Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-18 00:00:00

CAUSE LIST Plaintiff? Attorneys. I QR.. Cnn ins an B .. Be ver - 2 QB—Slater and Co .. Hampson and ano 8 r x..S.Ve and C .. • • .. Hinton.. .. gF x ..Srunt, • • .. Moor/louse.. . 10 QB...Same [he Q seen . 12 QB . • tkinsons and Co. ... ..T;:omas 21 CPL.Higsun and R woodiw s „ , 23 „ „ .. Moore and ors 24 CPL., arne —Chandler 25 QR. Kershaw and _ .•Massey and ano 21 tx . Rol& n and .. .. —flamer 27 QB.. W P Ro erts Parkigson 29 Q F..Li ett • • • . • • Robinson 30 QR Andrew .. • • .. Mackay and ors.. ... 31 QB.. Worthington and E 32 QB .. At insons ar,cl o .. Tem t'le and ors.. 33 C•P:..Conoer and Sons .. ..Pin der S 4 F x... Richardson and Co .. Bold 26 Ex... Gould .„ „ opper (s) (5.7) (sj) (13J) (sJ) .. .. .. .. (rj) FIRST LIST.—SALFORD HUNDRED. Plaintiffs, Defendants. Defendants' Attorneys. v The Mayo- of Manchester .. Chester and Co v Hamp.on.. v I.rn and N. West. Railway Co.. Swift and Co v Alcock rims v Spence Cooper and Sons .v E T Garbutt .. Bent v A.slavir.)rth ..Cooper and Eons v Featherston Sale and Co v Same !lame v Twig': and ano v Knowles and ora .. v Neild and ors.. —Marsh and B v Stephenson . —Mime and J • The Mayor, &c of Wigan .. • • Lord ani A v Ilindle and ors .. • • ..Cobbett. and W v Wocd • v France .. v Bridge and ano • • .. .. Hilton • • •. ley and Son SECOND LIST.—WEST DERBY HUNDR.ED. .. Chambers and NV 1 Ea... Trnwin . .. • • .. Cecil assignee •• 2 CP.. H Phi 1 S Mo - gan 308 Lownoei ind Co ... —Smith 4 d B itTe and ano 5 Ex... o y .. • • .. ..Peet . 6 CP • .same Bart'ett and awo 7QB Yung and C 3 —rile.. 8 QR..Binney.. Yeomans 9 Fa... I,anck aid ano . 10 Ex.— It V ells ..L B of Health King upon Hull (sJ) 11 Ex— Bowson and Co .. n •• • • - (sJ) 12 Fr.— WKTy er ..E is • . 13 Cr'..Francts and A ......Rose 14 QB.. Rarne Yeovrard 15 CP—Grimmer —Some .. 16 CPL.-1 Yates jun.. Minus 17 CP. Same .. • • •• 1 "1 s (s 1) /II - tamp and J Park rth and ano (sJ) 19 Ex... ell and S Holmes • • • • • • • • • • • 20 Q 13.. Statham an .1 Co .• ..S3 - .lomon 21 Q Holden and Son .. e d anti ors .. (sJ 22 Ea .. Borrow .. .. Manley admix .. 23 Fa... - ame..Hawkey 2-1 Q 3.. Ho'den and Son .. 1 1irno!i-croft 25 Er.... T Eastham ...Fastham 26 Er... Fletche' and II Taylor 27 Ex... M yhew Mathew 3$ P Marritugh ..Hargreaves . • • .. 29 Ex,..Thockerah ..Fitzpattizk.. 30 Ex .. B Trow —Simmons .. 31 CP Yee) jun Raven .. 32 CP. —Sand , • . ..Ca:lau 33 QB.. R S!evenson • • .. d 34 , x... Rowe Warirr jun 35 Ex —He tld 36 CPL.3II it khurst .. Wright .. 37 QB—Carson and Brooks and ors mays &e.. 39 QB.. Moss and Samuelson and ors ~ 30 c P..Goolwin and A .. Cooke .. 41 C • L.Fen ..Voce admix ... ..4 .- 48 CP.., J Ye es, jtm.. .. Wright and ano 42 Ex.. it Moore S. Ott and ano 43 QR..Stnry Hindhan - rh er x.. 44 3 . Evans and Son Stevens and ano 45 GB.. C aid H Frost Wads worh 46 Q 8.. Ern Ryl.ind and ors .. 47 Ex teher and H.. •• 48 Et . .43 .. Hatton and ano 4 fEa...Co way.. .. —Nets 50 CPL.Turner and Son.. .. Waddington admor 51 C 1 );.. ame hame 52 Q ..Littledals and B Pemberto 53 CP.. Bogle Buxton . 54 Ex...T Smith .. —Collins 5.5 CP L.Baekhou,e "Maar and ano 56 CPL.Same _Same a 7 C' L. •r me Sagan 58 CPl..Suowball • • .. Woodhead 59 PL.Rrethetton Assop •„ 60 QB..Stme. •• ..Heathcock jun $1 Ex... Cobb .. Grant . 62 Q 1.. Littledale and Co Day es ... 63 Ex —Weisman 64 Ex .. Co , way.. .. Nels^n 65 Fa... T S smith .. Muir ead 66 Ex...F, ee .n an .. ...Taylor 67 ( PL 14 and tV Ascroft ..B ackhurn and ano 68 Ex— Sloss and L.. .. Roberts v Taylor .. • . v Bernard ') v Pile v Lela-star' . ..v Ha lam v Layttdd . ..v GetpA . v Gray and ors.. .v Taylor .. • • .. v T inity Ho se of Hull.. E S Wilson v Beattie .. .• • • Martin real and lli v Harlow Tarrant ~v Schaffer „Fit tcher and H .v Frown .iranci4 and R . v Lan. and York. Railway Co Higham an C v Barber Fletcher and H v Mason . v Kidd and ano Evans and Son .v Rawns ey .. • • .. Brier!ey v Oliver t.owndes and Co ,v St Helens Canal and Rail Co .. Whitley v Carter .. v —Bell and S v WhiVey Coltcn and B v McCalman .. Neal and M v C , wley .v 'Thomas v Lan. and York. P.aitway Co v Di; tenson .v Bell Pemberton v Jameson .. v Lon. and N. West Hail. Co.. „Swift and Co v Everth Woodcock and Co ..v Acton .. Leigh ..v C owes .v Bainbridge ..GreTory and Co v H , ine a- d ors.. .. .. Preston (es) v Wilson and ano owndes and Co ..v Lan. and York. Railway Co.. ..T A and J G undy ..v Kirby.. .. .• .. • • ..Hinda • ..v Hernaman • v Hadaway • v Clement,on .• ▪ v wells and S (5.1) v Jones and ano exors ..T Bolton v Robins .. Chileott ▪ ..v Role . Sh kle 'on and Co (es) v Seddon Hol :en and Son ▪ ..v Lan. and York. Railway Co. ..R and W Ascroft • ..v Same.. .. .. (demurrer) Same • ..v Arkle and ano.. • ..v Venn and ano • v I .4l , ,rphie • ..v Brennand and ano... ▪ v Same.. .. • • •• v Same.. • v Black hnrst . ..v Yates. ▪ ..v Moore and Lno ..v Denham .. ▪ v Critchley ▪ ..v Taylor • v Brownel and ano ▪ v Moore and ano. ▪ v Taylor .. • ..v am: .., ▪ v Binks.. .. .. .. .. Young and Co • • • . .. —Stone • • • . .. ..Henry .. _II Forshaw . .. Chambers and WI .. Chester and Co ..Lewis bn i Co • Fra - cis awl A • ..Sw,ft and Co .. Sale and Co (demurrer, Same Same W Bilethrust ..Ward J B Lloyd ..Holden and Son ..Hiz.bani and C .. „Miller and P B Lloyd J Clay • „Sate and Co ▪ „Ingham and C ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH LANCASIIIRS.—LwzapooL, August 17. CROWN COURT. Mr. BARIN WATSON entered court at 10 o'clock, and procealed with the criminal busi, ess. ROBBEItY WITH VIOLENCE.—Thotnqs Booth, aged 22 collier, was chained with having, at Rochdale, on the 14th of June, 1857, with one or more other persons, robbed one Nathaniel Bottomley, with corona' violeece, of two shil lings in money. Mr. Kaye prosecuted. The prosecutor was returning from Colne to Rochdale upon the night in question, and when passieg under a railway arch was at tacked by three or four men, who throttled him and robbed him of two shillings. The prisoner was identified as one .f these parties. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. ISt ANSILe UGATER. —James Greenhalgh, aged 27, labou-er, was charged with having at Bury, in Juue lest, feloniously killed and slain one Edmund Rhodes. Mr. Tindal Atkin son prosecnted, and Mr. Fearnley defended. It appeared that on the 24th of June, the prisoner and deceased were drinking !ogettor in a public house, and some rough joking took piece between them. Deceased knocked off the prisoner's cap, and prisoner struck deceased a blow, which, unfortunat ly, came upon his head, deceased fell and struck his head heavily agairst the ground, receiving thereby, injuries of which he died in a few clays. The prisoner withdrew his plea of not guilty, and pleaded guilty.- His Lordship sentenced him to one week's impri• sonment, dating from the opening of the ass;zes. He was emit ding!) , discharged forthwith. ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.