The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-17 00:00:00

DOCKS IN TRANNIERE POOL. On Tuesday next we shall present to our readers a Copy of the Parliamentary Plan of the Proposed New Docks on the site of Tranmere Pool, with a description of the various fecilures of the project. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We have received from Birkenhead, anonymously, ael for the relief of the distressed party who appealed in our columns for relief. • - • The receipt of a great number of advertisements late last night has prevented the insertion of a quantity of m4tter which would otherw se have appeared in our columns to-day. A reply to the question of " Fact" appeared in a London paper of Saturday. It is true that the landing of the Prince of Orange is noted in the Almanacks for November 4th, but Bishop Burnet (who was with the King. and could not well be, mistaken) states that the landing took place on the sth, that eminent author writing' as follows (Own Times," Vol. I, p. 787) :—" On November 3, we passed between Dover and Ca lais, and before night came in sight of th': Isle of Wight. The next day being the day on which the Prince was both born and married, he fancied, if he could land that day, it would look auspicious to the army and animate the soldiers. But we all, who considered that the day following being gunpow der-treason day, our landiny that day might have a good effect on the minds of the English nation, were better pleased to see that we could land no sooner." The date is correctly noted in the Prayer Book. Ebt tibrrpool Atanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 17, 1844. The young gentlemen and elderly ladies, who style themselves the Anti-Monopoly Association of Liver pool, held a meeting yesterday week in the Assem bly Rooms, Great George-street, for the purpose of having laid before them the mode in which the county register is to be swamped by the League. As the meeting in question was a hole-and-corner one, to which members of the committee only were admitted, we were deprived of the opportunity of noticing the proceedings in our last publication ; and in doing so now, we must premise that we base our remarks upon the report of our contemporary, the Liverpool Times. How much less of the various speeches may have been set down than was deli vered, or how they may have been pruned by the speakers before being given to the public, of course we know not, the reporters only of the League press having been permitted to record them. Sufficient, however, is left for the serious consideration of the Conservative public. The nature of the League's present movem nts will be best understood by the following extract from the speech of their chairman, Mr. George Wilson, explaining them : " But he (the Chairman) might state to the meeting that the League had not come to Liverpool without hav ing tried the thing to a certain extent in Manchester and other places. They opened a room for the purpose of in ducing persons to become qualified as voters for South Lancashire in the first instance, although they were quite certain that South Lancashire could return Mr. Brown to-morrow, and have a majority to spare, but still they thought it safer to continue their exertions so as to re turn him without a contest at the next election. They had had meetings at Manchester, some four or five, and they had already upwards of 300 names on the books for qualification in South Lancashire, which 300 would be speedily increased to 700 or 800. Rochdale would give 150 to 200 more ; Bolton 150 more; and thus they would o on through the whole of the polling districts of So uth Lancashire, provided Liverpool would do as well as its neighbours, which he was quite sure it would. But the League were anxious to lend a helping hand to their friends in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He knew not that the West Riding required their aid so much as it did a while ago, but still they were determined to make a stand against the monopoly landlords of that part of the country. The League proposed to give the West Riding somewhere about 500 votes, and they should do so easily. They had nearly 200 at Manchester for the West Riding ; Rochdale would give 100; and other districts would give in proportion. The League next turned attention to North Cheshire—that nice little snug county—and they were determined to have it, and to have it before the 21st of January too." We can understand this. It is a business-like and open attempt to obtain the objects of the League by an outrage upon the constitution of the empire. The waggon-loads of seditious and mendacious trash, which a year ago their press spread over the land, have produced nothing. Their hired lecturers have ranted and gesticulated in vain. Their parlia mentary spouters have become acknowledged bores; and in the midst of the increasing prosperity of the country and the increased employment and comfort of the labouring masses, their claptraps are listened to with indifference and contempt. But here is a machinery, by which the legislature itself may be tampered with, and its composition, as the reflection of public opinion, may be entirely changed. Here is an association, numbering amongst its members the possessors of vast wealth and greater activity and organisation—professing, too, ultra-liberal no tions of popular rights—assuming a power of control over the legitimate voice of the constituencies, and seeking to become boroughmongers upon a scale unknown in the previous history of the British Con stitution. Here is, not indeed that corruption of individual members of the legislature, of which com plaint has been made, in past days and under every form of government, but a corruption of the very fountain from which the power of legislation springs. By the success of such an effort the sub stantial power of returning members to Parliament would be centred in the hands of a few violent men ; and the representative principle of the British Con stitution become a farce and a mockery. It may be said we are attaching too much import ance to such a project ; that it is too quixotic and vast for accomplishment. But it must be remem bered that the same has been said of other projects of the same body, which, although happily unpro ductive of the results anticipated from them, were yet conducted with an energy and disregard of con sequences or sacrifices, which sufficiently shews, that no ordinary barriers would be permitted to stand between the League and the accomplishment of its projects. Money, if it cannot work miracles can yet effect great and dangerous ends when di rected by persevering and energetic minds. We know already what the League has effected in this work of registration in our own county ; and we must re member that the very elements which constitute a manufacturing community afford precisely the ma terials by which the proposed action upon the con stituencies may be most conveniently effected. The details of the proposed scheme, as detailed to the meeting by the master spirit of the conspiracy, Mr. Richard Cobden, abundantly prove, not only the feasible nature of the project, but the " method" observed by its projectors. Mr. Cobden reminded his hearers that " a freehold of forty shillings a-year might easily be obtained in any large town for from £5O to £7O ; and that such an investment would be a profitable one, even as a pecuniary speculation, as it would most probably return at least seven per cent., whilst only three was given at the savings' bank." A dozen modes suggest themselves by which a constituency might be brought under the entire control of such a body as the League, or of individual employers. We give, as an example, one suggested by Mr. Cobden himself : "Then the employers in the manufacturing districts ought to join in the carrying out of this plan. Thoie em ployers who have men who wish to obtain the franchise ought to give them every facility to possess themselves of a piece of property. For instance, if a man employing a number of people about a factory were to build a number of cottages, to divide them into shares, and see what each costs, he might