The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-25 00:00:00

TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1854 4. , ...-- ,taro ''' ',k ~ 11. 5 . , 31 __________. coo l i i. :7 ,4 11i g t: ial S g l" 121 21. X. E, the ex-mayor of Liverpool, is at the i v 4 4 fut recov. at his brother's residence, Windermere. n er ing from the pleuritic attack with which - Jarr iCl oll, , A V ° 4 1,11 8 : 1 : d . :l London. e 5 00 4 i t ,,.. th e taav t it cOnps FOR LIVERPOOL.-We understand 4 1 0 ,,, bead i t : With r 4°r is in communication with Lord Palmer ' .1(0' , and ti,P e ct to raising a volunteer corps for Liver is'eheoeil Pooti ea ltat the Home Secretary views favourably the 13 1 .‘ 4B • Ile the' n "rArio ~, en the ty p 1 1 s ove?e ...x. --- -On Wednesday a purse, containing 4 /t it, 0 hti o tiolin .‘,‘", seven shillings, was presented to the 1 : s oti the N ee l' of 07 0 11se by a few members of the con re at sot ,ni and Turd a Church, as a small token of their , ieb. , 4 1 , 110.1.4. tor his indefatigable zeal and attention. 0 00 1 ; „r) gist, an d ' Al . l ati3aFiELD.-A sermon on behalf of the cap teni e o , ~,,,,Preae h e de !Peases of tuning and repairing the organ, e att. i' last week in St. Thomas's Church on Sunday after et fo t o! )3h„ , by the Rev. Howard St. George, incum at of i i :011 1) 1 " , -" e, and a collection made, which amounted Pl c , b the Xorlie_ p /I vvhi c tY k.` f or n ° ,,cEETs.-On Wednesday evening a lady og oes; h pt i t ;,. 2 wh en a few minutes at a shop window in Church of sein e A Ik7kita c h a fin, wearing a huge pair of whiskers and 4 1 J , m letf a, PaShed against les, 0 ,, hi tt lat e l y a , her and then walked away. thel 3 o s lin g , Lerwards she missed a purse, containing a ) ling a a ln 15 f $ . O ti, eibt ___,, -cirge sum of money. pr e 0" 0 (' Y Arrn, - " J a Wednesday an inquest was held at the ;uc bi t eo ek e i kll ' , Rainford, on the body of Jane, widow of tO klii br ewer r ' late team ster to the late James Birch , w ith co k,,,,ng 6 . ,,:t .Rainford, who committed suicide by ipkg . T.en rith a rope in her own house, on Monday r ess r a ti NtArg o eLdict temporary insanity. „ ac ips;te in. tile d - atit• EDWIN ATKINS-With regret we re otir, c' ! tat y ears e nt,b of this enterprising gentleman, who for ,A s o, „`„' Pre sen t i n conjunction with his brother John, who ebole;i, 0,',1'51 4 0 , ' ProPrietor, had the management of the Li ‘, Boiln• A 4 ,,1 4 . ,re Re „!gleal Gardens, for his mother. In order to ;' f ti l e a. ,,P; 'o t , ;11:: 1 -:' , he s '"C arted neW and carious specimens of the animal the ' li t ,' , th e _ ,in 1852, on the perilous journey of ex -0,0, k,,, g e most unknown tracts of the interior of 1 00 n° :'s;',.,e, , h a „,„: 44 a been most successful in his daring ad ,o, te t ; N7k hiving secured several specimens, when death '-`;,.,„ e 1 1 ,, I ,tl t ,: of th e .„°, 1 , 1 a small island on the White River, a 14 5 ",61 1 5• qt ? - I , ll ne a ., l'ille, in January last. The melancholy in -0.150 e if-„, raj w .,7 communicated to his family by a letter from 5 3f,,e O V. i . 11 14 1:;',„ 8 CODSIII at Cairo. iioo V. !i Ti .Of li r - ta,lr PAnisa.-At the annual Vestry of the OP g ',?,i' o 14 the De rby, on Faster Monday, a church-rate ,„4 , ( .'„eted - s . „,,P_Po . d was adopted. Mr. George Fosberry Ist' Iti` 4 lsti e if'"urchwarden, in the room of the retiring 1" `it i ,Clk h , and Mr. R. Ledger was re-elected. The stOti, (L IN eadle, it was arranged, should have their sala ' fe Il i; t ! 1 11, 11"t Year. belts Aft ti b l 1 • AGAINST TEAZING ANIMALS. -On Monday s: c ' t e iot i; 3l , , itafti,het!eralastovr,eek, about six o'clock, a m,. in company I 5 1`Nl it beer persons, visited the Zoological Gardens, s anioll Vehrea u e 'ought annoy the leopard, in whose cage , e „ ~,,,... shin of beef. Accordingly, he began t% . o t b,l o , ~zierotionit from one position to another, when th/ that ' , . j tiq ' I Q, and, collecting his strength, darted for ! 4 . as the 1 1 'tat st u _,. man was about to withdraw his hand, o• 4( l ' 4 1 , a 0 ,,,,, .t; 1 ,.--(1 eau ! ruck his claws into it, lacerating it dread pert•ti, et Neo kt , i ,: li tt, a torrent of blood to flow. , the , ~i 1,4 8 1 44, 47 ALLIS-STREET SCHOOLS: BAZAAR.-A very F feo 4 1. 11 ,,, .I: e4s `,aar, in aid of the South Church of England e lio o r e ttei„, 4 ll3, st u eld on Tuesday, in the Girl's School-room, est ;Teta o ?eet. Three of the stalls were supplied with 3 4. a 4,,,,, k td , the industry of the girls who attend the '' ro ` I P , :t:,gihiti, le. f o ,, , rnied one of the most pleasing features of 0 is , tr iV: ~,'Nit tt of ti Upwards of £7O was received at the tables, 4 e o vh, IA le admission money. The remainder of the on - 8 -. N '411 4 „ i To 0 k r. A 4,1 7 mental articles were disposed of by auction, . ~,,,, ~,, ~p , ~,k,t , . l'' - i9' ki last B t ru do,Dg 001 8 „ We eL RCII, STANLEY.-On Monday and Tues. ,00 Z.e 4 0 40 1 '2, a bazaar was held in aid of the national rit h set t it pe, „Nm!. to the above church. The stalls, which t ot, ' t„` thee. ,_ t i n c. the school-room, were presided over by ~ , 1 7, 4,„7 l ,_re,gation, among whom were Mrs. Wm. _ Or d A,•,;r 1 , 1 ,•„' -bleary Walter, Mrs. Munday, Mrs. Stone, ; 1 ' 1 1 . e 7, is, 0 0 ,, N o ' o len 3 ,u o t ts , and Mrs. Cooper. The articles contributed ri yi i ti 4 th e useful character, and reflected the greatest ,ori , I , 81,, fair donors. co, k,i,•14 Glace Rail I l ene :ie , i N. 4z fil 1,„ c OLLIERIES.-The two great - explosions tr ,t, of 4 ._ Collieries near Wigan, by which, within 4 1,1„`E1, i i „ t welve months, nearly 150 lives have been )I,mti„,,,ive led the owners to forbid the firing of shots ;I. -A N i r' 4l a ) in ° the mine. The jury, it will be recollected, rse , ~ptnion that such a course was dangerous. 61:0,,,,'_°;sher price has to be paid (4d. per ton) for 9(1iZ1 13 ,Y the wedging system ; but the colliers are . tiglnii e T,', 4 in favour of blasting by which more coals V 4 lent ,ges are secured the.' t nothing like a full ‘ttlatete. of workmen can be got into the mine on the !113 to colliers have been heard to express great 1 to «p to work at Ince Hall if they might be t o.. l titl l re shots ;" but less wages, though accom % ul eev _ greater security to life and limb, are insuper oepa'pns to the majority. ti. 1 3 , 8, 4°A.l LIVERPOOL.-On Tuesday the Cunard X'ke,ew-steamer Melita sailed from the Mersey rit herr anean with 40 4 41 %, ,27 t re,. A s ervan t s, 38 horses, and 300 tons of govern -1/4,4,,_ t r ..,.n er unilber of officers sailed in the Melita, ~l)t t:)k a , ,, ,„l 7 s m ils , A. -l i i . e c i l iere olo S n ir el Jl s hn ti C ng am s Campbell, Captain A.A.G., p i Ilr e o l : l t rai, Major" Airey (quarter-master-general), t't•ai li t Y , C.M. Rifles, Captain Weir, 50th Rifles, M % . th e Utler, 55th Rifles. There are - six or seven 17 . c o : Port now undergoing the requisite alterations , 'cle s ,eiance of troops, and when completed they ,K. '" , ched to Dublin. , ~-V-N . lAA. TO HENRY FERNIE, ESQ., OF LIVER -1)Ie had recently much pleasure in recording the , I N," conduct of this gentleman, and we have now 4 9 7 Zti . on to announce that a estimonial, in the 0 o i rgant service of silver plate, of the value of 1,N," 1 , It, * from the extensive and rich stock 8f Mr. tilt e a sgow, has been presented to Mr. Fernie 'Ti inscription :-" Presented to . Henry pr ' l ,. ( t i t ,, Liverpool, by a few merchants in London, L e clati,,, his pqw, Leith, Greenock, Perth, White •4l)se '„'i Of hPhner creditors, as a token of their high hi n ,' typ e 1 , 8 honour and integrity, in having, after , •m r Ithi e z i l i tY years, voluntarily paid all their claims ( kNe N, , i,, ~ l ie had incurred while in business in ic e Ati tki3 -14 -Glasgow paper. 1 1 ) . 141 -li nn :ktat SESSIONS commenced on Tuesday, at fteilt - ,.7, Kirkdale. The following magistrates *,,lla ne l t,,r.! W•• Hall (chairman), Major Bourne, . w w. p re ' st s"-c• Or• W. Harden, Mr. Joseph Pollock, Freston. proceeded with. to It , first business relating to the 1 ,k, Clayton, the briCl‘griethm.aster,sufmor, of bri ° .dg w e ee s ‘'tilthtl'avithin the hundred, for the ensuing quarter.' I t . e eZodford, the head of the constabulary, re k,wl,Zlieixt,netY to be in a most satisfactory state; he ki i kprts :j e ll, it to be so quiet and peaceable.-The ‘ 4t 'le f o n the state of crime for the last quarter co,;• r .force 2 290. • . ~. by i4k54 1 4 ,.„. &Lowing results :-Taken into custody the k m viet ed ', , • committed for trial, 4,60 ; sum ik ip by ". 33 3 ; bailed, 129; discharged, 563. \ 4 , ;4 4 6 the constabulary, 1,878 • summarily con \"l•l44 is „cbarged, 166 ; failed to * appear, 16; war- y e (t , . 6. • Summoned by other persons, 2,468 : ktkol%l • il d v i acted 1504 • committed for trial, 750; dis eed 'o,•`' ( \ liot e appea'r, 49.-The criminal business , k t lit , 4 etreoked4 (chairman), m an o ) rn a i n ng, a b;for ull 7 )e t n h c e h V o e f n m era a,, b . le . \Hl l l l : t tlab e e : le ‘ t l dar contains'the names of 82 persons, a N th!orkdi 4 , l • 4 all usual. The following analysis will 'htN7 t h'4,.. l4ol l of the persons in reference to the edu t, 0 ' e received :-Read and write well, 3 • read 4''' ire t i erfectl neither y, 26; read, 20; read nor ' t i \ ih k l 4 o I,lNV it . tz , , -E NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY PORTERS, ‘lO 4 l ,Y . afternoon about 400 of the bookers, ket,(o 4t 7s, cranemen, and foremen employed at , ' Itst,,ra nn ent of the . Londoil and Northwestern keltiiVi They Wapping Stations,) simultaneously . L h i ? ti oe , I :Pey had several interviews with Mr. ~,,,,,,,,, , ,,q ,',,, the manager of the traffic . department, , 44,,'ne1, ~heir complaints was, that since the corn k. ',sek%,(ll.ollowed their last strike, provisions had so ' e st e ': t f or i l ,° Price that even their present wages were h e '4" a.s , "lea` family wants. What they required, tt l / 4 3 ,44 hi a tt additional 2s. per week ; that their , the y Meekly instead of fortnightly ; and that on `tkt he ad .ese work at five o'clock. 'After some clis kthe_ditional wages were granted by Mr. Poole, , No434PProval of the directors, though the other ! 4 ,,,t0 ~,,,,.,/ ve re left open for th c ro o7 i i n d g era ol t r ion w , o llr a . Poole e kllle'e44s ode to the men k i k, , T e e p ° r l n e Peting companies would consent to do \,14,:tf i ,4„1, o ni4 the recurrence of such strikes in th e n etie !r 4l ,, lied from the delegates their consent • te et l i iD l o3 ,7 being given by the r m an en ed eg e they t ile a , ei r work at four 1 :glock. In the g course of of c(l „tila a n . on strike held two meetings, when the . he t t4e ~,„s i n ts of the speakers had reference to the 1 4 Q re l e - tPanY that they should give a month's ttei k 4 t 44 4 ;14 . their service, while the men can be Vs o lt i , e ah ltir L t ol o m G e ..