The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-05 00:00:00

Jan. 5, 1847. Earal AtIDO. The Lord Bishop of Newfoundland is expected to visit Liverpool this week. Our townsman Mr. Jackson, has executed an excellent bot . : of the l a t e mayor, David Hodgson, Esq. The Liverpool Reform and Anti-Monopoly Associations Are to be amalganiated ur tt le - r the title of the " Reform And Free Trade Association." • • On an average upwards of 500 operatives attend daily to see the. exhibition of paintings, and their conduct is excellent. MORE ' DEATHS BY Fins.—The inquests announced in Liverpool last week include five children who have lost their life by fire. A QUALIFIC ATION. —A shop keeper in 80ld -street ad vertised during the past week for a "sharp boy." One applicant grounded his qualification of sharpness on the fact of having " cut " from four places. ROBBERY OF PLATE. —On Wednesday, some thieves got in at the back door of Mr. Ford's house, Grove-street, and stole £lB. worth of plate. The back door had been left open only a few minutes. AMERICAN PROVISIONS.--In four days last week there arrived at this port from America, 62,697 barrels of flour , 28,642 b us h e l s and 7,519 sacks of Indian corn, 75,233 bushels, 11,202 minots, 753 bags of wheat. Mr. Carter, of Seel-street, entertained the whole of the men in his establishment on New Year's .Eve at Mr. Whiteman's Brunswick Hotel. A dinner was provided in the host's usual unsurpassed style, and the greatest hila rity prevailed throughout the evening. GRAND CoNcERT.--Mrs. Wood, the celebrated vo calist, and long a stranger to us, will appear at the con certs, to be given at the Concert-hall on Monday and Tuesday next. The veteran Sinclair and Signor Sapio will sing on the same occasions. THE WEATHER.—On Monday morning a thaw set in about eleven, and until Friday we had foggy, dirty weather, but the atmosphere much warmer. On Saturday night and Sunday we had a hard frost. Yesterday, thaw again set in, and there is every appearance of a fall of snow. FATAL ACCIDENT. —About six weeks ago, Mr. William Owen, of Seymour-street, an old gentleman, aged 83, was run over by a spring cart, in Elliott-street. He was at tended .by a surgeon ; but within the last few days morti fication set in, which terminated in death on Thursday morning. AIRS. PARKES' ART-UNION.—The drawing of first al lotments in this scheme, for the disposal of so many and valuable works of art, takes place to-morrow, at 51, Bold street: The admission is free, and those who do not take shares will, at least, be repaid by an inspection of speci men prints, and paintings, hung in the room. The number of shares already taken in Liverpool is immense. TREAT TO WORKMEN.—On Saturday evening, Mr. John Abbott, cabinet-maker, Islington, gave a handsome supper to the numerou s wor k men in his employ. The usual loyal toasts having been given, the men evinced their gratitude and esteem for their enterprising master, by repeated pledges of devotion to his interest, and by hearty wishes for his continued prosperity. DISPATCH.-The entire cargo of the ship Duke of Wel lington, from Calcutta, consisting of fifty puncheons of rum, and upwards of seven thousand bags of sugar, (being about seven hundred tons in all,) was discharged an d de- posited in one of the transit sheds at the Prince's Dock, last week, in the very short space of eighteen working TEE WATER The Mercury of Frid denied the truth of the statement in our last, that rumours were -abroad of the abandonment of the Rivington Pike Water Bill. How our contemporary is to be aware of all the reports that are current in the town, he does not inform us. The Journal, however, says that we a re " substan tially right," and we can nly wait for time to test the issue. SCIENTIFIC NOVELTY. — Messrs. Gray and Keen, the scientific nautical instrument-makers, of Strand-street, in this town, have recently completed a wheel-barometer, of improved construction, with transparent di a l-pl a t e f or illumination at night. From the large size of the dial plate, and the finished accuracy of the movements, the indications of change in atmospheric pressure are of ex treme delicacy. LAW OF MARRlAGE. — Application is again to be made to parliament on the law which prohibits marriage with the sister of a deceased wife, and Mr. Aspinall is now in this town collecting information on the subject. It has lieen ascertained by actual inquiry, that the number of marriages of this kind, among people of every class, is ex ceedingly large, as m an y as fifty having bee n found to ex ist in a single town, among persons in respectable circum stances. MINIATURE PIANO. —The lovers of novelty have been gratified during the past week with a gratuitous sight of the diminutive piano -forte just compled for the redoubt able General Tom Thumb. it is a most splendid speci men of workmanship, and, considering the dimensions, the tone is most brilliant. It has been exhibited at Mr. Smith's, music warerooms, Lord-street, and may be classed as another of the novelties for which he has gained celebrity. HANDSOME AND SEASONABLE GIFT.—We see, by the list of donations to the District Provident Society, that Mr. Robert Gibbons, of London-road, has, with a com mendable liberality, presented 240 loaves of bread. This is a worthy example, and we trust it may be followed by other tradesmen : for th. • • • - value of enaoie nomers w--ue more than usually liberal, and to relieve the wants of those who are suffering from the scarcity. LAUNCH.--On Saturday last, a fine schooner, of about 180 tons burthen, was launched from the yard of Messrs. John Dawson and Co. She is built expressly for the con veyance of machinery, her spacious hatches and accom modation for any freight of this kind being 50... in,. 4,-. —.. much, anct her whole aea - rauc - e ect, nch credit on the e gentlemen b whom she was refl built. She went off the stocks in admirable style, and was christened by the lady of the owner the " Ann Powell." After the launch, the owners and a few friends dined at the American Hotel, where an excellent dinner was served up in Mr. Wilde's best style. A few evenings ago, a young woman went to the shop of Mr. Fingland, chemist, Wavertree, with a witness, and asked for some arsenic. Mr. F. observing something .unusual in her appearance, wrapped up some tartar emetic, and gave it to her. She had previously obtained a penny-worth of arsenic from a shop in town, but finding this not sufficient, she mixed that which she had pur chased from Mr. Fingland in water, and swallowed it also, believing that it wou ld speedily terminate her sufferings. It did so, but in a very different method from what she anticipated. The dose, being very powerful, brought on violent vomiting and purging, and thus saved her life. She is now doing well. _ LADIES' CHARITY RA T - - the funds of the -" v.., Ladies'.Chari .A.LL.-1 he an nua l b all in aid of ty took lace on Wenesd evening at the Tow n -h a ll, on which occasion there was a y numerous and fashionable assemblage, about 1,200 persons being present. Mrs. Nichol officiated as lady patroness, and Messrs. W. Moss, Jacques Myers, and N. Bold as stewards. Amongst the company present were—The Mayor, G. H. Lawrence, Esq. ; William Brown, Esq., M.P.,and lady ; James Aspinall, Esq. ; Elias Arnaud, Esq. ; Mrs. Arnaud and family ; J. H. Tu).,-... v— pvc....,,i -0_....,_ Thomas , luuerman Molyneux ; B. Jones, Esq.; W. Eaile, • Esq. ; Richard E ar l e , E sq. ; Joseph Langton, Esq. ; L. Mosley, Esq. ; Mrs. Moss and family, Otters ool ; Daniel Neilson, Esq. ; John Neilson, Esq. ; Hugh • Hornby, Esq. ; E. Mosley, Esq. • James B ranc k er , j unr., Esq. • th • e Misses B ranc k er ; Esq. Shuttl ewor th ; Mrs. Lord ; tath'am ; Captain Grei g ; M a j or Vickers, R.E. ; Lieut. Mr. and Mrs. Shaw, of Arrow ; Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Lowndes. To PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF YO GA ,—It is with much pleasure and satisfaction that we call the attention of our readers to the re-opening of Great George-street Academy, in this town. The Principal, Mr. W. M. Fisher, is a gentleman o f sterling ability, and his charac ter as a sound linguist, accurate mathematician, and cri tcal scholar, in the variiD.us i lep:rtmelits of gene,,.l 1:, +111•CI 04 , 1T1r10 /4/10/ . ...A•4/4/ bleA, Lure, atanus umerveuty nign in the public irm-a'tirci and it is well known, from past experience, th a t h e is an dent, persevering, an d successful instructor of youth. I n this Academy, pupils are carefully prepared for any of the universities, - piblic colleges, and learned professions. There is also a• comprehensive course of sound commercial training for these who are intended for mercantile pur suits.. We assure parents, from personal knowledge, that their sons can here enjoy the advantages of a healthy situation, a large and substantial lecture-room, a spacious gymnasium, efficient masters, superior scientific appara tus, gentlemanly treatment, and, withal, a "sound Scrip tural education." ST. SIMON'S PARISII • CRURCH.