Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-13 00:00:00

CAUSE LIST Plaintiff,' At`orney!. Q 13.. Cun'iffes an 8... .. Be Ivor 2 QB ...Sip ter and CoHampton and ano 8 I.x .. See and Cu.. Hinton.. .. •• •• •• g Fx..Sarce „Moorh,,use 10 QB...Same _The Q.:een 11 CP ./3 ow:ey and Son.. .. Bancroft 12 QB...tkinsons and Co. T emas 13 CM.Rutter and P GoNsliEr an 1 ano 14 Ex.. J Elt. ft.. 15 Ex.. J R FI men Harrison QB ..J H Hampson .. • • .. Lees and ors .. .• 17 Ex.. T I,comisig .. • • .. Wood . 18 Ex •• J Stlndring, jun .. ..Wood 1g CPL Gar'si a .. R •• 20 CPI- Sutton _. Bower 21 CPI .1-112 s, n and R • ..Woodiw 5 . • • • • • • • • 22 I- x.. 1 . 17 M Atherton Richardson 23 CPL.lllair .. Moore and ors .. 24 CPL.:, arne ..Chandler 25 QB. Kershaw and 8.. .. Massey and ano 2 • 1 x.. Holden and .. —Farrier QB.. W P Ro*.erts Parkinson 8 CPL.P ne each .. 29 Q8..L1. eft ..Robinson .. 30 QB..F Andrew .. Mackay and ars -31 QR.. Worthington and E Novel!.. 32 QB .. At limns a: d o Temr•le and ors .. •• • • 33 CPl,Cooper and Son! ..Pander • • • • 34 Fx... Richardson and Co .. .. Bold .. • • • • • • 35 Qll..Atalnso s and Cc, .. Thomas .. .. • • • • •• 36 Ex— Gould .. '1 cpper . • .. FIRST LIST.—S ALF ORD II UNDRED• Plaintiffs, Defendants, Ds'endants' Attorneys.- .. (ss) v The Mayor of Manchester Chester and Co (s.l) v 11,1=p,0n.. (s.l) v I. n and N. West. R ilway Co.. Swift and Co ts.l) v Alco2k ima (s.r) v Spence .„ Cooper and Sons ..v Pettit .. Cobbett and W ..v E T Garbutt .. Boat ..v W Ili,mscu and crs iliiarnson in person ▪ v Fl-ming fleawood ..v Wilma ..Ccbbett and W ..v Eiehholz ..Itow7ey and ion ..v Smith Whitlow and Son • v Gar.ide , !he younger .. GartAcle v .. • • .. „Stai , dring . v Broth .. •.. .• • . ..Bai'ey .v A thw :rth —cooper and Sons ,v Kimberley —Hartman v Featherstcn Sale and Co ..v Same .. ame v Twig' and ano v Knowles and o-s v Neild and rs.. ..v VV o and ano •0) v Stephenson . —Halms and J r) v Ihe Mayer, &c of Wigan .. I or.' as i A . v Hindie crs Cobbett and W v Wood • v France • T Garbutt .. Bridge and ano ▪ ..Marsh and B ▪ ..J rickop • • .. !Mon Wallace Ro.ley arid Eon SECOND LIST.-WEST Cecil assignee .Iklorgan Smith .. • • . Drown and ani) I Ex... rnwin . .. • • 2 CP.. IT. Phi is s 3 Qll..Lnwndei and Co 4 Q 13.. Rale itle 5 E.... ~ y • • .. ..Peet , 4 CP . . same Ba• Vett and ano 7 QB . Young and Co rile_ . 8 QB_Binney Yeomans . 9 Ex... Canck; Cooke and ano . 10 Ex... It 45 ells • . ..L Bof Heath King upon Hull (so) v 11 Ea... Towson and Co .. Haghtcn .. • • • (s.J) 12 F.x... W K :Ter .• ..v 13 CP.. Fratcis and A .. It - cse v 14 QB.. Same .. Yeoward ...v 15 CP _Grimmer Same v 16 CPL.J Yates jun.. .. 31 , 31 anus v 17 CP.. Same (.3) v 18 Ex ..:tamp ard J Barkw rth d ano (.o) v 39 Ec... vell and S Holmes v 21.1 QB.. Statham and Co .. Jornon v 21 Q s,.Holden and Son ....led and ors .. (so. v 22 Ex... Barrow Manley admix .. 23 Ex... same HawkEey 21 Q 4.. Ho'den and Son Wooli,croft 25 Ex... T Eas , ham Eaatliam •. v 26 Ex... Fletehe , and H .. Taylor .. (so) v 27 Ex... 11 •yhew Mayhew v 28 CP..3 P Marruugh Hargreaves . • • .. ..v 29 Ex,..Thackerah Fitzpatrick.. . v .. v 30 Ex . .. B amow Simmons 31 CP..3 Yate; jun .. Raven .. 32 CP ..Sarne —Wan 33 QB.. R Stevenson .. ..YP d 34 1 - x... Rowe —Waring jun.. 35 Ex .. ..( • 'Nail 36 CPL.RI khnrst Wright .. 37 QB..Carson and E „Brooks and ors exors ?_c 38 QB.. Moss and r,.. .. Samuelson and ors 39 CP..Goodwin and A .. ..Cooke 40 C Fenwiek Vose admix ... 41 CP.. J Yates, jun.. .. Wright and auo 42 Ex.. R Moore .. S. ott and ano 43 QB .. Story Hin dhau ex'x.. 44 L P.. Evans and Son .. .. Stevens and ano 45 QB.. C and H Frost .. Wads.ror h 46 .. Ryland and ors .. 47 Ex ...t 1. teller and ggin .. • • .. 48 E5...13 , oker.. „Hatton and ano .• 40 Ex.. .Conway.. —Nelson . 50 Ci'L.7 nrner and Son— .. Waddington admor .51 CPL. , ame same 52 Q ..Litt?eciala and B. .. .. Pemberton .. 53 CP.. Bogie Buxton . 54 Ex...T s Smith .. .. • • Collins ... 55 CPL.Rarkbou e Sagar and ano 56 CPL.Same —Same 57 CPL.4ame ..Sagar 58 CPC,Snowbol! .. • . Woodhead 59 CPL.Brethe.ton .. Aesop .. 60 QB .. Same. .. • Heathcoek jun 61 Ex... Cobb —Giant 62 Q 3.. Littledale and Co .. Day es ... 63 Ex ...Berbtr „Weisman . 64 ..NelsJn 65 Ex... T S Smith Muir: ead 66 Ex.... 1 7, eea,an Yaylor .. 67 CPL R and W Ascroft ..B ockhorn and ano 68 Ex... Moss and L.. .. Roberts . ASS`ZE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH LANCASHIRE.—LivEarooL, Ang,ngt 12. CROWN COURT. His Lordship, Mr. Baronliatson, took his seat on the bench shortly before nine o'clock, and passed the fol lowing sentences: — James Roberts, who pleaded guilty of burglary, at PR ington, on the 6.h of Jane, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. George Whitehead, aged 25, operative, and Alice Pendle, aged 40, who pleaded guilty of having, at Todmor den, on the 16th April, 1857, falsely and wickedly com mitted perjury, in the testimony given by them on oath before the magistrates, were called up for sentence. His Lordship, addressing the male prisoner said, his conduct bad been njean and despicable to a shccking degree. He had seduced a young girl under nromise of marriage. kent company with Fie- for iittem months, and then, wnen she endeavoured to a ffi liate her child in a court of justice, he had not only sworn that she was stating a falsehood, but supcened others to swear that she was guilty of perjury. His Lordship sentenced the prisoner to two years' impri sonment with hard labour. Tne female prisoner his Lordship also addressed in severe language, declaring that for the rest of her life she ought to feel shame at having wickedly endeavoure I to blast the character of a girl already deeply injured, for the sake of saving her nephew from paying two shillings a week. His Lordship sentenced her to taeive mouths' imprisonment with hard labour. John Handley, aged 26, bricklayer, who pleaded guilty of having, at Bury, on the 29th of May last, committed wilful and corrupt perjury, was called forward. His Lordship observed that this was another instance of per jury arising out of a bastardy case. The prisoner swore that he had been with a girl when in fact he had not. This was not a common offence in the couniy, and he was, indeed, one of those who believed that perjury was not so common as was tPually supposed. He sentenced the pri soner to be imprisoned for fifteen months with hard labour. George Lees, who was convicted on Tuesday of hs,ving caused the death of an old man named Totlow, at ihe Bed Lion public-hoube, at Middleton, by kicking him, was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment, w.th hard labour. GAROTTE ROBBERY.