The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-11-28 00:00:00

'O O 9 !ov• 2R, 1843 is IDOWNERS AND MANUFACTURERS. 4 44 ...._ —f4ri e e s Pondent of the Times shows in a powerful ii,a'ntli remarkable inferiority of the manufacturers, EX° O Y, to the landowners, in their support of objects 7l lla benefit of the poor. dates from. Manchester. He says, " Towards the 'l; o ' 4 of a new church f o r a manufacturing population 4 at 4 ono with no resident landowner, the contribu- Ma were as follows :—Landowners and others not ma iNeterers, but exclusive of shopkeepers, £B9B ; manufac ir4l.l including £260 from one firm,* £4lB ; clergymen, the Ik n i n r Parish comprising the above district, and con g+ all, about 12,000 souls, a subscription was rad into last winter for the poor, chiefly manufac i447. To thi s fund, which bad peculiar claims on the they contributed not one-fifth of the whole, after ai n lat e . g what they must have paid in the shape of poor the tio °ll°aislvi re the sum. I have analysed the report, and ng is the re salt : • Subscrip lion Deduct Net sub. rate. scription. X. 190 86 28 44 Land o X. m an wners and others 210 .... 20 ufaeture rs gl er gYlnen 3O .... 28 • • — "'Pkeepet 58 .. 14 T he r tec ou .. eport of the National Society for 1841 contains an 459' 4 of donati ons f rom M anc h es ter to the amount of They were contributed as follows i—Manufac la, 3 s . ; ot h ers, £l2l . ll s . ; uncer t a i n , £23. 18s. Ala "lid that most of the manufacturers are dissenters, If true, would account for this mean and miserly Rittict. Still, it might be supposed, that however they qi decline supporting the Church Educational Society, hr e f: °11 ), 1 • 1 do something for their own—the British and . 5 , 11 ochool Society. But the reports of that institu ,Z°w a woful indifference to the education of the Vie under any shape. In 1837 the subscriptions to tglh lcti f etY amounted to £72. 11s. 6d. Of this sum the t e l ac turers contributed £2O; others, £33. ] 6 s. 6 d. ; Iu l aio, £lB. 15 s . 14 ' 8 42 the snbscriptions to the Chester Diocesan hir s ° l Bo ciety from the Manchester board were as fol- Manufacturers . Landowners and others Clergymen ... X. s. d .. 13 5 0 .. 193 0 6 .. 43 8 6 249 14 0 top, number of firms engaged in woollen, silk, and cot liptureafactures in Manchester and the immediate neigh liptio"cd is about 1,500, and the sum total of their contri the 14 for the improvement of their workpeople through 0 Perations of three educational societies is only £47. tir: a nd yet these men can give thousands for the i promo- Soj e t acY selfish objct f their on.t The Natioal pOtiA , n their report e in o 1841, has w given the names of foti o ,; B "Ps, peers, and peeresses, whose united contri theirle amount to £8,260. Now, if a readiness to give kp b u'oney for the benefit of the poor be any evidence of 7evo for their well-being, the manufacturers can put i; a very miserable claim. They have ample means Op q %citing the temporal and spiritual welfare of their Ne 4 l3 "Ple ; but, with very rare exceptions, they treat W ith the most callous indifference. i rterid in a district similar to that in which I reside, lkop u r ;fently built a school, chiefly for the children of gently parents, workers in mills, printworks, dye s' and handloom weavers. The cost of the erection ttit er u Pwards of £l,lOO ; towards which the manufac hos contributed £76, or less than one-fourteenth of the 4 ; the landowners and others, £420 ; the clergy, £l3O. Th is Illit ov firm is labouring in the most praiseworthy manner to the condition of their hands. wEiC b ,7 subscriptions towards the objects of the League, the Nit I° are sacrificing both the bodies and souls of their poor . isDle at thshrine of Mammon, reported in the Times of atnountete s 10,5 0 0 • the subscribers (firms and indi „lock4) amount to 48. None ' of these subscribe to the National j l and only eight of them to the British and Foreign, and con tributions to it are only £7. 14s. 6d. vo N 10 14, , SE RVATIVE TRIUMPH. — The election at Salisbury ret tip Place on Thursday, and tei urinated in the triumphant " Mr. Campbell the consconservative candidate. The era at the close of the were Campbell . 318 13ouverie I t / , .... Mg i l , '— ' l Y OF GEESE AND ASSES TO THE FARMER. — It Ito_ een long remarked, that all kinds of cat t y are never rt:: 4l thY where geese are kept in any quanthy ; and ...o n tot assigned is simply this—that geese consume, with wil, Mete ifas impunity, certain noxious weeds and grasses, th e - r taint more or less, according to their abundance, ettetf ine st paddocks, depastured by horses, bullocks, and Dla,„ ° ' Most farmers are aware of this; and in many itileit where the beeves appear sickly, enanegrteecilsfotrritehde, Gym bee's". which the tacklers tread is co St% ing into a sort of infirmary. a n s v turinc , of two itiev re e asses with sickly cattle has also P been found Fpro s...47e of the best effects, from a similar reason.— ar -',l' Journal. h . N I , 41 --. " OASTLER LIBERTY FUND."—The Central Intoljonsltee appointed for the purpose . of raising suo.sctriip ket dof the fund for the liberation of Mr. as er, V,ati o t/ n tl s Friday even i ng . C o mmunications were read frcm lath ° Parts of Yorkshire respecting efforts being made Wasa s e Places f or th e sam e object. It appears that _up- Sesd 8 ° f X\li 1000 have been already subscribed. On ed litidaY, the 15th instant, a meeting for this purpose was Yorks Yew T ree I nn , R o bert Town, Test Riding of 'llea "re ; John Tweedale, Esq. in the chair. It was 11 5 1 4 Fesolved that meetings in favour of this object be de 1° every part of the kingdom, commencing at Hod &Meld "Ao • On Wednesday last a meeting held in that 44' and John Fielden, Esq., M.P. for Oldham, pre- Of 4 .seeWreitallira: Beckett, Esq., M.P., accepted the office liergarleral treasurer ; and M. L. Pitkeithley that of ge .—Mr. Walter, of the Times, was present, for Promised to render every assistance in his power to is_lvard the object in view. Sir. Fielden, in addition to il t a for mer b i . . es rah , su seription, £lOO, gave £50 . . Wm. Busfield I . l 4il j ,u' Esq., M P assured the meeting that he would ~.- most strenuous .. ' exertions on behalf of Mr. Oastler. I las'A utl ty SMITH.—The facetious canon of St. Paul's (loliulsilressed another letter to the Mornino Chronicle, Pie I' 2 will be found in our columns,) on the subject of 4rinerican " repudiation," of which he is a victim. tht r e p w onder (says the London Times) it does not strike . cie n ," / erend gentleman that there is something insuf- Ni l : 1 4 not to say rather indecorous, in a wealthy clergy- I S th e `ting thus roundly to work to abuse his neighbours k ef, t i n " Public journals. He has never, that we are aware Le W e r e anything literary in a professional way. Suppose , e e— t° publish a volume of sermons upon the subject. thu g °lv es it to his . friends who promoted him to do some ),e t ° l iti ti p ointments—sorneting to show why 4 4 4 411 1 ,° , °41 th l s ia l v Y e been preferred to the office of canon of St. than to that of Queen's Toastmaster or lititistehert:f the e Staghounds. People often ask the question, I kass. - " e Present is a noble opportunity for attempting . an 4 4 -et . It is seldom that passion, interest, and propriety 8 0 • %e ta Invitingly united. He will avenge himself of his ra i .eo--he will, or at least may, recover some of his ~ ~ t6 ) ', and he will vindicate his canonical character." h t ,..:` The reverend creditor has advanced in skirmish clt f, u er,—let him follow up by a salvo of heavy artillery. 74 discharged the haft of his wit,—let him smite 'elm ll divinity and mer s it in earnest the gratitude of the h 7ola'L l a children, miserable women, and aged men'—the l e , l 47'lltry-yard of swindlers [we presume the Times b if i La . htswindled] of which he is himself so consider sty-Ote)) To do the dignitary only common justice, b . ' °EC 4 most amusing composition, and in the best 4. 4 4 ~.'' Writer—caustic and cogent. -er t '` lt Ai MA RKET S.—The editors of the Leeds ith,,ekry following N . ka 'll iell'e r i in the wake of the Economist, make be t h et a h . " e ffort to disturb the quiescence which the grain °r e f 0 1 ' a ye for some time exhibited, by inculcating the heatat in consequence of the increased consumption ii:PIY nf g to the improved state of trade, a large i 4l Of - It 'rei w heat, amounting to at least half a mil- ItG quart e gn • 44 4 N at tri r', will be requ i red to meet the consumption t otb ap port tam up to the period of the harvest in 1844. \Ware 41- °f this hypothesis the Mercury professes to to liii!efieki l . e quantities of wheat sold at Leeds tvoq2 a jn the two months preceding the Ist of and October d at 14th e u u . 