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

Jan. 26, 1847. oral Relus. 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 Improvement 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 John Dutton, 'living in Ad w i n - cour t, F o x- s t r e e t, died from a dose of narcotic poison 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 Monda, Dr. Reid dliveed a lecture on th " Phy- sical relationsy of Man to e the r Material World," e at the Birkenhead Mechanics' Institute, and last night he re sumed the subject. The collections, uml tressed Scotch and I churches and chapel suing, month !I' the Queen's letter, for the dis sh, are to be made in .the various 3the Sunday in the present, or en- On - TuesclitY night, a woman, named Mary Burns, who was locked up at Hotharn-street Bridewell for safety, was very badly burned by her clothes taking fire died on Thursday. • A quarry of granite I Isle of Man, and last w for Birkenhead, wh been discovered at Foxdale k the first shipment was made it is to be used for the new docks Low constructing there On Wednesd4 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, Prince, came in contact off the 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 oarso..es of grain. The 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 Beason. FOUND DEAD.—A labouring man, named Alexander Wl'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 druggist's shop. We regret to learn that the request of the letter-carriers in this town for an advance of wages has been unsuccess ful. At present they receive Only 20s. a week, and as they work on Sunday, this is only 2s. 10411. per day. In Lon don, with the same wages, they have no Sunday work, and receive annually a good suit of clothes—a uniform. _ There are at present in the West Derby Union Work.. house 360. paupers belonging to Toxteth-park, and so crowded is the house in consequence of distress in other districts, that so m e of th e p oor , we b e li eve , are sleeping on the floors. 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 hop e th e 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 work in the hands of Mr. Ryall, the engraver, of London. The sub ject is " The death of the stag," anti 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 bd looked for in the course of a few months. We regret to learn that Mr. Ansdell leaves Liverpool shortly, to settle in London. DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY.-Statement of the number relieved from the 18th to the 23rd instant,- both 'days inclusive :—Relieved with bread, 1264 ; relieved with s hop orders, 174 ; refused, 5 ; number of loaves, 2432 ; number of quarts of soup, 4309 ; number of bread tickets, 1305, or 3261 loaves. Amount of shop orders. £3O ninount of loaves, £6" -- 17 19s. Id. ; amour English, 471; Irish, 9(L lbS. ' • amount of soup ticket s , Lt for the week, £lOB 15s. hi. )• Welsh, 46 ; Scotch, 16 ; parish unknown, 3 ;" total, 1438. THE LIVERPOOL MEDICAL MESMERIC SOCIETY.—The January meeting was held last Tuesday evening at their room, 6, Ranclag,h-place. Mr. Reynoldson pressed upon the attention of the meeting what ho considered to be the reflex effect of magnetic action. He 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. II GARS Brazil are already finding their way 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 two others similarly laden, from Bahia and Rio. Others are daily expected to arrive ; so that there will be no danger of an ample supply for our distilleries and brew eries,,as well as our tables, of that now essentially " ne cessary article —once considered a luxury."—Morning Chronicle. TOKEN OF RESPECT.—A meeting of the workmen con nected with the fitting department of the Liverpool Gas- Ingat h co, T„,,, in PanY, a e-stree , D I t was held at Bairstow'a ~ -, ..Liel:nan-street, on Wednesday last, for the purpcpe w esenting M r . Edwards with a gold watch, chain, seals ' B cc., when about eighty men sat down to a splendid supper provided for the occasion, Mr. Charles Till, one of the Workmen in the chair. Mr. Edwards, in returning thank s , suggested that they should form thems e l ves i n t o that ahsariety for th e s i ck and distressed, and presented f or Purpose £lO, and his brother added £5, and three other gentlem en £1 each. , MRS. P ARKE ' S CLUB SUBSCRIPTION.—It will be seen by an advertisement, in another part of our paper to-day, that the shares and allotments in this collection, the magnificence of which is only equalled by its extent, are still on sale by th e agent, Mr. Cutter, of 80ld -street. The great satisfaction that all the allotments obtained have given, coupled with the fact, that for one pound you obtain, at least a print published at £1 125., and have the probability of obtaining one varying from that price up to 250 guineas, should induce all who have not already subscribed, to at once avail themselves of the present opportunity. THE SARAH SANDS. —This noble 'ea w-st - took her departure for N ew Y ork from thisprnorstboi n Wednesday, with' the speech of th e Q ueen of England, and a statement, so far as could be ascertained, of the in tentions of Ministers at this important crisis. She had 0 11 board a considerable quantity of dry goods, 100,000 tovereigns, and several passengers. She sailed an hour w e fore high wate r , stemmed th e tide remarkably well, and t ea t from the Rock t 9 the Bell Buoy, a distance of about fo u by .steam only, no sail being set, in an hour and am laletZlnutes. The captain and all on board were well l 'easo n s`,,ith her performance, as, indeed, they had every L. t o b e. Thel, l4l- 'igT MORTALITY IN A LIVERPOOL SHIP.