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At the anniversary of the Agricultural Society of Wallington, (a small town in the South-east corner of Oxfordshire,) on Wednesday sennight, two of the County Members, Mr. Harcourt and Mr. Henley, gave expla- nations of their views on the state of the Protectionist cause.

Mr. Harcourt referred with regret to the time, now passed away, when a fixed duty might have been secured for agriculture. Ten years ago, he was induced by the speeches of Sir Robert Peel and Sir Tames Graham—persons to whose authority and superior judgment he always bowed, especially Sir James Graham—to vote for the continuance of the sliding scale in preference to Lord John Russell's motion for a fixed duty. He now believes that was one of the worst votes he ever gave. Something ought now to be done for agriculture, but it is not easy to say what. He was not fond of voting for this man's motion or that man's motion, because, being one of the oldest Mem- bers now sitting in Parliament, he knew that many times such motions are not intended to be carried out. What course they can pursue, it is not easy to see. They had no doubt read the speech of Mr. Disraeli. "I have heard his speeches with great delight in Parliament ; but the return of protection is not the course he is prepared to recommend as advantageous to agricul- ture, whether rightly or wrongly." "If anything useful, reasonable, judicious, advantageous to agriculture, without being' injurious to other classes and causing a bad feeling. to arise, could be proposed in Parliament, there is in this room the man who would propose it. I speak not of myself, but of my colleague, [Mr. Henley,] who is infinitely more capable than my- self of introducing such a matter ; he takes a more lively interest in Parlia- mentary details than I do. But I don't hear him say, either in private con- versation or in public, that he sees his way clear to anything that will be useful." Mr. Harcourt admitted that his votes have been distasteful to some of his constituents : but he would not pander; he regretted none of them but that by which he rejected the fixed duty, and that is the only one he would recall.

Mr. Henley started by plainly telling his hearers, that if the party to which he belongs had attempted to reverse before now the policy which has been begun, they would only have d themselves to ridicule.

Then he declared himself flatly against a fixed duty, and a firm adherent to the old sliding scale. A fixed duty of eight shillings would have been a sliding scale at the arbitrary will of Government ; directly there was a scarce year, it would have been knocked off. And a fixed duty of less amount would. have been of no use to agriculture. " I do not see that any duty that has been talked of of late years would, if adopted, increase ncrease prices ; if it did not increase prices, the condition and prospects of agricultiniste would not be sensibly affected." Nor had be ever seen much to hope from indirect means, such as the remission of a portion of the taxation which presses upon the land. " The motion which was submitted to the House was rather to inquire into that very com- plicated question, and see whether there was any portion of taxation that pressed unduly upon the occupiers of the soil, and if so, to relieve that inte- rest of some of the taxes which were the consequence of the artificial state of things that had previously existed. I never concealed my opinions : I was never one of those who were very sanguine as to obtaining any very great amount of relief in this respect. I had my own wishes upon the sub- ject ; but I know its complicated nature : it has not yet been satisfac- torily inquired into, so as to give any correct data as to whether the burdens press fairly or unfairly upon the cultivators of the soil." On general prospects he said—" We are very much in the position of a party in a lawsuit who has had an adverse verdict. An adverse judgment has been given against us, and we cannot get that judgment set aside unless we are prepared with facts on which to found a new trial. I am using tech- nical language, but you will all understand me. I say that at the present time we have not got those facts, and it will be useless for representatives to attempt to make out a case if that case cannot be supported by facts out of doors. Opinions go for nothing in Parliament ; it must be facts of such a nature as would justify the asking for a change. I have watched with much interest what has been going on, and the distress that exists, and no man would feel greater pleasure than I should in submitting to Par- liament some proposition that might alleviate that distress ; yet, taking the length and breadth of the land, I have not been able to collect these facts together to enable me to go to Parliament and ask for an alter- ation. This may be distasteful to many whom I now address ; but, whe- ther friends or foes, I always speak what I believe to be the truth ; and I say again, we should have no chance in obtaining a new trial I offer no opinion as to what the future may disclose. I have endea- voured to inform myself upon the subject ; and if I can get hold of facts that will warrant me in proceeding, depend upon it I shall not be silent in Parliament. At the present time those facts are not to be got hold of— the game is not yet played out. I say it, gentlemen, advisedly, the game is not yet played out. Doubtless in the years 1847-8 the poor suffered bitterly. Famine is a fearful thing to deal with ; men's minds are not yet sufficiently recovered from that state of things to form a sober judgment upon the ques- tion. Men who could not, perhaps, get a roll of bread, now get two loaves. [A voice—" An excellent job it is so."] It may be so, but I do not thiuk that up to the present the people have been able to judge how far wages will come down, or that their condition will ultimately be better or worse by the change. Remember that the money-receipt of wages does not so suddenly change ; for the effects of the change in this respect have been much dis- turbed by emigration and the absorption of the labour power of Ireland. These things, I believe, have prevented what otherwise would have taken place in wages. However, I think we are not yet in a position to judge what the effect will be, and that it would be premature to hazard an opinion."

