The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-03-02 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS. GROWING.—On Thursday last, a meeting was held at the Snig's Foot Inn, Ormskirk, to take into consideration the propriety of extending the growth of flax in that neighbourhood. Geo. Smythies, Esq., of Bickerstaffe-hall, was in the chair. Mr. Spence. of Manchester, was in attendance, and stated the requi site means of procuring a healthy and abundant crop. He proposes to erect machinery for scratching in the neighbourhood, if the farmers will undertake to grow fifty Cheshire acres annually. For this he will give £l6 per acre. The following undertook to grow at least the following quantities respectively :—Sir T. G. Hesketh, 2 acres ; Mr. Smythies, 5 ; Mr. Bell, Moshorough. 2; Mr. J. Pye, Halsall, 1 ; Mr. R. Whalley, Lydiate, 1; Mr. Twining. Parbold, 2; Mr. Balshaw, Hill-house, Altcar, 3 ; Mr. Holixe, M fling, 1 ; Mrs. Richardson. Rainford, 1 ; Mr. Hooper, Melling, 1 ; Mr. Sharpies, Rainford, 2; Mr. W. Holcroft, Burscough, 1; Mr. Tasker, Billinge, 1. inMa. J• Pools has been chosen to the office of honorary int g eo h to the Ey e an d E ar I nf i rmary, Mount-pleasant, cant y the death of Dr. Edwards. CA, r r tae AIN JOHN Sumer. of Prescot, has bequeathed for e r . nse of her Majeety'e Royal Military College, at Chel -7,,, upwards of £lB,OOO. wifkl4.s.—On Sunday morning, a beam communicating te ','_u_rne flue of lqr. Whitworth's premises, in Rigby snr,.caught fire, hut the flames were subdued by the l' a ngade befor e any material damage was effected. t a tvr M AGISTRATES.—The names of N. D. Milner, i la lt k a e f Moor, and Peter Rylands, Esq., of Warrington, ( 30 , 2 ,7 "n Placed on the commission of the peace for the el of Lancaster. ItElr t/f the . Poetic! A WEST delivered the sixth lecture s A. th e Co n urse on the Popes and Institutions of Rome, at tae Sun day Lord Nelson-street, in connexion with un dat School Inetitute, on Tuesday evening. FATAL'er ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday evening last, as e eea ge enekburn , a painter , was employed in painting an fr ett lPiell house in Whitechapel, he accidentally fell le ty L u e tun of a ladder into the street, and was killed. oifet;T L ..ARY--On Tuesday night, an entrance was street u into the public-house of Mr. Cooper, Bath- Aftee , through the skylight. Forty-eight sovereigns and "Pence in farthings. with two purses, were stolen. lateeroettcet. MUSEUM. Dr. Kahn's Anatomical Total, £237,181 Total, £208,312 ell e) at th e and G Illery of all Nations, is now being exhibited After deducting £24.406 tor amounts owing on the 31st °ti e c rooms, Old Poeto ffi ee-place, Church-street, and is December last, the balance of income over the expenditure 'Of th e ,t l 2e most instruct i ve and amusing entertainments for the four years is £4,462. The bond debt on the water 4'e Kind ever witneseed. account now amounts to £932,178, for £207,150 of which t en e At'lt FROM CUSTODY.—On Tuesday afternoon, a sum bonds h ave b een i ssue d s i nce t h e 31 st. D ecember, i n _ na med Joh n Berry, a well-known character, who was 1850. During the past y ear £61,687 h ave b een pa id on Ar4 t ody for assaulting the police in a disturbance in the Rivington accou n t, i nc l u di ng . £39,834 f or p i pes. pi tai 'all - road, mad e hi s esca p e f rom th e N or th ern H os- With where he had been confined since the occurrence, BURSTING or A BOILER A T OLDHAM.—On Tuesday - 17 a fractured arm. He has not since been captured. l a2O-horsethe a power nn high-pressure n_mil steam est_ engine till, Old ineaßtocuttes oer ROMANISM.—The Rev. F. Parry, 8.D., h am. bme burst d Cotto n-mill, It destroyed the m brickwork extending over a third loco e d d ent of St. Clement's, Liverpool, delivered the of one side of the mill. It overthrew the chimney, 40 the n °r the course of lectures against the doctrines of test.uniish Church, in connection with the Preston Pro- feet high, wh ich nf fell upon row of cottages, and de strrtved t wo t hem, besides knocking out ' the' windows e e 4." t Association, in the Parish Church, on Wednesday ea la and d oo rs of three others. Mary, the g wife of Thomas. Ai IL un the subject of "creature worship."—Preston Ai lot Newton, one o f the cottagers, and Sarah Ann, his infant be dis,,. - "ltget NURSES.—On Wednesday afternoon, the daughter, were severely bruised and scalded, and vied letr e efol spectacle of two nurses in a disgusting state of within n short t i me of the acc i den t . t M rs . t W he ri f g o h re t, he w a n d o the Xlcation was witnessed in Catherine-street. One of was in Newton's house, wasalsos tuck on eh 4 actually fell down on the pavement, with a fine and so seriously wounde d , t h at s he is hardly likely to re ' pith 0 f twelve months old in her arms. Her companion cover. James Howarth, . the eng i neer, and John Gate- - side, a workman in the factory, are both badly hurt, and 1 difficulty maintained her equilibrium. A . crowd collected, it is doubtful if they will recover. The boiler was lifted pr ett and, as might be supposed, their opinion was ALfteeidediv expressed. up in exploding and carried a distance of 40 yards east, while the back end of it was carried over a double row of 1 1.10 . ' II elePreD SUICIDE.—On Tuesday last, at mid-day, .% 11. _ ag woman,cottages to the west. The boiler had been recently pur named Elizabeth Hewson, tesiding in chased, but was an old patched-up one, and probably gave elk .street, in this town, jumped twice from the Woodside way from inequality in the strength of the plates under a c l i e :lt ti o the river, with the intention of committing sui high pressure. als o was was rescued by three or four females who were o nd l ag near. She was given in charge to a police-officer, AN UNNATURAL FATHER.—On Friday Mr. Edward be w as subse uentl sent home. In answer to inquiries, Heath, chairman of the Industrial Ragged School Com a Would . c l y pass:tlld give no explanation of her conduct. mittee, in Soho-street, appeared in the pto ttn. STRIPPING.—As a female was passi ng a narrow as k th e a d v i ce o f t h e presiding magistrate, un oli der ce-court the fol nem ge la Parliament-place, Huskiseon-street. on Wed- lowing circumstances :—On Thursday, a poor, miserable, y eet of aY afterno on , s h e o b serve d a fi ne li tt l e b oy, a b out four half-starved little boy, about nine years age (w ho was shirt 0f age, standing shivering in the cold, with only his produced in court). was brought to the institution by a Ul m .' cap, and shoes on. 0(1 being questioned, he stated little girl, who asked Mr. Heath and Mr. Hubback to hi: a Weman had stripeed him of his clothes, and given admit him into the institution. The girl stated that the .` a halfpenny. He said he lived in Penrith-street. father of the boy had lived in Hoekenall-alley, with a 11e wee woman who was not his wife, and that, owing to a quarrel $ t taken to the police-station, 'lt i ' PAUL'S CHURCH.—CONTROVERSIAL LECTURES.— which arose between them, they closed the house and left tool s es licv "alit eight months since these lectures were the boy destitute. For some time he slept on the steps th e "'enced, being delivered each Thursday evening, and of the different houses in the court, and was fed by the eetLate still continued with the best results. Frequently scraps given to him by the neighbours. Hearing of the eei,,ee.egations of 3.000 souls, attentively listening, not institution in Soho -street, they had thought it advisable Of '' o exposure o f error , b u t a l so t o f a ithf u l expos i t i on to send him there. The co mm itt ee o f th e i nst i tut i on deiloseel t rut h . Mr. Taylor, incumbent of St. John's, we re overw h e l me d w i t h s i m il ar applications on behalf of ' l l'ets th e l ecture next T hursday on the Inquisition. children deserted by their parents, and he (Mr. Heath) pastIGRWAY ROBBERY.—On Friday night, about half- wished to know if the magistrates could not punish those le eieht o'clock, Mr. Thomas Kelly, of Eden-terrace, parents who so cruelly deserted their offspring ? Mr. I,trldfield-street, Bootle-road, was assaulted about fifty , Manefield said that the magistrates could not interfere by t s f rom Birch's public-house, while on his way home, i unless the case first came under the notice of the parish It ‘;'," men and a lad, who tore his clothes to pieces, and : authorities, who should relieve the child, so that a debt hi e Il k' watch and what money he had in his pockets. I would be incurred. The father could then be summoned, th at r , matter of complaint that no police are stationed in 1 and, if the case of desertion was proved, be ordered either 4 locality. ' to pay for the support of his child, or, in deault of pay pree_°"MoNtset.—A religion that was begun in falsehood, ment, be imprisoned. p aat '!o r ted by temporal promises, and supported by im- CHURCH OF ENGLAND NORTH SCHOOL.