The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-02-27 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENTS. We have received a great number of communications on the subject of the "Alteration of Oaths Bill," to which we have referred at some length elsewhere. We hope some step will be taken to put Parliament in possession of the sentiments of this town on the subject. Could not our Constitutional Association originate a petition against the measure, which is fraught with evil. THE FERRIES.—" A Contractor" will perceive, in another co lumn, a report of a meeting of the Birkenhead Commis sioners on Friday evening, which appears to have been over looked by our contemporaries, but at which some rather im portant proceedings took place. " Mercator" wishes to know why the flag and ball were hoisted on George's Dock pier last evening, when that dock is comparatively empty; and why vessels are excluded enter ing after a detention in the river of one week? Is it for the purpose of tilling the Albert Dock? It appears from the Times of yesterday, that the total projected savin2 in the army and navy estimates is £772,913, and the gross projected reductions ammint to 10,593 men—in the army 10,593 men, and 2870 men in the naval service. Ebt DAY MORNING, FEB. 27, 1840 WE are glad to find that the Mayor has convened a public meeting on Thursday next, to take into consideration the ministerial project relative to the Navigation Laws. No doubt all classes of political parties will unite on that occasion to resist so shameful an infringement of vested interests THE fate of the Liverpool Dock-rating Bill excites little surprise in our minds. It is clear, from the reports which we have heard of the re ception given to the deputation in support of the bill, both by the ministry and by private members, th ' the question is not at ad understood; and, indeed, that statements of facts have . been put forth by its opponents in Manchester and other towns, which are the reverse of truth. It would seem incredible, for instance, were we not assured of its being the case, that a gentleman filling the responsible office of President of the Board of Trade could he ignorant of the fact, that the dock estate of Liverpool is the only property of the kind in the kingdom which does not contribute to the local burthens. Yet thus uninformed was Mr. Labouchere ; and we dare say that ninety-nine members out of every hund re d in Parliament were equally ignorant, and prepared to treat tht.., claim of the parish of Liverpool to he placed upon the same footing as other parishes containing similar public works, as an imposition, devised in a min gled spirit of selfishness and fraud. The repre sentatives of the Lancashire manufacturing inte rest, we spewed last week, from tip remarks of their organ, the Manchester Guardian, were primed upon the subject with downright falsehoods. Even this week our contemporary is as little informed, or bent upon perverting facts. We shall notice a few specimens of his misrepresentations. First, he assumes that we are about to levy " some £40,000 or £50,000 a year" upon the Dock Estate. The sum would not he £20,000. Our contemporary next assumes that the docks of Liverpool " are the property of the public." They are not properly any such thing. They are under mortgage to the bon ~,00lders; and the public have not the slightest control over them. The Dock Trustees might at any time double the dues, and devote the surplus income to paying off the debt or to the construction of new works, without Man er interests having a voice in the chester or any oti It is only a legal fiction which renders an express statute to render them rateable necessary. The Guardian treats with incredulity the fact that any portion of the docks has been abstracted from the rateable area of the parish, and says that, even if it were so, it would amount to nothing," )d building ground into matter the value "Of the adja- this moment, however, we are out to convert a large area I property into docl;, and, Eiberpool &tanbarb. on of C( the conversion of cent property not fOr the first time, at of rated and inbabi =fortunately, the population now residing upon mmodated beyond the boun lary of the parish of Liverpool. We shall lose, the whole amount which this property now nd any sensible increase in the value of it will have io be in fact returns ; the adjacent property is very problematical Oar contemporary confirm( " But the real question is this. Can any such principle be admitted by the legislature, as the rateability of pro perty from which nobody derives an individual profit ? If such a principle is once admitted, where is it to end ? The next thing, we presume, would be an application for a bill to rate the custom-house. A rate of so many shil 'ings in the_ pound, upon the amount of the customs' -, would be a magnificent haul for of Liv e rpool Unfiirfunately for h already admitted this argument, Parliament has 9. The Albert Dock I of the Dock Estate, al burthens like all warehouses are of and the prznctp are rated for our 1 other property. The assumption that we may next propose to rate the Customs Revenue of the port is a piece of silliness which does not come very well from the organ of a community, which is at this moment demanding that the public should pay for a hobby of their own—the Custom-house of Man chester. We have no fear that, ultimately, the claims of rs of Liverpool will not be successful. the rater They mu ). when the whole facts of the case are known, and the Legislature can afford to be honest. The parishioners, in the meantime, must be true to themselves. We must have no more such exhibitions of anti-local feeling as we ed by some gentlemen with respect to this Question. 'save seen exhibi THE farce of attempted legislation by a govern ment, representing the opinion of a minority only Df both houses of parliament, is daily becoming more transparent. During the past week, her ma- ttl e d jestes Whip with some 1 ~viir. ters have excited our pity, mingled le t at their apparent uncon ' th ily tolerated, and are alike ?al and any definite policy. 'cal a - nd comprehensive is entirely • _ all minds : and we may ,ately venture to predict that, beyond having un settled some half dozen questions, about which the public does not care a rush, and perhaps attempted some heavy blow and great discouragement against interests, whose destruction is meditated by the ultra-Radical party, in whose hands they are the pliant tools, the close of the session will show us nothing accomplished, to reconcile us to the inter minable flood of talk with which the public will, by that time, have been nauseated. It is a sub; knythir beyond the scope of power such a st t of congratulation, however, that ver brings about its own ?rice sufficient. that One department of lonial department—maybe said Ls indefensible, by the His defence of Lord Torrington's '^i,and of the charges brought tyrannical conduct governmen to have b IS CVIC premier Ili ad minist )wn over tiruiana, was evi- Fhe petulant Earl Grey ' the mountain ; a bur hen whose portability is rendered still more oppres sive by the necessity of having to endure the pert ness and flippancy of his under secretary, Mr. Benjamin Hawes. In the other house. the noble Earl himself exhibited on Thursday night a sense f his indefensible position, combined with acrid r. and an obstinacy which was almost towards tb iently a de ness oi We cannot r i man adicron, ;lying a portion of ie scene on the occasion, especially as it exhibits a change of opinion, on the part of a portion of their lordships' house, which may lead to important re sults upon any colonial policy. In moving for a committee of inquiry upon the subject of the best means to be adopted for the suppression of the slave trade, the Bishop of .Ox ford reviewed the efforts made by our blockading squadron on the coast of Africa, and demonstrated the large amount of success by which they were re warded up to the passing of the Sugar Bill of 1846. In that year, however, owing to the stimulus given to the production of sugar in the Brazils, upwards of 65,000 slaves were imported into that country alone; and the trad e h as s i nce b een carr i e d on w i t h increased energy, accomp an i e d w i t h tenfold suffer ings inflicted upon the native African. Lords Aber deen and Stanley coincided with the right reverend prelate in the necessity of the committee ; and the latter expressed his hope that it would extend its inquiry particularly to the cause of the increased horrors of the traffic from 1846 to 1849. 