The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-16 00:00:00

THE CULTIVATION OF COTTON.

Mr. J. Alloni, of Richmond, has sent the fol-
lowing letter to the papers, in yeference to the
recent COnininnicatiOn of Mr. Mack 4, of this
port, on the above shbeieet

Having observed in your impression of Monday a
letter from Mr. Mackay, of Liverpool, advocating the
growth of cotton in Queensland, I venture at this
critical period in the history of our cotton trade to
request space in your valuable paper for the following
remarks :

Cotton may be successfully cultivated in temperate
regions where there is a mean summer heat of 76 deg.
to 7 o deg., that of Winter being Mit loth than 46 deg. to
48 deg.

I think there can be no doubt that these conditions
exist in some parts of Australia in a very favourable

degree.

LIVERPOOL POLICE v COURT.-_ESTERDAT.

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)
PAT GARTLAND'S PAYMENT.
There are divers historical records of potentates
having resorted to strange ways of "elevating the
zephyr," or raising the wind, in order to pay their
_ _

debts—for instance, James IL coined old brass candle-
sticks and brass cannon to pay his soldiers, and old Hal
VIII., of blessed (?) memory, turned boot tops and
shoe soles into money representatives. If some one

could have found a California or an Australia at that

time he adld liatd heed Ozonised. Amongst the
various devices resorted to 1;7 monarchs and others, in
straitened circumstances, the following May ttikefi
as the last out to meet an engagement. What tete/

Lmily Pat Gartland may represent is at present un-

known; bat like many others who claim descent from
the kings of Egypt, Pat's stomach seemed to have been

vacant on Monday night, and as hunger will break
through a. stOile Wonder it got through the
walls of Pat's chest. tour, if people are hungry, there
are plentY, of benevolent individuals Who supply such
Wants, and Anne Duffy belongs tq the Mrs. Blaisestampi
who lend to thepoor thaileave a Oblige
keeps a place in Vauxhall-road, coninadril3.
eating-house ; but this is a misnomer, it should be

house where eating materals are had for payment. Into
the dams entered Pat, and called for a supper of the
best that the house could afford, and having regaled
himself in the best manner, he was walking away with-
out evens aping " y6tt; Ma'arn,," Mrs. Duffy vett•
tured to hint about his ierrseih
and said a trifle of money would be acceptable by way
of payment. The payment Mr. Gartland made was
blow on the face that knocked her down, and not con-
tent with that, he broke 10s. worth of property. This
was proved by two witnesses. The prisoner had nothing
to say in reply to the charge. His worship fined the
poisoner £1 for the assault and 10s. for the damage, or
one month's imprisonment.
notlst BREAKING AND ROBBERY.

John Berry, and William Taylor, were brought up
by detective officers Rigby and M'Carter. Mr. Bluck
appeared for Taylor. Both prisoners had only been
discharged two or three days ago, when they had been
up on a Charge of haiing broken. into the. shag of
Aldernian Woodruff; Park-laife; but the_ eiidenbe riot

being sufficient on that they Nit eie
The present case was as follows :—On thin rii tit Ct

Sunday last, between six and eight o'clock, the housed
of Mr. James Cromer, galvanised iron merchant, and
Mrs. Jones, of Carter-street, Toxteth-park, were broken
into, whilst the inmates were at church. Out of the
former there was stolen three ten pound notes, and IS
103. in gold, and from the latter £lO in gold, a watch,
and some silver spoons. Rigby arrested both th#
prisoners eatiy on Monday morning, one in Preston•
street, and the other in Springfield-street, but he got
nothing that would lead to a discovery of the robbery.
However; Officer M'earter, saw both the prisoners on
Sunday e.rening, liathFirbit 0e; about 400 yards
from the houses that were robbed, attd he ichind that a
,‘jemmy" had been used to force in the doors, and that
the same instrument had been used at both houses. A
woman named Janet M'Cloud was examined, and said
she saw Berry at Mr. Cromer's window, about eight
o'clock ; but on being pressed on cross-examination by
Mr. Bluck, she would not swear positively to his
identity, and said she did not see his face. Mr. Kthoe
said he could not offer any further evidence in the case.
Mr. Raffles said—Yon are both clever fellows, but you
will find the police too clever for you some day. I
would not be justified in keeping you on this evidence,
but you bad better leave the town. He then discharged
them. Mr. Kehoe ; I will order all the police who
may see them out at night, to take them up, whether
they are doing anything Or not.
(lidofe getsig4 AtdEtistix and EAELE,)
A GOOt) CHARACTER t_

MargaretWillians, with about half a dozen aliases, WWI
brought up by
I
charge :—lt appeared that a Mrs. tloeu,win ' who lives
- D!tectivc-officer Cozens on the following
in Phythian-street, wanted a servant, and she had a tole.
posted in a fruit shop in London=roatii intimating her
want. The prisoner applied rot the sittiatioit; glbd *RI
sent ttl Mfs: who asked her had At, a good
character. Of course ate gale aii account tlf
herself, and referred also to a lady. ko, Ocom4iii left
her in care of the house, and went to enquire about had
from the lady referred to, and, when she came back she
found the girl of " excellent character" gone, and every-
thing she could lay her hands upon had disappeared into
the bargain. The police were then informed of the fact,
and Cozens set to work, and soon found this model maid-
of-all-work, together with the property stolen, The
prisoner was sent to gaol for three months.
(Before Mr. CASTELLAIN).
A PATRON OF AUCTION ROOMS.