—We are very glad to notice the rapid progress that is being made with this structure. It h as b een somewii.4. - - yet, in th. course of anot by the frost Lile win _ over, and thecharacter of the build ing considerably developed. The sDire—is.to-be the height 140 feet ; and, as the spire of the church is a lofty one, it will, when completed, be a very prominent The architect, Mr_ P..— one pians, we ana atter a n exam i nation of cannot hesitate to express a confident belief that the work will, in all respects, be worthy of him and the high reputation he enjoys. The body of the will be free to th. _ Lue and it not fail to be a source o f t h e highest delight to the indefatigable Tncuin tent that his unwearied perseverance has secured for them so un questionable a benefit. He has been aidedtheerfull fi,- - y and deservmh, h— - • 'or ever or a ma . ny kind friends, yet the ..ims will fall far short of w at is required, owing to the choicest description. enhanced value of labour and materials. We would, ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Mr. E. Atkin, after visiting • tecorenfosre, stir up the friends of "churches for the poor," , ecrate more of their' wealth to these objects. all the principal menageries on the continent, has pur chased the following animals, some of them extremely ya forelNV.E. 8 , 1 ;s• On Saturday five inquests were held be- liable and rare:—Royal tiger, three leopards, male hyaena, an i n i a L i .,' t 'ili o rrY• The first was on Abram Rowbottom, cassowary, pair of black storks, bald eagle, griffin vultures, Great H o ur w eeks old, who lived with hi s pa ren t s i n p a i r o f ll amas cereopsi s geese, pair of kangaroos, pair of 'aide of his w Z i t nyriday mornin stre e t, and who was found dead by the emus, greater' kangaroo, pair of black swans, three rare on James Yar woo e a n g.—The second was pigeons, male ostrich, white llama, and a variety of the yneLxn about fifty-four years of age, Lowry parrots. who lodged in Mol Monday night one of th e if"rt, Lightbody-street. On PAPIER MACIIEE.—We had the pleasure of inspecting candle in a candlestick on cantle inmates placed a lighted a portion of the articles in papier machee, which Mr. some ware out of a cupboard. oc,l_swhile she was getting Roberts, of Church-street, has just received from Messrs. the curtains and bedclothes, zulc r7 candle, fell, ignited Jennings and Bettridge, and, if it is possible, they surPass deceased that he threw uP one much alarmed the any specimens previously produced from that firm. The 4:lee windows on the colours are most brilliant and effective ; and though the -second floor and jumped out into came in contact with the flags, and h e 3 .,,T d• His head touching is bold, they are beautifully mellowed by the injured that he died on Wednesday.—Th:s ti r seriously particular process to which they are submitted. The Patrick Kelly, a child three-and-a-half y ear s ir d was on tables are splendid, and the minor articles, inkstands, &c., allived with his parents in Tatlock-street, s -u,ll l , who are not equalled by any other ,Thihr.,-4,1 one in the rs•Ti,.. -- an........,,,_ _:,..1_,. L.:_ "i , tat i-o. is needless t customer cL ou inursciay nignt ms cl othes — a , le HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. -WONDERF UL PRESERVA dentally caught fire, and he died the same night of sev-el- TION LlFE.—Hugh IWDonald, Lot 55, in King's burns on the chest and back. —The fourth was on Guerre County, Prince Edward Island, made a public declaration 1 1 11` . Ashn, who died of fracture of the skull, caused by ifis . before Joseph Coffin Esq., Justice of the Peace, at Bay ha • ving been accidentally struck a dreadful blow on the Fortune, September 3, 1845, to the effect that the greater Ilead, by the timber fender of flip ~.„„ Part of 1,6 ....Jun _ . , m yp . , a , bes , d . .us nose , and roof of his mouth, were eaten ' away, gby th e side of that steamer along the e i,‘ ,„ dge of the th e ' es ulcerous sores in his face and legs, which, from u•htleature, must shortly have deprived him of life ; and quay of the Clarence Dock.—The fifth was on James sthtaatet , e wias been restored from the pitiable and miserable L Ardle, a child four years old, who was accidentally u n, by the use of Ho lloway's Ointment, and burned to death in Chu . enhale-street, whilst left alone this after sil l oth • - . by his Parents. Advt. er medical treatment had faaled.—See section of Thomas iio'rri"l: they were engagec uently lea: A THIRD DEATH IN LIVERPOOL FROM STARVATION. —On Friday, an inquest was held before the Borough Coroner, on view of the body of Mary Brady, an infant only nine months old, whose death had been accelerated by want of the common necessaries of life. It appeared that the father, mother, and four children occupied a wretched hole in Lace's-street, where they would have all Perished from want, had they not received some tempo rary relief, in the shape of bread and soup, from the Parish office. The deceased was ill, and the mother had not , strength sufficient to attend to it. The case was altogether I a truly deplorable one, ant: ,the jury returned a verdict in accoruail:,T With the medical testai29ny. The Parish-office was acquitted of 511 blame. FANCY BALL.—On Thursday evening, the splendid mansion of Mr. Muspratt, at Seaforth, was the scene of a grand fancy ball, and the new year did not dawn on a gayer or happier assembly. It was given by Dr. and Mr. R. Muspratt, and went off with unusual eclat. About 180 guests, including many of the principal gentry of Liverpool and neighbourhood, were present. Where all was excellent, it would be unpncious to devote much to particular description. Miss Cushman appeared in the character of Claude Melnotte, and her gallant bearing attracted much notice and many jests. The beautiful Miss Susan Cushman was attired as a French Marchioness; her dress being of the most recherche kind. Mr. Ri chard Muspratt was regally attired as the unfortunate Charles. He afterwards changed his character, and by his conviviality and politeness added much to the plea sure and hilarity of the company. His pretty and ac complished wife appeared in a Turkish costume. Dr. Muspratt, as Don Giovanni, was all that could be de sired. Mr. George Irlam, as a Knight Templar, had a characteristic appearance ; and Mr. J. Miller in the anti quated attire of a " Middy" of the time of King Charles the First, attracted much attention. Messrs. Kellam, Woods, Taylor, and Lowndes app eare d as man d ar i ns . IV Mr. `Queen was gay as the melancholy Hamlet, and Mr. Wanostrocht interesting as the only specimen from the land flooded by the Nile. Miss Walker was modestly attired as Flora M`lver ' and Miss Kean as a S co t c h l a d y. Miss Shaw, bri g htly clad, personified the Morning ; and Miss Holden, in a dark dress, spangled with stars an d a crescent on her head, typified the Night. COLLISION.--On Thursday morning, about nine o'clock, the Dublin steamer Urgent came into collision near the Formby lightship, with the fine iron steamboat Tynwald. The former boat was on her outward voyage to Dublin, and the latter was entering this port from Belfast. The effect of the blow was tremendous, and the larboard pad dle of the Tynwald was disabled. The Urgent ,took all the passengers from the Tynwald, and proceeded to Li verpool, dropping anchor in the Sloyne. The Tynwald came up with one engine, remained in the river all day, and docked in the Clarence Basin at about eleven o'clock at night. The Urgent is a wooden vessel, and the Tyn wald, as already mentioned, an iron one. The effect of wthaetecor,llibsoiownspurrlzn and d e Ufigrugreenthwm.to Her r y p ar a a n y L lLer w c e u re t started also, but we believe no person on board of her was injured. The damage done to the Tynwald was much more serious. Her larboard paddle, paddle box, paddle beam, and all the wing belting were smashed to atoms : the houses on deck partially broken up, and the fragments of wood strewed about in all directions. So great was the force with which the vessels met, that although the Tynwald had back way upon her, the wheel was forced rapidly round, knocking down one of the men who was at it. The other seaman at the helm was John An derson : he was carried round the wheel and forcibly jam med between the spoke handles and the deck. So firmly was he fixed, that it required the united efforts of two men afterwards to release the poor fellow from his awful position, the blood at the time gushing from both his ears. He now lies in a very dangerous state. There is little doubt the Tynwald was supposed by those on board the Urgent to be the Formby light-ship, which was close at hand ; that the helm of the urgent was, upon that suppo sition, first placed to starboard, and not ported till too late to allow the vessels to pass clear. The fog was so dense that a vessel could be seen only about six lengths:off, and for this reason the engines of the Tynwald were slowed. THE " GREAT BRITAIN" STEAM-SHIP.