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

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph. ITALY. BOLOGNA, AUGUST 3. To -day the Pope field a secret consistory. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. 'The Emperor will inaugurate, in person, the new buildings of the Palace of the Louvre, on the 14th instant. The Three per Cent. Rentes closed to-day exactly at the same price as yesterday-67 15. DUBLIN ELECTION COMMITTEE. By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph. The committee at a quarter past four came to the fol • lowing resolution :—That Edward Grogan, Esq., is duly elected'a citizen to servo in the present Parliament for the city of Dublin. W. J. Vance, Eiq., is duly elected a citizen to serve in the present Parliament for the city of Dublin. A certain portion of the freemen voted at the last election, under the expectation that they would be paid for theirivotes, but it does not appear that any distinct promise to that effect was made. That, after the election, hopes were held out to certain of the freemen that they would be received after the period for presenting the . petition to this house had expired, but it does not appear this was done of a distinct promise, or in a distinct Manner ; nor does it appear it was done with the know ledge or concurrence of the sitting members, or any one authorised by them. That a sum of .£l6 16s was applied by the treasurer of the Freeman's Protestant Fellowship Association in treating an, indirect payment of voters. That an application was made by the treasurer to the agent of the sitting members to reimburse the funds of het society for this payment. This transaction, how -ever, was without the knowledge or authority of "the city members, and when the applications for the repayment was made to the agent it was declined. The •committee decided on refusing costs to either party, and •declined to report the conduct of the Freemen's Saciety of 'the City of Dublin to the House. A letter from Brussels states that General Changarnier, having been attacted with fever in that ei . y, had abandoned llis intention of returning to Ostend to pass the remainder •of the season. The Gazette de Vienne states that Lord Stratford de Redeliffe is recalled to London en conga. Direct intel ligence from Constantinople has been received to the effect 'that, under present circumstance', Lord de Redeliffe will not quit his post at the Pore. ROEBEItY FROM TUE FAR', OF COVTETIFIFLD'S VAULT. --A daring robbery was effected on Sunday night last in the vault of the Earl of Chesterfield, in Shelford Church .yard, Nottinghamshire. The robbers having effected an entrance into the vault, conveyed away three coronets from the coffins bolo aging to Philip, the late Earl, and his two countesses, the villians doubtless imagining their prize to be more valuable than it in reality is. A reward has been offered for their epprebensiea• SIR Joliet BOWRING'e CONDUCT.—Some of the merchants of Shanghai, about half of the whole number of British 'Arms, have deemed it necessary to hold a meeting, and to pass certain resolutions exhibitory of their approval of the course pursued by her Majesty's government, in the matter of the Canton difficulty." A writer in the Friend of `China says, " The chairman states that Sir John Bowring is as kind at heart as any man that lives, and the Chamber bate passed a resolution to the effect that the charges made against Sir John in Parliament are inconsistent with his Character and public conduct, &e., and are considered by the Chamber as unjust and truly to be regarded with sin cere regret. This appears rather too much when his cold • blooded and diabolical cruet) , in the matter of giving up the rebels at Cowloon is still fresh in our minds ; and lest this sentiment be thought to be that of the British mere thants of Shanghai. I consider it to Lie your duty as a public journalist to let it be known that, however much we may .stand up for Admiral Seymour and Lord Palmerston, the opinions expressed by the Chamber with respect to Sir J. 130wrint are not dive of the British merchants of Shanghai, 'and Pats one strongly in mind of the Three tailors of .of o E ol e nl y - street,' who headed their address, We, the people gand !' " _ THE PE NALTY er FAMF.—We regret to learn that Mrr. B egg, the si ster of Burns—who has been always so willing to gratify the admire rs o f our na ti ona l P oet , t ar an d near b welcomi ng , , Ultra when they come to see his only surviv relative—partly from the iefirmities incident to of co a d va ncing r ns Years, and partly, it must be told, from the want ideration with which strangers have forced them dselves upon her, finds it neeees try, in future, Positivel to ecline th e i r visits alloge'ller, or at least to restrizt en trance t o such parties only as cm plead the privilege of I,,ntroduction from her own private friends. No doubt the which prompts the wish to see and converse with ter, When kept within preper bounds, is of the most r efined and pardonable kind • but when pushed to an -;e_x.torerne as we are sorry to say it has been, it degenerates Vulgar b and impertinent curiosity, intolerable to a 411 9 W e has attained the venerable age of eighty-six. To 8110 1 a height, indeed, has the abuse reached, that we tlfruotierstand the family seriously centempla e removing t a l l this o*tarter altogether, to escape the inconvenience leuss, disegre aisle obtrusiveness of the rude and thought- It is t o b e h ope d t h at suc h a step w i ll not be rendered necessary. —Ayr Observer. T" W neenen.—The comet beat the philosophers all to that nothing, and the "clerk of the weather," like the man ," invented sleep," resolved to trick the weather ,f w ,;: e P te u i e l t e si s According to sane French and other sagacious of things that never happen, in the weather way, ul.swere to have some of the fiacst weather ever seen in -sn l ee i;i', llll tr7, and the past Thursday and yesterday were th;:—"9 Mentioned, and pointed out to be the most balmy a 4 ever shone—in fact a sort of Eden-like weather, such .4s wa s ahnnee-1 e 4Pes:d to have'prevailed in that ancient pl tee — ' w as Drowsed us. We- are all old enough to remember 4 : 13e Paddy Murphy pnd his prophetic almanec, and the 'Lovely, accommodating echo, invented by an enterprising leniats, named Paddy Blake, both of which could lilt, a 'however interesting, hold a candle to our weather philc aophers. Wel, Thursday came, and instead of the blue Italian sky promised, we had one, overcast and dreary. and in the evening heavy rain set in, which lasted nearly all night. • Yesterday, from an early hour, a regular deluge of rain came down—the heaviest for many months, and con tinued up to t wo o ' c l oc k , when it somewhat abated. Ia the afternoon, however, the rain continued, and from at appearances, the prophets or soothsayers are 1 kelp to b _ fault for s ome time. The prophecies and the results are l a k° dreams —they g o b y contraries. • If we are told such y will prove fine, Prophets, lo(k out, ies sue to be wet, and vice versa Tun &tie , SENATOR, Ipalpetaisn of this sip, who 4.. t l t. Helena, or 1. -IvEnro)l,.