The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-08-24 00:00:00

[4OCAL NEWS tk. llll tke% s. ------ '"lVei;rkxHE CLUB having come to a resolution to - e , f, sold off its furniture last week. t t e .11.7 O.I I4 I I D GES AN D THE BAR On Wednesda a man ere entertained at the .rslaip the amnion ST. Panir's CHURCH. On Friday morning last, the Lord Bishop of Fredericton attended Divine service at St. Philip's Church, and received the Holy Communion previous to his departure for his own diocese. The ser vice was truly interesting and impressive ; and it is much to be regretted that the circumstance bad not been m.' known more generally. Several of the clergy of th' friends of the bishop, were present, who, wit h attendants at the week-day services of remained to receive the Sacrament of the Lord's Su, Th. morning prayers were read by the Rev. Joseph Hall, 8.A., curate of St. Philip's ; the Risk" Charles Henry Burton, M rdship's chaplain officiates The bishop de the Rev. and his for )1) of Fredericton, A., t the Holy Corn- vered a short, but most aff ldress, which must he lc ed in aid of the spiri- —At the weekly- meetin sent in his resignation ssion on the .om Mr. riP,I hv steps to .ot being nt of the aed to fton, ton GENERAL NEWS JOSEPH ADY, the notorious letter writer, died a few days ago HERNAMAN, son to the proprietor of the New. castle Journal, is stated to have received the appointment of government inspector of schools, at a salary of £5OO carried off the .first a young Chinaman from Hong Kong, ha ze in the junior division of the bo ,t the Edinburg! r Professor Balfour, a V WHEAT.—We understand that samples of new ere es ted in the re 1 Doncaster Chroni rice of 19s. 6d. per lOad.--1 great fa TR WIFE OF MR. CLARE COOKE D of the Nene. , ars, and was abo of all classes-, 6,600 tons orted to have ght, by his wr 41.1c 11 1,47' b A RD S. TETL E Y, of the Royal Mersey Yacht 'tClub,een elected a mem b er of the Royal Western of Ireland. I t 41. 1 Lrr, LEDALE, the cht th e F c ht Ariel, 125 t`i tt ° Yal Yacht Sq li ell a4"ti ) LAND S( tt a n estat e at Did ?iiclinigbk!lv over £4OO of the cted a mem- re for the freehold, and a e - glt into 135 all tI44II7IcCIL OF THE INSTITUTION or CIVIL EN -4 1 , 47 , LoNDoN, have awarded the prize —a silver :tei;t s al---to Mr. Brait N \ - "orilY of Railway: '" l ‘ 'rue , at NtAs 8 SCHOOLS, k I nZ these schools ha. ,k tea a stharn on Tuesday last- w . 17 e: n r ci r- 13111 " "` Poole, for his essay 'ARK-LATE.—The chil d their annual pleasur ere they wererezaled ani e '';i'l:dC f. ;.81! beTirteen —On Thurs Mr. Joseph Steel, 'orn his years' model, j -street, a ship of i Baffin )0 tons sessing the requisite quail& tying a large cargo for her w k t g lib tOLD nl.A ° r l r :PT k tk .en„, an old tro Btrnwl TIS.—On Tuesda 70 years of age, resi- O'ned :red, went AT MANCHESTER has I tionate_ and impressive ad remembered by those who heard it presented to his lordship, to be appli tual wants of his diocese. WF:ST DERBY GUARDIA on Wednesday, a Ions: lette relieving-officer, who . had been law hoard, in ref not havin law board. A strong feelinz in favour of hi.. ment was manifested by different members of who resolved " that Mr. Bramham should visit paupers in Mr. Shearson's district, and ascertain W' they had been all paid, and whether their pa,._ responded with the dates in the books, and report to the ments c lot - tcr which had been sent by Mrs. Tomkins tots ce to Mr. Tomkins, relieyinz. that Mr. Clean. and the matter was r, me in a state of intoxicatio , wer room by her took fire, a lame day ,elf for a short time, she was so muc burned ur on Satur- ul)(1 DROW N , appearance of a ma Ita 116.21CC0 hn S 2 ed in ba Ire razor and knife in his pocket to tt; •,uni Liverpool, 7 '4 q ' e ti t 9 days and a 4 & 410 Te than the We N liel, Phrt Tun home, Zvi • th India mail steame "71. nh ,r:iday morninz trtt 11. Ni,,"ant he oremies of Mr The West of En N;: 1 W and Ccefl Imes" inAk",: ll t 100 to the but "orwiesviias uninsured, iLk4N. TEAMER TAMAULIPAS.—By fhe accounts ow stearnel mit at St. Tho- twine: occupied only Mag- eather, from t half.past six, a fir and brigade rendered .e got unde-r, er a da- s insured i ith"zi Tl STEAm-Slerms - .—The British and k, ~e nc an Royal Mail steam-ship America, 41 0 4 °:ll,tlander, sailed from the Mersey 45, V lt dAy, for Halifax and Boston, with the 011, 11 ; 4 d 152 passengers.—ihe U. S. mail steam kno,,i"4;,lice, commander, tiNl sail from the Afersey Ot t ~‘"vednesday) for Xdw York. q'the no ans.n . y.--On Friday evening, a foreigner, bt 'dore Enzlebart passing through Ridh ltrtiti 'i l lt e a s accosted by a' - woman named Mary Welsh, ° lot 0% . arms arena - ad 'him, and succeeded in rob- t 4 t ep hole -3 °. She attempted to run away. Erglear ott. her, but she= t-ns rescued from him by Sldedher females. A policeman subseq7 . n . t . tft4e. h er, but no trace of the money co 11rED k lIctly t „,„ 11y.for ED THE SECOND vets placed in t"al•rii„ tn ed packet-station at Runcorn, on Tuesday. E,' steam-tcg from Liverpool ran alongside,. wh e r ? t ion_of reclairoinf her, but was rentikrir, ulci 'be made a .vi- orous assault upon the tug -with aster a'second attempt to board. which V t it 11 , r eslaccessful by another shower of -S tomes, as 'jest a retreat, and the barque was -soon tzzt:ti d 9 "'ed into the Old Quay Dock. 4 4 41 freP.,„t`"r COLLECTING CIARIC.--i;Co SA webb, late a co ll ec ti ng c l er k i n th e o ffi ce N t ree t _ ° R w an and Co., chain cable manufacture r s, as committed for trial by Mr. 51%ns.field, ,:yjiis. et aberzlir rg various sums of money; the pro -01 I,4loab Yscon o er. Webb had received several sums, ded about three weeks azo. He 4, tl ' 5 A . t on'Prida evening at the Old'Swan, by et at the officers of the detective force !Or 17"' , taß r - YftEN DEATII.—On Sunday morning,. lto . 'igir l ,, n ed"woma n , more than SO years.of age, the e ) : r , named Jones living at 28. Conway-street, . 1 044 P ' e r ed ' suddenly' in her own house. The Alb ti rc , / it' 2 a complained of pain in the chest, and 4 ,leij,f a iaZ with her daughter, that morning., 0 the - , a rd , against the door, which was partly 1 1 k ti jiti z tnhagainst a chair. and died instantly, not .l`ti T . . 11 , a t Medical assistance was quickly procured. I ltL 'l l C ; ', 113nswr, chairman of the' Bolton and 5 1 Za9 f'''''aY Company and mayor of Blackburn, ;yle t ,!st entered into' his own recognizances and tql',appi,"re,t7, Mr. Dixon Robinson, to keep the iclha,dB--.,`‘..a1l her ' Majesty's subjects, and partiru 11' iq Of :',_ - ‘r• Thomas Dozdale, of 'Blackburn. the ,Vbne'ae East Lancashire Railway Company." l Ll t/ t0 vi n ; lt against Mr. Hamby for striking Jr. )Z.‘!‘, - A.i v . ent blow on the lett cheek, will be tried at 1 41 1 %1 41)0 01 assizes. til / l i t 41. ‘" 1 1 - aly rrcy Corsir, On 11 4 . 6 ls 44 ll'hiPowner, came on fv tthi'atkjt liabilities of the ' - ~..-, Ltl f ,./tic t 'at Pn C.e other hato . there was only _ILA... 'hpgerip t i o sar his furniture, without assets of any t t "t t o d, l e 2 5 ,, v erituallv it was agreed to adjourn , " t to Recr :" instant. the bankrupt in the mean- I I a NSliad f n . ,; li ntS in detail as to each ship. The rr a°q b - s ome allowance out of the estate, but Y th ik'Xtt s , t e commissioner. ~?I,lo,4l'qllTeTtow. VALUABLE GIFT OF 1 Oft eV enin r , ' 1 : 111 t PRUSSIAN GOVERNMrsT. — On v he Nre',Las.t, there was presented to the nom. Viler' veuarucs' Institution, from his Excellency ,t„ ~,or* der Tie dt. Minister of Trade and vit' l ae'i. - "PY of the Y " V bilcter fuer Fabrikanten li ii q v :,-r,er,', b e: Wr• Vor th e ing a set °r of drawings . prepared . 1 41 1 14,4 gift Go vernment +e Schools of Design in . I .tß'h, 0 "as granted at the request of, and con ,kile s . t . r• inne, the head-master of the High Y tt ; l o 4t ti!eets are 154 in number; they form one fat 0 ' e fal and beautiful collections extant of ainental design. rn the case of It ap. earing , ankrupt amount I 7. :t t i;: ji rt A 1 R a p - '— OR THE CUNARD LINE 4 4 kehtasnd Brothers, of Dumbarton, have, tic. t all i °tle Paper. obtained a contract to build tl,, n ran stearner upwards of 3000 tons burthen, byTter than the Great Britain. Her engines e ap4Pier, and to be equal to 1000-horse power, 4 t o :,_of being worked to a much higher force. sof "lig transaction, which will involve a cost o •.1,-, , ) si. u 0 ,060, the Messrs. Burns are about to Y iar ' • add' Its , Re screw.stearners, to be called the Jura 1 ttlti e ,,, e asorts to the Andes and Alps. These ''tr lttci to the Baalbc , c and Melita, now fast pro -5o 8 eompletion for their Constantinople line. I L I-- 0 .'Nften GA S -LIGRT COMPANY. —The '" Mil la ' " proprietors held on Get tl, Y meeting of was I',, - "lees, Newington. The accounts showed tiere:rofits for the '•ear are £46,118 16s. 11d., t he over the nett ) profits of the year ending toed ',e). 