The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELL WEAVE.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION UNDER THE BUILDING ACT.—
On Saturday, at the. Mr.TiMiithy Ityan appeared
at the bar., to answer so information laid agai est hi•tn NO he
surveyor of- buildings,-for. an infringement the buitd,og, act.
Mr. Bret herton, Solicitor, appeared on bebatf of Mr Ryan. It
appeared from the statement of one of the surveyors, that Mr.
Ryan had commenced building a house in Berkeley Street,
what was called' a third iabi 'house, against a house that bad
behn built by hi& 6 rifoi;tha ago, 'befitre the building act came
into operation. The wall of the house built was 9 inches or a
Mick thick';' and The biiildiug act required a party wall to
be 14 in-L.-hes, or back' "iiid S'll4lf thickness, bs'tween the
two houses. Mr. Brethet ton Islid thM Mr. Ryan built a house
before the act'Of • sth -and Gth of 'Win. IV, and the only ques-
tion was, whether the party wall now erecting by Mr. Ryan,
was dune so in accordance, with the act.
_There appeared to be
three cl6s'eriptioM Of walls set wit by the act, the external wall,
the party wall; 'and the separate side wall. Mr. Hall sail they
need not' tronhle themselves with 'eKft;rrial walls in the present
case. Mr; Beetlierthir,: No; and as to lb; being a party wall,
the acceptation of the term is sufficient to remove it 'from that;
it belongs to one individual:and is built on his own land. I
contend 'weddn't * cutue 'tinder' idly lute of the three descriptions
of thl walls. We do not Come 'under the 7th section of the
act, under which they attempted to put us. Mr Hall: A party
wall is a division wall; when you talk of a party wall it means
division Mr. Bretherton : But the act specially signifies it in
that sense, a party wall between two parties, and two distinct.
properties. Mr. Hall said the object of the act was to give
strength to buildings. It made very little difference whether
A built two buildings for one, or two buildings for two different
persons. Mr. Bretherton said if Mr. Hall referred to the 12th
section of the seine act, which said, " in order to prevent eva-
sion on the subject of party walls, if any person shall erect a
bedding, or cause to be erected between any building two walls
which together may be of the substance of the wallS required by
this act, and afterwards take down one" lie shall be liable to
penalties. Now the wall they ,proposed to build to, ths:ther
wall already erected, would make the party wall conjointly of
the thickness of the wall requirCd; They proposed by adding a
half brick to make the wall of the thickness required in shedule
A. This he contended would be within the meaning of the
12th section. When they built a wall which should make the
party wall of the requisite thickness, it was rather hard to re-
quire that they should build a separate ,wall of the required
thickness. The question was whettnw they should be allowed,
by • erecting another wall to the house already built, to make a
party wall of the required thickness. The act involYed a pe-
nalty for not doing so, and seemed to recognize the possibility
of a case were two walls might, be elected, neither of which
might be of the requisite thicknes, btu which, conjointly, might
be su. The surveyors said it was always an undecided point,
and they .wis;led to raise the queStion. One of the surveyors
contended that the adding of a half brick in thickness-to the
party wall would not at all increase its strength. Mr. Hall said
he would look at and consider the entire act, and give his opi-
nion on Monday at l'o'clock.

