The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-01 00:00:00

' lO ERIAL PARLIAMENT. RO USE OF COMMONS \\ - EDNESDAY SPEALta took the chair at twelve o'clock. The PRIVATE BUSINESS. th irci — t e eus Impr ovement Acts Amen d men t Bill was rea d 'roe and passed. Sev PETITIONS. I‘. e ra i l petitions were presented in favour of and against th e b I, e. _ 0 Ilion, of Church Rates, and also the Justices of ;ice Qualification Bill. epe :' NAPIER presented a petition from Chatham against Qa. p l aces of am usemen t on S un d a y s . beyoh.,, b ULLEII presented a petition from a place is • :ufre against th e Ab o liti on o f Ch urc h Rates with aneuivalent. A large number of petitions pro and It • y p; ere Presented. (V agai r j. e ozirxEra, presented a petition from Clonmel brat Ministers' Money. dinb u e°w AN Presented a petition from 1,120 women in they passed co mplaining that on :entering into marriage fey, nr _ f rom a state r o f liberty into on t e . of slavery. Dr°Pert;:l"4 the H ouse f or then3rotecaon of their k r A SCENSION DAY. —ADJOURNMENT. 441 :10 2 titATT ta moved that the House at its rising should lAt u rn TR until two o'clock to-morrotv. tto ORSELY asked if it was intended that the 110:!: sh ould meet for the despatch of business at that r 'rh o s tiSi n „ ,i_Pt"tER said it was usually supposed that at its In t c C "te House adjourned un til h a lf-pa s t t e n the follow the P ., and committee' should sit between that hour and th e tiPeaker's going tr, prayers at a quarter to four. If Ito ,„ °4B e, however, resolved to adjourn until two o'clock, betretaittees could sit before that hour, but perhaps the totilet.eourse would be for some member to move that no tn., 4 l4lt tee should have leave to sit until two o'clock Th ° , l.l. "'• (Hear, hear.) ko" Motion for the adjournment was then withd s r u a b w s n; t a t oted °4 t he motion of Mr. FITZROY, another ti B pe . 7itfe7. it, in accordance with the suggestion of the • '4Ol Oll was carried. NEW WRIT. Speaker's' warrant 1, 04 n„ motion of MFI r. AYTER, a Itelah°l.4ered to iss ue to th e Clerk of the Crown in ttq l ;"' for the election of a knight of the shire for the de ee °f Longford, in th e room of R. M. Fox, Esquire, 444. r FOR LABOURING CLASSES (IRELAND) BILL. llseit,:W• SOMERVILLE moved that the House do resolve c oi ltit e eommitte on this bill. b llt CREVILLE and Mr. Ds VERE considered the to ar ° b e very objectionable, but thought the proper time i‘C r ei ld it Would be in committee. bee t , cl . i /3R At , Y said the principle of the bill had never abl e . --sell ssed, and he deemed it so highly objection resaea' 'l 4 8 0 calculated to injure those whom it pro that " t Le benefit, that he would move as an amendment, Ol t 'tense do resolve itself into a committee that day Mm. kr, • Si r 4• XE NNEDY secon d e d th e amen d men t . etat m " • SontmEavint,E, who had charge of the bill, t hat last session he introduced a similar bill, when tatioally e xplained its scope and object. He had no hesi hriciil in saying that the habitations of the poor of Ire tot,,W,sere a disg r a ce t o a c i v ili se d natio n , a nd he co u ld thislil i Qer stand the opposition which had been given t o th e The state of the law in Ireland, with regard to *h e t k e° very of rent and ejectment, was such that no m an th in L 'acl the power and the will to do so would have any tlas! t° do with th e houses of the poor ; f or w h en a 11 0 , °11 acuses fell into decay the landlord could not get arc ' BB ion of th em f rom th e t enan t w ith ou t go i ng th roug h Pee Q ° ,, s ex pensive process of law, and it frequently hap 00:q.that the la n dl or d h a d recourse t o pu lli ng t h e h ouse 111;41 altogether. Now, the purpose of this bill was to Ilej 4 remedy to that evil, and to prevent• those horrible l ate eB Of violence, and occasional bloodshed, which, of h e j, ea rs, had characterised evictions in Ireland. (11Par, 4 4 9 Rost of the dwellings occupied by the poor in ;Ire d'thWere absolutely not fit for human habitations, and yet tes,t"ants were paying the most exorbitant rates. The tt 4t °hieet then, of this measure, was to facilitate the cree :: °r a better class of houses, by enabling landlords to ),,fs3ver Possession in cases where the tena n t wrong f u ll y %held rlcketty and delapidated dwellings. (Hear hear.) th li °r d. BERNARD supported the bill, and observed that to' c, sur veyor of Cork, who was the architect of the o ab lin exhibiti on, had given it as hi s op i n i on th a t one lLthefthe whole of the houses of the former city were 'IIY unfit for habitation. s to t} , t ,_ l3 ENßAnt NORREYS remarked that a similar law •" 8 existed in England with this single difference, that ki ts bill Only extended to houses of lOs a year and der' y ear Wher eas t h e Engl i s h l aw ex t en d e d t o h ouses o f £t2o and under. Ore.: J. O ' CONNELL objected to the extreme powers Ito te 4lol l Which the bill would give to landlords, and it t0,,,f 4 thereby aggravate rather than mitigate the evil ' ll )lai neci of. t er i4r. NAP IER b e li eve d t h at every man w h o h a d th e i n. thi e e st of Ireland at heart, would assist the promoters of ejet t hil l in getting rid of the present expensive system of meat which prevailed in that country. I ‘ l Acutan founded his opposition to the bill on the 1411 no tice which it provided the landlord should give °re turning th e t e n an t ou t. It was only a fortn,ght. Ni. WitatNsoN argued that the only mode of improv- Ug ' lle Moral condition of the poor was to give them et lt dwellings, and the promoters of this bill were t t -e d to their very best thanks for bringing it forward. V I •lxAsy hoped the amendment would not be perse -td i n The opposition only went to matters of detail. time w hen they got into committee would be the proper for debating it. I,;:fter some remarks from Mr. Magan and Sir Robert Vi e -gtis son the amendment was withdrawn, and the House tu, • eiallioollto committee on the bill. -e 1 was agreed to, and on clause 2 being put, ;TIR discussi on ensued, at the end of which il. P; W . SOMERVILLE undertook, on the bringinz up the e • . " () I't, to a d opt a sugges ti on ma d e by th e Att orne y- L e l : eP al fer T re l an d, t o th e effect, that the tenure should t. a Year or any less period. 1, th e • lORGA N drew attention to the fact, that amongst the arrangements for these model houses the framers of me asure had forgotten to provide for a supply of ol t i 8 " 1 ; 00 4 . nd he moved an amendment to supply the ; 1 :, l e amendment was negatived without a division. 1),-14.• AlactrinE then moved that the Chairman report N 1 ,, 488 , and ask leave to sit again. " motion was opposed, and a protracted discussion ti le s°%° ed. At its termination, the committee divided, when c ambers appeared For the motion 24 Against it 159 Majority 135 4 4 1 ,! te r some further debate, the hour of four o'clock % I. l °lnearly arrived, Pe Port w• SOMERVILLE consented that the Chairman should ,t 4 Progress. e naotion was agreed to, and the house resumed. 11 10 fug tl) ~o nimittee on the Church Rate Abolition Bill was fi ll . th l) ed till Friday, with a view of fixing a day for the I ," e _ r Proceeding with the bill. kittm%•Tustices of the Peace Qualification Bill was corn -4/11 Pro forma, for the ;purpose of introducing certain iZ td reents. th e ' e r emaining business on the paper of the day was 86- o'clock. (118 Ped of, and the Rouse adjourned shortly before - 0s T R eite , LATE LIEUTENANT BELLOT.