say to his friend, Here is a cottage for any one that will buy it at its cost price,' and there is no doubt that they would all be taken up immediately. This proceeding would elevate both the man and the master. (Cheers.) Every labouring man who thus obtained a freehold property would become a missionary in the work shop for the purpose of teaching others bow they might become men of property and obtain a vote." Trace for an instant this piece of League subtlety. An employer, say Mr. Cobden himself, builds such a row of cottages as those suggested, and by pur chase, or by some juggle such as we need not parti cularly describe, such cottages, say fifty in number, become the property of sundry Johns, Jacks, or Williams, overlookers, colourmen, or blockprinters, in Mr. Cobden's printworks. Mr. Wm. Brown, or some other eminent Leaguer, presents himself to solicit the suffrages of the fifty men in question. Are they anything better than so many cards, the playing of which Mr. Cobden has in his own hands ? They are nothing else, for they dare not pursue an independent course without incurring pecuniary sa crifices involving their ruin. But how is this ? we hear some innocent person say. The refractory individual has still his freehold cottage. Yes, if the patriotic builder of that cottage has not some inconven ient claim upon it, in the shape of a mortgage, or in some shape whi c h any lawyer, of the " Quirk and Gammon" species, could readily devise. But setting aside this possibility, and presuming that the fee-simple has been. paid for, out of the savings of a life of industry and economy, what is the value of his property when Mr. Cobden says to him, " I have no further employmen t for y ou." He cannot carry his cottage on his back to the next printworks at which he may procure employment. " But can't he let it go to the person who takes his place in Mr. Cobden's service ?" Exquisite simpli city ! Mr. Cobden has a cottage to let himself—a 1 supernumerary cottage prOvided for the purpose. " He may sell his cottage, however." Yes, poor fel low, he may do that—at just the price of a thing which Mr. Cobden has made a superfluity where it stands, or may choose to promulgate his ban against! A nice specimen this of " liberal" purity ; but a better is the following proposition : " Then there are numbers of young men employed in this town as clerks, &c., in counting-houses, who live in lodgings. I have heard many complain that lodgers can not qualify ; but some of these young men might club together and buy a house, and, by letting one of their number have the key of it, they will confer a vote upon him. Any clerk in a warehouse or office may by this means put himself on a perfect level, as far as time electoral franchise is concerned, with Mr. Scarisbrick, of Scarisbrick." Of course the young man who has " the key" of a house which, confessedly, is not his own, will have no difficulty in swearing to his ownership before the revising barrister ! Such is the League estimate of the morality of its dupes. And yet Mr. Thos. Black burne " did not think that this was an immoral mode of procedure" ! Alas, how faction blunts the perceptions and obliterates the high principles of even honest and respectable men ! Whatever may be their glaring dishonesty, and however quixotic some people may think these pr - jects, we must contend that they cannot with safety be regarded with passive contempt by the Conser vative public. The unscrupulous and unprincipled efforts threatened by the League must be met by Conservative zeal and activity. If our opponents mine, we must countermine, unless we wish to see the representation of this important district surren dered into the hands of an anti-national and reck less faction, and the House of Commons itself be come an enslaved tool of an unconstitutional and dangerous body of conspirators against the laws and the liberties of the people. It is with some reluctance that we turn to an ex amination of the lengthy epistle which Mr. Miller, the late Head Constable, addressed last week to his Worship the Mayor. We have certainly no wish to inflict an injury upon Mr. Miller. We regret much the unfortunate position in which. he is placed ; but we regret still more to remark in his conduct, since he has occupied that position, a perverse ob stinacy of disposition, and a love of public contro versy, which, we fear, will ultimately provoke from the Watch Committee, in pure self-defence, retorts, the necessity of which they would willingly be spared. Mr. Miller was "let down" very easily by the Committee; and, in the matter of his salary, very liberally dealt with. He was free to seek other employment ; the only stigma against him (if that could be called a stigma,) being an error, on his own part, of the extent of the discretionary control vested in him by his office. By the charitable for bearance exercised towards him by the Committee, that body voluntarily placed themselves, for his bene fit, in a position which might be misunderstood, to their own injury. He drove them at length to the task of setting themselves right with the public, which they endeavoured to do by their recent report, in which much, which would have told materially against him, was still forbearingly kept back. His recent letter, however, compels ourselves, as jour nalists, for the reputation of an important branch of our local government, to be more explicit; and it the result is not attended with pleasant conse quences to himself, he has at least no individual but himself to blame. We pass over the introductory remarks of Mr. Miller, and proceed to quote the third paragraph, in which he commences his vindication : " But now for the charges, such as they are. In the first place, the report of the Watch Committee (accord ing to the abstract in the newspapers, whence alone 1 derive my knowledge) states " that during the tire Mr. Miller acted as Head Constable, the printed rules and regulations of the police force had not been carried out." In answer to this, I say, that I exercised what I con ceived to be a sound discretion in carrying out those rules and regulations. Having, as I thought, the management of the force, I earnestly thought to bring it into the high est possible state of efficiency, and in so doing I necessa rily placed some reliance on an rx,Jerience of no limited character, gained in the discharge of the duties of a similar situation." Now, if anything could prove decisively the truth of the charge in the Committee's report, this para graph proves it. We ask our readers to mark the passages which we have given in italics. The Com mittee complain that Mr. Miller has not carried out " the printed rules. and regulations of the police force." He replies, "he exercised what he con ceived a sound discretion" in carrying them out ! In other words, he set his own discretion above the Watch Committee's rules and regulations. He constituted himself both Watch Committee and Head Constable ! He relied "on an experience of no limited character" in his own person ; he gave little, if any, deference to the experience of the Committee. We might perhaps have been better disposed to pardon this assumption and disobedience of in structions, could we discover it to be the first time, or this the first place, in which it has been displayed. But such is not at all the case. We have before us a report, dated last year, by a Com mittee in Glasgow, where Mr. Miller recently held the office of Head Constable, in which the same as sumption of superior authority is laid to his charge. That gentleman had been directed to make returns to the Commissioners " on the state of crime in Glasgow for the year ending 31st December, 1842." The report in question was further directed to be made " under the superintendence of the Cimmittee on criminal affairs." With respect, however, to the litter direction the report states, that " the Su perintendent did not deem it necessary to consult this Committee on the subject !" Quite in keeping this with his preference here of his own "sound discre tion," as superior to the,authority of the " rules and regulations of the police force" given him to follow ! But