The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-27 00:00:00

TUESDAY, JUNE 27, ISSI. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. MR. STEPHENS, of the Chester and Holyhead Railway 'Company, has been appointed to the secretaryship of the Liverpool and Southport Railway Company. THE Snip PROGRESS has been chartered by Captain Bevis, the admiralty agent at this port, for the conveyance of hay and oats to Varna, for the use of the horses belong ing to the British cavalry. TREAT TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.—The children of the Rainhill Ragged School were treated to a trip to Liverpool on Monday, and crossed the Mersey to the Cheshire side, where they enjoyed a substantial repast. IMMENSE STEAMERS FOR AUSTRALIA..—ModeIs of four immense screw steamers have been constructed for a mercantile firm in this town. The vessels will be up wards of four thousand tons register, and will form a passenger line between here and Australia. These are exclusive of the six steamers to be built for Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and CO. THE EURoPA TRANSPORT,—The Danube, screw steamer, arrived at Liverpool on Wednesday fi om Trieste, had on board 13 of the surviving crew of the transport Europa, burnt at sea on the 31st ult., and whom she took on board at Gibraltar. The Danube spoke H. M. S. Tri bune on the 13th, lat. 36 N, lon. 3 E. CHANGE RINGING.—On Tuesday, the anniversary of Her Majesty's accession, a peal of Kent treble-bob-major, consisting of 5120 changes, was rung on the bells of St. Luke's Church by the united society of St. Luke's nd St. Peter's. SHIP-BUILDING AT THE SOUTH END.—The whole of the land at the front of the river at the Potteries, where Persons now bathe, has been taken for ship-building pur poses. When this site is completed, there will be a con tinuation of the finest ship-building yards in the kingdom in Sefton-street. This branch of commercial business, which has suffered materially for some years in Liverpool, is now likely to revive amongst us. One concern alone, in this town, could have had orders to build 20 ships during last year if land could have been obtained at a rea -sonable tenure and price. A large yard is also in course tf construction at Garston, for the Messrs. Getty, who find there is not land enough for them in Sefton-street. ORMSKIRK BOARD or HEALTH.—The fortnightly meet. ing of this board was held in the boardroom, Church- . street, on Wednesday, the Rev. J. A. Kershaw (in the Chair), and Messrs. Leak, Tisley, Marsden, Sharples, Bromley, Goss, and the Rev. Joseph Bush present. The board proceeded to examine the applications of candidates for the situation of surveyor, &c., in the room of Mr. *Manus, resigned. Some communications were read from Mr. Daglish, of St. Helen's, relative to supplying the hoard with another engine and pumps for the waterworks. ORIGIN OF REFLECTING LIGICTROUSES.—In the last century, at a meeting of a society of mathematicians, at Liverpool, one of the members proposed to lay a wager that he would read a paragraph of a newspaper at ten Yards distance, with the light of a farthing candle. The !rager was laid, and the proposer, having covered the inside of a wooden dish with pieces of looking-glass, fastened in with glaziers' putty, placed his reflector behind the candle, and won his wager. One of the company marked this experiment with a philosophic eye. This was Captain Hutchinson, the dock-master, with whom origi nated the reflecting lighthouse, erected at Liverpool in 1 763. THE QUEEN'S ACCESSION. — Tuesday, the anniversary Of Her Majesty Queen Victoria's accession to the throne, Was observed with the usual demonstrations of loyalty, and the royal standard was displayed on the steeples of the churches of St. Martin's-in-the Fields; St. Margaret's, Westminster; St. Mary Abbots, Kensington; St. Luke's, and the Royal Hospital, Chelsea; while, at one o'clock, a 'grand felt de joie was fired from the mortars in St. James's Dark ; and, simultaneously, the guns of the Tower, the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, Tilbury Fort, Sheerness, and other places were fired. The various steamers and vessels on the river exhibited the colours of all nations except those of Russia. In this town the royal standard flaunted from the summit of the Town-hall, while the Custom. house, arid many of the churches and public buildings, to- Rether with the shipping in the port, were surmounted With flags and banners. DEATH OF Ma. BISCHOFF. — George William Bischoff, ,sq., the distributor of stamps for this district, died at !ais residence, South-hill, Toxteth-park, on Monday morn ing, last week. Mr. Bischoff was in the sixty-fourth year 01 his age, and had been about five years resident in Liver -0001, having been promoted from Leeds, where he had held !Similar situation. He was carried off by an attack of in 4ammation of the chest, supervening influenza, and his death Was quite unexpected, as he was sufficiently well to attend to his duties as usual on Monday week. On Tuesday the gag was lowered half-mast on the southern wing of the custom-house, in respect to the memory of the deceased. tit.. Bischoff was a man of high character, gentlemanly tearing, business talents and experience ; and duri ng the 'err years that he occupied his official situation in Liver- Pool, he gained the respect of all with whom he came in contact. MAGNIFICENT TELESCOPE.—Dr. Fisher, of Great ueorge-street, is now the possessor of one of the most Powerful and splendid achromatic telescopes belonging to r,,I t Y private observatory in the world. The artist is r• T. Cooke, the eminent optician of York, whose re acting instruments have recently been so highly praised °J , various members of the Astronomical Society, and who has so strongly recommended to Dr. Fisher's approval by s everal of the most distinguished practical astronomers, e specially by the Rev. W. R. Dawes, Lassell, Hartnup, Abraham and other excellent judges. The object-glass is 6 1 - inches clear aperture, and 8f feet focal length. The I baterial of which it is composed was expressly manufac tured on the continent, and turned out to be perfectly Duro and homogeneous. The spherical and chromatic a berration of this superb double object-glass has been mos t successfully balanced, and brought to a state of p er f ec ti on t hat could scarcely have been anticip a t e d. Th e d e fi n iti on \„ .. eTquisitely beautiful, being remarkably s h ar p an d ;Nitwit, and is allowed by Cooke himself to be the finest quality that he ever made. The magnifying and illurni 94ting power of this noble instrument, and its capability ~ Aenetrating into the distant regions of space, are really 'llrprising. It is furnished with a long range of first-rate We -pieces, admirably adapted to every object in the eavens, from the sun, moon, and planets, nebula; and e,inets, up to the most severe test objects connected with he Saturnian system and minute double stars. The body el the telescope is a massive tube of solid brass, highly 00 , 1 ished. Its firmness, elegance, and beauty of workman ship, are beyond all praise. For this costly instrument an o bservatory is being erected, in connexion with the doctor's educational establishment, which will be finished Illthe course of two or three weeks. Since the above t elescope was completed, a London banker has given Mr. yoke an order for another powerful refractor, price five hundred guineas. SELECT VESTRY.—The Rev. Rector Campbell presided at the meeting of the Vestry on T u e s d a y, w hen the number o inmates in the Workhouse, on the 14th inst., was re llorted to be 2,259. The total number of sick cases was t : 2 , including 70 fever and 77 itch cases. The admission the Vagrant Sheds during the past week had been 853. e proceedings of several committees were confirmed 'vithent comment. The following tenders for the supply ( if th e Workhouse, &c., for three months were accepted : L awrence : William Titherington. Coals : R. J. and Kaye. For flour, wheat, peas, and oatmeal, L'atter and cheese, and timber, there was but one tender It appeared that, by a standing order 'of the board, r 0 these tenders were opened the Vestry would be obliged accept them. The opening was therefore deferred till 1 1 ,e next meeting, Mr. Hart, the Vestry-clerk, to write for e ‘ 'aer tenders in the mean time. A letter was read from I r - r• George Grist, the secretary to the Liverpool Licensed tktuallers' Association, stating that that body were about o hold a bazaar on the occasion of their opening the new em. The Ven. Archdeacon Brooks and the Rev. t i or Campbell had assisted at the laying of the founda- Il k stone, and the committee thought that they could 1: 40 w no greater mark of respect to those gentlemen than 43',reques was to comply with Mr. Grist's request. A letter was read from Mr. Banner resigning his seat at geboard,which,after an unusually short sitting,adjourned. MEETING OP THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. — PubIic an- Nacement has already been made that the British Asso- Zation for the Advancement of Science will hold its next ~eeting, its twenty-fourth, in Liverpool, and that , for this ` . rPose, St. George's Hall, with all its elegant and ttacious accommodations, will be placed at the service of Le Association. The local committee and its officers We been indefatigable in their exertions to have the angements completed in such a manner as shall afford OrY accommodation to the large concourse of scientific ;,,ebrities who will attend on the occasion. The arrange ents for the meeting are as follows :—The general com tZttee are to meet on Wednesday, the 20th September, at sp a P.m., for the election of sectional officers, and the de reth of business usually brought before that body. The 1100 of the council, embodying the procee din gs o f t h e Year, will also be presented. The first general meet- Willt be held on Wednesday, the 20 th, at eight p.m. , ken an address will be delivered by the president, and concluding meeting on Wednesday the 27th, at three 0 4,: when the association will be adjourned to its next ice l of meeting. At the evening meeting to be held at plat p.m., discourses are to be delivered on certain branches ti o acience and opportunity afforded for general conversa -0 amongst the members. The committees of sections IV to meet daily, from Thursday, the 21st September, to ednesday, the 27th, inclusive, at ten a.m. ; the sections f‘,l o meet daily from Thursday, the 21st September, to Veaday, the 26th, inclusive, at eleven a.m. Reports on e progress of science, and of researches intrusted to in duals and committees, and other communications in bledki for presentation to the sections, are to be forwarded L. the assistant general secretary, at Liverpool, previously s c ,‘' tile meeting, accompanied by a statement as to whether bi 'pot the author will be present, and on what day. This 0 0 insure a satisfactory arrangement of the business of `l ; sections. Reports