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XOKIT PALMEBSTON "AT GLASGOW.…
XOKIT PALMEBSTON "AT GLASGOW. I ( I Lafd Palmerston arrived In Obagow on Saturday. (tatt crowds had assembled at the Buehanao-atreet cation of the Caledonian luilway, and at the residence if the Lord Provost to await hit arrival. On the plat- form at the station the two companies of the Volunteer :Enneer Corps were formed a guard of honour. The Lord Provost was in wtlDg oD tboplAtform to r.?: hi. Lordship, and on his strivg the Lord Provost eo? duct*l him. and also Mr. Cowper, prenident of the Board of Works, Zoug the platform to the Lord Provost's c? iisp, the low persons who had been privileged to be prese'nt standing uncovered as they passed. The noble 1:,d cheered lustily, and the persons meamt him literally took possession of him for the time, that they' might have the honour of shaking hands with him. At the Lord Provost's house a detachment of the 60th Highland Volunteers formed a guard of honour, and pre- lønted Arms as his Lordship's carriage drew ap. The rest of Lord Palmerston's party, consisting of Admiral Sir tJno: {r i Zbe Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Lord Pa)r.t.n's private .ocretary, proceeded to the residence of Mr. ?..?ge Burns, at I rk Gardens. On Sunday, Lord P.I.e.tQzi and the Lord Provost, accompanied by Mr. Cowper, Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Arthur Kinnaird, attended divine ser- vice is the Cathedral. Both at the beginning and at the end of the service the crowd at the Cathedral and in some of the streets along which he waA to pass was im- jncnso. In the afternoon, the Lord Provost drove his noble guest a short distance into Stirlingshire, as far u lixlgd?? Castle, where he had also 'I opportunity of ;I::e ::irwierceoci: apr.:tuKi: I Waterworks. The ceremony of installing Lord Palmerston m Lor,l r?tor r:oOrnit;lai:ï::t: Mod; afternoon. Owing to the limited accommodation afforded .P" the Common ?1111 of the College, the installation took place in the Church of St. John, which, loug before the tour appointed for the ceremony, was crowded with students. Lord Palmerston arrived at the College at about half-past twelve o'clock, aad was received by Principal Barclay, by whom he vim presented to the ?rium professor*. 'Aa noble Lord was subsequently lo¡=Sr:iÍIoI:f St. 1oh :h:\U: was waited upon by a deputation from the Liberal, Conserva. tive, and Independent Associations of the University, who presented two addresses, one thanking his Lonhhip for accepting the offioe of Lord Hector, and the other expressing sympathy with the Poles in their struggle for freedom. The noble Lord very brieflv acknowledged the addresses and ?ompauled by the U?ivt?reity autboriti? proceedz to the Church. He was reoeived with great enthusiasm. Lord Palmerston addressed the students, and was received with loud and repeated cheers. When silence had been restored, His Lordship returned thanks for the great honour done by placing him in that position. it must be a matter of pride to any man to have his name Associated with those of the great and distinguished men, eminent in all the departments of intellect, who have iff 10rmer time held the offices in which, by your favour, I have now been placed. I bad no right to expect that Io: n:r ye:: EJ°:" I{ :e nh me :r:lid and therefore I was the more gratified at receiving such a mark of your approval. 1 have no academic. l connection with you that portion of my instruction which was imbibed in your land of Scotland, was given tome in your is er ni*,?,.ity f Edi.b.rg-? an d I must a £ ways feel grateful for that wbioh I there acquired. Tbe only motive which you could have had in selecting fail for the high office to which you have raised me, miik have been your belief that in my public conduct I have endeavoured f&ithfully to perform my duty, and that :belief, on my part, must afford mo the highest gratifi- 'e?ti.. personally, while, n the other hand, it is .ti. factory to think of the example of thus rewarding those whom you believe to havo so acted, must be an encourage- ment to all othem who am engaged i ublic life. Hu Lordship then delivered a very long an! able discourse upon educational topics. BANQUET IN THE EVENING. A banquet was given to Lord Palmerston In the Oity Hall, which was decorated with great taste. Nearly 1,000 pemous were present, among them being tho Duk4 of Argyll, Lord Blantyre, Lord Ðunfermhne, Mr. W. C?owper M. P the Lord Advocate, Sir E. Colobrooic, jl?,orIJ' Pdel l,dï:lcna, M. ;r Ad- biral Sir J. Hope, Sir James Fergusson, Sir Archibald Alison, &c. The Lord Provost presided.—The usual loyal toasts having been honoured, the Lord Provost proposed the health of Lord Palmerston. The tout was drunk with great enthusiasm, the band playing Th. fi.. ld Egli,,h g..tl?m.n. Lord Palmerston, in reply, expressed his warm thanks, And referred to the fact that among those present wer4 unv who differed from him on questions of public policy. If t??. could be w..ti. g any proof of the soundnew of those riucile3 tl?on which a] poutical parties have foi s:tn=: (;a'r:ltll:t f:;tt:old be afforded in the results of the financial year which is now about to close. We have boen suffering undei grievous diAm?4 and privati?s, caused by that dread. ful and terrible conflict which has risen up among our cousins on the other aide of the Atlantic-a oonflict which has entailed upon the people of that continent miscries which it would be difficult to do- aoribe, miseries of which we generally oan know nothing or but little about, but which men who Are at all acquainted frith the horrors iuoidout to war, and especially of oivil war—horrors which are not confined to the field of battle, or to those who are wounded or killed in tbe conflict, but the horrors and sufferings which are incident to the action of armies in the countries occupied. I say these people have been the unfortunate victims of the greatest of all calamities; but those calamities have also had their influenoe upon us. It is painful, no doubt, to every man who has feeling to rdoot upon the sufferings which a great portion of our TmuufuturilDg population have sustained during the year and half which is now clausing; but although our industry has been paralysed :d our Jo:o: h n h;rt::nQlf bAs been greatly restricted, such haa been the elasticity of the indu_try of the United Kingdom, such has been the power of expansion w)ti??h the commercial traumo. tho7eo01:;Bo ';r;t th:[\¡lS: p the drawbacks the general commerce of the country nu not been material1v affected. I believe it will be found that our revenue has been altogether in a satis- factory condition. (Cheors.) It has been the great aim and object of those who havo been engaged in the conduct of public affain to maidtaib the honour and dignity of ?fe country, but at the mine time to preserve peace. -That, gentlemen, is not so difficult a task m may appear for so long as those who are charged with the responsible management of public affairs know that they are watched on the one hand by an intelligent and careful nation, engaging mbly in unwarrantable enterprises, ther know, on the other hand, that there I.. determined pi?it in the r ?itiah nation that will not suffer itself to be wronged- at will not brook an insult—(great chooring) which is ver ready to repel aggression, and which, by maintain. illlt within itself the moans of adequate defence, will teach other nations that while we refrain from aggression ourselves, while we are determined to commit no wilful Injury, while we are resolved to infringe no right belong- ??t." others, that u p on the other hand ,,tt. I-, :li :he:{,, (é:eeo And l:Jr)rJr:Oa glad to say that there never was a time when this country was upon better terms of friendship with all the other nations of the world. (Cheors.) I advert not to those contending parties in America who sue U9 like rivals who sue a fair damsel -(Iaiigbter)?mb party w,"t' ,s to take ?p her cause, And each ..?iy.g w::gJiÛe tOst1¡ngUPre;:mfe'onancc: i of that neutrality which they both of them in ..e degree characterize as unfriendliness, But setting aside d,i "'I which creates no irritation in our minds, and 's not '? any degree diminish that friendly feelmg i? I (,h ought wt ofr"vkil between kindred races u they 4m, we may fairly congratulate ourselves that there is no government, that there is no natiou with whom we have political or commercial intorcoumo, with whom we are Dot upon terms of the most satisfactory friendship.— f&ers. ) And long may that continue.— ( L,,d h..r?. ) I am persuaded that, let what political party may be charged with the government of this country, as long as they pursue that course which Is most consistent with the maintenance of peace, and the assertions of the rights and dignity of the country, that party will be hacked by the hearty support of the nation, and the statesmen, be they who they ma y by w h om that ..um f policy is ;dillhe;Cth:roeIlit seas, receive from all political parties that oordial sympa- thy with which I have boon honoured by you—(Cheers.) -After again expressing his thanks for the wrdial recep- tion given to him, the noble Lord resumed his seat,amid loud cheers.
