Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-30 00:00:00

AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA. The American mail-steamer Columbia, Captain terry, arrived in the Mersey yesterday, from New York, with 41 passengers and 100,000 dollars in specie. By her we have dates from New York to the 18th hast , being three days later than those previously to hand. The New York Thrall announces the receipt of most important news from Kansas The Presi dent had received a telegraphic despatch Iron 'Governor Walker, stating tat a serious insurrec tion had broken out at St. Lawrence, and that he had summoned the United States' troops to sup press it. The cause of the outbreak was not positively known, but it was supposed to have originated in an attempt to collect the taxes imposed by the territorial laws, which the Free State settlers resolved not to pay. The Coroner's jury in the case of the steamer Montreal, which was destroyed by fire in the St. Lawrence river recently, and by which disaster two hundred and forty-nine persons perished, have reneered a verdict of manslaughter against the owner, pilot, captain, and mate of the vessel. They are to be put on trial without delay. An important decision has just been rendered - in the United States District Court at Chicago, affecting the legal rights of negroes, and bearing Upon the late opinion of the Supreme Court in the Dre.l Scott case. The facts, in brief, are that a coloured man named Mitchell sued a white man named Lamer. The latter entered the plea that a negro was not a citizen of the United States, and could not, therefore, bring a suit in the United Sta:•es court. The question was argued before Judges McLean and Drummond. The court, after a week's deliberation, decided that the plea was not a valid one, but that Mitchell had a right to bring the suit. The trial of Captain Conway, of the ship Swit zerland, who is charged wtth violating a young woman named Jane Haggard, a steerage passenger, While on the voyage from Liverpool to New York, in. April last, was commenced on the 17th instant, before United States Commissioner Bridgham We give elswhere a full report of Miss Hageard's testimony, detailing the incidents of the alleged outrage, together with a couple of letters written by her to the captain, who, it appears from the evidence, promised to marry her upon arriving at New Yotk. It appears, also, that a cabin passen ger named Peachy, was a witness of the promise of the captain ; and it is one of the singular cir cumstances of the case, that Peachy took sick and died at sea very suuddenly. The new Constitution of lowa, which the people are to ratify or reject in August, permanently fixes the seat of Government at Des Moines. Under this Constitution, if adopted, the State will not be allowed to contract a debt greater than $250,000. And no city or town can do the same thing to a greater extent than 5 per cent. of its valuation. The Legislature can pass a general banking law, and also establish a State bank with branches, but such a law or laws must be approved by a popular vote A State Board of Education is provided for, and the three Judges of the Supreme Court are to be elected biennially, for six years. There is a question outside of this, which excites much interest, and that is, whether, in the qualifications for citizenship, the word " white" shall remain. The democrats in the Convention succeeded in malting this a separate issue, and in prescribing that, a majority of all the votes cast must be given affirmatively, in order to adopt it. W. , have received our files of Mexican papers to the 28 , h of June from the city of Mexico. The Echo Nacional, of the 27th, has the folowing in relation to the trials of the assassins of the Spanish subjects at San Vicente :—`` The trials relative to the bloody affair of San Vicente are concluded, and among the culprits apprehended were four whose guilt had been fully proved, and who would soon suffer the highest penalty." In regard to the English claims the Vera Cruz Progreso says : "It is currently stated that all the demands pressed by the British Leg,ation against Mexico have found a pacific solution. To this arrangement is attributed the fact that the last British steamer that arrived at Sacrificios saluted thecity, and the departure of one of the frigates Which preceded that event. It is said the other -naval forces will soon depart. A party of the insurgent's in the south had surprised a natural son of General Bravo, and taken him to Chilappa to be their leader. He is said to resemble this popular • •General very closely, and this caused him to be very much respected among the native population of that region. The vomite had prevailed to some extent at Vera Cruz, but had not assumed an epi demic form No sickness at all existed among the shipping. The steamer Texas arrived from New Orleans on the 4th, being her first trip under the new contract made by the Post Office Department With Garrison, Morgan & Co. Hereafter it is ex pected this route will not be subjected to the dis graceful irregularities which have heretofore so 'much interfered with correspondence. But two war vessels were at Vera Cruz —a Spanish steamer, some time in port, and an English brig. Much activity prevailed in making preparations for a warm reception of the long talked of " Spanish fleet." Extensive earthworks, ala Sebastopol, are being thrown up on each side of the town, and the forts and castle of San Juan are being placed in a thorough state of defence. Considerable bodies of troops have left Mexico for the coast, hut will probably proceed no further than the declivity of the table land, until the near approach of the Valiant Spaniards shall render their presence ne cessary at Vera Cruz In the interior as well as at Vera Cruz, all parties are invited to resist the bold pretensions of Spain, and the result promises to -show that there is one question which can arouse a thorough national feeling. The elections for Presidential electors and for state officers have mostly taken place, and sufficient was known to ren der certain the election of Gen. Comonfort. Don Miguel Lendo de Tejada, the distinguished author of the church property law, and late Minister of Treasury, has addressed a spirited and patriotic appeal to his friends, in which, while irrevocably • withdrawing his own name as a candidate for the Presidency, he urges all to rally to the continued support of an administration which has consis tently and perseveringly shown its adherence to the plan of Ayntla, and which has yet a great work • -to do in completing and establishing those reforms 'which any change of men or division among the liberal party would only tend to retard. The stand he has taken has had a powerful influence in re 'storing a feeling of unity among the liberalists. Do t i Diego Alvarez has been elected Go vernor of the State Guerrero. Senor Ramon, late Governor of the State of Vera Cruz, has been re-elected. Generally the results of the elections had been to place men of thoroughly liberal views in office. The entire