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LOCAL NEWS. AYR13XIIAM PETTY SESSIONS. MONDAY, DECEJIISEK. 22, 1856. Before H. AV. Meredith, Esq. Chairman Captain Panlon, R.N., and Simon Yorke, Esq. DESBRTIXG A CHILD. Elizabeth Howard, wnose parents live m i»iar- j ket Street, Wrexham, was in custody charged ?ith j deserting her child, by placing it outside the Wrex- ham Union AVorkiiouse, on the evening of the 29th i of November last. An old man, named Jonathan Jonss, who was then acting as porter, heard the criis o! a child in the grounds before the front part of the workhuuse, a:id on going to the spot lie found a child lying down close by the walk. It was apparently about 10 or 11 months old, and he sook it into the workhouse at OllcC to the matron. lie was fastening the door up at tho time for the night, and after picking it up he thought he heard the footsteps of some one as if they were running sway. Mr. Kemp stated that about 4 o'clock ou that day, a little girl named lioscoo brought a child to the workhouse, and said it was Elizabeth How- ard's. He tol i her that there was some mistake, aud that it was necessary for her to obtain an order for the house. She then took the child awuv. The night was one of the most severe which has occur- red this season, and had it not been accidentally discovered by the portar it must have died before the morning. On Friday last the prisoner came to him, and requested to have her child back, say- ing she was very sorry it hlid been sent to the woikhouso, or that it had been chargeable to the parish. She had been ill-advised, she stated, and would never do the like again. He was sorry for her, and tuld her to go to the police, as a wairant had been taken out for her apprehension, and if she could bring a policeman with her she should have the child back again, inspector Lamb then de- tailed a conversion which ho bed with h,r, in which she s?id that she had placed the child where she knew the porter would see it, and when she saw him pick it tii), she ran away. The Chairman said this exactly tallied with what the porter had deposed to, and it was plain that she had not do- serted the chiLl.-Áft'r the mother had been oxa- mined, the prisoner was committed to Ruthin gaol for a foitnight, but upon what gtounda the Bench did not state. DI501mERLI3. I. Harriet Jones was committed to Ruthin gaol for 7 days, for being drunk aud disorderly m College Street, on Sunday night last. Harriet's cousin had got married on that day, and she had got a i drop during the day, but not. sufficient, she said, to umke her tipsy. Intending to pay the Commercial a complimentary visit, she was rudely denied ad- mittance and thrust from the door by .Mr. Miller, junior.—hence me origin of the disturbance. Jonathan Hughes was find 8". GJ., inclutling costs, on the information of P.C. Roberts, fur fight- ing in the public street between 9 and 10 o'clock on Sunday night in Peuybryn, Wrexham. lie and anothei man, (who escaped) had been drinking at the Horn's Inn, when :r quarrel took place between them, and on going into the street they proceeded to settle tl,.eir differences in the usual method, when Roberta pounced upon them and settled it in a much more effective manner. THE ASSAULT AT BRYMBO. The partiruiurs of this case Were stated in our last, when it was adj ourned to enable Jane Taylor, the old woman (S3 years of age) to bring Thomas Charles as a witness to prove a prior assault on the same against Robert Bostock, the husband of the complainant, Sarah Bostock. This witness however proved nothing in favour of the old iudy, who stoutly maintained first that Bostock had knocked her down, and second, that Charles had been bribed.— fiie beIlch decided that no case had been proved against Robert Bostock, and also that an assault had been proved against Jane Taylor, who was lined los. (id., including costs. As tha old woman could not pay this sum she was committeù to RutLiil to pass her S3rd Christmas m prison (!) to remain there for a week.—Air. E. i'ugh appear- ed ior the pbiiutifF. Thonv-'s Y'Uide, servant to Eilis, farmer, of the neighbourhood was line,] iog including ccst, for I I £1 1 riding III his cart without reins. P.C. Nadin, w 10 laid the infor nation said, there was nothing aggra- vated about t?e :c, u,Jy that the man \va drunk. Mr. E! is denied that the man was drunk—his fa- mily, who saw hi.ii isrben 3«e (the defendant) arrived home, having told him FO. The policeman was t?-)Id iii,u 'e 1),- !:LeetnfLti it,-as when he stated that he saw the defendant reel across :hc road into the ditch. This was decisive and he wns fined forthwith. TUB Gltl.HFoK.!) BLACKSMITH AGAIN. A man named tepeed, WII., lives ia tne Baast Market, w-is in custody on a charge of stealing fuur ■sovereigns from t!W pet son oi Mr. Parry, black- smith of G.'?i?xl. P?n'y audi the prisoner Wt-re drinking t •get!n;r at tiie H«fc Lin, anil Parry W:l t.\?t'n? him and otners, in fact, overt body i" the house In the luoniimr, he found hiniiedf minus j ].I tl!t! lie hi;li-- if Liltil its Ring and ordered tiie committal of Speed on a. o "I charge of r Mr. Parry iiut his ap- pear, nee to press thc charge, the man was dismis- sed.—Mr. King si lted thai he did not believe if Parry had appeared, he eou.d have made out any C.1se 1 I' t. t. against Speed, and he thought go at the time when he gave we information PUliLXO-llOUSJES AT MINSkA. The Chainnan then rettd a p.'uuua to the ma"is- Lle CtiLtii ;t.,iii tiit:i? rcut I ,-i li?it.iiioii to tlic Tn a c.-is- tnttcs, signed ?y John Burton, Esq., AYm- Lowe, ) Esq., a?d ab?' nvclve other respectable iadivi?ua.? from Adwy'r-elawdd ?ud Alinein, praying them not to grait any !u?:c ticcn?c? Ll' pindic houses for tht district, as tLelc was plenty tUcre .drcady. They had sum this petition because they under- I stood that parties were going about soliciting sig- natures to obtain a license.— The Chairman said, should any application be made to the magistrates for any ncw licenses f)r that msttn't, the petition ft)r anv n' SellUUS consiJeraiùl1. recal%,e il:ost Sell?)LIS (;UIISi d c!Ya-Lioil. CHRISTMAS EArE IX AYREXIIAM. We gave last week a detailed account of the pre- parations which hall been made by the butchers of Wrexham and the neighbouriuod to supply tile wants of the inhabitants during the merrie" time of Christmas, and in which they were vsry-suc- cessful. On Wcdnsday L¡;t there was a second "show" scarcelv, if at all, inferior to the first, when the Market Hall was almost filled with rounds of beef end legs of mutton of- he right sort and just j wblit John Bull likes when he iiifeuds to keep holi- I day and enjoy himself. The beef especially was excellent, aull could not be surpassed iu quality by any town in the kingdom. In addition to this the num bur of geese and turkeys w hich found their way in o the Hall was something enormous and must have sadly thinned the poultry yards of many a sturdy farmer. To furnish the necessary adj uncts to this little army of fowls, the greengrocers' of the town had catered largely, and the stalls of Mr. McLevi and Mrs. Araughan were literally loaded with fruit, &c., which to many were not the least interesting part of the show. But au Englishman requires something more at Christmas than rounds of beefstuffed geese, and apple sauce—he requires and will have if he can, mince pies and plum puddings. These, however, neither the butchers uor the greengrocers can sup- ply him, this being in the province of 'the grocers proper. "England expects every man (Welsh- men included) to do his duty" and on this occasion we must say that the Wrexham grocers did theirs. AYe strolled down Hope-street, and High-street, just to glance at this veritable biil of fare, and what between the show of currants, raisins, and such-like oriential fruit-daintiei, it appeared as if the products of all the vinos in Asia Minor, Greece, the Ionian islands and Spain had been