At the anniversary meeting of the East Berks Agricultural Associa- tion, in Maidenhead, on Tuesday, Mr. Robert Palmer, a Conservative County Member of twenty-seven years' standing, and hitherto a stanch Protectionist, spoke also in Mr. Henley's vein. After uttering a friendly word in behalf of his colleague Mr. Pussy, he declared his belief, that at the present moment the reenactment of protective duties on grain is " out of the question " ; and if at a general election the policy of 1846 be con- firmed, his constituents must "patiently accommodate themselves to circumstances."

The election of a new Member for the East Riding of Yorkshire, in room of the late Mr. Broadley, is fixed for Tuesday next. Captain Dun- combo seems likely to have a "walk over."

For the vacancy made at East Retford by the resignation of Captain Duncombe, there are two candidates,—Mr. W. E. Duncombe, another son of Lord Feversham ; and Admiral Sir Charles Napier. Sir Charles " goes in," of course, for " reform and retrenchment."

At Bradford, Mr. Milligan is without an opponent. The Conservative Mr. Wickham has stated in an address, that he retires from "personal respect " to Mr. Milligan, and from the early prospect of a general election.

The County Court of Liverpool has been the scene of proceedings which, as reported, seem all but incredible. Some time since, the Judge, Mr. Ramshay, got so embroiled with certain of the practitioners in his court, that public scandal ensued ; and ultimately, the Earl of Car- lisle, as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, made a personal inquest into charges advanced against Mr. Ramshay by his opponents, with a view to determining whether he should be retained in his appointment. The result of the inquiry was, that Mr. Ramsha) was allowed to retain his office. This "triumph over his enemies" he celebrated by a public ban- quet in his own court of justice. The hostility to Mr. Ramshay has ex- tended to the local press, and the comments upon his administration of justice have not been mild. It is in respect of the proceedings of Mr. Michael James Whitty, owner of the Liverpool Journal, that the extra- ordinary proceedings we are about to describe have arisen.

