The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-24 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-WEDNESDAY ' The SPEAKER took the chair at twenty minutes past twelve, there having been some difficulty in making a house. The Sheep Contagious Diseases Prevention Bill was read a first and second time. TEMPERATURE OF THE HOUSE Lord R. CECIL drew attention to the prevailing heat, and moved that the windows be opened. (Laughter.) The SPEAKER said the effect of opening the windows would be to increase the temperature by ten degrees. Mr. TROENELY said there was another objection to it. Some members could stand the extreme of heat and cold, but suff, red severely when they had to sit in a draught. Lgrd R. CECIL asked whether there would be any objection to place a complaint book in each of the division lobbies, in which members may enter any complaints they may have to make with reference to the ventilation of the house. r. The SPEAKER told the noble lord that he had better communicate with the officials. LORD LUCAN AND THE JUDGE ADVOCATE. Mr. KINNAIRD asked whether it was likely that the report of the Board of Inquiay at Chelsea would be in the hands of members before the end of the session. Mr. VILLIERS-Sir, I have every reason to believe that the report will be in the hands of members before the prorogation takes place, and I shall, therefore, forbear to continue a controversy which a noble lord in another place has originated. and seems disposed to continue. (Order.) I hope the friends of the noble lord in this house will permit me to say a single word more, as this is a personal matter, and one which reflects upon my char acter. (Hear, hear.) I repeat, then, that I shall forbear to continue the controversy, because I think it shows more respect to this house not to bandy unmeaning per— sonalities here with the noble lord. (Hear, hear.) I shall do so because the report will shortly be in the hands of the house, and it and the public will then have ample opportunity of judging whether I have stated anything inaccurate with respect to the conduct of the enquiry or the nature of the evidence. (Hear.) They will then see whether a solitary case of personal animadversion by the Commissioners is justified by the evidence, and whether the enquiry with regard to it is or is not incomplete. (Hear, hear.) lam convinced a fiiend of the noble lord in this house will convey to him what passes here, and if he does so, I hope he will tell the noble lord from me that I treat with the most perfect, indifference . his per sonalities. (Hear.) Colonel F. FRENCH: I am sure nothing can be more satisfactory than what the noble lord stated last night. lie said that he had spoken nothing offensive to our right bon. and learned friend; but, at all events, if he had, he did not mean to say anything offensive. (Hear, hear.) The subject then dropped. The Grand Juries (Ireland) Bill, and the Poor Law (Ireland) Bill,:were withdrawn. BISHOPS OF LONDON AND DURHAM RETIREMENT BILL. M 1 Sir W. HEATIICOTZ resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for the second reading of this bill, and urged that at this late period of the session there was no time for giving that consideration to the measure which its 'importance demanded. He moved, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time this day three months. Lord R. CECIL seconded the amendment. The Bishop of Durham offered to resign last year, and the Bishop of Lon don last June, and he did not see therefore why the question should have been so long delayed. The Bishop of Dur_ ham's letter clearly painted to previous correspondence, and he (Lord R. Cecil) hardly thought that the whole of the correspondence between the bishops and the government had been laid before the House. He complained of the large retiring pensions proposed, and thought that if they were granted the people would be in vain appealed to in behalf Of Church purposes. He feared too that presently this matter might become a bargain between a bishop wishing to retire and a minister of the day, for it must be remembered that the bishops were members of a House in which a few votes sometimes went a long way. (Hear.) Mr. M. MUSES contended that the argument which had been raised against the bill on the ground that it would lead to some general measure was a .gratuitous assumption. (Hear.) The case of a character similar to that contemplated in this bill—that of the Bishop of Jamaica --which had recently occurred, passed without any remark. He thought the same principle might be adopted in this instance without any difficulty. One great advantage of the appointment of coadjutor bishops would It a clergyman thus nominated would have a full opportunity of becoming thoroughly acquainted with the diocese and the clergy before he came to have undivided authority over it. If this bill were rejected no encourage ment would be held out to other right reverend prelates to follow the laudable example of the Bishops of London anti Durham. Mr. NAPIER said the only question before the house was the propriety and soundness of the principle on which the bill was founded, and he regretted that he was not able to overcome his objections to it. He begged to bear his testimony to the valuable appointments which the noble lord at the head of the government had made in the church. His great desire appeared to have been to put good and faithful men in the highest offices in the church, and he had made an offer of a bishopric to the minister of his (Mr. Napier's) church in Dublin, simply on account of his merits. (Hear, hear.) He believed that if this bill Passed the noble lord would place men in the sees of Lon don and Durham who would haye;his (Mr. Napier's) full confidence; but still he could not consent to do evil that good might come. He objected to the bishops com ing down and offering to resign on the strength of money bauains, which partook of simony. If they resigned at all, it should be from a sense of duty. Mr. CARDWELL supported the bill. _ _ Mr. ROEBUCK considered that the contract entered into between the Government and the Bishops was a corrupt one, punishable under the Ecclesiastical Law. Ile strenu ously opposed the bill. Sir JAMES GRAHAM opposed the bill, contending that it should not have been introduced at that late period of the session. He also objected to special legislation on the subject, and remarked that the present arrangements could continue for a few months longer till a general measure could be introduced. Mr. WALPOLE supported the measure, and enforced the claims of these prelates who had spent all in charities, and Were entitled to an allowance from Parliament on their retirement. Sir J. SHELLEY supported the measure. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE opposed the bill, and observed that the bishops had no right to dictate to Parliament the terms on which they would resign their sees. Mr. GLADSTONE feared much scandal would arise from this bill whatever might be its ultimate fate. It was now so late in the session that it would be impossible to ascer tain the scnse of the Rouse upon it, and he hoped, there fore, that the government would not abuse their strength to pass it into law. Ile did not see the necessity for legilation on the subject, and suggested that a remedy would be found in the statute of 1534, which provided for the appointment of suffragans to assist bishops. Sir G. GREY defended the bill, and argued that the act ef 1 534, if applied to these cases, would have compelled the retirement of the bishops on their full salaries. Lord PALMERSTON said it was the intention of the Government to stand by the salaries as proposed in the bill, and if the pensions were reduced it would be for the bishops to decide when they would retire. The Govern reont had fulfilled their part. of the bargains by the intro duction of the bill, and it was for the Rouse to decide bether or not it should be adopted. The House then divided. The numbers were— For the second reading Against it Majority m 11111 was a ccordingly read a second time, and ordered c ,mnaittea to-morrow. le House adjourned at six o'clock. N ERROR IN TWO PLACES. Look round our gove!n -t offices, and you will find that the system of distribution I follows :—Too much abilit ) is demanded for the small :;s, and for the large P l aces generally too little.