col- lected together for the especial benefit of the good people of AYrexham and its vicinity." What a sight was thdv presented equally for the young gentlemen just come home from school with loti I of money" in bis pocket, and the young ragged ur- chin with his Eoli.ary penny in one hand and a penny whistle it mnv be. in the other. Let old crones who have In,, since forgotten that they were ever young, and crabbed und gouty old gentlemen, mourn over the degeneracy of tiie times as they may, Christmas w a merne time after all-to those who love their felLowmen and who know how to spend and enjoy it. In our opinion the Christmas plum pudding is sumething more than a mere con- coction of raisins, flour and candied lemon-it is a sac red relic of by-gono centuries, and of times II which never can return. Most of the shop windows in the town v.era gaily decorated with holly and ivy—those fay(.uri,.e and emblematical English ever-i-ectis-and looked extre- mely well. Mr. R. Pugh, bquor merchaut, went a I step further for iu honour of the festive season, and to celebrate Christmas Eve" he illuminated his vaults on the Town Hill.. Tile "lamps" were composed of slips of coloured paper, ingeniously formed into large letters, which, when joined together, resolved themselves into A Merry ChI istmas." This noval device had a most agreeable aud picas- effect aid will no doubt be imitated on a future oc- casioa by other tradesmen, for Christmas "comes hnt once a year" and we surely can niford. to give him a heany welcome Yt hen lie does mukc hisa-p- pearauce. lr. l'ugh des-rves much credit for his luminous c'luno\.tttiuu" although the idea might pos sijily hiive beeu originally conceived on tho other lids of I he C amiel. Altogether, tiie "day before Christmas" iu Wrex- ham was a busy and bustling one, and sheAved.that e appreciate at least one of the old customs handed ( w wa to ue from our forefithers. COIXHGIATE SCHOOL, n':OVE PARK, WREXHAM. ¡ -This institution presented a endt instructive and pleasing sight ru tno 18th irst. Several of the most distinguished fimih-ts iu the netgiib zit-bojd assembled to witness ihe examination, and hiten to the recita- tions of th" pupils previous t» tiie Ciiristmao re. ¡ d 1 cest Tne examination commenced at 12 o'clock, d WS conducted by the Psv. W. Briscoe, M.A., 'ldo' of Jesus College, Oxford, and the Rev. Jnnics Dixon. The lju,)ili ii iilor,-ilr answered the senroh- ing questions proposed them in classics, niatlieir.u- tics, the modern languages, &e., to the perfect satis- faction of all pretcr.t. Mr. Briscoe came perfect stranger to the school, and the imps- tiality with ivhieh he tfOste; the merits of the several pupils was a sub- ject of universal admiration. The prizes in the se- veral classes were fairly woo, though not without an eager contest, by A. Hughes, T. C. Hughes, Jones, Bratieker, jun., and Dunsttn Sumner, who surpris- ed every one by his extiaordinary readiness on tiie subject, gained the mathematical prize Tiie, writing prize was awarded to Edwards, hOle for draw- ing fell to Paiiii and Pletcher and tha Principal signed that for good conduct to Ll. Williams. Alter a very recherche luncheon the speeches in Eii^jish', Latin, Greek, French, German, Welsh, and Spanish commenced at 3 o 'clock. Though all were spok en with excellent tasts aud judgment, we desire to make honourable mention of thtt prologue, which was ad- rnirably delivered by Edwards, sen. If was r. beauii- ful little posm composed for tha occasion by the Rev. James Hunt, head master; and from its classic die- lion and purity of sentiment pointed him out as emi- nently qualified for the important post he fills. The seei'.e from the Audia of Terence was delivered in such a manner as to prove thst the speakers fully re- aiised tht chartftfra they bad to s<nta:n. Gltim's son- of victory after t?e Battle of Pral. was d-?ii- vered with powerful ciract by Branokgr, sen. Tho; despairing soliloquy of Medea, from the play of Eu- ripides, spoken by llnghes, was beyond ail praise. The well-known "Nswcisllo Apothecary." and tIe epilogue (composed by tha heall mxater) flOa) their intrinsic humour end romi c recital, ir.ained golden opinions for Cow ard and Hrancker. The glees antI musical performances by the pupils, with which the speeches were interspersed, contributed not a k tle to the delight of the audienca; and had anything been wanting to gratify the caf, the eye would have been amply co npeueated by the exquisite beauty of the drawings, paintings, and penmanship exhibited by the I pupils. After the distribution of the prize3, and speeches from the examiners 11:11] others, exprsssive of thrir cordial satisfaction with the proceedings of the I day, th8 National Antheui was sung, and the compa- ny separated highly pleased with I the entertainment I j afforded them. For ourowu part, we left AYr.-xham with the impression that we be wanting in our duty towards our readers if we filled to draw public attention to this admirable institution. Never did education occupy the attention of the public so much as at the present time. No post iu tht civil service, the government offices, or any of the professions, can be fillrd till the candidate has previontty submitted to the ordeal of an examination. How necessary, theny to select the beil schools to which to entrust tha in. struction of our children. Three years ago Mr. Par- kin entered upon the Grove Park School, not as a mere mercantile speculation, but iu order to supply a traut sensibly frit among the gentry of the neighbourhood, and still more so since the failure of a somawhat si- milar insiituiion ia this city. To tint end he deter- mined that noibing should be wanting which the in- vestment of a large capital, and judicious care in the selection ot the best men the Universities could sup- ply, in order to make the institution worthy of Pili), lic confidencc. He has erectad spacious schoolrooms, lavatories, and dormitories, which being situated in a beautiful and extensive parlc, ensures the health of tha pupils; and he has, moreover, collected around j him men qualified to conduct any edu.-a'ional estab- lishment whatever. With these he is able to offer ail education equal to that which can he acquired in our best public echooU, aud at about-one-third of tho ex- pense. \Ve can only wish him a coiiti-iiiaice if that success which has already attended his eiforts.— Coarant. WNKXHAM Bitinsn SCHOOLS.—Under the abla supsrinfcudance of tha present master, Mr. File, these schools ars fnst becoming one of the most useful educational institutions in this part, of Wales. Dis- cipline is strictly maintained, aid every attention is paid to the intellectuil aud moral training of the children, La addition to a useful elementary Eng- lish education, we perceive that latin sod drawing have be-n introduced, and some specimerls which we hive seen of the latter reflect as ii-u--ii credit ou the tea- cher as the iaught. A knowledge of th principles of linear and other drawings must be advantageous to every mecie nio iu the kingdom, and therefore it should form a part of the eiiueatiou of ail Ihe labouring classes, as it will materially assist them in alter life. We are g'ad lo li:lll that educa- tion is bacoiiiiri- more practical in its character and more adapted to the real wants of t!l. peopie. LNo thing tend s more to exalt a uatiun than knowlrdg#, and the British Schools are labouring mora success- fully than an other to dispel the iluoi-aiiee ivbiell exists its. From Lu accounts of the AVraxham Union just published, we find tho oxpendituro of Wrexham Regis stands as below I S t '6 'I" '56 t '5- "p. i.J Mar '56. Sept. '55. ant r..Eüf. £ 115 1S2 125 Indoor ditto 115 Iô7 130 Lunatics 21 12 38 M^iiie-.1 Fees 6 6 lID 1 1 ]1 Indoor Funeral s 3" 1 25 Sundries 2 0 4 A'aeeination 1.i oh 1 Total 336 3S!) 409 AATc have also given the comparative expenditure for the two previous half years.
