The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-25 00:00:00

THE ROT:AL OAK BURIAL SOCIETY. say that Christmas boxes were never offered to the collectors by himself or any his colleagues on the committee. (Keep to the point.) The fact was, that the collectors demanded it as their right, therefore, it was not given them. (Immense laughter.) The Chairman tha❑ked the speaker for the information he had given, as it proved that, instead of his being a committee-man, and watching over the interests of the society, he was only a tool in the hands of the collectors. (Hear, hear.) -..-.o,_,___ . _ society, last evening a meeting of the members of thi favourable to the inquiry into the general management of the society's business, by the committee of investigation appointed at a public meeting held some short time since, (cf which appeared a full report in the NORTH ERN TIME S vas convened at the Toxteth Hall, 11lill-strec' "Phzpose of giving the members living in that district an ' O pportunity of expressing their views on the subject, and of solicitin g their aid and support in prosecuting the inves ligation. The placard convening the meeting was thu s headed : "Tremendous disclosures have lately been made of the wholesale frauds committed by the officers and collectors of the Royal Oak Burial Society, amounting, in the past Year alone, to the enormous sum of £2643 8s 82." It is hardly necessary to say, that from the agitation that bas lately been carried on, and the dissatisfaction which bas, from time to time, been expressed at the mode in w hich the ruling powers have conducted the affairs of this society, that there was a very large attendance. lir. Joseph Shepherd, the chairman of the investigation for the Mr. Mr. M'Coomb then gave some exelanations as to why the collectors had demanded the money which related to the infancy fund, and which was considered illegal, and stated that the committee had paid the money because he and they believed that it was right so to do. A Voice : Was it your money that you paid away ? (Much confusion, in the course of which the chairman nd said he insisted upon aN parties having a fair hearing.) Mr. M'Coomb said he would come to the cream of the joke. It had been stated in the papers, and the chairman had repeated the assertion, that the committee were paid £lO for voting the Christmas boxes to the collectors. Now a greater falsehood could not have been invented by Old Nick below, or the Russian Nick above, than that was ; and he had also stated that the only honest man who refused to take the £lO was Mr. Shaw, and that he was kicked down stairs because he refused to accept it. (Cries of " Go to the point.") That was a most infamous false hood. (A voice--" He fell down stairs because he was drunk.") He would say that Mr. Shaw, with the excep tion of two or three times, never came to the committee meeting, except in a drunken state, and he alwa3s kicked up a row, and prevented the business being proceeded with. (A voice—" Mr. Chairman, do not permit these personal remarks.") He woul I say that the statement of the chairman with regard to his—a committee man -having received £lO, was a most scandalous falsehood. (Laughter, and cries of "Go home.") The Chairman : What did you receive ? Mr. M'Comb : Not a single farthing except my pay, and I call upon the chairman to prove that I received money. The Chairman : Did not you receive it in instalments? (Uproar ) Mr. M'C)omb : It is a fair question, and I will answer it. I will say I did not. A Voice : Did your wife ? Mr. M'Coomb then called upon the meeting not to place any confidence in the statements made by the chair man, but his voice was not heeded, and the meeting demanded, in no very mild accents, that he should be compelled to move his own amendment, or "hold onamittee, was requestel to take the chair. On rising h was received with the most enthusiastic applat 'having subsided, he commenced the business of t by reading the placard convening the meeting. ---- -- ton which related to the defalcation of £2,643 83 81 from 'the funds of the present year, was received by the meeting `with groans, and marks of great disapprob ttion. The 'chairman then said he believed it was the duty of all, when ever they had anything of a serious nature to bring before the public, and indeed it was best, to allow a fair, free, and open discussion. In this case they had nothing to keep in the back ground; they had n ot hi ng to f ear f rom t a ki ng aeiti a course, therefore there was an open field and no Pavouritism for all parties. As they had nothing to conceal 'they had invited the press to attend, and he was rejoiced to Bee the reporters present, that their proceedings might go f4 th Ito the public. He believed from what he knew of the *tatters connectel with the society, that they had a Tight to have an investigation, and that too, of the most searching description—(cheers)—for the 'More the subject was discussed, the more necessity, he 'thought, there was for the inquiry. For his own part, he was extremely sorry that an inquiry was necessary, because i t Was calculated to throw mistrust, or a want of confidence, on those to whom the members had confided their affairs. The working classes from time to time had placed their confidence in men, and had entrusted them with the man agement of their affairs, but in this case those men had 'abased the trust reposed in them. (Cries of Shame.) He tad not the least doubt bat that most of them were aware, Tram the newspapers, of what had been done at a meeting 'held at the north end of the town, when a meeting was called and a committee appointed to investigate the affairs of this society. (Cheers.) This society, he said, was known by the name of the Royal Oak Burial Society, its 'proper name was "The United Legal Friendly Society," but he would 'lions h e h ad to offer, , thro ug h out the observa ca it Having, a t some lenh ll ex by the fo r m er . pressed e deep regret he f e lt th at the working classes should evince such apathy in their own affairs, by not attending to see that the parties in whom they reposed their confidence did not betray them, proceeded to give a history of the rise and progress of the society, from its commencement to the present time, and also to point out the mismanagement which had existed. Mr. Shepherd then detailed the various acts of the presi dent, the collectors, and the committee ; but as these state ments have already appeared in the columns of this journal, when made by the same gentleman at the previous meeting, it is unnecessary to repeat them on the present occasion. In the course of giving these details, he was repeatedly in terrupted by one of the collectors (Osborne), and the geese tavy of the society (.Tinkins), and much uproar was occa sioned ; but he (Mr. Shepherd) challenged either or both of those gentlemen to come forward on the platform, and disprove, if they cou ld, one single assertion he had made, or that he intetrled to tnake. (The majority of the meeting expressed a d'sire to turn the intruders out, but Mr. Shepherd entreated them to behave like men, and let all have a: fair bearing. Neither f the gentlemen who caused the disturbance, however, ven tured to en upon the platform, and refute the statements blade.) Having most forcibly explained the injuries that the members bad sustained by the present officers of the "EAT for p as t rears, h e came to the last year, when he 'no 44ted that i n th a t tear a l one they had been defrauded of (Ch4B than £2,643 Bs. 8d; and asked if it was not time i Ma nagement of th e soc i ety s h ould be investigated ? the es of "Yes, yes. " ) He concluded by observing