The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-01-30 00:00:00

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TUESDAY G, JAN. 30, 1849 tions which we may opening of upon by M Financial Ass tarp and t ) go I been ve will I )NABLY one of the first d ;ake place on the )e the cru [no nstra- le entered 1 by such bodies as uction of our mill- We are to be u 4 s of 183 therefor We shall details bear 0 ; total deavour to lay )n the t points of iovernment for effective ye service ,45i,'/ j fective service 500.000 which compose this expianatlon 500,734 ,084,713 626,161 611,662 le particulars of .te that there are some )w which are en- ithers which in no way belong the West Ind e Irish a and not to tional. ln mint under 1848-4 Idition to thi ts), there is packets It will I portant inquir tifiable, and is stances of the before our rea question, whici many, doubtl the c defenc One blishmen diture. vice was its minimum: b tal ex euecuve, ±.1,1); it had i 70 ; not The following are the Additional ova Wages in hon WA Vl2 I C.,1-ny.a tiFges,_l charges bi to the nav stations, office pa( •e entire] the admiralty, th eluded in ttie c urri of 4 Liverpool. of £73,36i for the t s of 183. on accc —making a su nexion with t .t of troop: leave sum voted in place of £6 nution of expenditu Cobden and h From 1 ) to ] the r vice, and t' decry ur SLIT 1835 were cut down to t ly in our bt do for fitting out hal emergency p: upon o occasion for efficie y and outlay in this departmer by circumstances. We (vide foi: the 17,500, a try, which wot 05,511,691 ;o whi 'ere paring down the nce the la s and mate poir+ ; and there ng-yards the materials of war had any ,d, in short, been , ris of preceding year sere; and any Budd( e plunged us into y for increased rit was rendered imperious had to provide a new ele- 7itlfilment of conditions )nourselves as the price commen our ext In 1845 we an in 1 with n up in distat i referred to of to have one sere allowed in the China seas a ;oromencement of ho 344 to avoid the ) on the station, 311 ow the stipul ive - force thus ren- of now ent o £10,001,2, are publi In 1835 Id was X 47,372,270 3g been in 1 accrued from the r, may be judged had only 2 3rses' power, ~ packets, dockyard 41 vessels, of 9500- were in poE xpend orses' power. No d in this branch ) for iron steam- of these vessels ii-;;s cries at all our prin and abroad, with a a at each, materials, .ks for this depart -9 during the last t that a portion e, owing reat difference in the as compared with Still it may rea g now the mos e extent that Mr 61 reformers contemplate asure, from an announce he London Times, that it ave also to r which we had imposed of increased commerc ien in with th ground Aire, a there i in aim hat on very part of t great naval st with China, 1 each of the five p In 1841 there v small frigate, just previ curtail t Die in dered necessa for it, are sta. )yed now n 1835, c ted to 4 employed steam-ye chie by the horses' powe: of 174 steam, s than clever to exr pelleci In 1841 xi ; but in 1 -vessels ...,,689,000 were en years, beside the cost fo is put doss 'not denied by ti 3a to t Lion of v not, however, to a Col We of iden and our financi serve, too, with p 1 went in the columns of t anent, in accord ommendation of the select coin several of our naval and to institute n the contemplation of Gov plac footin their expenditure We may thus have, for some years to come, mate- out impairing the Lis branch of the 7 THE ENDOW 4. CATHOLIC PRIEST- V AN ENGLISH PRO- iIUMENTS AGAI gT OF THE RO HOOD ll I can hardly offer a better reason for calling in the ser :le of phrenology —in order to illustrate my arguments on bje i et more clearly—than in using the words of fibers in that very useful and well-written the People ": (they remark nts a: _.,ooking altogether its or 40nological basis, presc...... more intelligible view of the faculties of the human mind, and of the phenomenon of their working, than any of the metaphysical systems. It is emi nently, we think, the system of mental phil oso ph y f or the un learned man, becauseit is much less abstract than any oth er . In perusing the account which it gives of the mind and its parts, ordinary people feel for the first time that they have ground whereon to rest the soles of their feet." To this I may add, that the science of phrenology is to the study of the mind and its attributes what geography and the use of the globes is to the study of the globe upon which we exist. I have said that the key to Catholicism consisted in the degradation of the intellectual faculties of mankind. Phrenologists have divided the faculties of the brain into three distinct groups, first, the intellectual group, situated in front of the skull ; secondly, the moral group, at the top; and thirdly, the animal passions, which are at the back of the skull. Now, let any person go right a-head into the district of The three exhibitions of the Liverpool Floral Society will be held on the 24th of May, sth of July, and 13th On Thursday, William Newton, of Beau-street, was engaged in removing his furniture, when he fell down the brain Ho died on Tuesdn Is, which will Two new yes size and splendour trpass all the others in ibout being laid down by the British and North American Company, to replace the Acadia and Britannia, which have been sold. Th. 5n , ...h r in•rps•crin". ...;f1... f.. 11 freight fc New Yori, She obtains £4 r ton, whils. letinite perioc , gives ais decided age to steamer We Barn that a house in this town has received a large consignment of English copper money from the United St;t s, the coin taken out by emigrants, having accumu lated There throughout many years till it became of suffi cient bulk to be worth sending home. CHILD CHOKED WITH A BLAN•—On Friday an inquest was held upon the body of a little boy, aged about four years, who, a day or two ago, was playing with some beans, when, in attempting to swallow one, it stuck fast in his throat, and choked the poor little fellow. The jury found a verdict accordingly. Ick, of smith Castle-street, has ontrived a plan for opening and shutting gates by means of a spring, which can be acted upon by the pressure of a horse's foo or the wheel of a carriage, thus obviating the necessi for alighting. We understand that it can be applied to any kind of gates at a trifling cost. EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet ' of Examiners, held on the 24th instant, Vleteher, late master of the Marmion, of C• 4- :- Ird Da-' ' - f .1 We fully expe has be ) tmpose is by the Romari Catholic Church ing of the Boa Cat tain Ell —erpool, anu aptain men— master of t. Janet, of Leith, were found duly qualified for first class s' certificates On Sunday, Ann Abel, a woman residing in a court in !t, was delivered of a still-male child. In a lerwards she was found lying on the stairs, Clement-st quite dead The cause of death was congestion of the heart and large vessels, produced, as was supposed, from getting out of bed too soon after delivery. The chairman of the Sailors' Home has received from our respected cot William Brow Esq., a donation of X 250, in addition to one of one hun dred pounds previously made by that gentleman, towards the funds for completing the noble building now being erected in Canning-place. We hope the example will be imitated by our affluent merchants. MORE DOCKS WANTED.