The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-26 00:00:00

1847. to England, village teas the doors m out, the ke at the en , f food. , An ansportation t week ; his laced to the after he re , mere boys., ~ e re indicted in the my punish.' re daily un- . ays, almost lgs without famine well iven to the just now so death from counts from irvation are Svonditution or creatures lied in the for perusal, ' On Thurs ie bodies of In this case .e this scene n gazing at ,c 1 and son, ✓old corpses e dying boy .rater—l am moment.' " v had been In another, three weeks he children person was Le roadside, e perishing n each pa ice is mow v the once Jan. 26, 1817. lora! ,Ativo. The Cheap Omnibus Company expect to commence 'operations about the middle of next month. The troop steamer " Birkenhead," is to be used for con veying provisions to. Ireland. The workmen in the employ of Bury, Curtis, and Ken nedy, have subscribed £l5 for the poor. Numerous other workmen have also made collections. Two successful surgical operations were last week per formed at the Northern Hospital, on patients rendered insensible by the inhalation of sulphuric ether. • The Parliamentary Committee have declared the Bir kenhead and Herculaneum Docks Bill, and the Birkenhead Impro vement Bill, to have complied with standing orders. Mr. Hogg, the secretary to the Mechanics' Institution, in this town, delivered, on Tuesday, the first of the series of lectures at the Preston Mechanics' Institution. On Friday, an infant, only a fortnight old, named Johh Dutton, living in Adwin-court, Fox-street, died from a 'dose of nar co ti c po i son inadvertently administered to it by its grandmother. The Rev. Hugh M'Neile has received the liberal sum Of £3OO from Lord George Bentinck, to be applied by the rev. gentleman towards the relief of the distressed Irish and Scotch. On Monday, Dr. Reid delivered a lecture on the " Phy sical relations of Man to the Material World," at the Birkenhead Mechanics' Institute, and last night he re sumed the subject. The collections, under the Queen's letter, for the dis tressed Scotch and Irish, are to be made in the various ehurches and chapels some Sunday in the present, or en suing, month. On Tuesday night, a woman, named Mary Burns, who was locked up at Hotham-street Bridewell for safety, was very badly burned by her clothes taking fire. She died on Thursday. A quarry of granite has been discovered at Foxdale, Isle of Man, and last week the first shipment was made for Birkenhead, where it is to be used for the new docks now constructing there. On Wednesday last, a woman stole a looking-glass from a shop at Windsor ; and within two hours after the theft had been committed she was indicted, tried, con victed, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment. On Thursday afternoon, about half-past five, the Dub lin steamer, Prin ce , came i n contact offthe Skerries with the brig Helen, bound from this port for Havannah. The former lost her cutwater, and the latter her cutwater and starboard bulwarks. GOVERNMENT INQUIRIES.—The government is making inquiries in Liverpool as to the number of vessels in the Port suitable for the carrying of grain, and as to the number which have sailed from this country in search of cargoes of grain. Th e Queen's speech was expressed from London to Dublin in thirteen hours by the Dublin Evening Mail. Our contemporary had a steamer stationed at Holyhead, and another at Liverpool, in case of one not arriving in due time. From the report of the Birkenhead Hospital and Dis pensary, it appears that during the past year, out of 2,558 patients, 2,298 had been cured, 222 relieved, and 38 have died. Mr. Jerome Smith has resigned the office of one of the honorary medical officers. Last Thursday evening, the Right Honourable the Earl of Sefton gave a ball to the tenantry and domestics at Croxteth Hall. Dancing was kept up with spirit until an early hour. Mr. Phillips's Quadrille Band, from Liver- Pool, was engaged, as usual, being the second time this season. POITND DEAD.—A labouring man, named Alexander *Donald, living in Waterloo-place, was found dead in bed on Friday morning. He went to bed on the night Previous in his usual health and spirits, except complain ing of slight cold, for which he got some medicine at a c irlggist's shop. We regret to learn that the request of the letter-caiesl in this town for an advance of wages has been unsucrrcessr ful. ' At present they receive only 20s. a week, and as they work on Sunday, this is only 2s. 104-d. per day. In Lon don, with the same wages, they have no Sunday work, and receive annually a good suit of clothes—a uniform. h _ There are a t present in the West Derby Union Work 360ouie paupers belonging to Toxteth-park, and so crowded is the house in consequence of distress in other districts, that some of the poor, we believe, are sleeping on the fl oors. The overseers of Toxteth have also, we believe, paid £220 in out-door relief in the course of one week. SOUP KITCHENS IN BIRKENHEAD. The Juvenile Charitable Society of Birkenhead, have in a mest credit able manner opened soup-kitchens in that locality ; tickets are supplied to those anxious to be charitable at a very low, price ; and we hope the praiseworthy experiments by this society, which is entirely composed of members of juvenile years, may be successful. The soup they manu facture is much superior to that usually given, being prin cipally composed of meat, peas and barley. Our townsman Mr. Ansdell, has a fine wor k i the hands of Mr. Ryall, the engraver, of London. The n sub ject is " The death of the stag," and is treated in such a way as to produce a picture of intense interest. The execution, too, will enhance the reputation of this rapidly rising artist. We have seen an etching which raises high expectations of the engraving. It may be looked for in the course of a few months. We regret to learn that Mr. Ansaell leaves. Liverpool shortly, to settle in London. DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.—StaIeMeIIt of the number relieved from the 18th to the 2.3 rd instant, both days inclusive :—Relieved with bread, 1264; relieved with shop orders, 174 ; refused, 5 ; number of loaves, 2432 ; number of quarts of soup, 4309 ; number of bread tickets, r lO5 , or 326 k loaves. Amount of shop orders, £3O ; ount of. loaves, £6O 16s. ; amount of soup tickets, En 1 9s ld. ; amount for the week, £lOB 15s. ld. ~„I . .gush, 471; Irish, 902 ; Welsh, 46 ; Scotch, 16 ; parish. k n o wn, '-uti C l 3 ; total, 1438. LIVERPOOL MEDICAL MESMERIC SOCIETY.—The January meeting was held last Tuesday evening at their r ° o ra, 6, Ranelagh-place. Mr. Reynoldson pressed upon the attention of the meeting what he considered to be the reflex effect of magnetic action. lie contended that, by due attention to this important law of our being, a large number of persons may be magnetically treated, with perfect safety, facility, and advantage. Several interesting cases of cure were brought forward, and rigidly investi gated by medical gentlemen present. BRAZILIAN SUGARS.—As we anticipated, the sugars of Brazil are already finding their way to this country, in stead of the continent. The Swordfish arrived at Liver- Pool on Wednesday, in thirty days from Pernambuco; laden chiefly with sugars, having sailed in company with tare wo others similarly laden, from Bahia and Rio. Others ladaily expected to arrive ; so that there will be no rger of an ample supply for our dist illeries and brew vlles, as well as our tables, of that now e ssen ti a ll y " ne w-4847T arti cle —once considered a luxury."—M orn i ng Chron l k" , RI•I OP RESPECT —A meeting of the workmen con- T !ected with the fitting • department of the Liverpool Gas hght Co i nn, Tuniepany, Dale-street, was held at Bairstow's Bull of presentlianzs.trreet, on Wednesday last, for the purpose suPPer provided about.u : es ivt .tedo . tr: wards with a gold watch, chain, the workmen in the c h air, eighty men sat down to a splendid thanks, oaircca.sio3ni,r,A.lr. Edwards, Charl in Till ret , urni one r of a se--- ~,ciety foi the siclac't they should form themselves into other that and distressed, and presen or I , o ,4 , l a e n ae d i h L is brother added 4:5, and three purposegentlemen_ 1 3 ,...'u1. PARSE '$ CLUB SUBSCRIPTION.—It will be seen j an advertisement, in another part of our paper to-day, _that the shares and allotments in this collection, the std of which is only equalled by its extent, are '4'4;11 on sale by the agent, Mr. Cutter, of 80ld -street. gave great satisfaction that all the allotments obtained , given, coupled with the fact, that for one pound tadYOB obtain, at least a print published at £1 125., have the p ro b a bili ty of obtaining one varying from chatpric e to 250 • up guineas, should induce all who have not 'already subscribed, to at once avail themselves of the present opportunity. , THE SARAH SANDS. —This noble screw -steam-ship took her departure for New York from this port on :!ednesday, with the speech of the Queen of England, i .. 