Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-23 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCIIIT.-DORCHESTER, JULY 20. RAPE.—William Lush was indicted for a rape on Ezett Martin. at Moteombe, on the 20th of June. Mr. Edwards conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Ffook , defended the prisonet. This was an act of more than usual atrocity. It appeared that the girl, a very pretty and interesting one, had taken her sister part of the way to her home. Having left her, she was returning to her father's home, when in the fields she met the prisoner, who said he would kiss her. The girl resisted, and the prisoner then threw her down on the ground. A little boy named Jones came up, and the prisoner let the girl go. She then proceeded homewards, when the prisoner overtook her and threw her down again. She struggled with all her might, and crieu "murder" and for help. Her cries . brought to the spot two fellows, one named Richard Lyd ford, an organist, and the other one Smart, a cousin of the girl. They found the prisoner nearly in the act of vio• fence. The girl called upon them for God's sake to help her. Lydford begged the prisoner to desist, and pulled him with all his might, and he swore he asked Smart to help him, but that he would not, and then them two men, Englishmen, and we must say Dorset men, quietly walked away and left them, never even giving information, so that assistance might be rendered to the poor girl. Perhaps such a case has, until the present day, been unknown. After these scoundrels had left the parties the prisoner continued his violence, until after an hour he accomplished his purpose. The girl then got up and ran home, and told a neighbour, in the absence of her mother, what had occurred. A surgeon was sent for, and found the girl -very:much bruised, an l that the act, in his opinion, had been committed. The girl gave her evidence with great propriety, but fainted during her cross-examination. The wretched organist also stated what he had seen, what he had done, and how he had walked away. Mr. Ffooks addressed the jury, and in deing so dwelt upon the con duct of Lydford and Smart, admitting that language was not strong enough to denounce the conduct of such men ; but he urged the jury to come to the conclusion that the girl had consented, but, knowing that her act would be made public, had been induced to make this charge. Mr. Justice Crompton summed up. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to fifteen years' penal servitude. OXFORD CIRCII_TT.—STArraRD, JULY ',A SEDUCTION.—LEES v. REFTON. —Mr. Sergeant Pigott and Mr. Davies appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Huddleston and Mr. Scotland for the defendant. The plaintiff in this action, John Lees, was the keeper of a public-house called the Robin Hood, situate at Norton-in the-Woods, in this county, and he sued the defendant, a young man living with his mother and step-father, a farmer in the same neighbourhood, to recover damages for the seduction of his daughter, Ann Lees. It appeared from the evidence given by the young woman, who was about 19 years of age, that the defendant, who was a young man, had been in the habit of coming to the Robin Hood for about three years. He had made her proposals of marriage, and had been accepted by the plaintiff as ber suitor, and continued his visits till Christmas last, from which time his visits became less frequent. On the 11th of March last the young woman gave birth to a child, and on that occasion the defendant went to her bedside, and saw her, and told her not to fear, for he would make things right. The young woman had been invited to the wedding when the defendant's mother was married a second time, and Mr. Glover, the defendant's step-father, had treated the young woman as his daughter, and, in fact, he had called her "daughter," while she had called him " father." The defendant had made her a present of a " Church Ser vice " and a hymn book, and had gone to church with her. The father and mother both stated that the defendant had made proposals of marriage, and had been accepted. An attempt was made, on the cross-examination of the young woman. to show she had allowed other young men to take liberties with her, but she distinctly denied everything, except one or two trifles which might innocently happen to any pretty barmaid. Mr. Huddleston was addressing the jury for the defendant, but was stopped by his junior, Mr. Scotland, who stated that the action was settled. Mr. Sergeant Pigott said the parties had agreed to settle the action by the payment of £5O. Verdict for the plain tiff—Damages, £5O. AN EXPENSIVE DOG.—BATE V. BARTLETT.—Mr. Whate ley, Q. C., and MrPKettle appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Piggott and qr. M'Mahon for the defendant. The plaintiff, Thomas Bate, described himself as a fell monger, at Pembridge, and sued the defendant, R. 11. Bartlett, an attorney at Wolverhampton, to recover damages for a trespass in taking the plaintiff's dog and converting it to his own use. The defendant pleaded the general issue, and also that the dog in question was not the property of the plaintiff. It appeared from the plaintiff's evidence that in September. 1854, two puppies had been given to him by a man named Walker, at Wolver hampton. The pups were greyhounds, and 'one of them named " Patch," but afterwards " Mandoline," turned out a "stunning runner." The defendant set up a claim to them, and after the plaintiff had been fifteen months in possession, Walker got one of them away from him, and sent it down into Somersetshire, where it was Kept in the house of the defendant's father. The defendant having heard of the dog's whereabouts, went down into Somer. setshire in search of it, and as he went whistling about the neighbourhood the dog recognised the well-known signal, and came bouncing out of the house and followed his master home. A charge of felony was made against the plaintiff by Walker, but this being dismissed the pre sent action was brought to recover the expenses to which the plaintiff had been put in getting back his dog, and also the stakes which tho dog had won. In the course of the trial, Mr. Sergeant Pigott said his case was that the dog was the defendant's, and that Walker had no authority to part with it. Mr. Baron Martin said the plaintiff had been allowed to keep the dog for fifteen months. His Lordship thought the plaintiff ought to be reimbursed his expenses, but nothing more. The counsel conferred with one another, and eventually left it to the learned judge to say what amount the defendant ought to pay. Mr. Baron Martin said he thought the defendant ought to pay the plaintiff £73. A verdict for that amount was taken. COUNTY TIPPERA.RY.-CLONMEL, JULY 20. Denis Donnell and Michael Donnell were indicted for the wilful murder of Jeremiah Ryan. at Garrinoe, on the 9th of April last. Messrs. George, Q.C., O'Hara, and E. Pennefather prosecuted for the crown. The prisoners were undefended. They were both verylyoung men, and Denis of very mild appearance. Mr. George stated the case. Patrick Burke examined : I knew the deceased; he is dead ; he was 20 years of age ; I know the prisoners ; I recollect the 9th of April last; I used to sleep at Gar rinoe at Martin Ryan's; on the 9th of April I was going to Reardon's, who lives in the same place; I met the de ceased and a man named Byrne ; as we came to the pri soner's house the deceased shouted for Butler and Ryan ; we had gone two or three yards, when the Donuell's rushed out ; we ran away, and they rau after us ; they overtook the deceased and me, for Byrne escaped ; a man I did not know was with the prisoners ; Denis Donnell and the strange man struck the deceased with hurleys in the head ; he was unarmed, and I saw him get two blows from Denis Donnell; he fell; Michael Donnell attacked me, and I defended myself ; I ran to Martin Ryan's house : I was pursued by the prisoners : I got into the yard through tho gate ; the Donnells thought to get in at the gate ; they said they would kill usi:on; the hearth inside; they staid about three minutes, and they then went away ; I then went to the place where