—On Friday th e ~"_, has arrived rather sooner than we expected at eve n i n g an interesting meeting took place at the Church h ae yeont of turning man into the brute. The cry of the of England North School, Bond-street. This large peeZl,o9sness at the only spot where the principles have school has eight apprentices, two of whom, Messrs. W. Ch r i st d due development, has been heard throughout and G. Robertson, are about to emigrate to America. Chris " I gnne ; and the polygamy of the Turks has been This circumetance has called forth a warm expression of aed e ,", Into the shade. The Rev. Mr. Lowe, of St. sympathy and attachment from the pupil teachers and 1,1 8 18 to lecture on the subject on Monday evening next. scholars, who presented them with a purse containing a W e Zit A. SSESSORSHIP OF THE COURT OF PASSAGE.— few pounds and the followine address :—" To our dear Ward happy to announce the appointment of Mr. Ed- friends, William and George Robinson. The time is fast ti ege, James to the o ffi ce of Assessor of the Court of Pas- approaching when you will exchange your native land for Te a _rendered vacent by Mr. Crompton's promotion. the New World. We sorrow in parting. We shall ofte4'etiointment of Mr. James was one of the last acts always think of you with Christian and affectionate regard. eil i utu Truro, as c h ance ll or. We believe the appointment Many happy hours we have spent in your compeny, and, if to wn generally generally acceptable to the inhabitants of the we meet no more on earth, let us hope that we may all ee s i tio mr- James having long occupied a high professiurl one day take shelter in that ' haven of rest' which our LA i q n „,.. Blessed Redeemer has gone to prepare for us. We cannot it atee ,-,SHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.—The report find words to express all our good wishes for your future lip p i i ' that the balance of revenue for the past half.year success and happiness ; but we beg your acceptance, as a The ~ ' .t b le to dividend and interest amounts to £ 2 73,403- token of our esteem, of this purse and contents. We bid Der sen t 'rctors recommend that a dividend at the rate of 3 1 y ou heartily farewell, and our prayer to God is that you l et e. per annum, less income-tax, be declared, leav- I may have a ph asant voyaee and reach your distant home acc ea nrPlus of £19,940 to be carried forward to the next r i„afetv.,, Mr. W. Robertson returned thanks. He ee epri e: . . after deducting the necessary reserve for the fifth wished they deserved all that had been said in their I tthe nn , t °t's and allowing interest nn the accumulated favour. They should never forget the events of that T ur. L t hf that reserve at the rate of 4 per et. per annum. evening. Bond•street and its associations would always held O,,29eMFIRTII SUFFERERS.—A public meeting was Ibe a fertile spot on their memories. They hoped still to Ottrp4 e Thursday, in the Manchester Town-hall, for the keep up a correspondence with Mr. Bowes, whom they Itlffeeet of instituting a subscription for the benefit of the looked upon as their greatest friend on earth. Mr. keer; B by the late catastrophe at Holinfirth. The Bowes addressed the m ee ti ng , an d th e procee di ngs closed Sir J o Zg was add resse d b y t h e L or d Bishop of Manchester with prayer. tee tith e P otter, Mr. T. B a z' e y, th e R ev . C anon stowell,, MOVEMENTS OF TRANSATLA NTIC S TEAM-SHIPS. — 411 d a er s• Upwards of £1,300 was raised at the meeting, The United States and Liverpool Mail steam-ship Arctic, leriptie"rnmittee was appointed to receive further sub- Luce, commander, sailed from the Mersey on Wednesday. 4 " s • ti "Its B at 115 p.m., for New York, with 19 passengers and a full mart,t4, ETWEEN BRADFORD AND MANCHESTER AND cargo. The British and North American Royal Mail :hils tr)01---With the present week, two additional steam-ship Asia, Judkins , commander, sailed from the nest er av e been established between Bradford and Man- Mersey at 12.45 p.m., on Saturday, for New York, with ietttl y et Z",d Liverpool, the spirit in which the Lancashire th e usual mails, a very large and valuable cargo of British ariti s hire Railway Company have met the post-office and foreign manufactured goods, and 93 passengers. The v 'elliti oB r having enabled them to afford these additional United States' Mail steam-ship Pacific, Nye, commander, e ," e e ' 3 the public. The new arrangement will be a with the mails of the 21st ult. from New York, may be "4 ti e ; "'lenient one, and will effect a conside ra bl e saving expected to arrive at Liverpool to-night or to-morrow 1 / 4 0 1:' °b are especially in the correspondence with Liver- morning. The steam-ship Washington, Captain Floyd. See )3r aqford Observer. arrived at Southampton on Sunday from Boston to load ...e, ette N De . g e e ce _ DEATH OF MRS.CUMMING, AT MANCHESTER. for New York, for which po rt r she will leave, taking the 1 1 ! , a d o muting, of Buxton, the widow of the eentleman usual mails to-morrow, (A eenesday.) The Peninsular aAte w ""lot six weeks ago, so unfortunately lost his life at and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship Sultan, led w ith his s igh the tk s little son, while boating on the Derwent, Captain George Brooks, sailed from Southampton on ght tle Commercial Inn, Manchester, on Tuesday Sunday morning with ship letter-bags for Gibraltar, ! I 'ecl at ‘, Was on her way to Scotland, and had only Malta, and Constantinople. The Euxine, Captain R. W. It t ee eioil lne inn that day by coach from Buxton. Feel- Evans, from the same ports, will he due at Southampton ee'res foun d her arrival she went to bed, and soon after about the 7th of March. The Iberia, C. F. Burney, ,°rtu a .9 necessary to send for medical . aid. The R N., commander, sailed from Southampton on Friday, g re ibru t , t ' s 7 lady expired in the course of the night. with the usual mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, leffgon, ef s ' -- Inquests were held on Friday on John and Gibraltar; and the next mails from the Peninsula te te ertei f 4 5. Hotham-street, 61 years of age , who had will be brought by the Montrose, Captain John Bowen, it died a `°rn disease of the brain and a paralytic stroke, dee at Southampton on the sth proximo. The Royal th e , 4 , te ete r ' Thursday night, after falling down stairs while Mail steam-ship Thames, Captain Abbott, will leave . t "gtite r 'of intoxication.—On Catherine Evans, the Southampton this day (Tuesday) with the mails for the h ot ° , l _ a labouring man, residing at 9, Mill-road, West Indies, Gulf of Mexico, Spanish Main, and Central 'tt.tea w i n W ° o was scalded to death by pulling a cup full of America. lee; d ece as e and on William Turner, 32 years of age. Wh e e ls ef e e el was driving a float, containing twenty half that hie f o Por ter, along th e roa d near G eorge ' s D oc k , ' 0 se e ° t slipped and he fell beneath the wheel. He ‘ll,4iiett.atsirrelY crushed as to occasion death. WAVERTREE.—At a meeting of the ratepayers, on Thurs. 1 11 Oar, PAN ABSCONDING DEBTOR.—Mr. Roby, day, the Small Tenement Rating Act was unanimously te tte ee taheeared before Mr. Commissioner Stevenson, adopted, by which the poor-rates of houses not exceeding t elf' l4 t a a nkr uPtcy Court, on Thursday, to apply for t a £6 a year must be paid by the owner instead of the occu tea v et, whgainst Mr. Alexander Stitt, coal-factor, of pier. The meeting afterwards proceeded to make a return teeitiler, a n d w as then on board an emigrant ship lying in of twenty men within the township qualified and liable fo e atnade about to sail for America. The application to act as constables. tO l tfia r d eba : i n b ehalf of Mr. W. Hinde, master mariner, WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The usual meeting was o 4t day, 0 155., due for coals. Stitt had left Belfast held on Wednesday, Mr. Roskell in the chair. The ha tillateZ* Th r n ey 'ons. having converted all his effects into lance in the treasurer's hands was reported to be £2982 I, a , e 41, 1/ to Lever being apprised of this movement, 18s. 6d. The following cheques were ordered :—Mr. ar t ~.'etia n v erPool, arriving on the morning on which All en , £75 ; Shaw, £3O ; Potts, £95 ;Shearson, £22. It it scest et ivae ; It W as . made. His Honour granted a warrant, was agreed that the hospital in Erskine-street be taken I ts p ee oh h o mediatel executed. The defendant was f or an additional twelve months, commencing on the Ist ,tti t I s ver ed It'd the vessel, and the whole of the debt November next, at a rent of £lOO per annum. ilitte eti fee t , °Y the fortunate creditor. eea le DOCIC COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on I , .'the ea k W e . terwor BILLS in group A include four Thursday, Mr. Charles Turner, chairman ; also present, 4 ee e . a s. ii . _tetle;rrworks ; viz., Liverpool Corporation , Messrs. Shand, Brocklebank, Gregson, Chaloner, Clax -84 Il e _u o popition, Sunderland, and Merthyr ton, Hall, Barber, Lockett, Malcomson Bigharn, Roy ce IN._ et l',astnittee to whom these are entrusted den, Rankin, Nicol, Bold, Langsdale, Robinson, Moly- Ifil . cee , ;( 1 ) ; A lderman Copeland, Stoke-upon-Trent, neux Tobin, and Evans.