—Tho case of the was taken by a mutinous crew owing to the accidental discharge of a 'p!sto at the ma`e has been tried, and he has been con- W 1 C . teel for antwllfulty shooting. The Law Times remarks : -. - e s! As to appeal in celonial criminal cases, for insuf t teucy of jurisdiction apparent cn the face of indictment, it i 3 my to observe that, although in such cases in the United Kingdom an apps ' by writ of error to the l eel''s Bench arid to the House of Lords bee, with but little delay or expense, the colonial cases must solely appeal pri the col e ny, i f there' be an appeal court, and then to the ." -G uncil—a slow and expensive course. This is born v e o 0 ut thos e a l ready by the opinion of Mr. .oily Flood, in additi o n to 'toted by Mr. Keane and Mr. Tindal Atkin son. Be q Ba t t it seems herd that, pending such an appeal, a man ehoeld be kept in custody, awaiting . cocemanication with the distant calories; nor is there any reason why stn aPPaI sho u ld not (without deubt) lie to the QeFen , s 13 ' n ° 11 upder th e statute o statuief Henry 111. as to the writs of lias.?, j 01 men is It is also worthy of remark th at the g •1849, givin to colonial courts, requires the same sentenc e - p ower as is now in force in England,' so that any mitigatio n o f punishment authorised by any later later act dies not apply to the colony. In the case in question repeated applications have been made for copy of indict ment and record, to ground a writ of error and appeal, but for ei ght months it has been withheld. , On the other h and, the B oard of Trade was eagerly.eet in motion to pay • the expenses of witnesses, &c., at the trial (!) by the agents - end owners ; while there seems no law to compel a'copy of the indictment under which a man is (illegally) suffering Vl th e l aw, as well as on the merits, as his friends consider. The Board of Trade, with praiseworthy zeal, has obtained 2 e PY of the 'judge's notes' which disclose the want of jurisdiction ; but no copy ' of the ‘ record' to found an appeal ' What can be done ?"—From London Standard. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. THE ALLEGED PLOT AGAINST THE LIFE OF THE EMPEROR. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The long expected trial for the alleged conspiracy anainst the life of the Emperor came on to.day. The court was net excessively crowded, tickets of admission havina been very sparingly issued. Several per sonages of distinction were ace mtnedated with seats on the bench, and Ferukh Kate, the Persian Ambassador, with Ids secretary and interpreter, sat immediately under the judges, and nearly close to the dock. The portmanteau mentioned in the indictment was brought into court, and the revolvers, pistols, and poniards found in it were taken out and laid upon a table for the inspection of the jury. At ten o'clock' the three prisoners were brought in, and took their seats i n the dock, each between two gendarmes. They are all young men, neatly dressed,• and from their appearance might be in almost any rank of life. Tibaldi, who first made his appearance, is fair, with a slight, but well made figure, blue eyes, thin brown moustache, and no beard or whiskers. Next to him came Grilli, alias Faro, who has a remarkably. handsome face, of the R roman type, with rich black hair carefully comb , d and parted, a coquettishly turned black moustache, and a small tuft under the lower lip. Bartolotti is older than the other two, and not so we'.'.-'oeking. His eyes, sur mounted by shaggy eyebrows, are sunk in the head, and he has a short turn-up nose, and broad coarse countenance. He wears a thick beard, of a light brown c)lour. Almost at the some time with the entrance of the prisoners, the judges (three in number) took their seats. The presiding judge, M. Vaniu, commenced the proceolings by asking the prisoners the usual preliminary, questions, to which Tibaldi replied in very good French, and the other two in Italian, through the medium of an interpreter. It appeared from their answers that their names and descriptions were as follows :-1. Paolo Tibaldi, aged 30 years, born at. Vieth (Sardinian Stater), optician, residing at 122, Rae de Menilmontant. 2. Paolo Grilli, aged 28 years. born at Cesena (Roman States), hat maker, residing at 82, Fau botirg Sr. Denis. 3. Giuseppe B irtolotti, aged 34 years, a shoemaker, also residing at 82, Faubourg St. Doan The registrar then read the indictment (acte d'accusation). The prisoner Tibaldi, being interrogated by the president, said that he had been in Paris ever since the latter en 1 of 1850. Previous to than time It hid lived at Viella and Turin. He did not exercise his trade of an optician at either of those places; he was a sculptor. He had no particular reason for leaving Viella. As an optician he worked for manufac:urers and not fur private individuals. (The prisoner here mentioned the names of several opticians for whom he had worked.) He went to England for a year in 1852. In answer to an obeervatien of the judge that that was not the way to keep his customers, he s id he did not work on his own account at that time. He originally knew Bartolotti at Turin, where he met him every day in a restautant, but he never knew h's name. Bar tolotti recognised him on the Boulevards in Paris, and asked him to find him a lodging, which he did. He and Bartolotti subsequently took walts together in various quarters of Paris, but he had never shown him the Tuileries for the purpose of showieg him where he was to station himself, or for any purpose in particular. Went to Landon in 1857 to dispose of goods. The name of James .`ntanifield, brewer, London, which was found in his pocket-book, was not in his hand-waiting. It was written by a person who had recommended him to Mr. Stanifield as a gentleman who would introduce him to opticians in London. He denied positively that on his return from London he had bought the pistols which were found in his lodgings. He recognised the portmanteau which had been found at Madame Gallibourg's. The prefect of police, M. Pietri, was mistaken if he said he had ever denied any knoaladge• of the portmanteau. That port manteau had been left with him by an Italian named aterigbi, so long ago as July, 1816. His reason for asking Madame Girot to take it somewhere else for safe custody was that he understood it contained important papers, and that young people were constantly coming to his lodgings, who, he feared, might do some damage to the content.. Merighi did not leave the key of the port manteau with him. If a key of his had been found to fit it, that must have been accidental. It was not true that the trousers and waisceat, in which the arms foundin the portmanteau were rapped, had been made for him. The police had ordered him to try them on, but they did net fit him at all. On the application of M. D.:smaresf, the prisoner's counsel, the president said that the clothes should be tried on again before the conclusion of the trial. Ma dame Girot and Madame Gellibourg were both mistaken in saying they had not seen the porirtanteau till after his second journey to Ergland in January. 