—Punch. LtomE ELECTION, Tuesday, July Monday evening. At o'clock this afternoon the returning officer declared state of the poll to be as follows :—Bole 1 Nicoll (Liberal), 157; Majority for Boy y le, ( I.Whig), THE NORTHERN TIMES. FRIGHTFUL MURDER IN THE BOSPHORUS A letter, dated Constantinople, July 14, supplies the following narrative :—Another atrocious murder has been committed near the capital, on board the English barque the Globe. She had a mixed crew, the master, the mate, two sailors, and a boy being English, and the five other sailors Italians—namely, three Neapolitans, a Venetian, and a Triestine. These latter determined to assassinate all the English on board, take away whatever they could, and make their escape in the boat. The vessel was coming in from the Black Sea to the Bosphorus when they resolved to carry out their design. They had carefully prepared everything, and went even so far as to secure all the table knives which could have served as arms. About three o'clock in the morning, on Monday last, the boy awoke, hearing a groan near him, and, look ing up, he saw one of the Italians busy cutting the throat of one of the English sailors, who was asleep. The boy, frightened, rushed to the cabin where the master and the mate (his brother) were sleeping, to give the alarm ; they had only just time to shut themselves up in the cabin when the murderers, having shot the other English sailor who was at the wheel, came up and tried to force the door. Seeing that ,they could not succeed, they lowered the boat, took with them what. ever they could lay hands on, and pushed off for the Asiatic coast. 'When they were gone the master and mate brought in the vessel with great difficulty, and gave information of what had happened to Admiral Grey and the Turkish authorities of the port. The Admiral sent off immediately the Recruit, one of the Prussian gunboats, in pursuit, while the Turks gave a detachment of marine soldiers. After following the coast for about 30 miles, they got the first information at a place called Shivi, where three European sailors had been seen. A party of sol diers was landed, who attacked them, and two were captured and identified by the master. The third escaped. While this party was chasing these three the Recruit went on to the next place and canght another. There are indi cations 'that the fiflh man has been murdered by his accomplices. The Recruit has brought back the three who were caught, and they will be sent to Malta to be tried there. THE ROYAL OAK BURIAL SOCIETY AGAIN! In our journal of Tuesday last, we gave a graphic description of the proceedings of the members of this society, held at the Queen's Hall, in Bold-street, on the preceding evening. That meeting was convened for the ostensible purpose of electing a certain number of officers to transact the affairs of the society for the next twelve months. From the disgraceful exhibitions which took place at that meeting, the chairman, T. Martin, Esq., had no other course to pursue than that of adjourning the meeting sine die ; and thus it was that th e society--one of the most important organisations amongst the working classes of the town—was left without officers; so the society, through the conduct of its members, has become virtually extinct. That being the case, it was necessary that some steps should be taken in a matterof such vital importance to thousands of the poorer classes, in order to reorganise it, and hence it was agreed. that application should he made to the Judge of the County Court, J. Potiocx, Esq , (who had previously had the case under his consideration, and who had made certain orders), for his opinion on the subject; consequently, Yesterday, Mr. Hall appeared on behalf of the investigation committee, a n d M r . M art i n f or t h e late office bearers, to make the necessary application. What transpired on the occasion, will be seen from the subjoined report, one portion of which cannot fail to attract the attention of all parties concerned, namely, the judge's statement, that if the members did not settle the pending dispute, and take the management of the affairs of the society into their own hands, he should be compelled to exercise the power he possessed under the act of parliament, of stepping in to save the society and its funds from ruin. By the act of parliament, under the powers of which the late investigation, and, conse quently, the late orders were made, there is no doubt but that his Honour possesses almost unlimited powers, extending so far, we believe, as being enabled to dis place all the present office bearers, and to appoint those whom he may think fit to fill their places, thus taking the entire management of the affairs out of the hands of the members, a course which he expressed his reluctance to do, but which he will be compelled, for the benefit of the parties interested to do, should not the present unmeaning squabble be settled, by the members at once convening a public meeting, and deciding, calmly and dispassionately, whom they will have to preside and take the management of the society. It being understood that the application was about to be made, there was a number of the members present, including the late office bearers and members of the investigation committee. Some minor eases having been disposed of, Mr. Hall: Your Honour will recollect that some time since the case of the Liverpool Legal Friendly Burial Society, better known as the Royal Oak Burial Society, was brought under your consideration, and you made certain orders. Since then, we (Mr. Martin and myself) have taken steps, in accordance with that order, to form a code of rules, which have been agreed to, and sanctioned by Mr. Tidd Pratt. These rules might, perhaps, not have been perfect, but I believe they would have worked well, and might, in the course of time, been amended, if required. Under the provisions of these new rules, the annual general meeting of the society was held at the Queen's Hall, Bold-street, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of these rules, and I am sorry to say, owing to the disturbance that took place in that room, no business was transacted. On that night, there was assembled in the room, a large number of per sons who did not go there for the purpose of having any business transacted, but, I believe, there were also many who attended there expressly for the purpose of doing the business that was required to be done. Bt.t what was the result? —there was so much noise, so much dis turbance, and so much interruption, that my friend, Mr. Martin, who occupied the chair on the occasion, was obliged to adjourn the meeting before any business was transacted. At the time that adjournment took place, from the unparalleled position in which he was placed, the meeting was adjourned, and he was unable to fix any day when it should be resumed ; therefore, the meeting was virtually adjourned sine die. Such, being the case at the present time, the society is ithout any officers, and thus it is, that the society is placed in a very difficult position. Under such circumstances, I have but one course to pursue, and that is, to make an application to your Honour, the precise terms of which I am not at present prepared to put in proper form, and shall, there fore, on the present