The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-24 00:00:00

°eL 21 1843 GENERAL F dv ' Black st havh theoni_LeliosT OF Tu kit() f: on rh that i C U n E on (th e C„u2l e Prov ardian, S LATCH FOR ON &ND GUINEAS.—In a match rice of Wales) ceased runni Z 4t Pul !hu e - ninei psl -e at I p„, The _ authorities. th e _ Breae sst e _ the bushes, arid beaten in a canter by 15 lengths. The k _re s i genti _ . reet le ard scrutiny ended on Thursday by trainer of C . hoteonion incurred a penalty by riding with 14 Of M r "l of Mr. Lawrence, and the consequent re- C ll ,, • Hughes Hughes as Alderman. the horses in the curly part of the race. Nit ellite m As a further and gratifying proof of the improvement la h • tor reiTre.—Frider's Gazette announces , in this country, we are happy to state that great activity t eß ese nwall Legh, Es . has - been appointed Captain The t T I Cheshire Milit q ia vice Parker, deceased. prevails at this time at the Great Western Cotton Factory, ei e ,, . la at the in this city, to meet the demand for piece goods in the ei pet ep eto mrs present time in a garden at Southpo:rt Irish, Northern, and London markets, where the fabrics ete g the • Heath, a fine bed of strawberries, quite of the above company are much in req test. Between Ilies. e . second crop this year. ipe I, Inarneat 1700 and 1800 hands are not only fully employed at the 411,_lbef Nov was formally prorogued on Thursday to Works, but they are also obliged to pursue their opera soi• ne es ersiber. It is expected to meet for despatch tions during part of the night.—Bristol Journal. 0,1 the last `,Y in January. 'RI i e „ s Some of Galileo's manuscripts, presumed to have been re ret ur us of Scotland, 126,300 natives of lre- lost or burnt by order of the Inquisition, have been found e% of , ned as residing in that country, and 37,000 at Florence, among the archives of the Palazzo Pitti. The Th "gland. lk i e 8 0Wi n Foreign Quarterly Review says :—'' The manuscripts }se ttee thr n , ,F of winter wheat is fast being brought to a sides being objects of curiosity, are likely to be . useful to ` 4 -l eie e gtiout the north of England ; a more propitious astronomical science, inasmuch as they contain informa tion respecting the eclipses of former times,—a course of lila 11 has assistingthe of - d depot the satellites of Jupiter, subjects to which Galileo directed k it e„ at mess the 52nd at 9114 te"Ye received notice to prepare their coffins, or great attention. ,t_ the barracks. 14,41 R U •LATE CARLISLE BANK.—The creditors of Messrs. Forster and Co., bankers, Carlisle, will he glad to learn , ir ale„„ -- r- F MIDDLESEX.—The tol l of It i et t `reins t e r e ' n tY o O f Middlesex, as given at ta the renta present that a further dividend is expected early i n the ensuing t • het o i, se ssions, is £7,56 1,330, being an increase Year. The estate has already . paid 12s. in the pound; ekte t "'St Year of £1,581.922. and it was stated to the Commissioner at the Newcastle se ...at E L District Bankruptcy Court, that by Whitsuntide the b e •sh . „0 ELECTION, lear n from Kendal that the whole of the estate uncollected will be realised, and a iiZteetinaatuevreerie, who comes out in the Whig-Radical further sum of about £15,000 will be divided among the t h dent grou a s , will be opposed by Dr. Sleigh, on in- creditors. I k e M aYor . On Monday the Earl of Lincoln, accompanied by Mr. tte l tll o of Doncaster has returned the whole of his ne se wed by Brnnel and Mr. Cuhitt, inspected the Middlesex side of ill h it s l neurr the Town Council to that body, and all the river, from Vauxhall Bridge to Battersea Bridge, to ed during his mayoralty have been borne c ik ot i7 l :te nurse. ri as ver certain the most eligible pl n faor the embankment of the . M Brunel was provided with the levels and plans Zent oe ß al' ACCIDENT.—On Monday last a serious that he had lately made at the request of government. ItZ ied iv FUrred at the Pasture-hill Colliery, whereby There will be a carriage road alongside the river from ttN-9"se-z l ' l nsle lost their lives by a sudden influx of Battersea Bridge to the two Houses of Parliament.-- i kka °a don Paper. Globe. klialliin.„el.AL PAitußE.—We regret to learn the failure BANK OF Ezeoeesere—Quarterly average of the weekly rtted " 4, house in town, extensively engaged in the liabilities and assets of the Bank of England, from the No t e • Its l• ci e ,, , 'abilities are ' said - ta be about £lOO,OOO. 15th day of July to the 7th day of October, 1843, both in- L•qe tr. , -Nee, elusive :- 1 1 41 4t 4" i° Wahl nd sheep has received a new impe. s em e a LIABILITIES. k i l i t ie Dla c , e°l: nninnication between Aberdeen and Hull. Circulation .... £19,561,000 I Securities 1, fili T :2f a dozen to twenty as a treat at Christmas Deposits 11,466,000 ' Bullion ..... rt B hlici ' hundred per week are now received. £31,027,000 £34,271,000 iiZast, '7 ll , the Maryleb ne revising barritter. e- Viol e el( in favour - °• • ' • THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND.—The direc t th e , of retaining on the registry the ~ i gtial'fi 'qn dnw-tax collectors, as not coming within tors of this bank have this week made a call for 30s. per 0 411 : cation of the 29th George 111. c. 41. share, amounting altogether to 16 10e. per share on 25,000 shares, every shilling of which is lost. The total a.F),:sailtahjertleerntliT.ic."-.-I! is announced that the cur loss in this concern is more than .000.000—indeed, with al iti elop etint is periodical will be the last under the interest mueli exceeds that sum. The entire liabilities loklrie,d, are enee It is stated that the editor and are now reduced to £71,000. %Chen the bank stopped acted 4 Other to withdraw, and it will henceforth be payment, they exceeded £1,400,000. The suspension Cel Ame , principles. took place in June, 1840. Atc OCT.lO.—The Queen has been kt he eit Ti , t t lZ:l ) :i fi ntTHE BRITISH QUEEN STEAMER.—Between six and Elizabeth Marchioness of Douro to be N it T\ . ladi es Ne t t e or the bedchamber in ordinary to her lit e l be room of Charlotte Duchess of Norfolk, e ls • the storm, as the British Queen steamer was at the tail of the bank, on her passage across from Greenock to Helens -11/4%1d e e ntise e ,„ burgh, it was found that she, was making so much water ,f)i I'.enee ~_ 111. le t h e , O. tne rate proclamation res . pecting as to render a continuance of the voyage dangerous, and 'W et % m e ' oankers of Derby have issued a n otice that she was immediately put about fur Greenock Harbour. k lte e ZYli e h t laZ, they . will be obliged to deduct sixpence All the passengers, together with the crew, were landed in li t 4 te ro s overeign, and threepence for every half- safety, and in a moment or two after the vessel sank. The s tiered . s t4 S t :s•en ib chief cause of the accident is supposed to have been the N t "lter, - 1 F ttoTs.—Three men, inhabitants of Cro- Queen's coming against a small rock.—Scotch Reformers' tam e lil ii o 7 , lt week ripprehended and lodged in jail Gazette. Nl Ats nbr ea ige of being connactee with the Resolis A THIEF HUNTED OUT.—Mr. Higgins, of Misterton, (Ai, distur b sg open the pri-on of Cromarty, during having been informed, on Sunday se'tinight, by his . shep- L ,,"4l;:tltr CI ne ". — lnrerness Ci urier. herd, that one of his fat sheep had been stolen during the and 'e t sß•—Lweek, m F d' sale night, immediately took his dog, a remarkably good one, h k ~_ Oro ner . • ast at ,r. erran s age, of the sheep breed, to the fold, and the dog struck off the b_te e ree er ~,tor Rochdale), a goose 21 years of a scent and ran in a straight direction the shepherd's "shl e. 'n'te ge ''' Years old, came under the hammer. ' b e el have become the property of Mr. Albert house, .wh . ere a part of the mangled . sheep was found. field AN Mr. Higgins at once charged his shepherd and another hill sal' lte et man who resides with him (and whose clothes he disco lietes,:,', _!k Cow.—On Saturday last Mr. Dearden vered were bloody) with the theft. They were both fully th e 'llt er, :le e ; at the Jolly Carter's public-house, Heady- committed to Taunton gaol to take their trial at the next , 6 0 Te h, jinn the body of Ann, the wife of James assizes.—Somerset County Gazette. I „rbe p Plibli, s aPpeared, had been killed by a cow, near DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE HUMBER.—SIX gt il 'Ce ti a - house. kt qob ka r LIVES LOST.