The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-09 00:00:00

TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1854 85 Z OC4L INTELLIGENCE. tACTERISTIC PORTRAIT of Mr. T. Warburton, I crayon by Mr. Lambie, is at present suspended 'lge-rooms. ARNT 010 DALE-STREET.—The notices having • widening of Dale-street, from Sir Thomas's erosshall-street, will be commenced at once, 'Provements be carried on uninterruptedly. t...l4.—Commission signed b the_ Lord-Lieutenant h.-70Y Palatine Lancaster. Second Regiment -4 " of Lancaster's f nmlfilitia :Charles Garray, to be ensign. „„ . 41 ' 1 r ROTSL LANCASIIIRE is said "glcaent will be presented with colours by Miss It daughter of Charles Towneley, Esq., of colonel commandant of the regiment, early of 70 the Ist inst., a purse, containing sovereigns, was privately presented to the of the curate of Prescot Church, as a token nf :',l regard, from the vicar of the parish and "ne Congregation. RB TER AND SOUTHPORT RAILWAY.—A pro Aug of the shareholders in this company was ~unesday, at the offices of the Lancashire and "flipany, to approve of a bill promoted by the and Yorkshire, in which this company was Mr. Stuart occupied the chair, and a resolu of the bill was passed. ICR S UPERSEDED.—The journeymen coopers of desiring an advance of wages, addressed a claunication to their masters, stating their molethe ruest. The result has been that, journ e ey q men and their employers, the , ea was. agreed to, and they now receive 6 s. per '` C/ d• per hour overtime, instead of, as formerly, J. There has al s o been a proportionate rise in Prices. RAILWAY. — An extraordinary gene : of the East Lancashire Railway Company was ' 41 7, on M o nday last, when a bill now hnient, intituled " A Bill for vesting in the 3 -re Railway Company, jointly with the Lan- Y orkshire Railway, and for other purposes," 'bill now before parliament intituled "A Bill the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Com et a railway from Kirkdale to the Liver ', with connecting lines there, and for other Were submitted to the shareholders for their le chair was occupied by Mr. Dug,dale, and pions were agreed to. bI 3trIINED GENERAL VESTRY. — The General meeting,t adjourned from Tuesday, the 18th of in the Sessions-house at twelve o'clock on The chair was taken by the Rev. Rector Camp report of the voluntary rating committee read, the rev. rector vacated the chair, but 'etY re-elected as chairman of the meeting. from the report of the voluntary rating cora , there was a balance of £549 10s. sd. • and 13: 1 Thompson moved that this sum be divided in '°l)ortions between Messrs. Liversedge, Atkins, Collins, who were cash out of pocket to the £6OO. A long discussion followed ; but who seemed to know anything about the , ems Collins a forcible one, and MrAiversedge r the claimants.—Mr. Urquhart moved a esslution ; but, on a division, Mr. Thompson's carried, and the meeting dissolved. 11 T wrru THE ANNA.—On Monday last week, the Anna, of Liverpool, Smith, master, from !th Coals, and bound to Eden, was towed into op havin g been run into off the Ness by the liondon, from China ; she has carried away he Part of her topgallant forecastle. It appears W ag steerinc , W.S.W., with starboard tacks on 'flauled. he William was running with the The beam, port tacks on board which, imme 4pna perceived, she put her helm hard down, t 4) eitY of the two vessels was such that before could answer the helm the Anna was run into b OW. She has sustained considerable injury, estaud it is very likely she will be repaired at The Anna belongs to Jones Palmer and Co., is about 500 tons register, and is a teetotal ' U R; E OF THE MEW/A.M.—This fine clipper- Jag to Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson's hr Line," sailed on Wednesday for Melbourne t s an emigrant vessel been submitted to in-' )re Perfect in all her appointments, with a finer °facers on board, and a more satisfied body of The latter number 398 adults in the saloons - decks, and ten in the best cabin. They are Mainly of the most valuable classes for such a 7, Australia, a large proportion being Cornish who will bring their experience in digging for tin into profitable use as diggers for the more Ited metal which that colony produces. She has I 'md a number of artisans of the description ' Australia most wants, and a considerable of children, who swell the number of " souls" 'g her. The Mermaid is expected to make the ti 7 5 or 80 day s a t the furthest. At a few minutes a.m., on Wednesday, she fired her gun, and dow n the river in tow of the Independence ug ; Passed the docks on her course, her fine seat .er, and her powerful and trim masting, were the general admiration. I or THE RED JACKET. — The clipper Red Jacket her build, and her first preformance in the New York to this port, may be expected to the crack Australian ship of the White passed a highly satisfactory inspection on Wed went to sea on Thursday. Her arrangements reflect the highest credit upon her liberal ky o eo ews. Pilkington and Wilson, as well as upon ItekilkoZilder, Captain Reed, and the very effective staff LPe . rintended her loading and fitting-up. The 4 °st 'its INces out 16 passengers in her best cabin and " the ee ' a ?e , her saloons and 'tween decks. She carries may s hip ( 3 -isengers ; and, from the fact that in no part p ) Zittf e ss than £2O for a berth has been taken, it 4 . °° 1 13 r ,,e(1 that she takes out a rather superior class :4el c i 411 . , (11 e bulk of them, however, are of the useful Airs engineers, and other artisans, for Vrs 58!lla affords profitable employment. Her crew Ileo r I ncluding 14 passenger stewards. She is offi- I q e4 4 141i, ,,, e like a first-class mail steamer than a passen lltaillet i ,- ,„ 8 1;i9, and, in fact, is nowhere inferior to such a 'lle Australian voyage. ' Of the crew fully 76 t11 4 , 3, 11e 1 :, 1e '" a lten, in the strict sense of the term. She car belree'°°,re, more hands than the new regulation of the f th e requires. Her nautical instruments are, it is Pr4,,,4e 0 ,, r most perfect description, and in the best ke of 4: e r• She carries a full cargo, principally corn ), to . a `Le goods, and has o n bo ar d a h eav y ma il, consist '•es.;4ll4onsiderable extent of duplicates of despatches by the Great Britain. At about half-past hy Pan., the anchor was raised, and the ship, t,kcige_Constitution steam-tug, proceeded down the $O,O, Zer course close alongside the l'iince's-parade. 41Z or " e .b - departure had not been anticipated, a large tki e ha _spectators were present to witness her depar t, el n , w hen she fired her parting guns, which were t "'Lore, showing that she is quite sufficiently tee ° Ttect herself against any ordinary opponent, ;,`!,',,, from on board, heartily responded to from k it most enlivening. SroßY.—On Tuesday, Michael Healey, a allow_e man, about 30 years of age, gave him le "le police authorities here, to whom he made 'al,!ltl ie l !lg statement, which has been taken down by t et hr ities "I live with Mr. Nathan Tuckaberry, ki la ,!2,4 l l( er, 11, Middle Mountjoy-street, Dublin, and \ l ntl „ of, last month I was sent with a letter by Mr. wh: - ','Plaherty to Mr. Queely, 87, Marlborough -oa4en contained a bill of exchange for £100; and notes, to the amount of which I do not know. te jY '' 4 Y I er e met two men, who accosted me; and saying Q tts , s tranger s , eq ay requested me to show them the w tb, k : . ve "oln-h ouse which I did. They then asked me i e4„for - ttas e of which I did. I called for a second el ler and for myself. This was about 11 o'clock I Nc and I remember nothing further till about _ e same evening, when I was awoke by a woman, e th„ Ve lying on a piece of waste ground, near the NOveh; ' 4o rth-wall. On examining my pocket, I found "et e . •iD e open with the bill of exchange and letter bank 'notes were gone. Shortly afterwards I tne bill : t k by t , of exchange, and came to Liverpool that ~et ' th e " 0 steamer. I never before saw either of the ,NtOti a 3; were well-dressed, and said they had come to see Ireland." Healey was brought up poi ee - court, on Wednesday, and remanded for seven kIN 'I/ t•a 111 11 , 4 , TEAL AND AECHMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.— Vi tneeting was held in the Royal Insti- Wednesda evening, on which occasion 4 'ood Y )Ikro e attendance of members. The annual t).l:tiogs the °Y the society to student members were Ist to Mr. C. Ellison, the 2nd to Mr. J. gAe C a4;;;Lbe anneal report was then read, from which N A thli e - a gratifying facts . are to b . e elicited :—That Oh:o,ee c t i ,7e evinced much interest in the society and Pb rar "'P ; that valuable additions have been made during the past year; and the advantages 61, 11 r14 from the use of the library have been avail g the year. The forthcoming meeting of the tplemiinlation is looked forward to by the society 4'4 t7ole anticipations. One subject noticed with k;')q th e rep9t is the diminished number of competi ichiNt a sessional competitions. The council recom 14:(t'etItre Premium be offered for an essay on Italian b Th e , and be sent in on or before ' he Ist of October f o ,„, e ,cnincil also recommend that an attempt be h i te tat otr i i t t i a practical museum of the materials used in 0,, Pe N 1 to of architectural designs • each specimen Kati ed " a u l e it ae ies e , om an pa d nied by brief Memorandum of of the a price at which it can be It:ot,,Ae t l l l i j i L verneol. They also acknowledge with oas ;', oy Mr. Edmundson, of St. Helen's, the v , 4 l elis °r e cently been presented with a number of es,„"tar f o Plain and ornamental window glass, as Of C.. °Y Messrs. Pilkington, accompanied by a e il L gns, and three specimens of stained glass, 100, , arms of Liverpool, a landscape, a tariff tqh.' ne nd - '44, a group of flowers. The council further I t 4 ol4 l ar tip i o ttat the excursion this year should be to 014 om e n , about the latter end of June.. The 4 Q r tit, ers were elected for the ensuing session :- 1 1,,Ner* i ing r :; Kay ; vice-presidents, Mr. Frank Howard eou n 'l e ', I S; curator, Mr. Goodall ; treasurer, Mr. (Itb 4;, and p: • 'Messrs. G. F. Chantrell, Picton, C!sham ; honorary secretaries, Mr. Boult erg hi s r ',`,eightman. The president, Mr. Verelst, ItZta,,,l l of retiring address, in which he reviewed the 4 5. „Iratia lr illg the past year, which he thought art " I g , especially in France, where men of h, 11 0 , 1 , were so highly esteemed, and promoted to I. 4 l 4 eo , 3a . l nte u r s or ' t He regretted that there was not more 4!1(1 the t er ,„„ of feeling in England. Mr. Verelst 't fo r me city - 7 of admiration, to the plan of railways Ito raih va ? Paris, and also referred to the proposed Verl e ...vast 3 a round London, with lines communicating to veeentral terminus. to be built on the river gi‘'SL; land a n , Plan of a market on the river at Man- V t , t t ha t 4lv e ,..,?,to that of carrying a railway over our 411,, ,$1 of t o - '7,7 , - On the motion of Mr. Picton, a vote ' l ^ ' l l4 l k t r. Verelst was carried by acclamation. Afte, cons also awarded to the other retiring 11 t e exe‘.derable discussion it was resolved that lil y. 3 / 4 nue47 of the socie be made this "" n 011 e‘e.r S tockport ; t the eato of the Leigh reac i l r i Dre, they ,litttit(ltictßa be el' t d 14N Exchan ge ;lyP 'll era be fro sl tlie V ! t b4 ll°vE/1 ; sa i c l to) th e ;yid e 1 of tila - kti thpg! to cro, e aptej H lLT Proven lamaf v but th e. vt4 e Co b . — Con Con nee l i ' 6 o l Ntl e Nite If Pa lstau" l'g e t4 p n, to bLea( tbl e —Gt°' t r l epi rtir RI nart 00 5, ''' °,l l eldest " ffeen t ilts el eY•hali p w eek. col Out Est!,, k r A-TioN low s of 70 s be ar Queli ac eet a n d ava A . r eo k, 01 the in a , elxe„ cc ER , m ore Iv p lng of L id the te / ,'"nesda itelf • hire 'ealtiat led bY eti and in pc I ap prov . l ag of nt ' ha s t o to IX R Sur ht d • P L dable 4 N 4, tf u i eStrit his caF4~~ k J l 5 form ninT ,st Petr..l, itt 4 ts ee ;. ai n/ it, e ,t( i 17, 1 4 1ee 44,,z, of th, you i• „ , wa , a ded ' tje t da 1% . per s Ti ler etth ik . e rce.sm at BA f the pa r l i r Y , the ' . 