The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-03-20 00:00:00

L. by the 1 from ti nu , and )rogated t would not ainOtiritl ided that he must bi mind. The forme nd feel be the In accordance with tt that there shall be r I was tlu ule, whict I die by hi felo de se held fele di odified as I was of sa rule - is ad g. For, if nqrument, his view the no forfeiture r words, wil ts modifying appreciable. ardirectors. :mind, or, in otti iiberately took away his life. In the ,e, the loss by suicide will be hardly 417 n statistics which have been furnished to yoi y high medical authority, it appeals that the death imongst the members of the community whose ha could lead them to assure are so very few that a • loss would be practicably unattainable. 'Where the policy has been assigned for onerous cases, it is proposed that there shall be no forfeiture, as far as regards the interests of such onerous holders, by the failure of the life of the Assured by suicide. No argument is necessary to estab lish the propriety of this alteration, whether with regard to Justice to the Policy-holders, or with a view to the commercial value of the Policies. This Report, with the relative States and the Report by the Auditors, having been read by the Manager, RORERT CHALMRRS Esq., Publisher, submitted the fol lowing Motion:— "The Meeting approve of the Report now read; and further forfeitur s by suicide bits of mind lculation of 6 0ft010107.10 iiiiscratut gottag. SCOTTISH PROVIDENT INSTITUTION. TV-SQUARE, EDINBURGH, Vo. 14, ST RATED B CT OF PARLIAMENT.) T INSTITUTION is advantages of MUTUAL THE SCOTTISH PROVIDE The Premiums are tower than in the otl awn required in then secure £1230 in The Whole Pr pectus and application `he Suu annual Premium to Aesure 2 1 6 I nearly the iar. light prat 'ithin t J. by ye •dford-st early and middle ages, about a fourth itual Assurance Offices; so that the y at age 30—to assure £lOOO, would the Assured, upon a equitable, and favourable to eserved for those Members •81, amount to th )rds, for those by whose longer we fully explained in the Pros vies of which may be had on 00 at Death '3 5 9 I £4 1 7 ear►y premiums, pay yable during 21 years I' participating offices ATSON, Manager NSTITUTION !Ist Fel :o the and, al ial, coin teration etailed i used we in the ng of tt AL MEET WATERLOO meeting' to• rerred by the s Proposed to itution in re- re merely for experienCe of he Deed ; and avert is the in- tors to pay the of six months • deduction of ROVIDENT H A UAL ( !nt was the bee a pprove of the alterations on the Deed of Constitution and Laws and Regulations submitted by the Directors, and adopt the Laws and Regulations so altered as the Laws and Regula lationa of tae Corporation of the Scottish Provident Instittt tinn." WILLIAM J. DUNCAN, - Scotland, seconded the Motion. The Motion having been put, and reference made to that part of Art. 7 of the Laws as proposed to be amended, which provides for forfeiture in case a member, "being of sane mind, shall commit suicide," it was suggested that, as it seemed to be considered very doubtful whether a person who did commit suicide could be, or would be held by a jury to be, of sound mind, it would be better to avoid any ground for question by doing away with the forfeiture altogether. The CHAIRMAN said that the clause, as put by the Commit tee who had prepared the amendments, stood originally thus— "or shall, within six months from the date of the Policy., corn. mit suicide." This form met the views of a great majority of the Directors, but it had been altered as it now stood to secure Manager of the National Bank of , do Ll'Cie seemen reany to ne little practical differ ence between the two. The Meeting unanimously adopted this suggestion, and resolved that the rule should stand thus —" or shall, within six months from the date of the Policy, commit suicide." The amended Laws and Regulations, as reported on, were then read seriatim, and app rove d of, and Mr. Chambers' motion adopted unanimously. The Lord PROVOST then proposed a vote of thanks to the Directors for their arduous and most successful labours during the past year, which was seconded by JAMES PEDDLE, Esq., W.S., and carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was, in like manner, given to the Board of Directors, and to the Board at Manchester; to the Auditors and Trustees; and the Manager, Medical Officers, and other Office-bearers of the Society. The Management for t' swing Gentlemen : e ensuing year was vested in the fol- DIRECTORS. ALEXR. JAMIESON, ESCI., Merchant. JOHN PARKER, ESQ., Office of Stamps and Taxes JOHN PATTEN, Esq., W.S. JOHN HUNTER, Esq., W.S. ALEXR. R. JOHNSTON, Geographer to the Queen WILLIAM OLIPHANT, Esq., Publisher. WILLIAM FRASER, Fsq., W.S. ARCHIBALD THOMPSON, ESQ., . CHARLES BLACK, Esq., Publisher. ROBERT HUNTER, Esq., Advocate, Sheriff of Buteshire, FRANCIS RICHARDSON, Esq., Merchant. JAMES CATHCART, Esq., Merchant, Leith. JOHN CADELL, Esq., of Tranent. 1)AVIT1 I- 1 ann.'s. A Merchant, CHAS. WM. ANDERSON, Esq., Merchant, Leith. AUDITORS. WILLIAM BRAND, Esq., W.S., Secretary to the Union Bank of _ Scotland. JAMES CRAWFORD, Jun., F.sq., W.S. ALEXANDER BRYSON, Esq., Watchmaker, The Right Hon. WILLIAM JOHNSTON, of Kirkhill, Lord Pro vost of the City of Edinburgh. CHARLES COWAN, Esq., M.P. for the City of Edinburgh. 'vo. NIASTERMAN, Jun- 17 - - London. WILLIAM CAMPBELL, E;q. JAMES PEDDLE, Esq., W.S. :sq., Banl of TM, Bankers —The NATIONAL BANK OF SCOTLAND • Sir GEORGE BALLINOALL, Professor of 'Medical Officers— I, ilitary Surgery. Dr. JAMES DUNCAN, 12, Heriot Row. —WILLIAM POLLOCK, Esq., 13, York Place. JAMES WATSON. I Secretary—.lnn N W Am.:lnm Solicitor Manager s are METROPOLITAN COUNTIES AND GENERAL sited LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, •ble 27, RECENT-STREET, WATERLOO-PLACE, LONDON, "NCORPORATED PURSUANT TO ACT OF PARLIAMENT. RUSTEES. Spencer Horatio Walpole, Esq., M.P. Henry Peter Fuller, Esq. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P. Edward Vansittart Neale, Esq. DIRECTORS Whitehall. .-_ , amuel Driver, Esq., t the Henry Peter Fuller, Esq., . !r re- John Palk Griffin, Esq., Ironmm. com- Capt. Hon. G. F. Hotham, R.N e in- Brighton. lane, Cheaps United Sery 1! is E4wai:ci I fl, Esq., the L useless Edward Loingx, Esq., St. du.... 1 System Samuel Miller, Esq., Lincoln's-inn. t, if you E. Vansittart Neale, Esq., South Audley-street sanction Sir Thomas Newby Reeve, Richmond, Surrey. anxious Wi liam Studley, Esti., Brixton, Surrey. t results \%illiarn A. S. Westoby, Esq., Hyde-park-place cause of AUDITORS. Thomas Bates, Esq., Old-square, Lincol Henry Peach Buckler, Esq., Basinzhall nn -street. MEDICAL ADVISERS. K. W. Fuller, M.D., 45, Half-Moon-street, Piccadilly. s been un- Robert Keate, Esq., Sergeant• Surgeon to the Queen, Hertfort d although street, May-fair. P , '- W. H. Smith, Esq., F.R.C.S., Fontl ill-place, Clapham-rise, nercial Bank of London, 6, Henrietta•street, Coyen ipn V. Fisher sq., King-street, Cheapsici PROVINCIAL SUPERINTEN H. R. Addison, Esq. Camroux, I 3OARD OF MANAGEMENT FOR LIN Office, Talbot-chambers, Fenwick-st DIRECTORS. • Nilliam Fis 3eorge W. 1 Physicia — n Lee Trotni'an, Esq. klacrorie, Esq., M.D. Jones, The LIF ASSUR AMR D PARTMENT of th surances upon single or joint lives, contingent survivor s, or the survivor of two or more lives idowments of widows and children. imediate, deferred and survivorship annuities. ac- The payment of fixed sums to the assured at any