The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-24 00:00:00

ds a t the ll %4 b i d t doubt' ) ,treatli o ,v- to t, ravoucw, e /i ,, ibscrin i at der e' to , s o r et o Lt circ l e te ? the q re i ~,f /t iol J , ) be 1,03 " as a 01 40 1 ze d to Poo t, ip to r f a yor of c hapel WV* 4 ,hat Messrs. nancial agents tcashire, has ing the last ,Amalgama nied in the tmittee, and At a meeting was resolved tnight from Stay ship .le, with the I/18 of cargo. were offered )t find space with both, 'ners' Asso- Ir. Carson, . Ewart Stanley of office of v-arrest clause in by the suc- Wednesday Ayes of the Ir. Marcus 'e no doubt ender storm ihree o'clock T frequent z five. The te effects at ;pecially near landacow parliamen ' the United of Customs ler the pro xned as Tos pars of *ldeii izapel.street, iThotsei of exclusively 24 18 55 ,AsHrox.J ULY 24, 1855.] ..,_. :ighness:Prinl ' z ~, _ e Arthur, Prw L 9 CILL 12VITE , LLIG.EIST.'. t. the • r 5 P ra ... north rece iv ed , ,• , IN ~.,(TVIAIT MINISTER avebeen has given notice tl j am i n Hall will 0 Pe r ;" 4 Sons h ird of WorkS. 4 1 , 4 'Vja n n ,„___ m appointed the finan • coli t It 13 1 ,7, e grn ent. 44:8111)124„tonotwhe house by , Esq., M.P. -for South Lane wated rich tes4lo-. disposition dub ~ He is a P li 4kiti l l ilg ir much better in .. England for feet viii ~' % a nd the korktiotriday nLiverpool Dock Bills were repor . read night from the select comm The„air Princess allietilaa 0 ;third time. ad Princess PS.i , ,a, are o f tip !o k cot Licx.nun On Wednesday,al dale 1 1.ce t°11 ' s Pinners and If.— manufacturers, it w ~e , ,' ,4 t l'' w 'rking four daysa-week in a fort; ten Duncov u joo , , , sl t ,. , Ir. IV. B. De r loirt ll ' 8,;`,11oro yor , l'ali, l4 lied Ott , . N AND WILSON'S White tiding ' i t • rllday orge's Chum' , ' , e t l ai ':4t,, ad s 2 afternoon for Melbonrni is circle of the o i Il i sice ra ..;),._, Passengers, , and 1,400 tons SurnsaLol) 11 4 2 k o u t Jae Whir a ast quantity of cargo, w ,4 eeekt. h t the ;,, which the owners could not fford House on White Star" line is popular s there in 3 ° p ill' 44 1 :' )1,, 1 e and e acht fora he ' l O ilk, ll, If . th ; gen eral public. kiks4i Gr a a j ni an of the Liverpool Shipowr The DChe SS 6 0 ki44[ 1144 as ii'Y Arte,NtePuty-chairman, and Mt nservotive) -- f ~ke i t e7 kO , l 1 , 1 1t r ,.i. orsfall, M.P., and. Mr. 'J ° of the conettc;4; keiard 4,t r he RJ_lv., on Tuesday, with Lord l t _ aq , r . ad . s_ut Ron. E. P. • Bonverie, at th i virod.feh_o_nsdrele' 4 's of the subject of the ship-arres ltern nu' to r.° of til i. , oui, a summ °lls Ile, " likt e Dk• •• Wrim d Gi ,,c,}3, bc o acirrti es te tb.kc , x R2lERE.—Encouraged b; e a . ne a c, , t te „ta go o earsion to Windermere, on V eason as,og , o ho, .on o ,„ es 0 ; be t e, izilarapi ` * o,t led er t rt: rson . B haviiiig availed th . cmsel .a w n e d il ro li ds n;: l r: v : a ;4 lll, this delightful trip—Mr N- t x t , 4 ~iy kr r .to-morrow, which we have mg' ca :l4 k 4 .Z 1 thi s °Toß lt °limed. ' Serr , ~__, 0e,,, t o ` N I . 4 eigi a 'b **-- On Friday afternoon a than Thurlogs Itc,,.: l ° 4 ith' el der an ° t l rhood, commencing about th il, se cond soli 6 , k ee l t t ,,,,xkl ei , e , d lightning for a-short time were wit l , l ,!'4llts ~, t,Ztgt o ` 4B , to 1,,„' 4 1) was about a ftnarter before a 9 , -. -i-1 bride',. kt t z% 4 - atid ire vicinity with destructive .cle asset:o,v 1 .4whe re 4 the 'of *Oldham, espec l e d by e' i , w itb ' r et ' 4, 4 4 117, 0 1c44 eetton-mill was much damaged i i, gounee u ,d 9 ' .O , y ht 11 , 1 1 41/ 0D " Guardian. y bee, 31- 00 1 9 qt ~ ,CT all 88 .-111 r. motat has,obtained a 1 clock tli e e o f rk, ef e ~,,,,,,,d,:plich ha ve warehomses in the outports of t th e ses th e h°' ~1 1 of - Tit 0 f ,_ a been appreved'by the Board o to Ps' , z ,,, ,, ; t,`Qe c,. 1 ;e without ipaymeut of duty unde ~,q,€74 b i"totns laws. Manchester is return ' ......0 0. ~!,, shoees of this desm` tio the proprietor' ri . f f E ° ~,,,,, t',; 4 toeti d I. ,,,, i re ' root ilester is rß,‘Ln_:--2P Company, in Chu having nine wars : il w ra ln: o c en r h ta hltve been approved e propo eab a ). t ) he ll'et; , N'''''''' ' ,4l %: , B i P o ' f'-45';' 'te a h"O n:F invaitte e 0 4 E!fp , °? el Il nan , A... __ Th tion. . . L(i i'ketta' The e following list of col ~,,, L i ir 4 4 or s i., ,„,.._ •,- ant of the county pal ter irge abler, ,".*, k lL l Ssi zikii : l :e t o,'" ovez esu a 3 3i.s. Gazette : —lst Regim ditia : Joseph Pitman, g stain a'''' '1,, , t i itrlL irbeated illth July, 1855.-sth Reg v0„ta," 14 ,4t, , i . ; : Ensign Richard Paredes f. 11,6_41,,,4- I !•ted ~ `",7 Lomax, appointed to the 4 ly metal. i k ",tll l `,N t o I VA li ac til d July, 1855.—Ensign Fredet ~f e , N , lit tf ,e , g, _, ennell to be lieutenant, viz drf ti ;1' 4 11e 04 %7‘1 41 1: 4 Foot. Dated 10th -July, 1 i 4 (le,i It ile t ,,, t 4 ,t o Is tleashire Militia: lEchai J 4 cuStOIDS 13 0° in . t , : e d! i , kt ., ki l o tle c , ll 4', e ensign. Dated 11th.Jitly, 11 nted Ibe cl,3'' if !..q t ,!,,1,/,•4 4 147 1 ,,,A.L.—Arrangements have is aff el 1 ~°l*( 4 44;eatl . Copeland, Messrs. Cramer, '1 ....._per I . 9 "' c ir k _Ljt,rj,"_edot .'k j , 4 4 . Series of Italian operatic pert of April U l f ii ji tC4r i'l,7(lok Fero The company will include so , 'V e , : ?,%, ar ,, Moral and Dicliee, .aud'Sigr • the e o6l° escli 1 treaty of P r 0, i, l l ' t t'sl oor 4l ,!tl i tsT?s t till, Polonini, and Taglisfico, ~. .... pe r 0 1 0 ii 14 1 , te ll ! ' ePuri e t '" . o Nera, "II Trovatorc," " I ~ such 5t p• I) i t 4.) ssehas 'ell() ',aril, and portions IT '" Luci ,the 1 ,, 0 '" Itt'kes ' . "II Barbee," :arid *" 31as ..... •• - rise 1:il V 44 A v'.lt '' l ll ..... ib. 1 1 , 4 , i Al i take place on the •14th, b '•• • . .. tV, of A t 1 / 4 , 4 . 0,, 48 . , t. Mr. Alfred Mellon will co ;,:.ii i • 1 v c001; 44 . 0 I ,•1 1 , 1 Nril,:ritt t 'lla will attend to the4aise en i; arn , of ' i olity i , ,t,, , ,, rep res B . - -Through tyre :indefatigable 1 b, 0 6, ~ 4tt, Ihr o , L entative, Mr. Florgall, the qt ti . ..... . t he ;13. 01 4tri e lls ts l i Ai r `!',i,the post has beenrpiaced upo aired ...t ile e i;o9 / k.,'/Iri t tai 1 on th i e l leY, of the general post-office stoins a r f,. e ic i f t ' 1, t ,,,i ` , k,N)pli ca4 , 18th of July, says :—" Ref ',lto urea ,t' tr,l, k „ e he" a ilit „ ' l cal at this office yesterday I , 1 . , ~.- , 0 ~...t ii , s , titl es ..Y( l o that the postnlanter-generL h cliarg r " col . N t '1 4 ,, uo n of . . t he o f ~ tv,,,i f ,,,0f new admitting mercantile price - -i re ' 3 tiesih. 0 k _ 'k o ,, i ' l l'eig n 'Papers for transmission to th 3' • the - A . ~, l 'it eed . co untries, and that his lordshi; ..„.... ne teL , 0 ~ , s i k , 11:1 the privilege to 'circulars of tin the isfr ...ea, c ,•,' 0 g ; t ak. 4 . , ..0„ "'' c ol ,- • '74 Iti, 3li - ' SUM .....per ii . k, tNN4ltied John week, at Newton-le-Will t) . • lr i .00 s t,,,k, e , , atd . ft _un Peters and Thomas Rose, c ... „...-, c oof, u , e d 1 ,%,11,t4,1141i.59 thrower went ont to fight. P • ' c i ut le o 'o o ` ill 4 ' l / 4 h 'llse an ''; i 'vlng stones at him: before tl __, jo i e s _ 4s t ~,,,o,,Nklass b ,_ they quarrelled afterwards as ht it was fo Lia T } . el ita; be ' k it 1,115,,,40 t r te s l e o v w e er. rid.en examing Pet ~2 18, sl i be 0. 0 0t 5 ,4 3 , ° Ptii! i e h t. iigt : le c a s en d . is r o c e ov s ;:;d ln : I n e o t n r4 e of his clenc . . ~...t .. o s ~ , i , ,. . 4 n this discovery the fight wa . 1 •,,,, p , v ow w e] , 4 it ( 4 . , received ffve stabs, three of wh ote-r,3ds, Orr 'Vas co ot 4 '.,,tiloon afterwards. At an inquest so i t .w dful Murder"found agains King °lll ' ti e §b t nitted areal 40 the for trial at the assizes. a te - na e il ,Z 7. 414 th e ING L — The body of a young we vise o am •‘, E te ti le k liver on Thursday evening_ , and ),,, 1 11 ,ete : elli T ,"U n nspector Morrow. She had on erie6,, ~ t i tlott‘iQ, o : l : l : i,a:tha et om tr . immed Ai . th black rib' r " --L---- GE71 , 4 -6/I', ~,,t 4tt .,oph , l t abe t h n •re il Pocket was .8 pocket ham Lo n vi d ita fr_o , m the steam-tug She as supposed t, .. t 4 N rigside the 4 . I P.,z,e w ee k s , ian, transnort al,' ) loan .ceest d ,, ~ )mmissions ihre of :lAn amt of the , gentleman, Regiment of ' - sam Ridley 4th Light ierick Alsex lice Porter, 1855.—;7th Tohn Som -855. been con- Beale, and !formances Mesdames 'nors Tam- who will Don Gio lola di Lam- 16th, 16th, conduct the scene. exertions 4uestion. Apon a satis- Iffice, writing '4lferring . have - the has recoils les current he British ip has de lis deserip- flows,' two quarrelled Peters had they went as to whiet found that 'ters a l fire tched fists, ras stopped, 'hich were At on .Mon that -Peter's, (oman was __ ... deposited e h: ..1" Inspector Morro .iv She ha ribbons rown ',.. 4P bonnet trimmed -with black and ti ltaH; e a tb her Pocket was . a pocket handkerchief, , Who Latham." She is supposed to be the , al,.was drowned from the steam-tug Victoria, 41 Neurigsoe the Lord Etagl a t • rtship, for the 4( t '4 weeks 0 A n, transport for. the soh ilson, _ __g_ • n Inquest was held ou Friday, in t, 4 4 ,1 3 ased waa'afe°en 13f Walton, said that he had no ,k 4 5,04 - „ ° _ 11 :- The inquiry 1.4., l ea band s Joseph pf iry rVan wa t ' s , W a r io nl ur l i n e e last saw alive cal 71 , 1: ( It" ,-=,-.,=-••.,.., Tiie w....ta, • • , 1...i.i arrison in the chair. The hakt ~% ( ..,, us of the treasurer was reported to be r, ii,..` 4 ,!t tl l t i4llleS were drawn for upwards of £9OO for kt t , haata il t ka.,:aaintenanee of lunatics in the several I kki, j a iv llkiij D ‘ ° scoe ' is ta. inhill, Denbigh, and Haydock-lodge. 1,:: (11. 16, 4 ,4e',,"„' Kirby, was declared a guarthan for tte r 1;1' 4 '41 a, - ; jinber of paupers relieved in the Work- Q,per e a - f ,c''ed i h 'ing the last week was 689 ; 55 more 41 - Ped - L° l lt.dille corresponding week of last year. 7 2 0a 1 0 th e Paupers was 3,463 ; 221 more than Oi k ". 5. h e°rresponding .week of last year _ The , 'a il r )i r , ad been last week expended in out-door ' ,, ,, k , ,k,ki e ~_E 1 i0r,,.., k 4,1 4 spllliitt': a t the weekly !meeting, on Tuesday, the 1 4. 4 1i t iat 2 i'era h ad s - ,_ r ePorted that -the recently ad . o pted N" ,i t 7 ,ha,,i Sue to 2 'educed the number of inmates ia the , , ~, been ,189, by which the weekly expenditure ..'" VII:, • c l i redu e d f £ 1 ” m r % s t %lug. th c to the extent k , ljhe ~,„__ e co nfirmation ofthe proceedings, sue' q N NI e i, ' .'grant t. 