----Ainong the ' many anecdotes and 'lt t ti' l tlai' lle saga City, the ' following may perhaps , 101 l ~,,ullworthy of mention :-Some weeks ago, te;tlo 4 ,••• ar ' Ille writer of this paragraph was directed ` l :l,r i kep s atoanife . sts a peculiar and strong attach- Ato e establishments, and from observations , ON urine's movements, the following statements l tt h , eri l 7_ l)o tl for correctness. First of all, it may be , sO eat ..:e the animal himself. He is a dog possess y ki11.4 offs ,s to beauty ; he is of neglected appearance, ti,t,t k il tl 4 tt tlais ,24, 4 2 1( t i grief-worn countenance but what )IP°seuuT u compensated for in his harmless s:(lo,l,Deas .Position. Of pure progenitorship, 'leg boast TY I Pg claim to high ancestry, he cannot t 4 ,4 1 : ,, to pf th e , 'or in hi m may be said to be concentrated , ' l / 4 ,yl,° l lg rei s Pe, cies of Goldsmith's dogs of Islington, I N ke;:e tk l i t ol and hound, and curs of low degree." ,6elimte.rally ho a circuit of the whole of the newspaper tIS, Par some our establishment with his first beg °l l th e li ne hour or hour and a-half he reclines r k . oL k i la ziee V_le side of the door-way, eyeing with Dtob,,p, Kevin Passers-by, and each person who ,‘sf4 e „ ntion h • " 11 1g thus performed his term of self V:, 9. K ,'"' the ~,,e rues, and proceeds to the next ad !lknie ..'erv„_. Standard where having gone through S,Ti lia al)1,-,7Zihe repairs to the Mercury, and again .0 ,`,../ . 0 u ,„ 4.. Penance. Thence he goes to the l et e Nti kilasi " 1 and the Times at each of which t ‘ t l4 : 4 ,I ) let ea t • i sPends about the 'same space of time, N k t•' (l e 4ti el if 4 8 d aily gyrations. This he has done t ,h . t ~,,,Illottet2.loofle doubts it, they may be convinced ik 1 i ,, 0 ? - ; ,7 l B ,,t satu rtl n• It has already . been said that he e lit , e ,j .e ' t s , t es th e ~,,_ ,ess brute ; and moreover . than kt ipt . l ll, l ',lt' s 4 fe rv ,, al t,u o C l quality of not being a selfish N Il eh th e ''' °r Presumptous one ; for his mor 1\ LYNi ll t l i elitly t e be, are not prompted by self-interest. ',Vietktierreeeliiied been offered to him, but invariably A.,. , 4t t e ,,„w i s i with a look to imply that by such V i , li, n l l k e ,,,',oe e, s t n n i , ll , l l l ted, and no persuasion can induce •riN.,'"Na ' ll l ai s - "usinnen 4 He is, as has been said, T' and u. evidently,. whatever may 4,7,y 1 ,q k :Ni lt i., lll .g, and Party politics, as to . all papers lifi i . h e •z , ta s t e 8 . 0 Radical-he pays his devoirs.. ,tl,tit ''• it bee, noticed doubt . may be entertained I (t% 11 14,1' what invariably to avoid Gore's e t of 'r Of 8,,,n feelings the poor brute may be im- N ti e v t4l K _ son ie peculation, but it is surmised that he tZtlO sh ade defunct newsman, who thus pays k the ; 1 1 , 1 cent s Iv ', u f hb ila departed master at the portals ~,,,Cou rsed obtain ce . he was wont to venVinfor r. the means for meeting the P; tile a to . an ,ed 'e l e 0, 4 ° 1 11 ' 0 3 ' - f sir lo t ta4) , , 139 t it: e c ali ol 4t ,t LOCAL INTE'LLIG.ENC.L'. THE SPECIAL FAST DAY.—Fish Table d'Hotes will be kept up continuous from one to seven o'clock, at Feeny's Merchants' Dining Rooms, Slater-court, Castle-street. Charge, ls. 6d. each. A " LITTLE STRANGER," six weeks old, name and parents unknown, was, on Monday, found in Gloucester street, and taken to the workhouse. AT THE POLICE-COURT, on Tuesday, Adolph Beer, a destitute German emigrant, was sent to prison for two months, for stealing money from a German hotel in Mary bone. THOMAS BERRY HORSFALL, Esq., M.P., has been ap pointed deputy-lieutenant for the county of Lancaster. Alexander O'Farrell, gentleman, has been appointed lieu tenant in the 3rd regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia. THE NEW RESERVOIR at Kensington, which covers an area of three acres, and is computed to hold eighteen mil lions of gallons, was opened on Wednesday, the water being turned in from the Green-lane works. It is entirely covered in, the roof being supported by iron pillars, and is one of the finest things of the kind in the kingdom. It adjoins the old reservoir, which is also to be covered in. WARRINGTON.—A public meeting, for the establish ment of a public museum and library on a proper footing, was held at Warrington on Thursday. The mayor, Peter Rylands, Esq., presided • and amongst the speakers were, J. W. Patten, Esq., M.P., the Hon. and Rev. H. Powys, the Rev. Richard Greenall, Lord Stanley, the Rev. R. A. Mould, and several members of the Town Council. The resolutions were passed unanimously. CLOSING or CHURCHYARDS.—The order for closing the churchyards of Liverpool, recently made by the Privy Council, has been carried into effect in those cemeteries to which the order refers against interments generally, but where there are family vaults and private graves, not over-crowded, such' can still be used. LECTURE ON WAR.—The Rev. C. C. Lowndes, son of Mr. M. D. Lowndes of Liverpool, last week delivered a lecture upon " War," before the members of the Church of England Religious and Literary Institution, in the Athenaeum, Carlisle. The rev, gentleman throughout was listened to with deep attention, and the audience showed their appreciation of his admirable lecture by frequent and loud applause. A TEA PARTY, in connexion with the Herculaneum Sabbath-schools, attended by upwards of three hundred persons, was held in the school-rooms under the chapel, Mersey-view-street, Potteries, on Tuesday evening. The enjoyment of the festivity was much heightened by the exertions of several ladies and gentlemen connected with the various musical societies in town, who volunteered to perform a series of choruses from the oratorios of the " Messiah," " Samson," and the " Creation." GALLANT REscu.E.—One of the Woodside boats had nearly reached the landing-stage, on Monday, last week, when a youth, in endeavouring to leap ashore, fell into the water. Thomas Doyle, one of the landing-stage porters, at once leaped after the boy, and succeeded in getting hold of him ere he sunk. A life-buoy was thrown out, and with this assistance Doyle was enabled to sup port his charge until both were drawn out of the water. Doyle, who is a middle-aged man, has frequently rescued parties from drowning. LIVERPOOL REFORM ASSOCIATION.—The first annual meetinc , of this association was held at the Royal Hotel, Dale-street, e ' on Tuesday. The report, which was read to the meeting, commenced by declaring the necessity felt by the association for not disclosing all which could be revealed, and inferentially proving the propriety of dis playing what could not be disclosed—viz., a good case for the association. It concluded by inculcating union and energy among the members of the association. AIICIIITECTURAL AND ARCH/EOLOGICAL SOCIETY. — The fortnightly meeting of this society was held on Wed nesday. Mt. Bowden, of Bristol, exhibited specimens of brilliantly cut glass, prepared according to his process. Mr. Edmundson, St. Helen's, exhibited many specimens of plain and ornamental window glass, as manufactured by Messrs. Pilkington. These he presented to the society, together with a volume of ornamental designs. Mr. Hig gins read a paper on the " Entity of the lonic order." A petition to the House of Commons was adopted in favour of the application of the decimal system to currency, weights, and measures. The petitioners, in speaking of the present system, say they "have frequent experience of the great inconvenience which is thereby occasioned in land surveying, in the measurement and value of artificers' work, &c., and in the application of science to practical architecture and construction." GAS IN RIO JANEIRO.—The new gasworks in Rio are now in operation, and part of the city was lighted for the first time on the 15th ult. The erection of the works, and the general conduct of the undertaking, have been under the management of Mr. W. Bragge, a gentleman well known in this town, who formerly filled the office of engineer to the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Railway, and who is now engineer-in -chief of the Rio and Petropolis Railway. The gas is made on the hydro-carbon principle, and at the works there are four holders (telescope form) 75 feet in diameter by 42 feet high. Already thirty miles of mains have been laid, leaving only ten to be still accomplished. It is proposed to adapt the gas to culinary purposes, on an extensive scale—an arrangement which, in a climate like that of Rio, will be highly appreciated. A RUFFIANLY SON.—On Tuesday, James Murphy, a middle-aged man, was committed for trial, for perpetrat ing a murderous assault on his mother, a blind widow, 64 years of age. The son had insured her life subsequent to the father's death, which took place about six weeks ago. On Friday fortnight the prisoner left home in company with a young man, and returned at eleven o'clock at night brutally intoxicated. He began to be violent, and on his mother requesting him to be quiet, he struck her over the face, and knocked her down, and, whilst on the floor, he pulled her about by the hair of her head, a large quantity of which came off. Two neighbours came in to her assistance ; and she was taken to the hospital on the Monday following. The prisoner expressed his sorrow for the assault he had committed, and stated that he would, if liberated, support his mother ; but the magis trate said that, in justice to the public, he must be sent for trial, as such acts of brutality could not be tolerated. AN EXPENSIVE HOUSE.—Most of our readers probably are acquainted with St. George's-hall in Liverpool, one of the most magnificent buildings in the world. Its vast proportions, its architectural beauty, and the multiplied accommodations afforded by its internal arrangements have naturally excited the admiration of all who have inspected that splended monument of Mr. Elmes's genius. Of course such a gorgeous structure must have costa very large sum of money ; but profuse as has been the expendi ture on this civic temple, we are astounded when we find it stated that an equal sum has been wasted on the so called ventilation of the Houses of Parliament ! Yes, the sum of £250,000,—a sum that would have built 10 edifices equal to our noble parish church—a sum that would have constructed 250 schools, or stored 250 free libraries—has actually been squandered on the ventilation of West minster Palace. This almost incredible fact rests upon the authority of Mr. Peto, one of the contractors for the erec tion of the palace.—Blackburn Standard. INFLUX OF GERMAN EMIGEANTS.—In our streets, and more especially in the neighbourhood of the docks, hun dreds of persons, of both sexes, adults and children, and of almost of every country, and clad in quaint costumes, may be seen perambulating, either, in search of voyage equipments and necessaries, or with the view of killing time until the ships which are to convey them to their destination are ready for sailing. )Between Friday and Tuesday last upwards of twelve hundred persons arrived here, via Hull, en route for the United States of America, the majority of them being bound for New York. Out of this number seven hundred have been lodged in the well known establishment of Messrs. Sabel and Cortis, in Moorfields. The great bulk of these will be shipped in vessels owned or chartered by the above-named firm. Such are the facilities given to emigrants at this port, that the whole of this great number of persons will set sail before the close of the week. From an inspection of the estab lishment of Messrs. Sabel and Co., we are enabled to state that ample provision is made for the health and comfort of emigrants, cleanliness and ventilation being especially attended to.