—Last week every dock be- ig to tt. port was so full that several ou' tv;urd-bound vessels had to anchor in the river. Several of our con temporaries have noticed this fact, but have not remarked on the strong evidence which it affords of the sound policy pursued by the Dock Committee in their recent schemes of dock extension. The packet-ship Waterloo, Captain Allen, arrived in Mersey on Thursday, with accounts from New York two days later than those received I Europa. She left that city on the night of the k. and consequently made the pa: fifteen and a half days, which is considering that she laboured under the being very deeply lacier age from port to port in a most extraordinary run FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE -_ as the revenue boat, under the command of 3 tide surveyor, with two tide-waiters and four was proceeding from the landing stage, oppi George's Pier, she was run into by one of the l _ _ RIVER r. Luce, oatmen, steam - -vessels. Mr. Luce received a cow. head ; one boatman and a tide-waiter jumped Id were rescued, but we regret to say that one o en, named James Carr, was drowned. water, the bo FATAL ACCIDEN of the Fox Inn, Hale-, others from the Stourton was given that a horse had run Mr. -Whittaker reet, was returning with several teeple-ch when an ala: y and was coming order to prevent any accident, the de s friends got to the road side, but they bad cely done so when the infuriated animal came up, ran ed and knocked him down, by which he ceased an gainst the ned such injuries as to cau , ath in a quarter INSTITUTION IN LIVERPOOL understand that an institution is now in course f formation in this town, under the most favourable auspices, in connexion with our Established Church. Its object will be to afford ction in the h principles of the Church of England, a ledge, not opposed to the same. We b IT, doctrines, rr is other knov it will con THE LiirtitkOo THE SUPREMACY OF THE POPE DISPROVED, AND THE APOSTOLICAL ORIGIN AND NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE BRITISH CHURCH DEMONSTRATED. We are glad to find that the Rev. David James has been induced to publish, in a cheap form, the admirable . . speech which appeared with this title in our columns three weeks since. The rev. gentleman has added many ad ditional facts to corroborate his former unanswerable arguments, and has also gone far to establish a further important point, viz., the Purity in doctrine of the ancient British Church. We make the following extract from this portion of Mr. J .mes' arguments : "The Council of Alres—the first general council of the Western Church—was convened by Constantine for the pur pose of suppressing the heresy of the Donatists. At this s i Tulle!l three bishops attended from Britain to represent the were t Their signatures were affixed to and Caerleon on the Usl the decrees of the Council, "The Council of Sardica, held A.D. 347, was convened by the Emperor Constantius to deliberate on the heresy of Arius. The list of the bishops who subteribed the articles of that council has not been preserved. But it is asserted by Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, the great and succ Arius, that bishops from Britain IN ioined in the condemnation of ssfiil opposer of present, and that thee and the vindication of himself, In a few years afterwards, Hilary Bishop of Poict . , . . in an ep'stle from Plirygia, congratulated . the Britons, among others. on their freedom from heresy.* " The Council of Ariminum (modernitimini), held A.p. 359, was also convened by the Emperor Constantius, and for the object as the preceding. Sulpitius Severus, an ecclesi- lates that more than .10f) bishops of the Western Church were assembled at this council, and adds, ' Unto all of whom the emperor had ordered provisions and apartments to be given; but that was deemed unbecoming by the Aquitans. Gauls, and Britons. and refusing the Imperial offer, they proposed to live at their own expense. Three only from Britain, on account of poverty, made use of the public gift, after they had rejected the contribution offered by others ; deeming it more proper to burden the exchequer than individuals.'t The emperor being favourable to the doctrines of Arius, by undue influence forced the bishops assembled at this council to submit to those doctrines. But in the year 363, Athanasius and the Bishops of Egypt, Thebes, and Liliya. met, and addressed a letter to the Emperor Jovian. who had just come to the throne, in which they describe Britain and other provinces in the west as stilt adhering to the faith of the Council of Nice.* This is a "valu able and disinterestedtestimony to the purity and Scriptural character of the ancient British Church." We take the liberty of calling the attention of "A Manchester Incumbent " to this portion of Mr. James's statements, as he will find that, though the speaker did not in his original statement refer to the subject, as it fell not within the scope of his arguments (neither could it affect them one way or the other), yet that, if called on, he has much evidence to bring f9rward to establish as well the purity as the independence of the ancient British Church. Let our correspondent apply himself carefully to the perusal of the whole subject without any uncalled for sneers about motives or example. prise n and lecture root 9-rooms, standard and reference library, classes &c„ and the subscription will be upon moderate scale possible (say 10.4. per annum), so as to place it within the reach of all classes. The com mittee of management are speedily progressing with their project, and will shortly be in a position to lay before the public a prospectus of the desideratum. We have no doubt of its becoming an important addition to the numerous iready established here. It has lonz been called for by the parties for whom it v whom we wish every possible su Archdeacon Brooks, Revs. A intended, and to The venerable pbell, Dr. M`Neile, Hamptori Ew•bar lc, Falloon, &c well as nearl y all the leading clergy and laymen have gene rously come forward to its support. " SARAH SANDS SCREW STE —The following is an instance of that tone of exaggeration with which the public are frequently indulged :—" The Sarah Sands being very deep, and the sides low,' she was unatle to get out of dock on her regular day of sailing, being u hat is ermed neaped." A paragraph appeared in the papers, y' , Dock. dints version, in some London was aor6 k, and the I overboan next that she is a total wreck, and all lives lost ! ! But to satisfy the many anxious inquiries that this tone of the marvellous has naturally given rise to, seeing that she had s la•ge number of passengers and a very valuable cargo, may venture to give what we think to be a rather a correct account. We believe that as soon as there water to allow her to leave the dock she went into the river, an( 'rom thence, in spite of the gales of last week, ushed out to sea. We believe, also, that she was last ly pursuing her voyage, off Waterford, with iin and all on board, for aught we her enterprisin know, quite sal fe and well Sr. BARNABAS' CHURCH.—This church, built along with two others by the Liverpool Church Building Society, has now been open nearly eight years. It was found ne cessary, last autumn, to paint, and clean, and to give it generally a thorough repair. Had it not been done at that time serious injury to the edifice must have arisen, but under the judicious management of the excellent churchwardens it has been done, and well done, so as to require nothing further for some years to come. There remains, however, a debt, and sermons are to be preached we perceive, on Sunday next, for the liquidation of it. The selection of the preachers is in excellent good taste, and must commend itself to each of our readers. The Venerable the Archdeacon of Liverpool has, more than once, from the pulpit of St. Barnabas, advocated objects in connexion with that church and district. And now we are glad to see the name of his respected colleague, the Rev. Augustus Campbell, announced as the morning preacher, together with that of the Rev. Dr. Wlsteile for the evening sermon. They are each trustees of the church, and, of course, personally interested in the suc cess of the ministry carried on therein. The district is one of the poorest in Liverpool, and the free accommoda tion of this church has been increased, from time to time, since the opening of the church, to the amount of more than 300, (making upwards of 600 in all,) and has been fully occupied as soon as opened. The appeal is to the town generally, in behalf of such a church and such a congregation, A church built by public subscription, and that has hitherto fully realised the intention of the contributors, and a congregation, from the majority of whom little more can be expected than to avail themselves of the facilities and opportunities provided for them by the Christian benevolence of their more affluent fellow. townsmen. The debt amounts to £9O. ST. THOMAS'S SUNDAY SCHOOLS, TOXTETH.