The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-11 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE, LANCASHIRE WINTER ASSIZES. CROWN COURT-YESTERDAY zaro n Alders on too k his seat on the bench shortly after nine o'clock' The first case proceeded with was Tu. n --- RILn MURDER AT MANCrIESTER. —Bridget Kelly, a gsd 30 d • • i e .. • escribed in the calender as a charwoman, stood cocted with havin g at Manchester, on the 21st of October, win t _lBlY__and maliciOusly murdered her own male child, aged A tk 'Y • Mr-Wheeler conducted the prosecution,and Mr. rindal the ts .°n, at the request of his Lordship, watched the case for b r r_ f r sonor, who had not engaged any counsel. Mr. Wheeler , h.. e Y op7ned the case to the jury, by stating the facts he ai be able to prove against the prisoner, and bad just te P e ated the statehrnent made by the prisoner when first charged vi ith th e o ff„ police, when His Lordship said - Do Yoll" o n f ot think ee tha y t t t h h a e t part had would have been better left st steee ,. Your opening ? I . do. Mr. Wheeler : There is ano'l,iei bet 'nest before the magistrates. His Lordship : Rut it had ter ours• • The way 'we used to do it * . out in the evidence. sissstilla-" There is statement inail" - by the prisoner which jilitutioeyroper time I shall a lay h' ore ' you." That is the way f ell 7 to be done. Mr. "'heeler then proceeded to call the Is t °wing evidence. Mary Ann Howell, a nurse at the Canal .ii IN Woikhos, 4 'IMA th - • '' Manchester, stated that on the 27th of the 7, 1 , c arison.: , • was admitted into the Workhouse. On ~j a ; 7, 1 ° et' she was delivered of a male child, and stayed ‘. l h tli , l „ust until the 21st, when she left with the child. hoebs.l., Was , strong . healthy child when it left the work - potti;... Before it left it was supplied with d a grey flannel hattoob's.,a blue cotton skirt, a blue stiipe cotton frock, a t 'ers i klor, and a pair of white worsted socks. Those things_ :40tv."UPPlied by the workhouse. The child was christened Wm. the . Pria on ' e :, The prisoner called herself Mary Morgan. B hoo se r left the house I told her she had better not leave the kr, A s i l s ° o o, but she insisted upon going out, and she left. By ta nfit k - e l7. ln ri a " : There are a great many young persons always tal k i e H u,' the house. There are a great number of shirts the obi " those the child had on, and go out of the house with %eat s i dre n. By the Judge : This child was dressed in the A tk. ,tr es , ii ,,, given By the workhouse to such children, ty Mr. day 11 „ - " n ' The child was a fine healthy child. I saw it the .wheel er , t'-Itic h it went out, and it was quite well then. By Mr. le et._There was no male child left the workhouse at that ‘'as on ',P t the deceased. The last one that left the house Alm 'lto 1 3th, but that was in the house at the present time.. a at o ,, a n ' cocky: On the 25th of October I was employed in a tetaded boat came uP Wai l ,-- Yard near the canal, in Mill stri:/et. On that day there f the ca rat. and afterwards the body o loth,, a eild was taken o' t of the water. Police-constable It at '''' ale Stated • .1. . " child from the water, and left 1 . th e N. ~• i took the of C olon-P tatir " . .:(ion Inn, with the landlord. It had a pair _ - "o t. -mdeocks, a cotton binder, and a tape round its neck. V ‘4l)e w ag 1 'Ste w , pole. By the Judge : There was no appearance 'fah_ gulatio marks round the neck. [The ,-rea va . 1 1, tier was there any . !sli d - Prodneed.) Examination continue . d : It was a male ten t sp : 4nd appeared to have been in the water eight or . days. d liv e dl a tile child. Ann Follon stated : I am a widow, Sheaii eak i ,,,,'llt cellar in Bengal street. I know the prisoner. ate-a..°dge with me there • she had a box ; she stayed . with ht ate 4 .,,, - ,"t three k • when ' she left my house she said that mad e going to lve h e er a u ' uele's, at Birmingham. (His lordship i sile r i :very exertion to get this witness to fix the time, Abut a ttioeii;° succeed.) She left her box at . the !mu d s? child tr , f ter she left she came back again ; she i did not bring a fat apps her; she never said she load bad child while she a il ded a police oe4i4la,Y. The day after the prisoner wasapp b r o eh x so too u'e Caine, and I showed him she and he took Iltit • things frcm it. I did look . into the box, ti ,, it ... • You to le a k" : as not locked when I did so. His Lordship 'l ' t ato the box and that is only an excuse for . your stity, G ' It i n 0 away : you are . : the most useless witness . I • ever to ott a court of justice. ' rho witness I never was in a are no k ist of justice before His Lordship : Go away, you was s le ' e all . d you only annoy . us; go away. [This witness iye a 041:thaglY loquacious, but would not or could not jr to t g frequently to any question as to dates, although the i‘ . ` to do so Inn is lordship.] Mrs. Gape, the land took the tlothi atigation , and a witness, named Harrison,.too the Poli c „, li g from the body of the child, and handed it to that 4 11 t,l4an. John Kirkwood, a sergeant of police, stated k tiie lati,onge afternoon of the 26th of October last, he to t o ttining tbiii %into custody. She was at work at a p pa hi e l a d, a and I voish e4 4 told her 1 was informed she had had a said I have had l 'a cbli d know what had became of it ? Shesai , kt ocl e. ',. While I was away I was at Birmingham with my I afterwards We t " -1 then took her to the police station. took ° the house of the witness Fellon, and from the box I teolia striped frock, a pinafore, and a skirt. There is the the Ivt h „„,of the workhouse marks on the articles. From were brodo-'' liariison I received albandage. [These articles an tlis ' e ee cl, .) I returned to the police office. The in , splc o t n or and Chsh,ret.aurter were there. The inspector said : ' - I Ils e k' u h Wtth the wilful murder of your child drowning it in by o say I l lY th,•" h t° n canal." He said, "Now, you are not asked . . t . , , . 1 7 , 11 -- e, but what you do say will be taken down in writing." ' ! h " : lr the i l t, Bai d : "I have nothing to say, but I did it. Ileft - t he °atiTuse this day week about eleven o'clock. I remained I sca rj e '" all duntil • when I went to a back ground t ill ay six, . st IN . street, and threw it into the canal, near a factery. b i t i 4 13 c"ered with th thrush, andl threw Nearly dead when " l i . im l'he Judge : c Did you write that statemet i i t t . down The take:an : I did. The Judge : Let me look d at t is lordship '3(414-.41" Produced a small pocket book, act teetilUtd it With the f ho had left the box. statement, a ter viiii U til t iP „ B ", i d : Policeman, if You will take my advice, you d with an 'Mee o ° "nIY tell prisoners, when - they are charge down and Il l ' l sil a- : that what they ' say will be taken . them `l"t gaff at tl liat you call cautioning N Y ''''' will them they' to wait until . ti. _ . b e f or I tell r , s e th e say anything. %ii •ho sn magistrate before they to the Manchester 4 14 1 „ as Rayner, the house snrgeon the deceased qilti. it said he bad examined the body of . . tl i r ays. ). •, t w as a find child, and its death was occas . ioned . by ht 1, 444 4i - „g . The was Blight bruise on the head, which might b y e deadh-"Pellet' after " a tmt,, aim er it got into . The articles of clothing th e y'l fs onl nut two or three . days. identified as being like th t t,'Og e l ive Ln? body of the child were to such children who left I, o _` 4. ess a b li t tri from the workhouse . addressed the jury on s ) , l t' t if t.of 4? prisoner, Mr.. Atk th in at sotnhocomight be some doubt laitla,,li Ylontity °f tiro u c zi l n d g His Lordship, in summing up, (')4a st 2 t 1 1 8 , a 1110 St Painful case no doubt, but there was l fat/ ' t4C ' tf9r w reward be pursued, and that was for the j 4 ., to fi nd _ verdictar course to with the truth, and for the „Ygo t o s .:_` B 4 B a in a.ccordaoncdceanee with the justice of the ti r it e thi 1,17 they Question n tence in wo a u c Id therefore have to consider was, il lilt s ° Yeling °voltthe death of her child by throwing e i , ii th e wate an cause . to ,e nce Itt i r ' His lordship then . briefly therecapitulated th lieth e ads on the trial. The jury, after consulting .h o ,"'ard t f " a f ewminutes, returned a verdict of guilty of y the "eteyetaa,tgaitilit the prisoner, but recommended . her to ht I ,, Vet cliet - the court. His Lordship : You have given a c r o ig En. `mind ‘`.and under the circumstances of the case a right re Clerk '4 Art4`rui and I am much obliged to you for it. The I ,:bota a Rail having called upon the prisoner to know why lit c'' 4110 Uld her, she appealed moat I sl , _uieu s l y f ___ not be passed much affected upon evidently t0, ) ,u0 awful for mercy,_s and appeared was placed. In passing o r lch se 11 ,7 .. _P0_ 1 i ior . l in which. lordshipli e said—Let the sentence 4 4 ...... ati s her"routtoired prisoner, his Adressing the prisoner, he , tha t It id get Xelel against her.. t you is fearfully clear ; of Ye s a - as cell ' Kelly, th•e case 'gams d oe ? and ill _ , am as if I had seen you . T he , th e i r a v Jury . have come to a very right verdict, and have t o „Y ha s , c ut Y like men with consciences, andlike , Christians. s . lue s .