—The Chairman submitted a C4,44 )4 41 011 ( • e e W. Evans. North Derby p ; Sir E. statement ent sh owing ' that if the foundations of warehouses te a mW s l l. 4 ; q i 'er. Collins, Knaresborough ; Mr. Bell, on the west side of the new dock at Wapping were put in tteei!Sth Li ve! Thos. Birch, hart., Liverpool ; Mr. now, irrespective of any alteration at the King's Dock, tesDo e i e rleta nt. °l • The The committee . meet on . Monday, the cost would be £8,390; but if put in after the comple %Lc, aeeleibser Bills in group C include the tion of the dock, irrespective of the alterations on the east it • 4: 4 the Ste d Museum the Runcorn Improve et4tris 'he e ckton Exte nsion'wall, the cost would ' be £lo,723.—After some converse -NI ,eh . cora n . i ., and . Improvement tion the discussion was deferred.—The committee, who It ow • lest e Mee consists of Captain the Hon. A Ne t , A lf euur d h kin k, tiod r. 8 . . i .: ( chairman ) , Sir Jephson Notre s, preventing the evasion of the dock dues, recommended the 'lnc ee kr, Th teavies, Carmarthen ; Mr. Milner, establishment of a check of fi ce, to which should be attached tle te _ ehuese_wv• Goold, Limerick County. Day of a chief clerk, at a salary of £l5O per annum, and two *Zh e ' cl 'll op :ay the 18th instant, at one o'clock. assistant clerks, at salaries of £BO per annum each.— sgitt , alu Er. ti„...lmkuroor. CAPT./arr.—lntelligence has Messrs. Beadle, Morton, and May, were appointed to fill i... i r k l l .r i de 7_al) Gibb, of this town, of the suicide of thc.se o ffi ces.—The Secretary read a notice which had been h t .:44 ,..., 1)11 5t 8. ,. , !! the ship Tory, a vessel owned by Mr. prepared relative to the evasion of the dock dues. It was 414%74 to e a h aa '',lnntt from Singapore for Bombay, the to the effect, that in future a reward of £5O would be given 4 40 4 ; 8 (44 ;lioeen drinking for several days to excess, to any person who should give such information to the itite t Ni 48 th e te e Powder in . the cabin, A terrific ex- Solicitor as would lead to the prosecution of any person "•- , ,,.‘ t 'e 44°. d t he ult, by which M ' Bride was seriously guilty of evading dock dues. From the commencement (i lia ells. be le _ vessel set on fire. The captain, in an of the new system in March, the dock laws will be strictly !tliZeiilt ri ?e op as p l'eq :moons of the boats, but, in cut enforced by prosecution before the magistrates, and the cl hitlit a i n e seued . e.Titated into the water, and was tin g heaviest penalties claimed. —Mr. Brocklebank suggested 1a..i 4 h i , , ,how ay _ he fire in the ship was extinguished : that there might he danger of people informing against la e ;e d pat his epee, notwithstanding the attentions paid themselves. (Laughter.) The Solicitor was asked il k tet i Picli il ac k to Penang, survived but a few hours. The whether, supposing there were 20 packages on which dock - eld e !'re ( It. that Where an inquiry was held, the dues had been evaded, would each package be liable to the I; lit an riukin eantain had died from the effects of penalty ?—The Solicitor was of opinion that it might be fry te tt • e, together with injuries received by the contended that a penalty attached to each package.—Mr. 11 a !t tOttb 17) r _ Barber wished to know whether the Solicitor thought the ;4 6,,,,zwitilli,,iee,Zredttaatus'AssociAriorr.—A deputation penalty could be enforced on a single package ?—The ..-ati‘nuleiil, stipenvdicitauryallemras' Association had an inter gistrate on Wednesday, to Solicitor thought it might.—The Chairman said it had era oeti'Lnia nofice th been agreed to send a copy of the report of the Committee 9g iler ° 1 a i e great evil of Sunday tradin number . of licensed to the merchants, accompanied with a circular, which was 441 4 4 - 1 -84 P o d bee r. and growing ti ot k. oi l t :_ i l t nit 1 . 4, house keepers chartn g . the prohibited read by the Secretary. It was to the effect, that in order to render more effectual the check provided by the new diary business Persons was g doing this nefarious and system, it will be necessary that the marks and numbers Ila. tl e j_ _and i t ; Placed in the hands of the of g oods shipped should be particularised on the back of oo h ~ as clearly in that the 7 bor4 troto this or the poorer classes was ter' h b'll h' hth dk d aid in the same man t e i on wic e oc nes are p , 1 04 1 %4r dee h r ( !ause, while the respectable publi can ner as they now are on the cocket.—A letter from W. and 6214; ov ituti l Dnittred. but much discouraged inTine J. Trer,and other _infientia! !percentile firma, be t,t74l%tcptitetineuM, by the continuation , with imps - praying t h a t the by-law requiring a watc h_ t o_ k s e . pt on_ It. t 0 fi r . wr ill I " °PPOSed to the law v • f t •mansfield admitted the and ex i s lo e n h e e i s best and hardware, &c., lying on the dock quay, might be rescinded. 4 4 1 %4 Itri g i . ti,.. nie* now brought u d his ' et notice. They considered it unnecessary, since fi res and lights had been allowed on shipboard. The letter was referred, as g o 1 , - -v best consideration of the n matter, and, also a letter from Messrs. Beckett, asking compensation 1 , al c on " M ed/ riiidlY to administer the law, a for th b e ei p n grifica bli g a c to k.q ui t their premises et the north end THE LIVERPOOL WATER ACCOUNT.—An abstract of the receipts and disbursements of the Liverpool water account for the year 1851 has just been published. From this we learn that the income and expenditure have been as follows : Ineome. Expenditure. 1848 .. X 55.827 1849 1850 1851 PUBLIC MEETINGS. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MARCH 2";_ 1852 LIVERPOOL COUNTY COURT. YESTERDAY The sittinz of the court was resumed at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, before the judge, Joseph Pollock, E , q. As on each of the preceding days of the previous week, there were 150 plaints set down for hearing, hut few of the cases presented any feature of public interest. THE RAMSHAY ENQUIRY AT PRESTON.-JOYCE CHESHIRE AND WALES. WESLEYAN REFORM MEETING.—On Wednesday evening, a very numerous meeting of the advocates of Wesleyan reform was held at the Music-hall, Bold-street, Dr. Burrows in the chair. A resolution was adopted to the effect that the conduct of the conference, in excluding the laity from having any voice in the enactment of the laws for the government of the church, and in assuming the exclusive right to admit or expel members, is unjust and unscriptural, and pledging the meeting to use its in fluence to procure a reformation. ORPHAN Bbvs' ASYLUM.—On Wednesday the annual meeting of the promoters of this charitable Institution was held at the Clarendon-rooms, the Mayor, Thomas Littledale, E.sq., in the chair. The report stated th a t the temporary asylum at present contains 30 boys ;. the amount of subscriptions towards the erection of the asylum ' is £3.1 , 10,. and the Corporation has made a free grant of hied ror the-site. The meeting was addressed by the Rev. G. W. Warr, Mr. Hartnood Banner, and the Mayor the latter gentleman stated that he was most happy to con tribute to the advancement of a soc;etv founded upon the model of the Blue Coat Hospital, which alone was a suffi cient guarantee for its efficiency. The very great length of time which that hospital had flourished, and been, use ful, would, he hoped, also be an emblem of the perpetuity of the Orphan Boys' Asylum. It was stated that the cost of the Female Orphan Asylum, a building similar to which it is intended to erect for • be boys, was £6.000. FEMALE ORPHAN SOCIETY.—ne annual meeting of the subscribers and friends to the Female Asylum was held yesterday week. The institution has been in existence for twelve years, and not only maintains its ground, but is increasing in usefulness. The receipts of the past year have been £1,254 12s. 10d., expenditure. £1,233: 58. 44., leaving a favourable balance of £2l 6s. 6d. The com mittee, in their report, recommended the erection of a church in connexion with the asylum, and that £2,000 should he appropriated from the funds for this purpose. Mr. }lamer, the secretary, it seemed, had off-red to endow the proposed church with c sum of £l,OOO and £3OO for repairs, reserving to himself the right of presentation for at(rm of years. The proposal of the committee, however, after being discussed at the general meeting, was rejected, though many of the gentlemen present spoke in the highest. term , of Mr. Banner's energy and liberality in connexion with the institution. THE ENGINEERS' STRIKE.