—PRE SENTATION TO THE REV. T. D. HALSTED.—On Friday evening, the teachers of St. Thomas's Sunday School met at the school-room, Grafton-street, for the purpose of presenting to tae Rev. T. D. Halsted, the excellent gave it out that I and laborious curate of the district, and their superinten 1. exertions in promoting the prosperity of the St. Thomas's Schools. The rev. gentleman attended by invitation, and an address from the teachers was read to him on the occa sion, of a highly appropriate nature. After alluding to the benefits they had themselves derived from embracing the truths of , the Gospel, and to the rev. gentleman's exertions for the well-being of the schools, they stated that they felt pleasingly impelled to present him with a wri ting-desk, " as a token, though confessedly poor, of that warmheartedness and genuine feeling of respect towards him which was, they trusted, the product of principles the most evangelical, love the most unfeigned, and grati tude the most deep-felt." The address concludes with a warm aspiration for temporal and eternal blessings on the respected recipient.—The rev. gentleman replied in a most feeling and appropriate address. The measure of success which had crowned his imperfect exertions was, he said, a reward amply sufficient, and that reward was doubly enhanced by the gift presented to him by his fel low-labourers. He asked their prayers that the occasion might not be to him an inducement to self-satisfied sloth, but that he might have the Apostle's spirit, who, " for getting those things that were behind, reached forth into those things that were before, and press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." He concluded in these words :—" Let us endeavour to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Let us remember that we have great things to do, a noble work to accomplish, and that union is strength and vic tory—division, weakness and defeat. Above all, let us never overlook the fountain of all Christian unity, viz., the holding the head, even Christ, and the looking to the one source of blessing, even the Holy Spirit, that Christ hath purchased." STILES'S AMERICAN BOWLING SALOON.—The build ing hitherto known as the Portico has been converted into an arena for the new game of bowls, as practised in the United States, where it has become highly popular and fashionable. Mr. Stiles, an American gentleman of intelligence and enterprise, is the speculator, and he has spared no expense in rendering the saloon worthy of ex tensive patronage. The room has been enlarged by the removal of the stage, an addition being made of 46 feet to its lentil, so that it is now 107 feet long, and 28 feet wide. A new facade, to Newington, has also been built, in neat Grecian style. The entrance is empanelled in maple and gold ; and the ceiling white and gold. On opening the inner door the whole extent and elegance of the room is I, BTAN DA !IV,. embraced at a glance. The entrance, end interiorly pre sents a handsome portico in the doric style (formed by the vestibule) flanked on each side by corresponding erec tions in wood-work of beaureau, forming wardrobes for the players, closets, &c. Further on are two large and massive counters or bars, elegantly provided with taps, glass, China, &c., for the dispensing of wines, spirits, all manner of American fancy drinks (with ludicrous names) tea, coffee, confectionery, &e. There is a wide space be tween, forming the avenue of the playing ground, which occupies the greater portion of the saloon, the walls of which are adorned by six lively paintings by our towns man Bishop, within panels, and surrounded by rich gilded framework. Four other paintings, to fill up as many panels now vacant, are in preparation by the same talented artist,—figures of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, and opposite to them General Washington and General Tay lor, as Presidents of the States. Several elegant and large mahogany sofas cross the room. cushioned in figured Utrecht velvet, and from these loungers may observe all the games going on. There are also a number of Ame rican arm-chairs, with cushions covered with blue figured velvet. On each side near the bars are elegant wash stands topped with marbl The bowling alleys are five in number, running parallel and longitudinally with the room. They are 70 feet in length, and floored upon a Icvcx »siaa }MR" pialiESS closely nxea On eage, and 31 inches deep by 11 in breadth on the surface. The game is very attractive, and affords pleasing and healthful exercise. The liquors are served in the American fashion, a gentleman paying sixpence being at liberty to help him- On Wednesday evening the proprietor gave an opening supper and wines to a,number of his friends, English and Americans, including a number of the members of the local press, all the principals belonging to which were invited. The viands, &c., including game, which were provided by Messrs. Feeney and Morrish of the Merchants' Dining . - rooms, were superb and admirably served. Mr. Whitty of the Journal occupied the chair, and Mr. Martin of the Mail the vice-chair. The saloon was duly christened by the chairman, by breaking off the neck of a bottle of champagne, without spilling more than a glassful. The remainder was shared by the company, who drank success to Mr. Stiles and his establishment. A number of com plimentary and other toasts were given and eloquently re • sponded to, after which the mass of the company bowled away the greater part of the night. Cars were provided for the retiring guests, who were all delighted with the enjoyment of the occasion. Connaught, in Ireland, and examine the skull of any per son of the peasantry be may choose, and he will find every one of them with " a villainous low forehead "; and the deeper you penetrate into the Roman Catholic districts the more you will observe this; in fact, the reasoning powers have been so utterly prostrated for a succession of generations, that their countenances begin to lose the human form, and to approach that of animals. This is a startling fact, but it is perfectly true nevertheless. In some of the ancient church or abbey yards in Ire land many thousand skulls may be found lying in tl vaults, and although they must - lain V-- hay. ,nere now for ~erne conformation of the skull may be observed—scarcely any forehead, and vastly protuber ant behind the cars, where the organs of the animal pas sions are supposed to be. many centuries, th, , undinc,r difference ;otch and Irish .espeet would amaze any I erson who ex- e," all tl: were equally balanced and in full vigour being perfect so ts, could feet. If he had been created a perfect ly self-will, there could have been no virtue in long as he obeyed the voice of his Cr )ssibly to have been the sin of angels, :hive, wit]: ald not ppears to have been the point of attack which the serpent ' Ye shall be a:3 tins E ads, knowing g, the time of e earth, until in sot TIOSt it It is tt and :st all the nations on the fa ;es the Divine image has be fall the balance h been de true religion, to ne in