The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-08-01 00:00:00

o CO UNCH --- R OCEEDINGS. AT ' "a sh ll eada Y last a • the ~, to telt , , special meeting of the Town Council .. li . iii f ot „ e• e into consideration and to determine upon ultedl,worpoolifrtietter protection of property in the borough 11 4 enta a n t n t fn fire, as soon as such bill shall have pas ,,., ekii_ veof the House of Commons. . ttli"wlet.opaiLuit said the notices were issued on Friday, t au t titutession that the bill would have passed the It Tn.) ,do t , , 4 zprs_ Shuttleworth subsequently arrived . from _„.41, waDeed that the committee had adjourned laN ltto- - '.' and that they had rejected the 43rd, the Thvoili clause bi ll 1 4441 . et ' pl e b tap pta Enit read a report as to the state of the lak a l ' e for„i r l e d that the committee had adopted .Sched tv_Cearicil reach e nstructions as to the proceedings at the qv'elect th e ',ed London; and that, according to the their„"en,eothe bill would, in order to carry into ' a. r ,ltf orth... inns of the Council, have to be recommit 141A-aaeip ircraPtleared, that upon an understanding that w potartBoeiateebuolddietneet the views of the delegates from a on the subject of the employment tila thoi r t, an d on that of the by-laws, the opposition of , The li.!_otild cease: 41tjatir;itrtiollt asked if it were the wish of the Council k all inf o the I.°lloiving day, when they would have ik r, Aws.rtn.ation„ : e taije ort ; Ql N Paid they would be in no better position by I°l4 obalateetnhte. Their proceeding with the bill at once Fj_til!o of ._ ri.tiecessity of meeting upon it again, and . ;,:t la L I Z necessity 200 per day which they were now 0.,;(12'. Li, n o. 4. l _,""nifte e A r) .. e a .. ri , d the TOWN -CLERK explained that . the th e ' noire iviog decided on schedule B, the subject ; b °ll lY ce g g r n .!..arly be again on before them, and that Vie. ot„,; , .jas to have the bill re-committed. , ratZ l . l )ild 0...:.'.% to the delegates of the associated ft!_lazesobeueeinted their approbation of the alteration liwn,eLttoltSchedule 13 by the Council. er e ettti. , K said it was understood that the dele to,2lel3, le'Y neutral as regarded the provisions of ! n iti . "l tteralle nittiZtheroilorB inquired if it would be necessary to Th kaildb wi ng dav, a statement to that eflect_hav -411 Vow„.. I Mr. Turner. kilatltteationeLßßK said if they were going to make 14tr'Telp4 as had been'intimated by Mr. Aikin, they Bit to ' 41 44 Z. r. te mussedooti,.eent that there was no more neces- PDllbi tol/40„1 than on the former occasion. ada t r Prtie e 4 . ALL LAWRENCE said the clause corn irs.....mo"" 6 re.p4orremove saltpetre or other hazardous ed, wort, waiehouses, when there would be no tit.); motlses to put them into, ought to be mod': of L e _Fsit i , e : 1.4.4 e Ak;fLlAeyswaiodtilt,he bill would never pass the House lia il i tt Kab ory wci throw it out. They all knew_ what . Sb Th e T 4t °bee reje c t .He would not have such a bill aft,. B6 '44,4 it, 4410ng Y,liridttnic•--The bill has been before Lord .di pc „ oe has no objection to it. (Laughter.) heptptl.!.otite"'tsion ensiled on the subject of the clauses k..._ eitoval of saltpetre into fire-proof ware thatr.tfilin,.,.. titre' 40 tv tb"') andlq r B at ach • IRKETT expressed their opinion tis oat e dule B was not compulsory, there were l'i n ; e ho t 00verr clauses that would be useless. They i'lttl;iat,arths of th e a bill that could be acted upon. k r , qa has cellars and vaults in Liverpool were %k b , itispri,„°" goods. 1 't th at "8 Said it was not rum and brimstone . and k 4 ,118tah, Were d a l ' i l li ef -v of an . egerous, but cotton. He mentioned I n ti °an dhe individual who had brimstone to store, I n ti .... coeld insure it for 3s, percent, if be placed Itill;Totto:ver wh ich cott ip O f c.-it, i n .., , .on was not warehoused. ;n. 0 on_ enNat„__uPposition to this, mentioned an i kit:i,ttwareboune stored in re vault, over which there i., c ent 'es, and which could not be insured under Al t • b e tt dai rk .vArt i . sa . d theljatd'tre tinY saltei,' void •la all the insurance offices had made it_ a_ .r.policies that the said policies w iuld a 1 4 74, G.,,q,ter jal,i,o,re or nitrate of soda were stored i t' Of the ,. . Loy ar7 next. roaf ~,,' 0111, ~,,ft•ElveK moved that in clause 12, page „he htrelienses'ocids not to be stored, except in fire k,,,, aft e ' Nited ic:r rt:itts,"—the words in the secon . d o",,, e etoe h , t he ex o ;,. ° T. — and the words in the margin l b `'e e - "f thi ra gon of six months after the curia- Idy .°4ll e i l, t _ I act to remai n" ought, in the opinion 41144'411 the reZn,e tuckstrc out, and application accord , tip ~';, to b e 'Z . ' of third reading, or on the recora ,o with+ tpt,x,:•tirected. kr 114 t a d4.B!cnded the motion, which was agreed k, . la, 41810/1 !le vih , Ae 1.1,. • 41%;irt,_ra, harie'LUEs mentioned an instance of a gentle e thetegetermined to store a quantity of palm t a llter Was no cotton, had resolved to insure la‘lerel3/".CLE to hlr, tile/eeptedttlt said, Palm oil, cocoa-nut oil, and tal itpl'4e a ft4 tr'r , wi sh h.,ta o o ,,ep y 0 , ~ ed.to know wnen they might expect tal llller,t.',, 19e bill in its altered state. His copy ° La , iptt knig with alterations amendments, &c., that ',,II Da 0 6 4 it ' What it was about. (Laughter.) He 4041:P.101,,1ia!ii.0i. w(kth..._llwinsi, because he thought it would k l i .. tt opeeit ri , t 4r s ue o ed laughter.) r ) it ikf or t :l.Rg trr ten d ays ': they nog might expect a copy in 1 1 10 T it goes i r T s t l 'all ate have time to see and consider Zt,,, he pZwK tx 0 the House of Lords? arl,geko,Nt rllit'-'/Ces' t o 'par ba Plai ti i ad a Memorial from a large body of k qt,e o n dge a n. that the new law would compel hem elitatai44Blii4 Whi c h they said. would be reducing them t he Liii o „ . a—which Englishmen ought to p tooele a no. , d ..,, 10 t elld "atild a C 'vir• HODGSON both contended that t h 4r. t 'Att. e honourable and distinctive marks of t ~, 1.0 1 .,, th ,-,a o , . aad *VLlkilp igi!nletit ,Mr• NORTH expressed opinions that .lz 'nit wo Clause was the essence of the bill, and littirawan'to nla g o ne, 39 and 40 ought to go with it. q 6 , 1 '.1 1 , t a the bZvied, that the management clause being tip;itiagegei n.;41leolot proceeded with. W a lool; t4 eut Wished' ed to; koow what the present system to,,,,eaq h. ? e r ithici:•moThere were 1,500 warehousesin `,Z,ttiZ o ?k , k:able tni,,,,,srs• Dover bad the management L -,. % nab how uluer—he was informed 60. ! '"NpZ.hib %t ineo t • m .nality of these warehouses were left , k l `tiii,itb i ,ro n „." : ' One w arehouseman. There wished, r. !ta t ! it , ,, ii !ol the present system, and he Ni t , Id t.qi "et t er ,. 1t4,,, , , Of HEL L ..'!ied to. ,Slrltikallll:lipt°l4,4eraihried gentlemen might have an oppor jaa„ iihr_wals,,,,,, .ig Schedule B, if the Town-clerk t N i a ,,tee t i l oero -n a hu'iar• With regard to clauses 39 and 'Le ll a •m, (Mr. Bushell.) He had a great . itii der, rs 4 ot th tl 0 , , and he had in the management of ,Dileplauly runty 0;108e clauses without any compulsion.. lite, VA th e ' tkie honest warehouse-keeper to see. 4t 41' 4 did te w aB no but that there was no il t „el , °Stna .nnt s ee h risk, te o ,_ 01,, k -oan pah , , ow any gentleman could object 1 ,r t *e the,:c44,,'" eta Uses. it , s Ci l l i tt,jj felt short s aid, if 39 and 40 were wrong, it was i t eAtj i t i k 4 l3 . l) rtl et i 7f r the present legal liability of iie ttrea me a aod tin that, no twithstanding. Schedu!e B T l s. 11 4 47 that t,''e 4 3 and other clauses being re brtitotea_hte4ll4l:lltiLoitiiieitiotritiodesebdl)ailtplbreaoso ' e a e l d t e e d re vt d it i h n . committee of motion. oOgall'l'aitlni°tioti,e(l_whett,there appeared, 11;4 ph", ko_Meesrs. Aikin, Royden, Birkett, 1;: , V14,) iltietior, and Sir Thomas Branker--7 . li n a Si o r th, 4 ° , 4 ae ti 'is-Messrs. Hodzsou, Houghton, te'N,,l4.l.°ltties 30ees, Thornhill, 'Preston, Thomp °'lliPillis awr ell' • "Whaes, Stewart, Rae, Priestly, 411 1 , alt; p, place, Cooper 'Wood, Lloyd, Kilshaw, 4 1 ,"t; 'leph raPtoo G• 'l-1 Lawrence Lace, Trot kt,l4llllfit tie ' Pr etd ' HA • '( ld rman ) ,I , Lag aio ea le, Li r ord, Houghton, ,a . e , ho t ,..llpqni., wort k r. .. A . 9,i, and the Mayor-33. tiak kktcrt%:-.,,l,i'lkin's motion 26. , I,,P:Vvs,ph 441 bees eires-1 hope you're satisfied. tl l ;Qt i Np li at it Joe gist of the hill Ltco Sl ntle il lee aP ti tled i p tild rawo• was gone he , liiNt 'gle n 'lVid ed "e naOtiOd. ,41 k , 1 %% %ea ' ph ~ when the motion was rejected, i ti , , ,th e . oppt e the 2 voted for it it being the mover and *t pro ` I ON '''' v oted a • libeatoez h. , see nrid _ , , gainst 3B. Majority, 36. la qeti gtt te ma ,aVillr e . i .o °Y Mr. THORNHILL, moved, l i i teti,,tta te t til t 1 oeib p , ' '-'c taken for the bill, as amended e p 'it, a Ititip;oroptl:"-cienraitted, for the purpose .of th,tea t 4 of . ne re urY .clauses as to schedule B, in Itaapatit,to,totznd ac, olio of the council at the last lit te t Ni ti o rk :p rii ti tt e g. tlei ng the amendments proposed at 11%7114'a414 ttlayatti.i),,d without a division. tarOatillee4''lZook-prler•diatnes Lawrence should again 010 1 4 jai i ttN et bill oe Lk le s , °aid the removal of schedule B lli t iN m th, 14 110,.."