The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-03 00:00:00

PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. ME ETING FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. Last y.night a publi c meet i ng was h e ld i n the Teutonic ball' Lime -st reet, to originate a petition to Parliament i n favo ur was of the ab o liti on of capital punishment. Th e c h a i r oth ee ° " ll l 3l ed by:William R a thbone, Esq. ; and among the ` gentle men present were the Rev. Mr. Charming, eierv'xr Ro bberds, Mr. J. B. Cook, Mr. John Smith , ehard Rathbone, Rev. Hugh Stowell Brown, &c. The meetingkr. was well attended. o r Dymond, secretary to the Society for the Abolition pital Punishment, attended as a deputation. bee e Cha irman, in op en i ng th e proceedings, said that he :i haitit g ha e lt f i o fweli feei rill ev er taken th e chair on any occas i on w ith a gr eater 1 r esponsibilit yeng than on the present occasion , and arose from the fact that the question ther fe wa s to be di scusse d i nvo l ve d the life or death of c reatures. He was not prepared to say that th e he 4 , e ° 111(1 be co nv i nce d that t h e t a ki ng awa y the life of s ee 11 ' 4 Y would preserve the life of the innocent he could tra -PY it 1131 l aw or reason against it, but when, on the con had, was his full belief that executions in England det er -4e more t o cause d eat h an d genera t e c rime than to his from th e vice and wickedness, then he felt that it was and (1 -1 and his right to protest against them as injurious Of th e ernoralising. (Hear, hear.) Having thus disposed th e ot question of expediency in the matter, he came to of he : par t of the subject, which was the punishment hae e e n : r ' E ninal, and here he should say that he could tak e 41, " doubt whatever that it was not given to man to h -Le judgment- sea t o f Ged-(hear, hear) -and that ITh e e 7 n -a 4 (l no right to say that they could know the time tee, the criminal should no longer have the chance of eetit an , -c c on this side of the grave. (Hear, hear.) In ecl eeie s i di seu °ll, he hoped that they would on that night fully none 8 4 : t he subject of capital punishment, than which seepimportant could receive their consideration see i rerili secl to all who might address the meeting a fair kr'lnPartial hearing. I le tIOPTIond then proceeded to address the meeting. to ei.--ared that the great public question they had met doio n ' e 4 ss, had nothing in it approaching to sectarian I , B 'r Fa t ., ls al or to party strife. It had been advocated by eter ac eeroY Reiter a conservative, and by the late Joseph be en "}: ultra.ra ' dical, in the House of Commons. It had ) tereiT t h defended and denounced in pulpits. There Deny ego classes of opponents with whom he had princ - thelllat e :,,: l eal-the theologian, who argued from scripture e iertal punishment was not only lawful but right - 111° sonhic who argued in favour of capital p . unile- Jostl e ," a great ' and necessary act of retributive e l l arti o - ,, s , a nd the politician, who argued that certain fro th-edlerlt_hisead other countries were only restrained ti o r e m e hrrst 'omission of murder by the . fear of the gallows. of these classes founded their arguments prin.- Neh,•' ) uPon the passage from the 9th chapter of Genesis, be 040,4sheddeth man's blood, by:man shall his blood t o rem To this argument, Mr. Dymond proceeded moral contending that this text was not uttered a w s as Prep are aw for all time. If the community at present ei reer o to adopt that text as a law suited to the present Whi! l ances, they should adopt the whole of the chapter, that ( 4; l° One ever thought of dohag. A text drawn from Prof e - s gaPter was used across the Atlantic by Christian T e xt Wag s : a r s as a justification for slavery. Another isolated ! I _tt i ee , ° lace used in England as a justification for burn uiltio;ren for witchcraft. There was scarcely any 412 is -1 s ln which had not at some time been justified by b y tkolated text of scripture Scripture should be read l e solain light of revelation-1 not of prejudice directed to nth ;" Passages. The passage, too, was a doubtful one, uletic' s to the translation of the word " whosoever," and ;hat t e e r r esPects. It was declared by many commentators . t the „"° Passage was only prophetic. The meaning of o v a ssaee was, then, far too doubtful to act upon bete a ' an eternal moral law, where the lives of s ages t beings were concerned ; and many pss- Is Rue 1 1 Scripture showed that it had not been applied eelaw even in Scriptural times. Further, h . e at : 4 ' that not even those who brought forward this t o pe t g e an argument for capital punishment, were willing Its a " strictly into practice. If it were to be applied alloy" at all, it must apply to every man who put 411 e g e er to death, whether it was what was usually la ud e , wilful murder or not. The best people in the Or nui .,“a ll frequently held up their hands for the repreive deat h - y 9 / 1 0 had killed others. They did not put men to Wh a - 11 . 0 r manslaughter. They did not put men to death blood a l on their way to a throne, perhaps, throueh t the see 4r of thousands-they received such men as gees s 7. he the law was not applicable to them, how could it oneeePileable to the miserable beings who had committed We re o r two murdto`s. (Applause.) If that law Ptie to b e applied at all, it must be ap k according to the chapter of Genesis, to y e n other offences which it would be incon ,ent sometimes, even to some of those who helped to z i7te the laws, to punish by death. The speaker then calied himself to the question of retributive punishment. lied point he denied that men had any right to take ll e an extreme power into their hands, or . that any man than e right to delegate such a power to society, any more ee e 4 11 ,e had a right to commit society. He also pro tip.eu to point out the extremely uncertain character of eeltal punishment, as regarded the justice of its applica ', and the frequency with which. on direct as . well as eases evidence, innocent men, and He nso a m v e e see: insane men, were made to suffer death. eeatrhasl instances in which men and women were C pu g t to s ste lae charged with murder, whose innocence wa t hat 3 ,t e ntlY clearly established. He argued . also, thel nature of the punishment, which was tho s ' a lne in all grades and degrees of murder, was It o 4uePrived of all value as an act of retributive justice. Whet en nassed on to consider the practical question, evaiiher the use of capital punishment had been of any Mu st in uiminishin g crime. He argued that the contrary eha,.. e "", found to be the fact. Offences of a minor lat e XLer, such as forgery, highway robbery, and even these 9, at one time punished by death, and yet etllat offences were not diminished by the application of `ereoe . punishment ; but, when the punishment was and e 'ed, the number of these offences began to decrease, of th " e M s ince decreased comparatively with the increan 4 1 ° Pulation. H e quo t e d s tatistical evidence to pro " l onat -e . t * At Liverpool, a short time since, a man named „ 'lroat - ' Ileywood, was hanged for cutting a woman's'oaa si " and at the next assizes, a man was convicted of Inteeleallghter--who would have been convicted of otte e - „s r, if the offence had not been capital-fpr an oth'7 of the same character. This, and a variety of meet instances he produced, to show that the employ frere re aeital punishment, so far from deterring others effeet' cl pruittin g murder, was actually found to have the e e °4l%,°:„, s uggesting and originating, in many cases, the Pria c ii;', l ° l l of that crime. Taking a rapid glance at the ea Pitai al Countries in the world, and the history of evieen- Punishment in each, he contended that the e _Ppe e , c , e , of every country bore out the fact, that the r-re, lll ,° ll of the punishment never had the effect of de- Pee 7 01 11 murder but on the contrary, tended to ati k e e .7l, l t ; and that abolition of the punishment was sPe e ' a ulY followed by a diminution of