at Haigh-hall, near Wigan, the seat of the Earl of Balcarres, when the prisoner, James Nelson, who is one of the Earl of Balcarres' gamekeepers, came across on to the carriage drive, as if intending, to meet her. The prosecutrix, on sdeing the prisoner, who apparently had nothing more on than a long shirt, turned back, and in a few moments afterwards the prisoner took a round and again met her. On coming up to prosecutrix, he de manded her to take her chain off her neck and give it to him. She replied, "Do not take it from me, or you will be taken up." Prisoner replied, " Oh, never mind about that, give me what you have ;" and he then took from her her watch, chain, and seal, and the pencil case. The prisoner and Joseph Nelson were immediately afterwards seen by several parties running away from the direction in which the robbery was com mitted. A reward of £lOO was afterwards offered for the discovery of the parties, £5O by the Earl of Balcarres, and £5O by Mr. Woodcock. The prisoner Latham was sub sequently taken into custody, charged with being con cerned in the robbery, and on being apprehended he told the police-officers that the prisoner Nelson robbed the prosecutrix, and afterwards gave the proceeds to him, telling him to take them to Liverpool and sell them. He did so, but did not see the Nelsons any more, having got on the spree in Liverpool, after he had sold the watch and the other articles to a Mr. Abraham, a watchmaker, in Oldhall-street, in this town. On this the police went to Mr. Abraham's, and ultimately discovered that he had purchased the property. Mrs. Woodcock, the prosecutrix, and several other wit nesses, were examined in support of the foregoing state ment. Amongst other witnesses, Mr. Abraham, of Old hall-street, was also examined, and deposed to purchasing the watch from the prisoner Latham. In cross-examination by Mr. Atkinson, Mrs. Wood cock said that when the prisoner James Nelson was first before her, a few days after the robbery was committed, she could not speak positively as to his identity, but she firmly believed he was the man. Mr. Atkinson addressed the jury for the two Nelsons in a powerful speech, confidently contending that the evi dence of identity against the prisoners was altogether in sufficient to justify a conviction, and that in all probability the prisoner Latham had made the confession, and involved his (Mr. Atkinson's) clients, in order to get hold of the reward. His Lordship having summed up, the jury retired for about a quarter of an hour to consider their verdict. On their return into court they gave a verdict of acquittal in the case of the two Nelsons, and found the prisoner Latham guilty. A certificate of a previous conviction having been put in against the prisoner, he was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation. MANSLAUGHTER AT MANCHESTER. John Cull (24) was charged with having, at Manchester, on the 28th of February, feloniously killed and s lain George Mayne. It appeared that a quarrel took place between the deceased and the prisoner in a public-house in Deansgate, which ended in a fight, during which the prisoner knocked the deceased down, from the effects of which he died. The prisoner was found guilty, and sen tenced to three months' imprisonment. The Court rose shortly after six o'clock. NISI PRIU S COURT.—WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr. Baron MARTIN.) In the first case, that of Dogherty v. Barton, which was a matter of dispute between the landlord and tenant of the Blackfriars Hotel, in Manchester, a reference was agreed to. BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. RICHARDSON V. DELEMER.— Mr. Monk and Mr. Wheeler, for the plaintiffs ; and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Tomlinson, for the defence. The plaintiff was Miss Katherine Richardson, the niece of Mr. Ostler, an architect's assistant or clerk of the works, residing at Manchester ; and the defendant a Frenchman, named Delemer, a mechanist. Mr. Moxic said the plaintiff was the daughter of John Richardson, who, during his lifetime, was a non-commis sioned officer, a serjeant. major in the Dragoon Guards, who died when she was very young,leaving her to the care of Mr. Ostler, who maintained and educated her. She was now 25 years of age • and the defendant, who had a long strin g of names, Charles Henri Ferdinand Desiri Alexis Delemer, by birth a Frenchman, who had been some time in this country, was 32 ; and, therefore, there was no discre pancy in that respect. In 1846, Mr. Gautier, a professor of languages, lodged at the house of Mr. Ostler, and when the defendant, Delemer, came to Manchester, he brought an introduction to Gautier. He frequently dined at the house, and subsequently became an inmate of it on Mr. Gautier going to France. Thus an intimacy sprung up between the parties, and Delemer expressed his desire to marry the plaintiff. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ostler, in the first instance, objected on account of the difference, in their language and tastes ; and it was ulti mately agreed that they should wait at least twelve months. From that time Delemer became a frequent visitor at the house, until Mr. Ostler went to Cheadle, a short distance from Manchester. He used to visit her every three or four days •, and he (Mr. Monk) would read a letter which the defendant wrote to her about this pe riod, when he was residing at Radcliffe. At this time he was negotiating with Messrs. Bird, of Radcliffe, for the sale of a machine connected with calico printing. The letter, which bore no date, was received in March, 1849; at which time Delemer was received at the house of Mr. Ostler, as the future husband of his niece; and he should in justice state, that Mr. Delemer was not then very familiar with the English language : " DEAR KETTY,—I have been to Birdcliffe. It is very late; but 1 have promised you to write some words this evening, and I am glad to have promised it, for indeed, if I had not some very good reasons to fear in writing, I would, I thinck, do it so often that it is possible you would be tired of my let ters. But if my ignorance of your langued do not permit my to expri me all my filling, for you at last I knwou one word whic is sufficient. Ketty, I love thee more than I could tell thee, even if I could speak in m y own langued ; every time I see you, I thinck impossible to love more than I do ; and every time I leave you I find that I do love you more still. And how would it not' be so ? Do you not yourself love my more every day. Yes, my Ketty, or at last I think so , an d it is this idea whic mak my so happy, that my heart, some time when I thinck of you, is so full that I can scarcety refrain in my filing. But I must finisch ; my dearest you have my first thincking this morning ; have my last good night. I wish I could take from your pretty mouth the kiss I give to your likeness. Ketty, when shall we have so sweet a moment as yesterday ! my heart is full of the remembrance,; and yet what is the remembrance near the reality. " Good night my love—my only hope. Good night. Sa turday I shall be whit thee. " A. DELEMER. " Kiss aunt for me, will you ? I hope she is better to-day." This proved a strong attachment, which would be shown throughout the evidence, until a circumstance occurred to which he would presently advert. Mr. Monk pro ceeded to relate that about the time of the French revolu tion in 1848, the defendant became in very distressed cir cumstances, owing, as he stated, to the misfortunes of his father ; and he made the shabbiness of his appearance an excuse for not visiting at Mr. Ostler's as usual. After this, however, Delemer went to live with them for a short time, and remained about six months , without being called upon to pay for either board, lodging, or washing. He left upon being reminded by Mr. Ostler that his visit had beet somewhat too long, and in the autumn of that year the plaintiff became pregnant. The defendant was urged to marry her, and promised to do so, but subs& quently became the husband of a Miss Mather, leaving her, who had for many years been his affianced brid e, degraded woman. The defendant did not deny the Pre` mice, but pleaded that he had been exonerated and r!: leased from it. Having warned the jury that they sho uts not take into consideration in this action, anything for the maintenance of the child, for whom the defendan t ' it appeared, had made some provision, Mr. Monk sta t e' as regarded the position of the defendant, that be Wag ht possession of £2OO a year from the sale of a patent 11 , to Messrs. Bird, beyond anything which be made by , own