The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-10 00:00:00

Sept. 10,1844. June' s pro' of the .estop , irough r near n con vi line ,stop. to I to• oite!' nos ' ll Last . Vide 0, &C•r el an d tore' nl O5 4v47 , 1 in , e gef a. s , a nce rpool, •eturn oken. went )f the ; been CAPTAIN WARNER'S INVENTIONS. . . For years past it has been a question of no little doubt viniongst scientific and nautical men. whether the by Cap t. inve ntions offered for purchase to Government Warne r —( who, i t w ill b e seen, h as recently charged our rePresentative, Sir Howard Douglas,. wit unfairness in hi s condu c t as one of the Commissioners appointed by , Government to investigate the value of those inventions) were what they were represented by him to be, or the There was Mere creations of a mad enthusiast's f t r e n s y u'rn demanded ; , : r rne th l h e l in n, apparently so outrageous in in case of a successfu trial l . of their powers, 1},4100,000 in 11, or £200,000 for the invisible shells, and . 4 8 se in ns _amo a unt for w . hat was styled " the long rance,") that, i ible and cautious men were indisposed to believe . n the present advanced state of science, any de !Ltlictive agent could exist, or any mode of applying " ev ° ll agents could be discovered, worthy . of a remunera tlen SO great as that named. The professions of Captain Varner, therefore, as to the tremendous powers of the rgines at his disposal, were, somewhat too readily per :ens, treated as gasconade, and, especially by professional ;en d d , looked upon as illusory and fraudulent in character e The recent publicly-made experiment off Brighton, / :Len a vessel (the John o'Gaunt, furnished for the pur nose of t r i a l b y pr i vate munificence) was destroyed most . I ,gnally an d effectually at the w ill o f , the operator, con need a ll b ut the o b st i nate l y i n credulous that Captain Va rner did possess the knowledge of some secret agent 'of tremendous and irresistible power, or some mode, pre which was 11°11 elY undeveloped, of usingtactics, and 'calculated to effect a vast change in naval known agents, val v,e a terrific preponderance to that nation who . first used ~. In warfare. But even that exeriment, publicly . m . ade . .i r si t ivias, afforded no solution of the w q i u m e t st w m a n s t s h o e i n n a d tu u r s e t t SLY canvassed by the public, as to . f in he agent or the mode of its applieatkovnen. ,Chaephte.Wihrgarinhear ••‘, ' w uP the John o'Gaunt at a signal easel at some distance from her; but gi it was not . seen cl w t hi ll e e t r h z the agency employed was a projectile, or in what ral s „..ceY the destruction was effected. It waseve sur- r-‘ , that collusion might have been practised—that rabustibles might have been previously placed on board be vessel destroyed. The experiment was admitted . to e a w onderful operation ; but it was not admitted to be Z e which coul be re m peated under circumstances adverse the re operato d r, or ade piactically useful in warfa . Captain Warner kept his secret too closely to allow the Public either to pirate it, or sufficiently to satisfy them selves of its real value. A copy of the correspondence which has taken place is her M a j esty ' s Government and Captain Warner LS now before us, which throws considerable light upon the nature of the inventions and the treatment experi enced by their owner in hi; endeavours to render them available by the Government of his native country. t yV n e have already mentioned that the inventions in f la n r es en io n_ are twofold, consisting first of a shell of a f n ee h u is ilsitbrui:tsiohnellay,d adaptation, called by th e eat" be destroyed wbiythwthriecmhevnessels, fleets at sea, or . for‘t‘si,ncvain engines of and efficiency . ; and .d B L e e e s o tr n u d e l t y i of some peculia d r o m u e s a n n e s le o r . f ity projecting on. with a certainty of aim hitherto unknown, u l r Which objects can be destroyed at a distance from the ?Perators of five to six miles. This the . captain styles his 11 ° 11 g range." With a view of affording to our !enders a , closer insight into the nature of both these engines of . ruction than u:t s t • than perhaps they at present possess, we shall give Captain Warner's description of them, contained in letter under date of the 2nd November, 1841, addressed th e , o it Earl of Hardwicke ,• and, for the sake of perspi f: v , i We shall describe them separately. First, there , We t a k e th e " i nv i s ibl e s h e ll," o f w hi c h Captain Varner thus speaks:— nu ' d i ert i k il *st, my lord, enumerate some of the effects whic . h . l Patin, I , e to produce by means of my Invisible Shells, antici appr Dating as I go along, such objections to their practical Zeherle • -I, Y as 'will probably occur to the minds of sear . nen, and 's' I . etri informed, have been urged against their r u a sj e b n y their ° not intimately acquainted with their niode of them. By , Ware of the perfect control I can exercise over em ma y be the mouths of rivers, harbours, and roads . tea d ds lur_y be blockaded; and any channel, where the . usuatlososups urlocan be obtained, may he rendered impervious een ti : de a r t incur r i ng Por nexWhere a Ship certain destruction. By usual sound e i r n . gs h , p i under ordinary circumstances will b a l U ra tile, a ny part of the Downs I could easily and speedily folkrisk of de-;Passable, and accomplish antets without runni g ful, i n " ec . ti ort, even in the face of nemy's fleet . . If need alight acas ' O f Enropean emergency, the entire Straits of D . over Qv- rendered 'inpassable and the whole of the ordinal y oT . a a n track ~„ , i. - ' -e lianne ' l, from Dungeness to the South Foreland, lordelicoannel of similar depth. With this in view, I b h e d g r yo h ur . ste ads P to examine a chart of the ports, harbours , and glance, o d Per cei,? e f 4 l e th M e editerranean ; and theyourtloartdsi Dardanelles, will, the entrance soundings laid down, h r°a latetid t° Toulon harbour, and all the principal ports and Inte rr , .s throughout that sea, are liable to the same possible tro lib , Ption which I could cause in the more stormy and tide oaths of the Thames, the m e _ bled English Channel. le ee r Tu Y, the Humber, the access The to m Portsmouth, either by the S and, and all other ports in the es ri StHelen's . , Plymouth Kingdom, b 5 ,. n4 egress effectually prevented in the space of ightbeseverally blockad a e n cl ig a h n t d . ingress have the set of currents too ; and -ee'raidedfor all fluctuations of tide and alterations from any s tirn,, e of the depth of water, for . tit ' does not deteriorate the a efficien k cy or abate the force of eg e ha 1 ts * p emen .. . Ni v r, 1 system is quite apart from any accustomed system of L e L. tactics, and entirely novel : but so simple, that it would 4 -s•Y isab'e an enemy should be induced, if possible, to look in t lvtliirrnetrieally opposite quarter for danger to that whence i Zlibi e e.a_lly strike him; to use a colloquial expression, it is de5i v10,....-y Put him on a false scent. which can only be done by the le rd `w., secresy and most guarded 1 assure your al ro P, that by means of these Invisible Shells, I could so en avei.end shut in a fleet brought up, that it could not get under tso,64°eWithout involving itself in certain . destruction ; and I the `d it the same fate if under sail, m hatever might be atu hn 'te of the sea, the weather, the size and . number of the tho P el- e° roPosing such fleet, or the rate at which they may be elos j i g . through the water. I may add too, adhering most r til e h `,),• to truth. that I have obtained so perfect a m . astery ove Ardn'irver in question that I can apply it with facility and cer tea„„_air:a the largest ' or most ortable scale as . occaston may eT t I t k o ' 14,4 i ntention, and I believe your . lordship's wish, was, lib en . t ° %,,,41ineipaliy 't No 0 1 a t% :Pent iu maritime warfare , state the efficiencyhouftthlewinhvl etnaktieontshel on shore against moos, le tu t u ,LIT2t. that I can apply and 4 'n Passe,;""! equal Thedestructivenetshse.ms h of this d p iffi ow cu er lt , Withhill forts . b o - 'night be maintained by means or c „ a i , ve rY smain, e ver lofty their site, be attack h e a d tt o e r ri d n e g fe tr o a d i e n d , °- "Y Yet n n • „' - '°dY of'men, and without any . ever , e„, es.risnabl 'f eamunition• 11 not how -1 wi • ' but refer "'arge 0 , t e stores o a . ster-General of the Ord a° Your l ordshi be land application of my inventions, 1' ee, if YOU des? further he present lyla• , - -13 y the re satisfaction on this head." It r -, •. • extracts Was ststbie shell above it will at once be seen that . the of Captai n Werner is not a projectile, as tent the generally received opinion, even after the experi liBh„,, °.ll' Brighton. From other documents now pub ...u, it .....,. °Delv e will be seen in what way they are calculated to '24 t h 5 ,,,,• In a letter, dated " Grand Depot, Woolwich, a nd zareli, 1843 , ,, and signed by J. A. Chaluaer, R.A. whi c h C * Carfin, R.N., prescribing the experiments to they require to be made to enable them to report etiF°vernment with respect to their value, we find it was Pulated as the first experiment, that _ 4 ,:te invisible.. shells be placed