The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-12-03 00:00:00

FOREIGN ,AND COLONIAL. THE Ucit;ITED STATES We Cave received four.:days' later intelligerilelrom the -western continent by the , steara-ship Africa (of thetßritish and North American mail' line), which arrived in our river on Sunday , morning, after a very rough paseoge. 'This steamei 100 pas left new York the 20th ult., and brings nearly - - - speed in &aßing during The i,►telligence to hand, , thougli varied, is root of more than usuA-esignificanec 7114. tinn 4R. 114 distinguished for a long' in the putl nice, and. w ran Buren, died on the 19th ul .esident of the Re under Atrt his). as( maintaining their ground in the empi sowing is the official retura :--- , Hunt, 214 Tnour (democrat), 214,095 ; majority for Hunt, `fa s agitation for a repeal of the tree-school system state of New York had met with an unsuccessfwl The fol- the majority against a repeal amounting to a President Fillmore, in reply -to a letter addressed to him by the owner of the two slaves, named Craft, '(who lately escaped from 'Boston After several unsuccessful attempts at apprehension.) has-intimated his determina tion, in all cases where sutcient legal proof of proprietor ship is submitted, -to enforce' the-recently-enactediaws ; but Adds, that in the special case referred to he can give.no remedy, as the complaints made,against the civil power are founded solely on newsp per tumour. The New York journals .are occupied, to a great extent, with speeches delivered on Whig candidate for the r occasions by Webster. t,Presideney of the Republic The speech of the Hon. klenry.Clo3; of the union, and cenderanatory_of the dis-unionist;. That-Of Daniel Webster. was in reply to a complimentary address from the. Union Safety Committee e e New York. The lion. senator reiterates his adherence to the maintenance of the. mion.underall,‘lrcumstances of.vituperations of his poll of fienry Clay. _ _ The citizens of New Orle 'nen - lies, and An as a rew ard for his s Tlie4gashville Convention nt rvices in pe.rpett welcome, The rc of the Conventic ;Rel. recei xesolution,s expressing attachment to the c union, &elating the doctrine of state sovereig power to reserve and delegete authority, flog the_sonth not to go into National f,"( elect cane -ration.of.sov Two distill ymen, the R the Rev fretn th Preston, recent c Church, rec Bth ult athedral on the I4th ult A ordination in ti Roman ,COl of Bishop -IW,clealcey Adcices from•Constant : inople of the Kosr4g.ll was .corrfi to hisbe The report of the assassinatio Rich led to ,4 nany arres covered, Herald. was sever It. state that ett, of the Ne d in the s [Wee ft severity ty of Frcdcrict s of salated by a terrific fire busines ortion o Slew Bru One h the be and the sr )us Wtsle a coloured clergyman of N title of D.D. from the Ui many ; from al accept t is first African who! European ULiversity. diploma discovered by a poor Nimes, in in an ear only 1 beiongini n. Anot official by is silversmith, t on a la wantor ved ; the oti im they had ittee that I e scale for the cot the Exhibition i Them, has been the possibility of chapcl ias been de v is burned, in- mgh tt recently received the practicable.' rFity of Heiit He visited He 'cited down , having rem' ere, loon, the weak before last, by conc.usion on a( on which he bad descended hastily, to prevent into the se were dray ed violent 26th u visitors are, and w burnt before the iforme the Prussian commander that the Federal troops compelled to advance. The reply of General C has been that the troops under his command we' Id not nce of In consec this reply no change has taken pl tions of the two armies. A Prua been established at Wiesbaden. Mr. George Thompson was annoy Fanueil-hall, Boston, on the 15th. The attendance very numerous. Edmund Quincy presided. Mr. Thomp son, on his appearance, was greeted with shouts of ap -plans° from his friends, mingled with hisses from the Anti-abolitionists. The proceedings were interrupted e in the n field E aced to lecture rA with loud cheers for " Daniel Webster and the Un ‘ 4 Jenny Lind," and other notables d groar 'ed by c " John Bul erick Dou;,,las sent, and sue II attempts to O'it7;llll—a-h-e—aring were fruitless : and the meeting was broken up ned his Parliament this -. 7e alluding The Kink of Sardinia has op. week with a speech. The following is the pass to the affair vt:ith the Papal Cot efforts of my Government have not succeeded hitherto in overcoming the difficulties which have arisen wit h the Court of Rome, in consequence of certain laws which the powers of the State could not refuse t Le new political and legal organization of the country. The rule of our conduct has constantly been the respect we all profess for the holy see, in conjunction with a firm resolution to up hold the independence of our legislation. Faithful to our duties and persevering in the exercise of our rights, we hope that time, and the happy influence of religion and civilisation, will enable us to establish that harmony which is one of the first wants of the social state." . .The information received from Berlin to the 27th ult. is rather more satisfactory as to the question of peace or war. Explanatory despatches had been received from Vienna. The prevailing impression was that these de spatches went far to settle the question of Hesse, but that grave difficulties remained on the Holstein question. On that question the Austrian ambassador has delivered an ultimatum, in which Austria insists on an instant compliance or war. Baron 14fanteuffel has, however, succeeded in foiling the ultimatum, by entering into direct communication with Prince Schwartzenberg. He has left Berlin for Oldenberg, where he will meet the Austrian premier, and hopes to settle both the Hesse and Holstein questions, and likewise to discuss the leading features of a constitution for Germany. The funds had slightly improved. A FRENCH TRAGEDY. Great sensation has been mused in the department of the Charente by the arrest last week of the Countess du S— and of the cure of the commune of St. Germain, on the charge of having poi soned the servant of the latter, in order to prevent her from revealing the adulterous connexion which existed between them. The body of the servant, which the cure lad caused to be buried with great haste, has been dug up and poison discovered in it. When the Count du S—, Ja:ghly horsoutsoLl. anon, Lcord of kilo horrible aocuoation against his wife. he proposed to her that they should both commit suicide, and should make their child, aged eight, die with them. The Countess consented. A pan of charcoal was lighted, and the three fastened themselves in a eose room. 'When, however, the father saw his son struggling in the agonies of death, his courage failed him, and he broke the window for air. Medical assistance having been promptly afforded, all three recovered. The Countess and her clerical paramour were lodged in the gaol of Anemileme, to await their trial for the alleged murder.—Galignani's Messenger. _ . MURDER i s NEW Yorac: A brutal murder has been perpetrated at New York, in the dwelling of Mr. Charles R. Rousson, porter-house, Day-street. A Swede, named Henry Carnal, who had been slightly acquainted with Mr. Rousson and his sons, called up on th em in a very distressed condition, apparently for want of funds, and Mr. Rousson gave . him a dinner, and, w h en n i g ht came, also gave him a bed, with his two sips, Charles and Lewis. About half-past three o'clock in the mo rn i ng , while all in the house were soundly sleeping, Carnal rose and plunged a dirk knife into theneck and side of Charles, inflicting two frightful wounds, and then attacked Lewis with the same weapon, giving a deep gash in the abdomen. By this time the father was aroused by the shrieks of Ins sons, and when hastening into the room where they were, the assassin met him, and with a powerful thrust and gash cut his throat from ear to ear. Carnal then ran to the rear of the house and jumped out of the window to escape. hut, fortunately for the community, he fell into a deep area, and injured himself so severely that he could mot get out, and was found there by the police. The father of the two wounded men, when he received the deadly blow from the hands of Carnal, instantly ran into the street, followee by his son Varies, who caught him in his arms. Mr. Rousson only lived about a quarter of an hour, and his wounded sons were taken to the third ward station-house. Charles may recover, but Lewis cannot, and his inj ur ies are internal and very dangerous. Tile object of Carnal was to get hold of a sum of money which he knew the inmates had in their possession. The prisoner, when arrested, denied that he had committed the deed, and said he was also attacked. THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.