our pre- i'stingu glad by store this balance, so far as it can be d ffiee of the Bible On the other hand. it has be, n the practice with every rated into superstitious observances to destroy the baPance still more gradually almost extirpating the tual powers of the mind, stition, and make nd by deadening am .aconing and intellec men slaves to super Ant of the sword. to rend erts at the If the Creator of this world judged it necessary, or has even given authority in any part of the Bible, to reduce human beings almost to the level of brutes, in order that they may worship him with a blind and bigotted faith, _ t the Roman Catholic sys- then is it right and just to a and seal up the mot for my part understand why man reated with reasonable and intellectual the glory of having them extinguished SENLI TRACTARIAN DISHONESTY The Mail of Saturday last quotes, or, rather, shame fully misquotes, a portion of a leading article which ap peared in our last. The object of our contemporary was apparently to make our remarks apply to the magistrates of this county, whereas, had he given the quotation fairly. the public would have seen that we specially excluded them. The following is the extract as given by the Mail: "It is notorious that the power of erecting and maintaining county bridges—the purpose for which the act of Henry VIII. was originally passed—has been converted, in too many stances, into a means of perpetrating privet jobs, and pro viding for the county bench a valuable source of local patronage. have serve( to encourage game- law prosecutions, gal profession." The following is the passage as it appeared in the Standard. We have printed the words dishonestly and intentionally omitted, in italics : "It is notorious that the power of erecting and maintaining county bridges—the purpose for which the act of Henry VIII. was originally passed—has been converted, in too many in stances, into a means of perpetrating private jobs, and pro viding for the county bench a valuable source of local patronage. In most of the agricultural counties, and even in some of the most densely populated manujactuting and mining counties, these rates have served to encourage game-law prosecutions, and to enhance the gains of the pettifogging portion of the legal profession." LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—The lecture season of this institution commences this week with a course of three lectures on Voltaic Electricity and Elec trical Light, Pneumatics, and the Application of Steam to Locomotion, by James D. Malcolm, Esq. A number of other interesting lectures are announced for delivery during the year, among the first of which are—Eastern Travels and Mission to Bokhara, by the Rev, Dr. Wolff ; Ancient and Modern Astronomy, by the Rev. St. Vincent Beechey, M.A. ; Travels in Egypt and Palestine, by the Rev. H. H. Higeins. THE WEATHER.—During the greater part of the last week the weather was unusually dry for the season, and the dust for some days was blown about as if we were in a favoured period in the month of March. On Friday night, however, a good deal of rain fell, and on Saturday evening, after dusk, a considerable quantity of snow mingled with sleet and rain. Wind generally N.W. Sunday was what may be termed a wintry day, with a cold northerly wind, and frequent showers of heavy rain and sleet. Yesterday morning a frost had hardened the ground and produced a thin coating of ice on the neigh bouring ponds. The sky was clear, the wind from the N.N.E., and rather biting. SUDDEN CLOSE OF THE THEATRE ROYAL. — The Theatre Royal was abruptly closed last evening. The following announcement was posted on. the doors. "Tn consequence of the sudden disappearance of Mr. Aldridge, the theatre is closed for this evening." we understand, in consequence of some arrears of salary The company, play, and hence the im possibility of o pening the house. - The refusal did not proceed from - the " stars," but from the ordinary members of the corps. Mr. Ald ridge, since the commencement of his brief season, has had to struggle against many difficulties, and this termi nation of an unlucky speculation cannot be less a source of grievance to himself, than to his numerous friends and ad mirers.— Chronicle. ENTERTAINMENT.—On Thursday afternoon, Mr. Peter Stubbs gave a dinner at Mr. Whiteman's, the 'Brunswick Hotel, Co a number of his friends, including several mem bers of his Royal Harmonic Band, chiefly in celebration of the welcome contradiction of a rumour, which had pre vailed for some days in the town, that Sir John Gerard, Bart., had died suddenly at his seat, in this county. About twenty guests sat down to a substantial repast, prepared in the usual style of the worthy host. Mr. Stubbs occupied the chair, and Mr. Whiteman the vice. chair. Amongst those present were several gentlemen belonging to the press. After the loyal toasts, (which were drunk with musical honours, tastefully given by the professionals present,) " The strangers present" was given, and ably responded to by Mr. Goodall. Mr. John Walker, in an eloquent address, in which he conveyed eulogium on Mr. Stubbs as a musician and a man of philanthropic feeling, proposed that gentleman's health, which was, we need scarcely say, received with enthusi- . . nesses and consideration - -. which he had received evening was afterwards passed pleasantly. THE PATENT RECIPROCATING HYDRAULIC ENGINE —We yesterday saw at work a model of Messrs, Green street and Paton's Reciprocating Hydraulic Engine, an were much gratified with its operation, which is si as regards the cylinder and piston, to the common steam engine, the difference being that in place of steam as the motive power, the pressure of a column of water is em ployed, which, when a portion of it has done its duty on one side of the piston, is by a peculiar and ingenious sys tem of valves, introduced at the other side pith equal effect, the water. after such use, being let off as waste. The construction is simple and economical, There can be no question but that great power may be obtained pro vided a suffieinnt hnriv and h ninhf of rlrivinn wat or ran h. obtained also. The inventor; consider that as a tidal engine it would be efficient (employing surplus water from a dock or docks) to force an abundant supply to the higher parts of the town for sanatory purposes, or for the extin guishing of fires. Of course the water required to work the engine would be much greater than that elevated; but this is of no consequence if such a large body can be supplied from the docks, which it could, especially after high tides—the " waste" being allowed to run into the river when the tide fell. LOCAL MEETINGS, THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting, on Thursday, (Mr. Tiune in the chair,) the usual report of the inspector of nuisances was read, showing the active exertions made to remove all noxious matters. A marked improvement had taken place in the cleanliness of the lower districts, and few houses exhibited the filth and wretchedness observable at this time last year. The mortality of the town had frllen below the usual average, the deaths being twenty-two fewer than during the pre vious week. Two cases of cholera had occurred, one in Liverpool and the other in West Derby. A conversation took place as to sewering certain streets in West Derby, and applying to the North-Western Railway Company, who were interested : but no steps can be taken until the result of the rew bill before parliament be known. A report was read from the sub-committee as to slaughter houses. The committee were against slaughter-houses in the town, but it appeared the whole of them could not be got rid of. The report was adopted, and will be pre - " `he Council. The Chairman observed that the could not obtain that efficient aid from the .e which_ they were led to expect, and the Public service would be benefitted if the watch committee would allow them to retain the four police officers at pre sent acting under their directions. Several members expressed themselves in strong terms against the police force, contending that they did not discharge their duties efficiently. Mr. Parker defended the police force, which he characterised as the best in England ; and moved an amendment, to the effect that the Health Committee should not retain the four officers alluded to. His amend ment, not being seconded, fell to the ground. The com mittee then adjourned. SELECT VESTRY.