The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-25 00:00:00

Aug. 25, 1846. iota! anZi probinrial getus. To-day (Tuesday) is the last day for serving notices of claim or objection for the parliamentary registration. Another arrival of pine apples has taken place at Liver pool, by a vessel from Eleuthera and Nassau, New Pro vidence, having the large number of 16,200 on board. Two thousand seven hundred and eighty-four baskets , of fruit have this week arrived at this port by the steam ers from Hamburgh and Rotterdam. The judges honoured Charles Lawrence, Esq., with their company to di nner , a t hi s sea t, M os ley-bill, on Sunday. THE RURAL POLICE.—On Thursday, Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, in the Crown Court, described the police as the drainings of the mm asses of Connaught. On Thursday last, Messrs. Amos Bigland and Son sold a quantity of Shea butter, being the first lot that ever arrived from Africa. Messrs. Jackson Brothers, Castle-street, are appointed tailors to H.R.H. Prince Albert, by special warrant from the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole. SINGULARCOINCIDENCE.—On Wednesday, there were three vessels, of celebrated names, laying next each other in the Prince's Dock, viz., the Sir Henry Pottinger, 334 tons burthen ; Lord Hardinge, 424 ; General Sele, 406. Mr. Chadburn, of Lord-street, has been appointed op tician and mathematical instrument maker, and Mr. J. R. Isaac, of Castle-street. lithographer and engraver, at Liverpool, to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Several splendid pieces of plate, manufactured by Mr. Wordley, have been presented by the merchants and ship owners of Liverpool to Chevalier da Silva, the Brazilian Consul of this port. WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.—The, next Conference of the Wesleyan Methodists will be held at Liverpool, to commence on the 28th of July, 1847. It is probable that the Conference in 1848 will be held at Hull. THREE PERSONS DROWNED.—On Saturday evening, Mr. Powlesland, tine-surveyor at Pile Foudrey, accompa nied by his son and a third person, called an extra man, were:returning from Barrow in a boat under sail, when by some accident the boat upset and all were unfortunately drowned.—/ ancaster paper. Baboo Nogendentauth Tagore, the sun of the late much lamented Dwarkananth Tagore, the Eastern prince, who died in London about the Ist instant, was in Liverpool last week for the purpose of viewing the public buildings and objects of interest in the town. His head quarters have been the Adelphi Hotel. Mr. William Billing, veterinary surgeon and livery stable keeper, of Soho-street, at whose establishment the royal horses were quartered, during Prince Albert's stay in Liverpool, has received a warrant from the Duke of Norfolk, as Hereditary Marshall of England, appointing him livery stable keeper to her Majesty, at Liverpool. Joseph Pye, who absconded with the cash belonging to the Temperance Excursion Committee, at Preston, was last week traced to Paris, where he was found at the Hotel de Normandie. He had carried with him £153, of which £132 was recovered, he having spent the rest on his jour ney. CRICKET.—On Saturday last, a match was played be tween the Royal Rock and Birkenhead Park Clubs, in the New Park, Birkenhead, the score of which was as follows : Royal Rock—First inninus, 37 ; second ditto, 35 ; total, 72. Birkenhead Park—First innings, 72. This is the second victory which the Birkenhe a d Park Club has gained during the past week. We feel gratified to announce that the Council of the ROyal Institution, Manchester, have awarded to Mr. Richard Ansdell, of this town, as the artist of the best oil painting in the exhibition there, the gold medal, one of the " Heywood prizes," for his picture of " Return from Deer Stalking. The prizes were this year limited to artists resident in or within fifty miles of Manchester. The Cobden tribute at present is about £61,662, of which Manchester has contributed £24,000. The towns in the district generally connected with Manchester hate contributed £16,000. So that Manchester and the sur rounding towns have contributed £4O 000; London, £11,200. From Glasgow, the report was £2,500; Li verpool had subscribed £7,500 ; Bristol, £BOO. There were a great many large towns that had not contributed. AIGBORTH.—It is said that the unoccupied portion of the Aigburth-hall estate, nearest to the town, called the Riversdale estate, and situated in the most beautiful part of that truly aristocratic locality, is about to be laid out for building purposes, in a style of architectural taste rarely attempted in the provinces; that it will be adorned with terraces, communicating by graceful flights of steps with exquisite pleasure-grounds, in which will be foun tains, conservatories, statuary, and villas in the Italian, Grecian, Gothic, Elizabethan, and other beautiful styles. In consequence of the failure of the potato crop, it be comes a matter of prudence to adopt measures to mitigate the evil. The time is not yet past for planting other kinds of vegetables. Wherever there is a piece of vacant ground. winter brocoli of all kinds should be planted, and early cabbages ought to be put into the ground without delay. Curled greens, Brussels sprouts, Savoy cabbages, and brocoli, may all yet be successfully planted ; and seeds of early cabbages may still be sown, so as to have an abundant supply of cabbages in early spring. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AT TILE MANCHESTER ROYAL INSTITUTION.—We are gratified to learn that our talented young townsman, Mr. B. E. Spence, who is still, we believe, studying at Rome, has proved the suc cessful competitor for the second Heywood prize. " for the best model in clay after nature," (which entitles him to a Heywood silver medal and £5 in money,) at the exh;bition of sculpture and paintings at the above insti tution. The group which obtained the above prize eli cited great praise, we understand, in an article on Eng lish sculpture, by a German critic, in the Frankfort Journal. THE GREAT BRITAIN.—In consequence of the Great Britain having touched the ground during a fog on her outward passage to New York, the directors have felt it their duty to the public not to permit ner to proceed again to sea until her bottom be thoroughly examined in the graving -dock. Her next day of sailing is, therefore, postponed to the 22nd of September. We cannot suffi ciently admire the regard for the lives of the passengers, 'which has thus been evinced by the directors of t bi s splendid vessel. It is in itself a magnificent proof th at no expense or sacrifice will be spared on their parts in the discharge of their responsible duty. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday evening, two re spectable young men were drowned , while bathing near New Brighton. They had not availed themselves of the usual bathing•ground, where the machines are stationed, but had undressed on the rock, and injudiciously plunged into the water near the Fort, where, at the turn between the river and the sea, there is generally a strong eddy, and th e y perished, we understand, in siAt of persons who had no means of aiding them. The names of the young gen tlemen were Watkinsons and Dickens. Mr. Watkinsons was an apprentice in the office of Messrs. Ewart, Myers, and Co., and Mr. Dickens, a clerk with Messrs. Naps, James, and CO. LOYAL ORANGE INSTITUTION.—At a meeting of the Grand Officers of the various Loyal Orange Lodges of Liverpool and surrounding districts, held at the Standard Arms, Fox -street, on Thursday last, the worshipful D. G. M. in the chair, it was unanimously resolved "That every exertion should be used to uphold the Protestant Institu tions of Church and State in Ireland, and every opposition given to the principle of granting any endowment to Popery." On a motion of Mr. Ftrench, D. M. of Bir mingham, it was suggested that an invitation be forwarded to the Right Hon. the Earl of Enniskillen, to solicit his attendance at a grand lodge meeting of the Orange Society of England, to be held in Liverpool some time in Sep tember, for the purpose of hearing his lordship's senti ments on some proposed alterations in the institution. INCENDTARISM IN KIRKDALE. —On Wednesday, Samuel Greathead, a prisoner in Kirkdale Gaol, Liver pool, was committed for trial at the present Assizes at _Liverpool, charged with having wilfully and maliciously set fire, the previous evening, to a part of the gaol known by the name of the Western Lodge, in which tt-e warders of the prison usually sleep. The lodge is situated on the west side of the chapel, but does not communicate with any of the cells of the prisoners. The individual charged with the offence is a young man who was tried for arson about two years since, and acquitted on the ground of in sanity. He has, shine his acquittal, been confined in the gaol, and he deported himself latterly in such a way as to leave little doubt on the minds of the turnkeys that he is in full possession of his senses. His object in setting fire to the lodge was, according to his own confession, that he might get transported. PAVING AND SEWERAGE.