Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-01 00:00:00

STRANGE ADDRESS OF A MURDERER.

Jobn Booth had been sente-ced to be hung on the 21st
of October for the murder of his mother.in-law. The
following is the address of the prisoner to the court. The
Lord Justice Clerk had just said that he could not hold
out to him any hope of mercy, and therefore he must
prepare for death, when Booth, amid considerable excite-
ment. half rose, and with a wave of his han i, said—
Please your lordship, I have a word to say, if you will
permit me.
The Lord Justice Clerk : Certainly.
Prisoner : I will speak the truth as I shall answer to
God. You this day appealed to parties which did not tell
the truth, but I can toil the truth before you and before
Heaven's Lord, which I stand before—(with some energy
of manner and waving his hand)—l for seven years have
suffered from my wife and her mother, who I am now
accused of murdering. I was in her house. There had
been some conduc;, and drinking in a lawless way there.
I said it was not right to do so. They chided
me for doing so, and she struck me with a weaver—
what weavers use in sorting webs of cloth. I did not mind
this for a time, but after about, perhaps, two or three
years. But the fact is, you say, in short, or a short time,
I must appeal to God. who made me. Now. I stand
before you, and before Him, innocent of the deed laid to
my charge. 'This woman, my mother-in-law, I :actually,
positively, and truly, befora you and before God, see'd
another man—a married man—having to do with her
carnally with my own eyes. When I presumed to speak
of this, the reply was, " You are a liar," from the deceased
woman Then I came this way that I would not heed her
conduct, because I see'd it would make no alteratis n.
Well, I did intend to chide her as far as possible, and did
it even to her husband. The answer I got was this, that
I was a liar; this excited me a little, but my wife, of
coarse, went there at times. I think it was very improper
that she should have went there, when she had such a
mother that would show her Such an example. My wife
went there constantly. I was—for giving some bad
usage —in the prison a while. I sh uld have told ycu
before for my own safety It did not make so much to
me ; it was out of my power to heed so much until about
(after a pause) perhaps eighteen months ago, in my own
house, that my mother.in-law I heard another man had
had connection with her—even this old woman. Then,
previous to that (excitedly), my wife and another man, as
I act laity said before, in the hearing of you, and in the
sight of God, I and another man, personally see'd a man
in the very act of carnal dealings with her (sensatioe)
This is as I live before Gbd, true, end no lie. Then
went in before that time—bat I will give yon the wh 48
story, and leave you alone to judge whether I am speaking
truth or lies. I went into my mother-in-law's houee,
before my wife having carnal dealings with this man, and
there had been a scuffle between my boy and some of his
schoolmates. I went to ask about it. My mother-in-law
said I was always coming to interfere about these ..hinge.
snd my boy, though a bad example, and in a fit of greet-
ing, neither prudent nor polite f•r yon to hear, but I will
repeat them to you. "What do sou want here, yen
b --r of hell?' Was this news for a son to give his
father ? Was it news for a grandmother to hear a son
give to hit father? Previous to that, William Saunders,
who was gardener in old Meldrum with me, see'd this man
actually and truly in bed with my wife, having connection
with her. The wards he said to me, as I stood before
the window thunder struck were, " Can you do nothing
can you stand that ?" I stood, and I did not reply a word
to him. As the case has gone so far as it has done, I may
tell ycu I went and bought poison; and before my wife and
mother-in-law took it in their sight. I teemed a draught
sufficient to kill any man into my owe mouth, but having
got some drink, a party told me I threw and vomited S)
much I got rid of it. I actually teemed a bottle of six-
pence worth of poison in my mother inLlaw's shop, and
hove it down beside them, saying " See, I will not trouble
you more." I might have said more, but I will conclude
with that. (This extraordinary statement created consi-
derable excitement and sensation in court.)
The Lord Justice C erk resuming, said—John Booth,
from the tone of mind in which ycu are speaking, and the
manner in which you have addressed me just now, it would
be useless to address anything further to you. Therefore,
the only course is simply to read the sentence of the
court. His Lordship, assuming the black cap, then read
1 the sentence.

The prisoner heard it with considerable composure, and
was removed from the bar, apparently little moved.
_Edinburgh _Express.

THE NATIONAL DEBT.

(From Tuesday night'a Gazette.)

