The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-04-01 00:00:00

for haviOg TO CORRESPONDENTS Toper per import Ver tas Board the pos Railwa they in' very late hour, We an TUES DAI let. er we ay. the W t India We saw nothing so ver r , rn a parag a the pi-, Tiber of far s letter would he like ,rty to N eut w.s duion he desires t ttberpool - 4)tanbarb {;ZING, APRIL 1, 1845 the prc prises, n important a- years ag We poi , exalt himself at our expense, t a case heard before the Police hich Mr Cross, solicitor, and a it parties. We con olumns ; and with respect )sition on Monday last, ed advertizements which em. the assize vrs. or what we con r which we gave our reasons in o a mere thread, and gentlemen ought not size weeks, ne able force an Vercurb Our contemporary well rnalist to regulate his a• - it publication has xersday. Had the , evehere, that the recommend to Parliatnen 1. Orm-kirk. and Prestos given notice that lery of " Sambo." He had wis to state that the " Inv 1. He is merely rtunity of express We do not think, however, 3 advance am it especially it. forward his which we give in another column, of s of a meeting of operative Conserva letd in Manchester during the past week, corn along with• the movement taking place peratives throughout the son, if we would read it E•smen and Conservative ), used these humble but tor the advancement of C onservat i ve lute lism overspread the land, and government ; when it lorded it paramount in every munici were more welcomed by the aristocracy of the land—what voices to enable them to throw off the amongst other kinzdor •-•-•".• zht. ( gentlen loyal I pal body; w Conservative contributed more .s.o them to the quick—than ,s of the Operative Conservatives „,- ,owns of England ? How gladly did the noble and the wealthy fraternise in that struggle the pt.( of the ressur with th foundry plovers 1" of the loom shop,"t — he rd ! How readily em- authority—how ea aside, then, the reserve How high was their of that rude though earnest hat they had eman s of worthless agi- of ran estimate of the wor eloquence, which tl cinated tation, or pation, to the cause hey b of disaffection and dissi- those d of the so c pride, a nen ts— 1 fabric in fighting by their side in ial order and loyalty ! The dies were looked upon in danger as the safeguards ed to them with a just to our boastful oppo- ople are with us !" It need not be asked how Conservatism in its erity has rewarded these, the humble instru- pros t ments of It has given them They are troublesome now. itesmen and its leaders, of princi " ' ' - iid aside when the _ ut forth, had gone s inconsiderate and un- elevation once loudly prof sed, but vhcll they by; and th are set down reason at) coura, 1. They resus who must be dis iveniently watch- words now to forget. In a Their former leaders substantial benefits for Conservative statesmen rule in and th faithful, zealous troops, struggle, are told to ulously instilled into their word, t have go lien it is " expedient' n of th Downing-s wh h bore the brunt of tt le Ica incipl 1 great demonstrations of in election addresses and Conserva e public press, and to dis should " embarrass and ninistry which, although confessedly irly professions, is doing such great columns en dange itiolatin things for f its friends that its break down would, by them, be regarded as a national calamity. It is, however, not at all certain that the Conser y of the empire will submit to be whistled down the wind" in this free-and-easy _ _ vative democr Mane aster Operative Conservatives evidently will not. The are about, like Harry Gow, to " fight for their own hands ;" and, since their former leaders no longer care for the protection of the registries against the efforts of the Radical and League factions, are about to attend to that duty them selves, and having had so telling an experience of the slippery character of Conservatism and Conservative leaders, may probably follow the suggestion of Lord John Manners and look round them for something of a more substantial and definite character to le' _ - cnaractek o Lean upon. Men are becoming weary of being beckoned out, once or twice a-year, from their quiet avoca• Lions, to canvas or to vote, upon municipal or other questions, for leaders who hang back upon vital sub jects, to which they are as deeply pledged as the most ardent of those, whose zeal they repress as " too ultra," although they admit its consistency. Plain people, unenamoured of subtleties, are asking themselves—" what is Conservatism that we should battle in its support ?" And the feeling will spread those whose falling away has caused _day awake to the consciousness of having become powerless and isolated amongst an alienated com- MlMitvr until, some day‘; it, We should deplore such a circumstance. In every way it would be an especial calamity to the country, if our loyal and honest operatives should either be driven into a feeling of sulky inactivity, with respect to important public or local questions, or, worse still, be thrown into the arms of the vio lent or the disaffected. And yet it is only in human nature to anticipate that one or other of these alter natives may occur—probably both. Already we hear of an extensive organization forming amongst the working classes, having for its avowed object the coercion of employers into whatever terms they may choose to dictate to them for their labour; and such ins, and the ill feeling which their pro engender, are only too fertile sources of ion for more dangerous purposes. We fear %is description from the Operative Con servatives of Liverpool ; but we cannot, neverthe less, be blind to the possible consequences of the disruption of those ties of mutual confidence and respect, which have hitherto bound them to their employers and their superiors in worldly station, and have enabled them to occupy so proud a position amongst their brother operatives throughout the tingdom. associatic ceedings comb' alothin We must therefore entreat of those gentlemen, in other times, and under different circum atances, we admit, have stood forward as leaders and indices of the Conservative and Protestant feeling of the town, to lay aside their present apathy, to give the lie to the mocking aspersions of Radicalism, which whisper that they have been bought with free trade sops and sugary baits, and are willing to tra vel with a faithless ministry to the very point, and even beyond the point, which they have so repeatedly and publicly, in the face of their fellow-townsmen and the whole world, declared to be one of destruc tion to the established institutions, the religion, and the liberties of Englishmen. Let us not be told that refusal thus to stultify themselves involves the retirement from office of Sir Robert Peel and his Let them go, say we, sooner than per- suit them to c Lte shipwreck of those institutions which ought to be prized above all ministries and all personal and private objects of regard. Let them Let them fall back into the ranks of liberalism ove its principles. Let them desert their colours, and, with them, resign the well-earned re ward of years of faithful and honest public services. The affairs of a great empire, whose people were true to themselves, never yet hung upon the will, or upon the talents, of one man, or one set of men. Let the awful emergency come which appears to dreaded so much, and right heartryd England will out be permitted, by an all-wise Providence, to mint either an able pilot or a blessing. But that emergency will not arise. Sir Robert Peel, we feel assured, from all past experience of his conduct and its actuating cause, will not stand stub bornly in opposition to a firm and unitEd majority of It is this very tame and slavish sub- mission of Nvhi eh we complain, to whatever he pro