The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-07-25 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

On the 3d instant Hayter Blackmore, Esq., M.P. for
Wells, had three Bank of England notes, each of the
value of £lOOO, stolen from his pocket between the Bank
of Messrs. Masterman and Co., in London, and his
residence in Regent-street. The manner in which the
robbery was committed will appear more particularly here-
after.

On Monday last Taylor Jennings, a clerk in the branch
Bank of England in this town, was apprehended on a
charge of having had one of the £lOOO notes so stolen in
his possession. He was brought before Mr. Rushton on
Tuesday morning, and discharged for want of evidence.
On Tuesday afternoon John Anderson, a brothrel keeper,
who has been well-known to the police as a notorious cha
racter, but who has hitherto so adroitly eluded their vigi-
lance that no decided case could be matured against him,
was placed at the bar, charged with having knowingly
received the above note. Anderson keeps a brothel in
Elliot-street, and he has several other houses of a similar
description in various parts of the town, some of which
are his own property. He, some time since, we under-
stand, purchased a house in a respectable street, which he
turned into a brothel, very much to the annoyance of nu-
merous individuals in the neighbourhood. The source of
his riches has been made manifest by this investigation.
Mr. Owen, solicitor, appeared for the prisoner.
Taylor Jennings, the clerk in the Branch Bank of Eng-
land, who was charged in the morning, now appeared as
the principal witness against Anderson. Jennings is a
respectable but rather a dissipated looking young man.
He is married, and his wife was in court. He was ex-
amined at great length, and underwent a most harassing
cross-examination by Mr. Owen. We have not space
for a detailed account of Tuesday's proceedings. It ap-
peared that the witness had known Anderson about seven
months, and he had been in the habit of frequenting his
house in company with a girl of the town, named Harriet
Bentley. The progress of their acquaintance, with other
curious circumstances, will appear hereafter. On the ith
instant the prisoner nderson requested Jennings to get
a note for £lOOO changed for him. Jennings took the
note and delivered it to a Mr. World. who keeps a public-
house in Windor-street, in which street the former lodged.
He requested Wood to get it changed for hlm, and bor-
rowed from the latter £2O, one-half of which it appeared,
he gave to Harriet Bentley. Mr. Wood took the note to
Messrs. Barned, and those gentlemen, having heard an
honest statement from Mr. Wood of how he came by it,
had suspicion that all was not right, and stopped it. The
circumstances were, subsequently, detailed by Wood to
the conductors of the Branch Bank, and information
having been*given to the police, it was discovered that the
£lOOO note was one of those lost on the 3rd instant by
Mr. Hayter Blackmore. Jennings was immediately ap-
prehended, and this led to the apprehension of Anderson,
as above stated.
Mr. Blackmore not being present, the prisoner was
remanded till the following day. Mr. Rushton required
Mr. Jennings to enter into his own recognisance in £2OO
and to find two sureties in £lOO each, that he would
appear and give evidence when called upon. The sureties
not being forthcoming, he was detained.

On Wednesday it was stated by Mr. Dowling, the com-
missioner of police, that Mr. Blackmore had arrived, and
the examination would be resumed. The prisoner having
been placed at the bar,
Mr. Jennings, who had expressed a wish to vary
his evidence, was placed in the witness-box. His evi-
dence was as follows :—I became acquainted with the pri-
soner Anderson in the latter end of September last. I
went to his house in Elliot-street with a female, whose
name is Harriet Bentley. We went into a parlour on the
right hand side, which is also a bed-room. I remained
with her there about half an hour, and came away about
seven o'clock. As we were coming away I saw a large
gold watch, with a gold chain to it, lying on the table. On
inquiring to whom it belonged no one could inform me.
The girl took it and brought it away with her. After we
got out of the house I took it from her, saying, I bad
better take it, because some one might inquire for it, and
if they did I would return it. We went to a house in a
court in Seel-street, where she was living. It was a house
of ill-fame. Next night I again visited her there. Anderson
came and found me there and took the watch from me.
He brought a man with him, who said he was directed by
the police to take me. I delivered up the watch, and he
said he must take me into custody. I requested permis-
sion to speak with Anderson alone, and he went out with
me for that purpose. I then asked him if I gave him
some recompense could he let me go. I gave him two
sovereigns, and he promised to see what be could do. He
said he would return in a short time and let me know.
He afterwards told me to meet him at a public house in
Williamson-square, at the corner. I went there. He
came and said that the parties to whom the watch be-
longed had consented to say no more about it. We had
some wine, and he asked me to go to his house. We went
there, and I stayed all night with Harriet. He said lie
thought he could do some business with me. I had told
him I was in the7Branch Bank. He said he had a £lOO
Bank of England note, which, if I would take and get
it changed for him, he would give me £7 10s., and he
would receive the same. I took the note with me in the
morning when I left. I changed it, I believe that morn-
ing, at the bank. I put it in a parcel of notes. and took a
£lOO note instead of it. They were on the table. I was
employed in the inspector's office. The bills taken in the
course of business at the bank are brought into the in-
spector's office. I took the £lOO note which I had taken
to the prisoner the next day. I gave it to him and he
gave me £7 10s. I did not take the number of either of
the notes. He then told me that he had seven more £lOO
notes. I wondered where he had got them, and asked him.
He then told me that they were part of the Preston Guild
robbery. I believe he gave me the same day, or a day or
two after, two more £lOO notes. They were both Man-
chester Branch Bank notes, as all those notes were. I
took a parcel of notes which was lying on the counter at
the bank, and substituted those two notes for two £lOO
notes which I took out from the lot. The notes were just
as they were brought in from the office. The notes are
collected and brought in by the inspector, who goes round
several times a day and takes them into his own office,
where I was a clerk. The cashier counts them, and sees
if they are right by the book, and then they are cancelled.
In the usual course of business the notes which I substi-
tuted would be cancelled by the inspector. All notes, ex-
cept those of our own branch, are cancelled ; ours are re-
issued, and perhaps such of the Manchester branch as are
not soiled. I took the notes to Anderson. I cannot re-
member what they were. He was at his own house. He
said he thought I had better not take any more just then.
I think a month elapsed before I took any more. I had
then another £lOO note. I changed it on the same day
before examination by the inspector, took the note thus
obtained back to Anderson, and received £7 10s. I had
another the same night, which 1 also changed, and re-
ceived £7 10s. for it. He again said I had better not
take any more, but had better wait a little while, and see
if any thing was said about them. I had another in about
three weeks, which I changed as usual. I had previously
borrowed £3 from bim, and when I returned the note this
time he gave me the balance. I had no more for some
time. The last two were in December last, shortly before
Christmas. I changed them, and received £l5. Nothing
else transpired between us for some little time. One
morning he came to me, as I was leaving the bank, and
asked me to call at his house in the evening. I went be-
tween six and seven o'clock and saw him. He said he had
two £5O notes, if I could change them. He said they had
been in possession some time, but whose possession I
don't know. He said I might either have thirty shillings
for doing them, or he would give me a cravat-pin. I
changed them, and he gave me the pin, which I gave to
Harriet Bentley.—[The witness here described the pin.]
Nothing else occurred till this £lOOO note. He came to
the bank on Friday morning week to me about half-past
nine o'clock. He met me just as I was going in, and
asked me if I would meet him in the evening when we left
the bank. I met him when I left the bank in Copperas-
hill. We went to a public-house. When we sat down
he said he had a good thing both for him and for me if I
could do it for him. He pulled out a newspaper from his
pocket. He said there was an advertisement in the paper
offering £5O reward for three £lOOO notes which were lost.
I saw the advertisement, but did not read it through. He
said if I could change these notes he would give me £2OO,
and he was to have £2OO himself.

