The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-28 00:00:00

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Tar NEW STREET from the Custom-house to the Queen's Dock will be opened for traffic in a few days. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT was tried with great success, on Tuesday and Thursday, on the tower of the Sandon Dock. It was also exhibited last night at the same place. A FIRE broke out on Saturday morning in the office of Mr. Mo3rhouse, broker, Hackin's-hey, but it was speedily extinguished by the fire-brigade before much damage had been occasioned. _ . teased to approve Mr. Charles for the free city of Frankfort. 11 pleased to approve Mr. Emile tester for the Republic of Ve- ednesday several bodies, sup in the Tayleur, were washed tlahide and the Skerries. cites Mail steam-ship, Captain Thursday for New York, with \ro. ,e lord-lieutenant of the county try Holden, Esq., to be deputy- THE BRAZILEIRA, South American Company's screw steamer, Captain H. T. Cox, sailed for the Brazils, via Lisbon and Madeira, on Friday afternoon, with 28 passen gers, a full cargo, and a small quantity of specie. The next monthly mail will be taken out by the new steamer Bahiana, Captain Green, on the '24th of April. CHRIST CHURCH, CLA.IIGHTON.—On Sunday last two sermons were preached in this church, by the Rev. Dr. Butler, in aid of the special mission to the Roman Catho lics in England, when the sum of £46 6s. was collected. MARY ANNE LATHWAITE, a servant at an inn, has been committed for trial at the assizes, by the magistrates of St. Helens, for the wilful murder of a child, of which she was delivered a few days since. THE LATE MAYOR.—Mr. Samuel Holme is at present confined at an hotel in London by an attack of illness ; but we are glad to learn that it is not of a serious nature. DISCOVERY OP A DEAD CHILD.—OR Saturday last the body of a female child was found in a box, inside the rails of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Chapel. An inquest will be held upon it to day. THE PRESTON STRIKE.—Three more of the delegates have been arrested ; and, after being committed for trial, have been liberated on bail. Meetings were held on Fri day and Saturday, and again on Sunday. A great num ber of new hands are at work, some of the old ones have gone in, and the disaffected will soon be put completely hors de combat. _ _ D CANNEL COMPANY have con- I of £7OO to the fund for the relatives of the late accident at Aigrant ship, which got ashore 'wn, on her outward voyage to he Mersey on Thursday morn a-tug Iron King. Dock Committee, on Thursday, Ited to the extent of £13,460. the amount of £2,330. SERVING ON JIIRIES.—The tffs' Court has stated that a an office in London must serve an agent, whose name must iff, and some of the leading mesent assizes, dined with the Tuesday last, _ _ Ixtensive firm in Preston have, ►llowing notice in their offices : 'ed in this establishment are moustache during business .00L.—The second of the three at Trinity College, Cambridge, C. Webster, who was educated ds the Gladstone Exhibition. , value £lO. .ER Liverpool and Philadelphia :ft the Mersey for Philadelphia with seventy cabin passengers zessel only arrived on the pre :ce when she discharged a very in the river on Tuesday, being port. iday, an old man, named Horley, Rainford-gardens, cut his throat immediately conveyed to the ;ft a paper on the table, stating use of his destruction. on the Bolton and Liverpool ionday by his head coming in )rt distance from Bolton. It is ming the cover on one of the brgotten the vicinity of the 4E8.-At Cornwallis-street the k was 2,426—increase over cor- , 1,235; Pierhead (salt water) eek, 471—increase over corres -111 ; Paul-street, number of Tease over corresponding week Eity.—On Thursday evening Tincent, Higgins and Co., Sir )bbed, it is supposed, by some ;remises. A safe was broken ransacked, but the hole made ras too small to enable them to ,eir booty was trifling. 3f.—Mr. Nicholls, the lessee of lased a very handsome Clyde to ply between the Landing- Loch Lomond is faster than A the Countess of Ellesmere ; ith cushions, and adorned with e made a move to obtain ss. a ages being 4s. 6d. A meeting L was held on Tuesday, at the Las's-buildings, at which a most and we understand it is likely Tnent will be come to. WEE.-Mr. Robert Morris, of , and Jones, woollen warehouse \ tertained on Wednesday to din "emple-court, by a number of their esteem for him, as well mi opportunity of wishing him in their new undertaking at FATAL AccinErrs.—On Saturday evening, Michael Farrel, a boy aged five years, was playing in Vauxhall road, when a timber carriage belonging to Messrs. Lloyd was passing along the street, and the boy ran against the baulk, which caused him to fall with his head near the large wheel, which passed over it and killed him.—William Leather, a man aged 63 years, was engaged piling timber, at Egerton Dock, on Saturday last, when a quantity of wood fell upon him, and instantly crushed him to death. — Priscilla Carson, a woman 80 years of age, died on Satur day last, from injuries she received by a car running over her in London-road, on the 13th instant.—lnquests upon each of the above bodies will be held by the coroner this day. _ . _ BOOTLE-CUM-LINACRE.—The annual meeting of the ratepayers was held on Saturday, Mr. T. Robinson in the chair. The accounts of the surveyor of the highways were exhibited, showing a balance of £7O in the hands of the surveyor out of a rate of sd. in the pound. The rate had been all collected, with the exception of what had been excused to the poor. Mr. P. Conally was re-elected sur veyor of the highways for the ensuing year, at the usual salary. Mr. Win. Knowles and Mr. Donally were nomi nated to the office of collectors of the government taxes. Mr. Wm. Knowles, Mr. Charles Musker, and Mr. Thomas Williamson were nominated for overseers of the poor for the ensuing year. Mr. Joseph Musker, the assistant overseer, exhibited a sketch of his accounts, by which it appeared that the rate of ls. in the pound had been all collected and expended, leaving a small balance due by the township. The meeting passed a resolution expressive of their approbation of the general good conduct of the col lectors of the highway and poor rates, Mr. Donally and Mr. Musker, and particularly as applied to the duties of each in their relative departments. Duc HY OP LANCASTER.—The accounts for the year end ing at Michaelmas last have been made up and presented to Parliament. The rents received during the year amounted to £26,297, the casual revenue, from sale of timber, &c., to £3388 ; dividends, £617. The arrears of rent outstanding were £7711. The salaries of the princi pal officers amounting to £6212 ; of the law officers, £853 ; of receivers, £160; of stewards of manors, £486 ; pensions £903; charities, £1390 ; surveys and repairs, £1668 ; audit expenses, labourers' wages, and other expenses, £4781. The sum of £15,500 was paid over to Her Majesty's privy purse. THE SANITARY BILL.—At the meeting of the Health Committee, on Thursday, the Town-clerk stated, in refer ence to what had taken place in London with respect to the Sanitary Bill, that, in consequence of the opposing parties not making up their minds, which they might have done more than a week before they did, ten witnesses had been sent up to London, heavy briefs prepared, and large fees paid to counsel. The ratepayers would be put to an expense of £4OO or £5OO by the delay. Even at the last moment, the solicitor in London insisted on remaining, and appeared before the committee; the counsel also ap peared, but not with the view of opposing, for it was un derstood all opposition should be withdrawn. They agreed to withdraw it, if certain terms were accepted, and there was a delay before they made up their minds. After some conversation, the subject dropped. JUVENILE DEPRAVITY.—At the Police-court, on Satur day, the presiding magistrate investigated several cases of robbery, the perpetrators of which were lads between eight and twelve years of age, dirty, ragged, and preco ciously cunning. One, named Myers, was remanded for seven days, on a charge of stealing a looking-glass from a broker's shop in Brownlow-hill, officer Carlisle stating that lie was engaged in investigating several other cases of robbery in which the prisoner was concerned.. The prisoner's mother, with tears in her eyes, said that he was quite unmanageable, and another officer stated that his brother was undergoing the penalty of transportation. Another lad, nine years of age, who has been brought up at the Police-court about six times, was only discharged on Friday, and a few hours afterwards he was taken into custody for stealing some cheese from a baker's shop in Falkuer-street. It was stated that the lad's father, who is in the receipt of good wages, was quite careless as to his son's disgrace, , And refused to attend at the court, though requested to do so. HEALTH OP THE TowN.—The medical officer of health reports that the mortality of the borough during the week ending the 18th inst. rose to a higher point than in any week of the preceding two months, partly from the vari able weather, and partly in consequence of measles having appeared as an epidemic amongst the children in the workhouse. The deaths from all causes, which in the previous week were 217, were last week 248, while the average mortality of the same week in the preceding six years was only 214 ; the deaths from zymotic diseases were 65, of which 25 were from measles (including 18 in the workhouse), 11 from hooping cough, 13 from diar rhoea, 8 from typhus, and, 14 from croup. No fatal case of smallpox nor of scarlatina was reported during the week. From diseases of the lungs there were 86 deaths, including 36 from consumption. STEAM most LONDONDERRY.—The Londonderry and Liverpool Steam-packet Company's beautiful new steamer, William M'Cormick, arrived here on Friday morning, after the quickest passage ever made betwixt Londonderry , and Liverpool, namely, 16 hours. The William M'Cor mick was built at Glasgow for this new enterprising company, who also expect to have another new steamer (the Enniskillen, built by Messrs. Vernon and Sons) on the Liverpool and London Station in the course of a month. THE SCREW-STEAMER SARAH SANDS arrived in the Mersey on Friday afternoon, from Portland, after a pro tracted voyage. She sailed from Portland at 5.30 a.m., on the 2nd inst., and on the sth passed a steam-ship, supposed to be the Charity, from hence and Greenock for Portland. On the 10th, at one a.m., lat. 45, lon. 48, made a large field of ice, and sailed to the south, along its edge. At 6.30 a.m., rounded the south side of it—many icebergs around ; saw one of the " Black Ball" liners rounding its south side, going westward. At noon, on the 18th, lat. 51, lon. 16, passed the United States Mail Steam-ship, from Havre and Southampton for New York. On the 21st put into Kinsale harbour short of coal. The Sarah Sands encountered strong head winds the greater portion of the passage. " THE WIFE'S WATCH."