--At the request of the directors, Mr. Brunel has made a survey of the state of this vessel, and published his opinions in a long report, addressed to those gentlemen. Contrary to even the hopes of the proprietary, Mr. Brunel found the ves sel, as a whole, and independently of mere local damages, perfectly sound, and as strong and as perfect in form as the day she was launched. Mr. Brunel discards the idea of breaking up the ship on the spot, because the whole would certainly not amount to many thousands—probably hundreds would be a safer estimate of the amount to be realized --clear of all expenses. He proceeds to prove that the mode of getting the vessel off the shore and into port is quite secondary to the consideration of how to preserve it where it is so that it may b e i n a con di t i on to b e removed, and to b e worth removing, when the means of doing this are ready, and the proper time is arrived for attempting it. No man in his senses, and who th oroug hl y un d erstan d s the circumstances of the case, would dream of calculating upon completing the requisite means for floating her under three months. In the meantime the ship must be pro tected ; and this eminent engineer recommends the direc tors to form, under the stern and along the exposed side of the vessel, a mass of fagots, made of strong and long sticks, and used in the manner which has been so success fully practised in Holland and elsewhere, for the repair the fagots being :s against, the sea, pacKea closely, and for a considerable thickngs, against the ship's side, and up to the level of the decks, secured with rods run vertically through the mass, and chains laid horizontally, and binding the whole tightly to the ship. " The heaviest sea," he adds, " has no effect upon such a mass ; and I believe the vessel would remain as uninjured, and indeed as unaffected by the sea, as if in dock. Of mum' , .11 uepenaent upon wind, weather, and tide, certainty cannot be attained ; but of one thing I am certain, that no other plan offers the same chance of suc cess, or at so small a cost." Mr. Brunel continues-- " You have a valuable piece of property lying on a most exposed shore. If preserved for a few months that pro perty will, in all probability, be worth £40,000 or £50,000 ; if neglected for a few weeks it will probably be worth no thing." He exhorts the directors not to place reliance upon any plan which dep en d s upon fl oating the vessel by " camels," and taking her to sea unrepaired, and, there fore, entirely dependent upon those camels. His belief and conviction is, that the safe mode of proceeding, and by far the cheapest, will be to lift the vessel by mechani cal means--to lay ways under her—and to haul her up sufficiently far to be safe from the sea to repair her ; just sufficient to make her water tight, then to launch and bring her to Liverpool or Bristol. ENTERTAINMENT TO WORKMEN.—It is gratifying to have again to record another of those harmonious meet -Igs between the employer° - I emloyed, which promote so well that good feeling that ought ever to exist and which are now, in large establishments, becoming somewhat general. On Friday evening last, Messrs. Smith and Willey, of the Windsor Foundry, entertained the whole of the parties in their employ, their friends and families, at the Music Hall, 80ld -street. They amounted in number to, we hear, upwards of seven hundred, and their appearance, particularly the female portion, was such as indicated happiness indescribable. Tea and coffee were provided on temporary tables running across the room— which were lavishingly supplied with boiled and roast beef, ham, bun loaf, and all other necessaries to satiate the varied tastes of the assemblage. Mr. Smith, Mr. Willey, Ur. Pair C.E., of London, Mr. J. Finch, sen., with several friends and parties leadingly connected with the firm, occupied the head table. After all had partaken of the repast, which was admirably managed, the tables were removed, the chair taken by Mr. Smith, and an excellent band, which had been provided, played the lively dance, which was led off by Mr. Willey. Mr. John Finch proposed, as a sen timent, " - The Queen," " The Land we live in" and added to it, " Many happy returns of the season." In the course of a somewhat lengthy address, Mr. Finch recapitulated the various advantageous measures passed during the pre sent reign, and said, with respect to the land we live in, that he had visited many lands —amongst them democratic America —and though he had been considered democra ectio.clisalcti,iltilietiwoonulodf not En exchange the laws, the liberties, or the more protection for England for those d of any land the• globe ofaps in them re boast. They possessed more safety — there was recognition of the interestsally a greater chairman, then sang " ePo o,c;teWtKiehMwrs 7 o n u till l l, the plauded, and followed by Mr. 7Villey's " Great Mogul, which was excellently managed, and called forth shouts of laughter. Again the band struck up, and each " tipp'd the light fantastic toe." Mr. Brown then pro posedand " Prosperity to the firm of Messrs. Smithone of Willey ;" which was replied to by both partners, business o w u h t o t m he sta ia t nd, stated that w t ads mt urin t g ifv th i e ne di t s h tr a e t s t s he that existed in which istedthrouo- lengthy and admirable speech in proposing " Success to railways," that it is their intention to establish a foundry in Ireland, aimilar and-equal-in extent to that at Windsor. Throughout the evening the speech, the song, and the dance. followed in mu ontaaa; n.. . - AA.,. 1. - -- - _ enstea seemed hourly to increase :—cool acquaintance were moved to warmest friends, and the good-humoured smile that played in every face, denoted the enjoyment entertained, while sorrow at parting, even a late hour, seemed to wish the season's quick return. WHITEMAN'S HOTEL.--New-year's eve was kept up with great spirit at the house of Mr. Whiteman, in Hanover -street. The worthy host of the " Brmiswick , 1846 y various mg more he j 17th, suffering progress airy into ie result I should in one• thing to by * day ay sonr. blanket ing that nd have The ex eined it t £8 in scarce ith part ❑e fort bout 23- ! selling we aid , s, and all, by alue of addi- we are home. ink we e num- would I am erpool, clothe I hun- )r em- rge of with a The t is by As my I when. T pur-. ue my as you all be s that work. chaff ; THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE SANATORY ACT. We believe the public are not precisely aware of the provisions of the Liverpool Sanatory Act, which came into operation on the Ist instant. To assist our fellow- townsmen in carrying it into operation, we propose to give here its leading provisions. The act commences by repealing all previous acts of a local character, taking care that it shall not have a retro spective effect ; and, at the same time, vesting the autho rity of the various boards, whose powers are superseded, in the Council, by whom it is in future to be exercised. All officers under the old acts are to be recompensed for 1;m; of ^fiicP ndl the, expenses incurred by the Highway Board, in procuring fresh acts, are to be paid by the Council, as are those incurred by the Toxteth Park Com missioners. Clauses from 18 to 32 relate to the appoint ment of officers, &c. ; and clause 33 provides that the Council shall direct a map of the borough to be made on a scale not less than 60 inches to the mile, on which is-to be marked all existing sewers and drains, water-pipes, gas-pipes, &c., and such new ones as may be added, which map, or a copy, shall be kept at the Town-hall for the in spection of owners of property. They are also to inscribe upon the map a complete system of levelling, either from a survey of their own, or from the ordnance survey. Clauses 36 to 43 vest in the Council the powers of the Highway Commissioners, and direct the paving and flag ging of streets and courts. Clause 44 enacts that every person laying out any new street shall give a fortnight's notice to the surveyor under the act, and hand in a plan on a scale of one inch to every four feet ; and within six weeks the surveyor shall fix the level, which shall there after be kept by every other person erecting property in the street. The penalty for non-observance of this clause is the cost of making the street the proper level, and five pounds. No street, being a carriage road, shall be of less width than 30 feet, or 20 feet in the bed, with a footway on each side of five feet, clear of any steps or projections. The same proportions are to be observed in wider streets; and no house shall be built in any street of greater height than the width of such street. No court shall be built less than 15 feet wide. An additional foot is to be added for each additional house over eight ; and the entrance is to be the full width of the court, and open from the ground upwards. The penalty of offending against these provi sions is a sum not exceeding twenty pounds for every day the street or court is suffered to remain ;- but they do not apply to existing streets or courts, " which shall be proved to have been formed or set out in the disposition of any estate for sale in lots, and of which a sale plan shall have been proved to have been prepared before the passing of the act ; nor to any street or court being a footway only, which shall be made upon the site of buildings erected before this act, and in which no buildings shall be used for the purposes of habitation except by servants in care of the same." Back streets, if carriage ways, must be 15 feet wide, and contain no house w ith its principal or only entrance in such back-street. If only a footway, it must be not less than three feet ; and, if extending a hundred yards without being intersected, the width must be four feet. Clauses 51 to 60 are the ordinary highway regula tions. Clauses 61 to 77 direct the effectual sewerage of the whole borough. 