The witness spoke the last sentence very faintly, and
with some appearance of emotion. He begged for a little
water, and immediately afterwards became very pale, and
appeared to need support. The next instant he sank in-
sensible into the arms of the officers who stood near him.
He was carried out of court.

During his absence, Mr. Blackmore deposed to being
robbed in an omnibus of three bank notes of £I,OOO each,
which he placed in his right hand trowsers pocket, on the
3d instant ; but Mr. Jennings having recovered, continued
his statement as follows :—I asked him (Anderson) then
how he came by those notes. He told me that a person
brought them down to Liverpool from London, I think
he said on Thursday night. He said two friends of his in
London got them from a person who was riding in an
omnibus. He said they saw him come from a house,
but I have quite forgot whether be said a banking-house
or what. They watched him, and saw him get into an
omnibus, and they got in with him, and when he got out
at some street they got out too. While he was in the
omnibus they saw him keep his band on his pocket so.
(The witness here laid his hand on his right-side trowsers
pocket.)
Mr. Rushton.—Did he say which pocket?
Witness.—He placed his right hand on his right trow-
sers pocket thus. (Repeating the action.) When he got
out they followed close to him, and one of them took the
notes out of his pocket as he got out. One immediately
set off for Liverpool, and the other watched the gentleman
about where he went to. They saw him go back to the
place where they first saw him, and the people that he
told would not believe him, but said they thought he was
trying to deceive his creditors. Anderson said, the one
who started to Liverpool with the money gave him this
£l,OOO note. I think he said he had returned to London
again. He said he had a letter from one of them, saying
that the advertisement was withdrawn, and nothing was
said about it in London.

By Mr. Owens.—The man who accompanied Anderson
at the time he got the watch lives in Mitchell-place. His
wife's name is Levi ; I don't know his name. He said he
was a constable, but he is not so.
Harriet Bentley, a rather pretty and apparently timid
girl, was then examined, but she only corroborated Jen-
nings' testimony.
The case was adjourned at six o'clock.

The Police Court, on Thursday, was densely crowded
for some time before one o'clock, when it was expected
that the further examination of John Anderson would be
Proceeded with. It was half-past two o'clock, however,
before the other business was concluded, and by that time
there was a large number of very respectable parties in
the court. On the bench were several magistrates, and
behind Mr. Rushton and Mr. Chtistopher Rawdon, the

sitting magistrates, the mayor was accommodated with a
seat.

William Fletcher was examined : He said, 1 am one of
the managers of the Branch Bank of England in this
town. Taylor Jennings was a clerk in that bank. He
had been there about a year. When he first came he was
employed in the inspector's office, where he remained lip
till the 17th March. He was subsequently employed in
the discount office, which is in a separate room, and re-
mained there till the 26th of June. He then went back to
the inspector's office. It was the duty of the inspector
of the bank to take up the cash out of the drawer during
the day. They took the cash brought in from the teller's
drawer to the inspector's office. When the teller receives
cash, he doubles the notes up, states the amount of pay-
ment made, and then puts the name of the party from
whom he received it, on the outside note. The inspector
takes these away into his own room. He then sorts them
in three parcels, according to the branches. The Liverpool
notes are placed in one parcel, the Manchester notes in a
second, an the others in a third. Jenning's duties were
to receive these notes from the inspector and to copy them.
For this purpose they are laid open before him.. Mr.
Rushton : You heard yesterday what Jennings said, that
he had changed seven £lOO notes, for seven notes received
at the bank in due codrse of payment. These note( you
heard, were the produce of the Preston Guild robbery.
Have you a copy of the numbers of all the notes through
your bank, after they have passed the inspector's hands?
Witness : I have ; and here produced a list.—Mr. Rush-
ton : If Jenning's account be correct, these notes would
be in the bank. Witness : Yes.—Mr. Rushton : Have
you examined the books, and do you find the seven £lOO
notes there? Witness : I have, and I find them there.
Jennings enumerated seven, and I found seven.—The
witness then proceeded to state that he could fix the
dates when the notes were paid. Six of them were in the
Bank of England, at London, cancelled, and the other
went to Manchester to be reissued. The notes were all
of the Manchester bank. No. 1,473 was paid into the
bank here on the 25th October, 1842; No. 97,504 on the
26th December; No. 97,474 on the 6th December; No.
97,631 on the 15th Decnieber ; No. 95,151 on the 17th
December; No. 313 on the 21st December; and No.
1,107 on the 21st December.—Mr. Rushton : Would you
pursue any other course with £lOOO notes than the one
described ? Witness : No ; but they would most likely be
cancelled, and there would not be the same opportunity
of changing them. There are no branch notes of this
amount ; and the probability is, that this would have been
cancelled at the time. The first note was found in a par-
cel paid by Mr. Staniforth, of the stamp-office ; the sec-
ond, in a parcel paid by Mr. J. S. Bond, traveller for
Christel and Son, of Rotherhithe ; the third, in a parcel
paid by the Customs ; the fourth, in a parcel paid by C.
E. M`Paulett and Co. ; the fifth, by Mr. Rice ; and the
sixth and seventh by the Customs.
The depositions of the various witnesses on the two first
examinations were then read over, and the parties bound
over to prosecute at the next assizes. The prisoner was
then remanded for a week, when the other depositions
will be read over, and further evidence produced. Jen-
nings still remains in custody.

