The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-21 00:00:00

THE BEDFORD-ROW ASSASSINATION,

The prisoner Westron, since his incarceration in the
House of Detention, conducts himself as if he really
believed he had only committed some very trivial
escapade, instead of a most cold-blooded and atrocious
murder. On Friday morning he called for writing
materials in his cell, and wrote the following letter to
Inspector Checkley, who has charge of the case, respect-
ing the property found on him when searched at the
police-station' after heing taken into custody; on the
morning of the murder:—

" should feel much Obliged by your delivering
up (if not against the usual routine adopted in such
cases), the keys given up by me, and give them to Mrs.
Nicholls, or any person she may appoint, The watch
and money I am desirous of having myself, or if the
watch is not allowed, it may be given to Mrs. Nicholls
to keep at present.—Sir, yours obediently, .

" CHARLES WESTRON.
"To the Inspector who took charge of Charles
Westron yesterday morning."
This is the landlady at Kensington with whom he
lodged, and the letter is written in a bold firm hand,
showing that he had had a respectable education.
Inspector Checkley searched his lodgings the same d iy,
and found a s.nall cigar•box containing twelve or four-
teen new bullets and a bullet-mould, all fitting exactly
to the pistols which were taken from him. It appears
that on the day before the murder, when he had been
dodging Mr. Waugh near Notting-hill gate, the unfortu-
nate gentleman, being about to enter an omnibus for
town with his daughter, directed the attention of the
policeman at the place to the prisoner, saying that he
was bound over to keep the peace towards him (the
deceased), and that he would do him a mischief if an
opportunity presented itself. The prisoner then went
away.

GAIN!

THE NORTH

TIMES

he gas quest

As to quantity, we know all about it. We are dependent
on the length of a tube inside the meter, which it is illegal
to open.

As to price : That remains to be decided by a variety of
conditions, of which the payment of a ten per cent divi-
dend comes first.

As to waste : Shall we say forty-five per cent ? No! we
have some conscience—it is only forty.

As to quality : Is every consumer to have his photometer
with his candelabrum of eighteen to twenty-four candles at

one end, and a well constructed bat's-wing barrier, with;
jet of gas, at the other—with a decimal calculation in an
algebraic formula every night, which would bother Dr.
Pusey himself ?

As to the present system, it is doomed if you folio w it up.
Its overt crow will be an advantage, as the magistrates,
who are now gas directors, may return to the bench with
relieved conscience,, worry, with fines, the needy shop-
keerers who have the same vague notions as the quantity,
price, and quality, in dealing with their neighbours.--I am,
sir, yours, &c., Ex Fumo DARE LUCEM.
Liverpool, Jan. 19, 1856.

POLICE NEGLECT

TO THE EDITOR OF THB NORTHERN TIMES.
Sir,—T trust you will excuse the liberty lam taking,
but I am sure you will consider it palliated, when I make
public the following facts. I was returning last evening
from seeing the Pantomime, at the Theatre Royal, when
I was rudely insulted by two ruffians in Lime-street, one
of whom struck me a severe blow on the head, which
almost stunned me. Pcalled loudly and, repeatedly, far
the police, but not one was to be found. I went up Elliot-
street, Great Charlotte-street, and Ranelagh-street, but
the same ill-success met my efforts. I consider it is
becoming a scandalous disgrace to those who have to do
with the police force, to allow the men to be in so wretched

•• •
a state of discipline. We pay for police a rate which
ought surely to warrant protection to our persons, but I
might have been robbed, and half killed, before a member
of the force would have rescued me. I hope you will give
this publicity, and expose the want of attention and care-
fulness. If any thing ridiculously trivial is taking place,
then half-a-dozen police are present, but only let it be a
serious matter, and you may be certain, that even a soli-
tary constable will be non est inventa s.—Yours, &c.,
A TOWNSMAN.

Liverpool, January 17, 1856.

EXTRAORDINARY DISAPPEARANCE OF A
GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL.