—John Fitzgerald, aged 24, labourer, was charged with having, at Touge, on the 22nd February, 1857, feloniously assaulted one Th o m a s Hartley, and stolen from him one hat. Mr. Lercische prosecuted, and Mr. Wheeler defended. The jury acquitted the prisoner. ATTIMPT TO DESTROY A 11017 SE AT MANCILESTZ Et BY GUNP,AVDSR. —George Whithain, aged 33, labourer. was cnarged with having, at Manchester, on the 11th of May, 18 unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously placed upon and against a certain dwelling-house or bail sing, a glass bottle cont lining two pounds of gunpowder, and other explosive substances, with intent to destroy or damage the building. Mr. Sowler appeared for the prosecutien, and Mr. Wheeler defended the prisoner. It appeared that upon the night in question the prosecutor, Mr. James Bedmain, master-roperneker, was going to bed in his dwelling-house, at a place called Little -Breen, Manchester, when he heard noises on one of the walls of the house, as if some persons were endeavouring to ciirab the well. Havin g heard the noises f or * some minntes, he dressed himself partly, and went our. When he came outside into the garden he found the primer in custody of a police officer. It appeared that, about the time when Mr. Redmaiu first heard the noise, a man named Bryce was passing the hou and saw two men in the gar:en, one of when] was standing on the shoulder of the other, and apparently endeavouring to reach one of the window?. Bryce ran to his own house which was close by, and called his brother-in-law, who was a constable of police. The latter came with him to Mr. Redmain's house, and there they found the prisoner in the garden. The policeman endeavoured to arrest him, but several of his associates came up at his call, and a scuffio ensued. Ancoher man, who wes passing by, and bad his attention attracted by seeing a person on the roof of the house, came up, and helped the policeman to arrest some of the parties All, howevor, except the prisoner. succeeded in making th,ir escape. A search was thin made, and on the top ledge of the bay window near which the men were observe,' standing, was fouud a glass bottle, which, on being examinee, was found to contain nearly two pounds of fine and blasting powder, mixed with pieces of broken glass. The bottle was er veloped tightly in calico, which was covered over with pitch. In the neck of the bottle a piece of rope, steeped in mitre, was found inserted, with one end hanging out, evidently intended to serve as a fusee. It was deposed by a chemist that the explosive force of this contrivance would probably have been sufficient to dash in a great portion of the wall. When the prisoner was taken to the pollee station he was searched, and there was found in his pocket a piece of calico which apparently corresponded to the calico wrapped round the b ittle. No motive of malice or animosity could be discovered on the part of the prisoner. It appeared that he had a nephew in the employment of the prosecutor, but no quarrel or ill-will were k town by the prosecator to have ae. any time existed. - Several witnesses spoke to the good character which the prisoner had previously enjoyel. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Curroro AND WOUNDING.—Richard Bleasdale, 40, 'mechanic, wos charged with having, at Rochdale, on the 26th_ May, 111,r, feloniously cut and wounded one onlixabeth leitton, with intent to do her some grievous bodily harm. it appeared from the atatement of the pro secutrix, who is a women of ii'-fame, that the prisoner came into her house on the night in question, and gave her one shilling to get drink. She brought 61. worth of whiskey, and gave him bank Od. He made a proposal to her, for which he offered her the 6d., and on her rejecting ir e he threw her down, raised the petticoats over her bead, and with some sharp instrument, which she did net see, gave her a deep cut in one of bar thighs. The wound was exa mined by a surgeon, who deaosed that it was nine inches long, and apparently must have been inflicted by some sharp instrument. On the part of the defence, several witnesses were called, to show that the prosecutrix was endeavour ing to pat the prisoner out of the house, and in doing so, fell with her thighs against the sharp edge of a step, from which, it was alleged, the wound came. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of unlawfully wounding. Rommel , werff VIOLEN CF. —Janes Gray, aged 20, sea man, wait charged with having, at Liverpool, on the 27th of March last, feloniously assaulted one Thomas Johnson, and stolen from his person three shillings, one box, one knife, and other articles. The prosecutor was the master of a flat, which, at the time of the occurrence, was lying in the Efuskisson-lock. Late on the night of the 27th of March last the prosecutor was going to that dock, and, in passing through Greet ilowarthstreet, met the [prisoner with two other men. They got into conversation with him, and one of them asked him what money he had, t which he replied he had but 3.. 61. When they got to a lonely place they set upon him, threw him down, garotted and robbed him. They ran away, but his cries atrxacted the attention of a police-otlicer, who succeeded in arresting the prisoner. The others in tde their escape. Mr. Simon paosecuted, an:] &Ir. Aspinall defended. The prisoner was convicted. Sentence deferred. The Court, on rsiug, adjournel to nine o'clock this (Tuesday) morninz. BEFOILIC MR. ATTORNEY-GENERiL BLASS, Q.C. SENTENCES.—CorneIius Vaughan, William Hoyle, and Daniel Cas , idy, convicted of burglary, at Manchester, and Catherine Browne, of feloThn,ly receiving the pro perty, were sentenced, the three fist prisoners to twelve months, and the last to four month,' imprisonment with hard labour. Samuel Liic,rard, Joaathan Brierley, and William Broacihent, convicted of as3tult with intent to rob, at Ashton-under-Lyne, ware each sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment with hard lab Dur. Gregory Kiley, James Riley, were indicted for a violent and felonious assault upon Joseph Burrows and andel Atherton, near St. Ile:ens, on the night of Sunday ttie 25th of April. Mr. Simon appeared I,r the prosecu • tion, awl Mr, M'llonnell for the defence. The jury fount the prisoners guilty of common assault. James Rill was setvenced to pay a fine of 5.'40, and to be inyrisoned for eight rcontl s ; and Grgo.y Riley to pay a fine of £lO, and to he impriooned for zix montbs. . - PERJURY.—Sarah Litter:ok, a fetnie of respectable appearance, was indicted for p rjury at Bolton. A trial, in which the p , i , on,:r was defendant, took place in the Bolton County Court, on the 22nd of May last. The object of the action was to recover a sum of money which a Mrs. Handley had lent to the prisoner, law the prisoner on her examination positively denied that she had ever borrowed any money from the prosecutrix. This c nstituted the per jury. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, bet recom mended the prisoner to rtnrey. She '.VaFg sentenced to three month's imprisonment, with hard labour. Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Le elsehe appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. ILdsall for the defence. Th C ,urt, on rising, adjourned t.) nine oVock this (Tuesday) morning. NISI PRIIIS COURT. BEF RE M. BARON CIIINNI-:LL. His Lordship topk his seat on the bench this morning about ten o'e,lock, and at one proceeded with di,posiug of the civil lis'. BICHAFtD3ON V. KIHTIgRLEV.—This action, which was not concluded when the Court rose on Saturday night, was resumed. After a short time, the counsel on each side held a conference, and the remit was that, by consent, a verdict was given for the plaintiff. BOWER V. BOOTH.