Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-11 00:00:00

THE CASE OF THE REV. H. J. HATCH.

gke.Rev; H. J. Hatch, formerly „chaplain of Wan 47
worth•Prisen, was recently7ttmay•bl renientbered; itnti
mitted for indecently assaulting two young girls entrusted
to his care as pupils. We have received copies of two peti-
tioni to her Majesty—the one from the rev. gentleman
himself, and the Other from the jury before whom he was
tried. Mi. Hatch denies the charge brought against him,
and states thatbis counsel thought so lightly of theproseeu-
tion that he did not think it worth while to produce cer-
tain evidence fer the defence which would have totally dis-
posed of the evidence for the proset'utioa. He enters into a
long statement, quite unfit for p üblication, and "prays that
allegations contained herein may be duly inquired into ;
and that upon the truth thereof being made apparent,
your Majesty's most 'gracious pardon may he forthwith
extended to your petitioner, and, he be released from
his present dreadful.and unmerited degradation." The
Jury, in their petition, state :—" That having read
and ca:refullf----VOnsidered; -the- petition. of the - -said-
Reverend Henry John Hatch to your Majesty, we do
hereby declare that had the contents of such petition
been proved at the trial of the said indictment, we
should. have acquitted the said John Henry Hatch, and
that we now, believe hire wholly innocent of the charges
made against him. That it is a . subject of extreme
regret to your petitioners that the statements set forth
in the said petition were wholly withheld from their
consideration. That, notwithstanding-sueb- omission,-
and, in order that justice may be done, we humbly pray
that the truth of the allegations contained in such
petition may be inquired into, and in the event of their
proving correct; that your Majesty will be graciously
pleased to accede to the prayer of the said Henry John.
Hatch." A copy of the defence, withheld at the trial
under the advice of the prisoner's 'counsel, because he
considered the evidence complete without it, has also
come into our hands. The details are obviously unfit
for publication, but a perusal of 'them is conclusive in
tiur mind that the prisoner was not guilty of the charges
brought against him. It is understood. that the authori-
ties have so strongly felt,,from the beginning, the inade-
quacy of the evidence for the prosecution, that Mr.
Hatch has been allowed to. remain at Newgate since his
conviction, and that no steps whatever have been taken
towards carrying out the sentence, up to the present
time.