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TIUPLK EXECUTION AR WINCHESTER. On TUI8- I dav morui? the coavict., Guisep? Sag.r? a?ed ?O, I., l) I GiovauhiU?bains, i8, and M.ttco lettricit,, -.1, w?rehau? at the top of the county at IViu- chc:t<r They were eoanctcd at the t?ent aBtizca, ? before Mr. Justice Coleridge of the wdtul murder of Joseph Pattinsou aud Evaii Evans, oa board the I barque, iu the Uospiiouu. Upon arriving ou the seafiold, all the convicts addressed the chaplain <1Jd I tue executioner (Calcraft) in Italian, but what their remarks tend. <1 to we are unable to say, further thau they generally confessed their guilt. They had, how- ever, mad e a full confession to the rev. chaplain. The preliminaries having been gone through, the bolts t2 c? the bolts were withdrawn by the hangman, aud the wretched convicts were luuuched into the presence of their Maker. With the exception of Sagnr^, who strug- gled convulsively, th\j) appeared tu c ic very compo- sedly, notwithstanding a considerable difficulty, ow- ing to there uot being full enough. There was an immense crowd of pertous present, who behaved very decorously, which is rather au iii., utual thing oil the." occasions. Attempts at assas3mat:on have. not yet cfMcd in the SiSLer idnnd. Oa Satu?Jay avening, Mr. clal br?th J?'nt, who huUs ?nd?d prupe?y ? .Mount j ?t. C??i?.C?nty Clare, which he ie^ purcha?d in tUe Encumbered Esttes COU' t,  -I returning home in his gig,  he was  from bu?ud a Lvdge? by some Jûriilg a!5saiu, ",119 lay in wait fo?K ?'????SthOU.4?W? the attempt^.unsuccessful,. for ilthc h. wound- ) ed 6ovrely i.,UC; lp 1h.Jo'nt is not ùangcroUl1r. I inj ared* ?Jeaths-m London I?t week ?c ?0 un?r the average.
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COHRRSPONDENCZ 1" do j ot Lold ourselves resj)oji £ io,e jo- of any oj our pondenes. oj our l>upct is allotted for the free expression of publio opmidns ye rurally, and not for the exclusive views of atay particular scct orpurtji. THE PENDING CASE OF LIBEL AGAIN Si1 JOHN LEWIS, Esa, MAGISTRATES' CLEUE: To the Editor of the Denbighshire Advertiser. STR, -loriuit me, as a tradesman 'of the town to :i lev I emarks on the doggrcil lines 1' E..(;S v. iu.m applied in a Wrexham print a few weeks ago, holding up lo ridicule Mr. D. Jones, cheese- factor of this town. 1 have read them over atten- t"'l' .11 !"u.t Q" (J.t 1 1' tively, and I must say I 1 never recollect seeing in print anythiug move bitter or annoying against any pars' itt4L-r Or aulON a,,ainet i It was clearly to be seen that the intention of the writer was to hold him up to iLo ridicule of his friends anJ n'i?hb.'u?, for what other object was to be gain?d by publishing them r Oi" this I w;s to b<: ,¡nd by  t;j!ù? Of thi,,¡ r am sora, that there is nothing in the character of Mr. Jones, pu-lic or private, to justly call ior such, a personal satire, and, in short, they were uncalled for altogether a ad such lanpoons on Air. Jones or any other tradesman ought not. to be allowed to p-iss unnoticed. I have known him for a good many years, and that he is p'-rsevering in business, and of a cheerful cud lively disposition active, and at all times willing to give his time and money. for the interests and welfare of the town and trade of Wroxhaie, lie has proved this over and over again, and he ha3 done for the town what no other tradesmon could have done. I have been informed that he has brought an ac- tion for libel against the proprietor of the print in. question, and also that ho has employed two highly respectable solicitors—M essrs. Edgworth and Pugb. —to conduct the action. For myself I am very glad to hear it, for the case could not be in butter hands, and I know there are a great many trades- men in Wrexham of my opinion. It lespectablo persons are to be sneered at in this manner with. out any cause whatsoever, and that by a paper pube iishedim the town, it is'high time for a stand to b- ma ie against it, which I, for one, shall do, by nor encouraging iu any way such a splenetic andsnarg ing bit of type as it i. Self defence is the fir- law of nature, and it will not do to fondle a literars viper on our hearthstones for fear of it turaiu rouud and biting us next. I am, sir, yours &e., Dec. 24, 1856. A TRADESMAN.
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DEATH OF THE REV. Dll. HARRIS.—We regret to have to announce the death of the He v. Dr. Har- ris, principal of the Naw College, St. John's W od, which touk place at half-past 5 ou Sunday evening, The itist,tutiou of which he was the head has for ha object the training of young meu fcr the miuisrry among Congregational nonconformists. Dr. Ilurrfs was a gentleman of great eminence and itiHuenee ia that body, aud his Lame was, indeed, known and ho- noured in a far wider circle. lie was a native of Ugborough, in Devonshire, aud was educated at the Independent College then existing at lloxton, but af. teraards removed to Highbury, and fina lv meiged iu the New College, of which he was principal et the time of his death. He was first sett led as minister f-C u small congregational church at Epsom, whcie us coutiutied for many years in comparative secm-dou and obscurity. He was brought forward to public notice by being the successful competitor for a ptize of a hundred guineas, ofTered by Dr Conquest, for the best essay against covetousness. Tuis production, under the title of Ma jituoff, gained estraLrditnry popularity, and drew the attention of the religious world strongly towards the author. His name ? a became widely known to his own denominaticu, as well as to the church at large. His pulpit appear- ances were highly prized, alike for the maimer and the matter of his preaching. In 1S37 he became" professor of theology in Ckeihunt College, and when in IboU, the various Independent colleges in and about the metropolis wore consolidated into one, UIl- der tile desi-udiiju of New College, he was itiviiod to preside over the iListiLutioii. Besides the prize ca, say, to which we have referred above, Dr. Harris ivrj the author of several other works, disp! iving iar greater compass and matu-ity of thought than "Mam- mon." One of these w,ts" The Great Commission," xi-ea t Cu!iiiu i ss i uu, also the result of a literary competition, in which lie bore away tho first prize. But, be-l 'es Ihcte, he published the Great TcaL-!ier (his earliest worlt), t' p 1""1) Man Primeval," The IVeadtniife Earth, Pa. triarchy," &o. Some of these works display a largo ameunt of profound and patient thought, iu the de- partment of metaphysical theology, convened in a »tvlp of sineru'ar <-i.-a.-t!s.! auJ hs:mty. -n -or 'I' I,' n-1'hc'll'1 1\r A DIAMOND.—TWO French c h emists, Messrs nR\ .1 J' Wohier and DeviJle, havo succeeded in crystalling the well knowu bub-uauce h I1"0n, which has hither-, LIe \l:U ¡ to been known ue a giaouis l-urown powder, or iu to Ie combination with an ueid, they submitted spe- (: 0.11 1 cimens of the cry ota.s UJ the AcuUcmy ot Sciences c! 1 11 a few days ago. Those crystala possess a brilliance and refractive power which nothing equals but tho diamond, and they rival that in hardness, being capable of scotching' corui which, next to diamond, is the hardest substance known The specimens yet obtained are vorv small, and have a eb»*coi redor yellow, but the colour is believed to be accidental net hey hope that further experi- meui^wiii enabi# tic in to procure it colourless." Borùq agrees witus lic.m in many of its properties, ano. is consi^^d, IS intermediate between it and carbon. fhlj discovery may soon put us in posses- siaii df'a I d ii a|4n or a factitious di.-UK.ud which the most expe- I rienced eye will be unable to distinguish from the genuiuo nan,
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HORRIBLE ACCIDENT AT BOWLINO IRONWOHKS. —Daily on Wednesday moraine, a horrible accident oecarr°d at Bowling Iron Works, near Bradford, by which a young mn, 26 vears of age, named William ^Vfbster. lost bis life. On the upper side of the works nrar Back Line, there is a new rolling mill, the floor d which is iron, aud several of the shafts connecting various parts of the machinery, aud turnimr the Whola ia motion, rau underneath, with apaihires covered over to admit the workmen or engineers below to oil or repair it The deceased, before daylight, with his ItfUp in his hand, entered one of the apertures to oil a portion ot the shafting, but he missed or forgot the oil cm. and was, as is supposed, returning for ]t. when a man named Robert Binns, who had been ??)?-?"'? him to borrow his lamp when he returned, h-ard a thrilling hut dismal shriek, issuing from the ane'tare or man-hole, and whi'n he rushed to the ) heard a horrible crnnchina of the bjnes of deceased, but nothing more. As soon as possible, the engines were stopped, a portion of the iron floor- ing rilled up, aud lights carried below, when the mutilated frag-invits of the bo l v were foun"; on e le.il and ùW" arm tntirely torn off, the entrails torn and protruding out, tin- head, the bones, and all the other parts of the body reduced to a state of pulp, and yet so firmly jammed between the shaft and the partition, and partly wrap; el the shaft, that it could not. be extricated without still farther mu- lilation until the shafting was raised from its position hv beavv blocks. Two large eog wheel < ru 1 close to that part where he was crushed, but h had out pas- sed th-'in. The probability is that he had been caught fit the couplings, and both crushed anrlnut to pieces round the shffiug. and dashed and jammed against thtt partition wall. SL'=KASRITION IN BUSELKT.