4 44 - anient to the e 38 hire w hite ktio tai y orksi ),Itiabil i n e r bill 3 e state' tl ) 'g the L: 7 boZstrnet La s re P, •,, With roteti the The were 8 , ,f• e r e „ihe eh. oes l° c '' a tions ' Abj°u 1 4,1# t tltt i lleeti as ng, the held in Ir. t o i 1 / 4 14,, The The °ha party„ b ee .. repo r t !T its , read, by co , t h from t au t the to t „kze s a, r , ,, there Ni 4 Pro p ',7 (li nn s P or tion, vi e Z o eollin, boo yetii4ty partliets rieo ls „ita t l l-- wer e r ,..,C 01 e a r r be wa; carried arried v ith e, °II wir th e A Pie, s 'tith e .0e tito c' b r ha vii c :g k t f i lta nc l l°ll do of nta w Part cp , ,el a s ste( t ,lt 4:4e hauled th e A th e be - 004 'e v 'e v e i,"na t 's 1 " ' eis °eit ' Ane s els Yof couldir, a bite % t j, l bss, ers tand erp oa , The A r 'e el ) or ri ;i• 1 / 4 , 11 is ab :kbej o l ,lE l' etf V te S ti g 505 6 ,;" . . , i tt J , ll l h ar Lin e , ~ ,0 91 104 mor el 3 n et pier 4 14 perf • Queers o pre eott:fdro. T t . w , te 2 l The decks l ill' itt obQ 88 mainly ' , .‘" Als u° tra ,orl a eop b Per • pee, Y•v a b, Into / -el' " e d met. ~glCio ' Vard :err e 'o "Mir a OM c l i ?ir .bree:o L he liure ( z ) 0 0 1 1 1 9 :1 1 "; 4 ' ' 'Q i eill7o-r Or 8( T Lo ft c r ii Vi n, a ,_do a N;r ni n tb 4 wa l t er Passed ,C4l 1, 4. 0 f ge;learnaT 61111,1 ; N lll tl OF THI ar,!(P , 'l 't O tt ' is oni her h t e rotn. New y the ! ,7; 4y , 11 : : passed and went I 444 eta reflect I !kl, t qs;, Yl .essts. pi FlRE.—About half-past two o'clock on Sunday after noon a fire was discovered on the premises of Mr. Demp ster, ship bread baker, at the corner of North John-street. It originated in the bakehouse, but from what cause is unknown. The West of England Brigade with two branches were soon in play, also four other branches be longing to the Fire Police. The fire was soon extinguished. The stock is insured in the Scottish Union. The damage will be trifling. TIrE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB held a meeting at the Marine Station of the Club, on Tuesday, and after wards dined together. In the course of the evening it was arranged that the opening cruise for the yachts to sail in company under the flag of the commodore should take place on Wednesday, the 24th instant, (her Majesty's birthday), the yachts to assemble off the Marine Station at ten a.m. It is proposed for the large yachts to proceed on to Kingstown, weather permitting. The challenge cup is proposed to be re-sailed for on Saturday, the Bth July. EMBEZZLEMENT. - At the Manchester Police-court, on Thursday, James Pownall, a salesman and collector in the employment of Mr. William Dossa Whitehead, fent dealer, Spring-gardens, Manchester, was charged with embez zling various sums of money, amounting to about £2,000, There were a good many cases against the prisoner, but witnesses were only called in five of them. These wit nesses proved that money had been paid to the prisoner on account of his employer, and the son of the latter stated that Pownall had not accounted for them. He was com mitted for trial. WAR MOVEMENTS IN LIVERPOOL.—Her Majesty's steamer Prometheus, five guns, 200 horse-power, Capt. E. R. Rice, arrived at this port on Tuesday from the coast of Scotland, where she has been picking up'naval volunteers. Her object here is also to obtain volunteers. Shortly before seven o'clock on Wednesday morning, the Cunard steamer Niagara, Capt. Leitch, arrived here from Constantinople, which city she left on the 20th ult. The Niagara brought home 90 invalids. On the same morning 386 men, 15 officers, 65 women, and 45 children, belonging to the 46th regiment, arrived in the Mersey from Cork in the steamer Nimrod. They were immediately despatched to Woolwich, via" the London and Northwestern railway. Within the last few days five transports, the Asia, Glendalough, War Cloud, Panola, and Tyrone, forming the " Dublin division," have sailed hence for Kingstown, where they will embark the 11th hussars, Lord Cardigan's regiment. The Tyrone sailed on - Wednesday. The new screw-steamer Bahiaua, 1;700 tons, 300-horse power, belonging to the South American and General Steam Navigation Company has, we understand, been surveyed by the government officers to ascertain her fitness as a steam transport. THE STEAM-SHIP GREAT BRITAIN.—The mails which were taken on board the Great Britain previous to her leaving the port, were lauded again on Tuesday evening, and transmitted to London to be despatched by the over land mail. The cargo is being discharged, in order that the ship may be docked for repairs, and it is expected that she will be ready again for sea by the 10th of June. The following notice to the passengers has been issued by Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., the owners : —" In addition to the communication which we have already made to the passengers by the • Great Britain, coming under the act of parliament, that we will give them 30s. per head, or, if they prefer, that berths shall be found them in our ship Bloomer, sailing this month. We now beg to state that those to whom neither of the above proposals are satisfac tory, one-half of the passage-money will be returned at once, and should they wish hereafter to go by the Great Britain, they will be provided with berths, if there be any to let at the time of their application, on their repaying the half now returned to them." They also offer to pay the railway fares home and back to Liverpool, for such of the passengers as wish to spend the intervening time with their friends. The passengers, almost without exception, prefer waiting for the Great Britain. Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., have also offered to shippers to deliver them the cargo they have shipped, on condition of its being replacedby a sinailar quantity when the v essel is ready for sea. THE AZTECS.—These curious little strangers are indeed a source of wonder to the beholder. Perfect manikins in point of stature, they are not dwarfs, but on the contrary are well formed. They are lively—almost careless in their demeanour sportive and docile in a remarkable and pleasing degree ; and they are animated by a certain amount of intelligence. The presumed ages of these little people are—the boy 17 years, and the girl 11 years. The boy is 34 inches and six lines high, and the girl 30 inches and nine lines ; the former weighing 23 lbs., and the latter 211 lbs. The children have deep olive complexions, long black curly hair, and black—and in the girl particularly— soft eyes. They have caught a little English, of which they can speak a few imperfect words ; and they appear to understand what is said to them. They have enjoyed good health since they came into the care of the parties who now have charge of them (1853), and have changed but little in their stature, the boy having grown about half-an-inch taller, and the girl an inch. The complexion of the girl is considerably more Ethiopian than that of the boy, and from the slightly woolly texture of her hair, one would almost be led to suspect a slight dash of the negro blood to circulate in her tiny veins. There is a strong Jewish cast in tlaAr countenances ; but at the same time the features strik ly resemble the ancient sculp tures found plentifully in central America. We must not omit to state, as evidence of the kindness and liberality of Mr. Morris, that on Friday the school children in con nexion with Dr. M'isTeile's church were admitted gratis to see these little creatures : and that Mr. Morris very hand somely offers the same privilege to any other school, of whatever denomination, on the committee making written application to him. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting on Thursday, tenders from the following parties for horseing the water carts were accepted :—For West Derby, Kirk dale and Everton, Nathan Ellison ; Liverpool (north and smith divisions,) Richard Pickering.—Mr. Bigham wished to mention a matter which came before the Dock Com mittee. Mr. Hartley complained that the Health Com mittee had charged the Dock Committee £620 for what he could do for £l5O. The statement was so startling, that he was determined to inquire into it. He had consulted the borough engineer, who supplied him with a statement showing that the work done cost £620 13s 5d., and that it was for square-setting in Mersey-street. It appeared that Mr. Hartley had formed his estimate of £l5O upon boulder Pavement. The square sets cost 4s 6d a yard, while the boulder pavement could be done for is 8d to is 10d. The engineer said there was a statement by Mr. Hartley him self, showing that the estimate by Mr. Abraham, the con tractor, for doing the work with boulder, would cost up wards of £3oo.—At the request of the chairman Mr. Big ham undertook to explain the matter at the Dock Com mittee.—Mr. Bigham directed attention to another matter. It was of the greatest importance to merchants, shippers, and others, that cartowners, and those who employed them, should have facilities for measuring the cart lengths. By the present maps these facilities were given to a certain I distance north, but since the erection of the new docks those maps were insufficient for the purpose. It had been suggested to have a map which he understood by a new process could be got up so as to be sold at sixpence each, and the sale would be sufficient to cover the expenses. He had been spoken to by the Old Quay Company and other bodies on the subject. It was understood that the sugges tion would be brought under consideration. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting was held at the workhouse, Mill-lane, Everton, on Wednesday. The Rev. W. Badnall presided. The balance in the trea surer's hands was stated to be £857 3s. On the motion of Mr. Abrahams, Mr. Capes, bookkeeper at the hospital, was requested to resign his situation, being incompetent to fulfil the duties required. Mr. Allen, relieving-officer, ten dered the British Guarantee Society as his security, in the room of a surety recently deceased, which was accepted by the board. The number of inmates in the workhouse was reported to be 601, against 700 in the corresponding week of last year, and in the hospital 52 against 30 for the same period.