The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-08 00:00:00

- - - _ LiVf]RPOOL POLICE COURT.-THURSDAY, (Before Mr. RAFFLES.) • EiTRAORDiNARf CONEitOT-17ERY A woman of abut' 35 years of an'e ) mid of respectable ~ appearante; *hose !lathe Was given as Sarah Ilurris, and described as a housekeeper in Cornwallis-street, was :'charged by Mrs.' Holt, the owier of a'pliblio-hetise in John's-lane, Frithhavinft ,assaulted, her. 11fr. Bluck appeared for the prisoner, who appeared much to reel her position. Mrs. HOU stated the prisoner came into her house iu a state of intoxication, but she did not see her at first. There was a goitleinan, 'who was staying in the house, and he, happened to be . going up stairs, when the pri soner rus h e d a ft er hi m andinsisted on going up with him. Witness told her she must not go up, but the' prisoner insisted 'on doing so, and handled her rather roughly. After a struggle witness got her out, when she commenced to break the windows, when Mrs. Holt went to prevent her, and then the prisoner struck her a violent blow on the eye, closing and blackening it, To Mr. Muck she:said the .prisoner was very drunk, but she did not know if she got anything In the base, but heard she had half a glass of nine. There Was no gnarrel . with , any .one in the place, nor *as there any provocation given to the piisbner. A young lady who attends the bar at Mrs. Holt's tally bore out the state= rhea of bothplainant, and added that the prisoner insisted on going Upstairs:With the gentleman, alleging that she was in atiother. hmise,.and Was in the habit of wing upstairs, there,: Mr.'Bliick . said after, the etidence To could say nothing. It, was very unaccountable con duct on the part of the prisoner. All lie could, say-Was that the prisoner was a respectable housekeeper, but her coiaduct was most strange. Mr. Raffles agreed with Mr.,, Black, • and fined the prisoner £2 and costs, or two months' imprisonment. THE ASSASSINATION OF M. POINS-0 The following are the particulars respecting the assassination of M. Poiusof, one of the judges of the Imperial Court at Paris :--,The deceased was a first-class passenger by the night train from Troyes to Paris, and on starting was the only person in the compartment. The murderer is supposed to have entered it at another station, and to have got : out at some station near Paris. The murder was not discovered until the train arrived at the PArib' loinsOt had beori stabbed to the heart and robbed of his purse" and watch. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PAras, Dee. 1, 3.38 p.m. The Bourse has been. firm, but busines was Rentes cloSed at 69f. 10c., ex coupon, or about the same as yesterday. AUSTRIA—DIPLOMATIC MOVEMENTS VIENNA, Dec. 7. The 'Fortschritt states that in a council -- of ministers held within the last few days the pro gramme drawn up by the Baron Sehmerling for the interior development of AuStria was agreed to by the Government. It is to be expected, therefore, that Baron Schmerling will enter the Cabinet: The Wanderer, in its edition of this evening, says—" We learn from an authentic source that Baron Schmerling was , yesterday appointed Minister of State, in place of Count Goluchowski, and that the Baron has accepted the appointment. THE SYRIAN OCCUPATION. VIENNA, Dec. 7. Endeavours are being made to bring about an understanding between England and France con cerning the prolongation of the French occupa tion of Syria, which will not, however, take' place without the acquiescence of the European Powers, and without being approved of by another Conference at Paris. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, Dee. 7. The elections to the Federal Council took place to-day. 'The former member s w e re re - e l ecte d; i n • consequence of the parties not being able to come to a compromise. M. Knusel has been elected .president, and M. Staempli vice-president. The following have been elected Members of the Federal Council :—M. Furrer, by 138 votes; M. Staempli, by 131 votes; M. Knusel, by 128 votes ; M. Fornerod, by 87 votes ; M. Naeff, by 88 votes ; M. Herose, by 86 votes; M. Pioda, by 76 votes. All the former members of'the council have thus been re-elected. SPAIN. MADRID, ,Dec. 7. To-day, while General O'Donnell was leaving the Senate, he was wounded on the shoulder by a pistol shot. The, assassin, whose name is Imaz' was immediately arrested. He is known to be a man of extreme opinions. THE KING OF NAPLES.-ANOTHER • PROTEST. Another protest of Francis 11. has been issued from Gaeta. It complains of the apathy of European Sovereigns in witnessing unmoved the fall of an old monarchy. A compliment is paid to the Emperor Napoleon, who showed a generous disposition, for which loyal and monarchical Eng land reproached him bitterly till lately. The King cherished a hope that the conferences at Warsaw would lead to a European congress,; but the Powers think more 'of their private animosi ties than of the great principles of, order and the security of thrones. THE HUNGARIAN CROWN. It is said that a Hungarian committee at Milan intend to make an offer of the crown of Hungary to Prince Napoleon. BLOCKADE OF THE ELBE. At Ausberg, on Wednesday, the Elbe was alto gether covered with floating ice, and the naviga tion for sailing vessels totally stooped. The steam navigation was interrupted, but more by low water than by ice. POLAND. The milder rule initiated by the present Emperor in Poland has been given up, and the old system of police and military outrages is being renewed on the ground of some conspiracies real or supposed. AUSTRIA. A Vienna letter, in the Times, says it is morally certain that in the spring the Danubian Princi palities will form the base of the operations of the revolutionary party, and it is strongly sus pected that a plan has been formed for the dis memberment of European Turkey, as well as of Austria. The Austrian ,Gazette, referring to. Hungary, says the effervescence is spreading on all sides. The imperial emblems are torn down and insulted. In many localitites deplorable scenes . haVe • occurred. . , NEWCASTLE ELECTION. Close of the poll :—Beaumont, 2,346; Carstairs, . 1,500 ; majority. foi: Beaumont, 846. MR. GLADSTONE AND THE BRADFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. The Council of the Bradford Chamber of Com merce, on Thursday, resolved to invite Mr. Glad stone, Mr. Cobden, and Mr. Milner Gibson, to a public dinner in that town. GAZETTE NEWS. John :NPLeon, Esq., C. 8., is appointed Lieut.- Governor of British Kaffraria. Lieut.-Colonel Edwd. Stanton, C. 8., is gazetted Consul-General at Warsaw. OUTWARD CANADIAN MAIL. LONDONDERRY, Dec. 7. The Montreal Company's screw-steamer Bohe mian, for Portland, called at Moville, at nine o'clock a.m., and sailed about four o'clock this evening, having taken the mails, passengers, and latest telegrams on board. The following appeared in our later editions of yesterday : COMMERCIAL FAILURES. It is feared that the liabilities of Mr. Wm. Moxon, the contractor, will prove very heavy, perhaps. £200,000 or £300,000. Those of Messrs. Thos. Piper and Son, the builders, are said to amount to £50,000. ln the latter case it is apprehended the liquidation may not be favourable. THE AMERICAN CRISIS. The Tim; says a telegram to 24th November, one day later from New York, . announces th a t the banks had discounted freely, and that there was a further revival of confidence. The rate of exchange . for bankers' bills ranged between 103 and 105. A few failures had occurred, but none of importance. The news of the advance in the Bank of England_ rate to 5 and 6 per cent. had not arrived out. EXPORT OF SPECIE TO NEW YORK. The Times says about 70,000 sm. were drawn from the Bank yesterday,.to be sent to New York by the Persia on Saturday. Notes for about £40,000 have also been sent to be exchanged for sovereigns for the same purpose at the Liverpool branch. Bar gold will likewise be sent from London,. but this will not be withdrawn from the Bank. Altogether the total sums are not likely to be less than £200,000, so that with previotts remittances the aggtegatb d'etsPatdher tbis week will about equal the total drain from Ne* York, in which the panic has its origin. As therq will also have liejn seVera arrivals at - i);:e* York ti:orii.paliforuia in the intervals, some important results may be expected from the influx. The Daily _Yews asks who is responsible for.the brutal formality to which the female convict.; Anne' Padfield, was subjected yesterday. A marriage is arranged to Stake place between the Marquis of Carmarthen, eldest son of the Duke . of Leeds, and the ion. Fanny Georgiana Pitt, second daughter Of Lord and .Lady Rivers. , •, , . _. .................___,. ____.,,...,.. . , Mr. T. Ai.Mackay, referring to recent letters on the navy, gives his opinion on the merchant 'service. He states that the wages are . loWer than in ,the navy, and the service is deteriorating. , Last night the Skinners' Company gave a sumptuous banquet to General Lord Clyde, on the occasion of pre senting to him the freedom of the company in testimony of his eminent services, ' : • ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Mr. James Anderson 'Wk his lierie it AA night. The're Was a good heitse: The performances were sue bessful, and the audienc e onthttsiastie; . Mr. Anderson displayed his high histrionic powers to advantage in' the character of Zigomar, in the popular play of that mane: He. Was scarcely less successful in the part of Charles, in " The Elder Brother." Thos'e who 'pan appreciate, the great versatile abilities of this gifted actor must rle member that to-night is the last of his engagement; when he will appear as Ficsco in " Tho : ,‘Republican Duke," and as'De Laval in "Matrimony." • The whole to conclude with " The Lottery Ticket." The able and successful manner in which . Mr. Anderson ,is supported by MISS Luria Grair, Miss Annie Howe, Mr. W. Cooper, Mr. J. C. Cowp e r, Mr, Neville, Mr.' 'rank Seymour, Mr. Blakely, Mr. Hunter, and the Other members of the eainPany ). is highly creditable, and deserving of the Most miC6ifiagetiletit; HENGLER'S CIRCUS. To-day, it will be observed, there is a performance at half-past two,-as well as the usual evening exhibition. The synopsis of the representation is replete with attrap tive acts of equitation; leaping, juggling, athletic exercises, grand pageant, steeplechasing, racing, and spectacle. The names of John H. Cooke and Davis Richards are each a host in themselves. As to the aerial inanege of the brb thers Berri, it is ,sornething so rifting and Wonderful that not to see it were to omit the opportunity of beholding one Of the Wonders of the age. The hilmour of the clowns •is racy, pungent, and instructive withal. Vast audience' s con ti n u e to fill the . house nightly, and the management sustains its.former high character. To Mr. Hengler, and to that highly popular favourite,. Mr. Russell, the publio are indebted for an equestrian enter tainment second to none in the kingdom. THE ROYAL COLOSSEUM THEATRE. This most successful and spiritedly conducted theatre is nightly crowded with 'an audience who prove' their warm appreciation of the entertaininents , presented in the most decided,mannar. Mr. W. Mclntyre is a really clever artiste, and never fails to produce a most lively impression on all present. Tonigh t he appears as Robert Afacaire' in " The French Bandit in England," and will doubtless draw a full house. Mr. J. W. Lawler is sure to make a good Jacques Strop. The artistic performances of Miss M. A. Bellair are worthy of high commendation, and the rest of the company are very efficient. Altogether the dramatic representations at the Colosseum Theatre deserve the large measure of support they enjoy. MR. MASON JONES AND GARIBALDI. At the Philharmonic-hall, last night, Mr. Mason Jones delivered an able and eloquent oration on Gari baldi and Italy, before a large and fashionable audience. What makes the learned gentleman's lecture more attractive, is