The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-08-27 00:00:00

MANCHESTER-LATEST INTELLIGENCE

SALFORD SESSIONS.—These Sessions were held at the
New Bailey, yesterday morning, before J. F. Foster, Esq.
chairman and a full bench of Magistrates. The calendar was
unusually light, there being not more than 80 cases of
felony, but the small number of cases arose from the
circumstances that a number of the prisoners (about 60)
have been committed for trial to the Borough Sessions,
since the Coporation had been in operation. The Chairman,
John Hall, Esq. of Heaton Norris, having delivered his
charge and one or two minor cases having been disposed of
the court adjourned until this morning.
BRUTAL AND DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT MURDER AND
VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A POLICEMAN.—At the New Bailey
yesterday, the Court-room was crowded to hear the examina-
tion of a man named Hughpool, who in company with two
other men, Kearney and Redden, had made a most deter-
mined and savage attempt to murder a man named Patrick
Hay, on Sunday morning last, and the prisoner on being
apprehended struck a police-watchman a violent blow with a
large ron bar on the head, and had not his hat proteeted him,
he would most likely have been killed on the spot. The
prisoners Kearney and Redden have not yet been appre-
hended, but they will not long escape the vigilance of the po-
lice. Forbescuthbert, a police-watchman, deposed that he
was on his duty on Sunday morning, and between 12 and 1
o'clock he heard a cry of murder in Factory-street, and upon
going to the spot whence the cry proceeded he found Hay
covered with blood from wounds that he had received. The
unfortunate man was taken to a house in the neighbourhood,
and surgical assistance immediately procured. On examin-
ing him, it appeared that his throat was partly cut, and that
he had received a severe wound on either side of the neck,
apparently inflicted with some sharp instrument. He was
also very much beaten about the head, and had been kicked
in a most brutal manner in different parts of the body. When
he was sufficiently able to speak, he said that he was going
home ; and he met the prisoner Hughpool, who said, " Oh,
is that you?" and he replied, " Yes, good night ;" on which
the prisoner threw a brick at him, and knocked him down.
He immediately rose from the ground, and a scuffle ensued.
Kearney and Redden then came up, and fell on and over-
powered him ; they took from their pocket a knife, and cut
him in the throat, kicked him on the head, and would have
killed him on the spot if the watchmen had not come up.
From the description given, the police watchmen went to the
house where Hughpool lodged, which he succeeded in enter-
ing; but on attempting to go up sthirs, he was struck a vio-,
lent blow on the head with a bar of iron (which he here pro-
duced), and was knocked senseless on the ground. Other
policemen came and secured the prisoner. The unfortunate
man still lies in a precarious state, and the case was remand-
ed until Wednesday. A large clasp-knife found on the pri-
soner was exhibited, stained with blood, and corresponded
with the wounds inflicted on the unfortunate man.

CHAPLAINCY OF KIRKDALE PRISON.—The vacancy oc-
casioned by the, death of the Rev. William Homer, will be
filled up at the Preston Sessions, holden on the sth September.
Passengers by the Dryope, Captain R. Hamilton, from
Quebec, which sailed 25th July :—Colonel Bishopp, 11th
Regiment, lady, child, and two servants ; Lieutenant Peck,
Royal Artillery ; R. Wood, Esq„ of Quebec ; Peter Bucha-
nan, Esq., Upper Canada; Ensign Forty, 83d Regiment.
TALACRE COAL.—We beg to direct the attention of the
public to the prospectus of the Talacre Coal Company, from
which it appears,lhat any householder taking, for instance,
ten of the debentures, at the cost of £6O, will have fifteen
tons of coal delivered annually, in Liverpool, free, excepting
the cartage from the vessel. We understand, that a deputa-
tion from the directors is about to visit Liverpool, when a
public meeting will be called, for the purpose of explaining
and entering more fully into the nature of the undertaking.-

FATAL ACCIDENTS.—On Friday, an inquest was held on
the body of Michael Slaney. The deceased, it appeared, was
a labouring man, and lived in Carlton-street. On Monday
afternoon he was very tipsy, and while in that state, fell into
a cellar, and in doing so his head came violently in contact
with the wall. He was conveyed to the Northern Hospital,
where he died soon after. Verdict accidental death.—On
Monday, an inquest was held on the body of James Stanley,
a porter, who worked at the docks. The deceased had been
employed on board the Newcastle steamer discharging and
unloading the cargo. In doing so, he fell into the hold. He
was taken to the Northern Hospital, where he soon died.
The brain whs lacerated, and there was an effusion of blood
within the skull. Verdict, accidental death.—On the same
day, an inquest was held on the body of James Prince Gould.
The deceased, on Monday last, after having followed his
business, (a joiner,) returned home. He went to died; he
appeared convulsed, stretching out his arms in great agony.
His wife sent for medical assistance. When the surgeon ar-
rived, he found him dying. Upon a post mortem examina-
tion of the body, a considerable quantity of blood was found
effused upon the brain, and the blood vessels of the brain
were much distended with blood,—produced, according to
the testimony of the medical witness, by excessive drinking.
His death was the result of apoplexy.—On Wednesday, a
distressing accident occurred in Vernon-street. A child,
belonging to Henry Worswick, was killed by his father under
the following painful circumstances. The father of the de-
ceased drives a dray, and is in the service of Mr. Wright,
the brewer. He was coming down Vernon. street, where he
lives, to take his dinner, on the day in question, accompanied
by the dray. The child saw him at a distance, and called out
" Father, father !" rejoiced at his appearance. As he ap-
proached his own door, he was leading the dray to the edge
of the parapet, being at tne time at the shaft horse's head.
The child became entangled in one of the wheels, and before
the father was aware of it, it passed over the body of his own
child ! Verdict, accidental death.—On Monday, the Cap-
tain of the flat Mary, then lying at the King's Pier-head, at-
tempted to get on board by sliding down a rope, which was
fastened to a stone on the quay. In doing this, he slipped his
hands, and fell with his back against the flat's side, and then
rolled into the river. He was picked up by his son, who was
in attendance ; but so severely was he injured that he died at
half-past one the same morning.
AFFAIRS OF HONOUR ADJUSTED BY PROXY.—AII officer,
an Irish one, we presume, advertises in the Morning Chro-
nicle, that he " will be happy to execute and adjust personal
affairs for a gentleman of rank not inferior to his own," His
address is very appropriately at a gun-maker's,