Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-11 00:00:00

THE NORTIIERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1857,

°f the word 'substanial y,' that some mol'fication of the
plans as now designed would be necessary. I think it would
he 'the wiser course not to enter into any coctract
for works connected &Oh the authorised plans tat might
trammel the new board in their 'consideration of the whole
question. The only portion of the whole plan, so far as
egards the outer works, and supposing no alteration of those
plans contemplated, that I could he in a position to let by
cootract ptev:ous to the Ist ofJanuary would bo the portion
of the river wall opposite to the south reserve. This might
•be prepared and let so that the work might be commenced
upon by the beginning of November ; but it must be re-
membered that little if any progress cou'd be made with a
work of that nature during the winter months, the cammencs -
ment of the construction of which could he proceeded with
only at good spring tides, and must depend entirely upon the
weather. Ncither dor think it would be wise, in point of economy
to let this work in a separate and distinct contract, inasmuch
as any contractor who had no other work in connection there.
with on which to employ his men during neap tides, or
such other periods when ho could not proceed at the river
wall, mast necessarily have much higher prices to repay him
for such great loss of time and delay.
" With regard to the works inside the Great Float, the
walling upon the north side might be let by contract and
proceeded with as set forth upon the authorised plans ;
but en`ertainiag, as I do, a strong opinion that in any
application that may he mado to parliament during the
ensuing stain!' it would be a wise policy to seek for
powers to place the whole of the north margin of the
float, with a proper width of land for quays, and the
formation of a road in connection therewith, in the hands
of the new howd, so as to vest the whole of the management,
ownership, and power to levy rates in the Birkenhead docks in
ono body.; and being of opinion that if this was done it would
he advantageous to the general working of the float, if the line
of the north wall was to some slight extent alt red, and a bridge
communication Lrrned between the quays on the north as.d
south sides ; I cannot, therefore, advise you that it would be
well to enter now into any contract for wo k that might have to
be altered within a short period, or would in any wiy feto r
the action of the new board, which is in so short a time to take
the management of these works.—l arn, sir, yours respecifilly,
" JOHN B. HARTLEY.
" Liverpool, September 2, 1857."

The Cuatnaus said t'ae works would come into the pos-
sesion of the successors of that Boarl in January, the
Corporation ha I probably transmitted that repot to the
Dock Ccmmittee, to hear the Committees opinion upon
the suggestions of MR. HARTLEY, he should conceive that
all the Dock Committee emit' possibly c 1,,, was to give
such notices as would enable their successors to deal with
the several matters mentioned by Mr. HARTLEY in the
way which seemed best to them when they came into office.
(hear. hea-.)
It was recommended and agreed to, that a warehouse
in Birkenhead be let to Messrs. R. S. Newall, and Co.,
for the submarine telegraph worki, at £250 per annum,
the tenancy to be determined upon six months notice
given at any time ; all alterations to be done at Messrs.
Newell's expense, and the warehouses to be restored to
their original state, also at the expense of Messrs. Newell,
at the termination of the tenancy.
It was agreed that a shed lately cccupied by Messrs.
Laird and Co , at Birkenhead, be let to Messrs. Holme and
Slater.

A letter was read from Mr. Harris)n, manager of the
Canada works, Birkenhead, applying to have a yacht lately
launched admitted into dock at Birkenhead, for the
purpose of finishing the cabin fittings. The letter was
referred to the Harbour Master's Committee.
This closed the general business.

