Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-20 00:00:00

COLLEGI ATE INSTITUTION DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES'. The astrietrion of Pr iv , on the close of the midsernmer examination of tO , e pupils of the Collegiate Instirteioro Cork place x esterday, in the presence of a numerm , gathering of - heir rel , tioos a• - di fiends. The chair was occuped 11 the Rev. Rector Camp bell ; and among the die- riyin-n and gentlemen nrc sent were--R-v. Dr M'Neite, R v. J. S. ffesysen. Prin. cip7,l of the Institutin. ; R s. Mr. Broderick. of Oxf'ord, who COLlc]tic`ei the ci-sscal examination ; Rev. Mr. Fall- on, Rv. Mr. Harker, lieu. Mr Lowrenee, Rev. Mr. Whie, Mr. therchoeo-dcn Woodruff, Mr J. K. Roo- thwaite, Mr. CotweilLr Mellor, Mr. W. j oroo , &e. matbernatheil ox intnatioe was coeducit.d by P.otess r II of Trinity College, Dubie. The CHariimaer s ;id :—I ern very happy, my vonng, fiends, re he eel' gale to m--.t )ou :it this our half yearly divrih,tion ef p iz s, end to have the opportunity of xpresaing tOe deep interest which I tale • in your weir , re tedividuie y. as y nng whese nur ture and edirelli , ion ie 'he Lent it is my duty to pro o- te by ...very means la my eowe,, aed, at the same time, to express tne iro reasieg hoerest—he continual g i'eerst—wioce I t i• - ! the welfare of the Colegike Irioittoiou ; now, for a log cioarse of years, has, by the bl , -ssieg a G. d, by the 1,-.l;ours a our friend, the PrincipA ano his nole and valuable assistants, been of immense bee:fit to this greet cenimurety, which, by Go :'s gra , o aret rn: icy, :yin, I hope, coottnee to be of irnmeuse beoeti; to it for years yet to come. I value it as coretnunic,itieg, to the pupils the highest d- free of Fit cutar ‘veitill it is necessary ler them to receive, co:rib:Doi with religioes teaching of the Marco of Englao2—a teaching which we value, not became it is teua! lug of an Est,blishei Church, but beceuse it is a teaching in strict c -nforrnity with the pure and undefiled Word of Get—(cheers)— because it is fetrolee upon the Scrptures., an! in strict conformity thereto. (Bear, bear.) That is the r eason we va l ue t h e teaching of rb Chureii of England, and that is the reason why we con,ider the Church of England to he the hiroeurk of the Pro estont Ite . :Orin.tioo, and value it accordingly. (Hear, hear, and c', ._.u.) Thai; ttae'ii:'g is comanvicited to the pupils in this Inseioei,ei, tied we may thank God if, is ; and I trust that its prosperity will lest as long as that pure and undtfiled religion forms part of it. (Hear, hear.) lam hi.,ppy to say that it is prospering in every way—increasing in numbers, and th;t, it addition to other honours which have been gained by its pupils, tlFre bete a been four of them who have attained the high honour of first clots at C,anbritlee, two at 'frinity College, and two at So. John's. That is rii . oasr: satisfactory, and I trust that all of you who are intended for the University will look forward to that gratifyieg, fact, and ibat it will act as a stimulus upon yoa te ehosin sijnilar honours ; but tor that greater portion of you who do not intend to go to the University, there still i - ernaius a vast amount of good sound teaching, and I true, Oho allot yeu will benefit from it to the very best of your abilities. It is not my intenion to trespass longer upon your time, and I shall now call upon the Priocipid to dis , 6'ettte the eriz• s. (Applause.) The itev. Mr. HowsoN sail that the exliFdtion for the year was that which 'ooze: the name of Dr. M'Neile, Vaij S -1 .'3 hit:lto:if present - to bestow the honour which four.ditioa Upon the successful Dii OCCZSiG:IS like the present, at the close of a severe end protract, d ex.itnnatiou, the feeiegs both of those who bad Erten ia the examination and those who hae corteucted it wi-re sometimes very mixed, and so it wee th d7 iety. they sympathised most cor.dafly with ale. illewords, who h d been justly elected to the exhibition, they also sympathised with Mr. Raweloe, who hue pass :d a mest.excelleat examination, and who would have ebtainel the honour if Mr. I. , :dwards had not been a little supetier, though OecEediy suecrior. In conclusion, the rev. geetiethan ed ed oa tile R,v. Dr. Mblieila to present the exhibition. The Rev. Dr. MoNLILE s.tid that he would first read the report of Pr't'LsA.)r Hatielitoe and thei iiiviTe Be)iferice sion t f toe t%e - Ofr, ieetjui:cioa lessor Haught,n, led c - . , ntlucleil. The rev. gentietro:n then read the report, watch spoite most Lifily if the ability diso:ayed by the puplis of the insOtution in the last examieatien, add !he high range of s:urlies pursue , there. was ;2 in eandidat , the mask xaini n e his inip The Rev. Mr. Baormaarcx, the classical examirer, spoke in the sentie terx.s of the character of the examiaatiers, which, he said betokened the utmost diligence both on the part of the masters and boys. lie declared that the Papers which were submitted, particularly in compesition and divieity, were equal to those exhibited at arty public school or university, and that the system of ha institution was supetior to that of Eton - or any other large public school; because, while, like that of Etor, it tended to develop and strengthen the character of the pupil, it also combined the advantages of the Christian home. The Re?. Dr. Nl•Nanat then preserned the exhibition to the successful candidate, Mr. 'l'. J. Edwards. He said that he might tell him a little story aboat the exhbitioa, not to insgcify himself (Dr. M'Neile), but to remind the exhibitor of the character belonging to what he had got, and to zoquest that be would sus t a i n t h at charac ' er, and 'wou l d do or say nething inconsistent with the principle • upon whieli the exhibition was to tilled, and for which alone be (Dr. MiNeile) valued it. Thee were aware that he bad too many cells for domestic education neoa him to be able, to afford, from his own funds, the large rum of money nreassary for founding the exhibition and scholarship that boie his name in- the inaitu'ion. They did not proceed from his private funds, His hearers would recollect that at a petiod not very many years ego in this town, there were two great questions afloat; one of them invoi - ved the Pretestaatism of the Reformed Church, in oppositien to the aggression of home; and the other involved questi rl of religiers education in enteetonism to the infidi liberalism aith u hich they were aFaailed when the mania of tbe Reform Bill ,vas u e on the Tavel C:unc By the help of the supporters of that Protestantism, and that religious education, it pleased God to enable him to take t..ch a port in the town as was resp . a - u-led to by the Pro,estato Church of England part of he community, by laying a tom of money at Lis disc= whic'r, it was his great joy and privileoe to lay at the disposal of the Collegiate Institution: for the inundation of those prizes ; —(- het•rs)—and, therefore, if the written history or the exbibhien could appear upon the slight me!eerial the exhibitor had received of it, he wrath? tied theta " Pretestaet ism and scriptural iret, - ection in oil schools. He would find there two of tie grand bulwarks of their safety in this country, and of their preiervatioe in all . hote blessines of civil and religious liberty, wbict, many were highly enjoying who had ung, - atefully for saken the foundations on which they were erected. He hoped that Mr. Edwards in his university career would net be drawn aside by any new-f - 'art;zled notion: either on the one baud to temporise with Dome--with those Tractarian `tenth-met`, who were draeging their church back to ibe ggarly elements of mediaavat arehitechire and taste, ins:ead of the spirituality of the glorious Son of God ; and on the other, that he would not.be entangled in these New England sephistries that would throw ataay regard of all creeds, and make it light and trifling what opinions a man beld----Jews, Turks, Infidel, Papise all alike. Why was the Church of England worth ere , - tearing for, and why was she maintainee ?