The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-25 00:00:00

JAMES GRAHAM AT CARLISLE. 1 THE LATE COLLISION their llle East Cumberland Agricultural Society, held dipper exhibition on Saturday last, af,er which the annual scut, iler t ook Place, when Sir James Graham, who was pre b delivered the following speech :—The worthy a rene, ha s , "Illy Scotch neighbour" (Sir John Maxwell), s 'eallud ed You how objectionable it is to make set elre„eulles—speeches cnt and dried ready for delivery. I believe, agree with him in that opinion, and moreover 'eve, that speeches of that description generally mark ol. bot h he Poverty of understanding and want of warmth "all ' For forty years I have been a careful observer of the a gri theelliture of this country ; and for five and thirty years e carefully exercised that honourable employaLi , nt— Illost honourable I have ever been engaged in ; it has kost ~„ accht dea - ' e llPied my thoughts, and at all times has most You, Mr. Vice with my affections and feelings. . a mem ber ntllcan, have described what are the duties of re press Parliament. You have said it is his duty to I bay;' B , ll t the feelings and wishes of his constitutents. 1104-4,",,aYs e ndeavoured so to regulate my conduct h in the bray -- of Cotamons as to attempt to meet the wis etaeraistitinents, su ' bject to an all pervading rule, though e rev:,,thought it right (subject always to . ttie account l t osej' e red to them) to give effect to the opinions myself ai m iIY entertained. Now, as a member of parliament t _ sae. 141101,1 t tabelegislator, I can look back with vast sa . i t tb4 a t a a a strsiZoegral ' measures I have supported. Fast of , Part from instance, of the advantage of self-govern rortt tk re the executive of the day, I gave my sup llten.,,,'e Poor Law Bill,which conveyed to the yeomanry, th ei i . - I,ers , and the city authorities, the management of e bar ge - s w i n affairs in that particular. All that e time the o 4l ld a s e l' the maintenance of the poor assume an amount f w a P s e et most threatening to property. The adro.inistra of th e ~,, net then in the hands of note-th ratepayers but in those Dayers7agistrates, who were esponsible ' to the rat e . g°verr, A great an d m i ghty change was effected by the hal `, ava nt of Lord Grey, by the introduction of that ~. Lord ;etor re al that measure I took a par . t,. when a vas ae s Was accomplished, and the admini d stration was of theerred to the yeomen, shopkeepers, ratepayers eh count arg es f ry. The change was most a s n alu n t e a w ry m . luteat tii. ° ,, E. the maintenance of the poor are o dTehre est- a nger ,i a to property has been arrested, and the ec al• -of po which in my opinion is a pa ' ramount hacklerati or, ~. t o . on, has not been negle . cted And again I look 'Thiel, hgnether measure not less important in its results, agil ealt a° bee n, as conceive, lone of the great causes of "Pee' Ural i mprovement throughout England, but more I : h e's h ial e l l 111,Ahis county and upon that change, aiso h , t I ' R: - with t* f t.' n There iset another mi g ht y daLlia alths ooh has taken place which n- will sat is ac to * in I was concerned; - , , set ts „;"411 politics are very properly excluded . from our eta sinus I cannot help referring to it. mean the ta (io 4,v4th reference to the laws regulating the imports to tot tl ; torei. e , cu ss a produce. I was long denounced as faithless .tr f e 5,. - ass to which I belong—l was held up as a trai o la,, s' l ealtup. of the farmer for support that •—as the enemy mil „„, great change which took place in 1846. I at 8:1117 refer to that as a proof that it is tive,'Les possible for members of parliament to the ti:ifeet to their own opinions, even in'oppositio e n t _ 2al ly peting opinions of those with whom they are p looking 81 elt naeted, and yet have the satisfaction of a. , !hi lt i-ne believing that they have promoted the perm ha __ e ky sha d of the class to which they belong. I s di la Do n s e se tu are than this : you are cultiva tors of the soil, ample, posse of well founded prosperity ; your . prices are t ue Pead,, l , l ,l Your Prospects good. Those prices are not .I PPly . ' 11Pon legislation; they fluctuate ll upon the with its t earer t „," the commodity, and rise and fa r eap. / and abundance. No enemy can prevent your or l ag a the f ,11 abundant harvest ; you are in the enjoyment itrtsehiSaleist prosperity, and, what is of greater value—of good will of the community. No jealous can NI raill,u-eXception be taken to the price of the article and the e ' , It is a natural price —your prosperity is , . ulax*„-hgendwill of the community attends you. Sir . J. ,eves e '''' lloPes that the Emperor of Russia may reig a 13ao ,_ fr ee and loyal people. That he will reign over at ,1 31 e, a cordial people, I fully hope and believe. eet kid 43 ' Will reign over a free people I do . not expect, p %NI, 8/1 agriculturist I do not much desire it e ; x for if t n ll p at th a e t d a . ,nger to a foreigner, one thing is obvious, namely, th e ,Anger must arise from freedom on the part a sem. enitivators of the soil. Excuse me if I record t WiliehltU,eat 'which I read the other day—a sentiment Itesaut uenoted great and profound wisdom. M N s e t ,!' ,In visiting England nearly a century ago,. ;area with With the superior produce of England, corn 41 Per . -.""' that of France, and he wondered at that A$ . loll y ~_ s'il ercei • our r climate so very inferior. th ar 'W at oneePthat o r i l i n r g soil was not nearly so good as b cds . -r odo Fr ance , and he makes this reflection, ,‘ That the . then-h ~e of land depends less on the fertility of the so l i d i 4 ' l the freedom of the cultivator." o letter its, , general as conceived by him, true r to the the 1 1 : ,; ~ aPplication. Now, just reflect for a moment, .'"e poite`due Immediate cause of the immense produce of ealtivat States of America'? Why, the freedom of the li f , C cee °l i.' What is the distinguishing mark of the t -e cocictluv the Yeomanry of Cumberland ? The freedom of arl ad. 4 a r• What is the advantage of long leases freeaeltalage which I have always contended for. The ;li ght nu e l the tenant. And I never shall entertain the _ tlroset aPPrehension of foreign rivalry till I See that alt NY': Passeases that freedom. It is as Montesquieu I reekrf en the fertility of the soil, but on the relative latex?i of agriculture it depends, and it is our boast ht, ,e country especially, we do enjoy to the greatest . larg e ~. fair division of the land. There are, it is true, kree h ates in Cumberland, but they are as nothing com fiere,,,,With the number of small estates which are the IvideueltacY Possessions of the yeomanry, and also thete ken, P r ad use, the growing use of long leases. Gen u l - tete, butoUld be sorry to read you a lecture upon ag t ric eu l 1 th k tll Pert. m , ere are three or tbur points to which, wi h . t -4° t i b r ric et Without presuming to dictate to those who Of th__ e tit' business so well, I may advert. 1 once at one c ritic ' ? e laeetings expressed an opinion which was i I criticised i 6 a at the time and which has been condemned. l ittle 11. N. opinion We ploughed too much, and grazed too /v ,,lliel a - ,,":' I Particulary adverted to the circumstance, ' , tat i,, aricillturists in Cumberland cannot fail to observe, oth,,- %en:meting with the southern counties and with mo re I t i l l i 2der and more genial climates we laboured under s 'gore dildvantage—that here the growth of wheat wa Ild vant e ,;ci!it and uncertain, whilst we have immense hiere the hi gi r . in the growth of green crops and grass. ret Qcy r Priee of ex- Meat renders the feeding . of sheep the mo st s. enautlerative, and, next to draining, it is one of ve rt ,... 3 -v . rtea n Methods of improving the land. I also ad stillßret L l ° a species of culture which might have been o 4 111 tk u . er ledt to the county. I allude to flax. Gentlemen, I t olak fin() 11 44, th at You grow too much corn, that you graze ~- .4 to your also lam of opinion that the introduction of f You r to rotation would be a most valuable change to ill, eSe:l),,Ping• I speak with confidence when I say that ~," aas,":eenod rotation of five years flax would be found - tight t;' r , , and that in a large portion of this country it llsetit.e introduced once in ten years with the utmost 04 spirit to le connection with this subject the name of e tDiriteciars a ale whose loss I sincerely deplore, for a more Illbttn thahgriculturist or a more] thoroughly determined e4tithrto act with nev n "red —14 r. it° existed. He was quite pre mei er the introduction of flax—to b a cla ril ls o ll a 4 flax manufactory mill in this immediate neigh ,," Wolleisl."