1 843. These are stated to be, at Leeds, ii h. 30 P s er iod mentioned, in 1842, 22,370 qrs., and in 4mlip 11 , 1 , 04 qrs. ; and at Wakefield, in 1842, 19,105 qrs., % e l tli ' 43, 3 3,761 qrs. But the Mercury overlooks the oLitle_t the sales of wheat which are returned to the ji,,,ide6Pectors relate only to British grain, and do not . C%•lo„the transactions in Foreign wheat ; and as it is ch t ,,-8 that the quantity of foreign wheat imported in ll i :tot ti l l il n of last year was militia less than that imported s h ,dift, e Present year, it is not too much to assume that '1 th.rence in the amount of sales of British wheat du el. it"..!)resent year was compensated last year by the th a i u t o t. tint of foreign wheat thrown upon . the market, \i' t 4t b I ; ie imagined excess of consumption during the 14,,sei In k period h as , i n r eality, no existence in fact. i l lali e : t elligencer. [The editor of the Intelligencer Frio 4 tables of the transactions in grain last autumn, ii iet t °lit his argument.] OltAt.:" B .—The following is from the list of English 00, gr anted between the 27th of October and the 21st 'wS, foe:ober, 1843 ;—John Kibble, of Glasgow, gentle- N lna provements in apparatus for propelling yes -414 , of °.,..vetriber 2 ; six months. Joseph Dickinson 0 44 t 4 tia middleton, in Teesdale, Durham, manager of p 4 e at f d Work s , for a new and improved plan for collect tilAllthei.ensing and purifying the fumes of lead, copper, 144 t aet a i O res and metals, also the particles of such ores Sl t lifa et 8, or produced from the roasting, smelting, or Ik tIN aria thereof, and also the noxious smoke, gases, tk,rtatiheeids, soluble and absorbable in water, generated !114, 2 , . -B . : and working such ores and metals. Novem lak,kbitbV months. Robert Raynsford Jackson, of 1 L'''iteh -, cotton spinner, for certain improvements in tvsiltta,; n erY of apparatus to be used in the preparation isi; arid other fibrous substances for spinning.. ki t e b: 4 ; six months. William Bush, of Unicin th.stie4tford, engineer, for improvements in rendering lus °„ .. eedle s leis re'udicially influenced by local at- Nratin November 9 1 ; six months. Walter Handcock, N tl fesC h r d, Essex, engineer, for improvements in the N t lih e -re of caoutchouc and caoutchouc in combination h vA liiitir, s ubstances. and in machinery or apparatus for Nit‘etialheacutchouc and other materials. November 9 ; 'qv Jei h "a• William Shepherd, of Kingston-upon- Oto ei A "er and builder, for an improve( - N itd an i -, - ' 11 4 ,, , 5,,, imps is'. l ll,'.',er. ".,?. for dico l °. ° acq°l7 r ear' eir I°3. , er . gl ,essir• THE WORKHOUSE.-CHARGES AGAINST MR. NIGHTINGALL. , An investigation into certain charges preferred against Mr. Nightingall, one of the house surgeons to the Liver- Workhouse, has been proceeded with during the last two days, which originated in consequence of an order from the Poor Law Commissioners, founded, we understand, on representations which had been made to them of neg lect of duty on the part of Mr- Nightingall. In order to inquire into the matter, the Hon. Charles Clements, one of the assistant commissioners, arrived in Liverpool, and a vast body of evidence has been laid before him, for the consideration of the Commissioners. The examination was conducted by Mr. Lowndes, the vestry clerk, and Mr. Traffcrd, instructed by Mr, Currie, attended on behalf of Mr. Nightingall. There were also present, during the investigation, Mr. S. Thornely, Mr. J. Urquhart, Mr. R. Bright, Mr. R. Jones, Mr. H. Bremner, Mr. A. Hen derson, Mr. R. Clay, Mr. G. Riding, Mr. W. Groom, Mr. J. Wilkinson, Mr. E. Ford, Mr. John Hand, and Mr. J. Muncaster. The charges consisted of several instances of neglect of his duty as house surgeon—that he had not attended to the regulations of the honorary board of medical officers, and that he had been inattentive to the patients under his care, and in one instance had allowed a patient to remain in the hospital after admission from twelve to twenty hours, without being visited by him. It came out inci dentally during the inquiry, that some time ago, Mr. Nightingall wrote to the Poor Law Commissioners to ask their opinion, whether he ought to obey implicitly the regulations of the honorary medical board, when the com missioners wrote to the select vestry, stating it to be their opinion that the stipendary medical gentleman ought to be at the head of the department, but asking for a report on the subject. In order to draw up this report, a minute book, kept by the honorary board, was produced, and in this book several complaints were entered of want of at tention by Mr. Nightingall, which, coming to the know ledge for the first time of the select vestry, led to the present inquiry. On Thursday only two witnesses were examined, Mr. Neil, surgeon, and Mr. Cripps, also a surgeon, the for mer being about four hours in giving his evidence. He had for some time the care of the optbalmia patients i❑ the Workhouse, and stated that a great number of the in mates were labouring -under chronic disease of the eyes, and that sufficient attention had not been bestowed on them ; but he was of opinion that proper attention could not be awarded to all the patients without a very consi derable addition to the number of medical men who at present attended. The inquiry was resumed again on Friday morning at ten o'clock. The first witness was Mr. Dowdall, the late governor, but his evidence did not show a single instance of inat tention or neglect on the part of Mr. Nightingall, and, in cross-examination, said he considered him a most able practitioner, an attentive officer, and kind to his patients. This was his opinion, notwithstanding his knowledge of the honorary medical officers having frequently com plain, d of Mr. Nightingall's neglect. Toe evidence of the present governor and that of Thomas Galloway was given as to what occurred in the case of a person named Smith, who was convicted a short time ago for an assault on them, the facts of which have already been made public. Mr. David Macrorie, one of the assistant physicians, was examined, and in the course of his examination, the minute book kept by the honorary board was produced, and the charges read. He proved that they were correct, as stated in the book. His evidence was corroborated by that of Dr. Gouth- Waite, who was of opinion that Mr. Nightingall had not been so attentive as he ought to be up to a certain period, but that since the 19th August there had been no ground of complaint. He knew Mr. Nightingall had suffered se verely from domestic affliction. Mr. S. M'Culloch, the honorary surgeon, also corro borated the opinion of the two last witnesses. In cross examination, he said be had the highest opinion of the talents and ility of Mr. Nightingall. He thought, in addition to the present medical officers, there ought to be a dispenser; and with that assistance, Mr. Nightingall and Mr. Wood were perfectly competent to perform the duties of the establishment. He knew he had suffered severely from domestic affliction, and that he was at pre sent labouring under a most painful surgical disease, which would have the effect of impairing his mental and physical faculties ; but unless the disease assumed a much more aggravated character, he was capable of efficiently discharging his duties. This closed the evidence offered in support of the charges, and Mr. Trafford stated that he should not tender any evidence to dispute the facts already brought forward, but should call several witnesses to character. Dr. Formby was first called, and he gave Mr. Night ingall a very excellent character as an able practitioner, having had very great experience, by which he had pro fited. Some years ago, when typhus fever was very pre valent in the town, and when he expected an attack was coming on, he gave orders to have Mr. Nightingall called in if he got worse. He also knew that Mr. Nightingall was suffering under a severe disease; but he thought it would remain ti its present quiet state for a long time yet, and thus he would be enabled to attend to his duties. Dr. Banning gave similar testimony. The Rev. S. Cragg, chaplain to the Workhouse, who had known Mr. Nightingall for two years, and had had daily oppc;i ies of observing his conduct, said it was kind and attentive, and he had frequently beard it well spoken of by the poor. Mr. Churchwarden Wilkinson, a member of the Select Vestry, and who had been so for the last ten or twelve years, had never heard any complaints against Mr. Night ingall previous to those brought forward during the present inquiry, and also gave him a good character for attention. This was the last witness called, and the inquiry termi nated at four o'clock. TWE POLICE FORCE.