—AD aggregate meeting of the Amalgamated Society was held in Landon, on Monday evening, when it was resolved to remain firm and united in refusing to accept " the terms endeavoured to be forced upon them." With regard to the Liverpool men, the3sdis missed by Messrs. Forester and Messrs. Fawcett, 18 have procured work in Liverpool amongst the smaller masters ; 3 have gone out of town ; and three are engaged to accom pany the City of Dublin screw-steamer Emerald, as engi neers, in an expedition along the West Coast of Africa. Five more, all young men, are engaged as engineers on board the Brazilian steam-frigate, now fitting in Bramley. Moore dock, and will accompany her to her destination. The few remaining are expected shortly to be placed in work by the resumption of activity in their trade, caused by the recent orders received in Liverpool for steam machinery and iron ships, and by the opening for business of two newly-built premises at the north end of the town. NEWRY, WARRENPOINT, AND ROSTREVOR RAIL WAY.—The twelfth ordinary general meeting of the share holders in this company was held in the Clarendon-rooms, on Friday. Francis Shand, Esq., presided. He remarked that the present directors had been elected with the view of repairing the pact errors of the management of the company's affairs—that they had applied themselves to that object, and hoped to bring the concern into a more prosperous state than it bad hitherto been. He then :mlled upon the secretary to read the report, which stated that the traffic returns were satisfactory—that Mr. Dargan had punctually discharged the payments under the agree ment for the working of the traffic. The heavy law expenses, to which the company had been subjected by the proceedings of the Newry and Enniskillen Company, had been a great drawback upon their income ; but all arrears of interest on original mortgages were very nearly paid off. The directors had promised to take steps before the next general meeting for the forfeiture of all shares, the calls unon which shall not then be satisfactorily ar ranged. On the motion of the chairman, seconded by Mr. Banner, the report was unanimously adopted ; and the retiring directo rs , C ap t a i n V an d e l eur , J . Reilly, Esq., and Theobald Bushell, Esq., were re-elected, after which the meet ing separated. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting on Thursday, Mr.Langsdale presided. Mr. Chaloner was appointed deputy-chairman. The medical officer reported that the low mortality of the week before last was main tained during the last week, the deaths being fewer than in any previous week since June, 1851. In the parish the deaths were 127 ; in the extra wards, 51 ; total, 178 in in the borough against 183 in the previous week, and an average of 206 in the corresponding week of the preceding four years. The subject of re-numbering the houses in the borough, came under consideration, and after a short consultation it was agreed that the engineer should number the houses in a few streets on what he considered the best plan, as an experiment, after which further steps could be taken. A bill, for which the Liverpool and Yorkshire Railway Company are making application to parliament, to enable them to extend their station, and take property in Love. lane and Thornton-street, was submitted by the borough engineer. It was stated that the proposed alterations would do away with the streets above named, and effect the value of property. Mr. Godfrey thought the company ought to pay for them. It appeared nothing was obtained from the London and North-Western Company, when they altered Gloucester-street. A peti tion against the bill was read to the meeting and adopted. BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND CHESHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY. • At twelve o'clock on Saturday last, the half-yearly meeting of proprietors was held, Mr. Bancroft in the chair. The SECRETARY read a report, of which the following is the substance :—" The receipts of the past half-year, as compared with the receipts of the corresponding period of the previous year, are as follows, namely,-1850, passen gers, £20,517 ; goods, £10,223: total, £30,740. 1851, passengers, £28,368 ; goods, £13,415: total, £41.783. Increase. £11,043. The quantity of general merchandise carried between Chester and Birkenhead continues to increase. Comparing the same periods, the tonnage was, 1850, general merchandise, 41.420 • coal, 38,820 : t o t a l, 80,240. 1851,general merchandise, coal, 34,932: total, 81,527. The traffic on the Manchester line con tinues to increase. The tonnage of the last half-year, compared with the half-year ending 30th June, is more than double ; and arrangements h ave j us t b een comp l ete d with the Hoyhead Company, from which a considerable traffic in slate and stone is expected to be taken over this portion of the line, and this will no doubt be promoted by the opening of the Carnarvon and Bangor line. The bill introduced by the company, to arrange its share capital, to early its line to the Wallasey side of the docks, and for other purposes, has passed standing-orders and been read a second time. Notices have been issued for the forfeiture of 3,535 £3l and 196 £22 shares, a list of which would be submitted to the meeting • and the directors desire the same powe r s f or th e disposal of these shares as have been given for those already declared for feiture. The balance available for dividend is £15,127. 14s. 5d., and out of this sum the directors recommend that a dividend be paid at the same rate as last half-year, namely, on £27 shares, 4s. 11d.; on £22 shares 2s. 10id.; on £3l shares, 3s. 101 d. per share, leaving a balance of £l,BBl to be carried over. The amount charged to the half-year for the expenses of the accident is the same as was authorized for the previous half-year." The statement of accounts showed the following figures :—The receipts for the half-year ending in Decem ber last were, on account of passengers, parcels, and mails, £28,095 ; goods, £12,908 ; live stock, £507 ; carriages, horses, &c., £273 ; rents and sundries, £262 ; making, with the balance of £Bl6 left over from the last half-year, a total of £42,861. The total disbursements for the half-year, on revenue account, were £24,077 ; which, after payment of £3,656 required for interest on bonds, &c., leaves a balance on the half-year applicable to dividends of £15,127. An abstract of the working expenses shows the cost of locomotive power to have been £4,615 ; coaching charges, £2,384 ; merchandise charges, £2,729; maintaining of way, £4.129; and gene ral charges, £2,839. The Engineer's report stated, that the permanent way, and the works generally, were in a very satisfactory state, and had been in every way main tained in full efficiency ; that an electric telegraph had been laid from Monk's Ferry to the Sutton tunnel, to enable the pointsmen and signal-men to communicate with each other; and that in the locomotive department the engines were in good order The - CHAIRMAN rose to move that the report of the directors now read, together with the statement of accounts of the company for the half-year ending 31st December last, be received, adopted, and confirmed. In doing so, he spoke freely of the causes which had hitherto inter fered with the prospects of the company, and urged that the present returns were not to be taken as a specimen. From Christmas, 1851, to Christmas, 1852, he calculated on a gross return of about X 85,000. He thought the affairs of the company were in a promising condition. Mr. CATTERALL, of Preston, seconded the motion, which was carried nem. con. A dividend was declared as suggested in the report, and the shares not paid up were declared to be forfeited. Mr. TITHERINGTON presented a memorial from several of the contractors on the Chester and Birkenhead line, de. siring a change in the time of a train from Chester. It now starts at nine ; they wish it to start a quarter of an hour sooner. Some altercation took place, the Chairman thinking that it was disrespectful to the directors to bring the matter before the proprietors, and alleging that it was connected with personal matters between himself and Mr. Titherington. The conversation dropped without any result; and thanks were voted to the chairman. RECRUITING FOR THE ARMY.—Orders have been sent off from the Horse Guards to the officers in the different recruiting districts throughout the united kingdom, to re commence entering young men for she regiments of the line, so as to complete the different regiments to 850 ra n k and file per battalion. As the recruits are entered they will be forwarded to thedepats of thoseregiments and corps most requiring men. They will not commence recruiting for the Cavalry and Royal Artillery until April or May. MILITARY AMATEURS AT LEAMINGTON.