The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-05 00:00:00

total agtb3s. BiShop of Fredericton will, we believe, sail from rt this week for his distant diocese. mm-ship Europa left this port for Halifax and n Saturday. with the usual mails. uited States steam-ship sailed from Southampton for America. She had 100 passengers. nday week Edward Rigby died suddenly from !xy, caused by excessive drinking. Monday the body of a man, recognized as that of preen, a seaman, was found in the mud of the PICKING es where there is f not having the Parties attending sale-rooms, or a resort of people, should be pockets picked. as fresh water trout, taken in Lough Nea in the Exchange News Room, on Friday finite orders to prepare the st 120 guineas. Our esti -11 earned the testimonial. f the watchmen in St. John's Market, named crapped down dead on Friday morning, whilst on the Collegiate Institution hat epilepsy is considered so catching ted with it is allowed to enter a Lon. Itre-Royal, in this town, states and her party £2OOO for four tre-Royal, but that this most John Roberts, a labourer at one of ti of the new Victoria tun: upon him cite dead arious fact that the name of a street runninz le of ti v north docks, supplies, with ii tters, the designation of the lat- Llev Dock. , a match came off lub and the Oxton of the former at Edgehill, which of the latter. which scored 103 err opponer urday, a seizure of no less than 4251b5. %eight was made in a cellar in Lace-street. The F the copper have been discovered, and four I in possession have been sent to gaol for three VNY LIND Al Thursday 'HE COI EGIATE INSTITU• iguished cantatrice Ineous concert, to be Idditional attraction Roger, the cele- Signor Beletti, ost fashionable 1, by the c nt of Mons. F. Lab'sell( ncli tenor, Sig is expe !ver drawn together in Liverpool will be present. E ROYAL.—MR. MACREADY'S FAREWELL rcE.—Mr. Simpson, the lessee of the Theatre 'vides us on Thursday night with an opportu 'in hearing our veteran tragedian, previous to re for the United States. The able services of er are also retained. The plays will be Henry and The Jealous Wife. ITALIAN OPERAS AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL. tention to the spirited effort making to present to the inhabitants of ) direct at . Aldrido rpool a series or three grand Italian operas, by an en tnent which be has formed with the 1 lite of the er ful company of the Royal Italian Opera House, Co garden. The pieces will be Norma, I Puritani, and, he first time in Liverpool, Don Pasquali ; the nights 12th, 14th, and 15th instant. The orchestral and r arrangements are of the first order. OYAL AMPIIITHEATILE. — The lessee of this house is ivied to be behind none of his contemporaries in cater for the public, and again presents us with first-rate for the week. Y SERMONS.—On Sunday week the Rev. D. tched two sermons in Pemberton Church. On ay thd Rev. W. Falloon preached two dis- Rainhill Church, and the Rev. J. R. Conar aro sermons in Blackrod Church, near Bolton. ns were preached for the schools attached to -On Thursday, the launch of a small it was perhaps a mischievous Measure, in attacking the hip took place at the yard of Messrs. docks. (Hear.) He contended that that great estate near the Brunswick Dock. The ought to pay local rates ; first of all, because it was a .19S been built for Messrs. Pryde, Jones and trading company. It was no t diffi cu l t to know what trade e China trade, is 108 feet long aloft, 23 feet the Docks Committee were carrying on, but it was diffi 'ships, and 18 feet in depth. Her burden is cult to know what trades they were not carrying on. w measurement; and she is in structure all They were brickmakers, bricklayers, joiners, carpenters, builder or an owner could desire. She was plasterers, coopers. porters, warehousekeepers, engineers, blacksmiths, and he did not know what. Being a trading -.l,urday an inquest was held on view company they ought to contribute to all the local rates, of Ann Bogue, aged 33 years. Deceased as all the other tradesmen did. He said no thi ng a b out .er husband, &id was found sitting on a stone the policy of the Dock Committee doing their work by contract,. but he knew that the railw a y com p an i es did eof destitution in Longville-street. It appe are d had been incontinent, and had left her husband their work by contract, and he did not see why the Dock . ago in consequence. She was taken to a cellar Committee should not do the same. (Hear.) He did 'et, and some brandy was given to her, and not see why tradesmen of the town should not come in ^ ,l - She had left her husband's house for a fair share of the work about the docks; but if the She died on Wednesday Dock Committee were to become traders, competing with tradesmen, they ought to compete on fair terms, for the lER FATAL COLLISION.—The following, from the taxes amounted to 25 per cent. on the rent, and the dock riters' Room, appeared in our 2d edition on Tues- estate should certainly pay that tax too. (Applause.) —The Cosmopolitan, Maxwell, from Liverpool to The docks of Liverpool should be t axe d, b ecause , if th e present Dock Committee did not m a k e th e d oc k s , o th er aid St. Lawrence, Brown, from Liverpool to N ew -ere in contact on Sunday, about 25 miles S.W. of people would, and there would be no diffi cu lty i n ge tti ng ul. The crew of the Cosmopolitan, except one man rates from such property. Dock s i n ever y o th er t own i n 1, got on board the St. Lawrence, which afterwards England were subjected to local rates, and docks in this I Kingstown, with damage to cutwater and loss of town ale. paid rates. The Mate', Dock paid local rates; t. The Cosmopolitan, which immediately sunk, the Old Quay Dock Company, w h en it was ex i s ti ng, pa id dto Messrs. C. Horsfall and Son, and has been local rates; the Harrington Dock, when it belonged to a finely-built si iller and Co ed the Naomi )ti the Ist of FERRY REGATTA it intro —A splendid regatta, under ge of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, longed to the pock Tiusteesit did not pay rates. (Hear.) There was so much unfairness in this preference to pro- turday, at Rock Ferry The weather was the sport excE Lent. anc attendance graCed the occasion The Queen Of to the local taxation. Besides, why should they, the tradesmen of the town, be almost exclusively liable to the support of the poor and the sewering of the streets, when the merchants equally with them, derived advantage ? In mentioning the names of two individuals, he wished not to do so invidiously, because he had great respect for both of those gentlemen, but it was necessary in illustration of his subject. He would take the senior churchwarden as a tradesman, and he would take the chairman of the Dock Committee, as a merchant. The churchwarden was well known as a tradesman of the town, and the presumption was that the business of a tradesman was not so profitable as the business of a large shipowner and merchant ; but what Ocean, selected as the flag-ship, gaily decked, was ad near to the pier. Mr. T. Littledale and Mr. acted as stewards; Vice-commodore Grindrod as mpire. We give below the result of the contests of ay :—The Mersey Plate, value twenty-five guineas, Ton by Enigma, beating Hebe, Echo, and Ranger. Wirral Purse was won by Ariel, beating Crusader Ineen of the Dee. The Royal Rock Ferry Cup was by Ariel, beating Earl and Crusader, club's boat. Ladies' Stakes were won by Elfin, beating Nemesis. Trial Stakes were won by Ariel, beating Crusader and Belk There were us supplemental was the amount these two gentlemen respectfully contributed to the local rates ? Mr. Ferguson contributed from £3O to £4O, 'and 'Mr. Bramley-Moore about £lO. (Cheers.) As he before said, he did not mention the names of these gentlemen invidiously, but they were about correct samples of the classes to which they belonged, the one ropresenting the shopkeepers and the other the wealthy and influential merchants and shipowners. There were a number of objections urged against the taxing of the docks. They were told that they should not tax the docks because there was no beneficial interest. But the Dock Committee