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FRENCH VERSUS ENGLISH PIATES.—The Portsmouth correspondent of the Time, writing to that journal with reference to reccnt experiments on iron plates of French ina..fut,,r., savs, Waving attended and reported to you the results 01 all the most important trials and expe- riments here with plates during the past four years, I can assert from my own knowledge tliat both the Thames Iron Works Company, and Messrs. John Brown and Co., of Sheffield, have submitted plates here for trialu greatly superior to the French plates referred to by Old Eng- land as the French plates were to those they ehanced to e pitted against on the day of their trial." MR. COBDEN ON EMIGRATION AS A MEANS or RELIEVING TTHE DISTRESS.—Mr. Edward Taylor has received from Mr. Cobden the following letter, correcting the impression that the writer had recommended emigration as a remedy jfor the distress Midhurst, March 28, 1863.-Dear sir, -In reply to your note, I can only say that I am very Jftuch puzzled to know how I could have been reported $0 have expressed myself favourable to a government plan Of emigration, for I have never offered an opinion on the Subject. Indeed, I have not considered the question to N practically under consideration. In my brief com- munication to the Rochdide Board of Guardians, I said I considered it quite useless at present to apply for a ent gmnt in any form, but that if at a future nnie such relief were afforded, I thought it would be for the pumese of removing the unemployed population to a field where thev might find profitable work. It is pro- MMe this letter -in which, without speaking of myself, I &ere)y reported what I thought was the tendency in the "Ou", that baa given rise to the report respecting my lews on the emigration question. I will not attempt to *Eticipate the discussion of the subject in a letter. Tho phole question of the condition of Lancashire, and the wmedy for its present difficulties, will be brought before fte House after the re-assembling of parliament, when I I hope for the opportunity of giving public expression ray views and I remain, dear sir, yours very truly, IglCHABo CoBMpw.—J&dwai'd Taylor, Es<j.
.THE LATE RIOTS AT STALYBRIDGE.
.THE LATE RIOTS AT STALYBRIDGE. Saturday morning, the Relief Committee met at 8talybridg* to receive a deputation frullI the working classes on tho question of relief, and thirteen working men, being one from each o! "thlrteen schools for the unmployed operatives, wero ushered into their pre- aenco. In addition to, the Lo-I Committee. Sir J. K. Shuttleworth, Bart., Mr. Commissioner Farnall, Mr. John Mac\ur. and Mr. John Cheetbam, Were present. The d.p,?tti.n said that the sell-]. had unanimously come to the resolution to accept the compromio of the :t brtitOtrIf :h:rdo:ur:t: given ltalf in tickots and half in money. As the com- mittee had reduced the relief to the extent of 4d. per week, the schools hoped that in consideration for it the attendance would be reduced by a day per weak (or five hours out of 25 hour. per week that they wen at present required to attend.) This, however, thej left to the committee. If, however, the day was given, they should like it to be Monday, because that would be the best day on which to look out for employ meat.—Sir J. K. Shuttleworth expressed hisg-mtiticationat ti?i?..i?able I termination of the uiificulty, but said as to the day required as a boldy he might mention that probably the whole | scheme would have to undergo some modification. During the rigour of winter tho Executive Committee had thought it undesirable the working men should be sub j ect to the inclemenoy of the weather for out-door labour; but now that spring waa advancing, a change was in contempla- tion, ,,?d probably tho mon would tbemse]ves be glad to be relieved from tbe monotony and confinement of the school labour, preferring out-door manual, to in-door I mont.l labour. The scheme was not yet matured, but it would probably be sought to induce the I cal relief commit- tees to find work in improvingstreets, andfield walks, a?d "rains; not seeking to make permanent improvements, in the way of which there might be some difficulty in Local Aots, but at all eventsmakingthedwellingsof the working classes more healthful, and adding to the salubrity of densely populated and newly settied neighbourhood., such as existed in many of the manufacturing towns. In that caso they would probably be paill by the hour, being allowed to rest in incloment weather on condition of mak- ing up the time afterwards. He was glad the disturbances hero were at an end. He had spoken rather sternly to the meeting on the previous day, because h% felt that thero was no excuse for the disgraceful conduct exhibited in the late riots which, had they continued, must have compelled the Central Executive Committee to have with- drawn all aid from this town.—Mr. John Cheetham said the great error of the discontented was in not at first sending a deputation to the relief committee, and pro- perly laying their grievances before them. In that caso probably an nccommodation might have been arrived at amicably. In any future difficulty he should be glad to place himself at their service, and to do all he could to bring about an arrangement so as to avoid a resort to violence, which was inexcusable in any 0&88. -Thoro ware two troops of Hussars in the town, but the streets were I perfectly quiet, and there is no probability of any further disturbances. Tho Mansion House Committee, on Friday night, tele- graphed to St.alybridg", withdrawing the grant of .1:500, which has given rise to so much comment.