The many inducements that Atutralta presents to the
members of the constabulary force to emigrate, threaten to
diminish its strength consiierably. addition to the
number that has recently retired and emigrated to thot
colony, we have now to n-tice the emigration of four—two
from the county and an equal proportion from the city—
who will depart fur the same destiaation as their predeees-
sees in the course of this or the ensuing week.—Cork
.Examiner.
A HINT FOR THE SINGLE SISTERHOOD.—In the name
of Matutm, and of common sense, is them an imperative
necessity tbat all our m i,ls should become matrons? If
such exists, think, I beseech you, 0 virgins—pretty but
penniless—apt for the yoke, bow many chances of sub-
jection may turn up without rushieg to nut your necks
under it. Is the aspiring race of H.E IC S. cadets
extinct ? Are Erin's sons so good or so cold as not to be
temWed by woman, even without the gold ? Are there
not soldiere still to the fore, too inflammable to be trusted
beer an ammunition waggon? Are there not—the bonne,
bouche come last—are there net priests and deacons ?
The instant a man takes orders celibacy becomes itrtohr-
able to him. After all, what specimens you do pick up
sometimes in your haste ! If you are to lead apes, is it
not better to deter the evil day as long as pessthle, instead
of parading the animils abut by your sides, here on this
upper earth ?—Guy Livingeone.
CONFESSION OF AN EXILB.—" During my sojourn at
Vienna, I attempted to enter the Austrian service, with
the intention of getting up a propaganda in the Italian
r giment-t, so as to attempt a diversion when an Italian
revolution should take piacs. Kossuth and Mazzini havieg
pr-viously expressed themselves in favour of this being
done. I had a correspondence with Marshal Salis, and
found I should be accepted as a cadet after my examina-
tions: I desired to cuter wi:h the rank of a superior
officer, which I sail I had held with the Swiss its the
Roman war, and at last he gave me the opporunity to
andergo the examination for the Staff. I was to have beeu
examined in Getman, which I studied con'inually, hut as
no one could be admit'ed as an ufilcer according to law in
1848, I refused to commence toy career as a cadet, because
if I did not get a superior rale, I should not have been in
an iefluential position to effect a propaganda. as I desired
among the Italian soldiery. I therfore gave up my plan."
—Memoirs of Fe4ce Orsini.

GENERAL CODRINGT3N.-1 London correspondent
writes :—There is much merriment in the clubs about Sir
W. Codringtoo. People are infini'ely amused at the un-
suspecting innocence of Colonel Blane's defence of his
friend. He appears to think that the point of the Times'
sarcasm lay in the fact flirt Sir William had nerer applied
to go to India, but had allowed himself to be shelved as
guardian of the Prince of \Vales. He therofore procinees
proof that Sir Williem was really very anxious to resh off to
the stirring scene. But the force of the 7inies irony was, not
that Sir Williim Codrington was not willing to go to India,
hut that the authorities were not willing he shoted go.
His Crimean antecedents seem to have made him more tie,
for his present duties than for commanding an army.
Through Court faveuile did once enj .y that distinction,
but the nation is not anxious to restore it to him. As for
his inability to write English, the Tinvs should have spared
him that rebuke, for if his despatches were void of the
graces of composition and grammar, a private letter, written
perhaps, hurriedly is not to be regarded as a specimen of
his style.
THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—I
,have much pleasure in
acquainting you that letters have been received from
Captain M'Clintock, in the Fax, at Baal's River, in
Greenland, where he had put in fur the perpose of
sending home M. Levvie, one of his crew, who was seized
with spitting of blood, which rendered it advisable fir
him to leave the Arctic regions as aeon es possible.
The friends and relatives of those embarked, as well as
those who wish success to the expedition, will be gretifi
to learn that thus far the, progress made has exceeded our
anticipation, and that in point of time he is fifteen days
in advance of Captain .Ingl,fiel3, in his memorable voyage
in 1352. Tao vt.s,el is found to answer admirably well,
and by means of steam forced her way through the pack
into Frederickshaal, where they replenished their coal
and then proceeded to Bea's River, cff the entrance to
which they met the Danish vessel hound to Copenhagen.
Captain M'Clintock, after teaching at Disco, intends
passing through the Wargat Straits and calling at Prov.or
an:l I.7plrnayie for dogs. The Drees report that ths
winter has hen a very stormy one, which will have the
effect of breaking the ice up and rendering the head of
Buifin's Bay clear.—R. CouoxsoN —Letter in _Me Times.
JUDICIAL Facreilem --Tee Chief Justice (Lord Ellen-
borotq.h) while going home was followed by a tumultuous
mob, of whom he remarked that " he was afraid of their
saliva, not of their bite:" To the young counsel who
commenced stammering aborr. " his unfortunate client,"
he uttered the famous encouragement, " go on, sir; so far
tree court is with you." S,, also, he took down and re-
peeted with ironical emphasis and thanks the elementary
statement of Mr. Preston, the conveyancer, that " an estate
in fee simple is the highest estate known to the law of
England," and when that very learned person esked when
it would be their lordship's pleasure to hear the remainder
of his argument, added—•' Mr. Preston, we are bound to
(tearls youp ou
r, and I hope we shall do so on Friday ; but,
a
lea°sutr'e has been lung out of the question." To
a
another conveyancer, who occupied the court a whole day
abeat the merger of a term, " I am afraid, sir," said he,
the term, although a long one, will merge is your
argument.' One of the solemn osseverations of James
Allan Perk, who had the charac'er of being particularly
tanctinaociaig, hs oren visited with a fine for profane
swearing. A great se-sions lawyer, in a mining case,
contending at enormons length that the stone to be mined
could only be reached by deep boring, which was a matter
of science, he said, ' you will hardly succeed in convincing
as, sir, that every species of boring is a matter of science.'
In the case of another couesil, who was observing, 'in
the book of nature, my Lord, it is written,' he interpose I,
will you hive the goodness to mention the page, sir ?'
Of a witness who in reply to a questhn ' what he was,'
said, I employ myself as a surgeon,' he inquired, but
does any one else employ you as a surgeon ?'

