The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-20 00:00:00

THE EMPRESS EUGENIE.

ACcording to the Morning Post, the Empress will not
visit Hamilton. Palace ;. the Empress is simply travelling
in England and Scotland, and will not become the guest
of any subject 'before Her -Majesty pays a visit to
Windsor. This will take place as soon as the novelty
and progress of the journey shall have tempered her
franie of mind, which at present would only render suchii
an interview trying to both of the august ladies.
- The Empress, who- was attired in deep mourning, and
had a pale and languid appearance, in passing through.
York, on Saturday, visited the Cathedral, proceeding'
from the hotel in a cab. She was treated with every
reSpect• by, the :authorities, and. loudly, cheered, when
recognised by the people:
, Her -Majesty -reached Edinburgh at a quarter-past
eight o'clock the same evening.. The, crowd gave her
Majesty a very cordial cheer, hoth,as she alighted from
the train and as her carriage left the platform. Her Ma-
. jesty mid mite immediately proceeded to Douglas's HOtel,
where apartinents had been engaged for'their brief stay.
Apart from the popularity of her Majesty's character,
her' ancestral connection with Scotland is certain to
secure for: her a. very kindly reception north 'of the
Tweed.

- THE LATE ROBBERY AT WEST At'the
County Magistrates' Court, yesterday, before Messrs.
Benn and G. H.'llorsfall, George Woolright, dressed in
the garb of a mechanic, was charged with being con-
ceriied iri.the robbery, of the house of Mrs. Newboult
on the night of Thursday, the 9th of June, 1859, with:a
man named Coppin, who has since been. committed for
trial at the approaching winter assizes. Mrs. Newboult'
left the house all safe at about half-past six o'clock in
the evening, for the purpose of going for a walk with
her, hildren ; and, on her return shortly after, she found
that her house had been entered and gold rings, Watches,
plate, and srOons, had been stolen. Mr. Bluck appeared
for the prisoner, and cross-examined the witnesses with
greatingenuity, The evidence went to this effect, that
the prisoner, with the one already committed, were seen
together in a bcer-house, near the house, and upon Mrs.
Newboult and her fainily leaving, the two prisoners
were seen near the house, and Coppin to go in while
Woolright kept outside the back door, and was 'seen
to leave. Several witnesses spoke to the identity of the
two prisoners, and especially to that of Woolrig it ; and,
notwithstanding Mr. Muck's address t ) the la n.lll as to
the difficulty of identifying a person after so long an
interval, he was committed for trial at the assizes. The
prisoner was apprehended by Moody, the county!detec-
tive, at a shop he kept in Tithebarn-street ; and' when
told of the charge he said, " I have nothing to do with
the robbery, I have something else to do," but, subse-
quently, he said, " who is coming rap' against me, is
it Miss Haden? She is a bad little body, rapping',
against Coppen after he had squared with her: 'I have
received eight years and a half at Berniuda, and I
have had enough of it." The prisoner was committed
for trial at' the assizes with Coppin, the other offender.
THE SALT TRADE WITH FRANCE.—The following is
the copy of a letter addressed by Mr. Cobden to Mr. W.
Hadfield, the secretary of the Liverpool Salt Chamber of
Commerce Paris, 22, Rue de l'Universite, Nov. 14,
180.Sir,—In reply to your letter I beg to say, 'for
the information of your Chamber of Commerce, that, in
consequence of the inquiry respecting the branch of
production in which you are interested not having been'
brought to a close, it is not possible at present for
the French Government to fix-. the import duty on
salt. The inquiry may probably last several weeks
longer. In the meantime, however, as none of the
new duties about to be published on other articles will'
be brought into force, no inconvenience or loss Will be
experienced by- your particular branch of trade. Nor
will the delay affect injuriously the rate of duty, which
I ant confident will be framed in the same liberal spirit'
which characterises the remainder of the new tariff. I
remain, sir, your obedient servant, RicuiLnn ,COBDEN.'
W. Hadfield, Esq. If you should wish to make ftirther
inquiries, be good enough to apply to the Board of Trade."
Two VALUABLE TOPAZES D A valuable
topaz was found by a digger some timer ago, in a shaft
seventy feet deep, in a gravel drift, at Dunolly. EXter-
nally it was white in colour, with a. blueish tint in. the
centre, of irregular pebble shape, and fully two inches
long, or, as the finder described it, like a small, egg.
The largest knewn topaz in the world is supposed .to be
in the possession of one of the native princes of India,
and it is recorded as weighing
157 carats. That before
ns, in its cut fOrM, weighs 135 carats. The great Indian
,1
topaz was
valued
not many Years ago at something' like
£12,000. Unfortunately, in the great Australian topaz
which we are describing there is a flaw, which, though
it does not mar the brilliancy of the stone when viewed.
in a certain light, absolutely nullifies its commercial
value.' Another large blue topaz (weighing, in its uncut
form, 115 carats) has been brought to Mr. Crisp, of
Queen-Street. It has been tested' and pronounced a
fine stone. It was found in Gipps Land, and has . been
for fully fourteen years a little regarded chimney-piece
ornament in the house of the finder. It may be placed
side by side with the great Australian topaz,—Kelooume
Argus. ' • •

