Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-09 00:00:00

POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL. B IMRE MR. MANSFIBLD. STABBING.—Peter Harrison,AS charged with -having stabbed John Kelly in the hed; with a knife The parties live in Newsham-street, and on Saturday night they had a quarrel. in consequence of the prisoner having said something that annoyed the wife and daughter of com plainant. The latter struck the prisoner, who ran at him with a knife and stabbed him is the head. Surg,on Thome-, of St Anne's Dispensary, said the wound was an incised oue of some extent. The • prisoner was sent for trial. [Mr. Mansfield said there were 142 cases on the books, since Saturday, and out of these, he regraded to say, that three were for stabbing, and ens for an attempt: to stab. He would Fend all such cases for trial.] MORE KNlFlNG.—Catherine Skelicorn was charged with having stabbed Elizabeth Kinsey, in Adlington-street. There was some dispute existing betws en the parties for a time past, and on bataray night complainant was retarn ing from the market when she was attacked by the prisoner, who knocked her down, and stabbed her in the: head. The prisoner wss sent for trial. Moan SUBBING.-- Donaldland, was charged with having ieflicted. a wound on the arm of a com panion, named Edward Houghy, at a house in Henry Edward-street. The surgeon from the Infirmary described the wound as of a dangerous description, and the prisoner WAS seat to take his trial before tae Recorder. CHARG3 or EMBEZZLEIARNT , —A lad, named Robert P. Jones, was charged with embezzling a small sum of money, the property of les mater, Mr. H. Thompson, grocer, of Cleyton-square. Mr. Bluck defended the else, and addressed the Benci, the resale, of which was, that as the charge was Out proved although there was much sus picion, the psisoner wee diseherged. CHARGE OF STEALING A House.—Mr. Atkinson, the owner of a knackev's yard, at Kirkdale, was charged with stealing a horse, the property of Mr. Baenell, a veterinary surgeon, ofNorton-sheet, London-road. From the state ment of detective officer Patrick, it appeared that the complainant had the horse in a field on Friday night, and on Seim...day morning it was gone. The com plainant's son .!sen paid a .'sit to the different tan-yards, and in that beloetedog to the defendant he found the skin and the - net of the horse he had lost, it haviur been taken there, and slaughtered after L was seen safe in the field. Mr. Snowball appeared for the defendant. In the course of the investigation of this case, • the complainant stated that he hid for years and years suspected that most of the horses stolen did ge to the klackers' yards, and in confir-- mation of that opinion, immediately after his loss, sent to such places to have them searched, and ;here he found the horse. The defendant said he gave 7 for the horse, but the comp' dnant alleged that it was woe..h, at least, £2O, but such a ore could not be purehased for £lOO, as it was the fastest horse in Liverpool fur a cob—or in the king dom. The son of the defete:ant was called, and he stated, that he had purchased the horse of a lad of whom Iv had purchased others, and had slaughtered it directly as a lama horse and a kicker. Mr. Retheriegton was called, and he gave the defendant a most excellent chaeacter. He also stated that he had, he believed, the name of the youth who had .sold the horse to the defendant. Dr. Chalmers also spoke to the character of the defendant, whom he had known for The lass twelve yea7l4. The eon of the com pleinant said that when he first went to the yard he was refused admittence uutil the skin was put into the lime-pit, and it was subsequently taken out of the water-pit. Mr. Mansfield said there wa., no doubt dust the horse had been stolen ; but the defendant did not appear to have used any concealment, and therefore dismissed the case, but ex pressed a hope that the eeal. offender who had stolen the horse would be brought to justice. CORONER'S COURT. Yesterday the Coroner held the following inquest : On the b )dy of Bridget Hoskins, aged 41, who lived in Collin7wood-street, and who, it appeared from the evidence, went to bed drunk on Sunday night, and who was found dead on he face in . bed. yesterday morning. The jury found a verdict of " Found dead in bed" whilst in a state of intoxication. SUICIDE.—On the b;dy of a young man, named Lee, who was an asiistant to Mr. Avinall, druggist, in the Park. The unfortunate young man was found hanging by a rope, from the top of the door cf his room, at an early hour yesterday morning, anti from the inquiry that took place it appeared that Iljs mind was quite diseased. The jury found a verdict of " Temporary insanity." On the body of a child, named Emily Crabtree, aged 7, who, about eight weeks ago, in the morning, whilst lighting the fire in a house in Rathbone-street, caught fire, and lingered since, and died from the effects of the injuries. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT. BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER PERRY. In re MCII4RD J NES.—The bankrupt applied yesterday for his certificate. He was supported by Mr. Rymer. Mr. Radcliffe appeared for tha assignees, and offered no oppo sition. His Honour granted an immediate certificate of the second clam In re W. 8. la IIIRIE.—The bankrupt, a merchant of Liverpool, passed his last examination, and the 6th of July was fixed for the certificate meeting. In re T. EVAN3.—The ba• krupt, a grocer, of Newton, passed his adjourned last examination, and the 6th of July was fixed for the certificate meeting. In re GIDRGE PActv.—The bankrupt's last examination was adjourned to the 29th June, to have the balance-sheet amended. BAYS' CLOTHING MADE WITil GREAT TASTE At L - Evvls & COMPANY'S, Rarielazh street. LADY FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION.—We are happy to learn that Dr. David Walker, son of Mr. D. Walker, of Bridge-street, has been appointed Head Surgeon of screw-steamer Fox, which is being fitted out by Lady Franklin for the final starch for the Franklin expedition in the North Seas. C ,ptain M'Clintock, R.N , who nobly volutteered his services, is in commence Tice steamer wall sail from Aberdeen, whore she is being doublc tinsl.'ered and ice-bound. It is expected she will sail on the 25th instant, and her voyage, it is thought, will occupy eighteen mouths. Second in importance to his position as medical officer, Dr. Walker will have particu lar charge of the scientific department, comprising natural history, neology, and the kindred branches. He will also be suppliei will the most superior photographic instru ments, to take portraits of any Franklin relics that may be discovered. —Belfast Paper. LANGUAGE AND WoED3. —lt is estimated that there are 587 laneu 17es and general dialects iu Europe, 937 in Asia,226 inAfr'ea, and 1,264 in America, in all, nearly 3,000. There is in all languages one great primary origin. Monosyllables are the primitive sound , and syllabic com pounds are the result of interchange tzith other nations. Hence all the fundamental tongues are monosyllabic as to generic ideas, and compound species and varieties. The Chinese, Welsh, Greek, Hebrew, and German are formed on this principle. The Chine, - ;e have 214 radical worth and signs to represent these : out or these, by syntheses, other words are formed. It has been computed that there are 45,000 words in English, 20,000 in Spanish, 25,000 in Latin, 30,000 in French, 45,000 in Italian, 50,000 in Greek, and 80,000 in German. There are 1,700 radical words in Hebrew. The alphabets of different nations con tain the_ following numbers of letters :—Dinglisb, 26; French, 23 ; Italian, 20, Spanish, 27 ; German, 26 ; Sclevort:c, 27 ; Russian, 41 ; Latin, 22 ; Greek, 24 ; He brew, 22; Arabic, 23 ; Persian:, 30 ; Chinese, 214. THE BEER TRADE AND LlCENsEs.