—This action was brought to recover the value of 50 loads of malt, £6B 2s. 6d. Mr. S. T. Bower, malster, of Manchester, was the plaintiff, and Mr. Richard Booth, a brewer, 'of 1-1 islingt m, was the defendant. In the month of April last the plaintiff sold the defendant 50 loads of malt, which was to be paid fur in two tnunths after delivery. The eale and the delivery of the goods was clearly proved, and also the application for the money, which at first was promised, but afterwards refused to be paid, on the groand that it was not then due. For the defence it was argued that the purchase was aside under the understanding that it was for four months' credit, and that the time had not arrived when the writ for the present action was issued. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount chimed. tizstca v. WOOD.—This was an ection brought to recover £l7 11x, for work and labour done. Mr. Joieph Leeeln a tin-plate worker, was the plaintiff, and George and Win. Wood, papermakers, were the defendants. In July, 1856, the defendant gave the plaintiff an order for a cylinder for preparing a peculiar kind of fabric for the lining of hats. The cylinder was completed and sent to the premises of the defendant, but, before it could be got to work, some injury took place to the cylinder, which rendered it unfit for use, and hence the defendant would net pay for it, alleging that it was through the bad workmanship of the plaintiff. Howe:er, the cylinder was repaired, and the present claim was for making - those repairs. The defendants alleged that they were not liable for the whole amount, but that the plaintiff was to pay one.half of it. There was also an allegation that the charge for repairing the cylinder tv,s excessive and exorbitant. Mr. Fcarnley appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Cross for the defendant. Verdict for the plaintiff—damages £ll 17s. 91., exclusive of the £5 paid into court. The Court then adjourned until this day (Tuesday). We (Atheneum) bear with pain of the continued ma lady of Sir Edwin Landseer. He is now at Brighton suffering under an aggravation of an attac't which first appeared ten years ago. NFCII BROIEEN Is KISSING.—On Tuesday night, a girl of 17, residing in Bridgegate, Glasgow, named Catherine Burt, was bra fht to the Cent ra l P o li ce - o ffi ce, h aving, h according to report given, h a d h er nec k f rae • ured hi a struggle aris 4 from a young man, havi ng a tt empte d to kiss her in her own elose. No extra violence, it was said, had b-en used. The injury appears to be partial disloca tion of one of the vertebra of the neck, erasing great difficulty in respiration and swallosing, presumed to be trim pressure on the respira'ory nerve. She now lies in a dangerous state. North Brit e! Arad. A Busxos AIRES Lzacrn.—The young men of-fashion able society purpose to form themselves in a combination against the gigantic nuisance of crinoline. This confe deney will style itself the Anti-Dancing League; its members all engaging with each other not to contract any engagement to dance on any evening, at any party what soever, with any young lady, or w i t h any o ld woman, who wears these preposterous skirts, which incommode ever body about her for a considerab!e distance, and render the performance of a walt z or a polka with the most eligh:e partner, an intolerable b ore. —Buenas Ares Packet. THE NORTHERN TIMES. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1857 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL. /WORE 31 R. MANS FIELD. A DODGER CauGHT.—Joseph Price, described as a " dodger about the Lime-street station," was charged with having swindled an emig , ant, named Joseph 31..m5, out of 7e. The prosecutor came by rail to Lime-street, where he met the prisoner, who engaged to take hue luggage on board his ship for 7s. He sent his wife with the luggage along with the prisoner, and, on arriving at the dock, the ptisoner left the luggage there, and demanded the 7s from his (Moss's) wife, which she pail him. He met the wit ness at the dock gate, and told him he had put the things on board, and deman ei the 7i., which he paid him. Sub sequently he found out the cheat, and gave information to the p Aim The prisoner was fined £2, or, in default of payment, two months' imprisonment. STABBING.—A youth named Edward Neill, belonging to a ship called the Dreadnought, was charged with having stabbed a boy named Alexander Murphy,in Westmoreland• street. The story of the prosecutor and some lads who accompanie I him, was, that there was a quarrel in the street between the prisoner and some others, and that the prosecutor went to look on, when the prisoner stabbed him under the left shoulder, inflicting a wound of an inch and-a-half deep, and half an inch long, but accordeag to the evidence of Mr. Lyster, a surgeon of the Northern Hospital the wound had net penetrated to the lungs—there was much hermorrhege from the wound Mr. Bluek for for the prisoner, produa-d three witnesses, who proved that the prisoner acted in self defence, as he was attacked by the prosecutor and his party. The prisoner was remanded for seven days. THE. COCKFIGHT OF THUaLOW-STREET —John Reddy. a bootmaker, residing at 6, Thurlow-street, was charged with stabbing a woman named Elizabeth Pellett, who resides next door to him. Mr. Cobb was for the prosecu tion, and Mr Bluck for the pris net. This affair arose about a cockfight, in this wise :—The prisoner was de scribed as a "cock fancier," and it was said that he had a cock in the street, 'in first-rare trim," and ready fit any work. Teem was another " bird" in the street, and the prisoner hallooed his c.:tck at the opposite one, but the latter was not " trimmed." M:ts. Pellett, who was de scribed as a kind, humane woman, objected to the fight, on the ground of the long odds being ie favour of Mr. Reddy's . "rooster " the went into the street to separate the "game chickens," when she was knocked down, and, as she stated, stabbed by him in the lower part of the right jaw. In reply to Mr. Bluck, Mrs. Pellett said the affair took place between ten and eleven o'clock on Sunday morning. She was sober at the time, but she can take a drop now and then ; called the wife of the prisoner a bad name, and said she was not married to the man she lived with ; her husband and the prisoner are boot makers. She denied having fallen on broken glass or oyster shells. A boy, the son of the prosecutrix, p oved that he saw the, blade of a knife in the prisoner's hand when he struele his mother. Mr. Thomas, surg ion of the St. Anne's Dis pensary, said the wound was half an inch deep, and a quarter of an inch long; it was an incised wound. To Mr. Muck he sa=d he did n a apprehend any fa:al conse quences. Mr. Bluck called two witnesses. who, according to their story, showed that the peosecut-ix was in fault, and that she was drunk at the time. His Worship said he would send the case to a jury, but he would take bail for the prisoner's appearance. DIMON/CST SCRVAW.