The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-17 00:00:00

KIRKDALE EPIPHANY SESSIONS.

These. sessions commenced yesterday, before the Rev.
JONATHAN 'BRooKs.' chairman, and the following. magis-
trates :—Rev. J. T. Horton, John Formby, Esq., Charles
' Birch, Esq. Thomas Rodick, Esq., —. Edwards, &j., Pe-
ter Bourne, Esq., Adam Hodgson, Esq., Thomas Rawson,
Esq., Dr. Winstanley, &c., &c.
The following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury :
Charles Henry Lacy, Esq., of Kenyon, gentleman.
C. Moss, of Garston, banker.
• Thomas Addison, jun., of Garston, merchant. •
George Parsons, of Garston, timber-merchant.
William Brown; •of. Windle, nailmaker. .
Robert Daglieb, of Windle, iron-founder.
James Cawley, Of Winwick,, gentleman.,
Henry l3irchall, GolbOrne, rope-manufacturer.,
William Barton, Windle' ..watclimaker. .. •
John Munrow, Sutton, brewer.•
• John Broadbent, Walton Breck, architect.
Thomas Banks, Winwick7itreet, Warrington.
• John Dakin, Warrington, grocer.
John Woolright,.Wavertree, silk-mercer.,
Joseph Reddish, .Garston. salt-agent. • • •
John Glover,"Widelle, grocer.
Edward Fidler, Windle,,publican..
Mr. John Pritt,iron-merchanf, of Garston, and Mr. Fran-
cis Morley, of Sutton, chemist,, being above 60 years of age,
were excused from attending. ,Mr.•Ge.orge.•Heald, of Gar-
ston ; Mr. JoSeph Crossfield, of :Bank Quay, Warrington,
soap-manufacturer; and Mr. John Geddes, of Warrington,
tea-dealer, were fined £5 each, for not appearing when their
names were called.

The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the grand jury. He
said the calendar was rather larger. than 'that of the last
sessions, but the cases were of a similar description. ' None
Of them called for any particular remark, and as far as he had
looked over the depositions, he.believed they would present
no features o . tdifficulty. The chairman then alluded to the
first casein the misdemeanors, in which the party was charged
with an unnatural offence, and having briefly explained the
law relating to this crime, he dismissed the jury to their
labours.

The CLERK of the PEACE then called over the list of the
petty jury. " A gentleman, whose name escaped us, com-
plained of having been called upon to serve, on two grounds--
first, that he was, above age ; and next, that he was qualified
and had already served on the grand jury. The chairman
instructed him to procure bis -name to be erased from the
jury lists, and excused him from attendance. Mr. Peter
Griffith, of School Brow, :.Warrington, file manufacturer, and
Mr. Richard Taylor, yeoman, were fined £5 each for non-
attendance. The magistrates then retired into their private
room, where they remained until the grand jury had found
some bills. None of the trials, up to the period of our leaving
the court, possessed the slightest interest, except to the
parties immediately concerned.
The Sessions are expected to terminate in the course of
to-morrow (Saturday). .

DEATH OF THE DOWAGER. MARCHIONESS OF
HASTINGS AND COUNTESS OF LOUDOUN.

(From the Scottish Guardian.)

This much respected and severely tried lady died at Kel-
burne House, upon the night of Thursdaj, the 9th, in the
fifty-ninth year of her age. Her ladyship left Loudoun
Castle a few weeks ago, in the hope that Kelburne, from its
vicinity to the sea, might benefit her health during winter.
Although complaining for some time, and suffering (as may
well be supposed) much mental distress, ever since the death
of her beloved daughter, yet no immediate danger was ap-
prehended by herself or family, until Monday the 6th. Upon
Tuesday evening she fell into a lethargic slumber, which was
seldom broken, and expired without a struggle..

We understand that Ihere'is no doubt tbit the immediate
cause of her death was water on the brain, occasioned by
intense mental anxiety and distress. •
We feel persuaded that this mournful event will not only
fill the parish of Loudoun, where she was beloved and re-
spected, and a numerous circle of deeply attached friends,
with unfeigned sorrow, but that,' from its intimate con-
nection with the late tragedy in the palace, it will also be
heard of with sincere regret by the nation at large. Esteeming
it to.be our duty and our privilege to direct the attention of
our readers to those " lights of the world," which shine among
them, ",that they, seeing their good deeds, may glorify God,"
it affords us the sincerest pleasure to be able to state, from
undoubted evidence, that the lamented Lady Hastings was a
devoted and a matnred Christian. I*to esteem self as no-
thing, and Christ as all=f "to pray," almost literally,
" without ceasing"---ittePtaie firm_ and unshaken confidence,
at all times, in the wiidonCand in the love of God ; if, in the
depth 'of her distress, heartily to 'forgive, and to pray for
those who brought desolation into her innocent and happy
family ; if to visit the sick, and feed the hungry, and clothe
the naked, for her Master's sake ; if to love all, " especially
those of the household of faith"—if these graces are genuine
fruits of the Spirit, that Spirit she had above measure. And
if it was " given her to believe," so also it " was given her to
suffer." Her whole life was one of trial. Her bark may
often have been envied by the ambitious and admired by the
world, but it was borne over a rude and boisterous ocean.
" Yet the loud wind blew from the right point, it made a
noise, but drove faster to the harbour." ' Her bereaved fa-
mily may feel assured, that they have the sympathy of all
and the prayers of many.

Full dress dinner parties were given last evening by Vis-
count Melliourne and Lord John Russell, at which the
-Queen's speech, on opening the session. of Parliament this
day was read by the two ministers to their respective guests.
The party at Lord Melbourne's, at his official residence in
Downing-street, consisted of between 20 and 30 peers, and
Lord John Russell's, at the Foreign-office, consisted of the
Speaker and a large party of members of the House of Com-
mons, mostly connected with the Administration.--Morning
Herald of yesterday.

DEATH OF THE LANDGRAVINE OF HESSE HOMBURG.
—We regret to state that intelligence was received yesterday
morning, by the members of the royal family, of the demise
of the Landgravine of Hesse Homburg. The precise time
of the death of this severed lady has not transpired, but we
understand it took place on Friday last. The deceased
princess was the third daughter of King George the Third,
and sister of their Royal Highnesses the Princess Auguste,
Duchess of Gloucester, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of
Sussex, Princess Sophia, and his Majesty the King of Han-
over. Her Majesty was born the 22nd of May, 1770, and
was married the 7th of April, 1818, to the Landgrave Frede-
rick Joseph Louis of Hesse Homburg, who died the 2nd of
April, 1829. Her highness had been in delicate health for
some time p(ift\p3y the death of her likis -the whok
the royal favdy • be *Cal deep wi.--Monef*A
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