The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-10 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1852. LOCAL NEWS THE SCREW STEAM-SHIP GLASGOW.—This fine steamer, after having had the damage done to her bulwarks in the late gale repaired in a most efficient manner, left Greenock for New York, on Saturday, with a large com plement of passengers. The cargo of the Glasgow has not been disturbed since her arrival, there being no indi cation of her having damaged it in the least degree. DEATH OF MRS. WM. BROUGH.—The death of Mrs. Wm. Brough, late Miss Annie Romer, a native of this town, and well known in the theatrical and musical cir cles, as an accomplished actressand singer, occurred at the residence of her husband, in London, on Sunday evening week. She was married to Mr. Wm. Brough, the elder of the two talented literary gentlemen known as the " Brothers Brougb," in April. A few weeks ago, the lady gave birth to a daughter, and ever since her health has rapidly declined. _ _ _ . ----.,40.--- CUNAR D COMPANY.—The capital of the Cunard COM- Pan, Is estimated by Dr. Lardner at £1,500,000. I A Limn OF SCREW-STEAMERS between Bordeaux and 44Terp oo l is proposed to enE LATE MR. CUMMING.—The bodies Moline mid his son (who were recently drowned in 41 Derwen , ) h ive n found below Matlock Bath lale tw o we, locked in P otrrketiNic SOCIETY eel ; ernitsiittiug -rang s u zz ,gtioic of the Polytechnic Soviet v THE BHuaTPooa.—TE POor, now in the Bru :o from St. John. N B. 'ernie Brothers and Co., of CRESS. —The annuli dirtne will take place at the C Vedneidav). The eminent 41 . Lowenthal, is expected to h ,CHIL D DROPPING —On W Clock, a lady, in tiassine f -1 °uou a finr female chile!, lying to the Wirk house. b THE COLLECTORS OF THE WATER AND GENERAL " .. IeTES of the borouuh. to ,the number of twenty and tewaris, were sworn in constah' e Town • brill, on Saturday. THE PACKET-SHIP-Wn. one of t h.• Bl ac k S tar li ne I} York, arrived in the Mersey. apace of 13 days 14 houra, hay ° lithe 20th January, at 7, ;Lir FATAL ACCIDENT.—On F girl seven years of age, was tar, in Lower Harringtov the Southern Hospital, but e..,._ admission. No blame is attnehed to the driver of th ,SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE.—A lecture was giv Tuesday evening last, by the Rev W. Graham, Pr te rian minister, on " Loyola and Pa.cal ; or, the J , and Jansenists," which was well a tended, and lis to with great interest by the r ROYAL INSTITVTION.— eftected at the Institution. Ptthlic to vii-w the tnuseui. the first and third Mondays teretoforp. upon " Sails and of Mr. other's arms —A pa 'Ph u.Pful information and vas read sit the last meeting v Mr. J. M. Glad4one hamlq ,, rne new ship Bhurt: k am k. made a consigned to Messrs of the Liverpool Chess Hotel, to- n arian chess-i player, lay last, about ;reat Georg itep. It was taken before the May S H INGTON. R n this port ,day, in t.l FIRE. — On Saturday night, shortly before nine o'clock, a fire broke out in the farm-buildings of Mr. Walter Hays, Fairfield. A mounted messenger was despatched, who first gave the alarm at the West of England Station, Mount-pleasant, and then at the Temple-court Station. The engine belonging to the West of England Company was speedily on the spot, and a plentiful supply of water being had from a neighbouring pit, the fire was got under by the time the town engines arrived. We regret to say Mr. Barrett, the superintendent of the West of England brigade, was hurt by a tile when the roof fell in. The damage was confined to the building, and estimated at £l5O. The building was covered by insurance, but whe ther the stock is insured is unknown. ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB—On Thursday evening the Mayor will entertain the members of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club to dinner at the Town-hall. A large number of invitations have been issued. This club held a meeting at the club-house, Duke-street, on Tuesday night, when several new members were elected, and the treasurer brought forward the accounts for the current year, and congratulated the members` on the state of the finances. A code of standing orders was submitted for the consideration of the club, and a committee was formed to report thereon at the next meeting. A notice of motion was given to expel those members whose subscriptions are two years in arrear, notice to be given previously by ied I the secretary. _ led from New York Martha Asht by a cart, laden vas conveyed i immediately after root, to adrr [lays every a —ln the last weel TTnivel ROYAL INSTITUTION SCHOOL. of mathematical honours conferred y the V ahligtidge, the names of two form r pupils of School occur ; that of Mr. !lutist) , , s 15th wrang of Mr. Langhton as 34th wrap-' BELFAST r. The Steam-ship Company, .11 started purpo se of establishing an increased or daily c cation by ste.. provisionally reg,, shares of £5O each. PlitE.—On Wednesday night last, about six n a fire broke out in the Colosseum, in Paradise-str , ,Oois engines of an escape of gss ; but Mr. H e witt tk and fire brigade. hei..- °l ithe snot the dams._ STEAM-SHIP COMPANY hieli has bee The capital is £50,0( OCEAN STEAM-SHIPS. — The steam-ship City of Glas sy. Wylie, commander, sailed for Philadelphia on Wed sday, at eleven o'clock, a.m., with forty-eight passen rs and a very large cargo of fine goods of British and The Royal Mail steam-ship Cam- manufacture almost. imme bria, Leitch, commander, sailed from the Mersey at 12 30, p.m., on Saturday, for Halifax and Boston, with the usual mails and a fair complement of passengers. The Pacific Royal Mail steam-ship Quito, Wells, commander, sailed from the Mersey, on Saturday, for Madeira, Rio, and Valparaiso. The United States and Liverpool Mail steam- Atlantic West, commander, will sail from the Mersey for New York, with the mails mow ( Wednesday ,t thi inguisted A. special county SPECIAL COUNTY SESSION Cif the magistrals of this c Will be seen from an advertise take into consideration the re: 3OStices at Preston, for erecting cells at the Preston House of Correction. PIGEON SHOOTING.—A pigeon match was shot 'cricket ground, Edge-hill, on Tuesday last, be 14essrs. R. L. Hervey and A. Halton, for X. 5 asi tine birds each. The match was won by the first r gentleman, who killed six birds, the latter five. The Was very high. AINTREE CHARITY BALL.—This ball, the procee Which will be devoted to the customary charitable poses, has been fixed to take place on Saturday next, large and fashionable attendance is anticipated. t he Particulars, we must refer our readers to the advi went in another column. THE SCREW STEAMER CITY Of GLASOW, Capt Leitch, which sailed hence for Philadelphia on W tip last, shipped such a heavy sea near Amlwch t' 44 the crew were disabled, (the water havi-- tinder the anchors, and broke obliged to be put ashore fowl, GIGANTI C P OULTRY . of gigantic dimensions, was in Air. Brennan, of this town. ' tdp: be .n hatched on the 4th of feet from the tail to the b; g ii % and weighs upwards "`ur• Pellew, of the Customs, at this port. LECTU RE ON THE CHURCH OF ROME.—On Thurs day evening last, the Rev. R. P. Biokeney, of Christ Church, Cl a u g ht on , Ch e shire, delivered a con t rovers i a l lecture before a numerous audience, in the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street. The subject of the lecture was The Church of Rome not Catholic, but Apostate." The Rev. W. F. Taylor, of St. John's Church, presided. UNIVERSITY HONOURS.—We are glad to observe that Mr. J. B. Harbord, whom we recently mentioned as having obtained a scholarship at St. John's College, Cambridge, has gained the thirty-third place among the wranglers, in the University list of the present year. He was educated at the Upper School of the Collegiate In stitution of this town mpany have obi mails to tt .solution lately pass( iditional nun tion to sever , am Navigation • to the Government. THE NEW HIGH SHERIFFS.—The London Gazette last announced that the Queen, as Duchess of ad appointed Thomas Weld Blun- Palatine Iheriffs of the sheriff of spective r ,_ to which their names are annexed :—Cumber- George Henry Oliphant, of Broadfield-house, Esq. thire : George Holland Ackers, of Mori ton, Esq.