—The members of the Roman republic—Mazzini and four others—have addressed an appeal to the French assembly, from which we make the follcwinis extract. Alluding to the entry into Rome of the French soldiers, they say :—" They entered to re establish public order, disturbed by what you call a fac tion, to assure to the Roman population good governminit and true liberty. Such were your promises, attested in your latest dispatches, repeated at the tribune, recorded an a dictatorAl, almost menacing, letter of the Pres:dent of France. ,And the very shadow.efalberty has disap peared. Rome is in the hands despotic clerical government. .cPius IX. has renewed the tradition of GregorY . XVI. We said to you then—gentlemen, you are deceived. "The faction is Rovoe,ani the whole popu lation. A faction is a minority .seeking to seize upon le or terror. To -possess themselves of licans of Rome awaited the almost unftni the-noonle—leaallv convoked and mer by intrig )wer, there al Assembly,. not avoid seei have •been n ign of tern more the to nctiOned by In of all the co The army is d their addresses-vrify that a system of terro s of the Roman rierely. criminal, but jumossible rnmences only with 'you; but it will not e, and it will obtain , nothing from the the re-organise Guard is of the state from above have you •c !a is sad—som The Times The Coal you obtained from the Pope ? Tbc. it, you are obliged to send rein - fo. of {)ccupation. 'T-he Pope has would demand from him, you saic ststtute—' our civil cod, reform, a murk and provincial or ementsc to your corps fielded -nothing. You the piliatiples of the , a complete judicial nisaiion founded ative assembly for fKitsnces, an al secularisation of tli€ searches into the t 3 acrd arrests en pertpgt any acts eyes.; end some Kecuted most universal at administration. lie <1 .sty, and tt that Siere should be :no inquisitorial e past; he has replied , t6 you by dismis, You bostett-tt, int you would u itted under ye of violence to be cc fesvmet o under your eyes six persons were ical offences. Behold for which bloo(l,.anci the honour of France. Gentleme.n., seventeen 3 it might have been that you were yourselves )e now knows that it is France that has months ag been betrayed—Prance whose initiative for goodiatiireat cued with destruction at ome—France, whose soldiers take part in arms at the 'Saturnalia of a power which is expiring, and in the condemnation to twenty years' im- of ilitoninathaß yips with tri-c IRELANI) Mr, Guinness, the eminent br•esver, has been nominate t%e mayoralty of Dublin went fr car, died from the inclemency of the weather. A poor lad named Francis Hayes, who was accustomed Irs quartered at Nenagh in their shoot s killed in the barrack of that town, on Vednesday, while -handlinz, a gun w►iycu uc in care. The charge against Mr. Whitney, first clerk of the cue - ---- Cork; upon which he has been bailed to take of £3O assizes, •is for alleged err .eeelpts amqvrrted to , ut £30i),1300 annua to thirty-nine years water is .dee On Mond hall, Queen' ay a land bailiff named Hogan, .Etring at Coo 's County, was killed by having is head se- without vered from his body by a reaping hook. Several other land bailiffs in Ireland have also been lately nimost bru tally murdered. to make reductions from 10 to 20 per cent., and ill some cases even more, in his rents. The Derry Standard, one of the leading organs of the Tenant-right League, admits will amount to upwards of £2030 eduction CLE RICAL INTELLIGENCE Tip TI, Protestant" meeting The W;hoo of Oxford would not The Church Gazette be res that doubts are no longer Manning to join the Church of Rome THE ( in Durhl two reso I ; EL PROPAC 'ION SOCIETY kt Glasgow, on Saturday, a rObbery•of .upwards of 200 hawls of different patterns, by means of housebreaking, was effected from the establishment of Messrs. Dickson and Lennie, Glassford-street Elizabeth Gibbs, the se Dublin by train, and Severne, Laugharne, near._ Carmarthen, vant in the household of Mr men coin (flitted for trial, charged with t mistress and fellow-servant by poison re wilful murder of her Isaac Buchanan, a merchant prince. and a somewhat visionary politician, is pushing forward asgherne for get ting up a line of steamers to run between Montreal and Glaseow. Stock is being subscribed for this purpose in various parts of Canada. The j3o/fast News• Letter says that the Electric Tele tpil Company has resolved on laying down lines between )tland and the north-eastern coast of Ireland. The ), and it is said the lines may be easily laid fear of friction. A vrit74 pr&munire against Lord John Russell was applied for at the Guildhall on Tuesday, by an enthusiastic individual who believes the law to be still enforced in this country. Sir Peter Laurie, the presiding alderman, shrank with perfect horror from such an exercise of his power. A murderous conflict took piece on Saturday night last, in Scareliff Park. Derbyshire, between the gamekeepers of Captain S. W. Welfit, of Langwith Lodge, and a desperate gang of poachers, which resulted in the death of one man, and the severe injmy of others. William Batty, residing in the neighbourhood of Boston, Lincolnshire, went to a druggist's shop and asked for a pennyworth of "opening pills." The druggist under stood his customer to say opium pills," and the mistake proved fatal to the poor man, . the sum of one hundred guineas for the t .st model of a life-boat further aum of one hundred -boat accoMing to the model last week— t2stant principles on f the Go ing.—Dr. Gi should be rai t sentiments of every clergyman pre acon and on or two it' ,thout - adopting it ! The r meeting was dissolved oriations between the London and Norti Thirty-one THE EXHIBITION AND THE RAILWAYS.- be cyplained in a to he done at on The journey both wa the key of the arrange- to mean the ordinary lowest charge made by theparlia- hey are me trains. For distam - xs of one hundred miles, or under, will be fixed so in the within the radius of one hundred miles the workmen can now easily reckon their travelling expenses. For distances of more than one hundred miles an abatement of these rates will b made in the following ratios : the second hundrc will be allowed 20 ner cent.: the t —A town 150 miles from London will be sidered as only 140 ; one of 200 as 180 ; one of 300, as 250; one of 400 as 310. by exampl POLITICAL MISCELLANY. There is no truth in the report of an intention to send Lord Beaumont to Malta- Mr. Seljeant Byles will, at the proper time, come for ward as the Conservative candidate for the borough of Aylesbury, vacant by the death of Lord Nugent. The Earl of Shaftesbury, it is understood, intends re signing the Chairmanship of the House of Lords next session. Lord Redesdale has intimated his consent to succeed the noble earl. _ _ Great indignation is expressed in the columns of the leading journals relative to General Radowitz' visit to her Majesty at Windsor. Prince Albert is warned to steer clear of all interposition in favour of Prussia. The Earl of Shrewsbury is at present in Rome, busily engaged in setting all matters to rights about the Queen's Irish Colleges, to the establishment of which he is quite favourable. The Cabinet has already instructed the Attorney-Gene ral, it is said, to prepare a bill for the consideration of Parliament, to inhibit the assumption by Romish ecclesi astics, under the authority of a foreign prince, of episcopal titles derived from the towns or soil of their sovereign's dominions ; and by such a measure the Government will vindicate the prerogatives of the Crown and the indepen dence of the country.—Daily News. The Morning Advertiser states that the Government intends to brine in a bill next session for the abolition of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in Ireland, being the only practicable mode of getting rid of the anomaly of refusing to recognise Papist prelates in England, whilst they are recognised in Ireland. MR. HUME AND THE PAPAL CONTROVERSY.