—Printed prepositions have been submitted to Sir Geo-ge Grey by a deputation from the Wer Trade Society. The deputation suggests : That the laws relative to the licensing of public houses be altered, so that any person of good character occupying an eligible house properly fitted up, should be entitled to a license to sell exciseabre liquors by retail, such license to be granted by the excise. That the license should confer the right of opening the house for the reception of travel lers and others, and to sell therein exciseabie liquors, and wines, and beer, by retail, to be drunk on the premises— provided it be exclusively devoted to the purposes intended. That the price of the license be regulated by the population of the locality agreeably to the insolutior s of the celeet committee; but that where the population is above 10,000, the price of the license, as at present, be regulated by the rateable value of the house. That the refolations for opening and closing all such houses should and be from . 4 a.m. to midnight, excere be gi:,f'd by law) which mould be ac at present. That in on Sundays . , .... k • e t , p ,;_nuiege places there should be inspec larger towns and ...Ives of refreshment, and that tors of public-bouses, and I . these inspectors should visit and rel. -wkort upon the conditi on and conduct of all such houses and places. cams AND DE eD Boars.—The next important thing to 111 : 4 1) h o er ss , Tn - sion of ca s h i s , h ow ( w h en you h ave g ot itj it • eeIY. the c:.nnting.hense or at home. The muse remarks apply to ,eeds and other vaintsMe documents. We have seen a large and varh,cl stock of both teese desirable arficles, manufactured expressly fur Mr. E. T. Hall, or south John-street, that challenge attention. These boxes are made on new and admired principles, and possess patent locks, which defy the in genu i ty Of any " pick-lock" in the world to open, except with the legitimate key. To merchants, solicitors, and others, these new safes, on a small scale, must prove valuable indeed. —Northern Daily Times, 21st May, Isa 7. THE NOJRTHERN TIES. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY„JUNE 9, 1857. WAVERTREE LOCAL BOARD OF HEAL') t'H. The usual weekly meeting of: this board was h eld evening, at the public offices, Wavertree. The F tev:Mr: B:dnall proshied. The other commiesionera pres ant were —"Messrs Itishlon, Halhead, Gore. Bradburne, Clarke, . Geddes, Anderson,. Harkin, and Swinbtirne. The Clerk the Bo ird having read the minutes of the last Meeting,' which were confirmed, it was unanimously "agreed...that the board should provide a water•cart for the use "of the the township. After this point had been settled, a dis cussion arose on the c)rrcsporidence tehich had lately taken place in reference to the dispute between the board and the Lord of the Manor; the It of relative to the enclosure of the. township green. After s ;me little conversation, it was agreed that the whole of the corrcepondence should .be published in a pamphlet form, and circulated amongst the-ratepayers, Watch it was thought would satisfy the ratepayers of the district tint the board had acted with prudence and._ discretion in ad.:util , g the steps they had done. This c3nclud. - . , 1 the business. At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranelagh street, )YS ariCLOTHED from the Ages of 6 to 20 Years, ORDINATION AT CB:ESTER. On Sunday the ordination in the Cathedral Church at Chester was held by the Lord Bishop of Chester. The Rev. Cannon Slade preached the ordination sermon from the 3rd chapter of Colossians and part of the 11th verse— " But Christ is xll, and in all"—from which he made an elegant and beautiful discourse. The following is a list of the clegymen or&ined on the occasion : DEACONS. 1V ame . College. Where licensed to. W. E. Oscan, 8.A., Emmanuel, 040,, St. Barnabas, Liverpool, J. C Erelc, B. A., Trinity, Dublin, St. Jul?, Liverpool. H. 1 4 _lvat - is, 8.A., D 0.,. Walton, Breck. E. Wynre, 8.A., D 0.,. St. Catherine's, Wigan. J.F.M'Callan, M A, Queen's, Belfast, St. Mark's, Liverpool. J. Glram , l•:e, St. Bee=, Nervton-in-Mottram. W. Li. E. R. Clark c, Si. Duckinfield, Literate, Golbornc. PRIESTS. Name. College. W. A. Bell, 8.A., Queen's, Oxford. J. L. Pain, B.L, Brazenoso, Oxford. F Sheppard, 8.A., Trini y Hall, Cambridge. J. Whiteside, 8.A., St. Catherine Flail, Cambridge. J. M. Bannerman, 8.A., - Trinity, Dublin. _ Edward Poole, St. Bees. Dyson Ryeroft, St. Aidau's Theo. Col., B'head. John Bodden Watson, Da. Exclusively for CLOTHING BOYS from 6 to 20 Years r..EwTs & COMPANY. Ranelaah street. ACIIOO SOUTH AMERICA —Great interest is excited by a projected expedition from Chili to Rio Negro, in Patagonia: Its object will be to examine whether, through this river, a conjunction betwee❑ the Pacific and the klantie Oceans is feasible, so as to dispense with the way round Cape Horn. The government of Chili has, for the present, granted the gam of 3,500 pesos towards the expense of the expedition, with the promise to increase that amount, if necessary. • The expedition is to consist of 20 men under the guidance of a Mr. Cox.-2/thenceion. SINGULAR CASE OF ASSAULT.—On Saturday, at the West Riclirg Magistrates' Court, nelifaxeJames Walker, the yoeng .r, was charge 1 with assaulting Abraham To wr s end, at Mytholmroyd, on the 3rd inst. The defendant pleefliei rot guilty. The complainant is a small shop. keepei. On going to his dinner last Wednesday, at noon, he quarrelled with his wife, and, after she had thrown a buffA at him, he was about to cheseise her; but the defendant sullenly envrged - from the cellar, and interfered in Mrs. Townsend's behalf. lie seized the complainant by the cellar, and saying, " This is the way eown," dragged him to the cellar door, when a push from his wife precipi tated him to the bottom of the steps. As soon as he cluid, the complainant escaped into the street to get assistance. On ret❑rning a strict search was made, when the husband. happening to lift up the lid of the flour-bin, on which Mrs. Townsend had bean leaning, disclosed the hiding place of his wife's paramour. The discovery was followed by a few hard blows, directed by the complainant at his assailant. The former then went to . his work, but the defendant durst not leave for fear of violence from the mob assembled in the street, and for safety he secreted himself in the chimney. In about half an hour the complainant returned with dalf a-dozen fellow-workmen. The def,m dant was then up stairs, bid under the bedclothes, and so changed in appearance, owing to his temporary retreat above the fire-place, that it was difficult to recognise him. But no pity was shown him, and, after being belaboured by the new-comers, he made a precipitate flight into the street, when he was followed by the crowd tq Brcarley Wood. There, at his request, the villagers supplied him with a rope to hang himself, bat, instead of being allowed to carry out his resolution, he was taken to the lock-np. The complainant's wife visited him while in custody. It was said she intended to accompany him to America. The bench fined the defendant £3. NUMEROUS FIRES IN LONDON AND GREAT Loss OF PRO PERTY. —On Sunday morning, about five o'clock, the inhabitants of Hounslow were aroused from their slumbers by a general cry of " fire !" being raised, and in the course of a few minutes it became apparent that the well-known range of premises termed the Red Lion Inn, formerly one of the principal coaching establishments in the neighbour hood, we-, on fire. The premises were in the occupation of Mr. Timothy Davis, licensed victuailer, and with the exception of the person who first discovered the fire, the in mates were in their beds fast asleep, and how they managed to Effect their escape in safety appears next to marvellous. From the particulars obtained on the spot it appears that one of the fem de inmates was awakened by experiencing a suffocating sensation. She immediately informed Mr. Lewis, who at once male his way to the ground floor, when he saw the parlours enveloped in flames, end the darn s were wort ing up the stairs and through the different npper floors towards the roof. The moment the inmates were got out information of the disaster was sent, per telegraph, to the