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THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES IN NORFOLK. The Prince and Priucess of Wales, attended by the Countess of Morton, the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, General Knollys, and Colonel Keppul, left Windsor Castle on Saturday, for Sandringham Hall, Norfolk. Their Royal Highnesses arrived at the Bishopsgate terminus of the Great Eastern Railway at one o'clock, and were received by Mr. Lowe, the chairman, and several of the directors, .Wr. Owen, the secretary, and other officials. A special entranoe, hung with white and red drapery, had been I)rovid?i for the royal travellers, and the roof ADd walls of the station were decorated with flags. A very large and fashionable company was assembled on the platform. Amidst the most enthusiastic cheering the Prinee and Princess were oonducted to the royal saloon carriage, and all being in readiness the train took its departure at 12 minutes past one o'clock. The streets in the vicinity of the line, in Shoreditch and Betbnal Green, and the windows, and even the housetops, wore crowded with the P-i-or population, who t?tifle(I their loyalty by !a:: ofh:hl:n'nh:ei¡;\t8: as the train proceeded. A great crowd was assembled at the Strafford Station and -tor:ed Company, the same enihusiasm was displayed, The sta. tions akuig the line were prettily decorated with flags and evergreens, and the country people thronged the platforms to get a glimpse of the royal train as it flew past. The first halt was made at Bishops Stortford, where the Herts volunteers and cavalry were drawn out. On the royal train arriving the band played the National Anthem and the Danish air. In the course of two or three minutes the journey was resumed. Cambridge was reached about twenty minutes to three, and here a most beautiful display was made. The whole length of the platform was decorated with flags and evergreens. At the eastern end of the Btation the volunteers of the town were marshalled, and in the middle of the platform were assembled the Mayor and Corpora. tion, in their scarlet gowns; the heads of the ool- leges, and a number of elegantly-dressed ladies. Every point tIt oould command a view of the royal aloon as It came into the station was occupied by people, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. On the train being brought to H stoppage, the Mayor was introduced to their Royal Highneneg, and the other members of the Corporation bowed their acknowledgements. After a halt of about five minutes the train left Cambridge amidst the greatest cheers and other expressions of loyalty, the volunteers presenting arms, and the bands playing the National Anthem. At Ely Sttio. the militi. andf thcr Isle of Ely volunteers were arranged on the platform. Flags waved in all directions, and a large conoourse was assembled on both sides of the line. Here the train stopped for a minute. At Lynn great preparations had been made to welcome the Prince and Princess. The station was profusely decorated, and a platform was ereoted on whioh were íg:tf:ra: assemblage of the I d ies. I- front of the platform the 5th Norfolk or Lynn Volunteers were drawn up on guard, under the .?.d of Captain Cmiiswoll, and when the royal train entered the station the Volunteers presented arms and gav?? tho Prince a royal salute, followed by the cheer- IDg of the multitude, which was very great. The Mayor, preccded by the mo?? bearers, &c., bearing the Corpora- tion regalia, and attended by the aldermen and members of the Corporation, advanced to the royal carriage, and handed to his Royal Highness an address of congratula- tion. The Prince graciously accepted the address, and amidst the booming of cannon, the clashing of bells, the waving of handkerchiefs, and shouts of loyalty and enthu- siasm, which wcre rcsponded to by both the Prince and .i?.. ?which were =endeb do?: d by in acknowledgement, Princess, who repeatedly bowed in acknowledgement, the royal train steamed away. JAlong the course were evidences of loyalty and welcome on every hand. From every church tower and homestead fluttered the royal standard or English or Danish ensigns, whilst the cot- twos displayed some device or flag. At length the Wol- verton hills appeared in sight, on the top of which was plainly discernible the triumphal arch and a dark mass ;a:hb;e mtntàu:Of:e::ti: ie:d with pretty effect. The royal train reached Wolverton Station at 4.80 p.m. Here a most hearty reception was g i ven to their Royal Highnesses. The station and ap- proaches were decked out with flap and evergreens; triumphal arches were erected across the road, and the whole of the line of route from Wolverton Station to Sandringham Hall, about three miles, was lined with peoplo from all parts of the country. The train drew into the station At a quarter-past four o'clock, and the Prince and Princess, on alighting, seemed much pleased with their reception, and bowed and smiled to the cheer- ing multitude. After a brief pause, their Royal High- nesses took their seats in an open carriage, drawn by two horses, and esoorted by a body of the Norfolk yeomanry, left for San4ringham Hall. The road leading from the station is rather te,. the summit of the hill waa :U a 1:;O[rjr.1 :c:n:m: sion proceeded up the road, the view from the station was one of 'cry ohr n?*ng d?.. t'on. There was one ::tiedf 0I;bhflhner1;;cr:\g tr:%d.as Th: village of Sandringham was ily d(-comted with flags and flowers. Their Roval Highnesses reached the hall about a qiw^ter to five o clock.
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The Recond reading of Mr. Somes's Public-house Bill is postponed from the 15th of April until the 27th of May. Most of the Cabinet ministers have left town for the recess. Sir G. Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Milner Gibson, remain in London. DESPATCH OF AMERICAN MAILS.—On Saturday the Canard royal mail steamship Africa was despatched from the Mersey, for New York, with mails for the United States and British North America, together with passengers, cargo, &c. Tho notorious Baron de Camin was summoned to tho 1Jeells Police Court on Saturday, for an assault on his landlady; but an inquiry completely turned the case in his favour, and made him plaintiff instead of de. fendant. ALLEGED WIFE MURDER AT POPLAR.—On Saturday an inque't was held at Poplar, respecting the death of Mrs. Anne Steward, aged 44 years, the wife of a master mariner. It was stated that Captain Steward had been absent from England about 15 years, and that upon his return, about six weeks ago, he met the deceased, to whom he had been engaged to be married while formerly in this country. Re married her, it would appear, immediately, but they lived very unhappily together. On the Tuesday she was found dead, and the rumours that she had died in con- sequence of savage violence caused the Coroner's officer to proceed to tho house, where he found the woman dead on the bed, and Captain Steward, who was in a state of intoxication, actually sitting on the corpse. Jane Btipton prisoner's servant, and other wit- nesses proved that so;?e days before the deceased's death there was a great quarrel between her and the prisoner, who was very intoxicated. He struck her with his fist, and injured her very severely, and afterwards set with his feet on her breast, saying defiantly he did not care whether ho should swing for it. When he became sober he expressed great regret. Mr. Webb, surgeon, was called in when deceased was dying, and said that the fifth and sixth ribs were fractured, and she was suffering from chronic inflammation of the chest. The cause of death was fracture of the ribs, and their not being pro- perly set while the deceased was in a weak state. It was possible that she might have lived if the ribs had been properly set, but it, was most difficult to say that shd could have recovered from such injuries. The coroner adjourned the in^uii^ for further evidence. •
