Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-12-15 00:00:00

animals included Sixony, Southdown, and county
Meath sheep. Judging from the wide distinction in
the breeds of these, and also of others previously
despatcbed to the same- region, it appears that the
breeders there. do not grudge expense in oarryix.g
out their plans for improving the staple of the woor,
and also for producing an improved and better-flavoured
quality of mutton. We understand Mr. Bell will in a
few days ship a selection of short-horned cattle, Alder-
ney cows and Shetland-ponies for New Orleans. From
the preceding notes it will be seen that a very consider-
able traffic in the export of breeding cattle of all classes
is now carried on in Liverpool.
While on this subject we have much gratification
in giving the subjoined extract from The Country
Gentlemen, published at Albany, in the State 'of
New York, on the 29th of September last :
" Kerry Cattle and Shetland ponies.—Just before his
departure the writer saw at the Adelphi stables in
that city several specimens of those singular breeds in
charge of Mr. Bell, who was soon to ship them for the
United States. They, had been purchased by Mr.
Howard, of Boston, during his recent tour, in addition,
as Mr. Bell stated, to thirty-two head of Ayrsbires, a
fine Cleveland stallion, a number of the Scotch black-
faced sheep, and a Cotswold ram. The Kerry cattle were
alluded to in a letter from Ireland. They will be re-
garded quite as curiosities here, from their stunted size,
for they come from among hills where they can find only the
poorest sustenance, and, indeed, they are said to require
little more food or shelter than a goat. Scarcely suffi-
cient credit, by the way, has been given in this country
to the efforts made by Mr. Bell in the shipment of
stock at different periods for several years back, To his
care and faithful attention the success of many of our
most valuable importations have been due in no small
degree."

A Fox DECAPITATED BY A RAILWAY TRAIN.—A
few mornings ago, as some platelayers were coming along
the line, near Carnforth, Lancaster, they found a fox's
head cut off, along with a portion of the shoulders. It
is supposed that reynard had been out on an evening
foraging expedition, and had been overtaken by the laq
train, and the speed of the engine being too much for
him, he thus fell a victim. As a trophy, the party nailed
the remains of poor rcynard to the first telegraph post
they came to.
ATTE3IPTED SUICIDE, YESTERDiM—Yesterday morn-
ing, between the hours of twelve and one o'clock, Mr.
Sohn Kelsey, aged 66 years, who resided in Montague-
street, Southwark, attempted self-destruction by cutting
his, throat with a .ragor. The inmates hearing a strange
noise in the room, entered and found him weltering in
a pool of blood. He was instantly conveyed to St.
Thomas's Hospital, where Mr. C. G:abham, house-
surgeon, was promptly in attendance, but little hopes
are entertained of his recovery. No .cause is assigned
for the suicidal act.

A FEMALE SAILOII.—A girl, about 19 years of age,
named Annie Stewart, arrived at this port on Saturday
by the steamer Oscar, from Bristol. She bad been
transmitted to Glasgow, via Belfast, by an association in
Bristol known as the "Bristol Caledonian Society." It
appears that she had been three years and nine months
at sea as a sailor, shipped in the•name of Tom Stewart.
Her sex was only discovered by her falling from one of
the yards-on her last homeward voyagg. She was quite
tipsy
.on Saturday, and talking in all the lingo and
technicalities of seafaring . life, for which she still
possesses the strongest passion. Her friends reside. in
Glasgow, whither she was bound, but her birthplace was
Malta).4ere her father had been a soldier.—Northern
Whig.
TIM EMPEROR'S STUD.—The principal portion of
the Emperor's stud has just 'been installed in the build-
ings of the New Louvre, where, on the side towards the
quay,win the Cour du Vieux Louvre and the Cour Henri
HI., every accommodationlas been provided for ninety
horses, with coach-houses, a riding-school, and every
necessary dependence. The stables are arranged on the
most approved system, and all the fixtures and fittings
are both ornamental and perfectly adapted to' their Tour-
pose. The partitions of the stalls are carved oak, the
reeks bronie, the mangers marble, and the chains steel.
The -columns are covered with a new kind of stucco,
equal to marble for smoothness and polish. In the Cour
Henri 111. there is an iron staircase, of a very gentle
slope, by which the horses go up. to the riding-sehool,
situated on a level with the picture gallery.
SUICIDE AT WANDSWORTH.—The body of a respecta-
bly-dressed man was found on Tuesday morning on
Wandsworth-common. A frightful gash was on the
left side of the throat, and a razor in the right hand.
Upon searching the clothes of the unfortunate man the
following letter was found written in pencil :—" My
poor dear wife,—When -you receive this I shall be lost
to you for ever. it is far better that I should go be-
fore all is gone. I want to write a long letter, but my
hand shakes so much I cannot. May. God bless you
and make you happy. Pray for me ; pity me, and try
to 'forgive me. Good bye.. Your poor lost husband,-
CHAItiES BONVERMAN," The letter was addressed to
" Mrs. Bowerman, 16, Bouverie-street, E.C." The
body of deceased was removed to the Wandsworth and
Clapham Union Workhouse, to wait an inquest. The
son of Wright, a builder, of Battersea-rise, subsequently
identified the deceased as his uncle. It is supposed that
he • went down to 'Wandsworth by a late train, and
*wandered about the common until he committed the
dreadful act. He was about 45 years of age.

