Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-16 00:00:00

SUSPECTED MULIDZR

On Wednesday evenin!; censiderab•e a'a-m was created, in conse
quence of the discovery of the holy of a male person in the Reg ist's
canal, Twig Folly-br d4e. G een.s rest, Bethnal-greet, wider the
following mysteriou an•l suspicosis circa-lastances i—lt appears that
a young ma•s n lined Geor,le Goatley, a Moaner, was standing on the
-bank of the Repeat's c teal, iinnediately at the rear of the Clasen's
Arms p ble-gauss, when he suddenly saw a bo ly 1143 to the surfac t•
of the water is front of him. lie r ail 3I an alarm, au I e al's i severa I
men to his as'ista'sce, when the body was got on to the towing path.
The d:c Ased presented a shocking spe,lacle, there being two large
inc'sed wounds in the neck, from which blood was issuin atmi there
were also several coutuiions on the face and body, evidently
the resn't of cmesiderahle external vimlen .8 The hands were
mach braised, a-sd the boiy hag on y been in the water
about two da;-13 The body, on beMg examine I, was foe dto he
that of a man, apparently forty years of age, five feet ton lochls in
height, light hair, and fair cornplexiea. There ware two
cuts about an inch in depth in the front of the throat, inflicted bsfor
death, and the general remit of the examiaatlon was that tha
dec ased had come by his death by some foul and unfair means.
The marks on the face are simil Sr to Ca sea which might ar's 3 from
fighting, and w .ea the body was taken out of the wate • he was
without co at and waistcoat, his shirt sleeves were tacke I up, and
eertain parts bore .marks of - Wool. The deceased's c'o :Wag only
consisted of a pair of cor iutoy trows ma, a blue striped shirt, a bl ick
neckerchief, and lace•up boots with brass eyelet holes. Tee atter
articles were nearly n .w, and in the to 3 parts wore hobnails. ThB
police s :arched the pocke s ant limit' a tobacco-box, ma-kid " J .
P.," a clarp knife, and a quotity o' e. On Wedae,d ay nigh t
sev._rtel active officers of the IC diri .io t made ia luiries in the neigh-
botirhoad of time canal, and awe:tined from parsons living near the
sk.ot where the deceased was roan', that on the merting of y 1 Monday
last between one all two o'clock, they were are mad by• cries o
"Murder," and "Police," and alrd.otaA seven' in liviclues la t
their beds tli.y were unable to trace tie- cause of the outers, or make
any discovery.

TIIS Boy Ninanut AT NOTTINGHAM. —On Mond I after-
nom, at the Lam' y Castle, Inan Grew, Mr. Coroner
Swann Concluded the inviri into this mysterin:s
NJ further tvilet.ce was off-red, tLe police liac'ng made
no progress eith.r as to the niic very of the murderer or
Viet-acing of the biota, fur ,he sake of stealing whin). it is
suprrsed the rru:.der was co omitted. The jny retu. a
vernietof " WU& murder agains• some person or persons
ut known." On Friday, an Irishman W 43 arres'cd at D ,p-
-ca-ter on suspiciop, tut (Jo Saturd.y he w..s set at liberty,
at Nottingham, as none of the witnews
Ile is the fi th p..:rson who hai been so aprr.trended arid
discharged.

Mr. hunt= strcngly objected to any plan for remlving
to the north end the timber trade, for which he contended
that the south end trial the natural pl9ce.
Mr. SMITH thought, if the accommodation given at the
north end were sufficient, Mr. Halhead would find that he
sto 4 alone in his opinion.
Mr. BOLD suggested that the widenirg of the Queen's
Dock quays and the continuation of Sefton street, which
were estimated in 1853 at a cost of about £BO,OOO, should
also form a subject of consideration.
The CHAIRMAN said that subject would open the que.tion,
whether it was the duty of the dock trust to pay for the
improvement of a street which ran outside the dock boun-
dary. although it might be useful to the dock quays.
Mr. BOLD said that question was one of the reasons why
he suggested that the subject should be considered.
The report was ordered to lie on the table for a fortnigbt,
and the suggestion of Mr. Bold was adopted.
In the marine department the tender of Messrs. Bancroft
was sculpted for two thousand gallons of best r fined
olive oil.

A report was read from Mr. Hartley, stating that the
performance of Messrs. Thompson's contract, for the ex-
cavation and deepening of the great float, was obstructed
by the number of vessels and the quantity of timber at
present there and recommending that instructions should
be given for the removal of the timber, and that no vessels
be permitted to enter until the obstructions were re-
moved.
The recommendation was confirmed.

A donation of £lO was granted to the widow of James
Friendship, who died from the effects of an injury re-
ceived in landing timber from the flats in the Birkenhead
Docks.

A. memorial from a number of cart-owners, at and about
the Waterloo Dock, complaining of inconvenience frequently
caused by the bridge between that ani the Victoria Dock
being up, and suggesting a more convenient place for a
cartbtand, was referred to the Harbour-master's Com-
mittee.

A letter was read from Mr Curry, the coroner, stating
that at an inquest held on the body of a man named
Threlfal), who fell into the Clarence Graving Dock, it
appeared that the steps of the dock were out of repair, and
thus caused his fall.

Mr. HARTLIY, the surveyor, said he heard the man fell
from the top of the wall to the bottom, and that he was
not upon the steps at all,
The letter was refAred to the surveyor to report upon.
Lette:s were read from Mr. W. Bell and Mr Thomas
Baines applying for the appointment mado vacant by the
death of Mr. Wainwright.