Mr. Miller's assumption did not stop here. He presented his report to the General Board for their consideration ; but that Board, in the words of the report before us, " were surprised to find on the following morning, and before they had been allowed time or opportunity to look at the return, it appeared at length in the Glasgow Herald, without the order or sanction of the Board or its Committee." Surely this bears out abundantly the truth of the impression which our Watch Committee, and no small portion of the public, have come to with re spect to Mr. Miller's vanity and self-reliance. In Glasgow he set his own " discretion" above the orders of his superiors : here he has pursued pre cisely the same course. But to come to the next paragraph, which is as follows : " The second charge is, ' That Mr. Miller had not made himself acquainted with the duties of his office.' What is meant by the duties cf my office ? If the Watch Committee mean to affirm that I am ignorant of the duties of a Head Constable, / would atk how it is that I held the office in Glasgow for many years, and discharged its du ties in such a manner as to gain the approbation both of my employers and the public ? If they mean to say that I did not turn my attention to the state of things existing in this town, with a view of completely mastering them, and bringing to bear on them the whole amount of my ex perience and knowledge, I must say that my ' Report on the present system of police management, and proposed alterations therein,' furnishes an answer to that charge. In that report I went most minutely into the whole sys tem of ditty in Liverpool—a thing which it would have been impossible for me to have done if I had not made myself acquainted with it—showing where I conceived it to be defective or bad, and proposing such alterations as I thought would not only add to the efficiency, but pro mote the personal comfort, of the force. Some of my suggestions, I am sure, Mr. \Vhitty would have himself proposed, had he continued at.the head of the force, or at all events, he would have approved of them. Up to this moment, however, the committee have not taken my report into consideration, showing that with them an unreflecting - adherence to old rules, and a mechanically exact execution of them, constitute a higher claim to ap probation than a zealous attempt to obtain greater efficiency by modification or substitution." Perhaps the quotations which we have given above, from a report of a committee of the Glasgow Town Council, will be thought sufficient to prove that the " approbation," which Mr. Miller was in the habit of receiving from his superiors, has not been of the most unqualified nature. We shall re gret to have to produce further evidence of his standing with the members of that town council. The reference, however, to his vaunted " Report on the present system of police management, and pro posed alterations therein," as conclusive of his knowledge of " the whole system of duty in Liver pool," is still more unfortunate, the report in ques tion being, we are credibly informed, merely the sub stance of suggestions made to him, by his instruc tions, by the superintendents of the force, and put into the shape of a report by a certain subordinate member of the force more capable than himself of drawing up such documents ! Further, we are as sured that, so far from Mr. Miller being perfectly conversant with g‘ the whole system of duty in Li verpool," he scarcely knew, without reference, in what police section any one street in Liverpool was situated; and repeated difficulties, in carrying out THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD the orders of the Watch Committee; were the result of that ignorance. We turn again to his letter : The third charge is `That Mr. Miller had not attended the bridewells and stations at intervals during the day and night.' Here is something specific, and to this alle gation I answer distinctly that it is not correct. I ques tioned the expediency and utility of the regulation enjoin ing me to visit the bridewells and stations at certain hours, because fixed and regular visits would destroy the object in View. That which is known or expected is pro vided against ; but when the visits are irregular, there can be no temporary provision made—all must be right at all times, or there will ultimately be detection. But that I did visit the bridewells and stations frequently, though irregularly. the entries in the books will testify beyond denial. In fact, so far from not having' gone round the town sufficiently often, my opinion is that I went too fre quently. A sound discretion, I conceived, called upon me to modify, in practice, the rule; but the spirit of the rule was observed with fidelity." We disdain to remark upon the obvious quibble contained in the use of the words marked in italics; but we must deny the assertion that Mr. Miller visited the Bridewells and Stations " regularly" or " frequently." The books will show that such visits were anything but frequent, and were almost, if not altogether, " regularly" paid before twelve o'clock at night. The entries during Mr. Whitty's time of service will show a very different result. With respect to the fourth charge of the Watch Committee, that Mr. Miller had selected as Inspec tors "young and inexperienced officers," the reply appears so foolish that we have some difficulty in bringing ourselves to record it. He says, " surely the Watch Committee must be aware that young men, who have been hut a limited period in the force sometimes exhibit an amount of intelligence and a degree of aptitude far exceeding those of officers of long standing." A gentleman who bases so much of his pretensions upon his great experi ence, should scarcely have been so communicative as to the stupefying effect of " long standing as an officer." Perhaps Dogberry was right after all, in choosing as his captain " the most desartless man." But the fifth charge. Hear Mr. Miller ! "The fifth charge I cannot help regarding as both a trivial and a strange one—namely, "fhat Mr. Miller kept himself aloof from the superintendents and inspectors, and that his general conduct and demeanour had been so haughty and overbearing es prevented intercourse with him.' Haughty and overbearing ! If haughtiness con sist of a systematic abstinence from uncalled-for famili arity, then must I plead guilty •, for, ever since I first took charge of a police force, I have considered it my duly to keep both officers and men at a respectful dis tance, (I) as one of the necessary means of securing that ' general discipline' which I am accused of having neg ected or deteriorated. At the same time, however, it has always been my earnest desire and endeavour to promote the comfort of the men to the very best of mv power—to show them kindness in deeds, and, when brought into necessary contact with them, kindness in words. I never regarded it as part of the duty of a Head Constable to indulge in prolonged and familiar chatting* with the officers of the force on Vivial matters, having no con nection with their business or my own ; but when they had police business to transact with me, or I with them, they found, I can safely say, nothing of haughtiness or overbearingness in my conduct." This is certainly the most extraordinary passage in the whole letter, and might almost tempt one to inquire from what vast altitude Mr. Miller stooped to accept of the office of Head Constable of Liver pool, and six hundred a year. May we, however, instead, direct his sublime consideration to the fol lowing direction, as to the duties of a Head Con stable towards the superior officers of the fore:, contained in the printed rules and regulations, a book which he seems to have perversely disre garded : " He," the Head Constable, " will have the whole of the force under his control, and will be held accountable for its good order and efficiency. He should, therefore, by frequent personal intercourse, make himself well ac quainted with the superintendents and inspectors, and through them wit 'the character and conduct of every nan it the establishnunt. He should bti firm and just, yet kind