—Liverpool Times. APPREHENSION OF A. RonnEß.—The circumstances connected with the extraordinary and daring robbery committed about thirteen months ago, at the shop of Mr. Howard, jeweller, Corporation-street and Market-street, Manchester, cannot have been forgotten. A man, it will be remembered, entered the shop in the middle of the day, when no one was on the premises but Miss Howard, and whilst drawing her attention to an address card which he had brought with him, he suddenly put his arm round her neck and garrotted her, leaving the young lady senseless on the floor behind the counter. After this, he and accom plices plundered the counter, window, and drawers of the shop of valuablejewellery and plate, with which they coolly walked into one of the most crowded thoroughfares of Manchester, and effected their escape. Mr. Beswick, the chief superintendent of the detective police, made every exertion to trace the offenders, and several men were appre hended, against whom there was evidence of complicity in the affair, and one of whom was ultimately transported, but the man who was the chief agent in the robbery, and who used Miss Howard so brutally, succeeded in eluding pursuit up to the present time. Mr. Beswick had reliable authority for believing this man to be John Goldsmith, who was at that time living in Birmingham, but all efforts to apprehend him proved unavailing until a few days ago, when he fell into the hands of Mr. Stephens, superinten dent of the Birmingham police. He was brought to Man chester on Wednesday, where Miss Howard picked him out from several other prisoners at the Town-hall,although he endeavoured to contort his features, but she was not then sufficiently confident to be able to swear to him. Mr. Maude commented upon Miss Howard's apparent uncer tainty as to the prisoner, and said he thought he had bet ter be remanded for a week. CHARGE OF 21fIIRDERING A SISTER.---OR Wednesday last, an inquest was held on the body of Mary Ann Eaton, a girl 16 years of age, the circumstances of whose death, which involved a charge of murder against her brother, Wallace Eaton, were given in the Standard last week. When before the coroner, the mother retracted nearly all that she had said before the magistrates on the previous Thursday. She stated that, on the day on which the quarrel took place the prisoner merely tapped the deceased on the shoulder, and her foot caught in her dress, which threw her down , and the table fell upon her. "He did not mean to hurt her, he was too fond of his sister for that." She denied that she had said that she saw the prisoner kick the deceased, and said that she did not remember hav ing said she saw him jump upon her. The deceased had been complaining ever since she was 13 years of age. The witness gave her evidence with obvious reluctance. The coroner, in remarking upon that point, said that she pro bably wished to deceive both him and the jury, but it might turn out that she had deceived herself. A girl, about 16 years of age, named Mary Kelly, stated that she saw the quarrel, but had not seen the prisoner kick the deceased. She saw her fall, and the old woman and the table fall on the top of her. Mr. P. W. Leather, surgeon, said the deceased had been long in a jaundiced state, but the immediate cause of death was rupture of the spleen, which might have been caused by a kick or a heavy body, such as the table or her mother falling upon her. If she had not received the injury she would ultimately have died of disease of the liver ; and if the rupture of the spleen had not been perceptible, he should have inferred that disease of the liver had produced her death. The coroner, after reading over the girl's dying deposition to the jury, said he was only surprised that the other brother, William, had not been committed for the assault as well as Wallace, for he had gone up to her when she was confined to her bed by the injuries which Wallace had inflicted, and he had de liberately struck her in the face. After a short consulta tion, the jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against Wallace Baton." THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER BURGLARY.—On Friday night the offices of Messrs. IL C. Smith and Co., 6, New Quay, Prince's Dock, were broken into, and all the drawers and safes opened; bat, as they keep no cash there, the thieves were disappointed. HEALTH OP THE Town.—The medical officer of health reports that, in the week ended 15th April, the deaths, registered within the borough amounted to 233, being twelve less than in the previous week, but about ten per cent. more than the average of the same week of the pre ceding six years. The excess above the average is chiefly owing to consumption and diseases of the lungs, which caused 92 deaths last week, against an average of 69. The mortality from zymotie diseases fell to 54 from 77 in the previous week. Seventeen deaths were caused by measles, 12 by hooping cough, 7 by diarrhoea, 6 typhus fever, 2 scarlatina, 2 cholera, and 1 small-pox. THE RELY TESTIMONIAL.—From an advertisement we perceive that Mr. Reay, the indefatigable secretary of the Liverpool Guardian Society, is to be presented with a public testimonial of the estimation in which his services are held. For the last sixteen years Mr. Reay has devoted his attention to the onerous duties of his office, and through his exertions and tact the objects of the society have been greatly forwarded, and the interests of the pub lic have been protected. THE SANITARY RATES.—At the meeting of the Health Committee on Thursday, the Rates Sub-committee pro duced a report as to the rates which they recommended to be laid for the ensuing year under the Sanitary Acts. In all the townships there was an increase in the paving -rate tecommended, as compared with last year, and in some townships a slight increase in the general rate. The ground for recommending the higher rate was understood to be the increased cost of materials and labour. A short conversation ensued, in course of which the chairman suggested that as it was not necessary to pass the rates that day, the subject should stand over for a week, so that the members of the committee might have time to consider it fully. This suggestion was adopted. THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SHIP now lies in the Wellington dock, preparing for her departure to Mel bourne on Saturday next. Since her last arrival in Liver pool many improvements have been made, more especially in the arrangements of the baths, and other conveniences upon which the comfort of passengers so much depends. The ventilation throughout is admirable. With the ex ception of a few tons for the use of the cooks, the Great Britain is coaled entirely with anthracite, as the experi ence of the last voyage fully proved its superiority. It is now pretty generally known that the Great Britain is no longer to be the only steamer of the " Eagle" line, or, rather, the only steamer managed by M essrs . Gibb s, Bright, and Co. These gentlemen have, we understand, formed a company to run a regular line between this port and Australia, under a royal charter, with limited liability. Connected with this arrangement and other matters of importance, Captain Matthews will, for this voyage, remain at home, and the Great Britain be under the command of Mr. John Gray, the late chief officer. Short as the passage of the Great Britain was on her last trip, sanguine expectations have been formed that she will make the passage on this occasion in fifty-five days, being ten days less than the time occupied in her last voyage out. . _ THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting, on Thursday, Mr. Alderman Dover, in the absence of Mr. Alderman Langsdale, presided ; and the following mem bers were present :—Messrs. Gladstone, Moss, Beckwith, Godfrey, Fleming, Nicholson, Johnson, Stewart, Holme, Halhead, and Henderson. The contracts for clothing for the inspectors of scavengers and those in Mr. Fresh's de partment were ordered to be advertised for. The annual report, setting forth the amount of rates levied on the borough and the different townships for the previous year, and also the amounts contemplated to be levied for the current year, was brought up and read. In each case an increase was recommended upon the preceding year's rates. A draft of the bill, in reference to the crossings, &c., at the north docks, of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, received from the town-clerk, with a letter from the same official, was laid before the committee. The Town-clerk stated that clauses 9 and 10 embodied the agreements come to by the committee with the railway company, and provided all the protection which the committee insisted upon on behalf of the public. The clerk remarked that all the level branches had been conceded. The committee then adjourned. DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting, on Thurs day, Mr. Shand, vice chairman, in the absence of Mr. Charles Turner, the chairman, presided, and there was a numerous attendance of members. The finance com mittee's proceedings stated that the committee had resolved that the rate of interest be 42 per cent. per an num for three years, and 4i per cent. per annum for more lengthened periods, on all loans and renewals. In refer ence to the subject of warehouses at the Stanley-dock, Mr. Rankin moved a resolution to the effect that the sub committee of warehouses be requested to furnish and submit to the general committee, on the 4th May next, an estimate of the probable nett income and rent which may be derived from the north and south stacks of ware houses at the Stanley-dock, respectively based on the exist ing scales of dues and charges at the Albert-dock ware houses. Mr. Robinson asked whether they were to have a permanent rate, or fluctuating rate, as in the case of the warehouses out of doors. Mr. Smith said there was only one of three principle for the adoption of the committee; they must either adopt the principle of the Albert warehouses, let the warehouses off, or get some party to undertake the working of them on commission ; and the object at the present moment was to obtain information as to which of these three plans was the best. Mr. Holme thought it necessary that the committee should be informed as to the cost, or, rather, the salaries paid at the Albert warehouses, and moved that a return be furnished of the number of the officers and servants employed, the nature of their occupa tion, and the salary received by each attached. Mr. Brocklebank thought the motion premature, before they came to the decision whether they would them elves work the docks or let them, for if the latter course were adopted, and the information went forth to the public, it would be a guide to any persons choosing to offer for the renting of the warehouses. After a desultory conversation, the motion of Mr. Rankin with Mr. Holme's addition having been carried, it was agreed to leave the subject in the hands of the sub-committee to procure all such informa tion as they can obtain relative to it. The harbour-master's committee recommended that accommodation be sup plied for the herrinc , trade at the north-w es t corner o f George's-dockbasin.The 6 committee shortly after adjourned. WALTON PARISH.