A great sensation has been created at the Office of Works
by the disappearance of one of the principal officials tinder
very distressing circumstances. It appears that the individual
in question left the office on Monday evening, about six
o'clock, and arrived at home at ten, and left his house again
at two o'clock in the morning, from which time, to the present,
no trace of him has been entertained. A letter was received
by his mother without date or address, merely stating that
he was well, but without giving any clue to his whereabouts,
or his reason for absenting himself. From the statements
of his friends, it appears that he has for sometime been
in a very excited and nervous state, and they aro very
apprehensive that his mind has become affected. On the
same day that he left, a clerk in the Office of Woods and
Forests, there is every reason to believe, destroyed himself,
and this painful occurrence may probably have operated
prejudicially on the mind of the gentleman in question, already,
perhaps, in a diseased state. As it is, the police throughout
the kingdom are using every exertion to find out what has
become of him.

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W. E. Baiter, Esti, M.P. for the Montrose district of
Burghs, has been requested by Lord Palmerston to second
the address to her Majesty at the opening of Parliament,
which he has consented to do.—Arorth, British Had.

Tun CRAWFORD PEERAGE. —We understand a claim for
this title is about to be made by an intelligent farmer in
this neighbourhood, who says he possesses documentary
evidence of his undoubted affinity to the noble house of
Lindsay. _ An eminent Edinburgh lawyer is to take the

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BRITISH AND FOREIGN MARKETS. —Flax and Tow.—
At Dundee there is more doing in flax, and holders are
generally willing to sell, but do not press sales. Con-
sumers buy very cautiously, and only for immediate
wants. Prices fairly supported. Riga HT, sold at
£3B lOs per ton ; Petersburg, 8-heads, £37 15s to £3B
lOs ; Memel Wilna Crowu, £46. At auction, a small
quantity sold at £32 for RT; £36 DC ; £3B PRT, &0.,
not cash. Tow still without animation, aad trabsactions
so trifling that prices are almost nominal. Arrivals of the
week, 225 tons flax and codilla. At Hull a very trifling
business is doing, and sellers are more inclined to meet
buyers in prices. Arrivals of the week, 384 tons flax
and tow. The total exports through Prussian ports, for
1855 were—from Memel, 47,000 tons flax, and 890 tons
tow and codilla; from Konigsberg and Br'insberg, 7,800
tons flax, and 635 tons codilla. Stocks at Konigsberg, on
I at 400 tons flax, and 80

the 31st I)ecemb

tons cadilla
Dundee, and in som

the promotion
Ireland, was h
fast. On the

ply has f
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of the preceding eight 'year

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yarn s in better request at
large business has been done.
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to hope

uns year will show a gra-
t:fving improvement. The report or the committee of the
society contains a'highly valuable amount of information ;
it shows, in the clearest manner, the numerous-advantages.
of extending the culture of A. crop so peculiarly suited to
our soil : and WA 1". Inn",

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tion was agreed-upon:-
the course adopted by t
to these charges, and tl
communicate with •b

any time be'rnad

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other officials of the North Western, at the place,
In the course of the discussion which took
place,
Huish expressed an opinion to the effect tnat he had ner
approved the charge of lld per ton for conveyance ; bu,
with regard to the other charges he was not prepared to
make any statement whatever.

I upon (

JOSEPH HATDN. —This learned and excellent man,
whose case we so recently noticed, expired on Thursday
evening last ; and the government by this event will save
the further payment of the munificent (!) pension of Is 4i1,4
per diem, which they had just granted him.

UNIVERSITY OF CAAIRR,DGE ELECTION.--At an tnflucn-
tial meetini, held on Saturday morning, at Cambridge, of
members of the Senate, it was announced that Mr. Wel,
pole had consanted to be put in uominatioo as a caadidate
to represent the University, to the great satisfaction of hit(
friends, who entertain no doubt of his success. The Hot.
George Denman has had a meeting of his friends, and he
also been put in nomination for the University.

The municipal authorities of Strasburg have within the
last few days placed at the disposal of the inhabitants of
the town, a fountain supplied with hot water coming from
the steam engine of the tobacco manufactory. The water
runs into a large reservoir, which is divided into two com-
partments, from one of which persons can take the water
and carry it to their houses for domestic purposes, and
the other is so arranged that a certain number of women
can wash- their linen hi it. • The establishment of this' washing-place was agreed on Qnn•in • -

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