The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-19 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES

direct that the necessary expense should be paid out of the
estate to insure the proper service.
Mr. AYRES begged perthission to ask Mr. Evans if he did
not consider Bell a prelim: person to serve the summons:
Mr. EVANS : I should say that Bell ought to have known
how to act in the matter. He is one of those persons who
profess to know everything. (Laughter.)
The court then adjourned.

It is stated that a proposal has recently been discussed at
the Bank of France for making all their payments, as far as
possible, in gold, and refusing to issue five franc pieces, so
as to check the continued exportation of silver:
MANCHESTER ATIEE/EUM. —The Manchester Atlienceum
had a narrow escape from destruction by fire on Wednesday
afternoon. The fire in a large stove in the news-room had
ignited the floor, but some boards having been torn up, the
flames were fortunately disbovered in time to check their
progress.
The Lancashire sewing machine, shown on Wednesday
evening at the Society. of Arts, is capable of producing be-
tween 500 and 600 fine and strong stitches durinc, the
minute, in a strait, angular, or circular form, and willamake
any portion of garments with the exception of the button-
holes.

WAGES AND FOOD IN SOMERSETSHIRE.—III my OWE
parish the best workmen have no more than Bs. per week,
many only 75., and others only 6s. The prices in this
parish are as follows :---Bread, the 41b. loaf, Bd. Butter
per lb., Is. Skim-milk cheese, 3d. Potatoes, per score,
is. 2d. Bacon per lb., 9d. Rent, per week, Is. to is 6d.
Coal per cwt. at the wharf, ls. 3d.—Rev. William Tierney
Elton, in the Times.
REFORMATION or YOUNG CRIMINALS.—A conference on
the subject of " the legislative amendments imperatively
called for in the national treatment of morally destitute and
criminal children," has been convened at Birmingham, by
Lords Calthorpe, Lyttleton, Denbigh, Leigh, and Harrowby ;
Mr. Gladstone, Sir John Pakington, Mr. Adderley, Mr. M.
D. Hill, Mr. Muntz, Mr. M. Mines, Sir R. Peel, the Lord
Mayor, the Mayor of Birmingham, and a long list of other
influential names. The conference is to take place at Dee's
hotel, on the Ist of December.

DEATH OF REAR ADMIRAL JOHN PASCO.—Rear Admiral
Pasco died at his residence, Dumford-street, Stonehouse,
Plymouth, on Tuesday morning, after an attack of English
him off in three days. Admiral
Pasco was in his eightieth year. He was senior lieutenant
of the Beaulieu, and served on shore at the taking of St.
Lucia in 1796. He was also the senior and flag lieutenant
of the Victory at Trafalgar, where he was wounded; and
commander of the Tartarus during the operations on the
coast of America in 1815.

A TOWN or PATER.—The paper village, when made was
temporarily set up in the grounds of the fact ►ry. It con-
sisted of 10 houses. It is not the simple papier-mache, as
ordinarily used, but contains an admixture of rags not re-
duced to pulp, which enables it to solidify as hard as
a board. The walls ate double, to insure ventilation, and
partitions have a strength and durability which will put to
shame the lath and plaster mockeries of too many of the
Loudon houses that Jack built. It was found on trial that
one of the smaller houses could be pulled down and built up
again in four hours. —Dickens's Household Words.
FOREIGN CORN.—Application having been made to the
customs' authorities for the privilege attaching to importers
of foreign corn of making a deposit with the receiver of
fines at the custom-house, and of having corn delivered to
them to the extent of 20 quarters beyond the quantity on
which the duties have been previously paid, and without
waiting for a post or second entry to be passed, to be ex-
tended to licensed customs' agents, on the same terms and
under similar regulations and conditions, they have declined
to accede to the request generally, as being inexpedient and
unnecessary ; but have consented for the privilege to be ex-
tended to them in cases where they hold the bill of lading
for the grain on behalf of the importers.
GRIEF FOR THE Loss OF A WIFE.—Mr. William Swal-