'Th e co lonial secretary, in his reply, betrayed a rather inde cent amount of asperity. Referring to the speech of Lord Stanley, he said : " It was a characteristic specimen of the precipitation with which he came to a judgment, that when the ho use were unanimously agreed on appointing a committee to ascertain the facts of the case, and were proceeding to the vote, his extreme impatience to pronounce a sentence, the burning d es i re to d e li ver hi mse lf of a philippic which was brewing in his mind—that feeling which so characterised him—induced him to come before their lordships, declaim ing against the government on account of the consequences which he assumed to have resulted from their measure, and saying, ' Look at these facts, this monstrous incon- His lordship would have done wisely not to have provoked this cutting rebuke. We cannot congratulate the government upon much greater success in other departments. It is true that we are promised a reduction in the army and navy estimates of some £850,000 upon paper. These reductions are in part made up by the jug gling transfer of various items which have formerly appeared under the heads of army and naval ex penses to the post-office, the packet, transport, and other services ; and they afford us little opportu nity of congratulating ourselves upon any substan tial saving. The only other effort of the past week worthy of notice, is a shabby endeavour of Lord John Russell to pay for his election for the city of London by a sidewind opening of the privilege of representation to the Jewish fraternity, or rather to his colleague, Baron Rothschild. This is a sneak ing sort of proceeding, worthy of Lord John ; and will doubtless be scouted as it deserves in the Lords, where there is still, thank Heaven, some thing of honesty and manliness left. WE have received a multitude of communica tions on the subject of the meditated interruption to the direct communication that has so long ex isted between Dublin and this port. But men may talk, and journalists may write, and, after all, if nothing he done, it is only so much breath and ink wasted. We wish our brethren of the press would take up the matter, and call the attention of their readers to the important bearings of the question. It must be done at once ' • for, if the removal of the mail packets takes place, there will be no receiving them hack again. And the very serious inconvenience must continue thenceforward to be felt, of making all our journeys and receiving all our letters from Ireland by way of Holyhead. For the reduced passenger traffic alone would never justify the enterprising City of Dublin Company in keeping, as at present, a line of first-class steam ers on the station, for the conveyance of passengers only, to and fro, regularly every evening. - „ The newly-discovered objections to Liverpool as the station are the length of the passage and the alleged difficulties of landing the mails, the pre ponderating advantages in favour of Holyhead being, the short voyage and the swift boats. A word or two on each of these points. The entire severity of the passage from and to Dublin, in bad weather, lies in that portion of it which is common to both, viz., from the Head to Dublin. In such weather, the excessive power of the newly con structed boats must be kept in abeyance, since, in running through the water with such velocity, when a heavy sea is on, a vessel is as likely to go under as to rise buoyantly over it. The tine allowed for making the passage in fair weather can thus be no guide for the time it may take in a gale of wind to perform the same, and so, according to the doc trine of chances, the mails and passengers must necessarily be often late for the trains to London during the winter season. And the experience of the last winter only verifies the correctness of our argument. So that the advantage of Holyhead above Liverpool, even with reference to London alone, is by no means so much as at first sight, and without reflection, might be supposed. But we are not writing against Holyhead ; we are only vigilant, as we ought to he, for the interests of our own " old town," and the manifold interests in volved therein. The entire manufacturing district, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and all farther north and east, are equally interested with Liverpool in maim taining the accommodation of a first-class mail steamer plying directly between this port and Dublin. Why is this accommodation not to be still continued ? The new landing-stages are very soon to be made available for sea-going steamers, and by this means the task of embarking and getting ashore both passengers and mails, irre spective of tide, is simplified at once. The Com- pany in possession of the contract has always ful filled its part, alike faithfully to the public and in the most accommodating spirit to each individual passenger, and is ready now to renew its engage ment with the Post-office, on such afford the utmost possible facilities both fc•r the BRITISH PROTEST, " We, the undersigned, having observed with regret. that the 'American Colonization Society' appears to be gain. ing some adherents in this country. are desirous to express our opinions respecting it. _ " Our motive and excuse for thus coming forward are the claims which the society has put forth to Anti ' Slavery support. These claims are, in our opinion, wholly groundless; and we feel bound to affirm that our deliberate judgment and conviction are, that the profes , sions made by the Colonization Society of promoting the abolition of slavery, are altogether delusive. As far as the mere colony of Liberia is concerned, it has no doubt the advantage of other trading establishments. In this sense it is beneficial both to America and to Africa, ' and we cordially wish it well. We cannot, however, re frain from expressing our strong opinion that it is a set tldment of which the United States ought to bear the whole cost. We never required of that country to assist us in Sierra Leone; we are enormously burdened by our own connection with slavery; and we do maintain that we ought not to be called on to contribute to the expenses of a colony, which, though no doubt comprising some advantages, was formed chiefly to indulge the prejudice of American slaveholders, and which is regarded with aver sion by the coloured population of the United States. " With regard to the extinction of the slave trade, we apprehend that Liberia, however good the intentions of its supporters, will be able to do little or nothing towards it, except on the limited extent of its own territories. The only effectual death blow to that accursed traffic will be the destruction of slavery throughout the world. To the destruction of slavery throughout the world, we are compelled to say that we believe the Colonization Society to be an obstruction. " Oic objections to it are, therefore, briefly these : Will* we believe its pretexts to b e d e l us i ve , we are con vinced that its real effects are of the most dangerous na ture. It takes its root from a cruel prtjudice and alien ation in the whites of America against the coloured peo ple, slave or tree. This being its source, the effects are what might be expected ; that it fosters and increases the spirit of caste, already so unhappily predominant; that it widens the breach between the two races—exposes the coloured people to great practical persecution, in order to force them to emigrate; and finally is calculated to swal low up and divert that feeling which America, a Christian and free country, cannot but entertain, that slavery is alike incompatible with the law of God, and with the well-being of man, whether the enslaver or the enslaved. " On these, grounds, therefore, and while we acknow ledge the colony of Li , eria, or ally othercolony on the coast of Africa, to be in itself a good thing, we must be under stood utterly to repudiate principles of the American Colonization Society. That society is, in our estimation, not deserving of the countenance of the British public. " Wm. WILBERFORCE, I LORD SUFFIELD, WM. SMITH, S.