The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-11 00:00:00

BRAZIL.

The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Tamar, Captain
Bevis, with the Brizilian and River Plate mails, arrived at
Southampton on Friday.
Her dates are—Buenos Ayres, Nov. 2; Monte Video, 5;
Rio de Janeiro, 14; Bahia, 17; Pernambuco, 19; St. Vincent,
26; Teneriffo, 30 ; Madeira, Dec. 1; Lisbon, 4.
The Tamar brings a few passengers, £5,000 in specie,
£54,17.9 value in precious stones, and usual cargo. During
the lenge she experienced fine weather.

[DECEMBER 11, 1855.

! News from Buenos Ayres reports the defeat of Gene
Harnass's force on the southern frontier by the Indiaas.,ted
was also stated that a force under Goror-da had ref' the
General Urquiga's force, it was believed, had crossed
A r r o
Exchangeyo-del -Moend io
London, and grwaseatcji.aduaonte.e.deratwelas7.felt in conseque''
• .
At nio eutneka was uecreasing. In coffee little
been done. Exchange, 274 to 272 on London. Freigb,
England, 455. to 50s. DO'
At Bahia the cholera had nearly disappeared. 1.e„1 it
spects of the sugar crop were good. Exchange was cill°l,
272. Freights dull. Ado.
From Lisbon we learn that cholera had appeared at Ca'l9
The Cintra steamer was about to leave for Liverpool she'
after the Tamar sailed.
JAVA.—Advices from Java, by the overland Mail of thol
10th of October, mention that, owing to the continuance. 4
drought, great apprehensions were entertained for the gr°ll3,
crops of rice, sugar, &c. The Java Bode states that at ,et
dramaya the evil had reached such a height in that diswej
that wild animals—monkeys, musk rats, &c.—had vent to
into the houses to seek for water, and allowed themselves of
be taken by the hand. It is added that the inbabitantio
Indramaya in the short period of eight months bad killed4li•
' exhibited to the authorities 60 tigers, 9,000 wild bogs I, 00
gators, 2,000 squirrels, 100 bats of the largest kind, v"
rats, and 5,400 musk rats.

