The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-22 00:00:00

CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,--Passing along Hanover-street, a few mothi .gs ago, at an early hour, l picked up the enclosed letter close to the Brat.ch Bank. It seems to contain some whelesome truths; and you are at liberty to make use of it, only it may be desirable t•i suppress the names of the writer, and the gentleman to whom it is addressed. It has evidently been dropped from the pocket r.rough negligence, or per- Imps in " whisking mit the wipe." tutu. Sir, ymit's 1)11ELIA1 O'BOTIIEREIII Clarence Dock, Oct. 18, 18-11. DEAR had intended to call upon you to have a little serious talk, but you are sin concounde , ,l peppery and belt-willed, that it may save us a blue -up if I write instead of .slk. lam glad that yon are coiae home again, safe and arsenal, and, as I am told, a better and a wiser man. Yell will be surprised when I tell you that we hav'nt had a decent rote in ceuncil since you went !noon the grant! tour to kiss the Pope's tine; and the town, has been remark ably and most untertunately quiet during your absence. I • know that yon are a s' ell-mentaing fellow, but a good deal troubled with bile, and Dr, F. says that politics teaze you so terribly that you hail belt r keep yourself cool—if you caul—and abstain from such things; but as you are aware that I am a bit of a fatalist, 3 nu will credit me when I add that I don't believe you can keep out of such messes, and that your enjoyment is like old fighting Tom Pictons, who was never so happy as when he was in it storm of grape and canister. Discretion may be the better sort of valour, but you hav'nt learnt that lesson yet. I see (just what I ex peeled) that you have scarcely lighted on this orb. which you always graced, before your arrival is announced on the walls, in the shape of a placard, addressed to some vulgar electors in an unknown part of the town, and in a locality where you always place the wind between it end your own nobility. What the deuce made you go th“re, alter sitting for the aristocratic attird of saberctounten ? It is all nonsense calling yourself a a leveller," and such like names, which nobody else would have designated you, and whic n nobody believed when you were so foolish as to noes it. Why, you are a gem the first water,—related to your very name declares it, and a more lordly fellow dues not exist! And if you wanted to tilt your lance, what in the name of figs did you chaose Parker for? lie is not a banker, nor a merchant, but a plain straight-forward tradesman ; and there will he no honour, when the Pope hears you Tiave beaten a brewir, for beat him you will— that's a fact. But don't mistake inn. Parker possesses sooie old Yorkshire blood io him, quite as good as yours. His grandfather was not a tinker, and it would be quite as wise of you not to look upon hint as a snob, because I can assure you that his quarterings are much more ancient and respectable than your own. You might try Abercromhy again if you chose. Never mind such old proverbs as "better known than trusted," " beware of broken backed horses, &sc." Go at Abercrouiby step up, and either win it like a mate er go to Caliphornia till you're wanted. Rest assured that the council will die of atrophy if you are not there. Why the reporters hav'nr had good thing to amuse us with since you paid your £5O. and made your conger. if it is only for the fun of the thing. you ought to bo to. There w a nts samethieg to counterbalance the pon derosa gravity of poor Barclay, who is fast going the way of all (Whig) aldermen ; and it is rather hard upon Sir Thomas that he has nobody to help him to crack a joke; and it is quite shameful to let David Hodgson have it all his own gait. By the way, how strong Hodgson is at Everton. Ile is booked for life there, and yuu may make up your mind that 3 oe'll have to meet him at Philippi. and he's not like you—a shadow. But naw, attend Will, don't make a feed of you:as,lf the next time you get into council, by telling fibs and sa s sing that you're "a leveller." Does John the footman. breakfast with you? Do you clap Joseah, the coachman. inside the carriage, and you, on a wet night, handle the ribbens? Did Betty, tine chamber maid, dine in the parlour when Lord Burlington was your gn st ? And if you meet Lord Setton in the street, and tune of your future constituents who bakes leaves at iggins's court. Circus -street, came tip just at that moment, which of the two would you first shake hands with ? Poo, poti! don't talk such stuff, I say. which only makes you ridicu lous. Anti then again. " a terrier!" [low absurd ! If you had told the Pope when you kissed his toe that yen were a terrier and a leveller, depend upon it that mire of his Swiss guards would have shaken his ceck-tail feat het s at you, and showed 3on the back doer of the vatican. Be sides, snappish dogs are not wanted in council, as old . Billy Thornhill can tell you. Thombill is a devoted friend of yours, and will leap out of his skin to see you back again I fancy the old nano has looked thin and downcast sinceyou left; but he will smoke two or three extra pipes of tobacco a day, and dinub:e his potations for joy, when he can fight again under your shadow. Bu' don't he so hard upon hint, fur though he does'nt speak such good grammar, he's a de cent fellow, and would beat you any day in Scotland Ward. And do'nt use such familiar epittets as " George' when you're on your pins. It d,es'et,ound well in public, for "George," as you contemptuously designate him, is a gentleman as well as you, and is likely enough to live to call you to order. You see, Will, the public has a good memory, awl they has nt forgat the be o atig yuu received in Abereromby Ward, nor that you hail, at last, to creep Into council thiough the loop holes of the aldermanship—a sad and biting comment on sour own principles and (pi nions. lam glad, however, that in yonr addr as you talk big, and disdain canvassing; &v. •That's the ticket, be as sured. It might. do well enough ten sears bark to canvass the greasy voters, and write tine sentences about reforrn, and liberality, and economy, soul all that sort of humbug with which we used to gull the fellows; but it wo'nt do now. "Tine people" have tried us all, one after the other, and it makes ones heart- tileed to see sach patriots ltath boneone and Bolton, and Shiel cum mullis aliis driven about from pillar to post, without a warn to t• [leiter their hapless heads; and even you, with all your travelled magnificence —the most finished liberal—the best tempered of the lot, and who has bidden as high for popularity as any of them, absolutely driven to the melancholy necessity of cowing out for an unknown region, where cambric handkerchiefs and Eau tie Cologne are drugs; and whete it would be death or extirpation at the Wellington Me ms if they knew you had been seen in. Iran have run at Newmarket you have figured at Ascot, but neve "The high mettlsd racer's a back on the road." I am, dear Will, yours, - &c., * * * * Aqua-street, October 14, 1844. -.P. INCORPORATION OF WALLASEY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ISia,—Feeling assured that the following observations on the proposition for an act of parliament for the im provement and general government of the parish of Wal lasey, if inserted in your widely circulated paper, will be read in the quarter I wish them to be, you Mill oblige me if you can find room for them in your next publication. I have long been of o t inion that if such a proposition were brought forwards in an open and a candid manner, at a public meeting of the parish, and a committee nomi nated at that meeting, empowered to draw up the beads of a bill, fairly and liberally, the ratepayers and others interested in the palish wnuld be satisfied, and the ulti mate success of the measure ensured. The report submitted to the meeting on Thursday last, I, with the majority, consider to be exceedingly defective in many particulars. In the first place, the rating qualification is too high : it should be £25 or £3O. In the second place, in the highway clause, the com missioners should take power to purchase lands, with the consent of the owners, tor the purpose of forming three or four parallel lines of roads, to run north and south through the parish. In the third place, power should be taken to purchase existing ferries, as well as to establish new ones when wanted ; so that making the proposition appear a matter of business likely to be protective to the ratepayer, as well as profitable to the parish, the present opposition to the measure would cease. In the fourth and most important place, the landowners, instead of proposing to borrow money (say £15,000), the interest to be paid by the ratepayers, should come forward with that sum or more if necessary, stipulate to pay the expenses of obtaining the act, and set it fairly in opera tion, before calling upon the latter to bear a burden they cannot at present support. The ratepayers have a right to some consideration on the part of the landowners, as the value of land will be very considerably increased by the act. It some such stipulations as above were to be entered into and brought forward at the adjourned meeting, or declared beforehand, I feel confidant the opposition to having the act at all would he got over, and that all par ties would come to an amicable agreement orra measure which would, if properly carried out, tend greatly to the prosperity of the parish of Wallasey. The following statistical information, relative to the three townships forming the parish of Wallasey, for the year 1841, may be of use ; and I may observe, that the rates since that period have considerably increased : Area i i Popu. Poor 1-'way County Assess. Townships. Acres. Houses. tatiou. Rate. Rate. Rate. Texes. • Poulton- 1 corn- 646 353 2146 £175 £205 £B6 £6lO Seacom be JJJ Liscard.... 