The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-12-21 00:00:00

?I LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

the taking of a house in Bursiem, and on or about the
11th of April he opened a large shop on the premises. He
caused an intimation to be made on the front of the
house that the company who had opened the shop were
the Liverpool Joint Stock Tea Warehouse Company.
Placards were issued in the name of the company, ad-
dressed to the respectable inhabitants of the town, and the
opening of the shop was of a very attractive description.
It was a pity that a concern which had opened so flourish-
ingly should be so very short lived. The prosecutor, Mr.
Uria Cooper Whittinghain, of Manchester, supplied teas
on two occasions—the 11th of April and the Bth of May ;
and at the latter date the prisoner had left Burslem, he
having previously given directions to his clerk that every
thing should be sold up, and that a few trifling debts
should be paid, As no provision was made for the pay-
ment of the prosecutor, he caused a fiat in bankruptcy to
be issued. The fiat was prosecuted in the district county
court of Manchester, on the 31st of May, 1844. and two
days were appointed for the surrender of the bankrupt.
The second day for his surrender was the 19th of July ;
and if the prisoner did not give himself up before three
o'clock on that day, he was liable to the present indict-
ment, provided he absented himself with the intention of
defrauding his creditors. Mr. Cobbett took an objection
to the summons, upon the ground that it did not state
that the fiat had been issued to the district bankruptcy
court of Manchester, and that the court which summoned
him was authorised to act. The judge, after consulting
his brother judge, considered the objection valid, and re-
served the point. At the close of the case for the prose-
cution, Mr. Cobbett addressed the jury in an able speech
for the defence. The prisoner, who had been convicted
about seven years ago at York of a similar offence, was
found guilty, and sentenced to transportation for seven
years.

Robert Livesay was indicted for having cut and wound-
ed John Wild, at Heywood, on the 20th of September
last, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. The
prisoner was convicted, and sentenced to a month's soli-
tary confinement.

James Taylor, 24, and George Chessman, 25, were in-
dicted ror having, at Pilkington, assaulted Thomas Ke-
nyon, and with violence stolen from his person a watch,
chain, two keys, a half sovereign, twenty shillings, and
four half-crowns. The prisoners were found guilty, and
sentenced to transportation for seven years.
Thomas Brown, 51, was indicted for having, at Ather-
ton, stabbed Henry Seddon, with intent to do him some
grievous bodily harm. The prisoner was found guilty of a
common assault, and sentenced to one month's imprison-
ment.
Calm. at Salford,
was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard
labour.

James Leather, 22, was convicted of having, at War-
rington, stolen from the person of William Langshaw a
purse containing a £5 Bank of England note, six sove-
reigns, and five half-sovereigns, and sentenced to seven
years' transportation.
John Brown was indicted for having, at Manchester,
entered the house of Thomas Minta, and stolen a quantity
of shoes, on the 7th of December. The prisoner was con-
victed, and sentenced to transportation for seven years.
John Richardson, 21, pleaded guilty to a charge of hav-
ing stolen five heifers at Roby, the property of Ann Riding,
and was sentenced to nine months imprisonment.
(Before Mr. Justice Coltman.)
William Booth and James Holt were indicted for hav-
ing, in September last, at the borough of Manchester,
burglariously entered the dwelling-house of Elias Bancroft,
and stolen therein a quantity of wearing apparel, and other
articles. Guilty.—Sentence, six months' imprisonment
each and hard labour.