— kt the meeting of the Commissioners, on Tuesday, a communication was read from Mr. Duncan, the engineer of the Green-lane Water Works, who reported that, in consequence of the Dock Committee's late act for dock extension, the laving of the pipes in the neighbourhood of Wapping would have to be stopped, and further that all those pipes already laid would have to be taken up, thereby cutting off connexion with a number of streets in the vicinity. After a short conversa tion, it was agreed that a deputation, c ,nsisting of the chairman and the engineer, should wait upon the Dock Committee, in order to ascertain how long it would be before that portion of the works would be commenced. Mr. Tinne complained of the bad paving of the streets west of Park-lane, and said it was i m p oss ibl e t o k eep them in a clea n and healthy state, so long as the pavement allowed large quantities of stagnant water to remain. MANCHESTER PARKS.—The three parks were opened on Saturday with great rejoicings. The Philips Park, Bradford, which is 31 acres in extent, and rather more than a mile and a half distant from the Exchange, as the crow flies; the Queen's Park, H arpur h ey, formerly the Hendharn.hall estate, containing about 30 acres of land, 'and just two miles from the Manchester Exchange, on the Rochdale road ; the Peel Park, Lark-hill, Salford, 32 acres in extent, and the principal entrance—the only one for carriages —just one mile distant from the Manchester Exchange, as the crow flies. This is well known, being opposite the Salford Crescent, on the turnpike road to Bolton, leading also to Pendleton, Eccles, Swinton, &c. This last park was to have been given to the Salford Town Council, but not having been done so, the Salford authori ties do not join in the ceremony—another instance of the absurdity of placing Manchester and Salford under different jurisdictions. YANKEE BRITTALITY.—On Tuesday, at the Police :court, two American sailors, named Alonzo Lewis and George Brook es , were charged with brutally illtreating on several occasions, a poor widow, who was selling tracts, an elderly negro sailor, and a poor Englishwoman who was carrying a Mulatto child. The parties made no de fence, and had no other motive for their brutality but the .colour of the parties th ey i n j ured. Mr. Rushton expressed the warmest indignation at the conduct of the prisoners, not be and told them th a t suc h conduct in England could endured; that the laws admitted no difference between white and black; and that the utmost punishment the justices could award for the offence was much too lig ht. After consulting w i t h M r. Christopher Rawdon, ho sat on the bench, Mr. Rushton ordered each of the sailors to pay the sum of Q . for each ass au lt, an d i n default of pay ment to be im-ined two months; he also ordered them to find bail to-Abe peace, or, in default, to be impri soned four militia. HOW TO MAKE A CLOCK Go I—On Tuesday, two men, named Thomas and John M'Carthy, were brought up at our Police-court, charged with stealing a clock, the property of Mrs. Cruse, publican, John's -lane. One of them had got upon the table, and reaching down the clock from a height of nearly ten feet, quietly deposited it in a sack. They were observed in the act by a. cll.-driver named Crawford, and on the sack being searched, a ma hogany cannister was found, with some tea and a silver spoon in it. The prisoners, on being asked in the usual way what they bad to say, one of them pleaded in defence that he did not think his companion's watch was right, and finding; the clock in the room standing still, he had taken it down to make it go ! This excuse created a loud and involuntary burst of laughter in court. They had, as a pretence, when they entered the room, called for ink and paper. and one of them pretended to be writing a letter, but the sheet in their possession was found to con tain nothing but scribble. Notwithstanding their benevo lence in regard to the clock, the prisoners were committed for trial. THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.—One of the most striking features of the late conference is the fraterniza tio❑ of the Weslevans with their New Connexion. These two bodies of Christians Lave been disunited since the se cession of the New Connexion, in 1797. They are now uniting, the New Connexion having made the first ad vance. They sent the Wesleyan Conference a fraternal letter, which was received in a spirit of kindness. On Tuesday lest Dr. Hannah submitted a letter, proposed to be sent to the representatives of the New Connexion, re spectfully and affectionately acknowledging their commu nication in favour of fraternal union, approving of its spi rit, and expressing a desire that all acrimonious feeling between the two bodies should be discountenanced. The letter was approved by the conference. The following are the appointments to the Liverpool district :—Liverpool, North, (Brunswick Chapel, Edward Walker, Geo. Osborne, Daniel West; John Davies,supernumerary. Liverpool, South, (Pitt-street, Src.,) William Smith, John C. Leppington, Edward Brice ; Calverley Riley, William France, John Aslin, supernumeraries. War rington: Joseph Burgess, John T. Yeates, Jas. Scholes. St, Helens and Prescot : Abraham Watmough, 'William Sherman. Southport and Ormskirk : William Coultas, George Dickinson. Wigan : Leonard Posnett, Henry L. Church. Preston and Chorley : Benjamin Firth, Robert M. Wilcox, William Csttle ; Joseph Meek, su pernumerary. N.B.—Brother Wilcox shall reside at Chorley. Garstanp : Thomas Brown. George Scott, 2d, James Faulkner. Lancaster: Thomas Armson, James Findlay, Edward Wafter, chairman of the district ; Geo. Osborne, financial secretary. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The Sub-committee of Works reported that the tender of Mr. Ca - to for sup plying some buoys was accepted. The Albert Dock Committee recommended the appointment of gatemen to that dock, at a salary of 21s. per week, and the usual uni form ; and Evan Vaughan, William Henshaw, and J. Welch, as foremen of the hold. They also announced that the charges about to be made at the Albert Dock warehouses bad been revised, according to Act of Parlia ment, and that 3,000 copies of them were about to be printed and distributed throughout the town. Some con versation ensued on the subject, in the course of which Mr. Aikin said he was satisfied that the rates were too high, and thought they ought to be referred to the differ ent associations for their opinion upon them. Mr. Hors fall said that probably that would be the best course to adopt, and as Mr. Myers, of the East India and China Association was at present engaged in revising the differ rent rates, they would no doubt be enabled to obtain some information on the subject from him. Mr. Aikin would be sorry to see the rates too low, for that would have the tendency to cause the warehouses to be choked up, and prevent them being of that utility of which they were capable ; in fact, that would he the case if they were not higher than the general rates, and he would like to see them a little higher. It would, however, be better to postpone the printing of the rates until some further con sideration I],cl been given to the subject. The matter then dropped. The Committee proceeded to elect some of the members to act upon the sub-committees. Mr. Sandhach and Mr. Rankin were appointed as members of the Sub-committee of Works; Mr. Kendall on the Har bour, Mr. Lockett on the Marine Surveyors', and Mr. Rankin on the Finance Sub-committee. DUBLIN AND LIVERPOOL STEAM-SHIP COMPANY.— On Wednesday, the second half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders was held at Dublin. The report stated that the Directors, since the last meeting, in February, had been actively engaged in completing the arrangements necessary for carrying on the trade between' Dublin and Liverpool in the most economical and advan tageous manner. In a short time everything will be in readiness, and they only wait for the delivery of the first two vessels to commence bperationA. The building of these has been something delayed by turns out, but the " Dublin" will be launched on the 3rd of next month ; and a third to be called the " Tullamore," on the same plan as the " Dublin," and " Liverpool," has been con tracted for and will be delivered during the winter. The board are proceeding with the preparation of their station at the Ringsend Docks, which is spoken of as very advan tageous ; and other arrangements are mentioned. The board have not considered it advisable to form a separate establishment in Liverpool, deeming it more economical and prudent to transact the company's business in that port through the medium of agents, who will be paid in proportion to the freights received. An agreement of this kind has accordingly been entered into with Messrs. Thomas Martin, Burns, and Co., of Water -street, Liver pool. and it is hoped that the connection with a house so well known and respectable, and experienced in steam navigation, will he a guarantee for the style and spirit of the management there. The company's balance-sheet for the past year showed the amount of their receipts to have been .