The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-04-23 00:00:00

23, 0 1 'klllll 23,_1850. „.. Th t total firbJs• e 46t h , . ----„_____ ,14,' :,,,?e,,agiat : ses ti i i u yeri e ptt ii thu t eo m tu a sa r rd e li h no e nf d e fr et o fot m oani t l h wh is iistthwowohrnit f inu o s r eun H a! u ni l ui l bm o e n : i 4 Oa ThY. J, t)or it)) night, the dwelling -house of Alderman 0 hi the ana lale, was burglariously entered, and pro -0 the out of several pounds value stolen. ,t1 ) : 5 „ 0 1 e, 11 has Co tntrienced running twice a day be ,, .4'llseroa:f:':flarriluduLhlitynr"°l' I'7 '4 C:ty °l : f 9 r k . way of Huy-ton, Roby, Ste am-packet Company, for the 11r,''a, pare ing the mails between Holyhead and ,CaN,Purchased two of the Admiralty packets. ivrlprayi:'.! ilresented a petition on Friday Ti t l e Elam . "g ter Chancery reform in Englan f d ro a m s well ' tltt l t ' l ltnitt ees i„, Ind the ittaiPpointed by the Council, the Select tti4o4.to e;ect_,,isrates have come to a unanimous _Oa wnenders the institution for the reformation t Oa 0 , riesd„ tld . seaffolciatas, a a amber of bricklayers were at t(e,„Nu tirtl _, tue railway works at Edge-hill, bill the At t l 4l, el p and all the men fell to the earth. One itsi' tatoedsZ'uslY hurt. k i p rjti at th e K ay, from Liverpool, fell down from t e e the ''' LP - Ran railway station, last week. He 4 1 aft er al; • cl4 tatcr, . lie was so enfeebled from the s ilti4l.°4tereen.tlecessaries of life that nourishme k t Ot %::, T% t:ltiihout avail. ttaw. 41 t ui , 4I ASTERS AND MATES.—At a meet ilN,re,ll4lsl t'-ue'yletl.the 17th instant, Mr. John Yeo, i lh l t lttt :nor, of London, an . d Hugh tu.ril t o . c't the Mary Muir, of p oolLiverp t , rs were *ll it tc4) t„ocond-class certificates as mas piling li,t4lll.Zalqling, John Worth was er!g:lgmea.sreet, toi l ; lie ;-%l,lllTent of Mr. Finch, William-street, gave by e . 4 4,1 f% tNN, supported him, being rotten, t,"l,4ktloltated to the ground, and suered a kcitttlicitlatt4(the leg. He died the same w t iler: lt kt, t u k *ail i tl ok, a boy six years old, evening. as killed °II tt, 4 k Zed i,. oh eridan-street.lt appea a r y ed to th e a! IL „ot, ute, 4-/Ist the wall, which - gave vf _ , him z,001204,,),a,1ett,14/.84;:r.fe1l upon the deceased, killing " 4°4 ot e ta 0 6 4 z ew, in the course of an able n a d rt h ic o le . itid t it ,P,tio4 rvatories,” makes frequent a Ite ti -it 4 tis 't Mr. Lassen, of this town. a T i h s e , 4 nd, i io,,i ohderous telescope on the polar . 1 . ' PtNk. illethanism by which it is accompanied, V D. wo .. ti °4 re t Ni t k k oh , „sqii: ,‘ th e °Oday, deposited at the Private Ir e ,; iVe pf t; z-verpool Corporation Water -0,04:110414°?e, for purchase of land, &c.) 3 t eoFl 4 ,Ppe ttr l 7 papers of Wednesday two N ti N,.. °4 l.l,7ew s ahel Henrygainst the . bill. The names tO tt g4p",'ne 1 3 :_u.t Fleming. ttk r4 kN e ttOde some months ago to Buenos Ayres. at vo ch h:ort ed on, and no sale for the articles, IV 1411 ter, a i t iln d the shippers recently resold •„,, , 14,; . 4 all %L a profit of twelve per cent., after 11 11 F. ,1114artholer charges. et i lti. v of Lec'elew Philips, M.A., curate of ktVac a i verp o -i , vi has been nominated by b; IN ewe 7er, vicar of Whalley, to the per qtrs.clitt)i)ethe bu tch , in Rossendale, near Roch- Oci a ,,str e ,". `" of the Rev, Edward Burrow, kqt 114 'aq himalt er p N zt ' i st p as , c on ropontis arrived iirthe Thames ili ti 4r ! Oa te _ ll ser iger _nanti nop l e with a full cargo and )14 f t j: This vessel lett Liverpool on N, tt 4 ue Ist of March, and reached Con- 1 V e ti d dav g t he stoppages at Gibraltar and Mi„ 4 .3 . 8. The return passage pas been made gongl' ho Mr. J o I 3 1.pol re lh oi red by fire bur ° Sion iA ei g 'till , ting gi o ß r; 't il l , ca rs, fr ila„cter 00 6, jo u, 3d.; led tba 0 Ups , Y t bre hors e gcb o' )t. d a y Psr 3 dtie i s ; b °l rak ° but (t e .,,tY, _Li/fie f/ ell the l as d, iterfor ~e) oroBL' i l t; mg 8 (' l '4 4 Pi 1 4 Y the is khil 44, 1 . 0 vr. ei .0dY of a new-born female child, Zt LNarperZerst,37.;L. w as _observed by a flatman float laid lk, eta in ii n 'in.nti the New North Dock. On kt:Loa it a h,_ Quin it was discovered that the ttilipirad h) 8 . 0 " 11 alive, and that violent hands had ‘..l 4 Nit ' Il tId:I l l e person , as six of the ribs and skull I t he NI k o p, s: e liver ruptured. of froi;,llg, about two o'clock, a man named Itl i „the re R egent -road turn-bridge, at the It t u o ll hi s b a n:, .1 - 1 e was heard to groan, and . was N, wat ep 3( In the pit underneath the bridge_. ik t . t di s - ,old r i n el the pit. He was got out, and % lir a " ftue l ' ; and bein taken to the Northern [ e t 41) • the j • • g . t 4 i ,lur niunes, on Friday. ;ill i 4 rat, oXteth-park, having no doubt heard klik,P.Pes4"lrethp:thich had been dressed in scarlet, otvee, c.i to quit the district, panic-stricken k7toitti to ris laedlng Much annoyed by the torn cats k t S s ;fl m t . l he ad Y,, tllalkin, glued to her forehead a '" thol afr:uress, resembling a cock's comb. teriight from the presence of their lady na lln enjoyed at least one night of ibli D' r elitp f the, en to hito did h the 'urder, F}7'll4', -'joner' or° be e" is O r° . 0 3 on bis fro -921; ilOb t e rt 0 ,1) d p r g e lj Ore s 7o lll o ? rg d jOir inn P raS. o lan boll 4'l; ' , N it ' C' . t itp,. 5 t1 7 144 aot ta rtr iao _ 1,„,.. 4 — During the past week the ~1 0 ,1,4 ! et ' t ililleo,--w e ngaged . at this theatre have '1(4.4t DLO - „ -e s ; and asuccession of legitimate Qq'tles".4:ls "k•?.aireed, Mr. Barry Sullivan pl . aying . o,NPioi„,letisee'_e„sterday evening, by permission of ?,I t , h. 7y af 7 1. the Manchester Tneatre-Royal, V:te t4 iti . q l ol s • ,The Jewess" was produced in Mr. 041 t this Di rlfed m anner. It will be repeated q t ),liti,Pte xt ;leek. kltoilmliesii:;_aVa•rioN. —L t week a woman, i t kt t il i • •i l . ( l _, ; g i t u h a ri t , who arrived .as here from ' Dublin, le t ittoltehvY so eat icair children, to join a sister in 'ki,421114 Ythe the night, on Thursday week, k i 1 , 4;1 t a il; the Pond side, although it rained heavily. lik;e014°01so /13 r woman was carried to a straw 11 t0,2 4 11t e ,,' he r limbs being quite stiff, and she 46 ,„ - aiterwards! She died from asthma It itil o), *. itit t - c°l rl and inclemency of the weather. tie ,ld i 'Xii rl e ,,Y, (3 4,•,,, T , t1 ARCADE.—On Tuesday this 4 1 ‘4, - ., in :,'-'1 belongs to Mr. Jevons, iron ete - :t01 o f ;'°o vvhole, 14,000 square iyards, h 4k n" s _ li s a ' 4,20 0 per anum, was offered for itoleollo4-blevvei•DteutetY. numerous attendance at ‘ the Quail)* paid, but there was no ) tt tk i tlit ttl t ' in,e4b44,ll4hatrellhouse facing the Prince's Dock, I t 4 Op se , ao t ,11bdred and fifty square yards, t'Or,f` rod' 96,000,) to ,, ether with a house ), tw i „ el, c4 neln g a rent lof £-- —also the pro tihs:tottit,il2l.4t,tile 4-evv,..ere offered for i s a ale at the same kpe s i ; rito )? ,' 4l „,sUcces s . Ca If 'IL Ge c , -.l ' °R A.—Mr. Christopher Brown, 'N b i : i cs, ti,,lstri:sgbe Wilkinson , of 391 tons register, tl,:lil ivit tVztl,,, f tl i za - : e r v o e yr ni ri n , g, of thatL i ve on pool,t hereportedpreceding t ``Fluid o l ii eYinouth to Quebec, in ballast, \::444040841e, abaft Eddystone, he was run into 0, li (1,3, go o i , the fore.rigging, by the Har i , liq,,V,° Bwis to the horn Havre to New York, , Ni iliqiQttioatisl etbigrants. A young man named I to 4 ,l` b i Pio t ! , itod i n w as swept overboard from the \‘01:e0 i'e l tie, it, " S t. Both ships suffered in their ••,..• •••„. -e. k N k ki.;tl, ° 'tt e The 'A;‘,lO4, st th e had a Plean Wednesday was, that the e 4 t l 2qh t he o,day :sure excursion to the Pike on VI ,er a "is an fine, fine, the dinner good, and the [00444 atid" d t ..h,enugh the hogs exhilarating, M i Nt la life? 40e of :17 ; that they all tasted the IT 4 °4 e a ' that i,r'uerri ever drank so much water ‘ ll i c Y, d i f the b*"l.r. Hawksley was an informing tiP t i., h 4 r iot, ~,r , ° ° l ( B, said to produce a million LIk1111:1t loc t r ridti oe luell the guage was calculated by \ tit ik4., ~, op . exactinalf the quantity ; that the day's i kiieZ o lo o 4ao at ol Y hear the next day's reflection ; ,N11, 4 0 b ! 1 1 41(4 th e into the minds of some of the liiiiiNet °eeh e se hetbe and that this disagree k. •i t /Of - foll owed 1,i % Ai, Ney a r OCeedi s ,. b y awakening suspicion l a b! „_a ss 'aer ed t 2g further in the business ; ‘Nt i ti klt t4l,,,at one. L . ' resign his place as engineer, 4 , to the ref,used ; that if the plan be kt 0 {\01 1 ;, toe i s ttie Privilege of carrying it out; let r It it; it tilletitiAcensideure proper person to endure the , so s 4 it, ~, ~14,_ a!ions suggest caution ;that it 4 3 eY h ts9 N, ct, itlthoie (tarrive at an approximation as to f ri!l'astelloti k\ sic,;:t 0 Po s .Vbre a single contract is made; fd i a t ip s • \ II 0 o ti v kitlp„' e the Pike may not be adopted ; ese iti Oti ox i , -4ore Prudent 3r pe• f , I \ ,1,t 1• 11 eod ent to pay even £200,000, if 0 oo si ty Iltit, a r t MAY Ure of X 1 000 000 —Journal. ettnii. ' I lt •ea ou Op ' , •If v" It) th, ' th, , I _ll 1.,,,,s L IVERPOOL.