— shire : Sir Henry Stieheverell_Wilrr of Chadd Bart.—StaffOrdshire : John Ayshford Wise, of ton-ball, Esq.—Warwickshire: Sir John Newdigate ford Chetwode, of Ansley-hall, Bart.— Westmore ' : Richard Burn, of Orton-hall, Esq.—Yorkshire: John Henry Lowther, of Swillington, 4—Anglesey : Evan Lloyd, of Maes-y-porth, EQq.— narvon.shire : Martin Williams, of Penamser, Esq.— bighshire : Francis James Hughes, of Acton-house, .xham, Esq.—Flintshire : Henry Potts, of Glan-r- —ln Dr. Hume's Ts is a notice of a lay agent, )YE WAY TO FILL A CHURCI Missions at Home," tt but Monday morning brought a large number of ople round the clergyman's door, with the signifi cant inquiry, " Now, sir, what do you mean to do for us-?" When right motives were placed before them, they melted r° , I away almost as rapidly as they had appeared ; and a de- rival visitor to these same families, who held out no bribes —A day or two ago, a China M be seen at the shop ,tare-reader, who brought people to attend church tinz on their mercenar den to boast how much money there was to f in alms clergyman d how e his usual disposed sy it was for a man out of employ- It is but a chicke August, yet it m .ak, stands nearly Even then, the people were in a worse condition than before ; for they were much less accessible, after they had been once deceived. It is extraordinary .how large an SUICIDE IN THE BOROUGH GAOL.—An inquest Was held on Friday, on the body of a prisoner in the borough gaol, named John Jones, 22 years of age, who was tried before the Recorder on Thursday for felony, and sen tenced to 15 years' transportati n. The deceased was received into the gaol between nine and ten o'clock on Friday morning, was clothed in the prison dress, and sent to his class. He was placed in a cell, and had oakum given him to pick by Quayle. one of the officers. To this officer the young man said he was innocent of that for which he had been convicted, and it was hard that he should get 15 years. On Quayle entering deceased's cell, about half past twelve, to send him to his dinner, he found the unfortunate youth hanging by his braces to an iron bar that goes across an air-hole in the cell, and quite dead. Verdict, " Temporary insanity." ASSIZE BUSINESS.—The following are the arrange ments, announced by circular from the Prothonotary's office at Preston, for conducting the business of the ensu ing assizes :—The next assizes at Lancaster will commence on Monday next, the 16th instant, and at Liverpool, on Saturday, the 20th of March. The records in causes to be tried at Liverpool, and at issue on or before Saturday, the 31st of January, should be ordered forthwith ; and in those to be tried at. Liverpool, and at issue on or before Friday, the sth of March, should be ordered on that day. The last day for making up issues in time for trial at the next assizes at Lancaster, will he Saturday, the 7th in stant, on which day the records must be ordered. The last dal for making up issues is time for trial at the next assizes at Liverpool, will be Thursday, the 11th of March, on which day the records must he ordered. Eight exclu sive days' notice of trial must he given for the next assizes, in causes at issue in time for trial at the last assizes. The jury process for the trial of causes at Lancaster will be issued at Preston, on Monday morning next, the 16th instant, and for the trial of causes at Liverpool, on Satur day rimming, the 20th of March. Rule day before the assizes, Thursday, the 29th January. Rule day after the assizes, Thursday, the 25th of March. In pursuance of the rule of court of March assizes, 1842, the causes in tended to be tried at Liverpool will be entered in the following order :-Ist list, Salford hundred. 2d list, West Derby hundred, or elsewhere. The entry of causes at Lancaster will close at nine o'clock on Tuesday morn ing next, the 17th instant, and at Liverpool, at twelve o'clock at. noon, on Monday, the 22d of March. The causes in the second lie will not be called on for trial before Wednesday, the 24th of March. LOCAL BILLS BEFORE PARLIAMENT.—The notice papers issued by the House of Commons on Saturday last contain the following intimations of local measures relating to this neighbourhood. bills for which have already been read a first and stand for reading a second time, when they will be submitted to parliamentary committees, viz., the Liverpool Sanatory and other Local Acts Bill, " to amend the several acts relating to the sewerage, drainage, and sanatory regulations of the borough, and to make further provision for the same ;" irary Bill, " for establishing a ad gallery of arts at Liverpool, is library, museum, a and to make provision for the reception of a collection of specimens illustrative of natural history, presented by the Earl of Derby, for the benefit of the inhabitants of the borough of Liverpool, and the neighbourhood thereof, and others resorting thereto ;" Liverpool Corporation Waterworks Bil', " for further amending the local and and twenty-seven, amount of mischief an unprincipled agent may thus do, by destroying confidence ; or how much good may be effected by one who is hatlifol. 'MURDER. OF A CAPTAIN AND MATP, ON THE HIGH SEAS.—lntelligence has reached Penzance of the murder of 'Elijah Cornish, master of the schooner Cynthia, of Liverpool, and of his mate, by Mexican mutineers. The Cynthia belonged to Liverpool, and recently sailed to Tampico, in Mexico, under the command of Captain Cornish. She was a schooner of • 250 tons, and arrived at itut. her destination in safety ; but wh;lst in that co un t r y h er HARPER-STREET RAGGED SCHOOLS.—On Thursday mate and several of the crew died from fever. Having evening last, the children of the Harper-street Ragged shipped a mate (an Englishman) and some Mexican Schools presented their superintendent, Mr. J. R. sailors, she proceededto Ligonia, and thence to Campeachy. Brougham, with a handsome copy of the " Pilgrim's She left Campeachy, having on board the captain (Elijah Progress," richly bound and beautifully illuminated, and Ceenish), the mate, and two English sailors, the remainder bearing the following incription :—" Presented to J. R. of the crew being Mexicans or Spaniards. They had not Brougham. Esq., by the children and teachers of the Har- been long at sea before a disagreement took place between Per-street Ragged School. Math. 5, 6. and 25-36, 37." the mate and the foreigners; and the captain holding with SUICIDE.—On Tuesday morning, a female, 38 years of the mate, both were butchered at the first opportunity. age, named Sarah Shotwell, who resided at 41, Crown- The lives of the other two English sailors were spared on street, was found dead in bed, and near her an empty their swearing that they would never divulge or make tire, which h a d c on t a i ne d, on th e p rev i ou s even i ng , known to any one w h at h a d ta k en p l ace. Th e b o di es o f Cher, who ounce of laudanum, procured for deceased's mo- t h e t wo mur d ere d men were th en th rown over bo ar d, a nd uer, who was in the habit of taking small doses of that tie vessel put back to Campeachy. Here the two English deadly narcotic. She had been for some time afflicted sailors having been placed in the hospital, made known to with dropsy, and was occasionally much depressed. . the authorities the whole affair. _ ASSESSORSHIP OF THE COURT OF PASSAGE.—It IS I'VE ENGINEERS' STRIKE.—His worship the Mayor, r u moured that Mr. Henderson, the - Recorder of this with Mr. J. B. Lloyd and Mr. Hornby, having agreed borough, Mr. Adolphus, or Mr. E. James, are likely to to act as mediators in settling the dispute between the succeed Mr. Crompton as assessor of the Court of Passage. engineers of this town and their employers, three of the 'lr. Wilde, a relative of the Lord Chancellor, has also been operatives attended at the Town-hall, on Thursday, and m entioned as a candidate for the office. The salary is 500 submitted proposals. Subsequently, Mr. M'Gregor, of g ui neas per annum. The appointment is a government the Vauxhall Foundry , and a gentleman who represented o ne, but the Town Council, we believe, claim the right to Messrs. Fawcett and Co., had an interview with the re commend a candidate. mediators, when the propositions of the workmen were EXCH ANG E RIFLE CLUB.