'atNe it i : - aract sued s, which be described as mere . '%, tiv e , ers, should also beclesed. After a brief 4 '..'b„„ fr e ,„") the also of the Lock Hospital, and 0 ' 1 11„,`!' tie Chairm h aid he was ashamed \Nt' ki d o ''Y Claim s an, F 13 1 }- aeea f • n, h ad b °f Mr. Wainwright, of the Liverpool i , 1, 0 , i 4 Lot h„, , een ignored, the clerk presented a re 1, ;Pc re'ip Wensley, of the number of paupers 41 'kt ' dari a from the parish: of Liverpool, under , i' h iNe r l ' a ti tikku, g m ti le six months ending the 30th of June, 6 kg ti , ti t i oved. The numbers removed unaer ~:''! it.'iact,iatißcl,nigBotbeyl.ilte period were—to_ I . re_lan rs d, 1, ,, E3 . 68 Py ch ll le tto 4 N t , isle of Man, 14 ; and to Je eY, 0 'l . Nki OT r IsANcE.—Mr. James M`Donald, the s.„ t• 3 8 tipt.t4l4lllNß!)3lllloned several parties before the magi_se (l,:r.`lci.'a,ta,l7eY, for infractions of the , local ac t t h f e or the 10 4 1 'tten k 'S'e f an There were convictions, all L tail t , : a . _owing is a list of thecase i a n lind their re . .. Veot2, k .', .11,7 g„ 4 . Gorst and Co., 1 , 0 'OR. - aed R 5 coach builders, Great le‘treet44 4, 14 w -hill and costs ;. 11 .. fr. J.Hohidi .lour-mill, ei k es :rs. ~,, . ; Mr. William and ydia i)N W l'e,..qt'lutdw"aerbdal H te iggin d s° &' o Co.,' of the it s. l a4 f ' t f;to l4 z,, (1 1. 4 Z,,' John Watkins, of the n Robert Burns, • ;,. 1e•‘,.. r0 54tgi,,, - _- eo., of the Sam'son, and Messrs. Price 4:;er,''' ,3 i ,l l l ;-„ ak aaa . , ,. -00'4: w ere each fined f. 4 and costs. Messrs. 1 ti -, 10,Za1 t „,,, ' , 11 8 „„ t ; r the Powerful, a tlOs. and costs. ' - •° 1 f a nd Son, agents for the Cock -Steam A t ' 4 .e 't%e, or , t, ea t , ~,, , N th es , an offence on boaxd -the 'Vanguard. ""ER. "t 4' w!re not the owners of the,vessel, 'hr, P ° o t t , .,%,„ arn - Tow . a.k, t - aa l , e 4. A summons against the Liver ' 8 rep ot !: Coli at ,? k t kkfor the President, was withdrawn. t aa 4 ti jo,onnils e ioti f th e bz,4l 01,axs.—A special meeting of the 04, .W. whee % ield on Wednesday. The . Mayor 'hadr,..Alt 11 148 in opposition to the Liver Pool Ili ad c galla n.s. ste 4 t t, which stated that the result 4,4 1 14.4 en str ue r Watt all clauses of, the bill relating . 4 s tated' had p %t 4 Der day, mentioned nu the. last kba that a•saect 1,.. the billwhich, thus amended Igreat'' L . , " arlattra..; "uth 1„.,,, i -erpo g i ,„, au houses of par , 'a l y then,..l how l aid - , a i nal c o :had been effected with the , ,o L re,,,, ) i befo re tl, Board a duplicate o o t a. ki..454-: t h, li g - t t td s a l ti Lie ag,,,eert'Lenetmefrineaguetrieporetry i 'l4 i t t ik , l ef.,BooonjerPool Canal Companies bound them i klisstkllo,,,''Orp'oZ. galleons of water to be sent. down by ' 1,"o ' 11 1 t, O ;,".."4011 from their works at Rivington %, 1. 1 11,K1a th e w through the weir at Scholee-bridge, ~/' o l i t o gt: 0„ e ,weir a Henhurst-bridge, and down the ~,'' ","` B 3 r e : , t he motion of Mr. Ingram, seconded by "', `,,,, 14 ti t „" be a - gved, " Thatthe corporate common seal I `, ' :''a 'l' '''' -.l ed to the agreement, and that the Mayor p ,•, rqkr.,, f cbttt ' l lSu b ae i l'• —ln the Court of Passage on Friday, '.li4 te Ws • Lambert and Another was tried. Mr. , o l ,! 1 :4 411 1 3 . , Of S outh , ' a k, 4 Oe , ert an, John•street, was the plaintiff, and 1. 1 4 4 1 Gor e , I ,',' Mr. W. H. Jones, Australian Tent 1„,i,,,,,;:al a e r e ,,zas, were the,defendants ; Lambert k 'k'tk l 4 ll ' l ,. ti o n i7- i i!n,t, but the real defendant being a s . A t J bli n d„ NOIVPd vvas, whether the defendant , it , bal i k,,' , as Partner with the other defendant, '6 1 :. , '' , ) te o Pt• The plaintiff's claim was for print , h, !. dd. Richard Ellery foreman to the i,N,,Not,' 4 4(i e `.llig executed the work for which the "kt Nl‘ll!..ll.Laccordance with the joint order of the th t l itZ ° l tti° ll 44 hehZ be o p th Lan i ibert . ,:me of the defe a la u n i t e s 4 ;,'?l.4.kt erZLt.tie partejr:liiiiiit3i. , and He a l t v a a t s ed e lhat an ''), J a i; l P was entered into between himself l A„ e; ',,,t' h, eB , and took effect on the let of July, , ' 4 1,,, , ,t,,,,,rty, ,7' 7 e a salary of two guineas per week, tieda"-14'tr,,-(NN .in consideration of his advancing e , l, ~, _defe,.!asiness, he was to have half the pro , 4, "A, P4e4.?nces took place between them,. and I , t, 4 4,,th e ''',,e.tv,Z was broken up. A voluminous ;44441:ili ill vie ll , - ; the two defendants was pro 41,,Vrt Mr t: Proving that the defendant Jones NV€l4l qte artner The correspondence b l 'til e at • r from the • IN ti ki , e,_l 4 t, defendant Jones, in ansarer ' N 't' 4 %,,` h'i;eacy, Rani 31 one/tester Guardian, applying ~ ,, t .u . ty, k was i n l n which letter the defendant Jones vi \ kill of B hi b Partnership with Lambert. Mr. tti ll ' 4 4t1 4 114 . tl l l l .i P a es rek er.. deposed to calling at the de i a el,„ , , s, with respect to an agency, when ' 1 4 3 : i ' 5 4 , 4 t i t eo 4 4' . alltat,.nie", Mr' Lambert, was at the' Dub „ 1 .,„. t), 4 the 8 Nrlft, a brewer, stated that, 4 v 4 7 01441411. defendants he called upon Jones, 1,4 ~ „ stated th ' ' f k a. t it io ‘ 4 ,e p a ce eatlce at he had advanced all the ' 1 ,tints th rn, end was to receive half the , 0 to Lata aer e deant Jones, it was urged 'io ' 41. 1 41 I'' at ' having entered the service of the kt k a Y11, , N . etti h a weekly s • • a fly 'k alary, and in consideration A 4 e..k e lot -A's e de W f as to receive five per cent. on all tve tt . is _ e th w ,, defendant Jones stated that he was I h , (:41 0.71. ba`ibLarnbert's clerk, at a salary, and ;,tait L t la 4 1 °4 444 ra crleY he advanced. In answer 1, 1 ,,t1„ th ,t e e a fg the draft letter in answer to the 'a ti : lcteala ncAerter Guardian to be in his ' 4 ' la' e era 't explai . . il k tlp Iff, 1 -en ce %if n why he wrote it. He fur , l , l_, r e , as a n _ , ich had been adduced on the Whiny\lo;l4l24iiil,7l:s of fabrieationS. The Asses thet'' er o lt b whilst the evidence on the " 4 444 lary °l.a te'l, that on behalf of the , I 4 ltVr some deliberation, found i ELIZABETH SMITH, a discharged pauper, was, on Wednes day, committed to goal for two months for deserting her infant child, two months old, which she had left in a nude state, on a door step in Edmund-street. MESSRS. THOMAS AGNEW AND SONS, of Manchester, are exhibiting, at the old Police-court, in High-street, a number of paintings and water-colour drawings, by modern artists, which, for value and general excellence, surpass any single collection ever exhibited in this town. In addition to paint ings by Pyne, Denby, Linnel, Cooper, Maclise, Glass, Bran white, Egg, Brockley, Pickersgill, Herbert, &c.—the collec tion contains an admirable composition by Moltini, of Milan —and Schoeffer's celebrated " Three Maries." HEALTH or LORD SEFTON.—lnquiries concerning the noble earl's health are now answered in a most gratifying and reassuring manner by the medical attendants. His lord ship is rapidly regaining strength. He is no longer confined to his bedroom, but is able to move without assistance into the adjoining apartments. Contrary to the reports in the London papers, he experienced no ill consequences, beyond the ordinary annoyances he shared with his neighbours in the recent window-breaking attack of the Hyde Park rioters upon his house. TOXTETH-PARE.—On Friday, a public meeting was con= vened at the Public-offices, Toxteth'.ark, of all persons enti tled to vote in the election of commissioners, for carrying into execution " An Act for better paving and improving the streets' and highways within the Extra-Parochial Place of Totteth park, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and the sewerage of certain parts of the said iplace." The business was of a formal character. The following five commissioners were elected in the place of five who retired by rotation.—Messrs. Richard Rathbone, John Rogers, H. S. Alpass, R: Jeffery, and J. Cropper. Three of the above are re-elected commis sioners. Mr. John Rogers, and Mr. J. R. Jeffery were sub stituted for Mr. Wm. tarry and Mr. Alexander Shand. HEALTH or run Towie.—The medical officer reports that the mortality of the borough continues unusually low, the deaths registered last week being fewer than in any week of the preceding five years. The deaths in the parish were 119, atta in the out-townships 42 ; total, 161. The general average -of the same week for the preceding seven years was 233. The 'deaths from diseases of the lungs were-58; from zymotic dis a 'eases, 38, namely, measles, 9 ; typhus/8 ; scarlatina, 7; small pox, -2 ; diarrinta, 2. The mortality from bowel complaints was lower than in any corresponding-season since the sanitary act came into operation. During the quarter which ended on the 30th June, 2870 deaths were :registered in the borough, 'being 609 fewer than in the previous quarter, and nearly 400 less than 'the corrected average ef 'the same quarter of 'the previous -seven years. The deaths from zymotic diseases were -678, being:2lo less than the average. The mortality from - each disease of 'his class was looter than usual. One dedth from cholera was registered in 7 the quarter. 'Diseases di' 'the lungs 'caused a higher mortaliby'than usual. the deaths having been 978 against an average Of - 830. XIMEDALE SESSIONS opened on Tuesday, under the-presi dency of the Ven. Archdeacon Brooks. The governor's-report for the gaol showed the number of inmates to be 408, namely, 315 males, and 93 females. The constabulary report showed that :.2,295 persons had been apprehended by the police, of whom 462 bad been committed for trial, 1,364 -summarily convicted r and 110 bailed-out. It was stated that the number of the police force, including all ranks and supernumeraries, amounted. to 609 men. The County Treasurer stated that the 'rate required for the roads would be lid. for Kirkdale, Id. for Ormskirk, 10. for Present, and lid. for Warrington districts. The situation of Countyßridge Surveyor having been declared "vacant by the death of Mr. Clayton, it was agreed that the -situation should be advertised ; that applicants should be - *required to send in their testimonials to the Cie& of the Peace 'before the 6th of August; that the finance committee should meet on the 13th of Aegust, to select three names ; and that 'the sessions should be adjourned to the 16th efAugust for the -special appointment. , The Chairman laid beforeathe magistrates the result of the proceedings connected with the proposed 'divisions of the comity into three ridings. He learned from Salford that the magistrates were adverse to the division at present. From Preston he had received no answer. From Lancaster the answer was against the division. He, however, very strongly urged the necessity of seeking after a better mode of administering business than at present prevailed. Mr. Pollock having vindicated himself from certain remarks of Mr. Rosson, published in a contemporary, and which, he thought, seriously reflected on his character, the formal pro ceedings which usually precede the trials cicsed. ROBBERY AND SUICIDE.