— nite, e ir.7 Old England, 600 tons register, Capt. Joseph 113111 *N f er al Shanghae to Liverpool, with a cargo of tea, month s • 1 00,000, put into Cork a few days ago, seven tui s n i l she sailed from Shanghae. When at sea 1 7r 44 4 ~...`ll B an inveterate scurvy broke out amongst the a L L,liel en :"bled them. Captain White made sail for _.. .„- j .. .u° a n d —, nut b e f ore arriving there four of the crew had "Oats ' waih w ere buried a t s ea , an d on th e d ay of arrival, the ken in `4 expired. C a pt a i n Whit e, h av i ng landed ten 4a to agai n ~a l _ dYing state, t oo k on b oar d some P ortuguese, an d tielen T sea. The working of the ve ss e l f r o m St: Sec ond 0 Cork d evo l ve d upon the captain, first mate, and I ,„__ e! , gate. S eamen were shipped in Cork to work the -alLiverpool. ..,.YDGEsuiPs OF TUB SMALL DEBTS COURTS ACT.-- North following are appointed the judges in this district :- 13Nt...orth Lancashire, Mr. T. Addison ,• Southwest Lanca .anchester, M ial re, ,Mr. W. A. Hutton • Liverpool, Mr. W. Lowndes ; ley • Sheffield,'r. It. Brandt ; Bradford, Mr. C. H. Els shah;and Mr. W. Walker ; Leeds, Mr. J. H. Mar i York, Mr. It. Wharton. Mr. Leigh Trafford, of Ches ire, and of the Warrington Court of Requests, 4 " b een appointsd to the District Court of Birmingham ; anatidpeandbiiallryhas be brought in for the appointment of a The Loncloonl.agi.strate for the Cheshire Quarter Sessions. Starkie, Q ue l u i- T a gZ a , under the Small Debt Act, are Mr. pe:tn,siel, and Mr. Amos. The trea surers, who are ex to be about twenty in number, Have not yet been appoei , thi;TeL. CHEAP GAS IN L/VRnRe ----A strenuous effort is to be made by Liverpool t to obtain gas for the te than it has hitherto public at a much more econoolsin: produced. We wish well to . the Guardian Gas Com- Pally, by whom the movement is beining D tpadF, and in the deeply in success of which every town in the e ganntollght, fisted, as it will vitally affect one a th:',e.n: dobjects of the Sanatory Act, for without cheap and abuin° so conducive to health and cleanliness, the des legislature in passing that measure must, to a greatthe extent, be completely frustrated. The subject involved in the agitation at Liverpool is well deserving the atten tion of the press of Gre a t Britain, and we shall watch the Progress of events there with no little interest. Much, of course, will depend on the character and capabilities of the gentlemen (a builder and a civil engineer) by whom du e preliminary inquiries, under the act, are to be con d,_c.t. ; and it is greatly to be desired that, be their --- L'ion what it may, it will be exclusively based on the evidence to be adduced, and not the result of foregone CORClusion. — Birmingham Journal. 1847. to England, village ten , the doors n out, the e at the en r food. An nsportation week; his [need to the after he re mere boys, ere indicted ilty, in the my punish re daily un ays, almost Igs without famine well iven to the just now so death from counts from rvation are 7onstitution 3r creatures lied in the for perusal, ' Ori Thurs re bodies of In this case e this scene gazing at d and son, :old corpses dying boy rater-4 am moment.' " had been In another, ,hree weeks he children person was e roadside, a perishing n each pa- Lee is mow- .e the once PATHY to give the coming into knew, who money at , und them; 'in on depu scriptions." the Roman ion. nents, Mr. of the bar- Is on the suffering igthe dis- 6s. 7d. was to the cre- easurer of W. Rath- —of which Dpened for 'edericton, h of Eng es several DI Alliance Ewbank, the Rev. hire, was In Sunday h church, pointment on-Breck, the above collected. man have luring the S;LEEDS. ted by the t St. Sa g that, on rates for he keys of e Roman when the nmunion ay appear, he Oxford those of mmunion, torations ; subserve hasten the e casette -informed that Lord If Canter ng to the Lords, or, to a num- ►e honour of deli aeetleg of !e. What divine. It lops alto ' Morning g the last nment to zeta bish tended to ime since, of Lords, ' lost their ve believe d that the Lord John I confer minaterial Wr. Baron Coltman lan South kdale ses- Jonathan in a pro- on Mon )O1, being ierits, de: £378 105- [ll shortly Lords—to nsolvency, ment will r's Court, it the de afes which not their L obtained an action the well . Simpson, piracy, in me known Shuttle- Etintiff, for n the Lon n applies- , who was ;ntitled to 3, in what 3 creditors owed that ge family, court, re- lOUS we° KIRICDALE 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, 48 for felonies, and the remainder• fir 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 were 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 to bridewell, 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 f or ty) had been working ; but in consequence of the inclemency of the weather, they were unable to proceed, and fortunately did no t on 'rednesday resume their work. Shortly after noon, being ab ou t hi g h 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 me asure - T ,rom the graving dock. _he 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 . _ _ _ S wouk nave been sacrificed, tat many 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 &Am the 4th to the 3rd -s"uAPiplie7ol Men. Women. Children. ' Total. 