841 406 2873 285 233 85 1034 Wallasey .. 1789 172 942 148 176 55 136 I remain, your obedient servant, A RATEPAYER OF THE PARISH. Liscard, 19th October, 1844. SUIPBUILDING. . TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Seeing your town is the principal mart of our na tional commerce throughout the world, permit me, as oc casion may present, to solicit a corner in your useful pa per, in diffusing some general remarks on the principles of shi pbuilding, thereby to create an inquiry as to the de fective nature, both in theory and practice, of our com mercial navy. Nothing but being a %ell-wisher to the p r osperity of my country could in duce me to this task, seeing I shall have to ccntend against a hydra of many beads. In this our day of extensive improvement in all branches of art and mechanism, it would b e natural in concluding that shipbuilding, as first in extent and equal in import ance to a ny other branch of sc i ence, would he first in a vance ; t.ut it is unfortunate for this country, that realities in improvement too frequently produce counterfeits,' and there never was a day in which spurious systems and er roneous theories have more prevailed, and in no branch bave they taken such a deep bold, or been attended with such direful consequences, as in that of shipuilding. Many visionaries have started up who, bp fallacious argu ments and specious reasonings, have introduced false principles and innovations into this otherwise receding art, and none more so than by that less than futile, that ruinous opinion of supposing that an artificial floating body, acted on by different elements, should have its form regulated by that of a living animal ; and the only reason assigned is that a fish sports in its own element with ease and rapidity. If this reasoning is of force suffi cient to establish a principle, in opposition to nature's laws, on the same parity of reasoning the form of a bird may answer as well, yea better, from is greater simi!arity to the winds acting, and rapidity of flight. Then let me ask those men who have drawn so many to their opinion. the reasons on which those deAructive principles are by them established? Natnralists inform us that fishes, like birds, perform their functions of speed through an inflat ing instinct acting on animal nature, under the guidance of a superior power, the machinery of which is far beyond human ken ; whereas a ship being an artificial body, sup ported by the density of an element inimical, and to which it cannot be reconciled—an element always in motion to relieve it from its inanimate and pondoreus burthen— which inanimate mass is propelled through the obstruction of another element acting on expanded canvass, and that at a considerable distance from the point of action, or the vessel's displacement; Why, then, will men fetch their opinions from such discordant incongruities, when corn mon observation, and a few prac ical experiments, would . make them wiser? Tile neglect of these necessary re searches blinds them to the true principles of floating bodies. _ The first maxim with wise and judicious men is to im prove on the works of others, or by drawing solid infor. mation from the experience of practical men, ever an ad vocate for system, yet this at times must give way to na tural or practical genius; for it is an established fact, that our best formed merchant vessels, qualified for every pur pose—vessels that sit on the wa'er, light or load, as if in their own element; possessing the seaman's confidence as to their safety under every circumstance, are built by men of practical knowledge, whose only science is a common understanding to discern betwren a good or a bad quality, and apply them with truth to the best advantage,—who in theory cannot give a why or a wherefore as a cause that their vessels excel. In this one thing they are cinlident, which is, that the only place for a ship's cargo is round the centre of her capacity; and experience has taught them that this point should ever - be at or near her half length, which ahne can relieve the vessel from hbouring or straining in a sea. Having thus briefly shown that the natural position for the main transverse section (dead flat) should be at or near the vessel's half-lenttli, it remains for me in my next to demonstrate its principles, seeing it would occupy too much of your columns for one inser tion. I shall therefore conclude by giving some useful information. First, a very easy method whereby may be known the safety-weight that may be put into any vessel, whatever may be her form. Take the length of the keel. as by the old meas'uternent, front whit,h deduct three fifths of the main breadth, which sum multiply by the ex treme breadth ; then tike the depth of the hold at the side of the keelson, to the under side of the deck in mid ships at the fore pint of the main hatch, deducting from the throat of the floor the thickness of the ceiling; also take the distance front the middle line at the lower part of the deck, to the roundest part of the bulge, allowing only the thickness of the ceiling ; add these two depths toge ther, the half of which becomes the multiplier as the depth in the hold ; the whole sum divided by 94 will show the vessel's burthen in tons. In my last some observations were made as to the breadth of vessels, and as something like a standard may be of use to young men entering on ship-drawing, a scale for breadth, depth, draught of water, end length and height of wing transom, may be acceptable. Take a piece of cartridge paper, 42 inches in length by 10 inches wide, at one iech from the lower edge; run in pencil a line 36 inches in length, as a base line ; below this run in two others, a quar ter of an inch apart ; divide the space between the base line and first, into quarters of inches, being 144 parts or feet ; run up through the paper perpendiculars at every fifth quarter, as 5. 10. 5, 20, Ike.; set up on the perpendi cular at 45, from the base line 51 as the half-length of the wing transom, also 94 as the draught of water from the rabbet of the keel, 10/ the height of the wing transom, 12 as the depth from the rabbet of the keel to the plansheer, and 16 as the main breadth, viz. 45 feet the vessel's length at her load line, 51 feet the half-length of the wing transom. 94 feet as draught of water at the stern post from the rabbet of the keel, 10; fee t the height of the wing transom from the rabbet, 12 feet as the depth iu midship front the rabbet of the keel to the plansheer, and 16 feet as the extreme breadth. Also, set up on the perpendicu lar of 144, as the half-I , ngth of the wing transome 11 feet, 18.1 feet as the draught of water at the rabbet of the stern post, 211 feet as the height of the wing transom, 21/ feet as the depth in midships from the rabbet of the keel to the gunwale, and 324 feet as the extreme breadth ; through their correspondent spots, from 45 to 144, run straight lines, which will give the necessary information at any given length on Coe scale, being cal-ulated for every ves sel, small and large, to set by the stern one foot. Exam ple : suppose a vessel about to be built of about 285 tons old measurement, the nearest length at het load line would be 102 feet; run up on your scale at this length a perpen dicular, when it will show, 9 feet for the half-length of the wing transom, 14/ feet from the rabbet of the keel at the stern post as the draught of water, giving at the stem 13/ feet, 16 feet 8 inches as the height of the wing transom, and 19 feet its the depth from the rabbet of the keel to the gunwale in midships, thus showing a scale embracing all those properties front a 50 ton vessel to a ship of 700 tons ; and if necessary the scale may be extended to any size ship.—l am, sir, &c. JOHN COCK. Pembroke Dock, 12th Oct. 1844. SELECT VESTRY.-TUESDAY. The usual reading of the minutes of the last meeting and of the various committees, by the Secretary, having been gone through, he presented the report of the ex penditure of in and out-door poor, by which it appeared there were, for the week ending sth October, !,650 paupers in the house, who cost is.. lip. per head, — amount, £1,7,9 165.. 