we had been attacked ; I found the deceased lying in the dyke on his side; he was dead. To the Judge—The dyke was nearly level with the road. To Mr. O'Hara—We had not flung a stone at the door of the prisoners, nor strike it with a stick. To the jury—l was not drunk that night. To the prisoners —I took no poker that night. To the Judge—l did not see any poker with us that night, nor stick ; we did not pelt the door with stones ; I know Ellen Donnell and her daughter ; they said after the murder they would go for the police and charge us with pelting their house ; not a stone was thrown by us; I flung a stone at Michael Donnell when he was drawing to hit me. To the prisor.ers—This was about ten o'clock at night; it was a very bright night; I do not know who was the strange man. Philip Byrne examined—Martin Ryan, of Garrinoe, is an uncle of mine; I know Patrick Burke, the last witness ; I know the prisoners ; I was at Martin Ryan's en the evening of the 9th of April ; I was in company with the last witness and the deceased, and before we reached the prisoner's house the deceased shouted for Ryan and Butler ; when we passed the house the prisoners came out stripped and we ran ; I heard a stroke given I escaped into my uncle's house ; I heard a cry, and a person bawl out for mercy, and Jesus Christ • none of us had weap ons ; I go t i nto my uncle's ; I saw the prisoners at the gate, but they were kept out. To the Judv—The deceased had a fire shovel in his sleeve that night; I do not think the last witness was aware of his having the shovel; when we went out to the forge I heard deceased say he would pass by in defiance. To thejury—T'ne shovel was in the sleeve of the deceased ; I can't say if it was found near the body; the shout of defiance was twice repeated; I did not tell the magistrate about the shovel. Toe Judge charged the jury, stating that the facts reduced the crime from murder to man slaughter, for the deceased we;.t out of his horse prepared to act in defiance of the prisoners, and having shouted for his Party the others suddenly rushed out, and re - Am:manly and cruelly deprived him of life, but the premeditation that constituted murder was wanting. It only showed what little o2'ence provoked to acts of blood in this country. , I ,:The jury acquitted the prisoners of ma t d er , b u t found them guilty of Judge Keogh, manslaughter. addressing the prisoners, said that but for the very slight and incidental circumstance of the unfortunate young m an who lost his life having t a k e n a fire shovel on that evenieg and shouted when passing the door of the prisoners, the verdict mast have b: en one of murder. The people of the country, however, must be taught that human life was precious, and that the severest consequences rnest follow the taking of that life which God gave and which man could not restore. The trifling offence gissa by the fl-ceaaed was his shoutine as he passed the door or the Danneles. For that he and his friends were pursued—it s life brutally sacrificed, and when not satisfied the others of the party were followed to a house, and threats used to force the gate and shed their blood on the hearth. The deceased asked for mercy in the name of Jesus Christ, but even in that sacred nam e mere), was denied, The sentence of the court was that the prisoners should be subjected to penal servitude for the term of their natural lives. The men burst into loud cries and wailings, by their friends in the galleries, and were then removed. THE NORTHERN TIMES. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1857. COUNTY MAYO. -TULL IMORX, MONDAY. IMPORTANT CASE _A.t the sitting of the court this morning the Lord f . Ciiief Justice proceeded to pass sentence on Denis Grogan, who had been found guilty of having caused the death of the Rev. J. Alexander. The Lord Chief Justice said the prisoner had been found guilty of having sold, through negligence, a quantity of arsenic to the Rev. Dr. Alexander, since deceased They could not have arrived at any other conclusion ; the case was too plain; but he exonerated him from any intention of causing the death of the deceased. It appeared that he was a young man of good character, very sober and well conducted, and it was to be lamented that the transaction had occurred. 'he family of the de ceased had suffered severely—some of them had par. taken of the poison, but luckily without any fatal effects ; they had been bereaved of their head, and that bereavement had been caused, unintentionally no doubt, by the prisoner. The facts of the case were these : —The Rev. Mr. Alexander had been for some time delicate, and labouring under erysipelas. A messenger was despatched to the establishment of Mr. Whitfield, at Ferbane, for a pound of arrowroot ; the prisoner was in the shop ; he took a portion from a bottle, and from e broken paper made up the quantity demanded, though unfortunately Le gave deadly poison instead of nutritious food. The owner of the establishment had di-d shortly before; he was succeeded by his brother, and it should be said of him that he was not acquainted with the details of the business; but this he should say for the protection of the public, that if the owner of a shop exposed his shops un to the liability of selling poison instead of food, and did not exhibit sufficient caution in the assortment of his goods, he rendered himself liable to the accusation of being an accessory before the fact. The prisoner must have known that arsenic was mixed with the arrow root in the shop, and therefore he should have been cau tious in selling it. Each 'material somewhat resembled the other, but still they were distinguishable—for one was gritty, the other soft and smooth ; and the mere selling of one for the other amounted to inexcusable care lessness. There could not be any doubt that the rev. gentleman was poisoned. The post mortem examination and the analysis of the contents of the cup demonstrated that in it there was arsenic. The jury had recommended the prisoner to mercy, and he was glad to be furnished with a reason for passing a light sentence, but it should be one that would prevent others from falling into similar mistakes, and show them that they were bound to exercise duo caution:in vending and disposing of such a destructive material as arsenic. The sentence of the court was that he should be imprisoned. for six months, one month of which had already expired. Mr. Curran said he hoped that the legislature would pass an act to prevent the sale of poisons by general dealers It was an inconsistency in the existing law that none but licensed apothecaries could sell medicines, while any one might sell poison. The Chief Justice quite agreed in this opinion, and observed that it should be male a serious offence for any grocer to mingle poison with the other articles in his shop ; and even druggists and apothecaries should be bound, as in Scotland, not to sell oois'n unless the party by whom it was purchased signed his na:ne . .in a receipt book regularly kept for the pu-pose. DUBLIN ADMIRALTY COURT- MONDAY. BOTTOMRY—SEAMZN'S WAGES.—THE BON ACCORD OF LIVERPOOL, NICOLL; MASTER.