£4,195 126. and of their expenditure, £2,530176. 6d. The report was unanimously adopted ; and several ques tions were asked by proprietors, and satisfactory replies returned thereto. IMPORT OF COLONIAL AND FOREIGN WHEAT AND FLOUR INTO LIVERPOOL.—It may be useful and inte resting to know in how far we are indebted to other na tions for a supply of bread stuffs, and as particularly appertaining to this vast and important district, of which the port of Liverpool is the deptit. We have made our compilations from the prices current, both as regards the average prices and weekly importations : January February March ~ April..., May .... FLOUR. WHEAT. VALUE. Brls. of Ig6lb. Quarters. .. 109,400 48,351 325,563 41,917 19,720 123,269 65.752 10,7 i 0 116,2C2 17,5 gs 1 71. 1 9 2 21,640 2 5,147 25,081 232,145 64,434 396.244 21,646 150,745 August (two weeks) 7 5 .'95 92.3' 4 11831 , 1 190.705 228,580 1,748,569 Average of 13 weeks, from 2nd Jan. to 14th August 23,712 inclusive The above gives a value for the year of £2,755,324, which, at 50s. per head, would supply 1,102,129 of the copulation with this all-important necessary of food. The parlia mentary document gives the amount entered for home consumption during the first six months of the current year. as follows :—Wheat, 1,660,399 quarters ; flour, 2,109,371 cwt., which, at the average prices, would amount to £6,600,436, sufficient for 2,640,174 of the population. The foreign and colonial arrivals have this year been unprecedentedly large, and we believe that there is yet a prodigious quantity now in the United States, which would soon find its way to England did not our prospects of abundant crops keep down prices at too low an ebb for remuneration to shippers or importers. The corn markets have rallied recently, partly owing to wet weather, and partly to the alleged deficiency in the crops of that valuable esculent the potato, but any chance of prices rambling the new scale of duties will efficiently prohibit. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—This theatre has been en gaged during the last week in the exhibition of two of Mr. Stirling's pieces—the " Sea-king's Vow" and the " Jew of Liverpool" ; the latter of which Mr. Stirling took for his benefit on Wednesday last, and played the part of Ishmael Lyons with immense effect. That Mr. Stirling is the author of upwards of ninety pieces, we know to be true ; but still, famous as he is as a drama tist, we feel convinced, from the specimen of his acting on Wednesday night, that he would rank higher in the latter profession than the former ; for certaiiily, though the part was in every way a most difficult one, nothing could be more powerful arid thrilling than the whole de lineation. Mr. Stirling, we hear, opens the Royal Surrey next month with Macready. We wish him every success, and, at the same time, to experimentalise on the hint we have given—" Act a little more, even if you write a little less." The following address was spoken on the occasion of his benefit : Our Author's thanks to all—to ye who soar On high, and you on pit's less attic 11 or ; And ye, who placed in midway box serene, With beauty's smiles shit greet the mimic acetic. Thanks to our friends, in these steam piping times, Who prize blank verse, nor are verse to rh) roes ; But measure sense, howe'cr the metre goes. Nor leave for abstruse cons. our simpler prose. Too many, now, there are, whose learned rage Skews us " no favour", and would " clear the stage" ; 'Who make " forched marches" on the march of mind, And think the Stage must " halt"—a stage behind. Nor should we grumble that this age affords Some moral intluen e stronger than " the boards" No ; let us own to what exalted ends This change, th •t robs us of our patrons, tends. Far nobler pastimes Artizans have 'ound, And patent wisdom makes slim Clerks profound. Now to some pothouse " Concert" both repair, To seek amoosement and instruction 1!) there, With Bully Blockhead nightly in the chair. Tints of thin ‘• stout" each " ardent sin it " drains, And " blows a cloud" to clear his misty brains; There some free nymph his moral strength repairs, With dainty ditties and ii decent airs; Or some tow ranter stamps the sanded floor, W With vul gar j ests provokes the drun k en ro ar, Mist rattling glasses jingle an "encore:". How should the Dramatist presume to please New tastes, so moral, so refined as these? Called to a " Bar", where Thalia vainly sues, And whistling cat calls shock our Tragic News ; Where ess S h h e a s e l r , e ela er ' selfearse would drew failto tdhreawthe tear, beer. But, to be grave such pursuits as these Lessen the nnumbr whom w e s t r i ve to p l ease, Unless To you more grateful, with respect sincere. Our Author thanks you for your presence here • Well pleased to toil, whilst your approval gives ' Those honor'd smiles, wherein his fortune lives; Turning the store from which his fancy draws, To " Sterling pieces"--stamped with your applause. OYSTERS.-It will be seen by an advertisement in our first page to-dsy, that Mr. Duffy, who has been known during the last ten years as the efficient and civil manager of Marcroft's Oyster Rooms, Hanover -street, has t.uc ceeded to that established business. His arrangements for a daily supply of well-fed London Native, as well as Irish and Scotch oysters, are most complete, and from the reputation he has as a judge, there is no doubt his stock will equal, if it does not surpass any in the town. We may also notice that oysters this season are par. ticularly full and well flavoured. SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSIZES. CROWN. COURT.-TUESDAY Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN took his seat on the bench at nine o'clock precisely. Mr. Sergeant BAIN and Mr. COBSETT appeared to pro secute on behalf of the crown; and Mr. E. S. POWELL, inspector of her Majesty's Mint, was in attendance. William Scott was indicted for having in his posses . sion a mould and other materials for making counterfeit coin. Guilty. Sentence deterred. _ _ Eliza Grijiiths, alias Kennedy, 28, who had been re manded from the last assizes, was charged with having, on three different occasions, uttered counterfeit shillings, with a euilty knowledge that they were false and counter feit. Guilty. Patrick Roach, 45, was indicted for having in his pos session, at Liverpool, a mould fir making the current coin of the realm called a sixpence. Guilty. Sentence deferred. William Burns, 22, was charged with having uttered, to George Darwell, of Ashton.under-Lyne, a counterfeit shilling, and having in his possession six other pieces of counterfeit coin. Acquitted. John Holden, 28, was indicted for having in his posses sion, at Great Bolton, 17 pieces of counterfeit coin resem bling shillings. Guilty. Sentence deferred. James Kelly, 23, was indicted for having, at Aintree, uttered to Ann Smith three counterfeit shillings. Guilty. Sentence deferred. In the case of Betsey Gaynor, charged with uttering a counterfeit shilling to Jane Holmes, no evidence was offered, and the prisoner was accordingly discharged. William Jeff,rson, 21, was charged with having, at Warrington, feloniously killed Charles Vickers. Wiliam Johnson, who saw the prisoner and deceased fighting, de posed to seeing deceased fall against the wall, when some one said his neck was out, and tney tried to pull it in, but without effect. The jury, after a brief consultation, ac quitted the prisoner. - John Lyihqoe, 15, and William Standish, 14, were in dicted for having entered the dwelling-house of Robert Dugdale, at St. Helens, and stealing a quantity of cord, &c. The jury found the prisoners guilty, but recom mended them to mercy. John 111` Allister, 24, was charged with having broken into the dwelling-house of James Wright, at the Old Swan, and s tolen therefrom several articles of wearing apparel, some silver coin, &c. Guilty, and sentenced to seven years transportation. In the case of William Fairhurst, charged with the manslaughter of Jane Fairhurst, at Sutton, the grand jury threw out the bill. The bill against Charles Gent, charged with the man slaughter of John Magrath, at Liverpool, was also thrown out. NISI PRIUS COURT.—TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.) LITTLE V. POLLITT. This was an action for slander. The plaintiff, it appeared, was a plumber and glazier at Manchester, and on the 24th of February last was, with his workmen, engaged in the course of his occupation in repairing some of the gas apparatus at the Spread Eagle, a public-house at Hanging-bridge, Manchester. The de fendant, it appeared, is a calenderer, and carrying on a somewhat extensive business. He is, it was said, a man of somewhat hasty temper, and being in the Spread Eagle on the occasion in Question, came suddenly out to where the plaintiff was employed with one of the gas-pipes, and told him to brick it. The plaintiff said it was no use to brick it, as it was done, and it would be necessary to have a new one. He said Mr. Pollitt might try it. "Try it be said Mr. Pollitt ; " there's no use trying it while you are there, you are nothing but a thief ; you are robbing Mr. Westall, (the landlord of the public-hous e ,) and if I were Mr. Westall, I would not have su c h a f e ll ow about the house." The plaintiff to this tirade made very little reply, further than to ask Mr. Pollitt who he was speaking to. Mr Pollitt said, "I am speaking to you, you wastrel." Those observations were addressed to the plaintiff in one of the principal thoroughfares in Man chester, in the presence of his own workmen, and in the hearing of several passers-by, who were called as witnesses. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS addressed the jury for the de fence. contending that the ob:ervations of the defendant were mere words of abuse, he having no intention to im pute a felony to the plaintiff, but merely to accuse him of an unskilful and wasteful mode of making the repaiis in the gas-pipe in question. He was proceeding with these observations when some conference took place between the learned counsel, and the matter finally resulted in a juror being withdrawn, Mr. Sergeant Wilkins disclaiming, on the part of the defendant, any intention to impute a felony to the plaintiff. THE LIVERPOOL,. STANDARD. LISTER V. THE ST. HELEN'S RAILWAY COMPAN Y . . This was an action fur work and labour as an engineer. The plaintiff had, it appeared, been in the service of the Sankey Canal Company since the year 1831, as en g i neer, at a yearly salary, and continued in their employment up to the year 1815, when the Sankey Canal Comp tny was amalgamated with the St. Helen's Railway Company. By the act of amalgamation, it was provided that the passing of this act was not to invalidate any contract entered into by the company und?r the former acts. It was now sought to establish a liability on the part of the new company to pay the defendant on account of his services with the Old, for work at extra hours, and on matters not included in the retainer for which he received his yearly salary. The plaintiff after the cause had proceeded some way submit ted to a nonsuit. HILTON V WHITEHEAD AND ANOTHER This was an action of trespass The plaintiff, it appeared, was the owner of a house si tuate at Prestwich, the ground on which it was built hav ing been purchased by his father in 1834. The landlord was a gentleman of the name of Starkie, who in the lease still reserved the coals under the soil, with liberty of ac cess to win and get them, it being provided, however, that sufficient pillars to support the soil should be left to prevent injury to the persons having property in the sur face. It appeared that the persons to whom the coal had been leased bad taken it from the ground immediately adjoining the plaintiff s premises. A very small portion, however, of the works was under the house. They had, however, driven a level under it, and the house had in consequence of the workings been so cracked and damaged as to be almost uninhabitable. The damage, too, still continued to increase. It appeared, however, that this damage arose, not from the removal of the soil underneath, sufficient of which remained amply to support the surface, but from the effect of the level driven across under the plaintiff's ground, which drained off the water and caused the ground to sink. Tne case was finally referred, with liberty to state a case for the opinion of the court above. SCHUSTER V. COOPER. This was an action on a guarantee. 1t appeared that Mr. Schuster and his partners were copper merchants, at Manchester. There was a firm in that town of Wilson and Barton, copper-roller manufac turers, who some time ago fell into difficulties, and it was finally arranged that their business should be carried on under the superintendence of a committee of inspectors for the benefit of the creditors. A large quantity of cop per was required to carry on the business, to the extent of about £5OO per month, and at the desire of Mr. Bar ton, Mr. Cooper gave the document on which the present action was brought, directed to Mr. Schuster, guarantee ing, " as chairman of the committee of creditors, the due payment of any amount of purchase Mr. Barton may make of you, not exceeding the total value of £500." It appeared that subsequently to the presenting of the docu ment much more than £5OO worth had been received and paid for. The question was whether this was a continu ing guarantee or no. - A - verdict was finally returned for the plaintiff, with l►berty to move for a nonsuit. CROWN COURT, -WEDNESDAY Sarah Phillips, 22, was convicted for having, at Wigan, feloniously received one piece of black cloth, three vest pieces, and various other articles of cotton and woollen, the property of John Fish. bominick Holan, 20, was convicted of having, at Orms kirk, feloniously stabbed William Fairhurst, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm, and sentenced to eight months' imprisonment. Charles Pilling, 36, was convicted of having, at Salford, feloniously attempted to strangle and suffocate, and with having beat, wounded, and ill•reated Sarah Pilling, his w ifo, with intent to kill and murder her. Robert Russell, 34, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with uttering a forged acceptance, with in tent to defraud Mr. Smith, of Salford. He was also charged with uttering another forged acceptance with in tent to defraud Ralph Robinson. Several witnesses to character were called and the sentence was deferred. NISI PRIUS COURT.—WEDNESDAY. WEARING V. ROBINSON. An action brought by a publican, keeping the Railway Tavern, in Oldham, against the defendant, a tailor, In Manchester, to recover £l5, the amount of a promis,:ory note. Verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount. OCCLESHAW V. SMITH An action by a roller manufacturer in Manchester, against a clerk and book-keeper in his employment, to recover a sum of £3OO. A verdict was returned for the plaintiff for £207. CARR V. LABREY An action by a sharebroker at Manchester, against a gentleman who had speculated to a considerable extent in railway shares. The case was referred. BARTON AND ANOTHER V. HUMPHREYS An action by sharebrok?rs at Manchester against a corn dealer at Liverpool. The plaintiffs were nonsuited. THOMPSON V. PATTERSON The plaintifflsa horse dealer, and keeps the Palatin e Stables at Manche s ter, and the defendant is in the same trade at Liverpool. The action was on the warranty of a horse. Verdict for the plaintiff, damages £25. CROWN COURT.-THURSDAY James Travers, 20, was charged with having, at Win stanley, shot at Joseph Birchall, with intent to kill and murder him. Mr. Pollock stated the case. The prisoner was a poacher, and, on being pursued, fired. Mr. Jame s addressed the jury for the prisoner, remarking that a greater curse could not exist in a civilised community than the game laws. The prisoner was found guilty of a com mon assault, and sentenced to twelve months' imprison ment and hard labour. MANSLAUGHTER AT WARRINGTON Peter Brown, 21, was charged with killing and slaving his own father. John Brown, at Warrington. On Sun. day, the 10th of May last, the prisoner was at Warring ton with some companions, and returned about ten in the evening, much intoxicated. The deceased was at home with his family, and some other trrsons, and be also was in liquor. On the prisoner coming home, he said to the deceased, "If anything happens, (the mother being in disposed at the time,) you will have to go to W argrave Moss Workhouse. The deceased replied with an oath that it was never made for him, after which a quarrel en sued, and the prisoner repeated the assertion he had pre. viously made. Deceased then struck the prisoner, when ' force an-entrance into the mill; he went in the direction.. that 1 the ,defendant broke and. entered the d we lli ng _ the latter laid hold of the deceased, threw him down on whence the noise proceeded, where be met with the pri- house of the plaintiff, at Bolton, and distrained, as f or a the floor,,amd. repeatedly kicked him with great severity on soners , t o . w h om be spoke. Angry words ensued, and distress for rent, a considerable quantity of goods and the left side. The injury inflicted was described by t h e prosecutor was k noc k e d d own and severely beaten, :lota I chattels, when, in fact, no rent or arrears of rent was due ; surgeon as the-cause of death. The prisoner was in bed he became in a state of insensibility, and, upon recover.... and, after war d s , that he again broke and entered the when his father died, and on being told of the circumst ance i ng , he f oun d t h at hi s lanthorn and hat had been taken dwelling-house, and expelled the plaintiff from his use and enjoyme n tsaid, " I wish they would hang me now." The jury away.