The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-09 00:00:00

THE NORTHEIN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. SIR J. 4R ATIAIII 0-SFX-GRTC=T I E 7 .____i____GENERAILIVINDITAM_AND THE ARAB We re ce i ved the following several days since, but, in consequence of a press of ,ether matter, have be en unable to find room for its insertion until the present time : fir James Graham has been sixty-four years in t he world, and thirty eight years in Parliament. Few Men have spoken more in the Senate, and we cnow no member whose speeches will furnish pos terity with a truer outline of the character of the legislators of his day. At one time a gladiator, at another a l ea d er, an d anon a pass i ve part i san rrtune placed him in a position to do g r e a t g o od th stic ietY. Nature bestowed upon him talents of e h ighest order and both friends and foes sought and obtained their assistance. It was only neces sary to ask advice of Sir James to secura the hearty "-operation of the " Cumberland Baronet." His Politic al opinions always sat as loosely upon him as hi s slippers, and he could shake off principle or friendship or office at tiny moment. Men so constituted and circumstanced ought to be able, lien e ife wh it would think, to look back upon a long public 4tages inestimable delight. Every one of its ought to bear testimony to some great deed or t ranseenda n t virtue. But our modern states rill is not a second Janus. He will never live 1 1 1 ) . 11 g enough t o b e . d e ifi e d a f ter hi s d eat h , nor w ill w'B most ardent admirers represent him on canvass ail two heads, to denote his constancy and Prudente. . 1 , 3 11 18 19, Sir James Graham was what is termed t ‘ t „" . ,uarlgerou s agitator" on " coin and currency," „,` 1 it has never since been the good fortune of any e ° ,erament to•silence a formidable opponent on a sally vital question so easily, or in as short a 13 aee of time. Sir James went right round from north to south of the compass in twenty-four hours. tie threw all material interests, like " physic to the a " „ d ogs," for political considerations, and in his bv e eeb, delivered at the meeting of the East Cum rland Agricultural Society, the result is shown in brief retrospect of his public career. "I can ~ ' o ok b ac k , " says t h e r i g h t honourable baronet, 4: have vast satisfaction to the several me asures I lye supported. First of all, as a striking instance ° l ' s the advantage of self government apart from " e executive of the day, I gave my support to the I,'"u 1 4: "or Law Bill, which conveyed to the y eomanr y, 4 , r atepayers, and the city authorities, the manage -4,lllent of their own affairs in that particular. And, a gain, I look back to a not her measure no t l ess • ; ` 4l Portant in its results, which has been, as I 4, .c°rlceive, one of the great causes of agricultural improvement throughout England, but more ePecially in this county ; and upon that change, • 4180 , I. look back with satisfaction. There is yet "Other mighty change which has taken pl ace i n Wh ich I was concerned ; and although politics 44 re very properly excluded from our discussions, 4, cannot help referrinr , to it. I mean the change W ith refe rence t o th e laws regu l at i ng t h e impor 4, Cati on of foreign produce." To the s e th re e b n e a ngea" Sir James limits his satisfaction s "" re gards the past. And from the extraordinary ea ' e , v itY of his rec apitul a ti o n, th e rea d er can e as ily r freel at the the extreme mortification he mast the immense number of other radical e n ef f °r els which have taken place since he first at er eel Parliament, and which he opposed to the .most of his power. to le le well to hear, however, from so high a e ' t ee, that the fears and hopes of the agri hUltnrist are reduced to mere trifles. First, tb e „ tells us that free imports have secured th,;',. termer natural prices for his produce, and f er "",k;e may rely mainly on the freedom he enjoys prolificness of the soil lie cultivates. ear,:squiEn is cited in support of this aphorism, the fertility of the United States is referred to. illustrate the truth of French philosophy : (c m . - Ow produce of land depends less on the iCrtility , f n . ,1 14 e soil than on the freedom of the cultivator.' 4.i Sir James Graham adds Just reflect the moment, what is the immediate cause of A, c i mmense produce of the United States of ? Why, the freedom of the cultivator. 44 Ett is the distinguishing mark of the success (• 31 the yeomanry of Cumberland ? The freedom ° f 'th e e cultivator." So much for our hopes. in y ?thre w spread over a wide field for discussion, th e il P ll we should be almost afraid to trust in i r lg , bt honourable baronet too far ; for, " Il e : unl it:ling, up our fears, he says :—" I ith e 'er shall entertain the slightest appre 11tat1410u of foreign rivalry till I see that all l iber r°P° possesses that freedom," meaning the hi ttv ,, t Y Ivhich the English farmer enjoys. Now, I Closely, no Wish to criticise any man's words too e O 2 I Y , but here we have a professional Statesman adv mt ng forward to increase his popularity on the to R e ,„ 4 „ to f a general election, and giving utterance ena - ,,""rnents which are sufficient to stamp his of C r Ymen in the eyes of all the world as a nation Sir of obstructivea p res ir James Graham tells Europe that we owe our d em P et itY, as an agricultural nation, to the free ea,,,,Thera,Payed by th e su bj ec t ; an d he goes on to e "„' the same b reat h, t h a t it wou ld b e i n imical • "nr Material i n t erests if t h e see d s o f th a t pros the cad were to take root in other countries—that ePread of human freedom would tend to greate r and t plenty, happiness, and peace in the world, as hat We should look upon it with a jealous eye, ar ,..‘ 'night interfere with the natural prices of our tel`letitural produce. To have such political e ae cu ers4 even in East Cumberland, is quite bad NI u gh, but to have them as legislators, and as b e r, B , is the greatest of all misfortunes that could A d a "; an enlightened people. Fancy a Graham forstratiou demanding increased freedom with the tenant farmer at home, and opposing Britsu all the moral and political power of Great u ,n the cause of civil freedom in every other widp .l l l Fancy a British Cabinet destroying iethe breath f rom i ts nostr il s t h e f ert ili ty o f e t Y land but that which yields them princely t h tlies, and makes them tenfold more potent i tnn e State, tha n any spec i es o f f eu d a li sm ever ! We have had to battle with many t o b — u' L e political anomalies ; but it is earnestly a Goh ° political that we shall not have to submit to oft; v erlament composed of men who would enter of Conti professed obstructives to the prosperity prolnental Europe, and who would aid in its e n , ° , la ged political and social debasement, to -4 `ana the fertility of the British soil, and the z iai tl atitral" p r i ce o f agr i cultura l pro d uce i n t h ese ". Commercial Cumberland should ponder well B i e r Sir J ames G raham ' s speec h , and t h e T enant ght party should bid high for his services. Are I'II ,. BB UNTS FOR QUEEN VicroniA.—A letter dated Siam, s" 3 ) says the British ship China is loading here with A.ents for the Queen of England from the Bing of Siam. w in o l ;gst them is an elephant of a remarkable colour, and i i `ea will, no doubt, cause some little excitement. alarming a o l Vltors ACCIDENT AT A MENAGERIE. 