74 a statement, *so far as could be ascertaird, of the in nsvation of Ministers at this important crisis. She had goods, 100 000 'a hoa s rd considerable quantity of dry , :30 a She sailed an hour before Fns, and several passengers. S k bl well, and Iv , - ,,. re4 igh water, stemmed the tide remar . a y of about te e n: l4 7, o in the Rock to the Bell Buoy, a distance in hour and NIA. - 'T s, by steam only, no sail being set, an imte 14.4,41 s. The captain= and all on board were well LASEte ` 4 : L t il her performance, as, indeed, they had every .0. Th,___e h..,!"T'rkr it y .... wh a l.„ -- (ilie 431, - ,ALORTALITY IN A LIVERPOOL SHIP.— ins."v, fr ''' -ein 1 ri 600 tons register, Capt. Joseph ured r om sh all t an-, h " Xloo of fi „gb, s ae to Liverpool, with a cargo tea, 1 1 1 1 11 4 -s B iLee 0,, put into Cork a few days ago, seven tre— trio nth - 'e sailed from Shanghae. When at sea w and , 8 an invet e broke out amongst the .t, 0 uisahi ed rate scurvy . di e d el ena, t b them. Captain White made sail for b at' Q an d were , efore arriving there four of the crew had Ze° " w ain ' gl oried at sea, and on the day of arrival, the 4 i e i n a dy e i lP , ire d• Captain ' White, having landed ten le i — Put t o 11 - s tate, took on board some Portuguese, and Net% t o ,-, s ea.. The working of the vessel from St. seen nd rcierrk devolved upon the captain, first mate, and Ja i t o -.. L . • Seainen were shipped in Cork to work the Thjot egrerpool. 1, e fOIIOVViPS C-!1 , THE SMALL DEBTS COURTS ACT. — . Lanc a g s iT V appointed the judges in this district : titre, Mr' Iv .. le • l i Mr. T. Addison ; Southwest Lanca . atichester M _ H utton ; Liverpool, Mr. W. Lowndes ; ley ; sh eifie l d r. R. BrandfT,. Bradford, Mr. C. H. Els -311.1. ; and Yor k All.. W. Walker ; Leeds, Mr. J. H. Mar- Cheshireoc R. Wharton. Mr. Leigh Trafford, I,' , and of the NAT • • has bee n appoi ted arrington Court of Requests, kid a bill as h b ra tQ the District Court of Birmingham ; stipendiary be e n brought in for the appointment of a The Londe:l"g' strate for th e C heshire Quarter Sessions. Btarkie, Quegnsgzo under the Small Debt Act, are Mr. Stirers, who are expeel ti e r i t , and Mr. Amos. The trea have not yet been atipoint:db. e about twenty in number, , CEIRAP GAS IN IVERpoot. M'le made by Liverpool, this sessi o n • strenuous effort is to lle at a much more economic r t , to obtain gas for the reil produced. We wish well to t heae it has hitherto l' l ttlY, by whom the movement is being r n r d a i d a: Gas p2on ',"Lecess of which every town in the empire i a d nd tri the insted, as it will vitally affect one of the m in nob 111 3 „ te Sanatory Act, for without cheap and abaundanl:eshett i'l conducive to health and cleanliness, the desi gn. o f - the' Zt,.!egslature in passing that measure must, to a great ent, be completely frustrated. The subject involved lionthe agitation at Liverpool is well deserving the atten orn of the press of Great Britain, and we shall watch the „_ - "Kress of events there with no little interest. Much, of tli c 7"ti , will depend on the 'character and capabilities of Fthe gentlemen (a builder and a civil engineer) by whom li,4l2i:elirninary inquiries, under the act, are to be con- IncT ' and it is greatly to be desired that, be their w hat it may, it will be exclusively based on the e to be adduced, and not the result of foregone "asiou.--Birminyham Journal. PATHY to give the coming into knew, who money at lund them; lin on depu sCriptions." the Roman lon. - vents, Mr. of the bar ns on the r suffering ce ? is the dis- 6s. 7d. was to the cre easurer of W. Rath- —of which opened for .edericton, h of Eng- Les several' Ailianc,e Ewbank, the Rev, shire, was In Sunday h church, pointment on-Breck, the above collected. atitn have luring the B, LEEDS. Led by the ,t St. Sa g that, on rates for he keys of e Roman when the nmunion ! ty appear, he Oxford those of ximunion, torations subserve iasten the e Gazette- , -inforroeci thatLorki If Canter ng to the Lords, or, to a num- ie honour of deli ieeting of e. What divine. It loops alto- Morning g the last nment to zew bish tended to as.. Very ime since ? of Lords, lost their ve believe I that the 'ord John :h confer romaterial Ur. Baron Coltman Lan South lidale ses- Jonatliao in a pro- on Mon -001, being dents, de ' X 378 10s. 11 shortly LOrcli--to nsolvency► ment will r's Court, t the de afes which. not their obtained an action the well . Simpson, piracy, in me known i Shuttle- Dintiff, for KIRKDALE EPIPHANY SESSIONS. - These sessions commenced on Wednesday, before the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, chairman, and a full bench of magistrates. The calendar, which was unusually light, contained the names of 51 prisoners, 4$ for felonies, and the remainder for misdemeanors and assaults. Out of these 17 can read and write imperfectly ; 5 can read, and 30 can neither read nor write. Samuel Beckwith, of Garston, and James Whalley, of Ince-in-Mackerfield, were each fined £5 for non-attendance as jurymen. The Chairman congratu lated the jury on the lightness of the present, as well as several of the previous calendars, and also the trifling cha racter of the offences which were to be brought before them. A number of debtors were specially summoned before Mr. Commissioner Lowndes, of the Court of Requests, under the provisions of the Act of Parliament, for having obtained goods on credit, on the faith that they were housekeepers, but when the officers went to levy under the execution, the goods in the house were alleged to belong to some other person than the tenant. Two of these cases came fully before the court, when it was proved to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that the parties had ample time and means to pay the plaintiff's claim. They were accordingly sent to Lancaster Castle ; one for 21 days, and the other, a policeman, for 7 days. The latter would have been sent for 21 days, but he pro duced a subpoena that he had been served with on Friday, requiring his attendance and evidence in a case of felony at the forthcoming sessions. The Commissioner told him that, if the debt and costs were not paid, he would re commit him for a longer period, on the application of the plaintiff, THE GREAT BRITAIN.—We learn that our townsman Mr. Robert Talbot, ship-builder, has made an offer to the directing proprietors of this yet fine ship, to get her off from the strand in Dundrum Bay. The result of this application has not transpired ; but from what we know of Mr. Talbot's talents and abilities in nautical matters, and his inventive powers, we should think that if the task were assigned to him he would be enabled to perform it with satisfaction to the owners and credit to himself. It is highly desirable, for the sake of the general steam-na vigation of the country, that the ship should be redeemed from durance vile, again to float gallantly on her destined element. The well-thinking public would, we feel as sured, hail the day of her release ; and so fine a vessel might, even if steam wese hereafter dispensed with, be converted to most useful purposes, as a foreign trader. What a glorious cargo, in these times of destitution and want of shipping, might she not convey, from the United States to wit, of bread stuffs and other provisions. IMPOSITION.—Though we by no means wish to check the flow of Christian charity, when so many miserable objects must be relieved, it is necessary for the public to be as much as possible on their guard, as the following in stances Of imposition will testify :—One day this week, a woman went into one of the soup shops and begged for soup. She told a very pitiable tale, said she had a large family of starving children at home, and at her breast a very sickly baby. The superintendent, with some diffi culty, contrived to get a sight of the child she was hugg ing so tenderly in her bosom, and found it to be—a little dog ! Of course the impostor went empty away.—One day this week, a gentleman passing through Fenwick street, struck by the apparent wretchedness of a woman, who solicited him for alms, took her into a baker's shop and purchased for her a tenpenny loaf. In a few minutes afterwards the woman, thus humanely relieved, returned to the shop and offered to sell the loaf for fivepence. Ano ther instance of the existence of imposition, under cover of the prevailing famine, is recorded in the case of a man who was taken up for begging ; he was in a state of , in toxication, and when brought t o b r id ewe ll, no less than twenty soup-tickets were found in his pockets. MOVEMENT FOR THE RELIEF OF THE. DISTRESSED HIGHLANDERS.