„, - Ofdtuun you Hilt but they have recommended . you that -scesirurcy the g y' l hope I did not regin.? _ !halt t4e ndatl oo b court. pleasing to me to have it. .l. 4 d er e ree on . itne _ ! n ut it is very ideration of the crown, which rttieesay wine:eyatutetnodetd a to c • an b a ut still, yours is a very serious al 'a t o i a " YoU roust have ' severe punishment, and will hi ore leoe a very Oi t ,,,Y Of the this costntry. I shall recommend you to the that you be i s ti`_ sev eral crown, but I shall . also recommend to `'s father of I wish I could punish the man who n was then removed, i'litil l t a 4.,.,1 Your child. The prisoner NAtipOsittli.;4Luting condition: 'rl, o at, k oh . w zru vio N EY LE CE A LIVERPOOL GANG. — James Thompson, grocer, )I,s nuke wairrisoill, furniture broker, Woods, watchmaker, 4‘itiOttieharged vrdith 7:lbaoviiinrger,onantdhe Jame s llth of October, at Walton, abl e sled aoufd robbed George Thompson, a clerk, were 1),,:lled wi ,, truuley. James Heywood and Irwin!Josep knowing it to oto s b een 57 re,:eiving a portion of the money, . ne ed t the I r liec 'ttio 01en • Mr. Blair and Mr. Aspinali conducted , li r , and the Prisoners defeuded by Messrs. Sow stet st , si were no evidence te te e d a g in ul uo, and Thompson. There was have already 4 a - 14 aCl a -St Ilerwood. The facts of this case _ 11 - t o ' s Public was heard before the borough bight to lea i : when the case . bls to Previ ous g a ‘ratea, and were simply as follows :—On the toe erly a clerk the robbery the prosecutor, Geo. Thompson, ' e ls tit iiv• •street, went to Upper Huskisson Nit ~. a.brothel• ing in Upp kept by the prisoner Ward. s i%t ee 4. .ord s h in......., tu , Hotham street, l At that time he had sil se _n po u , ) ,(__ Lae more fool le]. . kor r.. This mites, four or five sovereigns in gold, and some by "Int h e , 4 thney was all in a purse. On the following b° a pop left that house, and went to a public house kept that s t ''''o named •❑ Great Newton street. At d \sh h, t0. ,,_ Hill, . in . Psi Jett th _ulc., out his purse, in the presence of War , tq oit 4 er s, 14 2: . house, but shortly after d rturned with the li t ~lahioe":"Dinson, Thompson, and A quarrel oo d s ' te should th„' tiled b and it was decided that the ispu to join shoal' i t Y a race. Robinson asked the prosecutor t ' seeing the r and, after being much pressed, he 'e at t ilteil t ° go. It sheathe Zsologic 1 Gardens,wasagree ni b .04 ,_. a and a car was sent for. It was 1 , 4 . ra ce past six o'clock when they went . in the car to see 41 411 . ., P rom one o'clock he had been in the house, tilt' t Y a iF ee P apillow 1 • been provided for him. After kep t 4 ,", ...l ey ',,), laving d 1. lane, to a public house ch,._ uY k r _ _ ent up the Boun a y id for more drink, and +Nd half at)unbar. There he pa ''• sovereign, He then put his purse into his left hand trousers pocket. He then proposed that ho should go home, and all the other prisoners agreed to accompany him Robinson offered to show them the way, and took hold of his arm. They had walked on for about half an hour, when he told Robinson that ho thought they wore going the wrong way, but he said no ; it is all right. The other prisoners were close behind. He turned to go into the Breck road, but at the corner he was held by the arms and shoulders by somebody behind, and Robinson thrust his hand into his trousers pocket, where his purse was, and then they all ran away, and he was left alone without his purse. He soon after gave information to the police, and they went in pursuit of the prisoners. A number of witnesses were called to identify the prisoners as being the persons in company with the prosecutor at the time of the robbery, and from their evidence each of them was clearly shown to have been in his company from the morning of the robbery until they all left the public house kept by Mrs. Dunbar. From that time up to the time of the robbery there was no evidence against the prisoners except that of the prosecutor, wl", said that they all followed him and Robinson, but admitted that he had not turned round to look at them, but he supposed it to be them, until the time of the lobbery at the Corner of Breck road. The several state ments made by the prisoners at the time of their committal was then put in and read. His lordship intimated that there was evidence sufficient to go to the jury in the case of Robin. son, but with regard to the case against the others he thought it too loose to trouble the jury with. Mr. Sowler then ad dressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner Robinson, in the course of which he strongly animadverted upon the conduct of the prosecutor, and his mode of life—particularly on the night before the robbery, when he was spending his time in a brothel, and drinking, and contended that on his unsupported evidence it was impossible to find the prisoner guilty. His lordship summed up the evidence, and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty against all the prisoners, who were in stantly ordered to be discharged. SHOOTING WITH INTNNT TO KILL AT HESKETH.-301111 Ashton, aged 28, Isaac Rimmer, aged 31, and Thomas Hig ham, about the same age, all English labourers, were charged with shooting at Patrick Conlan, an Irishman, with intent to kill and murder him, on the 23rd of Sept. last, of Hesketh. with- Becconsall. This was a row between English and Irish labourers, 'and from the evidence of Elizabeth Porter, it appeared that her husband kept a public house in Hesketh. On the 23rd of Sep. lag, she saw the three prisoners at her husband's house. A person by the name of Wignall was also there. Besides those there were several Irishmen in the house. For some time, they were all drinking together, but a quarrel took place between Wignall,an Englishman, and Cave an Irishman. The three prisoners tried to stop the fight, and she tried all she could to get all the Irish out of the house, which she did. The three prisoners were in the kitchen. She got Wignall home. Her husband had a gun, which was pro duced. Michael Cove, a labourer, lived within a quarter of a mile of the last witness' house. Ho kept a lodging house for Irish labourers. At the time in question, Patrick Con lan lodged in his house. He and his son went to bed together. There were several other lodgers in his house at the time. There was a good fire in the room besides a candle. Conlan was sitting in a chair smoking his pipe. There was a great noise as if persons were surrounding the house. The witness heart a shot fired through the door. which hit him on his knee. Next, there was " a washing of stones and water thrown through the kitchen window which broke it. He went to the side of the window when he saw the prisoner Ashton coming up to the window with a gun in his hand. Ho pointed the gun through the window, having the butt to his shoulder, and discharged it at Patrick Conlan. He called out that be was wound-A, and threw himself on the bed. He could only identify Ashton. Cross examined : He had never said to any person that he was in