7; AD. 1 10 7;'ent occurred on Saturday night at Ballig s menagerie, ttphr exhibiting in Birmingham. A man imprudently auf,nnhed too near the den of one of the tigers,. when the iue nt a, l suddenly struck him across the face wit its paw, fi l .,,;,"ng a fearful laceration. A scene of considerable con. vto n iL Z, ensued among the scared snectators, while the p"ad man was carried out, bleeding profusely. Itrt:24l. ACCIDENT AT ROCHDALE,—On Saturday, Mr. lik v — "nd Dearden, coroner, held an inquest, at Tunshell appears the body Of a manufacturer, named Bamford. It 1 1 ,444 e 1 ,,, c1 t i klat Mr. Bamford, along with another person, ;lilt, VI% was returning home on the previous ,londay g 4 'Le nie,s,"Y had a lantern with them, lint it went out. i im ratist o L'" was dark, and they both walked into an old 'aatfo r - ,Onarrv, and fell a distance of ten yards. Mr. sho u id" was seriously injured about the injured, an but e ". Mr. Mills, though seriously survived, 13 .f A verdict of acci f t Bamford expired on the Ist instant. wental death was returned. v slirßii? B EATING ADVOCATED TS CLERGYMAN --tfA vaN —A very AT large number of wife-beatine• cases v e ree har e . ently been brought before the magistrates at . Whit.e pro ", where there exists a sect of professing Christians who ~4..P2gate the opinion that the practice is in accordance with 47,,w0rd of God. The Rev. George Bird, formerly rector ti: j r , uni berworth, near Huddersfield, has established himself la st I .: and drawn together a congregation ; and within the, i t i. w weeks it has transpired that he holds the doctrine that Aye'llerrettly scriptural for a man to beat his wife. About &re weeks Wasp James Scott, a member of Mr. Bird's con te ricm, summoned by his wife for brutally beating thart he she refused to attend the same place of worship th e e did. When before the magistrates, Mrs. Scott said .„ I ,_ "ad no wish her husband should be punished if he would iutilise not to ill-use her badly again. When asked by the luile.etrates whether he would make the requisite promise, l aws t Ted) Saving, "Am I to obey the laws of God, or the maut man ?" .As he would not give the promise, the gistrates committed him to prison for a month, with hard le etnr " The Rev. Mr. Bird has since delivered a course of .es . on the subject of Scott's conviction. He contends ELtt is a man's duty to rule his own household; and that his wife refuse to obey his orders, he is justified, accord 'Ag to the • of God, i n b eat i ng her in order to en f orce °adieu°, law k When a rting. Gtrat dsman, he was spending his leave in a tour thro.egli Syria, and was journeying in the desert under convoy of an Arab scheik and some twenty or thirty retainers—swarthy, desperate-looking sons of the desert—himself and his servant, a Stalwart " Cold-. streamer," being the only two Europeans o f -th e 'p ar ty. The route was 'dangerous, and beset by brigands.' It was impossible to travel except under escort, and Capt. Windham had engaged the services of his guides and guardians at a fair remuneration. For the first few days they went on amicably enough. The captain, with his short black pipe and frank handsome face, winning, as was his wont, golden opinions from all with whom he associated ; but at the end of that time, and when so far advanced into the desert that it was equally dangerous to go forward or to return, behold the wily scheik bethinks him of a scheme by which he may yet worm out another thousand or two of piastres from his English friend. Accordingly, at their evening halt, he proceeds to the Guardsman's tent, and holds conversation with him, through the intervention of a rascally dragoman, to the following effect :—Arab Scheik—" shawled to the eyes and bearded to the nose," enveloped, moreover, in dirty draperies, waving his pipe stick courteously to drago man—" Tell my brother that the way is long, our barley exhausted, our horses without water, we must return or perish." Windham—in shirt-sleeves and much-worn inexpressibles, without removing the short black pipe from his mouth—" Tell him to be d—d." Scheik— Unless the effendi will pay us two thousand more piastres ' back-sheesh,' my men will be compelled tb return." Windham—" Ask him if he means to abide by his agreement or not l" Dragoman—much alarmed, as is their wont--" Better give him the money ; we shall be left here to die." Windham--with a sign to Private W. Sykes, of the Light Company, whom nothing has ever astonished—" Bill ? you catch hold of this chap whilst I leather him." In a twinkling the Scheik's gravity is upset, by the summary process of tripping ! up his heels, performed secundwn artcm by the captain, a powerful square-built man, no whit inferior in all athletic exercises to his illustrious ancestor and name sake, the famous statesman. Bill, a brawny front rank man, holds the chief down by shoulders, and his master, with a good-humoured smile the whole time upon his countenance, lays into the prostrate Arab " with a will," some twenty or thirty telling stripes from an honest English hunting-whip that has accompanied him through his travels—the Arab writhing and abjectly intreating for mercy. At the end of the performance, what does the wild son of the desert to avenge his disgrace? does he call in his retainers and massacre the two bold strangers on the spot, or does he spring like a tiger on the strong-armed Englishman, and bury his yataghan in the throat of his enemy ? Not a bit of it. He crawls to the Captain's feet, he embraces his knees, he calls him "my father," he promises to do his bidding, "him self and his troop, and all that is his, in every thing be shall require," and moreover he keeps his promise; and to use Windham's own words, " behaves quite like a gentleman" till the end of the journey.—Fraser's Magazine. TRIAL FOR MURDER At the assizes held in Glasgow, last week, before the Lord Justice Clerk and Lord Ivory, James M'Manus was accused of the crime of murder, in so far as on Tuesday, the 12 . 11 of August last, on the furnace bank head of Castlehill Ironworks, in the parish of Carlake, and county of Lanark, he did wickedly attack and assault the now deceased Henry M'Lavey or M'Alevey, labourer, residing at Dyke-row, Castlehill, and did with an iron pinch or iron bar strike the said Henry 11PLavey one or more severe blows on the head, whereby his skull was frac tured, and he was mortally injured, and in consequence died on the said 12th day of August, and was thus mur dered by the said James M'Manu , . The prisoner, who was defended by Messrs. Moncrieff and Skene, on being asked to plead, said he was guilty of culpable homicide, as he did not intend to kill the min. The jury returned a verdict, finding the prisoner guilty of murder, with a recommendation to mercy, on the ground that he did not intend to kill. The Lord Justice Clerk : You don't mean, 1 suppose, that lie did not intend to -strike, but that he did not intend to kill ? The Foreman : Yes ; that he did not intend to kill. The prisoner was then brought up for sentence. The Lord Justice Clerk said : The solemn duty now devolves upon me to pronounce upon you the sentence which the law requires. The jury have found that, in a violent and outrageous manner you assaulted and murdered the deceased. They have accompanied that verdict with a recommendation to mercy. What the effect of. that recommendation may be in regard to your future life is not for me to say ; but this, at least, is clear, that whether your life should now be spared or not, you ought forthwith, with the utmost contrition of soul, to repent of the sin you have done, and pray to God for mercy through the mediation of our blessed Redeemer. Th I most unworthy may hope for mercy, and so may you, if you sincerely repent. If you do ngt repent, and die in that state, it would indeed be a fearful instance of insensibility ; but, even if you are spared, your whole future life should be one of con trition. In the meantime, it is to the judgment seat of God you are to look for mercy, and not to man. The Lord Justice Clerk then pronounced sentence of death in the usual form, the execution to take place on Thurs day, the 23rd inst. The prisoner, who appeared throughout the trial to be overwhelmed by the solemnity of the position in which he found himself, was assisted from the dock. IRELAND AND HER "HOMES." The Earl of Bessborough, in presiding the other day at the annual dinner of a farming society, in the south of Ireland, took the opportunity to give the Irish small farmers some useful advice. He said :—" I was travel ling by the read a short time since from Waterford—a rare thing now-a-days--and I never was so horrified as I was at seeing the immense amount of weeds in some land near Aglish and Monntcoin—in some of them you really could not put your hand between the thistles, so thick were they. I don't know if the occupiers of those lands are now present, but I trust that, for the credit of Iverk, they will make a general clearance of the weeds. I would also urge you to consider your own comforts and improve your homes. It has been always the sub ject of remark by parties visiting this country, that the animals in the field are well tended and cared for while the bipeds at the house are neglected. For this there can be no excuse now: the times are good, and the farmers should cease to live with such a quantity of dirt about their places as is invariably the case. It would considerably add to the moral culture of the Irish farmers if they had more of comfort and cleanliness about their homes. I trust you will well consider this subject, the good results of the trial are in many instances apparent, and there is now no reason why they should be other . _. VEXATIOUS AurroNs.—Sir Eardley Wilmot, Judge of the Bristol County Court, with a view to discourage frivolous and vexatious defences to actions, has laid down a rule, that whenever the defence set up shall appear to the court to be of that character, the plaintiff's expenses for loss of time, mileage, &c., will be allowed ; and to encourage debtors to settle with their creditors where the amount claimed is not disputed, and the only ques tion raised is as to the mode of payment, the fees for hearing will, for the future, be reduced one-half. IRON 15 HIPBUILDINg.-Nir. John Clare, jun., whose name has been so long and prominently before the public on this most interesting subject, has called our attention to the models and drawl igr of his mode of iron shipbuilding, in which we find that he has availed himself of every angle which combines the maximum of strength, an 4 the mini mum of weight. Mr. Clare states, in fact, with the axiom, that the climax of mechanical strength can he obtained in iron ships with the least weieht, and he works out his ideas in a novel, and what we believe will prove an efficient manner. In the diagrams before us, we see a combination of strength which is not attained under the present system of construc tion. The franiewoit consists of T and H iron, which is used vertically, longitudinally, and diagonially, so as to give a perfectly watertight frame, whic-4 would float itself, if the water was kept out with any description of cowering. This buoyancy, of what is now so much dead weight, must add vastly to the lightness and floating qualities of iron vessels. The advantage of this we and clearly illustrated in the Great Eastern, in which a space of two feet nine inches has been allowed between the inner and outer skins. This is done to gain floatage, but by it the burden carrying capacity of the vessel is reducrd from 22,500 to 10,000 tons. Here we have a positive loss, between her internal and external capacity, of 12,500 tons, whereas the space req sired on Mr. Clare's plan, being only nine inches between the inner and outer skins, the saving would be two feet on her external capacity, or upwards of 9,000 tons. The strength Mr. Clare obtains longitudinally throughout his ships, appears to be another very s t rong reco mmendation. In this portion of his models he employs H iron, which seems the whole way from stem to stern without a joint. This arrangement will be d u l y apprec i ate d b y prac ti ca l i men, as t will give greatly increased strength in a heavy searway, where the whole storm falls, n ame ly, on th e top of the plates. Nr. Clare's keels will,. to all a pp earance , b e much stronger Olin those now . in use. Hi s system of flooring, also, secures three d; s lanct water-tight compart ments, without taking up more room than is at present lost between the keel and the floor ; and the same desideratum is obtained all along the sides of the ship by the fore and aft water-tight bulkhead; with this addition, that the space between the bulkheads and aides of the vessel are made available for coals or cargo. This space is l os t i n th e G r eat Eastern, which is the first shi in which an attempt has been made to obtain artificial 4uoyancy at the cost of capacity. Finally, the greatest advantage which Mr. Clare offers to the maritime world is, that every foot of iron be employs in the con struetion of hi s frame work for ships w i l l , if covered, float itself, thus giving 11 h `boyancy the superior stren gtht i to th ir e ot e t r the` Of woodAwith the'latter: BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE could not exceed £5O ; whether ttey should be filed ht - that -snin-,--rn•- at-any less,- and-, if se-, at- how TO u-oh—less,it—waslar. The plaintiff in this case was Miss Eleanor Hewitson, the jury to determine. The jury, after deliberating about an inter( s ing looking young woman of 21 years of age, and five minutes, found a verdict for the plaintiff ; damages the defendant Mr. Isaac Rawson, chemist and druggist, £5O.- -The announcement was -received by the crowded 'Strangew'eTS, Manchester. The action -court .with.an audible expression of approval \ B ird! 4 170 1' 4 h i3 t ll j i l t: i t n la g e s' Manchester City Record C )urt, and the - 01aintiff laid her damages at•s6so. M. Cobbett and Mr. Sanndtrs, ' instructed by Messrs. Cobbett and Wheeler, solicitors, appeared fOr the Plaintiff ; and Mr. 'Wheeler, TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE NORTHERN TIAIgS., , , instructed by Messrs. Atkinsons, Saunders, and Last, for .Sir,—lf you, or any of your correspondents, cri'gi';e the defendant. The plaintiff, along with her father and satisfactory answers to the following queries, the minds mother, had occupied a portion of the premises rented-by of many of her Majesty's liege subjects will be set at rest, Mr. Brown, chemist and drwzgist, Strangeways. A short and much discussion, and speculation, and wonderment, time after they went to reside at this house, the defendant will be put an end to : engaged with Mr. Brown as an assistant. This was in First, as to the LIONS at St. George's Hall ! What is D ece mber, 1354. About a month afterwards the plaintiff their purpose. and what do they mean ? or r a th er , was attacked with a sick headache, and the defendant made what do the people mean who chiseled them ? [Never aand many enquiries about the state of her health, and asked to mind what, or set who thereelse,a is s chisel'd in this m a tt er .] be allowed to see her. Her mother refused the request, caricatures y a g assred l of some rgross s s sort, and said that any message to her daughter must go through Thatthere they are l2 canb be 0 doubt. They are insulting caricature of the noble beast—f or no li on , e i ther her. Subsequently he asked Mrs. Hewitson's permission " sneezing," or snoring, ever had such a phiz ! Some to pay his a tdresses to her daughter, which was granted, think that, in waggery or spite, they are con t r i ve d as on the condition that she saw nothing to object to in his caricatures of the JUDGES ! It is even said, that the conduct. After paying his addresses for some time to the supercilious one, at the outside corner, is meant for Mr. plaintiff, he told her mother that he intended to marry the Baron Bramwell, and that close to the hall, for Mr. Plaintiff, and take a place of business for himself. Mrs. Justice Cresswell. Can it be that the authorities dare Hewitson told the defendant that her daughter had no thus to insult the Queen, through the judicial ermine—the