The Lords Commissioners of ber Majesty's Tre►sury
having certified to the Commissioners for t 6, Reluclon of
the National Debt, in pursiance of the act 10 George IV.,
c. 27, sect. 1, that the actual surplus revenue of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, beyond the actual
expenditure thereof, for the year ended the 30th day of
June, 1857, amounted t) the sum of £311,111 6s 7d ;

The Commissioners for the Reduction of the Nation
Debt hereby give notice, that the sums of £77,777 16i 7d,
beinz ore-forth p .rt of the said surplut of £311,111 Ga
will ba applied, under the provisions of the said, act, between
the lit day of October, 1857, and the 31st day of December,
1857, to the following purposes, viz.:—

To be applied towards the reduction of the:
National Debt
And interest rtcAvable on account of dona-

ti ,na and bequests, to be applied to the
purchase of stock .. .

£81,047 19 1
A. Y. SPEARMAN, Comptroller-Generel.
National Debt Office, Sept. 26, 1857.

DR. LIVINGSTOBE AND AFRICAN
EXPLORATION.

A. correspondence has been published between the
Mayor of Manchester and the Foreign Office. Following
up the recommendation of the meeting assembled to hear
Dr. Living,tone, a request was forwarded to the Foreign
Office by the mayor, as chairman of the meeting, to the
effect that the government would place a steamer at the
disposal of D.. Livingstone, suitable far the nav'gition of
the Zambesi, and would seek to interest the Portuguese
government on his behalf. The answer of Lord Clarend,m
is as follows :

Foreign Office, September 28, 1857.
Sir,—l am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to acknow
ledge the receipt of your letter of the Ts:h instant, forwarding
for his lordship's consideration a memorial signed by Sir Junes
Watts, the Mayor of Manchester, praying; on behalf of a
meeting of the members of the Manchester Caamber of
Conatnerce and Manufactures, cf the Manchester Commercial
A,sociation, and of the Manchester Cotton Supply Association,
that a steam vessel, suitable for the' navigition of the river
Z unbesi, miy be placed at the disposal of tlr. Livingstone, in
order to enable him to follow up the valualote discoveries which
he has made in Southern Africa, and with a view to the
development of the resourers of that part of the African
continent; and further, that steps may be taken to' obtain the
active co-operation of the Portuguese Government in promot-
ing the success of Dr. Liv:ngston.,'s procoedings ; and, in
reply, I am to dquest that you will acquaint Sir James Watts,
for the information of the parties inserested, ;that the prayer of
the memorialists will receive due consideration on the part of
her Majesty's government.—l am, sir, your most obedient
humble servant, E. HAMM )ND.

Hugh Fleming, Esq., York Chambers, Manchester.

Exclui:vely for CLOTHING BOYS from Six to Twenty Yea.
LEWId le COAPANY, ttenelaghltree

AN INFANT INJURED BY A CRICKET-BALL.—At a cricket
match played in Uptor.-?ark, on Moecay, in aid of the
Poplar Hospital, an infant in its mjther's arms was struck
in the face by a cr:clv,t-ball. Toe nose was' lacerated,
and it was otherwise hurt so severely that medic 11 aid was
obtaine an i little hopes are entertained of its recomy.—
Essex Herald.

USES OF THE Porkro.—ln France the farina is largely
used for cu;inary purposes. The famed gravies, sauces,
and soups of France are largely indebted for their excel-
lenca to that s)urce, and its bread and pastry equally so;
while a great deal of the se-called G.gartc imported into
England from France is the produce of the potato.
Throughout arrmany the same uses are common:, and in
Poland the manufacture of spirit from the potato is a most
extensive trade. "Stettin brandy," well known in com-
merce, is largely imported int.) England, and is sent from
thence to many of our foreign possessions as the produce
of the grape, and is placed on many a table of England as
the same; while the fair ladies .of our general country
perfume themselves with the spirit of Mato under the
designation Eau de Cologne. But there are other uses
which this esculent is turned to abroad. After extracting
the farina, the pulp is manufactured into ornamental
articles, such as picture-frames, snuff-boxe4, and sev;ral
descriptions of toys; and the water that runs from it in
the process o' manufacture. is a most, valuable scourer.
For perfectly c!eansing woollens, and such like articles, it is
the housewife's panacea ; and it' washerwoman; happens
to have chilblains,..she becomes cured by the operation.—
Paper read before the British Aisogiation.