The CHAIRMAN men-tioned the fact that the Council had
resolved not to continue their contribution to this office.
The different commercial associations had not yet consi-
dered the question, but he presumed ihey would do so.
The members for the borengh also might desire to have the
office continued. There could be no doubt that it was
a very great assistance to the members in conducting their
business. It was not very easy for them always to receive
deputations in their own houses, and the office was very
convenient for that purpose, A. great deal of routine
business was also transacted there. Whether the Dock
Committee would think it right to contribute, would be a
question for their consideration.
The subject was referred to the Finance Committee.
In consequence of the resolution passed at the Town
Council cn Wednesday, in reference to the proposed
fort at Liscard, the following gentlemen were appointed as
a deputation to confer with the Finance Committee on the
subject, at eleven o'clock on Saturday morning : The
Chairman, Messrs. Bold, Moudell, and Barber.

Mr. MOND ..LL remarke3 that he condemned every site
tor a fort nn the river. He c,-)n,•idprrri th.t forts there
were humbugs—that t very f prt they built there would be
blind to be a blister on the back of coaimerce, and every
moldier and marine they brought there a positive nuisance.
(Hear, hear, and laughter )
A letter from Mr. James Appleton, cb'rk in the solicitor's
office, applying for an increase of salary, was referred to
the Finance Committee.
This concluded the general business.

Ezclasively for CLOTIIIN3 BOYS fr.,in Six to Twenty Years
LEWIS & COMPANY, Rameligh-street.

The Milan and V, n:ce railway was inaugur ted on the
12th.
A. Essen Law Flour IN GEORGIA.—A very b'oody
fight has occurred at Ho- eygall, a serail settlement in
Ge, rgia. A blnd of thrives having for some time cotn-
mitt id dearedatiors on the preperties of farmers, it was
determined by the "Regulators" (L 7 n ih-lawyers) to rid
the couu.try of them. Accordingly they were ordered to
he off. vyt.h a promise that if tl-ea wen' quietly they ahould
be paid their tray lling exp, ns-s and receive compensation
for v,h it litt'e properly they I,ft behind. Among these
persors thes notified there was a man named Mr sesHornsby
and his family—aire, one grown sun (Mike), and three
small children. bloats thought of the matter. and con-
cluded n)t to go ; but still led the " Regulators" to believe
that be wculd go willing'y. Failing to falfil his egreemert
by the specified time, fatireen mounted " Regulators,"
only two of whom were unarnard. app tiori one morning at
Hornsby's c'oor; and a Dr. Foreman advarced to parley.
At this moment a shot was fi ed from the house, through a
sort of rude and inartistic porthole, at Foreman, missing
his knee a few inches and strikina hs horse dead beneath
him. Another shot in quick successi TI discharged a full
load of buckshot into the left breast of Rumpt, a
" Regulator," who, on being shot, whei bis horse round,
and, crying out to his c rnraclas to scatter, galloped , ff a
short distance and fell d ad. The firirg continued
rapidly and with terrible fatality from the h use far some
seconds, perhaps minutes. The party sc wered as quickly
as p issible, bat left four of their number upon the field,
two named Radcliff—an old gentl•man aria his son, the
son mortally and the old gentleman dangerously, if not
mort lly, wounded ; May, a son-ir-law to Radcliff,
daagerously weunde 1; and Foreman, with his ankle frac-
tured by the falling of his horse. Three horses were also
shot down and killed. In the midst of this firing yeueg
Rarleiff, satisfied that his wound was fatal, determined to
have some little revenge, and, crawling to a stump, rested
his gun upon it, and fired throagh the porthole, emptying
the contents of oee barrel in the face and breast of old
Hornsby, killing him. Casting his eye to another part of
the fortress he perceived a human figure, at which he fired
the contents of the other barrel. This shot, it seem', took
effect in the left side of Hornsby's wife and in the legs and
hips of her infant, which she held in her arm.. Ste was
killed instantly ; the child may possibly recover. About
the time these two shots were fired, Mike Hornsby ap-
leered in the pizza and fired one barrel, and drew up to
discharge the seco.id, when a " Regulator," named Merger',
who at this moment stood alone upon the field, defending
the wounded, seized the gun of a fallen comrade, and
cautioned Mike if he fired the second barrel he (Morgan.)
would certainly retain the fire. Mike heeded not the
warning, but fired and turned to run, probably, when
Morgan, ti ue to his w ad, blazed away, and dro: tied
Mike with a mortal wound.—Correspondent of Bugtfield
Aelrorliser.
A PANIC IN A CHAPEL.—Oa Sunday evening last, while
the eonareg ttioa as embed at the Pontefract Independent
Ch-pel were listan'ng to the discou.se of the officioing
minister, the Rev. Jimes Innes, an alarm was raised that
the building was on fire. A tremendous rush was made
to the ea rs, and the per pie tumbled over each o her in
terrible confusion, but fortun i &y no one sustained my
seri )113 injury, and in a short time the service was resumed.
Ir ap?ears that an escape of gas from one of the pipes had
been obseeved, and a light applied to it ; the acme was rot
properly eating ished, and igeitad some woodwork. Very
little damage was done to the building.
FAT L ACCIDENT AT WHITBY.—An accident, which was
fatal to one man and the cause of serious injuriesto another,
occurred on Toes lay afternoon at a place about a mile
southward of Whitby, where the corporation of the Trinity
House are building two lighthouses. One of these has
reached the height of thirl feet. A stone, weighing
ready two tons, had been raised by means of shears, and
the workmen were lowering it to its pl ce, when, fro the
falling of one of the guys, the shears lost their positton.
The stone fell to the grouted, bringing with it the scaffold.
ing and two men. One of these, Mr. Cezey, clerk to the
works, died two hours after the accident,

