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T H E T E E S D A L E M E R C U R Y . - W E D N E S D A Y , M A Y 21, 1862

I N T I M A T I O N .

TH O R N G A T B M I S S I O N C H A P E L wil l be O P E N E D , P . V . , on S A B B A T H FraST. Thsre

will be two diets of Public W o n b i p , at the usual hours | and a Sabbath School in the Afternoon.

The entrance to the Chapel is by the large door at Thomas Harrison's dwellinghouse, foot of Thorn gate.

M r Walker begs to assure the public that the pro­moters of the above snheme, in opening a plaoe of Worship , hare no other object in view than the well-being of the district , the progress of the Gospel, and the providing of Religious Instruction to those who adhere to the Form of Worship observed in the Presbyterian Church of Scotland.

Barnard Castle, 20th May, 1862.

N O R T H R I D I N G OF Y O R K S H I R E .

ed, would be the most suitable, as they would be more durable, and less liable to injury; but probably the cost of these would present an insurmountable difficulty. W e are grate­ful, however, for what has already been done, and we are confident the Board will carry out every improvement that the means at their disposal will allow.

L O C A L & G E N E R A L N E W S .

V A L U A B L E F R E E H O L D E S T A T E of 760 Acres.

TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTIOH, At the Black L i o n Hote l , i n Stockton-upon-Tees, in

the County of Durham, on T H U R S D A Y , the 19th day of J U N E , 1862, at 12 o'clock at noon, (unless previously disposed of by private contract),

Mr. THOS. W I L L I A M H O R N S B Y , Auctioneer, I n the following or such other lots as may be determined upon at the time of sale, and subject

' to such conditions as w i l l be then and there pro­duced :—•

I N F A C E B Y and C A R L T O N . L o t 1.

AL L that Valuable and Desirable F R E E H O L D E S T A T E , comprising the Manor or Lordship

o f Faceby, in Cleveland, in the Nor th Riding of the County of Y o r k ; the Impropriate Rectory and A d -vowson, or right of Patronage of the Church of St. Mary Magdalen, in Faceby aforesaid; and 686a. 2r. 3p. of Land, be the same more or less, situate in the sever­al Townships of Faceby aforesaid and Carlton, in Cleveland, i n the said North Riding.

This Lo t contains about 181 acres of the celebrated Cleveland Ironstone Beds, and the Woods and Planta­tions extend to 108 acres.

The Estate also contains a Bed of Freestone, and Jet is being extensively worked.

I N F A C E B Y . L o t 2.—Five closes of Arable and Grass Land, con'

taining 21a. 2r. l i p . adjoining the H i g h Road from Stokesley to T h i n k .

Lot 3.—A D W E L L I N G H O U S E , known as the " Manor House," wi th two Closes of r ich old Grass Laud, and the Garden and other premises, the whole containing 4a. Sr. £6p.

L o t 4.—Two Closes of Grass Land, containing 8r. and 12t>.

L o t 6.—Two COTTAGES and four Parcels of r ich o ld Grass Land , containing 6a. and 2r. be the sam< more or less.

L o t 6.—A D W E L L I N G n O c S E w i th the Black smith's Shop, Stable and Garden, and a Close of,Grass Land , the whole containing 2r . and £Sp.

L o t 7.—A D W E L L I N G H O U S E , wi th a Black smith's Shop, Gardens, and Outbuildinga j and a Cot tageand Garden adjoining; together with the Closes of Grass Land behind, the whole containing 6a. A 3r,

L o t 8.—A P C B L I O H O U S E , known by the sign of the " Sutton A r m s ; " and 2 Cottages, together wi th the Garths, Gardens, and other premises, containing 3a. 2r. 2p.

I N C A R L T O N . L o r 9 . — T W O Closes of Rich O L D GRASS L A N D ,

situate in the Township of Carlton aforesaid} bou< de I by the Highway leading to Stokesley, and contau in ; together 4a. and 2r. be the same more or less.

L O T 10. — T w o Closes of Rich andProductive L A N D containing together 7a. l r , 87p.

These Closes are bounded on the N o r t ' i by the Lane leading from T h i n k to Stokesley.

L O T . 11.—A D W E L L I N G H O U S E , situate in the beautiful Village of Carlton, wi th tbe Joiner's Shop and other Outbuildings, and the Land to the same belonging, containing la . and 8p.

L o t 12.—A P U B L I C i l O C S E , known by tbe sign of the " Fox and Hounds," w i th the Cottage, Stables, and Outbuddings, a large and productive Orchard and Garden, and all those Closes of o ld Grass Land, tbe whole containing 6a. l r . and 3p.

L o t 13.—Annual Payments and Commutation Rent Charges in lieu of Tithes, amounting to £23 5s I d per annum, and issuing out of Lands in Faceby.

The above exceeding valuable and desirable Estate is about 10 miles distant from the Towns of 8toekton< upon-Tees and Middlesbrough, and about S miles from Stokesley. The Potto and Sexhow Stations of tbe Nor th Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway are about mile distant.

The Estate abounds in Game, and several Packs of Foxhounds are wi th in easy distance.

I t is Freehold and Tithe Free, and tbe Land Tax is redeemed.

The view from Faceby Bank is most extensive and beautiful, embracing the r ich Vale of Cleveland, w i t h a considerable portion of the Nor th Riding and of tbe County o i Durham, backed on tbe West by the Mountains of Cumberland and Westmoreland, and on tbe North-East by the Estuary of the River Tees and the German Ocean.

Lots 3 and 8 inclusive are situated in and near the Tillage of Faceby, at the foot of the richly-wooded BUT, called " W h o r l H i l l . " L o t 2, 9, and 10 are most advantageously situated. Lo t 11 and 12 are i n the Tillage of Carlton, known as one of the most romantic and beautiful i n Yorkshire.