BOYS' CLOTHING MADE WITH GREAT TASTE, atiLEWlkaa
COMPANY'S, Rau.JAgh-stivet.

R,lO
THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON VIE G-
NOTHERN RAILWAY.
• 'LAO
The inquest was resumed, before Mr. ifewtoos,e
and the jury at the Newcastle Arms, Tuxford, en" of tist
William Jackson having died since• the first site' till
jury, they viewed the body this morning, after whitor
coroner read the depositions of the various l'
on Friday. Mr. Walter Leigh re-examined: The
trains from Manchester to London worked et 440,a of
Londe
the hour, stoppages included. It was the usual se"ede
the express trains on the Great Northern. Fro iesi
to Sheffield. excluding stoppages, gives 481 Di beh
hour. The express train from London to York, Lot)
the heavier express train than the two, and which noir
run from 1852, gives 49 mites per hour, stoPPglo.o)
ded. The London and Birmingham (Gaol Jr, express runs 43 miles, including stoppages bee. g,e
and North-Western, between London and Alanenes"eto'
401 miles per hour, or about the same
IIe101e:
Great Northern. In August the Great Norttwee-istri
chaster train run in five hours and twenty ro'
Since then some stoppages had been taken c'et;feet
a new curve made at Retferd, which gained them a Pre
minutes. The greatest incline between Sheffield 9'301100
don is 1 in 200. The Manchester express, he aotll.,
think, frequently runs at sixty miles per hour, all,hossee
trains on tee Great Northern line had been run et " ceeir
speed for years. Unless a driver runs at an °wee
speed past intricate stations he would not be eengli
Mr. Rubert Baker Elwin, superintenden- of th 11800;
chester, Sheffield, and Lincomshire station, galleeeolhf
Mr. John Ward, of Sheffield ; Mr. Starred, the 100
engineer, and others, having been examined, e
Colonel Wynn, the government inspector t ebd'
was sworn : He had been inspector to gover nretaa, Ate
ten years, and was directed by the Board of 0;
inquire into the circumstances of this accid°ll 0,1"
came here on Saturday morning about eleve,°' fie
spent between f Air and five hours on the revues,:
found the whole distance on the line had been re*-11
He had it opened out again, and every sleepaorrtgh.le
From the north end of the bridge, and going ne stlw
perceived the places wheie3 carriage wheels hadof
sleepers. At 24 yards further, except at the enpeu
sleeper, there were no marks. The mark enrrs,
i ie
eer
with the line in which the telegraph post was "s
down ; 15 yards beyond, 48 yards from the bridg-1:04
DM ball st knocked in the he Igo, indicating that It! eyed"
had been off the line. He thought the order of tqite
dent was that the van went off first. At then itieni
yards) where it struck the sleeper, it threw iteedo,,,,
carriages before it, and when they struck the "-beer,
would detach the two carriages that went over the tel‘",
He believed the van itself was first detached heYee° Ork
the sleepers at 63 yards from the bridge. 11°
fined the carriages and found but one bent axle, "el",
believed had been done by the accident. The eteire
were in excellent condition, and made of first.rate In!ote.er
and very strong. He had this morning found th9"or,
the axles o° the second class carriages
did not see that when it was in the garden, and eheneefwg
ed the heating took place in going back to 1!„,.°,04,1
was heated, Adel,
There wag no indenting of the wheels. From P:406!:01
the place of accident, he had ridden on en elh're
speed over sixty miles, and never want steadier , elto'
travelled over a good deal of the line, and it irli'•,oll';A
steadier than any other he knew. He had not fer
experiment, but he was satisfied that a train of itse9
ioe
not travel at a speed of 55 miles per hour down 91/0001.461.
of lin 200, He was a great advocate of the e'lile"
ton between the guard and the driver, but in thiS .11010
he did not believe it would have been of any ustget,,A.
not believe there was anything in the speed of ti:s-teero
of the Great Northern, considering the state et
.A #
to at all alarm the The danger is increst-eilej
same ratio as the speed. He thought it would I,' geteso
there was a maximum speed beyond which driverBool
not drive ; but the locomotive superintendent tilted it
speed here was not too great. What they 13,1 P: 0.444
with was the momentum iu going down an incit'ell7.4
the weight of the engine was counterpoised bp he rft
break, it would not add to the steadiness a tiliteeirif
Looking at the good state of the road where tile ht 1000
took place, he believed a similar accident Inigerll°,l
befallen a train travelling at only forty miles pa ens
In reply to a juryman, Colonel Wynn said it else „et
to make any change or alteration whore the ae--1
taken place until the jury had seen it.
eedel3e;
It was'stated that the guard could not give e- dee, 0
The Coroner then summed up. Ile said thf, had
;
the accident could not be ascertained but the
doubt that the jury would arrive at such a NIT' a of
would satisfy in every possible way, the min tO
public. 0063.6;0
The jury, after half an hour's censtiltetion,
verdict of "Accidental death ; ' and also, " theeted riot
their fullest consideration to the details cot' pt e°
this melsnoholy aceident, cannot separate wiL tO
that it appears there is not sufficient caution Ow
•tbef,/
engine drivers working express ; tatadtd:9o
off
entrusted with the exercise of a very large
discretion ; and that there should be a eltxj°l4 d
which the drivers of an enine should not, I,ll,etV
circumstances, exceed; and we further desire Lila.,"
to communicate t'le verdict to the Board of •Lerty
request them to bring the subject under the
sideration of Government.
e, dead
lier Majesty, we understand, has taken -- peel
interest in this most deplorable accident, the
Colonel Phipps, she has requested the Great 1 isl,
Company to inform her of the possible cause •°,e01°,,,
requested,. at the same time, that the result PA-4 'O,
C Jail municced to her immediately. Her 319.11-100tid
frequent traveller over this line, which, it is we-lbei
is her great favourite, and hence the interest abed
evinced.
Tne loss of stock to the company will be &beet
estimated by the engineer.