—On Tuesday at tho Town Hall, Broseley, a youth named Hughes was brought up before the Mayor, charged with disobe- JI MEE to an order made at a previous sessions at Much Weriloe's for bastardy. The father appeared, and amongst other reasons "hy his son, whom he said was only 17 when tiie order was mads, was not able to pay, urged the following, namely—that from a child he had had a weakness upon him. He had tried several remedies without effect. In addition to mll- dical aid he had acted upon advice tendered by friends —had ea"> en nine field mice, but without perceiving any improvement. Upon another occasion he had paid a stealthy and nocturnal visit to a newly mads grave intended fur a woman, and had lain down in it, but with like effect. The magistrates said there was one other remedy, which unless he paid the h. 3d. per week as ordered, they should themselves enforce, namely, seven Jays' imprisonment. Committed ac' cordingly. ADVINITISING roit A WIPE.—We know of seve- ral married gentlemen who ere in the habit of a- musing themselves by advertising for wives. Every evening they are in the habit of meeting to compare notes, and there are sometimes a hundred letters from women of all ranks in society, hoping the descriptions they give of themselves will prove sa. lisiactory." Oitin the leal name and residence are given in full, and to one single advertisement there came four hundred answers in alt tinceritv. Does auy woman who reads this blush for her sex? In older to judge rightly of things we lllUt go hack to causos. Why are all these women so anx- ious to get married? Some of them because of tbeir isolated and desolate condition, some to be sup- ported, and more to be respuctabla—because it is so terrible a disgrace not to be married to something. She must not compromise her delicacy bv the slightest token of interest in any man she knows but she will venture to solicit tho acquaintance of those wh >m she does not know, and, if she is re- jected, it will not be gossippud about, and, if ac- cepted, why she will get a husband and a position in the world j she may not be- happy, most proba- bly will be miserable, but she is miserable any v ay it is a venture in which there is at least a hope. We will not condemn those who resort to it, nor those who bring the same result in a con- ventional wa y for the same reasons.—Knicktr- booher. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE It SHETLAND.— Particulars of a most lamentable catactrouhe. mainly occasioned by intemperance, which occiar- r i! in Shetland the20ih ult., and by which five pel-sons have been drowned, have just reached us. Ii appears timt on the day in question a beat be- lm ring u liivssay left Lerwick about half-past 3 o'clock in the afternoon, on its return tl t;:at is- land. There were six persons on board, four men ill two women, viz., Willism Duncan, fisherman, iioverstay; his son James and Francis, Peter Ilu.iibr, sailor, and two girls, Margaret and Ann Llil¡', cousins of the Duncans. Ia whatever con- dition tiie utiier persons on board were, it appears that dailies Duncan was in a state of intoxication, and being very passionate and quarrelwmo when iu the deplorable calamity we D;1W relate was occasioned thereby. According to thfl testi- mony of the only survivor, it appears that after th: boat had some dwtauee 011 its homeward voyage James Duncan discovered that he had for- gotten a basket and some other thin. in Lcrwick, and immediately ordered his lather to put tiie beat about and return to Lerwick. This be refused to d). The young man t ien attempted to pull the boat back again: t tiie efforts of the others, and of c jurse failed Peter Hunter then got hold of him, endeavoured to hold him down for a few min- utes; but immediately 0:1 letting him he spiang towards his father and attempted to strike him. In the commotion thus occasioned the boat was ups-it, aud, sad to say, only one out of the six on board the boat was saved. William Dune,an was several times on tha bottom of the boat; Janea, greatly sobered by this time, alio held on, but in vain one bv one the unfortunate persons sank to rise 110 more, till Peter Hunter alone remained. J By and by the boat righted, and Hunter succeed- ed in getting on board.. She was full of water, and the oars being lost, he bad to wait patiently till she was drifted from Laraness to Ham, the time occupied being upwards of two hour?. The body of James Duncan was dragged on the 1st, Williams on the 3rd, and Ann Smith'3 on the oth. Tiie others had not been found up to the date of our infjrn: ant's letter, the 6th instant.—Northern Ensiyn. ATTACK BURGLARS BY A LADY.— On Sunday morning last, about 20 minutes past 1, a most gallant attack was made by Miss Blamire3, of Ilorton, Bradford, upon armed burglars, when at- tempting to enter t:;e house of her father, Mr. Sa- muel Blamires, of Cross Lane. The house, which is two storeys high, is situated with only some two others near it, and is built in the old fashioned style of architecture, at the end of a footpath. Mr. Blamires, who is an independent gentleman, lives alone with his daughter. As their attention had lately been attracted by a noise as of burglars en- deavouring to enter the house, their suspicions were aroused, and on Sunday morning, at the hour named, Miss Blamires was not in bed, but remain- ing up to see whether or not another attack might be made. She had placed in the front pailour a small crowbar about a yard in length, to be used in case of attack. She was at last startled by an ominous sound, and on opening the parlour door, eaw a man with his head and shoulders through the small swing window. In no way alarmed, she proceeded methodically to work, and first of all, having lighted the gas, she seized the cruwbar and j dealt the burglar, who seemed fast between the sides of the narrow window, several severe blows on the head, and, as lie roared out in agony, one of his ac- complices outside cried out. Hit her with the bludgeon, Jack." But Jack was unable to do this, from the position in which he was placed, and the stupefaction caused by the repeated blows, and when drawn away by bis accomplices it was pretty certain that his skull must have been battered in. A large quantity of his blood bad been shed, but, though covering the spot both inside and outside the window, it could not be traced through the gar- den into the road. The police were immediately informed of the attempt and the gallant defence of the lady, and Sergeant Knowles, of the Horton dis- trict, and others, were soon on the spo The bnr- fclars had first inserted a finger through a broken pane and made a larger aperture, and then inserted a hand within the window and turned a small clasp or bar within, when Miss Blamirs's attention was directed to them. Outside the window two pieces d Î1 on were found one of them eight inches in length, but, thickly hooped at one end to give dead- ly blows when wielded from the smaller end; the ether, a yard and a quarter in length, appeared to have been a portion of an instrument for cuttlil straw. Hitherto the ruffians have escaped detec- tion, but from the severe wounds iufheted on the head of the first intiudi-r, it is expected he will be found, and that the capture oftho others will fol- low. Meanwhile the police are busy in trying to find a clue to their retreat AHCTIO SEARCH.—There IS now little or niJ doubt as to the intention of the Government to d-'spnteh liual expeditions iu search of further traces of Sir John Franklin. They will probably consist of three parties, one overland, one by way of Behring's Strai e, and a third by way of Dsvis 3 Straits. The Bebring Straits expedition will pro- tally be commanded either by Captain Collinson (should he volunteer his services), or Captain Rocb. fort Maguire, an officer of great energy and much active experience. The Baffin's Bay xpello. will, it is supposed, be offered to Captain A1 CuQ" tuck, but we have as yet heard no one mentioned to command the overland party.