The owners and occupiers of houses at the north end of
Newlie-terra e, Breck-road, complained ofirijary to health
by offensive effluvia from foul water, in the site of an old
quarry at the back-of the terrace. Tee Medical Officer of
Health inspected the place, and was of opinion that the
complaint was well founded, and that the owner should be
required to remedy the nuisance. A deputation of gentle-
men also waited on the committee to complain of the
nuisance, and it was ordered that the landlord should be
called upon to remedy it.
The Borough Engineer, Building Surveyor, and In-
spector of Nuisances, reported various particulars of the
operations in their several departments during the past
week ; from which it appeared that 112 nu'sances
complained of by inhabitants, hal been inspected, and
means taken `o remedy them ; 873 houses in the un-
healthiest districts, containing 3,021 apartments, and 433
cellars, had been put under exa nination, with the view of
improving their sanitary condition
Mr. FRESH stated that he had been directed by Mr.
M'Gowan to aff;rd certain returns of local proceedings
before the magistrates, required by the Watch Committee,
for the information of Government, and which had been
complied with, so far as the operations cf the Health
Committee for the borough, through its nuisance office,
were embraced therein ; but as that committee exercise
their sanitary condition under local acts, &c , and as the
said required returns did not appear to comprehend the
full results of their operations, the following explanations
were added as an appendix in a tabular form ; but before
giving them to the committee in detail, the inspec or
remarks i that any return made of their proceedings before
the magistrates, would give a very imperfect notion of
what they have really not only done, but are daily doing,
to promote the improvement of the health and comfort of
the lower classes of the inhabitants of the borough of
Liverpool, and which the folio wing figures would exemplify ;
tied it should be fairly state I, it has always been the object
of the Health Committee to carry out their sanitary
reformations in a reasonably mild rather than in a directly
summary way ; or, in other words, to invariably give notices
to every party offending, before summoning that party
before the magistrates ; and the following returns would, it
is hoped, show that this system has worked satisfactorily.
Particulars were required in the returns from the 29th
September, 1856, to the 29th September, 1857, and they
were snt,mitted under the following heads :-
Ist : CELLARS.— Dnrirg this time 32,372 cel'ar visitations
were periodically made by sanitary officers, in unhealthy
streets in the Borough Of these, 10 341 cellars were
found empty. 20 04S were found occupied without beds
in them, 1,281 were found with beds in them, and 702 of
them were claimed as conformable to the provisions of the
local sanitary acts. 'These items give the aggregate. In
these cases 1,656 notices were served, and on re-examina-
tion it was found that 1,407 parties had complied with the
notices, and it was only deemed necessary to take 249 of
the eefaulters before the justices for their adjudication.
2nd: NUISANCES GRIM A.LLY EFFEC rued HE %JAIL —During
the said year, 7,952 notices were given on complaints of
inhabitants to abate ev is of this kind, and they were so
far effectual, that it was only found necessary, on re-
inspection, to take 65 of these cases before the magistrates

3rd : STREET AND COURT HOUSES IN UM:MALTUT Dm-
TRICTS.—In the said year 38,614 visitations were made in
order to test their sanitary condition. They were found
to contain 210 310 apartmdnts. Of these, in 7 230 cases,
it was found necessary to give notices to cleanse and purify
the same, and which so far served their parpoto, that on
Ae-in,peotion it was only found necessary to lay sixty-
seven informations before the magistrates against defaulters
in this respect. . .

4th : -SmoKB NUISANCX9 674 notices to abate were
given, and which the committee only found it necessary to
follow up by preferring forty-nine informations.
s:h : mtDD. se AND CESSPOOLS —42,190 of these places
were emptied by the contractors under the Health Com-
mittee, under notices issued by them, but it was not found
necessary to p-efer informations in default during the above-
named period.
6th : LODGING Houses.—ln this supervision, the police
and sanitary officers act in concert. In the night time the
police take the inspections, and the sanitary officers do it
in the day time. The police in this r spect sill no doubt
make their own returns, but the nuisance officers have
made 4544 inspections, and issued 132 it formations during
the before-named given period. The health officers have
also examined 292 marine stores, and made 1,065 exam-
inations of grave yards and cemeteries. From these
returns, it will be perceived that out of 17,612 notices
(excepting altogether middens and cesspools) which have
been issued from the nuisance office, it has only b en f mind
necessary to prefe- 562 informations against defaulters
and which conclusively shows the effects of the working
o' this system
Vouchers exist to prove the correctness of these
details.

These re'urns did not include many important operations
going on under the control of the Borough Eogiueer, a
statement from whom will be shortly aff)rded.
This concluded the business,

At LEWIS & ONI?ANY'S, Ranelagh-qtreot,
BOYS are cLoruED from the Age of Six to rzen,y Ytari.