—We called attention a few weeks since to the destitute condition of the inhabitants of the High lands of Scotland, and to the noble fortitude with which they have endured the most dreadful privations. It is impossible to hear and read of their miserable condition without feeling the strongest commiseration for their dis tress, and the most ardent desire to relieve the sufferings which they endure with such exemplary patience. We ' are glad to perceive that the Scottish inhabitants of this town have arranged to hold a public meeting at the Music hall, Bold-street, on Friday next, to raise supscriptions and devise means for the relief of their suffering country men. All the Scotch in the town are sure to attend, for assuredly no people have warmer hearts towards their countrymen than the sons of Caledonia. But the move ment will not be confined to Scotchmen. All, of what ever country, who can feel for suffering humanity, will either attend the meeting or aid the views of it by contri buting to the fund. It is expected that two eloquent Scottish clergymen, the Rev. Dr. Macleod, of Glasgow, and the Rev. Dr. Mackay, of Dunoon, will be present. We hope to hear of a full attendance and a liberal sub scription. ACCIDENT AT THE CLARENCE GRAVING DOCK.—On Wednesday, an accident, happily unattended with any serious results to human life, took place at . the entrance to the Clarence Graving Dock, in consequence of the giving way of an old wall or embankment, which had been left standing until a junction should be effected between the Clarence and the North Docks. Behind the embankment was an excavation, in which a number of men (some say thirty or forty) had been working • but in consequence of the incleme nc y o f th e weather, they were unable to proceed, and fortunat e ly did no t on ednesday resume their work. Shortly after noon, being about high water, the graving dock was opened for letting out some vessels, when, from the pressure of the water against the wall, it gave way, and the water rushed into the excava tion at the back, thus withdrawing it in a great measure from the graving dock. The commotion of the water at the time was most alarming—several vessels, as if by magic, moved from the graving dock into the entrance basin with such rapidity that one of them came in contact with the quay wall and received some injury, and the others were more or less slightly damaged by the shock. On the water gaining its level, of course no further injury could be apprehended, and the vessels which had been disturbed were hauled back to their situations. The embankment was of immense thickness, and it is sup posed that by the influx and reflux of the tide part of the foundation had been gradually washed away, and thus become weakened. Had the occurrence taken place when the men were at work, there is little doubt that many lives would have been sacrificed. IRISH PAUPER IMMIGRANTS RELIEVED IN LIVER POOL.—The following official statement presents a fright ful picture of the distress in Liverpool, caused by the immigration of Irish paupers. The return shows the number of Irish poor who have been relieved daily, from the 4th to the 23rd instant, principally by supplies of 1757 1741 1714 1958 1679 2758 3282 Women 588 671 985 1024 1063 1565 Children 2132 2346 2863 2907 3601 3237 4511 4692 1772 1842 1841 1950 1783 2932 3348 5288 6197 6491 6540 7605 9147 8041 12363 12552 LS 24000 It should be stated that the 9th, 16th, and 23rd, being Sa turdays, the relief given on those days was double the usual amount, being the relief for the Saturday and Sunday too. The total for last week was 126,344, or 21,000 per day. For the week previous the numbers relieved were 66,219, showing an increase for the past week, over and above the preceding, of upwards of 60,000. This is a most to contemplate thin F s for thethe o,: worst of shopkeepers it i a, that and no mmiddlean classes.uinung stat e °t can venture to prophesy the period, however distant, when the influx is to cease. ad mirable comedy of the cil A‘L‘ m . —Last week . Shakespeare's got out with great credit to erry Wives of Windsor" was THE THEATRE R - of whom, thei management, as well as exclusive adm of the stars, to the performers, many personated are highly talented. Sir Jo hn ° Zs' by Mr. Addison, and Master SlanderirbablM Mathews, was not to be excelled. Madame Vest;is a C s h ig e s; Ford, appeared in almost all her pristine attractions, and the other " merry wife" was charmingly represented by Miss E. Montague. Miss Williams was veritably " sweet Anne Page." The amusements were repeated on Thurs day night, with, if possible, increased eclat. On Friday, , Madame Vestris and Mr. athews appeared in " Know your own Mind," for the tenefit of the former, who de livered the following farewell address, which Was enthusi astically received : "Ladies and Gentlemen,—l appear before you to say fare well—and that in its most painful shape—a long and last fare well. My health, rather than my inclination, believe me, induces this apparently sudden step. We r e I, i n deed, as o ld as some good people have been pleased to fancy . me, I ought, years ago, to have retired, not only from the mimic scene but from the stage of life itself; but the trnth is, that having been long before the public, and, owing to the kindness of that pub lic, conspicuously so at an earlier age than is usual, I retire at an earlier age than is usual—not being, I believe I may venture to assert, quite superannuated. After this you will, perhaps. expect me to tell you what my age really is, but I claim the privilege of my sex, and leave that highly important question still open. It becomes one who has enjoyed, both as actress and manageress, a share of public favour and applause such as is accorded to few, to submit, without a murmur, to those afflictions which are the lot of many. Great as has been the favour I have obtained, it has been nowhere greater than in this flourishing, opulent, and liberal town ; and I beg, there fore, to offer to its numerous representatives here present my humble and heartfelt thanks. How long I may yet continue to perform in London, is uncertain ; but my heath, at present, not permitting me to undergo the continual fatigues of travel ling professionally, I have come to the determination of closing my country accounts altogether. Before I depart, however, allow me, on retiring from business, to recommend to your cordial support my iuniorpartner. e has secured for himself my good will, and has, I trust, entitled himself to yours; it is he, therefore, who will in future undertake the travelling de partment. Let me then express my earnest hope that the liberal patronage you have ? for so many years, extended to myself, will be steadily continued to my'husband. Ladies and gentle men, I most respectfully and most gratefully bid yo u f arew ell." Madame Anna Bishop is announced shortly to appear in her or i g i na l c h arac t er o f Isolen,• in Balfe's celebrated opera, " The Maid of Artois," and Mr. Donald King is engaged to play with her as Jule des Montaignon. CROWLEYS ALTON ALE —This ale, which is brewed at the celebrated village of Alton in Hampshire, is daily be tract of t Puling more generally admired. Its beau t ifully mild, out peculiarly pleasant flavour, and its briliant clearness, it the res ena b, tr ong the brightest sherry ; ensure for it the pa tract of the multitude, while its being purely the ex forile choicest malt and hops, is gradually gaining brewed fron o t diflerent t uPPort of connoisseurs indeed is so totall leading fea ture ale usually sold, ; that ode it would fancy it r e that in days of yore formed a and the beef ; , b the fare of Old England—" the beer tation.—See adv. ut a trial will at once establish its repu- THY LIVERPOOL STANDAR:a LOCAL MEET,INGSI. RELIEF OF THE POOR. -On Thurgilay a meeting, called at the request of several of the most respectable inhabitants, by.the overseers, Messrs. Watson mid East wood, was held at Birkenhead, to consider the best means for relieving the poor during the present- inclement wea ther. At the hour appointed the room was completely full, and on the motion of Mr. Eastwood, the Rev. A. Knox was called to the chair. Several. excellent speeches were delivered by the chairman, Wm. Jackson, Esq., Wm. Potter, Esq., &c. ; after which committee was formed, of which Wm. Potter, Esq., was appointed chair man, and Wm. Cole, Esq., treasurer. in the course of the evening upwards of £lOO was collected, and on Fri day nearly four hundred persons were supplied with, bread, soup, coals, &c. _ TOXTETH PARK.—Owing to the requirements of, the late Act of Parliament, relative to paving,and sewerage, which are transferred to the Corporation ofLiverpool, a meeting of the ratepayers was held, on Friday, to re adjust salaries, &c.—Mr. Thomas Lloyd in the chair,— The parish committee recommended - that none of the assistant-overseers should remain, with the excep,tion.of Mr. Charles Case, the relieving-officer, whose office was not affected by the recent change. The committee re commended several gentlemen to office. Finally, it was recommended that Mr. P. Macauliffe, who had been a faithful servant, be appointed treasurer and general super intendent, at a salary of £2OO. Mr. William Dickenson was appointed rate-book clerk, at a salary of £l6O a year. Mr. S. B. Rogers was appointed collector, salary, £l3O ; Mr. J. Kenyon, in-door collector, at £l3O ;. M r . J o h n Rowland, out-door collector, at £l3O. The meeting then separated. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.—On Thursday, the annual Meeting of the subscribers was held in the School-room, Great Oxford-street. The chair was occu pied by the Rev. Rector Campbell. The report stated that the largest number of pupils at any one time upon the books since the commencement of the school, to the end of 1845, was 56 ; but that the year 1846 closed with 64, of whom 42 were boarders. Mr.. Rhind, the head mas ter, reported favourably of the progress of the pupils, and also that all the inmates were in good health, no unfor tunate occurrence having happened during the past year, except the death of a little boy, from an internal com plaint, brought with him when admitted. The master also reported that he continued to receive additional testi monies to the g ood conduct of those who had been ap prenticed from the school. Some instances were menti oned. Prom the statement of accounts, it appeared that the balance in hand at the commencement of the year was £3lB 4s. 6d., of which sum £3OO had been invested in dock bond. The receipts, this year, had been (exclusive of the balance) £1469 18s. 9d., and the expenditure £1486 18s. 6d., leaving in hands of the treasurer only £1 4s. 9d. Te usual resolutions were adopted. THE SAILORS' HOME.—The annual meeting of the members was held on Wednesday last, at the temporary offices, in Bath-street. The chairman, Mr. Aikin, being absent from indisposition, Mr. Colesworth, vice-president, presided. He stated that though some obstacles had been met with, the several branches of the institution had been well sustained. The number of seamen who had regis tered during the year was, 3889, making, since the open ing, 7221. 470 ships had been supplied with crews. Notes had been cashed for seamen to the amount of £2248, and this had reduced. the discount in other quar ters. The savings' bank for seamen was going on well ; £1165 had been deposited during the year, and only £864 drown out. The deposits were principally small, and made by men now at sea. Agreeably to the arrangements made, the Rev. Mr. Maynard had, on Wednesday even ings, gratuitously officiated as minister in the hall. The erection of the new building- had been contracted for by an eminent builder. The committee alluded gratefully to Prince Albert's visit, and closed with an appeal 'to the public on behalf of the institution. A number of resolu tions, bearing on the business of the meeting, were pro posed and carried, as will be seen by the advertisement in another column. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—A clock was ordered for the turret now erecting at the Albert Dock. Mr. Horsfall said the telegraph report for the past week, showed how valuable the electric telegraph would be. The communication during the whole week had been in tercepted by fog, and a greater argument there could not be, for the introduction of the electric telegraph. The Chairman said the electric telegraph was about to be in troduced at the docks in a small way, and, that would be preparatory to its introduction on a large scale. The Harbour-masters' Sub-committee reported that they could not recommend vessels which had discharged in the Albert Dock, to have a preference of loading-berths in the Salthouse and Canning Docks, as recommended by the American Chamber of Commerce, but. they stated that every possible facility would be given to such vessels en tering the Canning and Salthouse Docks.—A letter from the Steam Association, wishing steam-vessels to be placed on the same footing in graving docks as in the open docks, as regards the charge for tonnage, was referred to the Harbour-masters' Sub-committee ; as was also a let ter from the agent of the Dundalk Steam-packet Corn pany.—The Chairman said Mr. Cubitt, the engineer, was then,in Liverpool, for the purpose of inspecting the land ing-stage. The snow would be an impediment to him ; but he gave him (the Chairman) the strongest assurance that the stage would be ready within the time. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly meet ing of this body was held on Wednesday. The Chair man stated that at the previous meeting of the board, Mr. Smith had used offensive language in reference to Mr. Shaw, one of the members, and called upon him to retract.—Mr. Smith refused to do so, and a resolution Was then carried, that Mr. Smith is deserving of, and do receive the censure of the board. The report of the me dical-officer of the fever-house showed that up to the 19th instant, two patients only had been added to the fifteen already in the house ; one had died, and another had been discharged, leaving fifteen as before. There were five ready to leave the house, but they had no homes to go to, and the Union Workhouse was already very full. The report of the Master of the Workhouse showed the fol lowing statement :—Up to Saturday, the 16th, there were in the house 463 inmates-77 men, 169 women, 134 boys, and 93 girls. The number on the day of meeting was 481, a greater number than the house could conveniently accommodate. Mr. Alfred Stephens and Mr. John Cow burn were proposed as candidates for the situation of me dical officer to the Toxteth-park district, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Harbord. The former was elected by a majority of 9to 4. It was decided that the medical officers in each district should be appointed vaccinators in their re spective districts. Mr. Rowlands was appointed pro tem, relieving officer of the West Derby district, (No. 2,) until some communication was had with the Poor-law Commis sioners, when the appointment will be again brought be fore the board. INSTITUTION FOR THE INDIGENT BLIND.—The annual meeting of the subscribers was held on Friday ; Henry Lawrence, Esq., occupied the chair. Mr. R.W. Houghton (the treasurer) read a statement of the accounts tbr the previous year. They began by stating a balance in hand of £217 10s. 4d. ' • by subscriptions £546 10s. 6d. ; pa rishes' allowance £303 ; received for pupils' necessaries, &c., £l4l 3s. 2d ; found in the poors' boxes £l5 ls. 10d. ; by interest £B4 9s. 4d. ; by legacies £245 ; by donations £33 2s. ; making a total of £1586 ss. 2d. Deducting £925 7s. 4d., would leave a balance in favour of the In stitution of £561 17s. Bd. ; to which sum add £404 as debt received, making a total balance of £965 17s Bd. ; against which sum there was a set-off Of one year, amount ing,. to £1062, leaving the institution in debt £lO3. The report stated that the number of pupils at present in the school was 88. During the year 23 boys' had been a& mitted into, and 35 had departed from the institution. The candidates for admission were five males and four females. The resolutions pasged will be found advertised in another column. Mr. R. W. Houghton laid on the table a notice which had been served upon the trustees by the London and North Western Railway Company, stating that they were going to Parliament for powers to take from the trustees a portion of the property of the in stitution, vested in their hands, namely the church. Mr. Harmood Banner th oug ht t hat such notice should be placed in the hands of their solicitor, hi order that the matter might be watched. Were- the church to be taken from them it would be the ruin of the institution. He thought that if such powers were granted to the railway bo r tthi p fe a m n y y rro. , pß t e h ar e iti y yL o r u w g T h oh t uel t d o cmh t oir k v e nel t aa h nr e es w toh h lou o ut l ig e ohn a t n o d int nthoet question, unnecessary, portion h u e nd w e o r u t l h d e p c u ir t c i u t m t s o ta t n o ee th s, e to m e ettakeing .anymrstepßinantnheernidaitdtesro and the resolution will be found lo s iif . wjth the others. mMern. tJoofhnthSeinchitahpe(lonacecoofunthtse, wwahrdiceahn shoewn ed ere a d b in al l i st e a e te i; the hands of the banker of £336 9s. 4d., notwithstanding £231 2s. 7d. had been incurred for extra expenses. LIVERPOOL POLICE INTELLIGENCE, CRIMINALITY V. SNOW. — That the weather exercises an influence over criminality, few frequenters of a police court can doubt. Thanks to the heavy fall of snow, the number of felonies to be heard on Thursday morning did not exceed three. THE GAOL NO CURE.—On Friday, .a female, named Margaret Burns, who was only released from prison on Tuesday, was again committed for trial, for stealing a petticoat. She had upon her when arrested, 12 lbs. of meat, some loaves, and herrings, all of which had proba bly been stolen. YOUNG THIEVES.