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THE CHILD'S DREAM. "Oh, I have had a dream, mother, So - beautiful and strange; Would that I could sleep en, mother, And that dream never change !" "What bast thou dreamed. dearest one? Thy look is bright and wild; Thy mother's ear is ready To listen to her child." "I dreamed I lay asleep, =other, Beneath an orange tree, When a white bird came and sang, mother, So sweetly unto me; -4, Though it woke me with its warbling', Its notes were soft and low, And it bid me rise and follow, Wherever it might go. " It led me on and on, mother, Throuzli groves and realms of light, :Until it came to one, mother, Which dazeed—'teas so bright. "As, tremblingly,) entered, An angel-foim — iirew near, And bade me welcome thither, Nor pain nor sorrow fear. " I know not alight was there, motl.er, I only felt 'twas bliss, And joined that white bird's song, mother, 0, canst thou read me this?" "Yes, deal est, to thy mother Such happiness is given— The Holy Spirit was that bird, That grove of light was Heaven !" LITERATURE. Booics Fon REVIEW, &c.—Books, New Prints, Music, &c., intended for review, may be left at Mr. C. Mitchell's, Red lion-court, Fleet-street, London, addressed " to the Editor of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD," when they will be forwarded and receive attention. Cobdes and his Pamphlet. London: Bailey Brothers. The author of this pamphlet-letter to Richard Cobden, is Alfred R. Richards, a poet of consider able reputation, and a political writer of no mean power. Hostile to almost every opinion uttered by the great un-Englishman, Mr. Richards honestly speaks the plainest words. The art of hiding an idea (so curiously exemplified in the inaugural ad dress of the American president, when he dubbed " slavery " with the honied name of "involuntary servitude") is unknown to Mr. Richards. He believes Cobden to be one of the worst enemies this country ever had ; not a mere fanatic, but an unscrupulous and canting demagogue. The grounds of the attack are stated in the subjoined passage : " It is not because I simply differ from you with regard to abstract questions and doctrines, either •political or social, or on any subject of gradual re forms, that I assume this tone, which I feel many feeble speciocities of the day will condemn ; it is not because your vulgarity jars upon my nerves, your insolence enrages me, or your egotism sickens my soul; it is not because I hold you, Richard Cobden, to be the intolerant Pharisee of Peace and cotton-mills, the apostle of physical deterioration, mental degradation, and moral decline; it is not because I detest your un-English and unmanly views, and despise your sordid cosmopolitanism and pretended philanthropy; it is not for all this that I desire to publish the sentiments of one Englishman, who cares not to utter a word more or less than he thinks. It is because, at the very mo ment that a crisis is at hand, big with the fate, not only of this empire, but of the liberties of Europe, while we are on the brink of a war of opinion, which will deluge half the world with blood, on the eve of a deadly struggle between Romanism and all free and tolerant religions, you, Richard Cobden, are employed in voluntarily dragging over your own head a more fearful responsibility than Minis ter or Commander-in-Chief ever yet incurred in the non-performance of his duty. If causes are to be judged by probable effects, you--without one spark of genius, without education, without the fascina tion of oratory, merit, or belief—are frantically en deavouring to produce results in this country in comparison of which the blood-guiltiness of the dying Chancellor Tellier, through whom the edict of Nantes was revoked, which depopulated one fourth of France, and laid the foundation of a cen tury of anarchy, was as nothing." Many of Mr. Richards' compatriots will cordially concur in the .i.;.lielits or this pamphlet, the exceeding, almost Quaker-like plainness of which must recommend it, especially to that broad-brimmed bully, John Bright, and other lovers of "unadorned" eloquence. VARIETIES. THE LITERARY FUND had an income last year of £1,045 ss. The outlay for collecting and distributing this paltry sum amounted to £586 10s. MRS. NESBITT, the actress, is staled by a writer in the Cheerful Companion to be the author of " Leonora," one of the most beautiful love-stories ever written. THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO the circulation of the Edinburgh Reniew was 13,000; now it is supposed to have decreased one half. DR. RAE, who is actively engaged in preparing for his new Arctic journey, will take out with him a set of mag netical instruments for observations in the vicinity of the nrignetic pole. MR. FREDERICK SHOBERL, sen., died on the sth inst., after D. brief but painful illness. He was a German by birth, and was the first to introduce among us the class of illustrated books called " Annuals." THE " GENTLEMEN OF THE WHITTINGTON CLUB " have collected £5OO for the Hood Memorial, while the aristocratic committee of the Moore Memorial have not raised more than £350. MR. THACKERAY has publicly declared that he will not write a book about America. He told the Americans to their face, however, what he thought of their children. " Somewhat too independent, too free, enlightened, and republican for their tender years." Mr. Thackeray thcught, and Mr. Thackeray courageously said ! OUR PERIODICAL LITERATURE must be declining. The last number of the Westminster Review positively prints two articles from the pens of Yankees. And, in stead of being thankful for his good fortune, one of the worthies, a Mr. Whipple, has raised a row on the other side the Atlantic at his paper being slightly abridged. A PARAGRAPH OF Ettaors.—The Athenceimz says : " On Tuesday last, that day being the centenary of the birth of the elder Roscoe, a public breakfast was given in Liverpool in celebration of the event. A son of the his torian was present, and a paper was read on the style and literary character of the most celebrated Liverpool authors." GRAVEYARDS AT HOME AND ABROAD.—III Wales and many districts of the United Kingdom, one coffin or shell serves for the whole of the parish poor, it being pro vided with a false bottom. The coffin is lowered into the grave ; the bolts are drawn when the mourners have quitted the churchyard : the venerable coffin is drawn up again, and the corpse is then covered with earth, as though it were the carcase of a brute. Never did I witness such deception abroad ; and had N. P. I.Villis been aware of this fact, he would not have spared us any more than he did the Neapolitan charnel vaults. In France, sanitary measures are far from neglected, far from being unappre ciated : there I have seen a plan adopted as a safeguard in the event of leaden coffins bursting, as also for generally rendering intramural interments innoxious. The outer coffin is made about three or four inches larger each way than the inner : this space or interstice is filled with pul verised charcoal prior to the lid being secured ; which carbon deodorizes and absorbs the putrid exhalations. In Germany, quicklime is not unfrequently used for a similar purpose, it beinz a good disinfecting agent. The religious establishments of Italy constantly embalm, or more strictly speaking prevent the decomposition of the bodies of emi nent ecclesiastics, laymen who have left bequests to the convents, and the brethren of their communities. The crypts, or souterrains, where these mummyfied worthies are ranged like sentinels "of the valley of the shadow of death," form places of no inconsiderable interest to travellers ; and when visiting them, I have not had my olfactory nerves more offended than when I have walked through the Mummy-room of the British Museum. But I would particularly refer to what I deem to be the best method by the Capuchins, it being one well worthy at tention—that of pouring thin hot groutin g i n t o th e woo d en box or shell which contains the body, through a head or stand pipe, in a manner similar to that practised by iron founders. There is not any need of precaution to coun teract the expansion of the grout, as the flesh of the corpse readily yields to the pressure. I should remark, that the body is laid upon blocks or narrow ledges, to allow the fluid to encircle the lifeless frame ; and when set and co nsolidated to form a co m p lete casing of concrete. I have seen these piled up compactly one on another, with the name of the deceased affixed on marble or wooden tablets, and have also had my attention drawn to blocks which had been split open for the purpose of ab stracting the semicalcined or cauterized , corps , e. The cleft block reminded me strongly of a scuiptor s mould. Plaster of Paris or Roman cement might perhaps be used with bett er e ff ec t t h an li me .