The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-05-25 00:00:00

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MARY, commer- beginning moderate tired even imparted e; cotton than last ire 29,490 d 1850 on 313 bales. h respect sort time ;ted that; mpts are he opera -1 for the s are only however, o sustain sfactory ; pressure e amount r, which fence to 'e should f activity igh price difficulty !received weather •iday the Is. pelt vobably, country Ong ; and nheed Ow- Mocks in ic, how ,t an ad s well as rust the f a fair, ago was I decline is more s to the of the and we similarly Nn mar &c., the i insuffi- popula- LONDON Court of Itremely 3r hear- the emi- recover Lnd false eir con leld bad Yea came travelled 7denhana journey n, been puny, on on him den, by r having paid the e of the nts, ad- must go 'et be9O At the as about mt, who mplianco 4' able t.O th . a ver- -WHAT .ch Con )orted to verbiage d to ex- very one Lty. Le nd there lireful in prove in mittinge ng ma.n: he cloak ep. We phase of .ct, but if ; niterior g it wil l rone the n of our ern in en F nnumer ehendedt the great g in the nciples 01 !meat, is restless hence the ,ted frees ,nti-Corn th to be eir C ora- Ire forth ! breadth ;hard% 0' of w hich , m a god' Won that 00 unitr emedy• ruth thse that the faithfullf s' mint nen begf_ the v L surpedy, dourest_, g leader] their re nderstooj vents 1111 4 lortion.Z o ior to _1? defessr" . it i n ' Is r . the P i to iught tPt, d b e an support l urch 0 1 ,4 .. indiVi iious Puig dsi e r beef e o -%• t ° 'hough hop, vith L- of 1;ecoo l , e ;• d ono- e be ; that of ntatiolloo, is w e bat ell u 5 Clair,told ItVer er , of W orl• truth the nBtl DO Wh" anY 114 y - 25, 1847. Loral pozs. The Orion steam-ship made the passage from this port 'to Greenock on Wednesday in 14 hours 24 minutes. One of the fever sheds at Mount-pleasant is now fully 'oecupied , withpatients, and another is now ready, for the reception of such pdtients as may be found in the streets either by day or night. A brig called the Punch was launched from the Bath building yard, Douglas, Isle of Man, on Saturday week. She is the p ro p er ty o f ames Aikin, Esq., merchant, of Liverpool, and is intended for the fruit trade, between Liverpool and the Straits of Gibraltar. Loss OF Two HUNDRED AND EIGHTY POUNDS.—On Friday information was received that a letter addressed to Mr. Reynolds, bf Old Broad street, London, from Liver pool, containing two £lOO, one £5O, and six £5 Bank of England notes, had been lost in its passage through the Post-office. The numbers of the notes are known, and payment is stoppea. SCARCITY OF CATTLE.—The most extensive cattle dealers in this neighbourhood had only two head of cattle at the Liverpool Cattle Market last Monday. A member of this firm states that live stock sold higher at that mar ket than at any market he had ever attended since the war. Allowing for the difference in the value of the mo ney, the present prices are little short of war prices. LAND AT BIRKENHEAD.-011 Monday night a quantity of land and houses were offered for sale at Gough's hotel, with rather indifferent success. For 6000 yards of land, having a front to Bridge -street and Argyle-street, 10s. per yard was bid, but it was withdrawn, the reserve being fifty shillings. Seven houses and shops, with land, in Lower Market-street, were put up at £1750, but the re serve was £2,100. STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT. The Firefly, steam-ship, - Plying between this port and Carlisle, which sailed hence at an early hour on Friday morning, about two hours af terwards met with an accident—part of her machinery giving way. Two of the crew, the engineer and a boy, •were severely scalded by the escape of the steam. The Newcastle, steamer, which was in company with the Fire fly at the time, towed her back to this port. ACCOMMODATION FOR FEVER PATIENTS.—On Thurs day, Mr. Parkinson, bridewell-keeper, stated that several parties, found suffering from fever in the streets during the night, had been refused admission to the Workhouse, and no accommodation could be found for them. Mr. Rush ton said he would communicate with the Select Vestry on the subject, and would be made. iad no doubt that some• arrangement TESTIMONIAL.—A gratifying testimonial to the worth of Mr. Arthur Holme, the distinguished architect of this town, was presented to that gentleman. The presentation consisted of a full-length portrait, executed with the taste and accuracy of delineation which distinguishes the produc tions of the artist, Mr. Norbury ; and the occasion was celebrated at the Neptune Hotel with the usual honours of the festive board. About 21 gentlemen were present, under the presidency of Mr. W. Bennett. SALT.—On Thursday, a meeting was held in the Han over-square Rooms, to establish an Anti-Salt Monopoly (India) Association. Cheshire and Lancashire were largely represented. There were amongst those present—George Wilbraham, Esq., in the chair; Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., Sir P. Egerton, M.P., G. Cornwall Legit, Esq., M.P., Han. J. Tollemache, M.P., J. Ireland Blackburn, Esq., M.P., Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P., Mr. Alderman Nicol, besides a host of salt merchants and manufacturers from Northwich, &c. Some very powerful speeches were made, and the association was formed. The teachers of St. Barnabas' Sunday School, at a meeting on Thursday last, presented the Rev. Edward Roberts, curate, with a handsome copy of Kilto's Cyclo padia of Biblical Literature, with the following inscrip tion :—" Presented to the Rev. Edward Roberts by the teachers of St. Barnabas' Church Sunday School, as a token of respect and esteem : May, 1847." The book was presented with an address from the teachers, express removal of their pastor and superinten- aent, and thanking him for his kindness in presiding over their meetings. The rev. gentleman, in reply, thanked them for their kindness, and expressed a hope that though absent from them in the body, he would be present in the spirit, and concluded by commending them to the Lord. LIVERPOOL LIBERALITY.—ReIative to the published assertion that Mr. Herbert, R.A., had received from a wealthy customer residing in Liverpool the sum of 1000 guineas for painting a portrait, and which assertion re ceived a subsequent contradiction , the artist h as wr i tten to '" o the editor oi the Art-Union journal, stating the case as it really occurred. According to Mr. Herbert, " When Mr. Challoner's picture was completed, that gentleman, with the liberality which so much distinguishes him, put into my hands a cheque or draught on his cashier, autho rizing me to receive whatever sum I should demand, not exceeding £lOOO. Of this cheque it was Mr. Challoner's express wish that T should make a very liberal use. I im mediately took the cheque to the cashier, and asked for and received, without difficulty, 250 guineas." THE LYCEUM NEWS ROOM.—There has been a dis agreement amongEt the proprietors of this establishment. At the annual meeting on Tuesday, Dr. Macintvre com plained that the appointment of committees had hitherto been influenced by political motives, and moved the re scinding of a rule. so that each gentleman might in future be nominated seriatim, and elected by a show of hands. The motion was seconded, but the chairman declined Tc; put it, and vacated the chair ; to which Mr. Thomas Ur quhart was appointed,"when the motion was carried, and a commi newly-ac chairman and his supporters bac • room, where th to anot kz. -IA tem.-Lby ballot Present in existen. so that there are two committees st e. Legal proceedings are threatened, but we trust that matters will be amicably arranged. THE GREAT TUNNEL; TUE OLD POOL.—The great tunnel now constructing under this town by the proprie tors of the London and Northwestern Railway, extending from the Clarence Dock to Edge-hill, has already de bouched at the site of one of the intended stations of the company, in Byrom-street, opposite the Baptist's Chapel. Several houses have been taken down, and the company have also purchased the premises on each side the breach thus formed. The wor)c . of excavation is rapidly proceed ing, and the tunnel will be carried forward under the hill and the mass of houses opposite, the hundreds of labour ers w Irina mrc. 1.171110 th +hi% hnev 11111111411,11,. ‘l7llll throng the habitations above them. The workmen, in clearing the land and digging downwards on the site of the dCmolished buildings, have laid bare a portion of the bed and banks of the old pool which ' " the t- T -own o. _iiverpool on two sides. Before tliey reached the sandstone rock they dug'through a substratum of sea sand slightly mixed with mud, the banks being of the stiff hard clay so common in this district. From the clay im mediately, contiguous to the sand-bed, they likewise dug out several roots and stumps of old trees. The pool, it is well known, opened at the site of the revenue buildings, formerly the Old Dock. Here it was tolerably wide. But between Hanover-street and Paradise -street it sud dently narrowed, turned, and pursued a course nearly in the direction now taken by Paradise-street, Whitechaopl_ Scotland-road, - where, at Chaucer-street, it is supposed to have turned, still devious. liptwppn wr. - • • . _ 1 it rea ks, to the Omer-street whence , to fiarkdale, and ten oined a , or brook, which nage ran near the present Kir j kdale GaolstreamW . hat fay be called ancient Liverpool stood on a mound, round the foot of which, on the south and east sides, this pool flowed from presE servec _., , ..,,.......a. attuilig vast aiterations, all streets from the site of th e old townleading to the bed the of thf_pool have a considerable descent. •WiNnow PLATE MANUFACTOR l . - —C:ced improvement ur readers can not fail to have b een struck with the provenient which has taken place of recent years in engraving.su and style of getting up window plates, with the superior beauty and elegance of the designs, the price, insteadpe of advnnrinr has considerably decreased. The artist in Liverpool, by whom these changes have been mainly produced, is Mr. Jordan, of London-road, whose name is doubtless familiar to most of our local readers, and whose extensive establishment is well worth a visit. There is Scarcely a shop of any taste, or noted for any display in the town, which is not beautified by him. PANTDRAINIOGSLATECOMPANY.