themselves had given up this point, in asmuch as they had allowed one part of their property, the warehouses, to be subjected to local taxation. But he believed the non-beneficial exemption was never in tended to apply to trading companies. It was only in tended to apply to churches and hospitals, places from which no benefit was derived. He con'tendeCl i there was a profit to some one from the Liverpool docks. They were told by Mr. Bramley-Moore and other gentlemen—advo cates of non-exemption—that, if they taxed the docks, they taxed the trade. So they did. The shipowner and merchant would have to pay a little more ; and conse quently, by their not being taxed, they put that money into their pockets. (Applause.) They were told else where that this tax was objectionable, because it was a tax on trade. All taxes were objectionable in themselves; all taxes were taxes on trade. The manufacturers of Manchester might as well say, " Don't tax the factories ;• 37,u know it is the source of all our trade. If the facto ries are shut up, what will become of the trade of Man chester ? Don't tax the factories !" (Applause.) That would be a very convenient doctrine for the manufactu rers, but a very inconvenient one to the rest of the rate payers of Manchester. And so the doctrine propounded here was a very profitable one to the merchant and ship owner, but a most expensive and unprofitable one to the tradesman. Mr. Dover concluded an able speech by showing that the decline of Bristol, as a port, was pro -1 .1 u cea aer causes than high charges, and that althouah there were no charges at all at Birkenhead, vessels would not go there. He declared it to be a breeches-pocket question, and that the Ist of November must decide it. Mr. JOHN SMITH, in moving the second resolution, ex pressed the opinion that the commerce of the port would neither be increased nor decreased by a diffusion of the pressure of the local rates. At present the pressure fell on fewer shoulders than ought to bear it ; and it could not be supposed that any disadvantage of a charge on dock rates would not be compensated by the diminished charge upon those who supplied ships and sailors with different articles ; for, if those parties paid less rates, they could work more cheaply. ( Hear, hear.) He advocated the proposed charge on the ground that it would induce economy, and diminish the expenditure in which our pub lic men indulged, because it afforded them the opportu nity of bestowing patronage and fortune, on favoured in dividuals, at the public cost. (Cheers.) Mr. RICHARD JOHNSON seconded the motion. Mr. WILLIAM MANN said, as a member of the Dock Committee, he would not listen to an observation in the report impugning the honesty of the deputation from the Dock Com nittee who were in parliament at the time Mr. Ferguson with the parties with him came up. He ap pealed to that gentleman whether. when he came up, he did not find the Chairman of the Dock Committee and the deputation honestly endeavouring to pass the clause giving them power to pay the local taxes on the warehouses. He (Mr. Mann) was always in favour of the warehouses being taxed, and, as one of the deputation, he was pressing honestly, and with all integrity, passing of that clause, and every endeavour was made to have that clause passed by getting the standing orders suspended. With regard to what had fallen from Mr. Dover as to the filling of the committee room with secretaries and other officers connected with the Do 'k estate, the Dock Com mittee were not in parliament for the purpose of spending the public money. The Dock Committee were in parlia ment to protect the rights of the Dock Estate from those on the other side, who tried to take away the rates, and also to obtain additional dock space for the accommoda tion of a trade which was threatened to be taken away from the town, if sufficient space had not been afforded to it. Mr. FERGUSON said that at the Easter Vestry an attempt hai been made to foist on them a proviso. If they had acceded in public Vestry, that proviso would have bet n adopted ; but, finding the Vestry decidedly opposed to the proviso then, he had no hesitation in saying that the deputation to London from the Dock Com, mittee proceeded vigorously to obtain the suspension of the standing orders. If the Vestry had acquiesced in the proviso, they might depend upon it no exertioS wonhl 3. A yacht-boat rac iv as won by the _ . for which three were en one belonging to Mr. Tetley's BAROMETER.—Mr. Abraham, in Lord has on view a simple and accurate indicator of herical changes on an entirely novel principle. It _ ed by the inventor, a French gentleman, the Ane xorneter. It is of the size of a ship's chronometer, .ircular scale, divided, and engraved similar to the -barometer The instrument is so ex- %sensitive that the height of a building is indicated and exclusive of the advantages of extreme accu d portability, it cannot be deranged by travelling. motion of a ship cannot affect it, it is equally meeting of the Britis .ssociation, rcportec peroid had been tested, by placing er the receiver of an air-pump ; and observing its in comparison with the indications of the long , they were found to agree to less than 1-100th of an The mechanical arrangement of the instrument is of a cylindrical chamber of copper, about 2 inches meter, and about s.l6ths of an inch deep, exhausted and hermetically sealed. The surface of the cham corrugated, and with every variation of the atmos the surface rises or falls.: the movement is multi by a system of levers, and to the end of the main is attached a fine chain, connected with a spiral changing the motion from vertical to horizontal. The Ispring is fixed to an arbor or axis, on which is idicating the changes, Thus the chain_ for the Toricelian tube, and the vacuum The inventor has patented substitui :olumn ( mercury 4&•.• •• • ROFORM. — On Tuesday evening, Dr. Pettigrew xi the course of his lecture at the Collegiate lnsti on physiology, that he had used chloroform in xis of a thousand instances. l here were nve stages ects from it. In the first, everything beautiful, tat, and heavenly rushes at once into the mind of the dual ; shortly after this, another stage comes on ; ttient thinks that the people about are going round, ill talk rationally, but is devoid of sensation ; the stage was that in which consciousness as well as sen y is lost ; in the fourth, snoring and snorting be as in some cases of apoplexy ; the fifth stage is . In diseases affecting the nervous system chloro has produced excellent remedial effects, particularly hmas and tic dolorcux. If applied to the surface, it ad at once. It must not be used, In.wever, in dis of the heart, as its tendency was to stop the action it organ. It was more difficult to put animals under luence than human beings ; it was a longer time be key were affected. Those people in the habit of ng required much to affect them. lie had given in ise as much as an ounce and a half; patients of this ire usually very violent, and fancy that those about suiting them. As to the age in which it may be ad :ered, Dr.Pettigrew stated that he had administered weeks before to a child only five weeks old ; he bad it from that age up to 84; and must unhesitatingly :hat there was no danger whatever to be feared from en properly administered. STRANGE CASE OF INFANTICIDE.—On Monday, as William Whittaker, Esq., of Bootle, was walking along 'Le- sea shore there, he saw what appeared to him to be a -swan parcel floating in the sea, and on partially opening be perceived that it contained the body of an infant. He seut it to the house of Mr. Hope, the surgeon, who opened the parcel, first taking off a sort of old black apron, tied round with a garter; then an old piece of calico, m - 1, finally, a white lawn handkerchief, which was fas •*Tifti by the corners knotted very fast together. He then =tee to the trunk of a newly-born female infant, of full wowth, having its head, both arms, and both legs and I..lighs, cut off or hacked off with a knife. An inquest held on the following day, w h en M r . H o p e gave it as opinion that the child had been horn alive, but that it .7roToably had not lived more than 040 day, and that it Auto/ been in the water about nine or ten days. The -risatheswere washed, an d upon t h e poc k et h andkerch i ef irzs M itten - neatly with marking ink, in a lady's hand, da.e name of " Julia Charlton, 36." Mr. Hope also stated :;*zat, •externally, there were marks of burns on the trunk, As if an attempt had been made to destroy the remains by :km; bat itbaving, probably, caused a strong smell, the Iroak had been disposed of by putting it into the river. 