money, an.' that she had none to give her; to which the representatives of her Majesty? This is a grav e quest i on, defendant replied that be was satisfied, and only want e d h er and should be gravely answered. daughter. as to the FIGURES which are stuck upon the daughter. About the commencement of this year, he t oo k Then, are they for? Some think that, in envy o f gate the shop which he now occupics in Strangeways, and con_ Posts—what enius of him who contrived the stately edifice, the tinned to pay his addresses to the plaintiff, and finally are g meant to bring the whole pile into contempt and agreed to marry her on the 13th July last. In proof of this, he ridicule ; others imagine they are placed there for sale ! wrote the following letter to Miss M. A. Hewitson, sister to If so, the committee have certainly chosen for them a the plaintiff, then residing at Morecambe Bay, with her uncle very public and prominent position ; and I would advise, TELE LIONS OF LIVERPOOL, Dear Sister,—l suppose Eleanor has given you our i nten . in order to facilitate the disposal of them, that hawkers or criers be stationed near them in the street, to shout lions next Sunday, and, if it is really possible, w e s h a ll be out lustily, all day, "Images! Images ! Buy any images !" most happy for you to come, say next Saturday at. latest. They might also have good, bold, shopkeepers' tickets We will have no denials from uncles, but do come. lam appended to them thus:— ,, This beautiful figure, only very short of time, as the post is due, and you will get this 165." " Quite Now ! 241." " Newest Design, 305," and by Thursday morning. Accept our love to you and uncle. so forth. In fai.::l - - sf this plan, after a month or two, Yours affectionately, J. Rowsors.—Try to read this scribble. what think you of getting up a MOCK AUCTION ? Any- After this letter had been written, a license was obtained thing to get them (IF our hands ! O n thi s pl an there, would certainly be a "sell" of some sort ! By continuing and arrangements were made for the marriage to take place to rail, we may yet get rid of the railings, sweep away the on the 20th of July, as it was inconvenient to both th e whole obstruction, and get the " powers that be "to undo plaintiff' and de'endant that it should take place on the 13th. their JOB.—I remain, sir, an admiring—which means a All the preliminaries were settled, and the marriage was wondering--gazer at THE CANDLESTICKS fixed to take place at a quarter to ten o'clock on Sunday October 4, 1856. morning, the 20th of July, but about halt-past eight on the previous Saturday night, the defendant sant for the plaintiff, and told her that the marriage was broken off, as be had received a letter from his uncle forbidding him to marry. The plaintiff, who had previously given up her business as In our journal of Sept. 6, we dressmaker, returned home and apprised her friends of what published some remarks on Mr. Clare's improved description of girder f or use i n had taken place, and in consequence of defendant's conduct, the construction of iron ships. We have since received it was alleged she had lost a great portion of her business several lengthened communications upon the subject, but connection, besides being in a bad state of health ever since. as we necessarily confine all such correspondence to a On the Monday, Mrs. Hewitson, mother of the plaintiff, limited space, we can give an abstract of them only, went to the defendant's shop, and said that she wished to although, did space allow, the entire might be worthy of many losses 9n ps, with ones, o arises r only ilsactsesyoelealrys, from as om have a little quiet talk with him. She asked him what was insertion. Mr. Cl are con t en d s t h at the real cause of so p increasea re d n t h those sizeo se o o f f the reason of this great disappointment. To which he ps_s were put the same fastenings and app ur t enances intoa vessels of small t onnage . A n eminent compared replied, " I cannot tell the reason, but it is done away with for a while." There had been, he said, two pounds burned ht that morning, and he was quite prepared for any course shipbuilder in the United States informed him that the which the plaintiff's friends chose to take. The two pounds Americans were past their strength in wooden ships, and referred to the price which had been paid for the marriage that there would be no more large wooden steamers built license. On the 24th of July a letter was sent by Messrs. in America. No tr ele ever suffered more from bungling Cobbett and Wheeler, the plaintiff's solicitors, to the defen- than that of iron shipbuilding, purely arising from agno dant, stating that they bad been informed by Miss Eleanor ranee on the part of those following the avoca• ion, and Hewitson to proceed against him, and asking the name of not being mechanical shipbuilders; and, on . the other o his solicitor, that they might obtain his undertaking to act hand, from the prejudice of the wooden shipwrights, who for him, and to whom they might send process. On the alarmed9...7!eon only s a s e t l its bu clashing sohti iron n with, that. canatair come within same day the defendant wrote a letter, of which the follow .I. the meaning of of the word ship, for safety to life and Inglis a copy, to the plaintiff : July 24, 1856 property, is the British and North American royal mail Eleanor Hewitson—Madame,—l sent this morning to see steamer Persia, of the Cunard line. The construction of you, and Ellen has had the door closed in her face. I now this vessel is not all that Mr. Clare desires, but . taking inform you that my affairs are placed in another person's from her at tr everyls her st h raig o h o t o. fin tu d d o io n a , he has no doubt she has resistance 1 &amino., which crosses the vertical hands, and demand immediate payment of the money you owe 4 ft. Ile considers this was the essential ins. I have Ellen as a witness for the first £l, and again for frame wich from collan, when se sp the second £3. The £2 lO s I l en t y ou must as we ll h e pa id , po the int icebe h rg in two on revented her her first passage psi to g the westward or I shill take proceedings forthwith for recovery. At the the same trip that the Pacific was never heard of after same time, I further inform you that these are pay intentions leaving Liverpool. The Persia was going twelve knots an previous to taking a course of law. I sent Ellen that you hour, and was brought to a dead stand, when she divided might come to me, that I might open my mi n d w ith the the iceberg as easily as splitting an apple with a knife; fullest particulars of the case from beginning to end. All that such was the shock, that persons who were asleep aft remains for meto say is, that lem well prepared for any further were thrown out of their berths. Much allusion is made and d a f r o d r to motive pil rpo p s o e wi h e e r, the vessel wind - w in i d ll beprovided proceedings you wish to take. The amount owing by you to to the Great Easte rn an d G reat Britain, and Mr. Brunel's me is £6 10s, which must bo paid, or the law may take its remarks with respect to th e f ormer are quoted :—" With course.