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• —f iii i I — i —— A MANCHESTER SUROHtoN CONVICTED 01 ITJSJURY.. ■' E,Th. ,f Manchester, charged with having committed perjury at the recent inquest on tbo bodv of Mrs. Bell, of Keswick, was fonnd guilty at Li- F.1 assizes Saturday, and o?Wneed to three months ,npri.onment. The facts of the awe were remarkable. From the evidence it appears that on Wdu?.d.)- the 5th of January, Mrs. Matr Ann Bell, a widow lady from Bassenthwaite, near ft .swiok, arrived at the Victoria Railway Station, Manchester, by train, about midnight. It appeared that some communication had prbvio?ly Lke. place between Mrs. Bell and the defendant, for he had given instructions that a bedroom should he pre- pared for bar at the Cathadml Hotel, kept by Mr. .tt'. fS:f::r :r a:r:\hilonk:K: defend- ant arrived there also, and they walked together to the hotel, where she was shown to her bedroom, into which defendant scoompanied her. He only remained there with her a very short time, and then left the hotel. The lady is then supposed to have retired to bed, but, although she apod to have arrived at the hotel in good health she rang the bell u early m seven o'clock in the morning, for the chamber-maid, and ordered a cup of tea. That morning (the 6tb instnut ) th.d.f.ndant went to the hotel between nineand ten o'clock, and wentintothe lady's bedroom and locked the door after him. In about ten or ilft?n minutes after entering the room, the defendant ':o the uJrd'" d.Xbh:'h:be;.d e:ill Batty, the landlord. Mr. Iiitty called, and entered the bedroom, and the defendant then announced to him the fact that the lady was doad! Tho defendaut told him that the lady was suffering from some disease of the womb, and that whilst undergoing an examination, she had been sud- denly seized with a fit of epilepsy, and had died almost immediately. It appears that subsequently the defendant locked the door of the bedroom and left the house. He then appears to have sought an interview with Mr. Herford, coroner for the city, and after a conversation with him rela- tive to the case, he determined to make a post mortem ox. amination of the body. lie next proceeded to the Workhouse, where he saw lr. Braddon, residentsurgeon of that institu- tion, and was accompanied by that gentiemau at his own request to the Cathedral Hotel, for the purposo of making the port mortem examination. When they arrived at the hotel the defendant produced the key of the bedroom from one of his pockets, and they entered tho bedroom to. gether. At Mr. Braddon's suggestion the body was lifted from the bed and placed upon some cocoa-nut mat- ting oil the floor. Mr. Braddon proceeded to make the examination, and it proved that the lady was in a state of pregnancy. He found all the organs of the body per. fectly healthy; ho could find nothing to account for death, but on opening tho utorus he found a foetus be- tween five and six months old, and some conversation occurred between him and the defendant, as to tho sex of the hild. A. inquest was held in the ?b..q.e.t part 1:ethi1y, ad ;\id:fIth:¡ut:(d:J died from epilepsy. He further tated that at the post. :reo:J a ;II: s:: ¡atth:t stomach, and that there was .1.. intense -.g..ti.f the brain. The deceased lady (Mrs. Bell) was the widow of a substantial yeoman at Bassenthwaite. She had been a widow nine years, and was about 34 years of age at her death. Her family medical attendant was Dr. Bell, of Cockermouth. It appears that on the day of her death the defendant sent a telegraphic message to Cockermouth, addressed to Dr. Steele, and as there was no Dr. Steele it by some chance got into the hands of Dr. Bell. He received the message late in the evening, but he thought the facta disclosed by it so remarkable that he went the same night :fg:, the deceasoJ lady's solicitor. In con- sequence of this communication Mr. ;.gr.,e tpit.d for Manchester by train early the next morning, the 7th inst. On his arrival he sought an interview with the do. fendant, and the result of that interview was such as to leave all impression on his mind which induced him fur. ther to communicate with the coroner. The result was that the coroner held a further inquiry. The inquiry was not made till after a second pose?rten by Dr. Heath, of the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Dr. Heath said he found all the organs of the body eiiJ'%ta:e; state, but that the result of his examination was muc k interfered with by the fact of the previous examination. He was utterly unable to account for death from the appearance of the body, but he had certain surmises. The charges against the defendant were three special cbargos of perjury. 1st. That he had stated before the (?oroner m the inquest that there was a tumour in i: n":h °ilisen\u;s:h:b;8;tè:ea:fo: such not being the fact, as proved by the surgeon who assisted to make the first post-mortem. 2nd. That he had stated on such inquest that there was intense congestion of the brain and its membranes, which would be a symp. tom of epilepsy which he could not have known had it been true, because the head of deceased had not at that time been opened. 3rd. That he had falsely stated upon oath at the inquest that he had never seen the deceased or known her before meeting her at the railway station on the night of the 5th inst., which was not true, he hav. ing seen her twelve months before, and also having an entry in his cash-book of a receipt of £5 from her on the 12th February, 1861, a further receipt in the same bok for £ 5 from her ?e months subsequently, and a receipt' for t5 on the 17th December, sï2.quMY id:c:tJ:¿' in searching the deceased's paCrs had found amongst he:a:hgle:rs d¡ett"ff:Æ:s hndri'jnoW;: letters had neither ignat?m nor dates but, vA proved by the postmarks, the first was posted in February, 1861, the second in March, 1862, and the It in January, 1863. After his Lordship had summed up, the jury retired and were absent two hours. They then returned with a verdict of "G,Ü!ty," with a strong recommendation to mercy. In passing enten. hi. L.r?Lhip nprL@RD o t o prisoner f::tJtR; Ia:Jddhn!{¡j:; fession, and plainly intimated his belief, formed from one of tb?r'"r'. letters, that Th.- had be.. carrying on an iTIicit ,m-r ith the d.?..d, -d ?a;? the father of the child of which she was pregnant. The prisoner was sentenced to three months' imprisojinunt.
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Earl de Grey and Ripon arrived at Studely Hall on Saturday afternoon. The will of Sir Benjamin Brodie has been proved. The personality was sworn under X18,000, Lord Granville has left town for the Duke of Man- chester's seat, and is expected to be absent during the holidays. The steamer Magician, from Liverpool to Matamoras, which was captured by the Fedemls and taken to Key West has been released. It is consequently believed that the Peterhoff will be liberated in the same manner. THE COURT.-Shortly after the accouchement of the Princess Alice of Hesse, Her Majesty will leave Wind- sor for Osborne. The Queen "ill .eturu to Windsor in May, and remain at the Castle until the close of the session of Parliament, and in the autumn Her Majesty visit Germany.—Court Journal. THE ALBERT MEMORIAL.—It is settled that this memorial is to consist of an Eleanor cross, something similar to the Martyr's memorial at Oxford, or monument at Edinburgh. But it is intended to give it an elevation of nearly 200 feet. The lower part is to contain ø. statue of the Prince. 1oIr. Gilbert Scott is to be the architect. The Times says it believes that Government intends to ask from Parliament a sum sufficient to complete the monument, the public subscriptions not been sufficient. THE CAPTURE OF THE PETERHOFF.-The Timet' city article of Saturday says:—There was yesterday afternoon -& report that the law officers of the Crown have declared the seizure of the Peterhoff, by Admiral Wilkes, to be illegal; and that our West Indian squadron will be forth. with ordered to protect the trade with Mexico from a re- petition of this proceeding. A demand for the surrender of the Peterhoff will, it is assumed, be complied with with as much promptitude as was exhibited in the Trent affair, though it may be doubted if even this second lesson will convince the Federal Government of the loss of dignity they sustain by employing an officer so liable to fall into positions of humiliation.