re public is at this moment, for a wonder, in a state of tranquility—free from outbreak or revolution of any kind. Mejia, a noted revolutionary partisan, and who has been constantly opposed to the pre sent government, has just been taken prisoner by Gen. Rosas Linda, and his forces completely dis banded. Gen. Alvarez has also succeeded in dis persing the revolted Indians at Chilapa, and that affair may be considered ES terminated. In every direction- good fortune still seems to attend the • star of Comonfort ; though so long-continued and invariable success argues something more than good fortune, it proves great ability and sagacious management. Railroad en terprises are attracting great attention. The • road to Guadalupe has been finished, and its opening celebration was to take place on the 4th 'af July—a day, by the way, becoming quite popu lar with the Mexicans, ,judging from its frequent selection for public celebrations. The engineer of this road, Robert S. Gorsuch, Esq., is an American, and has the honour of.completing the first railroad in Mexico.. The Tacubaya road is being pushed forward rapidly by its energetic projector, George L. Hammeken, Esq., and will probably be opened for operation in August. Attention is being turned to a new route for the Vera Cruz Railroad, viz.: to effect a connection with the City of Mexico by a branch leading from near the middle of the Vera Cruz and Acapulco road and thus save the building of about one half of either road, as well as by this road reaching the City of Mexico by a lower grade than is possible by any other line. From the latter city to Mara moris—the point where this connection would be effec'ed—recent surveys show a route possessing wonderful natural facilities, and permitting the building of the road at a comparatively very low rate. Don Manual Escardon, the richest banker in Mexico, has recenrly taken a large interest in one of the railroads now building, and it is expected will embark very heavily in the Vera Cruz road. Generally, a disposition to' embark in the great industrial enterprises and improvements of the age seems to be manifestly taking the place of that feverish desire for political change which has so long proved a curse to Mexico, and has been the great bar to her progress. THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1857. NEW YORK MARKETS, JuLY 17. The sales of cotton yesterday embraled about 1,200 bales, based upon middling uplands at about 15c, and Mid dling New Orleans at 151 c, which was an advance of 8c to ac from the lowest figures of last week. Cotton has now reached the highest price it has been before in seventeen years, or since 1830. The average price of 15c per lb, will give a value to each bale of 400 lbs. (the average weight) of 60 dole. Estimating the crop at 2,950 000 bales, which may be considered from 200,000 to 230,000 bales under the average actual growth of the two or three prior years, and each bale at 60 dole, will give a total value of the crop at 177,000,000 dole. Flour was firmer, and closed at an ad vance of 5c to 10c per barrel. Wheat sold to a moderate extent. including Chicago Riming at 1 dol 400, and prime white Canadian at 2 dole, and some Milwaukie on p:ivate private terms, Corn was in light supply, with sales of Western mixed at 83c to 84c to 85c, the latter figure for prime. Pork again advanced, with sales of mess at 23 doll 75c to 21 doh, chiefly at 23 dole 87c to 24 dole Sugars were sold to the extent of about 400 hhde. Freights were dull, and rates unchanged. CANADA. ARRIVAL OF THE ANGLO-SAXON. The Montreal Ocean Mail Steam-ship Company's Steamer Anglo-Saxon, Captain M'Master, which sailed from QuAce on the 18th inst., arrived here last night, with nearly 200 passengers, and one week's later news. The Anglo-Saxon was detained twenty-four hours, by a dense fog, in the St. Law rence. The news to hand is interesting As intimated in our summary of news per the Columbia, the coroner's jury at Quebec had found thy, owner, captain, mate, and pilot of the steamer Montreal, recently burnt on the river St. Lawrence, guilty of manslaughter. The verdict takes up half a column in the Quebec Chronicle. The jury, in the course of it, say : That the steamboat Montreal, before mentioned, was not equinced in the manner required by the law 16 Te. Cap. 167. Sec. 1, and had not on board, as a boat attached to, and belonging to her, for passengers, a life boat made of metal, fire proof, and in all respects a good, substantial, safe ssaboat, capable of sustaining inside and outside fifty person., with life lines attached to the gunwale, at suitable distances, well furnished with oars, nor any life preservers of suitable material, or floats—well adapted for preserving life, for each and every passenger on Id'ard, in any con venient or accessible place in the before-mentioned steamer Montreal, on the day on which sin was destroyed by fife ; and, that, therefore, the owner of the vessel, John Wilson, Junior, or the Younger, and employed on board of the vessel, and John Charles Rudolf, the master cf the before mentioned steamer Montreal at the time of her destruction by fire, on the evening of the 26th of June last, are chargeable with the crime of manslaughter. That a dangerous fire having broken out on the 26th day of June 1857, on hoard of the steamer Montreal, she being then filled with immigrants and other passengers to the number of nearly four hundred souls, before the said steamer Montreal bad passed several places where she might safely and prudently have been run ashore, as re gards the preservation of the lives of the passengers, and that no exertton was made, worthy of the name, nor any extraordinary anxiety manifested f,r the safe'y of the passengers by J rhn Charles Rudolph, tho master, Jean Baptiste Dorval, the first pilot, and Louis Roberge, the mote of the before mentioned steamer Montreal, after the destruction of the vessel was inevitable, and the passengers had been seized with pani , , they, each and all of them, are chargeable with the crime of manslaughter. And the Jury, now summing up the whole, conclude upon their oaths, and now say : That John Wilson, the younger, John Charles Rudolf, Jean Baptiste Dorval, and Louis Roberge, before mentioned, in maniacr and by the means aforesaid, feloniously, wilfully and unlawfully did kill and slay, against the peace of our Lody the Queen, her Crown and dignity, the persons herein before men ioned. The Canadian Trinity Board had held an inves_ tigation into the loss of the screw steamer Cana dian, and they had emus to the determination o takicg the license from the pilot. The Quebec Chronicle says The c: neiseness of the testimony, and the authentic manner in which it comes before U 3, Wi 1 enable it to do more than perhaps any other statement towards deicing up false ideas on the subject of the accident, which some have attempted to turn to the disadvantage of the St. Lawrence route. Now that the facts are fairly represented the public will be enabled, by its own unassisted sense, to discover that the whole blame lay