low, aged 74, a master shoemaker, of Boston-street, Dorset-
square, committed suicide. It appeared that lately the wife
of the deceased, whose age was 72, and to whom he had
been married 46 years, was buried, having died after a
short illness. Since that event the deceased had been in-
consolable for his loss, and had frequently exclaimed that he
never should survive it, for, having lived with her so long,
he could not live without her. On Friday morning last,
not making his appearance as usual, a lodger in the house
entered his bed-room, when he discovered him stiff and
cold, hanging to a nail in the wall.
SECRET DESPATCHES.—The Olympic Academy of Vi-
cenza, having carefully examined the discovery made by
their fellow-citizen Tremeschini of electric telegraph by
secret transmission, has publicly declared it to be a most
successful invention. The results of the inquiry show :-
Ist. That the apparatus of Tremeschini may he applied to
Morse's telegraph ; 2dly. That when the despatch is sent
secretly, it can only be received so, any fraud in that re-
spect being subject to immediate detection; 3dly. That
secrecy may be suspended or applied at pleasure. The re-
port of the commission is highly eulogistic of the inven-
tion.

TRADE WITH RUSSIA. AND TURRET. —ln the late session
of parliment a return was printed, which is of some in-
terest at the
ipresent moment showinm the British exports
JL 11. V y a 3.1.1.00.4 • .....--ftnas b. •
declared value of British produce and manufactures export-
ed to Turkey (European and Asiatic), including Walla-
chia and Moldavia, Syria, and Palestine, was £2,581,230,
and to Russia, £1,289,704. Manchester, it would seem
benefited greatly by Turkey. The cotton manufactures
entered by the yard to Turkey were of the declared value
of £1,745,189, while to Russia they only amounted to
£30,257. The hosiery, lace, &c., to Turkey were of the
value of £17,625, and to Russia, £18,589, while the cot-
ton twist and yarn to Turkey were valued at £314,952 and
to Russia, £176,271. _ _

The cholera in Scotland wears a virulent aspect. The
Scotsman says, " since our last, four cases of cholera have
occurred in this city. One was that of a woman, who after
travelling from Glasgow, had obtained lodgings in the night
asylum, where she was seized with the disease. In another
case the patient had come from Fife, and having got himself
wet, had dried his clothes at a furnace the night previous to
his attack. This case proved fatal. In the third case, the
patient was removed from Burnett's-close, High-street, to
the cholera hospital, where she died yesterday morning.
The fourth case was also removed to the hospital on Monday
or early yesterday. One case is also reported from Leith,
and one from] Kirkaldy. The disease is now raging with
violence in Forfar, near the railway station. There have
already been eight or nine deaths, and several more people
are lying. ill. Not one of the parties who have been seized
has survived."