— Some little time ago, Jan Honijik, superintendent of the Post-office at Amsterdam, absconded with about £BOO of Dutch notes and securities. He came to this town and engaged a cabin passage from Messrs. Sabel and Cortis, of Waterloo-road,,in the ship Emerald,- for New York. On Monday he applied to Mr. Samuel, South Castle-street, and Mr. Caffre, Waterloo-road, to have the residue of the notes exchanged for'American money. After-conferring with the Dutch consul, who had not then received any information of the robbery, the 'brokers exchanged his notes for him. On the same day, the police had received aictice of the robbery, and a description ef the property, and the thief. Inspector Murphy, of the detective force, immediately set out in search, and, singular to say ; arrived at Caffre's-ahop a very short time after Honijik had deft. He traced the ,prisoner to a foreign boarding-house in'No. 3 Court, Bridgewater-street, where he succeeded in apprehending him. Jan Honijik had nearly all the money he had-obtained for the notes on his person at the time, and was armed with a loaded-double-barrelled Murphy placed heist prisoner in a room: in the Central Police office, Dale-street,, previous to his removal to Amsterdam. Another prisoner was in the same room with him the greater part of Tuesday,: but, about half-past three o'clock in the afternoon, Honirikavas left alone. Lilian hour afterwards he was discovered on . his knees, having -etrangled himself by means of a leather strap which he wore round his waist. He was quite dead. Before resorting- to -the strap he had at tempted to commie-suicide by hacking the veins and arteries of his wrist with a broken tumbler. 'He was a finely-formed, intelliaent-Inetaana man, about t w e n t y eight years of age. An inquest was held bsfore cue morouga• coroner, on ‘1 eunesuay, when the jury returned a verdict offe/o de se. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the meeting on Thursday, Alderman Langsdale. presided. A. letter was read from the dock secretary relative to the alleged encroachments by the dock committee at the south-west corner of the custom-house. The letter was in substance a request that the health com mittee would reconsider their resolution, and not insist upon the rails being removed. After an examination of the plans, he., it was agreed that the borough -etigineer should meet the dock surveyor, to see whether -any middle course could be idevised satisfactory toroth parties. Mr. Dover again brought forward his motion to increase the salary of Mr. Davies, the deputy engineer. He ;urged the same grounds in support of his motion as on the previous occasion, and concluded by snoring that Mr. Davies's salary be increased from £350 to £4OO per annum. Mr. Robertson Gladstone opposed the mo tion, on the ground thafethe time, was , most inappropriate for increasing salaries, as they might be heavily taxed on account of the war, the end of which was not seen. He bore testimony to the ability of Mr. Davies as .a servant of-the committee, but thought that some duties could be performed, under the direc tion • of Mr. Newlands, by a clerk at a -salary of £lOO per annum. He did not approve of the system of continually attempting to increase the salaries of the officials, which had become a perfect epidemic of late. He would oppose the increase both in the committee, and also -in -the council, if he stood alone, as he would not sanction the wasteful expenditure of the -public money, more than he would if it were out of his own pocket.—Mr. Shell also opposed the increase, and ridiculed the idea-that if the corporation had a good servant they could not get as good a one, and instanced a case .in which it had been stated that "such a servant could not be found at a salary of t&400 per annum," but when he died no-other person was appointed.—The motion having been seconded by Mr. Johnson, the committee divided -upon it, and it was lost by a majority of-Ave to four. For the motion:: Messrs. Dover, Johnson, Halhead, and the chairman. Against fit: Messrs. Gladstone, Fleming, Crosthwaite, Shell, and 31`Guifie.—After some furthertusiness of a merely routine character, the board adjourned. Docß COaIEITTEE.—The weekly -meeting was -held on Thursday, Mr. Charles Turner in the _chair. The. Sub-com mittee of Works submitted a resolution from , the Finance Committee of the Council, requesting, at the suggestion -of Sir William Cubitt, -that the Dock Committee should construct the masonry necessary for the four new bridges .leadingto the proposed new landing-stage at the Prince's Pierbead, and recommended that the request should be complied With. The Stanley Warehouses Sub-committee recommended that the tenders of Messrs. Jackson and Smith for scale beams and weights, Thomas Cheshire and Co., for machines for weighing sacks, and .Messrs. Betteley and Co, be accepted. Confirmed. The Sub-committee of the Marine Department presented a report from the dock surveyor relative to 'the construction of a road near the Point Lynes Lighthouse, in which he stated that he could not recommend :that any additional payment should be granted. The committee, therefore, declined to pay anything furthe r . Th e proceed =ings were confirmed.—A communication was read from s t asking t t o h e e e p ra e r e m l ion ,of the committee for thealong side ,Captain Bevis, the admiralty A r a a g b e i n a t , the Landing-stage, to take on board 170 horses belonging -to the Ist Dragoons. The steamer was hourly expected from :Portsmouth. Capt. Bevis's request was complied with.—The -Chairman reported that the list -of dock rate-payers entitled to,vote for members of the Dock -Committee had been revised on the 13th inst., as required by the dock acts.—A communi cation was read from Mr. M`Gowen, the Health Committee's law-clerk, enclosing a note from Mr. Duncan M`Dougal ; also a medieal.certificate. The • enclosure templained of a nuisance at the New Battery caused by a mountain of coal in its imme diate vicinity, from which clouds of duet were blown into the Battery, mob to the annoyance and injury of the health of the garrison. Referred to the Sanitary Committee of Works. The following gentlemen were balloted for to retire from the Dock Committee on the Ist of August. They are eligible, for • re-election. Members of the committee elected by the council : Messrs. E. Langsdale, 0. Holden, Win. Mann, and J. Holme. Members of •the committee elected by the rate-payers : Messrs. J. P. Palmer, Robert Rankin, Eyre Evans, Win. Barber. The general business of the committee then terminated. LIVERPOOL Awp 16.Y.A.NA.—A new line of steamers, which will trade between this port and Havana, has been established by an influential Spaniala company, chartered in that country, and enjoying the exclusive privilege from the Spanish govern ment of running steam-vessels from England and France to Havana and Porto Rico. This company is styled the " Linea de Vapores correos Espanoles Transatlanticos," and it will commence operations immediately, for the pioneer vessel of the fleet is already completed, and the others are rapidly con structing. It is intended that a regular monthly communi cation shall be kept up between this port and Havana, the steamers calling at Vigo, on the coast of Spain, and Porto Rico, in the West Indies, to land and embark passengers. The Spanish government, we believe, intend to make use of this line for the mail communication with Cuba, and, no doubt, our own government will forward English correspondence by the same available route. The Habana, the first of this new line of ocean steamers, has been constructed by Mr. John Laird, of Birkenhead, who is constructing five other vessels for the company, three of which have already been named the Vigo, the Cadiz, and the Barcelona. The Vigo, which is a sister-ship to the Habana, has been launched some time since, and will be ready for sea in August. The dimensions of the Habana are :—Length, 270 feet ; beam, 36-i feet ; measure ment, 1,750 tons. She will have engines of 400 horse-power, on the direct-acting principle, with inverted cylinders. She has capacity for eighty first-class, forty second-class, and thirty third-class passengers, about 100 tons of cargo, and twenty days' consumption of coal, and her cabin accommodation is got up in an elegant style of decoration. The Habana is commanded by Captain y Grinda, of the Spanish royal navy, and Captain Carricarti has been appointed to her sister vessel the Vigo. The other four vessels are about the same size, and will be launched by Mr. Laird at intervals during the next three months. The agents of the line in Liverpool are Messrs. G. H. Fletcher and Co. of Covent-garden, and in Havana, Messrs. Zangroniz Brothers and Co. The whole of the vessels are being built under the superintendence of Cap tain John Ford, of London, who is well known as having superintended the fitting out of the General Screw Company's vessels, as well as those for the Sardinian Steam Company, i • 0 °- ......" --.--- nit . LIVERPOOL STANDARD, ON WEDNESDAY evening an omnibus returning heavily laden from Chatsworth to Rowsley was upset. The Rev. S. Sunderland, vicar of Penistone, Yorkshire, was pitched off and received so severe a concussion that he died immediately afterwards. A Manchester surgeon was severely injured. NEWS EITRIORDINARY.—We find the following absurd paragraph in the Boston (U.S.) Puritan Recorder :—" Queen Victoria's. State coach is bullet-proof, and the glass of the windows is six inches thick (!) When George IV. was fired at, the glass was only broken by the ball. In this coach Louis Napoleon proceeded on his late visit to the Guildhall, to receive the address of the Corporation of London." CASE OF STRARAN AND Co.