—On Tuesday night, about ten or eleven the -or -0 sell 'megive over to sell it only at o'clock, the Three Sisters, Maltby, master, was lying at kit 4 4 0 NIL g' • g P ti, Pli stal l•A poulterer of Exeter was summoned anchor off Sunk Island, when she was run down by the aek t :4 in tti ,on Tuesday, for selling game at differ- fishing smack William and Richard, Hodge, master, dur- We, tith in Sr one license ; and the bench signified ing a dark night and stormy weather. The master and ht ts glie tt) 4 of enforcing tl.e law strictly on this head. m i te of the Three sisters succeeded in saving their lives IPi e t t lit s h f e llge, j, l l /nes, a young tradesman, twenty-four by clinging to the William and Richard as it was passing t Ot i kltilf ul " been committed to N ewga t e , charged over their keel, but we regret to state that Maltby's wife, 'allillieee murder of his wife, by ad m i n i s t er i ng to who was on deck at the time, arid his five children, who it t,, 'Loom ° 'in consent, drugs for the purpose of pro- were in the cabin, all perished —Hull Packet. tMk n • 7th Ot M FALSE REGISTRATIONS OF DEATHS.—It has recently e h hoe r tl : iT i LttmoNr . AT. UNION.—On Saturday, Oct.. been discovered that a system of fraud has been carried on Le tt oe r, w e Methodist Chapel, Hunslet, Benjamin to a great extent in the metropolis by a set of designing Zoe An t , _zta united, before the Marriage Registrar, persons who have . falsely registered the - deethsof individuals , 'lt &h e ld! fo e ' - ' e his step-mother, his father having only who may be pensioners of the East India Co., orannuitants eal ' ' l4 hi months. Mc mtbs. The bridegroom is in his 20th of other public companies, in order that they might obtain tte.,NsetrosptePsrnother and bride is in her 38th year. the usual gratuity given for information of their deaths, and also, in many of the alleged cases, representing that N e liar ( l ea WAGES.—On the 11th instant, IMemsrs. the deceased persons had left large and destitute families, latti a geld, , ea stle, and Co., fancy manufacturers, which has led to the granting of some allowance, either CsT e of we "l_ a ,de an advance of twepence a yard in for the immediate support of the survivors, or on account Hers i n t tlg the various fabrics . they make, to all of the supposed funeral expenses. 'a ettee r r, heir employ. This advance was totally rtt ert , r An application was made on Saturday week, to the ma rt Sr the Mansion House, London, on behalf of the 4' w op war Ax•---Thii, 0 0 , 0 is now ascertained, will 11 elt h'l of £5,100,000 per year. Sir Robert g unfortunate Duke of Normandy and his wife and family of eight children. The duke is now confined for debt in tip°. ,pntroduced this measure, estimated it, Horsemonger-lae Gaol, and both he and his family are 11,10feend ne n_ lB a tax is now in the regular course of starving. it was stated that the unfortunate man's claim V_WeeSo:ll equently augments the revenue nearly as dauphin of France is undoubted, and that the strength salNit,..7 a rter.—Standard. of it was the cause that the French government repudiated r r s tea tner on Sunday brought over from Lon- him. Alderman Johnson ordered some assistance to be er e 'lto hundred ayi st attir es paupers, and landed the unfor- rendered from the poor box, and requested the reporters ki tti ; 4 ll i n th e " the quay, penniless, shivering with to publish the application, in the hope that the public tin e Most pitiable state it is possible to con- would voluntarily assist the unfortunate prisoner. 14 Wi tte ll t tis e u i r t , t i ll iv e miserable beings had spent the greater COMMITTAL OF A DISSENTING MINISTER AND HIS It 0 T es in England. SON, FOR BODY STEALING.—On Thursday last, the Rev. ic e diTi t Zl d tip ~1 1 PEGASUS.—A few days ago a bottle Is a a c Bridgeman, the Minister of a Dissenting Chapel at kl tti gpi ' Waborne, on the Norfolk coast, which Walworth whose case has been several times before the o k tit tt en, i e " of Paper on which the following had Court, was ' finally examined, with his son, a medical pupil, httl_hettratoa,all probability by the gentleman whose before Mr. Cottingham, at the Union Hall Police Office, ietl:dnal, sites sinking af . the last moment :—" Pegasus— on a charge of having removed the coffin and dead body I L leu ,We a s s llitting ! The bottle's empty,—'twip of the late Mr. Tawney from the burial-ground of Mr. cZo i l s eillit y 4 ut into eternity ! Farewell !—Eteroer. ' Bridgemtin's chapel. Both the defendants . were held to ili t4 ell ) ) l _e t te o a _s been restored in Ross-shire. These bail for . their appearance . to take their trial L s e a e t d tp p e a n p e e x r t 30 Still _S wrong way to get their grievances re- Old Bailey Session= for the misdemeanour. ek 01; 45 55 i, we.cannot withhold our sympathy in the APPROACH OF WINTER.—On Tuesday morning,. Ri- IL e tl phic.2_,which so many of the Highland tenantry eington Pike and the hills adjacent, appeared to be thickly ;ti,„ , t hei ;.• The landlords will yet see cause to cowered with snow. The Welsh hills also wear the ap . k'''Os a , anwise resolution to refuse sites for pearance of winter. At Burton last week, and on Mon- Vtl e ee lc, bgOtt , Argus. day at Ulverston, there were heavy falls of snow. In YN lts has been elected Treasurer for the Scotland the excessive rains and boisterous winds have 14 0 l aot t •el l 'IO n the room of W. W. Salmon, Esq., also been succeeded by cold dry winds and occasionally il4t (ilnton Caclnor attempted to throw some blame severe frost and snow. The country r generally begins to li l e kat e r e Ne ee c c communicating his intentions to his wear a wintry aspect. The W estmorelan hills are co- Vill y "ls l orti ,) before it was announced at the Ses- vered with snow, and the grouse shooters have in conse- I tik t See ill i n , s e hlP stood alone in the Court as he un- quence forsaken their employment. 04;1 ~,eriete,_ ,iee county. BELL AND STEEPLE.—The law adviser of the Irish e nn nrB4 te , Itt o ttit ai l tesi se a r etiee l'e T o (iF n THE I 13 24 I ) S 0 R o G f E S t V e S b ol , WIND o - f government e l r )a e s et l o i given an T el o ls pi r i i t i t or; l , o t m ha a t n tlj a r t e h i o s li n o od l a a w pe t l o s 'tk it e t ne tlected to pay the borough rate, made in p Ireland. In England, there is a law which grants to- Vie e 'late Jan Ilt eb t 4 041 nary last, the whole of their names leration to . Roman Catholic priests on certain conditions ; ~' fore t h the burgess list at the revision which but there is an e . xpress resetvation, that tho . se_immnnities k'V 4 l) e mayor and assessors on the 13th shall not be enjoyed by priests who wurhip . in buildings e fottB th ere having a bell and steeple. We believe it is this enactment kn ko ,rld ei s which prevents a striking clock being placed under the t t tt, e ic, tsrell ei t tot another instance in this kingdom I111 1 ;''oet tu , tis th to one in the Chain Cable Factory.steeple of the Roman Catholic Chapel in Cookridge-street, t t illrl :IA din - e b a t of a workman, a smith, who, though in Leeds.—Leeds Intelligencer. 4 1 ,Ake Frowears, is able to work for and earn his SERIOUS ACCIDENT :TO LORD SHERBOURNE.—We tltti, Ni l ", 11 11 a, h is habits and appearance, no one regret to hear that a serious accident occurred to Lord * t ne ' Arst sight to be above 70 •. he is now a Sherbone on Saturday morning last. His lordship was 41 ' Y "d io o, wi l , , : k k 4 years. riding out, accompanied by Mr. William Harvey, of Brad. ‘s t he * ult t'En —A man of the name of Bryan 'nee -e Pet t i -,,.."' ever . to Dublin from !Manchester to isitl ea e " toys„ sue eting at Clontarf, has been arrested t titilto s , ene well-grove, and the Hon. John Dutton, when his . horse suddenly shied and plunged furiously, by which his lord ship was thrown with . violence to the ground, breaking his ' , Il e " she a Pd committed for trial on a charge of collar-bone and two . ribs. Messengers :were ,imme promptly l' k ?aw e as tsted in the wilful murder of the late despatched for surgical assistance, which was P4kt cl 't ' t ir ett, of the Queen's county, in the year rendered, and we are happy to hear,. by the latest accounts from Sherborne, that his lordship is progressing, though tt frp ri tt&b ß O w , It iti A hu rs , , October 16.—The public sales an- but slowly, towards recovery.—Chellenham Chronicle. iqst el he e ther e raY check private business in the Tea T BANK OF MANCHESTER.