FENERAL OF THE LATE E•EI. FITZWILLIAM —The
remains of this nobl, man were removed from Wentwoolh
House, near Rotherham, on Monday evening. Although
it was the expressed wi-h of the family that the proreed-
ings should be conducted wi h as much privacy as possibl.,,
it is calculated the .e were not lens than 1,000 per°, a
congregated about the man ion. At halt-past 9 o'clock the
mertel remains of the dec, aced Earl, which weresneloted
in a plain but mass ye coffin, were brought cut of the
house, sal plat d in an ordinary hearse, d awn by four
black horse.. Me Massey, t}.e late ear,'a private secretary,
and some of the prineip 1 offflers of the household, en'e-ed
a carriaga, and the procession then moved away at a slew
pace to the Wrath station of the South Yorkshite R iilway.
The night was extremely dark, and a solemn effect was
given to the mou-rfi cortege by the tolling of he b Its io
the churches at Wcntwarta, Milton, and With, as the
processi on passed a!ong the secluded road from Wentworth
Park. Many of the vill gers came out of their haute witn
lanterns to wi 0:43 the last of the noble earl, who was
greatly esteemed by the poor in the neighbourhood. The
hearse and attendants arrived at Wath et eleven u'elock,
wh re a special train, provided by the ofliciels of the Great
Northern Company, was in ree'i less to c inv.y the funeral
vehicles to Peterborough, on their way to Marhoirro,
Northamptonshire, the place selected for interment. The
train consisted of engine and tender, two bre k vans, two
first-class carriages, three trucks for the hearse and
carriages, and six horse-b ,X3S. The train arrived at
Peterborough at about three o'clock in the nuerninz.
The members of the deceased nobleman's family left
Wentworth fur Milton House, near Peterborough, on
Monday, to be in readiness to pay the lest rites ti their
deceased relative. The interment to)le place on Tuesday
in the family vault at Marholm.
TREATIES WITH 'IRE SlAMESE.—Letters from India at ate
that on the 7th of July a treaty of commerce and friendship
was signed at Bangkok between the U! ited States and
the King of Siam. This treaty, which is in all respects
similar to the treaties already concluded with France and
England, was nlotiated by M. Bradley, who came from
New' York on board the American aver corvette Port-
mouth. The same corresporalsnee says a Russian sh;p of
war was hourly expected at Bangkok with a diploma.ist
charged to negotiate a treaty with the court o; Slam.
The following regiments of will be immediately
emtodied 'or garrison duty : —Bedford, 2d Royal Cheshire,
2nd (South) Devon, 2nd Gloucester, Leiceste-, North
ampton, Shropshire, let West Norfilic, Ist Surrey, let
Staffordshire, Ist Toyer Hamlets. Wcrcester, 2d West
York, Sussex, Stirlinz, Aberdeen. Most of these regiments
were embodied fur garrison duty last year, and will form
an immediate addition of about 14,000 men to, ur home
establishm nt.. About 3,000 of the Irish Militia will
also be embodied forthwith.

Excltalrely for CLOTHING BOYS front Six to Twenty Years.
LEWIs & COMPANT, sanplagti-atree

TILE DISOWNED Osii.—John Pa rnee, a resident of
Grenville street, charged his sister, Sarah Campbell, with
having assaulted. him. Mr.. Black was for the prisoner,
who was very well dressed It appeared that the corn.
plainant works hr the Corporation, and on the 8 h August
he was at his breakfast in Salisbury strew, where he was at
work, when he was ssailed by the pr'sener, who fling his
coffie over 117 s head, and " walloped" him on the skull
with the pot, and cut him severely. A ham that was con-
venient, instead of being used legitimately, ie the frying
pan or pot, was seized on by the prisoner, and with it sha
beat hi.n about the head until she completely knocked him
into a " doldrnm " He did not know what it was for, as
he gave her no provocation. Mr. Black : This woman is
your sister ? The complainant, fiercely : I disown her,
sir. Mr. Black : Is she not your sister, sir? The witness,
more fiercely than before : I disown her, sir. Mr. Bluck :
Had you ever a father or mother at all? Witness : I
don't know whither I had or net. Prisoner :We are
brother and sister, by the same father and mother.
Complainant : I never had a father, for he
is in America for seven years ! In the course
of cross-exa-t ination by Ms. Bluck, he elicited
from the witness the fact that the prisoner went
bail for the complainant to a chap," known as "a Scotch-
man," and that she had to pay the amount, and this caused
the row, as she felt hurt because he would not give her
anything, although he got the clothes, and wore them.
Mr. Mansfield said he was of opinion that the prisoner
must be held to bail. Mr. Bluck said she was married,
and some difficulty might arise in that case. The com-
plainant said, oh, yes, she is married to a black man, and
to a white men also. The prisoner was discharged on a
promise to keep away from the complaint in future.
BRIBING a WITNESS.—Jane Paine, who keeps a bad
house, in Mason's--ow, was brought np on the following
charge: -It appeared that a few nights since, a sailor,
named Hugh M'Guinness, was robed in the house by a
m n who lived with the pisoner, and that he was sent
for trial, and is at present in jail awaiting the sessions.
The prisoner watched M.Guinness, and made several
a'tempts to get him out of the way, by offering him money,
but he refused up to Wednesday, when ho agreed to go to
Dundalk, and she went with him to the boat and paid his
fare, and as the boat was leaving she gave him 253., but
when rounding the pier-head, he jumped out and went to
the pollee, and informed them of what had taken place
and then the prisoner was arrested. These facts being
proved, the woman was sent for trial.
EtTE %LING MEXICAN FIBRE —Detective-officer Sullivan
brought up John Connor, a brush maker, living in
Christian-street, and John Lowe, Thomas Gaskill, and
Frank Jones,the three latter charged with steeling a quan
tity of material called "Mexican fibre," and Connor for
receiving it, knowing it to have been stolen. From the
evidence of several persons who were examined, it
appeared that Messrs Leech, Harrissn, and Forwood, are
tae only impor:ers of the ardcle in question, and that the
three last named prisoners were engaged in ca'ting it, and
elitist so engaged, they stole lcwt. 2qrs. and 231bs. of it,
Tallied at Gd. per pound, and sold it to Conn :r for £1 9s.
It is used in the manufacture of brushes. These fecal
being clesr:y established the prisoners were sent for trial.
Excuestors TICKETS William Ceenick, a horse-shosr,
and John Deronson, a sail); were charged with attempting
to defraud the London and North-Western Railway, by
trasellitg from Manchester to Liverpool on excursion
tickets that were returnable the previous day. The fact
was not disputed by the prisoners, but tht y said they had
purchased the tickets to return on any day up to Saturday,
and the Company's officers at Manches er passed the tickets
as a 1 right. The prisoners complained of the harsh treat-
ment they suffiored, in being locked up all night, and
they also complained of the way these excursion trains
were managed. Mr. Clough said there was a universal
complaint about the excursion trains, and some people
went as far as calling them public swindles, and no doubt
the prisoners were either mistaken or deceived. Mr.
Mansfield thought there ought to be something on the
back of the tickets so that there could be no mistake about
them. This case he should treat as a common debt, and
discharge the prisoners.
DISIIGNE4T Sleeve:yrs.- John Shore, David Jones, James
Titherington, and Wiliam Taylor, were b ought up by
Messrs. Allen and Lindsay, two of Mr. Bate's (late police
inspector) men, accompanied by Inspector Hough, charges
with hsairg stolen a considerable quantity of property
belonging to Messrs. Southerland and Coubrough, ship
store dealers, &c. of Preest n's Row. The prisoners, with
the exception of Taylor, were employed in the house
named, sled confidence was placed in them. However they
violated that confidence, and it seemed they were in the
habit of taking away quantities of pickles, beef, sauces,
oil, spirits, and other things, when leaving the stores in
she evening. They were watched by Bate's men, and on
Wednesday evening, they took out a quantity of property,
such as above named, and went to Park-lane, where they
endeavoured to dispose of it They were arrested with
the property in their possession. They were !telly com-
mitted for trial.

