Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-14 00:00:00

GETTING THE BEST OF A DUELLISL,

A few years since, .- as. a.4New England gentleman,.
whose. came
.wepllal,i call Brown. was passing aiew
at a hotel in One ot ot4;'weitern. cities, lie;liaa-the mis-.
fortune to unintentilly •otrcini the susceptible honour
of: a tall Indiana coronet, who; \VI
:one. of his fellWw-
boarders. -His .apologies not Being Satisfactory, a:chal-
lenge was Sent Lim,.whiet ;•Lowcver, he'declined;' non
the ground of conseientioUs scruples.' ' Tlfd 'colel,
who, by the way,,'.had won-in- two or
,three enconntin's
quite a
.reputation .as -A duellist, at. :once conceiv-eci
the idea. !that iris opponent- was a Cow,?.i'd;.and resoll'ed
to ,;-!disoTace Lim bv. flogging, hint ' before all the
-‘- fa -Sd t -1•` ' • asoemlue ~w; onto,
„the louse. Accordingly,. the
n4t day at . dinner titre, :in ,rnarchiet the dwelt t=
7
alined with a formidable cow-hide,, anii 'advancing to
Brown's chair, proceeded
.to auk his jacket for him, in
ho most approved stile Brown we- a-ton;q'-ed'
Luckily, he had been &lieutenant-fir Militia in his nai've
State„ and knew the importance of incommoding his
enemy by a diversion. SO, st:izing a gravy tureen,: he
tossed the contents into the face of the belligerent colonel,
and before that.hero 'couldrecover from the droivairr,
sensatioo thus
.oecasioned,., he spiang.v.pon the table; awl
began to shover upon' him with a liberal hand the'ion-
tents of ele .fishes arev.lr.d. " i•oii area, confoimiledi-."
-".Coward," the colOnel was about to sav, bat' at-that
moment a plate of .g.reehs stuckfull upon. his open mouth,
lank time word was bloel.;aded and lost for. ever. ' -”•Ali!"
cried the. little Neiiv Englander, whose bleed, was 'now
up, "fond of greens, are youl- Take a' 'Potato, too,"
and he hurled a telling volley of hard potatoes. at him.
"Excellent eggs here---jiipilitthings with calfssleads!"
and crash came eggs. Of Isoft,beeed,Leggs against the
'sicW of his cranium. The blowS of the: ee w-laittle , which
tad hitherto- deseended 'Upon the Yankee'.s• head and
-shoulders, Op began to fall, more weak* 'and wildly,
and it became •erident that the a.4sailant, half-stunned,
' chOked, arid Partially blinded, was gettin.-..the worst of
it. Ins. courage was rapidly . oozing out. " Take .a
turkey r shouted • Brown,! .. as ,a, 'noble ,old gobbler
•lescendecl fairly upon the•colonePs head,,And bursting,
filled his -heir and'eyes with delicious-looking stuffing;'
" and here's the fixings,'?, he continued,' as the :sq.uash
and jelly followed afterr. By this- tinwthe Colonel was
' irretrievably defeated, and, as his merciless .opponent
seized a huge plum puddiag, steaming hot, and; holding
it above hiS head with both hands, seemed almost to
bur: him beneath it. he quailed in terror; and made a
rui.', for the door. "Stop , for the pudding, Cotonel,
stop for the pudding'!" shouted Brown. ', ~"Ptulding,
COloirel, pudding!"' screamed' all !his fellow-boarders,
amid convulsions of laughter. But the Colonel was..tho
terrified to listen-to- thew-kind - invitations, and did
not cease running until, li,e had locked himself into his
room. But although the 'Colonel escaped from the
.plankpuddkyg, he could not
. .
.escape from,the ridicule
which the affair occaSiOnred:' He subsequently 'chal-
lenged four persons, against whom his ire was-pattieu-
laily exeited, and they, all 'consented to'flght, but. avail-
int, themselves•of the privilege of the challetged party,
chose pulding-bctgs for their weapons. At-lerigth,--the
iinlip.-ppytduellist, flaiiiir; no one willing to shoot or be
•r. shot'at,. was obliged' to quit the State.:—Anierfeltg:paller.

