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

[S. ...T,..., and the,, speco th e two out all panY °' I. bridg e whic b nage i t vo wer e other'! ount of piles of 077 fo r he COr: ;enger' ; being, reek of Jan. 18, MS. Rota' Aldus. seven over' ay , by rates m ileo of th e , ,ves of th e d that ole mf d, 011 from, n and Late - ' beep e per' rients, nesb) ndre° after of the thaw , rs es: tu ber Pa id offer were style. nces , and aroU' the but' en3l3-_ thr e [eat ; nov/ !ailed L ptorl e an ( , )1 c!; )avid ?fect, the y the oat ,rder the first shed or of ri. a aye t o i seg. The Dock Committee, on Thursday, obtained loans of 'money to the amount of £19,980, at 5 per cent. interest. On Tuesday, Owen Jones, who had just come from Wales for medical advice, and was lodging in Spring- Place, fell down and died of apoplexy. The fine steam-ship Sarah Sands, having lately under gone extensive improvements, will sail for New York on Saturday. The royal mail steam-ship Acadia, under the charge of her new commander, Captain J. Stone, sailed for Halifax and Boston on Saturday, with the usual mails, and about fifti passengers. On Thursday, during the temporary absence of its in mates, a house in Canning-street, Everton, was entered, and £l6, (a £lO note and six sovereigns,) with a quantity of valuable clothing, carried away. About a month ago, a young woman, named Martha Thompson, who, with her mother, keeps a school in Kirkdale, fell down stairs, and was so much injured that she died on Tuesday last. On Monday, a person named John Bowie went to bed in good health, on board the sloop Industry, and was found dead next morning. The deceased was remarkably abstemious in his habits, and died of apoplexy. On Wednesday afternoon, a lady was attacked in Ox ford-street, by a young man who thrust his hand between her muff and breast, and snatched a gold chain, but on finding that there was no watch at the end of it, made off without using further violence. The dispensaries are now in great want of assistance. During the past year thirty-seven thousand persons re ceived medical relief from these institutions, and we know of no object to which the funds of the benevolent can be more usefully appropriated. The Corporation obtained in the Bail Court, on Satur day, a rule nisi to show cause why the judgment of the Recorder in the recent claims made by Mr. Snowball and others against the Health C omm i ttee, for compensation for loss o office, should not be quashed. A public meeting was held in the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-street, on Friday, for the purpose of passing reso lutions in favour of the abolition of capital punishment. Mr. W. Rathbone took the chair, and the speakers were Mr. John Smith, Mr. C. Gilpin, Mr. L. Heyworth, and Mr. Vincent. SUDDEN DEATH.—On Saturday morning, as a female, aged 72, named Ellen Jones, residing in Midghall-street, was assisting her daughter to carry water from the cellar, she suddenly fell down and expired. She had previously been in a declining state of health. At the inquest, before Mr. Curry, held on the same day, the verdict returned was " death fr om apop l exy. " FATAL ACCIDENT. —About one o'clock on Wednesday morning, as a woman was passing along Grafton-street, she observed fire issuing out of a cellar occupied by a woman named Mar gare t B a ll. Alarm was given and the cellar door was forced open, when the whole room was found in a blaze, and Mrs. Ball, thT only inmate, was burnt to death. On Tuesday Lord Stanley, Lord Anson, the Hon. Colonel Stanley, and Captain Hornby met at Rainford to shoot over Lord Derby's preserves. The total head of killed by tl• le game . _le party was 416, which was sent off to the Liverpool market. On Wednesday Sir John Gerard and three friends shot, at Moss Bank, near St. Helen's, 124 head of game. COMPLIMENTARY DlNNER.—Messrs.WilMer and Smith gave last night to persons in their employ a most excellent dinner at the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-street. The chair was occupied by Mr. Wintle, and after the usual toasts and songs, and a high compliment to the worthy host, the company, nearly 30 in number, separated, all expressing the great enjoyment they experienced. SPECIE IMPORTS. — Since our last the following vessels, with specie, have arrived in the Mersey ; namely, the packet-ship Liverpool, from New York, £lO,OOO, and the Texan, from Mazatlan, 30,000 dollars, arrived on Tuesday; the Abbots Reading, from Islay, with dollars and bars of silver amounting in value to 100,000 dollars, arrived on Wednesday ; and the steam-ship Hibernia, from " York, £90,000, arrived on Sunday. On Wednesday, Mary Matthews, a prisoner in the Bo rough Gaol, died from bronchitis. She was tried at the sessions in enced tot: e v eta y cai day another prisoner, named James M'Kenna, died in gaol hospital from gangrene of the legs, the result tural causes. He had been committed on the cember last, as a vagrant. THEATRE -ROYAL.--The Theatre-Rr closed on Saturday waIIGG iill/11411 rent, 111 i forthcoming Mr. Simpson, we Mr. Macready was in Liverpool ment, last week, as announced, the state of affairs hp rpturnAd f LIVERPOOL ART UNlON.—rhe allotments in this union took place lowing is the allotment of the Dri )th De- drawing for the vario on Tuesday. The fc THE SILVER CRADLE.—At the Mayor's dinner, on Thursday last, his worship, in returning thanks for the health of Mrs. Horsfall, informed the company that that lady had just augmented the number of her Majesty's subjects, and as she was, according to the legal decision of the town-clerk, within the meaning of the charter, en titled to a silver cradle, it was his worship's intention not to offend against a venerable, and in his case, a profitable custom. It appears, if old records be true, that if a chili be born to the chief magistrate during his year of office, his lady is entitle to a silver cradle for the baby at the ex pense of the Corporation. EASTERN DISPENSARY : CHLOROFORM.—The utility of this new discovery needs no further eulogies than the effects produced by it in the case of a girl, fourteen years of age, who had been for four years labauring under a disease of the knee-joint. Mary Jones, the patient. was put under the influence of the chloroform about half-past two o'clock on the afternoon of Thursday. The agent being applied, the operation was successfully and scienti fically performed by Mr. Lockwood, senior surgeon of the institution. The whole process was effected in less than forty minutes, during which the poor child evinced neither pain nor disturbance, but, on the contrary, abso lute repose. Upon her awakening, the operation being over, she looked calmly around her, and asked, " Oh ! is it off ?" Her stomach was not at all affected. She re mained tranquil and composed during the night, and ex pressed herself delighted at getting rid of so troublesome an appendage so easily, and appears in every respect in a fair way of doing well. There were present several pro fessional gentlemen, all of whom testified their satisfaction at the success of the chloroform, and the expert manner in which the operation was performed. ANOTHER OPERATION ON A PATIENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CHLOROFORM.—On Friday night last, an athletic man, who, by an accident, has sustained a frac ture of the right thigh bone, close to the pelvis, and also a compound fracture of the left leg, underwent, at the Northern Hospital, in presence of several gentlemen, an operation, while he was under the influence of chloroform, performed by Mr. William Henry Bainbrigge, one of the honorary surgeons of the institution. Amputation of the thigh was effected in the most skilful manner by that gen tleman, at twelve o'clock on the night stated. The patient was not aware, until he awoke on Saturday morning, of what had taken place, so completely did the inhalation of the chloroform avert all sensation of pain. On making inquiries, we find that he is doing well. We learn from a gentleman who was present at a former successful opera tion by Mr. Bainbrigge, which we noticed last week, that we, by mistake, stated that Mr. B. was house surgeon of the institution named, in place of " one of the honorary surgeons," who alone perform operations. A THIEF IN DISGUISE.