TILE Loss OP A BOAT AND SEVEN LIVES.—The
East of Fife _Record reports the loss of one of the Cellar-
dyke 'fishing-boats on Thursday last, by which seven
lives were lost, and five families, with a wide circle of
relatives, thrown into deep distress. The boats had been
prevented by stormy weather from going to sea all the
early part of the week. On Wednesday night, however,
the storm abated considerably, and on Thursday morning
the whole put to sea but before they had done with the
fishing the wind again freshened, and continued to in-
crease all the early part of the day, during which they
had to make their way homeward over a cross sea, in
which numerous hairbreadth escapes were made, from
the waves breaking in upon their undecked vessels and
nearly filling them. One of the boats, less fortunate,
having reached the mouth of the Firth, where they
were considered in comparative safety, was suddenly
engulphed in a huge wave, and overwhelmed in an
instant. Another boat, about a stonecast distant, seeing
the catastrophe, immediately bore up to give assistance,
and succeeded in saving One of the crew ; but the rest,
seven in number, perished. Twelve children and five
widows are deprived of support by the calamity.,
Nouwicn M.AaTurierrunns.—We arc happy to state
that all the mills have continued in full work through-
out the season, and that all the manufactures of the
city have been in a prosperous state up to the present
time, employing thousands of operatives. Messrs.
Kitton and French have built a new factory in the Mill
yard for the manufacture of Norwich crapes, and their
looms have begun to work; besides the machines for
,preparing the material. In St. Augustine's the Norwich
•Vrape Company hive made extensive additions to their
establishment, and put in new machinery for the manu-
facture of crape on a larger scale. In consequence of
this there has been a great demand for 'power-loom
hands. The trade has been tolerably good in textile
fahrics, especially in a new kind of goods called "reps,"
made by Messrs. Middleton and Answorth, Messrs. Wil-
lett and Nephew, and others. There has been the usual
demand for poplids, paramattas, and plain goods. A
good trade has been done in many extra wide fabrics
and shawl cloths. All the city manufacturers are already
busy for the spring trade, and very few looms are stand-
ing still.--Beery and Norwich Post.
A SAILOR'S ADVENTURE.—A letter from Yarmouth,
referring to the Sailors' Home established there, describes
the sufferings of three sailors who are now being taken
care of in that institution. They were recently rescued
from the mast of a sunken vessel to which they had been
clinging for more than sixty hours: For three nights and
two days they held on this uncertain support—about
eight feet above the raging sea—without food and almost
without clothing. The vessel had gone down in Har-
borough Sand on Friday. They climbed the mast, and
clung to it. A boy who was with them was unable to
endure the fatigue, and was drowned. On Sunday they
were tantalised with the hope of immediate succour ; a
vessel saw their signals and heard their cries, and sent
a boat to their relief, but, after buffeting with the wind
1 and tide, they had the mortification to see her give up
the attempt and return to the vessel. Then it was that
black despair took possession of them, and they gave
emselves up for lost ; but clinging to their frail sup-
port for an hour or two longer, they heard a gun fire.
This gave them fresh courage. The vessel stood in and
I,th
communicated with the shore, and a boat put off to
search for them, but they were such a speck on the
ocean that, night coming on, they could not be seen.
For the third night, therefore, they had still to cling
on, expecting every moment that the mast would go
over and bury them, in the deep.
.On the Monday
morning the shore boat made anOther attempt, fell in
with them at ten o'clock, and landed .lietia at Pulling,,
more dead than -alive.