—Mr. Kirkus, in drawing attention to the tempo rary absence of the porter from his duties on the 13th of April, said it was reported that one of the members for Everton was so drunk that day that the porter had to take him home. (Laughter and uproar.)—Mr. M`Gree (indignantly) : That man, gentlemen (looking at Mr. Kirkus), is one of the g reatest liars that ever walked. (Uproar.)—After a noisy discussion the porter (Bamber) was called, and, in answer to the chairman, he stated that on the day named he did walk home with Mr. M c Gee. " I believe," he said, " he was tipsy ; but he was capable of going home."—The Chairman : Then there was no necessity for going home with him ? Bamber : I cannot speak as to the necessity. (Roars of laughter.)—The Chairman : If a gentleman is tipsy and able to go home himself, why go with him ?—Mr. Alpass : He (Bamber) understands the distinction, and he has put it very well. — Mr. Kirkus • The answer is very satisfactory to my mind. Mr. Lunt : Where was the drink obtained from ? (Laugh ter and confusion.) Was it obtained in the Workhouse. or did he (Mr. M c Gee) come in that state ? (Renewed laughter.) Mr. McGee : I was a little touched when I went in. (Here the greater number of the guardians were almost convulsed with laughter.)—The Chairman : I like honesty. The confusion was here at its height, in the midst of which Mr. M`Gree was understood to exclaim— " And I tell you another thing; I think I may say I have seen you (the chairman) in the same state."—Mr. Cleaver drew attention to a notice of motion, proposed by Mr. Ledger, to the effect that the clerk be directed to furnish a statement of the names of the guardians who represented, or attempted to represent, a plurality of townships in any of the years from 1849 to 1854 inclusive, whether for a few days, weeks, or months only, or the whole of the parochial year, with the names of the townships.—Mr. Edwards said Mr. Ledger was ill, and moved that the motion be deferred for a week. Mr. McGee : I second that; they have no right to take advantage of a man lying on a sick bed.—Mr. Shaw said he would press the motion to a vote. Having broken no law and violated no principle, whilst be admitted the right of other parties to judge his public conduct, he claimed the same right to judge their conduct. Mr. Ledger, when in office, had not acted on principle, and when he went out of office as 'honorary overseer the auditor had to make an order upon him to restore what he had taken away. (Order, order !) _Mr. Shaw (pointing to Mr. Edwards) : There is his worthy colleague sitting at the table. Some disorder ensued, and, amidst cries of " Vote, vote," the motion was put, and lost by a large majority.--It was resolved that the petition for the closing of public-house and beerhouses on the Sabbath should be sent to Mr. W. Brown for presen tation to the House of Commons, after which the board adjourned. WIGAN VIBITATION.—On Wednesday the Ven. Arch deacon Brooks visited the Wigan parish church, to admit to office the churchwardens of the various churches in the parish who were elected on Easter Tuesday. The charge which the Archdeacon read on the occasion, contained much reference to the present state of the law on the sub ject of church-rates, and an account of the progress of the well-known Braintree case. Immediately after the pro ceedings terminated, the Archdeacon, accompanied by his secretary, left for Warrington, to make his visitation there. The churchwardens and sidesmen partook of a cold colation at the Victoria Hotel. The Hon. Colin Lind say, senior churchwarden presided, and Mr. Churchwarden Dean occupied the vice-chair.—ln responding to the health of the churchwardens, the Chairman spoke at some length on the church-rate question, which is now agitating the parish. He stated that on that day he and his col league had presented to the Archdeacon, as the Bishop's representative, no fewer than 600 persons as church rate defaulters ; and they had done this in order that they might have power to sue for the arrears in the Ecclesiasti cal Courts, if such a course were rendered necessary by the validity of the rate being disputed. The last church-rate in this parish was laid about ten days before the House of Lords decided the Braintree case, and therefore the church wardens were safe for twelve months ; but another would soon after be laid., THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL! COMIERCIAL ADV'ERT'ISER THE JACOBA JOHANNA, a Dutch ship, with a cargo of wheat from Galway, was on Wednesday reported at the Custom-house by Messrs. Vos, Browne, and Co. This is the first foreign vessel that has arrived at this port with a coasting cargo under the new act. I THE MAYOR or LIVERPOOL was presented to the I Queen by Lord Palmerston at the levee held in St. James's Palace on Wednesday. Among the gentlemen who attended the levee were Thomas Thorneley, Esq., M.P., and Thomas B. Horsfall, Esq., M.P. HENRY JAMESON, aged five years, died at Wigan last week, after two or three days' suffering, in consequence of having drunk a quantity of rnuriatic acid, which had been obtained by the child's mother, for the purpose of cleaning bedsteads. PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY.—At the meeting, on Thurs day, it was stated that arrangements had been made for them to rent a room in the Royal Institution, fitted up with every convenience. After the examination of several stereoscopes and photographs, Mr. Burgess read a paper on the manufacture of collodion, &c. Mr. Berry made some interesting remarks in reference to some experiments which he had been making on paper, and which he in tended to exhibit at the next meeting of the society. TEETOTALLERS.—On Wednesday a meeting, was held in Hope-hall, Hope-street, for the purpose of advocating the suppression of the liquor trade in this country. Re solutions expressive of the sentiments of the meeting on the subject were unanimously adopted. A second meeting was held on Thursday. THE SEFTON TENANTRY.—On Tuesday the Earl of Sefton gave a dinner at the Sefton Arms, Aintree, to a number of his tenantry resident in Aintree, Netherton, Sefton, and the adjoining townships. About sixty were invited, some of whom were venerable-looking farmers, whose first family connexion with the Croxteth estate might be traced through former generations to a very remote period. The dinner, though held at Mr. Rossell's, the Sefton Arms, was got up chiefly under the direction of Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel, Liverpool, and the chair was occupied by his lordship's steward, Mr. Reuben Ledger. LARGE IMPORT OF GRAIN, &c.—A change of wind to the westward has lately brought to this port a large fleet of vessels, chiefly from the United States ; and the import of wheat, flour, Indian corn, die., from the 25th ult. to the 2nd instant inclusive, is as follows : Wheat qrs. 37,468 Peas bags 27 Ditto sacks' 784 Indian corn...qrs. 77,275 Barley qrs. 1,480 Ditto .........bags 28,253 Malt qrs. 830 Ditto meal...brls. 2,661 Oats qrs. 12,162 I Oatmeal ...loads 3,763 Ditto .........bags 210 Ditto .bags 13 Beans qrs. 1,796 Flour sacks 4,120 Peas qrs. 60 Ditto brls. 108,374 ACCIDENT TO THE BREAK 0' DAY.—This fine new ship, which sailed from the Mersey on the 7th ult., (as one of Messrs. Train's line of packets,) for Boston, under the command of Captain Moore, put into Queenstown, with loss of all her topmasts, foreyard, and jibboom, in a heavy gale on the 17th ult., in lat. 17 N. During the violence of the gale the captain was washed overboard and drowned. Loss OF THE BLACK HAWK.—The Caroline, from Poole to Quebec, at Falmouth, on Wednesday, reports that on the 19th April, lat. 47, long. 35, she fell in with the Black Hawk, American ship, from Liverpool for New York, totally dismasted, and that she took off 128 passen gers, all safe. The other people were taken off by the Diago, and another American ship, from Liverpool for New York. The Black Hawk, it is supposed, foundered. All on board saved. TIME, AND A TIGHT CONSCIENCE.—Young reminds us that "we take no note of time but from its loss ;" and, probably desirous of saving any reckoning on that score, our dissenting brethren have set up a scruple of conscience against paying for winding up the public clocks. A volun tary church-rate was proposed lately to provide, among other items, for the decent appearance and external utility of the churches; but that, as an invasion of the rights of conscience, was refused. As one consequence resulting from this conscientious whim, one of our public clocks has been standing still for several days, there being no funds to pay for its winding up. St. Peter's came to a stand-still on Tuesday morning, at twenty minutes to eleven, and has since ceased to indicate the hour. It cannot be a very wide stretch of conscience which enables us to guess that not a few individuals, active in refusal of the rate, have already been put to more inconvenience 'through this cessation of time's indication than all their pecuniary saving will repay, and public pro perty has been rendered useless for a considerable period to gratify a morbid spirit of fanaticism which takes refuge in an affected religious scruple ; all this, and yet men call themselves reasoning animals. CAPTAIN JOHN FOOTE, R.N., of the Conflict, who lost his life by the swamping of his boat's gig at Memel, after arranging to send home the prizes he had captured, is a cousin of the Comptroller of Customs at Liverpool, and a son of the late Commodore Foote, who was also a dis tinguished officer, and in receipt of a good-service pension. The late Captain Foote has left behind him a widow and three children, and it is stated that his widow has remained speechless ever since she heard of his sudden death. COMMUNION PLATE FOR ST. MARY'S, WA.VERTREE.— We have just seen a very tasteful service of communion plate, intended for the use of St. Mary's Church, Waver tree. It consists of two very elegantly formed chalices, two handsome patens, and a wine flagon, all of them re markable for the simple beauty of their outline and taste ful proportions. They have been manufactured by Mr. Wordley, of Lord-street, from designs by Messrs. Hay, architects, also of Liverpool. INCAUTIOUS USE OF FIRE-ARMS.-011 Wednesday, a young married lady, residing at Everton, died from the shock she received about a month previously from the conduct of a youth, about 14, who, on the 2d of April, fired a pistol at another youth of 17. The youths were inmates of the lady's house. It appears thlat, on the latter day, while the elder of the two youths was tying his shoes, stooping for that purpose on the stairs of the lobby, the younger one walked from the parlour to the lobby with a loaded pistol in his hand, and probably to gratify a mad frolic by frightening his companion and the inmates of the house, discharged the pistol in the lobby in the direction of the elder youth, by which the latter had the narrowest possible escape with his life, as the ball in its passage grazed his hair close to his forehead. The youth, it appeared, only suffered from alarm and agitation, but the lady, who was enceinte, became very ill, and died on Wed nesday last, the cause of death being, as her medical attendants state, the shock given by the occurrence in question to her nervous system. DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the meeting, on Thursday, Mr. Charles Turner presided. The sub-committee of works produced a plan of a depOt for the officers of cus toms and for a baggage floor at the Huskisson Dock, which they recommended to be erected, at an estimated cost of about £3,000. The sub-committee also reported that the Custom-house authorities had offered to rent the proposed depot at £l4O per annum, and recommended the offer to be accepted. The recommendation was confirmed. Mr. Mason, the secretary, read a report from the ware house management sub-committee, comprising a return by the surveyor of the superficial area of the vaults, quays, &c., at the Stanley Dock Warehouses, the cost of the same, and an estimate of the probable income in rental to be de rived therefrom. It appeared, from the report, that the total area is 33,786 square yards ; that, after making the requisite deductions for gangways, &c., there will be an aggregate of 24,475 square yards for the storage of pro duce ; that, charging the same rates as are charged at the Albert Dock Warehouses upon the produce which the Stanley Dock Warehouses are adapted for, they will yield a rental, if kept constantly full, of about £9,330 per an num, or 112 per cent. upon the cost, which, when com pleted, will amount to about £BO,OOO ; but, supposing only three-fourths of the space to be occupied —a supposition based upon the experience derived from the working of the Albert Dock Warehouses—the rental would be about £7,000 per annum, or 9 per cent. upon the cost. Some desultory conversation ensued. The report was then or dered to lie on the table, and the whole subject is to be discussed next week. A communication from the timber merchants was read, representing that the traffic over the dock line of railway in connexion with the London and Northwestern Railway had been interrupted for two months, and that now, when a junction had been effected at Wapping, they were prevented from going over it. They prayed to have the restriction removed, as the inter ruption to their business from not being suffered to go over the line was very great. After some conversation, the subject was referred to the sub-committee of works, the chairman observing that on Saturday the surveyor would be quite prepared to say the line could be opened on Monday. The subject of the defences of the port next came under consideration. The chairman said the mat ter was postponed last week,when a letter from the mayor and a letter from the Shipowners' Association came before the committee, and Mr. Mann attended to ask if the com mittee could take any steps. He supposed the Dock Com mittee would concur with the Shipowners' Association or any other association in endeavouring to get a block ship to the port, or anything of that kind. The subject was postponed on the supposition that it would be mooted in the Town Council on Wednesday ; but nothing was said about it in the Council. A good deal of conversation ensued. The chairman then put the question to the vote as to whether he should be authorised to say to the Ship owners' Association that the Dock Committee would sup port any application or representation made to the govern ment on the subject. There being nine on each side, the chairman gave his casting vote in favour of the committee supporting an application to the government. A STEAM WINCH.—A very important improvement in the application of steam power for the loading and dis charging of vessels, is at work on board the Liverpool and Glasgow steamer, Princess Royal. The novelty is named " Taylor's Steam Winch," and is the patent of Messrs. James Taylor and Co., of Birkenhead. , Steam winches in themselves are no novelty, but they have generally failed in practical utility, from the complex nature of the gearing and the difficulty of adjusting stationary engines with fly wheels to the sudden strain they have to undergo in such work, without a danger of something snapping. Taylor's steam-winch possesses this advantage, that the cranks of the engine act directly on the winch itself, no fly-wheels or intermediate shafting being necessary. On the Princess Royal, Taylor's-engine was first applied to the old winch over the main-hatch as an experiment, the steam being supplied from the boiler of the donkey-engine, (with which all large steamers are supplied,) but it has answered so successfully, that the complete patent steam-winch is also being fitted over the forehatch. One man alone is required to attend to the winch, and, besides saving the labour of half a dozen men at the handles, the cargoes can now be discharged in one-half the time formerly occupied, while the cost does not exceed 6d. per hour for coals while at work. Another great benefit of this steam-winch is the ease and rapidity with which the vessel " warped" out of dock by its means, a striking instance of which was witnessed in the case of the Princess Royal on Tuesday last. Indeed, the steam-winch will relieve the sailors of a great amount of heavy work, for the principle can be applied to windlasses and cranes used for hoisting, warping, lifting the anchor, and all other similar purposes. One great feature of the plan is, that the benefits are not con fined to steamers alone, but can be easily extended to sail ing vessels, by simply placing ,the boiler in the galley, which can also be made available, when necessary, for cooking purposes, distilling water, working the deck pumps, &c.,—all great conveniences, especially on board emigrant vessels. A steam-winch has one very obvious advantage to the shipowner, captain, and crew, in a tropical climate, where manual labour is limited by ewes sive heat ; and the one patented by Messrs. Taylor and Co. is noticeable alike for compactness of arrangement and effective power, GENERAL INT_ELLIGENCE. FROM a recently printed return, it seems that the funded property belonging to military savings banks amounts to £219,045 3s. TUE IMPORTS OF COFFEE into the port of London this year have been more than double what they were up to this date in 1853. FOUR HUNDRED PENSIONERS have volunteered for service in Turkey. They assert that, "in the event of their being found unfit to endure the fatigues of the field, they will be found as able as better men to attend to the sick in the hospitals." . A LETTER from St. Petersburg, in a Frankfort journal, states that the Prussian Ambassador, as well as the Austrian, refused to attend the Te Deum sung in pre sence of the Imperial family on the occasion of pas sage of the Danube by the Russians. ADVICES FROM QUEBEC describe great activity in shipbuilding at that port. During the month of March thirty-six vessels, of an average capacity of 1076 tons each, and an estimated aggregate value of £465,000, were in course of construction. Ma. PEIRSON, a young English composer, whose oratorio " Jerusalem" was given at the Norwich festival of 1852, has just produced at Hamburg an opera founded upon the 2nd part of Goethe's " Faust," and met with great success. _ MODEL OF A LIFE-BOAT.—A model of a life-boat is to be seen in the Queen's-dock, Leith. It is of a peculiar description, being in fact two boats conjoined, Siamese fashion, the one being apart from the other six feet, a sort of deck placed across connecting them, upon which are erected two masts for sails. It has been devised by the clergyman of Dysart. THE ASSIGNEES under the bankruptcy of the well known bookseller, Mr. Pickering, have realised such assets that (so it was stated at the last examination meet ing on Monday se'nnight) there will be a clear surplus of £4,293 4s. Bd. after payment of the debts. The books, which were of a pecular kind, realised enormous prices at the sale. NEW PALACE AT BALMORAL—The new buildings in course of erection at Balmoral are rapidly progressing. The portion including apartments for the princesses, ministers of State, visitors, &c., has been roofed in, and the first storey of the principal state-rooms has been built. The building will be fire-proof, patent malleable iron beams being used. A portion will be finished in course of next autumn, but it is not :intended that any part shall be inhabited during the present year. A LIVING PARCEL, carriage paid, in the shape of a boy eight years old, was turned loose at the Bath Station, from the first London train, the other day, with the following direction round his neck :—" William Telling, Mrs. Humphreys, Freshford, near Bath. Mrs. H. will be at the Rath Station to meet him." Owing to some mis take in the letter of advice, Mrs. IL did not turn up till next day ;. but in the meantime the parcel fell into kind hands, and was taken care of for the owners. TILE AUSTRALIAN COAL COMPANY.—There was a special general meeting of the Australian Coal Company on Tuesday. The chairman moved that this company be dissolved, which was passed unanimously. The chairman said the directors were willing to undertake the responsi bilities of winding up for £2OO, leaving 19s. per share to be returned to the shareholders. SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY —The detectives employed in the matter of Moses Moses have discovered that there exists in the metropolis an organised gang of cabmen provided with all the apparatus of sliding number-plates, false badges, &c., ready at any time to assist in the successful plundering of a London warehouse. The eminent " receiver " and some £20,000 at his banker's, and several vessels, freighted by him with stolen goods, are at present on the high seas " exporter," who is now in prison, is understood to have for Australia. His wife keeps a stall and deals in old clothes in Petticoat-lane. A CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE is related by the local papers to have occurred at the afternoon service at St. Nicholas Church, Bristol, on the day of humiliation. The Rev. Canon Barrow did not intend to have a sermon in the afternoon, but, nevertheless, when the prayers were ended, the congregation showed no disposition to move, and it soon became disagreeably plain to the rev. canon that they expected a sermon, which he had not to give them. In the emergency, he took a text from one of the verses in the special service, and in the end, it is said, made a discovery hitherto unknown to himself—that he could preach extempore. A CURIOUS PICKPOCKET CASE, showing great presenec of mind on one part, and impudence on the other, came be fore the magistrate at Marlborough-st., London, on Mon day. A lady named Garratt, living in Dorchester-terrace, was walking up Regent-street, 'and two well-dressed females before her, when the latter turned round, one of them put her hand into her pocket, took her purse, and then the two walked on. The lady, confounded at the impudence of the action, and more than half inclined to distrust her own eyes, followed the women, who leisurely continued their walk, and, touching one of them by the elbow, " begged her pardon, but she had picked her pocket," While the 'thief of course indignantly- denied the charge, Mrs. Garratt saw her pass the purse to the other woman, and the first one then immediately offered to be searched. Mrs. Garratt said that would be of no use, as her com panion had got the purse. Eventually the culprit gave up the purse, asking to be forgiven, but Mrs. Garratt having got the purse called a cab, secured the principal offender, and had her taken to the police-station, whence she was fully committed for trial on Monday. Her name is Mary Brown. MANNING THE NAVY.