business. He was, therefore, in a position to tain a wife in a condition of respectability, and it w e lt ,. be for the jury to say what damage the plaintiff had o f tained. She had been for months in a declining stele health, and had not recovered since. They must look 4 e, her as she was compared with what she is, and thee sill what would be fair and reasonable damages. and Mrs. Anne Ostler, wife of Mr. Thos. Ostler, joiner B . builder, of Manchester, said that the plaintiff, leather s ; Richardson, was her husband's niece by a former mau l % and had lived with him from seven years of age. Sh, e ; " '" „i e now 25 years of age. In 1845, they lived a t Harar l ,l Manchester, and h a d a M r . G a uti er li v i ng w ith them, ant the defend an t, M r . D e l emer , a F renc h man , cam e to Tl tl a Mr. Gautier. In March, 1847, Mr. Delemer becaroede boarder at their house, on the request of Mr. Gautier• e p t took all his meals with the f am ily, w hi c h cons i s ted ofL e i husband, herself, ni ece , an d M r . G au ti er . I n May, leecse's she observed somethi n g p ar ti cu l ar i n hi s a tt en ti on s to ae l o Richardson, and spoke to him about it, and told him it rl ° notconvenient for him to come i n t o th e kit c h en and Price r, sitting-room except at meal times, I n J une , o f that ye ar Mr. Gautier left for France, and Mr. Delem er rev:o%, with them, having still a private sitting- room o f his n e w t In June. Mr. Delemer used to follow her niece au e j o under pretence of learning the English language. ,be being spoken to about it, he was evasive at first. At time she sent her niece to Didsbury for a fortnight,„,s n at; whilst she was away, one morning he said to her, "f 1 , 55 you any commands for Miss Kate, madam ?" asked what he meant ; and he said, " I think of geleg d ia far as Didsbury, to inquire after her health." She !i d not remonstrate, but said he was to give her love , say she should be glad to see Miss Richardson on Saturtroit at home. He returned in the evening, with a bouqu et flowers, which he said Miss Kate had sent, and said * be , Kate would come home on Saturday. which she did. 'A defendant appeared very much delighted to see her, 01 %. followed her about the house. Witness mentioned tb matter to her husband on the Saturday. In July, t h e e , defendant knocked at the door of her room, and w hen u; came in be bowed to her. She asked him to take a see . He said, " I love Miss Kate—will you permit ree,,`; marry her ?" She said, " Mr. Delemer, you have taken me by surprise ; I cannot give you an answer witil s no speaking to my husband on the subject." He said. you object, madam ?" and she replied, " No, but lmps7. name it to my husband before I can say anything further'' your tastes and pursuits are different ." She asked ill if he had spoken to her niece. He said, " I ha re o ' s madam ; she has referred me to you." Her niece out at the Time, but came in shortly afterwards , defendant being still in the room ; and when she mule he took her by the hand, and said, " I have named ti; subject to madam." Miss Richardson did not say s p ot thing, but smiled and l oo k e d agreea bl e; s h e did e e t object at all events. P r i or t o thi s s h e h a d sa id t o d e f e ndan t ,' " probably you expect we can g i ve my n i ece something/10 her marriage ; we shall not during our lifetime." e, replied, "Oh, I only wan t Mi ss Kate; I shall be in a P e - t tion to maintain her." H er h us b an d was out at Chead ie !„ the time, and when he retu rne d, Mr. Delemer met hiln e l the lobby, and threw his arms round him ,and embraced br,.; Her husband was much surpris e d a t th e ex t ra eordiell 'of the salutation, and asked what h e meant, and sl ;a explained what had passed, and Mr. Delemer was con in and said he hoped Mr. Ostler was agreeable. con husband said, " you are a stranger and a forei g ner. I know very little about you or your circumstances. , vit should like you not to marry before the end of ttet (f months." Mr. Delemer said " why not now ?" husband asked " are you in circumstances to marry noW: ti He said not at present, till he had received r eraittarie e t from his father, and that he expected to receive tonlit from Messrs. Bird for a patent, but her husband O rs adhered to the twelve months, seeing that their m anna to