—The hon. member for Montrose has written a letter in the Hull Advertiser, in which he finds great fault with the letter of Lord John Russell in reference to the Popish hierarchy. Mr. Hume thinks that the ministry are en deavouring to acquire a little popularity and a free lease of office, on the ground of their Protestantism, instead of securing the sufferage of the people by their political merit. Consequently Mr. Hume thinks the Premier's letter bo'es Ili for the cause of parliamentary and finan cial reform. LAW INTELLIGENCE. The will of the late King of the French has been proved in Doctor's Commons. The personal estate is sworn to be under £lOO,OOO. IN RE DICKSON.—Miss Mary Eleanor Dickson, daugh ter of the late Major-General Dickson, has forfeited £lO,OOO left her by her father, in consequence of her hav ing entered a nunnery at Hammersmith as a nun. A co dicil to her father's will, and bearing the game date. made a declaration to the effect that if she became a nun, or as sociated herself permanently with any Roman Catholic Establishment, she should forfeit all claim to the £lO,OOO, and in that case he revokes the bequest and excludes her from all reversionary advantages under his will. LIBEL.—On Friday, in the Court of Queen's Bench, a verdict for £2OO damages and costs was obtained against Viscount Clements, at the suit of the Rev. T. Townsend Little, for libel.' The plaintiff is a clergyman of the Established Church, and the defendant a magistrate of the county of Leitrim ; and the ground of the action was that one Anne Thompson made a certain criminal charge against the plaintiff before Lord Clements ; and that the latter malicioutly, and not in the discharge of his duty, published the declaration which had been so taken before him. The damages were laid at £lOOO. Several clergy men were produced as witnesses to prove that the sub stance of the charge against the plaintiff had been com municated to them. There were no witnesses examined for the defence, the ground relied on being simply that the communication was a privileged one. COURT AND FASHION. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, an d th e ro y a l c hild r e n remain at W indsor, in the enjoyment of good health. Amongst the company entertained by the Queen during the week, have been the Duke of Wellington, Lord John Russell, and the Earl and Countess Grey. The dramatic representations before the Queen, Prince Albert, the Royal Family, and a circle of distinguished visitors, at Windsor Castle, commenced on Monday. The opening piece was the first part of " Henry the Fourth." The appointment of Deputy Ranger of Windsor Park, vacant by the death of the late Sir William Fremantle, has been conferred on Captain F. H. Seymour, oneof the Equerries in Waiting to Prince Albert. The Marquis of Blandford and the Rev. Joseph Baylee were last week on a visit to the Duke of Marlborough at Renheim Palace. utic tied. Dr. Gil dary of expressed his surprise that RAIL 14 AFFAIRS. trunk I —At a meeting Thorpe in the chair— character hay lam, proposed a third : elf to adhere to the Pro- y for the Propagation blished: and was first esta' d practices that are incons es. "— The archdeacon, from the chair, a to be, in his opinion, unadvised and as such a resolution was calculated to rb the harmony of the mee a motion which appeal iy objection I to the t the 412,000 the Duke of Portland of 'tome ,t Great H orced solz )n Thy lay last, t icock on ford Herald 3as given nott enteral ffltstrilanp. It is said that the Czar Nicholas intends to visit London ttninz:the Exposition of;!51 era. Tile proceeds of the sale-ht the Britannia Bridge were The .M;ning .Journal samthat the French Assembly will shortly direct their, attention to the modification of r.6israelils writing the lifeof Lord George Bentindc. has .undertaken this. literary task at the request of .ds Intelligencer states that the Hon. John brother of Lord Beaumont, has left the Churek The farmers of East .Norfolk have invited their parlia entary representatives to meet them, in order to discuss pressed state ,of the fanning interest , n, 'Yorkshire, alew days since, a pea was to his ear as ultimately to cause his death. ae•Earl of Stamforc [tot a white in Stafford- Enville The Guardian states, on the rev. gentleman's own au thority, that Ir. Anderton, of 'Leicester, has really gone over to Rome.. It was recently contradicted by the Ox- MI:MOM It?So SUICIDE. , --The,wife of a highly respect able resident - in - Nottingham has -strangled her child and cut her own throat; the cause, extreme despondency, amid all the tornforts of life. At the Mansion-hcuse, London. on Saturday, Mary Kitson was put to the bar upon a_thrzge of having stab bed her brother, )4r. Ely Kitson, a saddler, in Fenchurch street. The accused was committed for trial. The Art-Union of Glasgow 1 -arded the sum of have a R._,A the Prince of Orange. At the Central Criminal Court, on Monday week, Wm. Dyson, James Mahon, and John Mitchell were convicted of burglary in the house of Mr Holford, in the Regent's park; and sentenced to lie transported for life. Notice has been given by the authorities of several of the metropolitan parishes, ." that the cholera having en tirely.ceased, burials will take place,es heretofore" in the pective paris ilton, the editor of the Bucks jurcd by the violent usage he LI/ E R ST ANTAMB. generous posses .ster is unknown WANTON ATROOITY.—On the London and North western line, near the second bridge above the Chedding ton station, on Tuesday last, four planks, two inches thick, a sixteen-fOot railway rail, and a dozen iron chairs (which are used to fasten the rails to the sleepers), were placed upon and across the up line. The express train came in contact with this diabolical and sinfully designed obstruc tion, which it , providentially swept away. without sustain ing any other injury than that of breaking the safeguard of the engine. A WORKING MAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE EXHIBI TION.OF 1851.—A working man of Bradford is preparing for the great exhibition of next year, a' table-cover of needlework. made.of the finest India-rubber thread, the pattern being of a very elaborate and beautiful character. Its dimensions are now about four feet square, the im mense -quantity of work required in every square inch rendering rapid, progress out of the question. Clarke in tends to make t-he table-cover as large as poSsible before sending it to the exhibition. A fatal boat accident occurred at Worthing on the night of the 26th ult. The Lalla Rookh, East Indianian, with a valuable cargo, being descried in distress about two crew of elev most experienced 'fishertr:en of the town, put off to their assistance, although the sea tvasrunning mountains high at the time. They ..had almost reached the vessel when a :ant she disappeared, . They leave behind sea struck their Goat, and in an inst involving all hands in a watery grave. them nearly 40 children unprovided for A GIGANTIC 'GLOBE.—It is intended to make, for the great exhibition, a globe of immense magnitude, with a corresponding magnetic axis. attached to great batteries, by which the whole phenomena of terrestrial physics will be exhibited,. according to Mr. Hopkins's principles of geology and magnetism. The axis is to be placed hori zontally, supported by centres, round which a circular platform is to be erected, from which the whole of the surface of the globe may be.seen as it slowly rotates on its axisthe geology, volcanoes, and the aurora lights, at each pole, and other interesting natural phenomen-a Loss AND RECOVERY OF ELEVEN HUNDRED SOVE REIGNS.—On Saturday se'nni2ht, Mr. Jeremiah Stan nard, of Nayland Mill, went from that place to Hadleigh, with a horse and chaise, but he discovered on his arrival there that.he had lost a bag containing 1,100 sovereigns. He heard•nothing of his loss till his return to Nayland, when he shortly afterwards received a visit from a small farmer, who, having discovered the " Californian heap," returned it safely to itA owner. In• great delight, the r munificently rewarded the finder with one hundred sovereigns.