THE WESLEYAN CONTROVERSY.--The only powers vested
in the conference by that deed are-Ist. To meet once a
year, and sit not less than five days, and not longer than
three weeks, and after the first year to fix the time and
place of meeting. 2. The appointment of the preachers to
the various circuits. 3. The admission into and expulsion
from the conference of its own members and other associated
travelling preachers. 4. The delegation of its own powers
to one or more of its own members for particular cases.
The persons appointed are described as " gentlemen, being
preachers and expounders of God's Holy Word." The term
minister or pastor is not used. The conference now claims,
as a divine right, and acts upon it, the power to admit into
and exclude members from the Methodist Church, not only
without the sanction of the laity, but in direct opposition to
their recorded verdicts. This claim is disputed, herein is
the kernel of the whole affair. The opponents of the con-
ference appeal to the New Testament—the conference re-
fuses to meet them; hence the agitation.—Times.
WHAT THE PRICE OF THE LOAF SHOULD M.—Supposing
the quarter of wheat to sell for 50s, and to weigh 62 to 63
lbs. per bushel, or say 500 lbs. per quarter, and that the
miller and baker's profits and expenses be allowed to be 40
per cent. on this cost of the wheat, and that the quarter of
wheat turns out no more than its weight in bread—it has
been calculated to turn out trom 10 to 12 per cent. more—
and the price of the loaf will be-1 quarter (500 lbs.), at
50s, with 40 per cent. expenses mid profits, equal to 70s, and
the 41b. loaf will cost nearly 61d. 1 quarter (500 lbs.), at
70s, and 40 per cent. profit on 50s, or 20s, equal to 90s, and
the 4 lb. loaf of best bread can be sold for something over
Bd, instead of 12211, as I see stated by the papers-70s
being, I believe, about the average price of wheat at
present. The milling and baking expenses are no more
upon a quarter of wheat that costs 100 s than upon a quarter
that costs 40s.—Correspondent of the Morning Post.
THE PEOPLE OF TURKEY.—From a late book of travels
we compile the following summary of the population of
European Turkey : —Wallachia and. Moldavia are inha-
bited by Wallachs, or Daco-Romans, calling themselves, in
their own language, Romouni, and all of the Eastern, or
Greek Church. A few villages in Epirus are inhabited by
Wallachs, some of whom are also found scattered through-
out most parts of Turkey, chiefly as shepherds and carriers.
Bosnia, Turkish Croatia, Herzegovina, Montenegro, are
inhabited by Christian Slavonians of the Greek and Latin
Churches, and Mahommedan Slavonians. Servia is en-
tirely inhabited by Christian Slavonians of the Greek
Church, with the exception of Belgrade and a few other gar-
risons of Ottoman troops. Bulgaria has Christian Sla-
vonians and Mahommedan Ottomans. (The Christian
Slavonians in Thrace and Macedonia also speak -the Bul-
garian dialect of Slavonic, and are usually called Bulga-
rians.) Thrace and Constantinople have Christian Slavo-
nians, Greeks, Ottomans, Armenians, Jews. Macedonia
has Christian Slavonians Greeks, Mahommedan Otto-
mans, ditto Slavonians, Jews. Albania is inhabited by
Christian and Mahommedan Albanians. Epirus (1. e., Al-
bania south of the Anocevannian Promontory) is inhabited
chiefly by Greeks, partly also by Mahommedan Albanians,
and by Mahommedan Greeks (i. e., the descendants of rene-
gades of Greek race), Thessaly has Greeks, Ottomans, and
Jews. Crete is inhabited entirely by a race of Greek de-
scent, but of which aportion has apostatised to Mahommed-
anism. The total population in round numbers is about
8,500,000. According to this calculation there are in the
European provinces of the Ottoman Empire-1. Christians,
in all, 6,650,000. 2. Mahommedans, in all, 1,750,000, and
Jews, in all, 100,000. We must add to the total a few
thousand Zingaris, or Gipsies. The Frank residents in the
European Turkey do not exceed 100,000. By this term
are meant the subjects of the various European Powers ;
lonians, who are considered as British subjects ; and such
Greeks as are subjects of the kingdom of Greece. There is
great uncertainty about the question, but some good autho-
rities rate the Turks in Europe as high as twelve millions,

.POLWE -V
COURT. -__ESTERDAY.

LIVERPOOL.