—why was she encowed, but because the truth , she told were founded upon the weed of God, for which they should br ready to live and die? (Applause.) His hearers might fancy that they were now beyond the reach of the application of the old proverb, " a little learning is a dangerous thing." They would allow him to eay that otuch learning, except under certain circumstances, was a dangerous th , ng. They woald allow him to say, in an assembly convened in honour, of learning, that !earning—cr what was commonly understood by learning—cxcept under certain chcamrtancers—was dangerous thing. He said that advisedly. Suppose that be was addressing a ouniber of boys who h el charge of canners, and that be said to them, "Those guns are dung, reus things," would be be sming against the proper nee of thos implementsia proper hands? No; but he would be saying that it required a military training to use those implements srighte and what military traitfingt was to the use of runs of all sorts, religious priociple was to the use of :earning, and without that principle, learning was as dan ferous as was•the use of guns without military training. He was prepared to maintain that thesis, and thoro : h here were soma who thought they could overthrow all his arguments and put b e im down, he had never aet met ore cho could do so , n that po'nt. (Cheers.) The intellect fallen man was infidel, AO a cultivated intellect, without in awakened cont.cience was dangerous to man, not usefu . rhe devil wigs a fallen i n telli gence, an d an educated man without religious principle was a fallen intelligence. After in eloquent admonitien as to his future course is life, he rev. gentleman presented Mr. Edwards with the exhi )ition, amid enthusiastic applaese. The distribution of the prir,i3 then took place. ollowing is the list : giiIVERSITY WINOIMS OBTAINED BY FORMER PUPILS DURING THE Yt.ARS 1856-7. lighy, J .......Secorad Wrangler, January, 1866. Second Smith's Pi izeman, January, 1856. Fellow of Ttir....y College, Cambridge, Octo ber, 1°66. Assistant Tutor of Trinity College, October, 1856, Vcbster, T._ „First in Moral Sciences Tripos, Carn'oridg,,, February, 18.56. icvins, A. P....Fe110w of University College, Durham, November, 1856. l.awdon,J.ll...,First.class Node; atione, Oxford, November, 1856. B:shop, H. H. ecoad Optime, Cambridge, January, 1857. Lafane, 5..... First-class, Voluntary Classical, St. John's, Cambridge, 1856 and 1857. First-class, Trinity College, Cambridge, May, 1856 and 1857. Widdowson, T... Firs ..class, Sr John's College, Cambridge, May and December, 1856, and May, 1857. ...Greek Testament Prize, Trinity College, Cambaidge, May, 1856. F...First.elass, Trinity College, Cambridge, May, 1857. . Third in the Examination for the Practical Class at Woolwich, February, 1856. EXHIBITIONERS. Arthur, P. JOriC?, W. Sexton Pawdon. J. .. . (Giadsrone)... Brazeno3e, College, Oxford. Arthur, P (Masters)._ Trinity College, Cambridge. Wainwright, F. .. . (Canning)....Tiinity College, Cambridge. Edwards, T. J..... (74 4 Neile) SCHOLARS, 1867. Ezerton ' &me Brown Rawdon, G. .... Sinker. Elliott. S_ radon PRIZE LIST, MI DSIMI jE3., 1857. CLASS PPIZES. CERTIFICATE. Blevin. PRIZE. Classes. Mathematics. I Rawdon. 11. __Lobley. i I 111 Mod Elliott. Sinker . Edwards . Lobley Pendlebury, Goz st ..... Marsden. Eiliott . Sinclair. IV Pughe, K. M. .. A ked, E. IV Mori Connor, W. H. Akcd, W. V VI . Yates VII ........Young, E. VIII Burrill, C. SPECIAL pi - inn. Junior y..Tennant. - History ...Fannon, W. - Arithmetic Pelham Fr.nch.,.... (Meda;) Loblcy. Aked, E. (2) .. kked, W. M'Neile, M. (3) .. , Young. Jowa, F. G. (4) .... ...Cooper. Writing Lawrence, (2) .Weekly. Aked, E. Tennant. Jerdein. Alichod. Menlove. Drawing.... Pelham (Medal) Siidefield. Lobley Gough Aked, E. Aked, W Maples. Barrett, J. Chow. Burrill, T. Michod, P. }XTRA PRIZES. Donor. Subject. Prize. Principal Senior Classical Master Original Latin Poem Wilson, B. W. .'l.. Vitioz T. ,A. Hart Kearsley, E. • J. Barrett, Esq. Divinity Barrett,. J. Principal . Josi.,ll Booker, Esq.. .. Latin Recitation ....Rawdon, G. French Tennant. English ~ ..... , Brown,. J. C. MIDDLE SCHOOL. _ ._ Ist Class—Prize, F. Maddock. Certificate, T. G. Jonee. 2nd °Liss—Prize, Finley. Certificate, Hill. 3rd Class—Prize, J. S. Hughes. Certificate, C. Other. 4th Class--Prize, F. H. Browne. Certificate, W. R. Jonc, 5 h Class—Prize, A. F. F 3 owne. Certificate, Pendlebury. 6th aass—Prize, A. N. Browne. Certificate, Batty. 711 thais—Prize, Mel or. Certificate, Coliens. Bth Class—Prize, S. W. Mat:tiae, Certificate, Clienoweth, SPECIAL PRIZES. Divinity Medal, Gornall ; special certificate, Crowe. Nomination to Upper School, F. Maddock, transfer:ed to Tinling. Potter Scholarship, T. G. Jones. First I!.l‘Seile :'eholarship, Parry and Tinling. Second ditto, G. Cunningham ; special certificate, R. E. Phillips. First Tyfer Scholarship, W. Gibbons. Second ditto, Harris. History and Geography Medal, Rees ; special certificate, K. Cooper. Mathematical and Arithmetical Prize, Jones and Parry ; special certificate, F. Maddock, Finlay, T. H. Maddock, Boyd, J. Fairelougb, A. F. Browne, and Richardson. French Medal, R. E. Phillips ; special certificates, Tinling Gibb and Hartley Marshall, and F. H. Browne. Drawi i. Medal, K. Cooper; special certificates, Tinley Webster, Marshall, and Lowe. Penmanship_Medal, ; spccial certificate, Gornail, Lees, R Davies, C. Davies, A. N. Browne, Chadwick, and S. W Mathia?. EXTRA PRIZES. Head Master's Prize, Maps drawn trom memory, Moser. Dr. Nevins's Prize for Chemistry, Parry. Mr. Finlay's Mathematical Prize, Darlington ; certificate, J. Smith. Mr J. 11. Cos's Prize for Freneh, A. F. Browne, A. N. Browne, C. Davies, J. Crisp, and Mellor. F.. Hunt, Esq.'s Prize for French Recitation, G. Webster. Singing Prize ; G. Turner. Mons. Vittoz's Mize for French, J. 0. O'Sullivan.. LOWEa SCHOOL. Nomination to the Middle Scheel, G. Laidman. • Molyneux Scholarships, R. McDswell and G. Laidman equal. Laidnian's transferred to W. J. Edwards, and .McDoweli's to J. Wild. First M‘Neile Scholarship, G. Laidwan ; certificate, J, Bootle. Second ditto, J. Lahy ; certificate, C. P. West and P. Wright. CLASS PRIZES. Class 1. The Molyneux Scholars— 2. Prize, A. Francays ; certificate, W. R. Hall-3. Priz-, J. Belvin ; cerificates, C. E.P.2le,lied, W. Tickle, and J. Hinde-4. Prize, W. Holmes ; c?.rtifica'e, W. F. Dunsford —5. Mize, W. Lingham ; certifi cate, E Bell-6. Prizr-, C. H. Cook ; certificate, J. Scholefield —7. Friz , ., J. P. Wright; certificate, C. Grundy-8. Priz, J. 11, Swan ; certificate, W. A. Criatterton-9. Prize, W. P, Evans ; certificate, J. Goodacre. SPECIAL PrtIEES. Divinity, W. J. Edwards ; certificate, J. Kidd and G. J. Laidman._ lihtery, R. McDowell and J. Wild equal ; certificate G. J Laidman. Arithmetic, G. Lai: ; certificates, J. Lahy, W. Half, ld C. Engle:4leld. Writing, E. W. Ashort ; certificates, G. H. Wilton and J. Drawing, W. J. Edwards. EXTRA PRIZES. Head Master's Prize, Maps Drawn from Memory. H. APDawell ; certificates, J. Newson, P Wright, C. Eaglesfield, and A. Franceys. Head Master's Priz: for Natural Philosophy, J Wild; cer tificate, W. J. Edwards. Mr Swan's Prize for Divinity (Class 5), J. F. Martindale ; certific ite, E T Bell. Mods Sears's Prize-for French Grammar, G. Lt.