*LUSHINGTON, M.P., ZACHARY MACAULAY, THOS. F. BUXTON, M.P., WM. EVANS. M.P., JAMES CROPPER, SAMUEL GURNEY, WILLIAM ALLEN, GEORGE STEPHEN, DANIEL O'CONNELL, M. P. London, July, 1833." CAUTION TO PAUPERS.—It has latterly become a practice at Birkenhead for the lower orders of Irish to break into empty houses and take possession without the consent of the owners. On Saturday three families were brought before Mr. Hall charged with this offence. The worthy magistrate ordered the three men, whose names are Martin Cavanagh, William Clowes, and Bernard 11I'Manus, to be com►nitted under the Vagrant Act to hard labour for one month each in the House of Correction. EXAMINATION OF MASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet ing of the board, held on the 24th instant, the following gentlemen, belonging to the North American Royal Mail Steamers, were examined :—Mr. John Gabriel Wickman, first officer of the Britannia, and Mr. Robert Leitch, first officer of the Cambria, and were found duly qualified for first-class masters' certificates. Also, Mr. George Hugh Harain, third officer of the Cambria, and Captain William J. Anderson, master of the Aberfoyle, of New Ross, were found qualified for second-class masters' certificates. THE WEATHER.—We have had a week of stormy, un settled weather, with the wind, up to Sunday morning, from the west and north-west. Throughout the early part of the week the air was clear, with heavy gales, but. on Friday and Saturday the wean - tt -h less h"' —aer, lough teroug, was wet, cold, and disagreeable. On Sunday the wind was from the south-east. About noon we had a heavy fall of sleet, followed by a drizzling rain. Frequent showers fell in the course of the afternoon. Towards evening a sharp frost set in, and yesterday morning the ponds in the neighbourhood wt-re coated with ice. Throughout yesterday the weather was fine and bracing the frost will most likely not last long. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC POOR AND THE PROTESTANT CLERGY OF IRELAND.—On Saturday, at the meeting of the Constitutional Association, Mr. Samuel Holme said he had been informed, by one of the first railway con tractors in Ireland, one who took a deep interest in the public service and for the convenience of indivi duals. They are willing to place on the station a superior class of vessels, but they first demand, and very properly, that they be secured from loss by the renewal of their contract. Let the hours of sailing from Dublin be changed back again to six o'clock each evening, and, with vessels of increased power, we are bold to affirm that the arrivals in Liverpool, except on very rare occasions, would be in time for the dispatch of the early mails. The advantage to London would be not the less, be cause that the interests of Liverpool had not been compromised in order to serve them. We are still of opinion that a movement in the Town Council, for the attainment of this object, would be attended with happy results. The gen tleman who introduced it would have the very unusual lot of advocating a measure that would win immediate and universal concurrence both in and out of doors. The matter then would be fairly before the public of the town. If they took it up, as they surely would and ought to do, the government would consent without a second word. Should they prove themselves indifferent, they will deserve to lose, and Liverpool must be over looked. Whilst upon this subject, we may agc if some step cannot he taken to secure for this port the new line of steamships for the Brazils ? welfare of his country, that such was the attachment of the great body of Roman Catholic railway labourers, who worked for him and other contractors, to the clergy of the Church of England throughout the length and breadth of the land, that to his knowledge immense sums of money, their saving., were lodged in the Tittodo of 'prates of the Church of England, these men having the utmost coon dence in their honour and interity. They declined to confide their savings in the hands of their own priests. IMPROVEMENT OF THE NEGRO RACE.—On Sunday afternoon last a most excellent and truly scriptural ser mon was pazehed. in the church of St. Mary's, Edge-hill, by the Rev. Alex. Crummell, an African clergyman, the son of a slave, and a Presbyter of the Protestant Episco pal Church in America, at present on a visit to this town. The sum of £l5 was collected after the sermon towards erecting, in New York, a church for the African race in that city, who number about 20,000 ; and amongst whom Mr. Crummell has ministered as their pastor for ten years. The reverend gentleman has brought recommen datory letters from two of the American Bishops, and has received the support of several prelates in this country. He has obtained the license of the Bishop of Chester to officiate in this diocese. His own congregation are of course helpless in the matter from their extreme poverty ; and there exists among the Americans such an indifference to the condition of this injured race, that every appeal to their better feelings if worse than useless. From all con nexion with the white population of America Mr. Crum mell and his people are utterly excluded ; the principle of caste allowing them no fellowship whatever, either in social intercourse or in the provisions of education and the ordinances of religion. We should be glad to hear that Mr. Crummell had obtained permission to urge his appeal from every pulpit in the town, for we are extremely sanguine in our anticipations of the results likely to ensue to his countrymen—both white and coloured—if his sob citations are properly responded to. We are glad to find that it is intended to send Mr. Crummell home with the honours and advantages of an education provided at one of the English Universities, and that he will proceed to Cambridge with that view in October next. Although he has been denied the advantages of suitable instruction, yet his fine powers of mind render him an intelligent com panion, and afford the promise of intellectual distinction of no common order. His simple, warm-hearted, and steadfast pi3ty has endeared him to many persons in this country, and in the words of a highly respectable gentle man, near Bath, whose guest Mr. Crummell was for seve ral weeks—" He possesses a natural grace of mind and a modest independence, which at once place him at his ease in cultivated and refined society," IN our last publication we offered a few hasty remarks upon the subject of a movement which is about being made in this town, in behalf of th e American Colonization Society, an institution esta blished about thirty years ago, for the removal of the free black population of the United States to the republic of Liberia. We were induced to think that a Christian and free government, existing in Africa, might afford important facilities for spread ing the Gospel in that Benighted continent ; and would also exercise an ameliorating. effect upon the social condition of its people, and especially be of 4 sistenoy,' w ith th e qua lifi cat i on —' if f ac t s they be. ' service in putting a stop to the atrocities of the BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS. . ;n the (Hear.) * * He (Earl Grey) thought, that when noble slave trade. have lords had agreed and determined on an inquiry, they might p will as well wait till that inquiry took place before expressing We are sorry to state that a recon s id era ti on o f SPECIAL MEETING RESPECTING TH E FERRIES . the subject, and the perusal of a mass of evidence, On Friday evening a special meeting of the Improve nents an opinion. He thought, moreover, that when the noble ment Commissioners of Birkenhead was held in the rooms, tional lord chose to make attacks of this kind upon the govern- bearing upon the real objects of the Colonization Hamilton-square. Present,—Messrs. Bryans, Greene, ivhich ment, it would be the more straightforward and manly Society, and of the feelings with which it is Fox, Ravenscroft, Adamson, Bentham, Laird, Watson, Hughes, Golbourne, Williamson, and Stevenson. course to make them in some manner that would enable regarded by the entire black population of the Pr co- the opinion of the house to be taken