occasion, ask your Honour to be kind enough to fix a day when I can make the applica tion, which I am sorry to say, will be necessary to make, to get the society out of its present difficulty. His Honour: I have seen with regret, by the public prints, what took place on Monday night. I was in hopes that the members of this soeiety would feel it due to them selves to come to such arrangement, in carryin g out the rules that had been agreed u p on , as b e i ng most beneficent to the interest of their society. I thought they would have felt it due to themselves to have done so, therefore, it was, that I purposely abstained from exercising all the powers I possess, under the Act of Parliament. I was anxious that the society should do that which they had a right to do, that is, transact th e i r own b usiness, which I believe hey could do themselves much better than it could be done by the interference or compulsion of any constituted authority. If they will not adopt that course, it will be my duty to exercise the full powers I possess under the statutes of Parliament. shall have no other course to pursue. I shall greatly regret to be obliged to adopt it, b ecause , I b e li eve t h at the working people have the good sense, and are capable of managing their own affairs, if they act properly. uln order to save this society from ruin, if steps are not taken to come to some arrangement, I do assureyou, I shall not hesitate to exercise the powers vested in me. If Ido exercise the full powers I have under the act, all parties may be placed in a very different position, but I do sincerly hope, that after what has transpired here, that nothing of the kind will be necessary. Mr. Martin : This is only an application, therefore I can make no objection to it. The court is aware from the reports in the papers, of what took place at the meeting on Monday night. I assure the court that for two hours there was nothing but yells and shouts, so that no business could he transacted. Ido most exceed ingly regret, that such conduct should haie been exhibited. There was only a simple question at issue --whether the late officers of the society should be de tained in the places they occupied, or whether other persons, as recommended by the investigating committee, should be a pp o inted i n th e i r s t ea d . This I repeatedly endeavoured to impress upon them, but the noise and confusion was so great, and the conduct of the persons so violent, that I could not obtain a hearing. This I say, is much to be regretted, for the society had by such conduct, ran themselves to an expenditure of between £2O and £3O in getting up the meeting, and yet no business was done By such conduct, the society is now placed in a peculiar position, but I do hope if there is a further adjournment, and another public meeting is called, that the good sense of the members will allow the matter to be settled. They have only to listen to the propositions that are made —be silent and hear each speaker—and then decide on the merits of the question. - His Honour : If some steps are not taken, I have no other course but to carry out the powers with which I am invested by the Act of Parliament. But Ido hope that something will be done, for I have still great faith in the common sense of the working classes. They may possibly at times be led away, but still I think in the long run they come right, and arrive at the correct conclusions. I say again, I have great faith in the judgment of the working classes, and I hope they will not by their conduct render it necessary that I should exercise the powers which I possess. I hope from what has taken place this day, that some settlement will be come to—that the working classes will take the manage ment of their own affairs into their own hands, and that they will exercise the common sense they possess in doing so—if not, I shall have to step in, and it may be a great deal worse for them. Mr. Martin ; I too'; the chair on the occasions, and was perfectly unbiassed. If the motion put had been listened to, and there had been the least dispute on the show of hands, I should have had each person counted, for by the present rules the chairman has the power to ascertain the numbers by having each individual voting counted. Therefore if I had had the least doubt as to the result of any division, I should have instantly had each side counted. His Honour : I hope, from what has passed, that some steps will be taken, for the character of the society, to hare the matter settled. I hope they will adopt some course to settle the dispute among themselves. Mr. Martin: It 1s absolutely necessary that this issue should be decided at as early a period as possible. Mr. Hull : Will your Honour name a day that I rimy make the proper application, in order that I may take my own_ course in the matter. His Honour: I will take it at twelve o'clock on Monday next. Mr. Hull : I have no wish to be precipitate in the matter. Monday will be an inconvenient day for me. Therefore I should suggest that the motion stand over for a longer period Mr. Martin : Let it stand over. I have no objection. His Honour : Let it stand over, by all means, and I hope that in the meantime the members of this society will take steps, by their own accord, to settle the matter. and not call upon me to interfere. I am not at all desirous to do so, and shall have no objection to be excluded from interfering, It was then decided that any further application to the court should be adjourned to the 11th of August. In the meantime, a hope was expressed that a meeting of the members would be convened, and that the officers for the transacting the business would be chosen, and thus put an end to any further interposition by the County Court Judge. CONVICTION FOR MURDER (BEFORB MB. BARON MARTIN.) DORCHESTER, July 21.—Eliz lbeth Martha Brown, de scribed as a shopkeeper, aged 44, was arraigned for the wilful murder of her husband, John Anthony Brown, at Broadwinsor, on the 6th of July, 1856. Mr. Stock and Mr. Compton appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Edwards for the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner and deceased were formerly fellow -servants in a farmhouse, and about six years ago they were married. Deceased, who was about 19 years of age, kept a horse and cart, and acted as a general carrier,:while prisoner kept a shop for the sale of groceries. The result of the marriage was not very happy, and the prisoner was jealous of a woman named Mary Davis- On Saturday, the sth of July, about six o'clock, deceased and a carrier named Fooks, left Broadwinsor for Beaminster. On their way they were joined by Mary Davis, who how ever left them as soon as she got to the place where she was going to work. Fooks and deceased returned. from Beaminster about three or four o'clock in the after noon. On arriving at Broadwinsor they remained drinking and playing at skittles till a late hour. About midnight he and Fooks left to go home. They went together till they came to Mount's corner, where Fooks left deceased going towards home with his horsy and cart, when, although intoxicated, he was quite capable of taking care of himself. About five o'clock in the morn ing the prisoner called no Richard Damon, deceased's cousin, who lived about 130 yards off, and begged him to get up, as the horse had nearly killed her husband. Damon went to the house, and found deceased lying on the floor of one of the rooms, and found that he was dead. The deceased had a great many cuts on his head, and a handkerchief was bound round it. In reply to questions Damon and others put to the prisoner, she stated that about two o'clock she heard her husband come down to the window, and that when she went out to the door she helped him in ; she said "Oh ! John, where have you been, or what have you been about?" and