with the pilot, and that it was neither from any defect in the vessel, any want of prudence or skillfulness in. her officers, or w.y danger of the route that the accident occurred. The pilot seems to have blundered in a most unaccountable planner, and the Trinity Board, by prohibiting his exercise of the calling for which he hag shown himself so unfit, has proparly pun ished his stupidity. Deprived of his branch, he will no longer endanger the safety of any vessel, and his disgrace will afford an example to others of his profession which cannot but be attended with salutary results. The Cana dian lice of Ocean steamers should not suffer in repu'a tion from this casualty, nor the Bt. Lawrence rout.e be charged with a disaster attributable solely to the incapacity of one whose error is not likely to be repeated. The loss of the steam-ship we regret, we should be the more sorry if we could not show, as we do now, that this was one of these casualties which attended all human enterprises, and the recurrence of which can be somewhat guarded against, by the Trinity Board exacting the highest qualifications from those who desire to be licensed as pilots for this river, now navigated by steam as well as sailing vessels of the largest tonnage. The other news by this arrival is not of the least moment. COMMERCIAL. QUEBEC TIMBER MARKET, JULY 18.—Since we pub lished our last circular, we have had a very considerable addition to our stock, of lumbar generally, especially of white pine, which now hang heavy on the market, in comparison to the preceding four or five weeks, although rafts of a large average and good make and quality still find buyers at a high figure. Good rafts of 50 to 55 feet, have been sold at from CA to 611, while inferior of the same average are offered at 44 to 6 , 3, and large sizes if of cool quality, command latices varying from 7d to 9d. Although a good deal of new timber is arriving daily, the old stick Las been mostly shipped. In RED PINE very little is doing and prices are declining. • OAK is still pretty heavy in stock of old timber, although very little new has „yet arrived ; the demand is by no means so anunated as was anticipated. FLM, on the other hand, bas been moving off at better prices, and more readily than we expected, and sore raf:s have IY en placed at 17d far about 47 feet ; 19d fur 54 feet ; 40 feet at 12# i d. STAVES have been shipped in large quantity, and we never remember to have seen the Coves so hare, but with the new supply arriving and the ships getting away, prices are receding a little, and some standards have been sold at £57 10s, and a lot of very good West Indian were offered at £l7, without finding a buyer. DEALS are much the same as when we last gave our quotations. FREIGHTS : 30s for Brisiol Channel ; Be 2 for the Clyde; 28s for Liverpool ; and 80s for London. FORSYTH, BELL & CO. OXFORD CITY ELRCTION.---It is a singular and .!t-ilting i fact, illustrative of the systematic wanner in which Mr, i Cardwell's recent election was conducted by his friends ir, his absence, that on the Saturday night pros ions to ' t h e nomination, which was fixed for Monday, the cow: m im e communicated to Mr. Cardwell in Landon Qv.% the pro mises upon which they could safely rely amounted to 1,036. The number actually polled fur Mr. Cardwell, according to the official return, was 1, , 0, 4 : 5, 4 less than the committee's estimate, The only one The absence of many i iheads of colleges and principal families from Oxford '`deprived Mr. Cardwell of frot'. fifty to sixty votes at the least, IMPE DIAL PARLIAMENT. (By British and' Irish Magnetic Telegraph) HOUSE OF COMMONS-WEDNESDAY. The Speaker took the chair at twelve o'clock. The members appointed to serve on the Drogheda Election Cmatuittee were called to the table and sworn. Mr. Drummond inquired of the Secretary of the Treasury on what grounds £43,000 of the public money had been advanced to supp)rt a private speculation of the Eastern Archepeligo Company ; whether the government was itself going to work the coal mines of Labuan, and, if not, whether the government had become the mortgagees, and at what rate of interest . ; whether the government had agreed to pay to the Sultan his royalties, and to insure that they should be paid ; whether the government bad taken any security that the grant should be bona fide employed in the way for which it had been asked, and when the money was to be re-paid. Mr. Wilson had not had time to become acquainted with the facts of the case, but he did not believe that any sum of money had been advanced to forward a private sp3cula tion. Perhaps the hen. member would repeat his ques tions on the following day. SCOTTISH SMOKE NUISANCES BILL. The louse thrn went into committee on the Smoke Nuisances (Scotland) .Ateement Bill. On clause I, Mr. aniverie said he was in favour of the obj -ct of the bill, but thought that before legislating in a manner aff,, , c'- ing every class of mintifieure is Scotland, they should institute an inquiry as to the operation of the prohibition in regard to England. Mr. Dunlop thought that this objection should have been taken on the second reading. Mr. Kinnaird was ready to adopt any reasonable amend ment, but hoped that a bill of such importance would not to be rejected. Lord Duncan observed that the nuisance existed in other parts of the United Kingdom besides Scotland, and stated that he should move at the proper time that the prohibition be extended to Great Britain and Ireland. Some farther conversation having taken place, the clause was agreed to, and the bill then, with some amend ments, passed through committee. The report was fixed for the 12th of Auzust. SUPERXNNUATION. The debate upm the second reading of the Superan nuation Act Amendment Bill was opened by Mr. Rich, who objected to the bill on the grounds that it was im perfectly framed, that it would be unjust in its opera tion, that it was quite unnecessary, and that it would be found to be based upon erroneous statements ; that it involved a needless extravagant expenditure of public money, and that it recognised and encouraged a breach of contract. Lord Naas stated that the question for the House to con. sider was, whether there should or should not be an abate ment of salary for superannuation. An increase is the salaries of late years would, ha admitted, afford some ttis wer to his cas , ', but he denied that that was the fact, and referred to the Admiralty and Customs to prove his words. In 1834, in the Admiralty, 199 persons were employed at a cos, of £59,266, the average amount of salary being £297, whereas in 1856, 282 persons were employed at a cost of £74,885. The average being £283, in the collection of the Customs in 1834, 4,856 persons at a cost £722,500, the average amount of salary being £149 ; and in 1856 then were 5,570 persons employed, at a cost of £814,000, the average annual salary being £146. He denied that his bill was for the benefit of the rich in preference to the poor, and stated that it would affect salaries of £l4O. It would involve a gain rather than a loss