bed all the time. He was not holding the door for the protection of his son Michael. He heard his son Thomas say to Ashton " give over,'; " give over." This was after the gun was fired. His son said : "Ashton, you had better give over, or else come in." Ho might have said d—d or something worse, but he did not hear him. Ashton lived near to him, was a farmer, and went sailing, but he never heard anything wrong of him. When he was sober he was a quiet man, but when he had a little drink lie was very mischievous. He had since been tnrned out of the house, and there had been continual complaints, during the ten years he had been there, of the disorderly con duct of himself and his son. Patrick Conlan, who was over from Ireland for the harvest, recollected being at the Hesketh Inn on the day in question. There was a row, and the Irishmen were turned out. He went home to the last wit ness's house. While he was sitting by the fire having a pipe he heard a noise, but he could not understand what they said, more than that it was some persons talking outside the window. A missile came through the window first, then a shot came through the window, and Cove called out, " Oh, I am killed." Then another gun was fired through the windrw, and the wit• nese was shot in the thigh. He took some of the pieces of lead out of the wound. The disturbance lasted upwards of an hour. Mary Cove, the daughter of the former witness, was called, and she stated that at the time of the disturbance she was in the next house. On hearing a noise she got up and went to the door. She had a candle in her hand. She there saw all the prisoners standing by her fa'llet's door, and Ashton taking a leading part. She called out to them, " I know you all," when Higham went to a gate and anew a stone at her. Mr. Bannell, a surgeon, stated he had examined the person of Conlan. He had a gunshot wound, but he did not think it dangerous or severe. By the Judge : From the position in which lie was informed that Conlan was sitting at the time, if the gun had been fired at him the wound would have been much more severe. lie did not think that the gun was fired at him, but through the window. At this stage of the trial his lordship intimated that he did not think that the charge of shooting with intent could be substantiated, but. that it was an unlawful firing. Tho jury, after a brief consultation, returned a verdict—guilty of unlawfully wounding against Ashton, and acquitted the other two prisoners, There was another charge against the prisoners, but no evidence was offered in the case. The prisoner Ashton was then sentenced to six weeks' impri• sonment, having been in confinement since the mouth of Sept. last. The prisoner wns defended by Mr. Atkinson, Mr. Bowler, and Mr. Simon. HOUSEBREAKING AT MANCHESTER..—Thomas Smith, aged 23, a moulder, was charged with having, at Manchester, on the 7th of Oct., burglariously entered the dwelling house of Mr. Dobbie, and stolen therefrom a quantity of silver and copper money. The prosecutor, Andrew Dobbie, stated that he kept the Greyhound public house, in Ludgate-hill, in Manchester. On the night in question he went to bed about half-past eleven o'clock, leaving all the doors and windows fastened. The next morning he was called up, and on 'going down stairs he found the side door open. The fanlight was gone. He missed two boxes containing some money. There was nothing to prevent a person opening the door from the inside if they got in at the fanlight. A little lad named Ward stated that he was going ,to work about a quarter before six o'clock, and when near the prosecutor's house he saw four or five men standing there. The prisoner was one of them, and he saw him take a little boy and " heave" him in at the fanlight. The door was opened directly, and the prisoner went in and soon brought out a drawer with some money, and the little boy with another. They both ran away. The prisoner was found guilty. A former conviction was proved against the prisoner, who had pre viously been transported for seven years in 1852. The prisoner then went by the name of Allen. His Lordship said : You are one of those gentlemen, who having been been before transported for seven years, have been sent back to again give us trouble. The prisoner : I am inno cent, and the policeman know it. He told the boy what to say. His Lordship : But you were only 66charged last July. The prisoner : But I am innN.ent—what can I do ? I can't do any thing. If they say I did do it, I can only say I did not. All I know I am innocent. His Lord-ship : you are an unlucky fellow. Prisoner: I am an unfortunate fellow. His Lordship : You have already been transported after being five times convicted. Prisoner : I am innocent now, but I do not care what you do with me. All I can say is, that I am innocent, and the policeman knows it, and he never can prosper. He will never get over it. His Lordship : The sentence of the court is, that you be transported for the term of twenty years. The prisoner as he was leaving the dock said : I thank you sir, perhaps I may stop myself before that time. ATTEMPT TO MURDER a WIFE IN LIVERPOOL.—Thomas Willets, aged 45, hairdresser, stood charged with having stabbed and wounded Ellen Willetts, his wife, with intent to kill and murder her. on the 12th of Oc tober last. Mr. Brett conducted the prosecution. The prosecutrix said, she had been several times separated from the prisoner. The last July she was in Manchester, where he was living with another woman. On the 11th of October last, she was in her shop, at Tarleton street, Everton, selling some ginger beer. There was a man named Fisher there. About half-past twelve o'clock at night, she was be hind the counter, near the fire. At that time, the prisoner camp into the shop with his hat over his eyes. The witness said, " Well, sir •," not knowing him, when the prisoner re plied, "Well, sir, aye;" and lifting up his hat she saw his face. He came round the counter. He caught her by the neck with one band, and with the other, in which he had a large penknife, he drew across her neck and throat, cutting through her handkerchief. She called out, when Fisher caught hold of the prisoner's hand, and she ran to the door and called out " Murder," The prisoner was, immediately after, taken into custody. After her throat was cut her hand was inju red with the knife. The reason s h e had been compelled to leave him was, because he was so jealous that she could not live with him. William Fisher fully corroborated the statement of the wife, and said, is the struggle to separate them ' he got a cut in the neck , It was also stated in evid ence , that while at Manchester, he had threatened to take his wife's life ' • and that he would come over to Liverpool to do it. The prisoner, in his defence, said . The only reason he had for attempting to do the act, was because she was a bad character ; in fact, that she was as he alleged, inconstant. His lordship briefly summed up the evidence, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty, of intent to murder his wife, The sentence of death was recorded against the prisoner. His lordship said he should recommend him to the mercy of the Crown, because he be lieved that he was insane. lie would, therefore, be confined for life. The court then adjourned SECOND COURT. BEFORE MR. SERGEANT CHANNEL his Lordship entered the court a few minutes after nine o'clock. STABIIING AT tIVERPOoL.—EIIen Ambrose, IS, was charged with having at Liverpool, on the 9 h September, feloniGusly stabbed and wounded Mary Lowe, with intent to kill and murder her. Another count in the indictment charged the prisoner with stabbing with intent to do some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Baffles, for the prosecution, stated that on Saturday, the 30th of August, Mary Lowe interfered with the prisoner for striking a girl in Chisen hall•street. About ten days afterwards, viz., on the 9th of September, Mary Lowe met the prisoner in Vauxhall road, and at the time both were sober. Mary Lowe said, What did you insult me for; yon are as big as me; could you take it out of me now ? " Upon this, the prisoner struck her with something on the arm, and the prosecutrix said, " Take the keys out of your hand." The prisoner replied, " They are not keys, and you will find that out soon," and then made off. The prosecutrix soon after became insensible from loss of blood. She was con veyed to the hospital, when it was found that there was • an incised wound on the upper part of the left arm, two inches in length and two in depth, and another incised wound on the left side, about half an inch deep, and an inch long. The jury found the prisoner guilty of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and she was sentenced to four months' imprisonment with hard labour. BURGLARY AT PRESTON.