poses as expedient—as calculated to allay agitation and appease disaffection—which misleads him into a misinterpretation of the real feelings of the coun try ; and let the result of that submission be as disastrous and degrading to England as it will be, not upon Sir Robert Peel, but upon back-sliding Conservatives, will be the odium through all com ing time. Of these blots upon the national reputa tion, and of the evils, the disorders, the crimes, and the punishment, by which they will assuredly be followed, we shall have to m::lte the humiliating confession that they are not his work, but our own! Our worthy Brother Jonathan appears to have made up his wind to get either himself or somebody else into, what he elegantly styles, a fir. A. majority annexe do not 'ousel as dec 'eras shat and, zs the people of that new Republic voice in the matter, annexed she will be forth With, and another stripe—which we take to be very good heraldry for designating slave-holding states—will be added to the national flag. Perhaps when his blood is up, and his rifle and bowie knife in hand, an amiable relation may extend his views a little further, and take a fancy for another slice of territory which may chance to he conveniently for the wants of his migratory children. But will this impulent and unprincipled violation of all international law be quietly acquiesced in by other governments, who hold that something beyond the mere will of the strong to appropriate the pos sessions of the weak should he the rule of civilized States ? Will Great Britain stand by with her arms folded and see a precedent of wrong established, which, at no distant date, may be turned to the spoliation, by the same reckless people, of a portion of her own transatlantic possessions? She has re cognised, and other countries have recognised, Texas, —perhaps too readily,—as an independent State. That Republic has been already admitted to the rights of independent existence amongst the other nations of the civilized world. She is hound to them by treaties ; and is one of the family which international law is designed to protect and to re gulate. The sic volo, sic jubco style of doing things, of which our brother is so fond, may not, therefore, be so tamely submitted to, and Texas he found not quite so cheap a bargain, or so easy to he put into his pocket, as he imagines. It may be a simple task enough to cajole the slave dealers and slave planters of that Republic, or even to scare Mexi. , N) from an attempt to recover what she still claims as her own possessions ; but should she be under the additional necessity of " licking the Britishers," it may prove a task a little beyond her powers. We shall not speculate further, however, upon the involvements which this step of the American Government may produce. The reassembling of Parliament will no doubt enlighten us with respect to the course which it will be necessary for Great Britain to pursue in the matter. We wait, there fore, for that information. It is with no little gratification that we observe the strong feeling which is displaying itself through out the country upon the subject of the proposed increase of the grant to Maynooth. Everywhere we hear of meetings held, and petitions being agreed to, against the obnoxious measure in question ; and al though Liverpool is only preparing herself for the struggle, we know from the representations which reach us, from all classe, of its Protestant and loyal inhabitants, that they will do their duty to their country on the day of meeting, Monday next. As we have said in another column, we are not satisfied at all of the fact that, even to preserve to the country the talents of Sir Robert Peel at the head of the government, it is necessary that we should submit tamely to this outrage upon the feel ings of a Protestant people. Sir Robert and his colleagues carry matters with a very high hand, it is true; and his Conservative followers in the House of Commons, too, forget past professions with a marvellous facility. Let it be remembered, how ever, that, but a few days ago, a handful of mer chants, aided by a far less influential parliamentary phalanx than could be brought to bear against htm upon this question, compelled the Premier to aban don a proposed and a favourite measure, connected with the sugar duties. The same energy now put forth would be rewarded with similar success. We call, therefore, upon our fellow townsmen to come forward on this occasion. Let the same stirring cry go forth from within the Royal Amphitheatre, which in past times, of infinitely less difficulty and danger to the institutions of our l an d th an t h ose which now menace them from professed and hollow friends, shook liberalism from its pre-eminence in the national councils ; and all will yet be well. We shall be saved from the disgrace of a national ac knowledgment and encouragement of those princi ples which our Sovereign and our legislators have declared upon oath to be damnable and idolatrous, and against which our forefathers protested upon the scaffold and at the stake. Let a vigorous effort be made, then. Let the voice of Liverpool be heard. Let the protestant people declare their determination to resist by all constitutional means this flagrant and outrageous violation of their confidence by men in whose ho nesty and fidelity t) their pledged faith they have trusted, and all will then be well. We shall yet be saved, as a people, from the disgrace of becoming the scoff and the laughing-stock of popery and re volution throughout the world. We give below, with sorrow at the result, and still greater sorrow at what we fear to be the cause, the following as the numbers at the conclusion of yesterday's polling for Churchwarden and Overseers : Persons. Votes. Persons. Votes. Houghton ..... 1241 3138 Riding.... 1560 3324 Williamson.... 1205 3012 Urquhart.. 1609 3477 Kilshaw ...... . 1196 2961 Earle .... 1656 3601 These numbers will sufficiently show that a strong effort indeed will be required to turn the balance, and to preserve the parish from the meddling hand of Whig-Radicalism in its affairs; and unless that effort is promptly made—unless, indeed, it is made this day—we feel bound to state our conviction, from all we have heard, that the Conservative candi dates, who justly feel themselves ill treated by their party, will retire from the contest. We trust that a result so fraught with evil conse quences—so depressing to Conservatism in Liver pool, and so damaging to the cause throughout England—will not occur. No ; let the unworthy apathy which appears to be the cause of our present position on the poll be laid aside. If ever Liverpool is reduced to the condition of a Radical borough, if ever we lose our present proud preeminence amongst the constituencies of the country; it will be the result of some such unhappy division—some similar estrangement—as that which unhappily ap pears to exist at present between different classes of our Conservative fellow-townsmen. We entreat that these may be laid aside. They are unworthy of us. They are certain to damage the cause which, amid our differences, we all hold dear. Let us away with them at once, and show the enemy, by our votes this day, that we are still able to beat them, and laugh at their futile malice. THE FUNDS, SATURDAY NIGHT. Consols were again very flat to-day. A decrease of business, with a prepon derance of sales, caused this depression, and the final quotation for money was 998 to 4, and for the account 994 to /. Exchequer-bills were 575. to 595. premium : and India Bonds, 68s. to 70s. premium. The foreign se curities showed scarcely any alteration. There were few bargains, and the market closed rather heavy. Spanish Five per Cents. left off at 304 to 1 ; the Three per Cents, 404 to 1 • Mexican, 351 to 1.; Colombian, 154 to 4 ; Pe ruvian, 31 to 33; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 63 to 4: the Four per Cent., 994 to ; Danish, 90 to 91 ; Brazilian, 91 to 92 ; and Belgian, 100 to 102. SUDDEN DEATH OF A CHlLD.