the fact that he has been recently in Italy. He gave a most interesting account of the great emanci pator of Italy, who, he considered, was the greatest, the purest, and the most heroic champion of liberty in this age.: Ile gave an instructive biographical sketch of Garibaldi, and in describing his defence of Rome in' the memorable "year of.revolutions,” in 1848, lie 'severely criticised and censured the conduct of Lamartine and Ledru Rollin in Opposing the Roman republic. Lamartine he stigmatised as a. sentimental driveller, and said that if Ledru Rollin and he were to survive a . thousand years, they could not outlive the deep damna tion which their conduct'deserved. He believed that in military genius Garibaldi was worthy of comparison with Hannibal. He thanked od for raising him up in this mechanical age, and the wily diplomatists and babbling statesmen of Europt ought to hide their dimi nished heads before hini. The most striking feature in his character was his morale. Ire speaking of his defects, Mr. Jones said Garibaldi had no organising talent, bUt the distinction between him and others was that they were generals by rule, whereas he was a general by genius. In the course of the lecture Mr. Jones said that Garibaldi confessed that the great idea of his life had been inspired by Mazzini. As regarded the justification for the revolution, it was not to bo found in international law, but in the tyranny which Italy . had so long suffered. He gave a fearfully graphic description of the Neapo litan dungeons, and concluded by brilliantly apostro phising Italy on the glorious prospects which the genius and patriotism of Garibaldi had 'opened up to: her. The lecture was extremely eloquent. It occupied two hours in delivery, and frequently elicited loud bursts of applause. THE NEW LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. The first meeting of the committee, appointed at the request of Lieutenant-Colonel Brown, by five of the, learned secietie,s of- Liverpool, to manage-the portion of the New Library and Museum, which it was proposed to call the 'Gallery- of Inventions, met at the building ) in Shaw's-brow, last evening, at seven p.m. The following, statement was submitted to the meeting by the chairman :—As this is our first meeting we are desirous that the press will report what is said, that the object and intentions of this new association may be • clearly understood. Our first act is to elect a chairman 'and secretary for the evening, and then a sub-committee to recommend .a..name for the associated societies of the Historic, Polytechnic, Architectural and Archaeological, and Literary and Philosophical, and the Chemists' Association, and to frame a code of rules for their con sideration and government. As there is n great deal in a name we should endeavour to devise something.that would be poPular for the association and also for the gal lery, to make them known, and to give them the broadest basis possible, and names that will show at once that nothing is intended to be excluded for which we have: room. That was my intention and dehign . iii build ing the gallery. I therefore respectfully ask you to re consider the name that was spoken of, "The Gallery of Inventions." It certainly would exclude the natural productions of the sea, the earth, and many things en tombed therein., which aid in throwing light on various subjects of Much importance. If the name is confined to the "Gallery of Invention," the world would think its use 'for the exhibition . Of inventions only, and it would unquestionably shut out many discoveries 'and collections that would be of great value. This cannot be oar' intention. 'I dwell more on the word, as I fear "inventions" defeats o ne o bj e ct, f o r at home or-aFioad no one would think of sending anything to the gallery but inventions, and we would lose many presents of great value to science. If anything is given to us more appropriate for the library or museum Mr: Dalton, the librarian, or Mr. Moore, the curator of the museum, would be very glad to receive it. If the gallery was confined to inventions alone we should have none on the .committee but gentlemen who have given their mind to that particular science. This would deprive us of the assistance and judgment of the associated societies, each of whom can throw light on that pursuit to which they have had their particular attention called. One gentle man sUggOsts the " Gallery of Science," as sufficiently comprehensive to embrace everything, and the "Liver'- pool Associated'Societies" for aiding and spreading the acquisition of knowledge. That would modestly assume the position in which we stand; hut it is for you, gen tlemen, to determine what character or name we ought to assume. I may mention that the. Mayor, who cordially agrees' with our objects, wishes to promote them. I ventured to ask him to be here to-night, but he will be absent in London. He said he would have pleasure hi attending when we next meet. As it is. always desirable to have the influence and advice of our chief magistrate, I would suggest that he be elected ex officio one of your members. After some desultory conversation, it was unanimously agreed that the society should be called the " Liverpool Gallery of Science and Art." A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the business, which was merely of a formal nature. • COUNTY COURT, YESTERDAY.—(Before Mr. J. K. Blair.)—ln the case of Messrs. Kenworthy, carriers, V. Messrs. Gladstone.and Holden, his Honour gave judg ment for the defendants. WILLS Boauns Awn x6.—The will of the Right Hon. Christophena Lady Downes has just been administered to. Her, ladyship was the wife of General Lotd Downes Ulysses de Burgh, Baron Downes, G.C.13 , a represen tative peer of Ireland, K.T.S. of Portugal, and K.A.S. of Russia, Colonel of her Majesty's 29th Foot, and served. during the campaign in the Peni nsu l a . Th e baroness, by virtue of her marriage settlement, made and executed her will disposing of her effects to the issue of her first marriage with the late J. W. Fle m i ng, Esq., M.P. for Hants. Her ladyship's will bears date the 22nd January, 1859; and she has appointed her son, the Rev. Arthur 13. W. Fleming, and her daughter, Christophena C. Fleming, joint executors, to whom a limited probate was granted. The .personalty was sworn under £5,000. Her diamonds,' ornamen tal jewellery, and various miscellaneous articles, she bequeaths to her daughter Christophena. Her library she leaves to her daughter Harriet, wife of Colonel Vansittart, Coldstream Guards. Her ladyship has left specific bequests to all her daughters, as well as to her s ons and grandchildren. The remainder of her diamonds, jewellery, and other property, devolves to her son Arthur, as residuary legatee. Her ladyship died at her town residenc e , Grafton-street; Piccadilly , qnsthe. 18th of Octob er last, aged 61.—The will of General Thackeray, 0.8., Colonel Commandant Royal Engineers, late of The Cedars, Windlesbam, Surrey, has just been proved by his executor th e Hon. John J. Cargenie, the personalty bein g sworn under £B,OOO. This'aged gene ral died full of years • and honours, having reached his 85th year. The bequests contained in his will are entirely confined to his widdw and the members of his family. To his re li ct he leaves a l if e i n t ere st in the w hole of his prope r t y , real and personal, and upon her decease it devolves in equal shares amongs t his six children-two sons and f our daughters. T h e w ill b e ars date the 13th of August last, and the general died on the 16th of the ensuing month. —The will of Colonel Lis celles, late of the Grenadier Guards, was proved on the 20th of November by the Rev. Charles A. S. Morgap) M.A.,. Chancellor of Llandaff Cathedral, rural dean, rector of Machen, and chaplain in ordinary, to her Majesty, one of the executors, a power being reserved.to John Burley, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn, th e o th er exe cutor. The personalty was sworn under £5OOO. The colonel possessed estates in the town of Brecon, and also other estates, which, together with the personal property, he leaves to his two sisters, share and,,share alike. This will bears date as far back as 1843, and is very brief and concise.--Illustrate' News, DESPEItA,TE ASSAULT. John Kinlin, a " black-ball duffer," who resides in a a house of ill-repute in Green-street, was brought up by police-officer _Ellershaw (105), on a charge of having smashed the nose of John Cullen, a labottrer, who lives in Hornby-street, The officer having stated the . case, Mr. Raffles said-r 4 wish all officers would Bite their evidence as clear and straightfontard as yoU do, and as yoh filWaYs do j . you state. case clearly . dnd intelligibly, The toniiflaimint said be Was in Tdelitiall road the previous night between eight and nine o'clock, when the prisoner came up and struck him on the nose and smashed it. [His face - and eyes presented a fearful appearance.] Mr. Raffies—Did.he strike you more than once ? Yes, sir,• twice. Mr. Raffles—And the blows left you in this state? Yes, "sir. What did he strike you with ? I den't•know,s sir; but I heard it was steel knuckles, The offloer said lie -had made every search; bet could not And any knuckles. A person, who was along with the complainant, stated that the prisoner struck Millen without any . provocation ; but lie could not say what he had in his,.hand. . Surgeon tioote f from the Northern- Dispensary, s aid the tWO bogies of Cullen's nose were smashed into the cavity, and it must hate been done with . .great: violence and *with some instrument.' It was a. serious case, and could not have been done with a fall. The prisoner was sent for trial. (Before Messrs. LAMPORT and MontY.) CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST A POLICE-OFFICER. John Williams, the keeper of a beerhouse in Hughes street, Park, summoned Police-officer Davis, 261, for having assaulted' hiin on Sunday 'morning, .the 25th of November, between nine and ten o'clock. Mr. Cobb appeared for the complainant and opened the case at some length, and then called the coMplainant, who said on the morning in question the defendant called at his house and demanded admittance, when he asked him for his authority to 'enter the house. The defendant refused to, show his ea td, arid some ftiterOgtithi took place ) when domplairiant lttrd hip hand oil the officer's arm, and then the' latter seiied hiM by the throat, knocked him up against the wall, and swore ho would knock his brains out. In. reply to the bench, he said he knew the officer, but he would.not let him in unless he showed his card.o He had his hand on the officer's arm at the time, and before - he was caught by the throat. The complainant's statement was corroborated by his wife and a younc , woman who was present. The defendant made a statement about -his disagreeable position in visiting public houses on Sunday mornings, ant. said it caused much ill-feeling against him. He called officer :536, who was 'with: him, and he gave a different version of the ease. The ma g istrates said they were of opinion that the officer should have shown his card when Mr. Williams demanded it, but at the same time they thought, the officer bad not committed any assahlt, us the domOainant admitted that he, had ,held him by the arm, before the Constable caught him, The case was therefore dismissed; FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Inspectors .Tolmston. and Jones, the effiCient officers of weights and measures, had the following -persons sum moned : Charles W. Boote, grocer, Netherfield-road, was sum moned for haying a scale a quarter of an ounce against the purchaser. The defendant pleaded that his boy had done it. The defendant had been fined before. He was now fined 60s. and costs. Mary Ann Johnston, 'prevision dealer, Stanhope street,. was charged for having the scale against the purchaser. Fined ss. and costs. James Hume, pork butcher, Paddington, was sum moned for having a scale against the purchaser. The defendant was twice warned previously. Yined lOs. and costs. John Diamond, Crofton-street, provision dealer, was charged for having a false weight. _ T w i ce fi ne d before. Fined now £2 and costs. Mary Noon, Warwick-street, marine store dealer, was charged for having a false beam. , Fined .10s. and costs. Bridget Richards, St. James's Market,' was charged for having' two false weights. Fined ss. and costs. Bridget Brian, fish dealer, was charged for having a false scale. Fined ss. and costs. Y.ESTERbAY - - "TWO OF A TRADE!" Mr. Thomas Matthews, boarding-house keeper, of Porter -street, was charged by Mr. John M'Connell, of the same street, and inithe same business, for having broken his signboard, value £l. Mr. Cobb appeared for th e compl a i nan t, and Mr. Bluck for the defence. Mr. Mick said, I object to this Case tieing heard, as the bench h as rio jiirisdiction, Mr. Cobb 1. His worship must hear the case first. Mr. Rallies : I must hear it first, certainly. The complainant said—Last night the prisoner came to my house 'and broke my signboard. The value is about £l. • To Mr. Bluck the witness said, the defendant did not complain that the board Was a nuisdnee, and that it was an obstruction to 'his house. Mr. Block: I submit you have no jurisdiction in this case, as' it' is' a dispute about property. 