The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-03-03 00:00:00

;From our own Correspondent.)

Mr. MALLABY explained that it was difficult to legislate
for public and private interests, without some inconvenience
to the latter. If brick making were to be put down in the
neighbourhood of the present houses, the town would suffer
by buildings being stopped. The commissioners had, how-
ever, covenants with Mr. Prioe, which, as soon as they were
enabled to carry them out, would leave little or no cause of
complaint on this point ; and this would be preferable to at-
taining the object suggested through an act of parliament.
Mr. W. JACKSON said, that he, too, had at one time
entertained the objections stated by Mr. Knapper, and that
he had an equal cause of complaint ; but on considering the
matter, he was inclined to yield to the opinion now expressed
by Mr. Mallaby.
_ _

Mr. 'WALLABY then ran over the heads of the Cemetery
Bill—the powers to purchase, &c. The ground is to be con-
secrated in connection with the Churphof England; but a
part to be appropriated for Dissenters. A considerable sum
is expected to be realized by the sale of ground. He con-
gratulated the ratepayers on this bill especially, particularly
as there was a bill now in parliament—that of Mr. M'Kinnon
--for preventing burials in towns. By the bill which they
sought, they would be exempted from the general measure
alluded to ; would have more control ; and enjoy what re-
venue might he derived from the ground.
The CHAIRMAN then put the question whether the bills
had the sanction of the meeting ?
Mr. EDWARD WILLOUGHBY said, that as the clauses
affecting the Cottage-owners' Association had been with-
drawn, he did not see any objection to the Lids, and should
move that they be sanctioned.
A resolution was theta proposed, to the effect that the bills
be adopted, and that the clerk be instructed to proceed with
them, so that they might pass the legislature.
This was seconded by Mr. M`NreitoL, and unanimously
agreed to.

A vote of thanks being passed to the chair,
Mr. CASE, in returning thanks, said he could not but con-
gratulate the meeting on the result of the proceedings, as he
believed the bills would confer an everlasting benefit on the
township of Birkenhead.
The meeting then separated.

A sum exceeding £3,500 has been subscribed for the sur-
viving families of the fishermen wrecked off the coast of
Down in January last.
The relief voted at Willis's-rooms, King-street, St. James,
to the unfortunate relies of the British navy, from 1791 to
1842, amounted to £66,586. The recipients were the widows
and orphans of admirals, captains, commanders, lieutenants,
masters, pursers, surgeons, and chaplains.
ART-UNIONS.—The question of the legality of Art-Unions
has, we perceive, been submitted to Mr. Sergeant Talfourd
for his opinion. The reply of the learned gentleman is con-
clusively against those speculations, their promoters, and all
who sustain them.