— ifessrs. Art.lerson tud Lee moved for further proceecli , itts in deftult, against this vesel, in a cause of bolontry, for £2 060. The Court granted the motion. Mr. Richardson moved f.:r le tve to enter a second or interventi , inal suit for wage, on the parr of his clients, the master and the c - c vof the vessel. He submitted their claims, with affidavits to verify, by which it appeared that the sum of £159 13( 1(1 was due to the master, and the sum of £137 9i 7 ! due to the crew. The Court granted the motion , ; tot upon farther motion to that effeet,ordered that upon the fourth default being entered in the bottomry suit, that is upon Friday noat, this cause of wages should come on for trial. The amount of silver to be despatched by the next Overland mail, on the 4th of August, is expected to be large, and as the £400,000 which is looked for from Mexico will not reach London in time supplies will have to be procured from the Continent. Some persons antici pate that the drain to India will be greatly increased owing to the diminution in demand for our manufactured goods that must be conseqnent on the existing outbreak, but on the other hand the payments of the Indian g wern ment to this country for transport service and war material will be extremely heavy. A Paris correspon lent of the Independence of Brussels, writes :—The sending out of some French and Englise vessels of war to Tunis is spoken of. France has several times made similar manifestations against the regency, and for a less serious cause than the present one ; under Louis Phillippe two such manifestations were made. The concessions of Si-Mahommed to the fanaticism of his subjects are all the more iec meeivable that his envey , - extraordinary, General Ker-E !din, was in Paris some months ago, and was the bearer of presents to the imperial family. The Akbar of Algiers detnands, in the Interest of public security, that the Hatti-hern.aioue of Constantinople shall be applied to Tunis Bet this gu trantee is not equal in our opinion to a frank execution of the teeaty of alliance concluded in 1830 by Admiral de Rosaneel, the stipulations cf which provide for all the points connected with good neighbourhood and religious toleration. MILITARY OUTRAGE AT CHATHAM.— %. serious outrage perpetrated by some soldiers behnging to the 27th and 70th Reeiments, took place in Chatham on Te=stlay night. The soldiers who were under orders for embarkation to India, broke out of barrack?, and on their entering the Melt Shovel public house in Chatham, they had half a gallon of bear, for which they refused to pay. Evontually they were ejected from the brve, after doing considerable mischief and destroying everything they could lay their hands on. From thence they proceeded to Cage-lane, and Core down a stone wall ; and having therefrom armed themselves with stones, they proceeded across the lines to New Brampton, doing considerable damae, and hreakin several windows and alarming the neig,hb mrhood. Between one and two in the morning they returned to Chatham, and broke several panes of plate glass at the Old Barn, when some civilians and excavators interfered, and a general row ensued between them, which ended in a fight. Two of the navvies who were very much injured were removed to a house for surgical assistance. The embarkation took place this morning at Gravesend, when forty-three prisoners (ringleaders in the above outrage), were marched, handcuffed, through the street. , , to tee railway station at Straod, to embark at Gravesend. The commandant has given orders for the broken windows to be repaired, and for all other property destroyed to be made good. ESCAPE FROM AN AUATII.TAN PRISON.—The Augsburg Gazette announces that three political offenders, Dr. Schutte and two military officers, who were not included in the recent amnesty of the Emperor of Austria, effected their escape about a fortnight ago, fr )m the fortress of Josephstadt, in Bohemia. They had, it appears, for seree time made a practice of lying in bed to a very late hew, and as they appeared to be asleep, the turnkey abstained from disturbing them. One morning a turnkey having something to say to Schutte went to awaken him, but was surprised to find that the bolster dressed up occupied his place in the bed, and on examining the beds of the other two prisoners, he found them similarly occunird. On investigation, it was ascertained that the three prisoners had escaped by the chimney ; but in a granary at the: top of the building they had found a rope ladder. which n us have been placed there by some one connected with the e r tress, whom they had gained over; and that they had then !te themselves down into the fates of the fortress. They hod then, it appeared, gone straight to a place called ✓Nee s'adt, ab - mt eight miles off, where they breakfasted, after which they passed into Prussia, and have n -, t since beet, heard of. Dr. Schutte left on his table a letter for the commander of the fortress, thanking him for his kin 1 esa daring his confinement, and promising to let him ten tTirough the newspapers of his difinitive retreat. Schutte was under sentence of twenty years' impes , runew fur having taken part in the in?urreclion of Vienna in 1818. BREACH OF PROHIiE OF MARESAGE.—TII,I 1,110 ,1 , .; f.e ac,ion is from Devo'shire :—A widower a'd ,w, whose united ages amounted to 121 years, ev're eng,iged to be married. The widower had a housekeeper, to whom he dreaded to confide the secret of his intended rretrritge. On - the morning of the day fix,l for its celebratien, how ever, he could not keep the secret any longer, so with fear and trembling he went and informed the ivies« ii , ence. of i". Like Mrs. Bar.dell, she immediately fell into the arms of the bewildered widower—not, however, upbraid ing him as a "gay deceiver," but tenderly careering Lire, and warmly kissing the furrowed cheeks of the man of nearly threescore yenta and tea, and giving proof of her love for hire by shedding copious tears. What w,s h to do ? How could he resist the touching impel -unity of the off.ctionate housekeeper?—" Oh ! doae't'ee, zor— doan't'ee marry her—you may marry me, z'ir, if you will." The part wa , so well played; the te.irs were o melting; the tenderness so touching ; and the denionetra- Con an unexpected and overpowering, that the aged widower is reported to have burst into tears, and exclaimed, 11 'ng my buttons if I doan't put off the widder !" ;le seized his hat, and, in the heat of his newly-awakened passion, rushed to the domicile of the widow. told her the altered state of his feelings, begged her to think no more of him, for she was "growing 01d . ," and she deserve:' a better mate, Sec., all of which ended by the widox's retirement to_her closet, and so the affair ended.—Bristol divertiser. COURT OF PASSAGE. Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, E. James, Esq., the Assessor, resumed the business of this court. FALSE IMPRISONMENT,- - MITCHELL AND WIFE v. DELA MERE.—The plaintiffs in this case ware John and Ellen Mitchell, and the defendant w:s Mr. Delamere, cf 39, Esskine•street, of this town. It was an action brought to recover compensation for false imprisonment. Mr. Brett appeared for the plaintiff -4, and Mr. Scott for the defen dant. Up to the 20th of April last, a daughter of the plaintiffs, a girl about fifteen years of age, was in the ser vice of Mrs. Wignall of Everton-road, but on the evening of that day they heard that she had left that place, sod gone to the house of the defendants. Not knowing any thing of the defendant, they want and demanded her ; at first she hesitated, but at length got up from her bed. When in the eteet the girl was struck by her father, when a man, named Smithson, who lived next door to the defendant, struck the plaintiff a violent blow with a stick. The police having witnessed the assault, took Smithson into custody, and inf•Lted on the pl.aietiffe g dog to the bridewell to have him booked. The defendant then said, if they would book Smithson, he would bock them on a charge of creating a disturbance at his house. At the bridevvell he repeated the statement - , and iusisted upon having them booked, although the bride well. keeper remonstrated with him, the female plaintiff at the time being pregnant. However, they were locked up, and the next morning, when taken before the m , gistratee, the defendant not at: e ering, they were at once discharged. A number of witnesses were called, n the part of the defence, for the purpose of proving justification and in mitigation of damages. After which the two legel gentle men addresehl the jury for their respective clients, and the learned assessor gummed up. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff's. Damages 15. Mtrcasen v. SMITIISON.