—The prisoners were again brought up at Bow-street, on Wednesday. The counsel for the prosecution stated that the books of the firm were under going a laborious investigation, which would take some time. He asked for a further remand. No opposition being offered, the case vas, pro formd, remanded till to-morrow, Wednesday, with an understanding that proceedings would not be renewed till August Ist. NEWSPAPER " OBITUARY."—We announced last week the demise of two penny daily newspapers in Manchester, which died in early, infancy from want of adequate nourishment. Since that time two other penny journals have given up the ghost, namely, the Leeds and Yorkshire Daily Express and the Newcastle Courier. The former was the offspring of the Leeds Times, and it expired on Monday, aged 14, days, of actual starvation. SUPPORTING- THE PRESS.—When advocating the repeal of the stamp on newspapers, we have repeatedly stated that one effect would be a great increase in the number of readers. As a proof of this we give the following as furnished by a corres pondent:" Four .gentlemen holding respectablesitnations in this town, who had not previously supported any paper, now purchase jointly a penny daily paper the day after publication, at half-price !" Such an instance of liberal support ought to j - ie made public.—Preston Guardian. OONSERVATIrE LAND SOOIETY.—An allotment of estates took place on Thursday at the offices of the society, in Norfolk street, when the Hounslow property was offered, and taken long before the list of rights was gone through, several mem bers 'being disappointed in obtaining plots .on this valuable es tate.' The Round Hill Park estate, Brighton, was offered at - the same time, and all the leased lots and a considerable num ber ofothers taken, as well as lots , on "the Reading, West Mal vern, and Weybridge estates; making a total sale of land Of upwards of £5,000. Tula COMMISSIONERS appointed - to inquire into the conduct of the police during the late ridts in Hyde-park, held their Cult sitting on Tuesday in the Court of Exchequer, at West.' infester, and are still daily taking the evidence offered by any parties who have complaints to urge against the conduct of the police. Many. witnesses 'have been already heard, and the testimony given seems to prove that many an individual policeman acted with great brutality on that occasion ; but 'the chief blame seems 'to cedtreupon Inspector Hughes, who appears to have acted throughout under feelingsof intense • exasperation, and to have not -only encouraged, but 'ordered the worst proceedings among the corps of constables under his command. The inquiry is still proceeding. GRoss CRUELTY.—At Lambeth, on Wednesday, Thomas Bickley was charged with revolting and systematic cruelty to his wife, whom he had 'been in the habit of 'tying up, and beating with a rope. In 'the course of some monstrous dis closures the man averred 'that, on the preceding night, his wife had suffocated he-child, while in a state Of intoxication. Witnesses, who deposed to having seen the wife with blood gushing from -her ears in consequence of the prisoner's violent blows, gave their opinion that the wife, being deprived for a long time of common:necessaries, and being.almost worn out with the prisoner's treatment, had slept heavily and uncon sciously pressed her tbaby to her so closely as to cause its death. The prisoner was sentenced to 'three months' hard labour. On'Thirrsday an inquest was held on the body of the child, and a'verdiet of accidental death returned. CONFEWENCE *AT BIRMINGHAM.—The first of a series of meetings or conferences in connection viith foreign subjects, proposed toll:se/Tell - in Birmingham, commenced on Tuesday. A letter from thelEarl of Malmesbury to the chairman was read, in wbioh:hislardship states his inability to attend, but, in compliance with a request, furnishes some useful informa tion respecting the Danish succession. "It is not true," says the noble lord,""that the succession is secured to Russia by the treaty oflley, 1852. There are - now four male heirs to the Crown of ;Denmark alive. Thetreaty prescribes that if their extinction should become imminent, the high con tracting parties, namely, Austria, Prussia, Russia, England, France, .and shall engage - to take into consideration any furthenproposition made to them by the King of Den mark for -securing the succession on the principle of the inte- , grity of the Danish Monarchs. Should this remote contin gency occur, the contracting powers would, therefore, meet again to settle the Danish succession." EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY , OF A CORPSE IN LONDON.— Rumours have been in circulation in Fulham during the last two or three days that a murder has been committed in-the neighbourhood and the body disposed of by placing it in a steam-engine. It appears that on Sunday last, about half past one .in the morning, John Oakley, a workman at the Imperial% Gas Works, Fulham, while examining a steam-engine on the premises, fancied he perceived a large bundle, but, upon closer inspection, he found that it was a female dreadfully mutilated. She was immediately extricated, and conveyed to St. George's Hospital, where-she expired a few hours after wards, baying remained insensible to the time of her death. The part of the works where the deceased was found is always secured at night, and no one is allowed to remain there but personsemployed by the company. It has been ascertained that the deceased was a married woman, named Celia Eliza beth Bateman, aged about 28, and that during Saturday night she was ..missed from home by her family. The police have hitherto'been unable to elicit anything as to when the deceased was last -seen alive, or in whose company she was on the Saturday night. The inquest will be postponed for .a few days forthe purpose of making inquiries preliminary to a full investigution_of the whole affair.—Daily News. - - AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC- By -the United States mail steamship Baltic, Captain Comstock, which arrived on Sunday morning, we have in telligence from New York to the 11th instant. She brought 243 passengers, and $968,036 in specie. On Saturday evening, during a thick fog, the Baltk came into collision with the schooner Sarah Ann, from Bangor for Bristol, with elates. As the schooner was supposed to be in a sinking condition, the master and crew were taken on board the Baltk and landed here. The United States mail -steamship Pacific, hence on the 30th ult., arrived.at New York, at six a.m., on the 11th inst. The United States steamship Herman, from Southampton, arrived at New York on the morning of the sth instant. The fourth of July had been celebrated throughout the United States with the usual enthusiasm. A great many casualties had occurred through the use of fire arms. Captain James Smith, who was tried and found guilty in the United States Circuit Coartof trafficking in slaves, had been sentenced by Judge Ingersoll to pay a fine of $l,OOO, and to be imprisoned for twenty-ane months. It is reported that the Robbins and Lawrence Company, at Windsor, on the Connecticut river, have a contract with the British government for maehinery for making arms to the amount of $lOOOOO, and another, with individuals, for 25,000 Minbi rifles. The Prohibitory Liquor Law went into operation on the 4th instant. The effect of it, from a clause in the bill, was that, instead of being an act of absolute prohibition of the retail liquor business, it was an act of absolute free trade. In New Hampshire, the House of Representatives had passed a bill for this purpose by an overwhelming majority. A convention of country bankers had met in Syracuse for the purpose of establishing a bank of mutual redemption. About fifty-six banks were represented. A committee of ten were appointed to examine the different plans submitted, and to report the most feasible scheme to the convention. President Pierce had returned to Washington. In political circles the Spanish question, which had been revived in the State Department by a speech of Mr. Jefferson Davis, in Mis sissippi, was the sal-engrossing one. Several Germans had published a petition to the President, in which they state that they were enticed away by British recruiting agents in Nova Scotia, under pretence of obtaining work. When they arrived there, that an offer was made to them to enlist in the Foreign Legion destined to serve in the Crimea, and upon giving a refusal they were imprisoned, under military control, at Melville Island, where they are now, de prived-of their liberty. They ask the intervention of the execu tive, as many of them have families in New York. CA.LiroRNIA.—By the arrival at New York of the steam ship Northern Sight, with $828,972 in gold dust, and the steam-ship Illinois from Aspinwall, with $839,613 in gold dust, advices have been received from California to the 16th June. The prosperous mining town of Auburn had been almost entirely swept away by fire. The loss was estimated at £250,000. A fire had also occurred at San Francisco, which destroyed property to the amount of $45,000. The mines are represented as yielding plenty of gold to the diggers in every part of the state, and all classes of miners are doing better than they have ever done in any period in California. Busi ness was far from being brisk or prosperous; but in conse quence of the reported prosperity of the mines, abetter feeling prevailed among the merchants. The Board of United States Land Commissioners had confirmed the claims of James R. Bolton, which embraces thirteen thousand five hundred acres of land in the most eligible part of San Francisco, estimated to be worth forty millions of dollars. From Mexico we learn that Santa Anna and the whole of the capital were in a state of gloom. One writer surmises the speedy fall of the dictator. Twenty-three persons had been drowned in the harbour of Mazatlan during the late gale, and the English shipping in port had suffered very severely. Six merchant vessels, with cargoes valued at over $1,000,000, were totally destroyed, and twenty-three men drowned. The names of the vessels are—The British ship Benjamin Elkin, from Liverpool, with a return cargo of iron and copper : two of the crew drowned ; the English barque John Patchett, loaded with dry goods ; the English barque Tartar, with a full cargo, from Europe ; the French ship Monette, vessel and crew total loss, with a return cargo of mother-of-pearl ; dyewood, and skins ; the Peruvian brig Miguel, from Guayaquil,. 