—Thomas Ttreer,aged 25, labourer ; Michael Coyle, 19, packer ; Henry Hampeon, • 23, wheel wright • Michael Maguire, 26, labourer ; John Taylor, 25, labourer, and Mary A.nne Curran, 19, factory labourer, were charged with having, at Manchester, on the 28th April last, robbed, with violence, O swa ld Allen, and stolen from him a gold watch, chain, and other articles. letr. Taylor prosecuted ; Mr. Sowier defended Turner. Mr. Scott defended Coyle. Mr. Hopwood de fended Hamoson, and the other prisoners were unde• fended. The evidence of the prosecutor was, that wry early on the morning (about two o'clock) of the 2.)th April, he was in Piccadilly, Manchester. He had taken some driek at the time, but seated that he knew what he was doing. He met a nemesis named Eastwood there, and she asked him to treat her. He went with her into a public house called the " Crown and Sceptre," which was open at the time. The prisoner, Mary Anne Curran, was there, with the prisoner Maguire, and some of the other male p.isoners. When the prose cutor came oat of the house, Curran and the men came out too. She caught the prOsecutor by the arm, and dragged him down an entry. The men rushed on him; one seized him by the throat, and the others thew him down. They robbed him of his watch and chain, and then they all ran away. The woman Eastwood, who saw the attack and the the robbery, corroborated the evidence of the prosecutor. She identified the woman Curan, and the prisons s Turner, Maguire, and Coyle, as the parties who were in the public house, and who aided in the robbery. The wai•er at Booth's public house, the " Crown and Sceptre," de posed that the prisoners were all in the public house on the night in questiLn. The prisoners Curran, Maguire, and Coyle were arrested together in a house about four o'clock that morning. The prisoner Turner wag arrested oa the same morning. Be was found lying in bed with two women. He had his clothes on at the time. 'Under the mattress where he was lying were found a ring, a seal, and a key, which the prosecutor identified as part of the property taken from his parson. These were tha principal facts of the ease : His Lordship said there was no evidence beyond that of mere suspicion against the prisoners Hampson and Taylor, whom he accordingly -directed to be discharged. In charging the jury upon the case against the other prisoners, his Lordship repeat ked that it would be very well if the magistrates *led the police of Manchester were to look after such homes as the "Crown and Sceptre" public house He did not think society would suffer any loss if such places were shut up at the ordinary time; or if the magistrates would not en force their being closed, a guard of police might be placed there to see that no offences were committed near them. • The jury fund the prisoners guilty. His Lordship sentenced the prisoner Maguire to eight years' pen a l servitude ; Coyle to six years ; Tuner toeight years; and Mary Anne Curran to six years' penal servitude. Butteesay.—Sarah Siddall, was charged with having, at Bury, on the 28: h March, burglarionsly entered the dwelling house of William Barrett, and stolen thence seven pounds weight of bsef and other articles. The jury acquitted the prisoner. Ass trLT AND ROBBERY. —John Clarke, aged 18, labourer, and James Horroehe, aged 22, factory operative, were indicted for assaulting and robbing a boy at Walmeraley cum-Shuttleworth, on the 4th of May last. The prisoner Clarke p u l e d guilty, sad W4ll sattouced to three DERBY HUNDRF,D. ..v Taylor .. Bernard ... rue Leic-seer'.. Ha lam Layfl 'id Geipi Gray and ors.. .. Taylor .. T ini , y Howe of Hull.. .. Beattie Martin .. Neal and Af Rarlow Tarrant Schaffer —Fletcher and H Frown .. Fr .nci and R Lan. and York. - Railway CO .. Higham an i C Barber .. „Fletcher and H Mason .. • Kidd and ano . Evans and Son Rawns ey Brierley Oliver f.owndes and Co St Helena Canal and Rail Co .. Whhley Carter Watson ..Bell and S Whalley Colt , n B McCalman .. Neal and bI 1 homas Chester and Co Lan. and York. Railway Co ..Lewis on tCo Di-kenson Bell Pemberton Jameson .. .. Ward Lon. and N. West It il. Co.. ..Sw;ft and Co Everth Woodcock and Co A cton .. Leigh C owe, Bhinbr:d:e Heins ar d ors.. Wilson and ano .v Lan. and York. Railway Co.. .v Kirby.. .v Hernaman. .v Hadaway .v Clementsen _ .v We 11... ...Wells and S v Jr.nes and ano exors ..T Bolton . v Robins .. ..Cbileott .v Ro)le . S' kis:on and Co v Seddon .. Hot len and Son .v I.an. and York. 'Railway Co. „II and W Ascroft .v Same.. .. (demurrer) Same • v Arkle and ano.. v Venn and ano.. Fra-ris and & . v 'Morphia ..Sw ft and Co .v Brennond and ano Sale and Co .v Same.. (demurrer; Same .v S trae same .v i.lackharst Blaekhurat . v Yates . .. —Ward .v Moore and ano B Lloyd .v Denham .. . v Critehley .. Holden and Son ..v Taylor Higham and C . v Brownel and ano Mi ler and P v Moore and ano. B Lloyd .v Taylor .. ..J Clay ..v Adams sale and Co v Binks.. ..Higham and C Chambers and W Yonng and Co ..Stone • • • • .. Henry .H Forshaw . Chambers and IV; E S Nilsen • ..Gregory and Co • .. Preston .1 owndes and Co ~T A ttr d J Grundy • • ..Hind3 Imonths' impri3onment . , with hard labour. prisoner was acquitted. SrABBING.--Joseph Kennedy was charged with having feloniously stabbed James Healey, at Salford, on the 3rd of June last. Mr. Leighman prosecuted, and Mr. Sow ler defended. On the night in question, during the Manchester race week, the prisoner was leaning over the suspension-bridge at Salford, when the prosecutor name up. The latter tacked the prisoner to go home. The prisoner replied, "Mind your own business," and prosecutor at or ce walked away. The prisoner followed him, and struck him in the first instance with a stick, and then stabbed him in the stomach with a knife. The pro secutor and the prisoner appear to have been both intoxi cated at the time. On the part of the defence, it was urged that the prisoner had been assaulted by some men when coming home from the race., and that he mistook Healey for one of the party, and thought he was to be fsailltari Amain - • -1 c , or quietness and general conduct. The jury found a vete diet of guilty of unlawfully wounding. STABBING.—Patrick Martin, aged 31, labourer, was charged with having, on the 411 of June, at Salford, feloniously cut and wounded John Greany, his landlord, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm Mr. Sowler prosecuted, and Mr. Wheeler defended. The prisoner wore a Crime to medal. He had been a soldier stationed at Melton, and on the breaking out of the Russian war volunteered for the Crimea. He served throughout the whole of that campaign, and on its conclusion quitted the army. He 1. - dged with the prosecutor, and on the day in question had had a considerable amount of dri-k. He wanted to borrow money from the prosecutor, which the latter refused, and some words ensued. The prisoner went out, and came lota subsequently with a knife in his hand. He threatened the prosecutor's wife, and when prosecutor interposed, stabbed him with the knife in the ribs. The Jury found the prisoner guilty of unlawfully wounding. BURGLARY.—Margaret M'Dona/d, aged 37, hawker, was charged with having, at Bury, on the 7th April, 1857, burglariousiy broken and entered the dwelling-house of John Kay, and stolen therefrom five pieces of print, fire dresses, and one piece of calico. The jury `mind the prisoner guilty. His Lordship remarked that the offence was rather a petty tl,e't than a burg'ary, it being done by putting the hand in through the window, and taking out the goode. He sentenced her to four months' imprison ment with had labour. Tha other B-Galty.