—A splendid ,° g o n s.,, , :i v ,Kay--- or -., ! , pn Monday last, to John prio eel, T A ( % "e k gite t i or Liverpool, by his Yorkshire t l 'i l e etellilii eo, kis til t eall_°,ree Hotel, on his first visit to lea,. t o ° C4 l , ' 04 4. 71 to fill the civic chair of Liver- Icl e VI ik, i , itir l, of Leeds, presided on this Liver of 1 Ntl 1 ,„.. great efficiency, and with lis 0,0 ", k , k t N 44 . , a z. d all \ Y supported by Ald. Samuel 0 c olijk7 ken. John mith, Esq. banker, of „ A T, to o t o, ot it J . On the right of the chairman 10 , usollr ikktotlit4oll. 40 84 Is°llll H OIMeE s Es • and in one $4:4, lot L'4l.t. , Bateson o. q t • he Mayor . of large' , l t t lit7 l ing ::° usual lc: 1 toasts, the chair -0 Fr, :k Ntlid e v a eui e 1, eloquen t Ya manner_,:intrq duced 0 0 r oid / i 171 & biti . ; * elt g ' -- John ,e'e -, vi ~, 1 ,i,„ 44 k oil, i l i e up ot , ~Holmes, Esq., Mayor ser v i his great public usefulness re, SC „dr"/ NlOillit)4l.4r Itas c's In the town of Liverpool 0' 1 h o iree 1,4,4 st Jo h i :l i ven to one who well deserved e r ~/ tOsn,t4s l ,°end , .nng standin IPP- tr y No , 4 - -m a u r . g as a merchant, h k, Y 0 ,_,(1 his h on e r P es as a magistrate, t 0 I:0e4go it tt N l io tt ;t4"airr oani tas a gentleman ; and ~ it t „ „te t t ily eon ) pi, had finished his most ex .4tiiertt tie i , E -1 1 , 0 1 ,.. 14 wi th ;-,n37 rose with one accord, and 00:400_dr i i Ot t - A 4 li ttel, k - i li to s t •Al o i nle o s o f e e cheeri more," lon and tio • \iv e nnelY replied. d r ti r I t o e l ~itNe On (P 91/ 0 $ 0 i 64 h e s iP. 4 11.- -O u T h tAxtsTE) BEFORE A 1 10 ;4 d i ti, 4 l ll t i ,_ a taes ar irsday last, this young e 0 A •• ?so b , IV th e t lllt b l. OO O l .7 cl ! of this town, whose , * y xi. /141 .roa l i ej . a pianist we noticed two knot • 10 'qr. % real ng, made a most successful aq, Ity i Plibli 1 to,.. r l'e 01 04> toe, al s cof Manch t _ b e le , f, b frio l 4 Itsi‘..oo Ni , ,,p;e a ,toutshe Free.tra esdeerHall . a The n - %v l e t• Cti , r if Irt ",to o r l Ol. t l 5 The • °fle ; and the impression ,/lii P l id ° oo 4 Op t ) iio. 1, l aying %., •o t ,a is • mo p r f ,as one of undisguised S foi o e A ti ktkie s ! it al ways 0 essional parties present, o so , j, 14 0 0 47 t oit , t , l i veti: i ti' v la . u sa. most v_a,l,uahle, were espe bee° •l' ~ ' l tirklp` ° 44 ) 44 a l e :," man, u" , owing is a portion 0 0 l ,%I t om 014 • din aeBteo Examiner of del) to 1, L4'41 10 1:0' of ga attraction of the evening f t li tle IA 4 ,il ,, „ t ese e . as Raio.AMiss Ward, the daughterg gee Je t , ii k t t ta, 4.1 t, tad Mies ..rels in another art— f 0. 1 00 )h, la n th wardeilta i s ve ) oci 10 ha, .srk 4 ai mi, sh e rY Young--little -vy M a Of ..... ce exp r _ . possesses a frail, Lsg4t4 ~ ,,i , ,,,, ~,,_O, seLiseessionof face, in which I ea, tdi , 11:!ts _ t oilti d e onsid ei . as well as sensibility. sorielti '4 "Ptit"evit erati o her a e ,be •Ig . k : to _ vki tk ec,a4_, o.she and person, de s, 0 0 0,1 IkeiltiN y q th e , nen,. and has a firm, bold peell°o N,tak t • a, lef t h brilliance of execu to. 0 0 0 ~,-rtiNlon, t_els whi a c a,d. that would have been t he toe tZli t : ip *hi, Zs tr ue :' stand more • i V), of ~ A Atid lk e au he= faith . thi s , e prominent 0 iy ,, 0 138.5k 05 Is l, N spo ti etb, 4t r etswhie tiiii‘ stulrylechebrurvtmrgteahincsigot she t of 'Ol 7 ;_'t &ila . ,7 a hi, uere is es to wil it , t p ~,,W,;"ll'skprt;An Profession I . •• n " 0 9 '09 I t ie N e siu te sy t abet sou rce a neton. ii itn, d ) , L It 44 kebti valuable cannot but be re p/big/Or i -°1 111 4 ,_ i to ._ o ll o w ~to Miss Ward and ist .mitstepe_rt h e 'l:iu;s aPPenred on the :a id ki „ _ 11 844t0n-under ''''ll4ollbAssl motion. all —Tb e , at,,, etF , 10 7 1 odd to r .A k s duc ev pro o u ltri po . ash P 004 Lc o e i s a tbr:" 01`(1.,A.16 [ri reuvie ri tbe oo I! 4 c e ti or I l ci eee6o o o4ti l t i l e o l d been bof apt st o wl° tOcate • g to one co? th i utioo Dovererot rer ailf9o % 3t Y esr bee ll i , 10%0 8 tb° P:?? b.' 1! . ! 5 in lC'e f :lJ intO m Cheer re t I a ce O h je equit~ 0 00 uyv inlcti4", o"4 ho n e r eo t r) r y t t" (i nt / t he bey. ~ ,ysosn l o r P°Cri t he r, it c . ll, rf ts, 3! ber ea ct i' o•cti ce d tit a° olo 7 bee p e d to p ) 1 , 41e fie f the tve t jll SALES OF WORKS OF ART BY MESSRS. WINSTANLEY' —A collection of choice paintings, crayon sketches, &c•' &c., was offered for public competition yesterday, at Messrs. Winstanley's rooms. As most of the lots were gems, rendered valuable either from the talent of the artist, or the peculiar circumstances under which they were produced, the prices which they brought were high. A crayon of the Countess of Blessington reading in her study, brought eighteen pounds; it was from the pencil of Landseer, and was sketched on the occasion of a re union of sevens and artists, At the elegant mansion of that accomplished lady. It is small, and from its hur ried style appears, at first sight, unfinished. THE OPERATIVE PORTERS.—We are glad to state that the question relating to these deserving men is finally settled, in a manner that will place them in a new and improved position ; and still more so to add that this has been effected through the good-will of the sub-committee of the dock trust, headed by Mr. Nicol, the chairman. The porters asked for, and obtained, a conference with the parliamentary sub-committee of the docks; and Mr. John North, solicitor for the dock trustees has, in a published letter, dated 11th instant, and addressed to Mr. Nicol, explained the heads of the arrangement. The proposition made and agreed to is of considerable length ; but the following extract will convey its import :—" That the con signee of goods by any vessel paying the largest amount of freight, shall be the master porter, if only licensed. If he be not licensed, or if he decline to act, then the consignee of goods paying the next largest amount of freight shall be the master porter, if licensed. In either case, such consignee shall give notice in writing to the consignee of the ship, of his intention to act as master porter, before twelve o'clock of the day next after the report of the ship at the Custom-house. In default of such notice, or if neither of such consignees of goods be a master porter, the consignee of the ship shall be the master porter, if licensed or shall appoint one," " provided always that the master porter appointed to discharge a vessel shall in every case (except when he is the consignee of the vessel,) be, him self, a consignee of goods by the vessel which he shall be so appointed to discharge." Mr. North adds, " the por ters are content to be dependent on the merchants and shipowners, for the just remuneration of their labour, but not on parties whose interest they allege it to be, to make a profit out of that labour, by employing unskilful and unsuitable persons at low wages, to the detriment alike of the merchant, and the dock-porter, properly so called." He further states that " the parliamentary sub-committee of the docks see no objection to that addition, and, on the other hand would have much satisfaction in being the medium of so relieving a large and meritorious class of men." The dock committee have also succeeded in set tling equally to their own satisfaction the question which had arisen between them and the dock trustees of Birken head, the latter body having abandoned, before the com mittee of the House of Commons, on Thursday last, the clause in their bill partially affecting Liverpool dock rates, which was opposed by the dock committee. . . THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD IN LIVERPOOL.—The Synod commenced its services in this town on Tuesday evening in Canning-street Church. The Rev. Mr. Welsh, late moderator, preached the sermon ; the Rev. G. J. Duncan, of North Shields, succeeds to this office. The Synod having been constituted, two committees were appointed to prepare petitions to parliament in opposition to Mr. Stuart Wortley's marriage bill, and against Sun day !abour in the post-office. The session was resumed on Wednesday. The want of missionaries in foreign parts was alluded to, although the community possess funds for this object. The public breakfast was held on Thursday morning at the Concert-hall. About two hundred persons were present. The Rev. G. J. Duncan, the newly-appointed moderator, occupied the chair. Information relative both to the home and foreign mis sions was given ; and in connexion with the latter, the successful labours of Mr. Burns in China were pointed out. The missions in the west of Ireland were also alluded to. In the evening, the members of the Synod dined at the Adelphi Hotel. The Synod again resumed its sitting on Friday. The Presbytery of Northumberland suggested some alteration in the mode of managing the building fund ; that the system should be general instead of local. The Rev. Mr. Henderson, of Northumberland, supported this view. The report on this ouestion was received, and ordered to be taken into consideration. The report recommending the appoint ment of a general financial secretary to assist in managing the general schemes of the Church, was, after considerable discussion, left in the hands of the commit tees. On Friday evening the case in connexion with the Birkenhead congregation came before the court.. This case, interesting to many parties in this locality, arose in consequence of an appeal of Mr. Forster, the clerk of the Presbytery of Lancashire, against a decision of the Presby tery in a case relating to the congregation of Birkenhead. The elders of that congregation likewise complained of the same decision. These parties, along with representatives of the Presbytery, appeared before the Synod. After much deliberation, the various parties interested therein having been heard at length, the Synod passed a judgment con demnatory to a certain extent of the course pursued by the Lancashire presbytery, the members of which were enjoined to pay greater attention to the routine of their duties at the meetings, &c., held by that body. The next annual Synod will be held in Birmingham. LOCAL MEETINGS. DocK COMMITTEE.