—At the County Court, War- .ECTORS IN TROUBLE.—At the Tohn Pratt and Geo. McKenzie, !ount collectors, were brought td Smith, Church-street, under : —Mr. Smith said that both Taployed by the firm, but, after ley had not accounted for the :tested in a breach of trust last in engaged in collecting adver wever, collected money, and not ie said he had received several .oney to Pratt. They were ex - - (esday, and remanded for seven days. _ N EL—The weekly meeting was Present : Mr. Jos. Harrison (in the ad Heyes, vice-chairmen ; and Abrahams, Lunt, Wensley, ' Carter, Taylor, James Birch, &eh, Shaw, Jeffrieff, and Mount ; hands of the treasurer was re lid.. The clerk produced au Poor-law Board, declaring now A. committee was appointed to wovidbacr burial accommodation of the Privy Council for closing tenders were accepted for supply . next six months. The number cruse was stated to be 655, of the )le-bodied, 251; able-bodied, 82 ; j against 718 in the correspond- The number of inmates in the consisting of 78 adults and 13 it 14 iu the corresponding week • DRUNKENNESS.—An inquest na the body of Mary Naylor, the whose death had been caused by 'fed. The husband, on Tuesday attend to his usual avocation the wife in the house along with both being under the influence of hour or two afterwards, he deceased at the door with her ;ter standing near her in a state tediately extinguished the flames, mate woman to the Infirmary, airs after being admitted. N.—On Wednesday an inquest A' Mr. Robert Irving, publican, found dead early that morning. Led a raffle, at the house of Mr. Edwin-street, on the previous ieven o'clock. Having remained in Scotland-road, he reached his Jaree and four o'clock, when he ill. He was supplied with a ,fired to bed. Shortly afterwards *se, and found her husband lying J, where he had fallen. He was !,t six o'clock he was found dead. loath" was returned. ARCHMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.— ig on Wednesday, Mr. Morris, of associate member. The presen lers of the Royal Institution of grief Account of the Palaces of galleries, by T. L. Donaldson," was .. '°'etary. The secretary also directed '-executed model by Mr. Hatha by Messrs, Hay, and at present ie sole expense of Hugh Tennent, itleman of superior taste in eccle . Picton then proceeded to read his !hitectural History of Liverpool," ones, illustrated most effectively iprovement of the town. .PIRLD.—The following singular few years ago in Parr, about n'Pool, where there are several Will tend to show the immense '1 lie under a small superficial iy widow lady sold to a gentle -'arr, consisting of a house and land, for £3,000. The - old lady gals under the land, as there was °ourhood ; but it was the decided n's, and others conversant with :•e no coals on the property. The iowever, insisted that the coals Less the purchaser would give her refused doing, and the coals were ) 11 1 his purchase, and reserved to ( 4 soon after, bequeathing the coal 'en of a deceased sister, seven in .tourers, and the residue of her 3 , 0 00, to the children of another he coal-mines was considered a dissensions in the two families If it. The coal legatees brooded ier their disappointment in not 'Pert' with their cousins, but at induce some persons, who were lolley than wit, to undertake the land to ascertain whether there boring continued for a consider fllilsement of persons connected last, to their great astonishment, !baser, and the unbounded delight of the best coal in Lancashire could nearly the whole breadth of la b „,_•,€ , be easily worked. These coals t o ,:' ',red by the proprietors of a neigh- A OOO - On subsequent borings band, which the same parties pur ming Journal. —A claim for salvage was brought )urt, on Thursday, by which the to obtain salvage compensation he steamer Mona's Queen, on the trance of the river Mersey. The n'oeeeding from Douglas, Isle of snails and passengers, but without 331 iles from the Bell-buoy broke one continued her voyage. She sub 4is ted a si gna l , w hi ch was respon d e d e d after an ineffectual attempt to make in tow, and in about three hours 141 / 4 , t L 1 44. ` 4) ek• On the part of the salvors . qhen the Albert came up the Mona's \AttiNvmd--,:jeclobleeward on the Great Burbo Bank, .t t , w as 3' the owners. The value of the kOtt e ,ge ,a1,;x 42,5 °0, and a tender was made of eks het, r .c e U°s l ' e fus Th Judge said, that NiNi e e, e eoncile the conflicting statements 'her NI; tha t °f °Pinion that a valuable service tro ll ov t the tender was insufficient, and erri lle it: and decree ClOO. rington, onThursday, before Mr. J. W. Harden, 'Philip Hudson, a joiner, at Latchford, sued Ellen Worrall, a joiner, at Knutsford, for the return of love gifts. After a three weeks' acquaintance, and after one of their first walks, the plaintiff had become so enamoured of the charms of the lady, who is really a very comely body, that on closing their promenade by a chat in a public-house, he took his watch, valued at £6 10s., and placed it around the fair Ellen's neck, replying to her deprecatory objec tions, " Take it ; it is the wife's watch." This was on the 9th Sept. last. Ellen went to Knutsford, the watch round her neck. Philip returned to Latchford, but with his passion increased, and very soon he bought at Liver pool a guard for the watch, which he sent to protect " the wife's watch." A brooch was sent at the same time, and letter-writing began on both sides, Philip's epistles being of a very tender character. In one, which was read by defendant's counsel, he said, " These presents, my dear love, are of the purest silver, but my love is purer than silver." The courtship, however, was a very brief one, for by the close of the year Philip had found some other fair (whom he has since married), and requested the return of his ,watch. Ellen wrote to say that it was coming ; but, acting upon the counsel of her friends, she retained it; hence the action. The court, in deciding, spoke of Lord Tenterden's opinion, who judged that when delivery accompanied a gift, the gift was a legal one, and the pre cedent already before him in that court, Longshaw v. Dootson, was given in the same way. His honour, there fore, gave a verdict for the defendant. Manchester Courier. Doca COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on Thursday ; Mr. Turner in the chair. The tender of Messrs. A. and G. Holme, for altering the roof of the offices at the Albert Dock, was accept ed.—The sub-com mittee of works recommended that the tender for the work to be done at the sheds on the east quay of the Prince's Dock be given to Messrs. Haig and Co. The amount of the contract is £1,150. Confirmed.—The ten ders of William Carson, for pitch, and William P. Smith, for pig iron, were accepted.—The marine committee re commended that the men employed at the landing-stage be placed on the same footing as the dock gatemen in re gard to wages, namely 20s. a week for the first two years, and 21s. afterwards.—The Harbour Masters Committee recommended that the salary of the senior harbour mas ter, Mr. Hodson, be increased from £4OO to £5OO per annum, and that of the junior harbour master, Mr. Garniss, from £3BO to £4BO per annum.—A long discus sion ensued, in the course of which Mr. Evans moved that the recommendation to increase the salaries of the har bour masters be not confirmed. On a division, the motion,. was lost by ten to four. For the confirmation of the re commendation :—Messrs. Royden, Littledale, Robinson Holden, Tobin, Rounthwaite, Smith, Chaloner, Lockett, and the chairman. Against it :—Messrs. Gladstone, Heal ing, Evans, and Barber. A report was read, relative to the ship Robert Preston, which took fire a few weeks ago in the Prince's Dock.—The solicitor read his report to the Harbour Masters' Committee on the subject of prosecu tions for breach of the law allowing the use of fire and lights on board ships in certain cases.—Mr. Lockett said the utmost penalties for offences where fires and lights were not allowed was £100; and in other cases, where fires and lights could be used, subject to certain conditions, it was £2O. Some conversation of a desultory character ensued, after which the matter dropped.—A communica tion was read from Mr. Robert Woodward, Chairman of the Association of the Liverpool Corn Trade, calling at tention to a report adopted at a recent meeting of the trade, held in this town. The report included several re commendations, which have already been published, urging the Dock Committee to consider the question of dock accommo dation in reference to giving greater facilities to the corn trade of this port.—After some conversation respecting the necessity of warehouses round the docks, the matter was referred to the Harbour Masters' Committee. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL. ADVERTISER. ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. BIRKENHEAD HOSPITAL. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANVAED. Sts,—l had hoped that the transactions conneeted with the late appointment to the Birkenhead Hospital would have been permitted to go into oblivion, except so far as to be a useful warning against similar proceedings in future. I shall therefore only reply to Mr. Fry's letter that-1. The late second meeting was not the•result of medical jealousy, but the unmistakeable voice of public disapprobation. - 2. Notwithstanding Mr. Fry's letter, I do not retract any part of my statements.