DEANERY OF ST. PATRICK'S.—ID consequence of Dr.
Daly having been raised to the episcopal bench, the deanery
of St. Patrick's became vacant, and has been conferred
upon the Hon. and Very Rev. H. Pakenham, who was on
Friday duly installed.—Dublin Monitor.
At the Central Criminal Court, London, on Wednesday,
William Cannel!, a pot-boy, was indicted for assaulting Eli-
zabeth Magnes, and discharging a pistol at her, with intent
to kill her. He was found guilty, and sentenced to fifteen
years' transportatioh.
The sum of 2d. is levied on each pedestrian who may walk
along his Grace of Buccleuch's splendid pier at Granton. A
gentlemen being importuned near the shore for alms, hastily
replied, " No, no ; 1 have just given my last penny to the
Duke of Buccleuch." " Ahl" replied the mendicant, "is
he upon the tramp too ?"—Fife Sentinel.
The Rev. J. E. Shadwell, son of Sir Lancelot Shadwell, is
lying in a very dangerous state at his house in Southampton,
the effects of a relapse after typhus fever, caught it is supposed
in administering to the spiritual comforts of his parishioners,
the rev. gentleman being rector of All Saints. His medical
advisers have been in constant attendance, and but faint
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
THE WINE TRADE.—A point raised by one of the houses
engaged in the wine trade, relative to the pending negotiations
with Portugal, is deserving of notice, because it probably ex-
presses the opinion of many others of the same class. They
say that " breaking off for mutually reduced tariffs in both
countries will not restore trade with Portugal, so long as we
continue negotiating with France or Spain, because the duties
on wines wines from Portugal to be paid in England, and do
duties on our goods to be paid in Portugal, will still be de-
pendent on these other negotiations; and by the ordinary
course of negotiation with those countries, we shall all he
ruined before anything can be concluded." That both the
wine trade and our manufacturers suffer seriously by this de-
lay, which also most injuriously affects the public revenue, is
obvious enough, and the arguments therefore for promptness
and decision on the part of the Foreign-office are as strong as
can well beimagined.
A STRANGE WILL.—A singular process occupied a con-
siderable portion of the sitting of the Civil Tribunal held
recently. On the 3d of May, 1841, Miss Topping, an Eng-
lish maiden lady, died at Vendome, having expressly desired
that she should be carried to the cemetery of Vaugirard,
attended by the Abbe Beaunier, a dissenting catholic minis-
ter ; that is to say, one who would not conform to the Con-
cordat entered into between Pope Pius VII. and Napoleon
in 1802. At the time of Miss Topping's death the Abb6
Beaunier was ten leagues from Vendome, but at the request
of the deceased's executors came to VendOrne, and imme-
diately set out with her mortal remains to Vaugirard, where
her family vault was. The Abbe was detained in Paris a
week before the formalities required for warranting the inter-
ment could be got through. At length all was accomplished,
and the funeral performed. For his professional services,
loss of time, and expenses, the Abbe required a sum of 1,200 f.
This the executors thought too much, and declined paying.
The Abbe commenced a suit for the recovery of the amount,
and his counsel, in pleading his cause, read the following
clauses from Miss Topping's will :—" I desire that there
shall be raised from the most easily convertible part of my
property a capital sum sufficient to produce 800 f. a-year,
which shall be paid quarterly to such person as I may name
in a codicil—or, in default thereof, to a person to be named
by my executors (the testatrix did afterwards name a person
by a couicip—on condition of taking the care and nourish-
ment of my three favourite cats, Nina, Fanfan, and Mini, or
any others I may have at the time of my death. This
income shall be paid as long as any one of these domestic
animals shall remain alive. My executors may, in case of
negligence or cruelty towards them, withdraw them and the
said pension, and choose another person as guardian. The
person appointed to feed and take care of my said cats shall
live on a ground-floor, to which shall adjoin a terrace easy
of access, and a garden enclosed within walls, of which they
shall have full and free enjoyment. These animals are to be
fed with lights, sheeps' hearts, or raw or dressed meat ; they
must be given twice a day a sufficient quantity of milk, oc-
casionally mixed with starch or rice flour; the meat is to be
given them twice a day also, so that they may have four daily
meals regularly. They are to sleep in the house, and there-
fore are to be shut up after their supper, at 9 or 10 o'clock,
except the torn cat, which will not remain at home • but care
must be taken that be comes in at a good time in home;
morn-
ing. In case of their death, they are to be wrapped in a
piece of new and clean linen, put into an oaken coffin, and
buried deep in the earth in an enclosed ground. If I die
before having buried a certain box covered with tarpaulin;
containing the bodies of my two cats, Beauty' and 'TFinie,
they are to be put into a very deep hole in an enclosed
e,
so that they may not be liable to be taken up again her
cats,fb
learned advocate argued, from these provisions for
that Miss Topping fully intended that no ex
spared upon her own funeral. He then pensteaisnheodutldhabte.
under all the circumstances, executors, in
the claim of trhtenhlAneTb6 Beaunier
was perfectly reasonable. The counsel for
long
,been
answer, represented that the Abbe Beaunier -
h testatrix, and had
the friend and spiritual director
promised her to attend to her interment rmt ent and perform the
to him a
last offices; that she had by her will bequeathed
f.
0 to his sister; copse_
of 1,0001., and another o
quently that the services he had.f pse_rformeidheweirteemdsueoffrtohme
him in duty, gratitude, and friendship.
Abbes demand were then discussed, and it was stated that
the executors had tendered 300 f. to him as an ample remu-
neration. After a reply from the Abbg's counsel, the tri-
bunal gave judgment, awarding the Abb6 400 f., and ordering
each party to boar their own costa

