The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-10-11 00:00:00

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A correspOnderd Of the' tim'es. says —All the irotts
plates hitherto emploP:d zn defendi4 the sides of ships
have been secured in position LY a series of Volts and
nuts fitting in to corresponding perfo:kt:....,. drilled
tluoughl.te
,iron Pl4eS as well as the wooden of:Aft*
hull of the ship itsPir. Some of the bolts • are as much
.
as 20 to 24 inches long bi 2 ilichea- diameter, and have
either a square or conical head at one end and double
nuts at the other. On the impact of the sbol—be it
either of the 68-pounder round or any of the Vations
kinds of elongated projectiles—if the plate, in a large
number of instances, be not perforated the bolts are
nevertheleis driven inboard with very destructive effect.
Having
.myself been present at many of these trials, I
can testify to the grave nature of the casualties to be
apprehended unless the proper steps be taken to remedy
this defect.

At this particular stage I wish to point out in what
manner the influence of the press might be brought to
bear for the national advantage.
As soon as this defect was duly ascertained and
acknowledged by the authorities, thinking men were
devising means to overcome the evil: To my own
knowledge plane. were submitted in the latter part of
last year to the Admiralty Board, plans which, in the
Opitiott of that Board, completely obviated the grave
defects before Mentioned: Of my own knowledge, tod,
I cat state. digit the .MIIS telsort urged why the ships
then building it so eonstrtteted was, that
the contracts, enibracing O/d ptineiplesi Were already
made, and that my Lords could not their interfere With
the execution of such contracts without great Won-
venience to the public service. However difficult it
may be for the public to credit the announcement, it is
still a fact that notwithstanding the approval of the new
plan by the Admiralty, and the evidence of their own
committee, the old system is about to be repeated. •
The defects of the present method of fixing iron
plating are these :-1. When struck by shot, the bolts
are either driven inboard or broken, or the plates are
cracked from hole to hole if the plate struck be not
broken, it curls up at the comets and edges, 2. In a
seaway it is next to impossible, from the vast number of
bolt-holds passing through the hall and plates, to keep
the teasel Water-tight. In spite of every precaution
caulking does ildt perfectly keep Otit the water, and in
anything like heavy weather the Vessel leaks like a
sieve.

ATTEMPTED MURDER • AND ROBBERY

OF A TRADESMAN AT LEEDS.