complete , and careful abstracts flier er communications, are to be delivered to the secretaries the sections before which they are read previously to oclose of the meeting, for publication in the transactions ; das the reports on science may be interesting to more t t gons than the one which originally called for them, it tie means that the authors should be prepared to furnish naeans of reading them in any other section at the re- Ceat o f the president and secretaries of that section. The Wowing are sections to which communications may be t4 e sented :—Section A, mathematics and p h y sics ; B, e taistry and mineralogy, including their app lications to ti f eulture and the arts ; C, geology ; I), zoology, botany, d eluding physiology ; E, geography and ethnology ; F, tistics ;G, mechanical science. Invitations have been ded to all the corresponding members, and from the 1, 1 ' 4 „ Piers already received there is every probability of a t hs ,'o attendance, which will include some of the most lent literary and scientific men in the country. f q „ ongst others already named, are Sir F. Lyon , S ir R. k' l :chison, Dr. Lyon Playfair, Professor Owen, Professor q' t r ,bes, &c. A few years ago, one of the largest meetings kt,,ge associations was held at Newcastle, there being sit 2,500 persons present. The forthcoming meeting l'.,y - Lijverpool will, it is expected, from the interest created Bly t he opening of St. George's Hall, and other dream t)t "ees, be considerably larger, and the affair altogether 11 1 , 11 much more brilliant character. The committee are t 3 t,anxious to elicit information from every person, how et humble, who may have any new fact or suggestion to koraunicate'relating to art or science. Such persons, te,!tlier they present their ideas in a written form or tt.a t aunicate them orally, will receive every assistance t 1 44 the local secretaries, and onion connected with 43ociation, CAPTAIN GREIG, the head constable, is at present on leave of absence in Scotland. THE NEXT Miron.—lt is stated. that,. at the annual excursion of the dock committee, on. Wednesday, Mr. C. Turner was distinctly mentioned as the successor to the present worthy Mayor. FLOWER Snow.—The second exhibition of the Liver pool Floral and Horticultural Society, for the present season, is announced to take place on Thursday next, at the Botanic Gardens, Edge-lane. DRUNKENNESS.—On Monday, Anne Worrall, who has rarely been sober for some months past, fell into a cellar in Redcross-street, and was killed.----On Tuesday morning a woman was found helplessly drunk in Paddington. She was taken to bridewell, where she died. WILLIAM THORNELY, Esq., nephew of Mr. Thornely, M.P. for Wolverhampton, has been appointed distributor of stamps at Liverpool, in the room of Mr. Bischoff, deceased. The net emolument of the office is about £l,OOO a year. We believe that the salary will be about £6OO a year. STEAM TO DIIBLIN.—The City of Dublin Company's boats have commenced their summer arrangements, under which one of their first class boats will be despatched from hence to Kingstown Harbour every evening at 7 p.m. precisely, from the Prince's-pier Landing Stage. APPREHENSION OF A MIIRDERER.—On Wednesday, a man named John Lalor was apprehended in this town by Constable Barlow, of the Irish Constabulary, charged with being one of the principals in the murder of Thomas and Elizabeth Ball, an aged couple, who were murdered some time since near Newtounbarry, County Wexford, Ireland. THE "GREAT MANCHESTER ducal will case" has been re-opened before the Vice-Chancellor, by a motion for a new trial, on the two grounds that the verdict was against the evidence, and that Baron Parke, who had tried the case, had misdirected the jury. The hearing was adjourned to the 27th instant. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. — The following honours have been gained by former pupils at the Collegiate Insti tution : at Trinity College, Cambridge, Mr. Webster has obtained a Greek Testament prize, and Mr. Rigby is placed in the first class ; and Mr. Bishop, to whom the M`Neile University Exhibition was awarded last year, has obtained the second place at Christ's College, Cambridge, with a vacation exhibition. ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.—On Thursday, Margaret Evans, a woman of bad character, was charged at the Police-court, with having robbed John Walter of the sum of £66, on the preceding night. The prosecutor, a dealer in potatoes from Bidston, had arrived in Liverpool on Tuesday, and on Wednesday night, while walking about, he met the prisoner, who induced him to accompany her into an entry in Thomas'-street where she plundered him. She was committed for trial. MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT.—On Tuesday evening a musical soiree took place at Rainhill, for the benefit of the National Schools. The principal artistes were Madame D'Anterny, Mr. Joseph Robinson, and Mr. Armstrong. Mr. Hirst presided at the piano -forte. We understand that the soiree realised a handsome sum in aidof the schools. Tits STEAMER BALTIC.—This fine vessel, one of the Collins line of mail packets, has just been undergoing a thorough overhaul and repair at New York (the first since she was built), and arrived here on Wednesday, when the passengers drew up and signed a series of reso lutioss complimentary to Captain Comstock, the ship, the proprietors of the line, and all connected with the vessel. The testimonial was presented by John Bloodgood, Esq., of Mobile, who had been elected to represent the passengers. ROYAL GIFT TO A LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN.—On Wednes day, a simple but interesting ceremony took place at the Sailors' Home, viz., the presentation, by Mr. James Aikin, chairman of the Local Marine Board, and on behalf of the King of Holland, of a gold snuff-box to Captain Bruce, of this port. The snuff-box, which was elegantly chased, bore the followino , inscription :—" From His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, to Captain Bruce, late in com mand of the ship Hibbert, for rescuing the crew of the Dutch ship Laura and Adele, burnt at sea, 11th Oct., 1852." ADULTERATING BEER.—Emanuel Ellis, a brewer in Dryden-street, was charged before the Police-court, on Friday, with two infractions of the excise laws, relative to the manufacture of beer. The first was for having in his possession a pound of quassia; the second, for having mixed a quarter of a pound of quassia, in fifty gallons of worts, in the process of brewing. The offences were alleged to have been committed on the 23rd of May last. After a protracted investigation, the defendant was convicted of the first charge and' fined in the mitigated penalty of £5O. CHARGE OF FRAUD AGAINST A LIVERPOOL BANKRUPT. —On Thursday, an Italian named Joseph Peverelle, who had been in business in Paradise-street, in this town, as a general hardware dealer and cutler, was brought before Mr. Mansfield, on a charge of being privy to alterations made in certain papers and books, affecting his position while a bankrupt. From the examination of Louis Peverelle, of Birmingham, who was uncle to the prisoner, it appeared that subsequent to the bankruptcy of the latter, on whose estate he was a creditor, for the sum of £BB 3s. 10td, he had been induced by his nephew, the prisoner, to claim for a much larger amount, in order, as the prisoner said, that the dividend might make up the sum actually due. The prisoner was committed for trial on the charge ; and also another charging him with perjury, by having given false testimony relative to his affairs while under ex amination on oath before the Bankruptcy Court. THE NEW POLICE BILL.—On Wednesday, a deputation waited upon Lord Palmerston, the home secretary, for the purpose of stating to his lordship the strong objections entertained throughout the country to the County Con stabulary Bill now before parliament. The deputation consisted of the following gentlemen :—From Liverpool : the Mayor, Mr. Alderman Bold, Mr. Councillor Gregson, Mr. Councillor Brancker, the Town-clerk ; from Man chester : the Mayor, Mr. Alderman Neild, Mr. Alderman Bancroft, the Town-clerk ; from Salford : the Mayor and Town-clerk; from Birmingham: the Mayor, Mr. Alder man Palmer, the Town-clerk ; from Nottingham : the Mayor and Town-clerk; from Blackburn the Mayor; from Devonport : the Town-clerk ; and from Oldham : Mr. Alderman Little. The following members of the House of Commons were also present at the interview :—Messrs. W. Brown, Greenall, Drotherton, E. C. Egerton, Cobbett, Ashford Wyse, Frank Crossley, James Kershaw, Thomas Crook, Horsfall, Milner Gibson, Sir George Strickland, the Hon. H. T. Liddell, Bright, Hadfield, and Cobden. The Mayor of Manchester shortly addressed the Home Secre tary, and was followed by Mr. Heron; town-clerk of Man chester, who stated at length the several objections to the measure entertained by the corporations whose represen tatives were present. Mr. Alderman Neild, chairman of the Manchester watch committee, the Mayor of Liverpool, and the Lord Mayor of York having spoken on the sub , ject, Lord Palmersto'n said that whilst he was not prepared to admit that the effects of the bill would be as had been represented by the deputation, and although he might think that the provisions of the bill would be found bene ficial, he was not prepared to attempt to force any measure against such strong and unanimous representations as those which had been now brought forward, and otherwise urged by the different municipalities throughout the country. His lordship eventually stated that the present bill would be withdrawn from the consideration of parliament. Door COMMITTEE.—Mr. Charles Turner presided at the meeting on Thursday, and there were present also— Messrs. Shand, Palmer, Robinson, Brocklebank, Evans, Gladstone, Healing, Barber, Lockett, Bigham, Holden, Langsdale, Boyden, Rounthwaite, Rankin, and Smith.— Mr. Bigham, bringing forward the subject of the Stanley Dock warehouses, understood that they were nearly com pleted, and that the bulk of them could be applied to ware housing purposes within ten days. He suggested that, as the hydraulic machinery would not be ready for some three months, and as, owing to the value of warehouse property, the income for that period was a matter of serious consequence, a temporary hoisting apparatus should be put up. The Chairman said that, according to the sur veyor's report, three-fourths of the warehouses could be opened in about a month or five weeks. Mr. Bigham said there seemed to be something wrong about the_pillars sent to the warehouses by the firm whose contract had not been signed (Messrs. M`Gregor). A large number which had been sent in were found not to be cast of sufficiently good iron. A letter was read from Mr. North to Mr. M`Gregor, calling attention to this circumstance, and stating that, if the matter were not rectified, the com mittee would be compelled to obtain other pillars at the contractor's risk and expense. Mr. M`Gregor's reply was that he had sent down two beams to the dock-yard to be proved, but that as yet no report had been furnished to him as to the result of the experiment. After some ex planations from the chairman, the matter was referred to the surveyors, with instructions to see that the work was efficientyl performed. The Chairman announced that the plans of the Stanley Dock warehouses were not quite ready, but that they would be laid before the committee next week.