-3. I have always protested, and will always protest, against personal interest and favour being injuriously employed in•public institutions. _ _ _ I came forward on this painful question only when called upon by four active officers of the institution, and am very reluctant to contine a discussion which can only fester private differences, and which cannot now alter the late decision. . _ Regretting very much that I should be compelled again to express my disapproval of the recent proceedings, and hoping that the whole matter will be permitted to rest where it does, I remain, sir, your faithful servant, St. Aiden's, March 22, 1854. JOSEPII BAYLEE. A CURIOSITY IN NEWSPAPER LITERATURE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD: Sin,—ln your last publication, a correspondent, who signs " Common Sense," has made some severe strictures upon a leading article which appeared in one of your local contemporaries on the previous Saturday. Now, as I happen, at present, to be the principal Editor of the paper referred to, I feel it decidedly due to my reputation as a public writer entirely to disclaim the authorship of the article which has called forth your correspondent's critical castigation ; and further, to affirm that I had not even seen the same until it had made its appearance in print. I am, Sir, yours, respectfully, S. PHILLIPS DAT. Liverpool, March 27th, 1854, CURIOSITIES OF NEWSPAPER LITERATURE TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—Really the heading under which I write may be stereotyped for constant use, if certain writers in one of your contemporaries continue to startle " Common Sense" with such effusions of an obfuscated intellect as have lately been presented to the public. I aimed a blow at the sconce of the scribbler last week, but, to my surprise, he is as unabashed and as tormenting as ever. He reminds me of a celebrated character, known by the appellation of the "talking machine," who is invited to parties of re served young gentlemen, for the purpose of preventing a flag in conversation. This gentleman can talk with most amazing volubility upon every variety of subject, by the hour or by the evening, as required. You wind him up by proposing a theme, and he hurries on with breathless haste over the worlds of literature, science, and art, with " satis eloquentim,sapientim parum." After he has amused for a time, he is cast off, and voted a bore. Cannot the fate of the unfortunate gentleman with the " caccethes loquendi" be a warning to the gentleman who is troubled with the "caceethes scribendi?" It affords some amusement to hold up folly to derision,. once or twice, as a scarecrow to incompetent scribblers ; but if the fellows present them selves too often, our patience is awearied, and we are rather disposed to administer a kick than bestow a smile. Last week, we were 'amused with unparalleled specimens of vapid nonsense, cloudy sentences of big words without meaning. This week, I have to present to your notice a few samples of an equally curious article on the " Union of the four learned societies of Liverpool." We are told that " The natural genius of England being rather of an ABSTRACT, or practical character, we do not think dry and abstruse classical attainments would add much to the adornment of the country, or to the progress of society. Those men who plume themselves on their classical attainments become dogged and consequential, or pedantic and frivolous; and while they writhe in the agonies of scholastic congestion, they generally contrive to pawn upon their IIEARERS perfect mountains of criticism, which they would have the world believe was so much done for society, while they are simply levelling the reputation of others. A whole classic scholar is sel dom more than half educated. He spends his life in studying the manners, habits, and customs of our race backwards. He knows more of the depravity of Ancient Greece, and the follies of Latin Nations, than he does of the vices or virtues of the age in which he lives. Albeit, he is the crammed chicken of a University, and what he lacks in common sense he can amply supply from Homer's sonnets or Cicero's eloquence. He may borrow, where other men are said to steal, an idea, and by adroit plagiarism, he establishes a character for originality, which true genius looks upon with scorn." This writer is assuredly establishing for himself a cha racter for originality—but does he suppose himself the " true genius," who has a right to look down with scorn upon "the crammed chickens of a University," or upon the students of "Homer's sox:vrrs or Cicero's eloquence ?" Is it not ridiculous for men to prate about what they so little understand ? Because, forsooth, it has been the fashion of late years to decry the classics, on account of the ex tremes to which classical scholars have carried their admiration and attachment, every illiterate coxcomb thinks his time of triumph has come—that learning may be as , sailed with impunity—that a flood of Vandal scribblers I may destroy the wondrous models of greatness of thought, and beauty of style, which characterise the ages of Pericles and Augustus. What better arguments against the detractors of classical attainments need be given than these specimens of the fruits of their neglect. This un classical writer says :—. " If the Literary and Scientific Societies of Liverpool were likely to increase, this feverishness of classical and scholastic congestion of the mind, and want of manners of those who resorted to them for recreation, we should feel far less disposed to give them our humble meed of approbation and support. * * * * By some extra ordinary perversion it appears, however, that those who profess to know most, really do least for the advance ment of their fellowmen. To be familiar with classic authors, is to be but partially accomplished ; and to presume upon their originality, or to exist by their per fections,is simply attempting an arrogant impertinence. "We are, therefore, rejoiced to find that the learned Societies of Liverpool are turning their attention, together with that of the public, to the practice of that beautiful science architecture, and the promotion of useful and in genious arts. This is the field in which . the mind of a nation may labour with a prospect of arriving at indi vidual greatness, and man's MORAL and SOCIAL amelio ration.' What does he mean ? He is evidently suffering from " feverishness" and some extraordinary affection of the mind, not brought on by companionship with the classics, or by burning the midnight oil. The arrogant imper tinence" of such a writer in setting himself above the classical scholar, verifies the proverb of the fate of pearls cast among swine. The poor educated man is certainly an object of commiseration when his lot casts him among the " profanum vulgus." I shall only trouble you with one more extract, though you may before now have ex claimed " Usque ad nauseum." " This age is purely and essentially practical. It may not be so from choice, but it has become so de facto from necessity; and what can be more truly beautiful and edifying than the study of the great phenomena ofhuman , genius at the present day It is not necessary that Liverpool should be reduced to ashes, or that England should pass into the shade of a classical oblivion of a thousand years, to render her literature and science sub- jects fit for the study of our cloisters or universities. We therefore view the utilitarian character of our Liverpool societies with the most earnest solicitude." It is not worth while to answer so shallow a writer as this. lam more inclined to laugh at the conceit of the individual ; but, unfortunately, he is merely taking up the song of abler men, whose judgments on this subject have been misguided. We are told that it is not necessary that England should pass into the shade of classical oblivion to render her literature and science fit for the study of our universities ; and with this sentiment I agree. Why is such the case ? Why but because our English classical authors have deeply loved, studied, and imitated those very works which are now tobe despised. The sublimity and fire of the Iliad—the nice and particular painting of manners in the Odyssey, have been perpetual sources of poetry, from ;which the greatest authors of after times have drunk copious draughts of inspiration. Yet Homer himself acquired his art through Egyptian channels. Indeed, the history of learning and literature does not prove that the intellectual powers of man are progressive from age to age. The writers of the present day are not equal to those of the Elizabethan era. The literature of England is superseded by that of ancient Rome, and that of Rome again by more ancient Greece. In proportion as the Romans studied Greek literature, they became more excellent writers and enlightened philosophers ; and in the proportion ancient classical literature has been studied in our own country, our authors have attained an eminence and a glory which shall cause their writings to be studied thousands of years after the nation's decline and fall. What is the utility l asks the the narrow-minded querist. I answer : every exercise of the mind, like exercise of the body, tends to call forth and strengthen nature's original vi gour. Be the subject immediately lucrative or not, the nerves of reason are braced by the mere employ. It is lamentable to see the increase of that contemptible tribe of utilitarians, who, from a love to the means of life, wholly forgetting its end, are for that reason truly de nominated misers, or miserable. It is time to check the progress of these soul-debasing, money-grubbing, world and Mammon idolators, and to infuse into their minds a little more COMMON SENSE. March 27,1854. PRINCE ALBERT has given a donation of £2OO for the extension of the electric telegraph to Aberdeen. MiDLLIL RACHEL, it is reported, is about to quit the stage, and to marry one of the Russian noblesse. WAKEFIELD PRISON seems to be a model, and unique, if it be true, as stated, that last year it not only cleared expenses, but made a profit of between £5,000 and £6,000. EXECUTION OF MOSES HA.TTO.—ThiS Criminal was hanged in front of the county gaol at Aylesbury, on Fri day. Immediately after his conviction, Hatto expressed a desire to relieve his mind by making a full confession of his crime ; and a long statement, dictated by Hatto, was taken down by the Rev. G. A. Cuxson, chaplain of the gaol, in the presence of Mr. Sheriff, governor of the prison. TICE NEw COPPER COINAGE.—The demands at the Royal Mint for supplies of the new copper coinage during the last fortnight have been so great that the quantity they had received from Birmingham (50 tons), as the first portion of the contract with the Master of the Mint, is now nearly exhausted, and much difficulty is experinced in obtaining to the amount of one thousand pounds worth, or even a few hundreds. JENNY LIND.