The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-01-16 00:00:00

Ebt Eiberpool &tanZiarl3. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 16, 1849 WHEN the Financial Reform Association of Liverpool first reared its imposing form above the then calm waters of politics, we were assured that the agitation which it had in view was to be strictly divested of party bias. At its head was a gentleman who had ably advocated for years the principles of conservatism ; and the very name of the association suggested, as its task, the devotioti of the intellect and the commercial experience of Liverpool to such a reform of the mode of levying the taxation of the country as would render it less painfully pressing upon commerce and industry, whilst maintaining in all their efficiency our revered institutions We were a little staggered in our expectations, however, when we saw its members commencing their operations by ferreting out extravagances of all sorts, alleged to exist in the Royal Household and in various branches of the ; wading ''- .. , Jugh pension lists, salaries, and allowances ; publishing black books after the pattern of the Holywell School of Reformers ;—in short. rushing into the adoption of the wildest views of radicalism. A. bolder set of ilowever,llluve now taken up the work. The League has come to the rescue of the original Liverpool body, which was fast sinking into con tempt ; and we have now the cloak of alleged non political feeling flung aside, and a whig-radical crusade against the constitution of the country openly entered upon. _ The past week las witnessed this new diversion of the associations' exertions towards purely political and party objects; and the formation in Manchester, in connexion with it, of another and more demo cratic edition of the defunct Anti-Corn Law League. Mr. Richard Cobden, of course, is its leading prophet and oracle ; and is assisted in his work by the well-known trio, George Wilson, Milner Gibson, and John Bright. The first object of the new association is the reduction of the military and naval estimates to the standard of 1835, or, rather, the restriction of the amount levied under these heads, to a maximum of £10,000,000 sterling. How this is to be effected, in the present threatening state of Europe, without perilling the safety of the country, and withdrawing the defences from our colonies, we certainly cannot perceive. The second resolution adopted at the meeting, moved by Mr. Milner Gibson, proclaims the party object of the agitation. We give it at length—Moved, " That no permanent reduction of taxation could be effected until the people obtained a more direct control over the House of Commons, by an extension of the system of electoral taxation' ; in advocating which the speaker expressed himself in favour of the spoliation of the Established Church in Ireland, which announcement, the report assures us, was received with " tremendous cheering" by the meet ing. The third resolution, however, moved by Mr. John Bright, conveys to us, most significantly, the real object of the agitation. It was to the effect, that the meeting approved of the course adopted by the Anti-Corn Law League, in the extension of the 40s. freeholders, and their system of watchina the register ; also authorizing the chairman to take steps for the formation of an association to secure the objects of the meeting. Here the secret oozes out. Free trade is at a discount ; and Mr. Richard Cobden is not at all secure of his re-election for the West Riding. To protect the world from the loss or the valuable services of the honourable member, and a few others of his stamp, who were foisted upon us by the efforts of the League party, the constitution of the country is to undergo an organic change, and the registers are to be filled with faggot voters ; another infusion of the demo cratic principle is to take place, and we are to be hurried on more rapidly towards a violent revolution. We are not of opinion, however, that any great amount of influence will be gained by the leaders )f this new crusade. The country will not be by it from watching the working of the h it was urged by these flippant policy' into whi philosophers. The delusions which have been prac tised on our abused working classes; the promise of cheapness and abundance, of an enlarged trade and universal prosperity, as the results of free trade, and the bankruptcy and ruin, the stoppage of employme-4 measureless suffering, which have presented themselves in their stead, are not forgOtten. The reign of charlatanry is drawing to close; and, sooner than these men imagine, we irn to sounder and more prac )bden may declaim ; ay vociferate his vulgar spite other institution of a tied character ; the Liverpool Financial Reform print and circulate their trashy ly, the country is beginning to eir attention to the true source which periodically involves this, the most industrious and enterprising nation of the earth, in insolvency and crisis, and destroys cal statemanshi Mr. C John Br against the church and ever think of fhp —to tt machi , erty and securities of every description to ten tint taxation, under whose t s tlie - amount of the entire ressure alone these agitating believe e now „ that we are oppressed A most important influence in determining the destinies of the human race, and bringing about the fulfilment of the designs of an all-wise Provi dence appears to be that allotted to the Anglo- And mysterious and unforeseen is ay in which the important task imposed upon tep by step accomplished. To what , er of the globe we direct our eyes. we e the steady progress of subjugation of the pling of the world's solitudes southernmost portion of the xon race and the tontine nowledges our sway which Yom t , rve the name of continents, are opled and civilized through our CP • In 'the East, province after pro r millions of heathen population ncy, under our rule, ren _ g imperative the of British or -Saxon- institutions; and . in the American spread of the influence of our !d through an agency which is comprehension. A few months i that hemisphere the breaking power of Mexico, with its )y a miraculous rimerica; and we aore us the spectacle of a people rush rough unexplored solitudes, tempted by the deposited there, and passing /hid) Nature seemed to have he stream of population and ` - he extreme shores of the laws, and the religion is probably not far 1 alo-E mvsterior barriers w r own r nt in which s masters, and thus )elt with its power the whole globe. n time, what do we see in Europe ? to Great Britain herself. In despite gements offered to the of our institutions by apostate ae mea blows and discou t c` Dents seem to bax;e been working for the establishment of its supremacy. The effect of two years of dearth—the failure of a worthless root—has driven a large portion of the population of Roman Catholic Ireland to disen thral themselves, by voluntarily expatriating them selves fr the blighting influenciof . an en-slaving me m hewers of wood and drawers of water to the more enterprising Anglo-Saxon population of the American Union. The Celt of Ireland is sinking down into the position of the household drudge of the denizens of this continent, whilst its Anglo-Saxon population are penetrating and grasping the haunts of the Red Indian, and crossing the hitherto impenetrable barriers of the Rocky Mountains. In Europe we hare the specta cle of anarchy prevailing in almost every country not peopled with the same race ; and of the great high priest of superstition, the monarch of the Great Babylon itself, prostrate beneath the feet of his insurgent people. Roman Catholic Spain and Portugal, once potent amongst the powers of the civilised world, are a prey to anarchy and crime ; nd to be and France sleeps upon a smouldering volcano of infidel and hateful opinions. We ourselves alone appear, in this quarter of the globe, to possess the elements of permanent strength and security. This progress, so far as we ourselves are concerned has been effected, we repeat, in despite of our apostate and anti-national legislation, and in despite of an aggregation of social sufferings which would have driven the people of any other country into the horrors of a civil war. What ought to he the light in which we should regard these mysterious dispensations? Manifestly with a conviction that in persisting in our present anti-religious policy we are fighting against the will of providence, and unfitting ourselves to the utmost of our feeble power for the glorious destiny which seems to be preparing for us. We are in vited to assume the task of carrying the blessings of civilization and of religion to the ends of the earth. The ground is year by year being prepared for us. The field for our exertions is year by year, as if by an unseen power, being widened ;or us; and surely we are deeply guilty if we hang back from the good work. korai flews. The Bishop of Chester has licensed for divine service the new church at Claughton. William Brown, Esq., has presented £lOO to the Southern Hospital. Lawrence Peel, Esq., of this town, has been appointed under-sheriff of Lancash!re. On Saturday a vessel, named the Fanny, direct from Honduras, arrived at Birkenhead with a cargo of maho gany. &c.. the first of a series destined for that port. It is rumoured that Captain R. Gerard will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar Miss Clifton, niece to C. Semis brictk, Esq. EY CHARITY BALL.