The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-12-21 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS MATRIMONY. — On Sunday week (the 12th ins* 3 couples were " asked " in the Pa - names of la Church, Blackburn cx.—At Southport_ the stern-board of a veP old on a blue WOMAN, who was examined as a witness at, the onth of the ye NEW SCREW STEAMER.-A r called Ur. CHART. borough, and 11 ary Walpole; E LORDS OF TII merit of inspector -0 a N'S '-bos to M on Tu. e, on k 3 with departnient of this Chat Poinl Dort of St. Jo some s ,on of W " at the Nova Scotia Mill, belong- s father ors hi cla science, and comme ARTIFICIAL Ev -M. Boisaonnea Anne's Dispeni Ear In applied his a .T COPPEIIA o'clock on Su house, Coppe hl4 net "La h c s to twenty. —A fire o , at Jr. Gi The - fire OOL EXAMINATION.-TO Dr. FI3IIPI-9 's Hue, aetnatcs, aid one o hen he successful' FRE EARL OF ZETLAND ha. e Christmas ire residence for a will entertain " Antony a Richard P has bee: county. sia».ghter bdued by the fire- invited Miss Glyn to his While Cleopatra," and " Hamlet •We understand that the name of St_ Tiplp e peace for this d on Sunday last in National Schools lor, and Rev. W THE Sum of £54 10. Churc: after sermo M. Falloon AND I Blakeney R route to I CO by the Rel:. W. 1 .Dl GOUGH an n• of Dublin, a Ly's steamer Iron Duke MUNICIPAL ENTERTAIN the mayor. enter ,ed a select the Town-bal included the members of the Town hall e evening last committee, EMBEZZ LEMENT.—WiIIi3M clerk and townsman in Manchester for M bury and Son. bleachers, near Chorley, has been cow. witted for trial, charzed w Ainswortl employed as liendle- embezzling the money o to the extent of 4'200. his employer , oung woman, of bad character, named committed suicide at the police-station, Blackburn, yesternight week, by hanging herself from One of the stanchions of the cell window. She had been apprehended on a charge of felony. SIIICIDE.-. ATRrPA AppoisTmExT.—A valuable governmenrappointment, RS one of the senior chaplains in the Island of Ceylon, has just been conferred upon the Rev. Jahn Wise, 8.A., of Clare.hall, Cambridge. This gentleman• is, we are in formed, brother to Mr. Charles Wise, of Roscommon- street, in tt his town, Scorrtsn LADIES' SOCIETY. —The annul sale, in connection with the Ladies' Society for Clothing the Scottish Poor, was held on Wednesday last, at the As sernbly.rooms, Great George-street. The articles offered were those useful to the poorer classes, and sales to a large extent were made PUBLIC CHARITIES.—A sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Acker, M.A.. at St. Ann's Church, Aigburth, ,y week, for the benefit of the local charities. The “s taken from Ecclesiastes, 11th chap. 2d verse— ortion to seven, and also to eight." The amount collected was £57. on Sunda text " Give a , Loss OF THE FAIRFIELD.—The local marine board held an investigation, on Wednesday, into the circum stances attending the loss of the Fairfield, Hughes, on the 11th ult., on the coast of Anglesea, when bound with a general cargo to Bombay. The board acquitted Captain Hughes of blame in the matter. - AINTREE CHARITY BALL.—This fashionable and de athtful assembly took place on Thursday last, at the Grand Stand, and was the most numerously attended meeting for years past. The excellence and completeness of the arrangements were highly satisfactory, and the Proceeds were, we understand, larger than usual. THE LATE BIRKENHEAD CRUELTY CASE.—We are informed that, on Tuesday last, a memorial praying for the release from gaol of Mr. John Pemberton, convicted at the recent Knutsford Sessions, was forwarded to the home secretary, signed by about SOO gentlemen residing in Liverpool, Birkenhead, and the neighbourhood. - - - . WEAVERS' TURN-CWT. — The weavers of Messrs. John Walmsley and Co., Greenbank, Blackburn, turned out last week. in consequence of a redaction, which they allege to have been made in their wages, compared with those paid by their late employer, Mr. M. Swithenbank, but the firm deny that they have made any reduction. MR. R. HOUGHTON, aged 24, station master and secretary to the Preston and Longridge Railway, was accidentally drowned yesterday week in the dam at Mr. Marsden's mill, near Longridge. He was on his way to Mr. Marsden's house about six o'clock that evening, and the night being dark he is believed to have slipped into the water. THE ST. SILAS' CHURCH RAGGED SCHOOL has been removed from Pembroke-street to much larger premises. in Oak-street, where not only a large number of little children are taken care of during the day, but upwards of a hundred young persons, of both sexes, from eight to twenty years of age, receive instruction during certain evenings of the week. HOSPITAL AT SOUTIIPORT.—A new hospital is about to be erected at Southport. The land, worth £6OO, has bee n given by C. Scarisbrick, Esq., and the plans for the building, which is to form a square in the Tudor style of architecture, with an open area, and to be capable of accommodating 160 patients, have been prepared by Mr. Thos. Withnell. The estimated cost is about £5OOO. ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY.—A.t the fortniehtly meet. ing of the Architectural and Archaeological Society, on Wednesday. Mr. Varelst in the chair, Mr. Councillor zitham exhibited a machine illustrative of the principle of Parker's patent method of banding pullies. An inte resting discussion also took place on papers contributed by Mr. Frank Howard, on Nature and Art. AN EVENT ANTICIPATED.—The following letter ap peared in the Morning Herald. of Saturday :—" To the Editor of the Morning Herald. Sir, —Having seen in ➢our paper, a report that I am about to be married, I beg You will contradict the same, as being totally false.—l have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant. J. G. torewe. 23d Regiment. Barracks, Liverpool, Dec. 15." • ACCIDENTS.—WiIIiam Welsh, a seaman, belonging to the Guy Mannering, was taken to the Northern Hospital on Thursday last with a fractured leg, caused by being thrown from the wheel by a lurch of the ship while at sea about three weeks before.—Thomas Barrett, on the pre tious day, was received as an inmate of the Southern Hospital, his skull having been fractured by the fall of a brick from a building while he was at play in Crosby-street. CLARE.STREET SUNDAY AND EVENING SCHOOL.— The third annual tea meeting of the supporters of this school was held in the school-room on Tuesday evening last, when the Rev. V. M. White presided. The report read on the occasion contained some highly encouraging statements relative to the prosperity of the school. A number of subscriptions and donations were received at the close of the proceedings, to give a tea-party to the children attending the school. FIRE IN A COTTON MILL.—The spinning mill of Messrs. Nield and Son, Ashton-under-Lyne, took fire yesterday week, while the hands were at work. It is said to hav e been caused by a boy walking through the blow -1,11g -room in the upper storey with a lantern , when some ;loss, which was flying about, ignited, and set fire to a large r mass of cotton. The two upper stories were totally destroyed. The reported loss is £5,000, partly covered by insurances in the Manchester, West of England. and other offices. LIVERPOOL SEWERS.—At the meeting of the institu tion of Civil Engineers, on Tuesday last, the adjourned discussion was resumed on Mr. Rawlinson's paper on the drainage of towns, in the course of which the practice of constructing the main sewers at Liverpool, by cutting the s and -stone rock to a curve, so as to form a natural invert, and arching over the top with bricks, using pipe drains only, for separate feeders, from each house, and court, as the case might be, was fully described and stated to be very successful. . _ TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION. —Now that the corn traunication with the Continent, by means of the Sub aukrine Telegraph, is placed on a permanent footing, its a dvantages are being extended by means of the European a nd American Electric Telegraph Company. A line has already been laid from the London station to Dover, in ".aner.ion with the submarine cable, and its advantag es „ soon be extended to the principal towns of the king- Qm• The advantages of such an extension to Liverpool can hardly be over estimated. „ Gnosr.