— United Serf tee Gmtte. An anti-income-tax meeting was held at Wolverhampton on Friday. FBARFUL APT AT MURDSR AND SUICIDB. —On Saturdiy morning, a most painful sensation Wis produced in the vicinage of Coalbrokedale, by a report that an attempt had been made by a man o-I the life of his wife, and afterwards on hia own The circumstances, as W3 have been informed are a follows On Saturday morning, Mr. Isaac Dun- bar had, in company with hi. family, partaken of a hearty breakfast. Two of his sous had left, and returned to their work. The wife had adjourned into the hack kitchen, to perform some household duties, when her husband followed h"r, and com- ing behind her, pulled her head backwards, and then inflicted with II l'azor a fearful gash in h. r throat. She made her escape at the rear of the house, screaming violently. Her cries soon brought assistance, and she was conveyed to a neighbour's residence, where she lies in a very precarious state. T Ie unfortunattt husband returned and went up stairs. By tois time several persons had collected downstairs, but none sremed emulous of pursuing t ic husband to his retreat. Shortly after, the con- Stable, Àlr. John J oae. made his appearance, and went iij);,a;t-s immediately. lie found the room door shut m which the unfortunate man had taken refuge. On opening the door, he was standing op- posite thereto. He said, Here I am, John Jones," and then inflicted a horrible gash on his throat, nearly severing it from ear to ear. The head fell baciv. With assistance he wis s"on secured. Me- dieal aid was promptly in attendance, and all that scien: ifie skill could achieve or huTnanitv suggest was done, to repair the terrible injuries inflicted. all Tuesday evening, both were alive. B it in the case of the unfortunate man, iiifliinnia,io i had su- pervened. In searching for a cau.;i- or m tive for this fearful proc-e lirg, charity- would surest that hereditary insanity had no small share in bringing about this bloody tragedy. There is a family of seven children. "LIGHT AND RESPECTABLE EMPLOYMENT" IM, p' srous.—Certain advertisem nts may be seen in the newspapers setting forth that, by enclosing a stamp directed envelope to Mr. So and S), persons may be informed of the means of realizing from £2 to £ 4 per week, the employment being light and '? ligf!t a- d respectable." We have heard of several persons with w hom this bait proved more or less success- ful. The first application brings forth a circular, far more enticing than the original announcement, in which, among itlier good things, it is stated that any one having a capital of one sovereign to start with can, by adopting A.B.'s method, make an in- come of from X.3 to Y,5 weelcly this will seem ab- solutely impossible to most persons, but when they read the printed instructions, which A. B. is ready to forward, they will be immediately convinced." The modest sum of half a crown (with a directed envelope and two postage stamps) is then demand- ed, upon the receipt of which the important instruc- tions will be sent. This is the tide in the affairs of men, and women too, which is sure to led on to fortune. In fact, the advertiser states that his customers will regard him "as their best friend, and entitled to their everlasting gratitude!" A person who unwittingly threw away a good half crown on this speculation, has brought to our office the result of hi% investment. It is a paper con- taining a quantity of receipts—about half as many as may be seen in a penny number of the Family Herald. It consists of directions how to make lip sal ve, lavender water, summer beverages, indelible ink, furniture polish, bronzing, &c. Its value is about a halfpenny. The individual who has made thia rather foolish bargain thinks we ought to cau- tion others from falling into the saine silare. chester paper. AMEKICA.—The Lrndon Star" has the follow- ing rem irks upon t" 0 late Presidential Message: —The statement a3 to the condition of American finances may well make our mouths water. Not- withstanding unprecedented appropriations m de by the late Congress, the revenue is so large that a handsome surplus remains on hand, while th pub- lie debt has been considerably reduced by anticipa- ted payments. The whole receipts of the fiscal vcar, ending June 30, 1856, were 73,U 18, HI dul- lars, which, with th.? balance in hand from hut year, made the resources of the year 92,850,117 dollars. The expenditures were Gd, 172,101 dols. Oil account of the public debts the p ivmeuts have been 12,776,390 dols. The whois debt now a- mounts to 30,737,129 dols. liere is a contrast! A debt of some six millions and a quarter sterling on their side against a debt of eight huudr .d mil- lions on ours; their account showing a large sur- plus year by year, while ollis exinLiits a deficit ia two years of sterling. But then, as a set oif a-riiiiist this the Americans, do not enjoy the unspeakable satisfaction of having prosened the integrity an I independence of an Oitoi.-im Empire as a perpetual model to the world of organised kn- barism, imbecility, and oppiessioii. It is impossi- ble, however, not to have the thought pressed upon us, how long we can maintain the neck-to-;ieck rllce which the Araeriecine are running wito us, if we insist upon enrrying, each of us, a Turk, a I'k;le, or a Hungarian upon our shoulders ? The Presi- dent is ibte to announce that the United States continue in the enjoyment of amicable relatione with foreign states." The difficulties that i-a I ari- seil with thia country us to the construction oi the Clayton-Bui A'er Treaty of 1850 have been re- moved by an additional Uoaty, which will be im- mediately submitted to the Senate. But if the policy of this country had been under the guidance | of those bouncing politicians who, sis months ago, played the game of brag so outrageously on this very question, w.e should, bjyoni all doubt, have had a very different communication, indicating a very different tullb and temper from that which I now happily* prevail. Wo gladly p;iy our tribute of respect to Lord Clarendon for the true courage he displayed in giving up an untenable position, and refusing to be egged on by tue bluster of his supporters in the press into an attitude which he could not have sustained without injustice, and which he could not have abandoned without humi liation and dishonour PAUPER CHILDREN* AND CRTMF..—Alluding to this important question, the "Daily News" of Monday, remarks :—Undoubtedly, ene of the chief causes of crime is the neglect of our pauper chil- drcn, which amount to no fawer than 200.000 hu- man beings. Mr. Gladstone once told the House of Commons that the reading of Blue Books was far less common than it ought to be. He was right. We do not believe that if any rational man would take the trouble to read the reports of the school inspectors, or the reports of the Poorlaw B.ard, he would hesitate for a moment to recog- nise t: e condition of our pauper children as one of the chief causes of crime, or to insist upon the ne- I cessary remedy being at once app)iel. It will cer- taiafy be one of the chief duties "t the person who is to represent the Education Department in the I House of Commons to take up this subject. Both reason and experience concur in the view that no- thing can be done towards reforming our pauper children unless they are separated from the adult paupers in the workhouses, and placed in separate establishments. So long as they remain in the workhouses, they arc contaminated with tho vilest moral corruption when they are separated from the adult paupers they turn out as admirable mem- bers of society as any of their fellow creatures in the upper ranks. GAME IN CANADA.—It is said bears and wolves, esp2cially the latter, have been very plen- tiful of late in the townshin of Oro, Canada, and j have inflicted a great deal of damage to the stock of many of the farmers there. The Barrie I lertil(I says-The other night, at a place about. f)ur miles from Hawkstone, a large bear clambered on to the roof of a hut in which sheep were penned at night time, and tearing his way through, descending amongst the sheep, proceeded to regale himself upon the choicest of the flock. Being, unable, how- ever, to get out as he come, he was diseoveied and shot where he was in the morning. He proved to be a very fine specimen of the genus bear his paws were found to measure nine inches in diameter. The wolves have al?o committed grat ravages in the same parts, as many as IIJO sheep being known to have been destroyed by them. A ie- sident at Hawkstone, who had lately purchased eight sheep, had four of them destroyed in a sin- gle night.. IMPORTANT TO PV-BLIC-k-N-S.-On Friday, Mansfield, tho Liverpool stipeudiary magistrate, addressing the police and the court generally, said that he had leceived a communication from the Treasury on the subject of Christmas publichouse lotteries. It had been customary at this period of the year, lie said, for some publicans and others to announce lotteries, in which various prizes of arti- cle3 suitable for Christmas festivities were put up to be drawn for. This practice had been going dn for some time, and, inasmuch as the whol e scheme was a plan to ged rid of TILL- ot-st materials, nut otherwise disposable, execpt by the process of lot- tery, it was decidedly unprofitable to the subscri- bers, and was decidedly illegal. Mr. Mansfield di- rected the police to exercise the utmost watchful- ness to put a stop to the lotteries, so that tho lo;al authorities might be prepared to taka processings against all offenders. GUBAT DEMAND FOR FA"YS.-Sø' great is the demand for farms in Forfarshire at present, that rents which would have been deemed fabulous a short time ago, have been freely promised. For sundry farms on the Panmure property nearly af4 pSI Serenas been offered and accepted. T-ETM EXECUTIONS OF PALMER.—George Smith, who executed Palmer, has become insolvent, lie filed his petition on Friday, and was thus desenb- George Smith, late of Oakham, in the parish of Row-ley Reg: L s, in the county of Stafford, in lodg- ings, lab-ourer, drover, cattle salesman, and public executioner for the county of Stafford.