'Mr. Raffles A dispute about property---why it is the complainant's own property,- and on his 'own premises, so there could be no dispute about that. Mr. Bluck But, do you think the complainant had a right to give him into custody - as a felon ? Mr. Raffles : That's another affair. He. told .the complainant to get the damage tallied, and summon Mr. Matthews for the amount. He thought the com plainant acted very improperly in giving the other into custody; but h e wou ld not give any opinion as to its illegality or otherwise, The prisoner was then dis charged. • • CHARGE OF 110B4FRY BY A SOBDIFAL tames Smith, a soldier belonging to the lath Regt.,' stationed at Templemore, County Tipperary, was charged fof ,haVing 'stolen a purse containing some money and rings belonging t o a small, interesting-looking foreigner named. PaUline liappell. It appeared that the parties came from Dublin, ,and during the night they sat to• gether ; and the proseeutrix at one time found the prisoner's hand in her pocket, and immediately she missed, the purse, and told the capt a i n o f tile boat, who got the purse, minus the money, beside the prisoner. Captain Cooper, the master of the " Stan , lard, stated that the • female cemplained of having lost her purse, and that the prisoner had it. -- He found the purse beside the prisoner,. and the latter said he found it on the deck. A sergeant of the 16th, who was along with the pri soner, said they came as an escort, with a prisoner to Manchester. The prisoner bore a good character. Mr. Raffles said he could do nothing but send the prisoner for trial after the evidence. The prisoner was sent for trial. CHARGE AGAINST A WEST DERBY RELIEVING OFFICER. yesterday,and rae gone Gill, relieving dtoehnfleioeetrvoitin appeared nhtpgoer e,dof effie inasmuch defence, e nefarec Commissionersero charge Mr. t.at tigheu a esaeffindti Lunacy.. hyst , e e. that Jonathan wo t yt ri was asert Union, three atiaaos Bremner o'clock sßrhaeito. sauet rnhnl should Mr. Deighton, instructed by Messrs. Lace, Marshall, l anali oe argued as h na s u ro a i p n t e ab , of e t sub jytlice, and that three investigation s had already been gone into on the case—one at the Coroner's Court, one by the West Derby Guardians, and one by the Poor-law Inspector. After some discussion the case was proceeded with. Mr. Deighton opened the case, which he said was brought under the Gth rule of the Poor-law Commissioners, 11 and 12 Vic., for neglecting to give relief to a lunatic, in case of urgent necessity. Th e penalty in this case is V. It may be re mem b ere d that in November a poor girl, a lunatic, named Mary Anne Nile, was discovered in great distress, in Townsend street, and removed to the workhouse, where she died from exhaustion through want of food—. There was a a coroner's inquest held on the body, .:and on that occasion the conduct of the defendant was censured for his neglecting to relieve the deceased. Subsequently the ease was investigated before the guardians, and then a poor-law inspector also investigated it, and the defendant was suspended. Having published the pre ceedings in full so recently, and as the evidence and details of yesterday were exactly the same, there' is no necessity to repeat the evidence here. Mr. Cleaver, the clerk of the union, on cross-examination by Mr. Bremner, said the defendant was eleven years in the service, and was .a most humane, kind, and charitable person. There were complaints about his roughness of manner, but nothing else. Several witnesses were examined, who stated that the defendant refused to relieve the 'deceased. Amongst the witnesses examined were Mr. Gough, the governor of the workhouse, and the medical officers. The Case for the prosecution concluded at half-past four o'clock, when Mr. Bremner asked Mr. Cleaver if he thought the defendant had fulfilled the rule if he had offered the deceased the workhouse, and his reply was in the affirmative, but he added provided the officer found the means to remove the deceased to. the Workhouse. In reply, to Mr. Raffles, Mr.' Gough said if the defendant had seen the case, he would have done as he (Mr. Gough) did, removed the deceased at once to the Workhouse. Mr. Bremner then proceeded to address his worship on behalf of the defendant in a speech of considerable force, and dwelt on the evidence in detail, contending that his client had not neglected his duty, as he had offered deceased the Workhouse. He called Mr. J. Reyes, the vice-chairman of the board, who gave the defendant a most excellent character, and said he ,was particularly humane. Mr. Medcalf, one of the guardians, also spoke to the character of defendant; and said the only complaint ever against him was, that he gave relief too frequently —that .was by the medical relief. His worship thought the case was an urgent one, and that the defendant had neglected his duty, and therefore he fined him £5; The fine was paid. LIVERPOOL VOLUNTEER SERVICE CLUB.—A meeting of the Liverpool Volunteer Service Club was announced to take place last evening, in the London Hotel, Clayton square. In consequence, probably, of the inclemency of the weather the attendance was very small, and the meeting was adjourned. Civil, SERVICE RIFLE CORPf3.—The second meeting of this corps for drill took place last night, at the Prince's Dock Customs depot, and the attendance was very good notwithstanding the inclemency of the even ing. There are now upwards of eighty names on the list. THE DAILY TIMES, S A.TURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1g66. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AVEL:3!I RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. . The iittnual meeting of this corps was held last night, lri the *eish gdhlools, Ilussellzstreet ; J. B. Lloyd, Esq., occupied the glair. • Vie fOdni was: gaily 'deedrAted with llags,,und Well filled. lid the i7oitirtteers add theie friends:. The .chairman, .torripaq vith Captart Chambre,s (Wal,l,asey Rifles), haying, inspected the Corps,:' the former addfesscd the meeti ng . It wa s with con 'siderahle. pleasure; that he met them: that evening, to Celebrate the anniversary of, the4inaugU'ration ,f9l-= mation of theircorps... And he,might say, looking back for the last, twelve months, ,that those Who formed the Welsh .1 - olunteer Cqrps in Liverpool. had not disgraced themselves or that which they,undertboV at.their forma tion. Not only had they distinguished themselves at the Hightolvn range, but, also, it had' been observed on seeing them march, that they had attainQd great:pro ficiency in drill, which was the ehief and forennist'thing likely to make the volunteer movement permanent. He thought the motto-of the cause veryuppropriate; it was for "defence, not defiance." The movement was origi nated for defensive purposes, and to teach other nations that .we are not, as We were previously conceived to be, a nation of shopkeepers, but that when called upon *e can go forwatd and show a spirit to defend oar se yes. Lancashire this movement had certainly taken a deep root, and he could say that, from the spirit Which had b'een instilled into the corks and the moVementgenerallf it, lodked 1110 a pernipency. lie hoped .that, ,one year ,after another they .rnight find, net only that the drill had been beneficially p attended,blit •. . k also that use of the rifle had grown into a ,pastime. 'There, was .no doubt, of this, that the rifle was a formidable instrument, iii the hands ot` M i en who could use it, and it eould'onlv he used, by long practice, such .practice as was afforded .by the Hightrivrn Rifle Ranme— practice eminently calculated to, give stability. •7The prizes given at .Hightown and. at other . plaeds,, were given in either plate or money, according to the pre ference of the successful competitors, but not in medals, they alone should be reserved for those who had fought for the protection of their country's rights. The National Rifle Association only granted *two Naedals, a gold one and a' silver one; these should, be:the only medals worn by. volunteers throughout the country as distinguishing marks: Medals should not be given at our county rifle contests. They knew that a bronze. nodal-- - -the Victoria Cross . --=Was the highest'distinction paid td the toldier *he woti honour in. the serifice of his country.' Therefore, thatight they would agree *lth him, that for that Which was Itow, or would . soon be, only a pastime, medals Were riot *pet: It might be important to their national defences that they should contend together, hut the successful competitor should be contented with what he now saw before him (a silver goblet and purse, won by the corps at the recent Hightown contest.) The speaker then referred to the creditable part which the 39th had taken in that contest; after which he said, having taken the chair when the corps was first formed, it gave' considerablebins pleasure to see them all that evening.; and he *mild record his warmest approbation of the honotif the corm had done themselves during the last six months.. 116 then .stated that letters of apology had been received from Colonel Gladstone and Mr: Walter Jeffreys Mr. W. H. RICHARDS, the secretary, read the annual report and statement of accounts; from which it ap peared that the receipts of the corps amounted to £946 10s. 3d., the balance in hand now being £283 10s. The report alluded to the fact that the corps had car ried off no less than three prizes at the Hightown Rifle Contest. 'The council tendered their best thanks to Mr. J. 8., Lloyd for his valuable assistance lir. ELLIS JONES, in moving the adoption of the report, eulogised the strict system of economy which the corps had followed, and hoped their exertions would not at all relax. Mr. J. Roberts ably seconded the motion, after which it was put to the meeting and carried. Major 'rtfLEY rose to propose the next resolution. Ire need nett tell them that he felt proud of being a major, in the seemed battalion, comprising as it did all the nationalities which made Britain great. He was proud of this /ortp.r, since, but he was doubly proud when at Bightown the Welsh Corps carried off those beautiful prizes. (Hear, hear.) He concluded a lengthy and able address by. movingc—" That the meeting ex presses a hope that the Welsh residents in the town of Liverpool will at once avail themselves of the oppor tunity of joining this well-organised and 'successful national corps, the second company of which is now nearly completed." • Captain CHAMBRES, of the 'Wallasey Rifles, briefly seconded the motion, alluding, as he did so, to the deep. loss the corps bad sustained by the death of Mt. Griffiths. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. Richard Griffith then moved, and Mr. Casson seconded—" That the following- gentlemen form the council of the corps for the ensuing twelve months, viz.: Mr. John Roberts, Mr. E. G. Williams, Mr. W. Jones, jun., Sergeant W. E. Smalley, Mr. D. Lloyd Davies, Mr. R. J. Richards, Mr. Cyrus Jones, Mr. John Jones, Mr. W. H. Sullivan, Mr. W. 11. Richards, Mr. It. Griffith, and Mr. Casson." This motion was also carried, as was the following, moved by Mr. John Jones, and gracefully seconded by Mr. Tennyson Lloyd. "That the thanks of this meeting are due, and are hereby given, to the officers, and also. the members, of the council, for their assiduity and attention to the interests of the corps for the past twelve months." _ Mr. TENNYSON LLOYD expressed his pride and gra tification at hating the honour to , belong to the 2nd Battalion, of which the Welsh Corps formed a part. He was delighted at the high state of efficiency the corps had attained • both in drill and in rifle practice, and .trusted he might have many future opportunities of _ _ . meeting the gallant 39th. .. At .this stage of the proceedings two gentlemen, belonging to the Ancient Briton Society, led into the ,room a large goat, which was announced to be a present` from the society to the corps. The animal, after occa sioning some laughter, was led from the room, the gift being acknowledged in a humorous speech by Captain Griffith. . • The proceedings were concluded by a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman; who, in reply, alluded in most feeling and eloquent terms to the great loss the whole community, and more -especially the Welsh volunteers, had sustained in the Melancholy. death of the late Mr. R. Griffiths. In conclusion Mr. Lloyd stated that he took a warm interest in everything appertaining to the, volunteers, but more particularly to the Welsh volnn teers, who had lately shown so much ,steady improve ment in the drill' and practice which had, no doubt, contributed, in a great measure, to the successful results of their struggle at the late great rifle contest. • THE CHARGE OF FORGERY AGAINST MR. POWELL, OF THE FIRM OF SCOTT, POWELL, AND CO,, TIA MERCHANTS. Richard W. Powell, Was brought tifi on fernand yesterday, 0,06 POlice-corift, oil a cliarge of t forging a guarantee and hills., of echange •o'n johli. Scott, spn: Along with Mr..Raffies on the bench were tho, following magistrates, , Messrs. Aiken, Rooth, .and., Mills. ..The court was .crowded to excess ; and. a number of, persons, were.ohliged th remain outside who could not phtaiti admittance. Mr. Robinson appearedifor the prosecution, and Mr Deighton, instructed by Mr. Cobb,' appeared for the prisoner. After a few preliminary observations, Mr. Robinson' called the following witnesses to sustain the case : Mr."..Edward Absolom said, I am the senior partner in the firm of Absolom, Crocker, and Co., and had large transactions in teas with Scott, Powell, and Co. If we were not satisfied we were to deliver the teas at dis cretion, We paid the duty, and they were to pay us at the end of every month. They were indebted to us in May, and we request(' a security, and they proposed to give us Mt. Scott ; sen.'s guarantee. Mr. Scott, jun. saw my partner ; and We had a correspondence on the slibleet; and the Oarantee wits for Warded to its by post. This (a doAttnent) igth6 first . guarantee We had, dated 18th of May, 1860. There Wd.S d rirefioits one gent up, lint we disapproved of it and We sent dOwn a forM; dnd this t was sent up to Us. When we received that we handed-over warrants to a cOnsiderable amount: We qolivered teas to them on the faith. of tat guarantee. I I saw Mr i S6ott, jun. n. in August last, in town. On what subject did yoti see him? Mr. Deighton—l object to this.. Mr. Robinson said an account was delivered by Mr. .Scott, which, was in the prisoner's handwriting. Witness—Mr. Scott brought a statement of affairs in August. Delivered teas after the 31st of August, to the amount of five or six hUndred pounds. Wrote to Mr. Scott, sen., on the 24th Oct., with my own hand. • Cross-examined by Mr. Deighton—Mr. Scott, jun., had transactions with us before Mr. Powell joined him. I aril not prepared to say that we had dealings with Mr. Scott ; sen, Mr Powell joined hint about two years and a-half ago, and the sales were negotiated by our agents in Liferpool. attend to the doiffitty house. The settler/tents of the .accounts Wete as mach with SOU as Powell—one as well as the other. Before tedeiviiig the letter of the 18th May, I had no' conversation *ith Mr. Powell.. In that letter was the guarantee. I believe Mr. Scott, jun., saw my partner before that. I believe I" did not make application myself for the guarantee, but it was made., I never saw Mr. Powell personally about the guarantee. Had conversations with Scott and Powell, personally, after the receipt of the letter. What did you say to Mr. Powell about the guarantee? Yes, I said we would hold the guarantee and require our account to be paid. The guarantee was received by the firrr t : .To Mr. Robinson—Was there any former guarantee given ? Yes, but it was returned, I have no doubt; as stated. William Rollinson, the youth who was an apprentice with Messrs. Scott, Powell, & Co., and who was examined on the former hearing, was produced and examined about making'a copy of the guarantee; and his evidence was the same as on the last day. He added, Mr. Powell was there, and I think he might have heard what passed, but I don't think he minded it. I put my name as a witness to the document. The name "John Scott" was not on the right hand side of the document then. (Proved Mr. Powell's handwriting to a paper handed him.) Cross-examined by Mr. Deigliton-Mr. Powell was about seven feet from me at the time, writing. I did not call his attention to it. I put it on Scott's desk, and he took it. I don't. think John Scott's name was on it then. rearet say if Powell had left the office before I finished the document ind handed it to Scott. The document was,dated . i/th May, 1860: To Mr. Ratlies-- . -Mr. Scott spoke in the ordinery way, not privately. I aril riot Certain if Powell was there when I went in first. I hesitated at flrst to sign my name to it; when Mr. Scott said it was all right. To Mr. Deighton—Mr. Powell attended to the money matters, and Mr. Scott to the general business. I went there in December, 1859, but old Mr. Scott was not in the firm that time. Mr. Gdorge Absolom, son of the first witness, who . was examined on Monday last, was produced, and gave the same evidence as he did on that occasion, and which we pnblislied,in full on Tuesday. In addition he said, I asked to see old Mr. Scott sign the bills,-but Mr. Scott, jun., said his father was in bad health, and a little thing might upset him. The3e three bills were given to me, but I can't say which of the firm gave them to me, but both were present. Powell checked the bills in a book with .the, and said they were right. The name Iplin SOU Was on the back of the bills when given to me. Scott asked Powell, before he gave the bills; if he had copied the bills, and he said yes. Cross-examined by Mr. Deighton—When I went first I asked for Mr. Scott, and waited till he came. ,Powell was not there. I think I had a conversation with him before I saw Powell, who came in soon after. H a d never seen Powell before, but had seen Mr. Scott in. Londcn. I came for. the purpose of getting a guaran tee from Mr, Scott, sen., but had no conversation with Scott, jun., in London about that. lam not a partner in the house in.London.•Did not say anything personally to Mr. Powell, as the conversation was with Scott ; but Powell was there at a desk; I can't say if he were writing at the time. The result of the conversation was that I got the bilis, There were other bills besides these, and lam quite sure of these three. The bills are in POweli's hand-writing. (Read over the bills.) The drawers' names were not signed to the bills at the time. " John Scott only was on the back of each, and nothing else. I .do not know the handwriting of Mr. Scott, sen. I do.not remember Scott, sen., having any trans actions with the fi rm . I k new he handwriting of Scott, jun., at that time, for I saw it many times. I should say the name John Scott, on the back of the bills, is not in Scott, jun.'s handwriting: Mr. Masa, an accountant, said—Within the last three weeks I haye investigated the books of Scott, Powell, and Co., and was assisted by Mr. Powell. Mr. Deighton objected to this, and said the books must bo "produced. Mr. John Scott, seri., was next examined. Ile appeared much affected, and begged the . Court to pardon him under the present circumstances. He said—l am father of Scott, the senior partner of Scott and Powell. I resided in Llangollen in August. Mr. Robinson—ls that your, signature on those three bills ? • • Mr. Scott—No, sir. Mr. Robinson—Do you know whose handwriting it is ? Mr. Scott—tdo not ; 'nor do I know anything of it. I first knew of the forgery last Monday week. On Tuesday week I received a document from Messrs. Absolom. I never received any other communication. I gave a guarantee to the Union Bank about two months ago, for the firm of Scott, Powell, and Co., and this is it. They kept an account at that bank. 1 - believe Mr. Powell was at Southport, where I lived once. I have seen him at my house in Chatham-etreet. My son lived with me. I was at Southport in August. I never wrote to Mr. Powell ; he saw me write, and Mr. Powell was present when I signed the bank guarantee, an:l saw me sign it Cross-examined by Mr. Deighton—Except I wrote a note or two in his presence at the office, the guarantee is' the first time he saw me write. I never was a partner in the firm, and I had nothing to do with my son since Mr. Powell joined him. I believe Mr. Powell brought £3,000 into the concern when they formed the partnership. There was no arrangement that I was t o find £OO for my son. I know nothing of that. My son has managed private business for' me, and signed my name for building contracts and collected my rents, because I was not in a good state of health. By Mr. Raffies—Did he sign your name by procura tion- ?—I 'do' not know how he signed it, as I was n o t here. I never gave him any authority to sign my name except for the buildings. There was no agree ment in writing about signing my name. To Mr. Robinson—l did not authorise my son to si gn the guarantee to Absoloin & Co., nor to sign or endorse bills in my name. Mr. Robinson then proposed to put in the guarantee and the correspondence from the firm of Scott, Powell, and Co. to Messrs. Absolotn, Crocker, and Towns en d . He read some letters accordingly. One, dated 20th Nov., stated that Mr. Scott, senior, was at Llangollen, and would not be able to come to town. (He was living in town at the time.) Mr. Robinson then said, on this state of facts I call on you to commit the prisoner for trial. Detective-officer Laycock was then examined, and gave exactly the same evidence as he did on Monday. To Mr.,Deighton —I arrested him at his own office in Harrington-street. There was £270 in the safe. H e told me he lived at Roby, bat did not say where he was going. The ltiggage was at Lime-street, where lugg age can be left. There were books, &c., in the office, as if the ordinary business was going on. Charles Wells, jeweller ' said—About three weeks ago the prisoner and Mr. Scott came to my shop. Mr. Deighton objected to this, as the purchase of jewellerrhad nothing to do with 'this charge. Mr. Raffles thought the evid,ence admissable. The witness went on to say that the parties called and looked at three diamond rings, value £6O, and after some conversation, Scott persuaded Powell to take the rings away. Powell told mo he.did not intend to t a k e the rings, but that he gave them to Scott, who ran away with them ? (Laughter.) Mr. Raffles—Did you know them before ? Witness—Yes, for twelve or fou rteen y ears. I could not get any satisfaction at Chatham-street about them. Mr. Deighton then addressed the court on behalf of the prisoner. His client had brought over £3,000 into o the firm two years ago, and had now lost everyvv of it. He contended that t he prisoner u not to answer answer for the criminal act of his partner, who penny ha gone away. He argued that there was no evidence to inculpate the prisoner in the forgery, nor that he ever saw Mr. Scott, seri., write, so as to enable him to imi tate it. He argued that the whole affair was carried on by Scott, to the prejudice of the prisoner ; an d i n support o f thi s h e alluded to the transaction at the jewellers,' when Scott had induced the prisoner to get the rings, an d th en run off with them. He ventured to say that if th e case were se nt before a jury, he would be acquitted of the forgery. Mr. Raffles--He must be committed for trial. ,Mr. Deihton—l apply to have him admitted to bail. Mr. Raffles_l decline - to admit him to bail. The prisoner was then committed for trial at the assizes. The court was then cleared of the crowd that had occupied it for over three hours. COUNTY MAGISTRATES YESTERDAY. -At this court , yesterday, before R. Theakstone, an d T. D. Anderson , Esqrs., a young lad name d Michael Mahoney was charged with attempting to rob a till at the Old Swan. He was remanded till Wednesday next. Isabella 'Dickenson, a married woman, charged with stealing 21 lbs. of soap from the shop of James Bostock, grocer, Garstou, was sent to gaol for three months. ACCIDENTS REPORTED AT THE NORTHERN HOSPITAL. —The following accidents were xeported on Thursday : ---Thomas Frazer, of th e D onal d McKay, who was injured in the throat by a pipe with whic h he was smoking.