The funeral of Lord John Scott is appointed to take
place to-morrow, at Dunchurcb, Warwickshire. The
Duke of Buccleuch, the Earl of Dalkeith, M P., and
other members of the deceased lord's family, come from
Scotland to attend the obsequies.
The following gold ships have sailed .—The Angle-
sea, with 67,581 oz. ;
_the Water Nymph, with 33,958
oz. ; the Sussex, with 17,667 oz. ; the Commodore
Perry, with 14,519 oz. ; the Emeu, with 10,679.0 z. ;
and the Donald M'Kay, -with 36,932 oz., all for Lon-
don exce7t the last.
THE PRIZES OF GOLD DIGGING.—TWO extraor&
.narily large nuggets have been produced from the quartz.
at Poverty Reef, Sandy Creek; the first, the largest
up
tweighed no less than 1522
ounces.—Australian and
ounces, thwata was issteiollvered furtherin
New Zealand Gazette. teheilsivegoeldonby,y.atnhd
esecond,weighingwlh4i7c
h 2
NEWSTEAD ABBEY. —This grand old ecclesiastical
structure and the rich appendages, around which so
many historical associations crowd, but which are most
owing to the death of their gallant owner, Colonel
tgheen enroabl lly ke
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rio
tage f
or of nei
hti he factir or
otlhda, twit
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Wildman, fall under the hammer of the. auctioneer.—
Salford Weekly News.
With respect to the rumour that the Empress of the
French had decreed the doom of crinoline, the Paris
correspondent of the Court Journal asserts that no
diminution was observable in the expansiveness of the
dress her Majesty wore at the New Year levee. The
Emperor, it is stated, was anxious to see crinoline
abandoned, but Eugenic having one day presented her-
self before him in the meagre attire of a few years ago,
he at once recanted, and hoops reign paramount.
THE LATE COLONEL LEAKE.-We have to announce
to-day the death of the eminent Eastern geographer,
Colonel William Martin Leake, F.R.S., &c., which event
happened at Brighton a few days ago. on the eve of the
completion of the 83rd year of his age. •C ?lonel Leake was
a member of an ancient and respectable Essex family, being
a younger brother of Mr. John Martin Leake, of Thorpe
i Hall, near Colchester, a bencher of the Middle Temple, and'
one of the chairman of the Essex quarter sessions. Colonel
Leake served' for some years in the Royal Artillery,' but
retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1823;
Having been employed during the early part of his,
career on special service in the East', he travelled over
the whole 'of, Greece and Asia Minor, and gave to the
public the results of his researches in four or five ex-
tensive works published by Murray at intervals between
the years 1813 and 1880. • Of these the best known are
his "Travels in Asia Minor," " Travels in the Morea,"
" Athenian Topography," and " Travels in Northern
Greece." He had only just completed the supplement
to his last and most elaborate work, " Numismata,
Hellenica," when the hand of death put an end to his
useful career of literary labour. • - i•
A NEW SOUTH WALES SciIIATTWI CASE.—A decision
of considerable importance has been pronounced by the
Supreme Court in a squatting case—"-Pringle v..llfac-
hattie." The action was for trespass by the driving of
infected sheep over plaintiff's run, whereby the plain-;
tiff's flocks became diseased. To this it had been
pleaded, among other things, that the sheep were
driven along a public highway, and that they ex-
hibited at the time no signs of disease. The question
was, whether'this absence of what may be called guilty
'knowledge, formed any defence in an actien for injuries
which had actually resulted from the presence of the
diseased flock ? The Court sustained the plea. The
defendant, it was held, had .a clear right to drive his
flock along the highway, even although that highway
passed through his neighbour's land.. Being, therefore,
engaged in a lawful act, he was not responsible for any
harmful consequences which might ensue therefrom,
provided it resulted from circumstances over which he
had no control. _ Thus, if he had really no knowledge-
of the existence of disease in his sheep, he would:not
be responsible for the communication of this disease to
the plaintiff's sheep.--Australian Mail.
-SUICIDE OF A RETIRED NAVAL OFTICER.—On Mon-
day evening, shortly-before five o'clock, Captain Goadlay,
aged 70 years, formerly in the naval service, committed
suteide at; No.- 1, Henry-street, Jubilee-street, Stepney,-
under the -following circumstances :—lt appears that
the deceased, who for- some Months past had laboured
under various delusions, left his residence, Rent-
terraee, New-cross-road, Deptford, at one o'clock'
in the afternoon, and went to the house of Mrs. Ann
Whit More, of No. •1, 'Henry-street, Stepney.' Here'hi I
was supplied with writing materials and went up stairs to a*
private room. "He had' not- been -gone more than ten
minutes, when the report of firearms was heard.
Whitmore ran up stairs, and discovered the deceased
gentleman sitting in an arm- chair, with a pistol firmly
clenched in his right hand, and streams of blood issuing
from his mouth. Mr. Sturges, the surgeon, •of Bedford- '
square, Stepney, promptly attended, but the deceased
had expired. 'There was a wound through the head,
and the contents of the pistol had passed through the
base of the skull and lacerated the brain. Upon the
nt
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articles
d of
:Ic DERBY.—An extensive robber' of
e:eer whichrdo ilrle en dcteold'i s
to his wife.
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yyaßp,heoiarsßnpsßdiaEdrai
tee
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silk took place from the -manufactory of Messrs. Slater
and Smith, Full-street, Derby. -One of the thieves and
two of the receivers,of ,the stolen' property have, gnaw
been captured. It appears that after . Mr. Superinten-
dent Hilton, of Derby, had received 'information of the
robbery, it was found that a cabman; named Stokes, had
driven to Nottingham, between four and five o'clock that
morning, four men, Who had with them a large bundle.
Three officers at once proceeded to Nottingham, and in a
house kept by a. man named SaMuel Hardwick, they
found 42 lb. of the stolen silk. Hardwick said he let
the room to some strangers for ls. 6d. per week, and
did not know anything about the silk which had been
brought there on the evening previous. The police then
proceeded to a house about 300 yards further up the
street, and there apprehended a man named Samuel
Baker, who was conveyed to Hardwick's house, when he
admitted that he hired the room, and that he was son-
in-law to Hardwick. They were then apprehended, and
Baker told the police that he had bought the silk of some
strangers in Nottingham market-place, and ;had given
12s/per lb. for. it. This statement is not correct, as the
police, have got evidence that theY gave only 4s. per lb.
-for it. They were then_conveyed to Derby, and.on the
same day .a man named Thomas-Pearson, a shoemaker,
residing in that town, was apprehended and identified
by the cabman as one of the four men whom he drove
to Nottingham. The other three have not yet been ap-
prehended, but the police are in possession of informa-
tion. that will, no dOulit, lead to their speedy capture.
On Saturday Pearson, Hardwick, and Baker were re-
manded by the Derby magistrates.