CANADA. 00,
A correspondent of The Guardian, writing from Toronto'
17th Nov., says :
ours It affords me much pleasure to announce that our •
ch Pre
papers now arrive with a regularity similar to that will ...01e
vailed before Rowland Hill's much-execrated regulations Tort,
into operation. The Guardian of the 17th ult. arrived,soo
night after its day of publication, and that of the igt"iieled
with like dispatch—postal feats that have not been pail for
since last June. We are informed that all the paPe!,l ore
Canada are now to be sent by the United States mail oid
to pay twopence ; and, when the second penny is not PreZate
in Britain, it is to be collected in Canada. The Halifax 'frog'
to this province, which somewhat resembled sending be
London to Liverpool rid Edinburgh, is no longer
tolerated.
His Excellency Sir Edmund Head and family made q- 9
triumphal entrance into this city a few days sinee:oipill
governor ever received a more cordial welcome. The pr„l'il re'
streets were decorated with flags and streamers, there,
splendent with the gayest colours. At the landing-Plaee„Dteu
was .a handsome arch composed of evergreens, surra,„"
with the word " Welcome." The pensioners formed atihis
of honour. At three o'clock the steamer arrived, l''''letsl
Excellency and family were received by the Mayor, t„' foe
members of the Cabinet, and other officials. An ov
crowd was assembled to greet the Governor-General, an the
his landing, a procession was formed to accompany hint
St. Lawrence-hall. tbe
The warlike pronunciamento of the Times ,00,e
filibustering propensities of our neighbours has produceu;,
degree of uneasiness in this country. A war, hower`rdd
looked upon as almost an impossibility. So far as Cellotes
concerned, we are so intimately connected with the tier
by trade, commerce, and even by the closer ties of relacol
ship, that it would be almost as miserable for us as it wor
be for England, if a civil war raged there. Nor can wef the
gine that any man in the adjoining republic possessed or,
usual amount of common sense would seriously desire strieot
which, however &Imaging it might be to other eeelitbild'
would be utterly ruinous to his own. There is not 3 loge
rate kingdom in Europe that is not better prepared t0,,,P0d
into a war with England than the United States. l'er'ricArl,
people in reading the blustering language of A,1331100,
editors and orators should take it cum granOA;
say manipulo—a handful—as not meaning one tithe of retts'
is expressed. This exaggeration is a vice of their uli test
suffrage system ; grave diplomatic language would be ot
ei
away on the mass of " enlightened citizens." There and
perpetual displays of oratorical fireworks, blusterin,F tbef
froth must abound, or the citizens might forget it if
belonged to " the greatest nation in all creation. f the
rather a peaceful commentary on those warlike siglis °es for
times, that the Ordnance Department here advertil pOW
sale an enormous amount of artillery, shot and sbe', re;
lying at the island of St. Helen's, opposite Montreal.„oclOu
vious to delivery the guns are to have their trunnions i",;epols'
off. Similar sales are to take place at the different u,tioa
and the accumulated military stores of a century's oceegjecer,g,
of Canada will soon be scattered in every direction.
oy
tons of powder have been taken to England. The vn-virOi?,'
this course we cannot percieve. We have an immeeses
artillery force, without any artillery, and fortification' sew'
should not be left defenceless. Quebec, the America
topol, is at least worthy of careful preservation. , westeg
A man was tried for blasphemy a few days age, °fined I,jed
part of the province, and, being found guilty, 101, otion,%-ofr
The criminal is an German, and befowrheiscehntheencpel:scredrrhaisilloVio
raonnhneimofhteheseilintwsiofanhiaspaodloopgyte,
dincountry, and Prenaise offend for the future.
The attention of the public here is being turned t 0 tbitlieer,;
nicious effects on the morality of this country Pe
and
lecturers from the republican hotbed of blasphemous at chi
moral theories to lecture through the province with°?
or supervision. It is well known that the detestably lrutPlureo
sects which flourish there with rank luxuriancy pay lec Several of
"to compass sea and land" to make proselytes.
these wretches have invaded Canada, and, under the guiseAS
phrenological or physiological lectures, diffuse most infatnu"
and blasphemous sentiments.
We have now 3,400 miles of telegraph wire in operation
this province. The last link of line, ending at Godericb, or
Lake Huron, was laid last week : 2,200 miles of this have beer)
laid by an American contractor from Rochester.
The total yield of the Lake Superior copper mines, duril,,g,
the present year, amounts to 9,581,000 lbs. Scarcely a pou_nu.
of this but would have passed through the
tario Canal," were it constructed.
at the port
The return of the number of immigrants arrivedt WI ult.
of Quebec, from the opening of the navigation to
has just been published._ There is F..deficieneY
last year. The decrease in English "Huron and UP
is_llr,:ny
Irish, 12,058; in those from Scotland, 1,530; N 0
Sweden, aid
4,574; and Germany, 2,071.
to the
We had a sharp frost last night, the first herald of winter's
approach. Occasionally we have mild warm weather
middle of December. for
The railroad from Hamilton to Toronto will be opened
passengers and freight the first week in December.
t to the
There are various rumours amongst us -with respece
appointments to the proposed bishoprics, but nothing de fin
has yet transpired.

NEW ZEL. „
CANTERBURY SETT E NNT.a FrA
omND the Lyttelton "noes,
for June and July, it appears that the affairs of tbis thilhave
wci
colony, in connection with the Association in London,al
been brought to a satisfactory conclusion, by the
larlation,
Council assuming the assets and liabilities.of the socl Act.
as they were empowered to do under the Constitutiolf clear
The bill was introduced by Mr. Brittan a speech there
narrative. In regard to the property of the Association, but
was some doubt as to its legal title to the town preserv,e,,s„: the
not of such moment as to induce the Government to swr ute
dist) t
negotiation ' • the Crown, the only party in a position to
,y ae
the title, having notified its readiness to concur in floor
which may be necessary to make the transfer valid au •
plate.
Among the miscellaneous items we learn that coal It taw
found in the province, and is considered more eeonoon ,artar
at £slos. per ton than the wood previously in use. A
,c",orcb
of incorporation has been granted for a college to the the
Property Trustees. An account of an examination 5,1 free
Lyttelton Grammar-School is given, the " first prize o'ooo
scholarship" being carried off by Fred. C. Shrimpton• ivet
has been voted for a traverse of the country between
Coast and Lake Coleridge, it being anticipated that IV
tract of country, some twenty miles in extent, and acaPi
for pasture and agricultural purposes might, be opened " •
that direction.