upon the subject. Richard Bryans, Esq.. took the chair. =is- United States, for whose exclusive benefit it pro- He, (Earl Grey,) for one, was in no degree shaken in the The notice calling the meeting having been read, the over- He, to labour, have compelled us to withdraw minutes of the Ferry Committee - were produced for the :rim- opinion he originally entertained, that the measure of 1846 was a wise measure with reference (apart from all the opinions which we bad formerly entertained on approval of the meeting. They stated that as the com ;'oecre other considerations) to the ultimate extinction, not only the subject. We shall glance briefly at a few of mittee had arrived at the conclusion that they could not K I of the slave trade, but of slavery. (.9 He was confident alter- that when the real results of th a t measure cam e before the consideratio ns w hi c h h ave i n fl uence d us. l ega ll y apply the funds of the Woodside Ferry to working r the In the first place, a glance over the reports pub- the Monks' Ferry , the committee recommended that the Monk's Ferry be orked under separate management. the house and the country, they would be seen to afford lisped by the society itself affords conclusive proof Mr. WILLIMSON (chairman of Committee) ected no ground for these premature taunts." a the Lord Brougham also came in for a portion of his that the object of the society, in their entire scheme in moving the confirmation of the pr ocee d in g s stated that 1 the lordship's bile, owing to his having given notice for of colonization, is nothing less than an anxious in consequence of having received direct information from a motion on the subject of the recent events in desire to get rid, in a country where slavery is an the Law-clerk, that any surplus revenue from Woodside Ceylon, in the course of which he hinted at the institution, of the spectacle of a coloured gopula- . r o r n ry k : , ol , ll e d not le t f l a t ll h y be apropri7t ,i tt o o d c,r d ryii , lg on the c u o n ramitt e ee pz i r , c a o s m e e o possibility of their coming before the house in the tion existing in the enjoyment of freedom. In the Monks' Fe rry the y -----2 ' shape of an impeachment. The learned baron's first annual report of the society we find the fol- to the re s s i ol e utio e n rr w y ll v ic a l s i had been read. The committee were of opinion that reply was a most cutting and successful one. lowing passage : erred "He would," he said, " add one word upon the ques- "In reflecting upon the utility of a plan for colonizing which was the reason why they had called . the board into l i on before the h ouse . F or hi mse lf , he did not require th e f ree peop l e o f co l our, with whom our country abounds, together that evening. • further information before formin g hi s o pi n i on ;h e h a d it is natural that we sh ou ld b e fi rst struc k b y i ts tendency Mr. GREENE asked how it happened the committee had i the evidence enough, and to spare ; but there were others to to benefit ourselves, by ridding us of a population for only just arrived at that conclusion? tical be considered—there was parliament, and the country, the most part idle and useless, and too often vicious and M r . WILLIAMSON said Mr. Greene was lo ng a mem b er t so and the exe cu ti ve government ; an d therefore he thought m i sc hi evous. " . of the Ferry Committee, how was it he had not found it the inquiry most desirable. But he should go into corn- Such a population are obviously little calculated out ? mittee with no bias or prejudice ;he should go to hear to forward missionary objects in Africa. In their Mr. GREENE said, if that was the opinion of the Law the truth, and act upon it. (Hear.) To be sure, the seventh annual report the society announce that— clerk, how did it happen he hac not discovered it before ? Bill Mr. WILLIAMSON said, the Law-clerk had not exactly noble earl had said that the noble lord, (Stanley,) with ~ The require that the whole mass of free peop le of found it out, but, in the course of various conversations !ear, his characteristic impetuosity and disposition to come to a colour, and y those who may become thus with the cosent re- premature conclusion, was labouring to b r i ng ou t ' a of their owners, should be progressively removed from with the Town- c l er k, it h a d b een di scovered, but perhaps the philippic' upon the sugar duties and the slave trade, in among us, as fast as their own consent can be obtained, it would be better to hear the explanation of the Town their unhappy and most calamitous connexion, as he clerk. )ers, and as a means can be found for their proper establish- Mr. GREENE said he had no intention of throwing (Lord Brougham) maintained it to be. The facts were meet in Africa. Nothing short of this rogressive but blame on any one, only he should like to be informed how ind, not to be got rid of ; and if the facts were as stated, they complete remov . a l can accomplish the t reat objects of . and it was that it should not have been discovered before now. put bore out all the oloomy prognostications of 1846, and this p me re, in relation to the security, g prosperity ther showed in immediate juxta-position, and necessary and happiness of the United States." Mr. STEVENSON said he supposed it was owing to the march of intellect. (Laughter.) idh mild indissoluble connexion, the policy of 1846 and the exten- We need quote no more to shell , that the objects 'iie T yvi:.r ired Btoi°anvocicdth e slave trade. oen siv ( e He t a ie r, w he a a s r in ) a N m o o w o , d h t e o %-ished confer of the society are, at all events, tinctured with the Monks' O - Fe L r E r ß y lc Z. n , ot e maintain was n t it t w s : l r f e . before it that did the The slave owner of the United States not maintain itself then the money required must be favours u pon a n y thin gthe noble earl (a laugh) ;he had promised selfishness. rade him one. and he would confer another. If anything is afraid of the influence, upon his own serfs, of a taken out of the Improvement rate, as it would be illegal state could be complimentary it was to say that the noble lord black population embued, as ultimately they must to take away a portion of the money received from Wood :1 in (Stanley) acted characteristically, and, doubtless, the be, with the intelligence gathered from th e i r imme- side Ferry have to state w h a t was wante d f or the Monks ' Mr. Ferry for that p ur p ose . I n l ay i ng the rate they the noble lord aceepted it as it was intended, (a laugh,) and wou ld diate contact with ci v ili za ti on . H ow t h e con- Ferry, and no more money could be taken from such rate took it eulogistically ; i n th e sameway h e (L or d Brougham) was about to earn the thanks of the noble earl. (A laugh.) sent of that population to emigrate to a country, than the sum so mentioned. nine He this evening with his characteristic—what must it be in which they can obviously no longer have any ties Mr. GREENE.—Does not one act refer to the other? were called ? (laughter)—if the whole dictionary were floating remaining, can be obtained, except by its proscrip- The TOWN-CLERIC—Yes. . That is, a system is laid aim before him (Lord Brougham) he would cull the very word tion as a class, it is not easy to perceive. We have down by the Woodside Ferry act, and the same system is adopted in the Monks Ferry act. the he thought would give most satisfaction—(a laugh)—with abundant evidence before us, however, that the M r . GREENE.—And in no way one applies to the other , and his characteristic—say perseverance—that was harmless, free negroes of the United so as to to and most complimentary —(a laugh)—with his characte- 31 n - ristic perseverance and courage (a laugh) th e n o bl e earl association, its objects, and the instrumentality The TOWN-CLERK.—No. pre- had said that he was quite satisfied with all that had hap- with which it works, with unqualified horror. The CHAIRMAN.—There is nothing against it, I pre ate- pened since 1846, and that, instead of shaking, it only We might go on to skew that the moral and same.r R TO A , v , EN - s L c E norr. I beg your pardon, there is 3 o f tended to confirm his form•T opinion. Really, if the facts social condition of the people of the republic of The . — The commissioner s are owners of ... A since 1846 had only tended to confirm him in his opinion, Liberia is far from being in that Arcadian state two terries. N C RK "`" he (Lord Brougham) would not say that he was unteach yen able—would not sac that he was of the number of those which is pictured to us. Our only object, how- Mr GREENE.