--A boy, named William Hunt, was charged at the Police-court, on Thtlisday, with having robbed the shop of Mr. William Hignett, tobacconist, of Dale-street. Mr. Hignett stated that he had observed the lad lurking about his shop for several weeks past, that he frequently came into his shop, when, if observed, he would ask for a halfpenny worth of tobacco, or some similar purchase. About six o'clock on Wednesday even ing, he caused him to be apprehended, and subsequently the house in which the boy lives was searched, when quantity a cigars was found which proved to be com plainant's property. Mr. Hignett considered that the value of the cigars thus taken from his shop amounted to thirty shillings. Constable 545 deposed to searching the boy's house and finding the cigars in question. The lad was committed for fourteen days. Another lad, named Edmund Rurgess, was committed for fourteen days, for stealing a bar of iron in Ford-street. ILLICIT DISTILLATION.—On Saturday an elderly man, named Charles Connerty, and a little boy, named John M`Lean, were brought before Mr. Rushton on a charge of having been found at work at an illicit still, in St. Martin's-street. Mr. Rushton remarked how pitiable it was to see children engaged in such illicit occupations, and ordered each of the prisoners to pay a fine of £3O, or, in default, to be imprisoned three months.—Frank Camp bell, Jeremiah Maher, Patrick Brady, and Hannah Maher, were next brought up on a charge of having been working an illicit still. It appeared that the Custom-house officers went about five o'clock that morning to a court in Maguire-street, and knocked at the door. The . female, who answered from inside, refused to admit them ; and finding that the inmates were destroying some of the barrels and utensils used in their unlawful calling, the officers proceeded to the rear of the premises and forced open the door. On entering they found the still at f u ll work, and the prisoners in 'bed .in another apartment. He ordered each of these prisoners also -to .pay a fine of £3O, or, in default, to be imprisoned three months. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.OF HEALTH OF TOWN MEDICAL OFFICERS. [We had no room for the following,article last week.] Edwin Chadwick, Esq., registrar-general, having been -requested to give a testimonial to the fitness of Dr. Dun can to act as officer of health for Liverpool, on the sub ject of sanatory arrangements, has addressed a letter (dated Somerset-house, Jan. 8,) -to Mr. , Shuttleworth, the town-clerk, to be submitted to the corporation. He commences by a warm eulogium on the talents and zeal in the cause of public health already disinterestedly exerted by Dr. Duncan, as evinced especially by his able report on the causes of the unhealthy condition of Liver pool, which he ranks with the reports of the most eminent men who have devoted their attention to the same philan thropic object in other large towns, tmd• proceeds to say that the arrangements of our council_in relation to the appointment of a health officer, have been made under a misconception of the onerous duties to be performed. .11e remarks upon the impolicy of fixing the. salary at so low an amount as very little more than the annual payment of £1 per thousand of the persons whose general health it is proposed to watch over, while the impending loss on each adult person's premature death is, at least, £325. If, he says, the services required had been fairly examined, it would have been seen that not cue, nor two, professional men giving their whole time to the performance of pro per duties, could execute them. He estimates, taking the authentic statistics of diseases- and their causes in this town, that in order to initiate measures of prevention, " three or four officers of health. at the least, giving their whole time to the service, at an-expense of £2,200 per an num, would be a very economical expenditure, as power fully tending to reduce the annual. charge of £lB,OOO for the excess of funerals alone ;" but, he adds, " that the intended compensation for the services of one officer, that he may take private practice, is entirely destructive of all efficiency, even if a full number of officers were appointed, and the remuneration were. adequate." This opinion is grounded on past experience in analagous cases, for, as the writer of the letter justly, we believe, states, " regular private practice not only acts• constantly as an inducement to the neglect of regular public duties, but often as a se vere penalty for the proper performance of them." He is, iu fine, of opinion that officers of health should be in dependent of all such influences ; should be responsible only for adequate attention to the public service ; and that the requisite expenditure he proposes would result in a vast pecuniary economy. The only passage of Mr. Chadwick's intelligent letter which we have room to quote verbatim, is the close : " I am not aware in what stage the question as to the appoint ment may be ; but I hope it may not be too late to submit these grounds for revising the arrangements under which it is proposed to be made. Dr. Duncan, after his reports, and the demonstration of their truth, can really have stood in no need of any testimonial from me; and should the considerations I have'submitted be deemed too late to alter the arrangements, I would beg to present this as a personal testimonial in the way of protest against the precedent of allowing private practice on the part of an officer of health to come in conflict with his pub lic duties." We doubt not but the suggestion thrown out from such an authority will receive due consideration by our local authorities, and if they find they have erred in judgment, they will not hesitate to adopt it, or some approximation toward it, for - the public good. There is but one point of omission in Mr. Chadwick's letter, which; we feel assured, had he known the fact, he would cheerfully have supplied. He has borne due testi mony to the noble exertions of Dr. Duncan in the cause of public health, but makes no mention of the long and equally honourable services of Dr. Harbord and Dr. Watson, whose able and undeniable expositions of the nuisances, want of sewerage, &c. throughout every dis trict of Liverpool, have appeared in the columns of this journal,—forming a mass of valuable evidence on the sub ject, which has fully opened the eyes of our thinking com munity, who were before comparatively ignorant of dan gers that surround them on all sides, and who, however they may lament, cannot controvert their existence. OFFICIAL ENQUIRY AT BIRKENHEAD. On Tuesday, Messrs. Goldfinch and Rennie resumed their enquiry relative' to the contemplated Birkenhead Water Works Act, when Mr. Lloyd proceeded with the examination of Mr. Hawkesley, the engineer, who read a paper giving an analysis of the water at Birkenhead, and which he declared to be excellent ; but at the same time he stated that the present works were not capable of sup plying 2,000,000 gallons, the quantity necessary for 80,000 individuals, and the shipping that might be ex pected at the new docks. Upon cross-examination, Mr. Hawksley stated that he had not heard that the present company contemplated making a reservoir near the site now proposed by the commissioners. With regard to the rate at which the present company supplied the water, and the rate charged at Nottingham, and upon which Mr. Hawkesley based his calculations, there appeared to be but little difference. The quantity of land which the commissioners proposed to take for the new works was 23,132 square yards of land at ss. 3d. per yard. The bill provided for the raising of £60,000 on the supposition of having to provide entirely new works, and, if they had not to do this, £30,000 would be sufficient. The case for the promoters of the bill here terminated. Mr. Highfield, on behalf of the Birkenhead Water Works Company, read a statement, from which it ap peared that the company had not charged the inhabitants the full price which they were allowed to do by act of parliament. Upon cross-examination by Mr. Ll o yd, M r . tio total yl in e. am t r h ol e iiBt4 w n l w t ha i o sc f hx t 7 h h had been Water applicablet a o nd t G e a 3 s t c concerns, h n s c r o e f is sie, dividendpatenmds ibnteheree, Highfield stated th a t u p war d s o f £90,000 h a d b een l a id 1846, and the whole of the profits had been laid out in extending the works. He also stated that negociations had been commenced between the company and certain owners of land, in the month of April last, with the view of enlarging the water works ; and these had only been put a stop to from the knowledge that the commissioners had begun to entertain the question of establishing gas and water works. The amount which had been applica ble as dividend from the water concern alone was about £1,600. Mr: Jackson opposed the bill in person ; and after some remarks as to the impolicy of the commission ers taking up the supply of water, &c.,-brought the pro ceedings to an abrupt termination by promising to give water gratuitously for sanatory purposes, and to do all the other ac ts contemplated by the Commissioners, and to put in a written document to that effect by Friday. This was deemed satisfactory, as Mr. Goldfinch said that after an offer of that sort Parliament would pause before it interfered with Mr. Jackson's vested rights. On Wednesday, the Commissioners commenced their in quiry into the Sanatory Bill of the Commissioners, the clauses of which, upwards of 200 in number, were read through by Mr. Townsend, after which Mr. Brownrigg submitted the following financial statement respecting the present position of the township : ALUATION OF PROPERTY OF TOWNSHIP OF BIRKENHEAD s. d 4. a. d, 11,000 0 0 Woodside and Monk's Ferries. Nett income over expenditure. Value of Woodside, &c., Ferries, Taken at 25 years' purchase.. Market, at cost 7684 yds of land on which it stands, at 40s 15,368 0 0 Slaughter-houses, at cost Land on which they stand, at 15s Land per Mr. Stewart's valuation. New Park, Flaybrick, &c. Less deposit received on land sold 43,568 0 0 7,433 0 0 3,5210 0 10,954 0 0 212,759 0 0 6,888 0 0 -205,871 0 0 1,169 0 0 Land sold in Ivy and Chester-Street Land not valued by Mr. Stewart 2,451 yards land for Town-Mill, at 40s 4,902 0 0 2,965 do. do. Bridewell, at 40s 5,930 0 0 5,223 do. around Slaughter-houses, at 15s 3,917 0 0 do Market at 605.. . Cemetery Land, at 6s 27,400 0 0 Collegiate Land ss. 6d 5,324 0 0 61,055 0 0 Value of Old Town-hall Materials .... 