—We understand that a plan has been lately submitted to Sir James Graham by, we believe, one of the elder brethren of the Trinity-house, for man- fling the royal navy, which is very likely to be acted on, or at least to form part of the bill which the first lord of the admiralty has given notice to introduce into the House of Commons. The plan, amounts in some respects, to com pulsory service. It is poposed to divide the seaports of the kingdom into districts, and to apportion to each district, and the several seaports in it, the number of men that each would have to furnish for the service of the navy; enrolling all those who have served two years at sea. The number of seamen required at any particular time would then be drawn by ballot, and those upon whom the lot fell would have to serve for three years, when they would be entitled to their discharge, unless they chose to re-enter ; as an Inducement to which a small bounty would, if necessffy, be offered. By this enrolment it is calculated that 7,000 good seamen would at once be available, which is the number said to be required to complete the crews of the ships in the Baltic, in the Black Sea, and on other foreign stations. The number of districts it is thought might amount to twelve. For instance, it is proposed to include London, Dublin, Greenock, Liverpool, and one or two other first-rate ports in, one district; the smaller ports would, of course, embrace a great number, so that the enrolment might fall equally upon each district. London, it is calculated, would enrol 5,000 seamen ; so that if the several ports in the United Kingdom were only required to furnish 7,000 . seamen in the present emergency, it could not fall very severely upon any one port. This we believe to be the general outline of the plan proposed. — Shipping and Mercantile Gazette. ADVERTISING FOR A WIFE, AND SOME OF ITS CONSE QUENCES.—An advertisement appeared in a recent publi cation ofaLeeds contemporary, setting forth the matrimonial views and intentions of "a gentleman aged 27." The proffered engagement was taken up by some parties in Leeds, and a correspondence, which covered a period of several weeks, ensued, his ideal fair one writing under the assumed name of Hey. More than twenty letters (one containing his photograph) passed through the post-office upon the all absorbing theme, in the course of 'which the gentleman from London whom we shall call Mr. Simple, made some most interesting efforts at the sentimental, one of his latter letters closing with a rhapsody irresistible in its effects upon the risible faculties of his hoaxers. The cor respondence showed, as might be expected, that Mr. Simple's motives in advertising were mercenary. The attraction in this instance was £llO per annum, and this Mr. Simple deemed "quite satisfactory," and induced him to " pledge his word" to be faithful. A few days after this explanation of his views Mr. Simple entered upon a correspondence with a Miss Emily B—, of Halifax, but he was little aware that this young lady and Miss Hey of Leeds were one and the same person. The bait in this instance was £2OO, a year, and Mr. Simple accordingly declined in his pretensions to the latter lady. Miss B. was now all his aim, but his hopes were speedily quashed in that quarter. Mrs. Hey's star was again in the ascendant. As "the course of true love never did run smooth," so it happened in this instance. ,„11Ir. Simple's hopes and fears were now alternately swayed till near the climax of the affair, when delicate hints at an elopement were proposed by his now "Dear Louisa," and duly responded to. This was the prelude to the meeting, which came off with all due eclat at Kirkstall Abbey, this week, notwithstanding some " sleepless nights" passed by Mr. Simple. The meeting was not effected, however, without giving the address of his fair correspondent, which Mr. Simple's foresight dictated to him to require in case of accident. " The Oaks, near Kirkstall," was accordingly sent him. By the side of the river they were engaged to meet, and long before the appointed hour (5 p.m.) the would-be lover was seen perambulating its banks with pocket handkerchief in hand, this having been , agreed upon as the signal of recognition. His dear Louisa" soon made her appearance, accompanied by her father and brother. The introduction now took place, and Mr. Simple was duly apprised that " the storm was over." The so-called Mr. Hey now assumed his position as father, and an interesting conversation ensued, Mr. Simple descanting largely upon his views, prospects, and intentions. Opportunity was now given for the two to walk alone. This Mr. S. eagerly embraced, and now the words of fondness and endearment, so natural under such circumstances, began to pour forth. What would he not do that he could ? Nothing should be with held that she desired ! . He wa s now fast hastening to that most thrilling of all questions ; it soon came, and now—" when shall our nuptials be celebrated ?" Mr. Simple earnestly wished it to be within a week ; but, no, it could not be ; ladies require time for preparation ! An hour and a half was thus spent, when adjournment for refreshment was proposed and carried. Mr. Simple would take anything—it did not matter what ;he had got all he desired; if he had searched the country over he could not find one to surpass his " Dear Louisa." A large company of Heys had assembled in the room below, as Mr. S. had already been informed, and were waiting to receive him. He was accordingly introduced amidst profound silence. A flash of suspicion seemed to cross him as he entered, but he took his seat. His health was then drunk with all honours. Toasts and sentiments were showered upon him, His feeling of suspicion seemed now every moment to be increasing, when one of the company rose and asked Mr. Simple if he had been "up to the oaks." He had not. " Then allow me," said the interrogator, "to inform you, sir, you are at the Oaks now." " I see lam hoaxed, sir," said poor Simple. A scene of laughter and confu sion here followed, during which Mr. Simple made several attempts to get away. Order was, however, soon restored, and he was then addressed by several parties upon his . duplicity and meanness as exhibited in several portions of the correspondence, after which the young lady who had personated the " fair unknown' with such admirable tact was introduced by her husband. Mr. Simple was " flab bergasted," but was further treated to some excellent advice tendered by the young lady, to which he responded, and, on his exit, remarked—" Gentlemen, this will be a lesson to me as long as I live." A train was now, .for tunately for Mr. Simple, due for Leeds, and twenty minutes after its arrival saw him on his way home to London, where it is to be hoped he arrived a wiser and better man.—/olds Intelligencer, Tizz Hoiv. BARON PAR ST: has purchased the Lees Hill estate, near Brampton, the property of John Gill, Esq., of Cinnresv. IT has been officially announced that an arrangement for the transportation of the mails , between the United States and Australia has been made; whiish embraces the entire ocean postal reform. It fixes the rate of letters be tween these distant countries at two cents., or one penny. Mme: HOBBS has failed to open one. of Mr. Cotterill's Patent Detector Climax Locks, which was submitted to him by a committee of Manchester gentlOmen, appointed for the purpose of witnessing the experiment. Mr. Hobbs has withdrawn his former depreciatory opinion of the lock, and has declared it to be a good commercial lock now that it has been improved. A BILL. CA SE. —ln the Court olExchequer, on Tuesday, a " bill case" was brought up for adjudication. The action was brought by an attorney named Sherwood, to recover £lOO on a bill of exchange which had been drawn by Mr. Robert Elliott, late a wine-merchant in Liverpool, on Mr. 3leiklam, a sporting gentleman, and negotiated by an attorney's clerk named Newcombe. Certain " con siderations" had formed the basis of the transaction ; but it was proved that the defendant, Meiklam ' had never received value for having signed his name. Baron Alder son, the presiding judge, severely reprehended the prac tices incidental to "doing bills," and expressed a hope that parliament would pass a bill making such transactions felonious. The jury concurred with his lordship; and, doubtless out of respect to the court, the case was with drawn. DEATH IN THE STREET.—On Thursday, opposite St. Matthew's Church, City-road, London, a respectably dressed man, in the prime of life, was suddenly seized with a violent fit of coughing and expectorating large quantities of clotted blood. He was assisted for a short distance along the street, but grew worse, and died on the pavement in about a quarter of an hour. After some delay, the body was conveyed in charge of a constable to St. Luke's workhouse. The following address was found written in the deceased's hat:—" William Gregory, No. 4, Smithfield-bars." EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY. — On Wednes day, a young man, as dark as Creole, who gave the name of Thomas Koope, managed to steal an immense quantity of jewellery from the establishment of Messrs. Stockton and Co., of Birmingham, while pretending to select a stock suitable for export. Before the robbery was dis covered, he had escaped to Manchester. A telegraphic despatch was transmitted to that city, where the thief, with about £OOO of jewellery in his possession, was taken into custody. He was conveyed back to Birmingham, and Messrs. Stockton and Co. identified £3OO worth of the jewellery as their property. It is supposed that the pri soner and his associates have extensive and valuable packages on board the Great Britain steamer, now lying -in the Mersey, and that the police are actively engaged in ferreting out the gang and the booty. STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GLASGOW AND NEW YORK.—A new company having some time since been organised for conducting a line of steam navigation between Glasgow and New York, their first ship, the "Clyde," made her trial trip on Tuesday last, from Greenock to Cumbrae-head. She is an iron-built screw steamer, from the building-yard of Messrs. Scott and Sons, of Greenock, and behaved admirably on the trip, making occasionally a speed of 12 knots an hour, during which no tremulousness nor unpleasant motion was observed by any one on board. She will be on the berth at Glasgow for passengers and cargo in a short time, and is expected to be followed by another steam ship belonging to the same company in about two months. NovEL FORM or SYNOD.