he said just "The horse," once, and that was all; she helped him in, placed him in a chair, and he laid down in her lap ; he took hold of her dress, and held her so tight for three hours, that she could not go to call any one ; that when he gos weak he let her go, and she went out and called Damon, The points chiefly urged against the prisoner were the absence of blood outside the house, on the door step, and in the passage (by which latter alone deceased could have been brought into the apartment), the absence of blood from deceased's f ace, an d sh i rt front, the absence of dirt from his hands, and the testimony of the medical gentleman that the wounds could tint have been caused by the kick of a horse. Another remarkable circumstance was that there was a wound at the back of the head, as if he had been struck while in a stooping position. The deceased used to keep a small hatchet in the house, but after his death it could not be found. Mr. Edwards for the defence, urged that the wounds deposed to would have required extraordinary strength, and it could hardly be conceived that the prisoner had inflicted them ; that the prisoner had an interest in her husband's life, and that instead of thinking of murdering him, it was shown that she had prepared his supper for him. The fact that the coroner's jury had returned an open verdict was also noticed. The learned Judge having summed up, the jury retired, and after remaining three hours in deliberation, returned a verdict of "guilty." His Lordship, who said he entirely concurred in the decision of the jury, then passed sentence of death in the usual form. Before the prisoner left the dock she was asked by the Rev. A. N. de la Foss whether the story about the horse was not trumped up, to which she replied, "it was." She added, that the way in which her husband came by his death was by falling down stairs, and declared with an oath that she never struck him at all. ADVICE TO OFFICIALS WHO WILL TAlK. — Persons in office cannot watch too carefully over their words. Better for a minister to do twenty foolish things than say one foolish one ! —Punch. APOLOGY FOR EX—EPISCOPAL INCOMES.—A bishop ought to be well paid for the performance of his duties. Now, one of the principal duties of a bishop is, when necessary, to set an example of resignation.—Punch. WILLIAM Sum{ O'BRIEN, ESQ —We have heard that William Smith O'Brien, Esq., has been waited on at Dromoland, by a deputation of the electors of Tipperary, requesting he would be a candidate for their choice. It is stated that Mr. O'Brien declined. THE WISH OF A VETERAN. — " Dash it Sir ! " cried a poor old Major, on bearing the amount of the retiring allowances of the Bishops of London and Durham, " I wish I were an officer on half-pay in the Church Militant."— Punch. THE QIIREN'S APPROACHING VISIT TO IRELAND. Horning Chronicle states that the approaching visit o Qu•en to Inland, as announced more than The tely on her Majesty' a month ago, s return from going next month. Her Vieenstown, and proceed direct for will take place media Portugal r she purp Majesty will land at ( Dublin COURTSHIP UNDER iltmcurirrEs..z, Dublin, on Monday, D iniel King was brought up in cu. tody on a charge of attempting to commit a felony at Great Brunswick-street. The constable stated that be sa* him crossing the railings of the house into the a• ea, and arrested him, considering that his purpose must have been illegal. The prisoner confessed that he had crossed the railings, but said it was for the purpose of visiting his sweetheart, who was a servant in the house. The lady, faithful to her flame, appeared and confessed that the delinquent was in course of courting h r. "No followers " being permitted, be was obliged to pay her visits by the secret but not romantic mode of crossing the railings and descending by the aid of a water-butt. He was discharged by the magistrate ; whether his sweetheart met a similar fate from her roaster did not appear. 't the police court , - THE CASE OF ARCHDEACON DENISON.-BATH, TUESDAY. —The suit promoted by the 11,v. Joseph Ditcher. vicar of South Brent, against the Venerable G. A. Denison, archdeacon of Taunton, for preaching and publishing three sermons which contained doctrine, on the subject of the real presence, repugnant to the Articles of the Church of England, came on for hearing at the Guildhall yesterday. The Archbishop of Canterbury presided in person, and his assessors were Dr. Lushington, the Very Rev. G. H. S. Johnson, dean of Wells, and Dr. Hurley. Dr. Bay ford appeared for the promoter, and Dr. Phillimore for the d-fendant. Several hours were occupied with the discussion of certain formal and technical objections to the suit advanced by the defendant's advocate, which were overruled, however, by Dr. Lushington, except on one point, which he reserved for consideration. Witnesses were then called to prove the publication of the sermons, and the other essential facts of the case, and the court aejourned. BIELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.— On Sunday, about half-past six o'clock, evening, while a yacht was passing up the Clyde, off Innellan, by some mismanagement it was upset, and two young men, who were on board, were drowned. It appears, from information given by a sailor who was saved by clinging to a buoy, that the young men had engaged him at Gourock, on Saturday, to proceed to Port Bannatyne and Rothesay next day. The yacht was a new one, about five tons, insufficiently ballasted, and was launched at the south side of the Broomielaw only on Friday. There was a good breeze blowing from the north-west, but not so strong as to be dangerous. All three were clinging to the buoy at one time, but the sailor alone held by it till assistance reached him from the shore. The caps of the young men were found floating about. One of them is claret coloured, and the other a shepherd check. The sailor is a native of Skipness ; his name is John M'Callum, resident in Gourock. By Wrallum's account the parties were quite sober. Prom a casual remark made by one of the young men during the day, his father, it seems, was lately a resident at Tynabruaich, Kyles of Bute. Another infor mant states that the young men reached Gourock on Sa turday, and put up at the Railway Hotel. Our in formant called at the hotel yesterday morning, and made enquiry as to the names of the unfortunate parties, but none had been left by them. On searching their carpet bags, however, two shirt collars were found, on one of which was plainly visible " John Pringle " but the surname was illegibl e , from having washed out. On the other collar the Christian name was illegible, but the surname of "Hewetson " or "lleweson " was discernible. Both young men are described as having fair hair, and one of them wore a rings —Glasgow Daily Mail --LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. THE LATE FATAL COLLISION IN THE RIVER.