HEALTH COMMITTEE.

This committeeenet at half-past two o'clock yesterday,
In the To wn•hall. Mr. Alderman Dover presided, and
the other members present were Messrs. G-odfrey,
Beckwith, Kaydock, Crosthwaite, Stitt, Hodson, and
Stewart.
The Medical Officer of Health reported that in the week
ending Saturday, the sth September, the deaths registered
in the borough were 272, being five less than in the week
previous, and eleven more than the corrected average of
the same week of the preceding nine years. Tte deaths
in the parish were 190, and in the out-townships 82.
Dierrhcea cawed 73 deaths—the same number as in the
previous week —of these 60 were infants. Af.er the
preeont week, probably, the morality from this disease
will gradually de dine From diseases of the zymotic
class there were GO deaths, including from hooping-cough
16 scarlatina 14, fever 14. measles 2, cholera 2, syphilis
2, small pox, unvaccinated, 1 ; consumption caused 18
deaths, and other diseases of the lungs 16, being a
smaller number th in in any week of the previous thirteen
months. A comparison of the mortality from diarrhoea in
the months of July and August, 1856, with that in the
corre-ponding periol of the preseut ye r, shows that the
excess of mortality this yea: has been entirely confined to
children ; the deaths above the age of ten yealts having
been the same in both periods. The numbers were
1856 1857
At all ages
B-dow ten years • •310
379
Above ten yeara
The Borough Engines-, Building Surveyor, and Inspec-
tor of Nuisances reported various particulars of the opera-
tions in their several deeartments during the week, from
which it appears t that 181 inspections were made of dela-
pidated privies aed arhpits, 1,231 cesspeds had been diB-
- 85 nuisances complained of by inhabitants had
been inspected and means taken to remedy them, 652
houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 2,177
apartments and 501 cellars had been put under examination,
with the view of improving their sanitary cendiion. and
76 lodging-houses had :also been examined and reported
upon.
Mr STITT said when he moved last week for a return of
the number of deaths from diarrhoea, he abstained from
expressing any opinion as to the cause. Others did not act
similarly, and went so ,f,r as to attribute the iscrease of
deaths to a specific cause, namely, the quality of the water
which was being distributed to the inhabitants, an opinion
which he found to prevail rather extensively in the town.
The return was very full and ample, and a careful examine
tion of it showed that there was a: remarkable correspond-
ence between the temperature and th' number of deaths
from that particular cause—a correspondence so remarka-
ble and so consonant, not only in that year, but for a num-
ber of years back, so as to prove that it was no mere coin-
cidence, but that the temperature and the deaths stood
in the relation of cause and effect. Ha thought
it right to say this much, because it was desirable for the
committee upon all occasions to put the town in the pos-
ssesion of the exact facts of the case, particularly as re-
garded disease and mortality. Without for one moment
advocating the continnaoce of the supply of water which
he believed was distasteful to the inhabitant' and very un-
palatable, whatever might be its wholesomeness—without
advocaing it in any way, or expressing any opinion as to
the desi•ableness or otherwise of continnirg the supply of
water, he thought it was right that that report should be
made known to the public in order that they might form
their own conclusion as to the exact cause of the co nplaint
existing. (Hear, hear.)
Mr HODSON was exceedingly obliged to Mr. Stitt far
listing brought the subject forward He thought it would
be admitted that ovary word he (Mr Hodson) uttered at last
Thursdays meeing on that question was substantially and
perfsctly correct. Mr. Stitt after having made a very
careful analysis of the report, submitted by the doctor,
had found exactly what the doctor and he (Mr. Hodson)
had stated, that the excess of diarrceha depended
altogether ' upon the heat of the waother. When
ever there was very close hot whether in summer
there was an increase cf diarrhoea. It was a
most remarkable fact, that out of 73 deaths in the town
and suburbs of Liverpool, there were only 13 adults, 60 of
them being below two years of age, when water was
scarcely drunk at all. So that how any one can say, on
conceiving for a moment, or hiving the audacity to make
such a statement _ _

