The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-04-15 00:00:00

April 15, iBll. Loral grluo. The Earl of Derby is expected to leave Knowsley for London on the 23rd instant. The Rev. F. Parry attended and spoke at several of the religious meetings in Dublin last week. St. Andrew's Church, in this town. has been licensed for the solemnization of marriages. Mr. Roebuck, Q.C., received three hundred guineas for defending the Birkenhead rioters. The screw steam-ship City of Glasgow will sail for Philadelphia to-morrow. On Saturday a fire broke out in the shop of Mr. Thierry, dealer in French shoes, Bold-street. The damage done was about £lOO. The Rev. B. A. Marshall has been appointed to the Stipendiary Curacy of Tattenhall, by the rector, the Rev. G. R. Moncrieff. On Wednesday, a woman, unknown, was found in Is lington, in a helpless state of intoxication. She had sus tained a fracture of the skull, of which she died next day. The steam-boat opposition so long carried on between the City of Dublin Company and one or two other compa nies has been amicably settled. Mr. Bette!shy has handed over £lO 55., the proceeds of an amateur concert, held at the Rimrose Hotel, Bootle, for the benefit of the Hungarian refugees. The body of an infant prematurely born was found in a gully hole, near the Scotch Church at Birkenhead, on Tuesday. H Among the various novelties sent from Liverpool to the World's Pair," is an elegant drawn bonnet, made from that useful material gutta percha—its merits being light ness, and suitable for all seasons, as it is waterproof. AMATEUR PERFORMANCE.—The Manchester Shake. Pearian Society will perform at our Theatre Royal on Friday the 25th inst., for the benefit of the Eye and Ear • Infirmary. On Saturday week a man named John Sandars was knocked down by a lorry in Strand-street, and one of the Wheels of the vehicle passed over his head, which killed kilt on the spot. • About a fortnight ago, as an old man, about seventy Years of age, named Philip Harriot, was passing along O xford -street, lie was knocked down by a spring cart, and le seriously injured that he died on Saturday. has Mr. J o h n W a inwright, surgeon-dentist, of Birkenhea d , had presented to him a handsome gold chronometer, , a number of friends, as a token of esteem for his moral "erecter, christian conduct, and professional skill. The increase of vessels and tonnage entered into and t i red from Liverpo o l, f rom an d t o pl aces w ithi n th e r e 148 ." the East India Company's charter, from Ist of LonnarY to 31st Ma r ch, 1851, i s 36 ve s se ls, w ith 18,839 ge. the Liverpool sessions, some bold and expert thief entered the Recorder's room, and carried off his worship's great deliqupat, containing money and papers in the pockets. The ent has escaped with his booty. THE MODEL OF ROME.—This interesting model still continues on view. The talented modellist has just pub lished a b rief, but graphic, description of every object of interest in this classic locality. which will render the der.visi much more attractive and instructive to every in c oiner named Floyd was unfortunately run over by a Limekiln Wees, on the Birkenhead Railway, near to saiesekiln-lane station. The man was walking in corn- Pa? , With another man along the railway, and was in the set of jumping off the line when he was caught by the lifter of the engine. His companion escaped. Tbe stud en t s o f th e Li verpoo l I n fi rmary S c h oo l o f Medicine held a dinner, at the Wellington Hotel, on s.,llfontlay evening. Amongst the entlemen present Dr, - Vose, Dr. Hibbert Taylor, Dr. g Dickinson, Dr. Inman, ' i r• Nevins, Mr. J. Cooper, Mr. Long, &c. The dinner Jas elegantly served up. The chair was occupied by Mr. , 7 , 11 . Walker, and the vice-chair by Mr. G. S. Taylor. BOLD-STREET ARCADE.—This property, which sop about three acres of land, and extends from the sue of 80ld -street to the Waterloo Hotel, and produces a •P arY large rental, has recently been sold by the trustees o f Messrs. Jevons. The purchasers are Messrs. Samuel an d James H o l me , J osep h L oc k e , E sq. , M . P., an d M r . -ra aseY• The property has realised about £45,000. A. machine is now at work in Glasgow which makes a • al ae cask in t en m i nu t es . Th e Gl asgow M a il 'says The thing was perfect—the cutting and jointing were done with mathematical precision, and all the hand had really to do was, to arrange the staves and fix the heads the rest was accomplished by machinery, and with so ttle trouble that the article was finished before one eould fancy that a hoop was on. The patentee of this Invention is Mr. James Robertson, formerly of Liver- LivERPOOL HORSE FAIR.—The third fair took The number W ednesday. There was a very full attendance. The liSsraber of horses admitted was 244, being an increase of Pest o ver l ast fair day. The Manchester dealers brought Icapital n some Very fine draught horses, and there were several lots from Ireland and Wales. Taking the supply Ai e g e tberp it was a decided improvement in comparison wateeil the last d a y. W e h ear d o f a goo d man y sa l es t a ki ng tts- , a t good prices. There were some good roadsters, au the usual sprinkling of all other descriptions. stil• MONSTER TABLE-CLOTH.—There is now on view at 'el? establishment of Messrs. Jeffery, Morrish, and Co., tact:oil-street, one of the largest table-cloths ever menu the fa c t u r e - street, The fabric is double damask, elegantly figured, i!s o , Yhole surrounded with a rich border. It measures ,'Llsteet 6 inches in length, by 7 feet 3 inches in width. This extraordinary specimen of British manufacturing holti"se,,s e j. u nt ended for M. Soyer's Symposium, at Gore- Lisp esj‘ -en sington. It will remain h ere a f ew d a y s f or D A 4°,,,, • Minutes P G a ti v 's Y e a ' ve k ii Ge o .—On Monday night last, about ten at the Gas Work street, he was attacke d 'clock as John Pain, brass finisher, as by w:a h l r k e i e n g or afloounrg ruffians, o uth B w e h to a r d p Plied chlorofn ose, and immediately deprived h im of ,his orn 2 s to his. They then robbed him of a patent lever watch s a e n n ti all the money he had, and also endea voured to take off his coat. The poor fellow lies danger onsly ill . This is the second outrage in this street within I Short period. Tan NORTH AMERICAN MAILS.—The United States' !nail steamer Pacific, Capt. Nye, sailed on Wednesday Tr New York, with the usual mails and 22 p a s sengers . The steamers of this line will sail hence twice a month tillothe Wednesdays, and, after the 16th i ns t., f rom N ew yk twice a month on the Satu r d a y s , up t o th e 19th o f Jul after which they sail three times a month. The sMail steamers are advertised to leave Liverpool e alT, com menc i ng f rom Saturday week last, and from sserica on Wednesday the 23rd inst. Coss sleTlON OF FIVE O F THE BI RK E NHEAD R IOTERS . be nc h Learned Judge (Williams) took his seat on the for sh s °II Tuesday, and after hearing Mr. Ev a ns in reply retirea Pr osecution, summed up the case. The jury then it inut es "ill were in deliberation an hour and twenty a gain st ' s ' after which they returned a verdict of guilty Ilan\ " 'we of the defendants—Haggarty, Smith, Fitz sos has ' tsriffin, and Fahan. The Judge, after some re neon the conduct of the police, which he considered a ue been unjustifiably violent, sentenced G r iffi n an d Pit zs l i to be imprisoned twelve months, and Haggarty, i x .. 47 "ns, and Smith, nine months. cot -P° nTATroer OF COTTON INTO LIVERPOOL.—The %e ve s'," Imported into Liverpool amounts to more than our manufactories, of the consumption of this material in all des ulan ufactories, one-eighth going to the ports of Lon whuil Glasgow, Hull, and casually to minor ports. Of the Beat7e of this , import, five-sixths come from the United s, the remaining one-sixth from Brazil, Egypt, and poa,West Indies. The whole quantity received in Liver oteeri.in 1850 was 1,573,202 bales, worth twelve millions sterling, imported in 250,000 tons of shipping, and, ern snj'ng for cottony, and interest of capital Thi pted in the manufactories, at least forty-seven ii i s esils sterling a year, and paying not less than ENLARGEMENT°OO,OOO annually - in weges. por OF THE CORN EXCHANGE.—The new t e b 90 of the Corn Exchange will soon be almost entirely The present ar ea , w hi c h i s on l y 7 5 0 square f 7 0 .9 fices, of j e s t ing Brunswick-street. Th e roo f , w hi ch w i ll b e made s ese clii, and highly orname n t a l, w i ll b e supported by two eeZof slender columns, twenty-five feet in height. The str i e roof will have a clear altitude of forty-five feet. of t i t i Pt! light will come from the roof, which will be made 'eo ws l ea plate-glass, ground on one side, to moderate the be h`r of the light. The exterior to Brunswick -street will guilt sof Yorkshire stone, in the Italian style of archi gtx4eti and will extend in length about forty feet. The eit ati oe w ill soon be one of the largest and most c o 'll in the kingdom. Pat:AtALMENT OF BIRTH.