that 118 Whole affairs had been placed in the hands of the most 13,ectable solicitors in Liverpool (Messrs. Fletcher and -4 'I), and called upon them to give their support, by sub scribing their pence towards prosecuting the inquiry. In Ills cours e of his remarks, he stated that be had been threa tened with writs and actions for libel, but that would dno , deter him from doing that which he conceived to be his uty, as it wag only dole for the purpose of frustrating the their trclaity ; the offic ers m i g h t " l ay t h e fl atter i ng unction to resulsouls" that it would be proceeded with, and that the b!t would b e that the society would be placed on a firmer ri patient hearing they had g i ven hi m, h e resumed his seat Themost enthusiastic applause of the meeting. . S ecretary t o t h e Investigation Committee (Mr resol rbillip) the n came forward and proposed the following ution :—" That this meeting having taken into consi deration the disclosures now made relative to the frauds com mitted by th e o ffi cers and collectors of the Royal Oak Burial Society, do hereby express our h earty concur !epee i n the measures already yadoted for ing 9vesti gation into th e said fraudsp, and a plso rocur into lie he general management o f the society's business." said, before he made any comments on the resolution he was about to move, he would read to the meeting the ortstatement:o of the t o t a l C apital of the society, as appeared on rei b oks, and a l so the capital, as appeared in the printed P which evening The Chairman called upon him, (if he had one) to move his amendment, but as he was not permitted to explain his view of the affair further than saying that the collectors had given ample security for all they had in their possession, he withdrew from the platform amidst the laughter of the whole meeting. _ _ _ The resolution was then put, and unanimously adopted. Mr. Smith, of the Tailors' Association, then moved the adoption of the following resolution :—" That taking into account the advantages derived by the community at large from the existence of Societies of this description, by relieving the poors'-rates from the expense of interment of ma-:y of their members, consisting, as they do principally, of the poorest classes in the community; and knowing that a vast amount of expense must necessarily be incurred in pro senting the proposed inquiry, thin meeting feel it to be our duty. and we pledge ourselves to support the committee already appointed." In his remarks he alluded to the imper tinent conduct of the collectors, and the negligence they evinced towards the members interests, illustrating his assertions by what he had himself experienced. (A collector present at once told the speaker he was a liar, for which he demanded an apology, but no apology was given.) Mr. Barnes seconded the resolution, which was unani mously adopted. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the busi ness, he stating that it was the intention of the committee to ask the Mayor for the use of St. George's Hall in which to hold a meeting, and make an appeal to the sympathies of the public to aid them in carrying out the investigation. EXTRAORDINARY POISONING CASES AT MANCHESTER. On Wednesday afternoon three men were placed at the bar of the city court-house, before Mr. Rickards, Mr. Ross, and Mr. J. A. Turner, magistrates, on a charge of poisoning, which, in some of its main features, resembles the Rugeley case. The prisoners were Thomas Bull Holland (a surgeon), James Monaghan, and a man named k man named Edward Dunn is implicated in the rge, but has been convicted for another offence, s serving a period of imprisonment. Mr. Bradleugh, instructed by Messrs. Clay and Co., attorneys, London, appeared on behalf of the Diadem Insurance Company, as prosecutor; Mr. Fernley, bar , - rister, on behalf of the prisoner Monaghan ; and Mr. Bent, solicitor, for the prisoner Barry. It is understood that the prisoner Holland, who is a surgeon, has made a con fession or statement to Mr. Bradleugh, revealin4 the whole of his transactions with the other prisoners, which statement is to the effect that, being surgeon to the Diadem Insurance Company for the district, the prisoners had applied to him to "pass John Mona• ghan (the prisoner Monaghan's father) as a good life, and that subsequently they were in his sur gery when he was mixing a solution of white lead with water, and asked him if it could not be done without assuming a mi►ky colour. He then showed them that it could be mixed with whiskey so as to be colourless. There was reason to believe that some of this mixture was given to the old man Monaghan, who died some months ago, when the prisoners and Dunn applied for £3OO, the sum for which Monaghan's life had been insured, but were refused the money. His disclosures had also led to the belief that two other persons had been similarly poisoned. Mr. Bridleugh stated that the charge against the pri soners, along with Dunn (who was in prison for embezzl ing money belonging to an insurance company), was for having destroyed the life of one John Monaghan, the father of the prisoner Jas. Monaghan, to obtain the sum of £3OO from the Diadem Life Insurance Company. He should, if he succeeded in establishing a sufficient case, apply to the bench to remand them to a future day, and in the interim make an application to the coroner to exhume the body of John Monaghan, so that it could undergo a post mortem examination, and then get a habeas corpus, under which the body of Dunn might be removed from prison to be placed at the bar along with the prisoners Monaghan and Barry. His first application would be to tne bench to liberate Holland from the dock, so that he might be examined as a witness. There was reason to believe, from the disclosures he had made, that he was willing to further the ends of justice, and his evidence was of great importance towards establishing the charge against the other prisoners. The magistrates having consented to the application, Thomas Bull Holland was removed from the dock to the witness box, and subjected to a long examination of some hours. The examination was most painful to listen to, because Holland prevaricated to an extent which rendered it almost impossible to get half-a-dozen consecutive sentences from him without the grossest con tradictions. Probably this was to some extent in consequence of a warning from the bench that he was not bound to answer any question that might criminate himself. At the close of the examination of this witness the bench retired for a few minutes, and on return ing, the chairman said they had given the case their best consiaeration, and they were of opinion that there was a case of suspicion sufficiently strong to justify the remand sought for. The prisoners were then remanded for a week. It was stated that in the meantime an application would be made to the secretary of state for an order for the exhu mation of the deceased, John Monaghan, with a view to a chemical analysis of the body. AS Cash in hank, includin PE R BOORS. g interest, on the 31st of October, 1865. Two life policies of £5OO each, of the sub-treasurer ...... Owing besides by the sub-treasurer, Ditto collectors ....... Ditto 5ecretary .....,. . ....'' . Ditto president £10,757 16 8 1,000 0 0 851 3 111 1,400 2 1 0 4 38 16 8 30 6 li £14,078 6 3 AS PER PRINTED REPORT. To cash in bank. 185,5 £9,911 18 6 Paid in last six months. Bank interest. 3 22 19 1 Two life policies Total as per printed report . £11,434 17 7 Total as per book .......... 