—The indecision of the Swedish canta trice, it may perhaps be remembered, was always remarked as a prominent characteristic trait ; since her marriage A seems, however, to have increased. The last report stated that Madame Lind Goldschmidt had positively refused to visit England ; but the German papers now announce that she will eventually wend her way to Lcdon, and that negotiations, between Mr. Mitchell and the prima donna are ilk* to be brought to ail Axua4tive conclustow— Musite rransmpt. ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. ON Saturday week an ordinary annual court of the mem— bers of this society, and_also an extraordinary and quinquen— nial court, was held at Radley's Hotel. Bridge-street. Black— friars, London, for the following purposes, viz.: The ordinary annual court to receive the report of the auditors for 1853, and to re-elect them, and the quinquennial court to receive the report of the directors, upon the value of the society's funds, theit engagements, and the valuation of= policies prior to the declaration of a bonus, and to elect four directors, there beingfour retirements by rotation. The Right Hon. Sir T. Frankland Lewis, B trt., M.P., occupied the chair, and - apologised for the unavoidable absence of the deputy-chairman, H. F. Stephenson, Esq., who, he said, had gone to-see his son off with the Lrave fellows who were now setting out in the defence of their country. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement convening the meeting, Mr. JAMES JOHN DowNEs, F.R.A.S., actuary, read a statement of the receipts and expenditure for the year 1833, as follows : RECEIVED. Balance, Feb. 9, 1853 Assurance Premiums (less-commission) Interest on Investments (less income tax) Investments paid off 231,113 18 6 Total receipts £449,232 9 10 PAID. Assurance claims Annuity claims Invested in Government securities 111.589 18 1 Do. in mortgages, life interests, & reversions 227,792 13 0 Loans on policies Purchase of policies 5,442 10 0 Fire assurance premium 4BO 17 0 Rent, taxes, insurance, and repairs Printing,advertisements,stationery, & stamps 1,026 6 5 Directors, auditors, and medical officers 2,135 11 1 Actuary, secretary, and clerks Agents' charges and medical fees Solicitor and law expenses 305 10 6 Income tax Sundries Balance at bankers 422 14 4 19,253 5 3 Total .4'449,232 9 10 STATEMENT OF THE ASSURANCE FUND. Dec. 31, 1853. Funded property and Government securities 595,106 5 7 Mortgages Life interests and reversions Cash in hand Total Fund , 596,189 6 10 130,128 15 10 19.253 5 3 x'1,340,67713 .6 The report of the auditors was then read. It ;tated that all the vouchers had been examined and found correct, and that the accounts were kept in an excellent manner. It also con gratulated the members on the gratifying augmentation of their capital since the last quinquennial audit. Mr. liowNEs read a statement, to show the amount of busi ness transacted in 1853, from which it appeared that there had been during that year 638 proposals, of which 81 had been de clined, 51 were accepted, but not yet taken up, and 596 were completed, and the policies issued. Of these. 12 were for €5,000, 9 were for sums between £3,000 and €5,000, 38 be tween £l,OOO and €3,000, 80 for £l,OOO, and 120 for £5OO, and the others for smatter amounts. The average amount of the policies issued was €717. To show the character of the business, he stated that 464 of the 506 policies issued were what they called "Table l."—that is on the participating scale of premium on single lives. The amount of premiums received in respect of new policies during the year was £13,266 for renewals, £143 ,551, for commutations £ l2; premiums combined with life interests, £B2B. Then they had remitted one premium which they should have received, £2,203, making a total for the year of receipts, in respect of pre miums, of £159,860—a sum which exceeded the income from this source last year by nearly £lO,OOO. (Hear.) They ex pected claims (according to the ordinary law of mortality) to the amount of £101,000; but the claims which had actually accrued on 84 policies, assuring 71 lives, were but £57,468, giving them 443,000 less than the amount of claims naturally expected for the year. (Hear.) This state of mortality re ferred to was not the " Northampton rate;" it was consi derably less than that estimate. The number of premiums received on policies discontinued by death—the average had been 14 premiums; the average bonus on each policy which had become a claim had been 14 per cent. on the sums assured. During the year 84 policies had been extinguished by death, 32 by purchase, 66 by lapse, and 5 by the expiration of the term ' • so that they had increased the number by 506, and they were diminished by 187. The "annual statement" was in respect of sums actually paid as claims; the amount of claims accruing for the year on policies was W 57,463. Of the £74,084 paid as claims, €16,796 had been paid in respect of policies which would be payable during 1854, paid on discount. With respect to the large amount of balance at the bankers, he had to state that the average balance during the year was €7,895 ; this was from week to week the average sum at the bankers. During the past quinquennial period the average balance was €3,519 ; but of this €1,900 was now in band for the purpose of completing some farther investments which were in con templation. The amount assured by the new policies was about €362,000. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the above report and statements were read, and ordered to be entered upon the minutes. The sum of £l4O was awarded to the following gentlemen as auditors, for their services during the past year, and they were unanimously re-elected to that office:—Edward Charrington, Esq., Francis Dumergue, Esq., Capt. Robert Gordon, R.N., John Gilliam Stilwell, Esq. This being done, the annual meeting was closed, and the members resolved themselves into the Extraordinary Quin quennial Meeting, with the same chairman as before. Mr. DOWNES then read the Sixth Quinqueanial Report of the directors, which was as follows :—" It affords much pleasure to the directors of the Economic Life Assurance Society to be enabled to report to its members the result of the investigation made of its affairs at the close of the quin quennial period which terminated 31st December, 1853. The experience of the society during this period (the second which has elapsed since paying off the shareholders) has fully realised the expectations of the directors, and they feel assured that the members will share their satisfaction. Since the last division, 2,606 policies, assuring W 1,884,000, have been issued, giing an average of 521 policies per annum. This result, compared with those at previous investigations, show a large and steady increase of the business. The sum of £65,465 has been received during the five years in new premiums, being at the rate of £13,093 a-year. The total income from premiums, which in 1849 was €124,321, now amounts to £159,861, indicating an average annual increase of £7,108, after allowing for loss of income from discontinued policies ; while the gross income has increased at the rate) I £lO,OOO per annum. Claims have arisen during the five years on 477 policies, assuring £340,943, and carrying bonuses to the amount of A'42,248. In addition to the bonuses on policies upon which claims have arisen, the sum of £51,771 has been paid as bonus in other ways, making a total of £97,019, of which the sum of .€85,500 has been paid in respect of the bonus declared in 1849. This reduction of the liability, combined with the increase of £449,675 158. 7d. of the assurance fund, shows that the financial condition of the society has improved at the rate of .t - '107,000 per annum. Notwithstanding the great havoc the cholera has made during the last five years, the mortality experienced by the society is less than might have been expected under ordinary circum stances. In addition to this, the claims accrued have fallen upon a class of policies, each assuring €95 less than the general average. These causes have contributed considerably to augment the present surplus. In the valuation of the assets, an ample margin has been allowed for possible fluc tuation of the funds; and in the value of liabilities, the risk premiums only have been taken into account. The remain ing portion of the premium income, after defraying the expense of management. commission, &c., will be found in the surplus. By this arrangement, old and new assurers will contribute rateably to the expenses of management, and no profit will be declared by anticipation. The assets, consisting of funded property, mortgages, life interests, and reversions, premiums due on 31st December (since paid), interest accrued on investments, balance at hankers and hand, amount to £1,357,736 3s. 4d. The liabilities, consisting of £1,034,380 17s. 10d., the values of policies and the bonuses already declared, and £37,685 for claims accrued but unpaid, com mission, taxes, and sundry small accounts, amount to £1,072,065 17s. lOd. There is, therefore, after making pro vision for every known liability, a surplus of £285,670 ss. 6d. The directors recommend that 4255,850 of this surplus be distributed as bonuses; and that the remaining sum of £29,820 55. 6d. be retained for the payment of annual con tingent, and conditional bonuses, and for contingencies. It is further recommended that an annual contingent bonus of £1 per cent. per annum be added to the absolute bonus on such policies, now entitled to participate, as shall become claims during the current quinquennial period, viz., On policies which become claims in 1854, £ 1 per cent, on sum 1855, £2 „ [assured. 1856, A . 