—A few days ago a female, s 'ard' s q4" 4431 :na Owens, applied for admittance to Mr. Col he w..)ervants' Registry Institution, in Renshaw-street. eokttaas admitted, b u t soon a ft erwar d s susp i c i ons were „ kor n i i ned that she was p witregnant. Early on Tuesday go 't'g she left the house h a bundle under her arm. ance s 1 4 .4 , stairs into her apartment, certain appear- Pre cedi n di cated that the girl had been delivered during the tion e d n g night. Sbe soon returned, and on being ques- Tortevadmitted the fact, ands aid the child was alive in I tho,,, t 's - Park- A n i nma t e was sent to ma k e i nqu i ry, sta nds ' leavin g th e i nst i tut i on, observed an old woman esejtel:;g the street, with a bundle in he r a rms . Th is iso irsas s l oPicion. The bundle was examined, .when it the o vered to be th e dead body of Owen's child. At that ,rest on Thursday a surgeon gave it as his opinio n fro m Lae child h ad b een born alive, but death had resulted ret u 'Y ant of proper attention after birth. A verdict was bro u re g het,.ac‘pordingly, an.lithe woman, w h en able, w ill be 1 , 14: eetore the magist ra t es f or concea li ng the birth. o'Seni G R EAT FLOAT AT BIRKENHEAD.—The formal fifty „ g of the Great Float, containing a water space of the scres, took place on Thursday. For the last week ti en ii _o.at has been full of water, and ready for the recep vsereVessels. Amongst those present at the opening C hi Joseph Bailey , M P Mr. Ellice, Mr. Garnett , b Laird , Bailey, Mr.' r.e,inethyaleit Mr. M . Cormack, Sir John 111'IsTeile, Mr. sh' i teY, an , &c., °*, Ssc. Shortly after three o'clock, Mr. e /fry., _several other directors, proceeded on board tea steam-tut. lying in the Morpeth Dock, th il ea a iarge p art s , s G rant, s y nad assembled, and shortly after the i e n , lade n a ship of about 800 tons bur n to ss with mahogany, from Honduras, was taken of ' and conve into the new float, amidst the roar tee:le n ° and the sh eers of the person this to belon gs s assembled. The to the firm of Harley and Sinnott, of n and is consi gned samatter takin g the t s_ Cro o k . „ to Messrs. Holme, Slater, er n Uncle g Bess Grant into the float teameds to the far end, where the com ward7 lande d to see the works which are being carried for tes,: "idler the pool, and where upwards of 1,000 men to tr y° etnPloyed syter again embarking, they returned dose ( ' lkinrPeth Doc ,and landed. The vessels in the e t a had th e i r ti feeted ag o ago IlYing, and the neighbourhood pre- Water h e s Y appearance gentle nt efl At present there are twenty oat: In the evening, about twenty ra no dined • qiutaide, but with Mr. Bailey, at Gough's Hotel, proceedings were of a the private nature, LIVERPOOL DOCK BILL. The bill promoted by the mereantileassociations - for altering the 'management of the docks, had, on Tuesday, its preamble declared proved by the select committee of the House of Commons, over which Mr. Forbes Mackenzie has presided from the commencement of the inquiry. The preamble was agreed to upon this principle—that dock ratepayers are to elect twelve (instead of eight) members of the Duck Committee, and the Town Council twelve also (instead of thirteen, as here tofore), so that the numbers are equalised. 'I h,•!. chairman of the dock committee is to be chosen by the Dock Committee (instead of the Town Council), but he is to be selected from the twelve returned by the Town Council, whilst the deputy chairman will be elected from the general body of the com mittee. Another alteration of importance is, that whilst the Town Council retain th e p ower o f veto i ng t h e proceedings of the Dock Committee, two-thirds of the sixty-four shall be re quired to do so, instead of a bare majority. These being the main terms of the preamble, the committee adjourned the consideration of the clauses till Friday, but inti mated their intention to proceed with the bill for the amend ment of the dock acts promoted by the Town Council and the Dock Committee on Thursday. On Thursday, when the committee met to proceed with the second bill, the CHAIRMAN called the attention of the pro moters to the fact that this bill proposed, in several important points, to give the dock trustees additional powers, whilst the committee had, in passing the preamble of the management bill, limited the powers of that body. Mr.iIITRIEE . contended that the preamble of the amendment acts bill might be declared proved without interfering with any previous decisions of the committee, and that on considera tion of clauses, all those which were included substantially in the management bill, might be struck out. Under these circumstances, he trusted the committee would not object to the preamble, which he was willing to m Airy. The CHAIRMAN repeated the View he took of the matter, observing that the committee could not consent to place them- selves in the position of limiting the powers of the trustees on the one hand, and extending them upon the other. They were, therefore, unanimously of cpinion that the preamble be rejected. Mr. PAOET, on behalf of the trustees, said he was unable to concur in the conclusion to which the committee had arrived. But he would, in the first place, inform hon. members what had been done by those he represented, since the adjournment on Tuesday. The town-clerk proceeded that night to Liver pool, and fortunately there was a Council meeting the following day (Wednesday). and to that meeting he communicated the proceedings of the committee of the previous day, and their decision thereon. The Council took the resolution of the committee into consideration, and they resolved, finally, that, whilst the interests confided to their trust rendered it incum bent upon them to reserve the right of opposing the bill here after, if they should be so advised, it was open to thegentlemen who represented them in London to exercise their - discretion with respect to the insertion of certain clauses. The town clerk had only arrived in London at eleven last night with this resolution ; consequently, there had been no opportunity for consultation with counsel as to the best mode to be pursued. As one of the advocates for the trustees, he was anxious that the discretion to which lie had referred should be exercised with the utmost deference to the expressed opinions of the committee; but it was impossible to do so with effect unless time were given for consideration. After some conversation, the committee conferred together, upon which the preamble was declared not proved. It was then resolved to adjourn till the next day, and then proceed with the consideration of the clauses in the management bill. The committee reassembled on Friday. Clauses up to 47 were agreed to without any discussion of interest. The 47th empowers the establishment of an emi grants' home, at the expense of the dock estate, and on its being read, _ _ _ _ . Mr. BURKE objected to the funds of the dock estate being so applied. An emigrants' home came under the category of a charitable institution, and ought to be established like the Infirmary or other institutions in the town, by voluntary con tributions. This was the course both in Plymouth and London. Mr. JAMES defended the clause as it stood, contending that, as the town was benefited by the influx of emigrants, and the dock estate derived its share in the general advantage, it was only just that it should render its contribution in the shape proposed. The committee retired to consider this clause ; and, after a brief absence, the chairman announced that they had deter were I mine" strike it out . add NO to - —ince . ouL, ne . .ten .nen ,trey came to the warehousing clause, they would give power for one or two such warehouses to be applied to the purposes of an emigrants' home. The remaining clauses were then agreed to, after which Mr. PAGET read the following, and requested its insertion in the short-hand writer's notes:— •' The counsel for the corporation of Liverpool and for the trustees of the Liverpool docks respectively, after the passing of the nreamble of the bill nromoted by the American Chain her of Conimerce, and the resolution of the committee on the bill with reference to an alteration in the constitution of the Dock Committee, feeling that inasmuch as the bill must now be passed by the committee, consistentlywith that resolution, and inasmuch as if passed by the House of Commons, and by the other house of parliament, its provisions will have to be car ried into effect by the Dock Committee. whom they represent before the committee on the bill, will endeavour to assist in securing, so far as practicable, that the enactments of the bill shall be such as may be practically fulfilled in the best manner consistently with the decision of the committee; but they do so under protest, on behalf of their clients, and with the dis tinct intimation that, as at present advised, they intend, and are to be at liberty, to oppose the bill in all its future stages." The CHAIRMAN assented, and the words were ordered to appear. The bill was then ordered to be reported to the house. The report was forthwith agreed to ; and the committee became functus officio. LIVERPOOL COUNTY COURT.