—Joseph Chapman, aged 36, fonndryman, was charged with having at Manchester on the 25th May, 1857, feloniously married one Jane Gorton, his former wife being then alive. It was proved that the prisoner was married in 1845 t - ) Margaret Clarke, at Bolton. On the 25th of May last, he was married in the Manchester Cathedral to Jane Gorton, a factory worker, to whom he represented himself as a w id ower. T he second wife was ex4mined as a witness. Ehe is at present in a state cf pregnancy. Mr. Sowler prosecuted. The jury found the prisoner gailty. The court theta adjourned. THE NORTIETERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1857, used on such occasions. CroFs.examined by Mr. Monck : He was paid a daily fee by the East Lancashire Company. He was paid in the same way by some companies, and d'fferently by others. The receipt or agreement was drawn up by himself. The form was given him some time ago by Mr. Wheeler. (Great laugh ter) —Mr. Wheeler being in this case one of the counsel for the plaintiff. It was the " common form," and he used it in hundreds of cases. There we 'e 250 persons injured in the Sutton tunnel, and he settled nearly all the cases in the " ctmmon form." (Laughter.) Mr. Monck : Is it your practice to "use the " common form" so soon after accidents ? Witness : I use it at the most convenient times. (Laughter.) Mr. Monck: Do you think half an hour after a man's fractured leg has been set a "convenient time ?" Witness I consider that he was perfectly sensible and that it was a convenient time. Cross-examination continued : He did not examine the fracture. He would consider it impertinent in him to remove the splints. He did nut inquire whether the fracture was oblique or transverse. There was another of the injured parties, named Ashworth, in the' same house. He could not say what was paid to him—whether it was £l5 or not. He had no doubt the " common form" was used in his case also. (Laughter). He saw Ashworth, and did not consider his life in danger He could not recollect whether he said a few days would " set him all to rights," but is positive he did not say that all he wanted was a little thick gruel. Ashworth die lin two days after. The night bef ire witness saw him, Ashworth had drunk "nineteen glasses of brandy." He was a man of full and intemperate habits.. Witness thought it prudent to have him removed to his own house, out of the way of temptation. There was a person of the name of Bissell Moorehouse, overseer of a factory, also injured. His face was bruised and his leg cut. The " common form" was not used in his case. He believes it was settled after the Salford action. (This was an action brought by a Jew pedlar, and arose out cf the same accident). He could not say Viet Moorehouse was paid. He could not say that it was not £2OO, but was positive that it was not £3OO. To Mr. Atherton : Is paid by the company solely for his professional services. Gets nothing for arranging the compensations. Has no interest in them. Believes Ashworth's death was accelerated by his intemperance. Mr. Smithells examined : Is general manager of the East Lancashire Company. Saw the plaintiff with Dr. Harrison. Belived him to be quite sensible when he made the agree ment. After making his mark he asked witness whether, supposing after his recovery be could not attend his usual work, the company would give him employment. Witness gave him no promise. The compensation given to Ashworth was £l5, but could not say what was given to Mr. Moore house Mr. Shaw, superintendent of the company, was examined and depsscd, that he was present at the trial at S&ford. After the trial, plaintiff followed Mr. Smithells and said that he had not given his evidence of his own accord, and that the company had dealt improperly by him. Mr. Atherton then addressed the jury on the evidence which had been adduced for the defence, and dwelt on the fact sworn to by Dr. Harrison, that he had no interest whatever in those agreements; Mr. Monck replied on the whole case. He commented on the time chosen to make those agreements, when the nerves of the party injured were completely shaken, his whole system prostrate, and the mind barely in a state of consciousness. He asked if that was the moment to produce a "cut and dry " agreement—the " common form"— (laughter) as it was termed, and press it on a person suffering ex treme pain, averse to business, and ready to assent to anything which could bring him momentary relief. He dwelt on the fact that while Dr. Harrison was employed professionally to attend the parties injured by such • accidents, in this case it did not stem that he had done any act to alleviate their pain, or promote their reso very. He did not prescribe a p'll or tie a bandage, but busied himself going from house to house with the use of the " common form." (Laughter.) His Lordship, in summing up, said the railway companies should not be censured for promptly settling with those who were in. j'ered by such unfortunate accidents, resulting out of the negligence of their servants. It was a commenda ble practice, but it should not he used indiscriminately. He could not, however, help thinking that considering it was impossible accurately to estimate the conse quences of an accident such as that the plaintiff sus tained, and considering also that the man lived in the neighbourhood, and that there was no urgency, he could not help thirking, under those circumstances, that it was, to say the least of it, an imprudent thing on the part of the company to attempt to settle at that moment. In some respects it was unkind to do so. It might be that it was well intended, bat, under the circumstances, it was improper. It was a practice which had better be abandoned in such cases. The jury found that the plaintiff was not conscious of the nature of the agree meet when he signed it ; but there was no intention of fraud on the pert of Dr. Harrison in getting him to sign it. The verdict was accordingly for the plaintiff. Damages, £250, less £4O already paid. PRFSCOTC t'. CROSS AND OMERS.—This was an action to recover damages for an assault, through which the plaintiff lost his eye. The plaintiff, Mr. Wilson Prescott,- is a sase, a s eee r e... Jae caw uuyes nun 88118 MI commission. The defendant, Mr Cross, is a salesman at Messrs. Siddell and Co.'s silk manufactory, at Manchester ; the second defendant, Fearns, is the keeper of the " Mid way Inn," between Manchester and Stockport ; and the third defendant, Pickett, is a person in the employ of Messrs. Makin, silk manufacturers, in the neighbourhood. In August, 1856, the plaintiff offered a quantity of silk, which was purchased at a government sale, for disposal to Messrs. Siddell and Co From some reason Messrs. Siddell and Co. thought that the silk had not been honestly come by, and they sent for an officer, and insisted upon the plaintiff explaining ho.v he became possessed of it. T, e matter was eatisfsce;irity explained, and on the evening of the same day, the plaintiff and a friend, named Hayes, went to Bellevue Gardens. On returning about half-past twelve o'clock at night, they called at the " Midway Inn," and in the room in which they took their seats