The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-04-24 00:00:00

24, 1 4 0 'l[o olc. 9 THL •Ro° t th e ay', a Asse 1131) , 1" :, ry, from ndon-ronoo, tr. Jain,e,:aitiv!,, era ble 4- e inent 1311 in , PuPle , 11°111 l‘fusc and F T . d i : ling, P`t Pra rcinfi„ stocicp ai necl• t t th i ns tarol v logaes o'CIOC t VU Y h jObO t olV ob e then A excel le d r e , on in e ';. , e2: . on t t0 .. 7 9 yas;',;de! d soutn __- rt OL P G en ii f-test!Ls, 51e5t5,T,51 , - e and t,.0 cP'',;;ed oth ce ll I t red i n oge l Sofa t ed ; moue arPe": 4 o l Eart BRP at El ee e , erY, P FE te,sas, s aua l. 13ar &C. . 0 0 24th rt On tbe rioD AtiCv 011 Si g, l ,rP LTRN , '„of , trt,l re .. - PY MaltOrio: 178n. l ' et 7d 1 1 Y -D i a ! ni t 10.1' h fa -0 tr ive ts, c re vtell .- , 71101„50,1,i the u. ,e LET' DO - t r r APP. u O of la'ioD lie To 0 Mrs. Pe,. or 110, s 0 pt ailbet€ C l: l ent 46f 0 1 n the, te»° o ` i ~[`G~~er ar p re ' f , littler° to i'olct. 11 00 LIN, G :a t i nll‘.. ' )f. r D' h ew Aber, o I als ° Oj I,,sit t and of .il O OO nras ,„ of Pile( e s, W O to be r $ l , and " I/ - a 1" 10 1 6 I t , tben ,breech~, govor '.12`.‘,14 ;c — orrbi 17 f ee s ) feet, ra d ° e t ; to slll , ft'E' O s A" 6 . a cff , TA, fit April 24, 1849 balts by auction. •``' LURE, CAPITAL BAGATELLE BOARD, &c., GILL-STREET. BI FORD will SELL by AUCTION, on osei,,,HUssnAv next, New instant, at Eleven o'clock pre the the Premises, Market Inn, No. 32,Gi11-stret, Ming useful HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, compns ti;`;`,!l,l? Bedsteads Feather Beds and Bedding, Painted Arti- LotW:ps, Chairs, 'carpets Eis, Fire Irons, capital Ma 'ay ?4,2T K itch en Re 'sites, Glass, and other Effects. °II th e p' eved o he Morning of Sale, and Catalogues had Aq ua renu ses r at the Office of Mr. BY FORD, Clayton- Apt . 13 . 1 y 1, ( c? t r r H e AND CAR I PROPRIETORS. uncesto th Trade, oti o t i !lat he has rec eive s rlti et s f tr u uitio a n n s n t o o SELL by AUCTION, aDoti the`it,Y next, the 30th instant, at Twelve o'clock precisely, Th e , rremises, 718, Vine-street, to Pr °CI( -1N-TRADE of Mr. Stanley, Coach and eth„,a,p_rietor, who is declin' usiness, which includes Four tif„;4l Hores, Two Fon eel Cars, a Clarence and Shandry, elitti,.."„,,e,llent con ' ' n, Single and Double Harness, Hay hia,Miachine vo Store Pigs, Stable Utensils, &c. 12ie ) 4 7 be view .PP'ing of Sale on SATURDAY next, the 28th instant, and on -----.... 0,110 --------- I,IORSE SALE, AT LUCAS'S REPOSITORY. T 0 1,,, By Messrs. LUCAS and Co., , ( Wednesday,) the 25th instant, at One o'clock, at TRI,, their Repository, Great Charlotte-street, 4TY to VORTY CART ORSES, Spring 1,... Cart h -nfui i i . , and Harness Hor , amongst them short-legged Qco ad ~ ones fit for eith wn work or for farming purposes,_ Als o lit Narrow- T ed Carts, Lorries, Floats, Gears, &c. 0, 1 ?,_ ire A REY COWS, just at Calving. slew Prior to the sale. SELECT LUCAS'S, LIVERPOOL. SALE OF VALUABLE HORSES. (I n TN ü bst , By Messrs. LUCAS and CO., p A itt their Repository, ne?a the 26th instant, at One o'clock precisely, ‘'kty e P °s ßorY, Great Charlotte-street, Liverpool, b prig, HORSES, of first-class description, com _roga:Ayaluable Weight-carrying Hunters, Carriage and Ze,Ppirp,`",,.4lorses superior Cobs, Trained Ladies' Pads, high •-eic s vig H Inst o Orses, stylish Hacks, and other useful Horses, i , t a i n o d r the approaching Surnm Ann. Also, a neat, capital Set of H s, and Ten Lots of Sad ivlhe wh o rt , ng nf Hunti addles and Bridles, &c. ,ri view 25th (Tuesday,) the 24th, and To ‘`,,,edne y,) the 25th instant, and on the Morning -. " 1 •Y 8-" ev Lcility afforded for the inspection of Vete _Urgeons, if required. t t P ORT A R i',‘NT SALE OF OLD BOTTLED PORT WINES, I'ORit.pIOPERTY OF MESSRS. OFFLEYS, WEBBER, UR( ) T RR, & ORTUGAL MERCHANTS, ALTO 4E, FA.RMERS, CO.,'&c. 1 / 4 3 ta nAL Gentlemen having expressed a wish to ts,4...l)EsBtei_Alessrs. OFFLEYS' Port Wines, a few years in bottle, itt r tity af , 7l ,MITH have the pleasure to announce to the No- AU e Lzivo u ,`_;entry of Manchester and its Vicinity, that they k•Tlok`g With instructions by that I se to OFFER by On THURSDAY, the 26 • stant, at their Ware knpl' miZ.,. fli arket-chambers nchester, 3,000 Dozen of 11MAblf ) t,in Bowe, a small quantity of SHERRY ea B „ • .‘ , 11.. ge Wi tt ,,°• O FFLEYs o. guarantee the quality and age of I,:t e x i:; nnd th trust, from their position as oxe the 1 0 4 glifli e si ve \A r ne Growers and Importers in Europe, it will 'ye oi th l ett pledge to the Public for any dealings they may Lia o : the Firm . ' I"1, L ancaster-buildings, 2nd April, 1849. 4 '13 - - I N(rn U RE VALUABLE COLLECTION OF PAINT j' b A I LATB, PLATD ARTICLEFOREIGN RIOSITIES, BO O KS. CABI E S P ,s• SQUARE ,T;ALUABLE HORSE,HARNESS,VEHICLES, on I , THE PREMISES, KENSINGTON. tle,, ti ßs By Mr. HILL, T ea 0 , -- V next, the Ist, and WEDNESDAY, the 2nd May, at elack each day, on the Premises, No. 33, Kensington, andHzxcelient M odern, Genteel, and seful H 0 USE- Alod 17) F URNITURE, valuable sm ollection of Ancient 'cies t!aintings, Fred Eng ines, Silver Plate, plated Ant Chr °r eign China, Cuuriositi , Cut Glass, Linen, brilliant G 'net and Square ',nail rtes, Cage and Birds, Wine, J o t ," of H u ns, Valuable Hor , (steady in harness, saddle, &c..) Da ile sn arr iess, Vehicle nd other Effects, the property of . tnt, Esq., wh s declining housekeeping. Aliti ' N G - Room n Suite of Rosewood, consisting of Set tabie,(lte C hairs, ouch, Lounging. and Easy Chairs, Centre (! a iga 611-•ainet le, Damask Curtains, Chimney Glass, Fo- Dets, '4' Ornaments, &c., handsome and excellent Brussels a , earth Rugs, Fenders and Fire-irons, capital Time- Kkt co Table Ancient and Modern Paintings, by some of the estt;Tirated Masters, Framed Engravings, Fancy Articles, &c. 'il()'ailiqt 14.1100 st—will be found modern and excellent Set . of 04a, Sid, a hogany Dining Tables, Sets of Mahogany Cha . irs, ti,..' 4l ne st ° ard, Dumb Waiter, Chimney Glass, Foreign China, 4:4 Isott4iexcellent Brussels Carpets, Hearth Ru t gs, d Fa n d n e e r ; tats% e lt K e inting G s, la rr ' a C m h en T n e g a ra D vL a rs r , S a irver Plate, ned tae CaL t t i , e les, Papier Macbee Trays, brilliant and powerful vat,,,t Piano Forte, si octaves, in Spanish . Mahogany "r Eff e " c " t ' s le Double and Single-barrelled Guns, Pistols, and 4814,.„G-iiooll,l—Sets Spanish Mahogany Chairs, Card and t t o ti A diejables, Range ' Bo . okshelves, Brussels Carpet, Drug "rn n eY Glass, Garduvin, Birds and Cages, valuable p4e, (l a nd Ancient Paintings, brilliant-toned Square Piano l'abj ta ,.vPs, in modern round-cornered Spanish Mahogany e Linen, Books, Curiosities, and other Effects. Obetite,,, L onniEs, STAIRS, pital Eight-day Clock, e . :Det , L e s, Hat and Umbrella Stand, Hall Chairs, .T . able, Stair ,1•:ors eds, Mats, Maps, valuable Gems, Curiosities, Carpet &c. 11 4 1• 1 I1 R s. — Excellent Spanish Mahogany Four-post and Mah e me'isteads, with Chintz and Moreen Hang,ings, prime - l al i_th o4n att se .. , .t's Goose Feather Beds, Bedding, Bed Linen, atZlen, if , W ardrobes, Chests Drawers, Toilet Drawers, Corn ,°t: and Shoe Rack, Dressing and Toilet Tables, ass s, Toilet Ware, Toilet and Cheval Dressing Glasses, k u "gra , "Pd other Chests of Drawers, Easy Chairs, Carpets, k rl ntut., 4 % . l.Fire-irons, Blinds, Cornices, Curtains, and other q i 'reti s ',,,.. ll scellaneous Effects. s'",• -- Dressers, Chairs, Tables, Dish Covers, Hasteners, gniaitegßrass Pans, Knives and Forks, general Kitchen r ' , Ned on Mornings of Sale, and Catalogues to be had 'V ne xt ,LL' s3o th instant General Exchange, 39, Paradise-street, on Moist . el» Vabitrattons. T IE ~ln 12mo price 2s. 6d., or postage free, 35., 4 e Stat. ' P LY ' SHEETS" VINDICATED : or, The 0, - . ll 2ents and Arguments of the Writers in the Fly t ri `ll i ew a ' te r i serted and Defended, ir e answer to observations in Ply 8 ; 141 0 " Papers on yan Matters," " Remarks . tt op eeta," and . o Anonymous Publications. BY iVe k ey 7,E l u. To w on, and Observationsor on the Conference 'otai c ,„ _ Measures, not Men.' %. "--___ . l____"" : JAMES GILBERT, 49, Paternoster-row ri d THE SCIENCE OF WASHING. mY, an elegant little Brochure, in a sealed Envelope, beautifully printed in gold and colours, Dli ARI ER TWELVETREES' celebr Copyright ti n I tb ghin IP HLET, containing improv rections for accom bit! Si: ) ,Family Six Weeks' Was efore Breakfast for less Booi n c,e, without aWa rwoman. May be had of 6_ seller for 2s. 6d. Of HARPER TWELVETREES, h' ititi t!,,,, l ' o l ; 4, New Mill -street, Foundling, London, for th aiKingdom Testimonials. Kent Richards, Paternoster-row. Messrs. G r ed 1 411 d HEPHERD, Booksellers, Liverpool, have re arge supply. FIVE LATION—THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND ! 