—The enrolment of the mem- submitted to them. The men object to a distinction hers of this corps has not yet taken place, as it is necessary being made between the members of the amalgamated L o obtain the sanction of the Secretary of State to its society and those of other benefit societies, al regards h f ormation, prior to the registration of members. It is, b e i ng em ploy e d ; and considering the large amount of owever, Understood that a communication will at once benefit to which, as members, they ere entitled by sub e Made on the subject to the Home Secretary ; and of scr i pt i one f or a l eng th ene d p er i o d, th e y canno t consen t t o co urse Durin g no decisive steps will be taken in the meanwhile. l eave th e soc i e ty, b u t w ill agree to a l m o s t an y te r ms short eiuring the present week, the Mayor will be waited on of that, which the masters may require. The men fur- Pon the subject. ther state that they are ready to sign a document to the 1 ACCIDENT TO JONATHAN PEEL, Esq.—We regret to e ff ec t that-ttaey have no wish to press the resolutions of lane that on Wednesday last a serious accident befel t h e genera l soc i e ty, or t o en fo rce its ru l es on th e mas te rs . a nathan Peel, Esq., of Knowlmere, Clitheroe, on his If these terms are not agreed to by the employers, and w aY home from a meeting of the General Finance Com- they make any proposals, the deputation acting for the t i ttee, in Preston. Mr. Peel sustained a fracture of the wor k men agree to call a meetin g of their soci e ty to consi ,,F or some bone connected with or about the ancle. In d er th a t p ro p osa l, w ith a vie w to come to s ome am i ca ble eel probability this unfortunate accident will confine the arrangemen t. Th e gen tl emen ac ti ng f or th e t wo fi rm s ho nourable gentleman to the house for several weeks.-- above-named agree to lay the terms of the men before the le e e B Lon Guardian. employ ers , a nd the result will probably be known in a theCOMPLIMENT TO MR. —The gran few days. Borough Sessions Caur D t, on oweiNo. Wednesday, inchei ury r pre- " SCENE" AT THE PHILHAnuoNIC- LTA LL.--,On Wed. tattnent, expressed their regret at the retirement of Mr. nes d a y, notwithstanding the unpropitious state o f th e D owlin g from the head constableship, the duties of which weather, a vast crowd of persons assembled at the Phil °ce he had so satisfactorily and ably performed_; and harmonic-hall, for the purpose of purchasing stall -tickets wh ilst expressing their concern for the cause of his resig- f or the forthcoming performance, for the benefit ef the n ation —i n di s p os iti on —th e y sincerely wished that that G u ild of Literature and Art ; and, as it was feared that Ca use might soon be removed, and Mr. Dowling speedily th e su pply would be limited, the attempts of those present t ea ,tored to health. t o pus h th e i r wa y •into the cloak-room, where the tickets -1- RE Meyolies BANQUET.—On Thursday evening last, wer e sold, created an indescribable scene of confusion. th e Mayo r , Th omas Littl e d a l e , E sq , entertained a select Many persons complained aloud of being injured by the B e a ty to dinner in the Town-hall. ' Amongst those pre- pressure of the crowd, the more excitable of whom 'vented s a ne were several of the borough magistrates, Captain their annoyance in loud and angry denunciations and L i a te, and the officers of the Brazilian navy now in grumblings. The pressure was so great that the counter I fi v erPeol ; Captain Franklin, of the royal artillery ; Capt. was thrown down, and,some portions of the tickets were eoorhead, of the 40th regiment ; several members of the torn off and trod under foot during the struggle. Dr.. c e ° e u e ncil, a few of the consuls stationed in town ; the re- Muspratt, who had charge of the affair, was ultimately til'"er, Gilbert Henderson, Esq. ; Captain Matthews, of .compelled to postpone the distribution of tickets till the e steamer Great Britain, &c. following day. There is every prospect of a most crowded i A IR. HOBBS' VISIT TO LIVERPOOL.—At the last meet- audience, the proprietors having taken about two-thirds of ag of the Polytechnic Society, the chairman intimated the stall tickets, while the demand for those unoccupied, as i n that Mr. Hobbs, the celebrated picker of all English wellas for gallery seats, is exceedingly great. We under es'cKs, and inventor of a lock which he defied any one to stand that Mr. Dickens. and his literary artistic confreres UT, had offered, through Mr. 'Milner, to read a paper on willeline with his worship the 'Mayor on the ( demand ee - ces, and explain his own patented one, at the next ceding their performance. Owing to the great e v —°a thlY meeting of the society. The offer of Mr. Hobbs for tickets, and the disappointment expressed by persons he accepted, lie e secretary was requested to invite unable to procure them, the amateurs have, we are in cie'i members oArchitectural and Archzeological So- formed, tbrough the influence of Dr. Muspratt, promised LY to attend on the occasion. to repeat their performances on Saturday evening. E 4, V/ B. VY OF LIVE RPOOL .—An elegant and accurate RETIREMENT OF MR. CROMPTON FROM THE COURT li S h e ir e d's Eye View of Liverpool" has just been pub- OF PASSAGE.—The sittings of the Court of Passage in `" by Mr. R Isaac, of Castle-street, accompanied by this town, the opening of which was reported in our last, a S kelelO •R. closed on -Saturday morning, when it being known that p ort . n key, as a means of instant reference to any . ion of the town, port, or immediate vicinity. The Mr. Crompton, the assessor, had been selected to succeed vi ew Air. Justice Patteson as one of the judges of the Court of __ B extends. for many miles in a southerl and south -7 t direction from off the Rock Lighthouse - ; and every Queen's Bench, Mr. Blair, the senior barrister present, ' ef a c,? worthy of notice is brought distinctly before the eye rose when the Assessor was about to quit the bench, and congratulated . him npon the elevated position to which he of :',7ePectator, notwithstanding the minute proportions Ln handsome little engraving. was about being raised, at the same time expressing the B IT deep regret which was felt by tile bar at the removal from Ai lIGLARy.—On Friday evening the printing-offices of r • J. Clarke,cthe assessorship of the Court of Passage of one so emi entered, being Cross-street, Manchester, were again nent as a lawyer, so courteous and kind as a gentleman. thieves, who succeeded the second time within two months, by He again tendered to the learned assessor, on behalf of sevensucceeded in picking and breaking open no I p e r s i e n than a, the bar of Liverpool, their congratulations on his appoint .or eight locks of the ordinary kind. The ment to so high a dignity, and their regret that Mr. w h ie l' l P , i l l: Point of . attack was the Chubb's cash safe, however, resisted all their attempts. The use of Crompton should cease to preside over the Court of b ias t i rnments to open the lock was unavailing, a part of a Passage. Mr. Crompton, who seemed much affected, t oiten pick being found therein, the safe otherwise re- said he was quite unprepared for the very great cornpli eiStin 1., .g their attempts. The cash and books were saved ment paid him by Mr. Blair and the bar of Liverpool. "e burglars being baffled in their attempts to get at the He thanked them sincerely for their kindness. Before cash, contented themselves with carrying off a few articles retiring, he desired to bear testimony to the admirable not of much value. manner in which the business of the court had been con ducted by Mr. Venn. It had been conducted with great 1 ,„.... 4.1 EARL OF DERBY AND THE MANCHESTER NA- ability, and entirely to his satisfaction, and he believed to o jr .`, ' HISTORY SOCIETY.