—Norfolk Chronicle. Lola Montes is going to be a nun ! A worthy AbW, " in his zeal for the good of the church," sits with her all day long, and " far into the middle of the night," and thinks her quite a " jewel." Nil desperanclum—as that lachrymose hero, the founder of the Roman race, used to say. Cardinal Wiseman, no doubt, will become a pat tern of meek humility, and his Irish immigrants a flock of gentle " lambs"—Lord John Russell a wise, honest, and consistent statesman, and the whigs a hand of self.. denying patriots—on the day when Lola Montes shall prove a " holy virgin." TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION AT BRADFORD . . —An explosion at the extensive mills of Messrs. C. Ward and Co. took place on Wednesday evening. The effect was terrific, and the destruction of property immense, besides the loss of two lives. The heavy boiler of wrought iron, weighing many tons, was torn to pieces, and one portion of it, some tons in weight, was tossed into the yard be neath; and another portion, weighing six tons, was thrown into the air to the distance of fifty or sixty yards. The engine tender and a woman were killed, and five other persons were severely scalded. Four hundred persons were, in the works at the time. The cause of the sad dis- DUTIES OF A MAYOR.-Mr. Dowding, Mayor of Bath, on being re-elected to the office, said—l am able to tell you that the time consumed in my duties of mayoralty for the last year, has been one thousand hours. T have signed my name five thousand times, as Mayor of Bath, during the year. I think T ought to write my name well after all that practice (a laugh). T have been called up early in the morning, and after I have gone to bed at night—l fancy they must have taken me fora medical man (laugh ter). I have been applied to, I believe, from all quarters - - - of the globe, to find out lost. husbands (laughter), run away wives (continued laughter), and lost children ; to di vide legacies, to dispose of money, to seek heirs, and all the various duties which can devolve upon any man. PEACE MEETING AT BIRMINGHATti.-A meeting in Favour of the objects of the Peace S.)ciety as held at Birmingham, on Wednesday ; Mr, Lucy, the mayor, presiding. Mr. J. Sturge moved and Mr. Edmonds seconded the first resolution ; after which Professor Worms, of Haml;urg, addressed the meeting in English. Mr. Cobden and Mr. Bright were however the principal speakers of the evening, and were both enthusiastically applauded. It is impossible to do justice by a brief ab street of , their speeches, which embraced the topics usual upon these occasions, together with some remarks from Mr. Cobden on the impropriety of a war with China, which he thought that some parties were endeavouring to foment, for the alleged benefit of our trade. Votes of ks were passed to the governments of France, Bel gium, and Prussia, for their kind reception of the con. gresses held in their respective dominions. CENSUS OF THE POPULATION.—We have been favoured by the Registrar General with a copy of the farm of the householder's schedule which will be filled up on Monday, the 31st of March, of the ensuing year. It is divided into eight columns, under the following .heads :—Name and surname, relation to head of family, condition (i. e., wbether married, single, widow, or widower,) sex, age, rank, profession or occupation, where born, if deaf and dumb or blind. Persons who refuse to give correct infor mation incur a penalty of £5, besides the inconvenience and annoyance of appearing before two justices of the peace, and being convicted of having made a mis-statement of age or of any of the other particulars. The return is required to enable the Secretary of State to complete the census, which is to show the number of the population— their arrangement by ages and families in different ranks, professions, employments, and trades—their distribution over the country in villages, towns, and cities—and their increase and progress in the last ten years. COINAGE IN 1849.—The total assets remaining in the mint, at the end of 1848, amounted to £145,552 Bs. sd. The total amount of sums issued out of the consolidated fund for the purchase of bullion in 1849, was £150,000. The purchase value of the silver bullion and old defective coin, purchased by the mint in 1849, was £163,605 12s. 31c1. ; the mint value of which was £122,072 2e. 31d. The total loss on the purchase of worn coin was £13,150 2s. 7d. The amount of seignorage, £l6 12s. Md. The light and defective silver coin withdrawn from circulation, purchased at its nominal value, of the Bank of England in 1849, amounted to 135,000, the mint value of which was £121,949 17s. 41d., making a loss on the purchase of £13,150 2s. 7d. The amount of silver and copper coin, delivered by the moneyers into the mint office, in 1849, amounted respectively to £119,592 and £1,792. The cash received for the sale of British silver and copper coin amounted, in 1849, to £108,471 17s. 6d. The sums paid into the exchequer, from cash received for coin in repay ment of advances for bullion, amounted to £120,000. — companion to t/e Almanac for 1850. MARVELLOUS ACCOUNT OF AN INVENTION.—The Morning Chronicle statesthat it has received from a cor respondent at Cockermouth the following account of a mode of rendering fabrics of every description waterproof, specimens of which the inventor intends to forward to the Exhibition :—" Sir,—Seeing that you reserve a column or two each morning for news especially in connection with the great Exhibition of 1851, I forward you a brief sketch of a visit paid to oue of our ingenious townsmen, who has been allowed a niche in the Exhibition of all nations. On Thursday, myself and some others, equally curious, called upon Mr. Martin, with a request to examine the specimens he was preparing to forward to London. He has patterns of every fabric, from the finest open lace to the coarse fustian of the mechanic ; each appears to be as if just cut from the web ; not the slightest difference is observable betwixt those that had undergone his process of water proofing and those that had not; even the most delicate silks are not. in the least altered, either in colour, feel, or smell, except that they are perfectly impervious to mois ture, the water rolling over them as if from jle duck's back or the cabbage leaf. The most extraordrfilary sight of all was to see a piece of open net or lace, which had held water for the last month, the water rolling upon its surface like a ball of quicksilver ; and the other a piece of broadcloth and fustian, on which was poured boiling water, with no other effect than the steam passing through it, the cloth itself absorbing not one .particle of water.—l am yours most respectfully, W.S."—The Whitehaven Herald, speaking of the above invention, states that'' the most ex traordinary as well as the mostcharacteristic part of the dis covery is, that though cloth of any description, after having been waterproofed by Mr. Martin's process, will resist boiling water, which makes not, in fact, the slightest im- pression upon it, it is not in the slightest degree less per vious to vapour—the steam, and even the breath, passing as freely through it as before it was submitted to the waterproofing process—thus showing its incalculable supe riority over the M'lntosh process, which, by impeding perspiration, is well known to be highly prejudicial to health." FLAX MAN UPACTURE.