—This ball took place on Wednesday, at the Egremont Hotel, and was attended by about 200 persons of the highest respectability. IMPROVEMENT IN TRADE.—The proprietors of the North Shore Cotton Mill have given notice to their work men of a rise in their wages of ten per cent. We are glad to find that Dr. Sheridan Muspratt's Col lege of Chemistry, since its recognition by the Royal Col lege of Surgeons, is becoming still more useful. The doctor deserves to succeed. A Committee has been appointed, consisting of Messrs. J. B. Yates, E. Cropper, H. Sandbach, &c., for the pur pose of obtaining subscriptions to present a testimonial to Jenny Lind. An address is in course of signature, principally in Great George Ward, but supported by burgesses of all parties in that and other wards, expressing cordial appro bation of Mr. Harbord's conduct in the Town Council. On Thursday the premises of Mr. Jas. Lowther, Pitt ville, Allerton, took fire, and, before the flames could be subdued, a considerable amount of property, including two valuable 113rses, was totally destroyed. Miss Kelly, eldest daughter of James Kelly, M.D., of St. James's-street, Liverpool, after a public profession of vows, took the veil of the order of Carmelite Nuns re cently, at the convent in the city of Sens, France. Last year, 22,036 prisoners were brought before the magistrates for this town ; 14.316 were males, and 7,720 females ; 10,788 were English. 8,794 Irish, 887 Scotch, 784 Wesh, and the rest of other countries. At St. John the Baptist's Church, Toxteth-park, on Sunday last, after a sermon by the Rev. James Hassall, the sum of £2l 12s. 6d. was collected for the relief of the poor of the church and district. PAVING AND SEWERING.—In addition to upwards of twenty streets now in progress, the Town Hall doors exhi bit notices requiring the owners to pave twelve, and to construct sewers in seventeen, additional streets, under the provisions of the sanitary act. FINANCIAL REFORM.—The Liverpool economists have sent a propagandist to Dublin. A fishing advertisement appears in one of the papers, calling a preliminary meet ing., for the purpose of proceeding to work according to the plan of Cobden. NEW PARISH OF ALL SAINTS. --At a vestry meeting held in this parish on Thursday last, the Rev. H. Marlen in the chair, Jno. Woodruff, Esq., and Benjamin C. Row land, Esq., were appointed churchwardens for the ensuing year. CONCERT.—Miss Whitnall has been so successful as to engage the services of Mr. John Parry and several other eminent vocalists, for a grand concert on Monday next. Looking at the array of first-rate talent engaged, the pri ces of admission are extremely reasonable. • DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—The number of per sons relieved on Saturday was as follows :—With shop orders. 34 ; amount of shop orders, £5 18s.: with bread, &c., 286 ; number of loaves, 750: total relieved, 320. Soup tickets, 1,049. English, 114; Irish, 185; Welsh, 10; Scotch, 10. COLLECTING, GOVERNMENT TAXES IN BIRKENHEAD. —lt is now, says a correspondent, no novel sight in Birk enhead to observe the government tax collector going from house to house collecting the rates, book in one hand, execution in the other, and !bailiffs at his heels ready, like birds of prey, to seize all that comes. On Wednesday, a boy named William Looney, residing at Liscard, was drowned by the breaking of ice, whilst he was sliding.. The mother of the deceased was at the time standing at a window which overlooks the pit, watching the group of lads in their sport, and on seeing one of them suddenly fall in, immediately gave the alarm, not knowing it was her own son. BAZAAR FOR ST. JOHN'S, BIRKENHEAD.—The com mittee of management have now been able to close their accounts, and the result is that the receipts reach £250 gross, leaving a nett sum nearly sufficient to liquidate the debt on St. John's Church Schools, even while appro priating a small portion of the receipts to the Provident Society for St. John's District. COLLEGIATE. CONCERTS.—Notwithstanding the nume rous counter attractions, these popular entertainments have been well attended during the week. The varied powers of the vocalists give ample scope to the compilers of the programme, and the public have for the same reason a better opportunity of forming their taste, by listening to different styles of composition. _ _ _ SUICIDE. —..,cuay, a man named Waters, forty years of age, came to this port from 1 —On Wed Michae land, intending to emig - rate to America On the night, however, he was robbed of every penny be pos sessed by two females at a house in Albion-street. TLis preyed on his mind so seriously that next day he took poison, and though removed to the Northern Hospital he did not long survive. RECOVERING POSSESSION OF THE WATERLOO HOTEL, BIRKENHEAD.—On Thursday, at the Birkenhead Police court, application was made by Mr. Atkinson, solicitor, on behalf of the trustees of the late Mr. G. La French, to gain possession of the above hotel, lately occupied by Mr. Ledham, and which has now been empty some time. The application was granted, and the necessary legal steps were taken to restore possession. IRISH IMMIGRATION.—The number of Irish poor who infest the streets, in turn beseeching alms and committing trifling thefts, is on the increase. No day passes without many being brought before Mr. Rushton, who, commise rating their deplorable condition, puts the alternative to them of being passed to their native country, although they may be charged withstealing. Few prefer liberty on their native soil to the cell of a prison, though latterly the minority has increased. KINDLY FEELING OF SAILORS.—We hear that while the crew of the ship Camillus, of this port, were being paid their wages on Saturday, the 13th inst., information was received that one of their shipmates, the carpenter, had been obliged to have one of his legs amputated, they immediately subscribed a portion of their hard-earned wages, with a request that it might be handed to him, with their sincere condo_ance on his severe deprivation, and as a mark of their respect for him, with their best wishes for his speedy recovery. THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' BALL.—On Tuesday this ball took place at the Town-hall, under very distin guished circumstances. There were a number of most fashionable personages present ; and amongst others we noticed Sir T. B. Birch, Bart., M.P. ; the Worshipful the Mayor, and lady ; J. B. Lloyd ; Mr. Danson, and several Between five and six hundred ladies and gentle men R ere present ; and the dances were led by Gribbins, and also by the band of the 46th Regiment. it was re marked by those present that on no previous occasion was the assembly attended with so respectable a party, or conducive of more pleasure to all parties present. SUICIDE BY DROWNING.