—C orr espondent of Builder. SHIPBUILDING ON THE CLYDE. — There are at present building on the Clyde 93 iron-vessels, 52 of which are screw-steamers, 26 paddle.wheel, and 16 sailing vessels. The tonnage ranges from 60 to 3,300 tons, the largest being the new steamer Persia, to sail between this port and New York. Twenty-th ree o f the vessels are above 1,000 tons burthen, six are above 2,000 tons, and two above 3,000. FIRE AT SEA.—The burning of the British ship Go vernor Higginson, involving a loss of upw ar d s o f £ 36,000, took place on the night of the 27th of January .. last, i n th e Madras Roads, under circumstances which have led to a supposition that it was the act of part of the cre w , w h o were not E uro p eans , a nd who, it 19 said, displayed some ill-feeling after being shipped on board. The vessel belonged to Messrs. Blyth and Co., of London, and was 664 tons burden. ' ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The annual coun try meeting of this society will be held this year in July, at Gl ou cester. This will be th e fi rs t s h ow at a ll a ccessible to South Wales, and the event is looked forward to with great interest in the principality. Th e Gl ouces t ers hi r e A gr i cu ltural Society has suspended operations for the pre rent year, in order to concentrate its energies for the Royal Exhibition. The site chosenis on the B r istol road, close to the city of Gloucester and to the railways. Extra prizes are to be awarded to thebreed of Cotteswold sheep, and a great poultry show is to be added to the usual exhibition of stock. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, IVIARCH 29, 1853. SECOND EDITION. Standard-office, Two o'clock, a.m. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA. By the British and North American. Royal Mail steam ship Cambria, Captain Miller, which arrived this (Tuesday) morning, we have New York papers of the-15th inst., and Boston a day later. The Cambria left Boston on the 16th inst., passed•Holyhead at 2.30 p.m. yesterday (Monday), and anchored-in the Mersey at o'ls a.m. this day (Tues day. She brings 42 passengers, but no specie.' On the 22d instant, the Cambria passed the steam-ship Franklin ; also, on the same day, exchanged signals with the American ship George Washington, steering west ward. On the - 27th, passsed the R.M.S. Europa. The Royal. Mail Steamship Africa, Captain Harrison, arrived at New York on the 13th instant. The caloric ship Ericsson, Captain Lowber, arrived at New York on the 14th instant from Alexandria. Her engine worked throughout the passage with perfect regu larity, and the vessel proved herself, in every respect, sea worthy. She-carried at no time more than/ 1;2 pounds pressure to the square inch, which is about 3 1-2 less than she is capable of carrying. The British -ship Belmont, when nearly loaded for this port—having on board 3,000 bales of cotton—caught fire on the 7th inst., at New Orleans, and was scuttled, and sunk. All the cotton was either burned, .or badly damaged. A most destructive storm swept over Columbus, Ga., on the 10th instant. The damage, it is estimated, will amount to at least 250,000 dollars. The telegraph line between Columbus and Alexandria was completely demo lished for several miles. An arrival at New Orleans from Honduras, reports that great excitement prevailed on the Island, in consequence of Her British Majesty's war steamer Devastation, having anchored off Toupillo, and demanded the surrender of -the place, in the name of the Mosquito King. The inhabitants were given two hours' time to decide, before the commencement of a bombardment. The inhabitants yielded to superior force, but solemnly protested against the outrage. The Mosquito flag was hoisted, and the Honduras -flag pulled down. The Bri tish war steamer then proceeded to Limas, and can nonading was afterwards heard in that quarter. It was presumed a contest was going on between the steamer and the Hoaduras troops. In reference to the above, the New York Herald says : —" Should this report prove correct, and it comes from a most reliable authority, President Pierce may be called upon to take cognisance of the progress of affairs in that quarter much sooner than was anticipated. This move ment, if correctly stated, shows how much reliance is to be placed in the assertions'of British diplomats that their Government is desirous of abandoning the Mosquito pro tectorate." A severe shock of an earthquake was felt at Belize on the 10th of February. Advices from Tampico to the 26th ult., announce that the citizens and soldiers at that place had declared in favour of the return of Santa Anna. General S...nta Aana is reported to have been seen going into Vera Cruz, on board a British steamer, on the Ist inst. LIST OF PASSENGERS. — From Boston : Dr. Miflin, Lady, and son ; Mrs. Man, Miss E. Miflin, Mr. Annyior, Lady, child, and servant ; Mr. E. G. K. Patton, Mr. Gilkson, Mr. P. Largis, Mr. W. F. Westmoreland, Mr. A. S. Thompson, Mr. S. Blondol, Mr. Hartley, Mr. Charles Brown, Mr. J. Raney, Mr. W. Drummond, Mr. John Bolton, Mr. S. Helborne, Mr. Z:vern, Mr. James Jackson, Mr. Thomas Redemayne, Mr. J. Coulier, Mr. B. Faber, Mr. J. Haselpre, Captain Norris, Mr. S. Haltire, Mr. E. Vaughan, Mr. Eton and servant.—From Halifax: Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Cuthbert, Mr. Mitchell, Captain Commanding-General Lane, Mrs. Lane and in fant, Mr. Clark, Lieutenant Robertson, Mr. Allen, Mr. Caverdon, and Mr. Sykes. CORRESPONDENCE. Letters addressed to the Editor should be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith ; this is indispensably requisite in any statement of facts. The Editor wishes it to be understood that he does not hold himself responsible for the opinions or statements of his correspondents. DR. M`NEILE AND HIS ASSAILANTS. To theEDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sza,—l perceive that Rome, semper eadem, is employing some of her journeymen to do her work, under the signature of " A.Protestant," nd to turn away public attention, if possit le, from a weak spot, on which Dr. M`NEILE has given her a heavy blow. A few weeks since he published a letter, ad dressed to Priest Power, in consequence of the priest's intru sion into his Ragged School. In that letter he proved, not asserted only, but proved by documents and dates, the novelty of Romanism—that, in truth, all that is distinguishing in her creed, was never known. as a creed, until the year 1564. He courteously invited the priest to gainsay his conclusion, if he could. I have not yet heard of any reply from Mr. Power. Meantime Dr. M'Neile's letter has commended itself to both clergy and laity. It has been reprinted. Rector Campbell and others have been putting it into very extensive circulation; and the priest and his friends have evidently felt it. A straight forward answer to it, is not in their power. A candid admis sion that they can't answer it, is not in their character. But something must be done to divert attention from it, and, if possible, damage the writer of it. Hence this fresh assault upon Dr. WlCeile in your Saturday contemporary. Hence the recurrence, after above a year, to n meeting which took place in the beginning of /852, at which Dr. M'Neile quoted in Latin some of the indecencies of the Maynooth class-books. Hence the avowed design of his assailant by "a series of attempts" to make the rev. gentleman ashamed. But the ruse won't do. Dr. M'Neile is too well known, and his advocacy of all our religious and charitable institutions is too highly valued, to sustain any injury from such " poor spite." '1 he attempt recoils, and the pro-popery scribe is caught in " the trap he laid for other." Ashamed, indeed ! Who should be ashamed? What is so vile, that it is deemed a shame for a Protestant clergyman to attempt its exposure, even in a dead language, is not too vile for the habi tual study of Romish priests ! Rome trains her priests in the depth of Dens, so filthy, that she may calculate for conceal ment and impunity, on the very excess of her transgression. Sir, I for one, felt exceedingly obliged to Dr. M'Neile for his courage and fidelity on the occasion referred to, in drawing aside the veil, and giving to the men of England a specimen of the education for which they are paying 430,000 a year. Which is the greater shame, to expose or to suppo7t the foul abomi nation? the ruse won't do. Priest Power must not be allowed to walk off, under cover of this ingenious device. On a most im portant question, fairly set before him, he has been publicly invited, either to prove himself right, or to acknowledge him self wrong, and his reply is anxiously looked for in the Town. The correspondent of your contemporary threatens Dr. M'Neile with "honest and full reporting" of his speeches in future. I feel assured that if he carry his threat into execu tion, and give really honest and full reports of what the Doctor says, he will treat the small circle of his readers to an amount of instruction, eloquently and gracefully conveyed, such as they have never heretofore been accustomed to. But, pray Sir, do not allow your readers to forget the novelty of Romanism, as proved in the Doctor's unanswered letter to Priest Power, or, as he might be more appropriately called in this connexion, Priest Powerless. I am, Sir, not an advocate of Rome. masking myself behind the signature of a Protestant, but A REAL PROTESTANT. Liverpool, 2SIII March, 1E53. LETTERS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS.—No. IV. CHURCH SERVICE. To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Ssa,—l ventured in my second letter, though with many doubts of my presumption, to offer some observations on the length of sermons, and I observe that the subject has excited some interest, as it has been taken up by other correspon deats. This has emboldened me to call the attention of your readers to another subject in connection with Divine worship of equal, if not more, importance. There are some who may doubt the propriety of discussing such subjects in the columns of a newspaper, and I am half inclined to agree with them; but when treated in the toneand spirit which seem to have animated all your correspondents on this occasion, it is not only possible but probable that some good may be anti cipated. In the beautiful Liturgy of our Church, which, next to the inspired volume, is unrivalled in the language for appropriate ness, simplicity, and force, there are numerous directions as to the part to be taken by the congregation in the performance of Diyine worship. There is the exhortation of the priest "to accompany me," &c., in the Confession, the Lord's Prayer to be said by the minister and people in an audible voice, the responses to be said by the people, and others which will readily recur to all who are familiar with the Book of Common Prayer. It is impossible to imagine more care taken that all the wor shippers should have an important part to perform in the ser vice; and yet how often is it the case, and rare the exception, that the privileges of the laity are neglected by them. Instead of hearing the voices of the congregation in the parts assigned to them, how often is the duty left to the solitary voice of the parish-clerk, or perhaps the children of the parish school, or it may be in some cases the church choir. The congregation seem content to be mere listeners, as if they were not con cerned in the matter; and though in some things they are actively jealous of their privileges, in this, which is one of the most important, they appear to be altogether indifferent. The evil of this practice is, that it begets a carelessness as to the performance of what ought to be a most important duty, pro motes a listlessness and weariness which destroy much of the effect of the attendance on Divine worship, and renders that a cold formal duty which might otherwise be a living reality—the sacrifice of prayer and praise, which is our reasonable service. Let us compare for one instant the performance of Divine service in a church whir the only voices heard are those of the minister and the firffish clerk, or the choir, with that wherein all the congregation audibly join as though they valued their privileges too highly to neglect any part of the duty which appertains to them, and no doubt can remain as to which has the advantage. Besides, it serves to keep alive the attention, which is too apt, after the every-day business of the week, to flag —to confine the thoughts, which are too apt to wander,—and practically to illustrate the truth that the laity are essentially an important portion of the Church, and equally necessary with the clergy to the due celebration of her ordi nances. Indeed this truth is so obvious, that the only surprise is that it should have been so generally neglected, notwith standing that it has been so often recommended from the pulpit, and its advantages insisted on with all the force of our most eloquent divines. how is it, then, it may be asked, that something more has not been done to accomplish so important an object, if the ad vantage be so obvious,—and it has not wanted the advocacy of the pulpit, —or how shall I expect to succeed if so many abler men have failed? The difficulty is, that it concerns the whole congregation, and all must be animated by the same spirit; and to accomplish this unanimity has been the chief stumbling. block. It is not, however, irremediable, and this is princi pally the object of my letter. Each individual member of the congregation should consider himself responsible, and attri bute the failure to the neglect of performinz his own part. I feel confident—for I speak from experience —that if any man will overcome his repugnance to being alone in the perfor mance of so essential a part of his duty, and take part in the services of the church with an audible voice, he will give con fidence to many around him, and soon find his example fol lowed; nor will it be long, if this is persevered in, before the greater part of the congregation, by joining in the responses, will remove all the singularity, and accomplish that end which is so earnestly desired. Our public worship would then be what it professes to be—the act of the congregation, and less excuse would be afforded for that inattention which too often forms the unenviable characteristic of the lay members of the Church in the most important part of their public duty.--I am, Sir, yours, &c., EPH RA. VENTILATION IN CHURCHES-EASTIIAM. To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL ST-42VDARD. Szg,—l have been much amused and pleased with reading the very able and excellent remarks in a letter, No. 2, of your correspondent, "Earnest Churchman," inserted in your paper of Tuesday last, in which he gives an account of his visit, on the previous Sunday, to one of your suburban churches, at which he complains of a want of ventilation, and the injurious effects it might have upon the congregation of a thousand per sons at least assembled. I am, therefore, sure, for these two reasons,—want of ventilation,and so large a congregation,—that it was not my parish church, Easlham, for we have no cause to complain of the want of ventilation, or being too hot. We have three capital stoves in the church, the fires of which are lighted sufficiently early on Sunday mornings to about warm them, and get them a degree or two above zero ; and, as a security for the due ventilation of the church, the whole of the doors are opened, and so kept for an hour or two before service time, thereby inhaling the fresh breezes to blow out the little warmth got by the stoves. To add to these comforts, the two belfry doors, inside and outside the church, the latter of which opens due north, are kept open likewise, for the ingress and egress of the ringers, their friends, and lookers on; the cold draught through these doors is excessive and very annoying. I observed, only the other Sunday, when it was blowing a gale from the north east, and very cold, both doors wide open, and our respected clerk had occasion to go through the belfry, either to see what time it was, or to ascertain from some one if his reverence might come out of the vestry and commence the service (for itas then past time). On his returning— the worthy clerk athaving recently had his head under the hands of Mr. Tonsor—his hair, from the want of which, blew about, and had all the appearance of a grenadier's cap, or an arctic region muff in a storm. I can compare these belfry doors to nothing better than a funnel, or what I have seen on ships' decks, a kind of canvass bag to convey air into the bold of the ship. Ido hope our friend " Earnest Churchman" will some Sunday hie over to Eastham ; he will then see ventilation to perfection, as well as a roof to let in water at every shower. and the inside walls of the church of all colours, green, brown, rust, must and dust, occasioned by the damp and wet. So much for the interior comforts of one of the finest parish churches in Cheshire. Ycurs, very respectfully, A REGULAR CHURCHMAN. LIVERPOOL SPRING ASSIZES. Mr. Justice Cresswell and Mr. Baron Martin arrived here on Tuesday afternoon, from York. Their lordships were met at the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Sta tion by the Mayor, the Town-clerk, and Mr. Deacon, of Preston, the Under-sheriff, and conveyed to St. George's hall, where the Commission was opened. Talbot Clifton, Esq., the High-sheriff, was unable to meet