-idraan and A. Francoys; c rt:ficates, Smith and Banister. Mr Harp,2r's Prize for General Improvement (Class 7), C. Grundy. The Principal's Prize for Vocal Music, F. Rivenall ; cer tificates, W. Nicholson, and J. Salisbury. Writing eertifica•e—Class 1, G. J Laidman • 2. J. Newsom, W. Arrowscnith, and A. Wilhy ; 3, J. H. ' Holland ; 4, J. P, , wnell ; 5, W. Lingharn ; 6, C. Cook and E. Size; 7, H. Jones and A. Brown ; 8, J. F. Porter ; 9, N. Fletcher and W. P. Evans. Oinamental Penmanship Certificate, J. Bootle. Mappinz Certificates—Class 3, Ashort and Blevin ; 4, Holmes and Dunsford ; 5, Platt and Clarke ; 6, Cook and Callaghan. Extra Certificates for Abstracts of Sermons—C. Eaglesfield, W• Tickle, J. lilevin, and J. Hinde. GIRLS' COLLEGLVTZ SCHOOL. The following is a list of the p,izes distributed at the Girls' Collegiate School, in Bedfoul-street SECOND CLAES. Jane Blades—Certificate, first order, far religious knowledge ; second, for progress. Catherine Ashcroft—Certificate, first order, for general conduct ; second, for progress. Maria Wens!ey—Certificate, second order, for general conduct and progress. Esther Clague— Certificate, first order, for industry, good conduct, and general progregs. Mary Dutton—Cerufica e, first order, for industry and good conduct. • Elizabeth Dutto'i—certificat e , first order, for industry, good conduct, and progress. Elizabeth Eastwood—Mize for history and religious know ledge ; certificate, first order, for everything. Annie Newling—Certificate, first order, for good conduct and amiability. Sarah Jane Sephton—Certificate, first order, for religious knowledge; second, for conduct, history, and general im provement. Emily Richards—Prize (Clissold's last hours of Christian Men), far itdustr7 and general progress. Sarah Pearson—Cer.ifi,ato, second order, for general pro gress, industry, and conduct. Eliza Roby—Certificate, first order, for industry and general conduct. THIRD CLASS. Margaret Brown—Prize (A Year of Country Life), for industry and general progress, especially in French. Annie Tonge—Ccrtificate, first class, for industry, good conduct, and general progress. Fanny Greenstoek—Prize (the Rainbow iu the North), for religious knowledge, industry, and pregress. - Sarah Jones—Class Prize (Nie:loli's Help to the Bible), for exemplary conduct and religious knowledge. Annie Paton --Prize (Sketches of Rural Affairs), for exem pliry conduct, industry, and progress in every study, especially French. Isabella Bromley—Prize (White's Selbourne, Mr?. Stran• gee's), for general conduct and induapy. Marla_ Davis—Prize (Scripture Natural History), for general conduct and religious knowledge. Mary Ellen Clarke—Certificate, first class, for genoral con• duct, amiability, induttry, and general ireprovement. TO THE REY. J. S. HOWSON, PRINCIPAL OF THE LIVERPOOL COLLEGLATZ INSTI UTION DEAR Sin,—ln addition to the formai s'atement made by me to you of the results of the mathematical examinations for the WaNeile exhibition, the Brown scholarship, and the arith metical medal, I wish to make a few observations which occurred to me during the , course of the examination, and which may he of interest to you as conveying the impression made upon a stranger, not previously acquainted with your system, or with the state of preparation in mathematical science of the classes of the Collegiate Institution, In the first place I must speak of the knowledge of arithmetic displayed by the candidates for the arithmetical medal in terms of the highest commendalon. Of twelve competitors for that prize, the answering of six was of the highest order, and that of the medallist was remarkable for rapidity and precision. The answering io.! the Brown scholarship candidates in arithmetic, with ono exception, was not so good as that of the junior classes. In pure geometry, the answering was not so good as in arithmetic, and I think it would be well worthy of your attention to consider whether you might not aim at a higher standard in this important branch of mathematics, which, although nnquestionably second in importance to arithmetic, is second to it alone. It affords me the highest. pleasure to express my opinion of the answering of the Brown scholarship eandidates in trigonometry, which was•highly creditable to the candidates and their teachers. In speaking of the Brown scholarship, I must express my satisfaction at the accuracy and neatness of work of the candidate second on the list. In the M‘Neile exhibition examination, the average answering in the right tine and circle was remarkably high, amounting to 60 per cent of the questions asked. At this examination the answering of several candidates in conic sections and algebra was very good. In fact, considering that the 111`Neile exhibi tion is, in the main, a classical prize, I consider that the mathe matical attainments displayed by the candidates for it to bo in the highest degree creditable to them ; and that some of them have di,played mathematical ability, such at would justify them in making mathematics their special study.—l am, dear SAMUEL HAUGHTON, Clk., M.A , sir, years truly, Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. Thanl.s were then voted by acc l amat i on to t h e Ch a i rman a;:d Examiners; after which the pupils sang the National Anthem. The proceedings were closed by tile blessing . , which was given by the R:v. Rector. THE LATE SUSPECTED POISONINGS AT WHIT ig 11A.VEN. The following letter was forwarded to Sir G. Grey by the foreman of tho coronet's jury sworn to inquire into this mysttlion3 affair : " Whitehaven, 120 a June, 1857. " Sir,—As foreman of the inquests empanelled to inquire into the deaths of Mary Arinstiong, aged forty three years; Joseph Armstrong, aged eighteen; Robert Armstrong, aged seven ; Joan Sloane, aged forty-five h Fenton Murray, aged five; and John Armtrong, aged forty-one-years, at Cleator - Moor, in the parish of Cleator,, in the county of Cumberland. I beg to represent to you the expediency of having Some eminent toxicologist to give evidence before the jury as to the cause of the deaths of these persons. Three of the deceased persons retired to rest in their usual health on the night of the 9th instant. Two of them were found dead in bed the next morning ; and a third was found in a state of insensibility, and lingered until the afternoon of the same day, when she died. The. fourth, having beers on a night shift, came from his work on the morning of the I lth instant in perfect health, breakfasted, and retired to sleep in his bed, where be died in less tban an hoar afterwards. The fifth case is that of a child who was taken with similar symptoms to the others early in the morning of the 11th, and died in the coarse of the same day. The %ixth case also is one that was taken ill on the morning of the 10th, and died this morning. Great alarm and excitement exist in the neighbourhood, as several other persons have been similarly attacked, and now dangerously ill. The dwelling houses in which these deaths and illnesses have taken place are at the White haven Hematite Iron Company's Works, about four tidies from Whitehaven. It is supposed the persons have been poisoned by the exhalations from the slag or debris of the works, lying near to their dwelling houses; and that V.tese exhalations are now causing the illness of several persons living near the place. In addition to the loss of life • which has been thus entailed, the sacrifice of the property is likely to be envolved, as a great many people have been convene I to leave their residences —some from necessity, and eteers from terror. Under these circumstances, to hove the causes of the deaths of the persons satisfacterily investigated, and the evil, if any existing, removed, the jurors wish for the evidence of some person of acknow ledged skill as en analytical chemist and toxicologist, at toe expezv:e of the government, on the adjourned inquest fixed for Monday next, the 15th instant, at two o'clock in the afternoon, at the viaige of Cieaior igoor, in the said county of Cumberland ; and they venture to hope you will comply with their request. —I have the honour to be, sir, yours obediently, W. B. CLARKE. To the Right lion. the Secretary of State for the Home li-pertineat, Whi ehali, Loadoa." OBEDIENCE TO TEE LAW. In the Court of General Sesiions the Recorder of the City delivered a remarkable charge to the Grand Jury. He dwelt at length on the Eteat ir.crease of crime in the City, and on the inefficiency of the present partisan po l ice. He r ef erre d , in s.evere te. me, to the disor ganized state of tie Municipal Government and to the efforts which members of that Government were making to override all law. Laws, he said, must be obeyed, until they are repea'ed, or pronounced unconstitntio - ial by the Courts. He called their attention to that sectlon of the Revised Statutes which makes the conspiracy of two or more persons to defeat or obstruct the end] of justice, a misdemeanor, and very strongly hints, without saying it, as a fit subject for their presentment. tie drew the attention of the Jury to the new License law, and, wh:le seeming to reprehend some