-and if that experiment had been carried out, miOre eht " slave been of great advantage t the county. The /t aa sh - "" I t Was suk ested the motive for t y ecommending it li es 0 ' Bll eeted , bi t g i we art! I 18 tht)atte4Bol2 to d if that ' scheme had been carried out, I might have been transplanted here, whilst e "PDI ..-- 'Ave had the most advantageous system of a..., a, Ileifthhe Most useful manufactory in our own immediate ealt lath se e are. l a d,. and a profitable addition to our ag ith gre tite A still hope that it will be carried out. I tuele lis el „ r facilities in combination for such a purpose in ety.-"ed liability of companies. I observe that a a ftlaas is M ont to be formed for introducing flax into ° IN ", arid / e ou-."ant ry fo am satisfied that there can be no betterpart Or 6' , 3' of c ., r the success the eeriment than t e am. 'timberland and the immediate neighbourhood es t . isl e 1 . 'tor the One word on another point . . I am an advo leediles. I 8 Utmost degree of freedom in the conditions . of T. 44 n , ... 4 ; de ,,aet think it wise to hamper tenants in their ."' Dot still" L do th'nk there is too great a tendency to tai,, rld ag. -at i °e ! In th l is country.. We have had an awful LII' Plant tlB a tender plant ; it has become an uncer ,ere, ia - th and We have only to look across the Channel, d,.' B of e course of a few years, no less than two mil -1.,-,,-ath o,,uar fellow -creatures have paid the penalty of `" c eitta - c Xile for their too great dependence upon that Pailro4as article If coign ow potatoes, relying on the iala°,l,t frto°r facility fexporting them, rsu will make the at41.44/114371(13?1 pe i rf o e t ctly sterile. It is a gambling trans u on good land, the crop is t i p °1 „,,, 13 ? s4slibtfni and loss l severe. If it is a good crop 44 -I ' ,Veri— es thne laud to an extent which no ultimate kiXlntiage c all co t ac ev. ato „ IL. 0 mpensa e. I oftterefore, extremely ti le 'en Thens"ooe %age the r th potatoes on a large g l ow m satisfied that as one of ran t tertth i V ltle as sof leases grass.n Cumberland a it is most impor reion - ev en on the best land there shall be a given pro stPaerin-saaorieudtfll,saL a r considerable proportion—laid down pr U r both r t riu e. That is essential to the into ta f or tl , e landlord and tenant ; I should say e,l l rope a ,,, '"e tenant than of the landlord. I am about fel l aplia e " at. ! a toast the health of a gentleman . who is an polity -" amon gs t 4° of all the most distinguished qualities to be cl country gentlemen , to the exclusion of all alllan:lpi,-, euiects. I hold Mr. Howard to be a bright Z his an English country gentleman. He performs ie . ev a e tnbiti e ' e ri s in a most exemplary manner, and I know L. ; of any kind except to keep all persons th at they red o .f public situation up to . the collar, and see d elsor elnain there. He is unwilling to take the collar ' ef erns! aril an not sure that he is far wrong in that f aN er nlatlo n. n , But as a country gentleman and a spirited tarp s t 11 - has been carrying improvements almost to and :D of Saddleback, I know no one who, as a gentleman lesers,lll/agistrate, an agriculturalist and a landlord, is so 41 (4 ng of every mark of respect as the gentleman who . hi 4113 the chair. 1 healt Nt ager h i ti I have infiite pleasure in proposing a umper, and, as a farmer, and an old ggiveni t !? gi ve i bas the Jockey of Norfolk would have lt,!°,ollNr AND MuRDER.—The Melampus, 44, is on her Pithead from the Black Sea, and has on board f re'F Murderers, heavily ironed (two Italians and another d 'llgli er), with five witnesses. Those miscreants rose en the captain of a merchant vessel in the Black Sea, and 14e) vi,, Made their escape ashore in the Bosphorus. They after much difficulty, captured, and put on board the 131 Pas for security. The case will be brought before au; Magistrates at Portsmouth, on the arrival of the Met h; at that port, THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. ROYAL OAK BURIAL SOCIETY.- COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION. TO THE MEMBERS WHO WERE NOT PRESENT AT THE MEETING ON MONDAY LAST Fellow Members,—As the society consists of abont 45,000 members, and not more that, 2,500 could have been present in the Concert Hall on Monday night (admitting that all those present were members, which is not a fact) it must be evident that the decision of that meeting is not a fair indication of the opinion of the members of the society ; I am, therefore, directed by the Committee of Investigation to explain, as far as possible, to you who were not present, as well as to the public generally, the distinctive characters of the minority and of the majority, at that meeting ; and for that purpose it will be necessary to analyse, as far as my poor capacity will enable tue, the coin- ponent parts of the majority; but, before doing so, permit me to say a few words with regard to tho numbers present. I believe the Hall is capable of containing about 2,500, or 2,600 persons. The majority claimed against the investigation and publication of the accounts (the only question upon which a scrutiny took place) was 80, the admitted majority 30 ; there was, therefore, of the minority, the number of say 1,200, in the words of the Liverpool Mercury, " respectable working men." Of the manner in which they conducted themselves I shall have a few words to say in a subsequent part of this corn- munication. Of the majority, there was the number of, say 1,280. Of whom was this number composed ? Was it of the working classes? I answer emphatically, No. lam not abort to enter into a philosophical analysis of the population of Liverpool, nor to attempt to draw the exact line of demarcation between the working classes, and the classes above or below them. Such task, if it be possible or rentable, I leave to abler hands, It is sufficient for we to gate that there is in this town a large class of persons who, whether from laziness or whatever cause, do not work for their living, and who, from their general habits, dress, and language, and also from their habitations being interspersed among those of tits working population, seem to a casual observer to belong to that class. But such is not really the case. They are amongst them, not of them. The persons who compose this class are fiequently to be found about street corners, and often figure before the police-magistrate. There is another class less vicious, but generally turbulent, who live by hawking for sale fish, vegetables, &c., who are intimately allied to the working classes, but yet, I believe, not of them. There is to be found in this town, and I venture to say in every large community, a very larg e c l ass o f p ersons ‘9llO, in dress and appearance, are supposed to occupy a more elevated position than the working classes, but who mix among them and who liv e u p o n th em by c hi canery , sc h em i ng, an d , fraud—they are generally men of plausible manners, smooth address, and a wonderful power of " face." These men fasten themselves upon the institutions of the working classes invari ably, and succeed in maintaining their position by sowing dissensions amongst their dupes, so that while they quarrel about imaginary differences, these vultures may prey upon their substance. Such is the character of the men who, at the present moment, in Liverpool, have, with very few exceptions, the management and control of the burial societies of the working classes, and who make common cause against any enquiry into their malpractices. Of these three classes was the majority composed on Monday night, with, perhaps, a few mis guided men, who were actuated either by personal animosity or predilection. Such being the roaterialsof which that majority was composed, can it be wondered at that they scouted all attempts at investigation ? 