their lordships, owing to an accident sustained whilst hunting. Their lordships, after the opening of the Commission, proceeded to their lodgings, in St. Anne-street. CROWN COURT—WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23. (Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.) . _ _ His Lordship, after attending Divine Service at St. George's Church, took his seat on the bench shortly after 11 o'clock. The following Grand Jury was sworn : William Earle, E,q , foreman, Spekelands ; Peter Ains worth, Esq., Smithhill-hall ; Sir John Bent, Knight, Rake-lane ' • Stephen Blair, Esq., ' Bolton • Jas. Bourne, Esq., Heathfield-house ; Richard Pudsey Dawson, Esq., Liverpool; Robert Wilson Ffrance, Esq., Rawcliffe-hall ; Thomas W. Leigh Hilton. Esq., Moston-hall ; Adam Hodgson, Esq., Everton ; Samuel Holme, Esq.. Home stead ; Henry Hoghton, Esq., Bold ; Hugh Hornby, Esq., Sandown ; Thomas Berry Horsfall, Esq., Mill bank-house; Benjamin Heywood Jones, Esq., Lark-hill; Joseph Langton, Esq., Liverpool ; Robert Lawe, Esq., Lytham Thomas Littledale, Esq., Higlifield-house ; Thomas illonk, Esq., Preston ; John Paley the younger, Esq., Preston ; Thomas Parr, Esq., Grappen-hall heys ; Wm. Pilkington, Esq., Eccleston-hall ; Joseph Brooks Yates, Esq., West Derby. YESTERDAY. (Wore Mr. Justice Creswell.) _ . The court sat this morning at ten o'clock. Robert Topping, aged 33, was charged with the man slaughter of Peter Foy, at Rainsford, in January last. He was acquitted. ROBBERY, WITH VIOLENCE. AT MANCHESTER. Arthur Williams, (24,) Edward Clinton, (17,) Mar garet Jane Cunliffe, (18,) and Mary Ann Quaid, (18,) were indicted for having, at Manchester, on the 28th of February last, feloniously assaulted Henry Dixon, and with great personal violence robbed him of fifty shillings, one pocketbook, a penknife, and a gold eye-glass. From the facts of the case, as elicited on behalf of the prosecution, it appeared that on the night of the robbery the prosecutor was on his way home, when he was met by a number of women, and taken to a brothel in Lad-lane. At two o'clock on the following morning he found himself with nine men and women. including the prisoners, about him. On seeing this, he put his hand into his pocket, and took out two sovereigns, and slipped them into the lining of his coat, and the sil ver he kept in his hand. One of the female prisoners then got hold of a razor, and said she would cut his hand off if ho did not give her the money, and he then gave it up. The men and women then all went down stairs, and the prosecutor followed them. When down stairs they searched the prosecutor. and found the two sove reigns, which they took from him. He then asked them to shew him the way to Hulme, and the two male,pri soners accompanied him out of the house. As soon as he got out of the house, prosecutor saw a policeman and hailed him. The two prisoners then ran away. and were followed and afterwards taken into custody. The female prisoners were subsequently apprehended. The above facts having been proved in evidence, the prisoners were found guilty, and the two male prisoners were sentenced each to ten years' transportation, and the females to 12 months' imprisonment. CALIFORNIA. The steam-ship Uncle Sam arrived at New York on the 15th from Aspinwall and Kingston, with dates from California to the 16th ult. The news is two weeks later. It conveys more pleasing intelligence from the mines. The roads were again in passable order, and work had recommenced at the mines. The Uncle Sam has 310,000 dollars in go'd. The rainy season having closed, the travelling on the Isth mus was remarkably good, The weather may be said to have fairly settled down into the spring season, and business of every character has been steadily improving. The roads from the trading points, at the head of the various streams, to the mining districts, are now in a travelling condition, and large quantities of provisions and necessaries of life find their way to the remotest canon. Prices of provisions have in conse quence fallen at these points from 50 to 75 per cent. The San Francisco herald has a list of specie shipments, by the steamers of the Ist and 16th, t0ta155,320,593. The amount exported during the month of January was $4,576,013; total for the first two months of 1853, 89,896,606. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, MARCH 15. MONEY.—There is still an active demand for money, but the supply is more free. On call 7 per cent, is freely paid, and on paper 7 to 10 per cent. generally, if first class, 8 to 9 per cent., but the severe rates of last week are not demanded. The main difference between the market this week and early last week, appears to be that confidence is restored, and parties who last week bad money, but were too panic-stricken to be willing to lend it, are now making loans freely on good securities. Exchange is steady, but not active. The range of Sterling is Bto 9a, the latter for Bankers' bills. There is a good supply on the market. COTTON.—There has been more inquiry this morning, but We do not hear of any sales of importance. STRICT LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION. N. Orleans. Other Gulf and Texas. Ports. Atlantic Nom. Nom. Nom. CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY. In his charge to the Grand Jury, his Lordship said : Three months have scarcely elapsed since I had the honour of presiding in this court, and then a calendar was laid before me containing the names of 120 prisoners. I find you now have 118 prisoners to be tried at this assize, a melancholy instance of the prevalence of crime in this part of the country, and this, too, at a period when, it is said, South Lancashire is more prosperous than usual — when labour is abundant and wages unusually high. I find in this calendar crimes of a darker die than usual— murder ; manslaughter, under circumstances approaching to murder; highway robbery, With great violence, ap pear; and other violent outrages against her Majesty's subjects. To what are we to ascribe this ? Certainly not to any want of provision for physical want : and, there fore, it is confirmatory of the opinion which I believe is very generally entertained now, that the only hope we can entertain of improving the habits and morals of the people is by giving the rising generation a moral and religious education. There is a case of manslaughter against a person of the name of Cull, which I mention for the pur pose of noticing, in that and several other cases, that the depositions which have been laid before me are very un satisfactory. I believe a very large allowance is made for writing the depositions, and in several instances they are very illegible—in some, barely legible ; and some of them in a state which is by no means creditable to those em ployed in taking down the evidence. His lordship drew especial notice to No. 73, a charge of violence and out rage committed on a young woman, and it is imputed to some man who, I believe, was a quack doctor, and he ap pears to have obtained possession of her person by pre tending he could cure her of fits. I draw your attention to it specially, because the details in the depositions are more than ordinarily offensive, and it does not appear, accord ing to them, there is any of the resistance which is neces sary to constitute the crime imputed. If the party were so ignorant as not to be at all aware of what he was about to do, and, therefore, he got possession of her, but under a felonious pretence, and she not at all knowing what he was about to do, this evidence of non-resistance may be accounted for, and it has been held by the judges that it would still amount to a felonious outrage. If you think she did know what he was about to do, however gross the party's conduct may have been, you cannot say he com mitted the crime for which he is at present before you. There is also a charge against three persons of conspiracy to defraud the customs here ; but the depositions are so taken that I cannot read one-half of them. I mention this publicly that notice may be taken of it, and that there may be no further complaint. There is a charge against Edward Lawson for a felonious outrage on a female. On reading the depositions, and the evidence of the medical man, it seems to me there must he some mistake about it, and that she herself, who, no doubt, intended to be a witness of truth, was mistaken in supposing the whole crime was committed. MANCHESTER ROBBERIES. Thomas Pennington, aged 32. and Betsy Dougherty, aged 30, were found guilty of assaulting and attempting to rob Matthew Stock, a well-known vocalist, at Man chester, on the 22nd of January. James Tinker, aged 20, who pleaded guilty to robbing Robert Beesley at Manchester, on the 2nd of January, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. Michael Conner, aged 31, pleaded zuiltv to two cages of burglary, committed at Atherton on the 27th of November last, and was sentenced to ten years' transportation. A PRECOCIOUS THIEF. James Donohue, aged 14, for a burglary committed in the dwelling-house of James Payne, on the morning of the 19th December, was sentenced to transportation for ten years. The prisoner was a native of Ireland, and three years ago he was convicted there of cow-stealing, and sentenced to a year's imprisonment. ROBBERY AT MANCHESTER. Edward Riley, aged 18, and James Riley, aged 36, were found guilty of assaulting Robert Porters, a sawyer, at Manchester, on the 22nd December. COINERS. Tames Smith, aged 30, was found guilty of uttering a counterfeit crown piece, at Ashton and Staleybridge, on November 24th, and Elizabeth Reardon, aged 32, was also convicted of a similar offence. ROBBERY AT SALFORD. John Bridge, aged 22, for assaulting and robbing James Hunt, at Salford, on the sth of March, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment and hard labour. THURSDAY, MARCH 24. ROBBERIES, WITH VIOLENCE. John Davies, aged 48, and William Farrar, aged 34, charged with assaulting and robbing Edmund Titton at Heap, on December 16th, was found not guilty.