—The Pott does not see why any doubt should exist as to the satisfactory issue of the Peterhoff case. If Admiral Wilkes is in the right, there will be nothing to complain of; if, on the contrary, he is in the wrong, the owners of the Peter- boff will, of coumo,, be mpf; indemnified. There need therefore be no anxiety about the matter. ABDUCTION AND ROBBERY.—On Saturday, before the St, Helen's magistrate, Patrick Daley, aged about 32, and a young woman of prepossessing appearance, named Mary Fides, aged about 18, were charged, the former with decoying th. f.Ie prisoner from her home, and :e:Iy?S: tta1:rttt.s£ïörfrb::h:" aÏ a p lie?ed from the evidence that the female prisoner re- :rli;ihe ;:e%h kp,:e:r: !triÀdh; county Caven, and the male prisoner lived about half a mile from there. Information having been received at St. Helen's that they bad eloped, the St. Helens' police were on the alert, as the man Qaley had some friends there. Police-constable Myers met the lovers in Church. street. They were just getting into the bus ready to go to Liverpool, from which place they had come. On searching the prisoners, upon the female were found £3 Bank ( I Ireland notes, and 2s. 6d. in silver, and upon the ?L2 14s. 6d. From statements made by the girl, t: \tis'itndo to sfTrs Liverpool ttoe t; York this week. The police immediately wrote to her parents, who refused to prosecute in the case. On being Drought before the magistrates, they were wverelv repri- manded and discharged. They leftythe court tog;ther. THE GREAT BANK RoBnERY AT MANCHESTER.—At the Liverpool As.izes, Thomas Welby and George Potter, men about thirty-five years of age, were indicted for hav- l' i11fiÉ¡7 M::s7:ea:i:£1 Ô;6 16??. in money. On Saturday, the 14th of February, the bank was properly secured, but some persons must have secreted themselves within the premises. The safe was broken open, and money, chiefly in silver, to the value of £1,056 16s., was stolen. On the Saturday forenoon the prisoners were seen loitering in the vicinity of the bank, and it was shown that from Saturday forenoon until Mon. day afternoon the prisoners had not been to their lodg- ings. On Tuesday they brought home portmanteaus, of which they were not previously possessed; and on Wed- nesday they drove about Manchester in oppbsite direc. tions, and in different cabs, and finally were driven to Stockport, where they took second-class tickets to Lon- don. Tho policemen.' and cabmens' suspicions were ex- cited in consequence of the character of the portmanteaus, and the great care the prisoners took of them, and the telegraph was accordingly set in motion, At Crewe, Welby ieft the train, and a police-oiffcer arrested him on susp t* cion. In his portmanteau were found i?398 13.. 7d., ana a large collection of burglars' implements-one, arose brace- bit, which fitted a hole which had, been drilled in the bank safe. Potter continued his journey to London, where he was arrested at Camden Town Station by a metropolitan Solice-officer, who found in his portmanteau X353.-rhe j. ,"d the prisoners guiltv.-HiA Wrdship sentenced them to 20 years' penal savitude, f
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I ympnw partiamem.. ROUSE OF COMMONS-FRIDAY. THE COTTON DISTRICTS. Colonel WILSON PATTJUI called attention to the distress in the cotton districts, and the recent disturbances: at OWybridge Sir G. GRET said that up to last night he had every confidence that no further disturbances would take place, but he had IÍnoe received several letters a 'p,-?.ng the appro* ?eD.i.n of the writers that there would be renewe1ou.. breaks, in consequence of the injudicious course taken by breaks, H 0% Committee, in granting f5OO without :{niBB;oi::i:, ;:O/:Bhd fended the gan.w. House Committee, and explained that the grant had been made under very great pressure, with the belief that it would ?tbe the irritated feeling which prevailed Col. PATTEN also expressed his regret at the eourse taken by the Mansion House Committee and Mr. Bright said it was to be regretted there were two committees distributing relief .In reply to Mr. Fer- rand, Sir G. Grey said it was true that the factory opera- tives had taken no part in the outbreaks which had occurred. In reply to Mr. Mills, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE- QUER "i i the Government had received no offer of tha Exhibition building, but privately he heard that such an offer was to be made, but it was one which he did not think could be accepted. In reply to a question from another hon. gentleman, Sir GEORGE GREY said he understood that the spinners of Lancashire were gradually adapting their machinery to the manufacture of Indian and other cotton. WAn VESSELS FOR THE SOUTH,—Mr. W. E. FORSTER asked if the attentibu of the Government had been directed to the danger of our friendly relations with the United States Government being interrupted in conse- quence of the fitting out in this country of ships of war for the Confederate Government. The hon. member for Bradford referred at some length to the case of the Alabama, and complained that the Government did not USe sufficient dispatch to top her. There was reason to believe that other ships were being built in this country, and as it wu an infringement of the Foreign Enlistment Act, he asked what steps the Government intended to take ?The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said it would be easy to show that the cliarge brought by the A G,?,rn. m6nt against the'English (;overnment t!m unfounded. The former had all along denied to the latter the rights of neutrals, and had called upon them to prevent the export of arms, but the Government, whilst main- taining their rights, had determined to act impartially and with the strictest neutrality. They could, however, only administer the law, not on suspicion, but on evidence. With reference to the Alabama, the Government sent down an order to stop her within three days of the evi- dence being laid before them, and he showed that, in a similar case the Americas government had taken a much longer period to consider.—After some remarks from Mr. T. Baring, Mr. BRIGHT shid he was afraid the speech of the Solicitor-General would add to the irritation already prevailing. He thought the government should show greater forbearance, and after complaining of the abuse of the English flag by the Confederate cruisers, he said that Mr. Laird, 'of Birkenhead, and Messrs. Thomp- son and Frazer, of Glasgow, were building most for- midable rams for the Confederate government. The neutrality of the Government was a cold and unfriendly 0 no, and calculated to embroil us with a n ation wi t'K which, of all others, it was our interest to be at peace.- Mr. LAIRD replied to Mr. Bright, and after observing that rifles were as deadly as ships without guns, he stated that he had been asked to build ships, complete with guns, for the Federal Government itself.The debate was continued by Mr. S. FITZGERKLD, who defended the Government, and referred to the canture of the Peterhoff; by Mr. R. Crawford, and by Mr. Layard Lord PAL- MERSTON, in reply to Mr. Hennessy, said the Government was in communication with the French and other Go- vernments. with a view to diplomatic action on behalf of Poland. As to the American question, the noble Lord said he deeply regretted the tone of the speeches of Mr. Forster and Mr. Laird. There was no use con- cealing the fact," added the noble Lord, "that when the American Government found itself in difficulties, it raised a cry against England, ?iffic, = oliti(!al c?piW." This was to be regretted, ;ut; ¡rI¡ocakt"G;b:aef:t: The Government had done all it could to enforce the law, but it could only act on sworn depositions, and not on rumour; and he believed that if the Alabama had been detained no case could have been established against her. The hen. member for Birmingham had reproached them for a cold nutrality-a proof that it. was impartial, for he could not understand a warm neutrality. After some further discussion, the subiect dropped.