489 .. .. 588 .. .. 2132 .... 3189 521 .... 671 .... 2346 .... 3237 663 .. .. 985 .. .. 2863 .... 4511 761 .. .. 1024 .. 2907 .. 4692 762 .. • • 1063 .... 3601 .... 5426 11 .... 1757 .... 1772 12 .... 1741 .... 1842 13 .... 1714 ... 1841 14 .... 1958 .... 1950 15 .... 2059 .... 2102 16 .... 1679 .... 1783 18 .... 2758 .... 2932 19 .. .. 3282 3348 5288 .... 8362 6197 .. 9762 6491 .. .. 10074 6540 .. 10095 7605 .... 11513 9147 .... 13301 8041 .... 11503 12363 .... 18053 12552 .... 19182 • • • . .. 19140 .... 22640' z 3 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 vast week. over nnd above the preceding, of upwards of 60,000. This is a most alarming state of things for the shopkeepers and middle ea cla n sse v s en to tu c r o e ntempl a t e ; and the worst of it is, that no man to is the period, however distant, comedy of the nthe influx is to cease. "Merry Last week Shakespeare's ad mirablegot out with great credit tol THE THEATRE ROYAL. Wives of Windsor" was of whom,ie management, as well as exclusive adrh of the stars, to the performers, many ll4prermated are highly talented. Sir Johnu-as by Mr. Addison, and Master Slander rni by a Mathews, was not to be excelled. Madame Vestris as Mrs. arles 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. Mathews 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 we ppear before you to say fare- -and that in its most painful . shape—a long and lait fare well. My health, rather than my inclination, believe me, induces this apparently sudden step. Were I, indeed, as old 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 mniorpartner. He has secured for himself myllbod 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 you farewell." Madame Anna Bishop is announced shortly to appear in her ori g i na l c h arac t er o f Isolera., 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 coming more generally admired. Its beautifully mild, but peculiarly pleasant flavour, and its briliant clearness, resembling the brightest sherry ; ensure for it the pa= brewed f ronage of the multitude, while its being purely• the ex tract of the choicest malt and hops, is gradually gaining for it the support of connoisseurs ; indeed it is so totally leading fertoatlnu different and the beef the ale usually sold, that o4e would fancy it the liquor that in days of yore formed a featur e in the fare of Old England—" the beer tation.—see a " but a trial will, at once establish its repu dv. TILE LIVERPOOL STAN WAII D. LOCAL MEETINGS'. RELIEF OF THE POOR. On, Thursday a meeting, called at the request of several of the most. respectable inhabitants, by the overseers, Messrs. Watson and East wood, was held at Birkenhead, to xonsider 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 a committee was formed, of which m. Potter, Esq., was appointed chair man, and Wm. Cole, Esq., treasurer. In, the course of the evening upwards of £3OO 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 of Liverpool, 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 exception 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 ; Mr. John 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 good conduct of those who had been ap prenticed from the school. Some instances were menti oned. From 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. fid., leaving in hands of the treasurer only £1 4s. 9d. The 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; Trigs, 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 Com 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 ' ituation of me- OFFICIAL ENQUIRY AT BIRKENHEAD On Tuesday, Messrs. Goldfinch and Rennie resumed their enquiry relative to the contemplated Birkenhead Water N 4 orks 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. Higbfield, 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. Lloyd, Mr. Ilighfield stated that upwards of £90,000 had been laid out hi the plant of the Water and Gas concerns, and the total amount which had been applicable as dividend since the year 1841 was £7,500, up to the 30th of September, 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 establighing 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 acts 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 : VALUATION OF PROPERTY OF ToWNSHIP OF BIRKENHEAD s. d s. d, 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 11,000 0 0 Lind on which'they stand, at 15s. Land per Mr. Stewart's valuation. New Park, Flaybrick, &c. Less deposit received on land sold 3,521 0 0 10,954 0. 