The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-02-01 00:00:00

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Aso for the conveyance of con-

victs :—" That in consequence of freightships for the
conveyance of troops and convicts being now taken up by
the register ton new measure instead of the old measure,
as formerly, the number of men in freighted ships con-
veying troops shall not be less than at the rate of four
men for every 100 tons, and in proportion for the frac-
tional parts of 100 tons, and two boys to every ship ; that
the number of men in convict-ships shall not be less than
at the rate of nine men for every 200 tons, and in propor-
tion for the fractional parts of 200 tons, and two boys for
each ship ; that the crews in all cases, exclusive of the
boys, shall consist of not less than one-half of able sea-
men before the mast, and the remainder of officers and
ordinary seamen who have been at sea ; that ships char-
tered for the conveyance of stores shall be manned as in
the merchant service."

THE Amur,' CASE.—In the Court of Queen's Bench.
on Wednesday, judgment was given in the case of
" Achilli v. Newman," on the motion for a new trial.
Lord Campbell said, we are of opinion that the rule for a
new trial must be discharged. The defendant had pleaded
two pleas, one of " Not Guilty," and the second of
" justification ;" but the Court were of opinion that on
both pleas the verdict must be for the Crown. On the
plea of justification it was necessary that the defendant
should have proved the whole of the charges, and having
failed in doing so, under the Statute of the 6th and 7th
Victoria, the defendant was not entitled to the benefit of
the one charge that had been proved, and the jury were
therefore right in their verdict, which could not be dis-
turbed : but the Court, in considering the measure of
punishment, would look into the facts and see whether
the evidence adduced by the defendant was an aggravation
or mitigation of punishment. It had been urged that the
object of the defendant was for the public good : but the
jury had found that only one of the charges had been
proved, and it was not proved that the libel was for the
public good. He proceeded at some length to comment
upon the arguments of counsel, and the evidence with re-
gard to the charges. Some of the charges had never been
attempted to be proved, and, therefore, it must be taken
to be admitted that, even if there was a new trial, there
must be a verdict against the defendant; and the only
effect would be, that the defendant would again have to
be brought up for judgment. Even if they were of opinion
that the evidence preponderated against Dr. Achilli, still
they would be bound to pass sentence on Dr. Newman.
They must, under all the circumstances, discharge the
rule, and Dr. Newman would have to come for judgment,
on Monday.

" Oust LADYE OF GRACE."—As a specimen of the pro-
fane character of the Mariolatry which the Romish Church
has substituted for the faith and worship of Christ, we
transcribe the following advertisement which appeared in
the Tablet :—" Our Ladye of Grace of .Acton.—Our
Ladye of Grace of Acton has well nigh 100 poor children,
but she has no funds for either school or teacher. Our
Ladye of Grace at Acton has a priest with a cure of 1,500
souls, chiefly poor labouring men and women dispersed
through the villages of Acton, Ealing, Turnham-green,
Chiswick, Sutton, and part of Brentford ; but she has nei-
ther church for her people nor rectory for her priest. Our
Ladye of Grace of Acton sits in her poor damp cellar weep-
ing. Such the sole shelter she has for herself, her children,
her people, her priest—aye, even for the glorious presence
of her son ! Oh !—` vos omnes qui transitis per viam'—
can you do nothing for our Ladye of Grace of Acton, noble
and rich ladies and gentlemen, with pleasant houses, and
bright, fair, happy children—converts who owe your hap-
piness to this same sweet Ladye—good Christian people
all, who profess yourselves servants of Marye ? Money
will console her—money will teach her poor neglected
children—money will build a church for her people and a
tabernacle for her son—and nothing but money will do these
things. All ! send, then, some aid, even though the most
trifling—even a postage stamp ! Never was need more
dire than this. Treasurers, &c. The same charitable
ladies will also be happy to receive any little presents for
a raffle which is in hand, or to dispose of tickets in it at ls.
each. The raffle will be completed in 3,000 subscriptions
for upwards of ten prizes, all useful and many valuable.
Or, both donations and applications for tickets will be
received by the Rev. J. 8., &c. A complete list of bene-
factors will appear in the Tablet."