'What cared they what became of the funds ? They were primed for the occasion (whisky bottles being circulated freely amongst the ladies in the gallery), and would not insult their benefactors by enquiring what had been done with the funds of the society. [A large number of these were not members, which can be proved, if it be thought advisable to do so.] And now a few words as to the conduct of the " re spectable working men" who attended that meeting, to assert a principle, and to insist upon a full disclosure of the corrupt practices so long successfully carried on by the management, and which the advocate of the officers and collectors, Mr. Thomp son (who, by-the-by, is himself the secretary of a burial society) could neither palliate nor deny. I assert, without tear of contradiction, that their conduct on that occasion would contrast favourably with that of gentlemen of the middle class, at many of the meetings of railway shareholders, and even at the meeting of the meaubers of one of the institutions in Liverpool, with rather aristocratic pretentious, and certainly would bear no comparison for turbulence with the conduct of the merchants of Liverpool at contested elections. It will, surely, be fresh in the recollection of the public that, not many years ago, an eminent gentleman was hustled upon the Exchange flags, by that very respectable body of gentlemen— the Tory merchants of Liverpool. It could scarcely he ex pected that they would sit in stoical indifference, while their feelings were outraged by the proceedings which took place upon that occasion, and while the expres sion of their opinions and desires was neutralised by the votes of brawling drunken women, and their sense of decency shocked by having proposed for re-election the very men who hadiprevionsly misappropriated their funds; and what could be nobler than the manifestation of their indignant dis gust of knavery than their silence, and respectfully withdraw. ing from the meeting. I, therefore, with all due humility, beg to express my dissent from the conclusions drawn by the chairman, Mr. Martin, upon that occasion, as not warranted by the premises. In conclusion, permit me to observe thY, though knavery and chicanery has been successful for the present, truth and justice will, ultimately, be triumphant. Discuss the matter calmly in your club rooms, in your social intercourse, and amongst your families. Do not allow your indignation to evaporate in noisy declamation or vulgar abuse. Determine resolutely, each and every one of you, to use your influence to put an end to the present disgraceful state of the management of burial societies in this town ; and I pledge myself, on behalf of the men with whom it is my pleasure to have acted in regard to this matter, that an opportunity will be afforded you of proving to the world that you are not the parties blameable for the disgraceful scenes which have rendered the Royal Oak Society notorious.—l am, with great pleasure, you:• very bumble servant, F. M`PnitraPs, Secretary to the Committee of Investigation. Liverpool, 24th Sept. 1856. THE SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY'S CONCERT. TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—You will confer a favour on many unfortunate pur chasers of tickets for the above concert, by inserting the following facts in an early number of your journal : The society advertised that the front seats in both gal leries at St. George's-hall, where their concert was held, would be reserved at two shillings each seat, and the remainder of the galleries be open to the public at one shilling each. I paid two shillings for a reserved seat, and had a ticket handed to me duly numbered, and marked, " Voucher for seat—entrance at south end of the Hall." On arriving at the south entrance, I was informed by a man stationed outside, that I must go to the other end. It was raining heavily at the time, and many ladies in full dress had to trav erse th e w h o l e l eng th o f th e building with a very partial shelter. This might have been obviated by stati on i ng th e m an a t the gate, and preventing cars setti ng d own th e i r occu p an t s . On entering the . galleries I found that no seats were reserved all were taken indiscriminately, and the occupants refused to give up possession. Many were in the same predicament a s myself, and one gentleman informed me that the person who occupied his seat exhibited a ticket bearing the same number as his own, so that duplicate tickets were evidently issued. We applied to the ticket takers, and other attendants, for redress, but they refused to interfere, some saying it would be useless, and others evidently thought the whole matter too good a joke to be spoilt by any meddling on their part. We asked for the manager, or secretary, or some person in authority, and were told that no such person was in the building. So we had to return to our gallery, and stand or sit where we could—against and behind pillars, where we could see nothing and scarcely hear— although we had paid especially for the privilege of a good seat. The only redress that now remains is through you, sir ; and if the members of the Sacred Harmonic Society are desirous of keeping faith with the public, they will thank you for exposing the incompetency and mismanagement of their present officials.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, Liverpool, 24th September, 1850. W. S. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—We, the undersigned passengers per Imogene, beg to state that the representations of the steward of the steam-ship Falcon, contained in your paper of this day, is anything but true. We have no wish to prolong a public controversy, or to occupy your valuable space with our wrongs or our misfortunes, but we must, for truth's sake, ask you to publish the following facts, which are known to the wholeot us, and which we are perfectly willing to attest on oath :—Oue of the Imogene's boats was stove under the quarter of the Falcon, and was so stove in con sequence of the engines of the Falcon being turned a-head, before the second mate and the four men who were in her had time to get out of her; and they had to scramble up the sides of the steamer by ropes thrown by us to the men in the boat, over the side of the steamer. This was the second time this boat was alongside, as, on her approach ing the first time, the boat had to be cast off to save her from swamping; and we, each of, us distinctly heard Cap tain Williams, of the Imogene, from the quarter-deck of the steamer, call out to the captain of the steamer, not to drown his men before his eyes. One of our number, John Randle son, applied for some spirits, and was answered that a shilling a glass must be paid for it before we could get it ; and his reply was, that if it cost two shillings he must have it, and seven glasses were obtained for six passen gers and the mate, for which John Randleson paid seven shillings. He paid for it, as he was the only one of the party who had saved sufficient money to pay for it. Another of our number, Nicholas Scallion afterwards went for two pint bottles of ale with John Dumbell, and for this John Dumbell paid. With regard to the breakfast the steward refers to, we understood from the mate of the Imogene, that Captain Williams had ordered some coffee for us ; aud, on going below, we were each supplied by the steward with a cup of coffee and one piece of bread and butter. This was accompanied by a remark from the steward, that he could give us no more, as they could not spare it, having but barely enough bread to last them to Liverpool. For this " breakfast" we understood Captain Williams had promised to pay ; and besides this " break fast," we had nothing but what we were obliged to pay for as above stated. Further than this, we beg to state that every word of the letter signed " William Jenkin" in your paper of Tuesday last, is perfectly correct. JOHN RANDLESON, Engineer. NICHOLAS SCALLION, Engineer, JOHN DUMBELL, Engineer. Liverpool, Sept. 24, 1856 In addition to the above, we have received the following from the Captain of the Imogene : TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—l was not a little surprised to see, in your paper of today, a letter signed by Captain Hynes, of the Falcon, denying certain statements made in a letter addressed to you by Mr. Jenkin, one of the passengers in the Imogene. I will merely notice his denial of the fact of one of my boats being stove. Now, I positively assert that such was the case, on the evidence of my second mate and four of the crew, who were in the boat at the time, and were saved with great difficulty by a part of my crew and the passengers who had boarded the steamer previously. My boat was stove, in consequence of his ordering the engines to turn a-head, while she was under the steamer's quarter. And here, let me ask, if this was the way to save my men, which he boasts of having done ? Captain Hynes says, that Mr. Jenkin's imagination must have been at work, when he states that I requested him not to drown my men before my eyes. I did make use of such an expression ; and I beg to remind Captain Hynes, that my boats were out, and my passengers on board the steamer, before his boat came alongside the Imogene.