TRIAL OF THE FINSBURY MURDERER.

James Moore, described as an umbrella-maker, aged
twenty-eight, was indicted yesterday, at the Old Court,
London, before Mr. Baron Watson, for the murder of
his wife, Mary Anne Moore. On being asked the usual
question whether he was guilty or not, he exclaimed " It
is false." He afterwards pleaded not guilty; He is a
quiet-looking young man, and betrayed at this time. no
symptoms of insanity.
Mr. Clark prosecuted, and Mr. Sleigh defended the
prisoner.
The learned counsel for the prosecution detailed the
circumstances, which are familiar to the public, having
been so recently reported in the Police-court. He de-
scribed the manner in which the prisoner communicated
to Mr. Turner, his landlord, the fact of the murder.
He took Mr. urner to his room, and drawing aside a
counterpane, showed him the body of his wife, whose
head had been completely severed. The head was after-
wards discovered in a basin with about a pint of blood.
At the police-station he made a statement declaring that
some one had been in his room while he was out,
and that he knew nothing about the murder. He had,
however, previously said to Mr. Turner, ,on show-
ing him the body, "Look there, that is my work."
He stated also to Mr. Turner that be had come out of a
lunatic asylum at Hoxton on the previous Wednesday.
On searching the room, a shirt was found which was
bloody, and his trousers had blood on them, which some
one had attempted to wash off. On examining the head,
it was found to be very much bruised, and this had
probably been done by the tongs, which were found
to be bent. The probability was that after she
was stunned the prisoner cut off her head. He
(the counsel) believed that there would be no doubt
about the main facts of the case, but that the
defence would be that the prisoner was insane. If
that should be proved, nothing would be more satisfac-
tory to those who prosecuted in this case.
Mrs. Turner was called, and in the course of her evi-
dence said she heard cries of murder proceed from the
prisoner's room, and she supposed they were quarrelling,
as she heard violent noises. _ _

Mr. Sleigh asked the witness only one question' viz.,
whether the prisoner and his wife did not live on affec-
tionate terms, to which she replied in the affirmative.
'As the witness was leaving the box, the prisoner said
he wished to ask her a few questions, upon which Mr.
Jonas, the governor, informed. him that Mr. Sleigh had
.been entrusted with his defence.

Mr. Sleigh, addressing the court, said—l appear for
this wretched man, but of course he does not instruct
me. I have been instructed on public grounds.
Baron Watson.—Yes, of course..
The Prisoner.—l would rather conduct my own de-
fence, and put my own questions. I know nothing of
that gentleman. Is it usual for a prisoner's counsel to
call him a wretched man before his case has been in-
quired into ? I don't look wretched and I don't feel
wretched, and I ought not to be condemned before it is
seen how the case stands. I should like to ask that
witness how it is that when she heard noises up stairs
and cries of murder, she did not call assistance ?
Baron Watson put the question to the witness, who
said it was because she did not think there was anything
serious between them.

The Prisoner—lf I leave my case in the hands of a
gentleman who calls me a wretched man, I may be sacri-
ficed or put down. I don't like such remarks, because I
never was wretched even in the worst of my days.
Baron Watson—Any one who stands in that dock
upon such a charge must necessarily be in a wretched
position.
The Prisoner—Yes, I know that; but that is not
what it means.