by Mr. Warner along the coast, so ~ie.aek.p,,reavteernt,,a ship lying at anchor from putting to sea, the tide second bu t „ i t experiment e w e a it a b t e o r b e e t r o'n' g the eb s b an o i e r a s t s ro th n g e a b T o v h e e . flood." With respect to the third it is stated—. `lllr. Warner is to supp ose h i mself chased, and to throw overboard his invisibl e s h ells, and to destroy the ships following in his Wake," . From th ese an d other particulars of the negociation be tween government an d t h e capta i n i t w i l l b e readily sun tPtsed that these " invisible shells" are to be sunk in the water, secured by grapnels, and attached together by lines 4_ B uch a manner as to operate by vessels striking them in Fereir course. An under-water cordon, it is said, can be ue .. l ned round any port, or round any fleet, which will in it.re the destruction of vessels attempting to escape through s v i th At the same time, the party using this defence can al to tsoafbety remove them w h en required. They are said lidiltleizi,i,,rieeperfeetly safe in handling on board ship ; c the an curiae which might be supposed to arise in the case of of destruction submerged, or from the rise °Per . o of tides , is capable of being p rov id e d f or; an d th e 4 at ebtroYed of a rranging theinstruments round works t o be ste cae th em • be performed without interruption, or an %err, P ereeiving from what quarter they are menaced by I s, lay r," POW sf — em u . e r styled "the long range" is thus described -..r e ,„, n lir l '"'Y fo i ‘ o - " arner in the same letter from which we have the y t e riez ° t l,ed :--- ibe ae w — e „ in;''Ple . to which I solicit your lordship's Litten e tioa h is g t e o . ceedi ug ' i . , ke eL n hon, which I have designated my ng e arth, Y Ta r m a nrages secured by it are, an extent n i o v f i r la a t n i r h e e x . - fir e To th. any ordnance now in use by i f to' the v es; el taility?, Pre- eminent advantage may be adde u t di a r e a t p y iditv of celb i se l l e ear,„ f !` ir o, freedom from recoil. and pert/. P eed only . de t o 'i h n e l f id e i e ,, , , , and the crew which handles, t le l im lements board sh „_ free general title of Long Range. n in use, to impress upon I r e ur l er aof hl te lt anti fatal accidents . which have occurred on ° a , this to taii . id lt the . shells now ._ t - ai , a ng weapons free y ' O ' I. ITL, efle ,rrib e iiabilitie desirableness t f ahe b ous.y i . i h , t lord,, t of a single V to explode spon ~ . 1 "'twin ' 4, li an t shell of my fabrication was witnessed by ''l 'eEe r i 3.°4 tt ia u other competent judges in 510 I beg to The n la. -esttl 'et t I can project 10e, of equal power with the one rea s ei .,- - rati on wlYe capabilitie • y saw in a single flight, and repeat Pe rtei llid stat i .ith '',iditv s A - g nu ainst such a tire what ship or fort- Da l ' Ma w. f l? It h. • • a Nita, I L e as been falsely, and I fear maliciously, _re : Peeth .. r , Ye boasted of my ability to blow up the Rock ot ort„ s ; / 1, 4 ,, , er e„.. e utterance to so absurd and ridiculous a .41 '''uld eg , str e oe sa ni that I could bring such a fire to bear upon any in Pee t t e e -ef t ah• -g !'s G ibraltar,• that in c a r few hours not a man .. .. - ; Y enti oi ; ...e t,,,.,10 it and I do not withdraw these words. With aieattatig'eeetttaini-t;aol4tage I have mentioned as incidrenetintyo aim y w a y , • Y oh eYo ud mm, I can in the highest . sea ensu • • 'ea/ '''' lord ens distance hitherto attained by any battery gi ght gi ttio • s tlip n• • ~, .s o , i , ._ st ~,,,,,,_)..acticlly. knows ho , w , diffit:ult i t t o 1 may ac to 4l , l rp, ophipto.itir:sgiubitte i,„;), ip xe a d h e e h a r ls ... e e a w N . l t a? , , , any is o ' btain tolerable t 144 liut4T(F ,atl object whose l- position ' alters nearly every h '' dim e e d u i, t .e case with a pitching and rolling ship, and ti . ° W in ki a4 3.. 'l‘aPPreciate the importance of having surmounted hi"'' , l g h Y Year s b r i sl , not to disparage the efforts which have for I ghly D '?ery , b ut e.,o Made to improve the theory and practice of hay kay P arrs i plainly assert, that while the efforts have been th 134, 41 15e f or LI .Y, the success has been very inconsiderable. If th e 80 trharnaphn,aeamient to dwell upon the affair of Acre, which a lio 4etY i4 u "'. I need' Y quoted as a proof of oui improvement in alt 4 O't ' " Yollt surely only remind a naval officer who . has c„ , , eth_ T ae, e ordship has, that the a ater was . smoot i fi . om e tti g h ; nmuV,.. cannonade was directed, the garrison assailed t e t dshi,,,eek, , • ",,Perit, and the object of aim was a huge fortress on psibe ~ . ow _ , .; fluctuating iiip But 1 will appeal to your 0 . i• , 1 e'.. a.iowledge whether, if I had been employed to de p: W ithi n ' al ci not have prevented the approach of the British i.f4liTS,,,.,ineYes,gel:!ogantsehotofits eshaoirnes;• .a . nd l on i .. the other hand, sup -11 refer your lordship ~.ativeltion wren? -ray, ford lilgestsrei'Lid ' L s l ieutenant Webster, for ki t s °f janebeMedtAneerr I could not, by ' means of my Long . Range, .0- err 4 re ach _,. _ from a . single vessel, placed in security quite 44tus,w (Die , tio w the garrison artillery. I mill here, my lord, 4, 4 1 0 .. t 4 1 ask.....O can mw a y n reasonably anticipate any expeiienced „ at Ily . 1 use o f these Y ordinary ship's company be . easily_ lin. plements ! 1 rep'y, most easily and I,ll,eatirine'„eo.,,titsrntmarYTib..e...f_urt.haei.and. prope . rly demanded,—Whethfr the 4 ea tvyoing pow"4.4rthnirnating principle, if I may so designate 111„.1 , , yeei tit in „ Ts or seemese different implements, can be ascer . .. t o ...,, eat v „.. and lai employed in handling them . ? I an- Z e p eet T e Q. '' s i. s , ,i _ I feel . no common satisfaction in being to ki t Y d e p a r ? t t r e,,: e ll trivrn b . e e , rt f at 0 : a :n o id e e to , s'fm. for fsonr e a ve re ry wa e r re d w w s i p ll ies revealmay ah be y , and t hese i c r i l s e prifir the opinions of the inventors of we may give a letter ac tressed q 14e14°11 rne by Lieutenant Webster, ea officer of experience, selected to test some experiments made with them. "28 B, Manchester-street, Manchester-square, " loth October, 1839. "My Lord,—l beg to inform your lordship that the principle and practice of the various projects of which Captain Warner is the in ventor, having been fully shown and explained to me by that gen tleman, and that being most thoroughly satisfied of their effective ness, an outline of the same projects was, on Monday, the 16th of September last, duly reported by me to ir William Parker, with an urgent request on my part, that, seeing the extreme importance of the matter, not a moment's delay might be incurred in laying the whole before your lordship, together with my distinctly ex pressed opinion, that their merits are so extraordinary as to vest the absolute sovereignty of the seas in the hands of the first power that shall adopt them. lam fully convinced that it is utterly im possible for any thing that floats to resist them for a single moment, either at close quarters or any given distance, even to a range of five or six miles. " The strongest fortifications in Europe could not withstand these extraordinary powers for a single hour. In river ways, and against stockades, as in India, the largest armies would be annihi lated without a chance of escape ; and the most difficult mountain passes would be utterly untenable against their operation. "The country would thus be rendered impregnable, for 100 sail of the line would be useless against a single vessel so constructed ; and whenever it should be necessary to call this powe r i n t o ac ti on , its effects could be attained by a trifling expense, and at the short est notice. " I submit, however, to your lordship, that the inventions should lie dormant until a case of emergency, and that the secret should be confined to the projector, the crown, and your lordship's own breast, and a whisper of its existence should not be suffered to get abroad. I solemnly declare to your lordship that I consider the whole country deeply indebted to Captain Warner for these inventions, were they to cost the nation five times what he asks for them; and not less gratitude is due to him for the patience, forbearance, and self-denial he has shown, when, with so mighty a secret in his bo som, his own interest would have been established in any other land by the disclosure. " I therefore earnestly entreat your lordship no longer to neglect a man upon whom the existence of the country depends. " I have the honour, &c., (Signed) "WILLIAM WEBSTER, " The Right Honourable Lieutenant A.R. N. Lord Viscount Melbourne." Of the mode of the projection of the latter of these pow ers we have no information given. It is asserted, how ever, by Captain Warner, and an opportunity of testing his assertions eagerly claimed and only refused on the score of expense, that the effect is unerring, and that at six miles distance he can bit any object of sufficient size —a ten-gun brig is named—to be feared as a vessel o war. Such are the powers offered by Captain Warner for the purchase of government—offered too with every apparent disposition to have them fairly tested previously to such