—On Thursday last the Committee held their usual weekly meeting. Mr. Molyneux pre sided. A communication was submitted to the committee from the Bootle D spensary, praying that the dock trus tees would assist the funds of the institution, giving as a reason that a number of dock labourers had participated in its relief. Tt was thought that five guineas might be voted. Mr. Tobin strongly opposed the suggestion, con tending that they had no money to spare. After some further conversation, there being no motion proposed, the matter was agreed to be referred to the Finance Commit tee. FINANCIAL REFORM.—The annual meeting of the " Financial Reform Association," was held at the Con cert-hall, on Tuesday, the attendance being miserably small, the proceedings were totally devoid of interest. Mr. W. Ronald was called to the chair, and was supported by a small band of local platform orators. The annual report, read by Mr. John Smith, " lamented the absence of support adequate to enable them to carry out more fully and efficiently the objects of the association." Ad dresses were delivered by Messrs. John Finch, F. Boult, H. K. C!aypole, and John Smith; and a council was appointed for the ensuing year. THE WEST DERBY GTIARDIANS.—The weekly meet ing was held on Wednesday. Mr. Roskell was unani mously reelected chairman, and the Rev. Mr. Badnall, vice-chairman. The committees for the ensuing year were aprointed :—Finance Cammittee: Messrs. Bolshaw, Edwards, Betteley, T. Smith, J. Smith, Tattersall, Al pass, M`Nicol, and the chairman. Visiting Committee : Messrs. Dry. Joseph Harrison, J. Smith, Shaw, J. Birch, Carter, Johnson, Tattersall, Jones, and Bunting. Nui sance Committee: Messrs. Jeffreys, W. Jones, Shaw, J. Harrison, Coward, Bolshaw, Badnall, and Alpass. Out door Labour Test and Farm Committee: Messrs. J. Birch, Sutton, Bolshaw, R. Rirch, J. Harrison, T. Har rison, Hyde, H. Edwards, J. Edwards, and John Birch. Fever Hospital Committee; Messrs. Elias, Wilson, Dun ting, and T. Smith_ LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—A special meeting of the coulcil of the chamber was held on Tues day, Alderman T. B. Horstall in the chair. It was re solved that, as the objectionable clause in the new stamp act had been withdrawn, the bill be no further opposed ; that the council approves of the County Courts Extension Bill,; that on the subject of postal communication with Liverpool, the president be requested to confer with the Post-office authorities ; and in reference to the Dock Porters' Bill, the council, so far as the interest of the chamber is concerned, see no objection to the adoption of the following clause in that bill :—" Provided always that the master porter appointed to discharge a vessel shall in every case (except when he is the consignee of a vessel) be himself a consignee of goods by the vessel which he shall be so appointed to discharge."—A letter was read from Mr. George Grain, complaining of the new customs' regulation for boats and ships, which, he states, will place all vessels of less than 170 tons burthen under serious disadvantages. It was resolved that Mr. Tomlinson and Mr. John Aikin should confer with the Shipowners' Association on the subject. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the usual weekly meeting, on Thursday, (Mr. Parker in the chair,) 158 deaths were reported for the past week, being a decrease of 22 as compared with the previous week. The falling off was chiefly in diseases of the lungs. A report was read respecting the local rates, to the effect that the col lection of the rates for the past year had been very satis factory; that measures were taken to obtain prompt payment in future ; that £5,000 annually, for paving and sewering, should be charged to the borough fund — namely, towards paving £4,900, and towards sewerage £lOO. Other economical measures were also recom mended, and a statistical statement was submitted, relative to rates, for Liverpool, Kirkdale, Everton, West Derby, and Toxteth, as regards paving, sewerage, water, and general rate, showing that the decrease this year, as compared with the last, would be £22,122. In conclu sion, the Sub-committee observe that, in calculating the above rates, every endeavour has been made to reduce them to the lowest possible limit, with duo regard to the works absolutely necessary to be done during the ensuing year, and the staff of officers requisite to carry out the various duties and works under the controul of the Health Committee. The charge for the fire police is also to be reduced from 4d. to 3d. A saving of £250 is also to be effected, by paying the workmen in the employ of the committee on Saturday, in place of on Friday afternoon, by which latter system their work was lost for some hours to the public on that day to the estimated amount stated. SELECT VESTRY.—The first general meeting of the Select Vestry, as constituted by the recent election, was held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair. Mr. Austin, Poor-law Commissioner, was present. A discussion took place relative to the legality of a recent special meeting, which had been convened to decide upon certain contracts. The subject had been brought under the notice of the commissioners by Mr. 'Woodruff, who questioned the legality of the meeting, on the ground that sufficient notice had not been given to the members of the board. Mr. Austin gave it as his opinion that it was not necessary in law to give any particular number of days' notice of a special meeting before such meeting could be legally held. If the rectors and churchwardens considered a special meeting necessary, he believed they had power to call it as speedily as possible. In fact, if the rectors and churchwardens called a special meeting in the morning, it might, by such a notice, be legally held the same afternoon, if, indeed, a notice was at all necessary. The folio wing committees were appointed for the ensuing year :—Finance: Messrs. Cafferata, Came, Earle, Hindley, Mellor, Whitby, and Woodruff; Work house : Messrs. Abraham, Savage,. Cafferata, Denton,. Harbord, Whitby, and Shakeshaft; Industrial School Messrs.. Blain, Johnson, Fairhurst, Gardner, Hodson,. Wylie, apd ;, Medical Relief: Messrs. Abraham,, THE lIIVIRPOIT RTA:NRARD, Ccfferata, Johnson, Fairhurst, Gardner, Hodson, Ire land, and Willmer ; Building: Messrs. Earle, Blain, Hindley, Shakesbaft, Woodruff, and Wylie ; Deserted Family ; Messrs. Savage, Denton, Hand. and Mellor. The rectors, churchwardens, and overseers were elected ex officio members of all committees. A letter was read from the Town-clerk, sent by request of the Finance Committee of the Corporation, demanding payment of £348, for rent of offices formerly occupied by the parish in Fenvvick-street, which had been due since January, 1848. The letter was referred to the churchwardens and overseers to settle the matter in the best way they could. Mr. Brown, one of the overseers, in a letter, tendered his resignation, stating that he could not act during the en suing year. Mr. Willmer again brought under the notice of the board the late appointment of Miss Fouldes to the office of matron of the Workhouse, protesting against the course which the Poor-law Commissioners had adopted of confirming the appointment for life, contrary to the terms on which it was made by the vestry. He should like to know from Mr. Austin if the letter which had come down from the Poor-law Board was to be considered final ? Mr. Austin said he was rather taken by surprise, and he mat decline to answer the question, but it was not from any feeling of disrespect towards the vestry. He said he would take care to represent the subject to the proper quarter. A lengthy discussion took place, in which Mr. Abraham, Mr. Dover, and Mr. Earle, took part, the vestry being of opinion that the appointment must be considered according to the terms stated by Mr. Austin. A special general meeting was fixed for Tuesday next, (this day.) to take into consideration a motion of which notice had been given by Mr. Abraham, to rescind the motion passed some time ago to close the dispensa ries; also to take into consideration a motion by Mr. Willmer for reducing the medical staff and abolishing the Medical Relief Committee. Cagiltruiturai portirtilturai COLUMN, The question respecting the comparative hardiness of plants, particularly evergreen trees and shrubs, is one, which notwithstanding