—On Wednesday last Mr. John Smith, President of the Liverpool Guardian Society, had a second interview with the Earl of Carlisle, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on business con nected with the Liverpool County Court. Respecting the administration of the court itself, it may suffice to state that arrangements for the present are such as are likely to be satisfactory to the publie. On the important question of imprisonment of debtors for fraud or contempt, the grievance under which the suitors in this court have hi therto laboured will probably be shortly removed. At present the committals from Liverpool are to the distant gaol at Lancaster, involving an expense to the injured creditor in each case of from fifty to sixty shillings. The Borough prison, or the gaol at Kirkdale, might be avail able'almost without cost. This power, however, resides, not in the Chancellor of the Duchy, but in the Secretary of State for the Home Department. Mr. Smith placed in the hands of Lord Carlisle a memorial from the Guar dian Society, requesting Sir George Grey to give the town of Liverpool the benefit of this provison of the act. His lordship undertook to give immediate attention to the ob ject in view, of which he cordially approved. A THEATRICAL TREAT.—The Liverpool public will shortly enjoy the greatest theatrical bonne bouche which has ever been presented in our time. Most of our readers are already aware that Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton has taken the lead in a movement to erect a retreat for decayed and indigent authors and literary men. He has given a piece of land on his own estate for the erection of a suitable building and pleasure grounds. He has done more than this—he has written a five-act comedy expressly to aid the fund for endowing this literary Retreat. The comedy will be enacted in London in a few days, and it will be represented in Liverpool immediately after. This is the first place where it will be played, after receiving the metropolitan impress. All the characters will be sus tained by distinguished literary amateurs. Dickens has a fine dashing light comedy part, which fits him as closely as a dress glove. Douglas Jerrold, Mark Lemon, Charles Knight, id et genus omne, have all capital parts in it. There are only two female characters, which will be sustained respectively by Mrs. Compton, better known in this locality by her maiden soubriqv et—Miss Emmeline Montague—and Miss Ann Romer, who has been recently metamorphosed into Mrs. Wm. Brough. The proceeds of this play cannot fail to be enormous. It is believed that not less than £lO,OOO will be realised by it for the support of the Retreat. The first reprensentation will take place in a few days at Devonshire-house, at which the Queen and the royal family and the elite of the London aristocracy will be present. This done, a tempo rary theatre will be fitted up at the Hanover-square Rooms, where the amateurs will exhibit at high prices. The number of representations there will be limited to three or four, we believe ; after which, as we before said, the party will proceed to Liverpool, and appear in suc cession in all the great towns of the empire. Webster, of the Haymarket, has bought the comedy for £5OO, after it has run the gauntlet of the metropolis and the provinces— , a tolerably striking proof of the estimation in which he holds its merits. The price of the copyright will also go towards the Retreat funds. It is said to be one of the gifted author's very finest productions.—Chronicle. THE SESSIONS.—The quarter sessions for the peace for this borough were opened on Wednesday morning, before Gilbert Henderson, Esq., the recorder. The calendar was unusually heavy, there being 200 prisoners for trial. The recorder, in his charge to the grand jury, made refe rence to Mr. Rushton's death. He said :—" A distin guished magistrate has fallen ; passing so suddenly from the bench to the grave, that he may be said to have died in the discharge of his duty—a duty so important to society, and giving scope to the exercise of so many virtues, that the faithful discharge of it might go far to prepare him for the change which has taken place. Though we have the aid of many of the first and ablest men in this community as magistrates, yet to him chiefly was confided the preservation of peace and order, the redress of wrongs, the protection of the injured and op pressed, and the punishment of the guilty. In the dis charge of these high duties he displayed the noblest quali ties, a vigour of intellect seldom equalled, and an exten sive knowledge, together with a clear judgment, a manly decision of character, and a generosity of temper, never surpassed. In this court, where many of his decisions came under review, his name was ever mentioned by the bar and the profession with the respect they felt to be due. The gland jury have frequently, by finding every bill submitted to them, borne testimony to the admirable discernment with which his preliminary inquiries were conducted. His character as a man added weight to his determination as a magistrate ; and those who, by cruelty, negligence, or by treachery, had violated the domestic or private ties of society, stood reproved by one whose con duct adorned the relations of a husband, a father, and a friend. I have to speak of him only as an administrator of justice ; but I may be allowed to add that the statute under which this court is assembled, and under which this town is governed, was constructed by him conjointly with a gentleman who is at present a member of the council which governs India, and another who is Lord Chief Justice of England. Few men in private sta tion contributed more to this and other great changes, of which, through life, he was a constant advocate. Others have attained higher station ; but none have served the public with more self-devotion, with purer or more benevolent motives." LAW INTELLIGENCE. The great will cause, " Doe dem, Bainbridge v. Bain bridge," which was to be tried at the Stafford assizes on Monday last, has been settled by arrangement. The pro perty in dispute is to be valued, and the plaintiff and de fendant to take half each and pay their own costs. The Master of the Rolls will take his seat to-day. The practice of holding a levee, and entertaining the Accoun tant-General, the Masters and Registrars of the Court of Chancery, and the leading members of the Equity bar, which has fallen for some time into disuse, will on this occasion be revived. After receiving and entertaining them at his house, Gordon-square, the Master of the Rolls will proceed to the residence of the Lord Chan cellor, in Eaton-square, who will hold his accustomed levee, and entertain the Judges, Queen's Counsel, and other law officers, and afterwards proceed to his court at Westminster. TIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LOCAL MEETINGS. WEST DERBY. GUARDIANS.--At the weekly meeting on Wednesday, the sum of £25 was voted to convey to Canada Alexander Cannon, with his wife and seven children, who are inmates in the house. Cannon had been a resident in Toxteth-park for forty years. It was reported that ten boys had absconded from the school. A conversation ensued as to the cause of their discontent, but nothing satisfactory. was elicited.—A letter was read from the Poor-law Commissioners, agreeing to the sum of £lOO being paid to the Southern Hospital, in lieu of the yearly subscription, with the condition that it is paid from the common fund of the Union.—The clerk com plained that several townships were greatly in arrear, and intimated that, as the wants of the paupers must be sup plied, he should be obliged to take out warrants against the overseers.—This being the last meeting of the official year, thanks were voted to the chairman (Mr. Roskell), the clerk, the chaplain, &c. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—A communication from A. Taylor and Co., was submitted to the committee, complaining of the counduet of a master porter, named George Wright, in discharging certain vessels which had been entrusted to him, and of giving up the superintend ence to another person, after he had himself promised to act as master porter. Some conversation took place, during which several members expressed their disapproval of such conduct.—An application from Mr. Thos. Branch, chairman of the Printing Committee, in connexion with the Sailors' Horne Bazaar, to be allowed to place some of the large posters announcing the bazaar, on the landing stage, was refused, on the ground that if allowed there would be no end to applications from other parties for a similar favour.—Mr. Fisher asked the chairman if there was anything to report from the Parliamentary Committee. He complained that untrue statements had been m a d e i n reference to the dock question. There were no reporters in attendance on the occasion ; but he thought that re porters should be allowed to be present at all periods. After a short discussion the subject dropped.