and conci ia Ay." We put it to any unprejudiced man whether Mr. Miller's interpretation of his " duty" is in keeping with the plain rule of such " duty" here laid down. He keeps his officers at " a respectful distance" — perfectly correct, and yet perfectly compatible with the requirements of the Watch Committee. He is " kind to them" only " when brought into necessary contact with them !" Heneverindulges in "prolonged and familiar chattings" with them. How ineffably sublime, but how opposed to the spirit of the corn mittse's injunctions ! He is by them required to seek " frequent personal intercourse," not only to gra ciously unbend himself, when brought into " neces sary contact with them," as with something unclean. He is to make himself " well acquainted" with them ; and, however repugnant " long and familiar chattings" with such people may he to a gentleman of Mr. Miller's refinement of ideas, the " noli me tangere" line of deportment towards them, is scarcely, in our opinion, that best adapted to enable him to fulfil his duties to them, to the Watch Com mittee and the public. We are tired of pursuing further in detail the various paragraphs of this injudicious production ; but there is one portion of it in which he attempts to prove his vigilance as head constable by enume rating the duties, not his own; which he has per formed since his appointment, which we- must notice, so strong an illustration does it afford us of the nature of the deficiencies complained of by the Watch Committee, and of the truth of all that we have heard of his conduct in the position which he held in Glasgow. " I prepared," he says, " a return of 4,000 streets and houses in the borough which were destitute of either name or number—a return of upwards of 1400 cellar entrances which were in a dangerous state—a return of nearly 400 places where the streets and parapets were in a state of disrepair," &c. ; services no doubt of great value, and evincing vast industry and talent. But these were not the services for which Mr. Miller was engaged and paid, _ but precisely the kind of intrusions upon the func tions of other parties for which Mr. Miller was dis tinguished in Glasgow. Had he confined himself more to his legitimate duties, possibly the Commis. sioners in that place would not have had to com plain either of gross remissions on the one hand or of undue presuming on the other, or the Watch Committee here to resort to those inquiries which have resulted in Mr. Miller's present unfortunate position. We trust we have done now with the subject, although we have ample matter before us for further remarks. It shall be Mr. Miller's fault if it is re newed, as it is his fault that we have at all been compelled to bring it before our readers. SIR HENRY POTTINGER.—This distinguished individ ual, accompanied by Lady Pottinger and family, Col. Malcolm, and several of their friends and connections, arrived about half-past six o'clock, last night, and he was immediately conveyed in the mayor's carriage to the Adelphi Hotel, where he will remain during his brief so journ in Liverpool. Shortly after his arrival at the Adelphi Sir Henry was waited upon by a deputation from the several mercantile associations of the port, consisting of Mr. Charles Turner and Mr. Crosthwaite, to ascertain at what hour this day, (Tuesday,) it would be convenient for him to receive addresses from those bodies. The ceremony was appointed to take place at two o'clock this afternoon in the Town-hall. Two addresses are intended to be presented, one from the East India Association of this town, and another in which all the other associations have united. The dinner in the evening, which will take place in the great ball-room at the Town-hall, will be one of the most magnificent and imposing displays of influence and wealth that has taken place in this town for many years. The room is one of the most commodious in Li verpool, and on this occasion its capabilities will be put to the test in accommodating the numbers who are eager to do honour to the distinguished guest. The arrangement of the tables is such as to afford every comfort to the guests, whilst there will be ample space for the attendants to discharge their duties without cro xding or confusion. Along the room, from east to west, there will run the principal table, which will be slightly elevated over the rest; at this table his Worship the Mayor will preSide, and at his right hand the welcome guest of L?verpool will take his place. The following noblemen and gentlemen will also occupy seats at this table :—Lord Stanley, Lord Sandon, Mr. Wm. Entwisle, M.P., Major Pottinger, Col. Malcolm, the High Sheriff, Sir George Larpent. (Chairman of the London East India Association,) Archi bald Hastee, Esq., M.P., Deputy Chairman of ditto, Mr. Thos.Bayley, jun., Chairman of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, &c. &c. Eleven tables will be extended from the principal table, at each of which there will be a vice-president of the evening, and four stewards. The vice-presidents are the chairmen of the various mercan tile associations of the town. Amongst the guests there will be a native East Indian gentleman, named Mohun Lal, who is upon a tour in this country, and who is de scribed as a man of most intelligent and enquiring mind. Mr. Baron Gurney had been invited but we understand that yesterday the learned judge ruluctantly felt himself under the necessity of declining the invitation in conse quence of the delicate state of his health. Altogether seats are at present provided for 392 individuals, being the whole number of tickets issued, hut last night there were about fifty applications more so that it is possible a a few more may be accommodated. As to places we be lieve that those who arrive first are likely to be the most fortunate inithat respect, for we are informed that each gentleman as he arrives will be conducted to his seat. Horabin's band will perform during dinner, and Mr. Holden's company of glee singers are engaged to be in attendance. Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel, provides the cuisine.—Sir Henry Pottinger will remain in this town until Friday morning next, when he will proceed to Manchester where the same evening a magnificent enter tainment will be given to him at the Town Hall, at which the Mayor of the Borough will preside. SPECIAL ASSIZE. (Before Mr. Baron GURNEY.) His LORDSFIIP took his seat at ten minutes after ten. Thomas Stew was indicted for the wilful murder of Alice Nolan, at Manchester, on the 7th July last. Mr, Brandt and Mr. Wigham prosecuted, and Mr. James defended. _ _ Mr. BRANDT shortly detailed the circumstances of the case, after which the following evidence was adduced. James Kearsley.—The deceased, AliceNolan,lodged;at my house for nine or ten months, prior to the. 7th July. Left at half-past ten that day. Never saw her again alive. Sarah Sheppard.—Lives in Cook-street. Knew Alice Nolan. Worked together. Knew prisoner, who visited her. On the 7th July Alice Nolan came to our house about half-past ten ; the prisoner bad been there all night. They went out together about two. She returned alone after, and the prisoner followed her in about ten minutes. They had returned about half-past nine. She said she would have some meat, and they left on good terms im mediately after, he saying he would return. He came back about half-past ten. He came down the yard sing ing. He said something at the door and said " here goes," and stamped with his feet. He opened the door and fell on his face. I went to him and saw blood com ing from his throat, where was a deep wound. He began to take off his coat, to gurgle as if choking. The surgeon came in about a quarter of an hour. When they came in after dinner he appeared vexed, and I said to deceased. " Alice you have been vexing him." Prisoner then sat down beside her. Deceased smiled, and they appeared playful together. He left the house and was absent about a quarter of an hour, during which I got the tea ready. The woman wore no bonnet. The prisoner called the deceased Alice, and she called him Tom. Cross-examined.