'with a cargo of liquors, not insured ; and the• American schooner Cop e l an d, i n ballast. It was reported that an American clipper of 1,500 tons burthen had foundered in the port of Ignula. Ad vices from Brownsville (Texas), dated 24th of June, confirm the report that the revolution against Santa Anna had become truly formidable, and it vvas &confidently expected that his re sources could not long uphold him against the efforts for libe ration which were commenced in Monterey. The Government troops stationed in Mier and Guerrero had abandoned both Places to General Carvojal, who had crossed over from Texas and was followed by General Garza and other leaders. Major Potter, commanding at Fort Brown, had made an unsuccessful effort to capture some of the insurgents. Two thousand men had bee n l e ft to garrison Monterey, and a detachment was sent out to occupy the mountain passes and attack any of the Government troops they could find near. Cardena, one of Santa Anna's commanders, had broken his parole, and asso ciated himself with the Seminole chief " Wild Cat." General Woll still resided at Matamoros. It was rumoured that Tam pico had revolted against the dictator. From Central America we learn that affairs still continued in a disordered state. Colonel Walker and his party from San Francisco landed at Realejo, and, after an interview with the commander of the Castellon forces, who added 200 men to his force, it is stated that on the following night he took San Juan del Sur without resistance. Another report states that Colonel Walker had been defeated. The British ship-of-war Buzzard was at San Juan or Greytown, protecting the Mos quito flag, At Belize the local trade was dull, but large shipments of indigo and cochineal had taken place, and the reports from the interior were satisfactory, Nicaragua correspondence from Virgin Bay, on 14th of INne, states that half of the City of Gramadq Iva§ its ruins, GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. THE Alps arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday,from the East with a number of officers and invalided sailors. DR. ALLMAN has been appointed to the chair of medical philosophy in the University of Edinburgh. THERE is a coffee-making machine at the Paris Exhibition which can make 500 cups of coffee in a quarter of an hour. LONDON AND WESTMINSTER. BANK.—The half-yearly meeting was held on Wednesday, when a dividend of 6 per cent. per annum, with a bonus of 4 per cent., was declared. QUEEN VICTORIA has sent £5O to the Mayor of St. Ger main, as a subscription towards restoring the chapel which contains the remains of James 11. THE Carhiel, which left Constantinople on the 12th July, arried at Marseilles on Saturday. Her adviees from the Crimea are to the 10th. COLONEL MAYROL and Colonel Trobbo, Spanish Carlist refugees, have just been arrested at Bordeaux, and expelled from France. They have been sent to England. ME Arabs of the pachalic of Tripoli have revolted. A body of Turkish troops sent against them were driven back into the city with a loss of from 1,700 to 2,000. AT the York Assizes, Mr. Hall, the recorder of Doncaster, has obtained £4 5 500 damages from the Great Northern Rail way, for injuries received by an accident on that line. THE Duke de Tarancon, the eldest son of Queen Christina and the Duke de Rim:mares, died on Saturday at Malmalson. The deceased duke was a grandee of Spain. LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday morning, Miss Weatherby was walking near the edge of the cliff at Broad stairs ; she gotgiddy, fell over a height of sixty feet, and was killed. THERE was no demonstration in Hyde Park on Sunday. Carriages were warned not to enter the drive, but the excite-. ment had evidently passed away, andthe concourse of persons was comparatively trifling. Balton ROTHSCHILD, during his short residence at Milan; made arrangements, in conjunction with 'two engineers, for: the‘construction of several miles olrailway in the neighbour hood. MENDACIOUS RUSSIAN BITMOrCR.—A correspondent of that philcr-Russian print, the Intlecpentinriote, gives currency to the disgraceful rumour thas Lord Raglan " committed suicide 0) on account of the failure of the TBth.' THE BANK OP :ENGLAND have 'purchased for their West aid branch establishment the 'mansion of the Marquis •of Anglesea (Uxbridge House, in Burlington Gardens, Picataly, for a sum of £45,000 or £47,600. PRINCE NAPOLEON has caused an application to be made to different railway companies to _induce them to organize pleasure trains at reduced prices, in order to bring a number of visitors to Paris to - visit the Universal Exhibition. IN the course of the'ercavations which have for some been going on at " Macbeth's 'Castle," on Dunsinane 11111, three human skulls have •beent.exhumed, and also a smill.coin bear ing some indistinct - tracings as of armorial bearings. Iris officially announced that the sum of money hitherto annually devoted tothe 'celebration of the Napoleon Me. of the 15th of August, will 'this year be consecrated to 'the Taitf of the families orthose who have fallen in the Bet. DR. Armor'', NapoleoWsiastmelicliaTtenatnt tat. Helena, and for whom the Emperor cherished a strong affection, has just died, aged.napoleon died holding Dr. Arnott 2 s tient hand. Tnn Commune .cf San Quisino, in Piedmont, has :Just devoted itself to the Holy Virgin by a legalconveyanee in good and due form, -.4 ` in presence of us, the notary Morelli and the witnesses of this deed, &c." THE Island of rhchkeith has been examined by , Colonel Marryat, R.A., and Colonel Gordon, RX, with - the , View of determining the -sites of two forts, to be situate and con structed as - to inflade the channels of the Perth en either side. Pluarcretur4.bas forced his daughter to entero nunnery, to which •place she was escorted by alarge body of soldiers. She is generally believed to have been the cause cf a duel which lately 'toolr place at Jassy, in which the son of the Hospodar wasliilled by an Austrian officer. TATS Archbishop of Toledo has protested against the execu tion in his diocese of the law for the sale of ecclesiastical pro perty ; but the government has disregarded the protest, and has placed an armed force at the disposal uf the - commissioner charged to 4iffect the sale. THE eieele says that the _Pies in celebration oPthe Queen's visit to Paris , will begin on August 17, and last a fortnight. They will .inolude at the Parc of Versailles a bal aux flambeaux, which will drive into the shade all rejoicings 6f the kind it was so frequently the scene of in the days of the Grand 3lonarque. The Brittol Times is informed that it is , not an unusual practice with some of the quay " imps" of that•city for one of them to purposely fall into the water, and two or three of his companions to jump in to the rescue, and thus-secure both the benefit of the Humane Society's award mnd•the luxury of a swim during the present oppressively warm weather. - - - - BRBAKFABT EXTRAORDINARY.--The Maidstone Journal, in moticing the local swimming club, containing 79 members, first-rate swimmers, &c., says—" The first aquatic breakfast is to take place on Monday next, at seven o'clock, when every member will be required to partake ,of the repast in the river." EXTENBE -OF DRAWING BILLs.—A return moved for by Mr. Locke "-King, shows that the sum of £1,680 was paid to Messrs. J. J. Lonsdale and C. S. Greaves (eB4O each) es remuneration for drawing nine bills on:the criminal law of England, >and £315 to the Hon. G. L. Elliot for preparing the Bribery .and Controverted Elections Bills of the session of 1854. THE LATE MußDEn.—ln addition to.Jiaving raised £7OO or £BOO, which is placed at interest for the benefit of the widow and family of the late Charles Collard, who was shot by Barth6l6my, whilst attempting to arrest him after the murder of Mr. Moore, in Warren-street, London, the inha bitanta of thentlib Li LA hav e ereeLed a moncnnent to the memory of Collard, which was, a few days ago, placed over his grave in the new cemetery of the parish at St. Pancras, at Finchley. TELE Cambridge Chronicle states that: the electors have cause to suspect that Mr. Goulburn will notbe a candidate for the University at the next election, the right honourable gen tleman proposing, in consequence of failing health, to retire from public life. Mr. Cowling, the barrister, will, in all pro bability, be a candidate in the Conservative interest. Mr. Cowling was. senior wrangler of his year. A PERFUMER, who had traded as " R. and S. Gent," ap plied' under the 'Protection Act last week. Mr. Sargood gave an explanation of the reason the insolvent had traded under a plural style. ' , Gent's perfumes" would have been very awk ward-to advertise, and when he put "R. Gent," it was mis taken for" Argent," and so to avoid all difficulty he took his own and his. wife's'Christian name, and tradedas " R. and S. Gent" Ox the.lsth of last month an infant was lefLat the gate of Shoreclitch workhouse at midnight in a basket, with a note and 2s. Cd. The note said—" My husband is .gone to the Crimea, and, please God, when he returns I still take my child again. lam sorry that I must go to service, and I will give 2s. 6d. a week." A second half crown has -since been received, but no clue to the mother has been -found. The child has since died. A TRAGICLI, MIEITAILE IN ITALY.—The Opinione of Turin relates the following tragical event, which occurred at Belluno on the 25th ult.:—" Nearly all the boarders of the college were suddeulytaken ill. The physicians called in, •thinking they were attacked with, cholera, applied the remedies usual with that ,disease, but .without effect, and fifty died. It afterwards appeared from a post mortem examination that they had been labouring under the poisonous effects of hemlock, which had been,unintentionally used in the kitchen for parsley." AN unpleasant occurrence 'took place at sea on board the Earl Balcarres, just arrived in the Thames, resulting in Cap tain Kennedy placing Captain John Moore, 32nd Regiment, under arrest. Xt isztated that .a quarrel ensued between two of the soldiers wives, and by order of Captain Kennedy one of the women was placed in confinement; she, however, "grinned" at the captain, and then he ordered her below ; the woman -at the same time was enciente, and as the place she was put is was infested with vermin, it led to a remonstrance between the two officers, and the senior placed the other under arrest, causing considerable ;consternation among the troops on board. During the voyage, 24 soldiers, including 6 sergeants, died. A CANDID THIEF.