RESCUE OF TWO WHITE FEMALES

It will tio doubt be fresh in the recollection 'tif -
our readers-that a report was current respecting
the detention, by the natives of Frazer Island; of
• white woman and three children, supposed to
;have been thrown on the island from the wreck
`of the. Sea Belle, bound from Port Curtis to Syd-
--ney ; and Captain Arnold, of the Coquette, on
his_ last return trip, felt so confident from what
he - had gleaned from the blacks in the vicinity
that-the ;report was not without foundation,
that' he, together with his owner, Mr. Saw-
yer, placed 'himself -in - communication with
certain influential_ members of the ,
Govern-
ment , which led to ,the vessel being again
sent down for the purpose of rescuing the un-
fortunates from their dreadful position if possible.
-Mr. Sawyer accompanied the expedition, and we
are happy to state that his praiseworthy zeal in
the cause of humanity has been amply rewarded,
he having arrived at Sydney on Saturday night,
22nd October, with two females, whom he had
succeeded in rescuing from the tribe with whom
they had been captive so long.. The Coquette
arrived off Woody Island (called by the natives
. lewaugh) on the 27th September, for the pur-
sose of getting the assistance of some blacks before
commencing the search inland, but not being
able to succeed in this' object,. she proceeded to
Break Sea Spit, where she anchored on the 29th.
, Here the natives proved to be perfect savages,
and the schooner was compelled to leave the spot,
fortunately without accident. More to the
southward another landing was made, when,
ppttd
finding the natives more friendly, Mr. Sawyer,
Captain Arnold, and two seamen, and fifteen
natives, proceeded to cross the island to the
eastward, but at night the natives decamped.
Mr. Sawyer and his three men being un--
, provided with arms, at once retraced their
steps, and reached their vessel at one p.m. the
next day. It was then determined to proceed
'a second time to Woody Island, but on getting
sincesui inodree r?
a herdweighdistance
iv
c_saiexl
of
natives a
jumpedfit
Nic- en
is
overboardi whos. h
Aa dt bwae
and
ndo
Woody
ylnvlabsi
nloaanord
Island
a party was formed, comprising Mr. Sawyer,
' Captain Arnold, two seamen, and about fifty
natives, who at once proceeded inland with plenty
-of arms and provisions ; after travelling - . sixty
miles, they came upon the tribe encamped, and .
with them the two children they were in search
of. A rush was made, and the children seized
before the tribe had time to make any resist-
ance, who, being taken so completely by surprise,
scattered in every direction. The attacking party
at once made the best of their way back ; the
blacks dodging them for many miles, but only
on one occasion was recourse made to fire-arms.
On reaching the ship she at once came into New-
castle, when Mr. Sawyer brought the children to
Sydney by the steamer. The girls appear to be
about the respective ages of fifteen and six years ;
but although great care and attention has been
bestowed on them since their release,- they are
slowly recovering. Yet their appearance is-
heartrending ; their bodies, emaciated from long
suffering and exposure to the weather, are
covered with a coating of hair ; the skin,
stained by their tormentors to assimilate NI ith
their own, has become spotted and wrinkled„.
as if from old age • the nose has been
flattened by force, the limbs distorted, and
the vacant stare of idiotcy has left these poor
creatures scarcely in appearance human, and,
although enabled gradually to recognise such
things as they must have been in the habit of
seeing hourly before they fell into the hands of
the nativea,their acquaintance with their mother
tongue is as fefiippareiitly guite"gone:- --With- --
respect to the particulars of the-wreck of the Sea
Belle,; all that can be gleaned from the natives is
that the boat came on shore with the crew and
passangers; that the male portion were killed at
night, the woman and her children taken into the
interior; the woman died about twelve months
ago, and—heir son 'about the - same-- time.-
Mr. - Sawyer has most considerately taken the
children to his own house at Balmain, where
they are receiving every possible-attention. The
gentlemen commissioned to inquire into the eir-