—l am, &c., W. WILLIAMS, Master of the late ship Imogene. Liverpool, Sept. 24, 1856. BANKRUPTCY COURT.-YESTERDAY (BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER STEVE NS)N.) IN RE WILLIAM LAWPORD.—The bankrupt, seed-crusher, and oil manufacturer, of Liverpool, came up this clay on his last examination. Mr. Dodge appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Evans for the bankrupt. Mr. Dodge said that the balance sheet commenced from the Ist of January, 1852, and ended on the 9th August last. From the Ist January, 1852, to the end of 1854, the bankrupt was in partnership with Mr. Hesketh, after which he entered into partnership with Mr. Lace. That partnership terminated on the 29th September, 1855, and then the bankrupt continued the business on his account, up to the time of the filing of the petition. Under these circumstances he ( kir. Dodge) thought that they should have three balance sheets—one showing the bankrupt's position on the termination of his partnership with Mr. Hesketh ; the second, his position on the separation between himself and Mr. Lace ; and the third, his actual position on the filing of the petition. Mr. Evans replied, that there was no disposition on the part of the bankrupt or his friends to withhold any information, but it was an unheard-of thing to ask for three balance sheets, merely because the bankrupt had been in partner ship with various parties. As to his partnership with Mr. Hesketh, it could not be considered such, Mr. Hesketh having been at the time a minor ; and as to the second balance sheet called for, it could only be a matter of guess work. Mr. Lace left on certain terms, and no stock having been taken at the time, and the bankrupt having continued to trade with the assets of the fi,m, it would be almost impossible to make out that balance sheet. After some further discussion, Mr. Evans consented to furnish the last balance sheet he could, showing the position of the bank rupt on the termination of his partnership with Mr. Lace, and the last examination was adjourned to the 17th October, to awaits its preparation. HUSBAND, WIFE, AND CHILD, DROWNED One of the most distressing accidents which it has been our duty for a long period to record took place on the river Avon, Bradford, Wilts, about six or seven miles from this city, on S iturclay last. The catastrophe, it appears, occurred in the following way :—lt seems that a very respectable tradesman, Mr. Tanner (who carries on the business of an ironmonger in the town of Bradford), possessed considerable mechanical genius, and within the past few months had devoted much time in constructing an engine by which to propel a small boat (a rowing one.) Having accomplished his desire in this respect, he has frequently of late used his 4 , steamer" as a pleasure boat on the river Avon. On Saturday last he unfortunately took Mrs, Tauner (his wife) and only daughter, about three years of age, out with him on an excursion to Staverton, a village about one mile from the town of Bradford. They steamed up there safely, but on their return, near the " Wood," about three quarters of a mile from their home, the accident occurred. It was stated at first that the boiler had burst, but it appears that by some means or other Mrs. Tauner fell overboard, and her husband, in his endeavours to rescue her from drown ing, sprung to the side of the boat, which being very " crank" naturally, rendered more so by means of the engine, capsized, burying himself and his helpless little daughter under water. No one was present to witness the deplorable calamity, except a shepherd's boy, too young and feeble to render any assistance; consequently, after a short struggle, the father, mother, and child, sank to rise no more. A shooting party were not far from the spot where the disaster occurred, and were attracted thither by the agonised cries for help of the deceased, but ere they could reach the boat, the unfortunate family had met their un timely grave. The accident took place about six o'clock in the evening —Mr. Tanner about two hours before being in his shop serving customers. A search was at once made for the bodies, which were found, brought to their house, and laid in shells. On the person of Mr. Tanner were found a gold watch and some gold, &c. Besides the little girl who thus met her death, Mr. Tauner had one boy, an infant about four months' old. This catastrophe has thrown a gloom over the town, as both Mr. Tauner and his wife were considered most amiable persons, and Mrs. Tauner's father had but a few hours left her house, where he had been on a visit. Mr. Tanner was not more than thirty years' of age, and it is worthy of remark that his friends had frequently urged him to learn the art of swim ming before he commenced his excursions ; and, had he done so, this calamity might not have happened. FRIGHTFUL CHOLERA RAVAGES AT ST, VINCENT The Sultan, with the Brazil mails, has arrived at Southampton. She brings accounts of the cholera raging fiercely in St Vincent. The medical men had fallen victims, and the inhabitants were left without assistance. The dead bodies were left unburied in the streets. The disease was rapidly disappearing at Lisbon. THE ORIENTAL INLAND STEAM 9 0 MPAN2.—The pro spectus of this undertaking h as been issued. I t i s to have a capital of £250,000 (subject to in crease to £ 1,000,000), in 410 shares, on which the deposit is fixed at lOs per share. Th e o bj ect o f thi s company is the establishment of steam navigation upon the rivers of India, commencing with the Indus, the Ganges, and the Godavery. The steamers to be employed are to be of very light draught o f water, and each steamer is to tow trains of flat barges. It is contended that the comparative cheapn ess of water conveyance opens a wide field for the company' s operations, and that the extensive establishment of the system cannot fail to stimulate produc tion in every quarter. As regards the probable remunerative results reference is made to the large dividend declared by the Ganges Steam Company, the vessels of which run between Calcutta and Allahabad, and to the latest results of a navigation company running vessels on the Godavery. Amongst the provisional committee are a number of gentle men practically acquainted with India, including Colonel A. Cotton, Lieut.