1 850, of £lOB4 3s. Id. The directors u Ilri e itt ulat a dividend for the helf-year endinz c,11,1% 4 t be declared of £5 per £lOO, £1 ss. per Of, = s tares p a id up on the 30th June, 1851, 25 share in respect of which an instal. I v id the has been p a id. Th e di rec t ors f ur th er alend' Payment on account of the ciency ~ paid in 1849 at the rate ofZs. defi per £lOO - /Il a c o ...,Per share on all shares of £25 each, '133 , both inclusive. Tho - report was •''t} ‘t.r , The Britannia Lodge I er a ~, - R-ItAKERS. )1 ,e4t, ' nobert Stephenson, Esq., MA ) ., hone ,lit",ttsk,eTebrated their eighteenth anniversary, 1t", t 4 ,1 . r. AellY_ Partaking of a s ubstantial supper, 4 4 4 1e1 i j'alPson, Preston Arms Inn, Market -4,1' ,h, out eieht • members sat down under l' lo, 4 v e - d ' s tr- George 'l Hughes. After the cloth k . ' ,with"..."ne usual loyal and appropriate toasts ',_tl i ,, tl th";L t able honours, concluding with that ''lt ' 'ed ' - ' - oiler-makers' S iciety." The toasts ktt,, * tt e ! I number of the members' wives and 'A,,Tl44,ll4trOdlleed, and an efficient orchestra itt Ni n et, the remainder of the evening was Q latl ha the merry dance. The osmpany "le ' 'lour highly delighted with the en ' Ul 4 e teni tg ' ,14 tz % • ' ll itl et tito r tft srouNt.—On Tuesday evening, a Ot Ir e , t ti burst over this town and vicinity. kgia t64llUsually vivid, while the rain fell in t 11 4. 1 e 1 41; "sainecl an aspect of terrific splen ‘4,laith w ere remarkably dense end black, 4 ti 4 ti, fi I)ci. , of unearthly brilliancy, made he st - 0 1 .. de, ' almost every minute. When the eve, th in had somewhat abated, a dense grey li 4 lies e t own, which was at intervals lighted • + 1 t,1111,(If s heet - lightning the effect of which, • Wile,' side of -the • • ' was indescribably 44 411,i .: ohi y hearti of n% one er aCcident, which hap- I, kite *ll,, tnl in in the.employ of Mr. Carpenter, of ,10t k i % t ag , w as struck by the lightning while en .'','1,,41.jt7;„/"Lith, e shutter's. He was delirious all ' , 0,,. ) N , t , Zor ed e t a better, and it is hoped that lie k); 1, 1 tto,, his usual health. :Vtlll ,til sllY AT 'WI( . —On Saturday night ',),l' k li e e b'ellee_daY mor ' nin r '; ' ,.ihe corner stone of the :*?4,140, , i 'toted in King-street, was removed ,0 1 1)1,er o I ° stole a glass bottle, containing a '', ' '' , t Ot il ve e l !'ltZ p rl „' a florin., a chilling, a sixpence, a k ti 4 th b a , a ttt "oPenny piece, and a three-halfpenny +,‘o l ON "tie copper coins together with a Ad'ii.. l'i , tibl' and a ' d 'tl tl k,-q le H , oeuments eennecte wi 1 le l k yt I',4 t ,ti i, 4 . 1 !,1. On Sunday morning the bottle Otp k 4l l S - t h •"`" ar liegton.strect, about a quarter I 0 , I4tl t e h site of the build, and with it were t ;l4, k itl l ' , 4f e 'l theactohed been deposited there . in. .The '1,1% Chien 00. Venn g stone, and moved it a little, i l itt ti l lt .11 i t 7sessinn of the bottle; and the copper 1 t 0 , 34" Yitrdl tt d been covered, was found on the O t 'tt t ' l t ttt e i ti gtorn the stone. ' The stone was un ,ll\ll,l , e at. ~.P t had seemingly been made to re ?..):tt,;4At ,r, ,P .: lSltion . -- 2 1 / a nchester Guardian. 11 1 :i te 't t l, 1 Alt 'ter 4 LETTER CARRlED..—Patrick , t st '. was charged on Tuesday at the 11 ' I,, , ,, 4 l V t ts4 e pt a y l 1 no 7. le tters, and appropriatin their l g to his si4 l ; h i re, l4 l,t 4 1 ,,'",e_ . P2smaster-e it tlit: ► tpo s wif e lg in : i iaS t Mr. Geo. I(27m:thing- . t, ' 1 %1 who et terleY, Staffordshire. and y o ,, hi, 1 41,,, e _ .was liviag at N. 6, Pluto -4.01.„.111. p ette r .f , In which he enclosed a half- N'tn h t .eeeivwas registered at the Post-office, 440; tth" r lng i ti e4 the usual receipt. In COTISC 'OO he i ..q A so gu r , e ,.PlY from Mrs. Knox, he again itltit,l % ~l'e foOn he, Neither of his letters was t t yilt,ul,oo and in ,_ .Prisoner being apprehended t hi t ;tli" th e e h ana "is Possession. Another charge be a!,3t)rison: Pair of earArops was also pre -4/It4t),,re trraAn and proved. The infor . , rni i f- e tri ed stoltted to the grand jury, n at the preSent allial. —At an early ho known, was pidke, 'sson Dodk about i 5 years ad Xl 15 a thereby thecompl ountr 9- - -rnay be raised without the b The Earl of Sefton, lord.lieutel , presided, and there were present about resorted to The lord-lieutenant ha the depot enants the duties the. form in their respective districts, in oilier to raise the . re- uisite number of men -as resolve( ntial to desirable to I .e the d that (twelve in.numbCr) should be increased to 1 to be co-extensive with the constabul was 'further agreed that meeting b-divisions, at whi divisions ortly sbati the deput who live near will attend, in order to give their s LIEUTENANTS.—The Earl of Se Lieutenant of the county. has sie.ned the commissions o T. Miller, Esq., of Preston, and T. Ainsw.irth, jun., Esq. of`sackbarrow, as deput -lieutenants The names - of the following gentlemen have also been submitted to the Queen, and receivel her Majesty's approval Colonel the Hon. J. Linds, Plaieh-ha tennnt- the [lon 'G. Stapleton, Ditton-grove; Sir j. P. Kay Shuttlevvorth, Bart., Gawthorp-hall ; J. Pilkington, Esq., M.P., Black burn; R. A. Thicknesse, Esq., M.P., Beach-hill, Wigan ; Gilbert Greenall, Esq.. M.P., Walton-hall, Warrington ; Thomas Littledale, Esq., Mayor of Liverpool ; C. R. Jacson, Esq., Barton-lodge; W. J. Garnett, - Esq., Bless dale Tower; B. Heywood Jones, Esq., Lark-bill, Liver pool ; M. Ainslie, Esq. Grizedal . e-hall ; H. de Trafford, Esq., Trafford - park; F. S. Gerard, Esq., Aspull-house ; J. S. Entwistle, Esq., of ' Foxholes; S. H. Thompson, Esq.. Thingwall-hall; E. E. Ciavton, Esq., Carr.hail ; Jon. Peel, Esq.. Knowlmere ; and R. H. liorreys, Esq., Davyhulme-hall. LIVES LOST.—On Friday, about two o'clortk, p.m., an explosion of a steam-boiler took place at the cotton-mill of Mr. George Holgate, Tinsley-gate, Burnley. The whole of the fire and an immense quantity of water was discharged, without a moment's warning. into the midst of the workmen, four of whom were killed, and several others seriously injured. Their names are, William Winterbottom, warper, dead, left a widow, but no family. ; William Townson, '(an aged man.) weaver, dead, left a family, hut not dependant; - John Thornton, weaver, dead, left a widow and six children ; George Whitaker, mechanic, a fine youth of sixteen, dead; George Whita ker, warper, mach injured, recovery doubtful ; Samuel Bracewell, smith, William'Watson, overlooker. Robert Heys, weaver, Peter Robinson. weaver, Richard Jackson, weaver, and Richard Pilkington, mason, scalded, but not dangerously. No 'blame-seems to be attached to any one, as the boiler appeared to be in good working order. The cause of the exploSion will, • no doubt, be inquired into when the coroner's jury proceed to an examination of the case. CHARGE OF FORGING AN ACCEPTANCE TO A BILL OF EXCHANGE.—At the Police-court on Saturday, a respectable-looking man, named Joseph Thompson, was charged with having forged the acceptance to a bill of es change for £4O. It appeared the prisoner had kept a public-house in the neighbourhood of St. Anne-street and, being indebted to - 11r.'Fazakerley, timber he gave him a bill drawn by himself, and purporting to be accepted by David Holden. On the bill becoming due it was dishonoured. and, on inquiry being made, Holden denied that he 'had ever accepted the bill, and declared '-merchant, When signature to the acceptance to be a forgery this discovery was made the prisoner was at Lancaster, passing through the Insolvent Debtors' Court. He was dis Charged from custody at Lancaster on Friday, and im. o I mediately apprehended by Johnson, of the detective police. on a charge of forgery. The prisoner persevered in stating. ti:at the signature to the acceptance was Hel den's. He was committed for trial at the assizes. Thomp son, at the time of his apprehension, had his passage to Australia in the. Great 'Britain, which sailed whilst 1:e .was under examination, paid for. His luggage was also on board. HEALTH CcrArmr-rTge..—At the weekly meeting, on Thursday, complaint 'being made of a nuisance in Crown street, the engineer explained that tenders had been ac cepted for a sewer which would drain the neighbourhood, and to a great extent remove the nuisance complained of. A letter was read complaining of an annoyance to the congregation of St. 