John Whit
to tratisportition for :if(

nsfound guilty of a rape, and sentenced

James Ainsworth and William Thompson were indicted
for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house
of Thomas Lund, at \Vilpshire, near Blackburn, on the 31st
August last. Mr. Cardwell conducted the prosecution; and
the jury found both the prisoners guilty, and his Lordship
sentenced them to transportation for life.
Joseph Abbott was indicted for the wilful murder of Thos.
Isherwood, in the parish of Blackburn. The jury found the

prisoner not guilty

WEDNESDAY

RIAL OF F. O'CONNOR AND OTHERS

This morning at nine o'clock Mr. Baron ROLFE took his
seat in the Nisi Prius Courr, for the purpose of trying the

Chartists

The tour

as crowded to excess

About the same time Mr. Feargus O'Connor, the Rev.
W. Hill, the Rev. James Scholefield, and several other of the
defendants entered the court, and the former took his seat
immediately behind the one usually occupied by the Attor-
ney-General.

Shortly afterwards the Attorney-General of England (Sir
P. Pollock), Mr. J. S. Wortley, Q. C.. Sir Gregory Lewin,
Q. C., Mr. Hillyard, and Mr. Pollock, the council for the
crown, entered the court and took their seats.
Mr. Dundas said he appeared for the defendant Robert
Brook. Mr. Baines said he appeared for the two Schole-
fields, hut with regard to the younger Scholefield (William,)
the Attorney-General said he would consent to a verdict of
acquittal. Mr. Atherton appeared for James Fenton and
William Stephenson. Mr. Sergeant Murphy said he ap-
peared for Ruilton, Johnson, and Durham, and Mr. Jahn
Owbray said he defended the rest who did not defend them-
selves.

Some considerable delay took place in endeavouring to get
a full panel of special jurymen, but after calling over the
names several times, only nine appeared.
Mr. Edwards of Roby, Mr. G. F. Barbour, of Chorlton-
upon-Medlock, Mr. J. Malcolmson, of Islington, Liverpool,
and Mr. Askew, of Bury New Road, Cheetham, Manchester,
were each fined £25 for non-attendance.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then prayed a tale:, and three
common jurymen were sworn.

Mr. POLLOcic then stated the nature of the charge against
the defendants, to which they had severally pleaded not
guilty.

The indictment against the parties is rather lengthy, and
contains no less than nine counts. It found against the par-
ties at the Special Commission, held in Liverpool in October
last, as well as several other bills against most of the defend-
ants.

