The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-31 00:00:00

54 3 . THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD oe fi. 10' red ° , tbe rtb. e-tbO l'°WN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS made up his mind six weeks ago to dispose of it, and that in that short of time he had received offers for no u . 'lle T o 4, a special meet i ng o f t h e counc i l was held at fewer a number space than 200,000 square yards, he should have . tied t iOa Iv°4lBll , for the p urpose o f ta ki ng i nto considers. suspecte d th at b etter pr i ces could be obtained. (Hear.) a Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE replied. He said that Mr. i tiv e ue tertnining upon a variety of subjects mentioned deck' 4Bl Mon Evans would make the Cheshire property subservient to s te , at , which time there were twenty-four members subservient hitherto? On the contrary, had it not been respective places. lying waste and idle ? The policy of the present corpo- Th FINANCE COMMITTEE. ration was to bring it into productiveness and usefulness, believing that it would speedily be studded with buildings, L ti l e e l t Pu rY TOWN-CLERK commenced the business . and that in the increase of trade at the other side, the Claitt e Y oy reading the proceedings of the Finance Mte '' e . The committee stated . that they had__ received prosperity of the people of Liverpool generally would be aNhs e ' a rl tenders formaterially promoted. (Hear.) This increase of trade -,,~, and would be tar more desirable than to erect docks as a ,pr oo ,, that they had . agreed to accept, subject t deri6t for old things or teings on sale; because he hoped LIN fir, °f the couecil, offers for the following lots : i t yt a te r• Cole, for 37,000 square yards, at 18s. each ; that things on aale would be every . day becoming , fewer in a 2B . easSg. J. and W. Walker, for 6,100 square yards, number, and that the necessity for the depot would . as constantly be diminishing. (Hear.) He perceived by k h . n ; t ar 10 : 9 8 1id one-third of the new road each at the newspapers that the Dock Committee were constantly 11, Lai rd, . square yards, at 12s. 4d. eacn , from oar, discussiog the propriety of erecting new docks—that the 1 1 ,:,1, R . h . r t n or 20,000 square yards, at 10s. each ; from north and the south ends of the town were pointed out as 1 / 4 , tt ar j_i , for 6,000 square yards. at 10s. each ;from eligible sites, but that not a word was ever said about smell. 2, F e Brownrigg, for 48,800 square yards, at Cheshire. Not a word was ever said about the Dock it7 it to 2 0 6 1 " 0 , 0 t o tor other parcels, amounting in the asses_ Cheshire. going over there; and he was satisfied that ;er e to ' w he er to square yards. The leases for those pur be for 75 years ; the conditions of the sale theburgesses of Liverpool, represented as they were in L t he r at - Payment in five and ten years, with interest the council, would never . beparties . to an act which .. should al eof 5 transfer what they considered their commercial interests le lea Per cent. ; the purchasers to erect build_ transfer the other side of the water. (Hear, hear.) The coun .'i it a ,; where n land fronted the pool, to make a sea_ to now offered - the Cheshire property for sale to persons ttl `,,lesurance against fire to be effected by the a.:ml, s'a n . Committee further stated, that they had who might make docks . there or not as they pleased. He k‘e V"iect to the approval of the council, to nu ' r was not afraid of rival docks. Himself and others had CNi ' r id, • - been charged with smuegline this question through the hete t tinning from Beacon s Gutter northwards, t a rt of Derby, for a sum not exceeding £17.500 C . ouncil. He denied it. ' Month after month had it been ' discussed, and duly and properly had the sales been ad vertised. certain conditions. They finally stated, that ' (Hear, hear.) t floy e I z e ade a communication to the Watch Committee Mr. BUSHELL asked Mr. Stewart whether he thought ipttr a l wrauether the latter could conveniently give up the kZ i as u uck s • 7„ Station, for the purposes of a Sailors, he could find for the Finance Committee a buyer at a hi her price for the lot or lots of land to which he had ele aa ,?_ o se several proceedings, which were of ex- g ij o ttla q. 60, LAWRENCE been read throughout, . . made special reference ? Mr. STEWART said that when he had heard of the price 11 4 ; He' l e. l, AwituNc e rose to move their confirms- i v ,,a of 10s. offered by Mr, Laird, he cons id ere d i t a very ltiisald th at the proceedings, though coming upon . 4 4 4 4 ,of the municipal year, were of extreme im- good price. He could not, in answer to Mr. Bushell's question, undertake to say that he could find a higher tistheteolol..ute.resting to the - burgesses ' at large, inasmuch . Price for the other lots. (Hear, hear.) Any gentleman Ir e r e melt were recommended upon that occasion to P • ta t i p,ol:! term of 75 years, of a portion of their Wal- . conversant with the sale of land, as an individual, must 'know that very desirable land often remained on hand for ha MO ''' l lY, amounting in value to upwards of a year or two or more, no matter what exertion . might be etc, 'lod also as they were called upon to purchase even,' to the extent !ai ek i ,of 600,000 square yards of land I used to sell; and therefore very strong suspicion must be i created that the land in the present instance must have tis d .thea ~ rB dale shore. Upon these two transactions been sold below its value, from the circumstance of tlakitti a " G 88 y a few words, but not for the purpose of I lahl . his,! the policy of the council in disposing of their 2 , o . o_,O r oO t square yarelleofth'te short t ig been f sn . apped ek up by 13 Ni t _ttl e ". a r °P r erty, because the more he considered .that 1 different BUSHELLpurchasers • said that 11.1r sP ; c t - ew o ar s t ' ' x s w a e nsw s' er was lit ~!. Of "'e . he thought they were acting for the in- 3 I satisfactory, inasmuch as it proved that the Finance Si l na t t he inhabitants on both sides of the Mersey. Committee had obtained the highest market value of the '4014 : be told that the Finance Committee were add oto;r birth-right for a mess of pottage, and that it ; present day. (Oh ' and laughter.) The MAYOR observed, that he could not allow the dis th4tte,ta4reason they were assailed with such warmth ' cession to proceed any farther, Mr. Lawrence having %e l , Itec ti but of doors; but still the council thought *llki l lod,shire p ro p erty was a great we i g h t an d b ur- replied. k a _ v ., Mr 'at it was bad policy to be holding a property ' ' • HENRY HOLMES intimated his w illi ngness t o Sre p d, 4h_, comparatively unproductive, and wohic , move, as an amendment, that so far as regarded the whole of the sales of the land, the subject be referred back for legr u ,o r the burgesses to the extent of £316, 0 . 0, further consideration. lutist‘e est. If this money had been paid for it, The MAYOR observed, that the discussion must close, b e , th ea ,m a ight have assumed a different aspect . , but and that the amendment could not be received. 1 1244 d e or u : cl p_urchased, they could hardly be said to Mr. BACKBURN thought that they ought not to ad. t k t,,Za year. it; for the interest amounted at_ present . to here to the strict letter of their rules, but divide upon the It h et to lt e, therefore, a matter of some im_ amendment stol eß reduce this amount ; for he was of opinion • . S t i t 4 its - :.. they could keep their present bonded debt The MAYOR said the only way in which the nmend sktateroersesnt limits, they must either resort to a bo. ment could he received, would be by suspending the standing orders. aoe uspeud their discretionary expenditure. Mr. HORNBY was averse to the suspension of the ~ It ~, examinedi the corporation accounts for the tending orders. N r t hei t . °4 '! l appear manifest that unless they could s The TOWN CLERK said that if the original motion Irttea loa _extge . rici es by some such steps as they were were re registered, it would then be competent for any iii.itatiluending. they must call for the assistance of k kaluts e 'er- (sear, hear.) Offers had been made gentleman g to move ' an amendment. t il aa,o oo of the Birkenhead land, amounting altogether The council divided, when there appeared— Istto,.B.(luare yards, and at a value of £120,000. The For the motion la iki 1 "tY of land purchased in Birkenhead by the Against it.. .