FORG'D CERTIFICATE.—John Roberts, a publican, was
brought bp on remand, charged with having produced
three forged certifi rates, in order to pass an examination
before the Marine board, as master or mate of a ship. The
details of this case rppeared a day or two since. Mr.
Bluth, fur the prisoner, said he pleaded guilty. He was
ignorant of the law, and gave £2 10s. for the certificates,
to a schoolmaster, who advised him to the course he bad
unfortunately adopted. Mr. Tyndall, for the Board of
Trade, said he would not press for the extreme penalty of
£lOO. The prisoner was tined £5 and £4 10s. costs,
or to be imprisoned for two months.
EMBEZZLEMENT ON A SMALL SCALE —John Rogerson,
the conductor of a glass cutting place in Marjbone,
was charged with having embezzled several small sums
of money, by entering in his cash book, less than he
received for goods, and picketing the balance. Several
witnesses proved the case, and the prisoner was sent for

- - Mr William S. Ela+er, stated to be a timber merchant,
at Birkenhead, was fin d 5s for being drunk and
disorderly on the landn-g stage, at one o'clock in the
morning. He complained loudly of having been badly
treated, and s.id ha would ap,.ly to Sir George Gre;.

BIRKE N HEAD.

BEFORE MEMSRS. TILDE crsr, AND C XoN.

DISORDERLY BEER HOUSE.—Joseph McCombe, a beer-
house keeper, in Livingtoa-street, was summoned for
keeping open his beer-house during prohibited hours.
Inspector Gunning stated that on Sunday last, at twenty
minutes to twelve at noon, he visited defendant's house,
and found six Birkenhead men there, with ale before them
Fined 21. Gd. and costs. Richard 0 tram, who keept the
beer-house lately kept by Mr. Carnall, at Woodside,
was summoned for a like offence. Police-officers Gunning
and Fenna said they visited defendant's house at 20
minutes to four o'clock p in., and found fonr men and a
boy in the bar, with le before them. Fined 2s. Gd. and
costs. James McMahon, in Oak-street, was summonel
for a like offence, and oriered to pay the costa.
ASS kULTING TILE POL•CE. —Mr William Br milaw and
Mr. Thomas Stanton, two gentlemen, residing in Claughton,
were summoned for having assaulted Thomas Clarke,
one of the Clanghton pica, whilst in the dae execution of
his duty. There was a'so a summons against James
Kelly, driver of cab No. 27, for furious driving, in taking
Bromilaw and his mother and sister home ; from
which it will be seen by the evidence the assault arose.
Clarke: the complainant, stated, that at half past 11 o'clock
on the night of Monday last; he was on duty in the Shrews-
bury road, Claughton, when he heard a car or some other
conveyance being driven at a most furious rate, and
watching, he saw it pass the end of the road in which he
wag. Thereupon, he made the best of his way in the
direction he supposed it had gone, and ultimately
came up with it at the door of the Claughton Hotel, when
he went in, and saw the driver at the bar. He a- ked him
his name, that he might summons him, which the driver
gave him. He then left the hotel, and on his
way down the village, he saw the two defen-
dants, Bromilaw and Stanton, on the parapet. Upon his
getting up to them, Mr Bromilaw asked why he had taken
the car driver's name, to which he replied, "That's my
business " Mr. Bromilaw then called him some names,
when he (Clarke) said he would summon him for obstruct-
ing him in the due disckaige of his duty. Mr. Bromilaw
then struck him under the left eye with the-
handle of a stick or whip he had in his
hand which knacted him down, and, while down,
Mr. B fell on him with his knees on his chest, and got
his hard inside of his stock round his neck. Stanton then
called our, " Hive you got him fast? squeeze him fast,"
and then he (Clarke) was kicked by some one until he
became insensible Mr Bretherton, who appeared for all
the defendants', cross-examined Clarke as to his sobriety
at the time the occurrence took place, to which he replied
that he was perfectly sober, though he had drunk some ale
that evening. Mr. Thomas Davies, the township constable,
and who lives next door to Mr Bromilaw, was then called,
and said that he was alarmed by a noise and knocking at his
door, and upon locking out he saw the defendants holding
Clarke on the ground. They said they wished to give him in
charge of him (Davies) for being detark and disorderly. He
(Davies) then asked them all to walk into his house ; the
defendants did so, but Clarke refused. Ilia impression was
that Clarke was in drill, as, when he first got out, Clarke was
w
residingusiu
using very
cabiauusiisvhetolnanguage. Mr. Highton,
a,
said Clarke had been
one of the township policemen for six years, and he had
s geeanritinegm andan
alwas found Wm a very sober man. Mr. Bretherton then
addressed VW bedch for thg defendante, and said he had