41. Ty . - FAMILY FRIEND, a Monthly Periodical, dv o , s _tirwalled in Cheapness Interest, and Usefulness, price 14 Wipee, Thirty-two PagesAeautifully Printed, and stitched t,;. 4,l s4„Pper, in a neat Magazine form. ,` , (l "as the FAMILY FRIEND appeared, it was recOg v„,44 orsoluething new in literature. Its superiority to the great rose b c heap publicat ons, became at once apparent—ond e ,..fore the Fourth Number was issued, the circulation q:aRiik."llRTY-FIVE THOUSAND, and is stil rapidly in- UPwards of one hundred news ers reviewed the Ot i t :4-test - 1?71 favourable ich terms—all co rring in the opinion, ' a publication wh " s d find its way to every 01.1 'natter the kingu9m. nomprises Essays ales, Poems Sketches, Papers /I"erth e y & c. &c. Light d cheerful in its literature, it is, t~inite peculiarly i ructive, and of a high moral tone. tic k distingui ng features are these :—that con ti~Li Ora T i!,eots of inte st for every membey of a family, from th ' f ather, t e Child ; and that it blends with enter -I.4l4hoj'atter, uch valuable Practical Instruction upon fieery P e 'vace Nand contains a Tale, an article upon Practical bhaDle:b4n Historical or Scientific paper, addressed to Young 1 4 % of " Receipts or by "Grandfather Whitehead," a edi u t!i ef ::' l and Prescriptions, (this department th", l -1" a MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION ;) ti eh ate, ton brace d Designs in Farley Needlework, (by the ce ttial,, WARREN,) Instruction and Advice for the Gar -IVtera 'asewife, Naturalist, &c. &c. Various humourous p ro tgr 4s Buell as Anagrams, Arithmetical and other Problems, A I? tern,: Conundrums, Rebuses, Practical Puzzles, Chess azo• &c., fur Family Pastime. atV? arg-u'itth.Wo:k for Family Pastime. Wor'k has supplie,l valuable matter upon pleas. h„,,oWe r . --- -suh as the Culture of Flowers, the Preservation tip;;''%, N I ; 4 1 Win er, the Preservation of Birds, Eggs, Insects, it ' 4 the Pea, Ferns, &c., and an interesting Series of papers I,p;ottrii, reservation of " Sea Weeds" is now going on. Thus F ‘ Ne r i' ll ' i ttes to make Winter Fire-side Eyenings, and Summer th e s g B , alike agreeable and instructive. eto 11aekukscribers are strongly advised to order the whole of Limbers at once, (Price 2d. each,) that there may be 4Die: Fort In procuring them hereafter. _ are d e C ommenced January Ist, 1849, and a number has 4.,iNionve,TY • ru b l month, u present. toster.ished by succeeding HOULSTON pto and the STONEMAN, 65, Pa -4?,,Ft0 "°‘v ; Liverpool: Cnnovviry and Co., WALMSLEY, 0 0 1,11 LAUGHTON. HOWELL, and KNIGHT; and sold in the Kingdom. 44SR 0 PURE PORT. kis c i az e ll '• OFFLEYS, WEBBER, FORRESTF,R, I o 'we r ALTO Dourto FARMERS, having determined, 41) vent , I l Pply the Consumer direct, make this public lithi I N for the information of those Gentlemen who are Lit ' erigliq..,;_epolenish their Cellars wit pure fully-fermented p oo t:ai ,an t e r em ed te, P di , at Feb., 1849. 07rtidpe ---„ 4 TWO PORT WINE. addressed to the V, Wu J4 ..ge!lerat , but particularly to Private Gentlemen, (44 4'est er : .l,s RRESTEIt, (of the house of Offieys, Web s,B,,Nrie, it. Cramp, of Oporto,) author of Surveys of the t r etih Ni i. ,, the Alto Douro, Surveys of the River Douro, , Ped b.. i•or i d o 4' . R OYSTON and BROWN, 40 and 41, Old Broad- lit„ A b ,„-..113hz,.,RAL BLESSING TO MOTHERS. 1-gOIt'4,„'N,SON'S AMERICAN SOOTHING SYRUP. O S s:'IILDREN CUTTING THEIR TEETH. kri iii Child!nrallible Remedy has prese ed hundreds of oti ti lIR f ro „,' en. when thought past reco y from Convulsions lMkt i'q, - Painful dentition. As s as the Syrup is rubbed tieflk4 l ' ll 'a, the Child will be rel . ed, the Gums cooled,. an s d Ot., ,i i. to parotr reduced. It • as innocent as pleasant, tt il ! i ! , lo Wlll refticseetltioeiTteeth G th eT , s e e ti l . tr ed so w r t i ii ,_,_,,h t vk hen k,Z e . at the on'e eo our u m n o is nths, the Syrup should be iit i) 14 the p. nn v -u m d Parents should never be without the I ,,krii,,,,ti:ak,; : -.. , arses' here there are young Children ; for if a .I'tt4'i,lateC,'n. ni„-ht with pains in the Gums, the Syrup ,W4,°,:e.-..,4,gives ease ; thereby preventing Convulsions, Fe ,, 1 1 ",,, ( 1 , -4„,,ue great success of this Medicine during the last 1 1 ,' , ttt,,""er tG. ears has induced unnrincipled persons to imitate ,evot k„na.me of American goothiug Syrup, and copying 4 ,P,tirti,.?a• Johnson's Bills, &c. Parents will, therefore, be ~,,. Nyt t y i t rto ask for JOHNSON'S AMERICAN SOOTH -44....,°, 9s, '. ' , .and to notice that the Names of BARCLAY and 44 thurringdon-street, London, (to whom Mrs. Johnson ere . . clpepi are on the Stamp affixed to each Bottle. to In both. AVALUABLE MINING PROPERTY to be DISPOSED OF, Ivh' • yin he present proprietors 18 per cent. on the C a invested. Apply to X Y , ueen's Hotel, Lime-street. riro be SOLD, by PRIVATE TREATY, Two HOUSES, in Allerton-road, Much Woolton, in the occupation of Mr. Webster and Mrs. Pownall; toget -with upwards of ?kW superficial square yards of , FREEHOLD OF INHERI TANCE. Apply to Mr.-eircicoTT, Attorney-at-Law, 13, Cable-street, Liverpool. TO PRINTERS, STATIONERS, &c. TO be SOLD, by PRIVATE TREATY, the whole of the PRINTING MATERIALS, STOCK of STATION ERY, FIXTURES, GOODWILL A,SE of the PREMI SES, No. 21, Castle-street occupied by Mr. Ellis. The whole will be dispose n liberal terms. For further pa • ars apply to Mr. SUTTON, Stationer, No. 2, Oldhall-str , Liverpool. Co bt krt. TO be LET, FURNISHED, on St. James's Mount, a convenient FAMILY HO dsomely Furnished, comprising two Sitting-ro , ursery, four Bed-rooms, Bath room, &c. _ _ Foi terms and-s to view apply to S. WATERHOUSE, 4, Derby-square, opposite St. George's Church. TO be LET, FURNISHED or UNFURNISHED, an ex cellent Semi-detached FAMILY HOUSE, situate near Crosby-green, West Derby, containing three Entertaining. rooms, Butler's-pantry, &c. on the ground floor, seven Bed rooms, Hot and Cold Baths, a undant supply of rain and spring water. . _ Foi further partic s apply to S. WATERHOUSE, 4, Derby square, oppos . George's Church. PARKGATE FERRY HOUSE. /PHIS well-accustomed INN, with the exclusive right I_ of FERRY to and from Baggilt, is to be LET, and entered upon the Ist of May next. To it are attached Coach-houses and Stabling, suitable for the public conveyances from th ence to and from Liverpool, also from 5 cres of LAND ad joining the Premises. Ther so on the Bowling Green front a distinct set of A ents occasionally let as a Sea Side Villa. Mr. CHAS. B(Ea, of Neston, will show the Premises, and to treat for them, apply to ➢lr. SISSON, Plascoch, St. Asaph. THE RUNCORN BONE-WORKS COMPANY. T HIS COMPANY begs to intimate to the Public, that in addition to supplying BONE DUST AND BON4' INGS, For Manure, th e become BUTTON AND S lANUFACTURERS ; Also, Makers of A AL CHAR, for Sugar Refining, MP BLACK, &c. _ . . . , App!y at the AVOinis ; or to MAGEE and CORCORAN, 13, New Quay, Liverpool. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC MONS-BUR LEVI'S intention was to leave Liverpool, but several new engagements having prevented him from doing so, he begs to inform the Nobility, Gentry, &c., that he has pro longed his stay for a short time only. MONSIEUR LEVI HAS GREATLY REDUCED HIS CHARGES, so as to enable almost every respectable person to avail him self of the present opportunity. INSTANTANEOUS and EFFECTUAL CURE for CORNS, BUNIONS, Callosities, Nails growing into the Flesh, and every Disorder of the Feet, withoutsoling, or causing the slightest Pain. ____ Monsieur EEVI may be consulted DAT ,as usual, from Ten o'clock in the Morning till Four o' in the Afternoon, at his Residence, No. 34, BOLD-STRE , LIVERPOOL. Monsieur L. (who has no essional connexion with any person whatever) begs to s it the following testimonials : COPY TESTIMONIALS. Fro ichard. Bryant, Esq. Sir.—You have erated upon my corns without pain, and trust the operati will be found successful. RICHARD BRYANT. Manor se, Chester, April 4th, 1849. From R. Lucas; Esq. Mr. Levi extracted my corns two years ago, since which time I have had every reason to be satisfied with the result. He has, to-day, operated on a fresh corn, that was not apparent at my former visit, and which lie has removed with great skill and ability, and without the least pain. R. LUCAS. Liverpool, Gt. Charlotte-street, 14th March, 1840. From William Connah, Esq. I have pleasure in certifying that Mr. Levi has extracted my corns, without pain, to my satisfaction ; also removed two nails, growing deep in the flesh, with the same dexterity. WM. CONNAH, 7, Stanhrpe-terrace, Liverpool. Ist February, 1849. From Mr. William Cowan, In my presence Mr. Levi has this morning extracted a very bad corn from my wife's foot, without giving her the slightest pain, and to her and my satisfaction. WM. COWAN. 