—Yesterday, an inquest was held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Ro sanna Donnelly, a child who lived with her parents, in Stable -court, Northampton -street. On Saturday night deceased was put to bed on one side of her mother. In the morning she was found to be convulsed, and died in a few minutes afterw-irds. SUSPICION OF RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.— Yesterday, e the Police -court, a marine-store dealer, named Redman Burns, was brought before Mr. Rushton, charged with having in his possession a quantity of sacks, shellac, &c., for which he could not give a satisfactory account. He was remanded until this day, in order that the owner or owners might if possible be found. ASSAULT IN A FOREIGN PORT.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a seaman, named John Matthew was charged by Isaac Manwell, the captain of the same ship, " The Rapid," with maliciously stabbing him on board the ves sel while she was in one of the harbours of the island of St. Domingo. The defendant said that the complainant was always drunk on board, and that (as he was under stood to mean) he was extremely quarrelsome and provo cative. Mr. Rushton, moreover, appeared to have some doubt as to whether his jurisdiction extended to a distant foreign port. under the circumstances stated; and he there fore remanded the prisoner until he could be duly satisfied on that point. YESTERDAY'S ASSIZES. C! , OWN COURT. Before Mr. J❑stice Coi.TmAN.) SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST A BANK MANAGER Henry Hornshaw Pilley, late manager of the Warring ton branch of the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, was indicted for having stolen a certain check for £ll5, the property of Joh❑ Grafton. Another indictment charged him with having feloniously embezzled the sum of £403 16s. 2d , the property of the Directors and pub lic Officers of the Manchester and Liverpool District Banking Corn p , iny. The presecuti , m was conducted by Mr. Brandt, assisted by Mr. Hulton ; and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Atherton. The evidence on the first indictment for stealing the cheque for £ll6 was insufficient, and a verdict of acquit tal was entered with respect to it. The case upon the second indictment was then gone into at length. It ye .. vied considerably from the - ordinary cases of embezzle ment. It appeared that the prisoner was upon most inti mate terms with Mr. John Malin, of Grappen-hall, who employed him i March. 1843, to dispose of, for him, six half snares in the Great Western Railway. The prisoner sold them through the auency of Mr. Fernybough, share hrcker in Ma , chrster, with whom he divided the commis sion,* and received, from the purchaser, the nett amount of £403 16s. 2d.. not as the servant of the bank, but as the agent of the seller. The testimony of Mr. Malin as to the instructions he gave the prisoner in relation to the money was somewhat confused ; he stated that all he did concerning it WAS to take his pass-book to the prisoner to have the entry made in it, but he had no recollection of having directed him to pay the money into the bank. He told the prisoner he had cal ed to make a settlement with him of the shares, but as he did not want the money, he would not take it away, though he wished the entry to be made in the pass-hook. No money consequently passed between them ; and no entry of it mss made in the bank day-book er ledger, nor was a paying in slip filed. The peculiarity of the case was that the prisoner, instead of making up, at the end of the half year and year, the two accounts in the ledger and the pass-book, so that they would correspoud, calculated the interest for the two pe riods upon the £403 16s. 2d., and entered it in the pass book only. The pass-book, therefore, differed from the ledger in this respect also. No fraud, in point of fact, was committed upon Mr. Malin or the Bank, for it appeared that in the prisoner being removed, in May, 1844, from the management at Warrington to the more responsible one at Preston he called upon Mr. Malin, as he said, for the purpose of taking I,a, eof him. On that occasion, as he was going away. Mr. Malt] said to him " would it not be better to take my book with you in order to make it up?" The prisoner replied, " Yes, I better had do so," and at that period he made an entry in the ledger giving Mr. Malin credit for £404 5 -, 9d, as if he had made a payment at that time to tha► amount, which would make the ledger and pass book correspond with respect to amounts. After being some months at Preston, the differences were detected, and the directors conceived it due to the public to indict the prisoner. —The counsel for the defence, on the case for the prosecution being closed, contended that the indictment must fail, inasmuch as there was no proof of the prisoner having received the money in his capacity as servant of the Bank.—The Learned Judge reserved this paint.—Mr. WILKINS then addressed the jury for the prisoner, arguing that no embezzlement whatever had or could be proved, inasmuch as no one had been defrauded ; if guilty of anything he was only guilty of an irregularity. Witnesses as to character were then called, viz., Mr. Lister. Manager of the Union Bank, Liverpool, who had been one of the prisoner's securities, Mr. Benjamin Pier point, of Warrington, a director of the bank, the Rev.. Jas. Todd, of Warrington, John Greenall, Esq., Wrn. Hall, Esq., Mr. Eddleston, of Warrington, and two gentle men, directors of the Branch Batik at Preston. The JUDGE, in summing up, told the jury they would have to determine whether the prisoner had, as a servant of the bank, received the money in question by virtue of his office, and afterwards fraudulently embezzled it. The non-entry of the sum of £403 in the ledger was a fact upon which they would have to form their judgment whether it was an embezzlement with a fraudulent pur pose. If they thought it was, the prisoner would be lia ble to a verdict of guilty : if, on the contrary, they thought it only an irregularity, rind that the prisoner had a ted merely as the agent of Mr. Malin, they must ac quit him.—After a few minutes consultation in the box, the jury intimated a wish to retire. Before doing so, however, the foreman a. , ked the court whether the entry in the pas=-book by the prisoner of the £403 odd did not make the hank liable to Mr. Malin for that amount ? The JUDGE.—" I think it does, gentlemen." The jury were then locked up. - Three hours elapsed before they returned into court, and on the officer asking them whether they had agreed uprn their verdict, The FOREMAN (Mr. John Miller, of Everton, mer chant) said, we find the prisoner guilty of receiving in March. 1843, upo❑ account of his employers, the sum of £403 16s. 3d., and of not accounting for the same, or any part of it, until the 30th May, 1844, having in the interim falsified his accounts. The JUDGE.-Bur, gentlemen, that is not what the pri soner is charged with by the indictment. Toe ch.irge is, that he embezzled the money for the purpose of defraud ing the parties. The FOREMAN.—The jury have not agreed, my lord, as to the fraudulent intention. The JUDGE.—Then you must be so good as to recon sider your verdict, and determine whether you are satis fied or not whether he embezzled the money with a frau dulent purpose. If there was a fraudulent intention he (the prisoner) will be liable to a verdict of guilty;, if that is not made out to your satisfaction be must be acquitted. Be so good as to reconsider your verdict, and to say whether you find the prisoner guilty or not guilty. The FOREMAN.