TILE BI;40PRIC OF Srznai LEONE.—When the late
Bishop Arof,l9},-rdied, the Rev, Mr. Milli:4r was .reccitn-
.mended as his successor; bat before-hiS name' could be
submitted to.the Queen he had also fallen 'i victim to
some" malignant fever. Probably in consequence of such
a rapid sucegssion of mortality in connection with the
see of Sierra-Leone, some little .delay in, filling up the _
episcopal vacancy may be deemed expedient. The
desirableness of separating the bishopric froni the colonial
chaplaincy there is likewise under consideration. Irest"
African Herald.
Ixanmous SEtzu.n.E.--The Cork Constitution has the
following amusing scrap An, old priest, now, alas !
no more, contrived, some time ago to get into debt„ No
1, bailiff would touch his body, for he was the individual
of whose attempted 'capture an account appeared not
long since in the Comtitutioni.who frightened, tWo bailiffs
by lying on the,flat of his back, and by crossing himself
and roaring at them not to touch the Lord's anainted,
and thus drove them away. A decree against his goods
Aims obtained, but these. were hard to find, An ingenious'
bailiff, whose calling the prieit did 'hot know, was
entrusted with the decree> riving the paper concealed
in his hand,, he met the priest on, the road, and asked
him what o'clock it *as. His reverence, suspecting
nothing, produced a -very -handsome gold watch, on
which the cunninghkiliff instantly laid :the detree, and
pronounced it a legal seizure. - • Them: was: no 'help-for
the-transaction, and.so the money, was paid." . _
NjA:.Businn FOR Mi.sutEss.—"--bn Tuesday night a
femalh called at a house in Ridley Xewcastle, and
'when the.servant girl made her appearance, handed to,
her a.: bundle, saying, "Give ;that. to your mistress."
'Whilst the girl was oheying the instructions thus un-
-eeremonionsly given, the woman decamped- ,The good
lady of the, house .was rather surprised! at, receiving a.
present in such a maw; and much more was she,
astonished- when she opened. out, the bundle, and
'dis-
covered a"male child, attired. in a white: gown and .cap,
with a shawl around it. As. the 'generous donor could _
not be found, the present was-sent to the vagrant ward,
where it was taken care of for the night.- On Wednes-
'daY, the case having :been inquired into in the interval,
the-'mother of the child came to the ward, accompanied
by an Officer, when the rejected gift was returned to her.
PuNERAL OPLORDJOHN SCOTT.—The remains of this
nobleman were interred in the new vaults under the
chancel at' Dunchurch on Wednesday last.; It was the
dying request of the deceased that, his funeral should be
as private as passible,_ _4l the went request of his ten-'
ants, they were permitted to follow. They numbered over
one hundred persons, and there were about fifty others,
'eluding the linimediate relatives and the servants of the'
departed. The' coffin was covered with black cloth,
handsomely 'ornamented with gilt' nails and massive
handles. On the breast-plate was the following- in-
scription :—" John Douglas Montague Douglas Scott,
third son of Charles William, Dnke of Bueelench :and
Queensb. Born 13thh July, imp,. died' 3rd -January,
186 a uri
." , Lady Scott was present in the church, and re-,
mained there some time, with the Duke of Bubclench
and other members "of the family, after the church was
Cleared.'
CeiraT:mAltriA.r. SENTENCE OF DEATH. Two
courts-martial, were held on Wednesday, on board the
flag-ship Impregnable; in Hamoaze, to try James Martin,
gunner, Royal' Marine Artillery. The charge was that
he, "being in actual service and full pay in her Majesty's
fleet, and: serving on' board her Majesty's ship Royal
Albert, did, on or about the sth day of January, 1860,
while Lieutenant Cuthbert Featherstone Daly, Royal
:Marines, serving on board the said ship, was going the
'usual' night round between the hours of 10, and 11 p.m.,
on board the said ship, rush from under cover on the
main deck, and did attempt to strike the first lieute-
nant, Cuthbert Featherstone Daly, his, the said James
Martin's, superior officer, in the execution of his
duty, and did make use Of threatening and disgust-
ing language, -saying, 'Let the ---- have it,' or
words to that effect, meaning him the said first
lieutenant, Cuthbert Featherstone -Daly." Also on
John Dillon, private, Royal Marine Artillery, for vio-
lently striking the said Lieutenant Daly in the mouth,
and knocking him down. In both cases the prisoners
jumped out from between the guns and committed the
assault. The courts-martial assembled at nine o'clock hr
the morning, Sir Thomas Pasley president, and sat until
two o'clock p.m. The sentence on James Martin was
that he be hanged at' the yardarm of any of her Majesty's
ships ; and on John Dillon that he receive 50 lashes, be
imprisoned for two years, and lose all pay.

eltsiinGE- Op SENDING A= TaIitATENING
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Mr. Lazarus Sinion Marius, of lg, Ade -place,
London.bridge, vas. summoned at, the
on Thursdsy, upon the complaint of Mr. Henry Gue-
dalla; of the: Stock"Exchanci "'for that he; on the 30th
day of Decen-Xer laSt, in the. City of LondOnrdid unlaw.
fully, wickedly, wilfully, and maliciously composer write,
a,endrand pan,m..tii, be 'delivered, to the said. complainant
a certain ,aad:paper Wriemg. Certain
threats, wherehy the said complainant fears that he will
det him some*dily injury against the peace," &c.
Mr. Cooper apponred to support the complainant, and
Mr: Sleigh for tae defence.