`" in an awkward position. • He kl t° k ta h lvt Itat 4'Bhanld ~ , ° 4l Ltsl y til e se p a .. be compelled to alter the e,llO lc" te,; )o ,tion' o l f t 'g:l4 Per cent. on the outlay, tt 'Il 'cs • Ontk,„ Frying up the lease. 'illo'lltp,2",o,kotb "i In the following form was Itttliltiittlfqti9n ghat, 411aera seconded by Mr. G H. bill, it p t ! i tl l l a ri tt ) t t l 4 ; 0 1 / 1 1 11 ; t th o e h Pire re committal a t i o o apply of , ‘,.‘ h tio i re4t ~.,,erests of lessees, t vta a ti o t N ogle iha,Te.it so enla.ged as to admit the th to the N 4 • b i ri k lt, tea* ad o or tenants for Vie.ki:do.:•• t wo w e r t e,d, and the council adjourned tirl4.' itie `c on Wednesday. I lti: i att ebb , ly n ,----_,._ 4t 7 va!iqlat .twpourned i meeting of the Council Il it l t t oit har l h ! I ' l l • 97•Lie`nelc, further to consider the , titaiiki ell e - ,,,ely ed ° ue Town -clerk read a letter NNI !tee'', tit * . TrOin Mr: Shuttleworth, the p ilkit liii a the -2- n‘ LOndon the bill. The 504 40 4 4 .0 1 lli • ° til of " that pi ri lat i , mk t h a to l v niigh . 01 J ulY. It set forth, ; ) , 4 kt - tal a ll Qi, 1 ., e c ommittee with the alte- , No l ti a ‘ s i . thheebto.tnien Infeensing and by-law clauses. I it, `ctri dingti e q fyl /I"4_,the n on -exemption clause, ' ZpObaho illoweuleWatet, which ended in the ,7)17 4 011 1 1 :s t i l „Port ed u....,_t0 stand ar of the bill, OthhOs a ~ree nl . ° th e oa:',11 Wednesday. Notice_ of , o p No Ltaeh : 4,01 44, 1 . 7e daY to move on Thursday s„„k,„„, In to tet h and ' or Monday next. The bill ‘,4l,tht he of the printers, and a ' a p titv \ktb a v tilt t 'beak Town -clerk. Mr. Shuttle- p,Nt'\ll% al t e ved irk i';'°eeed in his endeavours to , ieti e ,7 e. ,Nuatittion senedule B. The committee, - ' l OOO t o - t 9 t o i 8 Proposed in schedule B, did toith ?oat. t he t 0 the clauseproposed by 44;?,,ittbfth,P44, th.e3cel,l;,ange-huildings. After a_ d o e - - NISN. ti a Zt C' o alit oro-clerk took a note of t 1 c JAhm: t o t ttleil , 04 :: clause in accordance with Ot N e f r „ Li,ie subject of landlord and t ilpiklp , , 4 "Illicit phs•enaneoden the basis of mutual , INtee th t tl kt to, eti ..._____a.. burned till Friday. a t tOrt tnal'ornt of th 4 ich tll, t tillte,, Dr esid , e Town Council was held 4404 tai a e Nio k b.: l g, for the purpose of re -41 t o r ,ilt a i Of Q Ol l it as amended by the corn- n t in ei 4 wh' 1111 ' ° °B. Th N e tapi ty 1.01 atterat, e Town-clk then tholiaeW,it,„h tegarPtonsle ha d been made, ''oPerty, He ssraeteso,nhogweyer, \\ t ,, \% ,,l t t 4t . 411 d n. Cote_ ,____ THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. hat the clan se passed by the council wherein it was pro vided that if any warehouse was al •ered according to schedule B the expenses of such • Iteration should be borne equally by the landlord and the lessee, had been continued by the parliamentary committee as at first, whereby the expense devolved upon the lessee only. A long discussion took place on tl.e point whether the ground landlord would derive such a benefit from the improve ment as to make it equitable that he should contribute ; And eventually a motion was proposed by Sir Thomas Brancker, and seconded by Mr. Shepherd, to the effect that the provision for exempting ground landlords stand part of the bill." A division took place, when it appeared that the motion had been carried by a majority of 22 against 9. The former decision of the council in this re spect has, therefore, been reversed. The alternative of not consenting to the improvement is, that either party shall have the option of cancelling the lease. Several members thought that the option should be confined to the tenant; and a division took place on this question, when the clause as it originally stood was carried by 27 against 3. Several other matters connected with the de tails of the measure were then discussed at considerable length, but no material alteration was made, although several were suggested. The bill *as then referred back to the Fire Committee with a view to its being brought before the House of Lords, and the council separated, having been occupied about two hours. PRESENTATION OF PLATE. We noticed a few day since, that two handsome pieces of plate were exhibiting at Mr. Dokes's shop, iu LOrd street, which were to be presented to the Rev. Robert Davies, of this town, by members of this congregation. To fulfil this intention a meeting of the congregation of St. DaVid's Church was held at the Welsh Charity school, Russell-street, on Tuesday evening. Mr. Alderman Griffith took the chair shortly after seven o'clock, and spoke in the highest terms of the reverend gentleman's efficienc'y in the ministry, and of the high esteem in which he is held by our diocesan, by his brethren the clergy, as well as by the authorities of the town and all classes of society. DAVID EvwNs, Esq. then addressed Mr. Davies as follows :—Rev. Sir,—There is something in the separation of minister and people which awakens feelings of no ordi nary kind ; separation from one who, during a long series of years of - faithful ministry, has furnished us with advice and instruction in almost every relation of life ; taught us how to shun vice and follow virtue, and pointed out to us the paths of righteousness and peace ; who not only taught but exhibited in his own life the virtues which be inculcated ; who, to use the language of Goldsmith, " In his duty prompt at every call, Who watch'd, and wept, and pray'd, and felt for all ;" thus creating, cementing, and perfecting one of those ties .1 which it is painful to'sever. However, sir, in your case. circumstances occurred which made it appear to you to be necessary (painful though doubtless it was to yourself) to separate from a church where you had been most wantonly annoyed, maligned, and harassed by vexatious and un ceasing attacks. Permit me, in conclusion, to express a wish, though we deplore your retirement from St. David's, that in your present sphere of usefulness, to which you carry with you the kind sympathies and best wishes of your late congregation, that you may enjoy, unalloyed by . personal rancour, the reciprocal sentiments of esteem and good will which ought to subsist between pastor and people. Mr. DAVIES, evidently overpowered by his feelings, .replied in the following terms :—" My dear Christian friends, I am overwhelmed with a feeling of the sincerest gratitude for the kindness which confers this splendid gift, and for the expressions of attachment and regard to which you have given utterance this evening. The impression produced upon my mind by your kindness will remain ever indelibly engraved upon ray heart. This (continued Mr. Davies) is the third instance in which the congregation who attended my ministry at St. David's Church have testified their favourable esteem. Twice have I been presented with handsome suits of silk robes by the ladies of the congregation ; the last instance accompanied by a handsomely bound Polyglot Bible, and also have I the pleasing duty of acknowledging my grati tude for the handsome and massive articles of silver, which you have now done me the honour of presenting me. Nor has your kindness been liMited to myself. Never can I forget the expression of your kind regard for my eldest son, when he resigned the curacy of St. David's to enter on the important post he now occupies, by the elegant and splendid tea and coffee service which you pre sented to him. Other members of my family have also received proofs of your favourable esteem. Let me, then, be permitted to offer to you my sincerest and warm est thanks for these varied tokens of your kind affection towards myself and family. Pleasing as the duty is to give utterance to feelings of gratitude for kindnesses re ceived, yet on the present . occasion it is not entirely free from alloy. We meet together this evening as Christian friends, reciprocating feelings of Christian affection. But numerous and highly respectable as this - assembly is, kind and affectionate as our feelings are towards each other, yet, alas ! we meet not now in the endearing relation of minis ter and people. That bond is severed—painfully, ruth lessly severed. There was a time when I cherished the hope that my days would have been ended and my minis try closed among my affectionate and attached people, in that part of my Lord's vineyard where I have laboured for nearly sixteen years. But the inscrutable will of God has ordered otherwise. We must trace every thing, dear friends, to the sovereign counsels of our God, feeling as sured that all things shall work together for good to them that love Him. During the period of our connexion as minister and people I have