—His LORDSHIP expressed an opinion that th e 3/4 enjoyent of it. The defendant; pleaded not guilty ;he found the prisoner guilty, and his lordship, after a very evidence-was not sufficient to sustain the charge of rob- also pleaded leave and license, and that the dwelling appropriate and impressive admonition on the nature of bery, and this being so, the minor charge of assault could house was his own soil and freehold. the crime he had committed, sentenced him to seven years' not be proceeded with on that indictment. His lorckhip The J ury returned a verdict for the defendant. transportation. left the court to consult Mr. Justice Cresswell upon the WALTERS--D- RATTRAY. of a a t he Sheffield, name of i in a Purvis,e y w e x e t r e: J ames B r ierler„ 21, was charged with having feloni- point, and, upon his return, said his brother Judge agreed „This was an actio n b roug ht b y J o h n W a lters agai, ously coun selled, aided, and abetted Hannah Gee in corn- with him, that unless there was evidence to show that the v lex h a e n r d , Alexander w The toe t plaintiff, ile that, apicfaar miffing bigamy. The principal witness not appeari ng , intent was to commit a robbery, the charge of assault d k e n a i l f e e r -m in a L nu o f n a d c o tu n r ,er the prisoner was discharged'. could not he su s t a i n ed, f or if such offence was charged it of business, and the defendant was in the hardwa, R oger Barracks, 48; was charged with having assaulted must be included in another indictrr.ent.—The jury ac- A guarantee was given to the plaintiff on t h e 15 t h N o _ Thomas Greenhalgh, and robbed him of a sovereign and quitted the prisoners. and they were discharged, effect ' hardware supplied half sovereign, at Bolton. The innocence of the pri- CHARGE OF-THEFT OR EMBEZZLEMENT. soner was made manifest, and he was acquitted. James Butler was indicted far embezzling £sl7s. lid., with goods to the amount of £l5O, the defendant would DISCHARGE OP THE GRAND JURY. the property of his employers, Messrs. William 11Iajor be answeraWe for the value in three months alter that time. Shortly before four o'clock, the grand jury entered the and Francis James Gill, Mr. Hulton prosecuted ; the Goods to the amount cf . £ll2. 9s. 4d. were supplied to court with the last of the bils which had been entrusted prisoner was without counsel. The prosecutors are teen- Purvis; goods to the value of £l6 were supplied to the to them for their consideration. Wm. Entwisle, Esq., vers at Leigh, and the prisoner was employed by them in defendant himself; and tor the re cover y „ ~ the foreman of the grand jury, read the following pre- the capacity of clerk, and it was part of his duty to pay ' sentment : the hands in the mill, and for that purpose, on the Lt of "The grand jury having concluded their examination August, he received £163 7s. 6d., and after paving wages of the cases submitted to them, feel it their imperative accounted for the balance in the " mill book," b-ot it duty to place-on record their opinion as to the prevalent turned out that he had entered different items for greater habit of drunkkenness, so forcibly alluded to in the charge sums than had actually been paid. Mr. Major not being delivered to them by Mr. Justice Wightman, as being at present to prove the rendering of the account by the pri least the cause of four-fifths of the offences comprised in sorter, his lordship ordered an acquittal, and the r ace this and almost all other calendars, as well as with regard zances of Mr. Major were estreated, and his expenses to the best and most efficient means that can be adopted disallowed.—Before the court rose, Butler was again in towards the extinction of that degrading practice. dieted on a similar charge, upon which occasioa,Mr. Ma "lt is obvious, from all the records of crime, that a jar, the prosecutor, gave evidence. The jury foeed him large proportion of offences are committed by those who guilty. He had been previously convicted, bab•owing to are imperfectly or not at all , educated ; and on this most an informality the conviction could not be proved. The striking fact the grand jury rest their conviction, that no prisoner was sentenced to six, months' hard labour. great improvement can be expected until the means of EI , LBEZZLEMENT. education are placed within the reach of all classes of the Matthew Sherlock Hilton, 19, was charged with hav people. ing embezzled £7 93. 2d. w ith i ntent to d e f rau d J ohn "They are, at the same time, sensible that such an ob. Woodcock. Another account laid the charge with intent ject can only be attained by means of a provision for na- to defraud John Newton and others. Mr. Brandt prose. tional education to be- made by the state ; and, for this elated, and Mr. Joseph Pollock defended the prisoner.— purpose, .they do respectfully call upon the government to Messrs. Keates, Newton, and Co. are the partners con introduce, in the ensuing session of parliament, a measure stituting the British and Foreign Copper Company, at which, by its comprehensive and conciliatory 'nature, shall Sutton, near St. Helen's, and the prisoner was employed be likely to obtain a,general consent, and which shall have as clerk under them, and it was his duty to receive and the effect of securing the general education of the popula- check the aesounts. of the bills due from the firm, and on tion of these kingdoms. the 4th of July he took a bill for £7 9s. 2d. purporting to "The grand jury are satisfied that, while early educe- be receipted by. John Woodcock to the cashier. The tion alone can gradually eradicate the vice, and prevent money was given to the prisoner, and it was subsequently the evil consequences of drunkenness, it is also most im- ascertained that it had not been paid to Woodcock, portant that a better spirit and tendency should be pro- neither was the receipt to the bill ;-hat of Woodcock.— ducat in the mass of the community, by providing the The defence was, that the prisoner bad not acted with a means of recreation. and employment of leisure hours in felonious intent, but under the impression that he had the other pursuits than th...s which...cot...happily prevail; authority of Woodcock to do What he had done. The and they point with great gratification to the exertions jury acquitted the prisoner. —The prisoner was then in which have lately been made in this town and in Manches- dicted for baying embezzled £4 Us. belonging to his em ter, by the establishment of public parks, museums, and ployers, by representing that he had paid divers sums for libraries, for that purpose. It is in vain to look for any wages, which in fact he had not done. Mr. Pollock took amendment in the national character until an inducement an objection, to the indictment. The prisoner was found can be offered to those who have now hardly any other guilty, but Mr. Pollock's point was reserved for the opi enjoyment, to relinquish the evil indulgence of habitual nion of the judge. drunkenness. MALICIOUSLY STABBING. , w•as a sive way amounts the action was tiff for £129 Os. 9d. 3rought. Verd for the plain: ADVENTURE IN SE NITRATES ON THE COAST OF AFRICA 'WINCH AND OTFIEF.S V. HAMILTON AND ANOTHER . This was an action brought by Henry Winch, John Stockdale, and John James Melhuish, shipowners, of Li verpool, against John Hamilton and James Baines. ship_ brokers, of the same place, for the recovery of £790 upon a charter party. The defendants pleaded the large num ber of twenty-seven pleas. _ The defendants chartered a vessel belonging to the plaintiffs to procoed to the coast of Africa. for nitrate of soda and nitrate of potash. The charter-party was dated Gth March, 1845'. The case turned upon the point whether the instruc tions to the captain were sufficiently intelligib!e for send ing him to the Cape, where be would, have found letters from the defendants directing him to proceed to Valpa raiso. The captain had gone first of all to Cape Voltas, thence to Possession Island, Ich_aboe, Hottentot Bay, and Spencer's Island, at none of which places could he find the ni:rates. Acting for the best, according to the plaintiff's counsel's statement, he sailed for Bahia ; there no cargo was obtainable unless for orders, which he, pro cured, and sailed for Falmouth. The ' j ury found that " the instructions were not ently intelligible for sending him to the Cape," and a ver dict was returned for the for the amount claimed, subject to a motion in the court above. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS ENGLAND, The potato disease is spreading in the neighbourhood of Keswick, and apparently destroying every crop that it at-. tacks. Should it continue even a short time longer, the destruction will be much greater than that of last year.— Cumberland Packet. In this neighbourhood, the potatoes are universally affected ; and, on being due, nine out of ten are generally found to be rotting. An "old inhabitant" of Frorne re. members a similar universal potato blight in his youth, which lasted four years.—Somerset Gazette. DORSETSHIRE.—The harvest in this neighbourhood is now all but completed ; and, notwithstanding the late un certainty of the whather, the crops, which have realised Il expectation, have generally been housed in excellent The wheat, in particular, is both abundant in ty and ---- - "The grand jury are aware that this is not the occasion to enlarge further on these points, however important; but they earnestly hope that this public expression of their feelings, consequent on their position, will conduce to the public good, by promoting the consideration of these sub jects. Francis Riley, 21, and El;zabeth Hailes, 20, were in dicted for having feloniously cut and wounded Ann Sa vage, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm. The prosecutor, who is a woman of some sixty years of age, resided in a court in Manchester, in which also lived the prisoners, and in June last a quarrel took place amongst them. In the affray the male prisoner stabbed the prose- " On behalf of the grand jury, " 'Wm. ENTWISLE, Foreman." Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN said, he was sure the public were very much indebted to the gentlemen of the grand jury for the consideration they had given to the subject, and for the just observations they had made. He hoped the matter would receive that consideration which it d-- served. He congratulated them on the conclusion of their labours, and conceived the county was very much indebted to them for their valuable services. John Crrmpton, 18, and Thomas Grepson, 18, were charged with having assaulted Thomas Whitehead, at Little Bolton, and robbed him of 3s. 6d.—Acquitted. Patrick Dowling was found guilty of stealing a cow at Little Hulton, and sentenced to twelve months' impri sonment. eutrix with a knife, and Hailes was assisting and abetting. The prisoners were found guilty of an ag g ravated assault, and were sentenced to twelve months' imprisanment and hard labour. NISI PRIUS COURT.-FRIDAY, RAWSON V. ANTHONY. This was an action brought by Henry Rawson against Thomas Anthony for the recovery of the value of fifty shares in the North-Eastern Railway, which the plaintiff was ready and willing to deliver, but which the defendant refused to receive. The defendant pleaded that he did not make such a contract as the plaintiff alleged. The plaintiff was, at the time of the transaction, a hosier at Manchester. lie was at present a sharebroker; the de fendant was also a sharebroker; and the action was brought to recover the value of a lot of shares which were sold to him by the plaintiff. The substantial question in the case was this : whether the plaintiff was ready and willing to deliver the shares within a reasonable time. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff on the first and third Issues, and for the defendant on the second. The case occupied upwards of five hours, but with the exception of the parties mainly interested, it was of very little public importance beyond that of exposing some of the tricks of the trade. John Hoyle was acquitted on a charge of robbery at Worstey, in consequence of the prosecutor having in duced him, by promise of forgiveness, to acknowledge his guilt. _ The following prisoners pleaded guilty :—Thos. Croft, 23, charged with bigamy. Edward Darcy, 30, charged with bigamy. Bernard Ryley, 26, charged with forgery. Hannah Gee, 25, charged with bigamy. Thos. Simms, 17, charged with bigamy. Mary Bell, 23, charged with having, at Liverpool, endeavoured to conceal the birth of a child, of which she had been delivered, by secreting it in a chimney. The sentences were deferred. The JUDGE said he had never sat with so little satisfac tion to investigate facts as was the case at the present iltas sizes, ith referen ce t o ra il way transactions . Perhaps, howev the public time wou ld no t b e a lt oget h er t h rown away , b ecause, if the disclosures made there would have the effect of bringing some speculating people to their senses, time would not certainly have been uselessly em ployed. NISI PRIUS COURT.-THURSDAY BREACH OF CONTRACT.-MOSS V. DICKSON , Mr. MARTIN stated the case. The plaintiff, John Moss, was a corn and meal merchant, carrying on business at Manchester. The defendant, Alexander Dickson, was a distiller and miller at Belturbit, Cavan, Ireland, and this action was for a breach of contract for the sale of oat meal. In 1844, Mr. Dickson's meal bad a very good name in the market. It was known as " Dickson's fine meal," and brought a very high price. On the 29th of September, a contract was entered into by which the de fendant agreed to supply 3000 loads of his best tine meal at 21s. 6d. free on board, freight 4s. Gd. to Runcorn, to be delivered at 500 loads per month, commencing Octo ber, 1841. After September, 1844, grain began to rise, and the shipments made by defendant turned out to be of an inferior quality. The defendant maintained that the meal shipped was of the best quality, declined to leave thomatter to arbitration, and said he should be glad to have an opportunity, in a court of law, of proving that he bad-fulfilled the contract. The plaintiff had the ship ments" surveyed by Messrs. Powell and Slattery, corn merchants, of Liverpool, who gave it as their opinion that the quality was not only 2s. 6d. per load inferior to any of Mr. Dickson's former shipments, but below any of the shipments from Ireland.—Several witnesses were examined.—John Herd, corn merchant, of Liverpool, said the meal that came from Ireland in 1844 and 1845 was generally of a good quality. Saw some meal at Fletcher and Co.'s warehouse, in Manchester. It was nut Dickson's best meal ; it had a bad colour and smell, and was ground so small that it was almost impossible to tell what it was made of. The dust seemed all to have been retained. His (witness's) opinion was that the pin head meal had all been taken out, and the rest ground down together. — Cross-examined.—Did not come there with an unfriendly feeling to Mr. Dickson. Had not made up his mind whether he would bring an action against Mr. Dickson after this. Had offered to quash the matter altogether, but defendant had refused. Mr. Dickson had commenced an action against him, (witness.) but dare not carry it on. It was not stopped by his (witness's) misfortunes. Daniel Powell, corn merchant, of Liverpool. On the 15th March, 1815, went over with Mr. Slattery to the Old Quay Co's warehouses, at Man chester, to examine some oatmeal. The quality was very inferior. It was very inferior to Dickson's best fine meal. He agreed with Mr. Herd's description of it. The nutri tious quality was abstracted, and the remainder was unfit for food. Examined some meal on board a liar, and it was of the same description as that in the bins of the Old Quay Company ; 21s. 6d. per load in September, 1841, was an extreme price. Thomas Slattery, corn merchant in Liverpool, accompanied Mr. Powell to Manchester, in March, 1845, to examine some oatmeal. The meal in the flat and in the bins was of the same quality. It was very inferior. The best part of the oats appeared to have been taken out, and the oats had been ground before they were dry. Agreed with Mr. Herd and Mr. Powell as to the quality. He thought the difference was 3s. or 3s. Gd. per load. Mr. Knowles took an objection to the declaration, on the ground that there was a difference between the two contract notes, the one stating that the consideration was 3000 of fine oatmeal, and 300 loads pin -head meal ; and the otker only mentioning the 3000 loads of fine. His lordship, on the application of