to the exchequer, and he placed it before the House as a measure to carry into effect the recommendation of a royal commission. Mr. Gladstone regretted that more than the complex statistical maters had been referred to in a com mission, and stated that upon this subject he preferred the authority of the committee of that house. He objected to the bill on the ground that it was plainly and exclusively a bill for the increase of Public Servants, and that its provisions were totally at variance with the repirt of the select committee. He did not think in justice to the public, they should assent to the extensive increase proposed by the bill. Mr. Disraeli thought the matter should have been decided by the Government upon the information in their possession, without reference to select committee on commission. The question for the House to consider was, whether the tax upon the civil servants was unjust or impolitic. He contended that it was generally admitted, that the deductions for superannuation were both impolitic and unjust, on that ground he supported the bill. The Chancellor of the Exchequer defended the course taken by the government in the matter, and disputed• the chini of the civil servants on the ,ground of equity and ustice. The House divided— For Agair,st Majority 6O Tho announcement was received with loud cheers. Tho bill was then read a second time. THE OATHS BILL. Lord John Russell postponed, till Monday, the second reading of the Oaths' Bill, expressing a hope that Baron R ithsehild would have taken his seat in the interim. The Court of Session (Scotland) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Gloucester Election Clinmittee reported that Mr. Walcott was duly elected, but that undue influence, no' with his knowledge, was used. The Yarmouth Election Committee reported that Mr M'Culloch and Mr. Watkins were not duly elected. The house adjourned at seven minutes to six. THE EMPERORS OF RUSSIA. AND OF THE FRENCH. — The Ernperar of Russia, who arrived on the 25th at Berlin, will leave directly for St. Petersburgh, by way of Stettin. He will return in the month of September, when it is supposed that the meeting between him and the Emperor of the French, now neguciatity, is to take place. THE CHANCELL'Ht OF THE EXCHEQUER'S ELECTION FXPrNSES.—The total expenses of the return of Sir G. C. Lewis for the Radnorshire borough, at the last election, ameunted to only £3O 2s. This includes £lO 83, the auditor's fee (incurred after the election), reducing the actual election expenses, therefare, to something under £2O. We should imagine there are few members in the house who have been returned at so cheap a rate. .... LOVE AND SUICIDE —Yesterday a yo;ing girl, named Georgina Hooper, aged 19, lately residing at Hackney, London, committed sukcide. She had been keeping com pany with a young man who had discarded her for another girl, to whom he was about to be mdrrierd. The fact so preyed on her mind, that she left home unobserved by her parents, and at the time above named, she was seen to priTipitate herself into the water of the Regent's canal, adjoining Vicorita-park. She was taken out, but lite was extinct. 'nth BRITWII MNISTER A SABB AT EI•IiEFP FR. --The Christian. will be grat;fied to learn that the British Minister. tat Washington, Lord Napier, sets a . good example as t 'keeping the iabbath, steadfastly reusing to receive vi , '''.coirs on that day. We undsrstand that a Commodore 'va our Navy not long since called at Lord Napier's resi dence on the Sabbath. The servant who came to the door informed him that his lordship did not receive visitors on Sunday: " But lam Commodore Dupuy," replied the visitor, "It makes no diTrence, sir," said the servant, be will not receive you." " But go tell him Commo dore Erastuts Danny, of the United States' war steamer Susquehanna, has called." " I'll do so if you insist upon it ; but I know he'll not receive you, for it i; not his custom to receive visitors on Sunday." The finale was that the Commodore had to depart without seeing t . ,40 Minist3r.—New York Presbyterian. POLIO Z. INTELLIGENCE.—YoTzao LIVERPOOL BEFORD . MR. ALDERMAN S. HOLME. ASSAULTING THE Pomo'. A tall powerful young man, named William Edwards, was charged with having assaulted two police officers. About one o'clock in the morning, the prisoner, along with some unfortunate females, were in Scotland-road, where they created a disturbance. The officers wanted the prisoner to go away, but instead of doing so he turned on and assaulted the ccuistables. He was well known to the police, and he was fined £2, or to be imprisoned for one month. CHARGE AGAINST DON FRANCISCO TOMAS°, THE SPANISH INTERPRETER.—Don Francisco Tomaso the well known interpreter who attends the Police Court, was brought up, in custody of detective officers Scott and Sullivan, on a charge of having defrauded a Spanish merchant, named Manuel Alvera Is, out of £4. Mr. Black defended the prisoner. The history of the case, as collected from the evidence, was this. On the 16. h inst. the prosecutor and another parson were at the Queen's Hotel, and not speaking English, the prisoner was sent for as an interpreter. He went to the railway station, in Lime-street, to see the party off to Birmingham, and to procure tickets. The prosecutor gave the prisoner a ten pound note to procure the tickets, and the allegation was that the prisoner, in returning the change, gave four Californian coins, resembling sovereigns, in exchange. The prosecutor went to Birmingham, where he remained for three days beforehe discovered that the coin was bad, and then he mentioned it to his friends, who communicated with the police, the result of which was that the prisoner was arrested at eleven o'clock the previous night by Scott. The cross examination of the prosecutor, by Mr. Black, went to show that the prisoner did not leave his company from the time they went to the railway until he saw him off in the train; that the prisoner handed the change in the room to the prosecutor, merely putting it from one hand into the other, and that they were never separate for a moment, and on this Mr. Btu* argued that it was impossible his client could have changed the coin. The prosecutor said (through an Interpreter) that at first the prisoner gave me too much change, and when he pointed the fact out to him he took one sovereign back. His worship said taking all the facts of the case into account—the fact that the prisoner never left the com plainant at the station, that he had no time to change the money ; that the complainant did not say anything about the affair for three days after he went to Birmingham ; that he had not given any account of how he changed his money, er where he had been in the meantime, he was of opinion that on such evidence, a grand jury could not find bills against the prisoner. No matter how strong a case of suspicion hadbeen made out, that would not warrant him in sending the prisoner for trial. He must thcrebre discharge him—Discharged accordingly. ROBBERY AT 14 - TETIN IN WALES —John and Daniel Ryan were brought