---Deceased played about my neck for about a minute, which he bad done before. He jumped up quite suddenly at the time they were fondling each other. The prisoner did not appear intoxicated the night before. Martha Wilson lives in Foundry-street, Salford, on the ith July,saw on that day the prisoner and deceased at my house about 1 past 3, remained about two hours, and seemed very comfortable. Deceased and I went out and when we came back prisoner was gone. She left soon after. Hugh Broadhurst lives in Salford, next door but one to Mrs. Sheppard. On 7th July the prisoner came to my house to borrow a razor and lather-box, which we lent him, and he took them away about z past 6. The razor produced, when I saw prisoner after, was mine. Joseph Jones lives next door to Mrs. Sheppard. Was in the necessary on the evening ; heard prisoner coming up the entry singing. When he came to where I was be said, " Here goes : here I'll die." He then opened Sheppard's door. I heard somth'ng drop and on looking found a razor which I gave to Ray. I went to Sheppard's house, saw the prisoner bleeding. Edward Ray.—The last witness gave me a razor which I gave to a man named Ward. Edward Ward.—l received a razor. (Produced.) Went to Rob Roy public-house ; saw deceased ; went to Sheppard's house and found prisoner, and took him to the Infirmary. Found a coat in Mrs. Sheppard's ;in the pocket was a lather-box and brush. The coat was sprink led with blood, chiefly in the front. Thomas Huxley.—On the 7th of July was in Bridge street, Salford, near ten o'clock. Came up to a man and woman standing. Heard him say, "Well, Alice, must we be married ?" She said, " No, not yet." I passed on, and heard soon after her call out, " 0 God, Tom." Looked round and saw her leaving the man. He came towards me very fast. She went towards Arlington street. I said to the man, " What's to do ?" He said " Nothing, good night," and went away. He had a dark coat, and I think iron heels on his boots. The woman had no bonnet. The young woman had a dark dress and black handker chief. Ann Kershaw lives in Bridge-street, Salford. Remem bers the evening of Sunday, July 7. Saw from our win dow a man and woman : she wore something dark, and also the man. The woman had a cap but no bonnet. Came in the direction from Brigg's street. Heard them as if quarrelling, and sent out my little boy to see if any thin°. wes wrong. Wm Henry Kershaw, son of last witness.—Saw a man and wo ..an standing, and he parted, and as he was run ning tell into a gutter, about thirty yards off, in the middle of a brick croft. He got up and ran away. Deceased when left by prisoner went away, and when I lost sight of her she had her hand to her throat. Saw a quantity of blood on the ground. Mary Barlow lived in Arlington-street on 7th July last. On that day saw a woman coming from Brigs-street to Arlington-street. She had her hand to her throat, and appeared as if staggering, and I heard a gurgling sound in her throat. She put her hand on my shoulder as she passed, and she went to Miss Senior's house and staggered against the door, and went to the corner of Rockliffe street and fell down. She was taken to the Rob Roy public-house, and had a cap on and no bonnet. Thomas Barber was in Arlington-street. Saw a woman staggering in the street. Went and raised ber up. She died in my arms. _ _ _ Joseph Creighton, surgeon, on the Bth of July, went to the Rob Roy, saw a body, and found a large wound in the neck, (described wound.) I think the wound must have been inflicted with a sharp instrument by another person. Saw the prisoner on the evening of the 7th of July, and saw him with a large wound in the neck. He could not speak, and was sent to the Infirmary. Mr. JAMES addressed the jury in a very animated and energetic manner for the prisoner, contending that there was no evidence clearly showing, as to admit of no reason able doubt, that the prisoner was the man who committed the offence; and further, that if he were really guilty, the circumstances were such as to show clearly that he was not at the time i❑ the possession of his faculties so as to render him responsible for his actions. The prisoner, since his arrival at Kirkdale, the learned gentleman stated, had showed symptoms of insanity. Mr. Thomas Chalmer, jun., surgeon, was called, and said he was appointed to attend the gaol during illness of father; saw prisoner on his arrival on the 16th September ; he was teeble, and suffering from a wound in his throat ; attended him daily almost to the present time. No com plaint about a fortnight ago; extremely morose and irritable ; placed on a different diet ; much more gene rous ; observed a difference. On 2d November saw pri soner, and found him in a very violent state ; incoherent in his language. Cannot form an opinion as to his malady being constitutional. Would not undertake to say what the prisoner's state of mind was at the time he committed the offence. His Lordship, who considered it unnecessary for Mr. Brandt to reply, then proceeded to sum up, and in his opening remarks made some very strong allusions to the frequency with which excuses of insanity had been brought forward during the last few years, by which, his Lordship said, the peace and security of her Majesty's subjects had been very much weakened. His Lordship left it to the jury to say whether, on a full hearing of the case, they considered that there was evidence sufficient to prove that the prisoner was the man who inflicted the fatal wound. _ _ After an absence of about three-quarters of an hour, the jury returned into court, and pronounced a verdict of GUILTY. The prisoner, who before appeared to be some what agitated, became paler when the word so fatal to any lingering hopes he might have entertained was heard, and a sort of stupor and faintness seemed nearly to over- come him. The usual impressive proclamation for silence being made by the crier, the learned judge, having placed the black quoif on his head, addressed the prisoner nearly as follows: The jury, after a long and patient attention to the investigation of the evidence against you, have been com pelled by that evidence to pronounce you guiltyt and upon that evidence no reasonable doubt of your guilt can be entertained. You put to death, without a moment's warning, a young woman whose only fault, that we know of, was that of loving you too well. Perhaps she might have known something of those unbridled passions and of that selfishness of purpose which have been betrayed in your conduct and have been exhibited in the fatal vio lence exercised towards her, and almost towards yourself. It is impossible for me to show you any mercy. Make the best of the time allowed you : you gave her no time to prepare herself. [His lordship here became much affected, and the prisoner appeared to swoon, and was supported by two officers in the dock.] His lordship then solemnly passed upon him sentence of death in the usual terms, concluding by the solemn prayer that the Lord might have mercy upon his soul. The prisoner, in the apparent excitement of despair, but partly recovering, made several attempts to address the court, indicating by his gestures that he wished to do so ; but, whether from the dryness of his throat or other cause consequent on the dreadful moment of his doom, his articulation utterly failed him, and as what he could have stated would not then have availed him, he was taken down by the turnkeys in attendance. The distress ing cries of a female, which had been heard during the passing of the sentence, were, as he was taken away, renewed with increased and distressing loudness, and prolonged for some time before she could be removed from the crowded court, apparently in a fit. She was, it was stated, the mother of the unhappy prisoner, who is apparently quite a youth. HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND ASSAULT. Thomas Webster, 22, was charged with assaulting Peter Caywood, in Derby-street, Bolton, in conjunction with two others, on the night of the 27th November, and robbing him of a pocket-book and handkerchief. The prosecutor said he was knocked down by the prisoner, and afterwards robbed, while going home. The prisoner had worked with him at the same shop some time before. The witness had with him a watch and some silver, which were not taken. Two police-officers saw the prisoner in the neighbourhood about the untimely hour stated, and he had been previously convicted of felony in Wigan.