—The great impediment to the development of flax manufactures has hitherto arisen from the costly and injurious process of steeping, and we may add of bleaching. The former is expensive and da mages the fibre by loading it with dirt. The process of bleaching further deEtroys the fibral texture by exposure. A Mr. Donlan has Invented a process by which steeping is rendered unnecessary. The process costs little or nothing, improves the material, and the flax submitted to it is given to the spinner clean and pure-coloured, and possession of all the oleaginous properties which are the source of its strength. Nor is this all. A French gen tleman, named Claussen, has discovered a means of ap plying Mr. Donlan's unsteeped flax to very excellent purposes. By this process, a very inexpensive one also, linens are manufactured devoid of all chilliness to the touch ; and, not only this, but the flax can be manufac tured into materials so resembling those of wool, cotton, or silk, as to deceive the most scrutinizing examination. The unsteeped material will be about one half the price of raw cotton. The advantages resulting we need not pause to enumerate. That they are known and appreciated may be seen in the fact that a chartered flax growing company in Ireland is now in progress of forma tion. Its establishment will form an era in the annals of that country and of our own. The unsteeped flax is a material perfectly adapted to the spindles of our cotton mills. It has been tried and proved. The result will be that failure in the cotton crops of America will no longer bring " short hours" and much misery to the districts where spinners and weavers most abound. The agricul turists, too, will find their account in satisfying the new demand for a produce which England will be able tolur nish at remunerating prices. even without the stimulus of protection. The Board of Traee has granted a charter of incorporation to a company in Ireland who propose to bring into flax cultivation, according to the Morning Chronicle, not less than one hundred thousand acres, and who have sgrced to purchase the produce at the rate of 4312 per acre. Ziincas fo which may be appnived of. Arrangements have been made, it is said; with the po. and other countries, to concen- lice ar" trat rities of France e n police in this country next year watch the movements of any foreign pickpocket be temlited hither by the great exhibition a few fore CCONALIANS. — The bellman of Spittal pro led through the streets of that village, on Saturday that the men of that town had, in consequence of the in the price of tobacco, resolved to abstain from its use for one month.—Berwick Advertiser. ANTi-Tc Miss Hayes arrived in London on Tuesday, from Dublin, and proceeds immediately for Rome, and thence for Russia, having to appear at the imperial theatres of Moscow and St. Petersburgh this winter. She will em bark for New York early i❑ the summer. Ancient Ind pendent Odd Fellows of Cambridge ;arse for funerals, so as not to require nstructed a I elate as bee each funeral is impelled by tour or six persons, who offi vrs, and is let to the public at six shillings . Earl Fitzwilliam, believing that " the average price of wheat will rule low—lower probably than the present price"—has announced to his tenants his intention " to make such an equitable adjustment of their rents as the nature of t he cane may require At Waddesden Mr: II Advertiser, was severely it . . received in a public anti-popery meeting at Cheltenham A mob persisted, in defiance of magistrates and police, in burning the effigy of the Cardinal, and then went on to attack the Roman Catholic chapel. They did not molest any indilidaals. On Tuesday, a young man about seventeen years of age, named Staines, residing in Westminster, who was much attached to a young female in the neighbourhood, having been in joke told by some of his fellow-workmen'that they had seen her walking with a young man, it took such strong effect on his mind that on going home to breakfast he went into a back room and hung himself. At Paisley, one day last week, while Mr. Boyle was illustrating a lecture with a magic lantern, to increase whose brilliancy he used the well-known preparation of oxygen and hydrogen gas, a pipe which formed the train exploded with an astounding report, and the concussion forced cut the sash of the window, and did other damage, s:u ming Mr. Boyle, and severely scorching his face. The London correspondent of tue Tablet states that in consequence of the attacks upon the Roman Catholic religion that have lately appeared in Punch, Mr. Richard Doyle, the talented author of the " Manners and Customs of the English," " Brown, Jones, and Robin son," &c-, has considered it to be his duty to give up all connexion with that periodical. In consequence of a representation made to the Horse Guards that the addresses of the Rev. Ignatius Coiling ridge, the Roman Catholic priest officiating at the chapel in St. Peter-street, in this city, were calculated to have a prejudicial influence on the loyal character of our troops, orders were last week received that their attendance at the chapel should be discontinued.—Hampshire Chronicle. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Edinburgh was held on Thursday, for the purpose of bringing the subject of the Sweating System, in connection with the tailoring trade, before the public. The ball was crowded prin cipally by the working classes ; and on and near the plat form were Sir James W. Drummond, Bart., Captain Blackwood, Francis Russell, Esq., Advocate, &c. ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN WOMBWELL'S MENAGERIE. — On Saturday week, while the man was exhibiting the ani mals in Wombwell's menagerie, in York, to a large crowd of people, a young female was crushed under the rope in front of the van containing the lioness with the two cubs, which immediately seized her by the head and tore away part of her bonnet and hair and several inches of skin. At the sale of the Pate Duke of Cambridge's musical library and instruments, on Thursday, a violin, by Stradi narius, stated to have been his late Royal Highness's favourite instrument, sold for £ll5 lOa., and his favourite how for seven guineas ; a violin, by Stradinarius, sold for £140; a tenor, by Amati, at 22 guineas: a violoncello, said to be by An onius Stradinarius, but not in perfect condition, Bs. On Sunday night a desperate affray took place on the grounds of Lord Guernsey, M.P., near Leamington, be ' tween two of his lordship's keepers and seven poachers. There was firing on both sides; but such was the despe rate onslaught made by the poachers, that both the keepers received frightful injuries : one of them was dreadfully shattered. Tile rumour in Leamington, on Monday evening, was, that death had ensued. BURNING OF STOKE CHURCH.—EarIy on Thursday morning a fire broke out at Stoke Church, Devimport. The fire raged for some time. and totally destroyed the northern staircase and a portion of the gallery. The flames communicating with the windows smashed several panes of glass, and partially consumed the beautiful frame-work. Fortunately the books and other parish documents were removed and safely secured in another part of the church. The cause has not been ascertained. Some farm buildings, and several stacks of corn, were burned at Stow, about five miles from Stamford, on Tuesday week, in consequence of some sparks from a steam thrashing machine falling on the roof of a barn near which the machine stood. The thatch immediately ignited, and, the wind being very high, the flames spread so rapidly that, in spite of every effort, the outbuildings and stacks were destroyed, the value of the property con sumed being about £2,000. William Shandham, formerly clerk in the London Ex change, was charged, on Friday, with writing threatening letters to Lord John Russell, because the Premier would not have him restored to his situation, which he had lost in consequence of his being tried on the charge of poison. ing his mother. Although acquitted, the Board of Ex change would not re-instate him. He was ordered to find two rood securities in £5O each, and to be bound himself in £lOO to keep the peace. The prisoner was locked up in default. At an early hour on Wednesday morning an alarming accident occurred in Pall-mall, London. Front some un explained cause, the gas in one of the pipes exploded with a tremendous report, tearing up the street, and spreading confusion in every direction. Great damage has been done to several houses in the street, the premises occupied by the London Joint-Stock Bank, and others in the im mediate neighbourhood, having scarcely one whole pane of glass left in their windows. The banking-house seemed to have suffered most from the shock. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS, AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR COUGHS, COLDS, PULMONARY COMPLAINTS, AND OTHER DISEASES OF THE CHEST.