— Yours respectfully, sr pectfully, Isaac Rowso, will lbe m ad withseven e ,it available, Enclosed with this letter was an invoice, of which the fol. masts. The centre masts will be the principal ; these will lowing is a copy : be crossed by yards, as in a line of battle ship; the other Miss Eleanor Hewitson, masts will be smaller in size. The sails will be of an To Isaac Rowson, chemist and druggist. effective but simple character." Mr. Clare then asks if To lent money for dress.. ..... .. .... £2 10 0 the vessel'is to be propelled, as Mr. Brunel states, "at To goods tion in any weather," what sort of a breeze must there be before it would have effect upon the Great Eastern's can vas, even if dead aft on the quarter or on the beam? If the Great Eastern is to steam 15 knots an hour under any weather, and supposing the wind, a hard gale, to be right aft, it must be presumed she would be able to exceed that rate under favourable circumstances ; then what use would canvas be to the Great Eastern ? If the Great Eastern is to be benefited by the aid of canvas, it is evident the masts, with fore and aft trysails, will be of no earthly use to so large a body, whether laden or light. If she is to be made use of as a sailing ship with canvas, any apprentice boy of three years servitude, if he is ever to make a seaman, will tell Mr. Brunel that the rig set forth in the prints will never avail the Great Eastern, "The compartments between the outer and inner skin will hold 3,000 tons of water ballast, should it he required." He presumes these are the side cells, "and they are again closed u p i n lengths, varying from 20 to 60 feet." What effect will this water ballast have upon the sailing qualities of the ship when in motion ? This moving ballast must have a prejudicial effect upon her speed, and if moving at a high rate in a heavy sea its effect will be felt most sensibly.—Mining Journal, Oct. 4, 1856 [ADVERTISEMENT IRON SHIPBUILDING To difference on umbrella To lent money .. M 12 10 0 1 6 0 0 3 Balance 42 11 1 In pi osecation of his threat the defendant took out a sum mons for the whole amount claimed, in the County Court, and served it upon the plaintiff. On the 24th July the plaintiff's two sisters, Mary Ann and Margaret Hewitson, went to the shop of the defendant, and Mary Ann asked him to go and sae her sister. who was very ill and very low spirited. He said, " Well, I cannot, unless Igo against my uncle. My uncle said I must cut the connection altogether. I received a letter from him on Saturday night, and he said I was not to think of such a thing. He cursed me in the letter, and he was not content with that, but came himself on Monday morning. He said I must be mad, and asked me where my brains were, and he made me burn the license before his eyes." He added, "It is not to be at all ; it must be broken off, there is no alternative." lie further stated : " I gave your sister a lOs to buy her clothes for the wedding. I bought my sister's clothes, and something for myself, which cost me about £l2, and I think lam the sufferer." The three witnesses called, Mrs. Hewitson and her two daughters, all gave strong evidence in proof of the engagement, and of the breach ; and Miss Margaret Hewitson said that on Sunday, the 13th July, she was with her sister and defendant in Peel Park. He was talking all the while about the wedding ; and she overheard him say that everyone in the park noticed them, and said what a nice pair they were. On being cross-examined by Mr. Wheeler, the witness said she thought he was rather "eoft," and that she would not like to have him. The letters which were put in as evidence, were proved to be in the defendant's handwriting by Mr. Thomas Hulme, assistant to Mr. Brown, chemist and druggist. This was the close of the plaintiff's case Mr. Cebbett then summed up the evidence at considerable length, and commented with considerable severity upon the course adopted in the cross-examination of Mrs. Hewitson, the mother of the plaintiff, and her two daughters, which had for its object to degrade them in the estimation of the jury by showing that their means were limited. He con tended if that were so, the outrage sustained by th e plaintiff was of a worse haracter than it would have been if her social position had been higher. This action had been brought, however, not to recover money—that was a mere symbol -- but in order to clear her character from the asper sioue that had been attempted to he cast upon it. He drew attention to the fact that, at the defendant's instance, the plaintiff had relinquished her good business, she haiing a good connection as a dressmaker; and this was a further reason why the measure of damages he asked should be awarded to her by the jury. He then passed to the consi deration of the remainder of the evidence, and concluded by asking the jury for their verdict for his client. Mr. Whee'er addressed the jury at some length for the defence. He corns mented upon the many irrevelant topics, as he considered them, which had been imported into the case by the learned counsel on the other side. The circumstance of the defend ant's having withdrawn one of the pleas, that of " imprdpdt conduct," bad been made an improper use of. The with• drawal of the plea was by his (Mr. Wheeler's) direction, for he should be sorry to have the least imputation thrown upon, the plaintiff, who would go out of court unscathed. The plea had been put in by the lawyers in the ordinary course, Its presence on the record vas not even known to the defendant himself. He urged, in mitigation of damages, that the friends of the plaintiff knew well the monetary condition of the defendant, for the evidence of the plaintiff's mother showed that the defendant had asked her if she could lend him money to commence business with. And if the defendant was not in a position to marry at the time, it would have been much better for both to have waited. or, as all knew the old adage, "When poverty comes- in at the door, love flies out at the window." Indeed, it would have been better for the engagement to be broken off entirely. rather than that the defendant should have wedded her to a condition of poverty and reieei Y. There could be little doubt, however, that if no action had been commenced, defendant might improve his position and the marriage have taken place. The wedding was to have come off on the 20th of July, on the eve of which the defendant said it could not take ! dace, on account of the opposition shown to it by au uncle, to whose behests he appeared to think it his duty to submit. The error of the defendant was in fixing a day for the marriage, not in promising marriage at all--for he (the learned counsel) hoped it might yet take place. It was a prudent thing, on the expressed opposition of the uncle, for the defendant to do what he did—go to the young lady and tell her that it would be madness for them to marry on the day they had fixed, for he would only be marrying her to a home of scarcity and misery, instead of to one of plenty. If there was no real affection between the parties, then the lady had lost nothing by the marr i a g e being put off i if the affection were real, then the union might yet take place. The Recorder, in summing up, said the only question for the jury was the amount of damages to be awarded, as the breach of promise was admitted. The defendant's friends had conducted themselves veTy bepomingly in court, and he thought the mother might well be proud of her daughter. The Recorder then reviewed the various points in the evi dence, and remarked it was satisfactory that the plea of " improper c on d uc t" on t h e par t of the plaintiff had been withdrawn, there being nothing to offer on that point. The jury would have to consider the disappointment of the plaintiff, and her loss of position in life; also the position of the defendant, who was said to have been doing well for our or fivelmouths. By the rules of the court, the damages ' • [ADVERTISEMENT MELBOURNE WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE DAYS STEAM FROM ENGLAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ➢LINING JOURNAL. Sir,—The commercial part of the community in England and Australia have great cause to complain of the dila toriness of the " Circumlocution Office," or ele of the bad system in vogue respecting carrying mails. Why there should not be free trade in letters as well as in corn is a mystery that pan only be unravelled by the " Barnacles" that do the " tonnage," &c. If trade be commerce, and that capital interchanged for either produce of foreign • countries or the manufactures of Great Britain, in the aggregate