specili ed age, or to the representatives in case of death before that a 2, , od and so- " :very other descrir 'he RAILWAY LI iQty embraces:— 1 of risk contingent upon human life ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT of th rment of 1( ng their event of ident by single payment, the Paid in ay Travelling iri Great ree the event of his losir eir Britain or Ireland. he The LOAN DEPARTMENT of the Society embraces. lo- A new and liberal system of Loan in connection with Life he Assurance, whereby the assured may not only render their po ts- licies available to themselves during their lives, but also secure ng to their representatives a sum of money at their decease. he Advances are made for the purchase, or on the security of, es freehold, leasehold, and other property. is The system is also peculiarly adapted for cases involving the x- payment of fines on renewable leases, or ecclesiastical pro rt, perty, and on admission to copyhold estates. Advances are or also made for repairs and improvements to owners of life estates, d, incumbents of livings, and other persons. ed PROSPECTUSES, with every variety of Tables, and all in of formation, may be obtained personally, or on application by letter addressed to the Manager at the Offices of the Society, [ly 27, Regent-street, Waterloo-place, London ; or to S. LEE TROTMAN, ibers, Fenwick-street, Liverpool. Talbot-c t. 7e NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE `i i SOCIETY, ;... 26, CORNHILL, LONDON. O.—EMPOWERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT embra f: I CAPITAL, substantial advan with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities icies issued by this Society have a two-fold advantaxe Family of the'Assnred, and an augmenti' le resource to himself, if needful, while living on all occasions, the power to borrow, with rfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the Pre, itinued prosperity of the So( t tI inuat n a Sixth BONUS, . rerniums paid on each Pol EXAMPLES Permanent /Sum th row on e s. d 18371262 14 3 121 15 11 20 0 0 j 543 17 9 1838,237 15 6 108 16 4 17 7 6 494 810 1839211 18 6 95 16 9, 14 17 7 445 0 0 1840 163 8 4 75 15 101 11 10 9 ,39511 1 60:1000:74 4 11 9 NUITI [Ate a plan of D than any hithert RED ANNUIT ual, by the contribut: monthly, rovision for of all previous i inability to COI , MIUMS, the purchaser die before arriving at the siipulated period, two thirde of his payments will be returned to his representatives. The following Table is a specimen of the great and varied advantages which the judicious application of a an can secure through this Society I. BENEFITS 11. PREMIUMS. To secure, ired, on attaining the age of on attain- Annuity. 10 100 by an Annual Premium of ing the age Cash .. 82 16 2 12s. lof 65, the Policy option of 97 86 Paya- Payable i Payabl( Anntlity Cash. Policy. 3 ble An- in one !for Dis• nually. sum. parity. s. s. £s. le s. d. s. s. d. 20 47 16 6 1 394 11 0 466 0 0 , 20 0 10 11 30 26 15 10 21 0 01261 0 01 30 1 0 19 616 7 1 7 3 11 40 13 19 9 11 2 5 8 0 136 6 0 401 17 3 , 27 3 11 0 1 19 410 ANNUITIES are also granted by the Society on as will be seen by the following extracts from ' the annual amount of annuity upon every IMMEDIATI liberal terms, the Tables, show .elOO deposited : Age 50, .t 1 Bs. I Age 60, £9 14s. 3d. I Age 70, 2s. 2d The Annual Report, with Tables of Rates, &c., may be hay. at the Office, or any of its Branches in the Country; or, on application, will be forwarded post free. W. S. B. WOOLHOUSI Actuary THE MOST DURABLE OUT-DOOR PAINT EVER INVENTED. CARSON'S ORIGINAL ANTI-CORROSION PAINT, specially patronised by the British and other Governments, the Hon. East India Company, the Principal Dock Companies, and other Public Bodies, &c., is particularly recommended to the Nobility, Gentry, Agriculturists, Manu facturers, West India Proprietors, and others, it having been proved by the practical test of more than sixty years to surpass all other paints as an out-door preservative. - It is extensively used for the protection of wooden houses, farm and other out buildings, farming implements, conservatories, park paling, gates, iron railings, iron hurdles, copper, zinc, lead, brick, stone, old compo, and stucco fronts, and tiles to represent slat ing. The superiority of the Atti-Corrosion to every other paint for out-door purposes may be easily inferred from the simple fact, that its use has been always most strenuously opposed by Color Manufacturers, Painters, Oil and Colormen, and others interested in the sale of common paints. It is also very econo mical, any labourer being able to lay it on. Colors (in powder): White stone, light stone, drab or Port land stone, Bath stone, light and dark yellow stone, light and dark oak, light and dark lead, light and dark chocolate, bright and dark red, black, and brown, 345. per cwt. • invisible green, 505., bright green, 605., deep gree n , 60 5 ., an d blue, 60s. per cwt. ; in casks, 281 b., 561 b., and 1121 h. each. Oil and Brushes. The Original Anti-Corrosion Paint is only to be obtained of WALTER CARSON, (Successor to the Inventors,) 15, TOKEN iIOUSE YARD, (back of the Bank of England,) LONDON, who will show between 400 and 500 Testimonials received from the Nobility, Gentry, and Clergy, whotave used the Anti-Corrosion for many years at their country seats. A Copy of the Testimonials will be sent on application. No Agents.—All orders are particularly requested to be sent direct. ?Loral Retv.i. Mr. Pyke, the solicitor's clerk, late of this town, has been sentenced to seven years' transportation for bigamy. Mr. Adelsberg's grand concert will take place this even ing, at the Concert-hall. The band will consist of fifty performers, and the vocalists are of first-rate standing. The Committee of the Exchange Newsroom have de cided on closing the room on Sundays, after six o'clock, instead of keeping open till eight. James Holme, Esq., the member for Scotland Ward, has recently pur c h ase d Croft-lodge, at the lakes, formerly the picturesque residence of James Brancker, Esq. During the present week, four persons, who had been summoned to serve on the coroner's jury, were fined 10s. each for non-attendance. On Thursday a woman named Louisa Morphew, living in Vine -street, and who was insane, fell out of a window and was killed. At the meeting of the Health Committee, on Thursday, seven cases of cholera, five of them fatal, were reported as having occurred in this town during the week. An old lady named M'Quillin, aged 79, was knocked down by some boys in Duke-street, on Wednesday, and bad her thigh fractured. A Californian newspaper, the Californian, which appears to be mainly devoted to advertisements, was exhibited in the Underwriters' Rooms, at Liverpool, on Saturday. On Wednesday, a labourer named Joseph Finnigan, who was employed in unloading a ship in the Waterloo Dock, fell as if in a fit, and died immediately. The English brigantine George, of Liverpool, was to tally wrecked on the Anegada Reef, on the Ist of Feb ruary last : crew saved, master and mate came home in the Avon. THE BRANCH BANK OF ENGLAND:Ihe splendid and classical structure in Castle-street, will be finished in a few days, and on Good Friday the whole establishment will remove from Hanover-street to the new building. On Thursday evening an explosion of gas took place at the house of Mrs. Fairhurst, Gloucester-place, by which that lady and her daughter were very much scorched. The house was not much injured. The Rev, A. Hewlett, M.A., the respected Incumbent of Astley. near Manchester, has, we understand, kindly consented to preach on the occasion of the re-opening of St. Matthew's Church, in this town, which will be early in April, of which due notice will hereafter be given. EXAMINATION OF MASTER AND MATES.