—Mr. J. C. Reinhardt, chemist, of Hull, states that Mr. Stin , (innerly of the Hull Glass Works, was pronou to be far gone in consumption. and medical had given him "up as incurable. On seeing H oway's Pills advertised, he thought he would giv ,em a trial ; and after taking a few boxes, his coug ated, his flesji became firm, his appetite improve , and now his health is completely restored. Th . admirable medicine is a certain remedy for the ino satiate cases of asthma, old coughs, colds, and all d eases of the chest and lungs. c.lgrtrulturai anb flortintitural. Our readers well know the „pains we have taken to arouse the public attention-to the value of many of the old plants of the gardens, which have been thrown otside as worthless, to make room for new favourites, oftentimes with much less claims for patronage, indeed too frequently with no other merit than that of novelty. We are glad to see another and more - powerful champion of this prin ciple in the editor of the Gardener's Chronicle, who, in a leading article on the 23rd ultimo, justly ridicules the proverbial fickleness of gardeners. It is a well-known failing of this gentleman that he is decidedly hobby-hor sical, and rarely fails to ride to death any poor animal whom he may mount. In this case we care not how hard he may gallop, because the subject is almost inexhaust ible, and, from his position, he may possibly turn the public taste in that direction. The following language, it will be seen, is little more than a reprint of our own, which has been often urged upon the Liverpool horticul turist : " Among the many follies which the gardening world commits, none is more striking to the looker-on than the eagerness with which old favourites are deserted for new ones. Of all inconstant lovers, gardeners must surely be the most inconstant. To-day they are at the feet of a dahlia, to-morrow there is no beauty like a pansy, and both are presently deserted for a cineraria. In their eyes old age is a crime, and aged flowers are mercilessly con signed to the poor-house. We remember when Cape plants were the rage ; a brunsvigia, or an We. or a protea, were standing toasts : to possess such fair objects was the height of a man's ambition. But, in a few years, these were thrown aside, and New Holland beauties supplanted them ; to be succeeded by the flaunting, or shy and deli cate, natives, of Spanish America. If we look to an old garden catalogue, we can but wonder how the flower garden was decorated by our fathers; for there we find little besides races now known only by name. "Are these follies to have no end ? Shall we never be wise enough to look upon all flowers as equal ? Do we not yet know that what is called the difference in their attractions is but a difference in our skill in managing them ? and that they all aro endowed with wondrous beauty ; varying in kind, but the same in nature ? Most especially must we enquire whether the arts of the culti vator should be limited, as they are, to the domestication of a few fashionable races, to the entire neglect of the an cient inhabitants of the flower garden. A hollyhock is as showy as a dahlia, infinitely more graceful, easier to cul tivate, as prone to run into varieties, and hardy instead of tender; yet the lumpish dahlia is seen everywhere, socie ties are forced to admire it, and to gamble in it ; and the hollyhock is consigned to a few places where, as at Shrub land, refined taste still excludes fashionable vulgarity. The Amaranths are a race peculiarly suited for rich au tumnal decoration, quick growing, many sized, and long enduring ; no doubt susceptible of further change ; but they are abandoned for the sake of petunias and chrysan them urns. Surely it. would be wiser to try to improve these ancient races, which are so well suited to our cli mate and our purses, than to limit our skill to tampering with the constitution of the delicate, though brilliant, strangers that have taken such entire possession of our affections. Let no man say that they are incapable of imkovement : who has tried the experiment ? Who has tried to cross the prince's feather with the cockscomb ? or love-lies-bleeding with the tricolour ? or the bee with the dwarf larkspur ? or the persicaria with the straggling buck wheat ( polygonum divaricatum) ? or the Indian pink with the carnation ? or the marigold with the coreopsis ? Until these trials have been made with at least as much care as has oeen shown in managing the calceolaria, or the pansy, we must be permitted to say that our ancient friends are unfairly treated; and that we are doing ourselves much disservice." So writes the editor of the Gardeners' Chronicle, and we think our readers will agree with us that it is the last ty. Unlike other recent novelties, however, we believe it will not be so evanescent, or so valueless. As a proof of the truth of his new opinions, the writer above quoted describes some improvements in the double daisy lately made by Mr. Louis Van Houtte, of Ghent, and he thus speaks of plate respresenting eleven of these varieties in Van Houtti's orticultural " I'Yore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe. Than the group thus produced it is impossible to imagine any thing more exquisitely beautiful ; bite, roses of various tints, white tipped with rose, quilled, red-eyed, richly varie4ated, they appear to embrace all that is most worth having in the Dahlia, with their own peculiar elegance and diminutive stature. We trust that they will speedily find their way to the gardens of this country , and that they will be looked upon as heralds of other, though not more admirable, changes, to be wrought among the re jected favourites of the north." If this may be said of the humble daisy, what may we not accomplish with numberless other exiles, from our gardens MISCELLANEA Underwood.—Scarcely any plant is equal to the holly for•uadergrowth, since it will flourish under trees, and is not limited as to height, and is a thorough evergreen. Privet is superior as a rapid grower, and of a denser habit, if not too much drawn up ; but it is deficient in the size of the leaves, and in act being entirely evergreen. Rho dodendrons thrive exceedingly well under shade; but re quire careful watering for a year or two. Portugal laurels and common laurels will endure some amount of it, but are injured by an excessive quantity. The box tree and the vew tree are more capable of withstanding its infliiefice. And the evergreen berberry, as a low-growing bush, is an admirable plant for placing beneath trees. All these are evergreen, and, of course, so much the more adapted for filling up permanently the space beneath trees. Elders, dogwoods, the Norway maple, snowberries, and even lilacs, as deciduous plants will thrive beneath shade, though they cannot be expected to bloom much in that position.—.!'How to Lay Out a Small Garden," by Ed ward Kemp, Birkenhead Park. OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK Stove, Conservatory, kc.—The early frosts which sus pend out-door labour offer a good opportunity for a tho- • _ rough examination and cleansing of all the plants under glass, upon which the sponge should be used until every rough examination and cleansing of all the plants under "scale." mealy-bug, or thrips is effectually exterminated. Such plants as have completed their flowering season should have less water, and should be suffered to remain at rest during the winter, for which reason a removal to a cooler atmosphere is desirable. Flower and Kitchen Garden.—All out-door operations are at present suspended. We however think it may he well to inform amateur cultivators that in addition to the mats which are necessary in frosty weather over the tops of cold frames, a thin layer of long straw between the mat and the glass is of great use, and will more than double the utility of the mats alone. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. H. L., Liscard.—The improved Japan lilies which you saw at the last Liverpool flovrer-show were exhibited by Mr. Thos. Whalley, but we do not know whether they are yet on sale; if not, we suppose they can be bespoken. T. Frazer.—The Lapageria rosea which obtained the gold medal of the Horticultural Society was originally raised at Aigburth by the fortunate receiver of the prize—Mr. Selkirk—who was lonz an esteemed member of the Liverpool Horticultural Society. Mr. Skirving, of the Walton Nursery, was, however, the first to flower this splendid climber. Rusticus.