Three miserable Iookino• boys were charged by a person
named William Roberts, who stated that he had a brick-kiln
near the Sandon dock, with causing him annoyance and in-
jury by pulling down the bricks to Make temporary huts for
the purpose of sleeping in at night. The complainant stated
that about a score of persons slept there every night, and
he was apprehensive that some accident might occur, and
that some of them would be smothered among the bricks.
Mr. Mansfield : I see no way of keeping them away ex-
cept having a watchman always there. Unfortunately in a
large town like this, there are always a great many persons
who have not the means df paying for a night's lodging. I
can only send them to the workhouse.
Complainant : I will bring you another batch of their
to-
morrow. If you don't keep them away you will have some
coroner's inquests.
Mr. Mansfield : I suppose they are all of an age to care
of themselves.
Robert Bright, a sailor, and two other seamen, were
charged with refusing to sail in the Abeona, after they had
signed articles with Captain Woodvine, of that vessel.
The seamen demurred to sailing because, out of a crew of
33 men, there were three negroes on board. They were
ordered to be committed for 28 days to hard labour.
A seaman was charged by Police-office 658, with having
threatened to stab a waiter at Mr. Birch's public-house,
Williamson-square, with a knife. It appeared that the pri-
soner, with a comrade, were drinking in the house, along
with two women, when a quarrel arose, and one of them
struck the waiter, who returned the blow. Prisoner said it
was a shame to strike a drunken man, and he went outside
the door and challenged the waiter to fight. It was posi-
tively stated that he took out a knife and threatened the
waiter with it. The prisoner was fined 40s.
PUBLICANS AND BEEBSELLERS.—Robert Reynolds, publi-
can, Vauxhall-road, was charged with having two men
coming out of his house, and glasses containing whiskey
inside, at ten minutes past, twelve o'clock on Sunday. It
appeared that complaints had been made of the house before.
Fined 40s. and costs.

Hugh Yazackerly, publican, Scotland-road, was charged
with having persons drinking in his house at ten minutes
before noon on Sunday. Mr. Bretherton appeared for the
defence. It was stated that the defendant refused to admit
the police officers even after they had produced their warrant
cards. Defendant positively denied having any persons in
his house at the time. Fined 40s. and costs.
John Whitehead, hotel keeper, West Derby-road, was
charged with having a number of persons drinking and dis-
orderly on Sunday night. It was stated on the part of the
defence that a dinner of a victuallers' society was taking
place there that night. The case was dismisied.
William .Durant, publican, Redcross-street, was charged
with having his house open, and persons there at two
o'clock on Thursday morning. It did not appear that the
parties in the house were drinking, or that the bar was open.
The case was dismissed.

David Irvine, beerseller, Boundary-street, was charged
with having several persons in his house, with the appear-
ances of recent drinking, abDut ten o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing. Mr. Owen defended Irvine. Fined 40s. and costs.
Michael Maconasky, eating-housekeeper and beerseller,
Dundee-street, was charged with having persons in his
house, and beer drawn on the morning of Sunday the 6th
instant. Fined 20s. and costs.

George Stewart, Hotham-street, was charged with having 28
prostitutes;and a number of gentlemen (!) dancing inhis house
in a ball-room kept by him, after three o'clock on the morning
of the 2nd inst. Refreshments, such as champagne, sherry, and
other wines, were supplied by a person named Elizabeth
Grasford. Mr. Chilton appeared for the defence. The police
inspector stated that all the women in the room were prosti-
tutes, and that when he spoke to defendant of it, he said if he
pointed out the prostitutes he would turn them out, to which
witness replied that if he did so he should turn all the women
out. The gentlemen who were there appeared to be res-
pectable. The inspector stated that he made three visits to
the place in the course of the night, and the company did
not separate until after four o'clock. It was stated by
another police officer that there were at one part of the night
60 gentlemen in the room, and 54 women whom he knew to
be prostitutes. On the part tf the defence it was stated
that the room was ene generally used for dancing. and that
the ball on this occasion was got up for the benefit of the
defendant, who did not own the room, but merely took it
for that occasion. Defendant, it was stated, was a carver
and gilder by trade, and having been in ill-health for some
time, the ball was got up by his friends for his benefit, and
that every exertion was made by him to clear the room after
the inspector came in. The court said there was some doubt
as to the laws, but none as to the impropriety of assembling
together so many dissolute women. The case was dismissed.

William Thistlewood, beer-seller, Edge-street, was charged
with having nine persons in his house drinking at 10 minutes
to two o'clock on the morning of the 10th. They appeared
to be all sober. The defendant stated that they were all
bell-ringers, and that they were celebrating an anniversary.
The case was dismissed.