—At a meet ing of the Board of Examiners, held on Saturday, Captain William Putt Crouch, master of the emigrant ship Jane of Liverpool, was examined and found duly qualified for a first class certificate. We beg to refer our readers to an advertisement in this day's paper, on behalf of a bereaved widow of a late Chris tian clergyman, left unprovided for. The eminent Rev. Dr. Joseph H. Singor, Senior Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, (well known to most of the religious inhabitants here,) will receive donations. On - Friday se'nnight, Michael Mulligan, a labourer was assisting to discharge beans from the brig Aid, lying in the Queen's Dock, when a sack slipped from the sling and fell upon him. The shock he received produced concus sion of the brain, besides which he had an extensive scalp wound. These injuries caused his death on Wednesday. LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT.-011 Thursday an inquest was held on the body of Mrs. Louisa Kennedy, a resident with Mr. Goodier, Lord-street, who died from injuries re ceived about three weeks ago, by a brick, which, blown '•„ • . trom a chimney by the wind, fell and struck her Upon the head, knocking her senseless to the ground. She was attended by two surgeons, but notwithstanding their ex ertions, the injury she had sustained terminated fatally LIVERPOOL ARCHITECTURAL SOCI, ing soiree of this useful society is becoming a prominent subject of conversation. The rooms will be covered by the most beautiful snecimens of —The appro. various applications of modern science as adapted to archi tectural purposes wiil be exhibited. We hope that the Hon. Sir E. Cust will take the chair; and several leading metropolitan architects and other distinguished gentle men will address the meeting WHITSUNTIDE Ex LONDON, PARIS, Mr. Marcus is 1"-1 RSIONS FROM THE Nc BRUSSELS.—We unders y to_have a very g and at WI , od muster of pa. suntide next every -one intends going to France, We can assure those WIJU UU avau Lueotherves or tne out, that everything will be well conducted, as Mr. Marcus is determined not to spare expense or trouble to make his friends comfort ble in their excursion trips ; he is deserving of support, and we are sure he will have it. THE ACADIA STEAM-SHIP.—It will he teen hv rpfp.. rence to our " Ship News" that this noble vessel, so well known for her rapid passages across the Atlantic, has been stranded upon the coast of Holland. The crew were saved. She had been purchased by the Centr a l Germa G - _ horoug Liverpool, and equipped as a war steamer to protect the German trade from the Danish cruisers. We are glad to _ , , 0 - r ••• ••••• y coma uay, that she has been got off with little damage. ARCHDEACON WILLIAMS'S ODE.—We beg to call the attention of our readers to Mr. Archdeacon Williams's Ode on the Founder of the Educational Institution at Llandovery, which appears in our paper this day. It is a composition of rare merit, and worthy of the man who ranks among the first classical scholars of the age. The occasion which has called it forth —its powerful and graphic language—its touching allusions to remarkable men and stirring events of ancient times—and the ardent hole, toff place it among those native productions of genius the principality of Wales may well be proud. A CHILD KILLED WITH WHISKY.—On Satu ping last, the wife of a labourer, named Jam " , ck-street, was silly enc of which 3arnes, a mutt five years old, some whisky and - water - for the pur pose of quenching his thirst, and the remainder of the whisky she put in a bottle in the cupboard. On the fol lowing morning, about half-past six o'clock, she got up, and, having placed the child in a chair before the fire, proceeded up stairs for his clothes. Upon her return, she found that the young urchin had gone to the cupboard where the whisky had been placed, and, having got pos session of the bottle, emptied it of its contents. Shortly afterwards the child fell asleep, and continued in a state nerwards seiz convulsions, and died on Monday. RIOTS AT BIRKENHEAD.—On Saturday some seri affrays took place amongst the navigators at present e ployed at the docks, which occasioned considerable ala to the inabitants of the locality where they occurred. first broke out near the docks. on Sianrd. , ,, nft.rne, •-••• between two parties of " navvies," who arrayed themselves under different leaders. One is known as the Leinster faction, alias Taylor's gang, and the other the Dundalk faction, or M`Donald party. Several of the belligerents red, whereby an in — .. I were severely injured, and bruised limbs and bl ac k eyes a party of labourers employed at from five hundred to six hum Watson and Park stre The belligerents fought with AGENTS. -JAMES IRVINE, 6, COOK-STRE ET _ Manchester — worth, 12, Princ Messrs. Duffle house, and Wla STTVENS' ORIGINAL GREEN GINGER WINE, PATRONISED BY ROYALTY: THE superiorityanciinereased demand of STIVENS' ORIGINAL GREEN GINGER WINE has called forth a host of imitations, This Wine has met the approval of the faculty, who pronounce it the _ _ BEST BRITISH-CORDIAL EXTANT. It is prepared with ingredients in the greatest perfection. A caution is therefore necessary to prevent disappointment. Observe the name "JOHN STIVENS & C 0.," over the neck of each bottle. Manufactory, Temple-street, Bristol ; Barge yard, Bucklerabury, London; DUKE-STREET and HENRY STREET, LIVERPOOL; and may be had of all respectable Grocers, Chemists, and Confectioners throughout the kingdom. Many of their other Wines are very choice, and close imitations of foreign, at less than half the cost. s broken heac injuries were the result sed by the police. The mob was u mately dispe SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS.—The Ransford family appeared before a large audience at the Concert hall on Saturday evening. This talented family form an unrivalled trio, Mr. Ransford, Mr. W. E. Ransford. and Miss Ransford—father, son, and daughter; the young lady is a pupil of the Royal Academy, and her brother is a member of the choir of Her Majesty's Chapel Royal. Mr. Ransford possesses a powerful bass voice, which com bines the unusual accompaniments of sweetness and modulations, attributes which told well in the song of the " Fine Old Country Squire." The singing of Miss Rans ford is in the highest order of vocal skill, and when her youth is borne in mind the impression that she is destined to become, one day or other, one of our leading female vocalists, becomes almost a conviction. She, as well as her father, was encored several times; indeed, the per formances of the whole family were rapturously received. But it is in trio that their talent is pre-eminently marked, long practice together having perfected each in part singing, the great secret of which is a happy adaptation of each to the peculiarities of the other's voice and modula tion. The Ransford family must necessarily become favourites in Liverpool henceforth. GRATIFYING TESTIMONIAL.