• The. definidant -pleaded not guilty:,
- Mr:Cooper said--LI am here, my' lord, to- support a
summons, Which was taken out on the.4th
.of 3.-anuary,:,
agginat Mr. Magnis3..for writing a retter Which tends
to, provoke a, breacia.of the peace—a statement which I
think: can be proVed'heyond the possibility of a, dOubt.
The- matter originated. in a- dispute which . has. taken
place.- *cently about the Great Eastern steam-ship
apaonvits shareholders. Mr: Guedalla •presided at
a meeting on that subject, and some correspondence
follow/no-, Connected with some conversation which
took place at that meeting, as the result of which
Mr, 111apiis sent "Arr.- Guedalla a Tetter, to which
=as duelling is forbidden by the laws of the land;
and asduel* is now, I hOpe, put an end to for
ever amine
,gentlemen-Mr. Guedalla took the Only
proper steps to betaken, on siich an occasion, by ap-
;) ealing-_ibe . the' highest court of 'justice.in the City' of.
O.tidsinfor protection. All I ask. is, that- Mr. Magnus-
Ould..he-hound over, to keep the peace-for Six. months.
This iS'alt We ask :r and I think we cannot ask for less,.
haying berore us such a letter as that written by Mr.
.11Iagnus,..and which I Will now p (need; to 'read. It is-
.al.felloWs:—
= I:-
_ ,1 , "3, Adelaide-place, London 'Bridge;. ,
London, Dec. 30, .1859.
" Srli,—l am inxeceipt of a letter from your solicitor,
appealing, to .common report in support of. the deliberate.
falsehoecl Which you in...ve admitted to base put
_in cit.
:illation with respect tO my father ,' common rep ,rt is
said to be a common liar'(' strange logioi" what follows'),
and you must of Coutsebe aware that you have placed:
yourself in that'eategary in, appealing to it.
" For,the damage
,you have- done you will have,;,of
course, to answer to the laws of the country ; but with
reference to' your intention to 'take tfie opportunity of
making known such: denial in all proper quarters,' I
have onlif to observe that if you dare- to make use of my
name, oti my father-s., in-any: of your future twattle (sic
orig.) I shall take the law into my, own hands, by:ad
ministering to yoUsaili a chastisement as will probably
iedeh you bettor for the future.
" If you think thatthere is any remark' in this.letter
which you may` be inelinedito resent; I have no objection
to Iton-_!vi• you (he dashed under tha 'honour you') so far.
as to offer you aIL the satisfactioi_ that 'One. gentleman.
can offer to another.--I am, sir, "L; S.lll.ozirs, •
"a. Guedo..a,.Esii."
This: is. the letter- written by Mr. 'Mao-. , mis' find your
. .. lordship will Obseivi that first Of all he gives aninsult
and' then Professes to be
,wilaig to give 'satisfaCtion.
This'clearly tends to a breach of the peace e, and w ask
`for that which -efery one 'has a right to ask 'for .sander
such eircuinstancesthat the defendant shall be. called
upon to enter into''his own: recogniSaitee 'to ' keep, the
peace for six. months.' I ivill now prove the letter by
calling Mr.. Guedalla. . . ... , . .
_Mr. Guedalluwas accort ai-Tiiidrii,. and- said-7J am
it'inerchatitf- anklAive at 54, Old Steyne, Brighton: I
' received the letter produced on the 31st December.
Mr.- Coo' er-Do yoil know the defendant's hand-
writing—what is your hefief? . - '. ' -
• Complainant—Well-, I believe it. to be Mr..Magiiiis's
. ~ . • .. . ..
writing." - . ' . _ - ' ' . ~ ' - •
Mr. Sleigh--:You mean that you know his. hailia
writing. ' Have you, seen him write ? -, '. - -
-Complainant—Thave M4:geon him'Write, but I hdte
reteived one.letteel froth him,. I think. - -- -.- - •

Mr. CooperTou. feel that you go in -fear of Mr.
Magnus • "- •
Complainant—Decidedly. •
Mr. Sleigh—Although he has not prOved the hand-
writing by this witness, I will not put-mylearned friend
tek- the trouble of doing so by calling another. lire will
adthit the letter.' Mr: Magnus is.far too honourable to
jAttym upon any troublekome technicalities' to prove
his,handwriting. • • • -
Mr. • Goodman. (Chief Clerk)—We must do it to be
leal. • • •- -
'Mr. Sleigh—Yes, for your purposes it may be neees-
sary; biit I am -anxious to save all Unnecessary trouble..
"Mr. GOodman—Your client, Mr. Magnus, Can admit
it if he pleases. •
• Mr. Ceoper-LLYes:• Is that Your handwriting, Mr.
lfa.folus (pointingio the letter) ?
Defendant—Yo: •

Mt. Sleigh—Now, Mr. Guedalla, do you' mean to tell
the magistrate that you are afraid of your life ?
Complainant—Afraid of my life !- lam afraid of per-
sonal chastisement. • (Laughter.)
- Afraid of personal chastisement ! Do you
:mean that
you are afraid of 'a horsewhipping, or any thing of that
~fort ?—Well; Ido not know. It-mightbe.

T And that ,would, not _be agreeable ?—N9, I should
think nol.
.No. I
_should thiik not, myself, You hare often
„met Mr. Maknits ; I hilve met _him in Public
company. •
And has he ever struck you, or offered to strike you ?
—No ; he has not.
. And do you now mean to say on your oath that
you are afraid of this gentleman ? Why, look-.
jog at you both, I should say you could knock
him into the middle of next week if you liked.
(Load laughter.)—Very good. (Renewed laughter).
Yes, very good. Do you mean to tell the Lord Mayor.
that you are afraid Mr. :Magnus should come, up to yoti
in the public streets and knockyou down, or anything of
that sort ?—I do not mean to fence with your questions.
I, am a very,exaitahle man, and this lettex was calculated
to excite me, and so provoke me _to a breach of the
'peace ; if I had not felt assured of that I would not have
come to the Lord Mayor ?or protection.
I want to, know on, your oath m hether, you are afraid
that Mr. Magnus will do you any bodily injury ?—I am
afraid of persbnal chastisement. (A laugh.)
Mr. Slergh—l3ut he.,has put it conditionally. He
only says that if' you talk any more twattle, as he calls
it, or if he hears of, your talking any .more twaddle.
Mr. Cooper.—l put it to the Lord Mayor, whether
this is a proper mode ,of•cross-epmination. This is not
a case to be 'trifled with or laughed away,.-and I object
to this mode of cress-examination. It is for him to say
whether he goes in bodily fear, and it is for the Lord
1
Mayor to"decide upon his statement.
Mr. Sleigh.—Well, let me put one more questiOn on
the point to Mr. Guedalla.
Mr. Goodman.--If the letter, upon its common-sense
interpretation, tends, in :the minds of the magistrates,
do excite- to a breach of the. peacoAhe opinion of the
complainant himself is of secondary importance;
'Mr. Sleigh:Yes ; I am aware of that; and I only
'want to 'know whether Mr. Guedalla wants protection ?
That letter appears to have made a; deep impression on
his mind.' _ _