purchase. The difficulty, however, which has prevented any thing like an approach to the agreement is a little perplexing. Captain Warner refuses to give up any por tion of his secret without some guarantee of remunera tion in case of its value being recognised. Government, on the other hand, want a trial, leaving its own hands un fettered ; and when this demand is conceded by Captain Warner, negociations are broken off on the score of ex pence. The inventor, who bas expended, as he says, a fortune in pursuit of his secret, is to display the powers acquired by him, and perhaps peril the keeping of his se cret, at his own expense, or to be set down as something very like an imposter or a maniac. We cannot certainly recognize the justice of this course. If government ima gine that there is sufficient prima facie probability of these powers being actually existent in the hands of Cap tain Warner, or any other roan, to warrant one-half the trouble of investigation already taken, they ought really not to grudge the paltry amount (truly paltry in a national view) demanded, with every guarantee offered against ex travagance or collusion, for the purpose of testing them properly and settling the question at issue. Captain War ner is either a madman, a quack, or an ill-used, or under valued man. He has, however, already effected quite sufficient to render it imperative for his country's interests that his character should not be determined upon without his powers being properly tested, even at the expense set down. The subject of the amount of remuneration, we leave as be leaves it, for after consideration. The British nation would not be unjust to a proved benefactor. 1, 7 COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. On Wednesday the usual monthly meeting of the Town Council was held at the Town-hall. THE WATERLOO HOTEL. The proceedings of the Finance Committee having been read, Mr. Nicol said he observed by those proceedings, that the Waterloo Hotel, Ranelagh-street, had been offered for sale to the committee, and that the offer was rejected. He wished to know whether that rejection had arisen from the price asked being unreasonable, or whether be cause of any legal or financial objection being In the way. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE replied, that the question as to any unreasonableness in price had not been considered, as the committee did not think it one of those purchases which they could recommend the council to adopt. Mr. NICOL said his reason for asking was, not to in quire the price, but to ascertain whether it was an under stood thing on the part of the committee that they were to decide against the purchase generally of buildings in the town which might be required for the widening of streets, or whether it was the unreasonableness of price which de terred them from accepting the present offer. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said the committee had not at tempted to dictate to the council on the subject. He ad mitted that here and there there might be purchases most eligible for the council to make ; but the present was not one of them. It bad, however, been put on the proceed ings, in order that any member who pleased might make his own observations on the subject. The committee had declined to purchase, because they were of opinion that a sufficient extent of improvement would not be thereby gained. The council were aware that the Waterloo Hotel was in a valuable situation, and that its purchase would cost a large sum of money. The proceedings were confirmed. ORANGEI3M, THE WATCH COMMITTEE, AND TRH MAGISTRACY. The proceedings of the Watch Committee contained a report from the Town-clerk, together with the case and opinion of counsel, touching the powers of the Watch Committee and Magistracy respectively, as to orangeism in the borough constabulary force. The following was THE REPORT OF THE TOWN-CLERK. The Town-Clerk reports to the Watch Committee that he has obtained the joint opinion of Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Cowling, and Mr. Cardwell, upon the questions ari sing out of the proceedings of the justices with regard to to the dismissal by them of constables, members of Orange lodges, which opinion is herewith laid before the committee. The Town-Clerk also lays before the com mittee the case submitted by him to the counsel; and he feels it his duty to state that it was carefully prepared with an anxious view to raise the questions impartially, and that, in his opinion, it is impossible for the fairness of the statement to be impugned. (Signed) RICHARD RADCLIFFE. Town-hall, August 28th, 1844. The case is then set forth by the Town -clerk. The questions it involves are stated to be, what are the powers of the justices with regard to constables ? After reciting the statutes under which both those authorities act, it re fers to the printed laws and ordinances of, and the evi dence taken before a committee of the House of Com mons, in 1835, on the Orange institutions of Great Bri tain and the Colonies. It then states that there were seven constables known to belong to the Orange body i n Liverpool, and that, in consequence of the recent proceed ings by the magistrates, those seven men had resigned their connexion with that body. It says that all the se rious disturbances of the peace which have arisen in Li verpool for the last ten years have proceeded from the lower classes of Irish on the one side, and of the lower classes politically and religiously opposed to them on the other; that on some occasions within the last few years these disturbances have required the full strength of the police force, amounting to about 600 men, to maintain the peace of the town ; that on every occasion within the last eight years the peace has been maintained by the police, without the actual aid of the military ; and that of late years the mayor and magistrates have found it proper, in due regard to the public peace, anxiously to discounte nance processions with flags and colours calculated to ex cite a breach of the peace, and to effect this to dissuade societies from processions of any description. It then goes on to state that the Watch Committee contend that, not only the appointment of the constabulary, but the ma nagement and dismissal of them on general grounds, be longs to that body ; and that the justices insist that their authority in dismissing is the same as that of the Watch Committee. The opinion of counsel was, therefore, asked upon the following points :—" First, supposing that the seven constables, instead of resigning the Orange Institu tion, had refused to do so, could the justices in such case, acting in all respects with due regularity in point of form, have proceeded, in the exercise of their discretion, to dis miss such constables from the force ? Secondly, have the proceedings of the justices, as far as they have gone, been regular, and particularly in regard to the office and powers of the Watch Committee ; if not, please to state in what respects they have been irregular ? And, generally, you are requested, for the future government of both bodies, and of the council of the borough, acting indifferently be tween the two bodies, to advise what are the powers of the Watch Committee. and what are the powers of the justices, with reference to the appointment, , regulation, management, and dismissal of the constables? OPINION OF COUNSEL. Liverpool Justices and Watch Committee. 1. We think the Justices could not regularly or lawfully have proceeded to dismiss from the police force the con stables in question, if they had refused to resign their membership of the Orange Society, however objectionable it might be, that persons charged with the preservation of the peace should continue members. 2. We think that, by passing Mr. Bolton's resolution, and communicating it through the head constable to the parties, the Justices have acted in an irregular manner, and have claimed to exercise a power not vested in them by law. We think the statute 5 and 6 Wm. IV., c. 76, has placed the Watch Committee in the situation of Court Leet at Common Law, in regard to the appointment and dismissal of constables, 2 Str, 798, and T. Jones, 212, and that these powers, except so far as may be otherwise ex pressly provided by the act, are vested exclusively in them. We think that, under S S, 77 and 80, the Justices have a power of adjudication upon the conduct of constables in the discharge of their duty, one part of which duty is a compliance with the regulations directed in S. 77, to be framed by the Watch Committee, and that, after such ad judication only (Str. 1050) have the Justices the power of dismissal mentioned in these sections. We think that, as no prohibition against belonging to an Orange Society is included in those regulations, and as the tendency to oc casional breaches of the peace is too remote to be the sub ject of legal complaint, the being a member of such a so ciety constitutes no default in the duty of a constable, cognizable by the Justices under the act, but is a consi deration, properly falling within the province of the Watch Committee, to whom the general regulation and management of the force belongs. (Signed,). FITZROY KELLY, J. COWLING, EDWARD CARDWELL. Liverpool' Assizes,, 23d Attitot, 1844. Resolved,—That a copy of the report and opinion be transmitted to the Mayor as, Chief Magistrate, by the Chairman of this committee,. with a request that he will' be pleased to lay the same before the magistrates. Upon the motion of Mr. JAITES LAWRENCE, the pro ceedings were confirmed ; so also were the proceedings of the Dock, Improvement, Markets, and Fire Committees. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. EDUCATION COMMITTEE. From the proceedings of the Education Committee, it appeared that the following was the average attendance at the schools during the past month : Boys Girls . Infants 530 479 The numbers on the books are—North. 731 ; South, 586. A letter had been received from Mrs. Jane Postlethwaite, one of the head mistresses, resigning her situation on ac count of ill health. The committee expressed their regret at the circumstance, and recommended that she be paid a quarter's salary as a gratuity. The committee had agreed to consider the propriety of appointing a third master to the North School, at a salary not exceeding £3O per an num. The proceedings were confirmed. CHURCH EXPENDITURE , COMMITTEE. he committee recommended, without reference to any legal doubt, that the bells of St. Luke's Church be rung, and the expense paid by the corporation, that expense, in their opinion, being justifiable out of sut plus income. The recommendation was adopted. }I EA LTH COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Health Committee, comprising a recommendation of the appointment of Inspector Fresch to the Town-ball duty, under the Mayor, the Health and Finance Committee, and the Town-clerk and Prosecuting Solicitor, (not comprising constable's duty,) at a salary increased from about £9O to £lOO, besides clothing, were adopted. CORONER'S ACCOUNTS. The coroner's accounts, amounting to £72 175., were referred to the Finance Committee for payment. THE MAYOR'S COMMUNICATIONS. The MAYOR announced that the communications with which he had been favoured consisted of two letters from Colonel Williams. Sir THOMAS BRANCKER.—On what subject, sir? The MAYOR.—On the subject of temperance. Sir THOMAS BRANCKER (111 astonishment.)—Tenape. ranee !_ (Laughter) _ _ . The MAYOR.—Yes; he thinks that if we could induce the people of this town to be temperate, we should have no occasion to build a new gaol; that if we could get them to be so, there would be no necessity for any outlay for that purpose. Mr. SHEPPARD.—Better send for Father Matthew. (Laughter.) 11r. ASPINALL.—Better let his letters be referred to the Church Expenditure Committee. (Laughter.) Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE.—He has got an excellent neighbourhood himself to operate upon. The MAYOR.—I believe he does so successfully in his own neighbourhood. Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE.--I should think not so suc cessfully. The letters were not referred to any committee, and the council having disposed of all the business, adjourned at half-past twelve o'clock. BEBINGTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. The third and last meeting of the season, for the exhibi tion of plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables, was held on Wednesday last, in the fine marquee, pitched for the oc casion, in the fine pleasure grounds of the Royal Rock Ferry Hotel. The attendance was fashionable and nu merous, consisting of the principal gentry of the neigh bourhood and several distinguished strangers, amongst whom we noticed Lady Cook and party, Mr. and Mrs. Fielden, J. W. Harden and friends, R. L. Carr, Esq. and daughter, J. S. Jackson, Esq. and party, .1. T. Raynes, Esq., Archdeacon Clarke, James Naylor, Esq. and family, C. Woodward, Esq., Mrs. Mallaby and party, C. Stan ley, Esq., Stephen Vertue, Esq., Wm. Chemley, Esq. and family, Mrs. Gilbert and party, the Rev. Willett, J. B. Brancker, Esq., Joseph Atkinson, Esq., Mrs. and Miss Richardson, and others. Mr. Parker's excellent band was stationed on the bowling-green, and played throughout the afternoon a variety of pleasing airs and pieces—portions of the company promenading the pleasant winding walks around. The exhibition was extremely good in the quality of the several specimens, though (owing to the advanced season of the year) not quite so abundant in quantity as on the last occasion. The fruits were very fine, especially the peaches, pines, apples, and pears, of which there were gorgeous specimens. Some of the grapes were very fair, but scarcely extra. The flowers (for the season) were splendid, including some fine dahlias, fuschias, geraniums, and panseys. Our townsmen, Messrs. J. and C. Whal ley, exh'bited (not for competition) a good stand of plants and flowers, amongst which was a beautiful specimen of fuschia, " Kellockaha," a tricolour ; Messrs. Davies showed a fine plant, resembling a salvia, called the " Ges neria Splendens," also ahandsome " Lilium Speciosurn." The ericas (or Cape heaths) were but few, but very fine, particularly a rich plant, the " Erica Hartnelli," or fly catcher, sent by Sir W. Stanley, the flowers glossed with a natural varnish, to which insects adhere, affording, it is said (?) nourishment to the plant. We noticed a drooping fuschia of great beauty, a yard in height, and richly flowered even to the lower branches, hanging below the rim of the pot—the " Oxoniensis." This, as well as the " Eppsii" and " Paragon," all beautiful, were sent by Mr. Raynes. The dahlias were, on the whole, very per fect and beautiful. Besides those that obtained prizes, J. O'Grady, Esq. sent a stand of very fine sorts, nearly matched, including fine specimens of the " Sulfur," or yellow, which are, we learn, delicate of growth. The panseys were many of them fine. Some of the best were shown by Mr. Raynes, who is rapidly distinguishing him self as a florist. The baskets of plants and flowers were all good, and tastefully arranged. Amongst the devices of flowers we noticed a lyre, a harp, a flower garden, with a glazed greenhouse, a giant butterfly, ynth extended wings, and a vase filled with flowers, rising In a spiral form, and entwined with nasturtiums, much resembling the celebrated Warwick vase. The last two were particu larly good. The prizes were awarded as follows (Ist and 2d signifying best and second best) : PLANTS AND FLOWERS, Oncurnm.—(Primier Prizes,) Oncidium Altissimum, H. Wi nc h , Esq., M.. J. Young, gardener. STOVE PLANT.—Achtmencs Peduncubata, G. J. Wainwright, Esq., Mr. Mayer, gardener. GREENHOUSE PLANT.—Oleauder, G. J. Wainwright. DAnuAs.—Twenty Distinct Blooms, Ist, Sir W. M. Stanley, Etrewitt, gardener; Twelve Blooms, Ist, ditto ; 2nd, A Steins, Esq,; Nine Ditto, Ist, H. Garnett, E sq. , B uc k ley, gardener ; 2d, Rev. j. Mainwaring; Six Blooms, Ist, H. Garnett, Esq.; 2d, W. Robinson, Esq.; of any colour, Ist, H. Garnett, Esq.; 2d, Sir W. Stanley. GREENHOUSE PLANTS.—ht, Lilium Lancefolum, &c , Sir W. Stanley; 2d, (a variety,) G. J. Wainwright, Esq. PELARGONIUMS, &c.—Stand of six, Ist, H. Littledaie, Esq. 23, Sir W. M. Stanley; stand of four, Ist, Sir W, M. Stanley; 2d, Rev. J. Mainwaring; stand of four, Ist, G. J. Wainwright, Esq.; 2d, J. T. Baynes, Esq.; Best Fuschia, G. J. Wainwright, Esq. VERBENAS.—SiX varieties, Ist, Rev. J. Mainwaring; 2d, G. J. Wainwright, Esq. PANZIES.—Best twenty (varieties,) Ist, J, T. Baynes, Esq. twelve ditto, Gott, &c. BASKETS OF PLANTS.-Ist, H. Winch, Esq. ; 2d, Sir W. M. Stanley. CUT FLOWERS.-Ist, T. Aspinall, Esq.; 23, Wm. Sharp, Esq.; Device of Flowers, Rev. 8.111. Fieldeu. FliuiT. GEAPES,—BIack, Ist, 11. Winch, Esq. ; 2d, Sir W. M. Stanley. SEACIIEL, Ammon s, and NECTARINES.—H. Littledale, Esq. PINES.-Ist, Sir W. Stanley; 2d, Rev, J. Mainwaring. MELONS. —lst, C. Stanley, Esq.; 2d, W. Sharp, Esq. APPLES.-Ist, Sir W. Stanley; 2d, Rev. R. N. Fielden. PEARS.-ISt, S. Vertue, Esq. ; 2d, Rev. J. Mainwaring. BASKET Of FIIIIIT.-ISt. Rev. J. Mainwaring; 2d. W. Welch, Esq. VEGETABLE s.—Cucumbers, Ist, G. V. Tanton, Esq. ; 2,1, Sir W. Stanley. Cauliflowers, Ist, Sir W. Stanley ; 2d, H. Garnett, Esq. Cabbages, Rev. J. Mainwaring. Celery, Ist, Sir W. Stanley; 2d, W. Welch, Esq. Onions, Carrots, and Turnips, Rev. J. Muinwa ring. EXTRA PRIZES. Device of Flowers, G. J. Wainwright; ditto, Miss Fielder); Heaths, Sir W. Stanley; Pair of Thunburgias, Ibiscus, and Cox combs, Rev. J. Mainwaring.—Crimani Gigantium, Sir Wm. Stan- ley.—Basket of Plants, J. T. Baynes, Esq.; ditto, Charles Stanley, Esq.—Basket of Fruit, S. Vertue.—Figs, Sir Wm. Stanley.— Peaches, ditto ; Plums, S. Vertue.