London Fire Engine Establishment, at King-street, Golden square, when Mr. Staples, the chief officer of the C section, started to the spot, with a powerful engine, well manned. Upon gaining the seene he found that three parish engines had previously arrived, as well as one belonging to the Hounslow Barracks, under the command of a body of soldiers. Unfortunately the only supply of water that could bo obtained was a long distance off, and in order tatake advantage of the same it was found necessary to work the various engines into each other be fore a drop of water could he scattered upon the fire,which kept progressing so fiercely that it was feared that the clothing warehouse belonging to Mr. Robert Milton, next door, would have also fallen a prey to the fury of the dunes. This induced the parties near to remove the whole of their stock in trade, fixtures, and win dows, by which expedient a serious amount of property was either broken into fragments, or extensively damaged by water. The military, the parish engines, and the London brigade laboured in a most praiseworthy manner, but in spite of which they were unable to make the least impression upon the fury of the fire, and eventually the flames extended to the roof. The different parties em ployed in extinguishing the conflagration at length, but after the lapse of some hours, succeeded in getting it subdued; not, however, Until property of great value was destroyed. Insured in the Royal Exchange Fire•office.— Ano?her extensive fire likewise broke out the same morning in the premises belonging to Mr, T. Trowel?, a farmer, situate near the Nunhead Cemetery, Peckham, and five miles from the nearest engine station of the London brigade. The fire commenced in a wooden building nearly 160 feet long, of proportionate width, filled with farm produce of considerable value, and surrounded by numerous outhouses. The outbreak was first discovered by a police officer, who, with as little delay as possible alarmed the neighbours, and sent off to London for the aid of the engines, but before sufficient time had elapsed fur a single engine to be called, the flames shot up with such vehe mence, and at the same time were so brilliant that the whole of the Surrey side of the Thames became illuminated, which caused a general turn out of the engines and firemen, and at one time the engines of the Waterloo-road, South wark-bridge-road, Tooley-street, and Ferringdon-street, were proceeding as fast as possible towards the scene of danger. Upon r e a c hi ng t h e p l ace , the firem e n wen t to work in first-rate style, but they were unable to get the flames extinguished until the buildings, and all they eon. taiued, were totally consumed. The origin of the fire could not be ascertained. Insured in the County Fire office.—. Another fire happened through a child playing with incifer-matches, in the premises belonging to Mr. D, Williams, situated at No. 10, Goldsmith-row, ffeckney-road and had it not been for the exertions of the neighbours, the child must have been burned to death, as, before it could make its escape, the whole of the bed, bedding, and other articles became encircled in flames. The engines of the parish and London Brigade were soon in attendance, and the flames were extinguished, but not until considerable mischief was done by fire aud water and hasty removal.-- Late on Saturday night, a call wag received for a fire at the East-end ' which turned out to be of a very trifling character; but, as one of the engines was proceeding up Cornbill, a f ema l e was knocked down, and the wheels passing over her arms, ant off a large piece of flesh, and broke the bone. The sufferer was at once removed by the fireipen to the hospital, where she at present remains. SUCCESS OF TSE LIVERPOOL ANb&P.6Ra4I LINE OF STELMERS: • • _ The Circassian sailed from this pert for Liverpool April 17, calling at Halifax and St. John's. and run from the latter port to Holyhead in 7 days and 21 hours, reaching Liver pool Sunday, May, 3rd. She sailed on her return trip at 7 p m., Wednesday, May 61 - ,'l, and ran to St. John's in 8i days. Some details of her trip are found in another column. After dischar g ing and receiving passengers and freight at Ss: John's and ?Centex, she reached Portland at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 20th, with over 400 passengers and much freight; From her short stop at Liverpool, she was compelled to refuse freight which was on the wharf for her. Her list of passengers will be found in another 'column. The passengers for this line are bey - mid the capacity of - the "Company's boats. One of the melt interesting facts in - connection with European emigration is the arrival, by this trip of the Cir cassian, of a Welch colony, a company of 200 persons in families, bound for Esitern Tennessee, where they have purchased lands and provided themselves with houses. The Rev. Mr. Roberts, their pastor, and at the head of their party, is a fine specimen of a Christian gentleman We were charmed and delighted with his narration of the objects, plans, aud prospects of hie little flock, who, from among the mountain , recesses of Montgomeryshire, in central Wales, have cast their fortunes . in one of the b qtu tiful vellees of Eastern Tennessee, near the head waters of the Cumbetrand river. Attracted to the spot by the fertility and cheapnes of the soil, the mildness of the climate, and its charming mountain scenery, they hope to find, even in that slave state, a home for free labour and 'free men. Lands of unequalled richness east of Knoxville, Tennessee, have been purchased by Ahem at fifty Cents an acre. These statements of the Rev. Mr. Roberts were drawn from him in reply to a co seplimentary sentiment froth' Capt. Powell, as the steamer lay off in the channel last evening. The cabin passengers had a meeting in the saloon of the ship, and invited Captain Powell to a complimentary supper on hoard. John Rhynas, Esq., and George 11. Starr, Esq., the Poitland agents of the line, J. S. Miller, Esc} , agent of the Grand Trunk Railway, and one or two others, were invited to join it. A most delightful evenin7, WAS thus passed by a most joyous cothpany, where , speeches, songs, and other good cheer, held the party to a late hour, the ladies enjoying it Equally with the men. The expressions of good will toward Captian Powell, (" the father of this great family," as one of the passengers called him), were enthusiastic and universal. It was interet ing in the extreme, to listen to menof different origin and different pursuits , with their peculiar allusions and varied expressions. Men of business and pleasure tourists, some Enlishmen, some Scotchmen, and others Irishmen and Provincials, each in their own way, said and sung of the fatherland or of the new, as taste or feeling, or fancy dictated. Captain Powell himself is a trump in that way. The Rev. Mr. Roberts, apologised for his want o,f famili arity, or rather his lack of practice in the use of the English tongue, though no one would have suspected but for this remark that his life had been spent in the high lands of Wales, where the language spoken is precisely that of the Druids, as early as the times of the Saviour. The airection which these emigcants for Tennessee and the Western States have taken, is a striking comment on the adVantages of this route. The matter was arranged by intelligent parties with a view to economy of time and expense, and of the com forts of travel, and it turns out that Portland is the pOint of all others for emigrants to make, who are seeking homes in the went and south-west. The Circassian has now made up for the tithe Ist by the disasters of the first voyage, and will sail hereafter pre cisely as alvertLed. Her cabins, and those of the Kher sonese, are all engaged for . their next trip to this port, from Liverpool. We hope the good people of our city will by this time re,lise the vast importance of this enterprise to Portland.