1857. He certainly had the portmanteau in Jaly, 1856, but knew nothing of the contents. He did not know Mazzini, nor Massarenti. On being shown the letter attributed to Mazzini, addressed to Campanella, and alluding to " materials" as being to be found at Tibaldi's, the prisoner said he was an utter stranger to everything mentioned in the letter; it was not extraor dinary that somebody should have used his address, for it was well known to all the opticians in London. Being called upon to explain another letter, said to be written by Mazzini, in which hs (Tibaldi) is asked to treat two other persons in the same way as he had done Bar tolotti and Grilli, the prisoner affirmed emphatically that lie had no relations with Mazzini or Massarenti, and knew nothing whatever of the circumstances alluded to. He denied that the letter mentioned in the indictment beating the initials P. T. had been written at his dictation by aladani Girot. He could write himself, and had never dictated any letter 'to her. She was rnis tsken. On the julge, remarking that the witness could not possibly be mistaken in such a matter—that she most either tell a lie or the truth, the prisoner said ho would not accuse her of falsehood, but he persisted that she was mistaken. This he said several times over. He could not explain how it happened that a letter from Alassarenti, in answer to that written in the hand-writing of Madame Girot, had beau seized at the inst.-office, addressed to " Monsieur Tibaldi, Rue Menilmontant, 122." All he could say was that he knew nothing whatever about it. It was a lie on the part of Bartolotti and Grilli to sty that he had given them poniards. He had not asked for the portmanteau fr m Madame Gailibourg to take out two poniards to give to Grilli and Bartell. tti, but because Merigi was now its Paris, but was not four months ago. G ilii, who spoke in an undertone, and as if he felt very little personal interest in the matter, answered affirmatively to nearly all the questions put to him. He cor,tirinel all the statements regarding him contained in the acte d'accusation except that he maintained that although he had accepted money to assassinate the Emperor, he never intended to do the deed. It was Massarenti who took him to Mazzini. When the proposition to give him fifty napoleons to sssas sicate the Emperor was m ids, he said he must take two or three days to reflect. M. zziui slid to him and Bartolotti in plain terms that he wanted them to go to Paris to kill the Emperor. He told them to post themselves at a t house bearing the number 53, but he could not remember the street. Did not remember whether the Tuillerics were spoken of. IF zzini told him that the Emperor often went out in lice evening in a low carriage. He was addressed to Tibaldi, No. 122, Rue Menilmontant, in Paris. He was to prove that he was sent by Mazzini by these passwords, " Da per tette dove importa" (wherever it is important). Cannot say whether these words were given verbally or in writing. Received I,ooof. in gold from Massarenti en a public.honse. Went to Tibaldi the very day he arrived in Paris, and said he had come to murder the Emperor. Tibaldi said, "We will go and hare a look at his house." Could not lay whe ther Tibaldi appeared to expect some from London. Tihaldi did take them to the Tuileries, but only to look about. Tibaldi gave them two poinards, but this was three weeks after their arrival. Did not know whether Tile Atli had taken poinards from the portmanteau. Denied the truth at first because he was afraid. Told it afterwards on account of his repentance. It was not because he kneav of Bartolottns confession—it was because he repented and Wished to tell the truth. He never intended to execute the projtet. He only accepted the I,ooofr, because he was in distress. He spent the money in Paris in enjoyicg himself. When be was arreseted be had only 16f. in his pocket, and that he had earned by his labour as a bat maker. Bartolotti was then interrogated. Time will not permit the report to be continued further Several witnesses gave Tibaldi an excellent character as a steady, diligent workman. No witness was called to prove the handwriting of niazzini to the letters attributed to him. [By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.] PARIS, FRIDAY NIGHT. The trial is eneluded, but the verdict has not been made known. THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1857. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.) HOUSE OF LORDS—FRIDAY. The house met at five o'clock. BURIAL ACTS ADVNDMENTBiLL: 011 the motion for the seelnd reading of this bill, The Bishop of London alluded to the complaints made against the Bishop of St. David's, for refusing to consecrate a burial ground at Swansea, and suggested that the right reverend prell'e should explain the circumstances to the houso. Earl Granville thought that any discussion upon the subject should be po3tponed till the Bishop of St. David's was present. The hill was then read a second time. The Militia Bill, the County Court Judges Bill, the Court of Session (Scotland) Bill, the Charitable Trusts Acts Continuance Bill, the Reformatory Schools (Scotland) Bill, and the Superanuation Act Amendment Bill went through committee. The Report of Amendments to the Fraudulent Trustees Bill and the Trustees Relief Bill were brought up and agreed to. The Canada and New Brunswick Boundaries Bill was read a third time and passed; The Goneral Board. of Health Continuance Bill, the Attornies and Solicitors Colonial Courts Bill, the Municipal Corporations Bill, the Illicit Distillation (Ireland) Bill, the Loan Societies and the Burial Grounds (Scotland) Act, 1855, Arnmdment Bill were read a second time. The Married Wurnens Bill, and the Summary Proceed ings before Justices of the Peace Bill were read a second time. The House adjourned at seven o'clock. ROUSE OF COMMONS. The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. BUdINES. The Lords' amendments to the folloWing bills were con sidered and agreed to :—Caledonian Railway (Lines to Granton)—Metropolit an Cattle Market—Mid-Sussex Railway 7 -North Western Railway—Swansea II irbou r Trust and Swansea Dock Compai7.West London and Crystal Palace Railway. DROGHEDA ELECTION. ;W Mr. S. Estcourt brought up the report of the Drogheda Election Committee, declaring Mr. JamestrCann to be duly elected. NEW ZEiLAND LOIN GUARANTEE BILL, This bill was considered as amended. and the standing orders being suspended, it was rdad a third time and passed. SILIC OF Wig ng LANDS (NEW ZEMAND) BILL. This bill was also considered, as amended, and, with Leave, read a third time awl passed. NEW ZEALAND GOVEMNMENT ACP AM3NDMENT BILL. This bill was re-committed for the purpose of inserting a clause inadvertently