the crime. In 191tatal, he dwelt upon the fact, that in America-a country men a Ps'orle and Jurisprudence like our own-the expere• ere a lbhere it had been tried, had been found successful. nati r r called attention to the fact, that the extreme ur,ee r, 01 the punishment, rendered conviction vver ya in, owin g t o th e re l uc t ance o fj arks to aid in putting 11 11 pr''.e i tic e a law which was abhorrent to their feelings. rai ze - t a t d these groun d s , t h en, h e a pp ea led to th 2 meeting to l ) tie6 e "ir voices for the abolition of the law of capita! Nief„, lie nt• After an eloquent peroration, the speaker ba n - "ed his address, which occupied considerably more ee eer a ,bour in delivery, and resumed his seat amid loud and N t 41 a T PPIatIBC. Patli e r. ," °h ls Smith moved the adoption of a petition to kent -e , n t) Praying for the abolition of the punish , . ol death, and the substitution, in its place, Dew - second but more certain description of 4)2nent, r e l dheers.) In the course of his address of e(tnalerat,ad several instances to show the inefficiency arhallital punishment as a deterring punishment, a-:d tn,, i ,; (l that as great crimes were generally perpetrated . to 1,4 1; _ll the necessity of work, the greatest punishment could be inflicted on such criminals would be lei " labou r f or t h e natural term o f t h e i r li ves . With 'et execution, the memory of th e i r crime passed by, and that memory the fear of a like fate for a like offence ; t.l7kept for ever at the severest labour (and it could . 1 3' be provided), then, not only would the memory of ele crime be kept fixed in the public mind, but the fearful te a ._ a re m , ple which they would afford of incessant toil without ' ol opense, would assuredly deter those who resorted to ,! I ? . e to avo id t h e l aw o f l a b our imposed on all. 1 4 411. Richard Rathbone seconded the motion in an address et t wa ieh he cont e nd e d that the p revent i on of crime cou ld b e th a a t ted far better without the purashment of death, and e r oan w as p os i t i ve l y en j o i ne d b y t h e command of God, ta m k r med by the life and practice of the Saviour, not to 4the life of man. oe hr. J ohn Joseph (who erose in the body of the ball, and, on th in g invited, came to the platform) opposed the motion, ali oe e ground that there some men who should not be t o t rd to live, and that:, there was no way at present open pe e i, lB P°se of some of their criminals except by capita l Woei;l ltl ent• He contended that no other punishment k deter some persons from committing murder. c apita Bar nes moved an amendment to the effect that ne a:' Punishment was the only just and retributive, as well Vowerinate means to repress capital crime, and disa yotioe all e sympathy with those who expressed commisse seerd ""r Parties who had, by committing the crime of tt ,er, incurred the known penalty. keet: ``incurred Perry (as we understood) seconded the amend,- at 60 The speaker argued in favour of capital punishment latee l l ne length, a m id cons id era bl e i n t e rruption, hisses, 12a ts 'sr, and some applause. He referred to several Pam ? sl in the New Testament, to shew that capital Wellailment was enj o i ne d b y the Christian dispensation, as s the Mosaic law, and argued, that if the laws were the Cr' -. g ently enforced, and rea l mur d erers pu t t o death, T il fli e e of murder would be dimi n i s h e d i n amoun t. gall e d for, Hugh Stowell Brown was hee vociferously for, and at last consented to come r forward, lig 41 ure briefly addressed the meeting in support of the resolution, and expressed his cordial and long-entertained convictions in the truth of the principle affirmed by the petition. Mr. Baily contended, that on English principle, founded on Biblical doctrine, capital punishment was enjoined and necessary. (Cheers.) He declared, in a vehement speech, that if the principle of the petition were fully carried out, it must tend to annihilate the army, the navy, the poice and the whole criminal legislature. The speaker was listened to patiently for some time, but as he proved rather lengthy and diffuse, and showed an inclination to wander into various other subjects besides that of the meeting, he was interrupted by hissing and cries of " sit down," "put him out," and other interruptions, and at last gave way and resumed his seat. Mr. Dymond then replied on behalf of the original reso lution and petition, and was loudly cheered. The amendment was put, and only two or three hands held up in favour, the whole body of the meeting deciding against. The resolution and petition were then put and carried by the same majority, all but unanimously. A vote of thanks was then moved to Mr. Dymond by the Rev. Mr. Robberds. The Rev. Mr. Channing, in seconding the motion, said that the experience of every state in America in which capital punishment had been abolished, bore out in the fullest manner the statements of Mr. Dymond. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, after which the meeting separated shortly before eleven o'clock. ADULTERATION OF FLOUR IMPORTANT TO THE PUBLIC A case of co isiderable public importance came on for hear ing, yesterday, in the Police-court, before Mr. Laurence. It was a complaint brought by the Health Committee, at the instance of Elizabeth Mitchell, of No. 31, Portland street, against John William Hickson, baker and flour dealer, of St. Anne-street and Vauxhall-road, and involved a question of a serious description. The court was much crowded during the hearing of the case, which lasted some time. Mr. M`Gowan appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Chilton was for the defendant. Mr. McGowan, in opening the case, said there were two informations laid against the defendant—one under the 184th section of the local act of parlirmen , , which inflicted a penalty of £2 on any one selling unwholesome food, and the other charge was under the general act, which extended to all England, and inflicted a penalty on any person putting into flour, any other ingredient than genuine grain, &c. In the present case, however, he did not seek for penalties of £lO or £2O, but sought rather to make public a case, the result of which he hoisted would prove a solemn warning to all persons dealing in flour and bread, and to show them that they could not and would not be allowed to adulterate the food of the people without being severely punished. This was the grand object of the enquiry, and if he succeeded in proving such a case, as would lead the bench to conviction, he trusted it would prove a salutary lesson to others, and show them that they could not he allowed to adulterate food without incurring the penalty which the law had, very properly, provided for such a serious offence. If bakers and flour-dealers were not deterred from adulterating flour and bread, the Health Committee would empower its officers to make regular visits to their places and would institute the strictest enquiry into all the materials they used. In the present case, ho said the complaint was brought against Willi am John Hickson, a flour-dealer and baker, who has houses in St: Anne-street and Vauxhall-road. The com plainant was a respectable woman, the wife of a mariner, who had, by his hard industry, to support herself and three children, and he (Mr. McGowan) could not conceive anything more cruel ion the part of a tradesman, like a baker and flour dealer, than to serve such people, and the public, with food of a bad, unwholesome, and poisonous description, in return for good money so hardly and honestly earned. Ire would call the woman and let her tell her own story, and he would then examine one of the most eminent chemists in England, and he would tell the sort of material which the defendant, Mr. Hickson, had sold to the complainant for flour. He was of opinion that ho would prove such a case as would enable the bench to come to a conclusion that the defendant had been guilty of a serious offence in vending adulterated food to the public. The first witness called was Eliza Mitchell, who said, I