Mr. Turner, who was called, said that when they were
going along to the station the prisoner said, " This is a
plan to put me away again," and then communicated to
him that he had just come out of a lunatic asylum.
When he first saw the body of the deceased, her little
child was sitting by her side. .
In answer to .Mr. Sleigh, witness said the prisoner was
perfectly calm at this time.
Mr. A.l'Bride, the chief usher of Worship-street
Police Court, described the appearance of the body when
he saw it immediately after the prisoner and Mr. Turner
came to the police station. The body was lying as al-
ready described, and had evidently been partially washed,
as it was smeary with blood. The head was in a
basin with a pint of blood, and had upon it three large
bruises. Seeing that he had a clean shirt on, they
looked for another and found one which had blood on
it, and which had been partially washed. There was a
pail in the room containing. water and blood. The
prisoner said—" I hope they won't make it appear that
I have done it," and then stated that he went out at
half-past seven o'clock in the morning, and • that he
knew nothing about the death of his wife, which must
have occurred while he was away from home.
By Mr. Sleigh—The prisoner did not appear at all
horror-stxicken at this dreadful scene.

Evidence having been given to prove that the priso-
ner was insane, he addressed the Court at great length,
and in an intelligent and connected manner. He denied
that he was insane, said he knew nothing about the
manner in which the blood came upon his clothes, and
urged that no one saw him commit the act with which
he was charged.
After the Judge had summed up,
The prisoner, addressing the court, said—l dare say
ion
are aware that I am partially an instrument—that
is, that if providing I stand in or between a circle or a
triangle anybody can make me an instrument. He
would have proceeded farther in the same strain, but the
judge being Indisposed to hear him, the jury retired.
After an absence of a quarter of an hour they re-
turned into court, and acquitted the prisoner on the
ground of insanity.
The learned judge ordered him to be confined during
her Majesty's pleasure.

A CoNseirtkrrious junon.—At York assizes on Mon-
day, on swearing the jury, one of the jurymen refused to
take the oath, on the ground that he had conscientious
scrupleg. His Lordship (Mr. Justice Wightman) .-" What
scruples ?" Juryman—" I consider it contrary to the
Bible in several places." His Lordship—" Do you
object to take the oath ?" Juryman—" Yes, I do."
His Lordship—" Very' well, then, you can leave the
box; but you must sit there (pointing below it) and
remain every day till the end o the assizes. It would
be very easy for anyone, by stating that he had con-
scientious scruples, to escape the duty of a juryman
altogether." The juryman accordingly took the place
assigned to him, amid considerable amusement in court.
SINGULAR ASE OF POISONING.—The Meuse, of
Liege, reports the following singular case of poisoning :
" Aterrible event, wrapped in the deepest mystery at
present, has just occurred in our city. .On Wednesday
evening, two yourig, men, coming from Germany,
alighted at 'one of our chief hotels. Half an hour after
their arrival they went to one of our theatres. When the
performance was over they returned to the hotel, and
ascended to the chamber that had been prepared forthem.
On the following morning they didnot make their appear-
ance. About eleven o'clock, a chamber-maid, thinking
they had gone out, entered their room, and started back
appalled at the frightful - spectacle that presented itself.
One of those young men, half inclined out of the
bed, his head resting on a marble slab near him, ap-
peared lifeless. In the other bed lay his companion, in
the midst of disorder of every kind. Being instantly
informed, the owners of the hotel sent for several medi-
cal
men, who soon ascertained, that the first young man
had been dead several hours. The second was still
breathing, but was in a most pitiable condition. Every
attention required by his state was
paid him, and a few
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where, when, and how, had it been taken ? This is still
unknown. The young man who escaped death relates
' that his companion and himself were on their way from
Berlin to Paris, and thence to London, where they
they proposed to found a bank. On the day of the
' fatal event they had dined at Aix-la-Chapelle, and taken
the train for Liege in the afternoon. After their din-
ner, they had eaten a little pastry at the Verviers sta-
tion, and again in our city at the refreshment table in
the theatre to which they had gone. At the hotel they
had taken no kind of refreshment. On returning at night,
being very tired, they had qone to bed, and soon fallen
asleep ; when, about midnight, says the survivor, he
felt all the symptoms of having been poisoned--
vornitings, fierce pains in the abdomen, &c. He got
up to demand help, but his strength failed him and he
fell on the floor senseless. The one who has survived is
a German by birth. His name is S—, age 28, and he
was born at- Hamburg. The other, M. A—, was an
Italian, and only 22 years of age. They were bearers,
' it appears, of a letter of unlimited credit on one of the
1 'chief banking houses of Paris. This mysterious affair
has created teat excitement in our city,'