—The plaintiff in this action was the plaintiff in the previous case, and the defendant was a person who took some part in the d sturbance out of which the former action arose. The present action was brought to recover damages for the assault alleged to have been committed by the defendant on the plaintiff at the time of the disturbance mentioned. The evidence was the same as in the former case, and it was agreed that it should be received, without again being gone over in court. Mr. Brett appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Scott for the defence. The jury found for the plaintiff, with 40s damages. GROVES ti Mtatactn—ln this eve George Groves wls the plaintiff, and William C. Miller defendant. The action was one arising out of a contract entered into between the plaintiff and the ,efendant, who is a shipbuilder, fir the lining of two vessels. Mr. Scott appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Brett for the defence The plaintiff stated that on the 27th of November last he agreed with Mr. Sharkie, the foreman at that time of Mr. Miller, for the lining of a ship. Mr. Sharkie at first offered 140, but the plaintiff stipulated for £45. Mr. Sharkie agreed to give that amount, and a contract was accerdiogly entered into, thci work to be completed to the satisfaction of Mr. Sharkie. About the 7th or Bth of March the plaintiff completed the work, and, as he alleged, to the expressed satisfaction of Mr, Sharkie. He had received on account of this jab £27 7e. When he went to be paid the balance Mr. Miller., juo., told him the contract was entered as for 140, and that the amount entered against him was £2B 83. This difference, therefore, remained un settled. The plaintiff had also a second contract for the lining of another ship. In a similar meaner as in the former instance, when Mr. Sharkie offered £2) he stipu lat, d for £25, and went to work on the understanding that the demand Was agreed to. On account of this job he re ceived £ll or £l2 He worked up to Friday night the 17th April, on that ship In the meantime, he had instructed Mr. Campbell, a solicitor, to apply to the defendant for the balance he claimed on the first contract. On the 18th of April he want to Mr. Campbell to know if there was any money fir him, and found that there was not. When he returned to his work or the second ceraract, he applied for the usuAl weekly instalment of the money on account of that contract, and Mr. Miller, jun., refused to pat him, told him an.)ther, man had been put in his place, and ordered him out of the yard. Plaintiff wanted to be allowed to go on with his work, but Mr. Miller refused, and finally he had to leave the yard. Under those circumstances the present actin was brought to recover the balance claimed by the plaintiff on account of both contracts, and damages for having been improperly pre vented from carrying out the latter contract. Among the witnesses called for the plaintiff was Mr. Sharkie, whose evidence, however, was that he distinctly understood the contract for the first ship to have been closed at £4O, end that for second at £2O. Mr. Brett contended, on behalf of the defence. that the plaintiff was not entitled to recover, inasmuch as the actual contract was, in each case, for the lessee sum. and the plaintiff had not been prevented from finishing th 3 second contract, but had left his work of himself. Mr. William Miller, junior, cashier and general manager of defendant's establishment, was examined, and deposed that he never told the plaintiff he should not go on with his work. The plaint , ff, on the Saturday evening in question, demanded the balance of the first contract, and wilness told him as he had put the affair into the hands of an attorney it must be settled with the attorney. Plaintiff began to use some abusive langu:ge, on which witness told him he might gs on with his work, bat that if he used any such language in the office he would keep him out. This was the case for the defence, and in refereree to the first contract, the defendant had paid into court an amount, which, added to the sums paid on account, made up £4O, that being the whole sum which, according to defendant, was agreed upon in the contract. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for £8 13s. 2'd. on the second contract, and found the issue for the defen • dant on the first contract. Sway v. BENNerr —The plaintiff in this case was Mr. James Swan, one of the teachers at the Collegiate Institu tion, and the defendant was a builder. The action was brought to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been caused to the plaintiff through the negligence of the defendant. Mr. Aspinall stated the case for the plaintiff, from which it appeared that in December last the defendant was engaged in building or altering a house in Guilford-street, where the plaintiff residel. During the bu lding a hole was excavated in the pavement in front of the house, for the purpose of making an entrance to the cosl-cellar, Which was to Le covered by a grid. On the 13th of December, the plaintiff came out of his own house with his wife about half-past six or seven o'clock, it being then quite dark. When passing the house which was being built, he being on the opposite footway, ho observed a light in the lower windows of the building, and even thought he observed sparks issuing from one of the chimnies. As it was a late hour, when he did not think it probable there were workmen in the building, he thought the house might possibly be on fire. He crossed the street to ascert , t_in whether this was the fact, but when he came close to the house he fell into the hole already spoken of, which wls perfectly unprotected, and of the existence"of which he was not aware. Two men came out of the building tin which it appeared the workmen were for some reason engaged at the time)„ and helped him out of the hole. He was conveyed home, and it was then found that he had received some considerable injuries, which confined him to his own house for about three weeks, and left some serious effects behind them even up to the pre sent day. He was unable to attend to his duties for 12 weeks after the occurrence took place. He had some interviews with the defendant, who stated that he was then in poor circumstances, but that he hoped soon to be in a bett position. On one occasion the defendant offered plaintiff a sovereign, which the latter at once rejected. Mr. Brett, who appeared for the defence, con tended that a protection sufficient for all ordinary pur poses had been made by the defendant round the excava tion with the rubble that had been dug out, and that if the plaintiff had taken reasonable care he would had avoided any accident. The jury found for the plaintiff with £2O damages. SIMONDS V. PaacJcit.:—This was an action brought by Francis Simonds, a solicitor practising in Liverpool, to recover the amount of a bill for wurk and labon performed for defendAnr,J3hn Peaoock,a colliery owner in Gloucester s'Are. Mr. Aspinall appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. 11-e' t for the defence. It was stated that before the defend lai's collieries were worked he wished to raise £1,500 to proceed with them, and he employed the plaintiff to obtain a loan for him to that amount. The aereement between them was, it was alleged, that dofena.nt should pay plaintiff for his services whether he succeeded in raising. the loan or not. After considerable negotiation the plaintiff did not, succeed in raising the owing, he stated, to the defendant not being able to give the proper amount of security. An action was, brrniAt to re over £l4 13s 41 for the plaintiff's triuhl -. Mr. Simonli, en being examined, stated that the ,zr• oment with detendant was made by his clerk in Wrt.i.g. As he was unable to produce the letters and docu:nents a non suit was entered. SEIcHWR INDTsPOSITION (1. SIR JOHN VILLIERS SHELLY, RA.n.T . M.P.—We regret to state that Sir John Villiers W I 11 , bus ben prevented by serious indisposition from attends re or, his parl:amen'ary duties during the past 7. , *.k. The ho:', baronet was attacked or. Monday, the 13. h, by crisypelas in the face, which threatened to extend to th,- he id, and caused severe suffering. Stringent measur-R were at once resorted to, and the disorder was toms , telv got. under by the end of the week. The attack, however, has, we r, gni: to learn, left the hon. baronet in a veri wenk condition, and wholly unable to leave kis room or attend to busine s matters.—Sussex Advertiser. • C•Asn A ND DEED Boxas.