THE LATE MURDER IN WAPPING.—Thomas Rodrigues,
23, and John Rodrigues, 32, two Liverpool boatmen, who
were some time ago committed upon the coroner's warrant,
for the wilful murder of John Addikin, in Wapping, in this
town, were placed at the bar to take their trial for the of-
fence. The bill returned by the Grand Jury was for man-
slaughter only ; but the prisoners having been committed
under the coroner's inquisition for murder, that charge,
through matter of form, was also included in the indict-
ment. Mr. Blair and Mr. Preston conducted the case for
the prosecution. Mr. James appeared for the prisoner
Thomas, and Mr. Tindal Atkinson for John. The full
particulars of the case transpired at the time of the coro-
ner's inquest. On the 29th of November last, prisoner,
Thomas Rodrigues went in company with an abandoned
woman, named Mary Ann Bolling, into the tap-room of
the public-house of Mrs. Coffee, in Wapping, where a
quarrel took place between them, and whilst they were so
quarrelling, the prisoner John came in and took part in it.
Bolling said there would shortly a man come in who would
" do" for the pair of them. Soon after this, John Addikin,
the deceased, who was brother to Bolling, came in, when
he was immediately struck by the prisoner, John Rodri-
gues, which led to a fight, during which the prisoner
Thomas was ejected out of the house, and shortly after-
wards the whole of the parties. The deceased went in the
direction of Blundell-street, in company with his sister.
Deceased proceeded thence along Chaloner-street. The
prisoner John Rodrigues ran after him, and upon getting
up to him he knocked the deceased down. The prisoner
Thomas immediately came up and stabbed deceased with
a knife in the lower part of the body, in front. The de-
ceased was taken to the Southern Hospital, where he
shortly afterwards died from the effect of the wound. Mr.
James addressed the jury at considerable length on behalf
of the prisoner Thomas. He contended that the evidence
was fraught with discrepancies, and was altogether of such
a nature as to dispute the identity of Thos. Rodrigues be-
ing the man who inflicted the injury upon the deceased.
Mr. Atkinson addressed the court for the prisoner John,
and at great length contended that the identity of his
client wa3 not established. Several influential percone
were called, who The both prisoners most unexceptiona-
ble characters. The judge having summed-up, and in-
structed the jury in the case, the jury retired from court,
and after an absence of seven minutes, returned a verdict
of guilty of manslaughter, but acquitted John, who was
forthwith discharged. Sentence upon Thomas deferred.
The hearing of this case occupied the court very nearly
nine hours.

SATURDAY.
(Before Baron Alderson)
MURDER.

Ann Mather was indicted on a charge of having, at
Warrington, murdered John Mather, her husband, by
administering to him a quantity of arsenic. The prisoner
is twenty-six years of age, and of rather pre-possessing
appearance. She was attired as a widow, and was allowed
to sit during the trial.

Mr. MONK stated the case to the jury, and enjoined
them to weigh well the evidence, and to pronounce an
unbiassed judgment.
The deceased, who was thirty-two years of age, was a
widower with two children, previous to his marriage with
the prisoner, about three years ago, at Warrington: He
was a file-cutter
by trade, and up to the time of the illness
which caused his death, had enjoyed uniform good health.
On the morning of the 12th July, deceased went earlier
than usual to his work, and appeared to be quite well.
He dined at his usual hour upon potato hash, to which
he was partial, and shortly afterwards he was taken
very ill, and was seized with vomiting and purging,
which continued, in a greater or lesser degree, up to the
time of his death. On the following Tuesday morning he
resumed work, but was unable to pursue it in the after-
noon. Next day he attempted to work, but was compel-
led to leave it in half an hour. The vomiting and sickness
continued, with great burning in the region of the sto-
mach, and Mr. Steele, a surgeon, prescribed for him. On
Thursday he again complained of the same symptoms.
Mr. Steele had prescribed some powders, which were a&
ministered by the prisoner, and he complained that he
was worse after taking them. On the following Saturday
he still complained of violent pain, and burning in the
stomach and intestines, and he so continued until Monday.
A Mrs. Taylor frequently visited him, and to her he com-
plained of pain reaching from the intestines to the throat.
On the 19th July prisoner went to Mrs. Taylor, and said
the doctor had pronounced deceased to be much better ;
but on seeing him Mrs. Taylor found him in a state of
great suffering—belching and hiccupping
very much.
His tongue, on her examining it, appeared to be too
large for his mouth, being dreadfully swoln, white, rough,
and hard, and deceased suffered from unquenchable thirst.
Such was the history of the case as given by counsel.
Mr. Steele, surgeon, deposed that on first visiting the
deceased he found the stomach disordered, as he judged
from excessive drinking. He made a post mortem ex-
amination, and found that deceased had died from inflam-
mation of the stomach, but whether produced by natural
causes, or otherwise, he could not say. The body was in
a forward state of decomposition when the examination was
made. Arsenic could produce such appearances.
A witness deposed to prisoner calling on her about
three Weeks before the deveuced-aletlt aull wishing her to
go with her to purchase some arsenic to kill bugs, which
she did, and a pennyworth was purchased. On the day
previous to deceased's death witness again accompanied
her to another shop, and another pennyworth of the poi-
son was bought. On the following morning but one, pri-
soner, after she had been receiving money from funeral
clubs, in which her husband had been a member, told
witness to burn the arsenic, as she had no further need
for it, and, upon hearing of the suspicion entertained that
her husband had died of arsenic, she (prisoner) had en-
joined witness to silence relative to the second purchase of
arsenic.

