The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-03 00:00:00

independently of any local police act, a police constable
was einpogered, by the common law of the land, to the
any one into custody who might be disorderly, In 0
present case, the evidence certainly did pot support ate
disorder! y conduct on the part of the prisoner, at
Ike
time he was taken into custody, and the jury must ts a
that circumstance into their consideration, in conneel°t
' with the fact, that Mrs. Softly did not charge them:e
the time that Vaughan, the deceased, first went' to °et
house. With regard to the evidence given that the prisoJet
refused to give his name to the officer Whitehead, he ve7Jap
tell the jury that no man was compelled by law to give Id
his name to a policeman, and his not doing so, alone WI
be no justification for the officer taking him into custodt;;)
at the time he was going quietly through the streets.
blows on the prisoner's back showed that he had 11,
struck by some one, and it was for the jury to say on",ei;
what circumstances. After some further remarks,
lordship left it for the jury to say, by their Yerdiegi
whether the charge imputed to the prisoner had ve`if
sustained or not. The jury retired to consider thee,
of
verdict, and after an absence of about a quaiter of
hour, they returned into court with a verdict of goilt,Ybo
manslaughter. His Lordship directed the prisoner("be
sobbed bitterly during the whole of the trial) to
removed, stating that he would pass sentence to-tvrf°,f,
The trial of Peter Campbell, the cored mate of the
L. Bogart, was fixed by his Lordship for nine 00
to-morrow (Friday) morning.

CHESTER DIOCESAN CHURCH BUILDING

SOCIETY.

The annual general meeting of this society has ,just bee':
held; the Rev. Rector Cempbell in the chair. -The P;
eeedings commenced by Mr. Lawrence reading the rePvd;
which sets forth that the society during the year bad 040
grants to the extent of £575, and enumerates the diffelli
churches in which the grant; were in aid of. Two donatl",
of a large amount had been received during the Ye:b;
including £l,OOO from the late Miss Myers. From of
statements of accounts, it appeared that the total incohl".,b,
the society for the past year was 11,691 r v/11.1"t,
with the balance from the former year's 20000
and the interest from the bank, made up the iheyng
to £6,057 80. The incidental expenditure
the year had been £974, which, when the outstaou'-i
applicaticres. for assistance had been met, would lelbe
surplus in the bands of the treasurer f £2,644. -4
Rev. Archdeacon Jones moved that the report gibe
accounts should be printed and circulated amongst the
members, and Mr. Torr, with great pleasure seconded 17,5
resolution. The chairman felt great pleasure in beam
testimony to the very handsome grants made 11 to
Leigh ; and he cdeulated that Mr. Leigh from firg' be
last had given them land which, if it were brought t°: a
market, would not sell for less than £4,000. ne
given them the land for St. Aidan's Church (1500)14;
which would bring about £3,000, and he 'bad gl' 0
them another plot (,t land, worth £l,OOO, for the parsonege
t) the same church. The chairman only hoped the othid
landowners would do as much, end the society v7°.11„0,
then be able to provide enough churches for the pepulOwbo
Ho thought the society, when making grants to char
should stipula:e that they should have the revision of
r;
architect's plans; if such was the case they should be sh'ese
avoid the faults complained of by Archdeacon Jones• ng
thought that if the society exerted themselves in build'
parsonage houses to the various churches, it would be ar,,
boon to the clergy. The Rev. R. Greenall moved thalho
"This meeting, desirous to repeat its conviction of
,ch
necessity of continued exertions for supplying chutliii
accommodation to the redundant population of .fits
diocese, and thankfully acknowledging the beve.,,ty
derived from the former labours of the eectbo
pledges itself to its support." Mr. Arnaud seconded
g"
resolution, which was carried uanimously. The Rev. 10
flout moved that a committee of management might
appointed for the present year. Mr. A. liodgson seeuh
ld
the resolution, and regretted that a society like this sh°llr.
have such a small income. A vote of thanks to the CLl'''
min terminated the proceedings.