—S tate of Maine, P,ortl,nd, Nay 21. CRUEL CIIILD MURDER IN ST. PANCRAS. On Saturday evening last Mr. Brent, the deputy-coroner for West Mid ilesex, opened as inquiry, at the Elephant and Castle, Camden-town, into the circumstances attending the death of a child which was found near the Regent'e Canal. A police-constable said that on Monday night last he was on duty near a place called Bayham Whirl, ad joining the Kentish-town road, when a man, who was passing along the towing-path, called out to him that there was a child lying on the ground that appeared to have been almost killed by somebody. The witness went to the spot and saw the child an described. The constable took the child to the nearest surgeon's, where it was exampled, and subsequently it was conveyed to the infant-ward of the workhouse. Charlotte Bury, one of the nurses in the infant-ward of the workhouse, said the flannel wrapper bore the mark of the parish upon it. Sle thought she had seen it before, on account of the peculiar way it was mended. She had never seen the things untill that morning, from the time that she believed they left the workhouse. The infirmary surgeon attended the infant unttl its death, on the Tuesday afternoon, about fiva o'clock. Mr. Coster, the surgeon alluded to, stated that he saw the child when it was brought into the work house, late on the night of Monday. It was in a mori band state, and the extremeties were cold. There was a large swelling on the right side of the head, very like a blow newly inflicted. It seemed to re vive a little at first, but afterwards gradually sank until it died. A post mortem examination of the body showed that the skull had been fractured in several places, the broken lines extending in six or seven directions. Ho thought it must have been done by a fall of soma kind or another. The coroner thought that the child must have had a dozen falls, and have been also beat about the head in a fearful manner, for one blow or two would not have paiduced such injuries as those shown upon the child's head. • Amongst all the cases of this kind that had passed under his observation, he had never met with one where the injuries were so extensive, or possessing greater features of barbarity. He thought that no time or means should be spared to sift it to the bottom, in order to bring this shocking crim a home to the perpetrators, if that was possible. He would, therefore, adjourn the case, with a view to enable the police to conclude the inquiry they had begun. A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY IN INDIA.— 1 native newspaper states that the town of Bhownuggur was a few days ago made the scene of a most frightful tragedy. The journal in question mentions on the atyliority of a private letter, that a sepoy of a rurdasee cave, having illicit inter course with the wits of a Kind oo carpenter, the friends of the aggrieved husband took an opportunity of severely beating him. The man determined to be revenged, and having procured a sword, met the carpenter on the public road, and cut him in two at a stroke. A number of boys who were playing by the road side, observed the per petration of this horrid deed, immediately pointed out the man, who at once fell with his deadly weapon upon the children, and killed tia of them. Tile Antelligence having spread, attempts were made to secure him, in which more than a dozen persons were wounded. The desperate villain finally destroyed himself. The Collector of Ahme dabad was about to proceed to the spot to cause the necessary investi gation to be made into the matter. _ SMOKE.—Mr. Waife drew a long whiff, and took a more serene view of human affairs. lie who dr.th not smoke hath either known no great g r i e f s , or refusAh himself the softest consolation next to that which comes from Heaven. What, softer than woman?' whispers the young reader. Young reader, woman teases as well as consoles. Woman makes half the sorrows which she boasts the privilege to soothe. Woman consoles us, it is true, while we are young and hanu:some ; when we are old and ugly, woman snubs and scolds us. On the whole, then, woman la this scale, the weed in that. Jupiter, hang out thy balance, and weigh them both, end if thou give the preference to wiiman, all I can say is, the next time Juno ruffles thee, Oh, Jupiier, try the weed. —Bulwer Lytton's New Novel. KING MAXtaIILIAN IN PARIS.—It has been rumoured that the principal object of the King of Bavaria in going to Paris was to effect a reconciliation between the NWstern Powers and Naples, but the statement obtains hide credit in Pari.. Bavari in INl:ijesty is extremely desirous to have the question concerning the succession to the Greek throne settled, and he is probably endeavouring to per suade the Emperor of the French that it would be better for Europe at large if a Roman Catholic reigned in Greet- on the demise of King Otho. Prince Adalbert of Bavaria refuses to change his religion, and it is by no means pro bible that the Princess, his wife, who is a Bourbon, will permit any childr n that she may have to be brought up in the Greek faith. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, AND BRADFORD RAILWAY.—On Saturday evening last, Mr. Taylor, coroner for the borough of Pontefract, held an inquest in Wakefield, on the body of a lad, about twe,ve years old, named Samuel Jackson, who met his death iu the following distressing manner. About seven o'clock on Friday evening, the deceased left hiy home in White Swan Yard, Wakefield, with a companion, and proceeded to t. e cutting on the new line of railway, near Bn)whill Bar, for the purpose of having a ride on tha returning railway trucks. As the train wa,3 passing, he mark a juihp at one of the trucks, but missing his hold, be NI down under the waggons, two of which, heavily laden, passed over his body, inflicting the most dreadtul injuiies. His left leg was completely smashed, and only hung togettler by 'be skin ; llia left arm teas alto crushed, the bores protruding ttlrough the akin. The left shoulder was dislocated, . nil four ribs were broken ; the left side of thy: ho , iy, in tact, being completely bared from the neck to the hip. lie o'clocz on S a t ur d ay was instantly removed to lhe Clayton Hospital, wh ere h e morning, re h remained winA berea t ego . tillthree It is only matter of surpri se that similar acciciC.T.l expired. have not been pore numerous, as, almost f ro m th e commenceui,lnt Of the works, we h a v e frequently seen children wandering ap parently unchecked. A verdict of " A about I.Le ociAtDiEtily killed" was returned. 1 -4 f T • IIANSPORMATIONiOir A PRISONER. I _ PARIL.MENTARY DOCUMENTS. At the Worship-street Police-court on Friday, Mary Vickers was brought up for final examination before 'Mr s Hammill, charged wits ',sing concerned with a man who had eluded apprehension, in stealing a valuable watch from the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Weston, an aged wide er lady, residing at Holton. It may be recollected that on the afternoon of Friday last, while the preiecatrix was passing along a era wded,street closely adjoining the Sexton station-house, she was accosted by the prisoner, who inquired the way to Islington, which she was pointing out to her when a respectably dressed man in com pany of the accused made. a rapid swatch at the old lady's watch, which he wrenched from the guaed and started off with it. The prisoner also attempted to escape, but she was pursued into a private house close by, where she resorted to an artful stratagem in order to secrete herself, but it was baffled by the police, and she Was taken into castody. Mrs. Mary dun Carpenter, of John-street, Huston, was now examined, and stated that at the time in question she was standing at the door of her house, when the prisoner rushed in and earnestly entreated for protection from the violence of her husband, who was waiting outside to renews savage attack which he had made upon her. Witness was so impressed with the trati of her story that she was abou'; to faeilitete her retreat through the back door, when thceprose cutrix entered with a policeman hid 'ch'arged her with the robbery. She felt satisfied that