—The Monks' Ferry has no ferry rights of led, upon whom all experience was thrown away ; but he ever, here, is to set ourselves right with our readers, itself, it is merely an asbunct of the Woodside Ferry. ce a would say that the noble earl was happy in the possession and to correct what we last week rather hastily put The TOWN-CLERK.—That would make no difference— of a sanguine temperament, (a laugh,) and that defeat, forth. We shall content ourselves,therefore, . with , we must assume that they are two ferries. the most manifest and glaring want of success, produced A lengthened argument then ensued, Mr. Greene con upon asking their perusal of the following document, tending that Monks' Ferry was merely part of Woodside , upon him the same effect that the most triumphant vi , - °el( tory produced upon other men. (Laughter, and cries of put forth at a period when the society was making Ferry, and Mr. Ravenscroft maintaining the contrary. fur " Hear, hear.") such an appeal as their present one to the sympa- The latter wished to read the clauses of the act referring of His lordship would have done wisely not to have thies of the British public .• to the matter, but the Chai rman an d M r. Bentham oh! . . - --1.....1 A lengthened argument then ensued, Mr. Greene con tending that Monks' Ferry was merely part of Wood Ferry, and Mr. Ravenscroft maintaining the contrary, The latter wished to read the clauses of the act referring to the matter, but the Chairman and Mr. Bentham oh. jetted, the latter observing that they ought to leave the constructions of the acts to their legal adviser. Mr. RAVENSCROFT said they were as clear as dayligi. Mr. BENTHAM said if they were so it was the first act of parliament which did not admit of differences of opinion on its clauses. Mr. RAvErrscuorr still persisted in his desire to read the clauses, but was at length stopped by the Chairman ; and the Town-clerk being referred to, stated that accord ing to his reading of the acts the profits of the Woodside Ferry could not be applied to working Monks' Ferry. Some conversation then ensued amongst the members, several wishing the Ferry Committee to propose a plen for the workings of the ferries, but the members of that committee wished the board to devise a plan for the purpose, or appoint a sub-committee to do it. Mr. GREENE and Mr. BENTnam thought the question rather too serious to be hastily decided. The ferries had been worked in accordance with a plan sanctioned by Mr. Mallaby, and it was not exactly right at once to jump to the conclusion that all their proceedings were illegal,— more especially in the absence of Mr. Mallaby. He should also wish opinion of Mr. Waln to be in writing, and to appear uple their minutes, before any conclusion was come to. The TOWN-CLERK also wished to have the opportunity of takinE counsel's opinion on the subject. Mr. LAIRD at length moved that a sub-committee be appointed to consider the mode of working the ferries under separate management. Mr. WILLIAMSON seconded it. Mr. GREENE moved as an amendment that the matter be defered until the next general board, and that in the meantime the Town-clerk be requested to deliver a written opinion on the subject. Mr. HUGHES seconded the amendment. The amendment having been put, six voted for it, and four against it, consequently it was carried. Mr. Williamson, Mr. RavenScroft. Mr. Laird, and Mr. Watson then declared that thay were so convinced of the legality of the present mode of working the ferries, that they would not take any further share in the manage ment of the ferry. The board then broke UP. ELECTION OF A PHYSICIAN TO THE IN- FIRMARY A meeting of the Trustees and annual subscribers to the Infirmary met ii, the board-room of the institution yesterday morning, for the purpose of electing a successor to Dr. Freckleton, the retiring physician. Amongst the gentlemen present were Edward Giblym ' Esq., George Grant, Esq., Daniel Willink , Esq., Jacob Willink, Esq., John Cropper, Esq., Richard Gibson, Esq., Alfred North, Esq., (Treasurer,) Alderman Molyneux, Arthur Thompson, E4q., Charles Reade, Esq., Dr. Turnbull, and other gentlemert interested in the institution. EDWARD GIBBON, Esq., being called to the chair, briefly stated the business before the meeting, when GEO. GRANT, Esq., proposed Dr. Turnbull for the va cancy, observing that he thought it due to that gentleman to give him the appointment, he having been for some time physician to a kindred and very important institu tion, and having obtained the approbation of every mem ber connected with it. He concluded with an eulogium on the skill and ability of Dr. Turnbull. DANIEL WILLINK: Eq., in a few appropriate words, seconded the appointment, which was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. JOHN CROPPER, Esq., proposed that Dr. Freckleton be appointed one of the consulting physicians to the insti tution. RICHARD GinsoN, Esq., seconded this resolution, which was carried with the same unanimity as the prece ding one. Dr. TURNBULL returned thanks for the honour that had been conferred on him, and gave his assurance that his best exertions would at all times be used to merit the good opinionotertained of his capabilities. THE LIVERPOOL StiNiiii). NEW CHURCH AT EVERTON We observed the other day the walls of a new and spa cious church quietly rising to the height of the window sills on a piece of ground at the upper end of Sackville street, Everton, the foundation stone of which is to be laid to-morrow, at one o'clock, by Charles Inman, EQq., on which occasion the committee are to present him with an elegant silver trowel, in approbation of the ener getic and active interest he has taken in this work. The lately green fields of Everton are now thickly covered with small property, containing a dense population, un provided with either church or chapel accommodation. This church, to be named St. Peter's, will nearly form an equilateral triangle with St. George's and Christ Church, Everton, built by the executors of the late Mr. Horsfall. It is arranged to accommodate 1,200, most of which will be free for ever. The floor will be laid with red and blue tiles, and the whole of the benches will be loose and uniform with each other. The architecture is denominated middle pointed, and the church is divided into a lofty nave, with clere-story, north and south aisles, with a finely proportioned choir and chancel. The organ aisle is to be formed on the south side of the choir, and an elegant spire 150 feet in height is building at the west end of the north aisle. The extreme length from easr to west is 4.5/ yards, and the breadth from north to south 22 yards, exclusive of a large north porch forming the access from Sackville-street. The amount of the con tracts for its completion is £4,102. Mr. Hay is the archi tect, and, judging from the engraving in our window, we do not hesitate to state that he has fairly surpassed any of his former productions, and produced here a specimen of ecclesiastical architecture equal to any of those so much boasted of by our Roman Catholic contemporaries, keeping it, however, strictly Protestant in its character, adaptation, and arrangement. We have frequently had occasion to congratulate this gentleman, and the church men of our town, upon the success of his past efforts. We believe we may now say of Mr. Hay that he has already planned and superintended the erection of a greater number of churches than any of his professional brethren ; and while his designs are throughout of the most chaste and classic description, they combine with these qualities economy in cost—an important element in an era when we find it so difficult to find the means, and the state refuses to assist us, of providing for the vast amount of spiritual destitution which surrounds us. FATAL CART ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, while a carter named Morecroft was sitting on the shaft of his cart, then in motion along Wapping, he fell off, and the wheel went over him, injuring him so severely that he died soon after. It is said that he was under the influ ence of drink at the time. IRISH BEGGARS.