700 0 0 X 598,317 0 0 Amount down... 598,317 0 0 Amount borrowed on Bs 366,367 15 0 Floating Debt Less, which will b e recovered on account 15 0 of new streets, and which forms part of the Floating Debt lO,OOO 0 0 387,565 15 0 Surplus over Debt, £210,751 15 0 On Thursday, the Government surveyors resumed their inquiry in connexion with the Sanatory Bill. Mr. Brine arid Mr. Salter, the surveyors, and other of the township officers, were called to give evidence as to the drainage and sewerage, in order to ascertain whether it came up to the requirement of the Government Commissioners. They were also examined as to the public edifices, including the Town-hall, their cost, &c., and the erection of build ings in general. The evidence went to show that such new buildings were necessary, in order to meet the in creasing wants of the township. The next subject that came before the surveyors was as to the street pavements, sewers, &C., and on this head a great body of evidence was taken. Some information was also elicited as to the necessity of having public cemeteries away from the town, and the injury to public health from allowing inter ments in church-yards and other places situate in large towns. Mr. Salter, surveyor of buildings, produced re turns of the number of houses in the township receiving a supply of water and gas, with the mode of supply, and other interesting and valuable details. He was highly complimented by one of the Government Surveyors, and also by Mr. Townsend, for the admirable manner in. which the feturns had been compiled, and the amount of infor mation contained in them. This closed the evidence in •favour of the Sanatory Bill, and there being no opposition the court was adjourned at two o'clock. After the pro ceedings terminated, the Government Surveyors went round the township to inspect the various public and other edifices in the township, the site of the proposed, and the situation of the present, water and gas works, &e., in order to complete their commission. On Friday, Mr. Mallaby, on the part of the present Water Company, laid before the Commissioners a written document containing the conditions under which the former were willing to carry out the projected alterations. Tee court re-opened, at one o'clock, to hear the reply of the Commissioners, which was unfavourable to a compro mise. Evidence was adduced on the part of the company to show that the present rates offered by the company were more advantageous than those proposed by the Com missioners. The gas question will be mooted next month. INTERESTING EXPERIMENT BY THE LIVERPOOL AND , 4HARRINGTON WATER- WORKS COMPANY. On Thursday forenoon, several :gentlemen assembled in the yard of the Waterworks. Company, in Harrington street, to witness an experiment in the ejection of water through a simple hose and, pipe, which, as was fully evinced, will, if adopted, prove of inestimable value in the rapid extinguishment ofofires in any part of the town, independently of the slow, Uncertain, and expensive em ployment of the best ordinary, fire-engines, A length of new hose, with a metal branch pipe, of iths of an inch in diameter). was secured to a stand-pipe communicating with one of,the mains in the middle of the yard, and by means of-this simple and portable appa ratus, such was the united.'pewer of the hydraulic pres sure of the water in the reservoir and the force of the engine, immediately proximate at the works, that it threw a con tinuous stream of water to an astonishing height, and to a great distance, by the mere 'direction of two men, hold ing the one pipe, and theyon the ground. Had a man oi two been placed on the roof of one of the lower build• ings with this pipe, there can be no question that the water would have reached a much higher summit, for the hose was tortuous and kinky in several parts, and, more-. over, not perfectly water.tight, being, though of the best leather, quite new, and partly pervious through the extra ordinary pressure. As itwas, even in the infancy of the contrivance, which, when pefected, will be much more effective, the water was thrown to the top of the engine chimney of the works,.--Nheight of at least 100 feet, and from a point at a considerable distance from it. The power exhibited in combined distance and height was also surprising. The water-was thrown clear over the whole length of four story buildings, round three sides of the large yard, over the still higher range of houses on 'the west side of Hill-street on the west. After this first expepinient, the parties proceeded to the south end of Exchair j -e-street, with the same piece of hose. This was intended to,show the power of the contrivance .at a long distance from the works, wherever the-company have laid mains, It was not expected that the water could be thrown so high here as close to the engine,. and in deed, the superintending engineer, Mr. James Mc, Do nald, had ordered.that the engine should be at. at a low pressure, lest any of the pipes in the ma i n (which have not been all proved, as all the new ones are}, should give way. Nevertheless, the water was thrown. aeress.Dale street, to the toe of Bank-buildings, five to six, ordinary stories in height, (say 50 feet,) and over the top of the buildings 'immediately contiguous at the west corner of Exchange -street east, an apparently greater achievement, as the projection was nearly perpendicutar. The advan tage of the system—to' which Mr. Mc. Donald has given his utmost attention—is not only the projecting force that can be/given to the water, but the continuity of the, stream. By gravitation and steam-power, provided the pipes be strong enough, (and they can all be made 50.,) as much water can be thrown, without delay, in or upoe a burning-building by one of the branches used on this oc casion, as by six ordinary hand engines within the same time,—the latter, be it remembered, requiring successive relays of men to work them, and long pauses between each exertion, during which the , devouring element is ac complishing its work. ‘,/z GC- C / istrat get , The price of gas in Chester has been reduced to 6s. 8d per 1000 cubic feet from the Ist instant. Only two manufacturers at Manchester are now work ing full time. The machine trade at Preston is suffering severely. Where more than a hundred men were employed, only four or five are now engaged. On Sunday, Catherine Sharpies, aged 58, drowned her self in the reservoir near Bury, whilst in a state of intoxi cation. A meeting, originating with the Odd-fellows, was held in Ormskirk, on Monday, the vicar in the chair, to pro mote a subscription for Ireland. The sum subscribed in the room was £4O. trade of this port is still on the in crease ; no fewer than 3300 vessels arrived during the past year, and upwards of 1500 vessels received cargo export from thence, and thirty vessels arrived from foreign ports. SHORT .TlME.—This is the twelfth week that the spin ners and manufacturers of the borough have worked their mills four days per week, and we hear nothing said of any extension of time.—Stockport Advertiser.l Dixon, who attempted to commit suicide during his trial at the last Chester sessions, has since attempted to starve himself to death. He is now nearly recovered from the effects of the wound which he inflicted on himself in the dock with a razor. On Friday, an inquest was held at Moss Bank, St. Helens, on.view of the body of John Hoggatt, a Thbourer, who was found dead in the school-room, at Moss Bank, where he had gone to sleep the night previous. Mr. Blundell, surgeon, of St. Helen's, gave his opinion that deceased died in a fit of apoplexy. CHARGE OF MURDER TWO YEARS AGO.—A man, named Charles Foley, was appiehended on Tuesday night, at Wigan, on a charge of committing a murder near Ballaghaddereen, a mile and a half from Sligo, about two years since. He was removed from Wigan on the following morning, in custody of an Irish officer, who had come over to apprehend him. THE CONSPIRACY AT NEWTON.