EXECUTION O INI.ULLINS, YESTERDAY.

The: kit: act of Alio Sten:icy 'tragedy was concluded
yesterday in the, grey coldness of the early moruin,*.
Long before the skv, showed any signs of dawn- the
irregtilar spac,e in 6out of 'l.lhVgate prtsdri. *as Ailed
with a rough crowd; and the streets leading into it con-
tinued to pour in More spectators till abont half-pa4t
seven o'clock... Close to the wall of the prison, a boarded
way leading to it., stood' a, gaunt erection that told its
own tale., Immediately around it a small sluice was,
kept clear by policemen, but from this circle there
extended in all directions a dense mob, filling. et ery
nook. and corner like water, . . : •
The oriniinal, meanwhile, who might almost have .
heard the hoarse murmur that went up from the crowd,
awaited his fate with extraordinary calmness. He made

no confession of his guilt even up to the last moment,
unless, indeed, he secretly admitted his crime to the
priest; and he steadfastly asserted his, innocence of Mrs.
Ernsley's death. One admission he'hai made, however,
that Emms is innocent of the murder. He has put
forward a long rambling statement in his own hand-
writing, to the same effect as his final address to the
judge at the trial, but this he still protests that the
evidencee against him was, false. An interest' will, 'no
doubt, be felt in this document, and we therefore print
it, leaving its involved.sentences intact.

STATEMENT, Nov. 19, 1860.
"I, James Mullins, do make this trne statement
against the charge,of murder whigh has been committed
on the night' of the 13th of August, in Grove-street,
Stepney, and for which I was charged and found guilty
through the most'false and gross perjury that was ever:
giFen in a court of justice. I do solcinnly declare
before my .God and the public that I returned home
'from my day's' work on the evening of the lgtk of
August between six and seven o'clock as sworn td,by a
man named Tyrell, where Ihad been that day at work
at No. I„Temple;terrace, dollingWoo&street, Bethnal-
green: When t returned home to 'My own hoMe, as.
atated, remained with my two sons talking to them
till supper, and afterwards retired to bed, and I do
declare that 'I did not leave, my bed till the morning
-after AUgust 13th;
"I 'do: also solemnly declare that, the two witnesses
from Hoxton, named Reninant, a taildi by trade, and
Mitchell;' a dock labotirer, I confess to m3' God that
.gyery Word they have:sworn against me :was totally
false and untrue. They swore this 'in the hope of
obtaining' Money, the produce of my blood, as the
Man Mitchell had stated- on the cross-examination
by. that--high; talented counsellor,' Mr. 'Best. There
was a boot produced on the trial 'which was found in a
driathole at 12. Odont-street, Chelsea, 'where I had lived,
but had left about three weeks before the boot was
found. That same hoot belonged to Mr. Melaney, who
had lived in the parlours of said. house but had left
some time before, and Came forward on Friday, but was
too late to giie ovidettoe that the shoe was his, but he
cast it away. This might have had great effect on the
minds of the jury. I dedlare that I never saw the hbot
till it was produced.at the Thames Police Court.
"As regards Sergeant Tanner's' evidence, he did not
dome justice as to what happened in the I drew
attention tOasOthe Bricks and to ail. old flag that were in
a corner. This he never mentioned. The flag was the
only thing he mentioned. ['ln the. dof!ntnent, of Which
this is a copy; a line was here OrCully erasel4 and the
following important statement added] —Although I
believe, Einms to be innocent •of the murder of Hrs.