—There was a meeting ri Vi ttl d e stllt , t ' S t°nie interest manifested to see what on Friday of the proprietors of this bank, when a report h t ne, 7 ,,s to prices. The last overland mail was read. It appears , that ft there are still liabilities to the k i tl te? s ,4 s7 I " h e_ deliveries. for home consumption. amount of about 1400,00 , and that to meet this another call of £2 per share will be necessary, and a call for that 'le t , th e :'• since this day week, being above tl ib lp,tee t i t •C oa Preceding six weeks. sum was agreed upon. Mr. Burdekin, as it already ap 140elitil.'nt I h - LAW LANDLORD.—We are given to pears, took with . him about £lO,OOO of the funds of the k . / tetp e• ele te ,._e tenantry on the farms belonging to bank. The present call is caused by the winding up of several large accounts, much more unfavourably than was It4.,lnaorjq.urite disgusted at the appearance and anticipated, especially those of Hiltons, of Darwen, and 1 Nt'i t '„ W tb ,„",, e ,i, a noble landlord at the Doncaster Joseph Raleigh, of Manchester, with which concerns the Wrei t ,!lty th ' e 'y F , at Doncaster :—` l . He has raised bank was a creditor for nearly £200,000. The proprietors N,Priteueates for a and now he is linking t,liimself will thus lose nearly, if not altogether, one million sterling. Nt i q t e , e ss it u o ti repeal of the Corn Laws . ' FIRE AT SUTTON HALL.-011 Saturday morning last s4 4 , t sei,, b o l t s ° apt en Z i S y 'r es E , A e 1 1 %1 ER . besidesNV Bar eo ther g ratified o boats, ttso about nine o'clock, flames were observed to . issue .. from a tiit ety peel ! in id i e d with twos vessel, life boats. These ba a rle l , ftohremminagnspiaornt of t j t o ie se f p a h rme h u i r t i e din s s g adj n o e m ar int h S e u s t t t e o r n . filit:e A' pie Ple e et 'Rthi 6 feet 2 inches broad, and will An ' engine ' was obtained from Hooton, and messengers tll O4 1 c,, k ach• They are filled all round, under were dispatched to Chester for further assistance. Mr. / othklt tk t a fill e d w w ° l and would float with fifteen Hill, with the Fire Police and their powerful engine, be- SL i in k t i St it water.— Glasgow paper. longing to this city, set off at a qUarter past ten o'clock S' '>, e 'ett e - tlnti e ll e ". - -The London Times of Thurs.- andarrived at Sutton, a distance of eight miles, in 25 klthe' r e .,soni h to correspondents "'We can insert minutes. So rapid had been the progress of the devas -110°N.-I,Lhore—he ' ,,Offertory.' In the present state of tating element, that the whole of the farm buildings, l i l 'lli e - e ll pneri,V" e mere mention of any subject containing a quantity of wheat and oats, were destroyed; ‘a k ,li it et ii i : e fe ec t ua l? y excite as spiritof e t r a t t ento-s might tt1111::=PIrlel good deal t d e r e a I p o o of i c e e x e s r u t t e o c n e , s was fu l y saved prevented t a ":111tile CO T . r tiS : i°ll" an y good the fire from communicating with the Hal!. ne t :Wry 0 1•7• The Glasgow Herald suggests A LITTLE ROY POISONED AT PLAY.—On Sunday last k tlet L L a ll e Tnra L i o tne miller's lease of Burns's Cot- some little boys were playing together near Wakefield, 't 4. it e "tee , th of the Ayr shoemakers should keep when two of them, called Willian Spawforth and James tl. \ te h stith er Bard of the West, in view as their Wood, the one aged 12 and the other 10 produced . a 'lk, l nth r . t l,ske e : f some of our most admired lyrics liquor in a small bottle, which they called Spanish juice ‘til: 'ke birthr . er OY Profession, but there could be water, and poured some of it down Francis Lumb's throat. k 1 1l t lt t 146 tte ee lace of one poet being tenanted by S t- 1 ; 1 '1 , , '''' Ppe r. c trl '''W il f e t , e - Spawforth's grandmother having left home for the day, he took the opportunity of searching her cupboard for a aa Pla c e need not say that an elopemen file, when a playfellow who was with . him,.found a bottle tilt ee 4 ,,eral e e : in this county (Devon) has been containing oil of vitriol used for dyeing silks, which he rebt h le o.—tiversation during the past fortnight. tasted, and finding that it blistered his lips offered it to li ki tet tl , he r _ t se are Li v, ,,ir, ,, h, ~, ,,,b a d exceedingly . distressing. The other lads apparently for a joke, telling them it was N, li tt l e i ``' e fatten and six chrldren with a mar- Sp anise juice water. The unfortunate deceased, more ~,„ ti„,4,t„ the ~7 ? f eight children. Her bus- confiding than the rest, swallowed a small quantity, and 131 4 nteh , w as north a _ r. on a shooting . expedition, although . every to t er n i !la ne , Pn 'bed of the flight of his wife. the poison, he diedthe following morning. The deceased 004 4 01 w i„"ed home, and learned that she had was about five years of age. The two lads were ayp . ' 'rt th qn, , fl 'i' her sedu ' eer, whom she had fol- hended and remained in custody till the Coroner s el h e . ac companied him thence to Liver- quest, when a verdict being returned of " Died from tak , ' embarked for America.—Exeter log oil of Vitriol not knowing what it was," they were satnrdat•, L , rd George lin Cook ch was laid by the Mayc Slinsbury's Climorni(;n (Mann) butt;•as passed at ASSETS £22,193,000 12,078,000 club, of wili society was speedily framed, club should be limited to 3u tnernb pap2r, DREADFUL ACCIDENT.-EIGHT PERSONS DROWNED TWO FISHING-BOATS LOST.--:MONTROSE. Oct. is our painful duty to record the loss of eight fishermen belonging to Ferryden, this morning,, between two and three o'clock, about 18 miles off the land, in consequence of the wind. which was-gently at N.E. by N. having, in an instant, chopped round to S., whence it blew with ter rific fury, and capsiz"d two fishing-oats, from which five men out of six belonging to the first, were rescued by another boat which was close by at the time ; but the se cond crew, consisting of seven individuals, all met a watery grave. They have left nineteen orphan child ren and fourwidows. In the last mentioned boat was James West, master, his son. and a young man, who was to be married next week to West's daughter. NARROW EscAPEs.—On Monday evening, the 16th of October, d ring a severe gale from the south-west, the smack Yeoman's Glory, belonging to Mr. Gill, M.P., Plymouth, went to Mevagissey Bay fur shelter. Having no ballast on board, her crew possessed little control over her, and she unfortunately ran into the fi thing-boat Mary, However, the fluke of the smack's anchor hooked the boat's gunwale and enabled the owner, John Andrew, aged 63, and his mate, Thomas Lee, 78, to get out just before she went down. The smack conveyed the poor men to Plymouth the next morning, when they were re ceived by the offiurs of that useful institution, the Ship wrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Society. O❑ the even ing, of the 17th John Andrew, who is a a stranger to Ply mouth, fell over the Custom-house quay, but the tide being low, the water reached only,to his waist, and he thus escaped death by drowning a second time in twenty four hours. GALVANIC ELECTRICITY.—The galvanic apparatus made by Messrs Kemp, of the South-bridge, was oh Fri nay last again successfully asplied to the simultaneous ignition of a number of shots for the purpose of disinte grating a large mass of stone in the quarry of Itosyth Castle, about two miles above the Queensferry. The shots were arranged in a line along a ledge of rock 70 feet long, 9 feet broad, and between 7 and 8 feet thick. Being loaded with moderate charges of gunpowder, and connected by the conducting wires with a large and powerful galvanic battery, and all the other preliminary preparations effected, immediately on completing the galvanic circle, 11 shots, which had been charged with about 35 b. of gunpowder, were instantaneously fired, and so great was the concen trated power of the simultaneous explosions, that the whole mass in front of the bores was instantly separated from contiguous rock ; the separated portion containing a mass of not less Orin 3,780 cubic feet of stone, and weigh ing upwards of 260 tons.—Edinburgh Witness. ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE ON LONDON BRIDGE --On Thursday afternoon a most desperate attempt at suicide was (Dade at London-bridge, by a soldier belonging for merly to the Royal Artillery. He precipitated ~im sei f head foremost from the parapet. In his descent he came with his breast first against the buttress of the bridge, and fell into the water, nearly into a boat which was passing at the time, in which was a custom-house officer. The soldier rose to the surface, and was immediately seized by the person in the boat, and brought ashore. He was taken to St. Thomas's Hospital, when he was able to state that his name was John O'Brien, and that he for. merly belonged to the 7th battalion of the Royal Artil lery, but that ten days since he was discharged for mis conduct. He was immediately examined by the surgeon, who discovered that his breast-bone was broken, and that his face was greatly contused. On Thursday evening he was in a state of delirium, and was not expected to live through the night. WHAT IS THE END OF CORN-LAW AGITATION?—The following very happy ex uosition of the fraudulent fallacies of the Anti-Corn-Law Leaguers, was lately made by noble lord at an agricultural meeting in Suffolk—Lord Rendlesham—who so justly represents one of the divisions of that county. His remarks were to this effect :—" I cannot for the life of me understand to what end the corn law agitation is directed. Is it to raise the price of corn, or is it to reduce it ? If it be the object to raise the price of corn, where is the Bain to the manufacturer? If it be the object to reduce the price, why tell the farmers that free trade will undoubtedly give them a higher price for their coin, and their labourers better wages? If the price of corn be raised upon one class, it must clearly be raised upon all. How are the labourers to gain except at the expense of the farmers, and how are the farmers to gain at the cost of the community ; and how are manufacturers to gain any thing by a free trade in corn, if the effect of such change is to benefit the farmer and to raise the price of corn !" JUNCTION OF THE ATLANTIC AN PACIFIC OCEANS. —The contract entered into by the Borings, of London, with the republic of New Grenada, for the construction of a ship canal across the isthmus of Darien, provides for ceding to the company the line for the projected work, with 80,000 acres of land interior. These princely mer chants du not appear in this transaction as the agents of the British government officially ; but they are British subjects, protected by the government, and, doubtless, many important advantages will he secured to Great Bri tain, both political and commercial, by the completion of the vast work here projected. The completion of a ship canal between the two oceans thus projected will mark an era in the world's age. The event will stand forth to give a distinctive charac►er to the Century. it is to be a five years' work to endure for ever. The whole aspect of com merce will be changed by it. It will accelerate the revo lution now going on in China more rapidly and more thorougly than all the force of British armament, and not there only will it work changes, but in all Polynesia and Australasia, and the western coasts of South America, which are uow reached by doubling Cape Horn.—Balli more paper. DREADFUL CALAMITY.—CROMER, OCT. IL — This morning, at about one o'clock, a gale suddenly rose, and at two it increased to a perfect hurricane. In the after noon of yesterday, as the weather was exceedingly fine and calm, a number of fishing boats, each containing a crew of four or five men, left Cromer in search of fish, and, as the elements were highly favourable, there is no doubt they went off to a gre, t distance, for in such cases they often push their voyage to an extent of forty or fifty miles. Many of these boats are open and undecked, and not more than twenty feet long, and the largest afford but very slight protection against the weather or other casu alties. This morning none of the number that went out were in sight, and, up to the present hour, two o'clock, p.m., nothing has been seen or heard of them. There is one melancholy exception —a boat which contained five men has been washed ashore at Back ton, near Minsley ; one body only has been found, and there is not the least doubt but that the whole crew have found a watery grave. One poor fellow has left a wife and six children. It is difficult to ascertain the number of boats absent, but it is commonly said about twelve or fourteen. Their fate is, of course, doubtfty, but very serious apprehensions are entertained on account of them. Some vessels ate in sight, and one, apparently a large brig, has a signal of distress (a flag in her main rigging) flying. Messengers are sent out along the coast, and it is feared dreadful ac counts will be brought in in the morning. A vessel, the Friendship, from Goole, laden with chalk, has also come ashore at the same place, with a smaller kind of craft called a billybuoy, which was run ashore, and the mate, a Cromer man, lost his life. PRINCE ALBERT'S FARM.—Some two or three years since the Prince Consort purchased of the executors of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Glocester an im mense tract of land, extending over several thousands of acres, consisting principally of heath land, in the immediate vicinity of Bagshot, with a farm attached, known as the Rapley Farm. Upon this extensive property it is the in tention of his Royal Highness to try the experiment of breeding and rearing the blackcock, or cock of the woods, which is extremely plentiful in various parts of Scotland. The splendid live birds which were forwarded to the Prince as a present from the Duke of Hamilton about two months ago have been sent to his Royal Highness's do mains at Bagshot, where there is every probability that the experiment of rearing and breeding them will be as successful as can be desired. The blackcocks which were presented to the Prince were bred by the Duke of Hamil ton upon his Grace's estate in the Isle of Arrar, in the Frith of Clyde. On Monday afternoon, immediately after luncheon, her Majesty and Prince Albert left the Castle in a carriage and four for Swinley, about three miles from Bagshot, where the saddle horses had been previously sent from Windsor, and the Queen and the Prince pro ceeded from thence to Rapley on horseback, and rode over a considerable portion of his Royal Highness's property. The game was found to be extremely abundant, especially hares, not a gun having been fired on the Prince's estate during the season. Her Majesty and the Prince returned to Swinley, and from thence to the Castle in the royal carriage and four. It is the intention of Prince Albert to inclose and cultivate a considerable portion of his large property in the neighbourhood of Bagshot. Two INFANTS DRUGGED TO DEATH BY A SERVANT. —On Saturday evening last, a young mother was deprived of two young children by the culpable, and indeed crimi nal, conduct of a servant. TLe facts are shortly these : Mrs. Rogers, of Bangor-street, Carnarvon, wife of Mr. Rogers. commercial traveller, being engaged in the shop, had entrusted her two female infant children, one eighteen, and the other four months old, to her two female domes. tics, and, in the course of the night was much alarmed by one of them being in strong convulsions, and the other in a dying state. Medical aid was called in, and the ser vants subjected to a rigid examination, when one of them named Ellen Griffith, in whose charge the children were more immediately placed, stated that she bad given to them a small portion of gin, in order to make them sleep, and that was all the explanation that could he extorted from her. In the course of the night both the children died. On an investigation before the Coroner, it turned out that the girl Griffith, in order to keep the children quiet, had given them nearly a pennyworth of laudanum, which she had purchased of a druggist. The jury re turned a verdict of manslaughter agatnst Ellen Griffith and she was committed to the county gaol to take her trial at the next assizes. Circumstances have transpired, in connection with this event, to establish that the practice of servants drugging infants committted to their charge, prevails to a very great extent in Carnarvon, and the neighbourhood, and particularly on Saturday nights, the usual time for courting, according to the custom of the country, One druggist made the degrading confession, that he generally dispensed laudanum to fifty or sixty set-- ram girls on a Saturday night. THE LIVERP -t STANDARD. iviarcri a; at Whits s let to sovae lr for bail baying been fonvard magi traces assembled in Q u rter received a communication therefrom, au' ho t hail to the amount of t 2,090 himself in £l,OOO, and four sureties 24 hours' notice STRANGE DISCOVERY.