—On Monday last, at the Sessions Room, Elijah Bowman, Joseph Blamires, and John Roberts, three of the parties included in the in dictment for conspiracy against Messrs. Jones and Potts, of the Viaduct Foundry, Newton, surrendered themselves, and entered into the necessary sureties to appear and take their trial with the others, at the next Liverpool as sizes. DINNER TO POOR AND AGED PERSONS. — Upwards of 150 poor persons, above the age of sixty-five years, were provided with an excellent dinner, in the National School Room, Warrington, on Monday, a subscription having been entered into for the purpose. The Hon. and Rev. Horace Powys, rector, presided. In the evening, the children educated in the schools had an entertainment provided for them. - On Thursday se'nnight a fire broke out in an office at tached to a timber-yard belonging to Mr. James Latham, joiner and builder, St. Helen's ; the office was destroyed, and a great many articles belonging to his trade consumed; yet with the assistance of the neighbours, and the timely arrival of the engines, the fire was confined to where it first originated. No cause as yet can be given as to the origin of the fire. The loss will be considerable. SHORT TIME.—The hands at the extensive cotton mill of Messrs. Eckersley, spinners, Wigan, have been, as al ready stated, put upon four days a week ; and yesterday, the Sovereign Mills, the property of Messrs. John Woods and Co. was put under the same regulation. There is little doubt that several other mill owners in the borough will almost immediately reduce their hours of labour. One mill, that of Mr. Henry Bullock, has been shut up for a month. WOMAN KILLED BY HER HUSBAND.—James Ingham, an engineer employed at Messrs. Jamison's, machine maker. s, Oldham-road, Ashton, has been committed to Kirkdale Gaol, for trial at the assizes, charged with kill ing his wife. The man came home late at night, found his wife fighting with another woman, the watchmen about, and his furniture broken, and was so exasperated, that he knocked his wife down and kicked her. She was far advanced in pregnancy, and this treatment occasioned her death. THE MANCHESTER BOROUGH GAOL.—The result of long debate in the Manchester Council on Wednesday last, was the passing of a resolution to the effect that the committee for general purposes be authorised to take the necessary steps for the construction and management of a new Borough Gaol, and to borrow from Government (un der the Act 5 and 6 Vic.) the sum required, on the most fovourable terms as regards interest. It appears that the sum to be borrowed .is £84,000, at four per cent., but that Government have undertaken to nay the cost. out of the consolidated fund, of maintaining convicted prisoners. FALL OF THE LEVIATHAN CHIMNEY,—The enormous chimney, recently erected to the height of 140 yards, by Mr. John Dobb, manufacturing chemist, Wigan, fell to the ground on Thursday afternoon, about four o'clock. The chimney was erected within a few yards of the Leeds and Liverpool canal, in which direction it has fallen, forming a bedding in the canal at least twenty-five yards in width, and ten feet above the level of the water. The traffic on the canal through Wigan will thus be stopped for several days. Several workmen were on the chimney up to twelve o'clock at noon. No person has been hurt by the fall. REPENTANT THIEVES.—In September last some thieves entered the gardens at Springfield-hall, the residence of Mr. R. Godson, M.P., and helped themselves liberally to grapes ; but, besides this, they broke into the garden house and stole a gun. A reward for the apprehension of the rogues was offered at the time, without effect ; but whether the fellows have repented of their dishonesty, or whether, the shooting season being pretty far advanced, they have no further occasion for the implement of de struction, certain it is that they have secretly found their way back to the garden-house, and deposited the stolen gun in its playe.—Lalzcaster Gazette. IRISH EMIGRANTS IN MANCHESTER.—It is a very re- mansaune 'act, that, notwithstanding the large influx of Irish paupers and mendicants into this town, during the last few weeks, they have scarcely at all applied for relief to the board of guardians of this union. .During the pre sent week, only seventeen Irish families have applied to the board, who have resided in Manchester for a shorter period than three months. Perhaps this fact may be ac counted for by the vigilant and careful inquiries which the guardians cause to be made into the circumstances of every applicant, and to their invariably requiring labour, in return for relief, from all who seem capable of perform ing it.—Manchester Guardian. At the annual meeting of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, on Monday, samples of the most excellent cotton were shown, which had been grown on the experi mental farm of the East India Company, in Madras. They were pronounced equal to the best New Orleans cotton, possessing a good staple, perfectly clean, and quite fit for the common purpose of spinning. An ex perienced cotton broker, who was shown the samples, without being informed whence they had come, expressed his surprise, perceiving that it was a new kind of cotton. He valued it at Bd. per lb., and yet it is stated that this cotton might be laid down in Liverpool at as low a rate as 3d. per lb. DEATH FROM SUPPOSED QUACKERY.—An inquest was held on Monday, at Manchester, on the body of a la bourer named Greenhalgh, aged 25 years, who it was ru moured, had been " killed by one of Coffin's men." He was afflicted with asthma, and applied to a quack named Flitcroft, who gave him a powder called "Dr. Coffin's pick." It was green, and mainly consisted of India to bacco and cayenne. Soon after taking it he died. The jury returned a verdict of " Died from inflammation on the lungs," which they accompanied with an expression of opinion that the deceased had been improperly treated by Flitcroft ; and that as Flitcroft was a bricklayer by trade, and had no knowledge of medicine, it was highly wrong for him to act as he was doing. OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.—A public meeting was held on Friday, in the large room of the Town-hall, Manchester, for the purpose of hearing the addresses of Sir Andrew Agnew, DO.-Candlish, and other clergymen and gentlemen, upon tha question of " a bettor observ ance of the Sabbath ;" - and also of adopting a memorial to the directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, congratulating them upon the noble struggle which they have made to vindicate.the sanctity of the Lord''s Day, in resolving to discontinne the running of trains on that day." There was a Large number present. The Rev. Chancellor Raikes occapied the chair, and urea the plat form we observed the-;allowing clergy and gentlemen : Sir Andrew Agnew, the Revs. Hugh Stowell,. H. W. M`Grath, Mr. Bleasdale ; the Revs. Mr. Holland and Mr. Roby, methodist:new connection ministers ; Robert Gardner, Esq., Dr. Mack, &c. A memonal:tbo the dire c _ tors, exhorting them to persevere in not running Sunday trains was agreed to.. A Juvenile Refuge and School of Industry-was opened in Manchester on the lath instant. It is situated in. Nelson Street, near the Leeds Railway _Station. Thirty vagrant children between five and twelve years of age have been admittud. The boys have hash, employed during the intervals of tuition in untwisting old ropes, And the girls in sewing.. One good meal of soup and bread is given in. the day, and a piece of bread in the evening. A similar institution is being established in London. On Tuesday, rttfineschooner, named the Margaret anti Martha, belonging,to Mr. T. T. Rigby,, and intended for - the coasting trade,- was launched from the building yard of Mr. S. Mason,,, - at Runcorn. A dinner was provided for Mr. Mason't workmen, and afterwards another was sat down to hy, the owners and builders of the vessel, and their friends,, at Mr. John Rigby:A, Boathouse Inn; Captain Reimer presided, assisted by Mr. Lancaster, of Liverpool, piliot, as vice. When we state that Mrs. Rigby was the caterer, it is almost supererpjatory to say that al/ was excellent, About ten minutes previnus to the launch,. the brig Ilatuptnn, which has beers, undergoing extensive repairs at this yard, was let off the slip to the astonishment of the Spectators, who consideredit to be accidental, and in the frrst- instance appeared to- be rather alarmed ; but the appearance of the gallant tars on board this vessel allayed a-4. apprehensions. This brig is, we are inform.edi one of the largest ever repaired upon slip ; she is 210 tons register ) . N.M THE COURT _ - - - - - On Tuesday evening the Queen and Prince Albert honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence, and on Wednesday the Court , returned to Windsor Castle, there to remain, as we understand, until the-improve ments at Buckingham Palace are completed. On Thursday the Queen and Prince