Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-10 00:00:00

strokes which caused his death

quently examine(
the murderous assault
to the stile, was

The spot, on being subse-
was found to be dreadfully significant of
A hawthorn bush, which grew.up

beaten clnwn and broken by the tali of the
deceased, and portions of the hair and skin of the scalp
were Attached to various branches of the .shru6. The drain.
underneath was a pool of blood, and the rails of the ;stile
had also evidently been caught by the falling man and
ensanguined by the same fluid. The' next part of the
tragedy is elucidated by. five bo'ys—Samuel 'Wright, James
and John Rawnsley, Alfred Bell, and Thomas 'l(itching—
who were in the liarehilLl Park when deceased came
staggering towards them as if in drink. They saw
the blood streaming down his face, and having ascer-
tained 4ha+ hn livtiti at Pnimtihny, iminegirl him to fern
round and go home, the lads volunteering to accompany

him. Broughton consented, again passed-in his - exciteit
condition the' scene of the murderous attack, and was
plunging down the hill at' a furious pace when he met Mr.
W. B. Barber, son of Mr. Thomas Barber, both of whom
resided in the same yard with 'the deceased. Young' Mr.

instance, recognte

Broughton; so.peculiar was his, appearance, and so disginsed
his features by blood and wounds. He was bleeding on
both temples, and his shirt collar was filled with blood.
Barber said, "Broughton, what is the matter ?" Deceased
took off his hat, and then Barber saw that there were live
great wounds on his head. Broughton, pointing to tliese
wounds, said, " Two men," and repeated the phrase several
times

Barber asked if they tiad- robbed him.. Deceased
said,. "Two shillings," and put his fingers in his pocket and
brought out the florin, as if to show teat it was safe, and
then returned it to his pocket. Barber, who had some
milk to deliver at Mr. •Bickerdike's, asked the deceased if
he thought he could Walk home without assistance. - The
deceased replied that he could, and actually accomplished the
task, thus walking a mile with five serious wounds 'in
his head, and-after losing a great" quantity of blood.;: lie
was immediately 'attended to by the neighbours, and a
medical man was, sent for. In the. interval, Mr. Thomas
Barber, the farmer, thinking Broughton, would not:long
continue sensible, asked him. how tue job had been _done.
Broughton said, " By two men ; one of them went up tne
hill slowly before -me till he got to the top of • the Hill, and
there another, man joined him. Then one of the men struck
me, twice 'over the, head, but before I became insensible I
' saw. them . go away in this. direction " (extending his left
arm-towards York-road.)- The only description of the
men .Broughton could give, was that one was. a 'young man,
. and the other an . older
,man and that. one of theiw.wore
a jacket. To, the B,ev,_ dr. Davies, perpetual . curate
of Roimdluty, Broughton made- a similar statement before
he relapsed into insensibility, in which + State he was
when seen by Mr. Hey, of Leeds, and in which condition
he remained until his death, on Sunday afternoon. -- The
Murderers must have, taken.over the,fields, as the footpath,
both 'north and south, - was occupied. As already stated,
young Mr. Barber met nobody until the lads and the
deceased came up, and he was proceeding south. . Mrs.
Littleliales, housekeeper to the Rev. Mr. _Roebuck, Wes-
leyan minister, York-road, was walking northwards with
'her master's children. about the time of the murder—five
o'clock—and she was alarmed by seeing a man kicking up
his heels on, the, grass in the ox pasture, but did not attach
r much importance at the time to time circumstance.
.. CAPITAL CONVICTION ' FOB.. WIFE MURDER.--:At the
Moninouth Assizes, on Saturday, Matthew -Francis, tailori
twenty-six,. was indicted for murdering his "wife,': Sarah
Francis,- by by cutting . her . throat, at Newport, on the 12th
of March last. The, prisoner, who is below the -middle
stature and lame, looked very pale, and exhibited symptoms
of great mental depression: He pleaded " Not guilty," at
the last March assizes, when his trial was postponed on
account of the illness Of a material witness. On this. occa-
sion the court was crowded in every part with persons from
'all parts of the country. The jury, after an absence of a
quarter- of an hoar, returned into, court with a verdict of
" Guilty." The 'Judge (Willes) assumed the black
cap, and,thus addressed the prisoner :—Matthew Francis;
whhave been convicted by the jury, upon - evidence
ich left them no alternative, of the - crime of wilful
murder, ' committed 'under -circumstances of great deli-
boration and great barbarity, upon your own wife. It
would be wrong with respect to a man who has so few
days. between 'him , and the 'grave, to harrow your 'feel-
ings by going 'through' the details of your crime. -All
your thoughts:
ought now -to be turned to the next world
that you are destined so \soon to enter. You cannot hope,
after' what you have done, to meet. with mere), here ; but I
would - remind -you that there is a:God, who, us he is all-
knowing to ,detect, and all-powerful to avenge crime, is all.
merciful to receive those who unfeignedly repent and sin-
cerely rely upon the merits of Him who died to save us. ,I
wouldimplore you, as",you expect, to ineet.your death .here
- .
with resignation, and to save your soul in the world to tome;
46 liiten to the advice that will be given you, and apply
Your mind to: that repentance. and to those hopes waist
now can alone avail yon.,.lJlis, lordship then passed sen-
tence of death, in the-usual form. The priioner, as he way
led from the dock; said, "I deserve it it. is a just sen-
tence ; I am willing to die."
EXECUTION AT Yomi.—The execution. of John. Riley,
fort the wilful murder of his wife, at Hull, on, the - 3rd of
July last,. took phibe .on Saturday noon, in,front:Of York
Castle. Riley and his wife had been married twelve years,
and were the parents of two children., They had bad freqUeut
quarrels, which some year or two ago resulted in a separa-
tion, the husband taking up his abode at,Grimsby,,aaa the
wife at 'Hull." 'The -latter obtained a living - at diees... -*
niaking,:qbUt rshe had nsit -lived long . by * L.:::•!..iii 4eralre 1

