Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-04 00:00:00

they would deal with the case as became the high dignity of
their office, and in a manner which would ease the anxiety
or eie iffiliappyTadriihii suffering from the wicked and
improper act of the boy, was -awaitine, now the issue of
that trial. Ile was sure they would deal with the case sum-
.madly, in such a way as would alleviate those sufferings,
which had already affected her health, and which might
yet be the cause of her death ; and that in giving their de-
.
cision they would so express their opinion on the throwing of
• these crackers, that ladies might sit safely in their bal-
conies, and be able to walk in the public streets, without
being subjected to the present annoyance. He begged of
them that they would not, for the purpose of gratifying
the cravings of a public cry,-sacrifice justice and right.
The magistrates then retired, .and were, abient about
half an hour. On their return into court,
The Chairman (Mr. Sandbach) said :—lt is the opinion
of the bench that the best course of proceeding will be, that
the depositions should all be read and signed; and after that,
the bench will pronounce their decision.
The depositions having been read and signed accordingly,
of TThe Ohairmain said that, before pronouncing the decision
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he had to state, that in the opinion of the
magistrates there was an apparent desire, in the opening
observations made by the counsel who - brought forward the
charge, to influence them in their decision. They were told
that if the offence had been the case of a poor man, there
would,have been no hesitation in committing him for trial.
They were thus, by inference, told that they were influenced
by the position of the party brought before them. Now he
helped it was not necessary for him to disclaim, on the part
of the magistrates,
any feeling of the kind ; but that, how-
ever. painful it might be to them to adjudicate in a case
where the defendant was a gentleman with whom they had
would not allow their feelings
been on terms of intimacy, they
to- influence them. They had not taken into consideration, in
any way, who the gentleman was, or whether lie was a person
in the upper dais of society or the lower. They had takca
notice of nothing they had. heard until they came into the
court, -and had confined themselves to the evidence. In
considering. that evidence, they first looked at the case as it
was brOught under the 14th and 15th Victoria, t. 19. In
order to bring the case under that act there must be proved
a degree of wounding or doing grievous bodily harm, and,
according to that act, the magistrates did not think there
had been grievous bodily harm, so that the case did not
come under that act. They then came to the act of 9 Geo.
4, and under that act they were empowered to impose a"
penalty of £5, which covered all; but there was a provision
in the act which imposed upon the magistrates the duty
of taking anothei- course, and by that they were driven
to the common law_; and under the common law .they
had no alternative- but to commit for trial. Ile had "
again to refer to the opening statement of the learned
counsel, who, said that if the case was sent for trial,
it should be sent to the assizes, and not to the sessions; but
the bench had come to the decision to commit John Back-
house Neilson to the Kirkdale quarter sessions, to answer
any indictment which might be preferred against him.
Cheering in court followed the decision.

On the application of Mr. Deighton, the bench admitted.
the defendant to bail—himself in £2OO, and two sureties in.
£lOO each.

Mr. Hardman Earle 'and Mr. William Langton imme—
diately came forward,. and were accepted as bail ; and the
defendant then left the court in the company of his friends.
The case lasted nearly five hours, having occupied the
attention of the court from twelve o'clock to five.

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AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ETNA

The Cunard screw steamer Etna arrived here yes-
terday with New York advices to the 23rd ult., and,
$240,000 in specie.
Our despatches from Washington state that the
news of the armistice in Italy produced much grati-
fication in official and diplomatic circles.
The President has tendered the Central American
mission to the Hon. B. M. Barringer, of North Ca-
rolina, formerly Minister to Madrid.
A despatch from New Orleans says the State of
Tamaulipas desires an American fome of 3,000 men
to aid them in the prosecution of the war. Some
Americans had already arrived at Tampico to aid the
Liberals. General Degollado had arrived at Tampico.
Garza -was at Vera Cruz. It is asserted positively
that Mr. Mac Lane has made no definite treaty with
Juarez.

COURT AN.IS FASHION.

The Queen has, this week, had a succession of visitors at

Osborne,

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and
+b. Prinoooo Mory imve loft town for the duchess's chateau
near Frankfort.

Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke
and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and the youth-
ful Prince Adolphus take their departure for Germany next
week.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale
had an afternoon party, followed by a ball, on Monday last,
at Orleans House, Twickenham.

His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countels
de Persig_ny will shortly leave London on a tour in Germany..
His Excellency the Prussian Minister has left town to
meet the Countess Bernstorff at Ostend, where the count
and countess purpose adjourning for a month.
Lord Brougham has left town for Brougham Hall, West—
moreland.