—The next important thing to the po!Ana sion 01 , ash is. how (when you have got it) to keep it safely, either in the ccnuting-honse or at hems. The same remarks apply to deeds and other valuable documents. We have seen a large and varied stock of both thee desirable arthles, manufactured expressly for Mr. E. T. Hall, of South John•street, that challenge attention. Thee leeonnethwgaennduity of adm anyired principles, and possess patent I b o o c x : are , e , whichn' ale the open, except with th e l eg i t i mate key. T " o pi na ck er -l c o han ck" ts in , so others, these new saf es , one small MAIO, Mug prays Yalu4l:4o ndeod the world andta —Northern Daily Hines, 218 t May, Mt. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-Y- ISTERDAY. the woman. I would not do so, and if she was struck, it must have been accidentally with my elbow when I was drawing back my arm. Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Percival, the gentlemen who were with Mi Cumming, on being sworn, corroborated his statement in every respect. They stated that Me. Griffiths came over to their table, squared his arms, puffed his cigar, and joined in the coaverbation. He was also offensive in other respects, and when requested to withdraw refused to do so. They were positive that Mr. Cumming did n strike the waitress intentionally, and that if she were struck at all, it must have been acci dentally, when he was drawing his arms back and strug gling with them, when restraining him. Mr. Smith said it was very clear the parties had broug'tt the assault on themselves, znd that the summonses should, in consequence, be dismissed. It was unfortunate that the woman shmld have received any injury, but it was undoubtedly done accidentally. The summonses were then dismissed. Dur ing the hearing of the case, which seemed to have excited considerable interest, the court was crowded by merchants and other gentlemen of 'Change. LIVERPOOL. • ormolus ma. MANSFIELD. STARVING t CHlLD.—Margaret Daffy, who was remanded about three weeks since, on a charge of starving her child, an infant five months old, was again brought up. We may briefly recapitulate the facts A of the case. On the 27th June, police officer, 760, was informed by some of the prisoner's neighbours in Back Portland-street, where she resided that she was in the habit of going out to work and neglecting her infant, whom she left in the room without attendance or food On visiting the house, the constable found the infant lying on a wretched bed in the dark, and almost dyad from starvation. The poor little creature presented a most miserable appearance, its tiny body emaciated to a degree, and its eyes preternaturally large and sunken. It was taken to the workhouse and every atten ion paid to it, but it is questionable whether it will ever recover the effects of its mother's unnatqral neglect. In her defence, the prisoner ailegel that she had been deserted by her husband two or three years ago, and that she was compelled to go out every morning to earn a subsistance. His Worship said that she ought to have gore to the workhouse if she could not maintain herself and children, and that it would certainly have died had it not been for the timely influence of the neighbours. The child was fortunatey recovering, bat it still wanted the breast It would be returned to her when in a fit state. The prisoner was discharged. STEALING DOOR-PLATES.—Joseph Cook, of Hornby street, and Thomas Cooper, of Titchfiald street, wore charged by constable 509 with having in their possession two brass d our-plates, some lead piping, and curtain holders, supposed to be stolen. The officer met them on Monday evening in Limekiln-lane and noticing something bulky with Cooper, arrested them, and found the property in their possession. The plates bore the names of J. Johnson, and Joseph Johnson, jan. The prisoners were remanded for a week. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A BOOK-AGENT.—A. young man named James Bell, was placed in the dock charged with embezzling the monies of his empl .yer, Mr. Laver, bookseller, of St. Anne-street. The prisoner, who was a schoolmaster at the Rev. Dr Baylee's school at Birken head, enterei the service of Mr. Laver as a traveller for the sale of booke. He was paid a weekly salary, and the accounts were balanced once a month. In September last he went to Southport with .E 0 or £lO worth of books, but did not return, and nothing was seen of him until Monday, when he was arrested at the Victoria Dock, by detective officer Kennedy. When arrested he admitted having taken the money, but alleged that he intended to repay Mr. Laver. He further Paid that he had got drunk, and falling into bad company, had spent the money. Mr. Laver also said that there were debts in the prisoner's accounts which were no debts, ioasmuch as he had received the money, and that a few days befsre his arrest he was taken up for deserting his wife. Mr. Goodere appeared for the prisoner, and sought to mice out that the question was simply one of debt He was remanded to this day, (Thursday.) BIRKENHEAD. BEFORS J. S. JACKSON, ESQ. , T RAVELL IMO TIN KERs. —A C Ain tox —Timo thy Gallagher and Bernard Heaney, two travelling tinkers, from Liver pool, were brought up by Seargent Stanley, of the Cheshire county police, on a charge of attempting to obtain money by means of false pretences, under the followieg circum stances. The two prisoners were at Tranmere yesterday afternoon, and on calling at a respectable house there, evicted for a job, when a parasol was handed to them for the purpose of having a small piece of wire put to one of the ribs, to do which they agreed to charge one penny. After having kept it some litte tims, they made a demand of thirteen pence, saying they had found other pieces wanting The owner of the parasol denied that such was the case, and refused to pay them. They, however, refused to give up the parasol, hence the present charge. The complainant said she did not wish to press the charge. She would pay the penny, and if they gave up the parasol she would be satisfied. The prisoners agreed to do so, and after a caution from the worthy magistrate they were discharged, upon which one of the police stated that it was not the first instance of their extortion, as they had gone to a tradesman's house in Chester-street, Birkenhead, having with them baskets, &c., similar to those carried by bell-hangers, and having got a job to add to some wire connected with a bell that had been broken, they demanded 53 for doing that which any respectable smith would have done for is 4, but they so alarmed the tradesman by their language that he was glad to pay them in order to get them out of the house. JUVENILE PILFERERS —Thomas Bithell, aged 11, and James Cullen. aged 10, were charged with stealing a quan tity of clipper nails and sheathing, the property of Messrs. Clover and Royle, ship builders, from their yard at Rose brae. Upin inquiry, it was discovered that they had. on previous occasions, sold a quantity of nails and sheathing to a marine-store dealer, named Regan, residing in Meacock-street, Birkenhead, for which he 114. d paid them small sums of 2.1. and 3.1. for that which would be worth 81. or 10d. The marine-store dealer was present, and upon being asked wby he bought of children so y , nag, he denied having seen them before, upon which Bithell, who appears to be a sharp lad said, " You did, and I can bring another boy to prove it." Both children belonged to persona who bear very respectable characters as hard working men, and who were present. The worthy IKagts trate said, it was lamentable to see children of that tender age in the' dock. The marine store dealer was much to blame, and he hoped the police would take up the matter, and summons him for purchasing of children under fourteen years of age. The boys were then given up to their fathers, who promised to correct them. BEFORE MR. J. H. SMITH AND MR. R. I3ENN. DEFECTIVE CELLAR GRIDS.