...._.
Complainant.—Yes ; I at once put it in the hands of
my solicitor.
The letter only sets forth that personal chastisement
shall be inflicted on you if in any of your future twaddle
you should mention Mr. Magnus's name, br the name
of his father : are you )Io much in the habit of twaddling
that you are afraid of being caught again ?—Perhaps,
Mr. sleigh, you will define 'what. you mean by twaddle.
Well, we will not stop to discuss that now. You tell
the Lord Mayor that you are in fear of the defendant ?
—Yes, I have said so.
Mr. Sleighl—Well, my Lord Mayor, I will trespass
upon .your time for'a moment in reply to this charge,.
and I assure you' that Mr. Guedalla has not the
slightest reason to go in fear of Mr. Magnus, for
although that gentleman did write the letter which
has been put in, it was only written in consequence of
some derogatory assertions'whieh had been used towards
his father, and I do not think it was at all unnatural
for the son to stand up for the honour of the father. But
with regard to any fear of violence in the case it is per-.
fectly ridiculous to entertain that idea... The only. part
of the letter which I should have supposed would have
excited attention in these days of rifle corps and martial
enthusiasm is that which offers satisfaction, and to which
I should have thought any gentleman feeling himself
insulted would have given his: perfect accpriescence, al-
though my learned friendhas told us that duelling has been
scouted from among gentlemen. The line of conduct
adopted by Mr. Guedalla, however,.sbows that he thinks
discretion to be the better part of valour. Mr. Magnus
has no notion whatever of interfering with, Mr.
Guedalla—no, not ()lien although Mr. Guedalla. more
than ever should be given to tlielalking of twaddle—
and if it will tend to tighten the slumbers of Mr.
Guedalla, or to ease thOcad upon 1,..is mind—to make
him feel more comfortable', in. feet, and perfect sereniky

to pervade his soul*--P flp‘rasstne.hioa• W 4 Mr. Magnus
is ready to bind in: his cairn-reedgnisitnee not to
interfere trith Mr, Guedrallai wiiiterer amount of twaddle
Mr; Eltedalla may ilidulOrinfor:thilatiire. That is all
that blw been asked,- that :aware wilraag to zonsedei and
I am almost ashamed thirthe time of the highisecourt
of-justice should be occupied even 'tar avgnettka of aii
hour by this " tempest in tfie-tea,pot.'-'...
Mr. Cooper--I do not th:Tk I need say -a word.
The Lord Mayor—NO, Ilbliik—not. LetTMr. Magnus
hold himself bound over im 250 to keep• the•peace for
six months. Nothing more need be done.
Mr..toOperVou will excuse me! if, ow of
Mr.. Quedalla,, I just read• a letter. „.
Mr. Sleigh:—Then I must rea&the whole correspoud-
enee: But I thought all waieettled.
Mn Coopes:---Yes ; but when. you talk of "tempest
in: a tea-pot." I want to show—
Mr. Sleigh—Well; if-you she i* 1.; must show,; and it;
we• must go into,the whole inatter...._
The Lord .Mayor—Better let thecase stand a.sit-does,
gentleined-: - • ' -
The learned gentlemen-recogniried;the propriety of .this
suggestion ;. au& the defendant, after entering Into the
required recognisances, was discharged.