A little after five o'clock on Monday morning, a
most determined and vindictive attempt at murder was
made tit New Wortley, a populous manufacturing
village to the Soitth.:weft of Leeds, by a firebrick maker,
named John Rensiditlik; itpo'ff g grocer residing in the
same township; named Stephen Upton: The latter
had been savagely cut ab'ont the head d "eliopp'er"
or hatchet, and he was in such a darigerons position
that his deposition was taken by Mr: Barr, Magistrates" .
clerk' hefore Ralph Markland, Esq., one of the borough
magigtriiteS. Mr. English, chief constable of Leeds,
was also present. Ltiptoifa deelaration was to the fel-
lowingeffect :
"I live at 29, Horlfork-street, Nesi Wortley, in a
house by myself, having no wife or family. The Woifiati
who comes to clean for me is the wife of the prisoner,
John Kenworthy, who resides at 3, Campbell-street,
New Wortley, about 200 yards from my house. Mrs.
Kenworthy has generally come to clean for me on Fri-
days and Saturdays, and was at my house last Saturday
evening,: On that night, about six o'clock, the prisoner
dame to see his wife. Mrs. Kenworthy went to, the
door rind they were about a minute or two in
conversation. Slie left My beam: oti Saturday night
about half-past seven o''ClOck: I keep a grocer's and
provision shop, which commtinieiteS by at eiternal
communication: My bedroom is over fbe
about five minutes past five o'clock this (Morn ay)'
morning I was awoke by a knocking at the outer
door, and my dog, which is kept Within the house,
began to bark. I looked out of the window, and then
saw the prisoner. He said he wanted some castor oil.
I put on my, trousers, drawers, and stockings, and
Went downstairS, in •my slippers, taking with me a
lighted Caddie," Keri Worthy afterwards bought some
other articles, and Vriptoil Continues " I turned
my back, toWards the prisoner, With the candle. in
ray hand; and began to reckon ttp, grid whilst stand-
ing td thA pe,sitiori lie struck Mc a violent blow
OTT the back of the tread: I did not see With what he
struck me, but I was knodke'd down by the blow, having
then no hat on my head. Prim:Met sfrifeft nre a second
time on the head, as I was on. the floor, butdid not
speak to me. I felt,stunned, but was not inseneible:
Whilst this second blow Was being struck the light was
knocked out. I managed to get on my legs, and then
I got hold of the prisoner, and we scuffled together for
some time. he at times being at the top, and I at other
times, I felt myself bleeding from the head whilst this
scuffling was going on. Prisoner next got me to the
bottom or the steps leading upstairs, and he there bit
my no 'savagely,
.and I then bit his thumb or finger.
After this; / nianaged td. dt0.31:1 into the shop on my
hatids arid knees; Mid diiripg that time I heard the pri-
soner going upstairs, grid I aftetWards heard him knock-
ing about in my bedroom over the shop I grot into the
street. I then found that' I was covered all over with
blood, and I cried out Murder !' •In my bedroom
there' is a chest of drawers, and a washstand with two
drawers. My money was in my pocket. Under the
chair, on which I had placed the goods whilst I reckoned
up their ' value, was found a hatchet or chopper.'
This hatchet was afterwards. shown to me, and T declare
that I had no such instrument about my house, and I
• don't kfidsf tet Whom it belonArs.”
This declaration hating been duly signed, Kenworthy
was taken into.. custody to Leeds, Oltere he was subse-
quently broeght up at the Town Hell, and othifg'cr) with
the murderous assault upon Mr. Lupton. It was thee
stated in evidence that Mr. Lupton was suffering from
two severe wourids on the bead, which had 'evidently ,
been inflicted sehre instrument like 'the hatchet in
question ; and that he 'silts ling in a very dangerous
position, the cuts being of such a ciritrgeter as to render
it a matter of wonder that he was not killed dli the spot.
It was also shown that the drawers in Mr. Luptoteo
bedroom had been rummagek but whether anything
had been taken away by the prisoner had not yet been
ascertained. Kenworthy 'was apprehended shortly after
the alarm was s,riYen, but he had then changed his black
trousers, which were stated to be marked with blood,
and was wearing a pair of ordinary' drab or corded
trousers. He is only twenty-five years 'of ar.. The
prisoner, when apprehended, was found to be snit- .
fering from a recent wound on his right thumb, which
looked as if it,had been caused by a bite. The prisoner
was remanded until 'Wednesday. Mr. Lupton, whose
skull is fractured in trio places, cannot, in the opinion
of the medical man, recover. The prisoner, Kenworthy,
has been itt embarrassed circumstances for some time,
°Wing to numerous, plaints issued againstlim from the
County Court, and it is supposed that he contemplatedthe robbery of Mr. Lupton its a means of speedy and
immediate relief, 'His murderous attack had evidently
been premeditated, for he had made arrangements 'to
leave'his residence, in Campbell-street, early on Monday
morning,. and. was actually engaged in preparing his
furniture, &c., for removal when taken into custody by
the police.