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Pjfircrr DUES,—From a return issued on Friday, It ap- llllt the penny dues on packages, &c., realised in a?,150 .9d., and the eighteen-pence onabip ping bills, £ 89,679 lis. The contract entered into by the Elswick Company for the supply of ten 300-pounder guns has been completed, the whole of the guns having now arrived at Woolwich in good condition. A parliamentary return, issue d on Saturday, gives a detdlc of b;U::t incurred by the Admimity in the recent trial of "Clare v. the Queen." The total sum was £ 2.14317s. 5d. From the Istto the 21st of January last, treasure to the amount of 4,367,790 dole, was exported from SanFran- cisco. During tho corresponding period in 1862, the ex- ports only. amounted to 2,911,255. An order in Council sanctions the appointment of a g,en" officer u colonel to each of the five divisions of Royal Marines, :poohO;rn¡;I o/clc;if: mmts in the army. The leader of the Canadian Opposition has given no* tic'?:l:Oo[o:gcn:5!.i an hbfe:dndr: be presented to His Excellency the Governor General, praying that he may be graciously pleased to cause to be set apart nt 16a than 500,OW aereg of the public lands of this ?rovince fit for settlement, and placed at the dispo- sal of the Imperial government, for the free settlement thereon of the distressed operatives of the mother coun- try, and that this House pledges itself to give effect to any legislation that may be requirod for the purpose of carrying out this resolution. LANCASHIRE DISTRESS.—The Times contains a long letter from the Rev. Charles Kingsley urging the neces- sity of organising forthwith a great Lancashire emigra- tion. He says a few months' hesitation, a few more sops of £500 sent down from the Mansion House to success- ful rioters, and England will have incurred the ever. lasting disgrace of having kept citizens on alms for the purpose of permanently impoverishing them, while she had vast colonies waiting to be tilled of having been forced to hew them down with cavalry (for that is what is coming) in order to persuade them to stay here to be poor. MURDEROUS ATTACK IN LONDON.—Early on Tuesday morning a very murderoua attack was made on a young man at Chelsea, in consequence, as it seems, of family disputes. T::ct.mhd7:[:-r;.hhs:nIÍn twenty year. old, went to hi. father-in-law'. house in seare of his wife, who in consequence of a quarrel with her hus- band had left him and gone to her parents. On the en. trance of Brady he was assailed by his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and wife, and dreadfully beaten with a hatchet, so much so that he now lies in the hospital, whither he had been taken, without hope of recovery. SALMON EXPORTATION.—By a return just issued it appears that the value of British salmon exported from t g. United Kingdom for the year ending December, 1862, amounted to X41 ,657. The value of the exports i: Lnoe:: ;CI9,922 FolkesWne XIO 8?2 New- haven 46 2jr9 Dover, tl09 Bist.1 ;C20 Liverpool, :277 ;£;h; 2r'G;;2J¡ t2dd £ 1,279. Of the export of salmon preserved in tins, oi otherwise, to which the general description of "pro- vis'ona" may have been attached in the entries at the Custom House, no return can be furnished. James Welby, who, on Saturday, with his fellow-pri. soner Potter, was sentenced by Baron Martin to twenty years' penal servitude for the Bank robbery in Man- chester, was brought up on Tuesday, at the Liverpool AmMzes, and informed by the Judge that, as he had not been previously convicted, the sentence which had been Pone upon him was more severe than ?. wr..td by law, and't¥ it would therefore be remitted to fourteen years. Welby pleaded for some further remission, urg- r:e m t?.t he had a large family, but hi. Lordship m. marked that he could not posiibly grant the request, as the robbery was of a most serious and determined charaoter. In the card-cheating case tried last week in Paris, M. Miranda said that he was acquainted with Calzado (one of the accused) at the Havana, and when asked in what way he replied as follows :—" I have heard that he sent out au immense quantity of prepared cards to that country. He arrived there some time before the vessel, and bought up all the packs that could be found among the dealers. When the vessel arrived, he sold at a low rate the cards which she brought, and the dealers purchased thorn eagerly, from being certain to have a good profit on the transaction. The result was that no cards could be found anywhere but the prepared ones. Calzado then played high and won very considerable sums. TRADES' UNIONS.—" Some Trades' Unionists" write to a contemporary to my As the promoters of the Trnifn:ti:y t:.dthe i:tite bli: that they were exprouing their collective sentiments, permit us to say that the Trades' Union of which we are members never authorised any one to attend. As a body we have never expressed any opinion in connection therewith. Several of us desire to express our entire dissent from its object and sympathies and that the opinions they express are no more the opinion of Trades' F.ions than the sent i ment of the present Emancipation Society are the sentiments of the Society of which they assume thii title. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF TWENTY-SIX PERSONS FROM THE GOODWIN SANDS.-At midnight on Sunday, the Mein Defiba (Capt. Siemens ) got ashore on the south \noRhâo, :à 1wfnoheea11/o: the» north-west, with a tremendous sea, making a fair breach over the vessel. A galley from Deal, called the Lupton, with a crew of ten men, sank while they were boarding the vessel, but managed to save themselves by clinging to the schooner. Soon after, a second lley, the Globe, :ctoincJ;1h;; of h tl;n:l: that of the schooner; but had not a lugger, named the Garland, shortly reached the spot, the GIohe must have gone down, with twenty-six lives on board, u she was In a sinking state, the men being already UD to their '"? Ja water. 1 I PORTMADOO. PxTtr Stmroyt, Friday March 27th.-Befufeo D: Williams, Enq., John Jones, Esq., and Owen Griffith, Esq. A Cross vi ctimi. —ITannah Barma, wife of a shoe- maker residing in Wesfsy-atreet, summoned her neigh- bour, Anne Goodman, for assaulting her on the Tues- day week previous. In order to place lierveK w an equal position, Mrs. Goodman had also taken out a summons against Mre. Barmar. It was a common petty squabtle, in which, though a good deal of hot blood was shewn, none whatever was shed, so that the Bench decided to bind over both the parties to keep the peace and to pay their own costs. Another Assault.—David Williams, a young farmer from Tynewydd, Dolbenmaen, was charged by » respect- able-looking old lady from the same neighbourhood, with assaulting her on the 16th of March, by hitting her down, so that her arm was injured, and she had teem- ploy a doctor. The defendant said that she shook a shovel at him, which indignity he resented by tripping the old lady up -that was all. Bound over to keep the peace, each party to pay their own costs. Appointment of Overseers, < £ c.—The following were appointed Overseers for the several parishes in the Eifion- ydd Division for the year next ensuing Beddgelert—Mr. Griffith Williams, Tynysarn, smith; and Mr. H. Owen, Pengwryd, farmer. Dolbenmaen-Mr. O. OwelJ, Hendreddu; and Mr. W. Jones, farmer, Brynefail. Criecieth- Mr. 0. Hughes, Victoria Terrace; and Mr. J. Williams, Shop Newydd. Llanflhangel y Pennant-Mr. John Roberts, Gwindy; and Mr. O. Owens, Trian. > Penmorfa-Mr. Rice Williams, Garnedd hir; and Mr. Rd. Jones, Galhvyn. Ynyscynhaiarn-Capt. Wm. Jones, Gelli Gwen: and Capt. Peter Jones, timber merchant, Portmadoc. Trellys-Mr. Owen Williams, and Mr. Ellis Owens, farmers. The following parties ware appointed as Parish Con- stablea: Beddgelert-R. Goodman and Rees Roberts. Criccieth-Rt. Williams, Tymawr, Pennioria-David Williams, and Morris Pritchard. Treflys-Griffith Jones. Ynyscynhaiarn—Wm. Owen, Wesley-street, Portma- doc, and R. Roberts, Pentefelin. Mr. John Williams, Ymwlch bach, Overseer of the parish of for the balance ofthree poor rates, amounting in all to £7. 