—The Placer Times gives the following account of a novel kind of Synod held by the Mormons :—A picnic was. given for the benefit of the ladies of the corps dramatique of the Deseret Dramatic As sociation on the sth of December. All the great men of the place were present, and Governor Young favoured the company by singing, "Come, come, ye saints, no toil or labour fear," which gave great pleasure. On the 31st of January a public meeting was held on the subject of the contemplated national railroad from the Missouri River to the shores of the Pacific. His Excellency Governor Young was in the chair. After prayer, by presidinc , Bishop Edward Hunter, Mr. Hyde read a poe m , prepared' for the occasion by Miss Eliza R. Snow, after a notice of two hours only, and sung by Mr. John Kay. The meeting then proceeded to consider a memorial to Congress on the subject of the best route to be selected. STEAM-BOAT COLLISION.—A case of considerable im portance to the whole travelling public was tried at Cupar last week before Sheriff Monteith. Samuel Barker, cap tain of the Express steamer, plying between Burnt-island and Granton, in connection With the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway, and John McMillan or M c Lellan, mate of the same vessel, were charged with culpable and reckless breach of duty, inasmuch as on the evening of the 31st December, 1853, when the Express steamer was on her passage from Burnt-island to Granton, Captain Barker had gone below to his cabin, without intimatin g to the mate his having done so ; and the mate, during the time Captain Barker was below, instead of being on the gangway or paddle-boxes, was at the bow of the vessel among the other men, and no proper look-out was kept, in consequence of which the Express came into collision with the Leviathan luggage boat, sailing from Granton to Burnt-island, and thereby serious injuries were sustained by some of the passengers, and the whole of them were exposed to danger. The jury found them both guilty, and after a suitable admonition by the sheriff, Barker was sentenced to imprisonment for three calendar months, and McMillan to imprisonment for two calendar months. With reference to the selling of whiskey on board these ferry steamers, a practice which it appears has always prevailed, Sheriff Monteith stated he had requested the clerk of the court to for Ward notes of the evidence taken in the above trial to the manager of the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway, in the hope that such a practice would henceforth be discountenaneed by the company. — Greenock Advertiser. TUE HOUSE OF LORDS IN DAILICNESS. — WhiIe Lord Redesdale was speaking, on Tuesday, the gaslights sud denly went out, leaving the house in darkness. Never theless, he continued his remarks as if nothing had hap pened ; but of course it was impossible for the reporters to take notes, and their inability to do so was not much lessened when a few candles were placed on the table. After the lapse of a few minutes the gaslights flared up as suddenly as they had gone out, but it was only a mo mentary gleam, for in an instant the house was again plunged in that state of darkness visible which was pro duced by the candles on the table. The noble lord, nothing disconcerted, proceeded with his statement, addressing his observations to the lord chancellor, whose snowy wig was just visible in the gloom, and was remark ing that the effect of his resolution would be to expedite the public business, shorten the duration of the session, and enable their lordships to give more discussion to bills sent up from the other house than they had hitherto done, when the gas was again turned on, burning with a steady blaze till the house rose. DESTRCCTION OF TWENTY HOUSES.—One of the most alarming fires which have been known in the neighbour hood since 1785, occurred a few days since at Ashburton, in Devonshire. During the afternoon an alarm was given that a thatched house in a back street, known as Cad lane, was on fire, and a large number of persons were quickly assembled. There was some delay, however, in getting the parish engine in readiness for use, and the fire in the meantime spread with alarming rapidity. The inhabitants, seeing the extent of the conflagration, became almost terror-stricken. The firebell was out of repair, but the church bells were rung, and messengers were des patched in the greatest haste for the fire-engines of the neighbourhood. Every moment's delay added to the destruction of property. The wind blew hard from the north-east, and the burning flakes of reeds were scattered about in all directions, igniting every roof on which they alighted. The inhabitants rendered every assistance in their power, and the scene is described as being most heartrending. The dwellings which were destroyed were principally those of the poorer' classes. At length the engines from the neighbouring towns arrived, and, a plentiful supply of water having been obtained, the flames were subdued, but not until twenty dwellings had been demolished. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.—The people of Lyons, and indeed of France, have for the last 19 days been kept in a state of constant excitement regarding two men who had literally been buried alive by the falling in of a well at which they had been working. One died, while the other, with the body of his dead comrade pressing on him; held on with extraordinary fortitude, supported by provi sions which were let down to him at all times through gaps formed by the tranverse beams, which fell in such a manner as to form a screen over his head. From the nature of the soil, great fears were formed that all efforts would fail. We find the following details in the Lyons journals of the 3rd :—" A considerable fall of earth again took place two days ago in the well of Boule, and it was for a moment feared that the adit was completely filled up. Thanks, however, to the indefatigable zeal of the workmen, and the skilful management of Captain Robi net, the mischief was promptly repaired. It is hoped that the prisoner will be released on Thursday. On Saturday he received a visit from Marshal de Castellane, who, in addition to words of encouragement, brought him a bottle of Madeira, which he appeared to receive with as much gratitude as satisfaction. On Sunday evening Giraud made a substantial meal, composed of a cutlet and some glasses of Malaga. This regimen is quite to his taste, and contributes not a little to make him bear his sad captivity with patience. We need not mention that his diet is regulated by the military surgeon, who visits him several times a day, and will not allow anything to be given that can injure his health. Although familiarised with the presence of the dead body, Giraud does not the less suffer from it. The body, which lies on an inclined plane, is sliding under him, and every day incommodes him more and more. On Sunday the Procureur Imperial visited Ecully, in order to obtain information from Giraud relative to the circumstances attendant on the catastrophe, as it is thought that such an event could not occur without raising serious questions of responsibility. The declara tions of the victim necessary for the examination of the affair were received by Captain Robinet, who, having descended some yards into the well, transmitted the ques tions to Giraud, and received his replies. This kind of interrogatory continued about a quarter of an hour. The poor prisoner appears to have made up his mind to all the consequences of his situation. He will scarcely allow any one to speak to him of the hopes entertained, or to point out the probable day of his deliverance. He says that he is aware that every exertion is making for his release, and on which he has such firm reliance, that so long as he maintains his strength and courage, a day more or less is of little consequence. The end of the adit is not, it is considered, more than 90 centimetres from the place where Giraud stands. His voice can be distinctly heard, and he replies to the questions put to him. The interstice, through which the wire of the bell passes, and through which his food is conveyed to him, is not more than about 7 inches in diameter. The decomposed body of Giraud's compa nion having begun to attract the flies, it has been found necessary to close the opening with something which shall prevent their entrance, without intercepting the• air and light which reach the prisoner through that orifice?' The Presse thus announces the final success of the efforts made for the delivery of the hero of this extraordinary event :—We hasten to communicate to our readers a gra tifying piece of news which reached us just as we were going to press. The drama of Ecully is at an end. Giraud was delivered from his subterranean prison at 8 o'clock yesterday evening in a most satisfactory state." As the well fell in on the 14th ult., Giraud had been in his dread ful place of confinement 19- days. So great was the inte rest exc it e d in high places, that the Empress received, by order, a televaphi!c despatch evm day. LIFER:POOL TOTV.N COUNCIL. TILE monthly and also the quarterly meeting of this council was held on Wednesday last, Mr. Alderman J. H. Turner - presiding, in. the absence of J. B. Lloyd, Esq., Mayor. The first business proceeded with was the report on the local rates, which recommended the imposition of the following :—./72 the District of the Parish of Liverpool: Paving, 10d. ' • sewer, 2d. ; water, ld. ; general, 4d. ; t o t a l, ls. sd. In the• District of Kirkdale : Paving, 2s. ; sewer, 4d. ; water, ld. ;. general. 4d.: total, 2s. 9d. In the Dis trict of Everton : Paving, is. ; sewer, 5d.; water, ld. ; general, 4d.: total. ls. 10d. In the District of West Derby : Paving, .10d..; sewer, 5d.; water, ld. • general, 5d.: total, ls. 9d.. In the Dist r i c t o f Toxteth-park : Paving, ls. ; sewer; 4d.; water, ld. ; general, 7d.: total, 2s. The report also stated. that the amounts now due and those proposed to be' borrowed on the sewer rates are as follow : Amount now due. Amount to be borrowed Liverpool Kirkdale Everton 11,070 West Derby 14,520 Toxteth-park ... 20,380 Total ... Mr. Alderman LII(GSDALE explained that the increase in the paving-rate from Bd. to 10d. arose from the increased price of labour and material, and from the fact that last year they started with a debt of £11,350, which they had reduced to £2,000, and they were now proposing to do £4,300 more work than they did last year, and £2,600 more in watering the streets, of which £1,700 was to be laid out in Liverpool alone. They were very much under what the borough engineer had stated, and they could not manage under the additional 2d. for which they applied. He first moved the appropriation of the usual sum of £5,000 to the paving and sewering rate. A conversation ensued, in which Aldermen Cooper and Parker took part. It was ended by Mr. Alderman Langsdale moving seri atim the confirmation of the various rates for Liverpool ; all of which were carried. 2110,115 The proposed pavement rate on the township of Kirk dale, of 2s. in the pound, gave rise to a desultory discussion. Mr. Alderman LANGSDALE stated that the cause of the ap parently excessive rate arose from the great expense entailed in keeping Regent-street in repair. The traffic of carts was becoming immense, owing to the formation of the new north docks.