—Weobserve that the promoters of the company which has been formed for Work; `'—P fr t"lot :ing this quarry have extended the time for me anent of the cancelled shares till Tuesday . the 15th day of June next. This we consider the most Judicious course that could have been adopted in the present state of the 'Money market ; for, although this is one of the most valuable, and, we fear, one of the few bona fide under takings which have appeared before the public for some time, yet those who are willing to . become subscribers must v not at t p r r e e co sent be pressed too quickly for the deposits. romendatioa in favour of this company is. we er' Ni e l the amount of the deposit. Unlike most of the speculative schemes which have lately been con cocted, with a deposit of Gd and Is, and which, we fear, is all the promoters of these bubbles can expect, if even, in Many cases, they receive the payment of that small sum oPon a great proportion of the shares they allot, the Pant aZiniog Slate Company have wisely required a deposit of by the 10 8. • and if that amount is not paid into, the bankers day appointed in the letter of allotment, is to be hold positively cancelled. We believe, however, that the extent ; fo r e°ra PallY do not depend upon the public to any great it is reported that, besides a good many shares Wh ich were t a k en b e f ore t h e company was advert i se d , !alb e large capitalists have evinced a disposition to come in for a few hundred. The following are a few particulars as to the situation of the quarry. &c. The Pantdrainiog T t te, on w hi c h t h e quarry has b een opened, covers an _ea of thirty-ni ne acres , an d the estate is situate on the 4 " a t Bangor roofing slate formation, in the valley of . 6 1 11 . The celebrated slate quarries of the Penrhyn and :a 1,. st iniog are i n th e i mme di a t e v i c i n it y . Th e quarry it „ oc cupies an area of three acres, and h as b een a l mos t a irely opened upon the blue vein. The gross market t• quantity of slate now uncovered and available is es :llluated at 80,000 tons. At Bangor, from which the i n a d an'Y is distant five miles, the company possess a wharf sl; — "flees ; and at the quarry every requisite, in the , 51 ails of machinery, &e., for the immediate production of 1 1 4 ,, t5 t some of which, we believe, they will be able to ,a in the 'market within a fortnight from the encement of operations. Of the value of this article at present some idea may be formed from a re sort which was made to us a few days ago by a per no,%t rgely engaged in the slate trade. After observing E n 1 , a great difficulty he found in procuring a sufficient t i ,„ I IPIY, and the consequent high price he had to pay, -1 1 ; au , clod, " Yes, slates are money." We are continually thrng of complaints of a similar nature; and any means ~,:•,can be adopted to meet the supply, in any degree, "-ist be of goodthis opportunity for builders having a chance 45eufstheir wants bein g supp li ed ; for we have no doubt those t?lllers to the company, who are also shareholders, ruoicl, in th e case of a great demand, have a preference weenanother who h as not. We believe there has already but, when s be e - tter know n , demand for the sh ares, at a small prem i um ; we exp ec t t o see th em at 14 kig iter price.-3fintlig JoUrnal. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ACCIDENTAL DEATH.—On Saturday, an inquest was I held before Henry Heathcot e St a th am, deputy coroner — for the borough, on view of the body of Margaret Wain wright, aged 66, who resided with h er d aughter in Cross- At a meeting of the medical profession in this to wn on hall-street. On Mondap Wi g ht wee k , deceased was left Tuesday it was resolved to petitionin favour of M r . Wak alone in the house, aint was then in liquor, but able to , ley's Medical Bill. take care of herself. O n h er d aughter ' s return she found I THE HEALTH COMMITTEE AND THE PRESS.—The her lying on the first floor landing on her back, and un- usual weekly meeting of this body was held yesterday at able to get up. She said she had fallen while going the Town-hall, at which the motion, of which notices had up stairs. She was taken to :Jed. On the following Wed- been recently given by Mr. Higgins, for the admi ss i on o f nesday she becam e una bl e to speak, and a surgeon was reporters from the public press to th e mee ti ngs o f th i s sent for, but she never rallied, and died on Friday l as t. . body, was brought under consideration. After a lengthy, Mr. Lodge, surgeon, who examined the body, said that and we understand somewhat animated discussien, the death was caused by extravasation of blood on the brain I motion was negatived, on a divi s i on by a ma j or i ty o f six. the result of the f a ll.—V er di c t accordingly. ' The numbers being for the motion seven ; against it LADIES' INDUSTRIAL C OMMITTEE FOR IRELAND AND thirteen. However the mattter w ill, we b e li eve, b e SCOTLAND.—We learn with great pleasure that the sale at brought under the consideration of the Council; at the the Lyceum has progressed most satisfactorily from the next monthly meeting. first, and that considerable relief has been afforded to ' DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—The annual meeting many destitute districts in both countries. We have be- , was held on Tuesday in the Savings Bank, Bold-street, fore pointed out the great advantages of a plan which G. H. Lawrence, Esq., mayor, in the chair. The secre stimulates industry in the same proportion that it pro- tary, R. L. Carr, Esq., read the report, from which it ap vides relief, and we are gratified to find that our anticipa- peared that relief had been granted to the large number tions are being realised, not only in the alleviation of dis- of 29,630. They comprised, of English, 9,447 ; Irish, tress at the present melancholy crisis, but also in the more 18,987; Welsh, 721 ; Scotch, 636; and 78 whose places lasting benefit of the formation and encouragement of in- ' could not be ascertained ; and the cost of the provisions, dustrial habits. The greatest praise is due to the ladies &c., with which they were supplied was £2,283 3s. Id. who have originated and conducted the sale; to their un- ; The number in the year before was 8,102, and the cost remitting attention and indefatigable labours the success £435 17s. 6d. Since the accounts had been made out a of the enterprise is due. We trust that the inhabitants of donation of £5O had been received from the Earl of Sefton, Liverpool will continue to do their duty in forwarding in addition to £7O contributed by his lordship in January. this good work, and support an institution which not only The Rev. W. Hesk e th hoped that a more th an common I provides relief but t eac he s th r i ft . circulation would be given to the report, possessing, as it THE ATHENIC CLUB.—This literary, scientific, and ar- did, more than common importance. Mr. Payne proposd tistic association celebrated the close of its first session by the officers for the ensuing year, his worship the Mayor a dinner at Hamer's Hotel, at Woolton, on Saturday last, being requested to accept the office of pi esident. On the Mr. Robinson, sculptor (son of our late mayor, Nicholas proposal of Dr. Reynolds, it was agreed, that the annual Robinson, Esq), who is President of the Society, being meeting, instead of being fixed for the third Tuesday in unexpectedly prevented from attending until the evening May, should be held on such a day as the committee might was pretty far advanced, Mr. Ross, of the Chronicle, was appoint. called on to preside, and the vice-chair was filled by Mr. Docx COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The sub -committee Norhury, artist. We may as well here state that the club of works recommended that Mr. Richard Chaffers should excludes the subjects of religion and politics from its dis- Mr. ap s p h o a i e n d ted to take charge of the new landing stage. cussions, and that it embraces parties of every variety of, opinion on those and other topics. A sumptuous e n t er - aid C t il h a e ff engagement was only mude for three r p l i c nt that it would ‘ir 1 cost aee tainment, embracing every delicacy of the season, was on ths Air. not m less than £l5OO a er y s e w ar as to of e served up by Mr. Hamer, in excellent style. After the usual said the p rese nt barges cost £6oo w or stag e. X -00 . each loyal toasts, and the healths of gentlemen o ffi cially con- work. t . 