-Colonel Grimes, & - c. The managing director is Mr. John Bourne. DENBIGHSHIRE AND FLINTSHIRE AGRI CULTURAL SOCIETY. (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) The pretty and picturesque town of Mold was, on yes terday, the scene of considerable interest, consequent on the Annual Agricultural Show, for the above-named counties, taking place there. The society was open to the Hundred of Ediernion, and adjacent parts of the county of Merioneth. The early morning was excessively wet, and it was feared the day would continue so, but, fortunately, it cleared u p about nine, and with the exception of showers, not v er y heavy, now and, then, the remainder of the day was tolerable enough. The town was crowded at an early hour by the gentry and farmers of the surrounding districts, who seemed to take a very warm interest, not only in the society generally, but in the day's proceedings especially. The show was held in a field close to the railway at the entrance (from fleet side) to the town, and a better spot could not have been chosen for the occasion. The field forms a sort of amphitheatre, and was calculated to show the stock, &c., off, not only to the best advantage, but gave every one an opportunity of witnessing the exhibition without interruption. The upper portion of the field was warded off with sheep pens far that useful animal; the centre to black cattle ; below that on the flat agricultural implements were laid out, and further on the horses were exhibited. At the north-west portion of the field stands for fowl were erected, and so the whole space was laid out to the best advantage, and looked quite attractive. The quantity of stock on view was considerable, particularly in sheep and cattle, and the best judges stated, that the quality of the animals was much above any average of late years, and might challenge any locality in England to the same extent, to produce anything better. We did expect to heve met with some fine specimens of " Welsh mutton"--alive, and were much pleased at seeing some of the finest specimens of sheep that could be looked on, and such as would have done great credit to portions of the country that put forward higher pretensions to perfection in this respect. The rams mid not be surpassed either in size or shape, and the ewes were equally remark able. In the swine department the show was large, and the animals, certainly, put one, for the moment, out of the notion that it was pigs we looked upon. There were some litters of young ones remarkably handsome, and which (belted the admiration of the best judges. In the cattle section, we may remark, that much attention seemed to have been paid to the stock, and although the general notion about Welsh cattle may not be very high, yet, we can say, that the exhibition of yesterday was highly credit able to all concerned, and that the stock of animals shown at Mold, so far as its extent went (and that was considerable), could challenge competition with any society of a like description in Eagland. The show of horses was a fair average one, both in numbers and quality. Welsh horses are, however, not of the class we see in other districts of the kingdom, bat, so far as could be judged, the animals on show were well aeapted to the country and agricultural purposes. There were some excellent colts and fillies, with brood mares, but " sires" were not on show. We must now turn to a class of animated nature, though last, not least in our estimation, and that is poultry. Every one likes poultry—it would be as great an insult to a lady, to ask her if she hated poultry, as to ask her if she hated music. The show of yesterday was not as extensive as what we have seen at Lucas's and other places, but it was at least much more useful, auda good deal more ornamental ; and its a gratifying fact to state, that only three of these horrid unmeaning and useless birds, the " Cochin Chinas," raised their doleful cry throughout the day. In place of these there were beautiful fowls, and, so far as plumage went, the hues of the evening could not boast of more colours ; and we believe that, along with this, the birds are really useful, and lay large eggs, which ought to be the end and aim of all such domestic creatures—the end and aim at all events of the owners—for a fresh egg for breakfast is better than a chop or beefsteak any day, and this truth seems well known to the Welsh housewives, whose beautiful poultry adorned the show yesterday. In the agricultural imple ments there was a variety—a large variety —on show, and although in this respect invention seemed for some time to be at a stand, yet the field yesterday presented improved implements, particularly these by Mr. R. E. Lewis, of Ruthin; Proctor and Ryland, of Saltney, Manchester ; J. Windsor, of Oswestry, and other makers ; and these manu facturers met with deserved applause. The band of the Royal Flintshire Militia performed in the grounds during the day. The Right Hon. Lord Kenyon, Sir W. W. Wynne, Mr. C. Gorst, and many other gentlemen were present ; and Mr. John Price, the able secretary of the society, was most attentive to every one. The grounds were thronged throughout the day. We understand the society has given a great deal of its inflaence and example in the extensive districts to which it attaches. The charac ter of the entire show gave much satisfaction, and may, as already observed, be taken as reflecting credit on the exhibitors. The following programme will show generally the sort of animals entered for competition : CATTLE : For the best short horned bull, above 2 and under 5 years old, being an approved stock-getter, £4 ; second best ditto, £l. For the best short horned bull, above 1 and under 2 years old, £2 ; Second best ditto, £l. For the best bull of any hardy breed, adapted to the Upland Districts, &c., as in premium 9, ; second best ditto, £l. For the best short horned cow, in calf or milk, £2 ; second best ditto, £l. For the best short horned heifer, above 2 years old, in calf or milk, £2 ; second best ditto, £l. For the best short horned heifer, above 1 and under 2 years old, £2 ; second best ditto, £l. For the best cow or heifer of any hardy breed, adapted to the Upland Districts, &c., as in premium 17, ; second best ditto, £l. To the exhibitor of the greatest number anti best description of cattle, as extra stock, the same not having competed in any other classes, £6 ; second best ditto, £3. HORSES : For the best brood mare and foal for the general purposes of agriculture, £3. For the best pair of horses for agricultural purposes, £2. For the best 2 year old cart gelding or filly, £2. SHEEP : For the best pen of 3 south down ewes, which have reared lambs this season, £2. For the best pen of 3 long woollen ewes, as above, £2. For the best pen of 3 Shropshire down ewes, as above, £2. For the best pen of 3 Cheviot ewes, as above, £2. For the best pen of 3 mountain ewes, as above, £2. For the best south down ram, of any age, £2. For the beet long woolled ram, of any age, £2. For the best Shropshire down ram, of any age, £2. For the best Cheviot ram, of any age, £2. For the best mountain ram, of any age, £2 Picis : For the best boar of the large breed, not more than 4 years old, to be kept within the limits of the society for 8 months after the show, £2. For the best boar of the small breed, &c., as in premium 38. £2. For the best sow (in pig or milk) of the large breed, £2. For the best sow (in pig or milk) of the small breed, £2. POULTRY : For the best Dorkin cock and two hens, £1 ; second best ditto, 10s. For the best Spanish ditto, £1 ; second best ditto, 10s. For the best game ditto, £1 ; second best ditto, 10s. For the best Cochin China ditto, L 1; second best ditto, 10s. For the best Turkey cock and two hens, £1 ; second best ditto, 10s. For the best gander and two geese, £1 ; second best ditto, 10s. THE DINNER Took place in the Black Lion Hotel, in the evening. The Right Hon. Lord Kenyon occupied the chair, and the vice-chair was taken by Mr. Charles Gorst. We regret to state that we cannot give a report of the speeches delivered on the occasion, and for this reason—The last train from Mold to Liverpool left at twenty-five minutes past four, and the dinner did not take place until after five o'clock. The list of prizes, for the same reason, we cannot give officially, because it was not so announced by the Secretary until after dinner. We may, however, observe that the following names will be found amongst the successful competitors in the classes stated, namely—ln Class 2, Cattle, the following gained prizes—Thomas Roberts, Edward Bate ; do. second —Thos. Williams, W. Parry, Thos. Roberts, Wm. Dawson, William Roberts, William Thomas, Philip Conway, Robert Roberts, Wm. Jenkins, Wm. Griffiths, Edward Williams, &c. In Class 4, Sheep, Mr. Lloyd was awarded the medal, and the following received prizes—John Roberts, Thomas Roberts, and Thomas Jenkins. In Class 3, Horses, Miss Whitby, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Thomas Owen, and Mr. Wm. Roberts, were successful. Class 6, Swine, Edward Williams (Celyn), - Dawson, Joseph Griffiths, Edward Bate, and William Price, received prizes. In that useful department, Poultry, Mr. Edward Bate got the first prize. Isaac Roberts, Edwards, Emily Williams, —Roberts, and Turner, were awarded prizes. THE PLO UGHING MATCH Took place in a field near the town, under the following conditions : LOCAL PLOUGHING.