—A resolu tion was proposed by Mr. Hall, seconded by Mr. Jones, to the effect " that the dock solicitor should be desired to cooperate with the Town-clerk, with regard to the Dock Bill now before parliament. HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE. —The sixth meeting of the Historic Society was held in the Board-room of the Collegiate institution, on Thurs day evening last, Samuel Gath, Esq., in the chair. The usual preliminary business of proposing new members, receiving presents, and exhibiting objects of interest, took place. The Secretary then directed attention to an inte resting rubbing procured from a monumental brass pro cured in St. Patrick's Cathedral Dublin. It represents Sir Edward Fitton, of Gawsworth, in Cheshire, and his lady, and in a long inscription gives a minute account of both. It appears that they were born in the same year, married at the early age of twelve, had fifteen children, and that the lady was buried on the anniversary of her birth. In Queen Elizabeth's reign Sir Edward was Lord President of the Council of Connaught and Thomond, and afterwards held other offices in Ireland. He and his lady are represented as kneeling in prayer, and repeating the Lord's Prayer from at, old translation, " Glorify Thy name, hasten Thy kingdom." The arms of each are given, on their respective sides, with the various quarter ings. The nine sons are also kneeling by the father, and the six daughters by the mother. A correct copy of the inscription is given in Ormerod's History of Cheshire. The principal paper of the evening was by William Bell, Phil, Dr., Foreign Secretary of the British Archaeological Association, on " The Nomenclature of the British Tribes," particularly as regards the northern parts of England, embracing the names of rivers, mountains, counties, and persons, and illustrated by comparison with those of other countries. Only a portion of the subject was discussed in the memoir which was read, but that por tion displayed a large amount of curious learning, and contained the discussion of several general principles. The deductions were of a new and interesting character, but in some cases a little fanciful. Several of our local names received an interpretation widely different from that which is usually given to them, and perhaps a more correct one. Some important remarks on philological theories were made by the Rev. Dr. Thom ; and thanks were returned to the donors, exhibitors, and authors of papers. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting, on Thursday, Mr. Wm. Bennett in the chair, the question of licensing a slaughter-house in Norman-street was post poned, that the med cal officer might consult the Town clerk. Mr. Ferguson moved that a sum not exceeding £l5O be expended for the temporary repair of the pier head baths. Mr. Newlands said he was placed in a posi tion of considerable difficulty with regard to the pier -head baths. They had not an engine there, nothing but an old steam pump, and four times the amount of coke necessary wasted. The waste of steam was enormous, and he would recommend, if anything were done, that they should get a second-hand screw engine, which would cost about £5O, and expend the remainder of the money in adding such comforts and repairs as would make the baths serviceable for this and the next season. After a short conversation, the resolution was agreed to. The Medical Officer of Health reported that during last week 216 deaths were registered in the borough, being 2 more than in the pre vious week, and 10 more than the average of the same week of the preceding three years. There was an in creased prevalence of smallpox, from which there were not less than 17 deaths—a greater number than in any previous week since the Sanitary Act came into operation, the yearly average during that period having been nearly 94. Vaccination is stated to have been performed in 4 cases only of the 17. During the quarter ending 29th March, 3,040 deaths were registered in the borough, in cluding 139 on which inquests were held The medical officer of health suggested that, as small pox showed such an evident disposition to become epidemic, and the pro portion of fatal cases unvaccinated is so large, an effort should be made to arrest its progress by the distribution of placards inviting parents to bring their children to the district vaccinators, and stating the places and hours of attendance for the purpose of vaccination. In connection with this suggestion, Dr. Duncan was requested to see the parish authorities on the subject.—Mr. Newlands re ported that the paving and flagging of Sandhills-lane would cost £2,881 13s. 3d. The Chairman said that Mr. Parker had recommended the Finance Committee to ac cept Mr. Leigh's offer, and to pave the street out of the general rates of the town. The matter was referred to the Finance Committee. Some discussion followed on the watering of streets and of street levels, and both sub jects were referred. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS The adjourned meeting of the Council was held on Wednesday. Before the ordinary proceedings of the day commenced, The MAYOR alluded in the most feeling terms to the loss which the town had sustained in the death of Mr. Rushton. Mr. CHARLES TURNER then rose, deeply affected, and, after highly eulogising the character and worth of the late Mr. Rushton, proposed the following resolution : " That this Council desires to record its sense of the loss sustained by the town in the sudden and lamented death of Mr. Rushton, the stipendiary magistrate, and its high appre ciation of the very valuable services he has for many years rendered to the community. That the Mayor be requested to communicate this resolution to the family of the late Mr. Rushton, with the expression of the deep sympathy of the Council in their affliction." Mr. SAMUEL HOLME seconded the resolution, and, like Mr. Turner, spoke in the highest terms of the late Mr. Rushton. The loss which the town had sustained in the death of Mr. Rushton was of the greatest possible mag nitude. It was his (Mr. Holme's) intention to move, as soon as the forms of the Council would permit, for the appointment of a committee of inquiry to investigate and report upon the necessity, or otherwise, of more than one stipendiary magistrate being appointed to succeed Mr. Rushton, before any decisive steps were taken. The resolution was passed unanimously. The TOWN CLERK laid before the Council the resolu tion of the Committee of the House of Commons, passed on Tuesday last, on the " Liverpool Dock Bill Alteration of Management." The resolution was as follows : " That the Dock Committee consist of twenty-four members, twelve to be nominated by the Town Council out of their own body, and twelve to be named by the dock ratepayers. The Chairman to be chosen by the Dock Committee out of the number sent down by the Town Council, and to have both a deliberative, and in case of equality to have also a casting vote. The veto to be retained as at present established." After considerable discussion, Mr. PICTON moved, and Mr. CHALMER seconded, the fllowing resolution : " That as the Committee of the House of Commons has de cided that the• constitution of the Dock Committee shall be altered to the above extent, it be an instruction to the Finance Committee to watch the clauses of the bill, and, regard being had to the above resolution of the Committee, to oppose such of them as may be considered prejudicial to the interests of the dock trustees, and especially to oppose the proposal of the bill to construct an emigrants' home out of public funds." The resolution Foe rise to a warm and animated de bate, which lasted fop about two hours. Messrs. C. Turner, S. Holme, R. Fisher, J. Holmes, Nicholson, and other members of the Council, supported the motion, on the ground that after the resolution to which the committee of the House of Commons had come, in approving the preamble of the bill altering the consti tution of the trust, it would be useless to oppose the bill further, and that therefore th e b es t course wou ld b e to bow to the committee of the House of Commons. Messrs. Bigham, Parker, Woodruff,'Hodson, Molyneux , and Fernihough severally opposed Mr. Picton's resolu tion, contending that, notwithstanding the resolution to which the committee of the House of Commons bad come, the Council should still oppose the bill promoted by the American Chamber of Commerce. Ultimately an amendment 1 - Otliisefiect, proposed by Mr. WOODRUFF and seconded by Mr. TRomsoN, was carried by a majority of 29 to 23. Mr. Picton hiving - withdrawn his motion, Mr. Wood ruff's amendment was declared to be carried. The remainder of the business of the Council comprised the confirmation of the proceedings of several committees. Those of the Watch Committee embraced the preliminary proceedings preparatory to the laying of a w a t c h- rate for the year 1851, and the proceedings . also for l a yi ng a fire rate. In reference to some improvements at the Old Haymarket and Shaw's-brow, a resolution was passed instructing the Finance Committee to report to the Coun cil as to the funds necessary for completing th e purchase of property to complete the improvements about St. George's Hall. Mr. S. Holme said he believed the cost of purchasing the property would be about £16,000. The Markets Committee proceedings contained some particulars respecting the new Horse M ar k e t , wh i ch is likely to become a thriving addition to the corporate estate. A memorial from Messrs. Robin son and David Murgan, cattle-dealers, complaining that some smothered cattle which belonged to them had not been sold to the best advantage,—that, in fact, only £9 bad been handed over to them by the Corporation officers, and that £39 was yet due,—was referred to the Markets Committee. The Education Committee reported most pleasingly of the results attending the establishment of an evening school at the North Corporation Schools. The Health and Dock Committees' proceedings were also approved ; and the Council adjourned to Wednesday next (to-mor row), to complete the remainder of the business, and to decide as to a cocoes-aye Ot 3uccessori to Mr. Rushton. 