- 1000 ...eu_reoration, previous to 1829, amounted to 1147eC t i n u_aFe yards, and after the present purchases \a i lasd ‘ . ode, the . council would still retain 725,000 load b ° in their possession. The total cost of the I, N 4 rla w e eri £ 3 16,000. The interest was £12,600 ; yti aa ` l ug the interest saved by the present sales, ~.1 1 t i b t o £7,290, the balance of interest would only UN le' •t 5,310 —so that the borough fund would be Iti l ikis ° t he extent * ge ss .. n of £7,300 a-year, and they would 11 4 4 4 s " 5 ,400 square yards, which stood them in lt v l'. li k • and ss. each. (Hear, hear.) %Oh s kk LEY-MOR E asked whether the 4s. or ss. I t htn e Yard could be obtained for the remaining l :• G. R iyi tie . LAWRENCE said that every day increased Vs. Or i s the land. He was satisfied it was worth more k t°‘ll°lt:. like khi p ,,2 I . I Y thought it impossible-to give any answer t*e,"s to accuracy to such a question, because the 4,0 ,f it_ltuated in various parts, and varied in value. PURCHASE OF LAND FROM LORD DERBY. 3 ilnd was sold by the acre, and some by the square Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said that, having now succeeded 41 4p Prieti ca u i e ar P , ad no notion of its average . value, the in inducing them to dispose of part of their Cheshire ~ .13, t 4 11} a great deal of it boreanideal value. estate, he had next to call upon them to increase the ex n_ee g i v ',.!LEl -Aone thought a definite answer . tent of their property on this side of the water. He al- I l t tauala e n He did not want the value to a fraction, laded to the next subject on the paper—that of par- It it be satisfied if the Finance Committee could chasing 1,000 yards of land from the Earl of Derby, kip! . Was worth any sum between 6s. and 7s. on an from I3eacon's-gutter extending northwards. In March t; 4 B . '42, a report of the Finance Committee had been agreed )4 th,; t .• LAWRENCE assumed, for the sake of arse- upon, which acknowledged the importance of such a ii k e t t ,' .11 0 ,, 1 t was worth what it stood them in. purchase as that now submitted for Consideration • and at N •than ' • o fewet -lo vessels left the Mersey on Friday for .I),:TR expressed his belief that it was worth 7s. that time the Finance Committee were instructed io carry haekta said, that the question as to the sale of the foreien ports. 4 ttl l .• been already ' . • on negotiations with the Earl of Derby. It appeared, t o e i , en already decided upon by the council, and " ASIIBITRTON."—This fine packet ship sailed for tts re,, . 14 0 tit geb I object at present ought to be to dispose of however, upon investigation, that however good his lord- ,THElaew York on Friday. She took out 20 Cabin passengers. ship's title might be in his own judgment, yet thet the ti e tl a tst advantage. He contended that the council Her freight was . considered good. The cargo consisted of '''Y i e aye a , arrangement required the approbation of the Chancellor Il li te.,:',eli afit Plan of the estate before them, and that general manufactured goods. of the Duchy; and the result was, that, after a length kseearteii ha ?ught to be valued by competent parties. ened negotiation with the duchy, the committee had The steamer Great Western, Lieutenant Hosken, which 042 1 ,000 _° been told that one gentleman had pur- succeeded in getting her Majesty to relinquish any claims I would leave New York on the 19th instant, may be ex "‘taaetit.nuare yards ; but he , should like to know of the cro wn to the locality in question. The terms on , petted to arrive here on or about Wednesday. This is her 4z4le lid t ° ll there had been for that and the other which her Majesty had agreed to the relinquishment had ! last trip this season. : se al a a , a „ I been embodied in the report of the committee ; and he ! INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURTS. Reynolds one r tl tb4tithttior,mEs would not h rye taken part in the would endeavour to state them briefly. In the first place of the commissioners for the relief of insolvent det;tors, IL the i i lt th Chairmen of the Finance Committee not the council were to pay to the duchy 40s. annually for will hold courts in this county next year, as follows :—At t 4 had %I?teresetsale of the estate would operate beneficially their rights, until they should have proceeded to parliament ' Lancaster, on the 7th March next ; at Preston, on the t r .era via Ote d B of the people on both sides of the Mersey. and obtained a legislative sanction to the complete sale or 21st March ; and Liverpool, 22d March. l te..47ed b e t 2gainst the sale in the first instance. He transfer of the property to the corporation. The Chancel- • The magistrates of Liverpool have granted, under the per t ois ou gt one opinion upon the subjet, and must Chancel lor of the Duchy agreed' to surrender his rights for a sum of new theatre regulation act, a license to Mr. Copeland for k i be e 3 : . l l,4 r k t yw now, as he had done before,. that the £BOO, to be paid by the Corporation; but one of the sti- the Royal Amphitheatre for twelve months and one to N 417 4 1 3 ' trif or s'en amputated from the corporation. He pulations which he attached to the surrender was, that Mr. Holloway for the Queen:s Theatre for four months, Z I e ek e , tiled by Mr. Royden and others that a dock the council should aeree to make a river wall or protec eit B ,llea .ed on the other side for about £6,000 ; and tion to the ro ert , ' without which indeed it ' could never commencing on Monday next. l ilsti a i' l lto vi i d °ek might not have answered for vessels be made av p ailable y for any useful purpose. He farther BIRKENHEAD AND HOYLAKE ROA D.—Sir E. Cust, Asj, tatit a e Port with merchandise, yet would it have Bart., at . the meeting of Cheshire . magistrates at Knuts stipulated that the wall should be made, half iu five years, t esa a tcuas for vessels on sale and lying up, and, ford sessions, last week, again brought forward his motion and the other half in five years more—the whole to be Vr t ,,la o ,'i It would have greatly relieved two of the for a grant of £l6O to rebuild the bridge upon the road ‘The c ' s • He contended that the new corporation completed in ten years. This part of the arrangement leading from Birkenhead to Hoylake, but, after a great 4 t t a tt a 8 ,, In of.would, of course, be very expensive, inasmuch as to build deal of discussion, the motion was lost by 21 to 12. k teedester s u m money from the old equal in amount a wail there must add most materially to the cost of the 00,1 1 7a0 had expended on the purchase of the purchase. But this was one of the conditions to which the CLOTHING FOR THE POOR.—We understand that up soati terate. He also contended that, if the council were submitting. Then there was another stipu- wards of £7O , was realized at the sale of clothing for the ,aPr esa '!_ right of ferry into Wallasey pool, .they I lation which, at first, nearly thwarted, or put an :extin- poor, in the CalOoritan School-room, on Tuesday last, a ;p L. ' ll S 4 .q t o the property on the Anargin of the river. I guisher upon the negotiations . of the committee with the most gratifying instance of the spirit . by which the desire : 4 . t ' sa id p roperty council possesed the right of ! Duchy. The Duchy were advised by Lord Granville So- to do . good is . prosecuted and sustained by the Ladies' merset that there was considerable detriment done to the Clothing Society in connexion with the Scotch churches river by the practise of the Dock Committee in discharging of Liverpool. the mud or rubbish they extracted from the docks into RAPHAEL TAPESTRY.—We feel certain that the pub.. the river. Lord Granville Somerset had seen this prat- lic are not sufficiently aware of the extraordinary works tice, and when the committee first approached trim on the of art now exhibiti ng i n our t own, ot h erw i se we should .. . ~ • ee .ao eeeeeieee hive found. on our visits to the gallery, crowds, instead posed new north docks, eastwardly, to the Leeds and Li •erpool Canal, and to purchase land necessary for that purpose; and that in the meantime this committee should be at liberty to give the requisite parliamentary notices, all proceedings thereon being subject to the determination of the trustees," (the Council) " at the special meeting to be called after the 9th November next." an d gf , j4D . St. After a brief discussion as to whether this resolution should then be taken into consideration, it was eventu ally agreed to postpone it until eleven o'clock to• day, when a special council for that purpose will be held. wo e( e Prl tbe ber r A of IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Improvement Committee were read and confirmed. i to blis4 'Of f Fr i too 1 c er io ;Alia so-op Oa 0 C l'? bes f Pihie COURTS OF LAW COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Courts of Law and St. George's Hall Committee having been read, Mr. HENRY LAWRENCE moved their confirmation, and the making of certain alterations, requiring an ad vance of £lOOO, subject to a reference to the Finance Committee. He proceeded at some length to show that the alterations had been rendered necessary, in consequence of Mr. Elmes deeming it advisable to have a range of co lumns round St. George's Hall to support the roof. The motion was adopted. MARKETS' COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Markets' Committee —confirming the appointment of James Mainwaring as constable in St. Martin's Market, and of Edward Jones and Thomas Coulter as constables in Gill-street Market—were read and confirmed. EDUCATION COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Education Committee —com prising the appointment, on trial, of Mrs. Jane Goulding as mistress of the North Infant School, at £5O per annum, in lieu of Mrs. Lunt—vrere read, and, with the exception of the appointment, confirmed. The com mittee stated the numbers in the schools. from the 27th of September to the 25th of October, to be as follow : NORTH'. 