—A great number of Irish people were brought up on Friday, charged with begging. One old man had £4 upon him, and several others had smaller sums. Mr. Rushton committed them for twenty-one days, and ordered the money found on them to be appro priated to their maintenance in prison. Several of the pri soners, however, consented to go back to Ireland. Mr. Rushton ordered them to be sent free of expense. __ CAUTION TO BUILDERS.—John Moore and Thomas Carton appeared on an information laid by Mr. John Jones, building surveyor, for neglecting to build sufficient privies and cesspits for the use of the occupiers of two houses now being built by them in Smithdown-lane. Notice to that effect ,vas served upon the former on the 13th of December last, and upon the latter on the 9th of October last. They pleaded poverty, and were allowed a month to complete them. OPENINCI OP CHRIST CHURCH, OXTON, On Sunday' last; this new and elegant place of worship (some description of *Welt we have already furnished) was opened for the first time for divine service, the Rev. A. Knox, of St. Mary's, Birkenhead, havinc , preached in the morning, and the Rev. W. F. Taylor, the incumbent, in the evening. Notwithstanding the rather inclement state of the weather (a slight fall of snow having com menced soon after ten o'clock), the attendance from the immediate neighbourhood, and even from distant quarters, was numerous, and included many of the most respect able and influential families and individuals of Oxton, Claughton, Grange, and their vicinities. Those who had not beflre been within the edifice were agreeably sur prised by the appropriate character of the architecture, the extent of comfortable accommodation, and the admi rable system carried out of evenly warming and ventila ting the whole of the interior. Prayers were impressively read by the Rev. Mr. Tay lor, and the Communion Service by Mr. Knox. Mr. Knox took for his text the first verse of the 120th Psalm—" I was glad when they said unto me, Let ns go unto the House of-the Lord." - Upon this he expatiated in a powerful and impressive manner, showing the delights which man, when brought to Christ, enjoyed in attendi ng public worship. The whole history of David proved the joy he took in so communing with his God. The psalms ware full of expressions of his thankfulness and delight in so doing. Sacred history showed that places of public worship existed from the earliest times. Jacob, when he awoke from his heavenly dream, cried with astonishment, " This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven," and he fixed a pillar on the spot, saying, this stone shall be God's house." The preacher then proceeded to point out the several causes that pro duced the delight which arose from the public worship of God. The Christian found in the church an opportunity of honouring his Creator, and God had said that whoso honoured Him, that. man should Ha honour. Let them never lose sight of this, that when they, without due cause, absented themselves from the house of God, they were not dishonouring the minister only, but God himself. Christians might expect to find strength and sweet comfort by worshipping in their closets, or amongst their families; but they might expect it more especially in public adoration. God was everywhere,—but a public pl Ice of worship had his especial presence. In conclusion, the revd. gentleman congratulated the residents of the neighbourhood, that Grid had thrown open to them, through the instrumentality of others, so noble a place of worship. True, there was a place at some distance, but it was inadequare for the acc , ,mrnodation of so many. Those who heard him had now the means of grace brought to their own doors. It was a great blessing to have a sanctuary near home. The strong and the healthy could go to a distance, but the infirm and weak cold not. He congratulated them that God had sent them a minister, on whom (he believed) he had poured His saving grace; one who would preach not himself, but Christ Jesus. From what he (the preacher) knew of that minister, he might say that he would not .ntroduce those novelties and opi nions which had elsewhere been a source of sorrow to our beloved church. He besought them to make him the ob ject of their prayers, that he might be strengthened in the solemn work he had to perform ; to stand , by him when he called upon them for any good work. It was a duty they owed to themselves as they valued their souls, to pray for the success of his labours. In the evening, an excellent and impressive discourse Ile reverent incumbent. We are glad to say that in addition to the comfort of this church in the pews and general arrangements, the auditors can, even from the remotest seat, distinctly see ; I and hear the minister who addresses them: An organ is already provided, and th e s i ng i ng was e ff ect i ve. We It. had some apprehension, on visiting the church when empty. that the reverberation would be too great ;.but we find that when the news are filled, the intonation is im proved without perceptible echo. LATEST INTELLIGENCE (BY EXPRESS LONDON MONEY MARKET.—YESTERDAY. We have an inactive and rather drooping state of the funds, with Consols now at 92i to 3, bc.th for money and time. but they have been i t lower. The broker who acts for the Bank has affbrded some relief to the market this morning by lending money. on stock at 2 per cent., or per cent. below the rate which was previously asked and obtained. Whether this sort operation was benevolent instituti on was h e ld yester d ay, a t the A B r L i o The annual general me e ti ng o f th e su b s cribers 0 0, 6° Myrtle -street. The m ee ti ng was rat h er norn_e attended by ladies. The following gentlemen o c4 ; e goll present :—Sir John Salisbury. Venerable Brooks, Rev. Rector Campbell, Rev. H. Higgi° 4 'o, Mr. Stewart ; Henry Winch, Esq., H. Banner, Red and other gentlemen. The inmates of the AsY lll°3 l oo observed at work in a room adjoining the one in the meeting was held. They presented an aPPeareo whieh must have been highly gratifying to their 0% 4 4 patrons and patronesses. Their neat apparel assieuA. well with the clean and healthy appearance of ther as well as with their orderly demeanour, The proceedings were commenced by 1 0511° The Rev. Mr. HIGGINS offering up an aP prayer, after which no ete'l Mr. HARMOOD BANNER read the report, whn•u3thei! by congratulating the subscribers on the fact o f institution having passed through a period of 1100 ot trial and difficulty, and yet, unlike similar institution:oj being in debt. It was true the annual subscriptio n ., ~y suffered a diminution, but, owing to unexpected in, donations, the expenditure had not only been .let there remained a balance in favour of the instit B However, this was rather the result of chance thaB:o p.other cause. The permanent support of the c haritc o o, be expected to accrue from the annual subscr i P, which had been less during the past year than ' ° .t years; and this source of support, it was urged, m be r. , insured by the increased efforts of the sub 3 ' r i l the Amongst other propositions, that of petitionin g clergy, with the view of obtaining their aid in t h f ort ticilar of charity sermons, was announced. The r ' t tbf went on to impress that it should be considered t h l ; oQ benefits of the charity were not limited to Liverrl e3 the contrary, applicants residing within seeeL ffl „ l r tro Arctic' ite the town were eligiZtle. This limit included ' ol l' o o West Derby, Woolton, Netherton, Crosby, neu, villages in the neighbourhood, as well as severei, ° o opposite side of the Mersey. The institution 018 0 ,1 annual subscribers from several of these ple„,ce, s ,` hope was expressed that it would possess more. , e no ° of the inmates had b een exce ll ent —i n d eed, there had tht mortality ; not one death had been recorded (Wi n ce year. An appropriate expression of approbation o f the, vices vices of Miss D av i es a t d Mi ss Saunders, the teache r ",,ber lowed, and the rep or t, a ft er stat i ng that the present o w ed of inmates was 147, an d t h at t h e number was exPec tlI be augmented to 150 s h or tl y, concluded by t e xhorfi