A JEST MADE EARNEST.—The New York Spectator •
has the following paragraph :—" 'Peccavi.--The
Tri-
6tii in its literary column to-day,' gives currency to a
story that has been going the rounds for some time. It
states *that Sir Charles 'Napier, after the battle of Meanee.
communicated -the result In a single word; Peceavi,'
i. e. I have sinn'd,(Scinde). The pun was perpetrated,
not by Sir Charley, but by one Mr. Thinch, of Loudon.
His jolly old face will no doubt wear a broad grin 'when
-he observes the Tribune's mistake." The jest alluded
to has had the fortune to be accepted as grave historical
truth by others, as *ell as the writer in the TribtMe.
It' has -been solemnly recorded in a • recent work on
India, and only a few
days since the Times, seeking a
parallel for one of Garibaldi's laconic despatches, repro-
duced, with amusing gravity, Punch's • old joke, as a
veracious incident in history. Nevertheless it was hut
a quip, eontributed• to Paritks pages some years back -
by a casual carrespondent.
AMA.TEIIR THEATRICALS AT BADEN-BADE:I.—The ex-
penses of the amateur theatricals at Baden-Baden this
season have been enormous. Everything must be done in a
particular style to please and accord with the high taste
found at that reunion of great names and large fortunes.
The author must write expressly for them, and the piece
Must be then Consigned to oblivion--a fate which might
hate been, perhaps, marked out for it had it been pro-
dticed in the ordinary way. The little comic opera of
the " Colombe" 'cost 43,000 f. to put on the stage, and
was played twice, to be heard no more. M. de Pene's
comedy, "A la canipagna.." cast 30.000 f. The joke
of the play was against the English—if we do not make
good plays we are the cause of their being made.
'Laura, the daughter of Lord Farrington, is left by him
on a visit to Count and Countess Peumarck. Laura
lives on sentiment and vegetables. The Count is a
roast-beef eater, of the most formidable character. He,
of course falls in love with the young English lady, to

the horror of Madame la Comiesse: • The count, to
please the sentimental vegetarian, starves himself—herd
is the drollery of most of the scenes. The countess,
to escape the. consequences of the attentions of her hus-
band,to.the yeung girl, takes her away on' a visit. The
moment their backs are turned, the count commences
culinary operations on a 'grand scale ; but the vegetarian
sentimentalist has forgotten something, and returning—
horror of horrors !—she discovers the sour vend eating
for a dozen ! Her love is cured, and the curtain falls.
.THE ;SUNKEN TRIEASITRE IN THE WRECK OF THE
ROYAL CHARTER.—Within the last few days public
attention has been drawn to a notice inserted in the
daily journals, at the instance of the Marine Depart-
ment of the Board of Trade, announcing that a quantity
of jewellery, watches. and other valuable property, reeo-
vred from the wreck of the ill-fated Royal Charter, had
come into their possession. The various arti.lles' were
described, in order that they might be claimed by the
owners, the necessary application having to be, made
to the
_secretary of the Marine Department.. At

first this notice gave rise to the, impression that
the divers had resumed work on the wreck, and
that. the jewellery in question was the result. of
their labour ;
,hut on inquiry we ascertained that the
property alluded to was recovered as far back as lovemb9r
last, and that since the divers were withdrawn from the
spot in January last, the wreck has to all intents been
abandoned. so 'far as regards the operations for recovering
the treasure. This suspension seems the more unaceount-
is still between £40,000 and .£.50,000 in sovereigns and
able from the circumstance that it is believed that there
gold buried in the sunken wreck, most, or some of which,
no doubt could be readily recovered by the divers. Even
up to the last day of the op:Tation almost every bucket
sent up yielded gold to a considerable extent. The
reason assigned for suspending the work was the great
expense of the steam tug, lighters, and other attoildent,
on the divers; and eventually the underwriters
sold the wreck for £l,OOO to Messrs. Gibbs, who were
to undertake the recovery of the remainder of the trea-
sure,
rinegbtrhoteight round from Liverpool to • the
working expenses, .&e.: Tugs and
lighters de d twi et"
the iron work, &c., of the ship,. but nothing
has tti nhgeen
wreck, and some operations took place with a view of
done towards recovering the gold. The
bankers who NO the largtst consignments in the Royal
eup
Charter admit that all belonging to, them has been reco-
vered, but ' the underwriters assert that there is from
£lB,OOO to £20,000 in sovereigns, covered by policies
owners compute
the insurance, to be regained c while the ompute
the gold and money in possegaimr f
othe passengers to
have amounted to at least ;40,000 which is 'm - . the
wreck. . • ' _

LEGAL JOKES. -
BY HUGH BARCLAY, ESQ., LL.D., SHERIFF-
SUBVITITTE OF PERTHSHIRE.