—On Wednesday evening, the members of the congregation in Limekiln-lane Dis trict, Upper Tranmere, presented to the Rev. W. Francis Taylor, 8.A., a complete silver communion service, con sisting of a flagon, chalice, paten, and baptismal font. The inscription, in old English characters, a copy of which is subjoined, speaks for itself of the estimation in which he was held by all classes. Inscription :—" Presented to the Rev. Wm. Francis Taylor, A. 8., upon his leaving the curacy of St. Catharine's, Tranmere, by the members of his congregation, and a few friends, as a small token of esteem and sincere regard, and as a grateful acknowledge ment from the poor of that district for his unremitting attention to their religious instruction ind spiritual wel fare. Limekiln-lane, March, 1849." "'The lecture-room was crowded to excess, and it was truly delightful to wit. ness the regret evinced by all, on his removal to another sphere, having been appointed to Christ Church, Claugh ton Firs. Such should ever be the affectionate regard existing between a pastor and his flock. He will have the consoling reflection of having laboured hard in the vine yard of our Blessed Lord, and it is to be hoped with good effect. The rev. gentleman, who was much affected, made a beautiful and touching reply, CAUTION TO"MERCHANTS" OF THE GILMOUR SCHOOL. —At the York Assizes, on Wednesday last, before Mr. Justice Coleridge, Henry Soulbv Melson and William Moate, well known to the Liverpool and other guarditin societies for the protection of trade, were indicted for con spiring to obtain goods under false pretences; there were also indictments charging the prisoners separately with obtaining goods under fraudulent pretences. The prose cution was instituted by the Leeds Guardian Society, sup ported by evidence from the Guardian Society of this town, Mr. James Reay, the secretary, having proved the handwriting of Melson to about 150 letters, signed by different names. The trial lasted eight hours, and the prisoners were convicted under all the counts. Mr. Jus tice Coleridge, in passing sentence, said, the prisoners had been found guilty on the clearest evidence. He had never met with so bad a case, and in a country like this, where confidence in mercantile transactions was unbounded, it was necessary, when a case was clearly proved, for the court to mark its sense of the iniquity of the crime. The sentence was, that each of them Amild be imprisoned one year, with hard labour, for the conspiracy, and at the end of that time, each to be transported for seven years on the second indictments. SERMONS IN :STANT CHIT AID OF THE 'UNDS TO BUILD A PRO e./11 . (11,12 Vll Pcnny w .. NEW YORK.—On Sunday forenoon, divine service was per formed at St. Silas's, and a sermon preached for this object by the Rev. Alex. Crummell, a descendant of the African race, who has visited this country to enlist the mpathies of the Britisl , - Mic on beb- n pm. .alf of his poor . . benighted and oppressed countrymen in New York, amounting to nearly 30,000. The church was completely filled. Prayers were impressively read by the reverend incumbent, assisted by his reverend brother—both an- pearing at the reading desk and communion table. The latter took his text from the Second Epistle of Peter, 3rd chapter, and 18th verse, " But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." The preacher strongly urged the progressive improvements, nhvciml and cniritital that —e God endowed him, With energy and determination. He drew an affect:ng picture of the mental and general de basement of the unhappy race to which he belonged in the city he had left. He had come to ask the peciple of England for their aid, to enable these unfortunate people to build a church. There were in the States of America about 3,400,000 of the negro race, in the most abject #e. Three millions of them were slaves. He was 'e ti le son of # ' - a slave, and as such had suffered much. ills brethren were bought and sold as cattle, for the rice, cotton, and sugar estates. Husbands were dissevered from their wives, children from their parents, and all the tender ties of kindred and Affeetinn were, inaeea, no slaves in the locality from which he had come ; but there was a strong dislike to persons of his and the exclusive feelings of caste were as strong apprenti had never tasted he rea. freedom until he set his foot upon the quays - of Liverpool. Every discouragement was thrown out to prevent their improvement and well-doing, and every effort made to induce them to leave their native country, though their fathers had lived there centuries back. His people could not sit in churches, except in obscure pews, called negro pews, and the disposition was to keep them ruction o he negro roc was forbidden under pain of fine and imprisonment, and in one state of death. His wish was to build a church in New York for his congregation, capable of accommo dating from 1,000 to 1,200 persons, who could now meet only in a hired room. He asked for their nia 4.1,;. assisting in this work, they would bless the oppressors as well as the oppressed—showing them that the Christians of England gave the latter their sympathies in their spi ritual destitution, and that it was not colour and caste, or bondage and freedom, by which the destinies of men were to be ruled, but that Christ was all in all. After stating that several of our bishops had kindly favoured his views, and permitted him to preach in their dioceses, and also that a committee of management had been formed in London, 3n was to his aui Bd. The reverend gentleman was listened to throughout with profound attention. His manner is simple and pleasing ; his language copious, and occasionally adorned by apt figures of speech ; his voice clear and distinct ; but his utterance would probably produce a de( , er impression and gentleman preacheclii equally v excellent in St. Luke's Church, when the sum of £22 ted. We are extremely glad to learn, that the ;entleman will preach at St. James's on Sunday ?.xt, for the same object. L MEETEN g of the Dock ( ld on Thursday. Mi. Alderman Molyneux, it ap peared, had that day entered into a matrimonial alliance. Only five members drew up ; they drank the health of the bride and bridegroom, and retired. The Scotland Ward branch of the National Confedera tion on Wednesday night, at their annual meeting, passed a vote of thanks to Mr. Henderson, the chairman of the Dock Committee, for his conduct under very trying cir cumstances. Mr. Hodson, Mr. Smethurst, and Mr. Roxburgh were re-elected chairman, vice-chairman, and secretary (the two former representatives at the central board) for the current year. THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.—At a special meeting of this company on Tuesday, two resolutions were passed, repealing so much of the deed of settlement as disqualifies for the office of director any person who shall not reside within the dis tance of twenty miles from Liverpool, and anything in the deed restraining the meeting of a board of direction elsewhere than in Liverpool, and also for the election of an assistant board of management in London. RATING THE DOCK AND CORPORATE ESTATES.