—The neighbourhood of Wind sor-street was thrown into a state of excitement on the 6th instant. A woman entered the house of a lady in Buckingham-terrace, and requested her to purchase some articles of wearing apparel, which she produced. They were of a very inferior description, and the lady refused. The woman became offensively importunate, and her language and actions were extremely coarse, which aroused the suspicion of the lady, who, upon a close in spection of her countenance, discovered, to her astonish- Tent and terror, that it was a man dressed in female at- r, assuming all the composure and firmness nand, told him to quit the house imme would call her husband. The fellow said Is your husband at home, then ?" She mid commenced to call him by name. The ruffian very nimbly collected his goods and made off. To acid to her terror, just as he turned the door his cloak ,nd she saw a pistol in his hand. As soon as ade known the inhabitants became alaimed ; made, but no one could tell which direction he 1 many had seen him lurkinz about before took, al he enter I the housi IMPdSTORS.—It is well, at the present time, when there are so many claims upon the means of the benevolent, to caution the public against impostors, who endeavour to reap a harvest in the general scramble for relief. We have had placed in our hands a document purporting to be a " certificate" signed for " John Booth," in behalf of his " orphan niece," Ann, aged ten years, stated to have been " deaf and dumb from her birth ;" setting forth that her uncle (the bearer) is a person of excellent cha racter; and desirous to raise " a sum sufficient to defray town for four years with clothing, & t, recommended to the benevolence of the is dated " Vestry-room, St. Marv's, appears to have been of the sig been deceived ssibly be kind of work, are clearly forgeries , the name of Mr. Wm. Smith, a lot only amongst the list of donors, but ap- THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LOCAL MEETINGS SELECT VESTRY.—On Tuesday a special meeting of this body was held to consider the charges brought against Mr. Bradshaw, one of the district medical officers, refer ring to his having brought fever patients to the outer door of their cellars and houses, and questioned them there. A number 'of persons who had been ill of fever were pre sent, and stated that Mr. Bradshaw had attended them and did not require them to be brought to the door, and several medical gentlemen, including Mr. Batty, Dr. Torbock, &c., were examined as to the mode of treatment adopted by Mr. Bradshaw, and gave it as their opinion that it was not advisable to bring such patients to the air without having previously personally seen whether the sick persons could bear it. Mr. Bradshaw then said a few words in his defence, dwelling chiefly on the number of patients he had to attend, upwards of 200, and the diffi culty he had in getting them to open their windows. He admitted having adopted the practice complained of, but was willing to abandon it. The vestry then, on this un derstanding, passed a resolution that Mr. Bradshaw be continued in the office. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—On Wednesday, this board held its usual weekly meeting. On the application of some Irish paupers for relief, the Chairman said the Board had come to the resolution, a few weeks ago, to suspend giving relief to all those persons who had not re sided in the township of Toxteth-park beyond five years. There was provision made for the poor in Ireland, and it was, therefore, their intention to send all back who applied here for relief. Mr. Lathom, relieving-officer, reported that he had been presented with a bill, amounting to £1 19s. 6d., for ale and porter for a female who had been a patient in the fever ward. Upon inquiry, he found that thr allowance was ordered by Mr. Kenyon, the house surgeon, and that for six weeks after she had become con valescent she was in the receipt of a pint of ale per day. A conversation ensued upon the matter, some of the mem bers complaining of the present system of granting such allowances, and it was requested that in future the house surgeon should apprize the relieving-officer of those re quiring such necessaries, and that he should see after their administration. An assistant I o the master of the work house, during his indisposition, was appointed, and the master was granted a fortnight's leave of absence; DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—There were present Mr. Moore (in the chair) and sixteen other members. It was agreed to let some land on the west of the Brunswick dock to Messrs. Chaloner and Fleming—the committee to resume possession at any time, and the land to remain in the tenants' possession until the Ist of May only, under a penalty.—lt appeared from the annual return, that last year there had passed inwards and outwards through the North and Victoria Channels, 28,555 vessels, and through the Rock Channel, 8471. During the same period, 4897 gallons of oil had been burnt at the light-houses and light ships, and 13,264 wicks. Mr. William Gellard was ap pointed master of George's Dock, at a salary of £250 a year and a house.—An additional berth was appointed in the south-east corner of the Coburg Dock for the Halifax and Boston steamers.—A letter was read from Captain Christie, of the Princess, Dublin Mail steamer, requesting to be paid the expenses of furnishing a model and draw ings of the new landing stage, on the ground that the principle adopted by Mr. Cubitt wits exactly the same as that submitted by the applicant, who was an unsuccessful candidate for the prize. The exception is that, in Capt. Christie's plan, but two ranges of pontoons (to float the stage) were suggested, ranging with the current of the tide, up and down, while Mr. Cubitt's pontoons are numerous, and cross the tide at right angles in its rise and fall. The Chairman said that the Committee had acted with great liberality in giving the prizes, for they had given them to parties whose plans were not adopted. He did not think the question should be re-opened, and the committee, concurring in this, did not entertain the proposition.—The Chairman requested the sub-commit tees to furnish a list of what printing and stationery they would require during the next twelve months, as nearly as they could, to enable the Committee to ascertain whether, as was done by the Corporation, it could be contracted for.—Mr. Mann said the principal returns would come from the treasurer's office and the Albert Dock-office. The matter was of great importance, as last year the cost of printing, stationery, and advertising amounted to £sooo.—Mr. Tobin said Mr. Mann,s objection to the to be that there had been a great Why, there was not an office for there not Canvassing ! Even for the Mayor t seemed presen deal of canvassing was canvassing, and also for members of parliament thought it was making a great deal about nothing, Dock Bill came next to be considered, a upon to explain e wou ructed sition of certain most outrageous kenhead Dock Bill, or whether be made for going on with t discovered perpetual motion, or to have made some other and grand discovery, the change which bad come The MAyou. confessed that had the present proposition been to raise Mr. Rushton's salary to £lBOO he should sunnort it. He admitted that he like Mr. Holme had op and ably commented upon it at somelength. Many mer chants had given up importing teas from China, because there was a loss of from 35 to 40 per cent. upon the re turns. Such a trade could not continue. The Chinese, too, had been losers, and they were not an uncivilised but a shrewd mercantile people, and would also give up the trade if it were not relieved. There were three hundred millions of people to be clothed in that vast empire, and we could carry our manufactures to their own door, and clothe them cheaper than they could themselves ; therefore, he asserted, there was an almost illimitable market. (Cheers.) But unless the Chinese could pay for our productions, he should like to know whether our manufacturing friends would send them. They could only pay in the produce of the raw material in their own country, and if we taxed that produce from 200 to 400 per cent., how was it likely they would continue to trade with us ? The Chinese, it was expected, were about to charge a dollar a piece on our goods, in retaliation for our heavy duties. He entreated the people to take up the subject, as Englishmen. When he saw the country reduced to such a state that policemen were obliged to go in couples, and to go armed ; that many of those who were driven to commit outrage were more sinned against than sinning, he did think he might be allowed to be the advo cate of the country in saying, for