14,078 6 3 wo Deficiency ...... • .... • ... £2,643 8 8 nld then read to them another statement, the Compari son of accounts for the last two years, 1854 and 1855. By their st atement it appeared that the capital of the society In 1854 was In 1855 Showing a decrease in 1855 of.. £699 10 84 Re would ask, was that at all p ro b a bl e — was i t likely ? 3ut such was the case as stated to them. Now he would put it in a new light, and show what the society should be worth, if all had been conducted as it ought to have been. Suppos ing they collected daring the years 184 and 1855, calcu lating, as the officers said, there they said members, he would take the number at what they said themselves, at one penny each (althouothers 3dgh there were s ome w h o paid as much as 6, others 4d, , and others 2d, each), they would collect as much as £10,834 Ss Bd, and adding the decrease of £699 183 81d to the bank interest. £322 19s Id, they would have a fund of 11,857 75 51d. lie had, he said, also considered the expenses, and he had done so on a most liberal scale, but he would not stop to inquire into what had become of the £2,320 957 d in arrears— £27oB 11 8 Commission for collecting Sub-treasurer, for extras and salary 173 0 0 Secretary President ..•• . Auditors For committee men 80 0 0 Printing and stationery 50 0 0 Thus showing that the society would have been in a much More prosperous condition than it then was. Having offered a few remarks on the necessity of the members coming forward and assisting the committee with their subscriptions he concluded by moving the resolution. Mr, Shaw seconded the resolution without any comment. The Chairman was about to put the resolution to the Meeting, when Mr. John Al`Comb came forward, and in answer to the Chairman, said he had an amendment to propose, he did not come forward to defend wrong, but he came forward to support his own c h aracter against the attacks Mr. Shep herd had made upon him. (Cries of " Get down.") He Was a member of the committee during the time that it had been stated that the collectors had received Christmas boxes. (Cries of 44 50 they did.") Ile said such was not the fact —and that the chairman had misrepresented—he Would not call it by a worse name. A. Voice : Call it by its proper name ! shMr. M'C oom b : He did not like to designate it as it ould would be, but as h e h ad b een called upon so to do, he a "tY that h e h a d told a falsehood. (Much dis pProbation, and cries of " Come to the point.") Re would SUSPECTED POISONING OF TWO CHILDREN. On Wednesday an inquest was held by Mr. Herford, city coroner, at the Bridge inn, Fairfield-street, Ancoats, on the bodies of two children, named Anne Green, aged seven, and Margaret Green, aged four years, the daughters of Peter Green, dyer, of 42, St. Andrew's.street, Ancoats, whose deaths have occurred under such circumstances as to excite suspicion that they had poison administered to them. Both the deceased children wore eatolled hi a burial club, front which the parents were entitled to receive on the death ofeach child. The inquiry was a dj ourned to this day, in order to an analysis of the contents of the intestines of the deceased. EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY IN BIRMINGHAM.-- On Thurs day morning a most daring robbery was committed on the premises of M r. H. Burbidge, corn factor, Bradfo r d street, Birmingh am. Upon the' shop being opened, it was discovered that the iron safe in which Mr Burbidge hept his books, title deeds, and cash, had been carried off. The safe weighed nearly 400 lbs., and was fastened to the wall by the strong brackets on which it rested. Though nothing else had been disturbed, the booty thus obtained was considerable, there being in the drawers of the safe no less than £l4O, of which about £55 was in gold, £35 in silver, and the remainder in notes. To Mr. Burbridge, however, the cash was the least valuable of its contents. Betwixt nine and ten o'clock, a boat passing through a lock of the canal ex perienced some obstruction in its progress. An exami nation led to the discovery that an iron chest was lying in the lock, The lock was completely emptied of water. The safe was recovered, and with it all the books and important documents, though of course the cash had disappeared. Sledge hammers must have been used to force the chest open. It was so bent and torn that the maker would have been unable to identify it. We be lieve that the police have obtained some clue to the thieves.—Birmingham Journal. NORTHERN TIMES.--LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1.856. DARING ATTEMPT AT MURDER AND ROBBERY IN SOUTH CASTLE-STREET One of the most frightful attempts at murder that we have heard of for sometime, took place yesterday morning about ten o'clock, at the shop of Mr. Durandu, bullion dealer and money-changer, South Castle-street. The facts of this most atrocious case are as follows :—A few minutes before ten o'clock this morning, two fellows, brothers, named Robert and Henry E' re, apparently about 19 and 29 years of age, were observed lurking about the door of Mr. Durandu's establishment, but nothing wrong was suspected at the time. About ten o'clock the confidential clerk of Mr. Durandu, named William Hughes, went out for the cash box, which was deposited at Mr. Hornby's, jeweller, in the same street, leaving a youth named Stoddart in the shop. The fellows ap pearei to know the movements of the people in the establishment, for they kept a close watch on poor Hughes, who was destined soon to be their victim. When he went out, the assassins entered, and asked the lad Stoddart if his master had yet come down ; but before he had time to give any reply, they struck him with something which he thinks was a life-protector on the head, and this knocked him down, at the same time stunning him very much. They then carried him into a private office, when one of them kept guard over, and threatened to murder him, if he uttered a word. In a few moments poor Hughes entered with the cash-box, which contained about £1,500. One of the prisoners had, in the meantime, placed himself behind the shop door in wait for the victim. When llughes entered, the fel low inside at once struck him a furious blow on tne back of the head, which felled him to the ground, and inflicted a terrible wound on him. He repeated the blow and cut the young man several places on the head. A. death-like struggle followed, hut Hughes was enabled to shout murder and police. The screams were heard by Mr. Levi, who resides next door, and he most promptly ran out and found the two fellows in the act of beating Hughes. He immediately grappled with the ruffians and seized one of them, calling loudly for assistance. Immediately one or two persons in the neighbourhood arrived, anal raised an alarm, and then police-constable Merryweather 424, and officer 463, being attracted by the cries, came up, and after a fierce encounter the prisoners were captured and lodged in the main bridewell. It is needless to describe the amount of excitement created in the neighbourhood, in con sequence of this daylight attempt at murder. Hughes was at once conveyed to the Northern Hospital, when every attention was paid him, but it is stated that at present he is in a very dangerous state. EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES, Shortly before one o'clock the prisoners were brought up before Mr. G. Maxwell at the police court, which was much crowded by persons who had come to hear the details of this extraordinary case. The prisoners were rather respectable looking young men, though rather poorly attired. Robert Eyres is about five feet eleven inches high, the other, Henry, about three or four inches less. They are described as natives of Liverpool, and it was