1 SOUTH. 243 1 Boys .. 179 I Girls.. 175 I Infants • 188 • 167 • 190 Infitnts 0 0 oe s ' ,be Total • • 597 I Total 545 The numbers on the books were North School, 788 ; South, 668. OBSERVATORY COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Observatory Committee were read and confirmed. HEALTH COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Health of the Town, Wash houses' and Baths' Committee were read and confirmed. It appeared from these proceedings that pigs were gene rally fed throughout the country on the entrails of animals. Mr. Lace, Mr. G. H. Lawrence, and Mr. Birkett, se rerally expressed their regret that Mr. Cooper was re tiring from the council, as his services upon this committee had been most valuable. Majority. The sales of the Birkenhead estate were accordingly confirmed. The following members voted in the divi- For.—Messrs. F. Shand, T. Shaw, R. Houghton, J. C. Thompson, T. Sands, H. Hornby, J. Holmes, J. Aspi mall, T. Royden, J. Cooper, J. N. Wood, H. Lawrence, W. Birkett, C. Bushell, T. Brassey, J. S. Leigh, G. H. Lawrence, A. Lace, S. L. Trotman, J. Platt, J. Sheppard, A. Smith, jun. Aldermen.—Sir T. Brancker, J. H. Turner, W. P. Freme, W. Nicol, J. Bramley-moore, E. Nlolyneux, J. Moon, T. Chilton, and the Mayor. Against.—l. Holmes, W. Thornhill, T. Blackburn, W. Preston, H. Copeland, J. Edwards, J. North, H. Holmes, J. Aikin, S. Stewart, J. Procter, R. Rigby, J. Kilshaw, J. Parker, J. Plumpton, R. Harbord, G. H. Hornby. Aldermen.—T. B. Barclay, R. Houghton, T. Bulley, T. Holt, J. Lawrence, and E. Evans. Mr. COOPER returned thanks for the kindly disposition evinced towards him. FIRE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Fire Committee were read and confirmed. CORONER'S ACCOUNTS. The accounts of the coroner since the last monthly council, amounting to £76 175., were referred to the Finance Committee. BYE LAWS. The Mayor's communications comprising copies of bye-laws for amending the present bye-laws regulating the slips, stairs, and stages, and the steam and other ves sels resorting thereto, were read and confirmed. FINES ON ALDERMEN 12.1,1 • Mr. Honc,sorr said he had given notice of a motion, to the effect that the fine paid by Mr. 'William Earle, on that gentleman having resigned the office of alderman, be refunded to him ; and that he regretted the ncice did not appear in the summonses. He submitted it upon the ground that be considered it improper that aldermen should be subjected to so heavy a fine, when they were obliged to resign from circumstances, as in the present case, over which they had no control; and he promised that he would bring the subject before the council on an early day. The Town-clerk said that Mr. Earle had paid the fine, and that the bye-laws had fixed the sum conclusively at £5O. 4 1; 4 ticn" asked, whether ot ils over the Fool? thec?il had made any Al l 9. ii (lf Water r 11F,i!. LAWRENCE said, they had no water rights ~ANTs lo o ne y b nced, how they could po s s e s s an y wa t er lilht,rs, thy-_ )ost the - gin of Mr. HDRNBY said the course Mr. Hodgson bad pur sued was highly creditable to him, and showed that that gentleman was not influenced by personal considerations —considerations by which he never supposed Mr. Hodg son to be influenced. (Hear, hear.) The subject here dropped. TILE DISPENSARIES. _ _ The MAYOR acknowledged the receipt of a memorial from Messrs. Morrall and Fosberry, vice-presidents of the Liverpool dispensaries, praying for an increase of the Council subscription. It was referred to the Finance Committee. MEMORIALS. A memorial from Isabella Watt, of Cases-street, pray ing for pecuniary assistance, was ordered to li e on t h e table ; another from th e inhabitants of Glover-street, complaining of a disorderly house, was referred to the Watch Committee; and a third, from the inhabitants of Whitechapel and Leigh-street, in reference to Holden's exhibition, was laid on the table. The council adjourned at five minutes to four o'clock ..e . saio, ueilite- oi stragglers and. connoisseurs inquiring the great , t4eicie , J. , ildll lOSt terra firma, They could have ' m — e; ‘,'- y l CU ' in 'i n u s c t u la ' n 'l d l. o i n '' t ' . h u a i t ' ffio " r l a u c u tic . e, which I consider a which can be offered to an intellectual people. The name 1 1 „ e tild'"clent of the land adjoining; and there tlltt:'.l44ll,o hem that they had hastily parted with ::tig j ea l of acres, out of a desire to get rid of an nuisance ;" and it was with difficulty that the committee of Raphael to those professing a love for art, should rouse persuaded is. him to forego any stipulation upon that head. the strongest feelings of delight. But the fact of having No difficulty now existedon this point with respect to the at our doors original works, the genius and skill of the 04 l kitei"bee rr s37 upon the part of certain persons Duchy ;no further remonstrances would be made by Lord great master himself—works which actually adorned the r th f 'n a great hurry to put the land out f . q 4 , 110 ;: r 1 " , it might hr anarip nrrtAnahlp fnr ~,:., Granville Somerset : but hi,: Inrd,hin hail rn.a. ;r ~,,. „r v,:.:-..: ..,.. 111!.tni est trea \ ... ....d.l,Lit,c ) bIIIJUIII tiring roe works that defy any quibble in regard to originality ; and alcve h a d have --- s- "-''"" _"au v ' l _ , Y t"."P9-1Y sacs, 1 subject before the council, and that he should explain to not finding crowds flocking to see them, must proceed k?I, .el ts ad i , made the pool very useful—that they the members his feelings and views ; and he had further from the public not being aware of the facts. We urge 1‘,1 1 4 1, / t I : ss a receptacle for a certain description intimated that whenever the Dock Committee went before them to visit these works and satisfy themselves. 1111, t °.er thing that Liverpool wanted. Had the thoroughly sifted. His lordship said that he would then 2,500 boxes of American cheese were offered at public 1 eit f i, u notzs been asked for plans, or had the showi inquire re causeir, t o w t i h l y e t l esubject,y continued the o re p o r f ac t t l i t c e e.a committeeti there- r e to (f i% ll l, ll t it t l l t hey ti n l „ L Y , fairly, and thoroughly discussed, ' as tosale here this week, of which fully f l,6o . o f sold chiefly from .1:11?t t w li l e l the-eetat:ytoosellor not, or what were the uses fore, he (Mr. .Lawrence) mentioned it now, as he had pro- condition4os ts2a 6cl less prices. with es. thes e u w eh in o ;rio r and parcels out al and on the margin couldd rinsed to do, in order that the council might .be prepared Ve (3 l. / an at w ould be the at • rattier were in good condition and possessed quality were spi th. - th e benefit on the one hand ,or to meet the subject. ritedly competed for. The Cambridge, which arrived on , ) In a a o thethat would result to Liverpool? al o I t Nt ! )r a ° ' l ad been'.or. SANDS. We have met it. Friday, brought upwards of 3,900 packages, and a furthe r It itit gro o gone into ; but with a legislation, Mr. LAWRENCE was aware that the Dock Committee su :is reported to have arrived in the'Geor e Washina. PO Yg . hp, 0 4 , er, at the corner of a street, they had 1/4)-gliaot'estruction of, what he called, one of the , Prospects the Corporation possessed. Itio slltio had met it by a letter from Mr. H . artley, arid by sayin that there would be great difficulty in remedying the prac tice ; and it was upon the reading of Mr. Hartley's letter .. g ton, from New York. ROBBERY OF A CHILD.—On F . riday afternoon last a little boy, aged five years, who resides in Great Nelson 4, •v ro 1 h r h•---/ , that Lord G. Somerset had said he would require further street North, was . retu , rning along . r Scotland-road from l lt 4or tile use of that language. He -said this docks, about 220 000 cubic 1 school when, opposite St. Martin s Market, he was ac river, as extracted . - from the , • coated by a girl, about fifteen years old, who decoyed him IN;lthiit sureyards that the use of such an expression' down Lawrence-street and into Nash Grove, pretending * Vi‘t,' , i: 'aise the •-council in public estimation. t the effect . that the remedying ofthe t practice that she- would buy him some apples. She took him to a ilil ip ittq a I nit right, in my opinion, to make use oftended with immense expense—that hreemud w docks, with 'double gates, would have to be erected, and that the piece of vacant ground, and there deprived him of his i kt tikvthAas:°thleniuvittee of gentlemen ; for the Finance cloak, which was of blue cloth. The moment she had se 220,000 cubic yards of mud would annually cover upwards cured it she ran off, leaving . the poor little fellow crying i ti ,ka...... / ,_Lenlen. (Hear, bear.) of 20 acres of land. The answer to Lord Granville So- .N. 