Fearns and the other defendants were. The question of the silk was introduced by Crosse and the plaintiff c lied Messrs. Siddell and his son d— rogues. This led to a dispute, and eventually, when the plaintiff' rose to leave, Fearns suddenly put out the gas, and then the three defendants assaulted him and his friend. The plaintiff was knocked down, and received a kick in the right eye. The lens oozed out, and the eye has become, for all practical purposes, sightless. Mr. Overend, Q.O , with Mr. Saunders, appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Atherton, Q.C., with Mr. dvens: for Cross ; Mr. M neck, Q.C., for Fearns ; and Mr. Millward for Pickett. For the defence it was alleged that it was the plaintiff himself who provoked the "row," and that the injury to his eye was the result of an aceadental blow or a fall. The case had not concluded on the rising of the court, which stands adjourned to nine o'clock this day (Thursday) ENGLISHWOMEN IN INDIA. A correspondent writing to the Daily News says —I have read with much interest your article touching upon the position of our unfortunate countrywomen in the East; and I am sure all will concur in the generous sentiments to which yon have given expression. Our women and children must undoubtedly claim, as they will assuredly halve, every protection ; but if their presence un happily cripples the energies of those whose ser vices at this crisis are rquired for the defence— perhaps the salvation—of an empire, I would ask, sir, why do those in authority run the risk of fsrther crippling their resources by allowing otfice l s to take out their wives and families under existing circumstances? Surely, if there is any truth in what you have said—and who that has had private correspondence from India can doubt the correct ness of your statements ?—common sense would suggest the issuing of strong recommendations, if not stringent orders, that, for the present at least, women and children should not be imported into any of the Indian presidencies. lam led to these remarks from having heard that officers and others were about to proceed to India accompanied by their wives and other female relatives." NISI PRIUS COURT. E , FORT. MP- BARON CHANNEL, AND A COMMON JURY. HAIIGRAAVES V. THE EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY COM PANY.—Tais case was resumed on the sitting of the Court at 0 o'clock. For the defence medical testimony was called to show that when the plaintiff agreed to accept £4O as compensation, he was in a state of perfect consciousness. On cross-examination De. Morton, one of the witnesses, admitted that the plaintiff was not at the time in a fit state I to transact busicess. Mr. Atherton here observed, that I after that statement, he was perfectly willing to admit that the accident in its results had proved mere serious than Dr. Harrison aaticipated at the time he made the agree ment on behalf of the company with the plaintiff. He (Mr. Atherton) was theref,re now prepared to agree to a ierger amount of c empensation than £4O, if the imputation which Mr. Menek in his opening statement had made against Dr. Harrison were withdrawn. Mr. aionek, Q.C., said that he eseuld readily acknowledge that the company would be no parties to such =duct, but he could not withdraw his remarks on the part which Dr. Harrison had taken in the matter, the case h eying fully warranted them. Mr. Atherton declined to accept such an explanation, and the case was proceeded with. Dr. Harrison was examined. He said he r sided at Manchester, and was medical officer to the L on d on an d N ort h Western, The Courrier Franco-ltalien states that the remains of the Lancashire and Yorkshire, the East Lancashire, a pre s s whi c h Gutteaburg used to draw off his first proufs and the other Railway Companies in the Northern has been feund at Mentz. It bean the date of 1440. districa He heard of the accident the day after Lew AND WITCHCRAFT.—One of the most melench-ly it occurred, and he then proceeded to Heywood-Bridge. things connected with this delusion, was the fearful pact He went to the public house with Mr. Smithells, the which children, by their falsehoods and fancies, bore in it. manager of the company, and found a great number of An old Woman, named Jane Brooks, was executed because persons t here. He was introduced to the medical gentle- one Richard Jones, " a sprightly youth cf twelve," cried men who had been attending the parties, and Dr. M or t on out aga i nst h er f or h av i ng b ew i ished him, an: couterfeited informed him that the plaintiffs thi g h had been fractured. epileptic c mvulsions. E iz;beth Styles, the owner of the He then went tie stairs, and had come .eoneereation with Mill ar i m p, was condemned chiefly on ac coun t o f a g i r l o f the plaintiff. He asked him about his czeumstancae, and thirteen, aho played the part cf " possessed" to the life. the plaintiff told him that his wages wore from las to 16e Julian Coxe was judicially murdered because—besides its a week. He (witness) was told nothing about the nature being proved that she had been hunted when in the form cf the fracture—that it was oblique, not transverse —and of a hare ; that she hal a toad for a familiar ; that she he thought it p ro b a bl e th,t th e plaintiff would be abl e t o had been seen to fly out of her window; and that She resume his employment in sixteen or seventeen weeks. could n o t re p ea t the Lord's Prayer—she had bewitched a Ho saw no reason to suspect that there would be any young m a id cf scrofulous tender.eies and nervous exc:ta shortening of the leg. He ha i come conversation with the bility, who woall have swill to the first falsehood that plaintiff's wile, and he offered the plaintiff as compensation i p - esented itself to her imaginefon. And these are only twelve months' wages —£40—to pity £lO to the medical three out of hundreds and thousands of instances where gentlemen for their attendance, to defray the expenses at those miserable bfflicted children, as they were called, the public-house; and all other expenses until he was fit swore away the lives of harmless and uaoffending people to be removed to his home. His brother• and brother-in- Daring the long parliament alone, about three thousand law were called in, and the offer repeated, and after some people were executed in England for witchcraft; about hesitation it was accepted. The receipt produced was the thirty thousand were executed in all—blokests's " House 4, common fox= of AgreeD2OZA" Which he (witness) hold Word's." POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BEFORE MR. ALDERMAN HOLM& NEWS FOR MAJJR GREW —Several policemen who had night charges, spoke so low, that his Worship had over and over again to ask them to speak loud enough to be heard by himself, the prisoners, reporters, and all in court. This intimation, in several cases, had the very opposite effect, for the gentlemen with the hieroglyphic signs on their collars spoke lower and lo , :er. At last his Worship spoke in strong terms a this " nuisance," (for although he did not Die that word, it is a positive nuisanc ,), and said Major Greig should not allow any man on the force, who could not speak loud enough to be he i.rd and understood. It was ridiculous to see big able fellows like the officers, who, when called on to" speak up," seemed more like babies than men. Inspector Chew said the men were actually trained and taught to speak loud. His Worship sail the training seemed to have very little effect on the men, for he never presided in that court that he had not the same complaint to make. He would advise Mtjor Greig to look to this. " .Jusrica's JUSTICE."