stated that upwards of a year and a half ago their father was convicted of stealing from a letter, a bank post bill for £5OO, which had been sent from a mercantile house in this town to a firm in Scotland. Inspector Murphy, on that occasion succeeded in recovering more than £4OO of the money. The facts con necte'l with that case were curious, and are as follows—The man (the prisoners' father) was engaged, sometimes in small mercantile transactions for himself, and sometimes acted as clerk or agent in other affairs. A note for £5OO was put into a letter, and directed to a house in Scotland, but it never reached its destination. A boy engaged in the house that transmitted the letter, stated he posted it in due course, but if so, how it got out of the post-office remains a mystery to this day. Sometime before the loss was discovered, the father of the present prisoners succeeded in getting the note changed at Barned's bank, having previously forged an endorsement on it. Subsequently, Inspector Murphy traced the note to the man, and on searching his residence at Rose-place, he found about £4OO in gold, the produce of the note. The man attempted to account for the possession of the money by stating that he had sold a property in Ireland. This was found to be incorrect, although it seemed he had a property in that country, hut it was embarrassed. He was tried for the robbery and forgery, found guilty, and sentenced to six years transporta tion. The eldest of the prisoners in the present case; Robert Evre, went at the time to Ireland, and it was supposed be took a portion of the money with him, but although Inspector Murphy followed him to Ireland, he was not able to trace any more of the money. From that time up to the present, the police have observed the prisoners " knocking about the docks" (as it is called), but there had not been any charge made against them up to the present time although the police kept a sharp look out on them, as they suspected all was not right. They are young men of intel ligence, and said to have had a fair mercantile education. Their motive in the present case can hardly be fathomed, except that they calculated, by such a desperate and daring course, to escape with the cash box, and perhaps had not poor Hughes made such desperate resistance, and had not assistance been rendered so promptly by Mr. Levi, they might for a time have succeeded in eluding the officers of justice. When put forward to the bar they were more collected than any one in the crowded court, and did not seem to feel the position in which they were placed—at least they appeared to treat the matter with perfect indifference and unconcern. Inspector Murphy stated the case for the prosecution, and detailed the facts already mentioned. Francis Stoddart, an intelligent bop about 14 or 15 years old, was then called and examined; He said : About twenty minutes or a quarter before ten o'clock this morn ing I was in the shop, where I am messenger. The pri soners came in and asked me if the master was yet come down ? I had not time to answer the question when the big one (Robert) gave me a blow and knocked me down. The little one (Henry) then caught me by the throat and swore if I said a word he would shoot me. Mr. Hughes, the clerk, had gone out for the cash-box, and just at that time he came in with it. The prisoners carried me behind at that time. When Mr. Hughes came in they at once knocked him down. They continued to beat him, and I could hear the blows. These are the two men who did it. LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. :~- The adjourned annual general meeting of this society was held at one o'clock, yesterday, in the cotton sales'- room, Exchange-buildings, Mr. Marriott in the chair. The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, expressed his regret, which he was shared in by all the meeting, at the absence of Mr. Hardman Earle, who had for so many years presided over their annual meetings, with grace and credit to himself and advantage to them. (Hear, hear.) He had been requested by Mr. Earle to state that his absence was unavoidable, as he was engaged at Man chester on important business in connection with the London and North-western Railway, and while he (the chairman) regretted his absence, he at the same time was glad to have the opportunity of paying what was only a just tribute to the services which Mr. Earle had rendered to the society in his position of chairman. (Hear, hear.) On this occasion they had met to pass the accounts of last year and to make arrangements for the coming year, and though those arrangements. as proposed, involved few changes of iraportance. it would'still be for the meeting to determine whether they were desirable or not. The following report was read by Mr. Henry Sudlow, secretary : REPORT. Mr. Bernard Levi was next examined, and deposed as follows :—I reside at No. 32. South Castle-street, next door to Mr. Durandu's office. This morning, about a quarter to ten o'clock I was placing the goods in my window, and I observed Mr. Hughes pass the window at the time. I saw him go down the street, and then return back with the cash-box. Immediately after I heard a great noise, and I thought at first it might be some of the boys skylarking. This was said also to me by some one else, but I did not then believe it, as the noise became so serious. I ran out of my shop and into Mr. Duranda's, and then I saw the two prisoners over Hughes, who was on the floor i►► a pool of blood. They were striking him at the time. I imme diately seized the smaller prisoner, and then the other turned to go out, but was seized by some one who came in at the moment. These are the two persons now present._ The Committee of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society beg to submit to the proprietors the statement of accounts for the past year. These accounts have been prepared by Messrs. Mr mood Banner and Son, whose signature attest their accuracy. By a reference to them it will be found that the regular receipts of the season have about balanced the regular expenditure, nor do the committee think that more than this could fairly be expected, when allowance is made for the general depression that has weighed: upon the com munity during the past year. t&The - committee, however, have much pleasure in adding that two concerts given this year with M 'flame Gold schmidt, and which do not appear in the accounts, have resulted in the handsome profit of £1,700. and when this is taken into account, the present total debt of the society may be stated at about £7,400, as follows : Mortgage debt remaining . 