and pursuits were different. In S e pt em be r they went e t live at Cheadle ; sho r tly before w hi c h th e d e f en dant we" to lodge elsewhere, but was i n th e h a bit o f coming ,t, 0 their house. H e a l so v i s it e d th em a t Ch ea dl e d u ring t". time they wer e th ere — a year an d t en mon ths. defendant came sometimes twice a week whilst in Me t . cheater, and never st o pp e d away l onger t h an a fortnigh t ' After the French revolution, in 1848, the defendant's Cl' cumstances apparently became w orse . H e h a d gone to live at Radcliffe in November or December, 1847, where Messrs. Bird's works are. He told them a b ou t th e net; tiations which were going on about th e di s p osa l of t .e " patent. In December, 1848, she went over t o see and invited him to spend Christmas day with them, 9 % he said, " I cannot, lam ashamed to go out." She said to him, " you have written a letter to Kate, which PI, almost broken her heart ; why have you written in su ch a desponding manner ?" He made answer, " 011.,te e n j her to hate me." She said, " what do you mean ?'" 11- 0 he replied, " 1 have done nothing but bring trouble upo n all who have ever loved me or have ever shown me an. kindness. I have not had courage to give her up befe r ;s but I ought to have done so." Witness said, "th is not the time for her to give you up when you are e l er trouble." On parting, he said, " Tell Kitty T love P more than ever." In consequence of this, r epresent, %, tions were made to defendant's friends, and his si lt came over in the following January. Defendant ep ee Christmas eve with them, but returned the sam e aer In March his circumstances appeared to have improved'" and he said he was in the wine trade. In August, 184 9 r the defendant called rather late, and said he should h e obliged to walk home, as he was too late for the traill' She asked him why he did not remain in Manchesteri and he said he did not de so on account of the expense e, stopping at an hotel, and witness, under the ores"' stances, offered him a bed at her house. In November!, 1849, he stopped at their house every night for some till * In May he went away for a week. She remembered ? t , being there one evening in June, when a co n versatel e arose between her husband and him about his going •d France. He said it was uncertain, and her husband ea r , then he had better provide himself with lodgings e l l O where, which he did in Clopton-street. He continue s ce visit her niece till October, in which month her ni e e a appeared dejected, but said they were going to be marti n i immediately. In consequence of what she saw, she we ll to Radcliffe on the following day, and found the defer dant at Mr. Bird's works, and he said, " How do yell, u rg aunt ; how is Kitty and Mr. Ostler ?" She replied, ` - o t well as circumstances permit. Why do you ask ? Is 11. d, Kate in the family way, end unmarried ?" He 01 1 !el " Yes, but we will be married immediately." She W` l " What do you c a ll i mme di a t e ly ? Will y ou be marri e d this week ?" He said, " I cannot leave the works te" week ; I will co me on S a t ur d ay even i ng, an d s peak Mr. Ostler." He failed t o d o so, and, in conSeqU ene Mr. Ostler went over to Rad c liff e the. following week'and the defendant returned with him in the eveni ng . 0 ` sat by the side of Miss Richardson on the sof a , an d car' ressed her, and said, " Can you tell me what ti m e it 16 , ; ; I must return soon, or I shall be too late for the train' with Her husband thereupon said, " We must speak on till subject you came about ; I want to know when you W e i ; marry Kate ; it is a most unfortu na t e thi ng , and t's" sooner that takes place the better." Mr. Delemer re plied, " I cannot say jest now ; it ma y b e one month 1t may be three or more." Her husband said, " What ar:l I to understand by that ; do you refuse to marry her ? He said, " No, Mr. Ostl er , I w ill marr y h er as soon 0 possible." Mr. Ostler said, " What is your objection t marry her now ? Is it want of money ;ifit is I will lel?: it you, and I will keep her and her child until you are tr circumstances to do so ; PT " but the defendant made it . answer, and Mr. Ostler urged him to reply, and he ' " I cannot marr y h er now." Mr. Ostler pressed hirn assign his reason, but he didn't speak, and