1 a year to e The temporary appo intment was agreed nected with the club, had been given, several very excel- Warehouse Sub -committee reported that they had offered lent speeches were delivered on the subjects of paint. to leave the • question as to the sampling of the salt ing, sculpture, architecture, music and poetry, and etre belonging to Messrs. Grey and Co. to a barriser. embracing, indeed, the whole range of the fine arts. Klessrs. Grey and Co. declined this, but had no objection Among the gentlemen who addressed the meeting, besides to leave it to a number of merchants. The Sub-commit the chairman and vice-chairman, were Mr. Mc. Bride, tee said that, being advised a barrister was the proper sculptor; Mr. Reed, architect; Mr. E. H. Strype, the person to whom such a matter ought to be referred, they poet ; Mr. Isaac, lithographer ; Mr. R. M. Parker, could not accede to the proposition. Here the matter H. M. C. ; Mr. Gallatley, artist ; Mr. Robinson ; Mr. rested. The Sub-committee reported that an antelope Crouchiey, (who is, we un d erstan d , an a d m i ra b le judge of p was killed the Sunday previous, on board the Syria, in the art,) &c., &c. The toast of " The Strangers present," Alpert Dock, by a dog belonging to one of the watchmen was responded to by Mr. Clarke, and " Success to the employed there, and recommended that the demand of Roscoe club" was proposed and drunk with enthusiasm. £lB, less the value of the carcase, should be paid by the The proceedings were diversified with several excellent committee. The Chairman said the antelope had been songs, and by an exuberant indulgence in every species of sold to Mr. Atkins, of the Zoological Gardens, and would art and humour. Indeed, the intellectual character of the have been removed on Saturday but the Customs inter whole tneetins. folk reaii7pd rim ...Ps idea nf " The feast , fered. Mr. Horsfall questioned whether the Customs could not be made liable. It was a specimen of natural history, and they had no right to interfere. Mr. Hender son thought some inquiry might be made upon the sub ject. Mr. Sandbach did not think it reasonable that the Dock Estate should be made answerable for such an acci dent. Mr. Shand wished to know whether the commit tee were legally liable, or whether the payment was a voluntary act on their part? The Chairman said Mr. Worthington considered the committee were kgally liable. Mr. Aikin : Suppose the rats had destroyed the animal ? He thought it a dangerous precedent. The amount was ordered to be paid. LOCAL MEETINGS. of reason and the flow of soul." We never spent a merrier or more pleasant evening in our lives. We must do our brother "typo," the chairman, the justice to say, that he evinced much tact and talent in promoting the conviviality of the evening, and in preSeming harmony amid the conflicting opinions expressed in disputed ques tions connected with the fine arts, and the respective merits of their professors and patrons. The party broke up early. at eleven o'clock, (it being Saturday night,) and Mr. Hamer sent them home in a well-filled omnibus, to their respective habitations. LIVERPOOL, BIRKENHEAD, AND BRISTOL. —The Bristol Mirror of Saturday, in a complaining article, draws ,_sAme comparison between the ports we have men tioned Wending to exhibit greatly the progressive supe- MEETING OF THE SELECT VESTRY.—Yesterday week, the first of the weekly meetings of the Select Vestry was held at the Parish-office. It was reported that Dr. Swift, of Canning-street, had been appointed to discharge the duties of the house. The Workhouse now contains 1526 persons. The children in the nursery are said not to be in good health. The salaries of six of the relieving offi cers were advanced to £2ss. a-week for the present. Mr. John Canning, jun., was appointed a district medical offi cer at £7O per annum, with 20s. a week for an assistant, during Dr. Gee's illness. It was agreed that the sum of £440 be paid to Mr. Lowndes. It was reported that the hulk Akbar was admirably adapted for a fever hospital, and that government had offered to send down two naval medical officers, which offer was declined. It was reported that there were 806 members of the house sick. There were 952 children in the Industrial Schools, and 152 children in the Infirmary,—being a considerable increase of tne former numbers. Mr. Weightman, had reported that two timber sheds as fever hospitals might be erected near those now built in Mount-pleasant, and three on the site of Islington Market. The cost of accommodating 1310 patients in this way would be £8,840. He added, that the area in front of the old Workhouse would answer as a site for the tents, which are daily expected from Lon don. The committee reported that as three medical men would immediately be required —one to reside on board riority of Liverpool. Our contempo rar y. after publishing the statement in our last relative to the reduction of our dues, says :—" About forty years ago, when the Bristol Dock Acts were passed—that is, in the year 1806—the dock dues on goods and shipping in Liverpool were £44,530; and those of Bristol £11,353. At this period the dock rates and dues were about upon a par in the two ports ; but how does the case stand now ? Whv, in Liverpool they are reduced to about one-third ; whilst, in Bristol, they are stationary nn chinnin.r .„,i - ••• ..,••••••••• AM. y uu ouipp g. min greatly increased on goods. And what do we find is their relative position ? Why, whilst the one has increased sixfold in amount, the other has not increased threefold ! No doubt it will be said that the rise of the manufacturing districts in the north has produced this result ; •but our reply is, that the n e i g hb our h ood of Rri . tni • •-• possesses, every natural element to place it on a par with the most favoured localities, both as a port and a manu facturing district. That which has been, and still remains wanting, is the accommodation of artificial arrangements (amongst which, port charges now rank first in importance) to the variations in the commerce of the world, and the consequent spirit of liberality and enterprise. Ten years ago, the leading men amongst our fellow-citizens aroused the public attention to these facts, and an endeavour w.. hanges, [e of which were uasea on tnis principle, that it was essential the city should regain possession of her port, and full control over her docks. Great exertions were made, but the city sank into lethargy again. Again an effort is being made, but obstacles are thrown in the way ; and in the meantime, bar, and two to ins Peet the ..agers daily arriv ing from Ireland, th e y had recommended Mr. Kilner, Mr. M'Clelland, and Mr. Haverty to be appointed, with in structions to enter on their duties at once. They were accordingly appointed. At the request of the Protestant patients in Great Howard-street for a clergyman, the Rev. " 41 Wray had been requested to attend to them. To a the rev it) , ar a a" — - tr free, or whet Je entire in the charges, the younger ports around us are growing and thriving on our losses. Birkenhead docks are corn • gt. ten nau ended to .a€ request, it was replied that he had not as yet.—Mr. Rid ing said that there were now 500 to 600 cases of fever that required immediate accommodation—the sufferers being in their own wretched domiciles. The sheds were filled. It was agreed that the two additional lazarettos should be respectfully accepted from the government, and that the admiralty be requested to grant two more. It was agreed that the Mayor and Town Council be requested to fill up the cellars that coUld not longer be legally inhabited. It was further agreed that £l5O per annum be paid for the new parish-offices in St. Anne-street, and that three months' notice should terminate the tenancy. Mr. T. H. Brancker and Mr. J. Rogers were elected members of the Select Vestry, in the room of Mr. Chesney and Mr. H. Molyneux, resigned. The Vestry then adjourned. pietect in less time than we take to construct a new. entrance to the basin ; and the great leviathan is opening his capa aious jaws still wider : Liverpool is about to abolish entirely the dock dues on its staple article of import, the amount (£37,000 per annum) being greater than the whole of our dock receipts, and to reduce and modify other of the dock charges, the Dock Committee being troubled with a surplus of £128,000, which - they scarcely know what to do with ! We earnestly appeal to our fellow-citizens of an ranks ana classes, and ask them, ____ Bristol to be sacrificed to intestine divisions ? low much longer is We appeal ,o the non-proprietary Dock Directors, ana übk them to deal fairly, candidly, and openly, with the free-port scheme." LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE. On Saturday, Messrs ,EANSING OF MI Pickering, and others, the contractors with the corporation for the cleansing of middens, were summoned before Mr. Rushton for neglect of duties. In two cases they were acquitted, but in three other cases they were fined £l5 and costs. A MAGISTERIAL POLICEMAN.—On Tuesday an Irish man, named James Murphy, was brought up before the magistrates, charged with rioting. Mr. Rathbone, who was the complainant, said, that, when in Brown-street, he was told that a man was beating his wife. He went to the place and saw the prisoner in a boxing attitude. As no officers were about, he said he must turn officer himself, when the crowd, as usual in such cases, took part ,risoned. with the man The man was eventually im stop to. He applied to the court for protection against such scenes. The prisoner, however gallant he had been in abusing his wife at home, showed the white feather in court, and said he most humbly begged Mr. Ratlibone's he had no vindictive feeling in bringing him forward. His object would be accomplished if people were taught that these scenes could not be allowed. After an admo nition, he was fined ss. and costs. MOT IN ST. ANDREW-STREST.