78 and 79 empower trustees of turn pike roads and owners of land without the borough to use the sewers on making compensation. Twenty-eight days' notice is to be given before commencing sewerage works in any street, and a plan and section lodged in the sur veyors office upon a scale not less than one inch to sixty six feet for the plan, and one inch to two feet for the sec tion. Section 81 gives power to appeal. Clause 82 directs house-drains to .be made wherever a sewer of a sufficient size and proper level passes within 30 feet from any part of a house, on service of 28 days' notice ; and no house can be erected or rebuilt without proper drains if required by the Council, such drains to be at such a level as to be available for the drainage of the lowest floors of such house and of its areas, water closets, privies, and offices. Fourteen days' notice is to be given of an intention to build or to drain, and a plan deposited with the surveyor on a scale not less than one inch to every six feet. In default, the Council can cause such building to be demolished or drains to be relaid. Where a house is rebuilt, the level of the lowest floor must be raised sufficiently to allow of the construction of such a drain as is required in the case of new erections. No houses are to be rebuilt in Which the ground-floor is not made six inches above the level of the adjoining foot way. House-drains or branches may be made by owners of property, to be approyed by the surveyor, or Council may contract with them to drain. Vaults or cellars shall not be made under streets, without the consent of Coun cil. Section 89 directs all gully-holes of sewers or drains, belonging to the Council or to private parties, to be pro perly trapped to prevent the escape of effluvia. Drains, cesspools, and privies are to be kept in good order, or after 14 days' notice Council may repair and recover the cost. On giving 24 hours' notice, the surveyor can ente r and take up an d exam i ne d ra i ns, privies, and cessp oo l s . A penalty of fi ve p oun d s is t o be levied where such drains, &c., have been constructed contrary to the provi sions of this act, or for stopping or unstopping such drains, &c., without the consent of the C ounc il, or or furthery them not to be so stopped or unstopped ; with a penalty of five pounds for every day after the first on which such offence shall be committed or continued. Clauses 93 to 97 relate to the powers of the Council under the act, and to regulations to be observed in mak ing repairs. Clause 99 gives the power of proceeding in any of the Superior Courts against owners of property for repayment of expenses incurred by the Council , and clause 100 gives the furthe r p ower o f di stra i n i ng for such expenses of repairs " upon the goods and chattels" of the occupier ; but his liability only extends to the amount of rent due, and he may deduct from the landlord. Where property, upon which expenses have Leen incurred and not repaid, is unoccupied, Council may enter, after notice, and let to repay themselves. In cases where the owner of property is only tenant for life, or the expenses are more than half its value, Council is to receive the amount for flagging, paving, &c., by instalments ; and they may do so in other cases, the instalments not to be less than one twentieth part per annum of the original sum. The term " owner" under this act refers to " the person receiving the rents of any property on his own account, or as trustee or agent for any other person." Clause 106 directs the proper cleansing of the streets and foot -pavements, whether dedicated to the public or not, and empowers the Council to empty all privies and cesspools. For this purpose, they can either employ sca vengers, or contract with them to do the duty, under a penalty for neglect. If the dung or soil of any stable, cow-house, or pig-sty, is allowed to accumulate for four teen days, and is not removed within forty-eight hours after notice, it becomes vested in the Council, who may sell it. If any person shall permit any dung, ashes, or filth, to remain within his dwelling-house three days after the scavenger has applied to remove it, he becomes liable to a penalty of 40s. ; or if a certificate has been signed by the medical officer under the act, or any two medical men, that any accumulation of dung, soil, or filth, within the said borough ought to be removed, as prejudicial to health, the Town-clerk shall forthwith give notice to re move it within twenty-four hours, after which time it be comes the property of, and may be removed by, the Council. Clause 112 directs the removal of pools of stagnant water, and other nuisances offensive or injurious to health, under a penalty of 405., if not effected within twenty-four hours after notice ; and a like penalty is to be inflicted upon parties suffering the contents of any privy or cess pool to soak or flow therefrom. The Council may enter premises to cleanse or repair such places, and recover the expenses. Owners may be required to construct a privy and ashpit, with proper door and covering, where the Council or Health Committee may think it necessary, for the use of the inmates or occupiers • and with the consent of the Council one privy may be allowed to serve for two houses. In future, however, no house is to be allowed to be built without a properly-constructed privy, with a fun nel or flue to carry off any offensive stench. Parties neg lecting to construct or repair privies, after one month's no tice in writing, are subject to a fine of five pounds, and ten shillings per week while the default continues. Public conveniencies are also to be erected in suitable situations. No cellar under any house in a court is to be let as a separate habitation ; nor any other cellar which is not 7 o f p ee e t n i o n n h , eight, or of which the surface of the floor is more than four feet below the level of the street. Such cellars must 2 ; .eet also . have an area extending along the whole front n_ c h a e s properNv de, floc,protected aanndd b a y env e ironrails, eryxtberna kal ewe a l n ilnad o r p olw e e n t fire place,wofitah hinges or pivots,'unless the sashes are d-oruablee,a.ntd east 9 v'th feet of superficial area cle_ar of the sash f m o open both top and bottom ; a front cellar must have an external wind scribed, of not le ow, as above del - Iperficial feet. Th e (if required) an ash - pit. A penalty of 20s. shall be levied for every day that any cellar is inhabited contrary to these previsions. Cel lars -erected or- altered to meet the provisions of the Health Act (sth Victoria) are exempt from the operation of this bill. In future, no house is to he erected within the bor oug h without at east one room on the ground-floor, containing 108 superficial feet, clear of any stairs or staircase, or any other reduction, save one chimney-breast an d fi re -pl ace therein, or whi c h shall have any rooms therein which be in any part less than 8 feet from the floor to the ceiling, except in the cellar, which, if used for habitation, is not to be less than 7 feet, and if not is to be 6.feet. The attic rooms must have either a span of not less than 14 wet at tne spring of the roof, with a clear height of 12 feet from the floor to the ridgetree, or otherwise a clear height of at least 2 feet 6 inches, measuring perpendicularly from the floor to a horizontal line drawn from the lowest spring of the roof, with a clear height and space from the said last mentioned horizontal line to the lower side of the ridge tree of not less than nine feet. Where there is an excess of