—This week the newly-appointed Watch Committee proceeded to fill up twelve vacancies in the police force, and so numerous were the applicants anxious to occupy vacant situations, that the committee, in order to have a full view of the men, directed them all to assemble at one of the police stations, on Wednesday, when tt e selections were made. The number of appli cants was 160. SYSTEMATIC SHOPLIFTING.—Bridget Dunn, who has been in the habit during the last six weeks of frequenting the shop of Mr. Aaron Lewis, draper, Great George street, was found on Tuesday to have concealed under her cloak, two shawls, a piece of cloth sixteen yards long, a quantity of lace, and other articles. On searching her residence, a quantity of lace, a piece of silk, and a gown, which had been stolen from the same shop, were found, as also the pawn ticket of another stolen gown. On Wednesday she was committed to the sessions by Mr. Rushton. LIGHT SOVEREIGNS.—We are enabled to state on the most undoubted authority, that the statement which ori ginated in the Mercury, and has since been copied into other papers, to the effect that the Branch Bank of En gland, in this town, is in the habit of issuing light gold, is wholly unfounded. All gold received, or paid, is tested by the standard weights authorised and sanctioned by the Mint, although it may often happen that gold, which is of full weight, may appear to be short, when tried by in accurate scales in the possession of individuals. We have ourselves, for instance, two sets of scales, which differ from each other; and, on a late occasion, on taking eighteen sovereigns to the Stamp-office, which were light by our own scales, fourteen were accepted as heavy by the government officials, who carefully weighed them. In other instances we have had sovereigns, heavy by our own scales, rejected as light by the Borough Bank. Such being the case, it is rash and unjustifiable in a journalist, to give circulation, without previous inquiry, to a " rail ing accusation" against a respectable public establishment, which will not condescend, directly, to justify its charac ter against what it considers so contemptible a calumny. —Chronicle. THE LATE CHARGE OF IN'CENDIARISM.—At the borough court, on Monday, Hardman was again placed in the dock, and the other two boys were brought up before the magistrates. Mr. Beswick said, he had nothing farther to communicate to the court in this case, except the re ceipt of some letters. From one which he had received from the vessel with which the boys stated they had been connected, he had learned that they entered the service on the 10th of July, and left on the 22d of October, con sequently they could not have been in Wales at the time stated. Mr. Maude said, there was no doubt about the innocence of the lads, and he would therefore discharge them. Mr. Beswick applied for the further remand of the prisoner Hardman to Tuesday, by which time he expected some communications from Wales. The prisoner Hard man was then remanded, and the two boys were then discharged from custody. A subscription was commenced in court to enable the boys to reach their home, in Maid stone, and in a short time I9s. was collected. On Friday, Hardman was again brought before the magistrates; and Mr. Beswick having stated that Mr. Roberts, treasurer of the St. Asaph Association for the prosecution of Fe lons, had arrived in Manchester, in order to remove the prisoner to Denbigh on the charge of setting fire to the stacks, Mr. Maude directed that the prisoner should be handed over to that gentleman.—Manchester paper. AN IMPOSTOR CAUGHT AT LAST.—On Thursday last, at the Police-court, William Reddy, a person for a con siderable time known as an " amateur' attendant at that court. He had to some represented himself as studying for the bar—albeit when he ventured to put pen to paper, which was rarely, and only to the extent of an inquisitive note across the table; he exhibited a woful lack in indus try in studying the " Spelling made Easy." He at length attained in one sense, the height of his ambition—he was called to the bar. He was charged with obtaining money from a Mrs. Brown, by means of a forged certificate, pur porting to be signed by " D. Gibb , " whom, on being questioned he stated to be " Mr. Duncan Gibb," mer chant and shipowner of this town. Mr. Gibb was in court, and stated that the signature was not his, and he did not know the prisoner. Several other certificates, or letters. were found upon the prisoner, which were also forgeries. The prisoner said he had possession of the letters in question, bnt had not made use of them. Mr. Rushton said the prisoner had evidently been pursuing a systematic course of fraud with a view to impose upon the charitable c. . unity, and ordered him to be im prisoned for t ' ..onths.—The prisoner, it would be remembered, m• . himself notorious at the municipal election last year by being accessory to inducing a man not entitled to vote to represent a voter in Castle-street Ward, and was exposed for his conduct in the police court, to which he had imprudently gone as a mere audi tor in the case, but was on its hearing (his name being mentioned) lugged into custody from behind the screen, or curtain, near the bench. We learned, at the tirue, th regret for the parties duped, that the same r THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. DOCK COMMITTEE.-THURSDAY. Present—Messrs. Moore, (the newly appointed Chair man,) Horsfall, (Deputy Chairman,) Holmes, Middle ton, Chilton, Smith, Molyneux, Aikin, Holt, Tobin. The Secretary having read the resolution of the Coun cil appointing the chairman and member of the com mittee, in the place of Mr. Sands. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Moore) said the committee would perceive, from what had just been read that he had been elected to the honourable position of their chairman. It was with unfeigned diffidence, and not without consi deration, that he accepted so responsible a situation. This would excite no surprise, surrounded as he was by so many gentlemen so much better qualified to discharge the arduous duties than himself. He appreciated the high compliment paid to him by the Council, and he hoped to express his sense of the honour by a zealous and impar tial discharge of the duties devolving upon him ; but this he could only hope to effect by their kind aid, assistance, and co-operation, which he ventured to predict he should receive. With such co-operation he had no fear of dis charging the duties to the satisfaction of the board, of the Council, and of the public at large ; but, without such assistance, he felt incompetent, and was convinced of his inability. Mr SHAND proposed that a unanimous vote of thanks be presented to Mr. Sands for the ability and impartiality with which he presided over the affairs of the Dock Estate, during the time he occupied the chair. Mr. SMITH seconded the motion. Mr. EVANS asked what precedent there was for such a proceeding ; The Secre tary said that when Mr. Benn left the chair, two years ago, a similar vote was recorded. The vote was then unanimously agreed to. Mr. EVANS said he thought it would be necessary to let the Collector of Customs have the use of another tran sit shed, in which to store tobacco, in consequence of the recent large arrivals. Mr. AIKIN and others objected to allowing the Cus toms to have any more sheds; they already had three, and it was contepded that the transit sheds, which were built for other purposes, would not have a fair trial if they were so used. After considerable conversation, a motion to the effect, that, in case application should be made for the use of another shed, it should be granted, was. put to the vote. Seven voted for the motion, and seven against it. On referring to the act of parliament, it was found that in divisions, when there was a tie, the Chairman having previously voted, the question was negatived for that day, and consequently the matter stands over. A long letter was read from Mr. Hartley, the Dock Surveyor, as to landing-waiters' huts, pointing out the changes which had been made within the last few years as to their