'Silas's Church, caused by vehicles passing over the stone •pavement. After some conversa tion, it was agreed to lay down wheelers in the centre of the street for the passage of vehicles. The medieai officer reported that'for the week ending the 14th instant, the deaths registered were 267. As compared with the previous week there was a decrease of 19, and an increase of 33 as compared with the same week of the preceding four years, exclusive ~cf the cholera mortality of 1849. Nearly one-third of the mortality was from bowel com plaints. the deaths from diarrhoea, dysentery, and cholera being 87. From other diseases of the zymotic class there were 41 deaths, of which there were from meazles, 12 ; scarlatina, 12; typhus,•"6'(9 less than in the previous week); smallpox (unvaccinated), 1. A licensed victualler and another individual in good circumstances, aged respect tively 32 and 34, died from delirium tremens. Of the total number of deaths 191 were children, and 76 were adults. SUICIDE BY A NEITLY-MARRIED WOMAN.—On Sa turday an inquest was commenced before Mr. P. 'E. Curry, the borough coroner, on the body of El'zabeth Charters, aged seventeen years. It appeared that the deceased was the daughter of Mr. Joseph Allen, who keeps a public-house in Regent-road, and was married about nine weeks ago, to the mate of a ship. The husband of the deceased sailed a few weeks ago for Sydney, and since his departnre she seemed much fretted and very low spirited. On Thursday evening she went out to walk in company with a friend, and whilst out she called at the shop of Mr. Henry, druggist, Great Howard-street, and purchased an ounce of laudanum and some lozenges. She then returned home and went to bed rather earlier than usual, as she complained cf having headache. Shortly after twelve o'clock the servant retired to rest, and found that she was sleeping heavily; she did not, however, dis turb her. The servant rose at her usual hour, and, the deceased not being up, whenbreakfast was ready she was sent up to call her, and found deceased dead. A surgeon was immediately sent for, but all efforts were useless, as she had been dead for some time. After hearing the evi dence in the case, the inquest was adjourned till yester day (Monday), to allow time for a p9st mortem examina tion to be made, when the:jury returned a verdict of "temporary insanity." MODEL LODGING HO'CrSE LIVERPOOL.—Through night, a young man, about twenty years of age, residing in the praiseworthy exertions of Mr. Chaffers, of the Royal Sheffield, took an illegitimate child (for whose support he Bank, four individuals—Messrs..Samuel and Jas. Holme, I had been summoned to pay a sum of money) to a wood -Mr. M'Cormick, and Mr. Brassev—have generously con- near the town, where he cut its head off, and threw it tributed £5O each towards furnishing premises in Great some distance from the body. He then returned to Shef- Oxford-street North, which are already. in a state of for- field, and called the child's mother out of the Mechanics' wardness as a lodging-house for single men. It will Institution in a bye street, where he attempted to cut her accommodate more than thirty inmates. Each lodger throat. Being foiled by her screaming, he ran away, and - - will be provided not only with a separate bed, but a small attacked another woman, who got from him. In enclosed space, affording that privacy so obviously deli- the course of the night, he gave himself up to a watch= Table, both on moral and religious grounds. Besides man, whom he informed of the murder of the child, which apartments for the superintendent, there will be a corn- was discovered in the place he mentioned early in the mon sitting parlour, kitchen, smoking-room, place for morning washing, with hot and cold bath; and for these accom- FEARML GUN ACCIDENT.—A fearful gun accident modations the charge will be only 2a. 43. per week. The occurred at 'Steeple Claydon. Bucks, on Tuesday last. object of such a lodging. house is not only to afford cern- Mr. Somersett, surgeon, had borrowed a gun of a neigh fort to the few individuals who may be - fortunate enough hour, for a day's rabbiting, nod was trying it in the house, •to avail themselves of these advantages, but to show to when it exploded, lodging the contents in the thigh of -those persons who occupy the ordinary class of lodgings, Mrs. Somersett. The limb was dreadfully lacerated, and that their present accommodations may be improved • to the blood-vessels were totally destroyed. Amputation -beget in them habits of cleanliness and p ro p r i e ty, andi a has been performed, and hopes of the lady's recovery are taste for the comforts which they have a right to enjoy ; entertained. It appears that on borrowing the gun Mr. and to demonstrate to builders and the owners of cottage Somersett was informed that it was " all right ;" but, on property, that such lodging-houses are net only self- blowing down it, he found an obstruction in the barrel, supporting, but remunerative, and may be multiplied and, thinking it was some trifling lodgment in the nipple, throughout the town with advantage to themselves, and to remove it put on a cap to drive it out, and sent the as a good investment for capitalists. hammer down, whereupon the explosion ensued. Mrs. DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting, on Thurs- Somersett has a numerous family. day, a letter was read from Mr. Christopher Dogherty, in- A SCIENTIFIC BALLOON ASCENT.—The Nassau bal. timating that he would withdraw his tender for excavating loon, with the veteran aeronaut Green, ascended on Tues. the foundations of the warehouses on the north quay of day, for scientific objects, from Vauxhall-gardens, Lon the Stanley Dock, on account of an error in his tender. don, under the superintendence of the Kew committee of ' After some conversation the letter was referred to the the council of the British Association. The balloon was committee of works to make inquiry, but without power provided with double sets of suitable instruments, in to dismiss the c ontract. A m e m orial was read, signed by •charge of Mr. Welsh and Mr. Nicklin, of the Kew Ob. 135 shopkeepers and others carrying on various businesses servatory. The ascent took place at 10 minutes before 4 in the vicinity of theproposed new docksat Wapping, wish- p.m., and the descent, with great ease and security, at 25 ing to know whether the trust could relieve them from the minutes past 5 p.m„ at Swavesey, N.W of Cambridge, difficulties under which they laboured from the present the balloon having travelled nearly 60 miles in 1 hour and state of the locality ; their business was injured, and there 35 minutes. The height attained was about 19,300 feet, was no probability of the works being proceeded with. and at that elevation the temperature was 7 deg. Fahren- The Chairman said that the committee were most anxious heit, or 25 deg. below the freezing point. A second to proceed, but difficulties had come in the way which ascent is expected to take place in the course of the they could not control ; the committee could not do any : month. thing for them.—A letter: was read from M'Ciune and Loss OF LIFE BY FIRE.—The Plymouth Journal of Tamplin, calling attention to the necessity of some larger Thursday says :—" 'We regret to have to state that, about cranes at the north docks ;it was referred to the harbour- h a lf .past two this morning, a fire broke out in a house master's committee. The Chairma n su gg est e d that yes- situate in Vauxhall-place, Vauxhall -street, whereby three sels might go into the Sandon Dock, where there was a persons were burnt to death. It appears that Mr. Bing -50-ton crane.—The Chairman intimated that it was about don, who is a brickmnker, was at work at some distance, the time when they made their annual excursion to exa- and his wife went to bed, leaving the candle burning. It mine the telegraph stations, &c. Considering the con- is supposed that the candle by some accident caught the nection between the dock committee and the corporate bed-clothes, and set them on fire, which soon spread over estate, he thought it would only be an act of courtesy to the room. Airs. Blagdon and her two children (a boy and invite the members of council to accompany them.—The a girl) were in bed together, and, when the policeman suggestion met with unanimous approval, and it was went into the room, the woman was lying partly out of agreed they should proceed as far as Puffin Island, return. bed, as if she had made an effort to get out of the room, ing the same day. The day fixed was Thursday next, th e and the smoke overpowering her strength, she fell back usual weekly meeting to be adjourned to the following suffocated. The woman is 33 years of age, the boy three day. The 4412631 business was then Preclede4 witil • years old, and the infant twelve months old. LINCOLNSHIRE.