—The sisters of the kat la mented and noble-minded Lieutenant Bellot have , Of t t i eeei Ved with gratitude the lest instalment of the sum Of t i"° 6 o, collected in England as a tribute to the memory TI; gallant deceased. of ti : i LONG R NoE.—The Bury Post states that the report r evi firin g of the mighty engines of war at the naval in tie at Spithead, on Wednerday last, was distinctly heard Dab, e ,eighbourhood of Newmarket, causing a slight hut tli s O u le tremor of the earth, and many fancied it was distant thunder. clire "44 RINE CABLE ACROSS THE HUMBER.—The want of he tele dr, havinggrahic communication between this port and the g long been felt as a great disadvantage to Da4"iereantile community, the Electric Telegraph.Corn the 3 ' have determined to afford the requisite facilities by gri extension of a wire for the purpose, by the way of Ith o nl y 813 .1 and Peterboroimh, crossing the !lumber 4ust Pier at New Holland. The direct communica the .1 London will, in all probability, be completed by a:piddle of May. A second cable, for the purpose of well communication with Grimsby, is contemplated, to,_'Ll as similar direct wires to Manchester and other ',48.---P cotern Counties Herald._ A.—LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, MAY 1, Md. MURDER IN RICHMOND STREET duced the injuries which on examination presented. There was no chronic disease to caue death. Coroner : Could the injuries be caused by a party jumping on her. In the last two impressions of this journal we have published n p,,. iv ttness es. COMMITTAL OF THE ACCUSED certain facts connected with the murderous assault committed upon a poor old woman; named Isabella Brew, who lived at No. 18, Great Richmond-street. The name of the accused is Robert Hudson Jones, who is a cousin of the deceased, and lived in the same house. From the reports that were given at the coroner's court, prior to the inquest, it appeared that the accused went home on Saturday evening, and, without any cause or provocation, attacked the deceased in a most frightful manner, and, after kicking and beating her, left her for dead• This took place on the Saturday evening, but no intimation was given of the occurrence to the police until the following day (Sunday), when Mr. Divisional Saperintendant Ride, being informed of the occurrence, visited the house, and, after taking down the statement of the injured woman, procured the assistance of a medical gentleman, Dr. Evans, but she gra dually got worse, and expired on Monday evening. Prior to her death, however, a magistrate attended to take her dying declaration, but it was then found that she had sank so low as not to be able to make any further statement, A Juror : if proper medical aid had been taken to the woman before she had been removed, would that have pre served her life ? Witness: Very little chance—l am afraid no chance what ever, as there were two fractures in the ribs, and her lungs were very much lacerated. TIDE INQUEST, Police'-constabie - 420, Thomas Povall, spoke to the appre- hension of the wan Jones, at a beeihonse i❑ 01ley-street, on Saturday night. He was taken to Rosehill bridewell, where ho was charged with violently a=saulting the deceased, with intent to do some *grievous bodily harm. Jones made no reply. He then spoke to an interview between the deceased and the accused, which had been related by a previous witness. Mr. Walter then addressed the jury, in the course of which he said, it appeared that the evidence all went one way—he had tried to find a motive for this act, but he had failed, but that would not exculpate the accused, and he regretted to say, as lie had no doubt but that they would bear from the coroner, that the whole of the evidence went to prove the crime of wiful murder. The coroner then recapitulated the facts brought out in the evidence, and, 6fter referring to the ruling of the judges at the late assizes, with regard to the girl who had had her throat cut, and to the Chissenhale-street case, which he thought were cases of wilful murder, and so he thought in this case, as the acts of the man showed implicit malice. He left it to the jury to say whether the offence was murder or manslaughter. The jury, after a brief consultation, returned a verdict of " wilful murder" against James Hudson Jones, who was accordingly committed on the coronet's warrant to take his On Tuesday the coroner summoned a most respectable jury to enquire into the case, and, after having viewed the body, the enquiry was further adjourned in order that a post morte m examination might be made of the body. Yesterday the jury again assembled, when the coroner said we will now proceed with the adjourned inquest, which was commenced yesterday and adjourned, under the circumstances I then mentioned, until to-day. The person charged will not be brought before you. In consequence of this I wrote a letter to the public prosecutor, Mr. Walters, informing him of the fact. The usual course will be materially altered by this pro 7 cedure of refusing to allow the prisoner to be brought here. I believe that he will, however, attend to cond►ict the case; if not, I shall do so in the usual way. trial at the next assizes. The hearing of this case lasted upwards of four hours. kr. Walters, the public prosecutor, then said he appeared before the jury under rather an unusual circumstance. He understood that the stipendiary magistrate, before whom a man, named James Hudson Jones, had been taken, charged with the assault, and as that case had now merged into a felony, and the magistrates had refused to allow him to be brought there. In law, there was no doubt but that the magistrates was correct, and therefore he (Mr. Walters) had thought it right to attend, to see that justice was done, under the circumstances. After hearing the witnesses, it would be for the jury to say whether the person accused was guilty of murder or man. slaughter. WEST DERBY UNION.-YESTERDAY. The usual weekly meeting of this board was held in the workhouse, West Derby, at twelve o'clock yesterday. Mr Joseph Harrison presided, and the other guardians present were Messrs. Lunt, Callis, Siddeley, Richmond, Pickup, Leyland, Wilson, Baynes, Mawdsley, Edwards, Abraham, Evans ' Johns, Elias, Sagar, Heyea, Medcalf, Pitts, John son, Batten, Whitby, Birch, and Wensley. The following cheques for outdoor relief were signed:— Mr. Potts £176, Mr. Olney £26, Mr. Lytbgue £2O. The hospital returns shewed that the number in the hospital at the close of last week was 99 ; admitted since, 8 ; discharged, 18 ; dead, 1 ; remaining. 