—At Blackburn, on Sunday night (12th inst.) t ae shop of Mrs. Cross, confectioner , was broken !tit° through a window in the back kitchen, but on enter tv,tig the shop the thief saw before him a figure in white— '''lrs• Cross, in fact, who bad gone down stairs to procure a erne water for her mother—which he believed to be a ghost, and with a loud yell of affright he abandoned his e nterprise, and fled through the window and over the yard What has since become of the fugitive the police 'lave not vet been able to ascertain. "tr • ISIT OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER TO LIVERPOOL. is stated to be the intention of his Excellency the en n• J. R. Ingersoll, the American Ambassador in this untrY, to p a y a visit to Liverpool early in January. We u ndersta n d th a t h e h a s accepted an invitation to dine w r it !th the American Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, '„s.!e 4th of January and with the Mayor on the 6th. His ~o f, ze.ellenc y and his , niece. Miss Wilcox, will be the guests 3 ^'lr• W. Brown, M.P., during their stay in Liverpool. he hon. gentleman will afterwards visit Manchester. I) D rri E ATH OF THE TOWN-CLERK OF PRESTON , .—Mr. ler the venerable town-clerk of Preston who held V o ffice for upwards of fifty years, died on Monday, the instant, in the .80th year of his age. lie was a native Lancaster, but early removed to Preston, where he was 'uoied to a solicitor. During 64 years he never missed a ltettdin ,, the Lancaster aszizes, to which he paid 127 Visits, ' He witnessed f - P - -.ton guilds in 1782, 1802, our rres,.. 1 820 l as and 1542, and officiated as town-clerk at the three t.. was also coroner for . theAir,ision of Amounderness mu g LesJand, in Leis county.. 7, the R Steana-packet NT.—Samuel Holme, Esq. arty to dinner on - W ea- The company on, of Windle-hall the commis '33 collect Home-o lIIE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1.852. DR. NOLAN'S INSOLVENCY. — On Friday, Dr again appeared before the judge of the Lancaster county court, when Mr. Wormald, the detaining creditor, proved the validity of his debt, and other circumstances. At the close of the examination the judge said, " Dr. Nolan, I hall adjourn this case for a fortnight, to afford you an rtunity of giving up the pawn tickets of the clock and II then be discharged." Nolan er things, and you psi CONDUCT OF THE POLICE FORCE.—A strict investiga tion is reported to have taken place on Wednesday last, before Mr. Tobin, chairman of the watch committee, and other members of that body, relative to the state ment made by Mr. Mansfield, stipendiary magistrate, on the previo epoz:te , amber, rce had sent " to d in our 1 Monday, as that certain officers of the police f Coventry " Police-constable Harvey, because he thO conduct of --ea his disapprobation of 1 and Strone—since absconde Bruns —in their late Be Messrs Mullins The issue of the him to b 3 zlderstood to have eslightest foundation 'ENISH RAILWAY fi last, to I comes Mr. F. NEW LIGHTHOUSE.—A memorial to the Ballast board, Dublin, for the erection of a lighthouse on Biackwater Bank, has been laid in the Underwriters'-rooms for the signatures of the subscribers and members of the Liver pool Underwriters' Association. A memorial to the same effect is also about to be forwarded to the board from the Liverpool Shipowners' Association. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—John Smith, a watch-finisher, ‘g in was on Wednesday last taken to ill 1 d booked as " drunk and disor " ha 1, been quarrelling with a female. , and made use of exceedingly coarse pLaced in a cell with three other pri eard at half-past twelve o'clock making a residing in Ltaa. _ Rom-hill bridewell ierly," it_ language. 13ei sonen, he was noise at the door. Mr. Blake, the bridcwell keeper, went to ascertain the cause, and discovered Smith hanging by hia neckerchief from the bars of his cell. He was instantly cut down and re.noved—in irons•—to tha main bridewed where a medical man saw him and pronounced ^•affirin; from affzetion of the brain. He was brought up at the police-court on TI and discharge THZ TRIAL 01 CLIORS OF AT r 'ound the opinia Tuesd NEW RAILWAY TRAFFIC ARRANGE4ENT.—We are informed that the East Lancashire, Lancashire and York shire, and London and North-western Railway Companies have come to an arrangement not to compete with each other for either goods or passengers. The receipts for passengers are to be divided, and the company over line the parties actually travel will tee mileage. At Liverpool the servants of the East are removed, and the whole of the passenger and goods traffic is despatched from the Lancashire and York shire offices, though it all passes over the East Lanca shire line. The passenger fares, it is added, will be con siderably increased. whose ive also a certain THE FLOODS IN LANCASHIRE. — It is impossible to travel by any of the lines of railway which intersect North Lancashire, without noticing the immense tracts of land which are now, and have been for months past. under water. Going by the East Lancashire line to Preston, many thousands of acres, on either side, present an expanse of water covering the hedees completely. From Rufford coastwards by Sephton to Formby, there is a vas ACCU MU- lation of wafer, and in the direction of Lathom-houso a perfect sea is all that meets the eye, bridges, row" being completely submerged. Indeed, we and that Mr. Sc'arisb . rick, the - owner of this tract of country, has ten thousand acres of meadow and pasture, which Have - eeriin;indated for the p;st two_months, aitho' every effort has been made tc3, get rid of the wafer by CR pumping, banks and floodgates, &c. The arable hula throughout the district is in a very wet state, and work ing it, with a view to sowing, is rendered entirely imprac ticable. BEER-HOUSES AND CONCERT-ROOMS. —OR Tuesday last, an influential meeting was held in the board room of the Borough Bank, to form an association for the better regulation of houses of public entertainment. John Cropper, Esq., presided ; and among the gentlemen pre sent were—the Rev. Dr. Raffles, Rev. H. Hampton, Rev. R. Appleton, Rev. T. Carter, Rev. C. M. Birrell , and Messrs. E. Cropper, W. Rathbone, J. A. Tobin, R. V. Yates and George Pennell. The meeting unanimously agreed to petition parliament to " grant to magistrates, or other local authorities, an effective check over the issue of licenses for the sale of beer, and, at the same time, to take out of the hands of licensed victuallers and beerhouse keepers the providing of public amusements for the people, at present undertaken with a view to the promotion of tippling, by extending to the whole kingdom certain pro visions of the 25th Geo. 2nd, by which a license is required for the opening of any place of public amusement within the cities of London and Westminster, and by rendering unlawful the sale or consumplon of any kind of intoxi cating liquor in any place so licensed for public amuse ment." The meeting also adopted an address to the inhabitants of the borough, explaining both the prayer and the necessity of the petition, chiefly by ref, 'erence to the report presented by the Liverpool Watch Committee, in May last, showing that in this boronzh ten or twelve public-houses and beershops are kept 7“ , and as many by women of ill-fame; tions from the valuable reports published ~u s, .` Clay, Chaplain of the Preston IL— fire to beerhouses and cheap singing rooms. SHOW OF POULTRY TN Tat An excellent show of cattle "d also by quota y the Rev. Mr. se of Correction, rela- MIDLAND COUNTIES.— paultly took place on y last, at Bingiey-ball, near limn was attended by upwards of 8,000 persP exhibited was unprecedented for qu Fowls of the Cochin-China breed were b numerous; and the show of Malays, am, which "Ti l e poultry antity and qua; Spaliish, Dorking, e 1,223 pens for and game-fowl was excellent. There w the accommodation of 4,000 birds. Some of the Co China collections werevalued at.