God's sake, don't let this state of things - continue longer. (Loud cheers.) Mr. BRODERIBB, in seconding the resolution, fur nished a variety of statistics, showing the reduction of exports to, and trade in general with, China, owing to our impolitic duty on tea. The committee of the House of Commons relative to this trade had come to the con clusion that nothing would make the trade of China pro fitable, but either a great reduction in the amount of goods exported to China, or an increase in the exports of tea to England. Our trade to China must consider ably fall, or entirely cease, or the object which the meeting had in view, namely, a great reduction of the duty on tea, must he carried into effect. They could not retain the tea duties at their present amount, and retain the present amount of employment for our labouring population. One of the two was entirely incompatible with the other. He gave statements of the prices of tea in China and here, showing the ruinous state of the trade. The resolution was carried by acclamation. Mr. JOHN SMITH, in a humorous speech, moved the third resolution. He advocated, in lieu of the heavy tea duty, the taxation of real property, and said that the late Mr. Leyland had stated that if there was a tax upon real property, he would undertake to collect it for the twenty-one days' interest and bankers' commission. Mr. Churchwarden FERGUSON seconded the motion. In China, he said, there was no foreign competition against us. The people of that country would take our manufactures if we would take their tea. The motion was passed. Dr. HUME then came forward, and expressed his strong concurrence in the sentiments of the meeting. He had visited 1300 poor families, and was pained to see the poor man at his humble meal—generally dry bread and coloured water—for it was a misnomer to call it tea. He had also observed the prevalence of drunkenness. if we would improve the humble meal of the poor man, or abolish t . drinking habits amongst the immoral, let u give them in- any further effort in the Bir- leir own should either make some further appeal to the Coun cil, or place something on their minutes to show they wished to apply to parliament. If they went to parlia tion that Dr. Duncan be required to devote himself ex clusively to the duties of his office, and that his salary be £750 per annum. . . Mr. PARKER moved that reporters be admitted to the weekly meetings of the Health Committee, so far as re gards public business. Mr. WALTBEw seconded the motion. Mr. RATEBONE was sorry to be obliged to give the motion a direct negative. The Council divided, when there appeared, for the motion, 20 ; against it, 24. The motion was consequently lost. After some discussion, upon the motion of Mr. Lace, seconded by Mr. Harbord, the salary of £750 was granted to Dr. Duncan. Upon the motion of Mr. Lace, the proceedings of the Water Committee were postponed. In moving their postponement, Mr. Lace took occasion to observe that the Council would be glad to hear there was more than the expected sufficiency of water at Rivington Pike. Mr. Hawksley reported that he thought he should be able to procure 23,500,000 gallons daily. The actual quantity, measurement, during the last twelve months, was now ascertained to be 24,000,000 gallons, being half a milllion more than Mr. Hawksley's estimate. Mr. LACE then moved the next portion of the proceed ings, which related to the erection of baths and wash houses. It was proposed to the Council to adopt the pub lic Act for establishing baths and washhouses, and to raise a sum not exceeding £25,000 for the purpose of the Act, it being competent to the Council to pay the interest on such sum, annually, out of the surplus income of the Corporation. As Mr. Parker had a iistinct motion on the subject, he withdrew it, on the understanding that the payment of the interest should be made obligatory on the borough fund, and that the interest be paid for this year out of the surplus income of the Corporation.—Agreed to. Mr. S. HoLME then moved that the salary of Mr. Rushton be raised from £l3OO to £l6OO, He said that he was not sorry that the increase proposed last year was not made, because it had given him an opportunity of making himself acquainted with the routnie of the busi ness of the police-court. Since then he had made himself acquainted with the nature of that gentleman's duties, and conceiving that he had last year committed an act of injustice to that gentleman, he felt it to be his duty now to come forward and do an act of justice to an honourable man who discharged his duty in such a way as to reflect the utmost credit on the town at large. Mr. Holme then entered into a minute detail of the nature, extent and complicated character of the multifarous business which was transacted in the court of the stipendiary magistrate. He believed it was a fact that from the judgments of that gentleman very few criminals escaped—a convincing proof that his judgments are a great saving to the town. (Hear. hear.) He then read an extract from a private letter from a baronet in London, with a view of proving that Mr. Rushton transacted more business than any two of the London magistrates. The prudence and sagacity of Mr. Rushton had caused the withdrawal of many clauses from acts of parliament, which, if allowed to be carried out, would have been very injurious to the bur gesses at large. He thought that it was his duty and the duty of the Council to defer, in particular to the opinion which they entertained of Mr. Rushton. It was of the utmost importance for them to retain the services of such a man as Mr. Rushton, for if he were removed it would be a loss, not only to the magistracy of the town, but it would be a loss which would be felt by the Corporation itself. In conclusion, he would state to the Council that the vote which he gave last year was in ignorance of a great many of the details of the business connected with his office, and such being the case he would leave the matter in the hands of the Council, by moving the resolution of which he had given notice. . _ _ Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE begged leave to second the mo tion. Mr. COOPER thought they had no right to vote away the public money in such a manner. He thought that the present salary of Mr. Rushton was quite su ffi c i en t f or an y stipendiary magistrate. He thought that they should have two courts, and that the business of one of them should be presided over by the borough magistrates. He then proceeded to read several extracts from Mr. Holme's former speech, with the view of showin g th e cons i s t enc y between it and that which he had just made. He (Mr. Holme) had told them, in his speech of last year, that the press was very useful for preserving people's speeches, and keeping them in pickle; and he (Mr. Cooper) hoped that the press would keep this speech of Mr. Holme's in pickle nyid laughter.)—in order that the mihhe might .L.. know what dependence could be placed on their great l'i - elelivered by Mr. Holm .e the Council for since t limited claus stead a - good tea. He defended t some beverage. He held in his ham showed that it was useful in a medical ise of to nent that t of vi that its sanatory effects are visible, mainly in the class of diseases which are common in this country. The evidence is given before the committee of the House of Commons by a physician, eminent also for his knowledge of botany r Jr. Hume concluded with quoting the opinions of Sir George Staunton and other gentlemt g favour of P - of the tea duties, and moved the fourt resiThl• n in tavour ot a rer was carried. Mr. J. R. JEFFERY moved the fifth resoli giving a variety of statements, relative to tra petition generally, he said that taking the cm 46,000,000 pounds of tea, at 2s. 21d., that c .nd cora- ption of ld give a . _ revenue of more than five millions to the revenue. A reduction of the duty, to do any good, must be made of one shilling and twopence farthing per pound. It must be cut down to one shilling at once. If it was to be done bit by bit, he would give up all responsibility of the mea- sure. The present consumption was 11b. In the Isle of Man it was 21b. 12oz. per I Le duty the duty was ten per cent. the consumption was 7lbs. per head. A population of thirty million would duty of one shilling per pound, would yield fou half millions. _The present consumption bein, forty-six mi This would r six millions of pounds of sugar to tea, instead of five pounds, as was this would yield an additional rev Mr. Jon TAYLOR then proposed a resolution, object ing to any substitute for a reduction of the duty on tea A WORKING MAN seconded the resolution. Bistritt Aletvo. The Cockhedge factory at Warrington has commenced work, but all the other factories remain idle. The Fury steam war sloop, built by Messrs. Rigby and Sons, of Hawarden, arrived at, and departed from Rio de Janeiro from Plymouth without a single defect. During the List three months 30,00 ° 0 money orders were granted at the Liverpool post-office and 20,000 at Man chester. DARING ROBBERY.