—James Carroll, aged 24, was sentenced to twelve months' im prisonment with hard labour, for having assaulted and robbed Richard English, at Manchester. THE KNIFE. Simon Wood, aged 28, for having stabbed John Mather. at Salford, on the 24th December last, in a public-house quarrel, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour. M ANSLAUGHTER. Thomas Greenwood, aged 26, for the manslaughter of Michael Curr, at Manchester, on the 15th January last, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, with hard la bour. STABBING AT SALFORD. Robert M'Clarey, aged 24, and Stuart M'Clarey, were indicted for feloniously stabbing Thomas Faighey, at Salford, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm, on the night of the sth of January. Verdict—not guilty, with respect to Stuart M'Clarey.—Robert .31`Clarey guilty of unlawfully wounding. Sentence—one month's imprisonment with hard labour. BURGLARIES. William Gilroy, aged 18, pleaded guilty to having, at Skelmersdale, burglariously broken into the dwelling house of James Meadows, and stolen a quantitity of wearing apparel therefrom.—James Taylor, aged 20, pleaded guilty to having burglariously broken into the dwelling-house of James Rees, and stolen a quantity of wearing apparel.—Sentence deferred. The Court rose at six o'clock, until Saturday morning. FRIDAY, MARCH 25. This being Good Friday, their lordships did not sit. SATURDAY, AlAncH 26. John Craddock. 23, for assaulting and robbing William Cooper, at Manchester, on the 4th March, was found guilty. Walter Evars, I, and Andrew Connell. 22, were indicted for a burglary in the house of John Ellis, at Sal ford. Evars pleaded guilty, and Connell was found guilty of receiving the property. Boars was sentenced to twelve months, and Connell to four months' hard labour. John Makin, 22, James Jones, 28. and Michael Pep pard, 33, indicted for having, at Manchester, assaulted Henry Jenkins, and robbed him of 3s. and a pocket-knife, were acquitted. Mary Shannon, a respectable-looking middle-aged woman, was indicted for the manslaughter of Mary Wain wright, at Liverpool. The prisoner was the superinten dent nurse of the Medical Ward in the Liverpool Work house ; and, on the sth of March, Mary Wainwright was brought into the ward, suffering from lumbago. Dr. Gee, the medical officer, saw the woman, and ordered a lini ment to be applied externally, and a tonic mixture three times a-day. It was the duty of the prisoner, on all occasions, to administer medicine with her own hands, or to see the medicine taken. On the following day, the prisoner directed a nurse to administer the liniment to the deceased instead of the tonic, which the nurse refused to do, whereupon the prisoner took the bottle out of her hand, and administered the liniment, which contained a deadly poison, to the deceased, who died shortly after. The prisoner was found guilty of manslaughter, through carelessness ; but the jury strongly recommended the pri soner to mercy. His lordship, in sentencing the prisoner, said that taking into consideration the recommendation of the jury, and her previous good character, the sentence of the court was, that she be imprisoned for fourteen days. He also suggested that where poisons were used, the word " Poison" should be written on the bottles as a caution. In the case against Messrs. Fletcher and Firth, fruit merchants, and their clerk, William Kerfoot, charged with a conspiracy to defraud the customs, Mr. Monk applied to enlarge the prisoners' recognizancea to the next assizes, or to enter into new recognizances. Mr. Watson, on the part of the Crown, consented to the post ponement of the case if new recognizances were entered into. Mr. Monk and Mr. James, on the part of the par ties charged, consented ; and the necessary recognizance!! having bee n e n te re d i n to, the case was adjourned to the next assizes. Sarah Robinson, 24, Elizabeth Hardman, 26, Wm. Wright, 42, and Wm. Hardman, 21, for a burglary at Salford, in the house of Wm. Morris. Wm. Wright, who received a good character from his employers, and Sarah Robinson, were sentenced to 12 months' hard labour. Wm. Har dman,C who had been previously convicted, was sentenced to 10 years' transportation ; and Elizabeth Hardman, who had been 33 times summarily convicted in Liverpool, was sentenced to 14 years' transportation. Wm. Sherry, 18, Daniel Sherry, 18, Mark Leary, 17, John Robinson, 16, Marlin Feeney, 16, and John Keyler, 17, were indicted for having assaulted Thomas Monks, at Manchester, on the Ist of January, and robbed him of a watch, value £5. Feeney and Keyler were acquitted, but the two Sherrys, Leary, and Robinson were found guilty, and setenced to six months' imprisonment. BlGAMY.—Richard Bat ho, a respectable looking man, was indicted for having, at Manchester, on the 18th of August, 1828, married Elizabeth Pigott, and again on the 12th June, 1850, married Elizabeth Elliotson, his former wife being then alive. The prisoner was the son of a che mist, and his first wife had been a silk-winder, and at the time of his first marriage he was only 18 years of age, and his bride 28. She sailed in April, 1850, and returned a few weeks ago. The prisoner had heard of his first wife's death in June, 1850, and the second marriage was celebrated with the knowledge of Miss Elliotson's relatives. He was found guilty, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment. he court adjourned until Monday. BIGAMY. Ann Anderton (20) pleaded guilty to a charge of having at Manchester, on the sth of December last, feloniously and unlawfully married William Rushton, Leonard An derton, to whom she was previously married, being then slim—Sentence deferred. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT. Catharine Liston (16) was charged with having at Parr, in the dwelling-house of Robert Wainwright, felo niously stolen one leg of mutton, two ounces of tea, and several articles of clothing, the property of the said Robert Wainwright ; and that after having committed the said felony, she did burglariously break out of the said dwelling house. The prisoner was a servant in the family of the prosecutor, and got up early on the morning of the rob bery, and after committing the robbery, made her escape from the house.