10d.; for the corresponding week of last year the number was 1,657, at an expense of Is. 7d. per head, and £l3l ss. 2d. in money. The out-door cases relieved during the last fortnight were 6,573, amounting to £738 2s. 2d.. which were 82 cases and £ll 14s. 10d. in money less tha❑ at the same time last year. The sick-list showed an increase of four fever cases and two of smalpox more than last week ; whilst the opthalmic report is about the same as it then was, and there are only five patients at present in the house afflicted with that complaint. Considerable time of the Board was taken up discuss ing an extra bill of £790 15s. brought in by the con tractors for the Industrial School, the settlement of which, however, was deferred, until an engagement had been entered into with them to leave the question of the quantity of bricks used on the building to the decision of some competent person The return, as moved for by Mr. A. Henderson, was presented, and was as follows : Average i. umber of paupers in the house, from March, 1841, to March, 1842, was 1,778, during which time there were 16 paid officers. Average number from March, 1842, to March, 1843, 1,943, and 26 paid officers. Average number from March, 1843, to March, 1344, 1,758, and 28 paid officers. Average number from March, 1844, to the present time, 1,654, and 29 paid officers. Mr. BREMNER postponed, until the next meeting, his motion for the appointment of a committee to take into consideration the propriety of purchasing the land in front of the Industrial School. Mr. THORNILY moved for the following, viz., a re turn of the names, duties, and salaries, of all te paid officers in the Parish-offices for the years 1841, 42, 43, and 44 ; for 1841 ending the 25th March 1842, and so on in each year successively, and for the current year from the 23th March to the Ist October. Contracts were enterel into with Messrs. John Mack arell and Sons, for the fitting up the Industrial School with desks, platforms, according to plans and spe cifications, for the sum 0f.E308 ; and with Mr. Holgate, for the cooking apparatus, for the sum of £B4. The Boatel adjourned at a quarter-past one o'clock. PROPOSED COMMISSIO'iERS FOR WALLASEY PARISH. On Thur: day last, a public meeting of the ratepayers and landowners of the parish of Wallasey was held at the King's Arms Inn, in Wallasey, to consider the heads of a proposed bill —to be applied for to parliament if approved—for the purpose of electing a Board of Commissioners to govern and improve the township. The attendance was very numerous, including ratepayers, and owners of land in the parish, from Liverpool and elsewhere. The Rev. Dr. BYRTII, who occupied the chair, said, in effect, that he came not so much to advocate or recommend the pro posed measure; as to hear it demmistrated and explained by those who had given it t eir attention, and hoped the subject would be discussed without allowing temper or prejudice to interfere. tie then real the report. which was afterwards ex plained in detail by the next speaker. H. Wise a, Esq., said that for some time past many indivi duals in the pirish had been of opinion that its local govern ment was not adequate to the altered stiite of affairs, and thought that great advantages would accrue from the election of a Board of Commissioners, with pow r to carry out improve ment and protect the rights of the public. The leading fea tures of the scheme were the election of Commissioners, with powers similar to those of the Conunissione.a of Birkenhead; and the establishment of a more efficient police force, there being now, by the Constabulary Act, lily one coristah.e for the whole parish. It was proposed that the Commissioners shou d have power to light and sewer such piirts of the parish as re quired it, and to raise a rate for that purpose from such portion only as should he benefitted : also power to take on lease ferry, or ler ries, the working of which would be a vantageous to the parish—without, however, h,terfering with the right of existing ferry companies. From the advantages deriv dby Birkenhead from their fe ry, lie thought such a measure would be considered unobjectionable. It was also proposed hereafter to erect a pub lic market, the period of its erection to be left to the Commis sioners. The rate proposed to be called for would not be (as j rumoured) 4s. 6a. in the pound, but Is. 6d. only. unless with the consent of two-thirds of the rate-payers; and at pres lit the surveyors of highways had power to lay a rate of ltd. in the year. His only object in taking any part in the propose mea sure was to benefit the inhabitants at large. Major FLETCHER designated the measure as one got up in secret, and tetal y urcalled for. The Rev. MAINWARING, of Brombro, proposed (in effect the adoption of the Report, which was seconded by Mr. MBA ! DOWS. Mr. emeivan moved as an amendment that the subject be postponed for twelve months. Mr. C. HILL seconded the amendment. Sir EDWARD COST strongly objected to the measure, as inap plicable to the rural district of the township of Wallasey. He had no' objection to its being applied to the more populous townships, provided the inhabitants thought proper to adopt it. but as to its being extended to the township of Wallasey. he at once told them the measure should have every opposition he could give it, both in Parliament and out of it. The Hon. Batt. suggested the propriety of uniting Poulton and Seacombe with the township of Birkenhead, as, he said, the fact of the new docks being about to br made rendered such a proceeding ad visable (cheers and hear). Mr. HOLLAND. Mr. a RAWLINS, and Mr. H. T. LITTLADALS. spoke in favour:of the measure. After which. Mr Ft:MD pro posed as anoth er amendment, ihat the , further considerati- in of the subject be postponed until that GB fortnight . This was adopted by ,the meeting, after which the alvembly separated. Her Majesty has appointed Monday next for the open. ins of the new Royal Exchange, London. Tui 14 - : LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NEWS. R. S. Stantley, Esq., collector of excise for Newcastle and neighbouthood, has been promoted to take charge of the collection of excise at Liverpool. DINNER AT THE TOWN-HALL.—The Mayor will give the last of civic banquets, at the Town-hall, on the 31st instant. EMBEZZLEMENT.—On Friday, Henry Carnal], travel. ler to Mr. Harrison, of Sir Thomas'-buildings, absconded with about £6O, and has not since been heard of. He is a young man, about twenty-nine yews of age, and of good address. THE COUNCIL.—A special meeting of the Town Coun cil has been convened for Wednesday next, to determine upon the laying of the annual fire-police rate, and to con sider a communication made to the mayor urging the council to close the public markets at an earlier hour. , AMERICAN PACKETS.—A new line of packe's, consist ' of the St. George, (1,000 ton s ,) Pacific, (800 tons.) and Seymour. (1,000 tons,) is about to be established be tween New York and this port. The St. George was to sail on the Stli instant. On Thursday an elegant and impressive sermon was preached by the Rev. G. B. Bloomfield, M A., Canon of Chester, in behalf of the Liverpool branch of the so ciety for the propagation of the gospel in foreign parts ; after which £25 was collected. • - At a numerous meeting of the electors of St. Paul's Ward on Thursday night, it was unanimously resolved to bring forward Robert Broadhurst Hill , Esq., as the Con servative candidate for that ward at the ensuing municipal election, in the place of J:).shua Edwards, Esq., who has declined again to come forward. NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANK.—A branch of this banking company is about to be opened at Birkenhead, land having already been .purchased for the erection of a bank. Another banking company, also in connexion with Liverpool, is about to open a branch in this im proving township. ST. PETER'S WARD.—At a meeting of the radicals in this ward on Thursday, it was determined to bring for ward Mr. Thomas Bolton to contest this ward. Mr. R. S. Henderson is the conservative candid. te, and is too deservedly popular to allow the slightest fear of his re election. NEw MAGISTRATES FOR BIRKENHEAD.—A letter from the Earl of Stamford and Warrington to Mr. ( 7 1iarles IL Watson, of Birkenhead, announces that William Jackson and William Potter, Esqrs. have been appointed by the Lord Chancellor to - the c:mmission of the peace for the county palatine of Chester. FATAL ACCIDENT AT BIRKENHEAD.-011 Tuesday week, a workman, named Tynan, fe:l from the top of a building now in course of erection by Mr. Hendon, of Birkenhead. Be was taken to the infirmary, where he died On Saturday last from the injuries. The inquest was held on Friday, and a verdict returned of " accidental death." CHRISTENING FESTIVITY.—On Tuesday a select party assembled at Willow-bank, the residence of Richard Maspratt, Esq., to celebrate the birth of a son and heir. The ceremony of christening, which was performed at Newton Church, derived no ordinary interest from the presence of Professor Justus Liebig, who was one of the sponsors. ATTEMPT TO ROB.