—On Monday, a female, un- others )y jumping sown, comr deceased was of the middle stature, and ap and a clue to her friends Tautly about forty years of a may be gathered from a letter; and a petition which were in her pocket. The letter is directed to Mrs. H. Barbet, care of Mrs. Bland, No. 2, Crow-street, Toxteth-park, dated Bahia, May 17, 1848, and signed Lewis Barbet. The petition accuses her husband of refusing her support, and bidding her go and drown herself. COLLISION IN THE RIVER. About one o'clock OR Wednesday afternoon, the brig Golden Eagle, from Nas sau, laden with logwocd, came into collision with the ship Emigrant from Savannah, opposite the south end of the Emigrant was also carried away. The Golden Eagle, having shipped a heavy sea, was with difficulty towed alongside the pier, where she capsized. She has since righted, and is now lying in the George's basin. FATAL ACCIDENTS.—On Thursday, Charles Harris, a seaman belonging to the Birmingham, lying in Waterloo Dock, fell into the hold of the ship, and was so much in jured as to induce death the following day.—On Thursday, James Clarke, who lived at Walton, was killed by a rail way truck having run over him.—On Monday, James Garner, fifty-three years of age, a labourer at the North Docks. was hauling a laden barrow along a plank, when his foot slipped, and he fell fifteen feet. His right arm was broken ; erysipelas ensued, and he died at home on Thursday. _ _ COLLEGIATE LECTURES.—It will be seen that the lec ture season at the Collegiate Institution commences on the 30th instant. The list comprises many subjects of high interest and importance, which, from the well-known talents of the lecturers, we may expect to be treated in a manner equally interesting and instructive. There is likewise, in the advertisement alluded to, what we have no doubt will prove a highly gratifying announcement to the members of the institution, in reference to the twelve Christmas concerts which are still to come off. NEW MODE OF IMPORTING AMERICAN PORE.—This week, the steam-ship Niagara brought, amongst other goods, an importation of fresh American pork, to the ex tent of 200 pigs. The way this has been accomplished was by packing the carcases in ice, no salt having been used. The Niagara left Boston on the 28th ultimo, and was about eleven days in making her passage. To show the extent of the supply of American provisions, we may state, that at one sale last week, and that not a very im portant one, 200 tons of butter, 179 tons of lard, and 65 tons of cheese were disposed of. ATTEMPTED SWINDLE. — One evening last week, a re spectably-attired person went to the establishment of Mr. Samuel, St. James's-street, and asked, as was understood, for four sixpences for two shillings. The young woman to whom he applied, immediately went over to the till and took out four sixpences. He then said it was not four sixpences he wanted, but four sixpenny tooth-brushes. He was shown several, but none suited. He then asked for some of a particular make, when he was told they did not keep them. Having waited apparently for something, he was asked what he was waiting for, he said he wanted hi 3 2s. returned. and insisted that he had given 2s. to the young woman. Finding he could not get the money, he left tle shop, threatening to return with a policeman, but never made his appearance again. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—There were present Mr. Henderson, the chairman, and seventeen other mem bers. Mr. Chaffers was appointed permanent master of the new landing-stage, the salary to be .£l6O a year. From the annual return, it appeared the lifeboats had in ler bows stove in, 11848 assisted 12 vessels, and saved 17 lives. The num- ber of vessels that entered the port by Victoria and Northern Channels, for the year, was 28,998, an in crease of 443 on the previous year; through the South or Horse Channel 3146, a decrease by that route of 225. — Mr. Nicol moved that the bills before Parliament relative to the rating of the Dock Estate be referred to the Par liamentary Sub-committee, to take such steps as might be deemed desirable to oppose. There was an amendment to the effect that the bills be not opposed, but the original motion was finally carried by 12 to s.—Mr. Nicol said it was his intention at the next meeting to call attention to the position in which the trust was placed, from the decision of the Council to appropriate a portion of the funds of the Corporation. in promoting the parish bills for rating the dock property. He and others had signed a solemn protest against that resolution, and it was signed by eight members of the committee. A conversation took place on the subject, Mr. Aikin saying that he had declined to sign the protest, because, as a member of the Council, he questioned how far he could appose that body, or use such language as appeared in the protest. The subject was then dropped, to be renewed next week. Mr. Bold then adverted to the conduct of the chairman at the Council, on the sth and 10th, in asking the Town-clerk as to the majority necessary to veto the proceedings of the Dock Committee by the Council, and charged the chair man with introducing legal opinions on the subject, like an advocate stating his own case. He moved that the com mittee could not but express their regret at such conduct. The Chairman declared that he should always act upto what he believed to be his bounden duty. He entered into a long statement to prove that be had no intention but simply to ask why the Town. clerk gave one opinion as to the veto of the Council in February, 1848, and a contrary opinion in January, 1849,—A long conversation ensued ; but the motion, which Mr. Aikin declared amounted to one of censure, was not pressed.—Financial matters succeeded. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS On Wednesday an adjourned meeting of the Council was held at the Town-hall. The Town-clerk announced that the amount of expenses to be reimbursed under the Registration of Voters' Act was £2OO, and that the number of voters on the register was 17,649. The Committee on Local Rates presented the following report :—" The committee report that they had communi cated with the parochial authorities, in order to ascertain whether an arrangement could be effected, which would save the expense of an application to parliament. for the purpose of rating the Corporate property to parochial and other local rates and charges. Your committee have therefore proposed the bill should not b e proceeded with, the Council undertaking to pay, out of the surplus income, the amount which would be due from the several parishes and townships of the borough for watch rates, and the parochial authorities respectively, foregoing any amount, which, if the bill passed, would be payable within their respective townships for parochial rates on the Corporate property there situate. This proposition has been acceded to, and your committee recommend that the same be approved by the Council." _ _ _ Mr. HORNBY seconded by Mr. PARKER, moved the adoption of this report. A long discussion ensued, in which Mr. G. H. Law rence, Mr. Nicol, Mr. Holt, Mr. Poole, Mr. Parker, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Tobin, Mr. Tinne, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Aikin, Mr. Harbord, Mr. Fisher, and other gentlemen followed. Mr. H. HORNBY replied, and upon a division the report was adopted by a majority of 36 to 18. Mr. FERGUSON assured the Council that there was not the slightest intention upon the part of the Select Vestry to put contagious cases into the fever sheds. A memorial from the managers of steam-boats, praying for additional accommodation at George's Pier, was re ferred to the Ferries' Committee. THE RIVINGTON-PIKE SCHEME. A memorial against the Rivington-Pike scheme having been read, Mr. HARBORD was about to submit a motion for the stoppage of such scheme, when Mr. HODGSON called upon the Town-clerk to state the legal position of the council with reference to the Pike scheme. The TOWN-CLERK read his reply, which was to the effect, that, according to the provisions of the act of' Par liament, the Council could not legally prevent the Pike scheme from being carried out. He was of opinion that any inhabitant might apply for a mandamus to compel the scheme to be carried out, and that any member of the Council would have to defend himself, and to undergo fine and imprisonment, if he succeeded in stopping the scheme. Mr. HAftBORD then moved, — To rescind so much of the resolution of the