The names of the parties are Feargus O'Connor, Peter
Murray 11I'Douall, James Scholefield, James Leach, Chris-
topher Doyle, John Campbell. Jonathan Bairstow, Barnard
M`Cartney, James Arthur, alias M'Arthur, David Ross,
Richard Otley, George Julian Harney, James Cartlege,
Thomas Cooper, Wm. Hill, Robert Brooke, James Taylor,
John Hoyle, John Thornton, John Norman, Joseph Clarke,
John Massey, John Fletcher, Thomas Brown Smith, Thos.
Fraser, John .Allinson, James Grasby, Wm. Beesley, James
Chippendale, Samuel Parkes, -Thomas Railton, Robert
Rarnsden, James Mooney, Thos.Mabon,John Leach, David
Morrison, John Lomax, John Arran, James Shevington,
Wm. Scholefield, Richard Pilling, William Aitkin, Sandy
Challenger, alias Alexander Challenger, George Candler,
John Durham, James Fenton, Wm. Stephenson, John
Crossley, Alfred Woolfender, Robert Lees, John Lewis,
Patrick Murphy Brophev, George Johnson, Thomas Store!),
William Booth, John Wild, William Woodruff, Frederick
Augustus Taylor. Thomas Pitt, together with divers other
persons yet unknown, are chareed with having eween te
Ist of August and the Ist of October last, at thbet parish h
of
Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, unlawfully con-
spired together by causing to be brought together divers un-
lawful and riotous assemblies of seditious and evil-disposed
persons in various parts of this realm, and forcing divers of
her Majesty's peaceful subjects, being then employed in their
respective trades, to desist from their respective employ-
ments, and by divers seditious and inflammatory speeches,
placards, and other publications, to create alarm, with intent
thereby to bring about a change in the laws and constitution
of this realm. The other eight counts are somewhat to the
same purport.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then proceeded to state the
case to the jury. Having entreated of the jury to divest
their minds of all prejudice, the'learned gentleman proceeded
to detail the facts of the case, which will be found more fully
in the evidence which was subsequently adduced, he con-
cluded by observing that, for the present, he left the case in
their hands, trusting that they would do justice, and deliver
their verdict accordingly.
Mr. F. O'Connor applied to his lordship to order all the
witnesses out of court, which his lordship said he would do
except the reporters, and such as had to prove documents.
The first witness, Joseph Haigh, was then called and
examined by the Hon. Mr. J. S. WORTLEY.—He said I am
a milkman, and live at Ashton-under-Line. In the course of
July last I recollect some meetings taking place at Ashton.
Was present at one held on the 26th July, near Thacker's
foundry. It commenced between seven and eight o'clock,
continued until a little after nine. About three or four thou-
sand persons were present, and one of the defendants, Wm.
Woodruffe, was in the chair. He introduced Wm. Aitkin,
another of the defendants to the meeting. Aitkin, after
speaking about the charter and different things a considera-
ble time, he should advise the cotton lords, particularly the
Messrs. Raines, to keep within the precincts of their own
palaces, as dark nights were coming on, and the day of reck-
oning was at hand. I attended another meeting in the Chartist
Room, Ashton, on the 12th of August, at nine o'clock in the
morning, which was called by the bellman. John Alexander
Stewart took the chair at the request of Woodrufle, who pro-
posed a a resolution " That, in order to facilitate the advance
of wages, all labour should cease." Woodruffe said he had
been toe means of calling the meeting. I left the meeting at
half-past nine. I attended another meeting held on Sunday,
the 14th of August, on Thacker's ground. Joseph Hilton
was in the chair. One or two verses of a hymn was sung.
Afterwards the chairman read a communication to the meet-
ing, to the effect that labour should cease until the charter
became the law of the land. Johnson and Challenger were
present when that was read. Considerable confusion took
place, and I left. I saw a procession pass along the streets
on the 30th July, and in the front rank was the defendant
Woodruffc. it moved towards Stayleybridge, and consisted
of sixty or eighty persons, chiefly women and boys.
Henry Brierly, of Stalybridge, was then called. He de-
posed to having attended various large meetings at the latter
end of July and beginning of August last, at one or more of
which the defendants, James Fenton, Pilling, Brophy, Wm.
Stephenson, Mahon, Challenge, and Durham, were present
and spoke, exhorting those assembled to go for the charter,
and to keep out of work until they got a fair day's wages for
a fair day's work. This witness also spoke to the procession-
on the 6th of August, when the mills were stopped, and the
hands turned out, but lie did not see any of the defendants
thus engaged, though several of them were first in the pro-
cession. He also stated, that at a meeting on the 13th of
August, Fenton, Stevenson, Durham, Mahon, Aitken, Wool-
fenden, John Leach, and Johnson, were present. Jonathan
Wild was in the chair, and spoke of the wages question,
when it was agreed to send delegates to see what was the
highest price paid for work, and the lowest, so that they
might strike for the medium.
The witness was cross-examined by Sergeant MURPHY,
Mr. ATHERTON; and Mr. O'CONNOR, and stated that
Bailey's people turned out on the sth of August. They had
received notice of a reduction of wages to the extent of 25
per cent., and after that they always took the lead. Never
saw any breach of the peace at the meetings.
William Clayton, constable at Hyde, deposed to a meeting
having been held there on the Ist of Aug., at which George
Candelet was chairman, and John Leach, Robert Wild, and