- The CHAIRMAN : I [111.19t rise to order. I did think Mr.
Stitt was going a little too far ; and now Mr Hodson is
certainly doing so.
Mr. HODSON : Mr. Chairman, this a question of public

ALCOHOL;

OR, THE
MINOR CURSE OF ENGLAND.

BEING TUE SUBSTANCE OF A SiRIE3 OF ADDRESSER DELIVERED IN
CONN.R,TION wiru ST. It OILY'S T3TAL ABSTINENCE SJCIETY,

DEDICATED TO THE
REV. MR. TIV'ERTON, PKE.IDENT,

BY
LIVERPOOL WORKING MAN.

" Woe unt)h;m nat giveth his nelghb3ur drink, tlytt put!e3t thy
bottle to him and inak-)3;.1V.m drunken."--fiabAk. ii. 15.

[Continued from 10th September,]

CITAP CE t H.
CAME DErZSDENT ON DEUNKENNES3.

The anakin of rotten bones, stagnalt pools, dirty dwellings,
brutish ignorance, and worse than brutish ignorance—D aUNKENNE SS '
—yet p 0.33331 many a stronglio'd and many a league of land in Great
Britain; and they are not to he dislodged withoit a vigonrons,
deteruilnel, and per3everl g onslaught. But their doom is written
in !Leven, and as surcly as we hive fidt4 in God, fits Laws, Ks
Government, and under God, use the reason and instruments His
providence has famished, so surely may we count on the attainment
of a dual ejectment fro ra our coantry of the foalest evils that
brutalise and tyranise Li it. If a pig's dwelling incommodes,
it Is forthwith removed, and very properly so. If a gutter sends
forth its disease bearing vapour, it is very prudently covere 1 and
concealed. if a neigh`oourhood is foand to be a condensed congeries
of vice, ignorance, and crime, it is visited in kindness and mercy,
the people are instructed, and every ph lanthropic effort humanity
can devise is put forth t ama iorste their condition, and eurely
Gtar Snaps, wnich according to all concurrent testimony, are the
teem•ng source of crime and evil, foantians of spiritous ruin, the
very outlets of every abamniat oa, a post and pastilence to every
city, town, village and hamlet, where they exist, cannot Ion;
remain to dale and pollute the lead.
An old puritan divine in IGSB, said, "a tavern is a fountain of
sin, (wh ►t world that reverend gentlem in have said of our Gin
Shops, had they existed then ?) a school of the devil, where he
worketh his miracles a'ter h s own fashio t I the lamas which
are learned in his school are drunkenness, swearing, lying, pa jury,
blasphemy, to deny God, and commit many other twine as sins—
this is the place, waerc for the most part, are raised all quarrels,
slander s, contentions and murder', and those who keep taverns
and suffer that, are unquestionably partaJters of all the 31113 and
evils th:re coin witted, a Id therefore it is wisely said by an ancient
wciier, that 'he who keeps a tavern sh all not be hell guiltless.' "
Another, who preached the coada.nacd sermon in the case of
a young man, ape 18 who went deliberately from one of tam
dens of infamy and mardelei an aged minister of the Gospel,
waJds of 80, Via: he might rob him and continue his deb Inch,
said, "it is erident to all thinsin; men and reflecting minds that
a tavern is a hot bed of vice! oar you.lis there nno nerved, become
he'oes of crime and murder. Taverns seam to me to ba the devil's
preserves, therefore he his a right to all the gams fonad the:e "

Bit to demonstrate =ore c!eirly that crime is dependent on
drunkenness, Mr. Boynon, an of zer of long and great experience
in the two Criminil Hospitals Bridewell, and Bethlehem, Loudon,
in his evils ice 'before a Parliimentary Conmit:ee, to inquire
into the cause and extent of c:ime, in showing how crime was
dependent on drunkannest, observed, I remember one men,
in part.calar, stying to me, Si;, I could not enter a honie in
the deaf of the night a id tato the chance of my being shot or of
my being hung, If taken, without first being mulden:d with
intoxicating drink."