88. The number in the hospital the corresponding week of the previous year, was 55. _ _ _ - - A communication was read from the poor-law commis sioners, calling attention to the dietary used far children, and recommending that two new dietary scales be drawn up. Two new dietaries were submitted for the purpose. Mr. Wens'ey moved that the subject be referred to the 'risitilg committee. Mr. - Abrahams seconded thn motion, which was adopted. SCOTCH AND IRISH PAUPERS' REMOVAL BILL, gatin The Coroner thanked the jury for the observation, and went on to say that his remarks should he made as slowly and as dispassionately as possible, in order that they might be brought before the public in their true light. The verdict they had just recorded against the man Jones had placed him in an awful position, and well might the jnry regret that the prisoner—the accused he meant, but he was so in the habit of calling them prisoners as they were always before him, that he had forgot—was not before them, in order that he might, if he had been there, have said some thing to have reduced the verdict from that of murder to one of manslaughter. They would naturally ask, " Why was he not there ?" And they were entitled to know why he was not. Therefore, after the expression of opinion by the jury, he had more confidence in going into the matter. The moment the case was brought under his notice, he felt it his duty to make an application to the stipendiary magistrate of that town, for au order to have the prisoner brought before him and the jury, as was the usual practice. In writing the letter be had a two-fold object in view. one was to give that gentleman (Nfr. Mansfield) notice of the actual 'result of the case, and the other was in order to afford the accused an opportunity of being before the jury, and of hearing the evidence brought forward. The following is the letter and the reply : Coroner's Court, Lord street, 29th April, 1856. Dear Sir,—l am now holding an inquest on the body of Isabella Brew, whose death has, been occasioned by violence, occasioned by James Hodson Jones, who is at present in the borough gaol under a remand from your court. I propose adjourning the case until to-morrow, at the hour of one o'clock, and will thank you to give directions for the prisoner's being brought before me and the jury at that t;tne.—l remain, dear sir, yours faithfully, P. F. CURRY, Coroner. J. S. Mansfield, Esq., &c. Shortly afterwards I received a reply, of which the following is likewise a copy Session-house, Liverpool, 29th April, 1856. Dear Sir,—lt is from no disrespect personally to yourself or to your office that I decline to comply with your request of this date. lam not aware that I have any right to order a prisoner to be brought from the borough gaol for any 'other purpose than to continue his examination, or to accept bail for him.—l am, dear sir, your's faithfully, J. S. MANSFIELD. P. F. Curry, Esq., &c. The Coroner proceeded to say, that after the case was adjourned on the previous day, he waited on the mayor, and told him the circumstances of the case which he had to bring under his notice—not so much as mayor, but as the chief magistrate of the borough, which he became when he undertook the mayoralty, and requested that he would summon the town clerk to assist him. He (the Coroner) was received most courtiously and politely, and the deputy town clerk, the town clerk being in London, attended. He (the Coronet) handed in a copy of his letter to Mr. Mans field, and that gentleman's reply, observing that he did not wish to be placed in an unpleasant position, and that he should lay the correspondence before the jury. The mayor said, he regretted exceedingly that he could not interfere, but he led him (the Coroner) to believe, not by words, but by "expressing his regret," that if he had the power, he would have done so. Under those circumstances, it became his duty to make a few observations to the jury, with regard to the law affecting the appointment of coroner's and of magistrates, of neces sity those observations must savour of personality, but he disclaimed any feeling of vanity on the matter, and what he said on the subject would refer to the offices of coroner's and stipendiary magistrates generally. Many on the bench of magistrates were his personal friends, there fore he would not intentionally insult them, or any other person, but in the performance of what he conceived to ba his duty he did not care who he offended. Therefore what he had to say, he would sey fearlessly. He wanted to know what authority the stipendiary magistrate of this town had to prevent a prisoner being brought before him ? Where was his legal authority to interfere in cases of persons charged with murder, or of manslughter. The coroner then pointed out- the duties to be performed by coroners and stipendsary magistrates, and cited various authorities with a view of showing that the office of coroner was much more ancient than that ofmagistrate, or thatof sheriff, a' though the latter had superseded the former; but had he. he said, lived in those days, he would have resisted it as the invasion of a right. No power could alter the verdict they had that day given with regard the man Jones, until he bad received it his trial; in fact, although the grand jury had the power of " cutting," or ignoring a bill founded on a committal by the magistrates, they bad no power of touching a committal from the coroner's court, Tnis he instanced by referring to a case which had been tried at the last winter assizes, when after the grand jury had found a bill of manslaughter, the prisoner had been tried for murder on his (the coroner's) inquisition. He next referred to Mr. Mansfield's letter, observing that it would have been better if that gentleman had omitted his reasons, as all he (the coroner) wanted was the fact of his refusal and not his reasons. Having pointed out the injustice which had been inflicted on the man Jones, by not permitting him to be present at tnat investigation, he said that such a course, if carried out, could only lead to altercations between the coroners and the magistrates, and supposing no other mode was adopted, it was his intention t o d raw th e atten tion of the legislature to it, with a view of providing a remedy and to have the duties of each officer properly ' defined. He next alluded to the harmonious manner in • which the two offices had been carried on for the last twenty years, and concluded by saying that he had one other observation to make ; but perhaps he might be laughed at, and it might be said he was getting into his dotage. He was going to quote from the Bible—he loved the Bible, and in quoting from it he did not care how soon he was in his dotage. He would quote from the 26th chapter of the Acts, and the 16th verse, when Paul was before Festus it was said, " To whom I answered, it is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that which he is accused, have the accusers face to face, and have license to answer for himself con cerning the crime laid against him." If it was on that, he said, and that alone, he (the Coroner) claimed to have the accused before him. The conclusion of the Coroner's address was received with marks of approbation from the jury, who stated they unanimously agreed in the observations which had made on the subject. A brief conversation followed as to the results. sup posing the jury had refused to give a verdict until the accused had been before them, and the court adjourned. Mr. Ba'ten drew the attention of the Board to this bill, which he described as involving questions of very serious importance to the board of guard ans. Evidence had been given before the House of Commons to show that some of the municipal authorities in Ireland had taken occasion to transport large numbers of their poor to Liverpool, in order that they might get rid of them. Now, the tendency of the proposed 101 l would be very much to facilitate such prOceedings., and he, therefore, thought it incumbent upon the board to take some action in the matter. (Hear, hear.) lie did not intend then to - go into the details of the bill, as a more proper time for doing so would be when the finance committee brought up their recommendation, if the board agreed to refer the question to the finance committee. He concluded by proposing a motion to the effect that the bill now before the House of Common, entitled "An act to amend the law for the removal of poor persons chargeable in England, who have been born in Scotland and