in fife Ptheishnteni Section of the Association
fen' the irfottiAoif of Snaiai gclence, Mr. Sheriff
Barclay, of Perth, Matte the following instructive
send' arnlibing obberVatials
herift. Baklay had two preliminary suggestions to
Make— First, whether; instead of hating so many
papers read; it nrigliti not be better to have only one
comprehensive disquisition each day, which ;night lay
the foundation for ample discussion, as at present little
One was left for members to discuss the important
matters brought before them. What is vtriteen can be
printed and read by thousands, bat thoughts, however
valuable, seder embodied in words, may be for ever lost.
He felt assured arld grieved that many eminent men who
had thought much and dec.,.2lY this and other subjects,
and who were now present, wotid nevertheless have no
opportunity of giving expression to their sentiments.
His next suggestion was, that the five eidellent papers
read that forenoon on various branches of the national
shz If -Drunkenness instead of being buried in the large
volunists of the Tra'nsactions of the Association, should,
by some of the many societies for the promotion of tem-
perance, be immediarety printed in a small and cheap
volume, and widely circulafedi.
The only paper on which he world desire to make a
frrmarks is that of his friend Dr. who treats
o Dipsomania.
to substitute a 2' for his D, as TiPsomanitt would be
much more level to common understanding, and as near
the truth. From long and close investigation, he was
satisfied that this formed a distinct moral disease, and
required treatment as much as any other phase of mental
alienation; and it would be a blessing to the individuals
themselves, as well as a safeguard to the public, that
such individuals were kept under some species of kindly
restraint. In the view of some, intoxication is an
aggravation of crime; With others, it is thought an alle-
viation ; but in the eye of the law it makes no difference;
and the man in his sound and sober senses is dealt with
alike as the man whose mind and volition are entranced,
and for a time in abeyance. The Greeks punished the
criminal drunkard first for the crime, and next for the
drunkenness, its cause.
To illustrate these views, he (the Sheriff) had got
carefully made out statistics from Perth Prison, which
he would hand to Dr. Peddie, and one or two of which
he then read. At the top of his list there stands a young
woman, aged 30, who, during the last sixteen years of
her life, has spent six years and seven months in prison.
Last Week she had gone out from her ninety-ninth im-
prisonment, and the Sheriff felt assured that bad this
great Meeting been postponed but another week, she
would hate emnpieted her centenary.* This woman,
when sober, is most 'petite end industaibus, and no kind
of female work, however fine, comes amiss to her skilful
hands. She was never known to. steal ; bat as soon as
she imbibes the least of strong drink, she proceeds with
rapidity, until she becomes outrageous, and then her
propensity is decidedly vitreous, and public lamps and
shop windows are her peculiar victims. In one case she
broke a valuable window of a city magistrate, with the
avowed intention of gettinc, him to send her back to her
qiiarters of periodical rest.' Some good people, on one
occasion obta'ine'd her admittance to a Lunatic Asylum ;
but here the fell climmitl, dwelt on by Dr. Peddie
occurred, and she was discharged as perfectly of sound
mind, which resulted in a mere transfer from the Asy-
him to the Prison, where for upwards of sis years she
has been supported at the public expense.
A number of the other cases illustrate the position
of lir. l'erddie, that Dipsomaniacs, when of a furtive