—The general vestry meeting of the ratepayers, convened by the churchwardens, on the above subject, was held on Tues day, in the Parish Church of St. Nicholas, the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks, senior rector, in the chair. Resolu tions were proposed and carried, receiving and adopting a report issued by the Equitable Rating Committee, and expressing the determination of the ratepayers to agitate for the accomplishment of the objects proposed therein. William Earle, Esq., appeared to be the only dissentient present. He very emphatically assured the meeting, that, try as they would to rate the dock estate, they never would succeed ; and he strongly recommended the Equi table Rating Committee to hagia nearer home, by rating owners of cottage property to the poor-rates. WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of this body was held on Wednesday, Mr. Roskell in the chair. The Law-clerk stated that there were seve ral townships which were in arrears, some of one, two, and three calls. The townships in arrear of one call are Bootle, Litherland, Lunt, Ford, Orrell, Sephton, Toxteth park, Walton, and Wavertree—the three latter only a part. Those in arrear of two calls are Great Crosby and Little Crosby. Those of three calls in arrear are Faze kerly, Ince, Blundell, and Kirby.—On the motion of Mr. Harrison it was resolved that proceedings should be taken against the townships which have failed in paying in the THE PHILHARMONIC HALL.—This spletidid building will be opened in June, and it is expected that the in auguration festival will take place in October, fot which it is hoped that Jenny Lind will be engaged. The pecu niary affairs of the new hall present a most cheering aspect. The boxes are all sold, and the stalls nearly so ; and the building will be opened, not dependent upon the whims of a body of annual subscribers, or on casual purchasers of tickets, but under the auspices of an aristo cratic and wealthy proprietary. THE CHOLERA.—Six or seven fresh cases of cholera have occurred here since Sunday, in the confined courts of Chisenhale-street, extending from Vauxhall-road to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Three of these have proved fatal; and in this, as in former instances, the disease appears to have assumed a more malignant form owing to the neglect of the surgeon in attendance on the first fatal case (that of a rcr n), to report to the health officers, or to ensure, by other means, the prompt inter ' ment of the body. Of this more will probably be heard by and bye. All the courts, thirty-seven in number, are now under daily inspection, and are as thoroughly cleansed as practicable in such a locality, ST. PATRICK'S DAY.—The Roman Catholics (in defiance of the often expressed wish of the authorities to the con trary) had their usual procession, and a miserable affair it was. It was preceded by a spring cart, containing Young Irelanders, alias dirty children, bedecked with green ribbon, or displaying some sullied article of green attire. Next came a large flag, having upon one side of it the portrait of the great agitator now no more. This was followed by a band in soiled military uniform, the hats also en mililaire, and surmounted by red cockades. About 100 men and boys, not more, decked with green favours, straggled after, two and two, and accompanied by a large heterogeneous rabble. Some of the men, but not many, carried sticks, and all appeared more or less intoxicated. calls.—A letter was read from Mr. Owen, solicitor, stating that he bad received the balance of th ei bond from Mr. David Griffiths, of Evertor', which he had paid over to the overseers of that township.—A letter was read from the Poor-law Board respecting the ill-treatment of two boys by the schoolmaster. A letter from the school- master was also read, expressing his contrition for his offence. The following motion was made by Mr. Sidney, and adopted, in reply to the Poor-law Board :—" That the schoolmaster having expressed to this board his regret for the complaints made against him, and promised that, in future, the performance of his duties shall be agreeable to prescribed laws, and this board feeling satisfied with his acknowledgment, withdraws the call made upon him to resign." HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE. —The seventh meeting of this society was held on Thurs day evening last, Thomas Avison, Esq., treasurer of the society, in the chair. Two new members were elected, and the certificates of eight others were read for the first time. Among the articles presented was a portion of an oak tree, which in all was about fifty feet ling, and which, with the roots attached, was procured a few days ago, from the submarine forest, by the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, of Leasowe Castle. Several coins, from the same locality, were also exhibited, of gold, silver, and copper, supposed to have formed part of the contents of a treasure chest of William 111., in 1690. An extremely curious piece of sculpture, in white marble, was exhibited by John James Moss, Esq., of Otterspool, accompanied by an interesting description. It represents most of the facts in the legend of St. George and the Dragon, and probably formed a portion of the Birkenhead Priory. It was procured from the chimney-piece of a boatman near Rock Ferry, where the sculpture was almost entirely concealed by a mass of pipe-clay. A representation of it, for insertion in the Transactions, is in preparation by Mr. Pidgeon. Four other short papers were read by Mr. Brooke, Mr. Pidgeon, and Dr. Hume, one of which was the notice of a valuable mineral spring, within the limits of the " port of Liver pool." Specimens of the water were placed upon the table, and a qualitative analysis of it was read, which had been kindly undertaken for the society by Dr. Sheridan Muspratt. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—The annual meeting was held on Wednesday evening, Mr. James Riley in the chair. The following prizes were delivered to the most successful pupils of the evening school during the last three months :—Lower `elementary : J. M'Farline, J. Almond, and P. Woodfine. Higher elementary: J. Martin, Thomas M'Nally, and William Briggs. Lower Slnglish : William Fitzpatrick. Higher English : John Lawson. Lower arithmetic : J. J. Tasker, and J. M'Carthy. Higher arithmetic : H. Johnson and James Dixon. Mathematics : Richard Madge and Richard Rider. Writing :A. Armour and P. Mc. F. Neill. Adult landscape drawing; J. Davies and J. Williams. Several of the pupils received certificates of merit, and others were honourably mentioned. A long report was read and adopted. The chairman said that although there had been a loss during the past year, still the deficiency was not such as to dishearten the directors. The di rectors thought that the pupils of the evening schools had been receiving instruction for less than it cost ; and they also thought that the pupils did not expect that the evening schools should be considered as charity schools, but that they should be placed on the same footing as the day schools, and pay their own expenses. On these grounds they recommended their successors to raise the subscription. Several formal votes of thanks were then passed, including one to the teachers, which was proposed by Mr. Geoege Holt, and seconded by Mr. Thomas Blackburne. The officers for the year were then ap pointed, Mr. George Holt being elected president. In returning thanks for his appointment, Mr. Holt announced that he had received from W. Brown, Esq., M.P., an order for £250 ; and he held out the confident expectation that the institution would ere long be out of debt. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Brown for his munifi cent gift. JENNY LIND IN THE " CREATION."