0 0 Cash at credit with Bankers, say £llOO 0 0 Deduct outstanding liabilities, in unpaid tradesmen's bills, &c... 500 0 0 600 0 0 Leaving a total debt, as above stated, of £7400 0 0 In giving these figures, however, the committee think it right to remind the proprietary that the large sum of £1512 was received in 1853, in anticipation of future calls, as appears in the accounts of that year, and some small sums were received in like manner, in anticipation, in 1854. It is obvious that these payments in a 4 vance, will cause the income to be collected from this source during the next three years to be less than that derived from it during the three years last elapsed. Notwithstanding this drawback, the committee cannot but regard the present financial position of the scciety as, under the circumstances, very satisfactory. The society will still retain unsold, besides the gallery, two boxes and about 200 stalls, which the committee are per suaded will eventually prove a valuable property. The subscriptions have been paid upon all seats, except ing eight stalls which have been forfeited to the society. The total amount of subscriptions received has been £3,645 14s. 6d. The committee have much pleasure in reporting that the third call has been met by every proprietor, without excep tion. The amount received under this head is stated, with all particulars, in a separate account. Mr. Duggan was the next witness. He said I heard the noise and alarm as I was passing, and ran to the shop. I seized the taller prisoner coming out of the door. Officer 463 said he had Air. Hughes taken to the Northern Hospital, where he is lying at present. I saw the doctor a short time since, and was informed by him thqt Mr. Hughes was then iu a very bad state, and could not attend ; perhaps he would not get over the in juries he had received. The system of fines for unpunctuality in the payment of snbscriptions, which was adopted by the society in 1853, has again been found to work well, for not only have the subscriptions been paid more promptly than in former years, but the fines collected to indemnify the society for the interest that would otherwise have been lost, amount t o the sum of £32 Os. The committee have made it their study to render their programmes as attractive and agreeable to the various tastes of the proprietary as lay within their power; and, not to enumerate the long catalogues of Artistes who have appeared in the course of the season, they believe that the engage ments will be found to comprise the most eminent vocal and instrumental celebrities who, during the year, have visited or been resident in this country. The committee consider that the best thanks of the pro prietary are due to the practical members for their ready and hearty co-operation at all times, upon which the well-being of the society very greatly depends. The committee also deem it right to express their entire satisfaction with the zeal with which Mr. Henry Sudlow has discharged the duties of secretary and treasurer, since the vote of the proprietors last Match elected him to that post. ___. . With respect to the year unon which we are now enter ing, the committee unanimously recommend that the number of subscription concerts be ten instead of eight. The extra expense entailed by this change is estimated not to exceed £250, while the numerous advantages attendant upon it are thought to counterbalance very amply this additional outlay. The committee also recommend (hut they are not unani mous upon this point) that the privilege of entrance at Subscription Concerts be extended to residents not in business for themselves, if recommended by a proprietor and approved by the committee, upon their payment of an annual entrance fee of lOs 6d. Such season subscribers are of course to be provided with the necessary ticket, either by gift or purchase. It is thought generally among the committee that this change will be a welcome and graceful act of courtesy to a large class of gentlemen, who, in pursuit of commercial instruction, make this port their temporary dwelling place, while, in a pecuniary point of view, it, will afford an acceptable increase to the funds of the society. The committee also recommend that the subscription for 1836 be fixed as follows : Boxes and Stalls ... ... £3 3 0 each seat. Gallery Stalls ... . • ... 2 0 0 Gallery ... 1 0 0 ... Annual Subscribers to the Stalls 4 4 0 Proprietors to be allowed to nominate any resident gen tleman for the season, upon payment 01 ss, as heretofore. The fourth call of £2 per seat will be due on the 25th of March next. The committee have engaged to pay off on that day .E 2001) of the mortgage debt, and they are not without hopes of being able to increase that amount. They, therefore, venture earnestly to impress upon the proprietors the desirability of paying both the call and the subscription punctually, in order that they may be put in funds for the purpose. - The members of the committee who retire by rotation, but who are re-eligible, are as follows : Mr. 0. Burchirdt, Mr. C. W. Neumann, Mr. James H o l me, Mr. Hetherington, Mr. A. G. Kurtz, Mr. IT, W. Mead e Ki ng, Mr. B. H. Jones, Mr. J. P. G. S m ith . Mr. James Smith. But as the practical members, in accordance with their privilege, have nominated Mr. Hetherington to represent them on the committee, only eight other gentlemen can be elected. _ Mr. Clough : I now ask your Worship to remand the prisoner for seven days. Mr. Wybergh : We must have the doctor here, to ascer tain the nature of the injuries inflicted on Hughes. Here Officer Merryweather, 424, handed in a broken " Life protector," which had been found in Mr: Durandu's shop, and which, it was said, had been the instrument with which Hughes had been so grievously maltreated. Mr. Maxwell, to the prisoner : What have you to say to this most serious charge? The prisoner, Robert Eyre, replied : All that is stated is the case, but we did not use so much violence as is said, nor act so severely. Mr. Maxwell Mr. Moseley, seeing that the use of the hall was credited in the statement of accounts for only 25/, wished to know if that were all that had been received for it during the past year? The Chairman said that it was the only instance on which they had been able to let the hall during the year, chiefly because of the opening of St. George's-hall, and the attractions which, for the moment, novelty gave it. He felt assured, however, that when the merits of the two halls were better known, it would be found that the Phil harmonic was better adapted than St. George's•hall for private concerts. Mr. Moseley said he merely threw it out as a suggestion to the committee, that if they derived only such a small sum for the use of the hall, they world not be acting justly towards the proprietors, in letting the public have the advantage of it. What are you ? The Chairman replied that last year had been an excep tional year for the cause he stated. For several years previously, the receipts for the use If the hall, had been 250/ a year. E. F. Jones seconded the adoption of the report and 'statement of accounts, and in doing so, suggested that, to a certain degree, popular music should be introduced into the concerts of the society. He observed that the music of Handel was altogether neglected by them, and yet it was music generally known in England, and almost represented the English language. The resolution was unanimously adopted. Mr. R. J. King moved that the best thanks of the meeting be given to the "practical members" for their ready and practical co-operation at all times. upon which the well being of the society very generally depended. He observed that they could not over-estimate the services of the practical members, and that the best compliment which the society could pay them would be by supplying them with a plentiful stock of classic music. in the study of which they would not only cultivate their own taste but delight the society. (Hear, hear.) He agreed with Mr. Jones, and thought that Handel's music should not be so much neglected. Prisoner : A clerk. Mr, Maxwell: Are they known here? Mr. Clough : We know who they are. Mr. Richardson seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. On the motion of Mr. Crittenden, seconded by Mr. Downes, it was resolved that the number of subscription concerts should be ten instead of eight. Inspector Murphy then detailed the facts in reference to their father. . The prisoner, in answer to further questions, said he had been taking weights at the docks, and "knocking about" in that way, but latterly he could not get anything to do, and he was starving. The prisoners were then remanded. On the motion of Mr. P. G. Heyviorth, seconded