The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-01-18 00:00:00

lan. 18, 1848. THE SILVER CRADLE.—At the Mayor's dinner, on Thursday last, his worship, in returning thanks for the ----. 1 .---... health of Mrs. Horsfall, informed the company that that The Dock Committee, on Thursday, obtained loans of lady had just augmented the number of her Majesty's saoney to the amount of £19,980, at 5 per cent. interest. subjects, and as she was, according to the legal decision On Tuesday, Owen Jones, who had just come from of the town-clerk, within the meaning of the charter, en- Wales for medical advice, and was lodging in Spring- titled to a silver cradle, it was his worship's intention not Place, fell down and di e d o f apoplexy. to offend against a venerable, and in his case, a profitable The fine stea m - s hi p Sarah Sands, having lately under- custom. It appears, if old records be true, that if a chili one extensive improvements, will sail for New York on be born to the chief magistrate during his year of office, naturday. his lady is entitle to a silver cradle for the baby at the ex- The royal mail steam-ship Acadia, under the charge of pense of the Corporation. her new commander, Captain J. Stone, sailed for Halifax EASTERN DISPENSARY : CHLOROFORM.—The utility of and Boston on Saturday, with the usual mails, and about this new discovery needs no further eulogies than the - fifty passenger s , effects produced by it in the case of a girl, fourteen years On Thursday, during the temporary absence of its in- of age, who had been for four years labouring under a mates, a house in Canning -street, Evertor), was entered, disease of the knee-joint. Mary Jones, the patient. was and £l6, (a £lO note and six sovereigns,) with a quantity put under the influence of the chloroform about half-past Qf valuable clothing, carried away. two o'clock on the afternoon of Thursday. The agent About a month ago, a young woman, named Martha being applied, the operation was successfully and scienti- Thompson, who, with her mother, keeps a school i n fi ca lly pe r formed by Mr. Lockwood. senior surgeon of Kirkdale, fell down stairs, and was so much injured that the institution. The whole process was effected in less she died on Tuesday last. than forty minutes, during which the poor child evinced On Monday, a person named John Bowie went to bed neither pain nor disturbance, but, on the contrary, abr in gopd ,health, on board the sloop Industry, and was lute repose. Upon her awakening, the operation being found d ea d next morning. The deceased was remarkably over, she looked calmly around her , and asked, "Oh ! is abstemi ous i n hi s habits, and died of apoplexy. it off ?" Her stomach was not at all affected. She re- On Wednesday afternoon, a lady was attacked in Ox- mained tranquil and composed during the night , and ex ford-street, by a young man who thrust his hand between pressed herself delighted at getting rid of so troublesome her muff and breast, and snatched a gold chain, but on an appendage so easily, and appears in every respect in a finding that there was no watch at the end of it, made fair way of doing well. There were present several pro elf without using further violence. fessional gentlemen. all of whon. testified their satisfaction The dispensaries are now in great want of assistance. at the success of the chloroform, and the expert manner During the past year thirty-seven thousand persons re- , in which the operation was performed eeived medical r e li e f from these institutions, and we know ANOTHER OPERATION ON A PATIENT UNDER THE of no object to which the funds of the benevolent can be INFLUENCE OF CHLOROFORM.—On Friday night t last, more usefully a pp ropr i ate d . an athletic men, who, by an accident, has sustained a rac- The Corporation obtained in the Bail Court, on Satur- ture of the right thigh hone, close to the pelvis, and also day , a rule nisi to show cause why the judgment of the a compound fracture of the left leg, underwent, at the Recorder in the recent claims made by Mr. Snowball and Northern Hospital, in presence of several gentlemen, an others against the Health Committee for compensation operation, while he was under the influence of chloroform, for loss of office, should not be quashed. meeting was held in the Concert Hall, Lord It A public honoraryperformed surgeons . Williamof the institution. Henry Bainbrigge, Amputationo ne ofof theth e Nelson -street, on Friday, for the purpose of pa u s i sirz reso- thih was effected in the most skilful manner by that gen lutions in favour of the abolition of capital Mr. W. Rathbone took the chair, and the sp . ;I t s ment. tleinan, at twelve o'clock on the night stated. The patient Mr. John Smith, Mr. C. Gilpin, Mr. L. completely did the inhalation of Mr. Vincent, a era were was not aware, until . he awoke on Saturday morning, of Heyworth, and what had taken place, so . . DEATH.— Saturday morning, SUDDEN DE aged 72 , named f 1 , the chloroform..fi find that all sensation issednosaintgiown of well. We le O ar n n m fr a o k tn in a g g, as a fema l e, ' inquiries, we n Ellen Jones, residing in Midgliall-street' 1 gentleman who was present at a former successful opera was assisting h er d aug h ter to carry water from the cellar, ! tion by Mr. Bainbrigge, which we noticed last week, that she suddenly fell down and expired. She had previously , we, by mistake, stated that Mr. B. was house surgeon of been in a declining state of health. At the inquest, before the institution named, in place of " one of the honorary Mr. Curry, held on the same day, the verdict returned t surgeons," who alone perform operations. ' was "death from apoplexy." A THIEF IN DISGUISE.—The neighbourhood of Wind- FATAL ACCIDENT. —About one o'clock on Wednesday sor-street was thrown into a state of excitement on the •morning, as a woman was passing along Graft on -street, 6th instant. A woman entered the house of a lady in she observed fire issuing out of a cellar occupied by a Buckingham-terrace, and requested her to purchase some woman named Margaret Ball. Alarm was given and the , articles of wearing apparel, which she produced. They cellar door w as f orce d open, when the whole room wa s , were of a very inferior description, and the l a dy re f use d. found in a bl aze, an d Mrs.' Ball, the only inmate, was , The woman became offensively importunate, and her burnt to death. 1 language and actions were extremely coarse, which On Tuesday Lord Stanley, Lord Anson, the Hon. aroused the suspicion of the lady, who, upon a close in- Colonel Stanley, and Captain Horuby met at Rainford to spection of her countenance, discovered, to her astonish shoot. over Lord Derby's preserves. The total head of ment and terror, that it was a man dressed in female at game killed by the party was 416, which was sent off to I tire. The lady, assuming all the composure and firmness the Liverpool market. On Wednesday Sir John Gerard I she could command, told him to quit the house imme and three friends shot, at Moss Bank, near St. Helen's, i diately, or she would call her husband. The fellow said 124 head of game. ' very coolly, "Is your husband at home, then ?" She COMPLIMENTARY DlNNER.—Messrs.Wilmerand Smith said, "Yes," and commenced to call him by name. The gave last night to persons in their employ a most excellent ruffian very nimbly collected his goods and made off. To dinner at the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-street. The add to her terror, just as he turned the door his cloak -chair was occupied by Mr. Wintle, and after the usual flew open, and she saw a pistol in his hand. As soon as toasts and songs, and a high compliment to the worthy this was made known the inhabitants became alarmed ; host, the company, nearly 30 in number, separated, all search was made, but no one could tell which direction he expressing the great enjoyment they experienced. took, although many had seen him lurking about before SPECIE IMPORTS. —Since our last the following vessels, he entered the house. with specie, have arrived in the Mersey • namely, the IMPOSTORS.—It is well, at the p resen t ti me , w h en the re packet-ship Li verpoo l , f rom New York, £lO,OOO, and the are so many claims upon the means of the benevolent, to Texan, from Mazatlan, 30,000 dollars, arrived on Tuesday; caution the public against impostors, who endeavour to the Abbots Reading, from Islay, with dollars and bars of reap a harvest in the general scramble for relief. We silver amounting in value to 100,000 dollars, arrived on have had placed in our hinds a document purporting to Wednesday ; and the steam-ship Hibernia, from New be a " certificate" signed for " John Booth," in behalf of York, £90,000, arrived on Sunday. his " orphan niece," Ann, aged ten years, stated to have On Wednesday, Mary Matthews, a prisoner in the Bo- been " deaf and dumb from her birth ;" setting forth rough Gaol, died from bronchitis. She was tried at the that her uncle (the bearer) is a person of excellent cha sessions in March last, on a charge of felony, and sent- racter ; and desirous to raise " a sum sufficient to defray enced to transp or t at i on f or seven years.