-0111* readers will see, from an advertisement in another column, that we shall have another opportunity of hearing Jenny Lind in oratorio, in which she is decidedly the greatest singer that ever lived. The Oratorio on this occasion in Haydn's master-piece, the " Creation," in addition to which she will sing Handel's song from " Sampson," " Let the bright seraphim." The other vocalists are Miss M. Wil liams, Mr. Travers, Mr. Whitworth. The chorusses will be sung by the members of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society. We may here mention that Jenny Lind has not yet sung in the " Creation" in London, and that she is positively going to leave England in three weeks, so that It is very likely the last time that the inhabitants of Liver pool may ever have of hearing this inimitable vocalist. UNSUSTAINED CHARGE.-At the adjourned borough sessions, on Tuesday last, Mr. Samuel Mitchell. formerly a partner in the firm of Mitchell, Heaton, and Mitchell, printers, was put upon his t r i a l u p on a charge of embez zlement. It was stated for the prosecution, that in June 1847 the prisoner ceased to b e a p ar t ner , but was em ployed as foreman and manager, and, as such, was autho rised to receive moneys, to be handed over to the cash keeper. The allegation was that he had received various sums, to the amount of £5 6s. in all, which he had not accounted for. Mr. Heaton, the principal witness for the prosecution, was strongly cross-examined by Mr. James, and admitted that the dissolution of partnership was merely verbal, and that he and prisoner afterwards re ceived moneys mutually, and gave instructions relative to the business. The prisoner, too, was still liable for the old partnership debts. The Recorder, on hearing the evidence, stopped the case . s t a ti ng that there had been a laxity in the management of the concern, but no felony or misdemeanor on the part of the prisoner, and directed the jury to acquit the prisoner on all the counts. The result was hailed in the court with manifestations of applause. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.-At the meeting on Thurs day there were present eleven members, and Mr. Tinne occupied the chair. The inspector of nuisances presented his usual report on their removal. Amongst other mat ters, 121 notices had been given to whitewash and cleanse unhealthy dwellings, and 17 other notices to tenants rela tive to the abatement of nuisances ; 5 notices had been given to drain cellars of stagnant water; 14 notices to va cate cellars, and 10 cellar informations, had been heard, and convictions obtained; 16 lodging-house notices had been issued ; 82 had been registered, and 226 tickets issued ; and, on Wednesday, 17 lodging-house informations were heard, and fines of 40s. and costs were inflicted in each case.—On the suggestion of Mr. Parker, advertisements and placards were ordered for the Corporation Baths, in order that their advantages might be more generally known.—The Chairman said he visited Paul-street Baths the other day, and he was never more delighted with any thing than with the cleanliness and order of the establish ment.—A letter was read from Mr. James Thomson, councillor, addressed to the _chairman, a s f o ll ows :—" I intend to build a house, stable, &c., at Great Crosby. Three Liverpool builders have offered to execute the work and find all materials for £1,500; but as you state that the nine fewer deaths thaii on the . p 4 revious of Asiatic cholera. But since the meeting of the com mittee there had been seven such cases, five of whom week, and no case proved fatal. They occurred chiefly in crowded courts The other business was of a routine nature. PRINCE'S PARK CHURCH OF ENGLAND EVENING SCHOOLS A commodious and well-appointed school-room has re cently been erected in Miles-street, Peel-street, Toxteth park: Its purpos e i s th a t o f a ff or di ng th e means o f soun d religious and secular instruction to a class which at nre- sent is very indifferently supplied with what has been rightly estimated beyond price, knowledge. The school is in the immediate vicinity of Dr. 111`Neile's church, and e direct superintendence of the rev. doctor, a e that must ee far to inqiirp itg yiprmAnpnt is under usetulness and prosperity. The locality, though until re cently decidedly rural, is, at the present moment, thickly populated, and is daily increasing its inhabitants. It is to be hoped therefore the wealthy portion of this com munity will see the duty they owe towards their poorer neighbours, and that the latter, rightly estimating the gift extended to them, will show their thankfulness by avail ing themselves of the opportunity thus afforded them of _t high respectability in the neigh bourhood. Among this class were E. Cropper, Esq., (the patron,) William Jones, Esq., John Grantham, Esq., Mr. Campbell and f am ily, M r . Ed war d s and family, and Mr. Arthur Steains, (the treasurer.) It was gratifying to see that several persons of the humbler grades in society had appreciated the design of the new institution by attending to hear an exposition of its purposes and objects. Dr. M'NEILE, having offered up a prayer, broached his subject by saying that they were aware of the design to establish an evening school in that place. The object s was tc descriptions to the working classes in that part of the town ; in so doing they had announced their intention and determination to supply such instruction on Christian principles, and the immediate object of that evening's address was to state what they meant when thpv cam in on Christian principl M'Neile) should make a f iting on the general object of th Knowledge is good for the human mi r • --- place, he (Dr to be w igf is not good" : thatvv W1111;11 .applieu ausolureiy. mind was mad e t o b e employed, and it was right that all its mysterious powers should be employed on the works, the character, and wonders of Him who made it. And this duty was still more urgent in a country like this, for if sound and useful " " "ed, unsound would be. If they— the friends of ous educatio that prominent place which ought to be occupied by them, that place would be occupied by others. The working man's school ought to be near his home, for, besides the additional labour a long walk would entail on him after a hard day's toil, there was the temptation which it was impossible for him to avoid encountering. This should be provided against. It was a l so an o b jec t to give his wife and family access to the room, and thus additional good would be conferred, inasmuch as what transpired there might afford a worthy subject fir a fireside conver sation. These wero the general objects the promoters had in view. The rev. and learned lecturer then pro ceeded to review the special design of the School. The first great Christian principle they held was that all scrip ture is given by inspiration of God. Of this there was evidence both externally and internally : it had stood the test, and had resisted all assaults, and had come out clear and strong, and they would not allow this principle to be gainsaid at all : this was a fixed point with them, and siiould any phenomenon in the heavens or fossil in the earth suggest a difficulty, they would not admit the fault to be in the Scripture but in m an ' s perceptions— this was another principle. Man's dependence on his Maker was another principle—" None of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself." For whether we live we live unto the Lord ; and whether we die we die unto the Lord ; whether we live, therefore, or die we are the Lord's" Roman s , 14 c., v. vii. The dependent re lation of man to his God was