—On Tuesday, about three o'clock in the afternoon, a man, named John M'Clure, was de tected stealing lead from the roofs of houses opposite the Town-hall, Salford. Captain Charlewood, the efficient secretary of the Cheshire Junction Railway, has been appointed by the Admiralty to command the Coast Guard on the Deal Station, and will have to vacate his present appointment. Last Monday, a man named Haworth was found drowned in the canal near Blackburn. His sister-in-law was so overwhelmed with grief at the circumstance, that she died in a few minutes after hearing of it. FATAL ACCIDENT. —On Monday, Mr. Edward Halli well, agent to Earl Ellesmere, was crossing the railway •at Preston Brook, he could not get out of the way of a train which came up, and which, passing over him, killed him directly. On Saturday last, a farmer named Ledsom, residing at Saughall Massie, left Upton on horseback, on his way home, but lost his way, and was found the next morning, dead, in a bye-lane, and his horse grazing in an adjoining field. He is supposed to have fallen off his horse, and died from the effects of cold. William Ratcliffe and Mary Duckworth have been committed to Chester Castle, charged with having at tempted to murder Ann Scrimmager, by throwing her into the Ashton Canal. The unfortunate girl was preg nant by Ratcliffe, and the crime was committed to prevent the child being affiliated on him. The female prisoner appears to have been a mere tool of Ratcliffe. THE NAVIGATION LAWS.—A public meeting of master mariners, shipwrights, and seamen, was held in the Town hall, South Shields, on the evening of Monday week, in support of the navigation laws. The meeting was very numerously attended, and very ably addressed by Mr. Thomas Young, master mariner, chairman, Mr. James Mather, and Mr. Henry Woodroffe, secretary to the Seamen's Loyal Standard Association, when a petition to the Legislature was adopted, which has already been very numerously signed. _ _ MANSLAUGHTER.—On Tuesday last an inquest was held at Ormskirk, before J. Hayes, Esq., coroner, touch ing the death of Peter Travise, aged 20 years. From the evidence given, it appears that about a fortnight ago de ceased and a man named Baybut, quarrelled, and blows were exchanged, after which the deceased became ve r y ill, and in consequence of the injuries he had received, he died on Sunday last. A verdict of manslaughter was re turned against Baybut, who was present at the inquest, and he was committed to Kirkdale gaol to take his trial, REDUCTION OF WAGES.—At Stockport the manufacturers have given notice of their intention to re duce the wages of their men 10 per cent. At Blackburn the whole of the master cotton spinners and power loom manufacturers gave a month's notice, on Friday last, of a reduction of wages, the card-room hands of 71 per cent. weavers ten per cent. On Tuesday, the operatives posted placards in the town and neighbourhood, stating that the attempted reduction of wages would amount to upwards of £3OO per week. Several meetings have taken place during the week without anything definite haN master EMPLOYMENT. -At Manchester there are fourteen more mills at work with their full complement of hands which were previously entirely stopped. This brings nearly 3000 more hands into employment who were pre viously entirely without work ; nearly 2000 of these are now on full time, and 1000 on short time. This is as re- Bards the operatives in all kinds of works ;" still one half the improvement is amongst the cotton mill operatives. Out of thirty-three mills at Blackburn, employing 17,116 persons, ten mills, employing 2304 persons, are entirely without work; eleven mills, emplo persons, are working eleven hours per day ; three mills, employing 315, persons, are working eight hours per day ;_ and two SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE VICAR 0 We learn from the Manchester Guardian of Wednes- MOTTRAM. upon the thA 11 Church by a charge of v. David Seddon, Vicar of Alottrarn, in in arriec .d that t harge was t a con ►rialised ) issued of Chester for an inquiry two other ellor, and o his unblame- ter of the ( ; John Okill, £2O ; W. T. M`Gregor, £5 ; - Atkinson, £5 ; Thomas Harrison, £3O ; Thomas Gibbons £25 ; Robert Henderson, £lO ; J. F. Anderson, £lO George Withers, £lO ; Thomas Warburton, £2O ; R. C Gardner, £5 ; S. Walters, £l5 ; and James ri.,,,,,b_ 4vs Miss t ine investigation into the and Williams at the bankrupt( adjourned. Mr. Dodge ' conte ought not to a a affairs of Messrs. Boydell court, has been again ie bankrii abstracted from the lette, ed for the omission of many of these b_v saying that they related to private m a tt ers ,' b ut as sufficient explanation was not given about the remainder, the commissioner said that further inquiry was necessary. FATAL EFFECTS OF INTOXICATION.—On Saturday, a - man named James Hargreaves, aged 48, and who resides - in Toxteth-park, came to his own house from the e bankrupts thick where he had beet, when he proceeded up drunken people, he was not co._ there, and got up again, with the view of corni ais footing. fell, and so fractu but, like most ,h his situation pula LUC bun t's, 'mat he died f rom th e i n j ur i es in a few hours afterwards. CUSTOMS APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. R. Chapman, landing surveyor of the second class, has been selected to succeed Mr. Howe as inspector -general of the Warehousing De partment of the London Customs. An additional inspec tor-general is also appointed at Liverpool, and Mr. St. John, one of the landing surveyors of the port of London, has been selected for the very responsible office. Mr. Barber, landing surveyor of Liverpool, and Mr. Rolls, landing waiter of the first class in the port of London, succeed Messrs. Chapman and St. John as landing sur veyors on the London establishment. THE BRUNSWICK CLUB:—This club has now been opened a fortnight, and it has during that time gained a character that cannot fail to aid its ultimate success. When a single individual professses to give to the public advantages they never before possessed, and to place them under his own management, he is apt to be regarded in the same light as the puffing quack of the age ; but when the full, and more than the full terms of the prospectus are fulfilled, his situation becomes at least enviable. Such is the case of the worthy host of the Brunswick— " Whiteman." He originated the Brunswick Club—he issued a prospectus with advantages so great the public doubted their realisation ; but on its opening every feature is complete ; and he has resigned the: management to a committee of annual members. To those confined at business during the day, the society 'offers the greatest re laxation—news -room, gymnasium, billiard, chess, li brary —and 'all for the trifling sum of ss. per quarter. The members, we learn, now numbers nearly 300. THE NORTH -SHORE COTTON-MILL.—It is indicative of some slight improvement in the demand for cotton yarn to find that this only cotton mill in our town, and in which all operations had ceased for about four months, has within the last, three weeks partially resumed. The mill, when f ully employed, gave bread to nearly 1000 persons. It !low gives empl o y men t t o f rom 200 to 300 workers, for six Parliamentary days " du r i ng th e wee k , or 58 hours in all --10 hours on five days from Monday, and eight hours on Saturday. Two card-rooms and a throstle-room are all the portions of the large building in which the resump tion has taken place, and throstle yarn is produced chiefly for exportation. Even this, however, is aceptable to those employed, whom Mr. North, the managing partner, has, with the usual consideration, as far as possible, selected from the most needy of his former workers who conducted themselves with propriety. It is questionable, however, owing to the yet depressed state of the market, and the attendemt expenses of keeping up the 'premises —at work or not—in insurance from fire, rates, watchmen, &c., whe ther any profit is derived by the proprietors. THE NORTHERN HOSPITAL.