'Me:silo stated that the body was compressed into so small Ismacispass, that the compression caused dislocation of the nirtes , asi both sides. The jury returned a veriitlt of " wilful :anew against some person or venous unknown." St. Stephen's Church, in Byrorn , Street, has recently undergone a thorough cleansing and renovation ; and by the sanction of the bishop and the incumbent, the Rev. A. Hume, LL.D., is at present the officiating minister. On Monday Bartley Welsh, a lad nine years old, was, with a companion, fishing for crabs at one of the Pottery Docks, when, in endeavouring to push a piece of timber into the water, both fell into the dock. Bartley sunk, and his body was not recovered until some time afterwards. His companion was rescued. A Foomstr MAN.--James Fowles, of Higher Tran mere, was, the week before last, robbed by a prostitute of ninety sovereigns in gold. He went into a field at Tran mere on Thursday night week with a woman named M`Taggart, who relieved him of the large sum above-men tioned. M'Taggart and two accomplices were arrested as they were about to depart by the packet for Drogheda. M`Taggart had £95 in her possession. She and Mary Woods and Mary M`lver were, on Monday, committed to Chester for trial. FATAL COLLISION BETWEEN A STEAMER AND A SHIP. —We noticed last week that the Prince of Wales, Fleet wood and Belfast steamer, and a sloop called the Jane and Jessy, had come into collision on Sunday morning week, and had both got on shore on the Point of Ayr, at the mouth of the Dee. The crew of the smack (now on shore) were saved by floating ashore upon a spar. The Prince of Wales got on the beach, but has since been got off. Amongst the passengers in the Prince was Mrs. Gaskell, wife of Mr. Milnes Gaskell, M. P., who came to Liver pool yesterday week, in great anxiety, having heard that the whole of the passengers were lost. Most of the cattle on board swam ashore. Her place, in the meantime, has been supplied by the Fenelia, a fine steamer, and the transit between Belfast and Fleetwood, the usual line of ♦h.. p.:.,... ..F TIT -1,- -211 1 sloop ha, Iso been' gni off, and as been taken into say Ba LOCAL MEETINGS, SPECIAL VESTRY. On Thursday, a special general meeting of the aarish- ioners of Liverpool was geld in St. Nicholas's Church, for the purpose of receiving the report cf the committee appointed at the last Easter Vestry, to take into conside ration the question of rating the Corporate and Dock pro perty. There was a numerous attendance of the trades men of the town, and the proceedings were of the most unanimous character. The Rev. Rector Brooks occupied the chair. Mr. LOWNDES read the advertisement calling the meet. ing, and also the report of the committee appointed at TT_ n . . . -- - in our advertising columns Mr. FERGUSON moved that the report of the Rating Committee be adopted. At the last general Vestry the parishioners appointed a committee, for the purpose of bringing to charge the corporate and dock estates. The committee had taken step; which, if sanctioned by the parishioners, would lead to a very favourable result ; and he had, therefore, great pleasure in moving that the re port be adopted. Mr. T. DOVER had great pleasure in seconding the motion. When they looked around them, and saw the miles of sewerage about to be made ; when they found they were to get, at an immense expense, a supply of water from Rivington Pike, and when they heard the chairman of the Finance Committee say he was about to call upon the ratepayers for money to build a gaol—al t' - by V nough, ne way„ie si, a like to know what they were going to do with the money they would get for the present gaol—when they saw all these things, he thought reasons were afforded for desiring that all the property existing in the town should contribute to the local rates. (Applause.) The wealthy classes were fast leaving the town. (Hear.) How few merchants, comparatively, now lived in Liverpool! They were living at Aigburth or across the water. What kind of property was now gene rally being erected here ? Cottage property; and that, they all knew, did not contribute to the local burdens. Those of them who unfortunately remained ratepayers of the town, notwithstanding the increased ra`es with which they were threatened, would have to make up the defi ciency of those who were fast leaving their residences.. Ought not, therefore, all property of the town, whether public or private, be compelled to contribute to the pub lic burden ? He had a sort of pleasure, he must confess ;t THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. u e T t ee i sondga, yHtoeeuavr-espnarßntgiyl passingOldham,Aliub of loi the c mTe and tocommemorate held n at and cobbett, candidates at the last election for the representa tion o; Oldham, were the principal guests. Nearly 1,100 people attended the tea party. GnEAT ECCLESTON.—The harvest has now become general, and, if the present favourable change in the weather contintie, will progress rapidly. The crops are considered to be's good average, with the exception of beans, which are an indifferent crop, and late : turnips, also, are, in general, expected to be a light crop. Wheat is proving better than was expected by many ; and, if fine weather continue now, good and sound crops will be housed daily. Oats are good, and many fields quite ready to cut. Potatoes are going fast now, and it is likely that at least half of the crops will be lost by the disease. A large quantity have been planted, particularly towards the mosses, and very heavy crops would have been got, had the rot not affected them. The late wet weather has rendered the moss roads almost impassable, so that very few, if any, turf stacks have been made yet. Two or three fine weeks will make a wonderful difference in everything. The grass lands are rather bare for the time of the year, and fine weather will do the meadow and pasture lands as much good as the green crops. Second crops of clover are either cut or ready, and the'universal cry of the far mers is for fine weather.—Preston Chronicle. CRICKET MATCH.—PRESTON V. LIVERPOOL.—On Thursday a match was played between the Preston and Liverpool Olympus Clubs, on the Preston cricket ground. Only one innings on each side was played, and the Preston eleven beat their opponents withiforty-seven runs to spare. Liverpool went in first and showed some good play, Danse scoring 17, Clare 16, and Comber 7. They had to contend against good fielding, and their last wicket went down at a total score of 52. Rainford and J. Clarke then went in as the first men on the Preston side, and the former only lost his bat by one of Clares' balls,• after scor ing 21. Clarke made an unlucky hit in striking for his ninth score, and was caught out by Williams. Case scored 18, when Comber again forced him to retire. Mar riott played well and carried out his bat, having obtained 20 runs. Palmer scored 5, and the others less numbers, with the exception of two, who could not defend their wickets successfully against the excellent bowline of Com ber, and went out with 0. The full score was—Liverpool 52, Preston 100 have Jeen used to get the standing orn,.. That was a plain statement of the facts. When sus?ended. the depu- tation was called into the room - , - "Ke — (Mf. Ferguson, as chairman, was told th a t th e rat i ng clause, in its integrity, had passed. Mr. Bramley-Moore (who, with Mi'. Mann, was there) said—" Have we not acted honourably in this business ; you see the rating clause is now brought in in all its integrity ?" He (Mr. Ferguson) said they had done so, but he was rather surprised to find Mr. Moore stating, the other day, in Council, that they had been compelled to put the clause in—that the clause had been forcedi n. When he spoke to Mr. More, in the House of Commons, that gentleman claimed great credit for passing the clause. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HARDY referred to the numerous ward petitions which had been sent to the Council, and which, by two or three of the most liberal gentlemen in the Council, had been treated with more contempt than by any others. If they did not succeed in obtaining the right to tax the docks and the corporate estate, their rates would soon be ten shillings in the pound. If it pleased God to spare him, he should go round to every ward and remind the electors of the Ist of November. ( Loud applause.) Mr. W. BROWN briefly moved the next resolution. Mr. THOMAS WYLIE, In seconding the resolution, re. ferred to the vast amount of money which was received by the bondholders, without contributing anything to the relief of the poor. He hoped the efforts of the Rating Committee in this matter would not cause the general body of the parishioners to relax their efforts, but that they would most strenuously keep up this agitation, which had been so wisely and well conducted since its commence ment. He was certain that, with continued exertions, they should ultimately meet with success. (Applause.) Mr. FERGUSON mentioned that there were no fewer than 3,851 houses at present unoccupied in the parish. It was entirely owing to the high rates they were called on to pay, that, persons were induced to leave Liverpool and go elsewhere. Mr. POOLE alluded to the absence of their opponents, and attributed it to the very wise maxim, that, "discre tion is the better part of valour." What they proposed was to apply to Parliament to enable the Dock Committee to raise a fund for the payment of the rate. They did not go to them and ask them for money, without, at the same time, making provision where the money was to come from. Where was it to come from but from the general disbursements of the dock estate, which had lately been much altered ? It was now a trading body—trading, in the most complete and strict acceptation of the term. It bought goods wholesale and sold them retail. The only competing port with Liverpool was London ; and they had returns from the various overseers of the parishes in which the doe' ~,ciis o. Jondon were situated giving vast amounts of assessments on that property; but they beard no com plaints as to the interruption to trade by these charges. Mr. J. P. M'KNIGHT and Mr. ROBERT BRYDEN rose at the same time to second the motion, and both reminded the electors that the Ist of November was the time when this matter should not be neglected. Mr. URQUHART moved the next resolution, and alluded to a statement which had been made in the Council and elsewhere, that it was not the shopkeepers who paid the rates, but their customers. The shopkeepers had no ob jection to its being understood that their customers paid the rates. What they wished was, that the customers of the merchants should also pay the rates in common with the customers of the shopkeepers. (hear, hear. and ap. plause.) The merchants took all the advantages of the Liverpool docks, streets, and other local protection and facility, but did their customers pay their share of the Liverpool poor rates. ( Hear.) He hoped the Town Council would recognise the correct principle of an equal adjustment of local taxation by rating the dock property, so that the customers of the merchants might pay the rates to Liverpool, as well as the customers of the shop. keepers. (Applause.) Mr. SEWARD seconded the motion. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—A complaint respect ing the state of the road along the outer wall of the new north docks, was referred to the Council. The Marine Committee suggested that various improvements should be made at the telegraph stations, and that the Liverpool station should be removed from the present premises to Tower Buildings. That an office in the same premises be procured, on lease, at a rent of £7O per annum, with the use of a wall on the ground floor. The Albert Dock Warehouse Committee recommended the dismissal of a number of the servants of the trust, in consequence of a fraud supposed to have taken place, of twenty-one bar rels of flour. Confirmed. The Chairman read the regulations and resolution of the Special Committee of the Council appointed to investigate the b grievances of the porters. The document was referred to the Master Porters' Committee. A communication from Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co., relative to the accommodation necessary for the five ocean steamers in course of con. struction in America, to ply between this port and New York, was referred to the Committee of Works. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—This committee met as usual on Thursday. The inspector of nuisances made his weekly report. Mr. Johnson attended to complain of the state of the cellars at the Queen's Hotel. The engineer reported that he had served a notice upon parties on whose property pools of stagnant water existed, stating that the Council were empowered to compel the drainage or removal of stagnant water within twenty-four hours after notice, and calling upon the owners to abate the nui sance immediately, or they would be subject to the penalty by law provided. From the report of the super intendent of Paul-street baths and washhouses, it ap peared that 20,650 persons had bathed there since March last, gratis. A question was asked, if arrangements had beel made for the performance of the duties of the medi cal officer during his absence for three weeks. It was stated that no arrangement had been made. It was re ported that 311 notices had been served on those parties who applied to register lodging-houses, but only 83 had registered. Ltstritt Relos. A woman at Blackburn became last week so excited by passion that she fell down in a fit and expired. The Bishop of London is on a visit at Whittington Hall, near Lancaster, the seat of Thomas Greene, Esq. A little girl, four year' old, was burnt to death a few days since at Lancaster, through her clothes catching fire, whilst playing with lucifer matches, which unexpectedly ignited. William Bolling, Esq., M.P. for Bolton, whose death on Wednesday we record elsewhere, was long a Sunday school teacher, and on the Sunday before he received his final summons he was instructing a class in the Bolton Parish School. On Sunday week, the bodies of most of the persons drowned by the flood on Wednesday week were interred in the presence of tens of thousands of people. Six of them were buried in Trinity Churchyard, Darwen ; two in the Parish Church, Blackburn ; two at the Lower Chapel, Darwen ' • one at Ebenezer Chapel; and one at the Methodist Chapel, Belgrave-square. IMPORTANT TO AUCTIONEERS.—At Bolton county court, on Friday, the judge allowed a defendant to set. off a claim which he had against a party who had sold his goods by auction, and a portion of which were bought by the defendant. The action was brought by the auctioneer on the occasion. His honour said that though the auc tioneer had a right to sue, he- must do so subject to the claim of the defendant against the owner of the goods. FATAL EXPLOSION.—An explosion of fire-damp hap pened on Monday at Mr. Wood's coal-pit, Hindley, , (close to the road leading to Leigh,) which caused the death of five persons. Three others are dreadfully burnt, and one of them not expected to recover. The real cause of the damp taking fire is unknown, but some people sup pose it was occasioned by a collier lighting his pipe out of one of Davy's safety lamps. PAUPERISM IN PRESTON.—The first of the periodical lists of paupers receiving out-door relief in Preston, was laid before the board of guardians on Tuesday last. The list contains nearly seven hundred names. As the pressure of work prevents the guardians and relieving officers inves tigating every case in so large a number as thoroughly as is desirable, the board have adopted this plan of making known who are the recipients of relief, in order that those who know of parties receiving relief improperly may ap prise the relieving officers of the same. MAGISTRATES.