-THE ADJOURNED INQUEST. The inquest in the late fatal collision case was resumed at ten o'clock yesterday, in the Nisi Prius Court, St. George's-hall, before the deputy-coroner, J. S. Statham, Esq. Mr. Hodgson, harbour-master, was on the bench assisting the coroner. The several legal gentlemen engaged were also in attendance. Thomas Gearing, the helmsman of the Mail, was the first witness examined. He deposed that, on the occasion in question, the Mail arrived at the Rock lighthouse about the middle of the night. Was stationed at the wheel at that time. The wheel is before the mainmast. Took the helm at the lightship. When passing the lighthouse, received order to port ►he helm. Received that order when they were abreast of the lightship. Continued to port helm all the time from that. In about ten minutes received an order to port again, and in five minutes after received an order to steady the ship. Continual steady about three minutes, when an order was given, " hard a-port," which he obeyed. That was the last order he got before the collision took place. Kent that cou►se until the collision. Heard of a steamer lying reported about a quarter of an hour before the col lision. She was reported to be a little on the port bow; wit ness saw the three of her lights before tin collision. The Mail's head was south at that time. The Excelsior bore for the Mail about a point on their port bow. Heard the order given to slow and stop the Mail, all in one breath, by the captain, about five minutes before the collision. The Mail was then going, according to the best of his opinion, seven or close on eight knots an hour. Observed that the Mail was slowed in consequence of the order. She was entirely stopped before the collision. She had some steerage way on. The engines were stopped about three nainutcs before the collision. Is not very much acquainted with the river. Has been in the Mail since the middle of January last. May have made a hundred voyages to this port in steamers. The vessels were close to the Cheshire shore when the col lision took place. They were about four or five ships' length south of the New Brighton pier, and about half a mile from the shore, as near as he could guess. It was near upon high water. William Cowan had charge of the lamps on hoard the Mail. The lamps were trimmed about an hour before they came to the north-west lightship. Witness was not at the wheel then. In his opinion, the river is about two miles or two miles and a half broad at the point where the collision took place. The witness stated that he had no accurate knowledge of the river's width, and the answer was elicited, at the suggestion of Mr. Aspinall, to test his idea of distances. To Mr. Aspinall : The watch on which witness was at the time, commenced about half-past eleven. It consisted of two sailors, besides himself. Does not know their names. They are called Bob and Peter on board the ship. (Laughter.) Does not know how long Bob and Peter have been on board the Mail. One has been there as long as witness, and the other has not, It was the captain's watch. The two men on the mate's watch were Bill and Peter—another Peter. (Laughter.) Witness was on the look-out before he took the wheel. To Mr. Bremner : Saw a light, but could not 1;e11 whether it was the pilot-boat's flash light. It was a flash light such as small vessels generally use. Saw it after they got inside the lightship. Pilot-boats generally use a green light. Very seldom sees a flash light used by pilot-boats when they signal a vessel, but always a green light, They do at times also use a flash light. Never saw a green light that night. To Mr. Raffles : They had not slowed at all previous to getting the order to "slow her—stop her." They were anxious to get into dock as soon as they could. Witness did rot give any warning to the passengers before the col lision. Could not give any, being at the wheel. Did not hear any warning given. _ _ To Mr. Blair When the helm was ported she went round to starboard. She did not pay off to port when he steadied the helm. Knows the Ripp-rapp buoy. It was after they had passed that buoy he received the order to port. She obeyed her helm, and, consequently, came further i❑ to the Cheshire shore. He could see the shore. It was a fine night and clear, a little cloudy overhead ; it was clear on the water. In speaking of time, does not mean to speak precisely, but only as near as he could guess. Does not know what became of the Hail's port anchor after the col lision took place; looked it it, but could not see it on board, Doer not think they could have gone nearer to the Cheshire shore than they did with safety, on account of a brig. Observed that day was breaking at the time of the collision. To a Juror (Mr. Rawle) : It did not take two minutes to stop the engines. The witnesi again observed that he could not speak precisely as to the time which each inci dent occupied. Several other questions were put by Mr. Rawle, but no material result was elicited. Robert Reynolds, seaman, on board - the Mail, deposed, that on the occasion of the collision he was on the look out. Remember '''rounding the Rock light-house; was forward at that time. After rounding the light-house, told the mate, who was standing by, that there was another steamboat ahead. The mate sang out to the captain that there was another steamboat a-head. Thinks the steamer was nearly a mile a-head when he saw her. Heard the captain call out " port the helm." The steamer obeyed her helm. The captain next sang out, " hard a-port," in about a couple of minutes. The steamer he saw blre rather upon the Mail's port bow, when he first saw her. She appeared to come along very steady, on the course in which she was when he first saw her. Saw her three lights. Heard the captain of the Mail sing out, " slow her—stop her." that was only a very short time before the collision. Does not think the other steamer altered her course. She came down upon the Mail. Cannot say whether there was any alteration in his view of the other steamer's light before the collision. Did not observe her motion. Before the collision the captain of the Mail sang out to the other steamer to port her helm. Witness then described the manner in which the Excelsior struck the Mail when the collision took place. The witness stated, in answer to Mr. Aspinall, that he had no time to give warning of the collision to any of the passengers. He had to " clear himself out," as he feared the mast would fall on him. To Mr. Raffles : Cannot say how long before the colli sion took place he knew it was unavoidable. When he heard an order given to slop her, he knew there was danger, but he did not warn the passengers below, because he could not tell in the night time what passengers were the re . H ear d no shout i ng to warn them. Was pretty sure that some of the passengers must have been below. Neither he nor the mate, nor Peter shout e d ou t. H e c l eare d a f t as soon as he saw the Excelsior was certain to come into them. To Mr. Blair: He ran, and had just got to the aft side of the foremast, when he was knocked down. There was not, in his opinion, any time to do anything for the pas sengers besides what was done. Peter Murphy, seaman of the Mail, deposed that he was also on the look-out when the vessel rounded the lighthouse, and was walking backwards and forwards. The evidence of this witness was to the same effect as that of the preceding, and he also deposed that he did not see the Excelsior alter her course from the time she first appeared until she struck the Mail. Mr. Aspinall: When did you first begin to be frightened ? Witness : I only got frightened when it was too late. (Laughter.) . 