—WRECK OF THE AMAZON.—The officers at present stationed in Earl Cathcart's district, who had previously given some excellent representations at many of the leading cities, gave a grand perfirmance last week, for the benefit of the survivors of the Amazon, at the Theatre Royal, Leaming ton. The pieces selected were—" A Wonderful Woman": " Young England" " The King and I." A fashionable audience attended, About 450 will be handed to the charity. V BARDSWELL This was an action brought i::3 John Henry Joyce, commission agent, 60. Lime -street. to- recover £1 from Mr. Charles Bardswell, attorney, Royal Bank - buildings, for work done and for money paid, being the balance of an account. Joyce stated that he sought to recover this money from Mr. Bardswell, for expenses paid out of his own pocket in November last, whilst he was in Preston. in reference to Mr. Ramshay's enquiry before the Erirl 'of Carlisle. The hill he first presented to Mr. Bardswell amounted to .£2 4s. 10.1. for railway fares and hotel expenses at Preston whilst staying, during the trial, at the Fleece Inn. Mr. Bardswell paid him 15s. on account, and that left a balance in his favour of £1 9s. 10.1. ; but having had an interview with Mr. Stone, the high bailiff of the court, subsequently, he reduced his charge to £1 15s, the exact sum he had paid out of pocket, and having received 153., the amount he now claimed, was reduced to £l. Mr. Bardswell, he added, had since desired him to call at different times at his office, and he would discharge the bill. In his cross-examination hr Bardswell, the plaintiff said he had been first requested to go to Preston by Mr. Stone, by a letter which he had eiven up to the defendant's clerk at Preston. He remembered no post script in the letter, or any intimation that Mr. Ramshay would pay the expenses. Previously to sending for Mr. Bardswell out of the dining-room at the Red Lion Hotel, Preston, and receiving the 153., he had had no commu nication on the subject with him, but having then pre sented his bill, Mr. Bardswell said he was short of cash, and then witness told him he required money to pay his expenses back to Liverpool. and took the 15s. on account. Mr. Bardswell stated that in November last, during the enquiry at Preston, he was presented by Joyce with a bill consisting of charges for three days' attendance at 103. 6d. per day, and 63. and 7s. which the plaintiff said he had paid out of his own pocket for expenses. He gave Joyce 155.. or a larger sum than he had advanced. He bad nothing to do whatever with the bills of the witnesses who attended at Preston ; they were not there on his responsibility or at his request. He received money from time to time from Mr. Ramshay, and he divided it and doled it out to the several parties in the best manner he could. Mr. Stone, the high bailiff', and one of Mr. Inmshny's solicitors at Preston, stated that in the letter he had for warded to the several witnesses relating to their attend ance at Preston. there was enclosed a postscript to the effect that Mr. Ramshay would pay them their expenses. The Judge thought Mr. Bardswell had not rendered himself liable by anything that took place before the bill was delivered to him; but how far he bad made himself so by the payment of the money, could only be deter mined by an inspection of documents referred to in the course of the trial. In order to afford an opportunity for their production, he would adjourn his decision of the case until the following (this) morning. The other cases were unimportant. STATISTICS OF CRIME. ANOTHER of the valuable reports of the Rev. John Clay, of Preston, has been issued lately, in which the evil effects are seen of want of education, the absence of industrial pursuits, and bad companionship. From mere numbers one is not always able to imagine the sad reality; and this is one reason why statistical tables are often less forcible then individual narrative. The latter gives an individuality and a form to mere abstractions, we see the way in which the causes produce their effects, and the example serves as an illustration of general principles. There are some such narratives nresented to us from the accounts of the criminals themselves ; and there is a pain ful interest excited by the fact that Liverpool is a large pro. ducer of crime.—We notice also that the Rev. T. Carter, chaplain of our own borough prison, has printed a report ; and we are glad to see that his attention also is directed to the sources of the evils which bring individuals under his care, as well as to their moral and spiritual condition when there. Mr. Carter mentions the fact that Go vernment are about to undertake a general plan for preventing and reforming juvenile crime; a measure to which they have unquestionably given their atten tion, in consequence of seeing the public importance which it had assumed. The county House of Refuge, at Edge-hill, already possesses facilities for reformation, which it is recommended to extend at once to girls only : and a strong opinion is expressed, respecting not only the impolicy but the impropriety of exposing articles at shop doors. It is like exposing food before the hungry; and increases, to an irresistible point, the temptation which might easily have been overcome. THE POLICE AT HOLY CROSS CHAPEL On Monday evening, during a sermon by Dr. Cahill, at Holy Cross Chapel, Great Crossball-street, a beam cracked, and caused great consternation among the crowd who filled the chapel. A police officer in the neighbour hood, 291, supposing from the shrieks and tumult that a body of Orangemen had got into the chapel, called for additional officers, and SerjeantTonalinson with others came rapidly to his assistance. For some minutes. the police used their staves freely as if to quell a riot, as was too clearly testified by sundry broken heads exhibited in court ; but as soon as they understood that the confusion was caused by an accident and a panic, their interference ceased. Serjeant Tomlinson wrote out a report of the case in the police books on Thursday, but meeting Super intendent Towerson, he told him that the report was a bad one, and that he could not swear to some points in it. On examining it, the superintendent agreed with him respecting its badness; a new one was therefore made out by the suppression of some statements and other altera tiors. By order of Mr. Dowling, the first report was torn from the book ; although on the same leaves there were the records of other important cases. Thug, through the neglect of an ordinary officer to inquire the cause of a disturbance before acting, his sergeant, superintendent, and the chief constable were all led into serious error. On Friday, the subject was investigated by Mr. Mans field, who directed the suspension of 291 and another officer, and also of Serjeant Tomlinson, whose evidence was given in a very objectionable manner. Mr. Dowling and Superintendent Towerson were severely censured. On Saturday. the magistrates assembled to investigate the case, when Mr. Dowling pleaded guilty to the charges against himself, but urged that he had been taking medi cine, and was under the influence of opium at the time that he ordered the book to be mutilated. He added that the Watch Committee had in the meanwhile suspended him from his functions, so that he was not then head constable of tne borough. He was anxious to take the whole blame upon himself, but the magistrates suspended Mr. Towerson, after a discussion whether he should not be dismissed. The meeting was then adjourned to Thursday. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—On Tuesday evening, the first concert of the " official" year was given to a fashion able audience. The principal vocalists were Miss Poole, Madame D'Antenny, Si g n or F. L a bl ac h e, an d M r. Swif - , the engagement including also Signor Regondi, the celebrated performer on the concertina. NEW ORATORIO.—An oratorio, entitled " The Passage of the Red Sea," the words by Bishop Heber, has been composed by C. D. Hackett, Mus. Bac. As this is the first oratorio which has been composed by a resident pro fessor, it is suggested that it should be produced at one of the early performances of the new Sacred Harmonic Society. THEATRE ROYAL.—The operatic company at this establishment have not proved a very great attraction, probably owing to the other theatre being open at the same time, which divides the attention of the play-going public. The abilities of the actors, however, are not of a class to attract crowded houses ; and the taste for operatic entertainments in this town is not sufficiently strong to induce people to sit and listen to some of the very best operas spoilt in the representation by artistes scarcely above mediocrity. They will continue to play during the week, when we hope to see a little improve ment, not in the singing alone, but also in the acting of the various pieces intended to be brought forward. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—Mr. Silsbee's impersonations of Yankee characters, during the past week, have been decidedly successful. People laugh not only at the quaint sayings put into his mouth, but his irresistibly droll man ner of delivering them, added to his comic style of " making up." The audiences, though very fair, have not been so numerous as we expected ; but as this week will terminate his engagement, no doubt a great number will avail themselves of the opportunity of seeing one of those extraordinary specimens of " humans," who are said to " lick all creation" for " consarned cuteness" a " gene-wine down-easter." , MILITARY THEATR/CALS..-We understand that it is the intention of the officers of the 16th Lancers and the 46th Foot (at present quartered in Manchester), to give a theatrical performance towards the end of March, in aid of the sufferers by the Ilolmfirth catastrophe. We be lieve that the performance will be at the Theatre Royal, and that the programme will shortly be announced.— Manchester Guardian. THE STEAM-SHIP CITY OF MANCHESTER, which left Philadelphia at seven, a.m., on the 16th ultimo, may be expected to reach the Mersey in the course of to-morrow (Wednesday); and will, we understand, be again despatched in two or three days after her arrival. AMIISEMENT.—We would call the attention—of strangers particularly—to Mr. Colles's advertisement in this day's Standard, by which it will be perceived that his ingenious and highly amusing novelties still continue on sale daily, from eleven till dusk, at his apartements, 62, Bold-street. No charge whatever is made for see i ng them, Mr. Colles rightly judging that to see is to purchase, for we think very few would be able to resist, such is the entertaining nature of the articles exhibited ; full instruc. tions being given for the use of them. Those who have not yet visited him can have no idea whatever of the treat in store for them. To all, we say—Go and see, and judge for yourselves. SPECIAL COUNTY SESSIONS.-PRESTON HOUSE OF CORRECTION. A special County Session was held on Friday in the Court House, Preston, for the purpose of "suspending, modifying, altering, or absolutely rescinding" the motion carried at the last session by a small body of justices, for the erection of 120 additional cells at. the Preston gaol, at an estimated cost of nearly £7,000. The Venerable Archdeacon Brooks presided. One hundred and thirteen magistrates were present. Memorials from Prescot, Chorley, Caton, Lancaster. Garstang, Fylde, and Ulver ston, deprecating the proposed expenditure, and the man ner in which the resolution appreving of it was passed, were presented, and read to the court. The Rev. J. BIRLEY (in the absence of Mr. Peel) pro posed that the resolution in question should be rescinded. He stated that he did not enter into a discussion of the case, but founded his proposition entirely upon the im propriety and illegality of the justices in January last. There were 51 visiting justices of the Preston House of Correction, and yet. when it was resolved to recommend the erection of the cells in question, there were only eight magistrates present. Mr. R. T. PARKER seconded Mr. Birley's motion, which was supported by the Rev. R. Moore. Mr. C. R. JACSON proposed the adoption of the follow ing amendment:— "That this court suspend, till the April annual session, the further consideration of the subject, to afford an opportunity to a committee to inquire into the requirements of all the county prisons, and ascertain what increased quantity of separate cel lular accommodation is necessary, and to present a report to the court." Mr. TINNE seconded the adoption of the amendment. A long discussion ensued, in the course of which several of the magistrates, though disapproving of the mode in which the resolution was carried at the session in January, expressed themselves in favour of the amendment, wish. ing to have the question involved—the propriety of erect ing the cells—further considered. A number of the justices, on the other hand, desired the court to confine itself to the question whether it would allow an expen diture of money to be foisted upon the county by such improper and illegal means as those which marked the conduct of the magistrates at the last session, in reference to the alterations at the Preston House of Correction. Mr. EARLE hoped the magistrates present would put a stop to this " tricky work." He was of opinion, how ever, that these " trickish" proceedings would continue so long as the sessions were holden at Preston. Mr. J. B. ADDISON and the Rev. J. 0. PARR at great length defended the visiting justices from the aspersions which had been cast upon them, and contended strenuously for the necessity and utility of the cells being erected. Mr. A. KAY, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. WATTS, and the Rev. T. MACKRETH severally spoke in favour of Mr. Birley's motion, as also did Mr. E. DAWSON, who said that Lancaster Castle was ready now for the reception of 24 prisoners under the separate system, and that at a very small expense, there would be accommodation for between 200 and 300 delinquents in that gaol, under the same discipline. _ _ The meeting being impatient to divide, the Rev. J. S. BIRLEY briefly replied, and the chairman was about to put the question, when Mr. JACKSON rose and said that he and Mr. Tinne had resolved, seeing the feeling in the court, to withdraw the amendment. The motion was then put and carried by an immense majority, upwards of 100 magistrates voting for it, and only about seven hands being held up against it. The court rose at half-past three o'clock, after a sitting of four and-a-half hours duration. FAREWELL DINNER TO MR. BUCKNALL..-011 Monday last, the intended farewell dinner to Mr. H. W. Bucknall, of the late firm of Bucknall and Spark, took place at the White Lion, Bristol. It was designed as a token and tribute of respect to that gentleman, from his many private friends and others, who held him highly in esteem for his probity and public spirit as a fellow-citizen. The dinner was a splendid one, and sixty-two gentlemen, brought together without solicitation, but pur ely as an act of spontaneous friendship, s a t d own under the pre sidency of Sir John Kerle Habe r fi e ld ; Mr. S haw and Mr. Leech officiating as cro u pi er s. There were also pre.. sent eight members of the Town Council, while amongst the company were many leading men of businesss belong.. ing to the city. The evening was a most agreeable one, and though the occasion—namely , the . departure o f an old and respected friend and fellow-9tlzen for a n ew sphere of action—had its many .assoc iations of regret— dipressu veteris confuses am:c i —a hearty, kind, and sociable spirit prevailed among st those pres en t . — B r i sto l Times. [Mr. Bucknall, it will be seen by our advertis ing columns, is about to commence business in Liverpool.] Re JOHN HOMOCKS.—TiIiS protracted inquiry was decided on Tuesday. The commissioner directed that the bankrupt's certificate should he suspended for three months, the certificate to be of the second class. Re J. ABRAHAMS.--This bankrupt applied for his cer tificate on Wednesday. The case occupied the entire day. The court cid not rise until six o'clock, when, his honour stated that he should take time to consider the case, and accordingly adjourned the inquiry. Re THOMPSON AND LEtTu.---On Thursday an appli cation was made for a certificate. The bankrupts were timber-merchants and tar-distillers, The commis -loner granted a certificate of the first class. A PItOTESTANT SocturY, for the reformation of Roman Catholics, has been established in Birkenhead. Sermons were preached on Sunday week in aid of the society, in Christ Church, Claughton, by the Revs.- R. P' Blakeney and W. Fi'Taylor. ACCIDENT , TO A BOY.—On Tuesdaye a boy about 12 years of age, named William George, residing with his parents in Back Chester-street, Birkenhead, whilst play ing upon a low wall in a yard, fell to the ground, and fractured lib arm in three places. The second vessel chartered by the Government Emi gration Commissioners for the conveyance of emigrants to Australia, the Runnymede, Captain Brown, left the Birkenhead - docks last week for her destination, with passengers and crew numb, ring 260 persons, CHRIST CII URDU, CLAUGHTON.—The new organ at this church was opened on Sunday morning week by Mr. G. Hirst, organist of Great George-street chapel. In the evening Mr. J. Hallett Sheppard, formerly organist of the above church, and now of Pembroke chapel, presided. IMPROVEMENTS AT HOLYHEAD.