15s. The money was paid in. Two oP three Poor Rate Assessment Books were al- lowed and signed by the magistrates. Transfer of Lícense.-Mrs. Gaynor Evans applied for a transfer of her wine and spirit licence* to her new pre- mises in London Road. Application granted. ACCIDENT.—A very shocking accident occurred to a little boy, four years of age, son of 101r. Ellis Williams, mariner, of this port, on Tuesday last. Two or three little children were playing in a truck which had been left close to the Hotel, under the coffee-room window. A little before 12 o'clock the Pwllheli coach arrived, driven by the proprietor, Mr. Edward Thomas; when he, not perceiving or knowing that the truck was placed where it was, turned round the corner, and touched the shaft with the fore wheel. Unfortunately, the poor little boy was riding on the shaft of the truck, when falling down, the wheel passed over his left leg, lacerating and crushing it in the most fearful manner. Dr. Roberts was in immediate attendance, but the injuries inflicted, and the shock given to the system, render it extremely doubtful of the little boy's recovery, and especially as the family have strong objections to the limb being am. putated. On Wednesday he was in a very dangerous and precarious state. We must say that no blame can be attached to Mr. Thomas, as the truck ought not to have been placed in that spot, nor could he have possibly seen it or the children until the coach was right upon them. It is also an object of remark in the town, that many parents permit even little children, and quite un- attended, to wander about the streets, and that in the most crowded thoroughfares, where horses and vehicles are continually passing to and fro, so that it is a wonder accidents are not of a more frequent occurrence. We trust that the frightful accident on Tuesday will serve as a caution for such parents in future. THE TRADE OF THE PORT.-Our correspondent writes :-1 am glad to be enabled to inform you that the general trade of this flourishing Port continues as brisk, if it be not even brisker, than when I last wrote to you oh the subject. The demand for slates is so great, that it is found impossible to supply, without a good deal of (lelay-vemels having generally to wait a long vime be- fore they can ship a full eargo. The chief markets for slates are Hamburg and the Ports on the seaboard of the Baltic; and even in England the demand for them is increasing, so that orders to the latter place can scarcely be executed at all. or only to a very limited extent. In the meanwhile strenuous exertions are be. ing made by the several new Slate Companies to get their quarries into profitable and working order, and we are glad to say, in most instances, with signal success. The tramway from the Port to the Croesor Quarry, Llan. frothen, across the Traeth Mawr, has been commenced, and is rapidly being proceeded with, arid a large quantity of rails have arrived ready for immediate use. A new line of railway from the Cob to the Festiniog Quarries, in connection with the Welah Coast Company, has been passed through Parliament, whilst, whatever may be thought of the scheme being a paying one, will certainly facilitate trade between the two places. It is also proba- ble that a branch line will eventually be made from the Croesor line to Beddgelert, and it is said that a locomo- tive will be employed upon it, as this has been stipu- lated for in the lease. In fact, the utmost activity is being displayed in all parts of this interesting district. I am also fnformed that matters are looking up consider- ably at the Gorsedau Slate Quarry, in which work no less than X160,000 has been sunk; and that within the last week or so the number of quarrymen has been more than doubled. The Moelfra Quarry near Brynkir, still shews every indication of becoming in time, a first-class speculation, under the able management of Mr. Prosserand Mr. Bry- mer; and it is also stated that the sister quarry at Hen- dreddu, of which Sir Edward Poore is the chief proprie- tor, has recently been much improved in its prospects, and promises to turn out well. I cannot inform you as to the present condition and prospects of the quarry at Mynydd Ednefed, near Criccieth; but I see that a tram- way has been nearly completed from it to the Criccieth harbour. I presume, its general prospects are encourag- ing and favourable, I may also add in this place, that the slate and slab Quarry, adjoining the Penamser- road, on the side of the hill Moel Gest, and which I un- derstand is carried on by Mr. Breese, continues to be worked, and that some excellent slabs are to be ob- tained from it. In the town itself, the greatest activity prevails in the building line, and a score at least of new erections of all kinds have been projected, or are in the course of com- pletion. Mrs. Gaynor Evans has just finished a large shop and WineVaults (the largest premises in the Port); and Mr. Thos. Jones, Snowdon Tavern, has just began to build a large and commodious Inn, close adjoining the Police Station, on the road. to Tremadoc, and which will be but a short distance from the proposed Railway Sta- tion at Ynyscalch. There is likewise every probability I that in a few years time a new road, in a straight line, an ««t.n rut iff t.h« nreaent larae &ntfle. will be made from the Port to Tremadoc and as all new houses must henceforth be built in this direction, there is every probability that in a very few years, there will be a magnificent street connecting the two towns together! The new quays on the site of the Glaslyn river, below that harbour, are progressing most satisfactorily, and when finished, will be most creditable to the place, as well as useful to the shipping and quarry interests. Messrs. Jardine and Mackenzie have almost completed the large fine quay which they are erecting for the Cwmorthen Slate Quarry, and the workmanship is of that solid and excellent character, as to do them infinite credit as contractors. Mr. Jardine, jun., is also erecting a quay close adjoining, and there another or two being built, all in first-class style. There is one sad drawback, however, which I am com- pelled to enumerate, and which must necessarily goon increasing from year to year, until it isremoved. The har- bour accommodation for vessels loading and unloading, if very limited-too limited, indeed, for the rapidly in- creasing commerce of the Port. The only possible re- medy for this evil, is to open up and render fit for use the new Harbour adjoining the Traeth, on the north east side of the present harbour; but this I am afraid, will prove an expensive undertaking, and probably from this cause it has hitherto been delayed. Still it must be done, as the trade of the Port is augmenting every year, and room for the vessels trading to the place must be found and provided. For myself, I consider Portmadoc the most rising port in North Wales, and it would be a pity for its trade to be checked or clogged by insufficient harbour accommodotion, when that accommodation can be procured. PENRHYN DEUDRAETH. I PETTY SEsio-is, -Thursday, March 26.-Before D. Williams, Esq., S. Holland, Esq., and J. Jones, Esq., Ynvsfawr. i'njutt Heights and ScaIM.-The following parties were summoned by Inspector Hughes for having in their possession illegal weights AIMP Owen,, for unjust weightn. Offence adznitted. f iatd J", 6<1., and 9s. Sd. costs. IfcbWt and Sarah Roberta, for having two unjust scales, Mid a short yard measure. Fined 20s., with coett 8.. 