—On Saturday, an athletic fellow, named Walsh, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having attempted to rob Mr. Ellis Jones, sur geon, of Islington, of his watch, as the latter was crossimt London-road the previous evening, on his return from a professional visit. The prisoner was sentenced to impri sonment for three months. FRAUD BY A CAR. DRIVER.—On Thursday Mr. Evan Williams, car-owner, preferred a charge against John Hughes, late a car-driver in his employ, for embezzling the sum of 10s. 6d. It appeared the prisoner had taken the bill to the gentlemen who hired the car, received the money, and appropriated it to his own use. He was com mitted for trial. The Earl of Ilchester, who was one of the committee of the Upper House of the Birkenhead Dock bat, visited Birkenhead o❑ Monday. and after inspecting the various public works in progress there, lunched whh W. Potter, Esq. lie was accompanied by his son, Lord Stavordale, and both the noble lords expressed themselves greatly pleased with what they had seen. ANOTHER FATAL COLLISION.—The Elizabeth, Cap tain Brown, arrived at this port on Wednesday, from St. John's, New Brunswick, reports having been in collision with the schooner Emma, Captain Kemp, said to base been from the coast of Morocco, on the 12th instant off the Fawcett-rock. The schooner immediately sank, but, with the exception of the cook, the crew were saved.— The only passenger on board was also saved. The wea ther was rough and dirty at the time. BEER-SELLERS FINED.—At the Police-court, on Fri day, several beer-sellers appeared to answer summonses for infractions of the local act regulating their trade, and chiefly for selling after the prescribed hour at night, en tertaining drunken and disorderly persons, or both offen ces combined. Ann Onion was for the former offence fined 20s. and costs. John Connor, of Downe street, for selling at one o'clock in the morning was fined 40s. and costs. The defendant had since May, 1813, been fined to the amount in all of £3l 1 ls. 6d. ; and it was ordered tnat his securities should be proceeded against for the present penalty. ' ROBBERIES.—On Saturday, at the Police-court, Benj. Powell was committed for trial, charged vdth having stolen a bolt of vanvas, the property of Messrs. Marriott and Co. On the same day, Margaret Hughes and John Bain were also committed, on a charge of having stolen a quantity of earthenware from Cieveland-square Market. Same day, two abandoned females, named Catherine Gal lagher and Mary Robinson. were similarly dealt with — the former for having robbed James Stang I.f .f.:11 and his watch, and the latter for having robbed Thomas Hall of £9. Another female, named Susan Shields. and a man named George Chadwick, were committed for trial on a charge of robbing Moses Kincaid, cook of the ship Bel mont, of £9. CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER.—On Friday, Elizabeth Gurnell was charged before Mr. Rushton with concealing the birth of her male child. The prisoner, who is a cripple, being suspected, denied that she had been de livered, but a surgical examination afterwards took place, which confirmed the fact. A search was made, and the ,body of a fall grown male infant was found hidden in the cellar, and the surgeon, Mr. Nottage, gave it as his opinion that it had died of congestion of the brain, pro duced by a blow on the head. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of " Died of congestion of the brain, but in what manner it was produced there was no evidence." Mr. Rushton considered the case a strong one, and remanded the prisoner for a day. BONDING IN MANCHESTER.—We believe we may now say that all that depends upon either the corporation of Manchester, or the authorities of the custom-house here, to prepare for the introduction of bonding into Man chester, has been done, and that every thing is now in a state of readiness to commence immediately. We under stand that severalbuildings have been licensed es bonding warehouses ; and, the corporation have adopted a tariff of town dues upon the various commodities to be bonded, and also fixed a rate to be paid to them by the owners of bonding warehouses ; trom which sources a fund will be raised tor the purpose of defraying the salaries and ex penses of the staff of customs officers, all of whom are now at their posts at the custom-house in Mosley-street. We have not heard of any goods being, as yet, actually bonded, but believe that notice has been given of a quan tity of wine, on its way hither, for that purpose.—Mcn easter Gua• diets. On Wednesday the beautiful and costly diving appara tus, which has been provided by the public spirited direc tors of the Steam-tug Company, was put into requisition for the recovery of a large piece of copper, weighing be tween two and three hundred weight, which fell into the Prince's Dock while being conveyed on board Messrs. Hoyden and Kendall's ship The Duke, about to sail for Calcutta. Every eff rt to recover the copper by means of the ordi-ary grappling irons had been tried in vain. The first man who descended by means of the apparatus ascertained i*.s situation, but could not succeed in mak ing it fast to the rope lowered for the purpose. The se cond having had more experience quickly effected the ob ject, and the prize was hauled up, greatly to the admira tion of the large crowd of persons who had been attracted to the spot by the novelty of the operation. The appara tus was worked on board the vessel, under the skilful superintendence of Mr. Arthur, the manager of the Steam - tug Company. DINNER AT GLEAVEg HOTEL. WOOD.IDE.— it will he seen by an advertisement in another column, that a dinner will be given ou Vk ednesday next, the day of the laying of the foundation stone of the new docks, at this commouious hotel. The room in which the dinner will b, held is exceedingly well adapted for the affair. a d the preparations are on such a scale as bid lair to be surpassed by none. There c,r) be no doubt. but that it will be well attended for tho seneral sati , fartion affairs of rds kind have bithertf given. and the ac' , orwledeed talent of the worthy host as I erer are sure to secure the patronage of those who enjoy a good dinner. ROBBERY OF COFFEE.—The warehouse of Mr. Chesney. grocer, Commutation-row, was broken into on Monday night last, and a large quantity of coffee stolen. The thieves affected an en. trance by means of a ladder, which was left upon the premises. The ladder was identified as that taken from Fitch street. by two men, who were seen walking with it in the dir. ction of Mr. Chesney's shop. Fart of the coffee was n and afterwards in the possession of two men in lick Leeds.street. when seen by the officer they dropped the coffee and c caned. Daniel Jones and Samuel Alhertson, the men seen in 1 ossession of the ladder, were t iken int ) custody. DIRECTORY OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BIRRENHEAD.—If one circumstance more than another ten's to shew the rapid increase and importance of Birk nhead, it is the announcement, in our pamphlet of this day, that a " DIRKCTORY" of the township, will shortly be ready for publication, by Mr James Law, the en terpriring bookseller, of Waterloo Buildings, in that town. That such a work should already be in requisition is sufficiently indicative of the great interest taken its the progress and prospects of that thriving locality . ; and from what we know of the publisher, we entertain no'doutit but the informati , n it wia contain will be at once copious and correct. The great public works going on, and the accumulation of property and varied interests in the town and neighbourhood will render this book a most desirable medium, in its outer pages, for advertisements of Insurance Agents, Prospectuses of Hotel proprietors, and announcements of the professional and trading communities generally. OPENING DINNER AT THE CIiOSS KEYS, REGENT STREET -- On Thursday evening week, number of gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner at the above inn, which was got up in a s yle that conferred great credit upon the worthy host and hostess. The chair was very ably filled by Mr. Skane, of the Rotunda Inn, who cont ihuted greatly to the harmony of the evening; and if the general good feeling that prevailed be taken as an earnest of the future, it augurs well for the prospects of Mr. Unsworth. The first toast of the evening was "The Queen." which was followed by " Prince Albert and the Royal Family," '• The Town and Trade of Liverpool," &C., which were drunk with three times three. The wires were of exce ent quality. After the healths of the Chairman, Vice. Chairman. the worthy Host rild Hostess, and several f the gentlemen present had been drunk, and very appropriately responded to, the company separate.l, highly gratified with the attention paid to them by their much respected host, Mr. Unsworth. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday evening, a young lad named Henry Pairy went with two others into an old house in George's•street to procure some chips. Ina few !minutes the other bo , s came out, the deceased remaining in the building, and just es they arrived in the street a crash was heard as of falling bricks. &c. A starch was immediately commenced, and the deceased was found lying underneath the rubbish, a large beam having faller. on his chest. He was quite dead. THE MANCHESTER REGISTRATION.—The labours Of the revising banisters for this division of the county are closed, and the following is the result, as far as the Man chester polling-district is concerned :—Objections by con servatives, 550: struck of the list, 404. Objections by the leaguers, 1,355; struck off, 215. Gain upon objec tions to conservatives, 189. New claims by conservatives, 1,015: allowed. 756. New claims by Laguers, 1.898; al lowed, 1,189. Leaguers gain upon new claims, 433.- De duct from this number 189 gained by conservatives on ob jections, makes a total loss to conservaives of 244. CAUTION TO BADGE PORTEHS.—During the hearing of a case on Thursday, it was stated by a car driver that potters at the pier -heads were in the habit of receiving threepence from car drivers for getting them a fare, and it appearing in the case then before the magistrate that a disturbance bad arisen in consequence of a porter wishing to take the luggage of a passenger to a car, from the dri ver of which he had received the usual fee, Mr. Rushton directed Mr. Dowling to make inquiries into the matter, and stated his determination to take away tha license from all porters found so acting. BIGAMY.—on Tuesday a labouring man, named Wil liam Thomas, was brought before Mr. Rusht,n on a charge of having married a second wife, his first being still alive. J. Worthington, a packer, residing at Deans- . gate, Manchester, deposed that he saw him married at a register-office in that town on the sth June, 1840, to a female of the name of Alicia Henrietta Cummins, who was still alive, and that on the 4th of last August he was again married to Jane Clarkson, a widow, at Holy Trinity Church, Sr. Anne -street, Liverpool. The prisoner, who, when taken into custody, treated the charge with levity, had nothing to urge in this defence, and was fully com mitted for trial. LIVERPOOL POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY.—The general monthly meeting of this society was bold in the Lecture hall of the Royal Institution, on Monday evening last, but owing to the extreme inclemency of the weather, it was rather thinly attended. Mr. John Rosson read his second paper " O❑ the propriety of preferring the pointed (commonly called the Gothic) style r in the erection of .ec clesiastical buildit.ts." It was listened to with great at tention, and towards its close Mr. Rosson threw out the idea that it would be well, if possible to convert the shadow into the substance, by inducing the various bo dies of freemasons throughout Europe to become nuclei for a great architectural end scieteific institute, where youth of all countries could be instructed in the arts aid linked together in brotherhood. CAPTURE OF TWO OF THE " LONDON SWELL MOB," iN MANCHESTER.—On Saturday week, a man named Wood, and a boy named Williams, were talien before the magistrates in Manchester, on suspicion of having robbed the pockets of several parties. in that town,—Lieutenant Fielding, of the 70th regiment, of three or four sovereigns, at the Railway Station, and Mr. H. Knowles, manufac turer, of his pocket-book, containing £440 in notes, which he had just received at the Branch Bank of England. They were remanded until a future day, being sus pected, or at least oneorthem, to be a London thief.— Yesterday week, two others, James Batty and William Ware, were brought up on a similar charge. 'Ware was supposed to be the brother of the boy Williams:. ft was stated that the prisoners were well iown in Liverpool, and had been patrolling the banks there. These prisoners were, from the suspicion attached to them by the evidence adduced relative to the same robberies, also remanded. ACCIDENT IN LUMBER-SVREET.—On Tuesday, a:very serious accident occurred in Lumber-street, owing to the incautiousness of the persons employed at Cliff's marine store, by which the life of a young woman named Mar gret Johnson, has been placed in imminent danger. It appears that about one o'clock she was passing up Lum ber -street, when the rope by which they were hoisting up a heavy hag of hair to the second story of Cliffs store cave way, and the bag fell upon her, knocked her down,. and produced a compound fracture of her thigh, and ge neral injury about her head and ►he upper part of her person. She was almost immediately removed to the Northern Hospital. It appears that while the bag was being hoisted it got jammed against the upper part of one of the windows—that the man, who should have guided it, was elsewhere about the concern—that the-strain snapped the rope in two, and that there was no person in the street to warn the passers-by of the danger. It is strange that the numerous accidents daily occurring pro duce so little effect. A DISHONEST CAR-DRIVER.—On Wednesday, at the Police-court, Mr. Brown, attorney, preferred an infor mation against John Ashton, driver of a car. It ap peared that the complainant had occasion to send a poor sailor to London by railway, and sent a per,on with hire, to whom he gave two sovereigns and six shillings to pay the fare. The defendant was engaged in Harrington street. When they alighted, the messenger gave him a shilling, but he demanded sixpence more. The messen ger then gave him what he supposed was another shilling, and received sixpence in change, but afterwards disco vered that he had only one sovereign left. and that he must have given the other instead of a shilling. lie af terwards went in serrch of the defendant, and found he had not been at home for some time. Defendant was af terwards seen coming out of a public-house, and, when questioned on the matter, said he must have given the -sovereign to his father along with the other money. The fare being but one shilling, Mr. Rushton ordered deftn dont to pay 20s. and costs, and return the sixpence, and suspended his license—not to be restored' until the com plainant applied, and not perhaps then. IMPUDENT ROBBERY, AND QUICK; DETECTION. — On Tuesday afternoon, a truss of woollen goods and a box were delivered at the shop of Miss Evans, woollen draper, Great George-square. The parties in the shop being busy, the truss was left in the street, under the window, and near the door. In a few minutes some men were seen by parties outside rolling the truss across the street. They left it at the corner of Pitt-street, and then one of them engaged a car, into which it was placed, and the driver was ordered to drive to Vauxhall-road. Two men got into the'car with the truss, and a: t hir d sat upon the box. When the car reached Tithebarn-street, of ficers Lloyd-and Sale saw it, and knowing, the character of .the inmates, suspected all was not right. When it had reached Leeds-street, Lloyd stopped it ;. but before that one of the men in the car, seeing they were followed, jumped through the window and escaped. The other turned out to be John Murray, a notorious thief, and the man on the box was Joseph Little, an equally notorious character. The bale of goods was, of course, found in the car, and the two prisoners, who were brought up on Wednesday before Mr. Rushton, were committed to take their trial. PAUPERS HAVE LARGE STOMACHS.—John Webb, a pauper in the Workhouse, was brought up on Wednes day, charged by Mr. Galloway with refusing to work, at the Workhouse, on Tuesday. Mr. Rushton : Did he give no reason ? Galloway ; Yes, he said he had not got enough of dinner. Mr. Lowndes, Vestry-clerk ; There has lately been an alteration in the diet. Mr. Rushton : What is the dirt? Galloway: He had two pounds of what is called " scouse," meat and bread. The prisoner had nothing to say. Mr. Rushton : This is one of the most scandalous things that can well be conceived. There are hundreds of honest labouring men in Liverpool who cannot get one pound of such food—some to s o h blw e ehdo d l nrr f n t dkn o t gu m h iee ru e d uxs must, Workhouse,) n nga t ode, labour) e. t stbt o hooae o eir, dt d ni4r, te2e a ets, t atdent at. ico a nyol l tsag, l ss. . s eefis voon3 , G efefi tl (mrc i :or l oe o uErst w t::: a t,aaco y gr ni:s. ge e lk daoh l syn r e ted . ‘ o ; beft d l t oe e s u r n e s k t o 01 prisonerle) uf y t ps o tte n w h et i : the doctors, thinking this too much, had reduced it. This was the first week of the new diet. Mr. Rushton : Why did you give so much ? it Was a waste of the public funds. Mr. Evans : It was ; but it is now limited. CHARGE AGAINST A PROCESE-SERVER. On Tuesday Mr. Palgtave, solicitor, appeared before Mr. Rushton to prefer a complaint against one of the officers of the court, of the name of Dutton, for having served the Captain of the Coquette with a summons intended for Captain Nor rev, of the Catherine, and with having subsequently pro ceeded ti enforce a warrant against the latter captain. It appeared that the summons had been issued against Cap. Norrey for not keeping the proper watch at I,ight on ihe deck of his vessel. To prove the charge against the cflicer James Miller, master of the William and Agnes, of Dun bar, was called ; and he deposed that the summons against the Captain of The Catherine had been served upon the captain of the Coquette, with whose name he was unac quainted. Dutton, in his defence, distinctly stated that he had served Captain Norrey, whom he described as one of the youngest Scotch captains he had ever seen in com mand of a ship, and that he knew him perfectly well, so that was the third time he had occasion to serve him with a summons. He had tapped him on the shoulder and said, " Here's another summons for you ;" immediately upon which Captain Norry observed to a bystander that that was the third time he had been similarly served. Mr. Rushton said he was quite satisfied the service had been correctly performed, and that he should enforce the warrant. ConoNgm's INettinsTs.