11, Sugnal-street, Liverpool, January 30, 1849. From Benjamin Chaffer, Bcq. I certify that M. Levi successfully extracted my very bad corn, of long standing, without any inconvenient pain. BENJAMIN CHAFFER. Hope Cottage, Wavertree, March 6, Is4B. From John Owen, Fsq.,Tue Brook Villa, I hereby certify that Mr. Levi 'has extracted several corns from my foot without the least pain, and to my great relief and satisfaction. JOHN OWEN, Private Lunatic Asylum, Tue Brook Villa, West Derby. From Mr. Philip Forshaw, Brewer, Ormskirk. I do hereby certify that Mons. Levi nas extracted from my foot a very bad and troublesome corn, without giving me the slightest pain, and to my entire satisfaction. PHILIP FORSHAW, Brewer, Orinskirk, near Liverpool, 27th Dec., 1848. From Captain Cotdthnrst. This is to certify that Mons►eur Levi did extract four corns from me in 1846, which have not appeared since, and now he has extracted several from the other foot, and has given me satisfaction. E. COULTHURST, 48, Upper Pitt-street Liverpool, October 2, 1848. From John Craven, Eaq I have great pleasure in bearing my testimony to the skill of Monsieur Levi in removing corns. He has extracted some from my feet without cutting, and without giving me the least pain, wtih the utmost expedition ; and I very cordially recom mend him to all who are suffering from these troublesome companions. JOHN CRAVEN. Liverpool, September 25, 1848. From W. R. Coulborn, Esq., New Brighton, Cheshire. Monsieur Levi has extracted several very troublesome corns from the feet of my son, in my presence; I believe without pain, and certainly most skilfully. WM. R. COULBORN. August 11, 1848. From Reginald Gunnery, Esq. Monsieur Levi has extracted a very troublesome corn from my foot with great skill, and without the least pain from cut ting, or any other dangerous process. REGINALD GUNNERY. Liverpool, August 22, 1648. From J. Peters, Esq., Holt-hill. Mr. Levi has this day extracted several bad corns from my feet without any pain. J. PETERS. Liverpool, 27th March, 1848. From Wm. Wiloon, Esq. This is to certify that Mr. Levi nas extracted my corns, with out giving me any pain. WM. WILSON, Aigburth, near Liverpool. From Thos. Robinson, Esq. I certify that Mr. Levi has extracted several corns from Bey feet, without causing me the least pain in the operation. THOS. ROBINSON, Sandford-house, 31st March, 1848. Bootle, near Liverpool. From Alexander Thomson, Esq. Mr. Levi has this day operated on Mrs. Thomson's feet, in my presence, to extract corns, which he has done without pain and to her satisfaction. A. THOMSON, 25, Hamilton-square, Birkenhead. Liverpool, 7th April, 1848. From Captain Richardson. _ _ _ . - I have much pleasure in certnymg that Mr. Levi extracted several corns out of my feet eighteen months since, and upon a thorough examination I find there is not the least sign of any others having taken their places, and I have been perfectly free from pain in consequence. MERVYN RICHARDSON, Rock Ferry, January 26, 1848. near Liverpool. From .Tames Plumpton, Esq. I certify that Mons. Levi removeu a very troublesome corn from my foot two years ago, which has not returned. I had als• extracted, this day, a soft corn between the toes, with equal skill and without the least pain. JAMES PLUMPTON, Low-hill-house, Liverpool. January 22, 1848. From the Rev. J. Fearon With confidence and great pleasure I certify that Mr. Levi extracted several corns of long standing from my feet, with great skill and no pain, in the month of May, 1846. and they have not returned; therefore, I recommend all my friends to apply to him. J. FEARON. Bootle, near Liverpool, Dec. 21st, 1847. From R. Steele, Esq. Mr. Levi has this day operated upon a corn under my great toe-nail with the greatest skill, and in a short period of time. The corn has been under my nail a long time,. which caused it to grow into the flesh, and thereby inflammation was incurred ; but I am happy to state Mr. Levi has cured my toe entirely, and I can walk now with the greatest ease. I can, theretore, recommend my friends who are suffering from the same cause to pay a visit to Mr. Levi. R. STEELE. 17, Russell-street, Liverpool, March 6th, 1846. From R. T. Duarte, Esq. Mr. Levi has this day extracted) my corn without giving any pain. R. T. DUARTE. 9, Exchange-buildings, Liverpool, 10th January, 1848. From His Grace the Duke of Leeds. I consider that Mr. Levi is a very clever operator for corns, as he has extracted several very painful for me, this morning, without the smallest pain. LEED . From the Most Noble the Marquis of Thomond. I certify that Mr. Levi has extracted corns rrom me six years ago, and that I have suffered no inconve n i ence s i nce . 41, Belgrave-square, May 16th, 1844. THOMOND. From the 3fost Noble the Marquis of Lothian. I certify tharlsdr. Levi Has extracted several corns from ix feet, without giving any pain. LOTHIAN. From the Most Noble the Marquis of Dougl as .' I certify to the skill of Mr. Levi. August 8, 1846. DOUGLAS AND CLYDESDALE From the Right Hon. the Earl of Home. I certify that Mr. Levi has extracted corns from my feet feu years ago, which have not returned. HOME. London, May 18, 1836. From the Right Hon. the Earl of Stamford and Warrington. I certify that Mr. Levi has extracted my corns with . skill, and without any pain. STAMFORD AND WARRINGTON. 83, Hill-street, Berkeley-square, May 21, 1841. In addition to the above authenticated testimonials, and to many thousand more in Monsieur Levi's possession, he can confidently give reference to the first Medical Practitioners of the highest standing in the Metropolis, and also to the Physi• cTns in Ordip ar y to her Majesty the queen, by Avouring him with A f4ll AS ftdcignce, I$lE LITERPOOL STANDARD. Manta. ASSISTANT OVERSEER WANTED, THE Guardians of the West Derby Union, are desirous of Electing an ASSISTANT OVERSEER, for the TOWNSHIP of WEST DERBY, to Nhwif a Salary of 4125 per annum will be given. No person ed apply who has not had experience in arochial matte , and is conversant with the practice relative o ettle nt and removal of Paupers, and all other duties of an Ov r. Security will be required. Applications, with Testis nia , be sent to me, on or before Tuesday, the Ist o ay next. B der of the Boar WILLIAM CL AVER, Clerk. 7, Clayton-squar , 19th April, 1849. LIVERPOOL DOCKS. LOANS OF MONEY. THE COMMITTEE of the LIVERPOOL DOCKS do HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that they are willling to re ceive LOANS of MONEY, on the Security of the Bonds of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, at the rate of Four Pounds Five Shillings per Centum per Annu erest, for periods of either Three, Five, or Seven Year All offers to be addressed SOROS WITHERS, Esquire, Treasurer, of the Liverpo ocks, Dock-office, Liverpool. B rder, DANIEL MASON, Secretary. Dock Office, L verpool, February I, 1849. THE PROVISION TRADES , Gold to the amount of £4,000,000 was produced last year by the Russian mines. Her Majesty and the junior branches of the royal family arrived at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, from Windsor Castle. MATRICIDE.—On Monday afternoon week, Mrs. Ward, the wife of a small farmer, at Thorpe, near Wainfleet, was unnaturally murdered by her own son, who delibe rately took a loaded gun and shot his mother, as she sat sleeping in her chair. The diabolical act had been in duced in consequence of some interference on the part of the mother with respect to her son marrying a young woman whose character she did not approve of. The matricide, after the act, attempted self-destruction, but was prevented carrying his intention into effect. He was committed for trial. THE EXETER POSTOFFICE ROBBERY.— The convicts Poole, Nightingale, and Harrap, were sent off on Tuesday night from Exeter gaol to London. Harrap has made a confession to the chaplain of Exeter gaol. He acknow ledges himself to be the only and actual transgressor. Harrap was engaged as a letter carrier in Exeter Post office ; the parcel containing the money accidentally got thrown amongst some newspapers he was sorting. and . . having opened it, he could not resist the temptation of retaining the notes, twelve of which he changed, and the other forty-eight, the matter having come to the know ledge of his wife, she induced him to burn. He ac quitted his wife and Mr. Hyett, (the post clerk, in the first instance charged with the theft) of all participation or knowledge of the robber), RUISER IN THE BRITISH CHANNEL.— SOUTHAMPTON, Sunday, April 22.—The Danish brig-of war Ornen, 18 guns, bound to Copenhagen, arrived at Cowes, from St. Thomas's, on the 18th inst., and the commander proceeded to London for instructions from the Danish Minister ; and, having returned, the Ornen got under weigh yesterday, and, instead of proceeding to Copenhagen, sailed for the westward, with the view of in tercepting and capturing German and Prussian ships in the chops of the Channel homeward bound from foreign ports. Such vessels being, in all probability, ignorant of the resumption of hostilities, would fall an easy prey to the Danish brig. On the appearance of the Ornen in Cowes roads on Wednesday last, all the German ves sels congregated there for shelter hoisted their national flags out of bravo—a measure they would doubtless have hesitated to adopt a few leagues from the coast. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION.—The bill (bearing the names of Lnrd John Rncsell and Sir Genree Grpvl to amend the acts relating to the ecclesiastical commission ers for England, is to be read a second time this day (Mon day) in the House of Commons. After reciting the seve ral acts, it states that the ecclesiastical commissioners have become possessed of very large property in lands, tithes, and other hereditaments, and, as the amount of such property is year by year increasing, it is expedient that fit and competent persons should be added to the corporation, who shall devote their time and attention to the manaeement of the property. Two lay members, " Church Estates Commissioners," are to be appointed, to be paid by salaries. A committee, called "the Estates Committee," is to be appointed by this measure to manage all the property of the commissioners. There are 19 provi sions in the bill w ;he view to amend the force respecting ecclesiastical matters. SHIPPING EMPLOYED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.— The total number of British and foreign vessels (steam and sailing) entered inwards in the ports of the United Kingdom in the year 1848 was 34,883, viz., British, 21,783, and foreign, 13,104; British tonnage, 4,565,533; foreign, 1,960,412. The number of vessels British and foreign engaged outwards in the same year was 34,852, viz., Bri tish, 21,177; foreign, 13,645; number of tons—British, 4,724,027 ; foreign, 2,056,654. The total number of sail ing vessels registered at English ports on the 31st of De cember, 1848, was 29,248, viz. above 50 tons, 11,363 ; un der 50 tons, 6586. Of steamers, above 50 tons, 358 ; under 50 tons, 447 ; total, 405. Registered at Irish ports—sailing vessels above 50 tons, 1083 ; under 50 tons, 1158 ; total, 2248; steam vessels. 106. Registered at Scottish ports— sailing vessels above 50 tons, 2219 ; under 50 tons. 1310 : steam vessels, 168 registered in 184 f vas 877; viz., sailing, 733; steam, 144; vessels sold and THE COMMITTEES OF INVESTIGATION.—The Chair man of the Eastern Counties' Investigation Committee has announced by advertisement that the report will be ready for delivery on Thursday next. The adjourned meeting of the shareholders is called for Thursday, the 10th of May. It is said that the committee's report will be of a character most damaging to the acting directors. The investigations of the South-Eastern Committee have been kept remarkably quiet. It is rumoured that the result will be highly favourable to the directors. On the York, Newcastle, and Berwick case, opinions are much divided. Our own we gave last week; but cannot, on the ordinary principle of hearing both sides," refuse insertion to a communication which we give elsewhere to-day from a gentleman well qualified to judge, and whose estimate of Mr. Hudson differs very materially from ours. We have heard it reported that the dissen tients in the Berwick Company have solicited Mr. B. Denison, M.P. (Chairman of the Great Northern Com pany) to assume the presidency : —Railway Record, CRUELTY TO A CHILD.—At the Central - Criminal . Court, London, on Monday, J. and E. Copeland, man and wife, were indicted for using cruelty towards their child, John Wm. Copeland. The prisoners had been previously in dicted for the murder of the child, but the evidence for the prosecution not sustaining the graver charge, they were indicted for the misdemeaner. The conduct of the parents was shown to have been most brutal and un natural towards the deceased child, who was ultimately released from his tormentors by being burned to death, under circumstances to lead to the assumption that it had been wilfully set on fire. The prisoners were convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. During the trial, a complete " scene " occurred between Mr. Bullock, the presiding judge, and Mr, Prendergast, who defended the prisoners, the advocate insisting upon putting a question which the counsel for the prosecution and Mr. Bullock objected to, on the ground that it was leading the witness. After many hard words, the matter ended by the court putting the objectionable question. SCENE IN THE AMERICAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTA TIVES.—WhiIe Mr. Giddings, of Ohio, was sustaining the house amendment, he applied to Mr. Meade, of Vir ginia, some opprobrious epithet, whereupon that gentle man set the precedent for Mr. Foote's onslaught, but the belligerents were separated before any injury resulted to either. You are left to imagine the scene which followed. Ere, however, calm was restored, the floor was obtained by Mr. Johnson, of Arkansas, who was proceeding to drown the tempest prevailing by remarks upon some question, not ascertained, when Mr. Ficklin, of Illinois, approached his chair, and loud enough to be heard, applied to him the term of " liar." Mr. Johnson, in reply, very deliberately drew a cane, and struck him across the forehead, shedding, it is true, a few drops of heroic blood, but committing no greater damage. Comment is unnecessary ; nor, under :the circumstances, was either attack a matter of much astonishment. Equal freedom of tongue, and similar licenses of strength, ap peared for an instant to pervade all parts of the house, and it was not without the utmost endeavours of the speaker that even partial harmony was restored. All parties on the floor were divided, so were those in the galleries—the belligerents, as in the case of prizefighters, having each a host of friends to back him. Cries of "Go it, Giddings ;" " At him, Meade ;" " Give him fits, old boy ;" " Spill his claret again, Johnson ;" " Give him an under left, Ficklin," and such disgraceful ejaculations, were as frequent as the cries of " order" from the humi liated speaker.—Philadelphia Bulletin. EFFECT OF THE LATE INDIAN VICTORY.—OUT corre spondence furnishes us with details confirming, beyond all kind of doubt, the finality of the recent conflict. Ma jor Lawrence, who acts as mediator between his captors and the British, has had an interview, since the battle, with the discomfited insurgents. The Sikh chiefs, father and son, were sitting, utterly broken down in spirits, under a miserable tent, resembling rather gypsies than generals, attended by about 8,000 fugitives, without bag gage, artillery, or ammunition, and to a great extent even without arms. These relics of " the Khalsa " were ready to disperse at the first signal as soon as the terms of sur render could be negotiated by their chiefs, and this it was expected would speedily be effected by the unconditional acceptance of the proposals offered by the British com mander. The Sikhs had twice attempted a modification of these proposals, but in vain, and little doubt was enter tained but that they would presently surrender at discre tion. In this case it is not the intention of the govern ment to visit their misdeeds upon them with any rigorous severity. Not only will their lives be spared, but they will probably escape even that removal to Gangetic Hin dostan which has formed the mitigated penalty of so many Indian delinquents. An honourable surveillance, accom panied by no illiberal means for the maintenance of their rank, comprehends the measure of retribution as at pre sent contemplated ; and few will be found to assert that less has been deserved. But the campaign which they provoked has itself conveyed no inconsiderable chastise ment to themselves and their people. The rout of Goo jerat was a fatal day for the Sikh battalions. Little was said, it may have been observed, about the prisoners taken on the field, and but few, we fear, were made. Though the British troops were not likely to reflect upon the un justifiable treachery in which the war had originated, yet it was impossible to expect that the wounds of Chillian wallah should have been healed, and the spirit thus rank ling in their breasts was further aggravated by the con duct of their enemies. Prisoners were repeatedly found to turn upon their captors after surrender, and one parti cular example, in which an officer of dragoons was killed by a Sikh whose life he himself had saved, FO exasperated the nien that it was henceforth a work alm minAtion,— Times of Yesterday of eater- New Irish Butter is brought very slowly forward ; and the finest samples meet a good market at 90s to 945, but the lower sorts being interfered with by the remainder of the old stock, are not sold readily. Bacon same as last week. Lard is not quoted. We quote the following particulars respecting American provisions from Messrs. Marquis, Baxter and Co.'s circular of Friday:— "The demand for Lard during the present week has been scarcely so brisk, and in some cases a slight concession in price has been made; yet holders generally are fi= m at former rates. At Tuesday's sale of Bacon dealers showed a fair disposition to purchase, which importers having met by demanding increased prices, resulted in little business; the few sales made were at an advance of Is. per cwt. Hams have again receded in value 2s. per cwt. the transactions being chiefly at 31s. 6d. to 435. 6d. per cwt. A , good demand exists f.r Shoulders, at full prices ; the few parcels brought forward have realised 2-is. to 295. per cwt., as in quality. Cheese has not been in brisk request, but prices are nncaanged. In Beef a very moderate business has taken place at about previous prices. Pork has also been in moderate demand, fine eastern prime mess bringing 70s. per balrel ; a parcel of ordinary western has been sold as low as 495. 6d. per barrel." The last quotations are— 72 .. 85 0 .. 0 65 .. 70 50 .. 70 tO _5B Beef, free, prime mess, per tce ordinary Pork, filee, prime mess Bacon, free, middles Hams, duty, B.P, 25., Foreign 7s In salt, not smoked, free .. _ - Butter, Duty, B. P. 2s. 6d., Foreign 10s Canadian Cheese, Duty, B. P. Is. 6d., Foreign ss. Fine, duty paid, per cwt. 44 0 .. 46 0 Middling „ ” Ordinary „ ~ Lard, Free, fine, in kegs, per cwt. 35 0 .. 36 0 „ barrels „ Ordinary 3, Inferior and Grease 43 .. 48 51 0 .. 61 0 NEW PATENTS.—AIfred Woollett, of Liverpool, artist, for improvements in gun carriages. William Harrison Pickering, of Liverpool, merchant, for improvements in evaporating brine and certain other fluids. Thos. Har rison, of Liverpool, merchant, for certain improvements in the construction of baking ovens, and also certain machinery for working the same. The Ailzenceuna of Saturday last states, that the Admi ralty have expressed their willingness to place a ship at the disposal of the Liverpool Shipowners' Association, for the purpose of being fitted for searching th e A rc ti c S eas f or the expedition. Te cost of preparing the vessel would have to be defrayed by public subscriptions, as well as that of navigating her. The subject is under considera tion. DERBY HOTEL.—It will be seen by an advertisement in our present publication that, owing to the very unfa vourable state, of the weather during the past week, the opening of the beautiful bowling -green attached to this 'hursday week next, w we learn a splendid dejeuner will be provided for the subscribers. STATISTICS OF THE CONVIVIALITY AT THE HOTEL DE VILLE. — The National says :—" It appears that the Eng lish who were invited to the soiree of the Prefect of the Seine have worthily sustained the reputation of convivial vigour, so generally attributed to their compatriots. If we are well informed, they were about 300 in number; and there were consumed 8,000 glasses of punch, and 800 bottles of champagne. Figures have their eloquence; and prove that there are some sorts of combat in which our rivals across the Channel are sure of victory." It is a Piet worthy of notice, that, notwithstanding the excitement on the question of the Navigation Laws Repeal Bill, very few vessels are in the market for sale, and those lately disposed of have brought very fair prices. On inquiry, we find the cause of this state of things uni versally ascribed to the confidence felt that the bill will not pass the Legislature, otherwise it is stated by compe tent judges there would have been a complete panic amongst the holders of that description of property. It is as well that her Majesty's Ministers should be made aware of th;s fact, and more especially as it is of a cha racter which may induce the Cobden school to draw pre cisely an opposite inference. PROGRESS OF DESTITUTION. —Th e Dublin Mail has the following melancholy statement, illustrative of the spread of destitution among all classes :—" We have heard from competent authority, of three respectable Roman Catho lic priests, in a western county, being forced by necessity to have their names placed upon relief lists ; we •ha been informed, we believe truly, that Protestant clergyman, who has been larg a beneficed with the distribution of relief, and who discharged the trust with honour, has within the last few weeks petitioned a relief association for permission to appropriate half a ton of oatmeal confided to him to the purpose of saving his children from starvation." FEMALE OVERSEERS.—We announced last week that the parishioners of Ackworth, in the West Riding, had elected Miss Tempest, a . sister of Sir C. Tempest, to be their overseer of the poor. We now learn from the Wor cester Journal that, in the Bridgnorth Union, the follow ing ladies have been appointed :—For the parish of Bil lingsley, Margaret Benbow ; Eardington, Mary Oldbury ; Stanton Long, Ann Bishop ; and Worfield, Mary Ni cholls; and, what makes it more singular, in every in stance male overseers are also appointed. "We suppose," says the Journal, " that there have been so many com plaints of the heart-heartedness of prior overseers b total number of vessels built and I ladi that it is for the purpose of giving them the op.por- ration of the iufferinzs of the poor that they have been pippfpa by the rvfnnav,ry of their r.cnpr.tiva r.orioileze TRIAL OF A SOLICITOR AND HIS CLERK FOR FOR GERY.—Last week, at the Central Criminal Court, Mr. John Cutts, a solicitor, in extensive practise, at Bardfield, Essex, possessed of considerable landed property, and proprietor of a pack of hounds, and William Evans, his clerk, were charged with having feloniously forged and uttered a receipt for £5O, with intent to defraud Edmund Salmon. The prosecutor had employed Mr. Cutts as his professional adviser in the purchase of some property. Disputes afterwards arose between them. These led to a suit in Chanceryl and ultimately the prosecutor charged Mr. Cutts and his clerk with forgery. The case broke down completely, and the jury, without troubling the judge to sum up, returned a verdict of acquittal, adding, that the prisoners left the court with unblemished charac ters. They were immediately discharged. THE RUSH TO CALIFORNIA.—Somebody has furnished us with the following dialogue, which occurred in this town, a few days since between a shipowner and a stran ger—Stranger : " How much do you ask, Mr —, for a cabin passage to California ?" Shipowner : " One hun dred dollars, cash down, in advance. But I can't take you; all full in the cabin." Stranger : " Well, suppose Igo in the hold, how much do you ask then ?" Ship owner: "Eighty dollars. But I can't take you. Hold is full." Stranger: But can't I go in the fore-peak ? What is the price of passage there ?" Shipowner : " Eighty dollars ; but I can't take you. Full fore and aft.' Stranger : Well, can't Igo aloft somewhere ? And suppose I do, what will you charge ?" Shipowner : "We charge eighty dollars to go anywhere; but can't carry you aloft. Got to carry provisions there." Stranger : ' It's a hard case, isn't it. But as I want to go tolerably bad, what will you charge to tow me ? The shipowner retreated suddenly, and didn't make his appearance again till the vessel had sailed.— Sandwich Island Polynesian. AN . EXTRAORDINARY BAT.—The Lincolnshire Chron icle, in noticing the interment, on Thursday week, of the remains of the Rev. Henry Chaplin, rector of Ryhall, near Stamford, in the family vault at Blankney, says,— " There are some curious tales afloat relative to a bat which it is said inhabits this abode of the dead. From what we can learn respecting this animal, it appears that it was first caught and accurately examined at the funeral of Mrs. Eliza Chaplin, the widow of the late possessor of the Chaplin estates, but at this time inquiries were made relative to the bat by persons who had a former knowledge of its existence, and it is said to have been seen in 1816, when the remains of the late Mr. Chaplin were interred. In 1838 it was caught at the funeral of Frank Chaplin, Esq., and again at the funeral of Master Chaplin, on the 26tth of January, in the present year. Should the account be true of the existence of this bat so early as 1816, it has been in the vault for a period of thirty-three years. Parties who have seen it describe it as being of the long-eared species, and of a very greyish colour. It has been on one or two occasions brought into the church, when it was thought that it would make its escape, but it has each time preferred returning to be the solitary companion of the dead, amid the darkness of the ancient tomb." RAPID DETECTION OF A PERSON CHARGED WITH FORGERY.—Last week Andrew Adam Young, a young man employed in the office of Mr. Bardner, writer, of Dunfermline, presented a check, in his master's name, at the local bank, for which he drew a sum of £490 in notes, and immediately absconded. Information of the circum stance was sent to Edinburgh, Glasgow, and other places, and on Thursday morning last an intimation of the for gery was received at the Liverpool Police-office. Young was said to be accompanied by an elderly man named William Hay. Shortly after the information was received here Hay was detected offering some of the notes at Mr. Franklin's bullion-office, Lord-street. Further inquiries led to the apprehension of Young, who was found at the Railway Hotel, and notes to the value of £460 were found on searching his luggage. Information of the detection of the delinquent was immediately conveyed to the authorities in Edinburgh by means of the electric tele graph. The time occupied after receiving the information, apprehending the prisoners, &c., and making it known in Edinburgh, was not more than two hours. Young left a note on a desk at his lodgings, intending to convey the impression that he was going t? California. The prisoner Hay is a returned convict, having been transported some years ago for fraudulent bankruptcy. HIGHLAND BLOOD.—The chief engineer of one of the Halifax steamers lately purchased by the Prussian govern ment was until recently a fine, stalwart Highlandman, six feet two in stature, and strong in proportion to his unusual height. One day, at Bremen, when our High. lander was on deck, the commander of the new steam frigate brushed roughly and rudely past him. Resenting the offence, the Scot threatened to knock down his chief if the annoyance were repeated. The insult being again offered, the commander was felled to the deck ac cordingly. A crowd of men assembled immediately, and meditated a capture of our hero. He, however, armed himself with a double-barrelled gun, and, until the consul had been apprised oftheoccurrence, in his engine room kept the whole dastardly crew at bay ; thre a t en i ng to shoot the man who attempted his capture. The affair then ter minated peaceably ; but the advice of th e consu l to save himself from assassination by a speedy flight was wisely adopted in good time by the gallant Highlandman. When questioned whether he would really have shot his oppo nent, he replied, " Well, no ; but I would have just run the gun barrel into the first 'who approached." While referring to this incident we may mention a fart not vof generally known ; namely, that the rescu e of the Acadia, when stranded at Ter Schelling, was entirely secured 'ay the exertiuns,—the ability, indeed,—of her chief engineer, a Scotchman, The Germans appear to be a crew of in capables. SESSIONS COURT .-YESTERDAY _Y ESTERDAY There were only two cases for disposal when the Re corder took his seat yesterday morning. The first was an ordinary misdemeanor, but the other was one of rather more than usual interest, involving the efficient opera tion of two bodies of men, on whose energy and harmony of action life and property in the borough are in a great degree dependent. The case alluded to is that of an alleged assault on one of the fire brigade by two or three men in the service of the West of England Insurance Com pan y. ASSAULT ON TEE POLICE Peter Duff and 111`Connochie Williams, two men of bad character, were brought up, having pleaded guilty, to receive sentence for an assault committed on two police officers at the north end of the town. In consideration of their having served two months in prison already, the sentence was a lenient one, namely, two months, with hard labour. THE CHARGE AGAINST THE WEST OF ENGLAND CO.'S MEN. John M'Donald and James Burns Two men, in these;;i; - 07 the West of England In surance Company, presented themselves for trial for an alleged assault, committed on Ambrose Aspinall and John Douthwaite, two men attached to the fire brigade, on the occasion of a fire in Blackstock-street, on the 31st nit. ; the defendants were committed by Mr. Rushton, but ten dered bail which was accepted. Mr. Blair was counsel for the prosecution. The defendants retained Mr. Ser geant Wilkins. The clerk of the peace read the indict ment, which charged John M`Donald with assaulting Ambrose Aspinalkii police-officer in the due disci . - . his duty, on the 31st of March last ; in a second count, both defendants were charged with the common assault against Ambrose Aspinall and John Douthwaite, on the day in question. Mr. Blair stated the case, which in substance is as follows:--On the morning of the 31st of March, an alarm of fire was given, which turned out to be in Ford street, a street leading from Vauxhall-road. One of the en- riven to the place. The engine was drawn up in Blackstock-street, but it being found that it would be of more s_ervice in Fore'-3t., in which the premises a-e situated, it was about to be moved into that eines belonging ie was d street when, in consequence of the ap proach of one of the West of England engines, just as it was turning out of the street, a collision took place, re sulting in the damage of the borough engine Subse quently s ci and- one of the complainants, TAspinal, wa ing on a ladder directing a branch pipe into the burning building, through an aperture in one of the windows, the defendant, M'Donald. pointed a jet at him on the window, having been cautioned not to play upon that part of the premises ; the man on the ladder, in:conse quence, received the water on his s h ou ld er . The com plainant, Doutlivvaite, seeing this, turned M'Donald round, so as to prevent any more of the water going upon Aspinall, and this led to the alleged assault. Douth waite was knocked down by M'Donald, who was aided by Burns, and in the scuffle the first-named man was injured, having his ankle dislocated, &c. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins here interposed, and pointed ou the trifling nature of the case, which he contrasted wit] the serious tendency for all concerned, the fact of a trial must have, to lower their reputation with the public as guardians of life and property. _ _ _ Mr. Blair fully adniitted tlie truth of these observations. The Recorder was also of opinion that an amicable ad justment of the difference would be the proper course. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins proposed the withdrawal of a juror ; but the counsel on the opposite side would not quite accede to this : he thought the right course would he to stay proceedings at that stage, dismissing the de fendants under their re ognizances, and he trusted nothing more would be heard of differences between the two bodies. The Recorder would not assent to the proposition of Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, and the case was allowed to proceed. Hugh Roberts, a horse-keeper, called :—Occasionally drives the fire engines belonging to the fire brigade. On the evening of the 31st March lie drove an engine to a fire in Blackstock-street. The engine was on the off side of Blackstock-street, when he was directed to back out down Limekiln-lane ; just as he complied with these orders, the West of England engine drove up and backed into his engine before he had time to back into Limekiln-lane. Burns was driving the West of England engine: he drove his horses in such a way that the two engines became locked together, the engine which witness drove being forced against the wall, and ultimately crow bars were re- quired to separate the engines. In cross-examination by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, the witness admitted he was not in the employment of the brigade ; his master, Mr. Fletcher, being a contractor for the supply of horses to the bmough engines, To the best of his knowledge the West of England came in at a trot of 15 miles an hour; he had not time to tern before Burns passed, when he did turn be took the direction of Ford street, up Limekiln-lane. Was at the fire a quarter of an hour before the West of England engine came up. Burns kept at the left side of the street, not close to r the foot path ; there were two feet to spare. Should consider the width of his (witness's) engine, from axle to axle, might be six feet. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins himself remarked that the width of the street at this part is not more than 12 feet 6 inches. The West of England engine hind wheel was locked be tween the fore and hind wheels of witness's engine. His engine did pass over the parapet : it was forced into that position by the other engine. The consequence was that the splinter-bar of the Borough engine was carried away. Thomas Earl, a turncock, fixed the ladder to the win dow of the first storey of the burning premises, in Ford street. Douthwaite ascended the ladder. Another lad der was placed to the second storey, near a door. Aspinall ascended this ladder, and broke the casement of the win dow. Witness then took the hose from Douthwaite. and handed it to Aspinall, he (witness) remaining at the foot of the ladder. At this time M'Donald, who was with the West of England engine, charged hi; engine, and played upon Aspinall, who was at the window with the hose. Dowthwaite here took hold of M'Donald, and turned him down the street. Burns, who was coming from their en gine, leaped upon Donthwaite's back, and, while in that position, there were three of the West of England's men upon him. Witness assisted his companion up, and the latter complained of his ankle. William Thornton, an inspector of scavengers, called. He placed the ladder up, which Aspinall ascended. A hammer was handed to him, and he broke about four squares, and put the iron through the aperture, which was at the lower part of the window. M`Donald here came round the ladder, and pointed the branch up to the window at which Aspinall was engaged. He held his thumb near the muzzle of the pipe, and called out to Aspinall to " look out," immediately allowing the water to rush upon Aspinall's shoulders, although witness had cautioned him previously not to operate upon that part of the fire, saying he could not do so without wetting the man at the window. Saw three or four men on the ground. By Mr. Blair.—The large ladder went on to the roof, did not see any one ascend it. The window which he pointed out to M'Donald to play at was on fire, and he would have been as useful there as at the one at which Aspinall was placed. John M`Wade, also an inspector of scavengers, was pre sent, and was sent in charge of a ladder which was placed opposite to a window on the third storey. Witness went up another ladder with a branch hose, which he subse quently gave to Aspinall. Before this the latter was play ing into a lower window. Saw four men, three of the West of England men, and Douthwaite, on the ground previous to this. Two of the men were the parties charged with the assault, the third man was unknown to witness. Saw the West of England men playing the branch hose at the window at which Aspinall was engaged, but as there were only two squares broken, it was impos sible he could be playing into the room ; he played up to the window, but whether with the intention of wetting Aspinall or not, witness could not say. Witness's reason for telling 11`Donald he could not go up a ladder, up which he (witness) was about to ascend, was because he considered that two branches would not play effectively on one spot. John Heaton, another inspector, gave evidence to the John effect that, when M'Donald was prevented ascending the ladder spoken of by the last witness, he (Heaton) took his hose and pointed it to Aspinall, who was playing at a lower window. His evidence also went to shew that this procedure could not be effective in suppressing the fire, and also went to corroborate the preceding testimony as respected the assault on Douthwaite, who complained of his ankle as soon as he got up, before the cat-head at the top of the building. Ambrose Aspinall, 344 in the fire brigade, gave evi dence also, which went merely to show that his body occupied the whole of the aperture, the upper part of his person being through to allow the effective operation of the hose ; consequently any attempts made by a person below to play into that room must be vain, so far as the object of extinguishing the fire was concerned. Thomas Waring, a man in the employment of the proprietor of the premises, was called, and stated that he saw several of the police ascend one of the ladders, and come down again without doing anything. His account of the fracas tallied pretty nearly with that given pre viously, being decisive as to M`Donald throwing Douth waite down, and Burns subsequently placing him self upon the prostrate man's body. According to this witness, Aspinall's head was not within the window at the time he was played upon. John M`Ginnis, a porter, who was present on the occa sion of the fire, was next called. Saw one of the West of England men playing upon Aspinall ; conceived that the latter would not have obstructed the man had he wished to play in at the window. John Douthwaite, serjcant of police, who appeared to be lame, came forward to the witness-box. Like the preceding witness, he asserted that M'Donald was playing upon Aspinall, when he (witness) remonstrated with him, and then turned him aside, which act was followed by the assault. Mary Ann Scott, a young woman living in Limekiln lane, corroborated the evidence as regards the playing of water on Aspinall ; heard the crowd cry " shame.' Robt. Hodson, an assistant of the baths in Paul-street, called. Saw Aspinall going in through the window with a branch hose, and saw the pipe pointed by one of the fire men against him, and heard cries of " shame" from the crowd. _ _ _ At this stage, the foreman of the jury inquired if that were the case for the prosecution, and being; answered in the affirmative, a verdict of " not guilty" was given instantly. The Recorder fully concurred in the verdict, and re marked that the police had given their eviaence in a very commendable manner. He reprobated the jealousy evinced in the refusal, by some of that corps, to allow the West of England men the use of a ladder which did not appear to be in use, and concluded by hoping that, in future, there would be nothing like rivalry between the ukrties, unless it were a rivalry of energy and courage for the preservation of life and property. Just as the case ended, Mr. Serjeant Wilkins observed, that there was at that moment a fire in Burlington-street, which would give them the opportunity of illustrating their amicable feeling towards each other. DECISION IN THE CASE OF SUGAR PAPER. At the conclusion of the last case, the Recorder an nounced his intention of giving a decision in the appeal case brought before him some weeks since, in which Mr, E. Casson Hindley, the extensive and well-known grocer, was the appellant, and the Mayor of Liverpool the re spondent. On the return of the learned gentleman into the court after a short absence, he proceeded with his de cision. He referred to the case (particulars of which appeared in our paper at the time) by saying that a tech nical objection had been raised which he considered invalid ; but perhaps as the decision was an important one, the appellant himself would prefer the case being decided on its merits. By the 27th section of the sth and 6th of Wm. IV., the Weights and Measures Act. it is lawful for any inspector, duly authorised, at ail reasunat,le times, to enter any shop for the purpose of examining weights and measures, and if any parties shall be found to have weights and measures incorrect or unjust, he shall be liable to a penalty. According to the evidence of an inspector, duly authorised, he entered the shop of the appellant, and found his servant in the act of weighing sugar f pose of making it up in parcels, and observed the scale beam. At one end was a loose bowl, intended to receive the article to be weighed. Under this, and upon the prongs which supported it, was a piece of paper of the weight of five drachms ; the effect of this was that the article weighed in the bowl would be to the extent of 5 drachms under the proper weight ; the scale was perfectly correct and just. The question was, whether this paper rendered the scale an "unjust and in correct" weighing machine, withir nrlring • "the r.ct of Parliament. There co,. ue nc, of the paper caused the scale in use to weighing - machine, and the only qu the use that_ was made of them, was there any Evidence was the article which wa An incorrect idering gal posi- being weigi ;ven that with reference to sugar, ed, there has been an in London, Bristol. extensive, if not universal praci . ic Manchester, Glasgow, Li ver p oo l , . a paper wrapper with t .nd other towns, of modity, this course was reasonable. The scat