Bs o e, supporters to continue their aid in so laudable B ' l oo In allusion to th e i na bili ty o f the recipients t o r 1 t he aught but thanks for th e a d vantages t h ey pos sesseu. se d, following quotation w a s applied,--" Thou shalt be h ic co ' for they cannot reco m p ense th ee, f or t h ou shalt h e , r , e 1 115 pensed at the day of the resurrection of the just; i t or statement of accounts was then read, by which peered that the donations during the year am oant i e d o. £134 Ios. ; church collecti ons , £54 B s. Bd . ; scriptions, £385 18s., with some minor items. The 6' expenditure had been £1146 Ils. 4d. The balance l ' your of the instituti on was £l3 B 4s. 31., wiveh'editif £BB lls. 211. remaining from 1847. left a sum ex t ' e £2OO in the treasurer's hands, and £5O better, 85 treasurer remarked, than they were the year before. The Rey. RECTOR CAMPBELL moved that the rer o l, as also the statements of an onnta SdoP.,lr ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SUPPORT THE FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM• nnyt, UIII not transpire. Reduced Threes are 93. Th ree-and- a-Quarter per Cents., 93i to 4. June Exchequer Bills, 428. to 455. prem. Bank Stock, 194 to 6. aauaa LOC frUelVeU ov and that the same be printed. The revd. gentleirfo c o• served that he had great pleasure in repeating h is AiO, gratulations to Air. Banner, and h e was sorry Mo;„001 was not present th a t h e m i g h t h ave h ad the Pleas-"iiO p complimenting her in a s i m il ar manner, on the Is r in which Hi ;4 L-1 heed A wane otner benevolent ingitutiotr s ide , in debt, th e i rs cou ld s k ew a b a l ance on the credit VI el , Somehow or oth er M r . B anner a l ways contrived to money in hand. H e a t tr ib ute d t hi s to Mr. pet t . be ranee and powers of begging. At the same tinL e ti tio, ll ought not to close th e i r eyes to the fact of the ditT"tt of the annual subscriptions; the mea ns w hi c h had c buted to support their funds in the past year being e ro fo ordinary, and could not be depended upon: the P - - " •,. reliance must be the annua l subscriptions, which n re sr be necessary for all th e f r i en d s o f the charity to oet He was sorry he could hold out no hope of aid f 1 9.1 mons, as the clergy were already overwhelmed O ng 0 1 quests of this kind from other charities. A mete clegymen was to be h e ld on th e f o ll ow i ng day on t'!:.,er .- .. .., •••• a c v‘vu LUG 01111.11 g -0-...,„t r , the infirmary , the dispensaries; and other similar 4. 001 tions, which stood in need of immediate aid, not be e p been supported in the manner they ought to have Id a wealthy town like Liverpool. The rev. rector con , 0/ by complimenting M r . B anner,.and the resolution 11 0 , ID. been seconded by M rs . L AWRENCE, it was put ft° chair and carried unanimously. fiP SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARK ET.—YESTERDAY. RDAY. I Sir JOHN SALISB URY move d t h e second resolution' t " That the thanks of the meeting be given to those c,,,P er e; - The supply of Beast s i s l arge , an d tra d e exceedingly dull ; top men who have preached d ur i ng th e l ast year i n be quotations are with great difficulty realised for the best kind s , 0 1' and many remain unsold. The number of Sheep is small ; it the institution."--Carried unanimously. is, however, quite adequate to the demand ; there is no advance on late prices. Trade is dull for Calves. b no 0 h Int d , ....... .. --- is A h ir. BANNER here reac . 1 , 1 . 1 , 3 , ?te fyorf:h! : s Kaceuitbnese,,,l LONDON CORN MARKET YESTERDAY (See " Trade Report," on page 5.) WATERLOO COURSING MEETING.-THIS DAY. THE CUP. Mr. Green's Hotspur agst Mr. Webb's Wicked Eye; Mr. Watt's Barrister agsc Mr. B. B. Rohinson's Smut; Mr. Atkinson's War Eagle agst Lord S e f ton ' s Syncope; Mr. Slater's Crenoline asst Mr. Robinson's Merry Legs; Mr. Bal lard's Major agst Mr. Brewer's Blank ; Sir J. Boswell's Venus agst Mr. Long's Cineraria ; Mr. Ridgway's Cicely agst Sir St. ueo. uore's .magician; nor, Deakin's Drinknought (late Ma rengo) agst Mr. O'Grady's Denunciation; Mr. J. Turner's Ringlet agst Mr. Dunlop's Kellerman; Mr. .I. Turner's Tom Spring agst Mr. Barnett's Well-I-Never ; Mr. E. T: y'or's air. Loner's v,zar; 3 , r. Bradley's Liessy agst Mr. Heath's War Eagle; Mr. Maxfielc.'si Merry Lad atst Mr. Stir rop's Stella; Mr. Bake's Jamie Forest agst Mr. Sutcliffe's Blneskin ; Mr. Sutcliffe's Spy agst Mr. Tooth's Landseer; Mr. O'Grady's Forward agst Mr. A. Graham's Greenwich Time. 5 I a, tanniitUv patron of the institution, on the ground that he con s j o eP it expedient that the institution ought to rely o'' fromf rom means for countenance and supp or t. A no th e r n°.t e IoP the present Bishop of Chester was read, wherein In g pte' ship readily complied with the request to succeed in decessor in his connection with the charity. The Venerable Archdeacon BROOKS rose to r„,fol vote of thank s , i n t h e fi rst place, to our late dioce.tre , the interest h e i nvar i a b ly took in the prosperity 01,bi)511 . 1 stitution. He w as not at a ll surprised at the arc': declining to contintsn the patro n o f the in . t; b pt much as he bad removed not only fromthe t lir/C7 . 4 from the province. In the neat pl ace , he had the thanks of the meeting to the present bish o p r w o ola kindness in complying with the request that be v i occupy the place of the late bishop in relation 0 0 ,4 1 0 institution. He was quite sure the r i g ht reverend P a ittr would take a lively, int e r es t i n th e we lf are of the i! - ,1 tion, as indeed he did i n a ll i ns tit ut i ons ca lculat ed benefit the younger persons in the community. Mr. BANNER seconded the reso l u ti on , which ws' ried nem. con. IA The other resolutions consisted of vo t es o f than" - the appointment of committees, &c. SPLENDID DONATIONS.—John 'Holmes Esq' te" worthy Alderman of St. P a ul' s W ar d, h as contri bu , the handsome sum of £5OO to th e S a il ors ' 1 - 1 0 °'" the same amount to the Southern Hospital. LECTURES.—COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.- ursCh ing the Rev. H. H. Higgin s commences his co „or lectures on Egypt, the Desert, an d J erus alem, " proved so eminently attractive last year. Mr. Moody, who has, during his residence here!„ger, supported his metropolitan f ame as a fi rs t-rate Torti has announced a concert, which, bein g Mr. M. —Tho . oft appeal, will no doubt he well sup Ported - 9 r . BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—We are extremely O rr " hear that on Sunday last a number of men were !le employed at the Birkenhead Docks. Surely this lo w be put a stop to. The whole neighbourhood is str averse to such repeated desecrations of Ile Sabbath Dresses to ben named d rn y a c e i ci d s : Catherine Redman, a servant, was charged with 110 stolen a feather bed and bolster from her mistress. it by . woman her I T s o ne p w h aams were, committed f o o f u U n d pp t o have error trial. bee n P ar liament-street sei On Saturday the body of a married lock was found quite dead near Draycot, between and Nottingham. Her clothes were very wet, and' _,.gn. with dirt ' and mud. On her head was an extensive p. ot ration. The verdict at the inquest was " D ea th fro° ease of the lungs, accelerated by exposure." f ine COMM iTTALS AT BIRKENHEAD—A prostitute. t a o ee - Ann Johnson, was yeste r d a y comm i tted to the kled../15; Correction for thr ee mont h s ; and a vagrant, name TP Fury, was sent to the same place for one m onthi o tV o Trish paupers have latterly become such a Pest e cl neighbourhood, that the magistrates have deteraile the committal of all who offend against the law. idb TESTIMONIAL TO EL G. HARBO - ' -- RD, E;;;;ITL-1- 45t d % a numerous and i n fl uen ti a l meet i ng o f the hie , ' 05 admirers of th e p u bli c con d uct an d pr i vate vror th ° or e % gentleman met at Mr. Lawsan's, th e G r eat Ge o rtl ° ,4 Tavern, Upp er Pitt- s t ree t, fnr the purpose of re i l ) ' er e progress and taking fu: char proceedings in 6 1 ., d of the subscriptions for a h an d some t est i m onlw report was highly favourable t 1 0 . 4.,: LOCAL SUPPLY OF WArER.—We understanc- 001, consequence of reports from the distributors, of the es, iT a dance of water in the wells of th e wa t er co mp s' ra water committee have given orders to discontio..o:, umpinv. at Green Lane on S.