£l,ooo each. S ,verel of the aiding in this highest prizes were awarded to county. Captain and Mrs. Windham Hornby, of Knows ley-cottage, Prescot, obtained no less than seven between them, viz. : the first (£2 25.) and second (41 Is.), for the best Spanish cock and three hens, of any age, class I. ; the third (53.), for the best four of same breed, class 11., chickens of 1852; the second (£1 ls.), for the best four Dorkings, single combed, class IV., of any age ; the first (XI Is.), for the best four, same breed, class V., chickens of 1852; the first (£1 ls.), for the best four Dorkings, double, or rose combed, class VII., chickens of 1852 ; and the first (155.), for the best pair same breed and a class VIII. Mr. Thomas Roscoe, of Knowsle: Prescot, obtained three prizes: the second (10s.), best four Cochin-China fowls, cinnamon and buff, chicken of 1852, class XII.; the third (55.), for the best four game fowls, black-breasted and other reds, chickens of 1852 ; and the first (155.), for the best three "silver-laced" bantams. He was also greatly commended for three game fowls, class XXII. Mr. John Henry Pec,r, of Wigan, obtained two prizes : the third (155.), for the best four Spanish fowls, class 1.; and the first (155.), for the best two Spanish, class 111. He was also highly com mended for four Spanish fowls, class 1., and for four, class 11. Thomas Townley Parker, Esq., of Sutton grange, St. Helen's, obtained the first prize (.£2 25.), for the best four Dorkings, of any age, single combed, class IV. ; and the third (55.), for the best geese. Mr. Edward Lister, of Cassia-lodge, near Over, Cheshire, obtained the third prize (55.), for the best four Dorkings, single combed, class IV. , and was highly commended for a pair of Dorking fowls, class VIII. W. Cust Gwynne, Esq., M.D., of Sandbach, Cheshire, obtained the first prize (155.), for a pair of Cochin-China fowls, chickens of 1852, class XV. ; and was highly commended in class XII. for four Cochin-China fowls of the same age. At the show of cattle the only gentleman resident in this county to whom a prize was awarded, was Charles Towneley, Esq., M.P., of Towneley-park. Burnley, who obtained the first prize (£10), and gold medal, with extra prize of £l5, for the best short-horn cow, aged 5 years and 4 months, fed on hay, turnips, oil cake, and bean meal. for tho THE SARAH SANDS, CLEOPATRA, AND GREAT BRITAIN.—The steam-ship Queen of the South, which arrived at Plymouth yesterday week, brought tidings of the Sarah Sands, screw steamer, which sailed from this port with emigrants for Australia on the 1971, September. and left Queenstown on the 22nd, anchored at ten o'clock on the night of the 6th November in Table Bay, after a passage of forty-three days—the quickest ever yet made by a steamer to the Cape. Private advices state that the Sarah Sands experienced exceedingly unfavourable weather during her passage—bead winds prevailing the whole way. Considering that she has but two enginesof 80-horsepower each, the voyage is considered an excellent one. The utmost harmony prevailed among the 200 passengers and the crew during the voyage out, and all speak in high terms of Captain Thompson and his ship. The vessel and engines were in capital order. The ship was to leave the Cape on the 10th ult. The steam-ship Cleopatra reached the Cape on the 25th October, and, as we have previously stated, the Great Britain arrived there on the 10th October. Speaking of the last-named ship, a Cape paper says :—" Table Bay never presented a more busy scene in times of peace than on Wednesday last, from swarms of visitors going to and from the Great Britain. A French war steamer was also in the bay of a large class, but the Great Britain reminded one of St. Petal's and the minor churches in London, from the contrast her tower ing dimensions afforded to the other vessels in the bay. The French war steamer, the Archimede, at a distance appeared as if alongside it, but was quite swallowed up in its shadow, leaving nothing but the paddle boxes to be seen, as if attached to the Great Britain. The scene on board this huge novelty beggars all description. The day was excessively warm, and the breeze from the north west favourable to boating, but no one ever expected, till on board, to have seen such a crowd, so dense that all possibility of coaling for some hours was out of the question. The most remarkable feature in this affair was the immense number of Cape Dutch families, most of whom had never been on the sea before, but could not withstand this temptation to visit this wonder of wonders. A great many people came also from the country, and, notwithstanding the crowd, the heat, the crushing, the coals and the water, all seemed highly delighted. Indeed it required no small degree of forbearance and patience at such a busy time to he thus obstructed and overpowered by numbers. From the kindness and attention of Capt. Matthews and his officers, however, every opportunity and assistance was given, that they might inspect the whole economy of this floating city. More than ono fair face brought home evidence of having been among the coals. The town and neighbourhood have never been so lively in our recollection for such a continuance, and the arrival of more passenger ships is likely to keep up this healthful excitement. It is truly refreshing to see so many honest, good-looking English faces among us." CAPTAIN NYE OF THE PACIFIC.—It has been already mentioned in our columns that the Pacific, on her last passage to Liverpool, fell in, six days before her arrival here, with the Jessie Stephens, of Irvine, from Quebec to Glasgow, wateriogeed and in a sinking state ; when, after many hours of patient exertion, Capt. Nye succeeded in rescuing all on beard. and that his passengers collected 500 dollars for distribution among the crew of the life boat. The Times of Tuesday last, in noticing the praise worthy conduct of the commander of the Pacific, says:— " An act of great humanity and courage en the part of an American commander and his seamen was reported in our advises from Liverpool, published yesterday. As may be readily supposed, from the rivalry existing between the companies which are contending for supremacy in the Atlantic, it was no light matter for Captain Nye to turn aside from his course. Captain Nye—to his honour be it spoken—did not hesitate for a moment as to the course he should pursue. He, had a lifeboat lowered down, and the brave fellows who manned her strained every nerve to approach the wreck. The sea was running too high for them, and the fury of the storm must have been great indeed when such men as these were obliged to return, _ . . _ and confess themselves fairly beaten by the power of the elements. Still Captain Nye would not be turned from his benovolent purpose—he refused to leave the crew of the sinking ship to a fate inevitable if he deserted them, but waited for hours and hours until the weather should moderate, or some favourable chance should turn up which would give him the opportunity of taking the crew off the wreck. Again, after a long delay, the lifeboat was manned, and again her crew pulled for the waterlogged ship. This time their efforts were crowned with success, and they had the happiness of transferring the ship's company of the James Stephens from their own sinking vessel to the deck of the Pacific. We are told that the passengers by the steamer who witnessed the exertions of the men—and who were, therefore, in the best situation, to appreciate their merits—instantly entered into a sub scription to reward the crew of the lifeboat, and 500 dollars were collected on the spot. This is as it should be, as far as the men are concerned ; but it would not be amiss that Captain Nye should receive some mark of the opinion entertained in this country of his humanity and singular energy under such trying circumstances. It is by his resolution that so many of our countrymen have been rescued from a watery grave. A pecuniary reward to such a man, and for such an act, would of course be simply offensive ; but it is possible in mr.ny ways to evince our gratitude to this gallant seaman for the service