A. GAROTTE ROBBERY. AND SM_UIT
CAPTURE bF THE' ROBBERS..

, .
Two. ;Vellknrown. thieVeS weit;. on ThuridaYraced
before the. city magistrates at Manchester, on a. charge.
Which • Ls-likely to keep them &Om further depredations
for, some time, .to!. come.. Their. names,. are William
M'Mullen, who hasundergone four years' penelservitude,
been imprisoned minemonths, three months, two montliii
and was acquitted. at the sessions,_last week, on a eharV,
of stealing,underthe'name of Owe; and -lohn IPEWen;
wholies been twice in prison. TheyVrere noiv charged with
robbing Mr. W. 41ader, attorney,Oldham, of his. Watch
and £ts: Mr. Slader stated that he came to Man-
chester on business,- on Wednesday, and was intending
to return to:Oldham at night '6y the 11 15 traiUfhnt
Missed. it. 'then went into Mirka-street,. where hi,
met with a yOung woman, and treated her With drinit
When walking Manother 'street, a man came .behind
and: sairsomething-to him,. andi while turnin'bia-head
thavmunieized • bins round the neck, and,forced him to
the-ground. When down, he saw two men; The first
held -his head, and" hurt his throat ; the second held: his
legs, and took fi:ont his-left-side trousers pocketa purse
containing„Lls.. The, first man broke his wat,Ai-guard
and took the watch. Bothmen.then ran aWay. lib called
out as well as he could, and tho,wonsan who waswith him
ealled also. When going to. the pollee- station, prose-
,
cuter mad-the.woman saw- a, -policeman with one of the
men (M'Mullen) in austedyi and the other - (M'Ewen)
was. brought to the station:soon after by another police-
Man. The- officers also. prOdaced the purse and the.
watch, which., he said were. his, and' the *hole of the
money wasin the purse. He believed that M`Mtillen:
-was the: man. who first attacked him.--ktin. Griffith -
-young woman of disreputable character) stated that en
the previous. night she, met the prosectitoni, and had Some
drink with him. While going along Sluldehill she saw
the_prisoner, M‘Mullea, come behind theptosecutc;ri and
ask, ." Do you .know me ? 'LThe prosecutor replied%that he
-did not,•upon which, M‘M'allen threw hint on thegrotutd,
M'Ewen then got 'the :Money: from, his pockets, and
M'Mullen snatched off-jsirWatch. She was looking
round.for, assistance,: and Tilled Out, They afterwards
.saw botiithe. prisoners 'at the police-office.. • She could
:.clearly, identify M'Mullen;
.but:..wae not qite so posi-
tive as to M'Ewen. Policeman Thomas Hogg said .he
was; in Smithfield Market a half-past -twelve' yelock
that (Thursday)_ morning, and hearing a cry Of "Stop
ran in the direction, of copp;erasstreet
another officer); where he saw two men running,
He followed the Trisonet M'Ewen, and _caught him
:near the. railings of a cellar. While there he heard
Something, drOp on t'he cellar steps, andfbund it to be a -
purse. 4e. tOok., Mwen to the police station, Ind
there saw M'Mullen.-:—Policeman Richard Garnett, who
- was on the . same .beat, ahaSedi M'Mullen, and after he
-had- captured him: he met the prosecutor; who said that
was the.man, who had first seized him. Near' the place
where• the officer caught M'Mullen, he found the watch,
thrown into a cellar area. ,When in court, 11.1`Eweninit
some questions:to the witness Griffiths as toher_charae-
ter. She admitted-what- she was, but denied having
lieenguilty of thieving. It' did not appear; in this in-
stance, that the woman was in y 0.031011: with the pri-
soners: They were both committed to the assizes for_
trial. . -

THE ENGLISH CHURCH AT PARIS.—The _Thibats, of
Thursday, contains a spirited article protesting against
the closing: of the English. Protestant chapel at Paris .by
the authorities.. The Ddbats has no doubt but,that the
Council Stute, with whom the decision will ultimately
rest, will restore to Mr. Gurney the, right to continue
aocx-rjuirrse, EXTRAORDINARY AT BELFAST,—
Thp 'ot!aer morning', exietly the hand pointed:to the
hour of one; the clock of the Linen Hall commenced to
-strike, -and never ceased unlit lwenty-five-minutes- of
two, after thirtyfive minutes' very hard work. The
strokes were rather slower than usual, being in the
exact time of a church bell, and the continuous tolling,
through the still . hours of the night, had a most
sincrular, and by no• means enlivening ' effect. Such
• conduct on the part of this usually well behaved and
well-regulated clock is 'entirely unprecedented, and is
attributable, no doubt, to causes 'similar to those which
affect the even tenor of human conduct, and which Mrs.
Pe)'-ser felicitously deSeribes as 44 summat- wrong in its
own inside."---INorthern Daily Whig.
SHAMEFUL OUTRAGE NEAR LICHFIELD. —A malicious,
obtrage has recently'been perpetrated near Lichfield, by"
which a quantity of valuable machinery, valiredit .
, has been destieyed. Two suspeCted persons.(brothers),.
were brought up ott Wednesday,-at a special police
meeting, before Dr. Holland and - other magistrates.
Their names are John and William. Deakin. From the
• .
. evidence taken, it .appears that a person named
.Thomas Wiriterton, residing at Alrewas Hays; near'
Lichfield, lets a steam engine and thrashing machine for
hire ; on the night of the 31st of. December the machine
was engaged on the farm of Mr. William Holland, of
Streethay. On that night the engine and maehine-.was
-smashed and broken, so as to render it entirely useless.
The bench did not-consider the evidence againdt William
Deakin, sufficient, but they committed John Deakin for
trial at the Stafford sessions. Great excitement was
caused in the district, as the respectably
connected.
THE IRISH ESTATES OF THE CITY COMPANIES.—
Under the settlement of a considerable portion of the •
province of Mater, by Act of Attainder, temp., James.
1., the Stationers', with other companies,Trecureq, for
a trifling sum, a share (about one-sixth only) in the estate'
of Pellipar, county of Londonderry ; the Skinners' hold
more than one half, and -the White Bakers' " and
Girdlers' each about one-eighth. We should perhaps
complete our account by, at the same time, stating that
the entire tract of territory so- ;acquired -was vested
in the. Corporation of London, who advanced £40,000
in the
_purchase and planting of their newly-ac-
quired colony, and committed its management to a
committee of its body—the Irish Society. To raise so
large a sum at that time of day, however, was beyond
'the means of the corporation; they therefore,divided
their estates into twelve equal parts, each of the value of
£3,333 6s. Bd. These twelve narts-were granted on pay-
ment of that amount to the twelve principal city com-
panies, who in turn invited to join with them some of '
the lesser companies; they -also, not having sufficient
means to hold the estates so acquired in their own hands
without such co-operation. It was thus that the Skinners'
divided their share (£3,333 6s. Sd.) into four unequal
parts,' themselves- reserving £1,963, and apportioning
to the Stationers' £520, to the White Bakers' £4BO, and
to the Girdlers' £370. A large bonus or premium was
paid when the present tenant of the so-called Skinners'
estate:took possession, or renewed his lease. The annual
rent shared by these mentioned companies is £1,500.
The lease has, about three years to run, and, if the com-
panies are content with the non-payment of premium,
the .rent may he proportionately increased. 20,756,
acres of the estate are in cultivation, but capable of.
great improvement. The remaining 23,730 acres con-
sist of sheep wt,ik, peat bog, and mountain. These
lands are of considerable value, and abound in lime,.
stone,. Serre years ago, the amount received by the
lessee considerably exceeded £9,940 per annum.. The
nuintor of tenants is about 1,200.—City Frees,

