The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-16 00:00:00

isiEW WHIT,

On the motion of Mr. HATTER, a new writ was ordered
to be issued for Frome, in the room of Lord Dungarvon,
who has been called to the upper House as Earl of Cork.
The other business for the morning sitting was post-
poned, and the sitting was suspended.
The SPEAKER resumed the chair at six o'clock.

CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANUATIOINS,

In reply to Mr. OTWAY,

The CIIANCCLLOR of the ExcuEQUEn stated, that the
Civil Service Superanuation Bill would be taken on Friday
next.

THE MILITARY CRIMEAN COMMISSION.

In answer to Mr. PALK,

Mr. PEEL said, it was the intention of the Government
to lay on the table, forthwith, the report of the Crimean
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commission.

THE REVIEW AT ALDERSHOTT.

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Lord PALMERSTON moved that the House, at its rising,
should adjour❑ till Thursday, in order that members
might have an opportunity of witnessing the review at
Aldershott on Wednesday, and stated that arrangements
had been made for the conveyance of members to the spot
Mr. DISRAELI and Mr. HENLEY protested against the
principle of providing amusement for members at the
public expense.

After a brief conversation the subject dropped

THE IRISH EXECUTIVE

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL fly Ireland availed him!elf of
the opportunity which the motion for adjournment afforded
him, to revert to the charges that had been made against
him in reference to the escape of Mr. James Sadleir, and
the discussion upon the subject in that House. He
denied that he had charged the Irish Master of the Rolls
with breaking his oath as a privy councillor, and in cor-
roboration of his statement, referred to the reports of the
debate to which Mr. Napier referred, when he declared
that such a charge had been made by him. He referied
to the reports of the debate published in the Times,
Morning Herald, the Dublin Daily Express, and the Dublin
Evening Mail. He quoted the reports in each of these
journals, to show that his statement was to the effect that,
if' Mr. Sadleir had escaped, he had no doubt been induced
to leave the country in consequence of the irregular obser-
vations of the Master of the Rolls, and he declared that
the only charge which he had made against that judge, was
that of irregularity. The right hon. and learned gentleman
proceeded to contend that that charge was warranted by
the extraordinary course taken by the Master of the Rolls
in exceeding his duty by interference with matters which
did not come within the jurisdiction of his court. He
then reeerred to the statement of the Master of the Rolls
on the 11th of July, which he stated on authority upon
which he could rely, had been furnished by the learned
Judge to the Dublin Evening 111ai1, from which he quoted.
The allegations in that statement were, he said, of
such a nature that if any one of them was founded
on fact, .he (the Attorney-General) was not fit to
continue in the responsible office which he then held, and
stated his belief that they were made under excitement
and in ignorance of the facts of the case. The right hon.
and learned gentleman then detailed all the proceedings
itt the case, showing that there had been no delay in the
steps taken by the Government, and that, contrary to the
opinion of the Solicitor_General, Mr. Brewster, and the
junior counsel employed by the Government, he had
placed his mandate upon the Crown Solicitor in Dublin
to prosecute Mr. James Sadleir on the part of the Crown.
He wished to deal candidly with the House, and he
therefore felt bound to state that he did not consider
Mr. James Sadleir to be amenable. He was not in pos.
session of documents which showed that immediately
after appearing before the manager and shareholders of
the Tipperary bank, and swearing affidavits, Mr. Sadleir
embarked o❑ board a steamer and left the country, and
that he tl,.d in consequence of the remarks of the Master
of the Rolls. The right hon. and learned gentleman said
he placed his case in the hands of the House, and, while
regretting the unseemly controversy with the Master of
the Rolls, which he had been drawn into, trusted that
he had fairly and satisfactorily answered the charges of
that learned and high functionary.

Mr. NAPIER regretted that he had been referrel to as
the accuser of the Attorney-General of Ireland. He had
declined to propose a resolution condemning the right
hon. and learned member's conduct, until that
officer had made a statement of his proceed-
ings, and now that that statement had been made
he had to declare he had no charge to
make. He defended the Master of the Rolls, to whose
observations he contended it was owing that the serious
charges against James Salleir were laid before the public-
The motion for adjournment over Wednesday was then
agreed to.

THE WINE DUTIES

Mr. OLIVEIRA drew attention to the high duty charged
upon foreign and colonial wines, and proposed, with a
view to promote increased commercial relations with
France, Spain, Portugal, and other wine growing countries
—the adoption of the following resolution:—That the
House will resolve itself into committee to take into con-
sideration a reduction of the wine du' ies.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the
motion.