—The Protectionists of this important county having achieved an unprecedented triumph in the return of the whole of the thirteen county and borough members on Protectionist principles ; some gentlemen at Boston have had a medal struck in commemoration of the event. It is a very beautiful work of art ; the obverse bears an appropriate inscription, and the arms of the four county members, quartered on a shield ; and the reverse bears an inscription stating the reason of the medal being struck, and the names of the thirteen members. The election of [852 is the first occasion since 1688, in which Lincolnshire (especially the north division) has freed itself from Liberal domination. TREMENDOUS THUNDERSTORM.—On Tlesday night the metropolis was visited by a terrible storm of thunder and lightning. About 20 minutes before 12 o'clock a frightful clap of thunder burst over the city, st as to rouse those w ho were asleep, and to cause the greatest consternation among those awake or in the street. The shock over St. Bartholomew's-close, London, was so great that people rushed out of their houses in dismay, each ex pecting that their neighbour's house was down or that the old church had fallen. The shock was so tremendous that the very houses vibrated as though by a shock of earth quake, and to an extent to alto. the action of the clocks. There is very little doubt that an aerolite fell in the vicinity of the church, for, as Mrs, Smith, the wife of an artificial flower-stamp maker, in Cloth fair, adjoining the church, was closing the window, she was struck back, and was rendered almost senseless by the sulphuric vapour. The storm, as respects London, appears to have extended its fury over this spot, as soon after, the peals of thunder and lightning gradually diminished. THE LA PLATA left Southampton, on Tuesday, with the West Indian and Pacific mails. She had on board 1,380 tons of coal:, the largest quantity of fuel perhaps ever taken on board a steamer, It is estimated that the coal of the West India Company used at home and I stations avera ,, -- a ton- Foreign aces 305. .. Some idea may be formed from this of the enormous expense of working a monster steamer, as the cost of fuel of the La Plata on her voyage from Southampton to St. Thomas will scarcely be less than £2.000. Mr. Napier, the maker of the engines of the La Piata, has offered to wager £5,000 that she will make the voyage to St. Thomas in twelve days. and that her engine power is sufficient to take her there in ten days. The distance between Southampton and St. Tho mas is near 3.700 miles, which is 700 miles farther than the distance between Liverpool and New York. The engines of the La Plata register the revolutions of the paddle-wheels on a disc similar to that on a gas meter. Opposite to the disc a timepiece is placed to show the cele rity of the revolutions. HORRIBLE MUTILATION AND DEATH.—Otte Of the most dreadful cases of mutilation and death ever recorded has occurred in Leeds. It appears that on Saturday last a man named Thomas Nicholson, aged 48. an engineman at the brewery of Messrs. Spenr, was tending the machine for grinding malt-. During the nrorning he was missed for two hours; it was not, homever, snpposed that any thing was amiss until a person entering the grinding room (where deceased had been employed alone), observed a Portion of Nicholson's body whirling round the shaft, and the room like a slaughter-house. The machine was as speedily as possible stopped. It was then found that both Nicholson's feet had been cut off, that his left arm was torn from the body by the shoulder joint, and that his right arm, legs, and body were frightfully mangled. It is unnecessary to add that he was quite dead, and had been so for some time, it being probable that the mutila ted remains had been whirling round the shaft for two hours. It is supposed he had been caught by the jacket and got amongst the machinery. PLATE ROBBERY. A FRUIT OF THE BETTING OFFICES. —At Marylebone police office, London, on Monday, John Hoilingshed was charged with having stolen a quantity of silver plate, of the value of £l3O. the Property of his master, James Tilyer Blunt, Esq., of No. 3, Dorset-square. The prosecutor, who had made an arrangement to look over his plate on Saturday, previous to his going out of town, found, on the afternoon of that day, that the prisoner had absconded, and immediately after missed his plate. The prisoner subsequently gave himself up to a police constable at Hammersmith, ac knowledging the robbery. Fourteen pawnbrokers were in attendance, bringing with them the articles upon which they had advanced money to the prisoner. The property consisted of massive spoons, forks, ladles, candlesticks, waiters, &c., the whole of which was identified by the prosecutor as being his property. The prisoner expressed great contrition, and it was intimated that he would be committed for trial. While the prisoner was being con veyed from Hammersmith to Molyneux station-house he told the officer, who did not, however, state it in his evidence before the magistrate, that betting upon races had brought him into all this trouble. CURIOSITIES OF PARLIAMENT.—MT. DOd'9 Parlia mentary Companion reveals many curious facts respecting the composition of the new House of Commons. It might be expected that untitled squires, large landed proprietors, and persons of independent fortune would form the bulk of the assembly ; but so far from this being the case, there are only 154 persons who can be strictly referred to such a category. The number of individuals who possess some sort of title is, however, considerable, and many of these are also persons of fortune : thus the baronets amount to 66, and the sons of peers to 106, while there are only three city knights. The pervading element proceeds from the professional and mercantile classes ; and amongst them the lawyers have secured a lion's share. There is the large number of 101 barristers and 18 attorneys returned. Of merchants, manufacturers, and wholesale dealers, there are 29, and to these classes may also be added 20 bankers and 2 brewers ; while of occupations more sparingly represented we may mention 1 architect,_ James Bell ; 1 builder, William Cubitt ; 3 engineers, Messrs. Locke, Stephenson, and Peto ; three medical men, Messrs. Hume, Brady. and Michel. An exact estimate can scarcely be formed of the railway in fluence, but 11 magnates of that interest are certainly present in the persons of Messrs. Glyn, Hudson, Wad dington, Laing, M'Gregor, Chaplin, H. Browne, Cobbold, Coffin, Hawkins, Stephenson, and Ricardo. Smaller directors and endless shareholders will be found among all classes in the House. The army is fully represented by 67 of its members. while the navy can only count 13. The Irish perrs present in the Lower House are Earl Annesley, Viscounts Barrington, Galway, Monek, and Palmerston, and Lord Hotham, who constitute a. clear addition to the representative Peers sitting in the House of Lords. THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD FIELDS.—The Prince of Wales has arrived off the Wight.. with 35.000 ounces of gold, worth in this market £140,000. The dates from Sydney by this arrival extend to the 9th May. The Duchess of Northumberland had sailed with 4.594 ounces on the 23d April, and the Johnstone with 9,099 ounces on the 6th May. With reference to the actual yield of the Australian gold fields during the year, (twelve months having just expired since the first discovery of the precious metal in those colonies,) the Sydney Morning Herald affords - the following valuable statement : ounces. Exported from Sydney to the Bth May.. 393,794 Estimated to he now lying in harbour .. 50,000 Estimated in banks and private hands in town Estimated at mines 40,000 20,000 Making a total of ........ 503,794 From which deduct the amount received from Victoria. 148,061 Leaves thA production of New South Wales for the, year at .. Exported from Melbourne to 23d April.. G 68,682 Estimated in banks and private hands at that port .. Estimated at the mines 50,000 50,000 768,68:i Making the total produce of the two'colonies in the twelve months.. . . Taken at its intrinsic value of £4 per ounce, we have•here an aggregate of £4,497,660. According to the last ac counts, £311,000 worth of the precious metal had arrived at Adelaide by overland escort from the Mount Alexander diggings; so that we have a grand total of full 4,800,000 sterling as the result of the first year's operations, con ducted, as is well known, under great disadvantages. The sale of licenses in New South Wales up to the end of March had produced £46,171, and in Victoria £74,079. The escort fees in the former province for the same pe riod amounted to £4,310; and in the latter, £8,124. — Daily News. Tent HARVEST.—We learn from a correspondent, who has this week visited the large agricultural district of East Glocestershire, West Worcestershire, and Herefordshire, the prospects of the harvest in that district. The crops are generally very heavy, and, although there is a good deal of wheat partially spoilt by mildew and spirting, which will cause some of the samples to be inferior in quality, there is reason to believe that the harvest will be an average one, and that, while there will be some wheat spoilt, the loss to the farmer will be remedied by the slightly increased value of the residue. Should the weather, however, prove wet again, the farmers must suffer, as the wheat will then be very inferior, and the foreigner will come in and successfully compete with the home grower. There is one peculiar feature in the pre sent harvest worthy of note, i.e., a general want of labour. For the last half-century there has not been so great a scarcity of labour as at the present time, and the labour ers are doing better than at any time within remembrance. The cost of reaping per acre in Worcestershire has hitherto been 7s. 6d. to Bs. 6d. an acre, and at the commencement of harvest operations this year that price was given. It was soon found, however, that men were not to be had; that, from some cause or other, those who usually visited the agricultural districts at this season to assist in har vesting failed in making their annual appearance. The result is that labour is greatly enhanced in value, and farmers in some parts of Worcestershire are at this mo ment giving from 12s. to 21s. per acre for reaping, while many cannot get help at any price, and are obliged to suspend harvesting operations, while the ripened corn is dropping from the stalks. The weather maintains its stormy character. There was another terrific thunder. storm, with deinees of rain, on Tuesday evening along the chain of the Malvern-hills forming the division of the counties Worcester, Hereford, and Glocester. At New ham, in the lower part of Glocestershire, a woman was killed by the lightning. At Newent, in the same district, the rain carried the soil from some meadows in an ava lanche into the ternpike-road, blocking it up and render ing it impassable. At Malvern Wells the rain descended in sheets, flooding the roads as a river, and forming a channel through ploughed fields. Houses were flooded, and much damage was done. At Great Malvern the rain filled the cellars, stables, Sze., and, pouring into the churchyard at the foot of the hill, carried soil and silt in to the church, the water entering at the north door and running through the whole length of the beautiful abbey church into the chancel. Thunder -storms were also fly- I ing about next day (Wednesday).—Times. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AN ADMIRABLE EATEDY Fon BILIOUS COMPLAINTS AND INDIGEST - .—The efficacy 50 of these invaluable pills in the cur" of bile, indigesti on , flatulency, sick headache, ner/ usness, and debilitated constitutions, is so thorougltl established in almost every Part of the world, that tho(now stand pre-eminent as the ev e finest medidine ever k dwn for these compl a i n t s , an d may be taken by person f all ages, and in ever y c li ma t e . They invigorate e body, strengthen the faculties of the mind, increas ie appetite, and purify the blood. Those who suffer f m disease brought on by sedentary occupa tions ma ely on these pills giving immediate relief, and a certa . restoration to good health, and, directed should write to the poo deferred.—A letter was read from the asking certain questions relative to the cl- -law board erred tif ion of 1., of the medic which was d officers, the cons next week.—A committee was appointed for the purpose of visiting the paupers belong- inc to the t aster an L lunatic asylum ITTLITT A.NCASHIR ,—Oa Aronday I lieutenancy of Lancashire for the purpose of tal carry into effect'the Militia Bill, and of adopting ant of men to be furnished' Mite], Presto meetin TAE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1852. Ls committed suicid She had not been married two ye RTLAND, ourite on the London stage, having been asso aldi, was killed on Monday e scaffolding in Westminst ith Gri :ernoon b the falling of sor FIFTY Boys of the Llndon " Shoeblack Brigade" had I, .y —a trip to Erith, with a feast of pies, treat on Tu bare a banner et cake, and other delicacies mounted by two brushes and a blacking bottle containing a bunch of -flowers EIGER NUMBRIt OF VESSELS arr!ved i e Thames on Ta, sday than h 1r some years, •egate to been known to come up in one d rCeCLICIA ‘J :ustom-house no fewer than 2 rage of which e avingbeen entered inwards at the c. THE SHOCt OF been felt at Liske, bond, on Wednes N E A RTH QU A 1, in Cornwal 11, and the neighho. _Jay week. At Webb's Hotel, in Lis _ g reat was the trembling that it was at first ima ed that some of the casks in the cellar had fallen ; and was experienced for n or 16 miles round. ne vibration was f A LCCKY PrRCBASE.-31r. Saunders, of the Leopard public-house, Bristol, had the good fortune, some little while ago, to purchase a large picture in the neighbourhood - The subject of the painting is " Diana taking surprise," and in the opinion of some of her Nymphs the best connoisseurs who have seen it, it is one of the finest of Vandyke's paintings, and is probably worili some thousands of pounds. ;ST GLOT) RSIIIRE ELECTION RIOTS s charged with being concerned in No ewer than idge.gate we been corn- mitted for tri Gloucester ittl by the magistrates. They were sent to the mail train on Wednesday, escorted by armed with cutlasses. In addition to riot ye of the prisoners are charged with high- 62 policemen, assau! t, robbery SNAKE.—On Thursday, the sth instant and Riley, landlord of the " Horse . and Groom,' DMITING .Lows-hill, near Ilkeston, who has been ill for several ears, without deriving any benefit from the efforts of medical gentlemen who haveattended him, vomited a snake eight or nine inches long, since which time he has onsiderably better, and is in hopes of recovering.— iirrettry. been c THE REnit'NERATION OF A VOCATAST. During the trial of John Fawell, for highway robbery, in this town, a curious piece of information came into possession of the 'it. The prosecutor, Thomas Weirlon, who was robbed s. 64. on his way home on a Sunday morning, described 'Mist, singing at " free and easies" at the rate of a penny per pint on all the - ale that was drunk by the customers.—York Herald. of 6 himself as a voc Sovrttaiumnx.—On Tuesday, at noon. a fearful ac cident happened in the docks. A party of 27 men, work on board the West India mail steamer Orinoco. hed off from the vessel on the' lat-bottomed stage used ers for the outside work in connexion with these le stave turned over, and the whole party sed before assistance could he rendered. were Th in;. 'e men were drowned, and ethers are said to be miss. The men were going to their dinner at the time. A DANGEROUS PRIZE.—eno day last week, as two little boys from the village of Dodmill were strolling aver Blyth-moor, one of them caught a heron, with which he eagerly ran to his companion to show him the prize. He had no sooner, however, placed the'bird on the ground than it drove its bill into one of the other b ;y 7 s eyes, which it pecked quite out. The surgeon who examined the wound says it is a matter of surprise that the bill of the bird did not pierce the poor little fellow's brain.— Tfelso Chronicle. THE POST-OFFICE.—Tn consequence of the recent ex traordinary increase of duty at the Post-offiGe, in St. Martin's-le-Grand, the messengers in the Inland Office, upon the middle scale of wages, have received notification from the Postmaster-General, of the intention of the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury to increase their salaries. A considerable number of additional messengers are also to be appointed, at £65 per annum. Some of the senior men in the London District Offim have been informed also that a slight incease is to be made in their weekly pay. TRUTH STRANGER TITAN FICTION.—In , our obituary last week we announced the death of a gentleman—Chas. Thos. Parker, E.g., of Pool Hullock—to which we would append "a short and simple annal." Thirty years ago he had' his nativity cast that he would die on the Bth of June or the Bth of August, 182. The avenger's arm was staved upon the first day's date, but the second prognostication was solemnly verified, as we recorded his death on the Bth instant, adding one to many other singular coincidences of prophecies fulfilled.— -Hereford Journal. A COMMITTEE is about to be formed of naval and ship wright officers to visit the steam mails of the mercantile marine with the view of ascertaining how many end what .description of guns they can carry, and of providing the necessary armament in the event of their service being re quired. There can be no doubt that the steam fleets of the Peninsular and Oriental, the RoyarMail, the North American, and the Government Screw Companies could furnish such a force of ships equal to carry an arma ment that would render them most formidable in the event of war. ROBBERY BY A BANKER'S CLERK.—At the Central Criminal Court, .on Wednesday, Frederick Hoare, 26, a well-dressed young man, pleaded guilty to a charge of robbing his employers, Messrs. Roberts, Curtis, and Co., of money to a very considerable amount. Mr. Justice Talfourd sentenced him to ten years' transportation. The defalcations of the prisoner were to be attributed to the temptation afforded by the betting-offices that had recently sprung up in the metropolis, and to his playing at cards. It was stated that the prisoner had plundered the firm to the amount of £lOOO. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHS IN INDIA.—The East India. Company have just determined to establish a very exten sive system of electric telegraphs in India, under the superintendence of Dr. W. B. O'Shaughnessy, of their medical establishment. It is intended to connect Cal cutta, Agra, Lahore, Bombay, and Madras, and as many of the principal towns and stations as can he embraced in the routes between those places. 'The distance to be traversed is upwards of :3000 miles, and it is intended to proceed with such expedition in its .construction that its completion may be expected beforethree years from the present time. AT BOW-STREET POLICE-CounT,londonon Tuesday, Lord Frankfort was ordered to enter into his own re cognizances in £5OO, and find two sureties of £2OO each, to appear at the Criminal Court and answer the charge of circulating defamatory and scandalous libels against Lord Henry Gordon Lennox. Mr. Dearsley,lor the defendant, expressed his wonder at the serious treatment of so self evident a production of madness or insanity; but at the same time argued that there was no evidence to connect his client with their publication. Mr- Henry thought dif ferently, however, and committed the noble lord, but ac cepting bail as stated above. MR. RICIIAUD SILL, a solicitor, stated to be in a re spectable way of business, was found guilty on Tuesday at the Central Criminal Court, London, of obtaining bills of exchange for several hundreds of pounds from Henry Broome, under various pretences of obtaining the re lease of his brother, Johnny Broome, the pugilist, from the consequences of his connection with the cele brated card cheating case at Brighton. Among other statements made to the prosecutor by Sill, was that ho had an interview with the Secretary of State, and had influence enough to prevent his brother being prosecuted. Mr. Secretary Walpole was put in the witness box to deny all knowledge of the prisoner. Sentence deferred. SIIOCRING MURDER IN SHUFIELD.—On Wednesday CHESHIRE AND WALES. lAN DP -Oa Tuesday, the body of a tinplate as Stewart, who resided worker, named Tn SeacOmbe was found floating in the B lenhead Dock CLkIIGHTON. — On Sunday evening week a sermon was preached at Christ Church, Claughton, by the Rev. Wm. Ciementson, M.A., after which a collection in aid of the Sunday schools attached to the said church was made, amounting to £l7 lls. 3d. 111 R. G. FRA 'c, of Chester, corn le on M y night o in the River Dee, which runs close Mr. Franks has been for some weeks by his own -garden week endin lug. 15. 1852.—Railway : Passenger 7d. ; goods, £660 124. 11d..--f. £3,294 Os &c., £473 6s. 11—Tota a decrease on the correspond also be d Rainhi Fels, & Passengers, p £4,427 19e. id., bein log week last yetir of £435 17s ArrAcK UPON Two SAILORS.—Three well-known des. peradoes, who for a length of time have infested Birken head, were brought before the magistrates on Thursday, on a charge of having assaulted and attempted to rob two seamen ; but as the seamen had to prcceed to sea, the prisoners were dealt with summarily, and committed to gaol for three montl THE PI !TON HALL EST. Bell W these I TE .—We understand that Mr. nt, Liverpool, has just disposed of s each splendid and anci CrOughton, and I' and are a We believe the price is e CHESTER REGAT' •ving. having an area of 1430 statute n two miles of the city of Chester. aivalent to thirty year TA.-A meeting was hold on Saturd evening week at the Hop-pole Inn, Chester, for the pur- pose of taking into consideration the preliminary arrange. ments for holding a regatta this season on the Dee. Mr. George Prichard was called to the chair, when it was resolved thar ^ " , eld on Tuesday, the tuber next 21st Sept. Pssary arrange a regatta should be 1 A committee for carr;ing out the nee.— rents was afterwards appointed. DEATH OF LADY DELAMERE.—We regret to announce the sudden death of the Right Hon. Lady Delamere, which took place at Vale Royal, in this county, early on Friday morning. Lady Delamere was the youngest daughter of Sir Watkin Wynn, of Wynnstay, fourth ba ronet, and consequently aunt of the present Sir W. W. - Wynn. By hEr ladyship's death a numerous circle of the aristocracy will be placed in mourning, and the imme diate neighbourhood of Vale Royal will long feel her loss. —Chester Chronicle. CAR.NAIWON.—The Rev. W. R. Whittingharn, D.D., Bishop of BaltinKre, U.S.A., has been making a brief stay in this town, and has taken a great interest in the Church educational establishments belonging to the place. On Sunday last he attended the large English Sunday School, and delivered an impressive address to teachers and scholars. it is delightful to see the prelates of our church, thus divesting themselves as it were of the epis copal purple and taking hold of the pastoral staff, endea in earnest to fulfil that chars e of our Saviour— lambs."—North Wales Chronicle. vourin BIRKENHEAD MODEL YACHT CLUB.—On Saturd iiing match for the second-class yachts of the a the attractions of the Rock Ferry regatta, was very nu merously and respectably attended. The following yacht! started, on the signal being given by the commodore, Mr. n Laird, about hail-past two o'clock :—lncon stant, Mr. J. A Clarke, owner; White Mouse, Mr. John Holme, owner ; Falcon, Mr. W. H. Higgin, owner ; Susan, Mr. H. R. Robertson, owner; Ganymede, Mr. W. Aspinall, owner ; Rattlesnake, Mr. G. H. Robertson, owner ; Chieftain, Mr. W. Aspinall, owner; Phcebe, Mr. G. Moss, owner; Midge, Mr. G. Moss, owner ; Will Watch, Mr. J. Watkins, owner. The first heat, after a capital race, was won by the Chieftain, the Will Watch second, the Falcon third, and Susan fourth. The second heat was won by the Phoebe, with the Falcon second, and Ganymedo third. The concluding heat, between the Chieftain and Phcebe, was won by the latter is good style. The performances of the yachts gave ge neral satisfaction. ROYAL ROCK FERRY REGATTA.—On Saturday the annual Royal Rock Ferry regatta took place on the Mer sey. The sports of the day were to have commenced at two o'clock, but, in consequence of the Great Britain being about to get under weigh at that time, the first race did not take place until half-past two. The first race was a sailing match for river gigs ; coarse from Rock Ferry round the second Magazine boat and back. First prize, ; second ditto, £l. Nine gigs started, and a very fine race followed, the Magnet leading for some time, but she was afterwards passed by most of the other boats. The race was won by the Elizabeth, the Perseverance being a good second, and the other gigs being well up. The row ing match for £lO, between two boats belonging to gen tlemen at the ferry ; course, from Rock Ferry round flag boat moored betweenNewFerryand Bwn borough-pool and back, WES won, after a capital race, by Mr. Foster's Ariel, beating Mr. Knight's Ada. A sailing match for shrimping boats was won by the Jane, the Mary being well up as second. The Happy Return won a prize given for the beaten boats. The rowing match for four-oar river gigs, from the ferry round a flog-boat beyond New Ferry, the first prize being £5, second ditto £2, was won by the Nettle, the Gertrude winning the second prize. The fish women's rowing match, in four-oared gigs, was won by the Parkgate crew, in the Little Cockle, beating the Neston crew, in the Little Shrimp. This race, which was well contested, excited much interest, the "fair" competitors being fancifully attired in white rowing dresses, profusely decorated with flowers. The last race was a sculling match for river gigs, for prizes of £1 and 10s. The first prize was won by the Gertrude, the second by the Margaret. This terminated the sports of the day, which passed off remark ably well, and gave general satisfaction. In the evening a ball took place at the Royal Rock Ferry Hotel, which was numerously attended. ELECTION OF BIRKENHEAD DOCK TRUSTERS.—On Wednesday a meeting of bondholders was held, at Bir kenhead, to elect six dock trustees, in place of those who retire by rotation. Mr. AV. Ellis, the chairman of the trustees, presided. The meeting was well attended, and the proceedines occupied several hours ; the principal points in dispute being the plans of the rival engineers, Mr. Abernethy and Mr. Rendel. After some remarks by the chairman, in which he regretted the present unfortu nate state of their affairs, Mr.'Goldschmidt insistel upon the necessity of a thorough change in the governing body, and the necessity of carrying out Mr. Rendel's plan, as far as practicable, as the only one which would be ulti mately advantageous for the general prosperity of the un dertaking. Mr. Tyrell, of London, hoped that the bond holders elected would carry out such works as would best promote the interests of the undertaking. Mr. Bailey said that, if the new trustees carried out Mr. Rendel's original plan, £500,000 would be required, because the engineer had stated that they must be finished as a whole or not at all. otherwise they would be useless.—Mr. S. Holme, at great length, dwelt upon the necessity of a change in the personnel of the trustees, who had, by their squabbles, wasted so much money, and made their valu able property almost useless. He argued that the wisest course would be to adopt Mr. Rendel's plan, either modified according to circumstances, or in its integrity ; and that, instead of wasting eiehteen months of valuable time, and many thousands of pounds, in useless parliamentary squabbles, the trustees should agree upon some definite plan of action, which would bring their property into productive utility, After some remarks from Mr. Drake, Mr. Penny, and other gentlemen, Mr. Hull said the trustees had carried on their works to the best of their ability, and were not liable to the charges made against them. They had made arrangements in regard to the property they possessed with a view to have the works carried out. The agree ment with the Shrewsbury and Chester railway company was, that the company should have 40,000 yards of land for a station at the docks, paving a chief rent for it. The first year they were to have it rent free ; afterwards they were to pay 6d. a yard for three years; . it would then be increased at stated periods to Is. and Is. 3d. per yard, till the annual rental reached £2,500 per annum, a sum which represented a large amount of capital, according to the state of the money market. It would be an immediate revenue. It was more than the dock committee offered by fifty or sixty per cent. After some further remarks from Mr. Holm°, Mr. Robertson, &c., Mr. Abernethy energetically defended his conduct as engineer of the docks at present. Most of the trusties and dock commissioners had agreed to his plans lately brought before parliament, and he thought that, if they expended half a million to complete the original plan of ISI4, they would have an area to accommodate half the trade of the port ; but would the trade come ? The true policy would be to meet exist ing demands, and, as trade increased, to extend their operetione. After a further diseumaion the following gentlemen were elected :—Sir J. L. Goldschmidt, Bart., Mr. S. Holme, Mr. Andrew Henderson, Mr. Lionel Ames, Mr. A. W. Fowles, and the Rev. Wm. Hawks. A special meeting of the Birkenhead commissioners was ' held in the evening, when Messrs. J. H. Greene, G. Rae, Cook, and Curry, were elected dock trustees. HORTICULTURE. OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK Stove, Conservatory, 4.e.—ln all well-regulated places the painting, whitewashing, and repairing of the plant houses is now the chief business, and in several which we have lately visited this work is being done more thoroughly than usual,—this, we believe, is the best policy. Where a few liliums have been retarded, they will be found very useful in decorating the conservatory. Flower Garden.—Where a display of annuals is looked for, it is a good plan at this and transfer those seed season to go over the beds gs, which have grown from self- sown seeds, into small pots, to be at during the winter, and turne 1 make large and strong pla longer than those seedlings ma 1 in a cold frame They out in the spring and will flower much Many 3 in the ordinary way found of v DM biennials and perennials which should be transferred to a reserve bed, and planted Kitchell Garden.-7 °tato crop being in this neig ANNIVERSARY OF THE VERPOOL CHURCH SCHOOLMASTERS About masters this town mutual in of the clerg the formati )1 Church Sc On Friday rsary of the ASSOCIATION e mouths ago efforts were made by th e numerous Church of England Schools in s into an on for t wined, and the result was a society-, under the title of the of the t Association Ts, the na s of nearly of the . town and its vicinit It the members , brated the first anni ety by a trip to East• Do of Mem so, ensure lhanced by the distinct views obtai scenery, and of the various sp s of marine a including three of tl namely, the screw steamer Great Britain, for Oust the Arctic, of the Collins' line, and the America, ( steam-vessels in the v Cunard line, sat down to dinner n liberal siv lity, provide Nieholl's well and included the delicacies of the bourhood a failure, it is necessary to be particular in planting the spare ground 1 tiles, as brocoli, kale cab'; ith all sorts of winter vegeta- lettuce, & , and so►ne spinach. Earth up ce ry when the soil is dry, and so% winter onions LLANF Apple llfarmalarle.—Peel and core two pounds s acid apples and put them into an enamelled sane , tf• one pia of sweet cider, or half a pint of pure wine, one pound of crushed sugar, an(l heat three hours, or lon- - and then through a sieve an with th . ernl ger, until th e f ru i t i s very soft,s it first through a co l ander and then If not sufficiently sweet, add powdered sugar to suit your taste, and put away in jars made air tight by a piece of wet bladder. It is delicious when eaten with milk, and still better with cream,—American Gar *nen.' Chronicle. The attenda'ncewst pie justice to. The chair ices, of the Church of &Wand Is street ; and Mr. Snape, or i-i); Bs VICe- , and the repast chine dby Mr. J )rthiSchoois, Bond- ;e-hill schools, acted vnoroic i After the gas order that the tables might be cleared, and while som led in the extensive . grounds attached t o th e h ote skill on the bowling green. others trie On re-as osing the first toast, math 1 the ocea on which had c 1 them togethe They had me celebrate the first anniversary of their assoc he looke .sure upon the syrnpatheti aged throughout the bod the CEIAIitmAN (Mr. Bowes) beforo with ve feeling which of their profession by such opportunities of social , course As a proof of the advantages of fellowship in L. Pursuit of all good works, they had the example of our Blessed Lord before them, who sent out His disciples by twos, because He, who knew our human frailties and ,uld be eneour feelings, was we] ware that a solitary spirit might droop and sink,while, if cheered bvcompanionshipand sympathy, Mme elastic. They were all engaged - in a great —the right training of the children of their poorer fellow-countrymen—children who, for the most part. it would be receive no home e who are nurse, too fr, amidst associations of rse vulgarity, if not positive crime; who lire in unhealthy . courts, orned to sights and sounds of which those present needed no reminding. Their work, then, was to exalt the character and refine the sympathies of these poor children, to induce in them a taste for reading and think ing, and to lead them into habits of cleanliness and order, providence. and industry—abore all, habits of virtue and religion. What a task of grandeur and peril was theirs ! Yet they were apt to complain that they had not a proper position in society. If that were true, they themselves possessed the remedy. Let each of them endeavour to rise the character of the profession by raising his own 'v could not, perhaps, force respect from the-- and are or demand a court eous d em e anour ; but by a s long .arse of duty conscientiously performed, by conduct which even calumny could not impur,n, and by the prac- ce v► I.lllUSLeintillUIIS piety, Wild manifested itself not profession but in practice, they could deserve both. means they would raise the status of the school -east have the satisfaction_of knowing that master, or at it bad not been lowered by any deed of theirs. Mr. Bowes concluded by proposing the health of " The Queen, whom God preserve." The toast having been received with the usual loyal honours, the CHAIRMAN next proposed " Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal Family," which was also drunk with enthusiasm. Mr. BAKER, of St. Luke's Schools, in appropriate terms, proposed " The Church," coupling with it " The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese." The VICE.CEIAIRMA!