'Nip ' oeg, in the first place, to observe that inerset was the enormous expense of the undertaking; bitterly for the loss of his garment, while she was utterly to him how or l whe l n he might find his way out of that, N . Qffeue-en whatever to utter anything that could and it was upon the strength of this answer that his lord- im, unknown oca ity. ±l,k i _ r 4 Os o it _ I do not think it ought to have given, ship was willing that the further consideration of the sub- V I t t kl:1 148 ill Ras used only as . a fair mode of 11 . 19 - LONDON PICKPOCKETS.—Mrs, Highton, the wife of k i lik i , y ~,„_e rat . in g at the time that this legisia :tkjitluillrnacting with the- understanding . of a s i t ,V fah. ,' the lower ranks of life. I contend ject should be postponed. He did not say that his opinions were changed, but that the matter required the considera tion of the Dock t Committee and that of parliament. In his lordship they had a person willing to lend them a fa- the governor of the Borough gaol, appeared before Mr. Rushton, and charged a respectably dressed fellow, named Daniel Newton, with having followed her, in company 1, 71,qat,:x Ill ustration; but, if it be taken in an vourable ear, coaversantwith their interests, and anxious with two others, through Ranelagh-street and up Cop klt,it7 not adhere to it. (Hear, hear.) to advance them ,• and the result of the present negocia_ peras-hill, and with having made a tug at her shawl while \0.11 4 ,t bu t 4 . r am . quite t o e that it is open to you tion showed that his lordship was favourably disposed, and endeavouring to pick her pocket. The prisoner stoutly l e o h e i think it is not an expression which not desirous of extracting money from them for the pair- denied the truth of the charge, and pretended that lie ' i l itis m ‘io 41;vu,sed towards gentlemen who have no pose of increasing the revenues of the privy purse. (Hear, had merely jostled against her accidentally. Mr. Dow -0 V i s e tt ett ; Th e In their proceedings but that of the h em ) ling said there was no doubt he was one of the London % ~, ,i , f Y . r ilaY, it is true, make mistakes,. but at ~,r. SANDS ex t iio 41 r to liken 114 , p. satisfied with Mr. Hartley's explanation on the subject. slimed for three months, and expressed a hope that the ktA t till h av At the same time, if the council are sentence would be a warning to those who had come to The report on the purchase from Lord Derby was then ?iti,: : , ..1 ti e n?thing furthei to say. confirmed. Liverpool with him, Ot t ni th n it t think there was anything person ,ti tf , e ()bier t' ie4r de va ion. (Hear, hear.) \ t,ii The following further recommendations of the Finance Committee were next confirmed : :— Recommendation for APPROPRIATING WRECKED GOODS. — Yesterday. at the Police-court, five men, John Canavan, Jeremiah Mor -0 n lin o pied that the Finance Committee had gan g James Kehoe, and Spencer Lugh, and a boy named the appointment of Francis Broadfoot as master of the %i ti t , : 4 . t or an v_ 4,,_ acceptance of the offers by anything River Craft Dock ; the appointment of Thomas Boothby William Harper, were charged with carrying off respec outlther'srieteeting jealousy on the part of p er- lively quantities of oatmeal from the Nnrth-shore, near as collector of fines on summary •- convictions, at a salary ~,Nii , , the et j er c . l the water. He contended that of £llO per annum • the appointment of an additional Mr. Birch's, which had been washed up in sacks from kliatmato un i ':' side had a right to the benefit of officer as inspector of ' hackney coaches, at .465 per annum ; the wreck of the brig William, Captain George Newton, N I V a t th e u as there er was no right but the public the sale G-: an additional piece of land to the Baptist which went to pieces on the Great Burbo Bank, during tr, were t a ti e yald sell about to sell the Cheshire pro- Chapel land in Mvrtle-street ; the purchas4 of the area the gale on Saturday. The men had carried off many k,, .l h ao u , a tho u any other description of corporate in front of James Owen's house, in Islington;. stones of it in sacks of their own, and some of it in a da ik m a th' Price g t the Council had obtained an es- to state was found in their houses, and some in the klm -o bi t . , a c id ; ,,. and that the effect of the sale would WATCH COMMITTEE, fields ready for removal. The boy had only taken about Z44 4 ttra h a 'noal amount of income which the The proceedings of the watch, lighting, elearaing, and 51h. weight.. The prisoners generally said they bad waded ,‘ h 0 r.,ll gill e" at their disposal. Hitherto, they fire police committees were confirmed. in to save the meal which would otherwise have been lost, . 01, 4 4. - tht t g„ a lY, by expending capital for income. and that they did not think they were doing wrong. Mr. 4,,'er e :nlat t . ,," hold the property in the DOCK COMMITTEE. Maxwell, the sitting magistrate, said they must have ' •mted —n, particular) Cheshire th • local taxa- The TOWN.CLERK informed the Council that it was 0 i t1 4 ,N 1 ,. , f ro _y when their known that it was some person's . property . , and they had intended by the Dock Committee submit • 1 1 04 1 1 ,e% °, h r 'v. one cause or another, within the to some special no business with it. .Had the informations been laid Proceedings i k l i kl setu n t th„ nearly 40 per cent., and when the north gs and resolutions relating to purchases to the under one particular act, they might have been fined £2O mot iti t , i , ti e " !,?inmunity found it difficult to bear in l• a rl and a me s u o t u t i h n o t f h t h e present line of docks, and to a bill each ; but they were laid ' under the local act, which was i i tt lfi t t t4 l, ll 4otio o differed with Mr. Parker with re dui:ling with a resolution j. session f for that object, con- more lenient. The act required that they should give Oho,,oeeo _I r the land, because better terms .._.. Re.olved —That 't 9' i Ouch the following was a proper information of any property they might save, but tet.tillaeem offerer, and also, because, in some copyin il •tit is expedient - tha a t sits be represented. to the Coun- here no information was given at all, except by one man Li t i l it t l VA k nbt a i n „ re ,d had been refused, and higher e cl il should ia be called for an earfyec'daa y m a e f e te t, r nr hoe f • 9thlie c f , .i . ' o i t , l T n o - who told a police-officer that he was taking it for his i t t l i tti q l !iii .e t 41° 414 vember next, to take into consideration the subject of fowls, and another fora neighbour's pigs! -1 1'h men were t.%01 11 , 4 0 thi s :.. 2, 5 k .. only question for discussion going to parliament for power to purchase land, &c., to fined ss. each, or to be imprisoned seven days ; the boy ti l le k ir Nei l „ r _ e bather the Finance Commit the north and south (both or either) of the present line of , 2s. ee 6d., or five days. [A great quantity of the meal had tqa"th e „" ic s as the corporation had a docks for further dock accommodation ; and also for , .