—A short time ago two human skeletons were found by persons engrgrd in digging the foundations of some houses in Gall,wsacre-lane, Clifton, and consigned to the custody of a medical gentleman. Conjecture was busy as to who the parties could have been, and from subsequent inquiries, there is very little doubt that they were the bodies of two Irishmen, named Burnett and Payne, convicted of the murder of Richard Ruddie, coachman to Sir Robert Cann, on the 26th of October, 17-13, nearly 100 years ago, and hung and gib beted on Clifton-down, near the scene of the crime. The victim on that occasion was, it seems, mistaken for a farmer named Winter, whom the murderers expected to cross the Down with a large sum of money in his posses sion. On the death of Sir Robert Cann, who used great exertions to bring the perpetrators of the deed to justice, the bodies were taken from the gibbet, and it is supposed interred in the spot where they were discovered. DIMINISHED INTEREST ON EAST INDIA BONDS. — The following notice, relative to the rate of interest upon India Bonds, was posted at. the Stork-Exchange late on Wednesday afternoon. It had no material effect on the price of those securities ; indeed, it appears to have been anticipated on Tuesday, when from 775. pm. they de clined to 745. pm. They were done on Wednesday as high as 795. pm. and as low as 745. pm., while in one or two cases bids were made at 735. pm. : " The Court of Directors of the East India Company do hereby give notice— " That the present rate of interest (X 3. 10s.). three pounds ten shillings per cent. per annual, on the Compa ny's bonds will cease and determine on the 31st day of October, 1844. " That from and after the 31st day of October, 1844, such bonds shall carry an interest only of (X 3) three pounds per cent. per annum. " That holders of bonds will be allowed to bring them in to be marked for continuation at the said interest of (n) three pounds per cent. per annum until the 18th, day of September, 1844, and that such bonds as shall not be marked for continuation as aforesaid on or before the 18th day of September, 1814, shall he liable to be paid off on the said 31st day of October, 1844, on which day all in terest will cease. "JAMES MELV/LL." 3ibson, who was working wit gave a similar account of the accident. Thomas Bolton, engineer at the works of Messrs. Platt J out a quarter of an hour before the acci dent, it contained water to the depth of twentv.six When filled it contained water to the depth of nearly three feet. It was supported by five iron beams let into the walls. Wm. Johnson, the engineer, who made the five iron beams, stated, that each of them was capable of bearing fifteen tons weight, the weight being laid on the whole length. The weight of the tank and the water it contained would be about ninety-five tons, sixty of which would be on the beams, and the remainder on the walls and ocher shorter beams. The whole weight on the beams would be fifteen tons less than they were capable of bearing. He had found, on examination since the accident, that the whole of the beams had been broken, and that the tank had been completely cut through. This must have been caused by the tank resting for a moment on one of the beams. He considered the beams quite suffic ent to bear the weight for which they were designed. From the ap pearance of the ruins he thought that some part of the bearings of the beams had shrunk, the consequence of which would be, that more weight would be thrown on h tosay t at he thish ad had not b e ee x one beam than on another, a n d th is wou ld h ave t h e e ff ect M p been thine examined cause the o lac ft e hr rrnu in t g ely notheewuagllout; b ROYAL WEST INDIAN AIL STEAM COMPANY.— of the accident. The half-yearly meeting of this company w as h e ld last Mr. Samuel Holme deposed that he was a builder. week. Captain Chappell, the secretary, read the report, About tae latter end of February, he saw an order in his which attributed the loss of the Solway, near Corunna, book for some bricklayers, who were wanted by the to an error in calculation, acquitting the Captain of all Messrs. Platt ; and, on ascertaining that they had been blame. It stated that a further curtailtnent of the steam- sent, he called, as was his custom when new work was to ing onerations would now be effected by a modification of be done, and saw Mr. Benjamin Platt, who told him that the different routes, as approved by the Admiralty, but he wanted him to build a boiler-house. A few bricks had the advantages could not be shows at present, as the been set at the time. Mr. Platt had a plan in his hand, modifications did not come into effect till the end of June. and, after some general observations, witness left him, The disbursements and rece;pts account for the half-year as he was engaged with the men in setting out the work. ending the 30th June, showed a balaoce, applicable to in snrance and wear and tear, of £31.341 15s. 7d. Many In a few days after he called again, and round that the foundation of the place was being built along with the ex reductions in expenditure, thought practicable at the last ternal walls of the building. He saw that the external meeting, had been carried into effect, and the last call walls were being built in one solid mass with the walls of having been paid up, the directors had reduced the debt the sower ; and, on examining the plan, he found that the to £120,000, being £140,000 less than the sum owing at walls ere two bricks in thickness. As the materials this time last year. Every vessel belonging to the com- old, he advised Mr. Platt to have the walls two feet pany was now in a state of thorough repair and effective-, ~. ,were thica ; but the latter said that he could not spare the ness. The directors hoped that, from the omissions of so room, and that he did not intend to carry the building to many places in the routes, there would, in future, he less any great height. Witness told him that he had better cause for accidents, and, under the circumstances, they proposed that on the termination of the present year, or build a square engine chimney, and turn the w h o l e o f the ; but, to the best of his recoll ec ti on , M r . as the policies of the respective ships expire, the company flues . into it Platt replied that he could n u t sp are th e room : an d, i n should set aside a fund of 5 per cent to mee t th e contin- gency of insuring their own vessels. A b oar d o f manage - reply to a question as to how he inte n d e d t o b u ild th e flues, he replied, by protecting them on b rac k e t s . Some went had been appointed, who reported wee kly t o the further conversation then occurred as to what would be directors. In conclusion, the directors held to their first the best draft, after which witness told him that the bricks opinion, that, with the encouragement of her Majesty's Government, the concern would, at no di s t ant ti me, were not good ones, as they w ere ma d e out o f t h e o ld fairly compensate the parties who h a d em b ar k e d t h e i r Park clay, and advised him stron g ly t o ge t new ones to mix with them. Mr. Platt found his own materials. capital in the undertaking. The statement of accounts witness went there afterwards and found that a vast num showed the total receipts of the half-year to have been her of pieces of brick, which were very wet, were being £158,048 14s. 7d., of which £120,000 came from Gov used, and he then told him that he disliked the way in which ernment, and only £38,048 14s. 7d. from freight and the building was going on. Mr. Platt replied, in a joking passage money. The disbursements were £123,706 19s. After a long discussion, the report was adopted. sort of way, that he was his own architect, that th e build ing was a small one, and he said, to the best of his (wit ness's) belief, " We'll risk it, " or words to that effect. As he found that Mr. Platt was with the men every day, and giving his own instructions, witness did not interfere much in consequence; and on referring to his book, to see if notice had been given to the Building Surveyor, he found that it had not, and he accordingly served notice noon that officer. This was on the 6th of March. He thought it was upon that occasion that he asked Mr. Platt what sort of a roof he was going to put, and that they had some conversation about iron roofs. Mr. Platt said, that he intended to put a cistern on the top, which would at once form his roof. Witness beleived that he was only once there afterwards, when the building was THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.