The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-10-04 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS,

The High Tides begin this day, at a quarter past eleven,
and will afford the inhabitants of the town many lively scenes
from the various piers.
THE ACADIA.—The Acadia, which sailed from this port
on the 3d ult., arrived at Halifax on the 16th, and proceeded
on to Boston.

MR. C. M'lvEn..—Mr. C. M`lver, one of the co-agents
for the management of the British and North American mail
steamers, has returned in the Caledonia, from a visit to the
United States, on business connected with the line.
The attorney-general will conduct the prosecutions on the
part of the crown at the special commission in Liverpool.
ST. DAVID'S CHURCH.—At a meeting of the trustees of
this church, held on Friday, David Evans, Esq., solicitor,
was elected a trustee.

THE PACKET-SHIP VIRGINIAN.—The packet-ship Vir-
ginian, Captain Allen, sailed on Saturday for New York.
She carried out the following passengers :—Bishop Soule,
Rev. Mr. Sergeant, Mr. Montague, Mr. Fitzroy, Mr.
Spooner, lady, child, and servant, Mr. Danson and lady.

ORGAN IN ST. SILAS'S CHURCH.—Two sermons were
preached in the church of St. Silas on Sunday lost, one by
the Rev. J. Cordeaux, and the other by the Rev. F. Parry,
on behalf of the funds for building the new organ. The col-
lection amounted to £44 4s. ld.
THE FIRE IN CROMPTON-STREET.—We recommend the
case of John Bushell, advertized in another column, to the
sympathy of the public. All his property has been destroyed,
to the value of £265, which he has spent forty years in col-
lecting. We are glad to observe, that the Mayor has headed
the subscription list with a liberal sum.—See advt.
TOWN-HALL.—The mayor gave a grand dinner at the
Town-hall, on Friday, to about 40 gentlemen. Amongst
those present were—the Mayor, Dr. Bickersteth, Dr. Cur-
son, Mr. S. L. Trotman, Mr. Wm. Maxwell, the Rev.
Thos. Bibby, Captain Aldridge, of the 60th Rifles, Mr. Thos.
Birkett, Mr. Dover, Dr. Dickenson, Mr. Thos. Bean, Mr.
Isaac Hutchinson, Dr. Batty, Dr. Vose. &c. &c. The
dinner was prepared by Mr. Horne, of the Mersey Hotel.
NEW CHURCH AT FORTRUSII.—On Sunday week, a hand-
some new church was opened for divine st rvice at Portrush,
near Londonderry. In the morning a most impressive and
appropriate sermon was preached by that exemplary clergy-
man, the Rev. Andrew Knox, of Birkenhead, near Liver-
pool, on the text, Ist Chron. xxix. 3—" 1 have set my affec-
tion to the house of my God." The Rev. Mr. Knox again
preached an admirable sermon in the evening to an over-
flowing audience.

WAREHOUSE BUILDING.—EXTRAORDINARY DESPATCH
—On the 4th July last, a contract was made by Mr. David
Bellhouse, of Manchester, with the Leeds and Manchester
Railway Company, to erect a warehouse at Rochdale, (of
stone,) 271 feet long, 48 feet wide, and three stories high.
On the 24th July every stone now in the building was uu-
quarried ; yet, strange to say, on Thursday last all the prin-
cipals of the roof were in their places. Perhaps a similar feat
is not on record.

THE CHARTIST BARNARD WCARTNEY.—This man, who
was some time ago taken into custody for aiding and assist-
ing in the Chartist movement in August previous to and du-
ring the riots in the manufacturing districts, but who had
been liberated on bail, was on Thursday again apprehended
at his domicile in Crosshall-street, in this town, at the in-
stance of Superintendant Cochrane of the police of Man-
chester, by whom he was conveyed to that town. We have
not learned the new offence with which he is charged, for
which he was again placed in custody by warrant.
APPREHENSION OF THE REV. J. SCHOLFIELD.—On Fri-
day, the Rev. Mr. Scholfield, the quondam friend of O'Con-
nor, the Chartist leader, was apprehended in Manchester,
and conveyed to the New Bailey. It is in the chapel yard of
this chartist parson that a tablet was erected on the 19th of
August last (the anniversary of the Peterloo massacre) to
the memory of Hunt. The reverend gentleman was taken
into custody for an inflammatory harangue which he deli-
vered over the body of Lyons, who was killed, it will be re-
membered, in Manchester during the recent outbreaks, and
whose remains were interred in Mr. Scholfield's burial-
ground.
OPENING OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSION FOR STAF-
FORDSHIRE.--The judges named in the Special Commission
for Staffordshire—Chief Justice Tindal, Mr. Justice Parke,
and Mr. Baron Rolfe—arrived at Stafford at four o'clock on
Saturday. The business of the court commenced yesterday
(Monday). There are 272 prisoners for trial. An applica-
tion to allow the Chartist preacher, O'Neil, to bail was re-
fused, and it is expected he will be tried on Thursday.