I , EXECUTION OF WILLIAM JACKSON…
EXECUTION OF WILLIAM JACKSON AT i CHESTER. On the first committal of the prisoner to the Castle, very bitter feelings existed between him and his wife; but, through the interventioa of the Chaplain, a reconciliation was effected at an in- terview which tor>k place between them about a fortnight before the assizes. After this affecting meeting, Mrs Jackson returned with her two child, ren to Manchester. As the prisoner did not expect his trial to come on until next March, the announcement of the Winter Assize took him by surprise. • -Notwithstanding his usual appearance of tnical indifference the wretched man was fully- conscious of his awful position, and it ia believed has felt deep contrition for his crime, and sought for pardon through the merits of his Saviour. lIe had fully anticipated the sentence of denth, and wns no sooner removed from the dockin which bo received it than he acknowledged its justice He was a- ways most attentive to the ministrations of tile I chaplain, and grateful for them. Since hi, con- yiction, he was visited by several of the local clergy in kind compliance with the request of the chaplain, who were satisfied with the state of Lis mind ii-.i.er the dreadful circumstances in which they saw him. On '1 '1'\ \i.r j On Friday morning Mr. Thomas Wright, the visitor of condemned criminal!, arrived in Chester, i bringing with him the prisoner's children. He had expressed a wish to see them, but their mother having no means with which to bring them, they had been left behind. This mornintr, however, Mr. AV right brought them, and he at once introduced himself to the Rev. Air. Kilnez-, the chaplain. They repaired to the convict's cell, but Mr. Wright did not in any way attend ministerially, and, therefore, at such a late hour in the criminal's life, he in no way interfered with the chaplain's proceedings. At the conclusion of the chapel service on Fri- day morning, the chaplain, assisted by the chaplain of the city gaol, administered the sacrament to the wretched ciiminal; and in the afternoon his wife and children attended at the Castle to bid their lsng adieu. The scene was one of the most dica.J- fully affecting nature. The feelings of Mrs. Jack- son were excited to a fearful pitch, but the prisoner seemed almost as outwardly indifferent to the cir- cumstances around him as lie had been since his conviction. At the city gaol ovsry arrangement was com- pleted on Friday, and by 4 o'clock in the afternoon the apparatus was erected, and the fatal links were dangling over the platform. During the greater part of Friday numbers of idlers were lounging in front of the prison, watching the erection of the I terrible apparatus of death. At midnight, the Sheriff and his officer, with the gaoler and chief constable, arrived at the Castle to demind the body of the prisoner, in order to take him to execution. Notice was given to the pri- soner that the city nuthorities were waiting for him, and he imincdiatelv divested himself of his prison dress and put on his own clothes. The Chaplain hero, in the presence of several of the prison ofli.-ials, offered up p: ayer, and all pre- sent were deeply affected. After bidding adieu to the officials, he was placed in the cab standing at the Castle door, and at his own request was accompanied by oue of the ward- ers of the prison, the governor of the gaol,and by the Rev. Mr. Ulner. The cab was rapidly driven down through Stanley-place, and by 20 minutes past twelve o'clock the prisoner arrived at the city gaol. The door was instantly opened, and the prisoner almost ran up the walk and went with an elastic step up the stairs to a cell which is usually ap- propriated to the use of convicts, where he presen- ted a very slightly different appearance to that ex- hibitcd ou his trial. He looked rather pale and j | haggard. The chaplain at once entcied into re- ligious exercises and continued to read and prav until the prisoner in half an hour began to dose. He soon aftei wards requested to ilfresh- ment, and he partook of one thin slice of bread and buttrr, and a gJass of wine. After that he drank a glass of brandy and water, and smoked a short pipe, conversing the while about casual topics. Ho soon afterwards fell asleep and remained so for half an hour, when he awoke, and the Hov. M.r. Kilner, who was in the prison all night, .gain visi- ted him. At -1 o'clock he asked for some refreshment, and he heartily ate some bread, butter, bam, and beef, and paitook of some coffec. At half-past four o'lloel: the prisoner again fell asleep, ami snored soundly and seemingly comfortable luti1 the clock had struck six, when he awoke aud asked for more brandy and water, during the drinking of which he again sm. ked his pipe. The morning was dark, cold, and damp; hut Ions before 6 o'clock easrer spectators wen: asseni- j bled in front of the City Gaol. At a qautter ba- fore 8 o'clock the prisoner was r(i,.ii to the cha- pel, where portions of the burial service were read to the prisoner, who tiirough nit the proceedings was deeply affected, and se ireely a dry eye was to be teen. As s&on as the service was C,¡Hc!UI!CÚ a procession was formed to the pressroom, where Calcraft was introduced, and tne culprit was pini- oned in the manner employed at Marley's execu- tion last week. Not a muode did the prisoner move during the operation. With a firm step he ascended the drop, and Cilcraft ia an ins-ant drew down the enp and adjusted the rope. The chaplain th-n asked the culprit whether he died con!s.vng liis sins. lie said, "I do." The chaplain sm-.I, May the Lord Jesu3 receive your s-,it-it H bye, Jackson." and. shaking hands with him tired. Jackson cried three times, L id have mereV on zlie !# Arne was tied round the and the bolt h". ing drawn, the drop fell, and ?n a sec od tk.- happy man ceased to exist, ic.-t a :!t.:U;:g"1 perceptible. The crowds, which wore immense, behaved in the most orderly manner, and the only interrup:.1 .r! that occurred was caused by some persons preach- ing so loudly as t) annoy the prisoner whilst at his devotions. After the body bad hung an hour it was cut down tmd depoitMI in the prison, prior to its removal back to the Castle for interment, and the multi- tude quietly dispersed on the termination of the terrible ordeal. During his imprisonment, Jacksan, comnitinict- tell his thoughts and feelings most freely b Mr. W. J. Berdessa, one of the warders in the castle, who has been in attendance upon him, and with whom he had been acquainted from boyhood as they were school-mates together. The culprit frequently talked to him about the circumstances connected with his crime and on Friday night, before his final removal to the city gaol, he made the follow- ing confession— A statement AYilliam Jackson marle to me, in his cell, previous to his removal to the City Gaol to be executed. "I was walking about for two days without food, and at night I slept under a hay-stack until 1 I began to feel poorly I then. went and told Mrs. Rogers, who keeps the Coach and Horses, in thud. bridge, how I was situated. She told me I could sleep by their fireside, as it would be better than alec-ping out of doors. I thanked her for her kind- ness. I bad not been there more than three day: when my sister's husband sent the two children to me; it was on the 27th of September; it was a very wet day it rained all day long; he lent them without shoes or stockings, in the rain, and told the girl w ho brought them to turn them into the house where I was stopping and leave them. I told the oirl she should not have brought them there, but to take them back, but she ran away I ran after her, but could not catch her; I had been drinking, so I was quite done over at the time. Mrs. R-gcrs said she could not have thorn there; I said I did not WAnt. her. My feelings were quite done over. I then went out of the house and went up to the garden, and saw the pit; a thought struck me—the children would be better there than j to be starved and knocked about, and the winter coming on. I then went back to Rogers' I (rot & 'm')U knife out ofthe jug on the sheif, and shar- a !im'l tn.:fe. out 0 t:w J'tbOil th" sheil, and shlíl'- pened it; it is a sm?tl knife Mrs. Rogers got of a nnhtlam:m; you will easily kiuw it, bec.n?a it is  the only one of the kind ia the house, and it has 1 h. 'j I mark's on the hand l e. I took the little girlaud i went up Eaton-road and across Iloldsm's tiel,l to the pit; I then cut her throat and throw her into the bole there was ?.me water in it; I am sura she was da. before I put h.r down she s?rug?led ¡ a Idle. I then wcat back and fetched the bov; ? I wok him the same road to the pit, and cet his throat; I then put him on the top of his sister, and covered them with some soil. I pulled threa ap- pleit off a tree and put them in my hat; I then k I) d t t' went ba?k to Rogers', and put the knifa in be jug and gave Mr<. Rogc!* the apples. And mMuy times did I cut my dinner with the s.?me knife afterwards. I could not rest day nor night. I have been to the pit many times al 10 aud I I i 'c'iuck at night, and three or four times a-day. Until I was taken, all my thoughts wa-e to give iwyself up, and hAPPY was the day I was taken, and more so when I was eoiidemued, M I knew it was a just reward lor all my sins. I hope it will be a warning to others to avoid coming to such a wretched end as me." Jackson likewise described the manner of the murders by saying—" I got the girl between my legs and cut her throat, her thumb was cut by her getting her arm loose while struggling; the little boy did not struggle in the loait. After the murder I had thoughts of remoying the bodies to another pliee." WiLHAM JAMBS BORDESSA, Warder Chester Calitle." harder Cheater C?tle." j The above particulars were partially corroborated j in a statement made to the chaplain after bis re- nioval to the City Gaol, but when asked as to the disposal of the knife, he said lie did not know what had become of it, as at the time of the murder he was not aware what he was °
I-MURDER AT BIRKENHEAD.