Several witnesses proved payments of various sums,
amounting in all to £2O, from different burial societies, of
which deceased was a member.

Dr. Boult, who hadfanalysed the contents of the stomach,
found about a grain and a half of white arsenic. Three
grains were enough to destroy life.
On cross-examination of the witnesses, they said that
the prisoner and deceased had lived on good terms toge-
ther, and that she had during his illness shown to him
great kindness and attention.

Mr. Pollock then addressed the jury in an eloquent
speech, and after his lordship had summed up with great
care, the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty, and the
prisoner was discharged.
John Meadows, charged with maliciously cutting Wm.
Jackson, was acquitted.
Joshua Aspinal and William Slater, charged with a
burglary in the house of William Butterworth, at Heap,
were both found guilty. Aspinal, who had been previously
convicted, was sentenced to seven ye

xansportatio.

and Slater to one year's imprisonment.
Thomas Draper, for having, with others, been out un-
lawfully armed for the purpose of destroying

me, was

tried and found not guilty. -
Samuel Wood, sen., and Samuel Wood, jun., were
tried and acquitted on a charge of burglary.
Wm. Smith, for bigamy, withdrew his plea of not guilty
and pleaded guilty. The second wife was called. She is
a Welsh woman, and sP..id she had only been with the pri-
soner a week. He had represented himself as a farmer
and single, but it tamed out that he was a butcher and
married. The .I,UDGE, to the witness : " But I under.
stand he is skmple ?" Witness : " 0, noa, he married
me." A witness was called who said that the prisoner
was a very simple man, and had left home with some £35
iu his PPiCket, and when ha_returned.he had but two. or

three. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to
one month's imprisonment.
Ann Murphy, charged with making a false declaration
before a magistrate relative to a pawn-ticket, was dis-
charged, the prisoner not being identified as the person
who made the false declaration.

This completed the business before Baron Alderson,
and the court broke up at a little after nine.
(Before Mr. Justice Coltman.)
_

James Horrojks, 27, was indicted for having, at Liver-
pool, stabbed a boy named James Bowman, with intent,
&c. It appeared that there had been a row in Chisenhale-
street, on the 12th of Oct., and that though the prosecutor
was stabbed by the prisoner in the shoulder, the latter
and his wife had been previously severely maltreated. A
verdict of not guilty was returned, and the prisoner was
discharged.
Robert Smith, 19, and George Lunt, 20, were indicted
fot having killed Susannah Pulsford, on the 10th Nov.,
by haaing knocked her down whilst they were riding
furiously on cart horses near Litherland Bridge. The
prisoners were found guilty, with a recommendation to
mercy. His Lordship, after a kindly admonition, sen-
tenced them to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for
three calendar months. Smith fell upon his knees,
clasped his hands, (whether in gratitude or from some
other impulse did not appear,) and was removed weeping
from the dock.

Jane Charnock, 18, was indicted for having, at Liver-
pool, murdered a new-born male child. The prisoner
belonged to Wigan, but entered into service with a family
in this town, in September last, and was charged by her
mistress with being in the family way, but denied it. On
the 21st October she was delivered of an infant, but still
refused to confess it. The body of a male child was
found under the bed wrapped up in a pair of old stays,
amongst some old clothes. A mark, such as might have
been produced by strangulation, was found on its neck.
The prisoner was convicted on the minor charge of con-
cealment, and sentenced to twelve months' imprison-
ment, with hard labour.

Ellen Mateliani, 20, was found guilty of a similar
offence, and received the same sentence.