her husband fonnd her
.out, --and they 'commenced
.0,
live together again. Riley was of idle 'and intent;
perate habits, and; refusing- to work, himself and his
family had to be supporred.• his, iinfortithate wife.
Her work, however, falling off, her inhuman husband forced
her to seek money -by prostitution. She then .commenced
to drink, doubtless to. drown the recollection Of her.shame,
and when'she was under the infinence-ofliquor, or fronAts
of jealousy on 'his part, lie commenced a systematic _course
of brutal usage. On Sunday, the 3rd July, after breakfast,
they indulged in some 'liquors, and , afterwards Mrs. Riley
lay down upon the bed. Riley then sent one of his chil-
dren out to play, and there being nobody but himself and
wife left in the room, he procured a common table knife,
and in her' sleep lie cut her throat from ear to car. Riley
then 'suspended: himself to the ceiling, but"was soon cut
down., Since his 'condenination *the conduct of the culprit
.evidenced 'a full appreciation of the awful position in winch
be was ,placed, and under. the kind. ministrations of
.the
chaplain he was.brought to crave for that forgivenness which
would make him happy hereafter. A few
,days before the
execution lie parted with his two children, and the scene
unon.this 'occasion Was of the most heartrending description.
.When they entered his eell.he. sprang forward to meet them,
and, falling upon his knees, clung to their necks and wept
over them. A solemnity was afterwards thrown over the
scene by the 'fervid manner in which he played for himselfand them. At dawn on Saturday Yr. orning 'workmen com-
menced the mournful task of erecting the scaffold, and from
an early hour persons began to assemble for the purpose of
witnessing the execution. As twelve o'clock approached,
there would not be less than 7,000 'persons present; 'and
some hundredo .of these formed portion of a special trip
which had been run from Accrington. Amongst the crowd
Were a number of vendors of mite, &e.;. who plied their
avocations as vociferously as if they were attending a pleasure
fair; and, as is also usual, a number of persons made use of the
occasion to display their philanthropy, by the distribution of
tracts, &e. When the fatal hour had been denoted, the solemn
procession appearedupbn the scaffold, the culprit walking to
the 'front with a 'firm step and confident manner." He
immediately fell upon his knees Whilst the chaplain read
the burial service, at the conclusion of which the convict
offered up a fervent prayer, craving to be received into the
boson' of his Redeemer. He then rose, and the executioner
having adjusted the fatal knot,. the bolt was withdrawn, and
his soul launched into eternity. 'His struggles were not
severe, and in two minutes all was over.
THE SIBSEY ,NORDEUERE : THEIR CONFESSION AND
DYING ADDRESSES.—Carey and Pickett, the Sibley mur-
derers, have left I.ehind them two' statements respecting the
murder of Mr: Stephenson, which differ materially from- the
confessions previously made. Pickett had stated that, when
they left, the inn. they had no intention of taking the old
man's life, and to this, statement lie 'still adhered, althOngh,
-in the following extract from his ronfeSsion, will be found
assertions somewhat at variance with the aeobiiiit he for-
merly gave Carey got on his knees,- and pulled. the old
man down ;. Stephenson struck Carey with his walking-
stick while Minn. I held his head while Carey robb,id
him. I got up and struck him' on the gionnd until. my
stick broke all to pieces. , Carey got off 'when he had
robbed him, and boat. him about the , head ;' then
carried him 'into the sewer. Carey .Went
,back aerosol*
road to fetch his-stick, and striick the old man eight or nine
-times over the bead until his Stiek broke alit° pieces. • Then
the old Man stood up in the sewer ; Carey shoved at him
with the hruken part of his stick,.trying to push him doWn
into the water. Mr. Stephenson got from him, and walked
to the other side 'of the sewer. Carey.. then threw thb
broken part of his stick into the sewer, and saidia Me, Oa
round to the other side-and kill hini.' I went rotind.to
Coates' yard, got a piece of a rail, and' went to the:Old-man.
Mr. Stephenson had the tho-n stick produced 'in 04A:en:this
shoulder, and appeared to be goinglome. Carey said, 'Make
haste or!hewill get home.'lT went behind him andstruelpiiin