0 212,759 0 0 6,888 0 0 Land sold in Ivy and Chester-street.. Land not valued by Mr. Stewart 2,451 yards land for Town-hall, at•4os 4,902 0 0 2,965 do. do. Bridewell, at 408 5,930 0 0 5,223 do. around Slaughter-houses, 205,8710 0 1,169 0 0 93,000 do. Cemetery Land, at 6s 27,400 0 0 6,202 do. Collegiate Land ss. 6d 5,324 0 0 Value of Old Town-hall Materials 61,055 0 0 700 0 0 £598,317 0 0 Amount Amount borrowed on Bonds down Floating Debt 598,317 0 0 366,367 15 0 Less, which will b e recovered on account 97,s6s 15 0 of new streets, and which forms part of the Floating Debt lO,OOO 0 0 Surplus over Debt, inquiry in connexion with the Sanatory Bill. Mr. Brine and 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 idgeneral. The evidence went to show that such new buildings were necessary, i n or d er t o meet t h e in .l . _ creasing wants u. _ nip. The next subject that counted for by the vigilant and careful inquiries which came before the surveyors was as to the street pavements, the guardians cause to be made into the circumstances of sewers, &c., and on this head a great body of evidence every applicant, and to their invariably requiring labour, was taken. Some information was also elicited as to the in return for relief, from all who seem capable of perform necessity of having public cemeteries away from the ing it.—Manchester Guardian. town, and the injury to public health from allowing inter- At the annual meeting of the Manchester Chamber of ments in c hurch-yards and other places situate in large Commerce, on Monday, samples of the most excellent towns. Mr. Salter, surveyor of buildings, produced re- cotton were shown, which had been grown on the experi turns of the number of houses in the township receiving mental farm of the East India Company, in Madras. a supply of water and gas, with the mode of supply, and They were pronounced equal to the best New Orleans other interesting and valuable details. He was highly cotton, possessing a good staple, perfectly clean, an& complimented by one of the Government Surveyors, and quite fit for the common purpose of spinning. An ex also by Mr. Townsend, for the admirable manner in which perienced cotton broker, who was shown the samples, the returns had been compiled, and the amount of infor- without being informed whence they had come, expressed mation contained in them. This closed the evidence in his surprise, perceiving that it was a new kind of cotton. favour of the Sanatory Bill, and there being no opposition .He valued it at Bd. per lb., and yet it is stated that this the court was adjourned at two o'clock. After the pro- cotton might be laid down in Liverpool at as low a rate ceedings terminated, the Government Surveyors went as 3d. per lb. round the to w nship to inspect the various public and DEATH FROM SUPPOSED QUACKERY.—An inquest was other edifices in the township, the site of the proposed, held on Monday, at Manchester, on the body of a la and the situation of the present, water and gas works, bourer named Greenhalgh, aged 25 years, who it was ru &c., in order to complete their commission. moured, had been " killed by one of Coffin's men." He On Friday, Mr. Mallaby, on the part of the present was afflicted with asthma, and applied to a quack named Water Company, laid before the Commissioners a written Flitcroft, who gave him a powder called "Dr. Coffin's document containing the conditions under which the pick." It was green, and mainly consisted of I n di a to former were willing to carry out the projected alterations. bacco and cayenne. Soon after taking it he died. The Tee court re-opened, at one o'clock, to hear the reply of jury returned a verdict of " Died from inflammation on the Commissioners, which was unfavourable to a compro- the lungs," which they accompanied with an expression of raise. Evidence was adduced on the part of the company opinion that the deceased had been improperly treated by to show that the present rates offered by the company Flitcroft ; and that as Flitcroft was a bricklayer by trade, were more advantageous than those proposed by the Com- and had no knowledge of medicine, it was highly wrong missionera. The gasovestion will be mooted next month. 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, Dr. Candlish, and other clergymen and gentlemen, upon the- question of " a better 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 discontinue the running of trains on that day." There was a large number present. The Rev. Chancellor Raikes occupied the chair, and upon the plat form we observed the follawiag 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. Black,,&c. A memorial to the direc tors, exhorting them. to persevere in not running Sunday trains was agreed to. A Juvenile Refug, d Sehoolof Industry was opened 3th instant. It is situated in in Manchester on - the Nelson S et, near_ the Leeds Railway , Station. Thirty vagrant children between five and twelve years of age have been admitted: The boys have been employed during the intervals- of7tuition 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 A similar...institution- is. being established in evening On Tuesday, a. fine schooner, named the Margaret and Martha, belonging to Mr. T. T. Rigby, and intended for the coasting trade, was launched from the building yard of Mr. S. Mason, at Run s corn. A dinner was provided for Mr. Mason's workmen, and afterwards another was sat down to by the owners and builders of the