Yesterday. at two o'clock,' Mr. Hall proceeded to give his
opinion on the above case. Addressing Mr. Bretherton, the
defendant's solicitor, who ivas present with his client, as well
as the surveyors, he said—" I believe this' is the first•time a
case of this kind has ever been brought before me; and, as I
understood it was a matterof iinpin4ance to the foivri, I thought
it. better to peruse at my leisure the act,of parliament, to see if
there were-any expressions in any of the sections, which would
aid the version you put iii it. - Yon certainly took yimr ground
on the only section which could sustain it. There. is no other
than the 12th section which can heip. yoe. But I have read
very attentively that clause, as wed' as other parts of the act,
and it is perfectly clear, that this statute passer' in the year
1835, was passed for preventing-- the-erection of defective build-
ings The act. beginS by relating that, the fernier act, the 6th
of Geo. IV., was found inadequate" fur preventing the erection
of defective buildings in the town ; and, in consequence of the
inadequacy of the act of parliament this was Passed.: with a
view to make some amendment; still the two were to be deemed
one, and be construed together. And then cause the second
section, which is very expressive; that all party walls shall be
built and created according to-the schedule A. Ott looking at
'schedule A, it appears that a patty wall in this' case, ought to
be a brick and a half of thickness. I presume this is a house
falling under the description. (The surveyor said it was ; it
was a third-rate house.) Then that would be front the floor
last mentioned, that is at floor being the ground Hoer, to the un-
der side of the ceiling of the top story, it is to be one and a
half bricks thick. The next question is, is there any other
clause to defeat or modify that, clause? ( Mr. ,B retbertoti.
The seventh clause.) The seventh clause is applicalrie
merely to the case of two individuals who happen to have the
land on which the party wall is to be erected, between them. It
is not applicable to an individual who is owner of the laud on
which the party wall is to be built; but it only provides for the
case where two individuals'iiitust agree liefere a party wall edit
stand on such hit of land: and than if they can agree, they
are to make that party wall; if they cannot agree, the act of
parliament feeling Mat there will be a great deal of difficulty
in making an arrangenient between them, desires that each
shall erect a separate wall of a brick thick,' and then the•wall
will be two bricks thick. But theta is a proviso which shows
the intention of the les-islature; it sayS. "rhat even if two •
parties disagree, that each build a separate side wall of the 'ex-
tentmentioned, namely, one brick, the same shall in nl, case be
considered, or made, to form apart of a party Wall of an erection
of any building afterwards; but every subsequent building-shall
have a party wall of the thickness requil-CdS-by this act.' fhat
is to say, if you and I build a house together acid cannot
agree, we must each build a wall of a brick thick; but you
cannot afterwards wit up to that wail erected a party
wall of a half brick thick ; 'nit you must put up against
it a wall of a brick in thicknessonaking.two bricks thick. Now,
if the act means to say this, Which it does undoubtedly, that„two
people shall never make a party" wall, by running up half a
brick to make up the thickness, why should they perMit one to
do it ? That goes to show clearly, that they meant to say, in
no instance Shall a party wall be built of two distinct walls, ex-
cept where two people cannot agree; and even in such a case
as that, we will never permit a subsequent builder to add half a
brick and say, 'We have now got a party wall of the requisite
thickness a Mick and a half, under schedule A.' As I before
observed, I gathered, that two individuals never should do what
one individual is contending what he has a right to do. But
still you say, lam entitled, under the 12th section, that, in
order to prevent evasion, if any perS'on shall erect and build two
walls, which, together, may be of the thickness or substance of
such patty wall requited by this act, and shall afterwards take
down one of the said walls, every person so offending shall for-
feit and pay a certain sum not exceeding £lOO for each wall so
improperly constructed.' - The • object of that is this, a man
might escape the diligence of the surveyors, and, instead of
building one .consolidated wall of a brick and a half thick, he
might have run up two walls amounting- to a brick and a half,
and that might not be discovered till he had talst;n one down.
But immediately that is discovered, the act of parliament says,
in addition" to any other proceedings you might resort to, for
his trickery and rashness in taking this Wall down, and increas-
ing the danger of fire, and weakening the strength of the build-
ing, he shall incur a penalty of £100; and it goes on to say,
for each wall improperly constructed.' Iherefore,• declaring
that, as he had put up two walls, which only two teen are allow-
ed to do, who cannot stares., these walls shall be deemed as im-
properly constructed. You cannot get rid of those words,
improperly constructed;' it is a.condeumation, j‘nd not .only•
that, it goes on to say, ' you shall rebuild such walls.' flow ?
`according to the provisions of this act.' .Now, the act of parlia-
ment where there is only one owner of two adjoining houses,
makes no provision at all fur two walls, aud. therefore, ,it can
only mean Otis, that he is to set to Work and form one consoll-
(fitted wall. agreeably to the directions in section 2 of the act,
which refers to schedule A.' If you look to the latter end of
these words, you will see, that you Cannot, by any possibility,
construe these words to any wall properly.conatructed in any
other way. You must arrive at this conclusion, that the law,
from these words, cundenans the building of these walls singly
us improperly done. And I tell you what gave rise to that
section: It was a very common thing with• builders to run up
a wall with the intention to deceive surveyors. Ido not mean
that there is any deception in your case. The surveyor would
come and look at it, and seeing that it was the requisite thick
nessaant simnel would the surveyor have mined his back, than
down tine wall came, leaving but one wall of one brick thick
standing. I know there were
.sad complaints before this act
passed of that trick being played over and over again, and I
have nut the least doubt this section mil put in to meet a case
of that kind. The meaning may be assumed front this, if the
,surveyor buds out that one man who happens to be the owned
of two'adjoining buildings has erected a wall, not consistent
with the directions in schedule A, at any time within the three
months, he may chore before a magistrate and complain of it ;
and he may proceed against the party under section 23. • But if
besides their finding out this it should appear that the man after
having run up two walls in evasion of the act instead of one
consolidated wall, has pulled one down, and thereby endau-
gered the stability, and rendered -the danger office much greater,
as a further punishment of him for such evasion, if he has been
guilty of it he shall pay i'.loo penalty: But this £lOO penally
is superadded to proceedings you are entitled toadopt under the
23rd section, namely, to pull it down and niake-him eater into a
recognizance of £IOU to alter and amend what he has done con.
Ira; yto the act. Anil if you look at the act you will lisid that
it is perfectly correct what I say, that 'bare. is uu provisioo
whatever for the erection of two walls where one man is the
owner of the building. Therefore, these preyisious- cat, unty
be complied with by uniting this into one solid wall, and et the
thickness of a brick and a half. Therefore, I have not the least
doubt that this is- an evasion of the act, and that the party is
bound under the 231 section, . to enter into a recognisance iu
the sum of £1(10 to alter this immediately, in such time as the
magistrates shall deem fit and proper. 1 must say that the case
has been very fairly brought here. There was some doubt about
it even in the Mind of the surveyor. Both parties have acted
very fairly ; and the point was very fairly argued by Mr. Bre-
therton, who had done all he could for-his client; because if
that 1201st-clew failed him he haul no other point." Mr. Bre.
therton said they would take Mr. Hull's construction of the
act ; bethought it was correct. One of the surveyors said it
was rather a hard case on Mr. Ryan. The case was 'only
brought forward to try the question, and the defeddaut's in-
fringement of the act would be easily altered, and was an in-
fringement for the purpose of rais'ng the question. Mr Hail
(lid not inflict the penalty, the delendant• undertaking that .the
party wall should be erected according to his readiug of the act.