— He was found guilty, and sentenced to be transported for life. BURGLARS'. John Wilson, aged 18, was indicted and found guilty of having bureiriously entered the dwelling-house of Nicholas Gorman, near Bolton, and stolen therefrom several articles. He was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 12 months. BIGAMY. Thomas Potlitt, 24, was found guilty of having, in October, 1843, married at Warrington Mary Ashton, his former wife being still alive. His Lordship sentenced him to be transported for seven years. George Morland, 47, for a similar offence at Manches ter in December last, received a similar sentence. Sarah Rushton, a good looking young woman, pleaded guilty to the same offence, but declared her ignorance of having acted wrong. Sentence—three months' imprison ment. SENTENCES FASSED. Ashton Ogden who had pleaded guilty to horse steal ing —twelve months' imprisonment.—James Neil, like of fence under aggravated circumstances—transportation for twelve years.—Thomas Woods, for a second burglary— twelve years' transportation.—Thomas Moss, for malici. ously stabbing—ten years' transportation. Jenkins, for selling counterfeit coin—same sentence.—James Mur dock, aged 25, a genteel looking young man, for forging, at Manchester, the acceptance of Robert Barlow, upon a bill of exchange for £4oo—to be transported for twenty years.—Patrick Farren, for bigamy—twelve months' im prisonment. His Lordship wished to proceed with another trial, but though it was not four o'clock, all the barristers and at tornies had disappeared. His Lordship, therefore, ad journed the court until ten o'clock this morning. LIVERPOOL DECEMBER SESSIONS. The sessions opened yesterday, before Gilbert Hender son, Esq., the Recorder. Immediately after the open ing of the court, Peter Wright, Esq., the recently ap pointed Clerk of the Peace, took the usual oaths of alle giance to her Majesty arid of abjuration, &c. The calendar contains the names of 80 prisoners for felony and 6 for misdemeanour, and none of the cases present any peculiar feature of aggravation. The following gen tlemen were sworn of the Grand Jury : William Joseph Myers, Aigburth, merchant, foreman. Robert Wainwright Ashley, Irvine-street, merchant. James Buchanan, New Brighton, broker. Thomas Bouch, Liscard, merchant. Ellis Martin Brodie, Huskisson-street, merchant. Charles Brownell, Aigburth, merchant. John Bent, Rake-lane, brewer. Daniel Campbell, Park-road, merchant. William Claxton, Toxteth-park, corn merchant. Robert Ditom, Mount Vernon, merchant. William Dowson, Rock Ferry, merchant. John Fox, Ashton-street, wine merchant. Matthew Jee, Irvine-street, broker. Richard Jones, Chatham-street, broker. Henry Moore, Huskisson-street, merchant. Thomas Ripley, Abercromby-square, merchant. James Stringer, Garston, merchant. Thomas Dodson, Rodney-street, broker. John Ridgway, Rake-lane, merchant. James Hardy Wrigley, Edge-lane, cotton broker. The proclamation against vice and immorality being read, th. RECORDER briefly addressed the Grand Jury. He stated that the reading of the proclamation which they had just heard reminded him that the lips from which they had long been accustomed to hear it were now silenced for ever,—that since they had last met in that court the grave had closed over him on whom that duty devolved. That individual was a man of the highest pro fessional talent and experience, and of the greatest integ rity of character, a man, in fact, in:whom a vigorous and unwavering judgment was united with a kindness and candour of temper which won for him the respect and esteem of all to whom he was known. Having thus al luded to the late clerk of that court, he could not but congratulate them on the appointment of the gentleman who was his successor, as one whose professional experi ence and high respectabiliy furnished the best guarantee of his efficient discharge of the duties that devolved upon him. With respect to the cases that would be brought before them (the Grand Jury,) he was happy to say that if the calendar did not present fewer cases of delinquency than that for the corresponding period last year, the offences charged were not generally of an aggravated character. With the exception of one case in which the party was charged £2OO, and a case of robbery from a pawnbroker, they did not involve any great aggression upon property. If they found any difficulty in disposing of any of them, be would afford them every advice and assistance; but he did not anticipate the necessity of their requiring any special directions. After instructing them in the usual terms to be guided by the evidence adduced, and if there were a probability of conviction, to send the prisoners be fore him, or, if otherwise, not to place them before the court, he dismissed them to their duties, relying on their own intelligence and discretion. In a short time several true bills were found, and the common jury being sworn in, the trials commenced, but no case of peculiar interest took place during the day. UNITED STATES. Yesterday morning at nine o'clock, the royal mail steam ship Britannia, Captain Hewitt. arrived at this port. We subjoin a list of passengers. The news is a fortnight later than that previously received ; but there is no intelligence of importance. The annexation of Texas was still a prominent subject of discussion throughout the states. Mr. C. J. Ingersoll, who is described as " one of the most prominent Lilco Focos in congress," has published a letter written by him in reply to an invitation to attend a meeting on the sub ject, in which he states, that he considers Louisiana a part of Texas separated but not divorced, and he very much wishes to contribute to whatever may accomplish the re union. He states pretty broadly, that if Great Britain or any other European power attempt, " by any word or deed, contrivance or diplomacy, protest, persuasion, or interference" to meddle in the matter, then the States will interfere. "If Texas desires to be free," says he, " we desire it too, and no British, French, or Mexican opposition to it will we suffer." He adds, as if authori tatively. " Such will be the doct - mile of the Polk adminis tration." The papers publish a long speech delivered by Mr. John Quincy Adams to his constituents, at Massachusets, clos ing his defence against the charge that he sui rendered, in the Florida treaty, the territory of Texas to Spain. He handles some of his accusers, amonn. them Charles Jared Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, as he had General Jackson in his former speech, with terrible severity. The session of congress would commence on the 2d in stant. The President's Message would reach New York by the 4th or sth. Speculation was, of course, busy re specting the items which it would probably contain, and the course of policy which it would level ape. It was thought that it would put forth s , me important recom mendations to Congress relative to the formation of com mercial treaties with the inner produces of South Ame rica, and the acknowledgment of the independence of Paraguay. The American says, " Attention will be turned chiefly in regard to the topic of Texas, of which the an nexation will, it is conjectured with great probability, be urgently pressed. As to the expediency of occupying the Oregon territory, too, it is supposed there will be held very decisive language, and these two topics, connected with the proceedings of some British cruizers, towards American vessels on the coast of Africa, constitutes matter which an unfriendly tone might exaggerate into serious discords." An action brought against " the county of Philadel phia," to recover damages for the destruction of a Catholic nunnery, during the riots at Philadelphia, in May last, had been decided in the Supreme Court. The Judge summed up entirely in favour of the plaintiffs, and the jury gave a verdict for the latter, with 6468 dollars 96 cents damages._ . Mr. Henry Phillips, the popular vocalist, was giving concerts of sacred and miscellaneous music, at New York, with great success. Several cases of yellow fever had occurred at Boston. The money article from the American, per the steamer, says, that the main feature in the money market was more steadiness, arising from the prevalence of some what lower quotations of foreign exchanges, and the cessation of the export of specie.; The canals were virtually closed, and there was but little activity of internal trade. Stocks had been some what firmer, but the market is, nevertheless, nervous.