endeavoured faithfully, accord ing to my ablity, to declare unto you the whole counsel of God—the truth as it is in Jesus. s I have endeavoured to impress upon your minds the necessity of firmly Main taining the form of religion established in these realms, and the importance of abiding fully by the Articles, Ho milies, and Liturgy of our church, based as they are on the only rule of faith and practices—the inspired volume of divine truth, the Bible. The - kind and earnest atten-' tion which you gave to my instructions were always a source of real enjoyment to my mind; and that Attention to what was spoken was always the theme of remark by' my reverend brethren who occasionally officiated for me at St. David's. This will ever be to me a subject of grate ful ucollection. Before I conclude I beg to offer to you, Mr. Alderman Griffith, the expression of my deepest gratitude for the very handsome manner in which you have addressed me. to -day ; and to you, Mr: Evans, for the flattering terms in which you have supported Mr. Griffith when conveying to me the approval of my humble en deavours to discharge my duty during my ministry at St. David's. To all who have honoured me by registering their names as joining in this testimonial, I return my warmest, my sincerest thanks. Christian Friends, —May every kindness you have-shown me be returned sevenfold into your own bosoms; may you enjoy every comfort which this changing world can bestow, and in the world to come life everlasting. Dear Christian friends, I bid you sincerely and affectionately farewel ! Mr. Davies having concluded his address, the thanks of the meeting were moved to the chairman, who briefly acknowledged the compliment, and the meeting separated highly gratified with the proceedings. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.—On Wednesday last, the twenty-third half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of this company was held in the Cotton Sales-room, Exchange-buildings. Chas. Lawrence, Esq., in the chair. Ti e chairman called upon Mr. H. Booth to read the report, in which the directors stated that, in the coaching department, the gross receipts were less than in the corresponding period of 1812, by £5OOO. The re port referred to the reduction of the number of passenger trains, which was not found to answer, and stated that, with some slight modifications, the trains ran now as in the summer of last year. The disbursements generally had been reduced to a greater extent than the falling off in the gross receipts. After referring to the opposition now existing between the Preston and Manchester lines, the report proceeds to state that, during the last six months, great progress bad been made in the construction of the Leeds Junction line, and of the company's new station at Hunt's Bank, and it was expected that the con tinuous line of railway from Liverpool to Leeds, York, and Hull, would be opened to the public early in the ensuing year. During the half-year ending the 30th June, the total receipts of the company were £108,960 10s. Id., and the expenses £51,897 18s. 6d., leaving a nett profit for the half-year of £57,062 Ils. 7d. ; to this sum was added the surplus of £2,039 15s. 3d. from the last half year, and £1,347 13s. 2d. from the reserved fund, making a disposable sum £60,450, being equal to £3 per share on 12,090 shares entitled to a dividend. The income tax for the half-year is to be deducted from the dividends, in con formity with the practice of other companies. The chair man then said, that in submitting that short, and, he hoped, not unsatisfactory report, he had really very little to say. The twenty-third half-yearly meeting of the Li verpool and Manchester Railway could afford nothing new. He had great satisfaction in being able to recom mend a dividend of five per cent. ; that was an amount which, at one time, he was afraid they would not reach, and, he thought, they had great reason to be satisfied with the exertions made by the officers and others. If no person had any question to ask, he begged to move that the report as now read be adopted. Mr. Benson seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously. Mr. Arnaud, seconded by Mr.• Langton, proposed that a dividend of five per cent. should be declared, payment to be made after the Bth of August. This motion being also carried, thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. R OWLAND'S MACASSAR OlL.—Therecannot be a more just criterion of the excellence of any article than the at tempt to imitate it. The very idea of a counterfeit is a proud testimony to the great utility and value of the original. The universally high repute of ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL has induced some unprincipled Shop keepers to try to impose upon the public* spurious imita tion for the genuine ; and who, to increase the deception, have copied the Lab is and Bottles of , the Original Arti cle—for which frau the said Parties have- lately been punished in a Court of Law. The principle on which ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL (the Original and only Genuine) is prepared, is confined solely to the knowledge and practice of A. ROWLAND and SON, 20, Hatton Gar den, London, who are still at an immense expense in completing its preparation. Any Sallinbanco may pretend to give an analization of its ingredients ; but the fact is, the amalgamation .of this purely vegetable compound neutralizes all attempts to separate its component parts : therefore such a declaration only brings disgrace and con tempt on any wretched pretender. ROWLAND'S MA CASSAR OIL is a compound of the most costly materials, has stood the test for nearly fifty years, is Patronised by the Royal Family of England, the whole " elite" of the Aristocracy and " limit ton," as well as the several Courts of Europe, while the thousands of testimonials in its favour, and the general use of it in all countries, suffi ciently confirm its value as a nourisher, preserver, and beautifier of the Homan Hair. THE EXTRAORDINARY CASE INVOLVING EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES OF BANK NOTES. On Thursday afternoon, the prisoner John Anderson was again placed at the bar of the Police-court, for re examination. The court (in the Sessions-house) was again much crowded, and several magistrates and other gentlemen occupied the bench, along with Mr. Rushton. Mr. Dodd, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the prisoner. Mr. Dowling, the commissioner of police, intimated that, with reference to the case in which Jennings was involved, he had now to bring forward some evidence respecting the bank notes stolen at Preston during the Guild. Mr. John Marquis, an elderly gentleman, was then called and examined by Mr. Dowling and Mr. Rushton: He said :—! reside in Accrington, in Cheshire. On the sth September, 1842, I was in Preston at the Guild, and I there lost the sum of £1999 in Bank of England notes. I received them from Messrs. Cunliffe and Brooks, bankers, Blackburn. I had the notes in • the inside pocket of my coat, on the left side. They were enclosed in a pocket-book. Two of them were for £5OO each. One of these was numbered 15,419. (Witness produced a printed, and also a written, list of the amounts and numbers of all the notes, and was proceeding to read from the latter, but, as it appeared that he had not himself compared the numbers on the notes with those on the list, but only a few of them, his evidence on this point ' w: ,s not available • and Mr. Rushton said the evidence of the clerk who had paid them and made out the list would be required.) Witness continued ;--I examined the amounts and numbers of the two £5OO notes, and alsO some of the others, but not all of them. I lost nine £lOO notes. I counted them. They were all df the Manchester Branch Bank of England. One per Son 'has been convicted orthe robbery—a female. She was ap prehended, in the first instance, in London. There was one £lOO note found' which I identified on the trial. It was found at Birkenhead, near Liverpool, on the Gth of September, 1842—the day after the robbery.' Mr. Rushton repeated that they must have the banker's clerk from Blackburn to identify the notes, and inquired of Mr. Dowling if he was yet prepared with any further evidence? Mr. Dowling said he could not go further that day, and suggested that the prisoner should be remanded. Mr. Dodd said he hoped the court would not remand him very long, as the assizes were drawing near, and there would be but little time to prepare the defence. Mr. Rushton said he would not .remand for a longer time than the ends of justice required. He should now remand him till Saturday, and, should it be necessary, from time to time. should it even be till the opening of the assizes. The prisoner was then removed. Jennings was not brought up. The prisoner was again brought up on Saturday. Mr. Wilson, clerk in Messrs. Cunliffe and Co.'s bank, at Blackburn, deposed to paying money to Mr. Buck, amounting