eunastances connected with the discovery of two
white girls among the blacks of Frazer Island, - '
and there recent rescue therefrom, met on the
24th and 25th October, in a chamber at the Water
-Police-office. On the first day there were ex-
amined the.master of the schooner Coquette and .
Mr.' Sawyer, who accompanied that vessel in the
late expedition undertaken on the offer by the
Government of a reward of £lOO for the rescue of •
the white people reported to be detained among
the blacks on the island. Of the history of the
tilweeifiholphtdamsetieltpfirles
eeha3getp.teeoittainue•
hrlwnttea
shjea(ntwd,sti
dslwhod,gasoienneltrosi sodaattnauowffgebikxoeterdhpn supposedndaosocetnwrada expanded;
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knowledge
a whoonitmfldhotaahiltheleht'reeiri
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face
yenhese
jaicoloo- have
seen - .
sebts
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distorted
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complexion
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ta.
been
ca: years of
expression
ascertained;
age,
resemblingbut
thoughb_ iyn , ,. .
there does not appeartthoe beabaordioguibntalthtaritbsehse, is
ando -
Europeans. She has a foancNtevecherreyafethaawirerelr,ia.ellw.s;T:t,
noseha i r language
aanndd. -
nOmical aspect would leave an impressiinlotfnoitrshmsaattathit.oeendr
thatrwoc:oenhng whooha
Tre:drhu,
regarding
sasconversesgdsbtatrhyoveio 1
eyixharigt.existence
r)en:ndeNwvceen;yoirfrferwsNov.
examined.
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nerCosnilrointganear:ltneuh. y(letw,
iisths
Thell abori-
ginaloiawenhid:hhd.agtr nhhedet-
hsiodpeed ofat opbotratininugrtifsuiN'ythheern itnhteelsliegaeßnceeitefrl
°drat thheinire.
~
as yet thrown upon the career of the younger girl
is very faint, yet affording more hope that the
mystery of her past life will be unracNv'uelrhlteeinds,.,
Though her lip are somewhat thick and her
. nostrils broad, she has an intelligent countenance
but, like .the elder girl, the only language she
speaks is the dialect of the noß.rttellioleerf,natbphe le.eaksrshs,itpion:.
_.
.trewsAwai
kssrlyei
cncrkahs
sisters,
dsdiohneprpeatr ..o.i.ts
passengers
no:
ntatoot,tnaeotsl
rhkintsdh,as prettyconsideration
afhfspeeatrtiih.
eiimueunerneersff ireoyeetiwrit
from
itui. nurtntohnslgmaa -u -treiN
the
vphl i i
ebtoos 7
beings
. itec;n g.
8/
dateai as - r i
nae yr:ooetf. -7::::
thatonly vd:sessel,,tshelaasgte
involve' circumstances difficult -to reconcile with -
the supposition that the'- were passengers then r: - 1
on board her . ) but there is the great Anomal of .... -
. ~
the totarless of a mother tongue in less than::.
three years, •
the Sea Belle having left Port Curtis
early in April, 1857. On Tuesday the inquiry . :
was suspended chiefly for want of a person
capable of understanding. and interpreting. the -
aboriginal language. If the services of such a
person could be obtained, it is believed that ample
evidence might be educed from the two girls, and
-:the aboriginal youthi- as to the origin- of their
misfortunes, -their subsequent treat a. cut by the
blacks, and probably also as to the truth of the
suppOsition that there are still more survivors of
iaslannudm.bertaiihso had
under.
stotogodethtehre been cast uiesp7nn
tthhee
north have been communicated with, in order to
' obtain certain definite particulars connected with
the Sea Belle, .and the assistance of some persoii •
able to interpret the• dialect of the blacks of Fro,
' zer Island, and that until such assistance arrives
the investigation-is postponed.—Sydney Zorni__
Herald, . .
_

- DEMOCRACY IN VlcroutA.—A_ s a. result of the general
half-a-dozen working
election, conducted upon the_ basis of the ballotmen aii2
"manhood suffrage,"
have been returned
eluding two or three representatives whose candidature
~ practical joke,"
was regarded as a
to the Victorian Par Lament.--Australian Mail.

Oa account of whom it. • inav concern,

On Friday next, the 13th instant, at. One o'clock. at the
Brokers' Office, Tithebarn•atreet. Liverpool,
17 Bales CGT CON, and a Quantity of COTTON PICKINGS,
ex Rebel Mills, from' Galveston, damaged by sea water.--
Apply:to Messrs. Drake, Kleinwist, and Cohen, Merchants ; or
LIVEESEY THORPE, Brokers.