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-I'llE-INNS OF--COURT VOLUNTEERS.- -

On Tlittrid fOreitemi ?the Lord ehaticellig'.'s CoUr-
presented a-very animated appearance, being crowdo4
by members of the burairdltudentilanzious to take tha-
oath ofalleg,inice, Which the'Lord Chancellor had con—
sented personalty to admiriistes to the- volunteers of this •
eorpifs'

The Lord Chancellor,. previous to• administering the
oath,. delivered thr following address—lt gives me
high, siatiSfaction that I have' been called upon to
administer to‘• you the oath': if rellegience on . four
entering!:;as• volunteers-_ into: the, , wilitarv. service of the
Crown, rejoice is. • the national. movement, which
is now, diTlayed ; and: the ardbui• with' Which Sod
ParticiPatc in it se eras to be'very cretfitableto
the profession' -to whiehinvbc.belong...• . You are.ready to
defend.-the ,liberties y•np.r,,epuzft-r. not only in .the
• ...
%rum but in the field.- ,Gentleman, this
- •
movement is= not prompted' by any immediate apprehen
,
SiOnof danger; nor from stispietons-otthe'delligitskoTaiii.
particular:foreign.ruler or-state: FOrtunately,,w9,are in
amity with all',.nations, andl trust that.we are long likely
to continue so,i (Hear, hear.) put the onion gene:.
rally. prevails, and I belnve it Well founded; tliatthe
inartial dis Position of btmlitYinila.tion,-has- tots'ot latA
years,teen• sufficiently, etiounged; our de-
fences- against foreign. inmsion have- not kept . pace
With, the increased, facilities- of effecting. a landing:on.
aim sacred • soil-.. (Hear-, ; Hence: the•Aang-er
9fapanie at home,iand of holding out a temptation abroad
to lake • advantage' 'cif our .suppoied - rinprePal-eineSi.
England 'is free! from all Et,tIIOW Of. • aggVeS,SiCal ; 'arc
satisfied- with theoxcess of, solonial and foreign posses-
sidns, . and- we 'desire - without interruption' to' bultiiatie
theparsaits of peace*-(hear)•;-7but to ssenrethehe bles.
sing-,we must„ bear in mind • that war may :come upon
us unexpectedly; 'and that to Ward Off invasion Wernirst
be -prepared 'to-repel its laentlemedo
ear-4. youth,- when a stndont,of 1aw,..1 myself was a
soldier ; and. "perhaps I 'might -S'ay; "16iftnri'41c-ti:shil
glorik," (Cheerer) '-servad.: in tupst distinguished
corps, "the Inns Colut Voluntee of that day,
remarkable fOi• 'its diScipline and ' ' efficiency;.. and
I had • the '..hanOur:..of being • reviewed in -Hyde
Pvik, by, his Majesty. George
.with
above 100,000 volunteers then antlAfiere itSserabled;
ready to march to' the.. coast; on. the.first alarm of :the
gailiug.of the ,armada at Boulogne, which. only waited a
fair wind' for' sandwich Or' Pevensay. (Heir; hear.)
Skiitlereen,. we did Our dirtif while the war baited; , but
we, or rather • the. Government .of that tune, -must be
blained for alleWing all the voltinteer -carpi. in the
•kingdomainountingi' .L bet Ween 30.0,000
a.nclAoo,ppo, men—to be-.disbanded and dissolved as soon
as peace was proclaimed. (Hear. hear.)' Fbr 'nearly
'half-a-century we have had no citizen soldiers among
us, 'and. we haT.e-dependedrfor our safety against invasion
on 'defenders regularly in the pay of the state, who.
,renouncing alb civil eneployments, professionally .devote
themselves to• arms. (gear,. hear.) These are most
gallant defenders; and ive plate-imboutided:Confldeiiee iii
their heroism;.-but7tl ey may begreatlyoututimbered by
the immense bands of veteran troopS who may be dis-.
embarked on our shores-,- and-they ought to be supported:
by our citizens, voluntarily trained .to
:•arms, in every.
county, city, and parish in thee realm: (Hear, hear.)
Gentlemen,:it-delights me to think that we approximate
Ao,•a consummation so devoutly to be wished for.. You
have shown, anOble exampl4'. which I alibi—not' will be
universally followed, and let me express, my anxioushope
for your ,steadiness and_ perseyerawe in your military
career. As the movement does 'not proceed from any
momentary impulse or' temporary cause, let: it be per-
manent. I,.l(Pheers.) 1 have to congratulate- you on being
furnished with a new weapon,- the ""'Enfield rifle," said
to be so much supezior.to.tilat te which we trusted—the
now ridiculed "Brown Bess." In devoting a portion of
each day to martial etereises,l-canisny, from observation
and experience, tato you 4nll niither impede your legal
studies nor injure the-interests-of your clients. (Hear,
hoar.) :Let-the riflebe now daily in the hands of our
fellow-citizens as the bow was once in the hands of our
• ''AtiCeitors 'anti maviEliglith 'riflemen be as,iiiperior to
aWothers as English bowmen once were. (Cheers.)-
The oath was then- adininiitered:
""111i..-Selivyn-returned-thank:s <on behalf of the corps,
and expressed their satisfaction at his lordship having
done them the honour, following the example of Lord
Eldon on a simila,r occasion,
,of himself administering
the oath to the vcilunteers. .