of its features, said th it must be obeyed. The consideration of the election laws gave him occasion to make some stringent remarks on the way in which elections were now is finenced by organized bands of ruffians. `f he disgraceful condition of Essex-street Prison was also brought before the notice of the Grand Jury. —New York Times. CLASS. THE NORTHERN TIMES. LIVERPOOL, SAT UMJAY, JUNE 20, 857 MR. JAMES MA.CbONALD AND THE BIRKENHEAD. POLICE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sue —I need not inform you that I am' only fresh out o Bridwell, with a very narrow escape of having to serve tWe' tv one days on the treadmill at Knutsford— That is sufficiently notorious. But I have a thing or two to tell you, and I think I could scarcely find a more fitting op portunity than the present for that purpose. In the first place, then, I have not read the report of my trial before the worthy Birkenhead magistrate, John Dean Case, Esq ; and my reason f o r no t doing so was because I had no wish to shock my feelings further than they were by the perusal of a document which I knew full well was wrieen by an intemperate partisan of the Orange Policem nof Birkenhead. The short and sen sible remark of the Editor of the Post was read to me by another party ; for the sentiment embodied in it I beg to thank him. My appearance in the criminal dock, surrounded by a parcel of thieves and vagabonds of the very worst descrip tion, was the signal for as unseemly an exhibition of feel ing as perhaps ever occurred in a court of justice, and in that display a certain reporter played first fiddle, none save a man-monkey could have exhibited the fantastic tricks, the contortions, the grimaces, the grinning, chatter ing, laughing, moving, winking an blinking, in which this reporter or representative of the Press indulged, together a , ut ti his special pot compani .n, the Grand Master of the Orange Cermonies, in that notorious Orange Lodge, the Birkenhead Police Establishment. Such was the course which this representative pursued during my trial. And whz, sir, let me ask, this malignant display of unwarranted gratification. True, I was in the felons deck ; I was in the midst of felons—bat, sir, I was not a felon--I had incurred the deadly hatred of the Birken head police—they had sworn vengeance against me —they threatened to give me a benefit, and they did their bast. I had reported one of their number for misconduct of the most palpable description, and I was then told that they were sworn brothers—touch one, touch all—even in the presence of their so-called superintendent. I was threatened with personal violence by an inspector and a detective. The lan.;uege these gentlemen in uniform used on that occasion would have shamed the lowest blackguard in Liverpool ; every word of it I wrote down at the time and handed it to their chairman, Mr. Goul burne. What he has done with it is best known to himself. Again, I had a quantity of my goods destroyed in the house of a person named Winter. I summoned this person to the County Court for the value of the same, when no fewer than seven policemen and two inspectors came forward to give evidence—or rather to swear anything—for the de fendant, although they knew nothing whatever of the transaction. Of c curse, their testimony lost me the case. They then claimed ten shillings each for their attendance, and for this they sued me in the County Court, when, on my explaining the 'circum stances to the judge, he disallowed their claim entirely. But the climax had to be reached. An article appeared in your journal, giving an exposition of the doings of this body, and condemning the Orangeism which predominated to such a fearful extent amongst them, .I was accused, with what degree of truth you best know, of bieng the waiter of that article, and hence this diabolical conspiracy to ruin me. Annexed are a few documents which will speak for themselves. These are not the affidavits of partizan policemen, or their touting trails of , St. Mary's gate. They are the spontaneous testimony, voluntarily given, of persons whose characters will bear the test of scrutiny. "Do you wish to know a man's real character, then follow him to his home." So wrote one of the most acute observers of human nature who ever lived. Now, Mr. Editor, I have brought you to my hone, such as it is. I have, in selfjustifieation, withdrawn the veil from the sanctuary of my domestic hearth, and have presented you, and the wade), with my true portrait in place of that distorted caricature which base, cowardly, and malignant slanderers and' defamers have been in the habit of palming off on the credulous as the type of the original, and what do you think of it ? And let we ask Mr. S Holme and my other opponents what they think of it True, I was taken to bridewell; ostensibly for havng interfered with the police in the discharge of their duty. Will their apologists, if they have any, say they were performing their duty in dragging a poor unfortunate piece of unconscious humanity along the rough causeway of Abbey street by the legs, while Ms head thumped on the paving stones. True, the policemen were both Orangemen, members of the same lodge, while their victim was only a b—y Papist. True, there may be persons in the world weak enough to fancy that even a b—y Papist ought not to be treated like a dog, and it appears I am one of those. All I did was to remonstrate in the gentlest pos sible manner against this piece of unmitigated brutality, offering my services, at the same time, to convey the helpless creature to a place of safety. That was my crime, and for that act I spent three days and nights in a loathsom ) dungeon. All despots are cowards. The terms, in fact, are synony mous. Ido not characterise the gentleman who alluded to this subject in the council chamber as either the one or the other—no doubt, he spoke from information supplied by others for a purpose. I cannot bring myself to believe that the party to whom I allude could be so thoroughly vindictive as to exult over the misfortunes of one who "had seen better days," and perhaps may see them again. If the charges made against me had been as true as they were false, had the testimony of the police, and their convenient witness, Mrs. Hilton, been as honest as it was the reverse—still, any feeling man would have eym pathised with me in my eegradation, for Mr. Samuel Holme must admit that lam somebody. Assuredly, it was no case for the display o exultation and triumph.. As the worthy magistrate observed, it was a great " pity and misfortune to see a person of my appearance in such a position." Certainly, and so it was. However, I beg to tell the worthy magistrate that should it ever be my fate to appear before him again, ho had much better keep his " pity" and uncalled for sympathy to himself. Some say he himself stands more in need of who'esome exhor tation than I or any of the other poor wretches who appear to receive their quietus at his hands. Howes - er. I shall not prase too heavily on one whose infirmities are so ap parent.—Yours, &c., JADIES ADDONALD. Cheshire to wit.