1 thought we were all going to the bottom, and I ran as fast as I could aft. I had not much time to shout down to the passenger s , or to shout any way. (Laughter) The mate had the sharp look-out. Mr. Aspinall : And I suppose you had the dull look-out. (Laughter.) CowanWilli :m sworn and examined : Was a seaman on board the Mail on the sth July, on her passage from Dublin to Liverpool. Had charge of the lights. There was a bright light at the mast-head, a red one on the port, and a green one on the starboard. The lamps were lighted that night, just coming on dark. They were in good order. Looked to them during the voyage when it was my watch on deck. The regulation was, that if any thing went wrong with them he was to be called. When in good order, they threw out a strong light. On a clear night the bright light m'ght be seen five miles off at sea, and the other lights about two miles. Looked at the lights that night, a little before they came to the north west lightship. Cleaned the glasses then. They did not require oiling. They were burning brightly. Subsequently looked at them now and again from the forecastle head before rounding the Rock. Whenever he looked, they were burning brightly. Is satisfied they were burning brightly on rounding the Rock. Looked at them about ten minutes or so before rounding the Rock. The lights would burn about twelve hours, if first properly supplied with oil. They had been lighted that night about four or five hours before the collision took place. Is certain they had sufficient oil to burn for a much longer time. On that night they were put in their usual places, and kept so. By Mr. Aspinall : Did not put any oil in that night. The man w‘i ) previously had charge of them had trimmed them all ready for witness. That man left just as the Mail was leaving Dublin. The master gave witness orders to attend to them. The glasses of a lamp would become dirty a couplo of times during a night. By Mr. Blair : When the collision took place, was standing aft on the monkey forecastle. Went aft when directly abreast of the Rock Light. Did so by order. Heard the order given to stop. The screw stopped immediately on the order being given. Fell, on the collision taking place. Nothing was done with the lights until they got into the dock, when he took them away alto gether. To a Juror: They were all burning at the pier head, where they landed the passengers. To another : If you were at a distance, the stanchion before the side light would not decrease the light. Does not know what the effect would be at half a mile. Patrick Maclntyre, engineer on board the Mail, examined: There are two engineers, three firemen, and a coal trimmer, on board. The engineers take watch about on the passages. Both were on the watch, and had the charge of the engine when the collision took place. Was aware of the time when they passed the Rock Light. About ten minutes after passing the lighthouse, an order was passed down to "slow—stop her." Stopped the engine at on ce . Felt the concussion about a minute after stopping. Rock. Fo rmed that opinion by the revolutions of the engines. Was going abo u t t en k nots on roun ding the To Mr. Raffles : Ten knots is the regular speed of the vessel. The inquest was then adjourned at half-past three o'clock to ten o'clock this morning. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, LONDON.-JULY, 22 (BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER PANE.) In re W. 0. YOUNG.—This was the examinatior! meeting in the case of Wm. Ogston Young, ship and insurance broker, of Sun-court, Cornhill. The failure occurred about three months ago, and caused some excitement at the time, from the supposed large amount of the liabilities. The bankrupt came to this court on his own petition, dated the 15th of April last, in which he d e sc r ib e d hi mse lf as a ship and insurance broker, of Sun-court, Cornhill ; of Cross street, Manchester; and of Dale-street, Liverpool. At the choice of assignees, on the sth of May, an allowance of £lO a week was made to the bankrupt. This was the adjourned examination meeting, but, as Messrs. Harding and Pullein, the accountants, had not been able to get the balance sheet prepared, another adjournment was necessary. An estimate of liabilities and assets Las already appeared. The amounts may now be more correctly stated as follows :-4.mour t due to unsecured creditors, £32,943 ; ditto on ship account, £2,500; ditto creditors secured, £8,873; ditto partially secured, £2,000 ; liabilities, £58,000. Of this last item only about £24,354 is expected to be proved against the estate. In addition, there are liabilities on the underwriting ' account, which, originally very large, are daily in process of diminution, and may not eventually become a serious charge on the estate. The essets are returned at : good debts, £l3 656; doubtful ditto, £10,443 ; property giren up (about) £13,000; on underwriting and insurance accounts, £9,000. At the former meetings debts to the amount of £23,000 were proved against the estate, and several other large proofs were now admitted. Mr. Green, for the assignees, consented to an adjounment of the exami. nation meeting, and also to a continuanee of the bankrupt's allowance. Mr. Pullein, the accountant, having undertaken that the accounts should be filed by the 12th of August, an adjournment was ordered until the 2nd of September. Mr. Green applied for the leave of the court to defend a s in equity, which had been instituted against the assignees by the representatives of a person named Beck with, at Liver pool, who had been connected with the bankrupt in the underwriting business. The question was whether a part nership had e xisted. His Honour said, as the point appeared to be a very nice one, he would authorise the proceedings. THE SMOKE NUISANCE TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES, Sir,—Thank you for your sensible leader on the smoke nuisance ; hope you will not lose sight of the smoke (physically, that at present is impossible) until you get our Liverpool atmosphere cleared of its gross impurities, and then I hope we will see more clearly, and breathe more freely. But here, in the south end of the town, we can never expect to do that, until something is done to abate the monster smoke nuisance—the smoke of the Mersey forge; for, without exception, it is the greatest producer of smoke in the town, and, be it remembered, smoke of the most offensive and injurious nature, com pared to which Dr. Muspratt's nuisance was a mere nothing. Our town, in the estimation of others, does not hold an enviable position as regards her sanitary state. This is an injury to the town ; and anything calculated to raise our standard in reference to health, is worthy the notice of our town authorities, who have of late done much to improve it in this way, but still have much to do ; and if, according to those who are qualified to give a sound opinion on this point, Liverpool, from its position, and with its fine river, ought to be a healthy town, the fault certainly must lie with ourselves it' it is not so. It is the wonder of all, and more particularly of strangers, that such a nuisance as the forge smoke is tolerated in this town, and the marvel is, how we can live within range of it. Only imagine, about twenty low built chirnnies, day and night sending forth huge volumes of black choking smoke, polluting, blackening, and poisoning everything in its immediate course. I have no unfriendly feeling to manufacturing operations—l have more or less all . my life been connected with them, and wish them every extension and success ; but not at the sacrifice of the property and health of the town. The near locality of the forge is generally admitted, and, by some of our own officials.'it is said to be one of the finest spots in town for marine villas, commanding, as it does, one of the grandest marine views on the Mersey ; and this view is completely spoiled and destroyed (Sundays excepted, when it fortunately for one day rests) by the smoke. And then it lies comparatively waste ; for no one in his senses would build with such dense clouds of smoke blowing in their faces, and those that are built will soon be deserted, if no improvement is ma 'e. None but those who suffer can form any true conception of the destructive and poisonous effects of such a nuisance ; and in the hope that, by attention being thus directed to it, our authorities may do something to mitigate the evil ; and the more so, as they have the law on their side, and as from your article you justly say, " the consumption of smoke is a problem which has been practically solved in this town," and that the smoke nuisance is oae which " time has shown can be remedied at a comparatively nominal cost "—I am &c.. A SMOKED TuxTET.EtrAN, Liverpool, 22nd July, 1856. THE TIPPERARY BANK Richard 0' Flaherty and others v. the Official Manager of the Tipperary Bank and James Sadleir. ROLLS COURT, DUBLIN, SATURDAY.