—The annual vestry meeting was held on Tuesday, the Rev. T. G. Leigh, rector, in the chair. The accounts, which showed a balance of £l4O to the credit of the parish, were passed unanimously. Messrs. Roskell and J. Fallowes were appointed churchwardens for the ensuing year. There was a long discussion on the subject of private individuals holding pews in the church, alleged to be the property of the parishioners generally, and re ceiving rents for them. It was stated in explanation by the chairman and Mr. Churchwarden Roskell, that, in 1810, when the parishioners refused to enlarge the church, certain individuals were allowed to erect the chancel and additions at their own expense, they being allowed to hold certain pews. It was alleged that, under such circum stances, there would be great hardship in depriving them of the property. Ultimately the following resolution was adopted :—" That the vestry request the chairman to com municate with the Chancellor of the Diocese, on the question of the pew right in the parish church, which was mooted at the late Easter meeting, and inform him of the proceedings thereon taken, with the result; and request him to take such steps thereupon as he may think fit to bring the matter to a more satisfactory conclusion." A church-rate of a halfpenny in the pound was proposed and carried without opposition. WAVERTRER BOARD OP HEALTu.-=-At the meeting on Monday last week, there were present, the Rev. W. Bad nall, who was re-elected chairman, and Messrs. Anderton, Bowers, Davies, Murray, Witham, Gore, Chaffers, and Rishton. The following committees were appointed : Finance—Messrs. Murray, Bowers, and Gore. Public Works—Messrs. Rishton, Chaffers, Murray, Gore, Ander ton, and Bowers. Nuisances —the whole board to con stitute a sanitary committee. An extension of the sewerage through Mill-lane to Olive-mount, on plans recommended by Mr. Newlands, the borough engineer, was determined on. In consequence of a memorial from Mr. George Stubbs, and other inhabitants, complaining of. the stench from the premises of Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Young was directed to take steps for the abatement of the nuisance. The wages of the labourers on the highways were raised from 2s. to 2s. 6d. a day. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.-At the first meeting of this body since the annual election, held on Wednesday, the Rev. W. Badnall was elected chairman, by a majority of 16 to 9 ; Mr. J. Harrison, vice-chairman, by 12 to 11; and Mr. Roskell, deputy vice-chairman, by 15 to 8. The other gentlemen proposed for the respective offices were Mr. Alpass (twice nominated) and Mr. Reyes. In the transaction of the usual out-door business, it was agreed to allow certain paupers not belonging to the union, who have become chargeable, 2s. a week for a fortnight, and then to remove them to their places of settlement. From the weekly return it appeared that there were 641 paupers in the house. During the week there were 27 admitted, 45 [discharged, 1 birth, and 4 deaths. A discussion took place as to the difficulty of interring two dead paupers in consequence of the closing of the necropolis, and sending the bodies to Walton. It was stated that the paupers attending the funerals at the necropolis were often intoxi cated at the grave, and came home deplorably drunk. A. committee on the subject was appointed. The appoint ment of the different committees were conducted amidst confusion and uproar, during which gross personalities were interchanged. Ultimately the following committees were appointed, the chairman, vice-chairman, and deputy vice-chairman being ex officio members of each : Finance : Messrs. Appleby, G. Harrison, Medcalf, Birch, Alpass, Heyes, Shaw, Whitty, Kirkus, and Edwards. Hospital: Messrs. Shaw, Horsfall, Abrahams, Appleby, Alpass, Batten, Lunt, and Wensley. Visiting : Messrs. Kirkus, Shaw, Lunt, Alpass, Wensley, Horsfall, Carter, Morris, Edwards, Reyes, Whitty, and Jeffries. Sanitary : Messrs. Abrahams, Wensley, Birch, Jeffries, Hyde,Whitby, Appleby, Morris, Batten, Carter, Mountfield, Heyes, Richmond, Lightbody, and Alpass. This terminated the business of the meeting, and the board shortly afterwards adjourned. NEW TErAL.—The case of Greenfield v. Sykes was brought before the Court of Queen's Bench on Thursday. This was an action in which the plaintiff sought to recover damages for an assault and false imprisonment. The defendant pleaded not guilty by statute. At the trial, which took place before the judge of the Passage Court of Liverpool, the defendant sought to give in evidence that a felony had been committed, and that there was reason able ground for suspecting that the plaintiff had com mitted it; but the judge refused to admit this evidence, as was alleged, either under the plea of the general issue, or in mitigation of damages. The plaintiff obtained a verdict with £4O damages ; but subsequently a rule was granted for a new trial, upon the ground that the evidence had been improperly rejected. It appeared during the argument that there was a decided difference between the counsel on either side as to what took place on the trial, and the.difficulty did not seem to be cleared up by the notes returned by the learned judge. Lord Campbell said, he should be much pleased to assist the Passage Court of Liverpool in the administration of justice, but in this instance he could not tell what points had been decided. The counsel differed both as to the law laid down, and also as to the facts ; and the report did not satisfy him (Lord Campbell) as to the point of law which had been decided. There must, therefore, be a new trial —the costs to abide the event. lqr. Justice Wightman said he was of the same opinion, and upon the same ground. Rule ailmb4e for, new trial. G.EN_ERAL INT_ELLIG.ENCE. THE LORD MAYOR of London has sent invitations to the whole of the Yorkshire Mayors to a grand banquet to be given next month to the Mayor and Corporation of Leeds. GOVERNMENT, respecting the cry of justice to 4otland, has determined to purchase, at a cost of £7,000, a site for an Industrial Museum at Edinburgh. THE BEARDED MOVEMENT.— NOTICE EXTRA.ORDI NARY.—The Patriot states,, the following was seen on the doors of one of the churches in the City-road yester day :—" It is particularly requested that moustaches be not worn in this church during Divine service." A GREAT FIV.—At a meeting of the City of London Ragged Schools, held in the Institute, Mr. Alderman Wire said he could tell, from his experience of the city prisons, that since the establishment of the ragged schools, juvenile crime had diminished 50 per cent. CHEAP. BREAD.—Mr. Pepper, of the Polytechnic, has beaten the Frenchmen in the new bread-making process, and produced 71b. 4oz. more bread from a sack of flour than they can. The secret, he says, is simply to use a proportion of rice with the usual materials. The bread thus made will keep moist and sweet 'for a longer period than the ordinary kind, but its nourishing qualities are fifty per cent. less, weight for weight. A. NOTABLE HISTORICAi FACT.—Wheat was first sown in the North American colonies in 1602, on the Elizabeth Islands, in Massachusetts, by Gosnold, at the time he ex plored that coast. That has been just 252 years ago, and since that time so great has been the increase of this cereal,, that in the year 1819, according to the census of 1850, the product amounted to 100,503,899 bushels. TICKETS OP LEAVE.—The Glasgow Commonwealth complains that some thirty ticket-of-leave men have been allowed to return to Glasgow without any notification to the police ; and intimates that these men are engaged in their old practices, which they are enabled to pursue with great safety because the policemen are not aware of their presence in Glasgow. - AN ABSENT ''RECORDER.-011 the opening of the Northampton borough sessions last week, the Recorder was missing ; judge, attorneys, officialS, and juries—grand and petty, waited for three hours, and a telegraphic mes sage was sent to the absent gentleman's town residence; but no Recorder came, Und at length the court was adjourned. At half-past six the Recorder arrived, and stated that the sessions had wholly escaped his memory. Tau DIVERS MEASURES NUISANCE.—In Hertfordshire attention has recently been called to the prevalence of three different corn measures, under the one name of "load," consisting severally of three quarters, four quar ters, and five quarters. This anomaly of local measures exists all over the kingdom. It renders the returns of prices from markets often deceptive, and worse than useless. Here, again, agricultural statistics would bring the folly into high relief. The remedy lies in a universal grain by weight—a change to a decimal system of weights and measures, and the compulsory teaching of the decimal system in every parish school in the kingdom.— The Field. INCONVENIENCE OF EXCESSIVE BIILIC..—MF. a gentleman of enormous size, standing upwards of six feet, and weighing, it is said, 22 stones, was summoned to Lambeth Police-court, on Tuesday, for the sum of 6d., being the balance of a fare due to a cab driver named Geo. Perrin. The question turned upon a counter-statement as to time lost in waiting, and the weight of evidence was adjudged to be in fa v o ur f the complainant. Accordingly, Mr. Colwell had to.pay the 6d., and costs to the amount of ss. 6d. in addition. He stated he was much annoyed by cabmen refusing to take him in their vehicles on account of his size; and that, in revenge against the whole fraternity, he was in the habit of keeping them waiting for nearly fifteen minutes, as the law allowed him to do. On this occasion it seemed he overdid the thing, and kept the cabman sixteen minutes. MIGRATION OF MORMONS. —The Iliton Rouge Advo cate (United States) says :—The John Simonds, a three decker steamer, running to St. Loui s , passed our landing yesterday, with about 800 emigrants on board, all bound for the Mormon settlement at Utah. They are composed, we were told, nearly exclusively of English and Welsh converts to the Mormon religion and morality (or immo rality), under the guidance of one of the Latterday Saints, who has been on a missionary tour to Great Britain. About half, or more than half, the number were women, mostly young and buzom-lookint , lasses. What were their views of spiritual matrimony we did not ascertain. SALARIES IN PUBLIC OFFICES.—The annual account made up under this title has been presented to parliament. It shows the effect of changes made during the year 1853. The chief item of increase is set down to the Post-office, in which department 1,220 more persons have been en gaged, at salaries amounting to £29,358 ; the convict establishment also has 109 more servants than in the previous year; the Customs, 67; Stamps and Taxes, 59. On the other hand, the Excise has 207 less, and the bon sequent saving in that department is £24,734 ; but there is an increase in the same department, under the head of "expenses," to the extent of £15,748. The general result is an increase of 1,478 in the number of persons employed in some of the public offices, and a diminution of 236 in the number employed in others ; in money, an increase of expense in the one set of offices to the extent of £105,672, and a decrease in the other to the extent of £48,013. MILITARY AFFRAY.