The County Court had been adjourned on some day last week to Saturday last at nine o'clock. The suitors waited till half-past ten before the Judge entered. As soon as he took his seat, a poor bill-sticker was placed in the dock, and the Bailiff of the Court was examined by the Judge as to the pub- lication of certain placards. In his way to the court that morning, Mr. Ramshay had seen the bill-sticker posting placards, which he supposed were the placards of the Liverpool Journal of that day, containing articles offensive to the Judge. It proved, however, that this was a mistake ; the bill-sticker was posting religious placards, and he had nothing to do with the Liverpool Journal. The Judge therefore liberated him, with the in- formation that if he had been posting the offensive placards, he would have been fined or sent to prison. But Mr. Ramshay was not to be thus balked. The Journal's placards had been posted throughout the town, and some of them had been placed in his path within a dozen yards of the court. Those placards contained the at- tractive headings of the interesting news or original articles in the paper ; and one of the most prominent lines was the following, being the heading of a small legal report. "Mr. Bamshay's Opinion of the People of Liverpool." This was all. In the newspaper itself the report was a brief note of a casa decided by Mr. Banishes', in the course of which he had said that the wit- nesses, "like many rsons in this part of the country, appear to have not the slightest regard or the solemnity of an oath, and to be equally destitute of the feelings of humanity." In the placard there was nothing but the heading ; which was neither an encomium nor a condemnation. But Mr. Ramshay felt discomposed by the placard, and incapacitated to administer justice properly ; and he resolved, by severe punishment of the author, to pre- vent such causes of judicial annoyance and perturbation for the future. The County Court Act gives to the Tudges of those courts a power of committal for contempt. It says, that if any person shall wilfully insult the judge, or his officer, "during his sitting or attendance in court, or in going to or re- turning from the court," or shall wilfully interrupt "the proceedings of the court," or otherwise misbehave "in court," it shall be lawful for the officer, by order of the judge, "to take the offender into custody and detain him until the rising of the court" ; and the judge may by warrant commit the offender to prison, or fine him. This power Mr. Ramshay considered to be sufficient for the punishment of the owner of the Liverpool Journal, Mr. Michael James Whitty, for putting up his offensive placards in the path of the Judge on his way to the court. So he said to his officers, "Go and bring Mr. Whitty here forthwith." The bailiffs went, and intimated the desire of the Judge for Mr. Whitty's attendance ; but that gentleman refused to attend, and told the officers he should not obey them unless they showed some warrant or legal instrument. They returned and told this to the Judge. Mr. Ramshay told them to go again with assistance and bring Mr. Whitty by force. They went, with assistance ; but found Mr. Whitty entrenched amidst a posse of his printers, with a force of police-constables drawn up to see that all things should be done with legality. The bailiffs tried to take Mr. Whitty by force ; but the printers fended them off—with hustling, and slight harmless blows; and when the police-constables were appealed to, they said, "We would assist you if you had a warrant, but if you have no warrant we cannot assist you." At last Mr. Whitty gave the bailiffs into custody, and they were taken to the Police-station : the Superintendent heard the charge, and the explana- tions of the bailiffs, who admitted they had no violence to complain of. 'When it was found to be a case arising out of Mr. Ramshay's orders, the in- mates of the station "laughed," and the case was dismissed. When the bailiffs brought word of their second repulse, Mr. Ramshay took formal steps to summon Mr. Whitty before him on Monday. Mr. Whitt), appeared, on Monday, with Sir George Stephen as his counsel. Mr. Ramshay examined witnesses to show that the placards had been pub- lished all over the town, and were placed just in his path so as to catch his eye ; and also to show that the placarding was " a practice, to insult the :Judge, and to bring the administration of justice into contempt among the people of Liverpool." One of the witnesses swore, that while he was tearing down one of the bills, a man who was present called the Judge a " low scoundrel." Mr. Ramahay immediately pointed out to Sir George Stephen, that "the poison had operated pretty rapidly." Sir George Stephen objected, that both in this instance, and m that of putting up the placards, the act complained of was done " outside the court" ; whereas the law giving the judge power to commit contemplates only contempt in court, in the presence of the judge. He also argued, that the Legislature did not contemplate any provision " for protecting the mind" of a judge. If Mr. Ramshay should fine his client, Sir George must advise him not to pay the fine.

Mr. Ramshay said, he knew nothing of the paragraph ; he had not read it. The placard as it stood would mislead the poor and ignorant : it might even excite disappointed suitors to make an attack on his life. " The life of a County Court judge was of some value to his friends, whatever it might be in the estimation of those who thus assailed him ; and it was likely that if there was no check put to a system of annoyance of this kind, the melancholy end of a more exalted man than himself might possibly be his." So Mr. Whiny was sentenced to pay a fine of 51., with the alternative of imprison- ment in Lancaster Castle for seven days; and Mr. Ramshay was sorry the law imposed no heavier penalty. As soon as this case was over, another charge was made against Mr. Whit- ty—that of resisting the officers of the court in the execution of their duty. William Hartley, one of the bailiffs of the court, was examined by the Judge to prove the charge. He stated in great detail what we have already stated in substance,—that Mr. Whitty at first refused to obey a verbal message, but offered to come for a summons or warrant ; and in the second instance had backed his refusal by a forcible resistance. When resisting the second at- tempt to take him, he took up a knife, and threatened to use it in,self-de- fence.

The evidence was of this sort. Hartley, the witness, had found fourteen or sixteen printers ready to assist Mr. Whitty.

Witness—" I went to seize him ; • when I was told there were some types I should pp

damage if I should go over. I was then stopped by the men. One man held his hand up in my face, and he said he would strike me."

Judge—" Do you know him T' Witness—" No ; he was a man with black hair and in his shirt-sleeves." Judge—" Was his hand doubled V' Witness—" Yes."

Judge—" Then, you ass, don't you know that was a fist ; that is what it is called legally ; you ought to know that ?"

Witness—" These men came and interrupted us, and Mr.,Whitty went out. A -number of the other men came round, and that is the reason I lost sight of Mr. Whitty."