Mr. Martin, amended the declaration. Mr. Knowles then contended there was no proof of a compact at all. His lordship considered the objection of no avail. Mr. Knowles then addressed the jury for the defendant, and called several witnesses to prove that the meal was good. The learned judge sum med up, and the jury, after a few minutes' consideration, found for the plaintiff, damages £3OO. The case of Ogden v. Greaves was referred FERNYHOUGH V. CURSHAM. _ Another share transaction, in which Joseph Fernihough, a sharebroker, was the plaintiff. and Arthur John Cur sham, an attorney at Mansfield, Yorkshire, the defendant. The action was brought for the recovery of £315, being the value of fifty Boston, Newark, and Sheffield Railway shares, which the plaintiff had purchased by order of the defendant. Verdict for the plaintiff. This was an action brought by Samuel Holl against the defendants, William Robinson Whit.; and another. The declaration was in trover to get possession of some hops. Mr. MART'S stated the case. The plaintiff was a maltster, in Nottinghamshire, and the defendants were the assignees of a gentleman named Buddington, who became a bankrupt, and the action had been brought for the recovery of hops to the amount of £2OOO, which the plaintiff said he was entitled to recover by reason of the defendants having taken possession of them upon Buddington's bankruptcy. The question was, whether or not the transaction under which the plaintiff became possessed of the hops was what is called a fraudulent pr e ference. The jury were aware that, according to law, whenever a bankruptcy took place, the property of the bankrupt was taken, and it was equally distributed among all the creditors; and the time at which the property passed from the bankrupt into the hands of the assignees was when the fiat was issued. Mr. Holl formerly carried on business as a brewer with a gentleman of the name of Hartison, at Strangeways, Manchester. On the death of his partner, Mr. 101 l returned to Nottinghamshire; but prior to that event, 11r. Buddington came to Manchester, and set up business as a corn merchant. He also sold hops for 101 l and Harrison, and being a great speculator in hops, he purchased no less than £12,000 worth of them. To make this purchase, he appropriated a sum of money to the extent of £2OOO, which belonged to Mr. 1011. When the misappropriation became known, the money was demanded, and a letter threatening legal proceedings was written. Buddington wanted to postpone a settle ment; but, eventually, he transferred the hops to Mr. [loll, as security for the debt. He did not contemplate bankruptcy at that time; and, therefore, the learned counsel contended that there was no fraudulent prefer ence, and that the transaction was perfectly legitimate. After an eloquent address to the jury from Mr. Wilkins, a verdict was returned for the defendant. CROWN COURT.-SATURDAY John Sweelman, indicted fur an a at Orrell, was discharged. ,bominable offence Hamblet Ho'croft, alias Collier, was convicted and sentenced to transportation for life for having forcibly violated at Southworth-with-Croft, Sarah Green, aged nine years ATTEMPTED INFANTICIDE AT WAVERTREE. El zabelh Davidson, was charged with exposing her male infant with intent to cause its death. We have recently given the particulars of the case. The prisoner lived as servant with Mr. Blain, of Birken head. On Easter Monday she was taken ill, and a doctor was consulted. She continued unwell, and engaged a car to take.her to Sandown-lane, \Vaverrree, and, whilst going that distance, was delivered of one of twins. which she placed, after leaving the car, in an adjoining field, with t he view, as alleged in the indictment, of causing its death. She must shortly afterwards have been delivered of another child, as an infant was found in her arms, wrapped in a shawl, when she was taken into custody. RAILWAY SHARES.-BARTON AND ANOTHER V. LEES The plaintiffs, Messrs. Barton and Birchall, were sharebrokers in Manchester, and the defendant, Samuel Lees, a merchant there. The action was brought to re cover the sum of £478 2s. 6d., the price of 150 shares in the Trent Valley and Continuation and Holyhead Junc tion Railway, which it was alleged by the plaintiffs had been bought by them for the defendant. Verdict for the defendant, on the ground that the order had been revoked. His LORDSHIP said he thought that the poor creature having been delivered of one child, and in labour with a second, was not in a fit state to take care of the first one, and the jury acquitted her. REED V. NU G ENT. , This was an undefended action on three bills of ex change, the defendant being the acceptor of two, and the drawer and endorser of the other. Verdict for the plain tiff for £lB5 15s. 6d. CROWN COURT.-FRIDAY MALICIOUSLY SHOOTING Charles Lvon, 29, was indicted for having, at Knows ley, maliciously shot at John Wainwright, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Brandt appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins defended the pri soner. The nominal prosecutor is a gamekeeper to the Earl of Derby, and on the night of the 15th of April last, along with another keeper named Birch, was keeping watch on the preserves of the noble earl, and whilst doing so they met the prisoner in company with another man, named Lloyd, who were armed with guns and in quest of game No words took place between the parties, but a gun was discharged, which was alleged to have been fired by the prisoner, and Wainwright received slight shot wounds in his knuckles and leg, A witness was called who stated that on the evening of the night in question he was in company with the prisoner and the man Lloyd, at a public-house in Knowsley, where the prisoner said he and his companion were goirg in search of game, and that if they were " mislested" by Birch or 'Wainwright, he would do their business for them. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS addressed the jury at some length, and submitted. in the first place, that the question of identity of the prisoner was not made out; and next, that if the prisoner was the man who fired the gun, it was not done with the intent charged in the indictment. The jury, after retiring for about two hours, found the prisoner guilty, and be was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation. HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND ASSAULT. Charles Greenwood, 20, Thomas Lawley, 21, John Greenwood, 24, and Joseph Mills, 23. were indicted for having assaulted and robbed James Greenwood. Mr. Brandt prosecuted, and Mr. James defended the pri soners. The prosecutor is an aged man, and is employed by Mr. Robertshaw to watch a mill at Todmorden, and whilst on duty during the night of the lith of May last, ht heard a noise, as though some one was attempting to BURG LARD' William Scott, 40, Henry Goss, 40, John Smith, 24, and Thomas Bancroft, 39, were indicted, the three first named for a burglary in the dwelling-house of William Lord, of Manchester, and stealing therefrom prn r anrty to the value of £4O, and Thomas Bancroft with receiving a portion of the same, knowing it to have' een stolen The jury found the prisoners Scott and Gos and acquitted the other two. Scott h a d b een previously convicted at Carlisle, and sentenced to seven years' trans portation, and also at the present assizes for coining. Goss had also been preciously convicted and sentenced to the like punishment. Scott was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation, and Goss to seven years. NISI PRIUS COURT.-SATURDAY ALLEGED FALSE IMPRISONMENT BY A MAGISTRATE ATKINSON (PAUPER) t 7. HORNBY. This was an action for false imprisonment, brought by the plaintiff, Joseph Atkinson, against the defendant, Vim. Henry Hornby. The declaration stated that the defendant had unlawfully caused the plaintiff to be con fined in the House of Correction, at Preston, for several days. The defendant pleaded not guilty under the statute. The plaintiff was a collier by trade, and engaged to work at the pit of Messrs. Simp son , at Oswaldwisle, on the 16th June; but after one day's work, not finding matters to his satisfaction, he lett the employment, and in consequence was brought before a magistrate and sen tenced to fourteen days' imprisonment and bard labour, under a recent act of Parliament passed for the purpose of " " giving magistrates summary jurisdiction where servants unlawfully withdrew from their work. The conviction was removed by habeas corpus to the Queen's Bench, and declared to be informal and illegal. Mr. BAINES, at the close of the plaintiff's case, sub mitted that a nonsuit should be entered. The transaction was alleged to have occurred in the northern division of the county, and ought to have been tried at Lancaster. He contended that the order of the Privy Council made the northern division of the county as distinct from the southern division as if, in fact, they wer e two counties. His Lordship, after consult , ng with Mr. Justice Wight man, decided In favour of the objection, and a verdict was entered for the defendant. KEINCH V. SETTLE. This was an action of trespass. brought by William Keinch against Laurence Settle. The declaration stated, condition superior in quality. he potato disease, however, is developing itself' to a most alarming extent.