—At the annual the cor ,c,3ffien. Mr. Anderson, the hon. secretary, read the report, from which it appeared that during the year the rous la The T , eipts and th e expen di ture of the institution were about equal, leaving a balance to the debit of the institution of £BB3 4s. Od. The secretary then stated that during the past year 2632 cases had been relieved, Which were a very considerable increase on any previous Year, owing to the construction of new docks at the north end of the town, by which many accidents were constantly happening. They had found it necessary to increase the acc ommodations at the hospital, and yet the increase was insufficient. The number of beds at present available Was 105, and there to was room in the hosital for 17 but they were unable provide them for want of funds. o, At Present they had from ten to twenty beds on the floor, and this had continued for three months. Out of the eases during the year, 1397 had arisen from accident, and the rest were general medical and surgical cases ; 1942 bad been cured, and 149 died. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, paid a high compliment to kr. A n d erson, to whose exertions, the chairman said, the hospital owed its very existence. DEATH ACCELERATED BY AN ATTEMPT AT SELF-DE STRUCTIoN.—An i nques t was h eld on Saturday, before the borough coroner, on view of the body of James Sheridan, aged 62, who lived in a ce ll ar i n Ed gar -street. Deceased had been in declining health and low spirits for some time, and had in earlier life been a hard drinker. He and his wife had latterly been in receipt of a small sum weekly from the parish. On Thursday he was taken out of his bed, and placed on a chair near the fire, his wife sitting by him. Unobserved he got hold of a razor that lay on a table behind him, and inflicted a woun d i n hi s throat. His wife got h o ld of his hand, and took the razor from him. The wound bled but little and he did not appear t o b e worse, taking hi s usual nourishment. As he requested a doctor to be sent for, Mr. Callan, surgeon, of Marybone, was sent for, and promptly attending, stitched up the wound, applied a plaster, and ordered the patient a pint of Wine, of which he drank abut one-half diluted, but died the same evening. Mr. Callan (who h a d, as stated by the Poor infirm wid ow , paid every attention to the deceased, -and also greatly relieved herself,) gave it as his opinion that natural death in this case was accelerated by the wound deceased had inflicted upon himself. The jury returned a verdict accordingly, attributing the attempted suicide to the influence of " temporary insanity." an rail of the bulwarks below, which was much r tho +hp falling boar, which instantly dropped into the dock and disappeared. Grappling-irons were procured, and he was got up in about ten minutes, quite dead, and with blood oozing from his ears. The coroner said the question simply was,—did the deceased die from disloca+' m of tion; head, or urownin ne neck, from the fracture of the 4, or otherwise. The jury first re -irect that death was caused by the instantly killed by hitting iently definite, the coro- )n that he s' I immec there was no evidence deceased striking the rail. The jury, upim this, re tired a post mortem examination. Mr. Tearne, assistant .rgeon to the Northern Hospital, to which the body had !en taken, had previously said he could not assign the use of death without a post mortem examination, which er deemed unnecessary, and an expense to the The coroner said it rarely happened that death intaneously from the greatest violence of an accident. Some little life was gengcaiileft;;Zif,aftei: the deceased struck the ship, the smallest portion of life remained, which was afterwards extinguished by the water, the death (in law) was caused by the drowning. If a man were stabbed through the heart, and instantly fell over into the water, in which the remains of life were extin guished, that would be a case in which "death by drown ing" should be returned. He himself should have no hesitation, were he on the jury, in finding a verdict which he trusted would be satisfactory. He should say the de ceased was drowned.—The jury persisted in requiring a post mortem.—The coroner said he entirely dissented from their expressed opinion ; but he was glad, in one respect, that th e y h a d so maintained their position, as it would show that he had been wrongly accused when it was stated elsewhere that he had an undue influence on the jury of his court, which led to useless expense : the question lay, however, with them as to their verdict. He then directed the post mortem to be taken and adjourned the case to Monday (yesterday), when a verdict was re turned that the deceased died from a fracture in the skull, caused by the fall. LAUNCH AT PATRICK.—On Saturday afternoon, a large iron steamer, named the Trafalgar, built for the City of Dublin Steam Navigation Company, was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Tod and M`Gregor, Patrick. The circumstance having been previously made public, and the day being fine, the banks of the river were lined with spectators, eager to witness the interesting spectacle ; and the masts of all the vessels in the vicinity were decorated with a profusion of flags. The scene altogether had a very gay and animated appearance. In the building-yard there were a number of ladies, as also Captain Sarsfield, marine superintendent of the City of Dublin Steam Navigation Company, and other gentlemen interested in steam navigation. The necessary prepara tions having been completed, about twenty minutes past two o'clock the signal was given, and the ceremony of naming the vessel having been efficiently performed by Miss Mackinlay, the Trafalgar glided gracefully into the water, amid the firing of cannon and the hearty accla mations of all present. Ample precautions having been taken, not the slightest accident occurred during the launch ; and it may be mentioned, as reflecting no small O respect to t e of the nume- ich have taken_ place from their yards akar has been built for the City of Dublin Steam Navigation Company, and is intended, we under stand, to carry the mail between Liverpool and Dublin. She is 800 tons burthen, and her engines, of 350 horse power, are constructed on the oscillating principle. It is expected, from her beautiful mould, that a high rate of speed will be attained; while at the same time, to fit her for making the passage in all weathers, she has been built in the strongest possible manner, and may be safely classed as the strongest steamer that has yet been launched on the Clyde. She has excellent cabin accommodation, and is intended to be fitted 111) in a very superior style. We understand the vessel will be immediately towed up to the harbour, for the purpose of receiving her*uingines, which are all ready, and she will, in all probability, be finally com pleted and at sea in the course of two months. After the launch had taken place, a numerous party adjourned for the purpose of dedicating a bumper to the Trafalgar. Health and prosperity to Messrs. Tod and M'Gregor having also been proposed, Mr. M'Gregor acknowledged the compliment, and begged to propose " Success to the City of Dublin Steam Navigation Company," which having been in existence, he observed, for twenty-four years, had at length thought of coming north for the purpose of getting a vessel built for themselves. They had sent their marine superintendent, Captain Sars field to inspect the steamer, and he also begged to propose the health of that gentleman. Captain Sarsfield replied, observing that he had witnessed the proceedings of that day with much gratification, for a finer vessel he had never seen launched ; and he had no doubt that the com pany with whom he had the honour of being connected would soon be induced to come to the same quarter for a repetition of the dose. The health of Miss Mackinlay and the other ladies present was also duly honoured. We may add, that in the yard from where the Trafalgar was launched, we observed other two iron steamers on the stocks, one of which, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, is intended for China, and the other, a larger vessel than the Trafalgar, to sail between Liverpool and Belfast. We cannot but rejoice at the celebrity which our Clyde ship-builders have obtained, were it for no other reason than the amount of employment which it enables them to give to builders and workmen.