vessel, and their friends, at Mr. John Rigby's, Boathouse - Inn ; Captain Reaper presided, assisted by Mr. Lancaster, of Liverpool, pilot, as vice. When we state that Mrs. Rigby was the caterer, it is almost supererogatory to say that all was excellent. About ten minutes previous to the launch, the brig Hampton, which has been undergoing extensive repairs at this yard, was let ofrthe slip to the astonishment of the spectators, who considered it to be accidental, and in the first instance appeared to be rather gamed; but the appearance of the gallant tars on board this vessel allayed all apprehensions. This brig is, we are,iaformed, one of the largest ever repaired upon slip; sb.o.is 210 tons regilimr, N.M. bum w meal omcer 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 appointedvro teen, 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 (lie treasurer) read a statement of the accounts for 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 is. 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 ad • mitted into, and 35 had departed from the institution. The candidates for admission were five males and four females. The resolutions passed 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 thought that such notice should be placed in the hands of their solicitor, in order that the matter might be watched. Were the church to be taken from them it would be the ruin of the inaliftifinn IT. um we . tie thought that if such powers Were us granted insinution to the rail ay company, they ought to take the whole and not a portion of the property. The chairman thought it unnecessary, under the circumstances, to take any step in the matter ; but if Mr. Banner would move a resolution on the question, he would put it to to the meeting. Mr. Banner did so, and the resolution will be found along with the others. Mr. John Smith (one of the wardens) rendered in a state ment of the chapel accounts, which showed a balance in 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 influence over criminalit -That the weather exercises an 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 CIIRE.—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 ariested, 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 Thursday, 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 we eks 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 a quantity of cigars was foundwhich proved to b e com plainant's p r op er ty. M r . Hignett considered that th e value of th e c i gars th us t a k en f rom 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. M r . R us ht on 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 C us t om -h ouse 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 rearvof the -premises and forced open the door. On entering they foiind the still at full 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 imprisone.dihree 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 corpoiation. 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, and 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. He 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. *lf, he says, the' services required had been fairly examined, it would have been seen that not one, 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 belt 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, in 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 lie 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 bornt due testi mony to the nolie 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. WORKS COMPANY /131-3trirt Alcials. provided for them first originated. origin of the fire /. Godson, 111. P F:210,751 15 . 0 INTERESTING EXPERIMENT BY THE LIVERPOOL AND HARRINGTON WATER On Thursday forenoon, several gentlemen assembled4n 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 of fires in any part of the town, independently of the slow, uncertain, and expensiv( 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 power 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 they on the ground. Had a man or two been.placed on the roof of one of the 14wer 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, thougyof the best leather, quite new, and partly pervious through the extra ordinary pressure. As it was, even in the infancy of the contrivance, which, when perfected, will be much more effective, the water was thrown to the top ot the engine chimney of the works,—a height of at least 100 feet, and from a point at, rni a considerable distance from it. The power exhibitedrn 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 went sidenf Hill-street on the west. After this first experiment, the parties proceeded to the south end•of Exchange-street, with thie-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 theengine, and in deed, the superintending engineer,. Mr. James Mc, Do nald, had ordered that the engine should be put at a low pressure, lest any of the pipesin,thc main (which have not been all proved, as all the, new ones are) should give way. Nevertheless, the water was thrown across Dale street, to the top of Bank-buildings, tve 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 perpendicular. The advan tage of the system—ta 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 en oug h, ( an d th ey can a ll b e made so,) as much water can be thrown, without delay, in or upon 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 elem:mat is ac complishing its work. 