- and to 01"-.."" ~ Ito. shorter periods at Windsor station. andays It is said hat has not been a single complaint for the last thrr 7 h .bi7 : a - . 1 -4,•i anr y i n t h e supp l y o f water from any 10P m the town. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Wind N. to N.N.154 --- moderate. e j ARRIVED.—ZeaIous, Champi on , f rom St. Maim,.- 'lle. ' te SAILED.—J. C. Calhoun Me!cher, New York—T n itte lows, and Rothsay, Mitchell, Africa—Die Tugend, S C ',l !. f ,"O Memel—Earl of Durham. Grayso n , Bahia—Ann • Smith, Sincapore—Dauntless, Johnson, Apalathico l i e fi e Gabrahn, Hambro'—William Fisher, T w i ss , Itio Jan e o hy trinsic, M`Farlane, Savannah— Sesostris, Dan& ND, „ r Buena Vesta, Linnell, Buenos Ayres—Duke of .`" 0 0 ,10 Wakenam, ombay—Plater, Buenos Ayres—Sander s ' Constantinople—Trenquilla Scoponich, Trieste—Li r :oo Balls, Beirout—Cornelia, Jasker, Batavia—Caroline Nl Guayra—Courier, Towerson, Calcutta—Endeavour, Alexandria_ F._—Catharine. Comic}, •••• Galati—Jane, Brownie:, ra tar—Mercurms, Keep v s Ancona—Villera Tippatt, Beirout—Ty ro , Wanderer, Biet, Bremen—Success, Nickel's Rotterol o P e , press, Mahlmann, St. Thomas and P. E. Island—P i l l ig. c e mas, Antigua—Robina, Bombay—Lintin, dfidf cutta—rawn, Pile, Dordt—Trene, M'D ona ld , P e rno id , 5/1' Belleisle, Dixon, Cape of Good Hope—Morman colm, Stettin—Jane, Softley, Wilmington, A.S.—IW" ker, Constantinople—Bland, Hosken, Calcut Ashton, Savannah Solide, Sundberg ; Priscilla, Johnson ; and SyroP b Grieves, hence at Rio Janeiro. itb Spider Packet, from River Plate at Rio Janeirof fsoi , mails for England. Peterel Packet would sail from Rio Janeiro for about 11th Jan. Happy R t $ .pp, -eturn, Wall, from Wicklow, for this por marls, with loss of main boom. „14, The schooner Comet, of Wisbeach, f or St. MiclOss. passed a derelict, by the Fides, ar r i ve d a t Alexandri,soA4 FALMOUTH, 24th Feb.—The British Qu e e n , of sorvo Palermo to Liverpool, was abandoned 2 n d F e b., of o t Crew taken off by the Margaret and Joh n , an d landeo raltar. PURSE Mr. Webb's Wrestler aitti s iCsTiir. Watt's Spot; Mr. Sut. cliffe's Bang-up against Mr. Temple's Figbeldean ; Mr. O'Grady's Oppression agst Mr. Slater's Conceit ; Mr. Ridgy way's Deer Stalker agst Mr. Deakin's Priamus; Mr. Brewer's Leeway agst Mr. Bake's Gin; Mr. A. Graham's Dupe agst Mr. B. B. Robinson's Gen. Chasse; Sir St. G. Gore's Queen Mab agst Lord Sefron's Syntax; Sir J. Boswell's Marianne agst Mr. J. Robiason's Morocco. YESTERDAY'S POLICE. ROBBERY IN A PAWNBROKER'S SHOP.—Two girls, Margaret Whitby, and Mary Buckley, of whom some suspicion had ari sen, were followed by a police officer into a pawnbroker's shop in Great Homer-street, mho found them concea'ed under the counter, and near them a piece of gingham, which they had laid hands upon, no doubt with intent to carry it off. Both were committed for trial. BASE COIN.—A woman, named Mary Anne Edwards, resi ding in Roscoe-street, was committed, on a charge by Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis, of passing, at her confectionary shop in Leece street, on the IBth instant, a base half-crown. This and another case of passing base coin were sworn to. William Wilson and Mary Ann M•Gowan were remanded on a charge of having uttered several base coins in Gibraltar-row aid its neighbourhood. SUVENILE DEPRAVITY.—A little boy, scarcely the height of the bar, named James Donohoe, was sent for trial, charged with having gone boldly into a shop in Renshaw-street, and snatched up from the counter copper money to the amount of Is. 7d., with which he made off, but was soon apprehended. He has long been known as a thief.. THEFT FROM A I'AWNBROKEIV'S.—An old woman, named Mary Ryan, was committed for trial, charged with having en tered the shop of Mr. Robert Hughes, pawnbroker, Park-lane, where she priced some articles, without purchasing anything, and on going out she took with her a shawl. and two singlets. These were missed, and she was followed and apprehended with the articles articles crushed up under her arm. ROBBEItY OF A SA I LOR.-Th ree women. Catherine Latham, Jane Scott, and Mary Smith, and a man named John Dirties, were committed for trial, charged with having robbed and mal treated a seaman, named John Nelson. ROBBERY OF A YOUNG FEMA LE.-A woman, named Ann Hudson, was committed on a charge of robbing a respectable looking young female, named Esther Easey, of three boxes of wearing apparel. Itilppeared that the complainant was on her way from Dublin to this town, on hoard a steamer, on Thurs day night last, when somecasual acquaintance was formed be tween her and the prisoner. The latter told complainant that if she had a little money she could begin business as 0 in Liverpool, and the prisoner had Promised to assist her to some little extent. Complainant's luggage was taken to a lodging house, and both she and prisoner went there, and after wards left together. Before the prisonerreturned, prisoner went back to the house ii a coach, and stated that the boxes were her own and she had come to take them away. No suspicion being entertained, the property was delivered to her. She had also possessed herself of a watch belonging to complainant. She pledged some of the articles on Saturday. The property was all recovered. CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER - IN LIVERPOOL, On Saturday night a young woman, named Catherine Her bert, was taken into custody, charged with the wilful murder of her new-born child. The followino• farts came out in evidence at the inquest yesteruay lie „„, new lec~ai,u to this town about a fortnight ago, accompanied by another young woman, a companion of hers, named Londrigan. Their final Object was to emigrate to America. They went to lodge together to a Mr. M`Kennas, in Sherwood-street, Everton. The accused was not observed by any one to be in the family way when she went there. She an4l her companion slept in the same bed. On Friday night, after they had been in bed a short time, Herbert complained of being ill. Londrigan did not, however, get up, and on awaking early in the morning she found her companion was not in bed. ln consequence of this, and some other circumstances, suspicion arose that she had been deli vered of a child. A man who slept with his wife in another bed in the same room, heard a child cry in the night, and the pri soner was taxed with it in the morning. A search was then prosecuted, and the body of a full-grown male child was found in the privy of the house with a cord tightly fastened round its neck. Mr. Lavcock, surgeon, said that the child had been born alive, and that he found a cord or string round its neck. The cord had been drawn so tight that it cut partly through the V windpipe, and the t cause of death was su ff ocat i on. • ay the application of ne cord. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against the prisoner. A powerful screw steam-ship has been placed on the line between this port and Hamburg ; she will run monthly. INQUEST.—On Wednesday a poor woman, with an infant three months old, arrived at Liverpool, from Ire land, and being destitute, they were both admitted into the Workhouse. The child was not healthy, and was very weak. On S a t ur d ay morn i ng the child was found dead in bed. VAUXHALL SCHOOLS.—On Sunday last, a sermon was preached at the new schools, in the Vauxhall district, by the Rev. A. Hume, LL.D. The room, which has been licensed for Divine Service by the bishop, was completely filled, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the wea ther, and much interest was felt by the poor people them selves. The schools, which have been fitted up and opened, both as daily and Sunday schools, are situated in Gascoyne-street, a part of the town which has long been unusually destitute. On Tuesday night a gentleman, named Norman, was riding from Carlisle in his gig, when be was stopped by a man, who demanded his money, and fired a pistol at him. The charge passed through his coat and shirt, grazing his arm. The assassin then made off. The following evening a gentleman, named Harrington, was similarly attacked near Carlisle, but fortunately escaped without injury. 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