up, charged with a robbery at Ruthin. Mr. Black defended. It appeared that a jeweller's shop at Ruthin, had been broken into and a quantity of property stolen, and the prisoners stopped, offering five broaches in pledge, and these were a part of the stolen property. The prisoners were transmitted to Wales to answer the charge. ATTEMPT CD Buaanatty —A person named Frederick Metcalf, wax charged for attempting to break into the house of Mr. John Hughes, a compositor, in Rolfe-s reef. The • prisoner was remanded, in order to make inquiry about him. BEFORE MR. HAMILTON AND MR. LAWRENCE. In the case of the trustees of the Modern Druids Burial Society v John Ellis, which stood a'journed from last Tuesday, Mr. Aspinall, instructed by Mr Martin, appeared for the complainant•, and Mr. Roby for the defendant. Mr. Roby applied for a further adjournment, in order that his clients also might have the opportunity of instructing counsel to represent them. The question in dispute was also one of law, and the case should be heard by Mr. Manfiad. The society was broken up into several sections, and as the dispute was of two •years' standing, a short adjournment cpuld do no injury. Mr. A spinal'. opposed the application for an adjournment. Mr. Wybergh : I see that the motto of the society is, " To be kind and affectionate to one another, excelling in brotherly love." (Laughter.) Mr. Aspinall: Yes, and the object of the society is, "to establish amongst the members the most devoted friendship and zeal for the welfare of each other." (Great laughter.) Mr. Wybergh : And they have, in consequence, quarrelled for two years. (Laughter.) The magistrate decided on granting an adjournment, and expressed an opinion that the ease should be heard by Mr. Mansfield. An adjournment for seven days was accord ingly taken. Lieutenant-General Sir C Alin Campbell, G.C.8., has been appointel an ex!raordinlry Member of the Council of India.—Smith, Eller, and Co.'s Overland Mail. -• A telegraphic despatch from Sr. Petersburg state that the Russian government has reduced the interest paid by the Imperial Banks from 4 to 3 per cent. Count do Nesselrode, since his arrival in Paris, has been busily engaged in visiting the various sights. Though 87 years of age, tha count is so active that he scarcely appeals more than 60. —Galignani. The Paris correspendent of one of the B tlgian journals states that a marriage is in contemplation at Vichy between Marshal Canrobart and the widow of a Count d'Esterhazy, nee Rohan, TaE CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER AGAIN SW WILLIAM SWIFT. THE COLLISION BETWEEN THE MAGISTRATE S AND. THE CORONER William Swift, the master carter, who stood remanded on a charge of causing the death of his wife, was brought up yesterday, before Messrs. Aldermen Henna, and J. H. Turner, at the Police Cdurt, for final examination. Messrs, Scott, and Aspinall, as counsel, instructed by Mr. Bluck, appeared for the prisoner. In opening the proceedings, Mr. Hohne said, before this case is resumed, I wish to state that I have received a letter from the Coroner, giving a somewhat different version of the detention of the surgeon, to that which was stated here on Monday last, and in justice to that gentleman I will read it. He says : —"On Saturday morning last, information was con veyed to me, that a man of the name of William Swift had killed his wife, and that the case had been before the magistrates for an alleged assault, and dismissed by them. On inquiry from the surgeon, I was informed that such was the fact, but that the woman had , since di.d from the effects of the injuries. On this, after viewing the body with a jury, I ordered the surgeon to make a post morfein examination of the body, and to rope the result to me on Monday, at half-past eleven o'clock, to which day I then adjourned the inquest. On my way to the court on Mon day morning I casually met the surgeon, and inquired what was the result of the examination. He stated that he had been requested to go before the magistrates, as some inquiry was going on before them. I told him he might do as he pleased, but that I certainly would go on with m 3, inquiry, as it was an adjourned inquest. His reply, as nearly as I can remember, was, as he had made the ex amination by my order, and having been first summoned by my court, he would return with me. Having done so, I was engaged in taking his examination, when I was informed that a messenger had come from you, requesting that the surgeon should be sent before you. I replied, ' Give my compliments to Mr. Holme and say the witness is under examination, and cannot be spared;' and no other course was left open to me to pursue. I may further add, that my clerk, whilst getting up the evidence on Saturday (at least so he says), saw Mr. Superintendent Ride, and told him of the steps I was taking, and that he promised to have the principal witnesses and the two officers present at me court on Monday morning, at half-past ten, but never said a word about any inquiry about to take place before the magistrates. P F. CURRY." The Alderman continued to say—He also feels aggrieved at the remarks made by me, on havine to adj yarn the inquiry, beceuse the surgeon was pre engaged at his court. What I said on the occasion was substantially this. I expressed my deep regret that such impediments should exist, and stated my conviction that the question between Magistrates' and Coroners' Courts should bs clearly d fined, and I expressed a hope that attention would be directed to the anomaly which now exi-ts, and which, as in the case then before me, interfered with the proper administration of justice I then r,qiested that the surgeon might be sent fir; and after the lapse of about half an hour, the officer returned, saying, " The coroner says the surgeon is engaged at his court, and cannot be spared." Being thus frustrated in my efforts to carry on the case, I did say that I feared some unworthy jealousy existed, which ought to be remove i ; and, speaking hypothetically, I added that if the facts stated in court were correct, and that the coronet had interfered to prevent witnesses coming before that court to establish the guilt or innocenoe of those accused, Coroners' Courts would become a nuisance, and ought to be abolished ; but I also added that from the high character of the coroner, I felt convinced that he could not have intended to impede the witnesses from coming forward It is, unhappily, notorious that the differences between magistrates' and coroners' courts is not confined to ono locality. The legal jurisdiction of each ought to be properly ciefined ; for, so long as differences exist, it will be found inconvenient and undignified, and will disturb the order and security which ought to characterise every court of judicial inquiry. It was with reference to the general misunderstanding which exists throughout the land that my remarks are directed, and I never for a moment intended to convey an opinion that Mr. Civry would wilfully prevent witnesses from coming forward to give evidence ; and if he