—The usual fortnightly meeting was held, when the Rev. Rector Campbell presided. The Finance Committee reported that the remuneration of the parish collectors by means of fixed salaries was highly objectionable, and that they thought the re munera ti on ought to be dependent on an individual's own exertions. They stated that, in the year 1846, out of 42,092 assess ments, only 16,177 had paid, and that out of £106,000 levied, only £76.000 had been collected. After remarking upon the causes and extent of this deficiency, they sug gested that eight additional collectors be appointed, and that they be paid a commission of 7i per cent. for the first year, at the expiration of which a new arrangement to be entered into. The large sum of £720 was paid the previous week in out-door relief, being £l3O more than in the corresponding week of last year, and a large moiety of this sum was obtained by fraudulent representations— the Irish in many cases stating that they were residents in Liverpool of five years' standing, whereas they were not probably longer in the town than five weeks. The out-door relief for the Irish a' - t -* -sting one was at present cos,. The recommendations the parish about £6,000 a-year were adopted.—Mr. Ferguson, whilst alluding to the enormous expenses to which the parish was put, said that the overseers had not issued the summonses for the poor rates until the last moment; but he now called on the in habitants to come forward and pay their rates, because in . a fortnight the summonses would be issued. The 2s. rate levied at Easter would not be sufficient to cover the expenses, as the parish had been disappointed in the ex pectation of getting any money from the dock estate.— Mr : Earle said that people were now leaving Liverpool rapidly, and houses were becoming empty every day, and those who removed would have to bear the burden. EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.—The members held their annual festival on Wednesday evening, at Mr. Curshod's, Queen's Hotel, Lime-street. About 70 sat down to an excellent repast, including many delicacies. The chair was filled by Mr. Rayner, and the vice-chair by Mr. Mercer. After the usual loyal toasts, Mr. Bull, in an able address, proposed " Success to the Early Closing Association," urging the advantages, both mental and physical, that would be conferred upon all present by the general closing of the shops at seven o'clock in the even ing. He mentioned a pleasing incident in connect with hiss ,on d on had taken an active interest in the early closing move ment, had established schools in the city for the merth improvement of those young assistants who were enabled, by retiring from the toil of business at seven in the evening, to avail themselves of their benefits. After other toasts, Mr. Matthews, in giving " The town and trade," stated that such interest were their exertions ex citing, that in many large establishments in an , evening lectures were delivered once a week t assistants employed: he was happy to say that this laudable practice was also pursued in several houses in this town—he alluded to Compton-house in particular. Libraries, for the use of the assistants, had also become quite general. Mr. Morris, in eulogistic terms, proposed "The Press of Liverpool." The company prolonged the festivity until a late hour, and separated highly delighted with the evening's entertainment. The addresses made were highly creditable to the speakers lar i e 3 no acquirements in the art of oratory. We commend the exertions of this association, the object of which we have advocated over a series of years, and of the prosperity of which our first convictions are not only unshaken, but strengthened the more we contemplate it. THE LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES.—The annual meet ing of the subscribers and friends of this excellent cha rity was held on Thursday, at the Clarendon-rooms, the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks in the chair. Mr. D. H. Gibson, the secretary, read the repo r t for the past ye ar , from hich we adduce the following. :—The number of sick poor relieved by the dispensaries was 32,C62, of whom 11,995 were relieved at their own homes. It being diffi cult to obtain the servipp. ---41---- 4- 4)1 the office of physician (as required by law) six general practitioners have been appointed by vote, and this staff, it is hoped, will be most efficient. The committee had ciaimea compensation trona the North Western Railway Company, in consequence of the new tunnel passing under the Northern Dispensary , and had obtained £3OO, which, they have added to the small funded property as perm-a. nent income to the charity. The funds have, however, suffered diminution from the late commercial distress, and notwithstanding all possible economy the loss on the year had been £216, while the institution was still burthcned with a debt of £335. The committee therefore implore Jaji, 30, VA '-- ~.®_ L 401 0 the dock acts ; and I ventured t o se l ec t th ose gen tl emen proseefitor) was instructed by M r . L awre nce Lor oil because, in these their combined qualifications, I saw in charge to the police. The prisoner handed a i j ai ii reason to expect,that their joint opinion would be the very sent to him by a gentleman named Chaffers, wh o b. ' best guide which this committee could have. (Hear.) grave in the cemetery, instructing him to carve lt, d That opinion is as follows : memorials on the stone of his grave, which he P 07 , 00 "We are of opinion that the Chairman of the Dock Com- to do when he was given into custody. The Pros` b ts mittee is bound to affix the common seal of the trustees to any document to which a majority of the committee may direct it said they kept a man to do . the lettering ; and Mr .0 .1:! , 5 ,,,,,,k replied that he had no right to give the man 1 r,,,ili to be affixed, (see L rd Kenyon in Rex v. Beeston, 3, Terms Reports, 52 4 : and see also Rex V. Windham, I, Corop. 377). it for what he had done. The magistrate referred 9 , 1 makes no difference, in our opinion, that the resolution of the act for ruling the affairs of the cemetery, and f)". committee directing the seal to be affixed may be annulled by provisions of exclusive right. Mr. Rushton disoo,o the Dock Trustees at their next monthly meeting. (Signed) 6. W. H. WA TSON , Davies, and told him to go to the t reasurer of the c e o l "SAML. L. T. WILDE, tery, and inform hi m th a t h e h a d b een i n c ustod b Y el vi "J. R. QUAIN. that he had been di sc h arge d. At th e same time ,•0: the complainant to be care f u l h ow h e gave persotr itig i custody for similar affairs, as they might have an a‘c i ' remedy. :e* SANATORY INFORMATION.