the prisoner was the same woman, although'she was then dressed as a lady, and her appearance was now so ereatly altered that, but for t e peculiar nature of her application, it would have been difficult to identify her. Mr. Hammill said that he 'wee himself struck with the appearance of the prisoner, and he was surprised to find that, during her detention in prison, • she had been permitted to effect such a transformation, which manifestly tended to defeat the ends of justice. Alderman, the gaoler, here intimated that he understood the prisoner had foend means to change her dress thst morning at the yard door of the court, and she h ad' done so under cir cumstances which it was necessary the magistrate should be made acquaintedaeith. It was formerly the practice to place each of the police vans in charge of a sergeant and constable, tee latter of whom was deputed to keep a constant watch over the prisoners, and to prevent anycommunication with their friends. By a recent regale tion hf the Police Commissioners, however, the sergeant of the van had been deprived of the services of an extra hand, although it was his business immediately on his arrival at the various police-courts to present his commitment papers inside, and he was consequently compelled to leave his criminal freight entirely without supervision, unless he happened to liaht upon aome strong constable who would undertake the tints. In the present instance,' according to the prisoner's own admission, during his transit from the van, in the necessary absence of the iergesna she'hastily substituted for the silk mantle, and other finery in which she was arrayed, the coarse shawl she had now on, which was handed to her by her mother in the street, and thereby produced a marked change in her appearance which was calculated to prevent her recognition. Mr. Hammill remarked upon the mischievous results to which such an inefficient system was likely to give rises, and ordered a report of the matter to be laid before the Commissioners of Police. The depositicns were thou campleted and the prisoner was fully committed for trial. NATIONAL COLLECT/ONS.—The total of - the some ex-' pended 'daring thelaeetim yearson the British Museum; National Gallery, Scientific Works and Experiments, Royal Geographical Society, British Historical Portrait 'Gallery, Science and Art Department, Muse= of Practical Geology, and Royal ' ati aggregate 'of £1,401,818. The yearly expenditure on nearly all these exhibits a frghtful progressive increase. The British — Museum "establish ment. and purchases," which in 1847-8 cost £52,500, last year cost £67,000. Ten years since the National Gallery was satisfied with £5,087 ; now it demands £12,077. But the most striking development of change is in the Science and Art Department, which at first (in 1847-8) took only £6,219, has gradually increased its drafts on the public purse to £73,616 in 1855-6, and £58,966 last year. A laun of 'X277,309 has been already .expended on - the grounds and buildings of the Kensigton Gore Estate. PUBLIC WORKS (IRELAND). —The Commissioners have issued as loans, up to the 31st March last, a total's= of £3,197.470 for public works, arterial drainage, and relief works; being,less by £456,828 than' the amount atohorised to be issued by the various acts. There has been repaid into the exchequer £1,022,721 principal' nioney, and £466,769:as interest ; 4435,586 has been remitted, that is, cancelled ; and there remains a balance to be repaid of £1,739,162 principal, and £247,682 of interest The advances last year were £125,660, and the repayments £26,071. POOR RELIEF. —The total expenditure for in-mainten ance and out-door relief in England and Wales in the half year ended Lady-day r 1857, was £1,979,885 ; and in the correspondiug period cif it was ' £2,098,655, being, a decrease of X 118,770, or 51 per cent. Every county par ticipates in the decrease except Durham • it is lowest in Cumberland (0 5 per cent.), and highest in Norfolk (14-4 per cent.) SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY SOCIETIES.—A bill on this sub ject, with the names of Mr. Hutt, Lord Stanley, and Mr. Ewart on the back, would enact that no person or persons shall be assessed, or rated, or liable to pay to any county, borough, parochial o or other local rates or cesses, in respect of any, lands, houSes, .or buildings, or parts of houses or buildings exclusively o n-d by any society insti tuted for .purposes of scie.ncs, literature, education, or he arts, and supported wholly or in part by annual volun• tary contributions, and which shalt not; and by its laws may not, make any dividend, gift, donation, or bonus in, money unto or between any of its members ; provided that such society Shall obtain the certificate of the barrister-at law, as provided by the recited act, or the certificate of the Registrar 'of Friendly Societies in Scotland, as hereinaftei provided. If any such society shall occasionally let, for _purposes connected with science, literature, education, or the arts, any part of the lands or buildings occupied by it, such letting shall not prejudice or prevent the title of such society to the exemption aforesaid. NEW LAW FOR BURIALS.—The bill introduced into the Commons by Mr. Hardcastle and Mr. Hindley would enact that every clergyman of the Church of England shall be at liberty to bury - a body in the unconsecrated as well as consecrated ground or any parochial or public cemetery, and to use on such burial the whole or such por tion only of the Burial Service contained in the Book of Common Prayer, as he may deem to be suitable to the occasion. Any Dissenting minister shall be at liberty' to bury a body in the consecrated ground of any pa ochial or public cemetery, and to use such a . religious service on such burial as is used among the religious body to which such Dissenting minister may bel n provided that in the service so used there be nothing repugnant to tha Burial Service contained in the Book of Common Prayer. SPIRIT LICENCES IN IRELAND —By a Parliamentary paper it appears that, in 1852, 413 spirit licences were granted in Ireland, and 430 in 1853, 453 in 1854, and 458 in 1855. This shows a gradual increase. MARRIED WOMEN.—The bill of Mr. Malting on this sub ject would enact that married women may dispose of reversionary interests in personal estate, and release their rights to a settlement out of such estate in possession. Deeds to be acknowledged by married women in the man . - ner required by the Fines and Recoveries Act for disposing of interests in land. - The act not to extend to any pro - - vision made.for a married.woman - by a settlement upon her marriage. This act not to extend to Scotland. THE INCOME TAx —ln the year ended April 5, 1856, the number of persons in Great Britain assessed to the income tax in schedule D., profits and gains of trade, professions, and labour, was 256,891, and the amount of tax levied from them was £1,802,943. Those assessed on incomes of £lOO, and under £l5O, constitute nearly half the whole number, and contribute to the tax £634,632. According to the return it would appear that there are in England and Scotland only 247,716 persons with incomes derived from the above sources, under £l,OOO a year ; and .20,916 of these have incomes under £lOO. There are 5,271 persons with incomes from £l,OOO to £2,000, and 40 who enjoy the princely revenue of £50,000 a year, or upwards. These proportions are pretty nearly what the Irish return gives, but the total amount of the tax undeir I Schedule D in Ireland is only £2Bo,2lo—about one beTed teenth of that of Great Britain. Official salaries and pensions representedin the United Kingdom by 100,808 persons, constitute £1,066,841 ' • 39,735 o ffi cials have salariesifrom nEIOO to £l5O ; and 66 have £5,000 a year and upwards. . At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, RanelaF. , ,h street, BOYS are CLOTHED from the At es of 6 to 20 Years RUSSELL'S LECTURE AT THE PHILHARMONIC HALL. TO TIIE EDITOR OP, TIE _NORTHERN TUT.. commeti tath. Others - ,tatephd -14 Russell's eloquent