—James 'Whiteside, 25, a tailor, and Thomas Emery, 28, were indicted ; James Whiteside for having feloniously broken and entered the dwelling house of James Miller, at Preston, on the Bth of September, and stolen therein a pair of trousers, four black cloth waistcoats, thirty-five yards of moleskin, two and a-half yards of black broad cloth, two shawls, one black dress coat, one other coat, a pair of boots, four muslin handkerchiefs, and two silk hankerchiefs, the property of the said James Miller. The prisoner Thomas Emery, was charged with feloniously receiving a portion of the property, knowing it to have been stolen. The prisoner Whiteside pleaded guilty, and Emery pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Mr. Miller, is a tailor and draper, residing in Adelphi-street, Preston. On the evening of the 7th of September, which was Sunday, the prosecutor and hts family retired to bed about ten o'clock, when all was safe. On Mon , lay morning, when they got up, they found that a window and door had been broken open, and the stolen articles taken away. The prisoner Whiteside had formerly been in the employ of the prose cutor, and the two prisoners lodged together. On the Monday morning, at five o'clock, after the burglary, Whiteside came to the house where the two prisoners lodged, with two bundles. Subsequently they endeavoured to pawn the articles in Preston, and ultimately they left Preston for Liverpool in company with two women, and on arriving in Liverpool they pledged the goods, which were afterwards traced. The prosecutor was called, and deposed to the facts of the burglary and missing the stolen property. A number of pawnbrokers and clothes dealers in Liverpool were also called, who deposed to the prisoners offering to pledge and sell various portions of the stolen property. The prosecutor identified several of the articles, which were produced in court. The jury returned a verdict against Emery of receiving the stolen goods, knowing them to be stolen. A previous conviction having been proved against both prisoners, they were sentenced to eight years' penal servitude. They were both returned transports. STABBING AT LIVERPOOL —Hugh Rourke, 21, a seaman, was charged with having at Liverpool, on the 17th of August last, feloniously stabbed John Carr, with intent to kill him. The prosecutor is a labourer living in Banistre-street. About half-past twelve on the morning in question, when he was returning home, he met the prisoner close to his house, accompanied by two women and another man. One of the women, as he was passing, pushed Carr aside, and he in return pushed her against the wall. Upon this the prisoner hit him on the mouth, and immediately afterwards put his hand into his pocket and drew out a knife. One of the women placed herself between the prisoner and Carr, but he dodged round, and made a blow with the knife at Carr's head ; Carr lifted up his arm to ward off the blow, and in doing so, he received the blow on his fingers, which were so severely cut as to render some of them permanently useless. The prisoner then threw down the knife, and ran off, followed by the women and the other man. The jury found a verdict of guilty on both counts of the indictment. Sen tence—three months' imprisonment with hard labour. ROBBERY AT ASHTON-UNDER- LYNE. —Esther Austerberry, 18, a weaver, was charged with having, at Ashton-under- Lyne, on the 24th of October last, being in the dwelling house of James Wilton, stolen twenty-four shillings in money, two dresses, and various articles. It appeared that the prisoner had been lodging at the house of the prose cutor some four or five months. On the day in question the prosecutor's wife had had occasion to put some money amounting to 275, into a drawer in the house, and the prisoner had an opportunity of seeing her. The family went to bed about ten o'clock at night, leaving everything secure. A little after five o'clock the next morning, the prosecutor's wife called upon the prisoner to get up, and about two minutes afterwards the prisoner - 'uto the eatm prosecutor's room completely dressed, and asked for a match. She then went down stairs, and soon afterwards called out, " Oh, we have all been robbed." The prose cutor and his wife went down stairs, and found that a number of articles had been taken out of the house, and that the back door and the yard door had been opened. There were no marks of violence upon the door, and sus picion fell upon the prisoner. She denied having any money, but on being searched at the police station a purse dropped from her person which contained the exact amount of money which had been missing from the house. The missing dresses were discovered in the piisoner's box in her bedroom. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to ten months' imprisonment. STABBING AT LIVERPOOL.—Mariana Ooha, 25, a Spaniard, and a seaman, was charged with having, at Liverpool, on the 27th of Sept., feloniously stabbed, cut, and . wounded Thomas Smith, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. From the statement of the case ou the part of the prosecu tion, it appeared that on the evening of the day in question the prosecutor, in company with his brother John Smith, and his brother-in-law, named Andrew Simpson, were re turning from Toxteth-park to Liverpool. Whilst in Park. lane the prosecutor and Andrew Simpson turned aside into another street for a few moments, leaving John Smith going slowly on alone. Whilst John Smith was walking on alone he passed the prisoner, who was standing in the street, talking with a woman in Park-lane. As John Smith passed the prisoner he accidentally trod on the prisoner's foot. Smith walked on, and the prisoner followed him, and without saying a word, or asking for any explanation, he made a stab at him, and cut through his trowsers, inflicting a trivial wound just above the navel. The prosecutor and Simpson then came up, and saw the prisoner with a knife in his hand. They went up to him with an intention of getting the knife from him, when the prisoner made up to the prosecutor 'and stabbed him, inflicting a severe and dangerous wound on the chess . , near to the heart. The prisoner continued furious, and, holding up his knife, said, " me fight, me fight." He was, however, kept at bay by Simpson and another man named Taylor, who came up, until the police arrived, who seized the prisoner, took the knife from him, and took him into custody. The prosecutor was taken to the Northern Hospital, when the wound was found to be of a very serious character. He remained there until the 3rd of November. He was not yet recovered. Witnesses were called, who deposed to the above facts. Their evidence was conveyed to the prisoner, who was undefended, by an interpreter, named Francisco Tomaso. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to twelve months' imprison ment, with hard labour. BURGLARY IN LIVEREOOL.