its importance, has never been satisfactorily taken up ; nor have we obtained sufficient genuine information to enable us to give any definite answer to the numerous enquiries respecting what is termed the hardiness of plants, but which would be better stated as [the• capability of resisting the vicissitudes of our climate. The past winter has been a most instructive one, and were it not for the costliness of the lesson we might have congratulated ourselves upon its results. An extraordi nary amount of injury has been inflicted upon the nursery stocks and upon the plantations of private individuals, and very anomalous circumstances have been observed. For instance, the coniferre of New Holland and America and most of the American evergreens have suffered much more than the natives of China and Japan. These denizens of the Celestial Empire have shewn astonishing hardiness, while plants from the colder regions of the lofty Himalaya have barely escaped destruction. One of the most intelli gent of our nurserymen has pointed out a singular fact connected with the scourge which has at least decimated our evergreens. He showed us that the chief injury did not arise from the wind, but from the last fall of snow, — thus,, after the snow had fallen it was followed by a burst of hot sunshine, which melted the snow upon the tops of the plants, while the lower parts were fully enveloped and protected by their winter covering, the melting of the snow and exposure of the upper parts to the sun was followed by a piercing wind, which com pletely froze the portions uncovered. The most striking proofs of this were shown us in a quarter of Portugal laurels, by the side of which were growing some fine thorn trees, the branches of which, in places, overhung the laurels. Where such protection had been afforded, the snow had, of course, fallen thinner, and its melting had been accelerated by the drip from the branches of the thorns, which were not sufficiently close to obstruct the sun's rays, or break the force of the wind ; the conse quence is, the plants present the appearance of having been burned and absolutely crumble in the hand. Conifers have suffered very severely ; the only ones which have entirely escaped are those from China and Japan : thus Taxodium sempervirens has not a green leaf upon it, and Cedrus Deodara, with its magnificent drooping branches, has become as deciduous as the com mon larch, and in its present state bears an extraordinary resemblance to that well-known tree; but Cryptomeria japonica, Thuja sinensis, and others, their co-natives, have borne the winter bravely. To those who are forming new plantations, or who wish to replace those specimens which are injured, we would strongly urge the necessity of a visit to the nurseries, with pencil and note book ; there they may see for themselves the extent to which the various species and varieties have suffered, and can choose accordingly. We called attention a short time back to the manage ment of the Liverpool Botanic Garden, and a correspond. ent threw still further light upon the subject. There are however many abuses still unexposed, and the public will do well if it joins us in looking into these matters. Our readers will remember the terms upon which the Botanic So ciety sold their property to the Corporation which insisted in the most explicit manner upon the strictly botanic cha racter of the garden being maintained, in all its integrity, and every facility afforded to the public for enjoying all the advantages of the cistablishment. As the purchase was made with the public funds the latter condition was a matter of course—but how has the public been treated in the matter? A rate has been levied under the Public Museum Act, which realises upwards £1,400, a sum suf ficient to make our Botanic Garden not only one of the best but one of the most useful in the kingdom. Never theless, all the increased benefit the public has yet derived is an increase in the privileges of admission to the Hot houses and Library, and these have only been obtained with difficulty, and only after repeated efforts. £3O !!) have been allotted to the Curator for the purchase of new plants; and one or two erections have been ordered for the shelter and convenience of the public—what ought to have been done is another matter. First of all the Cura tor ought to have had the thirty pounds, and somewhat more, put into his hands with orders once a year, at least, to make a tour to visit Kew and other celebrated gardens, where he could see what is doing, and collect ten times the number of new plants which the same sum would purchase ; for, be it remembered, there are few botanic collections in the kingdom which were not indebted to that of Liverpool when in the hands of the society. In the next place, £2OO at least ought to have been laid out in building a hot-house and arranging a portion of the garden for medical plants only, the want of which is most severely felt by the medical profession of this town, more especially by students. A building ought to be erected for the purpose of forming a botanical museum in con nection with the gardens. All this could be done easily : leaving a surplus of the first year's fund, succeeding years would furnish means for building new and larger hot houses, and a conservatory, which is much needed. We know it is an argument with our municipal representatives that there is no taste for these things in Liverpool, they un fortunately judge by themselves ; but even supposing their position a true one, and that the want of taste for scien tific pursuits really exists. why, then, it is their duty to create it—furnish the means of instruction, and the dis position to learn will not long be wanting. It is their duty to do everything to advance the interests of the society wh;ch trust its resources to their management ; and the interests of society are best advanced by the en couragement of learning, for science leads to civilisation. NOVELTIES OF THE NURSERIES Oak Vale Nurseries, Broad Green—A visit to this esta blishment is most desirable early in the spring, for Mr. George Cunningham is deservedly celebrated for the cul ture of camelias, azaleas, and other early flowering plants, especially rhododendrons ; of the last-mentioned genus he has raised an immense stock of hybrids, having for several years made it his particular study, and we are inclined to think he has succeeded in striking out the true road to perfection in this beautiful branch of the florist's art. Many hybridisers have committed the error of trying to amalgamate species of the most opposite characters and colours. We believe it will be found a general rule that improvement can only be effected by careful attention to the characters of plants, and bringing those together which from similarity of habit are most likely to assimi late. Thus it is desirable to have flowers as fine as those of rhododendron arboreum, with the hardiness of those of R. ponticum, but we are not likely to succeed if we cross these two ; the proper course would be to select some species or variety not much removed from R. arboreum ; R. cinnamomeum, or R. campanulatum, for instance, which are rather hardier than the arboreum ; the hybrids raised frcm this cross will unite well with R. caucasicum or It. maximum ; their offspring may again be united with R. arboreum, and another series commenced. Thus, years of patient perseverance and a commencementfounded on correct principles and good judgment are essential to the successful raising of really good hybrids. In this course Mr. Cunningham has been engaged for many years past, and it is only within the last three or four years he has begun to reap the fruits of his perseverance. We saw one specimen last week which has flowered for the first time this year, and proves to be, if not the best, certainly one of the most beautiful ever raised ; it has been named R. cinnamomeum Cunninghamii ; it forms a beautifully compact head of flowers, perfectly conical, of the purest white, richly spotted in the throat with deep purplish brown spots, giving it an extremely rich and lively appear ance; we were very much struck with its beauty, and learned with much pleasure that Mr. Holden, the London flower painter, is engaged in figuring it. The next hybrid we saw was R. c. collinsonii, a fine pink, one of large size and fine form, remarkably robust in the flower and plant . ; and near it another of great beauty, named R. c. Dicken sonii, after our talented townsman Dr. Dickenson, whose reputation in his profession and as a botanist fnlly entitle him to the honour. The other varieties most striking were, Prince of Wales, rosy.red, Albertus, creamy white, preclareus, white, and a very fine purple one, The Nepal species, R. roseum, is also beautifully in flower, together with R. maximum, caucasicum, cinnamomeum, and many others, including R. Gibscnii. There are two plants of R. arboreum in flower, both imported as the true species, but shewing a remarkable difference in the size of the flow ers, and in the intensity of the colour. The smaller, we believe, is one of the half-dozen plants which were the first sent to this country, and has been many years in Mr. Cunningham's establishment. It