—The trial of William Holdsworth, alias William Cross, and Thomas Cole, the accomplices of Hallett and Vile, in the burglary at the house of Miss Hoyes, at Bit tern came on at the assizes on Friday. Vile, who, with Hallett, is under sentence of transportation for life, was brought up, and gave evidence that himself, Hallett, and the present prisoners, had planned and ,committed the robbery. In cross examination he aaid: "My business for the last five or six years has been that of a thief, and I lived by no other means. I have now come here to satisfy the ends of justice, and I have entertained the hope that it may be for my benefit at some time. I have been convicted before—once at Qlowester, for picking pockets, for which I had twelve months ; once at Portsmouth, for counterfeit coin, for which I had twelve months. I had three months at Exeter for doing nothing. I had three months at Winchester for an attempt to pick a pocket, in which I did not succeed. I have been twice in gaol at Reading, each time for two months. I have spent a tidy time in custody. I have not told a lie, and would not do so. I have been thieving long enough to be tired of it." The jury found both prisoners guilty; and Holds worth, having struck Miss Hoyes and put a candle under her bed, was sentenced to be transported for life; Cole for twenty years. - THE Dricaow FLITCH.—A curious ceremony is to take place at Dunmow, in Essex, on Thursday next. Mr. W. H. Ainsworth, who recently published a romance on the subject of the renowned "Flitch of Bacon," has determined to revive the ancient custom of rewarding loving married pairs with the flitch they would have earned in days of yore. There is no fear that the festival will be prevented by a deficiency of candidates, for the Chevalier and Madame de Chatelain, and Mr. and Mrs. James Barlow, have already come forward as modeli of wedded love and good temper. The uninitiated may be informed that the oath to be taken is no trivial mat ter, being to the effect that the claimants have not repented of their marriage, either sleeping or waking, for a year and a day, and that no quarrel, however slight, has interrupted the smooth course of connubial felicity. If the ancient ceremony is preserved with all proper solemnity, the happy pair will be carried about on men's shoulders, in a chair kept for the pur pose, and the flitch will be borne on a high pole before them. The custom seems to be at least as old as the reign of Henry 111., and we believe the last flitch was given, in 1751, to John Shakeshaft, wool-comber, and Anne his wife, of Weathersfield, in the county of Essex. THE CROPS IN THE UNITED STATES.—The special; corre spondent of the Times gives the following encouraging ac count of the crops in the United States :—The farmers of the middle and western states have housed their hay crops(more abundant, perhaps, than ever before,)-and report a prospect of longer and better autumn pasturage than they have had for many years. Last year, owing to the drought, the cattle were obliged to be fed almost before the summer was over. The yield of hay in this section also has been doubled, perhaps more, by the recent copious rains, and ripened by the hot sun of the last few days ; so that our farmers look for equally favourable. results here. The cereal crops promise equally well. Southern Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri have already harvested their wheat. More land has been in. seed there than ever before (owing to the great failure last year,) and reports say that the yield per acre has never been surpassed. The more northern crops promise equally well. Occasionally one hears a story of weevil, or rust, or some other bugbear; but you may depend upon it that the great western plains were never loaded with a more luxuriant and promising vegetation than now. From the cotton lands, too, I hear the same story, though there the crop is not yet far enough advanced to predict results. It is now regarded as settled that there will be no damaging summer rise of the Mississippi. Rust, insects, and autumn frosts are the prin cipal things which the planters have to fear, lave land is in seed with this crop also than ever before, and the pTanii,s,l now in the north say that the promise is excellent." and the Government party were still skirmishing near Leon. General Guacilla, of Honduras, had lately tendered his aid to the government, hoping that if the insurrection were put down he would have the support of some of the forces of Gua temala and Nicaragua in extinguishing the democrats in Honduras. WLaT INDlES.—Advices from Kingston, Jamaica, are to July 4th. The markets were very dull. In the other islands the free trade with Canada question was much debated It was said that the English Government would transfer St. Lucia and Dominica to the French in exchange for the co lony of Chandernagore. The St. Lucia papers de mand an im mediate annexation to some other rulers, on account of war taxation. CUBA.—Nothing new of a political character had occurred. The public mind was entirely tranquil respecting filibuster movements. Reinforcements of troops had arrived at Havana. The health of the island was very good. Business of all kinds dull, particularly for imports. Valparaiso (Chili) advices are to May 31. Congress was to meet on the Ist June. A national exhibition was to be held. A long-pending drought prevailed. The markets were ex ceedingly dull.. Freights to England £4 15s. to £5 ss. In Peru the approaching meeting of the Constituent Assembly engaged public attention. It was dreaded that a political rupture would soon take place bet w een Castilla and Elias. Brazil and Paraguay had, as before reported, settled their difficulties, and a treaty had been made which will define the boundaries of the river navigation for the future. Advices from New Granada to June 30th state that the working of the new constitution was anxiously watched, and the papers advocated the right of foreigners to a full partici pation of its benefits. Virgin Bay affairs were represented as being in a most deplorable condition. In consequence of the cholera and the dissensions in the country, the population of Virgin Bay had been reduced from two hundred to twenty five. All the officials of the Transit Company had left, and everything was in confusion. Silitrwicii IsLoins.—The French frigate La Forte and the English frigate Amphytrite arrived at Honolulu on the 10th May, en route for the Russian settlements in Kamschatka. The Legislature of Hawaii was in session, and had passed a stew tariff act. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YOE%, July 11. _ _ , The money market presented a more cheerful aspect than had been noticed for some years past. Every branch of business was reduced to, and re-established upon, a safe and permanent basis, and if undue speculation be avoided, the country would soon be measurably out of debt. Money was abundant on first-class securities at five to six per cent., and on good business paper at six to eight per cent. Loans on call, with first-class securities, were readily obtained at four to six per cent. In exchange a fair business was doing. We quote bills on London, 1091 to 110:t per cent. ' • Paris, f.5,12f to f. 5, 15 ; Hamburg, 361 to 361 • ' Bremen, 79 to 794. COTTON.—Prices had declined owing to the unfavourable accounts received by the Atherica : but yesterday a reactionary movement ensued, and the decline of l to 4 cent on the two preceding days were nearly, if not quite, recovered. The sales had been light until yesterday, when the operations were quite extensive, reaching nearly 5,000 bales. Probably during the three days 7,000 bales had changed hands, mostly for export. The accounts from the growing crops were generally .of a more favourable character, and with dry warm weather henceforth, it was believed the yield would be more than an average one. STAMMENT OF RECEIPTS, EXPORTS, AND STOCKS OF COTTON. Exports to Total Exports Stock in Receipts. Gt. Britain. to For. Ports. Hand. 1855.. —.. 2,669,546 1,388,675 2,046.140 239,997 1854- 2,801,739 1,450,355 2,063,743 315,461 Increase.. .. .. .. Decrease.. 132,193 61,680 17,603 75,464 From Messrs. Talcott's circular, dated New York, July 10, we extract the following :—" The America's advices of the 22nd ultimo from Liverpool, came to hand by telegraph from Halifax on the sth instant, noting sales of the week, 24,410 bales, at id decline. This unexpected reaction caused a pause sin this market, followed by an anxiety to realise, and the transactions which have taken place have been at a decline of /c. to ie. on our last quotations. Yesterday and to-day the in iquiry has been more general, and with less disposition to sell, purchases could not be made under 101 c. for "middling " Up lands, advance on the rates accepted on the 6th and 7th instant. The decline from the highest point, thirty days since, is 2to 21- cents per pound. This rapid and important decline has been produced by the sudden and unlooked for pause in speculative operations at Liverpool, received at a moment when the accounts of the growing crops were (as they generally are at this early stage of its growth) favourable. There has been no change to authorise it in the data of supply and consumption, on which the advance on cotton was based, but, on the contrary, the anticipations of a material reduction (even of the most moderate early estimates of receipts at the ports,) the inciting cause, are being verified, and consumption proceeds unchecked. The decline in southern markets has also been rapid. On the 21st ultimo, at New Orleans, middling was quoted at 12c.: freight -111., and at Mobile on the 16th 111 d. ; freight 5-16 d. BREADSTUFFS.