by Mr. 11. J. King, it was resolved that the privilege of entrance to subscription concerts be extended to residents not in business for themselves, if recommended by a proprietor and approved by the committee, upon the payment of an annual entrance fee of 10s. 6d., such subscribers of course to be provided with the necessary ticket, either by gift or purchase. On the motion of Mr. Meade King, seconded by Mr. Clare, the committee for the ensuing year was appointed. Thanks were then voted to the chairman; and the meeting separated. POSTAGE TO THE EAST INDIES. -011 and after Ist Feb. akest office notice intimates that the postage upon letters via Southampton will be reduced to 6d. the half ounce. Letters forwarded via Marseilles will be liable to the same Kate, with the addition of sd. per quarter ounce for French transit. The Southampton rate rises is. for one ounce ; 2s. for two ounces ; 3s. for three ounces ; 4s. for four ounces ; and ss. not.exceeding five ounces. The Invalide Russe of the 15th inst., contains Prince Gortschakoff's diary to the Ist Jan. He states, that on the left flank of his position the chain of outposts on either side continually attacked each other. He also gives an account of the reconnaissance made by the Allies from Eupatoria, Dec. 31st ; and also of the affair of out. posts in a pass leading to the valley of Baidar, on Dec 30th, respecting both of which we were previ ous l y in formed by the despatches of Marshal Pelissier. THE KIRKDALE CHAIRMANSHIP, MR. POLLOCK AND MR. J. ROSSON. We have been requested to publish the following corres pondence : 8 Gambier•terraee, Liverpool, Thursday Evening, 17th January, 1856. Sir,—ln the Liverpool paners of yesterday you are reported to have male, at the Birkdale quarter sessions held on the 16th instant, certain observations reflecting on my character and conduct. I forward herewith the reports of those observations taken from the Mercury and the Daily Post, which agree in the main with the statements contained in the Courier and NORTHERN TIMES. I have to request that you will inform me whether those reports, or any of them, be substantially correct ; and I particularly direct your attention to the assertion that I had put myself forward as a candidate for the vaclnt chairman ship, and had canvassed actively, or otherwise, for my own election. If this statement be correctly attributed to you, I have further to request that you will inform me upon what authority you made such an assertion. —I have the honour to be, sir, your very obedient servant, JOSEPH POLLOCK. John Rosson, Esq., &a., &e. Though written on the 17th, Ihave been obliged to defer sending this 'till to day, January 19th. Moor-hall, Ormskirk, 21st January, 18.56. Sir,—l only received your letter last night, and imme diately on its receipt proceeded to make the necessary inqui ries before I could answer the queries in your note ; And I am happy to say that the result bas been such as entirely to exonerate you from any imputation on your character and conduct. It appears that my informant has himself been the victim of a mis-statement ; for, after sifting the rumour to the bottom, be has just returned to me a-d stated, "I am sorry that I have misled you. I find that the statement should have run thus, • I understand that the friends of Mr. Pollock are actively canvassing to raise him to the chair.' " This makes all the differen"e, and I deeply regret that I have thus been made the unconscious channel of an error. I must now beg to call your attention to a virulent lead ing article in the _Daily Pose of Wednesday last, wherein the Editor is instructed (among other observations) to Lssail my character and conduct in the iollowinß word No one neei Je reminded of the cause of Mr. R hostility to Mr. Pollock. Once upon a time, Mr. Rosson had a notion about a sectional division of the county for magisterial purposes, but his object was defeated, and for that defeat he blamed Mr. Pollock." I wish to know if you suggested, or cansrd to be suggested, that passage in the Post? For myself, I utterly disclaim the mean and unworthy motive. I have long since forgiven the course you' thought fit to pursue at Preston, which filled me, at the time whilst labouring under dangerous illness, with astonishment and regret. The great question of the division of our ducal province into three ridings " can bide its time." It is as a constitututional lawyer that I object to your election as chairman of the quarter sessions, though I consider you are well qualified, by talent and learning, to fill the situation. Your appointment will be a precedent for the advancement of other county-court judges ; and then may follow the gradual abolition of the commission of the peace as at present constituted, and in place of the old constitutional system, a system of centralisation and stipendiary justices all over the country. I am to inform you that it is in contemplation by the magistrates, who take this view of the subject, to consult the chancellor of the duchy on the expediency of a de claratory act of parliament to set this question at rest. We could not have a more discreet adviser than the right hon. member for Leeds—a barr'ster and Cabinet Minister with whom we are all acquginted, and who could confer at once with his colleagues, the Secretary of State, and the Government, and be the proper man to take charge of such a measure in the House of Commons. Leaving you at liberty to publish this letter, with your own, in the public journals, I have the honour to be, sir : your most obedient servant, JOHN ROSSON. To Joseph Pollock, Esq., 8, Gambier-terrace, Liverpool. 8, Gambier-terrace, Liverpool, January 22. 1856, Sir —I have to acknowledge the receipt of you r l e tt e r of yesterday, and to thank you for the readiness with which, finding you have been misled, you " entirely exonerate me from any imputation on my character and conduct." So placed, I am relieved from the obligation of discus sing further the opinions expressed by you at the sessions. . , I beg further to assure you that I " neither suggested, caused to be suggested," or was aware of, (until after it had been published), the leading article in the Daily Post, to which you refer, and that nothing could be more opposed to my ideas of propriety than that I should have censured you in any newspaper whatever under the guise of editorial criticism. If, in the course pursued by me, in conjunction with others at Preston, upon your motion for a division of the county into three ridings, and in the discharge of that which, however erroneously, I believed to be a public duty, I pained you, I sincerely it. I certainly felt grieved, as I expressed at the time to several of our brother magistrates, that I should have been compelled to differ from von, when I was aware you were labouring under serious indisposition. With respect to the grave constitutional question to which you have referred, I can only say that it is one well worthy of the attention of the governmont, and that I shall be happy to ass'st in its early and satisfactory solution. I propose to publish this, along with the other corre- spondence which has passed between us, but not until you have had time to inform me if you have anything to add to it, and am, sir, your very obedient servant, J. Rosson, JOSEPH POLLO CK. Moor-hall, Ormskirk, 21st January, 1856, Sir,—l have yours of yesterday, containing your satis factory disavowal of the pissage in the leader of the Daily Post. I have only to add my approval of the candid and manly tone that pervades your communication.