to £5934 16s. 2d., and produced a memoran dum of the numbers and dates of the notes. _ Mr. George Stanfield, of the Burnley Bank, proved, that he received, on the 19th of August, an account of Mr. Charles Townley, from Mr. Eastwood, notes amounting to £7OO. The £5OO note was M.A., 15,437, date Man chester, 16th July, 1841. The £lOO note was dated March, 1842. The other £lOO note was marked Q.Y., 01563, the same date as the last. The notes were remitted the same day to Messrs. Barnett and Co., London. Nicholas Mahs, a partner in the house of Schroeder and Co. ' merchants, of Liverpool, paid to Captain Brand £450 on the 26th of November, 1842, in bank notes. Kept no account of the notes. Received the money so paid from the Bank of Liverpool. The money was brought from the bank by Mr. Alfred Pickering. Mr. Crompton Ashley, clerk in the Bank of Liverpool, referred to an entry on the 7th of November, and stated that he paid £450 to Messrs. Schroeder and Co., in four £lOO notes and a £5O. Our bank number is 439. (A £lOO note was here handed to the witness, which bad been cancelled. The witness identified the note as one that he had paid.) _ _ _ - , William Fisher Sym, another clerk in the Bank of Li verpool, said, that one of the notes was numbered 439, and that number corresponds with the number of the £lOO now produced. Francis Samuel Boucquet, a teller in the Branch Bank of England, produced a book containing an entry of a £lOO note, number 80,341, paid by Messrs. Steele and Co. It would be the duty of Mr. Jennings to copy the notes received from me. On receiving the money from Steele and Co. I put it into the drawer. It was taken out of my drawer by the Inspector. The absence of a material witness, the Inspector of the Branch Bank of England here stopped the case, and the prisoner was ordered to be brought up again on Wednes day next. PUBLICANS, &c.—On Saturday, three publicans were fined, at the police-court, £2, £3, and £4 respectively, for various offences against the tenor of their licenses. Two beer-sellers were fined £1 and £2. CHARITY SERMONS.—On Sunday week a sermon was preached by the Rev. John Tobin, M.A., at Egremont Church, and a collection made in behalf of the Wallasey Dispensary, amounting to £l5. Same day, at Wallasey Church, by the Rev. Dr. Byrth, when £3O were collected for the same laudable purpose. • THE LATE MR. T. W. HODGSON.—The following par ticulars respecting this gentleman, one of the sufferers on board the Pegasus, are given in a private letter)— " Another of the passengers drowned was Mr. Thomas Walton Hodgson, brother of Mr. W. B. Hodgson, secre tary of your Mechanics' Institution. He (Mr. T.W.H.) had just been elected secretary of the Leeds Mechanics' Inoitution and Ltte,.,,y Society, and was on his way (row Edinburgh to take the post to which he had been ap pointed. He was twenty-six years of age, and had re ceived thchighest prizes for proficiency in chemistry and mathematics in Edinburgh University; he had also made • very great attainments in natural philosophy and in clas sics; and he possessed uncommon energy of mind, indus try, independence, and integfity." INQuEsTs—An inquest was yesterday held before Mr, Currie, borough coroner,.on view of the body of Bridget Turner, a girt of 12 years of age. Ou Thursday last, about one o'clock, as three carts were going up Man chester-street, the deceased attempted to cross over be tween two of them, and just as she passed from behind one of them, a car came up that was driving atlt moderate pace down the street, and she ran against the shaft, which threw her down lengthways, when both the off wheels scarred her side, but did not pass over her body- • She wasjaken up insensible and conveyed to the Infirmary, where every attention was paid to her, but she died on the same night. It was found, on an, examination of the body, that she had sustained a fracture of the right tem ple bone, which had ruptured one of the arteries, pro ducing effusion of blood on the brain, which caused her death. The car driver was not to blame, and, pulled up immediately. • Verdict, " Accidental death."—Same day, on view of the body of a boy unknown. A porter who was passing the Goree Piazzas on Thursday night between nine and ten o'clock, heard a scream as of some one in distress. He ran to George's-dock opposite, and went on board of a schooner lying there, where be saw some men, who said a lad had fallen overboard. On looking on the water he saw a cap floating, but nothing else. In a quarter of an hour the body was got out with the grappling irons, and was taken to the receiving house, where attempts were made to restore animation, but with out effect. Deceased was one of the hands belonging to the schooner Pilot, but his name was not known to any of the people on board, and none of them saw him fall into the dock. Verdict, " Found drowned, but how he got into the water there was no evidence to show." OPENING OF THE NEW ORGAN AT THE MECHANICS', INSTITUTION: THURSDAY EVENING'S CONCERT.—The instrument now erected in the theatre of this institution, and not yet quite finished, is more than sufficient in power, has some very sweet notes, and was played by Dr. Gaunt ' lett with effect and feeling, well supporting the vocalists, Miss C. Novello, Mr. Hobbs, and others. It strikes us that a smaller organ would have answered the general purposes of the institution : its size causes its tones to be buried in, some argue, within the recess where it stands,' and where it occupies too much, we think, of the space of the platform, so valuable for lectures where illustration is required. Another result follows from this, too, that the orchestra is crowded too much between the organ and the sides of the recess, where the seats rising up to the ceiling, cause the voices to be stifled along with the, tones of the instrument in this square-formed recess, the angles of which, if rounded off, would lessen in some degree this unpleasant "fix" of the music, by throwing out, from a semi-circular or polygonal alcove, the reverberations 'of the notes better into the body of the Hall. We could not help remarking this defect painfully whenever the chorusses struck up—the harshness being unpleasant to the ear. We make this observa'ion, not from a desire to find out a fault, but only with a view to seeing a 'defect remedied as far as may be practicable. It is' useless to speak of the execution of the vocal parts, so ably main tained by Miss Novello, Mr. Novello, and Mr. Hobbs, as their style is of a high order ;, but if may speak just what we think, without wishing to offend, Miss Noyello's voice is more powerful in compass than sweet in inodula tion—her style altogether is very mannered. Hei head dress of roses, red and White, did not set her off, but the, contrary. Of course she differs with us, in this particu lar, and many may agree with her, but we shall stick to our own opinion, and prefer the absence to, the presence of the garish wreath of roses : one rose simply entangled in her fine dark hair would have looked natural and rose like—a cart load' loOks a shade meretricious !, She sang " Honnie Prince Charlie" in her, beat 'style,,and it . was wainaly encored. A. passage of Haydn's Creatioa pleased us exceedingly. Mr. Hobbs sang with great spirit and feeling " The Heart's an untameable thing," accompany ing himself on the grand piano, which was rapturously applauded and repeated.—FßlDAY EVENING'S CONCERT : WC have but little to add; as regards this occasion, to our opinions of the merits of the principal performers. Mias C. Novello's solo of "Tears such as gentle fathers shed," was well executed and well received. In the ce lebtated " Una voce," the same lady was most felicitous, albeit she threw into, it so many grace-notes, and volun tary runs or adornments, that we were sometimes in ap prehension that she would come down from the heavens as would the aerial machine if short of steam ; but she managed it admirably, and was enthusiastically applauded. She afterwards sang a Spanish and two Scottish ballads with great pathos, and was encored in both the last. The Hallelujah Chorus was, we think, the best of the evening ; but our former remark applies to the position of the singers, many ,of whom were cooped or cupboarded up in the two little recesses on each side of the organ. The second part was more interesting than the first. The ballad " Sweet lady love," by Mr. Francis, was neatly and chastely sung. The glee " When winds breathe soft," by the principal vocalists, was very effective ; and Mr. Hobbs's " God bless Queen Victoria," which he ac companied on the piano, was loudly applauded. His " Meeting of the waters" was also fine and pathetic. The concert was well attended, and went off with great eclat. THE PRIZE ESSAY, of twenty guineas, of the Linen Drapers' Society, upon the evils of the late hour system of trade, has been awarded to Mr. J. W. Davis, a student in Highbury College. PERFORMANCES AT THE AMPHITHEATRE.