Council of the 16th of August last as directs the Water Committee to take im mediate measures for proceeding with the construction of the new works, authorised by the act called" The Liverpool Cor poration Water Works Act, 1847," and to move that it be an instruction to the Water Committee to stay all proceedings with reference to such new works until a report on the special matters of income and expenditure, and also a report on the charges now under investigation, shall be received by the Council. Mr. BENNETT seconded the motion. Mr. Nicol. opposed the motion, and said if it were proved before the Water Committee that all the water in the local wells was wasted, it would have no bearing upon the question, and that it was proved satisfactorily that four millions of gallons were all that could be obtained from the local wells.. Mr. PARKER said that every water discussion convinced him more and more that a most egregious blander had been committed in going to the Pike. He would hazard the risk of the maxdanzus and support the motion. Mr. J. HOLME opposed the motion, and said it was im possible for the Water Committee to carry on their oper ations if the present system of agitation were not discon tinued. Mr. JOSIAS BOOKER, in'a speech of considerable length, went into a history of the origin of the Pike scheme. He referred to the negotiations- with the Liverpool and Har rington Company, and read several letters in order to show that the Water Committee declined to consent to the introduction of a clause in their bill prohibiting the Corporation from supplying.water from any other source until the purchase was completed. He stated that, from the period when the Rivington Pike was first brought into contemplation, the Water Committee manifested de cided hostility to the purchase of the companies. As to the committee of the Lords and - Comtnons, they did not enter into the merits of the Pike scheme further than to adjust the claims of opposing parties, and the other in quiry in which both sides w er e h ear d was that of Her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forests, in Feb ruary.. 1847: their report was to the effect that a suffi cient supply of water might be obtained from the red sand stone, and by consolidating the works of the existing com panies. He quoted the opinion of Mr. Stephenson, the eminent engineer, who had stated that plenty of water might be obtained from the red sandstone, if a sufficient depth were taken ; and produced a statistical statement showing that, according to the evidence of the Water Committee, the profit on the water rental would be only £17,300, and, after making all necessary allowances, there would be a deficiency of £7,700 to meet the expenditure, even with an additional rate of 2d. in the pound. He said,—The question may be asked,—WilL you give up the Rivington Pike scheme, now that you have expended so large an amount of money, and put yourselves under seri ous liabilities ?• To this I would answer,—Certainly, if a doubt exists with regard to the feasibility' of the under taking. Is not this a matter of frequent occurrence with railroads ? Let us take them as our monitors. Is there a commercial man here present who has-not been con strained to acknowledge, in many instances, that an early withdrawal from an undertaking with a partial, would have probably prevented a total loss ? But this motion does not propose to abandon the scheme without an im partial investigation. I asked for this before one penny was expended, and now venture to repeat-the request, and to pronounce this scheme, in its present form, a huge conception of mischief requiring no small share of temerity to carry it into execution. Mr. Booker concluded by !Loving, as an amendment, that the Rivington works be suspended for twelve months ; that the borough engineer take the superintendence of the local wells, and report upon the present supply : and that if, at the expiration of months, it should - be deemed necessary to obtain fur ther information, the matter be referred to Mr. Robert Stephenson to report his own opinion as to the future supply of the town with water. Atter several other members had addressed the meeting pro and con, Mr. Booker withdrew his amendment. Mr. PROCTER moved another amendment, embodying the motion of Mr. llarbord, and adding that it be an in structionto the Water Committee to call in some engi neer of eminence, together with the borough engineer, to test the local works, and to report fully to the committee. IVIT. PARKER seconded this amendment, amid cries of " Vote, vote." Mr. HARBORD, replied. He hoped that if his motion were carried, the Town-clerk would look through the act, and see by what means the Council could creep out of their supposed liabilities by means of loopholes ; and that the landowners of Rivington would not be told that there was a mulch cow standing still and ready to be milked. The TOWN-CLERK said he would do everything in ac cordance with the wishes of a majority of the Council. _ Mr. HARBoup.warned the Council, if they introduced the Pike water into Liverpool, dysentery, ague, and vari ous other disorders would prevail among the rich and poor of the town every autumn. He concluded by withdrawing his motion. The Council divided ; when there appeared for Mr. Procter's amendment, 21 ; against it, 13. The amend ment was consequently declared to be carried. The following gentlemen voted in the division :-- For it.—Messrs. Langsdale, Walthew, Woodruff, Hod son, Briscoe, Henderson, Ferguson, Harbord, Rogers, Wagstaff, Kaye, Gardner, Johnson, Bennett, Parker, J. Booker, Beckwith„ Hindley, Fisher, Procter, and Bent. Against it.—Messrs. J. Holme, Morris, Tyrer, Little dale, Aikin, Rimmer , Tobin, G. Booker, Lloyd, G. H. Lawrence, Nicol, Cooper, and I.le Mayor. _ Mr. Nicol, said it was not his intention, after the divi.. sion just come to, to attend the meetings of the Water. Committee again. Mr. Morris and Mr. Cooper also re— signed their seats.as members of the Water Committee. 11r. PROCTER observed that that was the first time he had ever heard of individual members of a committee re signing because their proceedings-had not been confirmed. The Council, having disposed of the whole of the busi ness before them, adjourned at ten minutes to six o'clock, after a protracted sitting o nearly seven hours FAZIO " AT THE AMPHITHEATRE CUSHMAN'S BIANCA. MISS We witnessed on Thursday night this beautifuL imper sonation of the tenderness and truthfulness of woman's character, combined with the opposite attributes of jea lousy, hatred, and revenge; and we scarcely think any other actress capable of throwing the continued intensity of action into the performance requisite for its perfect de lineation. From the first scene to the last, Bianca is the play : Bianca's love, her sorrows, her retaliation, her re morse and death. Fazio (Hann), her husband, as the poor student of alchemy, shares with her a happy though humble home, until, by chance, Bartole, (Gilheigh), an old miser, having been attacked by assassins, rushes in and dies. Fazio takes the keys, secures the treasure, buries the dead body, and, as the successful alchemist, becomes the lion of Florence. The Marchesa Aldabella. (Mrs. Wallis), a lady whom he formerly loved, but who repulsed him with scorn, now throws all the fascination of a beauteous form and winning manners in the path of her former de votee. An interview takes place, and when he next sees his wife he insists upon the adoption of more distant greetings than heretofore observed between them, and rehearses certain courtly phrases for her future guidance. Bianca is amazed and alarmed at the sudden change; : but, with a woman's quickness, soon resolves the mystery. We quote the following from memory (there is no copy of of the tragedy extant in Liverpool), as well illustrating the character of the heroine, and being that point in the performance where the extraordinary powers of the ac tress are brought into full operation:— Bianca. Thou couldst not talk thus in thy stedfast sense. Fazio, thou bast seen Aldabella Fazio. Well, she is no basilisk; there is no death in her eyes. Bianca. Aye, Fazio, but there is; and more than death—a death beyond the grave—a death of sin—a howling, hideous, and eternal death. Nay, I'm