'mire anTi Imticulturr. MR. HENRY DEACON'S-. FIFTH PAPER ON FACTURE OF GLASS. The grinding and polishing of patent plate, being the same as for cast plate glass, need no description. It only remains for me to describe the method of making shades. The " metal" is always chosen from the bestin the fur. nace, and every care is taken with the materials and mixing, to obtain an article as free from defects and as devoid of colour as possible. There are three kinds of shades—round, oval, and square. The round shades, up to about the sixteen i :.L.:, diameter, are blown like sheet glass ; all above that diameter, and oval and square shades of all sizes, are blown in wooden moulds.. first, of round shades. The " gathering" is made mere closely than for sheet, but in precisely the same way, and varies much more in weight, 5. oz. being enough for the smallest shades, and upwards of 50th. being required for the largest. The " piece" is " blocked" as if for sheet until it would be ready: for opening, but the closed end forms the top of the shade, and the workman's object is to give it an agreeable form. He manages this-by heating it and allowing it to cup in, again heating when the sides become more softened, and then, according to circumstances, blowing out the depression with the end- more or less ele vated or hung' down ; by these means he destroys the pointed form resulting from the swinging, and, according to skill, gives a more or less elegant curve to the " top." The " cap" is then removed, and the open end of the " shade" squared in the same way as the cylinders. As a great deal has lately been said and published about large shades, and as we allow ourselves to be beaten by no one, I will mention the size of those we have made. We have by us several specimens 72in. long and 181 in. diameter, and 39 in. long and 34 in. diameter; 30 in. diameter and 50 in. long is the largest shade we have got made, though we should not refuse an order for one of a yard in diameter without a trial, and, I think, with success. It must not, however, be imagined that any of these examples are the general sizes to which shades are made, the dimensions, on the contrary way, vary very greatly. Round shades from about 16 to 18 inches diameter and upwards are blown in wooden tubes, made like tubs and hooped. The breath of the workman being assisted by a simple expedient. There is a well-known newspaper paragraph of a grey bearded Russian, who gained a large sum of money, and astonished his fellow-workmen, by making glass globes of enormous size by blowing water into them, the steam ge nerated acting as so much additional breath. We proceed on the same principle, but find water objectionable; every isolated drop partly chills the glass, and forms innumera ble small creases up and down the shade, and in the strongest French brandy we have a substitute quite as agreeable to the workmen, and in no way detrimental to the glass. The blower takes a mouthful of Cognac, and blows into the " piece." After reheating it, is placed in the mould, and blown fully out by the same means. The square shades are nearly finished as if for round ones, and are then reheated and inserted into a wooden mould of the proper form and size, the blowing being effected by the breath or by brandy, according to size. All the oval and square shades, and the round ones of large diameter, are annealed ; the small round ones are not ; their shape ena bles them to bear the sudden cooling without the least injury. After the caps are removed, the open end of the shade is squared by a mounted diamond and a board with a pillar and V arms, as described for sheet glass. Having gone over the various manifestations of blowing window glass, perhaps a few statistics of the works may not be uninteresting. THE MANIT- The building of the St. Helens crown, sheet, and plate glass works was commenced in April, 1826, and glass was first made there in 1827. The firm consisted of six part ners, among whom the shares were proportionably di vided, Mr. William Pilkington being one of the number. In a short time Mr. W. P. and his brother Mr. Pilking ton purchased the shares of four of the original proprie tors, and subsequently those of the remaining one, the late Mr. Peter Greenall, member for Wigan. The works therefore now belong entirely to Messrs, Richard and William Pilkington, by whom they are carried on, under the original title of the St. Helens Crown Glass Company. At the commencement there were were about forty or forty-five hands, but they now have in different depart ments, and exclusive of the colliery, between 800 and 900 in their employment. It is by no means easy to ascer tain the exact number, there are daily changes, and many join as partners in taking certain kinds of work by the piece, only one name appearing in the wages book for the whole gang, as nearly as I have been able to ascertain the actual number is between 870 and 880. They are distri buted in various ways, about 560 are such as miry be truly called glass makers, divided among crown, sheet, and plate glass, ornamental glass and shades. The rest of the men are employed in the warehouses as assorters, cutters, packers, and loaders, as makers of pot brick and other articles of clay, and in the different trades of carpenters, wheelwrights, sawyers, bricklayers, masons, smiths, mechanics, engine-drivers, carters and plumbers, all being waited upon by a large number of labourers and assistants of various kinds. In addition there is a staff which, without reckoning the proprietors, who take an active part in the business, consists of two general messengers, and one resident on the works, and whose duties are now limited, of fifteen clerks, twelve managers of departments, and twenty-seven working foremen. Then there is a functionary of quite another class, the schoolmaster. Many boys are employed, and working at uncertain hours, often all night, no regu lar clay or night school would receive them as scholars. A school was therefore established at the works for the use only of such as are actually employed. Under sixteen years of age the attendance is compulsory at times ar ranged by the schoolmaster, different managers and fore men. The number on the school books, both above and under that age, is 117. The discipline fines of the works for drunkenness, misbehaviour, and so on, go to buy books for a library for tho use of the workpeople; only from forty to fifty regularly avail themselves of it, but it is to be hoped from the greater care bestowed upon edu cation of the young glass makers, that the number of readers will in time increase. The weekly product of the works is about 100 tons of glass, in making which 650 tons of coals are consumed. In conclusion, I cannot help feeling how inadequate any description has been in my attempts to explain many of the processes ; in extenuation of my short coming, I shall be happy to answer any inquiry, and I have, on the part of my employers, the pleasure of inviting any member of this society, either with or without their friends, except ing, of course, those in the trade or connected with it, to view the works at St. Helens, and there I shall be happy to show them what I have failed to describe so clearly as I could have wished. I may also say, that if any member will favour us with a call this week, between the hours of eleven and two, we shall be able to show them the largest ornamental plates, intended for our contribution to the great exhibition. Each plate is in one piece, upwards of nine feet high and nearly five feet wide. One is a subject known to many in this society, Mr. Frank Howard's St. Michael casting out the great dragon, coloured as the ori ginal. Of their appearance I will say nothing, they must speak for themselves, but it is rarely that such large plates are safely burnt, perhaps I may say they are the largest ever yet produced ; and we congratulate ourselves on our good fortune in not having broken or injured one of the plates, and St, Michael has been three ti mes i n t h e f i re and is unscathed. With this digression ends my paper. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. On Thursday, three seamen were sent to gaol for thirty days, for refusing to proceed to sea in the ship Zenoya, after signing articles. On Tuesday, a rough-looking fellow was fined five shillings, or three days' imprisonment, for being drunk and swearing in St. Peter's Church on the previous afternoon. JUVENILR PLUNDER.—On Thursday, three boys named Edward Toole, John Toole (brothers), and Robt. Tudor, were remanded, charged with breaking into the provision shop of a person named Casey, of Vauxhall-road, and stealing a quantity of butter, a ham, and a bag of coals. SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A POLICE -OFFICER.—On Wed nesday, Watson Britland was charged with violently assaulting police-officer Barrow, and a man named Burns with attempting to rescue him. On Tuesday, Britland was in Warwick-street, drunk and wishing to fight. The officer requested the man to go quietly home, upon which he seized an adze, with which he struck him a violent blow on the back, inflicting a wound nearly an inch in length, and a quarter of an inch in depth. The officer was instantly knocked down, when his assailant again struck him with the adze on the arm ; he then caught his finger in his mouth and bit it to the bone. Britland was fined £5, or, in default, to suffer two months' imprison ment, and to find bail—himself in £2O, and two sureties in £lO each to keep the peace for six months; Burns was fined 405., or, in default, to suffer one month's impri sonment. YESTERDAY, A woman named Graham was charged with drunken ness. Constable 504 stated that as he was passing over Chisenhale-bridge on Saturday afternoon, he observed the female in the dock standing on the bridge, she was hold ing her infant over the bridge by the legs, the child's head being towards the water, and it was the impression of the officer that her intention was to drown her child. With the assistance of a labouring man, however, he prevented the commission of the crime, if it were contemplated. The woman, in her defence, said she was merely holding the child over the bridge to show him the water, which he had cried to see. The case was treated as one of drunk enness, and the usual fine was imposed. RIFILAOTORY PAurzus.—One of the taskmasters of the borough Workhouse appeared to charge two girls, named Jane Williams and Eliza Martin, with breaking windows in the Workhouse. They had refused to work, and had left the Workhouse,—to which, however, they returned on Friday last, and being refused admission, made an attack on the windows. The girls said they were not able to " tarn the mill." Mr. Parkinson said they were prostitutes, and had been in custody before on a similar charge. They were committed for one month as prostitutes. RECIIVINS STOLEN GOODS.—A man named Owen Owens was charged on suspicion, under the following circumstances :—Constable 94 stated that, on Saturday, he met the prisoner in Great Howard -street carrying a parcel which contained about 81bs. of sug ar . This the man threw into the canal as they passed th bridge. The officer further said that the prisoner keeps a small shop which he is suspected to have stocked by purchasing the proceeds of the pilfering which goes on to a great extent in and about the warehouses in the town. The man was committed to prison for fourteen days. - - Came DESERTION.--A person named Bdward Cap stick, who resides in St. Anne's-buildings, St. Anne -street. about eleven o'clock on Saturday night, was shocked by finding: he body of a child, which had been left on the ground, wrapped in a piece of canvas. Mr. Captstick was not quite certain whether life was extinct or not when he discovered the child, which was given into the charge of a policeman, who immediately conveyed it t o th e R ose- bi ll Dispensary, where it was foetid to. be dead. THEFT by A WATCHMAN . — James Mulligan, a n Irish an, who had be en engage d to watch cotton on the quay of the Victoria Dock, was apprehended on Sunday morning, having a quantity of cotton concealed between his coat and waistcoat, as well as between his trousers and body. The prisoner commenced a very ingenious defence, the purport of which was, that the night being cold, he had spread the cotton between his body and his other clothes for warmth. Mr. Booth committed him for fourteen days. A 'WORTHLESS Sere. --A respectable-looking man named Macfarlane charged his son, a lad apparently about sixteen years of age, with having robbed him of a blanket and several articles of wearing apparel. The lad had absconded from home, but, like the prodigal son, returned repentant, but half famished. His father took him in, had him washed, fed, and put to bed. The young scoundrel acknowledged the affection. of his parent by decamping on the following morning with the articles referred to. A CHARGE DISMISSED.—Mr. Samuel Atkinson, the proprietor of an auction room ,in Paradise-street, appeared to charge a respectably dressed young man named Patrick Welch, with felony. From the prosecutor's statement it appeared that both he and the prisoner are auctioneers, but that the latter had been engaged by him to sell on commission, and that, during his absence from home, the prisoner had taken a watch belonging to him, which, ulti mately, was pledged for thirty shillings. The prisoner said that he had disposed of a large amount of property for the prosecutor, as much as £B6 worth having passed through his hands on the 22nd ult. That was on the Saturday ; and, on the same night, when he called upon Atkinson, to settle with him, he found considerable diffi culty in inducing him to do this, having to call again on the Sunday : he then admitted having disposed of the watch, and told Atkinson to deduct it from what was owing to him ; this was done, and they were on the usual friendly terms; he heard nothing of a prosecution until he had refused to sell any longer for Atkinson, who had caused him to be apprehended after he had taken his passage to Belfast, (where he was engaged as an auctioneer), thereby occasioning the loss of has passage. Complainant denied he ever owed the prisoner any money, as he was employed by him at a salary of £2 per week. The evidence was in sufficient to establish the charge, and the prisoner was discharged. STABBING. BY A FEMALE.—Ann Wilson was charged by Caroline White with having stabbed her over the eye. Both females are prostitutes ' • they met on Sunday, a little before midni g ht, w h en words ensued, which led to the prisoner inflicting a serious wound over the eye of her antagonist with a knife. Wilson was fined £5, in default of payment of which she will be imprisoned two months. EMBEZZLEMENT. —Benjamin Sullivan was charged with having embezzled four shillings, the money of his em ployer. Mr. W. Thompson, the man's master, carries on the business of a baker and confectioner in Great George -street. The fraud was effected in the following way :—Mr. Thompson eave four shillings, and directed him to go to the Mercury-office to order the insertion of an advertisement, and to pay for the insertion at the same time. Sullivan, however, appropriated the four shillings to his own purposes. He was fully committed for trial. Dtstrta faelus. The population of Blackburn has increased 11,000, and Bolton 10,040, since 1841. R. Marsland, Esq., M.D., of Blackburn, has been appointed a county magistrate. The population of Chester is now 27,616. In 1841, it was 23,375. The Cheshire magistrates have voted £lO,OOO for the purpose of extending the House of Correction, at Knuts ford, and building a new prison for females. A commission, consisting of Archdeacon Brooks, Hon. and Rev. Horace Powys, &c., is now sitting at Wigan, to determine all claims as to seats in the old parish church. Primroses are so abundant in the neighbourhood of Orr r skink, that two persons, by way of experiment, lately gathered each a thousand flowers in twenty minutes. The " Jenny Lind wing" to the Manchester Infirmary is now completed, and will be ready for patients in a fort night. The cost of the new addition is £14,000, of which £4,000 was contributed by four firms. The two concerts realised £2,500. NEW MAGISTRATES.—The Rev. John Macaulay, of Addingham, Ulverstone, Robert Bravlsford Jackson, Esq., Blackburn, David Whitehead, of Holly Mount, Rawten stall, Edmund Thomson, Esq., Primrose, Clithero e , an d Richard Bryan Smith, Esq., o f Lydiate, Ormskirk, have qualified as magistrates ; and James Lomax, Esq., Clay ton Hall, has taken the oaths, and qualified as a deputy lieutenant of this county. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.—The Rev. John M`Lin. don, M.A., incumbent of Briercliffe, near Burnley, was in Burnley on Wednesday afternoon, and after returning home was taken seriously ill and died early on Thursday morning. He has left a widow and one child to mourn their unexpected bereavement. We understand his re mains will be removed to Birkenhead for interment. He was much esteemed by his parishioners and will be long and deservedly regretted both by his congregation and a numerous circle of friends and acquaintances.