Mr PELLATT supported, and Mr. P. O'BRIEN, and Mr.
B. MOORE opposed the motion, which was ultimately
withdaawn.

FEMALE REFOR VATORIES

Mr. W. HlGus moved that the House !should resolve
itself into a committee to consider the propriety of grant-
ing sums in aid to any Reformatories for Penitent Females
at present existing, or that may hereafter be established.
The motion, however, failed upon a point of order.

THE TURKISH CONTINGENT

Colonel DUNNE moved an address to the Crown for a
copy of the correspondence between the Minister of War
and General Beatson, lately employed as Commander of
a Turkish Contingent, as to certain charges preferred
againit that officer.

_ Mr. PEEL explained that the enquiry into the conduct
of General Beatson, was merely a preliminary one,
founded upon an anonymous communication to General
Vivian, and it had appeared that the charges were not
well founded.

The motion was negatived without a division,

THE OFFICE OP CURSITOR BARON

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Leave was given to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to
bring in a bill to abolish the Office of Cursitor Baron of
the Exchequer.

The Hay and Straw Trade Bill were read a second

The Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill was read a
third time and passed.

The Income and Land Taxes Bill, the Stamp Duties
Bill, and the Racehorse Duty Bill, went through com-
mittee.

The Court of Appeal in Chancery (Ireland) Bill was
read a third time and passed.
The Queen's College (Ireland) Bill was withdrawn, and
the order for the second reading discharged.
The Mercantile Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill was
read a third time and passed.
The other business was disposed of, and the House
adjourned at quarter to two o'clock.

THE MILITIA M UTINY IN IRELAND. —The constabulary
were engaged for some days last week searching in Nenagh
and its vicinity for the missing arms of the North Tipp nary
Militia. Several stand of arms were discovered in the
fields and elsewhere ; and it is considered that at present
nearly all have been recovered, or otherwise accounted
fur.

ORANGE RIOT AT NEWCASTLE - ON-TYNE. —on Saturday
evening a most brutal and serious riot, caused by a' large
body of Irish Ribbonmen attacking a body of Orangemen,
took place, in which several of the latter were injured, and,
if report be true, one or two have been killed. Several of
the offenders are known, but, up to the present, only two
arein custody—John Hannah, a metal cleaner, and Patrick
Al'Avoy. The latter was brandishing an open knife when
taken into custody. It is evident that the upon tbe
Orangemen was a
premeditated plan by theattack Ribbonmen, as
the latter had assembled at the Felling early in the morning
by s
teals some walking to the place, while others came by
hefrom
their persons. Newcastle, having their arms secreted about

NORTHERN TIMES.-

CHARGE OF MURDER AT TRANATERE

Yesterday, Hugh Parry, who resides at Tranmere, way
brought up before Mr. Bingham, at the Birkenhead Polio
Court, charged with having eatred the death of his sister,
Mrs. Loma*. Mr. Bretlierton appeared foi• the peisoner.
Mr. Wm. James Macdougall deposed : I am a surgF on, re-
siding in Birkenh,ad. On the night of ttie 3r,t Juiy, I was
called on a'tend iklary .I,ne T...max, residing at Green-
lane, Tranmere. I found her in her bed, suffering from
tetanus or lockjaw. She complained of pains in her throat,
more particularly in the upper part of the left side of her
throat. She had great difficulty i❑ wallowing even a tea-
spoonful of fluid. She also spat Wood, and the emission of
the sputa from the mouth was acconipanied with the hissing
noise peculiar to eases of lockjaw. She was in an extremely
exhausted condition, but perfectly sensible. I continued to
attend her until the time of her death, which occurred on
the Bth instant. On the sth of July (having, on account of
the fixed pain in her throat, suspected local injury) I asked
her to give a full account of herself, and particularly as to
whether she had sustained any bodily injury. She then
stated to me that she had bean violently grasped in the
throat by-

Mr. Bretherton interfered, and oljected to any statement
made by the & ceased, and implicating others, from bang at
present admitted in evidece.a.