POCKET •PlCKlNG.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a man
named Terence Ward was brought up on a charge of pocket-
picking. A gentleman named Joseph M'Kenna said, that
on Saturday night, about eleven o'clock, as he was proceed-
ing along Byrom-street, the prisoner came up to him, seized
him, placed his hands over his eyes, and then picked his
pocket of a bunch of keys, with which he made off, but was
afterwards secured. He was committed to hard labour for
fourteen days.

THE PRESTON ROBBERY.-At the Union-hall Police-
Court, on Saturday, Eliza Bailey, the woman charged with
robbing Mr. Marquis, at Preston, of £1,990, and William
Lovell, apcused of being an accessory after the fact, were
brought up for re-examination. Inspector Haines having
stated, in answer to a question from the magistrate, that
there was no further evidence against the prisoners, the ma-
gistrate said that if they were committed for trial on such
evidence they would be sure to be acquitted. The prisoners
were, therefore, discharged ; but the female was immediately
afterwards taken into custody to be taken to Preston, there
to be re-examined on the above charge.

COMMITMENT.-At the Police-court, yesterday, a young
woman named Jane Kennedy was placed at the bar on the
following charge :—Mr. Yates, draper, said that the prisoner
had been in his service for a short time up to the time of her
apprehension. On the previous day he had given her per-
mission to go out, and then observed a bundle of clothes in
the meat-safe of his premises, which, on being opened, he
found to contain a quantity of clothing that had belonged to
his late wife. He gave notice to a police-officer to watch the
prisoner, which he did, and apprehended her with the bundle
in question, the articles in which were sworn to. In the
prisoner's trunk the police-officer afterwards found two
sheets, which were marked as belonging to the Clarendon
Hotel, Newington, and were sworn to as the property of Mr.
Flaviour, the landlord, in which service the prisoner had
been previously to her going to Mr. Yates's. She declined
saying any thing in her defence, and was committed for trial
at the sessions.

Sunday last being the day appointed by the Queen for
reading the Thanksgiving Prayer for God's mercies in grant-
ing us the late abundant harvest, the Hey. Mr. Jones, of St.
Andrews, improved the opportunity by preaching an impres-
sive and eloquent sermon on the occasion, and tested the
gratitude of his congregation by an unexpected appeal to
them in behalf of the Female Orphan Asylum. We think
the result must have been very gratifying to him, as the col-
lection amounted to £67. We hope such an example will
not be without good effect, and we shall be glad to hear of
some other pious clergyman making a similar appeal next
Sunday for the same good object. We may dention that
this valuable and infant institution is gaining ground in Li-
verpool, and that the trustees are about to erect a building
suitable for the purposes of the institution, so that an acces-
sion to the funds at the present time is very desirable.

MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTri.LlGENcr,—Sainrd
Evening.—The improvement made yesterday in the fnr
continued to-day. Consols 92-1- to 3 for money and

burers for account. India Stock stationary at 247 io 9. Ex-
chequer Bills at 2d. per day 493. to 515., those at 2a. 4Ss.
to 50s. premium. In Foreign Stocks there was no feature
to notice. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents were 51-;1 to
the Five per Cents 991 i to 1000 ex-dividend. Belgian 102 to
3. Spanish Active Fives ex Coupons lsa, to the Three

per Cents 20g to 4. Portuguese five per -Cents 35 to q,
the Three, per Cents 21 to 1. Brazilian 66 to 7. Mexivan
32i to 3 ex-dividend. Colombian- 201 to 1. The Railway
Shares were—London and Birmingham 93 to 5, Gru.t
Western 16-1 to 171 premium, Birmingham and Gloucester
39 to 41, South-Western 572 to 8, North Midland 56 to 8,
South-Eastern 23 to„ Eastern Counties 8 to -1, Brighton
341 to 51, Blackwall 61 to 7 per share. Northern and
Eastern 10 to 9 discount. _ _ _