is the one usually known as the true R. arboreum,—the other is much larger, the width of the corolla being at least two inches, and the fine dark crimson colour two or three shades deeper ; it has a most superb appearance, the heads of the flowers being 18 inches in circumference. Amongst the other handsome things we saw Arbutus procera finely in flower, magnolia soulangii, bignonia speciosa, a lovely stove climber, fEri des crispum, Epidendrum coreaceum, Oncidium sphacela tum, Cyrtochilum maculatum, exceedingly pretty, and many other choice orchids. A visit to this establishment just now would well repay either the botanist or the hor ticulturist. MISCELLANEA. Even in countries where an abundance of gorgeous flow ers are spontaneously produced, the inhabitants are lovers of these gems of earth and will pay for their possession ; for instance, in Java, a land of flowers, the inhabitants have their favourites, one of which, called by them the Korban, is cultivated and sold at a considerable price. The Rafflesia Arnoldi is perhaps the largest of flowers ; it measures in diameter rather more than a yard ; that of the nectary is nine inches, and its depth as much; it is capable of holding a gallon and a half of water. Tile weight of the whole flower is fifteen pounds ; its native name is Peturum Sinkinlilli, or the Devil's Betel-box, a name barbarous enough, but not more so than our own country people bestow on the common Lycoperdon, which is called the Devil's Snuff-box. The smell of the Raffle sia is very offensive, but its appearance is described as gorgeous. It is a parasite, and in its peculiar mode of growth strongly resembles the Orohauchem of our own country. It was named after Sir Stamford Raffles, un cle of our estimable townsman Dr. Raffles. OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK. Stove Conservatory, 40.—From the variable state of the temperature it is necessary to be very vigilant in giving the necessary air to plants under g l a ss. Repot Camellias, at the same time examine the roots thoroughly and remove hard and exhausted soil. FLOWER GARDEN. Tender shrubs which have been kept in the frames, in pots, during, the winter, may now be placed out. Atiri culas in frames nust be protected from night frosts. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS• P. James.—You have quite mistaken the matter. The Chikiwall Horticultural Society in raising its prizes at. tempts no,riyalry or opposition to the Liverpool &hit& tions. The reason is, the Society has been thriving ever since its commencement, and the possession of a surplus fund enables it to offer better prizes and extend the means of amusement to its supporters. T. M.—Your plant is Scillasmcena. It is not a native. PROPOSAL FOR A POST-OFFICE. RECEIVING BOX ON THE LANDINGS STAGE. There are few towns in England more destitute of post office accommodation than Liverpool. In London every inhabitant can post his letters, or have an order for money payable, within a distance of, at most, three or four hun dred yards of his residence. Its this large town,. contain ing a population of some 300,000. inhabitants, we have but 17 receivin g -offi c e s . London has three times the number in proportion to its population. It is only within the last few years that a receiving-office was opened in the Exchange Buildings ; and the want of such accommoda tion is felt in many parts of the town. For example, the north end of the town, in which we have now a large amount of business transacted, is very inefficiently ac commodated by a receiving -office in Regent-street and Great Howard-street; and the accommodation provided for the south end of the town is quite insufficient. Whilst asking for an increase of accommodation, gene rally, we beg to suggest the propriety of establishing a receiving -office on board of the great Landing Stage. This would be an immense convenience to the community living on the Cheshire side of the river. Many a man passing from his office to the Cheshire side of the river would be thus enabled to post his letters, without the detention caused by his having to go to a receiving -house in town ; or it will be available in case of his having for gotten to do so. Besides, it would be a great conveni ence to the inhabitants of the Cheshire side to be able to send over their letters at a somewhat later hour than at present is allowed them, which could easily be arranged, the captains of most of the packets being quite suffi ciently respectable to be entrusted with the duty of post ing a few letters. INCREASED EXPORTS OF COTTON GOODS FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 1850. From Mr. Burn's Colonial Circular, now published, we find that there has been an increase during the past three months in the export of manufactured goods over that of last year, to the following markets, viz. :—Calcutta, Ma dras, Sincapore, Batavia, Hong Kong, and other Chinese ports, Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, coast of Africa, Jamaica, Cuba, St. Thomas, Brazil, Columbia, British North America, and the United States. To the latter market less has been sent during the past month than in January and February. There is a falling off in the ex port to Bombay, Shanghae, Honduras, Chili and Peru, River Plate and Mexico. The most material increase is to Calcutta, 11,191,027 yards of plain calicoes and 2,497,905 yards of printed and dyed over the average of the three preceding years. To Hong Kong and Canton 5,817,736 yards of plain calicoes; to the Brazils, 2,436,194 yards plain, and 1.438,957 yards printed and dyed • to British North America, 1,525,450 yards plain and 2,997,328 printed and dyed ; and to the United States, 9285 yards plain and 4,301,636 yards printed and dyed. The princi pal increase is to Bombay, 1,751,535 yards piain ; to Chili and Peru, 3,860,063 plain and 2,701,305 yards prin ted ; and River Plate, 1,986,627 plain and 861,431 yards printed. POLICE- INTELLIGENCE. James Davidson and John Murphy were on Friday committed for three months for attempting to pick a lady's pocket in Castle-street. ROBBERY OF MONEY.—Thomas Cole was charged with stealing £4B from Mr. George Ross. Mr. Ross stated he resided at 28, Bold-street, and that on Thursday even ing he went to Postoffice-place to post two letters; while there he was robbed. The money was found on the pri soner. The prisoner, and also a young woman, were brought up yesterday on this charge. The prosecutor, it appeared, is a traveller, residing when at home, in Hatton garden, Lyndon. The name of the male prisoner, though calling himself Cole, is said to be Connolly. The girl was observed to be in company with Cole, and a considerable portion of the money (£2B), was found upon them. The evidence was taken against them preliminary to their being sent for trial. BURGLARY.—John Davies, a man of colour, and Sarah Kenny. were charged with breaking into the publie-house kept by Mr. Wm. Watson, Waterloo-road, and stealing a quantity of goods. A policeman found some of the stolen property on searching the prisoners' house, and a pawnbroker stated the female pawned a coat and a pair cf trousers at his shop, which were identified by the owner. Committed for trial. ROBBERY OF WEARING APPAREL.—A lad, about ten years old, was charged with obtaining a coat and trousers under false pretences. Mrs. Blundell, Industrial School, Soho-street, stated the prisoner came to her house ard said that her husband had sent him for his best coat and trousers, which she accordingly gave, but since discovered he had not sent for them. The prisoner, who is at the school, was apprehended with the property in his posses sion. Committed for trial. AN EMIGRANT STOWED AWAY IN SALT.—O❑ Thurs day Andrew Dunn was charged with having defrauded Patrick Cain of £2. Complainant was about to emigrate to America. He met the prisoner and paid him £2, as he supposed, on account of the passage-money. When about to sail he demanded it back, but was refused. The prisoner advised him to stow himself away in the vessel, which he accordingly did, in some salt. He was there discovered, and given in the custody of a police officer. The prisoner asserted the £2 was a loan which he in tended to repay. The case was remanded. A HUSBAND ATTEMPTING TO MURDER HIS WIFE.— On Thursday Walter "Wallace was charged with brutally assaulting his wife, with intent to murder her. The pri soner had lately returned from New Orleans. On Tues day Miss Wallace,. hearing screams proceeding from the bed-room in which prisoner and his wife slept, attempted to enter it, and, having at last forced the door, found Mrs. Wallace on the floor bleeding. The prisoner was kicking her, and expressed his regret he had not his boots on that he might kill her. Prisoner said his wife had provoked him, although she knew, when he was drunk, he lost his temper. He was committed for trial on a charge of aggravated assault. DARING ROBBERY.