—A serious fight took place in Winchester, on Sunday week, between about 150 soldiers belonging to the 88th Regiment and the Hants militia. It appears that the. regulars had been sneering at the awkwgrdness and unsoldierlike qualities of the militia men, the consequence was a desperate fight with fists, sticks, stones, and soldiers' belts, a terrible weapon, with its large metal buckle. Several soldiers were taken to the hospital dreadfully, and, it is feared, fatally wounded. The militia men were victorious, as they numbered two to one over the regulars. The policemen were too few to interfere to stop, or even to mitigate, the disgraceful affray. A SPREE.—At the Central Police-court, Glasgow, great merriment was created by the introduction of a red whiskered man, named John Blyth, and his wife Eliza, "a douce-looking, middle-aged couple, dressed in each other's clothing." John came first, in petticoats and short gown, and bare feet. Next came Eliza, breeched and booted, with the coat over all ; but she deeply felt her position, and as she seated herself alongside the other figure, and completed the strange picture, she cried aloud, while the whole court were convulsed with laughter. The foolish couple, it appeared, resided in High-street; that morning they had been indulging in "a glass," and were so exceedingly merry that, when about to retire, they donned each other's clothing. Their land lady said if they would go out to the street in that state she would stand a gill, and they had gone' out in search of the gill, when they were surrounded and taken to the office. The husband was fined 7s. 6d., while Eliza was dismissed with an advice. DEATH IN A TUN.—Mr. Charles Dick, brewer, has three large stock tuns placed in his yard at the back of the count ing -house, one of which had been emptied about a fortnight ago, and required cleaning previous to being used again. Mr. Dick had issued strict orders that, before going into them, the men should lower a lighted candle through the hatch to ascertain whether or not the air was strong, and requiring to be purified by pouring in water. A man named Bird, after having descended into the tun for the purpose of cleaning it, fell to the bottom in a state of in sensibility. His companion, Boyle, went down almost immediately after having given the alarm, and was also suffocated. Three men went down one by one, but they were rescued in a greatly exhausted state by another-of the brewers, who took the precaution to go down with ropes for the purpose of having them pulled up, at the risk of his own safety. Bird and Boyle were both dead before they could be brought up.—Edinburgh News. FAMILIES or THE .NOBILITY.—Mr. Doubleday, in his work, "The Law of Population," states that luxury and high living destroy population, while solid and moderate living, or even under-feeding, increase them. The same doctrine is very ingeniously advocated by Mr. Hugh Miller, in his "Schools and Schoolmasters." Mr. Doubleday considers that aristocracies and royal families degenerate and cannot sustain themselves. The Leader, weekly journal, to refute this doctrine, takes up the peerage-book and counts the number of the various families. We subjoin a few :—The Marquis of Tweeddale has had 14 children ; the Marquis of Westminster 13 ; Viscount Arbuthnot 13; Marquis of Camden 12 ; Lord Camoys 12 ; Lord Clonbrock 12; Lord Ruthven 12 ; Marquis of Aber corn 12 ' • Lord Valentin 11; Marquis of Salisbury 11 ; Duke of Sutherland, 11; Lord Wilton 11; Lord Roston 11; Lord Clinton 11; Duke of Rutland 10 ; Lord Talbot 10. It is needless to continue. If luxurious living were the cause of the depopulation, as Mr. Doubleday's theory requires, these instances of large families occurring in luxurious circumstances would be inexplicable. CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.— " We have nothing to rebel for. We have as much political freedom as we can desire. If such an invasion as the one proposed were attempted, we would be under the painful necessity of once more teaching the invaders a salutary lesson that would induce them in future to attend to their own affairs. The people of Canada would rise up against them to a man, thus giving them an opportunity of seeing our unanimity. We are quite satisfied with our present con dition, nor have a desire, at present, to change for any other. If in time to come a change should be deemed necessary, it will not be annexation. We are as closely connected, politically, with the United States as we ever shall be. We are nearly as closely connected with them, in a commercial point of view, as the State of New York is with Ohio ; and, except a commercial connexion, we will have no other. We will make no connexion with them that will empower the slave-driver to make Canada a hunting ground. Human flesh and blood shall never be bartered in Canada like the beasts of the field. The bay ing of bloodhounds shall never echo through our woods. If Mitchel wants ' a plantation of fat niggers to flog,' he will have to seek it in some other place than Canada. If Canada ever became a State of the Union, it will not be until its soil became soaked with blood. It is as well that our would-be invaders should know this explicitly, once for all. When we wish to change our present form of government, we will set up on our own account. At all times we shall be glad to live on terms of friendship with the Government and people of the United States, if possi ble, and if not, we will do the best we can to take care of ourselves, which we have no doubt of being well able to do."—Toronto Colonist. A LADY IN " THE HOUSE." —I n the sitting of the 23d ult. a member of the Ohio Senate moved for a suspension of the rules, in order that Mrs. Severance might present a memorial in favour of allowing women the elective franchise and equal property rights, and follow it by such remarks as she might wish to offer. The motion was lost, but was immediately renewed by a statement that Mrs. Severance only wished to present a written memorial not accompanied by remarks. Mr, Lee observed, that there was a certain Eastern King whose rules were so rigid as to insure the death of hi m w h o should appear before him uncalled ! but.a woman came with a petition, and not only was his severity disarmed, but her request was granted, even to the half of the kingdom. So would it be with the Senate, he hoped. The motion to listen to Mrs. Severance was now agreed to, and the Ohio Senate gave the strictest attention to her reading, which occupied three-quarters of an hour. Her quiet manner, as well as the force of the arguments and the happy manner of their presentation, evidently made a pleasant impression in behalf of the ex tension of woman's activities, After its reading, Senator Foot (of the same city with Mrs. Severance) moved that the memorial be laid on the table 'and printed. The Senate agreed to it. Dr. Harriet K. Hunt is to speak to morrow evening in. the. Second Presbyterian Church, the Rev. 1. . H. Hitchcock, pastor, on the subject of " womanas a PhTsiaa4.7—.Nevi York Tribune% MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY'S CONCERT.—On Tuesday evening the third subscription concert for the season was given by this society. The programme, which was a miscellaneous one, was judiciously selected; the various pieces- contained in it being well adapted to the powers and training of the artistes into whose hands the execu tion of them was entrusted. It also contained choice pieces selected from the works of Beethoven, Mozart, Weber, Mendelssohn, Purcell, and Donizetti; besides two capital specimens of that charming style of composition, the madrigal. If ever a programme was to prove at tractive;.such a one as that alluded to mustbe successful ; not relying altogether on the pieces selected, a judicious eye was held on the means by which its creditable execu tion could be ensured, and in that respect nearly every thing was done which even the most fastidious could reasonably desire. In addition to the available resources of the society, the valuable services of Madame Clara Novello and Mr. Sims Reeves were secured, and the re sult was as might have been anticipated from such a union of forethought and capability—a large and brilliant audience, an. effective performance, and general satisfac tion. The opening piece was the charmingly facinating " Pastoral. Symphony," by Beethoven, the varied expres sion and the flowing melody of which were rendered in a charming manner by the band, the light and shade and varying dramatic effects being brought out into clear and distinct relief, yet nothing displayed offensively. Such a performance of so difficult and so important a composition was, in the• highest degree, creditable to the instrumental resident talent of Liverpool. At the conclusion of this beautiful symphony, the perfOrmance of which was justly greeted by merited applause, Mr. Sims Reeves made his appearance, and sang Mozart's sweetly expressive aria, " Dalla sus pace"' His entrance was welcomed by loud plaudits, and a heartiness of recognition which at once put both the singer and the audience on the best of terms, and he sang his allotted task con amore, and with the happiest effect. His singing in this was sweet as well as powerful, appealing to the heart as well as to the judg ment of his auditory ; and he was eminently successful. The entrance of Madame Clara Novello was the signal for a general outburst of enthusiastic welcome, which she repaid by a graceful recognition, followed by a flow of vocal har mony not less surprising than it was enchanting. She gave Mozart's beautiful recitative and aria from Figaro, Deh vieni," in a style of which gushing melody and chastened sweetness formed the prominent characteris tics ; the concluding passage, as a piece of artistic vocalisation, could hardly have been surpassed. Purcell's stirring solo and chorus, " Come, if you dare," was given by Mr. Sims Reeves and the choir in admirable style, the martial spirit of which was well sustained. The same gentleman's singing of Weber's great and expressive scena —from Der Freyschutz —" Oh ! I can bear my fate no longer," was a masterpiece of dramatic musical execution, the beautiful tones of his rich and clear voice bringing out the tenderness of the sentim6nt, while his high culture as a musician enabled him to render perfect justice to the melody, without in the slightest degree sacrificing the expression. The solo of the evening, however, was Ma dame Clara Novello's singing of Cagnoni's aria, "Ah se potessi," in which, concentrating her wonderfully expres sive powers and her brilliant execution, she excited a per fect furore, and was rapturously encored. Besides the pieces enumerated, there were other and greatly applauded performances, foremost