Ireland" be referred to the finance committee, with instructions to take such steps as should appear to them advisable. Mr. Abraham seconded the motion. The Chairman said he saw by one of the Liverpool papers that it was stated at the select vestry-that a copy of a statement issued by that body in reference to the bill had been sent to all the neighbouring parishes. He wished to ask whether the clerk had received a copy of any such statement from the vestry ? The Clerk said he never received any copy of it, or had intimation from Liverpool at all. Mr. Whitby thought the bill might be considered as shelved, and not likely to be brought forward at all—or if it were brought forward, it was not likely to pass that session. Mr. Callis thought they should not lay too much stress upon a probability. (Hear, hear.) The duty of the com mittee would be to take what steps they thought requisite, and not to place any reliance upon the chance of the bill not being brought forward. As to the statement not being sent to them by the Liverpool board, he observed that the Liverpool vestry was probably jealous of that board as being the more respectable body. (Laughter.) The resoltition then passed without opposition. This closed the public business. COUNTY COURT -YESTEDAY. (BEFORE JOSEPH POLLOCK, ESQ., JUDGE CLEGG v. GuioN.—This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover £2 104. for furnishing and fitting up a caboose on board the It. M. Mills, at the order of the defendant, Mr. Guion, of Tower Buildings. It appeared that the plaintiff had received instructions as to the work from the defendant's managing clerk, and that some time after its completion he presented his bill in due course. The ship had then sailed, and the defendant refused payment of the bill, on the ground that he had been merely agent of the vessel, and that the captain was the party liable. It appearing that at the time the order was given, no intimation as to the captain being the party liable was given, and his Honour accordingly gave judgement for the plaintiff, for whom Mr. Hime appeared. BURCHELL v. KAYE.—This was an action brought to recover compensation for injury sustained by the plaintiff while in the employment of the defendant, who is a com mission agent, having offices in Temple Court. The plaintiff was in his employment as office bay, and in January last he got outside the window of the third story of the office for the purpcse of cleaning the glass. While so employed he by some mischance lost his balance, and fell into the street, and was so severely injured that he had to be at once taken to the Northern Hospital. He was confined for seven weeks, and when at the end of that time he again presented himself at the office, he was told by the defendant that his services were dispensed with, and that another boy had been engaged in his place. The plaintiff having received no notice before dismissal, now brought the present action to recover thirty shillings, being the balance of seven week's wages, less five shillings, raid the week he was hurt, and two shillings and sixpence the only gratuity given to him by the defen_ dant during his illness. Mr. Grccott appeared for the plaintiff. The defendant, who appeared in person, resisted the claim on the ground that the boy had gone outside the window contrary to his instructions. His Honour gave a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed. THE SHIPPING DUES TO THE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN TIMES Sir,—On reading the evidence before the Parliamentary committee now sittinz in the House of Commons, respecting the Shipping Does, &c., I was very much surprised at a statement made by one of the witnesses, viz, : " That some of the most respectable firms in Liverpool, when only one of the partners was a freeman, always entered all their goods, imported or exported, in the name of the said freeman, whereby, the whole of the Town Dues on the said goods were saved by these respectable firms." If this is the case, these respeetable firms should be immediately exposed to the world (no private enquiry before the magistrates), and prosecuted to the utmost rigour of the law, and made to refund every shilling so defrauded from the funds of the town. _ Such having been stated before a committee of the House of Commons, it is the duty of • the town council to have the matter strictly investigated ; it can be easily ascertained, by the books in the town dues office, who are the delin quents. The public have just cause for complaining, when such rascality as this is allowed to go unpunished. Hoping yon will make a few comments on the subject, in your well conducted paper, will oblige, your obedient servant, Z. Exchange-buildings, April 30, 1856. THE LATE SIR JOHN FRANKLIN.--Government have presented to Mr. Grinnell, of New York, a handsome silver vase, in acknowledgment of his services in fitting out, at his own expense, an expedition in search of the late Sir John Franklin. They have also presented a silver tea service and salver to Dr. Kane, who conducted it, and gold m?dals for Dr. Kane and the other officers, and silver medals for the crew—the articles bearing suitable inscriptions. The Admiralty have received a letter from Mr. Grinnell, acknowledging the receipt of, and accepting the presents, and thanking the government for such flattering marks of its approval. CORONER'S INQUEST. —On Wednesday the coroner held the following inquest :—On the body of Mary Anne Hampton, forty years of age, the wife of an iron moulder, named John Hampton, who resides at No. 39, Bridport street. The husband of the deceased was examined and made the following statement:—Last Saturday night the deceased was drunk, and on Sunday morning he found her dead in bed. She generally got drunk on Saturday nights, and he got drunk too, and then they quarrelled about the drink. It further appeared from the evidence of the deceased's son and daughter (by a former husband), that at twelve o'clock on Saturday night she was put to bed drunk, and was found dead on Sunday morning. Verdict, died from suffocation whilst drunk. The first witness called was 'William Howard (a carter, employed by Mr. Bowden, of Brunswick-street), who said he lived at No. 13, Great Itichmoud-street. James Hudson Jones lived with him as a lodger, and also a son, and another male lodger. The deceased, Isabella Brew, was his house keeper, and had been so for the last eleven weeks. There were three beds in the house. I slept with the accused, and my son slept with the other lodger. The deceased slept in an apartment by herself. 'I he deceased was of temperate habits, and very quiet in her demeanour. On Saturday ❑ight, about a quarter before twelve, the deceased came into the house, and was soon followed by the accused into the kitchen. The accused appeared to bo tipsy. The deceased was not so. As soon as the deceased had put her basket upon the table, the accused walked straight towards her, and with his clenched fist knocked her down. He then turned round and knocked me down, because I said to him, " what a shame to knock the poor old woman down in that manner." 