- We learn from the Montreal Courier that, on the 19th ult., a military force was despatched from that city to Lachine, for the purpose of seizing a quantity of fire arms in the possession of the labourers at the canal. The Courier remarks that the purpose for which these labourers on the canal were supplied with arms will be found out by reading the articles in the Picot newspaper, in relation to the approaching election; which articles are described as perfectly incendiary and murderous, putting people in mind of the Robesperian effusions of the time of the French Revolution than anything else. And the Courier couples these sediVous articles in the Picot with the fact that a house inhabited by a Protestant at the Tanneries was fired into a night or two before, and the wife of the owner "nearly shot;" that outrage being only one of a series. vv The Clarkville (Texas) Northern Standard, of Octo ber 17th, contains a paragraph stating that General Hous ton had received a communication from Santa Anna, of a pacific character. It is further stated, that the contem plated invasion of Texas by Mexico is abandoned, and it is settled that England and France have offered to obtain an acknowledgement of Texan independence, on condi tion that Mexico shall have the right to renew the war whenever Texas offers herself to the United States. Judge Terral was spoken of as about to receive the ap pointment of Minister to England from Texas. The Mexicans bad had several severe conflicts with the Indians, the latter having made an incursion and carried off a great number of women and children. The Mexican Congress had refused to supply funds for the invasion of Texas ; and it was believed, in New York, that Santa Anna, after this defeat, would waive further objection to annexation. A. passenger on board a vessel which had recently ar rived at New York, from Bahia, stated, that a revolt bad taken place at Maceio, and that the President bad been driven out of the place. Two men-of-war had been des patched to that place from Bahia to quell the riot. Captain Paxton, of the ship Elizabeth, of New Or leans, which foundered at sea in the gale of the 6th ult., together with the passengers, nineteen in number, who escaped the wreck in the launch , have arrived:in safety at Cam peachy. The circular of Messrs. Wright and Lewin says:— " The downward tendency of our Cotton market, as noticed in our circular of the 15th instant, continued during that and the following week; holders reluctantly accepting the daily reduced offers of purchasers, and sel ling, when opportunity occurred, from the wharf. On Saturday morning, 23rd instant, advices were received, per Britannia, from Liverpool, to the sth November, showing no alteration in the quotations of that market from our previous dates, although it is admitted that, for a day or two previous to her departure, the market was generally -14- lower. These accounts being less unfavourable than had been anticipated, holders, for the moment, advanced their pretensions and demanded an advance, which, in a few cases may have been obtained ; several offers were made at previous asking prices, and refused : the result was, only a limited day's business, and the withdrawal of many buyers from the market. On Monday, the 25th instant, holders acceded to the views of purchasers, and sales were made of 3,500 bales, at prices which were re fused on Saturday last ; but which could not be obtained prior to the receipt of the steamer's news, the greater portion of which was for the French market. Since which, a more limited, but still a fair business, has 'been done ; and, although we cannot quote any positive advance in prices, it is atiso certain that purchases cannot be made on quite as good terms as at the close of last week, the advance in European tneights operating against the slight improvement which otliTAise would, in all probability, have taken place. " In Charleston, for the week ending 16th instant, the sales were 10,000 bales, at a decline of I cent to cent; Dec. 17, 1844. and for that ending 23d instant, 12,370 bales, Withnat fur- ther change in price. n ' t ` h l o n et . l the im ireceipt sales,of thewh which, ing 16th instant, only amounted to 2,950 bales, at a doh?! points.wiFt hroa downwardßSotes of I cent. For the week ending 23d instant, tuns e ! were 2,253 bales, at a further decline of I cen r qualities. sales amounted to 3,000 bales, at prices as last quotedl us. For that ending 17th instant, they only sum UP I; " In Mobile, for the week ending 9th November, tl te bales, at a decline of + cent on middling and the gr " below, and * cent on the better qualities. " In New Orleans, for the week ending 9th November; the sales were 23,500 bales, without change in Pri,r th s fo p r e t r h H e Hibernia, e r k ni e a 1? , a tt from our last quotations. For the week ending 1,.. November, the sales amounted to 11,900 bales, at 8, 0 !.. cline of / to * cent, and from the 16th to the 20th isa: t the sales were 10,000 bales, at a further decline ofd n e _! on some descriptions. Freights had also declined frall: tion, being on the last date quoted 15-32 d. to Liverlaw.. " FREIGHTS.—Since the arrival of the steamer, rb e id has been rather more Cotton offering for Liverpool, a„ni. the packets have been enabled to obtain an advance 5-in, for square, and /d. for round, being the prices at wbr e , rate engagements have been : Id. and 7-16 d. is now. manded. at " In EXCHANGES we have to notice a More abund „ supply of Southern and Canada Bills, and a declined ns_o6 ranged from 91 to 10 per cent premium, dosing Yes te " ll LIST OF PASSENGERS. : ~r i Klit and lady, Mr. C. Rock and. lady, Captain Robinson,.,l 0 r io li n n . g —t ß emn il d l r s .en h pc a oy v s. e been in fair request, anbane Poet and lady, Mr. Wain - vis, Weir, Messrs. Robert Weir, A. Cuvillier, T. P. B auna t t E. Rijan, Freelance, Brocklesby, William Ridston Poo: G. D. Watson, John Bacheleter, C. E. Levy. i o *,, ice Jackson, J. Smith, H. Trinder, E. W. Will, 1 ., ) ,. t;',,t,' Edwin Howlond, R. Paterson, W. Torry, E. L. Wu' . ' T. C. Lee, Thomas Smith, R. H. Oates, Chas. Goton,' James Busby, Zachrifson, D. G. Scott, Henry Willistn G. Killogg, and J. S. Williams. From Halifax.—Mr. James Peake, Mr, J. C. C ° . ,,,,g. 5 " well, Dr. Langley, 74th Regiment, M R b t 10 1 Mr. OEr a nd Mr. J. G. Creighton, Captain Evans, lady, child' , t ,:j r , servant, 74th Regiment, Mr. Standish and servant, ifr. Brennan, Mr. John Gardner, Mr. Wm. Cavil', an d P. Turlong. - - f ader! The schooner Hero, a London and Amsterdam - „ftbe was wrecked off Harwich on Sunday week, and fil e " crew lost. atfg' The Rev. John Kinross, minister of the parish° . e 1 ; 0 0 will preach in Oldham-street Scotch Church on Sa next. '1,1! THE WEATHER.—The severe frost, accompan led ,:bo keen east wind, with which we were visited for aln o p. days, gave way yesterday to a thaw, to the great d pointment of numerous skaters and curlers. llor MALLALrEw V. MILLER.—In the Vice-vone,e t ritd Court, last week, Sir James Wigram refused a " e y's t he in this case, which is one of the suits arising out of bankruptcy of Coupland and Duncan of this town. , t o On Saturday night, at Drury Lane Theatre, the "tight of Miss Webster, the celebrated English dance r, g l ot fire by coming in contact with the gas-light, and e l ' so much injured that her life is considered in dange r ' v Miss Jones, the sister of Mr. Jones, chemist , Totl dice-street, who was so severely injured by an ae„, l oti daf chemical explosion, a few months since, died on last. Her interment took place yesterday at the burying piace in Montgomeryshire. oss' At York, on Friday, the six men convicted of tn e ; „00 0 slaughter of Benjamin Gott, one of a party of rne e r,loi who were attacked by a party of Irishmen whilst Ine'ogil " Boyne Water" and other loyal tunes, were s ente ' to be transported for life. te r Se e° EXETER DIOCESE.