THE BILL-SWINDLERS have had a check which they
little expected in the Court of Queen's Bench. The facts
of the case are as follow :—The parties were Casey v.
Arden. The Rev. Francis Arden last spring was in want
of money, and was induced to answer an advertisement
inserted by "Zeta" in a Cambridge paper. "Zeta"
turned out to he " A. Graham, of Duke-street, Portland.
place," alias James Whalley Gardiner, who had been
convicted some short time since at the Old Bailey. After a
correspondence, in the latter end of April, A. Graham
expressed himself satisfied with Mr. Arden's explana-
tions, and inclosed a stamp and the form of an acceptance
for £l5O, which was duly copied out and returned to him
by the defendant. Receipt was acknowledged, and a
promise made that the money should be obtained from a
" capitalist" with as short a delay as possible. This
" capitalist" was ostensibly one Robert Thompson, but
really a gentleman who seems to have been known as
" Little Tommy Casey," an insolvent debtor, a defaulter
as collector under the Income and Property Tax Act, and
a part proprietor in the " National Sweep and Betting-
office" in the Haymarket. Four names appeared on the
back of the bill—those of Graham, Crutchley, Thompson,
and Casey. Casey, as indorsee and holder of the bill,
brought the action. Crutchley was proved to be a noto-
rious gambler. The strangest part of the transaction was
that Thompson indorsed over the bill to Casey. Thomp-
son and Casey being one and the same person ! A wit-
ness who had taken the benefit of the Insolvent Act, and
not paid a farthing to his creditors, deposed that in his
presence Thompson indorsed to Casey, and that at the
same time Casey took out money from his strong box and
handed it to Thompson ! It was proved, by the evidence
of William Phipps, secretary to the Lambeth Waterworks
Company, that the letters produced and signed " Robert
Thompson," were written by Casey, the plaintiff, who
had been one of the collectors to the company. The case
ended with a verdict for the defendant : and the presiding
judge, Baron Platt, ordered the bill to be impounded, that
it might serve as the foundation for an indictment for
conspiracy against the gang of swindlers who have been
too long allowed to infest the town.

FRIGHTFUL COLLISION AT SEA.—A fearful and fatal
collision between two vessels, took place in the English
Channel on the boisterous night of Friday week, about
nine o'clock, somewhere between the Lizard and the
Eddystone Lighthouse. The Herald, which was bound
to London, was about 400 tons register, and was corn-
mantled by Mr. Venue, an experienced mariner, and
manned by a crew of seventeen hands. The vessel with
which the Herald came in collision was a schooner, which,
at the time, was supposed to have received the greater
amount of injury, being perfectly dismantled and other-
wise distressed. Bad weather, however, came on soon
after the vessels got clear, and in a few hours afterwards,
it was discovered that the Herald, which for some time
appeared to have escaped essential damage, was in a sink-
ing state. Between five and half-past five all were
thrown into consternation by water being observed above
the lower deck ; chests and cases of the cargo were float-
ing about. The master ordered the pinnace to be low-
ered, but on attempting to get it over it stove between the
round-house and main rigging. The long boat was then
cut adrift, but from some reason or other it continued_ in
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from the ship when she went down. Gardener, perceiving
that it was capable of supporting him also, swam towards
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out of the water. As the morning advanced they
saw several vessels, but they were all standing away from
them, and apparently did not notice their critical position..
About nine o'clock they at length, to their great joy, ob-
served a ship bearing down towards them. For some time
they were kept in a state of painful suspense as to whe-
ther she perceived them ; but their fears were dispelled,
and by twelve o'clock she had come near alongside of
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state had some difficulty in keeping on the timber. On
the ship nearing them, she threw a deep-sea line to them ;
but Gardener, perceiving the rate the vessel was going
through the water, and that Ward, from his exhausted
condition, could not keep hold of it, urged him not to
seize it. The poor fellow, however, was too eager to save
his life. Gardener said he would not take his advice; he
took hold of the line, and, being unable to bear up against
the rush through the water, he perished. The vessel then
lowered a boat, and, after some exertion, Gardener was
picked up, the part of the channel being about thirty
miles off the Start.