on the aide of the head; and kn. ocked him down ; I hit him till'
my stick broke all 'to pieces(this was the rail or broad stick).
I then took the stick Mr. 'Stephenson, had,. and hit him
about the head till he was dead. I 'dragged him fo the
hedge: I was trying-to thrOw him, into:the sewer, but emild
not. I told Carey I could not throw him_over by myself,
and he must come and help me. Carey said; Try again,:
you can get him over.' I then took hold of his legs, reared
him up on end, and tumbled bini into .the sewer. ' After
that we both left, one on ore side' of the sewer, and the
other on the other." Pickett expressed' deep contrition for;
his crime, and states that hiS parents had prophesied that if
he "kept company with Carey he was certain either to be'
transported or hung." Carey's statement about their having
had handkerchiefs over their faces he declares to be untrue • ;
but. he makes the' a4nowledg,ment that he (Pickett) struck the
blow which Caused' death. One night during his imprison-
sh.nderstorm came on. stud hr. efnf=a thqr
frightfully alarmed.' " I thought," he says, " Mr. Stephen.-
' son was coming, to me in the cell." In an address to his
"young companions," he 'warns thein' against 'sin, and
urges them to adopt a ,religieus life. 'HO.expresses his:
belief that 'both he and his companion are on the way to
heaVen. Carey, in his addlless, is equally confident respect-
ing the future, and he attributes his evil cOUrgate "drink:".
He says Mr. Stephenson had been a good 'friend to him,
and admits having been the person .to suggest the robbery
of the old man. He also makes this confession : " I know
that am the worst, audperraded Pieketr*toit." - •