—Mary Huxley, owner of the house, 34, Wolfe-street, was summoned for allowing the rid of her house to remain out of repair. A poor woman appeared in the witness-boa, and stated that on the 4th June she and her husband, who had just returned from sea, were walking along Wolfe-street. Her husband stepped on the grid in question, which gave way under him, and he fell with great violence to the ground. His leg was broken, and he received other injuries which resulted in hts death in the Infirmary, whether he was removed. The occupier of the house said he had called the attention of the agent, Mr. Plaid, to the grid in January last, and that he then promised to send men to repair it, but had not dose so. The grid has been since repaired. The defendant was fined 40s and costs. Till LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.—The select committee this report that the discharge of the corps immediately on its LIVERPOOL MODERN DRUIDS' FUNERAL FUND.— I n eeeh case the complainants were the trustees of the Liverpool return from the Crimea was not a violation of the t er ms o f its enlistment, bat they think the mode o f di sc h arg i ng th e d Modern !)rte' Burial Society (Messre.Shepherd, Love, b and men was, with few exceptions, n o t i n accor d ance w ith th e Yeung), and the defendant was John Ellis, late a member the general rules of the service. The c omm itt ee rec o mmen d ov of the society, against whom they issued a summons eetel; should be carefully and justly examined. that the unsettled claims of the Ls n d T rans p or t C or ps tart' yo ey o fr 'he s ocie t y, a boe and decl hail ine d harrowed toretuol from . Mr. Martin Tee POTATO BLIGIIT.—We regret to s t y that this fondant On Mr. Martin proposing to prove thLi appeared for the complainants, and Mr. Roby fear the Shede scoarge is making its appearance very generalty throughout book was the property of the society, and that it was bar Phil part of the country. As yet, how e v er , a lthough its - rowed by the defendant, Mr. Roby objected, and required iefl mites appears to be spread widely, it has not so that the certified rules of the society should be first pro- universally S''tqZed upon the crop as in former years. duced. The secretary not having the rules in court, the From the immense quantity of potatoes planted, unless its ravages spread very much beyond what there is at present case was adjourned for seven days for their production. CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST TILE "LION HUNTER.”— a taP ro= oct of, it Is thought that we shall still h ave a Mr. Gordon Cumming. the celebrated " lion hunter," who . large yiel lof this article'of food. The produce of every nightly exhibits his trophies and tells of his feats to other kind of crop is most luxuriant. and the prospect of the crowded audiences in Clayton-hall, appeared before an abundant harvest was never more fully promised The magistrates this day to answer the complaint of John Ellis, weather is most favourable far agrie e ltural purp o ses, an d there is little doubt that the country will be blest with a millwright, 3, Mill-place, Shaw's-brow ; of John Griffiths, builder, &afferd-street ; end of Margaret Lawrence, year of abundance.—Cork Reporter. waitress at the Grand Junction Hotel; who each summoned RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—AS a short passenger train w a s him for an assault. Mr. Campbell appeared for the last- rennin , ' from Lincoln to Retford, on the Manchester, mentioned complainant. The case of Mr. Ellis was first Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, on the 15th inst., the called on. Mr. Ellis, on being sworn, said : On the nightengine jumped off the metals just after the train had crossed the Trent-bridge, between Cavern and Torkeee, of Tuesday, the 14:hinst., I went with my friend Mr. Griffiths to the Grand Junction Hotel, and while sitting at and all the carriages were thrown off the line. The geard's van was smashed to pieces, and the guard (named a table in the coffee-room Mr. Gordon Cumming, who with two gentlemen was sitting at another table, got up, and, King) was thrown out and broke one leg and one arm. A ti without any provocation, "punched" into my friend, and first-class carriage was forced in at one e n d, hut, fora nately, nobody wan inside. The passengers escaped with a cut him dreadfully. I get up to protect him from the blows, and I received the same treatment from Mr. Cam- severe shaking, but the accident would most likely have ming. My lip was burst, my nose cur, and my wrist been much more disastrous had not Harley, the driver, sprained, and I was also hurt on the shoulder. I by sticking to the engine and reversing its action, gave him no provocation. Mr. Cumming: I struck brought up the the train after it had plougbel up the line your friend upon his own invitation. Mr. Wybergh: for about fifty yards. TUE WOODS.—An old gentl ema n in h's 61st Losr IN Did you invite the defendant to strike you? Mr. Ellis :By no means. Mr. Wybergh : Did youyear, from the eastward, started from Neillesville to go to friend say anything before Mr. Cumming's struck him? his son-in-law's, about three mile s di s tant. The old gentleman got into the woods, became bewildered, end for Mr. Ellis : Not a word more than what passed in ordinary nine days wandered about, with n( thing but cranberries to conversation. My. friend and I were speaking of the drank " Niagara," and the defendant made an observation, when eat, and water, of which he and it often. After he had my friend tamed roiled and said, "What is it you say, been gone two o r th ree d a y s , wan known that he was sir '?" The reply was, "We are not speaking to you,' ; lost, the population turn e d ou t an d searc h e d f or hi m i n every direction, but could not find the least trace of his and. then the assault Was committed Mr. Griffiths, on track, and it was expected that some bunter wr uld one day being swarm, said—On the evening of the 14th, Mr. Ellis find his bones. It had rained for several days. He had and myself had soma work in Whitechapel, and being got into the windfalls, where it was difficult for any man detained late on our way home, we went into the Grand to get out. The second Sunday from the time he left. the Junction Hotel." We went into the coffee-room . , and had man made his appearance on the east fork of the Black something to eat, and drank some beer. My friend said River, about sixteen miles from where he started. H. that he had been to the Niagara on Saturday, and was first entered a deserted logger's camp, where had been left giving me a description of her arrangements The other same flour and meat, but such was the old man's honesty gentlemen were speaking on the same subject, and turning he would not touch it. He finally cone to the house of on my chair I said to the defendant, "What did you say, Mr. James Yates, by whom he was kindly cared for. Ile sir ?" Oae of the parties said, " Don't make a d—d ' appeared quite vigorous even then, ex c ept that his f. et and feel of yourself —ge to your own table." I said, "I legs were b ally swollen He is expec'ed to recover. The don't think you will be able to make a fool of me on this above singular occurrence is mentioned in the Black River question." They then called the waitress to urge me to (Wisconsin) Banner.