—A fellow named David Fiddler was fined 54 for being drunk, There was nothing very remarkable in the ca3e, ex.:ept that the prisoner, after pay ing his fine, complained that the bridewell keeper had robbed him of some money. Mr. Epworn, one of the bridewell clerks, said the fellow was fined 5s on Tuesday morning for being drunk. Oa the occasion of his being locked up, he had somewhere about a pound's worth of silver on his person, and that was returned to him after he was di'charged, and the fine deducted. He went away, and the next thing they heard of him was his again being locked up for being drunk. Ad the money he had was carefully preserved and returned to him. Bis Worship said he did not credit the story of the fellow at all. The bridewell keepers were known, tried, and respectable men, and the court had every day proof of their honesty and respecti bility, so he did not credit a word the man said. The fellow, on leaving the court, turned round and said in a very loud voice, " Oh, that's justices' justice." He then made a rapid rush out, as his Worship said, Bring that follow back here, and I will teach him justices' justice." A police officer darted after the man, but failed to catch him, so that for the present he has escaped ' justices' justice." True ROBBRRY OF Ma. AD St 110DOON'S STABLES.— Detec ive-officer Thompson brought up William O'Neill, a broker, livin.• in Lower North street, Newry, and Michael Carver, another broker, living in Bisi ham-street, in this town, on charges of being concerned in the robbery of Mr. Adam Hoigson's stables. The details of this case appeared two or three days sg) in our paper. There was a consi derable quantity of property stolen, and a livery top-coat belonging to the coachman, was traced to the prisoner Carnes, who sold it to O'Neill, and the officer having pro ceeded to Newry, he found the coat in the shop of the latter. The coat was identified by Mr. Hodson's coach man. There are other persons charged with the robbery at present under reman I to Saturday, and the prisoners were remanded to that day, when all will be brought up togethen. . . _ A COUNTRY COMEN.—Mary Farrick, a bright-eyed, black-haired collheert, very much resembling (in face only) a certain royal princess (not the Princess Royal) of the Hanoverian dynasty, was cha gad with having stolen seventeen " go'den sovereigns;' from her cousin, one Paddy O'Shaughnessey, a " quiet, decent boy," who lives with his maternal parent and a handsome dark-eyed sister, in a house in No. 8 court, Collingwool-street. The money was, according to poor Pat and his sister's doleful account, in a double locked box, and the prisoner was a lodger, partly for love, and no v and then for money (when she had that very each Inge Ible commodity). For the last three weeks, however, she did not appear to be particularly troubled with the "needful " and one fine morning she rose with the sun, saying she was going off by railway to a fine situation. After this the money was missed. The prisoner, had she been in Madeline Smith's position, would have attracted more sympathy, for (with due respect to Miss Smith) she is a. least twenty times handsomer than that celebra'ed girl. She w:s remanded, in order to have inquiry made about the " gold," as it was not forthcoming. ANNOYANCE.—John A. Moore, a resident of Seacombe street, was ordered to find bail in two surities of £2O each, t.:, keep the peace for annoying the officers at Cornwallis street, in regard to some nuisance which the officers said did not exist. STREET ROBBERY AND ASSAULT.— Joseph James, Thomas Oxley, William Mathews. and Martin Gavan, were brought up on remand, charged with having violently as saulted Mr. Joseph Purcell. and robbed him of his watch, in Hood-street, on the night of Wednesday week. The details of this case haul already appeared. The prisoners were de fended by Mr. Muck. The facts were these : —About ten o'clock on the night in question, the prosecutor and another person, were passing by the corner of Hood -street, when they were attacked by James and Oxley,and the prosecutor swore most positively to the two prisoners, as did also some other witnesses. The evidence against them being con clusive, they were fully committed on the chars of assault and robbery, at the present assizes. The other two prisoners were discharpd, the evidence being considered insufficient. TILE WRONG MAN.—Charles Holme, was charged with having stolen some shirts from the shop of Mr. Lallow, Scotland-place. On Saturday last, two persons were sent for trial for this robbery, but it turned out that both were innocent, and that the prisoner alone was guilty. His Worship said he would take immediate steps to have the innocent men liberated. He committed the prisoner for trial, and censured the conduct of the persons who had sent two innocent persons to gaol, in consequence of wrong identity. CAUTION TO SAILORS -The cook of a shit), named the floe, from Demerara, was charged under the Merchant Shipping Act, for broaching some casks of rum, part of the cargo, Mr. Bluck defended. The case was ci arly proved, and the prisoner, nude, the Act, was seat to gaol for twelve weeks. BEF )RE MESSRS. AMIN AND ROM Joseph Pennell, described as the owner of many court houses, was charged on four informations by the sanatory officers, for neglecting to keep the premises clean and whitewash them. It was alleged that, in consequence of the neglect, fever had broken out in the houses, A fine of .£1 in each case was inflicted. ARREST OF A TIPPERARY ASSASSIN. On the 3rd inst., a desperate attempt was made near Clonmel to murder Captain Inman, who was on his way to pay some pensioners. The details of this case were published two or three days ago. The victim of the attack still lies in a serious state. The object of the assassin was to possess himself of the money which it was known the Captain had about him at the time. The attack was made at seven o'clock in tho morning, and the account of it must be quite fresh in the reader's recollection. From the description of the ruffian, a sergeant of police, named Murphy, proceeded from Clonmel to Huddersfield, where, by a great deal of skill, he succeeded in arresting a fellow named James Neal, aged about 22. who was the terror of Tipperary far the last two years. It is said thereis no doubt that he is the man who made the deadly attack on Captain Inman. When taken into custody, the ruffian proceeded to make some discoveries to the officer, who at once stopped him, by saying if he told him anything he would use it hereafter against him, and cautioned him to say nothing. Notwithstanding this, the prisoner ma 'e a con fession, which clearly shows that he was the person who committed the outrage, and said he was sent for by another person to Huddersfield, where he had previously been, to commit the offence. He was about being married when taken into custody. The officer showed great tact in his movements in arresting the prisoner. Yesterday, the prisoner was brought from Huddersfield to Liverpool, in custody of the officer and Head• Constable Halal°, of the Irish force, and lodged in the main bridewell. He was sent to Ireland last night, and will be transmitted to Clon mel to abide his trial for this daring and murderous out rage. ROYAL MASONIC lINTITUTION.