—WiIIiam Eccles (17) was charged with having, at Liverpool, on the 15th of S-pt., burglariously broken and entered the dwelling house of Thomas Fraser, and stolen therein one cap, one pair of boots, and other articles. The prosecutor is a butcher residing in Liverpool ; and it appeared that on the night of the 14th of September the family retired to rest, when all in the house was safe. When the servant got up in the morning she found the kitchen in a state of disorder, a quantity of clothes being strewn about the floor She alarmed her master and mistress, who came down stairs, and discovered that a number of drawers had been opened, and a quantity of articles taken from the house, amongst them the articles charged in the indictment. From information given to the po ice, the prisoner was taken into custody on the 17th instant, at two o'clock in the morning, whilst he was in the act of trying the windows of several houses in Prospect street, Phythian street, and Low Hill. The boots and shoes were found upon tho prisoner at the time he was taken. These were sworn to by a servant ' of the prosecutor as the master's property, and a shawl and other articles of wearing apparel stolen by the prisoner, which he had pawned in Liverpool, were also identified as the property of the prosecutor. The prisoner was found guilty, and there were also two other indictments for burglary against the prisoner, which were not proceeded with. He was sentenced to four years' penal servitude. VIOLENT ASSAULT BY A SAlLOR.—Edwards Roberts, (22), a seaman, was charged with having at Liverpool, on on the 17th September, unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously done certain grievous bodily harm to William Jones, with intent to maim and disfigure him. It appeared that on the evening of the 17th of September, the prose cutor, in company with another man, named Thunder, was proceeding along Oldhall street, and when they came opposite to Ormond street, they saw a number of sailors quarrelling. Thunder went up to them, and pushed one of them aside, which gave offence. Thunder then said, " I beg your pardon if I have given offence." On this the prosecutor said " don't beg his pardon, but come away." The prisoner then came up to the prosecutor, and gave him a violent blow in the face. Prosecutor then felt some one's face near his face, and something sharp about his nose, which he thought to be teeth. He then fell, and was insensible. On recovery he found that his nose had tbeen violently bitten, and disfigured. His face was covered with blood. Information was given to the police that the prisoner had assaulted the prosecutor, and he was apprehended. The prisoner was found guilty of a common aasault, and sentenced to two months' impriso - meat. ANOTHER STABBING CASE AT LIVERPOOL.—EIIen Cogan (50), was charged with having, at Liverpool, on the 6th of October, feloniously cut, stabbed, and wounded Ellen Devereux, with intent to do her grievous bodily harm. From the statement of Mr. Preston, who conducted the prosecution, it appeared that the prosecutrix, Mrs. Deve reux was a washerwoman, and that the prisoner was in the habit of going to her house, and annoying her, when in a state of intoxication. On the evening in question the pro secutrix met the prisoner in Cross Eldon street : and, going up to her, said, " Mrs. Cogan, I never offended you in my life, ant can't you let me alone ?" The prisoner thereupon lifted her right hand, and striking the prosecutrix several blows on the face with a knife, said, " That's for you." The prosecutrix was sober at the time, but the prisoner was very drunk. The jury found the prisoner guilty of unlaw fully wounding, but acquitted her of felony. Sentence deferred. _ _ _ — GARROTTE ROBBERY AT LIVFRPOOL.—WI3I. Sinclair (29), anchor smith, was charged with having, at Liverpool, on the 26th of September, feloniously assaulted John Jones, and stealing from his person a watch, a guard, and three shillings, and sixpence in money. From the statement of Mr. Mansfield it appeared that on the evening of the rob bery, about half past eleven, whilst the prosecutor was walking along Bedford street, he was followed by the prisoner and t o other persons. When he came to the corner of Cambridge street, the two other men pissed him, and at the same moment the prisoner Sinclair seized him by the throat, and nearly choked him, while the other two men came up to him, and put their hands into his pockets, one on each side, and took all his money out of his pockets, as well as his watch and guard, whilst Sinclair held bim by the throat. After robbing him they knocked him down, and then ran away. On recover ing himself, he looked for a policeman, but half an hour elapsed before he found an officer. The three men were afterwards taken into custody, but the prosecutor could only ideutify the prisoner, and the others were discharged. The prosecutor swore to the identity of the prisoner. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. In passing sentence, his lordship said that this was an offence of a most outrageous and alarming character, which was greatly on the incrmse, and must be put down. The sentence of the court was that prisoner be transported for 15 years,. _ ANOTHER GAROTTE ROBBERY AT WINDSOR.—John G-Jr vett was charged with having, at Windsor, Liverpool, on the 28th of September, feloniously assaulted Robert Smith, and stolen from his person a watch and guard, and six shillings and fivepence in money. The case was very similar to the one preceding. On the evening of the 28th September. the prosecutor was going across some vacant land near Chatsworth street, on his way to the railway station. The prisoner and another man overtook him, and asked him if he knew a man named John Jones, a joiner and builder, He answered in the affirmative, and they then asked him to show them where he lived, as they were strangers. Prosecutor Faid he had not time, as he had to meet a train at the railway station. The prisoner and the other man walked with him, and asked him to have a glass of ale. He refuses?, and in a few moments Ihe other man seized him by the throat, putting Ws knee against his back, whilst the prisoner robbed him of his watch and chain, and the money above named. The prosecutor had no doubt whatever of the prisoner being the man who robbed him, while the other man held him. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to fifteen years' transpor tation The court rose at six o'cloe:i. COMMERCIAL PROSPECTS OF MONTREAL For some years past our city has suffered in her commer% cial interests, owing to the difficulty of reaching it during five or six months of the year by the merchants of Upper Canada. When there existed similar difficulties in the way of reaching the cities of New York and Boston, Montreal had the preference, and its merchants carried on a large and profitable business with Upper Canada ; but the projection of American railways from the Atlantic borders to all the chief Lake cities, introduced a new era, and enabled our western customers to buy and sell to more advantage from and to our neighbours, than they could do in Montreal. Under these circumstances it could not bo expected that we should retain that hosiness. Our merchants, in many cases, were sadly mortified at these results, and complained that parties in the west, who were indebted to their liberality and assist ance, should so soon forget their obligations, but the com plaints were unavailing, and indeed may be said to have been often very unfair. The old adage that " there is no friendship in trade" should never be firgotten ; and it is quite unreasonable to expect a business man to forego the advantages offered by the cheapest markets. The Upper Canadians, in transferring their custom to New York, did that they cot han from Great western men applied _ . the money they owed to Montreal to opening up a business with New York, they acted wrongly, and we believe some were made to ieel rather severely that their creditors here were highly incensed. But the complaints of injustice on one side, and of harsh treatment on the other, have been forgotten, and we have not the s , ighl est doubt that, all things being equal, we shall compete successfully with our republican neighbours for the trade, not of Canada West only, but of the illimitable great west generally. Of course it will soon be known whether or not we can give as high a price for wheat as the New Yorkers, and whether, also, we can supply goods in return as cheap as they do. If we can accomplish this, and we verily think it may be done, the game is in our hands, for our means of commu nication in respect of safe and speedy conveyance are unevalled even now, and shortly we shall reach the upper lakes with iron arms, which cannot fail to grasp an ,immense share of their business. It will be the policy of our mercantile houses now to study the Upper Canada tastes, and to import large stocks of such things as fihd readiest sale there ; and when it is well understood that we can offer patterns and quantities equal in variety and extent as any New York house, and on as good terms as to price and time, surely we may count upon the prefer ence. We undarstand that during the last few days busi ness arrangements with Upper Canadians have been made, involving large future sales, and we accept these as the first fruits of that noble railway system which commands the admiration of all who have the ability and candour to judge fairly. , 6 There's a good time coming," and we must prepare for it.