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, Catherhielharples, aged 58, drowned her self in the reservoir near Bury, whilst in a state of intoxi cation. eeting, originating with the Odd-fellows, was held in-_ skirk,.on Monday, the vicar in the chair, to pro mote a subscription for Ireland. The sum subscribed in the room was £4O. RUNCORN.—The trade of this port is still on the in crease ; no fewer than 3300 vessels arrived dining the past yvax, and upwards of 1500 vessels received cargo export fr 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 bear nothing said of any extension of time.—Stockport Advertiser., 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 labourer, 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 apprehended 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- 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. TT 'Wu - 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 -iyal of the engines, the fire was confined to NO- - 1 sere 1, No cause as yet can be given as to the 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, p u t u p on f our d ays a wee k ; and yesterday, the Sovereign Mills, the property of Messrs. John Woods and Co. was put under the same regulation. There is little dnuht that Fic.vprzil :. 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 • 0 Mg his wife. The man‘eame 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 a 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- uer tne net a and t vie.) 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 pay 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. and Liverpool canal, in which direction' it has fallen, forming a beddin g 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.—III September last some thieves tered the gardens at Springfield-hall, the • - - and helped themselves liberally to th;t2 th,•—• , cucy urunc ono toe garaen 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 gun in its place.—Lancaster Gazette. IRISH EMIGRANTS IN MANCHESTER.—It is a very re markable fact, 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- 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 of an 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 stand for Westminster, Lord Ashley tsr.Bath ; and Mr. Chap. lin, the coach proprietor, for Salisbury. Mr. Colquhoun's health is such at to prevent him for the present from taking a part in the labours of the ap. preaching 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 endowm en t 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 Commissinnership, 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 Gros venor , hav ing announced himself a candidate for Middlesex, where there is no likelihood of any opp6sition. 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 count representation. The - ministers of AUstria, Russia, and Prussia did not attend the opening of parliament with the rest of the corps di plomatique, 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 Qarterly 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- 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 o 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 labbur were moved by working men, and passed unanimously. THE NORTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION.—It is cur rently reported that, at the ensuing election, a vigorous osition will be offered to one of the sitting members the northern div Jeral 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 rive any o 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 BROWN, Lancashire made his maiden speech in the House of Commons, in answer to Lord George 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 Bah oss , K err y, son -i n -l aw o f D an i e l 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 appoint _ ments benefit the payers of the Rent ? - The Queen's speech has been received with satisfaction in France. The principal Paris journals laud equally the moderation with which the Montpensier marriage is re ferred to, and the unflinching reprobation 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 Anglais. With such a feeling abroad we are not surprised to find M. Guizot's speech in the Chamber of Peers, in vindication of S I his 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 .nd the different religious bodies, and leaving int ct 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 application of the State grants. PLACES OF MEMBERS IN THE 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, an d a section of the cabinet which adopts his views, to be totally irreconcilable with the best intere'ts of England. The Earl of Clarendon, whose experienc e in Spanish affairs gives his opinion peculiar weight in the matter in question, is understood to agree entirely w't'i Earl Grey ; and the difference is asserted to have assum o serious an aspect, that the retirement of Lord Pal nerston from office is considered as an event neither wt.! improbable nor very remote.—Britannia.