ATTEMPTED BURDIA RY.—Yesterdav, at the Police-office,
four reputed thieves, named Gallagher, Jones, Johnson, and
Newman, were placed at the bar, charged with having atteropt
ed to rub the house of M. Flockart, 20, Cable-street. —A police-
man stated that he met Johnson • and Newman very early that
morning in the streets, and Johnson was without shoes; as they
could not give a good account of themselves, and were reputed
thieves, he took theta into custody.—Poheernan 65 slated, that
he had information of a robbery that had been. committed, and
he met Jones at an early hour that morning carrying a pair of
boots, of the possession of which.he could give niraccotint,
further than that they were his brother's. The other prisoner,
Gallagher, whom he bad seen loitering about and conversing
with the prisoner, he also took into custody on suspicion of be-
ing connected with' hini.—Mrs. Vioekhart. of 21, Cable-street,
deposed that her husband was employed ate.the Adelphi,..ao4. he
c me
.honie late, a -got. nits;.,lal a st.
On looking down by the side of the'kitchen windoW she saw a
pair of shoes' and at the same tune heard a-great scrambling
over the yard door. Her husband catne, in, and she ran up
stairs to the bed-room window to give the alarm; when she
came down again the yard door was unbolted and the shoes
were gone. The shoes now produced were the shoes which she
saw. A crow-bar was foundin the yard.—Constable Lloyd said
that a great deal of violence had been used to ewer the pre-
mises; a heavy ire!' grate had been thrown down. The shoes
were tried on (he prisoner Johnson, who had been taken into.
custody without shoes, and were found to fit him exactly.
Gallagher said he was a tailor, and had 'only cone over front
Ireland eight days ago. Jones,'M whose possr;ssion.the Stara
were •found., said he had picked them mil,, amid they were his.
brothers. Johnson said he kneW • nothing whatever about the
boots; they were not his. Newman said he had Met -the t Ler,
prisoners in the street, and was talking 'to one hf them when
they were both taken into custody. Constable Barton said he •
had frequ'ently seen the whole ()I' the prisoners to.gether
the last- unogittr; and (hat-they weie alltdd ColLigher
frequented the races Mr. hall said that coot pi et4i.ltAt'ill'e
against them: , Mr. Parkinson - rraid they were all known
thieves and had been c,mtnitted. They were each sent !Or