SHOCkINO SUICIDE OP* A Fitiownitkx.,—On' Saturday
an inquest was held at the Crown Inn, lleeley, near
Sheffield, on the body of M. Moet Montmusard, of Victoria-
street, Sheffield, who liad.been found on the previous after-
noon with his throat cut.._ The deceased, it -appears,. was a
highly fes?ectable gentleman, and formerly professor of
French at the Wesley College in this town, which post he
.
held for a period of miteen. years, terminating his engage-
ment there about twelve or eighteen months ago. The
Course of - study which that situation compelled him
to undergo. ,had, 'however, such an. effect upon him
as to weaken his intellect, and compel him to ;give-
it up, when he took to teaching in private families
and in schools: This change ,seamed to effect
but little improvement, and for' the last week or two he has,
in addition -to that circumstance, suffered considerable'
anxiety of mind in consequence of what he supposed to be a
falling off in the number of his pupils, and also a disap-
pointment with regard to some extensive property in France,
his native 'country , On Friday morning he appeare - ex-
tremely dePressed, and his wife noticing it,- suggested that
Ono'of his daughters should take a walk with him ;- but this
was not acceded to, and the deceasedl ft home alone at about
nine o'clock in Cie morning. go appears, after visiting the
town, to have gene up to iluckleback-walk, in the neighbour-
hood of Ileeley; a short distance from which he was found in the
afternoon with his throat cut, his right hand still grasping a
razor—the deadly instrument with which he- 'had .effected
his p:rposo—another, alsot bloody, lying bye his 'side. He
moved in a respectable sphere of society, and:was well known
in the town• and neigibourhood of Sheffield, and was living
on the best, terms with all his family, null his circumstances,
too, were quite comfortable. When fOund, he had in his
possessibn £2O, in notes '£4' in gold, 9s. or 10s. in silver, a
silver watch, card case; and. sundry other articles, all' of
which were given into,the hands of ,the police wli n the body,
was removed to the Crane Ina, at ileeley. The jury re 4
turned a verdict to the effect that the deceased committed
suicide Whilst labouring under a fit of temporary insanity:
FATAL FIGHT NEAR ' Bevis Thell=
wall, coroner, held an isquest, on Friday, on 'the. bedrof
Job Roberts, who had met with his death undeitit6
ing ci oumstances :—Tie.4ras :drinking, tui the previous dhy;
at a public-house' in.Brymbo, where he quarrelled: with a
companion, nained: Daniel Williams.- They •adjourned' to
finish it' out by fighting; and, after _being so engaged :for
about half an hour, Williams -stinek Roberts a blow on the
hack of the neck near the ear:- The man.felk and in about
ten minutes he Was dead.. The; inquest -was adjourned for
the purpose of allowing :a pout4aortem.-examination to-134
made.

TiE GONVIOT Joint convict
who was found guilty of -the wilful Murder of his wide
at Jarrow, is now lying. in .Durham ,(Gaol,-under :sent9".l*
of death. It appears that diiring his:youth te, Was strict'
temperate, -but: during his - later yearsr,he &dent
spirits to excess, and. frequently • appeared in a state of
mental derangement. It is the opinion of a .mtinber of
very': respectable people .in the neighbourhood, ivho were
acquainted with him, .that he had-committed the 'crime
while labouring under a state of . temporary inanatity,-and
consequently the following memorial shortly about it 4
be transmitted to the Home Secretary in his behalf, via
"To Sir George C. Lewis, Bart,, Secretary. for Home
Affairs,—The undersigned, inhabitants of Donston and
Swallwell, having known John Shaftoe Wilthew;: late of
thesevillages, and now a prisoner in Durham, Gaol, and
undersenteneo of death for the murder of his wife at Jar-i
.row,s'beg respectfully tb inforni you that his,. aunt, 'Ann
Fertrason, and .his grandfather, Williani Laybourne, • both
died insane. Judging from JohniShaftoe Wilthew!i conduct
during his' entire life, we can only believe he committed the
crime of 'which he 11;tabeenfound guilty under a fit-of in
sanity. We, therefore,- respectfully memorialise.you.to ad-
vise her Majesty to grant the prisoner a reprieve till such
time as these circamstances can be inquired into.'2'. This
memorial has already received 136 signatures. ' It is stated
that since the prisoner received his, sentence he hai exhibited
a Calm and collected demeanour, and pays every attention to
the religious instructions given him by the chaplain of the
gaol. • During the. present week he was visited hy,seme;
.his relations, and the scene of their separation was. gamin
and afftcting. The execution tat heti Six*to tskvetaca
te-morrew. the 11th instant- E'Vt'n-tiolla.