—The number of magistrates now in commission of the peace for this county is 403 ; being in Lonsdale hundred, 58 ; Amounderness hundred, 20 ; Blackburn hundred, 57; Leyland hundred, 20 ; West Derby, 101 ; Salford, 147. The three oldest magistrates in the commission are, W. W. Carus Wilson, Esq., of Casterton Hall, who qualified October 8, 1799 ; Lord Skelmersdale, who qualified January 20, 1809; and Ed ward Hornby, Esq., of Dalton Hall, who qualified Octo ber 6, 1807. WATERSPOUT NEAR GARSTANG.—On Thursday after noon, a waterspout passed near Garstang, and covered the railway with water for upwards of two miles. The train which leaves Lancaster at five minutes past three was compelled to stop at a cutting near Garstang. where the water was between two and three feet deep.. Several attempts were made by the engine driver to drive the train through the water, but he was afraid to proceed, fearing that the earth had been washed away from the rails. The passengers then got out, and some of them took conveyances and went on to Garstang—and others waited with the train. The express train was due at the time, and signals were put out to stop its approach. The express and two other trains from Preston were also com pelled to stop on the other side of the water. After hav ing been delayed about an hour and three-quarters they were enabled to proceed. FESTIVITIES AT RAWCLIFFE HALL. —During last I week there were gay doings at Rawcliffe Hall, to welcome the heir to the- Rawcliffe estates on th e atta i nment of his majority, and to congratulate the family on that ans. picious event. Wednesday last was a day that had been looked forward to with much interest by the family and those connected with them, not only on account of the entrance upon manhood by the young squire, but also be cause the attainment of that epoch would enable the pre sent owner of those estates to obtain a more permanent tenure of the property over which he has presided for nearly twenty years. The manor and estate of Out Raw cliffe, now held by T. R. Wilson France, Esq., was for feited by its owner, one of the Butlers, taking part with the Pretender, at the rebellion of 1715. The then heir to the estates was also tried for participation in the rebellion, and sentenced to death, but he died in prison, in London, in January, 1716. The estate had been in the family of the Butlers, formerly the De Botelers, from a very early period of history. The estates were then sold by authority of parliament. They were purchased by a Mr. Roe, whose only daughter, by marriage with John F rance , Esq., of Eccieston. brought the estate to that:gentleman, whose son and successor, John France, dying issueless, left the estates to Thomas Wilson, Esq., of rreston and Norbreck, for his life, and afterwards to his eldest son, Thomas Robert Wilson, Esq., and his heirs male ; failing which, to other and distinct families. Mr. 'Wilson and Mr. T. R. Wilson (the present owner), assumed, the former for hinalelf alone, and the latter, on succeeding to the estate, for himself and, issue, the awe of Iran in additioq to that of Wilsont LOSS OF THE OCEAN MONARCH, The inquest was resumed on Tuesday. Charles D. Locke, one of the hands of the Ocean Monarch, and who had left the ship when he found his own life was inimmi neat danger, stated, in addition to facts corroborating what has already been before the public, that Captain Murdoch did not leave the ship until after he (witness) had left; that the vessel was then in flames abaft, and that up to that time the captain did everything a person in his circumstances could do to save the lives of the people. William Perry Gibbs, second mate of the Ocean Mo narch, stated that there were no spirits stowed in that part of the vessel where the fire broke out, nothing being there but stores. There was a quantity of earthenware packed in straw, in crates abaft, and the steerage passen gers might have gone amongst them if they liked. Smoking was not allowed below ; but (he added) " the lowest class passengers might have smoked amongst the crates, so as- to prevent their being seen. No match, light, or candle, but has to be locked up every night. The lights are locked in every night." To the Coroner.—lf I found a man, after this accident, with an ignited box of lucifer matches in his pocket, I should suppose that the melancholy catastrophe arose from the carelessness of some of the passengers. Admiral Grenfell.—lt may not be generally known, but it is a fact, that when one of the poor people was pulled on board the Affonso, a box of lucifer matches was found in a burning state in his waistcoat pocket, although the man had been immersed in the water for a considera ble time. He was quite unconscious of the fact at the time, as in all probability the matches ignited whilst he was being pulled into the frigate. The inquest was adjourned to Thursday, and then re sumed. Jotham Bragdon, chief mate of the Ocean Monarch, exonerated his captain from all blame, thinking that he did all he could to preserve the lives and save the ship. This witness was highly complimented by the cor oner and Captain Evans, for his gallant conduct on the trying occasion, by which many lives were saved. The jury intimated their entire concurrence in this opinion. Mr. Thomas Henry, a merchant, who was one of the cabin passengers on board the Ocean Monarch, after de scribing what he knew of thexatastrophe,.and mentioning that he had owed his own preservation to a life preserver which he had the prudence to take with him for the voy age, said, respecting Captain Murdoch, that he had sailed with him about two years ago, and so much admired his conduct, both as a seaman and a gentleman, that he pur posely remained fourteen days in order to sail with him this time, and up to the present period that confidence had not at all been shaken. _ _ Mr. Henry Powell, another of the paSsengers, said : The captain was on board at that time, and this I must say, that he did all it was possible for man to do. Had the captain been supported by the crew and passengers, as he was by Mr. Bristow, a friend of mine, all hands would have been saved. Cross-examined by Admiral GrenfelL—l think the screaming of the passengers produced snore consternation than the fire itself. If there had been water, .I think the fire could have been extinguished in good time.—This concluded the proceedings of Thursday. On Friday the inquest was resumed. Several of the first witnesses examined merely corroboratci othere ay Par as their observation went. Their evidence was to the effect, on one point, that Capt. Murdoch had used every exertion and adopted every means within his power to meet the emergency of the occasion. The coroner asked (for the fourth time) if there was any one on board either the Cambria or Orion who could speak to the conduct of the captain of the Ocean Monarch. A. seaman named Hillier came forward, and said no man could do more than Capt. Murdoch did under the circumstances. The Coroner said this testimony, given voluntarily, must be highly gratify ing to Captain M. - An investigation was then entered into, relative to the truth or falsehood of a statement which had been made, to the effect that the Cambria and Orion might have afforded assistance had they proceeded to the wreck, in place of passing on. The Coroner wished•to see the log-books of the several vessels. Mr. Price, one of the. owners of the Cambria said no log was kept on board his vessel. Mr. Thomas Littledale deposed to the Cambria steamer passing his yacht under Puffin's Island, about twenty mi nutes after eleven o'clock, and that the Orion passed them before leaving Beaumaris. At about half-past eleven, or a quarter before twelve o'clock, they observed the Ocean Monarch standing in shore : about twelve o'clock they ob served a smoke issuing from her, and bore down towards her. The ship at this time was about five or six miles from the shore to the eastward of the Ormshead. It was about half past twelve or a quarter to one when they rounded ahead of the ship. About this time they observed the smoke of