imperative ; thou art mine, and shalt not— Fazio. Shalt not? Bianca. Take heed. We are passionate. Our milk of love deth turn to wormwood, and that is bitter drinking. The fondest are most phrenetic. If ye do drive the love out of my soul, that is its motion, being, and its life, there 'll be a con flict, strange and horrible, among all fearful and ill-visaged /lends, for the blank void; and their mad revel there will make me—oh! I know not what—hate thee? Oh, no! 1 could not hate thee, Fazio. Nay, nay, my Fazio; 'tis not come to that. Fazio, however, determines to see Aldabella once more ; and on this fatal night Bianca bitterly laments the lone liness of her palatial residence, and wishes for the lowly but happy lot of poverty and undivided love. The still hours of night pass, and dawn approaches, but brings not Fazio. The very assiduity of her domestics seems a mockery ; and in the wildness of her desolation, she would welcome her husband, even if he came " Reeking from the arms of Aldabella." But here she has suddenly jarred the music of her soul ; the key-note snaps asunder, and the chord is broken ; and while working herself up to the act of denouncing the recreant but still loved one, as a means of dragging him from the chamber of her rival, the acting of Miss Cushman becomes painfully intense. When brought before the ducal court, Fazio is astonished to find that his accuser is s wife ' • and while she only expected that by giving pub licity to his affair with Bartolo his wealth would be taken from him, and that love would return with the withdrawal of temptation, she learns with dismay that he is adjudged the murderer of the miser, as well as the appropriator of his riches, and that he must die. Here the fatal error dawns upon her, and she vehemently pleads that he is in nocent of blood. But even this will not avail her ; Fazio does not deny the robbery, and the punishment is death. We come now to the most exciting portion of the tra gedy. The feelings of hatred for her rival, and affection for her husband, are wrought to a fearful height, and in the rapid alternation of these two passions lies the secret of the great success of Miss Cushman in this most diffi cult character. The meeting in prison succeeds, and in the midst of the terrors of parting a beautiful scene is enacted. He is to die on the morrow ; and she leaves his dungeon with a determination that she will " Raise something up in Florence" . . to save him. She goes in the Plenitude of woman's will, to do she knouts not what, and even casts herself at the feet of her rival, begging her to use her influence to save the life, though she took the person, of her husband ; but is met by the cool disregard of the accomplished courte san. All, all is vain. She returns unsuccessful,:and is left standing in the dungeon, cold and motionless, while Fazio is conveyed to the place of execution. Throughout these latter scenes the wonderful energy displayed to remedy or alleviate the misery she has caused, calls into play an amount of physical power we had scarcely thought inherent in the frame of our fair sisters. The feelings are womanly, but the terrific embodiment is sublime. The ensuing scenes are full of passion and despair. Bianca demands moral justice, and the Lady Aldabella is condemned to a convent ; and after a piece of exquisite acting, Bianca, having confided her children to the charge of the Duke, wha appears to repent the harshness of his judgment, is overcome bythe fulness of her grief, and dies. Miss Cushman waa vociferously called for at the con clusion of the performance, and, after an interval of some time, appeared, evidently in a state of great exhaustion, On Friday night the Amphitheatre was densely crowded for this talented lady's benefit. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE WATER COMMITTEE AT A STAN D.—III conse quence of the decision of the Council, on Wednesday, to suspend the operations on the Rivington Pike scheme, the Town-clerk summoned a special meeting of the committee for Thursday. At the hour app 3inted only four members were present, namely, Mr. H. Hornhy, Mr. Poole, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. Harbord. With the assistance of the Mayor, who attended ex-officio, at last a quorum was constituted. An apology for the absence of Mr. Ferguson was given, and it was announced that the remainder of the committee did not intend to give any further attendance. In this dilemma no alternative remained with the members present but to request the Mayor to summon a special Council, which will he held to-morrow. TUnTLE IN THE MERSEY. — Amongst the miscellaneous articles on board the schooner Golden Eagle, which was disabled by a collision with the ship Emigrant, in the river, on Wednesday, were a goodly number of " fine lively turtle," After the Golden Eagle sunk at the Seacombe slip we saw a score or two of these creatures landed and carted away from the pier. They were all in a state of as vigorous health as the most fastidious alderman could de , ire. Shortly after the collision in the river, when the schooner's decks were floaded with water, and every thing thereupon floating at large, several of the most huge and able-bodied of the turtle, invigorated by the contact of their native element after so long a confinement, put their fins in motion, paddled away overboard, and disappeared in the depths of the river. Whether they will become ac climatized, whether they will live and thrive in the Ens. lish waters is a question for natural historians, and whether they will breed there is, perhaps, one of interest to epicures. TRADE WITH THE EAST.—A comparative statement has been published of the number of British ships with their tonnage, entered inwards and cleared outwards from and to places within the limits of the East India Company's charter, in the years 1847 and 1848, compiled by Mr. Begbie, secretary to the East India and China Association, in London. The comparison is favourable to Liverpool, as it shows but the slight decrease of 227 tons in the in ward arrivals of 1848, and of 3,148 tons in the clearances, whereas London exhibits the large deficiency inwards in 1848 of 38,515 tons, a deficiency by no means counter balanced by the increase in her clearances of 25,917 tons. This increase is attributable to the emigration from Lon don to the Australian colonies, which employed 40,000 tons more shipping in 1848 than in 1847; so that, without this peculiar auxiliary, London want& have shown an aggregate falling off in her Indian trade in 1848, as com pared with 1847, of upwards of 50,000 tons, while that of Liverpool scarcely exceeds 3,300 tons. As it is, London is deficient 12,598 tons in 1848. GREATLY IMPROVED DEMAND FOR COTTON MANU FACTURES.—In addition to the late improvements in the manufacturing districts generally, we rejoice to say that the North Shore Mills, the only cotton spinning estab lishment—indeed the only cotton manufactory—in this town, is again in active operation throughout;_ that a great number of hands are employed; and that still more will be taken on, as soon as some additional new ma chinery can be fixed within some available portions of the extensive premises, not before so appropriated. These mills are employed solely in the spinning of yarns, chiefly of low counts, which are exported by the proprietors to various countries abroad, as Russia, Switzerland, and other European States, the United States, British Ame rica,. &c. The resumption of full work. at these mills, shows, therefore, an improvement abroad. During some months of depression in the market, and when the mills were worked short time, the proprietors, Messrs. North and Co., were necessitated to reduce their people's wages by 10- per cent. ; but since its revival, they have liberally iaised them by that additional amount per cent. LOCAL MEETINGS WOODSIDE FERRY.—At an adjourned meeting of the Birkenhead Com missioners, on Tuesday, the subject of rais ing the ferry contracts was again discussed, when the re commendation of the Ferry Committee, to raise the con tract to £2, was negatived by a large majority—only the proposer and seconder voting for the increase.