—On Wednesday, John Smith, a young man, was charged with committing a most daring robbery. On the night of the Bth instant, a respectable widow lady, named Wreake, keeping a shop in Dukr street, was attending to her usual avocations, when the prisoner entered and asked for half an ounce•of tobacco, which was given him, and for which he placed half a so vereign on the counter in payment. Mrs. Wreake took out her purse, containing five pounds in gold, and eight shillings in silver, when the prisoner snatched the purse and its contents, and made his escape. When taken, the prisoner denied the charge, but Mrs. Wreake clearly iden tified him. He was well-known to the police, and was committed for trial to the sessions. SINGULAR CIJARGE.—A young man, dressed as a Sol dier, was charged with not belonging to any regiment. The prisoner said he was in a public-house with some soldiers, one of whome asked him to try on his regimen tals, which he did. Immediately afterwards the soldier disappeared. Mr. Rushton expressed a conviction that the prisoner had been completely duped ; but the man, on the other band, seemed very well satisfied with the change which had come over his external condition, and expressed his willingness to serve the Queen and country by at once enlisting into the regiment the dress of which he had tem porarily assumed. Mr. Rushton recommended the officer from the barracks to take charge of him, and said that, perhaps, they would get a good man in the place of a bad one. ESCAPE OF A PRISONER.—On Thursday a young man named John Smith, who had been committed for trial on a charge of stealing a purse from Mrs. Wrake, a tobacco dealer, in Duke-street, contrived to escape from custody. Smith was waiting, with several other prisoners, under the police-court, after having been removed from the dock ; and it appears that, as the turnkey, M'Coombe, took some water into one of the cells, Smith, who had evidently been watching his opportunity, immediately sprang forward, and, grasping the unfortunate turnkey by the back of the neck, pushed him forward into the cell with great violence, at the same time snatching the keys. He then closed and bolted the door of the cell, and, leav ing poor M'Coombe a prisoner, made the best of his way, by means of the acquired keys, through the iron gates, and into Chapel-street, where he threw down the instru ments of his deliverance and completed his escape. In the meantime the cries of the turnkey brought some of the officers out of the court to his release, but the thief had got clear off, and has not since been heard of. S.nith is described as a respectably-dressed young man. ilDistrut PrIDS. -...,...-...- The colliers at Rainford, Laffak, Upholland, &c., to the extent of many hundreds, are out on strike. On Friday week, six lives were lost by an explosion of fire damp in a colliery at Marsden, near Blackburn. A poll has just taken piece at Runcorn, as to the reduc tion of the salary of the parish clerk from £l5 to £5, which was carried by 513 to 65. A fine porpoise has this week been taken alive by the Southport fishermen, and exhibited from house to house. Porpoises will live a day or more out of the water. The theatre at Warrington, after having been closed for upwards of ten years, has been re-opened with a very clever company, under the management of Miss S. Sin clair, of the Theatre Royal, Glasgow. Michael Lyons, a weaver, of Manchester, has invented a machine, by which trousers and even coats may be woven complete in one piece, requiring not a touch of the needle. At a very large meeting, on Monday, in Manchester, of working men, an address was voted to the Rev. Canon Stowell " for his honest and uncompromising advocacy o Scriptural education for the working classes." On Tuesday, the usual fortnightly fair took place in Prescot. The show of cattle was very indifferent, with very few buyers at reduced prices. The yearly show of entire horses took place after the cow fair was over. On Tuesday evening, a crowded meeting was held at the Free-trade Hall, Manchester, to oppose the scheme of the Lancashire School Association for secular educa tion. The Rev. Conon Stowell was in the chair, and many of the clergy and leading gentry were present. The following gentlemen have just been appointed ma gistrates for the borough of Wigan :—Joseph Acton, Reece Bevan, Thomas Byrom, Thomas Cook, T. H. Eccles, T. Eckerslev, E. Evans, R. Fegan, W. Gidlow, A. F. Haliburton, Jon. Lamb, S. M'Clure, W. Park, T. Taylor, ft. A. Thicknesse, and J. Woodcock. On Sunday evening last, four gentlemen left Wilson's Hotel, Runcorn, in a phaeton, and when arrived at At mool Bridge, the whole party, driver, carriage and all, were precipitated into the canal. After much difficulty the carriage was righted, and the party returned to Wil son's Hotel, wet through, of course. ~,~ PORPOISES IN THE DEE.—On Sunday, a large con. course of persons assembled on the Old Bridge and the City Walls, Chester, to watch the gambols of some por poises, which had come up the river with the title as high as the causeway. Several " Stylonians" resolved, if possible, to capture these enemies of the salmon tribe, and, after " dodging" them for several hours, they suc ceeded in netting two young ones, which weighed 601bs. each. THE WATER SCHEME.—On Wednesday Dr. Playfair paid a visit to Bolton, when to the water valves were attached the patent canvass pipes in Higher Bridge street, and water was thrown from several hose conside rably above the highest buildings. By the adoption of the new valves and canvass pipes there can b e no ques tion as to its utility ; but, on the occasion, it was more in evidence to show the advantage cleavable to Liver pool from such a source, although with the ocean at its foot. —Manchester Courier. On the Ist inst. a little girl was playing near the bark mill at the tannery of Mr. Miller, at Whittle, near Preston. She was told to go away, but instead she got on the box near the mill, and started the horse again. Whilst so employed, her clothes were caught between two cog wheels, and her leg was also drawn in. Hcr screams brought out Mr. Miller and the man who had before warned her, and, the horse being stopped, she was extri cated and conveyed nome. She died, however, a few days after. A man named Gregory, of Manchester, has been com mitted for trial at the assizes, charged with stabbing a young woman named Martha Cook. She and the pri soner had been keeping company for some time past. On Monday evening she had been walking with him, and was parting with him in Bridge street, in order to go home, when the prisoner stabbed her in the side of the breast with a knife. There had been no unpleasantness between them, and they were both perfectly sober. She was conveyed to the infirmary by her landlady. The pri soner had stabbed the girl once before, but he was drunk at the time. DEATH FROM A BROKEN HEART.—Our obituary of last week contained the death, at Ulverston, of Eleanor, the wife of Mr. James Ferguson, compositor. We have now to mention the death of her husband, which took place on Monday last, immediately after the remains of his wife had been taken to their last resting place. They had been married about twelve months, and on Tuesday Mrs. Ferguson was confined, and died on the Thursday following. From the time of her death he never seemed to notice anything, being quite absorbed in grief, and when his wife's corpse was taken out of the church to the grave he was taken very ill, and conveyed home. Surgical assistance was called for, but death put a period to his sufferings the same night. He was a very promising young man, and was the son of Mr. Ferguson, portrait painter, of this town.—Preston Pilot. MURDEROUS ATTACK BY A BOY AT MANCHESTER:. On Thursday, at the borough-court, Manchester, a boy about :slat en years of age, named James Smith, • was charged with attempting to cut a lady's throat on the pre vious evening. Mrs. Knight said her husband was a pawnbroker in Butler-street, Oldham-road, and the pri soner had been in their employment for some time past. On Wednesday evening she was in the kitchen with the prisoner, no one else being in the house at the time, when the latter, who was engaged in cleaning knives, struck at her from behind with a carving knife, using apparently the blunt edge, as the wound was not very serious. She screamed for assistance ; and as soon as she had escaped from the boy's grasp, took refuge in the house of a neigh. bour. Mr. Knight said the boy had been detected on the previous Saturday stealing some money from the shop, and he thought he had perhaps been actuated by a desire for revenge in committing the violence with which he was charged. The prisoner pretended that the assault was committed by a man whose dress he described, who had got in unobserved, and afterwards had effected his escape; but this could not be true, according to Mrs. Knight's account. The prisoner was committed to the sessions. PORT NATAL.