has so construed my remarks, he is mistaken; for, as I said before, his high character would shield him from such an imputation It was, however, stated that the surgeon was not under exa mine ion in the Coroner's public court at the time his evidence was required before the magistrates ; and, it appeared to me, that but for the punctilio to which I referred, his evidence might have been given in both courts, without subjecting the other witnesses to the expense and trouble of another days attendance. Whatever may be my opinion as to coroners courts generally—and I shall not hesitate to state it at a proper time and in a proper place—nothing can be further from my thoughts than any imputation which could cause pain to the gentleman who fills the office cf coroner in this town. But, in frankly stating this, I feel it just to add that if coroners courts come into collision with the ordinary courts of justice, it is time for the legislature to define their privileges, or otherwise abolish them altogether. The case was then proceeded with, and the evidence given was the same as we have already published, both flym the police court and the coroner's court. At the conclusion of the evidence, the prisoner was suit for trial on a charge of manslaughter. SEAMEN'S WAGES, SHIPPING AGENTS, AND . The Lis, a journal of Florence, announces that the Pope was to arrive en the 21st at Ravenna, whence he would return to Bologna, where he will hold on the 3 rd -- August the consistory already spoken of. It is in the The attempt to abolish advance wages, which have course of the second fortnight of next month that the placed the sailor, hitherto, wholly in the power of the land- Pope will visit the Grand Duke of Tuscany at Florence. sharks, and sent him to sea naked, and without trotives Mr. Michael Dunne, M.P, for Quen's County, has for goal conduct, will succeed or fail according as there is. written to deny the truth of a statement made by some of union, or the lack of it among the ship-owners. New York, Boston; and Philadelphia, have bound themselves to carry the Irish papers, that the Queen's County petition was out the plan, but, if we are correctly informed, there are withdrawn on the understanding that he was to vaca t e his seat at the end of the session. There was , h e mays, already symptoms of wavering among the Roston mer no compromise whatever, nor has he any intention of chants. Whilst in New York they are trying to adhere resigning. strictly to the plan from the let of July, in Boston, they DEATH OF ONE OF NELSON'S MARINES.—James Worrell, still consent to pay the orders of sailors in favoar of land au old pensioner from the M trines, diel rather suddenly lords, ten days after the ship sails, six weeks' board on Wednesday week, at his residence, Langmead buildings, for voyages to the East Indies, and four weeks for Twerton. He served with Lord Nelson at the battle of voyages to Europe; equal to twenty-four dollars in. the Trafalgar ; since that he has lived in America, and only a one case and sixteen dollars in the other. This is °ally domparetively short time aro arrived in this country, and another way of paying advance wages—a mere evasion— settled near this city.—Bath Chronicle. and is paying really more at that than has been the custom THE KING OF SARDINIA AND THE LATE WAR —Col. in New York ; a month's advance being the general rule. Nedham has been presenting in the Eastern district the They p-omise, however, to abolish even this on the Ist of medals awarded by his Majesty the King of Sardinia for January. But it is doubtful if they will be as able to distinguished services in the Crimea. The recipients of do it at any feure time as easily as now; at present, the medal in the troop of *Artillery stationed at Ipswich seamen are comparatively plenty, whereas in the winter were Major F. B. Ward, Assistant-Surgeon, E. Bowen, so many go South to escape cold weather, that there is and Sergeant-Major J Beardsley. In the troops stationed always a scarcity, and wages are high at Norwich, Bombardier Collier received the medal. New-York merchants are having a variety of difficultaos ELECTION PETITIONS.—A bill, as amended in committee, to contend with. The boarding-house keepers have mead. for regulating the presentation and withdrawal of election ated together to resist the rule. Tee coasting fleet em. pea iens has been printed. It is provided by this measure ploy a large number, but will be bound by no rile. Those that any petitioner desire is of withdrawing his election vessels which are sailing in the Liverpool and London petition, may petition the house for that purpose, setting packet lines, but which are not owned in New-York, these forth the grounds for such withdrawal, and thereupon, by also consider themselves free to pay advanced wages. leaved the house, the:petition may be withdrawn, the There are of the Liverpool liners now ready to sail petitioner being only liable, in such caee, to the payment and coming under the rule. the ship Columbia. with of the 'cos's of the sitting member or other party coin- her crew all shipped at 17 d dee .per month ; she Patrick: plainea of. Any one not cqtripleting his recognisances to Henry has commenced to ship, her crew ; the Webster pr teed, or withdrawing his petition without leave as afore- has not yet begun to ship. The. Constitution is ownedin slid, to pay double costs to sitting member or party coin- Liverpool, and will not, thereforeabe held. to the rule, The pained of, or any party admitted to oppose the prayer of Devonshire, London packet, has noerew yet. The-E. C. such petition ; the agent presenting such petition to be Scranton, for Antwerp, has no crew. At one of the prin.- personally liable to the payment of costs. No peti- cipal shipping houses we are told that there less never been tion for leave to withdrew is to be received unless an any trouble with seamen. going to Califaenia, Australia, affidavit mode by petitioner and hie .agent, that such &est Indies, or South America, in fast, from none except withdrawal is bona fide, and without compromise or oat- Liverpool and Ha v re . sh i p s. ; the reason ic, that the best lusion. The agent for conducting or opposing an election class of ships are employed ire these trades. said there have petition must be first admitted as a parliamentary agent. always been of late. strong ziaotives for seamen to ship to MELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A LANDLANDY AT BOLTON. those countries. —On Tuesday afternoon an inquest was held before W. The task of shipping a eetaw for a first-class Liverpool S Rutter, Esq.. coroner, at the house of Mr. Tho r nley ship is herculean, for two out of evary three of the shipped Crofter's Arms, Halliwell, on the body of MTS. Jane ' tbe the "run" after agreeing , to go. Foe. instance, the ship Aus aged 32, wife of Mr. Jive Willock Gill, of the Dog and tralia, bound for St. John's, N-73 , required, only twenty Partridge Inn, Manor-street, Little Bolton. Deceased, men, bat thirty-three were actually shipped before twenty who was the widow of