—The whole diocese of Ex e ,berao s determined to offer a powerful resistance to the Bid io of the rubrical in-ovators. Meetings have been '•" oth the various parishes, at which a letter was agreed OP4i. earnestly calling upon the Bishop not to enforce the rections of his pastoral letter to the clergy. „ vih ° MR. ANDERSON'S STATUARY.—Mr. Anderso.s ie has illustrated the finest passages in Burns by st.. f a t _„‘ le „;sr, stone, that all but breathe, has removed from ,113,"1,9o1 street to Lime-street, where the ingenious produc tiv a s tO p led his chisel may be viewed for so minute a sum the treat within the reach of all classes. agl i , ll THE FUNDS.—SATURDAY NIGHT.—Ta f ,.eutt- / fnnds were a shade firmer this afternoon, but on 8- 6 4 er of the early closing of the market, business was i e. fr tensive. Consols for the account left off 100 1 to chequer Bills 575. to 595. premium ,• Bank Stock fte, 2081; India Stook, 286 to 288; Three per Cents iill ' duced, 1004 to 1 • Three-and-a-Quarter per C ents to -I, ; and Indian Bonds, 724. to 765. premium. „rte. SERMON TO THE JEWS.—We understand that t' b p, Moses Margolionth, Incumbent of Glasnevin, Pueblo% and late Curate of St. Augustine's, purposes Prigoel, his farewell sermon to his brethren of the house of t Sr. of this town, to-morrow (Wednesday) evening' at Augustine's Church. Subject—Malachi's last injan,cto " Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, al",; t he commanded urto him in Horeb for all Israel, alt' statutes and judgments."—Mal. iv. c. iv. v. 1 1 The 1 in teachers whs tapte anedcrh,is Church,ldrenof H the Saluli n w d el, nearayischon with as tii on with presented their late curate on leaving the district e legant polyglott bible and prayer book, together wi silver pocket communion service , the paten beari ni following inscription :—" Presented to the Rev. Jel, Littler, as a token of gratitude and esteem, by the te a, ers and scholars of Barnwell Jubilee Sunday Schn, Another token of esteem was received by the same g e t o tleman, accompanied by the following note :—Pica!eceo accent this accompanying present from a few sink friends," without signature. , I‘ . l o ll l PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO CAPT. JOHN ii",OP. OF THE STEAM-SHIP BRITANNIA. — On the 0n, 0 41, voyage of the Britannia, the passengers who wit°, e 'biell with great satisfaction, the very able manner in "der, Captain Hewitt discharged his duties as conimai,lo° during a very tempestuous voyage, presented him eo volf; remarkably elegant silver pitcher graced with the b oro ing inscription :—" Presented by the passenger e fit t i the royal mail steam-ship Britannia to Captain oilf° in testimony of their grateful recollection o f t ebolg; manner in which he discharged his duties duriagolitlio' tennis voyage from Liverpool to Boston, in the 03 November, 1844." b i r e‘ r . STORM AT CORK.''—On Thursday last the i t osr- Ci j with great violence at Cork. On Friday the Blio roof this port, and Heywood, for Africa, drove upon ‘, 0 101 bank at the Cove. At Youghal, on Friday' th d bo al e Valentine, laden with fruit, from St. Michaels, all of the to this port, was driven ashore on the west sin of tot bay. The crew was saved, as also the greater O r d li t , cargo. The vessel however is much damaged ari t, C sp d expected to be got off. The Ellen, of this P r oo sig°,4 Barnett, just arrived from lehaboe with guano , c o F W O , to Cork, was thrown on her beam ends, and ren e he cre e l, at the Steam Packet Quay, Youghal. One ° I 'droo lj eci a Norwegian, named Hanston, was unfortunate)? piclt having fallen over the quay-wall. His body I °,, a ,, o arge' up. Several other ships have met with trifling 1.1 " 0 00 TYPOGRAPHICAL PLAN OF EIRKENHEA,. D J _m the numerous testimonials which we have receTsfo;o6 proval of the Plan of Birkenhead, presented a ei,o,.a,tei ago to the readers of the LIVERPOOL STANO, A ,eIi Ci to has been to us more flattering than the encomin„,";ochl by it from an audience, assembled recently iU ° - `, be Ar it ( to hear the excellent course of lectures up on Ci e T y p og raphy, delivered by Mr. Hicklin, of t he to d Courant. In one of these Mr. H. was referringor tit, 4 improvements recently made in the applicationgroills to purposes, for which, until recently, wood ell . an d „too or lithography have been exclusively resorted t°',licaN a specimen of the perfection to which such Pea bad been brought, the planin question was P c i storrtb° him, and excited the most lively admiration O A frooi h ielt, of the audience. It was subsequently begge" ia 0 ,41 able lecturer, by the directors of the institutinnorthl he was lecturing, as a work of art and ingenuity preservation. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE . ocl erte t . °1 ;l MONDAY, DECEMBER 16.—Wind S.S.E. in 0043 ARRlVED.—Britannia, (steamer) Hewitt, ff ova," ori t" Boston ; sailed from Boston on the Ist, and Ha ) " December. SAlutn.—lleradlo, Pindio, for Santa Martha. 0; . d 5%1 4 3 ...ed a nd fr om Ellen, Burnett, from Ichaboe to Youghall , bC a vyg a n , near the latter port, 12th instant, during I" - n l'e . t, S.S.E. ; one man drowned. bore nefirt pat' Lockwoods, from Quebec to Hull, ran on s -- b ovslii a ;o o ' zance Pier, with loss of fore and main rila st ' s ,:e 13t 4 „ . r il water, &c. having been in contact with a bart,, - 1, 1 g0“, - n ere and is discharging. The tide ebbs and flows til c `ri;ott, 1- , din, su fr H o a ik g , g ß ar o i Margaret Johnson, Groom, and Miracle, .'" . 19 1 , nannsdy Palestine, , E , rn m e u rs n o l f t: Emerson, . 63ari b e i , 1! 00 Ichaboe v ett , beo d 1,0 , o v Hope, Soule ; Norfolk, Elliott ; New Engi,a n c ;;. C. ''' Pentecost, hence at New Orleans „go m o Rogers, e r P s e , Portland, Stalker, and Xylon, Putnam, he nce a h cia Eutau, Ford, hence at Baltimore •,, afte r " Monongahela. Turley, hence at Philadclphl-, • 1' shore on Duck Creek Flats ic' t Farwell, Farwell, hence at adelphia ThotrlpSoo; Frances Ann, Jackson ; Stephen NY,,itneY , _, e w yoric st o shire, Bailey, and Columbus, Cole, hence at N oce at 110 ito Oxnard, Hinckley. and Concordia, Dori', 1 2, e a , N• l3 * No va Sovereign, and Eliza Ann, hence at St. Ju, eo 2nd Adrian, Davies, hence to Boston, VIBE , P ° ' ..-' - ' 7 loss of foretopmast _______----- lby -------nKET, W'Reclreci LIVERPOOL COTTON MA— ,_,„, will e 4 The arrival of the Boston steamer this rnerhf a b e baol4 e o 010 frcm the Cotton districts to the Vth ultimo, J. d ha s 0 , t oy whatever on our Cotton market. The dernhan s tea d , ) „ r ge , DO general, and 6,000 bales have been sold wit d 7., be ''' ' leo. the market. The crop will now undoubte. .!„„ a ju . Do l many seem to consider that the consequent en I,ool'_ been already anticipated. Speculators hav t_i____—_-____ 16,, -----_-_- gc...4. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKSI ,se PP O iii e 1 0) a 0" A great part of the period, elapsed sin h c owe ver, an ., r ice s passed over in quietude. On Saturday. a _, , a rid y 4,, 41 1, Butter has again sprung into active dem a‘.. 95 to i t 'd' tit: again enhanced. Belfast, Kilkenny, &91.,,,d Bu t 4 ;0 11, sudden and extensive rise in the value of pleKt 4 . o pera„ o ,3tiAr pretty nearly, to have prpended all eXPT o o s lons,t4o o ' , e , selling price remains at g,...x_to gss per cwt. 1 1 a i DoTL' I ,:d , and there 1 ° bol' iir without any alteration in price, „ park arc ver , mand for ship stores. Prime Beef an. b ore Bacon is more sought after; stocks here, are' lously low. LIVERPOOL : TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 18 44 ' 0, PR INTED AND PUBLISHED , ' 14 EVERY TUESD AY MORP d d BY JOSHUA FI,ETCHER LAC E, of 53, Grove.streelis: L EONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford -4 _OOl,, *No, 4, ST. GBolloll'll Caiscaryr,Livatir