—John William s , a coloured seaman, of the American ship Canova, who was struck by the mate in the eye with an instrument used on board a ship. The mate has decamped. The poor sufferer has lost the sight of one eye. The followi ng were reported yester day—William Bloxton, 203, Upper Frederick-street, was injured by falling into the hold of a ship lying In Sandon Dock. He would not, however, remain in the hospital.—Henry Webb, of the ship Isaac Webb, lying in the Waterloo Dock, severe contusions by falling into the hold. He was very badly hurt, and his lif4 is, it is feared, in danger. BOROUGH SESSIONS. The quarterly sessions for the borough of Liverpool commenced yesterday morning, in the Crown Court of St. George's-hall, before Gilbert Henderson, Esq., the recorder. The following gentlemen were sworn on the GRAND JURY. Alexander Sleigh, broker, 18, Hackin's-hey (foreman). • • Henry Barnes, merchant, Rumford-place. • Heary Case, insurance broker, Exchange-buildings. William Coubrough, merchant. North John-street. Wm. Owen Carter, slate merchant, South John-street. Hugh Dixon, merchant, India-buildings. W. H. Dixon, merenant, Rumford-place. Kirkman Finlay, merchant, York-buildings. John Fairrie, iron merchant, North John-street. John Gouldie, broker, Exchange-street East. John Golding, sharebroker, Tithebarn-street. John M. Joseph. merchant, Brunswick -buildings. --Leorge...llolt, jun., merchant, Water-street. C. J. King, merchant, Hackin's-hey. Lewin Mozley, banker, Lord-street. John Patterson, merchant. Brunswick-street. James Radford, corn merchant, Forrest-street. • _ Edmund Thompson, shlpbroker, Water-street. James Wilson, corn merchant, Doran's-lane. John Marsden, brassfounder, Northuniberland-terrace. F re d e rick A. Tamplin, Tnergant, Brunswick-street. The Queen's proclamation having been read by the clerk of the court, The Recorder addressed the grand jury as follows : Gentlemen,—ln the course of the last six weeks you will find that eighty-six persons have been committed for , trial. Most of the cases are light in .their character; and if we were to abstract nine cases of stealing from shop doors, and the charges against prostitutes of, stealing in the streets, the number would be very greatly reduced. There are several cases of embezzlement, somovery trifling, others of more importance, especially one charge against a clerk in the Telegraph Company's office for embezzle ment. It would appear that the offence of picking pockets has become more common in this town. You will find one charge against a woman of picking a pocket in Bold-street. A man is charged with picking pockets at the door of the Amphitheatre.; and there is another case in which there are two charges against the same man of picking pockets in • the baths. Now, this is ft very audacious offence, and the offender, if convicted, would be liable to 15 years' penal servitude. But, by a curious anomaly, and, as it seems to me, a serious defect in the law, if he had stolen £2,000 from the bank (a case which has happened in this town); he would, at most, be liable to two years' imprisonment. I hope that in the amendment of the Larceny Acts, which is pro posed next session, a remedy will: be introduced for these great defects, which I have been almost afraid to men tion, lest persons would speculate upon the probability of their receiving the lesser punishment. There is a charge against a man and woman for neglecting their child ; and I may tell you that, in point of law, if, when a child is of too tender years to provide. food for itself, the mother' or the parents of the child, whose duty it is to supply it with food, wilfully neglect to do so, and death ensues, that would be a case of man slaughter. • Happily, in this case, death has not ensued,. and what extent of neglect I am not prepared to say; but I should recommend you, if you find that the child suffered' serious injury in consequence of the wilful neglect of the parents, to find a true bill, and then the law will be more fully discussed and considered in this court. The Grand Jury then retired, and, having found' true bills, the trials were proceeded with. The follow ing sentences were delivered: — John King (aged 31), stealing' the sum of £3O, one pocket-book, and sundry papers, the monies and pro perty of David Smart, from his person; and one pocket book, and the 'sum of £3 13s. Gd., and other 'goods, the monies and property of Thomas Allott, from his person,. six years' penal servitude. Bridget Mclver (30), steal ing the sum of £1 14. Gd., and one purse, the monies and property of Stanley Horrocks, from his person, five years. George Lloyd (23), beinr , a clerk to Joseph Haigh and another, did receive and 'lake into his possession for and on account of his said masters, the sum of £l9 15s. 10d., and did afterwards feloniously-embezzle the same, five months. James Parrington (26), being !it servant to one' Henry Mills, did 'receive and take into his possession, for and - on account of his said master, the several sums of 135., is. 74-d:, and 3s. 3d., and did after ward feloniously embezzle part of the same, four months. Ann FAlard (26), stealing one,metal tea-pot, four knives, four forks, and other goods, the property of James Nicholls, five months. David Morrison Clarke (33), being a clerk to one Charles Frederick Carne, did receive and take into his possession, for, and on behalf of his said master, the several sums of £9 1.75, 2 4 1., £7 4s. 7d., and £ll 9s. 9d., and did afterwards feloniously embezzle the same, five mouths. William Davies (19), sailor, stealing two shirts, the property of Wm. Rowe, six weeks. Elizabeth Slater (25), servant, stealin g one gold watch, the property of Ilielard Smith, one gold watch and one gold chain, and other goods, -the property of Hamlet , Terry, and two shawls, the property of Sarah Ledger, five months. Susan M`Canb. (23) and Mary . Power (25), stealing the sum of £l6, one purse, and divers pieces of paper, the monies and property of John Whitfield, from his person, three years. Catherine Doyle (38), stealing one , mantle, the property of, David Pugh Morgan and others, two months. Ann llorrocks (47), stealing one pair of trousers, the property of John Hoey, and one coat, one blanket, and one towel, the I Oroperty of Charles Moore, three years - . <Top: qanii 7 hell '(18); sailor,' and Michael 'Sweeney (10), `tailor,' stealing one ciat, the property of David , M‘CarthY . ; the former three months, and the latter six months. . Mary Henry (40), stealing one pair of boots, the property of Evan Thomas, four months.. ,John.-Peismore (47), fainter, stealing one pair of boots, the property Ot,Edwq. Jones and. a'nother s four months, John Jones (i 0), charged With haVirig lifoken into and entered the'shop of one Nl6liol4s an(/ ste'allmf therefrom ten • lb s; wei'ght of bcOn' a'n'd fifty lb's.Vete.t Opt Mittel', the ' , Property of th saiq N'fehoht's DOMMIIy, sip 5 - 0 6 - s rliy e v a i servitude. .rohn . Viert;e e aling fhb , stfui .the money of David 14ttes, and one the property, of. Ilenry.Jones,, .three Months. Paich: ,W*plSh -(19), labourer, stealing shirts, the, property of • John Williams, nte, 7e4s, Ann .I‘famee (29) and M a ry Healey (22), stealing Cne'stim £i 2, the ruoucy of James Charles Pyc, from his person,.efryls GYe years. CHESTER ASSIZES. , . The commission of !:,I& whiter assizes held at, Chester was opened with the usual fo - , 4 lnalities on Thursday. afternoon last, by Mr. Justice _Blackburn, Eti`d i the;buSi- . ness of the assizes was commenced yesterday mornat. The calendar contained the names of 62 prisoners ; 4 committed ou the charge of murder, 2 for manslaughter, 12 for burglary, 2 for concealment of birth, 2 for cutting and wounding, 3 for forgery, 1 for, horse stealing, 3 for ia/le, 1 for sheep stealing, 1 for uttering counterfeit :coin, and 12 for rations other offences. The .following 'gen tlenielftere sworn on the ' . . , • , .. .. GTiAND J PIN. • ' • • . . The Right Hopi. Ii rte] Lu t pag Edrl Grosvenor, M.P., foreman. John polto n .Case; tab - ' George CoiMltdll-Leghi Esq.' David Re:imolds Dzlcs' Esq. The foil. Ars* I.ds&lles.. ' The Hon. . W Egerton, M.P. w.iliiasd Todcl i Neflor, .t 4. l‘xvadoici Frost, Esq. . William 'Acid; h'sq . . 'John ,Upton Gaskelt, EFq.- 1 .Tarns Wickstfdd Swan, Fsci. Captain EdWard Volt Glegg. • Enoch Gibbon•Salisblit, -E•cri•‘ Rdbert 'Tenth,. Ehq.. .. John Trevor, msa. Thbmas lioggins';'Esof. *, • , ' - t Wpaw Titherin ;ton,' Esq. William Jackson, Esq., 31. P: f Satnuel Woodhouse, 14P John Laird, ESq. -• • - I .Ftiil:lp Wliiteney;Esii• - • • The usual proclamation against vice - dud immorality having been read by the Clerk of Arraigns, His Lordship. proceeded t o a dd ress th e grand jury. He said 'he was sorry to say that upon the occasion of these assizes they had a considerably greater quantity of laboni: before thein ' than was usually the casein this city. From what he could understand, they had at the present assizes nearly as much as a, third more than on any other occasion. He could not see the cause, On looking at the calendar, for so great an increase of . crime ; but he supposed it was one , of those occurrences which they occasionally found took place in every district. The offences, however ; were of such a nature that he did not think it necessary.to make any remarks upon most of gran ; bsit there , were one or .two observations which he, intended (0 offer npanithe law in regard to some offences, in order to enable them to find true bills. There were two' cases in which the prisoners had been committed on the' capital charge -of murder; one. was that of a man named Howard, in which case he might remark that, if the facts were really brought home 'to ,him, he was guilty of having committed wilful murder; but it would be for them to carefully consider whether the evidence was so clear as,tojustify them in causing the man to be tried for the serious charge by a petty jury. The other was a charge against a man called Dignell, .and two.. women. The question for their consideration in . that case would be the difference between what constituted murder, and what constituted manslaughter. As far as his informa tion went, which he' had obtained from the depositions before the coroner,. there