FIRE IN CASTLE.-sTßEET.—Shortly after eleven o'clock
on Friday night a fire broke out on the premises occupied by
Messrs. Ryder and Hall, bookbinders, Slater's-court, Castle-
street, immediately behind the shop of Mr. Deane, the
druggist. Had it not been for the timely arrival of the
engines and a plentiful supply of water, the consequences
might have been lamentable, as the court is very confined,
without an outlet, and surrounded by much valuable pro-
perty. The engines got into operation with incredible speed,
and commenced playing upon the premises where the fire
commenced. The flames had, however, gained such an
ascendancy as to destroy the roof of the house where they
originated, but were prevented from extending their ravages.
The premises destroyed are old, and trifling in value. The
flames were first seen by a young man who happened to be
passing along the west side of Castle-street. He had his at-
tention directed to the spot from the lurid glare over Mr.
Deane's premises. The fire, as we before stated, was ex-
tinguished with amazing rapidity. Mr. Whitty and Mr.
Hewitt contributed by their restless activity and exertions to
to the speedy subdual of the flames. Thi. proximity of the
Royal Bank and other valuable property contiguous, renders
the happy issue of the fire a source of real gratification.
THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS. The emigration of the
" Mormons, or Latter-day Saints," from this port is daily
increasing. Notwithstanding the rascalities of their apostle,
Joe Smith, having been so often denounced and exposed,
these well-meaning, but deluded, enthusiasts continue to
leave their native country by hundreds, in order to swell the
number of his dupes on the other side of the Atlantic. The
class of persons thus emigrating are, in appearance and
worldly circumstances, above the ordinary run of steerage
passengers. The bulk of them 'are from the Midland coun-
ties,—farmers and farmers' servants, with their wives and
families. Upwards of 5,000 have already emigrated, and
equal number will, probably, leave before spring. As
better freight is offering, the New Orleans vessels are taking
these disciples of the knavish blacksmith at a very low figure.
The Sidney, for instance, only received £ll5 for 180 of the•
Mormons, while the Henry has agreed to carry 140 for £lOO ;
little more than fifteen shillings a-head ! All this is clearly
indicative of two things : first, the utter stagnation of trade
between this port and America at the present moment; and,
secondly, the prevalence of superstition and simplicity
amongst a class of our countrymen who ought to know better
than to leave their homes and kindred, in order to follow the
fortunes of one of the most ignorant and impudent quacks of
modern days, whose knavery is so transparent as to be seen
through by every person of ordinary capacity.
MEETING OP TIIE Tows COUNCIL.—The adjourned
fourth quarterly meeting of the Town Council will be held
to-morrow, for -the despatch of business. In the Finance
Committee's proceedings will be read a report on the gaol,
which, we apprehend, will make some reference to the late
visit of Major Jebb. Besides the proceedings of the ordinary
committees, there will he presented the first report of the
special committee appointed on the Gth of May last, to in-
quire into the present duties of the officers and servants of
the corporation, with their respective salaries. Two notices
of motion relative to the late disastrous fire have been given.
One, by Mr. Alderman Turner, is—" To call the attention
of the council to the late calamitous fire, and the necessity
of constructing, with as little delay as possible, large tanks
or reservoirs of water in different parts of the town : also, to
have plans of all the mains, with particulars of the various
plugs attached thereto, drawn out and deposited at all the
police stations ; and where mains are found deficient, par-
ticularly in the neighbourhood of warehouses, to have new
ones laid down (if necessary) at the expense of the corpora-
tion : also, to have the exact position of each plug painted in
a conspicuous situation at the corner of every street, so that
in case of a fire breaking out, there need be no delay in pro-
curing an immediate supply of water."—The other is by Mr.
Alderman Nicol, and is in the following terms :—" That a
committee of seven be appointed to inquire into and to take
into consideration, 1, The present state of warehouses in Li-
verpool ; 2, All practicable improvements in their construc-
tion, separation, and arrangement, with reference to better
protection of life and property from fire ; and 3, Any neces-
sary applications to government and the legislature for the
better effecting such improvements; and to report thereon
at the next council."