this paper was attached was used to weigh the su was then put into a paper weight of 111 i. ; . tbe question th legality of this practice or custom seemed to him (the learned Recor say in that case there had been the scale. Now, before a custo supported by law, there were mai to be complied with ; it was not practice and custom in common pa If it wer and it was le to which Igor, which lawful, it to be too much to illegal r lopted or 11 portant requisites igh that it be the Ist be a cus- tom of great antiquity, strictly speaking, of Richard 1., who reigned at the close titry ; and he (the learned Recorder) turn out that sugar was not imported century. It was also requisite be disputed. Now, one dom been disputed, but it v at some time it had not bee requisite t d it would the 14th t the custom should not of the witnesses said it had sel to him that custom should lot quite c 1( it was, moreover d, though he ncipal any of t were not others purity. If it be iresent price of took itly- pound of any found the practic owns, yet it was not ( did not nrevai where w would it be lc when the price was much I common law, any person purcl commodity was entitled to one pound we lawwas certainly ; they ever the commodity, tl enforced by the statute point out the specific be measured. He here quoted IV., which determines the articles dupois, of 16 ounces to the pound, in which sugar, not being the exception, is included. He went on to show that the law practice generally pound by wi article is to William d by avoir- n purchasing com- modifies to allow a tare for the package, or else to specially for it. With respect to local customs, an in- stance was adduced where in the toy it had been usual to give 18 ounc weighing butter; the question was of Southampton, s to the pound, in rrought_into court, decision overruli the custom given If this were the law in the case of over weight, the converse must be good. The learned recorder extended his observations to considerable length, shedding much light on the points of law involved, and concluded by saying, that after mature consideration, he should decide that the convic- tion be confirmed ; but cons case, and the point being one bef time, he thought it must be confirmed without ►e importance of the ae court for the first Nir.yayne:appellant's solicitor fled tha pa of t the ques -3 learned s was only at the discret ecorder, as regarded the appellant. Lion of c LATEST FOREIGN AND COLONIAL TO ITALY THE FRENCH EXPEDITIM MARSEILLES, APRIL 17. The embarking of troops for Civita Vecchia commenced this morning. It is f pected that the fleet, composed of five steamers from hence on the 22nd or 23rd. The greater portion of the caval were put on board this morning. The embarking of tl mences this afternoon. The infantry has received orders to be ready by five o'clock to-morrow morning. The expeditionary division is composed of 10,000 men. tillery corn- THE WAR IN HUNGARY. APRIL I6.—Waitzen is, it is said possession of the imperialists of the bayonet. The news c morning, and will, doubtle General Bohm, our new VIENNA he point brought by a courier . this ;he e - veni papers procla- oration, info ill protect 1 of Vienna that he 1: but proceed With the greate ,everity public against all such as may attempt to disturb t peace. He, like Welden, word be a man of his Prince Windischgratz passed throng on his way to Olmutz. Vienna last night DENMARK AND THE DUCHL Our Hamburgh papers and correspondence a 18th instant. We learn from them that taken place in the operations of the bell' owing to the want on the German sid, of the pause has Laillery wherewith to cover their attack upon the island of Ansen which is held by a Danish force of about 18,000 men. Artillery, with bombs and other ammunition, is daily expected to arrive from Prussia, and the German troops are preparing to commence the attack with great energy the moment it has come. Our correspondent informs us that the spirit of the German troops is excellent, but that the Prussian regiments, especially the Landwehr, lack the martial enthusiasm which animated them in last year's campaign, that they grumble at the war, for which they cannot see the occasion, and though they will fight when ordered to do so, that their hearts will not go along with the work of their hands. The National affirms that the money demanded from Piedmont for the expenses of the war amounts to the exor bitant sum of 200 millions of francs, or eight millions sterling, and that Austria insists on the occupation of the fortress of Alessandria. Accounts from Italy represent Leghorn to be so strongly barricaded as to require a siege. Pisa has followed the example. The envoy of the Roman Republic at Paris has protested against the expe dition. EXECUTION OF THE UNCLE OF THE KING OF SIAM.— The Straits Times of the 7th of February gives the fol fowing account of the execution of the uncle of the King of Siam, Kroom Soon Yet, a powerful Prince and Prime Minister :—" It appears that for some time the King's uncle had been engaged in plots having for their object the elevation of himself to the throne. On the charge of treason he was convicted, and he admitted its truthful ness before suffering the consequences of the crime. The execution took place on December 20, when the bones of the Prince were broken by several men striking him with clubs of sandal wood : the first blow was inflicted on the back of the neck, and the prince fell senseless. Every bone of the body was then successively broken—that being the death prescribed for princes. Four of the head mi nisters of justice were beheaded about a week after the prince. Some servants of the prince were sentenced to be imprisoned for life, others for shorter periods were beaten, and to all torture was applied to make them con fess, after which they were branded in the forehead. THE RULING PASSION.— Lately an old miserly woman died in Manchester. She was upwards of ninety-three years of age, and her only surviving relative is a brother, aged eighty-nine. On her death-bcd she was very anxious about a box, which contained a large number of guineas and sovereigns. She did not like to entrust the key to any one, but, telling her miserable attendant to give the box to her brother, and while she was in extremis, Aso- lutely swallowed the key. DEATH or MR. H. ALDRIDGE.—On Thursday morn ing, Mr. Henry Aldridge, professor of music. in this town, died at his residence, in Clare-street, Islington. The de ceased had been for several weeks in a declining state of health. On Wednesday, he was taken ill while attending a rehearsal at the Liver Theatre, where he was under an engagement. The deceased left the theatre, and; be coming gradually worse, he died as above stated. He was a man well known and respected in the musical profession. He had held the situation of leader of the band at the Theatre-Royal, from the year 1815 until its close, a few months ago. He was about sixty-three years of age. THE ENGLISH MAILS.—On and after the 20th of June the present mode of despatching the mails between this and Liverpool will be changed. The city of Dublin contract vessels, the Iron Duke, Trafalgar, and Princess, will cease to act for the Post-office, and Admiralty steam ers will be started from Holyhead and Kingston for this service. The Liverpool mail will thus be forwarded via Holyhead. This change will not be received with satis faction by the public, who owe much to the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company, as well as to the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company. It is out of the ques tion to suppose that the Admiralty can carry the mail bags between the two countries as reasonably as either of the above -mentioned companies, notwit is free from the heavy port dues, lig have to pay.—Daily Nett which they RAPID DELIVERY OF LETTI gestion has been issued from the Post master-general is desirous of calling attention to the greater rapidity of delivery which would obviously be con sequent on the general adoption of street-door letter-boxes in private dwelling-houses, and wherever the postman is at present kept waiting. Letter-boxes of tin japanned The following sug- The - Post- may be purchased at ti about 3s. for a box open at the top to closed box with a glass door and lock. may be bought for about 9d., and a val% 35., and the carpenter's charge 2s. Gd. A slit in the door, with( of which is absolutely nc plain brass plate plate for about exceed 2s. or ate or box, (neither be made for about therefore, requested 2s. The attention of ho to the very moderate ex r power greatly to'promote the c ;ccelei•atidg the delive cts." in their respective dii pa ins he other ich io ll °f a ' „ o j)e , I ,"bor ito ;es , iuilu