threa,ingutlis-to Kirkdale gatii: As stnnia"S theriVerre't niTffflitted
Johnson applied:for the-shoes - •• • .• •
SKINNING A 'SA 11:mt.—Yesterday, at the Foiice.office, an:
Atnerie,att sailor led, ihrulettJOrii SlutraA,apieared to prefer it
sumplaiiit againsttliree women, Fanny Conollv, Mari, O'Brien,
and Ann Campbell, forsiraviag 'robbed him. "Ile 'complainant,
who aprareu in tt,t very Sailor-Arke gear—a new-bnit coat and,
bright butt Ons, and. -which .[hirers the'pnlic~mart ba'd' lent lriut;
stated' that.hemet the women the night'hefore In .W.hitechapel,,
and was, pevuadedto au:company tfiettipOtne. When he went
and odd pence la-lits'pocket. After a short
time he tell asleep, when he found that.; they had robbedLim of
the wiiirle'of money; and had skinned him besides Mr.
Skinned vim Complainant.—"'Yes, of a neiv blue
frock coat—cost me three guineas." A pavvii-ticket for-the
coat was afterwards given •to him. Mr: Fietll said the pawn-
broker ought to have been there, and remanded the case
this morning, for his attendance,

A BRUTE OF A 11UtIA TS n.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, a
joiner named.- Newby, with a forbidding 'expressian of coun-
tenance, was placed before the magistrates, charged by his wife,
a rretty and artless young woman, with having beaten her and
turned her out of doors, and threatened her life. The Coat-
pWoant stated that she had been living with her sister at MaM•
chester, apact. froar,ber husband, who was working-in Cheshire,
when he wrote for her to come to him, which she did, and now
he beat her shamelully, and said he hated her and would not
support her. His conduct towards her was such that she was
afraid of her life•if she lived with him. Be then told het she
shout,' go bask to her sister, who-was supporting her, and gave
her ss. 641. to 'pay tier carriage, on Saturday`. On Saturday
night he cane and demanded the Money back again to drink,
and because she would not give it hint he beat anti abused her,
dreadfully.' She had been Married to him lemur twelve mouths,
and had not lived with him three mouths before he left her._
The prisoner, in iinswer fa the magistrate, said he earned 245.,
a week, and worked for Lee and Hogarrin and haenot -beaten
her touch. • Complainant.—" He' said he would take a voyage-
round Cape Horn sooner thanc7 live with me again." The
prisoner's letter, inviting the complainant to come from Man—
chester, was here put in, and was as follows :—'
• ." Ist FEB.Y., 1838.
" Sarah,—l received your letter on thursday night as i come-
over the water as i expected to find you in Liverpool, and i feet
surprise that you-cant come—and what is the I eaSQ.,II that you
cant come? haveyou no culouse ?- and where is the things that
you come iii before to Liverpool? and as my things i will look
after before the 25th.' you told me that the was alWays at you
why you did not come to me before, but i give you only one •
chanch and only one, and if you do not conic this week t Will
give you longer journey to come then Liverpool, and i will be.
d—d if dont pack my traps up on monday morning, and go
where you an- your letters will not find me. i dont sio what the
h-1 you panw your things for, you have not 5 or 6•Childern to
keep. and ifiyou cant keep yourself come donw to -Liverpool and.
i wall keep you, and if you do come dohs's, bring all tickets donw
With you; and ifilot, dont come, send my tickets doaw; and if -
you do nut intend to come let hie no as soon as possible. and the
tickets inside of the letter, and if you dont come i shall nu what
to do. Su noMore at present from me." . -
.
Mr.-Hall said it was a shame to hehave.as' he was doing,: he ...
to'supinirt her. If she went to the pariA for relief a ivar-
rant would be issued against him and be would be made to sup-
port her. The prisoner refused to do any thing of the kind,
when •Mk.. 'Evans, the parish officer, who was preseht, put 'L
shilling into the hands of the complainant, and on bein-g sworn,
depes'ed that the complaioant hiooeceived parish relief. Mr.
Shuttleworth (to complainant):77You have received Money -
from the parish? Complainant—ties sir, one shilling. (a laugh.)
Mr. Hall: If you don't support her now, I shall commit you.
Prisoner—( whose man uer %Nab now somewhat altered) : I'in
nitling enough to support her if she likes. Mr.Jiall: 'How -
much will you give her? Prisoner : I.will give her nothing;
I'M willing to live with her. . Mr. Hall: No, no; I shall not
COmpel her to live with you. When you beat her. She is not
your property to be beat and knocked about as you think fit:
No man nas a right to raise his hand against -a woman. What
will you give her a week. Prisoner: Three shillings. Mr:
Hall: ,Poo poo ; that is not 6d. a-day, you ought to piff her ss.
Prisoner: What is to find me in tools ? Alt. Hall: Your I9s:
Prisoner: When a single tool costal Mr. Hall: That' will
last'you many years. Prisoner: But Still always wanting
sumetbing.• Mr. -Hall: Yea, something to 'drink. The pri-
soner still refused to give more, and said he aus willing ti• live
with his wife. . Mr. Hall put the question to-the y (nig Roman,
if would , live with lino ? She replied he terrified her le- -
death, his cursing was so awful. Mr. Hall said, then he would ,
not compel her to live with him, and unless he Would pay ss:
a week:he should gob Kirkdale. The prisoner agreed to do
this and refund the one shilling whim had been advanced his
wife, and was discharged. -'
A Now- DEFlNtrtot4 .nP'PßOFANtti.—Yesterday,- at the'
police office, 'poticentau 183, -charged- a woman who was placed
at the bar,' with having, oh' 'Sunday'. ifternoon used very -
scene and priiiitoe •la-rivtagb:: ' Mr. Hall tdo you call
profane language? • Policeman : Why, sur, she called me a .
blackguard, so I tukhur•iiito custody. (Loud laughter.) • Mr.
Hall: -You-must take care.aud not use such profane language
again. You are discharged. -