live at No. 31, Portland-street, and my husband is a sailor on board the Dublin boats. I went to the defendant's shop in Vauxhall-road on the morning of the 12th April. I paid 4d for 2 lbs of flour called " sixes ;" I made it up in a pudding with pepper and salt, and gave it to my husband, who, on partaking of it said he was poisoned, as there was white lead or putty iu it ; I smelt it and it was very bad. I went back with it to the defendant, and lie told me " to be off out of that, for that I might have put lead or putty in it as well as him." The witness then, in reply to further questions stated that all the ingredients in the pudding were clean and made up by herself, and that she never left the house while it was cooking, and that it was quite impossible that any one (could have put anything into the pudding, for there was no one in the house at the time save herself. She identified the remains of the pudding now produced. In reply to Mr. Chilton, the witness said, the flour was taken out of a bin and not out of a barrel. Mr. Chilton : Was there any verdigris in the saucepan you used? Witness : No ; verdigris don't collect in tin saucepans. To Mr. McGowan : It smelt of putty, strong—whilst it was hot. Dr. Sheridan Muspratt, sworn and examined : I am a professor of chemistry, and I have had great experience as an analytical chemist; I have examined the article now produced (a portion of the pudding alluded to) and found it to contain a great quantity of salt of lead ; I made a report on it, and this is the report. The following report was put in and read : "I certify that I have examined the sample of decaying pastry matter, and find the annexed : It is largely admixed with lead salts, chiefly carbonate, white lead. (Signed) April 23rd, 1856: SHERIDAN MUSPRATT." Mr. McGowan : On your oath, Dr. Muspratt, is that report , true ? conviction, Dr. Muspratt : It is quite true. In addition, the following certificate was put in and read : "I certify that I have examined the samples of pastry, and find the annexed :—Centesimally, 0.712 or 0.766 oxide, or =852 of carbonate of lead. For Dr. SHERIDAN MUSPRATT, May 2nd, 1856. MAtuTIN MURPHY, Assistant. On the back of this certificate was the following endorse ment, in Dr. Muspratt's hand-writing : "In ono pound of the paste, there will be about (the white lead is not equally dispersed through the mass) a drachm of 59.60 of carbonate of lead. " SHERIDAN MVSPRATT." Mr. M`Gowan : Is that report true, doctor ? Dr. Muspratt: It is quite true. Mr. M‘Gowan : Is that injurious to health ? Dr. Muspratt : It is highly injurious to health. Mr. M‘Gowan : And if in quantities larger, is it not a deadly poison Dr. Muspratt : Yes, a very deadly poison. Mr. M'Gowan : Even when taken in small quantities, is it not sure to derange the whole system? Dr. Muspratt: Most decidedly; it is highly injurious and prejudicial to health and the system. Mr. M‘Gowan : Do you know the price of white lead ? Dr. Muspratt : It is very cheap in London, as cheap as one shilling a hundredweight, I believe. Mr. M'Gowan : Are you positive as to the analysis you made in the matter? Dr. Muspratt : I am quite positive. Cross-examined by Mr. Chilton : He found traces of iron and gypsum in the stuff. Mr. Wybergh asked Mrs. Mitchell if there was any lead or other matters of that sort about, where she kept the water at her house ? and she replied that there was not, and that every thing about the house was clean and sweet, and totally free from dirt of any sort. Mr. Chilton examined her at some length on the last mooted point, but be did not shako her testimony. She said the flour was given to her by the defendant himself. She swore positively that there was no woman present when she got the flour, nor was there any there when she came back with the pudding ; nor did she speak to any one about it in the shop when she came back with it, except to the defendant himself. Mr. M'Gowan said that was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Chilton said his client had been in trade for some years, and his father before him ; and, up to the present, there never was any charge against either of them. The flour in question had been purchased from Messrs. Radford and Sons, by sample, and there was a sample of it present. Mr. M`Gowan : Have you a sample of what you sold Mrs. Mitchell ? • Mr. Chilton went on to address the bench, and repudiated the charge that his respectable client would or had adulterated the flour in question. He produced a woman, named Anue Cafferty, who said she had been a customer at the shop of the defendant for years past, and she statad that she had flour out of the same place, on the same day as the complainant, and of the same quality, and it was perfectly good, and made excellent bread ; it was out of a barrel she got the flour, and not from a bin, and she knew it was the same flour as the complainant had, for she was in the shop when the complain- . ant came back with the pudding, and complainant spoke to her about it. _ _ _ Cross-examined by Mr. M`Gowan : I know it was the same sort of flour I got, because it was the first " sixes" (that is six pounds for a shilling), which the defendant had that year. Mr. M'Crovvan : How do you know that ? Witness : Be cause I am always dealing there. Mr. Chilton : Did the defendant send you some of it for the purpose of trying it before he sold it? Mr. M'Gowan objected to this, and proceeded to eross examine the witness, who in the long run admitted that she could not tell anything about the flour which the complainant got—in fact, that she was ignorant of the affair, only from what she imagined of it. John Quale, the baker of the defendant was called, and pro. duced a loaf, which he swore was made ont of the same sort of sour as that sold to the complainant, and the bread was per fectly good and sound. The witness stated that he did not see any white lead in it. Mr. Wybergh : When was that loaf made ? Witness : On Monday or Tuesday last. He said the'` sixes was in a barrel, and not iu a bin, but there were" fives," and " five-and-halfs" in bins. Mr. Wybergh Where was that flour purchased ? Witness: From Radford and Son's. He never knew such a thing as white lead to be mixed with flour. On cross-examination by Mr. M'Gowan, the witness admitted that the loaf he held in his hand was composed of a mixture of other flour along with the sect he alleged that the complainant got, although he admitted that in the first instance he had sworn that the loaf was composed of all one flour. Mr. M'Gowan : Then, sir, how dare you come here and swear that you made a loaf out of the same sort of flour, when you now admit that it was not the same, but a mixture ? have (said Mr. M'Gowan) never heard of such au audacious case as this is on the part of the defendant, to put a man into the box to swear as this man has sworn. The witness said he came in after the complainant had gone out, when she complained of the flour, and he then took away all that flour and baked it up. Mr. Wybergh : Was it the same sort of flour you baked, or did you mix it with other? Witneas mixed it with other, (Cries of '‘ oh, oh.") There were twenty barrels of the same lot of flour. Mr. Chilton said his client had a very strong feeling in this case. (A. voice, "So has every one who hpard the case.") Jae had purchased the flour by sample from Messrs. Radford and Sons, awl-- Mr. M'Gowan objected to this. Mr. Chilton went on to say that no one could imagine that his client had adulterated the flour, bat sold it just as it came to him. Mr. M'Gowan replieil on the part of the prosecution, and said the evidence given for the defence was not worth a farthing. THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPCOL iA rURDAY, MAY 3, 1860 He contended that ho had proved his case, and called for a Mr. Laurence and Mr. Wybergh conferred with Mr. Mans field for a short time, when Mr. Laurence said the case was ono that presented some difficulties to his mind, as regarded the act of parliament—the local act. He did not think the provisions of that act reached _ _ _ the present