WRECK OF THE PAGASUS STEAMER, FORTY-
FOUR LIVES LOST.

(From Saturday's Edinburgh Post.)

Thursday afternoon, at three o'clock, the Martello ar-
rived at Granton Pier, bringing the melancholy tidings of
the total loss, on Thursday morning, of the Pegasus,
Hull steamer, belonging to the same Company, at the
Inner Fern Islands, on her passage from Leith to Hull.
It appears that about five o'clock on Thursday morn-
ing, the Martello came up with a boat belonging to the
Pegasus, almost filled with water, and having on board
the mate of that vessel in a state of the utmost exhaustion,
and unable to speak. Shortly after, they fell in with the
Pegasus itself, six feet of the topmast only appearing
above the water, with two persons clinging to it in a very
exhausted state—one or two others in the water, support-
ing themselves by hatches, gangways, and other floating
materials. Six persons alone had e3caped of the fifty
individuals on board the unfortunate vessel. The bodies
of six of the unhappy sufferers were also picked up at the
same time. The mate after some time recovered so far
as to be able to describe the circumstances attending the
catastrophe. It was about midnight on Wednesday, Cap-
tain Miller standing as usual on the bridge, when the
vessel, which he usually takes within the Inner Fern
Island, struck upon a reef of rocks and had her bows
stove in. The sudden shock experienced at a time when
every one on board, from the calmness of the evening
and the smoothness of the sea, felt the most perfect
security, at once made them alive to the imminence of
the danger. The boats were immediately lowered, and a
great many persons got into them. After a few seconds,
however, there being no appearance of any leak hav-
ing been made, these ill-fated persons returned to the
vessel. From this it would seem as if the vessel had
remained a short time upon the rock on which she
struck, which would have the effect of preventing any
influx of water, till relieved from such a position. The
captain directed the steam to be let on for the purpose
of putting her back, with the idea that he might be
able to run her safely into shore, but this he had been un-
able to accomplish, as she sank after having made only
from 200 to 300 yards from the point where she struck.
Before she went down, a second rush to the boats had
taken place, and to such an extent, that they were swamped,
so that those who had thus attempted to escape were, by
their own precipitation, involved in the same destruction,
and almost simultaneously, with those on board the
steamer. Some of the cushions and other internal cabin
fittings were picked up, and when it was evident that all
the survivors had been rescued, and that nothing more
could be done, the Martello proceeded on her course.
The passengers and crew saved consisted of a man
named Baillie, a porter, belonging to Hull, and attending
upon a gentleman in a weak state of mind, who was on a
visit from that place to Scotland ; a person named Hill-
yard, also belonging to Hull ; four of the crew, viz., the
engineer, the mate, and a fireman. There were sixteen
cabin passengers booked, and possibly one or two more, it
is thought, may have gone on board without booking;
about twenty steerage passengers, and a crew of about a
dozen. Some troops belonging to the 56th regiment were
also on board.

The six bodies brought to Leith are those of Miss Bar-
ton (identified from her name marked on her shoe) ; a mar-
ried woman, in a state of pregnancy, and who was dressed
in a dark check gingham gown, Leghorn bonnet,, and dark
bombazettee or moreen mantle ; an old woman ; a genteel
lad, about twelve {or thirteen years of age, dressed in a
rough sort of brownish surtout, or Taglioni coat, a black
vest and trousers; a little boy of three or four years of
age, who was found in Miss Barton's arms, clinging firmly
by her person; and lastly the second engineer, or fireman,
who had a severe contusion on his forehead. An unsuc-
cessful attempt was made to resuscitate the bodies of the
old woman and the child.

The following is-the list of the cabin passengers booked
at Leith :—Mrs. Edington, from Edinburgh ; Miss Hope-
toun, Miss Barton, Miss Floors, (the little boy was along
with these three) ; Miss Briggs; Mrs. M'Leod ; Mr.
Torry, from Hull; Mr. Baillie, attending! on Mr. Torry
(saved) ; Mr. Elton (the actor, and who appeared last
week at the Edinburgh Adelphi Theatre) ; Mr. Hodgson ;
Rev. Mr. M` Kenzie supposed from Glasgow ; Mr. Banks ;
Mr. Elliot and son, thought from Dundee; Mr. Moxhan ;
Mr. Mike, boot maker, 100, George-street, Edinburgh.
In addition to those we have ascertained the names of Mr.
James Hunter, son of Mr. Hunter, ironmonger. 15,
Howe-street; D. Whimpster ; Mr. Martin, of Great
Russell-street, London, and son. Some time must elapse
before all the names of the sufferers are known. The crew
for the most part belonged to Leith. Captain Miller, one
of the sufferers, was fora long time in charge of one of the
Leith and London smacks, and considered a first rate
coaster.