—Best Dahlias, S. Whalley. MISS WHITNALL'S CONCERT. The expectations which the public had formed of the attractive character of this concert have certainly not been in any degree disappointed. A more magnificent audience never before met within the walls of our patent theatre than assembled on this occasion, to listen once more, and with unabated interest and admiration, to the unrivalled vocalists engaged, and to greet the young lady whose spirit and liberality had provided for her f r ie n d s a treat seldom within the reach of the Liverpool public. Ac cording to the original plan, the enti re pit an d b oxes h a d been thrown into a dress-circle, for which places were advertised . to be takeri on Tuesday and W e d nes d a y, a t Messrs. lime's, in Church-street, and on Friday morn ing at the box-office of the theat re; th e rema i n i ng port i ons of the house being left to be occupi e d by th ose w h o m i ght fortunately be in time to secure sitting room. So great, however, was the eagerness of the public that, on Tuesday morning, by half-past eleven o'clock, the whole of the dress-circle bad been engaged, and numbers of applicants were left uncrovided with places. In this emergency, it was suggested at one time that the upper boxes might be occupied at dress-circle prices, but this suggestion w as rejected as unfair to the public ; and , by th e judicious and spirited efforts of the managers of the 'theatre-Royal and she beneficiare, the whole of the stage itself, with the ex_ :eption of a small space in front for the singers, was laid out in stalls, elegantly fitted up and beautifully light e d, and made to accommodate three hundred additional per sons. By this arrangement, an increased splendour was given to the house, the singers and orchestra being thus placed between two audiences , comprising a large portion of the beauty and fashion of th . e town. As a me re spec tacle, without a note of music being added to heighten the charm, there were, we are sure, few present who w ould have begrudged the cost of admission to se e an asse mblage which, possibly, they might never a ga i n b e privileged to look upon , and which, by the eminent vocalists whom they had met to hear, must have been re garded with feelings of infinite pride and gratification, as a tribute to their talents greater than was ever paid them in any theatre in Europe. The opening Overture (Massaniello) was played with great correctness by the orchestra, under the l ea d ers hi p of Mr. Aldridge , who certainly made the most of it w i t h the limited means at his disposal, which were not at all compatible with the extended space of the house. The enthusiasm of the audience had not as yet been excited, and this fine composition fell flat upon the ears, as , did the Aria " Pro peceatis," which was givan-by Signor Paltoni with a chasteness and power worthy of a better reception. The Romanza " Or la suit onda," magnificently sung by Faivanti, completely dispelled tha-coldness of her, hearers, working them up from absoluts- impassiveness-to,a height of enthusiasm rarely witnetanel.. A. tumultuous- encores followed, which was responded to on the part of the singer by the substitution for the piece called for of her favourite "Non piu mesta," which she gave in a style such as to stamp her as the unchallenged occupant of the very first rank amongst the professors of her divine art. The Duett " Venti Scude," was splendidly sung by Signors Mario and F. Lablache, after which, the house was again en raptured by the Cavatina " Qui la voce sua Saave," which was given by Madame Grisi with a power and sustained beauty which none save that unrivalled song stress could have imparted to it, and which called down a unanimous encore. The excitement scarcely had time to subside :when Miss Christiana Weller came on to give her beautiful performance of the " Grand Concert Stuck," in which she has created such a sensation in musical circles.. We have already spoken in favourable terms of the abilities of this young lady; and certainly, whatever may have been the amount of praise bestowed, it will be unequal to her merits as displayed on Friday. We may explain to those of cur readers who were not present that Miss Weller plays this most difficult composition from memory, and with partial accompaniment from the orchestra. On the present occasion, she displayed a little natural timidity at first, and was, perhaps, on that account, not sufficiently audible in some of the opening passages, allowing the effect of her beautiful taste and execution to be injured by the too boisterous orchestral accompaniment. As this feeling wore off, however, she shone forth the almost un rivalled pianiste which she is now recognised to be, and, towards the close of the composition, displayed a vigour of tone and a brilliancy and facility of execution which gained for her the hearty applause and admiration of an enthusiastic audience. We must direct our further remarks, beyond a few brief ones, to a notice of the new ballad by Lover, " The Chain of Gold," which was assigned to Miss Whitnall, and sung by her with a chasteness and correctness of style which, with the addition of a fine voice, are the characteristics of this lady's singing. Of the substance of the song itself we cannot say much, its principal merit being its adapta tion to the fine old music to which it is set. By those who can appreciate the peculiar beauty of the ancient melodies of the sister country, it will no doubt be admired and sung ; but it fell coldly, on this occasion, upon an English audience, although rewarded with the honour of an encore. The favourite ballad " Bonnie Prince Charlie" however, giver, most beautifully by the same lady, was re ceived with an enthusiasm which fully made up for the comparative coldness which greeted her first effort. We never heard this noble song more finely and tastefully delivered. _ The leading features of the second part of the concert were a Duett between Madame Grisi and Mario, which was unexceptionably beautiful. The Aria "Se amarlo solo beve," was sung by Favanti, with an exuberance of spirit which was at once delightful and surprising. The singer absolutely revelled amidst the difficulties which she created and solved at will, her fine voice display ing its whole and wonderful compass to a delighted audience. The song alone would have sufficed to estab lish the fame of the singer. The fine Cavatina "In terra ci divisiro " was sung by Mario very beautifully; but the Polacca " La Fidelta," by Grisi, was the performance of the evenirg. It was splendidly sung, in the very best style, and with all the power and brilliancy of this un rivalled artiste. As a whole we cannot but regard this concert as credit able to all parties engaged in it, amongst whom we must not overlook the claims of the management of the Theatre- Royal for their efforts to provide for the accommodation of the public, and of Mr. Cook, the attentive box-keeper, for the excellent arrangements made by him, and the un deviating politeness displayed in providing for the con venience and comfort of all in his portion of the house. In an audience so great we never saw regularity so com plete, and every arrangement so faultless. The following impromptus upon the leading stars at this concert have been sent to us, and we have much pleasure in giving them insertion. The originals are from the pen of Signor Zandotti, professor of Italian in the Collegiate Institution ; the translations were made, cur rente calamo, by Miss Christiana Weller— Per Ia VI, tuosa Damigella M. WHITNALL. Fra quegli Astri, to loci pi?" bells, Come luce, tra gli astri una stella, E Ia luce the ottieni da lor, La rimandi con doppio splendor ! 'Midst proudest stars we catch thy rays, And love thy light the more ; Through thee, those orbs enchant our gaze, Reflected o'er and d'er ! GRISI. Se la Grisi dagli Elisi. Sia discesa io non lo so ; So the un astro in lei ravoisi, • Che la terra illuminO ! Was Grisi from Elysium sent? .A h ! none may tell from whence her flight ; But through the boundless firmament, No radiant star That beams afar O'er earth can shed diviner light ! AL DIVO MARIO. Mario col canto Diletta tanto, Che un Nume sembrami Sceso dal ciel, O Spirto angelico, Che voglia alquantl Da not celarsi Con mortal vel ! Oh, Mario! thy soul-inspiring song Must surely to a brighter world belong; Thyself a god descended from the sky, Or wandering spirit of celestial birth, Disguised in mortal shape to charm the earth, With deathless strains of heaven-born melody ! LIVERPOOL SUMMER ASSIZES. NISI PRIUS COURT..-TUESDAY. ECCLES AND ANOTHER V. HARPER. This was an action brought by Thomas and Richard Eccles, of Lower Darwen, near Blackburn, against the defendant, Samuel Harper, to recover the amount of a policy of insurance for £l2OO, effected on 220 bales of cotton on board the ship Caledonia, on her voyage from Savannah to Liverpool. .The declaration stated the total loss of that vessel; and the defendant pleaded that the policy had been obtained under circumstances of fraud and misrepresentation. It appeared that the plaintiffs had long been in the habit of ordering cotton from the house of Andrew Lowe and Co. of Savannah—a respec table firm connected with the house of Isaac Lowe, and Co., of Liverpool ; and they had been o rderin g cotton from that house a considerable time. Savannah was a port in South Carolina, whence cotton was sent in large quantities to Liverpool ; and the well-known rates of in surance for that voyage varied; from 12s. 6d. to 15s. The average length of the voyage was twenty-five, thirty, and thirty-five days ; and at the time the policy was effected in the present instance, the ships were performing the voyage in the ordinary time. The order for the insurance by the Caledonia was given on the Ist of May, to Cunliffe an d Co., and through them to Cunard and Co. ; it arrived in London on the 2d, about three o'clock p.m., and the order was a simple one to insure £l2OO on 200 