ASSAULT ON-. A WITNESS., IN THE: WAKE-1
_ FIELD ELECTION PETITION: CASE,

'At Wakefield, yesterday, Samuel Baines, Robert Cookell,
Whithem, James Emley, and. his wife, Mary Ann
Einley,' were Charged. with having, on. the 28th July, at
Wakefield, assaulted Ann Ingham. It appeared ,from the
evidence, that on Mondaj;Ahe 25thly, }lra. Inghani,wai
one of the witnesses summoned to givy evidence, before the
Election COmmittee,- and on her return, with others,
to Wakefield, they found at the station a mob of some
300 or 400 persOns. The 'frrlob—troanedttft the witnesses
as they passed out of the station : but. according. to

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thcevidenco Mri:. Ingham, shc
out:by the pridoners As' nrtthhihnt, ol

singled

that, whin, itteigot outside the station The 'defendant James
Emley knocked her down. She got'up and struck, at hiri
with her parasol,, but she was again k

upon -gettintr, .up,Wq...9': ft) third fellid to the ground.
Again she got up, and went into a shop kept • by. a person
narapdilthodes, in Park-street the mob following hcr,crush-
ing her violentlY, and threatening to.kill her. She took reflige
Ithodes'x shop ; hat.Mrs'.. RhOdds' pushed hdr out, whet-she
was again knocked down,: and savagely kicked While; she lay
on the ground. Several policemen guarded Mrs. Ingham
I--- #.017

Aome, the moo, .towing, and • threwing. stonos„ at :her
Later in the evening the mob Were 'stated to have sur-
rounded the lime of the comphinant, broke. sonie 'of -hei
windows, mil gai& utterance to VPry ff.! Trniql lanrriicarro

The complainant's husband got awarixom the mob b
down a bv-street. leaving big urif. -r

Wen. under the care

the defendants as having taken part in flit attack o-n her.—
Eniley and his wife were then fined 30s. Baines, Cookell,
and Witham each:--the total amount of fines and costs
being 125:76d.

TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN SCHOMBERG

• .Our readers are already aware that-Captain Sehoinberg
has been appointed to= the command of her' Majesty's ship

j r
Aboukir, and that he has *consequently "resigned his- situa-
tion of chief emigration officer at this port. On-Monday, a
numbei of the leadini merchants and. traders of Liverpool
attended at the lefftee'Of Aressi.s. GibbS; Bright, and Co., for
the purpose'-of presentings'Ciptain Shhomberg with a testi-
monial. Owing to a press of matter, we were unable to give
a report:.tfertlaS? 'of the! 'proCeedings, which we now do.
The assemblage embraced :renresentatives• from the leading*

firths. of the 7town ; and Captain Seliomberg, . besides th'
general compliment of- the testimonial, received the ihdivi-
dual congratulations Of all present.
Mr. CHARLES TURNER, the chairman of the testimonial
coMmittee, said Captain- Schomberg, I have been requested
by'arnumerous body of the merchants and shipowners of
I.49rvol—on the occasion eflrour departure from amonggt
ug±to present to_ you an address, with a piece of plate, and
a cheque foi £4oo, as a testimony of theirl.appreciation of
the admirable manner in ' which you Performed the duties
of the very responsible post you. have, held here for so
many years, and' as a mark `of the. high regard and
esteem. in :which, they- hold you personally.. In the
performance of your duties, as. chief emigration officer
o this port, .you have taken care, while on all
occasions jugt to the 'emigrant, not to give unnecessary
trouble to. the merchant and shipowner, in the enforcement
ot'tbe einigration -,teg-ulations. And while we "rejoice that
her Majesty's • GOvernment has given' evidence' of- the 'high
estimation in which you are held, by conferring on you the
chief cominand of one of the. finest ;vessel's hillier Majesty's
service---an appointment . highly honourable to; yourself
yet Wet cannot but feel regret that thiscircnmstanec deprives
the ilort ,of' an elleien't public officer,'. and many of us 'of
the society of a friend whom we had highly` regarded and
esteemed. ;I am' quite sure you will .accept this i'ostirtionial,
and
_prize lt---not so much " for any intrinsic
,ralue which_ ,it
possesses, but that it will bring to your remembrance friends
who have watched, Cud: will continue to watch, your
career with great interest,:ind who will rejoice -heartily at
the Unours and successes which they trust await. you in
your profession. 'Mr. Turner then read the following
address :