—We un derstand that a considerable portion of the funds received at the Amphitheatre, during the present performances there, are devoted to the purposes of the temperance as sqpiation. CAUTION.—At the Police-court, on Friday. James Do nathy, a boy of not more than fourteen years of age, though an old offender, was committed to the sessions for having stolen a bundle of wearing apparel from the house of Mrs.. Woods, publican, of Cockspur-street, where he had gained admittance under the pretence of begging a drink of water. MR. JAMES ORME.—A number of the friends of this gentleman have determined, as may he seen from an ad vertisement, to entertain him at a public dinner, in order to testify their conviction of his innocence of the charge in which it was sought to implicate him at the Sessions' last week. This step must be peculiarly gratifying to Mr. Orme; and so convinced are we that not the slightest stain rests on his character that we should not have the slightest objection to make one of the party. PROPOSED ERECTION OF A MONUMENT TO FATHER MATHEW.—Yesterday evening a meeting was held at the school-room connected with St. Anthony's Chapel, Scot land-road, for the purpose of considering the propriety of erecting a monument " to hand," as one of the speakers stated, " to future generations a memorial of the wonders be had worked 1" Amongst the rest, we presume, "the miracle" recorded by our contemporary the Times. Several resolutions were proposed—in particular one that the assembly should put off their hats in reverence towards the sacred person of the miracle worker—and the meet ing separated for the purpose of hooting homewards a poor ofd woman who had incautiously let slip her opinion that if the worthy father had effected any great good in Liver pool he had been tolerably well paid for it. The m eeting barring the beautiful brogue of the various speakers, and as flat as teetotal drink. CHARGE OF BIGAMY.—On Monday last Joseph New ton, fishmonger, of St. John's Fish Market, who had been remanded by the magistrates under a charge of bigamy, was drought np for final examination. Elizabeth Wal dron testified to the prisoner having married her sister, Mary Rolgerf in Dublin, on the 31st July, 1820. Martha, the prisoner's second wife, w ho said her maiden name was Robinson, deposed to having been married to him on the 30t July, 1832, and other proofs were brought forward that the marriage ceremony was performed at St. Nicho las's Church, by the Rev. Oliver Ormrod. The pri soner was committed to take his trial at the next assizes. Mr. Dodd applied to Mr. Rushton to allow the prisoner to be held to bail. Mr. Rushton agreed to take bail for the prisoner, himself in £3OO, and two sureties in £l5O each ; but bail not being ready, the prisoner still remained in custody. On Wednesday satisfactory bail was offered and accepted, and Newton is now out of custody. THE SUMMER RESORTS ON THE CHESHIRE SHORE OF THE MERSEY.—The bathing places in the peninsula of Wirrall, opposite this town, have never before been known to be so full of strangers as at present, and during the last few weeks. Birkenhead, which has of late years swelled into what may be called a considerable town, and to which there are two direct ferries—we state this for the information of strangers—has its numerous visitants. The Royal Rock Ferry, higher up, has also become a fa shionable resort. Seacombe, lower down, has had a more than usual accession of company, and the same may be said of Egremont, and New Brighton. The strangers comprise families and individuals, of the various stations in society, from the elite of the land to those of the more humble but respectable middle classes, all of whom appear to enjoy themselves in the locality, which is second to none in salubrity of climate, or in affording pleasing ex cursions on shore or afloat, as well as an ever changing diversity of maritime objects and movements on our noble river and its outward channels. Yesterday week, amongst others who arrived at Seacombe Hotel, were no fewer than about twenty-eight lioman Catholic priests, from different parts of the country ; and who, so far as we could learn, had met on a sort of convocation, as they had done about three years ago. They remained until Wednesday morning. CHARGE OF SETTING FIRE TO THE DUKE'S WARE HOHSES•—A young man named James Gay. who has the appearance of a carter, was yesterday placed at the bar of the police-court, to answer a charge of incendiarism, brought against him by a man named John Drummond. The complainant gave his evidence in the following man ner :—I had occasion to go out for a midwife, on the 15th of July, at half-past twelve in the morning. I was sent to M`Gee's-buildings, in Tithebarn-street. The midwife was engaged, and could not come to me for some few minutes, so I stood at the bottom of the entry. Four men soon afterwards came up, and, being the last night of the races, I was rather shocked, and retired up the entry. Three of the men drew off into the middle of the street, and he (the prisoner) came up the entry, with his head a little down, and said, "Is that you, Kelly ?" " Yes," says I. The fire-bell then gave the alarm, and he cursed my, soul, and asked me, " Whose lot is it to-night?" " I don't know." says I. And then, says be, " Oh, God, no one has raised such a blaze as 1 have." " Where was that?" I says. "At the Duke's warehouses," says he; but,,. damn their souls for villians, they gave nothing for it," " What did you get ? I says. " Fifteen shillings." The midwife came to me, and I was very glad to retire. Mr..Rushton : When did you see him since ?" Complain ant :, " Not till vsterday evening." Mr. Rushton : " Did you see him distinctly ?" Complainant : " Yes, I had a view of his face, and am sure it is the roan." The pri sdner was asked what he had to say. He replied that he did nnk lennw what ha mao charged with, and that ho had net beard what the witness had said. Drummond then repeated his evidence in nearly the same words. The pri soner: " I never saw you before, and if you send up to my mother or sister, they will tell you what time I was in bed." Mr Rushton: "What are you ?" Prisoner: " A carter." Mr. Rushton (to complainant): " When did' you first tell this story ?" Complainant : " yesterday week, first, to Hall, the policeman." Mr. Rushton: " Why did you not tell it before then ?" Complainant : " I was at Hall's house before, and would have told him, but I could not find him." Mr. Rushton : "There was the Commissioner of police." Complainant : " I was not acquainted with any policemen, and I did not like to speak to any one. I knew Hall. Besides, my wife had occasion for my attendance, and I could not go out as I would have done." Prisoner : " Where was the entry ?" Complainant : " M'Gee's-buildings, Tithebarn-street." Prisoner : " I was never there. I don't know the build ings, though I know the street. And I never knew what I was brought up for." Mr. Rushton : " How is that ?" Mr. Parkinson : "'He was drunk." Mr. Rushton : "Is there a light in the entry ?" Police-officer No. 318 : " Yes, sir, there is. The entry is about as long as this room" (the police-court, in High-street). Complainant: " r saw him distinctly." Dlr. Rushton : " Let him be remanded." , LIBERALITY OF EMPLOYERS.—A press of other matter' prevented us from noticing last week a praiseworthy in stance of liberality in the proprietors of our only cotton manufactory to their workpeople ; but we the less regret the postponement, as they have since followed it up by other acts of kindness and consideration towards them, which have fallen within our knowledge, and which we have great pleasure in recording, though, we may premise, we have no personal acquaintance whatever with those gentlemen.