—Blackburn Standard. PROTESTANT DEMONSTRATION.--For many years the village of Astley, near Leigh, has been celebrated for its strong Protestant feeling, and the attachment of its inha bitants to the Church. Headed by their zealot's pastor, the Rev. Alfred Hewlett, the people of Astley were the first in this county to address her Majesty on the subject of the Papal aggression, and for many months—from the very commencement of the agitation—lectures have been delivered, and meetings held fortnightly, in the village. Mr. Hewlett has also delivered numerous lectures in other towns explanatory of the Popish system. His friends, determined that his exertions should not pass un noticed, held a meeting, on the evening of the 3rd instant, in the school-rooms at Astley, at which nearly 600 persons were present, including Mr. Bailey, (chairman,) the Rev. J. Birkett, of Winsford ; Rev. W. H. Wright, of Liver pool ; Rev. Mr. Fenton, &c. The chairman presented a testimonial to Mr. Hewlett. It was a purse, containing £2BO in gold, cheerfully subscribed by hundreds of indi viduals, in sums varying from 3d. to £5. After passing a high panegyric on Mr. Hewlett for his general services in forwarding the interests of the cause of God in the place, the chairman handed the purse and its contents to Mr. Hewlett.—Mr. James Darlington, as treasurer and secre tary of the fund, then addressed the meeting in an excel lent speech, and concluded by reading and presenting an address to Mr. Hewlett. The address was beautifully engrossed, and surrounded by a richly gilt frame. MANCHESTER BOILER EXPLOSION.—The adjourned inquest in this case was taken on Wednesday. Mr. Her ford the coroner summed up, commenting on the leading facts which had been elicited in the course of the inquiry, and particularly directing attention to the repeated cau tions given by witnesses both to Egerton and to Wil liamson, his employer, of the danger they were incurring by running the engine with too little water in the boiler. He also drew attention more particularly to the opinions of Mr. W. Fairbairn, that the boiler had become red hot through want of water, and that this caused the explosion —an opinion supported by Hartley, the boiler maker. There were sixteen jurors, and they brought in the following verdict :—" The jury are of opinion that the boiler was efficient and perfectly competent to per form all the duties required from it. They are also of opinion that gross negligence was exercised in the management and attendance of this boiler, and great want of ordinary care. The jury are unanimously of opinion that the deaths of the parties visited by the jury arose from culpable negligence on the part of Thomas Egerton (the engine tenter) and Thomas Williamson (his employer)." " Under these circumstances," the foreman added, " twelve of the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against the said Thomas Egerton and Thomas Williamson." Williamson and Egerton were detained in custody on the coroner's warrant, and will be committed for trial at the next Liverpool assizes. ADJOURNED ANNUAL SESSION.—The annual meeting of magistrates for this county was held by adjournment in the court house, Preston, on Wednesday last, the Ven. Archdeacon Brooks in the chair. There was a very fair attendance of magistrates. Mr. Edmund Ashworth in the absence of the Rev. T. S. Mills, moved a resolution which, when amended, was as follows : " That the follow ing magistrates be a committee for the purpose of watch ing all bills which have been or may be introduced into parliament with reference to the assessment, management, and expenditure of county rates or stock, with power, if they think fit, to present petitions to the houses of parlia ment praying that further evidence may be taken for or against such measures, and for such other relief a s m ay b e thought necessary." The principle of this resolution had been agreed to at the Salford quarter sessions, in January last. A committee having been in London, had in some degree gathered what the feeling of members of parlia ment was in reference to Mr. Milner Gibson's bill now before parliament, and they were fully impressed that the court ought to make inquiries with regard to the provisions of that bill, which was of such vast importance. if the bill were passed, the business of that court would have to be transacted by a county financial board, which would be composed of au equal number magistrates and persons elected by boards of guardians. Now, the effect of this would be that in a division where there are only two or three unions (as was the case in Lancashire), the whole duties of quarter sessions would devolve upon two or three magistrates whose duties would be too onerous for any men.—Mr. Ashworth denounced the bill as crude and impracticable, and said, that as he believed it would pass, he thought they were peremptorily called upon to send up a committee to make it workable. It was sure to be come law, and it rested with the magistrates to see that in forming the details, it should be made workable.—Mr. Rosson seconded the resolution, and called upon the magistrates to resist the bill to the uttermost. The res olution was then unanimously agreed to.—Mr. Addison, seconded by Mr. Peel, moved " That William O'Grady having become incapable of executing his duties as porter at Lancaster Lunatic Asylum, from old age and infirmity son b! , being now 76, and having been in the service of the insti tution for if years, be granted an annuity of £l 5 per an num."--After s same is num."—After some little opposition, the resolution was agreed to.—Mr. Rayner Woods proposed " That the clerk of the peace be directed to prepare a revised scale for the rHpeaciysommemnte motion n o d f recommendedwitnesses reference as quarter several n a l the c o usess i o n s,p o lice , quarter and who, w d the hhsen atten ding quarter sessions, received their full pay, lost no ti me and yet received remuneration like all other witnesses.— Mr. Ashworth seconded the motion, which was carried, and the court then adjourned. A Cassntaz SUPERSTITION.--Adjoining to Brereton, the seat of the family of that name, there is a pool wherein the trunks of trees are seen to swim for certain days to• tether, before the death of any heir of that house; and after the heir is dead they sink, and are never more seen till the next occasion of the same kind.—The Book of the Months.—[Brereton is no longer the seat of the family of *kat name, which may possibly account for the nen.ap patinae of the trees OA a recent oceidan.l POOR-RATE RETURNS. 'rom e Std) We have this m orn ing th recei a ved ndar from the House of Commons' printer— " A return made to the order of the House of Commons. dated February 21; 1851. "A return of the annual value of the property rated to the poor, the amount levied in poor rates, and the rates in the pound, of the amount levied on such amount in the following places :—Bristol; Etshton-under-Lyrae, Bolt on , Li ver p oo l , M an- Mester, Oldham, Preston, Rochdale, Salford, Leicester, Bir mingham, and Leeds. The return was moved for by Mr. W. Brown." We cannot guess upon what principle Mr. Brown se lected the towns named, or why, for instance, such towns as Hull, and Sheffield, and Nottingham --to give but two or three examples —were omitted. We allude to the sub ject with no other purpose than to show, that. " where there is a will there is a way ;" and that when ministers think that any particular return will serve their turn they never find any difficulty in producing it. The return just put int , our hands is in all respects similar to the returns moved for hv Mr. Booker and refused by the Govern ment, and. Mr. Brown's return, as far as it goes, relates to nearly the same districts. Now why, we ask. can as sessments to the poor rates be so easily produced, when the production of assessments to the property and income tax are assessmentssaid to be have x,en produced or n w although ti 1, n ke e theh face of the return, there is a seeming trifling decreaseupon the rates in most of the towns reported on. We say a seeming decrease, and it is seeming only, for turned into quarters of wheat, according to the respective prices of 1848, 1849, 1850, there would be a large increase. In the important town of Liverpool, however, there has been no decrease; on th, other hand, the rates have risen from £71.443, in 1849, to £123,501 in 1850—an actual increase of 80 per cent. in money, and an increase of about 140 per cent. if the money be turned into grain, at the prices of 1849 and 1850 severally. We should like to hear some explanation of the enormous increase of the rates of Li verpool, and we hope that Mr. Cardwell will call for it in the House of Commons. THE BISHOP OF EXETER UPON BAPTISM, The following is a copy of an important petition pre sented on Thursday night, in the House of Commons. by Lord Ashley : The humble petition of James Walrond Burrmigh, M.A., vicar of St. Mary's, Totness, Devonshire, showetli,— That your petitioner has been, for the last thirteen years, vicar of St. Mary's, Totness, Devonshire, in