the Cambria. She would be five or six miles from the ship. The Affonso came to the wreck after the arrival of the yacht, and was the means of saving a number of lives. About three o'clock, or a quarter past, the yacht left the wreck, not being able further to render assistance. His (Mr. Littledale's) impression was, that they were at the ship about an hour before the Affonso came up. Had any other boats gone up at the time they did, a great many other lives would have been saved. Mr. Price examined Mr. Littledale, with a view to show that the Cambria was a long way distant from the burning ship, and that those on board were not to blame in not going up to her. This was not however clearly established, for it appeared that neither the Cambria nor the Orion were above 5 to 6 miles from the ill-fated ship when she was on fire, and that they. might have reached her nearly as soon as Mr. Littledale's yacht or the Affonso. Mr. Price statcd that the Cambria sailed half an hour after the Orion from Beaumaris, and arrived in Liverpool half an hour b e f ore h er . The Coroner said that as both vessels were near each other when passing the burning ship, that was an argument resembling a sword that cut both ways. If the Cambria possessed such sailing (or steaming) powers, she was the better able to render asssistance. Capt. Evans here exhibited to the jury a chart of the onter channels of the port, in order, as he said, to point out the relative positions of the different vessels at the time and to enable them to judge of the assistance they might have been enabled to afford. Capt. Evans then pointed out the relative positions of the Cambria, the Orion, and the Prince of Wales, with respect to the posi tion of the Ocean Monarch. By the log of the Prince of Wales, which appeared to have been beautifully kept, the captain of that vessel said that at 1.20 he was in a position to see the ship on fire ; aid it seemed perfectly evident to him (Capt. Evans) that if the Prince of Wales, at that time, from the position in which she was, could see the fire, and could get up in time to save life, and also.saw these vessels (the Cambria and Orion) a-head between the burning ship and the Prince of Wales, if she (the Prince of Wales) could get up in time, that both the other vessels might have got up ; and the whole question then would hinge upon the fact as to where they were at the time : Mr. Littledale had stated at what distance he had observed them, and at the time the fire broke out they must have been very near the burning ship indeed. The mate of the yacht deposed to the facts spoken to by Mr, Littledale. In reply to Capt. Evans he said that if the Cambria had gone up to the wreck she would have been the means of saving many lives. Admiral Greaten (of the Affonso) wag present at the inquest, and expressed his opinion that Captain Murdoch had done all that a man could do to save the lives of his passengers sad crew. _ _ The Coroner in summing up complimented Mr. Little dale, the chief mate of the Prince of Wales, the Captain of the Affonso, and others, and instructed the jury that their verdict must be one of accidental death, and they might accompany this with any remarks relative to the different individuals who hack taken any part during the melancholy occurrence in rendering assistance, or who, by their apathy had failed to render the assistance within their power. Mr. Curry in the course of summing up, (which he did with great perspicuity, dwelling on all the principal parts of the evidence,) alluded to the apathetic conduct of the crew of the " Pilot Queen," and added,— " I will not venture to trust myself with the name that should be substituted. I will venture to affirm that had our gracious Sovereign, who had taken such lively interest in the distressing event, by rewarding (and so well deserved) the gallant conduct of the sailor Jerome, been in the royal yacht ' The Victoria and Albert,' where the Pilot Qeen was,—she, though a female, would have been the first to order, and, by her presence, to encourage the most prompt assistance to the burning ship. I wish I could shut my eyes on the barbarity of this crew of the Pilot Queen, who within sight, and almost hearing of the cries of the unhappy sufferers, could yet, not only refrain from holding out a hand to those on whom the yawning deep was about to close, but, (as I fear will prove to be too true,l to plender those who were SQ '..knftrtuziate in being placed on board of her." The jury, after quarter of an hour's dbgeftee, returned the following verdict :—" That the said Mafy Tobin, Geoffry Lynch, Ellen Tierney, a boy unknown, and a girl unknown, carne to their deaths from being accidentally drowned, consequent on the Ocean Monarch taking fire. And at the same time, the jury would shew th e i r mar k e d approbation of the conduct of the captain, and particularly that of the first mate, of the Ocean Monarch, during that most trying scene ; as also the noble and praiseworthy efforts of the distinguished individuals who signalised themselves at that awful catastrophe, as well as the officers and men under their command. Further, they wished to express their disapprobation of the conduct of the masters of the two steamers, Orion 4nd Cambria, who might, they were led to believe, have rendered most efficient service to the ill-fated people on board." The resumed investigation occupied nearly twelve hours. Inquests have also been held on bodies cast on shore at Hoylake and at Menai Bridge. At Hoylake, the inquest was on the bodies of fourteen of the passengers. The inquiry was adjourned until Tuesday, when the jury re turned a verdict that they were accidentally drowned through the burning of the Ocean Monarch. The jury also expressed their approbation of the exertions made by the captain and crew in endeavouring to rescue the pas sengers. The inquest at Menai Bridge was on the body of a child, apparently about 14 years of age, who had been picked out of the water alive, by the mate of the Prince of Wales, but died on board the steamer shortly after. The jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned, and the body was decently interred in Llandy silio church yard.—Tt may be mentioned that Captain Dani generously refused to accept any remuneration out of the funds collected at the bridge or elsewhere, towards the spirits, provisions, &c., which he so abundantly sup plied the poor sufferers with, during the time they re mained on board his vessel. John Benison and Thomas Bethell, two Dee pilots, were placed in the dock of the police -court on Thursday, charged with robbing several of the passengers of the Ocean Monarch. There was also strong suspicion of a graver nature. Fro►r. the evidence adduced it appeared that the Pilot Queen of Chester (on board of which the prisoners were) picked up some of the crew and passengers of the ill-fated vessel. The prisoners demanded a shilling a-piece from all those they picked up. The prisoner Beni son attempted to pull a blanket from the shoulders of a second-cabin passenger named Powell, who to retain pos session of it gave him up his watch. A trunk, which had been found floating, was taken to Benison's house, Dee bank, and on the visit of thilDetective officers from Liver pool it was found that it had been broken open, and va rious articles of wearing apparel taken out. The trunk belonged to a seaman of the Ocean Monarch. Amongst the passengers taken on board the pilot-boat was a young man with a considerable sum of money upon him. He was kept on board when the others- left. A boy named Folkes, belonging to the pilot-boat, stated that he was put on board the Rhyl steamer for Liverpool, but the statement was not looked upon as satisfactory, and the prisoners have been remanded till the necessary inquiries can be made.