The examination of Mr. Macdong.ell then proceeded : I
had led her to understand that she would not recover, and
I feel confident she was under the full impression she could
not recover at the time she made her statement to me about
the injuries to ber throat. On the 10th July instant I
male a post mortem examination of the deceased by order
of the coroner. Upon examining, the throat I found
extensive ulceration on both sides near the upper part of
the gullet, or pharynx, surrounded by extremely livid dis-
colouration. The skin of the back and sides of the neck
and shoulders was very much discoloured. There was an
abscess under the scalp at the upper and back part of the
head, and the bone was denuded of its covering and
rough. On opening the head I found the membranes
congested, and slight effusion of serum on the surface
and into the ventricles of the brain. There was
partial softening of the crura cerebri, of the pens vco olii,
and of the contiguOne portion of the cerebegum. 7„„,
spinal cord, at the centre of the back, was also softened.
The livid congestion and ulceration in the •hroat might
have been caused by blows, or contusions, also by the
pressure of the thumb or fingers. And the injury on the
back of the head might have been produced by a fall or
blow.

In the 'crass-examination by Mr. Bretherton, the witness
said.-:.The discolcuration of the external part of the neck,
might to some extent have been caused by the tetanus, or
by the body lying on the back. I examined the entire
body. I found marks of simple boils on the legs. I did
not find any marks to induce me to believe she had suffered
from any particular or venereal disease. The throat had
not the appearance of Ulceration from such disease. If a
person had been suffering froth that disease, it would have
caused a different kind of ulcer in the throat, and a different
affection of the bone. I should say the larger ulcerations had
been of some months standing. I should not have expected
the ulceration alone to have caused death by tetanus. I
should have expected the ulceration to have been benefitted,
it had been earlier treated, and no new injory inflicted.
The ulcerations were covered with matter and blood. They
were actual ulcerations in various stages of developement.
Taking these ulcerations to have been occasioned by pres-
sure, I should take it that injury had been inflicted within
the last two months, although I have reason
to believe the first injury happened about Christmas.
I consider they were all small at first, and preceded
by congestion of the parts bruised. The ulcerations
bring neglected; and in a weak constitution, might
Account for appearances similar to what I found
at the post mortem examination. I should not have
expected to have found the ulceration where I did
from, neglected diseases of the description mentioned.
Ulcers are found there occasionally from that cause, but
not in the farm I found them there. The character of the
ulcers from that cause is different. The ulcerations were
not in keeping with simply a weak constitution and severe
cold. There was nothing necessarily fatal in the character
of ulcers of the throat themselves, unless they had got
extensive. The ulccrs being produced by violence, and
accompanied with TERROR, produced the tetanus. I think
terror, accompanied by injury, would produce tetanus,
especially by injury of the neck. And it would result
within two months of the injury. On a weak or delicate
constitution, tetanus might happen much earlier. It
might possibly result in a quarter of an hour after very
severe injury.

At the close of the evidence the prisoner was remanded
until Tuesday next, at eleven o'clock, when further evi-
dence will be given.

THE MELTON MURDER

CAPITAL CONVICTION 0? THE ACCUSED,

At the Luieretor nce;zoa, on Monad,. before Lord Chief
Justice Jervis, William Brown, aged 33, a returned convict,
was indicted for the wilful murder of Edward Woodcock, at
Melton Mowbray, on the 19th of Tune last.
The circumstances connected with the dreadful tragedy, out
of which the present prosecution arose, have been too recently
before the public to have been forgotten. Early on the
morning of the 19th of June an old man, Edward Wood-
cock, who kept the Thorpe Arnold tollgate, near Melton,
end his grandchild, a boy about eight years old, were
found barbarously murdered in the tollhouse. The old man
had been shot through the body, and had received as many
as ten or eleven dangerous wounds from some sharp in-
strument. The carotid artery had been severed, and that
was the immediate cause of death. The old man was pattly
dressed, as if he had got up for the purpose of opening the
gate. The time of the fatal occurrence was about half-past
two, as a pistol shot was heard about that time. The little
boy was also found with his throat desperately cut ; so that
death must have immediately ensued. Two sixpences %Nero
left in the old man's pockets, and a watch at the head of the
boy's bed ; but it did not appear whether there had been any
other money or valuables in the tollhouse. There were also
found in the tollhouse a pistol and a tobacco-stopper, and on the
morning of the 21st, in a ditch about three miles off, on the
road from Melton to Hose, concealed among some weeds, a
bundle of clothes was discovered. They consisted of a black
silk neckerchief, a striped waistcoat, a shirt, corduroy trousers
and a black hat. They were cut and torn, and wet, as if a
hurried attempt had been made to wash them, but there were
on the lining of thehrousers some spots of blood.
The evidence against the prisoner depended in part upon the
identification of these several articles. It appeared that the
prisoner was a native of Scalford, about three miles from
Melton, and that, having been transported, he returned there
in the latter end of May. The prisoner's brother, who is a
shoemaker, resided in the same neighbourhood, and had lent
the prisoner a pair of corduroy trousers similar to those found
in the bundle, and which were identified among other things"
by spots of cobbler's wax upon them. Between the prisoner
and his brother there had been some angry words respecting
the wife of the latter, and upon that occasion the prisoner had
brandished a pistol similar to the one found in the tollhouse,
and also a large knife.