—North British Mail. nWhich they were placed was simply this : they went to the Council, asking for £200,000 to build warehouses. The objection in Council was, that that ------ ' 500,000, other id £BOO,OOO, and some went for Is far as a million. The committee afterwards asket £300,000, and they were thrown back on account of the Dmission of the rating clause. The Council then passed a be allowed to go to parliament, or, rather, for which they, artrustees, should go. The committee then altered their bill, in strict accordance with the resolution of the Council, Nnahlingilau,se to treat for e h . 14 'r'.' 44 . and, after four hours debate, the bill was thrown out on the spur of the moment, on a resolution brought forward there and then. He (the Chairm.n) was anxious the Comm ttee should stand in a correct ' position and that they should be fully and fairly exonerated from the charge of breaking faith, in not going to parliament. The other objects in the bill were of sufficient importance to go to par liament for, and were necessaryfor the working of the docks. They had purchased £lOO,OOO (for which they might now have to pay double the sum) worth of property, and, if they did not proceed, that would stand idle. It was important that they could appropriate the warehouses free of rent. If they went to parliament to oppose the Birkenhead bill, their non-compliance with the recent act would be thrown in their teeth in the Parliamentary Committee, where the most unmeasured language was made use of. The Dock Solicitor was of opinion that the proceedLigs were within- the acts. Many of the Council must have voted in ignorance of the facts.—Mr. Holt suggested, and the Chairman concurred, that if the Speaker of the House of Commons were applied to, and the rating clause inserted, all difficulty would be got over. If not, the Chairman thought that, by the addition ef two words, the powers of the Albert Dock Act might be extended to the new bill. The Chairman subse quently added, that they had delayed the making of the Harrington Dock solely on account of the enormous pressure on the timber trade. They had gone to the expense of between £5,000 and £6,000 in making their plant, with engine -house, which remained unproductive. —Mr. Henderson thought the question had been fully argued, and decided by so overwhelming a majority, that the Council would again throw out the bill. Th e Chairman said they could not calculate what the deci sion of the Council would be, as they had already passed two resolutions diametrically opposed to each other. After some further conversation, the following resolution, which was proposed by Mr. Shand, and seconded by Mr. Sandbach, was carried, Mr. Tobin and Mr. Henderson only dissenting :—" That this committee, being desirous of keeping faith with the Legislature, and conceiving it of great importance to proceed to Parliament during the present session, in compliance with the 60th section of the 9th and 10th Victoria, refer it to the Parliamentary Sub-committee to frame such a bill as may best meet the exigencies of the case as it now stands, and to extend the provisions of the existing acts." Mr. Wood retired before the division took place. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS The adjourned meeting of the Council was held on Tuesday, when the proceedings of the Courts of Law and St. George's-hall Committee were read by the Town clerk. The committee recommended that these buildings be insured against fire in the sum of £lo,ooo.—Mr. J. B. LLOYD, in moving the confirmation of the proceedings, thanked the Mayor, on behalf of the committee, for the feeling manner in which his worship had announced the death of Mr. Elmes, the architect.—The proceedings were confirmed. The proceedings of the Markets Committee comprised recommendations to appoint Mr. Abraham Luya as super intendent to St. John's Market, and the markets con- nected therewith, at the salary of £250 per annum ; Mr. Isaac Hutchinson, as superintendent of St. James's, Cleveland-square, and Gill-street Markets, at the salary of £225 per annum ; Mr. James Stonehouse, -as super intendent of St. Martin's, Pownall-square, the Hay and Pig Markets, at the salary of £lBO per annum. The proceedings of the Gaol and House of Correction Committee were read. It appeared from these proceed ings, that the Mayor having communicated to the com mittee certain reports relative to the officers of the gaol, a committee, consisting of Mr. Rushton and others, was appointed to investigate the circumstances. The com mittee reported that the gaol contained 890 prisoners ; and the Town-clerk was authorised to ascertain whether prisoners from Liverpool could be accommodated at any of the other gaols in the country. The Town-hall Establishment Committee reported that they saw no reason whatever to alter the resolution they had adopted last year, of refusing the use of the Town hall to the Liverpool Licensed Victuallers' Association for their annual ball, and they resolved that the applica tion sent in this year by that association, for the use of the hall for the same purpose, be respectfully declined. The Town-clerk read a memorial from the Licensed Victuallers' Association, signed " Timothy P ar ki nson , chairman," requesting the Council to reconsider their application of the 25th November, for the use of the Town-hall rooms for their annual charity ball, and ex pressing a hope that a deputation from that association might be permitted to meet the committee, with a view to an explanation of any misunderstanding, and a reversal of the decision of the Council.- -- It was resolved to refer the matter back to the committee. The proceedings of the Health Committee, including wash-houses and baths, comprised a recommendation to accept the tender of William Rose to cleanse middens and ash-pits for five years, at £10,400 per annum ; a re solution that it is not desirable or expedient to admit re porters to the meetings of the committee i a resolution that all sewers applied for, which the engineer reports compatible with the general arrangement, be proceeded with upon the applicants' advancing the requisite funds, upon the terms and at the rate the Council are then paying for loans on the sewer rate ; a resolution that it be recommended to the Council to adopt the public act for establishing baths and wash-houses, and to raise A.,SUM not exceeding £25,000 for the purposes of the act, itbeing competent to the Council to pay the interest on such sum annually out of the surplus income ; and a recogimenda tof £5OO additional last year ; but now he knew more of Mr. Rushton's duties than he did then, and he had experienced the value of Mr. Rushton'E t during the short time he had been in office. Se the majority of the Council were decidedly in favour o services present motion, he thought it would only be an act of courtesy to Mr. Rushton if it were allowed to pass unani mously. (Applause, and cries of " Vote.") The Council divided, when there appeared—for the mo tion, 33 ; against it. 15. For—Messrs. Walthew, Woodruff, Rathbone Pnton, Morris, Evans, Stitt, Hill, Hornby, Aikin, Holt, linne, Harbord, Rogers, S. Holme, Tobin, Gardner, W. Earle, f,_ N_ Law...re, J. ooker, Lace, Watson, Jones, T. Lloyd, Benn, Mann, Swainson, Holmes, J. Lawrence, Brancker, Nicol, and the Mayor. Against—Messrs. 