George Shaw, beer-seller, Latimer-street, was charged
with having persons drinking_ip his house at 5 minutes past
Edward Jones, beer-seller, Portland-street, on the morn-
ing of the Bth instant, had four men and eight women in
his house, between four and five o'clock. Fined 10s. and
costs.

Anthony Gallagher, beer-seller, Cazeneau street, having
persons drinking in his house at half-past ten o'clock on
Sunday night, was fined 20s. and costs.
John Croshaw, , beer-seller, Boundary-street, .at half-past
ten o'clock on Sunday morning, had persons drinking ale
in his house. The charge was admitted. Fined 20s. and
costs.

John Roberts, beer-seller, George-street, at half-past ten
o'clock last Sunday, had persons in his house drinking. Fined
10s. and costs.

Genryc Shaw, Latimer-street, was fined 10s. and costs,
for having persons drinking in his house on Sunday morn-
ing. This was the second information against Shaw this
day.

John Anderson, beer-seller, Tenterden-street, was charged
with having persons drinking ale in his house, at twenty-
five minutes past ten o'clock last Sunday night. Fined 10s.
and costs.

Thomas Davidson, beer-seller, Maguire-streeti"tharged
with having persons drinking ale in his house on Sunday
morning. Fined 10s. and costs.
Charles Foster, beer-seller, Lawrence-street, having
persons drinking on Sunday morning. Fined 10s. and costs.
Peter Green, beer-seller, Sammy Pope-street, charged
with having persons drinking on Sunday morning, was fined
10s. and costs.

William Thomas, beer-seller, Bevington-hill, having per-
sons drinking on unday morning, and refusing admittance
to the police, was fined ss. and costs.

William Shaw, beer-seller, Chisenhall-street, refusing ad-
mittance to the police, on Sunday morning last. The case
was dismissed.

lames Groves, beer-seller, St. Martin-street, having a
a person drinking in his house on Sunday morning,
and refusing admittance to the pole, was fined 10s. and

Harriet Guinness, beer-seller, Oak-street, having persons
drinking on Sunday morning, and refusing admittance to
the police, was fined 20s. and costs.
Patrick Brien, beer-seller, Peter-street, was charged with
having internal communication from his ale-cellar to his
front cellar, which was let off as a separate dwelling, open
on Sunday morning, at half-past ten o'clock. Discharged
upon a promise to brick up the passage.
Patrick Browne' charged with having three men drunk
and fighting in his oyster cellar, at half past one o'clock on
Monday morning. The cellar is in Hanover-street. It
was stated that when the police officer went in, the defen-
dant was lying drunk on the floor. He stated that the men
in the cellar were his two sons, and son-in-law. Defen-
dant was discharged with a caution.
STEALING A CASK.—James Deagan was charged with
stealing a cask. A witness said that he saw a spring cart at
5 o'clock on Thursday afternoon in an entry opposite Mr.
Richmond's warehouse in Cable-street. Prisoner walked
across the street to the cart, near which three other men
stood. Witness went after him and found a cask in the
cart, the property of Mr. Richmond, for which Deagan could
not account, the other three men got away. The cart had
the name of Michael Deagan upon it. The prisoner had
once before beets committed for stealing a cask, and was now
sentenced to one month's imprisonment.
STEALING COPPER NAILS.—AII elderly woman named
Sarah Wilson and a boy named Tames Allen were charged
by officer 96, who found them on Thursday afternoon coming
out of the north gate of the Sandon graving-dock with a
bag containing 39.1b5. of copper nails. The master of the
ship Julius aesar missed a quantity of nails of a similar
description from the buckets. Officer 773 saw the woman,
previously, looking about the vessel. Wilson was sentenced
to one month's imprisonment, and the boy was remanded
that his parents might be sent for.
STREET ROBBERY.—Edward Anderson was charged with
robbing John Green of nine pounds. Detective officer
Sullivan said that he visited the prisoner's house in Brooks-
street, who denied having any money. On searching, he
found concealed under his bed-post, 4 sovereigns, a .half
sovereign, a "Californian" sovereign, and one shilling in
silver. Prosecutor deposed that on Thursday evening he was
in Mr. Ford's public-house in Old Hall-street ; prisoner was
there, a game of bagatelle was proposed, in which he joined.
He had upon him 4 sovereigns and a five pound note, money
with which he was going to pay the rent and taxes of his
boarding-house, 5 Fulton-street. Upon some question of
wanting finances arising, prosecutor was foolish enough to
show the money. He shortly afterwards left the house
and prisoner followed and joined him in the street, when he
induced him to go into another public-house, kept
by Mrs. Jackson, where they had a glass each
for which prisoner paid, on leaving this house prisoner bid
him good bye, and in doing so, Green fancied that he came
much closer to him than was at all necessary on so short an
acquaintance, and the moment prisoner was gone he missed
the money.