—Mr. BIGHAM proposed that the matter be referred to the committee, recommending that Regent-street be paved with square sets, by a rate of 3d. in the pound.—Mr. Alderman COOPER seconded the proposi tion.—Mr. LANGSDALE replied that the Borough Engineer had said that 3d. would not be sufficient for the paving rate of Kirkdale.—Mr. BIGHA M'S amendment, which was shap ed to the effect that the money be borrowed, and the rate reduced from 2s. in the pound to ls. Bd., to pay the interest and sinking fund provided for that purpose, was then put to the vote, and lost by a majority of 29 to 17. For the amendment :—Councillors Mellor, Thomson, Bigham, Woodruff, Bradley, Godfrey, Holden, Turner, Fernihough, Tobin, Earle, Houghton, Stewart, Gregson ; and Aldermen Cooper, Gardner, and Shand. Against :—Councillors Aked, Moss, M`Guffie, Hornby, Avison, Banner, J. Glad stone, Mann, Jeffreys, Wagstaff, M`Nicoll, Shand, Fleming, Brancker, Johnson, Hodson, Nicholson, Beckwith, Hen derson, Robertson, Halhead ; and Aldermen Langsdale, Bennett, Preston, Bold, Dover, Parkiugton, Robinson, and Turner. The original proposition, that the paving rate for Kirkdale, be 2s. in the pound, was confirmed. The remaining rates recommended in the report were confirmed, as was a fire-police rate of td. in the pound, and a watch-rate, the total assessment of which was £8,527 12s. ld., the proportion of Liverpool being a rate of one penny and one hundred and ninety-one two-hundreths of a penny in the pound. The proceedings 'of the Finance Committee comprised, recommendationto increase the salaries of the following clerks in the surveyor's department : namely, Mr. William Fox, from £250 to £2BO per annum ; Mr. G. H. Rollet, from £l5O to £175 per annum; the consideration of which was postponed at the last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing orders ; recommendation to place the dock gatemen of the River Craft Dock on the same footing, as respects wages and clothes, as the dockgatemen employed by the Dock Trustees ; recommendation to purchase, for a sum of £l,OOO, one freehold house in Duke-street, and one freehold house in Henry-street ; recommendation to appoint Mr. W. McDonald superintendent of the chain testing machine, at the salary of £lOO, with house, being the salary and emolument of his predecessor, Mr. Cham berlain, resigned ; and recommendation to purchase pro perty on the south side of Breck-road, for the sum of £7O, for the improvement of that street. The recommenda tions were passed seriatim, on the proposition of Mr. HORNBY. Mr. GODFREY expressed a wish to know why the Fi nance Committee had given the contract for the erection of cottages in connexion with the Borough Gaol to Messrs. Kilpin and Furniss ?—Mr. HORNBY replied that the com mittee, after again considering the question, had decided that they could do no other than give the contract to Messrs. Kilpin and Furniss, who had just performed a very extensive work, and who, according to their own in terpretation of the agreement, were entitled to perform the works—they have contracted to do "all the work in and about the gaol." They contended these cottages were "about the gaol." The Town-clerk, however, had decided that they were not legally entitled to it, but the committee had .considered it desirable to place the work in their hands.—Mr. GODFREY was sorry that Mr. Hornby had not given more cogent reasons for the adoption of this step, and moved that that portion of the report be not confirmed, and that the contract be given to Mr. Mul len. —Mr. Alderman LANGSDALE seconded the amend ment. Mr. WOODRUFF supported the amendment, believing that it was most essential that tie tradesmen of this town should have implicit confidenct; that when the committee advertised for work to be done, and a compe tent person offered himself, with good and efficient sureties, his tender would receive attention. (Hear, hear.) A scene ensued, in which Mr. T.tromsoN, Mr. BIGHAM, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. Alderman PARKER, and Mr. HENDEE sox played conspicuous parts, after which the amendment was put to the vote, and carried by a majority of 25 to 22. For the amendment : —Councillors Thomson, Bigham, Woodruff, Bradley, Moss, M`Guffie, Godfrey, Holden, J. Gladstone, Mann, Wagstaff, M`Nicoll, Shand, Fleming, Johnson, Picton, Hodson, Beckwith, Horsfall, Robertson, Halhead ; and Aldermen Langsdale, Bennett, Bold, and Shand. Against :—Councillors Aked, Anderson, Tyrer, Turner, Hornby, Holt, Banner, Fernihough, Jeff r ey s , Brancker, Tobin, Earle, Hmighton, Henderson, Stewart, and Gregson ; and Aldermen Preston, Dover, Parker, Cooper, Turner, and Toulmin. The contract will, there fore, be given to Mr. Mullen. Mr. HORNBY then moved the confirmation of the whole proceedings of the Finance Committee. Mr. WOODRUFF drew attention to the filthy state of the Sessions'-rooms, which presented the anomalous posi tion that, while persons were daily corrected in it for not keeping their houses clean, the building in which they were thus corrected was in a much filthier condition than their own houses, for which they were being punished. (Hear, hear.) It was stated that the matter should be placed under the notice of the surveyor. Mr. Branix, in regard to the Wavertree-house Estate, moved the amendment of which he had given notice : "That the surveyor be instructed, whilst levelling and draining the Wavertree-hall Estate, to construct the re quisite walks, with a view to this property being opened as a park for the recreation of the inhabitants at the earliest possible period."—Mr. HORNBY signified the wil lingness of the Finance Committee to the adoption of this course ; and the proposition was adopted. The Finance Committee's proceedings were then confirmed. Mr. TOBIN having moved the confirmation of the pro ceedings of the Watch Committee, Mr. WOODRUFF, who was out of the room, partaking of the Mayor's accustomed monthly " hospitality, ' when the proceedings were read, asked what course the committee were about to pursue with reference to the fact that the borough engineer had tested the quality of the gas supplied to the borough, and found it inferior to the contract, and having referred to the proceedings, blamed the committee for not attempting to recover the penalties against the Gas Company, for infringing the contract. Mr. DOVER dfew the attention of the Council to the fact that Mrs. Mullens, who kept a respectable public house in Great Norfolk-street, had been fined by the magistrates for refusing to admit a police-officer into her house on Good Friday. He explained that the officer was in plain clothing, that Mrs. Mullens did not recognize him, and that, consequently, she considered it extremely hard that she should have been convicted. Some discus sion ensued, in the course of which Mr. TOBIN justified the general principle of the men making the inspections of the public-houses, though he deprecated, and asserted that the committee would severely punish, any attempt to "'entrap" publicans. The report of the Watch Committee was then confirmed. The proceedings of the Dock Com mittee were confirmed, on the proposition of Mr. Turner ; and of the Improvement Committee, on the motion of Mr. Alderman Bennett. The proceedings of the Courts of Law and St. George's hall Committee comprised a recommendation to increase the salary of Mr. W. H. Wordley, architectural draughts man at St. George's-hall, from £240 to £2BO per annum, the consideration of which was postponed at the last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing-orders. The proceedings were confirmed. Mr. Alderman COOPER moved the confirmation of the proceedings relative to augmentation of salaries.—Mr- BIGIIA 31, as an amendment, moved —" That the conside ration of all applications for increase of salaries be post poned, and that the Town-clerk be instructed to prepare and lay before the Council a return, showing the names, ages, occupation, dates of appointment, salaries when appointed, and present salaries of all the officers employed or paid by the Corporation, with the names and salaries of their predecessors, dividing the same under the various departments ; also, a return, showing' the present cost of the constabulary force, with the number of men and officers, as contrasted with the years 1849-50, 1850-1, 1851-2, 1852-a; also, a return, in a tabular form, of the names, occupations, and salaries of the various officers of the Corporation for the past ten years."—Mr. THOMSON seconded the amendment, which, after some discussion, was carried, nem. dis. The proceedings of the Markets' Committee - comprised a recommendation to increase the salaries of the following officers : namely, John Radcliffe and Thomas S. Tyrer, collectors at St. John's Market, from £9O to £llO per annum each ; Robert Tyrer, collector at the Fish Market, from £7B to £9O per annum •, and William Appleton, collector at Pownall-square Market, from 30s. to 335. per week. The proceedings of the Education Committee comprised a recommendation to increase the salaries of Mr. John Harris, master of the North Corporation School, and Mr. James Riley, master of the South Corporation School, from £llO to £l2O per annum each ; and the salary of Mr. James Rigby, second master of the South School, from £6O to £75 per annum, the consideration of which was postponed at the last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing-orders.—On the proposition of Mr. 8AN1,712, seconded by Mr. WAGSTAPF, the increase in the salaries were allowed, and Mr. Robertson was appointed on the comniittee, vice" Mr. Molyneux, deceased. The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of . the Health Committee comprised a recommendation to increase the salary of Mr. James Lothean Ascroft, in the borough m engineer's department, from £52 to . £7O , per annum. — Postponed, Postponed, in accordance with Mr. Bigliam s propositions, l ted to the until the return, moved for by him, pres Bill had LANGSDAI f E statgd theSanatory been read a third time in the House of Lords, and that it now only required the royal sanction. The reports of the Garden, Church Establishment, and Water Committees were confirmed. The proceedings of the Library and Museum Committee contained a recommendation to purchase, from Mr. Augustus Harding, the Model of Ancient Liverpool, for the sum of £100; but as the committee at which this re commendation was formed had been called for another, and a special purpose, the proposition was declared by the Town-clerk, in reply to Mr. Bigham, to be irregular, and was withdrawn by Mr. Picton.—The coroner's account, amounting to £l9 12s. 6d., was confirmed.—The Mayor's. communications comprised applications from the master of and the men employed at the north landing-stage, for increased salary and wages. Referred to the Finance Committee.—A statement of accounts for the maintenance of the prisoners in the borough gaol, amounting to £B7l is. Bd., was passed, and the Mayor authorized to forward it to the treasurer.