omitted, and the bill was after wards, with leave, read a third time and passed. METROPOLITAN POLICE STATION, &C BILL. ' On the motion for the third reading of this bill, Sir li. Willoughby asked if the bill would throw any .nereased charge on the Cons(Aidated Fund. Mr. Massey replied in the negative. Mr. Cox said there was a clause in the bill empowering the police commissioners to raise and expend 60,0001 upon the erection of police stations in the metropolis, Now he thought such an expenditure unnecessary, and as the expense would fall upon the ratepayers, he should take the sense of the house upon the third reading. Mr. Massey said the clause referred to gave the corn_ missioners power to mortgage the existing rates, in order to raise the 60,0001; there would be no charge upon the Consolidated Fund. • Mr. Cox said what he objected to was, that the rate payers would virtually have to find the money, Now, if these additional stations were really required, they should be paid for by a vote taken in the Committee of Supply. A division was then called, but ultimately the bill was read a third time and passed without the house dividing. DIILWICEI COLLEGR BILL. This bill, as amended, was cons idered, and ordered to be read a third time on Monday. DUNBAR BARBOUR LOAN BILL. This bill was considered as amended, and ordered to be read a third time at the evening sitting. - The other 12 o'clock ,orders were p3stponed, and_the sitting was suspended at 20minutes to 1 o'clock. THE EVENING SITTING. C ISIIE L ELECTION. Mr. Bowyer presented a petition from one of the petitioners, against the return for the borough of Casliel , complaining that the petition was withdrawn without his knowledge or consent. DUBLIN ELECTION. Mr. Headlam brought up the report of the select com mittee app inted to investigate the complaints contained in the petition against the late election for the city 9 r Dublin. The committee reported that the two members. Edward Grogan and John Vance, were duty elected, and that it appeared that certain freemen voted at the election under the impression that they would receive payment for their votes, but there was no such proof that any such promises were made, or that any such bribes were given by the sitting members or their agents. Mr. Wrightson gave notice that early next session bo should move for leave to bring in a bill to dispense with the resignation by members of their seats on accepting office. ENDOWED SCHOOLS. In reply to Mr. Kirk, Mr. ilerbert said the report of the Commissioners of Endowed Schools in Ireland had been delayed in conse quence of the illness of one of the commissioners, and he did not think it would be desirable that the evidence should be produced before the report. In answer to Mr. Vansittart, .• Mr. V. Smith said:: Her Majesty's government had sent one regiment to replace the regiments withdrawn from' Madras during the Crimean war, and the three Betellions of the 60th Wiles.. Fourteen regiments had been sent to the Point de Galle to rendezvous there, to be sent at'the discretion of the Indian goveratiient either to Bombay or Madras ; besides, the East India Company had made a requisition for two regiments of foot for Madras, and two for Bombay ; and there would also be sent two companies of foot artillery, and two battalions of foot guards. ; CONSOLIDATION BILLS. Replying to Mr. Hardy. . . Sir George Grey said: The government thonght it expedient that the seven Consolidation Bills that came down from the L'rds, should be referred to a select coin mittee ; there was not time in the present session to take that course, and, therefore,' proposed to withdraw the bills, and to NI-introduce them early next session. Sir E. Perry presented a •petition from the Royal Family of Oude similar to that presented on the previous day to the upper house. It was ordered-that the houe, at its rising, should adjourn till Monday next. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES 2ILL. - The consideration in committee:of the Divorce and Matrimonl , ll Causes 13111 - was then resumed. Clause 16 was agreed to. • Clauses 17 and 16, giving to magistrates power to pre vent a husband from taking his wife's earnings and pro perty, were withdrawn, in order to enable the Attorney- General to substitute other clauses for them on a future day. On clause 19, Mr. Butt moved words giving jurisdiction locally to the County Courts, but withdrew them in favour of a sug gestion of Lord John Manners to insert instead, the words " or any other court to be authorised by this act." • Sir G. Grey, the Attorney- General and others opposed. Mr. Disraeli, Lord J. Russell, and Mr. Henley sup , ported. The Committee divided. The numbers were— Fdr the amendment ......... . ... 93 Against it a Majority against Government Clause 24 was, after a discussion, struck uut, On clause 25, Mr. Drunimond moved an amendment, with a view of placing a woman upon a perfect equality v ith a man in regard to the remedy for adultery. The amendment was supported by Mr. Gladstone, Mr Napier, and Sir William Heathcote, and opposed by Mr. Westhead, Mr. Wigram, Mr. Buxton, and Mr. Walpole , Upon a division, there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority The Chairman then reported progress. The Deer, Game, and Rabbit-Bill, the Offences against the Person Bill, the 'Malicious Injury to . Property Bill, the'Forgery Bill, the; Coinage Offences Bill, the Acces sories and Abettors Bill, the Larceny, tic. Bill, and the Libel Bill, which stood . for second reading, wero with drawn. The Insurance Companies Bill was also withdrawn. The housh•adjounted at two o'clock. THE MURDER OF MR. LITTLE. The commission was opened on Wednesday, before the two Chief Justices, and—what happens in Dublin only on special occasions—the court was Crowded the moment the doors were opened, and long before the judges took their seats upon the bench• Two hours previously James Spollen was eonveyed in a covered car from Richmond Bridewell to the prison in Green-street. under an escort of four mounted policemen. Lord Chief Justice Lefroy charged the grand jury, and in the course of a clear and able address thus directed their attention to the bills about to be sent up to them in the Broadstone murder case :-- " From what I have seen of the informations (said his lordship), which it was my duty to look into, I have to tell you that this case is ono in which you will be called on to find a bill not upon the direct testimony of anybody who has seen the transaction, which is charged to be a wilful murder, but by a chain of circumstantial evidence —a chain of facts—which will be presented to you as establishing by presumptive evidence the guilt of the prisoner. That sort of evideace, gentlemen, is not only proper, and legal, and allowable, but in same respects perhaps it may be considered as a firmer basis upon which to come to a conclusion than simply the direct evidence of a witness who has witnessed the fact. A witness may be deceived, or may err, oe may desire to deceive; but