—The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, said that the con tracts only contributed a seventh of the ferry receipts, the total of which daring 1848 was £14,922; of which £1875 were received from contracts.—Several of the members thought that raising the contracts would have the effect of driving back again numbers of persons who had left Li verpool to live at Birkenhead.—Aft. Bentham said that he was convinced the penny fare would never pay ; but until the Corporation of Liverpool developed their plans, it would be premature for the Commissioners to move. SELECT VESTRY.—At the fortnightly meeting, on Tuesday, the Finance Committee recommended that, as Mr. Hart had many official duties to perform, he be not expected to attend the meetings of the committees, but be afforded an opportunity of visiting the different parish offices for the purpose of exercising a generahlerveillance. They suggested that one of the clerks should attend the meetings of the committees in his stead. The recom mendation was adopted.—Dis. Gee and Burgess reported that they had examined the condition of the paupers ad mitted into the vagrant-sheds at the workhouse, and that they found the majority of them encased in dirt. The smell from the sheds was very offensive, and they recom mended the use of baths and ablutions for the vagrants admitted. It was understood that this recommendation would be adopted. It was reported that there were 581 sick persons in the house, including 91 fever cases.—The Chairman announced that a letter had been received from the Poor-law Commissioners, which had been referred to the Medical Relief Committee, with instructions to confer with the medical men at the workhouse, but that until it was reported upon, it had better not be publicly read at the board.—Dr. Duncan forwarded a letter relative to the treatment of cholera in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dumfries, and other parts of Scotland. It specified the symptoms which usually accompanied the breaking out of the dis ease, and imparted many useful hints as to the mode of treatment which had been most successfully adopted in Scotland. It strongly recommended sanatory measures in Liverpool, and the payment of additional medical officers. It warned the public against being led away by any so called " specifics," and it advised that the directions of the general board of health ought to be acted upon in most cases. LIVERPOOL ART UNION ANNUAL MEETING—DRAW ING OF THE PRlZES.—Wednesday was fixed for this event, at the Rooms of the Academy, Old Post-office place, where a number of shareholders had assembled. Mr. Joseph Brooks Yates was called to the chair, and opened the business in an elegant address, expressing his satisfaction at the position Liverpool held in being the first town in the country in its support of art. He traced the cause of this to the parents of the fine arts formerly resident amongst us, referring, in terms of just praise and greatest friendship, to his late friend, Mr. Winstanley, and expressing the hope that the good seed sown by such men would be widely disseminated amongst us. The secretary, Mr. Barber, said that, spite of the bad times and mercantile depression we had suffered, and were still experiencing, the love for art was advancing amongst us, and that already the legitimate—i.e., private—sales in Liverpool doubled those of any other town in the kingdom. From the report it appeared that the subscriptions were £4O more than last year,—leaving £225 to be divided in prizes. Every subscriber for the next year would receive an original print, and it was to be hoped that each might also receive a season ticket. The report was approved of and passed, as were thanks to the committee. The drawing then began, and gave much amusement. The prizes were declared the property of the several parties named below :—£3o, Thomas Norris ; £25, " Annie, 21;" £25, James Robinson ; £2O, Jessie Miller ; £2O, Thomas Redhead ; £l5, Owen Jones ; £l5, T. B. Gibbons ; £lO, Samuel Thompson ; £lO, Robert Greenharn ; £5, Thomas Clarke ; £lO, John Mather ; £5, J. A. Black ; £5, J. B. Cooper ; £5. Jonathan At kinson ; £5, T. H. Syers ; £5, Arthur Henderson; and £5, R. J. Keen. The last prize drawn was the first in amount. namely. £4O. which was won by Mr. James Pel- 'jam, w lever wai :enesses Ne red to in our exhibition notice: Votes of thanks were voted to the president (the Earl of Sefton) and the offi cers. The chairman ably replied. It is a matter of much satisfaction to state, that the sales out of this exhibition, including the Art-Union purchases, will amount to very little, if anything, short of £lBOO, being at least £BOO more than £1847. STORM AND DiSASTERS AT SEA. 'nit ship '' Forward," Captain J. C. Plink, from Pillaw, Prussia, to Liverpool, was wrecked during a heavy gale on Wednesday last, near Lytham ; all hands must have perished. Amongst the trunks and boxes thrown on shore, was one which apparently belonged to a boy named David Lewis Mellor, and in which was found, neatly packed up. amongst his clothes, a " passport," describing his age, sire, and complexion, that he was from lionings berg, and was sailing from Pillaw in the ship Forward, to Liverpool. On the same night the Dutch galliot, Anna Maria, of Dordt, was wrecked to leeward of Hblyhead Harbour ; two of the crew were drowned. The hull of the flat Catherine and Mary was driven on shore near Rhyl on Sunday night. The barque Harriet, hence for Constan tinople, that was on shore at Hilbre Island, was got off with loss of anchors and cables, and leaky,-and towed back to this port on Sunday night.—The Britannia, Nicholas, from Rio Janeiro, for Bahia, was lost at Belmont, about 200 south ; crew, except one man, saved. In November last the casualties near our own coast have not been less dreadful. On Tuesday, a portion of the embankment temporarily formed to keep out the water at the new dock works, Birkenhead, was broken in, and considerable damage was the consequence. A great quantity of piles and other materials were washed away by the receding tide. The Seacombe river wall was completely covered with the water. On the same night, as the Diadem from New York was coming up the Channel, she struck on Burbo bank, and had by the time she reached the port, thirteen feet of water in her hold. Thr Christiana, from Newry, sup posed to have been wrecked on Tuesday, was fallen in with, a derelict, on Wednesday, and on being towed into the river she sank off New Brighton. The Golden Eagle, from Nassau, in coming up the river, came in contact with the Emigrant, from Savannah. The first-named vessel sustained considerable injury, and was taken to the Seacombe slip, nearly full of water, where she sank. The Boconnor, of Waterford, struck , on Culpard rock on Wed-- nesday, and is greatly damaged. The schooner Breeze, from Wicklow, bound to Liverpool, with a cargo of sul phur; was driven on shore in- the Bay of Llandiano on Thursday. The crew were saved. Several other vessels have also sustained a considerable amount of damage. On Thursday several vessels, inward bound, arrived as far as the N.W. Light without pilots,but being apprehensive of coming further hoisted signals of distress. The steam tug life-boat went to their assistance and supplied them with men, who brought them into port. A portion of a wreck has- been washed ashore at Waterloo. It is sup posed to belong to the Boykett Heseltine, which sailed from BOrdeaux, for Liverpool, on the 3rd inst. At the Dock Committee on Thursday, the capsizing of two vessels on Hoyle bank was reported, with the loss of the whole of the crews. Other disasters will be found in our shipping news. Owing to the heavy sea in the channel on Friday, the Calais, Boulogne, and Ostend mails had not ar rived at Dover, nor was it expected that the steamers would' be able to make the harbour until late in the day. On Wednesday morning, at eight o'clock, in consequence of an express order received at head-quarters, fifty-five non-commissioned officers and men, of the Royal Engi neers,,embarked on board the African ateamer from Cha- tham, with all necessary equipments, to-proceed to Foul ness, a-small island on the Essex coast, near the entrance of the river Burnham, for the purpose of repairing a breach on the sea wall of 200 feet in length, in consequence of which the island has been laid under water. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, BASR COIN.—A girl, named Ellen Turner, was charged at the Police-court, yesterday, with passing- a base sixpence to Mr. Townsend, shopkeeper, Byrom-street. An old woman was charged along with her, but was discharged for want of evidence. 'Turner had been-seen to send a little girl into the shop with the sixpence, and was pursued, and stopped in St. John's-lane. There were found upon her sixteen base sixpences and nine base-shillings.—She was sent for trial. PICKING POCKETS.—A young woman, named Shaw, and an old woman, named Wilson (relatives), were charged with having, on Saturday night; in St. John's Market, picked the pocket of Mrs. Atkinson, wife of a publican, of Roscoe-street, of a purse containing twelve shillings, which they accomplished very adroitly. Both had been tried and convicted at the September sessions. They were sent for trial. SHIP DESERTION : SEAMAN'S WAGES.---OR Saturday, John Lunn, a mariner, summoned Captain Grant, of the Hero, for a balance of £8 wages, alleged to be due for an outward voyage in that vessel from Liverpool to Bonny. It appeared that he had signed articles for both the out ward and homeward voyage, but on reaching Bonny he was transferred to the brig Amity, (both vessels being the property of Mr. Benn,) which was short-handed. The crew of the Amity met with shipwreck or a serious mishap at Colinsay, when the whole of the crew, headed, it was alleged, by the plaintiff, deserted the vessel; the captain was left helpless and alone. and much of the cargo, palm oil, was in consequence lost. Mr. Rushton refused to make any award under the circumstances till the Amity, now at sea, shall return to port, and the matter be fully cleared up. - . STEALING FROM THE PERSON. Atthe Police-court yesterday, two girls, Eliza Cann and Sarah Gillot, were charged with stealing from the house of Mr Hugh Glad stone, Brougham-terrace, £3 10s. in money, from a tin box ; also a pair of lady's gloves. The first-named pri soner had been a servant in the house, and the other occasionally visited her there. Cann left her service, and the money (part of double the sum which was left in the box), was then missed. She was seen in the street ' • taken to the house,, and shown the box, but denied all know ledge of it. Upon the prisoner was found a mantle, belonging to. the house, and the pair of gloves. Gillot was discharged, there being no evidence against her. Cann confessed in court that she had taken £2 of the money, and said the gloves were given to her by a servant. She was committed for trial. HOUSE-BREAKING AND ROBBERY.—Three boys, Wil liam Roberts, Cornelius Level, and another, were charged with having broken into a cellar in. Brownlow-hill, and stealing therefrom £3 ss. 3d. in money and a pair of slip pers, on Saturday last. The complainant, William Cum ming, said he occupied the cellar as a workshop. In the morning he wrapped the money in a paper and put it into the corner of a box amongst tools, &c., thinking it would be safe, as he had to go out for the day. He locked the place up, and on his return at night found the door had been partly broken in, and on entering he missed the mo-. my. Roberts was seen in the cellar, and the slippers were found upon Level, who said when apprehended that he had bought them for a halfpenny. The two first-. named were committed for trial. COMMITMENTS YESTERDAY AT THE POLICE COURT.--- Henry C. Johnson, for stealing an umbrella from a cellar in Richmond-row, on Saturday : three months.—Thomas Collins, for stealing a hen in St. John's Market, the pro perty of George Whitaker, on Saturday : one month.— Margaret Newland, for picking the pocket of William Cringle of fourpence, in Gibraltar-row, on Saturday night: committed for trial at the sessions.--Charles Connor, for stealing a coat from David Smith, in Regent-street. was sent to gaol for a month.—Three hardy-looking tars (belonging to the same vessel) were charged with having been found gloriously drunk in the forecastle on Sunday, and also with having in their possession sundry bottles of wine, apparently part of the contents of a barrel of wine that had been discharged from the vessel and was left under the shed at the quay : committed for twenty-one days to the House of Correction. On Saturday four Liverpool thieves were committed for trial, from the Birkenhead Police-court, charged with having stolen five handkerchiefs from a clothes line in Poole-terrace. - FRAUD BY A PASSENGER BROKER.—On Wednesday, Thomas Godfrey, a passenger broker, was fined £2O, and had his license revoked by Mr. Rushton, for practising a fraud on a Staffordshire farmer named Chapel, who had applied at his office for a passage to New Orleans. THE WINE ROBBERY.—The prisoners implicated in this robbery were brought up again on Thursday. Seve ral publicans who had purchased wine from them were examined, and the prisoners were fully committed for trial. From the statement of the clerk, it appeared that upwards of 94 dozen had been stolen. IMPORTANT TO MASTERS OF TRADING VESSELS TO IRELAND.—On Tuesday, Captain Rowland, master of the brig Resolution, from Dublin, was fined in the mitigated penalty of ten pounds, for having one and three-eighths of a gallon of whisky on board. He had procured the spirits for the use of the crew, but had neglected to ob tain a certificate imposed by a recent act of parliament. ROBBERY OF WATCHES, &C., TO THE ti ALUE OF £l5O. —On Wednesday, William Jones and Charles Godfrey were charged with stealing six gold watches and four chains, from Mr. reglintoo, watchmaker, St. George's, Jan. 16, 1849. crescent. On Tuesday, the first-named prisoner, who gave his name as Captain Jones, called at the shop of the prosecutor, and asked to be supplied with a gold pocke t chronometer, as he had his, with £25, stolen from him by his mate. H e was t o ld by the shopman (Mr. Pealing' ton being out at the time) that they had not any in stock, but he knew a person who had one, at the same tim e giving him his address. The prisoner then wished to look at some gold watches and chains, saying he had young gentleman in his care, who was desirous of havin g one. After examinin g a num b er , h e se l ec t e d s i x w i t h four chains, and requested that they should be brought to him at the George Hotel, Dale-street, where his young friend would have an opportunity of choosing one. The watches were taken to the George Hotel, the messenge r being duly cautioned. The prisoner said that his friend was engaged in the bar parlour, but as it would only be for a short time, would he ( the messenger) set the watches going, and he would take them down to him end, return in a few minutes. The reques t was gran t e d, and Mr. Penlington's servant soon ascer t a i ne d th a t th e Pr'' soner had decamped. The same night, about twelve o'clock, he was apprehended. The prisoner had ordered the car, which brought him to the hotel, to be there again at five o'clock, when he deca m p e d w ith th e wa t c h es , awl , defrauded the hotel-keep er o f a '.inner , &c. The slue of the property stolen from Mr. Penlington was upwards of £l5O. The two prisoners were fully committed for trial. tslritt pew. Window breaking to get into gaol, and avoid the la bour test at the workhouse, is very common in Manches ter. Last week there were twelve or thirteen cases of that character. PASTORAL AID SOCIETY.—The Rev. T. Nolan preached two sermons in Manchester, on Sunday, cn behalf of this society. The annual meeting of the Man' chester Auxiliary will be held on Thursday, when the Bishop of the Diocese will take the chair. At a public meeting held in Chester, on Tuesday, the mayor in the chair, a deputation was appointed to proceed to London, on business connected with the improvement of the port and harboir. The deputation consists of the mayor, John Ronson, Esq., Moor-hall, and Mr. Turner. The river Ribble, at Preston, on Wednesday last, over flowed its banks to a considerable extent. The conse quence was that the whole of the Marsh, the , Holme, the gardens•at the bottom of Fishergate, and the road leading to Penwortham, were completely under water. At the annual meeting, last week, of the Burnie,' Church of England Literary and Philosophical Society► the Rev. r, Nolan said that, as' far as he knew, it was the first instance of the English Church associating itself with a literary institution. The Sessions-room at Accrington, near Blackburn,• was originally a Primitive Methodist Chapel—neat a Sunday school for Christ Church scholars, until their own School' room was built—then converted into a dancing school afterwards used as a Sunday school by the Swedenbor' gians—and subsequently turned into at Sessions-room. THE TEN-H 0 RS ACT.