M R . R O B E R T A R N O T T , Innkeeper, Crrl ton, w i l l shew the various Lots ; and Printed Particulars wi th Lithographed Plans may be obtained of the A U C T I O N -m , No . 181, High Street, Stockton; of G E O R G E C A P E S , Esq., No . 1, Field Court, Gray'a Inn, London ; of M B . M A T T H E W B O W S B B , Land Agent, Stockton; or at the Offices of

MESSRS. D O D D S A T R O T T E R , S O L I C I T O R S , S T O C K T O N ,

from whom further "particulars may be obtained. Stockton, May, 1862.

T H E

BARNARD CASTLE, MAY %Ut, 1868.

T H E inhabitants of Barnard Castle will be glad to l farn that the Local Board of Health have already taken steps to repair the paths in the Flatts Wood. W e observe that, at the T e e s Viaduct, both the lower and middle paths have been restored, and all that is there wanted now is a stile for the upper path at the railway crossing. The brushwood by which several of the paths were nearly over­grown, hat been cut away, and the paths drained. Some little improvement is still seeded near the Rock W a l k ; — a portion of this path, notwithstanding the dry weather we have now for some time had, is flooded with water, and stepping-stones are required t o make it passable. None o f the seats have yet been replaced, but this, we understand, wi l l be done with the least possible delay. I t ha* been suggested to us that iron seats, point-

7 T H N O R T H Y O R K R I F L E S , B A R N A R D C A S -T L R , — A s w i l l be seen by advertisement, the Silver Medal w i l l be shot for on F R I D A Y , the £0th instant, instead of Saturday, the 81st, as announced last week.

E G Q L E S T O N S C H O O L . — D u r i n g the past week, the Bev T . Wilkinson, M . A . , one of Her Majes ty's Inspectors, examined this school, and expressed himself highly satisfied wi th its efficient state, at the close of bts inspection. The school, at present, num­bers 140 children.

7 T H N O R T H Y O R K R I F L E S — T o m o r r o w (Thursday) evening, this corps w i l l parade in the market-place, Barnard Castle, at 8 o'clock. A punc­tual attendance at d r i l l is particularly requested, in preparation for the forthcoming Review.

M I L I T A R Y F U N E R A L A T B A R N A R D C A S T L E —Private Joseph Smith, of No. 2 Company ot the 1st Durham Mi l i t i a , having died suddenly at his billet in Barnard Castle, was interred wi th military honours on Saturday last. The funeral procession comprised Colonel Maude and the fu l l strength of the regiment. Deceased was 35 years of age, and belonged Gates­head.

S A L M O N I N T H B T E E S — T h e licensed ang­lers in the river Tees have, during the last fortnight, been occupying much time with the rod in the M i d -dleton district, and their success has been beyond an­ticipation. The Rev. J . W. Smith, of Over Dinsdale, secured a fine salmon, weighing 131bs. j and M r Tees* dale, of tbe H igh Bow, Darlington, succeeded in hook­ing several of various weights Irom lOlbs. downwards. This success is attributed to the preservation of the river from the mal-practices of poachers.

T E E S D A L B U N I O N . — T h e usual f o r t n i g h t l y meeting of the Board was held in the Board-room, at the Workhouse, on Wednesday, the 14th inst. The Rev. W . F . Wharton in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. Out-door re­lief, week ending the 3rd inst.—Number relieved :— Barnard Castle district, 847 ; Staindrop, 219 ; M i d -dleton, 227. Cost of relief:—Barnard Castle district, £33 Is 3d ; Staindrop, £16 10a 9 d ; Middleton, £20 18s Od. Week ending 10th May. Number relieved : —Barnard Castle district, 833 ; Staindrop, 219; Middleton, 221. Cost of relief:—Barnard Castle district, £28 17s 6d ; Staindrop, £15 8 s 9 d ; Middle-ton, £20 18s. In-door relief, week ending tbe 3rd inst.:—Number of inmates, 105; corresponding week last year, 99. Week ending the 10th inst.—Number of inmates, 9 8 ; corresponding week last year, 94. Vagrants relieved since last meeting, 67. Finance.— The balance in the treasurer's hands is £1,480 5s 5d of which, the sum of £320 has been contributed sinoe last meeting. Cockfield township valuation.—Mr Lax was appointed to make this valuation, subject to a proper contract, and bis obtaining professional assist­ance for valuing the collieries.

B A R N A R D C A S T L E C R I C K E T C L U B . — O n Saturday last, the opening game of the Barnard Castle Cricket Club waa played on the Woolhouse ground, between two scratch sides. M r Boazman naming one. and M r Bailey the other. M r Beah preserving the balance of power by going in last on each side. The score of the first named side was 94, composed of 66 off Mr Boat man's own bat, got in good cricketing style, compris­ing several fours, threes, and twoes, in drives leg and off hits. M r Beab, 10, being bowled by a ripper from Lax. M r Taylor, 1 1 , also well earned, bis stumps being similarly found by Lax. J . Dawson, 4 ; wides, &c., 13. The total score on M r Bailey's side waa 110; winning by 16 runs, composed of Sir Reah'a 48, ob tained by bis usual excellent batting. We were pleased to aee the neat off drives of this gentleman, his forte, hitherto chiefly being in leg hits. J . Lsdderdale, 16, mostly by slips ; and after keeping M r Reah company for more than an hour, had the honour of carrying his bat out. This youth is, we believe, one of the young colts wishful to join, the club. J . B . Bailey, 9 ; T. Blenkinsop, 9 ; J . J . Bailey, 6 ; P. Lax, 4 ; widea, Ac., 15. We hope that thia beginning w i l l be follow­ed up by tbe regular attendance o f a l l who are, and who intend to become members of the club ; and we would advise the latter to enrol at once, as we believe several challenges have already been received.—Cor.