height from the floor to the lowest spring beyond the two feet six inches, the space between the said horizontal line and the lower side of the ridgetree may be reduced, but not more than double such excess ; and there shall in no case be less than eight feet from the floor to the lower side of the ridgetree. No attic shall be allowed in any house of less than three floors above the basement, and unless some part of such attic is higher than the spring of the roof ; and no house shall have more than one attic. In every inhabited room there must be one external window of not less than five feet in heart, and three feet wide, clear of the sash frame, or the area of which is fif teen feet. Attic and cellar windows may be not less than three feet square, or nine feet area ; and all windows must be casement windows opening on hinges or pivots, unless the sashes are double opening at top and top and bottom. Clause 122 provides for the appointment of a medical officer of health ; and three following clauses provide for whitewashing and purifying of houses declared by him to be unhealthy, the 'appointment of an inspector of nui_l sances, and the regulation and inspection of lodging houses. As we have already, however, gone to consi derable length and detail, and the bill contains 231 clauses, we must postpone for a week gang through the remainder. MEETINGS OF THE BIRKENHEAD COMMIS- SIONERS, On Saturday, a special meeting of th e Commis sioner s of Birkenhead was held hi i.hfir rooms, Hamilton Square, for the purpose of receiving a report of the pro ceedings of the Gas and Water Committee. The chair was taken by William Potter, Esq., and there were pre sent ten other Commissioners. Mr. Townsend attended as law-clerk to the board, and Mr. J. B. Lloyd, of the firm of Lloyd and Waln, of Liverpool, also attended in his capacity of parliamentary agent for the Commissioners for the promotion of their Improvement, Gas and Water Bills. The meeting was almost wholly occupied in read ing minutes of the proceedings of the board extending over some years ; also letters that had passed between the parliamentary agents of the Commissioners and the Birkenhead and Claughton Gas and Water Company ; and, finally, the report of the Committee. The meeting was, however, of opinion that the publication of these documents in detail would be as yet premature, as two surveyors from the Commissioners o f W oo d s and Forests were about to be sent to Birkenhead to make preliminary inquiries on the. subject of those documents, and to report thereon to Parliament. Mr. TOWNSEND read the original document appointing the Gas and Water Committee by the Board ; it being' the opinion of the latter, that it would be advantageous to the inhabitants if the Commissioners possessed the right of supplying the district with gas and water. The proceedings of the committee so appointed, and of which Mr. Wm. Laird was elected permanent chairman, followed ; and it appeared from them that Mr. Hawksley had been requested to survey the report, and that Lloyd and Waln were appointed Parliamentary agents, with in structions to get the Gas and Water Bills lodged as soon as possible. The first letter from Lloyd and Waln to the Gas and Water Company, (dated 14th Dec. last,) stated the desire of the Commissioners to become sole suppliers of gas and water for the district, and that they were lodg ing their bills and seeking powers to purchase the com pany's works—wishing to make the purchase in the fairest manner. Mr. Highfield wished to know the proposed basis of such purchase ; stating that it did not appear to the company that it would be beneficial for the inhabitants that the Commissioners should have the exclusive supply for the district. Messrs. Lloyd and Wain next wrote to the Clerk of the Peace for the county, for a copy of the accounts, of income and expenditure, and the clerk replied that he could not find any abstract of such account. It next appeared that the Gas and Water Bills having 'been deposited in London, on behalf of the Commissioners, the Woods and Forests had deputed Messrs. Goldfinch and Rennie to hold an enquiry at the Town-hall, Birkenhead, on the 18th instant, with reference to the same, Lloyd and Waln wrote again to the Birkenhead Gas and Water Company on the 29th of December, stating that the Com missioners proposed to purchase the works and property , of the company as established under their Act of Parlia ment, and that the company had failed to comply with the act in lodging their accounts annually with the clerk of the peace, and requesting copies of their accounts from the passing of the act. Mr. Highfield admitted, in reply, that he had omitted to send an abstract of the accounts to the clerk of the peace, and promised to send it without delay. He contended that the company had adopted every measure which could be for the benefit of the in habitants, and he alleged that they were willing to effect any additional advantage which could be fairly pointed out. The company, he said, had laid out their capital solely with a view to future advantages, which had not yet been, but which would be hereafter, realized ; and, considering that hostile proceedings had been taken against them by the board, they had no other resource but to oppose to the utmost both the intended applications to Parliament by the board. Lloyd and Waln wrote again to the company, on the 31st ultimo, stating that their clients would be happy to arrange a conference as early as possible. Mr. Highfield, in his reply, of the Ist instant, begged to say that the accounts sought for should be furnished, and suggested that the chairman of the Commissioners and Mr. Wm. Jackson might have a con ference without prejudice to either the board on the one hand or the company on the other. Mr. TOWNSEND read the report of the Committee, dated 16th ultimo, to the effect that as an abundant and cheap supply of gas and water was of great importance, they had commissioned Mr. Hawkesley to make a profes sional survey of the locality, and that his report would, in a few days, be submitted to the board. They then refer redat some length to the early proceedings which had taken place with reference to the supply of gas and water to the township, and to a remarkable omission in the lease, that at the expiration of fifty years the existing gas and water works were to revert to the Commissioners. They denied that the Commissioners had parted with any power to supply water, and they contended that the time had now arrived when the supply of gas and water ought to be under their control. They were of opinion that the charge of 7s. 6d. per thousand feet of gas, had already yielded considerable profit, and recommended the board to apply for powers to purchase the gas and water works, on ac count of the township, referring to the advantages Man chester derived from the system there adopted. If their application to parliament were successful, the profits from gas and water would thenceforward be applied in liquida tion of the expenditure of the township. Upon the motion of Mr. W. LAIRD seconded by Mr. TnoMrsoN, the report was received and adopted unani mously ; and the last letter from Mr. Highfield was refer red to the committee with instructions that Mr. Lloyd be requested to confer with Mr. Mallaby, the solicitor of the Birkenhead Gas and Water Company, with the view of bringing the matters in dispute to an amicable settlement. A motion was agreed to to the effect that every facility should be offered to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests about to visit the township, and that the Gas and. Water Committee be requested to afford them the requi site information. It was also agreed that the report just received should in due time be published, after the inquiry before the surveying officers. Mr. Lloyd, and also the chairman, suggested a conference, and the latter u rge d that nothing would b e more likely to bring about an amicable arrangement than a meeting in the first instance between Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Mallaby. Mr. LLOYD said, the preliminary Inquiries Act had re ference to harbours, ports, and streams that fell into na vigable rivers. He had received a circular, requiring a sum of £2OO to be laid down to th e Board f Admiralty, for the port of Birkenhead, as it was going for a water bill ; but he had written to say, that, as the commis sioners only wanted to sink wells, and not to convert streams, they did not come within that particular clause of the act, which required the deposit of the £2OO. The CHAIRMAN Thanked Mr. Lloyd for haVing written to that effect, and the meeting was adjourned until Mon day morning, (yesterday). Yesterday, at ten o'clock, an adjourned meeting of the Birkenhead Commissioners was held at the Rooms, Hamil ton-square, for the consideration of the local bills relating to the supply of gas and