-At the- Borough Court, Manchester, on Thursday, four informations were exhi bited against Messrs. W. P. Clarke- and Co., cotton spinners, charging them with violating the Ten-Hours Act, by allowing a number of females to work in their mill for more than ten hours a day. The bench con victed in the penalty of 50s. and costs, in' each case, the total amount being £25. The Bishop of Chester, on Thursday last, consecrated the newly-erected parish church of Runcorn. The old church, having become ruinous and incapable of repair, was taken down, and the present church has been erected upon the site of at the cost of about £lO,OOO. The old church contained 782 sittings, the new one contains 958, of which 370 are free, in addition to 158 for the use of the children of the parish:. The amount has been raised partly by subscription and'partly by money borrowed on the rates. The new portion of the Victoria-promenade at South port, extending about three hundred yards, has received very considerable damages. For the entire length of the promenade there was what` was considered to bwa sub stantial watl of solid masonry,-the stones being from four to six•feet in length, and of a proportionate thickness. The height of this wall was about ten feet, and from the top there was a grass slope to the level of the promenade, the total height being about twenty feet. The Wednes day's tide has washed the wall, slope, and a great portion of the gravel walk above almost entirely away ! FALL)- OS COLLIERY WORKS.—On Sunday the earth► covering a circumference of about 300 feet from the Mills Hill Station of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway► near Middleton, fell, taking along with it a large oak tree, the branches of which cover upwards of ICO feet in cir cumference. The depth of the hole, exclusive of cover ing the tree, is now about 60 feet. The works of the colliery are completely gutted, and• several houses have given way. A large farm-house stands about forty yarelS off the above, but has not received any injury. The mine belonging to the same colliery goes under the railway, but none of the railway has yet given way. A CURIOUS WORK OF LABOUR.—We have been shwa a singular specimen of combined taste and patience in the shape of a testimonial intended for presentation to a pro' fessional gentleman in this city, which is formed entirely of cancelled postage stamps. The artist has set forth in an inscription his gratitude to the gentleman named. the letters being formed entirely of postage stamps, the labour of collecting which has occupied him a very long time., The whole affair is surrounded red, black, and blue stamps, the total number contained in the testimonial being nearly 2000. The size of this singular piece of workmanship is 1 yards by 1+ yards.** Manchester Courier. THE FINANCIAL REFORM MEETING. AT MANCHESTER. The Radical meeting at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, on Wednesday evening, was attended by from 6000 t 0 7000 persons. Mr. George Wilson, chairman of the Anti- Corn-Law League presided, and carefully glossed 'over the ulterior objects of the committee. Mr. Cobden, who was received with much enthusiasm, .proposed the first resolution,—" That this meeting resolves to co-operate with the Liverpool Reform Association, and other similar bodies, in their efforts to reduce the public expenditure to at least the standard of 1835, and to secure a more equi table and economical system of taxation." He supported it by rehearsing the contents of his letter, calculating on carrying on the affairs of the government for £10,000,00 0 less per annum. Mr. Henry, M.P., seconded the resolu tion, which was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Milner Gibson, M.P., proposed the second resolution,—" That no permanent reduction of taxation could be effected until the people obtained a more direct control over the House of Commons, by an extension of the electoral re presentation." GRAND YEOMANRY FETE AT ST. HELENS.—Major Sir John Gerard, Bart., and the officers of the Lancashire Hussars, gave a magnificent ball and supper to the nobi lity and gentry of the county and its vicinity on Wednes day, at St. Helens, and we are gratified in saying that the county has never been the scene of a more princely or splendid entertainment. The Town-hall and the Market place were both called into requisition for the fete, the former being superbly fitted up for the occasion, and what must be considered a more remarkable circumstance, the Market-place was converted into a marquee or pavilion, the entire area, ordinarily devoted uo the purposes of ex change, being completely covered in, and beautifully lined with pink, and white draperies. The interior of this de lightful temporary saloon was brilliantly lighted by gass and with the aid of the numerous candelabra on the sup per tables, (13 in number) and the profusion of ornamen tal accessories to the table, the tout ensemble was most pleasing to the eye. As might be imagined from the last sentence, it was exclusively appropriated for the suppers which deserved the name of banquet, as the viands were chiefly hot. The wines were of the choicest character. At half-past nine o'clock the company began to arrive in rapid succession, Sir John Gerard and the officers of the regiment being in waiting to receive the guests ; Lady Gerard also assisted in the honours of the reception. The Earl of Sefton and a party from.Croxteth, Lord and Lady Stanley, from Knowsley, and the members of parliament for the county were among the early arrivals. Dancing commenced shortly after ten o'clock, to Jullien's full band, stationed in the gallery of the Town-hall. At 12 o'clock the company retire& from the salon de dense to the supper tables in the pavilion, Sir John Gerard and Lady Stanley leading the way through the tibnle of the Town-hall, which was decorated evergreens, and across the corridor covered with scarlet cloth, to the entrance to the pavilion, where a sumptuous repast awaited them. After doing ample justice to the recherche fare placed before them.. at a given signal there. was silence proclaimed, when Sir John Gerard rose an d proposed the health of "-The Queen," which was cordial ly responded to by the whole of the company standing. -- Mr. Wilson Patten, M.P., subsequently, gave the the health of " Sir John Gerard and the Officers of the Lancashire Hussars," a toast which it is barely necessary to state was enthusiastically received and drank a midst loud applause.—The gay visitors then adjourned to the ball room, where dancing was again resumed and cow tinned with unabated spirit up to nearly five o'clock in the morning. --A body of the Lancashire Hussars, in full re gimentals, were on duty during the night. ADVERTISEMENT.-ANOTFIER VERY SERIOUS CASE 01' DROPSY CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S PLELS.- nifirth 3 James, of Newport, between 40 and 50 ars of age, w as in a most awful dropsical state, the 1 r extremities being dreadfully swollen, arising in a t measure from inat tention to herself at this parti ar age (the turn of life): When almost too late sh applied to different media; men, and after this wen nto two hospitals : at the severs' places where she so t relief she was pronounced la' curable. Fortuna y, on her return home, she was per: suaded to try loway ' s pills, and by their use, wit h strict atten i to diet, in a few weeks she was restore' to perfect health. METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, BY MR. C. H. CHADBURN, 71, LORD-STREI ATMOSPHERIC Daily Direc- Tempprature i tion in Humidity at Fall of Pressure at shade by self- Noon. of Wind registering Diff erenc e of at Nine , six thermometer Wet and Dry Rain. Noon. ~ a.m. 1 p.m. Max. 1 Min. I bulb. P In. In. Deg. Deg. Deg. 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