WEST MIADLESEX.—On Thursday, a meeting of the
Council of the above corps was held at head-quarters, the
Lerch Cricket ground, St:- .John's- Wood. Lord,,Rad-
stocls, the president and commandant, presided, and
amongst the gentlemen present were Major-Oeneral Sir
•Jdnes John Bart., Colonel Burlten,- C.B_.,
Sir Charles J. Hamilton, Bart., Lieut. Colonel Wecd,
Octavius Wigram,. Esq.,,Mr. R. B. Wade, Mr. James
H. Dark, Mr. F. H. Bridgman, Mr. W. Debenham,
jun., &c. The secretary read the financial statement,
showing a balance of £1,572 in favour of the corps.
After considering the—subject- of engaging additional
drill grounds the council adjourned.
_ _

, ... , . ,-
EXETER.-911 Saturday afternoon a large and enthu-
;iaitic- "Meeting,' which elearly. showed -ho* thoreughly
the - ride corps moyeine4 is relied on by. all classes o
citizens. as an arm of defence against invasion, was held
in the -Guildhall. 'The Right Worshipful the Mayor
(T. :E. Drake, Esq.)- presided., :The report stated. that ,
the two original Exeter Companies had been-raised to
a force of 170 members, arid that the. flindi originally
subscribed for the completion of these companies to the
maximum strengthwere .aboput sufficient for that.purpose.
Two companies more, which hadbeen joined by 146ef the
artisan class, were in course of formation. ;,.The .outfit.
of the men would cost at first about £6OO, but they had
determined, in the—most notifying spirit, to subscribe-
to the fund for, the purpose. of maintaining their equip-
ment in an -efficrent•--staie.-1 'Ode - ef ' the objects was to
take the sense of the—meeting as to connecting an'
artillery , corps, -which, thrqugi the. indefatigable ex-
' ertiens of Mr. Eyre 'ltiii&ilni o -mid Othei.gentlenien, had
{been) already formed in this :city; t with the_ ;Exeter ;ifle-
companip.„. ~ , . . ,
.. _ ~ .
- PS.iiiiimyroi.-:-=-The'effedtiVe members bf ilio"Pildding:.
ton Rifla,Corpt,.whe enrolltithithomitlyes. at the enthu=
sia,stic meeting. held, in the Vestry hall, on Tuesday,
assembled for the purpose of drill, inder'the direction
!of-Serjeant -Major Garter, 7of - the: Goldstream,Qtiards,
.for the first,. time. on Wednesday evening, at Pearce's.
Riding' SChool,' Westbourne-grove. - About 40 electives ,
Avereptesent,-and went through . their: first lessons.juost
creditably. 7 . . . . . • ; . -, -,... -
' ' ST. PANC-RAii AND. NORTO TurinisEx:-oii'mnisday
this exceedingly popular brigade received a vast acees,
sion of strength,- not only in the shape of effectives,.but
in contributions, and amongst them his Grace the Duke
of 'Bedford, who, in a letter .expressing his wishes for
the-success of the corps, and regret,that his health will
not permit hint to take an 'active part on the 'council,,
announced himself as a donor for:L2s. _ In: addition to
the entire company. enrolled from the.estahli.shment,.and
at the expense of equipment,&c:; Of -Messrs."Shbolbred
' itixl",-Cd4 "ether 'large firms in the districtiire meting,'
end :last .evening a preliminary: meeting was held, at
Camden Town, to establish a working mates company
for the St. Pancras and-North•MiddlesexTrigule. - .
.Essex.—At the coast town .of Harwich an artillery
corps of Arty :effective members has been forined;' and
with' the fa:Cilities -whiCh that-placiraffoiasior-the train-:
ing of thathranch. of the service,. a most efficient, body
of men will no doubt be enrolled. The recently-formed
second company of rifles at, - Colchoster7hos - received .
several additional xolu4teers, and a fund having beon
opened to assist artisans in the purchase of their uniform
and accoutrement9,4t is-expected that the ranks will be
quickly filled. The first company, under Captain Sir
Claude de Crespigify,irinaking rapid progress in the
manual and platoon exercises ; and notwithstanding the
recent opposition, the movement is increasing in its popn-
- rarity. The Ilford cOrps; -too der Captain S. 0. Davis ; the.
Chelmsford; under Captain W. M, Tufnell; awithe Brent-
wood, under Captain Coope, continue to receive acces-:
sions of strength, but at present neither of them' haVe
enrolled sufficient numbers to, justify the foe mation of a
second company. On Tuesday afternoon; numerously
attended meeting was held in the mannfacturing-; town
of Halstead, under the presidency of the ,Hon. and Rev.
F..S. Griniston, and the preliminary . steps were taken
for the enroll-bent of a corps; and a similar meeting will
shortly take place at Castle ' Hedingham. :-Nor 'is the
movement eonfined to the larger towns, for in the more
agrithiltural districts, the. tenant Parniers and the resident
Fe•;.itry.are uniting and forming corps, ' so that from the
borders of London on the south, to Harwich on the east,
and Saffron Walden on the north, the county will soon
be covered with riflemen, numbering some thousand
men.