—The sub-committee produced a list of the staff of officers and clerks whom they deemed requisite to the new establishment. They proposed that there should be one superintendent, to act as chief clerk, at £250 per annum; one superintendent's clerk at £160; one warehouse-keeper, £150; a warehouse-keeper's clerk, £80; one wharfinger, £l3O ; three landing clerks, £BO each ; one foreman cooper, to act as storekeeper, at the current wages ; four foremen of the hold at 21s. ; delivery foreman, 245.; two assistant foremen, 21s. ; eight markers, samplers, and foremen, 21s. ; one messenger, 21s. ; and two gatekeepers. In the general office, one ledger clerk would be required at £l2O ; one examiner, £l2O ; one deposit ledger clerk and receiver of small charges, £l2O ; one manifest clerk and examiner for the management of Custom-house business, £l2 0 ; and eight apprentices at the usual rate of from £3O to £4O a year.—Mr. Robinson explained that it was not intended to select the candidates at once, but as they were found to be required. It was the feeling of, the committee, however, that those of the candidates who were already in the Albert establishment should have the preference. The gross amount of the salaries recommended exclusive of weekly wages, Mr. Robinson explained, was £1,430.—Mr. Evans thought some of the officials described might not be wanted for a year or two, and that the staff would greatly depend upon the character and amount of the contents . of the warehousesthmemsighelt be deemed necessary,explainedtmihattas their services e would recommend the filling of these offices, and state the grounds of their recommendation of parties. What had been read was merely the general seheme.—ln reply to Mr. Smith, the Chairman said that the necessary and im mediate appointments would be the superintendent, super intendent's clerk, warehouse-keeper, and warehouse keeper's clerk, a warfinger (to be removed from the Albert Dock,) landing clerks, ledger clerk, deposit ledger clerk, and manifest clerk. —Mr. Robinson said that probably some persons now receiving less salaries at the Albert Docks would be deemed eligible for the £l2O situations.. The subject then dropped.--The Chairman announced that, on the previous day, the committee surveyed the life boat station at Puffin Island, and found everything in good order.—A letter was read from Messrs. James Baines and Co., complaining that the Canning Dock had been closed against their vessels in consequence of the re quirements of the new works in progress by the surveyor. Messrs. Baines requested that a permanent berth might be allotted to their ships, inasmuch as th ey could engage to send one out every 21 days, probably one every 14 days. The letter was referred to the harbour master's committee. A letter from Messrs. A. and C. Miller, applying for a piece of vacant land on the Harrington estate, for ship building purposes, was referred. The special sub-com mittee brought forward, through Mr. Smith, a recom mendation that all money received by the treasurer, after the commencement of the next financial year be paid into the bank—Approved — The Chairman observed that, except in regard to security, he did not see the advantage of mak ing the whole of the payments through thq bank.—This concluded the general business. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. SIR ROBERT PEEL.—The house in Fish-lane, Black burn, in which the first Sir Robert Peel was born, is now being pulled down, for the purpose of some improvements which it is intended to make in that part of the town. A SALE OF FLORENTINE SCULPTURE, the property of Signor Ticci, will be offered for sale this day, to-morrow, and Thursday, by Mr. Branch, at his salerooms, in Hanover-street. Florence has ever been distinguished for productions connected with art and literature, and the collection which Mr. Branch has to sell contains we un derstand some gems of art worthy the attention of con noisseurs. FATAL. ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday afternoon a boy, ten years of age, named John Reay, living with his parents in 12 Court, Prince William-street, was accidentally killed by a cab passing over him in Park-road. He came running down Dexter-street, and attempted to cross Park-road, but he was knocked down by the cab, and before the driver could draw up the vehicle passed over his back. FOUNTAINS AT THE Docßs.—There hare been recently erected along the line of docks, extending from George's to the Clarence, a number of fountains, supplying pure water for drinking, with metal cups attached to the fountains, so that persons passing along can slake their thirst at any time. These fountains have been erected at the expense of Mr. Mellor, and the water supply is provided by the water committee without charge. ALARM THROUGH IGNORANCE.—On Tuesday last, a man named Jack, while engaged in digging a hole for the insertion of a post, in a yard at Bootle, came upon a box containing bones, which he and his neighbour gossips con sidered to be the remains of a child, and they, in accord ance with this conjecture, took the necessary means for having an investigation into the facts of the case. Medical examination elicited that the bones were those of a dog. AMATEUR CONCERT.—On Tuesday evening, an amateur concert was given at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, under the patronage of the Mayor and Mr. Charles Turner, chairman of the Dock Committee, and Mr. G. H. Horsfall, in aid of the wives and families of the soldiers and seamen who are engaged in the war with Turkey. The vocalists were members of the various trade societies in the town, and their services were given gratuitously on the occasion. A handsome sum was realised for the charitable purposes the promoters of the concert had in contemplation. CHURCH BUILDING.—There is now in the shop win dow of Mr. Mayer, silversmith, Lord-street, a handsome trowel. On the upper side is a view of a church, and underneath the following inscription :—" Presented to Hugh Tennent, Esq., by the Wellpark congregation and friends, on the occasion of his laying the foundation stone of a church, to be erected for their accommodation, at his sole expense. Glasgow, June, 1854."—The church is being built from designs by Messrs. Hay, architects, of this town. It is said that Messrs. Hay have orders for building no fewer than 70 new churches in different parts of the kingdom. LIVERPOOL SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION.—On Tuesday evening, the delegates and teachers of the Liverpool Sun day School Union had a tea-party in the Hope-hall, Hope street, at which Mr. J. R. Jeffery presided. Reports in connexion with the schools to which they are attached were read by the following representatives :—Mr. J. Har rison, Hygeia-street Sunday school ; Mr. Walter Thomp son, Crescent ditto ; Mr. Brown, Mount-pleasant Presby terian ditto ; Mr. Godfrey, Myrtle-street Baptist ditto ; Mr. Fownes, Toxteth-park ditto ; Mr. Wood, Wavertree ditto ; Mr. Hanmer, Bethesda ditto ; and Mr. J. Brown. From the report it appeared that the various schools in the union were not only prosperous, but had excellent prospects of future usefulness. Addresses were delivered by the Rev. Mr. Cranbrook, the Rev. Mr. White, and the chairman, and the proceedings concluded with singing and prayer. A series of meetings in connexion with the union were announced to be held every Tuesday evening at the Sunday-school Institute, Mount-pleasant. PLATFORM INDEX AND SIGNAL FOR RAILWAYS.—A very ingenious and useful invention has been brought out and registered by Mr. John Sinclair, of Waterloo, super intendent of the permanent way on the Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport line. The invention consists of an index and signal intended for placing upon the platforms of railway stations. The index shows the times of departure of the successive trains throughout the day, and the places to which they go ; and above these is a signal-bell for the porter to ring when the trains ought to start. The index, after the departure of each train, is set to the proper time for the next by the porter simply moving a small cylinder by means of a key or winch ; and the places are shown by raising and fixing an " arm" on which the names of the different towns are painted, which is done by a lever. It is intended that the apparatus shall stand about seven feet six inches high on the platform, to be conveniently seen ; and it seems well calculated to save trouble to rail way employe's and to persons travelling, as the necessity of asking and answering a great many questions will be prevented by its use. RA INTIM NATIONAL SCHOOLS. —On Tuesday a grand. soirée musicale, the proceeds to be applied in aid of these" schools, was held in the school-rooms, Rainhill, and was patronised by Lord Stanley, M.P., Sir Thomas B. Birch, Bart., and Mrs. Willis, of Prescot. The day was cele brated as the school anniversary, and the children were allowed to participate in the proceedings. Early in the day all the pupils, to the number of about 150, were taken on an excursion to Hale, where they were permitted to view the hall and grounds. They were also provided with buns, milk and other refreshments. The juveniles were attended by a band, and on reaching Hale they were met by the Rev. W. Stewart, the incumbent of Hale Church, and they were accompanied by several gentlemen of Rain hill and the neighbourhood. The schools have been in existence for a period of fifteen years, and have been largely instrumental in educating the rising generation of Rainhill, and promoting the general welfare of the inha bitants. Recently the schools have undergone some alteration and improvement. This has necessarily involved additional expense, to meet which the committee are now exerting themselves to obtain further support. The soiree was as successful as the most sanguine of its promoters ' could anticipate, the room being crowded with a large and most respectable audience. An abundance of refreshments, with tea, coffee, &c., were provided, and after the concert the company engaged in dancing, Mr. Gribbin's quadrille band having been engaged for the occasion. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The usual meeting was held on Wednesday. The Rev. W. Badnall presided, and there were present Messrs. J. Harrison, Ledger, Daly, Kirkus, Morris, Alpass, Wensley, Saddelby, Abrahams, Lunt, Shaw, Appleby, Magee and Hayes. Two cases were brought before the board where the relieving-officers of Liverpool had refused relief to paupers, although pauper warrants had been taken out against their husbands, because, notwithstanding the paupers resided in Liver pool, the husbands lived in Everton. Several guardians considered that the Liverpool officers had outstepped their duty, and expressed a desire that their conduct should be reported to their superiors. Warrants, however, were ordered, and relief granted, chargeabl e t o the t owns hi p of Everton. The several quarterly payments were read over by the clerk, after which Mr. Appleby said, "I find in that list the names of Robert Birch, Thomas Birch, and James Birch ; they are three brothers—two of them guardians, and the amount paid to them is £6OO fis. 3d. I shall make no reflection on that, but shall ask the clerk a question, viz., Has a guardian a right to supply books to the board ?" The clerk ,at a subsequent period of the meeting, referred to the several clauses in the lists of )parliament bearing on the subject, from which it appeared that the guardians so acting were deemed liable to a penalty of £5 by the first act, and £lOO by the second. No motion or discussion took place on the subject. The Visiting Committee were appointed as a deputation to confer with a deputation appointed by the surveyors of highways, relative to employing the paupers in breaking stones. By the governor's report it appeared there were 589 paupers in the Workhouse, and for the corresponding week last year there were 659. The usual cheques for the relief of the out-door poor were voted, and the board adjourned NORTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.—On Wednesday, an ex traordinary general meeting, over which Lord Chanties, presided, was held at the Euston-square station, to approve of the following bills, promoted by the company :—" A bill to reduce the capital, and define the undertaking of the Shropshire Union Rail wa y s an d C ana l Company.' " A bill for the lease of the undertaking of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Company, and to authorise, until the granting of such lease, traffic arrangements between the said two companies, and also between the Birkenhead, Lancashire and Cheshire Junction Railway Company, and the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company, and for other purposes."—" A bill for authorising the transfer to the London and North western Railway Company, of the Haydon-square branch of the London and Blackwell Railway, and for other purposes, and of which the short title is, ' The London and North western Railway (Haydon-square) Act, 18594' " "A bill to amalgamate the North Staffordshire Railway Company with the London and North-western Railway Company." "A bill for authorising traffic arrangements between the London and North-western and North Staffordshire Rail- way Companies." " A bill for determining the existing lease of the West London Railway to the London and North-western Railway Company, and for enabling the last-mentioned company and the West London Railway Company to enter into fresh arrangements for the sale or lease of the undertaking of the West London Railway Company to the London and North-western Railway Company, and for the settlement of all disputes between the said companies, and for other purposes." " And a bill for making a railway from the London and North-western Railway, near Stockport, to Disley and Whaley Bridge, all in the county of Chester, and for other purposes." Which bill contains certain permissive powers connected with the working of the railway to be thereby authorised. The chairman entered into a detailed statement of the objects, &c., of the several bills, and, after replying to questions put by various shareholders, motions for the approval of the several bills were put and carried. In reply to a question, the Chairman stated no call would be made on the £lO and £2O shares without further notice being given. HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE.— A special general meeting of the members was held on Thursday, in the Clarendon-rooms ; John Poole, Esq., in the chair. The business, as stated in the circular, was— "To receive the repor of the delegates who were appointed to assist in framing a new code of laws, and in making such further arrangements as may be neccessary for the completion of the union.' Also, to make such provision for contingencies, on the subject of union, as the meeting may think necessary."—The following resolutions were passed :-1. That the report be adopted, with the excep tion of law I, subject to such revision as may be thought necessary, at a joint meeting of the members of the two societies.-2. That on the subject of a name, two princi ples only appear to be equitable, viz., the avoidance of the names of both uniting societies, as suggesteAinthe former report, or the union of both, as suggested in this, either of which principles the society is prepared to adopt; but as it does not, on the one hand, insist on the retention of its own name merely, so it will not, on the other, accept the name of the society proposing to unite with it.-3. That in the event of any difficulty arising, on the part of the Literary and Philosophical Society, respecting this report, or even in the event of unnecessary delay, this society is prepared to extend its basis of operations from local to general, on the two great principles of both reports, viz., increase of desirable members, and sectional working ; and the council are hereby authorised and directed to take such steps as may be necessary to provide for' this contin gency, their arrangements to be submitted to another special general meeting of the members.--4. That the corresponding secretary be directed to forward a copy of these resolutions to the secretary- of the Literary and Philosophical Society.--A vote of thanks to the chair man was carried by acclamation, and the meeting broke uP. VICTUALLERS' NEW ASYLUM.—The magnificent new charitable institution built by the Lies •nsed Victuallers' Association in this town, in the West De rby-road, is to be opened next month with a bazaar and fancy fair, which promises to be one of the finest which has ever taken place in this town. There is also to be an exhibition of paint ings, models, machinery, &c. The building itself, in aid of which the funds from the bazaar are to be devoted, is now nearly finished. It will form one of the most hand some and striking of our charitable institutions. SMUGGLING.—The screw steamer City of Manchester, which arrived here a few days ago from Philadelphia, has been since her arrival in possession of the customs autho rities of this port, a quantity of foreign manufactured tobacco, weighing upwards of 2 cwt., having been found by the rummaging officers concealed on board shortly after her arrival. No owner has been found for the tobacco, the possession of which is denied by all parties connected with the ship, and the result is that a serious inconve nience will be sustained by the owners from the strict surveillance which, the customs officers are necessarily compelled to exercise, and yet the owners have no remedy against the smugglers for the loss which the ship sustains. Since the discovery of the tobacco, a lot of bedding, &c., left behind them by the fore cabin passengers, and which the chief steward, claims as his perquisites, were sold by him to a person who deals in such articles. On the beds being brought ashore they were examined by the patrol inspector, who found upwards of 9 lbs. of tobacco concealed in them. TRE DUTCH RELENTS"' RAILWAY.—On Tuesday, a special meeting of the shareholders was held at the Clarendon-romps, for the purpose of receiving from the English commissaries a statement of the accounts and pro gress of the works, and giving them such instructions as might be necessary to properly represent their interests at the general meeting which was to be held in Amsterdam yesterday. Mr. Charles Holland presided, and reviewed the prospects of the undertaking. He said the accounts showed a receipt from traffic of £62,257, while the expenses of working were £25,633, or about 41 per cent., leaving a net result of £36,624 as profit on the working of the 57 miles—very close on 5 per cent. on the original cost of £750,000. At the meeting a proposal would be made to pay a dividend of one florin or 20d. per share on the 93,504, shares entitled to it. 57 miles only of the rail way were now made, and a large extension of traffic might be confidently anticipated when the line was completed through its whole distance of 102 miles. He then showed that the future calls, after this year, would be considerably deferred, and concluded by moving the adoption of the accounts ; and that the English commissaries and directors now retiring—viz., Messrs. Bouch, M`Gregor, and Hesle den—be recommended for re-election ; also, that the thanks of the meeting of the shareholders be presented to the Dutch commissaries and directors for their attention to the interests of the company ; and that the proxies entrusted to the English commissaries be held at the annual meeting by Mr. H. C. Beloe. These resolutions were agreed to, and the meeting adjourned. COMMITTAL OF A. GANG OF THIEVES.—On Friday last two youths, named Patrick Garrity and Henry Mercer, and Eliza Shields, an old woman, with whom they lived in Henry Edward-street, and Bernard M`Goveran, marine store-dealer in Marybone, were brought before the Police court, charged with being concerned in two robberies. On Wednesday night the house of Mr. Swanwick, 51, White chapel, was broken into through the back of the premises, and shoes, boots, a loaf, some butter, cheese, &c., were stolen. On the same night the back portion of Mr. Hunt's, Star Hotel, Williamson-square, was entered by forcing the outer ashpit door, and afterwards breaking a pane in the kitchen window. Articles very similar to those taken in the other robbery were stolen, and, in addi tion, a large copper kettle was taken away. Detectives Sullivan, Scaife, and Duggan were despatched in search of the delinquents on Thursday morning, and they com menced by visiting the marine store-dealers. At M`Go veran's shop they saw the prisoner Garrity, and in the shop discovered the copper kettle stolen from the Star Hotel, beaten together, the tap broken off, and concealed in a sack. Both the prisoners were taken into custody, and the detectives proceeded to the house in Henry Ed ward-street, where most of the stolen property was disco vered, including the loaf of bread, the butter and cheese, just as taken from Mr. Swanwick's. The prisoner Mercer and the old woman, who were on the premises at the time, were apprehended, and the property taken charge of. The stolen property was identified; and Sullivan said that Shields had kept a notorious house for thieves for some years, but the police had hitherto been unable to bring home a case to her. M`Goveran, at first, denied that there was any of the stolen property on his premises, and he never kept a book of his purchases. All the prisoners were committed for trial at the sessions. MUTINY ONBOARD THE FIDELIA..