—lt is rather too late to commence such changes as you propose. Postpone them until February, and before beginning consult the little book published by Mr. Kemp, of Birkenhead Park. GOLD.—A return of the market price per standard ounce from 1810 to 1849, gives the following results : In 1810 the price varied only from £4 4s. 6d. to £4 ss. ; in 1811, from £4 7s. 6d. to £4 19s. 6d. ; in 1812, from £4 18s. 6d. to £5 65.; in 1813. from £5 4s. to £5 ... 103. ; _ _ in 1814, from £4 Bs. 6d. to £5 Ss. ; in 1815, from £4 2s. to £5 7s. ; in 1816, from £3 18s. 6d. to £4 2s. ; in 1817, from £3 18s. 6d. to £4 Os. 61 ; in 1818, from £4 Os. 6d. to £4 2s. 6d. ; in 1819, from £3 17s. 100. to £4 3s. From 1820 ro 1849, both inclusive. the lowest price has been £3 17s. sd. in 1824, and the highest £3 18s. in 1839 and 1840. Since that time the price has been £3 17s. 9d. without variation.: 7 Companifm_to the .Almanac for 1851. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE OF A SAILOR.—The hint Eme rald of London, arrived in the Downs on Monday week, - having on board a sailor who was picked up at sea, floating on a piece of cork, off Cape Finisterre. It appears that the sailor, along with two others, was swept overboard from the deck of a Portuguese schooner in a storm. 'The other two were drowned ; but the survivor got hold of a sheet of cork, (which was washed from the deck of his vessel at the time,) to which he clung for nearly two days. On the night of the day he was washed overboard a schooner passed close to him ; bat from the darkness and not hearing his cries it did not go to his assistance. On the following night, however, he was picked up by the Emerald, Cadiz trader, very much exhausted ; but he soon recovered.—Dover Chronicle. THE STRATEGY OF LOVE : SIEGE AND FLIGHT OF THE DAMSEL.—Not twenty miles from Dunning, a sapient knight of the awl, heartily wearied with the monotony of single blessedness, lately fell in love with a maid, fair, fat, and (past) forty. The popping of the question having been kindly entertained, he, in the fulness of his heart, communicated his success to a widower, who, instead of acting the part of a friend, stealthily paid the fair one a visit, proffered his hand, and was accepted. On Friday week Jamie, not dreaming of what had taken place, dressed himself in his best, and paid Betty a visit, for the purpose of making arrangements for the proclamation of the banns •, but, instead of getting a loving welcome, as he naturally anticipated, the damsel was not to be seen ; while her master, the farmer, gave him to understand that she was too old a sparrow to be taken with chaff. Dum foundered by this intelligence, Jamie went home, and next day summoned a conferer.ce of friends, with no less a per sonage than Baillie Law, ornithologist and apothecary, in the chair ; when, after long and grave deliberation, it was agreed, as Betty had never given Jamie a personal refusal, he should never rest satisfied till the same was obtained. The visit was accordingly made, but it was equally unpro. fitable as the former; while, in addition, he was threatened with even a more unmannerly welcome should he ever come back on the same errand. Again the friends met in on, ao, s t ns f o theo l tot v hayus e aa d lidndvni that f l flaa l lacicaat t rciemhco a detm n i :u Iv; i psi n jahoob t nin e lalyt r ece : i• tdh cut tatfi. s ati 31 1 n o eor, it u gfet, e l yhr d t :idhsceee b ops e wnpbusya a ateasic g intok a igun i o n n sough, oft he t i solemn conclave; and, matters now looking doubly s er i ous , u soe he anisaatogunrwdmlegayetbi eras resolved that, safety the s o d oocf r o b l andtnit, ger art and part in the breaking up of the match, and fearful of vengeance, hurried off a servant for the aid of the dis trict constable. The farmer needed not to have been so frightened, for the moment Jamie and his friends were assured that the " bird had flown," they quietly left with out firing the ',remises; and so ends the matter in the meantime; but Jamie is threatening an action for damages both zgz:n t Betty and her master. Dec. 3, ISS O, -,! LOCAL MEETINGS. --- t h CO l. THE AMENDED SANATORY BILL.—The Health f 4,, mittee held a special meeting on Wednesday. to c° „ n ". with deputations froni the Houseowners' and Tradeolt„l Guardian Societies, with the agents for the several s i ' l ' i " land v,,itil i n a and h parliamentaryous e o wne r s o b f or t o h u e o amalgamated and other r,a,trre vies ter; rested in the various clauses of the proposed Saatbcel Amendment Act," and to receive any suggestions d., might wish to make. Alderman Parker presided. ,", believe that the meeting separated without arriving stall; definite result ; but it is expected the committee Will' meet on the subject, and written objections are invite of THE CASE OF MR. W. H. BARBER.--A In Tuesdoeeti-Pg, the legal profession was held at Liverpool, on , to consider the case of Mr. Barber, which has beet! 7 often brought before the public. Sir George Steplie'.., solicitor of London, in the chair. Mr. Barber liiinsei: in the course of the proceedings, delivered a long add re i 6 o * t ; and resolutions were agreed to expressive of the eta es of the meeting that Mr. Barber's innocence of t heca n e , laid to his charge was clearly established, and that ft I t the duty of his professional brethren to protest Wt. the doctrine that solicitors are to be suspected of Nu', n who r ii . d H v o o r c i a le te r d an t plicity with the offences of their clients without evidencw of guilty knowledge. ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SoctETY." At the fortniglitly meeting of this society, on WednesdsYci Mr. J. A. Picton, the president, occupied the chair' gad C'o the the interesting debate as to the relative merits of and Italian architecture, as applied to buildings in, as country, was resumed. Mr. Frank Howard oPen eu .d. behalf of the Gothic; and was followed by Mr. 3113 fit; took part in the debate were, Mr. Chas. Barber , 1 1 4.,. Raffles Brown, (who read a paper on the subject by ...I , erm.” Hay,) Mr. Frank Horner, and Mr. Loner. ?lr_ 1 . d and, on a snow of bands the • ,Gothic styes by a majority of. 18" to 12. ;.• mee ting eu RECLAIMING LAND. —A t the Polytec hn— Yates gave Monday, after vied reporters left,. Ira t ` h ' e Fur for or san d, hills, near that town. This induced's a p n os a e c o co f u se n e t ia l a titema th o a f d r p e a a i i d aim to in D a ti:: l v ir t k tn , proposed pauper cultivation of the eandbills along ad was shore, near Formby, &c.—Dr. Hume said, wll n la ri ds so much depreciated, and thousands and tens of thousands _ , into of acres of good land were going out of c ultivati on ' into T.° seemed to be little chance of bringing barren sai l " t i n g, profitable use.—Mr. Gladstone could assure the me w e, , c h with regard to some land of the kind in questioani!d anrie. had been reclaimed by Mr. Potter, Mr. Bibb)" , ' t hough lative of his own, in the direction of Formby , tha t 1 to be i t provet oke ro the original price had been extremely low, the dearest land they ever cultivated.—Mr.BoultsP hood the high value of land so reclaimed in the eeighbourjanda of Edinburgh • and after a few words from Mr. Ne w in defence of the project, the discussion clme I. W e d- WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—This body met WI, r eact nesday, at the Workhouse, Everton. A letter Was from Mr. R. F. North, one of the late honorarYode of seers of Kirkdale, complaining of the present mode keeping the accounts of the union, and calling ! i d be en to one or two instances in which discrepanc i l " that 0 , 11 latelniteteebxropiakansoatfotriyle submittedl c e a t s t e e s r t ot o alluded t discovered. Mr. Cleaver, having explained e ntry i ll omission had been made in recording a proper write to, was r?que..,e N i a le• the he overseers baard f from ra o f the l eti c ser i ' ' e d' i. Number r t ri be t t he Bradford Union, respecting the transferring ef„ a lieest_ ca of young female paupers from the Workhous e ',), prod referenC the sea rar M peepalsp i sii l eeos l vsdti appointed s.nt N ugeed o oh t ffi.t t aoi system, teni officers rn h saa innovation. wu m a dia s r, s h ea i s r dui Nottinghamshire thei;tehdial that rstiarticelatptrrio: proposed a p oau r fn e tc c i tll tiiaditereli: datet ties gdai.oet i vs : sao : oocftiitsto a ti c e e in the -- ,re llaries of three of :the officers r wii_co eu fart e r t he 3ened. Mr. Jones proposed, and ) I ,, r i.ies O n 0 3). seconded, as an amendment, that the . s ° . et t lll ",, o rt• officers remain as they are at present (. - El3 O l the ter For the amendment, 7 ; for the adoption o 9. been les eE t9og o f Th H ur E s A d L a T y ff a d C i o s : uss l i rr o nEtEo.O--kAptlactehereswpeecetkilnyg Mr. Clarke, removed from P a ul-st r eet to uf a 055 ° A . street baths. The advance from £l2O to X 1 ',„01 3 %5 , jected to, but the question was ultimately 0r,, t 0 in ," 1 , poned. The inspector of nuisances havinz g'°;fheo", weekly report of operations, the medical offic o e r ;i o sol reported that during the week ending the 23r "„,01, 11 ?,h 145 deaths were rez,istered in the parish of 0' 1 ; - 61 in the extra parochial wards. The disea s— t chiefly showed an increased mortality during 13s / /hie' were measles, scarlatina, and disease of the lung s ' w eel‘' last caused 68 deaths against 50 in the previo us , be lof Of the total deaths, 110, or 57 per cent., occurr e ,`% weel ; the age of five years. The mean temperature of t!!! 1 . 