—This was an appli, cation to have a receiver appointed to collect and receive the outstanding assets and property of the Tipperary Bank, and over the real and personal estate of James Sadleir. It was proposed on the part of the petitioners to have Mr. M'Dowell, the official manager, appointed receiver, if he were willing to act, and that if he were not, some other person should be named. When the ease was before the court some days since, the Master of the Rolls intimated that he would take time to consider his judgment, and as he was then about to rise till next term would send the order to the register. The following is the order which he has made in the matter :—" The court doth decline to make any order on this motion, the question which arises being of so much difficulty and doubt that it ought not to be decided upon motion ; and let the costs of the motion be costs in the cause." ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE.—The Lord Bishlp of Manchester, yesterday, at the Diocesan Registry, St. James's square, licensed Rev. Constantine Adolphus I.4usignan, 8.A., to the stipendiary curacy of the church of Wyersdale, near Lancaster. CRYSTAL PALACE. —A charming addition has been lately made to the attraction of the tropical end of the Crystal Palace, in a collection of 1,000 living birds, which have just arrived from South Australia. They consist mostly of the smallest Australian variegated (Melopsittacus undulatus), and are in a very hardy and healthy state. ROYAL COLLEGE OE SURGEONS.—The following gentlemen hqve undergone the neces'ary examinations for the diploma were admitted members of the College at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 18th instant :—Messrs. Charles Henry Browne, Bath ; George Thomas Bingey, Nova Scotia, Robert Rathevan Stilwell. Epsom ; Cornelius In g li s , Norfolk road, St. John's Wood; Wlliam Simpson, Ely; George Comely, Winchester : Francis Benjamin Woods, Northampton ; William John Newmou, Beccles ; Harnerton Crnmpe, Wallasey, Cheshire ; Thomas Miles Beale, New road, Hammersmith ; F re d er i c k Newcome, Grantham ; Miles Monk Magrath, Royal Navy. At the same coPrt Mr. George Bartlet Moore, a member of the Edinburgh College, -passed for his diploma as a naval surgeon, QUEER, QUESTIONABLE QUERIES ?--Are Brewers' horses principally brood mares ?—What becomes of all the "bits " of a woman's mind ?—ls " Death's Door" opened with a skeleton key ?—How is it that so many men, who are extremely amiable in private, make themselves, the moment they emerge into public life, so supremely ridiculous ? When a lawyer composes his mind, does he do it in 6-8 time?—Would you say that a lady is " dressed loud " who was covered all over with bugles ?—Shouldn't the Lord Chancellor marry well, since he has the pick of all the wards in Chancery ?—ls there any truth in the report that the Arabs who live in the Desert have sandy hair ? and is it also true that those who live in the Red Sea have carrots ? —ln selling a Newfoundland dog, do you hnow whether it is valued according to what it will fetch, or what it will bring ? —Punch. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT S TO THE IMPERIAL CORONA TION.—A rather curious experiment is about to be made by the London Journals, and that is, to send special correspon dents to Moscow, to attend the coronation of the Emperor of Russia. Mr. William Russell goes _Erect from the Crimea for the Times, and the Daily News also sends a correspondent, who starts early next week. There seems to be some confidence among the newspaper managers that the . Russian authorities w ill sanct i on t h e procee d ing , which will be rather a step in advance of their customs. One thing is certain, that the correspondents will either be stopp e d i n limine, or else they w ill h ave facilities afforded them such as no newspaper agents ever had before. A person recog_ nised by the Russian authorities 8 ids all th e roa d s royal there, even that which leads to Siberia, a place which, it i s to be hoped, the gentlemen in question will not visit. THE SPONDON M LIDDELL—On Monday last, the inquest touching the death of Enoch Stone, who was so brutally murdered on the night of the 2ard ult. near Spondon, . wa s resumed before LT. moziey, Esq cor oner expressed his regret that all th e coroner. The efforts made to bring . the charge home to the guilty party had been unavailing, and observed that it was not advisable longer to postpone the enqu i ry, there being, in his opinion, no evidence to crimi nate the parties hitherto apprehended on suspicion, and no new circumstances likely to lead to the apprehension of the right man. The reward offered by government, an incentive to exertion, would be, however, still in existence, end Sir H. Wilmot, Bart., who had taken great i n t erest in the elucidation of the various facts Connected with the case, would, in his magisterial capacity, be able t o ren d er assistance should any new evidence render a furthe r exam i nation necessary. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some pawn or persons unknown," rmi=or,mmemmmim.,,,,,K.,=o ~em~r POLICE COURT. -YESTERDAY (BEFORE MR. CROPPRa.) A BAD CAR-DRIVER,—Joseph Rylands, a car-driver, was charged by Matthew Donnelly, car-owner, of No. 84, Park Lane, under the following circumstances : —The complainant said the prisoner came to him and stated that he had lost his badge, and asked him to lend as much money as would get it, and to give him employment, and he would repay him. He gave the prisoner the money, and took him into his employment also, and on the 16th instant, he sent him out at eight o'clock in the morning with a cab. He returned at eight o'clock in the evening, and lmving left the cab in the street opposite the stable ran away, and was not heard of until Tuesday evening. The complainant produced a woman who stated that she paid him a fare of eighteenpence on the day in question. This money had not been returned by the prisoner. In reply to the charge, the prisoner left all the blame on the horse, which he said fell down in the street, and caused the disaster. H e was remanded in order to produce more evidence. A FAITHLESS SERVANT.—Teresa Archer, a servant in the employment of Mrs. Jane Stockman,No. 57, Bedford Street, was charged with having stolen and pledged a variety of bed clothes and wearing apparel. The owner of the house was absent, and during that time the prisoner took the property from her mistress, as well. as some things belonging to two ladies Wl° lodged in the house. It was proved that she pledged the articles, and the tickets were found on her. She was sent for trial. (BEFORE MR R. GLADSTONE.) ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE—GALLANT CONDUCT.--A woman, named Mary Chester, who resides in 4 court, Maguire-street, was charged with having attempted to drown herself in the canal. It appeared from the evidence that the unfortunate prisoner got drunk, and whilst in this state she flung herself from the battlement of Burlington -street bridge into the canal. She would have inevitably been drowned but for the praise worthy and prompt exertions of a man, named David Brennan, who was passing at the time, and who, at great risk, jumped into the water and brought out the woman, who recovered after some time. A police officer said the man deserved great credit, and Mr. Gladstone complimented him on his humanity anti courage, and hoped notice would be taken of it. The husband of the woman came forward and said it was all the fault of drink, for when tipsy she cared not what she did. Mr. Gladstone condemned the conduct of the , prisoner, and then gave her up to her husband, who promised to take care of her MORE KNIFING.