—The active and indus trious habits of the Duke of Wellington, now in the 75th year of his age, are w ell known. The following is a recent instance of his grace's vigorous activity at so advanced a period of life :—Upon the Duke's arrival in London on Monday, the 2d inst., from Walmer Castle, en route to Windsor, to attend a Privy Council held that afternoon at the Castle, his grace unexpectedly met a messenger from her Majesty at Apsley-house, the bearer of an invi tation to dine with his sovereign on the following day at the splendid banquet given by her Majesty in honour of the arrival of her illustrious visitor, the Grand Duke Michael of Russia. His grace proceeded to Windsor, at tended the Privy Council, and immediately it broke up returned to town by the Great Western Railway, and left London by the Dover Railway, arriving at Walmer Castle the same night; the duke having an engagement at Walmer, which he kept with his habitual punctuality. The duke left Walmer the next morning, proceeding in his carriage to Folkestone, and thence to town by the railway, intending to have reached the Paddington termi nus in time for the half-past 5 o'clock train to Slough. Upon arriving, however, at Paddington, the train had left some few minutes. and there was no other train to start until half-past 7 o'clock that evening, which would not have enabled his grace to reach 'Windsor Castle until half-past 8, the hour at which the royal dinner party were to assemble in the grand banquetting-room. As his grace was in his usual travelling attire, and as there would not have been time to have dressed for dinner after his arrival at the castle, the duke lost no time in returning to Apsley house, where he made his toilette, proceeded back to Pad dington, left for Slough at half-past 7, arrived there at 12 minutes past 8, and entered the royal residence at half past 8, just in time to mingle with her Majesty's illustrious guests (as he reached the top of the grand staircase,) who were then proceeding to the magnificent banquet in the Waterloo Chamber. twelve feet high, but be spoke to Mr. Geoghan, one of his principal men, and told him, that they were using too many of the rubbishy bricks. Geoghan's reply was, that Mr. Platt was a very odd man, and that he had told them to use the old bricks up. Witness thereupon observed to Geoghan, that, as Mr. Platt gave his own directions, his going there was of no use; and he never went after that period. He had not surveyed the building since the acci dent ; but he was of opinion, that the walls as built, were not oo.p.ble of 611Qtryilling a weight of 115 tons. He was not surprised that morning when he heard of the accident. His impression was, that the cause of the accident had been from the expansion of the walls by the heat of so many furnaces, and in consequence of the flues being in in the interior of the walls. Mr. 'William Metcalfe, house-surgeon at the Southern Hospital, stated, that the deceased had been brought there on Friday evening, with a compound fracture of the skull on the right side, of which injury he died in about as hour after his admittance. The inquest was then adjourned. ADJOURNED INQUEST YESTERDAY Mr. Samuel Holme being again called, said he had made a survey of the building in company with Mr. Welsh the architect and Mr. Benjamin Platt. They measured the building, and found it 38 feet 3 inches long, and 24 feet 6 inches broad, inside measurement; a large cistern had been placed on the roof of the building, supported par tially by the wall, and partly by 5 iron girder beams, the depth of which was in the shape of the Roman letter T inverted. The depth of the beams was 11 inches, the breadth of the bottom part 7 inches, and the sectional thickness an inch. The bearing of the beams being 21 feet 6 inches in the clear. He found also that the beams had been laid on bond timber, which in one place appeared to have shrunk a little where the beams rested upon it. The bottom of the cistern did not cover the whole breadth of the walls as appeared by the line of mortar on the bot tom, but appeared to have varied from 6 to 7 inches on the two ends. This would cause an inequality of bearing on the wall, and the pressure would be on the internal breadth, instead of being on the centre of the wall. Wit ness thought from the scantling of the beams, that it was highly probable that when the cistern was filled with wa ter a sinking had taken place. If a slight expansion had taken place in the walls from the heat of the furnaces, the natural tendency would be an inequality of bearing on some one or more of the beams, which would cause a rush of water to the lowest point of the cistern, and an accident would be the result. The beams would break, which had been the case of all of them. He was of opinion that the beams were not calculated to support that weight of water in such a position, and had no doubt if there had been a row of iron pillars beneath them, the accident would not have occurred. He was at that moment using nearly double the quantity of metal in warehouse floors of 14 feet bearing, and he thought a combination of the causes he had named had been the probable reason of the accident occurring. He could not describe the original construction of the upper part of the building, and he had not been in it since it was about 12 feet high, until that (yesterday) morning-. Mr. Platt was not a professional architect. 'Witness and partner found the mortar, which was mill mortar, and of the strongest description. It was usual to use old bricks in buildings when they were on the premises, and were good. He was not aware whether improper bricks had been rejected —nor aware that they were put in. Witness objected to so many pieces of old bricks, and requested Mr. Platt to get new bricks and use them with the old. He afterwards saw new bricks on the premises. He advised Mr. Platt to turn all the flues into one general stack, but he declined doing so, and gave his own directions respecting them. The expansion of the wall would be above the furnace, and riot below it, but it was impossible to say now whether that had been the case or not. It is not usual for a person not an ar chitect to erect buildings without employing an architect. The men sent by him to Mr. Platt's were as good work men as any they had. It was not what is called a cheap job. They were not restricted in cost, as it was done by day work. On his survey this morning he found a centre wall, which would make the building stronger. An iron tank was heavy, and such an accident might have oc curred in the best of buildings where a water tank is used. Mr. William Rishton said he was one of the surveyors appointed by the Corporation under the building act. Mr. James Woods was the other, and they divided the town, witness taking the south district. Witness received a notice to survey from Mr. Holme, and frequently visited them. On the first occasion they were about two feet high. The walls were built conformably to the act of parliament, and were half a brick thicker. He was not aware what was to be put on the top. The walls were of the usual kind, and he thought them of sufficient strength to bear the weight of the tank, provided the girders had been sufficient; A DESPERATE LEAP.—A few days since as a Twy ford constable was conveying a prisoner (who had been sentenced to three months' imprisonment) from that place to Abingdon gaol, by the Great Western Railway, the prisoner. shortly after the train started, and while it was proceeding at the rate of upwards of 30 miles an hour, suddenly leaped from the carriage, tumbling over head and heels into the road. The constable, upon the impulse of the moment and without reflecting upon the danger he would incur, immediately jumped out after him. Those in the train who witnessed the foolhardy conduct of the two men imagined that both must have been inevitably killed. Extraordinary as it may appear, neither was in the least injured, and the prisoner was again captured by the courageous constable, who walked along the line to the next station with his prisoner, and proceeded thence to his place of destination, where they arrived at a some what early hour in the morning. Upon reaching Abing don, the constable was advised by one of the town police whom he met to give his prisoner something to eat at a public house hard by. This suggestion was adopted by the constable, who knowing, from his late experience, the slippery propensities of his charge, determined to keep a very sharp look out upon his movements. They had just despatched a hearty meal, when the constable left the room fora few seconds, the prisoner assuring him that upon his return " he would find him as right as the knocker at Newgate." However, during the absence of the " the trustful Dogberry," the knave quietly jumped out of the window, unknown to any one about the house, and got for the time clean off. The surprised and alarmed constable started off one way, over hedge, ditch, fence, and stile, and the landlord and hostler another; but no tidings were obtained of the fugitive. The police of Abingdon, however, who were rather more wide awake than the unlucky wight from Twyford, got scent of the worthy in the course of the afternoon, and captured him shortly after dark the same evening. He was then safely housed in Abingdon gaol, whence it is not likely be will give the slip until the expiration of his sen tence. FEARFUL STORM AT SEA.