he has performed." Or Sattirday last the noble conduct of Capt. isTve was brought under the notice of the committee of the Liverpool Shipwreck ani Humane Society by means of a letter from Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co., when evi- Bence was given by Mr. Daniel James and Mr. Bowman, two of the passengers of the Pacific at the time, as to the gallant efforts of the commander and his men in rescuing the crew of the Jessie Stephens at the risk of their own lives. The committee unanimously awarded the society's gold medal to Captain Nye, with a suitable inscription ; a silver medal of the first class to Mr. Tomkins, the third officer; and bright silver medals to the other three men who manned the Pacific's life-boat, also with suitable in scriptions. The gold and silver medals will be exhibited in the Underwriters' and Exchange Rooms in the course a the week. GENERAL NEWS. THE SUBMAR Osborne, for t of the Queen DUTCH R Comm [er to the Englis! laries connected with this railway was holders of the line on Tuesday evenin commemorate the successful termination of the differences formerly existing in the direction. Charles Holland, Esq., !d, and supported Esq. A;nonz the company present _ Alleard, H. Harrison, T. Bouch, W. Claxton, T. F. Ben nett, J. A. Tinne, Lewin Mozlev, J. Wa , zstaff, E. War dell, H. Littledale, T. Baines, W. Briggs, S. J. Arnold, ‘c - ssrs. T. B. Barclay, and H. C. BelOe. In the course of the fter.dinner proceedings, _the chairman stated that the line could sc ,reely fail to become, eventually, both pros perous and profitable, and congratulated the meeting upon tha termination of all differences among the shareholders; and al! present appeared to concur in the opinion that their prospects for the future were highly encouraging. LIVERPOOL FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.—The association held their annual meetinz on '•en Robertson Gladstone, Esq., Porter members of dy of a d presided. Lie proceedings co ciation of the Budget proposed by Mr. Disraeli, and the announcement of a projected new one, prepared by M J. R. Jeffery, of this town, who said tha - object to abolish nearly all the Custo the " taxes on knowledge," and assessed taxes, to the amount of £12,150,036, and to sub- s and E probate an estate, acorne and propert' It in Rn,linl and £lOO in other i Ina, 11. A. - C. S%?,,wart, r. Llwrenco Hayworth, Mr , and Mr. Smith Harlizon. .AC .— An enquiry took place, ow. Esq., ono of ;hi Hotel, West Derby, on F. n lunacy, . to ascer- mat - o of Tue-b n such a state of t 11 as to take car ence sheweC a person of weak self an an early age, sh latterly she had laboured doubt as to the total prostratio dence of Dr. O'Donnell. Mr. Edward Parker, surgeon, Kirkdale-road, and Mr. N. S. Glazebrook, surgeon, Tue brook Asylum, was conclusive on the subject ; and the jury found that Miss Gregory had been incapable of con ducting her affairs since January last. The lunatic is the daughter of the late Mr. Richard Gregory, formerly a oawnbroker in this town. who, at his death, bequeathed her the life-interest in £BOO, and the rent of a house in Gerard-street. She is now 58 years of age. The evi- MISCONDUCT or POLICE OFFICERS•—The minutes read at the Select Vestry meeting, held on Tuesday last, contained, among other things, a police report, commu nicated by Captain Greig, complaining that the super intendent of the vagrant sheds had turned out a destitute woman, with a sick child, at an unseasonable hour. From the superintendent's reply, however, it appeared that the woman had been riotous and abusive, and had gone away of her own accord, though asked to stay, on the child's account. The superintendent of the sheds also com plained that three policemen had entered the female ward, at half-past three o'clock in the morning, when they took the depositions of the woman herself, hut re fused to listen to the statements of any other witness. It was resolved that this reply be forwarded to Captain Greig, and that his especial attention be called to the illegal and unjustifiable conduct of his officers in entering the female ward under such circumstances. The reply of the superintendent of the sheds was declared to be satis factory. TRIAL TRIP OF THE SCREW STEAMER EAGLE. — This steamer, 500 tons burthen, and 120 horse-power, built by Messrs. T. Vernon and Son, and intended to run between this port and Newry, i❑ connexion with the Sea Nymph, underwent a trial of speed on Friday last. In her way she encountered the Tynwald, coming in from Belfast; a race between them commenced at the Crosby Light, and continued to the Rock, a distance of about eight miles. The high character of the Tynwald is too well known to require observation ; she was in good trim, and had her sails set. The Eagle, however, had no canvas, and was out of trim. being about three feet six inches by the stern. The Eagle, even with these disadvantages, at first showed a superiority ; but, her steam failing, the Tynwald regained her lost ground, and the race ended by her being about half her length In advance of the Eagle. Consi dering the great disparity of power, this is an important triumph for the screw, and stamps the Eagle as the fastest screw vessel out of this port. ELECTRIC LIGHT.—The tower at the Prince's-dock intended for the display of Mr. Staite's electric light is approaching its completion, and in a week or two it is hoped that the electric light will be brouzht into opera tion. The tower is between fifty and sixty feet above the level of the parade, so that the light itself is likely to be ab3ut seventy degrees above high-water mark. The tower is to be surmounted by a lantern of large dimen sions fitted with plate-glass, and having all the usual appliances which light-houses usually possess for giving the fullest effect, and rendering the light useful for the navigation of that part of the Mersey which its rays will cover. The light developed will, we understand, be dis persed equally through a quadrant of a circle ; the light beginning to be seen after passing Seacombe, and, conse quently, illumining all that of the river which lies to the south. We trust that. ere long, not only the Prince's dock, but Egremont, Woodside, and Rock Ferry, will be lighted by electricity—the clear day-light effect of which we had the good fortune to witness when tried in Trafal gar-square, London, in the winter of 1848. LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.—Mr. Justice Crompton disposed of the cases left over from the previous week on Tuesday and Wednesday last, when Thomas Lawrence and Ellen Lyon were convicted, and severally sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour, for assaulting and robbing Richard Baker, of Balton, glass cloth manu facturer, of a watch, 19s. Gd. in money and a handker chief. The prisoner Lyon had been previously convicted at the Kirkdale Sessions in the name of Ellen Madox. Mary Elizabeth Dyhall pleaded guilty to a charge of concealing the birth of her male child at Preston on the 16th November last, and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour.—John Barlow was tran sported for seven years for a garotte robbery, perpetrated, in conjunction with other persons unknown, on John Pearson, of Manchester, on Sunday, Nov. 7.—William Wild and .Fiugh Makin were transported fer ten years for robbing Thomas Kirkham and Thomas Brassington of a sum of money at Oldham, on the Bth Nor. last.—. Tames Makant was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, for entering the dwelling-house of Jonathan Grundy, at Bol ton, on the 23d Nov., with intent to steal.—William Salmond was acquitted upon an indictment charging him with wilful and corrupt perjury at the Liverpool County Court, and Duncan M'Phail on an indictment for perjury before the Blackburn magistrates, in falsely charging a man named Grimshaw with robbery, was convicted and sentenced to seven years' transportation. BANKRUPTCY COURT.-Mr. J. G. Harrison passed his final examination in this court, on Wednesday last, and the 14th January was fixed for the certificate.