A M I L I T I A M A N I N A F I X . — O n Saturday afternoon an amusing little incident, in connection wi th the mil i t ia , occurred at Durham. I t appears that about four o'clock, while the regiment was on the Palace Green, and had jus t completed its afternoon's work, a private was sentenced to an hour's extra d r i l l tor misconduct. No t over fond of d r i l l at any time, apparently, he demurred to the justice of such a sen tence, said he would not be drilled, and, suiting tbe action to the word, squatted himself on the grassy mound in the centre of the green. He waa not per­mitted to set the order at defiance for many seconds, as a file waa ordered out to seise h im. T h e ' file—per­haps fearing to engage in the struggle, refused tbe honour—conduct anything but honourable even to militiamen. Six men were then aeleeted from the squad, who received orders to escort their insubordin ate comrade to tbe guardhouse. Tbey obeyed their orders, laid hold of their man, and carried him off Having gone a short distance, he agreed to walk quiet ly, and was consequently allowed to resume the use of his legs. Suddenly, however, ha made a bolt, took to bis heels in gallant style, and ran down the Broken Walls, followed by a crowd of militiamen and young' sters. Seeing a gentleman in the distance, and fearing he might be apprehended by him, as those in chase had "g iven the holloa," the militiaman ran down towards the Museum. Here he was hard pressed. What was to be done ? The flowing river waa before; angry militiamen and cold steel behind; bia only means o f escape was to take the water, and reach the opposite shore. So be thought, and acted wi th such intent, jumping into the river—its cold embrace, how­ever, bad the effect of cooling his ardour i n a double sense. Did be think that his comrades i n the pursuit had not tbe pluck to follow him t Foolish notion I Two of them—Corporal Brady and Private Thomas Ellison—dashed after him with the intrepidity of water-dogs, and soon gained upon the runaway. Most unfortunate, the poor fellow could not swim, and after wading tbe water un t i l nearly up to the neck, be stood —an easy prey. Not so, however, Corporal Brady, neared his man, got hold of h im by the neck, and pulled him towarda the shore. Thia exoiting the tem­per of the delinquent, he became violent, and a strag­gle ensued between the two in the middle of the stream. Private Ellison had not aa yet brought up tbe rear—what was to be done f The corporal b i t upon a happy thought—he presented his bayonet; nay mora, gave bis victim an opportunity of judging the effects of a piece of pointed steel. A few " prods" bad the desired effect The courageous runaway turn­ed pale in the face, his boldness waxed faint—he be­came submissive as a lamb. I n the charge of Brady and Ell ison, he was conveyed to shore, heartily glad to renew his acquaintance wi th terrafirma, to which at one time he thought he had bade an adieu. He was next escorted to the guardhouse, on the road thither threatening to have revenge on Corporal Brady for " prodding" him wi th cold steel. On Monday tbe de­linquent appeared before his officers, and received seven days' imprisonment; and ere this has, no doubt, been taught t l u evils of disobedience.—Durham Idwr titer.

F A T A L C O L L I E R Y A C C I D E N T . — O n Tues­day, an accident of a fatal character took place at Bitchburn Colliery, near Crook. I t appears that two men, named Todd and Watson, were engaged in widen­ing a drift , and a yooth named Race, who was put­t ing , was wi th them. A fall of top coal took place, and covered the whole completely, no doubt ki l l ing them instantly. The fall took place abort one o'clock, and the bodies were not recovered t i l l about five. Todd has left a wife and three children, and Watson was on the point of marriage.

B O R D E R C O U N T I E S R A I L W A Y . — T h e B o r ­der Union Railway, from Fir-cart on to Newcastle ton, was officially examined and satisfactorily reported upon by Captain* Taylor, R .E . Government inspector of Railways,'on Wednesday last. There is now a com­plete route from Hexham to Carlisle, Gretna, and Silloth by this new line of railway. The inspector, accompanied by M r Tone, tbe engineer, also made a preliminary examination o f the remainder of the line to Hawick, which w i l l be completed in the course of a few days, thus entirely opening out a new district to railway accommodation and facilities.

S U D D E N D E A T H A T D A R L I N G T O N , — O n Wednesday last, an Irishman named Cornelius Gore a tailor by trade, died rather suddenly in a lodging-house in Prieetgate. He entered the town about ten years ago, and had, during this period, been complain­ing of palpitation o f the heart. He had no money, and a worthy member of the medical profession gra­tuitously attended upon h im. He waa progressing favourably, when his landlady, finding he had no means wi th which to pay his board, spoke to h im on the subject, and in consequence of this i t is thought, he went out o f his lodgings and wandered about the streets nearly a l l the night. This aggravated his com­plaint, and although he received further medicines, he died on Wednesday morning. The opinion of the medical gentlemen is that the complaint waa not of such a serious character as t o cause death, bad the de­ceased had proper lood and nourishment. He was to have entered the workhouse on the day of his death

D A N G E R O U S A R T I L L E R Y P R A C T I C E . — T h e master of tbe brig Warwick, arrived in the Tyne, from London, reports that when off Sunderland, on Tues­day afternoon last, a shell, fired by the Sunderland Arti l lery Volunteers from their batteries, whilst prac­tising shot and shell firing, burst at a distance o l from eighty to a hundred yards of the vessel, and a fragment of the exploded shell, weighing between five and six pounds, fell on board, striking, i n its descent, a spare boom which waa hanging inside the starboard bulwark wi th such violence as completely to sever i t in two. Had the missile struck any of the crew, there can be no doubt that the consequences would have proved instantly fatal. I t really behoves those in charge of such formidable weapons to'be more careful to keep their firing operations wi th in range of objects seaward. The present fortunate escape of tbe crew ol the Warwick is certainly to be attributed more to good luck than good management on the part of the artillerymen of Sunderland.