management, notwithstanding the present unsa tisfactory state of the arrangements respecting them. It was suggested that the best plan would be to have a per- son appointed, at the north and south end of the docks, to the supervision of the dock pollee, who could also take charge of the huts. The matter was referred to the Sur veyor, to consult with Mr. Whitty, with the view of making such an arrangement. The sub-committee appointed to take into considera tion such suggestions as might be offered as to the means of saving life on this coast, in case of shipwreck, pre sented their report. It stated that the first step of the committee was to inquire into the state of the various life boat establishments, and they found they had so complete an establishment of boats, worked on the system of regu larly exercising the crews, that they considered the Dock Committee had done all they could do, so far as they were authorized by their Acts of Parliament, in the existing es tablishment of life-boats. They mentioned,,however, the suggestion of Mr. Edwards, for an additional life-boat establishment near the Great Ormshead, and the erection of a safety beacon on the higher part of East Hoyle Bank, as a place of safety for persons wrecked near it. The next point considered by the sub-committee was the best means of supplying steam power in aiding the crews of the life-boats to reach wrecks, and to save life. Considering the outlay in the building of a boat, and the annual ex pense in maintaining her, in addition to the expenses of the present establishment, with tke possibility of her machi nery being displaced at the time she was wanted, the want of a second boat to take her place in case of accident, and the difficulty of finding a suitable situation wherein to put her, so as to render her available at all times, the committee ventured to think the proposition could not be entertained. The committee also further stated that as yet the steam-tug boats had been able to face the heaviest gales of wind, and when these boats could not go out no other boats could, or if by great per severance they managed to pus!' out, no life-boats would be able to render any assistance. It was an understanding between the Steam-tug Company and the Dock Commit tee, that one of their boats was at the service of the Marine Surveyor whenever he wanted it, and it was ordered that one of their boats must take into tow the first life-boat which was got ready. No remuneration had been given to the boats in consequence of such services. The sub-committee concluded by stating that they consi dered the Dock Committee had done all they were called upon to do, and that the Corporation, and other public bodies, ought to co-operate in the expense of such esta blishments. The secretary then read the report of the Marine Surveyor, presented to the sub-committee. It stated that the Dock Committee had nine life-boats, sta tioned as follows :—Two at Liverpool, two at the Maga zines, two at Hoylake, two at the Point of Ayr, and one at Formby. They have all been built since 1839 , are well rigged, of large size, and great strength, constructed with air-tight barrels inside, and linings of cork, enabling the boat to float when filled with water, and crowded with passengers. On one occasion 50 persons were rescued ; and these, with the master and crew, made 61 indisiduals in the boat at the same time. The boats are kept on car riages in boat-houses near the shore, and horses are pro vided in order to enable them to proceed to the most desirable point for launching. A gun is fired to summon the crew, who are so very expeditious that in some cases a boat has been launched, and on her v‘ay to the wreck, in seventeen minutes after the signal of distress was seen. The crews are mustered and exercised once a month. The report then referred to the difficulties encountered by the life boats in consequence of the breakers, and pro ceeded to state that, notwithstanding the natural difficul ties of Liverpool bay, it was a gratifying fact that, in consequence of the excellent position of the life boat stations, in the last four )ears and a half there was only one instance in which the life-boats could not render as sistance ; whilst, in the same period, 74 vessels had been assisted, and 415 lives preserved by means of the life-boat establishment. The Marine Surveyor proceeded to give many excellent reasons for disapproving of the life-boat station at Great Ormshead, and the beacon on West Hoyle, the latter of which, independently of the difficulty of parties reaching it, might be mistaken by vessels for some of the lighthouses, or for a vessel lying at anchor, and the accidents thereby occurring would fully counter balance any good that might be effected by its adoption. Mr. AIKIN said he was opposed to the appointment of the committee for fear of its disturbing the arrangement existing between the Steam Tug Company and the Dock Committee, which he feared it had done, but the report would be another instance of the desire of that committee to protect life from shipwreck. The principal reason as signed in the report for not recommending that trust to have a steam-boat, was the expense of constructing and maintaining such a boat. Now the great reason which had weighed with the committee, was, that it would be doing a disservice to the public and the great object in view to confine the chance of saving life from shipwreck to one boat, whereas by the existing understanding with the Steam Tug Company, they were certain always to have a boat ready, because several of their boats would always have their steam up. Considerable discussion arose upon this point, especially as to the understanding with the Steam Tug Company, and a letter was read by the secretary from the company, stating that no definite arrangement existed between them and the Dock Committee, so as to render them responsible for such services. It was stated that the reason of the company for not entering into any arrangement was this, they did not wish to be under the control of another body, who would compel them to send their boats to sea, when, in their own judgment, it was not prudent to go. The discussion ended by the report, after some verbal altera tions had been made, being received. A letter from the Steam Tug Company, requesting the alteration of a crane, at the south of Seacombe steps, was read, and referred to the Sub-committee. A letter was read from the New Gas Company, stating that, as they had no mains laid down where the gas for 75 lamps was required, twelve months was too short a period to justify them in incurring the expense of laying mains down, and they, therefore, declined to tender. The Old Company offered to supply gas for the lamps at the rate of £4 I7s. 6d. per lamp per annum. Mr. Nicol, said that was still 17s. 6d. more than the committee paid to the New Company. This subject was deferred for another week, in order to afford time for reports as to the Naptha and Bude lights. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE, A special meeting of the Dock Committee took place at two o'clock yesterday, for the purpose of considering the plans for the proposed new north and south docks, as prepared by Mr. Hartley. There was a full attendance, the following members being present :—Messrs. J. Bram ley-Moore, (chairman,) C. Horsfall, (vice-chairman,) J. Aikin, T. B. Barclay, T. Bold, T. Bulley, T. Chilton, E. Evans, H. Holmes, T. Holt, W. S. Middleton, E. Molyneux, W. Nicol, T. Ripley, T. Royden, F. Shand, W. Smith, T. Tobin, S. L, Trotman, and H. R. Sand bach. APPLICATION BY THE CUSTOMS TO RENT TRANSIT would not be so deficient as was supposed; but if they went on in this way, increasing at great cost, the rates must inevitably be increased. The whole timber trade of the port paid only £lO,OOO a year; yet here was a timber dock, which cost £20,000 a year. The two other docks would cost £40,000 each. The rates, he repeated, must upon such a system be increased ; and, as trustees, they could not enter into a consideration of the plans until they knew the cost. . Mr. TOBIN said that the cost of timber docks was no argument against their construction, for we could not wisely exclude timber from our port. There had been a good deal said about the cost of docks with which he did not concur, but nothing about the great cost of ware houses. The Albert Dock would not do more, he be lieved, than any other dock. Mr. ROYDEN said that at the Queen's Dock there was accommodation for only two timber ships on the west side. The Union Dock had for two