bales of cotton on board the Caledonia for the plaintiffs, stating nothing more than that the ship was coming in the ordi nary way with the cotton. Under these circumstances the policy was effected at Lloyd's, at the customary pre mium of 12s. 6d. ; and upon the 2d of May this insurance was effected as if it had been on a ship likely to leave Sa vannah a fortnight or a week before, when the underwriter discovered in the early part of the month of June, that the vessel he had insured on the 2d of May had sailed from Savannah on the 17th of March, being a period of 44 days after the time she had sailed, and ten days beyond the ordinary risk of the voyage ; he instantly made appli cation to the brokers as to why they should have sought to effect an insurance under the circumstances mentioned. Several witnesses having been examined for the defen dant, Mr. KNOWLES contended that the average period of the voyages from Savannah to Liverpool was understated, and that a ship, under the circumstances of the Caledonia, would probably occupy somewhere about forty days on the voyage. He observed that if seven guineas had been asked for effecting the policy, it would have been willingly paid, and that the plaintiffs were wholly ignorant of the time the vessel sailed. The jury retired, and, after an absence from court of several hours, returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £3OO. HARGREAVES V. PARSONS. This was a t.pecial jury case, in which the plaintiff, George Hargreaves, was a commission merchant in Li verpool, and the defendant was George Parsons, a share broker, also of this town ; and the object of the action was to recover a sum of between £4OO and £5OO for an alleged breach of a contract which the defendant entered into with the plaintiff in November last. It appeared that in the course of last year a gentleman, named Parker, who speculates in foreign railway shares to a considerable extent, entered into some contract with the defendant, and out of that contract had arisen a contract with the plaintiff and the defendant, which had been the cause of this action coming into court. After the case had been gone into at some length, a verdict was returned for the plaintiff for £437 10s., sub ject to a motion for a nonsuit. GOSLING V. BIDDER. , ... _ This was a special jury case, brought by James Gosling to recover a considerable amount of money lent to the defendant, Samuel Parker Bidder ; and after the case had been opened, a verdict was returned for the plaintiff, by consent, subject to a reference. ____ PEARSON V. COBB. In this case, which was the last on the list, a verdict was returned for the defendant. The assizes then terminated ; and Mr. Justice Cress well left for London the following morning, we believe greatly fatigued after the harassing labours of the circuit. LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NEWS. The subscription for the public walks, Manchester, has now nearly reached £15,000. The British and North American royal mail steam-ship Acadia may be expected to arrive here on Friday night next. LORD STANLEY.—His lordship has left London for Lathom-house, the seat of Lord Skeliners , dale, where Lady Stanley and family are at present staying. His lord ship is expected, shortly, at Knowsley. • - The steam-ship British Queen, which used to run be tween this port and New York, and now belonging to the Belgian government, :s• advertised to be sold by auction at Antwerp, with all her stores.. PUBLICANS, &c.—At the Police-cottrt, on Friday, two public-house cases were dismissed,,otthers were found 80s, 505., 605., antl,4os. Beersellers fined : two 405., and one 60s. In the case of Mrs. Bickerstaff, one of tha oases dismissed, Aft. Rushton announcecLit as his intention that be would take away, tha license of the Victoria Theatre.. INQUEST: — On Saturday an ihquest was held on the body of a child, found in a pit, in- Birtle-street-fields„ Toxteth-park. A verdict to the effect was returned. Mr. Thomas Ga:loway, who, for the last three years, has filled the situation of superintendent of the Liver pool Workliclse, has been appointed governor of the Union Workhouse, at Wrexham. BIRKENIIEAD DOCKS.—The ceremony. of laving the first stone of these docks has been further , postponed to the 9th October,. in order to accommodate several gentle men who wish to ba present. FATAL BATHING ACCIDENTS.—On Saturday week a boy, seventeen years of age, was drowned whilst bathing in a pit rear Chorley. On Sunday week.a young man, twenty years of age, was drowned while bathing in the Ribble, near klteston. STUFFING MEAT.—On Wednesday, ...Tulin Frith, a butcher, in St. John's Market, was fined 5.5. and costs, for having beef on his standing which had been stuffed with suet.—On Thursday, Robert Youde, a butcher, in St. John's Market, was fined in the like ;31.1M for having stuffed veal on his stall. A match was played on Thursday between the Edge hill and Knowsley Clubs, on the ground of the Liverpool Club, which was kindly lent for the occasion, and which terminated in favour of the Edge-hill by a majority of 27. The scores were as follows ; Edge-hill, first innings, 54 ; second innings, SG. Knowsley, first innings, 65 ; second innings,. 48. CHEAP TRAIN.—A cheap special train to Liverpool left Hull early on Wednesday morning. It consisted of seventy-six carriages, drawn by two engines, and con veyed nearly two thousand passengers, allot' whom were provided with seats. The train reached this town about three o'clock, P.M.. and left on its return aliout the same hour next day. SOUTH LANCASHIRE REVISION.—The following is the route of the barristers appointed to:revise the list of voters for this division of the county ;—Mr. l3randreth— Newton, Monday, Sept. 16th ; Ormskirk, Friday, 20th Wigan, Wednesday, 25th ; Great Bolton, Monday, 30th ; Liverpool, Monday, Oct. 7th.—Mr. Mathews—Ashton, Sept. 16th ; Oldham, 19th ; Bury, 24th;. Rochdale, 30th ; Manchester, Oct. 4th. FtuntAmox.—We are happy to find:that the system of filtering vast bodies of water, by mr..Stackey's invention, is likely to be largely adopted in Lancashire. When such men as Lords Brougham and Radnor,_ and Mr. Professor Phillips. in England, and Arago, in France, speak confi dently of the great value of any invention, little more evi dence is required ; some, however, will not be content without personal inspection and continued trial; in this case, we believe, they can have both. _ . . . Inisn AFFAIRS.—On Thursday, several districts of the town, which are principally inhabited by the fri,nos and supporters of Mr. O'Connell, were illuminated, in celebration of the decision of the House of Lords. In one street, tar barrels were fired ; and altogether the re joicings were of a tumultuous and boisterous character: The arrivals from Ireland are sought with intense inter est. Our local repealers intend to make a grand demon stration, at an early period, to which Mr. O'Connell will be invited to attend. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.—The following distinguished persons arrived in Liverpool dur ing the past week, and, after a brief stay at the Adelphi Hotel, took their departure for various places ;—The Marquis of Headfort, ;the Earl of Fingal, the Earl of Charleville, Lord Carberry, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, Lord Clements, the Hon. Mr. Plunket, General Reddie, Governor of the Isle of Man, Major General Sir Thomas Whitehead, Sir Hesketh Fleetwood, Bart., Sir Burgess Carnac, and Alderman Hughes, of London. A COAT STOLEN FROM, AND PLEDGED AT, THE SAME SHOP ON THE SAME DAY.—At the usual hour, on Mon day morning, Mr. Vickers, assistant to Mr. Wilson, pawnbroker, Bolton, hung out, among other goods exposed for sale in front of tne shop, a coat of plumb colored cloth. At noon, the same day, it was pledged to Mr. Wilson, in his own shop, in the absence of Mr. Vickers, by a woman named Ann Seddon. In the afternoon, about five o'clock, it was missed from the place at which it had hung, and inquiries being made, the second pawning was discovered. The woman who pledged it was apprehended and com mitted for two months. COMMISSIONERS OF PAVING AND SEWERAGE.—The members met on Friday—Mr. John Holmes in the chair. The paving in front of the Welsh Methodist chapel, Pall mall, was ordered to be taken up and the streets to be macadamized to prevent noise. An application to allow the refuse of the piggeries of the Abbatoir Company in St. Andrew-street to be turned into the sewer was re fused ; as was an application to project some steps from houses in Skelhorne-street. A complaint was lodged by two police-officers against a driver of a water-cart, for improper interference with their duties, and it was agreed that he should not again be employed. There was no other business of public importance. DEFRAUDING AN EMPLOYER.