—l, Frederick Perfect, fancy chair, basket, and perambulator mauafacterer, of 228, Chester-street, Birkenhead, do solemnly and sincerely declare, that I have known Mr. M'Donald for a considerable period, and have been often in his company when he resided at Mr. Copestake's. I never saw him disguised in drink, was always sober, sensible, and good tempered. ~ e ver heard him swear, or use coarse language of any kind. Hs was always most gentle manly In his manners and conduct In so far as I could perceive. I recollect Saturday, the 23rd May last; I siw Mr. M•Dmald in Mr. Copestake's. He got a bottle of ginger beer. He appeared perfectly sober and in his usual good humour. He went away and sat on the step not far from the house, where he usually rests himself. There was a druken man in the street at some distance off. Two Policemen came up. I did not observe what took place at first; but when I went up to them I heard Mr. M•Do - all say it was a pity to abuse the poor wretch, that he might b 3 conveyed to bridewell in a proper manner, and not draved along the streets as though he were a dog. He never made use of any offensive expression towards the police, nei ther did he interrupt or interfere with them in any way whatever, neither did he call them scamps or make use of an oath of any kind. There was no crowd ; and I cannot tell why they should have taken him to bridewell, for I saw him do nothing wrong. And I rtrike this solemn declaration, conscientioasly.believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Provisions of an Act made and passed in the sixth year of the Reign of his late Majesty, intituled, "An Act to repeal an Act of the pre ent Session of Parliament, intituled an Act for the more effectual Abolition of Oaths and Affirmations, taken and made in various departments of the State, and to substitute Declarations in lief thereof, and for the more entire suppression of Voluntary and Extra judicial Oaths and ME davits, and to make other Provisions for the Abolition of unnecessary Oaths." FREDERICK PERFEC T. Doc aced and Subscribed at Birkenhead aforesaid, the sixteenth day of Jane, one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven. before me J. J. Rio LEY, a commissioner to administer Oaths in Chancery in England. Cheshre to wit.—l John M'Cormick, baker, with alessra. Thompson and M'llnigh., Hrkaahead, do solemnly ana sincerely declare, that on Saturday, the 23r 1 day of May last, I was in the neighbourhood of Ivy-street. Bireenhead, abont nine o'clock In the evening, that I observed a drunken man laying on his face on the footpath. There were a couple of p alicamea there, and also Mr. M'D maid. He SS d something aoont the police dragg ng the drunken man along like a doe. I dil not see the policemen drag him by the legs. An elderly man came up ann began kicking the drunken man in the most furious mann r, when Mr. M'Donald said, " For God sake do not murder the poor w etch, he is a human being, although he is in tliia state of drunkenne s." And he said to the policemnn, "cannot you manage to convey him to Bridewell, or to his home in a merciful and ehristian like manner' Whereupon one of the policemen said, in a very grate' voice, "you go about your bo , ines. ; you have no rig 'it to interfere with us," on which Mr. M'Donald at cnce cupped a few paces back. He was never nearer the police men than two or three sards, and did not interfere with or interr got them in the discharge of thser duty in any way whatever ; except by saying., " do not ill use," or " don't murder tee matt," or w Ird it i that effect. He never made use of abusive language to the policeman, neither did he call theta " Craned scamps," or say that he hated the pslice, nor did he mike use of an oath, or an angry expres von Ito was not in the leas! disorderly. There were only a few persons present, and Mr. %t'Donald said nothing tot xcite their feelings arainst the police. Ile did not shoat or talk loud ; what he said was perfect y sen , ib'e, wad to the point. I did think he had taken a glass; b ar, si tee I have ‘een iii s by himself, it is possible I mi slat hive bean mistaken. He was perfectly steady, and I saw no reason why the policemen should nave drazifed him off to Bridewell in the way they did Ween they asiz Id him he said, "don't abuse me; I will go retie y with yea; lam a gentleman, and no vagabond." What Mr. /Moe swore about Mr. M'Donald, was totally untrue. I Wa3 brought up by the police. as a w tness against Mr. M'Donald on his trial. And I make this so emu declaration, conscient'ous y believing the same to be true, and by virtue of tee prosWous of an Act made and passed in the sixty year of the Reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, letitu'ed " an Act to repeal an Act of the present Session of Parliament. intitttled an Act for the more effectuti Abolition 0' Oaths and Affirmation., taken and made ia,varions departments of the State, and to substit tte Declarations in den thereof, and for the more entire suppression of Voluntary and. extra-judical Oaths and Affilavits,aad to make other Provisions for the aboliti on o f unnecessar y Oaths. ,, Joust M'Coamtex, X his milk. Declared and Stahaeribed tlt EVrkenhe,d, in the County of Chester, the seventh day of June, o ne th ousand e i ght h u ndred and fifty seven. Before me, the same having been previously read over to the said John M'Cormick , in my presence, who seemed perfe etiy to understand the sam e , en d w h o ma d e hi s m a rk thereto in m min y . a presence, EDWARD P. A TKINSON , a C om missioner to d later Oaths in Chancery in England. Cheshire to wit.—T, William Copestake, landloid of the Waterloo Hotel, Birkenhead Ferry, do solemnly and sincerely declare, that I POLICE COURT.-YESTBRDAY. LIVERPOOL. HAMMEEINIP A BLACK,—JOIIII Reed, the keeper of a boarding-hodse in Jorian-street, was charged with having assaulted a'black man named George Saundi-rs. The police man who had charge of the case, t'xhibited.a "pig nole," with Which the complaini9t. was " hammered." The chi--f portions of the case were elicited on cross-examination of complainant by Mr. Bluck, and these appeared to ha as fellows : The complainant lagged at the prisoner's house and owed him some money. The prisoner got a ship for complainant, who got £5, awl this he gave the prison r. There was a b ;lance duo to complaioatit, but prisoner re fused to give it until the man shipped. it wasalleged that the complaitiaa went io another boarding hou , e, th the took a pair of -trousers from Reed's house, and wlrm the latter went to look for him the assault was committed. Mr. Block to the complainant: Would not the nriso;:er lose if you did not go •in the ship? Yeq, hut I would lose if I went in her.. (Laughter) Mr. Block predue; d witnesses who negatived the story told by the complainant, and the prisoner was discharged. THE LIFE OF A CONvICT.--Joseph Williams, a well-dresssrd. fellow, was charged for. haVing assaulted his wife in March lest.. Mr. Bluek defended the . ptis, ower. The complain ant made the following statam.mt. ThOwian was transported, but he has comeback on a tieke , -of4eave. I kept a bro - be! in Pall-mall, and saved up £334. When he canoe .I:ick, I advised him to take•a shop, arkft give up the hi-whet basi noes; We took a shop in Hornhy -street, but he was not satisfied with it, as he Fail be could make much :n-are money by the brothel. We then left that place, an I went back to Pall-mall. From that time be beat me most awfully, and on the occasion for 'which he is charged, he baat and kicked me very badly. He then made off to Bris tol, and has stopped there eversince. Oa his return be was arrested on a warrant. Mr. Biaiec : Were you drunk when he assaulted you ? Yes, but he very soon sobered trig wi; h the pounding and kicking be ;rive me.. (Laughter.) Do you know a man named Rigby? Yes. D:d he occupy the place of your husband ? Witness Oh, certainly he dia in my husband's absence. Mr. Block : Indeed. Witness : Indeed he did, but rot since the prisoner came back. Mr. Black: Wonderful Mrs. Williams; can you tell when the assault took place ? No I can't. Mr. Blink : I submit, your Worship, that this case fails in consequence. Mr. Minsfield agreed, and the prisoner was discharged. THE TRAGEDY ON BOARD THE MAR rHA. JANE. COININIITTAL OF THE PRISONERS FOR WILFUL MURDER. The inquiry into this case was resumed yesterday at two o'clock,-and, as usual, the court was. much crowded. The prisoners having been put forward, the first witness called was William Davidson. lam an able seaman, and was on board the Martha Jane. Rove seemed to me to be in good health when he came •on board, and was about thirty years of age. He saw him at the wheel the day they sailed. He saw the second mate " lick" the deceased, the second day, by the captain's order. He was " licked" with a whip. Saw the prisoners beat deceased several times whilst he was in irons. He was nearly all the pas sage in irons, and he was beaten almost day and night. He heard the deceased ask the mate to let him go to a portion of the ship to obey a call of nature, but he would not let him, as he was fasten e d t o a ring bolt. He dirtied the deck then, and they " licked" him as hard as they could. The deceased