—Mr. John Galloway, who has returned to Manchester from this distant colony, has received two samples of cotton of his own growth, which he has sub mitted to the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. The seed (American Sea Island) was sown in September, Oc tober, and November, 1848; and the picking extended from March or April, to June, 1849. When Mr. Galloway left Natal, in Jauuary, the plants were again bearing, more fully and with better promise than last year. As a proof of the fertility of the soil, we may mention that in the same garden seven fine pine plants were fruiting in January last, besides forty or fifty young plants thriving. At the same time were growing fine stems of Virginia tobacco, seven feet high ; young fig-trees, planted from slips, which there grow and fruit well ; the very hedgerows near Pieter maritzburg consisting of figs and pomegranates, though the ell ate there is colder tha❑ that of Mr. Galloway's location. In his garden, youngorange and lemon trees were growing well. He had a good crop of potatoes from Ger man seed, free from rot. Twelve months since he planted six bananas, which have since that time multiplied ; there are now thirty, and in January last one of them was fruit ing. Land at Natal is rapidly increasing in value, some of it commanding £5 an acre. The Manchester Guardian, from which we derive the information given, thus advises emigrants going to Port Natal :—" We are assured that the best way is, for persons emigrating, either to take out their money in sovereigns, insuring the amount ; or, what is perhaps better, to pay it into the London and West minster Bank, which establishment furnish a draft on the Cape of Good Hope Bank, at Cape Town. This bank, on receiving that draft, will honour the emigrant's cheques, sent by the trading schooners (fortnightly) from Natal to the Cape." ST. HeLEN'S SAVING'S BANK.—The amount of the liability of the bank is £25,000. Against that the trus tees and managers have £12,000 in the hands of govern ment. They are in negotiation with parties for the purchase of the shares held by the Johusons in the colliery; and the report of the mine surveyor, upon which depends the price to be paid, will be delivered, we believe, to-day. It is expected that at least £12,000 will be re ceived from this source, perhaps more; and, if the nego tiation with the present party be concluded, the money will be ready at a very short notice. Then the trustees have realised about £5OO nett by the sale of household furni ture, and they expect to realise—say £soo—from the flats on the Mersey, the property of William Johnson, though there is some doubt about this property. Adding these items together, they amount to £25,000, the exact liability of the bank. 'We believe the legal claims amount to £22,000, and all the money in the bank, and all the results of the sale of the property, will be applicable to the payment of those claims to the exclusion of all private creditors, because the deed of trust which was given by the Johnsons to the trustees and managers expressly stipulates for the satisfaction of all legal claims in full. Then there will be the £3,000 of illegal deposits, and parties con cerned in them will have an interest in the surplus of the £25,000, as creditors on the private estate of the John sans, for the trustees hold the property or the proceeds of the sale on trust—first, to be applied in satisfaction of all legal claims, and, secondly, to apply the surplus in respect of money deficient, received illegally, and applied to their own use by the Johnsons, while acting as servants of the bank. There are, of course, private creditors upon the estate who will have to take their share with those who have unfortunately been duped, and that will reduce the sum total. We cannot give precise information as to what will eventually be paid ; that is dependent on so many contingencies, that it is unsafe to speculate ; but those with whom we have conversed think that 16s. in the pound upon the illegal deposits, and the whole of the legal deposits, as we understand them. The private deLts, the cost of conducting the inquiry, and the expense of prosecuting the two men, (which had to be paid by the trustees out of the estate,) will considerably reduce the surplus left after paying the legal claims. Nor can we say when or how the amount will be paid ; but there seems no reason to doubt that 6s. Bd., perhaps 10s., can be paid in the course of next month ; indeed, we believe Mr. Pratt gave an assurance to that effect, and the re mainder as soon as more funds are realised.-111ancheater Courier. TAXES : HOW TO LESSEN THEM CONSIDERABLY. STRONG ARGUMENTS AND STARTLING FACTS WHICH CANNOT BE CONTRADICTED.—The numerous and accu mulated profits which real consumers have to pay for various articles, afford a good opportunity of laying bare the position of some houses compared with others ; and it is our purpose to elucidate how and why it is—convinced that we shall be enabled to throw a strong light on this hitherto neglected subject, and prove the enormous taxation thus laid on domestic expenditure. In order to hold this system up to public investigation, we shall endeavour to show, in the first place, simply the number and extent of the profits that all classes are really burthened with :-Ist, profit arises from ma nufacturers buying articles in the raw state; 2nd, profit arises from merchants purchasing from the manufacturers ; 3rd, profit arises from London or wholesale houses buying from our merchants; 4th, profit arises from small retailers having to purchase front wholesale houses; sth, profit arises from small tradesmen's exorbitant charges to the consumer I Now, upon a just calculation, these live profits amount to at least 50 per cent., or ten shillings in every twenty.' thus involving a prin ciple so extravagant to the pockets, that it needs only to 'be enquired into to be thoroughly understood. But as there is no rule without an exception, we will next allude to one establishment where the artizan can get his cloth ing at first cost, and where the proprietor has no interme diate profits to pay; need we say that we allude to B. H YAM, national tailor and clothier, 63, Lord-street, Liverpool. He manufactures extensively for his own branches in every stage, from the raw material to the most superbly finished coat, at "one cost" and at " one profit." This, then, accounts for his vast success and the extraordinary low prices at which he can afford to sell his clothing; in fact, it is well known by the public that he sells the most superior description of garments lower, infinitely lower, than any other smaller establishment charge for interior. Now, we ask the reader a simple question —Does it not sound to reason that livasi has advantages for supplying the million 40 per cent. lower than others? Certainly he has! and this he unquestionably does— thus saving the pockets of all, more than any person could imagine, did they not dive into the minutia of the mys'eries of clothing. Again, H YA NI having twelve of the largest tailoring and clothing esta blishments in the United Kingdom, viz. :—London, 36, Grace church-street; Liverpool, 63 and 65, Lord-street; Manchester, 26, Market-street; Birmingham, 23, New-street; Glasgow, 48, Argyll-street; Exeter, 193, High-street; London, s 6, Oxford st Bristol,reet 6P, worth while Market place—and all in active operation, it makes it wort to manufacture his own goods of every description ; thus com uubiluinnn, . s 3 t o r ,eellta;mLeee-street; Briggate;llristol, 4 11 2 u , I N , N;in , c i lt r rr e t t. ; Inning in himself the true title of manufacturer, merchant, wholesale and retail vendor for his own immense and widely. the is Another giganticn p ta o t s n oe a f b oi above v e stated, business can even then sell cheaper than small shopkeepers. They must have a shop„shopmen, gas, rent, and numerous other expenses s incidental to business, which nearly amount to as much as a i s' i p. k er e ne aliedxlit'nAgrit take em e v up e pl n e naoo of commerce. rc possessing aisi mm aernce larger shopkeeper (such as Hyan?), whose returns are probably a hundred times as much, Again, look at the immense expe rience, the sound judgment, and the unbounded capital a pro. prietor of twelve such mammoth establishments must possess in snaking up goods, to a small tradesman, who only has to make a handful at once; why, it is like comparing a molehill to a mountain. Whilst purchasers at " small" shops must have " small" choice to select from, " small" chance of getting suited, and a much "smaller" one of obtaining satis faction. Let all, therefore, who would only pay "one profit," oo TO HYAM'S. Those who wish to throw money away, cer tainly should go to small tradesmen • but it is the public's interest to patronise a n establishment' raised for the good of the inhabitants of this populous district, and, in return, the proprietor pledges himself to work his talents and immense resources for their benefit, and never forsake the cause and customers who have proclaimed him the " national tailor and clothier of Great Britain." A CANDID CONFESSION The recent editor of the Mercury, Mr. C. Macqueen, has addressed a letter to the Chronicle, in which he speaks in most disparaging terms of his " old love." The fol lowing is his commencement : " SlR,—lt was my intention to trouble you with a few fur ther observations on the all-important water question, with especial reference to Mr. Stephenson's report, and its " most lame and impotent conclusion"—to the suicidal stupor into which that report seems to have thrown the town and its mu nicipal representatives,—and to the pitiful gyrations of the Liverpool 111ercury,—including the latter, not on the supposi tion that any weight or importance can be :attached to its opi nions