Edward Wilson, 27, a young man of most respectable
appearance, was indicted for having forged a certain war-
rant for the payment of £250, with intent to defraud John
M'Nicol. We gave the circumstances of the case at the
time. The prisoner was a clerk with the prosecutor, who
gave the former a blank cheque to fill up for a certain
amount of money, which the prisoner increased to
£250. and took if to the Borough Bank, where the money
was paid him. The cash fur which the bill was intended
by Mr. M'Nicol to be filled up ought to have been sent
to the London branch of the Borough Bank, to meet a
bill of exchange, which was, in consequence, returned
dishonoured. The prisoner had returned to the office,
and entered in the books the money as received, and op-
posite to it he inserted a debit to himself, balance of
salary of £252 Bs. 4d. This, Mr. M'Nicol, in his evi-
dence, denied was due.—Mr. James took several objec-
tions, all of which were overruled by his lordship, except
one, which was reserved. In his address to the jury, Mr.
James admitted that the prisoner had committed an im-
proper act, but denied the commission of forgery.—Mr.
Robert Ballantyne, merchant, gave the prisoner a most
excellent character. He had been in Mr. B.'s employ as
cashier.—Mr. John Anderson, late partner with Mr.
M'Nicol. proved the prisoner's engagement at £2OO per
annum.—The jury found the prisoner guilty, but strongly
recommended him to mercy.—His lordship deferred sen-
tence in consquence of the point reserved.
Richard Noble, 35, pleaded guilty of bigamy, and was
sentenced to three months' imprisonment.

Some prisoners were then sentenced, and the assizes
terminated at half-past ten p.m.

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The Marchioness of Bute, bound from this port to New
Orleans, lies stranded near Dundrum Bay.
On Tuesday evening the Mayor entertained the Judges,
the Grand Jury, Mr. Rushton, and several of the magis-
trates and gentlemen of the borough, to dinner.
The Rev. Dr. M'Neile preached on Wednesday at St.
Ann's Church, Manchester, on behalf of the building of
St. Thomas' Schools, Red Bank. The collection amounted
to £9O.

An old woman, named Alice Owens, living in a court in
Profit-street, Toxteth-park, was found dead in bed on
Wednesday morning.

An ironsteamer,sso tons burthen, intended to ply be-
tween this port and Whitehaven, will be launched at
Messrs. Vernon's yard on Wednesday (to-morrow) about
ten o'clock.

A meeting will be held in Manchester on Tuesday, to
consider the duties on tea, with a view to their reduction.
The Mayor will preside, and several Liverpool gentlemen
will be present.
Capt. Bell, of the ship Ashburton, of this port, has died
of fever. A few days ago one of his children died, and his
wife was about to attend its body to the grave when the
afflicting news of her husband's death was told her.
On Wednesday afternoon, George Carruthers, living in
Oxford-place, Duckenfield-street, complained of cold
shivering, and went to bed early ; during the night he was
seized with a fit, and died about two hours after.
On Sunday there were no fewer than 18 funerals at St.
James's Cemetery. The number this month is 140, a
higher average than any month since the cemetery was
opened. The influenza in this neighbourhood has proved
fatal in numerous cases.

The new organ lately constructed by Mr. Bewsher, of
this town, for the church of the Holy Trinity, Walton,
was opened on Sunday, by W. Hetherington, Esq. The
Rev. Rector Brooks preached in the morning, and the
It—. 32 1.. a..., • g.

A MAN KILLED BY FALLING INTO -A
WELL.—On
Sunday, a young man named John Hodgson, 23 years of
age, fell into a well in Garden-lane, Vauxhall-road, which
was not perceived owing to the darkness. He lay bleed-
ing from wounds in the head at the bottom of the well
for some time. He lingered until Thursday.
WELSH MUTTON IN THE MARKETS.—The " Liver-
pool Markets Guardian Association " have addressed a
letter to the Town Councillors on the subject of selling
Welsh mutton in the markets. They do not object to
the sale of the article, but they contend that those who
vend it should, like them, be compelled to take stalls, &c.
NOVEL DISTILLATION.—A gentleman crossing in the
Birkenhead boat, boasted the other morning that he had
obtained sugar from beet root. There's nothing strange
in that, was the reply of his friend ; I've obtatned brandy
from Ashe's. Coal ashes asked the astounded gentleman ?
No. Ashe's in South Castle-street was the reply. _

SIIIPWRECK.—The schooner Oriental, of Great Yar-
mouth, Captain Thomas Christmas, which left Malta on
the sth of November, bound to Liverpool, was unfortu-
nately wrecked on the 9th or 10th, on rocks in the Cala
Bernardo, in the district of, and about two miles from,
Noto.