THE tivEir THEATR.G.--,-Last evening, Mr. W. J. Ilammdnd
took his benefit at this theatre, as Scan Weller, in the new
drama of the " Pickwickians.!' The house was very full. The
piece is well got up, a admirably performed. It promises'
to have a run. Mr. Ilammonu was 'iicrfeetly .at home in his
chafacter.To
E RJYAI. AMPLiIiIiEATRE.—Last evening Mr.. Neville
took hi. benefit with the Melo-drama of "Beware of the White
Eagle.," and had a very good house. The perforManees of this'
theatre: are improving. The season of benefits appears tci
have arrived, when each individual of the company; who has
endeavoured to please the public, calls for a friendly, ietalia-
•-•

BaowN's CoNcLicr.—Our readers will perceive tha3, Sitit
gentientan's conceit will be field this'tkveningo- lii4regralMiao
having been for Some tune befoie the public,lhev will be Tully
aware of the nature anti extent of the musical treat to be opened
for their enjoyment. \\Team averse to pulling, in all its branches;
but we do nut consider it any approac'n to it to say Um!. Mr:
*Brown's conceit promises to Le a high musical treat, from 016
vocal and instrumental talent which he has engaged, and we
know of no- professional musician whose talents inure 'deserve
encouragement. We hope he may have au overflowing
house.

The import of cotton into Liverpool, during the last week,
was unpreedentedly large, having amounted to 129,000 ba4s.

THE Assizis.—The assizes for the southern division of this
county will coininence on Thursday, the 22d instant, in this
town. The calendar romises, we are sorry to state, to be-
heavy. Upwards of fifty,prisoneis are how conlitied In Kirk=
dale Ileuse of Correction awaiting their trials: several of them
are charged with serious ofl'euces

PANonAltA.—We regret to find that this splendid panorama
is about to close our friends should lose no tune in paying Mr.
Laidlaw a visit, as we understand that this is positively the last
week it can remain open in Liverpool.
Ceuncu'PHOPERTY.—A petition against the alienation of
church Property lies for signature at the titandard, Courier, and
Mail offices; at the COnservatiYe News-rooms, and at the Athe-
na Ann and Exchange News-room S--.
On Saturday last a youll'4' *wbinan, resPeetablY:attii.ed,- and
about 17 years of age, was found floating on het—back ln a pit
on the Wa.vettree road. She was removed to the Lamb. Inn,
Wavertree, and the usual means far restoring suspended atil-
t-nation were resorted to, under the superintendence of Dr.
and, we are happy to say with complete success.
The young gentlemen of 'Mx. acadiny, 'West
Derby, near this town, were indulged with a holiday,:on the
14th ult., on the occasion' of their school-fellow, a sou Of Captain
Hartley, Paymaster, 48th Regiment, having passed his exami-
nation fur admission at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,
with credit to himself and Mr. Wilkinson'-s establisbnient.
COLLIER'S LECTUIGES.—Me. Collier, who is favourably
knOwn in LiverpoCl, as a lecturer on-the education of the Deal,
Dumb, and Blind, is again abimt to give two lectures on the-
same subjeCt. Since his (irk visit here, he has been all through
the coup•try, attracting excellent auditories, and receiving hand--
smile ecomiums, not only through the press, but also by priyate
testimonial. Mr. Collier's style is highly. pleasing,,his delivery
clear, and his illustrations ate apt and well framed.