a 'long train or chain of circumstances or facts, established by the testimony of a number of wit— nesses, all tending to furnish the same conclusion and to lead to the same ultimate inferences, must not only from the number of witnesses whose credit is committed, but also from the wider range and nature of the examination, give a greater opportunity of a full and ample investi gation of the case, and of any defence that may ariso in the face of the proceeding. You are placed under great difficulty, for, although this is a case of the nature I have mentioned, you will not have the • benefit of hearing the e".cement of connsel upon the circumstances by which the case is to be made out; you will not have the means from the informations—for they are not to go up to you— of knoWing what are the particulars of the case, or the order in which you should examine into these particulars, and therefore it has occurred to me to make a few obese. vations merely to the extent of suggesting to you the order in which it appears to me convenient for you to enter upon and pursue the investigation of this case. The first and moat earnest observation I should make to you is, that you will divest your minds of everything that you may have heard or read. respecting this charge. No evidence will be tendered to you which will not be legal and proper for you to receive, and if through inadver tence or any other cause evidence may have crept into the case from any former stage of it upon which any question could be raised, that evidence will not be ten dered to you. The course which, as it strikes me, is proper for you to pursue, is to begin by ascertaining, ie the first instance, the condition of the case, so as to ascertain whether the death of the deceased party was caused by violence, and the nature of the' violence as tending to indicate by the assistance of competent judges on that point the nature of the weapons by which the violence was inflicted ; for in the progress of the case it may be of the utmost importance that you should be apprised beforehand that probable evidence of the T 1 rture of the weapon by which the crime was committed, if tend_ ing more or less to bring the prisoner into connection with these weapons, is one of the circumstances, or matters of fact in the chain of circumstances, most material for your consideration. Having ascertained the cause of the death of the deceased, and the manner of it, and the important matter of identification that I have alluded to, you will then, I think, properly proceed to ascertain the persons who last saw the deceased alive. They will, of course, be produced before you. They will give you an opportunity of fixing a point of time most material. And then, gentlemen, I think the next impor tant point to which your attention should be directed, is the way of access to the room where the deceased was feu.ud, 'anclihe ways of escape from that room. That, it is reasonable to expect, may be a very important eon i=ideratlon in the progress of the case. It wilt become very important with respect to the prisoner. It may ,appear to 'you (I am merely putting the case hypotheti cally, for you will take the evidence of the witnesses as it appears to-yourselves) necessary to ascertain whether these were not means by which other persons—stran gers—may 'nave approached to or may have escaped from that room, so as not to fix your attention on any one, and to say that you will exclude from your consideration the possibility of other ways of approach or escape . You will next direct your attention to the property that may be brought before, you as having been found in or. taken from the room at the time of the marder..... The identification of the body. will be one of the faCts raa%hiring your careful consideration, as will also he the circum stance under which it was found in a particular place, and everything relating to the condition in which it was so .found as tending to. bring it more or - less in connection with the prisoner. Yon will confiae the witnesses to the matters of fact. You will not receive from them inferences or suspicions ; it will be for yourselves to draw the inferences from the facts that will be proved before you. There will also be produced to you weapons alleged to have been used in the - Commission of the crime. and you will attentively consider as material any evidence that may tend to bring them more or less in connection with the Tiesoner. When you haie aseertained. ,bY . satisfactory .evideace, these various circumstances, upon which you .will found your, inferences, it will be for you to say whether these circumstances, all taken together, do furnish enough ofproof in your minds satisfactorily to repel the presump tion of innocence to which every prisoner is entitled. The law presumes: every man to, by innocent, and you, must do all in this case until the presumption is satisfactorily rethoved by a• chain of evidence repelling that presumption of innocence. But, if upon a consideration of all the fads and circumstances, your judgments and eonaciences are led to the conviction of the- guilt of the accused, you are not only allowed by laie, but you are bound by your oaths, to find true bills." At fiVE: minutes to four o'clock the city grand jury came into court, and the fereman anaounced that they had found a true bill against James Spollen for the murder of Mr. Little. Spoken U 41.3 immediately after wards placed in the dock for the purpose of being formally arraigned. Instead of the working, man's attire which he wore when undergoing the preliminary examination before •the magistrate, he was dressed in a. blue frock coat, dark vest and trousers, and altogether presented a very neat and clean appearance. He advanced rapidly to, the bar of the dock,, looked steadily towards the bench fora short time, and thee glanced somewhat hurriedly round that section of the court' which was in front of him, but did not, during the short time he remained in, court, betray any symptoms of uneasiness. The Clerk of the Crown then formally indicted him for having, on the 33 of November, 1856, at the Broad-stone, wilfully murdered ,George Samael Little, and asked him if ho were guilty or tot ? The prisoner, h a iow' but • perfectly audible voice. replied Not Guilty.' Clerk of the Crown*- Are you ready for your trial? Prisoner: Yes, Sir. After some discussion, it was arranged that the trial should coin" mence at the sitting of the Court on Friday. Mr. Curran : I have now to apply to your lordships that the sheriff may be allowed to give us a copy of the panel. I under stand there is a very large panel summoned. We have information that certain gentlemen expressed such opinions on the case as would be a ground for challenging them, and the object of the application is to facilitate the selection of a jury. - Mr. Corballis said there could be no objection to allowing any one acting for the prisoner to inspect the panel in the sheriff's office; but that it was as i unusual application to ask to