—On Tuesday, tlire men, named Walthew, Tilston, and Rogers, were brought up at the Police -court, charged with rioting in St. Andrew streot. The prisoners, it annearpd_ hoa 1,--- • • uou one man having been ‘l.;.;kcnTnt7cuustOeCli (113 n e kinf tempted to res cue hi m. A mob of people werye'galthYeraed together, and ston es were Hung at the officers. They eventually taken t o b r id ewell in a car, which they brweeorne the way, nine shillings having been paid for damages. Ro gers, whose head was bandaged, said he had been working in Cheshire, and the policeman struck him with his stick. done so, t w h a e s s a ti c e k k n i o n w s l e e l t d ed efe b n y ce t , h a e n o c r i c f er h , 9 N l N-l a l d o n s o a d t i d that h e • • This thew 20s. and costs, Tilston 10s. and costs, a fine which would have been heavier but for the punishment he got, and Rogers was also fined 10s. and costs, or seven days las writ a Contemporary, stating, that if he ha( would have produced witnt I been allowed, he ses to prove his entire limo• eence—that he was not in St. Andrew-street at all—and that his only offence was a remark on the brutality of the police, for which he was taken into custody. CRUEL FRAUD ON IRISH EMIGRANTS.—A poor emi grant complained on Friday at the Police-court of the conduct towards him of a passenger broker, named Patrick Gormanby. The evidence was to the effect that Gor manby had, by false representations, induced Daniel Har ragan and three others to ship themselves for Pugwash, North America, instead of St. John's, New Brunswick, the place to which they desired to go ; Harragan landed. in Liverpool on the 11th April, and two days after en quired of Gormanby if he had a ship for St. John's. De fendant said he had a vessel called the Sophia for that place, and asked for the passage money. Harragan re plied, that he had his wife and two young women who had come from Cork to emigrate with him, and as they were outside he would speak to them first. Gormanby said there was no time to be lost, mad if he did not pay the money the vessel would put to sea before they could reach her. Harragan went and afterwards returned with his wife, to whose enquiry defendant gave the same an swer, and she paid him £B, the passage money for herself and husband. She then brought in the girls, and they also paid £8 for their passage. They then left the office, when Harragan's wife found by the tickets that they had shipped themselves for Pugwash, in Newfoundland. They returned and complained to defendant, who laughed at them, and told :hem they could not go to a better place than Newfoundland, and that Pugwash was only 36 hours sail from New Brunswick. Harragan protested against the fraud, and desired that the money should be returned. This being refused, he offered the defendant 30s. to re store it, but without success. The vessel alluded to had gone out of dock at eight the same -morning, in place of at four in the afternoon, as defendant had stated she would, but she returned next day disabled, and remained in dock till the 18th. During the interval Harragan re peatedly called to get back the money, but never finding defendant at home, the whole party were constrained to go by the ship named. She encountered bad weather, and put into Belfast dismasted. The government officer then found 50 passengers on board, although he knew she had cleared the Custom -house here tor only 29, and he wrote to Lieutenant Hodder of this port. The latter, from enquiries made of several of the passengers, found that several of them had been defrauded in the same way. A defence was attempted, but it failed. Mr. Rushton said the whole affair was disgraceful on the part of the broker, and he fined him £lO, and deprived him of his license, A (arid Pt lvs. The Manchester Board of Guardians are making ar rangements, by the appointment of additional relieving officers, to meet the pressure of increased distress. In the New County Court, Little Bolton, last week, James Stott, gamekeeper to Henry Tempest, Esq., was ordered to pay £lO to the owner of a Scotch terrier bitch, which he had wantonly shot. THE WARRINGTON JUNCTION STATION.—The new and beautiful buildings at Warrington Junction were opened last week. They are in the medieval style, built of beautiful stone, RIsE IN VALUE.—The market tolls, &c., of Manches ter, were, in 1570, purchased for £3OOO, by Mr. John Lacy, of London ; sold by him in 1596 to Sir Oswald Mosley, for £3,500, and by a descendant of the latter, the other day, to the Manchester Corporation, for £200,000. A meeting was summoned on Tuesday, at Manchester, to petition against the corn-laws being allowed to come again into even partial. operation. The Mayor presided. The chartists proposed and carried an amendment against all mercantile monopoly whatever. A splendid service of plate, valued at £5OO, was pre sented at the Cheshire Quarter Sessions, at Knutsford, on Monday, to Trafford Trafford, Esq., chairman, who has officiated in that capacity for twenty-seven years, and has been a magistrate of the county for upwards of half a century. A SIGN OF THE TIMES.—We may state as a sign of the present depressed times, that on Wednesday, a deputation from the hands employed in a portion of the works of Messrs. Horrockses, Miller and Co., at Preston, waited upon the manager to request, as a favour, that they might be permitted to work on Whitmonday—a day which in that town, from time immemorial we may almost say, has been dedicated wholly to festivity. The request, however, could not conveniently be complied with. A MOST EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF INCENDIARISM formed the subject for examination before the magistrates of the Borough Court, Manchester, on Thursday. A girl about fifteen years of age, named Maria Atkinson, was charged with setting fire to the house of her master, on Wednesday last, no less than six different times ! Mr. John Bragg is a rope and packing-sheet manufacturer, and also keeps the Crooked Billet, in Back Princess-street, close by the soup kitchen. She declined to make any statement, and was committed to the assizes for trial. WARRINGTON MUNICIPAL ELECTION.—The newly created burgesses are now actively engaged in preparing for the contest for town councillors in the different wards. Great political excitement prevails. The friends for the incorporation of the borough have held several meetings and are canvassing the burgesses in favour of the Liberal candidates they have put in nomination for each ward ; and the opponents of the incorporation of the borough (as they are called) are holding meetings in the different wards, and putting in nomination gentlemen of proved " Conservative principles." Each party entertains san guine hopes of success. W. Beamont. Esq. is the return ing officer for the borough, and he has appointed the Ist June next for the election. TRAVELLING POST -OFFICE.—There is now on the Lan caster and Preston Railway a travelling post-office, the beauty and workmanship of which are really charming. It is of commodious size, claret coloured, and most ele gantly embellished with the royal arms, in full blazonry, the royal cypher, richly gilt, the stars of the different or ders of knighthood, and altogether presenting an outward appearance of dazzling brilliancy. Within is a large apartment, entirely lined with mahogany, French polished, having at a convenient part innumerable little deposito ries for the reception of letters, all inscribed on gold la bels, with the names of the various post towns. Four lamps are suspended from the ceiling, whilst at the sides light is admitted by the spacious windows of plate glass, shielded by crimson silk blinds, such as are used in private carriages. THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE MANCHESTER Ex- CHANGE has been commenced, and the foundation stone ofthe i new erection was laid on Thursday morning. by James Consterdine, Esq. By this enlargement the first floor of the Exchange, which is now nearly double the size of the same room in 1840, and contains 5,500 square feet, will be increased to an area of 14,400 square feet. The new portion of the building is erecting from designs by Alex. Mills, Esq., architect, of Manchester, and the cost is esti mated at £70,000. Mr. Consterdine, in his address on laying the foundation stone, declared the intention of the committee to spare no expense to render every business facility in their power to the large commercial community assembling within the building; and said that arrange ments had already been entered into with the Electric Telegraph Company . for connecting the Exchange, by means of that invention, with London on the one hand, and with Edinburgh on the other ; and in fact with all the great towns of the kingdom. TRAGEDY EXTRAORDINARY.