The Mr. Hodgson mentioned is brother of Mr. W. B.
Hodgson of the Liverpool Mechanics Institution.
The following statement has been obtained from Baillie,
one of the survivors :—I have been a seaman for about
eighteen years, but was recently in attendance on Mr.
Torry, who was one of the passengers on board of the Pe-
gasus when she went down. I think it was about twenty
minutes past twelve when the vessel struck. I was down
in the cabin, lying on a sofa, and when I found that the
vessel had struck I ran on deck, and having seen the state
of matters there, 1 went down to the cabin for Mr. Torry.
I told the passengers below that I believed the ship had
struck, but they did not seem to comprehend what I
meant. Some of the passengers (chiefly the ladies) were
in bed. When I reached the deck with Mr. Torry, I saw
the crew in the act of lowering the boats. I put Mr.
Torry in the starboard quarter boat when it was in the
act of being lowered, and when it had reached the water
I jumped in myself. There were then about nine of us
in the boat. A lady, I remember, was sitting in the bow.
When we were in the boat, there was a cry from off the
quarter-deck to " stick to the ship." At that moment
the engines were set in motion ; and, the boat being
hooked to the ship's stern, but unhooked from it at the
bow, the back water raised by the paddles filled the boat
and upset her, throwing the passengers into the sea. I
got hold'of the ship's rudder-chain, and, the chief mate
having thrown a rope to me, I got into the ship again.
Seeing the danger increasing, 1 undressed myself to pre-
pare for swimming for my life, and laid nay clothes upon
the companion. By this time the engine had stopped,
and the ship was fast settling by the head. Looking
around me, while undressing, I saw the Rev. Mr. Mac-
kenzie on the quarter-deck praying with several of the
passengers on their knees around him. Mr. Mackenzie
seemed calm and collected. All the passengers around
were praying too, but Mr. M`Kenzies voice was distinctly
heard above them all. I heard the captain say that we
must do the best we could for ourselves. 1 saw a lady,
with two children, close beside me on the companion,
calmly resigning herself to the Almighty. The children
seemed unconscious of the danger, for they were talking
about some trifling matter. When I found the vessel
fast filling, I leapt overboard, and the engineer and I were
at first drawn into sea by the suction occasioned by the
vessel sinking. I soon got up again, however, and got
hold of a plank and the steps which led to the quarter-
deck. The stewardess attempted to get hold of me; but
I extricated myself from her, to save my own life. By
this time the scene was a most dismal one. The surface
of the water was covered with the dead and the dying.
The screeching was fearful. One of the firemen also at-
tempted to get hold of the plank which I had, but I swam
away from him. 1 remained floating about till half-past
six, when I was picked up by a boat from the Martello.
I was then about a mile from the wreck, and the people
in the Martello did not for some time observe me, till I
attracted their attention by waving a stick. One little boy
(probably the boy Scott) kept himself afloat for about
three hours on a part of the sky-light covering, and made
great exertions to save himself, but, he sunk at last. His
bady was warm when picked up. I was once wrecked
before, about twenty years ago, off the coast of St. Do-
mingo, when I was three days and three nights on a reef.
It Was the experience I learnt then which gave me the
idea of taking off my clothes before leaping into the sea.

THE M`NEILE AND CAMPBELL COR-
RESPONDEN CE.

We have never taken any part hitherto in the con-
troversy which has been kept up, upon the subject
of the difference which had arisen between our
_ _

junior Rector and the Rev. Hugh Nl`Neile ; nor do
we purpose going at any length into the subject now.
The correspondence—the whole correspondence—the
publication of which was to throw the entire camp
of dissenting " Liberalism " into extacies of delight,
is now before our fellow-townsmen. It has pro-
duced none of the results so confidently predicted.
It has neither exhibited the Rector "inflicting the
lash" upon the incumbent of Saint Jude's, nor that
reverend gentleman " humiliating himself" at the

feet of the-Rector. On both sides, the letters pub-
lished are such as high-minded and high-principled
men, having a difference upon such a subject as the
one under discussion, might write and receive, with-
out the infliction of a stain upon either; and for the
sake of both parties—for the sake of the Church
itself—since the fact of such letters having passed
between the respected parties had afforded a topic
of such loud cock-crowings and glee to the whole
dissenting tribe,—and, we regret to add, to some
churchmen even,—we rejoice at their publication.
The grinning cachination upon the face of the vili-
fiers of the establishment, and the slanderers of its
clergy, has cooled down into a yawn of disappoint-
ment ; whilst churchmen are reconciled to see that
nothing has occurred which can damage, in the
estimation of the friends of either of the writers,
their admitted high character, or impair their use-
fulness to the Church to which they belong.
We have, of course, our own private opinions
upon the subject at issue between the two reverend
gentlemen, and they are most likely tolerably well
known; but we are not so uncharitable as to refuse
to other men the right to entertain widely opposite
opinions, and we shall not by any remarks of ours
risk a renewal of controversy upon the subject.
Too much—far too much—has been made of it
already; and we are more anxious for peace in the
Church than for strife. The whole world knew the
opinions of Mr. M'Neile upon the matters referred
to in the speech which originated the correspondence.
The opinions of Rector Campbell were equally well
known. The correspondence has added not one
tittle to the amount of the world's information upon
the subject; and, in our own humble opinion, need
never have taken place.
We shall not trouble our readers with the letters
verbatim ; but proceed to give their substance as
briefly as we can, with a few observations in expla-
nation. The first letter from Mr. Nl4l•Teile, dated
May 4th, 1843, informed the Rector that it had
come to his knowledge that some passage, or pas-
sages, in his speech at the Amphitheatre had given
offence to some of the friends of that gentleman;
and assured him that "if such was the case, it had
occurred altogether unconsciously, and he sincerely
regretted it." The reply of Mr. Campbell was, that
he himself "could not specify the particular expres-
sions which had given offence to his friends," one
of whom, however, Mr. Aspinall, had been so offended
that he refused to second the motion of Mr. M'Neile.