—On Wednesday se'nnight, the teachers and pupils of the "North Shore Mill" assembled in the school room attached, and, according to previous arrangement, walked in procession to George's Pier, where they em barked in two steamers provided for them, and proceeded up the river to Eastham, one of the most picturesque ferries on the Cheshire shore. The number in the pro cession exceeded, we believe, 600, and all of them—par ticularly the females—were well and neatly dressed. The day was very fine. The procession was headed by two national flags, behind which was carried a large Bible, surmounted by a crown of decorative flowers, over which floated a handsome silk banner bearing the inscription, " North Shore Mills Day and Sunday Schools." A number of ornamental garlands were also carried in the procession, the effect of which was highly pleasing. After embarking, a musical band,; composed of persons con nected with the mill, played many lively and popular airs. On landing at Eastham the whole party walked to the beautiful pleasure-grounds belonging to the hotel, which had been previously engaged for their accommodation, and, on the green, partook of an excellent and substan tial repast, consisting ofaandwiches, currant bread, coffee, &c. The men and boys afterwards went to " the marsh," and entered into various old English manly sports ; and the girls, and ,their leaders betook themselves to the fine parks and woods behind the ferry, and diverted themselves in gentler pastimes in these sylvan retreats. Mr. Turner, of Manchester, Mr. North, Mr. Garstang, (the three partners,) and several friends, were present,—as was Mr. Wood, the conductor of the schools. The lady of Mr. North, and Miss Nun, (niece of Mr. Garstang,) were also on ; the ground; and the whole entered with hearty good will into the joyous sports of the day. Dancing on the • green; in which the youths and men took part, was one of the recreations afterwards resorted to ; and Mr. and Mrs. North were the first to lead off the happy throng. Some fine anthems, including " Gratitude," '• Lord God of Israel," &c., were sung at intervals in the alcove in the centre, and with the band- accompaniments, had a fine effect--echoing amongst the woodlands. About four o'clock the assemblage again partook of refreshments, and after singing several hymns, and also " Rule Britannia" and " God save the Queen," they gave three cheers, and one cheer more, for—" the Queen," " Prince Albert," "'The Royal Family," " Queen Adelaide," and, finally, " The. Owners of the North Shore Mills." Amongst, other things provided on the ground was a boiler of 170 gallons, brought front, the mill, to prepare 'the coffee, 200 lb. of coffee, 800 lb. of bread, 200 lb. of sugar, 900 lb. of 'currants, Laud •20 gallons of milk. About six o'clock the whole party re-embarked ; and on arriving at Liver pool again formed in procession and walked to the schools, where they were kindly thanked by Mr. North for the propriety of their conduct ; and after singing the " Even ing Hymn," they- -separated, highly delighted with the treat which their liberal employers had afforded them. The shrubberies were next day found to be quite unin jured.—On Wednesday last these gentlemen again evinced their kind feeling to the scholars by treating them, to the number of 200, to a sight of the exhibition at the Collegi ate Institution, with which they were much astonished and delighted. On leaving with their teachers, a number of the eldest amongst them, about forty, appearing to be anxious to obtain a longer view of some of the rooms, Mr. North, with the utmost alacrity, paid their way a second time. When we mention that the mills have all the time been and still are stopped, to make repairs, &c., in the machinery, and that the proprietors, while the hands are out, gratuitously supply them with soup and bread, to keep the wolf from the door, we need attempt no comment on their kindness and consideration. We would only say to every millowner under such circumstances, " Go thou, and do likewise!" LIVERPOOL BOROUGH SESSIONS-SATURDAY. TRIAL AND ACQUITTAL OF MR. ORME, FOR FELONY. James Orme, proprietor of the Rimrose Hotel, at Bootle, was given in charge, at a quarter to three o'clock, for having, on the afternoon of Saturday, the lith ult., stolen a'pocket-book, containing bank of England notes to the amount of £l7O, the property of Mrs. Alice Holden, the landlady of the Crooked Billet, situate in Hackie's-hey and Exchange-street East. Mr. Arnold and Mr. Paget conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. James and Mr. Drinkwater defended the priso ner. The case excited very considerable interest on the part of a densely-crowded court. The RECORDER said that he had received a letter in re ference to the case, but that he must, upcin the present, as well as upon all future occasions, respectfully decline to pay any attention whatever to communications made to him in so objectionable a form. Mr. ARNOLD then proceeded to state the case, the par ticulars of which have already very recently appeared in the local papers. He admitted that it was clearly an issue of character between the prisoner and the principal wit ness, Mary Hornby, because either she, who had, upon her solemn oath, stated, that she saw the prisoner take the pocket-book, must be guilty of deliberate_ perjury, or the prisoner must be guilty of the felony in question. If the jury should be satisfied that there was any mistake on her part as to the identification of the prisoner, or that she had not told the truth, it would be their duty to acqu't the prisoner, but it would be equally their duty to convict him, if they thonght the female was the witness of truth, who told them what she positively saw on the occasion in ques tion, Mr. Fox, a surveyor, produced a plan of the premises, and described the situation of the bar and passages leading thereto.. -Mrs. Alice Holden deposed that she kept the Crooked Billet, and that, about ten minutes to four o'clock on the afternoon of the 17th ult., the prisoner, who had been in the habit of frequenting her house, went into the snug with a friend of his, a Mr. Fowler, where they each had a glass of gin and porter. The prisoner then went away, leaving his little boy in a chair in the bar, but returned shortly after. In the meantime she took nut her pocket book, which contained two £5O notes, three £2O notes, and a £lO note, for the purpose of giving the latter note to her son Oliver, in exchange for silver to that amount ; •,ut Oliver having unexpectedly left, she returned the note to the pocket-hook, which she placed upon the sideboard in the bar. She then returned to the kitchen for a few minutes, and, upon corning out, at about a quarter after four o'clock, met the prisoner going along the lobby with his son by the hand, and saw Mary in the passage. The money was not missed until ten o'clock the same night, and from that day to the present no trace of either the book or the notes was discovered. The numbers of the notes were unknown. Upon missing the book she ex claimed, " Oh ! dear, it's gone !" upon which Mary said, " Oh ! nothing of the kind : you 'll find it somewhere." She then recollected that she had never seen it since she took out the £lO note and placed it on the sideboard ; and having told Mary so, the latter said she could safely state that she had seen Mr. Orme take it and drop some papers out of it upon the ground. Mary Hornby deposed minutely and distinctly to the manner in which the alleged robbery had been effected. She said she saw the prisoner enter the bar and lay hold of the pocket-book, drop two papers from it upon the ground, pick them up and clasp the book as he was in the act of retiring from the house. She stood close behind him while he was in the bar, and he touched her as he stooped for the papers and passed out. This witness was cross-examined at great length by Mr. JAMES. She stated, that she did not live with her hus band ; that she had been separated from him for the last fourteen years ; and that her box had been searched by the police-officers on the first, and again upon the second day after the robbery. Jane Parkinson, a waiter at the Crooked Billet, proved that she saw the prisoner walking inside the bar at a little after four o'clock on the day named in the indictment. William Bond, the hostler of the Billet, proved that the prisoner left in his shandry at a little after four o'clock, and that he was very much fluttered at the time. Inspector Morley deposed, that, upon being taken into custody, the prisoner denied that he had ever been in the bar of the Billet on the day in question. The case for the prosecution having here closed, Mr. JAMES addressed the jury at some length in behalf of the prboner. The question involved in the case was, as Mr. Arnold had stated in opening; one of character : the character of Mary Hornby upon the one side, and that of the prisoner upon the other. Mr. James then proceeded to remark upon the fact of Mr. Fowler not having been called into the witness-box ; and said that he had not been examined because the prosecutors knew he would not support their case. The learned counsel thought it would have been difficult for Mary Hornby to have eluded the suspicions which would be excited had she been charged with the felony ' • had she been living with any o ne but her aunt ; and had the case been different from what it is at present, a question of the character of Mrs. Hol den arid her family against the character of the prisoner and his.family. He contended, that the charge depended wholly on the evidence of Mary Hornby, a widowed wife, who had separated herself, for some unexplained cause or other, from her husband's house, whose story had not been believed in the first instance, and whose ilexes were searched on two occnsions, while the premises were never searched. The Rev. Miles Formby, a clergyman of the Church of England, and a magistrate, said, he had known the pri soner for eighteen years, and that his character for probity had ever stood very high. Mr. John Formby, a magistrate at Bootle; Mr. Hard ' man Earle, a magistrate for the borough of Liverpool ; Mr. Robert E. Harvey, another magistrate; Mr. Michael Ashcroft, an extensive farmer under the Earl of Derby ; Mr. Thomas Irlam, broker at Bootle; Mr. John Mac ' kerill, a joiner at Bootle; Mr. Shaw, a constable and overseer of Everton ; and Mr. James Price, of the house of Baring Brother,s and Co., all spoke in the highest pos sible terms of the prisoner's character during the last twenty years. At the close of this evidence, the Recorder was about to charge the jury, when The FOREMAN asked whether they could at that stage of the proceedings return their verdict? The RECORDER replied in the affirmative, provided they were agreed. The FOREMAN said, they were quite unanimous in pro nouncing the prisoner not guilty. A verdict to this effect was accordingly returned amid loud and continued cheering and clapping of hands from the multitude assembled at the rear of the court. It was with much difficulty; on the part of the Recorder and the officials in attendance, that those ebullitions of feeling were at length repressed. The prisoner was ordered to be discharged forthwith, and directions were given to In spector Morley to return him a £2O note which he had given to that officer at the time of his arrest. The trial terminated at five minutes to eight o'clock. - ' THE BENTINCK STEAMER.