—At the Queen's Theatre, Manchester, on Monday, the sock and buskin were laid under peculiar contribution in the representation of King Richard 111. Mr. Wyndham took a benefit, which, we trust, proved really what it was hoped to be, and a quintet of comic actors, including Messrs. Sloan and Wyndham, undertook the novelty of strutting through the crook'd back tyrant, one act of the tragedy being apportioned to each actor. Of course so startling an announcement a% " five Richards being in the field" astonished " the gods," who, as the several tragedians appeared, scarcely knew whether to laugh or to cry. At length the climax of the tragic farce arrived, Mr. Sloan dashing upon the stage as King Dick. In the midst of a very grave soliloquy the of the and' gybed, and pis .hence were distur indecorous facial expression in the midst of a solemn tragedy was quickly followed by a loud guffaw, which Richard's philosophy could not scorn. Hastily stepping to the front of the stage, and with his well-trained tragic face he said,—" Ladies and gentlemen, pray don't think we are playing comically, for I assure you we are playing tragedy as earnestly as we can. You'll oblige us much if you won't laugh !" The people again hardly knew whe ther to laugh or cry; and in a few minutes afterwards the curtain fell amidst peals of laughter. THE PARISH OF MANCHESTER.—The result of the ne. gociations pending between chapter and churchwardens, on the subject of the ecclesiastical arrangements of the parish of Manchester, have transpired. The main ques tion was whether or not the dignitaries of the Collegiate Church should be resident in the parish. This . point has been so far conceded to the parishioners, that hereafter it will be imperative on all canons to hold, together with their stalls, one of the livings in the palish, within the gift of the chapter, so that each shall perform duty in a church, and reside in the parish. The chapter has also agreed, that it is desirable that any surplus from the pro oerty of the Chapter shall be exclusively de vo t e d to the spiritual wants of the town, and will use their influence to secure such application. They have also offered to devote one of its estates, the best situated for building purposes, and whose proceeds will soon be great, to secure the ulti mate exemption of other churches in the parish from dues to the mother church, and to endow the poorer livings in the gift of the chapter. Hereafter the Dean will receive an annual income of £2OOO, and the four canons £lOOO eac:t—the surplus to go far the relief of the spiritual ne cessities of the parish. The Dean will be required to re side, according to the several acts, in the parish at least 8 months in the year, and the canons 9 mnnthq • hnt contemporary says let arrange men t s oug h t to be made through the ecclesiastical commissioners to secure the ex penditure of the church property of Manchester in the parish, and that it is not certain that the longer residenceof the Dean and Canons within it can be enforced, the penalty being insufficient to exert obedience to the injunction. Objections are also made to giving £lOOO each to the canons, and also a living, the former being considered an ample provision for them. MEETING OF WARRINGTON POLICE COMMISSIONERS. —On Thursday last, the Police Commissioners of the township of Warrington held their monthly meeting in Esq., ;as called to the chair.— The clerk to the commis sioners then read the minutes of the last meeting, which were confirmed. He next read the report of the com mittee appointed out of the commissioners to confer with the Warrington Gas Company, as to the conditions to be agreed between them for transferring the powers vested ei r ;, e ,df i r v o e u d i , entered overse e rs o previous n the minutes. to the l A last in the g a s com p any t o t h e corporat i on. It was moved and seconded, an d carr i e d unan i mous l y, t h at the report be the e ce letter mont u, h -a ly s a next read by th e c l er k, an d w hi ch he stated he had re meeting, but there not being a sufficient number of com missioners present to form a quorum, g meetin was ad jourpcd, an d t h e cons i deration of the' subject g contained in the 'letter was d eferred. The overseers complained in rath'er strong terms of the want of proper and in creased accommodation at the overseers' office ; that since the offices had been rented from the coin niissioners, four years ago, there had been an in crease in the number of weekly paupers cases from 503 to upwards of 1000. That owing to this increase and the great influx of Irish poor into the town, the only en trance into the office was crowded to excess, which not only rendered it dangerous but impossible for the overseers and other rate-payers to attend there on ordinary busi ness, and if the commissioners would afford them increased accommodation, they would have no objection to pay an increased rental. Several commissioners were of opinion that the present offices were too small, and that at the present time, when typhus and scarlet fever were spread ing to such an alarming extent in the town, imme diate steps ought to be taken to arrest its progress. It was then moved and seconded and passed unani mously, that "the General Paupers' Committee" be, and they are hereby appointed to take immediate steps to remove the museum from the large room next to the Overseers' Office, and that such increased accommo dation be provided for the overseers as the neces sities of the case appear to require. —Mr. White then in quired whether any and what measures were being taken, to remove nuisances, and to compel owners of small cot tage property to whitewash and properly ventilate the same.—The Clerk replied, that no steps whatever had been taken by the Commissioners other than to appoint a Nuisance Committee, which were the Highway Board ; and that," if nuisances existed, on the same being repre sented to that coMmittee, attention would, he had no doubt, be paid to them.—Mr. White then expressed the desirableness of the Commissioners issuing a placard, call ing on the owners of cottage property to whitewash them and to remove all nuisances about their premises. The matter after considerable discussion was referred to the Nuisance Committee. Mr. Nicholson then said that he had a complaint to make against some parties; but as he was not aware. who were the committee that had given cause for the complaint, he did not wish it to be under stood, in any remarks that he might make, that he was personally alluding to any one present. He said he had to complain of the removal, within the last nine months, of a lamp 'from the corner of his premises, which lighted up two streets, and had been placed there for many years previously.—Mr. P. Rylands said he was chairman of the Lamp Committee, but had no knowledge of any orders having been given to remove the lamp in question.—Mr. Nicholson replied, and stated that, from what had fallen from Mr. Rylands, it appeared that the Lamp Committee were inefficient, and had a most inefficient chairman.— Mr.. Moss said he considered that the complaint made by CORRESPONDENCE DR. BOWRING AND THE QUARANTINE , TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. has afforded me no little amusement, that while the nrrchants of Liverpool are agitating the fever question, and using their best exertions to arrest the devastating progress of pestilence, the hon. member for Bolton should be making the best use of his parliamentary influence in endeavouring to counteract those efforts, so requisite for the preservation of the sanatory condition of the British empire, by seeking to abrogate the quarantine regulations. I will not for one moment deny the inconvenience which merchants must of necessity experience from delay in the transmission of their goods, but where is the law to he found unattended with inconvenience to some portion of the com munity? Will the Government submit to abandon church rates, because dissenters object to pay them? Will the state refuse support to the army and navy, for the protection of our commerce and our country, because Quakers object to the principle of war? If not, then I ask, upon what principle shall it be urged that Government should abrogate laws for the preservation of our health, because a few, and a few only, of our merchants and cotton-spinners object to the trifling delay arising from the detention of their goods on board the lazaret toes ? I have said trifling delay; because it is only on sus pected articles, such as cotton, wool, sponges, and others capa ble of harbouring contagion, and where vessels do not bring clean bills of health, that any detention whatever occurs. 