In a subsequent communication, marked "pri-
vate," made after be had read the entire speech,
and enclosing another letter, the Rector inti-

mated that he was "so deeply compromised by
the ferment" created by Mr. M`Neile's cont-
inents, in his speech, upon the character of a
portion of the clergy of our church in past times,
that " he feared he must take some public notice of
them. (It was the ferment, be it remarked, which
drove him to the course which he pursued.) In
this letter it was stated, "if you can send a pacific
answer, expressing your anxiety to stand well in the
affections of your brother clergymen, and your re-
gret at having given offence," (which had already
been voluntarily expressed,) " and allow me to pub-
lish it with my letter, all will be well ; if not, our
beneficial union will be at an end, and the conse-
quences most disastrous."

The letter enclosed and bearing date the same day
was, we must say, distinguished by a very different
spirit to the one marked " private.' It was a letter,
in fact, which was certainly as little calculated to
bring about the object for which it was professedly
written as could be conceived ; and could be replied
to, by an independent clergyman and Christian gen-
tleman, in no terms more appropriate than in those
contained in Mr. M`Neile's letter of the Bth. The
reverend gentleman reiterated his assurance that the
allusion, at which offence had been taken, had not
been either previously meditated or levelled at any
particular individuals. On another subject—the
subject of Tractarianism mentioned by Mr. Camp-
bell—Mr. M`Neile's remarks were quite as " pacific '
as was called for, without being of that " humilia-
ting" character ich we fear was demanded.

To this the reply of the Rector was an announce-
ment of his intention to circulate the correspondence
amongst the clergy, and to " decline any further co-
operation with Mr. M`Neile at public meetings."
The former determination—as to printing the cor-
respondence—was, however, upon the remonstrance
of Mr. M'Neile, given up; and here, on the 17th
of May, the affair rested, and was presumed to be
at an end.

And here it might have ended, and ought to have
ended ; but " Rumour with her hundred tongues"
soon bruited it about that some correspondence had
taken place between the parties ; and busy and spite-
ful people next asserted that the Rev. Incumbent of
St. Jude's had been "snubbed," and had humiliated

himself at the feet of his brother clergyman. ^At
length such rumour took the more substantial form of
a paragraph in the Albion, in which it is stated that
"such a correspondence did take place; that it had
been shewn in MS. to several gentlemen " as the
Albion "had reason to know ; " and asserted further
that " Mr. M`Neile made an ample apology for the
strong language he had used in describing the clergy
of the old school." Upon the appearance of this
paragraph, copied into the Courier, (the only Liver-
pool paper into which 111 r. Campbell looks) an ex-
planation, with respect to the publicity which the
correspondence had attained, was immediately for-
warded by that gentleman to Mr. M`Neile; which,
with his reply, requesting, as partial publicity had
now been given to it, that the whole correspondence
would be published, was addressed by the latter
to the Courier, and by that paper published on.
Wednesday last. Another letter, however, it ap-
pears, had subsequently been addressed by the Rector
to Mr. M`Neile, which has since been added to
the correspondence. With respect to this letter, a
charge of unfairness has been raised against Mr.
M`Neile, owing to its non appearance in the Courier,
it having been dated July 5, whilst Mr. M`Neile's
letter to the editor of the Courier, directing the
publication of the first and his own reply, was dated
from Ballycastle, Ireland, on the 14th. It is urged
that this letter must have been at the time in Mr.
M‘Neile's possession ; but, from circumstances with-
in our own knowledge, with respect to the reverend
gentleman's varied engagements during the inter-
vening period, we feel assured it will be shewn that
it had not then reached its destination.

A FATAL SLIP.—On Friday last, as Mary Towey, aged
sixteen, was going on board the smack Glenfeha, her foot
slipped, and she fell into the dock. She was taken out
insensible and carried to the Station-house, when she was
found to be dead.

BAILIFFS AT FAULT.—John Grey, John Maclean, and
Joseph Robert Miller were, on Friday, charged before
Mr. Rushton with an assault upon Duckett and Phillips
two bailiffs. About two o'clock on Thursday morning
the two complainants got over a wall into Mr. Miller's
yard, in Islington. Opening a window, they awoke the
person who had care of the premises during Mr. Miller's
absence. He opened the door to call the police, on which
they entered the house with a distress warrant for rent.
In the course of the day Mr. Miller, who was from home
at the time, returned, and, finding what had occurred,
went to the house with several friends and forcibly ejected
the bailiffs. The magistrate dismissed the case, observ-
ing, that it was quite clear the parties had no right to
enter the house in the night time.

MERITORIOUS CONDUCT.—The City of Dublin Corn
pany's steamer Leeds, Captain Richard Williams in
passing through the Horse Channel, yesterday morning,
inward bound, about four o'clok, discovered the smack
Johns, (of Liverpool,) from Queensferry, laden with tiles,
burthen 12 tons, which had struck on the Horse Bank a
few hours previously, filled, and parted with her bottom.
On Captain Williams discovering persons on the wreck.
notwithstanding its being nearly dark and blowing hard,
with a heavy sea on, he immediately got out his boat, and
Miller. The
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four of his gallant crew volunteered their services to
reach the wreck and take off the people, which service
they
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Griffith and Miller state that the Earl of Lonsdale steam-
er had stood by the Johns an hour without being ab'e to
effect their rescue.—Gores Advertiser. [We have been
informed by the Captain of the Earl of Lonsdale steamer,
that his vessel did not render any assistance to the John's
as that steamer was in the dock at the time the above
vessel was in distress.—Eurr. STANDARD,.

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THE EMIGRANTS' FAREWELL.

WRITTEN BY JAMES STONEHOUSE.
ompond by F. Shrivall, and sang by him at the Theatre

Royal last evening.

Oh ! speed not thus swift sailing bark,
And breeze not now our canvass fill;
While yet one glimpse of yonder isle,
The ling'ring daylight leaves us still;
For we may never see again
Yon fast-receding blesse strand;—
Our homes are many miles away
From our own beauteous Mother-landl

When wand'ring through the forest wilds,
Or sailing o'er some sunny sea,
Shall we forget the gentle ties
That bind us, Mother-land to thee!
Tho' from the shores we sadly rove,
And feel we are a pilgrim band;
Within our souls there still must dwell
Sweet thoughts of thee, dear Mother-land!