it must sum up into pounds, shillings, and pence, calculated upon time in the commercial world. No matter whatever be the rate of interest, it resolves itself into time being money ; and as the odrrenoy of England is based upon a metallurgic one, with the value ofgold at £3 17s 100 per os., it is too apparent that as the trade with Australia increases, England must receive the precious metal in exchange for labour and manufactures; and the nearer the two countries are brought together in time, the greater facilities wi I be applied to exploring and digging for the auriferous nuggets and dust; and so long as England has her currency based upon the precious metal, a Postal communication, conducted with the greatest regularity, ought to be carried out upon business principles of no secondary character; and as there are passengers and goods, as well as letters, to pass to and Ili°, it is evident that a:direct transit is the one that will work to the greatest satisfaction of all concerned. The route through France and Aden to Australia is the shortest In distance, but the drawbacks to it are great there can be no doubt of. The route, via Panama, is a tedious and sickly one, and no shorter in distance than round the Cane of Good Hope; and until Mr. Lionel Gisborne, Messrs. Fox, Henderson, and Co.'s partner, cuts the canal across the Tatbmas of Darien, and that of sufficient, size to admit large ships, it is only idle to dream of this route being one by which despatch can be given to the transit of com merce and passengers. The route, via the Cape of Good Hope, out and home, would be about 24,000 miles ; and by this route there would be no difflulty, with capital, and ap equivalent for the expense of Carrying the mails, in bringing the postal time to 25 days each way, as the Great Eastern proves it is within the range of mechanics to build, in iron, vessels of large tonnage. The distance can be steamed, if remu neration be, extended, either in the shape of a subsidy or a charge made upon the letters, in lieu of a Government grant. To do the business properly, in the shortest possible time, would take vessels of 600 feet long, 70 feet broad, 30 feet deep, and drawing about 20 feet when ready for sea, propelled with Daddies and screws, of about 2,000- horse power. The coal required for the passages would be about 12,000 tons, and coat about 1'30,000 ; and as boats of this class would steam upwards of 20 miles per hour, or about 500 miles Per day, the number of days it will take to go to the Antipodes may be easily calculated. As for ally person trying it on with small-sized boats, with small power and means, it oan never accomplish the great noint so desirable to be attained. JOHN CLARE, jun. 21, Exchange-buildings, Liverpool, Sept. 25. PRINCELY EXPENDITURE.—ThO credit opened on behalf of Prince Esterhazy, at Moscow, amounted to about 5,000,000 francs (L 200,000), and even this will scarcely suffice to cover his expenses. An annular eclipse of the sun took place on Monday, but was visible only in the north of Asia and America. On the turd inst. there will: be a partial eclipse of the moon, commencing at half-past nine o ' c lo c k a t night. TILE PRINCE OF WALES IN DEVONSHIRE.--During the past week his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has visited several towns in the West of England, accom panied by the Hon. Colonel Cavendish, and his tutor, fir. Gibbs. On Vi ednesday his royal highness visited Sidmouth, and proceeded to Exmouth, where he slept for the night. On Thursday morning the prince arrived by coach at Exeter, and sojourned for awhile at Pratt's lLopd on Hotel, after which he proceeded by the South Devon Railway to Teignmouth. It is rumoured that his royal highness will visit Cornwall to view the property of the duchy. The royal visitor travelled in a very _ unpretending manner, and it appeared to be his Object to avoid public recognition and popular demonstrations, for it is said that being recognised at Sidmouth his royal highness and party immediately started for Exmouth, Where they stayed for the night. working of the ferry, rendered a thorough repair of the boats a work of necessity, and the expense has been kept at the The pressure on our I space, yesterday, preciraeriis row Ir strerrrh - end - effteiency of work.. publishing ifie-COi;etipoildenee which had taken pace between maashiP• The .cotnpletness of the repairs will render the expenditure under this-The/0 • - mnch lighter for some time to that board and the corporation; relative to giving increased come accommodation to the BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS APP_ ROArHES TO THE LANDING STAGE. Birkenfiead; . 20M September; 1856, _ . TO WILLIAM SHUTTLEWORTII, ESQ. • Dear. Sir,—l auLdeputgfl by4be 4.irkenhcad Com msssioners the Wallasey Commissioners, the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Company, and the Great Western Railway Company, to request an interview with the Liverpool Corporation on the following points : First.—The crowded and dangerous state of the approaches to the landing stage at the George's pierhead, and the necessity of some arrangement to improve them. Second,—The imp o rt ance o f a ff or di ng p ro p er communication between the present stage and the new one proposed to be placed at the Prince's pier. Third,—The necessity, in any new arrangement ; of providing means for loaded carts and carriages having access to and from the stages, to enable them to be passed across the water by steamboats, without the delay and risk of unloading and loading again. Fourth,—Providing suitable dock and wharfage accommo dation, in Liverpool, for the increasing goods traffic from the Birkenhead docks, and Cheshire side of the river generally, to Liverpool. The parties from whom I request the interview are anxious that a day in next week should be named to receive a deputa tion to discuss the subject ; and Friday has been suggested as a day likely to suit the convenience of your committee. Should you deem it necessary that any of the Dock Com mittee should be present, I would suggest, to save time, that Your committee might arrange that with the Dock Com mittee,--1 remain, dear sir, yours truly, JOHN LAIRD. Tjwn-hall, Liverpool, 24th Sept., 1856. My Dear Sr,—The Finance Committee will he &ad to receive a deputation, on the subject referred to in your letter of the 20th inst., at half-past twelve o'clock on Friday next.— Yours very faithfully, WILLIAM SIICTTLEWORTH. John Laird, Esq., Birkenhead. Birkenhead, Ist October, 1856. TO WILLIAM SHUTTLEWORTH, EsQ, Dear Sir,—ln reference to the meeting with the finance committee of the Corporation, on Friday last, when the follow ing gentlemen attended :—Messrs. W. H. Petitjean, J. H. Holderness, W. Titherington, on behalf of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Company ; Mr. Harold Littledale, on behalf of the Great Western Railway Company; Mr. Penny, on behalf of the Wallasey Commis sioners; and myself, on behalf of the Birkenhead Commis sioners ; and in compliance with the request then made by the finance committee, I am authorised by the deputation to send you the following statement of the reasons that induced them to wait upon the Corporation on the subject of the improve_ went of the aproaches to the present and proposed landing_ stages in Liverpool. The points to which we deem it necessary to call the attention of the Corporation are as follows : . First,—The crowded state of the approaches to the present landing stage at George's pierhead, and the importance of soAne improvement, Second,—The alterations requ;sito when the new landing stage !unposed to be placed at Prince's pierhead, for sea going steamers, is complete, both with reference to the access from that stage to the present one, and also as to the various difficulties that will arise, when the new stage is in operation, owing to the present over-crowded condi tion of