—This splendid steamer, which left this port on Monday, the 17th ult., arrived at Kingstown in the evening, and remained there till Thurs day, when she left for Southampton, where she arrived on Saturday morning, having sailed a distance of 440 miles in 35 hours 43 minutes. Her maximum speed on the passage was twelve and a half knots, of forty-nine feet to a fourteen-second glass, and that speed she made good by the land two consecutive hours, without the aid of any tide. AN IMMENSE LOBSTER.—There is now on view at Mr. Cole's fish-establishment, Basnett-street, a lobster weighing 2.51 lb., which was brought over alive from the state of Maine, by the steamer Hibernia. Twenty-three other lobsters, some of even still more enormous dimen sions, were brought, packed up in ice, by the same vessel, one being of the incredible weight of 381bs.,—but none lived to reach this country except the one mentioned. MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL DISTRICT BANK.— The half-yearly meeting of the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank was held in usual course on Thursday. A dividend was declared of six shillings per share, which, on the present paid-up capital of ten pounds per share, is equal to six per cent. per annum. It was stated that after paying the above dividend, and providing for the income tax for this and the two preceding half-years, there re mained a surplus of profit, which would be transferred to the guarantee fund. There are at this - time constructing in this town sixteen or seventeen vessels of iron, but not one new ship of wood is building on the stocks.—Albion.---[Our contemporary has not displayed his usual caution in permitting the in sertion into his columns of the preceding paragraph. It savors too much of a puff on the face of it, and must have created no little astonishment in the minds of his readers, who are in the habit of receiving all his dicta as the truths of gospel. If our contemporary will take the trouble of inquiring, be will find that there is at this time a large number of " ships of wood" already " on the stocks," and some of them advancing towards completion.] THE SESSIONS—IMPORTANT PRESENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY.—The grand jury having, on Wednesday, finished their labours, were discharged with thanks from the Recorder. Prior to their discharge, Mr. Hobson, their foreman, read and handed in the following pre sentment :—" The grand jury hope they will not be stepping beyond their proper province, if they beg re spectfully to represent to the court and magistrates of the borough, that they have been deeply impressed by the novel and appalling statements made in a pamphlet re cently published by their respected and able townsman, Dr. W. H. Duncan, by which it appears that Liverpool, so far from being one of the healthiest, as they had thought, is actually the most unhealthy town in England, owing to the extreme density in which the lower classes of its population are crowded together in confined courts and cellars, constructed without due regard to ventilation and drainage, and without adequate arrangements for the removal of filth. The grand jury hope that statements from a respectable quarter, of evils of such magnitude, pressing with peculiar weight on the poor and helpless, will not be allowed to pass unheeded by the authorities, whose duty it is to attend to the well-being of the town, and that, if well founded, no time will be lost in devising and effecting the fullest remedies that they have the power to apply, especially with regard to the streets and courts now existing, to which the late act ' for the pro motion of the health of the inhabitants of Liverpool,' however imperfect in some of its provisions, does not extend. The grand jury, at the c l ose of their duties, cannot 'separate without offering their most sincere con gratulations to Gilbert Henderson, Esq., on his being appointed by her most gracious Majesty to the honour able office of Recorder for this borough ; and they most sincerely wish that he may long be spared to fill the chair.—(Signed) S. T. HonsoN, Foreman."—The Re corder thanked the grand jury for their congratulations and kind wishes, and said he should not fail to lay their presentment before the borough magistrates with a view to the adoption of such measures as, under the circum stances, might be deemed desirable. PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS FROM GUN POWDER. The late terrible disaster on board the Camperdown and its melancholy consequences forcibly remind us of an invention which appears well calculated to prevent the pcssibility of such occurrences, the value of which may be estimated by the frequency of such accidents and by the constant amount of danger wherever gunpowder is kept in any quantity, whether on board vessels or ashore in the port, in stores or in the hands of the dealers. We really call earnestly upon our shipping and other friends interested, upon our public functionaries and the govern ment itself, to investigate this matter, and to give the Public the protection vr hich the invention affords against these calamities. We allude to the tire-resisting princi ple of Messrs. Milner and Son, of this town, which con sists in inclosing all combustibles, gunpowder included, in chambered vessels—the chamber being occupied by bad conductors of heat, in which tubes are imbedded con taining fluid, which discharges itself in attaining the boil ing temperature, and steams the gunpowder, destroying its explosive quality. Our attention was called to the subject by Mr. Words's pamphlet " On the Preservation of Documents from Fire ; " in which (after detailing an extraordinary experimental trial of a gunpowder safe, at present to be seen amongst the articles at the Collegiate Institution, kept in red beat for upwards of twelve hours) he observes :—" Although not strictly within the subject of this inquiry, a comment may be here permitted on the very great advantage which such a magazine or safe pre sents, as a receptacle for gunpowder. The operation of the principle adopted destroys its explosive power, and is sure and simple. The steam preceding the inroads of the fire, saturates the powder so completely as to render it into a moist mass, which, on the fire reaching it, (in the event of the magazine itself being ultimately burnt away, a thing of next to impossible occurrence,) will quietly fuse away. And thus, if used either in gunpowder stores, in ships, or by retailers, many of those awful catastrophes would be avoided, in which the loss of life or property is but too frequently recorded. The inventors inform me it is their intention to bring this subject under the notice of the Government, and to institute a course of experiments to elucidate the merits of their invention, for such a pur pose, preparatory to taking that step." A number of experiments are detailed as having been made by, or in the presence of, and attested by scientific men, all of the most satisfactory character, in proof of its capabilities, and we copy from the Sheffield Iris the following, of recent oc currence :—`• A trial of the capabilities of these boxes to resist the action of fire, was made on Thursday last, in the entrance yard to the water works, in Divison-street, in the presence of the master cutler, and: a number of other res pectable parties. About half-past twelve a large fire was made in the yard, and one of the patent fire-proof boxes placed in the middle of it. At the same time one of the powder magazines, partly filled with books and papers, with half-a-pound of the best gunpowder placed in the middle of the contents, was also put into the fire. At four o'clock the box was taken out of the fire, with the powder magazine : when opened, the papers in it were found to be as perfect as when deposited. The gunpowder in the magazine had not exploded, but appeared to have been steamed first and then hard baked. It certainly had not exploded, but was exceedingly hot, and appeared to be totally unfit for use, althoug:) it had been exposed to a fire equal to any furnace for four hours. The result was highly satisfactory, and completely tested the value and safety of Mr. Milner's boxes. As a proof of his confidence we may state, that in three minutes after the magazine was taken from the furnace, Mr. Milner sat down on the inner cell of the magazine without the slightest inconvenience, it being only slightly warm. The gunpowder was taken out by the master cutler, and if in his possession. We shall return to the subject." The magazines arc so made as for the outer cylinder to slide down like a telescope upon the inner cell, so as to prevent any stray grains scattered out side from communicating fire to the interior while in a dry state. We strongly commend this invention to the con sideration of the public guardians. The Glasgow underwriters will suffer very severely by the loss of the Columbia steamer, which was principally insured in this city. We have heard the amount stated at upwards of £40,000, underwritten by several of our most influential brokers.