—To the best ploughman in each district, £2. Second best do., £l. Third best do., 10s. We believe the contest was inter es ti ng an d cose in its way. REWARDS.—To the day labourer, in husbandry only, who has brought up the greatest number of children without relief from the parish, £3. Second do., £1 10s. To the day labourer, in husbandry only, who has lived the longest period with the same family, and producing the best character, £3. Second do., £1 10s. To the farmer's matt who has lived the longest period as a yearly servant in the same place, and producing the hest character, £2. Second do., £l. To the dairy maid who has lived the longest period in the same service, and producing the best character, £2. Second do., £l. On the whole, it may be said that every thing passed off with deserved eclat. ALLSOP'S WAX-WORK EXHIBITION, TEUTONIC-HALL LIME -STREET. LIVERPOOL.—DOVE, THE MURDERER.—The only correct likeness of this criminal is to be seen at the above exhibition, and is placed by the side of Palmer. Both these poisoners are full-length, and are acknowledged by all to be perf ec t lik enesses. They are surrounded by upwards of 100 wax figures, large as life ; together with 500 statues, busts, casts of heads, &c.. &c. ; also a great number of Stereoscopic and other views. The proprietor begs to state that the likeness of Dove and Palmer are most positively the only true ones taken. Palmer was modelled by Mr. George Ewing, of London, during his trial at the Old Bailey; and a sketch of Dove was taken by Mr. John Storey, of York, and afterwards modelled expressly for Mr. Allsop, by Mr. William Leland, of Liverpool. Open from ten, a.m., till ten, p.m. Admission, Sixpence. A quadrille band in attendance. Observe the name of Allsop's Wax work on the two lamps over the entrance. WEST DERBY UNION The usual weekly meeting of this board was held yes terday, at the board room. The members present were— Messrs. Siddeley, Bayes, Lunt, Wilson, Craig, Elias, Abrahams, Al mon d, Walkinson, Maudsley, Richmond, and Sagar. RETURNS. The Master of th e W or kh ouse repor t e d th a t, l as t wee k, there were 608 p aupers i n t h e h ouse, s i nce w hi c h ti me 31 has been ad m i tted, 19 discharged, and 4 deaths. T h i s week there were 60 4—t h e same num b er as f or th e cor responding week of last year. The Master of the Hospital reported that, last week, there were 80 patients in that establishment, since which time 7 had been admitted, 6 discharged, leaving this week 80, and for the corresponding week of last year 54. Cheques to the amount of .4'209 were voted for the the relief of the out-door poor. Some routine business was transacted, and the guar d inns proceded to select the following tenders :—Wines and spirits, Mr. Edward Marshall, Edgehill ; groceries Mr. James Mullens, 170, Mill-street ; drugs, Messrs. Clay, Dodd and Case, St. A nne.street ; woollen drapery, Mr. R. Adamson, Old Haymarket; linen drapery, Messrs. Woolwright and Co., Bold-street. Daily News announces that the Earl of Lucan has coin menced an action against that journal for libel. The libel was an article on the Chelsea enquiry, which appeared in the paper of the 26th July. The Daily News offered to open its columns to Lord Lucan ; he rejected the offer, and demanded an apology. Next he was requested to point out the passages regarded as libellous; he refused. The alter native was an apology for an action. The proprieto rs o f the journal h ave reso l ve d t o meet the Earl in a court of law. LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE BEFORE MR. J. R. SMITH.) KEEPING IMPROPER HOUSRB.—JohnMoran was charged with keeping an improper house in Atherton•street. The character of the house was distinctly proved, and the defendant was ordered to give security for his future good behaviour, himself in £lO. and two securities in .£2O each.—James Holmes was charged with keeping a house of a similar character in Greenland-street, and ordered to give securities, himself in £2O, and two secu rities in £lO each. (BEFORE M. BOLTON.) / GOOD ADVICE NOT APPRECIATED.—A well-dressed per son named Sergeant, charged a woman, named Bridget Jenkins, with having robbed him of a purse, containing £76, on the previous night. The prosecutor stated that, on the previous evening, he had been drinking in a house at the back of the Corn Exchange, and, after leaving that place, was going home up Dale-street, when the prisoner accosted him and asked him to go with her. He asked her if she was a married woman, to which she replied that she was, and had 'a family. fie told her that she ought to be at home with her family, instead of wandering about the streets for such a purpose. She walked on with him for about 1.50 yards, he continuing, according to his own account, to pour into her sadly inattentive ear the most wholesome advice, until his admonitions were painfully checked by feeling her hand in his pocket. He instantly put his hand down and found that his purse was gone. He seized her, charged her with having robbed him, and held her until a police officer came up. The purse and the money were then found on her person. The prisoner admitted taking the purse, but alleged that she only kept it as a means of com pelling prosecutor to pay her 5s which he had promised her, and to which she alleged a claim rather at variance with the representations of the prosecutor. His Worship remarked that it was singular the prosecutor should have allowed such a woman to walk with hint so far: The Prosecutor: I am a married men ' and had no inten tions with the woman at all. His Worship : I think you might have managed to get rid of her sooner. Prosecutor: Well, 150 yards is not much. His Worship : It is a long way for a married man to walk with a woman of that class. Prosecutor : During all the time I was giving the woman good advice. (Laughter ) His Worship : This is a case of robbery, and the woman must go to trial—at the same time I cannot justify you for your imprudence in allowing a person of that character to walk with you. Prosecutor : It shall never occur again, your Worship. (Laughter.) informations were accordingly received. SUPPOSED GAROTTE ROBBERY.—A man, named Jen kinson, was charged by police officer 376, under the following circumstances :—The officer stated that about half-past ten o'clock the previous night, he was on duty in Williamson-square, when his attention was attracted by the stifled screams, or rather moans, of a man . He ran towards Houghton-street, and at the corner he saw three men struggling on the ground. On his rushing towards them, two jumped up and ran away. The third man rose to his feet, and cried to the officer to follow the other two Without waiting to ask any questions, the officer pursued the fugitives up Dawson street, where he saw them run into a public-house which has a double entrance, and a passage into Murray street. He came round to one of the entrances, and the moment prisoner saw hint, he darted out of the house. The officer pursued, and in Charles-street, by the aid of a civilian, prisoner was captured. When, howeier, the officer returned to Williamson-square, he could find no trace of the man whom he supposed to have been robbed, and who called to him to follow the others. lie toik the prisoner to the bridewell, and brought him up before the magistrate. Mr. Campbell said it could be proved that the prisoner was a man in goo] employment, and bearing an excellent character. As there was no evi dence on which to charge the prisoner, he was of necessity dismissed. . NOTHING LIKE " CHEEK."—A woman with a very brazen face, who gave her name as Anne Moody, was charged by Mrs. Alice Woodburn under the following strange circumstances :—The complainant said, on Saturday night the prisoner came up to her in a street off Prince Edward street, snapped oft her bonnet, and ran away with it. She (lid not see the prisoner again until Monday, when site met her in the street. and asked her for the bonnet, which she had on her head at the time. The prisoner not only denied that the head gear belonged to the complainant, but added, " That is my shawl you have got on you," at the same time making an attempt to possess herself of the article, in addition to the bonnet. The complainant then gave her into custody. She was committed for two months. (BEFORE NIESSRS. LAURENCE AND J. FiOT.TON.) STRANGE CASE.