powerfully exhibited—ap plying as truly to the inmates of the parish poorhouse as to those of the Queen's Court. Man's life was not his own, and what was mo re t o th e i mmed i ate purpose of the lecture, his reason was not his own, not even that rem nant which had been left to him by which be compared temporal things with things that are not temporal. The impotence o f man mentally, physically, in his various positions of wealth and poverty, was clearly shewn. To teach the pupil that his faculties were his own, was to teach the natural principle, and what they objected to, it was to prep are hi m f or t hi s present world only which he mustsoo of temporal k But while instructing to himctintgeach him that in the thrioues branches power by which he acquired these was God's, was to teach him on Christian principles, to prepare him for s better world, to destroy discontent in the poor man at the very root, and to shew the rich man his responsibility to God. This principle inculcated that the end of knowledge was not limited to this life, which is but a passing scene. They taught man to consider himself as a creature pass- March 20,1840' ing away; he had his day' s wor k here, but ;t ! but his home. This world was man's field of isbn il lhel he might not expend the whole of his time in it. d beet should endeavour to st r en g th e n him b o th hand and for his labour in the day ; and for this purpose they t o him of the happy home which awaited him when he ei . labour no more. If this were the object of all on very different would be the results of all the inew — c _„., co• going on from w h a t i s rea ll y t h e case. Th e d oc tor 0 eluded with a fe w p rac ti ca l remar k s having velwri f en' the school, fr om w hi c h i t appears that th i s sc hon.,pr, tirely distinct from the daily school in connexion 'ffnu re j, WlSTeile's church. Lectures will occasionally be den ve Tbe and due notice of the time of delivery will be given' ;,0,. terms of subsc r ipti on t o an d mem b ersh i p o f t hi s pvens,_. g e institution were advertised i n our l ast num ber; t p f the also fully sp ec ifi e d i n p l acards which were i ssue d 1' time. THE WEATHER, AS AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL PURSUITS, Throughout England the season has commenced most la s P v ciously ; and accounts from all parts coincide in repartipg the active progress of field operations. We select the follolos from a correspondent in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as a fa ir sath' pie of the whole : " March 17.—The weather this week has been dry and fas' ) to ll 's able for out-door operations, which are nearly broa ot hea conclusion, and we may state never . was there a season ;, the seed was sown under more favourable circumstances. t, Letters from Ireland f o ll ow i n the same strain, an d in nu°to ing the subjoined extracts, we cannot allow the opportuan e pass of putting in o ur protest to the remarks in the Cork le' te about the potatoes. H owever advisable it may be to Pr°9l_„° the increased cultiv a ti on o f t h e wheat plant, we canno t see : 1 ; 1 0 necessity for the disc ouragement of the growth of potstee' the ground that "the sad experience of the past, ,, of course; regards the disease, s h ou ld operate as a curb to th.„, cultivation in the prese n t season, as it is clear that, 11 the manner in whi c h l as t year's crop has been Pr eser :if, this useful root has near l y , if not altogether recovere d It 0 And it is also evident, that until some very different sYs t l n t introduced into Ireland th an th at prevailing at the Pr es , time, potatoes must eith er b e produced there to a lar ge e . tent, or the people m us t aga i n b e plunged in poverty a d std ; 01 "Cork, March 17 . — Th e weather during the past we e l,1 s psi been highly favour a bl e f or fi eld labour, and great progrescoor been made in the sowing of spring corn in this localiiy. _„ 0 1 , plaints of failure in the growing wheat plant are daily becu s 0 mg less frequent, and the alarm felt on this subject aPPl r e id be subsiding. Preparations on an extensive scale are , b to made by the farmers for plenty of potatoes, and it is roU!', o pi be regretted that they should again revert to the cultivation this root, and the sad experience of the past appears to 0r .: ,.0 great measure overlooked by the majority of small agn' turists in this county." Waterford, March 17.—The weather is beautiful)" a dil) spring tillage is in a fo rwar d s t a t e: an unusually large b r " of grass land is ploughed up for oats and potatoes. It is yt pected much more of the latter will be Planted this year t v ' erf in any previous one since 1845. Last season's crop keP t 0 well, and there will b e an overplus for eating after the s e e d .0 down. The wheat plant is not looking well about liere,,ii e j appears thin and weakly—in some places the seed was rti in the ground by the excessive wet weather at sowing time: jilt ! Limerick, March 17.—Th e weat h er i s all that could be cle' for preparing the land for spring sowing. lab Belfast, March 16.—Th e weat h er has been very favour for farming operations, which progress rapidly. CHURCH ORGAN PLAYING A notion has always prevailed, which may more perly be called a prejudice, that that noble instruw e b i the church organ, can only be played in perfectio n j o male performers. People have run away with the ot , that so vast a vo l ume o f soun d requires for its produPos, greater strength of fi nger an d man i pulation than can PA sibly be possessed by females; and possibly, with rese; to some instrume n t s , o f i n f er i or or ancient cons truelli, such may to some extent have been the case. The°„ c e ous improvements in th e k ey i ng, however, which sci e 'il has effected, have lon g ago d one away with th e n ecese of great physical po wer i n th e p l ayer, if it ever exis te d and we question wh e th er th e more recent extensive io ; ty troduction of pedalling has not given an advantage t ° female over the m a l e per f ormer, such advantage collo ing in the greater narrowness of the female foot, a n ",,ra consequently decreased li a bilit y to touch two pedals w"" one note only is required. The capability o f th e f emale to compete with the ma le r '',o a g organist was proved i n th e trial which took place j u the selectio n o f an organist for St. Andrew's church, o', this town. O n thi s occasion there were five compel° 0 eich of whom, whilst playing, were strictly kept Ertl being personally recognised by the two judges, who, by bye, were most competent to the task. Yet, with • little hesitation, the palm of superiority was given "' i v female—Miss Blund e ll— t h e present most efficient orgi've ist, and a favourite pupil of the eminent Dr. W e sley.,.o may remark, that the organ of St. A n d rews, upon w il ! . s s t h r e um p e erf nt orm n s y w i Lth v ery „proowyeerarfuelt; . ..ne most modern imp. - . c h, ' and that it has two octaves and a half of pedals, wb l o . whilst they add greatly to its power of rendering the t'ij, Health Committee can do work one-third less than the Liverpool builders charge, I now make you an offer of £1,250 to execute the work. This will leave the Health sic of our great composers, draw largely upon the 5 ' ... Committee £250 for profit, and also save me £250, and and the physical exertion as well, of the organist. ~ ia will plainly prove that our Liverpool builders are a set of We had the pleasure on Wednesday evening last , impostors, and that the Health Committee can work for company with a few friends, of hearing Miss Blunu'i t , performance upon the fine organ at St. Andrew's, of a 0 so much less, and will convince me that I have been wrong, and will set the question at rest so far as lam con- lection of sacred music, taken from Sebastian n ac o il cerned." Mr. Newland said if the Health Committee fugues, Handel's and Haydn's chorusses, Mozart's!' o f would give him the use of the staffand materials, he should Haydn's masses, a portion of Mendelsohn's Orater'c' e j be happ3 to do it for the money. If he saved 10 per cent. Elijah, &c. ; and we have rarely had a greater Inu, st„e for profit, and 15 per cent. for contingencies, it would treat, and never a more convincin g proof that fen: , : e 7h , easily be understood how the work cr , uld be done cheaper. an._ D.