Can we forget thy vallies calm;
Thy forests wild and tow'ring hills:
Thy fertile plains and sunny fields ;
Thy rolling floods and chrysta: rills ?
Shall we from mem'ry coldly chace
Thy landscapes, blest by nature's hand?
Where'er our dwelling place may be,
We still must love thee, Mother-land!

When in the distant woods we kneel,
With thankful hearts on Sabbath day;
Shall we forget the holy spires,
Where we were taught in youth to pray?
Altho' within some leafy nook
Our humble Pane may meekly stand:
Thy name in prayer shall blended be,
Oh! well-remember'd Mother-land !

Then speed not thus swift bounding bark,
And breeze not now our c ,nvass lill;
While yet one glimpse of yonder isle,
The ling'ring daylight leaves us still :
Night closes now—and all is gone—
Yet see where burns a glowing brand—
The lighthouse shines !—a bright farewell
Thou bidst thy children, Mother-laud I

" THE RIVER.

(Translation from the Swedish of Esaias Tegner in the
" Foreign and Colonial Quarterly Review.")

In silence, where the new-born river swells,
I sit, and watch the offspring of the sky;
In rocky cradle yet the infant dwells,
And sucks his mother cloud, that wanders by.

Look ! in the woods the heavenly child is growing,
Dreams of the glories of his destined race ;
The sun and moon he clasps, while onward flowing,
With passionate longing in his young embrace.

No more content beneath the pine-tree's bough,
No longer to the mountain clefts he clings;
The tumbling rocks how wild he chases now,
How madly from the precipice he springs!

' Come, follow ! follow to each stream he cries,
From thirsty sands, from the sun's scorching ray,
Come brothers! where the fruitful valley lies ;
Down to our common home I lead the way.'

And all the rattling children of the rain
Hear and obey the young adventurer's call;
Like monarch-heart his stream now swells amain,
And woods and rocks before his fury fall.

The conquering hero pours his dark blue waves
O'er the wide I lain, revered by every one ;
Gives the parched fields new life, whose sides he laves,
Baptizes with his name—and passes on.

And poets' songs are to his name addressed,
Proud navies on his lordly waters ride,
Rich cities hail him as a welcome guest.
And meadows, glad with flowers, cling to his side.

They cannot hold him back : with eager haste
Fair fields and glittering spires he hurries by ;
Unceasingly rolls onward, and at last
Sinks in his father's bosom,—there to die l'i

HINTS FOR PEDESTRIANS, PRACTICAL
AND MEDICAL.

(From an unpublished Manuscript, by a Physician of
Liverpool.)

BY 31 EDICUS.

(CONTINUED FROM OUR LAST.)
18. The body must be put into the best possible con-
dition. A warm bath will be of service here, by cleansing
the surface of the body and opening the pores of the skin,
so as to allow more freely of that transpiration which is
always insensibly going forward ; that which we call
perspiration being only the condensation of the former,
so as to render visible that which in its natural form is
invisible, rising as steam from the surface of the body.
A gentle dose of medicine will be also beneficial, (as
likewise before a sea voyage, diminishing greatly the
sickness, though this fact is unfortunately little known,)
along with which full diet shculd be reduced down to
something lighter, and suitable for easy digestion.
19. The feet have the chief burthen to sustain of this
manly exercise, and, in order that they may discharge
with satisfaction their incessant task, will require the
most special attention and care. The condition of the
nails, existence of corns or bunions, &c., should not be
overlooked : as they are to undergo prolonged pressure
by the upper leather 6! the shoes, any neglected state of
these at starting may soon produce a discomfort and pain
that might prove the most serious drawback to the ease
and pleasure of the trip. If, by undue length or improper
mode of trimming, the nails have any tendency given to
them of growing into the flesh, inflammation, with acute
pain and consequent disability from walking, will ensue.
20. Corns• may be generally rendered easy by bathing
them in warm water, applying a drop of oil, and then
cutting them down carefully ; lastly, soap the cut surface
a little, take a bit of common lunar caustic, and gently
touch the soaped and cut surface of the corn once or
twice ; after a little time, wipe off the soap, and apply
a small bit of diachylon plaister, spread either on leather
or linen—some cut a hole in the centre of their plaisters ;
in a few hours the tenderness so common will have sub-
sided, and the cut surface, where touched by the caustic,
wil have a brown or blackish look, when the poessure of
the shoe can he comparatively well borne. Mind not to
apply the caustic beyond the hard horny spot, or you may
make a sore where it touches the sound skin.
21. If you should happen to be teazed with that in-
flamed state of things over the large joint of the great
toe which is called a bunnion,t wet it, soap it, and draw
gently the caustic over it, so as to touch each part of
the surface once. This process, from the caution here
enjoined, may require in non-medical hands a repetition
two or three times even before a full relief is obtained ;
however, this is better than, by overdoing it at first, to irri-
tate the inflamed part. In a day or two there will be a marked
diminution of the pain and swelling. The bunnion is
mostly seated on the upper part of the large joint of the
great toe, and often inflames from increased walking ;
and, from the bending of the joint at every step, painful
pressure is made on the inflamed and cushiony cluster of
corns or bunnion, causing thereby great distress in the
art of setting down and raising the foot on the ground.
22. Chilblains must not be passed over, though this is
not the place to enter upon any scientific statement or
curative details, other than a very simple allusion to
their cause and cure. Damp and cold, conjoined with a
constitutional aptitude, as languid circulation, &c., are
the remote and near causation ; extremes of temperature
suddenly experienced, spirituous potations, and sedentary
habits, increase greatly the tendency to such. The feet
should be kept dry, and of an uniform temperature. The
subjoined quotation is so much to the point, thy.t it ought
not here to be omitted, from an author from whose work
several of these early hints are culled :—" Sportsmen,
therefore, in snipe or grouse shooting on the moors, may
always avoid them (chilblains) by a careful attention to
the dryness of their feet, both during the period of their
day's sport and after their return ; but let them remem-
ber that the feet, if damped only by perspiration, are as