—On Tuesday last, con siderable interest of a painful kind was excited by a rumour that a serious mutiny, attended by outrage, had occurred on board the emigrant ship Fidelia, Captain Dixon, on the eve of her -departure with emigrants for New York. The vessel belongs to Messrs. Baring Brothers, and the seeming importance of the matter was enhanced by numerous statements as to the extent and nature of the misunderstanding ; all the information that could be gleaned on the subject, however, tended to an impression that the outbreak was not in itself of any very great con sequence. Thirteen of the crew were apprehended on a charge of mutiny and lodged in Bridewell ; and it was ascertained that the chief mate and one of the crew had been seriously wounded in the affray. On the following day (Wednesday), an investigation into the case was pro ceeded with before D. Neilson, Esq., at the Court-house, Wallasey, where the following men were arraigned, viz.— Martin Madden, George Chase, James Henderson, John Gardner, George Keen, Edward Hyland, Joseph Edwards, Charles Brown, Martin Finlay, Lawrence M'Cully, Wilson, James Burns, and Benjamin Franklin. John Lynagh did not appear, as his wound prevented him quitting the hospital. The origin of the fracas, collected from the evidence of the various witnesses, appears to be this :—The Fidelia went into the river on Friday morning week, and the crew came on board on that day, and on the following Saturday and Monday. On Monday after noon a quarrel arose between the second officer and Martin Madden, and, in consequence of what occurred, the men 'refused to go in the ship ; Fynagh, who acted as spokes man, stated that they wanted to go ashore. He com plained also of having too little to eat. The captain, who happened to be on board at the time, refused to comply with their request, but gave them to understand that if they did their work properly, they should have plenty of food, and be treated well. Next day the captain went on board, with the government emigration officer, and the men were mustered ; but still they refused to proceed in the vessel. The chief mate went forward, and said, "Come, men, come forward, and go to work, and let me get the ship ready to go to sea this tide." Several of them moved forward as if to go to work. Lynagh said lie would not go to work, and added that he would cut the first man that asked him to go to work. A scuffle ensued between the mate and Lynagh, when the latter drew his knife, and, after a struggle, stabbed the mate in the thigh. A general melee ensuing, the captain interfered, and fired a revolver pistol (as he himself says) into the rigging, above the heads of the combatants. There was also another pistol fired—the men say by the captain, though he denies this—and Lynagh was wounded. The men then, at the captain's command, gave up their knives to him, and the police—who had gained intelligence of the event by two men jumping overboard—having boarded the vessel, soon afterwards the wounded men were removed, and the rest of the crew made prisoners. Evidence was given by two passengers, tending to show that the second mate had be haved with great roughness to Madden. The prisoners were discharged, the magistrates being of opinion that there was no material evidence against them. It is under stood, however, that proceedings will be taken against Lynagh, as soon as he is sufficiently recovered, on the charge of stabbing the mate. A medical certificate was handed in, to the effect that the latter would be confined to the hospital for at least a week longer, and another that Lynagh could not be removed for four or five days. LIVERPOOL BEEnrrousas.—George Glover was charged on Friday with harbouring thieves. Inspector Bates, of the detective force, stated that on Monday evening, about a quarter before seven o'clock, he visited the house of the defendant, in Bennett-street (off Christian-street), and found five thieves drinking and playing cards. Some of the persons lived in the house.—Detective-officer Carlisle said that on the 15th of April the defendant was brought up on eleven informations, and fined forty shillings and costs, with the promise that he would leave the place. He visited it on the preiious day and found thieves there. The defendant offered to give up the house if allowed to escape :—Mr. Superintendent Clough said, with regard to giving up the place it was altogether ridiculous ; a num ber of informations had been adjourned before on the same promise, until they had amounted to some eight or nine, on the last of which the defendant was convicted. If there was one place in Liverpool more notorious than another for harbouring thieves, and not only for harbour ing them but assisting them in planning robberies and disposing of the stolen property, it was this. In one instance, he had had to apply to the court for a search warrant to search this very house in quest of property which had been stolen from the house of Mr. Wardell, of Chester, during the race week of the year 1832. Sub sequently a gang of thieves had been convicted for the robbery of Mr. Brocklebank's clerk, in Everton. One of the parties, who had been sentenced to transportation, wrote to him saying that he had a communication to make. This man's statement was to the effect that the principal part of the property stolen from Mr. Wardell's was secreted in a ditch, in a plantation about two miles from Chester, and that the more portable articles had been disposed of to this Glover. He (Mr. Clough) sent two men to make search : and, at the very place named, the massive silver trays of Mr. Wardell were found. Now, this being so, no reasoning man could doubt that the other part of the felon's statement was true. There was another set of burglars, headed by a fellow named Tom Mutch, who were known to resort to Glover's house for a considerable time. Mutch had been apprehended with a boring machine upon him, by means of which a hole had been cut out of the door of Mr. Hornby's house, Sand lane Cottage, and upon the evidence of this machine, principally, Mutch was convicted. On a previous occa siod Mutch had been apprehended and brought be fore the late Mr. Rushton on a charge of being con cerned in the robbery of the public-house of Mr. Thorn ton, Mile-end. An entrance had been effected into the house by a circular piece being cut out of the door, and from the till had been stolen money to the value of £35, all in five shilling pieces. Mutch, along with others, hav ing been at the house on the previous night, was appre hended ; the charge of robbery failed against him, but he was fined £5 for an assault upon the - police at the time they were apprehending them. In one hour after the fine had been imposed, this identical Glover paid the fine m five shilling pieces. He (Mr. Clough) had repeatedly told his officers that he would report them if they did not follow up the case in such a manner as would have the effect of having the licence taken away.,--Mr. Mansfield inflicted the penalty of £lo.—James Anderson, Christian-street, had also been summoned for harbouring thieves. The information was brought by detective-officer Carlisle, who stated that on Monday evening, the 19th instant, he found four notorious thieves in the house. The landlord himself had been convicted.—Detective In spector Kehoe said Anderson was a convicted thief, and had narrowly escaped .being committed for per jury in denying this on oath.—Detective officer Scott said Anderson and Glover's houses were near together ; and Inspector Bates added that when the officers went to Glover's, in one case, they found the thieves at Anderson's in another.—Mr. Mansfield said such places must be sup- pressed, and imposed the like penalty as in the - preViOu§ case—Slo. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. THE COMMISSIONER of the London Insolvent Court, on Friday, ordered the discharge of Mr. J. P. Somers, late M.P. for Sligo. He had been in prison since the Bth of March. RISE IN THE PRICE or NEWSPAPERS.—Daring the last few months the price of paper has been augmented upwards of six per cent. In consequence, a movement has been originated in Glasgow to raise the price of news papers• by one halfpenny each. The Birmingham Jour nal has already added. the halfpenny to its price. The New York Herald has raised its price from two to three cents a copy, and the Tribune intends doing so. WINDSOR COUNTY COURT.—His Grace the Duke of Newcastle was sued in this court, on Wednesday, by Mr. Parkyns, of the George Inn, Eton, for Be, being the value of one dozen of champagne, supplied some two or three years since at the Eton Regatta. The claim was opposed on the score of excessive charge; and his Honour reduced the amount to £5 with Court costs. AN ACCIDBNI that might have proved serious occurred to the Bishop of Oxford, as he was riding, with his son, in a Hansom cab to the Eton festival. A carriage, run away with by two horses, frightened by the falling of the splinter-board, came in violent collision with the cab. His lordship saw what was about to happen, and he and his son opened the doors and jumped out of the cab just before the collision occurred ; the driver also showed great presence of mind, got down from his perch, and secured his horse from plunging. Both the cab and carriage were considerably injured by the collision. BABY SHOW.—At a recent baby show, at Bytown, Canada, there were but two babies presented, one sixteen and the other seventeen months old, each of whom received a prize. After some appropriate speeches by the judges, one of the lucky mothers made the announcement that " she should have another baby to show at the same time and place next year, if there was a premium to be given," which caused rounds of applause. MURDER:—A young farmer of the neighbourhood, named Samuel Adcock, was found on Sunday morning, last week, lyingin a ditch beside the Leicester <and Hinckley turnpike-road, murdered by a pistol-shot wound behind his ear through the head, and his pockets rifled. The spot is a lonely part of the road, but two miles from the deceased's farm-house, where he lived with his brother and sister, and three miles from Leicester. The deceased was six feet high, and from the upward direction of the wound, the murderer is supposed to have been shorter. No clue, as yet, appears to the murderer. ATTACKING A JUDGE.—In the Marine Court of New York, on the Ist inst., Judge Phillips, who looked pale, and bore evident marks of having met with some illtreatment, on ascending the bench announced that the business of the court would be adjourned until the following day, stating that he had been attacked that morning by six ruffians, who severely beat him as he was on his way to the court. This announcement caused considerable excite ment, which was greatly increased when a legal gentleman, named, Busteed, stated that some men, answering the descriptioh of those who had assaulted the judge, had at tempted to get into his house at a late hour ou the pre vious evening. It is supposed that the assault on the judge originated from a decision in a case on the previous day. Before leaving the court his honour armed himself with a revolver. DEPLORABLE SCENE.