—l am, sir, your most obedient servant, JOHN RossoN. Joseph Pollock, Esq., &c. NEW DEAD-MEAT MARKET. - The government, it appears, has listened to the applications of the Corp°. ration of London, and of the inhabitants of Smithfield, and has resolved to permit the erection of a dead -meat market on the site of the late cattle market. THE RUSSIANS AT ARCHANGEL.—A letter from Dron theim, in Norway, dated the 3rd, says :—" Travellers from Archangel state that the Russian government is at present causing to be built in the dockyards of that port six frigates and twenty gunboats, all on the screw principle, and that they will be completed before the end of the winter. As there are not at Archangel sufficient regular carpenters, every man knowing how to use an axe has been forced to take part in the work. At the same time the old fortifications are being repaired and enlarged, and new ones are being constructed." SUPPOSED INCENDIARISM IN IRELAND. A destruc tive fire broke out on Friday morning early, in the extensive out-offices of Mr. Thompson, Rathnally House, near Trim, county Meath. There were destroyed eight stall-fed bullocks, two horses, eight pigs, 150 barrels of potatoes, 30 barrels of oats, a rick of corn of about 100 barrels, and a rick of hay of 100 tons. There were 14 or 15 houses in the range, all of which were destroyed. The loss is estimated at £2OOO. There have been several cases of malicious burning in the county Meath within the past few months. VALUE OF SLAVE Lire.—A few weeks ago two intoxi cated Kentuckians found a negro asleep in an hotel at Cincinnati, and, for amusement, they took a camphine lamp. and, pouring the fluid over his whiskers, ignited it, and the poor fellow's head and neck became instantly wrapped in an intense blaze, which continued until the fluid was consumed. The sufferings of the victim were dreadful in the extreme. No refinement of torture could have produced more excruciating misery. But, strange to say, death did not release him from torment until after the lapse of two weeks. No legal investigation took place, and the young men arranged the matter by paying the landlord of the hotel 1,200 dollars for the loss of his servant. _ . . _ — SAOMING DEATII BY FIRE.—It is our painful duty to record the death of Miss Caroline Luttrell, second daughter of Colonel Luttrell, of Kilve Court, Som erse t , from the shock and exhaustion caused by a severe surface burn, occasioned by accidentally setting fire to her dress while lighting the tapers of a Christmas tree. It appears that on Friday week Mrs. Luttrell —the gallant gentleman himself being away on duty with his regiment at Cork_ entertained some friends at a family reunion, and that one of the amusements of the evening was to be the distribu tion of little presents from a Christmas tree. During the evening the deceased young lady left the circle for the purpose of lighting the tapers on the tree, and desired none of the party to visit the room until she rang the bell. To insure that no intruders should enter, Miss Luttrell turned the key of the door, and commenced lighting up the tree. Unfortunately, she commenced lighting the the lower tapers first, and then, reaching up to light those on the higher branches, her thin evening dress caught fire and she was immediately enveloped in flames. It appears that the deceased ran to the bell and pulled it violently, and afterwards unlocked the door and proceeded towards the room where the company were assembled. On meet ing her surrounded with flame and smoke their horror, it may be conceived, was extreme. Her brother, assisted by others, with great difficulty extinguished the flame, but not until after receiving a severe burn on the hand. Medical assistance was immediately sent for, Miss Luttrell's eyelids, face, and neck, were found to have suffered the most from the flames ; but it was at first hoped that no fatal result would follow. The exhaustion, t however, and shock caused to th e sy s t e m, were too great, and on Monday she died. Th e dec ea sed was in her 25th year. LATEST PARTICULARS A rumour prevailed through town during yesterday even ing that the maltreated young man, Mr. Hughes, had died of the wounds he had received, but we are glad to state that the report proves to be inaccurate. Shortly after his wounds were dressed at the hospital, he requested to be taken to his residence in the neighbourhood of Low-hill, and he was conveyed there accordingly, and every attention paid to him. He was very much stunned from the blows inflicted on him, and was considerably exhausted from loss of blood, and the terrible struggle in which he had been engaged with the assassins; but, notwithstanding, he was, as we were informed last night at eight o'clock, going on as favourably as could be expected, his medical attendants being confident of his ultimate recovery, although some time may elapse before he will be completely restored to perfect health and v i gour. Much praise is due to M r . H ughes for his dete rm i ned resistance to the villians ; f or, although he has nearly forfeited his life, there is no doubt that had he not shown such determination the fellows would have got off with the cash box. We sincerely trust the present antici pations of the medical gentlemen will be speedily realised. PORT TRADE P COTTON : There is no market to-day. The den is moder lation and for export. SCOTCH PIG IRON: Our market months open 77 this figur THIIRSDAY change to report in the cotton laud continues active, the supply - les—including nham, 51-d. at, 3,1 d to on spec a- of which 1,500 Lrrants closes at 76s d 1,000 tons were done at £5l 1 OLIVE OIL : 15 tuns Seville. LiAbon, at £5l BRIMSTONE £5 6s ; rumour Russian demand tans Taranto, 180 tons of best to arrive, at same pri Lssigns the purchase to be in anticipation of lay and to-day are 20 1 to Is 60. , aud small sates SHUMA( I'ARTARI ) tons best 50 bags Palermo, at uls 93 Amn : The sales vest( tons, on spot and up to March delivery, at Is TARTARS AND ARGOLS : In good demand at steady rates LoowooD: 100 tons Campeachy, indirect, at £7 15s. NITRATE OF SODA : 10 tons, at 17s 61 to 17s 9d for six per cent GALLS : Blues, 75 Sellers at 583 for pale. TALLOW : 583 to 58s 6d for P.Y.C., but no sales. PALM OIL: Nothing doing. RAPE 011 SUGAR : The market remains firm, the business compris ing 160 hhds Demerara from 37s 91 to 41s, and 6000 mats new Mauritius to 44s per esF,s . Nothing has tak 20 puncheons Denacrar .e reported at 35 . 8 d for 38 ►tins at 2; 4(1 per proof t oveiproof, 75 casks of which has etivity, but s not much to 400 bags Bengal, to ) puncheons I trarsnired. Lou, and TEA : The sales to. day passed off wi in some cases at lower prices , rivatelv es are cot arrive, the pr not reported PEPPER : 50 bags Singapore black have been sold'at a small parcel of white at7d per lb. ALLEGED MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS. • CORONER'S IxoussT.