CONSTRUCTION OF WAREHOUSES.—The following sug-
gestions made by Mr. Samuel Holme, at the meeting held
on Saturday week, on the subject of insurances, are particu-
larly valuable :
" All streets in which future warehouses are to be erected
not to be less than sixteen yards broad: a main to be carried
down the middle of every such street, with plugs fifty yards
apart, of a proper size to fit the hose of the public fire-engines.
" Insurance offices to insist on every warehouse having iron
doors and window-shutters.
" No future warehouse to be constructed with a party wall,
but each building to have separatt side walls.

" No warehou-se to have external walls less than two and a
half bricks thick, except the side walls, which may be two
bricks thick when the walls are distinct and separate from

the walls of an adjoining warehouse

" Parapet walls to be-carried up five feet above the side
gutters of the roof, which will prevent tire from communi-
cating to an adjoining roof.
" Where possible, elevated tanks or reservoirs of water to
form the roof of a fireproof building, in all neighbourhoods
where warehouses are numerous, the height not to be less
than seventy feet above the foot-walk, those reservoirs hav-
ing four inch down spouts of iron, with taps or cocks at the
bottom, made to fit the hoses of the fire-police ; so that
instead of having recourse to muscular power to throw water
to the top of a burning warehouse, which frequently cannot
be done, the water would naturally rise to the height of the
loftiest roof.
" All warehouse cat-heads to be of iron. All pent -houses
to be made of boiler plate, and to be covered with the same
material, or with zinc."
ST. DAVID'S CHURCH.—On Friday, a special meeting of
the friends and supporters of the Church of St. David in this
town, convened by the churchwardens, was held at the

Welsh Charity School, Russell-street, for the purpose of

affording an opportunity to the Rev. Robert Davies, the
minister of that church, to deliver a statement vindicatory of
his public conduct, and in refutation of a series of charges
which had, from time to time, been circulated as well in
Liverpool as in the principality of Wales, by 1.).1. Hughes, of
St. Anne-street, in this town. The meeting was largely and
most respectably attended. Among the clergo present we
noticed the Rev. Dr. Tattershall, the Rev. Fielding Oold,
the Rev. John Cordeaux, the Rev. Frederick Parry, the
Rev. Thomas Nolan, the Rev. Henry Jones, (vicar of
Northop), the Rev. Henry Carpenter, the Rev. George
Stokes, the Rev. Thomas Carter, the Rev. William Hughes,
the Rev. Joseph Baylee, the Rev. Frederick Barker, the
Rev. Richard Hill, the Rev. Edward Whiteley, &c., &c. ;
and among the gentlemen present we noticed J. B. Clough,
Jonathan Roose, Cyrus Morral, Robert Wynne, Edward
Filcher, John Jones, David Evans, Thomas Roberts, Thos.
Rimmer, Ellis Jones, John Hughes, Henry Jones, William
Chambres, Peter Roberts, Robert Prin, Thomas Ralphs,
Ambrose Byford. J. Ferguson, George Groom, Edward
Webster, Owen Williams, and Thomas Gregson, Esqrs. On
the motion of Cyrus Morral, Esq., seconded by Jonathan
Roose, Esq., the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, senior rector of
Liverpool, took the chair- about a quarter aiter two o'clock.
Mr. Davies then entered into his statement, which was of a
most elaborate and satisfactory nature. He was frequently
interrupted by the cheering of the audience ' • and, at the
close, the resolutions, which will he found advertised, were
unanimously passed. In acknowledging the compliment of
a vote of thanks, the Rev. J. Brooks said, in acknowledging
the resolution which has just been put, I beg to assure the
meeting that I have had very great pleasure and sincere sa-
tisfaction in hearing the able refutation—the complete refu-
tation, in my mind,—(cheers)—which has been given by Mr.
Davies to the allegations laid against him in- the memorial.
That memorial was sent to me some time ago by Dr. Hughes,

accompanied by a letter. I answered the letter, and was in
hopes that the matter might have then ceased. However, I