The brother's wife gave evidence as to her belief that the
shirt also found in the bundle was one which belonged to
her husband, and which she had missed. It appeared further
that on the 17 h. and 18th of Juno the prisoner had been
making enquiries of several persons respecting old Woodcock,
as to whom lived with him and what his habits were, whether
he sat up all night or went to bed ; and the description given of
his dress corresponded with the articles found in the bundle.
It was also proved that footsteps were traced from within a
hundred yards of the tollbar to a hovel near to which, on the
evening of the 18th, the prisoner had been seen pulling off his
shoes. On the following morning, after the murder had taken
place, between five and six o'clock, the prisoner was met upon
the road from Melton, going towards Stathorn Hardy and
Notingham. He was then dressed not in corduroy trousers,
as he had been for several days before, hut in dark blue
coloured trousers, and he had on a straw hat, instead of a black
one, It was proved also that he had some time before been
seen at Leicester, wearing trousers of the same kind as he then
had on.

A witness from Nottingham deposed that on the sth of
Juno he had seen the prisoner in possession of a tobacco-
stopper similar to the one found in the tollhouse. The
prisoner was apprehended on the 22nd of June, at Weatherby
in Yorkshire, by a constable who recognised him by the
description which had been given of him, and upon his appre-
hension ho at first said that he was William Parker, a
Bedford man, that he had lived as a gentleman's servant, and
never been out of the kingdom ; but subsequently upon
further information being obtained respecting him, he acknow-
ledged that his name was Brown, and that he came from
Scalford ; but ho stated that he had slept at Nottingham on
Wednesday night (the 18th), and ora the Thursday night at
Leeds, and that he met a tramp on the road, to whom ho had
given a shilling, a pair of trousers, and a shirt.
Mr. O'Brien addressed the jury for the prisoner, and
The learned Judge having summed up,
The jury almost immediately returned a verdict of guilty.
The learned Judge at once passed sentence of death, inform-
ing the prisoner that the crime of which he had been found
guilty was too foul, and the evidence of his guilt too clear, to
justify an extension of mercy to his case. In this world the
gates of mercy were shut against him, and he implored him to
use the time which would still be left to him in preparing him-
self by repentance for the awful change which • awaited him,
remembering that, though mercy could not h 3 extended to
him here, there is joy in Heaven over one sinner that re-
pen Seth.

The prisoner, who had remained unmoved during the trial,
now said that he should die cheerfully, for ho was as innocent
as a child.

THE FLORENTINE Potroz.—A hundred persons were
arrested a few days since by the police of Florence on
account of a tavern-keeper's opening supper, at which the
company bad the indiscretion to drink the health of Mazzini,
and sing revolutionary songs. Not only all the guests,
but their relatives and friends, were taken into custody.
The police bad been trying in vain, ever since May 28,
to detect the perpetrators of the fireworks let off on that
day—the anniversary of the battle of Montenard.