lecture on Saturday afternoon, and need not say was much amused at the dry humour of the. ,- early part, and. .01(vited tgienthu -siasm at the Alma fight in the latter. There was an alloy in it, however, vhich I will explain, having suffered from the same i,n Mr. Thackeray's course on the Georges'. Unfortunately, I took a seat in a box, as being the most convenient place to hear. The boxes on either side were pretty well filled with a family . in eaek Now, during the whole lecture did family No. 1 either smile,.sigh, or other wise testify an appreciation of Mr. Russell's pre sence. I don't think they even saw him. Bolt upright, features immoveable, and with lack-lustre eyes, did this very (?) fashiOnable family listen to a discourse that thrilled through the souls of ani mate creatures. Family No. 2 were completely occupied in discussing the dresses and genetal appearance of those in the stalls, which was qer tainly, better than No. 1, as showing they were alive, but was not at all agreeable to one those interest was in the lecture only. • Now, Sir, this _false fashion is more found in Liverpool than most other places. Our good Queen has set the example Of:being natural, and she laughs heartily at Mr. Robson, as we have seen; why, thin, not learn'better. They will - not, likely, improve from .a letter in a newspaper, but if I only caution others to avoid icebergs on the one side, and crinoline on the other, when they wish fora literary treat, I shall be doing some ,service.- 7 - Yours, Sze. AN ADMIRER Or THACKERAY. Liverpool, June Bth, 1857. THE JAMES L. BOGART TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—Your paper of this day contains a para graph purporting to be the report of a case heard before J. W. Harden, Esq., the Judge of the COunty Court, at Birkenhead, on Friday last, under tliis title. I am strongly inclined to believe that such paragraph was penned and furnished to you for a malicious intent ; but I do not believe that you intentionally inserted the same to my injury. Certainly, it has an injurious tendency, and the facts are mis-stated and overstrained. The affidavit deposed to by the plaintiff, was not in accordance with the act of parliament, and it was my duty to show that the Court could not hear the case legally, which, after some argument, was admitted by the plaintiff's 'attorney. Another summons was afterwards applied for on behalf of the plaintiff, but the learned judge denied his power or jurisdiction. I said, that the matter in dispute was merely a question as to what Wellesley was entitled to receive, that it was a mere matter of account, and that I should feel happy if his Honor would act as arbitrator in the matter, which, being acceded to on behalf of the plaintiff, the 'inquiry took place at the rising of the court. The arbitration was heard by Mr. Harden, ss a matter of favour .only, and the case was not a County Court inquiry,.and ho had no power to enforce his award or to order costs. I was glad to avail mySelf of the opportimity of referring the case "to Mr. Harden, but I was bound to object to an illegal proceeding:. The five pounds referred to' in the Paragraph was offered to the plaintiff before the money was received from the treasury, and it was so admitted in the plaintiff's evidence, and he refused to take it, on account or otherwise. The proceeding before_Mr. Harden was purely a private one, and was not the subject of a public report.; nor.haa the' public any right to have been. present—his 'award could only amount to a recom mendation, and he named the sum, which was at once paid by me. I feel confident that if you or, your reporter had heard the inquiry your editorial remarks would have been withheld. Indeed, the case did not claim insertion in your, columns,—l remain, dear sir, your's truly, W. K. CAMPBELL. 6, Castle-street, Liverpool, Bth June, 1857. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. 'S ANCIENT WIRRALL WAPENTAKE COURT AGAIN. BUSHELL v. NORMAN.-It will be in the recollection of our readers that this case was tried at the last Chester assizes, when a verdict was given for the defendant, leave being given for the plaintiff to move for a rule to show cause why a verdict should not be entered for him for 40s. The application was made and a rule was granted, during the Easter term. The same case came on for hearing during the present Trinity term. The rule was supported by Mr. Welsby and Mr. Bevan, and opposed by Mr. Gift'ard, on the part of the defendant. After the rule was argued, the court dismissed the application with costs, thereby establishing the jurisdiction of the Wapentake Court, and the plaintiff, Mr. Christopher Bushell, was mulct with all the costs. TIIE STRIKE OF THE CUMBERLAND SHIPWRIGHTS. —For some time back the shipwrights have been paid at the rate of ss. per day, though before the Russian war their earnings did not average more than from 18e to 20s. per week. The reduction, of which the shipwrights received notice, was ls. per day on new work, and Bd. per day on old work, the joiners being reduced from 245. to 21s, per week. On Monday morning the carpenters attended at the yards and offered to resume work at the former rite of wages, but refused to accept the proferred reduction, though the joiners agreed to the terms offered, and proceeded to their accustomed work, The employers are not in a position which betokens submission to the demands of the work men, so that there cannot he the slightest doubt as to the result of this temporary strike. The state of the labour market, and the reduced demand for ships since the Black Sea fleet have been released from the service in which they were employed, and thrown into competition for ordinary freights, betokened a reduction in the scale of wages, and when the demand becomes slack no combination can prevent a general fall. At Maryport the men returned to the yards on Tuesday morning upon the terms offered, but at Workington and Harrington the) , are still standing out, though there are rumours of returning to work next week. They have been contributing to the funds of an " Amalga mated Shipwrights' Society" at Liverpool, by which they expect to be supported during the present strike, but when the funds of the society are looked to by several hundred empty stomachs, that dependence will soon be exhausted.— Carlisle Patriot, of Saturday. A PUGILISTIC ATTORNEY.—On Saturday, at the public office, Birmingham, Mr. E. H. Collis, solicitor, was com mitted to the borough sessions for trial on the charge of assaulting the ex-mayor of the teem, Mr. T. R. T. Hodg son, also a solicitor, in a brutal manner. Some trifling dispute having arisen in connection with the' late visit of the Duke of Carabridg , Mr. Collis went to Mr. Hodgson's office, on Thursday last, to demand the retraeta tion of a letter. Mr. Hodgson had scarcely given a re fusal when Mr. Collis struck him with his fist a most violent blow on the head, and repeated this eight or ten times. The door had closed with a spring inside, and when the clerks forced their way into the room, they found Mr. Hodgson in an insensible state, while Mr. Collis brandished a poker over his head, and said to the clerk, " Stand off, or I'll lay yen straight." Mr. Collis, in defence, admitted having knocked his opponent down and " hit him right and left," but said that Mr. Hodgson first picked up the tongs and threatened him. The magistrates required bail for his appearance. The case caused much his turn fall en b y t h e h an d s of the remembered, ass a ssi na t e d t h e be stir in the town, and the court was crowded. VENGEANCE IN PERSIA . — Mohammed Yousrouf, a man in who some short time bac k p la yed a considerable political a Pp o ar n irn s t,c o ea f no t d h f e ffw i n ehro n a' r t d ,i e th r a a nias d man. Youss ou f t oo k possess i on of Herat in concert with Ica Khan, an d ma i n t a i ne d a siege against the Persian army. Being closely pressed by the b es iegers, and justly alarmed at the fate which would await him if he fell into the hands of the Persians, he fled from Herat. He was, however, seiz el and carried to Teheran, where, notwithstanding his crimes, he was pardoned by Nass-reddin•Shah. The children of Seid Ali Khan had not, however, renounced the idea of avenging the death of their father ; they arrived at Teheran and demanded justi ce en t h e murderer. The Shah, not wish . ng that the pard on h e h ad granted to Mohammed should be a vain word, endeavoured to calm the resentment of the sons of Seid Ali Khan, but all his efforts were in vain, the mu elerer was handed over to Justice, tried and found guilty, and delivered up to the sons. The Government being still desirous of saving the life of Mohammed offered a very considerable sum by way of ransom, hut the offer was refused, and on the Bth the sons of Seid Ali Khan themsekes put the murderer of their father to death. This event ha s p ro d uce d a grea t sensation. DIVORCE OF A WIFE FOR ADULTERY. LET'S DIVORCE 1311. n.