— O n the same her expenses for admission into the School for the Deaf day another prisoner, named James M'Kenna, died in the and D um b i n thi s t own f or f our years , w ith c l o thi ng , & c. , gaol hospit a l f rom gangrene of the legs, the result of na- as requi re d by th a t es t a bli s h ment ." Th e case i s , accor di ng turd causes. H e h a d b een committed' is, the 29th De- to this document, recommended to the benevolence of the camber last, as a vagrant. Christian public, is dated " Vestry-room St. Mary's, THEAT RE - ROYAL.—The Th ea t re -R oya l was su dd enly Kirkdale, " and appears to have been signed by the Rev. closed on Saturday week, in consequence of Mr. Simpson, D. James, the minister, H. M'Neile, and a large number the lessee, having demanded from Mr. Coleman, the sub- of th e mos t respecta bl e i n di v id ua l s o f th e c l ergy an d l a it y lessee, three months' r en t i n a d vance. This not being of the town and neighbourhood. Amounts are appended. forthcoming Mr. Simpson, we hear, locked up - the doors. A few, and very few, of the signatures may possibly be Mr. Macready was in Liverpool ready to fulfil his engage- genuine, the parties having been deceived. The mass of ment, last week, as announced, but on being informed of them, though most ingeniously done, and evidently by an the state of affairs he returned to London. adept in this kind of work, are clearly forgeries. To add __LIVERPOOL A RT UNlON.—the drawing for the var i ous t o t h e d ece i t, the name of Mr. W m. Smith, assistant allotment s in this union took place or, Tuesday. The ti 1. overseer, is not only amongst the list pf donors, but ap k2W.ing is th e a ll o t ment o f t h e prizes :—Thornas Boucle pears to a voucher, at the conclusion, to the authenticity i , E . James Prowe, £2O; John Fairclo ug h, £5 :H. C urry, o f the " document, " and is very craftily worded, in order ' .4. y . , John Okill, .£2O ; W. T. M`G regor , £5 ; Miss B. (in its language) "to prevent any improper use being Atkinson, £5 ; Thomas Harrison, £3O ; Th omas G i bb ons, ma d e o f t hi s test i mon i a l . " £ 2 5 ; Robert Henderson, £10; J. F. Anderson, £lO ; DEATH BY A FALL FROM A MAST-HEAD.—An inquest George Withers, £lO ; Thom as W ar b urton, £2O ; R. C. was held on Saturday, before Mr. Curry, on view of the Gardner, £5 ;S. Walters, £l5 ; and Jam es Clough, £5. body of Richard R. Pietch, a youth of eighteen years of The inv es ti ga ti on i nto the affairs of Messrs. Boydell age, who belonged to, and had served for two voyages in and Williams at the bankruptcy court, has been again the American ship Ashburton. It appeared that on Fri schourued. Mr. Dodge contended that the bankrupts day forenoon deceased was taking a strap off the wizen ought not to pass, as a great number o f l eaves h a d b een roy a l mas t-h ea d o f th e s hi p , ( th en lyi ng i n th e W a t er l oo abstra c t e d f rom the letter book. The bankrupts account- Dock,) when he lost his hold, and felt head first on the ed . for the omission, of many of these by saying that they thick iron rail of the bulwarks below, which was much related to private matters, but as sufficient explanation bent by the force of the falling body, which instantly as not given . about the remainder, the commissioner said dropped into the dock and disappeared. Grappling-irons that further inquiry was _nece ssary : were procured, and he was got up in about ten minutes, FATAL EFFECTS OF INTOX I man named James Hargreaves,cagevedrox.—On Saturday, a quite dead, and with blood oozing from his ears. The ou t, and who resides coroner said the question simply was,—did the deceased in Toxteth-park, where he had bee his age d 48, from the docks, die from dislocation of the neck, from the fracture of the when he pro 4 n m w e o t r o king, in a stat e of intoxication, head, or by drowning, or otherwise. The jury first re proceeded up stairs to bed—but, like most turned a verdict to the effect that death was caused by the drunken people, he was not contented with his situation fall, on the opinion that he was instantly killed by hitting ther the rail ; but this not being sufficiently definite, the corm kitchen.e and got up again, with the view of coming to the ' his footing,ln doing so, however, he unfortunately missed , net required a re-consideration, as there was no evidence fell, and so fractured his skull upon the stairs, show that death immediately ensued through the body to that he died from the injuries in a few hours afterwards. of deceased striking the rail. The jury, upon this, re surev TOMS APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. R. Chapman, landing quired a post mortem examination. Mr. Tearne, assistant Mr, Howe of the second class, has been selected to succeed surgeon to the Northern Hospital, to which the body had p M artm ll e owe as inspector -general of the Warehousing De- been taken, had previously said he could not assign the nt of the London Customs. An additional insp ec _ cause of death without a post mortem examination, which tor -general is also appointed at Liverpool, and Mr. St. the coroner deemed unnecessary, and an expense to the tals been of the landing surveyors of the port of London, county. The coroner said it rarely happened that death en selected for the very responsible office. Mr. Barber, landing surveyor of Liverpool, and Mr. Rolls, ensued instantaneously from the greatest violence of an accident. Some little life was generally left ; and if, after landing waiter of the first class in the port of London' the deceased struck the ship, the smallest portion of life succeed Messrs . Chapman and St. John as landing sur: remained, which was afterwards extinguished by the water, veyors on the London establishment. T HE BRUNSWICK C LUB. —T h i s club has now been the death (in law) was caused by th e d rown i ng . If a man were stabbed through the heart, and instantly fell over opened a fort n i g ht, an d it has during that time gained into the water, in which the remains of life were extin a ____ en character th a t cannot f a i l to aid its ultimate success. guished, that would be a case in which "death by drown- When a single i n di v id ua l professses to give to the public ing " should be returned. He himself should have no advantageshis they never b e f ore possessed, and to place them hesitation, were he on the jury , in finding a verdict which the ies own management, h e i s apt to be regarded in he trusted would be satisfactory. He should say the de same light as th e pu ffi ng quack of the age ; but when ceased was drowned.—The jury persisted in requiring a the full, and more than the full terms of the prospectus post mortem.—The coroner said he entirely dissented are fulfilled , his situ a ti on b ecomes at least enviable. from their expressed opinion ; but he was glad, in one . B.ll_ c h i s th e ca se of th e wor th y h ost of the Brunswick— respect, that they had so maintained their position, as it _ Whiteman." lie originated tl4 Brunswick Club --h e would show that he had been wrongly accused when it dissued a prospectus with advantages so great the publi c was stated elsewhere that he had an undue influence on oubted their realisation ; but on its opening every feature the jury of his court, which led to useless expense : the is complete ; and he has resigned the:management to a question l a y, h owever , w ith them as to their verdict. He committee of annual m em b ers. T o those confined at then directed the post mortem to be taken and adjourned business durin g the day, the society offers the greatest the case to Monday (yesterday), when a verdict was re relaxation—news-room , gymnas i um, billiard, chess, li- turned that the deceased died from a fracture in the skull, brary—and all for the trifling sum of ss. per quarter. caused by the fall. The members, we learn, now numbers nearly 300. LAUNCH AT PATRICK.—On Saturday afternoon, a THE NORTH -SHORE COTT ON-MII L.—lt is indicative of large iron steamer, named the Trafalgar, built for the tom slight improvement in the demand for cotton yarn City of Dublin Steam Navigation Company, was launched all find that this only cotton mill in our town, and in which from the building-yard of Messrs. Tod and M'Gregor. ttleoperations had ceased for about four months, has within I Patrick. The circumstance having been previously made last three weeks partially resumed. The mill, when Public, and the day being fine, the banks of the river were fully employed, gave b rea d to nearly 1000 persons. It lined with spectators, eager to witness the interesting now _parlgives . employment to from 200 to 300 workers, for six spectacle ; and the masts of all the vessels in the vicinity iamentary days " during the week, or 58 hours in were decorated with a profusion of flags. The scene on _ 0 hours on five days from Monday, and eight hours altogether had a very gay and animated appearance. In a n tSaturday. Two card-rooms and a throstle -room are the building-yard there were a number of ladies, as also tion has portions of the large building in which the resump- Captain Sarsfield, marine superintendent of the City of r has taken place, and throstle yarn is produced chiefly Dublin Steam Navigation Company, and other gentlemen efm ex o portation. Even this, however, is aceptable to those interested in steam navigation. The necessary prepare _ pl t ye e d, whom Mr. North, the managing partner, has, tions having been completed, about twenty minutes past with the usual consideration, as far as possible, selected two o'clock the signal was given, and the ceremony of most needy of his former workers who conducted , however naming the vessel h av i ng b een e ffi c i ent l y per f ormed b y t hemselves with prop r i e t y . I t i s questionable Miss Mackinlay, the Trafalgar glided gracefully into the anrnngto the yet d epresse d state of the market, and the water, amid the firing of cannon and the h ear ty accla te d a nt expenses of keeping up the premises — a t work mations of all present. Ample precautions having been or not—in insurance from fire, rates, watchm en , &e whe taken, n o t th e s li g ht est acc id ent occurred during the they any p ro fit i s d er i ve d ,b y the proprietors. ', - launch ; and it may be mentioned, as reflecting no small THE NORTHERN HOSPITAL.