—In flour the decline of 25e. to 50c., as noticed in our last, has been fully recovered, the market clos ing firm at the advance. A few small parcels of new Southern wheat had been sold to the city millers. The receipts of Indian corn, which were moderate, were readily taken on speculation and for shipment to Great Britain. PROVISIONS. — The market for mess pork was 121 c. better, and steady for prime. The demand has been light until yes terday, when a desire to buy for future delivery was mani fested. Beef continued firm, with a moderate inquiry for the home trade. In prime mess beef and beef hams there was nothing of moment doing, and prices were nominal. Bacon was inactive," and prices were nominally 10c. to 102 c. for dry salted. Lard was without quotable change, and the demand continued moderate. lam—The market for pig iron was inactive, but held firmly, with sales of a few hundred Scotch at $29 50 to $3l, six months. In bars there was nothing doing, last sale com mon English $57 50, six months. 130 tons scrap brought $3l. cash. Sera.—Salt was in good demand, although the arrivals had been large the market had regained its firmness. The sales were 6,660 sacks Ashton's Liverpool fine, mostly at $1 46; 1,958 ditto Marshall and Bromlow's, $1 27i and $1 22i; 700 ditto Worthington's, $1 30; 2,000 ditto ground, which is scarce and wanted, to arrive, 97-Ic. CoAL.—Liverpool Orrel was scarce and wanted. Hard was in fair request at previous rates. Sales of 100 chaldrons Sid ney had been made from the cargo afloat at $5 50 cash. FOREIGN MA.NIIPACTVRED GOODS.—The late arrivals had replenished the warehouses of our importers with some choice and desirable goods, suitable for the early trade, which must soon begin ; and already some few buyers from our neigh bouring cities are in the market for novelties, but still sales are quite light, and our importers are more busily engaged in receiving and preparing stock for exhibition than in its dis tribution. FREIGHTS.—The market generally was without change. We quote :—To Liverpool : Corn, M. to 42d. ; flour, ls. to ls. 3d.; cotton, 7-32 d. ; dead weight, 12s. 6d. to 15s. ; mea surement, 10s. to 12s. 6d. ; beef, tierces, ls. 6d. to ls. 9d. ; pork, barrels, ls. To London : Rosin, is. 6d, ; turpentine, ls. 6d. ; dead weight, 14s. to 17s. 6d. ; measurement, 15s. to 17s. 6d. ; beef, tierces, 2s. to 2s. 6d. ; pork, barrels, 2s. NEW ORLEANS, July 6.—Our cotton market has considerably declined, all qualities being quoted Zc. lower. The sales to day were 2,500 bales, at 91c. to 92c. jor middling. The week's business foots up 10,000 bales, with receipts during the same period of 7,800 bales, against 6,800 bales for the corresponding week last year. The receipts at this port are now 214,000 bales short of the same date in 1864. Stock on hand, 44,000 bales. The sales of coffee during the past week have been 3,600 bags, at 102 c. for prime. The stock on hand amounts to 10,000 bags. Flour has declined to $7 62f. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIG.ENCE. PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. Rev. S. M. Barkworth, to the Incumbency of St. Jude's, Upper Chelsea. Rev. T. F. Barrow, 8.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of Barrow Gurney, near Bristol. Rev. H. C. Blagden, 8.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of Frankley, near Hales Owen, Worcestershire. Rev, T. E. Brown, M.A., to be Vice-Principal of King William's College, Isle of Man. Rev. H. Cooke, M.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of St. Paul's, Nottingham. Rev. J. Coker, M.A., to the Rectory of Tingewick, Bucks. Rev. F. J. Coleridge, M.A., to the Vicarage of Cadbury, Devon. Rev. E. Cree; M.A. , the Incumbency of Holy Trinity, Upper Tooting. Rev. E. L. - Davies, Vicar of Adlingfleet, Yorkshire, to the Rural Deanery of Selby. Rev. C. B. Fenwick, M.A., to the Rectory of Beaworthy, near Launceston. Rev. R. G. Foot, 8.A., to the Rectory of Horton, near Coln brook. Rev. J. Gibson, to the Perpetual Curacy of Blanchland, Nor thumberland. Rev. H. S. Hawkins, M.A., to the Rectory of Beyton, Suffolk. Rev. F. H. S. Hodgson, 8.A., to the Rectory of Rackheath the Greater and the Lesser, Norfolk. Rev. W. R. Holmes, 111. A., to the Rectory of Broughton Pogges, near Burford. T. - Hughes, M.A., to the Vicarage of Llandrillo-yn-Rhos, near Conway. Rev. J. Kingsley, M.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of St. Margaret, Dunham Massey, Boroden, Cheshire. Rev. E. Lewis, 8.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of St. Catherine, Colwyn, near Conway. Rev. H. Mackenzie, M.A., Vicar of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, to the Rectory of Tydd St. Mary, near Wisbeach. Rev. C. M. Moore, 8.A., to the Rectory of Beechamwell St. Mary, with St. John annexed, Norfolk. Rev. J. B. Norman, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Grinsdale, near Carlisle. Rev. H. Rendall, M.A., to the Rectory of Great Rolfright, near Chipping Norton. Rev. H. J. Rhodes, M.A., late Curate of Abingdon, Berke, to the Sole Charge of St. Ann's, Highgate Rise, Middlesex. Rev. W. Simpson, to the Incumbency of Langreville, with Thornton-le -Fen, Lincolnshire. Rev. A. F. Sheppard, M.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of Flimby, near Maryport. Rev, C. C. Southey, M.A., to the Vicarage of Kingsbury- Episcopi, Somerset. Rev. J. S. Street, M.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of St. Andrew's Chapel, Plymouth. Rev. J. Wheeler, M.A., to the Rectory of Clare Portion, Tiverton. Rev. W. Windle, M.A, to the Vicarage of Kirtling, near New market. DIOCESE OF CHESTER. THE Lord Bishop of Chester has granted a licence for the performance of Divine service in a certain building formerly belonging to, and used and known as a chapel or place of wor siliii-for the Wesleyan Reform Association, in Pleasant-street, Liverpool, but since purchased with the intention of being set apart as a place for the performance of Divine service, accord ing to the rites and usages of the United Church of England and Ireland. Nerawxca CHURCH.—A faculty authorising the proposed alteration and restoration of the Parish Church of Nantwich was granted by the Consistory Court of Chester, on Thursday last. BIDSTON Councif.—A faculty was at the same time decreed' authorising the pulling down and rebuilding. of the Parish Church of Bidston. Tro REV. E. A. LITTON, M.A., Vice-Principal of St. Ed. mund Hall, and formerly Fellow of Oriel College, a double first-class man and Bampton lecturer for 1856, proposes, under the enabling powers of the recent act, to open a hall in Oxford for the reception of students. After a careful consideration of the probable expenses, £BO for the academical year, consisting, practically, of three terms, each containing eight or nine weeks, has been fixed on as the lowest sum compatible with prudence. This includes all the student's expenses, or for degrees. The hall, we understand, will be opened next term. —Daily News. - CHURCH BUILDING SOCIETY.—The last meeting for this session was held on Monday, when grants were made towards building churches at Tye-green, in the parish of Much Had ham, Herts ; Tettenhall-wood, Staffordshire ; Wellington, in the parish of Brancepeth, Durham; Vauxhall, iu th e par i s h . of Liverpool;. Newbold, in the parish of Chesterfield ; and St George's, Southwark. Also towards reb u ildi ng t h e c h urc h es at Angle, Carmarthenshire; Llanrhyddlad, Anglesey; and West Littleton, Gloucestershire. And towards enlarging, &c., the churches at Roydon, Essex ; Ipsden, Oxfordshire; Barrow ford, Lancashire; Redmarley d'Abitot, Worcestershire; Pent ridge, Dorset ; and St. Peter-at-Arches, Lincoln. THE WHOLE OF ST. COLOMB CHOIR, Kensington -park, has been transmitted to St. Colomb, where they daily perform full cathedral service in the fine old church of that town, and which it is proposed, by a report of the Cathedral Commis sioners, to convert into a cathedral and bishopric. Nothing can describe the sensation which is created by the beautiful singing of these boys. People far and near flock to the church in order to hear them, and the stillness which reigns throughout the edifice during the anthems and other parts of the service fully proves that the Cornish people are not insen sible to the beauties of Handel, Mendelssohn, and others. — Musical Times. THE Rev. F. H. S EWELL , rector of the parish of Cockeran, in Lancashire, who has lately purchased the tithe of Lindfield Peculiar for £12,000 intends, it is said, to endow the benefice with including the tithed?, which he will give in t rus t t o a se l ec t com mittee, a bishop. He also sets forth his earnest desire to establish and erect a new Rectory-house with a school and school-house for the teach ers , at an estimated' ex pense of £7,000, to be raised by subscription, and erected on his own land, recently purchased, contiguous to the church. THE Sheffield Times relates a scandalous pew disturbance in Dronfield Church, on Sunday se'nnight. Mr. Wm. Ward Barker had repeatedly been requested to yield possession of a certain pew to the vicar, and had as often refused compliance, on the ground that it had been purchased by his grandfather for twelve guineas, and occupied by his ancestors. On Sun day last Mr. H. Rangeley, the churchwarden of Unstone, Mr. E. Lucas, the vicar's churchwarden, and a constable of the name of Jonathan Vicars, laid hands on Mr. Barker and removed him by force from the pew and out of the c h urc h. Almost immediately afterwards, acting under the counsel and advice of Mr. Mason (a Dissenter), the churchwarden elected by the parishioners, Mr. Barker re-entered the pew, and Mr. Mason sat behind him to protect him from further molestation. Mr. Barker publishes the following opinion of the chancellor of the diocese :—" Pews in a parish church cannot be bought or sold, so that it does not strengthen your case that your ancestors gave twelve guineas for the pew you claim. But if you and your ancestors have occupied the same pew for three generations that occupation gives you a prior claim. You state that the vicar has taken your pew previous to an allotment which has recently been made. The vicar could have no right to do so. If the church has been repaired and a pew has been built upon the site of your old one, a good reason must be given before you can be deprived of it. No incumbent can take it at his mere will and pleasure. You