—EiIen Day, a cook, in the seev 7 ce of Mr. M'Kivett of Bedford-street, was charged for break ing into the cellar and stealing five bottles of wine. The prosecutor said he found the prisoner lying drunk 3n the kitchen floor, and it appeared that the keys of the cellar were taken from the chilli mnier by the p-isoner, who wilt the wine, and gave two bottles of it to Margaret Badly, the housemaid, who took it to her mother's at 63, Oliver street, where it was found by the police. The prosecutor said he could not tell how much wine had been taken, but it seemed the plunder had been going on for the last m.inth. The prisoner said the girl Badly and. her mother were worse than she was. This WAS the general impression in court. The prisoner was remanded for a week. PLUNDERING A SRlP.—Wdliam Grimes, Alex. Sweeney, Michael Grimes, Thoma 3 Sweeney, and William Mitchell (a stevedore), ware charged for having stolen 21 bottles of ale from a cask on board the ship Moly°lia, in the Salt. house dock. Mr. Bluck defended Alex Sweeney and Mitchell. Several witnesses were examined, but the chief evidence was given by a man named M'Oorma-k, who said he was at work with the prisoners on board the ship, when they broke the cask and took the ale. On cross-exa mination by Mr. Bluck, the witness admitted that he was in jail for four months "for no . hing at all at all, bar'n stabbin' a man." Mr. Duck endeavoured to show that this mart was actuated by vintlietiva feelings towards the prisoners, but he admitted that the ale was gone, yet not taken by his clients, but by other men who worked at the ship before them. The p isoners were remanded to this d.y. CHINES P. IN CALIFORNIA.— Tae Chinese immigration has again set in for California now that same of the heavy ins posts to which they were male liable h aye been removed ; 700 arrived early in July, and ten vessels were then on the way, bringing several thousands more. SUCCESS OF FRENCH Ptcruies EaonstrloNs.—lt is stated that the sum realised for admission to the exhi bition of the works of living artists will amount, after all the expen3es have been paid, to upwards of 80.0001 r. which will be laid out in the purchwe of pic'urea and sculptures. It also said that this succeas will induce the administration to keep the exhilitioe open for some time longer than was at first intended.—Paris Paper. FEARFUL FALL FROM A RCA FFOLD.O.I Welnesd ar morning an accident eecarred to Banj wain Collins, aged 35 years, bricklayer. The unfortunate - raen was employed on a new building at Bexley, when same persons called to hire. On turning round suddenly the plank tilted up, when be fell the depth of 80 feet. He was conveyed by railway t) St. Thomas's Hospital. weere lee remains, alight hopes being entertained of his recovery. The college authorities, our scientific societies, our public ho aids and institu:ions, and our local savans are a I busy in preparing for the caning visit of the British Ass ideat:l. Greet hopes are entertained that the meeting will be a most brilliaut and successfal one ; and I hear that several papers of the highest scientific interest wi:l be read. The association and the visitors will be entertained at a erani banquet by the Board of Trieit) College, who will he honoured also by the presence of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant.—Dublin Correspondent, THE LATZ COLLIERY EXPL .SION AT ASHTON.-2 d ward Elliott, the engineer, who was found lying at the back of the drum at the top of the incline of the Heys Pit, solid a fter the explosion, severely buret, died on Thursday morning, a:cer being delirious for a considerable the, and suffering inten,e agony. He was 33 years of age, a. d leaves a widow and three small children, the eldest of which is only eight years of age. The number of deaths caused by this exelosem is the-efer:i for.y ; leaving seventeen widows and fifty-three children destitute, and one of the widows is near her confinement. A MERCHANT COWIIIDED BY A LADY--HE START Hen.—Durieg yesterday, George Patten, storelteep:r, Main-street, applied opprobrious epithets to a young lady, at his house on the corner of Seventh -street aid Fraokli.e avenue. She is a seamstress minted Rebecca M'Cord, arid lives in ano her part of the double house in which Pate, resides. On his return home last evening she was p•e pored with a choice cowhide, and proceeded with invieci b'e spirit and with sabju r geting energy to warm with that caustic the superficial area of Mr. Patten. His solid con tents were shattered, and when he was able to escape from his assailant, he retorted is other discoerteone terms, and shortly re-appeared, challenging her to renew the conflict Nothing loth, shs'was actively eompleing, when he drew a knife and stabbed her near the heart. it is thought fata'ly She also received a cut on the arm. Ha was instantly ar rested.—St Louis Deinocrat, July 15. HORRIBLE POISONING IS CINCINN ATt TI —OR the 23rd of July, Cincinnati was the Scene of a neve horror. Twenty children in Buckey-itreef, a densely-populated German neighbourhood were poisoned by eating lozenges which bad been scattered along the street by a man and two boys, whose names were unknown. Two of the children were dead, Rad many of the others not expected to live. Tile man was seen to offer small packages of lczenges to persons in the street, but they, having a suspicion that all was not right, refused to take them. The lozenges, on exemisa tion,were found to contain equal p ar t s of ateenie, sugar, wad flow'. The cause of perpetrating this horrible outrage wai not known, and up to the last dates the wholesale murderer bal not b.-en arrested A STOKES KILLED ON THE SOrTN WALES RAILWAY. A. fatal accident occured on Monday at the Ownfowrli tunnel on the South Wales Railway. The Irish exprtas wai passing about 11 o'c ock, on the down journey, and, as usual, a pilot engine was attached at Landhore to assist the train through the tuntle% At the end of the tunnel the pilot engine was disconnected, and should haY3 been turned on to the other line of rail., in ord r to run bick to Landhore, but by some means it returned on the same line of rails and cline into collision with the engine of the passenger train, causing the stoker of the latter, George DonablPton, to he thrown beneath the wheels and dreadfully mu ilated. Both legs were frightfully lacera ted, t , gether with a portion of the pelvis. Oae thigh bone was broken, and a large portion laid bare. About two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon the unfortunate men ex pired: He was unmarried, and resided in High-street, in this town, but was • native )f 01 ordshire,--Stoansea Herald. CANADA. Nothing has occurred in the political world during the past week worthy of note. The union of the colonies and imperial representation have continued to occupy the attention of some of the public journals. The splendid run of the Ind!an from Liverpool to Que bec and back, in twenty-six days, including seven days stay at Quebec, has been the subject of congratulation amongst Canadians. The splendid trip of the Persia, eclipsing even her own previous achievements, has caused many a remark that if she had saved the 500 miles distance by sailing from Quebec, and had the benefit of the land-lccked water of the river, she could have made the ran in about seven days, with the same power. The weather has been cooler during the past week, and heavy showers. have fallen. It is feared the very heavy rain-storm of Friday may have injured the crops. Accounts concerning them are very