NONPAYMENT OF conned RA Tes.—On Friday, at Kirkdale,
about 22 of the parisiioners. of Sefton appeared. before the
'Ail'ilgistrat'es; tidying been sumtmined by the, chutchwardens for
nt.m.payment. Of 'their cbuali-rateS. The. counSet for the de-
fendants objected to the jurisdiction of the magistrates, on•the
ground. that the rate had_ not been legally, laid, for want of
a valuation ; .that, at the meeting where the rate was imposed,
the churchwardens - were outvoted by the pasishioneis ; and that
the rate wa.s--Mr matters retryskeetive. The court considered
these objections to be valid, and as removing the cases from
their jurisdictiou.
COURSING 'AT Kirtkiiv.—On Thursday a numerous.company
asssembled at Kirkby, andenjoyedthems'elves during the day
with the popular diversion of coursing. The party were hand-
somely •aceiiirimodated ~t. the Earl of Sefton, 'Whose grounds
were' liberally thrown open for the sport. .The weather was
ieinark.ably line; the hares plentiful, and the running..first-
rate. • At the conclusion of the coursing about fifty.g.entlemea
sat rhlwir.t6 an eX•celleut dihner, provided fur t Lein at the Run-
ning Horses, Kirkby. After the t.:‘,111 had been drawn a man-
her of toasis were given, among :which were the health.* of the'
Earls of .Sefion and Derby, Lord Molyneux, &c. The bar-.
many was kept up. with much spirit, the glass went merrily
round, and some excellent singing added much to th 3 festivity
of the scene.

ITALIAN LITERA3I.3II,I—SIGNOR ZANDoTTI.—On Thursday
last Sig. Zaudoui delivered .a lecture, in the Lyceum, Bold
street. " On.the Natural Principles of Teaching'Langoages,"
more particularly the Italian. The si,ruor must have been gra-
tified by the lumber and respectability of his auditory,. and by
the snstained attention—the least equivocal cempliment which.
can be paid to a. public lecturer—with which his remarks in
English were received. As far as we could undeistand, Signor
Zandotti's principal Mbjet't was to point out-the impropriety of
causing, pupi6 -to triinslate the foreign authors into
with a view to acquire kmArledget of a strange language. In
this, we think all who have thought for themselves upon the
subject, must agree with him; .as also that it is mule consistent
With nature and common-sense,. that pupils should paisue
system the very reverse, namely, that they should tianslatO
words and phrases from their own vernacular into that desired
to be Attained. The.superioi ity of the system recornmeTted by
Signor Zandotti„will. be proved in this, that those -who adopt,
and steadily follow it will, with much noir. precision, speak as.
well as write the idiom of a foicign language correctit. Of
mere translators—hesitating liieral translators—as of•-striat-
tererS,, we, Ilaye but too many, and entifelvow4ng to,an unna-
tural mode of tuition having been indolently persisted' in by
common-place or pretended professors. The audience seemed
pattie.olarly str,itiek -with- the style in. which the Italian poetry
wai4'recited.. The scene tiom the tine tragedy of "Saul," by
Alfieri,
.was most. impressjvely.delivereil. ProfessorZandotti,
waist if, possible, still more dramatic and..succestsful is Dante's
exquisite account (in his '`lnterno7) u.f.itie death of Ugolino.

, .
Earl and Countess Grey have.arriced.in• town, and his lord-
ship was in the House of Cowl:ions on,„Weduelday nit to
ear Nye &bate' •
It is intended to celeriVrate the triumphant returl) oft.,,Lord
Teigumouth by a festival on a scale commensurate With the im-
portance of the successful and .glorious struggle wiks tt.e)ong
rampant and insolent. democracy of Alarylelione,.•
As the public are naturally interested in the working of all
new laws, we should be curious to see a return' made of the
number'of unions whirl ,have taken.place ender the'rriiw mar_
rime marriage. act. . • • • -,.
The Earl of Cadogan, we regret to stale, s.still coufiprd to
liis ro'oni-much indisposed•
• The young gent 'email ioneerned in the late elopiinrini4froin
Ranisgate"returned home this week, having been libel` •t ed hum.
the Fleet by the. Lord Clunceilor on-Friday, the 234
out even a Erialthalid.— licatixis paper. • ' :,••• ••
• Amon,' the• commitir.ents last week.to.the• Wijittri:,(Somer-'
set) house of correction waa that of Anti Pain, spinster, for
stealing a" heart "rin the...l4th ult., St. Valentine's day. . •

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4xiiiuster uniou vov.eia smykewilelo.akout 120 square,
. s!,even
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. Lord Norre)s, whose moue has been omitted in the official
ist, voted to the Luiuurity uu & urd Soudon's amend tocut.