—On Wednesday, John Craig Taylor, a genteel-looking youth, was brought up, charged with defrauding his employers, Messrs. Irving and Jones, merchants, of North John-street. The pri soner was their clerk, and was in the habit of attending the Custom-house, to pay the duties on bonded goods, for which lie received advances of money, which were paid him from time to time. When these payments were made to him, he produced what was supposed to be a copy of the entry containing the charges for duty, in which he had added to the amount of the articles, and thus ob tained more than was legally due. Several cases were mentioned by Mr. Jones ; one on the 31st July, in which he had charged duty on 25 bags pepper, instead of 20 bags, being £7 7s. above the Custom-house entry accounts •, another on the 12th August ; and a third on the 16th, of a similar kind. Several other instances were also adduced, and the amount obtained by the prisoner in that way, since May last, was said to be upwards of £7O. He was committed to take his trial at the sessions. APPREHENSION OP MR. J. K. WINTERBOTTOM.—It will be probably be romembered that this individual, who once occupied a prominent position in Stockport, in August, 1839, created great consternation by absconding with large sums of money not his own, after, as was al leged, committing forgeries to a great extent. Until re cently he was lost sight of, but on Thursday last he was apprehended. A man named Paine, a singer in public houses, who had known him at Stockport, recognized him in Great Howard-street, in this town, and knowing that £2OO was offered for his apprehension, he and a com panion (after he had taken to his heels on being observed) went in search of him, and with the assistance of police officer Lawton, No. 372, they at length found him in a farm-house in the vicinity, and took him before Mr. Com missioner Dowling. The three, with the prisoner in cus tody, were sent to Stockport, where the latter was received in custody at the police-office. On Friday the prisoner was taken before Mr. Baker, the magistrate, and, upon the general understanding that a warrant for his appre hension on a charge of forgery, issued by a London house at the time of his absconding, was still outstanding against him, he was remanded to six o'clock next Friday evening; Mr. Winterhottom, we understand, has been in Liverpool ever since the South Lancashire election, coming here from France. He is now in the custody of Mr. Barratt, at the county lockups. REPRESENTATION OF NORTH LANCASHIRE.--The Leeds Intelligencer of Saturday says that "it is not im probable that George Grenville Francis Egerton, Esq., the eldest son of Lord Francis Egerton, who recently attained his majority, may succeed to the vacant seat for North Lancashire." This however is no doubt a mis take as J. Talbot Clifton, Esq., of Lytham Hall, has issued an address soliciting the honor of the representa tion, and he will it is expected be returned unopposed. In his address he says " For the Agriculturist 1 desire most undoubtedly to secure that full protection to his capital, his industry, and his enterprise, to which the burdens he has to sustain justly entitle him. I feel that it is almost unnecessary for me to say that in aspiring to the representation of the Northern Divi sion Lanca shire, I fully appreciate the great imp ortance of f its 'com mercial and manufacturing interests, and that I shall always be ready to o promote them to the utmost of my power. I trust that by a constant attention to the duties which they impose upon a representative, I shall acquire that confidence at your hands to which it might be con sidered presumption in me at the present moment to lay claim. Not less important than the above to which I have already alluded, as demanding the care of your rep resentative, I feel to be the welfare of the poor. I should consider myself bound to regard them equally with their wealthier neighbours. I consider it a paramount duty to maintain our institutions in Church and State mid r the conviction of the inestimable blessings which they have conferred upon the nation, and I believe I shall best secure a continuance of those blessings by giving general support to a conservative government." ANNUAL GENERAL SESSIONS AT PRESTON.—This session was held on Thursday. Forty-eight magistrates were present—the Rev. Jon. Brooks in the chair. The annual accounts were first passed. Those of the county treasurer were for this year £37,891 ls. and for last year £16,102 lls. For prosecutions of felons the, sum was this year £15,558, 16s Gd. Law expenses £1,064. — Mr. Rodick inquired why the charges for prosecuting felons in Liverpool was so much greater than at Lancas ter. Mr. Addison replied, -because the number was much greater. Mr. Rodick also called attention to the fact that having got the list of county voters done by contract they had saved £l2O. In the Lunatic Asylum accounts the receipts were £4,682. To Mr. Walker £3,800 were paid, and to Mr. Sharp, the architect, £52. A long discussion took place on the County Asylum. The inmates were 800, the curable only 50 ! Colonel Raws thorn, Mr. Addison, and Mr. Brotherton, contended that alterations should be made as recommended by the Com missioners of Lunacy Inquiry. Those who bad a chance of recovery ought to be separated from those who hail not. A. better system was recommended by which the lunatics would cost only 3s (id a-head per week, in place of Gs Gd as at present.—The Bridges accounts showed four rolls, that had produced in the year £7,so6.—The maintenance of the Constabulary Force had cost £23,216. The House of Correction at Prescot had cost X 9,176; Kirkdale X 8,392 ; Salford X25,525.—The rolls were granted, namely —County Treasurer, general purposes ld ; ; County Bridges I-16th ; County Lunatic ‘ Asylum Constabulary (local) Manchester 2d ; Rochdale 2;(1 ; Ormskirk 3d; Present 3.d; Warrington 2d. Tha fol lowing appropriation of the County Treasurers Fund ; —Salary of Governor of Lancaster Castle, £600; ditto Deputy ditto, £lOO ; ditto Chaplain ditto, £350; ditto Surgeon ditto, £100; ditto County Treasurer, £4OO . Mr. Ashton Cross and Mr. Hugh Hornby were added to the Preston House of Correction Committee, and Mr. J ames Bourne was added as a Vestry Justice at Kirk dale. The Surgeon's salary at Kirkdale was raised to £l3O, and at Preston to £6O. Mr. Amos applied for an increase to his pension. There were seventeen for, and seventeen against it. It was resolved to convert certain rooms in Kirkdale Gaol into solitary cells. Mr. Addison said the system had been productive of immense good. A committee was, then appointed to revise the county rates akc.,—an admittcd.by all to be much wanted. The return mate!) between the Edge-hill and Breck Clubs came off on Saturday last, on the ground of the latter, when the Edge-hill was again victorious, beating their opponents in one innings. The Breck scored, first innings, 46 ; second innings, 38 ; Edge-hill, first innings, 88. THE CASE OF THE METOKA EMIGRANT SHIP.—In our paper of last week we reported the ship Metoka, with emigrants, for New York, as being under examination as to her fitness to proceed to sea. The surveyors again met on Saturday week, and added to their number two of the most experienced and respectable ship -masters that fre quent this port. The survey was quite satisfactory to themselves and Lieutenant Henry, the government agent, as to the fitness of the ship to proceed to'sea. By the directions of Mr. Rushton, the stipendiary magistrate for the borough, the whale of the passengers had been offered passages, by Messrs. Grimshaw - and Co., in another first class American ship, to sail on Tuesday last, and of the 225 only 41 availed themselves of the offer of transfer, the rest declaring to Lieutenant Henry they would go in no other ship than the Metoka, and said that the few who were so clamorous at the police-court only represented a small portion of the original number. Mr. Rushton stated that not the slightest imputation rested upon Messrs. Grimshaw and Co., as to the selection of the ship Metoka, and that they had acted with great propriety throughout. The Metoka is a first-class American ship, only two years old, and was loaded to a very moderate draft of water. She sailed on Monday. CRUELTY TO A Cretin.—A case of a disgraceful nature came on for hearing yesterday week before the magistrates of Hull. The defendants were a man and his wife, named Harman, residing in Snuff-mill-entry, \Vincolmlee. Mr. M`Manus stated, that from information he had re ceived that the defendants ill-treated a son of theirs, a bow about fourteen years of age, named Joseph, he proceeded to the house, and found the boy in bed in a room up stairs, the stench from which was so suffocating that he was obliged to hurry down stairs almost immediately. The boys back seemed very red. Two police-officers after wards called, and found him in a small closet lying on some wet straw. The smell was dreadful. The closet was about a yard in length and only two feet in height, so that he could neither stand up nor lay his full length. His intellect seemed greatly impaired, and he was subject to fits. Other witnesses gave other painful particulars. Some had seen him repeatedly beaten by his mother, and it was said that both parents frequently went out for a whole day, leaving him fastened up in the dark closet without meat or drink. One woman had occasionally given him food in their absence, and he ate with great avidity. About a month before he was a fine stout boy, but not so sharp as other boys of his -age. When in court he stared about him like an idiot. The magistrates said that a more disgraceful case had never been heard before, and immediately committed the prisoners for trial at the ensuing sessions, and gave the police directions to take care of the children. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—In our last paper we noticed the case of a young man named Neill M`Viccar, who, yesterday week, was charged before Mr. Rushton with having embezzled certain sums from his employer, Mr. H. Rose, wine merchant, and who, after one charge was sworn to, (to the amount of 10s. 6d.,) was remanded until further evidence of other alleged defaults to a larger amount could he procured. He was again brought up on Tuesday last, when three charges went; preferred against him, but the prisoner having stated that he could prove the payment of the money he had received from the 12th of August, (since which date there had been no entry made by him in the books of money received,) he was re manded till Wednesday, to enable him to do so. On Wednesday, Rose stated that he had been with the pri soner. and that the accounts were balanced up to the 26th of August, leaving a balance against the prisoner of £9 16s. ; but it having appeared from a statement of Mr. Parkinson that something like a compromise had been offered on the previous day, the prisoner was again re manded for a day. On Thursday the enquiry was re sumed, and Mr. Wardle proceeded to prove the payment of ss. 4d. that had not been entered in the books. Mr. Rushton said that was not the charge upon which the prisoner had been remanded, but a grave one of embezzle ment ? Mr. 'Wardle said that upon further examination of the accounts, it had been found that the money alleged to have been embezzled had been entered by the prisoner in the cash book, but not in the proper place.—Mr. Rushton said that was a very improper way in which to deal with the court. A grave charge of embezzlement had been made, and it was then found that the money had been entered. Mr. Rushton asked if the case was to be proceeded with. Mr. Wbrdle said he would proceed with the case of the ss. 4d.—This case having been proved, Mr. Rushton said he would not commit the prisoner to trial upon it under the circumstances. There had been such gross negligence in the keeping of the accounts, that he felt persuaded no jury would convict upon it. The whole affair was in amass of confu,ion, probably occasioned by the master's but principally in consequence of making a partner, by allowing a per centage, of one acting in the capacity of clerk. lie should only call upon the prisoner to enter into his own recognizance in £5O to ap pear to answer any indictment that might be preferred against him, Mr. Wardle applied to have Mr. Rose bound over to prosecute, so that his expenses might be paid out of the borough fund. Mr. Rushton refused, and the case dropped. SELECT VBSTRY Paddy.tbisds.-= he fortnightly' meeting took place oh TUC.edaY O and all the members were present but four. The visitors reported faionrably of the state of the Workhouse. It appeared by the returns that there were 1,617 inmates, at a cost of 2s. ti,d. a head, art increase as compared with the same period last year of 46 paupers, and of 41d. in cost per head. The out-door ex penditure was about the same as last year, 6,537 cases being relieved within the last fortnight, at an expense of £733. The furnishing committee for the Industrial School reported that the successful competitors were Messrs. Anderson, Bold street for ticking, sheeting, and under-blankets ; Messrs. Ralph, Church-street, for upper-blankets and counterpanes; Mr. \Voodnorth, for window-blinds ; Mr. F. Hand, for iron bedsteads, and Mr. Swallow, Bold-street, for a steam-engine. It was announced that the Lords of the Treasury, had in , compliance with the memorial sent, reduced the interest on the loan obtained from the Works Loan Office to four per. cent. Air. Bright brought forward his motion, to the effect that all supplies required for the poor's establish ment, exceeding £lO in value per month, or £5O in a single item, should be advertised for and purchased by tender, and that contracts for the same should be entered into. Mr. Thornly seconded the proposition, but it was negatived—only the mover and seconder voting for it. Mr. Bright said he should communicate the result to the Poor-law Commissioners. Mr. Overseer Kilshaw stated that the corporation offered to the parish three lots of land, comprising about 400 square yards situate on the west side of Lime-street, at £4 per yard, when it was re solved to purchase the same for the purpose of erecting a registration. office, the site being very central and suitable, and the price was considered moderate.—Steps it was stated had been taken for the early completion of the building at Kirk dale.—The Rev. Rector Brooks,asa member of the de putation, entered into a long, interesting, and minute detail of their proceedings in search of a superintendent for the Industrial School, when, in company with Mr. Tufnell, they visited Norwood, Battersea, and other similar esta blishments, and obtained much useful and valuable infor mation. The thanks of the vestry were voted to the rev. gentleman and his colleagues of the deputation, and also to Mr. Tufnell, for their valuable services. The Rev. Wm. Bannister, at present curate of Ardwick.green, was. on the recommendation of the Rev. Rectors , appointed to the situation of chaplain to the Workhouse, at a salary of £230 per annum, in the room of the Rev. Mr. Cragg, re signed. The Rev. Rector Brooks state d, that it would be a convenience to the poor if interments were permitted at St. Mary s Cemetery on Sundays, when power was given to him and his co-rector to make such a regulation, and any other that would be likely to conduce to the conveni ence of the parishioners.—The sanction of the board was given to bind, as apprentices, a number of boys from the Workhouse, who ore going out to Newfoundland, and to their being provided with suitable clothing.—The Board then adjourned to the 17th instant. MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF BIRKENHEAD. —On Tuesday evening, the usual monthly meeting of the Commissioners of Birkenhead was held at the Town-hall. The chair was occupied by John S. Jackson, Esq.—Mr. Wm. Jackson complained of the increasing cost of the extras for the new market, and said that the erection of that building under present circumstances, was becoming a serious matter. It was th en arrange d that the Town clerk should meet the committee, and consult as to the most advisable course to pursue.—The Ferry Committee reported that the receipts for the past month continued to manifest an improvement, and that as the time was now drawing nigh, when the Monk's Fetry must be made available, an additional boat would be required to enable them to continue their operations. They, therefore, re quested the sanction of the board to order a new boat and they concluded by stating, that, during the past month, a memorial had been presented to them. request ing that all smoking might be discontinued on board the river steamers, and that they thought the prayer of the same ought to be complied with.—Mr. Wm. Jackson asked for a report on the present condition of all the packets.—The Chairman replied, that there had lately been two new boats. The Nun was in perfectly good condition ; and in the course of three weeks or a month the Cleveland and the Eliza Price would be equal to new. The King Fisher would also be equal to new. Their boats, therefore, consisted of six, omitting the Helens burgh, which they had determined to dismantle. He contended that a new boat was required, and said, that for the List four months,—namely, from the 22nd of April to the 31st of August, the ferry receipts had increased upwards of £lBOO. Their contracts too, although con siderably lowered, had amounted nearly to the •sum of their original receipts ; there was a daily increase ; the Monk's Ferry increased ; and everything appeared to prosper.—Mr. W. Jackson moved that the ordering of the new boat be postponed for a week ; but, upon a divi sion, the motion was lost by a majority of 9 to 7.—1 Ir. moved that the Ferry :2ominatee be requested not to repair the Helensburylt; and the motion was adopted.— The parliamentary committee on the Monk's Ferry Bill reported that great inconveniences would arise unless of fices for booking passengers were established at the Monk's Ferry, and that the parliamentary expenses of the Lill had amounted to £9.56 ISs. Sd.—Mr. W. Jackson said, that as the Chester and Birkenhead terminus to Monk's Ferry would be opened next month, it would be necessary to increase the accommodation, be enlarging the Monk's Ferry Hotel, at which a fixed tariff of charges for families might be placed upon a smaller scale than that of the Euston Hotel. lie moved that a committee be appointed to take the subject of enlarging the Hotel into consideration, and to report to the next meeting.— The motion was adopted, and the following committee were appointed for the purpose :—Messrs. Watson, Hind, Cole, Stansfield, and Gilbertson.—The Finance Commit tee recommended that another collector be appointed for the township, at a salary of £lOO a year; and it was or dered that he be advertised for, and the testimonials read and reported upon. The Board then adjourned.