—Throughout Tuesday and Wednesday a most awful storm raged along the eastern coast, causing a tremendous sea. The loss of life and property was truly distressing. Among the many casu alties that occurred was, we regret to say, the total loss of the British built ship Berhampooter, C. G. Cowley commander, which took place about six o'clock on 'Wed nesday morning, on the rocks off the southeast portion of the town of Margate. The unfortunate ship, which was a very fine vessel, 550 tons burden, and which stood in the class A 1 at Lloyd's, was the property of Captain Arthur, and was chartered by Carter and Bonus, the emigrant agents of Leadenhall-street, for the conveyance of emigrants on the part of government to Port Philip. Owing to her size and construction she was well adapted for that line of traffic, every accommodation being made that could give comfort to the passengers during their tedious voyage. On Monday last she sailed from the London docks, having on board 94 emigrants besides the crew ; they consisted of 21 women, 44 children, and the rest men, chiefly belonging to the labouring class. The voyage to sea was as favourable as could be desired, and it was the intention of the captain to proceed to Cork for the purpose of receiving the remainder of the emigrants, but bad weather threatening, she hove to on Tuesday night in Margate Roads and anchored, orders being given to make her as snug as possible. The ship wore the gale gallantly, and hopes were entertained that she would ride it out, when a fearful blast drove her from her anchorage, and she was instantly hurled stem on the chalk rocks, about half a mile distant from Margate town, between Clifton Baths and Kingston, the sea at the same time breaking over her decks. As may be readily conceived, all was confusion on board, and the shock being so great as to carry away her rudder she instantly filled. The decks were now crowded by the unfortunate emigrants, and a scene of the most heartrending character presented itself, every one of them expecting every moment to be swept into the sea, and either be dashed to pieces or drowned. Captain Cowley entreated of them to be tran quil, and fortunately they obeyed, and after a short lapse of time several Margate tuggers came off, and succeeded in taking every soul off the ill-fated ship, and landing them safely. The poor emigrants were in a most de plorable state, being completely drenched. Carts having been procured, they were, without loss of time, conveyed on to Margate, where they were billetted at the several public-houses. Mr. Holme explained that cases arose in which beams, from a knot or an air hole, might bear a great weight for a long time, and yet might afterwards from the swaying or bending of the beams, break with a com paratively small weight. _ _ Mr. Ifishton—re:examined—said that he had no doubt but there were warehouses 60 feet in height that bore with the same thickness of walls only, that carried a greater weight on each floor, than the tank in question. Monza Bolton being recalled, said that during the time the building was erected, and since the works have been in operation, Mr. Platt was in the habit of having been daily in the building and about it. He was there about four hours a day. The Coroner summed up, and quoted many authorities as to the law of the case—expressing his own opinion, as derived from the evidence, that there was no incaution on the part of Mr. Platt to render him amenable to a verdict ) the Home-c lock, wtlL- present r itIII 1 tr proof building the greare6t ca all par the observati ow are, by the custom of the port, it is dependant security of t adopted, not on nerted 1 t was, 'louses between t d allotlin• bricks laid On iron bra I in beigt crow the ground, and o% e — r it there was a large iron tank containing water, which formed a roof over the place where they were working. The tank was supported by four brick walls. Whilst they were in the act of filling the pans the north wall gave way ; the tank immediately fell, anti, in falling, knocked down the stage on which they were working. Witness and his companion.erfected their escape as quickly as possible, by scrambling over the fallen materials.. They soon after heard the sound of some then heard some one else calling out, and at once pro ceeded to render him assistance by clearing away the rub bish. The latter turned out to be the deceased, who was Ile nature of the it tion, where it to huz•ard these toe ,outriern riospitai in a most exhausted state Rigby bad not been completely covered with the materials The walls by which the tank was supported had been ere ted about four months ; and the tank itself w or seven yards in length, the same in breadtl three feet in depth John s about six nd about st , ength of th e b ear i ng b eams, but in the proper security of the tension rods which c• , unteract the lateral thrust of the arches; and he felt convinced that if future ware houses, of brick and iron, alone, were erect?d in a slovenly snortiv I and unskilful manner, accidents of a serious nature wilt to ascertain, from tterialb used, and their proper allpia blame ought to rest. He felt it right remarks as a necessary cat • on : for though accidents have happened, and no doub happen again, eve n i n we ll- construc t e d b u ildf' causes ch - tficult to prevent, yet buildings constrL the principles of being fire-proof, are peculiarly deserving , u t of great care, and it is absolutely requisite that skilful architects should be employed to superintend their con_ .1 the last witness struction. will s s, front .acted ou The Coroner felt exceedingly obliged by the valuable practical remarks of Mr. Holtne, and honed that atten- Lion would be generally paid to such a subject an authority. He hoped the rep,rters would give valuable suggestions every publicity. such Mr. Weisii, the architect, wh , ) was present, desired to corroborate the opinions expressed by Mr. Holine in every respect, and stated that he agreed in every word which had fallen from that gentleman. VESSEL WRECKED: FIVE LIVES LOST.—The Sloop Henry and Thomas, of Nlaryport. bound from Doi)lin to this port, with a cargo of flour, oatmeal, wheat, & driven on the beach at PeLilech, on ,e west sidt-ot Red- wnarr Day, during a heavy gale, about eight o'clock. on Thursday morning week, the 12th instant, and tot4ly wrecked. Out of six persons on board only one was with difficulty, and by the most strenuous exertions, saved, l'he persons who lost their lives in this calamity were the captain and his wife, a young man, aged twenty-two, the wife's son by a former marriage, and two youths, of the respective ages of seventeen and fifteen, sons of the un fortunate couple. Joseph Daniel, aged twenty-lour, the only survivor, is a son of the deceased captain by a for mer wife. BIRKENHEAD INNKREPERS.-011 Tuesday last at the Quarter Sessions, Knutsford, an appeal was made by Mr. Henry Gough, the keeper of the tap of the Wood -ide Hotel, who was convicted before the magist roes at Birkenhead for opening his house on the evening of Sun day. Sept. 24, between the hours of six and eight, daring which tine divine service was being performed in the church of Birkenhead. The alleged offence aas proved by Wm. Porter, the superintendent of the Birkenhead Police, who acted under the instructions of Mr. Richard Fry, the churchwarden of Biikenhead. Mr. Fry was called upon, and, after describing the mode of service in the church of which he acts as churchwarden, said, ott cross-examination,—l laid this information of my own accord.