--Charles Lawson, a sailor, wai police officer 213 under the following circumstance charged by . He said on the previous evening a gentieu,.... the Princes basin; a boatman picked it up, and gave it to witness, when the prisoner and another man came up and demanded the money, saying it was his property. He refused to give it, telling him he must go to the Central office in Dale -street, and claim it them. The prisoner went away, but returned between seven and eight o'clock and again demanded the coin, which ho again refused to give, when the prisoner struck him, and then pulled out his knife, and swore a terrible oath that he would rip his body open, and at the same time made a plunge at him with the knife. It struck him on the breast and split his coat, but did not 'touch his body. He subsequently found that th e co i n belonged to a gentleman who liv e d at No. 6, Tarnes'a-street. Mr. Gladstone said : You tni2ht have taken the life of this policeman. The use of the knife must be put down in Liverpool. It is an abominable practice, and cannot be tolerated under any circumstances. It is cowardly, assassin -like, and brutal, and I am resolved to punish it. I fine you ; or, in default of payment, to be imprisoned three months. INTERESTING TO PAWNBROKERB.—Jarnes Tennant, a baker, residing in Greetharn-street, charged a young woman 'named Sarah M`Owen, with having stolen his coat and a pair of brass candlesticks. The prisoner confessed having stolen the coat, and it was found pledged at Mr. Mares, Saint James's.. street, for 7s, but the youth who took in the coat could not identify the person who pledged it, as he. alleged the place was too dark to see any one. Mr. Cropper said the pawnbroker must suffer for his conduct—he should have light to transact his business. His Worship ordered the pawnbroker to restore the coat, without any payment, and the prisoner was sent to gaol for one month. half a sovereign at (BEFORE MESSRS. CROPPER AND BENN.) THE DARK DEEDS. —John Gardiner, and Charles Sands, the two black men who were remanded, on a charge of having stabbed another black man, named Boyce, w ere b rought up on remand. M r. Campbell appeared for Gardiner. The parties are cooks on board American vessels, and it appeared they had a fight about a " banjo," but the injured man could not tell who stabbed him. The prisoners were discharged. MORE STABBING —Sarah Dowdall, an inhabitant of Preston-street, was charged with stabbing Ellen Kennedy, another denizen of the same strew.. She was sent to pal for six mouths, with hard labour. COUNI ''Y COURT -YESTERDAY (BEFORE J. POLLOCK, ESQ.) RAILWAY LIABILITY.--MCVIAIIO N V. THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY —The plaintiff con ducted his own case. By this action he sought to recover the sum of £1 155., the value of a chair which had been damaged in its transit on the above railway. Mr. Cobbett of Manchester, appeared for the Railway Company. He said that the company did not dispute that the goods had been received by them, nor that they had been injured. At present he w ou ld not enter upon_ the value, but his instruc tions were to deny the responsibility of the company under the circumstanc es of the case, aahich were rather peculiar. The facts of the case were :—The goods in question were delivered to the servants of the company by the plaintiff's wwonife, who had at the ti me s i gned a risk rate, a special condi- ti o w was " that the goo d s were taken and r. By thi s the carried at a low rate in co nsideration e f the risk being tier held tlie pfarreteiesofsernidiskn. His H onour referred tog then com pany wa a case which had come before him some time since, in which a party had sued the London and North Western Railway Com pany for damages incurred in transmitting fish to London. I n that case th e goo d s were deta i ned through udavoidable accident until they were unfit for the market. The amount of damages claimed was £5O. Th e defence set up was prec!sely similar to that in the present case, namely, the reservation included in the risk note. He had given a verdict for the plaintiff fr £25. That decision had been appealed against, ' the Court of Common Pleas had confirmed his ruent. Mr. Cobbett did not think that the justice of the con tract had a right to be inquired into, as he conceived that the breaking of a chair was neither receiving, forwarding, or de livering it, therefore the court might proceed on the merits. His Honour thought that the meaning of the words in the risk notes were too wide to be just and reasonable. Prom the decisions of the court above there could be 110 doubt but that the presiding judge had the power of drawing a conclusion as to the terms of an unreasonable contract. After some further discussion, at the suggestion of Mr. CAbett, the plaintiff accepted lOs as the damage done to the chair. The other cases were devoid of public interest. BOROUGH SESSIONS.-YESTERDAY (BEFORE a. HENDERSON, ESQ, THE RECORDER) The following persons were tried and sentenced yester day : Sarah Brannan, aged 36, James Connolly, aged 17, and Michael McNamee, aged 18, were charged with breaking into the dwelling house of Thomas Parkin, and stealing therefrom a large quantity of wearing apparel. The two prisoners, Connolly and McNamee uere found guilty .of the burglary, and the former was sentenced to five and the latter to four years' penal servitude. The female prisoner was acquitted on the charge of receiving the property knowing it to have been stolen. ,Samuel Leech, aged 30, was sentenced to twelve month imprisonment for stealing eight dozen of brass pendant heads, and other property, belonging to his employers, the Liverpool United Gas Company. Ellen Hughes, aged 19, was sentenced to four years' penal servitude, for stealing a shawl, the property of Mary Ryan. sentenced to four years' Margaret Jones, aged 25, was also penal servitude, for belonging to Frederick stealing twenty-four yard s of cotton print, Michael Brennan, aged 38, optician seven months' imprisonment, for st , the property of William Wo ~ was Eenfenced to ealing a diamond ring, SiimUel Porter, aged 36, bookkeeper, was sentenced to six m onths' of imprisonment, f or stealing a bank post bill of James Griffith,. the value £5 10 8 10d, the p roperty of his master Thomas Walker, aged 18, Bartholomew Garrity, aged , and John Johnso n , aoa , aoal7, all sa il ors , were f oun d guiltyof a breaking into the sh o p o f J o h n Renshaw, and stealinz quantity of articles therefrom. Garrity—.A`urt of 100 years' penal servitude, Walker ten, and Johnson six month& imprisonment. Henry Rankin, aged 38, draper's assistant, eras n o t to nine months imprisonment for stealing upwards a g t d he 4 ap O rrir , is w o e.. ng to his master, handkerchiefs, and other property, belong' Mr. Joseph Naylor. Mary Riley, aged 22, 108rtnd charged with stealing £37 from the person of Willi 8011. M p a e ry n aill servitude,olin es, Riley was sentenced to four y e ars Holmes was acquitted. William Gaynes, aged 18, a sailo r , was sentenced to six months imprisonment for stealing a number of gold dollar pieces, the property of Manuel Santos Ganzage. The Court then adjourned. SIZAXSPEARE'S Housw—We have the pleasure of in forming our Stratford readers that the long talked.of gift of £5OO by John Shakspeare, Esq., Langley Priory, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, has been made over to trus- tees, for the purpost of purchasing certain property on each side of Shakspeare's House, and restoring that portion of the premises known as the Swan and Maiden head to its original state. In the completion of this work it is intended to remove whatever does not form an integral part of " the house" property on the White Lion side, and also Mr. Gill's house in the opposite direction. The trust deeds have received the complete numbers of signatures. —Leamington Courier.