At LEWIS' & COMPANY'S, Ranelagli-streetf
BOYS are CLOTHED from the Ages of Six to Teal
heed VI
RAPID INCIITASE OF CARDIFF.—Such have the oi
improvements and 'x ensions of the town during el $Ol4
few years through the great exportation of,- °eat I
minerals, that those wh r have not seen i.. for °I-',4
would hardly know the place again. There is screjollll
shop in the principal streets bat hes been rend:cal°,
cap teiouo ; a larger to vn hall has been built, 113'fbose,
accommodation required, additional docks have 111;0
strutted, and others in course consfructiol3.,arit
velopement of c ,mtnerce and the bu,ine:s o..s.Pe„'",/j
the Inking trade of Glamorgan and Monnalot,titly,
due d shippers to frequ-nt this port, to the negle,7,
degree, of Nawpor , Bristol, and Gloucester. 1,",i-olell/4
for houses has so eased in Cardiff of late thal,-/et?',
of ground is to he ()Veiled whereon to build, be,he
Glamorgan Canal and the West Bate Dock. The
realised from the tenements are in some (1$
g
as fifteen per cent and speculators are reso,.,, 00 10
harvest therefrom. In the leasset suburbs ofes
well as in Newtown) every available foot of g,Fifitt;i°
bataiht up, and villas are springing up with the!' ea,,t;
magic. A viaduct from the Ithymney railway 1,,51.11i
course of erection alone; the who's length of Tal ,":e
the pillars are all completed and the turning of *V le
has teen comm need, so that by the time. 1.11:A0,111A
thess vast works is completed, accornrnoTh
the shipping of coke, coal, rill iron, at the 13,1, ye
will be ample enough to meet any emergency ,(14'
come. tin,Of'd
AN ATLAS GRATIS WITH THE' DISPATOI."--,.-6°P1501
Sunday, October 4th, 1867, each copy of I"' e 4.
will ba accompanied with a map, a chart, or 4001(011
of a principal town, so as to furnish to esohi
geo 1'
gratis, the most comprehensive, comi late
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rze of the engravings will he that of one .1)-;/,
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in blu,, and the plans will be printed in r,late°llol4
The double maps will be the object of great '401,6
the desire to make them beautiful speciinelltess7l,l
colouring. It is hoped, in the course of no 11.„tiil
protracted time, that the Dispatch Atlas 7ber P ,05
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publication of the kind. The counties will uy 901,0
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case of Lancashire, each div-sion of the cointiin sf,
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The maps wili be as full as clearness and re•iiteliisir4
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