—Mrs. Eliza Hall charged Mrs. Anne Smith with having assaulted her. Mr. Bluek was fo r the complainant, and the case will be, collected from hi s statement, which was borne out by the evidence of coin. plainant and several witnesses. The parties reside in the same street, and it would appear that on Monday evening week the complainant said she saw the defen dant accompany a certain person of the opposite sex into a certain house, and that she and others saw them come out together: The story got loose in the locility, and of course the defendant soon heard it. On the Tuesday, as was alleged by complainant, Mrs. Smith entered h er hone, and asked if she had stated "so and so" about her ? and she replied she had, as she saw her go into the house. The defendant thereon drew a poker from under her apron, and struck her three heavy blows on the head, one of which cut her nearly to the bone, the other two bruising her severely. This tale was fully corrobo rated by two witnesses, who alleged that they saw the assault, and also that they saw Mrs. Smith go " into the house" with the " other party." Mrs. Smith made a long speech in her defence, and said it was a conspiracy got up to ruin her, in consequence of a " spite," which she said the other side owed her. She called several witnesses, who established such a case of prima facie innocence on her part, that the bench said they did no give any credit to the story about the house aliair, and dismissed the summons. IRELAND EXECUTION OF CHARLES M'CREADY. About half-past eleven on Tuesday morning, Charles M'Cready, who, it may be remembered, was convicted at the last assizes of the murder of Sergeant Guinea, of the 68th regiment—in which he was himself a private soldier in Fermoy barracks, underwent the extreme penalty of the law, in front of the county gaol. It is a matter for great congratulation that of late years such scenes are seldom witnessed in either of our gaols, the last affair of the kind having occurred over five years ago; and it may also afford some satisfaction to reflect that the unfortunate man who was executed on Tuesday was not a native of this part of the country. M'Cready, for some short time after his trial and conviction, showed an extreme callous ness to the awful fate that awaited him, but this soon gave way before the indefatigable exertions of the Rev. Mr. O'Regan, chaplain of the gaol, and, particu larly, of the Sisters of Mercy, vi ho were constant in their visits, and unceasing in their efforts to awaken him to a sense of the position in which he stood, and for some time past his demeanour showed the good effects produced by the attendance of those inestimable ladies. Lately, he had refused all other food but bread and water, living solely on that, though his rest at night had been very good, and Monday night he appeared to have passed very calmly and quietly. At an early hour on Tuesday morn ing, the Rev. Mr. O'Regan, accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Begley, were in attendance on him, and continued with him up to his death. For some time previous to the hour appointed for the execution, persons began to collect in the vicinity - of the gaol, and about eleven o'clock a con siderable number were assembled, though the crowd was not near so large as on former occasions of a similar nature. A great many females were among them, but they were of the lowest classes, and the behaviour of all was quiet and orderly. Troops of infantry and cavalry were drawn up immediately outside the gate of the gaol, as a guard, and a small body of police, for the purpose of keeping the crowd from approaching too near. A little after eleven o'clock the convict left his cell, attended by the sub-sheriff of the county and one or two turnkeys, the Rev. Messrs. O'Regan and Begley walking on each side of him reciting the litanies and other prayers suitable for the occasion, in which 1w joined with great earnestness, holding a crucifix in his hand all the way, on which he kept. his eyes fixed. His step was quite firm and steady, and he appeared quite calm and collected, the only change observable in his appearance since his conviction being the paleness of his countenance, which was, probably, owing to the spare ness of the diet on which he had lived ; he was dressed in the soldier's jacket and trowsers which he wore when arrested. On ascending to the press room, the convict and the two clergymen knelt down, and remained for some time in prayer, the latter reading aloud in turns, while M'Cready seemed to listen with deep attention. M'Cready then addressed the parties assembles in the room as fol lows :—Gentlemen, I am very sorry to say that I have been so unfortunate as to come into this position. T am very sorry for what r have done, tbr offending God, and I would be willing to suffer twice as much it' necessary. I', hope every person will forgive me everythi ng I have ever done to Mm, as I forgive eve r y person. am very much obliged to the officers and parties in the county gaol, for their behavio ur t o me, since , since I came here a prisoner, and particularly:to the Sisters of Mercy for all the good they did me, and also to reply to the Rev. Mr. O'Regan, lie the chapl a i ns . I n , then stated that he forgave all his enemies and bore no enmity to any one. After this he knelt down again, and re ma i ne d f or a short time in praye r , an d on his rising, the hangman —an Englishnsan—who h a d b een convicted at the last a ssi ze of having stolen some si • lver spoons from the officers' mess room in the barracks, where he was emp loy ed. pinioned his arms,They then and adjusted the roe round his neck. proceeded to the scaffold, the convict being still accom panied by the two clergymen, and on arriving there, he was placed on the drop, the cap drawn down over his head, and immediately after the bolt was drawn. His struggles were very slight, and life seemed to be quite extinct in about ten or twelve minutes. After being left hanging the usual time, the body was cut down. I COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY (BEFORE JOSEPH PoLLovE, E!Q , JUDGE.) BARDSWELL v. LEVl.—This was an action brought by Mr. Bardswell, of the firm of Littledale and Bardswell, solicitors. of this town, to recover £4 10s 8d from Mr. Barnett Levi, watchmaker, also of Liverpool. Mr. Almond appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Simon, barrister, instructed by Mr. Rime, for the defence. Mr. Bards well stated, in his evidence, that in June, 18.54, be was requested by Mr. Levi to prepare a power of attorney, to be sent to New York, for the purpose of enabling him to recover a considerable sum of money from the executors of a firm named Newstead and Barnett, who once carried on business in Birmingham, subsequently and Barnett, ilad Newstead ad , and that in New York, and of which both p ar t ners were t hin dead. The defendant then informed pl a i nt iff t h at he had some idea of !endinq . out the po wer o f attorney si t ) o otije ant that perso inle connec t i on nialalttiiei another w i e modea tl f . illrie also n o d rN o who n his he would call in a few days again. He did call again, and then informed the plaintiff that he had heard that the Messrs Chesborough. of New York. bad been suc cessful in recovering £l,OOO under a power of attorney, and that it would be better to send a power of attorney to those parties to act for him. Plaintiff told him he was not aware what the charges in New York might be, and he would, therefore. require a depnsit of £2O to be lodged, to indemnify him against expenses. Defendant said he thought it would be better to send the power of attorney to Messrs. Chesborough. and he did deposit the £2O. The charge for making out the power of attorney was .1:5 19s 10(1, being the usual charge. In the month of August plaintiff saw defendant again, who informed him that he had received a remittance from New York, through Mr. Hill, to the amount of about £4OO, on account of his claims, and directed plaintiff to write to Messrs. Chesborough, desiring them to