eras a great deal of matter in the depositions which did not appear to have much to do with the case, and therefore he could only make a eon-; jeeture at what the' real facts were; but the case would probably come before them in a much mote intelligent ' manner. The" 'circumstances of the case as they .. had come before him w ere th ese : —The unfortunate deceased had been in the company- , of the female prisoner (Green), and, while in a certain street in the town, suspected she had robbed him. He imme diately called out for the police, u — sed and th s e he a mai d ed b t y o have summoned her friends to rescue her, : who; on; coming up, had so , brutally ill kicking him on different parts of the body that he died. The question for them to consider, was, whether this was murder ; and it turned upon a nice distinction of law. One of. the circumstances, ho might tell them e • was, that when a person Was legally arrested if any person came to rescue the prisoner while legally in custody and caused the death of a party, then it consti tuted murder -- ; but if the prisoner was illegally in *custody and persons came up and rescued him or her the offence was mitigated down to manslaughter, unless the party was shown to have evinced a determination to commit murder. In the , present case the distinction would be whether or. .not. -the man ' had actually been robbed by the woman. In looking over the depositions he could not find any evidence to show that the man load really been robbed. ' He had certainly called for the police to give her in custody on the, charge of robbery, but he was the only persbn wh o cou ld prove whether he had. been robbed or not, and was unfor tunately dead. Therefore, there appeared from that to be a deficiency in the evidence to substantiate the charge of murder ; but if they found, upon hearing the evidence to be presented before them, that there was sufficient' legal evidence to show that the man was robbed, then it would be their duty to return a bill , upon . the graver charge ; butif they. thought the evidence failed in . that respect, or that he was not the man-who came up to rescue the woman, Green, then it was only'the lesser charge of manslaughter. Then as to the two . women, they would have to consider whether they were guilty of the charge of murder or manslaughter: The woes* -Green, was -. beard to have , called for:, some of „her friends to rescue her, and if they attempted -to 'eto so,' and used such violence as caused the death or' the, deceesed, then she was responsible' for what occurred and would therefore be guilty of the 'capital charge. The other woman, it appeared, came up after the actual assault was committed, and struck him several times over the 'face with her hand. If they thought she was present when the actual assault was committed, 'then she,would.also be guilty; but on looking at the evidence it did not seem to him that she was present at the actual assault, but came up 'after it Was over. If that was the case, then it would be their duty to throw out the bill against her for this offence. These were the principle and heaviest charges in the calendar, but there were two other 'of manslaughter which he would call their attention to. There was 'a man of the name of Oatfield, who was charged with the-manslaughter o£ his partner, a man named Patrick Whelan. The circum stances of the case, so far as he wasinformed, were briefly these : The deceased appeared to have been suffering from disease of the brain.; but the prisoner was not aware of the fact until after the 'occurrence which was supposed to have decelerated his death. The deceased and the prisoner. appeared to have had a quarrel, and the latter struck him a blow, which no person at the time considered to be of any consequence, but a day or two afterwards the disease of the brain came to a greater excess ; and the real question for their consideration was whether the blow accelerated death, or whether - he - died simply from disease, of the brain. , If they thought the blow had accelerated his death,. then that wouldrolasti tute manslaughter. It was not a matter that_ought to be loosely presumed against a, persbn—thq should be satisfied, on looking at the evidence, that really and truly a blow given like this accelerated death, before they found a bill against him—if they were satisfied, then 'it bill ought to be found. There was another case -of manslaughter, against a. man named Thomas, a bone setter or medical practitioner, not regularly trained in the medical profession ; but being in practice as such, the unfortunate deceased was brought to him suffering from a disease, but the man thought he was suffering from a fractured limb, and treated him accordingly; but some abscess was found really to exist.. The boy died, and he - ought to tell them' that it was not their . cluty to' take into account the fact that the man was not a pgu larly trained medical practitioner. He knew that there was a notion existing among medical men that -if a man was not regularly trained as a doctor he had no right, and was not able, to treat a case of Allis' descrip tion, tion which was wrong, as he had a perfect right to do so; but it would be their duty to see whether there was a want of that reasonable care and skill, so that it would not amount to culpable neglect. The man.ought not to be harassed with a charge'of that 'kind unless they were perfectly . satisfied with the evidence that would be presented before them. . His Lordship then coin mented upon several other eases in the, calendar, after which the grand jury were dismissed to their duties. The trial of the prisoners was then proceeded with, but were uninteresting. to the inhabitants of this district, with the exception of the following : EXTENSIVE FORGERIES BY A Boy, AT BIRKENHEAD. —Henry Hinton (15), clerk, well instructed, was placed in the deck, charged with forging and altering a post office money order, with intent to defraud her Majesty's Postmaster-General at Birkenhead, on the 2nd of Sept., 1860. Mr. Welsby, assisted by Mr. Vaughan Williams, appeared to. prosecute; and Mr. M'lntyre defended the prisoner. From the opening statement of the learned counsel, and the evidence adduced , it would appear that the prisoner was employed as a clerk in ,the money ,order department at the Birkenhead Post-office, as paying I c v l ee e rk k ,. o n Soont h e l a s f t t h e r o e f a A t e u r g i n u g s t u l p a a s t n , a h t a i sa situation, slar of 2 t h 3s. per epri - soner had taken advantage of the confidence placed in him, and committed forgeries to the extent of £5l 7s. 6d. by altering the amount upon the money order, also upon the advice sent from Oise forwarding post-office to the post master at Birkenhead,, and then at night by snaking out a 'list to be forwarded to London, in which he purported that he had paid parties who had presented orders to be cashed a certain amount of money, which on being Com pared with . the list .forwarded by the offices who had despatched money orders there; was found to he in correct. Au inquiry was immediately instituted, and, the fraud was discovered... The indictment .upon which the .prisoner was arraigned was for that he'did on the 25th of August forge a document for £1 upon a post office order for 10s. from Peter Hall, at Newton-inti se- Willows, to John Cash, which he had altered to £1 10s. The counsel for the defence submitted a legal said h int e , which the judge not th hiking valid', , the counsel would not address the jury after the evidence that .had placed before them, but proposed to call severali witnesses as to character. He also spoke of the respec ; had ability of the prisoner's parents, his father being the - s 0 ltihbortaiglistn it t t a tte lie f e re es e m li r b y ra t r o y c a : t Ill B i N r v k i e tn n e h s e s t e u s l. character. the fact of his holding such anappointsat to T . h ° ju(l previous judge being sufficient. The jury, after a short consultation,_ brought in a verdict of guilty. 'Sentence deferred until to-day. The case of Evan Thomas has hot yet been fixed for hearing NEW PATENTS.—The following patents have been granted for :the week ending INternber 4th, 1860 George Catlin, of Manchester , " Im p rovement in the construction of ships or other floAting bodies. " —John Leggett Budder, of London, " Improvements in the application of steam, or highly rarifled gas, or other aeriform fluid, t o obtain, motive power for propelling, and other • purposes." A communication to him from abroad by :Woodford Pilkington, of Cape of Good Hope. —Antonio Joaquim Pereira. de Carvallio, of London, "Improvements in beams applicable in the. construction of bridges and other structures, and also for the floors and ceilings of houses." —Joseph Westwood, of London, "Improvements in armour plates for iron ships and vessels, or forts or batteries." James Campbell, of London, " Improvements in apparatus for removing sand or mud from the bottom of the sea, and of rivers, docks, an d harbours."—James Campbell, of London, " A chambered floating dry: dock."-L—Thomas Barnett, of Beverley; "Improvements in machinery for drying grain, roots, and seeds, and for roasting coffee, cocoa, chicory, malt, and other vegetable substances."—Caspar "Improvements arrange= Loewenstein, of London, ments for paying mit submarine cables."—Communicated from the British and - Foreign' Patent Offices, 4, Clayton- square. I for jus- P , ioble FRANCE. aper way. posl con- atom 'very icate 3 g it, olate 7hich past 7hich iMeS ' hick was the as of tlirc" molt )f the love -3 of. L like sup- • in a the 'aris ? and ssion F the assin his done as ly of corn msed , a gue pro- limo in it An the , and Ault Such Itil a pre' It is, s the !fling five Ise of one "er Lying sting table The Mates ation jars iages s not had )find, the inisy, indi that )rder ancOf giu In ssc ti- anY n• aid you'd derer nber, it the 80nIC )laceS firing t be -day? rited. -LaSt this CtWV iPiO LATEST NEWS. (BY BRITISIVAND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) The Emperor Napoleon lilts returned th,Com piegne; rtedrri.riaTiied bs Prince Metier' niCh, the Austrian Envoy. The independent press considers the circular of the new Minister of the Interior to the Prefects highly conciliatory. —rt.w.boo.lll•Calvt[f...•.. C.ria f •weakt,4.le. w, • 0e• . ., e CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. , meeting of' this society was held at the offices in IVorfolk-street; on Tuesday, the 4th instant, . ' :Viscount Ranclagh fhb' who submitted the thirty-third quarterly and e4th annual report of the • executive committee, with the balarreestreet for the year. The financial statement' exhibited some highlt'satisfac tory results, the receipts exceeding those of any ii . fevions year except 1854, when the St. Margaret's Mansion Was sold; the increase over 1658-9 being upwards of £24,000. Vpwards of £31,000 worth of land had been allotted .I:hrritig the year, making the totalsale £258,001 19s. 11d, After paying bgek X 1,500 borrowed last year from the ;reserve Fun'd, 6 per cent has been placed as bonus frOm the Profit's on unconipleted shares. The rate of int er e st on shtted completed and in aeltanee is continued at 5 percent. and 4 pefeent. on deposits, The reserve fund now amounts to 4 '5,570. its. Id. Four stieressful allot ments have taken place ddring the year, viz., the Roman Road estate; North4ow; in Jarrnary; Iffity-roadf Ox f4(1): artagrounit rents at Battersea, in May -11Hertford, Camberwell Muse and the first part of ilaehampton ' park, . i July ;.