Mrs. Jackson, of Great Howard-street, publican, proved
that Green and prisoner were together in her house at the
time stated. Green was a little under the influence of
drink, but not so much so as that he could not take care of
himself. She saw him take out a sovereign from a paper
which appeared to be a bank note, and lay it on the counter

when paying for the drink. She told him to put it up,
which he did, into the paper again, and returned all to his
pocket. He then went out, prisoner following him. Mr.
Campbell defended prisoner, and stated that he was a
respectable man who had been many years in business. The
magistrates said that the case was one which they would
prefer leaving to a jury, and it should go to the sessions. They
would, however, take bail, prisoner in 50/, and two securities
of 251. each.

A SEDUCER OF YOUTEL —Patrick Purcell, a middle-aged
man, was charged with endeavouring to induce youth
named John Fitzpatrick, porter, in the employ of T. K.
Gee, and Co., Temple-court, to commit a robbery on his em-
ployers. He had been for some days tempting him, by
saying that he could put him in a way to increase his wages,
"Which simply was to consist in occasionally abstracting a few
pounds of tea and handing it to him. Fortunately for the
lad, his Genet Genius prevailed, and he informed his em-
ployers of the entire circumstance. Detective officers Scott
and Sullivan were put on the scent, and they athie€4 that
the boy should appear to comply, and appoint a time for
giving the old rogue some plunder. Accordingly, on Thurs-
day, a parcel of tea (51bs., the value of 17s. 6d.) was made
up and placed in readiness. On his way to the Albert dock,
Fitzpatrick encountered prisoner, and the appointment was
made. On the same morning Purcell came up the ware-
house stairs, and was handed the parcel of tea, for which he
munificently paid his intended victim two shillings, nnd on
coming out was arrested by the officers, The magistrates
said this was a very bad case, and a vile attempt to seduce
and corrupt thisyoung lad. They should sentence prisoner
to two months' imprisonment,
SHOP-LIFTIN O.—Mary Parker and Emma Thompson,
two well-looking and neatly-dressed young women, were
charged with stealing a piece of 6 silk pocket handkerchiefs,
value Is. 6d. each, from the shop of Mr. Rogers, St. James's-
street. An assistant in the establishment deposed that these
parties came in about half-past three on Thursday afternoon,
and after looking at some laces, purchased a piece of silk,
and other small articles, upon which they paid sixpence as a
deposit. On their leaving the shop he missed the piece of
silk handkerchiefs;and running out, found the prisoners in the
custody of officer 469, who, being on the alert, was watch-
ing them. Mary Parker dropped the handkerchiefs in the
sight of both the shopman and officer. They were sentenced
to one months' imprisonment.
ROBBERY BY A FEMALE SERVANT.—EIIen Bradshaw was
charged by Mr. James Thorne, of 34, Mount Pleasant,
whose servant she was, with stealing a variety of articles—
a silver pencil case and shirt, belonging to a lodger, a broken
silver tea-spoon, tea, sugar, and tobacco. The shirt was got
at the pawn-office of Mr. Mason, 87, Brownlow-hill, and
the other articles, with the ticket of the shirt, in prisoner's
box. She was sentenced to one month's imprisonment.
COMMITMENTS.—Thomas Shaw and Louisa Shaw, charged
with an extensive robbery in a lodging house where they
had been sheltered for a year without paying a farthing, as
mentioned in our last issue, were again put forward. No
additional evidence being forthcoming, the female prisoner
was discharged, and Thomas Shaw was ordered to pay 25.,
the value of the waistcoat pledged illegally, 30s. fine, or to
be imprisoned for one month.