find it has been continued to a greater extent since than be-
fore. I felt, in two respects, that it had been answered, and
never thought it worthy of a second consideration. I have
known Mr. Davies since his first coming to Liverpool, and
could not possibly believe that the charges were true. I
knew, from my own knowledge, that several of them were
not true—(hear, hear) ;—and I was quite satisfied, when a
memorial of the sort went to the Bishop of Chester, from
the knowledge I had of that highly respected man, that lie
never would have allowed it to pass over, if he conceived there
had been any dereliction of duty on the part of any of his
clergy. This was quite satisfactory to my mind that there
was no truth, generally speaking, in the allegations. I can-
not say no truth in all of them, because Mr. Davies allows
that in one or two cases there was some truth—for instance,
in the \Velsh service of the morning. But I confess it seemed
to me to be the expectation of Dr. Hughes that we, the
clergy, should work like horses. (Hear and laughter.) He
seemed to have no compassion for the lungs of those engaged
in the important office of conducting the spiritual instruction
of the people. He seemed to think that we never could do
enough, and that what we received was only a secondary
consideration. However, I congratulate Mr. Davies on the
result, and trust that in the opinion of every considerate and
reflecting peason, not only in Liverpool, but in the Princi-
pality, where perhaps it is of the most consequence, he will
stand acquitted. He left the Principality long since. Here
we know him well. There they cannot tell what effect his
removal may have effected. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He
may have been perfectly pure there, and his removal here
may have injured him very much. (Continued laughter.) I

trust, therefore,- that in Liverpool, as well as in the Pri.nei-

pality, , the public will be satisfied that the charges are ground-
less, and that whatever steps people may take hereafter, they
will be considered of no moment as affecting the character
of this gentleman. (Loud cheers.) The meeting separated
shortly before four o'clock, most of the clergy and gentlemen
present having first shaken Mr. Davies cordially by the hand,
and congratulated him upon his triumpharit vindication.
INQUEST ON H ODGSON, THE FIRE-POLICEMAN.-OH
Saturday last an inquisition was taken before P. F. Curry,
Esq., and a highly respect able jury, to inquire touching the
death of Samuel Hodgson, an officer of the Fire-police of
this town, who was killed at the late fire. Samuel Tuck,
officer in the Fire-police, stated, that the deceased was about
20 or 21 years of age. After detailing minutely the circum-
stances attending his being called to the fire, Tuck said that
the deceased was throwing water from his branch on the first
warehouse, near Formby-street, on the north side. He
(Tuck) who was employed throwing water on another ware.
house which was on fire, observed the wall of the building
on which Hodgson played hanging over. He went under and
looked up, when he saw that the wall had a considerable in-
clination : he got out of the way as quickly as possible, and
called to the deceased that the wall was falling. On turning
again, he saw that the deceased was still standing directly
under the wall. Immediately after, he saw the top part of
the wall fall, and the next instant he missed Hodgson. The
bricks were so hot that no assistance could be given to ex-
tricate him. He had since seen the body in the Dead-house
with his legs all smashed.—Joseph Bates, another officer in
the Fire-police, gave evidence confirmatory of the above.—
Mr. Highton, Governor of the Borough Gaol, stated, that
he was standing at the top of Formby-street, about thirty
yards from the spot where the accident occurred, when he
heard a crash and a confused noise of men calling. Tuck
came up the street, and then he heard that the:deceased was
under the ruins. He got men to go down with him, and
they endeavoured to relieve the unfortunate young Than. but
so much fire was failing around that their exertions were in-
effectual. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental
Death." Each of the jurors was entitled to the sum of
eighteen pence for his attendance. There were fifteen of
them present, and they stated, through their foreman, that
they wished the coroner to hand the amount, £1 2s. 6d.,
over to the father of the deceased, who is in very indigent
circumstances. The body of Hodgson was interred on Sa-
turday afternoon, in St. James's Cemetery. The engine
from which he was playing when he met his death was his
funeral hearse, for on it his coffin, covered with .a black pall,
was borne to the grave. His family followed hi a mourning
coach, and behind them the whole of his_ brother officers of
the Fire-police, with a large body of the patrolling police
walked in procession, accompanied by Mr. Whitty, the Head
Constable; Mr. Hewitt, Superintendent of the Fire-police;
Mr. Highton, Governor of the Borough Gaol, and most of
he superintendents and inspectors of the force.