—On Friday night, Joseph Sheard, from Huddersfield, called at the Journal-office in this town, stating that he was the " missing man ;" that the pilots put him on board the Taliesin steamer, and behaved kindly to him, demanding nothing from him, so that he made them a present. On Saturday the prisoners were again placed in the dock, when Mr. Sheard stated that he was the person left on board. Mr. Rushton said that he would send the prisoners to be tried for the robbery of the trunk to the magistrates in Flintshire. He told the offi cers to give Mr. Pbwell his watch again, and the latter gentleman to restore the blanket which he had received from the prisoners. On Friday evening the Mayor received a communication to the effect that, in addition to the £5O before directed to be paid to Frederick Jerome out of the royal bounty fund, her Majesty and Prince Albert have been graciously pleased to contribute the sum of £lOO as a joint subscrip tion in aid of the sufferers by the Ocean Monarch, in be half of whom, we understand, her Majesty has expressed the deepest interest. The Committee have been actively engaged in affording relief to the survivors of the unfortunate vessel. On Wed nesday they paid the fares home of such as had determined not to proceed to Boston,. and presented each with a sum of money on a graduated scale. The passage -money also having been returned by Messrs. Harnden on Thursday and Friday, such as determined to proceed to Boston were furnished with orders for bedding, &c., and provisions ; and orders given on Messrs. Enoch Train and Co., Bos ton, for a certain sum to- be paid on each arrival. The committee have been most active in furnishing clothing, food, &c., to the poor classes of the survivors ; those of them who wish to go to , America will be provided with free passages out ; those who wish to return to their na tive homes are, or will be, provided with means. At a special meeting of; the Committee of the Under writers Rooms, Wm. Rotheram, Esq. in the chair, it was resolved that the freedom of the room be presented to Thos. Littledale, Esq., the owner of the yacht Queen of the Ocean, to Admiral Grenfell, the Brazilian Consul General; and to Captain Lisboa, the officer in command of the Affonso, Brazilian steamer, in testimony of the appreciation, by the members of the Association, of their meritorious exertions in rescuing many passengers from the burning wreck of the Ocean Monarch. Mr. Littledale and Admiral Grenfell have written to express their thanks to the committee of the Underwriters' Rooms, for the merited marks of approbation conferred on them. The conduct of Capt. Dani, of the Prince of Wales, who estood many live*, io dcaurvedly comnicndcd. no remained by the burning vessel after the frigate had left her, the of ficers of the latter thinking it an impossibility for them to save more. The passengers on board the Prince of Wales, in admi ration of Jerome's conduct, collected £lO on the instant, of which £7 was presented to the noble fellow, and the residue was divided among the crew of the Queen of the Ocean's boat, who rendered good service. By order of the consignees in Liverpool, Messr. Baring Brothers and Co., the Steam-tug Company have sent out a steamer with diving-bells, and other necessary machines, to endeavour to recover any portion of the wreck, for the benefit of the underwriters in America. The fishing boat which rescued many of the passengers of the Ocean Monarch was the Town of Liverpool, owned and sailed by William Syers, of Seacombe, who is one of the very few left of the crew of Lord Nelson. His con duct on the occasion was worthy a British seaman, though he has been hitherto unnoticed. An adjourned meeting of the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society was held on Wednesday, the object of assembling being to take into consideration the services rendered by the different parties instrumental in rescuing the sufferers from the conflagration of the Ocean Monarch. The splendid gold medal of the society, executed by Wyon, of the mint, were voted to Thomas Littledale, Esq., owner of the yacht Queen of the Ocean ; Admiral Gren fell, the Brazilian consul-general at this port ; Captain Lisboa, the officer in command of the Affonzo (Brazilian steam-frigate), and to Jerome, the courageous seaman of the New World. A sum of money was also voted to the crew of Mr. Littledale's yacht. The conduct of the other officers and crew of the Affonso, and also of the captain and crew of the Bangor steamer, Prince of Wales, and other parties who distinguished themselves on this melan choly occasion, was under consideration, and the award has since been made according to their merits, as will be seen below. Mr. Court, the secre— tary to the society, in communicating the above particulars• to the papers, says, " It is a singular fact, which came out in evidence before the committee, that the mate of the Ocean Monarch, knowing that Jerome was on board the New World, then close to, and having witnessed his exertions on a former occasion, when the Henry Clay was stranded near New York, proceeded in the boat to the New World and brought him to the wreck," An adjourned meeting of-the Humane Society was held on Saturday, at which the society's silver medal of tha first class was awarded to each of the officers of tie Affonso, and to the chief rate of the Ocean Monarch; a silver medal of the second class to each of the four sea men. £l5 were voted to five of the Ocean Monarch's crew, who manned a boat and saved many lives. A gold medal was voted to Mr. Dani, master of the steamer Prince of Wales. The silver medal was awarded to Mr. Batty, his chief mate, and £25 for distribution among his crew. A long correspondence has been published, which has taken place, in refereuce to the event, between, the Mayor and those of the Orleans family who were on board the Affonso, and witnesses of the fire. The Mayor commu nicated to the Prince de Joinville, the Duke d'Aumale, and to the two princesses, the sense which was entertained in the town of their noble exertions and active sympathy in the presence of the late casualty. The Prince de Join vine, in reply, says,—" I merit nothing of the eulogiums which you would. pour on me. A passenger simply on board the Affonso, lk was nothing but the powerless spec tator of the most deplorable of catastrophes. I saw, how ever, the most noble efforts made by others to arrest from a horrible death the women and children ; and let it be permitted to rae to point out for public thanks the officers and crew of the frigate, the seaman Jerome, and, above all, Admiral,Grenfell, of whose heroic conduct I am filled with admiration." A similar correspondence has passed between his worship and the Marquis de Lisboa, the Bra zilian minister, who was made the instrument of convey ing to the princes the Mayor's letter. His excellency says, —" Permit me to convey to your worship and the people of Liverpool the assurances of, the high estimation in which. I, hold the prompt and very friendly manner in which,they, have testified their. approbation ; and I feel confident that Admiral Grenfell, my brother, his officers, and crew, will highly esteem and duly appreciate the hand some compliment paid them.—l have the honour to re main, with great consideration and esteem,, sir, your obliged and obedient servant, IVIARCIEES LiSBOA." DISTRESSING NARRATIVE.