Ann Leigh convicted of stealing a plaid scarf, on Thurs-
day afternoon, from the shop of Mr. Keeley, 22, St. James's-
street, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment.
Mary Byrne, arrested by officers Povey and M'Cullagh,
on the same afternoon, coming out of Cope and Townshend's
shop, in Byrom-street, with 46 yards of flannel concealed
under her apron, was ordered to be imprisoned for three
months.
Andrew Campbell was charged with stealing a piece of
beef 14 lbs weight, On yesterday morning, from the Canning
graving-dock. The mate of the Alcester identified it as
being stolen from an open cask on the deck of that vessel.
Fourteen days' imprisonment.

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John Doherty, on Thursday afternoon, stealing a piece of
iron from George's dock, the property of Mr. Davis, master
carter, 14 days' imprisonment,
John Glindon, two months' imprisonment, for stealing
ropes from George's Dock.
. .

Sarah Carroll, 14 days' imprisonment, for, on Thursday,
stealing a piece of beef from stall 64, St. John's Market.
Paul Simpson, one month's imprisonment, for stealing
butter, on Thursday, from the shop of Alice Boardman, 18,
Montague-street.
ASSAULT ON A POLICEMAN.— William Hill, a car driver,
was charged with assaulting a police officer. He had not
taken his proper turn on the St. Anne's Crescent stand, and
a row ensued amongst the drivers. The officer, who was in
coloured clothes, interfered, and Hill struck him. Prisoner
pleaded that he did not know prosecutor was an officer. The
constable said he knew him right well. Ordered to pay 2s. 6d.
fine and costs, or be imprisoned tor three days.
BRUTAL TREATMENT OF A WlFE.—Patrick _Pigott was
charged with very savagely ill-using his wife, who was
near her confinement. An officer deposed that hearing fe-
male screams of " murder," he entered the house from
whence they proceeded, and found prisoner kneeling over his
wife and brandishing a knife, which was produced. A me-
dical certificate was handed in detailing the dangerous results
which might ensue from the woman's condition. Prisoner
was remanded to this day.
SMUGGLING.—James Macldoeks, a seaman, on board the
ship Irene, was convicted of s)yiuggling 21bs. of foreign ma-
son, of the value of`

£1 Os. 10a. -Ire was lined
MANCHESTER.

ASSAULT.—Yesterday, at the Salford Town-hall, a man
named Peter Flinn was charged with having assaulted a per-
son named Jolly, who keeps a liquor-vaults in Oldfield-lane.
It appeared that the defendant went into the vaults on Sun-
day last with another man, when the landlord refused to
supply him with any drink. He then became insulting,
using the most offensive language, and ultimately struck the
complainant on the face and nose. Ordered to find two
sureties in 51. each to keep the peace for three months.
POCKET PICKING.—Two boys, named John Tyrrell and
Homey Arnold (who has been frequently in prison for pookot
picking), were charged, yesterday morning, at the Salford.
Town-hall, with picking the pocket of a lady while pur-
chasing two images at a stall in the fair the previous even-
ing. Tyrrell was told by the bench that he would be whipped,
and the police were ordered to send for his mother; the other
prisoner, Arnold, was committed to the Sessions.