propensity, uniformly steal the same species of article :
one covets shoes, ancither bottles, and a third blankets.
The Sheriff had sent one rnan so often to prison for
stealing spades, and thoagh no card-player himself, he
was inclined to thing that the knave of spades had past
often through his hands. One old soldier was frequently
convicted of theft, and at last transported, and the
only article of his drunken acquisition was the Bible.
The most extraordinary ease that ever came under his
notice was tried at the Perth Autumn Circuit, 1858.
In ease it was thought a fiction, he had brought
'Ojai him', and now exhibited, the printed indictment.
It contsined seen acts of separate thefts, on different
days and places, and as the article is printed on a
separate line—it will be, fonrtd to be but one article
—" a tub "—" a tub " seven times repeated ; a com-
plete " Tale of a Tub." There were the agnavation
of five previous convictions of theft; and tl;ese, too,
were also of the same favourite article—a t/4! In
fact, the same useful article was twice and thrice
stolen, sold, recovered, and again stolen. The man,
whose name, it is strange to say, was :Thomas Grubb,
was rather nice in his discrimination of the article of his
affection. It was no ordinary " tub to catch a whale,"
but one of a peculiar size, shape, and generally of a
sky-blue colour. But the chief recommendation was,
that its exchangeabie value was for a certain quantity
of strollg drink, in which the tub was swiftly liquidated.
The Sheriff' cut out from the newspaner the report of
the trial, which Ire read as follows : Thomns, Grubb,
Dundee, was accused of stealing seven washing-tabs
from various places in thrmlee and Montrose, aggravated
by five previous convictions, also for stealing tubs. The
prisoner pled guilty; and Mr. Campbell Smith, who
appeared for him, stated, in extenuation, that the priso-
ner's penchant for tubs seemed to be a sort of insanity.
The Court refused to sustain this plea, and sentenced the
prisoner to four years' penal servitude."
Dr. Peddie had alluded to the objection which was
raised against putting under public restraint those un-
fortunates who were proved habit and repute incapable
of self-restraint, namely, that this Would be opposed to
the liberty of the subject. This is a mistaken view of
that precious privilege, Liberty. does not consist in
doing whatever a man pleases, but in doing what is rigy
Liberty to do wrong is licentiousness. It is not the
liberty "of a *subject," hut "of the subject," which
means the common weal, and not individual action
opposed to • the general welfare. He is reminded of a
story he had somewhere read of a signboard which,
being stretched across a narrow alley in some wretched
(Natter of London, had become the resort of suicides,
ItlaY suspended themselves by means of this most
convenferrt gallows. At last the neighbourhood
hired a watchman to rid themselves of this painful
niMance. An intended self-sacrificing victim came to
the place of common resort, and when prevented by the
watch, he exclaimed, with great indignation, "Where,
now, is the boasted liberty of the subject ? " The
riffle are entitled to their rational liberty from the
annoyance of those who abuse their liberty, or by reason
of their degraded condition are incapable of enjoying
liberty, unless at the sacrifice of the liberty of all
around them.
Dr. N . M(Lcod (who was in the chair) observed that
puns must be tolerated in the punishment section, but
had allowed his friend, Sheriff Barclay, rather more
than the prescribed time, though he could not stop him.
,—Glasyme Paper,
* We learn' that the Sheriff, on his return, found his pro-
phecy realised, and the., young woman had commenced her
hundredth term.