—Montreal Paper. DEATH OF THE REV. THEOBALD MATHEW On Monday passed from among us a man who filled a large space in the eye, not of Cork only, but of the world. His reputation was not Irish or English, but European and American. By multitudes in every land his name was syllabled and his memory revered, and by tens of thousands will both be hallowed fur resolutions inspired and for benefits enjoyed. We speak not of Mr. Mathew as a Friar or as a Priest. Whatever our objections to his creed, his motives, we believe, were single, his humanity was genuine and his benevolence was great. Great, too, beyond precedent was the revolution which he wrought in the habits of a people given beyond precedent to the excesses of" strong drink." That it was but temporary is the fate of revolutions based on better foundations than that on which his was built, and deeply is it to be deplored that the self-denial so enthusiastically " pledged" has in such numerous instances been relinquished for a return to the embrutement and debasement from which the victims for a timo were raised. This, however: is no reflection on him. He laboured honestly and energetically, s p ar ing neither health nor time, deterred by no difficulty, declining no fatigue, confronting with cheerfulness opposition where he ought to have had co-operation, and persevering humbly but earnestly until obstinacy was - overcome and incredulity convinced, and until not a parish in the country could refuse to receive as a benefactor one whom it at first regarded as a cheat. In his machinery there was much of which we disapproved, and at the time condemned; but it is not of the scaffolding —it is of the work we speak, and surf we are that so little of it is likely to survive him. Dislike as we may the accessories, it is a peat thing to see drunkenness giving place to sobriety, slovenliness to cleanliness, sloth to industry, discord to content, and to see parent and child and wife and husband going forth in this 1,--- enjoy together the comforts acquired by release from the brawls, and bondage and beggary:of the public house. It is for hie agency in this desirable consummation that we bestow this brief notice on a man whose health was broken, if not his life shortened, by his efforts to achieve it. For some years he has been in a state of debility which every one witnessed with regret; for, apart from his amiability of disposition, his unassumingness of deportment, and his abstinence from partici pation in political or polemical contention, there is something melancholy in the visible, day-by-day, decay of powers and faculties which b u t l a tely were instinct with life and energy, and that, p oss ibl y from a consciousness of our own liability to a similar visitation, disposes us to look with sympathising eye on any on whom the afflicting hand has thus heavily been laid. Such, at all events, was the feeling with which professors of all creeds regarded Mr. Mathew. His death was at Queenstown; his age we are not informed of, but it was much greater, we understand, than would from his appearance have been thought. —Cork Constitution. FALL FROM A MASTHEAD IN THE LONDON DOCKS.—On Tuesday morning, whilst a young mariner, named William Dennis, was engaged in making some repairs to the upper part of one of the masts of the brig Rob Roy, now lying in the London Docks, he lost his balance, and fell to the deck. The unfortunate man was conveyed to the London Hospital, where it was found he had sustained fractures of both logs and other external injuries. At Marlborough street, on Mondiy, a gentleman who gave his name and address, J. A. Franklinski, of Clarem o nt House, Bayswater, applied to Mr. Beadou for his assistance under the following circumstances :—Some person or per sons had assumed hii name, and had put advertisements in the papers offering to tell fortunes, and calculate nativities. The consequence was that his house was besieged with personal applications and letters ; and that, in fact, all privacy and comfort were at an end. Now he was himself a private gentleman of fortune; his wife was an English lady, and as neither pretended or professed to have any knowledge of futurity, they wished to know whether they could not have some protection from the annoyance which they now sustained. The applicant then handed to the magistrate a couple of advertisements cut from some paper, which were headed —" Courtship made easy ; or, the way to win a lover, and the future revealed and nativities calculated.' The first advertisement was as follows :—" Madame Franklinstein cation to will send to any address plain directions to enable ladies I or gentlemen to win the affections of as many of the opposite sex as their hearts may desire. The proposal is simple, but so captivating and enthralling that all may be married irrespective of appearance, age, or position, young and old, peer or peeress, as well as peasant, and it can be managedso that detection is impossible." The other was, " Are you in affliction ? Is your loved one absent ? Are you in doubt as _to_ your _future happiness in life ? In fact, are you desirous of knowing the future respecting yourself or any one in whom you are inte rested ?' Applicants were desired to apply to Aladame or Professor Franklinstein, at 25, Chapel street, enclosing for the first 24 stamps ; for the second a fee of 2s fid. The applicant stated that on application at Chapel-street no one of the name of Franklinstein waq to be found ; but applicants were referred to Claremont House, his own residence. Mr. Beadon was afraid he had no power to render assistance in this case. He believed, however, that publicity would effect all that the applicant wished. The applicant thanked the magistrate and retired. LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY.—Week ending Dec. 6, 1856.—Admitted In-patients, 38; outpatients, 6 ; casuals during week, 11 Discharged: In-patients cured, 23 relieved, and at own request, 7 ; made out-patients, 4 irrregular, 2 ; dead, 3 ; remain in the house, 170. Hous Visitor, H. Banner, Esq. Physician and Surgeon ensuing week, Dr. Vose and Mr. Stubbs. House St Mr. E. Morris. Junior House Surgeon, Mr. Cecil W Chaplain, Rev. H. J. Garrod, B.A. Robeit Treasurer I WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS Yesterday (Wednesday), the West Derby board of guardians held their weekly meeting, Rev. W. Badnall in the chair. Messrs. J. Harrison. C. H. Edwards, Evans, Pickup, Whitby, Abrahams, Elias. Wilson, Siddeley, Callis, Pitts, Lunt, Shaw, Batten, Wensley, Johns, and Sagar being present. Cheques for out-door relief were granted in the following —Mr. Potts, .e2OO ; Mr. Lythgoe, £22 ; Mr. Gough, the governor, reported the I proportions, viz Mr:Olney, £3C number of paupers in the - Workhouse to be, this week, 660, corresponding week of last year, 667 ; admitted during the week, 32 ; discharged, 26 ; born, I ; died, 46. Mr. Davies, the master of the hospital, reported the number of patients in that establishment to be, this week. II" last week, 101; corresponding w as t year. admitted during the week, 18; Rlischar From a report made by a special committe to investigate the charge of negligence and drun ppointed __, one preferred against Mr. Latham, of the relieving officers of Toxteth Park, by the Rev. IL Postance, curate of St. James's church, it appeared that the committee met on Monday last, in Mr. Cleaver's office. The chair was occupied by Mr. J. Harrison ; the