—At the annual meeting, held the satisfaction of every gentleman connected with the " the 28th It the president, John Moore, Esq., F.L.S., profession. Alr. James then rose, and, having expressed a‘e., was u ie ~ as instructed to write to the Earl of Derb request- his regret that the connection which had so long existed : (11 him to become a patron of the society, in the place of between them was now about to be severed, said he en its excellent friend the . late earl. 0n Saturday, the 31st tirely concurred with what had fallen from the learned mr. enel a h• Moore rec e i ve d a v e r y kind answer, in which his assessor relative to the manner in which the business of in I P says that 'he shall have great pleasure . in acced. gto the request •f b the court was conducted by Mr. Venn. It was impossible Ltorware the interestsl' y so doing, he can in any degree ' that it could be conducted in a more admirable manner, t he imPortance of which he promot e th e study of a science and no one could have discharged his duties with more , e different nature of l i ii I s le does not undervalue, although ability and integrity than Mr. Venn, whose loss, should '',Well aware, a very unworthy upy. success occupations renders him, as he be cease te be coonected with the court, would be a Plane he is jpeieed to . occupy,, ,- successor of him whose public Jose, Mr, et ompton then bowed to the bench and " — Manchesfer Guardian. retired, SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE. — The annual meeting of the Liverpool branch of this society was held on Thursday last, at the depot in Bold street. The report was read by the Rev. P. W. Brancker, secretary. It stated that the issue of books and tracts by the parent society during the past year amounted to up wards of four millions. A grant of £2.000 had been made to the National Society, in aid of the training insti tution at Westminster; and £5OO towards supplying reli gious instruction for the large number of foreigners visit ing London last year. The society had also made a grant of £l,OOO towards the erection of the cathedral at Cydney, and one of £2,000 towards the permanent endowment of the bishop of Nova Scotia, the allowance from government having been withdrawn. CHESHIRE AND WALES. Mr. Henry Ellis, of Bangor, Carnarvonshire, was ad mittcd a member of the Royal College of Surgeons on Friday last. FATAL ACCIDENT.—A man who was trying to recover his hat, which was blown by the wind upon the railway line, near Bangor, on Thursday, was cut to pieces by an advancing train. SEARCH FOR MR. WALTER WALKER.—The body of Mr. Walker has not yet been found. On Wednesday last the (living apparatus was procured, and a number of men have since been engaged in a search for the body at the bottom of diff Tent parts of the float. TEA MEETING ,—On Wednesday evening the annual tea meeting of the United Presbyterian Church took place in the school-room, at Grange-mount, Birkenhead. On Thursday evening the children were entertained with tea, fruit, &e. COUR I O 1 PASS 4GA In this court, the was reported in our I were tried subsequently to Tuesday 'Y vi IC is iiffi . - BIRD AND OTHERS V BAKES A ND OTHERS case, heard on W. so,y, NT-. W. 8., 1 . ti as3ignee of the Li C or B others, were the p ff.. Messr, Xi!! Thomas M. M'Kie, \V CMill. . dants. The action vv.. , in trover, and the damages were laid at £lOOO. Th. , .o, a ~.riy it the ship Vesta, ex. ❑ J .hi Lioe‘. and and the defendants. 1•.1 v . to A ..ri, ward cargo, and to to be £l4OO, if Ulf months, and, for al WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting of this board on Wednesday last, Mr. Roskell in the chair, it was resolved that a call should he made on the several townships in the union for the amount of the county rate, as per precept of the clerks of the peace of the 25th ult., such call to be paid on or before the 17th instant. With reference to the payment of extra medical fees, Mr. Bramham was ordered to inquire to what fund they are chargeable, and to report the result to the board. The Poor-law Board having suggested some alte ration in the dietary, the clerk was ordered to inform them that the guardians, in conjunction with their medi cal officer, had given the subject their best attention, and they do not consider that the dietary proposed is superior to the necessities of the inmates of the workhouse. THE SELECT VESTRY.—At the usual fortnightly meet ing, on Tuesday last, in the board-room, Brownlow-hill, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair, it was stated, in reference to the four candidates selected for the governor ship of the Workhouse, that the committee had revolved to send a deputation to the Cork Workhouse, while a second deputation, on their way to London to confer with the Secretary of State, relative to magistrates' clerks fees, would visit the workhouses of Bradford, Coventry, and Kettering, respectively under the superintendence of the four candidates. The sub-committee reported that. there is now room in the house for 112 additional inmates. There are at present 2,252 paupers in the house, against 1852 at the corresponding period last year. Of these 694 are sick eases, including 111 of fever and 65 of itch. Mrs. Todd has been appointed assistant matron, in the place of Mrs. Bywater resigned. The reports having been re ceived, Mr. Willmer stated that the deputation appointed to proceed to Cork to inquire into the qualifications of Mr. Carr, as governor, had returned, and the result. was so satisfactory, as to render unnecessary the visit of any deputation to Bradford, Coventry, or Kettering. He moved that a special meeting of the Vestry should he held on Thursday morning, to proceed to the election of a go vernor. Mr. Clarke seconded the motion, which was car ried, an amendment of Mr. Gardner's being lost by fifteen to six.—On Thursday last, a special meeting of the Vestry was held, when the secretary having read the names of the candidates submitted by the committee for the office of governor, viz. :—Mr. Kelby, of Kettering ; Mr. W. W. Harris, of Coventry ' • Mr. Jos. Speed, of Bradford ; Mr. Geo. Carr, of Cork • Mr. W. L. Heathcote , of Liverpool. The Vestry proceeded to the vote, when there were for Mr. Carr, 22; for Mr. Heat hcote, 5. Mr. Carr was duly elected. The new governor will enter upon his duties in about a fortnight. THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the meeting of, this committee, on Thursday last, Mr. Langsdale in the chair, Dr. Duncan, the medical officer of health, submitted his annual report, showing the ratio of disease and mortality throughout the borough. The number of deaths in the various wards situated in the parish of Liverpool was 8700, being at the rate of 1 in 291. In the extra-parochial wards the deaths were 3125, or 1 in 38, thus making the total mortality of the borough of Liverpool 11,825, or 1 in monthly meeting of this body ~,,... .__ 311. This rate was a fraction higher than the average in at Birkenhead, Mr. John Laird, chairman. _ .er. of 1848 and 1850, but was considerably lower than the receipts for January were £l,Bll, against £1,760 in the average of the six preceding years. Of the total deaths corresponding month of last year.—The parliamentary 6062 were males, and 5763 females—giving a death-rate committee recommended seven out of eight bills connected for the former of one in 30. and for the latter of one in 33. The ages at death were—below five years, 59 1 8 ; five with Birkenhead to be petitioned against. Confirmed. — Mr. Bailiff the,. to 15, 1,042; 15 to 60, 3,588 ; above sixty, 1,221 ; un of the township rates. He moved that the next. rates be known, 36. The deaths above 90 years of age were 21, not laid until after the election in June. Mr. T of which 14 were females. One male and two females seconded the motion, which was carried, after two nose were upwards of 100 years of age, the greatest age at cessful amendments, by a majority of 8 to 1 . death being 107. Of the children who died, i.e., of all A FIDDLER IN TROUBLE.