asked what it was for ? and they replied for having dirtied the deck, and then deceased said he could not help it, as they - would not let him go from where he was He corroborated the evidence about the abominable treatment said to have been practiced by the. captain, in putting the filth into deceased's mouth, and said be raw that done twice. He corroborated the evidence about the gagging of d; ceased, about the water cask, the dog, and- other things. The prisoners :beat the deceased nearly every hour, day and night, during the whole voyage. The witness went on at much length and gave the came evidence as the other wnress, which we have already pul.o. fished in detail.. The deceased wry covered all over with putrified sot s. Frorn -what witness saw of the body, he thinks that it wasnhe ill-usage of the prisoners that. caused such. Cross -.examined by Mr. Aspinall :I did not know the man before he shipped. Don't know if he had been in jail before that. To me he appeared in perfect health. I doe's know if he had any internal disease at the time. The cres3sexamination was continued at much length, but nothing to shake his direct evidence was elicited. The Captain, be said, never did anything harsh to others of the crew.—Edward Clarke, the carpenter of the ship examined : He said the deceased appeared to be in good health when be came on board, but he thought he wan insane. Saw the prisoners beat him. The second mate came for a hammer and chisel to open the water cask. The witness gave deceased a drink of water while be was in the water cask. He corroborated generally the evidence given by the previous witnesses, and in reply to Mr. Aspinall the witness said he thought deceased was not well at first. .He said the captain asked him for a prayer-book before the deceased was buried, bat he had not got one. Thomas Kennedy, a boy who WFS on board ,the ship, was next examined, also James 'Cahill, who was sailor on board. These witnesses corroborated the general statement made by the other witnesses. Eliza Reberton, a cousin of deceased, and wife of a captain now in port, said she resided a Gosport. She said deceased was about 32 years of age, and was married. -He was a healthy, robust man in his constitution. For the last few years he used to have fits of insanity. A brother of his, is in an asylum at present. Mr. Wall: surgeon of' the Northern Hospital, said he had heard the evidence, and assuming die evidence to be true, that death was caused by exhaustion, much accelerated by the treatmant he received. Mr. Aspinall asked the surgeon a few questions, and he said, taking the evidence of the lade, ho would say the deceased . was subject to fits of insanity. The expesure to the weather, the confining hire is a cask, th e bi t in g o f the dog, and the hangitie am up, would, of Course, accelfeate death. Dr. Penningtou was also examined, and said undoubtedly death was accelerated by the treatment he received. He ould not conceive a case where such treatment would n tit have accelerated death; with an affection of the brain Ihe hanging was most dangerous, as it would congest the brain. Mr. Mansfield said the only course left open to him was to commit the prisoners for trial for murder. Probably the grand jury might r e duc e it t o mansteuglet Th Prisoners were then fully committed. The case lasted I to seven o'clock. PUBLICANS' CASES, BEFORE MR C ROSTIT IAITE. Richard Ashton, a publicaq, living in Pl-marf-hill street, was summoned for Sunday trading. 3Co. 162, stated that on Sunday last he visited the house, and saw a tu ;n with a bottle of rum concealed under his co st. The offen was admitted, azd the defendant w.ts fined, this being the second time, 203 and costs. Margaret Wood, Richmond-row, who had kept the house for upwards of thirty years, and was never before fined, was summoned for lettinc , a female have some al e within 111 prescribed ho u r s on ' 'Sandiy lest. The (donne was admitted. Fined 23 6d and costs. Maria Fox, of Batchellr-street, for trading on th 3 Sun day, was fined lOs and costs. TERRIFIC THUNDER. STORM.—In gide wes's Shrewsbury Journal we read : Last, (Tuesday) evening a terrific thunder storm swept over this town. Tee first clap was heard about six o'clock, and the second, which followed almost immediately, rese led the sudden discharge of a park of heavy artillery,Whd was succeeded by several others almost as loud. By a quarter to seven the storm was over, but it has, unfortunately, left its momenta ei behind. Tne noble tower of Se Chad's narrowly escaped, the figure VI. upon the el' ck being totally - obliterated, and the stone beneath chipped off. The beautiful and but recently - cemoleted• chapel of the cemetery did not so fortunately escape. The elect ie furl struck the spire of the chapel, bendirg the vane and takit , g the gilding off, then passing the s 1:d stonew, rk, glanced down to the first turret window, wht re it entered the stonework, splitting it down to the tower, a dbeat.C^ of about seventy feet It is believed this can be repaired at a moderate cost, and that the spire will not have to he taken down. A person passing at the time, with a basket of tools on his b:'ck, escaped the electric floie icy e miracle, he 'lcing, to use his The following is a copy of the letter, on the above own words, enveloped in a fl me of lielening.' This is subject, read by the steward at the Hundred of Wirral the second time the eenti-t • h s beett itjurtql by lightning, Court Leet on Thursday, the decision of the Jury upon a storm ab eit a month ago h vete; eelit a large tree, fling- which appeared in our impression of yesterday : ing a large pi‘ce of bark e en tee of thirty feet. We Upton, Birkenhead, 17th June, 1857. trust the storm has done no f.ir r d age." See, —lt was my intention to have hen present to-morrow MONUMENT TO CAPTAI, H DL 'a VIC kflg.—Mr. W. T. at the Wapentake Court, but find my en agementa in Liver_ Hale, the sculptor, has j er le 01 a monatn=ntal mill- pool will prevent my doing so. It has been snggcsaed by a tary tabl e t, t o ie t er-c.ed i ekenhern Church, to the f. hnd that I should mention a fact which I purposed I.y ng memory o; 0* e e e e : e beco •, e a household w tad before you ; but I feel r a the r unw illi ng to do from my in every E ng li s h l ee r i --!ti ,a,Q Captain Vicars, 'of the being a perfect. Amnger telt!, as I think the exercise of the 97th se - giment. Cti ti cireae'er in combinution cour, is a public benetir, that must he my :tpology. Th • obj it with the soldierly br e : of hl C toile! Huntinedo n of lam desirous to bring before you is the present state of a curd .ys, have beeeine ; t • all riirtugh his " - bilge in the Hundred of Wirral. It is situated between h.• rids," :1 which, w. ;r, , a,; Is, :.lian 150,000 copies weet side of Bidsron-hill and Upon, on the road between the nava been sold ; his 1„,,, needed, therefore, littl e latter vill lee and Birkenhead, and is generally known by th e from "storied turn cr mo to al tetst." to keep them name of the Ford Bed 4o . It wa , t, I believe, formerly erected living in the hearts of ii tryinee. The design t 4 the by thelli n ee r t on Turnpike Trust. The road over the bridge monument exhibit s a rue ii.g of ar e The soldier's is about seventeen feet in widit, and the stone walling of the swcrl hangs in -its scabba r d R g a it ig t the wall of his last sides is only about twelve inches above the level of the road. borne, suspended from au elaborate sword knot, Which There i s n o other protection, and the depth on etch side from affords thus a ready riband for the motto of his regiment. the :op of the bridge to the water forms a desceni. of about From the handle of the sword also depends a sera, which, ten or twelve feet, making it very dangerous. The south side I thus gracefully adapte in reality, the monumental of ;he road also on the Upton side of the bridge is, in my I tablet on which ar a wri .teri the name and descripti on o f op i nion insufficiently protected for nearly thirty yards, where Holley Vicars, with an i nscr i pt i on in such language of it is nearly as narrow as on the bridge. I shall be glad to scriptural piety, faith, and resignation to the will of the attend the next court, and if you could kindly suggest any other Almighty, and hope in the love and mercy of his Saviour, course in the matter, I shall be glad, the public generally as the pious hero would have himself desired should be being greatl andterested in the matter. I am, sir, your placed on his tablet of remembrance.Chelmsford Ohm. obedient ser, Joss; Wuxi% lux. BEER-HOUSES The following beer-hnuse-keepers were summoned for Tading on the Sanday, or otherwise infringing upon the tet±f Parli3ment William Downing, Bedford-street, dismissed ; Jo'm Dowl in, Sasiney Popc-street, fined 2s 61 and costs ; J R)bertson-stree', Park, fined lOs ; Samuel Pe-t, Whitfield street, fi led 23 61; John Shone, Lode.