I:deelare I never canto out OF illy room from 6 or 7
on. Monday till I .got up on Tucsi ly morning, my two
soh F, sleeping in the same room, having sworn that they
slept with me, iu the, same. room.

i‘ I ask any Man. of a family if there was a charge
made against- them' as there was made against me, who
could they apply to to exculpate him :but his family ?
~.My.ohildren proved the truth, but the truth was not
believed, but they who swore .my life away were guilty
of the blackest and falsest perjury. .
"I make this statement in order that the public may
.know 7that my life has been taken away by the most
false witnesses for
.the sake of money. They have no
right to any part of the retaid, 'and I hope they will
get none or it:
rbeg most sincerely that all, religious and charitable
people of England will extend a hand.to my widow and
children, in order that they may gain a livelihood. The
Rev. Mr. O'Callaghan, of 22, Finsbury-circus, has con-
Sented to receive subscriptions.
"My best thanks are due to Mr. Hubert Wood, my
solicitor, of 4,,C,oleman- street, 'and •to Counsellor Best,
and to the two sheriffs, also to the governor, and to Dr.
Gibson.. (Signerl)
JAMES. MULLINS.,7
In curious contrast to this document a letter has been,
received at .Neivgatie from an Official connected' with a
county prison in whicb Mullins Was' at one time eon-
When being removed with another prisoner to
Dartmoor, 'he took advantage' oe a menient's liberty to
make a furious. bloW with a stone at the official in ques-
tion. blow did not prove fatal, but seriously in-
jured the man. attacked. , His conduct during his
imprisonment on this occasion was exceedingly bad,and
he had to be constantly watched.
, At about a quarter to eight o'clock the two sheriffs,
the two . under-sheriffs, Mr; Jonas, the governor of
Nevigate, and some other gentlemen, entered Mullins's
cell. . He was told that, if he wished anything to be stated
he could take that opportunity, as he Wolildnot be heard'
Ottisidd. , tt Seertis that he had originally determined to
address the crowd from the. gallows, but he• had been
induced to' abandon this idea.- He said he had nothing
to add to his written. statement, which he gave to
Mr. Sheriff Abbiss. He seemed to be quite calm, and
but for a, little restlessness about the eye showed no out-
wardsigns of emotion. The gentlemen present stood
round the cell in a half circle, and the! painful silence-
was broken every now and then by a question from one
or other of them. Mr. Sheriff Lusk haS frequently
visited the wretched prisoner during the last few days,
and Mullins had frequently, asked him t 6 see to the wel-
fare of his wife and children. . He reminded the sheriff
Of his promise to do this, When he had been in the cell
a short time, and then took his hand and kissed it. ,
The minutes were ebbing awaysapidly now, and pre-
sently there Was a rattle at the .Iyor. It opened, and
another visitor entered—that official whose grisly duty
it is'to Carry out the punishment of death. Mullins suf.-
fered himself to be pinioned with extraordinary fortitude.
He placed his arms exactly as the executioner directed,
and Calcraft adjusted the straps With a dexterous rapidity
that told ho ;v often he had perforated the horrible task.
,The minutes bad all ebbed awaynow, and the ponderous
door was opened again, to let out the prisoner this time,
but to what a: delivery from prison ! The,man walked
old. unassisted, firm and courageous to the.last, if those-
noble words can be applied to the stony hardness that
brazenly acts a falsehood to the last, to that short-
sighted foolish audacity flint cares, only for the opinion
of, the world, when a dozen more steps-will lead into
another. ••