her husball said, " Are you going to prove a villain, seduce my niece and thru s t h er a d egra d e d: w oman up on th e wor ld ? have made you the fairest offer that one man can mass" another ; am I to understand, after all my kindness toe wards you, when you had not where to go to, that you 01 1 going to prove yourself a villain ?" Mr. Delemer said, " Oh, I had my lodgings at Radcliffe." Afterwards h e folded nis arms, and said, in a very insulting manner' " I will tell you what T think of you ; you are both more in fault than myself." Her husband raised the poke r ' and ordered him to leave the room instantly, and no t enter his doors again until he came to marry Miss Rich' ardson. Mr. Delemer left the room and went to bet niece in the kitchen. She followed him and heard hip , say, " Go with me, Kitty, go with tee, Kitty ; thou an' , my wife, thou knows thou art." She said, " Kate, are you married or not, tell me, and end this miserable sus' pense." Kate answered, " No, aunt, no;" and Mr' Delemer said, " Do you suppose that I attach any im portance to that ridiculous ceremony that was , only made to put money into priest's pockets ." She said, I fear not, but we attach much importance to that." He again pressed Kate to go, and she (witness) said " she shall not leave this house but as your wife ; why don't you m ale); her ?" He said, " I have repeatedly told you I will: Her niece afterwards went to Louth, in Lincolnshire , where she was confined, and came back to them at the end of January, 1851. and for some time after her return she was ill with a bad cough, pain in her side, and genera l debility. The defendant, when he visited them, did no t pay for his board. He had not visited them since Alis e Richardson returned from Lincolnshire. Cross. examined.—Miss Richardson was with her bus` band before their marriage. She went to school till she. was thirteen years of age. She was boarded at Lynn, I ' Cheshire, before they were married. At the time th e ' defendant, M r. Delemer, was lodging at their house they kept no servant, but had a charwoman, and an old elan to clean knives and shoes. Herself and niece did the ordinary household work. She sometimes made the beds and waited at table. Her niece waited at table more frequently than she did. Her niece prepared breakfast in the morning. They had kept a grocer's shop since the birth of the child, and her niece's name was over the door. She assisted her niece to mind the shop. ne t husband was clerk of the works to Mr. Radcliff, who re' sided at Oldham. Mr. Gautier paid 10s. a week for lodgings-245. for board and lodging ; and Mr. Deleme r paid the same. Mr. Ostler was here (in court). Befor e _ g their marriage she never had any differences with M r ' Ostler about the child (Miss Richardson). She never suggested that Miss Richardson should teach Mr. Vele' mer English ; on the contrary, she objected, and said that she would give him instruction herself when she had th e opportunity. She did not remember, on one occasiouci after dinner, saying to the guests, " I think we he better leave the young people together." She did no t remember suggesting anything to that effect. She he: spoken of Mr. Delemer as the intend e d h us b an d of he:, niece, but did not remember fo rma lly i n t ro d uc i ng bins such. She had seen Mr. Delemer give her niece a kis s i she turned her back, and left them in the room, but ne e for any length of time. Mr. Delemer did no t s a y on th e occasion when Mr. Ostler lifted the poker to him, that s h e should not have left th em so muc h toge th er . At the t inmv she went into the r oom an d caug ht M r . D e l eme r kisg, her niece, she did no t say it was i mposs ibl e t o keep 91 4 e a character in her h ouse . Sh e did no t see him kiss N ee before the promise of marriage. He kissed her when, T; came in and when he went out, and that was after tlT e went to Cheadle. He never told her that lie felt!_ te danger of being thrown so unreservedly into the sosv e of her niece. She first discovered the pregnancy 01 b t: ,4 l h l) e p c l i c a ec i g t a i r r ff a , t A . ...d m. o da mages £5( :f',..._'000 arisin 1 -ma. io c l;lle lated o :lld4 li . r il4 itri t :3 18: lt s h a b ld:n a wo 4avvAl t rd v Ys a e:fil. e t s erll 1 . A . 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