V I O L E N T R O B B E R Y A T M O N K W X A R M O U T H . — O n Wednesday, two sturdy young fellows were brought before the Sunderland magistrates, and charg­ed with violently assaulting and robbing an old man named Samuel Curry, on Saturday evening. The old man's story was this, that about five o'clock he was standing in Dame Dorothy-street, counting his money over. He was half drunk, and had counted 7s 6d, when the prisoners came up, and invited him to go to the Albion Hotel, in East Dock-street. He accom­panied them accordingly, and they went into the " snug," when a qnart of beer was ordered. I n a few minutes the prisoners attacked b im, struck h im, and picked his pocket in the scuffle which ensued. A ne­gro, named Camp, and another man, came to his assis­tance, and released, him from the prisoners. Camp was called, and spoke to the assault. The prisoners denied the robbery, and as the evidence was not clear on that head, the bench found him guilty of the assault only, for which they inflicted a fine of 40s and costs, or two months to gaol in default.

T H E L A T E M Y S T E R I O U S D I S A P P E A R A N C E OT A M A N AT STOCKTON.—Las t week, we chronicled the mysterious disappearance ot a cartman from St ran • ton, named Will iam Grey, whose horse and cart were (ound standing on the Stockton quay, at an early hour, on the morning of the 2nd ins t . ; and this week, we are enabled to clear up the mystery, as far as the fate of the unfortunate man is concerned, his body having been found in the Tees by Mr Ke l ly , the ferryman, on Tuesday morning last. I t was brought to shore on the South Stockton side of the river, and the following morning an inquest was held at the " Ship I n n , " be­fore J . C. Sowerby, Esq., coroner. Deceased's son identified the body, and stated that he was 59 years ol age. There was a wound on one side of the head , and M r Laidler, surgeon, who had made a post mortem examination ol the brain, said the BVmptoms were such as to prove that, his death had been produced by the blow. His watch and money were quite ssfe. The ju ry returned a verdict of " Found drowned ; but how the deceased got into the water there was no evi­dence to show." The probability is, that he fell over the quay, and that, as i t would be low water at the time, bis bead had alighted upon a stone in the bot­tom of the river.

G A I N F O R D . E A R L Y B E E S W A R M I N G . — M r J o h n D a r i -

son, of Gainford, has a hire of beee, wbioh, on the 19th instant, turned off a tremendous swarm.—Cor.

S T A I N D R O P . S U D D E N D E A T H , — C a t h e r i n e Raine, tbe

widow of a lifeguardsman, a native of Staindrop, while getting her dinner on Tuesday the 13th instant, sud­denly expired. A n Inquest waa not considered necessary.

S E R I O U S A C C I D E N T — S a m u e l P r a t t , a h i n d , was removing his furniture from Mr Sutton, Alwent, on Tuesday the 13th instant, to Mr E . Searth's, Carr House Farm, and when coming through Alwent To l l -bar, a dog frightened his horses, and caused tbem to run away. I n endeavouring to stop the horses, and trying to avoid the gatepost, he missed the catch of the reins, and was thrown down, the cart passing over the lower part of his body. He was taken up and conveyed to Carr House, wnere medical aid was pro­cured, and we are glad to say that he is progressing favourably.

S T A I N D R O P L E T T E R C A R R T E R . — T h e letter in your paper a fortnight ago, suggesting that tbe Staindrop people sb luld provide a suit of clothing for their letter-carrier, has had the desired effect. Messrs Boynes, Lax, and Mortimer,- have liberally come for­ward, and are now soliciting subscriptions lor tbe pro­posed object, and a handsome response has been made to their solicitations. I t is anticipated that a sufficient sum w i l l be obtained to provide a full suit of clothing and a gold-laced hat. Our worthy letter-carrier is quite deserving of this mark of publio favour.—Cor.

F O R E S T . F O R E S T A N D H A H W O O D . — T h e S c h o o l s in

this district were inspected by the Rev. T . Wilkinson, M.A. , Her Majesty's Inspector of Episcopal Schools in Scotland, acting for M r Fearon, the assistant I n ­spector for this district. A l l the parties concerned were extremely gratified by the diligence and accuracy of M r Wilkinson's inspection, and perhaps st i l l more by his extreme coui tesy and kindness. The l i t l le ones in particular w i l l not soon forget the k ind gentleman who played with tbem, and tipped them, and in fact turned what is sometimes an anxious time into some thing like a holiday.

F O B K S T B O Y S ' S C H O O L under the care of Mr. Mackreth, who only entered on his office at Christmas, was found in a very satisfactory state. The Dictation, and the answers in Scripture aad the Catechism were particularly good.

F O R E S T G I R L S ' S C H O O L , under the r a r e of Miss Brown, met wi th the Inspector's most cordial approbation. " She is a sensible and judicious teacher, and one of the best I have met wi th in the extensive district through which I have been examining schools for the last six weeks." " I do not at al l concur in the opinion [so prevalent in some localities] that Wri t ing and Arithmetic are belter taught by Masters than Mistresses. Miss Brown's manner o f teaobing both these is as good as any I have seen from any master."

H A R W O O D S C H O O L has been most h igh ly commended on former occasions by three different Inspectors sinoe i t came under M r Jopling's care in January, 1859. I f the children did not quite come up to the tame mark last week, it was entirely owing to adverse circumstances beyond the master's control A recent visitation of the measles, in consequence

cutor had gone to Sunderland and when he returned prisoner had absconded wi th the things produced.' P.O. Bee proved the apprehension at Barnard Castle. Prisoner in defence said that the trousers and shirt had both bean lent to him by prosecutor, bis own hav­ing been wet through. He came to Bsrnard Castle to see his brother w i th the intention of buying a pair o f trousers and bad got on the " spree" with some m i l i ­tiamen. Prosecutor had given him articles of wear-ng apparel. Prisoner had previously been charged

wi th larceny but was discharged.—The bench said they had no doubt o f his being guilty on this charge and tbey committed h im to one month's imprison­ment.