-1 ine, fined 23 61; J ,seph Rimmer, M le-end, fined 256 ! ; Tiles. Webster, Ilatto-.-gaTden, fined 5s • Catherine Chisohne, Gioneester-street, finel 5s ; Janeli,d4son, Viet.ria-sireet find 2s 6d; Catherine Hol neg, Gar bon-street, Evertor, fined 23 6d and casts. "A DANGEROUS BRIDG have known Mr. James WlTonald for several years. — He occasionally occupied a bedroom in my horse, for a night or so when he was travelling through the country. In 1866, he occupied a small room permanently for seven or eight months. He left my house to go to Clrs. Winter's, in St. Mary's Gate, where I believe be only remained for a few nights, when he went to his present lodgings in Chester street. While in my house h's conduct was most exemplary. I never saw him intoxicated in my life. He had many friends calling upon him in the evenings, and with them he would enjoy his glass in moderation, but never to excess He was always at home early, seldom staid late out of bed, and was generally first up in the morning. I never heard him make use of an oath or any improper !angnage whatever. He employed spare time either in reading or writing. I never heard ,him quarrel with any one; in fact, no gentleman could have behaved with greater decorum or propriety than Ir. IPDonald did whilst in my house. Mr. ai'Donald is still in the habit of calling at my house, very often eery in the morning, to read the papers, but he never drinks anything. We are is the habit of often exchanging papers with each other. I recollect Saturday the 23rd May last; Mr. M . Donald came in about. 9_ o'clock in the evening, and called for a bottle'of ginger beer, which I served him. with. There was a person at the bar who said he had done some thing for him, and he asked for a pint of ale which Mr. M'Dmald gave him. We conversed a few minutes. He appeared in excellent spirits, was perfectly sober, wished me and my mother good night, remarking that he was going direct horns. Shortly after I heard he had been taken to Brdewell. It is not true that he Was eve: t out of my 'liaise, or that I refused to draw anything for him. I Ever had any cause either to turn him oat or to refus t him anything be thought proper to call for. In fact, he was always welcoine to whatever he thought proper to ask 'in my' bar. Aid I Make this solemn Dacl,ration, conscientiously believing the, same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act made and passed in the sixth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King Witliam the Fourth, intitnled "An Act to repeal an Act of the present Session of Pa lie merit, 'nett:tied an Act for the more effectual Abolition of Oatni and :affirmations, taken and made in various departments of the State, and to substitute Declarations in lieu thereof, and f a* the mo-a entire suppression of Voluntary and extra-judicial Oaths and Affidavits, and to make other Provisions for the Abolition of unnecessary Oaths.. WILLIAM COPESTAKE. Declared and Subscribed at Birkenhead, in Vas County of Chester, the seventeeth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven, before me EDWARD P. ATKINSON, a Commissioner to administer Oaths in Chancery, in England, Cheshire to wit.—l, Elizabeth Hughes, wife of Samuel Hughes, shipwright, of 198, Chester-street, Birkenhead, do solemn'y and sincerely declare that, about Christmas last, Mr. James M'Donald became a lodger of mine. He occupied a single bed and room in my house. I have always found him most correct and gentlemanly in his general co-duct; he is kind. civil, and obliging in his • an ners, and I. have flavor heard him make use of an oath or an improper expression ; he is never out of temper. He takes all his meals in me kitchen, and I have had ample opportunities of study.. ing his habits; he is strictly temperate both in eating And tirinking. I never saw him take a glass cf spirits in my house nor did he ever send for any; Sometimes he has taken a glass of weak ale or porter to his supper, but even that he does net take often—nerhips not more than a dozen times since he came to reside with me. tie is never out late at nights. If he has occa ion to go out on business at any time, and thinks he might be detained. ha invariably leaves word when we may expect him. He always keeps his proper distance rom those around him ; in short, a soberer, quieter, more or lerly, and better conducted lodger never came into a houss than Mr. +1 Donald ; at least I have found him to be so since he came into mine, wad I have never witnessed the slightest change in his general conduct under any circsnastances. And I make this solemn Declaration, conscientiottely believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provi-tons of an Act made and passed in the sixth year of the Reign of his late Majesty, intruded, "An Act to repeal an Act of the present Session of Parliament, intitnled an Act for the more effectual Abolition of Oaths and Affirmations, taken and made in v.trions departments of the state, and to substitute Declarations in lien thereof, and for the more entire suppression of Voluntary and Extra judicial Oaths and Affidavits, and to make other Provisio n s f o r th e Abolition of lunnecessery O at h s. " ELIZABETH Huonss. Declarekand subscribed at Liverpool aforesaid, the Sev ent h d ay o f Jane, olne Thousand EWA Hundred and Fifty-seven, loafers me, J. J. RIDLEY, a Commissioner to administer Osths in Chancery in England. The following has not been swo rn t o , thn witness, how ever, subscribes to the truth of the declaration : Cheshire io wit.—l, Andrew Carlan, of Egerton-street, labourer, do solemnly' and sincerely declare, that on Sat irday evening, the 26rd day of May last, I was informed that my son, Thomas 'Carlan, was very drunk in Ivy-street. I went there t o fe ch hi m home. I found two policemen and a gentlemen there. The gentleman is Mr. M'Donald. .I was very angry with my son, and gave him several kicks in the!hest of passion, when Mr. M'Donald sail to me, " Don't ill-use the poor wretch in that vriy, he has had enough of that already ;" he said that the policemen should get a stretche and convev him in a merciful and Christian manner to Brideweil, nud not drai; him like a dog. Mr. M'Donald never made , use of an , angry or insulting expression to the police, neither did he interfere *With thorn - in any way, except only by saying the poor fellow ought not to e mnrdered in their hands; he never made use of an oath, neither did he ca 1 them scamps or villians, or said that he hated the police, and.if any one s wore that he did so they swore falsely. On ray solemn oath he was perfectly sober and quiet, and neither said nor did anything - to offend the police, when - , all at once, they seized him and dragged him off to Bridewell. There was neither a crowd no, a disturbance at all, only four or five peraous, and Mr. Al'Doaald never excited them a , ainst the police at all. And I make this solemn declaration c , nsc,entioutly believing the same to he true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act made and passed in the sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, intittaled actlo rep,al an Act of the present Session ofParliament, intituleci ' An Act for the more effectual Abolition of Oaths and Affirmations, taken and made in various departments of the State, and to substitute Declarations in lien thereof, and for the more entire suppression of Volnnta-y and extra. judicial Oaths and ~f