—in the Herne of Lords, on Friday, cciensel were called in to support the petition in this matter for the second reading of a bill to iii , solve the marriage of Edward Ley and Ross nab his wife. Mr. Ms.cnamara a d Mr. John Martin - appeared at the bar as counsel for Mr. Ley. There wos nn appearinee for Mrs. Ley. Mr. Macnamara stated the nature of the complaint, and the position and condition of the parties. Mr. Ley is an oll , coopzr. On the 20th of January, 1852, being then 28 years of age, he was marrieno Bo samiah Sarah Meadows, the daughter of his partner, Me a d ows , th e young lady being at the time under 16. The marriage was solemnised at St. Mary's, Newington, according to the rights and ceremonies of the Church of England, and the parties lived happily together till 1854, and had two children, one of whom, a daughter, is now living. In December, 1853, M. s. Ley was prematurely confined, and she con tinued after that in a state of so much weak• ass and debility that the medical attendant advised the husband to occupy a separate bed*. Mr. Ley complied with this intimation, and they lived together under these circumstances till September, 1854, when a house was taken by the lady's mother, at Twickenham. It was firoished by the husband who allowed the sum of 355. a week for his wife's maintenance. Mr. Ley occasionally visited his wife sit Twickenham, and requested her to return to his house in town, but she continually refused; and at length the estrangement, which had arisen and wAs increasing came to an open rapture, and Mr. Ley discovered, in March, 185 6 , that his wife had beau carrying on a 'criminal intercourse with Mr. Lancelot Blagden Shute, a clerk in the Customs, and that she was living with him in open adultery, at 33, Doddhagton grove, in the county of Surrey. On the 11th of March Mt'. Ley brought an action against Shute in the Queen's Bench, a verdict was taken by con ent for 1501. damages, and the se damages were utimately paid. In. Dece mber last proceedings . were taken in the Consistory Court, and in January, 1857, Mr. Ley obtained a divorce a mensa et thoro. He now applied to their Lordships to grant him a divorce a vinculo matrimonii. Witnesses were examined, who proved the facts stated by counsel. The Lord Chancellor advised their Lordships to read the bill a second time. There could be no doubt of the adultery, and although there was no very satisfactory statement on the subject of the continued separation, yet there seemed to be no reason for suspecting any col lUsion. The bill was read a second time accordingly. ACTION ON A CHARTEa PA,RTY, BARRICK AND OTEERS BURA AND oinuas.--This action was tried in the Court of Exchequer; on Friday. The plaintiffs were British subjects, and the defendants were Russians, and the action was upon a charter party, which provided that the plaintiffs' vessel, the Lavinia, should proceed to Odessa; and theretake in a cargo from the defendants. Among other things, the defendants pleaded that they wire exonerated from performing their contract by hostilities breaking out between England and Russia, and it was admitted by the plaintiffs that this waa a good defence, according to the decision in the Exchequer Chamber in Exposito v. Bowden ; but it was contended that there had been a breach of contract before the declaration of war. Tha Lavinia arrive at Odessa on the 6th of February, 1854, and having performed quarantine, went into the Mole to discharge cargo on the 17th. She was ready to take in cargo on the 14th of March, aad the lay days expired on the 23rd April. On April 6th, the declaration of war was known at Odessa, bat the Lavnfa still remained at the Mole until April 18th, when she pat off into the roads, and a day or t wc afterwards sailed away. The allied fleets arrived in Odessa roads on April 20th, and on the 23rd the bombardment took place. From the time of the arrival of the Lavinia until April 1 eth, the captain, it was alleged, repeatedly applied to the defendants for a cargo, and their answer was that they had ceded his charter-party to Messrs. Kelver, whom he must apply to. On one occasion he did apply to Messrs. Kelver, who, however, refused to give him a. cargo. The matter now came before the court on a special case, and the question raised was, whether the deleulants had broken their contract before the declaration of war. Mr. Wilde appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Bovill for the def,nd ants. Tie court was of o, inion that the plea was disposed of bj the cue of Expesi o v. Bowden, and that upon t e facts the case was within toe decision in Avery v. Bowden. Judgement for the de f. ndants. ATTEMPT TO "'AMMER TWO POLICEMEN IN LONDON. On Saturday Morning, about three o'clock, a desperate attempt was made on thelives of two , policemen of the B division,. by a person n imed charleo Russell aiias Melbourne, a ticket-of-leave man. It appears that iiussell has been suspected by the police of being con cerned in the recent rob ,, eries at Lord Palmerston's and Mr. Monsell's, and, being recognised in the Haymarket that morning by Sergeant Cranford, he was captured and left in custody of r oliceman Murrough, who was on duty in the Haymarket, while Cranford went in search of another well-kown burglar, who was in company with Ruslel. He had not proceeded more than a few paces, when he heard the report of a pistol, and turning round he , ercived the prisoner struggling with Murrorrh, whose face was cover,d with blood. As Cranford approached, Russell discharged a pistol at him, but without effect, and cfter a desperate resistance, he Ras overpowered and con veyed to the station-house. it was then ascertained that Illurrough was severely wounded, the stone with which the pistol was loaded having been discharged right into his face. He was conveyed to Charing C oss Hospital, and is at prese .t in no hnmineat danger, but being an old man it is expeeced he will never recover the shock. The prisoner wa; convicted of a burglary in 1852, and his ticket of leave has re-ently been revoked. Tuft :SEW SCeEME FOs. MAKING FLOUR.