should appeal to the churchwardens, and let me know what they say." LIVERPOOL MIDSUMMER SESSIONS.. YESTERDAY. THE Midsummer General Quarter Sessions for the borotxgh of Liverpool commenced at St. George's Hall, yesterday. The Recorder (Gilbert Henderson, Esq.,) having been appointed one of her Majesty's commissioners for inquiring into the con duct of the metropolitan police during the recent Sunday riots in Hyde Park, and being consequently unable to leave Lon don, appointed J. K. Blair, Esq., his deputy, and that gentle man took his seat at a quarter past ten o'clock. Mr. Blair's appointment as Deputy Recorder having been read, the fol lowing gentlemen were sworn of the GRAND JURY. Daniel Powell, merchant, North John-street, foreman. James Baines, merchant, Cook-street. Thomas Martyn Blythe, mer chant, Rumford-street. John Carlisle, merchant, Tower-buildings. William Leigh Clare, broker, Exchange-buildings. Jonathan Cooke, drysalter, Bachelor-street. John Finch, jun., iron merchant, Cook-street.. James Gordon, hide broker, Tithebarn-street.. William Harrison, merchant, Cook-street. John Jerdein, share-broker, Chatham-p!a6e, Horace Jee, b - roker, Huskisson-street. Robert Mason, broker, Tithebarn-street. Fletcher Rogers, broker, Tithebarn-street. William Walcott Shand, broker, Exchange-alley North. Walter Thompson, broker, Exchange-buildings. The proclamation against vice and immorality having been read by the Clerk of the Peace, The DEPUTY-RECORDER said : — Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, in the absence of the learned Recorder, who is detained, as you are aware, by public business in London, I am called on to preside upon the present occasion. I have gone through the depositions in the various cases which will come before you, and I see nothing, either in the nature of the charges, or in the evidence by which they will be supported, which is likely to give rise to any difficulty, more especially as, I dare say, there are some gentlemen among you who have been in the habit of discharging, very often, the same duty which will devolve upon you at these sessions. That duty is, as you are aware, to inquire, in each case, whether there is sufficient prima facie evidence to justify the putting of the prisoner upon his trial, and calling upon him, in the court, for his defence. The business will be immediately brought before you, and I shall be obliged by your returning a bill as soon as possible, so that the Court may be in a position to proceed. The Grand Jury then retired to their room, and the trials of prisoners were soon after proceeded with. THE MILITIA AND THE POOR RATE IN LANCASHIRE.— A. return has been made, on the motion of Mr. H. Russell, of the number of wives and children of men serving in the mi litia, who received out-door relief in the week ended March 24th, with the amount of such relief, from which it appears that the cost of maintaining this new class of recipients of parochial relief, amounted to £359 3s. 6d. in the various Unions of England and Wales. The proportion is larger in the manufacturing districts than in those whose population is devoted principally to agriculture, and this irrespective of po pulation for Middlesex is on a l eve l w i t h Hants and Cam bridgeshire. Lancashire bears the largest share of the bur den, having, at the date abovementioned, to support the wives' of 203 militiamen, with 484 children, who received from the fund for the relief of the poor the sum'of £33 2s. 2d. In Cheshire 109 women and 209 children were relieved at the cost of £l6 19s. The large manufacturing towns have con tributed the largest number of men, and have consequently to bear the heaviest portion of the burden thrown upon the Unions by the inability of men of the families thus deprived of the " bread-winner" to maintain themselves by their own exertions. BRITISH ASSOCIATION.--It appears from a meeting which was held in Glasgow a few days ago, the Lord Provost in the chair, that the local committee are making great exertions to' give eclat and success to the meeting to be held there in Sep tember. The first twenty-three subscriptions to the local fund amount to nearly £l,OOO, and the Town-Council have guaranteed £250 more. Upwards of 200 invitations have been sent to eminent and scientific foreigners, each signed by the Lord Provost, the Principal of the University, the Presi dent of the Philosophical Society, and the local secretaries. The use of the rooms in the university has been freely granted ; also the City-hall, the Trades'-hall, the Merchants - hall, and the Hall of the Philosophical Society. In addition to the usual attractions, there will be a geological museum, illus trative of the palaeontology of the West of Scotland ; a chemical museum, exhibiting the products of the same area ; a photo. graphic exhibition; and one of the marine fauna of the Clyde. The geological museum will contain a model of the Isle of Annan, and a model of Ailsa Craig. The Maclellan gallery will receive a large collection of valuable pictures, chiefly the property of the Earl of Elgin ; and here it is un derstood that at least one of the soirees will be held. One of the excursions will be to the Isle of Annan ; and the beautiful steamer lona has been placed at the disposal of the Associa tion. The local committee agree to return to all subscribers of £5 or upwards one-fifth of their subscriptions, if required, in associates' ticket s . Th ey have also voted £l5O for the local museums. Sir Roderick Murchison believes that the Glasgow meeting will be the most successful that ever has been held in Great Britain. HISTORIC SOCIETY, LIVERPOOL.—In March, last year, the members of the two leading societies of Liverpool agreed to unite—as our readers know—for the purpose of forming a large and influential society, and the terms of union were generally agreed upon. In the course of the summer, how ever, delays occurred with one of the societies, supposed to arise from opposition do the part of its council. The Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, therefore, with equal spi rit and forethought, took the enlarged position for itself. It extended its objects and operations from local and special to general,---classified its inquiries under the three general heads of Archaeology, Literature, and Science, appointing to each of these a committee of its council,—increased the annual sub•- scription for resident members,—and gave to the members of the papers w as engaged in investigating an ex t raordinary case, local societies and oth er se l ec t e d gentlemen the privilege of joining, for a limited p er i o d, w ith entrance fee. We are glad to record the success of these v i gorous measures. The first public act of the enlarged society t oo k p l ace exact l y f our weeks after, when its membe rs en t er t a i ne d th e whole of the British enrolled,Association as fhoorntohreary members, b Advancementtwelve w o el f vSecioefnce those et a w hsoo had long been prominently connected with th e assoc i a ti on. The Faus sett collection of An g l o -S axon A nt i qu i t i es was publicly exhi bited on this occasion fo r th e fi rs t t i me, and a lecture on the - subject was read by Mr. Th omas W r i ght, which the Historic Society are printing with copious illustrations. The Seventh Session of the Society, or th e fi rs t s i nce i ts enlargement, has just closed, and a very usef u l an d i n t erest i ng session it has proved. The meetings, 21 in n um b er , were h e ld i n St. George ' s-hall ; and 35 papers, of grea t er or l ess ex t en t, were read. Of the meetings, 5 were de v oted to archaeology, 6t o lit erature, 6 to science, and 4to miscellaneous subjects. Th e members are now about 420 in number, and_the society is b ound to furnish to each of them d an ii a t n 4 n e u n a; u a ni ce . account of its proc ee di ngs and of DER MY BOys.—On Friday and Saturd ay th e Borough. Co which resulted in a verdict of wilful murder being returned against two boys, about ten years of age, John Fitzpatrick a and Alfred Breen. Their victim was James Fl eeson, a lad seven years of age. A boy na me d H awkins said that the prisoners and the deceased, who lived in the same locality (Saltney-street), were playing together in some brick-fields, near the Leeds and Liverpool canal, ou Sunday, when a dis pute arose between Fitzpatrick and the deceased. The former taking up a piece of crick, struck the deceased on the temple with it and knocked him down. He then struck Fleeson again while the latter was on the ground. Fleeson's hands and feet moved convulsively, but he did not resist or cry out, and ap peared indeed insensible. Both the prisoners then seized the deceased, dragged him to the canal, and threw him in. The poor lad struggled for a few minutes, and then sank. A number of other boys were present at the time, and witnessed the occur rence; among them Hawkins, who said he would tell Fleeson's mother what had happened, and that he would inform his own father and mother also. It appears, however, that although the fact of the murder was known in the street where the boys lived, there was a sort of combination entered into to prevent the matter getting to the ears of the police, and it was with great difficulty the boy Hawkins could be in duced to come forward and give evidence. When the prisoners were taken into custody, the father of Breen threat ened one of the police-officers to ' rip him up." The body of 'Fleeson was found on Thursday morning, floating in the Stanley Dock, with which the canal is connected by locks ; and when the policeman who discovered it was taking it out, the father of the boy was passing and recopised the features of his murdered child. A surgeon gave evidence that the de tcielase ea ed u h se ad o r f ec d e ea iv t ed h I t v w as o e s v e i v d e e r n e tl w y o s u u n ff ds om in tio t i h i efmheamd dr own i ng , but ha t . This evidence was given on Friday, and on Saturday the only fresh evidence was that of a woman named Mary Pratt, who said that she saw the prisoners and the deceased playing to getherthe face with a brick ; she also s a id that a man came up and separated them, but thi s Was denied by the boy Hawki The j ury returned a ver di ct of " Wil fuland de ceased, murder" against both the prisoners, who were removed tt• • Kirkdale, where they will be detained till the assizes.