-Mr. Godwin, who has lately published some of his experiences of London homes, tells that, when visiting one miserable room, he by chance opened the cupboard, and was startled to find upon one of its shelves, shut up with the bread and the tea-pot, the uncoffined body of a child. The little limbs were decently disposed, and covered with a cloth, and on a shelf above, as they put over a peer his coronet, or a warrior his arms, there was the little house-fairy's cracked mug, with its golden label : ➢lary Anne. She lay there till her coffin could be earned. Not many weeks before, the mother of that household had - perished, and had been kept in the room for a fortnight; the work-room, eating and sleeping. room of the widower and a family of children NEW Russre LOAN.—On Monday, an announcement was made that a new Russian loan of 50,000,000 silver .roubles, or £7,000,000 to £7,500,000 sterling, is proposed for subscription in Holland, under the auspices of Messrs. Hope, of Amsterdam, and Messrs. Steiglitz, of St. Peters burg. The subscription price is fixed at 93 per cent., in a five per cent. stock, to be paid up in full on or before the 30th July, without deduction for interest. The sinking fund is to be 22 per cent. per annum, and the bonds are to be drawn by lot for redemption, if the market price be above par. The interest, it is proposed, shall be paid in April and October in St. Petersburg and Amsterdam, at the rate of 37d. per silver rouble. Of course no English capital can flow into, nor will the English market be open to, this loan, the object of which is to enable the Czar to persevere in his course of unjustifiable aggression. THE GODIVA. PROCESSION, COVENTRY.—This triennial spectacle took place on the 19th with the utmost eclat. To please the " most fastidious," it was anno unce d th a t th e Lady Godiva should appear in robes in place of the tigh dress and skirt as heretofore. So many, however, were i favour of the original costume, that a second lady was prep vailed upon to attend from the Royal Academy so attired and the most rapturous applause greeted her in all directions. It was impossible to take exception to her ap pearance in any respect, and it was admitted on all hands, on no previous occasion has this spectacle taken place in so correct and orderly a manner. This lady was preceded by a splendid banner, bearing the words—" With the pure all things are pure." Both ladies sustained the character admirably, but the one who adopted the original costume was most unmistakeably the belle of the day. The weather, with the exception of the first half-hour, was propitious, and everything passed off as pleasantly as could possibly be desired. I STEALING FROM THE CHANCELLOR OF THE Ex- CHEQIIER.—At the Middlesex Sessions, on Monday, Joseph White, aged 60, described as well educated, was indicated for having stolen 41b. of coal, value 2d., the property of the Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, M.P., Chancellor of the Exchequer :—" Christopher Fors ter, a footman in the service of Mr. Gladstone, at his establishment in Downing-street, said the prisoner was in the habit of going there twice a week to receive soup which was given to him out of charity by direction of Mrs. Gladstone. It was noticed that every time he called he went into the cellar ; and on his calling on the 25th ult., witness hid himself behind the cellar door to ascertain what the prisoner wanted there. The prisoner entered, and witness saw him fill his pockets with coal. He stop ped him, and made him empty the coal he had taken on the floor. He then gave him into custody. The jury found the prisoner guilty. A witness named Woodman, who said he was a Scripture reader, gave the prisoner a good character. Mr. Witham thought this a bad case. The prisoner went to receive charity, and repaid the kind ness shown him by taking au opportunity of committing petty thefts. Such conduct shut the doors of charity and he did not think he should be doing his duty if he did not sentence the prisoner to six months' hard labour." THE ALKALI TRADE.—The manufacture of alkali has become a most important branch of industry on the banks of the Tyne. There are several large firms engaged in its manufacture upon this river, under whom many hundred men find employment. In consequence of the present state of Europe, it seems that the manufacturers in Ger many, and the other countries receiving their supply of soda from England through the Baltic ports, are in a very depressed condition, and in consequence of this state of afthirs, the price of soda has fallen 20 per cent. on the Tyne since the declaration, and most of the large houses have heavy stocks in their warehouses. The prices of soda have also fallen in New York, the entrepot of soda of English manufacture with the western hemisphere. Some time before the declaration of war a Tyne house entered into a contract to make a large quantity of bleaching powder for St. Petersburg. In the present state of things the contract cannot be completed. NEW REGULLTION ON EXCHEQUER-BONDB.—In the act of parliament which has just received the Royal assent, new regulations are made as to Exchequer-bonds. For £2,000,000, the Treasury, in the first instance, may issue Exchequer-bonds bearing interest from the Bth of May last, at £3los. per cent. per annum, to be paid off at par on the Bth of May; 1858, to any person who may have subscribed for such bonds at a price not less than £98155. per centum, to be paid at the rate of £lOO ls. if in money or in Exchequer-bills at par for every £lOO so subscribed, and all such Exchequer-bills so subscribed shall be deli vered up to be cancelled. Such parties, their executors, &c., as have subscribed for any such Exchequer-bonds, and shall have made a deposit of £lO per centum on the Bth, 9th, or 10th of May, 1854, and shall pay the further instal ments in completion of the price at the following times — viz., "L3O per centum on the 9th of June next, £2O per centum on the 11th July next, £2O per centum on the Bth of September next, and the remaining £2O on the 17th of October next," BMA . = completing such subscription, be entitled to the bOndo for which they have severally sub scribed, and interest at the rate of £3 10s. per cent. from the day of payment up to the respective days on which the instalments fall due shall be paid to such parties as shall pay the instalments at an earlier period, and, unless such parties so subscribing shall pay the whole of such instalinents, the deposit and insialinents actually paid shall be forfeited, and no bonds shall be issued on account of such subscription. The act received the Royal assent on the 16th inst., when the 9th had expired—the first day of payment. THE LAST Or CANVASS-TOWN.-It would be .almost %.0,13.4i• • •.• •• .• • useless to attempt to convey to the English reader's mind any correct conception of the utterly squalid appearance of this place. If he remembers the crime-teeming quarter of St. Giles's before its filthy courts and alleys were swept away, he may form some conception of the locality. Can vass-town has latterly borne to Melbourne pretty nearly the same relation. But even then there are some nuisances, incapable of description here, that leave its illustrious rival far behind in the race. It is a small town of tents, situated upon the declivity of a slight hill, in dry weather piled over with dust, and in wet embedded in mud. In many of these canvass dwellings, with only one room, three roost, as it were, two or three families, both sexes being huddled promiscuously together. It has its own stores, its eating-houses, and its boarding-houses, each ex hibiting a kind of noble emulation as to the amount of squalor with which they should be enabled to disgust the passer-by. In the morning may be seen before the va rious tents clustering swarms of half-dressed women and children busy cooking their breakfast at their small stoves ; while around them are gathered all the accom panying features that mark the hovels of an Irish village. But the worst feature of the locality is, that it has long been the very nesting-place for the hatching of much of the crime of Melbourne. Every second tent almost was a sly grog-shop, where the rough inhabitants went to spend their ill-earned gains—the fruit of criminal plans first matured here. Thenco used to emanate those night prowlers whose trade it was to stop and rob the wayfarer, quietly returning to his home at night. In a few days this nuisance will be no more, since it is to be removed by the Ist of April, and many of the owners have already cleared off their tents in consequence of a notice from the government to that effect. It is true that there have seen always dwelling in Canvass-town some persons ply ing a regular respectable business, and a few unfortunates actually driven there for shelter. But, with the increas ing accommodation that the colony now offers, the neces sity for the existence of such a place has been utterly swept away. For some time past houses have become plentiful, and those who were forced six months since to fix their residence in this wretched spot—the centre of loathsome scenes, and the haunt of vile characters—may now secure a comfortpile lodging at s k cowparatively rea• unable rate,—/INtrourne Argus, POLICE-COURT.-YESTEED.A.T. ATTEMPTING TO PICK POCKBTS.—Three lads, named Walley Carr, John McLean, and John Jones, were charged by detective officer Carlisle' with attempting to pick pock ets in Paradise-street, and also in Dale-street, on Satur day last. The witness saw them try several pockets, and at last caught Jones with his hand in a girl's pocket, but he had not been able to extract anything. Jones, who had been committed before, was sentenced to be impri soned for one month ; the other two were remanded till to-day. OBTAINING. MONEY ON A FALSE PRETENCE.--Thomas Anderson, a negro of unprepossessing appearance, was charged with having obtained the sum. of ss. on Thursday last, from Mrs. Hanson, residing in Great Crosshall-street, under false pretences. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner called at the house of Mrs. Hanson, and told her that he had been entrusted with a number of articles for her from her son, which he- (prisoner) had brought from Lisbon, and the ss. was- to pay customs and other charges. On Friday he sent another coloured man to Mrs. Hanson with a note, requesting to have another 6s. No goods having made their appearance, and Mrs. Hanson recollecting that her son had gone to Havanna, and not to Lisbon, refused to give any mo re money. On Saturday last Anderson was apprehended. He gave a rambling account of having been sent by some other man, and said he mast have made a mistake as to the party he was sent to. He was remanded for a week. ATTEMPTED GAROTTE ROBBERY.