offence, and Mr. Mansfield held the same opinion. The act referred to meat and fish, but did not mention meal or flour ; and, therefore, he was of opinion the complaint could not be sustained under that act. . ~.. ... Mr. M'Gowan said he bad known it to be held otherwise in that court. Mr. Laurence said, in his own mind he was inclined to go with Mr. M‘Gowan, but he could not get over the act, and its interpretation by Mr. Mansfield. It was a case of the utmost importance to the public, and he thanked the health committee for having brought it forward. At the same time, he did not think by any means that the flour had been adulterated by the defendant, nor that he knew it was adulterated. The evidence, however, was quite conclusive as to the adulteration of the flour, yet ho was bound to say he did not think the defendant knew it. He must, therefore, dismiss the complaint. Mr. M'Gowan then proceeded under the general act, and it was agreed to take the evidence as admitted; and he argued that under the act the defendant was liable. Mr. Chilton contended the contrary, and Mr, Laurence said, he did not think the case was supported, so as to come within the meaning of the general act—that was, that the defendant had the flour, knowing it was adulterated. The case was then dismissed. COUNTY COURT, v --ESTERDAY (BEFORE JOSEPH POLLOCK, ESQ , JUDGE.) TURBERVILLB v. LISHI,SAN.—This was a•claim for £2l3= 3d, for the rent of a house which the defendant had occupied in Newsham-street. Mr Simon appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hime for the defendant. The case was heard on a pre vious occasion, when a witness, named Pyer, of 27, St. Anne street, stated that he was the collector for the plaintiff, and that defendant's mother took the house from him on the 4th of September, 1854, telling him she took it on her son's behalf, The house was let to her, after some enquiries had been made, at four shillings and sixpence a week, and was entered in the tame of her son, James Lishman. Shortfy after it was altered to the name of her husband, the reason of which Mr Pyer stated was, that defendant's mother said ho was surety for another pirty, and that he expected legal proceedings to be taken against him. The witness stated it was always under stood, when he consented to this arrangement, that the detendant should still be regarded as the actual tenant. Shortly after the father died, and the witness stated that defendant then called on him, and promised to pay the rent in future, with one shilling a week additional, towards the arrears of ,E 2 13s 3d provided a distraint were not put in. This was agreed to, hut the defendant instead of paying either arrears or rent, left the house secretly. The defendant swore, on the contrary. that he had never seen Mr. Pyer at all, en any occasion. Oa the evidence then before him, his Honour decided in favour of the . plaintiff, stating that he did not believe the evidence of the defendant. In the second trial, yesterday, the book was produced, and it was shown that Mr. Pyer had made the alteration of the name of the tenant in the book. His Honour, therefore, said, if Mr. Pycr chose to enter a false name in the book, he must now adhere to it, and, therefore, accordingly gave judgment for the defendant. Mr. lime applied for costs, and his Honour granted the application, adding that if the costs were heavy, they had been very properly incurred, inasmuch as the defend ant had been made to pay costs on the previous occasion. THURSDAY DICKSON AND ANOTHER T. THE EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY —ln this case, Messrs. Dickson, Young, and Co., wine merchants, Charles-street, sought to recover the value of twenty-five gallons of wine, at 63 6d the gallon, £8 2s 6el in all, alleged to have been lost from a cask of wine, in the course of its transit from Preston, on the Fast Lancashire railway, and its delivery in Liverpool. Mr. Hime appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Almond for the defence. It appeared that, in Atignst last, two casks of wine, containing. respectively, 109 and 111 gallons, were sent by the plaintiffs to Mr. Threlfall, of Preston. It was round that the wine was not according to sample, and it wo sent back to Liverpool in February. On the 13th of February, the casks were bunged up in the usual way, after having been "dipped," to have the contents ascertained, and were delivered to one of the company's carters, to be forwarded to Liverpool. Evidence was given to show that the casks were fall when given into the custody of the company's servant, and that the quantity for which the action was brought was wanting when the casks arrived at the station in Liverpool. His Honour, in giving judgment, observed that there could be no doubt of the fact that the quantity had been correctly ascertained previous to the casks being given into the care of the railway company. After the lapse of some hours, it was found that upwards of twenty gallons were deficient. It was not for him to say who was guilty of this abstraction; but it was quite clear where the responsibility must rest. He should give a verdict for the plaintiff for £7 with costs. He added that the railway company bad done quite right in having the case investigated, inasmuch as it might enable them to detect the means by which such an occurrence took place, and might assist them in preventing a recurrence of such an abstraction. The case had been very fairly con ducted on both sides. It was undoubtedly the duty of the defendants to have the case investigated, which had been very properly done. BOWEN V. CAMPBELL—SINGULAR CASE OF A FRAU DULENT CLAIM.—This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who was the wife of a seaman named Bowen, to recover £5 from a woman named Mary Campbell. Mr. Grocott appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hime for the defence. It appeared that early in 1855 tte plaintiff went to lodge in the defendant ' s house with her husband. In a few weeks after. plaintiff's husband left the house, and went to sea. Mrs, Bower, the plaintiff, remained for some days a lodger with Mrs. Campbell after her husband had gone, and she then quitted her lodgings, stating that she was going to reside with her grandfather in the country. She left her trunk in the defendant's possession, and came very often to see her. On one occasion, when she came to the house, she examined the trunk, and said £5 had been taken out of it. She charged defendant with stealing the money, and went for detective Scott, who came and searched the house, and took defendant to the police station in Dale street, before Mr. Clough. As, however, there appeared no means of supporting the charge as far as the defendant was regarded, it was withdrawn, and the parties went away together. The defendant had two sisters, one of whom met the plaintiff some time after, when the latter told her she had put her sister (the defendant) in the County Court for the money she took out of the box. Subsequent to this occurrence, the present action was brought, which was for £5 lent by plaintiff to defendant. The plaintiff now deposed that in the month of August, 1855, and previous to the charge made by her against defendant, the latter asked her for a loan of £5, saying she wanted to redeem a satin gown out of pawn. The plaintiff alleged that she lent her the money, and pro duced what purported to be a document signed by the defendant with her mark, and bearing date, August, 1855, promising to pay the money with interest. This document plaintiff alleged was drawn up by her in her husband's presence, She stated that the charge made by her against defendant was in the October subsequent to this transaction. The defendant was called, and positively denied that the plaintiff ever lent her any money, or that she ever saw, or put her mark to, any document promising to pay. Detective officer Scott was examined, and deposed that the charge made by the plpintiff was in June, 1855, not in October, and he produced the books of the police office, containing an entry of the charge, the