1 did not see the accused do anything to the deceased after he had knocked her down. She fell right on her back on the flags. There was no furniture near to where the deceased fell. I went out of the kitchen, and left the deceased and the accused alone. I left the house for a constable, who, however, refused to go near the place. I told the constable that I expected the woman was dead, and he told me that he could not interfere, and that I must summon the man. When I went back, in about ten minutes, the deceased was lying about eight feet from where I left her, and she had had her eye cut open, and there was blood lying on the flaor. I told the deceased to get up, but she said she could not move. The accused was on the sofa opposite to her. I was afraid to lift her up, for fear of being knocked down myself. During the interval between that and my son comin; in, I told the accused he should be ashamed of serving the old woman in that way, when he said he had not done it. I, my son, and the other lodger, lifted the deceased up, and carried her up into the attic to bed. The deceased remained alone for some time, when I took her a drink. Early in the following morning I went for her daughter. She did not complain much, but said, "he has lamed my arm." About eight o'clock a female was called in to attend to the deceased. None of us went to bed that night, because we were so much frightened, as the accused was in such a state—so wild and so drunk. "He was taken into custody on Sunday night, and the deceased died on Monday. I never heard the deceased and the accused quarrelling since they had been in my house. I never had any words with the accused about the deceased. When the accused came into the housa he looked wild. Mrs. Cross, who lived next door, stated : About eleven o'clock on Sunday morning the last witness called her into the house to see the deceased, saying, " Jones had nearly killed the old woman." She went up stairs, where she found the deceased lying on the bed with her clothes on. The accused followed her up, when she said to him, " What a brute you must be to serve the poor woman in this way," and asked him " what was it for?" He replied : "It was the cursed drink," and then went down stairs. 'Witness took the deceased's clothes off, and sent for a doctor. The deceased said she had been smashed to pieces. In about half an hour she returned to the bedroom of the deceased. The accused, Jones, was with her. " I asked if the doctor had been with her," when the accused replied " that there had been some old quack there, but ho would not let him up." I asked the deceased if I could do anything for her, when she said she wished for a 'little tea, which I took from the drawers, she saying " that Jones had taken it to her." She then said, " Oh, lam killed —I am dying." The accused was in the room at the time, but was in a state of intoxication. I told Jones the deceased must have a doctor, when he said, "She don't wan t a d octor, I will have a car and take her away." Jones had refused to say where. About five o'clock the deceased told her where to find her daughter, and she sent for her. When the daughter came she sent for a doctor. The accused was frequently in the bedroom in the course of the day, and one occasion I heard the deceased say, "that Jones had jumped upon her." About seven o'clock Mr. Evans, the surgeon from the dispensary, attended. The deceased was a quiet woman, for all I know. From what I have seen of Jones he appeared to be a quiet man, and decent in his demeanour. I never heard any quarrelling between them. The deceased told me she was going to be married to Jones, and had been asked up at church. John Holland, the son of the first witness, was next called. He said : I went home between twelve and one o'clock on Sunday morning. illy father was standing at the door, and the accused and deceased were in the kitchen. The other lodger came in, and he, my father and I carried the deceased up stairs, and placed her in the bed. We carried the deceased most caretully, and did not in the slightest degree injure her. Jones was very drunk ; the lodger had had a sup, but I was sober. We sat up all nigat. Jones was in the bedroom, and trying to close the gash in the old woman's eye, and asked me to get him some water to bathe it with ; but 1 told him to get it himself, and left the room. I know nothing of auy quarrel between them. I had heard that they were going to be married. Mr. Richard Ellis, ono of the clerks to the borough magis !rates, stated that, on Monday morning last, he accompanied Mr. Thomas Sands to the house where the deceased was lying, In answer to me she said her name was Isabella Brew. Jones went up to het bedside, and said, "Bella, Bella Oh, what have I done ? Will you forgive me—you that. I was to have made my wife—do forgive me ?" Slit! said " Yes." The witness then went on to say that he went for the purpose of taking her dying declaration, but found that she could not articulate a word. Before he left the room, however, the accused again went up to her bedside, and asked for forgiveness, and , the deceased replied "yes." Mrs. Archer, of Warren-street, a daughter of the deceased, was then called. She stated the deceased was a widow, and was 55 years of age. Jones was a first cousin, and about twelve months ago there was a talk about their being married, but the deceased declined it. She saw the deceased'on the Saturday, when she was quite well, but was sent for on the Sunday, whe❑ she found her in bed and very ill. She saw Jones in the kitchen, and asked him what he had been doing to her mother. He replied " I was drunk and could not help it." I then asked him if he had had a doctor, and he said "yes, some quack had been, but I would not let him in." In the presence of Jones, I asked my mother " what ho had done to her ?" She replied, " that Jones had knocked her• down and jumped on her twice, and had torn her bonnet off, and burned it in the fire." Jones at this time was in drink, and Ido not recollect whether he made any reply. My mother asked me to remain with her, as she feared she was dying, and I remained with her until her death. Mr. Evan Thomas Evans, a surgeon at the St. Ann's Dispensary, was called. He said on Sunday night, between seven and eight o'clock, he was called upon to attend upon the deceased. She was in a bed in the top room of her house, and the witness Cross and her daughter were with her. I found her in a dying state. I examined her body, and found a perpendicular wound, about an inch in length, on the right eye brow. There was also a bruise on the chin, and left cheek. •She told me her shoulder was broken. I prescribed what I considered necessary. I had found some of the ribs fractured on the light side, and her collar bone broken. At that time I considered that the woman could not live long. She was in a state of collapse. I attended her up to the time of her death. Since then, I have made a post mortem examination of the body of the deceased, and found the head and the abdomen in a healthy state. The chest was more flat than in the normal state, especially on the right side; and, on examining the left side, I found sonic of the ribs fractured. The left lung was healthy. On the right side, seven of the ribs were each fractured in two places, and the lung was penetrated by two of the fractured ribs. The lung was collapsed, and a large quantity of blood in the cavity of the chest. Public Prosecutor • What was the cause of death ? Witness? The shock to the system, by the injuries named, which caused internal hemorrhage. This must have resulted from external injuries. A fall could not have pro, THE BOROUGH CORONER v. THE STIPEN- DIARY , MAGISTRATE It will be in the recollection of orr readers, that we announced in our impression of yesterday, that an inquest bad NM held On the body of the woman, Isabella Brew, who, it was alleged, had died from the effect of injuries