—On Tuesday morning there was an imposing gathering of Freemasons at the R ,-, yal Masonic lostitutioa, Lardshic-lane, between 1-Torn , ey and To'tenham, the occasion being an inaugura tion fete, under the presidency of the Earl of Zetland, the grand master. A special grand lodge was held at the in stittrion at twelve o'clock, alter which the brethren in costume procfreded to the parish church, where a sermon was preached l:y the Rev. J. E. Cox, M.A., Rector of St. He!e72s Bishopsgate, the grand chaplain of the order. Oa the return from church there was a collation, and at four o'clock the general public were admitted to the grounds of the institut,on. SINGULAII AND FATAL EXPLOSION.-0a Saturday last Mr. J. Poole, coroner, held an irquest at the Bridgewa cr Infirmary, on the body of Thomas Powell, a foundryman in the employ of Messrs. Hennett and Co , c , ntractors, who was killed by the explosion of an iron tube on the previous Thursday aftcruoon. It appeared that several werkmer. were engaged in repairing a large shaft or tube used in boring rocks, at' the works of the Brendon-hill Iron Company, and a piece having been welded to one end of the shaft, it was again put ir.to the fire, and almost immediately a plug (ot the existence of which, up to that time, the teen were entirely ignorant) was forced out by the gas which the heat generated in the bore. The plug, a heavy piece of iron, struck Powell in the abdomen, and ' inflicted stab injuries that, notwithstanding every assist ance was rendered, he died in less than an hour. Another man was much hurt, but not seriously. The above facts having been given in evidence, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." THE HERMIT IN TROUBLE. James Burnlogm, a venerable-looking old man, 70 years' of age, with a long white beard and a very expressive countenance, well-known fir many years as the " Hermit" at Vauxhall gardens and Cremorne, and as a model for some of the most distinguished painters of the day, was brought before Mr. Bar, ham on Tuesday, at Southwark, charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care cf himself. A constable of the L diviiion said he was on duty on the previous night in the Borough, wh,n he saw the old man lying down, quite drunk, and incapable of taking care of himself. He rowed him up, and con veyed him to the statioa. Witness found on him a photographic portrait of himself, which. he handed for his Worships's inspection. The inspector on duty here informed his Worship that the prisoner was well known as having been many years in the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, and Cremorne, where his venerable appearance suited the character of the " Hermit," His fine countenance also lo:.)ught him into connection with p'iotographic artists, who gladly exercised their art upon him. Mr. Burcham (to the prisoner) : What have you to say in answer to the cha-ge of drunkenness ? Prisoner : am exceedingly soppy, sir. lam 76 years of age, and I suppose a little gets over me. I met some gentlemen yes terday, and they treated me, and I have no recollection of anything afterwards. I hope you'll forgive me, sir. I'll never do it again. Mr. Burcham : How do you gain your livelihood? Prisoner: I sit as a madel to artists lam well known to Sir Edwin Landseer and other distinguished gentlemen, who frequently engage me. Photographic artists also engage me to sit for them. Mr Bnrcham : Will you promise not to get drunk again ? Prisoner : Oh, yes, sir. I am a very old man, and I shan't trouble you any more Mr. Burcham : Then you are discharged. The prisoner then hobbled out of court as quickly as he could. AN EAdY MATRIMONIAL YOKE. Henry Phillips, a revoo`able looking man, about thirty years of age, was placed at the bar of Guildhall, London, on Tuesday, before Alderman Rose, charged wi.h the fol lowing savage and aggravated as'anit upon a woman : Mary Ann Layard : My husband has been away in the country, and I have been living with tl e prisoner. Alder man Rose : Do you mean to say that in your husband's abs nce you have been living in adultery with this man ? Complainant : Yes, sir ; and when my husband returned I wished the prisoner to leave me, but he wou'd not, and he has followed me and annoyed me ever since. Lest nigh . , I went to a concert with my husband, and about twelve o'clock I called at the prisoner's house to tell his wife to keep him away from me. We were all returning home about two hours afterwards, and when my husband and I were separating from the prisoner, I spoke to his wife again to keep him back, upon which a struggle took place between them, and immediately after wards the prisoner struck me a violent blow on the right eye, and ran up Farringdon-street. My husband followed him. When I got on Ludgate-hill, the prisoner came up behind me, threw his arm; over my shoulders, and pulled my head back, and while in that position he bit my nose. The complainant he e displayed a severely wounded nose, aad a very much bruieed and blackened eye. John Robin son give evidence corroborative of the facts deposed to by the complainant The defendant justified the assault, which he admitted, by stating that the woman commenced an attack upon him, and it was while he was down he bit the complainant's nose. Alderman Rose said he should like to hay? the evidence of the officer who witnessed the assault, and he therefore remanded the prisoner for the attendance of the constable. EXTENSIVE EMB4ZZ GRATE NT. On Tuesday, at the Mansion House, London, Thomas Langley, clerk and col►_ec'or to the extensive firm of Chaplin and Horne, was charged with embezzling various sums of money amounting to £BOO, the property of his employers. Me. Hume : The prisoner has been in our employment for eighteen months. His duty was to collect money and pay it to the cashier, and render me an account for all monies paid. For the last month he has been very irregular, and came and went at all times of the day. I sent for him a few days since to speak to him about it, but he did not make his appearance I saw him on Monday, the 2nd of August, and questioned him why he had not attended more regularly, ani told him if he did not for the future I should have to discharge him. He replied, " I have kept myself from you on account of my em bezzling money." I asked him to what extent. He replied, " Between five and six hundred pounds." I said, c• Mr. Langley, you're a rogue." He replied, " I am.' I then asked him to make up his accounts. I left him in the office. On my return he was gum I saw no more of him anal 'Act Saturday, who. ho at, uiy private house, and said he wished to arrange with me I said, "I'll have nothing to do with it." He then said it's on account of my betting and gambling, I then told him tc return and make up his accounts, and show what the amount really was. He then left me and remained at the counting house the whole of the day making up his accounts. I told the officer to watch him. He finished making up his accounts on Monday, and I found the amount of his defalcations to exceed £BOO. The prisoner was remanded. BEVERLEY Er.Ecrtox.