water, which it is intended to prosecute during the ensuing Parliament. The following gentlemen were present :—Messrs. D. Appleton (in the chair), Wm. Laird, Berner, Cole, Watson, and Barbour; Mr. J. B. Lloyd, of the firm of Lloyd and Waln, solici tors, Liverpool, was also present. Mr. TOWNSEND, the Clerk to the Board, having read the notice calling the meeting, Mr, J. B. LLOYD said that the Commissioners had en trusted to him the care of the bills intended to be prose cuted in the ensuing session of Parliament, copies of which had been printed, and which he now begged to lay before each Commissioner. It would be unnecessary for him to read more than the heads of the clauses, except the Com missioners desired any particular clause itself to be read. Mr. Lloyd then read the title of the first bill, which was as follows : " A Bill for enabling the Commissioners for the im provement of Birkenhead, Claughton-cum-Grange, and part of Oxton, in the county of Chester, more effectually to supply with gas the limits under their jurisdiction ; and to purchase the existing gas works of the Birkenhead and Claughton Gas and Water Company." The preamble recited the following acts :-3rd and 4th William IV., cap. 68 ; Ist and 2nd Victoria, cap. 33 ; sth ri Victoa, cap. 5 ; 6th Victoria, cap. 13 and 24 ; 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32 ; 9th Victoria, cap. 28 ; and stated that it would be of " public benefit " if further powers were granted the Commissioners for such purposes, and and also to purchase the existing gas and water works. Clause 2 stated that " whereas it is desirable that the power of lighting the said townships of Birkenhead, Claughton-cum-Grange, and part of Oxton, should be in the hands of the Commissioners," they should be endowed with the aforesaid powers, and that on " payment or tender " of the purchase money the property of the com pany should become vested in the Commissioners. Clause 8 gives the Commissioners power to borrow any requisite sum, not exceeding £60,000, upon the credit of the light ing and watching rate, to make the purchase. The other clauses are all consequent upon the purchase and posses sion of the company's property. Mr. WILLIAM LAIRD moved that the bill he approved,' and that Messrs. Lloyd and Waln be appointed solicitors r the bill to carry it through Parliament Mr. \% :OLE seconded t le resolution --• ..c auppumu LIBEL IL was unaer stood, as had been agreed upon at the meeting on Satur day, that in obtaining the Act, the commissioners ex pected that the committee would take every possible pre liminary measure to bring about an amicable arrangement with the existing gas company. Mr. W. LAIRD.--Yes ; it was agreed that Me ssrs . Lloyd and 'Vain should consult with the solicitor for the company, as to affecting an arrangement. Mr. LLOYD said that the gas and water committee must meet again pro forma, in order that the last letter of Mr. Highfield should be laid before them ; which had not yet been done, in consequence of its being received only on the morning of the day on which the general committee met (Saturday). The motion was then put to the vote, and carried una nimously. _ Mr. Lloyd then read the title of the second bill, which was, "A Bill to authorise the Commissioners for the Im provement of Birkenhead, Claughton-cum-Grange, and part of Oxton, in the county of Ch es t er , t o establish' Wa ter Works, for the better supplying the inhabitants thereof with water ; and to purchase the existing Water Works of the Birkenhead and Claughton Gas and Water Company." He proceeded with the clauses, in the midst of which, Mr. Pins entered the room, and, after waiting for a mo ment or two, he arose and interrupted the solicitor by stating that as he had not heard the whole of the proceed ings, he should wish that his name should not appear as being present at all, or taking any part in the responsi bility of the measure, because he did not approve of their going to Parliament at present on the subject. Mr. TOWNSEND agreed to keep Mr. Pim's name out of the minutes, if he did not intend to stay ;. whereupon Mr. Pim withdrew from the room. Mr. LLOYD then continued reading the heads of the clauses which were 174 in number. Clause 70, which re lated to the supply of water for public purposes, such as watering the streets, cleansing the sewers, extinguishing fires was read at full length, on the motion of Mr. Wat son. That gentleman also enquired whether the bill eon , . tained prov?Sions for the supply and maintenance of fire plugs. . -d read clauses 51, 52, and 53, Mr. LLOYD said /t ea. 4 , a.L. which related to that subject, Powers are sought by clauses i., £60,000 on security of the water re, be charged for water to the consumer is ts. When the rent does not exceed £5, thetaax., water is not to be above ss. per annum : Above £5 and not exceeding £l5 ....13i. I, 15 t, 30 ....24 „ 30 9 f 60 .... 42 „ 60 ?? 100 .... 60 „ 100 ....80 Extra for water closets as under : Not exceeding £lO .... 45.. Above .tlO ft 25 .... 6 71 25 50.... 8 I f 50 ft 100 .... 10 05 and 106, "to borrow ts." The price to be as follows : ;mum rate for Mr. BAR — SOUR moved a similar resolution to the former one, adopting the bill, wh ch Mr. WATSON seconded, ar.4 was carried unanimously. Mr. LLOYD said both bills were very similar to those being applied for by the corporations of Liverpool and Manchester, for like purposes. Mr. W. LAIRD said the gas and water committee had fully expected Mr. Hawksley, the celebrated engineer, would have been present that morning, to have laid his report before them as to the existing state and condition of the water-works ; but that gentleman had been pre vented from attending by a severe domestic affliction. Mr. Laird then• read a letter from Mr. Hawksley, stating that he was detained at home by the serious illness of his daughter. Mr. Laird said he had replied that they should like to see him in the course of the week, and if he could let them' know, another special meeting would be called to meet him ; but of course, under his present domestic circumstances, the commissioners could not expect his attendance. The board then adjourned. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS A special meeting of the Town Council was held on. Friday, when the customary annual appointments were made, and the Sanatory Act was brought into operation by a Committee of Health being named. The Mayor presided, and said the first business before the Council was to appoint a trustee under a local act of 9 George IV. for enabling the trustees of Mrs. Ann Molyneux's Cha rities in Liverpool, to grant building leases, and for better vesting the estates in them, for confirming exchanges, and other purposes, for the benefit of the charities. Sir THOMAS BRANCKER proposed his Worship the Mayor ; the appointment was carried nem. con. Messrs. Turner, Swainson, and Houghton, jun., were appointed trustees under the local Act 7 George IV. for establishing St. James's Cemetery. Messrs. Turner and Bennett were appointed to execute the powers given to the Mayor and senior aldermen by the local Act of 10 George IV. c. 15, relating to the school for the - indigent blind at Liverpool, and the chapel attached thereto. Sir THOMAS BRANCKER rose to propose the commis sioners for carrying into execution the local Act of 5 George IV. for the better regulation and encouragement of pilots for the conducting of ships and vessels into and out of the port of Liverpool, and the appointment of three members of the Council, as auditors under the said act. Mr. COOPER wished to be informed whether the forty one gentlemen appointed trustees under the Pilot Act were ever called upon to act ! He believed their duties were merely nominal. Sir THOMAS BRANCKER, in reply, said that in compli ance with the Act of Parliament the appointments must be made. The following gentlemen were appointed:— Sir Thomas Brancker, Messrs. Ald. James Lawrence, T. Sands, J. Proctor, J. Bramley-Moore, T. B. Horsfall, Morris, Stitt, Watson, Aid. R. Houghton, Ald. Bushby, Swainson, David Hodgson, R. S. Henderson, W. Mann, B. Hill, J. H. Turne r , C oo p er , Ald. Griffith's, J. Buck Lloyd, Atherton, Danson, Ald...Molyneux, Bennett, S. Holme, T. Boyden, John Holmes, J. Booker, G. H. Law rence, C. S. Middleton, Toulmin, Parker, G. G. Hornby, James Holme, T. Shaw, W. Preston, Jam es H o l me , V. Higgins, T. Lloyd, W. Rathbone, J. Aspinall, and the Mayor. Mr. D. Hodgson, the Mayor, and Mr. Thine were ap pointed auditors. Sir T. Brancker, Mr. R. Houghton, jun., and Mr. W. Atherton were appointed Commissioners for the embank ment of the north-west side of Leasowe, in Wallasey and Great Meols. Messrs. D. Hodgson, Nicol, and Rathbone, Directors under the local Act 7 and 8 George IV. c. 35, relating to the Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks Company. The following.are the names of the gentlemen