—On Tuesday a simple who died below the age of 15, 358, or one in 19 were looking fiddler, named Buxton, sued Mr. Brereton, beet illegitimate; and it is a striking fact, that while nearly house-keeper, in the Birkenhead County Court, for fiv eight per cent. of these deaths were sudden and violent, shillings, being the amount for which he bad been en the proportion of sudden and violent deaths among legi- e d by the defendant to play from five o'clock unti timate children were less than two per cent. Of every twelvegaged the ' on evening of January 19. Mrs. Brereton, it 1,000 inhabitants of Vauxhall and Exchange wards, 47 s engaged the plaintiff, but afterwards another party died during last year; while in every 1,000 in Rodney- ... t s o e ne m rea toamuse the company on the same instrument street and Abercromby wards the deaths were only 23, or gratuitously, whereupon the professional man was or- . less than one-half of those in the worst-conditioned dis-,,,,,, they has strong dered not to attend. He, however, did go, and, accord- ~. ' --- trict. The births registered in the parish of Liverpool ingn during last year were 9,334, giving an excess over the to his own account, as kicked out of the hous , tel deaths of 634. During the six preceding years. the aver- Mrs. Brereton : Yes, I did kick him out, because if there was any playing in my house that night Ile woutt f a age annual excess of deaths over births was 721, owing to nc be the performer, and so I kicked him out.—(Laughter., f a the extraordinary mortality of the epidemic years 1847 Verdict for the plaintiff, two shillings and sixpence. and 1849, when the deaths in the parish exceeded the mil ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.—The wife of a beer births by 10,548. The mean temperature of last year was ,era 49 7-10ths degrees-2-10th of a degree below the average MN - h e o h u e s s e te -k r. ee e p la e p - i , d be a tw fe e w en da tl; s e ago ßrid w g i e th -g a at s e ol a d n i d er th a e f C th r e os 4 s 6 , t a h t of the six preceding years. The maximum temperature, 811 deg., was on the 29th of June, and the winimum, , th belonging to her husband. It appears that the Loolario Regiment, taking with her about £32 in gold and stree 29 7-10ths degrees, on the 29th of November. The mean had been in Chester on furlough , and during his stay On th in reading of the barometer was 29.93 inches-2-100th of an had become enamoured of the charms of the buxom land- man, Esq.,' of a son. inch above that of last year, and 7-100ths of an inch ,_ . v a His affection was so ardently returned, that on its On the Ist inst., the wife of Mr. Joseph Hewitt, of the higher than the six years average. Rain fell on 159 days :_"' .••• of the year, the collect of the preceding five years being eeing suggested atto her she consented to an immediate T ui r e av ß e e ll v e . r j s' . R n e . s L t, o S w c e ot o la f n a d- s r o o n ad, of a son. On the lat inst., in Noith-view, Mount Vernon, the wife of 177. The amount d was 26.28 inches, 11 inches elopement, and , the , s , ame time she ventured . to make less than the average of the preceding six years. free with her • master's money. As it was supposed On the sth inst , the wife . of Mr. _ that the fugitives had gone to Crewe, the electric tele- Everton, of a daughter. graph was commissioned, if possible, to intercept their lost.,WO(r)innelththeci.(6e7tlthshoino lost., t.a, atsa son. Esq., ,liwt.ll Rake-lane, A o : n ißk , i eclkß-hll Michael's s enEI . :D G : George M'Corqu o d a I e , of a LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. flight, but without success ; and the whereabouts of the daughter. The usual monthly meeting of the Town-council was son of Mars and his lady - love has not yet been discovered. On the 24th nit., at S held on Wednesday last. The Mayor, Thos. Littledale, SHIPPING DISASTERS ON THE WELSH COAST.—The Esq., presided. late severe gales have been productive of serious disasters The proceedings of the previous meeting were read and to the shipping on the coast of Wales, and the various confirmed. harbours of refuge have been crowded with vessels which Dublin, by the Rev. Dr. O'Connell, al,. FINANCE COMMITTEE. have put in for shelter, having sustained more or less Miss Jane Rainsbottarn. The Finance Committee recommended an increase of damage. At Thorn Island, at the entrance of Milford- On the 26th ult., at St. Alban's Church, Lime.. F. A. Power, M.A., Mr. E. Tyson to Mist. the salary of Mr. Burgess, computer of town dues out- haven, the George and Francis, Morton master, of and the .Mat t Rev.he s wards, from £lOO to £125 per annum ; they also sub- from Chepstow to Dublin, was totally lost, the crew On the 29th ult., at the Parish Church, Mathon, Worcester mitted an application from Mr. Fell, inspector of weights taking to the boat and barely escaping with life. The shire, by the Rev. W. Scarlett Vale, assisted by the Rev. Dr Williamson, 'vicar o f Per s 1 1 ,1 o tE r a e sr , gy., t , h ßt e h. Ni third Rev. d a nghf Archibald £250 per annum, the consideration of which WES post- persona, who stole a quantity of the materials. The Do vvi n il g ia la m s, v vi a c i :r . , of to th O l e i poned last monthly Council, pursuant to standing orders; haven has been crowded with vessels, as likewise have ta Co v u ia rt and a proposal to grant £lOO to the Royal Institution for the roads at Penarth. Several vessels received damage On the 29th ult., at St. Philip's Church, by the Rev. C. H Burton, M.A., Mr. John W. Wilson, pilot, to Miss. M. Grim the current year. at the Mumbles. ditch. Mr. HORNBY moved the adoption of the proceedings. On the 29th ult., at Prescot, Mr. John Yates t , The first subject, the increase of the salary of Mr. Bur- ORMSKIRK. daughter of the late Mr. G. Yates, of Eccleston. gess, must, in compliance with the standing orders, be _________....._ On the 29th ult., in London, the Rev. G Illsmionibtrynheieltichaßre,aettvvlsi.tir.idlinsd.ta.cu, at St. t o ite f iri,c tl ßt i t e a.Ae S t: ii: postponed until the next Council. With respect to the A poor man was killed at Ormskirk, on Saturday week, second matter, the increase of the salary of Mr. Fell, the by coming in contact, while drunk, with the sail of a J. . om Ori a t te the eo blacksmith , lless rt t nt i joq n s so t t .. ~ Missiai as t st S u t ss . at Peter ' s e A t ei Griffiths,br Alban's ' s n C : /it 1 Church,rb Chore.,, t , h o Finance Committee were unanimous in their recommenda- windmill. lion. HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT.—The last return of the Mr. JOHN HOLMES cordially seconded the nomination. Registrar General, for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 1851, The amount of fines for the first year Mr. Fell took office does not present a favourable report of the health of this fife On n n R tetlivriee. F. A. i .ni Power,s n t s lost. , at t atSt. tr S .. A t .. A, Philip'slll l b r a . nis CN C ivm h e u rbc r sh c te, h r , bt L vo im : e i k ess i ß ig e. - v . i.6 was £728105 .; in the second year £460 9s. •, the third district. The number of deaths in the Ormskirk union:ion £276 17s. ; and for the fourth year £215 9s. 6d. during that quarter was 202, being an increase of 28 uponof No,. Mr 11 sE. Hughes. Mr. WOODRUFF opposed the motion. He moved that the corresponding quarter of 1850. The number of so much of the proceedings of the Finance Committee births was 297, being a decrease of 51 upon the previous Burton. M.A., Mr. T. Winfield to Air. V ,-...._i_ as referred to the increase in Mr. Fell's salary be not year. In the township of Bickeretaffe the reg istrar confirmed. rep i orts an increase of deaths, owing to the prevalence of 1 111 Mr. Tsunami seconded the amendment. croup. In North Meols typhus was very prevalent during o The increase was rejected by 25 to 24. the last quarter of 1851, and there were several deaths The third recommendation, for the grant of £lOO to from scarlatina. 24 the Royal Institution, was confirmed. .. WATCH COMMITTEE I PROPOSED SUPERANNUATION OF WARRINGTON. 1 'net MR. DOWLING. ---411.-- The minutes comprised a recommendation to grant a Ses retiring allowance to Mr. Dowling, the Commissioner A ROMANTIC AFFAIR.