conflicting All is dull in the commercial world just now. The Quebec Mercury says that an old Californian explorer has been exhibiting at Quebec specimens of gold found in one of the tributaries of the Chaudiere. He r ports the prospects of gild digging to exceed anythi❑g he ever saw in California. Three hours' work yielded in nuggets and ;rains over an ounce. The St. Ca,therine's Journal says that Messrs. Nutby and Woodward, two enterprising southern gentlemen, have purchased the cotton mills formerly in operation in the village of Thorold, awl have completed arrangements to carry on an extensive business in the cotton manufacture; importing the raw material direct from the cotton planta tions of the south, by way of the St. Lawrence, and which is now admitted into the province free of duty. The London, C.W., weekly Atlas thus speaks of the present position of that city 'A general impression prevails that the prospects of city business are look ing brighter than they have been for some time past. Less complaints of want of trade are made, and confidence in monetary dealing is increasing. Should the harvest returns in this district be as bountiful as they were expected to be, up to the middle of the month, our young city may be expected to increase in population and wealth in as great a ratio as at any p•e vious time. From the end of August, or thereabouts, to the conclusion of the F a ll, th e London and St. Mary's Road will be the means of causing an expenditure of several thousand pounds weekly in the city The laud speculation mania has, to a great extent', ceased, and accordingly we may expect that the energies of commer cial mec, will be directed to legitima..e business operations. Money leading, too. has received considerable check, and the banks have been taught a few wholesome lessons London, too, has rid itself of a portion of its population, whi with perhaps some exceptions, would never contri bute to its permanent advancement, while those who remained after passing through the crisis,' will be entitled to every confilence."—Canadian Mai', August 3. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF CANADA. For the informa•ion of our readers, we believe the following wit be found t, be a correct analysis of the present position of the C)mpany : —The Aid Act of 1856 enthorised the Cimpany to raise two millions sterling, by preferential ben i,, appimpriatiug 800,0001 specifieall to the Victoria Bridge, and the remainder to other portions of the line no - co , np!etel, arid which are postponed to 1831. The Act of 1857 gives upwards of three millions sterling without charge or lien until the shareholders receive six per cent. divichal ; it will therhfore be seen that the two millions of prefereece bonds can cnly be applied to the several works as they proceed, therefore, only £BOO,OOO can be used ; hence, to provide for li dolities incurred— £3Bl,6os, and for extra rolling stock and station accom modation, £303,621—a creatioe of dehentures for short periods is recommended to be created. The result will be as follows : Present expenditure, on which Interest is payable by the Report of the 14 h nit ..£5,141,990 Victoria Bridge, to be finished in 1860.... 800,000 Liabilities, Estimat e for ex t ra Scock & Stations 503,621 Interest on Capital payable in 1860 To this muss be added the St. Miry's and London extensEni 22 miles £7,306,216 The line will then in complete in 1830, and Interest on capital will cease, and become chargeaWe to, and pAyable out of, revenue, I.lhieli would not revive £23 par mile per week, to pay six per cant. on hmds and shares, and the S% liiwreneo and Atlantic Lea-ie—Vie line would titen be 900 m lea long, including the bridge, which is the key to the tivough traffic to the west and to the Seaboard. ACCUMULATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY IN THE ILIND3 OF THE CROWN. T 3 THE EDITOR CF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—The immense mass of wealth which has passed to the Crown within the last century, from the want of being claimed, is much greater than the public have any conception of. The Jennings property alone is now suipposed to amount to upwards of sixteen millions ; and there are,' no doubt, others of equal magnitude which have not yet been brought to light ; but the grand total con sists of smaller sums varying probably from £lOO to .£5OO. To estimate this total of unclaimed pro perty at one hundred millions, would not be much in excess of the truth, and yet we look in vain to the balance-sheets of the Treasury for this large item. It does not appear in any of the State accounts, nor do the public_ know in what way the interest accruing from it is employed. Some per sons suppose that the oods and Forests are the stake holders; some think the Treasury has it all in their keeping ; others are silly enough to think that her Majesty is in full enjoyment of this gorgeous spoil ; bu this mountain of wealth, as Brother Jona - than would say. "Is no where.'' If_ a poor widow or a family of orphans apply to a Govern meat office for information respecting property which has gone to the Crown, but which ought in law and equity to be ministering to their wants, they are cruelly tpld, " That State offices do not keep records of private property, and that private inquiries must be made by private agents." This, sir, I conceive to be a gross public grievance, and to remedy it, I would propose, through your widely circulating paper, that some important member or the House of Commons should move annually for a return of all property, sum or sums of money, that have devolved to the Crown, from -any and every person who have died in default of next o, kin within those kindoms, or her Majesty's Colonies, since the year 1780—distinguishing each petson by christian and sirname, where, and when, he, she, or they, died, the nature and amount of such property, where situate, and in whose pos session or power the same was, by name and address, at the time of transfer to the authorities for the Crown, and the departments now registered in. It is quite certain that some one is enjoying the next of kin fund of this wealth-creating nation, and that it is time that the public should be allowed to know who aro its lucky recioients.— I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, August 15, 1857. 11. J. COMMVRCW OF NEW Oni.caNs. —The growing trade of this great depot of commerce is evidenced by the rapid increase in its impors for the year ending Jane, 1857, they were valued at abut 25,000.000; in 1856, at 17,000,000; and in 1855, at under 13,000,000. THE ATLANTIC THLEGRAPIT COMPANY. EXPECTED KNIGHTHOOD OF VIZ ENGINHICH.—It has come to our kn4wledze that. in the event of the successful laying down of the telegraphic cable across the Atlantic, her Majesty intends to cooler the honour of knighthood on Charles Elkton Bright, Esq., Engineer-in-Chief to the Atlan'ic Telegraph Company. Toe hoaou-, in the event of a happy issue to the m4s'ic undertaking, will be most graciously bestowed. Mr. Bright is the consulting; Engineer of the Magneti c C o mp an y, w h o were t h e fi rst to lay down a telegraphic cable between Ireland and Great Britain. His brother is the secretary of that company, and it is not overrating the abilities of these two geutlt men, when we say, that owing to their influence the c .rupany has gaiced its presiut almost monopolising vsition. Tus POSTEFR tar Pots NING °ABB.