- lig. try, nius a A - 7kritu to con. pot, male for preeminence on this Instrument. In the of this young lady this powerful instrument appears nageable with as little effort as the pianoforte in the ba ° d, of a finished player; and her taste and precision are 4 0 mirable. Her full organ is as powerful as it 0)0' 00 made by any perfo rmer ; an d t h e d e li cacy of her P'i,„ stops is superior to anythi ng i n t h e art wh i ch we hav e cently heard. Whilst upon this subject, we may rertia` oo what a pity it is that so few congregations in our town in possession of o pp or t un iti es o f est i mating either the rae , , rits of their organist s , or th e powers of the fine inSti,,r meats under their co n t ro l. Wi t h respect to St. Andrew g: for instance, it is impossible, before a crowded congrePs ot introdu:m the power of the or g a n w ith a ll it s st°P An occasional weekd a y morn i ng per f orman ce 10 the sublime sa cre d mus i c o f our b est composers wou ld , a treat, which e ver y l over o f music in the congregs""4 Mistritt Retus. is The Rev. D. James and the R ev . H . C arpenter prea c h respectively two sermons in M anc h ester, on Sunday on behalf of the Church Missionary Society. itt Last week, the Rev. H. T. R ees , curate of Holy To• , Church, Runcorn, was presented with a pocket cornitig Becoming intelligent and worthy citizens. nion service, and a purse containing forty guineas, by The school-room was first opened to the public on Tues- friends, on his leaving Runcorn, where for five years day evening last, when the president, Dr. M'Neile, deli- has faithfully discharged his ministerial duties ; a nd th vered a lecture on the follo w i ng subject :--" What we Bibl e c l ass , over w hi c h h e pres i ded, took occasion to Pry mean by giving secular i ns t ruc ti on on Ch r i st i an pr i nc i - sent him an address, and a handsome copy of the 50 pies. " Nearly two hundred persons were present, many scriptures. of whom were re.m.„,— , 15 AN AGED PLAINTIFF.—A m an , w i. ose suppose d as- t 102 or upwards, named Joseph Smith, and who reside 0 Brindle, appeared at th e P o li ce C ourt , at Chorley, ° Tuesday last, in support of a clai m o f 3 s . upon Mr. VT, lor, cotton manufacturer, fo r weav i ng two cuts of do',A On being asked his age by the c h a i rman, he said he coin not tell, but he was at his mother's breast when the Pv came into England. He wp- MANCHESTER 80R047C signation of Mr. James C 1 a few months old then• CORONER.—The recent re, n, who, since Maneliege:: iorrn upwards of 50 candidates in the &I - 4 The appointment of Mr. Chapman's successor was fi!„ ti for Wednesd a y, a t a meet i ng of the town-council, Mr. Herford, deputy town-clerk, was elected to the vac. d office. The emoluments arising from the coronership said to be about £450 per annum NOVEL METHOD OF CATCHING A THIEF.—AIad in t h f n uts' ber of Rufford, near O rms ki r k, h av i ng m i ssed a "11/ ber of duck eggs, and thinki ng th ey m i g h t h ave b een t a t'' ,,l , by a dog, placed a rat-trap in th e nes t. E ar l y next m or° the family were alarmed by a cry as of some Pe" /e rsoll: in distress, and on proceeding to the duck cote, found lad caught by the finger in the trap, and as he had P il e his hand through a hole only large enough to admit orl hand at a time, it was impossible for him to release h i°. self. FATA I ACCIDENT 1' ORMSICIItIC.—On Wedneg Cl67`t on the railway near the Mlbe street end, was repairing the i ron ra il s , w h en one of tie eo u g a i o n t e it s y ca o m f eup, smoke handa,voiongpaissssoined f passing de r c o e m as t e he d, a ee co g n io s e id , c L re l.? u :o t quantity and his fellow-wo r k men were una b le to see the eng'l,-0 that followed, and h a d j us t resumed their work, when , 5 was knocked do w n, an d f ourteen waggons passed over body. The other men fortunately saved themselves w' falling backward. The BishopolChester consecrated, on the 9th ~ntr the new ch urc h o f S t. John the Evangelist, Ashton HaY h e ' s Tarvin, Che s hi re . Th e church, which is of stone, w it ; s , handsome spire, contai n s three hundred and five sittioru more than on e -h a lf o f w hi c h are ent i rely free. It 11';'" , been erected and fitt e d u p a t an expense of about .E,3, co u 0 at the sole cost o f Willi am Atki nson, E sq., of .A51,„0, Hayes, who has also endowed it with the sum of £1,u":„, and £l5O as a repair fund, and h a s, a t hi s own exp ense' erected handsome and commodious sc h oo l s an d a par so' age-house. SELF -PUNISHMENT.—A well-dressed man, but 91 1,i rently of unsound mind, applied f or a summons again himself, at Manchester, on Friday. He said, "I am swindler; I have swindled m y master. " —Mr. M a ud . „, asked him if he had told his m a st er about it—The 6 / r , plicant said he would not tak e hi m i nto custody.-----„it Maude : " Then I suppose you want a warrant aga in your master ?"—Applicant : " Y es ; b ut I have to s ta g that I am a public liar, and I want to be punished for tbs too?" Afterwards be add e d th at he wanted to fix his °,.ri f punishment for these var i ous cr i mes, and he was ultims'e 197 removed from the witness-box, and taken out of court a constable. ATTEMPT TO MU RDER A F AMILY BY AN INFEI 4l MACHINE.--On Tuesday Jame s B uc kl ey was charged ..1., the Mancheste r P o li ce-court with firing a stone gine-cl beer bottle, filled with gunpowder and missiles, 51 b, closely covered with a copper wire, in the house of u c Blackburn, of Lowe r H ouses , near Aldmondbury. A -110 c one o'clock on th e morn i ng o f t h e I st ult. the prosec ute , was awoke by th e b rea ki ng o f one of the window pasta, He was proceedi ng t o ge t ou t o f b e d to see what it or,t when a frightful explosion took place, breaking sece i o other windows, and shaking the entire building 0 , 4 0 foundation. Fortunately, howeve r , no m i sc hi ef was 'SO to life or limb. O n ex am i na ti on , t h e a b ove bottle -,ecl found with only the neck blow n off. It was Pr ° l4 that the prisoner had repeatedly written th r eates os letters to the prosecutor and hi s d aughter, by w h o he had a child. He was remanded. R,POOI ured le law tures ap• lea enter ;‘it capit death, i ce Club a Society TIIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. )lal ARAN t eh . Patron ll' SAIL s 14 4, 11, cori: Altp ttl t" v D . ° xfor . ( l ei Lu ce, (11 Yr u " r PearlS.k; Cc 11 GE 301, T, n , il 1,i ). 0 Charls AR R.I V et' •l i . r!i zadT:llE oAIL Le o mp hiri' dc ; s ) I' ) t i t . l, Ki Aron AR R . h' o' t 1 L V er I r orZ tx,,"nc atr td oi Lr a Nei s ii t r : ITI hc