TAIS DAY WEEK.—A HOLIDAY.—From the follow-
ing announcement—made by Mr. Raffles, yesterday,
from the police bench—it appears that this day week
will he kept as a holiday, on the occasion of the opening
of the Free Library. His Worship stated that on next
Thursday he would.sit at nine o'clock in the morning
and dispose of the night, charges, and such cases as
would occupy but a brief time, so that the people who
would have business at the court might have the benefit
of the holiday. He would not take cases in which
attorneys were engaged, as that would occupy too much
time.

THE Naw RITYI. Srnkstrit.—The new Rhyl steamer
Denbigh, built by Mr. Laird, of Birkenhead, for Messrs.
Napier and Co., commenced running on. Monday, and
made a first-rate passage against a head winl and heavy
sea. She is a fine boat.and every one speaks of her in high
terms. As well as being a fast craft, she is fitted up in
a superior and comfortable manner, and is altogether a
credit to her builders and proprietors, and calculated 'to
be of much advantage to the station she is put on.
THE MALAROFF MUSIC LIALT...—This is the age of
rational amusement. People must have recreation, and
therefore it is of importance to have it of the best, and,
at the same time of the cheapest description, with due
attention to • propriety. Mr. D. Lowrey has opened a
spacious and appropriate saloon. in Cleveland-square,
and has engaged some of the best and most popular
vocalists, who appear every evening at this favourite
place of entertainment. The establishment is conducted
with scrupulous regard to propriety, and the entertain-
ments cannot fail to prove attractive, as the artistes are
clever and amusing. Such a house as this was required
in that portion of the town ; and being superintended
by the talented and dramatic proprietor, who is an
universal favourite, the visitor may calculate on a rich
treat, and a visit will convince anyone that our remarks
are correct.
DEATH or THE REV. MR. SHERIDAN.—The Rev.
Mr. Sheridan, Roman Catholic priest of St. Mary's,
Edmund-street, died at his residence, St. Paul s-square,
on Monday. after a short illness. lie was a gentleman
respected by all classes, independent of religion. Zealous
and indefatigable in his exertions to supprNs secret and
dangerous illegal societies, he succeeded in banishing all
such from among the lower orders of his flock. He was a
friend to the poor of every class, and his loss will be long
felt by .the humbler classes of Irish, by whom his labours
were much appreciated ; and who deeply deplore his
demise.' The remains of the rev. gentleman will be
removed for interment this day at Atgburth, and there
will be an extensive procession of his flock and of the'
societies connected with • the religious communion to'
which he belonged.
We are proud to be enabled to announce that, as far
as municipal elections are concerned, S. Siddeley,-Esq:
has been duly eleeted for South Toxteth Ward, in con-
sequence of the vacancy occasioned by the death of Jas.
Robertson, Esq. ; and we do trust that West Derby
Ward, and others which will have the opportunity of.
electing members on the Ist of November, will take an
example from the South Toxtethonians, and elect men
of reputation and respectability. literally speaking..
ABDUCTION or A SERVANT-GIRL BY 'ROMAN CATHO7
.LICS, AT WARWICK:—A labouring man of the name of
Gates applied to the borough magistrates at Warwick,
on Monday last, soliciting their advice under the fol-
lowing circumstances:—He stated that about six months
ago-his daughter, who was about 16 years of age, was
engaged as servant to a Mr. Norman, chemist, of War-
wick ; that after. the girl had been there some little
time, he found pat Mi. Norman was a Roman
Catholic. He then wished his daughter. to give her
master notice ; hut some obstacles arose which pre-
vented her leaving, and about three weeks ago

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she returned home, saying that she had another
$, place." and was going to it, but could not tell them
where it was, hut would write to them when she arrived
there. No tidings of her whereabouts having reached
the applicant, he went to Mr. Norman, her late master,
to inquire where he had sent her. ' Mr. Norman, at first,
professed his ignorance of where she had gone, hut,
after continued imnortuaities on the part of the father
and mother of the' girl, he produced a letter written
by the girl to Mrs. Nornrtn, from the "Servants'
Home" at Birmingham, which is under the manage-
ment of nuns, in which the girl stated that she had
attended miss, .was very happy, and "liked " one of the
"sisters." The applican said that he • had' ne doubt
the letter was in the 7irlt's own writing, but he did not •
believe she had indited it.• He was anxious that the
girl should lee removed from, the charge. of the Roman
Catholics. ;The girl's father was accompanied by the
Rev. Mr. Janieson, vicar of the parish in which the girl
had lived. and several other clergYme", of the t"wn.:---.
- The bench .re commended that as. the girl was under fige,
and was believed to. have heen enticed to the t, hoiDe.r
that the applicant should go to Bilmingliain and demand
his daughter ; if that failed, a writ of habeas -corijus
might be obtained from the Queen's Bench.—The der-
. gymen and the father of the girl stated that they should
adopt the suggestion of the bench., .

LIVERPOOL POLIO. COUlg.--YEsTERDAT.

(Before Arr. RAFrLEs.)
A BLAeIt)GUATai:

A respectably-dressed person, named JOhn Dalaiel, was.
charged by a police-officer, who said lie saw. Mtn' in Chttch—
street the previous evening worse for drinkl• saw him catch.
hold of two respectable females, on of whom' said to him, "go,
away, you nasty fellow," when he made use c a, very filthy
expression to her, and made a kick at her, so he tcok.him into.
custody. Mr. Baffles: You did quite right; it is tocobad.that
fellows like this are allowed to insult and annoy resettille-
fematetto the streets. I shall punish such fellows, anelkeep,
the streets respectable. I line him 10s., or a month's iretorti—
sonmtnt.

TO MEMBERS OF BUILDING SOCIETIES & OTHERS•
91HE Subscriber has several Lots of DWELLING-HOUSES,
1 &c., worthy tke notice of small capitalists and members
.of building societies, TO BE DISPOSED OF, on terms favour-
:able to purchasers. Apply to George Thompson, Estate Broker,
34, Exchange-street East.