LAST WEEK the interment of John Kelsall, at the o'S
vanced age of 103 years, took place at St. T 110133 gt
Church, Radcliffe. The deceased had lived many years,
Baldingstone, and had long been in receipt of parish relie'cll
SIR JOSEPH PAXTON delivered a lecture at Leeds, #e'
Tuesday, on the improvement of London. He prelv6e,.af.
run a railway from Piccadilly to the city via' Charing-c. 64,
The expense he sets down at £11,000.009, but the was'
frontage, &c., would yield £937,000 per annum. tie
Tun NEWCASTLE BANK ROBBBRY.—At the New
assizes, on Tuesday, before Mr. Baron Martin, Rel);,.
Martinson, 32, pleaded guilty to having, on the 19th of
he being clerk to one William Bernard Ogden, the pnblP,
officer of the Northumberland and Durham District Bankhig_
Company, embezzled £4,264. His Lordship sentenced law
to be transported for fourteen years.
STORM IN THE NORTH OP SCOTLAND.—The north of Scot'
land has been visited by a severe snowstorm. It commenced
on Wednesday, and continued all the week. The suli,
the
lying to a considerable depth in.the country, and eon' NAV.
roads were nearly impassable. The wind beingfrau the es.
few los
ses.
the shipping on the coast was not in danger, but a
have occurred.
ub-
CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.—From the report just p 01,
fished, it appears that lap to the 30th of June last the to
expended was £1,231,000, and the further want was then .e°,
timated at £45,000, exclusive of a balance of £56,000 fallws
due in 1858, in connexion with land purchases. Instead Y
£45,000, however, the amount now required to close the etto
tal account will be £70,000. To meet this and to repay £63,S
which has been appropriated from revenue, it would be nee.
sary to raise £133,500 ; but apparently, even under the m.".,
circumstances, there will be no means of providing for teol
than £70,000. the
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—At the meeting of '
shareholders on Friday, a series of resolutions submitted by
the Committee of Investigation, based upon their recent „0
port, was adopted.. It comprises a request to Mr. Wadding,7i,
to resign his seat as chairman, and a notice of the discoo'ch
nuance of .his pay ; also a request for the resignation of oe,
of the directors as are considered to be inculpated by the ra,
port, and the reappointment of the Committee of Investifile
tion, in order that they may continue their labours till
half-yearly meeting in February, with full powers to ks
the directors and to call for all books and papers. Tho e
were at the same time given to such of the directors as bate
facilitated the recent inquiry. An independent motion ^4O
likewise carried, that a valuation should be made of the ate,
of the company under the direction of the committee, tog
o, with a statement of money misapplied, or debts WWl.°
perly contracted ; and that the opinion of the Attorney
General and Solicitor-General should be taken, whether tu
directors can be held personally responsible. Aer
SEVEN persons James Conroy, Michael Allan, alias A-11-,
son, and John Sims, together with Conroy's wife and thi'v
other women, the mother and sisters of Michael Anderson'
have been committed for trial for the murder of Dorothy
wicke, at the lonely village of Matfen, Northumberland. -1-„d
evidence which led to their committal was extraordinary,
purely circumstantial. A hazel stick, attached to a harneo•to
head, and a stick of mountain ash, newly cut, were found 1
the house of the deceased, the prisoners, who are beseel:
makers, having been seen cutting sticks in a neighbouriat
wood. The sticks found in the house of the deceased wedro,
compared with the trees from which the cuttings were no -0
and found to correspond; a leather strap, similar to 01%
Anderson was seen to tie round his stocking a few all„,
before, was also found tied round the arms of the deceased,
order to secure them while they strangled her ; three silgeo
spoons, marked with the initials of the deceased, were als.„
found near a spot where the female prisoners had been sees
sitting after the murder. Further, some lucifer matches are
a piece of candle had been picked up in the cottage, near tb
body of the murdered woman, and upon careful inquirlble
was placed beyond doubt that these matches were ef,t
same wood and of the same make as some previously ,
rowed of a hawker by the mother of Allan, who is a aw-
xnasenline-looking woman, a wandering gipsy.

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bECEMBER 11, 1855.]

CHESHIRE AN)) WALES.