appointed as the Health Committee, under the provisions of the Sa natory Act :—Messrs. ames Procter, Atherton, Jas. Booker, W. Earle, R. Henderson, R. B. Hill, Hugh Hornby, G. G. Hornby, R. L. Jones, T. Littledale, junr., James Parker, C. Robertson, W. Preston, J. A. Tinne, J. R. Turner, R. Houghton, sen., R. Griffiths, James Holme, R. Benn, Bushby, V. Higgins, Morris, Stitt, Bennett, Watson, Cooper, Lace, J. Lloyd, Kaye, Rath bone, Read, Toulmin, Stewart, Nicol, T. B. Horsfall, Shaw, and John Holmes. The MAYOR said the next consideration was the ap pointment of a medical officer and a local surveyor. , Mr. PARKER had understood that the Town Council would advertise for a medical officer. The report of the Sanatory Committee was read. It stated that the secretary had received sixty-three applica tions for the situation of surveyor ; all these had been examined, and five had been selected as the most eligible. With respect to the medical appointment, the report strongly recommended Dr. Duncan. Mr: PARKER wished to offer a few remarks, before the report was adopted, relative to the appointment of Dr. Duncan. He disapproved of what seemed to him very much like making a place for one particular individual. Although no one could doubt that Dr. Duncan was a gentleman eminent in his profession, yet he did not hesi tate to say, that there were many gentlemen who had been for perhaps more than twenty years connected with the different medical institutions of the town, who were quite as well informed on the subject of the causes of disease among the poor as Dr. Duncan, though they might not have written so much about it. Air. COOPER had thought that no application of public money above the sum of £2O could be made, without, if such application were as salary to a public officer, adver tising in the newspapers ; but here an application of £3OO was to be made without this practice having been ad hered to. The MAYOR asked Mr. Parker if he would put his objection to the appointment of Dr. Duncan in a specific shape ? Ur. NicoL thought that the Council owed it to the public to appoint Dr..Duncan.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. PARKER withdrew his objection The appointment of surveyor was left to the Sanatory Committee. LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE. A FEMALE SWINDLER.—A woman named Bridget Knocton, (remanded from Thursday,) was charged by va rious tradespeople with swindling them out of goods on false pretences. A number of witnesses were called, all of whom had been sufferers by her swindling propensities. She was committed for trial. RECEIVING A STOLEN BOOB.—On Saturday, a police man, of the name of William :Smithson, No. 488, was brought before Mr. Rushton on a charge of having re ceived a book, knowing it to be stolen. The book was a small one, and was very similar to a lot of books which Mr. Knipe, of St. James's-street, has on his shop counter. The prisoner alleged that a sailor had made him a present of it by way of a Christmas box, and that he was alto gether innocent of the theft. The sailor, who was brought up at the same time, admitted that he had stolen it, but wanted to have it inferred that he was not accountable for his actions inasmuch as he had been twice confined in a lunatic asylum. The policeman, as well as the sailor, were committed for trial. ROBBERY.—On Thursday, Henry Lafan, a young man of highly respectable appearance, and of prepossessing countenance, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of robbery. On Monday night he went into the Monument Tavern, London-road, and called for ale. He requested that it might be warmed, and the waiter carried it off for that purpose. On his return, he discovered that the young man had gone, and shortly afterwards that the till had been emptied of all the silver taken that day, ex cepting 4s. 10d. As the house had been very - throng, the sum must have been considerable, but its precise amount could not be ascertained. Evidence was called to prove an alibi but it was not satisfactorily established. lle was committed for trial. INFORMATION TINDER TME BUILDING ACT. —On Wednesday an information was heard against Wm. notice to the su ldants dic not appear. Air. Rushton, the Town Surveyor, stated that defendants had commenced building a church on the east side of Great Homer-street, for Messrs. Horsfall, and without giving notice of their in tention to. do so. The walls were improperly built, and he had given the defendants notice to take them down, and they were doing so. The defendants had told him (the surveyor) that they were ignorant 'of any notice being required, and were taking down the walls in order that they might be rebuilt in conformity with the require ments of the act. The defendants were convicted in the penalty of 40s. and costs. AWKWARD MISTAKE OF IDENTITY.- 7 011 Tuesday, Charles P. Elsby, one of the late worthy officers of the Highway Board, was summoned before 'Mr. Rushton, charged with breaking windows, and other disorderly con duct. Mrs. Martha Hill, who lives in the neighbourhood of Rose-hill, stated that on the night of Monday, thp 14th December, the defendant came to her house, between ten and eleven o'clock, and demanded the door to be opened. She requested to know his business, but instead of de claring it, he broke two panes in the parlour window. He went round to the garden and broke four more, and then said he had called for £4 taxes. Mr. Elsby totally denied the charge. He said that at the time alleged he was present at a meeting of the " First St. Stephen's Tontine Society," of which he was president for the time being, and remained in the chair from eight to half-past eleven o'clock. The complainant said it was nine o'clock when he first came. She gave him in charge of a police man, and he was taken to the station-house in Rose-hill, where he gave ins name as Charles Hodgson. The bride well-keeper said he remembered a policeman bringing a man there at the time stated, for a disturbance at the complainant's house, but the defendant was certainly not him. Mr. Forsyth, the police inspector, said the com plainant frequently made charges against persons going to her house, saying they were calling for taxes ; the pro perty was in dispute, and the door was generally kept locked. It was clear the complainant had mistaken the offender's identity, and the case was dismissed. THE SARAH SANDS. The trial of this fine ship has been looked forward to with great interest, she being the largest vessel in which the principle of auxiliary steam-power has been fairly tested. Messrs. Sands and Co. are the largest owners, and she is commanded by Capt. W. C. Thompson, late of the Stephen Whitney, also a large owner, and for twenty five years commanding vessels from New York. She was built from the designs of Mr. Grantham, of this town, consulting engineer, who has had considerable experience in this description of vessel ; he also superintended her -Instruction, assisted by Captain Thompson. "-e proportions of the Sarah Sands are as follow: , - measurement, 1000 tons ; ne w measurement, tamer* length of keel, 188 feet ; length o ver a ll, a b out 1300 tong ; . 32 feet ; depth of main deck, 19 feet 6 215 feet ; beft , c spar deck, 7 feet 6 inches. Sh e i s inches ; height the addition of a low mast forward barque-rigged, wit , all. Sbe is clenche r -b t lilt, an d making four mast" "' bowan fiw d ftery a i h 2nw a c n h d eh so so m dedi e aeraes b , ill at e enr t a . : double rivutted, has a' efiripk. 4 ers head. The engines have' CYl499s, and three feet stroke, no'l4inal capable of working much higher; vsrlat,' , are made on the oscillating principle, connected aeett tothe k nropeller shall without spur-wheels, an arrangeznetit petem- 4- by gr'.! Grantham, and applied by him to seem/ vessels with great success. Her bunkers will contain 30ertans of coals, having room for stowing about 1000 tons of cargo, Her screw is fourteen feet diameter, has four arms, and is on plan, patented by Mr. Woodcroft, of Manchestett She has water-tight compartments, and lower, main, and spar' decks. Her interior arrangements are admirably rafipaged. The Sarah Sands wa s 'taken out of dock on Tuesday, and on Wednesday she started on a trial trip, in light bal last trim having on board Mr. Atherton., an engineer from Woolwich, r sent expressly by the admiralty to wit-. ness the trials. She remained out three days, and re turned on Friday, to. take in cargo for New York, for' which place she starts on the 18th instant. The following account of her performances may be re lied upon, being taken from the log and from the testi mony of the various parties who witnessed them.. Her draught of water was fifteen feet four inches aft and thir teen feet ten inches forward. The steam averaged about 51bs. pressure, instead of 141bs. as intended ; a defect which will easily be remedied.. It does not