have a copy furnisfr a d . The Chief Justice remarked that he did not se' i th e difference between allowing a party to go into 0 . , e da c e to get a copy for himself and furnishing it to hir j . Et w a s then directed by the Court that the parties 'representing the prisoner should have l ibert y to. inspeo% the panel and take a copy of it. The Right Hon. the Attorney-General entered the Court-house in undrese. while the grand juries were being sworn, and 00'mpied a seat on the register's bench during the charge of the Lord Chief Justice. The prisoner was then removed. , THE TRIAL. By _British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph. The anxiously expected Wel of James Spollen, the railway servant, charged with the brutal mur ler of Mr Little, in.. November last, at the Broadstone Terminus. commenced-this morning• From an early hour the Court house presented an excited scene in consequence of the state of the public, who were admitted by special tickets, to procure seats, from which the prisoner could be viewed. A. tew ladies of highly respectable appearance occupied the- county grand jury box. On the witness table the prosecution had a large and splendid model of the railway premises, including several portions of those to which reference would be necessary in :explaining the position of the lamented deceased's office, the various modes of ingress and egress to this apartment, and in tho places in which the sums of money recovered through the information of Mrs. Spollen, were cunningly hidden. The model will add greatly to specta. tors' interest during the trial. At ten minutes past eleven Chief Justices Lefroy and Moriaghan took their seats upon the bench, when the Clerk of the Crown directed the prisoner to be produced. He walked up the steps leading to the dock with great deliberation. No visible change had taken place in his exterior, except in dress. The white baragon jacket which he had worn hitherto has been exchanged for a neat blue frock coat. His eye seldom wandered from the bench, but when the scrutinised was being called he several times glanced around.. The jury having been empan celled, the clerk of the Crown gave the prisoner in charge on the indictment of the murder. The clerk of the Crown having read the indictment, the Attorney-General rose, and, in a speech of three hours duration, recapitulated the facts of the case. The first witness called was Mr. Franklin, who had prepared the model exhibited in court. His examination was principally confined to the state ment respecting its correctness. Mr Curran endeavoured to prove that its measurements were faulty, but the iiitness explained away the objections raised. Mr. Chamberlain was next examined, an identified Mr. Little's handwriting on the paper, which contained the monies renal by Mrs. Sdo'len's directions, after which die court rose until to—m irrow mor&ng. The case is not expected to be closed before Tuesday or Wednesday. CHEST ER ASSIZ ES.—YEsr, EDAY. 'HE TILSTON MURDER.-CONVICTION OF THE PRISONER Mr. Justice Crowder took his seat in the Crowe Court yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, when John B'agg, 47, shoemaker, was indicted for leasing, on the 16:h April last, murdered John Bebbington, at Tilston Fearnall. Thep isoner plea led not guilty The prosecu tion was conducted by Mr. Meeintyre and Mr. Gifford, the defence by Mr Brandt and Mr. Wood. Mr. Macin tyre, in opening the case, observed that the evidence against the prisoner was circumstantial. The facts were that the murdered man, Bebbington, was the gamekeeper of Mr. Corbett, of Tilstone Hall, and the prisoner was a shoemaker, resi ding at Alpraham. On the morning of the 16th April, the deceased left his house between three and four o'clock, and was never seen alive afterwards. At five on the following morning the body of the deceased, which had been shot, was found lying on the left side in a field. The circumstances connecting the prisoner with the murder were that two sets of footmarks were found near the d-ceased ; one set corresponded with the boots worn by the deceased ; the other set, it would be proved, corresponded with the boots worn by the prisoner ; they were found on the other Bide of the hedge from the de ceased, and these were tracked over several fields in the direction of prieor er's house, and to within a short distance of it. Two witnesses would prove that they had heard two shots fired in the direction where the body was found. Another witness, lodging in prisoner's house, would prove that, on coming down at five o'clock in the morning of the 16th, he noticed that the prisoner's boots and hat were not in their place, and the door was unbolted ; soon after five prisoner came in with.his boots and hat on, but apparently I without his gun. That, however, was of no conseqhence, as it would be shown that prisoner was in the habit of taking his gun in pieces and carrying it in his pocket. Other witnesses had seen the prisoner that morning passing along in the direction where the boot ma la were found. From the body of the deceased, shet, wadding; wire, arc., were extracted, which had belonged to one of Eley's car tridges, of 16 bore; the prisoner, it would be proved, had about a month previously purchasei some' f Eley's car tridges of the same size; he had also made use of threats against the deceased, whom, he had declared, he would sheet Having stated these facts, Mr MScintere called the first witness. Catherine a ßebbingtone wife of th decanted, who said that on Thursday morning, the 16 h of April she was in bed wilt her husband ; on looking at the clock she saw it was twenty minutes past three ; told her husband the time, and went to sleep.; on getting up ehortly before five, she found he had left the home; his gun had gene ; on the following Saturday he was brought home dead. Cross-examined : The clock was kept by the clock at Tilstone Hall, generally at railway time. Thomas Cheeters said that on Thursday morning, the 16 h, he was going to work at Mr. Sheen's, and was crossing one of his master's fields ;' he found deceased's body lying on the left side near the cop.; his gun was ling a yard off; witness went and informed his master.. Csoss-examined: De ceased lay with his face to the hedge, and his legs hang ing over the ditch ; he was lying in a corner of the field, where two hedges cross each other. John Sheen, fermer, Tilstone, recollected the last witness telling him that Bebbingeon was dead;; saw.the body; found the de caae:d's gun ; both barrels were iambi, and the lonics were on half cock ; at ten o'clock the same morning, he, tsgether with Superintendeat McDermott 'tracked some foot marks in the wheat field next the field where the body was found ; there were the footmarks of two par sons ; one set corresponded wi h a boot belonging to deceased, brought by constable Kearns ; the nearest marks were about five yards. from the body, near a gap in the hedge, the lather set of marks they traced across the wheat field, and over several