A magistrate in Ireland when taking the deptitions of a dying
man, who had been murdered 1y ass salted by a gang of men
designated " White Feat," asked him if Va.-T were drank —" Well"
(plied the wounded and dyla4 man, "I really wonder at your
honour asking such a ye y foolish question ; do you really think
that they could have committed such a marderons assault upon
an unoffanding man like ma had they been sober? certainly not."
Thus, accord.ng to the to timony of that wounded and dying man, it
is evident that in addition to intoxicating drink being the
incentive to crime, must needs likewise b 3 the leader—its influence
being Lund necessary to support the inn threr in his base and
diabolical designs; and the satsnie passions of the murderer are
not sufficiently vile to perpetrate thu san;uina.y deed in cold blood,
without the fleadisia iaflaence of the intoxicating draught, to
make him sufficiently devilish to Im'irne his hands in the life-
blood of his fellow-man.

The maa who murdered Mr. RO3S, of t'as L'verpool Cust)m

House, Co fessod after sentence had been passed noon him, that
as the time drew near at which he expe Aid to meet the object
of his Lase and me i.nant design, ha beca-ne fl attered, and elm Idere d
at the dark and di belical ol,e 1 he wis cent emplathig, but that
he might not give way to his batter feelings and forego his purpose,
he resolved to banish refie;tian; to this end he purchased and
dra ,k off a glass of r im, t its h)wver was found insufficient,
he still felt incaoable o: the crime, his arm refuses it. aid,
the effect of a second g ass was tried, sti I his mind revolted from
its purpose, avid before hummity cauld b 3 finally subdued, a
third glass had been drank, after which he resound his post,
and wtt-n poor Mr. Ross, unconscious that he was so saan to be
deprived of li"e, came within distance, the assassin stretched forth
his murderous hand, the funl dead was done, and Mr. R 095,
without one moment's warning, ushered into eternity.
After sentence of death hal been passed upon a man of the name
of Banner, for the murder of his wire, the murderer confessed that ha
had to drink one quart of whiskey before he could commit_the horrid
deed for which he was about t• 3 forfeit his life.

Whoa the j edge was about to pass xeatence of death on tho mur-
derer of a Mr. Leonard, who was barbarously murdered nearaWatsr-
ford, Ireland, the criminal said in a ion 1, cle tr, and distinct voice,
" yes, my lord, I am indeed gui ty," but adding " she was the cause,"
pointing to a hoary healed female more than 80 years or age, who
stood with him in the same dock, and who 7743 no other than his
own mother. It turned up in a further confession of the unhappy
man, that the algid mons* had undertak.on to murder this gentle.
man for a sum of money, happy would it be for that country if
this was the only instance of the lied. Having taken her two sons
along with her on the read in which their intended victim was
expected to come, handed the culprit a loaded pistol, with Instruc-
tions as to tho bloody deed he was to p:rfern. The son started back
exclaiming " Low can I murder the nnoffendlng gentleman,'i to
which his hoary headed mother sail, " take th tt you c ,wardly
Niece'," giving him the contents of a battle of whiskey prori led for
the occasion. Mabry, for that was hle name, swallowing the demon
inspiring chatrsht, his late experienced feelings of pity for the tin-
offending gentleman were forgot, and the tender-hearted son being
transformed through the climb/la:al infiaence of the whiskey into a
fiend, like his mother ; in which capac:ty he caul I level the murder-
ous weapon at the man who was unconscious of any danger, and send
him into the presence of his Maker, without the opp xtunity of
s .ying, " God be merciful to me, a sinner."

A most chocking murder was Comm tted at Fiellll3lS3, near Bel-
par. Mrs. Barnes, a wealthy and amiable la ly, fell a viAirn to the
rage of a stewszd whom she hid dis:harged fur drunkenness. When
the murderer was before the magistrates he said, •' I wa, drunk at the
time or I could not have corn milted so di ab3li3al a deed." Aad Jackson,
who was executed at Chester last year, for the murder of his two
children, took them de*ierately one af.er the other from o. puble-
house were they hal been sent to him, and while undar the infi lexica
of in oxicating cl, ink, imbruod his hinds is the life's blood of his
innocent and nnoffinding offspring. The fact is, instances were it
nec •scary, might be mlutiplied to any ex:eat, of the awfully criminal
doings of intox eating drink.