—Mr. Wm. Lowcock, butcher, having a stall in St. Martin's Market, and a shop at Bootle, came up for his last examination on Wednesday last. He had filed an amended balance sheet, from which it appeared that between the Ist September, 1851, and the 14th October, 1852, he had purchased stock to the amount of nearly £6OOO, the gross profit upon which be stated was £6l 14i. sd. His personal expenses he put down at £254, and his trade expenses at £l7B, and it appeared that he owed debts to the amount of £754. The bankrupt's caah-book had been very loosely kept, and the accountant, Mr. Core, did not appear to have had sufficient materials to make out the balance sheet. With regard to his small profits, it was stated that last summer was a remarkably bad one for butchers, and much meat had been spoiled. The bankrupt also stated that during the time he had been in business he had paid Messrs. Daly £ll,OOO, and they had never lost anything by him till now. He attributed his bankruptcy to immense sacrifices of meat during last summer, and also to the circumstance of cattle falling far short of the weight at which they were estimated. Upon beasts which had cost him sd. per lb. he had frequently realised only 31.1. ; and he declared that it was a complete lottery for persons to purchase by hand measurement.—Mr. Commissioner Stevenson was not satisfied with the bankrupt's state ment with regard to his profits, and adjourned his ex amination sine die.—C. S. Harris, pawnbroker, came before Mr. Commissioner Perry yesterday (Monday) on an application for his certificate. He was supported by Mr. Wheeler, solicitor ; and, there being no opposition, his Honour granted the certificate, but observed that, in consequence of the irregular manner in which the bank rupt's books had been kept since April, 1851, it must be of the third class. APPREHENSION OF AN ABSCONDED POLICEMAN. — John Pearson Brunskill, ono of the police-officers fined last week for an assault on the Messrs. Mullins, was brought before Mr. Mansfield on Friday, on another charge. Murphy, of the detective department, stated that, acting under instructions from Mr. Clough, he and Inspector Bibby went on the previous day to Penrith, in Cumberland, where they apprehended Brunskill at his father's house ; they told him that he had been convicted on the preceding Monday by Mr. Mansfield, and fined £5, for an assault on the Messrs. Mullins. Capt. Greig, who was on the bench, here preferred a second charge against the man : he said that having learned that Brun skill and Strong, his confederate in the assault, had ab sconded on the previous Saturday night. ha made every exertion to have them found, and these efforts resulted in the apprehension of Brunskill, who had left his service as a police-officer, without previously having given the month's notice required by the improvement act. Brun skill, on being ask e d if he had any defence, stood up with an air of bravado to defend himself. He stated generally that he had sent in a " sick note" to the head constable on Friday, and, being therefore off duty, had gone to visit his father. He had not attempted to conceal himself, as it was he who went to Murphy and Bibby,—not they who came to him. He further contended that he had not been legally served with the summons, as he only received it that morning —he being entitled to twenty-four hours' notice of the charge against him. He further stated that he had paid the £5 fine for the assault to Mr. Clough on the previous evening.—Captain Greig ad m itt e d that he had received a sick note from Brunskill, on Friday.—Mr. Mansfield expressed his surprise that a constable could withdrew himself from duty by the mere sending in of sick note. He then imposed a fine of £5, or one months' imprisonment.—Brunskill, with an air of defiance, pulled out a well-filled money case, in order to pay the fine. and an extension of that Thespeal, r trom prope ers were Mr. Mi R. Jeffery, M en, Mr. It. W. Ito SION 0 before Francis B is ATI 3NS.—TLIC ;t tho anchors of I in a fo )lis day 3, If the committee will once. thus :-1. Trot- ►70;19. Avlen's, man's (im. Rodzer's Exhibition / 1. 9_ Ifitpl 4. Len lteresting ..:an (Isaac's). Honiball' own out. The report will be a very One fact is very significant of the man:, the Admiralty anchor stands last but one on th opinion of the judges; whereas, we think the lives of the nation's brave naval defenders should be protected by the first and best " holdfast" science can offir.—Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette. er in which MEETING OF JAMAICA. PROPRIETORS.—A numerous and influential meeting of proprietors and merchants con nected with the island of Jamaica, was held in Willis's Rooms, London. on Tuesday afternoon last, to decide what steps should be taken with regard to that portion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's statement, which re ferred to this once flourishing colony. Joseph Brooks Yates, Esq., chairman of the Liverpool Jamaica Associa tion, was called on to preside. A memorial, prepared by W. Girod, Esq., delegate from Jamaica, praying for effec tual relief to that island, was adopted, and the following zentlemen were appointed a deputation to wait upon the Earl of Derby on the subject, viz. : Mr. Beckford, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Watson Taylor, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Davis, Mr. Marshall, and Mr. Girod. TPANSATLANTIC STEAM-SHIPS.—The United States Mail steam-ship Pacific, Nye, commander, sailed for New York, on Wednesday, with seventy passengers and a full cargo, besides the usual mails.—The British and North Nrii - erican R wit a :‘s the usua: Steam Nay [au! steam-s . e from the ,hip Asia, Ltt, commander, Mersey, on Saturda, angers, and . a fair cargo, I .—The Australian Royal packet Adelaide, and the General lay after- Company's ails fur Aus ping Comp Captain Bar a, with mails for the Cape of Good Hope _fauritius, were both ready for sea on Friday ; n consequence of a very strong gale of wind, they did not sail. VENTILATION OP ORDINARY DWELLINGS.—A corres pondent of the Builder states, that a simple and success ful method of ventilation, adapted to the purposes and construction of ordinary dwelling-houses, has been lately adopted by Mr. John Gibbs, of Mayfield-road, Aigburth, hich that gentleman hss been erecting for himself. The plan is to leave flues in the jambs of the fire-places, instead of building them solid, making use of one side for the admission of fresh air into the room, and the other for draining off the vitiated air through the fire. The fresh air is brought to the lower part of the jambs by having gratings in the plinth of the building, to admit it under the floors. The drawing off of the vitiated air is easily managed by connecting the flue with the under part of any fire-grate, the front of which can be made air-tight. Stephens's or Jobson's patent grates are well adapted for the purpose, and any common grate can be made so by means of an air-tight ash-pan. A JUVENILE THIEF AND HIS MOTHER.—A lad named Jlhn Jackson, about 14 years of age, and his mother, Ann Jackson, were charged on Tuesday last, the former with stealing an umbrella, several sheets, and. other articles, from the shop of Mr. Robert Owen, linen draper, Landon-road, and the latter with reneiving the same, knowing them to he stolen. The male prisoner was in the service of Mr. Owen as shop-boy. On Tues day week he was detected stealing some money from off the desk in the shop. This, and other causes, led to a search of the female prisoner's house, where detective officer Sullivan found a large number of pawn-tickets for articles pledged with Mr. Hutchinson ' of Copperas-bill. These were found to consist of sheets, blankets, and other property belonging to Mr. Owen. The prisoners were committed for trial. ATTEMPTED MunnEn..