1 L- I a apprenenn the Government would do well to consider so serious a question, before th 'y consent to withdraw their pre sent restrictions; for what would be the consequence if vessels arriving from ports infected with a contagious disorder were allowed to enter our (locks, land their produce, and thus carry contagion to Manchester? What, I repeat, would be the con sequence if even one bale of cotton or wool, out of many thou sands, (which, from the closeness of the ships' holds, could receive no advantage from ventilation,) were to convey the plague or any other disorder into the thickly-populated dis tricts of Manchester, Leeds, or even Liverpool ? It is well known that the chances of life are greatly in favour of the sol dier in the most sanguinary engagement, compared with those who live in an unhealthy town. I hesitate not to say, that the excitement of the populace would be such, that even the hon. member himself would be as anxious to retrace his steps, as he is unremitting in his exertions to repeal the existing laws ; and should he live long enough to realise his expectations, I venture to predict he will live to feel the taunts of thousands, and the reproach of those feelings which now influence hint in seeking to deprive his fellow-countrymen of the only protec tion a judicious Government have afforded them against the invasion of foreign sickness. It has been asserted that the p'ague has never been known to penetrate healthy countries through the medium of ships' cargoes. I mention the plague, as it seems it has never oc zurred to the hon. member that any other infections disorder might be imported, though I believe if tint' gin!, than usua - wo should prevail in this or • 5 Lyn ", LUC, ne found those who would,and perhaps not withou cause, attribute it to the suspension of the quarantine regula tions. I am supported in my belief that the inhabitants of Liver pool will resist the motion of Dr. Bowring, s'iould he ever carry the question so far, by the circumstance of the ship Brutus, which occurred but a few years ago, when that ship was obliged to return, after having been for several days at sea. owo w , umnera oreaning out on board. The people of Liver pool were so horrified at the idea of the emigrants landing on the cuays, although the same disorder was raging in the town at the time, that the authorities refused to admit them, and compelled the ship to proceed to the quarantine station, where they disembarked the sick on board the lazarettoes. Permit me to ask the lion. gekleman if lie entertains any doubt as to the existence of contagion and infection in any case? or if any change in the nature of the plague has been observed, that will warrant him in asserting that no fear is to be apprehended from their existence? If so, then I would ask him to explain whence arose the plague which swept the streets and desolated the city of London in the reign of Charles the Second—Marseilles in 1820 (in reference to which, the Presi dent of the Chamber of Commerce a few weeks since uttered these startling and significant words, "We do not forget the cruel plague of 1820")—and M a l ta a b out the same period, or a little after, where the disorder was traced to a shoemaker's stall, conveyed there in some pieces of leather. A melancholy instance of contagion occurred, not many years ago, to the relative of a gentleman with whom I am ac quainted, who, on his passage through the Dardanelles, called at a shop in Constantinople, with his wife and a boy from the ship, to purchase a few articles. The lady and gentleman were a short time after seized with the plague, then the boy and mintrs crew, who all died in consequence. are many such instances ; and, in the face of these facts, can any reasonable mind believe there is no fear to be apprehended from contagion ? In consequence of the present unhealthy state of Liverpool, the Consuls stationed here dare not withhold communicating the fact to their different Governments, who will beyond a doubt apply the good old maxim, that "prevention is better than cure," and compel our vessels to hog t the yellow flag on entering their ports, and give them sixty days' quarantine. I am moreover informed, that captains of Sicilian vessels are fearful of having three months of it on their arrival out. I shall not trouble you any further for the present, but am of opinion that the journals of the day are not fulfil ing their duty to themselves and to the public in general, by suppress ing any communication they may receive calculated to arouse the inhabitants of our large commercial towns to a sense of the danger which must inevitably follow, should the Govern ment of this country yield to the motion of the hon. member for Bolton, and abandon the quarantine restrictions on vessels arriving from contagious countries. - I am, sir, respectfully, Wiir obedient servant, Liverpool, May 2181,1817. J. CAVE SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Without incurring the charge of being a friend to joint stock speculations of any d escr i pt i on, yet ' I hope I may be per mitted to express my antagonism to the monstrous outlay and the consequent charge on the inhabitants which the " Riving ton" water scheme will necessarily impose, n o t on ly on t h e present generation, but i n perpetuity. To save this enormous expense were worth a trial of some maznitude ; but to save the expense and realise a purer article than any that can be ob tained from a reservoir eaposed above ground, when the trial can be made for, comparatively, an old song, surely this is such an appeal to the public spirit, and the patriotism .of every man in our local community, as cannot be resisted without an im peachment of the understanding that idiotcy itself would not brook. A cost of a million, Mr. Editor, for that which the earth is yearning to yield to the tapster who shall sue for it by a simple application to her over-gorged bowels, is enough to stagger all belief in th e assert i on of that crippled state of our finances, both public and private, which is now smiting every heart with fear. Let any one, however unscientific, take a suburban walk of four semicircular miles, north, east, and south, from the Town-hall, see the struggle of the precious fluid for egress through the fissures of rock even, and then say if the expensive proposition of the Rivington Pike scheme can be justified before a trial has been made to realise it at a less cost. Now what I would propose through your columns, Mr. Editor, is a trial of the "Artesian Well," which is very likely to succeed in Manchester, where it is now being made. Three hundred yards may be bored for an expense of -t - 1,200, or ..t , t per yard ; but suppose an extra hundred yards were required to accomplish the desiderated blessing of adequate supply for every purpose, should a paltry sum of .t1,(00 deter from the attempt? Well, if we are agreed thus far, could there be, ought there to he, any difficulty in raising such an insignificant fund by subscription even, among our townsmen for so noble a pur pose. Why, the Corporation itself ought to do it; but if this were too large a demand on its liberality, surely it would not scruple to give a thousand, when the residue would be got from the public in a month. But if both should fail, a public com pany. might be formed, create 2,000 shares at 20s. per share, call itself the "Artesian Well Company," limit itself to that process exclusively, and to an onside profit of 20 per cent. on a cost of £2,000, or not exceeding, say £5,000, should extra boring be necessary, to he stimulated by probabilities of suc cess as they proceeded with the perforation. Mr. Kyle, celebrated i n P ope ' s i mmortal verse as the " Man of Ross." conferred, at his own expense. the blessing of a sup ply of pure water on his lovely little village on the banks of the Wye, receiving in return the blessings of his fellow parishioners; and shall the wealthy town of Liverpool want its" Men of Ross" to do likewise? Why, Sir, a solitary shilling from each house holder would meet the exigency tiir the trial ; and where is the individual, even though his own pump renders him inde pendent of the necessity, who would begrudge five to supply both poor and rich with a first requisite of existence, the town with a first essential of health, and all with the first necessary of enjoyment and comfort, cleanliness, which is very appositely said to be " next to godliness." I throw out the hint, Mr7hditor, as worthy of all attention from any and all who have heavy purges, abundant time, and patriotism and love of kind,sufficient to attempt the realisation 01 that self complaisant and exquisitely fine feeling of inward de light which could not fail to attend the accomplishment of so great a boon, and at so trifling a cost too. But if we have no " Men of Ross" among us why then let it be taken up as above suggested, either by public subscription, or, if that fail, by a small public company. It were better to be indebted to the se'fish principle of private gain than miss so great a good; but better slid to owe that goo d t o th e amor patrice of some good amaritan, who would earn for himself a marble inonument of fame that would carry down his name and deed to the latest posterity. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obliged B.2Tvant.. Mr. Nicholson was a'rerY . Proper one; that there appeared sale of the coke. Mr. Smith, of the Windsor Iron a want of courtesy in' the committee removing the lamp Foundry (Liverpool), spoke in favour of the new company. without consulting Mr. -Nicholson;. and he thought it A third company would cause a real not a sham competi ought to be restored to its fOrmer situation.—A rather tion, and the public would be better served.—The chair recriminatory discussion followed between Messrs. Nichol. man, in addressing the learned counsel, desired to know son and Rylands, which was interrupted by the chairman if a compromise could not be come to; that is, whether desiring the committee to inquire by whose direction the the old companies could not make such a reduction in the lamp h a d been removed, and recommendi ng th a t it b e p r i ce of gas—a liberal and sub s t ant i al reduction— fixed as before. The meeting was then adjourned, and would justify the committee in preventin g the establish_ separated. ment of a third company, and entailing the necessity of breaking up the streets, laying down a third set of mains, and occasioning various other annoyances and incon veniences to which it was unnecessary to allude more par ticularly. Unless this was done, the committee was pre pared to go on with the case, and to decide upon Mr. Cox's plan, with which they had every reason to be satis fied, and to believe that perfectly responsible persons were ready to carry it out in the manner that gentleman had detailed. He (the chairman) had received a communica tion, purporting to be an offer on the part of the Dale street Company, but it did not satisfy the committee. The reduction must be liberal, otherwise the preamble of r p e r a o4e d a , d d if u ce ti d i e . re A m f a te i 1 1 i r n e g p c e a v t i i d a e g n ce t h i d s i a d d n v o i e t e the Gua r di an Company's Bill would be declared to be uspevseetratlhtaitmaels he gave the parties until twelve o'clock next day to make a proposition, and if it were not such as the interests of the public demanded, the case would be fully proceeded with. On Friday the committee again sat. All the counsel for the various parties were for the first time present. The rooms were crowded to excess by the parties inter ested.