—Close of the Poll: Edwards (Conservative), 575; Walls (Liberal), 401. It is stated in goad quart;rs that the forthcoming divi dend of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company will be at the rate of 5 per cent per annum. E tSTERS COUNTIES DIVIDEND.—II is officially announced that the dividend will be sa. per £2O share, or at the rate of 21 par cent per annum, against 1 per cent. per annum for the corresponding six months of 1856. DEATH OF THE B.T. HON. JOIII WILTON CROKER.—This event took place on Monday n;ght, at the residence of Mr. Justice Whitman, whither Mr. Creker had been re moved from his apartments in Kensington Palace for change of air. Ho was 77 yeers old VALUE OF OUR INDIAN EAPIRE.—A writer in the Times, to whose communications great pominence is usually given, expresses the opinion that, while simply as matter of business, it is the duty of England to expend £200,000,000 rather than lose India, is preservation will not cost the English tax payer that number of farthings. DIE )RDERLY CONDUCT OF MILITARY OFFICERS AT COL CHESTER.—Deutenant Brown, and Ensign Glasgow, of the 33rd Regiment, have been broaght before the magistrates at Colchester for disorderly conduct in the streets, and resisting the pollee. Sergeant Sach, of the ize)rouzh force, a little after midnight, found the defend• ants hallooing, whistling, &e, in the High-street, and remonstrated with them. On his following thorn towards the camp, they used threatening language, and Mr. Glasgow Biz d him.by the collar, and pushed him back. He then took them into cust)dy. Tao magistrates fined Mr. Brown 20s and 12s 61 expenses, and Mr. Glasgow 403 and 12s Gd expenses. THE BALLOT AND THE ELECCIONS.—Tht: weekly TlleCtitle' of the Exult ive Committee of the Billet Society was hell on Tuesday. T. Prout, Esq., treasurer, in the chair. It was reported that two su)portfra of the ballot had been returned for Yarmouth, in the room of the two unseated members who were also friends of the society. The result of the Birmingham election give the greatest satisfaction to the committee, who manimolsl7 resolved :—" That this committee desire without delay to record their sense of the gain accruing to the case of free and protected voting, by the return for Birmingham, of one of the most able, eloquent, and constant advocates of the ballot—John Bright, Esii , and their gratitude to the men of Bir mingham for the services reedered by them to the cause of complete freedom of election, by the noble and patriotic manner in which they have restored Mr. Bight to the House of Commons." "HARD LAana" I vim Hou , E —The average siftings of the House of Cot wris are nom daily from tw dye to two the 1'4)1.i-sing morning. True it is that the " period of the session " is a standing protest in the mouths of gentlemen when they do tot like a particular bill before the house ; but there is ill m irk of exhaustion in the members who are sitting the scs'ion out. The legislative day for these enduring senators must be a marvel to those politicil economists who wish to cut down factory labour to the compvs of human strength. They are in their places by twelve; and, having by this time got over th st uncomfortable feeling absut morning sittings (which is like that which one experiences in at'ending a theatrical rehearsal in the day-time —a naus'y, cl rnrsiy sensation, with a painful idea of unreality), are available for discus sion or division up to fo lr ; between that hour and si x they get a trot to their lodgings or their clubs to keep abreast of their carresponchnce, are is their placiis again at six, asking or " hearing—heariug " questions till seven, when they plunge dysinptically into the dining room for a mouthful of lukewarm joint or " entree," and afterwards, between eight p.m. aud two in tliemorninz, are assiduously about the house, getting through and pushing through business. This sketch applies prinfzipaLy to the business men of the house—a class little known or appreciated ont of the house. But in the house every Wolfs CIUII4y is known, and precise estimates are taken of each by all. The debaters genuinely appreciate and admire the men who could be debaters, too, if they like, but who suppress all vanity and a good deal of ambition, and who take the quiet part of the useful members, simply because they know it is indispensable to the real progress of legislation. Illustrated News. WEST DERBY UNION. The usual weekly meeting of this Board was held ' , J r terday, at the board-room, Mill-lane, Everton. Mr. $- Edwards, in the absence of the chairman, the Rev. at; BAdnall, presided. The other guardians present were Lint,Le3gsr, J. Birch, Morris, Abrahams, Med' calf, Ssga', and Slum. • OFFICIAL RZTURNS. The Master of the Workhou3e reported that last week the►e were 574 paupe-s in the wo.khouse, since when, had been admitted, 1 birth, 18 discharged, 1 death, leaving this week 585; for tt.e corresponding week of last yew . there were 604 Out of the 383 there were 351 belonglog to Toxteth-park Union. The Maser of the Hospital reported that last week there were 95 patients in that establithment, since when, 9 had been admitted, 7 discharged, 1 death. This week there were 96, of whom 31 belongel to Toxteth-park Union. Cheqnes to the amount of £159 were voted for the maintenance of the out-door poor within the union. THE PIK@ WATER. At the last weekly meeting of the Board a convorsation took place on the subject of the water supplied to the house, and the necessity of having it properly filtered' before it was given to the paupers in the house. This week a decanter full of this " pre3ious mix' - ure " was placed on the bmrd-room,table, and, certainly, from its almost saffron; colour, and general appearance, was quite the reverse 01 that pure liquid so often dilated upon by poets. The routine business having been disposed of, the following conversation took place A GUARDIAN : is that water in that decanter ? _ The INlAsTsit of the Workhouse : It is a sample of the water supplied to the workhouse, and as last week there was a conversation about providing filters to make it fit to drink, I had that sample of it placed on the table. Mr. LEDGER : What do the filters cost each? The M4sTRa of the Workhouse: Abcut 35i each. The CHAIRMAN : I thought that the Corporation had promised to find filters for the consumars . ? The MASTER of the Workhouse: So they did, in some . calms. The CIMIRM4S: Well, that (pointing to the decanter) look 3 as if either brandy or whiskey had been mixed in Mr. LEDGER : And is that the water that is