—Very well, my lord. The jury a g ain retired. In fifty minutes they again returned ; and delivered a verdict of not guilty. ASSAULT BY A COLLIER John Bradshaw, a collier, was indicted for having at Wigan, on the 28rh February last, assaulted one Edward Lynney, with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Mr. Hutton appeared for the prosecution; the prisoner was defended by Mr. J. Pollock. This assault originated in the late turn outs of colliers in Wigan and the neighbourhood. Both the prosecutor and the prisoner are colliers, and they worked at the col liery of Mr. Thicknesse, where there was a strike. The pro secutor, an elderly man, thought proper not to join the hands who struck work as the prisoner did, and, in con sequence, some threats of personal violence were made against him, some of which proceeded from the prisoner. The alleged assault took place with a pickhoe, in Withing ton-lane, on the 28th February, at half-past tbree in the morning, as the prosecutor was going to his work : the inner bone of the left arm was broken, wounds were found on the left side of the head, and on the right jaw together with several bruises on the body. Tile man who inflicted these injuries was disguised with a comfortable over his face, and hie jacket was completely buttoned up ; but after he had struck the prosecutor twice, the " comfort able " fell off, and the moonlight enabled him to see that his assailant was the prisoner. The blows he received rendered him insensible, and he was under medical care for some time.—The counsel for the prisoner contended that the prosecutor was mistaken in charging the offence upon the prisoner, for he should prove that he was in bed the whole of the night in question ; but that, even if the jury thought he was the man the circumstances would justify a verdict of an assault only. Witnesses were then [called, and one of whom was the prisoner's father, to prove an alibi. The jury found the prisoner guilty of an assault ; and he was sentenced to one year's imprisonment with hard labour. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SALFORD LIST, Defenditnt;-6. Verdict by consent.-19, 21. Special verdict.-31. Referred.-17, 23, 24, 25. Withdrawn.-2, 8, 18. WEST DERBY LIST. Verdict by consent.-7 Wednesday, April 2, at Thursday, 3, at Saturday, 5, at consequence of the horse which the plaintiff was driving having taken fright and wheeled round, and therefore an accident for which no party was responsible. He after wards called witnesses who were passengers i❑ the omni bus, and a gentleman who was driving behind in a gig, to prove that the defendant was not gallopping his horses. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages £4O. HOLLAND V GRACE.—In this case a verdict was taken for the plaintiff, subject to a reference. FALSE IMPRISONMENT GOLDSMITH v. JELLY.—Mr. Baines said this was an action for false imprisonment, with a justification respect ing a forged receipt. My friend Mr. Martin, on the part, of the defendant, is prepared to consent to a verdict, damages £2O, costs as between attorney and client, the defendant agreeing to withdraw the charges in the decla ration, and to state that he believes them to be groundless. I, on the part of the plaintiff, wish to state that I believe the defendant has been misled by other parties, not his own attorney, and that he has done all it► his power to make reparation. Mr. MARTIN—On behalf of the defendant I may state, that, having been led into this mistake, he considers it tha best course to come forward and avow it, and let a verdict be taken as Mr. Baines has stated. A verdict was entered for the plaintiff. Damages £2O. The cause Hall v. Boag. which related to the same transaction, was withdrawn. DISPUTED PARTNERSHIP, MULLIN v. JOHNSON.—This was an action upon a bill of exchange for £l5. Mr. James appealed as coun cil for the plaintiff, and [qr. Crompton for the defendant. The plaintiff, Philip Mullin, is a coach builder in this town, and holder of the bill in question. The defendant is a druggist, residing at Nantwich, and the acceptor of a the bill. The whole question turned upon the question of the partnership of one of the endorsees. The jury found for the plaintiff damages £l5 15s. The Court rose at twenty minutes after six o'clock. CAUSE LIST. The following was the state of the cause paper at the rising of the Court last night : Plaintiff.-1, 3,4, 5,7,9, 10,11, 12, 13,14, 15, 16, 20, 27, 28, 29, 30. _ _ Plaintiff.-8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 25, 26, 102 Defendant.-2. Referred.-23, 71. Withdrawn.-3, 5, 12, 20, 24, 27, 30, 32, 34, 38, 43, 47, 48, 49, 54, 56, 63, 73. Nonsuit-4, 6. THE CHASE The CHESHIRE HOUNDS will meet on .... Sutton Pinfold Kingsley Windmill .. Bostock Green _ vv At Haf-past Ten o'clock. —— Sir W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS will meet on Wednesday. April 2, at . King's Mills Friday, 4, at Saturday, 5, at Wynnstay At Half past Ten o'clock. The order of the Treasury for the return of duty on sugar in the bonded warehouses and refineries at the time of passing the recent sugar resolutions appears in the London papers of yesterday. ROBBERY OF WlNE.—Between the hours of five and six o'clock on Saturday evening & cask containing thirty two gallons of sherry vbine, value £3O, was stolen from the yard of Messrs. Davis and Stainton, wine and spirit merchants, Lyceum-place. Bold-street. ROBBERIES FROM VESSELS.—At the Police•court r yesterday, two youths, known for malpractices, James Thompson and John Williams, were placed at the bar charged with several robberies of seamens' clothing from vessels in the docks. These cases- having been proved against them, they were each committed to gaol and hard labour for three months. GIPSEY LITE AND CHARACTER.—The illustrations of the life and character of these very peculiar, and little known, people, as given by Mr. Edwin Ransford, of Lon don, is of a most interesting character, and, in all cases, delights his numerous audiences. The entertainments are to he given, it will be seen, at the Commercial-hall, Gloucester-street. MORGAN'S IMPERIAL HOTEL.—Fashionable arrivals and depa tures during the past week :—The Hon. Henry Cavendish, lady, and family ; Sir Thomas Frernan.tle, Bart., M.P., Chief Secretary of Ireland; Rev. Mr. Gah bett, lady, and family ; Captain Ovens. 57th Regiment, and la iy ; Captain Brown, if the Guards ; Cap'ains Tuite and Jameson ; A. C. Cornwall. Esq. ; Captain Davies, R.N.; Messrs. De Vere, Fitzallan, St. Law rence, &c. DEATH FROM BURNING.—An inquisition was yester day held before the borough coroner, into the cause of the death of Catherine Reynolds. The deceased occupied a room in a house in Carlton-street. Yesterday fortnight, the landlady heard the deceased call her, and on going up stairs found her all on fire. Some neigbboura were immediately called in, and the fire was put out, but de ceased was severely burnt over her breast, face, neck, and arms. She was taken to the Northern Hospital, but died of the injuries on Sunday. Her clothes bad become ignited through standing too near to the tire. - THE HIGH- SHERIFF OF CHESHIRE.