A FARM BAILIFF GORED BY A FULL —Mr. Coroner
Whisten held an invest t.t Bernastoa, near Derby, on
Monday last, over the body of Mr. John Sanders, farm
bailiff to the Rev. W. Leeks, whose death took place on
Satu day, by a bull which he was showing turning savagely
round and goring h'm in the upper part of the left Udell,
R a wound six or seven inches long, and about half
an inch deep. From the evidence it appeared that the
immedate cause of death was disease of the heart, the
accident having no doubt hei,,,h'ened the inducement to a
sudden seizure of this kind. The jury returned a verdict
in ignorance with the evidet c
COLLIERY E xeLostoet THROUGH Gatos; CARELE'SNES,.—
An inquest was held on Wednesday afternoon, at the house
of Mr. George Rhodes. the Church Inn, Dokinfield, on
the body of Robert Whitehead, coal miner, Oxford-read,
Dukinffeld, aged 52 years. The deceased was much burnt
about the face and different parts of his body a fortnight
ago, by an explosion, which occurred whilst, he wt's at
w 4rk at the Dor Colliery, Newton, from which he died on
Saturday morning. James Per, one of the firemen, stated
that he had examined the workings that morning, and that
he found all right and free from gas, except that a sheet
which rtgelatel the current of air was down. He had met
the deceased, and told lam about the sheet, cautioning Lim
not to go through with his candle. The deceesei had,
nevertheless, gone without his lamp, and an extdosioe was
the conseqee It appeared, n the inqui,y, that Parr
ought, according to the rules, to have stopped the deceased,
and that he had not properly examined the workings ; and
the jury, on returning a verdict of " Accidental death,"
directed the coroner to replimand him. The coroner did
se, reminding him that be was liable to punishment, arid
th it he had narrowly «se Ted being committed fur man-
slaughter ; and also informirg him that he would be
proceeded against for his gross carelessness. The deeeased
was a sober man, b t* vary careless, and though he had been
buret twice before, he so acted in this instauca as to have
been clii;ed to admit that hie careless conduct had -been
the cause of the explosion. Mr. Dickinson, inspector of
mines, zho attended on behalf of Mr. Wynne, cce,fined
cot:sal-eerie:: of an accident, pointed out that there was
still gas in the mine, an I directed its removal. He also
complained of the iecomp'ereness of the ;twice given to the
Secretary of Sta'e as not fatly indicating the loca'ities of
the mine, sad that the notice had not been given of the
accident until the death took place, and said that it would
be for Mr. Wynne to determine whether proceedings for
the penalty should not be taken in consepeace of that
nothing had been done. Mr. Andrews answered that the
act did not specify the time as to notice except in case of
death, and that from the sergen's s'atiunent to him ha
con idered the deceased wes not dangerous!y burnt, and he
undertook to summon the 'fireman and to attend to M.
Dickinson's seegetions in future.

ONN MINUTE TO) LATE FOR THE TRAIN, AND IT3
CONSEQUENCES.—One day in the early part of last week
M. Soycr having to meet some friends at Windsor, his
presence on the occasion being indispensable, arrived at
the railway steam one minute too late for the train. Rs-
turning home he hired a horse from a livery stable. M.
Soyer had no sooner mounted his steed, thsn away he flew
with the velocity of lightning: After traversing the High-
street and road of Kensington a mile and a half in the
presence of hundre's of spectators, some imprudent persons
endeavoured to stay the speed of the animal by raising
their hand, which only made him mete fiery ; he then
plunged on the pavit;-st tnes, throwing his rider, and
dragging him several cards by the stirrup. At last M.
Soyer disengaged himself, although much bruised and
shaken, and his coat tore into ribt.onF. He wes picked up
insensible, and kindly assisted to a surgeon's by Captain
Godbold, who happened to be passing at the time. This
accident is the more remarkable, inasmuch as DE Soyer fur
the last few years has been, with few exceptions, in the
habit of riding from morning till night, and without once
before meeting with thealightest accident. We are happy,
however, to learn that M. Soyer, although confined to his
bed through the severe injufies he received, is now rapidly
recovering.. ~ass
NON-LIABILITY OF RAILWAY COMPANIES.—A butcher
named Blackburn, brought an action against the Lane I.
shire and To,kshire Railway Comp my, in the Wakefield
County Court, on Tuesday,. for the Tee very of the sum of
£l6 151 Id., Vie value of a cow killed on the railway.
On the 12th of lest June, the plaintiff b)ught the cow fer
the sum name!, and placed it in a fi ld belonging to a
person named Russell. This field is three fields distant
from the railway on the eght-hand side of the road leading
to Heath Common from Wakefield, and is approached by
an occupalen road, made by the reilway company. The
plaintiff went to the field between six and 'seven o'clock,
when the cow was safe, and the gate of the field was fest.
At eleven o'clock the same night he heard his cow had been
Jellied on the railway, and the next he saw of it wrs its
mutilated carcase being s'onveyed to the slanghter-house by
one of the railway porters to be " dress-el.!' The plain iff
'now maintained that. his cow could not have gut on to the
road if the hedge in the field neat the road had been high
enorgh to prevent the animal getting •over, it being the
duty of the company to keep the hedge in repair. His
Honour, however, called attention to the fact that the cow
had made her way out of two fields before it got into the
one nit the road ; that, in reality, the cow was trespassing
on the line, and might have caused serious damage, if not
loss of life; that,. therefore, it was the railway company
who were aggrieved;: and that, if the plaintiff wa• entitled
to compensation at all, he must look to Mr. Russell for it,
the owner of the tilt! in which he placed his cow, and not
to the raifway company.—Verdict for defendants, with costs.
—The solicitor of the company then handed over to the
plaintiff £4, the price for which the cara_se of the cow
had been sold.