—The inquest on the holy of John Speed was resumed on Thursday, when Mr. Fearnside, the superintendent of police, produced two letters. The first purported to have been written by the prisoner to Mrs. Wilkinson, Hull, to ling of her husband's death, and conveying a message to her cousin, Ben Willis. The second letter was from Wilks, promising to come to Pontefract to see the prisoner. Several witnesses were eximined, who spoke to the prisoner and deceased living on terms of affections The coroner then summed up, reading the whole of the evidence, and commenting upon it at the clos e . Th e j u r y returned a verJiet of " Wilful murder" against Fanny Speed. The prisoner did not seem affected at the verdict. FLOODS ON SATURDAY. LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. The terrible storm on Friday night seems to have raged over the whole extent of the north, east, and west of Eng land, it having gone over the south of England on the preceding day. In Manchester and the neighbourhood, the flood reached its highest on Saturday. The flood on the Irwell was greater than any that has taken place fur many years past. The low grounds behind and adjoining Broughton Mews were completely submerged, and that to the depth of several feet. The appearance presented was that of an immense lake, through the centre of which ran, foaming and dashing, an impetuous torrent. The white parapets of the wooden bridges were alone di.cernable above the watery waste, and so copious ware the floods that continued on Saturday to pour down the channel of the river, and prevent its subsidence within its natural limits, that it was not till an advanced hour in the afternoon that the roadway of the bridges became visible. Lower down, the flood did not assume such formidable proportions. The improved draieage which has been effected during the past year, and an increase which has been made to the height of the banks in the vicinity of Broughton Bridge, confined the river to its proper channel But it swept along with great impetuosity, and carried away a heavy wooden fencing from the premises of Messrs Dean and Woodburn, known as the Broughton Pr:ntworks. The works of Messrs. Lockett, Sons and Leaks have suf fered by the flood, the waver having risen as high as the boiler fires, and consequently prevented any motive power being used. The machine wo-k of Mr. Muir, Springfield lane, the cotton mill of Mr. T. Harding, and the works of Mr. De Burg, all in the sane locality, have suffered in a similar manner. Beyond flooding the basement storeys of several mills, and thereby causing a suspension of work, we have not heard that the overfhw of the Irwell has occasioned in this vicinity any other or more serious damage to property than the above. But at Victoria Bridge a very lamentable fatality occurred. The river there, flowing with increased im petuosity from the augmentation of its volume by the confluence of the Irk, rose to about four inches higher than in September, 1855. The timber and branches, &c., which floated on its su-face, attracted the attention of several hangers-on at the boat wharf, and among others of a young man, 18 or 19 years of age, named William Jackson Jackson stationed himself in a boat about 100 yards below the bridge, while two other men posted them selves immediately at the bridge, for the purpose of catching and fishing out whatever might be brought down by the current.. A piece of timber was aimed at and missed by the two men, and Jackson, when it neared him, made an effort to catch it He was too eager. however, and leaned forward till he overbalanced himself, and fell headlong into the stream. He disappeared instantly, and when he next rose to the surface his head was like a black speck c lose to Biackfriars Bridge. The rapidity of the current precluded all attempts at rescuing the unf)rtunate man. From the time of the lamentable occurrence, a quarter past six in the morning, when the water was about its height, considerable num' ers were attracted to the spot by the rumours of the accident. Much more serious were the effects of the inundation on the bank 4 of the Medlock, where impediments to the free passage of the water have been springing up daily during the past few years. The establishments which suffered by last year's field have been again visited with more or less severity, and we understand the damage sustained amounts to between £60,000 and £70,000, What is worse, however, than the actual. loss in money value is the fact that a large number of operatives will be thrown out of employ for some time,' and winter will pro bably come upon them when they are in very straitened circumstances, without having had the forethought to make p ovision for " a rainy day." We know that, last year, operatives, who were in the r, ceipt of .E 2 a-week were suddenly thrown out of employment by the flood, and remained " out," many of them for twenty weeks, with only parochial aid to resort to. The destruction caused by the flood in the various establishnaenfs on the margin of the Medlock is unprecedented, the water having risen fully three feet in the lower part of the stream, and nearly five feet in the upper portion, abcve the level of the flood which occurred in August last, consequently many pre mises suffered on this occasion which then entirely escaped injury. The suddenness of the rise has been attributed to the overflowing of the water at Blue Pitts, belonging to the Oldham waterworks, about half past two o'clock on Saturday morning. Be wean ten and twelve o'clock on Friday night, Ash ton, S'alybridge, Duckinfield, Messley, and their neighbour hoods, sustained one of the most ter iffic thunder storms which had visited that locality for many years. Flash after flash of lightning of great brilliancy, and peal after peal of thunder, continuosly followed each other, the rain :ailing in torrents, and causing the streets to have the appearance of gushieg rivers The owners of the nnmereus mills and workshops on the banks of the Tame, had from the heavy rains of the previous days, and the great rise in the river, exert d themselves in doing what they could to prevent the ingress in their premises 4 the destructive element. Not withstanding these exertions, the damage done ou Friday night and Saturday morning was very great. At Mossley considerable damage has been done to Messrs. Mayall's mill's. Messrs. Johnson of Stalybridge, has also sustained considerable loss, and a large wooden bridge a h!ch connect ed their mills, were carried away. The flood also got into the mills of Messrs. Harrison and of Messrs. Benson, and did a deal of damp. The mills in Tame Valley, Duckinfield, especially Messrs. Chadwicks', and the new structures on thr opposite side of the river, especially Messrs. Manors', have been fl tr - led, and considerable loss incurred. Messrs Lees, of Duck infield, who sustained very considerable damage last year, are again great sufferers Cellars of dwel ings and workshops have been flooded in innu nerable instances, and vast quantities of timber, &c , lying on the banks of the river have been carried away. At Bardsley, midway bstwe zn A s h ton an d Old ham, a large gasometer is carried away, and at the park very great damage has been doge, and a lamentable loss of life occurred by a young man being washed away. Great damage has, we are informed, been also done at Glossal), and down the banks of the river thence. At Hey Heads, in Sa idleworth, some buildings have been washed away, and in ail these localities much damage has been done to the roads and byeways. At an early hour on tlatnrday morning last, the embank ment of a resorvoir connected with the M,rris .31i11, Piis worth, near Bury, yielded to the pressure of water occa sioned by.the heavy rains, and the flood became so great in the watercourse below, that the span of the arch of a bridge at Monis Mill was not sufficiently capacious to allow the water to piss. The consequence was, that the pressure upon the bridge became so g.