particulars, names of the parties, &c., under date the fourth of June, 1855. On that occasion, he stated, the plaintiff said nothing of any money due to her by the defendant. The plaintiff was again questioned, but was wholly unable to reconcile the discrepancy between the date of the document which she alleged to have been drawn up previous to the charge, and the date of the charge, according to the evi dence of the detective officer, and the books. His Honour said, his impression was that the woman did lose the money out of her box; that when she found it was gone, she made a charge on the defendant which she was unable to sustain, and that she then invented the device of having lent the money, thinking that, by that means, she would get back what she could not °them* recover. Finding that she had lost the money, she committed the very wicked act of forging an instrument purporting to be a genuine pro mise to pay, probably persuading her,elf that she had some right to do so. He would give a nonsuit, as the plaintiff had not made out her claim. It was, however, a very remarkable case, and he was by no means satisfied with some of the evidence given on the ether side. When the hus band of the plaintiff came home, he would give leave to have the ease reinstated, if Mr. Grocott was of opinion the husband could throw any light upon it, and made application accordingly. J3IKENHEAD POLICE COURT On Thursday, Messrs. Case, Bryan, and Shaw, presided in this court, for the purpose of hearing the cases brought before them for the past week. THE ELECTRIC TELEGV,APII COMPANY.---The proprietors of this company were summoned for the non-payment of the poor's rate for the parish of Tranmere. The assistant overseers moved the legality of the assessment. The representative of the eompany urged, as an excuse, that the overseer's of the township had not given any notice of the day of appeal, as they would have raised two legal points, which would have rendered them excused. It was also contended that the Electric Telegraph Company was net liable, as they were only tenants to the railway company. The Renoir decided that the defendents were liable, as they had allowed the day of appeal to pass over without appealing,. Assi,JLT.—A map well known to the police for his violent conduct, and whose name was given as Thomas Kelly, was charged with having assaulted a man, named Patrick Hytor.. It appeared that the two parties left a public-house in liirken. head, and went to the house of the defendant, were a dispute arose, and they got to fighting, and the plaintiff was most .severely injured, from the blows and liicks he had received from the defendant. The prisoner, Kelly, in his defence, said that he was first attacked and only defended himself. Tho assault being of a very violent character, the magistrates committed the prisoner for trial at the next sessions for the district, POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY, (BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.) A BLACKGUARD. — WiIIiam Clarke, a young man well dressed, was charged with having committed the follow ing outrage. An old man (70 years of age) named Peter Connolley, who makes out his living by selling little toys and small wares in the streets, stated that on Thurs day evening he was in Everton village, when the pris oner and some other persons came out of a publichouse. The prisoner was drunk, and in order to create some " fun " for his friends, he came behind the complainant and pulled him down on his back, and scattered about his stock, which was his all, and destroyed it. In reply to the charge, the prisoner said he was tipsy. and was very sorry for what he had done. Mr. Mansfield said it was a brutal thing to do to au old decrepit man, who had no means of getting a living except b y the ings destroyed by the prisoner. He fined the prisoner £5, or in default of payment two months' imprisonment. A REPENTANT.—A young girl of rather respectable appearance, but meanly clad, was charged by police officer 360, with attempting to drown herself in the Wapping Dock, on the previous evening. In answer to Mr. Mansfield, the girl who appeared very much depres sed said, her name was Mary Singleton, and that her mother was dead, and that her father, who had formerly been employed under the corporation. was gone to New Orleans as a sailor; that she had for the last three weeks been walking the streets, but rather than pursue that course of life, she made up her mind to destroy herself. Ber father (she said) when he left did not give her any money, and she had lived with a neighbour. She further stated that:she had been educated at St. Barnabas' School, but had not received any instruction in any trade or business. Mr.i Mansfield : Let the poor girl be re manded for seven days, and I will see what I can do for her. The girl was consequently remanded. (BEFORE MR. LAURENCE.) PUBLICANS AND BEERHOUSE CASES. Gilbert Dobson, publican, Scotland-road, was charged with refusing to admit a police inspector, on Sunday night, and also for giving out brandy to a man. The defence was that the brandy was for a sick person, and evidence being given to sustain this defence, the case was dismissed. Arthur God win, publican, Torbock Street, was charged with having sold ale at twenty minutes past twelve o'clock on Sunday morning. Case not being sustained, he was dismissed. Michael Cornfield, beerhouse keeper , Midgehall Street, was charged with selling half a gallon of ale at illegal hours. Fined 2s. 6d. and costs. . _ _ ---.-. William Graham, beerhouse keeper, Vauxhall Road, was summoned for doing business at illegal hours on Sunday week. The defendant was also summoned for having an internal communication between his beerhouse and a provision shop which he had next door to it. He was acquitted on both charges. Sarah Little, beerhouse keeper, Brownlow Hill, was summoned for doing business at illegal hours, and also for allowing card playing. The defendant denied the latter charge, but was fined .5s and costs on the first. Margaret Holmes, Barton Street, Kirkdale, beerhouse keeper, was charged with selling ale on Sunday morn ing. Acquitted. Mary Hoskinson, beerhouse keeper, Bootle, was charged with selling beer at illegal hours. Fined 5s and co Patrick Cosley, beerhouse keeper, Maddox Street, was charged with having nineteen men in his house on Sunday morning drinking. Fined £1 and costs. Jane Anderson, beerhouse keeper, Horuby-street, was charged with doing business on Sunday. Acquitted. Robert Hughes, beerhouse keeper, Fisher Street, was charged with selling ale on Sunday morning, and with refusing to admit the police. Fined 2s 6d and costs. Edward Hughes, beerhouse keeper in Beer Street, was summoned for doing business on Sunday morning. In this case, the allegation of the police was negatived, and the case was dismissed. John Roberts, beerhouse keeper, Dalton Street, was charged with having thirteen persons in his house drinking on Sunday last at twelve o'clock. The defence set up was that the people belonged to the family and were lodgers. Fired lOs and costs. William Bold, tablebeer house keeper, Colingwood Street, was summoned for having seven men drinking in his house on Sunday. Acquitted. [ADVERTISEMENT.] SMOKE PREVENTION TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,—ln reply to Mr. Williams's letter in your Wednes day's paper, I trust you will allow me space to say, that like all monopolists he is never satisfied. That gentleman has hail a perfect monopoly of the Health Commissioners, Ad miralty, and public at large, with the ample capital of a public company, abundant personal means, and every other advantage for developing the practical results of his smoke invention for a period of sixteen years, and I now ask that gentleman to inform the public where his apparatus may be seen in full operation, except in that costly model which embodies other men's merits, and is exhibited at the City of Dublin Com pany's Works, Clarence Dock. Mr. William has had the good fortune to continue in the office of chairman to a public company, which