—On Saturday no less than nine inquests were held before the Borough Coroner. "i he first was on the body of Margaret Johnson, 29 years of age, who was killed by the falling of a bale of cotton, at Cliffe's marine store, Lumber-street, on Tuesday last. The jury laid a deodand of £5 on the rope.—The second was on the body of Robt. M'Clellan, of Llwrence-street, who committed suicide by suspending himself from a corner of the room by a comforter tied round his neck. Deceased laboured under the impression that he should come to want, although he was in comfortable circum stances.—The third was on the body of Richard Nickson, one of the inmates of the Lunatic Asylum, Brownlow hill, who strangled himself.—The fourth was on John Rimmer, 38 years of age, employed at the brewery be longing to Mr. liaison Segar, and who, on Wednesday night last, fractu-ed his leg by falling on the flags.— The fifth was on James Burgess, a young man, aged 18, of Freemason's-row, who had some powder and squibs in his possession on the 30th ultimo, and whose clothes caught fire and burned him severely, in consequence of a spark from one of the squibs having ignited some of the powder in his pocket. He lingered until Sunday morning last, when he expired,—The sixth was on William Edis bury, who died of rupture of the heart, arising from organic disease.—The seventh was on Leonard Moore, a child ten weeks old, who died from suffocation, arising from his having been overlain by his parents in bed. — The eighth was on Sarah Talbot, of Milk-street, who died of apoplexy on the floor of her own premises.—The moth and last inquest was on Henry Dognall, a child twelve months old, who was burned to death, accidentally, inßose-hill.—Verdicts accordant with the evidence were returned in the several cases. DREADFUL COLLISION AND Loss OF LIFE.—At nine p.m., on the night of Saturday last, the ship Elizabeth, Cayt iin Brown, of St. John's, New Brunswick, came in contact with the schooner Emma, Captain Kemp, from the ccast of Morocco, and bound for Liverpool, about twenty-five miles to the westward of Cape Clear. -The El:zabeth struck the Emma just abaft the fore-rigging, carried away both her masts, and reduced her to a com plete wreck in the course of a few seconds. The crew with the nun() t difficulty got over the bows of the Elizabeth, with the exception of the cook, who was un fortunately drowned. Mr. Bibby, jun., of the firm of Mcs,rs. Bibby and Sons, of this town, the owners of the Emma, was a passenger on board that vessel, and was amongst the number of persons s -ived. Shortly after the collision, the Emma went down. The crew arrived in the Mersey on Wedn..sday morning by the Elizabeth. The starboard bow of the Elizabeth was stove in by the col lision, and she lost her jib-boom and topgallant -mast, and sustained other damage. • PAVING AND SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS.—At the weekly meeting Mr. John Holmes presided. A represec tation was read relative to the disgraceful state of the bol torn part of Church-street, and it was ordered to be re paired. Mr. Samuel Holme applied to the board for leave to block up George -street, in which he had buildings erecting. After a rather long and disconnected conversa tion, the matter (so far as the reporter could learn) rested where it was.—A complaint was made by Messrs. Bond, that the condensing water of Maefie's works, Temple street, occasioned a nuisance. Ordered to be referred and reported upon.—Mr. Robertson Gladstone supported an application to prevent the conversion of a building in Seel-street into a slaughter-house. A conversation en sued, and ultimately it was decided to leave the matter in the hands of the magistrates.—Mr. Thine asked the board to permit the surveyor to make a return (A r ne number of sewers completed within the year.—A letter was read from Mr. Hoyle, of Haslingden, complaining of what had ap peared in the papers relative to his' rontract for the sup plying of flags, and stating that he (Mr. Hoyle) , distinctly said it was on the authority of his foreman that he stated the flags were equal to sample. SHOCKING CASE OF STABBING.—On Monday evening last, a man of th name of John Knowles was stabbed with a sharp instrument, supposed to be a penknife,. in Johnson-street in this town, from the effects of which he has been still lingering in so dangerous a state that but fainthopes are entertained of his recovery. It appears that, about eight o'clock on the evening in question, Knowles . and a man, named Milligan, were standing in Johnson-street, when a dispute arose between them, in the course of whiCh Knowles lifted bis hand and gave hint a blow. Milligan immediately drew a sharp instru ment from his pocket, and plunged it into Knowles's breast, in the region of the heart, made his escape through Hatton-garden. Police-officer 195 had Knowles con veyed t Vauxhall Biidewell, where he was visited by Mr. Simpson, surgeon, by whose orders he was removed to the Northern Hospital, where he still remains. The wound, which is- of small dimensions, bled little externally ; but internally it is feared there has hen hemorrhage to a considerable extent. It is also feared that the sharp instrument must have incised the pericardium. The miscreant who committed the diabolical act has since been apprehended and remanded. SALE OF GUANO.—On Wednesday last 180 tons of gu ano, 6nriounard to be the best African, received by the Chimaera, were offered for sale in lots of five and ten tons, at Messrs. Priestley's Baltic-buildingir. The at tendance was numerous, the present state and prospects of the trade beii.g such as to invest every sale of this com modity now with considerable interest in the eyes of the dealers. Mr. Priestley, before eommeneing the sale, read an analysis of the guano by an eminent London chy mist, which went to show that the article was of the very best description.. Some conversation arose in conse quence of a gentleman in the room asking the auctioneer if he would guarantee that the whole cargo was equal to sample, as it hacV several times been found that guano deteriorated in quality, or that guano of a different qua lity was substituted after the first few tons were removed from the vessel. The auctioneer seemed at first unwilling to give the required guarantee; but at last undertook to do so, and the first , lot, of five tons, was put up. The bidlings were not very animated, and after some delay, the lot was knocked down for £5 12s. 6d. The next lot, of ten tons, was not sold in consequence of tha price of fered being under the former, and the whole of the" re e•aiuing lots were withdrawn, there being no probability of the reserved price being realized. A small lot of da maged weighing about seven tons, was sold, we under stand, at £2 7s Ed. the ton. THE OUTPENSIONERS.—On Wednesday morning, the last day of the present year's exercises, the oompanies were again inspected by Col. Palmer, K.H., inspecting field-officer, on the ground at Everton. The Colonel was received with the usual honours, and a number of move ments were then performed in columns, squares, &e., which received additional interest from the tiring in squares. line, and by divisions, the men having been sup. plit d with a portion of blank cartridge for the purpose. The proceedings were wound up by ad , ancins in order, halting, and saluting. Col. Falkner then delivered a short address to the men. He observed that it was with pride and pleasure he spoke to them on that occasion, as bewas most noxious to add his meed of praise -to that which had already been so justly bestowed upon them by the-Major-General of the district ; he concluded by egg ing-that they were notless distinguished for their soldier-- Eke- appearance than for the manlier in which they had gone through their exercises on that day. The band, amounting to sixteen in number, was formed entirely from amongst the pensioners, and they acquitted them selves in excellent style, performing several pieces of na tional and other music, both going to and ,returning from the ground ; we understand they now practice regularly at the barracks every Tuesday. The six days'eurcise having been completeel, the companies were marched down to the barracks, where they delivered in their arms and clothing. DECREASE OF DRUNKENNESS AND CRIMP.: BN LI VERPOOL.