REVISION OF TuF, MUNICIPAL.LISTS.,,

The Court for the revision of the list of burgesses for this
borough, was opened on Saturday morning, at ten o'clock,
at the Sessions-house, Chapel-street, before J. S. Leigh,
Esq., the mayor, and Thomas CarsOn, and John Yates'
jun., Esqrs., assessors. Mr, 'Wright and Mr. Moss ap-
peared as solicitors for the conservatives ; and Mr. Snow-
ball and Mr. Bury for tho radicals. The list was taken in
successive wards, as set forth in the placards previously
published. It was agreed in the outset that all persons who
had preferred claims, or were objected to, should prove their
respective occupancies. nod the navment of their rates by

the'mselves, or'some 'authorised agent, and that the mere
statement by the overseers, taken from their books, that the
rates had been paid, should be received only in corroboration
of the allegation of the patties to that effect, and should not
of itself be deemed sufficient proof. This was, we presume,
agreed upon with a view the better to detect cases in which
the money had been paid bona fide by the parties themselves.
It was proposed by Mr. Snowball, some time afterwards,
that this rule should he made public, especially as the names
of the parties would only be called twice. This was ob-
jected to by the Mayor and Mr. Carson, on the ground that
it was .not the business of the court to publish their deci-
sions ; but it was remarked the reporters for the press, who
were present, would doubtless make it known. The pro-
ceedings throughout the day were of little or no interest.
The claims and objections of wards 1,2, and 3 were gone
through with, and the court rose shortly before six o'clock.
Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, the proceedings were
resumed ; commencing with ward No. 4, (St. Paul's,) and
next in rotation with the numbers consecutively—namely,
Exchange-street, Castle-street, St. Peter's, &c. It was
stated by placard that the claims would be taken first, and
next the objections in each ward, after which the second
calling over of the lists for each of them, and that the calling
of each name the second time should be final; so that each
ward should be finished, both as regarded claims and objec-
tions, before another was proceeded with. Mr. Snowball
only appeared for the radicals, and Mr. Moss for the conser-
vatives. The cases generally througnout the day wet e not of
any peculiar interest. The total number of objections lodged
by the conservatives was 1087. and those by the radicals 582.
On the name of John Glover being called, (of St. Paul's
Ward,) his wife answered, and said that the last taxes paid
were paid by her husband himaelf, to whom she had given
the money. She had on several other occasions within the
last three years paid the rates herself. An objection was
raised on the 'ground that it might be assumed that the money
-was got elsewhere, and not earned by the party, and it ap-
peared in a precisely similar case, the name of a party had
been struck off the list on Saturday. Both Mr. Snowball
and Mr. Moss argued in favour of the rate being allowed, as
they considered the presumption was (in the absence of evi-
dence to the contrary) that the requirements of the law had
been fulfilled. Mr. Yates was of the same opinion, but
thought the court, to be consistent, should strike out
the name. Finally, however, the court agreed that the
case should stand postponed for further consideration. It
afterwards appeared that two similar cases had been before
the court on Saturday.
Towards the close of the proceedings for the day, a great
number of the objections were withdrawn on both sides, in-
eluding nearly all in Exchange Ward but 35, and all in
Castle-street Ward. By five o'clock yesterday afternoon,
seven wards in all had been disposed of, namely, on Satur-
day, Everton, Scotland, and Vauxhall Wards ; and yester-
day, St. Paul's, Exchange, Castle-street, and St. Peter's.
Pitt-street was then commenced with. It was then announ-
ced, that in Abercromby Ward and West Derby all the ob-
jections were withdrawn, also all in St. Ann's but 20. In
Toxteth Ward no arrangements were come to, nor were ex-
pected. These will be taken on 'Wednesday, at the close.

REVISION OF THE LIST FOR THE SOUTIIERN DIVISION
OF THE COUNTY.—The court for the revision of the voters
for the southern division of this comity commenced yester-
day, in the Grand Jury Room, in the Sessions-house, before
William Gray, Esq., barrister. The proceedings were wholly
without interest, and we did not observe a dozen of persons
in the coui t at any time during the day.

