The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-12-17 00:00:00

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Air. Aspinall thought there was a difference in the ease
of the pauper and the one of the applicant at a night asy-
lum, arising oat of the temporary nature of. the relief af-
forded in the latter case.

Mary Kearney, a servant at the tailor'S club house in
Mulberry-street, deposed to deceased coming there on the
night of the 17th September; he slept there that night,
and on the following morning lift the place, apparently in
good health.

- Mrs. Flannigan, the person of the house, corroborated
this evidence.

Mr. Dalton, trampmaster at the Tib-street establish-
ment, detailed the circumstances attending the admission
of Murphy. It was customary to search "tramps" when
they applied at this asylum. Applicants-were allowed,
tor supper, porridge made from Indian meal, and a piece
of bread ; the same was distributed for breakfast;. and
he saw the money fall from deceased's hand, w hen his grasp
was relaxed by Moran and others; he witnessed the
struggle that followed—[the prisoner has been deprived
of half of his right hand, and the counsel for the prosecu-
tion had stated that affixed to the stump was an iron
hook]—blows were dealt, but Moran did not inflict a
blow with an iron hook, as he had never had one affixed
to his disabled arm. This witness went on to state that
after the struggle, deceased went to bed and slept well,
and that he complained only of his thumb.
Other witnesses were examined, from whom Mr. Monk
elicited that Moran had borne a good character for
humanity, and had filled positions which naturally put
this disposition to the test, having been engaged as a
nurse in the fever ward. He had formerly been a pauper,
and during the time he was at the vagrant ward had
learned to write with his left hand.

Mr. Hollis, the superintendent, stated that he and
three others, including the prisoner, compelled deceased
to open his hand ; he described his conduct as violent ;
he struck at Moran, who lifted his arm to parry the blow,
and struck deceased on the face. One of the witnesses
stated that after the struggle had taken place he saw de-
ceased challenge one of the paupers to fight ; a cry of
shame arose from the latter during the struggle, in refe-
rence to the conduct of deceased.

Mr. Evan Thomas, a surgeon who acted on the occa-
sion for the parish surgeon, had examined deceased ;
found effusion on the left side of the brain, near the top
of the head, which he attributed to the rupture of a ves-
sel or vessels, which he considered to be the result of
violence. In cases where injury ensued from what is
known in the profession as counter stroke," the injury
was usually directly opposite the place struck ; and that
to produce this effect at all, a very violent blow would be
necessary.

Mr. Holroyd, a surgeon of Manchester, made the post
mortem examination of the body ; the thumb was very
livid, as was the left eye and the right ear; the left he-
misphere was black ; the whole of the hemisphere was
covered with blood, proceeding prom a rupture of a vessel;
no marks of disease on the brain. In his opinion death
was caused by violence on the head ; deceased !ices a
healthy subject; the effusion could not have been caused
by a feeling of passion on the part of deceased • the effect
visible might have been produced either by a blow on the
left eye or the right ear; an artery distributed through
the Jura mater had given way ; this was never the case un-
less great violence was employed—never knew itto give way
from apoplexy induced from natural causes.-Mr. Monk
put it to his lordship whether there was any necessity on
his part to address the jury. His lordship said there were
two questions to be answered in the affirmative to render
that necessary ; first it must be shown that the prisoner
had been guilty of an unlawfel act, for if Mr. Hollis were
right he bad not, and even if he had struck deceased, as it
had been stated, then that would have to be inquired into.
The jury here intimated that the speech of the learned
counsel was unnecessary. and his lordship proceeded to
sum up strongly in the prisoner's favour. It was not sure
the blow gives by the prisoner was not merely in self-
defence, and then if not so it was doubtful e !wilier the
blow on the face had caused death, A verdict of " not
guilty" was returned—his lordship remarking that he
considered the prisoner had not violated his claim to huma-
nity.

IGHT POACHING

Richard Newton, who had been remanded from the
,stassizes, was put up. _ _ _

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Mr. Monk, who appeared for the prosecution, stated
the case. The prisoner stood charged with manslaughter,
but there were mitigatory circumstances in the case which,
in connexion with the circumstance of the length of time
which had elapsed since the time of the occurrence, in-
duced the prosecutor to withdraw the principal charge:
he was, accordingly, acquitted on this charge, and pleaded
guilty to the charge of night poaching. It will be re-
membered that an affray took place in the early part of
the present year, between a party of poachers and game-
keepers, at Knowsley ; the prisoner was one of the party.
His Lordship feelingly summed up, sentencing the
prisoner to three months' imprisonment with hard labour.
This was the last case is the Nisi Prius Courts, and the
court closed at two o'clock, and Mr. Justice Talfourd soon
after proceeded to London.

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, SEACOMBE.—OH Friday, the
Lord Bishop of Chester preached in this church, in aid
of the funds for liquidating the expenses of the recent
enlargement; and, on Sunday, sermons were preached
on the re-opening, by the Rev. G. W. Warr and the Rev.
W. Pollock. The sum of £43 was collected.

THE LATE CAPTAIN BEAZLEY.—A correspondent
says—" In this excellent officer the Dublin Company
have lost a commander having their interests much at
heart. He was much respected by a large circle of
friends, who now regret hie melancholy departure from
among them. N. Blood, Esq., a particular friend of his,
crossed to Liverpool, to break the sad intelligence to his
afflicted and disconsolate wife."

LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION : LECTURES
ON THE FINE ARTS.—On Tuesday and Friday last, the
subject of the Fine Arts, commenced in the previous
week by Mr. Bishop's lectures on Perspective, was con-
tinued by two lectures on the General Principles of Art,
by Mr. H. C. Pidgeon, Member of the new Society of
Painters in Water Colours of London, and Secretary of
the Liverpool Academy. In the first lecture, Mr. Pid-
geon rapidly reviewed the rise of the Fine Arts, and
pointed out the general value of Art as a branch of edu-
cation. He then proceeded to the more practical part of
his course, commencing with the choice of subject, ex-
plain!ng the importance of such selection of incident, and
such treatment, as would render the work universally
intelligible; and shewing that a great picture should be
in effect a great painted poem. The foundation of all
all was proved to be imitation ; but the audience were
guarded against supposing that deception is the proper
of the artist, who should seek to embody the spirit and
effect rather than the mere form of all he uses as the
component parts of his picture. The lecturer then pro-
ceeded to point out, by drawings made on the instant,
and by reference to a large number of diagrams, from
many of the finest works of Ancient and Modern Art,
the principles of arrangement of lines in composition,
shewinp that in the most simple, as in the most elaborate
works, this balance of lines must be attended to before
the picture can assume a pssition as a work of art. The
next branch of the subject, Light and Shade, was mi-
nutely entered into, and simplified by the consideration
of the principles on which light affects objects—by direct
rays, reflection, atmospheric influence, &c. The drawings
shewed that, however carefully outlines are made, the
true form of objects cannot be determined without the
addition of light and shade. The importance of arrange-
ment of light and shade into masses, as a means of secur-
ing breadth of effect, was dwelt on ; and the extent to
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extending masses of light and dark, and of contrasting,
and harmonising the various parts of the picture both by
light, and shade, and colour were pointed out ; and the
course was concluded by an examination of the principles
which regulate the introduction of colour into the picture,
as shewn in the manp fine examples from the works of
the great colourists.

ENTERTAINMENT TO THE. AMERICAN MINISTER.—On
Saturday evening, the members of the American Chamber
of Commerce gave a splendid entertainment to his Excel-
lency the Hon. Abbot Lawrence, Minister of the United
States, and his suite, at the Adelphi Hotel. The invita-
tions were, according to etiquette, confined solely to the
heads of departments resident in or immediately connected
with Liverpool. The banquet took place in the large
room of the hotel, which was tastefull; fitted up for the
occasion, the most conspicuous ornaments being the flags
of the two natiens, England and America, gracefully
placed in juxta position, and designed as emblamatic of
the commercial intercourse which is carried on between
ourselves and our brethren on the other side of the Atlan-
tic. The tables were laid out with the most gorgeous
profusion and elegance ; and there was throughout that
princely liberality so characteristic of an English enter-
tainment. The following were amongst the guests :—His
Excellency the lion. Abbot Lawrence and two of his
sons, Colonel T. B. Lawrence. Attache to the Legation of
the United States, and Mr. Abbot Lawrence, jun. ; the
Earl of Sefton ; the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks; J.
Bent, Esq., the Mayor ; Alexander Henry, EMI., M.P.;
Thomas Thornely, Esq., M.P. ; Colonel Falcour, C. 8.;
Captain Bevis, R.N.; Colonel Crittenden, United States
Consul ; Major Campbell, 52d Regiment ; Captain Greig ;
Thomas Littiedale, Esq., Chairman of the Dock Com-
mittee ; Elias Arnaud, Esq., Collector of her Majesty's
Customs; Edward Rushton, Esq.; C. B. Banning. Esq.
The chair was occupied by Joseph Malcomson, Esq., Pre-
sident of the Chamber of Commerce, and the vice-chair
by William Brown, Esq., M.P. Messrs. U. Stolterfoht
and W. Rathbone, jun., acted as croupiers. The follow-
ing members of the Chamber were also present :—William
Barber, T. B. Barclay, T. Bolton, J. C. Boyd, G. A.
Brown, D. Campbell, H. C. Chapman, G. J. Duncan, E.
Evans, 'l'. B. Forwood, F. A. Hamilton, M. Hyslop,
Alexander M`Gregor, Mahs, Joseph Malcomson, David
Malcomson, W. G. Malcomson, George Maxwell, W.
Oxley, Victor Poutz, M. Purton, John Parker, C. W. H.
Pickering, William Rathbone, William Rathbone, jun.,
Thomas Sands, C. Saunders, William Stuart, William
Thornely, and G. H. Wylie, Esqrs. Amongstthe invited
guests were Lord Stanloy, who is confined to his room, at
Lathom-house, with a severe attack of the gout; Sir T.
Birch, and Mr. Cardwell, who were both prevented attend-
ing by ill-health. The banquet was of the most recherche
description, comprising every delicacy of the season, with
the rare and superb edition of "ortolans" and " canvass
back ducks." The dinner was served up with an accuracy
and precision not to be surpassed even at the tar-famed
" Clarendon." The " Moselle cup" and " oyster toast,"
a la Sir John Bayley, according to the receipt given in the
Butler's Manual, published by our neighbour, Mr. 'Wareing
Webb, were, amongst other varieties to please the taste
and tempt the appetite, much appreciated and highly ex-
tolled. His Excellency the Hon. Abbot Lawrence deli-
vered a very animating and eloquent address in returning
thanks for his health being drank. The Earl of Sefton,
the Mayor, Archdeacon Brooks, Colonel Crittenden,
Edward Rushton, Esq., W. Brown, Esq., M.P., Alexan-
der Henry, Esq., M.P., and Thomas Littledale, Esq.,
were among the other principal speakers. His Excellency
viaite Manchester to-day.