received by her from a man named Jones. (A. full report of that enquiry will be found in another column, the result of which was a verdict of wilful murder against the man Jones, who was thereupon committed to take his trial on that charge.) When the first enquiry was held it was adjourned for the purpose of giving the coronet an oppor tunity of having an interview with the mayor, J. Stewart, Esq., and the town clerk, on the subject of the stipendiary magistrate having refused to grant an order to have the accused conveyed before the Coroner's Court, and the coroner then expressed his determination of placing his correspondence with the stipendiary magistrate before the jury, and thus before the public. _ _ . Consequently, after the jury had yesterday returned their verdict, they expressed a desire to accompany that verdict with some observations of their own, whiCh observations the coroner thclined to hear until the verdict was duly recorded. The matter was, however, brought under consideration, by The Coroner observing: You were about to make some observations on the case ; perhaps, if you were to make those observations now, it might assist me is the remarks I intend to offer to you. I will hear you now. The Foreman of the Jury : We were about to say how much we regretted that the accused had not been brought before us, in order that be might, by his cross-examination of the witnesses, and the evidence they had given, thrown sortie little light on the matter we have just been investi- ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY, The meeting of this society was held last night, under the presidency of John Hay, Esq., chairman of the association. Mr. Thomas Chaffer was elected an as• sociate, Messrs. Chuntsell and Howard were appointed auditors. Specimens of designs for mosaics, and of an improvement in the mode of fixing tiles in their beds were exhibited, and these were generally stated to be of a very commendable character. Mr. Verelst then pro ceeded to offer his critical remarks on the drawings given in by the students. Tho subject given out for these designs, was the side of a square of twelve houses, each extending to a frontage of from eight to twelve yards. In his remarks. Mr. Verelst pointed out the various merits and defects of the different sets of drawings given in, con cluding by announcement that the council had been awarded the greatest number of marks of approbation, on the designs given in under the signature of " Excel sior." At the conclusion of Mr. Verelst's observations. Mr. W. Stubbs read the paper of the evening, on "Architectural Drawing and Design." The Empress Eugenie will receive the Diplomatic Corps in her apartment on Saturday. The Russian Government have received 40,000 appli cations for passports for foreign countries, three-fourths of which are for France. DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNFRSHIPS.—S. Smith and G. Carter, Halifax, wool and waste dealers. S. Shaw and J. Shaw, Silkstone, Yorkshire, farmers. A. Law, R. White, and W. Shaw, Sheffield, slate merchants. G. Nurton, E. Sutcliffe, and G. Sutcliffe, Burnley, Lan cashire, hair manufacturerg. W. Cluderay and C. Cluderay, Wortley-lane, Yorkshire, brasiifounders. W. Hammer and J. James, jun , Dremerchion, Flintshire, miners. R. Wilson and J. Green, Leeds, flax spinners. G. Seagrave and P. Porter, Liverpool, general brokers. T. M. Hesketh and J. Fitznewton, Little Bolton and Great Bolton, Lancashire, grocers. A 'BATTLE liervAi. Ask 'hie APGfLE ROOMS.=This court was crowded at an early hour yesterday Morning, by a number of well dressed females and males, the latter chiefly young and evidently coming under the designa tion " fast gents " attracted there to hear the details of a case that, to them, seemed to possess unusual interest. It was a charge of violent assault preferred against a fashionably attired female, named Annie Jessop, by another female named Louisa Groves. The prisoner was brought up on a warrant, which was issued on Tuesday, and it seemed that this circumstance had been widely: circulated through the region of Finch, and other streets tf that character, and hence the crowd of " fashionables" in the court. Mr. Block appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Chilton defended the prisoner. The complainant who is a fine-looking young person, and was dressed in a superior style, was then sworn. Her face was, however, considerably injured, being torn from the forehead downward with scars and cross scars, and her left eye and cheek were blackened and swollen to a considerable extent. She stated that on Monday night she was at the Argyle Booms, with several "ladies" of her acquaintance; she had no notion of any thing wrong, when Miss Jessop made a furious and sudden attack on her; she (Jessop) had her hands covered with diamond and other rings, and in one of her hands she bad a bunch of keys. She struck her violently several times on. the face, and the rings cut her face in the manner it now presents. She attempted to defend herself, when the defendant gave her a frightful blow with the keys on the eye, and s'ae felt her eye, as she thought, fall out on her cheek, and then she remem bered no more, as she fell insens:.ble, and could not tell how long she remained so. She recollected that the prisoner sa ore she would have her life. Cross•examined by Mr. Chilton : I was at the Argyle Rooms on Satur day night. Mr. Mansfield : Where are these Argyle Rooms? Mr.o hilton :In Lime-street, at the County Court (laughter). Cross eXamleation continued : were a great number of "ladies" there, and " gentlemen'• also. Mr. Chilton : Are there not two factions of you ? Witness : There are some ladies who reside where I reside, but more reside with the defendant. Mr. Chilton : There are two houses belonging to the same person, and are inhabited by different parties. Witness : Yes. On Saturday night I was in the supper room of the Argyle Saloon. There were gentlemen there when the fight commenced ; they did not make a ring for a regular stand up fight. I was not not willing to fight, but when the prisoner struck me first, I acted in self defence. Mr. Mansfield: What time of the night did this happen ? Witness : Between eleven and twelve o'clock. Mr. Mansfield : how long were you there ? Witness : We had been there fora good while previously. Fanny Kendall, another fashionably dressed young woman, was examined, and she corroborated the evidence of the complainant. In reply to Mr. Chilton : the witness said she would swear most positively, that the prisoner had at least seven diamond and other rings on her fingers at the time. Fanny Maine was examined, and she also sustained the evidence of the complainant. In reply to Mr. Chilton, the witness said the whole affair oringinated about a " lady," named Miss Faxhall. Miss Foxhall, who is the comrade of the prisoner, was drinking wine with a gentleman when the complainant addressed the latter, and he left the society of Miss Foxhall. The prisoner then struck complainant. Mr. Chilton : Did not six or seven of the "young ladles" fall on the prisoner and beat her most unmercifully ? Witness : No, they did not, but some of them had a fight together. Mr. Bluck said he could call several other witnesses to sustain the case, but he thought he had shown sufficient. Mr. Chilton then addressed his worship for the prisoner, and said that on Saturday night the prisoner and her party were at the Argyle Rooms, when a dispute arose between them and the complainant's "faction.' The result