—On Monday last, at the of Police, who, worn out in health, desired to resign. sions-room, an affair of a rather tender nature was brought Mr. Tomat. the chairman of the committee, on moving before the bench for adjudication. It appeared that both the confirmation of the proceedings, said it must be gra _ plaintiff and defendant had looked with eyes of love and tifying to the Council to know that the recommendation affection on the same damsel who, however, not being of the..committee was passed without a dissentient v oice, able to split her heart in two, had bestowed it on the and he hoped it would meet with the unanimous concur- defendant, Mr. Murray, whose flattering tale could not rence of the Council. be refused. Far different was the case of Maginty, the Mr. HOLT, whilst he did not doubt either the honour plaintiff, who secretly " sighed like a furnace," but all in or integrity of Mr. Dowling, regretted that he could not vain ; "he never told his love," till too late, when he go along with the recommendation of the committee. determined that concealment should feed on his damask Mr. FERNIHOUGH moved that the amount should be £2OO. c n h e e: t k; h ' e n i o n l d o i n t e g d e r t , h a e n d f a l r l o o u w s i e n d g b l e y t t t e h r e t p o r o t h w e e s a s d o a r f ed his o o n p a p : ?- ... 1 Warrington, Jan. 21, 1852. Mr. LANGSDALE seconded the motion for the reduction. Miss,-1 take the liberty of addressing you on a very impor- Mr. PROCTER opposed the allowance in Coto, as totally unprecedented in the case of a superior officer of the Cor- t c a o n u t ld oe n c o a t s n i o , ank i b d e o married . not kno , w y o w . h a y r y e o a u v a e n r yd pretty poration. yyoun Murray g. poration. woman and ten degrees too goo d for him, he is not worth y of e l l ' ilia% I o Mr. HORNBY was willing to support the amendment, if embracing your charms, if you give all notion up of him and Mr. Fernihough would propose the reference of the matter back to the Watch Committee , who had, in his view, have me 1 will make you a better husband than he would. I think you and t e w put na to your do well together as I have a good con nection,our would make an amendment, this is acted with two much precipitation. There was no evi- wliei an cull popping the question. You will reply to this note. deuce to show that Mr. Dowling was unfitted for in-door —Yours most respectfully, THOMAS GINTY. duties. (Hear, hear.) To this precious epistle a reply was received, fixing the Mr. FERNIHOUGH complied with the suggestion, Mr. evening of the 27th ultimo for an interview, and directing LANGSDALE agreeing also. plaintiff how to avoid the jealous watchfulness of his rival. DOCK COMMITTEE : EVASION OF DUES. Great was his joy, and at the appointed time he repaired The proceedings of the committee having been read, to the house, where he was no sooner seated, than, instead Mr. TURNER moved their confirmation, Mr. GREGSON of beholding the bright eyes of his charmer, the wrathful seconding the motion. visage of the defendant presented itself, and plaintiff Mr. PARKER wished for some explanation on the sub- found himself in the street again "in no time." Having sect of the evasion of dock dues. consoled his bosom with the reflection that " the course Mr. BIGHAM complained that Mr. Mason, the secretary of true love never did run smooth," he next procured a of the Dock Committee, had refused to give him access to summons for his assailant, and appeared against him be the evidence taken before the special committee, and, fore the magistrates, Mr. Lome appeared for the defen therefore, he should have to trust chiefly to his memory, dant, and submitting in a very humorous spirit, that the having taken notes only of the first part of the examine- matter was rather for the court of cupid; he commise tion. After tracing, at great length, the circumstances rated the disappointment of the plaintiff, but contended which had led to the inquiry before the special committee, i there was no remedy. The case was dismissed. and strongly denouncing and exposing the proceedings of WHOLESALE PLUNDER.—Numerous robberies having the two firms lately charged with fraud, Mr. Bigham gave lately taken place in this borough without any clue being the history of the way in which the sub-committee had obtained as to the haunts of the thieves, or the receptacle dealt with the affair, and said one of the best men in the for the stolen property, the vigilance of the police has town, as a paid officer, had said that an annual loss to the been aroused. In consequence of a most audacious rob town of £20,000 was occasioned by the systematic and bery from premises contiguous to the dwelling-house of general frauds which were being perpetrated. Mrs. Tinsley, in Bewsey-street, inquiries were instituted, An exceedingly lengthy discussion took place, in the which resulted in the discovery that that not orious thief course of which Mr. ROBINSON, Mr. HOLME, and other named Emery, lateiy returned from gaol, had been work members of the Dock Committee stated that they were of ing for a man in Mr. Tinsley's employ. Suspicion fell opinion that the matter was not to have been decided by upon him, and Sergeant Brandwood, accompanied by t F li r e iday. the special committee, but that the subject would again officers Hayes and Prescott, proceeded to a house, where be brought before the general committee. he lived with a widow named Webb, and here they dis- Mr. BRAMLEY - MOORE suggested that, as all merchants, covered a host of miscellaneous property, apparently the prisoner, as also against to a great extent, were at the mercy of their clerks, there result of numerous robberies, which they removed to the should be a printed check given to the clerk paying the bridewell. Already eight or ten charges of felony can be dues, to present on his return to the merchant's office. It was understood that the Dock Committee would give John Bate and William Drinkwater, both bad characters. early attention to the subject, and the proceedings were The prisoners were on Wednesday brought before Mr. confirmed. Further information has led to the apprehension of another prisoner named clearly stub g,an established dre in and remanded againstun til Garnett, together with the discovery of a large quantity of oil, yet not owned. — Manchester Courier. WALLASEY COMMISSIONERS.—The monthly meeting of the Wallasey Commissioners on Thursday evening, lapsed through 111,3 non-attendance of the members, there not being a quorum present. The same thing has hap pened twice consecutively. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ended Ist February, 1852 :—Chester and Holy head Main Line : Passengers. £9ll 12s. 4d. ; parcels, H. C. & D.. £B6 Id. ; goods, cattle, &c., £498 17s. 4d. ; mails, £575.—M01d : Passengers, £3O 9s. Id. ; parcels, £1 4s. Id. ; goods, cattle, &c., £B4 2s. 6d.—Steam boats: Passenger, £l5O 4s. 6d. ; parcels, £24 18s. Od.— Total, £2 362 8 , Ild. MEETING AT LISCARD.—The meeting to which we referr.d in our last, as having been held on the previous evening, closed with adopting the following resolution, moved by Mr. N.•rth :—" That the meeting be adjourned for one month ; )41 that the following gentlemen be ap pointed to conier and report upon the draft of the Proposed bill en the Public Health Act, viz. :—Rev. E. Roberts, and M• -irs. H. Winch, H. Pooley, T. Lewin, T. T. Glazehro , k, J. Mawrisley, and C. Holland." REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.—Mr. R. B. Evans, of Birkenhead, our tioneer, received a letter on Sunday week, in , orming him of the death of two of his relatives at Hampton-heath. Cheshire. It appears the deceased were brothers, who had lived together many years. On Tues day they paid a visit to their relatives in the neighbour •" ie same bed Their names were Speed, the form STEAMER COLLISIC Acton and Josep teed 65 and the latter 67 Years. ON : ACTION FOR DAMAGES.