3 „ If PO 1857. £4 ft 10 1858, £5 ~ To those policies which are not entitled to participate in the present bonus, by reason of five annual premiums not having been paid upon them, but on which claims may arise after the payment of the fifth annual premium and before the next quinquennial investigation, a bonus will be added of like amount as if five annual premiums had been paid prior to the present division. The suns of £255,850 will produce rever sionary bonuses amounting to £397,000, which, by comparison with the sum assured by participating policies, will give from 8 to 35 per cent., or 101 ;per cent. on the average. By com parison with the amount of premiums received since the last division, on policies which then participated, and with the whole amount of premiums received on policies which now participate for the first time, the reversionary bonus varies from 30 to 111 per Cent., or 67 per cent. on the average. This is exclusive of the annual contingent bonus. The same op tions are offered as at the last division, and so the present bonus may be taken either-Ist. In ready money ;-2nd. In addition to the sum assured ;-3rd. In a reduction of the premiums for the next five years only ;—or 4th. In a reduc tion of the premiums for the remainder of life ; as the assured may select. The society now assures, by 6,572 policies, the sum of 4'5,336,000, and is in receipt of an annual income of £220,000. Considering the nature and extent of the society's transactions, with regard to the number of lives assured, the sums at risk , and the magnitude of the invested capital and of the annual income, the condition of the society affords as surance that its future progress will be steady, and not liable to the fluctuations consequent upon small numbers and limited means. In its present state, the society offers every real advantage afforded by life assurance : for, in addition' to a low rate of premium, the expenses of management are now spread over so large a surface as to reduce the per centage to an inconsiderable amount ' • thus leaving a larger portion of premium income to swell the profit fund, the whole of which, by the mutual principle, becomes divisible among the assured. The CHAIRMAN then said that the declaration of the amount of bonus must be made by themselves; it must be their own act and deed. The directors merely proposed to them the amount which in their opinion it would be advisa ble to grant, namely, £255,855. This sounded a large sum, but members might be assured that the rule of the directors was to keep on the safe side. (Hear, hear.) The turn of the scale was greatly in favour of the establishment. (Hear.) He then put the question to the vote, and the bonus pro posed was unanimously agreed to. In reply to a question from the body of the meeting, the ASTITARY stated that the bonus was 12& per cent. beyond the average. Mr. BATES/lAN said he had been assured in that office for nine years, and when be entered he took it for granted that he would participate in five years. He complained also that he had not been summoned so early as the rule-directed. He said he had perfect conndence in the board, and believed that this' could only result from an oversight; he only asked his other question for general information, to make it clear to the innocent public—(laughter) — to some of whom it might be of importance, to pay A'69 for nine years, whereas four or five years would, in many cases, make all the difference. As to himself, he now understood the matter; and he fully believed, of course. that he would have the full benefit when he did get it, by receiving a bonus for his 9 years larger in the proper pro portion than those who came in only for a period of 5 years. Mr. DOWNES replied that of course he would. As to the summons, he believed that every one was summoned regu larly who was entitled to attend their meetings. The profits were divided every five years, and as Mr. Bateman had paid nine premiums, he would of course receive nearly double the amount to those who had only paid five premiums. Mr. BATEMAN said it would be well that people should know at first, in such cases,what period they would have to wait. A MEMBER said he had joined at the same period as Mr. Bateman, and had always been summoned in due form after his fifth payment. Of course Mr. Bateman could not be en titled to a bonus in 1849, because at that time he had not paid the five premiums, which was a necessary preliminary t o the reception of it. (Hear.) The quinquennial report was then adoed, and the CHAIR MAN proposed the re-election of the fo llowing gentlemen as directors, stating that they retired by rotation, and were cor dially recommended by the board for re-election :—Alfred Kingsford Barber, Esq., Arthur Kett Barclay, Esq., Robert Biddulph, Esq., and Charles Morris, Esq. In recommending for re-election his four experienced colleagues, he said that the management of the affairs of such a society was a matter of very great responsibility. The care of £1,300,000 was no trifle,. (Hear.) For they had to do the best they could to get good interest-and good security, which were matters often of very great difficulty. But he believed they had done their duty, and the.; would try to do so for the future. (Cheers.) The above gentlemen were then unanimously re-elected as directors, being eligible for immediate re-election by the 153rd article tithe deed of settlement. A yote of thanks wits unanimously voted to the Chairman, who announced that these proceedings would require to be colifirmod by the extraordinary general court to be holden on the 26tlit of March, at tan eclock,when he hoped tjilak !Ka. cient number of persona would be present. Twenty was the number required. Mr. J. B. COOPER, the Liverpool agent of the society, moved a vote of thanks to the actuary, secretary, and clerks of the society, to whom , he expressed his obligations, from the great courtesy and prompt attention he had always re ceived from them in the transaction of a large amount of business ; for Liverpool they had got 272 policies during the past five years, being one-tenth of the entire new business obtained by the society during that period. (Cheers.) In fact, it was at the rate of one a week. (Hear, hear.) The motion was seconded, and agreed to unanimously. Mr. DowNss returned thanks, and the meeting separated. ECCLESIASTICAL EITTELLIGENC.F. PREFERMENTS AND' APPOINTMENTS. Rev. J. Auden, 8.A., to the Stipendiary Curacy of St . James, Hill, Sutton Goldfield, Warwickshire. Rev. J. Bailey, M.A., Rector of Nunburnholme, to a canonry residentiary in York Cathedral. Rev. E. S. Bankes, Curate of Stapleton, to the Rectory of Corfe Castle, Dorset. Rev. R. V. Blathwayt, M.A., to the Curacy of Langridge, Somerset. Rev. A. Blomfield, to the Curacy of Lacock, Wilts. Rev. B. F. Boyle, M.A., to the Incumbency of St. Peter's Church, Hammersmith. Rev. P. Brett, M.A. (on his own petition), to the Rectory of Mount Bares, Essex. Rev. W. Bullock, 8.A., to the Assistant Curacy of Hunt_ spill, Somerset. Rev. W. H. Carwithen, M.A., Vicar of Aylesbeare, to be a Surrogate of the Archdeaconry Court of Exeter. . Rev. H. H. G. de C h aville, to the Assistant Curacy of St. James's, Taunton. Rev. W. Cochran, Minister of St. Andrew's Church, Red River, to be First Archdeacon of Assiniboia, diocese of Ru pert's Land. Rev. J. G. Cowan, late Curate of Barnes, Surrey, to be Curate of St. James's, Westminster. Rev. H. J. Dodsworth, to the Perpetual Curacy of Man ningtree, Essex. Patron. the Rev. J.: E. Carker. Rev. C. R. Elrington, 8.A., to the Assistant Curacy . or Stogursey, Somerset. Rev. C. J. Forsham, to the Assistant Curacy of Ilminster. Rev. W. H. Fowle, to the Curacy of East Brent, Somerset. Rev. A. Field, 8.A., to the Curacy of St. Saviour's, Leeds. Rev. R. Gunnery, M.A., Curate of St. Mary's Church, Kingston-upon-Hull, to be Association Secretary to the Church Education Society. Rev. A. Hill, M.A.. to the Rectory of Charfield, Glouces tershire. Patron, Mr. J. Neeld, M.P. Rev. J. Hunter, Minister of Christ Church, Cumberland, to be First Archdeacon of Cumberland, in the diocese of Rupert's Land. Rev. G. R. Husband. M.A.', formerly Curate of Myton-on- Swale, Yorkshire, to be British Chaplain at Gaines, near Calais. • . Rev. W. Lempriere, M.A., to the Rectory of South Warn borough, near Odiham. Patrons, St. John's College, Oxford. Rev. G. R. Mackarness, Curate of Barnwell, to the Vicar age of Ilam,'Staffordshire. Rev. C. St. Druys Moxon, to the Curacy of Fakenham. Rev. T. R. Musselwhite, to the Curacy of Ashton-under- Edgmond, Shropshire. Rev. C. L. Pemberton, M.A., to the Rectory of Curry Mallet and Curland, Somerset. Rev. W. T. Preedy, M.A., to the Rectory of Kittisford, Somerset. Rev. J. C. Rowlatt, to the Rectory of St. Paul Exeter. B Rev. E. W. Saul, .A., to the Assistant Curacy of St John's, Bridgewater. Rev. J. G. Smith, M.A., Fellow of Brasenose College, Ox ford, to the Rectory of Tedstone-de-la-Mere, Herefordshire. Rev. G. Waddington, 8.A., to the Curacy of High Ham, Somerset. Rev. C. 0. Yeo, 8.A., to be Chaplain on board her Ma jesty's ship James Watt. GMTE.RAL Th7ELLIGENCE. HIE ROYAL RIGHNESE3 Prince Albert has placed the sum of £2OO at the disposal of the committee for the pur pose of furthering the extension of the electric telegraph to Aberdeen. INDIRECT TRADE WITH Russia.—A line of steamers has been announced to run between Hull and the Prussian porte of Pillau in the Baltic, taking goods for Memel, &c., for the purpose of carrying on trade between England and Russia. Tan TAMES EMBANKMENT.—On Wednesday, her Majesty's Commissioners of Public Works commenced the first portion of the embankment of the Thames on the north or Middlesex shore at Chelsea, and the construction of the approaches thereto and to the suspension bridge to cross the Thames to the new park at Battersea. THE Bois DE BOULOGNE is assuming a new aspect. The intended lake is fast progressing, and the rock is rising rapidly into vast proportions. It will not rival Mont Blanc, but it will be sufficiently large to give general effect, and a fall for a beautiful cascade which is to flow down its side. MUCH AMUSEMENT was created at Maidstone Assizes, last week, by Mr. Baron Alderson, in a case in which some dispute arose as to the length of a piece of ribbon, marking a yard's length on his desk, and proceeding to measure the ribbon himself in most draper-like fashion. KEEPING RECEIPTS.