On the 6th inst., the packet-ship. Oxford, whilst on her
passage from this port to New York, shipped a tremendous
sea, which carried away her stancheons, and she put back
to Cork for repairs. Seven of her steerage passengers
were drowned in their berths, the sea having forced itself
down the hatchways.

RATING THE DOCK WAREHOUSES.-At a special vestry
meeting of the parishioners, on Tuesday last, at St.
Nicholas's Church, also a meeting of the Select Vestry
Board, the same day, resolutions praying the Town Coun-
cil to insert a clause in the new Dock Bill for rating the
dock warehouses, were agreed to.

•
LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL. SociETY.—At an ex-
traordinary meeting of this society, held on Monday, it
was agreed that the name of every member whose sub-
scription was three years in arrear should be struck off
the list, and a committee was appointed to take into con-
sideration the mode of electing the president and council,
with the view to some amendment.

SUDDEN DEATH.—A poor man named James Ryan,
aged about seventy, and residing in a most miserable cel-
lar in M`Guire-street, died suddenly on Friday morning.
soreness
iqussnintheset on Satur-
day,throatand
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sel of the lungs.
PRESENTATION.—On Tuesday evening, a service of
'
china, with tea-tray and silver spoons was presented to
Mrs. Lloyd, the mistress of the South Corporation Infant
School, on her retirement from her situation through ill
health. The gift is from the parents of the children,
eighty of whom signed a feeling address, which was also
presented to Mrs. Lloyd, on their behalf, by Mr. Thomp-
son, of Pitt-street. At the same time a silver cream-jug
and spoon were presented, the gift of the teachers of the
day school.

SUICIDE UNDER INSANITY.—A young woman named
Elizabeth Keown, aged twenty-two, residing as servant
with her brother, a shopkeeper, in Grafton-street, Tox-
teth-park, went up stairs on Saturday morning shortly
after eight o'clock,_and, in about three minutes alter, was
found with her throat cut, and an open razor lying on the
table. She died in about ten minutes. It appeared that
she had been in a desponding state of mind since Tuesday
last. —At the coroner's inquest, held on the same day,
the jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity.
Loss OF THE ALABAMA.—The ship Alabama, of Boston,
Wise, from Liverpool 19th Oct., for Boston, with a
general cargo, in running into Boston bay, wind a gale
from the south, and weather thick, struck on Minot's
Ledge ; the ship swung round, head to.the wind, backed
off, but was entirely umanageable. Three of the boats
were got out, and the crew and two- cabin passengers (Rev.
B. O'Connor, of Miltown. Ireland, and John H. Connor,
of Liverpool,) taken off. The ship lays in sixteen fathoms
water, with her foremast gone.. Nothing can be saved
but the main and mizen topsails.
THE WEATHER.—With the exception of a day or two,
the past week has been similar to several that have pre-
ceded it—heavy and cold rains, accompanied by strong
winds. Influenza has been rather prevalent in the town
and neighbourhood ; but so far as we can learn, it has not
been of so severe and dangerous a character as the same
disease in the metropolis. The quantity of rain that has
fallen during the last three weeks, and the general humi-
dity and rawness of the atmosphere have been almost un-
precedented in this locality at this time of the year. A
gentle frost would be highly acceptable. In farming ope-
rations there is comparatively little doing. Many of the
fields.that lie low are partially covered with water. For
the quantity that has fallen we refer to our authentic
weather table. Yesterday and Sunday were fine days for
the season.
FINE LITHOGRAPHED MAP OF THE MERSEY, &C.—
We noticed a short time ago a beautiful and accurate en-
graved chart of " The High and Low Water Features of
the river Mersey, between the Rock Lighthouse, Bootle
Bay, Garston. and Eastham, from a Survey by Lieutenant
Lord, for the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks." A re-
ducedbrought out by our talented townsman, Mr. Alexander
Miller,
of Harrington-street, a fee simile executed in
in the finest style of the art ; and will no
copy of this, but still on a large sheet, has been
lithography
doubt prove an acquisition to nautical men and others in-
terested in the navigation of our noble port. The sound-
ings, banks, &c., are distinctly marked out, as is every
place of note on the margins of the estuary. To us, in
common with many others, this plan is peculiarly inter-
toting, and the price is extremely moderate.