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Vottrp.

A SISTER'S TRIBUTE.

CONTEMPORARY PRE'SS.

TO EDWARD BROWN. ESQ.. FLUTIST.
When first a curly-headed boy
Thy soul with music was enchanted,
In feeble efforts would annoy
Before the science was implanted.
Then tiresome was thy tiny fife,
Whose shrill, harsh notes to thee spoke'gladnese,
I bade thee hash! in words of strife,
When hearts were near oppressed with eadnem.
Many a truant chase had I,
To quell thy noise and boyish riot,
To silence thee,—when those would sigh
Who sought in vain for earthly quiet.
I little thought the passion then
We tried to keep in due subjection
Would lead thee, honoured among men,
And guide thy taste to such perfection.
Years rolled along—thy talent shone
Like new-born light through darkness breaking;
Food ears have listened to each tone,
. Seraphic sounds from heaven speaking.
In groups thy hearers have advanced,
In extacy delight bath found them,
And all have stood, awhile entranced,
As though some magic spell had bound them.
And thou hest oft, in twilight's hour.
Recalled a tear—in vain concealing—
For, by thy talismanic power,
Thou could'st reveal the soul of feeling.
ltprond vexation came with care,
contradiction anger lean us,
If thou, but played one favourite air,
Dissension lingered not between us.
Those airs I may not hear again,
- For sickness hath subdued with sorrow
'The hope that languishes in pain
To hear thy dulcet notes to-morrow.
And though the transient spark of life
May gleam no more on joys terrestial,
Thine harmony, from flute or fife,
Shall breathe to me of sounds celestial.
Shalt mingle with the seraph choir
And bind us still to one another,
When, joining with the angel's lyre,
We meet in better worlds, my brother!
A sister's love upholds thy fame.
Science more perfect cannot make thee;
Then for thy babes and honoured name
May smiling fortune soon o'ertake thee'.
Kirkdale.

K. H.

THE MINISTRY.—SIR WM. MOLESWORTH'S
MOTION.
(Fran itite Slunchester Courier.)
At length ministers and their friends are relieved from
the state of distressing anxiety which they have had to
-endure since Sir W. Molesworth gave notice of his in•
tention to move an address to the Queen, expressive of
want of confidence in the Secretary for the Colonies.
By a majority of 29, in a house of more than six hun-
dred members, they have succeeded in postponing to a
future day, probably trot a very distant day, the painful
task of relinquishing the honours, and, what they value
more, the emoluments of office.
It will be seen by the report that Sir W. Molesworth
consented, at the close of the debate, to withdraw his
motion, and the division was taken on the amendment of
Lord Sandon, attributing the rebellion in Canada and
its consequences " to the want of foresight and energy
on the part of her majesty's confidential servants, and to
the ambiguous, dilatory, and irresolute course which
they have pursued in respect to the affairs of Canada
since their appointment to office." The numbers were,
for the amendment, 287; against it, 316. The strength
of the two parties will be more clearly seen by the fol-
lowing statement :