FINAL EXAMINATION AND COMMITTAL OF
DORAN, FOR ARSON.

The further examination of witnesses in the case of Doran
did not come on until about twenty minutes past four o'clock
on Friday last. From one o'clock the court was crowded to
excess, by parties evidently most anxious to hear the re-
maining evidence, and hear the decision of the-bench, inas-
much as the greater part had to remain standing, and many
of them most incommodiously and even painfully crushed in
the passages and entrances. The bench, both front and back,
was almost equally thronged by the elite, including a number
of magistrates, councillors, and others.
Mr. Dowling, Commissioner of Police, conducted the case
against the prisoner (as on the previous examinations), and
Mr. Snowball (also.aa before) appeared in his behalf.

Mary Beckett, a rather coarse-looking young woman, was
first called by Mr. Dowling, and being sworn said :—I am a
servant to Mr. Bushell, who resides next door to the prisoner's
house. On Friday, (the day of the fire,) I saw some furni-
ture removed from the prisoner's house in a float. I had
occasion to go to the prisoner's house on Monday. I went
there twice that day. On the first occasion in the morning.
I found nobody in the house, and went away. The second
time, in the afternoon, when I went there, on an errand for
my mistress, I looked into thd house. I saw no furniture in
it whatever. The first time I went I was in the two places,
the kitchen (as it is called) in which they lived, and the par-
lour. There was no furniture in either place. The second
time I saw Mrs. Doran and a man in the shop. I spoke to
her, and asked when she was going to bring her furniture
back, Mr. Doran replied, but we did not hear the witness.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr. James : She said.
when I first went there, there was nothing to be seen but the
bare walls and the grates. I took notice of the grate in the
parlour, on the left hand side of the door, which opened
against it. I was surprised that I saw no furniture, and
took notice of the grate. When I came out I mentioned it
to my mistress. I have been in the room before, once or
twice. The parlour and kitchen doors were opposite to each
other, and both open. I did not go into the room. The
front door was open, and the parlour door too. When I
saw nobody I came out. The fireplace in the parlour is in a
corner on the left, and the door opens against the fireplace.
I swear there is a fireplace unless lam very mistaken. lam
puzzled by your questions. I do not swear there is a fire-
place in the parlour. I did not go into it. I cannot swear
there was nothing behind the door which I did not see. The.
witness was here put down, and
Mr. Whitty, head constable, was called, and stated to
questions from Mr. Rushton—l was on Monday night last
in the neighbourhood of the first fire. I heard the alarm of
the second fire, when I was about 50 yards up Neptune-
street. To the best of my recollection and belief it was then
about half-past nine, or twenty minutes to ten o'clock, or at
least thereabouts. I ran directly to the bottom of Formby-
street, to give directions relative to the new lire, and as I got
there the hose were taken into the cooperage, behind where
the new fire was. I got No. 8 engine up, and soon after
directed the men to play. Getting the engine up and to
work did not occupy more than ten minutes. It would have
been done sooner, but the men had mistaken the distance,
and had not brought enough of hose. No. 2 engine was got
up in about two minutes after, from Formby-street, and was
also set to work immediately. I found some men knocking
down some of the wooden buildings near the fire, but finding
one of the engines (No. 8) playing well and effectually to
extinguish the flames, I made them desist. I saw Inspector
Bibby at the fire.
Mr. Rushton stated that Mr. Whitty had been called
merely to corroborate former witnesses as to the precise time
when the fire broke out.
Mr. Whitty was cross-examined by Mr. James as to his
precise knowledge of the time, but his replies were through-
out satisfactory and corroborative. The fire that night was
subdued by ten o'clock or ten minutes past, so far as related
to the flames, though the embers continued to burn a consi-
derable time. Mr. James went into several inquiries as to
the time required to take the engines to the spot, and get
them to work after the alarm was given ; but these Mr.
Whitty also answered, giving explanations of the time in
removing the engines and hose to the spot, which, though in
all only about ten minutes, be felt mortified, at the moment,
was so long. He had also looked at his watch, on which he
could depend.

Mr. M`Fadzen, timekeeper of the enginemen, &c., (though
not connected with them officially that night,) stated that he
was with Mr. Whitt• when the alarm reached him, and was
sent to look for the best site from which the engines could
play, while Mr. W. went and brought them up. He corro-
borated Mr. Whitty in every respect as related to the time
of the alarm, the time occupied in getting the engines to
work, &c.