fidavits,' and to maks oth-sr provisions for Abolition of unnecessary Oaths." A JEWISH PROSELYTE. Some discassi n having taken place in the cola uns of the Jewish Chronicle on the subjact of proselytism to the Hebrew faith, and an opinion somewhat hostile to prOselytes having been expressed in that journal. " A Proselyte" has addressed an interesting letter to the editor, and from it we make the followine extract It i 3 about eighteen years since I became a convert to Judaism at Rotterdam, in Holland, and I can assure you that neither my reception was cold nor did the rabbi of th .t plats make any obstacles to my conversation. All he asked wa gif 1 was convinced of the truth of Judaism, if I hel'eved in the unity of God and in the laws of Moses, adding that the observance of the Jewish law was very difficult. And, far from being received coldly, I experienced a very warm reception, as well by that rabbi as by all truly pious Jews. Nor was such reception confined to that town; I experienced the same in other towns abroad. Even in England the late worthy chef rabbi received me cordially when returning from Holland, and the same I can say with regard t 3 the Rev. A. Levy, in whose house I stayei for some time. Indeed, it is, in my opinion, the duty of the Israelite to be ki n d to the proselyte. irstly, it' is nothing but an act of humanity. Why shout I the Israelite treat the proselyte worse than him who is out of t e fold of Judaism ? Secondly, the holy law of Got commands Ilse Israel:tea to love him us t o ho lo has ve our become proselyte, Th e Almighty God, who com mandsa3 curaelvee, w hi c h , b y the very c p r r e o a s t e u l nature of that command, would in c l u d e the proselyte, has given, w fellow e a besides, a n express command regarding the proselyte, Ye shall love the proselyte,' (Dent. x. 19.); As the inborn among son. shall be the proselyte who becomes a convert apron.,; you, and thou shalt love him as thyself. (Lev. xix. 34.) The Jew who receives the proselyte coldly is, in my opinion, not true to his mission (;'id not our first patriarchs, Abraham and Sarah, make proselytes ?I and he breaks two commandments, first, thou shalt love thy fellow-creature as thyself, and, thou shalt love him, the proselyte,' as thyself. But no pious and faithful I,raelte ever received the proselyte coldly. It is. but he who pays no due regard to the law of God ; it is but he who does not meditate an the law of God by day and night, and coasrquently does not understand' it, and, ales ! there era many such, in this rk alm particularly. H'w many a Jew do v. e not see breakieg tho Sabbaths Of the Lo. d, and how many a Jew is not totally ignorant of Scripture. Alas ! that I, a proselyte, dirndl have t charge the born Israelite for violating the Sabbaths of the Lord, and for not meditating on the Word of God, which is the life of man, his happiness here on earth, his bliss hereafter in heaven. There is a great want, dear sir, for an Engli ii cony of the Biala, translated with truly Jewish spirit, and / firmly believe that it is the want of it t• at 1 as caused many an Israelite, 'who does not understand the Hebrew, not t) read the Bible, knowing that the English version is purely Christian. I had, thank God, the • ebrew Bible expl dned to me, for years, in the true J e wish spirit, by a rabbi, and I am convinced that if a truly Jewish version of the Bible was given into fle hands of the Israelite it would tend ranch to make him read the Bible d ally, and strengthen him in faith." FATAL STEAM BOAT BOILER EXPLOSION AT TORONTO. Cn the 29th of May, a terrible accident occurred at Toronto, by which eleven lives at lea have been lost. the lies are thus re lated by the Toronto Colonist: —a The propeller Inkermann, captain AIAI. Brovrn, of 500 to a bur hen, from Montreal to st. . 3 souls on board, put in here on WednesJay last, to discharge a cargo of oats at i 'pton an 1 Brown's wharf. After discharging the portion of her cargo des'ined for this place, she nrepared to leave Testa day afternoon. Up to this time all a !peered right. Sh 3 had backed out a short dintance into the bay, and had jest commenced her direct coarse outwards, when a dreadful exalosion took place. me s an d portio s of Vie vessel were sent high into the air. The vessel herself was literally torn to pieces. Tho liaise of the explosion was heard on the wharve; all round. But fu. some moments the ill fated vess-1 was completely enveloped by demi cloaas of steam and smoke. When parent on Aare, an d numl•ers of small boats hurried these wera cleared away the appalling nature of the tto give assi s t ance to the survivors. Tha High ander Captain Schofield, also promptly proc ee d e d to the star, and havi ng faitenad a rope to the wreck, cem i n ence d h auling it towards shore, t a o cc t i h d e en fa t t w al a : bat when it hat been brou4ht to withio about 20 yards of the wharf it mina. Efforts were then made to clear away the rubbish and get out the survivors and the bodies of the dead. The cap ain had his the purser, David Honeynian, was talon out alive, bUt he died on his w ared that y to the hospital Two Irish taken from the wreck with th it limbs broken 5, 1: 30 g . eurnoc hkwere ; and dreadfully scalded. S's of Vie crew, Mach injured acme it is feared fatally, were sent to the hospital. •Three escaped I•ninjured. Three men were taken out dead, whin), with toe purser, makes toe dead b Kites found four, which leaves at least seven mo 'e to be accounted for, and who, we fear, may be c'assed as dead. The three men taken dead fr. m the wreck we o awful y 12 ating%ej. On them had his hed all ad comple strange y s tel there. " aken off. The e‘ew Wei e mostly Frrnch Canadians, anr TfIE PESTILENCE IN MONTE VIDEO. Th , following is an extrac: from a private letter, dated Monte Video, May sth :—.. This mail takes home little more than aivices of richness Indeed, since the departure of the last i acket, we have uch occupied in burying our f ienill, and e idavouring to liva, to think of business, even were there any approach, much in this deserted city. Many or toe mercantil , estab lishments, osb ai ves c eau death. eothenora -- the bulk of the shops and stores, and almo,t al the private Pon w, not houses, are closed entire'y ; and as there It a qnarantine u 4 n ly in the neighboring pots, but also even in tin :eawinding 1 -, ges (aiready overcrowded with paople who had at the 0 i,break over 2,000. tom whi,h y -11 will rrh population remaining in the city cannot exceel, for of the favor), the only occupation has been enleavouthrr to ese 7'pe ;he 5,000 from ni 6 , 00 1 t O S 00 ; w t h e x ist the deaths am :ng,t these is bc able to form some idea of the c ses of sicktrabs. In Blames .Iyrcs qttarant'ne is rigorously enforced of 15 d , ys, as the mininalm, to the 7 'Pl a ex r s i t e il'i u 'ee s ne l y ekes. estimatedp aspast , be raised to 21 ; and there is no means of escat.ing it, al on b...ard the few vessels the going u ~ sickness has, on severa l olc - ions, broken oat fatally. ,In up river ports there is als , 3 qu a - entitle. Bueiness is so completely stopped that the most lespectat,le houses cannot, 1.3 r the time being, meet their writtau engs ;env:nil : but, as the cause is known, , nobody ever thinks of Protestin an unpaid acceptance. What the mortality would have en had the' whole population remained, it is impossible to imagineOf cosrsai t o hue comes here from Buenos Ayres, or any other place." • - ' - CASO AND DEED BOEEE.—The next important thing to the posses sion ot ash is, Itow (when you have got it) to keep it safely, either in the counting-house or at home. The same remarks apply to deeds and other valuable documents. We have seen a !age and varied stock of both these desirable articles, marrifactured extressly fir ifs, E. T. Hall, of South John street, that challenge attention. These boxes are made on new and ae.rah ed principles, and possess patent locks, which defy the ingenuity of any"pick-lock" in the world to °Pen, except with the legitimate key. To merchants, solicitors, and Others, these new safes, on a small scale, must prove valuabb indeed. — Northern Daily Times, 21st May, 1857.