DRUNK,—Caro l ine Bains, mother of the last pris­oner, was charged by P.C. Hallimond wi th being drunk and refusing to leave the streets at half-past one o'clock on Sunday morning. A daughter aHout ten years of age was wi th defendant and since then tbe mother had been locked up, and four children had been placed in the workhouse. Defendant had pre-

iously been before the bench, and on the strength of her now promising to leave the town she was discharged.

A P P L I C A T I O N TO E N D O B S B L I C E N S E S . — W i l l i a m Graham, mason, applied to have tbe licence of the Bed Lion endorsed un t i l the transfer day in June. The applicant had no testimonials of character and the matter was allowed to stand over t i l l the 30th June. —John Brown, beerhouse keeper, Esperley Lane, ap­plied to have tbe license of the Grey Hound Inn en­dorsed, but for the same reason i t was ordered to stand over.

A T T E M P T A T S T J I C I D E . — J o h n Rimmiogton, who stated that he waa 15 years of age, but who seemed to have passed his second decennial, was charged wi th at­tempting to hang himself oa Monday last He had been employed as wagoner on the Barnard Castle and Bishop Auckland Railway, now in course of construc­tion, near the Spring Gardens. He had been dis­charged on Saturday, and on Monday mrrning his master, whose name did not transpire, saw bim place a rope around his neck, i n a lo l t . He was taken down and an eye was placed upon him,and he attempt ed to destroy himself other three times. Once he hung himself up wi th a belt and his brace, but i t had broken. The culpri t appeared to have had a l i t t le drink, but was not drunk, nor had he been very intemperate. The cause of his attempting this sad act was, he ssid because he was drunk.—The bench admonished him of tbe serious character of the offence, and ordered him to be detained uut i l be could find two sureties for his not again attempting such an atrocious crime.

of hich the attendance was small, and a l l the best

scholars were absent. A well-earned testimony to his diligence and faithfulness as a teacher was inscribed on the back of his certificate by the Inspector.

A C H I L D K I L L E D B Y A S T O N E T H R O W N B Y A B o Y . — O n Monday morning, an inquest was held before M r Favell, coroner, at the house of M r Isaac Lewis, Social Tavern, Monkwearmouth, on the body of Charles Dal ton Glasgow, aged two years and four months (the son of Charles Glasgow, a seaman, residing at 11, Charles-street), who died on Saturday evening from the effects of a blow from a stone thrown by a boy ten years of age, named Robert Hatch, the son of a boatman, residing i n Whitburn-etreet, who formed one of a party of boys who had been throwing stones at another party when the accident occurred. The j u r y , after bearing the evidence, found the deceas­ed had died from the shock to his nervous system, caused by a stone thrown by Robert Hatch, and tbey strongly recommended that tbe police authorities use their utmost endeavours to suppress the practice of stone- throwing, which had resulted in this case of death. I t appears that for some time past a kind ot warfare baa been going on between the boys residing in a part of Sunderland, and the respective parties have been denominated the " banksiders" and " quay-aiders." Numbers of them have been in the habit of assembling on Palmer's H i l l and pelting each other with atones. O n Saturday evening, a lot of boys were engaged in pelting each other, wheu the roelan choly occurrence »bove indicated took p i see. A post mortem examination of the body shswed that deatb had resulted from concussion of the brain. The boy Hatch has been before tbe magistrates, sod was re­manded lo" a week.

M I D D L E T O N - I N - T E E S D A L E .

T h e a n n u a l rent audit o f M r C h a s . G i b s o n , of Foggerthwaite, waa held on Saturday last, at the house of Mr G . Bailtoa, Talbot Inn, on which ot aion the worthy landlord, according to his usual cus­tom, entertained his tenants by an excellent dinner. The repast waa served up in first-rate style by the good hostess, and comprised roust beet and sundry puddings, Ac., with their usual accompaniments on such occasions. Mr Gibson expressed himself in ap­propriate terms as being happy to meet his tenants once more, and remarked that their meeting together under such circumstances tended in a great degree to foster those mutual good feelings which he was glad to say ever existed between themselves and him. The health of the worthy landlord was drunk with oheers, and tbe proceedings terminated by wishing him long life to enjoy the respect of his tenants.

B A R N A R D C A S T L E P O L I C E C O U R T

W E D N E S D A Y , M A Y 14TH. Before T . S. Edger, J . Grey, and M . Headlam, Esqrs.

and Colonel Maude. COMPROMISES. — James Sheldon, weaver, charged

by Robt. L i t t l e , night watcher, wi th destroying fish in he River Tees, by the use ot night lines.—William

Thompson charged by Edward Harper wi th wi l ful damage.—John Sowerby charged by Barbara Simpson wi th assault.