of this was that Miss Annie Jessop got a good "thrashing'' from the Groveites, and on Monday evening his client's forces assembled a pretty strong muster, and the prisoner did, no doubt, retaliate; but he would show by witnesses a different state of affairs to that described by the com plainant and her " backers." He called Mary Taylor, who was dressed " up to the nines," and sported rings and chains in profusion. She stated that the prisoner had no keys in her hand when she struck the defendant, but she did not see the commencement of the " fun." (Laughter.) She saw the prisoner beaten on Saturday night, and two of the " ladies" examined for the com plainant joined her in "pummelling" the prisoner. (Laughter.) Mr. Mansfield : Did any one try to keep tnein asunder when they were fighting? Witness : No, sir. Mr. Mansfield : Were there "gentlemen" there? Witness : Yes, sir; plenty of them. Another girl named Ellis was examined, but slie only spoke to the fight of Saturday night ; she swore, however, that the prisoner had only two rings on her fingers on Mon day night—one her wedding ring, (a laugh), and the other a diamond ring. Ilis Worship after reviewing the case said, the 1-ast fine he would in2iet was £5, and in default of payment one month's imprisonment. The prisoner was then removed, and it was stated to our reporter that immediately after the fine was paid, one of the " gentlemen " who took an interest in the proceed ings having lent the money for the purpose. (BEFORE MESSRS, LAWRENCE AND SANDS.) A HAD HUSBAND.— Mary Kelly summoned her hus band Thomas Kelly, for an assault and general illusage. The poor woman who had a child in her arms, and seemed to he a decent person, whilst the defendant was an ilLlooking fellow, detailed a series of cruelties inflicted on her by the defendant, and this was corro borated by the complainant's mother, and the bench after hearing the whole case, sentenced the defendant to four months imprisonment. ASSAULTS ON THE POLICE.—WaIsh Reddy was com mitted for three months' imprisonment, for assaulting police constable 267 ; James Mort, one month, for assaulting police officer 249 ; and Cecilia Burns was committed for two months for a like offence. OBSCENE LANGUAGE.—Harriett Huxly, a street walker who had been no loss than thirty-nine times in custody, was committed for one month, for using obscene lan guage in the streets. FRIGHTFUL BOILER EXPLOSION, FOUR LIVES LOST On Monday evening a frightful bailer explosion occurred at Bilston, in Staffordshire, at the works of Messrs. Rose, Higgins, and Rose, makers of merchant iron. Between 70 and 80 persons are employed at the works, which are situated on the banks of the Birming ham Canal. The boiler which exploded was one of three egg-shaped boilers placed side by side, with one end towards the canal, and the other towards the works. The end of the exploded boiler was blown in two parts into the water, and the remainder of the boiler was driven against a chimney stack some sixty feet high, which it brought down, wrenched a neighbouring boiler from its bed, forced off the roof, and scattered both it and its own brickwork and surrounding masonry in vrrious directions, and then, with almost indescribable force, tore up some massive iron rolls, ten tons weight. The deceased are, Benjamin Plant, engineer at the exploded boiler ; Joseph Hill, another engineer upon the works ; Thomas Court, a boilermaker, of Moxley ; and William Harris, a youth and underhand paddler. The explosion is supposed to have been caused by water having been admitted into the boiler when the plates were nearly red hot from the almost emptiness of the boiler. TRADE REPORT -WEIiMIC SPAY. LIVERPOOL. Corroat : The cotton market has ruled dull to day, and, with a limited demand and an ample supply, prices are 1-16 d per lb lower than on Friday. The sales—including 30 Per.. nambuco, 7d ; 50 Maranham, 6id ; 120 E,2yptiats, 7d to 10.1; 2,000 Surat, 41:1 to sd—ate reported 8,000 bales, of which 1,500 ate on speculation and for export. Sc,,TCH PIG IRON : Oar market for warrants closes flat, / with tellers at 755, but no business reported. SUGAR: The market continues quiet, but the sales effected show great firmness in prices ; the business consists of 50 hhd. Demerara, at 42s to 42s 6d, and at 43s 3d to 45s 31 for grainy ; 550 bags Bena.cs, at 476 6.1; 1,200 bags Pernams, at 40s, with 700 begs in bond, at 21s 6d ; and 670 bark brown, with all faults, by auction, at 23: per Cwt. MOLASSES, RUM, AND CoFFER : We have nothing to notice. TEA : The market is unchanged, except in the Instance of common Congou, which is a shade easier. RICE : The transactions consist of 1,300 bags broken Bengal, at 8s to 8s 6d ; and 1,000 bags Arracan, at 9s lid per cwt. PIMENTO : 25 bags are reported, atqcl per lb. SAGO FLOUR : At the auctions this mottling, 700 bags, all faults, sold at 16s to 17s for first class damaged. MVEABOLAMS : 750 bags, at 9s 3,1 t 9s ga. MADDER ROOTS: A few bales 13oa:',,ty, all faults, at 18s to 25s 63 per cwt. INDIAN RUBBER: 70 bags, at 5d to 6d. CLOVES: 70 bags, at 4td per lb. LOGWOOD : 150 tons Uampeacliy, at £8 7s 6d per ton. I,INSEED: We have to notice 800 hags Bombay, at 525. MUSTARD - SEED : 1,100 bags , at 50 s. 'sorry kigED : 400 bags, at 45s 63 to 45s 9d per qr. .LONDON. SUGAR: The Jrzarket has been ster.dy, are progressing without alteration in pt ices. COFFEE : The public sales are going off without spirit. TEA : The sales are progresslng heavily for the China sorts. SALTPETRE i 8 dull and prices , kre scarcely supported. RICE : The public - gone off a shade in favour of the buvt•rs and the public sales sales to day h:ve SPICES remain steady. Rum : Last week's prices are fully maintained COTTON : This article has become dull of sale. In other articles no material alteratio TALLOW : The market is quiet, v following quotations, viz. :—To% Petersburg Y C on the spot, 464( 46s 6d; October to December, Boßouuie HOP : Messrs. PAt state of the market the sal" CORN The fresh arrivals of I i hut little doing, at that alow, 48s nett cash; 16s 91; May to June, d Smith report the V last. ish wheat were scarce this cat and flour were to a fair qiclea were fully as dear morning, and the receipts of for. extent. All good qualities of bo as on Monday. Barley in shoe maintained. Good fresh oats descriptions unchanged. Beam were saleable at Monday's quotations. from April 28 to April 30 : Wheat, Scotch, 7,320 qrs foreign ; barley, 680 qrs 1,410 qrs foreign ; oats, 890 qrs En , '" qrs Irish, 5,230 qrs foreie , - Scotch. supply, and its value well were the turn dearer; other brought full prices, and peas rrivals into London 720 qrs English and eh and Scotch. and Scotch, 5.600 ; malt, 570 qrs English and YESTERDAY'S MARKETS. GLASGOW CORN : Weather dull. At this day's market, useful qualities of wheat brought 6d per 240 lbs advance. Flour in request, at an improvement of 64 to IS per brl, and fully is per sack. Barley quiet, value unchanged. Oats and oatmeal at former rates. Beans and pease : The former a fair retail sale, and the latter dull, both at former rates. Indian corn sold at J7s6d to 18s per 280 lbs. Very few transactions reported towards the close of market. SALFORD CATTLE : There was a brisk market to-day, at last week's prices ; a good clearance made. Best beef, 6/t1 to 7d ; middling, 5Ad to 6d ; cows, Sd to 52d ; beat wedders, in wool, 8d to 9d ; clipped, 60 to 7-1 d ; ewes, 51d to 6d; calves, 5d to 6/d. Beasts, 1,329; calves, 415 ; sheep, 5,733. _ _ CORK CORN : Red wheat, 30 - s to 34s 3d ; barley, 175 to 18s 9d ; oats, 12s to 15s. MONTHLY REPORT OF THE WOOL TRADt THE NORTHERN 1' POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY. (BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.) THE MINISTRY AND THE KARS QUESTION, The Daily News says :—To strengthen the defences of an enemy, when the intention was to level them, is not unworthy to be recorded as the last feat of that remarable power called Irish eloquence. Alarmed at the probable consequences of Mr. Whiteside's harangue Lord Malmes bury has withdrawn his motion in the House of Lords, and the adjournment of the debate on Mr. Whiteside's motion, forced by a minority in the House of Commons, has all the appearance of a eight from assured defeat. The Times also remarks, that from the division on the motion for adjournment it is plain the government have a majority, and that the opposition will gain nothing by a prolongation of the conflict. MARRIAGES On the 27th ult., at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Evan gelist, Salforl. by the Rev. Dr . B y rne, Mr. Patrick Colgan to Midi Mary Jane Smith, both of Salford. On the 27th ult., at the h Wesleyan Metho-list As Chapel St. Stephen street , Sal f o -d, by tie Rev. T. Hacking, Mr. Robert Gee to Mrs. Ruth Ph illi p s, both of Salford. On the 39th ult.. at Newingto n Chapel, Renshaw-st , eet, by the Rev. ,H. G , iffith, Mr. James . Russel Bean. of Bold-street, to Martha Marion widow of the l a te Mr G . William DEATHS. On the 21st ult., at Lancaster, James Barker, Esq., of Bakewell, Derbyshire. On the 24th uit., in his 71st year, at Utley, ne'r Keighley, Joseph Greenwood. Fsq ., one of her 11f. jesty's justices of the peace fur the West Riding of the county of Turn. On the 27th alt., at Southwell, Notts, Sophia, wife of Thomas Trebeck, Esq. ce:;. Births, Marriages, and Deaths, are only inserted when sent to our Office duly authenticated.: CLOCKS! SWISS CLOCKS! CLOCKS! WISS LILLIPUTIAN ALARUM CLOCKS, To be had at ss. Gilt Faces, Gs. Porcelain Faces, AT MESSRS• ABRAHAMSON BROTHERS, WATCH AND CLOCK MANUFACTURERS AND JEWELLERS, 24, RENSHAW-STREET The wool market, since the date of our last monthly report, has continued very buoyant, and a good business has been transacted, at prices generally in favour of importerE. From the manufacturing districts, there are many com plaints of the difficulty in obtaining satisfactory returns. at the present high value of the raw material, otherwise, trade is healthy, and most of the mills are working full time. Thso chief imports of the month have been from Peru, Bombay, and Australia. From other parts the arrivals are but trifling, and our stocks consequently continue unusually lizht. By private treaty the transactions have been is Peruvian washed fleece, Egyptian (on the spot, and for arrival), En a.° Rio, Buenos Ayres, Cordova, Rosins, Australian, and Sfax, &c., at high rates. The great demand for Australian and Entre Rios wools, has caused an advance of 3d to 41 per lb in th-se kit rig. which are still much wanted. From the 22nd to the 26th ultimo, public sales were held here. Upwards of 12,000 bales were offered, including 7,800 East India, near 2,000 Peruvian, and 2 : 300 of various descriptions. The assortment generally was good, and the attendance of home buyers large. The com petition was brisk, notwithstanding the absence of many continental buyers, and prices ruled rather higher that at the January sales. Fine white East India brought 13id to 1311 per lb (one small lot of superior realised 14td). Fair and second white sold at 100 to 131 per lb, coarse and medium 81d to 10d per lb, superior yellow lld to 111 d per lb, second to fine 81d to lld per lb, coarse and middle 8d to 81 per lb. Persian, brown, gray, fawn, and black, 844 to Ild per lb ; fine grey East India, 9d to 911 per lb ; second, 8d to 8-14 per lb; coarse and middle 24d to 71d per lb ; native white, 5d to 6d per lb ; native black 41d to 5d per lb; native grey, 31d to 4d per lb. Egyptian kinds were much wanted, one extra parcel of good combing, being superbly got up, brought 151 d per lb, the highest price ever given in this country, but as such a clip is seldom seen, this quotation is quite nominal, the regular qualities of Egyptian sold as follows :—White 12d to 131 d per lb, yellow 9d to 111 d per lb, black, grey, and brown fleece, 91d to 101c1 per lb, dark locks Bid to 9d per lb. Good washed Sfax sold at 12d per lb, L',sbon fleece 121c1 to 15d per lb, Frontier, of middling quality. 17d per lb. washed Cordova (short) 9d to 9.1 d per lb, white Crimea 61d per lb, Siberian 4d per lb. For Oporto fleece there was good sale, and it was mostly cleared at higher rates. Extra merino washed Peru, 22d to 221 d per lb, inferior to good Illel to 141 d, washed white Smyrna 811 to 91 per lb : other classes at proportionate value. Scotch . Considerable enquiry exists for white Cheviots, in the absence of stock no sales are passing. Laid Cheviots are in fair request at the quotations. Cross, washed, and Laid scarce. White High land has been sold at 16s and 6d per 241bs, no white Gallo way offering. Laid Highland and Laid Galloway have realised 12s to 133 per 241bs. 'The last fortnight, buyers have not operated at these figures, holders, however, are not disposed to submit to a reduction, the quantity in growers hands being scanty. English and Irish : There continues a steady demand for all kinds of fleeces at the prices of the:pre. vious month. Middle wedders have been disposed of at 17d per lb, but manufacturers buy sparingly at this price; as farmers are demanding exorbitant rates iu the country, there seems no prospest of any decline. Combing skin in good request, and not much in the market; short classes also active. PERKINS & ROBINSON. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE NEWMARKET RACES.— YEsTERDAY. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 sovs. Tyre walked over. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 sovs. Porto Rico vrtlked over. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 sovs. D. M. offered. SELLING HANDICAP, LAST HALF, Flying Duchess Eight ran. MATCH. Virago .. Anemone Palm beat Coval colt. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS: 1 I Western Lower Eight ran. £5O PLATE. 1 Maid of Marsham Ten ran. LATEST BETTING. 1,000 GUINEAS. 7 to 4 on Mince-pie 7 to 4a . gs t Any h an o g t an e e r s e (taken) 7 ... 1 ... CHESTER CUP. 9 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken) 9 ... 1 ... Imogene (taken) d 10 ... 1 ... One Act (taken) 14 ••• Hospitality (taken) 15 1 ... Yorkshire Grey (offered) 16 ... 1 ... Fatalist (taken) 20 ... 1 ... Courtenay (taken) I 25 ... 1 ... Dame Judith (taken) j 25 ... 1 ... Stork (taken) 50 ... 1 ... Quince (taken) 56 ... 1 ... Little Davie (taken) 10 ... 1 ... Dawson's Lnt (offered) DERBY. 2 to 1 agst Wentworth (offered) 6 ... 1 Cannobie (taken) 12 ... 1 ... Tazzoletto (taken) 15 ... 1 Fly by Night (taken) 25 ... 1 ... Yellow Jack (offered) 40 ... 1 ... Porto Rico (,ff,red) 40 ... 1 ... 'Brother to Bird on Wing (offered): 13 40k... 1 Newington (taken) 8 ... 1 ... Scott's lot (taken) ACCIDENT TO LADY CANNING.—We read in the Delhi Gazette of March 22—" On Saturday a few ful accident had Lady Canning, from which she providentially escaped without serious Injury. In returning from the Bethune school, which her ladyship had inspected, her carriage came in contact with a hackery, and was com pletely overturned. A native gentleman offered his carriage, in which Lady Canning returned to Govern ment house."