—Sir William M. Stanley. Bart, the new Rich-sheriff of Cheshire, made a grand entry into Chester, on Saturday, in a carriage drawn by sis horses, and met the judges of assize on the Mold-road. Sir William entertained about 500 gentlemen to breakfast at Hooton-hall in the morning, and most of the parties, including all who have been in the habit of attending his hunting excursions, accompanied him to Chester, where the day was looked upon as a sort of car nival. Stubbs' Royal Harmonic Band played dnring breakfast at the hall. The whole city might be said to have turned out to witness and accompany the procession, which, according to a moderate computation, extended upwards of a mile in length. In front rodothe gentlemen belonging to the hunt, dressed in their red coats. Next came the High-sheriff in his carriage, preceded by two outriders, in livery, and then followed an immense train of his tenantry, mounted on hmses. The citizens flanked the sides and brought up the rear. It was one of the most brilliant scenes witnessed in the "ancient citie" for many years. THE W EATHER.—The season, since our last publica tion, has been propitious for spring seed-time, and for the gradual progress of vegetation in general, though not a forward one. This is, perhaps, the best tor the country—a very early spring being, in this climate, always precarious, from such precocity being liable to frosts—" killing frosts "—even in April. This last casualty we can scarcely now apprehend, considering the advanced state of the year ; the long continuance of severe frosty weather we have already experienced ; and the accumulating strength of the sun's rays. The g►ound is in a fine state for impregnation, and general working, and as the weather has been dry at the equinox, with for the most part winds draughting from the east ward, persons who consider themselves " weather-wise," prognosticate that we shall have a dry, sunny summer. At all events the slight progress made in leafing and budding seems to augur well in the fruit department, as the blossom can scarcely be developed before all chance of a failure by its being nipped by severities to come has ceased. SERIOUS EVILS FROM THE EXPIRY OF nix BRITISH TREATY.—Great sensation has been created in Rio de Janeiro, by an attempt on the part of the Government to take possession of the property of the late Mr. Nathan Cairns, of Liverpool , under an act p asse d i n 1842. M r. Cairns died in this town in March, 1843, leaving property in the house of Messrs. Cairns. Astlev, and Co., of which he was the senior partner, in Rio de Janeiro. In the pre sent instance it is unlikely that the Government will pro ceed further in the matter than they have done, for, Mr. Cairns having died during the existence of our treaty with that country, his proper y will be protected, under its provisions, from interference by the Brazilian Government. Still, the effect of the act in question becomes a source of great anxiety to every one who has property engaged in the Brazilian trade. The correspondent of the Economist gives a minute detail of the circumstances of Mr. Cairns' case, and says that it excited alarm i t the minds of the British merchants; that meetings on the subject were being held ; and that a correspondence was opened with the Government. PAVING AND SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS.—At the meeting on Thursday Mr. James Aspmall presided. The fine of £lO imposed upon John Camptv.ll, for altering his cellar entrance in Smithfield-street, contrary to the di rections of the Board, was ordered to be enforced, he having neglected to contract the entrance within the time allowed.—Mr. Capes Ashlin reported to the Board that when he applied at the parish office to be allowed the use of the rate book for the purpose of copying it, Mr. Hart had refused it, on the ground that the Assistant Poor Law Commissioner had ordered that no books should leave the office. Mr. Deane read a clause in the Act of Parlia ment authorizing the Commissioners to cause the books to be produced before them, and to take copies, and also subjecting parties refusing to comply with the order of the Board to a penalty not exceeding £5O. A conversa tion took place on this point, several of the members ex pressing themselves indignantly at the interference of the Poor-law Commissioners Ivith the law. Mr. Birkett teoved that. Mr. Hart should be ordered to attend there with the Books next Thursday. Mr. Ashlin explained that the real question was, whether the books should be at one side of a door or on the other, as bis room, and that of Mr. Hart, were under the same roof, and only separated by a door. Mr. Kilshaw said the vestry bad no objection, but it was Mr. Clement's order. Mr. Cooper asked what business Mr.sClements - had to come here, and try to set aside the law of the land ? The Board ought to make an order at once. No matter what the Poor-law Commissioners said, they were only a set of dancing puppets.—The matter was allowed to stand over for a week, Mr. Deane in the meantime to see Mr. Lown des. . SPECULATIVE PICTURES .—A most numerous collection of pictures that have been recently imported, per Emperor. from Antwerp. arc now on view at Mr. Byford's rooms. where, by public competition, they will be shortly offered for sale. Some first class paintings are amongst them, and being presented just as imported, will offer considerable exercise for the genies of amateurs. CONCERT AT THE HALL. LORD NELSON-STREET.—A grand concert will be given at this newly beautified and improved hall this day week. (the Sth instant,) when a number of celebrated vocalists and instrumentaliits, male and female, will combine their talents to gratify the audience. A first rate violinist will also appear, and the whole programme presents attractions rarely surpassed in such entertainments even in the metropolis. The whole is under distinguished patronage, and the names of the principal performer§ wi►l be found in the announcement in another column, MEETING OF THE RATEPAYERS OF TOXTETII-PARK The annual meeting of the ratepayers of Toxteth-park was held yesterday, according to previous advertizement, at the Parish-offices, in Park-road. Owing to the nu merous charges of past mismanagement, &c., which had been industriously circulated through the township by the Whig-Radical party, the meeting was very numerously attended, chiefly by members of that party, who sur rounded the doors from an early hour, and shewed an evi dent disposition to pack the place of meeting. At ten o'clock, the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting, it was announced by Mr. Sheppard, on behalf of the overseers, that an adjournment would be proposed into the garden behind ; and Mr. W. M. DUNCAN having been called to the chair, on the motion of Dr. M'Kee, the meeting was adjourned accordingly. The CHAIRMAN, after expressing a hope that the day's business would be conducted with decorum, proceeded to open the meeting in due form, and recommended that they should go on i❑ regular order to fix upon the lists of persons to be recommended for the office of overseers. Mr. Appleby referred to a clause in the act of parliament, ith and Bth Victoria, which directed that seven days' notice should be given to each ratepayer of permission to examine the accounts. Mr. Sheppard, as chairman of the Board of Guardians, explained that the act in ques tion had not yet come into operation : that he himself held several applications for the office of district auditor, an office created by the act; but that the poor-law com missioners had not as yet desired the guardians to pro ceed to such election. Dr. WICEE then rose to propose a gentlemen well qualified to fill the office of Overseer; and, in the course of his speech, characterised the proceedings of the parish authorities during the past year as not satisfactory. The poor had been oppressed ; the widow's hearth had been desoiiiled ; and everything done in the most oppressive and uncharitable way. The overseers, or one of them had gone on in the most reckless manner; and their proceed ings bad not increased the parish funds, but had only pot money into the pockets of the harpies of the law. The fees for warrants amounted to £5OO, which had gone into the pockets of Mr. Cleaver and his colleague. He oh jected