---
*lt' CRAELES BARNES, the superintendent of detective
_ of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction
b 0,77 Company, has been appointed chief constable for the
ga. of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
I,4°Tehe Chester Assizes, last week, John Moab, a receiver of
rit`,!laent taxes, was convicted of extensive embezzlement
ittenverament money coming into his hands, but has not been
f,„.,e611, a question being reserved for the consideration of
/,:"11rt of Appeal. His defalcations were nearly £5,000.
.1 (TORN WooiziscßoPr, Point Farm. Sealand, near
'ltel '..: 112,_4 owner of a Russian sheep which was on the
qatifights' of Inkermann at the tiMe the battle was fought tilde.
kle°l-)tained through a gentleman in Liverpool. Thiscurious
animal brought forth a fine lamb on Monday week.
lilioe.t, WEIGHTS AND MEASTYRES.—At the Birkenhead
I.te;,..cciurt on Thursday, Richard White, broker and dealer
•Iftitcat, Claughton-road, was summoned by Mr. Joseph
k 1 ! inspector, for having in his possession an illegal pair
%,:t, ott the 20th of November. The defendant alleged that
'ttlel..kos were not in use, and the summons was dismissed.
tk,••• Wylie, provision dealer, Claughton-road, for having an
11: Pair of scales, was fined 6s. and costs.
'146013(1dy of the late Mr. F. 0. Taylor, of Chester, who, it
Iced, had been drowned in the Mersey, at Birkenhead,
k3tt„ Light of the 14th ult., was found in the canal at
', keg j.)a Tuesday. ' It is generally supposed that he lied
'44 'as way, owing to the fog on the night in question,
cli Oing from the railway station to his residence, and had
,Ven into the canal.
VIII,AIVB EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COAL AGENT.—
lai ttaslam who, for some years, had been the coal agent
keBdrilaYaltatth'Me Celfel:isefiir ealds s ifzoor
oLordon
a Vernon,
charge
07:aosnitbreizezdli on ng
Ih, slims of money, amounting to upwards of £2OOO,
141 g to his employer. The jury found the prisoner
At' kid he was sentenced to 14 years transportation.
S'Rk(ll.4R AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY. The traffic for
tik ended December 2nd, 1855, was as follows :—Pas-
IN A 3 Parcels, &c., £2,176 7s. 4d.; steam-boats, £2BO 4s. 4d.,
Vrl/1 7,2,392 Bs. 3d.; total, including Carnarvon traffic,
't.s. 11d. Corresponding week last year :—Passengers,
119fi'e., £1,176 10s. 7d. • steam-boats, £317 16s. 2d.; goods,
\,,, 33d.; total, including Carnarvon traffic, £4,661 Bs. Od.
f; fk , £l7B 16s. 11d.
,1
Inj, .°RESHOIIE AT RIEKENHEAD.—At the Birkenhead
iltlti,iouers' meeting, on Tuesday, the Finance Committee
00:•at a satisfactory arrangement had been come to with
, tb;4 Laird, relative to the leasing of the foreshore 0pp0,,,1/4
,,,1/4 commissioners' land occupied by him in his new
at',' Yard near Monks' Ferry, and which is to be enclosed
"a the same terms as the other land, namely, per
r y:n •
NlO4l. per annum. The land enclosed will be about
6111,5,,,are yards.
clia. ' t ea lAT
_WOODSIDE FERRY.—About 9 o'clock 011
X ,‘3. evening, William Lindsay Stewart, about 17 years
tiissed his footing while jumping on board a steamer
lel codside slip, and fell into the river. In spite of the
,ihq,etg, etic exertions he was drowned. His body was found
ket saY ; and, at an inquest held before Mr. Churton, a
148„,Q' ' Accidental death" was returned. At the inquest
ot!ired that the deceased, who lived with his parents in
xiiu.u•street, Toxteth-park, had been spending Wednesday
,4%rvith his aunt, who lives in Parkfield, Birkenhead, and
•I,l,ing to Liverpool when he met with his prelnature
Itlsmfi. lie body was removed on Thursday evening to
Bkt
-NIIEAD MODEL YACHT ann.—On-Wednesday the
.1. rs ~_
ivyound up the season of 1855 by dining together at
`8 Ferry Hotel. The commodore, Edwin Haigh,
sledded; J. Watkins, ESQ., the vice-commodore, did
(
tio,,,eroupier. A number of toasts were given and
ip'm„„ta, after which the officers for the ensuing year
Irloted. Mr. Edwin Haigh was re-elected comm.
Ni. Alfred Bower, vice-commodore; Mr. John Watkins,
krear-commodore ; Messrs. John Hannay and H.
;vere re-elected auditors ; Messrs. W. Scott, John
at' and John Morrison were re-elected treasurers of
ti , ; and Mr. William Scott re-elected treasurer and
yy itil,sel:retax9.
—On Thursday one
kosti'deretsdfulß OF
HD°PHOBIAand Ycleßarly developed cases of hydro-
' elver witnessed terminated fatally, at the Birkenhead
A, ,
.The victim was a stonemason, named Samuel Evans,
7_ bitten last summer by a fox-hound, on the Knutsford
~,,7ae. He was attended the whole of the night by all
,`':9al men resident in Birkenhead, and by the surgeon
, Liverpool Workhouse ; but their combined skill and