—At the Police-cou rt, ree r, Friday, Messrs. J am i eson , herring-curers, 15, pia- s , , i ,i t o appbared before Mr. Rushton, in answer to a sail l e e• issued by the Health Committee. Mr. Milee , ' t s Pitt-street, was the first witness call e d. Ho said t is "January 20, 1849 With this opinion, having first sent him a copy, I called upon the chairman yesterday, and endeavoured for the many reasons which occurred to me, and with as much earnestness as I could take the liberty of using, and espe cially for peace sake, to induce him, on the authority of this opinion, to withdraw his refusal to affix, unless with the asset of the trustees, the seal to the memorial corn• plaining of the non-compliance with standing orders by the promoters of the dock-rating bill ; and at . one time I ventured to think that I had made some impression on his mind, but it proved erroneous, and our discussion ended as it becan. with a reiterated determination on hia part not to affix the seal without the assent of the trustees. I then told him that I considered it my duty, though very reluctantly, and indeed painfully, to advise him to sum mon this special meeting for this, the last day on which the memorial in question can be made available, in order ince alp was elijil great quantity of very nauseous smoke proceeded Messrs. Jamieson's premises. If by any ch his windows were open, immediately the hous with smr,L•r. e---• r• • - - mosphe . Dr. ss wa' bio re. g e Dunco.,o that the facts, as they stand, might be made known to the committee ; and you are now met for that purpose solely ; no resolution, so far as I know, being intended to be pro posed;. but lam bound to tell you, that unless the me- morial be sealed to-day, the power of appearing against the bill on standing orders is lost. (Hear.) lam bound also to say, in justice to the chairman, that he acquiesced with perfect readiness in my advice to call this meeting, and that he is acting upon a conviction which I believe to be perfectly honest, and is in some degree sanctioned in it by the opinion of the Town-clerk. I ought to add, too, because it will probably be urged again to-day, that he, the chairman, asked me why I had not advised the com mittee to get a special Council convened ; to w hi c h I •• replica, that it was not for the committee, who were act ing in the ordinary and universal cou rse o f their proceed inzs, to seek the intervention of any special authority, but rather for those who were deviating from that course to appeal to that authority if they could, and thought it right to do so. I think, moreover, that this committee have no power, except in an event which has not happened. to require a special Council to be called, and tha n t . it would have been unadvisable for them to make the application. (Hear.) After a brief discussion, the CHAIRMAN gave his deci sion as follows :—With respect to the legal opinions, they are merely, as you know, confirmatory of what was laid down on Thursday by Mr. North, and they are, after all, merely the opinions of certain gentlemen. With refer ence to the case they allude to, my reply is—that I am not disinclined to affix the seal in opposition to the wishes of the trustees. That disposes of the case. But, as I have been called upon to reply, I will take this opportu nity of adverting to what I consider ought to have been done at the last meeting. I stated then, and I repeat it now, that I was taken by surprise; for, though I did not attend the meeting, gentlemen must know my reason for not attending it. The fact, however, is, that I did not attend. The next morning I went to see what aroceed ings had taken place, and I am of opinion that all the pro ceedings ought to have been on the paper. There was, however, nothing on the paper to give me an insight into the matter. I will now refer to what occurred at our last meeting, for then a certain course ought to have been taken, which was not taken. Late in the discussion, after I had expressed my intention about the affixing of the seal, Mr. North said :—" He did not know of any party to appeal to, to get compulsory powers in such a case, even if it were desirable that such authority should be used," I immediately said :—" Appeal to the Town Coun cil. I will bow to its orders." Very soon afterwards, Mr. Aikin is reported to have said .—" Mr. Aikin, to meet the difficulty, suggested the propriety of either having the petition drawn up in the name of the committee, or of calling a special Council to consider the memorial, and, unless vetoed, it would be confirmed." Now, gentlemen, if that course had been pursued, we were then in time. The proper course would have been for the parliamentary sub-committee and our solicitor to have advised the hold ing of a special Council. Had that been done, we should have had a special Council to-day, and you would then have seen whether the trustees concurred in the prayer of the memorial, and in the propriety of my affixing the seal to it. That, I repeat, was the proper course to have pur sued. (Hear.) Now, I will not go into motives, and say that you were afraid of pursuing that course, but still it was the proper one, and moreover it has been the general practice of this committee. Last year, with almost an unanimous committee here, and a very able chairman, you did not venture to do anything in opposition to the Council, and in a somewhat sin - if you then appealed to the Council A long and angry discussion followed, but all the ittempts made to induce the _ Chairman to alter his tO a do BOLD moved, " To consecc _uence of the hairman be requested to affix the seal." Mr. CHILTON' seconded the motion The board divided on Mr. Bold's motion, when there The motion was consequently carried. The five dissen tients were the Chairman, Mr. Tobin, Mr. Poole, Mr Robinson, and Mr. James Holme. The Chairman having still adhe not to affix the sea to his resolutiOn 1.,1 - 111tuN movea that tue unairman's refusal, to gether with the opinions of counsel, be recorded on the The motion vc s adopted, and the committee adjourned At the usual Thursday meeting, gratuities were voted to the masters, mates, and crews of the Point of Ayr, Magazine, and Hoylake life : boats, for services rendered ation to the crew of the Liverpool life-boat was postponed, they having made a claim of salvage. A conversation took place as to the right of the crews of life-boats paid for and sustained by the Trust to salvage. It was eon- were allowed to claim salvage it wty look more to the saving of property th a n to the saving of • he men wouk JITC. ten guine as were ordered to be paid to the owners of the steamer Covenanter, for towing the Liverpool life boat to a vessel ashore outside. A new plan of docking vessels was referred to the Harhour-master's Sub-com mittee.—Mr. Nicol said, in reference to the motion of which he had given notice, for calling the serious atten-. pozitivn WILLI the Council, which was about to spend municipal funds for the rating of the Dock Estates, that in consequence of the very important matter which took place at the last meeting, and at the special me e ti ng o f T ues d ay, and the ••• • • lave on "JOCK t_,ommiitee, and its position with respect to the Council, he had been advised to defer the motion of which he had given notice, until these proceedings were placed before the trustees.—Mr. Poole stated that as there was all oujection in point of form to his motion being enter tained, he should defer it till that objection was removed. His motion was to the effect that the Parliamentary Sub committee should not oppose the principle of the bill for the rating of the docks.—Mr. Dowling reported that the room offered by Mr. Councillor Thomson for the re ception of persons who might fall into the north docks, was not suitable. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, On Saturday, a rough looking fellow, named George Evans, was sent for trial, charged with having, Chisen- knocked doWn Ri'clard Robinson,a mariner, and stolen from Lim six sovereigns and some silver. On Saturday, Frederick Lafleur, a Swede, was sent for . trial on a ch of having stolen a musical box from the E. C. Gaskill, licensed victualler of Han -street, where the prisoner was lodging. Y JUVENILES.