—She was found guilty, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. ANOTHER ROBBERY BY A SERVANT. Elizabeth Carr (16) was charged with having, at Parr, on the 22nd of January, in the dwelling-house of Mr. John Rigby, feloniously stolen one shawl, one loaf, one pair of boots, and various other articles, the property of the said John Rigby ; and that after having committed the said felony, she did burglariously break out of the said dwelling-house. The prisoner, as in the last case, was a domestic servant in the prosecutor's house ; and after committing the robbery, early in the morning, broke out of the house. She was found guilty, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, his Lordship remarking that, from the similarity of the circumstances of the two cases, it was exceedingly probable that an agreement had been made between the two prisoners to rob their respective employers, and afterwards make their escape. HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN HAIGH PARK James Nelson (281, Joseph Nelson (34), and Thomas Lather': (26), were charged with having, at Haigh, fe loniously and violently assaulted Mrs. Alice Woodcock, putting her in bodily tear, and stealing from her person a gold watch, chain and key, and one gold pencil case. The two prisoners Nelson were charged with stealing the articles from the prosecutrix, and Lathom was charged with receiving the same, knowing them to be stolen. Mr. Monk and Mr. Ovens conducted the case on the part of the prosecution. Mr. Tyndal Atkinson defended the two Nelsons. Lathom was undefended. It appeared from the case, on behalf of the pro secution, that on the 31st of July last, about twelve o'clock at noon. the prosecutrix, Mrs. Woodcock, who is the wife of Mr. John Woodcock. banker, of the Elms, Wigan, was walking among the plantations in the grounds at Haigh-hall, near Wigan, the seat of the Earl of Balcarres, when the prisoner, James Nelson, who is one of the Earl of Balcarres' gamekeepers, came across on to the carriage drive, as it intending to meet her. The prosecutrix, on seeing the prisoner, who apparently had nothing more on than a long shirt, turned back,.and in a few moments afterwards the prisoner took s round and again met her. On coming up to prosecutrix, he de manded her to take her chain off her neck and give it to him. She replied, "Do not take it from me, or you will be taken up." Prisoner replied, " Oh, never mind about that, give me what you have ;" and he then took from her her watch, chain, and seal, and the pencil case. The prisoner and Joseph Nelson were immediately afterwards seen by several parties running away from the direction in which the robbery was com mitted. A reward of £lOO was afterwards offered for the discovery of the parties, £5O by the Earl of Balcarres, and £5O by Mr. Woodcock. The prisoner Latham was sub sequently taken into custody, charged with being con. cerned in the robbery, and on being apprehended he told the police-officers that tha prisoner Nelson robbed the prosecutrix, and afterwards gave the proceeds to him, telling him to take them to Liverpool and sell them. lie did so, but did not see the Nelsons any more, having got on the spree in Liverpool, after he had sold the watch and the other articles to a Mr. Abraham, a watchmaker, in Oldhall-street, in this town. On this the police went to Mr. Abraham's, and ultimately discovered that he had purchased the property. Mrs. Woodcock, the prosecutrix, and several other wit nesses, were examined in support of the foregoing state ment. Amongst other witnesses, Mr. Abraham, of Old hall-street, was also examined, and deposed to purchasing the watch from the prisoner Latham. In cross-examination by Mr. Atkinson, Mrs. Wood cock said that when the prisoner James Nelson was first before her, a few days after the robbery was committed, she could not speak positively as to his identity, but she firmly believed he was the man. Mr. Atkinson addressed the jury for the two Nelsons in a powerful speech, confidently contending that the evi dence of identity against the prisoners was altogether in sufficient to justify a conviction, and that in all probability the prisoner Latham had made the confession, and involved his (Mr. Atkinson's) clients, in order to get hold of the reward. _ _ _ His Lordship having summed up, the jury retired for about a quarter of an hour to consider their verdict. On their return into court they gave a verdict of acquittal in the case of the two Nelsons, and found the prisoner Latham guilty. A. certificate of a previous conviction having been put in against the prisoner, he was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation. MANSLAUGHTER AT MANCHESTER. John Cull (24) was charged with having, at Manchester, on the 28th of February, feloniously killed and slain George Mayne. It appeared that a quarrel took place between the deceased and the prisoner in a public-house in Deanseate, which ended in a fight, during which the prisoner knocked the deceased down, from the effects of which he died. The prisoner was found guilty, and sen tenced to three months' imprisonment. The Court rose shortly after six o'clock. NISI PRIU S COURT.—WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr. Baron MARTIN.) In the first case, that of Dogherty v. Barton, which was a matter of dispute between the landlord and tenant of the Blackfriars Hotel, in Manchester, a reference was agreed to. BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. RICHARDSON V. DELEMER.—Mr. Monk and Mr. Wheeler, for the plaintiffs ; and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Tomlinson, for the defence. The plaintiff was Miss Katherine Richardson, the niece of Mr. Ostler, an architect's assistant or clerk of the works, residing at Manchester; and the defendant a Frenchman, named Delemer, a mechanist. Mr. MONK said the plaintiff was the daughter of John Richardson, who, during his Urethrae, was a non-commis sioned officer, a serjeant- major in the Dragoon Guards, who died when she was very young, leaving her to the care of Mr. Ostler, who maintained and educated her. She was now 25 years of age ; and the defendant, who had a long string of names,.Charles Henri Ferdinand Desiri klexis Delemer, by birth a Frenchman, who had been some time in this country, was 32 ; and, therefore, there was no discre pancy in that respect. In 1846, Mr. Gautier, a professor of languages, lodged at the house of Mr. Ostler, and when the defendant, Delemer, came to Manchester, he brought an introduction to Gautier. He frequently dined at the h e, and subsequently became an inmate of it on Mr.' nautier going to France. Thus an intimacy sprung up between the parties, and Delemer expressed his desire to marry the plaintiff. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ostler, in the first instance, objected on account of the difference in their language and tastes ; and it was ulti mately agreed that they should wait at least twelve months. From that time Delemer became a frequent visitor at the house, until Mr. Ostler went to Cheadle, a short distance from Manchester. He used to visit her every three or four days ; and he (Mr. Monk) would read a letter which the defendant wrote to her about this pe riod, when he was residing at Radcliffe. At this time be was negotiating with Messrs. Bird, of Radcliffe, for the sale of a machine connected with calico printing. The letter, which bore no date, was received in March, 1849 ; at which time Delemer was received at the house of Mr. Ostler, as the future husband of his niece; and he should in justice state, that Mr. Delemer was not then very familiar with the English language : " DEAR KETTY,—I have been to Birdcliffe. It is very late ; but I have promised you to write some words this evening, and I am glad to have promised it, for indeed, if I had not some very good reasons to fear in writing, I would, I thinck, do it so often that it is possible you would be tired of my let ters. But if my ignorance of your langued do not permit my to expri me all my filling for you at last I knwou one word whic is sufficient. Ketty, I love thee more than I could tell thee, even if I could speak in my own langued ; every time I see you, I thinck impossible to love more than I do; and every time I leave you, I find that I do love you more still. And how would it not be so? Do you not yourself love my more every day. Yes, my Ketty, or at last I think so, and so happy, that 'my heart, some it is this idea whic mak my time when I thinck of you, is so full that 1 can scarcely refrain in my filing. But I must finisch ; my dearest you have my first thincking this morning ; have my last good night. I wish I could take from your pretty mouth the kiss I give to your likeness. Kelty, when shall we have so sweet a moment as yesterday ! my heart is full of the remembrance ; and yet what is the remembrance near the reality. " Good night my love—my only hope. Good night. Sa turday I shall be whit thee. " A. DELEMER. " Kiss aunt for me, will you ? I hope she is better to-day." This proved a strong attachment, which would be shown throughout the evidence, until a circumstance occurred to which he would presently advert. Mr. Monk pro ceeded to relate that about the time of the French revolu tion in 1848, the defendant became in very distressed cir cumstances, owing, as he stated, to the misfortuneS of his father; and he made the shabbiness of his appearance an excuse for not visiting at Mr. Ostler's as usual. After this, however, Delemer went to live with them for a short time, and remained about six months, without being called upon to pay for either board, lodging, or washing. He left upon being reminded by Mr. Ostler that his visit had been eomewhat too long, and in the autumn of that Inferior Low to good ordinary.... Si to 9/ 8/ to 9 8/ to 9 Low to good Middling .. 