-- Poole Herald. KENT.—The harvest is nearly finished in this county. There are in some places a few breadths of corn yet un carried, bLt arising almost entirely from the scarcity of hands. It seldom occurs that the field duties commence in every district so simultaneously as this season, and hence arises the apparently small number of labourers The crops are all got in well, and, there is an average produce.—Kenti s h Observer generally speaking, THE POTATOE DISEASE.—The public journals from almost every part of the country contain reports of the existence of disease in the growing crop of potatoes. 'We have little doubt that the accounts are more or less exag gerated as they were last yew. At the same time, as disease does exist in thegrowing crops in several localities. it would be well if the attention of cultivators were turned to the subject, in order, if possible, to prevent its further extension, and to guard against it in future years. weTenkEhaWs r v fa v ie n n E a n bu A n NLT t fi C' l n timations of the near neighbourhood of thunder clouds. audo w e P S. -- Gave T hehraad frequent r eq during uen t i h tne. The early part of the morning is the time when the rain has fallen heaviest, and has produced a wholesome effect in cooling the air, destroying bight, and forwarding vege tation. Fruit this season of alt kinds is unusually early, the slowest to ripen being nearly a month before their time. The wheat crops are of excellent quality, as is also barley, but thin. Peas and beans are better tha expected they could be.—Canibridge Chronicle. NOVEL CURE FOR THE POTATO ROT.--A correspon. dent states that Mr. Giddings, who formerly held an ap pointment in the royal household at Windsor, and now farms some land in the parish of Clewer, near that town, found his potatoes so much diseased last year that he re solved to let them rot in the ground. After they had lain in the earth nearly eighteen months, he bad the land turned up, and then to his surprise found the whole crop in excellent condition, perfectly sound, and free from dis ease. Mr. Gidding's potatoes are again apparently ruined, and he has determined on adopting the saute course ; and several farmers in the vicinity, knowing his success, have determined on following his e‘ample ,n it was YORKSHIRE POTATO CROP —ifs in other parts of the kingdom, and indeed nearly throughout the world, the disease amongst the potatoes in this country is far more extensive than la•t year, amounting, we are assured by a gentleman of very extensive kno w l e d ge an d exper ience as a valuer of estates and crops, to nearly a total failure. It is calculated that in Marshland, and the country around Goole, from whence the metroool's has for many years derived some of its most extensive supplies, including the very b e st u t a l t a i yd in high m e a s n t u p r e ri o i e s s v , e t r h y e h l e o a s y s y w t i h l l e a f m ar o m un er t s— to £200,000. Whole crops, which, a fortnight ago, appeared to be sound, are now found to be rotten ; and of others which have not yet manifested the worst form, it is be believed to be because the plant has not yet arrived at that state of maturity which usua ll y developes the disease instead of exhibiting a bulb hardy enough to exist over the winter. PROGRESS OF THE HARVEST.—The weather was un settled during the greater part of last week, and very un favourable for the gathering of the corn crops. Much rain has fallen ; and the atmosphere has been remarkably varied in its temperature. The progress of the harvest has been const quently checked ; but it has hitherto pro ceeded with great rapidity. Nearly all the wheat crops, (says the Doncaster Gazelle,) especially in the higher description of soils, have) been already secured in fair condition. The late rains, however, although caus ing the check alluded to, have proved beneficial to the turnip lands, as well as to the meadows and pastures, be sides replenishing the springs, and adding to the freshness of the foliage. There is a general complaint as to the de ficiency of the barley produce. With regard to the Wheat crop, the general opinion appears to be, that it will not yield to that full extent which seemed to be sanctioned by the appearance of the crops in their growing state. As to the total production throughout the kingdom, too little is known, at present, to form an accurate judgment. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH. — Harvest operations have been a good deal retarded by unsettled weather, still a considerable breadth is in sheaf. Reapers are somewhat more plenti ful, but wages continue high. There is no doubt that barley is a very light crop, though the quality is repre sented as good. Wheat stooks well ; and oats are abun dant. The potato crop, judging from present appear ances, will prove a complete failure. Considerable da mage must have been done, especially to the stooked grain, Yesterday, which was a day of almost continuous rain, with heat and thunder,—Scotsmon. IRELAND The condition of the polato crop in Ireland, and the measures intended to be adodted by government in con sequence, will be found detailed in Lord John Russell's speech which is given in our parliamentary intelligence of Monday. Conic —Much distress exists throughout the county of Cork in consequence of the disea.e in the potato crop Meetings have been held in Skibbereen, Mallow, and other towns, for the purpose of devising means for the relief of the people. All the resident clergy and gentry have attended these meetings. Lord Bandon has called a meeting for Tuesday next, of all the magistrates, landed proprietors, and clergy of all denominations, of the west riding of the county of Cork, to "take into consideration the distress occasioned by the failure of the potato crop." Amidst all the distress, it is most gratifying to know that there is fourth alleviation in store. The wheat crop from Carlow to Waterford, and thence to Dungarvan, is safe, being in the majority of cases stacked. The crop is above an ore, age, and the grain of most excellent quality. The barley crop is also decidedly good, but there is not much of it yet cut. EFFECT OF CANNON BALLS ON IRON STEAMERS. — At Portsmouth some remarkable results have been pro duced by the experimental shot practice, from the Excel lent. on the iron steamer Ruby, and it is expected the Admiralty will, in consequence, st, p the building of iron steamers and other vessels for the present. The shots which hit the Ruby not only penetrated the side first struck, but in some instances passed through the other side, carrying with it whole plates of iron. In action this would risk the total loss of the vessel, for on heeling over to leeward, such a body of water must rush in that no thing could prevent her sinking, with all on board. A. representation of this important circumstance, arising from the recent trials, has been made , to the Admiralty ; and, should further experimental firing prove that serious risk will be occasioned to iron vessels of war when exposed to the chance of being struck by heavy shot, it is doubtful if the board will not abolish them as men-of.war. "AFFLICTION Spors. "-- It is not perhaps generall y known in the provinces that within the last half dozen years mercers' shops have been opened in cifferent of 0- --ills for the exclusive sale ine rnetropc.__ „...e of articles of mourn ing, and that with a view to consistency, the whole estab lishment—masters, shopmen, and apprentices —are dressed up in the "garb of woe." A gentleman late), entered one of these sombre emporiums, and inquired if he could be supplied with a pair of dark grey glues. He received a reply in the affirmative, and was nolitely requested to step forward into the " mitigated bffliction department"— an inner room —where he would be immediately attended to. Here be found, instead of the dismal black which every wheressort met his gaze in the front-shop, an extensi ll, and ment of goods adapted to half, or second, m o urnin g, of a separate establishment of shopmen, s kop eepers at drapery business which leaves the coulatbeir spetrepeliten an immeasurable distance in thy rear Or a " mitigated" character ! This is a s i t r r c y ;fi brethren. What next ? refinem e nt in the