„ .9 thrown up by the waves all along the North-shore. , lid "LoPert? He confessed that if he, o ice -officers were sant to protect • da l o make a communi:;ation by water from the pro- , t . It. It, and hence the de wner oft he estate, and had only power to ~ ee ion of the parties.] i LOSS OF LIFE DESTRUCTIVE STORM, AND LAMENTABLE se... reefed proved abortive. With the fore topsail shaking, EDINBURGH, LEITH, AND NEWHAVEN ' she was held as close to it as she could go, but making RAILWAY. great lee way, she touched the shore about ten o'clock on Saturday night. As the tide rose, she aga i n floated, but _ On Friday and Saturday last this pa r t o f th e coas t an d We have pleasur e in directing the a tt en ti on o f our only to drive furth er u p, as s h e was now perfectly un country were visited by a gale o f w i n d, ( accompan i e d b y successive heavy downfalls of rain) which t h oug h not so manageable—the sea making a clear b reac h over h er — readers to the Parliamentary Notice, in our columns this until daylight the crew suffered greatly. The agent at day, by which it will be seen that, notwithstanding the severe as some of the storms we have had to record of late virulent . and ignorant opposition of our Contemporary, Lloyd's, Messrs. Tyrer and Eccles, who with a person of years, has yet been destructive of many valuable vessels to Railway Times, the Directors of the Edinburgh, the crews of which have in some instances totally, and in e t h e e e dneadm bye o ft the assistance i o s a t o a n p t o h n e y ialertn conveying daylight, the csruee; others partially perished on the English and Welsh Meadows e er o e f shores and the outwa r d b an k s ; an d we f ear we s h a ll yet on sho lying dead on the deck. Hi s facere. One, however, was missing, and o n th e agents Leith, and Newhaven line are enabled, by the confidence have to learn of s i m il ar di sasters on the outer coast of Ire. returning, he was fo un d the public, to proce e d t o th e actua l carrying into exe the westward, wou ld more espec i a ll y direct itself. The b een was h e d b y a heavy sea beneath some loose spars on was dreadfully m a n g l e d, an d f rom a ll appearance h e had of land, against whi c h th e t empest, sweep i ng as it did from cotton of the pr o p ose d B ranc h undertakings, upon the deck, which o n th e water l eaving them had crushed him advantages of which we have previously remarked, and f . wind on Friday p reva il e d f rom the southward and east to death. An i nques t w ill b e h e ld on the b o d y this day. and and increased th roug h out t h e night, veering more which our opi n i on i s i n un i son with that of every Jour- The unfortunat e i n di v id ua l was coo k and steward, and we and more to the we s t, a t a b out w hi ch point it settled at single exception of learn belonged to Sh e ffi e ld. The crew,inclusive of the nalist who h as no ti ce d t h em with the at four o'clock on Saturd a y morn i ng , an d cont i nued to blow more and more fi erce l y th roug h out the day, with captain, consisted of t we l ve p ersons , a ll o f w h om are con- t h e R a i lway Times! siderably injured, and have lost all their clothes. After With a sincere wish to enlighten our splenetic contern heavy continuous showers, which together with the haze the crew were got on shore, the pri nc ip a l po r ti on of them porary with respect to his isolated position upon this sub and spindrift outside prevented all communication with were taken to the receiving house, whe re th e y were most ject and the inferences which some people may draw from the more distant telegraph stations along the Welsh coast kindly treated, it, we beg to place before him and the public, the follow to Holyhead. A number of sails and other articles have been got on ing judicious remarks from the Caledonian Mercury of The tide—as indicated in the almanac—was at the full, shore, as also have a quantity of the cocoa nuts. The the 28th inst., the justice of which, so far as Liverpool is at 35 minutes past two o'clock ; and in calm weather vessel herself has every appearance of becoming a total concerned, we can fully verity. Referring to the antici would have risen to a height of 15 feet 10 inches : but, wreck, her hull having parted near the bends. She is the pations contained in the prospectus of the Directors, the driven in by the pressure of the gale, it flowed some mi property, we believe, of Mr. Morrison of this town. writer says :—" Our opinion of the undertaking is even nutes beyond the hour stated ; attained a greater height, and, as might be expected, was more than usually tardy TOTAL LOSS OF THE LADY BENTINCK AND ALL HANDS• in advance of theirs ; not from a consideration of what in its reflux after it had gained its maximum. The river Early on Sunday morning a large portion of grain and actually exists at present, but of what may and assuredly presented an animated, and—though without an inamedi- other cargo were washed on shore between Southport and will, happen, as soon as the Forth is connected with Formby, but principally near the latter place. From the the Clyde by a continuous line of railway, passing in the ate accident that we have heard of—we may add a some what painfully interesting appearance, from the presenti- marks it bears it is evident that it is part of the cargo of immediate neighbourhood of the mineral districts of the ment naturally entertained of the accidents that might the Lady Bentinck, which sailed on Thursday last from west. We happen to have before us at this moment a have occurred outside—more patticularly as a consider- Waterford for L . iverpool. The crew must all have plan of the city and docks of Liverpool in the year 1728, erished, but none of the bodies have yet been t rec l overed, recovered, and a plan of the same city and docks in 1842. At the able mercantile fleet, of perhaps forty sail, had left the 1 , port on the previous day, and would be caught in the nor has a vestige of the wreck been seen. The cargo was former period the whole of Liverpool occupied an area of Insured, but we could not learn whether the vessel was or not more than a mile and a half in circumference ; at the storm before they could clear the channel. The sea at not. latter, it extended over a space of more than nine miles, high water washed over portions of the quays ; and the SUPPOSED LOSS OF ANOTHER VESSEL. while the magnificent docks alone, second perhaps to none steamers from the opposite ferries, had some difficulty in We learned that a large quantity of butter had been in the world, are nearly four miles in )erg h It • . e t . is per landing their passengers, many of whom, both male and washed on shore near Southpo r t, an d as th e Lady Ben- haps not generally known that this unexampled increase female, from farms in the neighbourhood—it being mar- tinck had little or no butter on board, it is to be feared in the size and importance of Liverpool proceeded mainly, ket day—did not venture to return until Sunday morning when the storm had abated. Se v e ra l l arge vesse l s t h at that so me o th er vesse l h as s h are d the same unfortunate if not entirely, in the first instance, from that port's fate there, back had put back came up in pi c t uresque s t y l e un d er close • being able to fur n i s h t o tra d ers discharging bare poles; LOSS OF THE VERNON OF CASTLE-TOWN, ISLE OF cargoes o f salt and coal. Leith has nothing of this kind reed minor craft also almost MAN. at present to offer. V esse l s di scharging there must seek many of various classes rpodearee i d t out at anchor, under The sloop Vernon, with a cargo of potatoes, the pro- their return cargoes at Grangemouth or St. David's, and all being in motion on the wide turbulent waters, perty of Mr. Cain of this tow n , was drive n on shore about which they receive in the shape of coals or pig iron, formed a picture for the pencil of the marine artist which two miles to the northward of Formby Point. She was actually leaving the port of Leith for this purpose in few ports ports can afford. Great numbers of the curious con much damaged, and will no doubt go to pieces. She was last. It thus requires but little foresight to predict that gregated on the quays, or sheltered from the rain in the from the Isle of Man. Such was the force of the gale when by means of a railway communication, with the round-houses and other buildings, or behind the walls, to that she was driven up on th e be a ch into three feet of minerals of Airdrie, &c., coal and iron can be shipped at witness the elemental commotion. The river, however, water, so that the crew waded on shore. Leith as cheap or cheaperthan they presently are at Grange was not so rough as it would have been had the wind been The Formby life boat was out durin g th e g a l e , but was mouth, the trade of Leith will increase to an extent not northerly, and consequently contrary to the down-going unable to render any great assista n ce to the distressed at this moment easy to contemplate." tide. It blew right across it, and though the waves rose pretty high on this side, and distributed a con- vessels that were seen, owing to the frightful state of the In some observations addressed to ourselves, our con surf. temporary says that we have " declined a defence of the siderable portion of spray along the tops of the sea-walls, ' it was comparatively smooth on the opposite side, whic Edinburgh, Leith. and Newhaven scheme and its Board was, of course, a weather shore. CORONER'S INQUEST—MYSTERIOUS CASE. of Management ; " and further that we have "suggested" A good deal of anxiety was felt by the appearance of a prosecution for libel, as the proper course for the direct two small gig boats, under ea s y sa il, approac hi ng f rom the On Friday last, and, by adjournment, on Saturday, an ors to pursue in re ply to hi s i n j urious aspersions. With direction of Wallasey Pool, with several men in each. A 1 inquisition was held b e f ore M r , S tat h am, deputy coroner, respect to the first item of his complaint, we can on l y say man was also seen behind them, borne up on something ion view of the body o f Ell en W are i ng, a respectable young that we never de c li ne d an d w i ll not decline, when we see at first invisible. It turned out that they were towing woman, who was found early on the morning of Friday it attacked by anything more worthy of notice than foul across for salvage a large raft of balks that had broken week in a stone-quarry in Toxteth-park, apparently a good mouthed abuse, a defence of " the Edinburgh, Leith, and loose from the Magazines, and been at first carried up by , deal injured, a n d a ft er a l apse o f some h ours conveyed to Newhaven sche me ." W e only declined to answer the the tide. The boats were f requen tl y l ost to v i ew i n the the Southern Hospital, where, it since appears, she died insolent questions which our stilted contemporary, with trough of the sea as they neared this side of the river, but ou the following Monday, such an ex-cathedra air chose to cut to us ; and our rea the men stood sturdily to their prize, and eventually, Mrs. Emma Billinge said her husband kept a beer-house son for so declining was our acquaintance with the worth though at apparent eminent hazard, reached with it, in fin Mill-street, a n d d ecease d, w h o was 26 years of age, l ess source f rom wh i ch his eaves-dropping information was safety, the Prince's Dock Basin.lived with her and her family as servant. On the night derived, It was quite within our contemporary's power to satisfy himself, if truth and not the gratification cf In the course of the day intelligence was received of of Tursdas the 19th instant, the deceased went out with a unworthy spite had been his object, that the Board of the several vessels being lost, and others stranded; and the pint of ale in a bottle, for her brother, a youth who was Edinburgh, Leith, and Nevvhaven Railway is composed life-boats and steam tugs were put into requisition, as well working at the Mersey Iron Works, near the Potteries. of men, far above time suspicion of unworthy practices, or as small boats manned by speculators. and proceeded out- Her nearest way (and by which she was frequently ac irregularities. Vi ith respect to our suggestion of a prose side the Rock to render assistance. Their exertions were customed to go) was by a foot-road across some fields, and cotton for libel and its apparent incompatibility with the most praiseworthy, and, it will be found, in several cases which is at one part about forty yards from a quarry in sentiments which we have expressed upon the law of libel successful. Several vessels that had been at anchor out- one of the fields. Witness expecied her soon home, and, generally, we have only this explanation to give. When side, or beating down channel, came back into the river as she did not come, sat up for her until one o'clock, for shelter. A mongs t th em was t h e s hi p S t. Petersburg, when, as she did not make her appearance, she conjectured a journalist offends on ly as we h a d offended at the time which had s a il e d f or N ew Y or k some days before, and she had gone to the house of her father, who was poorly when the article quoted by our contemporary was written, could• not get c l ear o f th e l an d ow i ng to the westerly at the time—particularly as she sometimes went there and the law of libel as it th en ex i ste d was, at once, absurd winds that had genera ll y preva il e d ; s h e h a d also, it is stopped all night. On the following morning, about nine and tyrannical ; but our con t emporary ' s sweeping con said, sprung a le a k, an d b e f ore s h e arr i ve d a fi re b urst out o ' clock, they heard that she had been found in the delf in demnation of a body of respect a bl e men as "di sreputable " in her forecastle, which caused great alarm, but was for- question; and, on going towards it, they fonnd her seated and dishonest is not a case in which we could wish the tunately extinguished by the granet exertions of those on on some balks, a short distance from it. and apparently in rigor of the law to be one tittle relaxed. In the perform board before it had done u jury. The Caledonia great pain. n asking her what was the matter, she said ante of its duties we would gladly see the press protected; timber ship, from North Americ a , th e property of the she had been abused by two men, carpenters, one of for a harmless pasquinade, or a mere passing jest tortured Messrs. Chaloner and Fleming, and th e Britannia, from whom sbe knew by sight but not by name. She also into an imputation, we should not wish to see it _Bahia, belonging to Messrs. T. and J. Sands and Co., stated to Miss Billinge, witness's daughter. (who went to crushed, at the caprice of a fool or a pettifogging attor both of which vessels had been at anchor off the Crosby her,) that one of the men was in the habit of frequenting ney ; but when a Journalist sits down to slander a num- Light-ship, parted their cables, and ran into the their house ; but she showed an aversion to be then ques- her of men, and erects his editoriel chair int river. The Caledonia afterwards parted from her an- tioned, saying she would tell her more in the afternoon. tion, a court of Law is the onle a - chor off the Potteries, and took the ground, but was got A coach was procured, and she was immediately taken to respectable people are justified it afloat again. The Brttannia, which sailed on Thursday, the Southern Hospital. It was there at once found that dent queries and rebutting his designing fat after being agraund near Formby, was also obliged to re- her left collar bone was fractured, that she had also two .M01___M1,,,,,......,......11,1•01i• thin. The brig Nile sunk at eleven o'clock on Saturday or three ribs broken, and that her left ear was slit. She forenoon, about ten miles from the Great Ormshead, and was carefully attended to, but died on the following Monday all the crew perished. It was stated, too, that the Lady afternoon. Witness said that deceased was a sober, well- Bentinck, a Whitehaven vessel, was stranded at Formby; behaved girl. that the crew were lost; and that the vessel had become John Whalley, a quarryman, employed at the delf, said a total wreck. Several other vessels went on shore near that on going to his work there on the Friday morning, the same part of the coast—of which some details are soon after six o'clock, lie discovered deceased sitting on , given below fr om our own reporter, whom we yesterday the rock below. There was blood on her face and ear, sl_o nd of tug to F orm b y t o gat h er i nformation. I and her dress was disordered. He then asked her if she e dock,, northern tea , con burst We have seen the crew of the Magazine Life-boat, and ! had fallen, or if somebody had pushed her down. She ,-,f an immense piece of ordnance from the captain (Evans) and his brother have obtained I said, two men had abused her on the top, but did not say the following particulars : they had pushed her down, or that she had f a ll en h erse lf . On Saturday mo rn i ng , a b ou t h a lf -past s i x o ' clock, the Witness did not-think s h e knew well wh a t s h e sa id at t h e boat started, u n d er sail, from the Magazi n e s , an d soon I time. He thought she was a woman from the town, as afterwards saw a brig on Burbo Bank, or what is better he had seen such thereabout before, and that she was in known to boatmen as " The High Bank." When they drink. He p resse d h er to go out o f the delf, as he and F URIOUS DRIVING.—On \V cu. got within 400 y ar d s o f her, they saw two Liverpool 1 another man were going t o l e t o ff a s h ot, b ut she did not emoned to t, " speculation boats " taking ff the crew, who were five comply or speak. He raised her and helped her, and she dr' , wn London in number. The Magazine boatmen boarded her with could walk with his support. He set her down on a plank, office. tion said he t the intention of getting her off. She proved to be the I where she sat for fifteen or twenty minutes, and he went ing dowe rate, com William of Wo r ki ng t on , b ut l ast f rom Li merick, and had to work. He next helped her on a few yards further, and other whim. he corner first on board 150 bags of meal, and a quantity of wheat. The ' she then walked some yards herself, and then kneeled and ant's car knot, boatmen ran out about 80 fathoms of chain from her with remained on her knees seven or eight minutes, and ap- passed over his re an anchor, with a view to swi ng i ng h er h ea d to , an d 1 peared to be " fettling " her hair. She then got up, and ders. Defe n d an t s , heaving her off ; an d ran out a warp to their boat, i went on of herself. He took her to be a woman out of his car. M r . R us h ton , that they might board her in the event of her swinging 1 the town, and in liquor, otherwise he would have called a and costs for the furious off, provided they could not pull up to her. They re- , policeman, and rendered her more assistance. There was man to lay information for te mained there about three quarters of an hour, before th e , a l arge patc h o f bl oo d on the stone where he first saw her ' - reor received. Addressing t . Liverpool life-boat, which was t owe d out by the " Presi- , sitting, but he did not observe it until afterwards. Iler , -..,, more of the c dent," steam-tug, came 11D. The President stopped with , right hand was also a little bruised, but not bleeding. t. the Magazine boat till the brig, which was on a steep part Witness produced her garter, which he had picked up. 