—Mr. William Parkinson, keeper of the main br7dewell, has prepared a comparative return for the three years of the number of prisoners brought before the ma gistrates on each Monday, for drunkenness, commencing Sept-1, 1841,.and ending 31st August, 1841. From this we find that great good has resulted from the introduction into the New Improvement Act of the clause prohibiting public-houies from opening between the hours of twelve on Saturday night and one on Sunday. In 1341-2. the total number of prisoners charged with drunkenness was 7,602';- of these 3',i29 were brought before the magistrates on Mondays, 852 were taken into custody before t we l ve o'clock on Saturday nights, 1,412 between twelve p.m, on Saturdays and. one p.m. on Sundays, and 856: after that till Monday. In 1842-3, the total number of pr soners charged with drunkenness was only 7,023, 2,397 - of whom were brought up on Mondays, 796 having been given into custody before twelve o'clock on Saturday nights, and only 843' after that up to Sunday noon. Its, /843-4, the total number of charges of drunkenness was 7`,044; 2,386 prisoners were brought upon Mondays, only 793 of which had been taken into custody between Saturday night and Sunday noon. From the above it will be seen that there was a decrease during the first year of the operation of the new act, of 599 prisoners apprehended during the hours the public-houses were closed, and in 1343', a decrease of 619 e and also a total decrease of cases of drunkenness on • Mondays, in 1842. of 732, and in 1843, 01743. In the other days there is a slight increase,,which, of course, might be expected with the increase of the town, in 1842, of 153 cases, and in 1843 of 185, leaving,, however, a total decrease in cases of drunkenness generally,,of 579 of 1842, and 558 in 18-13. We are glad also to find that a decrease of drunkenness has been accompanied by a decrease in crime generally. In 1811 the total' number of prisoners hrousht before the borough magistrates was 18,666 ; in 1842, 16,331 ; and in 1843, 15,816; showing a decrease in 1842 of 2,335 ; and in 1843 of 2,850. JOCK COMMITTEE, THunsDAY.,-The sub-committee of Works recommended that the tent of the land occu pied by Mr. Cato should be ls. 6d. per square yard of atter the 3rd of Aptil next, and that a lease should be granted to him on the same terms as to time as the land offered to Mr. Wilson. Mr. Tobin, seconded by Mr. Royden, moved that the refit should only be Is per yard , for the first seven years. and la. 6,1. per yard for the re mainder of the lease. Upon a division, the recommenda tion of the Sub committee was carried. It was agreed to let Messrs. Gecrge Forrester and Co. 8400 square yards of land to the north of Sandhill's.lane, at the annual rent of is. per square yard, for a term of 21 years, but final the settlement of the point was deferred until the exact site could be ascertained.—The Marine Sub-corn tnittee recommended that Mr. Hugh Evans, son of the . 1 late Mr. Evans, should be appointed superintendent of tie telegraph stations at Anglesea and Puffin island. Some objections having - been mentioned, the subject was deferred, in order to afford time for inquiry. —Twenty. five pounds were voted out of the charitable fund to John Hughes. telegraphic keeper on 1 - lilbre Island, to assist in replacing his winter stock of provisions which he lost nn the occasion when his wife was unfortunately drowned o in crossing from the main land to the island. It was also that a boat should be provided for t he use of the keeper of Hilbrie island.—The following resolution, on the recommendation of the Sub-committee, was passed, the chairman and Mr. Tobin being the only parties who voted against it, " That when a vessel is g o ing to dis charge into one of the transit sheds, such vessel to be en titled to a berth, according to the terms of the resolution of the 20th June, prior t.o any vessel being berthed, offering, upon although first in turn, which is going to discharge in the ordinary way."—A letter from Messrs. Humble and Mil crest, as to a road at the north end of the town, was hteen months. In their re ferred to the Sub-committee of Works.—A letter was g an utter impossibility read from Messrs. Thomas Vernon and Co. acknowledging terms of the resolution. last in t ewueseek, of the expenses of removing 10,0 00 square t iyfl() l certain ,thr e rtede r ytsr e Neooemicbfi Messrs. t aste d o orl s i fedt objected, t o vo, rr e ene s firn , p Vernon re t solution wesl to ae o dwl pay ioat t t loyrhl waseefe Mr. Chaloner ; second, to relinquish their present yard within six weeks; and, third, they wished a reply to their proposal for rentins the ground at the north. They thanked the Committee fur the consideration with which they had already been treated, but added that if they had no other place provided for them when the eighteen months had expired, they would be no better off than at present, and, therefore, they must protect themselves against too great a sacrifice. Mr. Evans—They are tak ing the upper hand of us completely. Mr. Nicol—Aft er the reading of that letter, I have no hesitati d t the the m resolution ot ion . m of r. la A st ik T in hu w r . Thursday, a y gladas t to h applicable ear m t r o . l es w c o in u d ld ed s . av ll e lr h . i ' m fro f t r m orn an t .— he on in propos ,nlsgi e ce s oc t s lo t ri that a V u e e n t ro h n at an m d C t o o n . b e r t N . I disagreeable task of getting up in Council, and moving that that part of the proceedings of the Dock Committee be not confirmed. The motion was carried unanimously. letter from'Messrs. Neile and Crawford, was referred to the solicitor.—lt having been reported that the con tract with the new Gas and Coke company had expired on the Ist instant, the matter was referred to the Uar, Oct. 22, 1844. Dour Masters' Sub-committee; 'and a letter from gr. M'Donald, agent to the Bude Light Company, was re ferred to the Sub-committee of Works. EARLY CLOSING or SHOPS.—The shopkeepers of Ormskirk commenced closing their shops on Friday, the 11th instant, with the exception of about half a dozen, and at a meeting of thR committee. held in the Town hall, on Wednesday evening, a deptration was appointed to visit those persons who did not close their shops when they all agreed to close at 8 o'clock, with one ex ception. SERMONS.—On Sunday last, two sermons were preached im the Parish t. hurch Ormskirk, by the Rev. J. E. White, one of the Secretaries of the Church Mis' sionary Society, after which collections were made , amounting to £l4 ]2s. 4d. And a missionary meeting was held in the Town-hall, on Monday evening last, whe n the Rev. J. E. White and several of the neighbouring clergy addressed the meeting, and a collection was after wards made, when upwards of £lO was received in aid of the funds of the above society. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER- FRIDAY EVENINO. Very few present, and very sombre countenanc , s. O lr fa r were made to lay a cool hundred at evens on '• Fog" agst field for the Cambridgeshire; 10 to 1 bar one currently awed, log to 8 taken twice yesterday OD Cur, ; double that to-daY c in the Altered One. 10 to 1 agst Alarm (taken) 33 1 -- Black Prince (taken) 33 1 Fitzallarr (taken) 50 1 -- Connaught Ranger (tk freely) GREAT QVOIT MATER FOR 'I @"o HONORS!) SOVEREIONg O,l Th -- • The return match between the GtaFgow players, and G 08 1; ~' and Rigby, of Shrewsbury. came off at the latter t wn on We': nesday afternoon. The betting, however, was greatly in favo ur of Scotland, three to one being freely offered, and few taker°, The game was sixty•one. At the commencement the Shropshi re men counted nine, whe : their opponents scored two; but thl disparity of numbers did not continue long, the 1 , cotehnle o gradually crept up, counting four almost every end, and won 131 twenty-eight. The pitching was beautiful throughout. RAILWAY 11VT.ALLIGEA CE. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. 77 At a special meeting of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rid way, held at Glasgow, on Tuesday last, it was agreed that the Company should subscribe £lOO,OOO towards the capi tal stock of the proposed Glasgow, Dumgies, and Car lisle Railway Company. MIDLAND RAILWAY.—The Midland Railway Cont' pang have taken a lease of the Sheffield, Ashton-under - Line. and Manchester Railway. The adoption of thi* plan, in connexion with the extension of the Swinton liner via Doncaster into Lincolnshire, will open a direct com munication with the whole of Lancashire.—Doncaste ► ' Gazrtte. GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY.—BirANCIrE 9 TO BOROUGHBRIDGE, KNARESBROUGH, 1-IAWROGATg , RIPON, AND RICHMOND.—A special meeting of the Great North of England Railway Company, which wag numerously attended by shareholders, was held at DU I.' lington, on Tuesday last, when a series of resoliiton g were unanimously adopted, authorizing the Directors to take all steps necessary for the formation of branch . rail ways to the above - places. The required capital was esti mated at £300,000, which is to be raised in 10,000 shares of £3O each. SHAY FBI:IA.—Shan Fells, so well known and dreaded' by travellers i is at present like an ant bed—all alive with: " naveysr employed in forming the Lancaster and Car lisle Railway. These industrious but sometimes un-; pleasant neighbours, have built themselves a long line OF dwellings of the turf and heather, which is denominated REgent.street,, and they have nearly also completed Queen's-square. The nest batch of mansions we believe is to be called the Quadrant, so that the west end of oar metropolis will soon he outrivalled by New London, O the mountains of Shap. BIRKENHEAD; M ANCHESTER, AND CHESHIRE Rl"' TION.—The Railway Magazh.e gives the following as then route of this line. It will start from Bebbington, on the' Chester and Birkenhead line, not far from the Birliee' head terminus of that railway, proceeding towards Elton , where it will meerthe branch from Chester, which near that place forms a junction with the Chester and Holy head line. From the junction at Elton the line then passes on to Frodaham and Preston Brook, crossing near the Grand Junction Railway, where, also, a station is pro posed ; thence it proceeds to Manchester, via A Itringharn , sending forth hence a branch to Stockport. The line, therefore, takes a route as direct as the Mersey permi ts from Birkenhead to Manchester. GLASGOW JuNorloN RAILWAY. --A plan is needy matured, under this name, for a short line of railway, to connect the termini of all the important existing means of communication, both,by }and and water, which radiate from this city as a common centre. The scheme resem bles one which has already been adopted, under somewhat similar circumstances in Manchester, and we have been told it can be carried into execution here at a compara tively moderate expense, and without any serious inter ference with existing right or private properties. The plan is to form a tunnel, having its northern terminus at some convenient point at the north of the city, probably near the Cut of Junction Canal, into which the traffic of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and of the Garn kirk and oilier mineral railwAys, and of the Fm - th and Clyde and,..Monkinnd Can.ils, can be poured, and the goods, minerals, and passengers, carried down to the harbour of Glasgow, and also across the Ayrshire and Greenock Railways.— Canstilutional. The late Mr. Thomas Brueton, of Bilston, after leaving numerous legacies to his relatives, £5OO to the Wesleyan Chapel at Bilston, and considerable sums to various cha pels belonging to the ''Primitive Methodists," h ,s di rected that the retidue of his property, nh ch it is sup posed will amount to upwards of £20,000, shall be equellf divided between the British and Foreign Bible So. ietY: the Wesleyan Missionary Society, tie London Miasio. arfe Sociaty, the Wolverlaatneton Dispensary, the Birteingban l e General Hospital, trio Queen's Hospital, Birmiligi antr and the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb at Edgbastun. THE ALLOTMENT SISTEM.—In pursuance of public notice, given a few days ago, the occupiers, friends, and supporters of field garden allotments, together with the members of the Bingley Cricket Club, dined together' last Friday evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall, Bingley' About twelve months ago, the allotment system was in— troduced into this palest]. A field of about fifteen acres• in extent. the property of Mrs. Walker Ferrand, was given by that lady for the purpose of ascertaining how tar the allotment system would prove serviceable to the poorer inhabitants of the paris , , on condition that she . continued to receive the accustomed rent. These fifteen acres were divided , into 59 allotments, the rent of each being lls. which were appropriated to 59 persons, chid); operatives engaged in the worsted mills in Bingley en c t the neighbourhood. The rent and various taxes le vien on the fifteen acres amount to about £lO, and e roppin a tt them to about I.;60 making the sum total expended£ lo whilst the crop produced amounts in value, at a moderate calculation, to between £4OO and £5OO. During the whole of the present summer and autumn, these. tiftl a " nine mei) and their families have been provided with a acin;'`i vegetables, many of whom are keeping two pigs, wh i ' S there still remains growing on nearly every allotment s good winter crop. of potatoes. The day being excee , iing l Y fine, numbers.of p ps e yr r e s sv o tea n mi s le, c d a ao ro sn e we t ve i llr ß ya i s t h ig atn l o e d y . ja i o n ly°tin tre eic" n th iorning, Mrs. 'Walker Ferratod, N lr7. rounding townships, to see for themselves the advantnr; general o e f ley th e e n D'lsraeli, and a party of ladies, John Manners, Mr. D'lsraeli, and Mr. W. 8.. Ferrant l ,l pfam S rtm l a io k r et t h l e- y of t s q l! accompanied by Lot 4 proceedect to the cricket-ground . which is about a n' iw from Bingley, on the ro a d t o Bradford, where the me,e l ; hers of the' cricket club and their friends were ciijoYi n '' themselves. The scene was gratifying in the highest 1 305- sible degree. Lord Joh n M anners , i n the most g° ° " ,4 { humoured and unaffected manner, joined in a game o cricket. The occupiers of the garden allotments s e „, their friends, headed by a band of m usic, arrived on ; 11 0 , ground about noon; and, after rem a ining there a Ai hours, returned in procession to the Odd Fellows' l' a e a Y Bingley, to dine tozether. The chair was taken by Busfield Ferrand, Esq., M.P., who was supported °d his right by Lold John Manners . M.P., the Hon- 811 „f Rev. Philip Savile, the Rev. J. Beaumont, incumben t St. Mary's, Leeds ; and on his left sat B. D'lsraeli, r• s „ q a l M.P., Sce: The c'oth having been removed, the e 5 " - ,1 toasts were given, after which the assembly was addrele by the chairman and others. Lerd John Manners eP e o t at considerable length on the advantages of the allottn e h t system, in connection with spade cultivation. He tho ug o the time was not far distant when this great truth c''...` l l( be felt and acted upon, that the peasant who had bir o? , a stake in the hedge was a better member of society t bs d. be who merely worked for anoth e r.—Mr. D'lsraeli ;at verted to the phrase " Young England," which hit but first been given to him arid his friends in derision, e d which now, he believed, brmight tidings of hope to cart/ city, vil!age, and hamlet, in the kingdom. That I", he , had been asked what they wanted. "We want," sa id ii " in the first place, to impress on society. that there_ snch a thing as duty. We want to put an end to that go litical and social exclusiveness which we believe to be, he re bane of this country. Vs here there is exclusivene ss a te cannot be sympathy ; where there is no syrnest i l o t; hold no society can be safe. That is what we a w es eot perhaps we want much more ; that is enough at P. e ole to communicate to the public. We do not care t lwe politics, or to say that we can remedy every e vl , _ e ver have our opinion on great public subjects, and vile.rieair, these are brought nut in the senate, we will, with•allo'd if ness, and with moderation, exress those opinens,:ut they be true they will be ado p pted. (Cheers. i ) ,)., it is are profoundly impressed with this conviction , tn", to mu- lova , riot so much by law as by manners, that we m _ O , (A the influence of manners and not law, to remedy rn! e ' e te. the grievances and much of the injury of our Peu i r ou g (Cheers.) We have little hope for this country $° b e en as that spirit of faction, which has by circumstances gu, ig raised, and which has been rampant o f latepear has fostered and encouraged. We believe that the tinja be arrived when the course of that factious spirit she than stayed, and we know no more practicable , 1 ; 1 .° " th an each other in our private chamber, to mourn whil d e v" .e, an throwingcour s , any ou r s t e h l a y t e s possesses in e s a u c c h c . e s t more 0 t s g d ' t i e ere ; reading the newspapers in our slippers over a goo tiL' e 8 0 the ill effects of faction on the people—that reaY ; u n ion evidence of our philosophic spirit, it is not, in our ole“ h oe a testimony of our civic courage. Therefore " 00 on come among you to meet you and congratulatecyo_te. what you have done, and stimulate you to future 0 to encourage you by the expression of o ur symPs."4l6 public men, who are ready at all times to uphold, tab opinions which we profess on this sol emn subjeet 7,00 we believe them to be sound, virtuous , and true • proceedings terminated about eight o'clock, eh 14 lan