1 te, was 47 9-10 deg., being one-half a deg. lower ai rs ' ge previous week, and It deg. higher than the aleeocill the same week of the five preceding years. the, ations of the barometer were greater than usu u ,, jot" reading fell from 30.07 inches on Sunday to 28.4' 0 the on Tuesday, at 11 p.m. It was stated that this. lowest reading, with one or two exceptions , d u preceding five years. On December 6, 1847, at ten o F f t he it was about a quarter of an inch lower. The meal' log the week was 29.39 inches, about half rai inch ber',. ° average. The horizontal motion of the air from u r !,' e wee° on Tuesday, was 370 miles. The rainfall during t a i n _ ae amounted to one' inch. TOO cases of 'fever d , 19 .0 place fatal case of small-pox, were reported to hove "" - in different lodging. houses in the town. for t• SELECT VEsTRY.—On Tuesday, a t the usual bell carnP f n e i r e el t i ne ; f e s o r f e nightly meeting of the vestry, the'Rev. Rector in re took the chair. A resultless discussion took Ple ce bv the ference to the proposed lighting of the workhouql.,loos hydro-resin gas ; and it was stated that govc;r_"over were about to prosecute some of the owners for t11,%d...-- crowding of steam vessels arriving here from Irei e be ing revision the a diet special a pub nd committee,o-ther internal's There were, last week, 1,848 inmates in the house , _., ft. ten less than in the correspondin. we'k of last Yee e r 4 . o it V-. workhouse, was submitted.—Au inc' ease ili !„, i the inarrrea of aged and infirm inmates was racommende d, u the appointment of a clothes storekeeper, to be Llaed....lt directions of Miss Foulds, the matron, suggest nos/ was agreed to discontinue the allowance of a`v,terlft afforded to the nurses, &c. ; and give them qua' sub' s t e ti n t ute. firms T in l e ti r i e e p t o o r g w t n was agreed t had, ons ol o i c . i — ta l t i t on vv if their conduct were ood, some" small gra tuitY a s ti r ftbt° 5 re porte t oo a greed, ° fool the seafaring apprentices whom they might recta'f b e e col' the Industrial Schools.—Mr. Wilmer stated tha t ; o •n " e lec'ion of rates from cottage property was preceeceo l, tisfactorily. Up to this time the amount a ra nte d to lected from houses let at £l5 and under amouaLevear• £5,301 IGs., a much greater amount than last o I ting (Applause).—Mr. Abrahams notion for app shoo medical officer to two district when vacancies s, occur, was agreed to; and the vestry adjourned. ..... T he so; BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING AT BIRKENHEAD• -societY nual meeting of the Birkenhead auxiliary to this, e itef. was held on Tuesday evening, in the Town-bali, the t re' A. Knox in the chair. It was numerously and li s es s spcctably attended. The Chairman opened the b 0 - f t he in an eloquent address, setting forth the advantag,ehl sus society. Mr. A. Thomson read the report Of us ider liary, from which it appeared that the funds had co ro cir ably increased, and the number of copies of Scrip t u '1: 1 1/ culated was three times as great as the past Y i ef ; r e. W a h''' adoption of the report was moved by the Rev; - s pesel incumbent of St. Anne's, who, in the course of contrasted the efforts made by the Church of ,lad be_al within the precincts of Westminster with wha t schu", done by the Papal Church. The Litter had en t e t o o 4 for these destitute people, whilst, during the 1a,c10 7 ; years, there had been twenty-five Protestan! be loW erected and eight clinrehes, and out of the Alpe:. s oil ing to the Church of England, connected with e ar iste ster Abbey. no less than £B,OOO a -year was app educe. to the propagation of the Gospel an d for Scriptur6 wee"; tion. The motion was seconded, i n an elcen e° OtPi e f • by the Rev. Mr. Towers, of th e Scotch Church' 0 . resolutions were proposed and s econ ded by ti l l PI; Booth, T. B. Bourne, Esq., th e d e putation , s n do nto Mr. Bourne, in an able add r ess, shewed the 9 , view, done by the society, its ir.creased operations ' n o oli o , parts of the world, and the very gratifying ° had 11 , funds. At the close of the past year its loom e d sa it i o creased £2,000, and the past half-year st ewe d Oleo crease over the corresponding period of last yea r , o lt C e h a sum than £5,080. The same grat ifying Sc ript existed with regard to the circulation of the,',e a lec t. of now printed in no less than 144 languages a n , BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMPANY.—A spee iP this company was held on Thursday a t the $ vern, for the purpose of taking into cens iderat l° t he c ° , s t• sure for enabling the company to raise funds le r lc rif; 1 01 pletion of the works o f th e Bi r kenhead P °c s aik l icli Baron Goldsmid, who was called to the chair'4, e,, e o their grand object was to make a low water ha s o ,' o ,lo` r d should be capable of affording ample aec ° ,n, ea t , e e r at all stages of the tide for the large ships whleijoeu the Mersey. That object could not be aecno W i j e rel e t 9 cept by the expenditure of about £32,000. "laboidelif mended a committee to co-operate with the , 1 ,1 1 1 . fte!! o oli committee appointed on the previous day. 1 " ,0 5 10 4 " engineer to the company, stated, in answer to I,,ter, c i be t that the opening of the float would in no way bf 0 .0 0 ,D with by the proposed arrangements ; not that ' t w oo' tlO impossible for the float to be opened until tbessareM January. In mtahlinitienstubh annum nlofficialandrhgnoel fleets, e c eev a rees p tn,s a , c ut wi i el t a y loitifeu h tt e l:;s, a ov,t ; l6l l oe ( s l ,,;: :a ereool t biv e l,: r etp :o i:i: e vro ; jc i , were completed, they might as well look for e$ e t : h 4 e mo y op cO n n y ? d apn a e d rl entered and quitted the Mersey with each f a vos- A t t ue dh sw h eoroll e ullu i tei r ltsids a d c oto co inl el‘ na vylaa m srs o gtta d eonr a a t d i accommodation admit t o i u l r l e d e b s e hi a p l s m i o n s t t o u t three t wd b ee e paaltrht harbour-master intieldibthe flow ow reported or te t itl et: d:it2i their a pool S' P 110 1 ' fe' General Campbell, Messrs. M'Vicar, S. aS r " o' l rt Peek, Dickson, and Radcliffe. It was the;so(l,4e.Or, committee was then gs ithipopuudi the next meeting should be held at Btrio ° `; o f fle d, e e ti 18th of December. A committee, enn i6tinr ",,t• .-idolphus Harold Littledale, F. Goldsnaid, t/ son, R. dardener, and the Rev. Ames llascl‘.eth appointed by the bondholders to confer W I nr rs sa g a n d i c in y o m a u n oL h u t l i a ys g b icy, e e r c p t i f o r s o f e i. i c y o . 0 3 1 ( 1t P: el e ide t : / to1; : 11 ,: mentioned committee. THE CHASE w are'g; for co/ The Cheshire Hounds meet to•morrow,,k Ro e- t 4lO the Black Dog, Saighton ; Thurday, at 1 1„)f-1 0 / - 0‘" Saturday, at Twenlow-hall—each (I , o' at Sir W. W. Wynn's Hounds meet to-al e ti 'pot r l ,lo),„ day). at Rhosnesney T o ll.h ar ; F r iday. 5 ' t and Saturday, at Worthenbury—each d a Y (V e ,;(l The Rufford Hounds will meet this d"Y Bury Hill; on Thursday, at o,:sin.gtont et i v ' day, at Thoresby Park-:each day at balf•P' I Am CLj ne Ar c ut: 4o r a , 6; gig th mi viou. Gj o b„. the li r C.,