among which must be ranked the finale to Mendelssohn's unfinished opera, ",Loreley," calling into play the full powers of Madame Novello, and the capabilities of the chorus, both parts of the performance being admirably sustained; the latter displaying good training, judgment, and good-will; the former evincing wonderful vocal power and amazing expression. This was an extraordinary combination' of musical with dramatic effect ; and all the parties engaged in its performance seemed to vie with each other in doing justice to its mani fold beauties. Among the novelties introduced was a M.S. overture, composed by Mr. H. Tivendell, and dedi cated to the society. It formed the opening of the second part of the concert, and, though well performed, it did not strike with such telling effect upon the audience as its merits entitled it to receive. This might, and, no doubt, did arise from the very brilliant selection of music by which it was contrasted. A fantasia on the flute, after Nicholson, was very creditably performed by Mr. Percival, who is obviously a flautist of no small merit. His embauchure is good and steady, his fingering rapid and effective, and, if his intonation is occasionally a little uncertain, be may remedy that by care and study. The concert was brought to a conclusion by a spirited performance of Mozart's splendid overture to the " Marriage of Figaro." As a whole, the concert was one on which the society may be justly congratulated. It was in all respects admirable,--- admirable in selection and execution, and scarcely, if at all, less w admirable in the ensemble of its gay and fashion able audience, Ax THE THEATRE ROYAL, on Tuesday evening, Miss Cushman appeared as Meq Merrilies, in the drama of " Guy Manneriug," which she performed in her usual style of power and excellence to a crowded and admiring auditory. Last night, the annual performance by the Literary and Dramatic Society was given in the same house, under distinguished and fashionable patronage. The pieces selected were Sheridan's sparkling comedy of " The School for Scandal," and " Turning the Tables," a laughable and spirited farce by Poole. In addition to these, the performances were enlivened by an original Prologue and Epilogue written for the occasion. The proceeds were to be given in aid of the fund for the wives and families of soldiers on foreign service. AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE the attractions have been the separate efforts of Miss Anderton and Mr. G. Honey, in addition to " The Butterfly's Ball," which still continues to hold a prominent place in public esteem. On Wednesday evening, Miss Anderton terminated a suc cessful engagement by performing Mariana, in Sheridan Knowles' favourite play of " The Wife." This young lady has made deserved progress in public regard, by assiduous and unobtrusive study of her profession. Her elocution is greatly improved, and having acquired greater confi dence on the stage, her acting displays more freedom and polish than it did on her earlier appearances here. Of Mr. G. Honey's performances we have already spoken favour ably. He is a comedian of a capital order ; full of genuine humour, which lie shows off in a quiet and artistic man ner. During the brief recess of a week, prior to the Easter holidays, this house has undergone great improvements in its internal appearance. The fronts of the boxes and gal leries have been re-decorated in a tasteful manner ; consi derable alteration, with a view to improvement, has also been made in the lighting before the curtain. The seats in the boxes, have all been restuffed, the cent r e ones b e i ng. covered with ruby morocco, and each alternate row having been furnished with a back. In short, a great deal has been done to increase the comfort of the audience; and the house looks clean, lively, and inviting. THE ANNUAL VESTRY. THE Venerable Archdeacon Brooks presided, on Tues day, at the Annual Vestry, which was held, by adjourn ment from the Old Church, at the Sessions' -house, Chapel street. The preliminary matters having been disposed of, Mr. CARNE moved the adoption of the accounts, the items of which, he said, were much l ower th an usua l , th e strictest economy having been used by himself and his colleagues in office. The accounts were as follows :—St. Peter's Church ex penditure, £1,244 16s. sd. ; St. Nicholas's Church, £1,480 9s. 4d. ; St. Paul's, £658 4s. 7d., deduct received for ground and pew rents, £B6 Os. 6d., £571 18s. Id. ; St. John's, £784 4s. 7d., deduct received for ground and pew rents, £156 Os. 6d., £630 18s. Id. ; St. Matthew's, £26 18s. 7d. ; St. Thomas's, £1 17s. ; St. Michael's, £2 ss. 4d ; St. Mary's Cemetery, 19s.- 6d.; St. Martin's Cemetery,- £3Ol 4s. 11d. ; Walton Cemetery, £2BO is. ; miscellaneous charges, £222 Bs. 6d. ; Royal Insurance Company, in repayment of loan for cemetery, £6OO. Total expended during the year, £5,363 16s. 9d. Balance to debit of the parish from last year, £648 19s. 9d.: £6,012 16s. 6d. £ s. d. Received on account of the Church Rates, 1853, at 2d. in the pound Ditto, ditto, ditto, 1852, at 2d. in the pound 77 911 Ditto, ditto, ditto, 1851, at 2d. in the pound , 010 9 Ditto for interments in St. Martin's Cemetery - 33 11 6 Rent of Walton Cemetery .... Rent of St. Mary's Cemetery £5,63419 3 , 21 6 8 ,5 0 0 £5,661 6 11 Less Interest and Commission charged by Banker 415 8 Total received during the year... £5,656 10 3 Balance to debit of the parish, £356 Gs. 3d. Total £6,012 16s. 6d. Mr. HurcirmsoN having seconded the motion, Mr. lIAQ (MART, who moved an amendment that the accounts do not pass, said the money here voted to the Vestry was in courtesy, and had no foundation in law. Mr. LOWDEN seconded the amendment, which was lost; and the accounts were passed by a large majority. ELECTION OP CHURCHWARDENS, OVERSEERS, AND SIDEMEN. On the motion of Mr. T. D. Anderson, seconded by Mr. John Noble, Mr. Charles Frederick Came was re-elected churchwarden ; and on the motion of Mr. Banner, seconded by Mr. Noble, Mr. Robert Hutchinson was re-elected second churchwarden. Mr. James Brownbill and Mr. John Williams were then appointed churchwardens for St. Paul's ; and Mr. George Nickson and Mr. Theophilus Palmer Gwatkins to the same office for St. John's Church. Mr. J. Brancker and Mr. P. Drinkwater were elected sidesmen. The overseers elected_ were Mr. John Hand (a re-appointment) ; Mr. Gardner (re -appointment); Mr. Chesney, in place of Mr. Johnson, who declined again to serve ; Messrs. Hughes, John Jones, C. J. Shaw, John Whitby, William Rowe (re-appointments), Mr. Brancker, in place of the retiring Mr. Moss; Mr. J. H. Satchell, in place of Mr. George Sumner, retiring; Mr. James Denton, in place of Mr. Wilmer, who retires; and Mr. Thomas Meacock, to the like office, in lieu of Mr. Shakeshaft. The election of Mr. Thomas Savage, as vestryman, who had taken office during the year, was confirmed. COTTAGE-HATING} AND WAREHOUSE-RATING. Mr. BROWN, who supported Mr. Lars election, cau tioned the parishioners against having a packed vestry of cottage-owners. He complained that the amount of rates collected in cottage property was far too small, and that instead of £lO,OOO or £ll,OOO it ought to be £15,000. • Mr. BIGHAM moved that the Vestry be requested to form a committee for the sole purpose of re-assessing pro perty, and that they report to the Select Vestry. A lengthened discussion ensued, in which Messrs. Dover, Jeffery, Harbord, Johnson ; Came, and Willmer took part, after which Mr. Bighams proposal was carried. VOLUNTARY CHURCH-RATE• Mr. CAERE announced that a church-rate of twopence in the pound had been decided upon by the churchwardens, for the special purposes mentioned in the act. It had also been decided, he said, to propose that a church-rate .of three farthings in the pound be laid, to -meet the ex penses incurred at the parish churches. A discussion took place, but ultimately a resolution, moved by Mr. Urquhart and seconded by Mr. Jeffery, negativing the proposition for a three-farthing rate, was 'carried. A poll was demanded, and, the Vestry was a4journed to. Tuesday next, to confider the report of the Voluntary .Rating Committee. CHARGE . OF MURDER O! THE HIGH SEAS. LAST week we gave a detailed report of the inquiry into the charges of murder against Captain Wm. Henderson Honor, Thomas Henry Chadderton (first' mate), and John Barthe (second mate), of the ship Mongasteen, so far as the investigation had then gone. The inquiry was resumed on Tuesday, when Mr. Mansfield was occupied five hours in hearing evidence. John Phillips,. the cook on board the vessel, deposed generally to the ill-usage of the men by the prisoners. He saw the captain beat Valparaiso at six o'clock in the evening before his•death. On the afternoon before Valparaiso died, the witness saw his left eye much swollen as if from blows : in the morn ing it was not hart at all, and he then appeared in good health. John Rey, a Chilian, deposed to the general ill usage of Valparaiso, and stated that on the night before his death the captain thrust him under the jaws with the butt end of a cat. Later on he pushed him off the poop on to the main deck, after having thrashed him, and whilst on the main deck insensible the captain struck I him several blows. Valparaiso complained th a t n i g h t that he was battered and powdered all over. Whilst the deceased was naked the captain struck him once on the lower part of his body with part of the fore topgallant sheet. Mauuel Olaves and Francisco Manuel deposed to the general ill-treatment of the men by the captain. Candido Lorenzo, a Manillaman, was called, but, being found to be an idiot, he was not examined. The evidence having been read over to the witnesses, the case was adjourned till Thursday. IThe adjourned hearing of the case took place before Mr. Mansfield, at one o'clock on Thursday. One important witness was out of the way, therefore the court proceeded to hear the charge against the prisoners for the murder of Henry Fisher, or Foster. Daniel Gillman Lowe, the car penter of the vessel, was the first witness called ; and he stated that the deceased, who was 18 years of age, shipped at Singapore on board the Mongasteen, in the month of November last. After they had been at sea a fortnight, the captain ill-used the deceased, and continued to do so until the month of february,after which his treatment amounted to brutality. He used to strike him while at the wheel, over any part of the body—the head or any part—with a bucket-rope, which was converted into a cat, or a piece of the mainbrace. After the beatings, Foster's body was covered with sores. Punishment was also frequently in flicted on the deceased by stopping his beef and pork, and giving him only a part of a biscuit and some- tea for the whole day's allowance. On the 21st of March, the captain maltreated the deceased, who hid himself, and, on being found, was again thrashed. The following night he received similar treatment, and was also sent aloft, whe he remained two hours by the captain's orders —tbveather being cold and rainy. On coming down he was sent below until twelve o'clock, when he was called to Isis watch ; but, as he did not come, the mate went and found him in the forecastle, and, bringing him aft, placed him at the wheel. Subsequently he was again ordered aloft, but he did not go. He went into the house forward, where he was found in the sail-locker by the second mate, who brought him on deck to the captain, by whom he was ordered to the wheel. As he was going, the captain seized him by the collar, shook him violently two or three times, threw him on the deck, and kicked him heavily in the back several times. The deceased begged the captain, "for God's sake to have mercy upon him ;" but the captain only made use of a rough expres sion and ordered him to the wheel. He went and took hold . of the wheel, but could not steer. He therefore went forward, but fell on the deck as he proceeded. The cap= tain ordered one of the men to drag him forward, which was done, and hi? died that night, shortly after twelve o'clock. A few hours before the deceased died the mate called witness down to see him. He went down, and saw that his legs and hands and arms were full of sores, and there were marks of beatings.