Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-20 00:00:00

have known Mr. James WlTonald for several years. —He occasionally
occupied a bedroom in my horse, for a night or so when he was
travelling through the country. In 1866, he occupied a small room
permanently for seven or eight months. He left my house to go to
Clrs. Winter's, in St. Mary's Gate, where I believe be only remained
for a few nights, when he went to his present lodgings in Chester-
street. While in my house h's conduct was most exemplary. I
never saw him intoxicated in my life. He had many friends calling
upon him in the evenings, and with them he would enjoy his glass
in moderation, but never to excess He was always at home early,
seldom staid late out of bed, and was generally first up in the
morning. I never heard him make use of an oath or any improper
!angnage whatever. He employed spare time either in reading
or writing. I never heard ,him quarrel with any one; in fact, no
gentleman could have behaved with greater decorum or propriety
than Ir. IPDonald did whilst in my house. Mr. ai'Donald is still in
the habit of calling at my house, very often eery in the morning, to
read the papers, but he never drinks anything. We are is the habit
of often exchanging papers with each other. I recollect Saturday
the 23rd May last; Mr. M.Donald came in about. 9_ o'clock in the
evening, and called for a bottle'of ginger beer, which I served him.
with. There was a person at the bar who said he had done some-
thing for him, and he asked for a pint of ale which Mr. M'Dmald
gave him. We conversed a few minutes. He appeared in excellent
spirits, was perfectly sober, wished me and my mother good night,
remarking that he was going direct horns. Shortly after I heard he
had been taken to Brdewell. It is not true that he Was eve: t
out of my 'liaise, or that I refused to draw anything for him. I Ever
had any cause either to turn him oat or to refus t him anything
be thought proper to call for. In fact, he was always welcoine to
whatever he thought proper to ask 'in my' bar. Aid I Make this
solemn Dacl,ration, conscientiously believing the, same to be true,
and by virtue of the provisions of an Act made
and passed in the
sixth year of the Reign of His late Majesty King Witliam the Fourth,
intitnled "An Act to repeal an Act of the present Session of Pa lie-
merit, 'nett:tied an Act for the more effectual Abolition of Oatni and
:affirmations, taken and made in various departments of the State,
and to substitute Declarations in lieu thereof, and f a* the mo-a entire
suppression of Voluntary and extra-judicial Oaths and Affidavits,
and to make other Provisions for the Abolition of unnecessary Oaths..
WILLIAM COPESTAKE.
Declared and Subscribed at Birkenhead, in Vas County of Chester,
the seventeeth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty seven, before me EDWARD P. ATKINSON, a Commissioner to
administer Oaths in Chancery, in England,

Cheshire to wit.—l, Elizabeth Hughes, wife of Samuel Hughes,
shipwright, of 198, Chester-street, Birkenhead, do solemn'y and
sincerely declare that, about Christmas last, Mr. James M'Donald
became a lodger of mine. He occupied a single bed and room in
my house. I have always found him most correct and gentlemanly
in his general co-duct; he is kind. civil, and obliging in his • an-
ners, and I. have flavor heard him make use of an oath or an
improper expression ; he is never out of temper. He takes all his
meals in me kitchen, and I have had ample opportunities of study..
ing his habits; he is strictly temperate both in eating And tirinking.
I never saw him take a glass cf spirits in my house nor did he ever
send for any; Sometimes he has taken a glass of weak ale or porter
to his supper, but even that he does net take often—nerhips not
more than a dozen times since he came to reside with me. tie is
never out late at nights. If he has occa ion to go out on business at
any time, and thinks he might be detained. ha invariably leaves word
when we may expect him. He always keeps his proper distance rom
those around him ; in short, a soberer, quieter, more or lerly, and
better conducted lodger never came into a houss than Mr. +1 Donald ;
at least I have found him to be so since he came into mine, wad I
have never witnessed the slightest change in his general conduct
under any circsnastances. And I make this solemn Declaration,
conscientiottely believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the
provi-tons of an Act made and passed in the sixth year of the Reign
of his late Majesty, intruded, "An Act to repeal an Act of the present
Session of Parliament, intitnled an Act for the more effectual
Abolition of Oaths and Affirmations, taken and made in v.trions
departments of the state, and to substitute Declarations in lien
thereof, and for the more entire suppression of Voluntary and Extra-
judicial Oaths and Affidavits, and to make other Provisions for the
Abolition of lunnecessery Oaths." ELIZABETH Huonss.
Declarekand subscribed at Liverpool aforesaid, the Seventh day of
Jane, olne Thousand EWA Hundred and Fifty-seven, loafers me,
J. J. RIDLEY, a Commissioner to administer Osths in Chancery in
England.

The following has not been sworn to, thn witness, how-
ever, subscribes to the truth of the declaration :
Cheshire io wit.—l, Andrew Carlan, of Egerton-street, labourer,
do solemnly' and sincerely declare, that on Sat irday evening, the 26rd
day of May last, I was informed that my son, Thomas 'Carlan, was
very drunk in Ivy-street. I went there to fe ch him home. I found
two policemen and a gentlemen there. The gentleman is Mr.
M'Donald. .I was very angry with my son, and gave him several
kicks in the!hest of passion, when Mr. M'Donald sail to me, " Don't
ill-use the poor wretch in that vriy, he has had enough of that already ;" he said that the policemen should get a stretche and convev him in
a merciful and Christian manner to Brideweil, nud not drai; him like
a dog. Mr. M'Donald never made , use of an , angry or insulting
expression to the police, neither did he interfere *With thorn-in any
way, except only by saying the poor fellow ought not to e mnrdered
in their hands; he never made use of an oath, neither did he ca 1 them
scamps or villians, or said that he hated the police, and.if any one
s wore that he did so they swore falsely. On ray solemn oath he was
perfectly sober and quiet, and neither said nor did anything- to offend
the police, when-, all at once, they seized him and dragged him off to
Bridewell. There was neither a crowd no, a disturbance at all, only
four or five peraous, and Mr. Al'Doaald never excited them a ,ainst
the police at all. And I make this solemn declaration c ,nsc,entioutly
believing the same to he true, and by virtue of the provisions of an
Act made and passed in the sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty
King William the Fourth, intittaled actlo rep,al an Act of the
present Session ofParliament, intituleci ' An Act for the more effectual
Abolition of Oaths and Affirmations, taken and made in various
departments of the State, and to substitute Declarations in lien
thereof, and for the more entire suppression of Volnnta-y and extra.
judicial Oaths and ~ffidavits,' and to maks oth-sr provisions for
Abolition of unnecessary Oaths."