Mr. Busfield, and formerly occupied were secured, the balance deserting after signing the the Bank Inn, in B dton, was married to her late husband, articles ; the ship Atlantic enirecl twelve men, but Mr. Gill, little more than two years ago, and they went twenty-five were shipped, thirteen. - having "run." to occupy " Bent's. Farm," at lialliwell. On Thursday, There should be some laVitktimse skippers insist, coin the 23rd inst., they removed from t he re to the Dog and Paling seam en to go in the ship. after they'hava signed the, Partridge pubiic house, but had not given up possession articles. A law of the State, also, appointing four or five of the farm. Deceased left the Dog and Partridge first-class s hipping agentein. this c ity, requ i r i ng b on d s for on Monday forenoon, about eleven o'clock, sayingthe fatb.fal discharge of their duties, and giving the m s o l e that she would not be many minutes away , and charge of the businesr would greatly serve th e i n t eres t o f t---, telling her sister, Mary Grime, to take chime° or all concerne d . Ifs a ili Sa system were ad o pt e d towards th e the bar in her absence ; and having left a keepers of sailors' boarding houses, requiring of them baby, only five weeks old, which became restless for licenses, and, restrieniug these to a sufficient number of the want of its mother, a woman, named Nancy Gleaves, respectable person, they believe it would drive outsiders was sent in search a her a laic after two o'cicok in and landsharke out of the business, and thus 'protect the the afternoon, and, on going up, to the farm, she disco- sailor and benefit the shipowner. At present, a large vered her body floating in a pond of water near the firm. capital is reqeired by first-class shipping agents to house. [lir bonnet was found on the bank ; her cape and carry on the business, on account of having from. umbrella were left in the house. The water was railed in, 500 dollars to 2,000 dollars, according to °it so that evsdently she must have gone in intentionally. Sh e eumstane , ds, to advance to each vessel's crew, for which was quite dead when taken out. It appeared that her they get a check after the vessel sells. For the use of this huste nd has also followed the trade of a cotton dealer as money they receive nothing, because the shipper is paid ee , much per man shipped, without any regard to the =client well as a farmer, and had sustaine d man y losses in cattle, which had caused the deceased to be very low spirited for of wages advanced; so that under the new system. 'they some months pas`, but on Monday morning she appeared would make just as much money, without the IIeGegS 7 LTV of more cheerful than she bad done "for some time. After a large capital. This, among other things, mte)a e s - the fully inv,stieating the case, the jury returned a verdict of repuatble shipping offices in favour of no advance _ , There " Found de year 1 owned ;" it being the opinion of the jury that were 01 , 000 men shipped during the 850 . fromthe she had d rowne d herself whilst labouring under a depress port of New Yerk alone, exclusive of a L arge number sion of spirits, width had caused temporary dereeigerpeot, shipped "for the coastwise trade. system is 'Strictly practised In Buffalo the "no advance'' Deceased hoc left twn children, one only five wo o o ld, I for ell crews fa. lake navigation .- -- -XO4 York Times find tlig Other s h wa of ei l leteen motile old„. BOAR Dli% LANDLORDS. COUNI Y COURT-YESTERDAY. BEFORE W. lIARDEV, ESQ. MiRLEY 2. KENDAL{..—His Honour delivered juigment in this case, which was tried on Tuesday. He said : The plaintiffin this action is a fruit merchant in Liverpool, and the defendant is a dealer at Skipton in Yorkshire. The Plaintiff had puchased a lot of about 150 barrels of currants, which had been damaged by salt water; and opening about one-third of the barreN, indiscriminately, he had taken samples from them, throwing all the samples into- one, he had treated that as an average sample of the whole, and had given porti eras of it to his different travel lers to dispose of the curr ails for him. One of the travel , lees, Mr. Mitchell, submitted a small sample of the currants tt the defendant's place of business, no: attempting to onceal that they were' second class" or da ateged currants P nd accepting a price, namely, 51e. per cwt., very much I^ slow what first-class currants were thee selling for. The d sfendant himself was not present when the sample w as shown, but it was left with his cle r k o r shop an, and the following day, he wrote to the plaintiff as follows .—" Skipton, February 3rd, 1857.—Dear Si a—Please, forward me the sample b arrel of currants if at 545., as sloven by Mr. Mitchell, an a half ba, Tel of prunes at 88s.—Your's, &c , WM. Kneretee.' On the 1.6e1a February the plaintiff despatched the g cods p e r • railway, as he had been in the habit of sending goods tot he defendant, and he also sent an invoice per post for "of to barrel of second class currants, at 51s ," and also for halt 'a barrel of prunes. The goods arrived on the 19th and on the 2 , 111. the defendant wrote the following letter to tt te plaintiff:—" Skipton, February 20. h, 1857. Dear Sir : The barrel of currants arrived this morning, arid wate r was actually running out of the bottom. Conse gem dy, before admitting them on my premises I examined t e em, and I feted them so much inferior to sample that they < ate no use to me whatever. Consequenmly, they are on the way hack, rand if you cannot send me any equal to stamp!, a please credit my account with them Ii you have got an ything equal. to the sample shown by Mr. Mechell, folwat , I me a barrel at once, as I have sold a parcel or two of then ; hut unless they are equal to sample, do not send them. Yours, &e., Wit. KENDUL " The defendant at once re, fused, and persists in refusing, to accept the cur rants, and hen'e the present action. It was contended for the plaintiff—first, that this being a sale by sample, in pure' tance of a written order, and perfe'ted by de livery to the accustomed carrier, the mint, of " goods sold and deli% tered," was sustained ; seceLdly, that the contract for the el events and the prunes being one, it wAs not com petent fot t the defendant to retain a part and reject a part, and that 1. to was bound, having kept the-prunes, to pay for the currants also ; and, lastly, it was argued that even if there was . not a complete delivery and acceptance of the currants, tl tare cleatey was a case of "goods bargained and sold." It . appears to me that the currants can hardly be said to has e. been samples at all. Of the 150 barrels some probably act we much more saturated with salt water than others, and t o take a stnsilquantity from each of 50 barrels, and mixing these small quantities together, to cell the agg"egate an average sample of the contents o f th e 159 barrels would be almost as fallacious- as to tan an equal number of casks of wine, and running a smell getni.ity from each into one vessel, to call the compound a fair sample. Who can; tell whether