* Corns consist of a horny developement of the outer or scarf-
skin in technical language epidermis—arising from united pressure
and friction which sets up an irritation in the spot (being a law of
all vital oeonomy.)—the corn is a hard tubercle with a crown and
stem or root as it is improperly termed—being exactly like a carpen-
ter's nail, the crown or head is flat and rough unless polished by
rubbing against the shoe—the stem is conizal, horny, and pointed,
there may be two or three stems—the points of which piercing down
towards or even quite through the true under-skin, and sometimes
penetrating the capsull of a joint when seated over such, cause the
well known exquisite pain by irritating the delicate expansion of
nervous fibrils with wich the skin &c. in every part of the body is
beautifully supplied. They are chiefly classed into hard and soft.
The latter being of the same structure as the former, only from
being situate in a part where they are kapt moist hresent their cha-
racteristic softness and marceration of crown, in fact; diehard corn is
most commonly on the outside of the little toe, where the principal
pressure with friction of the shoe occurs. The sides of the nails,
the sole, and the heel, are obnoxious also to these pests of the feet.
From what has been stated it will be evident that to cut off the head

of the corn is only v. temporary relief, and not a radical cure—this
is only accomplished by cautiously digging out the tail or stem,
wsich may be seen with a magnifier, and which any steady handed
person may do for themselves by the folowing method, which can
be only very briefly described in this already prolonged but useful
note :—put a drop of oil on the corn (where soakingin hot water and
rubbing with a rough towel or thy finger nail will not remove it—
only practicable in an infant corn)—with a pen knife cut away a
little of the head, if very large and protuberant—then cat cautiously

- -
round it so as to loosen it by degrees out of its bed, and thus to clear
the stem at last by means of grubbing round it as you would do in
digging out apiece ofstick frozen in the ice—a sharp pointed bodkin
isthe most accessible instrument to the generality of people, though an
imperfect substitute for the lancet pointed quadrille of the chiropo-
dist : by such means, delicately and dexterously employed the point
of the stem may be got at, when it may be forced up, lifting at the
same time the crown by the fingers, or far better a small pair of
forceps or strong tweezers—thus with care and without pain may
this thorn, as it literally and figuratively is, be removed. Not a
drop of blood should be drawn—and if all the stem or stems(where
more than one so acting for each) are eradicated by dint of patience
and cautious practice—pressure on the spot will test the success of
the operation by the most welcome relief obtained from all pain, '
place a slip of diachylon plaister on the part and round the toe,
and then another of gold-beaters skin, or oil-silk, and leave undis-
turbed for some days, when the plaster should be removed : first, ex.
.tracting any old or new stems, observed to have been left—thus guard-
ing against the continuance of the cause—a complete cure may be et-
ffeeted. If a corn has excited inhumation, known by redness arennd
and shooting pulsating pains, rest and emollient. applications, suoh
as a linseed poultice, a fig, &c., will relieve it.
N.B.—Avoid by all means the cutting of a corn till it bleeds,
which may be very serious, especially in advanced life.
Bunnions is a many stemmed corn , seated in tumefied flesh,
bulbous, flabby, scarf-skin comes off in flakes, stems like millet
seeds roundish and conical. Callosities are only thickenings of
scarf-ikin, superficial, insensible, they may be not only cured but
paevented, by rubbing with pumice stone or sand paper.
The value of the above will prove itself on giving attention and
trial for length of note. Apology will be needless therefore.
Substantially quoted from a rare book bublished 20 pars ago—
" The art of preserving the Feet," Colburn, London, 1818.

liable to the disease as if the wet were to penetrate
through their shoes or boots. Care must, therefore,
always be taken to dry the feet on return from shooting,
before any refreshment is taken, and most especially
before the feet are placed near a fire.": It is better
to walk up and down a room after drying wet feet or
cold feet, than to put them before the grate to be toasted.
Gentle friction with flesh brush, horse-hair scrubbing
brush, and the use of such stimulating applications as
brandy, whiskey, turpentine, can de Cologne, campho-
rated spirits of wine, &c., will often dismiss the promise
of " itchy chilblains." if inflamed and very tender,
cooling lotions will be best. A little acetate of lead
solution (sugar of lead) in rose-water, or equal parts of
acetate of ammonia solution and rose-water, or common
water, or brandy or vinegar and water, or rubbing with
snow in winter, may be resorted to. Enveloping the
part in oiled silk will be of great service and comfort
after the employment of foregoing. The progress of a
chilblain, if not discussed early, is to form a blister,
which bursts, and developes a troublesome, sluggish
ulcer, that, in addition to soothing and digestive appli-
cations, often calls for constitutional remedies, which
rump be here left as belonging to the province of the
family medical attendant ; only, every pedestrian should
know the outline of those common annoyances, which
may, at any period of his rambles, bring him up for a
day or two's rest at some little country inn, where physic
is not likely to be the first-rate qualification of the gude-
wife, and yet it may be that no other " medical skill " is
is within reach.

