The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-04 00:00:00

TRIAL OF MISS CANTWELL,

Yesterday, the prosecutors went into a rebutting
case, to which Mr. M`Donogh, Q.C., spoke on the
part of the defence. Mr. Robertson, Q.C., then re-
plied for the prosecution, and the Chief Baron
having summed up,
At five minutes past five o'clock the jury retired,
and in less than three minutes returned into court
with a verdict Of ACQUITTAL.
On the announcement of the verdict, the court
presented a scene of extraordinary excitement.
The people who thronged the galleries rose simul-
taneously, and, breaking through all the restraint
imposed by the regulations of a judicial assembly,
cheered vociferously. The ladies who lined the
front benches waved their handkerchiefs, and with'
emphatic and animated gesticulations expressed
their exultation at the acquittal of their friend,
whom they pressed forward from all sides to em-
brace and congratulate. The whole building was
fuil of tumult and confusion ; repeated and vigorous
cheers were given for the jury, while groans as
hearty and prolonged were bestowed on those en-
gaged in the prosecution.
The Chief Baron, having meanwhile left the
bench, gave directions to the. sheriff to have any
one apprehended who should be detected giving
such expression to their feelings, and directed that
the police should immediately clear the court. The
multitude outside were. equally enthusiastic in
their joyous manifestations.

An action for false imprisonment will be com-
menced forthwith against Messrs. Cannock and
White.

THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—An application was
made yesterday in the Court of Queen's Bench to admit
to bail Goss and O'Hara, the engine-drivers and Stoker,
committed by the coroner for manslaughter. Its hearing
was postponed till Saturday.
ACCIDENT TO THE CAMBRIA, HOLYHEAD STEAMER.—
Saunders of to-day, says : —We regret to learn that some
casualties arose from an accident on Monday evening to this
vessel. Several people were injured by the catastrophe ;
one lady, a Mrs. Nugent from Leamington, received a simple
fracture of the right leg. Two servants of Major Heart,
49th Regiment, were also badly injured, one receiving a
spinal injury and fractures of both bones of the left forearm ;
the second, a nurse, received a compound fracture of the
right leg, attended by severe laceration, probably dangerous
to life, and likely to terminate in amputation. Mr. D. J.
Dinjam and Mr. J. W. Wilson, assistant-surgeon Royal
Navy, who were fortunately both passengers at the time,
relinquished their journey to London until night in order to
afford medical aid to the sufferers.

BISHOP CANTWELL AND THE INCOME TAX.—A supple-
mental correspondence has been published under the above
hond, in which tile Income-tax Commissioners apologise for
havinc, addressed Dr. Cantwell as the Rev. John Cantwell.
A fresh paper is to be furnished giving the bishop his
"episcopal designation," after which the commissioners hope
he will have no difficulty in filling up the form. "The bishop"
however, still declares. that not a particle of his doubts have
been removed.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A COACH.—The Kilkenny Moderator
states :—We deeply regret to announce the occurrence of a
most melancholy and fatal calamity which took place on
Monday night at Grazirli-bridge, at the junction of the
counties of Kilkenny and Waterford, and which was caused
by the flooding of the marshy ground there owing to the in-
cessant rain for the past few days. It appears that some of
the passengers by the train of the Waterford and Kilkenny
railway, which arrives at Dunkitt from this city at eight
o'clock p.m, set out from thence for Waterford by .a two-
horse coach. The inside passengers were a Mr. Norwood,
jeweller of Dublin, who had £lOOO worth of jewelry with
him, a Mrs. Barron of Waterford, and Mr. Thomas Naylor,
commercial traveller to the firm of Binks and Co. Liverpool.
The night was extremely dark and wet, and the road being
covered with water to the depth of from four to five feet,
it was extremely difficult to guide the horses, and whilst in
the deepest portion one of the wheels got off the road, and
upset the vehicle into the ditch. The driver contrived to cut
the traces and free the horses, which were kicking furiously.
Mr. Norwood forced his way through the window, and
gained the inside of the coach, which was uppermost. Mr.
Naylor, before thinking of providing for his own safety,
assisted Mrs. Barron to follow Mr. Norwood through the
window, but lost his life through his generous solicitude for
the lady's extrication, as whilst he was attempting to follow
her, the vehicle lurched to one side, sunk deeper, became
filled with water, and the generous fellow was haplessly
drowned, his companions having been unable to render. him
any assistance. The other passengers scrambled back to the
Kilkenny side of the marsh, and remained there in the most
pitiable condition during the night, and finding shelter in
some miserable cabins. The last that was seen of the driver,
named Cummins, was his mounting one of the horses and
attempting to ride through the flood towards Waterford.
We understand he' has not since been heard of, and it is
feared that he perished. We are indebted for these par-
ticulars to the kindness of Mr. James Wright, of 45, Dame-
street, Dublin, who passed the scene of the catastrophe
yesterday, and states that poor Naylor's body was still within
the coach, the latter being completely submerged. Mr.
Norwood attempted at eight o'clock the same night to pass
from the Waterford side of the marsh, with the object of
coming on to Kilkenny, but the driver of his vehicle, finding
the water so deep on the road, providentially advised him to
return, which he did. We understand the unfortunate
Mr. Naylor has left a widow and nine young children to
deplore his untimely fate.

THE VACANT SEE.--The Dean of Elphin, the Dean of
Raphoe, and Di. 3PNeece, Regius Professor of. Divinity in
Trinity College, are mentioned as aspirants to this office.

AWFUL CALAMITY IN BASS'S BREWERY.--LELSt week
ten thousand barrels of ale—(just advanced 6s. per barrel)
in Bass's brewery were turned sour by the thunder of—
the Times.—Punch.

The Cologne Gazette, of Tuesday, publishes a
despatch from Vienna, to the effect that, in consequence of
impediments which have arisen, the directors of the Danube
Steam Navigation Company have issued a notification that the
steamers on the Lower Danube have stopped running.
RATHER TOO NICE.---A strict busines man of our
acquaintance is so extremely particular in all his transac-
tions, that since the new Act came in force, he never has
been known to pay a compliment, without insisting upon
taking a stamped receipt.—Punch.
The North British Daily Mail says :—" We be-
lieve that some of the shippers at Leith have received infor-
mation that their vessels lying at Cronstadt have teceived
notice from the British Consul to be in readiness to put to sea
at four or five hours' notice, with or without cargo.
REVIEWING.—The review of a young girl's life is
frequently like any other review—a quantity of smoke, and
noise, with here and there a red coat seen through it.—
Punch.

CENTRALIZATION. The commissioners of Sewers are
decidedly in favour of this plan, for their drains are so
admirably managed that every man's nose, merely by
passing one, is immediately made the (s) centre of it. --
Piszch.

THE MILKY. WAY IN LANCASHIRE.—MarIy• of
the farmers about Preston are giving their cows apples, in
consequence of that fruit being more plentiful, and so much
cheaper, than potatoes. We wonder whether this difference
of diet produces any difference in the milking; and whether
a cow, so fed, instead of yielding so Many pints of milk,
gives now so many bottles of cider ; or whether it was a
combination of both—a sort of milk-cider ? In the cause of
temperance, We pause for a reply .--Punch.
THE WAY OF TEMPERANCE. " Education", (says the
Times) "is the half-way house to Temperance." But
judging from the ignorant way in which many of our
rabid advocates of Teetotalism act and talk, we should
say it was a house that, very few. of them ever stopped. at.—
.Punch.