—At the annual meeting credit on the vigilance of the builders, that the same of this institution, on Tuesday, W. Brown, Esq., M.P , thing can be said with respect to th e w h o l e o f th e nume presided. Mr. A n d erson, th e h on. secretary, read the rous launches which have taken place from their yards. report, from which it appeared that during the year the The Trafalgar has been built for the City of Dublin receipts and the expenditure of the institution were Steam Navigation Company, and is intended, we under about equal, leaving a balance to the debit of the stand, to carry the mail between Liverpool and Dublin. institution of £BB3 4s. Od. The secretary then stated 1 She is SOO tons burthen, and her engines, of 350 horse that during the past year 2632 cases had been relieved, power, are constructed on the oscillating principle. It is which were a very considerable increase on any previous expected, from her beautiful mould, that a high rate of year, owing to the construction of new docks at the north speed will be attained; while at the same time, to fit her end of the town, by which many accidents were constantly for making the passage in all weathers, she has been happening. They had found it necessary to increase the built in the strongest possible manner, and may be a ccommodations at the hospital, and yet the increase was safely classed as the strongest steamer that has yet insufficient. The number of beds at present available been launched on the Clyde. She has excellent cabin 'was 105, and there was roo m i n th e h osp i ta l f or 170, but accommo d at i on, an d i s i nten d ed to be fitted UD in they were unable to provide them for want of funds. At a very superior style. We understand the vessel -.present they had from ten to twenty beds on the floor, I will be immediately towed up to the harbour, for and this had continued for three months. Out of the 1 the purpose of receiving her engines, which are all cases during the year, 1397 h a d arisen fro.,, accident, a n d I ready, and she will, in all probability, be fin a lly coin the rest were general medical and su rg i ca l cases ; 1942 pleted and a t sea i n th e course o f t wo mon th s . Aft er t h e -had be en cured and 149 died, Th e c h a i rman , in moving launch had taken place, a numerous party adjourned for the adoption of the report, paid a high compliment to the purpose of dedicating a bumper to the Trafalgar. Mr. Anderson, to whose exertions, the chairman said, the Health and prosperity t o M essrs . T o d an d M'G regor hospital owe d i ts very existence. having al,o been proposed, Mr. M'Gregor acknowledged DEATH ACCELERATED BY AN ATTEMPT AT SELF-DE- the compliinent, and begged to propose "Success to the _ at ttueviox.—An i nques t was h e ld on S aturday, before the Ci ty of Dublin Steam Navigation Company, " which borough coroner, on view of the body o f J ames Sh er id an, h av i ng Lech in existence, he observed, for twenty-four aged 62, who lived in a cellar in Edgar -street. Deceased years, had at length thought of coming north for the bad been in declinin g health and low spirits for som e ti me, purpose cf getting a vessel built for themselves. and had i n earlier life been a hard drinker. He and hi s They had sent their marine superintendent, Captain Sars l.rife had latterly been in receipt of a s ma ll sum wee k ly field to insp e ct the stea m er, ar i d he also b egge d t o propo se ;from the parish. On Thursd a y h e was t a k en out of his the health of that gentleman. Captain Sarsfield replied, ,bed, and pl ace d on a chair near the fire, his wife sitting by observing that he had witnessed the proceedings of that llim• Unobserved he got hold of a razor that lay on a . day with much gratification, for a finer vessel he had table behind him, and inflicted a wound in his throat. His never seen launched ; and he had no doubt that the corn wife got hold of his hand, and took the razor from him. Pant' with whom lie had the honour of being connected The wound bled but little, and he did not appear to he would soon be induced to come to the same quarter for a "worse, taki ng hi s usual nourishment. As he re quested a repetition of the dose. The health of Miss Mackinlay doctor to be sent for, Mr. Callan, surgeon, of Mars - bone, and the other ladies present was also duly honoured. We - was sent for, and promptly attending, stitched up the wound, applied a plaster, and ordered the patient a pint of may add, that in the yard from where the Trafalgar was wine, of which launched, we observed other two iron steamers on the stocks, one of which, belonging to the Peninsular and he drank about one-half diluted, but died the same evening, Mr. Callan (who had, as stated by the Oriental Steam Navigation Company, is intended for 'poor infirm widow, paid every attention to the deceased, China, and the other, a larger vessel than the Trafalgar, and also greatly relieved herself) ve it as his o " to sail between Liverpool and Belfast. We cannot but that natural death in this case was accelerated bpvlatiohne rejoice at the celebrity which our Clyde ship-builders have around deceased had inflicted upon himself. The jury vtturned a verdict accordingly, attrib ' obtained, were it for no other reason than the amount of ntihtey.vernpte,4 i and workmen.—North British Mail. a 1 employment which it enables them to give to builders Irtdeide to the influence of " temporaryut'innsag total 11035. 184 g. ..........fi Alm and the speoP s of the tat without all Company°' of a teup, whi t e damage i < . : irs two we" the otber4 amount of, 23 miles c' £81,077 for far the car' passene ned ; be 3M ig week 860. ._ : „1 1 ° £47, wn' x.—At his molly.' I to: seve , to over' usual rate' d 18 mile' 'wee of tbl he lives o i side of tbl )vered th' rails beell must We tAILW • e whole !sford, line fronl, seven sen d rd statt . '", Lying Wee e the pee' inkmentn. Go nest', e hundre d grid riffter• nd'' of the lianthani , ectors ex' "Prog° numb, were p ai d t to over who Were' Did style' eibly premew' tabularl trbaneeel on s, SO! )arbarny radon the and but' CrOr d by s l4° y night; hem nme 7EsTEI I ; I4 ,ce calle d hampto n ement o f a stem; Dall ; defect' lent, the stay 09 athamP' es wh en in order with a the Pa s ' it wit h Mart' g the :he fir s crushe d toker of 3 former )RTfil plale o f even is fist°, a 4th 0' a larg e eon t° Y. .fore IR 'r of $ l3 for tae .cted ;he Big; a e mod .ono .; mongs' ture b l Ping 1 he there" bad t° f r iend sent tf. %ale ° r thro l Quebec reek 1,0 a jestY Lion 0 a in t i tion re forio . an d ce, Lble re 3. n bro nd 0 9 1 )ers° n , e ' or rest. 0 3;11 1 Y ot o f tue ell,b Chu' TIE LlVlZrellit STANDARD. LOCAL MEETINGS. SELECT VESTRY.—On Tuesday a special meeting of this body was held to consider the charges brought against M. Bradshaw, one of the district medical officers, refer ring to his having brought fever patients to the outer door of their cellars and houses, and questioned them there.. A number of persons who had been ill of fever were pre sent, and stated that Mr. Bradshaw had attended them and did not require them to be brought to the door, and several medical gentlemen, including Mr. Batty, Dr. Torbock, &c., were examined as to the mode of treatment adopted by Mr. Bradshaw, and gave it as their opinion that it was not advisable to bring such patients to the air without having previously personally seen whether the sick persons could hear it. Mr. Bradshaw then said a few words in his defence, dwelling chiefly on the number of patients he had to attend, upwards of 200, and the diffi— culty he had in getting them to open their windows. He admitted having adopted the practice complained of, but was willing to abandon it. The vestry then, on this un derstanding, passed a resolution that Mr. Bradshaw be continued in the offize. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—On Wednesday, this board held its usual weekly meeting. On the application of some Irish paupers for relief, the Chairman said the Board had come to the resolution, a few weeks ago, to suspend giving relief to all those persons who had not re sided in the township of Toxteth-park beyond five years. There was provision made for the poor in Ireland, and it was, therefore, their intention to send all back who applied here for relief. Mr. Lathom, relieving-officer, reported that he had been presented with a bill, amounting to £1 19s. fitl., for ale and porter for a female who had been a patient in the fever ward. Upon inquiry, he found that thr allowance was ordered by Mr. Kenyon, the house surgeon, and that for six weeks after she had become con valescent she was in the receipt of a pint of ale per day.. A conversation ensued upon the matter, some of the mem bers complaining of the present system of granting such allowances, and it was requested that in future the house surgeon should apprize the relieving-officer of those re quiring such necessaries, and that he should see after their administration. An assistant to the master of the work house, during his indisposition, was appointed, and the master was granted a fortnight's leave of absence. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—There were present Mr. Moore (in the chair) and sixteen other members. It was agreed to let some land on the west of th" Brunswick dock to Messrs. Chaloner and Fleming—the committee to resume possession at any time, and the land to remain in the tenants' possession until the Ist of May only, under a penalty.—lt appeared from the annual return, that last year there had passed inwards and outwards through the North and Victoria Channels, 28,555 vessels, and through the Rock Channel, 8471. During the same period, 4897 gallons of oil had been burnt at the light-houses and light ships, and 13,264 wicks. Mr. William Gellard was ap pointed master of George's Dock, at a salary of £250 a year and a house.—An additional berth was appointed in the south-east corner of the Coburg Dock for the Halifax and Boston steamers.—A letter was read from Captain Christie, of the Princess, Dublin Mail steamer, requesting to be paid the expenses of furnishing a model and draw ings of the new landing stage, on the ground that the principle adopted by Mr. Cubitt wes exactly the same as that submitted by the applicant, who was an unsuccessful candidate for the prize. The exception is that, in Capt. Christie's plan, but two ranges of pontoons (to float the stage) were suggested, ranging with the current of the tide, up and down, while Mr. Cubitt's pontoons are numerous, and cross the tide at right angles in its rise and tall. The Chairman said that the Committee had acted with great liberality in giving the prizes, for they had given them to parties whose plans were not adopted. He did not think the question should be re-opened, and the committee, concurring in this, did not entertain the proposition.--The Chairman requested the sub-commit tees to furnish a list of what printing and stationery they would require during the next twelve months, as nearly as they could, to enable the Committee to ascertain whether, as was done by the Corporation, it could be contracted for.—Mr. Mann said the principal returns would come from the treasurer's office and the Albert Dock-office. The matter was of great importance, as last year the cost of printing, stationery, and advertising amounted to £sooo.—Mr. Tobin said Mr. Mann,s objection to the present plan seemed to be that there had been a great deal of canvassing. Why, there was not an office for which there not canvassing ! Even for the Mayor there was canvassing, and also for members of parliament. He thought it was making a great deal about nothing.—The Dock Bill came next to be considered, and the Chairman was called upon to explain. He said the Parliamentary Committee would have to be instructed as to whe ther their labours would be limited to the oppo sition of certain most outrageous clauses in the Bir kenhead Dock Bill, or whether any further efforts should be made for going on with their own. They should either make some further appeal to the Coun cil, or place something on their minutes to show they wished to apply to parliament. If they went to parlia ment, and asked for more time, they would be discharging their obligation. The position in which they were placed was simply this: they went to the Council, asking for £200,000 to build warehouses. The objection in Council was, that that sum was too little. Some said they ought to ask for £500,000, others said £BOO,OOO, and some went as far as a million. The committee afterwards asked for £300,000, and they were thrown back on account of the omission of the rating clause. The Council then passed a resolution, restricting the measures for which they should be allowed to go to parliament, or, rather, for which they, as trustees, should go. The committee then altered their bill, in strict accordance with the resolution of the Council, (except the enabling clause to treat for the North Shore,) and, after four hours' debate, the bill was thrown out on the spur of the moment, on a resolution brought forward there and then. He (the Chairm.n) was anxious the Committee should stand in a correct position, and that they should be fully and fairly exonerated from the charge of breaking faith, in not going to parliament. The other objects in the bill were of sufficient importance to go to par liament for, and were necessaryfor the working of the docks. They had purchased £lOO,OOO (for which they might now have to pay double the sum) worth of property, and, if they did not proceed, that would stand idle. It was important that they could appropriate the warehouses free of rent. If they went to parliament to oppose the Birkenhead bill, their non-compliance with the recent act would be thrown in their teeth in the Parliamentary Committee, where the most unmeasured language was made use of. The Dock Solicitor was of opinion that the proceedi_igs were within the acts. Many of the Council must have voted in ignorance of the facts.—Mr. Holt suggested, and the Chairman concurred, that if the speaker of the House of Commons were applied to, and the rating clause inserted, all difficulty would be got over. If not, the Chairman thought that, by the addition of two words, the powers of the Albert Dock Act might be extended to the new bill. The Chairman subse quently added, that they had delayed the making of the Harrington Dock solely on account of the enormous pressure on the timber trade. They had gone to the expense of between £5,000 and £6,000 in making their plant, with engine -house, which remained unproductive. —Mr. Henderson thought the question had been fully argued, and decided by so overwhelming a majority, that the Council would again throw out the bill. .The Chairman said they could not calculate what the deci sion of the Council would be, as they had already passed two resolutions diametrically opposed to each other. After some further conversation, the following resolution, which was proposed by Mr. Shand, and seconded by Mr. Sandbach, was carried, Mr. Tobin and Mr. Henderson only dissenting :—" That this committee, being desirous of keeping faith with the Legislature, and conceiving it of great importance to proceed to Parliament during the present session, in compliance with the 60th section of the 9th and 10th Victoria, refer it to the Parliamentary Sub-committee to frame such a bill as may best meet the exigencies of the case as it now stands, and to extend the provisions of the existing acts." Mr. Wood retired before the division took place. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS The adjourned meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday, when the proceedings of the Courts of Law and St. George's-hall Committee were read by the Town clerk. The committee recommended that these buildings be insured against fire in the sum of £lo,ooo.—Mr. J. B. LLOYD, in moving the confirmation of the proceedings, thanked the Mayor, on behalf of the committee, for the feeling manner in which his worship had announced the death of Mr. Elmes, the architect.—The proceedings were confirmed. The proceedings of the Markets Come ittee comprised recommendations to appoint Mr. Abraham Luya as super intendent to St. John's Market, and the markets con nected therewith, at the salary of 1:250 per annum ; Mr. Isaac Hutchinson, as superintendent of St. James's, Cleveland-square, and Gill-street Markets, at the salary of £225 per annum ; Mr. James Stonehouse, as super intendent of St. Martin's, Pownall-square, the Hay and Pig Markets, at the salary of £lBO per annum. The proceedings of the Gaol and House of Correction Committee were read. It appeared from these proceed ings, that the Mayor having communicated to the com mittee certain reports relative to the officers of the gaol, a committee, consisting of Mr. Rushton and others, was appointed to investigate the circumstances. The com mittee reported tl-at the gaol contained 890 prisoriers ; and the Town-clerk was authorised to ascertain whether prisoners from Liverpool could be accommodated at any of the other gaols in the country. The Town-hall Establishment Committee reported that they saw no reason whatever to alter the resoluti on th ey had adopted last year, of refusing the use of the Town hall to the Liverpool Licensed Victuallers' Association for their annual ball, and they resolved that th e applica tion sent in this year by that association, for the u.,e of the hall for the same purpose, be respectfully declined. The Town-clerk read a memorial from the Licensed Victuallers' Association, signed " Timothy Parkinso n , chairman," requesting the Council to reconsider their application of the 25th November, for the us e o f th e Town-hall rooms for their annual charity ball, and ex pressing a hope that a deputation from that as soc i a ti on might be permitted to meet the committee, with a view to an explanation of any misunderstanding, and a reversal of the decision of the Council.—lt was resolved to refer the matter back to the committee. The proceedings of the Ilea g Committee, i nc l u di ng wash-houses and baths, comprised a recom men d at i on to . accept the tender of William Rose to cleanse middens and ash-pits for five years, at £10,400 per annum ; a re solution that it is not desirable or expedient to admit re porters to the meetings of the committee ; a r eso l u ti on that all sewers applied for, which the engkieer reports compatible with the general arrangemeti., be proceeded with upon the applicants' advancing the requisite funds, upon the terms and at the rate the Council are then paying for loans on the sewer rate; a resolution that it he recommended to the Council to adopt the public act for establishing baths and wash-houses, and to raise a sum not exceeding £25,000 for the purposes of the act, it being competent to the Council to pay the interest oh such sum annually out of the surplus income ; and a recommenda tion that Dr. Duncan be required to devote himself ex clusively to the duties of his office, and that his salary be £750 per annum. Mr. PARKER moved that reporters be admitted. to. the weekly meetings of the Health Committee, so far.as re gards public business. Mr. WALTHEW seconded the motion. Mr. RATHBONE was sorry to be obliged to give the motion a direct negative. The Council divided, when there appeared, for the motion, 20 ; against it, 24; The motion was cousequently lost. After some discussion, upon the motion of Mr. Lace, seconded by Mr. Harbord, the salary of £750 was granted to. Dr. Duncan. Upon the motion of Mr. Lace, the proceedings ofothe Water Committee were postponed. In moving their postponement, Mr. Lace took occasion to observe that the Council would be glad to hear there was more than the expected sufficiency of water at Rivington Pike. Mr. Hawksley reported that he thought he should be able to procure 23,500,000 gallons daily. The actual quantity, measurement, daring the last twelve months, was now ascertained to be 24,000,000 gallons, being half a milllion more than Mr. Hawksley's estimate. Mr. LACE then moved the next portion of the proceed ings, which related to the erection of baths and wash houses. It was proposed to the Council to adopt the pub lic Act for establishing baths and washhouses, and to raise a surn not exceeding £25,000 for the purpose of the Act, it being competent to the Council to pay the interest. on such sum, annually, out of the surplus income of the Corporation. As Mr. Parker had a iistinct motion on the subject, he withdrew it, on the understanding that the payment of the interest should be made obligatory on the borough fund, and that the interest be paid for this year out of the surplus income of the Corporation.—Agreed to. Mr. S. HOLME then moved that the salary of Mr. Rushton be raised from £l3OO to £l6OO, He said that he was not sorry that the increase proposed last year was not made, because it had given him an opportunity of making himself acquainted with the routnie of the.busi ness of the police-court. Since then he had made himself acquainted with the nature of that gentleman's duties, and conceiving that he had last year committed•an act of injustice to that gentleman, he felt it to be his duty now to come forward and do an act of justice to an honourable man who discharged his duty in such a way as to reflect the utmost credit on the town at large. Mr. Holme then entered, into a minute detail of the nature, extent and complicated character of the multifarous business which was transacted in the court of the stipendiary magistrate. He believed it was a fact that from the judgments of that gentleman very few criminals escaped—a convincing proof that his judgments are a great saving to the town. (Hear. hear.) He then read an extract from a private letter from a baronet in London, with a view of proving that Mr. Rushton transacted more business than any two of the London magistrates. The prudence and sagacity of Mr. Rushton had caused the withdrawal of many clauses from acts of parliament, which, if allowed to be carried out, would have been very injurious to the bur gesses at large. He thought that it was his duty and the duty of the Council to defer, in particular to the opinion which they entertained of Mr. Rushton. It was of the utmost importance for them to retain the services of such a man as Mr. Rushton, for if he were removed it would be a loss, not only to the magistracy of the town, but it would be a loss which would be felt by the Corporation itself. In conclusion, he would state to the Council that the vote which he gave last year was in ignorance of a great many of the details of the business connected with his office, and such being the case he would leave the matter in the hands of the Council, by moving the resolution of which he bad given notice. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE begged leave to second the mo tion. Mr. COOPER thought they had no right to vote away the public money in such a manner. He thought that the present salary of Mr. Rushton was quite sufficient for any stipendiary magistrate. He thought that they should have two courts, and that the business of one of them should be presided over by the borough magistrates. He then proceeded to read several extracts from Mr. Holme's former speech, with the view of showing the consistency between it and that which he had just made. He (Mr. Holme) had told them, in his speech of last year, that the press was very useful for preserving people's speeches, and keeping them in pickle; and he (Mr. Cooper) hoped that the press would keep this speech of Mr. Holme's in pickle —(hear, and laughter.)—in order that the public might know what dependence could be placed on their great guns. Mr. PARKER regretted that he was not in possession of a copy of a speech delivered by Mr. Holme when this sub ject was last before the Council, for since then Mr. Holme seemed to have found the philosopher's stone, or to have discovereu perpetual motion, or to have made some other great and grand discovery, the change which had come over his views was so very extraordinary and unaccount able. _ _ _ _ The MAYOR confessed that bad the present proposition been to raise Mr. Rushton's salary to £lBOO he should support it. He admitted that he like Mr. liolme had op posed the grant of £5OO additional last year ; hut now he knew more of Mr. Rushton's duties than he did then, and he had experienced the value of Mr. Rushton's services during the short time he had been in office. Seeing that the majority of the Council were decidedly in favour of the present motion, he thought it would only be an act of courtesy to Mr. Rushton if it were allowed to psss unani mously. (Applause, and cries of " Vote.") The Council divided, when there appeared—for the mo tion, 33 ; against it. 15. For—Messrs. Walthew, Woodruff, Rathbone, Preston, Morris, Evans, Stitt, Hill, Hornby, Aikin, Holt, Tinne, Harbord, Rogers, S. Holme, Tobin, Gardner, W. Earle, Plumpton. C. H. Lawrence, J. ooker. Lae, Watson, Jones, T. Lloyd, Benn, Mann, Swainson, Holmes, J. Lawrence, Brancker, Nicol, and the Mayor. Against—Messrs. Littledale. Horsfall, Henderson, Ro binson, Toulmin, Rimmer, Roydon, Danson, J. B. Lloyd, Bennett, Parker, Hodgson, Cooper, Wood, and Procter. The Council then proceeded to the election of an alder man, in the place of the late Alderman Bushby. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE moved the appointment of Mr. J. H. Turner, which was seconded by Mr. J. Lawrence. Mr. Alderman HonGsoN moved that Mr. Francis Shand be appointed, which was seconded by Mr. Booker. The Council divided, when there appeared—For Mr. Turner, 25 ; for Mr. Shand 17. Mr. Turner was accord ingly declared duly elected. MEETING ON THE TEA QUESTION On Friday, at noon, an important and influential meet ing was held in the Sessions House, for the purpose of endeavouring to induce the government to reduce the du ties on tea. The chair was occupied by the Mayor, T. B. Horsfall, Esq. Amongst those present were William Rathbone, Esq., William Jackson, Esq., M.P., Sir Thos. Birch, M.P., William Brown, Esq., M.P., H. Winch, Esq., Robert Gardner, Esq., of Manchester ; Messrs. Jones, Harrison, Jas. Lawrence, H. Bright, J. B. Moore, Stitt, J. T. Crook, J. Lockett, Farrar, W. Earle, Steins, Robertson Gladstone, J. Fryer, W. Hill, G. H. Horsfall, Dr. Hume, Messrs. J. R. Jeffery, J. Smith, H. Littledale, J. Turner, L. Heyworth and J. A. Tinne. The MAYOR stated (amid much applause) the objects of the requisitionists had his entire concurrence. The re duction of the duty on tea was a question of great com mercial importance, and one that affected the social wel fare of the people. He trusted the subject would there fore be discussed dispassionately, apart from politics, and in such a manner as to command the attention of govern ment. The duty they sought to reduce was an exorbitant one on one of the almost necessaries of life. The mer chant said, if the duty were reduced, he could export a much larger quantity of our manufactures : the manufac turer, that, in the same case, he could give more extensive employment to labouring population ; the operative, that the change would give him comforts and enjoyments in his home, now almost confined to the wealthy. He called on Mr. S. HOLME, who (as well as every speaker who suc ceeded him was received with much applause throughout) moved the first resolution, (for which, and those that fol lowed, see the advertisement.) The resolution, he said, set forth the injustice of the present tea duty. Tea was now an article not merely of luxury but of necessity to rich and poor; yet the same duty was levied on the lowest qualities as on the highest. He illustrated the operation of this by a hurnourous anecdote, showing that a duke, with his £150,000 a year, paid only the same duty on the tea he consumed as the various grades of working men throughout the kingdom. Here there was great injustice. It might be said that in seeking a reduction of the duty the merchant and dealer sought merely to benefit them selves ; but as society was here constituted they could not do so without also benefitting the masses. When he looked atthe recent commercial depression and its effects, still felt, he considered , it praiseworthy in every , man to endeavour to benefit his condition. He himself was not a merchant or tea-dealer, hut he employed a large number of people, and would do all he could to cheapen the neces saries of life to the working classes. It would be a great boon if the reduction induced the consumption of more tea and less of intoxicating drinks. In Liverpool, too, there were not fewer than 6,000 females who derived their pittance by the use of the needle. These poor women suffered much, and any addition to their comforts would be itself an act of benevolence. The present duty was also unjust, as preventing the barter of commodities that would otherwise give in making them employment to millions. Increased consumption would make up for much of any deficiency that might arise from a reduction of the duty. China contained 300,000,000 of inhabitants, willing to take our manufactures if we so admit their tea as to in crease its consumption on the system of barter. The Chinese admitted our goods at a duty of 5 per cent. ; we tax theirs as high as from 200 to 300 per cent. Our ex ports of cotton manufactures declined between the years 1845-6 from £1,755,141 to £1,246,518 in value ; those of woollens, i❑ the same period, from £539,223 to £139,668--(Hear, hear.) What a commentary on the legislation of England ! China v,ould also supply us with silk, if we would take their goods. What England ought to do to redeem herself was to give every facility for commerce, so that it might be extended to China, Australia, and all the boundless coasts washed by the Pacific. If well managed, there might be found in the eastern ocean commerce sufficient to pay the whole re venue of England. Increased consumption of tea would also increase the consumption of sugar, and thus redeem our West India colonies. The wealthier of the commu nity must make some sacrifices ; and he for one, rather than ti.e tea duty should not be removed, would willingly submit to an increased property tax to make up the defi ciency. He alluded to and quoted from the report of the parliamentary committee on the duty, which was entirely in favour of reduction, and concluded by saying that there was with nations, as well as individuals, a moral as well as commercial responsibility, and if they carried out our fiscal regulations and laws as England ought to carry them out, a glorious reaction would take place, and all classes would be benefited, from the merchant to the lowest labourer who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow on our dock quays.—(Loud and prolonged cheers.) The motion was put and unanimously Mr.. W. RATE-1;0\E proposed the secoud resolution, and ably: commented upon it at some length. Many mer chants had given rip importing teas from China r because there was a loss of from 35 to 40 per cent. upon the re turns. Ruch a trade could not continue. The• Chinese, too, had been losers, and they were not an uncivilised but a shrewd mercantile people, and would also give up the trade if it were not relieved. There were three hundred millions of people to be clothed in that vast empire, and we could carry our manufactures to their own door, and clothe them cheaper than they could themselves ; therefore,. he asserted, there was an almost illimitable market. (Cheers.) But unless the Chinese could pay for our productions, he should like to know whether our manufacturing friends would send them. They-could -only pay-in the produce of the raw material in their own country, and' if we taxed that produce from 200 to 400 per cent., how was it likely they would continue to trade with us ? The Chinese, it was expected, were about to charge a dollar a piece on our goods, in retaliation for our heavy _duties. He entreated the people to take up the subject, as Englishmen. When lie saw the country reduced to such a state that policemen were obliged to go in couples, and to go armed ; that many of those who wt-re driven to commit outrage were more sinned against than sinning, be did think he might be allowed to be the advo cate of the country in saying, for God's sake, don't let this state of things continue longer. (Loud cheers.) Mr. BRODERIBB, in seconding the resole - ion, fur nished' a variety of statistics, showing the reduction of exports to, and trade in general with, China,,, - essing to our impolitic duty on tea. The committee of the House of Commons relative to this trade had come to the con clusion that nothing would make the trade of Chiva pro fitable, but either a great reduction in the amount of goods exported to China, or an increase in the exports oftea to England. Our trade to China must/consider ably fall, or entirely cease, or the object which the meeting had in view, namely, a groat redaction of the duty on tea, must he carried into effect. They could not retain the tea duties at their present amount; and retain the present amount of employment for our labouring population►. One of the two was entirely incompatible with the other. He gave statements of the-prices of tea in China and here, showing the ruinous stare of the trade. The resolution was carried by acclamation. Mr. JOHN SMITH, in a humorous speech, moved the third resolution. He advocated, in lieu of; the heavy tea duty, the taxation of real property, and said that the late Mr. Leyland had stated that if there was a tax upon real property, he would undertake to collect it for the twenty-one days' interest and bankers' commission. Mr. Churchwarden FERGUSON seconded the motion. In China, he said, there was no foreign competition against us. The people of that country would take our manufactures if we would take their tea. The motion was passed. Dr. HUME then came forward, and, expressed his strong concurrence in the sentiments of the meeting. He had visited 1300 poor families, and was pained to see the poor man at his humble meal—generally dry breal and coloured water—for it was a misnomer to call it tea. He had also observed the prevalence of drunkenness. if we would improve the humble meal of the poor man, or abolish the drinking habits amongst the immoral, let us give them in stead a good tea. He defended? the use of tea as a whole some beverage. He held in his band a document that showed that it was useful in a medical point of view, and that its sanatory effects are visible, mainly in the class of diseases which are common in this country. The evidence is given before the committee of the House of Commons, by a physician, eminent also for his knowledge of botany. Dr. Hume concluded with quoting the ()pinions of Sir George Staunton and other gentlemen in favour of a repeal of the tea duties, and moved the fourth resolution, which was carried. Mr. J. R. JEFFERY moved the fifth resolution. After_ giving a variety of statements, relative to trade and com petition generally, he said that taking the consumption of 46,000,000 pounds of tea, at 2s. 21d., that would give a revenue of more than five millions to the revenue. A reduction of the duty, to do any good, must be made of one shilling and twopence farthing per pound. It must be cut down to one shilling at once. If it was to be done bit by bit, he would give up all responsibility of the mea sure. The present consumption was 11b. 9uz. per head. In the Isle of Man it was 21b. 12oz. per head, the duty there being one shilling per pound. In Australia, where the duty was ten per cent., the consumption was 71bs. per head. A population of thirty millions, at 31bs. per head, would consume ninety millions of pounds, which, at a duty of one shilling per pound, would yield four-and-a half millions. The present consumption being forty four millions of pounds, this would be an increase of forty-six millions. This would require one hundred and seventy-six millions of pounds of sugar to sweeten it — he had calculated four pounds of sugar to one pound of tea, instead of five pounds, as was generally the case, and this would yield an additional revenue of £1,100,000, or a nett revenue of £5,000,000. (Cheers,) The reso lution was passed. Mr. JOHN TAYLOR then proposed a resolution, object ing to any substitute for a reduction of the duty on tea. A WORKING MAN seconded the resolution. Mr. RATRBONE objected to the resolution as unne. cessary. A memorial, founded on the opinions expressed by the several speakers and on the resolutions, addressed to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, was then read by the Town-clerk. Mr. TURNER moved, as an amendment, the adoption of the memorial, and named Messrs. Robertson Glad stone, Ratl bone, Crosbie, Ferguson, H. Littledale, and himself, as the deputation. Mr. CROSBtE seconded the amendment, which was car ried with one dissentient. Mr. H. LITTLEDALE moved a vote of thanks to the Mayor, and the motion hin t well geronded by WTI T_YAM BROWN, Esq., M.P., the MAYOR expressed his acknow ledgements, and the meeting broke up at three o'clock. TEA PARTY .