MURDER AT BIRKENHEAD. Scarcely had tho executioner left the civ of Chester, from attending his horrihlu duties, on Sa- turday last, when another cold-blooded murder took place in the same county. The victim of the atrocious crime is a police constable, named AYilliam A'aughan, of the Birkenhead force, a fine young man of 25 years of age. The particulars are these:— At a quarter before 1 on Tuesduy morning, Thomas '•initb and Michael Preen, two young men, dock labourers, residing at 9, Eldon Place, Birkenhead, -went. to the public house in Chester Street, k-pt by Mrs. Softly, and knocked at the door in a very bois- terous manner. Mrs. Softly askoa who wore there, when the two men demanded to be served with some drink, which was refused them, however, and after making considerable disturbance, they went round to another entrance, and there Smith kicked in the panels of the door. Mrs. Softly hearing the dis- turbance, sent a manservant out by the back door to fetch a policeman and the deceased man, Vau- ghan, was brought to the spot and ordered the men away down the street, when after a short de- lav thry went, he following them. When in Bridge Street police officer Whitehead came up, and Vau- gl a l having told him what the prisoners had done, asked them their names. Smith at once showed fl. hf, and Whitehead saw him strike his brother offic a' several times. In a moment poor Vitug]),In cried out, H He's got n knife j I'm done—I'm and fell down in the street. Smith then ran way, but he had not got many ycrds, when policeman Clarke coming up from the opposito di- rection, took him into custody; AVhitehead having the other prisoner Breen in his charge. Aatiuggle with Smith enswd, and sfter a severe fight, the fellows were talcen to bridewell, when it wtu found that Smith had a severe wound between the fore- finger and thumb of his right hand, caused no doubt by the shutting of the knife with which he killed the offic-r A .mghan. On returning to the place where the murder was committed, clos- to a pool of blood was discovered a large pocket knife, the blade of which was covered with blood, and this knife is identified as boionsing to the prisoner Smith. A skandry, in which some persons had been brought down from Bidston to AVoodsido Ferry, approached the scene of the murder, and into this vehicle Whitehead put his injured fellow officer, and bad him couveyed to the police station, w here Dr. Jonnette, the police surgeon, was prompt- ly in attendance, and rendered every aid possible to save the life of the sufferer, but medical skili was of no avail, for Vaughan died at a quarter to 3, three quarters of an hour af'er his arrival at the police station, and without saving a word. The wound of which he died was just below the heart. Superintendent Rirnic, who u„*d every ef- fort f o alleviate the poor fellow'a distress, states that he died without a groan. Vaughan was 25 years of age, stood G feet I inch, I was of very spare habit of body, and had been in | the Birkenhead force since October, 18o3, having j come over from the Irish cunstubuhrv t j j_in it. lie was a very promising young officer, remarkably civil to every body, and most conscientious in the discharge of his duties. AVt; regret to state that he has left totally unprovided for, an aged widowed mother, and a sister who has been mu..h dRid0d for many years. IIi) was their maIn suppoic. Mr. Rae, the deputy chairman of the B;rkeuliead com- missioners, called at the station, and having learnt toe facts of the case, suggested that a subscription for poor Vaushan's mother and sister should tJC fit j once lid on foot, a smrgesHcm which Nvi?l, no doubt once set on foot, a suggestion which will, no doubt, be followed out. rn.. ) The inquest was held before Henry Churton, i hsq., coroner for the so'utoern division of tho conn- i ty, at the lown Lall, IhrhMihead. The case had created c msiderable excitement, and the court, as well as its exterior, was crowded by the towns- people. The jury, which was highly respectable, having viewed tit;) body, which was deposite 1 in the police station, where the unfortunate man ini j bean conveyed after the murder, the firbi, witness cJiiad was Mrs Dofciy, the landlady of the public house in Chpster Street, whore the prisoner was refused admission. The facts aa above detailed were corroborated by Mrs. Softly, by Patrick Fox, a groom who had been sent for the police; Dr. JeniK'tfe, AVhitchead xnd Clarke, the p dice otS.-crs, ann other witnesses, when, atVr a putient inquiry by- the learned coroner, the pi-issuers were fully committed to 'to take their trials ac j| the ensuing spricg as#i^.cs. It :s a melanciioly i'aet that the father of the de- i rcr.ic t, who was a member of the Irish coustaba- Ltry. v. a- clLo wut'-illy murdered m Ii eland tmno few years back. I
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— T t 'f °," .1' Tiiii ¡.;F:LHJ.-l:'i WI'iS. H' extraordinary children are now exhibiting in the provinces. The j | exhibition hi* in it nothing at nil repulsive, and I may bo viewed by even the most fastidious. The iTit:ren are peid'eetiy united, not by a mere fleshy • baled, as were the Siamese Twins, but an absolutely I bony t:"? ? exj,;ts, the 8pino of ..ch child having 1 COT: :ci homogeneous tcr?nnati')n, and it is j I evi: a .separation eoul 1 not he effected with- j Ollt (T.'v. iag ll!o. The t?ins are girls, a little over ?;-  -.? o!d, and are cxfcedmg'y active ?nd in-.«: with pleasing and eheerfiil manners, F:. ttiuugh so inseparably connected in body, hot to mentally, and each evidently entirely independent impulses, modi- *b-d, b'»v. e»'cr, by the peculiar connection between them. A Sxip AVD l i Ro 1:\ TROUBLE.—James l\h.her' j a tailoi, vr.'io giv; his address, 27, Field treet, Liverpool, aiui oharles Macktn, who gave his ad- dress as 63, Cheapside, Liverpool, were- charged with being drunk and disorderly, and assaulting Catherine O'Reilly, on Saturday night last. Catli- rineReilty stated that when near the market,on Sa- turday night,she was suddenlya t teked from behind j by a person who placed one arm around her neck, so as to nearly choke her, and, with tke other hand he held her hand, and she recollected noth- ing more. AVhen she recovered herself, she found they had gone away, but had not taken anything from her. Their conduct was witnessed by a young man who attempted to secure them, but they got away. Other witnesses deposed to having seen them knock a man and a boy down in fast their conduct was like two madmen they were, however, secured, and, upon being called upon to answer th:! charge, they Hid they had some drink. The magistrate, however, said it was such ruffianly conduct as could not be encouraged drink was no excuse, and they must pay 10s. and C08 or go to prison for 14 days. PENAL COLONIES,—In a letter to the Times, Mr. Willia-iii Howitt urges, as the only cure of the ticket-of leave criminalty under which society is in terror, the re-establishment of penal l;golo-ies Sir,-Beiieve me that the only sou, rational, and ph'.lanthropical mode of dealing with your convictisnj. is to be found in penal colonies. People say felony is a bad foundation of a colony. Very true; felony is a bad element anywheie, but it cannot be worse any wherethan in this wealthy country. You want it put where it can be con- verted into healthy humanity. You want to do two things—relieve your dense and affluent society of those felons, and convert your felons into hon- est men. You confess that you cannot do either of zhehe things at home; in penal colonies you can do both. They are the only places where you can do it. What is the history of our penal colonal colon- ies '? Have they been a failure? Certainly not but, ¡' on the contary, their success is one of the most striding and magnificent facts in the history of the worid. What are t hose gieat United States of America ? They constitute a federal nation ofsonie 30,000,000 oi peopie, already become so powerful that they dictate to us on that side of the Atlantic I.. 