91 to 101 9/ to 10/ 9/ to 10 Middling fair to fair ....111 to 121 11i 10i to 11/ (From W. P. Wright's Circular of March 15.) The day after the departure of the last mail hence for Liver pool, our market assumed a quiet tone, and the business since has been on a limited scale, with a slight yielding in price on the Middling and lower qualities; to conform therewith the quotations annexed are altered. The total sales since Bth instant, have been 5,500 bales, of which the bulk has been taken for shipment to France and the continent. Very little demand exists for Liverpool or for domestic consumption. The clearances in the same time have been—to Havre, 694 bales ; to Hamburg, 235 ; Lisbon, 50; Glasgow, 49 ; Bremen, 37. Total, 1,063 bales. The Southern markets have been maintained, with a large business in New Orleans and Mobile, and a moderate one in Charleston and Savannah. By telegraph the following has been received : MOBILE, MARCH 11. Receipts for the week, 12,000 bales. Middling 9c.; quiet market. Freight to Liverpool, id. Exchange on London, 8i percent. The dispatch from New Orleans was not received up to 6 p.m. last evening. I hear the receipts for the week are stated at 40,000 bales. Receipts at the Ports for the week have amounted to 105,000 bales, which completes the eighteenth consecutive week of over 100,000; the average being 117,500 per week.-The excess is 521,003 bales; next week a reduction will occur, as the re ceipts at Mobile are light, and we shall have to compare with a total during the corresponding week last year of 120,000 bales. At Savannah and Charleston the receipts have been light, owing to local speculation in the interior towns. The stock on hand, it will be noticed, is very large, amounting to 795.000 bales, included in which, however, is the 18,000 or 20,000, lately destroyed by fire in New Orleans. Freights have de clined to id. per lb. in Mobile. The following is a statement of the movement in cotton since the Ist of September last, as compared with the previous three years:- 1833 1852 1851 1850 Receipts into the ports 2,536,000 2,015,000 1,751,000 1,610,000 Exports to Great Britain 995,000 719,000 618,000 499,000 France „ other for. ports 180,000 142,000 140,000 87,000 Total exports 1,366,000 1,130,000 953,000 756,000 Stock on hand Of which during the past week, included o in the 49,000t 8 h 5 e 1 above 850 1853 1832 Receipts at the ports 105,000 106,00 Exports to Great Britain 40,000 31,000 70,000 30,000 „ France „ other for. ports 9,000 12,000 14,000 2,000 Total exports From which it will be seen that the excess in receipts now amounts to 521,000 bales; tl:e increase in exports to Great Britain, 276,000: other foreign ports. 38,000. Decrease to France, 78,000. Total increase in exports 236,000 bales. MOBILE, MARCH 12. Receipts for the week 12.000 bales. Freight to Liverpool, id.; to Havre, 1 3.16 c. Middling cotton, SAVANNAH, MARI! 11. Receipts for the week 5,000 bales. Market dull. No change in prices. 73H8a%5.1.re 2,971 p Exports-to ls ; Liverpool, Bnr c Barcelona, o u p. 0 CIIARLESTOV. .-Receipts for the week ending March lath, 10,581 bales Up. and s b B alesUp. and 403 S.I. ; NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 15. notwithstanding rid van t c h e e d storm. u Sales we C r o e t l t s 7 oo b o r n is a k ies y . est F e i r n d e a ci y u , alities lavp a _ • I a nnEnniointrldne,rB: t c i n o i n , e s d fo a r f strictter businessm tldl i i t i l o g n i r s n 9:t a 9s. he Africa's news was re ddena c firmer appearstob aspect. e Sales checked, o f lac. - The common brands of State have been wade at .84 Giq a 4 75, m ostly at the latter rate. ,g 5 62i is freely offered by shippers. Wheat is dull. Corn is stead 20,000 bushels sol d in lots at y -61 a 63 for common, 63 a 65 for white, and 65 for Southern yellow. . - PaovisioNs are without alteration. NAVAL STORES.—SpiritS turpentine are irregular; sales have been made of 400 brls. at 60a633, 30 days and cash, closing at the lower rate; crude may be quoted at .64.87 - a 85.00. Rosins arc unchanged. FREIGHTS.—There has been more firmness to Liverpool in vessels nearly loaded. We notice engagements of 3,500 brls. of flour at 25. 3d. a 2s. 6d., the lower rate in British bottoms ; 800 bales of cotton at 7-32 d. a id.; for wheat and corn &I. :is asked and 7d. Offered. To Glasgow 500 Uric flour were taken at 2s. 6d, TO Hamburg 50) brls, turpentine at 38. year the plaintiff became pregnant. The defendant was urged to marry her, and promised to do so, but subse quently became the husband of a Miss Mather, leaving her, who had for many years been his affianced bride, a degraded woman. The defendant did not deny the pre mise, but pleaded that he had been exonerated and re leased from it. Having warned the jury that they shadd. not take into consideration in this action, anything for the maintenance of the child, for whom the defendan t , it appeared, had made some provision, Mr. Monk stat e d_ as regarded the position of the defendant, that he was ;11; possession of £2OO a year from the sale of a patent si i. ; to Messrs. Bird, beyond anything which he made by own business. He was, therefore, in a position to main ; tain a wife in a condition of respectability, and it w oul d be for the jury to say what damage the plaintiff had sus; taincd. She had been for months in a declining state et health, and had not recovered since. They must look at her as she was compared with what she is, and then Sof what would be fair and reasonable damages. Mrs. Anne Ostler, wife of Mr. Thos. Ostler, joiner and builder, of Manchester, said that the plaintiff, Katherine Richardson, was her husband's niece by a former ma rriage' and had lived with him from seven years of a g e. Shen ,7 101 now 25 years of age. In 1845, they lived at Hardwial Manchester, and had a Mr. G a utier livi ng w ith them,.7 the defendant, Mr. D e l erner , a F renc h man , came to Vis l Mr. Gautier. In March, 1847, Mr. Delmer became: e a boarder at their house, on the request of Mr. Gautier. Be took all his meals with the family, w hi c h cons i s t e d of be , ,' husband, herself, niece, and Mr. G a uti er . I n M a y, IS4" she observed something particular in his attentions to 3lis 3 Richardson, and spoke to him about it, and told him it ''as notconvenient for him to come into the kitchen and privat e sitting-room except at meal times. In June, of that yo r e ' (' Mr. Gautier left for France, and Mr. Delemer remain with them, having still a private sitting-room of his own: In June, Mr. Delemer used to follow her niece abou t ' under pretence of learning the English language. OP, being spoken to about it, he was evasive at first. At th is time she sent her niece to Didsbury for a fortnight, an d ' whilst she was away, one morning be said to her, " Ha t you any commands for Miss Kate, madam ?" Witness asked what he meant ; and he said, " I think of going as far as Didsbury, to inquire after' her health." She tit not remonstrate, but said he was to give her love, an d say she should be glad to see Miss Richardson on SaturdaY, at home. He returned in the evening, with a b ougll d ° f flowers, which he said Miss Kate had sent, and said 31i 5g Kate would come home on Saturday, which she did. The defendant appeared very much delighted to see her, ,:rid followed her about the house. Witness mentioned the matter to her husband on the Saturday. In July, the defendant knocked at the door of her room, and when Ile came in he bowed to her. She asked him to take a seat. He said; " I love Miss Kate—will you permit me to marry her ?" She said, " Mr. Delemer, you have taken me by surprise; I cannot give you an answer without speaking to my husband on the subject." He said, r i° you object, madam ?" and she replied, " No, but I mus t name it to my husband before I can say anything further; your tastes - and pursuits are different." She asked On if ho had spoken to her niece. He said, " I have , madam ; she has referred me to you."' Her niece was out at the time, but came in shortly afterwards, the defendant being still in the room ; and when she came in' he took her by the hand, and said, " I have named ibis subject to madam." Miss Richardson did not say any' thing, but smiled and looked agreeable; she did not object at all events. Prior to this she had said to defendant , " probably you expect we can give my niece something on her marriage ; we shall not durin g our lif e ti me ." D e replied, "Oh, I only want Miss Kate; I shall be in a peal' tion to maintain her." Her husband was out at Cheadle at the time, and when he returned, Mr. Delerner met him in the lobby, and threw hisarms round him, and embraced him. Her husband was much surprised at the extra cordialitl of the salutation, and asked what he meant, and she, explained what had passed, and Mr. Delemer was calle d in and said he hoped Mr. Ostler was agreeable. 