the diocese of Exeter. " That you; petitioner received the orders of deacon and priest from the present Bishop of Exeter in the years 1835 and 1836 respectively, and was afterwards, in the year 1838, instituted by the said bishop as aforesaid; " That your petitioner's health having lately become impaired, he was desirous of engaging the services of a curate to aid him in the discharge of his parochial duties, and nominated to the Lord Bishop of Exeter for that office a highly-respectable gentleman, ordained, within the last twelve months, by the Bishop of Peterborough. as curate to the said Bishop of Peterborough's son, at Peterborough, which place he was compelled to leave from it not suiting his health, but with the most satis factory testimonials as to his character and labours. " That notwithstanding such testimonials, the Lord Bishop of Exeter declined to license the said nominee to your petitioner's curacy until after he had undergone a* examination (a course not usually adopted in such a case), and that after such examination, conducted by his chap lain, he (the said bishop) peremptorily refused to license him to your petitioner's curacy, assigning as his reason that what he wrote on the subject of baptism' he (the said bishop) holds 'to be not in accordance with - the doctrine of the church as set forth in our articles and formularies ;' and, further, the said bishop, in a letter to your petitioner, expressly states that he never will know. ingly accept any clergyman who agrees with your peti tioner on that subject, thereby entirely preventing your petitioner from obtaining any help for the discharge of his ministerial duties. " That your petitioner and his nominee cordially accept the articles and formularies of the Church of England, is their plain and natural sense, a• - id hold no views on the subject of baptism but what they consider to be entirely agreeable to the said ar' icles and formularies, and what have been recently adjudged to be consistent with the doctrines of the Church of England by a solemn judg_ went of her Majesty in Council, as supreme governor of the church, aided by the advice and public consent of both the primates; which judgment the Lord Bishop of Exeter, in common with all the other bishops and clergy of the said church is by his solemn subscription to the supremacy of the Crown bound in his official acts to carry out. " That your petitioner believes that for this act of in. justice, under which he is now suffering, the law as it now stands gives him no means of redress, the power of the bishop in eases of ordination and granting of licenses to curacies being supreme, and admitting of no appeal. " Your petitioner therefore humbly prays your hon. house to take such steps as it may in its wisdom deem fit. to prevent acts of injustice being committed in such matters, by individual bishops setting up their private opinions as the test of orthodoxy, especially in cases where those private opinions are opposed to a judgment by the highest ecclesiastical court in the land. " And your petitioner humbly submits that a solemn declaration from an applicant for ordination, or license to a curacy, or institution to a living, that he receives all the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments as the Word of God, and holds and accepts the articles and for mularies of the church in their plain and natural sense, might justly be held to be a sufficient proof of orthodoxy, and that no bishop ought to have the power to refuse or► dination, or license, or institution, to any one maki ng such a declaration on th e groun d of his being unsound in doctrine. " And your petitioner will ever pray, &e. "JAMES WALROND BURROUGH. " Totness Vicarage, April 2." THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Nearly 7000 season tickets have been sold. There is a railway within the building, and an electric telegraph, for which Mr. Cornforth, of Birmingham, has drawn a wire a mile long, the greatest length ever drawn. Mr. Chubb, the celebrated lock maker, has been corn. missioned by the committee of the Great Exhibition; to manufacture an apparatus (according to the design sub.. mitted by him) for the safe custody of the Koh-i-noor diamond. As the attention of foreigners will be especially directed to our cathedral services, the authorities of St, Paul'aind Westminster Abbey have it in contemplation to provide, if possible, additional means or opportunities of attending public worship in those magnificent edifices during the exhibition. It is said that several foreigners have taken apartments in London for a cert'iin term, and then re-let them to a host of other foreigners, who cook, smoke, and eat in the same room. In one instance, it is said that a lady finds that she has irrevocably let her house to a Frenchman, who evidently intends to make a most disreputable use of it. In the course of Friday a large number of notices were issued to those exhibitors who had not yet unpacked their goods, informing them that their packages had been re moved to the immediate neighbourhood of the places which they would occupy, and requesting them to attend personally, or by their agents, for the purpose of unpack ing and arranging the articles, and removing the packing cases. Of the 9,000 and upwards of foreign packages received into the building, not above 500 have been un packed ; it is expected that by the end of the next week nearly the entire of the foreign goods will be unpacked. APRIL FOOLS AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.-011 the Ist of April, to the surprise of those employed at the entrances to the Exhibition, several persons presented pretended admissions to the Great Crystal Palace. Many of them bad been purchased for Is. each, and on them was printed " Admit the bearer to view the Great Exhibition this day, the Ist of April, 1851. (Signed) ENICKSTHEM." It was of course soon ascertained that although the signature at all events sounded foreign, the true meaning of the signed document was " He nicks them ;" and some, suspecting this, were saved a fool's journey to Kensington. The committee appointed by the Bishop of London to take measures for affording the numerous visitors of the metropolis this year the opportunity of attending public worship according to the ritual of the Church of England are proceeding in their inquiries and arrangements for that purpose. On Sunday, the 4th of May, a sermon will be preached by his lordship, at St. Paul's Cathedral, on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition. The incum bents of many parishes and ecclesiastical districts have informed the committee that they will be able to provide means of public worship for any probable influx of strangers acquainted with the English language. THE GREAT EXHIBITION.—Hyde-park is in the com plete, undisturbed, undisputed possession of the young blackguardism of London. On Sundays especially the vagabonds amuse themselves with stoning and hustling the passengers, and have their will of them in any way most diverting to them, at discretion. Not a park_ keeper or police-officer is to be seen during the Saturnalia. They seem to keep out of the way systematically, in order that practice may make perfect, and that at the opening of the exhibition we may show foreigners the immense superiority of the British blackguard over the blackguards of every other nation of the world, and a beautiful speci men of the liberty of the mauvais sujet.—Examiner. LODGINGS TO LET. ^ Several lodging-housekeepers have been victimized by an ingenious artifice on the part of some foreigners who are arriving in town for the Ex hibition. The lodging-housekeepeis complain that a well-dressed man calls and takes one or more rooms, and instead of giving a reference pays the rent in advance. The rooms are let, and the unfortunate householder finds possession of them taken by a host of dirty foreigners, who smoke, drink, quarrel, and sing all day, and sleep on the floor at night. In a house, at Pimlico, three rooms were taken, an d 17 l o d gers arrived. In another case four rooms were taken, and 32 occupants filled them ; they, however, departed on receiving back the rent they had paid, together with a bonus named by themselves—the obtaining of which is, no doubt, their object. GIBBON'S STATUES TO THE MEMORY OF Ste R. PEEL. —Letters from Rome say, " Gibson will be represented at the coming exhibition by a group, some time since first executed for Lord Yarborough, of a rude young hunter about to disengage the hound from the leash ; and also by a cast of a basso-relievo in plaster representing the Hours conducting the horses of Apollo to be yoked to his ph._ ton for the day, the original in the possession of Earl Fitswilliana, I believe. He has jast cocuplaasd th rall sketches of the single figure that is to adorn the monu ment about to be erected to the memory of Sir R. p ee l i n Westminster. These will probably min i n Lnnsion Lord John Russell's selection as BOOR Ilithia idernitc:tion. They each represent the baronet erect in divan pesitlowl f Haply traded, bit ratiOstegib 411111111"