The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-03 00:00:00

LONDON CRIMINAL COURT.

Two parties named Connor, man and wife, were indicted
at this court, for having caused, by culpable neglect, the
death of their own child. The prisoners, when called upon
for their defence, told a rambling and almost unintelligible
tale, the burden of which was that they had always done
all in their power to support and provide for their children.
Mr. Justice Taltourd then summed up, and the jury, after
a short deliberation, returned a verdict of guilty against
both prisoners.
The learned Judge, in passing sentence, said that this was
a melancholy instance of the dreadful consequences resulting
from habits of intemperance, and it was dreadful to think
that two persons who were in a position to earn such an
amount of wages as it had been proved they could, if they
chose, have earned, should be in such a miserable and
wretched condition, and by their gross neglect and want of
proper feeling have occasioned the death of their own child.
He then ordered them to be imprisoned and kept to hard
labour for nine months.

When the sentence was pronounced, the female prisoner
entreated his lordship to have mercy upon her, declaring
that she could never undergo such a sentence. Upon an
order being given for her removal, she became very violent,
and as she was taken away she exclaimed, " Bad luck to
you all."
NEW COURT.—Joseph Legg, 36, shipwright, pleaded
" Guilty" to marrying Ann Maria Davey, his first wife
being alive.
Re married his first wife at Liverpool in 1849, and his
second iu November last, and the most remarkable part of
the affair was, that the marriage took place during thecourt-
ship of his second wife, whose accepted suitor he had been for
eight years.
He was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment.

RAILWAY TAXATION.—The total amount of railway
taxation, for the year ending January last, exclusive of
parochial rating, and consisting chiefly of taxation upon
passengers, amounted to £280,144.
THE FIISION.—The Frankfort Gazette informs its readers
that it is empowered to state that the engagements or
acknowledgments made at Frohsdorff by the Duke de Ne-
mours were not made by the authority or on account of the
Duchess d' Orleans, who has not acknowledged the trans-
action in any way. Letters from Vienna of the 27th in-
forms us that the Duke and Duchess of Nemours and the
Duke of Coburg dined with the Comte de Chambord on
the previous clay.
A Loci' BROOMITIGHLANDmAN,(says the Forres Gazette),
who had never seen a railway, one day last week took his
seat in one of the carriages of the Morayshire railway from
Lossiemouth to Elgin. On the train entering the loch of
Spynie, "her nain sel " got terribly frightened, and bawled
out at the top of his voice, " Stop, stop, stop, she's a', a'
clean wrang ; och, och, in te sea, in te sea!" Nor was he
satisfied " a', a', " was right till, on alighting at the Elgin
station, he minutely examined " to wheelies," and expressed
his surprise to see them dry, " eftir runnin' threw to wittir."
On observing the passengers laughing at him, he scampered
off. •

THE EYELASHES AND EYEBROWS.—In Circassia, Georgia,
Persia, and India, one of the mother's earliest cares is to
promote the growth of her children's eyelashes, by tipping
and removing the fine gossamer-like points with a pair of
scissors, when they are asleep. By repeating this every
month or six weeks, they become, in time, long, close, finely
curved, and of a silky gloss. The practice never fails to
produce the desired effect, and it is particularly useful when,
owing to inflammation of the eyes, the lashes have been
thinned or stunted.—Rowland on the Hair.
DESIGN OF THE MANCHESTER MEMORIAL TO WEL-
LINGTON.—The figure of Wellington occupies the eentre,
and round are grouped statues of Lord Hill, Sir E. Paken-
ham, General Crauford, Lord Lynedoch, and Lord Fitzroy
Somerset. The pedestal is supported at the angles by. groups
of flags representing those of English, Scottish, Irish, and
Welsh regiments. The body of the monument is festooned
with triumphal garlands, and the freizo is decorated with
wreaths of laurel. In the spaces which intervene are panels
in!which the sculptor intends to introducemedallionportraits
of Gough, Hardinge, Colborne, Sidney, Beckwith, and Wil-
liam Napier, the historian of all the great deeds of the
Peninsula.
AUSTRALIAN MUGRATION.—The "Salem" one of the
finest, safest, and most commodious of the ships of " The
Fox Line," will proceed into the river to-day, prepared
to take her departure for Australia. The " Salem" has a
full complement of passengers, both in the cabins and steer-
age. The first cabin, we understand, has all the accommo-
dation which can be had in a first-class hotel—splendid
saloons, with drawing-rooms, and berths fitted with that
attention to elegance and comfort which distinguishes "The
Fox Line." The second cabins possess every characteristic
of a well-furnished house, and the steerage passengers have
the advantage of abundant room—lofty 'tween decks—and
tidy, neat, and airy sleeping rooms. In fact, whatever can
constitute to health, safety, and satisfaction, has been cared
for by the experienced and favourite agents who have the
management of the "Salem." The provisioning of the ship
it is unnecessary to speak of—all who know the agents know
that every elegance, abundance, and even luxury preside
over that department; and we believe that the owners of the
" Salem," 'Messrs. Magee and Levingston, have invariably
in this, as in everything within their compass, given the
utmost satisfaction to those who have shipped on board their
numerous vessels. This goodly ship will not leave the river
before Monday or Tuesday, and we most heartily wish her a
speedy, as we predict she will make, a safe and prosperous
voyage. Whether there are any berths yet undisposed of
we know not ; but if there should be, no doubt Mr. Fox will
have abundant candidates for their engagement. We believe
the "Salem" will be followed by the "Africa" of the same
line and belonging to the same owners.

THE PRESTON STRIKE AND THE LONDON TRADES.—
On Thursday night an adjourned meeting of the delegates
from the various trade societies of the metropolis, was held
at the Bell Inn, Old Bailey, for the purpose of organising
efficient means of support to the Preston operatives during
their struggle with their employers ; Mr. Green of the
National Association of Trades, in the chair. Numerous
delegates reported the result of their visits to trade meetings
during the past week, the tenor of which was uniformly
favourable to the Preston operatives, although it appeared
that in many cases some considerable time must elapse
before material aid could be rendered. Amongst the sub-
scriptions announced as already voted were, the society of
amalgamated engineers, £l5O, with a promise of further
aid if necessary ; cork-cutters, £2O ; brush makers, £5O ;
tinplate-workers, £26 ; bootmakers (branch), £3O. It was
stated by the secretary that the committee had entered into
correspondence with trade societies throughout the kingdom,
and the result would be a considerable amount of pecuniary
aid from the provinces. Mr. Mawdsloy, secretary to the
Manchester cotton spinners, who had just arrived from that
district, addressed the delegates upon the position of the
Preston operatives, and expressed his confidence in the re-
sult of the struggle, but developed no new features in the
contest. Ultimately it was resolved that renewed exertions
should be made to render substantial aid to the operatives,
and for that purpose a permanent secretary and treasurer,
with an executive committee, were appointed: