The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-11 00:00:00

bEOEMBER 11, 1855.1 LOCAL INTELLTGRNCE. I _22r Tuesday, th e Mayor entertained to dinner, at the Town :4; Mr. Justiceof the Wightman borough magistrates, the gentlemen -of the grand 341 9, and s evera l . ZPaRSCOT.—We understand that Mr. Arthur Ashworth, ulgest son of Mr.. John Ashworth of this town, has just of,allied his B.A. degree at Oxford, after a prosperous course three years' study at that University. 0s Wed nes d ay morning the bobbin-turning establishment . Mr. He nr y S m i t h , Hopwood-street, Preston, was burnt 7; everything on th e p rem i ses , i nc l u di ng t h e mac hi nery, mg consumed. ON Wednesday evening, a meeting of the Welsh inhabitants the north end of the town was held at the house of the 'ate Air. Cropper, in Netherfield-road North, on behalf of a Movement to establish some schools in that neighbourhood. j SHORTLY after seve n o ' c l oc k, on Th urs d ay n i g ht , a fi re ke out in a shed used by Messrs. Horsfall and Co. for b: r iug copper ore, at th e Toxteth Dock, but it was subdued fore the fire-brigade could reach the spot. Ort Wednesday evening last, about seven o'clock, Mr. Clark, corkcutter, Cable-street, was knocked down by a vehicle while „ er ,?ssiag at the bottom of L or d- s t ree t. H e rece i ve d severa l rAries, but not of a dangerous character, and is progressing f avourably. at ScREw-ScnooNEE, afternoon , Captain Kennedy, arrived this port on Thursday after a passage of nearly ',,Te months from Piraguna, in Peru. This vessel was fitted' by Lady Franklin, and sailed from Cowes about three "'Ars ago , in search of Sir John Franklin and his brave com ranions. l ll's evening, the Rev. Isaac Holme, chaplain and head master of the I n d us t r i a l S c h oo l s , w ill l ec t ure i n St. M ary ' s ehool-room for the Kirkdale Working Men's Reading-room 4,,„ (ll% frght School. His subject will be " Liverpool by Gaslight," 4,,"A w nr e advantages of early closing both to the physical -% mental constitution of the working class. AT the meeting of the Photographic Society, on Tuesday, t• Mercer read a paper on the preparation and proper mode ~,,eraploying chemicals in photography, the general action of '`uPhur, and the important part it plays in the painting of positive s . Some interesting facts, ill us t ra t e d by spec i mens , ere mentioned by different members relative, to the merits of -41 1 3 Ple's American albumen process. „exam) MURDER.—On Thursday afternoon, the attention Cpolice-olficer John Preston (419) was directed to the dead CY of a male child which was found in an ashpit, in Aber r-street. From an examination it appeared that the child t 74 been born alive, and death had been caused by congestion the lurgs.—An inquest was eld, and the jury returned a t of wilful murder against some person or persons un ()wt. b.CENSED VICTUALLERS' ASSOCIATION.—The annual re of the new and old committee of the Licensed Vic aliers' Association was celebrated on Wednesday, by a nner, at the New Brunswick Hotel, Clayton-squa r e, w h en lout thirty gentlemen sat down to a most sumptuous ban- Vet, comprising many of the finest delicacies of the season. sh"' G. W. Hunter, of the Two Li ons , Mill- s t ree t, occupied e ch a i r ; and Mr. E. Griffiths, of the Grapes Hotel, Lime tree, the vice-chair. 1:4 1 ' 11 Z MASTER MASONS.—The annual dinner of the master at e s t o,ris and builders of this town was served up on Tuesday, ee "le Durham Or, Brownlow-hill. Mr. George Bowers eh e aPied the chair, and Mr. Barker, of West Derby„thevice wir- Amongst "the tradesmen present were Messrs. Wells, e.llson, Thornton, Glaister, Yates, Tomkinson, J. Hook, Llargreaves Bueel, Nuttall, Woodward, of,Ruabon, Arthur toleee, die. 31 0 "'"' pvnataerTs - Or Troops.—The Niagara, Captain -Judkins, eed here, from Dublin, on Tuesday, bringing 'the Antrim Ivs Militia, - tomprising 22 officers and 672 men, on their t a3 :_ to the Aldershott encampment. In the afternoon she tl-Qtted tire'2nd Warwickshire Militia, who had arrived from he imp at Aldershott, and w h o are o n th e i r wa y t o th e en -oT...talent-et the Curragh of Kildare. The regiment consists a .,1 0 officers and 553 men. They were headed by their band, - „,7 1 accompanied to the place of embeagention'by large numbers -' 'spectators. ~.Tut -14 AT MANCH MICER.—The - factory operatives , 4 ,istrik e at Manchester are willing, it appears, to submit the Vlferences between themselves and their employers to arbitra- Zan. The fifth meeting of the 'turn=out " minders" and Piece's" was held on Wethiesday, :at 'which the following ' .e solutien w as carr i e d by acclamation:—" `That the mindersSll4 Plecers of :Manchester are prepared t o appo i nt three per::: olia -en their part, the masters to'be allowed to appoint three ners, each to appoint ter umpire; and that received ersons are ''° raeet and take the avage rate. Of ' , wages by the; loci, for the same quality of work and the same raw material, In the towns of Oldham and Ashton,. and we abide by it." Aecin_enr To . enE SCME:IV-STPiAMR. MAIL.—An reeeident ..ppeneo. to this ressel, wbich left:the North Wall, Dublin, on lionday evenin g last week, for.lAve-p. 001, laden with a large' cargo. and much live stock onboad.eoie 'in al. - Volvo e 'the Pigeon House she toOk the-groandaronntvbegnnerthern--sdsitof ;•t! e river, the weather %big very thick at the time. It was,. n:l expedient to lighten the - vessel, and a poetical of the t 9 was shifted into one of the river tugboats, when the too i k floated and returned to the:Korth Wall. The Thnes (Lc) ; tip the cargo of the Mail on ' boxrd, and proceeded clirect'to . tri fi e .tPool, on Tuesday- The.loss sustained by this aceident is . '41 4 , 1 ,eg. A few pigs .are-said to 'have been lost outof thelarge ;t l . O ber which were on board at the time of the veteel endin g .. fi ta S T AltruP r. Sessoma—Milliam Startup (lateof the firm of 4 1 4 . up and B r ow n ) summone d t wo bill -posters, Jordan , and leequanes, before the magistrates, on Weddesday, for posting 1 1 ,7, 1 , 8 en the wall enclosing an area at the back of the.Cuetom -4 "se• Mr. Startup proved tint lie had rented the fencing from r a g: 'son named 3lossit, sincethe 17th of November, at 'the spede of £1 per nionth. The complainaet said thet warted t (i an advertisement to the effect that if anybody tPost bills on tho s e p r e m i ses "th e y mus t app l y to M r. - Startup. ' also said that the board had been pulled down and , brcken cl osed by the bill-stickers. The defence was that the fendne il' e lesed a wheelwright's yard, and that none h a d a r i g ht to' l i s Pose of the outside of a fence but the occupier of the property. t• Wyb erg h sa id that - .Mr. Startup could m a k e a c l a i m 6 : a inst Mr. Mossit fo r th e money h e h a d pa i d as rent in "c'ther court. The summons was dismissed- OonNo Mfr's CHEISTI:LN ASSOC'IATION.-721e'second of 1 , 1 series of lectures in connex i on w. ith th e a b ove association 4Os delivered on Wednesday, at the Hope-hall, Hope-street, Professor Miller, of Edinburgh. Arr. Lawrence Ileyvvorth, ; 4 P-, occupied the chair, and there was a large and re s pe c t a bl e g ience. The chairman; in opening the proceedings; referred i l the grea t i ncrease i n the member o f such associations as that k r c ler whose auspices they were the: a met, and -said they had t v e at cause to be grateftil to the Al m i g ht y th a t th ey were b e i ng le L ahlished throughout the land, and also i n th e 'U n it e d-St a t es. s:Ofesso r Mill er then delivered am a interesting .lecture on • 444_tabour lightened not lost," which he viewed in a _temporal to religous aspect, claiming on beta elf of the working, classes I ;,° l *ter hours for daily tell, or Sat Urday half 'holiday mad a ;°llth's vacation annually, as essential to health and-the en tk"4la,ent of life. A vote of thanks n 'as passed to the lecturer, 4, 4 a similar compliment 'having be en paid to the chairman, e Proceedings terminated. e ta ,! l l '. MICHAEL'S CIWILCH AID SO( 'IETT.—On Thursday, a i ll ~gt, egational tea-party, in: id of th e above sooiety e was held 4, 141 e church school-rooms, Cornwallis-street. An excellent 4 a was provided by Mr. Milbourne, t end was partaken , of by er° ll ,t 700 persons. The Rev. Henry ( larpenterethe incumbent i th the church, occupied the chair, a rid the Rev. Dr.:Taylor, I Rev. Frederick Parryethe Rev. R. W. Wolseley,eand the th v. W. Ffolliott, curate of - fit. 3lichae l's, were also prese.nt on d r ! Platform. After t the reverend entlemen britily ad- Osed the company oath advantag es of such ,societies as Vt, on whose behalf they ;had then met, the Rev..R. W. alseley illustrating his remarks in advocacy of working; Y's associations by a reference to St. Silas'e,:and ..concluded la,:l. appeal on behalf . of the ragged :;chools. The proceed .tilb;,were enlivened at i ntervals with a everal pieces.of- , vocal "Di k 't, which were sung in a- creditable manner: y-the choir 'WI Michael's and a few members of the congregation. A 1 ftearistma s tree," also in aid of the society, was exhibited in ") B° groom by several ladies during the afternoon. FIRES. —On WedThesday.evening, shortly after seven O'clock, fire broke out in tiee eamen ea room of Mr. Postleth wa it e , eotton-broker, Exchatage-chamber, and in a few minutes an l lkine and a party of men were on the spot. Th e en g ine. r .r.. i nstantly got into operation r and played so successfully thatzin 14 t 1 ^9 short time the flames vereesubdued, and the possibility Of further b.t injury prevented.---LOn Thursday morning, a efire, 1 11 11 s-hat one time threatened to extend itself, broke out - in the rngstore connected witlithe extensive saw mills belonging to '4 B3 rs. .1. Masileol and Lie., Lower Harrington-street, Park. , lt, e e ngines from the south -station, some reels from Essex t:eeteand an engine from the central station, were quickly ~. th e , et a spet, and by the Alerts of the brigade the fire was inea ae." ee Le elime subdued. It was 'blowing half a gale from - the V o ulvest, and had it not been fartthe prompt exertions of de e are 'brigade, serious consequences might have resulted. 44-flell dance: from the West of England station was also in jneasieueleseLL TO THE REV. WILLIAM HATLCUS, MIVISTER TOXTURH CHAPEL.—On Tnesday, the last of a series of A lectures was delivered to the working men of the Mersey t,..,_el and Iron Works, by the Rev. W. ['Tereus, in the reading Vila connected with the works. The chair was occupied by la.: Clay. Esq„ manager to the company. The subject of the t rim was, -"ale working man ris i ng erv,the world." At the 4 e M °lay detailed several instances of the success of It o , t r. . .. te e 'aing men, more particularly as appertaining to the iron ii l oe. He then.thanked the lecturer on'behalf of the work erk,Men, for his kindness in delivering the interesting course th l ectures which :they had just heard oencluded, and said that k,e3r,_ could not part• with him on the present occasion without Se,„"ng him some mark of their heartfelt esteem;; .and he would le"' say that the lectures had been receired byworking t t „ e n, With very great -satisfaction. He felt it a pleasure in 14 g uering to him (Mr. Uarcus) a testimonial from those work k,_st men, and hoped he mould receive it as a mark of their eS t ieeling towards :hint. A deputation from them had 4:_ikel upon him, and proposed the matter; they ,had also "his advice as to the form the testimonial should take. li e ' l lt a family man himself, ;he had suggested that it .should tlnething not merely to look at and afford pleasure for the toCe present, but that it should be substantially usefed, and tO the same degree of pleasure in time to come. He (Mr. 40 had recommended what he considered to be the most "able, namely, a silver teapot. Mr. Clay presented the L. _ 4l otaial, and concluded by reiterating the sentiments of - ''tne in which he was sure they all joined, and expressed a 1 ?,,e that it would afford him pleasure in moments hereafter. 1. 1 4 following is a copy of the inscription, which was then .1114. men of to the Rev. William Hermes, by the work -4 delivering of the Mersey Steel and Iron Works, for his kindness ON, l e livering an interesting course of lectures to them. Liver la4e 4th December, 1855.' The Rev. W. Tlarcus, in tender kenis thanks said—l assure you when I came here to-night Ise t i: not expect' such a favour. When I began the course of e k ,,,res I had not the most distant idea of receiving any re feet'', except in doing you good and ministering to your corn ttec42l(l instruction. It affords me the highest satisfaction in n, r , - "ng this mark of your esteem for any service I may 'at I_ l 'endered, although it has been very imperfectly. s I hope Nti h ‘ostinionial will be handed down to my children through 1qi.;,1 generations, as a souvenir that I have rendered some t ee to the working men of the Mersey Steel and Iron ~.`4 , ke„'s • And to you sir (turning to the chairman), who have it h i Dart in those services, I feel very grateful, and I trust Ni„ntlire time to be able to come again amon g, you without :Pe ;_g the impression that I expect any further reward. I Ltlk 4 yad that when I expressed a hope in my lecture of meet j,enfe," again, I was not aware of the gift you intended to ti vitl; neon me, and I trust that promise will be fulfilled. e qe ' t 'ot further remark, I beg to return you my thanks for N. ` l :s' handsome testimonial with w_hich you have presented Illleh'l vote of thanks was moved to the chairman, and tip by acclamation. Mr. Clay briefly responded, and the l s hortly after separated, ANOTHER " NIGHT ATTACK" AT THE NORTH FORT.— On Thursday night, about eleven o'clock, the town was aroused by the booming of cannon, one report following ano ther in rapid succession for some time. The cause of this un usual summons in the dead of the night was to give the artillerymen stationed in the fort at the Huskisson Dock an opportunity of showing their agility in manning the guns in case of a sudden surprise, or "night attack." This is an ex cellent plan of teaching the gunners vigilance, but it is very disagreeable to those who retire to bed at an early hour. eunioslnEs PROM THE CRIMgA.—A collection of in teresting relics from the seat of war was brought to this port a few days since by the screw-steamers Meander and Egyptian, direct from Balaklava, consisting chiefly of arms, both Rus sian and Cossack trophies, accoutrements, &c., together with preserved ornithological and zoological specimens. Two very fine camels have also arrived by the same steamers. These useful and docile creatures were used during the late cam. pains by our commissariat, and also in the more melancholy duty of removing the wounded and dead heroes from the battle-field. The whole of this interesting collection is con signed to Mr. G. S. Tyhe, of this town. ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.—At the Police-court, on Friday, William Grand was charged with stealing lead from the house of Mr. Bradley, in Oldhall-street. About five o'clock in the morning, Mr. Bradley heard a noise on his roof, and, seeing the prisoner through the skylight, he fired a pistol at him to frighten him, and then called for the police. An officer imme diately entered the house, and caught the prisoner on the roof, with about 100 lbs. weight of lead rolled up. He was committed to gaol for three months ; but, on being taken down to the bridewell, he kicked the officers so severely that they brought him back, and charged him with an assault. The magistrate, for this, fined him £5, or three months' im prisonment in default of payment. ROBBERIES.—During the night of, the' 2nd instant, a bonded warehouse, belonging to Messrs. Barr and Codkhill, Lancelot's-hey, was entered by forcing the padlock of a ware house next door. The thieves then went on the roof by the jigger-light window, and from thence to the top of the above warehouse. They broke off the locks on the inside door, and emptied two packages of tea (about 20 lbs.) on the floor, and afterwards took about 12 lbs. of it.—During the night of the 4th, a quantity of sheet lead was stolen from the roof of Mr. Simon's rice -mills, in Burlington-street, by climbing up to the water-spout, and then over the wall.—During the week several children have been stripped in the north end of the town by women.—On the 4th inst. a gentleman was robbed of his lever watch in the neighbourhood of Brunswick-road. A DIFFICULTY REMOVED.—On Tuesday evening the deni zens of Limekiln-lane were alarmed by the screams of a woman, who stood, with clasped hands, opposite a house in that locality, and implored protection' for her child. A large crowd collected, and the excitement was intense, when the woman related that she had gone en an errand, leaving her home-door fastened, and the child asleep in a cradle, but on her return the door resisted her efforts to open it, and hence the cause of alarm. Four police-officers made their appear ance, and they proceeded with much ceremony to force open the door, when, lo! they found the child still sleeping, and on searching the house, great Was their disappointment and chagrin at discovering—nothing. The anxious crowd were sadly disappointed at this laughable denoulment of the affair, they expecting to see some murderous villains brought forth by the police. THE BURNIN4 o T'RE CoNSTITUTION. — This splendid packet-ship was burnt, on Wednesday last, in the river. She had arrived the preceding evening, and cast anchor in the Sloyne. The smoke 'was first observed about eight o'clock, a.m., issuing from the companion way of, the second cabin. Search was made to discover the locality 'of the fire, but in vain. The fire-engine of the vessel was immediately got to work, and all the hatches closed. A signal having been Made, the steam tenders Satellite and Jackal were alongside in twenty reinutes e and were quickly joined by the steam-tugs Sampson, Corratitution, Independent, and 'Queen. Ali these got their hose to bear on the fire, and poured in floe& of water with-half-past one p.m., but the fire could not be sub dued.; and then, as the last resort, the vessel was beached and scuttled. 'Nothing could exceed the teal and efforts of the captain, Officers, and crew ; and so reluctant were the men to abandon the deck, that all were in great danger, and one of them seriously burnt. When the alarm was first given, Mr. Bowman put off in a steamer, and continued der:dee the day to give encouragement and directien to the hands. AtbIDENT TO THE MARCO POLO.—Ou Thursday morning, as this vessel, bound for Melbourne, was being towed to sea, ~ when opposite the Sandon Dock, the hawsers which attached her , to two steam-tugs broke. it is supposed 'that this was owing to the heavy pull, the high.-sea and boisterous stale of the. weather, which wa s bl ow i ng a gale at the - time fro the NAV.. - She came in eentactwith the barque - Glasgow, which was somewhat injure::., and the Marco Polo, after drifting awhile, got aground; the aft portion swung - to and fro, and it . Was feared for some time 'that serious ielttry 'would follow. The most prompt exertions were made to get the ship off, but ;as the water was low it was not found possible to accomplish the object. However, abed - six o'clock -in the evening, she was successfully got out of her position, and was safely -anchored off Egreniont. On examination by the government and Lloyd's sum e y ors ,' , -it was discovered that the vessel had sustained no ittiary - ; mid she proceeded - to sea at nine o'clock on Friday morningovith 320 passengies, 1,300 tons of Cargo, and the usual mails. THE NEW FLOATIIO3- REFORMATOEY—The Mill of the Akbar, 50-gun frigate, for many years a quarantine vessel in the Sloyne, has been transferred by Messrs.. Hummeend Grayson into a line-looking vessel. :The old upper deck leas been removed, and she has now a-splendid open spar deck, with abundance of for a great number of boys to be em ployed al one time. The main or gum-deck will be set apart for a school-roomemess-rooms, galley, &c., and the lower deck to sleepieg s berths. Below this there is ample space for-store rooms, refractory wards, and othercpurposes. The ventilation will be abundant; and the decks are well lighted from the port holes, which have been fitted up With neat windows. ' - 0-a the second deck apartments are' beingenade for the superintendent and thee-sehoohriseiter,- and a committee-room will divide the two families. The Akbar will have accommodation 'for about 2,00) boys ; - bet the committee evill not introduce on board, for the present, more than .300 or 400. In a fewelays the vessel will be - removed from the vicinity of Mr. Laird's yard to that of the Canada Works, and during the winter It is ex ' pected that a - number of young criminals will be drafted on board. 'When completely fitted up, she will be permanently moored in the Sloyne. Mr..' - Edward Humbleton .has been appointed superintendent. HEALTH COMMITTEE. — Mr.:AIderman Langsdale presided at the meeting of this committee, on Thursday, , wl2en• the chairman announced, that the amount at which all - -the small property in'the borough was'-allowed to compoundehad been paid in the lad year to within £154. The total amount at which the-small property had been assessed was £52,440; the owners were allowed to compound for one-half, - and of that sum £11;066 had been paid. A long discussion teok place re lative to the -nuisance arising -at the north end, - from the deposit there of chemical refuse. Mr. Fresh said the nuisance would soon' be abated, as the Formby highway Aboard had agreed to take the refuse forroadmaking. The:medical officer of health reported that, in theweek ending on the lsthistant, 244 deaths. were registered in the borough; being endless than in the previous week, but 3.-8. .more than the average of the corresponding week of the. previous seven years. Of the deaths last , week, 178 were in the parish, and .66 -in- the out townships. The decreasing temperature of the -season is at tended with an increase of bronchitis and ether erections of the hinge ; -which tend to heepthe Mortality abovetheaverage. The deaths frean these diseases . last week were 86; -being 21 more than the previous weekeand 35 more than the- weekly mortality-at-the beginning of November: The mean , weekly temperaturems, in the same period, fallen from 47 -to 414 deg., whiehevves the mean -of last week. Of the total 244 deaths, 141:were below the age of five, and 23 between the .ages of -60 aiitll9o. Dock - CceaILYTTEE.—Mr. - .Charles Turner preSided: at the meeting of this-committee on Thursday. The other 'members present were -Messrs. Shand, Feltner, Robinson, Broeklebank - , O un re t ta wni on, te 3 , lo ß n a d n e k ll in Laagad d Smith, A ll i c ;d in e i rs e 'o ß re af il ber dblia L° :k k , et lt o return WES produced of the number of tons 01 -2 'e n eads :delivered into into the Lancashire and Yerkshine railway waggons, during the month ending 24th November, 1855, froth the north stack of warehouses i en the Dock Coraniittee's line of nailway..and turn-tables. .it :appeared that the deliveries were 140 Irads, weighing 62/ tons 11 cwt. Iqr lbc. The comni&Jee .recom mended that a charge of 3d. per ton he made for geode delivered in future to 'the 'company. A letter was read from •Lieut. .Sarsfield, marine surveyor to-the City of Dublin Steam; packet CAmpany,-suggestin g that -;bell should be placedepon the Spencer's-gut buoy, to facilitate the navigation of the Horse Channel. e'A report, was readfrom Lieut. Lor f . to the effect that it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to place a bell on that &toy, and that even if it were placed there, it would not answer the purpose required. The sub-committee accordingly recommended that the proposal be not complied 'with, which was :agreed to. It was .agreed upon, on the re commendation of the sub-committee, that the Board do not comply with the suggestion of Mr. S. R:; Clarke, to construct a bridge over the river Alt. In the harbour-masters' depart- Anent, letters were ~ r ead from Messrs. Grimshaw and Co., :Frain and "Co., Richardson, Spence anclXo., and Guion and ,Co., on the subject of 4he appropriation oepermanent berths. The letters were referred to the harbour-masters' committee. ;It xcas ordered that wooden huts be provided for the Shelter of the men in the Wellington Dock. A letter was read from a number of the timber wrchants of Liverpool, among whom were Messrs. lialhead, ,Chaloner, Steele, Farnworth, &c., re ,questing that the Board would not allow the grip at the south west.side of the Queen'sDoek to be filled up, it being exceed ingly,useful for the discharge of Dantzie cargoes, &c. The secretary was directed to :reply, stating that -there was no intention of filling up the at present. This closed the general:basiness. GAEssex . BOARD OF Hatagrr.—The monthly ineeting was held at the Aigburth Hotel on ,Tuesday, Mr. J. A. Th ine i n , the their. The other members present were Messrs. Pritt, Cooper, Watts, Chidson, Goodwin, and Moss.—The Chairman, with reference to the contemplated report on the new .survey, as. to the best plans of drainage -for the district, suggested that one party, of competent engineering knowledge, ibould be applied to, ito furnish a drainage report, instead of the board advertising for reports, and offering a premium.. In Liverpool the Corporation engineers made the surveys Jou' brought up a repol,t—The Law-clerk said that in other *lig-. t Heti with which he was connected plans had been advertised for, and in some eases a dozen reports had been sent in, and there was choice of great engineering knowledge. The further, discussion of the subject stood over until the next meeting.— Mr. A. Holme submitted plans at the last meeting of the board for stables and sheds at the yard where the board kept their horse and cart, plant, &c. The plans were referred to the Works Committee, and they now reported that it would be exceedingly desirable to erect the sheds forthwith, at an expense of £5O, leaving the remainder of the works to be exe cuted at a future period. The report was agreed to.—The Chairman said he had to call the attention of the board to the fact that the Town Council of Liverpool had published their parliamentary notice, to include certain townships in the bo rough. He tbotaght it exceedingly desirable that that board should appoint a committee to watch over its interests. This board was affected by the contemplated change. They did not know exactly what the Council of Liverpool were going to do, ex cept what they could glean from a general notice, which set forth that Garston was to be incorporated with Liverpool. No report had yet been made to the Town Council on the sub ject, and it was therefore very desirable that this board should have information laid before it from time to time. If the rates were likely 'to be increased, of course this board would not sanction any arrangement for the amalgamation ; but if, on the contrary, they were likely to 'derive any advantage, then they would be only too glad to join Liverpool.—The Chairman then suggested that the simplest way would be to refer the matter to the Law-clerk, with instructions to obtain informa tion on the subject, and call an early meeting of the board. — Eventually this suggestion was adopted, and the board ad journed. THE Cunard steam-ship Asia, Captain Lott, sailed from the Mersey on Saturday, for Halifax and Boston, with the usual mails, 134 passengers, and a full cargo. AMONG the patents recently sealed are the following : John Lane, of Liverpool, merchant, and John Taylor, of Bir kenhead, engineer, for an improved engine ; Stephen White, of - Liverpool, miller, for improvements in washing, cleansing, and drying grain. GAS EXPLOSION.—On Saturday an explosion of gas oc occurred in a shop occupied by a tailor, in Renshaw-street. The window was blown out, and a few articles of drapery were burnt, but no personal injury was occasioned, the family being seated in the back room at the time. The fire caused by the explosion was speedily extinguished. OHMSICIRK IN DAEKNEss.—Since Saturday week, the lamps in the streets of this town have ceased to be lighted with gas, to the great annoyance of the inhabitants, owing to the gas company wanting to charge £2 per lamp for the winter season, instead of burning by meter, as formerly, and also to employ their own lamplighters for an extra sum of £l5. STEALING A RECEIPT.—Mr. Mostyn Warburton, of 44, James-street, was brought up at the Police-court, on Saturday, on the following singular charge :—Ellen Latham said that she had nursed an illegitimate child of the prisoner's, for the support of which he had been ordered to pay the sum of £1 12s. 6d. On Friday he called on her, saying that he would pay the money, and asked her for a receipt. She wrote out a receipt, which the prisoner snatched from her, and then ran off without paying the money. The magistrate ordered him to pay the money forthwith. SUICIDE BY HANGING.—On Friday night, William Jones, who' resides at 54, Trowbridge-street, committed suicide by hanging himself to his bed-post, with a neckerchief. The deceased, who was in the employ of Mr. Taylor, a brewer, in Trowbridge-street, had been drinking for som e ti me pre viously, and on the night in question he had been scolded by his wife for playing at dominoes in a public-house with a boy. He accompanied her home about nine o'clock, and Walked directly to his bedroom, where he hanged himself as above described. At an inquest, on Saturday, the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity." TRIAL TRIP.—The Borysthene, a screw steam-ship, of 1,300 tons and 250 horse-power, made a most satisfactory trial trip on Saturday, attaining a speed of about twelve knots. This vessel has been constructed by Mr, Laird for the Imperial Company of France, for whom he built the Jourdain, and another vessel of similar class, the Meandre, launched about a fortnight ago, and to be ready for trial early in January. The engines for all three vessels are by Fawcett and Co., and of similar power and construction. The Borysthene, after com pleting coaling, is to proceed in a few days to Marseilles, and will be placed in the French postal and troop service from there to Constantinople. AT the Manchester County Court, a fruit-dealer, named Lowe, has obtained compensation for damages sustained by the delay of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company in the delivery to him of fruit carried along their line. The plaintiff refused to accept the fruit, which was in a spoiled state 'when it was sent to him; and the defendants caused it to be sold in Smithfield-market, subsequently ten dering to the plaintiff about £26, which they received from the salesman. The plaintiff refused this also, and now sought to recover £2O in excess of the £26 which had been paid into court. The Judge decided for the plaintiff, and ordered the company to pay £l5, besides the £26 paid into court. TowN IMPROVEMENTS.—Workmen are now actively em ployed in pulling down the premises at the south corner of Hardman-street and Rodney-street, recently purchased by the corporation for the improvement of that locality. A portion of the site, in addition to another piece of land opposite the Jew's synagogue, will be added to Hardman-street, so as to make it of one uniform width, The improvement, when com pleted, will render the line .of thoroughfare comprising Leece street, Hardman-street, and Myrtle-street, one of the best approaches to the town in that direction. We understand that the corporation have resolved to proceed at once with the contemplated improvements at the corner of Oldhall-street and Tithebarn-street. The alterations are much required by the increasing traffic of that neighbourhood. It is stated also that a very large quantity of corporation land and property is late, hioei une S dir i t o wn : bee E A: sr ercot l fr r several r 4T o : sn ii hfr at i about to be disposed of by auction. e n c e s . d Ewar't,rw a the Esq Police court, i e r e : occupied d ra °gv' the tni °s c ts3 o srtf ateha steam-boat erlys proprietorsfmouokreh hours r res —Messrs. Coulborn Brothers, proprietors of the New Brighton, Egremont, and'Seacombe steamers, were 'fined 40s. and costs, in consequence of the furnaces not being constructed accord ing to the requirements of the act of Parliament.—The Lon dan and NOrth-western Railway Company were summoned Yirfo iregin for an infringement of the act on 'the 21st November, at r casessg . N Mansfieldosa.c n and W J. Edge-hill. and were fined £5 and ceefts.—Messrs.. William and Daniel Busby, Mansfield-street, for 'a nuisance from smoke, -on the lath November, were fined 40s. and costs.—Messrs. Willoughby were summoned for an infringement of the act on board the steamer Cato, on the2lst November. Fined £6. —Captain Samuel Reed, manager of the Woodside Ferry, was summoned for an offence committed against the act on board the-steamer Queen, on tlr., l 2lst November. Fined £5. —Mr.john Watkins, for offences committed against the act in the'steam-tugs Satellite and Britannia, was fined £5 in each - case. ' TEE :BOBBERT of £3so.—r the Police-court, on Satur day, George Fothergill, a clerk in the employ of Messrs. Cox Brothers, was charged with -stealing £350, the property of his employers. On the 22nd easTov. the prisoner received £420, which be was told to pay to Messrs. James Aikin and Co. however, got drunk, and after buying some clothes for which he paid £5 135., he accompanied some girls te a house of ill-fame in Albion-street. Here his money was taken from him. As a mercantile firm, , who paid the bank notes (lost by the. prisoner) to Messrs. Ooa Brothers, could give.none of their numbers, and as they ha&paid another sum in bank notes the same day to other parties, , ,under the same circumstances, there was no evidence to convict the prisoner, who .was discharged. He .was immediately brought forward as a mitness against Anne Ledgerwood, Mary Burns, and Henry -green. The latter keeps the house in Libion-street, where Yothergill was robbed, and where the female prisoners live. The only evidence against the females was the fact thatLedgerwoodhad changed a £5 note at Jackson's public-house, , on Copperas hill. Inspector Murphy,who apprehended the prisoners, said that for the present , -no trace of the notes existed, as the numlers were not .known. The prisoners 'were ultimately remanded till Weduesduy, in order to afford .the police an opportunity of making further inquiries. 'MANSLAUGHTER ',MI' AN HOTEL-EIMPRC.—An -inquest -was held on Thursday,. en the body of Ambrose Donleaire, aged thirty-four, a native of Donegal, who had met with his death under the following circumstances:—.4le • arrived in Liverpool with his.wife a few days ago, and took lodgings in Carlton-street, intending to commence business. in this town. OnAVednesday night;the and another Irishman, named Mac kenzie, who is about to -emigrate to Australia, -were drinking at he American liotel, in Regent-road, :kept by Patrick Conolly, when some angry words arose between the deceased and the landlord, ioreference to a game of billiards which they luskiust had. The .-deceased struck Conolly, and then ran out of the house, followed by Conolly, who caught him in the street. As he passed out Mackenzie saw him take something from:the tap-board. Aaeuffie ensued in the street. .The de ceased suddenly coiled cut " Police," and dropped. Conolly inemetHately left fairs, :and was retailing to the house, when Mackenzie, who had.poreeived him let somethingiall in the street, fudging that. he ,had stabbed Donleaire, secured him until .the police arrived. 'Conolly himself. was bleeding from a wound on one of his thighs ; but the deceased was found in a dying (condition, havinp; received a wound in the side, pene trating to the cavity-Of the heart, and another in the abdo men frcm which the bowels protruded He was conveyed to. the Northern Hospital, liaut he died on 'the way. In the street..mknife of formidable dagger-like appearance was found. The blade is about. a: foot long, and sharp-pointed. ,It has , upon it several insciniptioxs, " American Hunting Knife," " Rough and Ready," Try me," &c.; and is.also ornamented with a :number of curious devices. Rothe...molly and Mac kenzie wm.e taken into,-custody, and were present .st the inquest, when Mackenzie 'was admitted to -evidence. Apainst Conolly the jury returned .a v e r di c t o f " M ans l aug hte r , and he was •committed for trial. ..M•YdrElitY OF A £'l6o NOTE.—At the . Police-court, on Saturday, Mr. Mansfield was occupied for , five. hourz in investigatiqg the following.-case, which arose-sotely, from the carelestness, of four persons,tiarough whose hands a bank note passed,the 'nine of Which .iminvathem can tell. .Mr. Thompson, a railway coutsuctor, has an ,osce in Blackstone,street, and in the . adjoinhig,,Highfield-strect is the shop of Mr,..Jameaxellr, provision dealer. Mr. Thompson's clerks and Mr. Kelly. have frequently been in the habit of changing bank notes and gold for one anther. On the. Ifsth ,of November, M.r. Dransfield,. Mr. Tboma , )son!c,eashier, .sent au Irishman, named Brady, also in Mr_ Thompson's empipy, to Mr. Kelly ~with_, ,a 420 note, to be changed, and to payuut of it to a Mr-ilannb, ,who accompanied him about 410, .and then to parcbase some tools. He did not, mention .to Brady the value of the, note, Land the latter, having been, frequently in the habit... o f c h ang. ,Ing large notes at 41,r -, _ Kelly's, never looked at it, but. walked tinto Mr. Kelly's elap, and said, Please change me,a £lOO !' note." Mr. Kelly, -,who knew Brady well, was busy .at the limime with twe customers, so , he, ,without looking .at the ,cote, handed Brady 4100 in gall. iirady paid somealloneY to. Mr. Lumb, made his purchases, , and took back to Mr. Dransfield, in a bag, £B, . 3s. On seeing this, Mr. Dransfield " How did you .bring :me so much change ?” .out, of the £lOO note;' -told Brady. tOn *is Mr. Draudeld looked at his pocket-book,,and found that be had a £lOO note; but „supposing that Mr. Thompson mighthave given him a 4100 .note for a £2O note, he altered his cash-book, and de tertniAed to wait and ask Mr. Thompson about it. Mr. Thompson, before leaving lthe office that ,day, gave Mr. Drausfield what he considered 4140—in one note of £lOO, and I two notes of 420 each ; but neither he nor Drnasfield looked carefully ,at the notes, and neither.could swear.as to what they were.. 01 the night of the aforesaid 16th of November ' Mr. Kelly balanced his cash, and could ifind.no £lOO note, but dis covered that he had a £2O note. over. This puzzled him eiceediogly. He searched everywhene for the £l,OO note he supposed he ,had received from lirad,y, ,but .he .could find nothing of it. He communicated with the police, sand, in company with ,detective-officer Sullivan, wai , ted upon Mr. Dransfield and Mr. Thompson on the afternoon of tbe 17th ult. To these gentlemen Mr. Kelly said be .had lost a £lOO note, but mentioned nothing about the:extra £2O note in his possession ; while Mr. Dransfield and Mr. Thompson, feeling assured, from Mr. Kelly's statement, that be had really lost the 4100 note, said nothing about the £82.35, they had re ,ceived from him, believing that, in mistake,Mr. Thompson had given Mr.Dransfield a 4100 note for £2o,neither.ofthem bein g able to tell the numb ers ef thenotes or their amount. So matters went on till last Thursday,when a man named O'Grady, Living in the some house as Brady, and having heard him talk about the amigo he got from Mr. Kelly for the note, gave informa tion to Mr. Kelly, and the detectives immediately took Brady to the Bridewell, where he was closely questioned, and almost frightened out of his life, by Mr. Kehoe, inspector of the in door police. He did not get to bed ' till twelve o'clock, and having to he at the office before Biz o'clock on Friday morn ing, and feeling a " sinking " after his fright at the Police office, he took a glass of whiskey and a pint of ale before breakfast. At the office a disputearose between him and Mr. John Thompson, a nephew of his master, in the course of which Brady's face was rather damaged. Smarting with pain, he rushed off to the Police-court, and told a piteous tale to Mr. Mansfield, who granted a warrant for the apprehension of Thompson, and a man named Maud, a time-keeper in Mr. Thompson's employ. In the meantime, Mr. 'Kelly and the police considered that this would be a good opportunity to investigate the mystery of the £lOO note. Mr. Mansfield said that the case had arisen from the carelessness with which business men managed their money matters. He thought there could be no imputation upon the conduct of Mr. Drans field ; and, with respect to the assault, Brady, who appeared to have been the aggressor, had not sustained, injuries which called for special notice. He must, therefore, dismiss the Case. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Qom( SAILING.—The Ghana, commanded by Captain George Black, has made the voyage from Newcastle-upon- Tyne to Bombay and back to Liverpool in seven and a half months; and the_ commander has been presented by the owners, Messrs. Joseph Heald and Co., of Newcastle, with a handsome gold chronometer, manufactured by Messrs. Gow land and Son, South Castle-street, Liverpool. THE FREE LENDING LIBRARIES.—During the month of November, 33,195 volumes have been lent and returned, being an average of 1276 per day on the 26 days in which the libra ries were open, and an increase on :the previous mouth of those lent and returned of 4823 volumes as compared with the corresponding month of last year; the receipts and issues have increased more than threefold, and the borrowers more than doubled. It is computed that between 14,000 and 15,000 persons passed in and out of the libraries during this period, being about 560 per day. BUSINESS Or THE COUNTY COURT.— The first December court opened on Tuesday last, there being no fewer than 1,009 cases entered for trial. For hearing the remainder of them, Joseph Pollock, Esq., the judge, made the following arrange ments :—Monday, 10th, adjourned cases ; Tuesday, 11th, 70 at ten, and 50 at twelve o'clock ; Wednesday, 12th, 70 at ten, and 50 at twelve o'clock ; Thursday, 13th, 20 large cases of £lO and upwards, and 100 other cases, at eleven o'clock ; Friday, 14th, adjourned cases, and 100 others, at eleven o'clock. OPPOSITION TO TEE BOUNDARY EXTENSION.—At a meet ing of the parishioners of Wavertree, held on Thursday, at the Lamb Inn, the Rev. Mr. Badnall in the chair, Mr. Brancker moved, " That this mceting pledges itself to use all legal endeavours to prevent the union of the out-townships with the borough of Liverpool." Mr. Charles Howell seconded the motion. Mr. Bardswell moved the appointment of a com mittee 'of five or seven of the inhabitants of Wavertree to investigate the question pro and con, and report to a further meeting if there were any cogent grounds whereby an opposi tion could be supported with effect. Mr. Thomas seconded the motion, but, on a division, the original mo ti on was carr i ed by a large majority. - 58,4 ,11 e STRANGE DEATH OF A SCHOOL BOY . - John ,11 -- ; , *th, about seven years of age, son of Mr. John Smith, fie :Spring street, a scholar in the Mechanics' Institution, was sent hom by one of his teachers, in the care of an elder boy, as he com plained very much of a severe pain in his head. On reaching home, Mr. Cooper, surgeon, of St. Anne-street, attended him ; but he died on Thursday night. Before his death, he said that one of his schoolfellows had sat upon his head. Mr. Cooper ascribes the death of the deceased to an affection of the brain, caused by external injury. LIVERPOOL CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION.—The fortnightly meeting of this society was held on Thursday, in the Royal Institution—Mr. H. S. Arpass in the chair. The secretary, Mr. Mercer, read a letter from G. Wilson, Esq., managing director of Price's Patent Candle Company, stating that he should be happy to present the society with a series of speci mens of- the products of their manufactures ; and also read a letter from Mr. Elliott, of Blisworth, on the subject of iron slag for building purposes, stating that the common clays con tain all the elements of slag, and may be applied to every pur pose for which the patent vitreous slag is applicable.—Mr. W. Dantec read a paper " On a New Process of Purifying Water, in order tolprevent Incrustation in Steam Boilers and for other purposes." He first alluded to the evils arising from the use of hard or sea water in steam boilers, and to the various plans which had hitherto been adopted for their removal, all of which had been found more or less injurious or inefficient. He then proceeded to describe the method he proposed for purifying water, which has now been for a long time in use on a large scale. The agent he employs is the hydrate of baryta, which has a great affinity for both sulphuric and car bonic acids, and when added to water containing sulphate and carbonate of lime, carbonate or sulphate of baryta is N./fled, while the lime cannot remain any longer in solution, because the acids by which it was held in solution have been with drawn. The baryta is mixed with the water in a separate tank, and the clear-water only allowed to flow into the boiler. After the reading of the paper some discussion took place, in which the chairman, Mr. T. Edwards, and Mr. Mackinlay joined.—Mr. Mercer then brought before the meeting the subject of the "Theory of Positive Photographic Printing." He decribed the details of the two modes by which positives are obtained, viz., by the action of light alone or by the action of light in the first instance, and the subsequent employment of a developing agent, and explained, as far as they were un derstood, the chemical decompositions and reactions which take place in the different stages of both processes. After - a discussion, and sonic remarks from Mr. Rowland, a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Dantec and Mr. Mercer for their commu❑ications, and the meeting separated. • LIVERPOOL GAS INQUIRY. ~a-- TEM Directors of the Liverpool Gas Company have pub lished a reply to the report of the Special Committee of the Town Council on the state of the gas supply in the Borough, which was presented on the 30th of October last. It is diffi cult 'to +lo justice to the company by any attempt at abbrevi ation, and our space will not admit the re-publication of a. pamphlet of thirty pages. We, however, subjoin some extracts relating to the more important points. With reference to the evidence before the committee, the directors say : •On the appointment of the special committee of the Council, in June last, an official communication was made, on the part , of the committee, to the directors, that they might, if they `thought fit, send some person to represent the company at the meetings, accompanied by a request , that the officers of the company might be examined by the committee: The directors, having every reason to believe that the proceedings of the committee would be conducted in like manner to those of the committee in 1847, gave instructions to their officers to attend. At the first meeting, which was attended by Mr. Carson and Mr. King, on behalf of the company, it was observed that, in stead of the inquiry being conducted in the usual manner by the committee, or any officer of the Corporation, Mr. Reay, the secretary of the Guardian Society, who had been invited by the committee to attend, was constituted to all intents the ;prosecutor ,of the company, and opened his case in a speech of considerable length. In consequence of this, and of certain allusions made in the course of the proceedings to the possible 'establishment of a new gas company, Mr. Carson stated, that :although the directors would gladly meet any charges of not having managed the affairs of the company according to their act of parliament, it could not be expected that they would allow evidence to be given by - their officers which might be used for purposes.prejudicial to the company ; and that before any evidence was given he --should wish to consult the directors. On the subject of the gas supply in the borough of Liverpool, the directors -say :—Under this head the first charge in the report of the committee is, that notwith standing the reduction made in the price .of gas on the Ist • January last (1655), from 4s. 6d. to 4s. per 1,000 cubic feet, rather more than 11 per cent., the bills :delivered by the Gas Company were larger in amount than the bills for the corresponding period of previous years:; and, as connected with this charge, another, namely, that in some cases the company have 'charged by " computation." In reply to these , charges the directors do not wish to eon.' ceial the fact that, in many instances, the quantity of, gas con sumed duringthe quarter ending March 31, 1865, was.greater than that consumed during the corresponding period of 1654 ; but they submit that any of the following causes may have contributed to-this result :- Ist. It is the practice of the company to commence the quarterly examination of the meters, for the purpose of ascer tainiez the quantity -of gas consumed, about a fortnight before the expiration of each-quarter, and the examination generally occupies about three weeks. As a reduction of the price was to take effect on theist of January last, 1855, the company, in •order to avoid, as far as possible, the complaint ths., gas consumed during the first part of January was included in the ' last quarter of rthe previous -year, and was charged at the higher price, commenced the examination rather earlier than usual, and employed an additional number of persons, so as to hare the meters examined by the end of the year 1854. This caused the first quarter of 1835 to include 12 or .14 of -the shortest.days of the year—a difference equal to at least .12 per cent. As an example, it may bestated that in Lord-street the fleet :quarter of 1854 included the consumption between the 9th of ..i.anuary and the 4th of April; ‘while, in 1855, the correspondin g , quarter includ e d th e consumption between the 26th December, 1854, and 3.i April, 1855 - With reference to the meters, they say : It is net-true that, in the majority of eases, the meters in use hare been manufactured by the company : the greater number were manufactured by the patentee ; but, since the expiration of the patent, the.company have -manufactured a number of meters, and have purchased others. On the question of the illuminating power of the gas, the -directors, after referring to some experiments, say : The directors -are convinced, by other evidence than the ex periments just referred to, that the average quality of the gas supplied to the inhabitants of Liverpool is not lower than it was prior to the ;amalgamation of the two companies • and that the s t a t ement that the publie:has sustained a loss, 'from deterioration of quality, equal in money value to Z 92,000, is untrue, and should not have been made without some evidence to support it. AS TO THE BUMPY TO THE SUER:REAR DISTRICTS. it has always been the desire of the directors to meetevery reasonable demand for .a supply of gas within the limits of their act ; but they deny that, in supplying the suburban districts, they have been regardless of the interests of the in habitants. of the borough. The qusation of leakage is one that has been well considered by the directors, and they eau state with confidence that the leakage of their company is below the average of other large -eorepaniesin the kingdom. AS TO THE COMMITTEO'S CONCLX.7BIOIO3. in a former-part of the report it is stated, on the authOrity of Messrs.,Clegg and Taunton, "that An overcharge of water causes the meter to register more gas than passes through it, but that an undercharge of water has the contrary effect. It is also stated, in another place, " that the numbers overcharged and undercharged:with water were about equal." It is evident, therefore, that the company were no gainers by these alleged inaccuracies ; -and the directors cannot but regard the conclu sion arrived at by the ,committee, namely, " that, taking into consideration the overcharges made from incorrect registration of meters, the present price of gas is far too high." not only as altogether unwarranted by the premises, but they contend that a correct mode of reasoning should have led the committee to a conclusion exactly the opposite of that expressed in their re port ; for if, by the erroneous registration of the meters, the Gas Company have obtained a greater revenue than they were entitled to, then, by a correct registration, their revenue would necessarily be reduced, and they would be the less able to afford gas at the present price; much less would they b e a bl e to supply gas at the reduced price. In the remarks already made, the directors consider that they have sufficiently replied to the second, third, and fourth of the committee's conclusions, namely, those relating to the registration of meters, the illuminating power of the gas, and the supply to the suburban districts ; and, as regards the com mittee's assertion, that the meters in use are generally of im perfect construction, the directors deny this; and would refer to the following paragraph in Mr. Clegg's report to the committee —" I do not think there is much the matter with the meters themselves, either as regards workmanship or materals." The other points alluded to in the reply are the reduction of the priee of gas, the suggested competition, meter•inspector, and cost of manufacture. The reply concludes by saying: —The directors believe they have substantially replied to the various charges and observa tions contained in the committee's report; and they would hope that the council, having now the whole question before them, will consider that they are best promoting the interests of the inhabitants of the borough, by adhering to thzprineiple laid down by the council in 1847, and by discouraging all at tempts to distnrb the settlement of gas supply then effected, .-_~~: GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. COAL in large quantities has been found in Lyttelton, New Zealand, and is now selling at Christchurch, and at the plains iu that province, at £5 10s. per ton. A LETTER from Vienna says that the new Concordat will set aside no less than 21,000 Anlic decrees which have been issued at various times to complete or explain the application of the civil code in matters relating to the Church. VAN DIEMEN'S LAND exists no longer, the Queen having been graciously pleased to accede to a petition from the colony praying that the name of Van Diemen's Land should be changed to that of "Tasmania."—Australian and New Zea land Gazette. MR. ROBERT FEAST has prepared and shipped, partly by the Osprey, and the remainder by other vessels, some 2,000 plum-puddings for the army in the East, the whole of which will have ample time to arrive before Christmas. TEE Times has authority to state that "the missing cler gyman" from Gloucestershire, acting under the impulse of an unaccountable illusion, has gone over to America, where he now is. LAST WEEK, the births of 828 boys and 787 girls, in all 1,615 children, were registered in London. In the ten cor responding weeks of the years 1845-54, the average number was 1,415. THE sword about to be presented by the people of Glasgow to Sir Colin Campbell will be a Highland basket-hilted dress one, and will cost £2OO, of which £l4O has been already sub scribed in shillings. BURYING A WHOLE Penisa.—The sexton of Collumpton, in Devonshire, who died a few days since, bad buried upwards of 4,000 persons, while the population of the town is only 3,655. It is said that the sextonship had been in his family for a period of 200 years. THE NEW FRENCH ADMIRAL.—Rear Admiral Count Bonit-Willaumez has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French naval division in the Levant, and of the expedi tionary corps in Greece, replacing M. Jacquinot, who is ap pointed Vice-Admiral. Rear-Admiral Rigault de Genouilly is named member of the Council of Admiralty, replacing Vice- Admiral La Place, called to other functions. THERE has been a sale of the beasts of the Surrey Zoologi cal Gardens, the present proprietor contemplating a total change of entertainment. The lions were knocked down at a price far below their value ; the celebrated large elephant was sold to Mr. Batty for 320 guineas; the bears to Messrs. Ross, the barbers. ON Monday, a deplorable accident occurred in the Woolwich Arsenal, by the explosion of a quantity of powder in the rocket-making sheds. The sheds were blown into the air. and nine men dangerously injured, three being in a dying state, and one died on Tuesday. The accident was caused by sparks generated through friction iu mealing the powder. THE omnibus proprietors who are opposed to selling their business to a French company, have appointed a committee to investigate the improvements which have been made iu the Liverpool and Manchester vehicles, so as to give those public advantages to the metropolis. Mr. H. Gray, chairman of the non-sellers' society, has already made improvements as to ascending the roof ; and Mr. Hicks has placed divi sional arms to the inside seats of his Camden-town omnibuses. THE grand terrace of the gardens of the Tuileries is to be exclusively reserved for the Empress of the French and the ladies of her suite, until her Majesty's confinement has taken place. This terrace was, in analogous circumstances, put to the exclusive use of Ann of Austria, in the days of Louis 'XIV., of the Empress Marie Louise, the Duchess of Berri (mother of the Duke de Bordeaux), and the Duchess of Orleans. OFFICIAL RETURNS show that the number of foreigners and provincials who visited Paris during the Exhibition amounted to 579,549 persons-410,945 French, and 168,604 foreigners. In this total are not included the visitors who, from their fear of not obtaining lodgings at Paris, took up their residence at Versailles, St. Germain, and other places in the environs of the capital ; nor those who arrived in the morning and left at night. THERE was a court-martial at Chatham, on Wednesday, to try Dr. Robert Wallace, late of the James Watt, for being drunk while on shore at Gotbland, in August last, and also for treating with harshness some invalids under his care about that time. The first charge was found to be fully, and the second partially proved, and the doctor was sentenced to be dismissed the service. THE Morning Post, in noticing the arrival of the guests at Guildhall, London, at the entertainment to the King of Sardinia, says—" First came Admiral Sir Charles Napier, to gratify the excited expectancy of the company. His entrance was loudly cheered, and celebrated by an outburst of music from the band of the Royal Horse Guards Blue, in the gallery facing the vestibule. Perhaps a moral lesson was intended by their choice of a tune, which was Steady, boys! steady !" A PARISIAN CABDRIVER, of the Rue Rumfort, was found last week dead, having hanged himself behind the door of his lodgings. He had written with chalk on the door the following words :—" What I have now done I have intended effecting sixteen years ago, but then my children were too young. To-day they can do without me. I am wearied of malting the daily circle of the same occupations and annoy ances without any object in view that I can understand, even if one exists. My absence from the world will not be re marked or felt. Adieu, then, my friends !" AT a court of the governors and almoners of Christ's Hospital, on Wednesday, the proposal that at Easter next no presentations be granted, except to her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness the President, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor• and the governors made in respect of the speciality of their donations up to the Court in March, 1866, was adopted. This recommendation was made, it was stated, in consequence of the present position of the funds of the• institution, by which it appeared that the expenditure had, for some time past, exceeded the income by between £3,000 and £4,000 a-year. THE clerks in the customs at Hull have adopted a uniform, and the idea has been started of, a uniform for the whole of the civil service. The Hull uniform is of navy blue cloth— frock coat, with silk collar, double breasted, buttons finely gilt, with the crown on them ; sleeve braided round the cuffs, with gold braid. Waistcoat single breasted, to button to throat, or flat, at the option of the wearer. Trousers with a blue cord down each side. Cap blue, with a gold crown in front worked on a silver ground, in a gold circle. THE partners in the firm of Martin, Pillans, and Co., at Calcutta, (founded on the ruins of Cockerel), Larpent, and Co., who were found insolvent in 1847,) have applied for their discharge in the insolvent court there. Mr. Martin obtained his discharge ; but Mr. Pillans was refused, in consequence, as stated by Sir Lawrence Peel, who sat as commissioner, of a breach of a deliberate engagement with the North-western Bank, to the hypothecation of some indigo upon the renewal of a bill by the bank in October, 1854. THE director of a company cannot, it appears, recover of them his fee for attendance at board meetings. At the Lord Mayor's Court, Mr. Bentley, a director of the South Essex . - Gaslight and Coke Company, sought to recover of the com pany 21 guineas for so many days' attendance at the board of directors, the board having passed a resolution giving each director £1 Is. per day for so attending. Mr. Locke said it was a well-known principle in law, that a plaintiff could not recover against his partner in tr a d e . A director was in the same posi tion, and could not maintain an action against the company of which he was a partner, for services rendered as an officer of the company. The recorder considered that the action would not lie, and the defendant was nonsuited. FRATRICIDE.—One of the most shocking murders that has occurred for some time has just taken place at Clayton West, about five miles and a half from Barnsley. The perpetrator is a strong young, man, about 36 years of age, named James Wharam, in the employ of Mr. Joseph Norton, of Clayton West, as a worsted dyer, and has a wife and four children. The young man murdered was Jeremiah Wharam, 29 years of age, and brother of the murderer. The two brothers were at the Commercial Inn, in Clayton West, in company with several others, on Saturday night, and some difference arose between the two on going out a little after 12 o'clock. James called out to his brother, "Go home, old shoddy." This, it seems, was something offensive, and had reference to deceased's wife and a shawl. He replied, "That's enough to turn back for." He did so, and going up to his brother James, a scuffle ensued, and deceased was stabbed in the left breast and side in ten places with a knife, which has not been found. De ceased, on being taken away to his own home, said, " I am a (lead man." He died almost instantly. An inquest was held , apon the body, and the jury returned a verdict of " Wilful , murder."—Leeds Intelligencer. A DEPUTATION from the religious societies of Great Britain was introduced to the King of Sardinia, on Tuesday, when -Sir Culling Eardley read an address of congratulation to his majesty. The deputation consisted of Sir Harry Verney, Rev. C. J. Goodhart, Rev. P. Latrobe, Rev. Dr. Beecham, Rev..i. Howard Hinton, Mr. James Lord, Mr. G. H. Hewit Oliphant, Mr. John Bridges, and Mr. Edwin Hough. The address was signed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Presi dent of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; the Earl of •Shaftesbury, President of the British and Foreign Bible Society ; the Earl of Harrowby, Vice-President of the Bible Society and Church Missionary Society • the Hon. A. Kinnaird, Vice-Presid en t o f th e Colonial 6hurch and School Society; the Bishop of Melbourne, Vice-President of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, Bible Society, &c. ; F. E. Vernon Harcourt, Vice-Chairman of the Council of the British branch of the Evangelical Alliance; Sir Culling. Eardley Eardley, President of the British branch of the Evangelical Affiance ; M. General Alexander, life governor and member of the committee of the Church Missionary Society ; Peter La Trobe, Secretary to the Church and Missions of the United (or Moravian) Brethren ; Edward Steane, D.D.. Hon. Secretary to the Committee for the Promotion of Reli gious Liberty ; and also by a number of other gentlemen eon nected with various religious societies. • - A SimutuArrc BURGLARY. - Two ticket-of-leave men, named William Renton and John Clarke, were examined at the Leeds Court-house on Saturday on a charge of burglary and robbery committed in the house of Mr. John Haines, of Knostrop, near Leeds. Mr. Haines is an irournaster, residing at Tipton, Staffordshire, but has a house at Knostrop, at which he sojourns when he visits the neighbourhood-of Leeds. Between 2 and 3 o'clock on the morning of the 21st of August last, while Mr. Haines was in bed, awake, at his house at Knostrop, his bedroom door was opened, and a Man entered with a lighted candle in one hand, and a bludgeon in the other, and his face browned, The burglar advanced to the bedside, and, seeing Mr. Haines awake, said, "Be steady." Mr. Haines asked what he wanted ? The Burglar—" Your money." Mr. Haines —"Be a man, and I'll give it you." Burglar—" Where is it Mr. Haines—" In my trousers' pocket." Haines —" Have you no money in the room ?" Mr. Haines— not." Burglar—" Are you not the landlord of the house ?" Mr. Haines—" No ; lam only a lodger." Burglar—" Are you sure of that ?" Mr. Haines— 'On my honour, I'm not; there is my portmanteau. You may look for yourself, and you will see that I am a traveller." Burglar—" How oft en d o y ou come here ?" Mr. Haines—Once a-month, or two months ; as it happens." Burglar—" Now, are you sure you have no more money ?" Mr. Haines—" I am sure I have not." Burglar—" Where is it then ?" Mr. Haines—" In my trousers' pocket ; I'll give it you." Mr. Haines then reached his trousers, and took out 9s. or 10s., a knife, and some keys. Another burglar who had entered the room during the conversation took up the money at the request of the other fellow, who then said to Mr Haines, Now, no noise ;" to which M r . H a i nes sa i d, " Not a word; retreat in pe ace ." Both men then disappeared, Mr. Haines soon afterwards awoke the man and woman who had charge of the house, and, on examining the premises, it was found that an entrance had been effected through the breakfast 'room window, and several articles of pro*isions lad been carried off. Renton, who was positively identified by Mr. Haines ; was committed to the assizes; Clarke wils dis charged. _?" REVOLT Or THE KIIRDS.—The Russian journal the Cau casus states that General Lonsdoff had been obliged to send a detachment of troops to Van, beyond Alladagh, against the Kurds, who ha revolted against the Russians. LIEUT. HILL, the governor of the Middlesex House of Detention, who was suspended for showing undue favour to Sir John Paul and his partners, has been restored, after an admonition. ME. ROBERT STEPHENSON, C.E., has undertaken to dis charge one-half the debts of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle, which amount to £6,200, if his fellow members will subscribe the other portion. THE Judicial Committee of the Privy Council have decreed the restitution of the proceeds of the Danish ship Franciska, captured on the 22nd of May, 1854, by her Majesty's ship Cruiser, for a breach of the blockade of Riga, condemned by the Admiralty Court, and sold. The reason for the restitution was, that a notification by Sir C. Napier, dated 11th of April, 1854, that " her Majesty's fleet had sailed to take measures for putting in a state of blockade all the Russian ports in the Baltic," was not a notice of actual blockade ; and that though the Franciska had touched at Elsinore after the date of this notification, and must have learnt its purport from general notoriety, it was not consonant to the law of nations that she should be confiscated for a breach of a blockade which had only been announced as intended. SLIVERY IN THE UNITED STATES.—A tragedy occurred near Franklin, Tennessee, the week before last, which, for finished brutality, throws the recital of " Uncle Tom's Cabin" altogether into the shade. A woman, named Ellen Burden, having had her jealousy aroused by some unexplained conduct of her husband, seized one of her negro slaves, and, after tying her up, and whipping her until weary of her work, poured boiling water over her abdomen and legs until the skin was scalded off, and the fatty tissues cooked, leaving the muscles - bare. The poor victim was then locked up in a smoke house, where she remained over night, and the next day was strung up by a rope attached to one of the smoke-house joists. When her dead body was taken down, it was found that, in addition to the other cruelties inflicted upon her, her skull had been fractured by a blow on the temple with some sharp pointed instrument, which penetrated to the brain, and that two other gashes had been made with the same instrument on the back part of the head. The woman Burden made no attempt to escape, and manifested the utmost indifference as to the affair.— Toronto Globe. AT a meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Naviga tion Company, on Wednesday, Admiral Thornton presiding, a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, exclusive of a payment of 30s. per share front the underwritiug account, was agreed to, and the report was, adopted, There was a length ened discussion on the position and progress of the company, which are regarded as satisfactory ; but an exception was taken by some shareholders to the appropriation of £lOO,OOO at tit) present moment, in liquidation of the debenture debt. It vr.ts expls ined, however, that the profits of the year having enabled the directors to adopt this course, it was considered preferable to paying an enhanced rate of interest. In answer to questions it was stated that the highest offices in the company are ob tainable by merit, and that part of the supplies of coal for the vessels in the East continues to be obtained from Labuan. A SURGEON AND APOTHECARY in the Westrainster-ro London, sued a man named Reid, a supernumerary in the Post-office, at the Lambeth County-court, for £1 155., the amount of his bill for attending the defendant's wife. Reid said all his wife had was two bottles of medicine and two pills. The plaintiff had only visited his wife three times, and had charged for five visits. He had charged 2s. Gd. a bottle for his "stuff," and 3s. 6d. for each visit, at the rate of £2 2s. a week; and how was a man who only earned 19s. a week to pay such bills ? The Judge : " This is a ridiculous bill, and a down right imposition. Medical men cannot charge for visits when they charge for medicine. There is ss. for an operation, which I shall allow, but I shall strike out the whole of the visits and the overcharged mixtures; and as the plaintiff has acted so dishonestly, I shall not allow one farthing of costs. The judgment will be for 14s. only. How can you pay it ?"—Reid: One shilling a month, your honour." (Laughter.) ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PREFERNIENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. Riv. \V. H. Brant!red', Rector of Standish, Lancashire, to an Honorary Canonry in the Cathedral of Manchester. Rev. W. C. Evans, to the Perpetual Curacy of Skelbrooke, Yorkshire. Rev. J. T. F. Hicks, to the Vicarage of Ampleforth, Yorkshire. Rev. W. C. King, Rector of St. Mary-le-Bow, Durham, to the Vicara ,, . of Norham. Rev.'F. W. Kingsford, to the Curacy of East Dereham, Norfolk. Rev. S. Meadows, Vicar of Chigwelt, Essex, to the Rural Deanery of Romford. Rev. Dr. Al:O'Sullivan, Rector of Tanderagee, Ireland, to be Chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Manchester. Rev. E. Richardson, Incumbent of Trinity Church, Louth, to be Chaplain to the County Prisun in that town. Rev. J. W. Ramsey, to the Curacy of Grays Tburrock, Essex. Rev. H. T. Salmon, to the Curacy of Twickenham. Rev. J. Taylor, to thei Curacy of Bredon, Worcestershire. Rev. H. J. Walker, 8.A., to the Rectory of Burythorpe, Yorkshire. Rev. F. P. Willington, M.A.. to the Curacy of Trowel!, Notts. Rev. E. Kurdley Wilmot, Vicar of Kenilworth, to the Rectory of All Souls, St. Marylehone. CLERICAL OBITUARY. Nov. 28, at Carnmenellis, Stythians, Cornwall, the Rev. W Broadley, Incumbent of Carnmenellis district. Dec. 3, after a few days' illness, the Rev. Robert Montgomery, Minister of Percy Chapel, aged 48. ST. BARNABAS AND ST. PAUL'S, KNIGHTSBRIDGE. The decision of Dr. Lushington in the cases of Beale v. Liddell and Parke and Westerton v. Liddell and Horne, was given on Wednesday. The judgment was an exceedingly elaborate one, and its delivery occupied upwards of three hours. Its practical effect may be thus stated : At St. Paul's, the communion -table, being of wood, is to re main, but the judge observed that it was so massive as not to be movable with ordinary facility, which he considered that the law required ; the " credence-table" is to be removed, also the wooden cross which is on the communion-table -; only one covering for the communion-table is to be used (instead of the present rotation of •diflerent coloured cloths), and the " fair linen cloth," at the time of administering the communion, is to be plain, without lace or embroidery. St. Barnabas'—The stone altar, together with the metal cross upon it, set with jewels, is to be removed, and replaced by a table of wood ; the credence table is to be removed, and also the wooden cross over the chancel arch : the brazen gates of the chancel may remain, though the judge disapproved of the separation indicated by them ; the ten commandments are to be placed at the east end of the church ; and the same ar rangement to be made with regard to the coverings of the communion-table as are ordered in the case of St. Paul's Church. The candles and candlesticks in both churches are to re main, but the judge intimated that the lighting of them should be confined to occasions when the external light was insufficient for the officiating ministers to perform their duties. In dealing with the stone altar and the credence tables, the Judge stated that he was bound by the decision, some years ago, of the superior court—the Court of Arches—as delivered in the well-known judgment of Sir Herbert Jenner Fast; but Dr. Lushington added that he concurred in that judgment. In considering the question of ornaments in churches, he la mented that there was no such authority to guide him, nor was there any definite rule to be obtained by a reference "to the authority of parliament in the second year of the reign of King Edward the Sixth," mentioned in the directiozi placed immediately before the order of morning prayer in the Book of Common Prayer. Under these circumstances, he must judge of the law of the case by what had been done by those bishops who lived nearest to the times in which the several acts, injunctions, rubrics, and canons, had been issued, which bore upon such matters; taking also into account what had been the general usage in parish churches. He contended that what had been in this way prohibited, was prohibited still; that what was not expressly enjoined or sanctioned must be regarded as prohibited ; and that the onus lay upon those who introduced any novelties into our churches, to show that they were sanctioned by the law, or by general usage, in parish churches, since the Reformation. Dr. Lushington urged that the law if available for placing crosses on our altars, was equally, available for crucifixes : and he laid great stress upon the de cision of the Bishop of Exeter, in 1847, on the case of the Rev, W. Parks Smith, of Torquay. In both cases notice of appeal has been given. • THE REV. JAMES lIASSALL, incumbent of St. John the Baptist's Church, Toxteth-park, has been appointed a surro gate for the proving of wills, and the granting of marriage licenses, in the diocese of Chester. THE REV. THOMAS COWAN, incumbent of St. Andrew's, Renshaw-street, Liverpool, has been appointed a surrogate by the Chancellor of Chester. DIOCESE OF CHESTER : PREFERMENT.—The Bev. Robert Gordon Calthrop has been licensed by the Bishop to the Per . petual Curacy of Drigg, in the county of Cunt,bArl,44d, void by cession of the Rev. H enry W a d e Hodgson u pon the nomina. tion of Samuel Irton, Esq., of Irtoii; in that c ounty; patron in full right. A dispensation having been obtained from the Archbishop of Canterbury enabling him to hold it, together with the Perpetual Curacy of Irton, to which he had been previously licensed. THE REV. J. D. KELLY, M.A., who has been for a con siderable period the curate of St. John's Church, Blackburn,. has been appointed Vice-Principal of Queen Elizabeth's College, Guernsey. THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER commenced his second visi tation on Wednesday, delivering his charge at the parish church of Bolton. There was a full attendance of clergymen. On Thursday his lordship visited Preston ; on Friday, Lan caster : on Saturday, Burnley ; and yesterday, Bury ; and to-day he concludes his visitation at the Manchester Cathedral. COURT AND FASHION. --- THE betrothal of the Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia with the Princess of Oldenburg has taken place. SIR .GEORGE 'BALLINGAL died suddenly on Wednesday, at his seat, at Altamonnt, near Blairgowrie. A LETTER from Paris says :--- The_ marriage of General Canrobert, with the daughter of a wealthy physician attached to the Imperial court, is spoken of. The Emperor interesta himself very much in this uni on ." ROYAL ARTILLERY.—CoIoneI Griffin is to relieve Colonel Turner in the command of the Royal Artillery in the Northern and Midland District, and the latter officer is to replace Colonel Poole in command of the Royal Artillery at Bermuda: THE Court left Windsor -castle yesterday for Osborne, there to remain about ten days, when the Queen will return to the Castle for the Christmas holidays. On New Year's-day the oratorio of "Joseph," by 3fehul, will be performed at the Castle on a grand scale, It is expected that Madame Gold ' schmidt will take part in the performance. THE House of Savoy has at two periods been connected by marriage with that of England. First, in the reign of Henry when two daughters of Raymond Berengarius, Count of Provence, and Beatrice, daughter of Thomas, Earl of Savoy, were married to English princes ; King _Henry himself marry ing Eleanor of Provence, and his brother Richard, Earl of Cornwall and King of the Romans, marrying her sister Sanchsa. Queen El eanor f ounded St. Katharine ' s Hospital, b e i n g the and for nine m on th s h e ld th e Great Seal, only female in the list o f th e Ch ancellors of England. The second allia nce was at the era of th e R evo l ut i on, w h en Maria Aloisia, e ld est daughter of Henrietta, Duchess of Orleans, and granddaughter of Charles L, was marr i e d to Victor Amadeus ~1 1., 'D u k e of Savoy, and first King of Sardinia; fr om w ho m th e present King is sixth in descent. His is Majesty,beingdeseended f rom a daughter of a son of James 1., nearer i n right descent t o that King than Queen Victoria, who i s descended f rom a daughter of James I.; and the Kings of Sardinia, upon the extinction of the House of Stuart, became the next in heredi tary succession to the throne of Great Briaain, but, being Roman Catholics, were excluded by the Act of Settlement: King Victor Amadeus I. protested against the Act at the time, and claimed that his wife's succession to the British throne should be preserved. ber l e to ,oke 50 ~e t. e 1 1 r ' ~~~ 141 HAI iPt