fields to a gateway leading ; into sandy Lane, where there were the bootenarks of several persons, and all traces were lost; the footme.rks followed were those of one person ; at - one place, therewas a toe mark where the 'Sargon had crept through . the hedge ; all these marks lay in the direction of the prisoner's house ; saw ?kerns put a boot belonging to the prisoner near a footmark in the wheat field e. it was a very, nerfect impression, and corres ponded with the boot.. Cross-examined e Had had no experience iu tracing footmarks. Behbington's foot marks showed that ha had got over a gap in the hedge, opposite 'the- place where his.body was found, and the other fcritanserke showed that the other person, had come - up to. the hedge ; the footmarks of Bebbington and the ether person, came from different directions. Francis M'Dermott, sop,erintendent of police, on receiving information went; to the spot where the body lay ; about ten or twelve yards from that spot, in the 'ditch of t"e wheat field, found some petrifies) feathers, and a large quantity about ten 'yards further ; they wore very clean ; there was a faint impression of footmarks in the ditch ; went to prisoner's house and told him that he suspected him of the death of John Eebbington ; prisoner said it was not so ; a Iced him the time he had got up on the previous day; did not caution him; prisoner replied between sire and seven o'clock ; founa the prisoner's gun on the bed ; it wez a double barrel,, and was loaded and cocked ; prisoner pointed out 'some pasteboard wads in a drawer, which he said were the. sort he used; took away a boot, which, he compared with the marks in . the fields, and found to correspond, more particularly about the heel 4, by the ?number of nails; near one of the f ot marks found part of a wad, which appeared exactly like those found at the prisoner's house. Oa drawing the charges out of priesener's gun, found No. 4 shot, like the shot in prieorger's shot-belt, Cross-examined : The charges were not Eley's cartridges. Two of the foot marks in the field were very distinct, and al- , o one at the gate leading into Sandy-lane; there was a great number of enerke of which he felt uncertain ; had bad experience in tracking footsteps; compared the marks wit:o, boot, by making an impression with the boot on the side of the mark. Prisoner was a shoemaker, but witness, did not believe that he made many boots for other nerssiav, i Thomas Cawley, laed agent, give evidence that he had accompanied the constables in tracing the foot marks; and that a very careful comparison of the impres -BiOY3/, with the prisoner's boot had been made; there had berm a frost, and from his experience he had no doubt 9 .nat these footmarks had been made on the previous day ; found a piece of paper under deceased's body, and gave it to Kerns. Cross examined: There had been a thaw. Did not count the nails ; the land was not of a pro per consistency at all parts to take the im?ression, bat where the heel had slipped, there were vary clear impres sions. Never said he would hang the prisoner without a trial. James Kerns, constable, compared the two tracks in the fields with the boots of deceased and prisoner, and found them to correspond ; the tracks of the latter ap peared like those of a person beating for game, and came np to the feathers found in the ditch ; in 'the other tracks counted 22 nails in the impression, the same number as in the prisoner's boot ; found a felt wad in the prisoner's waistcoat, and in his coat a piece of brown paper, marked 16 G. 4. Witness produced the prisoner's boot, gun, a coat, in the porkcts of wh ch the gun, when taken into two pieces, could be easily carried, also another coat wi h large pockets; found in the house &- quantity of game nets Ind rabbit traps ; at the post mortem examination received from the surgeon a quantity of shot, a small'piece cf wire, and some blood; in the blood wit ness foUnd a felt wad; produced the deceased man's coat, the sheet had entered at the back. John C Foulker, sur geon, Barnbury, made a past rn rterfa examination of the body of the deceased; found a 'gunshot wound in the back, under the left shoulder blade ; death must have been instantaneouce the heart being shattered; found about SCa shot, a niece of wire, and some wadding in the wound. James Vicker's lodged in the house of the prisoner and his Wife ; . was up the latest on the night of t° Kith, end bolted the outer door; got up neat morn ing at fear o'clock, and found the door unbolted ; did not see the prisoner's -het and boots in the places where he kept them; about five o'clock saw the prisoner in the yard with his hat on. Thomas Hepell said : About five o'clock on the morning of the 16 h, he heard two guns fired one after the other; the reports were in the direction of the place where deeemed was found. William Widiame, about the same time, heard two shots fired in the same direction ; in ten or fifteen minutes saw the prisoner walking to his own house, and from the direction where the body was found. Richard Garnett, druggists' assistant, recol lected selling. , prisoner two dozen Eley's green wire, cartridges, No. 10 bore, and No. 4 shot. James Hunt, foreman at Mr. Eley's cartridge manufactory, London, said that the piece of b •own paper hand in prisoner's oat, was a cover of Eiey's cartridges, 16 page: the piece of paper found under deceased's body by Cawley was part of the case of one of Eley's cartridges; the piece of wire found by the .surgeon was similar to the wire used in the framework; the wads used in Eley's cartridges were made of woven cloth, and the wad found in the blood was the same. Enoch-Young, Inspector of Weights and Measures, Terporley, had weigh d 20 grains of shot given him by Kerns, against 20 taken from one of Etey's cartridge, la guage, No. 4 shot, and found them equ sl. James Kerns ra a'led, ,said that ho gave 20 shots to the last witness which he had received from the surgeon, Mr. rou'kes. Capt. Alfred J. Garnett, had made several experimeets with Eley's cartridges and at five yards distance from some cloth, had produced a similar hole to that in deceased's coat. George Hunt, labourer, said that about a fortnight befo , e the inquest on the body of the deceased, he had seen the prisoner at Mrs. Williams' public house, and heard him say that he ;would shoot Bobbing on the first time he had .a chance ; had heard him say the same again on another occasion. Cross ' examined : Prisoner was always drunk when he used theta threats. Ann Stockton, had been in service at Mrs. William's public house, and had heard prisoner curse Corbett, and would put a thorn in Bab , ington's gap. George Walley, on the morning of the 16th of April about five o'clock, saw the prisoner going along the turn pike road. Peter Smith, had known the prisoner for twenty years ; prisoner told him that Bebbington had taken his gun from him; knocked h m down, and abused him; this was about. two years before Rob bington's death ; he also said that if deceased