has had in its hands the largest steam-boat traffic in Europe, while I can only boast of being a practical engineer of twenty years standing, and relying altogether en my character and practical knowledge, which I may add, are not wholly unknown to the first engineers in the three kingdoms, nor to Mr. Williams himself as a consulting engineer in Liverpool ; and I have the gratification of knowing that I have given perfect satisfaction to all those who have acted on my advice. I may, therefore, be excused when I tell Mr. Williams that all he knows of smoke prevention he has gleaned from the writings of Holloway and others, and from the specification of patentees like myself. Mr. Williams's specification, as published in Newton's London Journal and Repertory of Arts, Sciences, and Manufactures of 1840, page 413, states, " I do not claim the introduction of air to the bridge ;" but I do claim the hollow air bridge as constructed and shown in my patent ; and though Mr. Williams says air was admitted through the bridge by others. I defy him to show me a bridge constructed on my piinciplo, or which secures the same chemi cal results in the combustion of coal without deranging itself or destroying the boiler. But how does Mr. Williams avail himself of the ideas of others, with regard to the introduction of air to the bridge-furnace doors, and increasing the current of air by an artificial blast? Why, he specially adopted the use, construction, and application of the perforated air distri butors, by which the atmospheric air more immediately and intimately blended with the combustible gases generated in the furnaces. Here Mr. Williams leaves the public in ignorance as to how the thi ng i s a p p li e d. R e f err i ng t o hi s di agrams , it will be fonnd he uses small pipes in his flues, which, in practice, soon become choked with soot and other refuse, and are worse than useless. All who have tried his apparatus have discovered this to their cost. Again, how does Mr. 'Williams adopt his principal to the invasion of patentees' rights Ile has a moveable bridge of fire clay or brick, placed on the bars for the purpose of enlarging or lessening , the fireplace : this being the bridge which ho now calls the perforated box, and assumes to place at any point where necessary to secure combustion, thus depriving patentees of the merit and profit of their inventions. As chairman of st public company, Mr. Williams ought not to infringe upon any man's right ; and I caution him and the public not to trespass upon mine. I do not only claim a hollow perforated bridge, capable of radiating sufficient air for combustion, brit I also claim the use of slots and radiating boxes on my furnace doors, and the admission of air at the dead plate, anti au entirely new arrangement of fire bars, to preserve them from destruction ; all of which I apply, as a practical engineer, understanding all the conditions with which I have to contend, and not as an amateur, writing tor fame, and endeavouring to appropriate the inventions of Wore practical men: It is only after sixteen years blundering that Mr. Williams now understands, from my furnace, and the plans of others, what a furnace should be, and then writes art essay on smoke, letailing all the information afforded by the records of the patent office, and his own industrious observation of what I and other practical men were doing. Not to trespass further on your space (since I have answered Mr. Willaim's silly remarks, as I think, to the satiJactiou of all practical men), I shall, henceforth, degline having any further correspondence with quacks, who seek to draw business men into discussions, that he may pick their brains, and astonish the world with the taste of his borrowed plumage.— Yours, sze., SIMON O'REGAN. B, South Castle-street. THE MURDER OF MRS. KELLY (FROM OUR OWN C')RRESPONDENT.) Moate, Wednesday Evening, 7 P.M This protracted investigation was resumed at Moat. on Wednesday, the 30th April, before the magistrates. Mrs. Kelly's maid, and coachman, Ellen Bryan, one of the girls in the field at the time of the murder, and who was examined at the coroner's inquest, and one of the constabulary who bad searched and found articles sup posed to be part of the disguise of the murderers, were examined at considerable length. We understand that nothing material was elicited beyond the facts de posed to on the first day, with this exception, that the girl Bryan proved that the veils which the murderers wore were brown, and that the veil which was found in the house of one of the parties accused did not resemble that which the mur ders wore—it was produced, and was black. The magistrates, at a quarter to seven o'clock, decided upon discharging from custody Owen Waters, the brother of Biddy Dolan, whose name has been mentioned in the progress of the enquiry, remanding Kinahan for eight days, and committing for trial Mr. George Strevens and James Bannon, leaving the parties to apply for bail to the Court of Queen's Bench. Mr. Heron intimated his intention of applying to the Court of Queen's Bench at once for Mr. Strevens's discharge on bail. TRADE REPORT.-FRIDAY LIVERPOOL. COTTON : The last accounts from America advising large receipts and heavy shipments, with a probability of their con tinuance for two or three weeks, caused the market to open on Monday with less animation; this caused a slight dulness in Manchester on Tuesday, which has reached here since. Holders generally do not offer very liberally, consequently prices, although favouring the buyer, have not declined much in the middling and better kinds, and only about 81 per lb in the lower qualities. Brazil and Egyptian participate in the quiet ness, but are quotably unchanged. Surat aro a shade easier. The weekly sales are 41,680 bales, of which 7,070 are on speculation, and 2,760 for export. This week. nport.l Sales. Description Pricespaid Currt. Prices.; 'this week- Mid. 'lair. 1 Stocks 820 "57 7080 5080 39160 16650 1164 1740 3034 2130 860 12538 7339 d. d. d. d. 41 to 42 121 41 to 71 6 3-16 6/ 391210 51 to 61 6 3.16 61 41 to 81 65-16 7 61 to 71 61 61 60130 -61 to II 6i 61 35450 - to.. 6} 61 10i0 - 4 to 51 41 4 11-16 55400 Total Sea Island Upland - MObile - New Orleans Brazil - - Egyptian - West India East India -1--1-5-425. 65453 i 41630 SCOTCII PIG IRON : Our market for warrants closes at 75s 63, casts, with buyers at this price. SUGAR continues in good demand, and full prices to be realised ; the sales are 250 hhds British West India, at 40a 6d to 43s 6d for B trbados, 43s to 44s 61 for Antigua, and 40s 3d to 41s 6d for Demerara ; 200 bags white Benares, at 47s Gd ; 530 bags Dates, at 43s 6d ; 350 boxes Havana, in bond, at 26s 6d ; and 9,300 bags elayed Manilla, at 278 per cwt. Rust : About 50 puns Demerara arc reported, at previous prices_ COFFEE : Of 1,670 bags Ceara offered by auction, 1,000 were sold, at 43s to 52s per cwt. TEA : The market remains unaltered, and a fair amount of business has been concluded. RICE : The sales comprise 400 bags Bengal, at lOs 6d ; 1,000 bags Arracan, at 9s ; and 1,600 bags Madras, by auction, part all faults, at 8s to 8s 6d per cwt for sound. JUTE : The demand continues good; at and after the public sales this morning, about 2,000 bales found buyers, at prices ranging from £lO lOs up to £l7 per ton. MOTRER-OF-PEARL SHELLS : 500 boxes Singapore are reported, at £7 ; and 40 boxes Manilla, at £6 per cwt. LINSEED : We have to notice 300 bags Calcutta, at 503 per qr. FRUIT : Currants : The market during the week has been inanimate, but without alteration in price, the duty paid clearances show a decrease on the corresponding period last year, but which were then much increased by an anticipated advance of duty. Raisins of all descriptions in good demand. Valeneias of keeping quality command higher prices, and are freely taken. Sultanas : The advance demanded by holders has checked business. Market clear of Muscatelles, also Turkey red and black. Prunes remain dull. Oranges : The arrivals have been large, especially of Sicily fruit, but the demand consequent on the approaching