other members present and Medealf. The Rev. IL Postance and Mr. Latham were a6o present. The witnesses examined were Mrs Latham, Emma Kenyon, Alice Matthews, Sarah Lucas Susannah Williams, William Whithouse, Mary Wil and Lydia Boardman. The evidence given by th named six witnesses was to the effect that Mr. Latham was perfectly scber, and had not been guilty of any negli gence on the occasions referred to by the Rev. H. Postance. The committee, after havizig duly considered the evidence, came to the conclusion that the charges of neglect and drunkenness preferred against Mr. Laiiis.l.l l had not been proved. The report was approved of. In the case of Margaret Clark, the wife of a master mariner, deserted by her husband, and has been, with her tour children, an inmate of the workhouse for the last four years, without, as she said, up to a comparatively late period, she had been at all aware of where he was to be found. A short time since, however, she was confined, previous to which she almitted to the governor that in February last she had had several interviews with her husband. She was questioned by several of the guardians, and also by the chairman, relative to her knowledge of where her husband now is,'or wnere he had gone to when he left Liverpool. To all these enquiries she steadily averred that she did not know either wnere he now is, or what place he went to, or in what capacity, when he left. She admitted that her reason for not informing the guardians of his arrival into Liverpool was to avoid his being taken into custody, but she expected he would make provision for her and the children, At the conclusion of the enquiry the poor woman was removed in a very excited hysteric state. Mr. Shaw moved that she be dismissed from the estab lishment., she receiving a small weekly sum as outdoor relief. In doing so, Mr. Shaw intimated pretty plainly that he considered she had been guilty of immoral conduct. Mr. Edwards said those who were acquainted with the peculiar love towards the township, could be at no loss to'appreciate the motives by which he was actuated on all occasions. In the present instance his conduct to words this poor woman had been marked by his usual attention, as well as by his customary good feeling. It was no part of his (Mr. Edward's) intention to suggest what might be the reason why Mr. Shaw was so much interested in the case of this woman ; he felt assured, however, that the interest was not based on philanthropy, and he thought it would be well if that gentleman would confine his observations and look more strictly at home. Mr. Johns moved as an amendment, that she be cow tinned as an inmate of the workhouse. In doing, so. he said the insinuations and remarks of Mr. Shaw were dis graceful. Mr. Harrison seconded the amendment, and said he did so the more readily as the remarks made by Mr. Shaw obviously led to the conviction that that gentleman in sinuated the father of the child might be found at no great distance. Mr. Edwards said—Yes, Mr. Shaw has stated in the hearing of several parties, his belief that the father might be found within a hundred yards of the gate. (Hear, hear.) Some confusion in the discussion took place, after Which the matter was put to the vote, and the amendment was Mr. Abrahams gave notice that at the next meeting he should move that the salary of Miss Hobbs be raised from £4O to '5O per armpit Abraharr said, as the period for observing the mas festivities was now nearly arrived, he should take the present opportunity of moving that the inmates of the workhouse be allowed their usual dinner of roast beef and pudding on Christmas day.—Agreed to. In answer to a question, Mr. Gough stated that at pre sent the house is so full that there in not accommodation for a single patient on the male side who may be dismissed from the hospital. If he were allowed to incur the trifling expense of or for a stove that he put up in a poi: tion of the " old men's" ward, that difficulty might be got over.—Mr. Gough was instructed to get this done. Mr. Whitby drew attention to the fact that there was a large amount of outstanding rates uncollected in th Toxteth Park district, amounti £1,500 ; yet, so compltt as he nndersto( ) some ciirecte Park district should have their attention drawn to this circumetance Mr. Harrison said, as the rateable value of property in the union was subject to frequent changes, and as the data for fixing the averages of rating in the different districts will have their term of three years' duration expired in March next, be thought it was highly expedient to have the averages fixed soon enough to allow of their being made . applicable to next year's rating. This would be laid in March, and he should move that the Poor Law Board be memorialised, with a view to having this arrangement carried out. The motion was seconded by Mr. Abrahams, and, after some discussion, adopted. Mr. Harrison said, as the number of applicants for relief among able-bodied persons was now very great, and as the season was fast approaching when experience taught them to expect a still greater number of such applicants, he thought it highly expedient that the board should be placed in a position to apply the labour test in the stone breaking yard. To do this, he should move that one cargo of the first-class stone be procured, in order that the breaking of them might be applied as a labour test. This having been seconded by Mr. Bitten, was, after a brief discussion, agreed to. Mr. Harrison said he unierstool that, in Liverpool, there is a standing committee, to which any complaint made Against any office r b e l ong i ng to the board was, in the firstinstance, submitted. Thi s was hi g hl y expe di en t, as, in many instances, complaints of a very trivial character, but effecting the respectability of even the highest officers, were made. As at present arranged, sueh complaints, if made at all, must be at once made public. He should there fore move that such a committee be formed in connection with this board. Mr. Bitten seconded the motion, which wf s carried ; the committee to consist of the chairman, deputy chairman, vice chairman, and deputy vice chairman. _ _ _ A protracted conversation then ensued relative to the burial of paupers. After numerous motions on the subject bad been discussel, it was resolved that all paupers belonging to the townships of the southern division of the union shall be interred in Toxteth park Cemetery. The meeting then adjourned. FORTUNE TELLING ADVERTISEMENTS POLICE INTELLIGENCE LIVERPOOI R. MANSFIEL UHARGF n Mr. J. 100,, MANSLAUG Aimes, by hat the prisoner was driving who was an old woman was c speed drove over I She wa e case turned out to t e would mediately the a knife into w Were pi TER.—Alfred Rolfe, a car-driver •ged with •ate down nd at the corner of Audley street, the deceased, the prisoner ~ without e evidence conveyed to the infirmary, but died there ft•orn tb, was remanded until the result of a nest mortem examination _ 111 The prisoner SMUGGLING.—A sailor, named Edward Walker, was arged with attempting tc he ship Shamrock, from Ne w York ni lbs. of tc . M ;o, from Tyna prose _ Utter giving s u ffi c i ent evidence, asked ford a ll remand, arch was granted, on the ground that a commnnication must made with the board in London. THE POOR Box.—Mr, Mansfield acknowledged the receipt £5 from " Nail Rods," Tower Ch am b ers, for the poor box. FRIGHTFUL ATTEMPT TO MURDER A CAPTAIN AND MATE ON TUE nrGa SEAS Yesterday, after Mr. Mansfield, at t morning sittings came before his worst' A sailor, named Will ain the aff Soullard, wa le ship E. A. xly, on a charge of having m Leonard. 