appear ever to have exceeded 641bs. The engines made generally - thirty revolutions, 180 feet per minute for the piston, or forty feet less than the usual standard. With full steam the speed of the engines will, be thirty-five to- forty revolu tions. The speed of the vessel under steam alone, and with thirty revolutions, was full eight knots, and, ,for a short time, when the steam-pressure was at its best, the revolutions reached thirty-four-and-a-half, and the vessel rather exceeded nine knots. When Mr. Atherton was on board her, she ran from. the Rock Lighthouse to the Bell' Buoy in fifty-eight minutes, although obstructed by a large fleet of vessels, inward-bound. Under canvas she performed most ad mirably, being remarkably still and manageable.. The following remarks appear in the notes that were made during the passage :—" The pilot says he would never wish to be in a stiffer vessel as she would roll to wind ward." " The idea that the ship would be tender'is all nonsense." • We consider that the facts developed by this vessel pos sess the greatest interest to the shipowners of this country.. The Sarah Sands has cost about half the money generally expended upon steamers of her class, with speed very little short of theirs, with even superior accommodation for passengers, requiring about half the quantity of coals, and capable of taking about four times the amount of cargo, thus putting beyond a question the practicability of having a steam communication for the more valuable cargoes to all parts of the world. In addition to these advantages, the Sarah Sands, being a fully rigged ship, will be perfectly safe if anything should happen to her machinery. CHURCHES IN LIVERPOOL AND BIRKENHEAD: A correspondent of the Record gives the following account of the progress of church extension in these towns. In Liverpool, comprising nearly 300,000 souls, there are about forty churches. The following are now in course of erection, in addition to the above :—West Derb', at cost of one individual ; Great Homer-street, at cost of the family of the late C. Horsfall, Esq. ; Walton Breck, by public subscription ; St. Simon's, by public subscription; Cornwallis -street, by public subscription ; and St. Paul's, by friends of the Rev. Hugh M`Neile. And about £12,000 has been contributed towards the erection of three addi tional free churches in the oorest parts of the town, under Sir R. Peel's Tate act. n additional effort is also being made to erect four additional churches in the popu lous district at the south end of the town ; but I believe the utmost that has been so far secured is the erection of one, or at most two churches. But, supposing all these churches to be built, we should have thirteen additional churches erected by the end of next year, providing accommodation for perhaps 13,000 persons, but we have had no new churches built for several years past, and the population, meanwhile,- has been increasing in a great ratio, and there is every proba bility of its progressive increase being very greatly acce lerated. Nothing, therefore, has been done to meet the deficiencies of the past. Besides, a great number of the Liverpool churches are placed in situations ill adapted to meet the great and cry ing evil of want of accommodation for the great mass of the population. No town in England is better supplied with churches in the districts inhabited generally by the better classes ; and no town, I would fain hope, is wors in the poorer parts. In a small district round Rod ney-street, inhabited chiefly by the respectable class of the community, and with wide streets and open spaces in; it, are the churches of St. Luke, St. Andrew, St. Michael, St. Philip, St. Jame, St. David, St. Mark, and St. John; three Scotch chapels, and twelve Dissenting chapels ; while the north and south districts, inhabited by a poor population four-fold the density of that of London, pre sents a state of spiritual destitution unequalled in Eng land. The Dissenters, as an almost necessary conse quence of their sole dependence on the Voluntary system, have been induced, in many instances, to sell their cha.. pels in the lower parts of the town; for commercial pur. poses, owing to the great value of the land, and erect, irt the wealthier districts, chapels in lieu of those situated where there was the greatest spiritual want. It is grati fying to observe that many of the new churches are being erected in these forsaken districts ; but the cost for the mere sites is a most heavy item. I would now call you; attention to the exertions now making, I am happy to say, to anticipate the wants of the new town of Birkenhead. The following churches are now in course of erection here, and are all large and handsome structures : St. John's, at the cost of J. Mallaby, J. S. Jackson, and W. Jackson, Esqrs. W. Potter, W. Jackson, and J. W. and M`G. Laird, Esqrs. W. Potter, Esq. St. James St. Anne's & 1 ,4 another f St. Davit's, by public subscription, raised through the exertions of Rev. J. Baylee for the Welsh inhabitants, who have for some time had service in Trinity Church in the afternoons, _ _ through Mr. Baylee's kindness. There is also a new church building at Seaco mbe, which may be considered as a part of Birkenhead. These, with the churches of St. Mary and the 1-loly Trinity, and a chapel at Oxton opened lately, will comprise eight churches for a present population of about 25,000, and Mr. W. Jackson and Mr. Potter have signified their intention to erect each an additional one, next year, forming ten in all. Spacious schoolrooms have been licensed for Divine service in the districts of St. Anne and St. John, erected and supported by the founders of the respective churches. Birkenhead presents perhaps the only instance of a commercial town where an effort has been made to provide adequately for the accommodation of the popula tion. RECEIPTS OF FLOUR, &c., AT ALBANY, 1845-6. We extract from the Albany journals the following ta ble of flour, wheat, barley, and corn, at tide water, during the fourth week of November, in the y ear s 1845 an d 1846: Wheat. 1846, 144,450 bls. 122,759 bu Corn. 42,518 bu Barley. 41,295 bu. 8021 bu. Decr. 34,900 bls. 74,510 bu. Incr. 41,118 bu. Decr. 38,721 The aggregate receipts of the same articles at tide water, from the commencement of navigation in 1845 and 1840, to and inclusive of the fourth week of November, were:— Flour. Wheat. Corn. Barley. """ "70 Ms- 9 ... Cll bu. 1." 147 be. .4,923,664 bu 1845, 2,487,517 bls. 1,581,422 bu ,586,60. 33,778 bu. 1,151,909 bu.. Incr. 515,463 bls. 1,342,172 bu. 1,552,853 bu. 1,269,238 bu. The comparative excess of wheat this year over the supplies of the correspondent period of 1845, being thus ----' to 783,897 barrels of flour. "It will be seen," "" that the receipts of flour at tide water we made a few weeks ago of 3,000,000 exceed barrels. The receipts at tide water of flour alone will 6x ceed those of last year by over 500,000 barrels, those of 1844 by over 800,000 barrels, and those of 1843 by over 1,000,000 barrels. The gross receipts at tide water last year were :—Flour, 2,506,125 barrels ; wheat, 1,477,125 bushels ; corn, 33,778 bushels ; barley, 1,134,646 bushels. The exports of breadstuffs, &c., from New York during the week ending Dec. 3rd, inclusive, were as follows : TO GREAT BRITAIN Corn Meal 30,350 barrels 1,196 „ The following is a tabular statement of exports from Philadelphia during November : TO ENGLAND Flour .... Corn Meal 10,152 barrels, 5,550 „ The New York Commercial Advertiser says—" From. the best information that we can obtain, the stock of all kinds of western flour here does not at the present time exceed 400,000 barrels, from which Should be deducted 100,000' barrels for that which is already sold for ship ment, and is going on shipboard as fast as vessels can be procured to take it. This will leave a stock of not over 300,000 barrels against 550,000 barrels at the correspon ding period of last year, thus showing a deficiency in the stock of December, 1846, as compared with that of 1845, of 250,000 barrels." The Express of the 15th says— " The closing of the river has induced the holders of flour to put up the prices, and they ask 5 dol. 50 cents, although the sales, except in a few instances, have not exceeded. 5 dollars 37 1-2 cents. There continues to be a very active demand for flour, wheat, corn, and rye, and very large parcels, purchased some time since, are in store, waiting for vessels to be shipped. The quantity of flo ur s o or o frot store,lnso,oooihsaitlrdomunl 300,000 to 350,000 barrels. The consumption of this bur Pur e e ls ll4B , and ed fo th r e si sl p o m ck en o t n , city and neighbourhood is supposed to be from 1,000 to 1,500 barrels daily. If this esti mate is anywhere dear correct, the stock on hand for a winter supply, to last four is very moderate." months, until the canal opens again, r our id to y ex- Pro-