Mr. Ileedall s h trrel had ever been opened, or whether it was not one of the worst of the whole lot ? Secondly. I atnnfopiaion that the bulk did not correspond to the sample. The currants exhibited by Mr. Mitchell were at least saleable ; bat the evidence is that those in the barrel were, when they arrive], in a pulpy and Eerai liquid state, and wholly unsaleable. Thirdly, I am. of opinion tha., apart from the statute of frauds, there can be no complete sale and delivery of pods, se as to fix the vendee for goods sold and delivered so lerg- as he hie a right to object, and does object either to thisec l uentity or quality of the goods. Fourthly. It appears to me that the count of goods bargained and sold csrries the case no further, for if the particular barrel . of currants was not sold and delivered, neither was. it leezgained and sold. The plain tiff sold the defendant a. different barrel of a tirants, namely, a barrel which should contain currant of at least equal quality to those exhibited by Mr. Mitchell. Lastly, I have had some doubt as to bow far the defendant was at liberty to reject the. currants only, and retain the prunes, for I feel the.force of fir. Ilime's a-gument, that as a general rule a contract is eetire, and cannot be rescinded in part,. and sustained as to the residue I stn also quite aware that in many instances tra 'teem= may be induced to accept a low price for one article,, sugar for example, as an inducement to take another article, it may be an equal weight of tea ; in which case he w.ouid have a just right to complain if the customer changed. h's mind as to the tea and retained the suge.r. But here the case was very different. It did not. even appear that the prunes were mentioned when Mi:chell called at the defendant's shop The prunes, therefore, could be no inducement to. the plaintiff to send the currants, nor was he bound to send both unless he pleased.. T - 4,e order was divisible, and if the plaintiff had scat either one or the other, it does_ not appear to me that the defendant could have refused to receive it for no °thee reasJU.thau that one parcel only and not two had arrkad. I think that tle order was two-fold, and as the plaintiff,•nover olljected to the defendant keeping and paying for the. prunes, he had no right to turn round and say that by so. doing he had fixed himself with the currants also. Leon.7,er the whole, I aniof opinion that the defendant is enLided to a verdict_ LOVE, ELOPEMENT, AND, WiTRIBUTION. An affair involving the seperatiken of a family of wealth and respectablity occurred •in Williamsburg, in the fifth avenue portion of the city, aria which barely escaped ter. m tutting in the murder of. one of the participants. We give the statement as it, wag given to our reporter, withohe exception of the natnos. Mr. A. is a merchant in New York, doing a large buainess and of high standing in the commercial community. A few years since he was wedded to a beautiful and accoenplished young lady, belonging to one of the first fatailitas. Years of happiness have railed by, and three chilaireaa have blessed the union. Mr. A. placed, implicit cant 9 deuce in the integrity and virtue of his wife,, whom ha , atilored, and believed to be as pure as mortal being coultd • be. Thus matters passed on until one false step in an evil hour broke up and destroyed the peace and henp.inesa of the family circle. B. is a young bachelor, also a business man of high standing, gay, fasci nating, of fine personal appearance, and, in short. " a lady's man." Abetat three months since Mrs. A. acd Mr. B met in a Broalavey saloon ; their eyes met, and told as plain as Ivor& 'that each had become favourably impressed. •• with the other. An agreeable conver sation followed, and terminated in. their making an ozgagemeat to meet again at the same place. Frequent meetings followed, the lady ; the whale re maining ineog. A deep attachment sprung up, and the world to.them was dank and gloomy, unless it could be passed. ire each other's society. The . attachment of the lady was so strong that she would desert husband, children, parents, end friends, for the one ashes loved. An,olopement was accordingly agreed upon, and three o'clock in the morning of the 4th of July wan decide d upco to carry the 'plan into execution, and arraegemente wee made accord ingly. By some means °r a ndier the husband received .intimation of his wife's intended elopement, but was incredulous. The infeemetion, ho ;Ivor, was from so reliable a riource that be determined, to. keep a look out and ascertain the troth or falsity of the. report. He declared that he believed hikwife almost as pure as an angel and incapable of so besean act. On the morning in question Mrs. A. left the _house stealthily, and, after walking . a short diay.snce, entered a carriage which was standitig ion waiting, and was driven to the Tenth-street ferry. The husbamit was now convinced of her infamy, and, rushing up to t'ne carriage, opened the door, end there beheld his wife sealed by the side of the young man in question. With tee fury of a. madman he drew a bowie knife and eoraraertcal stabbing and cutting Mr. B. until he feinted, and was' believed, to have been mortally wounded. Thee carriage was_ then ordered to return to the house, aril the wounded man was conveyed to a, room, and tits family physician sent for.. At this juncture of the affair, the Veto men reccgnised each °thee as business t. friends in, New York, and had been on the best of terms. The young man declared that until this metnent he was not aware of the relations existing bet - ween Mr. and Mrs. A., had lie, been aware of this fact, this unfortunate affair would not have occurred. Mr. A, now.regretted that he had not allowed his wife to leave without interfering. Upon the arrival of the physician, it was ascertained that Mr. B. had received a dangerous wound in the neck, several cuts upon the arm, one of which will deprive him of the use of it, and a bad cut across tho. stomach. Daring, the melee tho young man discharged a pistol, and the ball grazed his adversary on the forehead, causing a slight wound. The physician deeming that the wounds ware mortal, advised a consultation, and two other eminent physicians were sent for.. The consultation took place that evening. and the Cesvaclusions were that there was a possibility of recovery. The utmost efforts have been made by the friends on both sides to keep the affair secret. After a little reflection, the husband decided to discard his unfaithful wife, and accord ingly dismissed her from his house. Having no other • alternative, she proceeded to the residence of her parents in New York. The father and brothers immediately visited. Mr. A.'s house, and upon hearing all the facts, were satis fied that he had pursued the only course left him. With. the consent of the wife the children were given into the custody of the husband, after which he generously gave her the eldest boy. The injured man still remains at the house of Mr. A,, receiving the best of care, and is grada-- ally recovering. —Now York Heral7rl