—At the police-court, on Tues day last, a charge was preferred by Jeremiah Murphy, shoemaker, against Lawrence M'Kenna, for having felo niously wounded the complainant by inflicting several blows on his head with a poker. The prisoner on the previous Sunday night had gone to Murphy's house, Moffat-place, Hill-street, Copperas-hill, and enquired for Murphy, who gave him part of his supper, and immedi ately afterwards M'Kenna invited his friend out to take a glass of ale. No sooner had complainant got outside of the house than he was struck on the head with a poker, the blow felling him to the ground. Several other blows were subsequently administered with the same weapon, till the noise brought Mrs. Murphy and her daughters to the door, when the prisoner ran away. The complainant stated that he had never before, to the best of his know ledge, seen the prisoner. M'Kenna was taken intocus- tOdy about 12 o'clock the same nieht in a court in Pellew street, and there was fresh blood upon his hands and shirt breast. The prisoner was committed for trial. DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the meeting on Thursday last, Mr. Shand in the chair, a recommendation was adopted to place an additional crane, capable of lifting seven tons, on the north quay of the Toxteth Dock. It was also ordered that six additional lamps be placed round the Clarence Graving Docks ; that an additional transit shed be erected at the Nelson Dock, south west corner; that the sum of £3O be presented to St. Anne's Dispensary ; and that the engineer be empowered to proceed with the new works at Wapping. The last resolution gave rise to an animated discussion. It was contended on the one side that, from Mr. Hartley's estimate, it appeared that the works could be executed by himself for £212,000, under certain circumstances, but that if there was not suf ficient stone found for backing, the entire coat would be £217,000 or £218,000. It was argued, on the other hand, that Messrs. Baker and Sons, whose tender was £221,000, would have executed the works for less than they will cost if placed in the hands of Mr. Hartley, had they the same advantages in regard to stone and plant. The resolution was carried by a majority of 14 to 5. HEALTH COMAIITTEE. - Mr. Alderman Langsdale pre sided at the weekly meeting, on Thursday last. In re ference to a complaint made against Mr. Rose, the eon. tractor, concerning a nuisance occasioned by the accu mulation of manure at the depots, a communication from Mr. Rose was read, stating that the unprecedented wetness of the weather had rendered it impossible to get the manure on to the land. It was ordered that an in formation be laid against the contractor, unless the nuisance was removed within two months. A deputation waited upon the board with a memorial from the rate payers of the Brickfield-road South (Everton) district, calling attention to the urgent necessity for sewerage in that locality ; and the chairman stated that they would do every thing they could, within the bounds of moderation as to expense; but compliance with the applications from Everton alone would cost £lO,OOO. The reports of the medical officers of health showed that little change had taken place in the mortality of the borough during the past week—the deaths registered in the parish of Liver. pool being 143, and in the extra parochial wards 55, the average being below that of the corresponding week fox the last five years. SELECT VESTRY.—The usual fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday last. in the board room, Brownlow-hill. The Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair. The total number of sick cases in the workhouse was reported to be 598, comprising 56 of fever, and 52 of itch. The total number of vagrants admitted during the week to the sheds was 955, of whom 637 were males, 240 females, and 78 children. Among the minutes read was one relating to the misconduct of three police officers at the vagrant sheds, which will be found noticed elsewhere. Mr. Moss stated that the Industrial Schools now comprised 1,131 inmates, or within 19 of the number that the schools are able to accommodate; and he also called attention to the prevalence of ophthalmia i❑ the house. A long discussion ensued as to the system of education carried on at the In dustrial Schools, and notice was given by Mr. Bradley of a motion, for the next meeting, that an investigation shall take place. Three additional pupil teachers—Emma Owens, Ann Joyce, and Ann Burns—were appointed in the Industrial Schools, on the recommendation of Mr T. B. Browne, the government inspector. The other busi ness of the board was of a merely routine character. THE HOUSE TAx.-A meeting of Liverpool House owners was held on Tuesday afternoon last, at the Cla rendon-rooms, for the purpose of protesting against the proposed increase and extension of the house-duty. Mr. Sumner, President of the House-owners' Association, took she chair. The number of persons present did not exceed sixty or seventy, and consisted chiefly of the owners and agents of cottage property. After con siderable discussion, in which Mr. Councillor Thomson, Mr. Richard Johnson, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Jeffery, Mr. C. Willmer, Mr. Banastre, and Mr. Roxburgh took part, in support of the object with which the meeting had been called, and Mr. Bremner, solicitor, opposed it, expressing his belief that a house-duty was the wisest tax that could be levied, the meeting adopted a petition, which set forth that the " proposed house-duty would very materially im pede the progress of improvement so desirable to be in troduced among the population of large towns ;" and that, therefore " the increase of the house-duty, and its exten sion to £lO houses is most uncalled for, unwise, and would become most oppressive." A deputation was sub sequently appointed to confer with the financial reform meeting, to be held on Thursday evening last. RESCUE OF A SHIP'S CRENV FROM A BURNING VESSEL. AT SEA.—A letter dated " Bahia, Sunday, Oct. 24," has Peen received by the owners of the Liverpool vessel Hibbert, Captain A. Bruce, stating that on the night of the 13th Oct. the Hibbert fell in with the Dutch barque, Laura Adell, of Amsterdam, in lat. 2, S., long. 21 \V., which was then in flames. Captain Bruce stood towards the wreck in order, if possible, to save the crew, and at eight o'clock next mcrning received on board the captain, his wife, and two children, and fifteen seamen in a state of entire destitution, as they were shoeless, in their night-dresses, were without provisions, and had only 30 gallons of water. The fire bad been an instantaneous burst of spontaneous combustion. Tile boats were imme diately got out, and the ship was abandoned at 11 p.m. She had been out 51 days from Amsterdam to Batavia, with a cargo of general merchandise for the Dutch East India Company. The fire was first discovered by the mate at half-past nine at night. At noon on the 14th the Laura Adell sunk, having been in flames for thirteen . hours. The rescued crew were safely landed at Bahia on the 24th. Ceptain Bruce adds that on the 1&h October the Hibbert experienced a severe shock from a submarine volcano, which made the ship tremble and shake as if she was striking the ground, although it . lasted only for about a minute. ons at S ,-, will be took he TELEGRAPH is e purpcsse or ( tli London SEED BISCEITS.—Three ,annecting the arters of a tended to Irina palace i of sugar, of ammonia and some caraway Weds WALLERS ASH TUNNEL western Railway, situate be er-road, fell in on Wednesd A FoRG BANKERS, Wednesda: WILLIAM employ of L, eton, wa at his lordshil A WEALTH is reported t( nner, zest on the Sant' AND CO., imitted on bourer in t o have net Australian land MR. THEOPHILUS years, ernr poverty HERR HUMBOLDT n. on the London Stock Exchnr d £70,000 by speculations WEBB GREEN, a surgeo• volume of his ' ( said, li Tinter's hand, it is expected t pea ran ce ortly THUNDERSTORM.—Between one and two o'clock on Friday morning, the metropolis s storm of thunder and - ' " were terrific, and THE CAPE MAlLs.—Ocving to a c severe gales at Plymouth, the Bosphos mails, and the Adelaide, with the Au unable to leave on Friday. Rd by a vi THE MURDER. OF ikla weeks tigatio :+tionr.Tox, us, with th© Cape self to the E EDWARD left London, to •each authorities. salesman, Leatle the extent o' , confidential cle favourite hors Parll; in CI to Mr. Lce, meat tended MORE INUNDATIONS.