'Littledale, Horsfall, Henderson, Ro binson, Toulmin, Rimmer, Roydon, Danson, J. B. Lloyd, Bennett, Parker, Hodgson, Cooper, Wood, and Procter. The Council then proceeded to the election of an alder man, in the place of the late Alderman Bushby. - G. H. I CWRENCE moved the appointment of M Mr. _ J. H. Turner, which was seconded by Mr. J. Lawrence. Mr. Alderman HODGSON moved that Mr. Francis Shand be appointed, which was seconded by Mr. Booker. The Council divided, when there appeared—For Mr. Turner, 25 ; for Mr. Shand 17. Mr. Turner was accord ingly declared duly elected. MEETING ON THE TEA QUESTION On Friday, at noon, an important and influential meet ing was held in the Sessions House, for the purpose of endeavouring to induce the government to reduce the du ties on tea. The chair was occupied by the Mayor, T. B. Horsfall, Esq. Amongst those present were William Rathbone, Esq., William Jackson, Esq.. M.P., Sir Thos. Birch, M.P., William Brown, Esq., M.P., H. Winch, Esq., Robert Gardner, Esq., of Manchester ; Messrs. Jones, Harrison, Jas. Lawrence, H. Bright, J. B. Moore, Stitt, J. T. Crook, J. Lockett, Farrar, W. Earle, Steins, Robertson Gladstone, J. Fryer, W. Hill, G. H. Horsfall, Dr. Hume, Messrs. J. R. Jeffery, J. Smith, H. Littledale, J. Turner, L. Heyworth and J. A. Tinne. The MAYOR stated (amid much applause) the objects of the requisitionists had his entire concurrence. The re duction of the duty on tea was a question of great com mercial importance, and one that affected the social wel fare of the people. He trusted the subject would there fore be discussed dispassionately, apart from politics, and in such a manner as to command the attention of govern ment. The duty they sought to reduce was an exorbitant one on one of the almost necessaries of life. The mer chant said, if the duty were reduced, he could export a much larger quantity of our manufactures : the manufac turer, that, in the same case, he could give more extensive employment to labouring population ; the operative, that the change would give him comforts and enjoyments in his home, now almost confined to the wealthy. He called on Mr. S. HOLME, who (as well as every speaker who suc ceeded him was received with much applause throughout) moved the first resolution, (for which, and those that fol lowed, see the advertisement.) The resolution, he said, set forth the injustice of the present tea duty. Tea was now an article not merely of luxury but of necessity to rich and poor; yet the same duty was levied on the lowest qualities as on the highest. He illustrated the operation of this by a hurnourous anecdote, showing that a duke, with his £150,000 a year, paid only the same duty on the tea he consumed as the various grades of working men throughout the kingdom. Here there was gieat injustice. It might be said that in seeking a reduction of the duty the merchant and dealer sought merely to benefit them selves ; but as society was here constituted they could not do so without also benefitting the masses. When he looked at the recent commercial depression and its effects, .still felt, he considered it praiseworthy in every man to endeavour to benefit his condition. He himself was not a merchant or tea-dealer, but he employed a large number of people, and would do all he could to cheapen the neces saries of life to the working classes. It would be a great boon if the reduction induced the consumption of more tea and less of intoxicating drinks. In Liverpool, too, there were not fewer than 6,000 females who derived their pittance by the use of the needle. These poor women suffered much, and any addition to their comforts would be itself an act of benevolence. The present duty was also unjust, as preventing the barter of commodities that would otherwise give in making them employment to millions. Increased consumption would make up for much of any deficiency that might arise from a reduction of the duty. China contained 300,000,000 of inhabitants, willing to take our manufactures if we so admit their tea as to in crease its consumption on the system of barter. The Chinese admitted our goods at a duty of 5 per cent. ; we tax theirs as high as from 200 to 300 per cent. Our ex ports of cotton manufactures declined between the years 1845-6 from £1,755,141 to £1,246,518 in value; those of woollens, in the same period, from £539,223 to £439,66B—(Hear, hear.) Whet a commentary on the legislation of England ! china would also supply us with silk, if we would take their goods. What England ought to do to redeem herself was to give every facility for commerce, so that it might be extended to China, Australia, and ail the boundless coasts washed by the Pacific. If well managed, there might be found in the eastern ocean commerce sufficient to pay the whole re venue of England. Increased consumption of tea would also increase the consumption of sugar, and thus redeem our West India colonies. The wealthier of the commu nity must make some sacrifices ; and he for one, rather than the tea duty should not be removed, would willingly submit to an increased property tax to make up the defi ciency. He alluded to and quoted from the report of the parliamentary committee on the duty, which was entirely in favour of reduction, and concluded by saying that there was with nations, as well as individuals, a moral as well as commercial responsibility, and if• they carried out our fiscal regulations and laws as England ought to carry them out,.a glorious reaction would take place, and all, classes would be benefited, from the - merchant to the lowest labourer who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow on our dock quays.—(Loud and prolonged cheers.) The motion was put and unanimously carried,. Mr,•. W. RATIIBONE proposed the second resolution, Ir. RATHBONE objected to the resolution as unne- A m - emorial, founded on the opinions expressed by the several speakers and on the resolutions, addressed to the Lt, the adopt Mr. TURNER moved, as an amendn of the memorial, and named Messrs. stone, Rathbone, Crosbie, Ferguson, H. Littledal _ _ Mr. CRO_SBIg sgeonded the amendme ried -With - one dissentient. ' ,nded by WILLIAM Mayor, and the ii nn bein well se__ BROWN, Esq., M.P., the M g AYOR eapreesed his acknow ledgements, and the meeting broke up at three o'clock. TEA PARTY REV. STEPHEN H. GLOUCESTER This party, which we noticed in our last publication, was held at Mr. Lascelles rooms. Great Richmond-street. on Thursday evening last, and was numerou there being over one hundred and sixty ladie LIT attended ?resent ; m but, being almost exclusively members of the Church of England, had not the same opportunity of testifying their welcome to him as other denominations who could invite him to their pulpits. As the circulars issued stated, it was held for the purpose of having an opportunity of bid ding him farewell, previous to his return home per the Arcadia on Saturday, and out of the amount realized from the tickets and the sale of fancy work to forward a pre sent to the Rev. Gentleman's wife and family. The rooms were profusely decorated with British and American colours, plentifully supplied with evergreens, 'which were kindly given by Mr. Skirving, of Walton, and when all were seated presented a very splendid appearance. After the repast was concluded, and whilst the servants belong ing to the various families assembled were enjoying their tea and coffee,• the sale of fancy work went on prosper ously, the fair vendors being excellent saleswomen. At the particular request of the company, Mr. Glou cester gave a specimen of his lectures, moral and religious, amongst his fellow-countrymen, aided by the subject he was speaking on being in view, by the use of the magic lanthorn. He stated that he had been enabled, by hav it as an auxiliary, to bring thousands of the coloured po pulation of Ameriea within the sound of the gospel, who would not have gone near a place of worship ; and that, though they came to hear a moral lecture, he was always able to conclude by speaking to them of a Saviour; and that when using it, he never had to preach or speak in a half filled room. The tables were presided over by thirteen ladies, mem bers of St. Jude's, Christ Church, St. Augustine's, St. George's, Everton, and Christ Church, Waterloo. It be ing desired that the evening should be spent as nearly as possible like a usual family party, music was provided for the first hour, which added much to the pleasure of the company. At nine o'clock grapes, oranges, and apples were handed round. The following address was read and laid on the table for ignature The Rev. Stephen Henry" Gloucester, Philadelphia. " DEAR SIR.—We the undersigned being some of the number present at the Tea Party and Bazaar, held at Liverpool on the thirteenth of January, 1848, to bid you farewell on your being about to return to America, beg to express the joy we feel in seeing the Ethiopian educated for the Ministry of the Gospel of Christ, and to hope the day is fast coming when in all lands there will be no dis tinction made on account of colour. " Wishing you a safe and prosperous voyage, and a happy family meeting, " We are, Reverend and dear sir, yours most truly— This was speedily signed by 80 of the party, there not be ing room for_more, the sheet of _ drawing-pa per on which . . it was beautifully written being full. Mr. Gloucester then very feelingly addressed the meeting, and after singing the Evening Hymn, concluded with prayer. The amount realised, after paying expenses, was fifteen pounds, which has been forwarded to Mrs. Gloucester. Mr. Gloucester left these shores by the Acadia, at half past two on Saturday, and was much delighted to find on board a fellow-passenger, as far as Halifax, in the Rev. Alexander Forrester, of Paisley, at whose house he so journed, and where he was treated with the most Christian kindness during a severe fit of illness, and from whose pulpit he preached some months ago. THE COPPER TRADE.