—Mr. Slade, for the Liverpool Gas Company, read his proposition, to the effect,—that their committee has maturely considered their proposal of yesterday, that the existing shareholders in the company should be allowed to take the whole of the new capital at 7 per cent., with the object of ascertaining whether they could prudently takes such a capital at a still lower rate of interest, and they had concluded that they could not—especially front the state of the money market, and the fact that the per centage named was not sufficient to pay the dividends on the present capital. They therefore urged their pro position of the day before on the further consideration of the committee then sitting. To meet the wishes of the cotr mittee with regard to a modified plan of raising capital, they proposed that to the new capital should be given a dividend of 71 per cent., and appropriating one-half of such capital, and selling one-half, or appropriating one-third, and selling two-thirds; and these modes they respectfully submitted to the committee ; that if the committee thought the new shareholders ought not to have a pro spective advantage, but that all the new capital should be sold by auction, they were prepared to accede to their wishes, influenced in no small degree by the belief that it would afford satisfaction to the Town Council, who rep resented a large body of consumers, and meet the object of the petition against the bill.—Mr. Austin (for the Corporation) said his clients would be satisfied with the last p 3rtion of the propositiln.—Mr. Sergeant Wranghani proposed (for the Guardian Company,)-Ist, That each company should have their bill, with power to raise £lOO,OOO each. at 71 per cent. 'idly, That the capital to be raised (of X2(0.000) be divided equally between the Dale-street. Company and the Guardian Gas Company. Maximum interest on new capital to be 71 percent. Maxi mum Arica, when the consumption arrives at 250 millions to be 45., when 300 millions the maximum price be 3s Bd. —Mr. Lace, chairman of the Corporation Company, said that this would entail a loss to the nnhlip ne 91 m.- - _ ~,..•.„•. s .. av s. p um.; vi cg per cent. —The room was cleared for about an hour, and when opened, Mr. Wm. Brown came out and assured the promoters of the Guardian Bill that naaAv tbo committee were completely against them, and that all he and Mr. Brotherton could do, with any likelihood of prac tical good, was to propose that the Guardian Company should have their expenses allowed. To this proposition the Guardian Company were of course obliged to submit, and accordingly withdrew their bill.—The chairman said the committee would pass the preamble of the Old Com pany's Bill, on the understanding that the whole of the new capital will be raised by auction ; that the £200,000 will 1 -- - oe sold by auction, with the precautions necessary to ,nsure the best possible price to the public; that the maximum price of the gas be fixed at 4s. fid., with a power of revision by the recorder.—The committee then pro ceeded with the clauses of the Dale-street Company's Bill. —The decision come to created the most extraordinary surprise amongst the audience, by whom it was most distinctly understood that the chairman's eug;estion of the previous day, as to adecided reduction in tha m price of gas would be fully a c t e d upon, especially as aximum the evidence in favour of the Guardian Company was on all hands admitted to be founded on sound and conclusive principles. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY On Tuesday the second meeting of the Liverpool Auxi liary to this Society was held at the Amphitheatre, Adam Hodgson, Esq., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN commenced the proceedings by rp- aws y pre.s. g his hearty approval of the society, which, he said, was a living, untainted witness of evangelical truth. In these times of trouble and rebuke it was essentially necessary that so valuable a society should be nobly sustained in Liverpool and throughout the country. He then alluded to the embarassments by which we are surrounded—to the monetary depression, and to the apprehended famine ; and said that now we were made acquainted with the im portant fact, that our trust ought not to be reposed in man—but on the Most High. It was a question of serious '-^flier we had used our prosperity in corn ---c.ctures for the propazatio m omen t—w Christian truth ? He recommended the society to the notice and consideration of the young men of the Church of England ; and in conclusion he passed a glowing eulo gium upon the memory of the late Dr. Tattershall, the sa -simplicity of mind hose character were The Rev. W. W. EWBANK read extracts from the un published report of the Parent Society, and mentioned, that Mr. Tuton had sent his annual thank-offering of £25 to the funds of the society. The Rev. Mr. LAWRENCE moved the first resolution, which alluded particularly to the great opening China now ----- ' The Rev. HENRY POWELL, church missionary from Ceylon, seconded it. The CIIAIRMAN said the next speaker would be the . M de `N d etiole. be e (L ea o s u t d cheers. ) him Rev. Hu g h M`N e il e. i D n t r Mr. EWBANK sa id th e next speaker would be the Rev. The CHAIRMA N 1 f 1 1hoped 1 for having ca ll e d M r. p ay u y t tat no reflection w as M • Neile, the R ev . H ugh M`Nelle. He had little rever ence for new-fangled name s • be before he cou ld sink thelion a o n u d relgnng, indeed, s h ou ld it a to them all, of his revere d and valueniseonldontghle7ewvn. Hugh MtisTeile, in canon, or doctor, or, as he was going to add, bishop. (Great cheers and laughter.) The Rev. Dr. WNEILE, or rising, was hailed with loud applause. He proposed the next resolution, which was one of thanks to God that the principles of the society were unchanged. One of the fundamental principles of the society was, confidence in divine truth as contained in the scripture. It contended that the fundamentals of Christianity were plain and true. Influential men in the state had no confidence in revealed truth. They hesi tated to say that bowing down to images was wrong. It was of all things necessary that a man should be sure of his message. The saving fact of Christ's atonement was to be preached ; and the more there was of confidence in these fundamental principles of Christianity the more there would be of missionary exertion. There would be more of the young men of the land reared up and sent out to preach the gospel. Missionaries were looked down upon. They were supposed to be a rhapsodical set of beings. But what was comparable to the work of Christian missiona ries ? It was the noblest, the most glorious to which man could he called, and compared with which everything else sank into insignificance. This society, he contended, was doing a great work for the Church of England. An at tempt had been made to make her a clergy-church —to se parate her from the sympathies of the people. (Applause.) A popular element must be infused into her ; and this so ciety Infused it and rallied thousands round the church. If the people became infected with the prevailing poison of doubtfulness about truth, how should we have a strong spring of missionary effect in the land ? Englishmen must know that if the Church of England be true, the Church of Rome must be false, and that Romanists were idolators. (Applause.) True Protestantism was not a mere nega t on. There was a time coming when hereditary notions about truth would not answer. All the seminaries in the universe could not make a Christian ; they might make doctors of divinity, but they could not make a single Christian. The Church Missionary Society was honest, and faithful, for it believed that the heathen world, and the Romish world, and the Mahommedan world, were in the hands of " the wicked one." He commended the Churchman's Penny Magazine to the notice of the pub lic, and said that that excellent publication had a circula tion of 110,000 a month. He said the attacks on the Church had not ceased, for a Dissenting publication had lately made a libellous attack upon her, and a reply had been sent by Mr. Seely, and insertion to it as a whole had been refused, The Rev. Dr. BYRTH seconded the resolution in brief but forcible terms. The last resolution was moved by the Rev. FIELDING OULD, and seconded by the Rev. Mr. DALLAS. It ex pressed regret that the meal subscriptions in Liverpool had fallen off.. PUBLIC NUISANCES TO TUR EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL; 8 -- nut tuni, ound foolish," appears to be the motto adopted by the Town Council of Liverpool ; they issue strict orders that no cigar smoking be allowed on the Pierheads, because one or two of their