—Mr. Townsend : You are, then, an informer ? considerered I was acting HO*. in being so.—A re you not interested in this conviction—who is to pay the ex penses ?—The magistrates, I suppose, will pay the cost. I never was at Bidston Church ; it is not the superin tendent's duty to go there. Do not know whether there is church vening service at Bid-ton or not. I know that lately convictions were laid against several publiea. Birkenhead; I never ga ned one against the defendant. Birkenhead, I know, is a parish of itself.—Read that summons. A previous information by Mr. Fry against another party was then handed up, and he read aloud till he came to the words " in the parish of Bidston, in the said county, in which said parish of Bidston the chapelry of Birkenhead is situated." The supression of these words excited a strong mark of disapprobation in the court.—The Chairman, after deliberation with the other magistrates, slid, there is no 'case; the service required is in the afternoon, and not evening. Suppose, as in Ches ter, where the Cathedral service commences at seven in the morning, and a succession of services follow in the other churches at various hours throughout the day, if such proceedings were adopted there, as are attempted at Birkenhead, the public-houses would hardly ever be opened during any part of the Sunday, and hardly a sin gle traveller could obtain any accommodation. The con viction is quashed. ANOTHER ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER HOUSE.—On Friday last, a young and rather good look ing girl, apparently of about 15 years of age, named Mary Reynolds, was brought before Mr. Rushton, at the po!ice court, under a charge of having grievously assaulted Mrs. Coleclough (or Colecroft) the superintendent of what is called in the establishment the female classification ward. Mr. Lowndes, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the parish authorities, and opened the case. It appeared that on Thursday, about noon, the prinoner had had a quarrel wish another girl ; that blows had resulted ; and that on Mrs. Coleclougg (as stated by herself) interfering to quell them, she was attacked by the prisoner, and her collar and cap torn off. Mr. Dowling, commissioner of police, inti mated to the magistrates that some irregularity had taken place in the workhouse with regard to the taking of the prisoner into custody, which he thought it proper to call attention to. He said that a police•officer (344) lad been sent for, and that when the charge was made on his arriv ing at the house, he had stated that, as it was early in the day, the case might be brought before the court that day, (Thursday,) but the governor (Mr. Evans) had refused to prefer it then, alleging as his reason that the prisoner should have " another night in bridewell," meaning (as we inferred,) that he should confine her over night as a preliminary punishment before he brought her to the po lice.court to have the case investigated, and her punish ment duly awarded by law. The police officer was called, and fully corroborated this observation of Mr. Dowling. He said that he found the prisoner locked up ; that he stated that be believed there would be sufficient time that day to have her brought before the magistrates, but that the governor refused to let her be taken away, on the ground before stated. The words used by the governor were, " I'll not let her go ; I'll g i ve h er a n i ght ' s lodging here first." The governor being called upon by Mr. Rushton to reply to this charge of irregularity, said that he had a complaint to make against the police officer, and entered upon a somewhat disjointed statement, accusing the officer of not telling truly the whole of the facts. He said that Mrs. Coleclough was then suffering so much from the injuries she had received, that she could not then attend the court, she being in a fainting state for some time after the assault, and that this was the main reason which he had assigned for not bringing down the prisoner. The officer reiterated his statement, and said that another officer was present. Mr. Rushton said that what the governor had stated was a proper enough reason for the case not being brought on the day before, but what was stated by the officer as having been said, was not so.—The Governor said that the Bridewell-keeper and the officer had refused to book the charge; and that lie was himself prepared to come to the court at the time, but (he repeated) did not in consequence of the illness of Mrs. Colecleugh. Mr. Rushton said the Bridewell-keeper and the officer had, acted properly. It was their duty to obtain correct in formation before a charge was booked, and the reason as signed for the detention of the prisoner over night did not appear satisfactory. She ought to have been brought to that court on the previous day, and might have been re manded, until Mr. Coleclough could appear. The gover nor admitted that in speaking to the officer he was under considerable agitation, arising from the assault. Mr. Rushton inquired of Mrs. Coleclough bow many paupers were in her department, and on being told 57, he said it was quite impossible for one female to manage so large a number. The prisoner, on being asked by Mr. Rushton what she had to say, stated that another girl had quar relled with her, and had thrown sand upon and struck her; that she had retaliated ; that Mrs. Coleclough had come up and struck her first with a rule for ruling books, and that she had certainly then, but not before, turned upon her and tore her cap. Mr. Rushton said she must pay £5 for the assault, or be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three months. The prisoner said where could she get £5 ? and left the court shouting in a manner in dicating a revengeful feeling. [We should be the last to endeavour to extenuate the conduct of refractory paupers, but conviction is forced upon us by this and other recent cases, that the present management of the workhouse, under, as we suppose, the new poor-law system, is most injudicious, if not oppressive, and calculated to produce continual collision between the officers and those placed under their care. The governor appears to labour under an impression that the house is to be regulated as a sort of gaol, rather than as an asylum for the poor and desti tute. It was but recently that a pauper who had been re leased from the borough gaol for an assault, and where as he laboured under disease he had been put to the light oc cupation of picking oakum—went back to the house, and though still ill, and with a certificate from a district surgeon, to the effect that he was unfit for hard labour, he was immediately, and without any surgical examina tion, ordered to go and break stones, and a hammer was put into his hands. The consequence was, that the pauper—certainly a passionate and unruly man—commit ted an assault upon the governor and one of his officers, for which he is now again suffering punishment in prison. The case as it came out before Mr. Rushton showed the existence of an indiscreet, if not a vindictive, feeling to wards the man ; but on his being tried at the Sessions, all the witnesses heard before Mr. Rushton were not brought forward, though enough transpired to induce the jury to append to their verdict a remonstrance, as re garded the conduct of' the surgeon of the house (since retired), to the effect that he (the prisoner) had not been treated over and above humanely. In that case, as in the one now before us, the respective prisoners could call no witnesses before the court with a view to mitigate the charge against them, and the full weight of the evidence went against them—!he officers of the house appearing in court, and taking their places on the seat near the magis strate, in place of being put into the witness box—a custom that would be more honoured in the breach than the observance. Discipline and subordination are cer tainly required in a workhouse; but it is something new for a governor of such an establishment to assume the magisterial office, and take upon himself to inflict a pre liminary punishment upon an offender before he or she is brought before a legal tribunal—as if he conceived such offender would be too leniently dealt with by the proper authority. On the last point he need not in future be under any apprehension, for we unhappily see a disposition sufficiently strong in authoritative quarters to carry with ample rigour the tender mercies of the new poor law.] OF THE NN