—Yesterday, the coroner held an inquest on the body of William Henry Barnes, who had been an able seaman on board the American ship Driver, which arrived here on Friday last from New York, and who, it was alleged, had been murdered by Peter Con nolly, another sailor, now in custody. From the evidence of a boy named Wchard Cotton, it appeared that on Tuesday week last, when off Cape Clear, the third mate of the ship sang out " Loose the jib," and the prisoner was going to do it, but did not go quick enough, and then the third mate sent deceased to do it. Having performed the duty, the deceased said to the prisoner, " For two pins I would knock your teeth down your throat." The prisoner said, " Try it," and the deceased then struck him with his closed fist; he also struck him a second blow, which knocked his head against a water cask. He also knocked the prisoner down, and kicked him in the face with all his might, until it was cut, and covered with blood. The prisoner then jumped un with his knife in his hand, and made a stab at the deceased, at the same time saying " You son of a " The deceased immediately exclaimed "I am stabbed—l am killed, and shall die." The third mate then ran up, and asked what was the matter. Deceased said Peter had stabbed him, when the mate said he was served right. In reply to the prisoner, the witness said the third mate sent him to loose the jib. Frederick Meines. a sailor on board the ship, gave similar,' evidence, and in addition, he said that the deceased' used to treat the boys very badly and harshly. much more: than he ought to do, and that he heard the deceased and prisoner quarrelling before, but never saw any blows struck. Some other witnesses were examined to the same effect, but the most important was that of Inspector liehoe. who said he saw the deceased at the hospital on Tuesday night last, when he told witness he was dying. Witness then took down in writing what the deceased said, and read it over to him, and he said it was all cor rect, and made his mark to it. The surgeon was present. The statement of the deceased was to the same effect, as he witnesses, and added dent oir to While me out of the that given on e' that when he was lee by the cabin door, and called fc doctor, the doctor was dressing me, the capt after part of the cabin, and said to me, 1111 4 YOU, g---- • - son of a - have you got another buttonhole in you ?' I said, " for God's sake, captain, have mercy on me until I get over this.' Yes,' said he, ' for two pins I werild 'tie you up, and flog you in two minutes.' The day we docked I sent for Peter (the prisoner) to come down and see me , but he did not come. He is a Liverpool boy, 16 or 17 years of age, t 5 feet 4 inel sbo pockmarked. His pare s high, round faced, and is belong to Liverpool. The captaih wPs me twenty-file dollars, I wish it to be sent to my father, John P. Barnes, of Bucks-port, state of Maine." Mr. Wall, house surgeon of the Northern Hoepital, said there was a wound on the right side of the deceased, below the tenth rib; it was about an inch in length; he was suffering from peritonitis, and died on Wednesday morning. Witness made a post mortem examination of the body, and found the wound had penetrated into the abdomen, and produced the peritonitis, which caused death. The wound would be produced by a knife such as the one now AirhihitiA The prisoner, after being cautioned in the usual way, said the deceased kicked and abused him very much, and that he had two witnesses to prove it. He also said that the deceased had threatened to kill him before, and he was afraid he would carry out that threat. The Coroner said he had postponed the inquiry from the, previous day, in order to have Captain Holberton and the chief mate present, but they had not thought proper to atten'l. In hi s op i n i on , t h ere was a ser i ous charge pending against the captain and chief mate, and yet they did not come forward to meet it. If the statement of the deceased were true, in reference to the langur ge of the captain, he (the coronet) must say his conduct was perf ctly brutal, he could not we a more moderate term for it. He then summed up the evidence, and left it to the jury, whether the case was one of manslaughter or justifiable homicide. The jury at once found a verdict of manslaughter. The coroner then told the prisoner it became his duty to commit him for trial. He had no doubt, however, that if application were made in the proper quarter, and bail tendered, it would be accepted. The prisoner was then committed for trial at the assizes. The prisoner's father, a respectable looking person, was present during the enquiry. The prisoner is about seventeen years old, and he was described as a quiet inoffensive boy. tmerican consul was also present, as t h e d ecease d was hout thirty years of age. an American citizen He was POLICE COURT. —YESTEnDAY (BEFORE MR. MAX IV F LL.) THE EXTENSIVE JEWFLLERY AND MONEY ROBBERY.--• Inspector Murphy brought up two persons, named John and William Hadfield (brothers), on a charge of being concerned in the robbery of gold and jewellery belonging to Monsieur Sancan, a French gentleman, who arrived here last Friday from New York, by the ship Driver. A detailed report of this robbery appeared in our paper of Wednesday. In addition to the evidence already given, the inspector said that after he arrested the prisoner Flood (already in custody), in Manchester, he proceeded to Stockport, where he secured the prisoner John Had field at his residence, Bently-street, in that town. The prisoners now at the bar, it appeared, came as passen gers by the ship Driver from America. When the officer arrested John Hadfield, he at once admitted that Flood had taken the box, but he (the prisoner), at the time imagined it was his (Howl's) own property. He took it to a public house in Oldhall-street, where he opened it, for the purpose, as he said, of getting a shirt out of it, and then when he (the prisoner), saw what the trunk contained, he knew it sins stolen. On the other prisoner the officer found twelve twenty dollar pi!ces, such as bad been stolen from M. Sancan. The wife of William Hadfield delivered him up £2l in gold, which she said her husband had given her. The brother-in-law of one of the prisoners had also given up two ten pound notes, saying the prisoner had given them to him the night before to keep. The prisoners, at the request of the inspector, were remanded. ROBBERY OF £52.—A young girl named Anna Wrigg, was charged by a gentleman nam e d G eorge Murphy, with ha ring robbed him of Eri2, in Clayton-square, at an early hour on the pre v i ous evening. The story w ' as shortly this. The complainart was the worse for liquor, and got into a cab to go home. The prisoner forced her way into the vehicle, but made a hasty retreat, when the complainant missed his purse, which contained the sum of money already mentioned. The girl who cried bitterly, and denied the charge, was remanded. THE CHARGE AGAINST A SHOPMAN.—George Gregor. late a shopman at Messrs Cook and Townsends, and his wife, were again brought up yesterday on further charges. Mr. Snowball attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Bluck appeared for the prisoners. Scott, the detective, who had the prisoners in custody, said he had found about 100 pawn tickets, which related to goods pledged in Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester. Liverpool, and other places. Several pawn-broker's assistants came forward and identified the female prisoner, as the per son who had pledged goods with them, a n d some of this property was identified as belonging to the p rosecutors. The prisoners were both fully committed for trial. ALLEGED ROBBERY OF A WATCH .TWO respectable looking young men, named Patri c k an d Brien M‘Grim ness, (brothers), were charged by a p erson name d J ames Cahill, with stealing his watch. On the night of the 18th, the complainant was in Harrison's public-house, Lime-street, between one and two o'clock. The prisoners and some other persons were at the counter. The light was suddenly put out, and the complainant was struck a blow on the nose, and his watch was taken, as he alleged, by the prisoners. Mr. Bluck appeared for the prisoners, and in cross-examination of the prosecu tor, he elicited such facts, as at once induced the magis trate to discharge the prisoners, at the same time saying there was not the shadow of a foundation for a charge against them. and 5 tuns he spot, at £5 3rds, at