The police report for this Bnough, for 1855, unfortunately show
that drunkenness is not confined to the male pepulsti on, There
were in that year, 4,820 females taken into custody for being drunk
and disorderly; 640 of that ,number under 18, and 1319 un 'er 21
years of age. The report states furth sr, that the more one looks
into those tables of crime, the more it is evident that the fearful
source is drunkenness. la reference to females drinking, two total
abstainers having dsterm'ned testias th :t fact, placed them
selves in a position to ascertain the nu über of females that visited
two certain gin shops In this town, in one hour, when they saw 200
females visit these two plazas within the hour. Alderman
Holmes declared in the Conseil Chamber, that in London, in the
year 1854, there was 5,035 in -des, sad 4,539 females, apprehended for
being drunk and disorderly, with, a population 2,60,000, while in
Liverpool, with a population of 423,030 ; there ware 4,7 i 6 males, and
4,249 fern des, or only 500 cases lass of drunke mess, in Liverpool
than London, showing that their is five tinio3 as much drunkenness
in Liverpool, in proportion to population as London, and w.,y this
enormous amount of drunkenness in Liverpool compared with
London? because public•housas are much more numerous,
affirming the testimony of a licensed victualler from Liverpool
before a parliame'tary committee, that drunkenness, and crime,
increased with the number of incensed houses.

I will now advert to a class of ughappy beings pscu iarly the vic-
tims of intoxicating drinks, demanding sympathy; (inde. dI am
happy to hear they are at this moment commenting the attention of
the civil authorities), I allude t 3 those unfortunate daughters of
vice, whom it is usu sl to designate prostitutes, sappssed to number
in Liverpool, London, Bath, Bristol, and Hull, the appal'ing number
ui 20,000, of these unfortunate wretches. Dr. Abernethy says, "it
would be wterly impossible for them to live the life they do, of sin
an misery, were it not for the constant stimulus of the bottle.
The truth of that eminent gentleman's statement is plain enough, for
each unba2py victim of this enormous number, in the moments she
is in possoslon of herself, must be conscious that she is leading a
life of infamy, aid disgusting lawlessness, both as regards the
laws uf rod and man. Eve y laeldent in the coat eof her ;sicked
career reminds her, that she is an obj,ct of disgrace,—a thing to look
upon and loathe —a ,ark for the finger of all, even of the libertine--
a being branded by society, shanned as a mass of moral sad
physlaalinfactiun,—un outcast from the community, and nothing bat
the conscious stifling satsnic influence, and power of intoxicating
drinks, could possibly bear her up in her infamous course. As a
proof of this, Major Greig reported, thct in 1855, 1349 of these
unfortunate creatures were apprehended under 21 years of age, for

being drunk end disorderly.
(To be *manual)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YwaRDAY.

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MR MANSFIELD.

SKULL BREAKING AND WINDOW BREAKING.—A woman,
named Sabina Reddy, a resident of Paul-street, was charged
with breaking lls. worth of glass in the house of Julia
Oliver, and also for breaking the head of one Patrick
Murphy. The head of the latter presented a sanguinary
appearance, 10 far as the cloths about it looked. There
appeared to have been a general fight in Paul-street, when
the prisoner acted as described with a piece of iron. She
was fined I ls. for tho d.mage, and got a month for the
assault. _