'ri of the bank, capsized and sunk. The chain unfortunately 1 Another man, who was working in the quarry with the , , ..,... comps n. snapped, otherwise she would probably have swung off, I witness, gave nearly similar evidence. A ACCIDEN ' and might have b een go t i n t o port. Th ere was a fine dog 1 Mn. 'Metcalfe, surgeon of th e S out h ern H osp i tal, PIERITEADS.—O n W e d nes d ay evening t, ,n accident said SINGULAR , ' -T • — DANnlittot; left on board, o f th e b u ll an d terr i er breed, which the that wh en d ecease d was b rought in she was insensible. strongly allowing the necessity of some sor boat's crew were anxious to save, but the poor creature ' There was a bruise on the left hip, and the legs were dis- for the public on the river walls, occurrea on George's could not be induced to leave the vessel, and on one of coloured from the knees downwards. On a post mortem ' Pier, nearly opposite tile landing stage. A dray, with one the men attempting to take hold of him he bit him, as if examination he found a fracture of time skull, (correspond- horse, belonging to Messrs. Smith, Mumford, and Co., in protection of the ship from any interference on the ing with the injury to the ear,) which extended right across brewers, was waiting on the pier, when, from some cause part of a stranger. They then thought of removing the base of toe skull to the opposite side; and on Minn. unknown, the animal took fright, and backed the dray him in his kennel, but it was too unwieldy to be handled the fore and back parts of the bone, a fissure was distinctly' towards the river. The dray slipped over the edge of the such a storm, and they reluctantly left the noble animal seen. Two ribs were also fractured. These injuries were purer, dragging time horse after it, and very nearly one of to his fate. the cause of death, and might have been occasioned by the men. It was low water at the time, and the horse From what they learned and observed, the brig drove her falling down, first on her feet, and then falling side- and dray fell npon the sands, a depth of about thirty feet from her anchor out of Formby Channel on Friday night, ways. The horse was killed upon the spot, and instantaneous), and was thrown about 700 yards on the bank, " the Mr. Rigg, of the Sea View Inn, in the neighbourhood The horse, which was a valuable nee Great Burbo," close to the spot where the schooner " Ver. of the dell . , was several times out that night, but heard no quiet, and had never shown any non," and the " Baba," were wrecked in former gales, struggle or cry for assistance. before. He is supposed tr.. when the same boat saved the lives of several of both A surveyor, employed by the coroner, described the delf crews. The William let go anoth er anc h or, w h en she as being forty yards from one footway, and seventy from I re, lightning' The dre• o drove from the first, but drag ge d f rom it . S oon after she another. The part of the quarry where deceased was found I --' grounded, it being on the ebbing tide, she was left dry at sitting was about two yards from the perpendicular steep : CHARGE OF ROBBERY low water, and the crew were taken off before it returned. side, which last was fourteen feet in depth. It d 1 appeare Thursday Mr. Ramsey, an The vessel broke up. A portion of the w rec k got f ou l of there was no projecting rail at that place. , peered to prefer a charge again Askew's Beacon Buoy, and held there until Sunday, The jury found a verdict to the effect, that there was inspector of letter carriers, of s when it was brought up to New Brighton, by the Thomas no evidence to show how the deceased got into the (marry. £2O. It appea re d f rom t h e ev i d Stanley steamer, and the Kitty fi s hi ng- b oat. 050...........................e aeana , made by Mr. Ramsey, that Si' On Sunday the same life-boat again started. The cap- ROYAL LIVER THEATRE.—During the past week that posted a letter in that town on the 11th twin had been out in one of their smaller boats " looking , old favourite of the Liverpool public, Sir. Baker, has to Mr. William Brownbill, tea dealer,4B, Pembroke-place, out for squalls," and observed the signal flag at one of the I appeared in several of his best parts, and, with the other in this town. Such letter ought, in the course of business, light.ship s . He reached the life-boat about seven o'clock, attractions which Mr. Raymond has provided for the to have reached this town on time 12th September, and to have been delivered the same morning by James Bostick, and proceeded down to the sloop "Adam," of Glasgow, gratification of our playgoers, the house has been well and the letter carrier of the district. The letter contained which was dist:nested, and riding close to " Taylor's fashionably attended, notwithstanding the late inclement two ten pound Bank of England notes, and on the 26th Patch," but finding two steam-tugs there, they did not weather has operated somewhat against full houses. This remain. The nor th, or F orm b y, light-s hi p st i ll kept her ! week we have additional force in the engagement of Mr. September one of th em reac h e d the Bank of England, and flags up as s i gna l s o f di stress ; and as they could not pull Phelps, and our townsman, Mr. Hime. Th e com p any was traced t o th e possess i on of Joseph Gill, a clerk in the money order off ice , w h o rece i ved it from the prisoner on out themselyes, they p rocee d e d t o th e Alb er t s t eamer, improves upon acquaintance. Mrs. Raymond, in " The s, which to we d th em out accor di ng to t h e i r own di rections, Young Devil, " a lively little piece —with an ugly name, the 15th S e pt em b er , i n payment of two money orders, until they fell in with the ship "Albion," from St. John's, 1 i by time bye,—translated from th e F renc h b y h erself, has which he got i n th e name of Robert Wilson. Both or- N. 8., ab ou t f our m il es N. by W. of the Bell Buoy. There drawn down nightly applause during the past week ; and dens, amounting to £8 Bs. 7d., were drawn in favour of was a pilot on board of her, a young man belongiag to the graceful acting of Miss Treble has been much ad- Messrs. Clarke and Co., of Manchester, and were trans boat No. 5. The ship had lost all her sails, and had cut mired. Mrs. Gordon, we may mention as a great ac- mitted to them by time prisoner, in a letter, which was away two masts, by the pilot's orders—as " she would quisition to the company. We observe that Mr. Baker produced, in his hand writing. Time prisoner said he had not look at it"—so that the foremost alone was standing. takes his benefit on Wednesday, which we need not say , not stolen the letter. He was in the 1• • • . mama of receiving They boarded her, and gave all the assistance they could will be a bumper house. money weekly to pay the carriers and sorters, and being under the pilot's irection, whose conduct, as well as that , treasurer of the children's burial fund, he often changed ELECTION OF GOVERNOR F KIR - of time ',DALE GAOL. —A of the captain and mate, they represent as being most • • the money he had in hand for notes, in order keep it to meeting of the magistrates manly and judicious. The crew and all on board had suf- day, at the Court-house, Preston, for thepurposeof more conveniently at home. He did not deny that he had fered dreadfully from cold and exposure to wet, the sea elect' Governor for Kirk 11 G in ci. t a Gaol, the room of I having cleared e7eiything fore and aft, even washing out Mr. electing lio lia dr . •the wages. The prisoner was remanded till Monday There were seventy me ttle men's chests, and smashing up the place where they gistrates Amos, e w sent, the ese a v ign Jonathan I week. Mr. Pedder, who appeared for the prisoner, wished Brooks in the chair. 