The Judge—." Let the bailiff go and take every man of them into custody, every man they can identify ; and if it took a regiment of soldiers, if a regiment of soldiers were required, these men shall be brought up, every man of them."

Witness—" I walked round, then, and saw a policeman in uniform, and four de- tectives."

Judge—" Do you know these men, these detectives 1" Witness—" No, I do not."

Judge—" Do you know the policemen's numbers ?" Witness—" No ; but our men can identify them." Judge—" Let them ; let every man of them be taken up and brought before me. Now, Sir, what next ?"

Witness—" They asked me if I had got a warrant for the apprehension of Mr. Whitty. I said I had not ; and they said if I had they would assist me, but as it was they could not." Judge—" You do not mean to say that you told them you had no authority, nor any evidence like that? Now, tell me what you said then—tell me so quietly. Wae Whitty still in the room ?" Witness—" No, he was gone by the other door. I was then given in charge." Judge—" Will you tell me. Sir, if you can, what he said on the occasion? Some- body gave you in charge. Did not somebody say something? " Witness—" I was given in charge, and we were taken off to Bridewell." Judge—" Who did give you in charge 7" Witness—" Well, so far as I know, I can't exactly say, but young Whitty gave us

in J." • udhargege—" What did he say ?"

Witness—" I can't remember it."

Judge—" But you must remember, Sir. What did he say? to the best of your re- collection. Now, Sir, answer me to the best of your recollection. You are on your oath. Were you sober or drunk at the time ?" A pause of two minutes during which the witness returned no answer.

Judge in continuation—" Cant you answer me, Sir? You had better go out and come in again when you can answer clearly the question I have put to you. Are you sober now ? I shall talk to you again. Go away. Call the other bailiff." The other bailiff was called; but Hartley presently requested to be allowed to go on again, and he was allowed. When he came to the description of how the people at the Police-station "laughed," and how Mr. Clough, the Superintendent, had said, "Well, you cant take Mr. Whitty without a war-

rant," Mr. Ramshay burst out again.

Judge—" He is very much mistaken in the matter. I do not care who the man is, as sure as he is a living man I will bring him before me. I do not care who he is, nor how low or how big his name may be ; but as sure as he is a living man I will bring him before me."

Witness—" They were laughing at us all the time iu the Police-office."

Judge—" Who were laughing. atyou ?"

Witness—" The parties in the office."

Judge—" All this may be a laughing matter in town, but whatever I have to do eith, you may tell them, will be no laughing matter by-and-by. Was it Clough that laughed at you?".,

Witness—" No; it was.them in the office."

Judge—" Why did not y'Ouldayso? be telling me by-and-by somebody was sell* tea and sutraria the plant shop. ,.Whet issue I to do with that?"

Again, soon after, teRirrGeorge Stephen himself—

Judge--" Do you want. o knewthafthe,Order to Ming Whitty to bring him be- fore me was illegal ? If ,ai-t1tritate0 allth4eiill'A bring him before me in any case; and, if force be necessary, t. Out. care about. ant man, but I will bring all offenders before me- I don't care if ziquires ten thousand men to bring them before me, I should show them who I am, and that they must come." Sir George Stephen—. You know that this must assume a more serious aspect ?"

Judge—" I don't care; carry out my authority—the authority on which I act. I care for no man living. I never did care for any man, nor I never shall." Sir George Stephen—" That is quite another matter. As far as regards the pre- sent case, your Honour'i intention is quite evident. After what you have already on several times stated, I do not doubt it ; but as to your power on this and several other points which I shall have to argue, I take leave to differ from you."

Presently there -acquit:eel an episode of very marked character. It was doubted whether the halide had ever received regular appointments. Mr. Stone' of the' firm of Fisher and Stone, solicitors, and high bailiffs of the court, was examined on the point. It tinned out that the written appoint- ment had never been delivered to the o tern, but had remained in the hands of Mr. Stone ; and that at that very moment it was still unsigned and un- sealed, and without even a date. Sir George Stephen contended that the men were wholly without, official authority. As they had no warrant from the Court, but had MerelytreCeived verbal orders from an irrespensible-per- som when they came to Whitty's house, and were called upon to show their authority or seine, evidence that they were the officers of any court in Christendom, and failed to do so, they could be regarded in no other- light than as strangers sad trespassers. If these men had come to Sir George Stephen's house, withont: warrant, without a semblanCe of authority_, or without any authority of any kind, as they did in this instance, he would have

shot them through the heaa. , This strong avowal excited the audience, consisting of merchants, bankers, and traders, to an uncontrolled enthusiasm; and a general shout of applause burst forth. • •

Jude—"g I will clear thii.irt if I have any more of this. I will close the doors, and I will fine every man T We've reason to suspect for giving Such expression to his feelings. (Loud hates.) I have no doubt but that all the men belonging to this man's shop are here insulting me in my own court. U You bailiffs don't take one of these men who made this indecent expression—if you don't immediately, I will fine you."