—The concluding business on the paper was the following notice of motion, by Mr. Banner : "That the building and premises in Gill-street, now used: as a market, be appropriated for salt-water baths, under the direction of the Baths Committee."—On this being called on, the majority of the members rose and left the room en masse.—The Council broke up at four o'clock, having sat five hours. 3 1YSTERIOUS DEATH OF A SUIT POSED RO2IIISH PRIEST. AN inquest was held on Wednesday, before Mr. Curry, the borough coroner, and a j ury, on the body of a man who died in the workhouse under singular circumstances. From his dress and other circumstances, it is conjectured he was a Romish priest. In his pockets were found a rosary and a small figure of St. Peter, together with a memoran dum book, containing copies of letters apparently written by the deceased to a friend, and entries of various sums of money received at different places, as if he had been collecting for some special purpose. The letters com menced, " Dear Stephen," and requested that the writer's; ritual, scarf, stole, and other vestments usually worn by priests at the altar, might be sent to him. One of the letters contained a request that, whenever the friend ad dressed might appproach the altar dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, he would offer up three " Hail Mary's," for the salvation of the soul of the writer. The deceased had been removed from a brothel in the Workhouse van, which was sent for him, at the request of the surgeon called in to see the deceased, by inspector Horne. The deceased represented himself to the surgeon as " Hugh Haggerty," a different name from those which he gave to other parties. The publication of the following note may help (hereafter) to the discovery of the deceased's identity. There is no date, and we give it verbatim : Dear Sir,—Yaar trunks is addressed to Mr. P. Mahon, Hotel, William -street, Liverpool. Inspector Horne, of the police force, deposed that on Thursday morning, about two o'clock, while be was on duty in Hotham-street, officer 58 came up to him, and in formed him that a Mrs. Byrnes, who keeps a brothel at 17, Albion•street, wished to see him. On going there Mrs. Byrnes informed him that there was a man within who appeared to be very ill, and who had been stopping there since two o'clock on the previous Monday morning_ She added that he had been brought to the house by two of the girls, Betsy Thompson and Eliza Scott. He had been drinking rum and wine, but she could not get him. to take any food. He had only three fourpenny pieces when brought to the house, but they pawned his waist coat for 9d., and bought wine with the money, of which he had a glass. She stated that on Tuesday he gave her a pawnticket, and requested her to go to Mr. Sheppard's and get £1 more lent on his gold watch, giving her also a note to the pattibroker, who advanced the money. She brought the £1 to him, but he refused to take it, and she ' gave a portion of it to the girl, keeping the remainder her self. The inspector went into the bed-room, and saw the man in bed. He complained of a pain in his stomach_ On being asked if had any friends in this town, the man replied that he had not, and subsequently stated that his name was Coslett, and that he was a physician. A sur geon was sent for, and, after he had left, witness again asked the man what he was, having some doubts about him. The man then replied that he was "Anthony Cos lett," an attorney, from near Dublin. Witness told hint that, as he had no friends, he must be sent to the work house ; but the man wished to be left where he was, stating that he would go to an hotel in the morning. On being reminded that he had no money, he replied that he would get a remittance from his brother Charles, who also lived. near Dublin. The witness did not see Mm again alive. The pawnticket for the watch was then produced, but the first ticket was not forthcoming. From the note of the deceased, which was signed "Alexander Clifford," it would appear that the watch was first pledged by him in that name, for £2. Mary Byrne, said: I keep a lodging-house. It is at brothel in Albion-street. Early on Monday morning- Eliza Scott came to my bedroom, and told me there was a man up stairs in her room, and that he had no money- I said, "Do the best you can, but get him out of the house, as you brought him here," She wanted to pledge his coat, but I would not let her. She then took it away, and returned again shortly afterwards, saying, " He has given it to me himself." She got 6s. upon it, and then got drunk- I went up stairs to him about nine o'clock, and asked him if he was married. He replied that he was not. He slept so hard that yon could scarcely wake him. I found the purse and beads (produced), and he said they were his; His hat was much bruised. Eliza Scott, one of the inmates of the house, deposed:--- I met the deceased in Clayton-square, on Monday morning, between twelve and one o'clock ; I was going home, and he staggered against me. He was sober, and he asked me to take him home, and wash his head. He said he had had an awful fall. He had the appearance of a gentleman. I took him home, and as he was undressing himself, I ob served that his head had a cut on the back of it. He did not then say how he got it. I lay on the side of the bed.. He asked me for a glass of wine in the morning. He gave me three fourpenny bits, and I got him the wine. I then asked him if lie would have a cup of tea, and he said he wanted nothing to eat. I went to Mrs. Byrne about twelve o'clock, and said the man appeared to be in the horrors from drink. He said he would get up after he had had a little sleep, and told me to pawn his waistcoat and get him something to drink. I did so. The fourpenny bits were in the steel purse, and also the beads. I also.. found the book (memorandum book produced) and two letters. I asked him what he was, but he would tell me nothing, not even his name. He was taken to the Work house on Thursday, the 27th ult. Francis Ayrton, M.D., being sworn, said :—I am one of the resident medical officers of the Workhouse. The de ceased was brought to the Workhouse on Thursday, the' 27th of April, about three o'clock in the afternoon. He was insensible. and appeared to be suffering from compres sion of the brain. He died about two o' clock on Saturday daon i ievoffetoru think hi a oi b tnnh l k e to eotnbb aiwh s k pe e.o f rad . There hiiillls:otui hileaedoccasion results a cause j a a u og t rsuhnertiaonlcfgoe causes. s t a u i t e g h s e de . was woundasl his death. He had three false teeth, set in gold, fitting in his upper jaw. Mr. - Geo. Carr, governor of the Workhouse, deposed to% the circumstances of the deceased being received into the. Workhouse, and described the dress which he wore at the time, as follows :—A black coat, single-breasted, and with a 'stand-up collar, having the appearance of a clerical coat, black cloth trousers, Guernsey singlet, pair of drawers-, marked "A.C.," black satin stock, dark Oxford gra y woollen socks, a pair of patent leather dress shoes, a red and white silk handkerchief, marked " A.C.," and a plait black beaver hat, with a label inside, " Greig Brothers; Trongate, Glasgow?' The deceased appeared to be about forty years of age, was 5 feet 8 inches in height, had a sallow complexion, with little trace of whiskers, anti black hair tinged with grey. The police inspector, in reply to the jury, said defendant did not complain to him of the treatment he got in the house in Albion-street, but, on the contrary, he said the people were very kind to him. The jury then consulted for a short time, when twelve returned a verdict of " Died from natural causes." HORTICULTURE. STOVE, CONSERVATORY, &C.—Many of our choice stove— plants will now be benefited by liberal applications of liquid manure, especially free-growing sorts, such as' stephanotes, allamandas, clerodendrons, and similar plants. The azaleas are now in full bloom, and may have a lower temperature, which will tend to prolong their season of beauty ; these lovely plants are worthy of every care, they require nice management, and when they receive it, amply repay it ; as they go out of bloom, they should be cleared of all insect enemies, and allowed to rest in a cold house fora short time. FLoWEII GARDEN.—The late frosts will have renderecr it necessary to sow fresh hardy annuals. Give the grass lawns and verges a good rolling and mowing, if nem;sary.. KITCHEN GARDEN.—Sow reddish lettuce • prepare ground for the celery trenches—which year after year are required earlier—for the table. Wall-fruits still require protection. THE LATE FROSTS, according to the Gardeners' Chro— nicle, have committed terrible destruction among the fruit crops. On the night of the 24th the thermometer fell to 18 deg., or 14 deg. below freezing, the frost being what is termed a black frost, of the most pervading description. Apple, pear, plum, and cherry blossoms were everywhere killed. There may be a few from later blossoms, and a few naturally late-blooming apples, but all the Most valuable are completely destroyed. The shoots of walnuts are hang ing wet, black, and soft, as if parboiled. There is no record. of the thermometer having been thus low in April, near 'London, in the present century at least. Accounts from the surrounding counties are to the same effect. Near Tunbridge Wells the most abundant young crop of apri cots, peaches, and pears which had , been seen for several years was entirely destroyed. In Hampshire the whole of the blooms on the cherries, pears, plums and apples totally perished ; also the young apricots, which were larger than damsons, and all the greengage plums, as well: as rhubarb, and every asparagus head which was above ground. At Sawbridgeworth all the wall fruit whic, . I _,= . not well covered, a ll t h e standard pear, plum, aT,l_so"Call. blossoms, and the greater part of the apples , u utterly perished. GIGANTIC BORING MACHINE Vg GLASGOW.-011 nO occasion have we been more impressed with the magnitude of the operations carried on in the Glasgow ship-building yards or steam-engine factories than . when looking on a. newly-finished boring machine. This magnificent too, which has been made for one of Mr. Robert Napier's engine shops, weighs no less than 30 tons, and stands 25 - feet high. 'The height of the entablature of the frame is 15 feet, and the width is no less than 14 feet. The frame work of this grand boring machine is composed of two. upright columns, surmounted by an elegant entablature.. below which the wheels which give power to the tool which are supported on a cross beam of great size aria strength. This tool, which can work at all speeds,fro one revolution in 21- minutes to 16 revolution s i n one minute, is capable of boring a hole in solid ir il u fTa inches, or a cylinder of seven feet diameter, andCan—tak-; any feed, from 1-40th to t; of an inch a hper revolution of the hole 7 feet 8 i nc i te ,/ s pindle ; and it is capable of boring in length. We may mention in conc 1• is to be used for boring and facing nia l iT4 t t ali6-th°l:l ii ks x cross-heads, connecting rods, cylind ers air *c" - 3 1 \ marine engines. — Glasgow Herald-