years and a half been filled with the ships lying up, out of the Brunswick Dock. The Coburg Dock had little or no quay space for timber. The Brunswick Dock might certainly do more, but it contained many timber ships laid up. He contended, that unless further dock accommodation were provided, en couragement would be given to the other side of the water. Mr. EVANS inquired if all financial matters were to be kept out of the discussion? Mr. BARCLAY said that financial considerations were entirely put down by the chairman. Mr. - Evans said - the new docks would entail an addi tional charge of not less than £65,000. With regard to the south docks, the plans they bad there were possibly the best that, considering the land, the surveyor could give them. But they were not even in the rough, and there was no quay room left on the westward. These plans, in fact, were such a wide departure from anything that could be agreed to, that it was quite in vain to go with them to parliament. With respect to the north docks, he had a better opinion. He would not dwell upon the necessity, if this scheme were carried out, of increasing,the rate—already enormous. In the Prince's Dock, the west side had scarcely ever been half worked (for timber as we understood him)—a higher rate of cartage of about is per 1000 feet being charged. He referred on this point to Mr. Chilton. Mr. CHILTON said he charged only the same for both sides—taking them together. Mr. EVANS said that did not affect his argument, for if the carters had nothing to do on the east side, the charge would be more on the west, and (we understood him to imply) the whole was now divided. The Albert Dock would do much to relieve the pressure; as upon a large scale in mechanics, a very small wedge produces the de sired effect. It would go far, indeed, to do away with the present inconvenience. With respect to what Mr. Roy don had said of the Queen's Dock, a great deal was done on the west side in deals, staves, and other miscellaneous articles which properly belonged to the timber trade. It had been stated that so far from being discouraged by what was to be done on the other side the river, we ought to go on increasing our docks, and consequently our ex penditure. This doctrine was contrary to all commercial experience. If a merchant heard of an article coming in large quantities from another quarter, it would surely be no reason that he should himself bring more than he first intended or thought of before he heard of such other supply ? It would rather induce him to pause before he speculated further. And if the Cheshire people were about to cover the whole floatable area of Wallasey Pool with docks, at half or quarter the cost that we could build docks for here, the question arose whether it was not better for the community to take these docks. The owners of bonds ought also to be considered. He repeated that the plans produced would be inadmissible. They were rough and inchoate. After all, they might come to the conclusion that the north dock should be constructed first, and that they should wait to see how that did, before they went further. They could not with these plans go before the council—much less to parliament. . The votes were then taken on the amendment—that the plans be adopted—and it;was lost by 13 to 7. No opposition *as given to the original motion—that a committee be appointed to consider the whole subject of dock extension, and report. The meeting then went to fix the number of members who should constitute the committee of inquiry. Mr. HORSFALL moved thirteen, Mr. RIPLEY nine, as sufficient and more practicable, and the other was with drawn. Mr. TOI3IN moved, as an amendment, an open committee of the whole body. The amendment was lost by 16 to 4, and it was agreed that the committee should consist of 9; to be chosen on Thursday next.—The meeting then rose. LITERARY NOTICES. A Tabular Contrast between State Affairs and the late and present Government. By Phiiopatris. London : C. Mitchell, Red Lion Court A small pamphlet, under this title, has just been pub lished by Mr. Mitchell, which we cannot sufficiently re commend to the perusal of our readers, and especially to our operative friends, to whom it is principally addressed. At the present moment, when the whig-radical faction are so anxiously striving to throw dust in the eyes of those classes, and to array them against the established institu tions of the country, its appearance is well timed, and it would be admirably adapted for an extensive circulation, as an antidote to the seditious trash with which the league press is inundating the country. We give as a specimen of the work the following justly and well drawn Tabular Contrast" between the effects of whig-radical and conser- vative governments : MELBOURNE MINISTRY. The threatenings of a war with every Foreign Power especially. A raging war with China. War in Affghanistan. Boundary Question with the United States un settled. and a bad feeling existing. The affairs of Canada un settled. A deep and rancorous spirit existing between France and England, with the prospect of war. Ireland on the eve of rebel lion. An empty Exchequer—a de ficiency of some millions in the Revenue. Consols at 89. Trade stagnant. Great want of confidence in the Government. PEEL MINISTRY. Peace with every Foreign Power Peace in China. Pease in Affgbanistan. Boundary Question finally settled. The affairs of Canada finally settled. Jealousy subdued between France and England, and every prospect of a con tinuation of good feeling, insomuch that the Queen of England visits the King of the French. Effective means taken to prevent rebellion. The deficiency of the Reve nue supplied. Consols at 96 Trade brisk Confidence being gradually restored. Money at a just rate of interest. Bank full of bullion. Manufacturing parishes in great and awful distress. Manufacturing districts im proving. Workmen returned to their work. Iron, timber, and other pro duce of the country at ruinous prices. Iron, timber, and other produce of the country at its real value, at a ready market The population of the coun try exceeding, by mil lions, Church accommo dation. Means afforded to supply the deficiency, by the Church Extension Bill. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SIR,—As a subscriber to your paper, may I beg your insertion as a caution to publicans and shopkeepers, that my premises, situate corner of Eaton-street, Vauxhall road, was forcibly entered about six o'clock on Saturday morning last, during my temporary absence of about an hour to my works in Naylor-street ; during which time they broke open the money drawer, but were disappointed of their booty, as I had taken the precaution of moving the contents the previous evening. On my return, the thieves decamped, leaving behind them a crow-bar and a pair of shoes, now in the possession of the police. It is necessary to observe, that the police are notoriously inactive in this neighbourhood. By inserting this in your valuable paper of to-morrow if not too late, will oblige yours respectfully, JOHN HAYES, Vulcan Vaults, Nov. 27, 1843, THE MAYOR'S VISIT TO ST. NICHOLAS'S CHURCH: Last Sunday, being the second after his election to the civic chair, the Mayor, according to ancient custom, at tended divine service, in the forenoon, at St. Nicholas's Church. He left the Town-hall at a quarter to eleven o'clock, preceded,by the mace and swordbearers and other officials of the corporation, and accompanied by a few members of the Town Council and other gentlemen. It was intended, we believe, that a public procession, simi lar to that on Sunday week to St. Peter's, should have been formed on the occasion, but the inclemency of the weather prevented the demonstration from being made. There was a numerous and respectable congregation at the church. The chanting, which was taken up alternately by the choir in the organ gallery and some of the children of the parochial schools in front of the communion rails, was most pleasingly executed. The prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Wilson, one of the curates. The Rev. Mr. Campbell, junior rector, officiated at the communion table. The sermon, which was the annual one in aid of the funds of the Old Church Parochial School, was preached by the Rev. Mr. M`Gill, another of the curates. The text was taken from the first verse of the fourth chapter of Hosea : " Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel; for the Lord bath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land." The sermon, though short, abounded with vigorous and instructive passages. The collection amounted to £35. ECLIPSES IN 1844.