PUBLIC AKUSZMENTS I S AMEMCA.—The tightness in
the money-market do s not affect the spirits of cur ;eople
sa far as to keep them away from places of amusement
Perhaps they may feel the need, all the more, of some-
thing to keep their spirits up after the anxieties and tri-
bulations of the day. A',l our theatres seem to be in full
blast, and the Opera singers discount notes to crowds of
eeger cus'omers. The amount of money expended nightly
upon amusements in this city is much greater than is
generally im gine& Take the following statement as a
'ough, and certainly net an exaggerated, estimate of the
amounts- rectived upon any one right at the various
thratres,, &c.: —Academy of Music, 2„000 doh. ;
Garden, 1,000 dole. ; Lsara Keene's Theatre, 800 dols.;
Broadway Theatre, 1,300 dols.; Wallack's Theatre,
800. dolts. ; Burton's Theatre, 900 dole, ; Bowery Theatre,
600 dole.; National Theatre, 400 doh.; Barnum's
seurn, 500 dols.; Bryant's Minstrels, 250 dols. ; Franklin
Museum, 400 dots.; Olympic Theatre, 400 dols ; Christy's
Minstrels, 600 dole.; Dusseldorf Gallery, 100 (Iola.;
Anatomical Museum, 100 dole. ; making a total of
10,050 dole. Here is a total of over 10,000 dole.
expended every night in this city alone, merely for
amusements. And yet it may nut be itasted. It is
impossible that men should go through the wear and
tear of business day after Jay and week alter week, as
many do in this city, without recreation and relaxation of
some sort. It is, indeed, ono of the first necessaries of life
to the thousands and tens of thousands of our working
men. Those who work with tae brain need it most, but
those who labour with their hands need it also, and ought
to have the means and opportunities for it much snore
abundantly than:they have at ptesont. It is for the lack
of it that so many day-labourers resort to the rum shop, to
find in the lights and bilati'y, as well as in the dri' kof
the place, some stimulus to the exbaus'ed body and flagging
spiri s. The cause of morality would be gra atly benefited
by any one who would devise a system of c'leap, popular,.
attractive, and innocent amusements for the poor. But
probably two- lairds of the money pail for amusements in
'he ci'y comes from strangers. It is curious to stand at
the entrance of any of our theatres or concert saloons, and
observe how few among the faces of those entering can be
recogt ised as beer ging to the city. There are always at
least twenty or thirty thousand strangers in the city, and
the great mass of them pay at least one visit to these
places of eatertaiment during their stay.—New York
Times,

Yesterday, Mr. John Harrison Wickham, the proprietor
of the American Hotel, in Lime-street, was again sum-
moned before the Board of magistrates, consisting of
Messrs. Shell, Holme, and Xffery, for having on the 14th
of September lest, knowingly and wilfuly permitted drunk-
enness in his house. This case, it %N iII be terollected, came
bef re the board on a previous day, but was, by the request
of the defendant, postponed until the n xt licensing day,
which was held yesterday,
The case for the defendant was conducted by Mr
M‘Donald, barrister, instructed by Mr. Gray.
The fi st witness clied, was Police Constable, No. 301,
(John Stockdale), why stated—On the night of the 14th
ult., at a quarter before tweive o'clock, I Went into the
defendant's house ; I there found six prostitutes, two cif
wleom were fighting, end using violent and abusive language,
and also six n:en. Mrs. Wickham was attending to the
bar. I asked her to pies them in cha,!ge, when she replied,
"I want to have try house cleared of the people; they did
not get drunk here ; and if you don't clear the house 1 will
report you."
Mr. Holm : Was there any drink I
Witness : I did not see any drink on the counter, nor
yet any glasses about.
By Mr. M'Donald: I was on duty the opposite side of
the street, but when I heard the noise I was in the middle
of the stre t. The doors of the hotel are constantly open.
I did not see ary drink. I did not see Mrs. Wickham
and her son trying to turn the people out. Mrs. Wickham
told us to clear the house. I did not clear the house, nor
did I put oat the two girls who were fighting, because they
became quie', and I left.
Pr lice Coneable 291 fully corroborated the evidence of
the previous Constable.
Mr. M4D maid then briefly addressed the Bench, con-
tending that there was not the Slightest evidence that the
defendant had permitted drunkenness or disorderly con-
due', according to the evidence of the policemen.
There-
fore •
ore would on'y be trifling with the time of the Court,
'f he w s to attempt to answer a charge that was not made
out. All he would say was, that Mr. Wickham had given
£3,000 for the property, and having been twice before
summoned by the police for a similar offence, it was
scerely likely that he would risk that property for the
pal'ry profit of a glass or two of ale.
The Bench having consulted for some time, Mr. Holme
said—We have given this case a deal of consideration,
and, on the whole, we think that the evidence is weak in
support of the charge. It is, however, quire true that the
men and the women were there at a quarter before
twelve, but there is no evidence to show that drink was
supplied to them in the house. It is a'so true that this
defendant has been twice convic'el before, but with that
we have nothing to do at present, and we merely
decide this case on its own me, its ; and as
there is no evidence to show that drink was
supplied, and as the officers did not see any glasses about,
we think we are justified in giving the defendant the
benefit of the doubt ; but I am desired by my brother
magistrates to vy, hitit is their belief that this house is
cot properly conducted, and, as it is in a neighbourhood
that gives great annoyance to the police and also to the
public, unless he does conduct the house properly, his
license will be taken away. It is desirable that all houses
should be conducted pro;)erly ; but in this case we dismiss
the comelrint against the defendant.
Mr. WLkham : I say the house is properly conriueted.
I have a family of my oven, and a son as ler'g as myself,
and I do say it is moat respectably con!ucfed ; but I have
made up my mind to cell it as soon as possible.
The following letter was handed in, but was not reed :

L'ir,-1 wish the magistrates to understand that, although I
have b-en fined twice, I have nev r done anything against the
tenor of my license. When Mr. Holm?. transfered the license
to me, 1 promised I would not bet. I have kept my word
most sn'ermily. I dln't think I have an enemy in the world
except Wilson, and this man the policeman) ; and unless I
have the protection of the magistrates, I shall bo compelled to
sell my property, much against my will, for my health will
not stand this fearful anxiel.-1 remain, &c.,
H. WicKAATII.