These being all the witnesses whom it was thought need-
sary to bring up against the prisoner, Mr. Rushton was
about to make some remarks on the evidence and to deliver
his decision on the case, when it was intimated to him, by
Mr. James, that he had some witnesses for the defence.--
Mr. Rushton said he was not aware of that circumstance,
and would willingly hear thern.—Mr. James then called
Joseph Murgatroyd.—Witness said he was a tailor, lived
in Mann-street, Toxteth Park, and was employed as check-
taker at the Amphitheatre. He had been sent for and
examined by Mr. Dowling.
Mr. Rushton, stopping the examination for a moment, said
that Mr. Dowling had seen the witness, who had concurred
in what others had stat?d, in some respects, with regard to
the prisoner being at the theatre at ten o'clock on MondaY
night. He appeared to intimate that further evidence on
that point was not necessary. •
Mr. Dowling said that he thought a mistake existed in Mr.
Rushton's mind as to what he (Mr. D.) had stated as to the
hour named, and Mr. Rushton stated that the witness should
be heard.

Murgatroyd was then further examined.—He said that
about ten o'clock on Monday night, he heard the watchmen's
rattles, giving the alarm of fire. He went to the door, to as-
certain where the fire was, and saw three men standing to-
gether. One of them said that the fire was where the old
tire had taken place, and that Doran, who had a place there,
was inside the theatre, and he would call him. Dorau (as
we understood the witness) was called, and came out with
another man. Witness said the prisoner was the man who
came out, but he had not seen him before, nor did he notice
him when he went in. He was the only check-taker there. He
told him, on his asking for a check, that he would know him
again. He said this on account of the fire, as he did not ex-
pect him back. If he had come out before that time he would
have given him acheck._

Mr-. James said he had other witnesses to call to the same
effect, but he would not trouble the court by calling them.
Mr. Rnsbton then stated, at great length, the grounds
upon which he found it his duty to commit the prisoner. He
entered at great length into a review of the whole of the evi-
dence, arguing the matter, on the whole, very strongly against
the prisoner, from his own impressions, and reproaching in
strong terms the conduct of several of the witnesses who bad
given testimony contradictory of that against him, and whom
he considered guilty of the grossest perjury. He, however,,
after quoting considerable portions of the evidence, appeared
to admit that sonic doubt hung around the case, from (as we
understood him) the alibi attempted to be proved ; and
leaving the matter to the investigation and decision of a higher
tribunal, he concluded by committing the prisoner for
at the assizes, for wilfully setting tire to his premises, inti-
mating that, fromthe circumstances of the case, the prisoner
might be admitted to bail, himself in £2OO and three sureties
in £lOO each, with 48 hours' notice of bail.

IGNORANCE AND CRIiVIE.—In the course of his address to
the members of the Salford Lyceum, the other evening, Mr.
Brotherton, M.P., observed that it was an astounding fact,
that the cost of prosecutions and the maintenance of felons
in this county, for the last twenty-one years, amounted to
£1,111462, or 4:52,02.6 a year. The cost of prisoners at the
New Bailey, during the same period, was upwards of £200,000.
The county rate, payable by the township of Salford, in ad-
dition to supporting its own police, amounted to upwards of
£2,000 a year. These facts showed, that something necessary
was to be done in the way of W4)l6' culent. If principle
would not move men, if benevolence did not melt their hearts,
a calculation of interest might prabably induce them to give
their aid to the instruction of the people.—lllanchester
Guardian.—[Perfectly true, Mr. Joseph Brotherton; but
must not be of the kind
u suchla r a
educations your }ours, ,
that "instruction of the people "
wdilslticrPict"hlaibswould furnish. In no
more freely than in this one question. In none do mechanics
liberalism,''
been communicated
institutes, news-rooms, and other similar fountains of cheap
knowledge more abound; and here we have the restalt,--
crime, and fifty-two thousand per annum squandered in P. 1.9;
secutions ! You have succeeded in teaching " the people
Bich
to read the Northern Star and the penny trash withwbic
the world is weekly nauseated, and the public is reaping the
reward.--ED, L. S.]