--REV. STEPHEN H. GLOUCESTER, This party, which we noticed in our last publication, was held at Mr. Lascelles rooms, Great Richmond-street. on Thursday evening last, and was numerously attended, there being over one hundred and sixty ladies and gentle men present ; many of them had seen Mr. Gloucester, but, being almost exclusively members of the Church of England, had not the same opportunity of testifying their welcome to him as other denominations who could invite him to their pulpits. As the circulars issued stated, it was held for the purpose of having an opportunity of bid ding him farewell, previous to his return home per the Arcadia on Saturday, and out of the amount realized from the tickets and the sale of fancy work to forward a pre sent to the Rev. Gentleman's wife and family. The rooms were profusely decorated with British and American colours, plentifully supplied with evergreens, which were kindly given by Mr. Skirving, of Walton, and when all were seated presented a very splendid appearance. After the repast was concluded, and whilst the servants belong ing to the various families assembled were enjoying their tea and coffee, the sale of fancy work went on prosper ously, the fair vendors being excellent saleswomen. At the particular request of the company, Mr. Glou cester gave a specimen of his lectures, moral and religious, amongst his fellow-countrymen, aided by the subject he was speaking on being in view, by the use of the magic lanthorn. He stated that lie had been enabled, by hay it as an auxiliary, to bring thousands of the coloured po pulation of America within the sound of the gospel, who would not have gone near a place of worship; and that though they came to hear a moral lecture, he was always able to conclude by speaking to them of a Saviour; and that when using it, he never had to preach or speak in a half filled room. The tables were presided over by thirteen ladies, mem bers of St. Jude's, Christ Church, St. Augustine's, St. George's, Everton, and Christ Church, Waterloo. It be ing lesired that the evening should be spent as nearly as possible like a usual family party, music was provided for the first hour, which added much to the pleasure of the company. At nine o'clock grapes, oranges, and apples were handed round. The following address was read and laid on the table for signature : The Rev. Stephen Henry Gloucester, Philadelphia. " DEAR SIR.—We the undersigned being some of the number present at the Tea Party and Bazaar, held at Liverpool on the thirteenth of January, 1848, to bid you farewell on your being about to return to America, beg to express the joy we feel in seeing the Ethiopian educated for the Ministry of the Gospel of Christ, and to hope the day is fast coming when in all lands there will be no dis tinction made on account of colour. " Wishing you a safe and prosperous voyage, and a happy family meeting, We are, Reverend and dear sir, yours most_tru/y This was speily signed by 80 of the party, there not be ing room for more, the sheet of drawing -paper on which it was beautifully written being full. Mr. Gloucester then very feelingly addressed the meeting, and after singing the Evening Hymn, concluded with prayer. The amount realised, after paying expenses, was fifteen pounds, which has been forwarded to Mrs. Gloucester. Mr. Gloucester left these shores by the Acadia, at half past two on Saturday, and was much delighted to find on board a fellow-passenger, as far as Halifax, in the Rev. Alexander Forrester, of Paisley, at whose house he so journed, and where he was treated with the most Christian kindness during a severe fit of illness, and from whose pulpit he preached some months ago. THE COPPER TRADE. — SOMe supplemental statistics have been published in the Mining Journal relative to the copper trade for the last year. From these we gather that the sales of Cornish ores at Swansea during 1847, com prised 153,120 tons, realizing £873,436 10s., and that the sales of Welch, Irish, and foreign ores comprised 47,611 tons, realizing £641,056 10s. 6d. ; and it is further calcu lated that the smelters who purchased the raw material have produced from it 25,000 to•is of merchantable copper for distribution throughout the markets of the world. Considering the amount of capital and labou: so employed, and of the demand created for freightage, " the copper trade," it is remarked, " must be regarded as one of the most important branches of British industry, and at least as holding rank next to coal and iron." FULL OF LAW.—A juryman at Usk Sessions said at the close of a learned counsel's speech, in which a great deal of law had been expended in the hearing of the jury, that he was now so full of law, that he was very much afraid he should have hard work to keep from cheating some body or other. A: BAD BREAST OF AN EXTRAORDINARY NATURE CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—A short time since the wife of Henry Pocock, a turner, residing at Bucklersbury, Berks, was c onsidered to be in a very precarious state, in consequence of her breast becoming alarmingly swollen and bursting into ulcers ; the first medical aid in the country was of no service— her case was considered as incurable. Notwithstandin g th;s hopeless condition, the ulcers have been all healed, and so perfect is the cure that she is now suckling another child at breast. This wonderful cure has been solely brought about by Holloway's Ointment and Pills. 'strut iltlug. The Cockhedge factory at Warrington has- commeneed work, but all the other factories remain idle. The Fury steam war sloop, built by Messrs. Rigby and Sonst.of Iffawarden, arrived at, aud &parted from Rio de Janeiro from Plymouth without a single defect. During the 10 , St three months 30,0 - (10 money orders were granted at the Liverpool post-office and 20,000 at Mhn chester. DARING ROBBERY.—On Tuesday, about three o'clock in the ofbernoon, a man, named John M'Clure, was de tected stealing lead from the roofs of houses opposite the Town-hall, Salford. Captain, Charlewood, the efficient secretary of the Cheshire Junctidn Railway, haS been appointed by the Admiralty to command the Coast Guard on the Deal Station, and will have to vacate his present appointment. Last Monday, a man named Haworth was • found drowned in the canal near Blackburn: His sister-in-law was so overwhelmed with grief at the circumstance, that she died in a few minutes after hearing of it. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Monday . , Mr. Edward Ihlli_ well, agent to Earl Ellesmere, was crossing.the railway at Preston Brook, he could not get out of the way of a train which. came up, and which, passing : over him,. killed- him directly. On. Saturday last, a farmer named Ledsom, residing at Saughall Massie, left Upton on horseback, on his way home, but lost his way, and was. found. the next morning, dead; in a bye-lane, and his horse grazing in an• adjoin:jug field: He is supposed to have fallen off his horse, and died from the effects of cold. William Ratcliffe and Mary Duckworth have been committed to Chester Castle, charged' with hawing at tempted to murder Ann Scrimmager, by throwing her into the Ashton Canal. The unfortunate girl. was preg nant by Ratcliffe, and the crime was committed: to prevent the child being affiliated on him. The female prisoner appears to have been a mere tool of Ratcliffe.. THE NAVIGATION LAWS.—A public meeting of master mariners, shipwrights, and seamen, was heldin the Town hall, South Shields, on the evening of Monday week, in support of the navigation laws. The meeting was very numerously attended, and very ably addressed by Mr. Thomas Young. master mariner, chairman, Mr. James Mather, and Mr. Henry. Woodroffe, secretary to the Seamen's Loyal Standard Association, when a petition to the Legislature was adopted, which has already been very numerously . signed. MANSLAUGHTER.