6'd.. Hiatal Edwards, one unjust scale. As this was the lecoftd oSeMt'f the defendant was fined 20s., and costs Ps. 6d, Anner Jones,, 011e light weight. Fined 2s. 6d., ana costs 9s. 6d< Wm. Davies, fof having one light weight and an un- just scale. Fined e. and 9a. 6d. coste. Evan Owen, otae light weight. Fined 5s. and 9s. 6d. oosta. Appointment of Ortrlttr,New Overseers for the following parishes were duly appointed to act for the ensuingyear: Llanfair, Llaufrothen, TrawBfynydd, Llan- fihangel y traethau, and Llandecwyn. Llanfrothen-Mr. Daniel Rowland, Tyddyn y bwlchJ Mr. J. Joiies, Bwlch plwm. LJandecwyn-Krs. Mary Edmunds, Felinrbydfawr, and Mr. D. Thomas, Maesnewydd. Llanfihangel y Traethau-Mr. Jos. Williams, Gate- house; and Mr. David Roberts, Ffridd y Fedw. Trawsfynydd-Mr. David Pugh, Brynllyfrith; and Mr. Griffith Williams, Lechidris. Larceny.—The charge of larceny against a man named George Greaves (for stealing a barrow), and which was partly heard at a former sessions, was finally dismissed, the evidence not being deemed sufficient. Assault.—Mary Jones, summoned Rd. Edwards for as- saulting her on the 10th inst., on the road leading to Portmadoc. Complainant said that defendant threw stones at her and struck her in the eye with one of them. Margaret Roberts and Wm. Jones deposed to seeing the quarrel, they averring that complainant began the row first. The case was settled out of doors by the parties themselves. Threatening to Kill.—Rd. Roberts, Hafodty, Llan- frothen, was summoned by Robert Roberts, for threaten- ing to kill him and his whole family on the 25th inst. Summons granted. PWLLHELI. METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS made at Cochymoel, 10 miles W. from Pwllheli, for the present year. Height 340 ft. above sea level. MARCH. Mean barometer 29.50 inch Maximum 30.14 Minimum 28.66 Mean Temperature for the munth, from four daily observations, viv., max. min. 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. 43.°15 Maximum 57.75 Minimum 28.8 Fall of rain 1.53 Number of wet days 8 U Prevalent w mtla and' number ot days-a var, a iN., & S.E., 7 S., 4 S.W., 2 W., 10 N.W. The Thermometer, below the freezing point on 4, and very near thereto on three other nights. On the 18th, rain .53 high winds on the 6th and 20th; no rain durimg the last 12 days fine month- very favourable for farming operations. W. JONES. TREMADOC. TRBMADOC HALF A CENTURY AGo.-Our Correspon. dent writes :—Tremadoc, as probably most of your read- ere may know, is not a very large town, nor yet a very ancient one, for the good reason that its site was covered by the sea, and that almost within the memory of man. It possesses a weekly market, and a spacious town Hall; but I did not know until the other day, that it,originally was a borough town, and boasted a Mayor and Corpora- tion! Such however, seems to have been the case, all a curious old document which htumbled upon one day last week will demonstrate. In this MS. are the follow- ing mems.—" On the 8th day of November, 1805, the first market was held in Tremadoc. God save the King. The following Officers were sworn in :-Mr. Williams, merchant, Mayor; Robert Morris, M.D., Chamberlain Charles Weichsel, Esq., John Edward Madocks, Esq., and Wm. Alexander Madocks, Esq., Aldermen; Horace Wyche Billington, Esq., Recorder; James Ellis, Gent., Deputy Recorder and Prime Sergeant." It was Alder- man W. A. Madocks who founded the Port, or at least, built the celebrated embankment across the Traeth Mawr. I wonder can any of your readers say when the Charter of Incorporation was lost, and what became of the office of Recorder ? RUTHIN. THE CHARITIES. in a recent issue of our paper, we reported the pro- ceedings of a vestry held for the purpose of discussing certain clauses in the scheme submitted by the Charity Commissioners for the administration of the different charities connected with this town. Several objections were raised, and resolutions, suggesting alterations, were passed, and forwarded to the Commissioners. The fol- lowing is a reply thereto Charity Commission, 8, York-street, St. James's-square, London, "13th March, 1863. "RUTHIN CHARITIES. The Charity Commissioners have had under their consideration the minutes of the proceedings of the vestry meeting held at Ruthin, on the 24th January last, for the purpose of considering the provisions ot the proposed new scheme for the administration of these charities. The Commissioners desire to remind the gentlemen who attended, and took part in the proceadings of that meeting, that the provisions of the new scheme (which has been approved of by the Board) were in the first in- stance considered and discussed at a public meeting held at Ruthin, by the Inspector in the month of September last, after ample preliminary notice and inquiry, and that a period of one calendar month subsequently fixed by the further notice published in Ruthin on the 15th of November last, for the transmission of objections to the scheme, was allowed to expire without the notifica- tion of any such objections to the Board. Under these circumstances, the older approving the scheme prepara- tory to its being appended to the annual report of the Commissioners, was issued by the Board on the 5th of January last, and it is no longer in the power of the Commissioners toentertain any proposals for the revi- sion of the scheme. The Commissioners regret that any objections should be entertained to the proposed scheme amongst the pa- rishioners of Ruthin. They hope, however, that the gentlemen who attended the meeting on the 24th of January last, will feel, upon further consideration, that the establishment of the scheme in its present form, will have the effect of placing the future administration of the Charities upon a more efficient and satisfactory footing, and of increasing also their usefulness to the inhabitants of Ruthinr It should, moreover, be borne in mind that if the present arrangement be rejected or abandoned, the Cha- rities may, in the result, be involved in a protracted and expensive course of litigation in the Court of Chancery, for the settlement of various legal questions affecting the regularity of their existing administration, which it is a principal object of the proposed scheme to antici- pate and preveW "I am, Rev. Sir, Y ovobedient servant, "HENRY M. VANE, Secretary. The Rev. B. O. Jones, The Cloisters, Ruthin." A similar reply to the above was sent in reference to rt solutions passed at a subsequent meeting of the Town Council. Great dissatisfaction is expressed at the tone of the replies, amongst a large number of ratepayers; but we are inclined to think that to be silent (for the present at any rate) would be their "best policy."
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THII CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—The 42nd quar. terly general meeting of the shareholders took place at the Norfolk-street Offices, on the 31st of March, Vis. count Ranelagh in the chair, when a very satisfactory report of the society's business was presented by the executive committee. The receipts for the first two quarters of the eleventh financial year, ending Michael- mas, 1863, were 931,560 15s. Id., being an increase of 1£209 15s. 10d. over the corresponding period last year. The total receipts to Lady-day, 1863, were X656,953 88. 3d.; the total withdrawals, jE190,440 14s. Id.; and the btal sale of land, L323,024 12s. 4d. The total number of E50 shares issured was 19,120 or £ 956,000. Houses and ground-rents had been sold by allotment at Old Ford, Roman Road, Camberwell and Tunbridge Wells. The Woodhouse Mansion, Wanstead, with about 4 acres of land, had been disposed of to the Society for the Protection of Young Females; three new estates had bean acquired in South Hants, East Kent, and East Suffolk, at Southampton, Ramsgate, and Ipswich. The roads and drainage on the estates at Roehampton, Put- ney Heath, Colchester, Wanstead and Tunbridge Wells, were in active progress. Owing to the opening of the Underground Railway, and the extension of the Metro- politan lines, land on the society's suburban estates was in demand, and a considerable increase in building ope- rations this year was expected by the committee. The report further announces the election of Capt. Jervis, M,P., as a member of the board.