Bailiff—" Everybody in court eheered; they all cheered."

Judge—" Well, Sir, if, you don't bring one in—if you don't bring one before me this instant, I will fine you, Sir." Bailiff—" I can't sweat to any one ; . they all cheered; the whole court cheered ; they were all glad." . Judge.—" Then IKill fine you if you don't bring some of the parties here; if you. don't bring some of thenibeforen . Thus constrained, the,bailiffa laid hands on James.Brown, a tailor; and a lady of gaudy appearance painted out David. Cordwell, a baker and Scotch- man, as persons who had clapped their hands and cheered. They were fined some poen& a piece.' •

The legal extent of the Judge's power to commit,]IIi'. Whitty for contempt was again argued bS%Sir George Stephen; and then Mr. Ramshay gave judg- ment. .

Mr. Michael James Whitty, you have been brought up here by an order of this Court; and it has been satisfactorily shown that you have acted in a most gross man- ner to the persons sent to you with a message from this Court. . If yoithaelbeen a man, Sir, like any other mancatcying on business in. this town, and if nothing had

occurred in your own roilidof evil'character, you would have at once attended to the suggestion of the,Court,lorany -suggestion I might,'as judge of this court, send you. In reference to the legal objection which has been made in your)favour, I have only to say, that it is impossible to send the bailiffs of this court everywhere; and as to their i appointment, it does not,sequire to be in writing, but may be general; and- therefore they were in discharge of their duty. I tell this Court, that that man has been found guilty before me of a crime against the act of Parliament, and lie must answer for it. He has publiely,offeaded against the bailiffs of this Court. It is quite obvious (addreesing Air.. itty) that you were determined, to set the Court at de- fiance; and you have long doine,so: but, as you will stand eleeivhere to answer that charge, I will not enter natiiit; What you are here now for; is one of the cases of offensive insolence Which yonliiVe, so repeatedly committed and carried on. I tell you, Sir—for you are a 121311--41:d every man like you, that the law will be too strong for you, and you will fied,it,pu,t,;,;.4,1-eil.yom Sir, that you look like a man in whose eyes and in whose fel:stile/Ivo* p,asshone Rod-worst feelings of our human nature are delineated. (itaretinn,), Ton do not look like a man, but like a-person who is not at all sorry for whCt he has done. tell' yen this, Sir, that for this disgraceful Offence, of Which you haverheen found guilty before, you shall suffer punishment which shall be in.some ammo -adequate to the .crime which you have committed. I shall not waste my words with you. , I tell you,- Sir,that I shall inflict upon-you-for this offence—for insulting the two bailiffs whom .I sent to you—for that offence—for wilfully insulting a bailiff of this court Of the name of Hartley, will order you to be imprisoned in her Majesty's' gaol at Liu:Moister for seven days; and for your offence of insulting another offitter of this Court, of the name of Cholmondeley, I shall order you to be furtheviraprisoned 5,11 her Majesty's gaol of Lancaster for another seven

days, to commence at ,the expiration of your-former sentence,".. . • .

Murmurs of disapprobation again excited the Judge's ire, and ,produced from him threats to..fte. and commit his bUiliffs if they did not more effect- ually preserve decorumin the court:

Sir George Stephen suggested 'a doubt on the legality of punishing doubly what was but "a single nffence committed against two persons.'

Judge—. No; I.beliewerrtin.my opinion—the act gives me power, and I will exer- cise it, that there was en, offence against each ; and therefore I will commit that man to Lancaster Castle 'Or seven days more; and I will do more still, for he has been found guilty of an assault on this man Hartley with a weapon. I am sorry it is not in my power to commit him under the same statute which I have him for in- sulting the bailiffs. Stop—I am not sure but I -have the power, and if I have I can tell you I willexercise it. ,(Aramined the act and continued.) There is the.power given me of inflicting a penalty for assaulting au officer or bailiff of this court. You will bear in mind, that the penalties I have just imposed were for insulting' the officers—two bailiffs. '1 don't know if you want any evidence for the charge of as- sault. If you do, I will take it." •

Sir George Stephen—.0h, dear no!"