-1 were again visited, on Thursday &ght a ing, by a deluge of rain, ler of two or th AT THE CENTRAL C entenced 'Co .15 years ridow of £2lO, which ' tran JOHN COOPER, Criminal C.mrt of Co., the ptfoll fifteen years, sc atenced to MELANCHOLY A ...CIDENT curred to the Camilla steamer, eiforts to save metropolis and suburbs undatec 1 the low LONDON, lo was convicted at the Central ving robbed Ile3;rs. Whittaker and from Dubl Newton, o Plymouili, eff,.ctual able to manage EXTENSI chest of dravre: The house ainptonshire, had IN or a £lO note five £5 a cro e loss of the m overboard, and all BRITAIN AND BELGIUM.—The cable to connect Dover and Oitend will be first favourable opportunity, when the north-eas portion of Europe will be placed in elect tion with England GREAT ed on the ,c communica- NOTTINGHAIki. - Tho waters are again out in ti trict used the River Trent to rise three At Dunham alone the estimated i wage by t A LONDON SWINDLER, last week, pretending to liree steam the house of a celebrated }v)rn hn al" shipbuilder, at Cilasgow, from £2O. which ha has not -0 contrived to bor . ned. e retur :er, aged 24, was tried at HENRY IIoRLEa, a shoemal the Central Criminal Court, London, on Thursday last, for the murder of his wife, by cutting her throat on the 16th of November last. He was found guilty, and sen tenced to be hanged. MR. W. NEALE, a butcher of Leicester, found in a heifer he killed, a knife, eight inches and a quarter long. It was found in the brisket at the back of the shoulders, having partly worked its way through the entrails. The knife is corroded and jagged. —Mary Ann Parr, an inmate of the Bingham workhouse, Nottinghamshire, has been com mitted for trial for the wilful murder of her illegitimate child, which she confesses to have suffocated by squeezing it against her breast until it could no longer breathe. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY have purchased the valuable estates at Putney, in East Surrey, called the Cedars, and College of Civil Engineers, and the Rectory MUIIDERO US EMBRAC :e at Ealing, in Mid for distribution amongst its members. THE MASTER of the Rolls, last week, on petition, allowed a Mr. Smith, a minor, of 17, entitled to property of £20,000 a-year on coming of age, a thousand a-year for University expenses whilst at Oxford, and the payment of a private tutor. RAILWAY AMALGAMATION.—At a special meeting of the London and Northwestern Railway Company, on Saturday, General Hon. George Anson presiding, it was unanimously agreed to a:lopt the recommendation of Mr. Robert Stephenson, M.P. and Mr. James R. Hope, re specting the North Staffordshire Railway Company. A FATAL BED.—A young couple, at Astwood Bank, Studley, purchased recently, a bed at a pawnbroker's in Birmingham, which had been kept in a cellar. On their using it, they were seized with a fatal disease, which baffled all surgical skill, and in ten days they had fallen a prey to the malady. The bed wee burned. FELINE FEAT.—A domestic eat, frequenting Messrs. Sims and Co.'s coppersvorke, Llanelly, recently leaped through the entrance-hole into a burning furnace, darted around the interior, and made her exit through the a •me passage, escaping with her toes slightly scorched. Puss has since recovered from the effects of the exploit. PREPARATIONS FOR Cun.lsra.tas.—There were libe rated from bond last week at tho Hull custom-house 103 cwt. currants, 145 lbs. nutmegs, 402 boxes oranges, BF' lbs. pepper, 2,573 gallons rum, 41 cwt. raisins, 2,' gallons brandy, 3,595 gallons wine. Duty was also paio on 4,177 lbs. coffee, 1,765 THE WESLEYAN SCHISM.—A third party has sprung up in the Wesleyan Connexion, under the name of the Mediationists, whose professed object it is, by the suggestion of a middle course, to effect a reconciliation between the Conference and the " Reformers," but whose tea, and 4,433 tobacco _ anus, more likely I wider extension. efforts are, according to present ap to end in giving to the schism a stil. THE MURDER NEAR STAFFORD. — The investigation relative to the_ murder of an aged couple, named John and Jane Blackburn, at their - farm at Ash-flats, near Stafford, was completed on Tuesday, when the jury re turned a verdict of wilful murder against Charles Moore, Edward Walsh, and Peter Kirman, or Kerman, and they were committed for trial. DANGEROUS JOSE.—On Tuesday, when the excite ment of Jullien's masked ball was at its height, a "dummy," representing a lady, was thrown from the upper tier of boxes into the pit, which caused considerable injury to a gentleman upon whom it fell, and rendered him insensible for some time. The perpetrator of this mischievous joke escaped undetected. TRIALS FOR. MIIRDER.—At the Central Criminal Court, on Thursday, Jeremiah Too:ey, 29, labourer, was indicted for the murder of Alexander Downes, at Penton ville.—Amelia Elizabeth Burt, 30, a good-looking woman, was indicted for the wilful murder of her child by throw ing it over the Hungerford Suspension-bridge into the river. Both prisoners were acquitted on the ground of insanity. DEATH IN THE QUEEN'S PRISON. — On Wednesday an inquest was held in the Queen's Prison, on the body of Mrs. Mary Bagley, aged 56, the widow of an extenEivc farmer in Cheshire, who was sent to the gaol for contempt of the Court of Chancery, in not producing certain deeds and papers relating to her estate. She Wits received in December, 1850, and died on Tuesday last from diseased heart and dropsy A TRANSPARENT FAN CY.—A German residing in Paris lately lost his reason from grief at the death of his wife, and fancied himself made of glass. He was accus tomed to tell people not to approach him too near, lest they should break him ; and for the same far he scarcely moved, and could with difficulty be persuaded to eat. Last week he hanged himself. A letter left on the table, stated that he had voluntarily put an end to his existence, to avoid being broken to pieces. EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday morning Mr. Thomas Mitchell, of Ongar, in rising from his bed, put his hands up over his head, giving a hearty ya;l n, when one of the leaders at the beck of his neck snapped, and his head was forced half round. Surgical assistance was shortly at hand, but his head could not be restored to its proper position. The pain on the movement of any muscle is most intense, and he is considered to be in a perilous position.—Essex Standard PATENT LAW AMENDMENT.— A bill to substitute stamp duties for fees on letters patent for inventions has just been printed. Several clauses in the Patent Law Amendment Act, with the schedules of fees, are to be repealed. A similar schedule of fees is inserted in the present bill. It is declared that letters patent shall be subject to avoidance on non-payment of the stamp duties. The duties are to be under the management of the Inland Revenue Commissioners, who are to provide proper stamps for the purpose. A BLIND INCENDIARY.—On Saturday week, a blind man, named John Ballsorn, was discharged from the Lis keard union workhouse, and was shortly afterwards charged with assaulting the mayor. A short time after he was locked up, smoke was seen to issue !rom the prison, and it was found that he had actually set fire to his bed of straw, and, hut for timely aid, would have been smothered to death. When rescued, it was found that he had lucifer matches in his possession. He was subsequently com mitted for trial for the offence. EXTRAORDINARY SERMON.