—Glasgow Argus, THE LATE EXPLOSION ON BOABD H.M.S. CAMPER DOWN.—On Saturday evening another of the unfortunate sufferers on this melancholy occasion, Miss Barton, a young lady twenty-two years of age, died in consequence of the injuries she had received. The deceased had been spoken of as the daughter of Miles Barton, Esq., of this town. This seems to be a mistake. At the inquest yester day week she was described as the daughter of a clergyman of the Isle of Sheppy. She was of a very amiable charac ter, and beloved by all the inhabitants. The verdict was accidental death. Lieutenant Blackmore, of Camper down, who was most severely injured by the explosions still lies in a very bad state, and, from the statement of his medical attendants, it appears that he is not yet out of danger. ANCIENT CUSTOM IN THE BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL. —On Tuesday, at twelve o'clock, the Mayor and the Town-clerk, in their robes of office, attended by the mace bearer, the sword-bearer, and other officers, appeared in front of the Town-hall, for the purpose of proclaiming the the annual fair, and specifying the privileges, &c., of persons frequenting the borough during its continuance. Though there is no fair, properly speaking, held in Liver pool at present, yet it is deemed necessary to keep up the custom so as to maintain the privilege, especially as, during the fair, the corporation is entitled to double toll. It is supposed that if the formality were to be neglected the privilege would be forfeited. The following proclama tion was read by the Town-clerk :—" Robertson Glad stone, Esquire, Mayor of the Queen's Majesty's borough and port town of Liverpool, and her Majesty's Lieutenant within the same town and liberties thereof, giveth open monition and notice, that all and every person and per sons that have any thing to do at this fayr may have quiet and free egress and regress in and from the same, during the accustomed time, without arrest or other molestation by reason of any process or warrant issuing out of the said Majesty's court that time. And further, the said Mayor strictly chargeth and comtnandeth, in the Queen's Majesty's name, all manner of persons to be assembled, that they and every of them do keep her Majesty's peace, and quietly and honestly, as good subjects ought to do, carry and demean themselves, as they and every of them will answer the contrary, a n d avo id suc h p a i ns an d punishment as, by the law, may justly be inflicted upon them for such their demerits and ill carriage. And furthermore, the said Mayor willeth and requireth all manner of persons that shall find themselves aggrieved by reason of any wrong or offence done unto them, that they forthwith repair to the said Mayor, who will readily hear their grievances, and administer such speeedy and. due redress therein as shall be according to law and practice.--God save the Queen, the worshipful Mr. Mayor, and all the good people." It will be seen by the above, that the good folks of our town have always, even in periods remote, had an eye to the main chance ; to the encouragement of trade ; and the attraction of strangers to bring traffic, wealth, and double toll. Formerly, no persons could be arrested during the fair ; and to this day 'i hand, signifying protection, is displayed during the fair days at the Town-hall. Even now, we believe, there is exemption from arrest under processes from the borough court. It was curious to observe the astonishment of the people at the display of Tuesday in front of the Town hall. The passers-by ran up in crowds, and endeavoured in vain to catch, from the words of the Town-clerk, the meaning of the proceeding. When, in a loud voice, at the end of the proclamation, the crier exclaimed, " God save the Queen, Mr. Mayor, and all the good people ! " all the good people opened their eyes with the most anxious curiosity to know what they could have done to be so honoured. The Mayor, the Town-clerk, and others who were present behind the scenes had some difficulty in restraining their laughter at the astonishment indicated; and when the anxious crowd was left to enjoy its wonder, and to inquire in vain what was the meaning of the im posing ceremony, the functionaries gave tolerably free vent to their merriment. CASE OF STABBING .—On Thursday last, a black man named Thomas Franklin, was brought in custody from the Borough Gaol, in which he had been previously con fined, and placed at the bar of the Police-court on a charge of having stabbed a ship-mate. Mr. Grocott appeared for the prisoner. Henry Shells, a seaman, said in effect that he had been on a voyage in the ship John Bibby, from London to Calcutta, and thence to this port, where the vessel arrived on Saturday last. The hands remained on board, and some words, it appeared, took place on Monday afternoon between the prisoner, who was cook of the ship, and two or three of the crew. A kind of scuffle ensued between one of them and the prisoner, and the complainant went up and saw the prisoner throw tome hot water at the other. Immediately afterwards, while he - (complainant) was leaving the galley, the prisoner (he said) rushed at him with a knife, while his back was turned, and struck it into his left hip, severely wounding him. On cross-examination, complainant said he had not had any quarrel with the prisoner, and was not on bad terms with him. He did not know whether the blow might not possibly be intended for the man who was quarrelling with the prisoner, but would not admit that he thought it might have been an accident. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, where he was still a patient. The prisoner was brought in custody from the ship by police constable Meredith. On being asked what he had to say, he entered into some details, of the whole affair in very good'English, to the effect that he had prepared some salt beef for the men according to the mate's directions, the fresh provisions not having then come on board ; that some fresh meat was afterwards got, a small part of which he cooked for the butcher of the ship and one of the wit nesses (Thompson,) but that Thompson did not get any of it, another of the crew having taken it ; that Thompson came and abused him for giving fresh meat to others and not to. him ; that he informed him he had acted by the mate's.orders, to whom he referred him ; that words ensued, and another of the crew (Bowden) then came and called him names, and struck him ; that he (prisoner) threw a panikin of hot water upon him to get him out of the galley ; that one of those with him, who were abetting him, had an open knife in his hand, in siezing which, to save himself, he (prisoner) had his hand cut, and seeing the blood flow from it, be took np the knife (produced) and threw it at his assailants, and it stuck into Shelt's back. He added, that the second mate and another man had also afterwards seen them standing at the door of the galley (which he never crossed) to strike him down dead if he came out. He wished these last to be called as witnesses, but it appeared, on inquiry, that the ship had left the port, and they had gone with her.— The witnesses denied that the knife was flung, alleging . that the prisoner ran with it, and stabbed the complain ant. The house surgeon of the hospital said that he found the complainant wounded on the left hip. The wound was one inch in length and two-and-a- half in depth, and caused much pain. It might have been pro duced by the knife shown in court, and must have been the result of considerable force. The rtisoner was com mitted to take his trial at the assizes. ,teven --- ..-- si ICet or 'O 5 p or P i' er I ,Y; 1 , .4 00 f; ,S; 1 3 ( or rit'