thoroughfares leading to the George's and Prince's pierheads, from Chapel street, Water street, and James street. Third, —The necessity of providing suitable approaches and bridges on the present or new landing stage, to permit of loaded eat is and carriages crossing from Liverpool to Cheshire and back Fourth,—.The importance of providing a basin dock and suitable wharfage accommodation ou the Liverpool side, to improve and facilitate the working of the increased goods traffic between the Cheshir e R a il ways, t h e Hundred of Wirrall, and town of Liverpool. We consider that the most effectual way of remedying the evils comprised in the first two points we have named will be by filling up the George's dock basin, and leaving open a canal or lock passage from the George's to the Prince's dock ; and we are of opinion that this canal or lock, being on a fixed level, and not subject to the variation of the tides, will enable a much greater number of ships to he passed through the proposed lock or passage, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., than can be at present while the basin is only a tidal one. There are difficulties it may be observed even now, in vessels entering the George's basin, from the pocition of the present landing-stage, and these will to greatly increased and rendered almost iusuperuhle, when} the proposed new landing• stage is fixed. From 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. the bridges should not be opeped or allowed to interfere with the traffic to the landing stages, as by occasionally opening them at night all the accommodation afforded by the present George's basin, as a passage from Prince's to George's dock, will be amply preserved. The same remark also applies to the bridges at the south end of George's dock. The access from the new stage to the present can, we conceive, be best arranged by an intermediate stage to connect the two. This will enable all passengers from or to the seagoing steamers, or p ar ti es w i s hi ng to go b y the ferry boats, to pass along to their destination, without encumbering 'the bridges leading to the landing stage ' We are aware that, at present, carriages and horses are occasionally (with difficulty and danger to the foot passengers using the bridges and landing stage) taken down and got on board a steamer; but the accommodation we beg to suggest as indispensably requisite, is that sort of accommodation provided at various ferries in America and this country, by means of which loaded carts and carriages can with safety to foot passengers, and without unharnessing the horses, safely get on board the steam ferryboat, and be conveyed accross the river. The accommodation for goods traffic we consider can be best provided in the Manchester or one of the other basins on the land between the present lauding stage and the Albert Dock gates. Wage 1851 .. £5,323 1856 £6,733 Ferry, fi ve . - - • Increase - £1,410 This increase has arisen th us , an a dvance of two shilli ngs per week to each of the men com p os i ng the crews, £538 increase ; t o t h ree collectors at the contractors' gate and Monk.'Ferry, the pay ga t es , ten shillings per week each (men having been shillin gs p er wee k eac h ; an d to seven co ll ectors at substituted for boys), £221 ; additional porter and coal trimmers, £179; one crew more than in 1851, in con sequence of increased traffic, say £470 ;--in all, £1,408 per annum. The high price of provision s of all kinds, in 1854, induced the ferry committee of that year to raiso the wages temporarily of the men two shillings per week each, and the increase then allowed has not since been withdrawn. Coals . ........ 1851 . ..E2,305 . .. 1856.. £4,377 Increase . ...... £2,072 or 90 per cent. This increase has arisen in consequence of a rise in the price of coals, the price in 1851 being from 68 61 to 6s lOd per ton, and the price in 1856 being lOs 8d per ton, showing an increase in price of about 66 per cent. _ _ _ The trips run daily by the boats of the Commissioners have also increased in number, the trips in 1851 being 187 daily; in 1856 they were 256 daily, being an increase of 69 tripe, which would cause a proportionate increase in the consumption of coals. On this item, therefore, the committee cannot promise any reduction, unless a drop occurs in the price of coals. We consider, in bringing these matters under your notice, that it is not a question merely affecting flheshire interests, but those of Liverpool as well, looking to the importance of giving the best approaches to the large stage for coasting and foreign steamers now making at so large a cost, and to the crowds of the working classes who cross to this side of the water for relaxation and amusement. The same remark applies also to the inhabitants of the manufacturing districts of Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cheshire, who crowd down by thousands, and always make direct for the landing-stage, to sail to Cheshire, Isle of Man, Bangor, or elsewhere, Sal o ries ....1851... £325 1856.. £693 Increase £36B This increase is accounted for as follows t—Up to 1855, the manager and consulting engineer only were paid by salary ; subsequent to that time the treasurer, engineer, and goods manager's salary were charged to the above account. _ Rates and taxes _lB5l . , £289 „ —1856 41,105 Increase . In 1851 no income tax was paid on the profits of the ferry. The sum of £289 16s 4,1 includes local rates only; the only sum of £1,105 9s 8d paid in 1856 includes local rates ; the income tax dedueted from the rent payable to Mr. Price's trastees, and the amount levied on the profits of the ferry for that year. By order of the ferry committee, B. liaßn, Manager. To show the importance of this subject, I may state that I have ascertained, that the numbers of passengers crossing at Wooodside and Monks' F err i es are as f o ll ows : FINANCIAL STATE OF THE TOWNSHIP, At a recent meeting of this board, Mr. Rae, after giving an elaborate statement as to the financial positian of the township for the last five years, requested each committee to prepare a return of their increase and expenditure, with a view of placing the commissioners on a better foundation. The following is the result, and shows the revenue and expenditure in each department : Improvement rate . Lightirg and watching rate Sewerage rate Market rents Slaughter-house rents General rents Estimate for 1855-6. 1856-7. • 6,511 18 1 6 ,800 0 0 . • 3,957 2 1 4,233 6 8 .. 2,174 18 6 '2,266 13 4 .. 1,445 13 1 1,595 0 0 • • 217 0 2 217 0 0 . 871 0 9 970 0 0 . 616 0 3 135 0 0 £15.794 3 11 £16,217 0 0 The great di ffel ence in sundries is owing to new streets, and the subscriptions to fire engines, being included in last year's sundries, when no such items app6ar in the estimate of this year, as the road and improvement committee have credit for the sums payable on account of new streets. EXPENDITURE, In the six months from April to September, 1856-3,300, 000 Greatest number of passengers crossing in one day 45,000 Greatest number in one week 213,000 But it must be recollected that the proportion of passengers in the summer months is much greater than in winter, and that on holidays the number is greatly in excess of the average. It may also be fairly assumed that, as many passengers as cross to and from Woodside, cross by other ferries, this would give the greatest number in one day at 90,000, or in one week at 426,000. 1855-6. ] 856 67 Highways and scavengers 3 315 14 2 3,287 19 9 *Market establighm-nt 1,123 II 4 1,526 3 11 Slaughter house establishment 152 9 8 179 11 0 tPark establishment .... 752 10 11 954 15 8 Town hall establishment 364 19 6 365 0 0 Treasurer's establishment 572 18 11 604 13 1 §Surveyor's establishment Law clerk's establishment 545 0 0 525 0 0 ltLaw ant parliamentary charges 560 7 4 1,427 6 6 ITNight soil contract „ **lnspectiun of lodging houses.. 