—There will be three eclipses of the sun and two of the moon. May 31, total eclipse of the moon, visible, 10h. 50m. p.m. June 15th, partial eclipse of the sun, invisible. Nov. 6th, partial eclipse of the sun, invisible. Nov. 24th, total eclipse of the moon, visible, 11h. 14m. p.m. Dec. 9th, partial eclipse of the sun, invisible. extOinneeticoun. There rioussour is a law in ceoftrafficfor im ull b i u s rg th h reateneprohibitingdith mixed marriages, which people evade by repairing to some other country to be united ; and the regular steam com munication with Hull gives that place a preference. The Senate of Hamburgh, however, have under consideration a law authorising marriages between Christians and Jews. A few days since a butcher in Lurgan, in the plenitude of his zeal, offered a prime quarter of beef for two-and eightpence a puund, payable when the repeal Question was SHEDS The reconstruction of the sub-committees was defer red till next week. The committee then proceeded to the further consider ation of the plans for the new dock works. Mr. Royden suggested that a committee be appointed to examine the plans and that merchants and others should be allowed to see them, in order that they might offer suggestions and improvements. Mr. Horsfall approved of the appoint ment of a committee, but deprecated the great haste. He said the plans would require a good deal of consideration. Mr. Evans said the plans were nothing without estimates. Mr. Nicol said the public could view the plans up to Tuesday, and the committee could meet on Wednesday, to decide upon, as they must be deposited on the last day of this month. Mr. Horsfall did not know that they had yet determined either for the north or sJuth, it was a mat ter of such importance that it ought not not to be bur tied. Mr. Evans objected to the calling in of any per son to assist their decisions. If there was any knowledge existing as to the uses and erection of docks, that know ledge existed in that committee. He supposed they would have to deal again with Mr. Gage and people of that sort, who would only occupy their time uselessly. It was de termined that the committee should meet on Monday, at two o'clock, specially to consider the plans to be submit ted by Mr. Hartley. _ _ _ _ Mr. EVANS mentioned that the customs had objected to some windows in the new warehouses at the Albert Dock, so that they would only have half the usual light of bonded warehouses. He proposed that the surveyor be requested to form a plan for the perfect admission of light, by windows or otherwise into the warehouses at the Albert Dock, such plans to provide for the security of the revenue, and that the Committee of Works be re quested to take such steps as should obtain the co-opera tion of the Customs. The resolution was adopted unani mously. The committee adjourned at a quarter after three o'clock. iy the Bank of he 11th of No- The CHAIRMAN, after stating the object of the meet ing, said, that he had received an urgent application from the customs, and wished to know whether, before the proceedings for which they had especially met, the com mittee would hear it read.—This being, after a short con versation, assented to, the secretary read the communi cation, which was signed by the collector, controller, and inspector-general of customs. It was to the effect, that in consequence of recent large importations of tobacco into the port, and the quantity shortly expected, (3400 hhds.) they were desirous of renting for its reception three of the transit sheds, in addition to those they already had, and at the same rate. Mr. EVANS said that the sheds could be readily cleared, and, as the case was urgent, he thought the committee ought to accede. There never had been so many as five of the sheds occupied, and that only in a partial way. The work done in the sheds might easily be more concentrated, so that those wanted might be spared. Mr. RIPLEY said lie was decidedly opposed to those sheds being let to the customs. ale did not see what was to prevent the parties from availing themselves of bonded warehouses for tobacco, as well as others did for tea and other articles which also paid a high duty. The fact of the sheds being in requisition, and preferred, furnished a proof of the necessity of building warehouses, &c. on the quays. If they refused to let the sheds on this requi sition, there would probably be a complaint from the go vernment, and then there would be no difficulty (as we un derstood him) in obtaining their sanction for other build ings on the quays. He gave an instance of the great facilities for loading and unloading afforded by these sheds—stating that one of his own ships had, through such accommodation been despatched for sea much sooner than she otherwise would have been. He was op posed to the application, as he thought the shipowners should have the benefit of these sheds. Mr. AIKIN said they had already done wrong in letting these sheds. They had been built as an experiment, with a view fully to try their utility ; and it had been said, with truth, in the Council, that they had not given them a fair trial. If they devoted them to the permanent storage of tobacco, ships might be detained for want of them, and the experiment could not be fairly tri d if they were let off. He believed, too, that no act of the Committee could be of effect in the matter until it was approved and passed by the Council. It was here announced that the collector, Mr. Arnaud, was in attendance, and some conversation took place as to whether he should then be admitted,—which he was a short time afterwards. Mr. RIPLEY suggested that he should be informed that the committee declined to grant the request, and proposed a motion to the effect that they could not let any more transit sheds to the Customs. This was seconded by Mr. BOLD. . . Mr. EVANS said, that as the application was in writing, and the collector having come himself, perhaps that gen tleman had something additional to communicate. Mr. BARCLAY said the letting of these sheds was alto gether bad, and he believed illegal. Nothing the collector could state could remove the objections. On the motion of Mr. EVANS, seconded by Mr. MID. DLETON, and agreed to, the collector was then called in. Mr. ARNAUD (the collector) stated that he was sorry to be so importunate, but the case was one of urgency, as a great quantity of tobacco was coming in, and more was ex pected. He had procured a statement relative to the sheds, (which he produced,) from which it appeared that five of them were now empty, and that several others of them would be so in about a week. Mr. neol wished to know from the collector whether there existed any regulation to prevent tobacco from:going into double security v ::n houses, or whether the applica tion was merely with a view to facilitate the trade. Mr. ARNAUD said that he was not aware of any actual regulation to the effect stated ' • but warehouses were not suitable for the reception of tobacco, as it could not be piled up in tiers, but bad to be spread out on the floor. Nothing but sheds were fit for it, and the trade would object to its being placed in warehouses. He would be willing to make an arrangement to relinquish the sheds let off as soon as the pressure had subsided ; and that would not be far distant, as they were now clearing off 250 hhds. a week. He then retired, and the original motion was put to the vote, when there appeared 15 for it, and 5 against it—so that the request was met by the negative. PLANS OF THE PROPOSED NEW DOCKS The CHAIRMAN said they had now to consider the plans of the proposed dock extention and improvemerit, which at the request of the Committee had been drawn by the Surveyor. In order that the Council might proceed to Parliament, it was necessary to decide upon it that day, so that they might be deposited by the 30th of the month. _ _ . _ . Mr. TOBIN said he presumed their approving of the plans before them, would not prevent any alterations that might be found desirable hereafter. Mr. HoRsFALL said that such decision would not pre vent slight alterations in detail; but it was, he thought, quite impossible to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion that day. The subject was one which required much consi deration. The proposed docks on the other side of the river would have a particular bearing on the subject, and he strongly disapproved of rushing to a conclusion in haste. A calculation had been made, and the cost of