504,4 ee were of no avail against the rapid progress of the
Nts and dreadful malady. A minute examination was
"‘!e_wo of the leading medical gentlemen in Birkenhead;
INA many interesting appearances were noticed, the
11. chid not throw much light upon the manner in
ji,.°o.bs'e first affects the system.
Noll Ibt b
'lteil el's', ,t BEY AFFAIRS.—At the Birkenhead Com-
,V,he folle,,etipg, on Tuesday, the Ferry Committee pre-
1, ~,418 . ,uwing account :—Receipts for November, 1854,
•ici•e,,,,',-(855, £1,679 ls. ; receipts from 24th April to
'' Ca —lie'', inclusive, 1854, , £lB 374 Os. 11d. ; 1855,
el •ad
,2, Pati„ • Expenditure during the same period, (work-
-4'4 V and rent,) 1854, £12,261 16s. Bd. ; 1855,
I, `d• The manager having expressed disapproval
had 4-shaped stems of the new boat Liverpool, Mr.
4t c
thatoritten a letter to the committee ex his
iN injury would be done by them inpress casein og f an
to sc'"toon than by the ordinary-shaped bows. In
) i i?le complaints as to the diminished receipts, the
koSaid that the ferry was paying better than any
Stk4 that the working expenses were £l,OOO less than
kl.et MISYSTING AT RIBBENnadD.—On Thursday a
heting of the rate-payers of te township of Birken-
, held in the school-room attached to St. Mary's
Ni (he Rev. A. Knox presided, and explained that the
~
qess of the meeting was to appoint an additional
~,verseer in the place of Mr. J. B. Sweeney, resigned
ISt.c elected relieving-officer for Birmingham. There
"Vt.applicants for the situation, Mr. J. Shillinglaw,
tlie,,ltg, and Mr. Stephen Montgomery.—On a show of
NI ;,se were 10 votes for Mr. Shillinglaw, two for Mr.
a ii.`ls for Mr. Montgomery.—Mr. Stewart demanded a
1, ~:' Was resolved that the polling should take place on
t 'll the Town-hall, the result to be declared on the
:km,".—The Chairman intimated that the next busi-
-44 e Paper was to adopt some resolution in reference bo
icf of the Birkenhead Docks to the poor-rate.—Mr.
I e
er'
vsaid that an apprehension prevailed
vestry-clerk,
eke as some bill to be brought into Parliament that
111, Pt the docks from the poor-rate, and it would be
o‘o watch such bill and oppose it.—Mr. George
fed that the overseers be authorised to watch the
4 g brought i the ses-
kiktitarliament calculated be
to affect thento liabilitynext of the
Itak_ Docks, or other Corporate property being liable
'' ,"Log;i. of the poor-rate, and that they call a special
1 l', necessary, to further consider the matter.—The
4t°6, seconded by Mr. Barrel, and carried unanimously.
(1. Knox then vacated the chair, and Mr. Craven
04,.:11ted chairman to conduct the election of an addi-
k 'l,a/it-overseen—The meeting then adjourned.
teki
WY BOARD OF HEALTII.—The monthly meeting of
tWeY Board of Health was held at the Public Offices,
taw' 011 Thursday. Mr. Pooley presided. The other
~'hitillers present were—Messrs. Neville, W. R. Coul-
MM, Littledale, Penny, Mr. Roberts, Messrs. Hill,
'kr '4,. Coulborn, and Odell. After some routine busi-
i, '"eriny proposed the following resolution, which
‘
4 '' That it be referred to the committee appointed
tSo -
ki, rt, with the corporation of Liverpool, to examine
Irtts,' op 1!4 the board, at the earliest possible period, on
Vees till's to be promoted by the Liverpool corporation,
gf the Liverpool-docks, in the next session of Par-
N‘ll
~r. far as the same may affect the district of Wel-
I.ittledale then read a memorial, signed by
of 670 of the inhabitants, complaining of the ferry
ItE,' • tion. He said he had himself suffered very serious
fence by the present management. He had received
100 rial, which was signed by two-thirds of the inha-
qk,fid seven-eighths of them had made complaints, and
,
1t '4IY complained of the management. They com-
,kOf the want of accommodation, and the exorbitant
tb_ ade to the poor people with their baskets. He
it ~`,erefore move that the memorial be referred to a
'el-`l4',3.,!inittee, and that they should have full powers to
,gat tithe grievances complained of, and report to this
',eba,Zselr earliest possible convenience, and suggest any
'tiol;"'`B.---Mr. Coulborn, after giving a history of his
ith • With the ferry, and the disappointments he had
o° full detail, accused Mr. Littledale of patronising
4,14 e ferry, instead of Seacombe, although the
."111 the authority of the chairman of the committeee
rig at a loss of £1,700 per annum. Mr. Coulborn,
Lion, stated that he should have had a regular
at if he had had proper encouragement, In con.
expressed his willingness to assist at the inquiry,
render the committee every information on the
t
%The committee was accordingly appointed, and the
krned.