William Moorhouse were present. A resolution was passed,
that if another reduction was proposed by the masters they
should all strike.
Joseph Little was then called, and examined by
Mr. POLLOCK.—I am the special high constable for the
Hyde division of Cheshire. On Wednesday, the 7th of Aug-
ust, I attended a meeting on Mottram Moor, and afterwards
made notes of what passed. There were about 400 persons
present. I saw George Candlet there. Wm. Moorhouse
was acting as chairman. He addressed the meeting and said—
" My friends and fellow-workmen, I am appointed chairman
of this meeting, and must inform you we are not met here
for a wage question or for a religious question—it is fora na-
tional question ; but I will not intrude upon your time, as
you will be addressed by my brother Chartists from Staley-
bridge, Ashton, and other places, who are more able to ad-
dress you than I, and they will explain to you that we, as
Chartists, are met here for a national question." He then
called upon some one else to address them whom I did not
know, and I left. I attended another meeting the same day
in the afternoon. Moorhouse was in the chair. Robert
Wild, John Leech, and Joseph Candlet were present. Moor-
house said, at the close of the meeting—" You people have
been told of the evils we labour under, and I am requested to
tell you a meeting will take place to-morrow morning, at five
o'clock, when we will proceed from factory to factory, and
all hands that will not come out we will turn them out—and
when we are out we will remain out until the charter, which
is the only guarantee for your wages, become the law of the
land. I hope to meet you all to-morrow morning at Staley-
bridge, when we shall join hand in hand in this great national
turn-out." John Leech addressed the meeting, and pointed
me out to the meeting as one of the government men, like
the black-coated gentry who attended yonder church, (point-
ing to Mottram Church,) which was built for a good purpose,
but was now filled by thieves and robbers like the cotton fra-
ternity—but we would all be like them if we were paid £BO a
year for one day's work. But the church is an open hell,
filled by cotton lords, who are a set of thieves and rogues, and
good honest people they will not allow to enter; but let us
be true to one another, and there is property in this plentiful
country enough for us all ; and if you have not the common
necessaries of life take them, and who can stand against you.;
none. The prisons are full, and in the prisons they do no
want you. The police are not to blame; you must not da-
mage person or property ; but above all keep out of public
houses, and to-morrow there will be a general turn-out
throughout Cheshire and Lancashire—and they would soon
gain the charter. The meeting broke up at five o'cloc_k
Next day I attended a meeting in the market-place at Hyde.
John Leech, Candlet,Wm. Moorhouse, and a person named
Stevenson were present. Speeches were made recommending_
the people to remain out until the charter became the law of
the land. Moorhouse said they would meet at eight o'clock
the next morning, and they:quietly dispersed. I attended a
meeting on Tuesady, the 9th August, at five o'clock. Wil-
liam Moorhouse was chairman, and Leech and Candlet
were present, and each informed the meeting that they would
go to the Manchester Exchange to meet the cotton lords, and
he doubted not but they would obtain the advance, but they
were not to return to work until they either got the advance
or the Charter. On that day Messrs. Horsefield's mill was
stopped by a mob, who came from towards Ashton. On
Hyde
Wednesday morning the 10th, there was a meeting in ie
CandletH
Market-place, at which, Moorhouse, Leech,
n
spoke. They desired the people to be quiet,
and
Moorhouse
said they were to proceed to Compsall-bridge and Glossop,
and to all the mills, and make them turn out. Leech advised
the people to be quiet, but to remain ouatmuenettiilegthteheCtharte
became the law of the land. There was
even-
ing, at which,
Leech said
was present. Crosby,
meetingn a
of
f_
shop-
keepers draper,op
danadtteandeldr.a
had come to a resolution
keepers at the Working Man's litihsteittutthioe
they would not
turn-outs for two weeks, but he suggestede
yn'waoudldthkeep the
another, and on Wednesday next .
Id
to be true to one
put any trust in the false shopkeepers. H
and they would
exhorted t
iaev wouldthem
be met by Mr. O'Connor at Manchester,
then resolve what to do.
On the 11th, Hydriotous state all day, all labour was suspended,
numbers of persons came into the town walking about in a
Hyde was
and in a
greatyery
sort of broken procession, armed with clubs and sticks. _ On
Friday morning the 12th August, a large meeting was held
at Hyde, when John Leech, Booth, and Candlet, were pre-
sent. A person named Charles Swindell was in the chair.
_
day
Wardlow spoke, and said they were not to come there
by day, talking and speaking, but they were to consider how
they should get bread. He for one was going to the masters,
and he demanded a show of hands from tbose who wished
to
go to work, but he was hooted down. Leech then spoke,
butk e ,
and after saying that they should not submit to anything_e ,
the Charter. He had been at Stockport thetdtany
tbbeefobrestaini:
he had headed the people up when they went
and hundreds
He said the Mayor of Stockport had told him,
besides, that there was plenty in the store-rooms and
and if they would not give it them—take
time
of
King
did not wish them to do so, but do as in th
body to the king, de-
one day. The people went in a large
John, when Magma Charts was granted—that ahnodwulevileirs:
granted. He told them mended it, and it was gran •
to another, and the Charta would soon be granted
ewtoasbegratruneteodnien
granted. Samuel