fair friends affect to dislike the smell of tobacco, and pronounce the custom a public nuisance, and if this is really a nuisance, pray Mr. Editor what term can wit use sufficiently expressive of the dust we experience in Lord street, and to-day in particular, five days out of six, and to check which there is no exertion whatever made by the council. —Yours very obediently, A LORD-STREET TRADESMAN THE GUARDIAN GAS BILL The Parliamentary committee appointed on these bills sat during the last week. Mr. Sergeant Wrangham, who appeared for the promoters, gave a history of the com panies from 1834, and their bringing down the price of the commodity from 15s. per 1000 cubic feet to 4s. 6d., to which it was reduced in 1845. A further supply was required, for which further capital had to be raised, and he contended that a new company alone could supply it to suit the means of the poor. The Guardian Company proposed to do this by means of a capital of 4330,000 at 71 per cent. dividend, and at 3s. Bd. per 1000 cubic feet. He said the clauses of the Act of the Dale-street Company were exceedingly objectionable. Witnesses were then called, on that and the following day, including Mr. Reay, secretary to the Guardian Society, Mr. Macdonald, secre tary to the Guardian Gas Company, Mr. Councillor Par ker, Mr. Cox, the Company's engineer, and others. On Thursday Mr. W. Herapath, the chemist and lecturer, was examined, and instanced places where better gas was produced than at Li verpoo l , b y M r. Cox ' s patent princi ple, ovhich was applicable to heating and cooking as well as lighting purposes. He considered gas at 3s. was suffi ciently low in price to admit of gas being universally used for all househ o ld and clnm..f;,, ••••- • ... great man --- .. ..oiesLic purposes. There was also was upwar d s a saving of 2!i per cent. ih using a material hitherto cisor . A,4`:uutr'" s . il;711.1n7l3 . 0 1 this thrown away. Mr. S. Glegg deposed to the saving to o wn i f ortune, not like some others b look n b t a li c e •k m w a i k t p o le f a h su is reu u p o n the fact that their lather has artisans by using gas in place of candles, and the superior who e are ashamed to own that once they were poor, a n d light. Mr. C ox h as proposed plans to light Liverpool of who have climbed so suddenly to the top of the la which he ( w it ness ) entirely approved. The works of the dder, that they know not how to balance themselves. Although proposed company were to be on that plan. It would be strongly attached to Wesleyanism, he entertains no bad desirable that one company should provide the whole of feeling towards the Church, believing that she has within the gas required for the town. Other witnesses talked of herself the elements of her own resuscitation • and, as a the advantages of Mr. Cox's plan in melting iron, &c., proof, his youngest son, Eli, is being educated ? for a min. and said the expense of the coal would be covered by the later of the Church of England." COURT AND - FASHION. The ordinary routine of Court life in town has been lit tle varied within the last few days. The Queen and the Prince have been taking their usual out-door exercise ; and on Thursday evening, the Queen, the Prince, and suite, honoured her Majasty's Theatre with their presence. Her Majesty and Prince Albert left Buckingham Palace for Claremont, on Friday, where they will remain until to-day. Yesterday, the anniversary of our Sovereign's birth-day, will be publicly kept on Thursday, when the Queen will hold a drawing room for its celebration. On Monday, the 31st, it is understood that the Court will remove to Windsor for the purpose of spending the Ascot race week there, during which a succession of visitors will be received by her Majesty at the castle. The Hon. H. T. Stanley has been gazetted Colonel, vice the Earl of Derby, of the second regiment of the . Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia. The Duke of Wellington and the Rev. Dr. Wellesley now only remain of the five sons of the late Earl of Mor nington. EARNING A FORTUNE. The Birmingham Advertiser gives the following skefc of the personal history of an eminent iron-master:— of well-known iron -works in the parish of Tipton, was formerly a working collier, and to use his own simple narrative, went to work, when only seven years of age, under Mr. Richmond Aston, with whom he continued some years. When he was 16 years of age his father was killed in a coal-pit. He was the eldest of 11 children, for whom and an aged mother he continued to toil. He succeeded, by care and industry, in bringing up this large family, and he supports his aged mother to this day. When I married,' said he, ' I gave my mother all the money I had, viz., 4s. 6d.' He mar ried when very young, and was exceedingly persevering, so much so, that he earned one shilling an hour ; but, unlike, many in similar circumstances, he never entered a public-house, but cared only for his family. Early in life he joined the Wesleyans, for whom he entertains the strongest affection, believing, as he does, that he attained to his present position through the aid, instruction, and comfort he derived from them. As a proof of the sin cerity of his affection, the munificent sum given by him at the centenary fund is already on record. At the present time he has given upwards of £2OO towards building schools for the Wesleyans : nor is his liberality confined to them, for he gave £5O towards the erection of St. Paul's Church at Tipton, with £7 for incidental expenses ; and he states that he has found that the more money he has given away in the holy cause of charity, the snore his wealth has increased. He reared in his own house 21 fatherless children, all poor relations. Here was a mind not refined by education, yet always sensible of the sufferings of the poor, and always ready to alleviate dis tress. You see that man on the bank,' he said to Veri tas, pointing from his drawing-room window—' he was a poor basket-maker, living with his fanily in a cellar. I discovered, on inquiry, that his conduct was good—l took him into my service, and found him useful.' Mr. M— went through all the gradations,—first, the collier-boy; secondly, the batty; thirdly, the royalty man. ; and, fourthly, the sole proprietor of -- iron -works, and is now universally acknowledged to be the largest freeholder in the parish of Tipton. Notwithstanding the pressure of a large family, he earned enough by the labour of his hands to purchase a piece of land of Mr. Isaac Aston, of Tipton, on which he erected six houses. These were his first fruits. He next bought, on Tipton-green, a piece of freehold land, which he presented to the Wesleyans, and on which their school now stands. At this time he began to prosper in the world. He took royalty under the Rev. W. B. Collis, then under Mr. Elliott, and then under Sir H. St. Paul. He finally bought, at the request and solicitation of his late employers, Messrs. Hateley and Jesson, Tipton Colliery, for which he paid down £7OOO, and the rest by instalments. This large purchase, the amount of which from prudential motives we refrain to mention, excited • the attention of his neighbours, who said that he would never be able to pay for it, and that he must have taken leave of•his senses. .What could be be thinking of? Did he want to injure his children, 4rul lose his previous hard earnings? Time rolled on. and in a rew years he completed his purchase. Having id for it, he gave an ente r t a i nmen t to 2 ,000, including the wives and children of his guests ; the next day 400 of his la bouring men ate up the fragments, so that nothing was lost. There were 400 charity children, too, who partook of his bounty. He feeds the hungry and clothes the naked, even to this day; his weekly contributions are large indeed to the necessitous. He got money so fast that he bought the estate adjoining his own, then an estate of Mr. Fletcher, th en B urnt T ree estate, and Richard Fryer's estate and Dudley Port, then a. --- Banv— W xes Brothers, at ednesburv, as also other p ro p er t y; in addition he has 70 h ouses , a ll his own freehold; and at this time he employs between 400 and 500 pair- of TI • .• • . - _ nanas. His property at this time is upwards of £200,000, besides the increased value given to it by three lines of railway that will go through his estates. Some years ago he was met by an old acquaintance, named George Bailey, who accosted him in these words, ' Well, Tom, there is a blessing reserved in heaven for you, for the good that you have done here upon earth in relieving all who are in a state of destitution, and particularly the fatherless child ren and widows !' He never has Lad any money left or given to him ; his whole life seems as though the sun never ceased to shine upon him. He took the property of Coseley-moor Colliery, under Sir Horace St. Paul; it was the only one that turned out badly, and was inspected by Sir Horace's confidential aget.t, Mr. Bradley, who rep resented it to Sir Horace. He atterwards made an ap pointment to meet Sir Horace at. the Hotel, Dudley, f or . • • the purpose of obtaining a decrease of royalty. 'it so happened that Sir Horace was about to dine with Lord Dudley, but on hearing of the arrival of Mr. M—, he said, Mr. Bradley, take off 3d. per ton from Mr. M—'9 royalty.' Are you aware,' rejoined Alr. BradleY , ' 110 W large a difference this will make ?' Sir __orare replied, ' Never mind, M— is a worthy man—let him have the benefit.' The advant age h e d er i ve d from this reduction