23. The nails are generally quiet in their behaviour,
or, at least, may be kept so by the scissors; however,
a word need not be despised hereupon. If they are suf-
fered to grow too long, they have in the foot an especial
tendency to grow downwards and inwards or backwards,
often causing serious discomfort, either by " growing
into the flesh" at the sides, or by the pressure made
upon them by the upper leather of the shoe. On the
other hand, if too short, they do not defend the pulpy
extremities of the toes, the exquisite endowment of
which, with a minute nervous network for maintaining
great sensibility there, whereby danger may be warned
to the body, would be diminished : both too long and too 1
short may interfere with the firmness of the step by im-
peding that due expansion of the toes, whereby the base of
the locomotive pivots extended is for further security. The
best mode of trimming them is by cutting them off
square, and not too short, lest the bed of the nail should
'be injured. It is stated that hard walking" has actually
had the effect of forcing off the nails of the great toe,
attended by loss of blood from rupture of small vessels
connected with the epidermis" ! Nails will grow again
where Ois ever does happen. Extreme cold will cause
them to drop off too, as every oneknows, being then " frost-
bitten."
lf, by the pressure of a shoe too short in long walking,
the corner of the nail (generally the great toe) has been
forced into the flesh, and become very painful, cutting
out such corner is not always the best plan, but, with
piece of glass or knife edge, to scrape thin the convex
portion or back of the nail, from root to free the
edge. This will draw out the offending part, by the
middle of the nail having been thus artificially weakened,
so as to let the sides collapse nearer to each other. If
the nails are split or cracked, or injured by any accident,
fold them round with plaister, to defend them.
24. There is such a thing as "riding" of the toes, as
it is called. This is where one toe bends over its neigh.
bour, and is very prejudicial to good or long walking.
Such requires proper surgical advice and treatment,
unless where it is only beginning, and will submit to
being kept in its place by a ribbon interlaced amongst
the toes, so as to bind all in their places.
25. Sometimes the nails will hook round towards the
next, and this is not uncommon to a partial extent. It
is a source of much annoyance to the pedestrian,:§ and
is to be remedied very differently from the way which he
would naturally adopt, viz., cutting away the hooking
part ; but he must cut often the opposite side, on the plan
of "flogging the willing horse." He will say, Posibly very
true ; but how, he will inquire, dces it so happen
so ? It is replied, Because the more a nail (or the hair)
is cut, the faster it grows ; and thus the hooking tendency
is counterbalanced. The science of medicine is not
without its analogous facts of a far more striking cha-
racter.t! The shoes must be neither tight over the toes
nor short in the length.
26. Immoderate Perspiration will be the lot of some
few readers of these " Hints." This is an annoying
condition of the feet, though not unhealthy in itself,
whilst the odour is so disgusting where it is excessive.
It is needless to say that extreme cleanliness and neat-
ness is here of moral obligation and medical utility. Let
such avoid the folly of attempting to check it, unless they
desire to pay the penalty of injured health thereby. Let
black stockings be avoided, for the dye increases the
disagreeable smell. Woollen should be always worn.
The feet should be very rarely washed, but wiped occa-
sionally with a moist, often with a dry, towel. Socks
should be often changed.
27. "As it often happens during the day that the
healthiest feet are affected with a redundant perspira-
tion," remarks the author of the " Art of Preserving
the Feet," " which feels inconvenient as the body cools,
it is always proper, as soon as exercise ceases, to change
both stockings and shoes, drying the feet hastily with
a proper towel, and using, at pleasure, the spirituous
sponge." By giving attention to these, and the follow-
ing quotation from an experienced military officer, Col.
Shaw,T the feet will be best provided to cope against
flinty roads and long exertion. The Colonel remarks—
" The great difficulty in walking is to keep the feet
in good order. This can be done if a little attention
be paid at the first. For some days before starting,
dip your feet in hot water as often as possible for a
few moments ; then rub them quite dry. Let this be
done morning and evening, till you find the feet quite
free from a damp feeling. Provide yourself with a
good-sized tin box, full of the best yellow, or, as it is
called in some places, soft soap. It has something
the appearance of honey in the comb. Before start-
ing in the morning, rub the soles of the feet, especi-
ally about the heels and toes, well with the soap, until
it has the appearance of a good lather for shaving;
and then put your woollen stockings on. Let this be
done every morning before starting, and -you will find,
even in the hottest or wettest weather, you will he
able to do a great deal of work, and at the end of
the day find your feet cool and free from blisters.
Instead of washing the feet at the end of a journey,
rub them first with a damp cloth, and then dry them
completely. In some places on the Continent it is not
possible to get this soap ; but in almost every apothe-
cary's shop you can purchase stag fat, which does
very well ; if you cannot get stag fat, buy goose fat
or hog's lard. With these fats I first rubbed the feet
with spirits, which is an improvement ; but nothing
will stand comparison with yellow soap. Have your
stockings washed as often as possible ; and if they have
not time to dry during the night, they can be easily
buckled on the outside of the knapsack. By attending
to these directions, and by instantly rubbing yourself
dry, and putting on fresh flannels and linen at the end
of your day's work, and eating as much animal food
as possible, yet drinking no more than .is necessary,
both body and feet will get into the highest possible
condition."

28. Cautions.—Those who have not a high instep,

in other words a good arch, to the foot, will not be
able to walk so long and so far as those who are
gifted with a well-turned arch of their foot. The flat
foot, or splay foot, does not receive the shock of the
weight and force of the body in progression as favour-
ably as the proper arched foot• ; and, consequently, the
structure of this foot sooner feels a sense of weariness,
and takes on inflammation. In the foot regiments a well-
formed man in other respects would be rejected if he have
a very flat foot.

Avoid getting damp feet, and remaining long so.
Avoid the habit of putting them on the fender for
warmth.
Avoid opening a blister, particularly before the end
of your journey. It is painful at the time, and the
foot gets sore afterwards. Get a needleful of silk ;
therewith thread the blister ; leave the silk in, tying
the two ends together ; next morning cut off both ends
with the scissors, leaving the silk in the now flattened
blister undisturbed.

I The art of preserving the Feet, &c.
" In the army it must be peculiarly disadvantageous ; and in
pedestrian excursions over Wales or the Lakes, or in walking
matches, it often operates like a bill of suspension of Habeas
Pedes."—Art of preserving Feet.
II If the reader has any thirst for this kind of knowledge and
illustration of natures adaptive code of laws, such works as Dr.
Arnott's "Elements of Physic's," and Dr. Davis's "Manuel of
Health," will gratify him.
If Memoirs of Peninsular Campaigns.
• There are three arches in fact to the foot, all tending to dimin-
ish shock, and present a modifying elastic resistance to pressure.