MANCHESTER.- T 1 Ist Manchester Reginient,—u Q

• -
the "eth Lancashire Rifle Volunteers"—has just taken;
some tint Orttintitipirlewards efficient organisationattfr
masketcyinstructiorc. captain Ashton, late-9f the lsti•
Company,. has been selected for nomination to the fore-
libuternant;• 'as' Ynkfor'-ef'_the
Lathbuty Las-been appointed acting .adjutant, having:*
offered his services gratisitouslyprvtens. Captain Lith-.-
bury is convict iid with tfiilstortivGlencester Afilititt,
which regiment he is adiuttint_and-musketry instruotor
He holds a first-class certifleate •siktved by Generalliay,_
and dated-April; •1858';'Whielt ?tfestrites- that he is per--
fectlriqualifiedietcr teed)! no.7theory-.-ati,d ,they practice.
of musketry drill,, as- developed itythe.i and he has-
had- a-,,crood deal" -Of .offleial experience iti fhe campS'
at' Aldershot,: Shorncliffes and. .the-704rra,gh,: Tne
2nd _Manchester. Ttegimentr at a .recent council of
ofricirs, decided -unanimously to-reeontmend CiPtitin J.
IT.,,Deakin,, of the Ist Compatryi, for appointratintAt
major. The 6th Lancashire .4'egiatent is- certainly now
inore•than't;boo'sfrong; there- being, of'
panics' sexeral, that have -more- than.:ZOOseffectires o(-•
rank, and file," which term includes onlyprivates and.
corporals. As eaeh 'company wirrhave reduced .to'
100, with the proper• number of serjeants-and,commis-,
sioned-officersli;there .mav be a question.p.s-to the mode
Of' so. 'cl:lliiiar,* and-how best to use the sarpluSin cases
where-it The 2nd Manchester :Remittent is, said:
to be fully 70Q strong. The Ist-§talford,Regiment has
now about 170 members, iirthree-coinpanies, upon the.
books :hut not; More. thandialf that, tuimber has yet been
actullpenrolled. The others will, hoWever, it is be-
liev-ed;—ipeedily take the oath, and sco
volunteers. , . :1 .•,.

EMllolslll.—ln.this .town Menday.was•qpite a mar-.
fial gala cl.4y.' .nieetiiig.haa teen ConVened't4
cOnSidistitte proprioty:of establishing an artillery corps;
and in order ,to .kincUe the.entlinsiasin of the inhibitants,
the Einiefith Rifle 'CO'MPrinY, tinder the command
of )Captain Peters,.; and. headed, by the tann band,:and.
the WOodbary and Topsham ArtilleryQorps, under the
command' Of Captain -Brent; assembled' in 'the town:.
Oii'meetirri the. latter, the. riffe Corps:felk into therreic
while the .band, preceded the., artillery, .ancYthe companim
ilitis-marchedthrongh the towit to the" beach. Here the •
guns-were placed_ in andmine volleys: in gni&
succession,-were tired, The men went ,through the pro.;
teas-'Of loadih ~-"a-r,d firing tife!,o•Uns•with mlieh rapidity;
and, Captain: Henry, of the Royal-Oast Brigade
pexptyssed; himself highly rpleased. with
~the
manner to Waich, they had' acquitted themselies. The
rifltteorps were- also drilla-mt: the 'beach,'by 'Captain,
Reran and..Captclin Moore and Soripant Hellier, of
the 'Exeter Coups. They pet-formed their evolutions •
creditably. The: meeting was held`.st the: Assembl*
Rooms.. .E. Divett, .Esq., M.P., presided, sup otted by •
CaPtahi Smith arid Captata Brent. The :Chairman, 'in.
the .course or a long speech, -asserted that .6, volunteer
force was a social; politic4l, and financial -benefit to the
•-ountry. Dr. Brent ha*g explaino the reasons for
convening this - meeting, it: *as paposed by Mr...T.
Dolman, and, seconded by . jun,t, tha.t, an
artillery corps for Exmouth ''shOntd.lie formed. The .
resolution wits carried. • . The•irext 'resolution .was pro=
posed I,)yifr:,Bickford to the effect-7." That tlif. inhaliif.
tants of this diStriet be invited to enrol themselves .
'effective and-honorary. merabers; 'and that the aiitrict be
canvassed ,for, fundsart the, nompany,"- which was.
britfi seconded by Mr. Cribb, acid unammouSly carried..
Captitial:Stnith,-- of the —Siditiotth Company, having:
_addressed. the peetit4„a. vote of thanks to the chairman..
was unatimously passed, and it vas stated;
member had subscribed £lO to-the object. • 11,1 -,t•