—New York Sun. remove, and I said that I knew my own business. I then RAILWAYS IN INDIA —A return, on the motion or Mr. leaned with my hand on the back of my chair, when Mr. Cheetham, in the House of Commons, shows the outlay Cumming witching his opportunity, "looked under his sinctioned by the East India Company for ra il wa y s i n eye"—(laughter)—turned round and pitched into me. India. There are lire India railway companies. First : It was a cowardly act, for I could not stir nor The Kest Indian (Calcutta to Delhi, with branches to move a hand. He cut my head and my cheek, and Raneeganee and Jubbulpore), with an estimated outlay my clothes were spoiled with blood. I gave him no pro- of £12,731,00. The total capital of this company issued vocation beyond what I have told you. He took a most with the sanction of the East India Company, is £8,731,000. undue advantage of me by attacking me when completely and that amount is guaranteed at 5 per cent . The Madras powerless. I do not mean to say that I would have had Company (Madras to Beapore)estimated outlay £5,000.000, much chance with him, but I would have had the sense issued with sanction, £500,000, at a guarantee of 41 per to get out of his way. (Laughter.) Mr. Cumming : You cent. ; and £1 000,000. at a guarantee of 43- per cent.; invited me. Mr. Griffiths (with severe emphasie): Order, a,d £2,500,000, at a guarantee of 5 per cent. —total issued sir. (Laughter.) You are now there. My friend threiv with sanction, L 4,000,000. Great Indian Peninsula himself between us, and cried out—" Gentlemen, is there (Bom b ay to Shawpore). with an estimated outlay of no honour —is a man to be cut up this way?" " You are £10,000,000, and a sanctioned issue of £6,333,300, of his friend, you b---," said the defendant, and then which £303,300 is guaranteed at 42, and £6,000,000 at 5 pitched into him. The principal of the house ordered Mr. per cent. The Sind Company (Kurrachee to Kotree on Cumming out, and requested him not to came again. the Indus), with an estimated outlay of £60,000, which is Walter Thompson, barman at the hotel, said that all issued with sanction, and under a gu irantee of 5 per he saw lie. Griffiths bleeding from a cut on cent. ,• and the Bombay Baroda, and Central India, esti his head and eye, and that the defendant struck at mated outlay, £1,000,000, of which an issue of £750,000 him also, but that he dodged the blow. (Laughter.) He is sanctioned, with 5 per tent, guaranteed. The total heard Mr. Cumming say, when going down the stairs, that amount received of the capital of these railways by the he " could lick a hundred men of that sort." Margaret E . st I n di a C ompany up to the date of the last accounts Lawrenson, in reply to Mr. Campbell, said that the received was £14,048,627, and on account of traffic re defendant took hold of her arm, and wanted to kiss her. ceipts £98,412 ; paid on account of capital, £9,951,837, Mr. Cumming : I merely said that y ou h a d th e finest arm on account of guaranteed interest, £1,210,905. I had seen in Liverpool. Mr. Griffiths : Yes, sir, and THE ELECTIONS IN THE WEST OF IRELAND.—Mr. you said you wondered whether all parts of her were Tristram Kennedy, M.P. in the fait Parliament for equally beautiful, and that you sho u ld like to see. Louth, and late unsuccessful candidate for that cauaty, (Laughter.) Tee witness then deposed to Mr. Cumming stands in the interest of Dr. Mac Hale and the Roman having struck her. She did not see the commencement of Catholic clergy for the vacant seat in Mayo. It is under the row with the other complainants, but all through Mr. goad that Dr Mac Hale has adopted him merely as locum Cumming's friends acted like gentlemen, and sought to t enens f or M r. Moore, whose claim to represent the priests restrain him. Mr. Gord in Cumming, in his defence, said : of Ballinrobe and Castlebar is supposed to be indefeailtle. I am exceedingly sorry that this assault should have Lord John Browne is also busy with his caneass. His occurred; but it was entirely by this gentleman's address bA3 appeared. He 4ates that he will support the (51e. Griffiths) own invitation. It was he that present government, "so long as it enjoys the confluence distinctly challenged me to fight with him. Tlee of the country," and will do nothing to give offence to his circumstance which first attracted my attention was Roman Cath lie countrymen. The interest of the Marquis hearing him insulting the Brit:,;', flog, which was of Sligo is very great in Mayo ; but a large portion of the rather trying to my feelings, having held a commission in gentry are pledged to Colonel Higgins. In Galway Mr. the British service. He said that if there were three or French has retired in favour of Mr. George Henry Moore. four more American vessels like the Niagara in the river Sir T. Redington has the support of the Earl of °lee ricerde they would soon take the "bounce" o u t o f a ll the British Mr. Moore has issued an address, in which he says t—" A navy. He then interfered in our conversation, and pre- committee of the House of Commons have pronounced a eently came and sat, uninvited, at cur table. Mr. Percivil, verdict against me, or rather against the clergy and people one of my friends, requested him to remove, and he said o f K a y o , an d o f I re l and. " He proceeds :—" it coecerns he would be d—dL if he would—that ho had as good a all Irishmen that the choice of their coastituencies shall right there as we had. He then used very aggravating not be arbitrarily set aside by the caprice, the fanaticism, language to all of us; but the only reply I ma,e was— or the folly of a committee of Englishmen selected for the "I am a mild person, and not inclined to fight." He then purpose of pandering to English prejudices." A rumour said, "stand up here, and I will take the bounce out of has prevailed in Castlebar to the effect that bills of indict all of you." I saw we were in for a row, and thought ment would be sent before the grand jury of Mayo at the the best thing was to finish it at once. I accordingly current assize, against the implicated priests. The struck out right and left—(laughter)—and may have acct - highest exc i tement preva il e d i n consequence . Meetings dentally struck his friend. In common politeness I were immedi a t e ly h e ld, an d reso l u ti ons passed, pled ging could not avoid striking himself, as he invited I the priest s an d t h e i r di sc i p l es to oust C o l o nel Higgins at lee. (Laughte r .) I ittu ours I did no t s t r ik e an y price, and to defend the " maligned" clergymen. i THE LATE JULY mors IN BELFAST. Last night, the riots were not renewed, and the hitherto disturbed and excited districts were as quiet and tranquil as need be expected. This, indeed, is owing to the formidable military and police force which was in the town last night, and the excellent arrangements made by the authorities to meet any attempt at riot and out rage. on the part of the belligerents. Fifty police and one officer arrived here last night from the County of. Armagh ; fifty also from the County of Louth ; fifty from the County of Antrim, and fifty from the County of Down; and tees! , , with thirty men beloneing to Belfast, forrnA the larg st number of constabulary that, perhaps, ever was in this town together, The whole of these men are under the command of Mr. Williams, County in spector for Antrim. There also arrived here, yesterday evening a troop of the Bth ITu;sara, from Dundalk. We believe - that still more police are expected in town. The magistrate: who were actively engaged last night in the' preservation. of order were Mr. Tracy, R.M., Mr. 11 - PClure, Dr. M`Gee, Mr. W. Stevenson, and Mr. Maenamara. The day and night force of the local police were also present ; and plevets of both •,eere placed in approved positions, between the belligerent parties. lastructions of a nature empowering the magistrates to resort to extreme measures, in case of need, had been received : and the effect was to still whatever tendency to riot might have been otherwise manifested. When it was made known among the rioters at both sides that they would be fired upon, if found engaged in conflict, it is marvellous how quiet they resolved to be. It was not found necessary, last night, to call out any soldiery. In. Durham-street, opposite the Pound, at the end of Stanley-street, and in the lanes and courts aljoining, sentries were placed, and other measures were taken to repress any teadeuey to disturbance. We are glad to say that they were effective. Of the parties injured, the two constables in hospital are going on favourably.. There are twelve other constables severely hurt, two of whom haVe had the skull exposed by blows of stones.— Belfast Mercury of Tuemlay. The Jewish claims do not make much way in the House of Lords. Lest year the bill was rejected by a mojerity of 32-110 to 78. This year the adverse majority is 34, and ' the house on both sides mustered more strongly, the num bers being 173 to 139. 'Teem' OF LONDON.