—Robert Evans, the steward of the vessel, gave similar evidence to the last witness, but added, that the deceased told' the captain he went down into the sail-locker because he was so miserable and wanted to die. At the captain's request witness took some sago and wine down into the forecastle to the deceased, but he could not swallow it. The deceased groaned, and was as motionless as a corpse. One Sunday the captain gave the deceased several cuts with his cat, and then set five or six men to scrub his arms and legs—which were a mass of sores—with a hard brush.—John Phillips, the cook on board the iiiongasteen, said the deceased was in good health when he joined the ship at Singapore. The deceased had frequently been ill-used by the captain. The witness deposed to the, same facts as the two preceding ones. The evidence having been read over to the wit nesses, the court adjourned at five o'clock. On Friday the examination of the witnesses concerning the death of Henry Foster was resumed.—John Rey, who was examined through au interpreter, stated that he re membered the deceased, Henry Foster, whom he had often seen beaten by the captain, after lie had been stripped to, receive punishment. There were no marks, sores, or wounds on his body before the captain beat him, but after wards there were many wounds—his shoulders were in pieces, and there were pieces of flesh whipped out of his back, breast, and face. He (witness) knew that this was the result of beating, for the deceased was in the same watch with him, and after he had been whipped by the captain, he was in the habit of coming forward and show ing (witness) his bleeding wounds. About a month before the deceased died, the first mate ordered witness to take a bucket of water forward to wash him. Deceased stripped, and the mate ordered witness to scrub him all over with a hard brush, used generally to clean paintwork with. Deceased's bOdy, at that time, was covered with sores, and he used to draw back his body as soon as ever the brush was applied to him—for it rubbed off the scabs, and the blood commenced to flow copiously. He told wit ness, in a low tone, not to rub so hard, but the mate, as soon as he saw the blood flow, said to witness, " Scrub on, if you don't scrub him hard, me give you ginger too." Recollected Foster, four or five days before his death, being set to varnish the capstan-bars. He was then al ready so weak that he could hardly walk. He, however, did part of the work, and then went below to get some more varnish. Whilst he was away, the captain came on deck, and asked, "Where is Harry ?" The mate said he was forward, and called out for him ; but lie did not answer ; therefore he (the mate) went and found him in the topgallant-forecastle. The mate, having found the deceased, commenced beating him with a rope's-end, driving him in the direction of the poop. When the deceased reached the poop, the captain asked him what he had been doing forward. He answered that, by orders from the chief mate, he had been varnish ing the capstan-bars, forward ; but the mate said it was untrue. The captain told him to 'remain on the poop, and gave him some brass-work to clean. About half-an-hour later the captain beat him with a cat, but what for the witness was at a loss to understand. Every blow the de ceased received, he begged the captain, " For God's sake, to let him go." On the night before Foster died, he was on his watch four hours—from Bto 12. At 12, when his watch was over, the captain would not let him go below ; but, whilst the captain was off the deck, he went down secretly and threw himself on the floor of the forecastle, where he remained until daybreak. The chief mate, in the morning, went down to see after the deceased, who, witness told the mate, was lying on the floor, and had been in that position ever since he came off his watch. Foster never went on deck again. The captain ordered some sago and wine to be given to deceased, but he could not swallow it. By order of the mate, who said the deceased had got the fever, his feet were bathed in water, and his head was raised a little. Foster died before twelve o'clock at noon that day, The deceased was beaten several times on the night before his death, because he would not obey the or ders which were given him. Foster had not his full allow ance of food — he had short allowance of meat and bread, and often times the captain would make him stand by and look on whilst the others were eating. The deceased had sago, instead of meat, in the evening. The cook once beat a Manilla man with a stick for stealing the fat. The man stole it because he was hungered ; he had not enough to eat. This evidence having been read over to the witness, the case was again adjourned to yesterday. YESTERDAY. Shortly after twelve o'clock, yesterday, the prisoners were again brought up, and the already protracted inves tigation was continued, touching the death of Henry Fos ter, the second sailor who died on the voyage. Francisco Manuel was called, who stated that on the voyage from Singapore, the deceased Henry Foster and himself were both shipped at the same time. Foster was in the second mate's watch for about three months, and afterwards in the chief mate's watch, where he remained about fifteen days, until he died. Witness was in the chief mate's watch during the whole voyage. Foster was in good health when he came on board ; for about fifteen days he was not beaten, but after that time the captain sometimes beat Foster with a single rope, sometimes with the mainbrace, and sometimes with the " cat." At first nobody beat him but the captain; but for some weeks before he died both the captain and chief mate beat him ; the latter did it by order of the captain. Sometimes the mate told the captain he did not want to beat the men, when the captain said, "if you don't break the d—d son of a b—h's head, I'll give you something to make you feel." When the captain used the " cat" to Foster, sometimes he beat him with the lashes, and sometimes with the handle. Once the captain beat him naked with the lashes. The chief mate held him by his hands, and the second mate held his legs, while the captain beat him. Sometimes the captain knocked him down, and beat him as he was lying on the deck. Have seen his back after the beating ; his body was all sore. Saw him in the chain-locker the night before he died. The mate called Foster out of the locker, and the captain was standing on the starboard-side ; witness was going forward just then, and heard Foster say, "Oh ! God Almighty, you'll kill me, sir." Did not know what made him cry out, because he was going for ward at the time. Saw Foster again in an hour after wards ; the captain ordered witness and Antonio to help Foster to the forecastle, and they put him on one of the chests. He was then moaning, and spoke very little ; his eyes were open. He said he was going to die. It was about half-past twelve at night when they put him on the forecastle, and witness went to his own bed ; the next morning, about eight o'clock, he again sawdeceased, who groaned, but could eat nothing ; he died the next night. Saw the deceased's body about a week before he died, and the skin was all sore, as if from blows ; the skin was broken, and there was a discharge from the sores. Sometimes deceased had his allowance of food stopped for the whole day; and then he had only half his allowance the day following. Cross-examined by Mr. Aspinall.—About 14 days before Foster died, he told witness, " I think I am going to die ; I'll write a letter to my father, and give it to you. He did not seem bad when he first got on board; he said he "feel rood." [This witness understood so little of English,that it became necessary to ask some of the questions in the Spanish language.] Mr. Mansfield inquired if one of the witnesses had ar rived from the hospital ; when Kehoe informed him that the man's leg was in such a diseased state that it was not expected that he could be removed for three or four days. The inquiry was then postponed in this case ; and the death of the third man, named Pedro, alias Anselo Perero, was then investigated. Robert Evans, the steward, was called, who stated that deceased was shipped at Singapore with nine others, amongst whom was the second mate, now one of thepri soners. Pedro was a Manillaman, a nd spoke a mixed language of Spanish and Portuguese ; he understood very little of English: During the first part of the voyage, Pedro was treated very kindly by the captain and matef;; but, in about six weeks after sailing, he. received . knocks and blows from 01 quarters. The captain beat him with the ends of the mainbrace, or anything that came close at hand ; sometimes with both ends of the " cat," the thong; and the wood part also. They were not light beatings,. but very severe. On one night, shortly before the de ceased died, the captain beat him all over ; he beat him with the thongs and the but-end of the " cat" severely-. It was for leaving a tar-bucket on deck. On the 29th of March, between four and five o'clock in the afternoon, Pedro was at the wheel, and got the ship aback, and part of the mizen-sheet was carried away - , through his bad steering. The captain came on deck and called-all hands -to reef the wizen, and going tip to Pedro, called him a " black son of a b—h," and struck him with his fist on the face. Afterward s he struck Pedro , again with something, and told him to "go to h—ll and clean his ugly face." Deceased appeared stupified, and Francisco was told to take his place; on going to the main deck he staggered and fell, but got up, and again tried to go forward, when the captain told the chief mate to fetch 'aim back again. The face of deceased was covered with, blood, by the captain striking him on the nose. The mate brought him back again to the quarter-deck; he dragged him there, and threw him down on the deck. The captain was there with a rope's end, and gave him five Or six cuts with it as he lay on the deck. Before the mate dragged him to the quarter-deck, as he was going up the ladder, (the mate driving him and pushing him along,) the captain kicked him on the mouth with all his might, with his right foot, and he fell from the ladder backwards on to the main deck. He was so weak that he conid scarcely creep up the ladder, when the captain kicked him; his face bled very much, and when he was brought back to the wheel the blood flowed profusely. He was in a stag gering state when b roug ht b ack to the wheel, and could not do his work. The captain told him to "clean his d—d cocoa-nut face." Pedro seemed stupified, and the chief mate (by. the captain's orders) took his cravat off, and rubbed the blood from his face; the blood was at that time all, over the wheel and round the gratings abaft. He could not stand, and sometimes fell back on the gratings. Witness never saw Pedro after that. Did not see his body after death, but saw them carry his body to: the port-hole, and throw it into the sea, in the afternoon of March 30th. The chief and second mates threw him overboard, and the carpenter read the burial-service. The ship was at that time near the Tuskar Lig,ht. The captain called to the carpenter to read the burial-service. They reached Liverpool on Saturday, the Ist of April, about midday. Pedro did not always have his full allowance; it was occasionally stopped, and then he had bread and. tea, but no meat, for breakfast, and sometimes he had sago fur dinner. Occasionally he had nothing for dinner, but the meal-times were often altered. The captain had heavy shoes on when he kicked Pedro on the mouth. Cross-examined by Mr. Aspinall.