•eat that it was ultimately carried away by the force of the current. The stream was exceedingly impetuous, and by its force carried down the weir in connection with the Hollins Vale Bleach works. No further damage was done in the immediate district. The flashes of lightning were exceedingly vivid At Oldham the storm has been attended with con siderable destruction of property. The rain con inued to come down in a perfect deluge, without intermission, for between three or four hours. The embankment at the lower end next to Manchester has been observed to be settling down considerably for some time pest, and the " by wash" or outlet for the water of the reservoir, having become choked up, the water rose above the bank, from the heavy fall of rain, and rushed over it with frightful force and rapidity into the road. In a few minutes after it was first ob>•erved, the flood, pouring over the embank ment in a heavy strain', was about forty yards in breadth, and it flowed down Manchester-road and Drury-lane, doing great injury to the cottages in the way, some of the inmates having to be assisted through the windows to escape from drowning. The bank of the reservoir was washing rapidly away, and the (linger of its breaking down appearing iniminent, energetic meaeures ware adopted to prevent it. Piles were driven into the earth and planks t:) them, straw and other materials being used to fill up the interstices, but as this seemed to have no effect, a p trty of men were directed to cuc open a deep sluice at the other side of the reservoir, which removed the pressure from the front embankment, the superabundant water being thus allowed to flow down the old course which it ha I used to take to the Irwell. The damage done is consi derable, many of the mills in the neighbourhood having been flooded, in consequence of which they were stopped on Saturday. At Middleton many houses were flooded, and one man lost his life. At Rochdale, about half-past one on Paturday morning, the rivers in the neighburhood, and their tributaries, overflowed the, banks, and covered the fields to the depth, in some cases, of two or three yards. In the valley leading from Todmo, den to Wakefield the crops have been seriously damaged. Pigs in abundanei, and other animals, have been carried away. There have beeu two very serious accidents. One happened to a man named Jesse Fielding, alias Jess of Haleys, the cowman for Mr. J. Leach, fulling miller, of Kiteliffe, in Butterworth. Between 10 and 11 o'clock he went af er Mr. Leach's cattle, and has not since been seen or heard of. It i s supposed that he was caught by the stream which had glt into the fields, and that he was carried away by it. The other accident happened to the wife of Rebert Kershaw, of Smithy Bridge, near Little borough. At this place the lightning struck a chimney 50 or 60 yards high, belonging to Mr. James Walmsley, knocked it down, and scattered the bricks in all directions, some to the distance of 200 yards from the chimney. Toe woman was standing in the road opposite her house ad joining the works, and it is supposed she was struck down ; one th'gh was broken, and also the ancle of 'he other leg. Many families escaped with their lives, either by smashing dm windows sad getting through, or , by leaving their hoaxes in their night dresses. Not far distant from Smithy Bridge, a horse, belonging to Mr. Samuel Lord, miller, was struck dead by lightning; it was worth from £4O to £5O. Robert linshaw, the husband of the woman whose legs were broken, was lying in bed with his children. A mullion of the chamber win 'low was knocked out and fell upon the bed in which they were lying, but they fortunat ly escaped injury. The bank of a reservoir, belonging to Mr. Thos. Heap, chairman of the Rochdale Board of Guardians, was carried away The gable end of the scotching room, belonging to Messrs. Schofield and Clegg, cotton manu facturers, was carried away, and the whole of the building will have to coma down. The water entered the mill of Mr. James Tayler Barnes, where it damaged a large quantity of flannel pieaJs. Two grocers' shops suffered severely—one occupied by Mrs. Sutcliffe, and an other by a person named Eastwood—destroying most of their stock of groceries. The whole of the ale is the celebrated Tim Bobbin Inn was destroyed. At Huddersfield the loss of property was upwards of £1,009, and a woman was struck dead by lightning At Halifax the damage is estimated at about £5,000. The storm extended itself to the East Riding of York shire, and burst over York with fearful violence, and was, followed by a fall of rain such as has not been witnessed for many years. The result was, that msny houses were flooded, and the canal called the Fos•, which passes through York, overflowed its banks to a great extent. Indeed the lowlands and roads in many places have been flooded to the depth of several feet. The storm raged with great fury in Derbyshire and much damage was done. It is stated that the Coolnamuck property, formerly the estate of James Sidleir, has pi-sed into the possessioa of Lord John Baresford, brother of the Marquis of Waterford, having been purchasel in trust for his lordship at the recent sale in the Encumbered Estates Court. The Presse says that General Cortlatidt is not a Germ in, but a nativc, being the son of an English olfioer by a native lady. Nor is he a general in the Company's service, but one of the old generals of Runjet Singh. On the dissolu tion of the Sikh State he took service with the British, and "is the real hero of almost all those achievements for which Major vd , rardes received in 1843 so much credit." The Espero of Turin says :—" As soon as all the mi chinery for the tunnelling of Mount Cenis shall have b-en set up, his Majesty the King of Sardinia will fire the first mine by means of an electric wire, and will set the engi , .e of MM. Grandis, Geattoni, and Sommeillier in motion. Tae first rock detached from the venerable mountain wi•l be conveysd with great pomp to Aix les. Bains, awl will be used as the foutldation-stoste of the new bathing cstab lishment which is to be built there." SILK PR 0 DUG rL)N IN PIEDMONT.