—The deaths registered in London in the week that ended on Saturday (July 18th) exhibit as increase on those of nine previous weeks. The number is -1,061, of which 550 are deaths of males, and 511 those of females. In the ten years 1847-56, the average number of dea:he in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,028. Bat as the deaths of last week occurred in an increased population, the average, to admit of comparison, must be raised proportionally to the increase, in which case it will become 1,130. From these statements it may be inferred that the present condition of the public health is at least as good as is usual at this period of the year. The deaths from diarrhoea, which is in the three previous weeks were 33, 65, and 133, rose last week to 150. The increase which this disease now shows is therefore not so great as that which appeared in the preceding return. Last week the births of 860 boys and 826 girls, in all 1,686 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1817-56, the average number was 1,379. PROPOSED STATUS TO ROBERT HALL, ESQ M.P. FOR LEEDS.—A meeting was held in the Council Chamber of i the Leeds Court House, on Tuesday, John Hope Shaw, Esq. in the chair, for the purpsse of initiating a suescrip . tiers for erecting a handsome marble memorial of the late 1, Robert Hall, Esq., MP. Mr. Hall, whose eminent legal and literary services are well 'clown in the West Riding, had always taken an active part in the social and *lam , thropic movements of the day, and had eseecially devoted himself to the prevention of elme. It is proposed to raise a statue, which shall cost abaut £l.OOO, to his mem ery, and to place it in the noble Town Hall of Leeds. Oa the motion of J. R. W. Atkinson, Esq.. seconded by E. Irwin. Esq., the following resolution was passed :- 1 " That the high character, public and private, of the late Robert Hall, Esq., M.P., his great literary and legal attainments, and the eminent services he rendered to this borough, are, in the opinion of this meeting, worthy of ! being commemorated by the erection of a suitable monu ment its Leeds." A committee, a treasurer, sect. Lary, and three trustees were subsequently appointed to carry out the obj'ct of tee mee•ing. THE FUTURE EUROPEAN SUMMERS.—III a scientific article in the Journal des Debes, M. Bahinet, of the Institute, expresses his conviction that for many future years this country will enjoy a regular succession of seasons;--that spring will be no longer a continuation, if not an aggravation, of winter; and that summer will not any more be cooler than autumn. He says :—lu the norm al meteorological state of France and Europe the west wind, which is the counter-current of the trade winds that constantly bloN from the east under the tropics—the west wind, I say, after having touched France and Europe by the western shores, re-descends by Marseilles and the Mediterranean, Constantinople and - the Archipelago, As krakan and the Caspian Sea, in order to merge again into the great circuit of the general winds, and be thus carried again into the equatorial current. Whenever these masses of air, impregnated with humidity during their passage over the ocean, meet with al obstacle, such as a chain of mountains, for example, they slide up the acclivity, and when they reach the crest, find themselves relieved from a. portion of the column of air which pressed upon them. Thus, dilating by reason of their elasticity, they cause a considerable degree of cold, and a vecipitation of humidity in the form of fogs, clouds, rain, or snow. A similar effect occurs, whatever be the obstacle they find in their way. Now, this is what had gradually taken place before 18.56. By some cause or other connected with the currents of the atmosphere the warm current from the west had annually ascended northwerd, so that, instead of passing through France, it came from the Baltic and the north of Ger many, thus momentarily distu bin; the ordinary law of the temperature of Europe. But in 1856 a sudden change occurred. Tee western current again passed, as bsfore, through the centre of France. It met with an obstacle in the air which bad not yet found its usual outlet towards the west and south. Hence a stoppage, a rising, a conse quent dilation and fall of temperature, extraordinary rains, and inundations. But now that the natural state of things is restored, nothing appears to prognosticate the return of similar disasters Were the western current found annually to move further north we might again experience meteorological effects similar to those of 1856. Hence the regular seasons may be considered in-established iu France for several years to come. Tue IJuosoec's BAY COMPANY AND CANADA.—The " Hudson's Bay Company have not been insensible to the slender tenure by which they hold the exclusive privi leges they have too long enjoyed ; nor to the obstacles that might arise to an extension of them beyond the time comprshended within their lease. They have been pre poring for the crisis that they saw must arise. Upon the validity of the charter, granted by Charles the First, upon which they claim a certain portion of their rights in the north-west, they evidently do not rely much; and are unwilling to test it before a competent legal tribunal. They arc, therefore, chiefly solicitous In obtain a renewal of their lease, soon now to expire by tile efiluxion of time._ For this they hove been making every preparation. To facilitate their objects they have adopted the policy of concealing from the world all correct information with respect to it ; and inculcating, through their agents, the most erroneous views as to the real character and capabili ties of the territory. Its soil, climate, and accessibility have been systematically misrepresented. These in the interests of the company have represented it as unfit for settlement and civilisation—fit only to be, and destined only to be, a " howling wilcleracss"—the natural abode of the wild beasts of the forest. Their lurid pictureSque, however, have been proved unreal by the acquisition of more correct information ; and it is now ascertained, upon the reliable tea imeny of distinguished witnesses, that these fertile forests, doomed by the company to endless sterility and barbarism, contain vast territories capable ne a high state of cultivations, and of being c - nverted into the happy homes of countless multitudes. It has also been the policy of the comp any to rep. esent the road to Red River, through Canada, by way of Lake Superior, as entirely • impracticable. Sir George Simpson, an active agent of too compauy, avers that it would require the treasures of the Bank of England to render this route passable. And in conformity with this idea, the British Government has been induced to send a company of the Canadiah anada destined to the Red River settlement, by the circuitous route of the Hudson's Bay. This, no doubt, was c. intended h to produce the desired impression in England, and to show those who have a voice in tee (ries ion, formidable rival of the claims of the monopolists, was cu t off, by impassable harriers of nature,. from all trad e an d commerce with tfiees territories, and from all facilities for the transmission of settlers. They ascertained, beyond doubt, that not only is the route by Lake Superior practi cable, but vastly shorter and cheaper, than either by way of Hudson's Bay or ,Minnesota. These , ü bt er f uges are clearly seen through ; and tale disinge nuous sp i r i t dis played by the company and ., its ag ents w i ll cnly excite a more intense desire in Canada to put ourselves fully in possession of all the facts connected with the north-west, maintain our jehe rights, and eetsnd our territorial boun daries to the full lutivs to which we are entitled. " West ward the side of empire flows," and strange it would be if we should tamely allow our provincial boundaries to be encroached upon by a company of English monopolists, whose only object is pecuniary gaire—gain at any cost—at the expense of colo n i sat i on, w h ich they prevent, civilisa tion which they rane—of the poor Indian, the fruits of whose labour they wrest from him for an inadequate remuneration, and whose natural wants they fail to supply —of Canada, whose hardy sons they deprive of the right of trading in the products of their o wn c ou nt r y, a n d o f holding commercial relations with the aboriginal inhabi tants of their Own eoil.—London Prototype (Canada).