—The Commi-sioners ‘„ rltenhead, as owners of the steamer Nun, sued Mes.rs. Willoughby, to whom belongs the Vernon, at the Birkenhead County Court, on Tuesday, to recover damages sustained by the Nun from a coltisiol with the latter vessel'oo the night of the 13th December Mr. Harden, the judge, after hearing eviden,— opinion that. the collision we that the defendants did or petted from them on 0- .fendants, with MEETING AT BEBING Sehool-room, Behington, on Friday eveni was of it, and blv be ex- Verdict for the de- —A me per running day ; ;ailing of the vease) After Lilley and Co vessel, they 'Ream sent the voyage ;hi. having, as They ale were subsequently f. the present action v £4 t 10 ►aril he WbS it it Mutual Improvement Soc purpose of formin_ that parish. A large number of young men who seemed anxious that such .." brought. into existence. The m Mr. Colbeck, the master of the s the society owes its being ; and the best rewaid which can att response thereto on the part of those for whos he has laboured. s; snd were available for t or for the defendati mitted. Subject t ton, a verdict was t INJURY TO VEGETATIoN BY A BitICK-HILIst.—MUSICER. a mai ket nn f land at v. RAWSON.— In ( gardener, sought Rawson. In 1851 pl Kirkdale covered ov The plants promise Bth of June, when ntlant's some £4O or £59 by £4B was the sum that the plaintiff that time he found away and died, for more. Witnesses the injury, and also ay ever rh( evve r d his motion respecting the laying £5O y 2000 vn, ealthv K , raw produoiv,. till ID. 7th or silver, ) claim morn lints they estimated at t other side it was cc tant; and it was at the plaintiff, RE RAILWAY The dire John W hill, Mrs Pp of London !hurch, Uppl Mr. Joseph Ephra th Wales. er of t On the Ist inst., at Childwall Church, t Bushby, Mr. George Quinn to Elizabeth P On the Ist instant. at St. John t' Edward Roberts to Susannat Davies, of Toxteth-parl , On the 9d ;.--. MISCELLANEOUS. ,on to M eldest t St. P : Mr: J. Nichols t the Rev. Mr The proceedings of the Courts of Law Committee, Markets, Education, Gaol, and Town-hall Committees were then confirmed. _ _ .. rch, Mr. Witham On the proceedings of the Health Committee, including a recommendation to dismiss all the establishment of ser vants, with one exception, at Paul-street Baths, an exceed ingly lengthy discussion took place. The proceedings were ultimately confirmed. At this stage of the business the Council adjourned until Wednesday (to-morrow), after a sitting of nearly six hours, Not half the business on the paper was gone through. On tht at the Chu, the Rev. R. Cooper, Mr. Joseph a.. of Mr. Matthew Brown, brewer, Pres. On the 4th inst., at Childwall Church, by M.A., Edward H. Buxton, eldest son of the late Mr. Henry Buxton, of Toxteth park, to Catherine, youngest daughter of Mr. Win. Atherton, of Mountpleasant-house, Speke. On the sth inst., at St. Nicholas's Roman Catholic Chapel, Copperas-hill, by the Rev. J. Nugent, Mr. Robert Dickinson to Miss Mary Dickinson. On the sth inst., W. B. Roger, Esq., to Sarah Emily, thi daughter of the lat.? Lawrence Keogh, Esq. On the 7th inst., at Ashover, Derbyshire, by the Rev. .1 , Nodder, rector, Mr. Samuel Hill. of this town, to R' third slaughter of the late Mr. Joseph Thompson, house, Ashover. On the Btb ;rnitli to Ant t., at St. Michael's Churc At the Wigan sessions, on Monday, there were seven prisoners for trial, and eight barristers in attendance. The hiverness Courier says—" A speculative dealer from Jersey, a few days ago, shipped 1:30 tons of potatoes at our port for Liverpool. The same gentleman lately brought a cargo of apples from Jersey to Liverpool, which he purchased in the former place at 10d. per bushel, and sold them in Liverpool at 2s. Bd. per bushel, Thie was turning the penny to advantage." by license, by the Rev Miss Ann Sheppard. y the Rev. Josep, town, to Rebecca, 1. Carpenter, 1 On the Bth inst., at St. Michael's ( by the Rev. H. Carpenter, 8.A., Mr. Miss Jane Dutton. DIED On the 21st ult.. at New York, Mr. Charles Roopo a wine-merchant in this town. On the 27th ult., nt Stirling, N. 8., Elizabeth, wit Ebenezer Brown, Inspector-General of Army He On the 27th ult., at Croydon, aged 37, Elizabei wife of Thomas Aspinwall, Esa.. '` Walbrook. On the 29th ult., aged 70, Mr. John V Derby, for twenty-one years in the employ tit t-street, R. Scott to , bert Gra lerchants nd eight of castle_ one week. 1 West Gn the 30th ult., aged near Warrington. On the Ist inst., aged 68, Miss H. Williams, of Egerton-street On the Ist inst., in Rake-street, Elizabeth, daughter of the late Mr. J. Arrowsmith, of Middlewich, Cheshire. Mary Aiag~alen, the On the Ist inst., at Gibraltar, aged 4 beloved wife of John Recano, Esq., of that place; deeply mented by her numerous family, and sincerely regretted by large circle of friends and acquaintances. W st R daughter ot(e:w)e)s n gn.nneilleti,ttilyt t tiiiib b elgneeere e isll2,2onsd l dlfl 7 , ittn:R..e. etritaaa. aged aged ßirkenhead. r.pntskesetl4dera:Lrdnm. re. ‘ 4 o.;fl 4 pri: ,:nsa years her r r .ag a ir b. 0, 1 9 1 :1 , 3t di( $: y t e r e ( st the of t he late Mr. John Norris, brewer, Formby. On the 3d inst., at Widnes, near Warrington, beth, wife of Mr. W. A lc h i On the 3d inst., in his 83d year, —.- deceased succeeded his brother, Sir Cn. baronet, in 1795, and is succeeded by his seco having died in 1844. The late baronet, of Esk, was a claimant to the earldom of Annandale, as of the eldest daughter of the first earl, and related to Sir Bellingham R. Graham, Bart Hon. Sir J. Graham, Bart., M.P., and who' Grahams of Esk. On the 3d inst., at St. Helens, aged 40, lk traveller for Messrs. Webster and Son, spirit On the 3d itist ., aged 61, iri—l•ircliOlns Be street, Toxteth-park, relict of the late Cepta formerly of Mary port, Cumberland. On the 3d inst., aged three years and six mouth! only son of Mr. James M'N atty, of Bootl e .. On the 3d inst., o f searletina, months, John, eldest son of Mr. 1. view, Bootle. This is the third ciat' -- On the 4th inst., aged three months, of Mr. Henry . Rigby. On the 4th inst., aged one yei on (ihe y! (I i f)i g oit ; s lP: t h a' s d , r Birkenheadth nt h i is te g. soatft of On the sth inst., in Chatham-street, aged 5 Bennett, formerly of Barbadoes. On the sth iust., in Vale-street Denbigh, Thomas Evans, Esq., solidi r , daughter of the late Ellis Lo On the 9th inst., at 14, Chat ' , aged 64, James Crostielti, one of the Kocietyll4-iep 11 s Hugh, only s Arthur ,sq., of sidence e Mr. 'I Mr. James wife of 'onogest HUGHES V. JEFREYS AND ANOTHER action of trespas• were laid at £lOO. T man, 17 years of a Flolywell, North N was employed in Morgan. silk mere( )n the staining a pl ved to have 1 the stipend was, that there was EAST LANCAS Edwin Hulzhes. isa yoting sv father is In October join,r, living at I Mvssrs. I•firey Hnd he 24Th Ootoh, ,our 14 v9rd,a LS " 1111. , a parcel shop, waS as susuects.d ; Murphy, Mr. Morgan. and, after iintiff, that officer took e was to Ir. Mansfield, rl spoke to , o, going to- 'he result s, at the The defence ground of suspicion to ---The half-yearly report recommend the propri- for the past half-year, • 6te of 2-1 per cent. per annum, less income tax, upon the of the railway for the past half whilst the per cents diminished. The at industry of all nations, h of the wort The new line m the month of Aug required for the dock brand ge of working expenses i 0, £18,859, lightly n London last year, had the ,han improving, the revenue sure traffic. Since the last le cure y for t he completion of the Bacup oi ene.l for public traffic in . With regard to the land Liverpool, the directors say that there till the . ' position of rhe ur ct jeiots company,i to afurther w th respect o t utla t y joint propelty, is better defined ; but, in order to bring s lie said I about a satisfactory - ^f a negoc ation has been opened with t ~, ILincashire t arrangement. a .., "-^ and Yorkshire I in many parts of Lancashire he Ist inst., in Rodney-, ilway Com- treet, the wife of Saml. Chap- mcs, of of Vietoriq, chapter one eventh of nth and e Victoria, chapter two hundred and sixty-one, relating to the Liverpool Corporation Waterworks, and for autho rising deviations and the construction of reservoirs, and for other purposes ;" Chester and Holyhead Railway Bill, "to enable the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company to extend their railway to Birkenhead ; to amend the acts relating to the company, and for other purposes ;" Runcorn Improvement Bill, " for better paving, lighting, watching, cleansing, and otherwise improving the town of Runcorn, and certain parts of the township of Halton, in the county of Chester, for regulating the markets therein, and for other purposes ;" Birkenhead Dock Trustees and Birkenhead Dock Company ; petition, and bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Peto and Mr. Jackson. PUBLIC MEETINGS. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—On Tuesday the adjourned general meeting of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce owing gentlemen were declared by he room of the C. six who had retired by rotation lessrs. Bushell, K. Dowie, W. J. Lam port, S. Stitt, and H Winch LIVERPOOL GUARDIAN SOCIETY.—The members of this society held their annual meeting on Thursday even- ing last, at their office, Commerce-street. The report and statement of account were read and passed. Mr. elected president, and Mr. Daniel le ensuing year. The new Baugh vice-president, for t committee was also appointed. CHURCH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTION —At a meeting of the members of this institution, on Tuesday evening last, in their rooms, in Bold-street, a petition to Parlia ment praying the discontinuance of the Government en dowment of Maynooth College was unanimously adopted ; and it was at the same time agreed, to entrust the petition for presentation to Lord John Manners, one of the vice presidents of the institution. HISTORIC SOCIRTY.—The fourth ordinary meeting of the members of this society took place in the board-room of the Collegiate Institution, on Thursday evening. H. Neill, Esq., was in the chair ; the attendance of members was numerous. Two papers were read, one being a de scription of ancient Everton, by Mr. Stonehonse; and the other a topographical account of Southport and its dis trict, by Mr. Hugh Gawthrop. Several works and arti cles of interest were presented to the society. ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHIEOLOGICAi SOCIETY. — At the fortnightly meeting of this society, on Wednesday evening last, Mr. J. B. Edwards, operative chemist, ex hibited and explained a new pharmaceutical apparatus, invented by Coffey and Smith, of London. The machine is worked by gas, having a peculiar burner, which causes the oxygen to consume the carbon of the gas. Several papers were postponed. The evening's proceedings ter minated by Mr. Frank Howard reading a paper on the laws regulating the use of ornament. UNION BANK.—The annual meeting of the proprietors of the Liverpool Union Bank was held on Thursday, in the , Clarendon-rooms, Mr. J. A. Turner in the chair. From the report, it appeared that in addition to a dividend of , six-per cent. paid to the proprietors, a considerably larger amount had been realised • the old bad debt account had been written off in full, whi lst a surplus of £14,700 12s. 6d. had been carried over, making a valid surplus fund at the present time of £56,526 3s. 6d. The retiring directors, Messrs. Rodick and Garston, were re-elected, and the thanks of the meeting were voted to the directors, Mr. Lister, the manager, and the chairman. LIVERPOOL CHURCH SCHOOLMASTERS' ASSOCIATION. —The monthly meeting of this association was held at the !Institution House, Slater-street, on Saturday last, Mr. Bowes in the chair, whe❑ a paper was read by Mr. S. S. Lees, of St. Thomas' Schools, Toxteth-park, on the physical history of mankind. Considerable discussion followed on various interesting points adverted to in the paper.; after which the thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr.:Lees for his valuable essay. The association hay- ing recently memorialized the Committee of Council on Education, respecting the great delay which has usually taken place in announcing the result of the inspector's ex amination of pupil teachers, the secretary read their lordships' reply, intimating that immediate redress would be afforded, and more satisfactory arrangements made in future. _ _ _ ---- FOREIGNERS IN DISTRESS.-A meeting of the promo ters of a society of friends of foreigners in distress was held on Wednesday afternoon last, in the school-rooms connected with the German Church, Sir Thomas's-build ings, in this town. Present :—Edmund Molyneux, Esq., in the chair; the Rev. Dr. Baylee, the Rev. D. I. Hirsch, H. Stolterfoht, Esq., C.. Buff, Esq., W. Kunhardt, Esq., O. Burchardt, Prussian consul; Springman, Austrian consul ; the Portuguese consul ; F. Prange, Esq., J. Bencke. Esq., Bald, Swedish consul ; Pickering, Esq., V. Harder, Esq., F. L. Hausburg, Esq. It was resolved to form a society under the above title, having for its object " the relief of deserving foreigners in dis tress, without regard to nation, creed, or politics." Several resolutions -were also passed. approving of the objects of the society, and devising means for securing the attainment of them. The chairman, in opening the lnri_ ness, impressed upon -the meeting the necessity for such an institution in a community like Liverpool, connected as it was, owing to its gigantic commerce, with every ' -country on the face of the globe. THE DOCK COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held •on Thursday. Mr. C. Turner presided. It was reported that an arrangement had been come to with the tug com pany to supply steam-boat power for the life-boats, &c., at the present rate of charge, subject to a reduction of 30 per cent.—Mr. Bigham called attention to the similarity of the Formby and Lytham Lights. The pilots com plained that they could not distinguish the difference, and several vessels had been lost in consequence.—The Chair man said the matter had been inquired into, and it was considered that no man with common care could mistake the one for the other. The Trinity Board, who had the control of the Lytham Light. declined to alter it, on the ground above stated.—The superintendent of the timber quays submitted his report for the year _ending the Ist of January last. It appeared that the import of timber. so far as regarded the Brunswick Dock, was 251,068 tons, being an increase of 37,460 tons over that of the previous year.—A letter from Mr. Edwin Clarke, on behalf of the Electric Telegraph Company, relative to a communica tion by telegraph with Puffin Island, was referred to the marine committee.—Mr. Bigham moved for a return of the accounts for limestone during the year 1851, the names of the parties from whom received, the price per ton, and the amount of each separate account, and whe ther any, and what quantity, had been supplied by con tract. His object was to know whether it was purchased at 30 cwt. to the ton, and 130 lbs. to the cwt., or 20 cwt. to the ton, and 112 lbs. to the cwt., which made a difference of 60 or 70 per cent. ; and they would be paying a high price for it if purchased on the terms last named.—The Chairman said the matter had been before the committee; the stone was of a superior kind, and it was purchased differently from the ordinary limestone.—Mr. J. Holme, who said he had had a great deal to do with limestone, said that required by the docks was bought at 20 cwt. to the ton, while the common was 30 cwt. to the ton ; if they pur chased it cheaper it would be of inferior quality.—lt was agreed that the return asked for by Mr. Bigham should be furnished.—Mr. Bigham gave notice that he should move for the appointment of a sub-committee to consider the best system to be adopted with a view to prevent the evasion of the dock dues.—The Chairman said the mat ter was under consideration, and would be thoroughly gone into:—The committee then proceeded to the consi , depOon of the financial bpsipess, 11 a los?: of ilithnogh t was contended for .inee mse'ves had ent , tled to citim £2O Ise fart ~f T square yard. On the hat the demand WRS exorhi. 0 show t strawberry beds Tf.is was an rhr• damages Stephen Roman Catholic Henry Thornton to kiln-lane, by E. E.