to Mr. Harrison, the present overseer, as a mart not of sufficient standing, and would recommend a man who would go into the Augean stable of the Parish books. He then entered upon a long string of assertions respect ing the conduct of Mr. Lawson, the late collector, and concluded by proposing Mr. Appleby, as a fit and proper person for Overseer, which was seconded by Mr. Joseph Moss. Mr. THOMAS INMAN. who was very indecently inter rupted throughout his address, denied the charge, brought by Dr. M'Kee against the overseers, of cruelty to the poor, and showed that great hardship and cruelty had been used by the Collectors under Mr. Appleby in getting in the property and assessed taxes. Mr. Inman particu larized several cases, in one of which £2lBs 6d had been demanded and received for an original debt of 18s Id. He eulogised Mr. Harrison as a very efficient officer, although his politics were not those in favour with the Radical party, and stated that the affairs of the parish had been better managed by him than they were before. The present opposition of the Radicals arose from the authori rities having attempted to recover the rates on cottage property of which they were large owners. As a proof of their factious dispositons, he stated that an overture had been made that they should appoint three guardians, and the Conservatives two, and that the poor committee and the overseers should be equally divided as t politics, which very reasonable proposition was rejected. Mr. Inman concluded by proposing Mr. J. Buckley Jones in lieu of Mr. Appleby. Mr. SHEPPARD, as chairman of the Board of Guardi ans, defended that body from the aspersions thrown upon it by Mr. McKee. He was not sent there by the inha bitants of Toxteth to canvass the con Ind of the collectors. Their business, as guardians, was to see that the money collected for the relict of the poor was properly adminis tered and accounted for, and' that the collectors cave pro per security. This had been done in the case of Lawson, referred to, and the amount of his deficiency had been re paid, It was not true that the security in question had ever beenout of the custody of the Board of Guardians. That board would not allow him to go into any inquiries about collectors. When applied to by any ratepayers, he always told them to come to the board itself with their complaints. M . r. APPLEBY made a long series of charges against the overseers, and went into a long explanation respecting the expenses of collection, in the course of which many of his statements were strongly denied, at the conclusion of which, in contradiction of a charge of improper conduct made against the Board of Guardians in the case of Law son the collector, Mr. SHEPPARD explained that-the Board had on three separate occasions moved the Overseers for a return of his deficiences, the last of which gave them at £152 odd, which, he repeated, had been paid by his sureties. Dr. M'Kee here made a very disgraceful personal at tack upon Mr. Inman, which was received with very gen eral cries of " shame, shame," even from some of his own friends. The worthy docter seemed quite unmoved by the burst of execration which his conduct had justly called down upon him ; and Mr. Inman explained the charge made, amidst the general sympathy of the meet ing. The CHAIRMAN then called for a show of hands, which, not being, satisfactory, a division took place, when it was declared that Mr. Appleby's name had the majority. Mr. Wm. Bolderstone was then proposed by Dr. M`Kee and seconded by Mr. Rickerby and carried. Mr. Inman intimating that his party would.offer no further opposition. The following gentlemen were also proposed and carried without opposition to make up the list to be selected from, viz.: Messrs. Il ugh Donaldson, tiobt. Thornton, Rich ard Miller, Thos. Jackson, Oven Williams, John Wilson, and Moss. As Assessors of Land and Assessed Taxes, Messrs. F. B. Henderson, E. P. Hughes, Thos. Gibson, and Robt. Blackburn were returned as proper persons to be returned for selection. Mr. M'KEE then proposed a list for the Poor Commit tee, which, he said, they were willing should be equally divided as to politics. The folh.wing are the names : James Lawrence, Esq. Mayor, i!lessrs. Matthew Gregson, Alex. Ryan, Thomas Royden, Hugh D ona ld son , W m. Nicholls, avid Craig, .L Buckley Jones, Jno. Blew, D. Hughes, T. Lloyd, Dr. M'Kee, Edw. Lawson, jun. John Wilson, Thos. Rogers, John Croft, Wm. Frankland, Joseph Moss, Robert Waring, John Lea, and Owen Wil liams, which were carried without opposition. A conversation ensued with respect to the accounts; and in answer to a question from Dr. M'Kee, Mr. WATSON, the secretary, stated that the- printed statement produced at the meeting embraced an accurate statement of the position of the township. It was then urged that the appointments about to be made of a superintendent and three collectors should be postponed for the present, and a request to this effect to the guardians and the central board was subsequently agreed to. Mr. SHEPPARD• explained that the board of guardians could only recommend : the commissiowrs themselves appointed. The guardians had represented: to them the recommendation of the local committee, and a reply had been received agreeing to the recommendation so far as the superintendent was concerned ; but the appointment of the extra collectors was still under consideration. Mr. Sheppard concluded by challenging the production of any case of neglect of his duty, or of favouritism, since he sat as the representative of the township at the board. He had studied to do his duty without fear or favour, or any consideration except the good of the township; and he should continue to do so. Mr. Sheppard's explanation was very warmly received. The CHAIRMAN here intimated that the proceedings were closed, and the meeting dissolved, the radical party in high glte at their triumph. The rooms at the Union Gallery, Slater-street, have been engaged by the Mersey Yacht Club for their future meetings, and for the general use of the members. On Wednesday morning last, the house of the Rev. A. Knox, of Priory-street, Birkenhead, was entered by thieves, and a large silver cream jug valued at £5 carried off. It is supposed the robbery was committed by three boys who were seen in the back yard. Two of them have been apprehended. One has been committed and the other acquitted. FIIE.—On Sunday forenoon a fire was discovered on board the Syria, of this port, a splendid ship belonging to Messrs. Hamilton and Baines, lying at the west side of Prince's Dock. Previous to the arrival of the fire brigade Mr. Dowling and several police-officers had extingui-led the fire. Some billets of oak were discovered on fire, and a few of them were burned and charred to the depth of two or three inches. EARLY CLOSING 01, SHOPS.—On Thursday a public meeting of the inhabitants of Liverpool (being a continua tion of the meetings held last year,) was convened in the Music-hall, Bold-street, for the purpose of promoting the closing of shops at 7 o clock all the year round. In the absence of Thomas Sands, Esq., who was unexpectedly called to London, the chair was occupied by Thos. Black burn, Esq. Ana , ,ngst the gentlemen upon th e p l at f orm and t hose who took part in the proceedings were the Rev. W. Falloon, the Rev. Donald Ferguson, the Rev. W. Bevan, the Rev. J. Higgins, the Rev. Mr. Whitey, Dr. Duncan, Mr. Flower, honorary secretary, &c. Resolu tions in accordance with the object of the meeting were passed. WRESTLING.