—Tha Echo Agricole, one of the most respectable and influential Parisian newspapers, recera to a new process of ne,kinz flour, invented by Si. Blencourt, at Mar seilles. It is asserted that the grain of wheat dissolves in a few minutes by means of a chem'co; agent, and becomes converted into the purest weite flour. Every particle of the wheat, e:en the bran— that is, the husk—is tren fot.med into flour. What this chemical agent, and what the flour tons produced is composed of--the proper ties and qualities of the bread made of it—remains for the present a mystery to the public. According to M. Blancourt's assertion, the conversion of wheat into flour can be effected by simple amale,ama lion, without the aid of mechanical assistance. A commission has been nominated at Marneiles to investigate the merits of the new scheme. Shoeld it prove practicable, a compleai revolution in the art of floor making would follow in fact, the old process of grinding grain Into flour would be superseded, and all the existing don- mills obliged to adopt the new method, which promises to produce out of every 1001 b. of wheat 11301 b. of pure floor. Canto IN Faaerce:—Tae Court of Assizes of the Rhone three days ago tried a 1_ easare named Galllemet, of saint Igny re V.rs, for the manslaugter of his son aged about 14, so far back as August, 1853. On the 10th of that month it was noticed that the boy had disappeared, and nothing was so-n or heard of him until the igth, when his den I body wa , found in an advanced :state of putrefaction in a hedge near his father's house. It was not possible. from the decom posed state of the body, to see whet her or not it bore traces of violence, but as the min had for a long limo treated the bey with great brutality, little doubt was entertained by his neighbours of his having murdered him. Strange to say, however, no investigation was instituted, ana nothing was thought of the matter until February last, when the man, having teen arrested on some other charge, of which, however, he turn d oat to be innocent, manifested such profound terror at the idea that his arrest might cause inquiries to be made respecting the death of his son that the matter was investigated. The result was that a labourer named Chnseville came forward and said that on the 9th of August, 1853, he had seen the bay lying beneath a tree covered with blood, and that the boy stated in answer to his inquiries that his father had just beaten him most cruelly ; also that the next dal, as he (Chuzeville) was passing near the house of Gnillemet, c e saw the boy parcel in a cherry-tree eating cherries, and that his father, having come np at the moment, threw a large piece of wood, which, striking the boy on the head, caused him to fail senseless to the ground; that the father then taking him up in his arms carried hen into his house. This was the last time the boy was seen alive, so that there was no doubt that the blew had killed him. The jury declared the prisoner guilty, ant with extenuating circum stances, and the court sentences him to six years' hard labour. RISE OF RENTAL OF STOCK I , ARINS.—At the recent term of Whitsun tide a considerable number of stock farms, belonging to the Duke of Bucclench, on the Queensberry estate, in Upper Niths 'ale, became out of 1 ate. In spring the v,:rions fa ms were valued, and, as might naturally re xpeeted in these days of high prices for all descriptions of stock and agricultural peodace, a very considerable increase in the value, as co 'pared wi-h the former rental, was the result ; the average rise beitig at least 12 per cent. In general the farms were offered to the occupiers at the new value; in a number of cases either f om tenant deeming the increase of rent too great, and declining te offer for the farm, or from other circumstances, the farms were offered for competition. The announcement of these was anxiously looked for, and when alverWed a large number of offers were received. These farms have new been let at an increase of from 12 to 45 per cent., and it is unders!ood that in some cases the highest offers were not accepted. The farm of Clenries, which includes Upper and Nattier Cog, end several other possessions in the occupation of Mr. Kennedy, of Kirkland, at the rent of .4960, has been let to Mr. Hyslop, Cosbogle, at £1,400, being an advance of £440 per annum. These (aims carry a stoclc of Cneviot ewes and gimmers, and on Tuesday last the stock was given over to the incoming tenant at a valuation; it amounted to 185 scores, or 3,700 head, exclusive of lambs, from one-fifth to one-sixth being gimmers and the remainder ewes. The ewes with their lambs were valued at the nnprecedentedly high figure of 435. The &mere at 295. each. The total value Of the stock exceeds 47000, and is about 45000 more than the sum fixed when the late tenant entered upon pessession two leases ago,— ccelists Paper. A FATAL AFFRAY IN THE STREET. At the Bow-street Police-court, London, on Saturday, ' a young man, named Frederick Hildebrand, who performs as an Ethiopian serenader at Evans's Hotel, Covent-garden, was charged with having, on the Bth ult., assaulted a person, named Rowland White, who bad since lain in the hospital in a very precarious state, an 4 whose death was hourly expected. Emma Arthur, a girl of about fifteen years of age, stated that about half-past three o'clock on the morning of the 28th of May, she was sitting in the parlour of the coffee-house, 7, Wellington-street, kept by her mother, when her attention was drawn by the latter to what was going on in the street. The sts,n whom she had since seen in the hospital was on the ground, and in the act of rising. The prisoner was close to him. Her mother called " Police !" and prisoner left the man and walked towards witness. Witness said "Itis a shame•to strike the man in that way." Prisoner replied, "He insulted me first," and walked away. The man then entered the house, and witness seeing that he was bleeding, gave him some water to wash himself. He said that his jaw was broken, and that the prisoner kicked him in the jaw. William Cox, a police-sergeant of the F division, saw Mr. White in the hospital on the 2nd inst. He stated that on the morning of the 28th ult. he left the White Hart public-house, in Catherine-street, about two o'clock, and crossed over to Waterloo-bridge. In Wellington-street some person struck him a violent blow on the jaw, which he after wards found to be broken. He afterwards received two more blows and was kicked in the chest. He did nst know who it was that struck him. He also stated that he was not sober at the time. Jane Wicks, one of the performers iu the " Poses Plastiques" at the Coal-hole Tavern in the Strand, said that she lived with the prisoner at No. 1, Thomas-street, Waterloo-road. On the morning in question she called for the prisoner at Evans's at about hall-pest two o'clock, and they went away together. As they passed through Wellington-street, on their way home, they saw Mr. White standing talking to a woman. As they came near he said, addressing the prisoner, What the -- do you mean by that?" The prisoner said, "Do you mean that for me, sir ?" The man replied, " Yes, I do ;" and at the same time knocked a pipe, which the prisoner was smoking out of his mouth. He then sparred up to the prisoner, and they fought together. Several blows were exchanged, and at last Mr. White said, "There, that will do—you may go home." Hildebrand then took up a carpet bag, which he had put down at the beginning of the scuffle, and they went away. Witness heard the girl at the coffee house say, "It is a shame to strike the man like that," and °brand replied, "He struck me first." The prisoner said he had been fifteen months at Evans's, and never had a word with any one before. On this occasion ho was going home with his " missus," when the gentleman spoke to him as she had described, knocked the pipe out of his mouth, and struck him in the chest. He was very firm in the chest from the constant practice of dancing, but the blow was so severe that " some people would have been very much hurt." Several blows were exchanged. The gentleman said, "That will do ; you know too much for me ; go aw ay home." Another Ethiopian serenader, and Mr. Nicholson, landlord of the Coal-hole Tavern, gave the prisoner a good character as a well-behaved, quiet man. At this moment a constable entered the court with a message from the hospital to the effect that the injured man had expired shortly after eleven o'clock. Upon hearing this announce ment the young woman Wicks, who had been standing near . the witness-box watchi n g the case with evident anxiety, fainted away, and was carried out of court in a state of insensibility. A. witness proved that the deceased, shortly before this occurrence, had been turned out of Jessop's wine-rooms, a place he was in the habit of frequenting, and w h ere h e was often drunk and disorderly. Mr. Henry remanded the prisoner to await the result of the inquest, but admitted him to bail. Bail was found in the courso of the day. F x:lusively for CLOTHING BOYS from 6 to 20 Yeara. JJEWIS & COMPANY Ranc:agh stroet.