1 ,ed to murder Capta mery, the commander of Mr. Parkins, on the high September last, on the voyage from Callao Mr. Back defended the prisoner, red on he would ask for a had informed him there he vessel, and also his chief mate seas, on the 16 to Liver!) via Cork d said, before the case was remand, on the ground that his cher were several witnesses absent who were tnat, Mr. Mansfield sAi for the defence such as he f , r the prosecution, adjourn it for in, .00 witness, spoken of by Mr. Muck ; but if he concluded to send it before another tribunal, it would be only necessary for Mr. Bluck to have his witnesses prepared there. The learned gentleman (Mr. Bluck) consented,and the case was proceeded with. The prisoner was in custody of officers Carlyle and Horn, of the detective police, the latter of whom produced a number of shirts, vests, trousers, and other articles of wearing apparel, all covered with blood. Carlyle said, on the arrival of the ship E. A. Soul.. lard, a communication was made to the police, that the prisoner was confined on board, on a charge of having attempted to murder Captain Montgomery, and the chief mate of that vessel. He went with his brother officer on board, and took the prisoner into custody, and told him the charge on which he arrested him, the prisoner said, " I am very sorry they (the captain and ii.".ate) were hurt, but I made one blow at the captain, and if it h a d 1-,:;t him, he would have been killed on the spot—l am glad it did not him, and that both were not killed." Captain Montgomery was then examined and said : When off Cape Horn, on the 16:h SepiZorber, there wa bad weather, and a very heavy sea on ; the s:: 0 . s an awkward position, but he did not fear it. He calL7 l the starboard watch to him, and all came except the prisoner, who refused to come. He told him that would not do, and that he would hold him accountable for his conduct, and again called him. He would not come, and then witness said he would oblige him to do his duty, when he brandished a knife in witness's fare, and swore he would stab him. The chief mate then came, and was proceeding towards the prisoner, when witness called out and said, " Keep clear of that man; he has a knife in his hand; don't go into where he is; don't you see the knife?" The mate caught hold of the prisoner, however, when he got a blow of the knife from him in the production of t he wail id then witness ran to prott .card Mr. Parkins (chief also. The witness continued to ay that the prisoner struck him two other blows of the knife, the blows only cut open the waistband of He then said—l soon became very weak from the loss of blood, for I was bleeding terribly from the wound ; this was in the forecastle, and in order to get away gm the prisoner I made a desoerate effort and cause mate) call out he was e trowsers t - that held the knife, and by another effort sv ght the arm self round 're I fell from him and got out from weakness and loss of 1 time, and all are covered ; I had blnnii , n at the Here the shirts, .uced ; they were covered with blood, and cut in sever _ I, when I revived a to the prisoner to ask him to surrender I then called on the The state, and himself a plisouer, but he refused, a,.._ crew to arrest him , but they refused to put him in irons y anticipated nothing but murde I was very weak at I told the prisoner he ,s conduct, when " Did you heir 1 managed afterwards, through observations, as there was no one competent to do so on board, nor able to navigate the ship. In fact, I thought the ship and all would be lost, as the mate was laid up also, but I stuck to her to the last, and brought her home safely. Cross-examined by Mr. Muck : The ship is 864 tons register. He was put in irons on the 30th September. He was kept in the steward's room until we arrived here. He was not in lions all the time. He lived as well as the other men all the time, and better, probably, than much better men. Mr. Bluck : Is it usual for sailors to carry knives about them ? Yes, it is, but it's not usual for sailors to s'ab the masters and mates of vessels with the knives. I cannot say who struck first. I did not strike him on the bridge of the nose and give him a black eye first. Prisoner : You did, and gave me a black eye. Mr. Bluck (to the captain) : Might you not have struck him first? I really cannot say that, as I rushed into the scuffle to protect the mate. Mr. Bluck How long were you laid up from the wounds ? I was com pletely laid up for ono whole week. Was there a surgeon on board the ship? No, but there happened to be a skilful gen. tleman (there he is, pointing to a gentleman in court) on board, who rendered me much assistance, and dressed my wounds ; he is a very handy man, and paid me great attention indeed. Mr. Bluck : Do you mean to say that there was no one itr the ship able to navigate her except yourself? I do, sir ; and I will tell you why. Mr. Bluck : I don't want to know why, but it is strange to find a ship like yours with no one able to navigate her—l hope, sir, she was insured. Witness : She was, sir; but the mate was laid up as well as myself. Mr. Bluck : What sort of a man was the prisoner ? The very worst character of man I had ever met with. Where did you ship him ? At Callao, and fur this reason—Mr. Bluck : I don't want to know the reason. Captain Montgomery ; If I knew him as well as I do now, you would not have reason to appear for him, for I would not ship him at all. Here is the log book. Mr. Bluck : I don't want the log book, I want you to answer questions. The Chief_mate was then examined, and corroborated the evidence of the captain, and said, he (witness) was stabbed in two places in the chest by the prisoner.. Mr. Mansfield (to the captain) : Are you going to pay the blackguard and cowardly ruffians who refused to take the prisoner into custody after he had stabbed you ? Capt. Mont gomery : No, sir ; lam in communication with Capt. Ainley and others, at the Sailors' Home, on that point. Two other witnesses were produced br the prosecution, and their evidence fully bore out the above. Mr. Bluck said, after the evidence, he concluded that his worship would not decide the case in that court. Mr. Mansfield : It is very much too serious for me to decide here. Mr, Block : Then I will not expose the defence with which I am instructed by the prisoner. 1 will reserve that for the sessions. Mr. Mansfield : I will send the prisoner for trial at the assizes, not at the sessions. The case is a most serious one, and must be tried at the assizes. Mr. Bluck : Very well, sir, I shall reserve the defence. - The prisoner was then committed for trial at the present assizes.—(Capt. Montgomery stated, after the case was heard, that the reason he said there was no one on board able to navigate the ship was, the mate and hims e lf b e i ng di sa bl e d , the crew could not do the duty, as he had to ship the bcst men he could get at Callao. He sent his chief mate and three Malays from Callao up the island in a boat, and none ever returned. He got a British man of war to look after them, but no tidings were heard, and there was no doubt whatever that the Malays had murdered his mate and made off with the boat, and this would accowit for his having been obliged to take such ruffians as the prisoner. It will not be too mach to add that Captain Montgomery deserves a little more than passing praise for the courage he has shown, both in saving life, the ship, and property confided to his care ] DEATH OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF'S COACH M AN.- 11•R,.H. the Duke of Cambridge's coachman expired on Monday evening, after a short but very painful illness. It will be recollected the cause of death was owing to one of his royal highness's horses falling upon him, injuring him so seriously that, after lingering for about ten days, death put an end to his sufferings. The deceased was a great favourite with the Duke, having served with hit throughout the Crimean campaign. He was,_mr.u.cid respected, and by none more so than his muter, who " him great attention durina b;- - • AUSTRAL' ti of the True Briton. u Melbourne, vz Messrs. P mail T us illness irrival off Cowes, on the Bth inst., 1 dates to the 10th September from earn that the Gold en Era, belonging t o )11 and Wilson's White Star line of roya l Arrived at Melbourne with the royal mails in ne days, having beaten every other ship that sailed the same time, amongst which were some most for- seventy Imidable competitors. The renowned clipper Red of the same line, WBB rapidly filling with cargo and passengers, and would leave Melbourne about the 25th Sept. Sh e was expected to have a very large amount of gold dust, and may be now hourly looked for. Jacket,