supplied to us? The CHAIRMAN: It is, bat that is not so bad as I have seen it, for last week I saw some silt at the bottom of tie decanter. lam sure that stuff is not fit to drink, without it is filtered. Have you tasted it ? (Here Mr. Medcalf poured a portion of the fluid into two* tumblers, and handed it to the guardians to drink ) Mr. LEDGER : It does not look so bad now (tasting it) but it has a very flat taste. The CLERK, Mr. Cleaver (also tasting it) : It is nothing like our old sandstone water. The CililitNlAN : It tastes brackish, and is not fit for ant body to drink. (Turning to the reporters)—You had bet ter let the public know that is oar opinion of it. It is not fit to be drunk without it is filtered. The subject then dropped. THE RI CENT BURCH ARGE. A letter was read from the Poor-law Board, rescinding the ieeent surcharge made by the auditor and Mr. Jemeo Birch, in the me of a Mr. raylor. This was after the full circumstances of the case had been explained to the" Board. THE BIARD'S 1:)13T. A letter was read, stating that the Bard would be called upon to pay £154 for interest and debt due to the Loal Company. This was ordered to be met. THE GENERAL POOR-L.VW BOARD ANOD THE LOCAL BOARD. A letter was road from the General Poor-Law Board, complaining of the method at present pursued by the local Board in reference to the payment of th 3 paupers employee' in the stone-breaking yard. By the present method, the - Superintendent of the yard had the payment of the pauper° each day. The General Board suggested that a relieving officer should be in attendance each day to pay snob paupers. The CEILIRMAN Let them mind their own bisineo• (Laughter.) It is quite impracticable to have it carried out. After a brief cpnversation, the Clerk was instructed to' answer the letter to the above effect. There being no other business, the Board adjourned. SPOLLEN'S VERDICT.-SCNE IN COURT. Immediately after the jury hal returned their verdict, the primer, who was ,stan ling at the time, anddenlY lifted his right band in a confused manner above his bead, then struck the dock rail, and after one or two convulsive s)hs he sank into the arms of the turnkeys behind hire, exclaiming aloud, while the tears flawed copiously, " My children ! my children." He was then seated, when 01 1 f' of the turnkeys di.onzugol 6.a n'.. t 'de and " it ' 0011 " , act' gave him a drink of water fram a tin can. The prisoner, after he hid recovered a little, dipped his hand karchief in water, and bathed his forehead repeatedly -- the turnkey assisting. He then rose and said, My Lords and Gentlemen- -I find I am not exactly myself. MY convictions are that I have stool before twelve of ref , countrymen with happy honies themselves. I thought they would have taken my case into their serious con` sideratior. I will not condemn a woman, but it is a dreadful thing to be in the hands of a female tigress. should return thanks to the two gentlemen, the pillars of the law, upon the bench. I am too sensitive, perhaps, . when I say the Crown blackened my character too much, but I have esc Ted, thanks and praise to Almighty God. My charatrer seems ir,etri,vahly impaired. If I can I will retire to some colony, where I cars eke out a trifling sub sistence. I hops it will he in my pawer to d >sa. I return thanks to the gentlemen of the press for the manner its which they have bseu silent during my incarceration.'' The excitement and attentioi which were produced in the crowed caurl, during this scene, w.s, it need no t be said, very marked. THE BIRMINGHAM ELECTION. ADDRESS OF MR. BRIGHT, M.P. TO Trim Euccroßs OF BI RMINOU AM• GE NTLE3IILN —Your respected Chief Magistrate has in formed me, by telegraph, that he has this day declared me to be duly elected one of your reFesentatives in Parlia ment; and I have learnTni tram other sources that such was the feeling minifeeted in my favour that no other candidate was presanted to yon at the hustings, and that therefore my election has been withoat contest or opposi tion from any q _tarter. Whoa I aidrassed you two days ago, I had no expectation or a result so speedy and so tranquil of the then impending struggle. I accept it as a conclusive proof of the bias of your I»litical views, and of a confl lence in me which I shill striva to maintain undi minished. It is a matter of real regret to ma that I have I shall hope, howe ver , th a t o n not been able to be with yoa (luting the past we e k, an d t I nuy be permitted t o mee t y o u, anl to become more i n ti ma tely some m t y h oe e inr h o a nt sodthii distant t ot h wo i d ui s a i y lsll ; l, ly acquainted with a constituency fr An whom I have received an honour as signal as it was unexpected, aad towards , whom I can never entertain other feeling than those of respect and gratitude. With heartfelt thanks for your kintllLsa, which I trust I may have the health and the opportunity in some measure to repay, I submit myself very faithfully yours, JOHN BRIGHT. It)chdale, August 10, 1857, SERIOUS ROBBERY AT MA.NCBRiTER.—A. gentleman on his way from the Bank of England Branch, at Manchester, to the Exchange Arcade, yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, had his pocket picked of £1,020. He stopped in the Arcade, to purchase a newspaper, only a few hundred yards distance from the bank, and there missed the money. There were five Manchester notes for £lOO each, numbered 39,496 to 39,500, dated 18th Jan., 1856, and two ditto dated 27th Jan., 1857, numbered 40,251 and 40,252. Fifty-five of the notes were dated Mar,chtster, 15th Jan., 1857, and numbered consecatively from 5,634 to 5,689. Four other no:es were f r £5 each, numbered N. N. 83,785, N.N. 09,112, N.N. 99 770, ant N.N. 27,613. THE POPZ AN) THE YAING Nuss.—Tbe Pope who is no v accierating the period at whin, their solemn vows are taken by the nuns, was not always of that opinion, and souse years ago he was rather disposed to order the novices to take their vows at a still later period than is customary. The Congregatiou of Regular Bishops, there fore, investigated the question submitted to them, i. e;, whether it were good to bind with ir revoca bl e vows young persons of seventeen or ca4la'eui years. The Congregation answered that it was god, for three reasons ; firstly. because it behoved them not to impede the prodigies of effectual grace, which inspires and operates in an extra ordinary call ; secondly, that it should not los allowed to be inferred that Rome had been in error for several centuries in permitting the' monastic garb to be taken at sixteen or seventcsn years' of age ; and, lastly, that the present times were somewhat unfavourable, and that if novices were not speedily subjected to the obligation of their vows, there wou'd be a danger of losing the greater part of them. Now, do not you think a congregation which judges and decrees in this manner meet be the very salt of the earth ? The third reason, especially, is as rich as California. Even our sportsmen, who spread their fowling nets at the paretago, will tell you that the thrushes, if they are not caught at once, grow wary, and cannot one of them be got into the net.—Letter from Rome.