—The Chamber of C .mtnerce of Turin has published a general statement on the sale of cocoons during the current year throughout the Piedinentese states. The total quantity sold was 2,208,350 kilogrammes, for 20 831,38Gfr., shoeing, as c ,In vi ned with 1855, a d_minutton of 1,435 300 ki!ogs. 3,119,572er. There has, therefore; been a falling off of wtarly one-half in the (paucity, but the rise in the price has, to a certain extent, compensated silk-growers fur the loss. E tALY MARRYING AND ITS CONSEQUENCES..At the Worship-street police-court the other day, a youth, apparently nut more than sixteen, applied to Mr. D'elya court for a process against his wire for an ass suit upon him. Magistrate: Your wife! Why surely you are not married ? Applicant: Oh, yes, and have a child seven months old, sir; but my wife ill-uses me sadly. She has stabbed m 3 with a knife. I must have a summons against her. Officer : He has a stab, sir, on the right arm. air. D Eyncour, : Early days ! Well, t Ike a summons. MIDWIVES IN THE EAST INDIES.—Tne Paris Univers, which is an Ultramontane oracle of no slight pretensions, has found out a new subject for its pious wonderment. " It is," says that print, "a matter of surprise that the ma jerity of the consorts of the, Kings who rule the petty States of India, under the protection of the English G,vern ment, gave birth only to daughters. Is the result to be attributed to the Providence which watches over the in rerests of t e Company—or arc the midwives who deliver these Queens bribed to substitute female for male chil dren." Surely a journal that believes in "La Salette mirac;es ought to be able to solve this knotty point? DEATH OF A SONAMBULIST BY DROWNING —O o fonday an inquest was held at West -H a tl e p oo l, on the ody of Aaron Hubbard, aged 18 years, a native of Bewdsey, Suffolk. Deceased was a seaman on board the Tanner, of Whitby, lying in the West Decks; and was supposed to have got up iu his sle -p (being a sonambulist) on Saturday 'learning last, about four o'clock, gone upon deck, and fallen overboard, a person having heard a splash in the water as of somebody falling into the dock about that hour. The dock was dragged after the alarm was given, and the body of deceased was found about twelve o'clock, having been in the water about eight hours. The jury returned a ver dict of " Fcund drowned, there being no evidence to show how deceased got into the duck."—Leeds Mercury. VOLUNTEERS FOR INDIA.—We understand th it numer ous applications for employment are received, almost daily, at the India House, not only from Englishmen, but from Frenchmen, Germans, Belgians, and other foreigners, who are desirous of proceeding to India to join in the operations which are being conducted for quelling dis turbances and restoring tranquility. These offers being made, for the most part, under the impression that the services of military officers are required by the Government,, it is as well to prevent disappointment by expressing our belief that such is not the case. It is only necessary to consider for a moment the number of officers who are now if - elf:die without regimental duty, to satisfy any one that the Goverment cannot require the aid of volunteers.— Allen's Iddian Mail. • A MERMAID.—The dsclareien of two fishermen on the Argyllshire coast, appears in the Shipping Gazette. They say :—" We, the uridersigned, do declare, that on Thursday last, the 4h of June, 1857, waen on our way to the fishing station, Lochin :all, in a boat, and when about four miles south west from the village of Port Charlotte, being then about 6 p.m., we d stinctly saw an object about six yards from us in the shape of a woman, with full breast, dark complexion, comely face, and fine hair bagg ing in ringlets over the neck and shoulders. It was above the surface of the water to about the middle, gazing at us,, and shaking its head. The weather being fine we had a full view of it, and that for three or four minutes.--John Williamson, John Cameron.—lslay, June 9, 1857." Northern Ensign. A MAN HALED BY A SPRING GUN.—On Monday morning, the 4th inst., a glee finisher, named Adam Bressnall, was accidently shot by a spring gun, on the pre mises of Mr. Philips, gun maker, Steeleouse-lane, Bir mingham. As a guard against thieves a spring gun, loaded with slugs, was placed in such a position, •that on the door being opened the contents of the weapon would be discharged at the intruder. A secret wire on the outside of the door communicated with the trigger, and on this being removed Brassnall could enter the workshop in: safety. On Monday, however, being in a hurry he omitted to detac'e the wire, and on stepping into the room the weapon exploded, and the unfortunate man, receiving the' charge in his chest and side, fell hack mortaly wounded. He tied next morning at the General Hospital. At the inquest a verdeat of " Accidental death" was returned.— IVoreestershire Chronicle. NEW MID 1L FOR THE WARS OF THE REVOLUYDN AND THE EMPIRE.—The Monitcur publishes an imperial decree, of which the following is the essential part :—" With a desire to confer honour by a special mark of distinction upon the soldiers who fought under the banners of France in the great wars of from 1792 to 1815, we have decreed that a commemorative medal is to be given to all French men and foreigners who served in the armies and fleets, and fought under our banners between 1792 and 1815. The medal will be in bronze, and will exhibit, on one side, the effigy of the Emperor, and on the oiler the words inscribe!, Campaigns of from 1792 to 1815. To his cone pe nions in glory—his latest orton:u.pereß t eri l axiaolfe :MinisterAguo at l a ri T t od , lne: s o,,oo t f. h_ frt hsotsihftseaeMitdieLe:aaceynrag, decree." tni eo l di , 8; taho l l Honour,Gao he rgea tnemdue green and Bei Nre willChancellorTheNbrd i cg e i Bbeo w dbfo orn at the buttonhole, suspended by ribbon. ; A r t h Wal lace, of the 84th Regiment, was tried on Friday by a court martial, on two charges. let. In borrowing money from a puivate. and neglecting to pay the same. 2. In drink ing a glass of wine with the said private in an hotel at Ceatham. The firtc - , charge, be was not guilty, the money was proved to have been paid ; the second charge, h e w as found guilty, and he was sentenced to be reduced to a private, after 17 years faithful service,. It appews that the serjeant was sent with the private to the post-office to get a post-office order cashed; and the private, showing respect to the serjeant forgoing with him, treated the serjeant with a glass of wine. The sentence is looked upon i.-.s most cruel throughout the barracks, as the serjeant never had a blot against his character. THE PROSECUTION OF SPOLLEN.—The police brought forward their witnesses, not as an array of persons ab'e to clear up the whole case and throw light npoa the move ments of the prisoner, but they brcught up every one who could swear against Spollen, and they kept ba' k all who might have testified to any fact in his favour. Thus a great point was to ascertain thentate of Mr. Little's office aed n,ighbourhood on the evening of the murder, yet Catherine Campbell, the assistant to the housekeeper, and who knew more of the matter than the housekeeper herself, was not examined. Another point was to establish whether or not Spol'en spoke the truth when he said he took tea with his wife and eldest son ; but the eldest son, who could have been examined, was not examined. .It was also desirable to hays corroborated the evidence of the sus pected child, as to the piece of lilac calico which she raid she received as a present from a young girl; but this young girl wag not examined,—The Leader.