—The new railway station has been completed; and there isu new wooden jetty for the cattle trade, which will be completed in April. The structure has every facility for the purpose for which it is intended. The new harbour works are going on rapidly. BRIDGE FROM TRANMERE TO BIRKENHEAD FERRY. — The foot-bridge between the Birkenhead and Tranmere Ferries was opened for passengers yesterday (Monday). In the middle there is a drawbridge, the ends of which rest on stone buttresses, and w hi c h can be raised to admit flats into Tranmere Pool. Tereeeamece.--YBlRTHSesterday evening week a meeti ng of On the 20th ult., the wife of the Rev. George Read, of a the Tranmere Temperance Association was hell in the daughter. School-room, Limekiln-lane, Mr. K. Littleboy in the On the a 2 2( 2rl 4l at hu g u t uh . tl . et .r t .. h e wife P r i )) i f on i c e tt ' h h s , ee - p 2 a 24 r ll k ti h - , t e n u r i t r i .t a ,. c , e a , At o f ci f 8, . a .. f BF l l :: . u y g ßg h ir. t ae e : l; in . ): the wife of Chas. B. Banning, Esq., or chair. The meeting was addressed by the chairman, st o re i e i t, t o h f e N o y f es i t , a p lk er n b e y r:ci ti u ie ar w e i . f o e f o a r Mr. Walkden, of Bootle, who takes great interest in the y , spread of temperance principles. Mr. W. Baxter, of Tran mere, and Mr. Hill. of Liverpool. , daughter. BIRKENHEAD PAlR.—This fair was held on Tuesna and presented a manifest. improvement on all previous ones, ' Mr. George Kirkham, veterinary surgeon, of a daughter. both as regards the exhibition of stockand the attendance On the 24th ult., at Moore-hall, county or . Mayo, Ireland, the of buyers. Good calving coos, heifers, and milkers were wife of George Moore, Esq., NEP., of a son and heir. in demand, and sold readily. There was also a fair show snOintibtphnerto a 25th u I c f :,n , ,, t t l l i ti e e N . vi of Mr. Woodbu rn , o f L or d -street. of pigs, which sold well. Th e num b er o f h orses wes -on the :sth 11, in Bloom-street, the wife of Mr. Charles small, and their quality with few exceptions, indifferent. i Skinner, printseller, & c ., South John-street, of a daughter. CH-ESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Tra ffi c for the 1 Re, 0 3,,, n . it)tethileeve22s6Sittikhrouttnitcltti.:,t,niannt, o) C fa tl ,u, lZ ls a- ,s pi rt r ei l e : ;, C ti h ie es w te i r re , o ti f te lv la m dy . of the 11-born. c w e . e: D.. ended .z73 22d 120 . 9 February, l;good s l , B c s a 2 tt : l — e. C ,B, h c e . s , tt: sB a B nd 63 l . l 3 o u ly . - ; n the 27th tilt. , in Mona-street, the wifeof Mr. H. Man s Fryer. t on head Main Line : Passengers. £919 17s. 2d. ; parcels, H. ' . , Esq., of a son. mails, £575.—M01d : Passengers, £24 2a. 11d. ; parcels, ' of ( a daughter. £1 ls. 10d. ; goods, cattle, &c., £99 3s. 'Bd.—Steam- On the 27th ult., Mrs. John Miller, jun., au son. boats : Passengers, £179 83. 6d. ; parcels, £27 17s. ld.-- , , ofo O wn n i it t lhhi Witham jt t ha h on u ki l st t o. . , , o a, t t h E e st qi w i e. i . f Nelo:.,Pfn Manor-house. fi n; ao e u s d, Steel e,. ll i ,r Birkenhead, n u Duke-street e e - a s d t , r e t e h t e, wits of i fa ts Total, £2488 103. 4d. I son. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday evening, at. the village of Washington, two miles from Crewe, a On the Ist inst. at Elm-vale% Fairfield, the wife of B. F servant girl named Emma Bazeley, living with Mrs. Oliver, Esq., of a ' daughter. Mingey, an old lady, whilst passing rather incautiously . -- N too near the fire, her clothes caug ht th e fl ames, an d b e f ore AvIeAx,RO,II,IEMDr.. Patrick Brown, of the assistance could be procu re d s h e was b urne d i n a most On the 14th ult., at 4 dreadful manner, her face and head being the only pot- Nrkali,AVorks,Ba,gillt. Flintshi re . t o M ary, second daughter or tions which escaped. M e di ca l a tt en d ance was promptly c . n G,r_ re It tt i , I Red an, of Wexf o rd. / ult., at St. . Church by the Rev. W. IL. called in. but there is n o h o p e o f h er recovery. Duck,the Mr. l7t J. Grearey, baker,las' to Emma, , d auginer of Mr. T. GOD IN CREATION.—It has been arranged that four Kenney, hootmaker, Low-hill. lectures on the inprints of Deity on organic and inorganic the Rev. ks v t . i h i ln e t siceh a t t , A St. T Arl.ic lia F el . 's ß C ic h k / e ir r el t i n , lT T , o p n te i t o h ic -p a a n r , k i b lL y creation, will be delivered at th e C raven - rooms, Birken head, for the benefit of the local hospital and dispensary. street, P ri scill a,wetr,it‘t;aes Ma j es ty Customs youngest a t dau ghter i t ii : fnri of Mr. H. Havarti, late Mr. T. C. Archer, who obt a i ne d th e ex hibi t i on me d a l in On the 20th ult., a t St . P au l' s Ch urch, by the Rev. G. Read, the collection of Liverpool imports, will take the subjects Mr. It. Jones, norter, Bangor sta ion. to Miss Jones,. eldest of Geology and Botany; Mr. W. Johnson, of the Chemical daughter of Mr. R. Jones. innkeeper, of Point, near Beatimaris. On the 22(1 ult., at Sr. George's Church, Everton, by the Rev. AV, W. Evvbank, Mr. James Light, Inland Revenue officer, to Society, London, will lecture on inorganic and organic chemistry. The first of the series is this evening, and the MOI Duck,sns E t * A h 17 . 2 r 2 R t,e i . r. u c t a t . p , 8 a t i t c k S St. S i las' miss Hodgson, , the f R u e r v o . w W ni . o l , l : others follow on the successive Monday evenings. WALLASEY IMPROVEMENT Btee.—The ratepayers of Wallasey had another stormy meeting yesterday evening street. week, on the subject of the proposed new Sanatory Bill . y R‘,lo, o t(iniv)i n .iigc t eTt l .si t al e tpet e( 2 . i :au: daughter I sa:o u bhn l iiit t ) . :( , :r:f a Aot t iariri S t: ‘,. t isßl . rat. P ..t4le h ßol i :,i l iis i ol p ir,imo : s ppal Chu r ch , vsatlios ! !:(lAniti s:ics,B. cIA, b y ilir:i.is(iv t e : r i es e rlntlka-y ; ff. Rev. J. t een .: : . jbey ll BBt a hi l e l e: In the course of the discussion Mr. Lewin said he under stood the expense involved in prosecuting the bill was now £3OO, and the expense would be about £3OOO if the Proceeded and were opposed. Ultimately Mr. Colborne On the 23d ult. at St. Thomas's Church, Park-lane, Mr. moved that the bill be ab an d one d a lt oget h er. Thi s was H. Hayes to Miss , M. Jones. carried by a very large majority ; and Mr. Pooley de- On the 23d ult., at Tarporley Church, by the Rev. .R. J. mended a poll, which was fixed for Thursday, when there Statham, Mr. Joseph Aston. far mer , Ti ver t on, Ch esh i re, to was a majority of 213 a ga i ns t 20 f or a b an d on i ng t h e bil l. Elizabeth, relict of Mr. Rob er t B u ll , o f Birch-heath-farm, near Tarporley. PRESENTAIION OF PLATE TO THE RECTOR OF TAR- On the 23d ult., at St. John's Church, Dennis 111‘Arthy, of YouLEY.—The friends of the Rev. R. J. Statham, rector the 33d Regiment, to Eliza, widow of the late Wm. Williams, at . d t ‘l h a e n so rf. thatSo t f . %weni , Helens, iotn s .F l g ) a y rne t ne h ty ; o m f e T n a t r o o t. ° rl plate,e , h c a o v n e s i p s r t e i n s presented e f d the to following hirri a :_ Tea R of eo t v l ii e lt 7 ,l 3 ec d o2 R r3r e d gi t ii i t ) r e .: n l, t eldest daughter of Air. ' Joseph and coffee-pot, with stand to each, two sugar-basins, one cream ewer, eighteen tea-spoons, sugar -tongs, butter- near St. Helens. knife, butter-cooler, and inkstand. The chair was taken On the 23d ult., at Lower Whitley, by the Rev. Meredith, on the occasion by General Egerton, who appeared in his Vicar of Abergedy, Thomas Okell, Esq., of ltavensdale, Bal full military uniform. Mr. Statham has been for 21 years laugh,lsle of Mtn, to Sarah, youngest daughter of the Rev. rector of the parish ; and th e t e sti mon i a l was a tr ib ute to Ed wardr Freeman Parsons, incumbent of Lower Whitley, On the ' 24th tilt., at St. P e t er ' s Ch urch, by the Rev. S. B. his public and private wo r th d ur i ng that period, and for his successful efforts in pr omo ti ng e d uca ti on. Sutton, Mr. J. E. Quinn, form of and oagh ROBBERY AT CREWE.—EarIy on Th urs d a y morning county Down, to Rostanna, erl on y ly daughter ) of Mr. Killyl John. , last, the drapery establishment of Mr. William Williams, M o T n ar t i h h e y, 2 o 4 f th ß l a ti n t d , o n n t , s c t o . u ß li r ti d C e e s rk. one of the foremen of the Crewe works, was forcibly to o ll . l 1 s s theG2r4atch C hurch, Mr. Thomas Over Hughes. were Jos. Best, jun., of Brownlow-hill to entered, and goods and money, to the amount of £l2, Catherine Ann, second ' daughter' of Mr. S. G. Roberts; of were taken. The thieves obtained an entrance by cutting a pane of glass out of the window, and undoing the Russell-street. f r .0 only nii o , (.I)reidiatanudSgihmt daughter Simpson, j t . e a j il . e al er. Lawson,Vauxhall_ Esq., fastenings, there being no shutters. tis supposed that On the 24th ult., at Christ Church, Everton, by the Rev they were disturbed by a boy sent from the works to call the driver and fireman up, who were to take the early mail 'bull, near Taunton, Somerset. by the from Crewe to Holyhead ; as the boy states be heard F. E. Morrish, of this town, to Miss Mary persons running in an opposite direction, but not suspect ing anything wrong, ho did not make any alarm. No clue has yet been discovered as to the thieves. the Rev. J. North, Thomas Richardson, Esq., 8.A., On the 24th ult.. at St. Catherine's Church, Abercromby- The Conservatives of the ancient city of Chester are on r . 