A S S A U L T S . — M a t t h e w Armison was charged by George Longstaff, o f Eggleston, wi th an assault on Saturday night. Complainant said, on the 10th inst. defendant came past his bouse, which stands on priv ate property ; he spoke to h i m , and admonished him for trespassing. He followed defendant, when be dealt him several blows on the head wi th a large stick, and handed a doctor's certificate of the effects. He had j>reviously told defendant not to come that way. De­fendant had threatened to " d o for h i m " the next tune he met h im. Defendant attempted to provo an alibi, but had no witness to corroborate his statement —Fined 10s and costs. Mary Solomon and Jane Hush 1 , two married women, were charged by Phi lis Walton, widow, with an assault on the 11th inst Complainant said defendant had for two days been making use of bad language to her. They appear to live as neighbours in Bridgegate, and on Sunday morn ing Mrs Solomon made use ot some abusive language and upon complainant refusing to scold with her, she followed her into the house and struck her in the face Husl i f also came into the house, and they both used her very harshly, by taking her by the hair of the head whilst she had a child in her arms. Two wit neases were called and proved that an assault had been committed. Defendant denied the charge, and called a witness who said she saw complainant throw a dish of water at one of the defendants, but was not there when tbe affray first begun—Fined 2s 6d each and costs. Thomas Owen, mi l i t ia , was charged by Mary Owen, his wife, wi th an assault. Complainant, who appeared wi th her bead t ied up wi th cloths, said she had nothing to say against her husband ; he was not to blame. I t was her own faul t Dr. > i x o n aaid he was called in to attend a woman who had been stab­bed. He found several wounds upon tbe forehead caused by some sharp insi rument. The woman was very drunk at the time, in fact he understood the bad been drunk ever since, and i t was a wonder that erysi­pelas had not taken place. I t had not been stated who had perpetrated the wounds, but i t was evident that defendant bad caused them w i t h bis bayonet. Tbe case was dismissed.—Tbomas Davy charged by Thomas Young wi th an assault. Defendant d id not appear, and a warrant was issued for his apprehension.

L A B C B N Y . — M a r y Mi l le r , a g i r l about 14, was charg­ed by Mary Frankl in , married woman, wi th stealing a pair of women's boots from her house, on the 10th inst. Prisoner appeared to have gone to prosecutrix's bouse to warm herself, and while she was si t t ing for that purpose, prisoner commenced cleaning the boots produced, after which she went up­stairs (leaving the boots on tbe table) and after she had been absent a few moments prisoner said she was going. Prosecutrix required her boots i n the after­noon when she missed them. P.C. Hammond proved prisoner's apprehension at Boldron on Sunday morn­ing. Prisoner at first said tbe property had been given her by her uncle but afterwards admitted stealing them. M r W . Watson aaid he had been asked to •peak on behalf of prisoner to tbe effect that she had been engaged as a farm servant, and in order to go decently to her place she required a pair of boots, to substitute for a pair ot clogs, but bar step father bad refused to buy her any and she had therefore committed this offence. The bench said this was a painful case, and, as they considered tbe time she bad been in prison would be a sufficient caution, tbey would dismiss the case. James Raine was charged by George Whi te , farmer, Low Wham, wi th stealing a pair of trowsers snd a shirt on the 10th inst. Prisoner bad been lodg­ing with prosecutor, snd en the sbovs day prose-

S T A I N D R O P P O L I C E C O U R T .

Monday, May 12th, before T . 8. Edger, Esq.

D B V N K . — R a l p h Bowker, of Cockfield, charged by P.C* Bousfield with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 6s and costs. ,

D E S T R O Y I N G P H E A S A N T S ' E G G S —John Burke, Patrick Burke^nd Jonathan Stephenson, were eharged by Charles Gilsthorpe, gamekeeper to his Hie Grace the Duke of Cleveland, w i th destroying six pheassnl eggs, on lands belonging the Duke of Cleveland.—Fin­ed Is for each egg, and £ 1 8s 5d costs.

T B E S P A S S I N p r a s c i T or G A M E . — W i l l i a m H u n t , of Staindrop, waa charged by George Cruddas, game­keeper to John Bowes, Esq., w i t h trespassing in pur­suit of game on lands in the occupation of M r Heavi-side, oj Cleatlam, on tbe 6th o f A p r i l la-t. Defen­dant having absconded at tbe t ime, and only returned on the 11th instant, was immediately apprehended, and brought up by warrant.—Fined £ 1 and costs. Tbe money was paid.

B I h T H S A t Barnard Castle, on the 13th inat, tbe wife of M r

Frederick Shipley, of a son ; also, on the 3rd inst, tbe wife of Mr Longstaff, boot and shoemaker, o t a son.

A t -Middleside, Middleton, on the 29th nit . , the wife of M r Jebn Temple, of a daughter.

A t Leekwith, Middleton. on the 3rd inst, the wife of M r J . Bainbndge, hind, of a daughter.

A t Howgi l l House, Middleton, on the 9th inst, tbe wife of Mr W . Collinson, of a daughter.

A t New Town, Middleton, on the 8th inst., the wife of M r Ralph Lee, of a son.

A t Currick H i l l , Newbiggon, on the 16th inst., the wife of M r George Beadle, of a son.

A t Wheysyke, Forest and F r i t h , on tbe 6th inst, the wife of M r Jacob 8cott, of a daughter.

A t Mickleton, on the 5th inst, the wife o f M r John Lee, of a daughter.

M A R R I A G E S . A t the Register Office, Barnard Castle, on the 10th

inst., M r J . Heseltine to Miss VI. Cowing, both of Woodland—on tbe 13th, M r J . H a l l , of Barnard Cas­tle Moor, to Miss M. J . Thompson, Newsham— on the 17th. Mr David Dixon, of Fglistou Abbey, to Miss Isabella Whitf ield, ot Boldron.

A t Eggleston Church, on the 17th inst., by the Rev T . E . Jones, M r John Fawcett, to Miss E. Stoddart, both of Eggleston.

D E A T H S . A t Barnard Castle, on the 12th inst., aged 2 years,

Ann, daughter of M r James Harris, grocer—on the 14th, the infant son of M r J . Henderson—on the 16th, M r John Gargett, aged 77 years—on the 18th, Mar­garet Ellen, daugliter of Mr S. Moss, aged 8 months.

A t Stoneykeld, Bowes, on tbe l o t h iust., W i l i u m , infant son of M r J . Kip l ing .

A t Stsrtforth, on the 17th ins t . , Mary, wife of M r T . Sowerby, aged 76 years—same day, M r J . 8mitb, aged 77 years.