Judge—. The neat case,-then, is for an assault" and it seems to me that it was not only an assault, but an aggravated one. Well, then, the officers of the court and the judge must be protected. Well, then, these men were assaulted by this man in a most violent and dangerous manner, With • a knife. How are my orders to be executed if this-man is allowed-to go on assaulting people with a knife ? I did hope that there was not man in this town, claiming to be respectable, who would take up a knife for the purpose, mod accompany it with threats. I couple this with the rest of this man's conduct; and therefore I will impose another fine of 5/. for assaulting the Officer Hartley, and 51. for assaulting the officer. Cholmondeley; and whether I shall impose any more or not, I can't at this moment say. Remove the prisoner."

And so the proceedings ended for that day.

Mr. Whitty was set' at' iberty' that evening, on his engagement to be at the railway station at the'starting of the train for Lancaster. The officers did not appear at the proper titre, with their warrants ; so the journey was delayed till next day. At noon, on Tuesday, the prisoner was escorted to the station by upwards of two hundred gentlemen and merchants, and by:an. enormous crowd of the general populace. As the train was about to starti: a humorous guard raised. a roar of laughter by crying out,: "Any more gentlemen ,for Lancaster:? any more gentlemen for Lancaster Castle ?" .. As the comae') one by one, disappeared up, the tunnel, cheer After sheer was given,i,pan,as Mr. Whitty departed _for: his place of imprisonment, " the-nhPers of Jus,411. dignant and sympathizing. friends, the people of Liverpool, andthe &lei& of

the liberty of the press," dwelt open his ears. •

The court was guarded at every avenue on Tuesday.; and strangers were not admitted indiscriminately. Mr. W. Brown, .M.P., was among those who sat on the bench: Mr. John Whitty, the eon of Mr. Michael James Whitty, was charged with assaulting the officers whorwere,executing their duty by endeavouring to arrest his father on-Saturday., Th6 evidence was vague ; but Mr. Ramahay held that it was sufficient. He imposed fines of 2/. for the insults to each bailiff; and further finesef 21. more for the obstructions to each officer in the execution of his duty.

The four policemen whom Mr. Ramshay had declared on Monday that he would have before him, appeared on Tuesday ; but the charge against them was withdrawn.