-LIVERPOOL, WEDNE

KIRKDALE SESSIONS-YESTERDAY
1

The -midsummer court of Quarter Sessions opened
at Kirkdale, yesterday. rae ordinary meeting of magis-
trates for the general business was held at twelve o'clock.
Lord Stanley, presided, and the other magistrates
pres nt were—Messrs: William Hall Jdlln liosson,
Robert A. Aspinall, Joseph Pollock, Gilbert Hen Jerson,
James Hardy Wriglen, Robert Theakstone, John
Campbell, William G. Unsworth, John A. Tinne,
Spencer James Steers, Robert Berm, David Hodgson,
J. W. Harden) Ilidjor Bourne, Sohn S. T. Greene, Alfred
Sylvester, Thomas Edwards Moss, William Preston,
Adam Hodgson, and Theodore Rathbone.
A formal opening of the business took place in the
Crown Court, after which the Inag!strates retired to their
room to proceed with the general business of the sessions.
The report of the visiting justices was read, and stated
that the duties of the prison had been carried out to their
satisfaction during the past quarter. The discipline dur-
ing that period, and the health of the prisoners had been
generally goo]. The norther Of prisoners in the gaol
was 330 males and 80 females—in all, 410.
Mr. Theakstone, in proposing the adoption of the
report, called attention to the fact, that there was a
harmless idiot in the gaol, and he therefore suggested
that an application should be made to the Home Secre-
tary, to have the individual removed to a more proper
place of protection.
Mr. Pollock remarked, that this subject was at present
engaging considerable attention. A communication
was going on with the Commissioners of Lunacy with
regard to the Rain hill asylum, and some gentlemen load
also been in correspondence with the Poor-Law noard.
There-was no doubt some measure must be adopted, by
which idiots, and perfectly harmless, merely imbecile
persons, might be separated from lunatics.
The Chairman suggested that an application on the
subject of the removal and separation of idiots generally
should he made to the Home Secretary.
This suggestion was agreed to, and the report was
adopted.
The report of the governor of the gaol was read, and
stated that the system of discipline had been carried out
as far as practicable, and that the state of the gaol was
generally good. The number of prisoners in the gaol

was as folows :—Prisoners for trial at the Assizes—
felons, 43 males, 9 females-52 ; misdemeanants, 10
males, 2 females-12. Prisoners for trial at the Sessions—
felons, 26 males, 6 females-32 ; misdemeanants, 9
males, 2 females-11. Under sentence from the Assizes
—felons, 56 males, 18 females-74 ; misdemeanants, 34
males, 2 females. Under sentence for trial at the
Assizes—felons, 15 males, 7 females; misdemeanants,
5 males, 2 females-7. During her Majesty's pleasure--
1 male Transports, none., Penal servitude-3 females.
Military prisoners, 5. From the Comity Cotirt.-5
females. Summary convictions-119 males, 29 females
—total, 148. Fur examination, 2 females.
The report was adopted.
The finance committee rep ,rted that they had
examined the accounts of the coroners' during the past
quarter, which they accordingly presented for allowance,
as well as the accounts of the several inspectors of
weights anti measures, the county surveyors, and the
bridgemasters. An estimate was submitted of an amount
of £95, required for repairs of bridges, which the com-
mittee recommended to be granted.
The report was adopted.
Iteports were read from the superiktendents of bridges
in the Orrell district, as to the alleged encroachments of
the Adam bridge. _ _

Mr. Tinne explained the nature of the encroachments,
which were made by two parties.

Air. Pollock moved that the question be adjourned to
the next sessions, and that, in the meantime, the clerks
of the peace obtain full information as to the legal
bearings of the case, and the rights of the county, and
report thereon.

-Mr. Greene seconded the motion, which was carried.
The coroners' accounts for the quarter *ere passed.
The following gentlemen were appointed as the
finance committee :—Messrs. Benn, Bromilow, Camp-
bell, Preston, Sanribach, Thompson, Theakstone,
son, Theodore W. Rathbone, Bourne, and David
Hodgson.

The Chairman said, he understood it was only within
the last few years the magistrates had held their meetings
in that room, and that they were formerly held in open
court.. He submitted it to the magistrates, whether they
would, for the fature, transact their business in the open
court, which he should be happy to assent to if it were
thought desirable.

Mi. Pollock said, although that room was, in point of
fact, an open court, yet it was not generally understood
to be so. Many persons seeing that it was the magis-
trates' room might not consider it to be open to the
public, although the public had an undoubtful right to
be present. lie thought it e:s.tretacly cicsirablo that all
their business should be transacted in open court.
Mr. Adam Hodgson said, he, thought he had been
attending in that room for twenty years. He was very
glad when tirst reporters were admitted, in order to make
it a public court, and he quite approved of the business
being transacted, as far as possible, in the presence of
the public.

Mr. Greene said, the magistrates' meeting was not
formerly an open court, but it was more recently declared
bylaw to be so.

No resolution was adopted on the subject for the
present

Mr. Pollock called attention to the necessity of having
as large an attendance of magistrates as possible on the
appeal days.

Some conversation took place on this subject, but it
was not thought necessary to adopt any resolution.
After some routine business had been disposed of, the
court adjourned to ten o'clock thla morning, when the
trials of criminals will commence.