—Deceased resisted the efforts of the chief mate pushing him up the ladder, before Me captain kicked him on the mouth. Witness observed, "Any man would resist when he saw what was. waiting for him." Did not see any one resist the captain, or use any violence towards him, on the passage home. Saw Captain Honor in the cabin one day tear a leaf from the log and throw it on the floor. The leaf he tore out contained something about a quarrel between the captain and mate. Never saw a man called Antonio coming with a bolt towards the captain ; and never saw the captain beat Antonio. Knew Robert Gonsalvis, the seaman now in the hospital, who has lost his toe. [We are informed that Gonsalvis had his toe injured by the rigging, whilst running away to escape the captain's violence.] Daniel Gilmunlow, the carpenter, was then called, and corroborated the evidence of the steward in most of the particulars respecting Pedro's death. He was treated cruelly both by the captain and his officers during the latter part of the voyage. John Phillips, cook, was next called, and stated that Pedro was in a good state of health when he joined the ship. Was often flogged on the voyage, and became very weak for many weeks hefore his death. On the night before he died witness did not see him punished, being otherwise engaged at the time. About five or six o'clock, he saw the mate pushing Pedro forward towards the fore castle ; witness was inside the galley at the time, and saw Pedro fall heavily with his forehead on the covering board. Did not see Pedro's face before he fell upon the deck. He did not move any of his limbs after he fell down. The mate and some one else took him away, and witness exclaimed at the time, " That man's no more." The mate came afterwards and asked witness for some tea for Pedro. The cook replied that he had no tea, and con tinued, " If I had, it would be no use to Pedro, for he is a dead man." Did not see Pedro alive after that. Saw the mate and second mate sewing the body up next morn --- ing. Was not present at the funeral. When Pedro fell forward his forehead did not fall on the edge, but on the flat surface of the covering board. He was sometimes put on short allowance. Cross-examined by Mr. Aspinall : Witness once struck Pedro on the face with a small iron spoon, because he was trying to steal some fat from the galley. It appeared that Manilla men were very fond of grease ; and witness used to heave it overboard, that they might not get it. They would get at the grease if they could, whether they had their full allowance or not. The case was then adjourned, at 5 o'clock, until this morning, at 12 o'clock, when the deposition of the wit ness Gousalvis will be taken at the infirmary. POLICE COURT—YESTERDAY. OBTAINING GOLD LEAP UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. —John Clove, residing in Birkenhead, was brought up by Carlisle, the detective officer, on a charge of having obtained 26 books of gold leaf, under false pretences. It appeared that on Monday, the 17th inst., the prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Taylor, wholesale paint and colour merchant, at 23, Great George-street, and obtained the quantity of gold leaf stated, saying that if a boy was sent along with him and the gold books to Tower-building', he would pay the price of them, £1 14s. Bd. In com pliance with Clove's representation, a boy was sent with the gold leaf, but with instructions not to part with it till he got the money. By telling the boy to wait at a door for a few minutes till he came out again with the money, prisoner obtained possession of the gold leaf, and the boy, after waiting nearly an hour-and-a-half, became satisfied of the fraud practised on him, and returned to his master's shop. The prisoner, who was apprehended on Saturday last, denied that he had been in Mr. Taylor's shop for two years. He was Clearly identified, however, and committed for trial. STREET ROBBERY.—William Wales was charged with having assaulted and attempted to rob William Quarrel, a tailor. As the prosecutor was passing along Bute-street, on Saturday evening, the prisoner suddenly came up be 7-- hind him, and seizing him round the neck, snatched his watch-guard, dragging his watch out of the prosecutor's pocket; prisoner then ran off, carrying with him the watch, but, as the guard-chain broke, portions of it were left on prosecutor's neck and in his hand. The prisoner - was ppousrsseused, slon and p tk r e n n er i , n w to ho cu d s i tod d n y o , t w denyi th t th e e w r n a h t c h e h r yi saidhis it was the first time he had ever been guilty of anything of the kind. He was committed for trial. THEFT FROM A SHOP.—Mary Fitzpatrick was charged with stealing two pieces of silk handkerchiefs and a shirt from the shop of Mr. Armour, o n S a t ur d ay last. It ap peared that the prisoner, who was known as an old offender, had with her, on the occasion alluded to, three children, who seemed to have been trained as her as sistants ; they making a sportive show of throwi ng a b out their caps, and letting them fall in shops, so as to attract the attention of the shopmen, while she went in and ab stracted whatever came conveniently to her hand. She was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. PICKING A DRUNKEN MAN'S POCKET.—Mary Fleming was charged with picking the pocket of a young man who met her in the street on Saturday night about twel v e o'clock. The prosecutor, who could give only a very im perfect account of the transaction, said the prisoner ac costed him in the street, and, along with another woman, thrust her hand into his pocket and robbed him of 255. 6d. The case was remanded till to-morrow. STEALING LEAD.—William Simmons, an elderly man, a plumber and painter by trade, was charged with having stolen a quantity of lead from the premises of a metal dealer, at 17, Carpenter-street, on the 30th of March last. The prisoner disposed of the lead to Mr. Penn Smith, another metal dealer, at three different times ; but he averred that he got it in the way of his business, from another party who had been in custody for stealing about the time of the robbery, and whom he said he first saw about in Park-lane. The case was remanded for a week, to allow time for the re-apprehension of the man. A DISHONEST DRUNKARD.--Bernard Murphy, a ragged and dirty-looking Patlander, was charged with stealing a piece of beef from a butcher's shop in Scotland-road, ou Saturday night. The prisoner said he was so drunk at the time, that he had no recollection whateve r of the cir cumstance. It was stated that, at the end of last year, he stole a goose under similar circumstances, and had made a similar admission on that occasion. He was sentenced to be imprisoned for one month. Itonßr A ;G s Camp. —Bridgei Ward was charged with stealing a half-sovereign on Saturday night, from a boy named Deveren, about eight years old, who resides in Chadwick-street. It appeared that the little fellow had been sent by his sister with a sovereign to the pawnshop of Mr. Kissack, to redeem some article which had been pledged, and that the prisoner was in the shop at the time. On observing that the boy was too short to reach the counter, she volunteered to assist him, in doing which she obtained one half-sovereign, two half-crown pieces, and four-pence-halfpenny, which she osteensibly wrapped up and gave to the boy. On inspection, however, it was found that the half-soverei gn was abstracted. Mr. Kis sack stated the circumstances, and testified distinctly to giving the above enumerated coins ; but he was scarcely so sure as to swear to his identity of the prisoner. The case was adjourned for seven days, to afford time for further inquiry. • STEALING CLOTITES.—Patrick Nollan, charged with stealing some wearing apparel from the house in which he lodged. He did not deny the theft, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonme n t. ASSAULT ON A WlFE.—James M`Kimmet was charged by police-constable No. 443 with having on Saturday night assaulted his wife in a very violent and brutal manner. It appeared that the prisoner and his wife keep a boarding house, in Salthouse-lane, New Wapping, and the constable. saw the prisoner knock his wife down, and kick her with great severity while she was lying on the poor woman, he said, was unwilling to appeaagianiu ground. o ,ll li t n h g lin j; as they had three small children, and she was r the recent prosecute. The magistrate said that, statute, the appearance of the woman the charge, set up sable. The prisoner, who did not deny an d in the first as a defence that his wife had been drunk, ted stated that this was instance had assaulted him. It wass bee s n guilty of a similar not the first time the prisoner had b e imprisoned for four assault, and he was sentenced to months with hard labour. Anne Carden and Susannah w_undenot indispen 'lNG —Rosa Carden were charged by -$1 • o ring some articles which they ILLEGAL PAWN James's-street, with paw . -- ""r• T. L. Ryan, outfitter, of St. ake up for the prosecutor. Mr to loy k ed setnppeay red against the prisoners with h i: a tm-a n t they had been long employed by him, found them honest and trustworthy. Hi s and he had • g, however, was chiefly to make Com reason for . appea t ti i :; n pawnbroker , Mr.PhMips,Bedford-st ree t , plaint against articles had been pledged. The case w.. with whom the adjourned till this day (Tuesday), to allow of M r . p hilli ; been stated reluctance, ethatP being present. INTIMIDATION BY A TURN -OUT.—Charles AlitChe/I, 111 miner's labourer, was charged with assaulting, and in timidating a fellow-workman, named Ellis. The prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned for three months.