Albert, and suite, drove out in two sledges for three-quarters °tan hour. POLITICAL MISCELLANY. The number of bona fide pledges for Mr. Bright, at Manchester, is now 5526. The Guardian contradicts a rumour that Lord Lincoln was to be withdrawn. Mr. G. Thompson, the free trade lecturer, will static" for Westminster, Lord Ashley for Bath ; and Mr. Chap lin, the coach proprietor, for Salisbury. Mr. Colquhoun's health is such as to prevent him for the present from taking a part in the labours of the ap proaching season. On Friday night a new writ was ordered for Chester, Lord Robert Grosvenor having accepted the Chiltern hundreds. A number of the Middlesex electors have addressed a letter to Lord Robert Grosvenor asking his lordship's in tention respecting "the contemplated endowment of the Romish priests in Ireland." Mr. Dillon Browne, M.P. for Mayo, has been again offered a lucrative colonial government appointment. Still the honourable gentleman declines acceptance, in the hope of receiving the first vacant Greenwich Commissionership, and at the same time retaining his parliamentary seat, It is said that Earl Grosvenor, eldest son of the Mar quis of Westminster, will solicit the suffrages of the elec tors of Chester, his uncle, Lord Robert Grosvenor, hav ing announced himself a candidate for Middlesex, where there is no likelihood of any opposition. Mr. Grantley Berkeley has addressed another letter to his constituents,- warning them that the reconciliation be tween the Earl Fitzhardinge and two of his brothers, has taken place only with a view, if possible, of more certainly ousting him (Grantley) from the county representation. - The ministers of Austria, Russia, and Prussia did not attend the opening of parliament with the rest of the corps diplomatique, in consequence of the formal protest contained in her Majesty's speech against the recent an nexation of Cracow. At a meeting of the Sussex Agricultural Protection So ciety, held at Brighton on Thursday, the Duke of Rich mond denounced the conduct of Sir Robert Peel as a dis grace to the House of Commons and to the national cha racter. The House of Lords, he also stated, had deceived him, and disgraced itself. An able writer, in the last number of the Q ar t er ly Review, says, that " Sir Robert Peel has no faults but those which arise from the disregard and desertion of his party and principles." This certainly implies a suffi ciently grave accusation against Sir R. Peel's public cha racter. Lord John Russell stated to a deputation last week that it was the determination of government to make the ad., mission of sugar to breweries, &c. a permanent measure, and that they did not intend to submit only to a suspen sion of the present restrictions. His lordship added, that the measure would be in operation by the Ist Feb. Lord Ashley visited Manchester on Thursday, and addressed a crowded meeting of operatives, at the Town hall, in favour of the Ten Hours' Factory Bill., The chair was taken by the Rev. Canon Wray, and a number of re solutions affirming the principle of a restriction on the hours of labour were moved by working men, and passed unanimously. THE NORTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION.—It is cur rently reported that, at the ensuing election, a vigorous opposition will be offered to one of the sitting members for the northern division of the county, by the liberal party. We have not heard the name of any candidate mentioned, but we believe this statement may be fully relied upon. It may be mentioned as a circumstance tending to show the almost complete dismemberment of the Conservative party, that this year the Duke of Wellington, for the first time during the last twenty-four years, did not give any political entertainment on the eve of the opening of Par-. liament. His Grace dined alone with Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley. MR. W. BROWN, M.P.—On Thursday evening, the hon. member for South Lancashire made his maiden speech in the H ouse o f C ommons, i n answer to L or d qeorge Bentinck, on the suspension of the Corn and Na vigation Laws, which Lord John Russell afterwards cha racterised as an " admirable reply." His lordship added that " he was glad to find such an addition of knowledge and good sense added to the house." THE IRISH PARTY.—The Marquis of Londonderry, in reply to the circular issued by Lord Sligo, most unequivo cally expresses his dissent from the project of forming an Irish party for the purpose of watching over Irish inte rests in the Imperial Parliament. Looking to the dis cordant materials of which such a party must be com posed, and embracing, as it does, men of the most adverse political opinions, his lordship conceives that the experiment would prove to be a total failure. We said a few weeks ago that it is not for nothing Mr. O'Connell is so friendly to the Whigs. To former favors Lord Bessborough has added another :—Charles Daniel O'Connell, Esq., of Bahoss, Kerry, son-in-law of Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P., has received the appointment-of Stipendiary Magistrate.—Mr. O'Connell takes very good. care of himself and his family, but how do these profitable appointments benefit the payers of the Rent ? The Queen's speech has been received with satisfaction in France. The principal Paris journals laud e qually the moderation with which the Montpensier marriage is re ferred t- 1 tl 'bat' any un, repro, Scion pronounced upon the extinction of Cracow. So strong, indeed, is the reaction in favour of England, that the Courier Francais has taken alarm against the growing parti Anylaic With such a feeling abroad we are not surprised to find M. Guizot's speech in the Chamber of Peers, in vindication of his conduct relative to the Montpensier marriage, severely criticised. M. Guizot confirmed the nature of the engage ment at Eu to have been, that the objections to the mar riage of the Due de Montpensier would fall so soon as the Queen should have had children. ' Some of the general outlines of the ministerial educa tion scheme have been suffered to transpire. The prin ciple at present acted upon is to be preserved ;—that of grants, proportioned to the voluntary efforts of the Church and the different religious bodies, and leaving intact the freedom and independence of the education administered by each. But conditions are to be imposed, determining within certain limits the mode and channel of, the appli cation of the moneys. The grants are to be much en larged, and the assistance of the State afforded on a most comprehensive scale. Exhibitions at the normal training schools—the foundation of new normal schools, on the same principles as the present—the establishment of permanent stipends, or stipendiary offices, for schoolmas ters—are among the new methods which, it is said, will be proposed as modes of annlication of the State frmnt-Q 1L PL ACES OF MEMBERS IN TFIE HOUSE.—The seat usually appropriated to the leader of the opposition was occupied by Lord Lincoln ; about three seats below Lord Lincoln, on the front opposition bench, were Lord George Bentinck, Mr. Disraeli, and Mr. Bankes; and on the bench immediately behind sat Mr. Ferrand. The Times, in Tuesday's report, says, "Whilst the Speaker was reading the Queen's speech, the principal seats on the leading op position bench were occupied by Lord G. Bentinck, Mr. G. Bankes, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Christopher, and Mr. Smith O'Brien. Sir R. Peel was not then present ; but Lord Lincoln was, and along with Mr. Goulburn, Mr. S. Her bert, and Sir F. Thesiger, sat on the same bench, a little above the place usually occupied by the leader of the op. position. At a quarter past five o clock, Sir R. Peel en tered the house, and took his seat near Sir S. Herbert. Sir J. Graham was ominously at a loss for a seat, but ul timately found one next Sir J. W. Hogg." RUMOURED MINISTERIAL DISSENSIONS..—For some days reports have been in circulation that the ministerial unanimity, so necessary to the efficiency, and possibly to the existence of a Cabinet so critically circumstanced as is the present, has been disturbed by the revival of an old grudge, whose date is antecedent to the accession of the present party to power. The ancient feud between Lord Palmerston and Earl Grey has again shown itself with augmented bitterness ; the policy of the foreign secretary on the Montpensier marriage, and the line of argument by which that policy was justified in his diplomatic corres pondence being considered by the colonial secretary, and a section of the cabinet which adopts his views, to ka totally irreconcilable with the best interests of England. The Earl of Clarendon, whose experience in Spani s h affairs gives his opinion peculiar weight in the matter iii question, is understood to agree entirely w:t" Earl Grey ; and the difference is asserted to have assum 0 serioug an aspect, that the retirement of Lord Palmerston from office is considered as lin event neither very improbable nor very remote.—Britannia.