offered to do the like again he would shoot him; told him he must not use such language, or he would get into " lumber," he replied " lumber bed—d, I mean it, shoot him, if ever I have a chance." William Lowe, gaumaker, Chester, proved the bore of prisoner's gun to be No. 16. Charles Vickers, a witnes who had been called in the early part of the case, but whose recognizances were forfeited, because he did not appear, was examined after Mr. Brandt had commenced to address the jury for the defence ; he stated that he did not appear because he had ,been threatened ; he said that on the morning of the 161 h, he was gathering tresses in a field called Springbank, and saw the prisoner in it, going towards Bandy Lane. ,The cross-examination showed thlt this witness had been frequently "in trouble" and did not bear the best of characters. Mr. Brandt then addressed the jury f,r the defence, and commented at great length on the evidence, which he contended was fall of discrepancies, and was of the weakest character against the prisoner.. His lordship, in summing up, recapitulated the evidence, and impressed upon the jury the necessity of considering every fact in he case for the preeecuti• - n, depending as it did, entirely upon circumstantial evidence. The summing-up lasted two h ,urs. The jury retired, and after an absence of fire and wenty minutes returned with a verdict of -" Guiery" His Lordship then put on the black cap, and said— Tohn Blagg, after a patient and anxious investigation of, your case, you have been found guilty of murder, and in that verdict I entirely,concur. Actuated by, revenge, . which long rankled in your breast, you ,found the opportunity you sought, and launched your victim into wernity without a moment of preparation. For this you have forfeited your life, and 1-can hold out no hope of mercy to you on this side of the world.. His Lordship then advised the prisoner to seek the comforts and consolations of religion, and passed sentence of death in the usual form., The prisoner throughout the trial maintained a perfeclly demeanour,. LONDCMAND NORTH WI3FERN RAILWAS.—The report, of the directors to presented at the half-yearly meeting which will be held on Friday, the 14th inst., which is just issued, states that the income from the passengert,m &-c and slim from merchandise, for the half yea ending Jan e 30, amounts jointly to £1,553 518, showing an increase on. the corresponding half , year, in 183'3, of £65,895. The working expenses for the past half year h tve. been £62.1,847, being an increase on the previous six months of 234,447. The directors report that the prAts of the past half-year bay,: , been I - ;72 332 14s. 5(1., and , that they are consequently enabled to recovsmend a dividend at the rate of £5 per cent. per annum. The affairs of the company are gone into at considerable length iritthe :report, which states that the progress made in the cons ruction of new branches is satisfactory. The loss to be borne by 'revenue owing to the fire at the Cimien station is stated to be £14,000, towards which there is £B,OOO at the credit of the insutance:fand. AppendA to thA reporvisalengthened correspondence• in reference to the Manchester. Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Company's breach of agreement. Nnw INVENTION IN LoeMs.—Oa Tuesday (says the Blackburn ,Wndard), we saw at the house of Mr amjamin Croasdale, of Pigeos Hall, Wilton, the applieation.of a new rar,tive -power fo• the propulsion of looms for weaving hair-cord cheeks, satin spots, laces, fancy vestings, regattas, and many descriptions of fancy work. The inventors are Benjarnie Croasdale and 'Richard Talbot. The cost of a loom, when complete, would not la; more than 30a The old plan of a sitting -tree, &c., is entirely dispensed with, and a boy could turn six or eight piirs of looms at one and the same time with...ease ; and the. cloth would be more even in texture and smoother in finish than that turned off by a hand-loom weaver. Saba stripes, satin spots, are hair-cord checks can be turned off with the Wino t case and facility. The power of a Werth engine might be : applied in propelling a large nutnbrrof looms to an almost :indefinite ext,nt. The inventors havo worked at their favourite project for some time, anlsueeeeded in produc ing one of those ingenious bat apparently simple contri vance for- weaving the above-named class of goods which has ennobled the history of tho working classes, and added another testimony to the inventive genius of the men of Black'aiara and its aeighbowtecd. SOJAJTION OF TIM MARMA.GE QUESTION IN AMRFICk.— Last Saturday, says a New York, the parties rcsidi ),g in thevicinity of West Eighteenth-street were thrown into u state of excitement relative to the elopement of a respec table young lady with a young man whose name we have been unable to learn, .Six months ago the young gentle- Man in question was inv;tffl to a private party given by a member of the aristocratic circle, residing in Fourteenth street, and wis there introduced to Miss Emma, then he was at once struck with her beauty. During the evening he danced with her several times, and paid the strictest attention to her. When the hoer arrived for supper, he escorted her to the table, where they discussed the good things of life, after which they, returned to the ball-room, where the dancing, was kept, up until,,thd gray dawn of the rosy morn, when he gallantly saw her home ; the politely invited him to call again, which . he promised to do in a few day?. The time soon arrived, and the young gentleman procuded to the house in West Eighteenth street, rang the belt, and was soon ushered into the parlour, where to was hip-educed to the family. He here conducted hiciself in such a manner as to win the good will and esteem of the old folks, and after spending a very agreeable visit wished them good evening, The ice was now broken, and the good•will of the old folks oh.ained, and nothing was left for him to do but behave himself, as the old folks were s'rietly pious. Time passed, and he continues! hie visits np to list week, whea it appears the old gentleman heard a statement made defamatory to his character. On .Tuesday last he call -el at the house, whEri a consolation was held relative to the mat ter. The young man stoutly denied the charge, but could. not then clear the matter up. He was informed not to enter the house again until the affair was satisfactorily explained. Being thus prevented from visiting the hoes, he wrote a note on Thursday night to Miss Emma, stating th e feelings which existed between her father and himself, and very strongly protested.his innocence. Re also offered a proposition t ) elope, which was accepted, and on Friday, under cover of the night. they left for parts unknown to the old folks. The daughter left a note on the table in her room stating the course she had taken, which note was found on Saturday morning, The father immediately started in purkuit,,but ere this the truants are joined in OM bonds of imilogk,