IRELAND.

____„___
X 14,7 time past the quays at Belfast have been literally
„ f.,,t export. of potatoes brought from the surrounding
tbkjr Six vessels were sent off on Monday,
tbtor'llsively with potatoes. Two of these were despatched
rik 41alta, and the others sailed for ports in England
dl ,es. '
IP ,
kkpl,„_Q‘elford Mail understands that at the next term
'3, eeutions will take place at the suit of the income-
,Osioners, who think they can prove that several
Ait It ..'! ar g e ifted with wealth who consider themselves
.
k
ti,,>;ry Sentinel records an attempt made a few nights
162ie of Mrs. Deane, wife of a Scripture reader, at
Nwn, in that county. She was standing a few yards
I, % 1?1rn door, when she was fired at by a man from
1014rSh. She fainted and fell, and the ruffian imme-
-4'lk by off. About a fortnight previously, an attempt
St)i u3' two men to murder her husband.
\C,bllll't-EuRNING CASE.—The prosecution at the suit
i )411'n for Bible-burning at Kingstown was resumed on
'lt. en the Rev. Valdimir Petcherine, one of the tra-
-4 48 Du
r 54. t upon trial on a separate indictment, before the
rrtit Baron Green. The indictment charged in the
hqt,ttf,9lat the traverser, disregarding the laws and
/,re-
realm, and devising and intending to bring the
Nlitlit4,l4,
i Ilres of God, in the authorised version in the Eng-
ilis:hy ~.e, appointed to be read in churches, and generally
!iye4 tier Majesty's subjects professing the religion of
. ,!litoetiliSrch of England and Ireland as by law estab-
iklll4tecitiggalhoatnrett,eandhcoo ifitTionvp t
aatmioi.iffgtshtoeiNpmeopi!:.
kirp v!rtin printed copy of said "Scriptures, in 'the
tliiill,'lBlorb&c., consisting of the Old and New Testa-
I k'Vel,„ Saviour to be contemptuously burnt, profanely
VeAr,jesence of divers of Her Majesty's subjects, and
+41% ti!'n the destruction of said copy, did cause and ro
4 4ro did -
yre ), brown, and cast and throw said copy into a
Itl,4o,Cntil it was burnt, to the high displeasure of
it, etizio aud the great disrespect, discredit, and dishonour
qi,bue olt. established by law. There were seven other
't,'e 41 which charged the traverser with intending to
Vnlotfed churches of England and Ireland into con-
'tlll4l. version ; and another charged the burning of a
N 'l`ll-ellt• Several witnesses deposed to the facts
litlay, Jrial occupied all Friday, and till two o'clock
9V,4rter:ilen the jury, after having retired for about
klii,llkl. 10. an hour, returned into court with a verdict
4, the tte jury is sa to have been composed of seven
remainder bid
eing Protestants.