—On Thursday, Wm. Brad - een nine and ten ROBBERY rn and 1 .shop till of Mrs. Jones, Brownlow-hill. (sneoVt A lie b pl soners had only been liberated from gaol ab ou t fi ve wee l CoLusioN.— of collision whic' Hero, Birkenhe mere boat was I n Tuesday, a case gime, between the mer, and the Birkenhead amers were goin Lie __ ........ nusliton, who had one of t!: e e services of the clergy in thei r p u lpit s . Th e institu- harbour masters sitti ng by hi m , d ec id e d i n f avour of the tion, they truly say, tends to c h ec k p auper i sm b y re li ev i ng those whose small earnings hav e b een s t o pp e d b y the Hero. The damage w ill b e a b ou t £6 . emergency of sickness. We may a dd ano th er pl ea i n be- CAUTION T O M ARINE S TORE D EALERS. —J ames Kelly,a marine store dealer, was c h arge d, on Th ursday, with half of this excellent charity, not no ti ce d by th e cob- having a quantity o f ar ti c l es i n hi s possess i on, which, it mittee, though doubtless known to th em . Ti. e rea d y dis- was supposed had been stol en . An officer examined the pensation of medicine and advice by th e t wo dispensaries to the poor, tends, in nu merous i ns t ances , t o t h e check- some valuable ships prisoner's premises, ' and found several bu n dl es o f t w i ne , hawsers, w'-' , r of disease while it is i n th e b u d - ' th us (i n addition some large brass boiler taps to the cure of bruises and hurts of a minor nature) re lieves our infirmary and hospitals from an influx of parties who would there claim relief in prolonged illness, at a higher cost to the benevolent public. The following were among the gentlemen present :—Mr. Charles Booth, Mr. G. G. Hornby, Mr. R. A. Payne, Mr. J. C. Ferguson, Mr. J. W. Williams, Mr. F. Mill, Rev. Cyrus Morrall, Mr. James Gerrard, Mr. Chalmers, Mr. J. C. Shepperd, &c The resolutions were passed, and will be found gst our advertisements. ;ent to gaol foi one SAD DEPRAVITY.-011 Tues , whose heads could scarcely be seen al Jay, three little boy )ve the dock were charged with stealing a pair of stockings from a shop door, and sent for trial. One of them was stated to be eleven years old, and the bridewell-keeper said he had been sen tenced to seven years' transportation, and had served three of them in prison. If this be true, the boy would be about seven years old when transported—the merest infant. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE DOCK ACCIDENT FROM FURIOUS DRIVING.—On Saturday, Wm. Stopforth and Peter Latham were charged with furious driving, when drunk. On Friday night the pri soners were going, in a spring -cart, at a fearful speed. through Scotland-place, when the cart came into colli sion with the shoulder of a horse belonging to Mr. Wm. Rose of Maghull. The poor animal was so severely injured that it died the same night. Mr. Rushton inflicted for the funious driving a fine of 40s. and costs, leaving Mr. Rose, by a civil action, to recover the value of the horse. COMMITTEE On Tuesday, a special meeting of the Dock Committee was held for the purpose of submitting the opinions of three eminent London barristers as to the obligation upon the part of the chairman of the committee to affix the seal of the trustees to a memorial, recommended by the sub-committee to be presented to parliament, complain ing of non-compliance with the standing orders by the promoters of the bill for the rating of the docks. Mr. Henderson presided. The CHAIRMAN having briefly announced the object of the meeting. DEFICIENT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.—On Wednes day, the Mayor held a court to hear complaints against persons charged with using false weights, scales, &c. Mr. Fell, superintendent of the weights and measures depart ment, with Inspeclors Kissack and Edwards, attended in court to give evidence in the various cases. No less a number than 104 shopkeepers and holders of market stalls were fined. Since Mr. Fell came into office, he has obtained upwards of 500 convictions for offences of this description, comprising monthly batches as above stated, and showing the immense extent to which purchasers, and especially the lower classes, are plundered by those with whom they have dealings. SINGULAR CHARGE.—On Tuesday, Mr. W. Davies, a stonemason, appeared before the magistrates, on a charge of trespass. The manager of St. James s Cemetery said the prisoner had been carving letters on a gravestone in the cemetery, and that he had been requested to desist, which he did, but afterwards came again, when he (the Mr. NORTH (the dock solicitor) rose and said—ln con sequence of the opinion which T was required to give in this room on Thursday last not having been acted upon, I thought it my duty to proceed to London, in order to ascertain, upon the best authority I could get access to, whether I was in error in that advice or not. I went up on Friday night, and returned the next night, bringing with me the opinion which I hold in my hand. It is signed by Mr. Watson, the Queen's counsel, an eminent member of the common law bar, by Mr. Wilde, the well known conveyancer and parliamentary draughtsman, to whom, for the last twenty or thirty years, this committee and the Town Council have entrusted the drawing of their acts of Parliament, and by Mr. Quain, the special pleader, a younger but very able man, and also very well versed in sioned by the bad state of the __ complained to the Board of Health the smoke proceeding from Messrs. Jac I was very i sons' pref-u 4 Mr. Daniel Clarke (,_l4 irious t 6 health not so bad now as it was a few months ago but 5, 1 -' 0 11 ; the present time, it was a grea t nu i sance . H e had plained to the Board of Health. Dr. Duncan saidA, Messrs. Jamieson used oak to cure the herrings7:it whereas if they w ere t o use co k e th e sme ll wou ld n ot 1)19 so bad. On the part of the defence Mr. Bateson said Drs. Macrorie and Nicol bad informed him that/ smoke was not injurious to health. Mr. Cartma , wi t o establishment is next door to the defendants, said, he had never felt any inconvenience from the sinoke: b d that he employed upwards of seventy men, whom never heard say anything abo u t it. M r . Lloyd, p:dt Pitt-street, said that he resided near Messrs. Jaml e Tei and that formerly th e pl ace was a nu i sance , b u t for se_,4l, weeks he had not been troubled at all with the sl o uP o i Mr. Rushton said that the defendants must get means of conveying the smoke away, either by n il . e9 something else. Mr. Bateson s a id th a t Messrs. Jacnio. would in future do th e i r b es t t o carry th e smo ke a On this understanding the case was dismissed. Etßlrirt Rttuo. ur The Orangemen of Preston m e t t oge th er on Sa tt week, to par - take of a real old Englishl34per. Lord Suffield's estates at Middleton and Thornll,j were put up for auction at Manche ster, on Thursday' withdrawn, no person bidding the upset price, whic m. £200,000. Mr. Robert Ashton, of Hyde, bid £loo , e'y James Marshall, Esq., the fi r st C on s erva ti ve MaY el oo Stockport, gave a splendid inauguration banquet to oi hundred gentlemen, on Tuesday. Among the guest 9 the Mayor of Liverpool. SUDDEN DEATH OF A•GRAVE-DIGGER.-0 1 1 luu•-•d& whilst a grave-digger na me d J o h n Sh o l e fi e ld, w h o res i t at Chorlton-upon-Medlock, was employed in digg.i i r eg t grave at St. Anne's Church, he was seized with o ' l pains in the abdomen, st e pp e d ou t o f th e " pr i son h0t1 ,6 4 which he was excavating, and in a few moments afterio' expired on its margin. • FIRE AT FARNWORTFI MILLS.