Mullins being a Roman Catholic. the burial service'
was omitted, and those who were present were spared
one ghastly feature which is commonly introduced into
the proceedings, It wet but a little way, to the,open_
door in the' pi-ism' wall ; the half; dozen people present
,were there in alow liniments. As the exccutioner,'the
prisoner, .and the priest mounted, the steps leading
to the scaffold, the hoarse sound. that filled the air in-
creased. There was me articulate sound from the crowd ;
an unusual degree of quiet, indeed, considering its
magnitude, which was. very 'great.. Twenty thousand
persons are said to have been there ; and -gazing down
upon 'the huge white sea of upturned' faces, one conld
believe anything'
as to the numbers present. The final
arrangements were now quickly made, the noose was
.adj fisted, the horrible cap drawn: over the face, and the
miserable prisoner:left to himself. A few moments-he
stoodthere on, the treacherous platform, his last resting-
place in 'this' world, a living man in health and in
strength within thirty seconds' of his death. The natural
longing for life had not in his case worn away under
the influence of a tedious disease; but shrinking, as
he must have been, froth feArfal fate with all his
sins upon hiS head, he stood,prepared to take the fatal
plunge, and learn the awful secrets of futurity. It was
, but an instant. There was no struggle, and there could
been no pain.

Na oohde►nncd sermon was preached on Sunday; as
Mullins was a Roman Catholic 'and did not attend the
chapel.

ALLEGED BRUTALITY ON BOARD
AMERICAN VESSELS.

We have received the following communications' in
reference to a paragraph under this heading which
•
appeared in our impression of yesterday,—and we insert
them with pleasure, regretting at the same time that
through the inadvertence of the party who supplied the
information the least injustice should have been, dene,•
even for a moment, to any one. It' was not the mate,
but a seaman on board the Calhoun who is charged
with -stabbing the man. Clements. With reference to
the case of Cramer, of the ship Normandy, we read
with satisfaction the letter kindly forwarded to us by
the United States Vice-Consul ; but it is probable that
on the man's recovery a more searching investigation
will be held:
• ." TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES.
" United States Consulate,
"Tower-buildings South, Water-street,
" Liverpool, November 19, 1860.
"SIR,---Referring to a paragraph in your paper this
morning,' headed °Brutality on Board American Ves-
sels,' I beg to enclose you a letter ,from the master of
the Calhoun, and doubt not you will comply with his
request. . •
"With reference to the . other statements contained in
the paragraph, I have taken the affidavits of a passen-
ger, the cook, and a number of the seamen of • the Nor-
Mandy,. and they give the most positive contradiction to.
the statement of the man Cramer.—l am, your obedient
servant, "HENRY cVILDINJ, Vice COUS111."
• '" "TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY TIMES.
" NO. 10, Goree Piazzas, Nov. 19, 1860.
4C SIR,—In your. issuer of this morning I observe an
article headed 'Brutality on Board American Vessels,'
in which it is stated that,an able-bodied seaman, named
William Clements, was brought to the Northern Hos-
pital, suffering from wounds, inflicted with a knife, in
his arm, breast; and various other parts of his body,
which injuries you state were inflicted ;on him by the
mate of the Calhoun, which arrived in the river on
Saturday.
"Now, Sir, the Calhoun was, on Saturday morning,
in the Bramley-Moore Dock. At about eleven o'clock
an. able-bodied seaman' rather worse for liquor, was
assisted on board the ship by some of the men about the
ship.' Seeing his condition; I told him to go to the fore-
castle, meaning that he should there remain until .he
got over the effects of the liquor. About half-past one the
ship was towed into the river, soon after which the mate
informed that a man in the forecastle had cut another
man badly on his wrist ; that one .said the other had
attempted to steal from him, which was the reason of
his having cut :him. As. I. do not allow any abuse by
-my officers of my crew,.and, do not like any difficulty on
board my ship, I gave directions to have them both sent
on shore, to have the case investigated by the proper
authorities. Accordingly they were both brought .on
shore, and given in charge of the police.
"This charge is no less than a libel on the mate, and
injurious to the captain and owners' f said ship. I
re-
quest that you will, to-morrow insert such an article
as will put such construction on-this case as will relieVe
the-mate, captain, and owners and consignees from all
blame.—Yours, &c., " D. H. TRUMAN."

' ACCIDENT AT SEA.--Yesterday. afternoon, a seaman,
named Robert Armstrong, aged 22, was brought to `the
Northern Hospital, suffering from a broken thigh. The
accident had taken place 0,4 sea•three weeks ago, by 'a
cask running against him, and the limb had remained
uneet-for the whole of the' intervening period.