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I Jonathan Appleton, B.A Catharine Hall.
' Thomas Massey Catharine Hall.
Philip Thompson, B.A Catherine Hall.
Wm, Ashforth Cartledge, B.A.St. John's College.
William Clayton Green, B.A Clare Hall.
Charles John Graham Jones, B.A Clare Hall.
John Fentiman Lingham, B.A .. Trinity College.
Samuel Gideon Fred. Parry, 8.A.... Trinity College.
Thomas Crossland, 8.A.. . .

Dublin

John Jervis, B.A Trinitytollege
Robert Francis Jones Shea, M.A Trinity College
Gust. Adolph. G. T. Warner, B.E Trinity College
St. Bee's

William Hughes,
Thomas Sabine.
Richard White

St. Bee's
St. Bee's
St. Bee's.

PRIESTS

Cambridge.
Henry Briant, B.A. . ........ Queen's College.
Hugh Johnson Hindley, S.C.L ...... Queen' College.
David Shaboe, B.A. ................ Queen's College.
Edward Whitley. B•A .... • ......... Queen's College.
Matthew Isaac Finch, B.A .......... Catharine Hall.
John Griffith, 8.A.... ............. Christ's College.
Vicesimus Lush, B.A. ............ Corpus Christi Col
John W. McKinley Millman, 8.A... St. John's College.
George Henry Stevens, 8.A.. ....... Magdalene College.
Dublin.
.. Trinity College.

John Richardson, B•A

Durham.
Edwin Clennell L. Blenkins. ..... University College
St Bee's,

St. Bee's.

Michael Heron Maxwell

tahcerolessgitshhte•
Cape of Good Hope papers to the 25th December have ar•
passing
b a
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dy
Cape Flats, to communicate with Table Bay. For this con-
/ troi rived, and
faanod they
otfocrotnhteai
onotobsetrfagi:! the
venience the colonists are to be taxed ; and not only against
this, but also against the construction of the road itself on
rinciple about to be adopted, have memorials been pre-
the p
ed• Should these prove unavailing, the threat is held oat
par •
an t oftenio a,
was extreme,
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social
nevertheless attention
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of an appeal to the borne government on the subject. Thus
are ;be people of the Cape at variance about the carrying out
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rriAi°ngtdinhaicnl°g:gifigaerrdets.tsaiokNnenoto call forth especial complaint on the part
they
bhoOvnet that
of the settleas. The distress in Caffreland the result of the
parliament iwarohiecihit
late destructive drought,
, subordination had not been manifested,
the sufferers is represented as highly and the patience of
been administered from the funds exemplary. Relief
rains had fallen in the • of the govertmen . 4'41
neighbourhood
hopes they would extend urhood of Alban'. theret. is
boundary, and thereby . their beneficial influ Y'li ilwere
y in a measure ence ..,eyon- the
of the native
population, urt, alleviate the •
ufrerings..