_ -
DEAR SIRS We are unwilling that. your connection with this port
should be sevezed without some expression of the estizferdWwhich
you /are held, and of our good- Wishes' ow yolii appohitmeAt to
11.M.5. Aboukir.

In your official capacity, as ehief of the emigration department
here, you havehappilysucceededdit carrying out' theidiflicult duties
of your office with a judgment and 'consideration which have ren-
dered a compliance with its provisions less onerous and vexatious
to those who were in their discharge breiight hieiatact with you ;
whilst to a still larger. circle of friends and acquaintances your
'departure is' a. source of much regret, and your future career will
ever;he to thern.an Abject of lively interest.
IVec. 44;1”t, 71-1.11 t..
•acceptatieht as-an evidence of thc- feelings we have expressed, the
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accompanying testimonial.
Liverpool, July, 1859.

_ •
Charles Ilttinc4 chaulnan ; Gitbert W. Moss, secretary and trea-
surer; Gibbs, Bright, find Co. James Baines and Co, Wilson and
ChambetS;' Charing' lVfaclver,,LiTerpoOl 'and Philadelphia Steam
Company, per; William :Inman, :JOnesi Palmer„ and Co., IL
Lembnitis' Char/di Myers; A. S. Gladstone, James Beazley, Charles
Langton, Philip RaWsbn, Peter 'Ewart; Edmund .Thompson, T.
.EdwardsXoss, R. L. 4ones,,Loykßayner, C. P. phipps, William
ItathbOne,- Itathbonc, jun., S. G. Rathbone, Melly, Forget,
and Co 4 Georg 6 MelTy, „Charles Saunders, -T. D. Anderson: B. R.
Graves, C. Grimslaaw and
,Co., Sabel ',and Searle, James .P. Camp-
bell, J. Price, Nixon and Thew, E.. Johnsbn, G. M‘Micking,
J. N. Walker,, H. Ferule,' Nicholson • and Whittle,. John
Campbell, C. Moore and ,Co. ,Blythi F. Maxwell, Wil-
ham Sinclair, 'R. A. Munn, 'M.' Hyslop, Lamport and. Holt,
John Parker, A. lielso, T. Morris,,Sutton, Brothers and Co., M.
F. Duffy, M. W. Collet, D. Mitchell,e William Frakleton, Glad-
stone, Bates* William Rotherham, fun.; T. D. Lowndes,
H. Moore and-CO., .D. Cannon. Sons,, and Co.;: J.-Palmeri-W. 11.
Whitehead, J. Henderson, E. S. Jones, G. pr. Lawrence,.J. Hub-
back, Irvin and Sons,'Charles Brounlie' Warren and Thayer, Geo.
Percivall„Tapscott. Smith, antL,Co. ; James Price;, Elias Arnaud,
W: Digby smith, Swire and Sons, Edwd. Cropper, A. H. Campbell,
'G. W. 'Campbell, James Campbell;' C. Brounlic, M.' D. Lowndes,
W. M'Adamßtewart, S. Price- Edwards, T. B. Barclay, .James
Smith, William Laird. , _ _ _

Mr. Tußikonc.,--Permit me- now, Captain. Schimberg, to
beg your acceptance of the addross, and also of this piece of
plate and the accomeanying cheque. We make the pre-
sentation with much pieasure,. and trust that it may be accept-
able to you as an evidence of the good feeling of your Liver-
pool friends.' ,