—Some supplemental statistics have been published in the Mining Journal relative to the copper trade for the last year. From these we gather that the sales of Cornish ores - at Swansea during 1847. com prised 153,120 tons, realizing £873,436 10s., and that the sales of Welch, Irish, and foreign ores comprised 47,611 tons, realizing £641,056 10s. 6d. ; and it is further calcu lated that the smelters who purchased the raw material have produced from it 25,000 tons of merchantable copper for distribution throughout the markets of the world. Considering the amount of capital and labour so employed, and of the demand created for freightage, " the copper trade," it is remarked, " must be regarded as one of the most important branches of British industry, and at least as holding rank next to coal and iron." FULL OF LAW.—A juryman at Usk Sessions said at the close of a learned counsel's speech, in which a great deal of law had been expended in the hearing of the jury, that he was now so full of law, that he was very much afraid he should hnve hard work to keep from cheating some body or other. A. BAD BREAST OF AN EXTRAORDINARY NATURE CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AN9 , O4TrtS.—A short time since the wife of Henry,Pocock, a turner, residing at Bucklersbury, Berks, _was - considered to be in a very precarious state, in geisequence of her breast becoming alarmingly swollen and bursting into ulcers ; the first medical aid inihe country was of no service— her case was considered as incurable. Notwithstanding this hopeless condition, the ulcers have been all healed, and so perfect is the cure that she is now suckling another child at breast. : ; This wonderful cure has been solely brought about by Holloway's Ointment and Pills, ble life, and earnest Tent guarantee for the justice uirv, and after two days of patient ❑d impartiality of they ( and malicious to the coed .sien that the cha Mr. Seddon's accusers, it s, have 1 defeated by this decision, foi. the 'Child being an order of affiliation against the rev. pplied for at the Hyde petty sessions on r4-entlemaii Monday. hearing occupied nir Le the order upon Mr. Ind the- IT otice was gistrates immedi- en of an apnea] to the quarter sessions AND DENUNCIATIONS FROM THE ALTAR. A very admirable letter appeared in the London Standard of Friday, addressed to Lord Shrewsbury. on the subject of his lordship's recent letters to Dr. M'Hale. Ve regret that we can only find room for the following, T, and v .guments that cannot be overthrown " Ml ' my fora, ieL us rang away tile mask of suppo sition. These things are so. The infallible creed of Dr- AV Hale and Father M'Dermott does infallibly teach them that all Protestants are heretics, and yet by their baptism within the power of the Church—it tells them that the punishments decreed against them are "confiscation, im prisonment, death." So teach their papal bulls now in force, now published in Ireland ; so teaches their Bible ; so, with one voice, proclaim all the authoritative docu: ments upon the subject in their Church. If they have any faith, any religion, this is their faith and this their religion. This has been proved in every town in Great Britain, from London to Liverpool, from Edinburgh to Exeter ; every bishop in Ireland, and Dr. M`Hale among the rest, has been invited over and over again to disprove it ; they have never attempted to do so. The late Mr. O'Connell was invited, challenged, to dispute it as a mat ter of evidence ; he never attempted to do so. Denied these facts have been, but as your lordship is incredulous of Father M`Dermott, so are all men of a denial as op posed to a proof. This is at least certain, that the man who holds the Roman creed can have no difficulty in de nying_it, if convenient._ _ _ " Now here, my lord, your error lies ; you blame the men, I charge the guilt upon the system. You, gentle men, my lord, call our peasantry blood thirsty, our priests ruffians, our bishops slothful, at least, if not worse. We fling back the charge. Our people do the bidding of their priests. What marvel ? They are good Catholics. Our priests carry out the training which you give them along with their bishops at Maynooth. Our bishops obey their lord and yours, the occupant of the chair of Peter, in whatsoever age he has lived, presided, and infallibly de creed. If guilt attaches to their practices, then let the weight of it fall upon the prime movers of the evil. But surely, my lord, it is unjust to single out the instrument . for your rebuke and to permit the promoter of the felony to escape. If, as Dr. M`Hale declares, the authority of St. Gregory for the murders of Roscommon is valid, then, my lord, aim higher, and deal your blow at the Vatican rather than at St. Jarlath's. My lord, I feel as deeply as man can feel, the awful state of my country, which your lordship has so eloquently and faithfully described ; and I solemnly charge the guilt of those awful crimes which defile her fair fields and make her name a blot and a bye-word among the nations of the earth, not upon her misguided sons, my brethren, but upon the foul, doubly damned head of the tyrant of Rome. His are the laws which guide us, his the counsels which sway our destiny, his the priests which instruct us and his. ten thousand fold his, is the guilt of our fearful crimes. Assertions avail but little, my lord. lam prepared proofs. Your lordship has charged crimes of a deep dye upon my country. I deny the charge, and hurl it at the head of him whom you have chosen as your spiritual guide. You, my lord, arraign the Irish priest ; 1, the Roman pontiff: I most respectfully defy your lordship to substantiate your charge, and, at the same time, under take to prove my own. You have publicly accused us ;be just, and confirm or retract your accusation. Your lordship has great and deserved influence among the English Roman Catholics ; choose two priests, or two laymen, and we will choose two advocates on our side ; let them plead before any English jury, chosen in any way that your lordship may suggest ; let the question be, whether the crimes of Ireland are in accordance with the infallible doctrines of the Roman Church, as taught there by the bishops under the direction of the Pope, and let them decide the truth either for the acquittal of your lordship's calumniated creed and our eternal infamy, or to the ever lasting disgrace of the Roman name, and our national de liverance. You have taken one bold and noble step, my lord, worthy of your name and dignity. The proposition which I make would not at all involve the same interference in ecclesiastical matters, from which, as a layman, your lordship might hold back, as that which you have done al ready ; for it is not as to the truth or falsehood of doctrine that I should propose to discuss, but as to the fact of what doctrine is taught as matter of faith by the Church of Rome. It is a question not of theology but of evidence. I know, my lord, that you do not believe these charges, or hold these doctrines ; you treat them as a foul calumny ; then cover with merited disgrace the wretch who makes them thus before the nation ; refute his falsehood, expose his slander. You owe it, my lord, to your traduced re ligion at this unhappy juncture. You dread not the result of fair investigation for your creed, then shrink not from it, my lord. But should such a charge as that which I have made be proved, then, my lord, how happy the result for you, that thus, at length, you should be de liVered from the thraldom of a system such as the Roman would appear, and, however painful, to seek a new form of faith among the various which would offer ; you would have, at least, this comfortable reflection, that you had been delivered from the worst of all. " Anxious, my lord, to avoid unnecessary notoriety, I have not affixed my name to this letter ; but that I may not appear under all the disadvantages of an anonymous correspondent, the editor of the newspaper in which this letter appears, will inform your lordship who I am, should you be inclined to inquire." ge) " to preveni any improper use being stimonial. ' FALL FROM A MA: '-HEAD.--AII inquest 'or two voyages in on En- e 12 f as the d end t to r ich No r bee g ill v ith beg ize s the of : e re ;vet