For Against
Present.... . 287 316
Paired
Tellers
..
-Absent " l5 l2

315
'The Speaker's, vote is not counted, and one seat is vs-
iint for Rutlandshire. But from the whig•radical ma*
jority we have to deduct the votes of the two rejected
members of Belfast, who were unseated on Thursday,
and to add the two conservative members who have been
elected in their room, to the other side. Thus the Whig.
rtdicat majority is already reduced four; and it is des-
tined; we trust, to be further curtailed before the termi-
nation of the election scrutinies.
Though numbers were on the side of ministers, the
arguments, as usual, were on the side of their oppon-
ents. The speeches of Lord Sandon, Lord Stanley, Mr.
Gladstone, and Sir Robert Peel, were all excellent.
There was not, indeed, in the speeches of either party,
v o far as they related to the affairs of Canada, much of
ittbrrlty ; that subject having been already nearly ex.
hanged in the discussions which took place in January.
Brat as the existence of the ministry was likely to de-
pend on the issue of the debate, some of the members
on the ministerial side thought it ha inconsistent
• the question under discussion to this the affairs of Ire-
with those of Canada; and it is amusing to see the
ailartn, as exhibited in their speeches, of some of them
at the prospect of a conservative ministry. In fact mi.
-sisters trusted more to the effects of an appeal to the ap-
prehensions of their friends than to the justice of their
cause.
The question, it will be observed, was not raised by
the conservative party ; but being forced into the dis-
eussion, they met the motion by a distinct declaration of
their own opinions on the subject. As Mr. Gladstone
justly remarked in his excellent speech, had the scruples
of the conservative party been less, their numbers would
:have been more. But they scorned, for the sake of de-
feating the ministry, id form an alliance with a party
• whose principles are totally irrecOncileable with theirs.
'They offered no terms to the radicals for the sake of tie-
:taring their support--they tendered no appropriation
clause to the Papists for the purpose of obtaining their
Votes—they stood upon their own principles, and though
they were beaten in the division, they cannot be re-
:preached with having bad recourse to any unjust, unfair,
Anean, or discreditable artifices to obtain a victory. 111 -
Disfers and Wolf; may boast of being still in the posses
In of the emoluments and patronage of office. But
What is their real position? With so small a majority
the House of Commons in their favour, and so large
a majority in the House of Lords against them, it is
manifestly impossible for them to carry any measure into
'4 law that is opposed by the conservative party. If,
therefore, we have reason to despair of seeing an early
-tettlement of these harrassing questions which have
lieen so frequently discussed, we have at least the sails
faction of knowing, that as proposed by the pro. Popery
eibinet _they 'cannot be carried.

From the Post.)
Tfer Majesty's ministers voted themselves, 'sot guilty
inv. a majority of twenty.niae; the numbers baying

igainst Lord Sandon's motion 316
or it ......
Nosfinal majority in favour of Ministers —29
From this number time, of course, be deducted the
following cabinet ministers, who were actually on their
trial ; as well as the other gentlemen whose places de-
pended on their votes :
CABINET MINISTERS.
Lord J. Russell, Home Secretary '
Sir J. Hohhouee, Board of Control 1
Ur. Poulett Thomson, Board of Trade 1
Mr. T, S. Rice, Chancellor of the Exchequer I
-Lord Howiek, Secretary at War

NOT OF THE CABINET.
Kr H. Parnell, Paymaster or the Forces..
Mr. Labouchere, ti ice President of the Board Of Trade

/lir J. Campbell, Attorney-General..,...
Sir Robert M. Rolfe, Solicitor-General
Mr. C. Ferguson, Judge Advocate-General
Mr. B. J. Stanley, Secretary to the Treasury
Mr. Francis T. Baring, ditto
.ir R. H. Vivian, Master General of the Ordnance
Mon. George Anson, Storekeeper
Sir G. Grey, Under Secretary for the Colonies
-Sir Thomas Troubridge, Lord of the Admiralty..
Air Charles Adam, Lord of the Admiralty
Mr. C. Wood, Secretary to the Admiralty
The Hon. Foz Mottle, Under Home Secretary
its. R. Gordon, Secretary to the Board of Control ,
Mr. Vernon Smith, ditto
Mr. ft °heft Steuart, Lord of the Treasury
My. John Parker, ditto
Mr. Mare O'Ferrall. ditto
Lord Morpeth, Irish Secretary .• •
Mr. S. Woulee, Attorney-General fur Ireland
-4. Lord Advocate
Mr. Bernal, Chairman of Committees

ROYAL HOUSEHOLD.
Ike HOD. George S. Byng
lip Henry Bich
4..0rd Alfred Paget

THR ACCUSED
NoytN•L MINISTERIAL Majority...

ACTUAL CoNSERVATIVE Majority
Thefollowing conservative members we believe
to have been absent, in consequence of the death or
dangerous illness of near relatives:—
Viscount Lowther . I
The Hoy. Colossi Lowther 1
Mr. J. H. Lowther
Lord Ramsey
Lord Stormont
Sit W. Itae

These statements are only from memory; but they
are certainly not over-charged. There are, of course,
many other absentees; but the six we have named were
absent from unavoidable accident.
Thus, then, the ministers are declared incompetent by
* majority of at least EIGHT, in a house of six hundred
and eight members.
We wish them joy of their triumph.
(Frain the Standard.)
TkilLOrpreimed debate terminated last night as all who
.h01404/18,10004ne.0f the state and character of, parties