the docks (North and South) would probably be above a million-and-a-half. This was a great expenditure, and ought to be well considered. The Wallasey docks, he had no doubt, would be made, and they would have a material effect on those on this side. In the whole course of his observation, he had never known such plans con sidered and decided upon without two or three days pre vious notice. He should therefore move that a commiz tee—as large or as small as they thought proper—should be appointed maturely to deliberate and report upon them ; and their recommendation should have its full weight with them in finally deciding. He was sure such a committee would not lose sight the expense—which had also a material bearing on the matter. If they went to a great expense, so that the bondholders might become alarmed, it would be the more necessary to proceed with caution. He should therefore move that a committee be appointed, who when their minds were made up should make their report. Mr. Nicol, said he was always sorry to differ from Mr. Horsfall, but if this motion were acceded to, it would over throw all operations for a considerable time ; for if the plans were not ; given in within the specified period they could not proceed with the works. If any thing presented to his mind a higher inducement than another to go for ward, it was what had been said (as we understood him) of the proposed docks on the other side. To show the parties there that they (on this side) were going on, was the best way to prevent the construction of docks yonder. As a private opinion of his own, he would say, that what had been done at the other side appeared to him to be for the purpose of merely increasing the value of land there. If there was any reason stronger than another for them (the committee) to proceed, it was this. Mr. Horsfall had not, be believed, examined the plans now before them. They were at best no more than calculated for carrying out the principle, and might be altered in detail at any time. Then certainly there was the expense. The whole docks might cost the sum stated to finish them ; but the dates of payment, and the different periods of completion of the several parts of the works, might be so arranged as to remove the objectious entertained on this point. In order to go on, it was necessary that the plans should be deposited on or before the 30th instant. He, therefore, moved that the plans should be adopted. Mr. Tonna - seconded the motion. There was, he said, clearly a want of dock room even now, and it would take four years to build those proposed. Recent instances had occurred in which ships entering the river had to go from dock to dock, finding the balls and flags up, before they could find dock room. As to the Cheshire docks he did not think any of them would live so long as to see them com pleted. He was sorry so much tobacco had been brought, but it was a vile pernicious article, and he heartly wished Father Mathew would take it in hand, and deal with it as he bad done with the whiskey. (A laugh.) The Albert Dock would not accommodate so many vessels as was supposed ; and if they did not go on now with the plans of the new docks, they would lose the opportunity that presented itself, and be thrown back another year. If they stopped, indeed, they ought to be turned out, and others would be found who would carry the measure out. Additional docks were called for in all directions ; and before those proposed could be finished, more would be wanted. It had been said that there were many ships on sale taking up room in the docks. This had always been the case since he could remember, for we had always vessels on sale from America, and the Isle of Man. He concluded by expressing a hope that the committee would proceed with the plans, and thus meet the wants of the town. Mr. BARCLAY alluded to what had fallen from Mr. Nicol relative to the proposed large dock in Cheshire being a reason for going on—so that (as he understood him) such a project on the other side might be arrested. Mr. Nicol. explained that if he so expressed himself, he went further than he intended. He did not mean to put a stop to them. Mr. BARCLAY said the next question was that of mo ney. If they proceeded to financial statements, he thought it should be .done with closed doors. The CHAIRMAN concurred. Mr. AIKIN said the financial statement of the estate was clear, and ought to go forward to the public. If they were going to spend two millions, or a million and a-half, on these intended docks, the fact should be known to those interested. Mr. ROYDEN said that ships would come to the river, and if they could get docked on the Lancashire side they must go to Cheshire. Mr. RIPLEY put it to the meeting whethet it was pos sible to investigate or recommend a plan without having the estimates ? Mr. SH AND said the plan was hurriedly got up. Mr. Nicol. said the surveyor was instructed to prepare what, in his opinion, would be a sufficient accommodation, and here were the plans, without reference to the expense. Mr. AIKIN said they had no business to look at any Plans until they knew the cost. Unless they allowed the financial part to be taken into account, they could not proceed. The surveyor was directed to make certain plans. He (Mr. A.) lecrease of dinallv up the tow the town DR. COLLYER ON CLAIRVOYANCE The public, although now fully inclined to believe in the main phenomena of Mesmerism, have long heen inclined, and are perhaps still inclined, to treat the representations of the professors of the science, with respect to " clairvoy ance" and other similar manifestations of extraordinary powers on the part of their patients with something very like contempt. Our fellow-townsmen have this week an opportunity of disabusing themselves of this idea, and of learning, after Hamlet, that " There are more things 'twixt heaven and earth Than are dreamt of in their philosophy." We bad an opportunity privately afforded us on Satur day evening of witnessing the extraordinary effects pro duced by mesmeric agency upon a young girl,—a child almost, and niece of a dissenting minister resident in Lon don,—by Dr. Collyer, who will introduce them this day and Wednesday and Thursday, at lectures to be delivered by him in Liverpool ; and we are confident that they must not only amaze, but convince every man, susceptible of being convinced, that we have still much of our " fear fully and wonderfully made" frames and capabilities to learn, and many phenomena of nature to marvel over. The child in question, of a timid and reserved disposition and feeble fame, was put, by Dr. Collyer, into the mes • merle sleep in our presence; and nothing could be more sin gular than the complete change which appeared to take place in her whole temper and manner. From a reserved, she became a cheerful, lively, romping creature, dancing, with closed eyes, round the room, playing with every article within her reach, and handling them with as great fami liarity as if she had been perfectly awake. In this state she was asked to read from several papers and books, taken at random from the table; and she did so with per fect facility. To prevent the possibility of collusion, her eyes were tightly bandaged by a handkerchief; and still her power of vision was unimpeded. The bands of two gent en present were firmly placed upon her eyes, and still sbe could read any passage pointed out to her! In fact, we have no hesitation in expressing our belief, that her clairvoyance was perfect, being assured that deception was impossible. We shall have further opportunities, at the lectures to be given by Dr. Collyer, of testing the extraordinary powers of this mesmeric phenomenon; and we invite the sceptical to take advantage of the opportunity afforded them to do so. By us any attempt to account for such capacities as she possesses would be absurd ; but the me dical world will, no doubt, solve the difficulty which they present to those unlearned in the wonderful mysteries of our nature. The circumstances we have mentioned will, no doubt, recal to the memory of many of our readers the case of Miss Margaret M'Avoy, of this town, who alleged that she could see with her eyes bandaged, and who as suredly succeeded in puzzling all the learned in Liverpool, anxious as they were to account for the strange results which she exhibited. The late Dr. Renwick at the time had some hot contention with his medical brethren on the subject ; he maintaining that her case was not fraudulent or deceptive. J. Horsley Palmer, Esq., of London, the celebrated financier, returned from America in the Patrick Henry, Captain Delano, which arrived at this port on Sunday. Sir W. M. Stanley's hounds will meet on Wednesday 29, at Upton; Friday, December 1, at Two Mills; each day at eleven o'clock. On and after the sth of January next, letters from the United Kingdom by packet to Jamaica will be charged at the rate of Is. 2d. per half ounce, with the exception those addressed to or posted at Kingston, which will be charged as at present. CHILD BORN IN THE STREETS.