The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-14 00:00:00

THE AMERICAN CIRCUS.

If the world-la only young in wegres3, as progressions,
ists say—if science is only emerging from its swaddling•
clothes, as patentees assert—if Mazeppa (not a bad idea)
le a brief creation, or rather an extensive one, of the
Byronian brain—if John Gilpin (and who has not read and
admired the usaiesirian exploits of that "linen draper
bold"):--if all these, and a thousand and one other tales of
the noble steed, be counted ac phantasmagoria—if people
think theseheantiful storien. were only creations of the
mind, they Will find themselves Mistaken, by spending a
couple of hours at that monster establishment,
in Islington, which it remained for our Yankee brethren
to7eall into active existence in this town for the last forte
night. Fable fades away—and glowing fairy tales evapo"
rate like the, dess before the " all cheering sun," when one
entersthe great 'circus of Meisrs. Howes and Cashing.
We have aleead?`-apoken in terms; not by 'any means
.overcharged, thus .wonderful; circus, and yet much
remains to be said of the new beaulleS and astounding
novelties produced every day at the double performance
that takes place at the circus. Last evening, just
to commence with; we seldom observed such a house as
regards; AnsaberS)• and in reference to enthusiasm, it
wag unbotinded. 'cfrtfitc;s etOn surpassed themselves
and as. for.-Mr. RabinSon—seacept that we the strong
believer§ in oaroptics--we sls9ald conclude that he was
one of Close teautiful poetic creatisree
That ride mrthe wind,
The. witches and warlocks
That biftis mankind,
instead of a real livins biped.- Beingejudges of equestrian
" work " ourielVoi, and having :daStiett o'er flood and
field after fox hounds and harriers, we are cnife able to
say that anythingdilte,Mr. Robinson, in his style of horse-
manship, has never appettred,in this country—and likely
never wilt. To do wonders ifi thwring is one thing, but the
open field, is another ; ,aad we believe that in neither case
can M esßelainsen be eitualled. The net person in etanding
is Mr. Richards ; and certainly he is next to Mr. Robinson:
Of the other artistes we have spoken in detail already,
and we have only to say that they redoubled their
exertions,-and with perfect • success. Miss' Madigan has
really Improved in all respects; and last evening she drew
well deserved apptausefrom parts of the house. The
clowns and Illornau brothers, with all the corps, were loudly
greeted last, night,aud we are very glad to find that the
liberality of the noble p'ropr'ietors have'resolved to give Mr.
Robinson a benefit on Vridav—a more &Serving one they
could not have adopted, iinti no doubt the house will be
as plithoilc iti's'itsuat., We cannot avoid mentioning. also,
the liberal spirit of the proprietors, who have resolved on
giving.a benefit toldro Cassidy, who has been most active
in rendering services to the company.. The brief stay of
this, fine tr6upc in Liverpool mug induce the public to
witness the wonders of the " circus'' before its departure.

Tli7 WALWORTH MURDERS.

TRIAL OF BA.OON iND HIS 'IFE.

Yesterday morning, at the Central Criminal Court,.
Thomas Fuller Bacon and Martha Bacon were indicted
for the murder of their two childr"eii, Elwiri Fuller Bacon
and Maaaba Bacon. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clerk appeared
for the presecution. Alt. Sleigh and Mr, Poland defended
Mrs. Bacon, and Messrs.
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would be his duty to lay before the jury facts and cir-
cinnal.ances:to bring-home to the prisoners at the bar the
charg,e' of murder. The case was one of the most extra-
ordinaryhind tiiztt ta.d occurred for some time; and the
fart that the 'PriOnera were man and wife, and the
victims ther children, added to the heinousness of the
crime. The learned gehtleman then proceeded to detail
tlferacts of the case, which have already appeared in
owe :columns ; and, in: • the course of his obser-
vations, said it was his duty to inform the jury that
the female prisoner had been confined in a lunatic asylum,
and that she only quitted that asylum two months before
the commission of the murder; but the version she had
given of the murder, namAy, that a man had entered the
window awl killed her children and attempted to cut her
throat, was irrational, absurd, and unworthy of belief, for
the police had examined the place' and NUid the windowt
fastened inside,-and -that the dust and ground about the
place had not been distdrbed in the' slightest manner.
Having allUded,toßacon's version orthe'murder, he said
he should Mil] lay hefora them eviLendctehtaottphreowvehiotlseesnttoirrye
falsity, and he would prove that he neither lost a watch, •
note, nor clothea on the occasion,
about the robbery was a fabrication, and was only in-
vented to dr-aw Ott:roil/111m the suspicion that attached
to him respecting the murder. With respect to blood
found on the. trousers of the male prisoner, he accounted
for it by saying that ho cut his finger at dinner on the
Sunday previous to the discovery of the murder. That
also was untrue. _ On the Sunday in question he should
prove that he wore black trousers, and that being the
case,df he. had cut his titiger on that occasion the blood
would have been found on the black trousers and not on
those worn every day by the prisoner. The jury would
take into their consideration the circumstance that the
female prisoner had been subject- to aberrations of mind ;
but in order to acquit her on account of the state of her
mind, it must be shown that she was in such a state of
mind as to be unable to distinguish between right and
wrong. r The learned gehtleman concluded his remarks by
hoping that an all—wise Providence would guide them to a
right conclusion.
A variety of evidence was entered into, and the case
:for the prosecution was coucluded. It is only a reiteration
of what we have prOViously publiihed. This Day,
(Thursday) the evidence far the defence will be given.
Mr. Reed, the chief constable of Stamford, is present
during the trial, in order, in the event of an acquittal of
Bacon, to execute a warrant signed'h7 the coroner against
hire for the murder of his mother:

THE LATE FRIGHT-PI M CALAIIII:Y IN

TOTTENHAM COURT-ROAD.

CORONER'S INQUEST.
Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Brent; the deputy coroner for'
Middlesex. opened an enquiry, at the Lord Wellington
Tavern, University-street, Tottenham Court-road, into the
circumstances attending the deaths of F. Byng, aged 24,
shopman to Mr. MapleS'; Ann Driscoll, aged 26, cook to
Mr. Maples; John Garnett, aged 29, carpenter ; and
James Kevall, aged 28, bricklayer's labourer, who were
killed by the falling of three houses, numbered 145, 146,.
and 147, Tottenham Court-road; on the mbrning of Satur-
day last- The proceedings excited great interest, and
the inquest room was crowded by influential inhabitants
of the locality. Mr. Giffard, barrister, a ppearel on behalf
of the representatives of the deceased Byng, also on behalf
of Mr. Maples, Mr. Raggett, his surveyor, and Mr. Taylor,
the builder. Mr. Brent regretted that Mr. Wakley was
linable to attedd, owing to his being' delayed at Brighton
where his wife was lying dangerously ill—so ill, indeed,
that he (Mr. Brent) expected hourly to hear of herileath.
Mr. Wakley sincerely regretted he was unable to attend,
but of course his absence was unavoidable. He, there-
fore. put it to the jury whether they would to-day merely
view the bodies, and inspect the scene of the accident, and
then adjourn for about a fortnight, when Mr. Wakley
h-ped to be able to attend ; or whether they were satisfied
with him, in which case the enquiry could proceed. After
a short dsscussion, it was arranged that the enquiry
should proceed. The jury were then sworn, and at once
proceeded to view the bodies, which were lying in the
University College Hospital.
The jury having viewed the bodies, and a number of
witnesses been examined, the enquiry was adjourned until
Friday at two o'clock.