Ori Saturday night, a little before six o'clock, a fire
broke our 'n the sample room of Messrs. Reynolds and
Gibson, on the upper story of India Buildings. The room
was nearly filled wi.!'h samples of totton, which, of course,
soon ignited. By great t i'rtions, the fire was extinguished,
but not until the furniture in the room was completely
destroyed, and the cotton rendered useless. The damage
is estimated at £lOO. A supply of water was procured
immediately.

In Barton, Irlam, and Higginson's bankruptcy, the
second examination took place on Friday, at the Li-
verpool Bankruptcy Court, before Mr. Serjeant Lud-
low. Mr. Myers, solicitor, applied on behalf of Mr.
Samuel Gibbs, for an order to sell an estate in Bar-
badoes, value £lB,OOO, held by Mr. Jonathan Hig-
ginson, which was objected to, and lett for future decision.
It was stated that Mr. Higginson would be prepared with
a balance sheet on the Bth of February. Mr. Higginson
underwent an examination respecting a letter from Mr.
Henry Menlove, of Charlestown, coataining an invoice
of the Charlotte's cargo, but bad no recollection of either
the letter or the invoice; also respecting some South
Eastern and Dover Shares, but nothing material was
elicited.

MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL SO-
CIETY.—The committee of this society met a few days
ago, at Newton, and completed their list of rules and
premiums. There is no material alteration in these rules
and premiums from those of the two societies which are
now united under the above title. Perhaps the most im-
portant additions were the offering of two prizes for the
best and second best crop of wheat, and for the best stal-
lion for road purposes. A sub-committee was appointed,
consisting of Mr. Robert Neilson, (the chairman of the
meeting,) Mr. Brady, one of the inspectors, and Mr.
White, the secretary, to draw out a statement, showing
the benefits likely to be conferred upon the agricultural
interest by this society, and the necessity for its being
supported by the landowners of the district. It was agreed
that the first annual meeting and show of cattle should
be at Manchester, on the last Tuesday in September.
The secretary reported that Lord Stanley had consented
to be the president of the society for the first year, and
that he had received answers from the following noblemen
and gentlemen, consenting to be vice-presidents, viz. :
The Earl of Sefton, Mr. John Wilson Patten, M.P., Mr.
Mark Philips, Mr. William Brown, M.P., the Mayor of
Liverpool, the Mayor of Manchester, and Mr. William
Tatton Egerton, M.P. The committee present on this
occasion were, Messrs. Neilson, Wilson, Roscoe, Ledger,
Birch. Lonrton, and Pemberton. from the Liverpool dis-
trict ; and Messrs. Picton, Brady, Dixon, and Mottram,
from the Manchester district.
TOWER-CHAMBERS.—The new structure in the Old
Churchyard known by this name, is rising to a command-
ing elevation. The building is intended for suites of offi-
ces. It is in the Italian style of architecture, and its pe-
culiar feature consists in having a tower rising to an alti-
tude of 120 feet. The design is by Mr. Picton, of Liver-
pool; and the building which will be further extended
than at present is constructing for Mr. Bailey, M.P. The
building is attracting considerable attention, from the
fact that the windows of the lower story are surmounted
by heads, some of which are likenesses of living men of
local fame. The selection of the heads was entrusted to
Mr. Spence. of Brownlow-hill, and his instructions were,
to place such modern heads upon the building as he
thought most entitled to the distinction. His selection
was as follows : on the east front are eight heads, viz.,
Shakespeare, Milton, Wm. Iluskisson, the Duke of Wel-
lington, Sir Walter Scott, Samuel Williamson, Lord San-
don, and John Foster ; on the _iorth front there are nine
heads, viz , the Rev. Rector Brooks, the Rev. Rector
Campbell, Wm. Bunnell, Charles Fox, George Canning,
William Pitt, Abelard, Mr. Picton, and Mr. Bailey ; and
on the west, front ten heads, viz., Queen Victoria„ Prince
Albert, Lord Nelson, Henry VII., Dr. Johnson, Lorenzo
di Medici, Mercury, Wm. Roscoe, James Watt, and
Napoleon. The heads are sculptured in stone from the
Cheshire quarries, and are entirely the work of Mr.
Spence. He is probably the only man out of London who
could have executed it.