--On Wednesday last, the annual wres tling match took place at Mr. R. T. Barnes', Cattle Market Inn, Old Swan. The amount to be contested hor was ten sovereigns, in two weights, ten-and-a• half stone, and all weights. Amongst the successful candidates for the light-weights, were Jonathan Whitehead, of Working ton, and John Halliwell, of Penrith, who had each 15s. awarded to them. A contest between Whitehead and Halliwell for the last prize of £2 15s. was decided as un fair, in consequence of an irregularity in the manner of throwing, and the money returned to the fund. The priricipal light prizes were taken by M. S. Longmire, James Hasling, and Nelson Cain, the first receiving 155., the second 17s. 6d., and the third 12s. 6d. E Two MISSING PACKET-SHIPS. --The total num ber of persons on board the ships United States and England, both of which, there is too much reason to fear, have been lost with all on board, was 164—viz., in the former, 74 ; in the latter, 90. The United States, which sailed from this port on the 26th of November, was com manded by Captain Alexander Britton, John Crofts, mate, Francis Donne', second mate, and the crew number twenty-one men, all Americans, except Nicholas Pierce, of Antwerp. There were two cabin passengers, Mr. Hull and the Rev. Mr. Tulloch, the latter of whom absconded from Scotland after committing- forgery. There were forty-eight steerage passengers, all from Ireland. The England, which sailed from this port on the Ist of Decem ber, was commanded by Captain Samuel Bartlett, A. W. Trubsham, mate, Seth D. Keys, second mate, Charles Wilson, carpenter, and eighteen men, all Americans, ex cepting John Douglass, of Hamburgh, and James Thomas, of England. There were no cabin passengers. There were sixty-eight steerage passengers. all from Ireland, HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN SALFORD James Dixon, James Wroe, and James Shuttleworth, were indicted, th , two former with having robbed one William Jackson Birch, tailor and draper, of Manches ter, of a gold watch, a gold ring, and a sum of money ; and Shuttleworth with having received the property, knowing it to have been stolen. The prosecution was conducted by Mr. James and Mr. J. Pollock ; the prisoner Wroe was defended by Mr. Monk, Shuttleworth by Mr. Brandt, and Dixon was un defended. The prosecutor is a tailor and draper in King-street, Manchester, and on the evening of the 30th of January last, after being at the Star Inn, he went in a state of in toxication through Salford, towards his house in Brough ton. He called at Cox's liquor vaults, and in an hour after leaving there he was found by the police lying on the ground, robbed of the property in question; and totally insensible from liquor. There was no evidence against Wroe, and he was acquitted. As to the other two pri soners the only circumstance to implicate them was the production of the prosecutor's watch, which was found in the possession of Shuttleworth. Dixon was proved to have been in Cox's liquor vault whilst the prosecutor was drinking there, and he stated that the prosecutor wanted money to treat two girls who were with him he lent him 20 shillings upon it, on the assurance that the money would be repaid the next day ' • but the prosecutor not ap pearing to redeem the watch he sold it to Shuttleworth for £3. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the pri soner was discharged. BIG .MY John Horridge pleaded guilty to an indictment for bigamy, in having married Mary Ann Randal, at Stoke upon-Trent, his first wife being alive, to whom he was married at Farnworth, in this county, in 1839. Since the prisoner had been committed his first wife had died. On the 11th instant he was committed for three months for neglecting to maintain her, which would expire in June next. He was sentenced to six months' imprison ment and hard labour in the House of Correction, the learned Judge stating that he had evidently deceived his second wife when he married her. THROWING VITRIOL Thomas King, ;gedl6,was indicted for having thrown vitriol upon a child four-and-a-half years old, named Mary Blackwood, on the 17th of March last, at Oldham, with intent t.) do grievous bodily harm. The indictment contained no count for assault, and the jury acquitted the prisoner of the intent to do grievous bodily berm, and be was discharged after a suitable admonition from the court. The Court adjourned at a quarter past six o'clock NISI PHIUS COURT The eleven cases relating — to the Isle of Man Joint Stock Bank were fixed for Thursday next, to meet Mr. Kelly's convenience. HOLT V. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY CO A special jury case was fixed for to-morrow, (Wed nesday. ALLEGED NEGLIGENT DEIVING DENNETT V. LONGSHAW.—This case was then re sumed. Several additional witnesses were called to prove that the defendant gallopped down the hill on the wrong side of the road, and that plaintiff was on the right side. Mr. Martin addressed the jury for the defendant, con tending that there had been no negligence on the part of the defendant ; that five feet were left between the cart and the omnibus ; that the accident waa occasioned in April 1 WEST DERBY ANNUAL VESTO Yesterday forenoon, the general annual ves tr ieoo l of the township of West Derby was held at the sioners'-rooms, H a rp er - s t ree t, Low hill . eitta 6 Mr. VINCENT HIG GIN S W a S called to th r a ll p el in opening the busi ness ex p ress ed a hope th at 8 ; ' 50 addressing the mee ti ng wou ld con fine them as possible to the objects of the day. Wee' Mr. FALKNER said that there were two t) o pt", the meeting, and that as many parties P r r es e for d more especially intere s ted i n the Highway tac t fot which was one of them, he should submit th% tbb convenience, this should be taken first. 4 b a d objection arose. Mr. F. then stated that , i , uo t, y i customary to prepare an abstract of this see:: otd , e ) detailed manner in titwhch it was required to "' d o by the act rendered oo long to be considereo yr i meeting. He proposed that the abstract sha u fo r o r The summary of the accounts of the xur ve s 'd bl 9 highways—Mr. Jesse Winward—was then rced Dolling. It appeared that the amount ree4.odr9 surveyor during the past year was about 4 / 1 of a balance of £5 6s. due from him at the c so on previous year, and that he had now In hand sot (100 the township of Xls I2s. The supposed 11 ,, 04 0 0 rate-payers was about -£45, and the bdan ee ; o cit) l aw yers , - 0 0" due by the township to the bankers, men, about £476; so that the township O w about £415. iii One of the members of the committee o 01 11 1 : superintend the operations of the surveYorifooa!id ' report or docume n t t o th e e ff ec t that they h,a - e rsti; efforts disagreeabl e t o th emse l v es and ", ° (,ibit i 7l regarded th e ra t e - payers , t h e sur veyor : I mo! respect for their authority, and acting as He had, th e y sa id, pa id a very l arg e per c oon and abov e th e market price of the day fo r ltigt other materi a l s; an d they had no means of c eed He had tak en u p on himself to lay a heavy r a d te l alg much money, although a he a vy arrear w as ;hit collectable. It was move d an d a greed to t het should be circulated amongst the rate-paYer,s,„e tit° A good de of c)nversation here took Pia' e s ad auditing of this account by Mr. Wea t _te i° v r lae„0 Saunders, without due inquiry as to t he ; t s bef s " articles. It was stated, on their party ti I . B ` t the/ means of ascertaining the real facts, and tu a p f ot'a dered themselves justified in signing the 8 : - ; ite m much as they found correct vouchers for ele" , columns. _ 4 l b e lP tn tAr ,„ r ot A motion was submitted th a t a coroit - 5. 