103 0 3 120 0 0 ttLight and watching account..3,3Bo 5 8 3,291 13 11 Sewerage account Now street account 271 3 4 283 0 0 Sundries , Many other points might be urged to iustify our applying to the Corporation, but enough has progably been stated to call their immediate attention to the subject ; and as the Finance Committee appeared to think the Dock Committe greatly interested in this question, and that wo should apply to them direct, the deputation have arranged to send a copy of this letter to them, and hope that a meeting may ho fined qt an early day, when we can discuss the matter both with the Cor poration and the Dock Cemittec, and, we trust, bring about a satisfactory arrangement of the question.—l am, dear sir, your obedient servant,' JOIIN LAIRD. £13,602 13 0E15,298 6 4 * The difference in this account may be attributed to £450, being paid for painting and making two new entrances. t Painting park railing, being the cline of so great difference. Birkenhead, Ist October, 1856. - 4 t: Two items in this account, viz.,—secretary's salary and rent of office, are strictly passed by the finance, all the others by the market committee. The surveyor's salary being greater this year. II Parliamentary expenses being very great this year, and payment of old account. If The contract kr night soil being £6O this year more than last year. ** This account includes £lO for registering deaths, 11 , Fire engine was paid last year, causing lat.!: account to appear greater than the present. CLAUGHTON WATCH COMMITTEE TO - DANIEL MASON The annual meeting of the residents of S out h C laughton was held on Tuesday morning last, at the Park Hotel, and was numerously attended. Rich ar d S tu b bs, Esq., Was called to the chair. After passing the treasurer's account for the last year , and a vote of thanks to the treasur er an d secretary, Mr. Carter and Mr. J. H. Hind, a resolution was passed, that four night policemen and one day policeman sh ou ld b e p l aced on duty at once in the immediate districts of Slatey lane, Devonshire road, Devonshire place, Grosvenor road, Shrewsbury road, and Ashville road, and that the force should he under a committee of management, consisting of Mr. Richard Stubbs, Mr. Henry Bell, Mr. William G. Leeto, Mr. S. M. Blythe, Mr. William Carter, and Mr. J. H. Hied. ESQ., SECRETARY TO THE DOCX COUNTY COURT COMMITTER -YESTERDA Y (BEFORE J. POLLOCK, ESQ., JVDOE) JONES V. KANNA. —ln this case the plaintiff was Mr. Thos. Jones, a butcher, living at St. Asaph.'s, and the defendant was Mrs. Manna, the keeper of a stall in St. Joh❑'s Market. The claim was for £1 18e., the value of a barrel of herrings which the plaintiff had purchased of the defendant, but which herrings never had beers delivered. Mr. Gray appeared for the plaintiff, From the statement of the plaintiff, it appeared that, in the month of August last, he'catne to Liverpool, and purchased a barrel of herrings for a fishmonger named Robinson. he purchased theta, he told the defendant to send them t Rhyl boat, and gave her a bill that she might see at what noun the boat started. The next day he called and paid t l 17e 6d for the herrings, and 6d for the cartage, and received the bill. The herrings had never been delivered. The defendant pleaded that she hail delivered the herrings to the plaintiff, and did not know anything further about them. She denied that she had charged anything for the carriage ; but alleged that she had lent him a few shillings, and had given him a quarter of is hundred of herrings, which accounted for the bill being LI !Eta with the carriage. This statement the plaintiq most positive/Jr denied. The defendant said she ooutd bring witnesses to prove it. His Honour; I da riot believe one word of your defence. I hold in my band your own written state. ment, given at the time, in which you have put down the carriage of the herrings at sixprnee. No witness can contradict that. I shall give a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed. The Defendant : You must give me time. to pay it. His Honour ; I will not give you a single hour. I think the defence most disgraceful. Dear Sir,—l enclose copies of correspondence with the Cor poration of Liverpool in reference to the approaches of the present and proposed landing-stages, and will feel obliged by your laying it before your committee to-morrow, as the parties with whom I am acting are desirous to have a meeting with your committee, or a joint one with yout's and that of the corporation, as soon asit'can be arranged. Looking at 'the way in which the Corporation and dock interests aro mixed up in any plan that may he proposed and carried out, we consider a joint meeting would be more likely to lead to a satisfactory result.—l am, dear sir, your obedient JOHN LAIRD. MURDER IN GLASCIONV James Adams, a lahsagdowbeeins drrei:kritnedgibn painter, and Charles the Daily Mail. y a house in George- Two young men, named Jam George street. Both parties were making m,K a y, and the one considered love to the daughter of rival, On thevening in the other a formidable t rd a er ta i i n lo G r, question, Lindsay had imbibed too much, nhad rend Adams had more rendered himself incanable, while caution, and, was able to tak e Lin A ds m ay u careof " although somewhat excited, d himself. The latter left some time before his rival, wandered about the street in the vicinity of the sho all and . of his own residence. The daughter of M‘liav and her catnip, catnip a young woman, seeing the help less state in which Lindsay ' was, volunteered to take him hnie• Thy had proceeded only a short distance, sup porting their burden in the beet manner they could, when he suddenly received a blow behind the tar, and fell to the ground. On attempting to raise him it was found he was lifeless, and it was also discovered that Adams had struck the blow. The assailant then made off, and the body of the unfortunate man Lindsay was carried to the Central Poli e office. After becom in g aw are of what he h a d done, an de of the heinous crime which he bad committed, Adams gave himself np voluntarily to the poli ce authorities, and is now in custody. _ ~ THE NEW S AFETY INKSTAND, we can b ear personal witness to, secur es t o a ll classes one w hi c h w ill k ee p t h e i nk easily yld regulated."— by all Book ableways clean and good y will prevent that accumulation o f oxide which sp o il s th e fi ne st writing, and de s t roys the et pen ; by means of this inkstand, too, the amou n t o f ink taken up ri penmbesyandthenvci o ca a n ze b t t e e sellers. Price 4s, 30, and Is 6d..-4dvt, servant, Dock Secretary's Office, Liverpool, Oct. 3, 1856. TO JOHN LAIRD, ESQ , BIRKENHEAD. Sir,—l am instructed to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the Ist instant, enclosing copies of corres pondence with the Corporation of Liverpool, relative to the approaches of the present and proposed landing stages, which was laid before the dock committee at their meeting yesterday, as requested.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, DANIEL MASON. From the same cause we omitted the following statistical returns, appended to the report of the finance committee, relative to the state of the FERRY ACCOUNTS. Voodside Ferry, September, 1856. Th e ferry committee beg to submit to the finance com mittee an estimate of the revenue and expenditure of the ferries for the current year, in coulpliance with Mr. Rae's motion passed by the general board on the sth instant, and take this opportunity of referring to the following items in the ex. pcnditure of 1861 and 1856 : The main items of increase in 1856, as compared with 1851, has been in repairs to steamers, &c., the figures having. ucreas beene, espectively, 185 1, £2,950 ; 1856, .£6,835 i ncrease, £3 885, effi statecit u n lanvocidxapblalen.atio;hoef stahfeistylotefint,hetheeasc,wonrnemni,tt4eneohatvimee to eo that the condition of the b oa t s ren d er ed this heavy outlay REVENUE,