—On Wednesday morn ing last, about two o'clock, as the police-officer on duty in Frederick-street was going his rounds, he found a poor woman lying in an entry. On examining her he discovered that she had just been delivered of a child. He imme diately called the assistance of a person living close at hand in a cellar, into which the female was removed. She had not been long there before she was delivered of ano ther child. It appeared that the poor creature was the wife of a sailor now at sea. She had been at service in the neigbourhood for some time, but, when her master and mistress found she was enciente, they turned her out of doors, and she was left entirely destitute. The mother and children are doing well. THE IRON STEAMER NIMROD.—This iron steamer, built by Messrs. Thos. Vernon and Co., for the Liverpool and Cork station, took her trial trip on Thursday, pro ceeding several miles out to sea, and performing in the most admirable manner. There was none of the usual vibration perceptible from her engines, which were ma nufactured by Messrs. Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy; and it is remarkable, that, although they occupy so much less space than the ordinary side lever engines as to leave 10,000 feet more capacity in the holds, they worked to a speed which has already stamped her as a fast-sailing vessel. It is a fact worthy of being recorded, that her keel was only laid on the 6th of - ready for her destined voya then and 300 horse powei may, and she is no% ges: a vessel of GOO tons bur ARRIVAL OF THIo; PACKET-SHIP PATRICK HENRY.-- This fine vessel, which sailed from New York on the Bth instant, in company with the new ship Cohota, for this port, was telegraphed off Holyhead, at balf-past eleven o'clock, on Saturday morning, but did not arrive in the river until Sunday. She made a zjuick passage of eighteen days. The following is a list of passengers :—J. Horsley Palmer, Esq., and servant, Mrs. Elliottand three daugh ters, and Mr. R. Bright, London; Mr. Henry Young, Mr. J. H, Young, Mr. W. Habershaw, Mr. H. and Mrs. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson, Mr. Wilford, Mr. J. R. Taylor, Mr. H. G. Macquand, and Mrs. J. C. Delano and child, New York ; Mr. George H. Lyman, Massa chusetts; Mr. George Wright, Liverpool; Mr. F. H. Braner, Bremen ; Mr. F. Russel, Edinburgh : M;s. Anne Jenkins and servant. Providence, Rhode - Islam Hancock, Manchester ; Mr. H. G. Gierdes, Baltimore Mr. and Mrs. Mead and two children ; Mr. E. Burnett Barbados. DUTY ALTERED AGAIN ON PRESERVED APRICOTS, &c. A recent Treasury order directs, that preserved apricots and pears be charged with the duty of Gd per lb. payable on " succades or confectionary, including all fruits and vegetables preserved in sugar." In December last a Treasury order decided that such apricots were liable to about half that much, namely, the rate of 275. Gd per cwt. on " plums dried or preserved." 'I express and comprehensive one; it mattered not however preserved. Hence. as it is also one-third higher than the rate on the best French plums, we conceive this rate alone could be legally enforced. These two rates will ilustrate instances in which either of two duties may literally apply to the same article. And, whenever aware of such a di lemma as to Customs' duties, we presume that importers, who insisted on being let off at the lower rate, might be quite as conscientious as they who unwittingly paid the higher. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS DE NEMOURS.—It wa stated in the Mercury, of Friday last, that the Duke an Duchess of Nemours were "likely to visit Liverpoc forthwith" ; that "an intimation to this effect had, i fact, been already received by the Mayor" ; that thz lat ter was to give " a grand banquetto the ill and that the Wellington club intended to give ball to the royal pair." We heard that the Me; ions Duke a grand a subsequent edition, expressed an opinion that formation was incorrect. Neither the authorities at the Town-hall nor the committee of the Wellington Rooms have received any such intimation as that mentioned by the Mercury.—Albion.—[The Albion has been rather premature in supposing that the Mercury was mistaken in stating that the authorities had received the intimation stated. We believe it was the intention of the Duke and. Duchess to visit this town ; but they have altered their ar rangements in consequence, probably, of the sudden ill ness of their son, the Count d'Eu, and they embarked on Sunday, at Woolwich, for the Continent. With respect to the last passage in the paragraph, we are informed that the Mercury's information was had direct from the Mayor.—Ed. L. S.] THE MURDER AT KNOWSLEY.—On Saturday last five poachers named John Roberts, James Hunt, Jos. Rim mer, Thomas Jacques, and Henry Fillingham, were brought before John Formby, Esq., at Kirkdale, on a charge of having been present, aiding, and abetting in the murder of Richard Kenyon, one of the Earl of Derby's gamekeepers, on the 10th instant. Mr. Pemberton, of Prescot, conducted the case on the part of the prosecu tion. The prisoners were undefended. The principal witness was an accomplice of the name of Naaman Shaw, son of John Shaw, of Eldon-street, who was fully com mitted on the capital charge by the Coroner's inquest. This witness gave a detailed account of the manner in which the five prisoners, himself and four others, who have not yet been arrested, journeyed to Knowsley on the night of the fatal occurrence, and the way in which the murder was committed. He completely exculpates his father, by saying, that, although they had met him on the road, he had not accompanied them to Knowsley. He stated that it was the prisoner Roberts who shot Kenyon, and that the prisoner Fillingham also fired after the keep ers. His evidence was corroborated by that of other wit nesses, who saw the prisoners returning from Knowsley to Liverpool. They were all remanded until Friday next. FATAL COACH ACCIDENT.—At the Police-court, on Friday, Thomas Barke, driver of Gaskell's coach to St. Helens, was charged with having, on Thursday evening, while driving up London-road, run over a man of colour, named John Dawson, by which he was killed on the spot. The deceased was immediately carried to Mr. Pinning ton's, surgeon, and afterwards to Mrs. Jackson's public house, London-road, near which the fatality occurred. The prisoner, perhaps not aware of what he had done, kept on his way towards St. Helens, but on hearing of the circumstance there, he had communicated with the authorities, and had since given himself up to await the issue. There was not, however, evidence to sustain the charge; but as the-matter would have to go before the coroner, he must be detained until the inquest took place. Bail for his appearance was, however, tendered and accepted, and he was liberated.—The inquest was held before Mr. Curry on Saturday and the evidence, more matured, then brought forward was not quite so ex culpatory. The deceased, it appeared, was a coloured man—a retired gentleman's servant, and resided in Finch terrace. He was crossing London-road, at the point be tween Mrs. Jackson's; and Mr. Musgrove's, ironmonger. There were three horses attached to the coa, h, and the leader was a blood mare. The it wahine was going at a rapid rate. The leader came against the deceased ai he was crossing, first knocking off his hat, and then owing him down. Both of the off wheels passed over ms body. Mr. Mut , grove, whose door faces the spot, ran up, lifted him, and carried to Mr. Pinnington's, surged i, iust op posite ; but he died almost immediately, and got there. The body was taken to Mrs. Jac' Breadner, from Mr. Croft's soai sitting on the box with the tit 4 0.4, g a 1.0 4 Messrs, Robertson ' s List ned at their table expectations same period SIGUV the dock dock charges as low as possible. (Hear.) If our Present docks were properly worked, the atccomrnodation our sincere wish that our butcher would supply us on.si milar terms. Odds and sirloins, how we would stock our larder! — Dublin Mail. o take his tr