—The importance of keeping re ceipts was shown in the case of an unfortunate house holder in Clerkenwell, named Mr. Proctor, who, returning home one day last week, found " a man in possession" for Queen's taxes, though he knew he had paid them all. On application to the sheriff he learnt that the collector had run away with the taxes due for 1852, and, however unpleasant it might be, orders were imperative from Somerset-house to enforce a second demand on all tax payers coming under the same liability, unless they could produce their receipts. Mr. Proctor, unfortunately, had mislaid his receipts for that year, but had those of the preceding twelvemonth, a clear proof, he contended, that he had paid those for 1852. On Monday, he applied to the magistrate of the disttict for advice, who could give him nothing but condolence. THE DEVON BREAD RIOTS. — At the Exeter Assizes, on Saturday, twenty-six of the Exminster rioters were brought up for trial. They included girls and boys of thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen years old; and not one of them was more than twenty. Mr. Trood, the farmer whose house was the principal object of attack, appeared as a witness. The defence of the prisoners was that they were merely idle spectators. The jury found all guilty. One who appeared to be the ringleader, Charles Tuckett, aged nineteen, was sentenced by Mr. Baron Martin to be imprisoned for nine months with hard labour ; five others, all aged eighteen, were sentenced to six months' impri sonment ; and the boys and girls were respited till the next assizes, with a promise that if they behaved well they should hear no more about it. MADAME IDS PPEIPPER.—From a letter addressed to Mr. Petermann by Madame Ida Pfeiffer, and dated Lima, January the 26th, 1854, it appears that this indefatigable tourist had somewhat deviated in the route she proposed to take from California. Instead of reaching the United States by way of Mexico and the West Indies, she was under that date in the capital of Peru. This place she describes as possessing few attractions for travellers, and the country around uninviting for excursions, it being of a barren character, with scenery alike through all seasons in consequence of the absence of rain. The houses of Lima are similar to those in the East, plain, and without taste. Madame Pfeiffer intended to cross the Andes, and explore the Amazon River, or go to Cuzco. But if pre vented by the expense of realising these projects, she would next direct her steps to Guayaquil, Quito, and Panama.—Athenceum. WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND INFIDELITY. — The promoters and advocates of the so-called " women's rights," in America, finding that the Bible teaches doctrines different to theirs, denounce it as a bad book, as upholding igno rance, degradation, and vice, as preventing the elevation and development of man, and as producing all the evils , that afflict the human race. At a recent meeting of the Women's Rights Convention, at Albany, Mrs. Rose, the leading orator of the society, in the course of a long and violent harangue, addressing her sisters, said, " The Bible has enslaved you ; the churches have been built upon your subjugated necks. Do you wish to be free ? Then you must trample the Bible, the church, and the priests under your feet." For the attainment of this object an " Anti-Bible Convention" has been formed. HAIRDRESSING IN MELBOURNE.—(Extract from the letter of a new chum.) " Your friend S— would make a fortune here, as there is not a good hairdresser in the whole place. They are mostly blacks and Americans,who cut away without the least regard. The charge for a com mon clip ls. 6d., if champooed ss. It is laughable to go into one of these shops (the contents of which are usually three or four high chairs, with backs to lounge against, and a high foot rester to put your legs on), to witness the proceedings. The operator places a large cloth under the chin of a digger, perhaps with lots of hair, and commences slashing away, then calls the boy for a basin of hot water and soap, and lathers his head all over when cleansed from the soap he sprinkles on a little perfume, and charges for the operation ss. The floor of one of these establish ments is thickly covered with sawdust, to answer the pur pose of a large spittoon, the boy occasionally sifting fresh sawdust over it. All the customers have short pipes or cigars, and the barber smokes his also, and is invariably the greatest bounce amongst them." RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES.—An experiment was made at the Salford engine-shed of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, on Wednesday, to test an apparatus invented by Messrs. E. and J. Rowland, of Manchester, for cleansing the copper tubes of railway locomotive boilers. The ap paratus consists of a valve attached to the steam-chamber of the locomotive at the top of the boiler in front, from which a flexible pipe or tube projects. The smoke-box door in front of the engine being opened, the ends of the copper tubes of the boiler are exposed to view, and, a conical jet at the loose end of the flexible pipe being applied to each tube in succession, a quantity of steam is injected. In the locomotive on which the experiment was tried there were 220 parallel horizontal inch-and-a-half copper tubes, perfectly cleansed of white ashes, incrustations, cinders, &c., with which all tubes in locomotives become more or less choked when in use. The operation was 'performed in 10 minutes. The mode of cleansing hitherto in use has been with a long iron ramrod of half an inch in diameter, wrapped with tow at one end ; and the time of cleansing 220 tubes with this would be fully three-quarters of an hour. In addition to a saving of time by this method, it is expected there will be much less wear and tear of the copper tubes than by the ordinary process. A DurE.—A case of extraordinary credulity lately came before the Court of Bankruptcy. Chas. Raymond Smith, statuary, of the New-road, London, came before the court with £2,764 liabilities, contracted without consideration. The bankrupt had been, once upon a time, introduced to a certain Count Dunin, who kept a magnificently-furnished house in Westbourne-terrace, with six carriages and twelve horses ; he was appointed statuary to the count. Now, the count was at work upon a certain invention of his o ni hi edau c nc h iev h hilh e i me in intended nrdeedsto however, rtoe R' st usth ate slv s l . rr his e s confiscatedn—" t to expandingt he Emperorfi figures," Russian u es o he wanted morpy. The sequel is soon told. The statuary " accommodates" the count with his name to various bills, which were neter paid, and became bankrupt. He would sometimes ask the count to pay the bills, and then the count would say, " Don't be in such a fidget," and, pre tending to get into a passion, would thrust pieces of paper into the fire, which witness at the time believed were the bills. Mr. Commissioner Goulburn blamed the bankrupt for his credulity in being thus duped by a swindler, but exonerated him from all stain upon his character, and granted a second-class certificate. FATAL ACCIDENT AT A THEATRE.—On Sunday, Feb. 26, during the performance at the French Theatre, New Orleans, two galleries, which were set apart for persons of colour, fell, owing to the iron rods by which these galleries were suspended from the roof giving way. The suspend ing rods had been substituted for iron columns, support ing the galleries, owing to the columns obstructing the view of the stage from the dress circle ! There were only 84 persons in the two galleries, and, as the fall was a gradual one, most persons in the dress circle had time to escape. The iron rods broke near the roof, and the gal leries then sank some three feet ; but, as there was an additional support to these galleries from iron bars fromthe wall, it prevented the destruction of hundreds-of lives. Many of the negroes were precipitated into the pit, and all the chairs from the galleries were showered down upon the people in the parquett, yet the loss of life was very small, and there were but few persons injured, and most of them very slightly. Florian Mains, a clerk in a notary's-office, was instantly killed by being struck on the head by one of the iron bars, and Fergus Toledano, a youth 14 years of age, was. also killed. There were no negroes killed. As all our places of amusement are crowded on a Sunday night, and the Orleans Theatre has always a good share of the multitude, it is truly sur prising how so many escaped with their lives.—New Orleans paper. ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—At the Leicester assizes, last week, James Bull, aged 19,was charged with having, on the 13th of August last, at Misterton, attempted to strangle Ann Clarke, with attempt to murder her. The prosecu trix, a comely-looking person, who was housekeeper to a farmer at Misterton, deposed that, on the evening of the day in question, she was alone in the house with the pri soner, who was also in the same service. On this occa sion, he pertinaciously repeated proposals of marriage, which he had previously made her, and which she had rejected. There was a great disparity of age between her and him, as she was nearly forty years old. She had laid by some little amount of property. He urged, in support of his offer, the general opinion of the neighbourhood, and stated that "everybody said he was to marry the house keeper." She, however, was deaf to all his entreaties, and, after reading some hymns and prayers with the prisoner, retired to bed at about ten o'clock. Some little time after she had been in bed, the prisoner came to her bedside naked. He repeated his offers, which she again refused. He had a rope with him, which he proceeded to put round her neck, endeavouring to fasten one end of it to the bed rail. She struggled with him for some time, and at length, agitated and confused, consented to accept him. Ile then desisted, proposing at the same time to come into her bed. She refused to allow him to do so, assigning as an excuse that she felt unwell, and wanted some tea, but promised to come down and sit with the prisoner. He went down stairs and lighted a fire. The prosecutrix followed, and made and partook of tea. She sat with him until four o'clock in the morning, going up stairs on various pre texts. On one of her absences up stairs she went into the prisoner's bedroom, and found the rope, which was pro duced in court. During the greater part of the time that she was sitting with the prisoner, they were engaged in reading the Bible and prayers and hymns. At about four o'clock in the morning, she contrived to make her escape from the house, and aroused some labourers who were sleeping in a building near, to whom she communicated her perilous situation. The prisoner was secured. During her struggle she had inflicted some scratches upon his lip and face, which bled for some time after the prisoner was taken to the lock-up. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The chief-justice, in passing sentence, told the prisoner that there could be but little doubt as to the intent by which he was actuated, even if his purpose did not extend beyond that charged in the indictment. It seemed as if he intended not only to cause the death of the prosecutrix, but to blacken her memory after death. Had death been the result of his crime, the fixing of the rope to the bed-rail was calculated to. throw a suspicion of suicide on the victim. The et justice then sentenced the prisoner to fifteen years: transportation. • DIOCESE OF CHESTER. PREPERMEST.—The Rev. James Cronshaw to the Per petual Curacy of St. Thomas's Church, Wigan, in the county of Lancaster. Vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Peter King Simmons. Patron :—The Rev. Henry John Gunning, Rector of Wigan, in right of his rectory. HANDLEY.—The Bishop has granted a license for the performance of divine services in the school-room at Hand ley, in the county of Chester, while the church is under going repair. ORDINATION.—The Bishop of Chester intends to hold his next Ordination at. Chester, on Trinity Sunday, June 11th ; candidates for which must send all their necessary papers complete to Charles T. W. Parry, Esq., Chester, his lordship's secretary, on or before the Ist of May. DIOCESE OF MANCllESTER,—Preferments : On Tues day last, at the Diocesan Registry, the Bishop of Manchester collated the Rev. J. S. Master, of Chorley, to a honorary canonry in the Cathedral of Manchester. The rev. gen tleman was inducted and installed the same afternoon by the Rev. Canon Wray, vice-dean. The Rev. J. 0. Parr, vicar of Preston, has nominated the following clergymen : The Rev. Alfred Thos. Armstrong, M.A., to the perpetual curacy of Ashton-upon-Ribble ; the Rev. John Wilson, M.A., to the perpetual curacy of St. James, Preston ; and the Rev. John Pilling to the perpetual curacy of Grimsargh. COMMISSIONERS FOR BUILDING CIRTRCIIES.—By an Order in Council, dated the 9th of March inst., Her Majesty has been pleased to approve a proposal of the Commissioners for Building Churches, for the assignment of a district chapelry, set out in the said proposal, to the church of St. John, at Fairfield, in the parish of West Derby, and the recommendations of the commissioners in respect to the publication of banns, and the solemnization of marriages, baptisms, and churchings in the said church. THE NEW Bismop.—The Rev. W. K. Hamilton has been appointed to succeed the late Bishop of Salisbury. Mr. Hamilton was educated at Eton, and was afterwards one of the favourite pupils of the late Dr. Arnold. He entered at Christ Church, Oxford, took the highest honour in classics, and was chosen a fellow of Merton Colleges where he formed the acquaintance of the late Bishop Denison, an acquaintance which subsequently ripened into an intimate and devoted friendship. He acted as curate to the late bishop at St. Peter's, Oxford, and on Dr. Deni son's elevation to the episcopate became his examining chaplain and Canon of Salisbury. During the fatal illness of the bishop he was never absent from his bedside. He is said to possess considerable powers as a preacher, but is chiefly remarkable for the simplicity of his character and the consistent piety of his life. Cnuncn LEASEHOLDS.—The Church Estates Commis sioners have presented their third report under the act, which will expire this year, passed with a view to ascer taining by experiment how far the enfranchisement of church leaseholds could be satisfactorily effected by volun tary agreement. They report that they have approved the terms agreed upon in 289 cases for the sale of reversions, and in 20 for the purchase of leasehold interests, the value in fee of these 309 estates so agreed to be enfranchised exceeding £1,400,000 ; the Ecclesiastical Commissioners also have made 312 agreements with lessees for enfran chising property exceeding £1,700,000 in value; so that the church estates agreed to be enfranchised since the passing of this act, 14th and 15th Victoria, are not less than 621 in number, and their value exceeds £3,000,000. In only 28 cases did the Church Estates Commissioners decline to approve the terms proposed, and in 20 of these the original proposals were subsequently modified satisfac torily. The commissioners add, that the agreements have been effected generally in accordance with the recommen dations made in the report of the Lords' committee by whom the church leasehold question was considered in 1851, prior to the introduction of the act ; and that the extent to which enfranchisement has taken place induces the belief that the terms agreed upon have been consi dered advantageous by the lessees, while an additional revenue for church purposes has been effectually secured. The commissioners state that they have observed with satisfaction a growing disposition on the part of many ecclesiastical corporations to entertain proposals by their lessees to effect enfranchisements ; and that they believe that " the improvement of episcopal and capitular estates, ,without prejudice to the interests of persons holding leases granted thereof," will continue to be effected, if Parliamtnt should see fit to prolong the duration of the act. COURT AND FASHION. LIB CoußT. —On Saturday her Majesty had a dinner and evening party.—On Thursday next, the Queen will hold her first drawing-room this season in St. James's Palace. THE DUKE and Duchess of Northumberland have arrived in Naples. Prince Frederick William of Prussia has made a brief visit to Naples, and proceeded to Palermo. LORD GILBERT GROSVENOR, one of the lieutenants of the Boscawen, 70 (of the North Sea fleet), has died sud denly. He was twenty-one years of age, and was the second son of the Marquis of Westminster. Mu. COMMISSIONER DANIELL, Judge of the Birming ham Court of Bankruptcy, died on Tuesday. He was brother to the late Professor Daniell, of King's College. SIR WILLIAM DEnsoN.— There . is a report in - Van Diemen's Land that a new office is to be created in Eng land, in consequence of the cessation of transportation to this colony, that of Director-General of Convict Discipline for tile United Kingdom, and that Sir William Denison is to be nominated, with a salary of £4,000 a-year.—Austra lian and New Zealand Gazette. THE NEW JUDGE.— Mr. Richard Budden Crowder, Q.C., recorder of Bristol, has been appointed to the seat upon the bench vacant by the death of the late Mr. Jus tice Talfourd. This appointment creates a vacancy in the representation of Liskeard, for which borough the newly appointed judge has sat in the Reform interest since the year 1849. _ _ - DEATH OP COLONEL MOUNTAIN.—Died, at Futtyghur, India, on the ISth of last month, Colonel Armine Simcoe Henry Mountain, C. 8., Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, and Adjutant-General to Her Majesty's Forces in India. HER MAJESTY'S LEVEE.—The Queen held a levee (the third this season) on Wednesday, in St. James's Palace. Her Majesty wore a train of white and gold moire antique silk, brocaded with white flowers and trimmed with gold blonde and white satin riband. The petticoat was white satin trimmed with gold blonde and white satin riband to correspond with the train. The Queen's head-dress was a diamond circlet. THE PRELIMINARIES of a marriage have just been con cluded between the Earl of Durham and Lady Beatrix Hamilton, second daughter of the Marquis of Abercorn, and niece of the Duke of Bedford and Lord John Russell. THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR and the Countess Walewski gave a grand dinner on Tuesday evening at Albert Gate, the new residence of the French Embassy, to the Duke of Cambridge and Lord Raglan, preparatory to their depar ture to join the expeditionary army in the East. MILITARY PREPARATIONS.—Major-General his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and a numerous staff of officers, left London on Friday for the East. His royal highness, on his way through France, will be entertained by the Emperor at the Tuilleries. THE MARRIAGE of Prince Joachim Murat with . Ma.dlle. Bertheir, Princess of Wagram, was celebrated on Wednes day morning, at nine o'clock, for the civil ceremony, in the Hotel of the Prince de Wagram, Rue de Larochefoucault, Paris ; after which the illustrious couple, accompanied by their relatives and the witnesses, went to the Tuilleries, where the contract was signed by their Majesties, the Princes Jerome and Napoleon, the Princess Mathilde, the Princes Pierre and Lucien Bonaparte, and the Grand Duchess of Baden. The cortege afterwards proceeded to the Imperial chapel, where the religious ceremony was performed, the Bishop of Nancy delivering the nuptial benediction. NATIONAL DEFENCE.-A Gentleman's Rifle Corps for Middlesex has been formed. It is to consist of 300 men, and is commanded by the Duke of Wellington as Lieuten ant-Colonel Commandant, and by the Earl of Perth and Mellott as tiajor. . POLiC7' COURT ESTERDAT AN OLD PICKPOCEET.—Catherine Patterson, an ofa woman, who had already suffered three months' imprison ment for picking pockets, was again brought up for pick ing the pocket of Eiji°, Pole, in St. Martin's Market, on on Saturday last, of about ls. 6d. She was again ordered to prison for three months. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.—Edmund Kitts, a youth or bad character, was charged with attempting to rob a shop in Clarence-street, on Saturday night. He was prevented by a female, who pursued and gave him into custody. Remanded till this day. A DESERTER.—NichoIas Delany, a deserter, from the 4th Royal Irish, captured at Birkenhead by detective Carlisle, was ordered to be transferred to his regiment. A JIIVEICILE BEEF STEALER.—James Cummings, a little boy, was convicted of stealing a piece of beef from the stall of Mr. Fleming, in St. John's Market, on Satur day night. He was remanded till this day in order that his parents might appear in court. ROBBERY BY A. SERVANT.—WiIIiam Curry, boots at the Railway Hotel, was charged with stealing a quantity of knives and forks, entrusted to his care, to clean, which he had con cea l e d i n hi s b ox . H av i ng rece i ve d a good. character from his master up to the present time, he wag remanded till this day. A ROPE . STEALER.—John Brand, a young fellow be longing to a gang of dock thieves, was sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment, for stealing rope from Wapping Docks. RECEIVING STOLEN COTTON.