BREACH OF PROMISE.

A FICKLE RIFLEMAN.

(Sittings at Nisi Prius at Westminster, before Mr. Baron
BRAMWELL and a Common Jury.)
TRICKER V. VAN HOLST.

This was an action brought before the Court of
Exchequer, on Monday, for breach of promise. The
defendant pleaded that the plaintiff was not ready to
marry him, that a reasonable time had not elapsed, and
that the defendant had not refused to marry the plaintiff,
as alleged,

Mr. Edwin lames, ct.o., and lqr. Butler tigliy, mere
counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Huddlesioni and
Mr. T'owc,.ll, Wfre counsel;, fd7.' the .
lkt;. EriV!'in ,:rati,es, in stating the case to the jury, said
the plaintiff was a young lady, 21 years of age, and the
defendant was 28. The plaintiff's parents, who at one
time resided in Essex, were dead, and she resided with
her brother-in-law, a gentleman named Staines, in Mary-
lebone. The defendant was a gentleman well known in
the musical world, both in London and Worcester, and
the brothevin-law and defendant's father, who lived also
in Marylelichie, *ere chi iritimdte Tice defendant
was introduced to the plaintiff, a yoUng lady of eon-
siderah.le, aiircietieni in il;t6
fBeo, And hi bei.qnie enamoured of her. He made
proposals to the young lady and also to the brother-in-law,
and in consequence of his representations, and that his
income was £5OO a year clear, he was accepted. The
defendant suggested that the marriage should take place
in about six weeks or two months from that time ; but
the la.dy..anl her brother-in-law objected, and July was
filed ilia t. It was Understood the marriage would
Lice place in that month, and provision was niade for it.
The defendant in January left for Worcester, and the
parties corresponded on affectionate terms, the plaintiff
considering herself the defendant's affianced bride. A
number of letters passed between them, to some of which
he (the learned counsel) would call their attention, The
first was as follows :-=••

" 9, High-street, Worcester, Feb. 5, 1860.
"My own dearest Fanny,—l devote to you the first
leisure. moment I have had since my return to my native
hearth-stones—(laughter)—and I feel assured your kind
consideration will acquit me of anything approaching
negligence in delaying till ndtto emits; *lieii you re-
Menthe' the eitin jay I remained in town, and the
6drige'q'tielit harass of compressing three days into two.
i shall not attempt to express the sorrow I felt at leaving
you at Euston-square on Thursday; my only consola-
tion was that the separation would only be temporary,
and that you remained with those who would watch and
guard over you and protect you. I disliked enessively,
in the frame of mind I was Allen in, being invited
to join the party of Miss Jay's girls. I would infinitely
have pfeferred being alone to my own thoughts, which,
being about you, how much much more agreeable would
it have been ? However, I had as pleasant a ride as
under the circumstances I could have expected. t hoped
you remained the day with MY nidthei•; aild eorisdied her
for the loss or her darliti (latigliter), or at least remained
with her till her father's return. I suppose you are
aware we hailed each other en route —our respective
trains staying simultaneously at a railway station. I
did not reach home that night till near ten, having, as
you know, to make arrangements with a new school,
which, however, does not promise overwhelmingly bril-
liant ; however, I must make the best of it, and not the
worst.

"I am fondly anticipating the pleasure of seeing you
down here at Exeter with Mrs. Staines and my mother,
Give my love to your sister, and ask her to make
arrangements for accompanying you. I hope friend
Rump (laughter) is recovering his temper now I am
away. He has, I think, been lately suffering front the
loss of it. Do not ask him to accompany you doini
here, however much I admire hinie I hdlie my dear
pet, you take care of yourself and avoid all draughts.
Recollect there is another now bound up with your
existence, for I should not survive you. (Laughter).
"Excuse a very hasty !pit. -43 you may imagine
Ihave a great..,;ea.l. to do, and now, although Sunday, I
nave got some friends dropped in who torment me sadly
with their conversation, and force me very reluctantly
to conclude,