on this or any other subject; but, simply as illustrating the trickery and tactics of the great Pike conspiracy." This is in rather bad taste. The columns of our contem porary have certainly not lost much in "weight" since the secession—or whatever else he may call it—of the writer of the letter in question. He is no doubt right as to the " importance of its opinions." THE FINE NEW SHIP " ALBATROSS." EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA It has long ago occurred to us (and our impres sions are every day more confirmed and strengthened), that the increase of our home population progresses in such a ratio, that nothing short of extensive emigration will relieve us from successive seasons of distress and suffering; or enable the well meaning, the skilful, and the industrious, and especially our young citizens, who have not the means of pushing their fortunes in their native land, amidst the competition that exists, -to relieve themselves, and be come prosperous and happy in other regions over which floats the British flag,and many of which are blessed with climates congenial to the constitutions of Britons. This idea has latterly been gaining ground in the pub lic mind ; and we deem it higly creditable on the part of one of our enterprising firms, to remove all previous ob jections to Australian emigration by providing for the the public the new A 1 ship Albatross, to be followed in succession by others equally eligible. The Albatross, being over 1030 tons register, and nearly 1800 tons burthen, presents. when viewed in the dock, a truly noble appearance. She is painted in a sombre green, and, frigate-like, displays " painted ports." Her stem is headed by a well-carved portraiture of the " albatross," whose spreading wings gracefully uphold the trail boards on which her name, in a panelling of gold, is emblazone4. Encircling the stem is a semi-circular carving of exquisite workmanship. In the centre is an ornamented shield, on which is a well-embossed " Liver," with, on a riband, the motto " Deus nobis, kc." It is supported on the right by a reclining figure of Nep tune; on the left by the Goddess of Peace, extending the palm, and beneath all, forming a centre, is the figure as well as the word Albatross. The Albatross is lightly but tautly sparred, but her stays are of such strength as will anable her to carry a heavy press of canvas without too much head weight. Her main and foremasts are built; her mizen is a solid spar of immense thickness, but this must be inferred from the fact that she will carry fore-main and mizen skysails. In model this beautiful ship is all that could be desired by British taste. She is rather full forward, which gives her the advantage of a great breadth of flat flooring about two-thirds forward ; from this she rises gradually, and in the run she is as clean as a shark. In fact, to use a maritime phrase, " when her head is through it, she is all through it." The Albatross was built at St. John, N. 8., for her owners, Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., of this town, by Mr. W. Olive ; and if any proof of her sailing qualities were required, it is evinced in the fact that, even previous to coppering, she made her passage thence in less than eighteen days. The fidelity with which British ships are put together is everywhere acknowledged ; but this, as a specimen of British American genius, will command eclat. Her timbers are enormous, composed principally of Hac matac and U. S. white oak. The deck beams, which are well supported by iron-tied stanchions, are monster balks of yellow pine, while the carlings are equal to the timber ing of many a craft. Her planking is Hacmatac and southern pine. Her lodging knees are strong and well formed, and as none of the timber has been cut away to make them ornamental, it is obvious that the natural curl is in every one. The hanging knees, about 86 in number, are principally of iron ; but as the lo ver portion of each is carried diagonally aft or forward, they form not only knees but trussings. THE DECKS The poop quarter deck is of great area, and without interruption, from erections, beyond the companions. From the centre and front of the poop, to the after part of the fore hatchway, the promenade is extended upon the same level over a deck-house, under which are several of the cabins. This last noticed portion is protected by stanchions, and a rope rail, so that a long walk may be enjoyed, nearly two-thirds of the length of the ship, without danger to parties of falling off, even in a heavy seaway. The plan is somewhat similar, but, we think, (with a full poop quarter deck) superior to that adopted in the fine British and North American Mail steam-ships. THE CABINS The after, or Main Cabin, is a truly splendid and capa cious apartment, nearly square, and lighted not only from the top by a deck light, but from six large windows in the stern. It is e.npanelled and decorated with fluted pilas ters, surmounted by capitals ; the paint-work being of French white, and the panels, mouldings, &c., chastely gilded. A more cheerful or airy room could not be pro duced on terra firma ; and it resembles in equipments an elegant drawing-room. A number of excellent oil paint ings, in gilded frames, are hung around, —not fixtures, but hung up on gilded hooks, as in a tasteful domicile on shore. One of the pictures (against the rudder case) is a beautiful and accurate portrait of the ship herself, with interesting scenery around. Another is a view of that portion of our port comprising, as seen from the Mersey, the Albert Warehouses, the Custom-house, the shipping, &c. Amongst the others are a portrait of a favourite ship belonging to the same owners, a yacht piece, &c. There are three state-rooms on each side of this cabin, and they are all roomy, commodious, and handsomely fitted up. At the stern end of the room, and crossing the ship, there is a large sofa, or seat, cushioned in black hair-cloth, which will afford a lounging-place for a dozen passengers at a time. Proceeding forwards is the "the Ladies' Private Cabin," a small but compact and neat room, well lighted from the deck. The sides are panelled, and the paint-work and decorations are in classical keeping with those of the saloon or after cabin. Further forward, and with the floor rising a step or two from the last-named room, is " the Dining-room," which forms the deck-house before alluded to, the top of which is continuous with the quarter deck, and upon the same level. This is a very spacious and well-lighted apart ment, and the table in the centre will accommodate a very large number of passengers. The style and decorations are in conformity with the order otherwise adopted. Here, too, are numerous oil paintings appended to the walls, including a very beautiful view of a yacht match and rowing regatta, at Eastham, on the Mersey, (a few years ago), painted by our talented townsman, Mr. Skilli corn—a truly spirited representation, including rich scenery on shore, and great diversity on the water. There are other cabins and accommodations further forward, and under the same roof, all conducive to the comfort and proper classification of the passengers. In the upper and lower portion of the ship thus noticed, the architect has achieved great and not usual desiderata — much cheerfulness in light, and any quantity of ventila tion. There are accommodations for 26 first-class pas sengers, in the main cabins, and for 260 passengers in all. ACCOMMODATIONS BETWEEN DECKS. Below what may be called the deck cabins, and between decks, the accommodations for second-class passengers are scarcely inferior to those noticed. The whole range of the ship, from end to end (with the exception of a small space abaft for store-room, which is latticed off,) is devoted to this department ; and on entering it, we were surprised at its extent, good light, thorough ventilation, and excellent arrangement. There is a long range of cabins oneach side, with doors, the whole painted. At the bow there are open berths, but well contrived for comfort. The height be ween deck and deck is 8 feet 3 inches, and the centre forms a fine long promenade. The Albatross is in length over all about 162 feet ; her breadth of beam is 36 feet, and her depth of hold 25 feet; but so great is the space devoted to passengers, that, with her large tonnage, she will not take more than about 800 tons of freight. This fine vessel forms one of a new and regular line of packets to Australia. Every improvement that experi ence suggests is adopted. All her cordage is hand-made; her blocks are Brown's patent; and every particle of iron exposed is galvanized —we learn, by Mr. .1. Hamilton. The Albatross has been placed under the command of Capt. Wm. Geves, who for a series of years has been in the same employ. The numerous compliments he has so often received from his passengers, coupled with the fact of his having passed a Liverpool first. class examination, demonstrates that he is both a sailor and a gentleman. Sr. HELENS. — The Society of Friends have released their interest in the. new market to the lmproveraent Commissioners, in. oonsideration of an annual reound rent of £4O. A,rate of 10d-in the pound; far par.'s pur poses kas