4 ., d ren e d to examine these account s , an d that an nuf ot" this part of the questio., should take Plae e i ptiolloi report was received ; but after some co n ''''' ft ) r h a ", Mr. Falkner stating that certainly the surv r e gg e,,l indiscreet, but that he had attained a gr ee ; git,9 bad health, and, above all, ,that no dire e t ' e dta' c t) been brought forward of his having Poe ket 'co ° o,, of the township's fonds,—the account (in w b o t ) vtg 4 1 1 extravagant could scarcely be' now recover'.th passed. During the debate, Mr. Beckoltigatle: Hardy were strong for a committee of in ce ' ratt, ° 9 l' fore the accounts should be submitted to 01 beep in sessions. The general opinion appear e , d ;be T h e y the office of surveyor was noW constitute°, • The era had no proper and legal control over hili co ot"' ing of the accounts was carried by an aw e " , e OO l motion for a committee t o i nves ti g ate then'',,,,o Mr. FALENER moved, and Mr. flzettiv: / de%! a motion to the effect that a board of tweri"igh o :o l should henceforth manage and control th e 0 0a,', partment,—seven being rate - payers of th e : yea h ', seven of the municipal dist r i c t, an d six of " e der t",e were also Commissioners of Waste Lands ' l , ll D roll Mr. Hardy objected to the last item, 0 0 " ,;dete amendment leaving them out, as he e n -p a ten would o h h w a w y n a e y t a h b a d o t a n r u a d b l l i a e s t hi n e e s g t e e a r r w e d s c e r r d e i n t r i a l r e t l e e - i rate payers that their interest was in common with the .. nie rtt , ' original list proposed was finally carried- . 1 1 Mr. FALXNER next proposed an impro:,, 'P r o respect to the paid o ffi cers o f th e townsiZibe .d t been hitherto paid by commission allowed : a id tbv t tive depart men t s on t h e rates co ll ec ted', a" 0 001,',, very unequal (as we un d ers t oo d him) in T o lor, 1 1 . 91) proposed that they should b e p a id by fixeuhi bt that the commissions hitherto allowed ahl u 'opa r- 0 4 together to a general fund, to be eq uitahc,phned according to individual labour for their ina neration. He stated that much more s'"" l , - s t o 'o o proportion at the office than out of doors ; t o leo t a was now closed during two of the most con/ bh of the day. Greater facilities ought, he th eme givenmademr . a t o mw, t ). h t eoHnrAathtoeDi HARDY the recommended effectwho rn of voluntarily hdis da d dthree E ss. tt e fot 0; stated, that at Oldham, wit rn h e a n much greater trice'ol the work was accomplished at about halfopt.h,.he:;;o:oo,' noticed what he conceived the wrongful is si V n inti 60 1 s w e s h f o o m r r h a e t e n s a , m w e h d i c . h 'he was of sorted to to put money into the pockets of e t s e u r m ea m te o d n , . ~t i f Mr. RADCLIFF E s t a t e d, i n SU ppOrting, motion, that with re f erence t o what Ai r be f e af stated, Mr, Hodson' s n e tt com mission for t d amounted to but £2Bl, (not £4OO and od too, of township r a t es ; and, that next /...-tearfer tbt bability, the township w o uld receive .£ 2,ouy of the old workhouse at Low-hill, in whic h c fpcie" sset 4 rate of 3d. in the pound. might be fully su e r ed'S this, too, Mr. Hudson's 000amission would hdi: o ,l . , nearly £BO. He added that he was quite - I , o i f the summonses issued by Mr. Cleaver 10 ,,, r 4e and that neither he nor Mr. Hodson won" - • unworthy of their office „. t tr Mr. CLEAVER stated, as a rate-paye. , , t go 4 list of summonses alluded to, and broug° ol .4oe,'” met with the concurrent approval of the f p , the exception of two parties only, whose ra' - o sci f , 11 ted, and no charge made upon them for e%r br , fj It was moved by. Mr. Ealkner, seconded ov ert/ dleton, and carried,. th a t four' honorary to r t place of two) sho u ld b e h erea ft er e lected fortedey of the township, which had now so much el or see Mr. FALKNER then moved a list of 1 3- t o consideration of the magistrates. Mr. WALTHEw. moved another, a nd c d seconded. ~obt Some slight sparring took place as to 4 00 two to choose," and finally, by a friendlY - 0 1 0 which was greatly assisted by the chairms°l. 0 0 as others, deprecated the trouble and exPe h n o bv f r b i el / which had been demanded, names were ts.joit,tv lists, the first four placed in the new list be ir sog ites, and those usually selected by the dec iv e i f ties. The names were—Messrs. John r ;,, 0 r0, g 0 Pownall, Peter Youd, R. M. B e ckwith, lir 4 0er 0 son, Thomas S. Smith, John Hindle, a° t the s e Motions were then pa sse d t o th e e ffect th e the several departments, including th e ° n e e er township should co n f er , an d en d eav our to 4 0 ,, i current opinion, and , mutually assist in 110 4 if proposed new arrangements for the genersietoor A vote of thanks was passed to the oh s meeting separated. Lord Sta3ley arrived in town from IC D°II2 day t 111 hotl' . h as The North and South Wales Bank is A A. branch at Birkenhead. grtre f t The " trespass" on L or d H ar b o rough W° 0 1 officers of the Midl an d R a il way , has te r es " k i ` Assizes, in a verdi c t w ith nom i n al da 3lB ' (le g Y of his Lordship' s servan t s . 1 4 . , G 1 °e 0 0 The Earl of Romney died. on SaturclaY' d ig, elisions a vacancy i n th e represen tatiori gio llir through the el e v a ti on o f hi s son . Lordbed peera ge . 0$ ret fi On Saturday two men w e re killed,. an,a alif . ,he Poi por dvigerou.ly h ur t, th roug h a Von oi,; dd Messrs. Ditchburn and M a r e , Blaekw if t, down. WO i ' , On Thursday the town of Glaseow violent gale, during which the gable of s „ utl i gre of erection, fell upo n a th a t c h e d cotteg;;OCllliii man and his wife, a young womata, and t /0 0 4 ' " 0; III) MINISTERS AND THE FACTORIE S very good authority, that it is no, t ministers to oppose Lord Ashley's bill ' ° ,..0 013.4 hours of labour of children, and young!'" in factories.—Church and State Gazelle; 'S7 I 'OP GREAT EMPORIUM OF THF NORTII pitli e , will he seen by an advertisement ° lir jeffe i r ' c litV that under this significant title Messrs.. e 1, and Co. are about to open the ex tensic i`e st be i SY have lately been making to their Pr. e ri i :Of, t o et r / present greater facilities fog the desoair r business and allow the addition of Wu' chcfr. itr A famishing. The premises extend frotr V, which front the shop lately 0-ccuPle",,p7e Is been added) to Leigh-street, where f or e ol? elevation, and have a magnificent wi n n bos e g o li el,' Basnett-street ; the wl ole occupying cas I.l ° to 3222 square yards, or about four too l area of the present establishment, cc;: r is the progressive improvement of which, 1" years, almost unparalleled. SHIPPING INTELLIGE NCE, (f e ld 14 ' • 0 1° MONDAY, MARCH al.—wi n a n hair c i 1 , ARRIVXD.—RivaI, Burnett. from Ma, r ,l o lde —Java, Pickering, and Sarah Ann, 0 `" - and Ottawa, Threft, from Savannah. typiti —ms Sisters, Williams, from Laguna, at this Efor o tt -oth cIY 25th Jan. and the Alice Jane, 6th F eb Feb • coo 10,it brig Donald grounded on the bar, and °lto rev 0 . Josephine, M`Masters, for TamPieo , 10 5 quonce of a leak in the bow, but the c a ''' 9 0 t1 mage. Cr d% oe it' Cf e Majestic, sailed from Honduras for Ve-oah, The Margaret Johnson, Groom, from laps of was abandoned lath instant, in lat. 47 ' t 0' I / an R d arrived at Margate. 6 , solution, Evans, hence at Maran hao ' xrer 04 l/ Jon. Fell. and Storm King. from • -taco,C y - At Jon. Brooks, Lockhart, from Forts .`" t ses' Mary Caroline, from St. John, l`T• l3. a - -NI AO di TELEGRAPH OFFICE' iti g; '---- 0 00 Ad i , Win d at Holyhead N.W., moderate. it& eOlO 4 light breeze, noon ; ditto W., ditto, e ve Ari• Off Holyhead, inward bound, at 6 3 0 boll, Ann Hall, barque, from --; 630, -. ii t oo Off the PoTt, at 6 p.m., two 1_1a12.1:;;5:%..."'..---- - . . , Li" BPOOLi lo b 1, TUESDAY, APRII-4,J40511 P I i PRINTED AND PU B 0 ,t," EVERY TUESDAY ' ti 4 C6 ny ar ofe,Pi d ti JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 0. - brio,: if i fr i ey LEONARD ADDISON, of 14. Gret t o ' - ,,f( At N 0.4, ST. 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