—Austin Peter O'Malley - , marine store dealer, Preston-street, was charged by de— tective Grisenthwaite, with having a quantity of stolen cotton in his possession. Mr. Owen appeared for the prisoner, and produced copies from several invoices, to, show that O'Malley was in the habit of buying cotton_ waste from captains of ships. Grisenthwaite said he ex pected to be:able to prove several charges against him. He was remanded till this day: A CAREFUL PAIR.—John - Careful, a returned convict, and Jane Careful, a woman who passes as his wife, were brought up for being found prowling about on Saturday night ; but as appearances against them were only sus picious, they were discharged. STEALING A SnAwL.—Mary O'Callaghan, convicted of stealing a shawl from a woman in Sawney Pope-street, which she pledged for 25., was ordered to pay the 25., and. a fine of 205., or in default be imprisoned for 14 days. ROBBING A SAILOR. Mary Burns, charged with. .stealing the jacket of a Norwegian sailor, and pawning it for 10s., was remanded till this day. EFFECTS OF DRINKING.—Mary Robinson was charged with stealing a watch and a sovereign from the person of Samuel Rain, a respectably dressed man, on Saturday night ; but as it appeared that Samuel was very tipsy when the robbery took place, his evidence could not be taken, and the prisoner was discharged. VIOLENT ASSAULT.—Thomas Myers and John Holland, two riotous characters, charged with throwing stones at the police in Johnson-street, on Saturday night, were sen tenced to a fine of 205., or a month's imprisonment in default. ASSAULTING THE POLlCE.—George Parry, a rough looking fellow, was charged with being drunk and assault ing a policeman, on Saturday night, in Prince's Park. No less than six policemen were vigorously employed, in taking the prisoner to bridewell. Re was fined 205., or in default to be imprisoned a month.—Thomas Hodson, was charged with assaulting policeman No. 11, on Saturday night, in Scotland-road ; but, on his appearance, the pri soner had evidently got the worst of it, his head being considerably damaged. Several witnesses were called to prove that the prisoner had behaved peaceably, and the testimony on each side seemed very conflicting. Ultimately the magistrates gave it as their opinion that No. 11 had used his stick rather too severely, and the man was dis charged.—Robert Fenton, a turbulent fellow, for being the head man in a row, and rescuing a boy from the custody of the police, in Limekiln-lane, on Saturday night, and also throwing a stone at one of the officers, was sentenced to pay 20s. and costs, or in default to be imprisoned one month.—George Lysight, a youth, who was engaged in the same row, was fined 405., or three months' in default. PLEDGING STOLEN PEOPERTY.—AIiZabetiI Dawson, detected in the act of pawning a piece of stolen check, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. STEALING MEAT.—Catherine Owens, convicted of steal ing a quantity of beef from a stall in Pownal-square, was sent to prison for twenty-one days.—Maria Doran, for a similar offence, was also sentenced to twenty-one days' imprisonment. OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PEETENCES.--. George Smith, a respectably dressed young man, was charged with obtaining money from Mr. Henry Bamford, publisher, 73, Gloucester-street, on condition of obtaining subscribers to periodical works. He received 2s. for each order, and it was afterwards found that the names upon his list were not genuine orders. Mr. Kent, Paradise street, also appeared, and said that in January, 1853, the prisoner was employed by him under the name of Joseph Lennard, and obtained several sums by means of false representations. The prisoner was remanded. CHESHIRE A2VD WALES. ST. AIDAN'S COLLEGE, BIRKENIIEAD. - Workmen have been engaged during the past week in laying out the grounds and sinking the foundation for the new college. It will be a handsome building, commanding a splendid view of the entrance to the River Mersey. THE SEACOMBE, Egremont, and New Brighton ferries will henceforward be worked by the same party, the lessees of the two last-named ferries having undertaken also to run boats to the Seacombe Ferry. _ _ SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWA.Y.-14014 Bateman, Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire, has, upon the unanimous solicitation of the directors, accepted the chairmanship of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Company, vacant by the decease of Robert Clive, Esq., M.P. BIRKENHEAD.—At the police court, on Thursday, a. young Liverpool thief, named John Jones, was committed. to Chester Castle for 21 days' hard labour, and to be whipped, for stealing wearing apparel from Mr. Mullock, Oliver-street, on Tuesday last. THE SHROPSHIRE MURDER.—At the Shrewsbury assizes, on Friday, before Mr. Justice Wightman, John Lloyd, aged 27, labourer, was charged with the wilful murder of John Gittins, at Ness-cliff, on the 28th of February, the particulars of which were published a short time since. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to death. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The traffic for the week ending 19th March, 1854, was as follows : Passengers, parcels, &c., per railway, £1994 4s. 9d. • steam-boats , £342 6s. 6d. • total, £ 2336 118. 3d .: goods £1344 3s. 441. : total, including Carnarvon traffic, per rail, £3338 Bs. ld. • steam-boat, £342 6s. 6d. Cor sreteaspionn-dbioa, ng t z w 2 e 3 e k 2 28 1 9 t d rail, !t ' creas Per e, £218986. 2 3d. 135. 7d. ; Tun ANNUAL MEETING of the Woodside and Hoylake trusts was held on Thursday, at Mr. Gough's hotel, Bir kenhead, Sir Edward Cust in the chair, when the annual accounts were produced and passed. The affairs of the trust were stated to be in a very satisfactory condition. CHESTER ASSIZES.—There are at present sixty-four prisoners entered for trial at the next assizes for Chester, the commission for which will be opened on Saturday next. The number at this time last year was seventy nine. There is, therefore, a decrease of fifteen, and there are no charges for very serious crimes. INQUESTS AT BIRKENHEAD.—On Thursday an inquest was held at the Chester Hotel, Hamilton-street, on the body of James Burns, a labourer, who was employed on hoard the screw-steamer Brazileira, and who, on Tuesday last, was struck on the head by a large block, which fell from one of the masts, and rendered him insensible. — Also, on the body of Llewellyn Griffiths, of Brook-street, who, about a week ago, whilst employed with other men at the dock works, received some injuries, which resulted in his death on Wednesday. In each case a verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. RUNCORN ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.—On Monday, last week, the annual meeting was held at the Town-hall, Josiah Rigby, Esq., churchwarden, in the chair, for the purpose of making a li s t of responsible householders to serve the office of overseers. Mr. John Simpson and Mr. Wm. E. Rigby stood at the head of the list. The other names were Messrs. Henry Beswick, Peter Ormrod, Chas- Hazlehurst, and Joseph Williams. Mr. John L. Wright was unanimously appointed assessor of land and assessed taxes. Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated.—Chester Courant. NORTH WALEs.—We understand that Mr. Calvert will shortly commence erecting his reduction and smelting works in Merionethshire, for the purpose of extracting gold from various ores and rocks. The establishment will cover several acres of ground, and will be capable of treating about 5,000 tons per week. It is estimated that the total weekly expense will be about £2,000 when that quantity is operated upon. Different processes will be used, according to the nature of the ore or rock brought to the works. We are not aware what the charge per tort will be, or whether the establishment will only work up the ores from their own setts ; but at any rate it would seem, if the above figures can be carried out, that an aver age of 3 dwts. per ton will leave a balance in favour of the owner of the ores. These and other proceedings will do much to open up the resources of North Wales, and she will evidently have to acknowledge a debt of gratitude to science.—Mining Journal. LOVE IN • PANTRY.—On Tuesday, a young man named Thomas Jones was charged at the Birkenhead police-court with being found concealed in the house of Mr. Beck, director of the North and South Wales Bank, Hamilton-square. The prosecutor stated that he remained up in his house until late on Saturday, and suspecting that the whole of his domestics had not retired to their sleeping apartments, he went down stairs, and discovered that the door of the pantry was fastened inside. Having bolted the door outside, he went to the police-office, and returned to the house with Inspector M'Neile, when the prisoner was discovered in the pantry with one of the servant girls. He was then taken into custody. The defence was that the prisoner had no intention to commit a felony, but had been tempted into the pantry from genuine love to the servant maid. Mr. J. S. Jackson remarked that, however honourable the motives of the prisoner might be, such procedure could not be tolerated. The prisoner's character, however, was free from Imputa tion, and he was discharged with a caution. CLAUGHTON ANNUA.I. MEETING.—The annual meeting of the ratepayers of Claughton was held on Thursds.k b a s, Knowles's Hotel. Present :—Messrs. Richard Stu / lic i .. Park, Hind, Douglas, Bell, Fox, Highton, Debhcialiiied to liams, Knowles, &e. Mr. James Highton as the chair, when it was unanimously resolvtliedeewu of overseers lowing should be nominated to serve theo mghton, John for the ensuing year, viz., Messrs. James Charles Verelst, Hartley Hind, Henry Kelsall Asl)!? l 7„, erc i va l Witherby, Henry Hill Cox, Nicholas Duck wo rthdetermi ned unanimously and Hugh Dixon. It was ••s9 li for the 'office of to nominate the following ge ntlemen A Blythe, Ed mun d as sessors, viz., Messrs. .?Peter Douglas, Robt. Thorny Curry, son, Samuel Rickman , d Dean, George Rae, ra and ed th g e I sa o tis a f y ac ea t r ory in Henry lVilliam Carter. The salary of in as which he had perfo dttu,twi rmed them. Thanks were manner cothnesasidseirsatfultior oyferhieseiarineMreras.Ser vo ted to Mr. James H i g hton and Mr. John Hartley Hind, daring for their services as overseers the past year ; and the meeting broke up soon after nine o'clock. GUANO.—The Baltimore Patriot says the amount of guano wild' will be imported int o th at c i ty, the present ver , w ill p r obably r each 60,000 tons, costing three mily lions of dollars.