At Barninghsm, on the 16th inst., Alice, wife of M r G. Walker, aged 44 years.

A t M r Clifton's, Staindrop, on tbe 16th inst., much respected, Mary, the relict of the late M r Jams* Softley, of Barnard Castle, aged 79.

A t Mickleton, on the 17th in s t , M r Jonathan For-ster, aged 49 years.

A t Wheysyke, Forest A F r i t h , Margaret, daughter of M r Jacob Scott, aged 2 years.

M A R K E T S .

Richmond, Saturday.—White Wheat, 16s Od ; R - d

do., 15s to 16s Od; Barley, 9s Od; Beans, l l s O , per bolL Oats, 2s 8d to per 8s bushel. Butter, I s 4 I per rol l of 24oz. Eggs, 22 for I s Od. Potatoes Is 2 J per peck. Turkeys, 0s Od. Chickens, Is 9d to 2» Od.

Darlington, Monday.—There ia no change to note in prices to-day. The supply of wheat was small, wi th a coirespo .ding demand. Barley and oats were a full sale, at former rates. Samples offered by mer­chants were good and plentiful.

A t this day's market there was a very light supply of (at cattle and sheep, which sold early, at rather higher prices than last fortnight. There was s capital show of grazing stock, and a good demand. Beef, 7s to 7s fid per stone. Muttoa, 7d to 9d per lb .

Liverpool, Monday.—Tbe supply of stock was much large' than on last Monday, and demand wrs slow, at lower rates for cattle, sheep and lambs. Beef, 4 | d to fid j mutton, 6frd to 7d per lb . Lambs, 26s to 88* each. I f umber of beasts at market, 1,52 o j sheep and lambs, 7,856.

Newcastle, Tuesday.—The supply of beef comprised 1,083 head. The number of sheep waa 8,600. Pigs, 456. Prises:—Beasts, prime bailers, 7s 3d to 7s 6 U secondary aorta, 6s 9d to 7s Od ; good steers 6s 9.1 to 7 s 0 d | middl ing, 6» Sd to 6. 6d ; inferior, 6s Od to Os Od ; cows, 6s fid to 6s 6d ; pork, large, 4s fid to 6s 6 d ; small, 6a Od to 6s fid per stone of 14 lb . Sheep —Good Tradable wethers, 6Jd to 7d j middling, 6 id to 61 d ; tups, ewes, A c , fid per lb , sinking offal.

LO S T , a small Yellow Wirj-hsired T E R R I E R D O G , with a short Grey Tail, and one of b»

ears partially tat off; answering to the name of " H T F I B . " — W h o e v e r will bring tbe same to the Rev. A. W . H E A D L A M , Whorlton, shall be rewarded.

MURDER OF A GENTLEMAN AND THREE CHILDREN AT MANCHESTER.

On Friday morning, May 16, one of the most daring and deliberate murders since that by Rush was com­mitted in Manchester, and within about 300 yards of the I Exchange. About half-past 8 o'clock Mr. Evan Mcllor, j a house scd estate agent, bring at Old Trafford, left ' home and proceeded to Manchester, with the intention of going to the offices of himsslf and son, in S t James's-chambers, in South King-street, and aext door to St. James's-square. He arrived at the staircase lead- j ing to tbe offices, which are an the second floor, about a quarter past 9 o'clock, and had ascended to the | second landing whan be found a man and his wife, ' named William Robert Taylor and Martha Anne Taylor, Waiting for bim doss to tbe door leading to his offices. The nun was armed »ith a large knife, such as is used ' oy provision dealers, about 10 inches long in the blade, and 1 j inches broad, and pointed ; the woman was armed with, or held, probably for the use ol her husband, a six-barrel revolver pistol. Mr. Mellor, i t is supposed, was attacked by these parties immediately he reached the landing, and received several stabs in the breast; then, turning from his assailants, he tied downstairs to the | first landing, calling for help. There a porter in the employ of Mr. Leatherbrow, named Hooley, ran to support him, and whilst this man waa holding him in hit arms, the assassin who had stabbed him descended the stairs and fired one barrel of the revolver at hiss. The shot however took effect in one of the arms ef Hooley. Mr . Mellor died almost immediately, and his body was removed toon afterwards to tbe Royal Infirmary, whither also Hooley was taken in order that he might*have sur­gical assistance. The occupants of most of the offices on the staircase of St. James a-chambers had arrived and consequently there was an immediate rush of people to secure the actual murderer. The woman was allowed to walk away, but the police were sent for, and she gave herself into custody. Mr. Mellor s son and a man in their employ were in their own offices, and beard tbe noise ccasioned by tbe murder, but not in time to render

available assistance.

On the arrival of Sergeants Bat em an and Bramall from the police-station at tbe Town-hall, Wil l iam Edwd. Taylor was given into their custody. He made no resistance, and instantly gave up the revolver. Bateman ) J asked him where be lived, and the prisoner replied, " A t No. 4, Britannia-buildings, Strangeways." The officer, on searching him found three keys in his pockets, and the prisoner, pointing to one of them, said it was the key of a back bedroom, in which he would find something. | Bateman then went with Sergeant Watson to Britannia-buildings, which consists of large, respectable, newish-looking shops, rented at £50 a year, f routing to the main street, called Strangeways. On ascending to the back bedroom indicated by the male prisoner, the officers r encountered, i f possible, a more horrible scene than that they had witnessed before; for lying murdered on the bedroom floor, side by aide, were tbe three children of the prisoners, two girls and a boy. Tbe unfortunate chi l ­dren were dressed in long clean cotton night dresses, with black bands round their waist*, end looked as placid as i f asleep, having probably been poisoned. On the breast j of each of tbem was pinned a paper bearing their nam. s j and ages: " Marv Hannah Taylor, 12 years of age." "Hannah Maria Taylor, 8 years ef age." Will iam Robert Taylor, 5 years of age." These papers also con­tain tbe following inscription : —" We are six—but one at Harp try lies—thither our bodies take. Mellor and Son are our murderers, but God and our loving parents w i l l avenge us. Love rules here— we sure all going to our sister, to part no more." The house and shop were empty of furniture and goods, an execution having been pat in some weeks ago, when everything was sold. I t is supposed that this and other proceedings had prompted the prisoners to commit the murder, and which was the immediate cause of their apprehension by the police I t appears that during the early part of the winter Taylor gave notice to Mellor that a kitchen boiler in his house was in danger of bursting -and wished to have something done to make i t safe His wishes were not complied with, and the boiler bursting 1