STEALING WATCHES.—John Bradley was charged, at the
Salford Town-hall, yesterday, with having stolen a watch,
the property of a person from the country named Kendal.
The prosecutor stated that on the previous evening he was
talking to a woman, when she made a " grab " at his watch
and took it. The prisoner and another man rushed upon
the prosecutor, who had no doubt that either the prisoner
or the other man got the watch. The prisoner gave a very
unsatisfactory account of himself at the police station.
Committed to the sessions.

FURIOUS DRIVING IN THE FOG.—Yesterday at the city
police-court, John Riley, was charged with furiously driving
a spring cart while in a state of intoxication, in Great
Ducie-street, through the dense fog on Thursday evening.
It was proved that the defendant was quite intoxicated, and
that he was driving in such a manner as to cause great
danger to the other vehicles in the street, Mr. Maude,
after a severe reprimand, fined the defendant 20s. and costs,
or in default to be imprisoned 14 days.
POCKET-PICKING IN DEANSGATE.—At the Manchester
city police-court, yesterday, a lad named James Barlow, was
charged with picking the pocket of a female named Sarah
Armitage. On Thursday afternoon a police-officer who
knew the prisoner, watched his movements, and saw him
follow Mrs. Armitage into a shop in Deansgate, where he
picked her pocket of 3s. 6d., and on being taken into
custody and searched, the money was found upon him.
Committed to the sessions.

ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlL-
we:sr.—An. accident of a very • alarming and somewhat
serious character occi..eed on Wednesday morning, on th
Great Northern P.,iovay, about five miles south of Don-
caster, the night fast good-strain, from York and Leeds,
consisting of seven trucks, an engine and tender, and break-
van, left Doncaster station between twelve and one o'clock,
being only a few minutes behind time, and had proceeded
as far as Rossington station, when one of the axletrees of
the fifth truck, which was laden with girders and coupling
irons, suddenly snapped in two, and threw the truck across
the down line of rails. At the same instant, and before any
alarm could possibly be raised, the night express, which
leaves London at 9. 15 p.m., came up (punctually to its
time) and dashed into the dislocated train at full speed, or
at the rate of about forty miles an hour. The engine of
the express was capsized in a moment, the break-van next it
was partially smashed, and three of the passenger-carriages
were thrown off the line. The greatest alarm and excite-
ment prevailed amongst the passengers, but fortunately the
injuries sustained were not so serious as those generally re-
sulting from such frightful accidents, or as might have been
expected on this occasion. A guard in the passenger train,
named Joseph Amobelina (not on duty, but proceeding to
the north), received an extensive lacerated wound on the
forehead, and he is now lying at lodgings at Doncaster. The
engine-driver of the express had his top lip cut and his knee
bruisqa ; three of the passengers were rather severely bruised
also, and were unable to proceed on their journey until the
middle of the day. The stoker of the express had an ex-
tremely narrow escape. He is a man of small stature, and
at the moment the collision took place his h cad passed un-
der a bar projecting from the prostrated goods waggon;
had he been three inches taller his head would have been
knocked off.

LONDON AND OXFORD RAILWAY.—Notices of application
to parliament in the ensuing session have been given for two
new lines to Oxford—one by the London and North-Western
Company, from the main line at Harrow to Oxford, and the
other by the Great Western Company, from the terminus of
the Wycombe uranch at Wycombe to Oxford, being part of
the line projected by the Mid-Western Company, which was
rejected by parliament in the sessions of 1852 and 1853.
A MIGHTY ORGAN.—Some interesting experiments have
recently been made at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, with
respect to the power required by an organ to fill the building,
anil a report has been presented to the directors on the sub-
ject. As the central transept alone covers a larger area than
is occupied by the cathedral at York, some idea of the vast
size and power of an instrument which should be heard in
all parts of the building may be formed. The committee
report that the area required for the instrument would not
be less than 5,400 feet, the depth of the organ 50 feet, and
its altitude from the ground 140 feet. The cost would not
be less than a period 25,000 and its construction would
extend over three years.—Globe.