—James McCabe, re manded from last Monday, on a charge of having assaulted and robbed a man named' Michael Henry Kelly, between one and two o'clock on the morning of the pre c eding Sun day, was brought up. No new evidence was adduced, nor had any of the prisoner's associates in the crime been discovered. He was fined 40s. and costs for the assault, or in default to suffer one month's imprisonment. ASSAULT AND STREET ROBBERY.—Thomas Birming ham was charged with knocking down an elderly woman in Burlington-street on Saturday afternoon, and robbing her of a shawl. The case was clearly proved, and the pri soner was4;entenced to be imprisoned for three months. BASE INORA.TITUDE.—AdeIina Robertson, a girl about 13 years of age, who belonged to Newton-in-the-Willows, was charged with stealing a shawl, a pair of boots, a pair of drawers, and other articles, from a family by whom, as an act of charity, she had been employed as .a servant. From the evidence of the prosecutrix, who keeps a shop in Cases street, it appeared that about three weeks ago the prisoner, late in the evening, had presented herself at the door of the witness's father, who resides. in Stanley-street, and told a piteous tale as to her being an orphan, that she had walked:from Manchester that day, was desti tute, and very hungry, and wished to be taken as a servant. The unsuspecting father of the witness feeling compassion for the little outcast, took her into his house, and provided her with food and a bed, and induced his daughter to employ her as a servant, with whom she had been up to Saturday night last, when she decamped, having first taken the property abovenamed. The un grateful culprit did not deny the theft, and admitted that she had been very kindly treated. On account of her youth, and some difficulty as to the precise nature of the theft, she was not committed to prison ; but ordered to be passed to the authorites at Newton-in-the-Willows. A TICKET-OF-LEAVE VISITOR.—John Mack, known as a convicted felon who was at large on a ticket of leave, was charged with stealing a coat and waistcoat from the house of Mrs. Thomas, residing in Sonthvvell-street. From the evidence it appeared that John Thomas, a sail-maker, who lived with his mother and sister in Southwell-street, having risen for a drink that morning, between three and four o'clock, had his attention attracted by hear ing a click, as of the shooting of a door-latch bolt, and on looking in the direction whence the sound proceeded, he observed the prisoner in the act of leaving the house, with the witness's coat and waistcoat over his arm. Witness immediately followed the prisoner, and gave an alarm. The prisoner, finding that he was pursued, threw down the property and ran, but was secured and lodged in bridewell. On being asked what he had to say, Mack declared that for some time past he had been a teetotaller, but that, hav ing on Saturday and Sunday had some drink, he did not know what he had been about or where he was ; he denied all knowledge of the coat and waistcoat. Committed for trial at the sessions. ROBBERY PROM A. VESSEL IN mita COBOCRG William Green, a labourer, was charged by Capt. Howell, of the Lord Mostyn, from Waterford, now in the Cobourg dock, with stealing four sovereigns from a drawer in the cabin of the vessel on Thursday last. The prisoner had been employed to assist in getting the vessel into dock, and, availing himself of the captain's absence, stole the money in question. He was sentenced to be imprisoned three months. STEALING PlrEß.—Three men, Peter Ainsworth, John Muir, and Robert Collier, were charged with stealing about a hundred weight and a quarter of used wrapping paper, from the warehouse of Messrs. Duckworth and Rathbone, by whom they were employed. As it was sup posed they previously had taken a considerably greater quantity of paper than that which had been traced, the case was remanded till this day.. ASSAULT AND THEFT.—Patrick Doyle was charged with having been concerned along with two others in committing a theft at Kelly's marine store, on the 20th inst., in which they violently assaulted Mrs. Kelly, and carried off some property. The other two individuals im plicated in the outrage were brought before the police court, but in consequence of the inability of Mrs. Kelly to attend from the severity of the injuries she had sustained, they were remanded to Wednesday (to-morrow), to which period the present prisoner was also remanded.. SERIOUS ASSAULT UPON THE POLICE.—Three men, named McKenna, Riley, and Sayner, were charged with a serious assault upon two police constables on Sunday afternoon. From the evidence it appeared that McKenna Iwas drunk in Great Howard-street on the a ft ernoon o f Sunday last, when police constable, 77, ordered him to go home, which McKenna refused to do, and persisting in making a great disturbance, the constable took him into custody. On doing this, some of the crowd which had been gathered said, "go on, never mind till we come to Porter street." The police obtained the assistance of constable 287, but on reaching the corner of Porter-street a violent assault was made on the officers, who were knocked down, 77receiving severe kicks on the head,and 287 having his staff taken from him and beaten severely with it. McKenna was rescued from the offieers and ran away, as did also Riley and Sayner, who had been engaged in the affray. It appeared that officer 77 had been obnoxious to some at least of the rioters, he having taken an active part in attempting to quell a riot which had some weeks since occurred among the shipwrights in the Park, on which occasion be had been assaulted by some of the parties with an adze. In the present instance, Riley called out "this is the fellow who informed on the ship wrights ; pitch into him." The riot on Sunday afternoon was clearly proved, and M`Kenna and Riley were sen tenced to be imprisoned two months each ; Sayner's case was not quite so bad, and he was sentenced to imprison ment for one month. CHESHIRE AND WALES. THE PA.BLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE have reported that the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Rail way Bill, praying for powers to sell or lease, has not been proved to their satisfaction. A DEPUTATION, consisting of Sir P. Egerton, M.P., Mr. Tollemache, M.P., Mr. C. Legh, 31. P., and Mr. Tatton Egerton, M.P., had an interview with Viscount Palmer. ston, at the Home Office, on Wednesday. WALLASEY BOARD OP HEALTH.—The election of five members of this board, in the room of those who were declared to retire, took place on Wednesday last. The new members were declared to be Messrs. Roberts, Good win, Harrison, Caine, and Fishwick. THE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—The Birkenhead Docks Bill has passed the House of Commons. By this measure the three associated companies (the Great Western and Shrewsbury), or any two, or any one of them, are autho rised to purchase, hold, and maintain the south reserve at Birkenhead for terminal or other purposes. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The traffic for the week ending 18th of June, 1854, was as follows : Passengers, parcels, &c., per railway, £2,874 ss. 11d. • steam-boats, £561 Os. 4d. ; total, £3,435 6s. 3d. ; good*: £1,439 7s. Bd. ; total (including Carnarvon traffic), per rail, £4,313 13s. 7d. Corresponding week last year, per railway, 4,547 16s. 6d. ; steam-boats, £6ll 19s. lid. Decrease, £285 ls. 6d. TRANMERE.—(From a Correspondent.)—The name of the road to the new Church of St. Paul, now building in Tranmere, for the Rev. Mr. Willink, has been changed from Limekiln-lane to St. Paul's-road. It is to be hoped that the change will be for the better ; but no efforts, whether proceeding from Churchmen or the Primitive Methodists, who are a large body in this neighbourhood, will be of much effect until the public-houses are entirely closed on the Sundays. NEW GAS AND WATERWORKS, AT BIREENTIEAD.—A movement is now in progress in Birkenhead for the pur pose of forming a preliminary committee to apply to par. liament during the next session, to obtain an act to in corporate a new gas and water company for Birkenhead, Tranmere, and the neighbourhood. We understand that upwards of one thousand shares are already taken up. A " FORTUNE TELLER," named Elizabeth Taylor, has been committed for trial at the Knutsford sessions, for having obtained money from several apprentices in the service of Messrs. Walmsley, cotton manufacturers, of Marple, Cheshire, under pretence of telling them their fortunes. Some of the boys had actually absconded, on the faith of the glowing prospects which the woman held out to them. IRON SHIPBUILDING AT CHESTER.—AII iron screw col lier, built for the General Screw Collier Company, was launched, on Wednesday, from the building-yard of Mr. Cram, of Chester. Her dimensions are-160 feet between perpendiculars ; beam, 26 feet 6 inches ; depth, 16 feet 6 inches ; and her burthen between 500 and 600 tons. She is to be fitted up at Sandicroft, with engines of 70-horse power. Another vessel, of similar dimensions, for the same company, is at present on the stocks. THE SHREWSBURY Snow - attracted upwards of 40,000 persons to the Salopian metropolis yesterday week. The several trades began to muster their forces at about eleven o'clock, and at midday the grand procession proceeded from the Market-square through the principal streets of the , town, which were densely lined with spectators. Shortly after two o'clock the procession returned to the Market-square, where it was joined by the Mayor and Corporation, and at half-past two it started for Ringeland All passed off with the utmost order, an d th e festivities ' became the occasion. ACCIDENT TO A. BIRKSITREAD COMMISSIONER,--01y Thursday forenoon Mr. Henry Curry, shipbroker, of this town, and of Clanghton, in his capacity of commissioner of Birkenhead, attended a meeting of the Road and Im provement Committee, at the Commissioners'-rooms, in Hamilton-square. Upon leaving, his foot accidentally caught in the stair carpetg, and he was precipitated to the bottom of the stai rs , M r. Curry, by the fall, sustained a sprained leg and some other injuries, and had to b e re moved in a car to blii residence. 'g r . Baron NORTH WALIrd AND CHESTER ASSizss.;:a counties Martin, after 'proceeding through the __,se v vill me et MT. comprised willin the North Wales c irc rili4t o ur, on the Justice Wilaiams, at the conclusion 9 the South W ales circuit, at Chester, assize for that county and al; e e i d e n n esday , July 19, at New are— -For Montgomeryshire , I' y J u ly 22, at Dolgelly ;. toY,vn ; Merionethshire, S luly , 20, at Carnarvon ; Angle tally I . i ol ni d j e o da int 3 ! s y fixed r,;arnarvonshire, Tuesday, wnaris i voibighsures, mai. i bey, Friday, July 28 2 at Du 4 day, July 31, at Ruthin ; Flintshire, Thursday, Au,gust at Mold ; Cheshire, August 5, at the Castle of the City of. Chester, and the same day at the Guildhall of the city. FINANCIAL POSITION OF BIRKENHEAD,. ON Wednesday, a special meeting of the Birkenhead Commissioners was held for the purpose of laying rates for the township for the ensuing financial year. Mr. Rie„ the chairman, laid before the meeting the following state ment of the financial position of the township DEBTS. To Price's Trustees for purchase of Woodside Ferry .e103,373 Purchase of Monks' Ferry Mortgage on market 5,000 Bonded debt .. 