PISTOL PRACTICE AND ATTORNEY PRACTICS.—Mr. John
Hughes., a shoemaker, residing in Hurst-street,was brought
up on a warrant, charged by Mr. John Hickey, a
brazier, residing in the same street, with having
threatened to shoot him with a pistol Mr. Bluck
appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Cobb for the
prisoner. Mr. Bluck said, on Tuesday the wife of Mr.
!rickey had the prison r summoned for an assault, and on
that occasion he was fined 10s. In the evening the
prisoner, who lives opposite Mr. Hickey's, came to the
door with a pistol in his hand, and presented it at him, and
made use of some terrible threats, said said what he
would not do." He could not tell whether the pistol was
loaded or not, but that made no matter in point of law, as
the threat was used. His client was in bodily fear of the
prisoner, and should be protected. He was obliged to run
for his life, fearing he would be shot. Mr. Bluck then
called Mr. John ScLickey, who fully proved the opening
statement Cross-examined by Mr Cobb : I did not call
him " waxy," or " goosey,'' but about four mouths
ago I celled him a blackguard. Did not know if he
were clearing the pistol or not. I swear it was not a gun.
Mr. Cobb : Nor a cannon ? No, it was not a cannon.
Cobb : Was it a blunderbuss ? (Laughter) No, it
wasn't a " blunderbush." (Renewed laughter.) On your
oath, sir, are you not a fighting man ? (More laughter.)
Sir, I "ain't" a fighting man. Were you ever is jail?.
What's that to you whether I was or not? Mr. Cobb :
Come, sir, were you ever in prison ? Yes. For what ?
For striking a blackguard. Mr. Cobb : Was that black.
guard your wife, sir ? No ; she is no blackguard. Mr.
Cobb : I did not say she was, but were you atso in prison
for striking her ? Yes, but that's no affair of yours.
I am not separated from her, but she has been in the
country for the benefit of her health. Mr. Cobb : That
was after the licking you gave her ? No, it was not.
Will you undertake to swear the pistol was not a gun ?
Witness : I don't understand your law at all. (Laughter )
Mr. Cobb : That's not law ; it's a matter of fact and prac-
tice. Witness : The prisoner was going to practice with
the pistol on me, and you're practising the law on me ; and
I won't answer you any more questions ; but you may prac-
tite law on me as long as you like, if you keep away the
pistol. (Loud laughter) Mr. Cobb : Did you not run
like a trooper? No, not like a trooper; I ran for my
life —(renewed laughter)—and so woul4 you, if you saw a
fellow with a pis of pointed at your head. Was it pointed
at your head ? It was. What distance ? Nine yards
and a half. Mr. Cobb : Was it empty ? Do you mean
the pistol ? Mr. Cobb : Or your head, or both ? (Great
laughter.) I can't tell that. (More laughter.) After a
good deal of merriment, caused by the cross-ex imination
of the witness, who got into a towering passion, Mr.
Thomas M ,rcer, Mr. Hickey's father-in-law, and Mrs.
Hickey were examined, and corroborated the state-
ment generally. Me. Cobb called a person, named
Monks, who s wore the pistol was an old one that Mr.
Hughes was cleaning it, and it was empty. On cross-
examination of this witness by M Bluck, he admited that
Mr. Hickey had charged him with robbery, but the case
was scouted out of court. At lengl his worship ordered
the prisoner to enter into his own recognizance in a sum
of £5O to keep the peace towards Mr. Htekey.
SAD CASE.-11L;h Coulton, a person holding a situation
un er the Corporation, and living in Lee steet, charged
his wife and daughter with having broken into his house,
and with stealing two coats, a watch, two portraits, and also
a gown and halt' a sovereign belonging to his housekeept r.
Mr. Cobb defended. The facts were these. The prisoner,
Adelaide Coulton, was the second wife of the prosecutor,
and Anne Coulton, the other prisoner, who was as old as her
stepmother, was his daughter by a former wife. There
was a difference between the parties in this way;; the
prisoners accused the prosecutor of improper conduit with
his housekeeper, and he, in return, accused his wife of in-
fidelity. They had been separated for some time, and the
daughter alleged that her father had turned her out, whilst
he accused her of being very badly conducted. The
prisoners were living together, and on Tuesday evening,
in the absence of the housekeeper, they broke into
the house and took the things, which the wife pledged
in her own name, but the other prisoner was along
with her Mr. Cobb contended that the wife could not be
committed, and endeavoured to show that the house-
keepor's gown (in the pocket of which it wss alleged the
half sovereign was) was taken by mistake for one of the
daughter's, that was hanging in the room. This consti-
tuted the felony, ani Mr Mansfield said he would let a jury
decide the question. He sent the prisoners for trial, but
said he svonld take two bail in £lO each. Both the com-
plainant and his housekeeper denial in the strongest
terms that there was any impropriety between them.

BEF ,RE MESSRS. ANDSRSON AND HEATH.

WULr IS A LINDER ?-2•lr. Pickup, a pawnbroker, was
Summoned by Mrs. Jones, for refusing to give up certain
property. The poiitt in dispute was this the defendant
alleged he was not tendered the money, whilst the contrary
was matntained on the other side. The tend,r was —bhe
held the ticket in her h Ind, and sail, " Give me the things
and I will gve you tha money." This was deemed insuffi-
cient, and the complaint was dismissed.