holidays has tended to advance prices, which may be quoted—ls to Is 6d on Palermo, 6s to 7s on Lisbon. Lemons have been more freely taken at advanced rates ; our stock has been increased by arrivals of Palermo, which have realised 9s 6d to lOs per box. Nuts : Barcelona continue to move slowly. Brazils, none left in first hands, the market having been cleared of the few remain ing at 22s per cwt, in other descriptions nothing doing. HAUGHTON & LEVY. PROVISION : The sales of beef for the week are to a fair average extent, at steady prices for fine qualities, but ordinary sorts are again easier to buy. The market is entirely bare of American pork. Irish is held for advanced rates. Tke demand for bacon continues active, and the market is in a very healthy position, the late arrivals being well cleared off. An occasional advance of 61 to is per cwt. has been made on choice paroela. Lard sells freely at full Ih-ices, and holders now having reduced their stocks, show increased firmness, in some instances asking a further advance: There is a brisk enquiry for cheese, and prices have a still upward tendency, our extreme quotations being readily realised for fine sorts. Tallow is a shade easier, but there is rather more doing. Conti : With an average attendance of home and country millers at our Corn Exchange this, morning, the trade ruled steadily for wheat and flour, and of each sales to a good extent were effected to consumers at the extreme rates of Tuesday. Of home wheat few samples appeared for sale, and found buyers at ld per 70 lbs over Tuesday's rates, Oats and barley experienced a fair demand without change in value. Beans and Oatmeal, upon a moderate enquiry, also maintained previous rates. We had only a small show of. Maize offering, t'ae holders of which continued firm, and although the demand was not active a moderate amount of business was done, prices remaining nominally unvaried. Arrivals from the 29th April to the Ist May, 1856,inclusive. Into Liverpool, from Ireland, 224 qrs wheat, a 23 qrs barley, 66 qrs malt, 611 qrs oats, 547 sacks oatmeal, 450 sacks flour ; Coastwise, 25 qrs malt, 50 qrs oats ; United States, 5,092 qrs Indian corn, 193 brls flour ; Europe, &c, 1,280 qrs wheat, 4,558 sacks flour ; Egypt, 488 qrs wheat; Total 1,942 qrs wheat, 323 qrs barley, 91 qrs malt, 661 qrs oats, 5,692 qrs Indian corn, 547 sacks oatmeal, 5,003 sacks, 193 brie, flour. Exports from 29th April to Ist May, 1856, inclusive ; Foreign Parts, 13 qrs barley, 110 qrs oats ; Ireland, 471 qrs wheat, 4,794 qrs India❑ corn, 1,426 sacks, 170 brls flour ; Coastwise, 47 qrs beans, 125 qrs Indian corn, 194 sacks 1,351 brls flour. R. 111.tiuzi & So.Ns. LONDON., SUGAR : We have again had a very steady market during the week, and prices have been supported, with a full average amount of business done ; but there has not been much bought for exportation. The refined market has also been firm, with a fair demand. Grocery lumps, 33s to 565. COFFEE : This article has been less active, and, in some instances, a decline of is has been submitted to, yet holders have zenerally been firm. Common good native Ceylon quoted 51s to 525. TEA: The market has beou dull, yet wo cannot alter general quotations. RICE : The firmness of holders has supported the market, and the demand for fine qualities has rather improved. RUM : A limited business done at full prices. Proof Lee wards, 2s 2d ; Demerara, 2s 4d to 2s 6d. COTTON : Prices have been supported, with a small amount of business done. INDIGO ; Steady ; 9,100 chests already declared for the next quarterly sale: SPICES have sold at previous rates. SALTPETRE has declined Is, without inducing flea buyers to come into the market. BOROUGH HOP : Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report that for fine and middling hops the demand continues unabated, and prices fully maintained. The bine is said to make but little progress during the last week. TALLOW : The inlrket is steady to-day, Nsith a good demand for consumption. Petersburg Y. C, Qn the spot, is quoted 45s 9d ; May'to June, 45s 3d; October to December, 45s 3d. METROPOLITAN CATTLE : The number of beasts is consid erably smaller, consequently price:: hove advanced, although trade is not very brisk, The supply of sheep is larger, but the demand being very good, they are readily disposed of at higher rat:a. Calves and lambs arc selling about the same as on Monday. From Germany anti, Holland there are 18 beasts, 10 sheep, and 10a calves, Norfolk and Suffolk, 500 boasts ; and 140 mild! cows from the home counties. CORN: The few samples of English wheat on show this morning were saleable on fully as good terms as at the begin ning of the week—fine fresh thrashed parcels being wanted. The arrivals of foreign :wheat and flour have been tolerably good, and a steady sale was experienced for all useful qualities at Monday's quotations. Country and American flour was quite as dear.. Barley continues in short supply, and its value pt of Irish and foreign oats underwent no change. The reed this week have been liberal, and a good demand was experi enced Ito-day at former prices. Beans and peas steady. Arrivals into London from April 28 to May 2,—Wheat, 2,570 qrs, English and Scotch; 10,210 qrs, Foreign. Barley, 1.710 qrs, English and Scotch ; 2,100 qrs, Foreign. Oats, 1,020 qrs, English and scotch; 9,6.30 qrs, Irish ; 12,870 qrs, Foreign. Malt, 740 qrs. Fi0ur,3,620 sacks, 6,610 barrels. London Averages Wheat, Gas 6d ; Barley, 39s 8,1 ; Oats, 21s lld ; Rye, 36s lld ; Beans, 40s 2d ; Peas, 378 YESTERDAY'S MARKETS. CORK BUTTER 4ths, 1028 ; .sthe,. lsts, 120 s; 94s ; Gths, 2utis, 1153; 31,15, 110 s ; CORK CORN ; White wheat, 363; red do, 38s ; IGs to 11;s ; oats, 12s to 15s 4d. BELFAST : A moderate supply of wheat, oats, and oatmeal at market to day. White wheat, 15s to 16s ; red do, 14s 9d to lds 9J ; oats, 7s to I:1s 3d per cwt ; oatmeal, 12s to 12s 9,1 per cwt, Small attendance at Corn Exchange; corn in fair demand, at late rates ; no change in other articles. DUBLIN CORN : In consecuen,w of the proclamation of peace, there was scarcely any business done at the corn market to day, and without any alteration in the rates of Tuesday, LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET REVIEW OF THE WEEK. The late advance in ashes has been maintained, but the business of the week will not exceed 150 brie at 38, for pots, and 40s per cwt for pearls. Brimstone: About 150 tons on the spot sold at £5 Si for best 3ids, and £5 lOs per ton fur best 2nds ; atso two cargoes to arrive are reported at £5 81 9d for best 2uda, and £5 30 9,1 per ton for beet 3rds. Nitrate has sold to the extent of 250 tons at 15s 61 to 91 for inferior, and 16s to 163 Gd per cwt for good and fine quality. Saltpetre : An extensive business has been concluded, consisting of about 2,000 bags Madras at 14s 91 for 35, 169 61 for 30, 17s 61 for 28 . 1, and 22s to 24s for 25 per cent refraction ; 250 bags fine Culcutta 11, per cent brought 37s 6d per cwt. Dyewoode : 200 tons Campeachy are reported at £8 7s Gd, and 360 tons St. Domingo to arrive at an out-port at £6 is 6d, with small sales on the spot at £6 10s. Fustic : 27 tons Savanilla (all faults) brought £5 to £5 21 6.3. Madder Roots : Small sales of Turkey have been made at the quotations, and in French 100 b des, which comprised all the available stock, were taken at 425. in French madders there is nothing to report. Sumac : Palermo rather better, about 2,000 bags selling at 110 Gd to lls 91, and 12s 91 for S. D. P. mark; 400 bags Tyrol brought 8s 61 to So 9d. Tartars are dull : 12 casks brown ate reported at 87s 61 to 92s 61, and a few casks French cream at 107 s 61. Argots are without change. Quercitron Bark : '1 he arrivals of Biltimore are heavy, and only a few tons arc reported at 133. Persian yellow berries : Small sales at 60s. Annatto : Retail tales of flag at the quotations. Concentrated lemon juice sold at Cutch retails at 40s to 42s ; and Gambier is in fair demand at 21s. Nothing in shell lac or lac dye. Sago Flour: 300 bags brought 20s to 20s Gd, and 700 bags at 16s to 18s 6d for damaged. Farina : 20 tons Scotch brought 18s. Castor Oil : Small sales at 61 to Glad. Myrabolams at auction, 750 bags brought 9s 3d to 9s 61. Oils : Olive in better demand, *he week's business will amount to 200 tuns, embracing Gallipoli and Taranto, at £47 lOs to £4B ; Zante at £46 5s to £47 ; Lisbon at £46 to £47; and Sicily at £45 103 to £46. Linseed : Sales to the extent of about 100 tons have been made at 30s to 30s 6d per cwt, the market closing fiimly at the latter figure for present delivery. Rape retails at 47s 61 to 48s for pale, and 45s 61 to 463 per cwt for brown. There are no transactions in fish oils worth reporting. Palm has been in improved demand ; and the total sales will reach 1,500 tons on the spot, all for export and consumption at X3B lOs to £4O per ton. Lard continues in steady request ; the sales amounting to 300 tons at 54s to 55s per cwt for good and fine quality ; the latter description now generally held for an advance. Bees' Wax : The business in American confined to retail sales at £7 12s Gd per cwt. 10 cases of E.I. are advertised fin Thursday next. Linseed Cake : American in limited request, at the reduced quotations ; sales of English have been made at £9 lOs to £9 5s per ton. Guano : Peruvian, in retail parcels, is selling at £ll 15s to £l2 per ton nett cash. Bone ash quiet, at £5 58 per ton. Seeds : The sales of linseed aro 1,000 bags at 50s for Calcutta, and 62s per qr for Bombay, with very little offering. Nothing to report in rape; but of Y. mustard 3,500 bees sold at 48s to 50s per qr ; and 400 bags poppy at 45s 61 to 45s 9d per qr. Naval Stores : Turpentine—The arrivals are 2140 Iris from New York, part of which will be offered at auction on Tuesday next. Spirits are very quiet, the sales being quite of a retail character at late rates. Rosin : Common is again a shade higher, 4s 91 to 4s 10 per cwt having been raid for about 2000 brls; there is a good enquiry for very fine quality, at which the stock is exhausted ; sales of fair and good medium were made at 6s to is 6d per cwt, Tar : 4000 brls are reported this week, the bulk of which will be offered on Tuesday next, 200 tills (small and inferior) American sold at 8s per bra. Chemicals : Soda Ash is in less demand at 21d to 2 3-161, Crystals retail at £5 ss, and Bickarbonate at 14s. Bleaching Powder steady at ale to lls Gd. Tartaric Acid iu rather better demand at is 41d to ls 41d. F.J. EATON. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE i EWMARKET RACES.-YESTERDAY. Pit-a-pat.. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOY.? Wahner Six ran. 2 SWEEPSTAKES HANDICAP OF 10 SOTS. 1 I Newbold Three ran. NEWMARKET STAKES Wentworth 1 I Peter Flat (Nat)...2 Prioress (c01t)...3 Won by without an effort. Crowds were attracted to the starting post to see Wentworth stripped, and at the weighing-house after his race, the prevailing opinion being greatly in his favour, £5O PLATE i I Aleyone.. Nine ran. 2 2 Brother to Osnaburg... Speculator SWEEPSTAKES (J 10 S3VS. 1 I White Face... Six ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 300 SOW 1 I Tyre Falstaff. LATEST BETTING.-CLOSE OF THE ROOMS CHESTER CEP. 9 to I agst Imogene (taken) 10 ... 1 ... One Act (taken) 14 .. I ... Hospitality (taken) 16 ... 1 ... Stork (taken) 16 ... I ... Yorkshire Grey (taken) 20 ... 1 ... Alfred (taken) 20 ... 1 ... Fatalist (taken) 25 ... 1 Courtenay (taken) 3:to 1 agst Mince-pie (taken) DERBY 5 to gagstrentworth (taken) ... 1 „, Cannobie (taken) 11 ... 1 Artillery (taken) 12 ... 1 ... Fly by Night (taken) 12 ... 1 ... Ellington (taken) 20 ... 1 ... Yellow Jack (offered) 33 ... 1 .. Brother to Bird on Wing (taken 33 ... 1 ... Prince (taken) 4.0 ... 1 ... Verdant Green (taken) 50 ... 1 ... Leamington (offered) SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE LIVERPOOL, MAY 3. WIND YESTERDAY—Noith North-East. HIGH WATER—Morn.,IO 18—Ertl. 10 42—Height, 17 ft. 8 in, OFF THE PORT AND INWARD BOUND. City of Boston, and Dublin Lass. ARRIVED. May 2,—Eu,genle, Bolivia—Solo, Ilavanna. SAILED. May I.—Majestic, Queen, and Gez. Ball, St. Petersburg—Petlte Emma, Seville. May 2.—Gannet (s.s.), Rotterdam Kingston, Portland, A.S.—Dlogenes, Pernau—A. Z.. and Walter Scott, New York—Snake, Gihraltar—Temisconata, Barcelona—Margaret and Jane, Syra —Mary Stewart, Nen fou dland—Lampedo, St. John, I.H. —Harriete, Cronstadt—Beramphore, Jane Leach, and Redwood, Calcutta—Jane, Cuxhaven—Dora, Naples—St. Crispin, Constant'. nople—Jenne Her ri, Borde4ux—Volascano, Balaklava. OUTPORTS. Falmouth, April 3l.—Sail:d—Ottoman, Liverpool. Queenstown, May 2.—Arrived—Themis, Southampton—Juverna (s.), Dublin, May 2.—Arrived—N. Clyde, Callao. Greenock, May 2.—S ~ilcti—Elizabeth Hughes, Montreal. MARITIME EXTRACTS. Liverpoo', May 2.—A screw steamer, supposed to be the Rita from Santander, is on shore in the Victoria Channel. A bale of cotton was passed on the 9.h Anril, in lat. 26 N., lon. 94 W., by the Cambyses. arrived in the English ChanneL Holyhead, May I.—The schooner Lovely Lass, Parry, from New port to Liverpool, was in collision with the smack Tonnaon Castle, from Runcorn to Pwllbeli r when the latter sank. Crew saved, and arrived here. Demerara, April g:—The barque Pace, Tasso, of Genoa, bound to Rio Janeiro, was fallen in with in lat 9 N., lon. 25 Wi, by the Antarctic, M'Will ain, of Liverpool, bound to Calcu ta, which put on board chief mate (Tonge) anil some hands who brought her in here March 28.—[Mem.: The Vase, from Malaga to Rio Janeiro, Cru,kaupon a rock east cf Vista, Feb. 16, and was reported to I ave sunk.] Chinchas, March 23. There are only 28 vessels now loading guano at these Islands. Barbados, April 9.—The Smyrna, from Rio Grande to Queenstown, foundered after being contact with the Glaour, from Newfound land, March 25, in 117. t. 26 N., lon. 47 W. Crew arrived here in the latter vessel. SPOK FN By Walla, arrived at Dublin.—On the 11th ult., In lat. 39 s N., lun, 22 32 W.. Jaanna City, of Hamilton, for Montreal, out 12 days. —ln lat. 48 40 N., lon. 22 24 W., March 25, Seremi, from Liverpool for Port-au-Prince, out 57 days. FOREIGN PORTS. Champion, hence at Madeira. Calpe (s.s.), hence at Leghorn. Queen Bee, hence at Guayaquil, and to sail for Callao, April a. Great Britain (s.s.) sailed from Scutari fi.r Sp, zzia, with Sardinian troops. Fleetwood and Frances. Thomas Gowland, Crimea, Thesaalla,lBoll Accord, and Infanta—ail hence at Constantinople. Asses (s.s.), Horsfad, from Palermo at Messina, and left for Alexandria. John Lawson, Bell, hence at Port Arenas. Times sailed from Port Arenas for England, March 27. Harley sailed from Barbados for Liverpool, April 3. Bonanza, Ogg. henc at St. Lucia. Castries sailed from St. Lucia for Liverpool, April 2. Sir W. Raleigh sailed fro .n Old Harbour for Liverpool, April 7." Mogul, and Endytnion—bo...h hence at Valparaiso. Elise, from Elsinore at Danzic, fur Liverpool. BIRTH. ea cr 4 n h t t h e e r tat inst., at Rcck Park, Cheshire., l'tfrs. Edw. Evans, of a MARRIAGES. On the SOth ult., at the Parish Church, Preston, by the Rev. John Owen Parr, M.A., vicar, Mr, James Burnet, of North John-street, Liverpool, to Ellen, only surviving daughter of Mr. Wilding, Fench. wo - d-street, Preston. On the 31th ult., at the Wesleyan Association Chapel, Banns street, Rochdale, by the Rev. Jas. Molyneur, Mr. Joseph Kershaw, tQSiiss Prances Brown, both of that town. On the ist inst., at the Greek Church, London Wall, Pet er A c t os, Esq., of Manchester. to C. IL Manuel, niece of A. C. Jonides, GLeek Consul General, of Tulle-hill, Surrey. DEATH. an the 30th ult., at Higher Tranmere, aged 18 , A nn i e, on l y daughter of the late Mr. John Bird, of Scotland-place, Lit erpool. en n t l i ycai t n e s a ci:ted when sent to Births, Marc ioaguers,OaffinedeDdeuallll.lsa,uatrhe CLOCKS! SWISS CLOCKS! CLOCKS! o WISS LILLIPUTIAN ALARUM CLOCKS, To be had at ss. Gilt Faces, 6s. Porcelain Faces, AT MESSRS. ABRAHAMSON BROTHERS, WATCH AND CLOCK MANUFACTURERS AND JEWELLERS, _ ;14, RENSHAW-STREET, d at ; ou th ns of e:bre was i the t the, idea Nero t its stiff tied, , re al and its len t . 'nee, 70 1 ' the be air bog for 1P• Wic