19!,623 Arrears of interest . 61,511 Open debts, bearing interest chargeable on the revenues of the Township . Making a total of .i'388,362 ASSETS. Woodside Ferry Monks' Ferry . Market Slaughter-houses ..... Lands unsold Lodges in Park £103,373 19,010 5,000 8,500 150,287 4,000 Or a total of ORDINARY ANNUAL REVENUE. Improvement Bate, at Is. 6d. Lighting and Watching Rate, at 15......,, Sewerage, at 6d. Market Rents, &c Slaughter-houses and Sundry Rents.... .4290,17 D ... 45,617 • • • 3,419 • .. 1,356 • .. 1,249 • • 218 Total ORDINARY ANNUAL EXPENDITURE Various Township Expenses . Interest on Market. Interest on Monks' Ferry . .4'9,400 242 826 Total £10,586 This, the Chairman observed, gave them an annual sur plus of, in round numbers, £2,000, which, with £1,50() received from the ferry in the past year, (after paying working expenses, interest to Price's trustees, new boat, and reserving £1,500 to commence the new year with) gave them £3,500, and adding to that the assistance re ceived from the bank to the amount of £332, made alto gether £3,832, which enabled the township to pay 2 per cent interest on its bonded debt. They started the new year with a debt on the improvement rate of about £2,400, of which £BOO, for road making, was recoverable, leaving a net deficiency on that account of about £1,600. But through there being nearly that amount to the credit of the ferry, their banking account would be made about square. After alluding more minutely to the several items. Mr. Rae stated the following to be the PRESENT POSITION OF THE TOWNSHIP. Ordinary Annual Surplus, including £l5OO from the Ferry, applicable to payment of interest on the Bonded debt, say equal to 2 per cent on debt .4'3,832 Actual Interest due on debt at 5 per cent . 9,581 Making an annual deficiency of £5749 Ordinary Surplus incumbered by open d e b ts al- , ready referred to And present debt on Improvement Rate . £7,600 • 2,400 Or in round numbers .4'10;000 To clear this off would take two-and-a-half years of the surplus revenue, and pay no interest on the bonded debt in the meanwhile. There were two courses which he would recommend to the serious attention of the Finance Committee—either to induce the bondholders to allow them to spread the payments over a series of years, or by some means to obtain a loan to clear them off at once. In looking at their future prospects, he might remark that, were these debts disposed of, the finances of the township would be relieved of an incumbrance that weighed upon its credit more heavily in one sense than the bonded debt itself, and the future would wear a very different aspect. Even assuming the annual' de ficiency as above to be £5,700, they might anticipate an increase of 15 per cent on the ferry receipts and the rates, which, if realised, would amount to precisely that sum. The Chairman afterwards stated, in answer tol some inquiries, that the total cost of the market was £37,800. He then went on to say that the assesment on property in Birkenhead for the present year was £90,314, on property in Claughton, £668, making an aggregate of £96,922. Last year the aggregate assessment was £95,171, thus showing an increase for the present year of £1,751. • The various rates, as proposed by the Finance Committee, were then put and carried, namely, improvement rate, ls.6d. in the pound, lighting and watching ls. and sewerage 6d, or altogether 35., of which 2s. 74d. will be paid by the tenants, and 42d. by the landlords of the property in the township. IRELAND. BIBLE BURNING.—The Derry Sentinel says:—" An extraordinary case will come on for trial at the approach ing assizes, when a wretch will be put upon trial for Bible-burning. Bible-burning, it would appear, has now become a favourite sport with the Papists. " THE IRISH FISHERIES.—The state of the fisheries is highly satisfactory. The Limerick Herald states that hundreds of salmon are caught every night in the Shan non, and at the Island point the cotmen net 200 to 300 in a haul in their nets. Since last Sunday 3,000 splendid fish were taken, and mostly all sent off by rail to other markets. The country rivers are literally alive with trout. In the south of Ireland there was never known such a fishing season as this. THE ENCIJNIBEIaD ESTITES COURT.—By a return just issued from this court, we learn that the gross amount of money realised by sales from 1850 to June, 1854, was £12,996,933 13s. sd. Of this large sum, upwards of eight millions have been distributed, a large amount of purchase money was allowed to buyers, who had charges on the estates sold ; and the balance remains to the credit of trust funds, &c. MIiTOWN MALBAY.—One of the most barbarous out rages that ever disgraced any civilised country was per petrated in this neighbourhood last week. Three asses, the property of two poor and industrious men, while brows ing on the side of a by-road, were cut, hacked, and other wis ! mutilated, in such a way that one of them has since died. Wh it must be the opinion of the monster that took out bis knife, cut off the ears, tails, and lips, of these poor dumb inoffensive animals, and actually flayed one of them ? EXECUTION 07 A SOLDIER.—On Wednesday last,. Robert Henry O'Neile, private of the 12th (East Worces tershire) regiment of foot, suffered the extreme penalty of the law a t th e county Antrim prison, Belfast, for the murder of Corporal Robert Brown, of the same regiment whom he deliberately shot in the barrack room. When the hour of the execution arrived there were about 20,000 persons present. On the whole, the vast multitude pre served considerable order, but a continual cheering and shouting was kept up by the juvenile portion, male and female, who conducted themselves with most improper levity, clodding one another with sods and other missiles. hauling each other off the dit c h es, and evidently unim pressed by the awful gravity of the scene they came to witness. As the hangman appeared on the drop, there was a sudden thrill in the crowd, as though the multi tude had been awed by the scene for the first time. When the convict appeared on the drop, a deep murmur was heard from the immense mass. The unfortunate con vict was only in his eighteenth year when entered last August in the books of the prison. AN InzsumAN's WINDOW.—A clergyman in the neigh bourhood of Bristol, who has property in Ireland, was some time ago written to by his agent there, who stated that there was an old fellow who had been a very long time occupying a cottage, or rather a cabin, on the estate, and whom they thought they ought to try to make more comfortable by putting a window to the house, as the tenant was without that luxury —a door to let in the owner, and a hole in the thatch to let out the smoke, being the sole openings for air or light to the building. The landlord wrote to say " by all means ;" and on visiting the property very recently called to see the old man, in company with the agent ; but on looking round he could discover no window, so he asked what had become of it, and whether it had been put in. " Yes," replied the agent, " it is all safe enough, I have it put in the loft at home. I had it put in with the intention of making the old man happy ; but after it was in awhile he begged to have it out. as he said he had lived so long without a window he could not feel comfortable with one : he was not used to it, and" did not like it, so he hoped I would have it removed and the place stopped up : so I had it removed.—Bristot Mirror. iTint IRISH HARVESTERS AND TSB RA/LWAT.—The following notice has arisen, we understand, from an en deavour to annoy the City of Dublin Company, with whom the London and North-Western Company are at war : LONDON AND NORTH-WNSTNRN RAILWAY.—IRISH LA ROVAERS.—We have discontinued the conveyance of THESE from Liverpool, and have arranged that they shall now ALL go viii Holyhead. T. ORMANDy. Edge-hill, Liverpool, June 3rd, 1854. When it is remembered that a very large portion of our countrymen find employment in Liverpool and other parts. of Lancashire, while there is no employment whatever in Wales, it will readily be seen how great an amount of suffering will be entailed by the discontinuance of the transit. We believe the trains referred to only took pas sengers (Irish labourers, we mean) in pens in which they were stowed, standing up like cattle, and that in point of fact the company have no power of compelling them to go viii Holyhead, otherwise the board of trade would in terfere. It is satisfactory to learn, however, that a com— peting line to London will shortly be in operation, ank perhaps " these" will have a little more mercy and kind ness extended to them when there is a railway.—Dublita Freeman's Journal. HORTICULTURE. WHERE the more hardy of the greeen-house tribes have not yet been removed to their out-of-door location for the summer season, the removal should be effected wir t : a . farther delay. It is of importance that the nl i s t e e bed for this purpose should be thoroughly drainj• time to ded out plants roust be supplied with waqb e m id winds time, as the. surface is speedily dried b L y s ymptoms of and the sun. If the later vu-.'e' show any dusted with mildew, they should be forth powdered sulphur , pl an t on ybe planted out under cure and love-apple, " °ma th; weather is more genial. a warm wall, as wee as ursery beds• Prick out celery into '!___--.------- t w iY:t uce a nd endive. Capsi- o duri n jg deli tir rs last per —:--- fant cs Loss Es. —lt is stated that the nine months have averag V it. York paper. ca ov n er s o hi n p e p m in il g li month. — L e 'GS ASSESSED.—The haverness Coou at • RENT OF SHOOTI NGS . rier states that at a general meeting of the parochial insKuraAticxeElossesirl— -onAxAmeedri hoard of Duthil, Strathspey, at which Mr. Brown, of Linkwood, and Major Dixon, local factors of the district, were present, it was unanimously agreed to assess sports men on their shooting rents in that quarter for the sup.. port of the poor. THE FoinfDATION-STONE of the immense works pro jected at the mouth of the Tyne was laid last week with. much ceremony. The Admiralty calculate that all the improvements contemplated will cost £600,000, to b e raised by a tax on shipping frequenting the port, the annual produce of which is about £12,000. It is supposes} that the improvement will prevent much loss of life and property. The pier on the south skit will extend 4 4 000 feet into the sea,