—Considerable excitement has been created in Rotherham in consequence of the novel conduct of the Rev. R. Moseley, M.A., the vicar. It has been customary to hold a subscription dress ball in December, and this year it was announced to take place on Thursday last. On Sunday the vicar entered the pul pit and read the advertisement of the ball from the novo paper, and laid particular emphasis upon certain stewards' names. He held up the stewards and the bail to ridicule and contempt before the congregation, who were consi derably amazed at the bare mention of the ball in a parish church. The stewards felt themselves aggrieved, and they, with the ball committee, held a private meeting at the Crown Hotel, Rotherham, where they passed a resolution giving the vicar the opportunity of making a public apology thr i o L u L g s h . ll , i t e m sa o m sr e E m x e T d ß iu A medium oR in o I which NAß he CURL had Ru giv ll en oL t L h o e w off A e y, nc s e p . OF DROPSY EFFECTED BY THEIR USE.MI', George Rowley, of Tobago, had suffered from this for up wards of five years, during whicllAilciod he underwent the operation of tapping five ti cf. His malady was most skilfully treated by several ctitioners, notwithstanding which he got gradual! orse, his strength and health failing so fast as to nder any hope of recovery almost vain : as a last re urce he tried Holloway's Pills, and by persevering in eir use, according to the directions affixed to each bo e was completely cured in a few months, and is now ored to a good state of health. nce, is a SHIPPING in the six n were 14,488 sai vessels 2,258 o the united king " L. B." The burelars also places. RIO PLATA 'evii day he Ary 1:11 .:)cked could be but, on a accident. hown that , in Budgelr r stated who b oke into the 'On, a farmer, and forced open a f much It. R. Warr, at n broken into an( 11, vario ipton Union o ih four different nnrr curred a d to be G y morn- ail' made its appear le cal ria body as Andover, ' his body s and some of ,ce from the scene of the Irnisb, I to call a count such an as, , and, Consideri fluential position c the requisition, I f great pain that I asiur sd to W. H. Peters sible for r verse a county meetin avowed object, is without precedent m an opinion, not s re atta refuse my ion for the follow- lably. No man's sentiments toAurienlar Confession than high character and in hed to t. But with at a propriety predominates, at I the rec sequence of this refusal a m Subscription Rooms, Exeto erable interest is excited on the subject and cons 2.1.-W compliance." In con- has been called at the for the 14th of January, ism Glover, a joiner, occupy. le in Northumberlaud.court, , s, and ith the door, FATAL ST ng a room at t fire to the October last tons, and of Nevca tle, had be eeks ago p trigger of whic which, when It contrivan .ies in a 'UCIOUS, Le top of annoyed by repeated robberie .ed a loaded gun in his roo was in some way co hsent, was always locked. By some ,ble to disconnect the cord before entering, while any person ignorant of the contriva attempting to enter by the door discharge of the gun. On one occas pear, forgetful of his prem.. attempted to enter without disconnecting the cord; the can bad exploded, and he was slightly wounded by the Undeterred by this accident, be had continued his precaution, slightly varied by the substitution of a pistol for the gun, and the greater elevation of the muzzle. On Tuesday he was again entering his room, unmindful of his foolish stratagem, when he received the contents of the loaded pistol in his breast, and met with almost in stant death. 'ould re , it wou against theives, ai charg WIFE HUNTIM wife hunting, caused some merriment in Line Saturday week. It appears an advertisement, by gentleman in London, wishing a suitable partner, was replied to, and an interview sought by pi Upon reaching Lincoln he NS as politely tol bad been waiting for him sc informed it was still in readi terrace. He accordinel was driven to the terr —An amusir scene, resultir )me time, a at AT re he ai He very soon made. his ea followed by a laree once ai t and bent I vered the ob of t' most of ti off by calling upon the He retired to the waitin station-master to protect him. -room until the mob dispersed, vent to the Great Northern Hotel, and after wl .eturned 135 train to London at 5.15 p.m he has had 15 applications _ _ is own statement, vertise- ment, in all of which he has arranged to see the ladies Up to his visit at Lincoln, he states be had b ment seen seven of the ladies, and had had but Lincoln making the second ppoint CHESHIRE AND WALES FLINTSHIRE MILITIA.— Thomas Pyer Mostyn,Es.q has been appointed second 1 lord-lieutenant of the county of Flint rant of this corps, by the STEEL AND week ended HEAD RAILWAY. mber:—Railw 3d.; goods, £ 71 —Total, £ the 12th De , £1752115. —Traffic for the y : Pa 181 18 parcels, &c £lB6 4 Increase compared with the co Steam-boat 20 143. 3d.— ading week of last ar, £731 12: —At the Che , r County Court, extensive cattle Wainwright ainst t .—The 'edneEd John Parry, reedie, were IMPORTANT DECISION last week, Mr. 6t Chorlton, recovered £26 15s 1, Lancashire, and Cheshire J Company, for injury done to mission from - Chester to lanchester of catt LIGHTING AND WATOHING, ORTON. meeting of the ratepayers was held on W ing, at the Queen's Arms Hotel, Oxton, surer's accounts were read snd passed ; A Mr. Jacob Jacobson, and Mr. elected inspectors for the next V ;or for one yet ; and £l2O to the for light FLOODS IN CARNARVON.—The extensive rn • river Cadnant, near CE me time pent up by a I a tremendous crash caused the overt but the waters which at last ga 'eat sweephig away everyt in its course till i in the lower .ous state wer arils of two Archibald -ee years, and Mr. Henry the town, inur of hous A bridge on the GwyEfai, u years old, was des' FIRE AT BIRKENHEAD.—ShortIy before 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning last, a fire was discovered in the work shop of Mr. Francis Styan, cabinet-maker and furniture broker, of Chester-street, Birkenhead. A number of per sons were soon on the spot, with reel and engine, and after a short delay for want of water, the cngir into play, and the fire extinguished in less Viz hnur. The roof of the workshop and furniture derable value was, however, we understand, was a►l insured strayed CHESTER AND SEM of shareholders was held Tuesday, Mr. W. Gordon Thomps'on in tl the following resolution was adopted :—" Tha as certain important legal questions affecting and interests of the shareholders are still p daily-exp.cted judgments on which the committee are ad wised will be such as shall greatly facilitate the ments in endeavouring to secure for the proprieto cent., which has been deferred by the improper of of the directors ; resolved—that the meeting do to the Ist day of February, 1853." ST. AIDAN'S COLLEGE SCHOOL, BIRKENHEAD.—Tt will be remembered that, last Christmw, the presnted their head master, the Rev. P. He " Macaulay's History of England," handsomc The junior boys hare this half year followed cc example, and last Thursday, after the prizes distributed, Mr. P. Dove, jun., on behalf of his coccpa along, stepped forward, and in suitable terms presented Mr. Homan with a beautifully illustrated edition of Fox's " Book of Martyrs," in three volumes quarto, edited by Dr. Cumming. Mr. Homan thankfully acknow receiving such a since re t o k en o f rega rd. hedged the compliment, a n d expresse d his gratitude in SBUrot RAILWAY.—. It the Royal Hotel, C much osition d been BIRKENHEAD PETTY SESSIONS, DEC. 16. riff and Junes Swig, two boys about twelve years u. charged on suspicion of stealing a quantity of rope from the docks, wo-- 4. and sentenced to ere summarily convicteu, twenty-ono days' hard labour, and to be one o:iir. Superintendent M'Harg with ni Mary :11`Donald, charged by M r. Tay lor w i t h goods under false pre tences, was committed for Thomas Henshaw was convicted of havin g hi s hot lig n u e o d rs x b l e , f i o n r c e lu o d n i e ng o'c c l o o s c t k s.— on J S oh u n nd l : treets, Edward Morris, of 3, Ch ap , waslk fined of 9, Wilbraham-street, were afolohnfors,d3rtngj,h.ea andn v e d s eb a v yl Foulkes, of to lime-wash the walls and ceilings of their rl lodging-houses. The first was fined is. and cc others not being registered in the district, the dismissed.—William Tyrell, John Tyrrell, an Murray, charged with fighting and other disord duct, between ten and eleven o'clock at night, at to, Bebington, were ordered to enter into their own recogni zances in £5 each, to keep the peace.—Thomas Pearce, charged with shooting tame pigeons, was ordered to pay ss. and costs.—Several orders were made for the payment of rates due to the Commissioners of Birkenhead. i rly con- to be e al orga sheriff of Devon, h Eig., of I the sulject are more strongly ',a lon. it Auricular Con Tea; It is i to the station, upon reach d the 1 —T"e c