—On Tuesday last an inquest was held at Ormskirk. before J:. Hayes, =cl., coroner, touch ing the death of Teter Travise, aged 20 years. From the evidence given, it appears that abent a fortnight ago de ceased and a man named Baybut, quarrelled, and blows were exchanged, after which the deceased became very ill, and in consequence of the injuries he had received, he died on Sunday last. A verdict of manslaughter was re turned against Baybut, who was present at the inquest, and he was committed to Kirkdale gaol to take his trial. REDUCTION or.• WAGES.—At Stockport the master manufacturers have given notice of their intention to re duce the wages of their men 10 per cent. At Blackburn the whole of the master cotton spinners and power loom manufacturers gave a month's notice, on Friday last, of a reduction of wages, the card-room hands of 71 per cent. weavers ten per cent. On Tuesday, the operatives posted placards in the town and neighbourhood, stating that the attempted reduction of wages would amount to upwards of £3OO per week. Several meetings have taken place during the week without anything definite having been decided on. EMPLOYMENT. -At Manchester there are fourteen more mills at work with their full complement of hands which were previously entirely stopped. This brings nearly 3000 more hands into employment who were pre viously entirely without work ; nearly 2009 of these are now on full time, and 1000 on short time. This is as re gards the operatives in all kinds of works ; still one half the improvement is amongst the cotton mill operatives. Out of thirty-three mills at Blackburn, employing 17,116 persons, ten mills, employing 2304 persons, are entirely without work ; eleven mills, employing 9700 persons, are working eleven hours per day ; three mills, employing 315 persons, are working eight hours per day ; and two mills, employing 237 persons, are fully employed. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE VICAR OF I%IOTTRAM.. —We learn from the Manchester Guardian of Wednes day, that during the past summer a great scandal was thrown upon the Church by a charge of adultery made against the Rev. David Seddon, Vicar of Mottra►n, in Lancashire, who, being a married man, was charged by the daughter of a labourer in his parish with being the father of a child of which she was then enciente. Mr. Seddon asserted that this charge was the result of a con spiracy against him ; and, accordingly, he memorialised the Bishop of Chester for an inquiry. The Bishop issued an ecclesiastical commission, consisting of the Rev. Chan cellor Raikes, the Ven. Archdeacon Wood, and two other clergymen. The high character of the Chancellor, and the " odour of sanctity " which attaches to his unblame able life, and earnest zeal in the diocese of Chester, were a sufficient guarantee for the justice and impartiality of the inquiry, and after two days of patient investigation, they came to the conclusion that the charges were false and malicious. Mr. Seddon's accusers, it appears, have not been defeated by this decision, for the child being born, an order of affiliation against the rev. gentleman was applied for at the Hyde petty sessions on Monday. The hearing occupied nine hours, and the magistrates made the order upon Mr. Seddon. Notice was immedis ately given of an appeal to the quarter sessions. POPERY &ND DENUNCIATIONS FROM THE ALTAR. A very admirable letter appeared in the London Standard of Friday, addressed to Lord Shrewsbury. on the subject of his lordship's recent letters to Dr. 111`Hale. We regret that we can only find room for the following, which is the concluding portion of the letter, and which contains arguments that cannot be overthrown : " But, my lord, let us fling away the mask of suppo sition. These things are so. The infallible creed of Dr. WlTale and Father M'Dermott does infallibly teach them that all Protestants are heretics, and yet by their baptism within the power of the Church—it tells them that the punishments decreed against them are "confiscation, prisonment, death." So teach their papal bulls now in force, now published in Ireland; so teaches their Bible; so, with one voice, proclaim all the authoritative docu ments upon the subject in their Church. It' they have any faith, any religion, this is their faith and this their religion. This has been proved in every town in Great Britain, from London to Liverpool, from Edinburgh to Exeter; every bishop in Ireland, and Dr. M'Hale among the rest, has been invited over and over again to disprove it ; they have never attempted to do so. The late Mr. O'Connell was invited, challenged, to dispute it as a mat ter of evidence ; he never attempted to do so. Denied these facts have been, but as your lordship is incredulous of Father M'Dermott, so are all men of a denial as op posed to a proof. This is at least certain, that the man who holds the Roman creed can have no difficulty in de nying it, if convenient. " Now here, my lord, your error lies ; you blame the men, I charge the guilt upon the system. You, gentle men, my lord, call our peasantry blood thirsty, our priests ruffians, our bishops slothful, at least, if not worse. We fling back the charge. Our people do the bidding of their priests. What marvel ? They are good Catholics. Our priests carry out the training which you give them along with their bishops at Maynooth. Our bishops obey their lord and yours, the occupant of the chair of Peter, in whatsoever age he has lived, presided, and infallibly de creed. If guilt attaches to their practices, then let the weight of it fall upon the prime movers of the evil. But surely, my lord, it is unjust to single out the instrument for your rebuke and to permit the promoter of the felony to escape. If, as Dr. M'Hale declares, the authority of St. Gregory for the murders of Roscommon is valid, then, my lord, aim higher, and deal your blow at the Vatican rather than at St Jarlath's. My lord, I feel as deeply as man can feel, the awful state of my country, which your lordship has so eloquently and faithfully described; and I solemnly charge the guilt of those awful crimes which defile her fair fields and make her name a blot and a bye-word among the nations of the earth, not upon her misguided sons, my brethren, but upon the foul, doubly damned head of the tyrant of Rome. His are the laws which guide us, his the counsels which sway our destiny, his the priests which instruct us, and his, ten thousand fold his, is the guilt of our fearful crimes. _ "..A.se;ertions avail but little, my lord. lam prepared with proofs. Your lordship has charged crimes of a deep dye upon my country. I deny the charge, and hurl it at the head of him whom you have chosen as your spiritual guide. You, my lord, arraign the Irish priest ; I, the Roman pontiff. I most respectfully defy your lordship to substantiate your charge, and, at the same time, under take to prove my own. You have publicly accused us ; be just, and confirm or retract your accusation. Your lordship has great and deserved influence among the English Roman Catholics; choose two priests, or two laymen, and we will choose two advocates on our side ; let them plead before any English jury, chosen in any way that your lordship may suggest ; let the qnestion be, whether the crimes of Ireland are in accordance with the infallible doctrines of the Roman Church, as taught there by the bishops under the direction of the Pope, and let them decide the truth either for the acquittal of your lordship's calumniated creed and our eternal infamy, or to the ever lasting disgrace of the Roman name, and our national de liverance. You have taken one bold and noble step, my lord, worthy of your name and dignity. The proposition which I make would not at all involve the same interference in ecclesiastical matters, from which, as a layman, your lordship might hold back, as that which you have done al ready ; for it is not as to the truth or falsehood of doctrine that I should propose to discuss,. but as to the fact of what doctrine is taught as matter of faith by the Church of Rome. It is a question not of theology but of evidence. I know, my lord, that you do not believe these charges, or hold these doctrines; you treat them as a foul calumny; then cover with merited disgrace the wretch who makes them thus before the nation ; refute his falsehood, expose hi. slander. You owe it, my lord, to your traduced re ligion at this unhappy juncture. You dread not the result of fair investigation for your creed, then shrink not from it, my lord. But should such a charge as that which I have made be proved, then, my lord, how happy the result for you, that thus, at length, you should he de livered frog► the thraldom of a system such as the Roman would appear, and, however painful, to seek a new form of faith among the various which would offer; you would have, at least, this comfortable reflection, that you had been delivered from the worst of all. " Anxious, my lord, to avoid unnecessary notoriety, I have not affixed ray name to this letter; but that I may not appear under all the disadvantages of an anonymous correspondent, the editor of the newspaper in which this letter appears, will inform your lordship who I am, should you be inclined to inquire."