—On Tuesday „ o about three o'clock, a fire of an alarming character N ;to out in the extensi ve rag an d was t e s t ores belongiPf Messrs. John and Thomas B. Crompton, paper mal', u t v turers, but it was extinguished in about an hour, lova amount of damage will not exceed £l5O. Th e fire ;of posed to have originated i n th e s p on t aneous i g niu° some cotton waste. t ip DEATH OF GENERAL SIR THOMAS ARBUTHVOT•'• • Friday, after a short illness, the above aged and guished General breathed his last at his residence je, pi ford, Manchester. For s ome ti me pas t , th e G ene ra' e j enjoyed unusually good health, and on Thursday spent most of the day in hunting. It is supposed O a ' , o+ illness was brought on by taking cold on that o ccal e , which resulted in inflammation of the lungs. The ceased was about 72 years of age. id Manchester—the city of Manchester—is holding el' ft head, and assumin g cour tly a i rs. Wh at think Yed;;,ol Royal visit to th a t a t mosp h ere o f smo k e ? O ur Wer t h, contemporary, the Manchester Courier, speaks 0 ' ot O " probability" of such a thing. " The period," saY s . e al contemporary, "will be i n th e au t umn , a f ter th e cle' the ensuing session of parliament, during the progre ss ` l, her Majesty to or from Balmoral Castle, in Scotlei l l ir' Does the Queen intend to open her " Manchester P 4l ment" upon the occasion of her visit ? MR. T. B. ADDISON.—Lord Campbell, as chancellero the duchy of Lancaster, has called on Mr. Addison fOt,,AC ative to b exhibition as chairman of the Preston sessions. 7.1 Addison admits the chief features of the report, but,,,Jj presses regret for the intemperate expr e ssi o ns, neu,lo consequence, the chancellor says, in his reply, that will not remove his name from the commission 01 ,0 peace for the county." He also cautions the h u against the doctrine which the latter expresses in t eti letter, that " he had a right to treat what he cousinV ' a perverse verdict' as a misbehaviou r comm itted 113 face of the court.' " A SEWING MACHINE.--We had, on P”lday. the Plea' neat se e orrariiiiit; The machine takes up no more room than a slag , ' ""cto table, nor is there anything unsightly in its appears °, O O The linen, or work to be operated upon, is p asse d ac t of an aperture on a small table, under which is an aPPa r n r, for fixing the bobbin of thread, and above which is 0 . 2 culiarly-constructed needle-holder, supplied with a 1 1 ,,70 of the description com m o n ly u s e d i n cro t c h e t w ork. ur t y the pressure of a small foot-board, under the table, of needle, only the point of which is seen projecting fro? t y • • ni.th down the aperture 10 of "`" table, and hooks up the thread, thus commencing tb stitch. By successive pressure on the foot-board:ot needle is thus lowered and raised, and each succe stich is brought up within the former one, thus 1 what is known by ladies as " back-stitch." ThE •••• .aau LLiVAL vivgauu urzurlintuu j mat chine is applicable for all kinds of work, fine or 09 " ol The inventor is in town, sunerintending the erectO the machines.—Manchester :Examiner. AV I ; FATAL ACCIDENT. —L OSS OF E IGHT LIVES.— •••••.- day evening last, about six o'clock, when the river Ltd had become exceedingly swollen by the drainage fron, or hills, and a stiff breeze was blowing, a number of lab o inn. mon nmnlmrarl a_ I set about crossing over to Halton, in a contrivance c't;d l by courtesy a ferry boat. Two sets of seven a nd e T t c! each had made the passage in safety, but th e third Pa r consisting of ten men, was upset when in the micld'pl , " " • 1 • r .• Richard Fox, escaped by swimming to the opposite et of the river, The boat was so crowded with the ten 11 ' 0 0 that , three had to stand up, there being no sitting r°o cv 4".“11., WV ovvia %.11JYV bottom upwards, with one man holding on, and s 1 . 1", for help. His cries were heard for a considerable dts't%ers and persons ran along the fields by the side of the 1 1,01 with the hope of rendering assistance, but it w as too . 4 1 for them to discover his position, even if they had r ° ,9 to throw to him ; the voice at length ceased, and the ig , was found the next morning. —Lancaster Ga;l46 lAmong the parties drowned is John Parker. aged stated to belong to Liverpool.] THE RECENT SURCHARGES UPON BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—We commente, last week upon an extraordinary proceed' on the it of the Poor-law Auditor for this district, in threateTol to surcharge Mr. Birchall, the Chairman of the Boari'd Guardians, t o th e amoun t o f £ll7 I s. 5 d ., f or sev items of expendit ure w hi c h th e b oar d h a d ma d e , bi lt ar ei which the auditor disapproved. Each item aPP e r ee necessary to the guardians at the time it was o rde al and the appropriation of the rat e p a y ers ' mone y inv° o o therein can be thoroughly j us tifi e d. I t appea rs 1 ' 19 however, that the auditor h as w ithd rawn hi s oniecti° _;tl' - T° THE Par ng t!' I at some le" the third item. and allowed it to pass. ing three, instead of charging the wholi all, the auditor has decided As tot he rern , Mr. - •e, between that gentleman ani.ti v evie - elgaTr s m ' an, r iNir;j v c Satterthwaite. Upon Mr. Birchall he has served a l'q ( 1 , ii! 1 • . - _ to refund bin seven cliy n, Ad.) t under thre 6 ol I legal proceeding's and upon Mr. Satterthwaite be rt ioi served a similar requiring that gentleman to rei,gl the first and second items, amounting together to 145., within a similar period ! the f °l' THE LANCASHIRE SANDSTONE.—WH make lowing extract from a paper read at the Mancl/ene meeting of the British A ssoc i a ti on b y E. W. Bil! it Esq.:—'' Between Liverpool and the Irish Sea, fe Vpo 'es for coal have been made ; but if the 11`,5f4 ,ny, searc ie - w red sl wt.,. cropping out to there is every reason to believe that coals will be me' t c. under it. On th e o th er hand, if the sandstone w es t be Livprnnnl is .1%, • iuuuu cupping westward, the coals via , '" a iieo a great depth. Aft er h av i ng o b served the facts de` fol' in the-foregoing paper, the author has arrived at the a ,,o lowing conclusions : -1. Th a t a lth oug h th e L a ncenj i t coal-field is 6600 feet in thickness, and is probably most perfectly developed coal-field in England, still's tC never been seen to graduate upwards into the ne w c od sandstone, and, consequently, that its upper boun o o' must be considered as unaseertained.-2. That on c ot ir paring the Lancashire coal-field with th a t o f the 5°,04 west of Yorkshire and Derbyshire, the l a tt er exblu i r e deficiency of 837 yards of the middle and upper naeasuoi —3. That the new red sandstone f orma ti on is f° 4 et resting upon coal measures of all ages, and scarceb,.to at different places on rocks of th e same age , so cannot with propriety be said to bound, but only to 0 : 1 00 them.-4. That where coal measures have been four' 0 6 their rise outcropping against the new red sandstorif:'to latter bed, so far as h as b een yet proved, always inal`jir that the coal measures exist beneath it, but that Whet ° location is of great extent.-5. That in all cases seams of coal have been followed on their dip unde r e new red sandstone, they have been found to eontil i po' without any perceptible difference either in their W e , o s l/ tion or quality.-6. Th at th e di s l ocat i ons i n the 'lJei fields may be classed un d er t wo h ea d s, — name l y, the ° l e, ones, produced before the deposition of the upper ner o ce: sandstone, and the newer ones which have been Pr°,"'gre' since,—but that the f ormer h ave b een i n some u c V affected by the mo v e men t s w hi c h pro d uce d t h e ' A tte 0' 7. That the new re d san d s t one f ormat i on i s very 01, larly deposited over the underlying carboniferous 9 " f erl and that its two lower members are frequently either 4 0, slightly developed or altogether wanting, which see r 1 : 1 0' indicate that these lower members repose in great 0 0 t or and hollows of the coal-field, which had an irregular 04 face, over which the waters of the new red sandston e flowed and deposited the miens beds.". 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