• and FeliXstone estate on the Suffolk coast;; in Atigust; and tfie t DO t gave a satisfactory ftecount of the sales and rOgre e s's•o r f the Works on these and other estates:' The development onVocKlbury-nark, Tunbridge Virells o 'has .becn recently so marked as to demand a second aTlatnipit early in the ensuing year. :A further laying out of Raehampt o n- par k. w ill f o ll ow in due course, as well as the offering of another portion Of the 'Felixstone estate. The work s f or the' drainage of the Kentish Town estateare fast approaching compl l ctiOn. The societyhas now acquired forty-three estates, in seventeen CountieS, and negotiations are in pregress. for land in Counties hitherto untouched. The report in allusion to the proceedings in the Registration Courts, an d to a considerable addition of voters, remarked, " This satiVattory result has not, however, been arrived at Ifithoirt sonVe' of those conflicting decisions peculiar to the 'Waning off ' the firetent registration system, the anomalous state . of which tartlet be better illustrated than: by nrention of the fact,. that .a plot of land for which £52 4s. dd.. has been paid, and addViang a house prodticing: £5 a year ground rent, acid £3O per annum house , tent; has been' pronounced not to be worth 40s. per year ; and from sneli monstrous decision there is no appeal, because it is a. question of fact and not of law." On the motion of the noble chairman, the report was unanimously adopted. The retiring directors, Vicount Ranelagli, Mr. Cobbold, M.P., Hon. W. E. , Duncombe, M.P., Mr. Knox Holmes, and Dr. Worth ington, were unanimously re-elected and votes of thanks passed to the . Executive Committee, auditors, and officers, for their efficient services. A drawing then . took place for rights of choice on the society's estates, and there was a proportionate addition of shares by seniority. : THE ACCOMMODATION SYSTEM IN THE LEATHER TRADE. ' The revelations now being made by the examinations in progress in the Bankruptcy Court in the ease of Streatfeild, Lawrenee, and Co., confirm all the worst surmises as to the financiering processes by which the business was of late years carried on, and the lesson con veyed is the old one—that when the accommodation system has once been commenced, the final result is merely a question of time. Through the infatuation which this, firm seems, in some quarters, to have had the power of inspiring, the present case happens, in point of extent, to be one of the most remarkable on record ; but the details are almost precisely similar to those of a majority of the cases that were developed at Liverpool, Glasgow, and London, during the clearance that took place in 1857, and which would have been more effectual but for the interference of the .Govern meat. Accordiog to the latest evidence, the profits with which the London house of Streatfeild, Laurence, and Co. has credited itself during the last ten years have been at the rate of nearly £30,000 per annum, while those of the London and Liverpool houses combined have recently been estimated at about double that amount. A large proportion of these " profits" simply consisted of charges of 2 per cent. commission every boar months for the renewal of the fictitious paper manufactured by themselves, and the eleven minor establishments that were their satellites. The total trade transactions of the two firms at London and Liverpool during the last three years and a-half amounted to £5,377,750. One of the subordinate houses ,was in that interval supplied with accommodation to the extent of £706,000, while the actual dealings with it in tangible goods would have been represented by £20,000.' Happily, it is now admitted that " Mr. Laurence wa mistaken when he said this was in the usual way of the trade." The bills, as fast as they were concocted, were arranged in the manner " in which it was thought they would best go down in the discount world." The principal parties to them seem to have formed a kind of club at Messrs. Streatfeild's, where they met to specify their current wants. In order, however, that the bills should not betray the off-hand nature of their origin, they were " invariably " drawn for odd money. " The firm," His added, "had never taken stock." Under these circumstances the two points that most strike the atten tion are, first, the enormous extent of misrepresentation that must have been .steadily resorted to, unless we are to suppose that the discounters by whom the concern was upheld, and whose manifestations of confidence gave confidence to others, never asked any questions ; and, next, the process of demoralisation that must infallibly have been going on for years, not only among the petty traders who were lending themselves to the affair, but also their clerks and all who had opportunities of form in.. suspicions. The case of Mr. Mundy is a striking instance in this respect. Ile was paying his way res pectably till, in 1857, Mr. Laurence told him he wanted "to make use of him as an acceptor of a few bills." In this way he suffered his name to go out for £25,000, and is now insolvent to that extent. If there is ono school of vice more damaging than another it is that of a secret manufactory of accommodation bills, kept up with all the prestige that in this country attends the existence of great commercial firms. AIUSICAL, DRAMATIC, LITERARY, AND ARTISTIC NEWS AND GOSSIP. Baron iklarochetti is at work on a very important colossal allegory for Sardinia, representing " Italy Fieed."—Critic. Nathaniel Hawthorne is engaged upon a new romance, which, rumour says, is to have for its subject English Balfe's long-expected opera is announced as being • immediately forthcoming. It is called " Bianca ; or the Bravo's Bride." • A new work of -Arctic travels, from the pen of Sir John Richardson, is about to be published under the title of the "Polar Regions." • It is said that John Russell: Lowell, of " Biglow Papers" celebrity, has several literary ventures in con thmplation; among them a new book of "Fireside `Travels." Success is recorded of Madame Hillen-Mitchell, who made her first_ appearance in the part of " Mathilde," in "Guillaume Tell," , at the Theatre Royal de , la Monnaie, Brussels. • - Mr. John Drew, a *mew actor of Irish characters, has appeared at last at the .Lyceum Theatre. in a two-act drama, founded upon Mr. Lover's novel " Randy Andy." Mr. Drew's success is reported to have been complete. . At the meeting of the Royal Academicians, on Wed nesday evening: -last, Mr. George Gilbert Stott was elected an Academician, in the room of Sir Charles Barry. • A- new expedition to. Central Africa in search of Dr. Vogel is being prep'ared in Germany. Committees for the promotion of - this undertaking, which promises .to places in Germany. Thackeray will commence in the January number of the Cornhill, a new story , of higher pretensions than " Loyal the Widower," to be entitled " The Adventures of Philip on his way through the world, showing who robbed him, who helped him, and who passed him by." Some months Since, Sir, Bartle Frere sent to this country a magnificent collection Of casts, from Hindoo architecture and antiquities.. These are in the custody of the - Committee of the Architectural Museum ; and, pending the settlement of the points at issue between that body and the Government, are at present invisible to the public. CorriNo MODEU N PIrrrRES.—A question of some importance to art and public morals arises out of the growing practice of copying modern pictures in our public galleries. If any one will visit the South Ken ' sington Museum on what is called a " students' day," he will find the galleries containing the Vernon and o ther gifts crowded with men and women, when not engaged in flirting, copying the pictures of that collec tion. It is not as students that they are so employed, but simply as manufacturers. Some persons seem to assume a monopoly of the right of copying certain pic tures, especially Landseer's ; and so ostensible is the purpose for which these copies are -made that they have been seen marked for sale with the prices attached to them. These copies aro sold to dealers, who dispose of them in many cases- to the ignorant as originals, or replicas by the artist ; and thus the State is to a certain extent made the encourager of frauds. Such a result cannot be considered as a legitimate object of a public gallery, and it seems to us that the trustees of the National Gallery ought to take effec tive measures to prevent the practice. It cannot be defended as being of the slightest utility to the promotion of art ; on the contrary, it leads to conse quences which are a serious damage to it. It may be doubtful whether permission should be granted to copy any modern pictures ; we should say certainly not during the lifetime of the artist, and not for a long period eter his death. And even when a copy is permitted, the copyist should certainly be prohibited from making more than one c o p y. There is more than one person who seem to get a li v i ng b y copy i ng S i r Joshua Reynolds Age of Inriocenee , There are many interests con cerned in a proper treatment of this question ; the interests • of art itself, those of the • artist, and those of the Public, besides what is the proper course for - the Government. It would be a fit subject for public discussion at tile Royal Academy, if Stich a thing could be dreamt of within those walls ; but failing this, the subject might- be taken up by the Society of Arts, to which body the Royal Academy seems tacitly to have A nrren ount.dered the di scuss i on of ' art i st i c copyr i ght.— tli-m • LIST OP PASSENGERS PER. S.S KANGAROO. Miss :Isabella Long, Miss F. Lomena, Miss Maxiania Lomena, Messrs. Joseph BroOks, W. W. Cressv, H. Passley, Samuel Wilbraham, Peter Manton, H. P. Welsh, H. A. Abraham, Mrs., Mr. Culvert Vaux, Rev. Dr. Graham, Capt. A. Talbot, Messrs. G. F. Riggs, John Wilson, John Bradford, John Bennett, Capt. A. H. Dunbar, and Mr. R. J. Abraham. SOUTH LANC,A.SHIR'E ASSIZES.—The number of pri soners in Kirkdale jail awaiting their trial at the assizes, is 81. •Of these , there are 2 for murder, 6 intent to murder, 6 manslaughter, 6 cotting and wounding, 3 rape, 9 robbery Trom the person, 3 bigamy, 2 arson, 20 burglary, 2 housebreaking, 4 forgery, 1 stealing post letterS,B concealment of childbirth, 2 feloniously assault ing, 2 base coin, 10 night poaching, 3 other offences. The number of prisoners will probably be increased to over 90 before the business of the assizes concludes. EXTENSIVE FIRE; YESTERDAY MORNING.—An exten sive fire occurred early yesterday mornin, at the - ropery in Derby-lane, Bootle. The conflagration originated between two and th ree o'clock. Mr. Hewitt was promptly on the spot, and with efficient assistance and a good supply of water, m anyged to quench the flames by six o'clock. The damage is considerable ; we were unable to ascertain the amount. A great portion of the ropery was consumed. We understand that the loss is covered by insurance in the Liverpool, the Royal, and other offices, ~~ - I LIVERPOOL CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION.. The fifth meeting of the session of the above associa— tion was held in the Royal Institution, Colquitt-street,. last night. Dr. Edwards presided; and there were about thirty persons present. The following gentlemen were elected as members of the society :—George Stevens, 47, Sydney-place ; Tohn S. Tyermau, curator ..of the Botanic Gardens ; and John Lloyd Jones, 2, Breck-road. The Historic Society of Lancashire and Yorkshire had contributed to the library the 12th journal, and promised the journal for December. Amongst the curiosities presented to the society was a wasps' neat, by Mr. Trevitt, which was supposed to have been found on board one of the ships that went upon an expedition in search of Sir John Franklin, but originally came from South America. Mr. Tyerman also presented several curious articles to• the society, and had promised to sow any peculiar seeds which might be discovered, and give the society the result of the operation. Amongst the articles was a wax-bearing tree, from Georgia; also a specimen of the Sea Island cot ton, and likewise a specimen of wild rice from Georgia. A vote of thanks was unanimously passed to Mr, Trevitt and Mr. Tyerman; after which the secretary of the association, Thomas D. Walker, Esq.,, read a paper "On the Soap Nuts recently presented to. the Mt:MUM." The paper contained some curious revelations with reference to the use of substitutes for soap in different parts of the country, and the practica bility of their adaptation. A paper was also read by H. S. Evans, Esq.. " On the Pharmaceutical History of Senna," which was of an interesting nature, and' appeared to give great pleasure to the audience. It was announced that the committee had met for the purpose of completing the arrangements for a con • vcractztone, to be held on the 20th ult., which from the description given by the chairman of some of the various articles to be exposed on the occasion, promised to be of an exceedingly interesting character. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. BENEFICES AND APPOINTMENTS VACANT, D EANERY-RURAL. Midhurst : dio Chichester: Rev W G Bayly, D.C.L., dec. OR-CANONRY. 10th in the CathedralMlN Church of St. Paul, London :. pats D and C of St Paul's: Rey 12 Shutte, dec. Gladestry, Radnorshire RECTORIES. : dio St. David's : val £33.1: Rat.. Lord Chancellor Rey W Th om as, prom. Halden, High, Kent dio Canterbury : vat £325 with resi— dence : pat . Archbishop of Ca n t er b ury : Rev R Shutte, prom.' London St Benet Sherehog St Steph en , Walbrook : Tat £332 . With residence : p a t s Lord Chancellor and Grocer's- Company alt Rev G Croly, LL.D., dec. Somerby : co arf dio Lincoln : val £150: pat Lord Chancellor : Rev J Hart, dec. VICARAGE. Fittleworth, Sussex : dio Chichester : val £371 with residence pat Bishop of Chichester . W G Bally, D.C.L., dec. PERPETUAL CUIIACIEs. Llanelwedd, Radnor : dio St Davicls val £B5 : pat E D Tho mas, Esq : Rev J W Thomas, prom. Midhurst, Sussex : dio Chichester : V 3 £l7O with residence : pat Earl of Egmont : Rev W G Bally, dec. CHAP LAINCIES. Clipston Hospital, NorthamptonshiTe: dio• Peterborough : Rev T T Dayc, prom. CURACIES, Aldridge, Staffordshire : dio Lichfield. Barton, Suffolk: dio Norwich. Bremhill, Wilts : dio Salisbury : stipend £lOO. Broughton, co and dio Lincoln : stipend £9O and lodging.. Bury, St. Paul, Lancashire : dio Manchester. Bushbury, Staffordshire : dio Lichfield. Churchstoke, Montgomeryshire : dio Hereford : with a title.. Cobham, Surrey : dio Winchester : stipend £lOO. Falmouth, Cornwall : dio Exeter. George Town, St George, Demerara: dio Guiana: stipend; £210: pat Archdeacon of Demerara, 6, Newton-road, Lon— don, W. Gloucester, St Mark. Kilburn, St Mary, Middlesex; dio London : stipend £lOO. Levens. Westmoreland : dio Carlisle. Nantwich, co and dio Chester. PROFESSORSHIP. Sanghurst Military College : Classieal : Rev E M Ileale, prom. - - MASTERSHIPS. Brighton College : Mathematical : salary £200: testimonials before Dec. 18. Clipstou Grammar School, Northamptonshire : Rev. T. r. Daye, prom. Durham Grammar School : Senior 'Mathematical : salary £165 : pat Rev H Holden, D.D. Epsom, Mathematical Mastership : salary £l2O with rooms and commons. Leamington College, Warwickshire : Classical : testimonials before Dec 12. Midhurst Grammar School, Sussex: pats Trustees: Rev W G Bayly, D.C.L., tec. New Cross, Royal Naval College : Two : Classical and Mathe matical : salaries £6O with board and lodging : testimonials before Dec 8. 21prting tltcrtigturt. HUNTING FIXTURES. The WYNNSTAY PACK will meet on Saturday, December 8, at Cloverley Monday, December 10, at • Carden Tuesday, December 11, at Pentre Buchan Thursday, December 13: at Allen Sadlers Friday; December 14, at Ralston ' Each day at half-past ten. Master, Sir W. W. Wynn.._Bart., M.P. ; Huntsman, J.Walker. The CHESHIRE HOUNDS meet on Saturday, December 8, at _... Weston Castle Saturday, December 10, at Smoker Inn Wednesday, December 12, at Wrenbury Station Thursday, December 13, at Cholmondeley Saturday, December 15, at, Delamere Tuesday, December 18, at Sandiway Head Thursday, December 20, at Tabley Friday, December 21, at Peover Monday, December 24, at Wrenlmry Station Wednesday, December 26, a t Warmingham MW Thursday, December 27, at Vale Royal Saturday, December 29, at Twemlow Hall Each day at half-past ten. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1861. FEBRUARY. I 3 I Coventry • '• MARCH. Nottingham Spring Liverpool Spring Lincoln 27 11 APRIL. Northampton Epsom Spring ll Newmarket First Spring ... 29 Newmarket Craven Chester . York Mahon . Bath .... JUNE. 5 1 Oldham 25 6 I Newcastle 11 I Bibery Club 26 19 Stockbridge 19 Winchester Newmarket JULY. Abingdon 9 Carlisle Worcester Liverpool July 9 . MAY. 7 I Manchester .... 14 Harpenden 16 I Epsom 211_ Chelmsford Hungerford Ascot Hampton Newton AUGUST. Brighton Brighton Club 9 I Reading l2 SEPTEMBER. Doncaster l7 1 Monmouth Richmond Leicester OCTOBER. Newmarket First October.. 1 I Newmarket Houghton 23 Newmarket Second October 14 NOVEMBER. . 5 I Shrewsbury l9 . 13 Worcester..., Liverpool ... THE COTTON PLANT OF SMITH CAROLINA The above ha■ been beautifully illustrated on the back of a playing card for the present season, by Messrs. De La Rue and Co. from an original drawing by a Liverpool gentleman, and published by Messrs. Agnew and Son. .1. M. and Son have received a large stock. N.B.—A good playing card from is 6d. .1. Mawdsley and Son, 4, Castle-street. PLAYING CARDS.—liitherto the keenly contested whist cribbage, 100, &c., exhausted the use of the playing card. Now, however, the beautiful, instructive, and chaste designs• imparted to their exterior, teach the form, colour, and growth , of plants which have enriched the commerce of Great Britain. Those manufactured by De la Rue and Co., are peculiarly rich in design, and can be had in great variety at Benson and Mal lett's, commercial stationers, 10. Castle-street. NEW INVENTION.—THE New FOUNTAIN PEN.—A greater aanYinagget IV°Warier ^ A.Yrikalnh - eVeitt liqDrisi ) d= ments the new " fountain pen," just introduced by Rudhall and Co., is the best we have ever seen. By a simple but effec tive contrivance the ink is retained in a fountain, by means of a second inverted barrel, above the writing nib, and this barrel can be taken out at any time, so the pen can be kept perfectly clean without any chance of being corroded. Another feature in this.pen is, that one din in the ink will last for five minutes' quick writing. The pen itself is of the finest description, and in merchants' offices, banks, and indeed in every place, it will be found to fill a want felt by every one up to this time. We have tried this splendid pen, handed to us by Mr. E. T. Hall, South John-street, and can pronounce it perfect, and *4 00 sure all who use it will give a full verdict in its favour, ITOLLOWAPB OINTMENT AND PlLLS.—Hereditary Diseasesi The tendency to particular diseases transmitted from parent to child exercises a wide influence in producing disease. Few are free from hereditary predispositions. Consumption, gout, and scrofulous disorders are from this cause ever present, and yearly rob us of our dearest treasures. Holloway's Ointment and Pills have the power of removing from the blood the morbid qualities, in which lie the essence of all hereditary diseases, and not only do they cleanse the blood, but purify every living tissue throughout the frame, whether situated externally or internally. They are soothing, yet searching, and never can be wrongly used or do harm. Being free from noxious ingredients, the most delicate and timid may fearlessly employ them. CONSUMPTION, COUGH, ASTHMA, AND BRONCHITIS CURABLE. —" I believe that the preparation of Balsam of Horehound and Aniseed (as prepared by Mr. Martin, of 22, Copperas. Liverpool,) will prove of more value, in cases of bran , chills and incipient consumption, than any other remedy extant. It retirees the most irritating cough Ina few minutes ; and, although it contains no preparation of opium, it induces sound and refreshiny sleep, soothes the nervous system, and restores the healthy action of the lungs." Recommended above all other medicines by Sir Alexander Tralles—see Thomson's Materia Medica, page 175, vol. 2. The following is from Dr. Brett, the eminent chemist :—" I consider the balsam of hore hound and aniseed, as prepared by Mr. Martin, an elegant and efficient cough remedy, and I fully agree with Sir Alexan der Tralles and Dr. Anthony Todd Thomson, that, in conjunc tion with cod liver oil, it is an admirable remedy for con sumption and delicate constitutions."—R. H. Brett, Ph. Dr., M.R.C.S., late Lecturer on Chemistry and Medical Jurispru dence, Liverpool Royal Infirmary. The balsam of horehound and aniseed is prepared only by T. Martin, chemist, 22, Cop peras-hill, Liverpool ; but, owing-to its great and increasing sale. agents have been appointed in all principal towns and cities. It can be procured wholesale from Raimes and Co.. Edinburgh and York, from Sutton and Co., London, West maeott, Manchester, and wholesale and retail from the manu facturer, as above. Price, Is. lad., 2s. 9d., and 4s. Gd. each. The lozenges in box at Is. 10.• or free by post for ls. 6d. Perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing sleep, and functional regularity, are speedily restored without medicine, purging, or expense, to the most disordered or enfeebled, by Du Barry's Delicious Health Restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, which removes indigestion (dyspepsia), habitual constipation, haemorrhoids, liver, complaint, flatuency, diarrhoea, dysentery, nervousness, biliousness, scarlatina and other fevers, sore throats, catarrahs, colds, influenza, whooping cough, diphtheria, measles, chicken and small pock, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hyiteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleep lessness, acidity, palpitation, heart-burn, headache, debility, dropsy, despondency, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness, Finking, fits, cough, asthma, bronchitis, consumption, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders, &c., atrophy or wasting away of the body in old and young. Avoid pills and medicines; they invariably aggravate and perpetuate diseases; their annoyance, disappointment, and expense may be saved, and all doctor's and appothecary's bills avoided, by using Du Barry's Food, which, at a few pence per day, saves fifty times its cost in physic, cod liver oil, and all other remedies. Certificate No 36,418: We find it the safest remedy. Andrew Ure, M.D. F.R.S. ; Dr. Harvey; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Camp bell. We extract a few out of many thousand cures : Cure 1,771 : Lord Stuart de Decks, of many years' dyspepsia. Cure No. 49,832: Mrs. Maria Jolly, of Lynn, Norfolk, of fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatuency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting. Cure No. 47,121: Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness; indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 51,816: The Rev. James T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, of indigestion, and torpidity of the liver. Cure No. 46,270: James Roberts, Esq., of Frinilg, Surrey, of thirty . years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derange.. ment, partial deafness. Packed in tins, with full instructions: 11b, 2s. 9d.; 21b, 4s. 6d. ; 51b, Ils. ; 121 b, 225. ; 241 b, free of carriage, 4 s. Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street; also, Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Piccadilly; Abbiss, 60, Grace church-street, London; and through all grocers and chemists. Agents in this district :—Nixon and Thew, 1, Castle -street; T. Low; J. Kirkus ; Forsyth; F. G. Jones, 5, Paradise-street; R. Sumner and Co. ; H. S. 41Pass; E. Pearson and Son ; J. Oliver ; W. Cross ; Sharp, Biggins,, and Co. ; Cl a y an d Abra ham, 37, Bold-street; Evans, Sons, and Co., wholesale agents ; John Beyrion ; Thompson and Capper ; J. Strawson, druggist ; G. Bramwell and Son; C : Brornlow, 1, London-road ; Isaac Woodville, tea dealer; Raines and C o ., w hol esa l e d rugg i s t s ; F. Staveley, druggist, Price-street; T. D. 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