*7 then rose and said that the toast he was about to propose was one which he was sure would come home to the feelings of all present, as it embraced the names of those who exercised the most influence over the present system of education. It was "The Committee of Council on Education," with which he would couple the name of the Rev. Nir. J. Kennedy, the inspector of schools for this district. It was a good thing, he thought, that its great power was controlled by its responsibility to Parliament ; but it was objectionable that its consitu tint' should be liable to such fluctuations in consequence of political changes, and it would be bette r if it was on a more consolidated basis. An outcry had been raised against the Committee on Education, because it had failed in one or two instances in accomplishing all that had been expected of it ; but it must he remembered that, as a new scheme, it was liable to imperfections ; and then, too, there was not a sufficient sum placed at its disposal to carry out all its objects pro perly. On this point the opinion of the Rev. W. J. Kennedy was worth recording. The rev. gentleman said that the three great wants of schools at the present day were—" Money, money, money." (Hear.) The speaker then referred to the want of a greater number of inspec tors, and a more thorough examination of the schools. The schoolmasters were not afraid of examinations ; they courted inquiry, so that if there was anything not altoge ther in accordance with the system, it might be pointed to them. The speaker then alluded, in eulogistic- to the Rev. W. J. Kennedy, who at all times sympathised with the teachers' difficulties, and was anxious to increase their salaries and elevate their posi tion, and bore kind testimony to their faithfulness and zeal. He had also conferred a great benefit on them by giving them one of the best schemes for religious exami nations. (Hear, hear.) To the committee of council they were much indebted for their prompt response to the memorial forwarded by the association respecting the delay which had taken place in reporting on the examina tions of pupil teachers, and for their gift of minutes. Mr. W. CLARK, of the Cornwallis-street Schools, pro posed "The Female Teachers of Liverpool." A great movement had been made to educate the females amongst the lower classes. It had long been a stain upon England, that while her sons were bold, brave, noble, and sought for useful learning, her daughters had been in a great measure neglected in those branches of education which would make them real helpmates to the sons of industry and toil. It became us, at this epoch in the history of literature, to make them conversant with the higher branches of education. At the same time it must not be forgotten that, to educate them aright for England's future good, their husbands' happiness, and to make them kind, careful, cleanly, and judicious wives and mothers, they must also be trained in habits of industry andreligion. In conclusion, he would call upon all present to join heartily with him in drinking the health of the "Female Teachers." The toast was enthusiastically responded to. Mr. A. BOARDMAN, of St. Paul's Schools, Prince's park, proposed " The Liverpool Church Schoolmasters' Association," which had been the means of bringing together, in terms of friendship and cordiality, the church schoolmasters of the town and vicinity, who were previ ously isolated, indeed almost unknown to one another. Such associations, if conducted with zeal, intelligence, and unanimity, would give the members of the profession an opportunity of expressing their sentiments, and bene fiting by each other's experience. At present the schoolmaster's voice was silent when the great question of elementary education was under discussion. This ought not to he the case : the church schoolmaster should make a most decided protest against any measure in which (as in the bill introduced into the House of Commons by Mr. Fox) sound scriptural education—the basis not only of all true knowledge, but also of all correct principle and action—is made of secondary importance. (Hear, hear.) It had been proposed to make these :hoots free ; but expe rience proved that those children who came gratuitously were the most irregular in their attendance : besides which, a vast amount of money would be absolutely sub tracted from the educational funds of the country, and applied in many cases, it is feared, to a much worse pur pose. Association, then, would enable the profession to speak unitedly on this great question alto, and the expe rience of a large number of men, daily engaged in educa tion, would receive the attention it deserved. (Hear, hear.) The speake r conc l u d e d b y express i ng a hope that the clergy of Liverpool, who had always shown themselves anxious for the welfare of the schoolmaster, would kindly extend their patronage to the Li v erpo o l hurch School ' Association. terms, masters Mr. WYNNE, of Christ Church Schools, proposed "The Non-members who bad honoured them with their presence." He hailed their being there as a pledge of their sympathy in this good cause, and hoped that the time was not far distant when they would swell the ranks and infuse new vigour into the operations of the association. Mr. ALDER, of St. Mark's Schools, proposed " The Officers and Committee of the Association for the past year," who, he felt sure, must be gratified to find that their labour had not been in vain, as the present pros perous state of the institution testified. He trusted that their successors would strive to equal, and, if possible, even to surpass them in their devotion to the cause of the associat ion. Mr. BALDOCK, of St. Augustine's Schools, proposed "The Authors of Papers rea d d ur i n g t h e past year, " and, in doing so, stated his conviction that, by devoting their time and abilities to the preparation of the valuable essays read at the meetings, they had contributed much to the attainment of the chief object of the association, namely, the improvement and edification of its members. fie called on all the friends of education present to give them the reward of their labours, in the shape of a hearty vote of thanks, which was carried by acclamation. The proceedings were enlivened by songs, glees, catches, close a t a a agreeable ea and rl y hour. pleasant &c., executed by different members of the company with considerable musical skill and taste. The whole of the manner, proceedings aad p w a s e s r e e d b off no ingh tto the mosta SHIPS' SIGNALS To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STRIVDARD —As the inventor of the " r now on board the Great h, which you give i t you will allow rilP 31atthews, 1 tru credit of to bapt, hese signals irs. Yours, KB.—Seeßeport of Trial House of ugust, 1852 STATUE AT LEEDS.—The public 1:latl. n 1 of the statue of the late Sir R. Peel took place at h o e n sh t i i p le C c e o n as ta t u c r i with the l regret 3tb. i t 4 h t a h t The vessel was THE SAID CENTAUR. the j.i) ta o a , u n t n C o l a u 2 p o n ta c i e n n ii to the pia named, and had made out the ig n during hung by the bows only she would e ' it carried her on to a reef near Ras-el hung but the Arabs came on board inPr:rbeaat s, compelled the crew to desist from their endea ,o extricate her, plundered the ship and all on board -,, r se ; and finally, it appears, set her on fire. !17 total otTam.i loss Salmon,of Muscat.t 'rue British Indian Government will not ~matted by the Bedouins to pass a fog at midgritltisof curreH As she ;t that allow this outrage cc