12,it‘triit tilt., e s l t dep h ;l l i i m , g s lnr u o re f h M t cs. tie Yates.ev. J. Hall, On a tne a' the qui vine, and we trust that at the next election they to will he able to rescue at least one parliamenary seat from B A., Mr. Benjamin Bromley Philip's Miss Maria y ßlockley. Whig occunation. At the meeting of the Constitutional On the 25th ult., at the Parish Church of Kirk- Br addan, by Club, on Wednesday evening last, the following resolution the Rev. K. Drewry, A.M., William Henry, second son of Mr. was adopted with unanimous enthusiasm :—" That the William Crabtree, Blackpool, to Eliz.i second daughter of members of the Chester Constitutional Club, having heard Jol2 n n vieeriotritlonn,i tilt., at lL t o . uiv a s 4, lsl in o r f c 'Man Church, by the W. If. with the most lively satisfaction the welcome intelligence " Duck, Mr. John Roberts . to Miss Elizabeth Perry. Rev. of the resignation of the Whig Ministry, and the accept- On the 26th ult., at St. Silas' Church, Mr. Samuel Cross to ance of o ffi ce by the Eat! of Derby, hereby record their Miss Elizabeth Poole. confidence in his lordship's political principles, and their On the 26th ult., at St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. J. H. resolution to support his administration by all available Stafford, Mr. Joshua W. Nelson to Eliza Ann, daughter of the late Captain Robert Walton. means within their power." This club represents the 1 0 the 26th tilt., at St. Thomas's Church, Park-lane, Mr. opinions of most of the principal inhabitants of Chester. Thomas Redmond to Miss Elizabeth Irwin. 1 On the 27th ult., at St. Philip's Church, by the Rev. I. Hall, 8.A., Mr. David Allen to Miss Elien Morgan. On the 28th ult., at St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. W. M. Falloon, Mr. T. I'atlock to Miss Atkinson. On the 28th ult., at St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. T. W. Jones, Captain T. Johnstone to Catherine Ann, only daughter of Mr. J. Joseph, of this town. On the 2Stli ult., at St. Michael's Church, Upper Pitt-street, by the Rev. C. Morrall, M.A., Mr. George Macbesney to Miss Elizabeth Little, of Keady, county Armagh. On the 29th ult. at , St. Luke's Church, by the Rev. C. W. Lawrence, M.A., Mr. Joseph Careful) to Miss Ann Findlow, both of Toxteth-park. 118:3Woque::uAr; v)r d : ln.. ei ' l reG v ote t ihn r . tit. ei b, SarahNl oyN2 i ' : ~,w4etsbrhtea r nl n i s A kl Trull. 01 , tr.. ti A ai t iFt On the Ist inst., at St. Michael's Church, Upper Pitt-street, by the Rev. H. Carpenter, 8.A., Mr. Wm. Cassady, mariner, to Miss Eliza Manson. Re T. M. HARRIS.—The bankrupt, who was formerly an auctioneer, and then became a publican and a ship— owner, applied for a certificate on Thursday. The com— missioner adjourned his decision for a week. Re ALEXANDER. CAL A SH.—The bankrupt in this case was a provision -dealer. He came up on Friday for his certificate. The commissioner suspended the certificate for three months L. when granted, to be of the first class. Re WILLIAM PARRELL.—This bankrupt was :dsia a provision-dealer.. The bankrupt applied for his certificate, which was granted, and of the first class. ABSCONDING. DEBTORS' ARREST ACT.—In the Court of Bankruptcy, on Thursday, Mr. Commissioner Perry ordered a discharge in the case of William Bull , :ck, who had been arrested on Sunday under the Absconding Debtors' Act._ He held that, under the circumstances,. the arrest being on Sunday, was illegal. DIED — Lately, at Woodview, county Cork, in her 80th year, Mary, relict of the late Jeremiah M`Cartie. Esq., and eldest sister of the late Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P. Lately, at Edinburgh, aged 70, the Rev. Chris. Anderson, the author of The Annals of the English Bible, and of The History of Irish Literature. On the 6th November, in Australia, Frederick Britten, Esq., late of this town. On the 9th ult., at his residence, in Duchess Co un ty, St a t e o f New York, of mali gnan t fever, contracted from emigrants on his passage to New York, aged 48, Captain David S. Shearman, of the packet-ship Great Western. late of the Yorkshire. Captain Shearman was long known and greatly respected in the trade, and the melancholy cause of his death, from a fatal illness caught in the zealous d.scharge of his duty, has excited the deepest sympathy among a wide circle of friends in this country. The deceased, it will be recollected, greatly distin guished himself, in conjunction with Captain Knight, of the New World, and other American commanders, in obtaining for his countrymen in this port the p r i v il ege of using fires and lights on shipboard. On the 14th ult., at Coninsby, of cancer in the nose, aged 100. Mr. Fixter. The deceased has left a widow, aged 96. On the 14th ult., aged 75, Mary, wife of James Oman, Esq., of Manchester. On the 14th ult., at Buerton, Cheshire, aged 62, Mr. Farrall, sen. On the 17th ult., aged 4 months, James P. L., son of H. D. Scholefield, Esq., M.D., of Hamilton-square, Birkenhead. On the 19th ult., Elizabeth, wife of Mr. R. K. Drury, of Spring-street, Toxteth-park. On the 2gtli ult., aged 67, Mr. John Rigby, of Newburgh, near Ormskirk ; for 48 years a benefactor to the neighbourhood in which he resided, and highly respected by all who knew him. On the 21st ult., Mr. William Duff, of Burleigh, near Douglas, Isle of Man. On the 21st ult., in Circus-street, aged 71, Elizabeth, relict of the late Mr. R. Williams, currier, Wrexham. On the 22d ult., Anna Greaves, wife of Mr. J. Worrall, of Wool ton-grove. On the 23d ult., at Dumfries, in the 41st year of his ege, Mr. John Fisher, only son of the late Mr. John Fisher, landing waiter, of this town. On the 23d ult., at New Brighton, aged 75, M rs . I sa b e ll a Graves, formerly of Skinburness, Cumberland. On the 23rd ult., at the house of her sons, 34, Brownlow-st., aged 70, Mrs. Pearson, late of Newcastle, Staffordshire. On the 23d ult., at Cardiff. aged 32, the Rev. Evan Jones, formerly one of the editors of the Standard of Freedom, editor of the Principality, and of the Cumras ; and latterly co editor of the Ditcygiur, and editor of the Adolyggdd, a quarterly magazine recently started in South Wa'es. Mr. Jones was an excellent Welsh scholar, and a bard of great celebrity. On the 24th ult., aged 29, Elizabeth Parkinson, youngest daughter of the late Peter Melling, Esq. On the 24th ult., Betsey Ellen, third daughter of Mr. James Knight, of Baker-street, On the 24th ult., aged 44, Mr. John Gage. On the 24th ult., aged 12 months, Arthur Edward, infant son of Mr. J. Ferdinand Hartman. On the 24th ult., Elizabeth Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. George Kirkham, veterinary surgeon, Crosby-green, West Derby. On the 24th ult., in Ashton street, aged 60, Mr. Wm. West head, book-keeper. On the 24th tilt., after a very short illness, aged 21, Christian Sanderson. _ _ . in- O F n ur t n h e e s 2 s s . On the 25th ult., at the North Dispensary, of typhus f ever. th ult., Isabella, wife of Mr. John Shaw, of Dalton. might , in the assiduous discharge of his p ro f essional duties, ' ao.ed 28 Samuel Gibbons, Rsq., assistant h ouse-surgeon. On the 25th ult., in Hamilton-square, Birkenhead, Catherine, relict of the late Wm. Dutton, Esq.;of H a l ewoo d h ouse, in this TR3ihi a ceh r i a " a dr , ed u c d s n e a , atuysog.ehfdtce was the g Ar t,lhe. formerlyfloo' founder d ma er s of Perraton, late of this town. of On the 25th nit..at Chorlto n•upon-Medlock, aged 13, Hannah now of South Australi a. On the 25th ult ., at Aberystwyth, aged 90, the Rev. T. S t w he in A do b n e , ry G st l w ou y e th es N te a r t s i t o li n r al e. School. On the 26th ult., in London, in his 81st year, Major-General Sir James Cockburn, Bart., of Langton. On the 37th ult., at Gambia-terrace, aged 64, Geo. Kendall, Esq. On the 37th ult., at Wem, Shropshire, in his 34th year, Mr. Wycherley, Minshul-street, Mount Vernon. On the 28th ult., in Percy-street, aged 77, Ann, relict of the late Mr. Edmund Buckley, of New•Delph, Saddleworth. On the 28th ult., deeply regretted, aged 48, Mary Ann, the beloved wife of Mr. Stephen Rarenscro o ft f ß el e e t v te e l nil eycioldf children. 81, Paddington, Edge-hill; leaving a family On the 29th ult., at Birkenhead, aged 67, Elizabeth, relict of the late Mr. Yellowley of this town. On the Ist inst., at his house, Seacombe, Mr. Hugh Banner, Mite agent and accountant. LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.