Of the fines inflicted on Monday upon the applauding tailor and baker, the first was persisted in, and the exclamatory culprit was sent to Lancaster Castle in default of apology or .payment. The second, on the baker, was remitted ; the canny Mr. Cordwell having satisfied Me. Ramshay that he was the last person in the world to have intended an insult a judge, and having pleaded that though a Scotchman he was " carried away by the sentiment" which gir George Stephen uttered. In the course of the proceedings, Mr. Ilamshay made a speech in his own behalf,. generally embodying those features of his ease on account of which he claims the public sympathy,. and by which, he justifies his present course. The Liverpool Courier is now the.reporthe— . . . "It was most painful to the mind of an hanopurabie, educated, and warm-hearted man, who came here to devote his whole time and attention to the discharge of his duty, to be the subject of such insults. He knew it was the solemn, careful. con- siderate; and deliberate opinion, formed on the whole ofAhe evidence given in the recent inquiry in London, of the Lord Chandelier, eand.prondunced before the Chan- cellor of the Duchy[the Earl of Carlisle] gave his judgment, that there was not the slightestgroond for the imputations thrtinm out so repeatedly against himself. He had received the expression of that opinion in the roost, candid and complimentary terms; and tiled never iniagined'after Uri return' toes place that the system of annoyance and insult would have been renewed. It`qiniii *possible he could be tormented, insulted; and worried' beets;; ion& he was determined now to take a systematic couree—to proceed:againat ,everifignelwho• did persist in this insolent course. It was a system that had destroyed .one judge [Mr. Ramshay's predecessor] ; for he had serious . reasons fqr. knowing, that it bad been the cause of the destruction 'of a Man of M113464-'464 :-4f superior attainments ; and he said it advisedly, sitting in that. '.chair; tligr!that gentleinan was' reailf. murdered by the foul and atrocious IS-heti tiff ' chitaint-soini in that town!' con- tinned throughout his professional lifeiiiidMligh' hiM tothat melan- choly state Whitt a persecuted man must natirally ' ' Etc could not see how this persecution could have originated in any eonduct of his.; and, having,been thus renewed, he felt it became him, however. ptgent andfdistressing this duty, to set himself right.' Melia& alreadi done SO addthei plate and with every one capable of appreciating his position •, and , he wasdeterminecint6 -kit' himself ngbt with the public. --He could only feel that this attatdk 'on him siege frem the fact that a 'certain. clasp in the town had not succeeded in their desire that a gentleman of Liverpool shehd be' appointed' to the he' hid '-thYMtObleoir Of holding, without having solicited the support of one man in the pliiee,-'diee* that of the esteemed and distinguished nobleman 'by whom liountsMsPoilittid /the Earl of, Carlisle]. His Honeuilwas much affected while alluding tO these-cirmunstences„ and solemnly de- clared„if he starved ten pars or wait efeerIted 'A hire ktvadr be would Are this (Luce-- tied" out to the utmost possiblelimits. tic never hall` any intention to trench on the liberties of anyman,.and would not consent to beqome.a tool of a venal Party, a mar- kitable commodity, for theyileit Purposes Orinyiliteltql- men. It was the boast of every man in this country that the lair was ainirefiespand fie its creature he merely claimed that respect which was due. If men would continue in this course of ' foul calunmp, they ahouldand wouhibeputdoWnhythestrimg also of the law, which never had and never could be withstood. S#e repented, thatwhich he now did was deliberate and advised,.and the majestyy, of the law should not suffer in his hands—it should be preserved inviolate: while he was intrusted with its-administration; and, although he was sorry to pursue this course, he did not do so. from impulse, but from the solemn conviction, that he .was right, and:should be ,supported in, -the steps he had taken. After alluding, evidently greatly affected, to therespectability of his family, ,and the anxious desire he had to discharge his. duties faithfully, he . repeated his resolve to set himself right with the publie;' and denied. that.the.had any feeling of malice or ill-will against the personewhom he was now 'punishing for -their misconduct, and who had violated the majesty:of the The' Liverpool' Times of .Thursday;:desCrihEitpirclilipieing meeting of citi sem to show their sympathy with, Mr. :Wthtti.'.7. Mr. 'Samuel Hobne Was in the chair ; and Mr. W. Browne. and Mn Ii9porkien Gladstone, moved resolutions.. It was resolved to raise a subscri .tionterpay Mr. Whitty's fines, and to defray the cost of "ulterior .p for obtaining redress.for the personal wrongs done to him. Atte tation"htithediately went to the CountyCourt and paid the finee Ltei. with the costs, amounting to 38k anct,proenred**, fiehith* „A.,016 afternoon of that day, he was brought back front Laretaikter.,C47.ge,,ipAriumpli : nearly four thousand persons formed themselves into an avemieenthe immense platform of the-railway station, to give him a hearty greeting:'!

[Among [Among the scattered facts thathave been stitcifin connexion with this remarkable case, are two which additionally. connect. it with the esteemed nobleman on whose name. Mr. Ramahay seems mush to rely. Mr. Rain- shay was the son of a land-agent of the Howard family; and was appointed to his present office by the .Earl of .Carlisle. The Earl him- self,as Chancellor of the Duthy liersonallty made: the recent inquest

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into ;the embroilments of the judiei, With; the ,practitioners- in ' his court; and it has been stated by the 'fries, that he was so impressed; with the .desirableness of Mr. Rarashay's removal from:the seeneof his unfortu- nate notoriety, even if he had not-been'solely, eriprineipally culpable, -that he offered to indemnify him for-the' pecuniney dosethewould suffer by reirign- ing the office : but Mr. *infamy had-resolved:MI' War to the knife with his " enemies "Hie would neither give rig '§ quarter; so he declined the generous offer of his patron.] Sarah Watts, a girl of fifteen, wasrlefrhiredIM& of her parents' cottage at West Woedlands, near Frome : in the:CM:41e e' the day she was found dead. She had been violated, and then lilllect appareirtlY by blows from a lemmer or club. The house had been plundered, but the, stolen clothes were left in a field. The Coroner's Jury ,found a verdict. f " Wilful murder against: some person or persons unknown. ' A reward of 50/. has been offered for inform- ation concerning the criminal.