'C' 'i' ,'} witness the Central America question. What were I they originally ? Our penal colonies. To Mary- land, Virginia, and the Jerseys we shipped our felons freely till the revolution. AVhat next ? We wanted fresh penal colonies, and we founded them in Australia. What Ius been the conse- quence In (>8 years we have created an empire containing at least 2,000,CI;10 0f -people, with an import trade of more than 20,000,000 sterling, and an export tndc of at least half that amount. Should we have bad that if we bad not founded our penal colonies there? Should we now hvc had colonies there at all ? Should we have left that remote continent to so.iie zl-ai-per sighted nation !—to the Dutch, or the French already at New Guinea, or to the Russians I These are questions which may well bcusked. The notor- ious fact is, that we only did colonise that splendid Australian continent because we wanted & penal settlement. In 17SS, having lost our American penal colonies, we sent out and e- tablished one at Sidney. It was established ex- pressly for a penal colony, and fur nothing else. It succeeded so well that in 1804 Captain Collins sailed from Sidney and founded another penal C<0" an Di(-,ireils Land. These colonies till about 1850 remained penal colonies. Under this system what befell them ? Wliit do we ihd them now? Wretched, disortlerly, miserable col- onies, bearing all the aspect and evidence of slave lands ? Let those apeak who have teen them." <
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CHURCH-BUILDING UNDER FALSE PRKIUNCUS. roiii an interesting letter from the Rev J.hn Prichard, of Llangollen, we obtain another illus- tration of th« disingenuousness which characterises some of the efforts of Church extensionists. A circular has b en issued cont lining the following statement—" The district of Gljudyfrdwy, in tiie parishes of Cor wen and Idautysilio, contains a population 01 above 500 souls. It is at a distance of six miles from the parish church. The in- habitants are consequently unable to attend there, and the place is in a state of great spiritual desti- tution." Mr. Prichard, who has been connected with the district for the last thirty years, seeks to remove the stigma thus cast on the good people of Glyndyfrdwy. The churchmen cf the place fre- quent the church of Llansantlfraid, only two miles and a half from the centre oi the valley, and that over the best of roads. "In addition to the church- room at L-itiiiaiitffi-aid, there are at Giyndyfrdwy three good chapels built by Nonconformists, suffi- ciently large to hold many more than the whole of the inhabitants, if they were able to attend at the same service. In each of these places of worship there are two religious services 011 week evenings. Do the inhabitants avail themselves of the religious services and schools provided ? Yes. The aver- age number of attendance at each service in the t hi-ce ch;pcls together is 182." There are Sunday schools and a British school, with an attendance not much below Kay Shuttle worth's standard; a branch Bible society, and a scientific society. After describing, with much feeling, the blessed results of the various religious and and benevolent agencies there at work, he sztnls And this is the placa which is in a state of great spiritual destitution We cannot havo any objection for a church to be erected at Glyndyfrdwy, more than a chapel, but let it not be built on the assumption of the spiritual destitution of the people. It is painful to think of the prejudice ct(?tcd by the evil spirit of 1m established religion, even ia the minds of in-  good Ulell "-llarrld. telligent, prudent^im^oodmen^-—
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WREXIIAM MARKET, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24. s. d. s. d. Now \V? cat 8 9 9 3  8 9 9 3 Flmr Seconds (i cr sack) ii 0 411 o Barley (ùld) 6 9 7 0 Oats. 3 0 4 0 Potatoes 6 4 0 Potatos. 2 4 2 6 Butler 1 0 1 I lCgars (per dozen) 0 0 0 0 Indian mMl. (2?0 Ib) 20 0 ? 0 Beat Oatmf'?. (20, lb?) ? 0 0 0 MARK LANE.—MONUAV. At this day's market the supplies of English grain very moderate, hut of foreign large. Eng- lish wheat nominally as during last week, the market for this as well as foreign being entirely of a holiday character. Few floating cargoes loft un-sold ofi coast and fair market prices for what remain. A large supply of bar- rel flour, and some pressure to seIJ N orfoJk sacks and prices for both rather drooping. Indian' corn has a upward tendency. Barley very firm and much inquiry still exists for Danish, Baltic and Swedish, for spring shipment. Malt bteady. Peas only slow sale. Beans in moderate demand at prices against .Jmyers. Oats are still difficult to move, and a fleet of Irish shipments near at hand does not help to stiffen prices. I LIVERPOOL CORN" MARKET.—TUESDAY. Our recent large arrivals of wheaL attracted a ?iuiiibcr of iiiili -? number of Ls from a distance to our ex- change this morning, and it was likewise strongly- attended by local members of trade. Much sur- prise was evident at the small display of samples, many importers preferring to store than to take the offered prices. Millers eventually g-avc way to holders' terms for wheat, which were 2d to jù per bushel over Eriday; full prices for flour, and all advance of 6d per quarter on Indian corn, Oats and oatmeal brought full terms. Barleys beans, and peas, unchanged in value. LIArEIIPOOL CATTLE MAKET.—MONDAY There was a good sale for both Cattle and Sheep at fair prices, and nearly all disposed of.. I Boel, oid to t>-T. Mutton, GJ to 7tJ. ?2 5f- l w TALLOW MARKET. Since rO!Hhy last there has been much less ac-,ivily in demand for Tallow, and prices have. | ruled a shade lower. To-day P. Y.C., on the spot, is selling at 58" "d to and for de. livery to the 31st of March 57s 5d to 583 Gd. "{;> cv.-t. Town Tallow, 56s. nett cash. Rourli i' at 3s. pi' SJb. IIOP-Ivi AliKET.—Eo ROUGH, MONDAY. The market remains steady, and fair trade has been done in good Hops at about last week's rites, line and choice qualities bringing rather more money. Good yearilngs are ahu in good demand, and the general currency of last week is fully maintained, FOREIGN.—The imports of foreign Hom hto London last wpek amounted to 2 baLs from. Hambro', and 5 bales from Schiedam. NEWGATE AND LE.\DEX!IALL.—AIO\DAY Per Sib. by the ca:case. s. d. s. (I. s. d.to s (I Inferior beef. 2 8 ? 10 Infer ior mutton 3 2 3 S .;i .,Ulin do. 3 0 3 6 1 Middling do. 3 6 4 0 Prime larjre do. 8 4 0 i "i'riuic ditto 4 2 4 8 Do. small ditto 4 2 4 C j poric .3 8 4 a Veal 8 8 4 8) Small pork 4 8 5 4 I11DR AND SKIN MARKETS.—SATURDAY. Market Hides, 53 to ;I. 0 43 0 if Ditto (34 72il;s 0 4i 0 5 Vittù "il SOibs 0 5 0 51 I Dittù Si) 8:0;11.)3. 0 5$0 6 Ditto 8S 9t.iliJs. 0 ô¡ 0 cje Horse Hides (each) 9 0 0 0 3 0 5 o Ditto lull 9 0 0 o Polled -Sheep. 7 6 9  Keuts and HaIfDru:l9 6 6 7  Polled ^lieeHp alf lircris 6 6 7 ^n Downs 4 8 5 j Lambs o 0 0 „ Shearlings ..0 0 0 ??r-??tm??wj!tf!)<<?rt')nrT-TmM??sm???st*??tL.'j? m!n ) tt