1 1 Mr. Rushton to accept bail, but he refused, saying that had their berths. The life-boat men got the cables out to he, e were p twenty-six candidates. On the votes being , the charge was too serious a one. Mr. Rushton also the two two steamers that came up, and the vessel was towed taken, forty-two magistrates voted for Mr. E. G. H. H • up the river and docked, in the afternoon, in the Toxteth Gibbs, Governor of the House of Correction at Preston Jetted to the money found upon the prisoner being given on ;I to his family. He said if it turned out that the • prisoner Dock. nineteen for Mr. William Martin ~ superintendent of o- had taken the notes, he would leave it to the court to deal About the same time, a brig, apparently a foreigner, lice fi • ; se for Mr. John Godwin, of the 46th Regiment; came up the river, with the whole of her bulwarks and with the money. The Postoffice would not ind •f emni y the and one for Mr. C. Stewart, also o f a superinten de nt po- party who lost the £2O. stuncheons washed away. lice. chairman and two others did not vote. Mr. In addition to the particulars we have given, it will be ' The CLAIM f FOR W AGES. — Messro Gibbs was consequently appointed, and a vacancy has,sn and Co. found by reference to our usual shipping news, that many he shi Cliffe therefore, been occasioned in the Governorship of Preston ovyh r ers o t ,1 , erd, , other serious casualties have occurred. The Duke of . a uesday last, by Wellington, from Honduras, fell in with the brig Nile, House of Correction, which will be filled up on Monday, h ! ei attorney, Mr. Payne, in ea (beforen board saw her f oun d er , w ith a ll h an d s , without noticed as lost,) re ma i n d e d by h er some ti me, an d ,eence of a s u mmons those the sixth of N ovem b er. The salary is fixed at £250, with issued on the applicati on of James Doicige, on whose be the house an d ot h er privileges. A retiring pension of half Mr. Davenport attended. Doidge claimed £lO 125.. being abl e t o ren d er h er any ass i stance. £2OO per ann um was grantedto Mr. Amos, and £5O to £3 s s• 8 d• of which w as a d m i tted b y the defendants. It Mrs. Herd, the late Matron of Kirkdale House o f Cor- appeared that Doidge shipped in London, on the 13th of rection. The grant of £8,500 for extending the C oun t y December, 1841, for a trading voyage to New Zealand Asylum was voted. and other places. He was to be paid waves at the rate of THE SHIP ST. PETERSBURGII.—The passengers on I 4:2 s s. per . month. The vessel proceeded t o P ort Nichol board this ship, bou n d h ence f or N ew Y or k , h ave pub- son, and from thence to Port Nelson, in New Zealand. lished a statement, dated 25th Oct., in which they say, She went from Port Nelson in ballast to Sydney. From that "in consequence of the violent gales, head winds, Sydney she sailed for Singapore, on which passage the and heavy seas which we continually experienced since vessel was lost, at Torres Straits, on time 19th of August our departure from the port of Liverpool, time ship sprang last. A quantity of property was saved, including two of a leak, and kept the pumps continually going, without the boats, twenty-two barrels of beef, twenty-two kegs of gaining on the water; and after five days and nights being paint, and other goods, which sold for :C2OO. The owners tossed about in the channel, during which time we did admitted an order for £3 ss. Bd. up to el-.- - ' not make more progress than one day's sail, at length, on Zealand, to which place she had czrrict, ...... the fifth night, a most terrific gale arose, together with a vessel went from New Zealand in ballast, it was con very heavy sea, which repeatedly washed the deck, where tended that the men could not receive co m p ensa ti on f or it was dangerous t o rema i n. Th e seamen on board, and their services after her arrive, there. Mr. Rushton de others long inured to the sea, said that they never beheld tided that the men were entitled to the residue of the proceeds of time goods saved, after deducting expenses. a vessel in a more perilous situation, (the weather being very thick,) than was the St. Petersburgh on the whole Mr. Payne said the amount of wages was £200; the balance of proceeds was £33. Mr. Rushton pi s cl o tii t eLe of the day of the 24th inst. The sea raged mountains must then be an equitable adjustment of of thecia high • the winds whistled with tremendous violence, dash- must due to ing the e foaming billows, momentarily, over the bulwarks men, ellahveceivingi,aiecciottingto account,h proportion Mr. Rushton found of the vessel, rendering it dangerous for any other than a him.. thetnat captain's mgexa p m assage home was charged as an item o' seaman to ventu; e on the deck." The captain, it appears, the expenses, and deducted from the proceeds. Ti l i was desirous of prosecuting the voyage, but the seamen worn out at the pu m p s , re f use d t o wor k t h e vesse l out , amount was £6O. This was added to the £33 , making and Mr. Davenport inq u i re d if the ees.- : and the passengers one an d a ll agree d t o th e reso l u ti on o f total of the sailors. This left the capt a i n n o a lt erna tiv e b u t to salary were included in the £9OO, ie . e return. The passengers returned their thanks to the cap- that it was so included, h e remis' ' Lain and officers for their exertions, and declared the for- the captain did not c l a i m an d mer to be a perfect gentleman, and a brave, intrepid, and men. The mon e y d ue to him thorough seaman. Time ship, on her return into the port owners. Mr. R us h ton captain, £3O, was deducted aem of Liverpool, on the 28th inst., narrowly escaped total ' " 0 . It was shipwreck, she having dragged her anchors in B oo tl e amount to 41' was Bay, when no steam-tug would venture to g i ve h er any I Doidge £3 165., w i t assistance. I mitted, amounted to X, an inquisi. fitting place in which replyin•• to his impu 'sehoods. SINGULAR EXPLOSION. —About eleven o'clock, on Thursday morning last, an explosion, of an unusual de scription, took place on a lorry, at the cor ner o f C ann i ng _ place, Sa!Mouse Dock. It had taken up, at the Railway_ station, in Wapping, amongst other goods, a puncheon of porter harm ' consigned to Mr. D an i e l B annon, broker, to be forwarded to Newry. When the lorry reached the end of the Salthouse Dock, on its way to one of the northern docks, the puncheon burst with a report like that of an immense piece of ordnance, and the barm flew over the lorry and the adjacent pavement. Every stave in the puncheon was separated, and the hoops which had bound them, though made unusually strong for the pur pose, rent to pieces. FURIOUS DRIVING, )uncan Camp bell, a car-driver, was StA olice-court for driving his car furiously (10 d. The police officer who laid the informal v two cars corn ing down the road at a rapid tint; with each other which should rum The defend ant's car knocked a la!J‘wring man down, and the wheel passed over his neck, severely injured his neck and shoul ders. Defendant said the man was drunk, and ran against his car. Mr. Rushton ordered the defendant to pay 40s. and costs for the furious driving, and recommended the man to lay information for compensation fir the injuries he had received. Addressing the carman, Mr. Rushton said, that, if he heard any more r, if he did not go and compensate the poor man for e suffering he had caused him, and his loss of time, .way his license, and make him pay full •ed on the rising of the tide non besides. STATE OF TIIE We were favoured last night with a letter dated, Pwll hell, Sunday morning, in whicn the writer says :—" 1 have just returned from Portynllaen where the result of the late tremendous gale, which lasted 24 hours, has been most disastrous. There are nine vessels ashore on the beach, viz., the Gleaner, schooner, which left Liverpool on Fridry, bound to the West of Ireland with salt. The brig Hooton, from Fleetwood for Portmadoc, with coals, (a complete wreck) ; The Mary Anne, of .Aberystwith the Anne, schooner, of Barmonth ; the Swan, Jones, of Barmonth ; the smack Providence, of Jersey ; the Two Brothers, of Barmonth ; the Catharine, of Aberdaron ; the Rosamond and Jane, of Falmouth. Up to the mo ment of my leaving no lies have ben lost." of protection - - MELANCHOLY DISASTERS ON THE FORMBY SHORE LOSS OE THE BRIG " MARY" OF LIVERPOOL. The brig Mary, Captain James Turner, sailed from the Bay of Honduras —with a valuable cargo of mahogany, logwood, and cocoa nuts for stowage, and called at Cork for orders, proceeded towards this port. Until she reached Holyhead, she held a favourable gale, and on Thursday morning took a pilot. On the afternoon of that day, it came on to blow, and she was laid too until two o'clock on Friday afternoon—when the gale moderated they run a short distance—and let go both anchors; unfortunately, however, the best gove way—and as the larbourd anchor was only an inferior one, and could not in any probability hold—it was shipped, and the crew reefed the fore-topsail with the intention of again laying her too; but, so v iolent was the g a l e a t this ti me a ll attempts t o se t i t a ft er it was was remarkabl m was d by a flash rHE NOSTOFFICE.--Q❑ er of the Postoffi,p iry Orenden letter containing .s. Gitti t Shrewsbury, ;eptember at New scertaining .strate that a; the sea t from the 'Mary of the tine £2OO, reducing that found that the proportion of h, added to the £3 sd. Bd. ad- Oct. 31' 1843