hand over the bills of exchange which had been sent out to them with the power of attorney to Mr. Hill, or some person on his behalf, which plaintiff did. The bills were bills of exchange of Messrs. Newstead and Barnett. The bills were returned, but Messrs. Chesborough claimed £lB 101 10d fur their services as commission, which plaintiff had to allow, as it was deducted by them from the amount. The plaintiff therefore claimed to recover £24 lOs 8d altogether, which the deposit of £2O reduced to £4 lOs Bd, the amount for which the action was brought. The defence was, that the charges were excessive, and that there was no sufficient proof of the amount claimed by Messrs. Chesborough. A ques tion was also raised as to whether Messrs. Chesborough had been treated with at defendant's own instance, or at the suggestion of plaintiff. The latter allegation the plaintiff strongly denied. Evidence having been heard on both sides, his Honour delayed giving judgment for a fortnight, until he had consulted some competent authority as to what the ordinary charges in New York would be under such circumstances. A cross-action. brought by defendant against plaintiff under the same circumstances, also stands over for decision at the same time. CORKHILL v ORFORD —This was an action brought by Mr. Corkhill, of Brunswick-road, Liverpool, against Mr. Orford, agent of the Douglas Isle of Man Steam-packets. The plaintiff stated that he applied to defendant for three return tickets, and three half return tickets for children, to and from the Isle of Man, for which he paid two sovereigns, and received back seven shillings in change. In place of three return tickets, Mr. Corkhill was under the impression that he had only received two, and the action was accordingly brought, as the company refused to make any allowance, and denied that any mistake had occurred. The defendant explained that he gave three full return tickets at Rs each, a single passage ticket being 6s, that he told the plaintiff they did not issue half price return tickets for children ; but gave him one single ticket at 6s, and one half ticket at Is, being equal to three single tickets for the three children. The whole amounted to 13s, and having received from Mr. Cork hill £2, he gave him hack 7s. This statement .quite agreed with the evidence of Mrs Corkhill, who was alc: examined, and it appeared that the action arose out of a mistake made by that lady, who appeared to have con ceived that the three return tickets were intended for the children, and that the ticket and half ticket were given in mistake for the three return tickets required. It appeared that Mr. Corkhill himself did not go by that . steamer, but handed the tickets over. to his wife, as h e had received them. His Honour said it was clear that . Mr. Orford had been brought there without any good reason, and that the action arose out of a mistake. 4 verdict was therefore given for the deferve, TRADE REPORT.—WEDNF,snBY 1.1 V Elt Al I COTTON: There has been a large business transacted to-day, but the demand, although active, being freely met. prices continue without change. The sales—including .10 Maranhams 61, 700 Egyptians 6 , 1 to 74d, 1,500 Surate -11‘1 to s&d—are reported 15,000 bales, of which 7,000 are or; speculation and for expert. SUGAR : We have no change to notice in our market, which continues firm; ISO hhds Barbadoes are reported at Otis to 493, and hlids grainy Demerara at 483 91 to 49s (id per cwt. Nior.Assrs ANT) CorrEE: Nothing has taken place. RUM About t3O puns Demerara are reported without change in price. Rice : The sales comprise 500 bags yellow cargo at 1i 31, 200 bags pinky Madras at 9.4 63, and 2,500 bags 014 Necransie at 9s 31 per cwt. SALTPETRE : Of 2,550 bags Calcutta, offbred at the public sales to day, nearly th e w h ole sold with great spirit, from 26: for 103, to 36s 3.1 fbr I to 2 per oeut refraction ; 1,200 bags of Bombay were also offered, and sold at a considerable advance on former rates, 19 to 23 per cent realising 23: to 265. GUI( ARABIC : 165 cases were also taken at 16s to ' , Os 9a for blocky, and at 2:)s 61 for siftings, to 38s for small round. SUMAC: 300 bags Palermo sold at 103 9d to lis per cwt, INDIGO: A few chests sold at 2s lld to 53 2d per lb. FUSTIC: 100 tons Ceara sold at £ti 5s to £7 12s 6d per ton. Lonwoon: 50 tons St. Domingo sold at £5 per ton. RED Woon : A few tons East India sold at £8 las pea ton. MUSTARD SEED: We have also to report 400 bade yellow, at (i3s per quarter. LONDON. SUGAR : The market opened with a steady appearance the large public sales of foreign are progressing without showing any material alteration in prices. COFFEE: There has not been a public sale. Native Ceylon quoted 523 6d to Ms. Ta The market is steady, but not active. PEPPER : 200 bags white sold in public sale at 7d. CLOVES : 150 bags Zanzibar sold at 4id to Odd per lb. GINGER : 200 barrels Jamaica sold from 57s to 121 s. CINNAMON : 40 bales sold at Is 7d to is I Id. COTTON : This article continues in large demand. Abotkii 1,500 bales sold yesterday on 'Change. RICE has been steady it yesterday - 's prices SALTPETRE remains firm. TIN : Banca quoted 134. In other articles no material alteration. TALLOW : The market is firm on the spot, and quiet for forward delivery. The following a-e the quotations : —Town tallow, 523 nett cash ; Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 523; September, bis 61; October and December, 49s 91 to 503. BOROUGH Bop: The demand for hops continues un abated, at late prices. CORN : There was not much English wheat on sale this morning, at the same time sufficient to meet a limited demand, and its value underwent no change. Foreigtt wheat and flour sold ht retail at Monday's quotatifaus. Great Alfred Barley dull sale at recent decline. Oats were in short supply, and value well maintained. Beans and pease without alteration. Arrivals into London from Sept. 2 to Sept. 24.—English and Scotch—Wheat, 1,390 qrs ; barley, 169 qrs ; oats, 70 qrs ,• malt, 970 qrs. Irish—g A ts, North B as sett, and Tamar C:011901S. oats, 4,970 qrs. Flour, 4,670 barrels. MINES : The market for British mining stacks is g eile . rally quieter. There are enquiries for shares la Sonth 870 qrs. Foreign—Wheat, 6,760 qrs ; barley, 2,580 O s shares 'have fallen. In the Stock Exchange this morning United Mexican shares have been dealt in at 3' /, and New Granada at ins. Subjoined is a list of vesterla ' Tolgus actions in the Mining Exchange : Greaf Alfred ' Y 1 • qans i. .i. 1i ; Great Sheba, 3 ; Bender 4i, i N ' l 94 l ' )O' 10, _ ; ortl wnst 9i., i ; United Mines, 145 ; West Wheal Grenville, ‘) HG, 1 par Consols, 5c 6(1, 6 8 Alfred Consols, 15 1 • ..,;. k• In the Stock Exchange: • , NN heal Mary Ann, 364 ; Wheal Margaret, 41 ; Great WI teal Alfred, 10t, 12, 12 ; Wheal Grenville, A. l. YF.•, , TERDAVS MARKET ta3rnli s6ade inan imate. tte to g 7; beef and mutton. The tnarket asrti v e v ;_ a_s bße s ess t t add beef, la n d e r firmer t n, SALF(ITID CATTLE: There w;;a ---- small show of ewes, 5d to 6.0. The prices were paid. Inferior sorts were in abundance, at former prices• 7 ra d i d t ' o l I 17%. ;heavysd tto quotations f?d w u ; ( l. i c g o h N ts s , , s 4 4 l t t o o id ; numbers on sale were—Beasts, 1,360; sheep and lambs, 6,133 ; calves, 151. B to l 3 t s: l 6 4 d B ; 6d re . d, CORK CORN : No new filature Irs presented itself to-day. note 3 n u e s wagdull We G L quoteA so o o prices n a T t N r hl To-d ay u l d sT i l 2 : Wel s n h o wtiotee b q a - u w2 t l e n ; e r e ao s ta s , h t2 a sB ; Blg(sl been very wet. There was a good attendance at our market to-day, and a N ew Irish was difficult to sell at a reduction of 6d per cr- Flour . was a free sale, at last week's prices. Barley dull, and 6d lower. Oats and oatmeal dull of sale. wheat mar ke brought w r so o tr t i l i g th h ye t oonrti former rates. faiGrrt:asdoeo:arpliscactlerldo.N : P T ri h m i e s at 721 per ton, f.o.b. There were buyers at 715 sa cash, and cash Mr. Fox's election committee availed themselves of the opportunity afforded by that gentleman's visit to Oldham, on the occasion of the opening of the Lyceum, to propose a public meeting, for the purpon of enabling that gentleman to address his constituents. The meeting was held in OA Town-hall last evening.