D ring the hearirg of the case, the court was densely
crowded by peis ins interested in the incision, who imme-
diately left on its being cor_clittled.

BOYS' CLO MING MA WI :B GREAT W.TE AT LE ih'lS ani

Ranelagh-street.

LIVE SPOOL 134.NKRUPTCY COURT-YESTXRDAY.

BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER srzv2Nsoic.

In re CLAYTON AND SANDARS.—The bankrupts, slaters
and plasterers of this town, applied this day, through their
attornies, Mr. Evans and Mr Bremner, for their certifi-
cates. Mr. Ewer for the Official Assignee, offering no
opposition, and the bankruptcy having arisen from
unavoidable losses, His Honour said he could see no
reason for refusing them immediate certificates of the first-
class. First-class certificates accordingly granted.

At LEWIS lk OMPANY'S, Aane'agh•s?reet.
BOYS are C...OfRED from tilt, Ages of Six u Twxity Years.

CORONERS COURT.

Yesterday the Coroner held the following inquests :
On the body of Jane Blose aged 39, who resided
at 20, Maguire street, with her brother William, a
butcher. The evidence of James Blose, a c,nfec-
tioner, re iding at 5, Prince of Wales-bninings,
Dean-street, went to show that the deceased was never
married, and that she was insane for the last twenty years,
hut for the last twelve years she was much worse and was
subject to fits. She had resided with his brother for some
years past. On Tuesday morning, the brother (William) of
the deceased called at the residence of witness,in his absence,
and left the key of the house with the wife of witness,
saying the deceased was dead. The witness then went to the
place and found the woman dead in bed. lie found her a
perfect skeleton ; she had had fits for many years, and was
gradually wearing away. The wife of the last witness
was examined, and proved that the brother of her husband
called and left the key as described, and on going away
he said the deceased was dead in the house. Mr. George
Kemp, surgeon, said : I have made a post ntortent examin-
ation of the body and find the cause Lf death to have been
from starvation. The jury found a verdict accordingly.
On the body of John Doran, a labourer, 48 years of age,
who was employed about the warehouses of Messrs. Kerr,
Walsh and Co., and who was taken to the Northern
Hospital, on Tuesday, in a fit, where he subsequently died..
Mr. Davis, one of the surgeons of the hospital, stated
that death was the re,ult of apoplexy, brought on by
drinking. Verdict accordingly.

BOYa'CLOTHING MADE WITH GREAT TAS IT AT LEWIS and,
COMPANY'S, Ranelagh-street.

COUNTY COURT.-YESTMAY.

BEFORZ 3. IL BLAIR, ESQ,4, JIIDON.

I "•
MADAMS V. SA.IIN-DERS.—This was an action brought by
Mr. E. W. Madams, owner cf the ship Enterprise, to
recover the sum of £3O demurrage from Mr. Charles
Saunders, as charterer of the vessel, for detention of her
in Queenstown.. Mr. Forshaw appeared for the plaintiff,
and Mr. Simpson for the defence. The facts of the case
were admitted, on both sides, and the question submitted to
his Honour involved two points, quite novel, and of ctonsi-
derable importance in a commercial point of view. On the
20th of September a charter was effected, according to
which the ship Enterprise was to make a voyage from
Liverpool to Pernambuco, or some other place in the
Brazils, and from thence to any safe port in the United
Kindgom, or on the Continent, between Havre and Ham-
burgh, and calling for orders at Queenstown or Falmouth.
The vessel was allowed thirty days to load., t undays
ladingexcepted, at the port of lading ; and, in reference to the
calling for orders, the charter contained the somewhat
ambiguous clause that the orders were "to be given in
reply, by return of post from London, of the.captain's letter
of
_arrival." The vessel was to bring home a cargo
of coffee. She loaded at Pernambuco with extra..
ordinary despatch,, occupying only thirteen days
of the thirty allowed. She returned home, calling at
Queenstown for orders. The captain wrote a letter of
arrival, addressed to " Charles Saunders, Esq., London."
Mr. Saunders did not reside in London, but in Liverpool
He had had a business connection with Mr. Calmant,
of London, but although the parties still acted as mutual
agents, any partnership connection had ceased, and, as it
was stated, within the knowledge of the captain. The
captain, however, supposed, that in addressing his letters
to London, he was complying with the terms of the charter,
as already mentioned. Hearing from another quarter that
the letter addressed to London was not likely to reach Mr.
Saunders, he subsequently addressed a letter to Liverpool,
and received a reply from Mr. Saunders, ordering him to
bring the vessel to Liverpool. The demurrage was claimed
for the number of days thus lost. On the other hand, it
was contended that the defendant was entitled to set off
against the delay the fact that he had only occupied thirteen
days out of the thirty which were allowed for loading, and
also that the delay had arisen in consequence of the error
made in addressing the latter of arrival to London. His
Honour, having heard the facts explained, said he would
take time to consider his judgment.

At LEWIS Ac COMPANY'S, Romelagh-street.
BOYS are CLOTHED m the Ages of Sig to Twenty Years