during a frost, one of Taylor's daughters waa killed by it—the sister alluded to in.the paper found on the mar- I dered children's bodies. An'inquest was afterwards held on the body ot the child, and io consequence of the I evidence given by Taylor, tbe j a ry , in their verdict, censured the conduct ol Mellor ia the matter. This is said to have aroused a bad feeling between the two men. and to have caused harsher proceedings in ti.e matter of the subsequent execution than had been expectei

On Sergeaat Bateman returning to the police-office be I examined tbe pistol and found five of the barrels loaded and one having the appearance of having been recently discharged. When taken to tbe police-office tbe male j prisoner saiJ, " Thank God! I have finished my work." The wife is said to have stated that she caused the death of the children, but i t is rumoured that i t waa originally intended the wife-also should have taken poison, and hence t e words on tbe labels, • We arewsix." Tbe male and female prisoners are said to have exchanged looks of exultation after tbey were in custody. ,

Oa being placed before Mr. Ellison, the magistrate, the male prisoner, who was respectably dressed, ap­peared somewhat careworn. The female prisoner Is not the mother of the murdered children. She was of prepos­sessing appearance, wore a hat with along black leather, a lace fall, black kid gloves on her hands, and other­wise very well dressed. She is 25 years of age, and 5 f t bin. in height. The facta above narrated having been depost d to,

Both prisoners were remanded. * The coroner's inquest was opened by Mr. Harford, the

coroner for the city, at tbe Coroner's Court, Ridgefield. The court was numerously attended. Tbe foremaa of the j a ry was Mr. Wilson, of King-street The prisoners were not present, and some discussion took place upon the cause of their absence, which rested wi th the asewie-terial authorities.

The jury proceeded to the Royal Infirmary, where tbe deposition of the man who was shot waa taken.

W i t h regard to Mr. Mellor, the house-surgeon of the Royal Infirmary found no leas than eleven incised wounds in different parts of the eodr, several of tbem having penetrated the h j a r t The 'bullet paased through the man's wris t snd waa extracted from below the knee j o i n t The ' t i l e : waa such as is use* for an ordinary pistol. I t was indented on one aide? Tbe following statement of the house-surgeon of tbe Infirmary wi l l show tbe ferocity of the attack upon the unfor'unate Mr . Mellor:—

Mr. Will iam Heath : I am house-surgeon of tbe Man­chester Royal Infirmary. A t half-past nine this (Friday) morning the deceased,'Evan Mellor, waa brought to the Royal Infirmary. When I saw him he waa dead. I at once made a post-mortem examination. I fnnnd eleven distinct incised wounds in different parts of the body, namely, one on the right side of the cheat, about 2} inches in length, passing obliquely through the ensiform cartilage of the breast-bone, penetrating tbe left ventricle of t i e heart, passing through the diaphragm, and wounding tbe liver. There was another wound on the left breast, about two inches in length, passing obliquely, dividing tbe carti­lages of the sixth and seventh rib*, penetrating the left ventricle of the heart The two wounds completely severed the heart. A third wound was at the back of the cheat two inches in length on tbe left side, divid­ing the seventh rib, and wounding he lung. About two inches below the last waa a fourth wound about two-and-a-half inches in length, not penetrating the cavity of the chest A fifth wound waa about an inch ana a half in length in the right groin, passing obliquely up­wards into tbe cavity of the abdomen. There *ere two mors wounds on the left buttock, each about an inch and a half ia length. There waa also two wounds on tbe left forearm—one about two inches in lergth, ia the fleshy part of the forearm; and tbe other close to, and extending upwards from, the wrist joint, shout five inches in length, cutting off a porti. n ol bone fiom I ulna, or inner bone of the forearm. There were t wounds on the right hand—one on the forefinger, t inches and a half long; and tbe other on the thumb, about an inch in length. There was also a coat wound on the left eyebrow.

The offices where Mr . Mellor waa mordered are eat from South King-street His office is on the accord 6 acd on the same floor are two rooms occupied by Frederick Andrew, solicitor. The stairs leading to t offices are wide ; and there are four sets of steps num. . ing 28 in al l , and four small landings, oi which tl uppermost is tbe landing to Mr. Mellor's office on t: second floor. On thia landing there are only one two drops of blood. Thia is the place where Mr. Melt was fir»t atrack. Drops of blood were found l h e , l * »;«]>i leading to the next landing below, ^ ? r l M . ^ • •lioT • * » • * « • to hare stumbled against baluster ra i l , his blood trickling * — -and dripping on to the ground floor. — - r r - » « " •« IKI g T o a n i i nuor. D o n sun t • steps be stumbled and then on thefiist floor laadiL at head of the next flight of stairs, he sppears to have fall, the spot bemg marked k f . su in o f b k o d on the flo ¥ i ' ' ^ - * r W i * i J v 1 ' ; ^ . ' ? f i U n t ' - a - v o u r i n t - , his hands to waid off tbe stabs, and bia hands co quently were much cu t Mr . Mellor was ly ing I