John Calow, an old pensioner of Sheffield, was found one 'moreing with his throat cut; his married sister,ElizabethWalten, having raised the alarm. The wound was expected to be fatal. After a time, Calow accused his sister of having inflicted the wound.' She protested-her innocence. Some time since, in a drunken fit, Calow said he would cut' his throat and charge his sister with the deed.

Two young ruffians having _attempted to enter a cottage at Addlestone du- ring the night, to rob Mrs. Willis; flu old lady; 'of a-quarter's annuity which she had just received, they were repulsed by the old lady : when they en- deavoured to cut through a shutter with a knife, she held an iron candle- stick to keep back the knife ; and threatened them with a sword-stick when they tried to enter by another way. On her recognizing one of them as a neighbour, they both fled ; but a policeman had watched them, and they have been sent to prison.

What is called a " Sloane case" has been under investigation at Win- chester. The evidence by no meant' bears out the catching title by which it is described in the local press ; for although a verdict of manslaughter has been given against a lady, her treatment of the sufferer widely differed from that of Jane Wilbred by the Sloanes. Ann Griffin, who was about fourteen years old, went to live at the house of Mr, Benham, of the City Mills, East- gate, as under-nursery-maid. She appears to have been frequently in fault —to have been guilty of petty pilfering, dirty habits, and disobedience. Unfortunately, as a corrective or punishment for these faults, Mrs. Benham was in the habit of ordering the girl to remain in a cellar for a certain time ; and this discipline was often inflicted. After a time the girl complained of illness, was sent home, was soon after seized with fever, and died. At the inquest, these questions arose—was the cellar a fit place to confine any one in ? was the fatal fever the result of the girl's repeated imprisonments in the cellar ? The evidence respecting the cellar was somewhat conflicting ; but it appeared to have been most unadvisable to send any person to remain in a dark, ill-ventilated, cold, and probably damp placer under the depress- ing circumstances in which the girl was ordered there, and where she seems to have usually sat moping. The cellar has only otherwise been used to clean boots and shoes in—an active employment, that might be performed in good spirits. With regard to the illness as resulting from the confinement in the cellar, the medical testimony was doubtful : it was quite possible that the cold damp air, acting upon the depressed mental condition of the girl, should cause the fever, and that the seeds of the disease might have lain dormant for a time. The Coroner remarked, that no one for a moment believed that Mrs. Benham intended to injure the deceased : if such an intention existed, and death resulted, that would be murder; death from Mrs. Benham's acts, without evil intent, would be manslaughter. The Jury deliberated for half an hour, and then found a verdict of " Manslaughter" against Mrs. Ben- ham. A warrant was issued for her apprehension : she was not present at the inquest ; it is said that she has gone to France, but will surrender when the Assizes come on.

The people of Lichfield have been much excited by the discovery that Mr. Grimes, manager of the branch of the National Provincial Bank, has been ill-treating his son : few people knew even that he had a son. After a_pri- vate investigation, the Magistrates heard charges against Mr. and Mrs. Grimes in public, which ended in their committal on a charge of assault.

The Reverend Francis Darry, Roman Catholic priest of the district, has been fined 12s. 6d., with 7s. 6d. costs, by the Cowes Magistrates, for an as- sault upon a little girl only five years of age. He knocked of her bonnet, and beat her savagely on the face and head, because whenever he walked out the boys and girls "made fun of him" : he had punished her "as an example." The Chairman of the Magistrates warned the priest that a se- cond offence would be severely dealt with.

Job Yardley, a butcher of Brookmoor, of which parish he is churchwarden, has been committed to prison for stealing fifteen sheep the property of Mr. W. Foster, of Stourbreige. The sheep were taken from a field, and were found in Yardley's out-house.

Two more fatal accidents are reported from the breaking of ropes in col- liery-shafts. At Old Welton Colliery, Midsummer Norton, three men were descending suspended to the rope by means of rope slings ; when upwards of 120 feet from the bottom, the rope gave way; two of the miners were brought up dead, and the third died soon after. At Novell Colliery, Leeds, the rope snapped as two men were ascending the shaft; they fell nearly fifty

i yards ; one died in an hour, and the other is in danger. This shaft had been newly sunk, and the coal had not yet been worked.