"neceife Elie tHilitande of my unalterable love arid
atreatiorti gad believe me, dear Fanny, ever yours,

d, M. V. IL"
" Give my kindest remembrance to all friends."
The next letter was dated February 12 i—=
"My dearest Fanny,—l eideedingly annoyed last
Sunday td be ititeritipted by visitors while engaged in
the pleasant task of writing to you; but the Motto of an
Englishman's house being his castle does not, I believe,
apply to bachelors, as one of the penalties of their posi-
tion is being at all times supposed to be open to visits,
and to-day I Rai-6 rooni rdit, afid while f now
write am almost distracted by the incessant conversation
around. Your letter gave me more pleasure than I can
express, although I am not disposed to forego the anti-
cipated happiness of seeing you and Carry here at Easter.
I hope she will reconsider her decision, and favour me
with her presence.
" I have been so very much engaged that until yester-
day I had no time to get a ring to send you as a pledge
of my love,; I shall send it by post to-morrow, so that
you will receive it in a valentine on Tuesday. Write to
me on that day to let me know if you receive it
safely. Accept that ring, dearest Fanny, as an emblem
of love for you without end. Should you, however,
not like it, pray do not hesitate to let me know, as
I will otherwise change it. In return, my dear, do send
tne your portrait ; lam absolutely dying for it. (Laughter.)
Send it without fail on Tuesday. I will send
you *Mine as soon as my uniform as a rifleman is ready—
(laughter)—as mp fancy suggests being taken in that
dress--(renewed laughter.) We are to have what I
think is a good style of dress—the dark green, trimmed
Vrith a scarlet, and a shako. (Laughter.) Do not think
tot a moment, from my remarks in my former note
about. Rump, that I fancy you still give him any
encouragement ; my dearest Fanny, I have the greatest
confidence in your tonstant
and although a great dis-
tance separates tts, yet I-fervently trust that will make
no diftetthiselti our loyalty and faith to each other."
The letter concluded with, "Believe me, et
sweetest p
ever yours, lovingly,
IL v. R.„ _
A letter of the 19th of
.Febniary contained lowinthe fol-
g :

"I trust the time, however, is not far distant when I
shall have no necessity to console myself with a likeness
and that my kisses may meet with a reciprocal feeling
from the object of my heart's dearest affection. lam glad you like the ring ; I thought it would just have
fitted your third finger, from the size you told me when
in town. Perhaps the second finger will do equally to
remind you of the solemn promises of constancy we
matle. I trust you are not forgetting, and in the gaie-
ties of London being oblivious of the existence of him
whose very soul is dependent upon your love. Do not
keep me long without the pleasure of a letter ; I read
and re-read them a thousand times, and in each time
vivify your angelic presence. Each time I read them it
is with renewed pleasure. Give my love to Carry. and
be assured of the devotion of ever yours, M. V. II."
In July, when the defendant came to London to
attend the volunteer review by her Majesty, in Hyde
Park, be called on the plaintiff, and saw the dresses
that had been provided for the wedding ; and there was
every reason to believe that the wedding would have
taken place as intended, but such, however, was not to
be. On the sth of August the plaintiff received the
following letter :

" My dear Miss Fricker,—My long silence must, I
think, have caused you to surmise that which I feel my
painful duty now to ask, viz., that cur correspondence
should cease, as the only means of averting a future
which I feel could not be otherwise than an unhappy
one. Our characters are too dissimilar, the incompati-
bility of our temperaments too great for any other
results to ensue, and I can hardly expect that you could
readily relinquish the gaieties of London for an

exile in a dull provincial town—(laughter,)—where
with a knowledge of having imposed so great
a sacrifice on the part of my wife I could never be
happy, and under these circumstances I must request
You to absolve me from a promise, the keeping of which
I feel convinced would he fatal to the happiness of us
both, even were I in a position (as regards pecuniary
means) to do so. I can never cease regretting the pre-
cipitation which induced the engagement last Christmas
—a precipitation for which, however, I was not only to
blame—and I cannot express the sincere sorrow I feel,
that through having misconstrued the feelings I enter-
tained towards you I have placed you in a position far
from that which your goodness and amiability deserve.
" Had time permitted, I should have endeavoured to
have seen you on my return from Margate, but my
attendance having been urgently required here, I was
unable to do more than pass from one station to another.
Believe me when I state most emphatically that I neither
write this at the dictation of any one, or under the in-
fluence of any other attachment. I have but one
motive, which is to avoid placing us both in a false
position, beyond the power of recall.
" Dear Fanny, farewell. Forgive me the pain I
caused you, and if in after years we ever meet again,
may you have found some one happier than I am, and
in whose tenderness you will have forgotten all of me
save one kind remembrance like that which shall never
cease cherishing towards you.
"Permit me to subscribe myself your friend and well-
wisher.
" MATTHIAS VON HOLST."
The plaintiff, much surprised naturally at receiving
such a letter, handed it to her brother-in-law, and he
replied in indignant terms.
After some remarks from the learned counsel on the
general nature of the case, he called
Mr. Staines, the brother-in-law. He deposed to the
defendant's proposing to bins for his sister-in-law, and
that he had a clear income of £5OO per annum. He
was accordingly accepted, and some of the wedding
dresses were purchased. In July, when the plaintiff
called, he saw them. He had provided them.
Cross-examined—The defendant had been acquainted
with the plaintiff about a fortnight before he proposed
to her. lie did not know till within the last three days
that the defendant was involved in pecuniary difficulties.
Re-examined—He was induced to accept him for his