Captain SCHOMBERG, who was deeply affected; replied.
He said": 11,11.-Chairman and. gentlemen, =--'Filled with
emotion, as I am at, this. moment,. I cannot find language
to ox cress my grateful :acknowleknent for 'the great
kindness you 'hive shovr&-•irie---;-.first of all; in preSenting
me with this address, which I earnestly wish r may. have
deserved, and .also tfor the. very substantial mark you
have given of your sympathy with me in the,expenses,l am
thrown into ,by taking the
,command of H.M.S. Aboukir.'
The life of a sailor is an eventful one ; it is his lot to be'
cast frbm spot to spot oil the earth. 'Seven years ago I was
east into Llyerpeol without the honour 'of any acquaintance
with any gentleinan 111 this town. In carryingiout my public
duties, liewever, d nave had the honour and privilegepf meet-
: ino with all classes in this great and wonderful town, and from
alrelasks r have received the greatest respect and kindness ;.
and any suggestion made by and for the good "of the public.;
service has been taken with the greatest attention and eon-I
sideration. It is true I was surrounded by.-a body of officersi
who raildprqd y. duties less laborickip—Jpaying nip, irifact,l
little
,%ore. than the responsibility of command--for the;
labour's osfithe.lpost were carried out by those officers" with
earnestness,a zeal, and i judgment which Orland the,
highest ival§e, always 'feel it' a happiness to
have' been associated with them. The shipowners of this'
great port have ever received suggestions, from
"myself?
and ,the 'with the, greatest attention,: and with
the manifest desire to make the passages to our distant
colonies as little irksome as possible to the emigrant. r
now take my leave of my public duties here with the most
'intense feelings: I hope I leave nobody behind me that is
not a friend—(hear, hear)—for no greater satisfaction can
fall to the lot of a public officer than tb"earn the approval
'Of flibiinthngs et whom he is•prefessionalrytfirovin. I now
p• The. same providential hand that, seven
,years ago,'
'plaCea: foe" here, now. takek me to a ' different- career.
have now the hononr to' conimand' as 'splendid a inan.-:of4
viar ar:ever sailed; Eind I am happy to toll you that the
captaiK officets, aeanien; and marines •of that ship, willise
every effort to make her a credit to the pnblic,serviee. ;T;
havanow expressed faintly what I feol,:-anctl may conchichi
by saying God bless you all: (Applause:)

.It` appears that 'the' proPoied Handel. College ig, to bq
connected With- the PropOsee. PalaCe. for the -People on
' The Ilandel College adheme, for the Moment,
does not move ;• the time fer 'the grand performance, talked
of at`her Majesty's Theatre having gone by. -
itilietiden the sweet strains of opera-singers are dying
ttie
away ; CofeetVitrd en closes to-night ; and music will now
Bake .
Metropolis. for the provinces'. The first great
roeinoiarocourrence will be the llradford Festival, which
beg,Cas On' the:.23rel of this month. It will be followed by
the "meeting ofrthe three choirs," at Gleueoster, during the
first rweek of September ; and' one ,or- two. minor Music
.•meetings are Spoken OE •
Tan.Paznes. or W1.1318,-00. Sunday forenoon, as usual,
his Royal hiihss the Prince of Wales, attended divine
serViee to thelligh Church, Edinburgh, theltevcDr. Areof
officiating. The church was crowded.
..The. great. "Adam' Bede". secret, says the :Critic, is at
length thought to be discovered, and tim'auttier is : not
'William Ilowitt, nor yet Mr. iTosep4 Liggins, but simply
11.43 Mary Ann Evans, already . known in thin Strar,g-
fiiinoed reiteration as the translator of Struss's .t,Life of
jtatc*;. -,"VO*Twfli;: andaisumiag thattalke SO* what then ?'
'Ala why 1411 this 11171.itVr):ii,; .a)

AUGUST 10, '1859.