1 - 1...5r husband said, " you are a stranger and a forei g ner. ly r e know very little about you or your circumstances. I should like you not to marry before the end of twelve months." Mr. Delemer said " why not now ?" 1 4 4-- husband asked "are you in circumstances to marry now He said not at present, till he had received remittances from his father, and that he expected to receive coney from Messrs. Bird for a patent, but her husband still adhered to the twelve months, seeing that their manners and pursuits were different. In September t hey went ter live at Cheadle; shortly before which the defendant went to lodge elsewhere, but was in the habit of coming to their house. He also visited them at Cheadle during the time they were there—a year and ten months. The defendant came sometimes twice a week whilst in Man chester, and never stopped away longer than a fortnight' After the French revolution, in 1848, the defendant's cir cumstances apparently became worse. He had gone t° live at Radcliffe in November or December, 1847, wher e Messrs. Bird's works are. He told them about the nego tiations which were going on about the disposal of the' patent. In December, 1848, she went over to see hire,'. and invited him to spend Christmas day with them, o'l he said, " I cannot, lam ashamed to go out." She said to him, "you have written a letter to Kate, which has almost broken her heart ; why have you written in such a desponding manner ?" He made answer, " Oh, tesel; her to hate me." She said, " what do you mean ?" etu l he replied, "1 have done nothing but bring trouble upon all who have ever loved me or have ever shown me 01 kindness. I have not had courage to give her up before , but I ought to have clone so." Witness said, " this i 5 not the time for her to give you up when you .are in trouble.!' On-parting, he said, " Tell K.ittes e lleee her more than ever." In consequence of this, repreeente lions were made to defendant' s f r i en d s, an d his sister came over in the following January. D e f en d a nt spent Christmas eve with them, but returned the same day' In March his circumstances appeared to have improved, and he said he was in the wine trade. In August, 1549,- the defendant called rather late, arid said he should be obliged to walk home, as lie was too late for the train. She asked him why he did not remain in Manchester ,- and he said he did not do so on account of the expense of stopping at an hotel, and witness, under the circum stances, offered him a bed at her house. In November , 1849, he stopped at their house every night for some time. In May he went away for a week. She remembered his being there one evening in June, when a conversation arose between her husband and him about his going to France. He said it was-uncertain, and her husband said then he had better provide himself with lodgings else where, which he did in Clopton-street. He continued to visit her niece till October, in which month her niece appeared dejected, but said they were going to be married immediately. In consequence of what she saw, she went • to Radcliffe on the following day, and found the defen dant at Mr. Bird's works, and he said, " How do you do, aunt ; how is Kitty and Mr. Ostler ?" She replied, " As' well as circumstances permit. Why do you ask ? Is not Kate in the family way, and unmarried ?" He said, " Yes, but wo will be married immediately." She said, " What do you call immediately ? Will you be married this week ?" He said, " I cannot leave the works this week ; I will come on Saturday evening, and speak with Mr. Ostler." He failed to do so, and, in consequence, Mr. Ostler went over to Radcliffe the following week,. and the defendant returned with him in the evening. He sat by the side of Miss Richardson on the sofa, and car- ressed her, and said, " Can you tell me what time it is ;- I must return soon, or I shall be too late for the train." Her husband thereupon said, " We must speak on the subject you came about ; I want to know when you w ill marry Kate ; it is a most unfortunate thing, and the sooner that takes place the better." Mr. Delemer re plied, " I cannot say just now ; it may be one month ; it may be three or more." Her husband said, " What am I to understand by that ; do you refuse to marry her ?" He said„ " No, Mr. Ogler, I will marr y h er as soon as possible. Mr. Ostler said, " What is your objection to marry her now ? Is it want of money ; if it is I will lend it you, and I will keep her and her child until you are in circumstances to do so ;" but the defendant made no answer, and Mr. Ostler urged him to reply, and he said, " I cannot marry her now." Mr. Ostler pressed him to assign his reason, but he didn't speak, and her husband said, " Are you going to prove a villain, seduce my niece and thrust her a degraded: woman upon the world ? have made you the fairest offer that one man can make another ; am I to understand, after all my kindness to wards you, when you had not where to go to, that you are going to prove yourself a villain ?" Mr. Delemer said, " Oh, I had my lodgings at Radcliffe." Afterwards be folded nis arms, and said, in a very insulting manner, " I will tell you what I think of -you ; you are both more in fault than myself." Her husband raised the poker, and ordered him to leave the room instantly, and not enter his doors again until he came to marry Miss Rich ardson. Mr. Delemer left the room and went to her niece in the kitchen. She followed him and heard him say, " Go with me, Kitty, go with nee, Kitty ; t hou art my wife, thou knows thou art." . She said. " Kate, are you married or not, tell me, and end this miserable sus pense." Kate answered, " No, aunt, no;" and Mr.. Delemer said, " Do you suppose that I attach •any im portance to that ridiculous ceremony that was only made to put money into priest's pockets." She said, " I fea - not, but we attach much importance to that." He again pressed Kate to go, and she (witnes s ) sa id " s h e s h a ll not leaathis house but as your w if e; why don ' t you marry her ?" He said, " I have repeatedly told you I will." Her niece afterwards went to Louth, in Lincolnshire, where she Was confined, and came back to them 'at the end of January, 1851, and for some time after her return she was ill with a bad cough, pain in her side, and general debility. The defendant, when he visited them, did not pay for his board. He had not visited them since Miss Richardson returned from Lincolnshire. Cross. examined,—Miss Richardson was with her hus band before their marriage. She went to school till she was thirteen years of age. She was boarded at Lynn, in Cheshire, before they were married. At the time the defendant, Mr. Delemer, was lodging at their house they kept no servant, but had a charwoman, and an old man to clean knives and shoes. Herself and niece did the ordinary household work. She sometimes made the beds and waited at table. Her niece waited at table more frequently than she did. Her niece prepared breakfast in the morning. They had kept a grocer's shop since the birth of the child, and her niece's name was over the door. She assisted her niece to mind the shop. Her husband was clerk of the works to Mr. Radcliff, who re sided at Oldham. Mr. Gautier paid 10s. a week for lodgings-245. for board and lodging ; and Mr. Delemer paid the same. Mr. Ostler was here (in court). Before their marriage she never had any differences with Mr. Ostler about the child (Miss Richardson). She never suggested that Miss Richardson should teach Mr. Dele-- ruer English ; on the contrary, she objected, and said that she would give him instruction herself when she had the opportunity. She did not remember, on one occasion , after dinner, saying to the guests, " I think we bad better leave the young people together." She did not remember suggesting anything to that effect. She had spoken of Mr. Delemer as the intended husband of her niece, but did not remember formally introducing him es such. She had seen Mr. Delemer give her niece a kiss ;- she turned her back, and left them in the room, but not for any length of time. Mr. Delemer did not say cn t 1,6 occasion when Mr. Ostler lifted the poker to him, that she should not have left them so much together. At the time she went into the zoom and caught Mr. Delemer kis!inF her niece, she did not say it was impossible to keep 59° 1 _ a character in her house. She did not see him kiss h er before the promise of marriage. He kissed her when _ _ came in and when he went out, and that was after th e y went to Cheadle. He never told her that he felt the danger of being thrown so unreservedly into the sod s,@ of her niece. She first discovered this pregntneY of tne Sir. defenc that h a remE action point jury li loss, t the br the .abroac when The verdi c were I D A . the pl The d had at 'dame s DA. 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