—Mary Ann Taylor, of No. 1, Victoria-place, Leeds, has given the following heart rending account :-111 4 er husband, James Taylor, who is an overlooker of power-looms, is now settled in America, and she with her two children was going to join him. As the water was rough outside, she became seasick, and lay down, but was roused from bed by the alarm of fire. She ran upon deck, and having ascertained that the rumour was true, returned into her berth for her children. gven then the smoke was so thick down below that she was nearly suffocated. She,, however, got her children„ re turned upon deck, and there she remained until, like others, she could remain no longer. She felt the deck scorching her feet. She then tied her two, children, one a little girl about four years old, and the other a boy nearly two 'years of age, to her own body, by means of a rope and a hanakerchief which she picked up, and let herself down into the water, holding her offspring on her back with one hand, and letting herself down with the other. She got hold of the rigging, which, she said, was literally covered with human beings, and clung to it; but the water, which was rough, dashed over her and her children . , and soon suffopated them. As the dead bodies were weighing her 4pfan, an Irishman loosed the rope, awl they MI Into thßmAter,„ Sept. 5, 1848._ On Sunday, the sum of £ll 14s. was collected at the doors of St. Anne's Church, Stanley, for the sufferers of the Ocean Monarch ' • at St. Paul's, Prin ces ' Park, X 56 was collected ; at St. John's, £l3 ; at St. Silas', .Ll 3; and in otherchurches the congregations were equally liberal, The subscribers to the sketch of the burning of the Ocean Monarch by Prince Joinville, amounted to 491, a t ss. each, The fortunate winner was Mr. Halton, of Hulton Park, near Bolton. The amateur performance at the Theatre noyal, on Thursday, will leave about £l5O for the sufferers. The contributions received from all sources now amount to upwards of £3,500. Part of the head of the Ocean Monarch may be seen at low water, it being held firmly to the spot by the allehor` TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDAR:P. Sir,—On Saturday last the body an fine little boy, ar parently about six years old, was cast on the shore at Daw' pool, in the parish of Thurstaston, from whence it was con veyed to the church, and placed in a shell', until :he co' roner shall have held an inquest over it. It was dressed in a black velvet frock coat. Should his unhvppy parenY,, have survived th e wrec k , and t hi s meet their eye, it rwill be a melancholy consolation to them to hear that the WO; of their child was rescued from the merciless ()Olin, and consigned to Christian burial . .—l remain, sir, yours', 4C '' JOHN FISH, Rector. TO THE EDITOR OF THE' LIVERpooL STANDiT' Six,—Having seen it statedin the Times. and Stand-il l/ of Saturday List, the 26th current, that the s teamers; Cambria and O r i on h a d neglected to' render assistance A.l". the case of the un f or t unate Ocean' Monarch, and much misapprehensio n on th e part of the public having bee '} occasioned as to what vessels are particularly referred tot' owing to the coincidence of names, we btg to state that neither the Cambria (American contract mail steamer) nor the Orion (Glasgow and Liverpool' steamer) Wer e near the scene of the catastrophe,—the former being at the time on the other side of the Atlantic, and' the latter at anchor at Liverpool. We are, Sir, your most obedient servants, G. & BURNS. Glasgow, 29th August, 1848 MR. B. R. ISAAC'S GRAND CONCERT,. nit. AID OF THE FUND FOR THE RELIEF OF• TO SUFFERERS BY THE LATE FIRE. Amongst the generous efforts most promptly made 131 our fellow-townsmen, for the relief of the sufferers br the terrible calamity on board the Ocean Monarch, that of Mr. B. R. Isaac was one from which we expected moso satisfactory results. This gentleman at once, and nh` prompted, threw u p all participation in a sch eme o f the' most promising character, and, much as we regret that it has not been productive to the charity for which it vas! offered,—that, in fact, it has been a source of loss to Mr ; " Isaacs himself,—the public will not be disposed to f o rget' the spirit in'which the offer was made; and the fact that with such an artiste as Madame Alboni, who may fairly, be said to possess the finest organ of its kind ever heard in any country, supported, too, by such singers as Sabi? Corbari, Paltoni, he ought to , have felt confident that he was giving up a considerable sum. The attendance was most fashionable in the Stalls and Dress Circle, but failed in the other and lower-priced portions of the house. The concert itself was undoubtedlY of a first-rate character. The leading attraction, Madame Alboni, surpassed every previous effort of hers which we have had the pleasure of hearing, both her voice and her management of it having sustained improvement. Her rendering of 6 ` Non piu mesta," and her duets with Sale and Corbari were inimitable. The latter two a rtiste were in fine voice, and amply justified all that we had heard of the m . Si gnor P altoni ' s " Largo it factotum's was excellently sung and encored. The piano -forte play' ing of Mr. Isaacs himself was amongst the great &Mac' tions of the evening. POLICE INTELLIGENCE Several= drapers in St. James-street were last week fined by Mr. Rushton for exposing goods on the footway BIGAMI:—On Friday Mr. Rushton committed• a roan named John M'D ona ld f or tr i al on this charge. He married Elizabeth Morgan at St.. Church, 11 1/ October,=lB46, end Mary Smith at St. Peer's Church June last. STABBING. --John Clancy, the driver of a spring ear!► was sent for trial on the serious but now common offence of stabbing. Patrick Buckley, a young man,-a• dealer in mats, stated that, on Thursday night, he was going throng° Preston -street, when he observed the prisoner:and another young man fighting. The prisoner ran at him as he passed, and stabbed hi m w i t h a pocket knife on the heaut, face, and side. A surgeon stated that none of the woune* were dangerous.—The prisoner pleaded that he ria s drunk. On Wednesday, a man named Watson, in the ernpler of Mr. Ashe, spirit dealer, South Castle-street, was coni mitted for tri a l, c h arge d w i th embezzling several: sums ° f money which he had received for articles sold at the vaults. It appeared that from suspicions entertained by Mr. Ashe, that he had severally sent Mr. Wren, 31 ; r " Crossley, and a c l er k o f Mr. Reay, (of the. Guar°l • vv ii, Society), &c., to pu rc h ase smal l quantities of spirits marked coins. O u t o f f i ve amounts thus sant' witliiu were one hour, the monies presented for four of them' 7„ found upon the prisoner, as also for two bottles of sP' ri n t i MV.7 ....Oil° ADZ UN A. POLICE-OirmicEist------ Monday night last, John. Edge, one of the extra - pktrol Rake-lane, Kirkdale, was assaulted by f our men i n the' most brutal way. He was kicked about the head and face in a shocking manner, receiving besides manY wnt U , - sions, a wound o ver th e l e ft eye b row, one on t h e f ore hfae and another on the left s id e of the head. He is now dan gerously ill at the N or th ern H osp i tal. O rmero d CroolE William Winstanley, two of th e assailants, are now 111 custody. Mr. Rusht on or d ere d an additional police force to be placed in the' neighbourhood alluded to,. with.the view of preserving the peace. The prisoners have been remanded for a week. A LADY SWINDLELL—On Friday a young female of respectable appearance, and giving the name of Matilda Tremaine, was brought up before . Mr. Rushton on n• charge of swindling. It appeared that, although young in years, the lady was a complete adept in. the art. of de ception. She went last November to the house of a. young lady named Chew, the principal of a seminar'''• and stated that she was the niece of Dr. White, of Tog.- teth-park, presenting that gentleman's card, and stating that she was to learn all that could be taught in that es tablishment. Books were furnished to her upon the faith of her representations, and she continued there until e' short time ago. After this she went to the school of Mi s 6 Berry, in Netherfield-road, where she again entered her.. self as a pupil, as the niece of Dr. White. In conse• quence of her leaving in so abrupt a manner, Miss Cho° made a communication to the police, and the result will that Miss Matilda,T r e ma i ne was taken into.custody, an d the books which she had obtained from Miss Chew wer e found. Dr. White a pp eare d, an d d ec l ared that he knew .., nothing of the prisoner, who, it appeared, had one dal called at his lodgings, and asked fo r one of his cards, wi th which she had assisted h erse lf i n comm i tt i ng her f ra n cs' Mr. Rushton ordered h er t o b e comm i tte d for trial. 13; was informed that some time ago th e p r i soner wen t- to , lady in London, and stated that she was in the d eePo'" distress. The lady was so much imposed upon by th girl's manners,, that she cause d h er t o b e sent to sc h o ol ' and had her brought up in a manner quite becoming lady. She subsequently disgrace& herself, but still 'ar k kind-hearted benefactress was her steadfast friend, and is stated procured for her at least a dozen situations. ROBBERY_ FROM A SHOP.—At the Police-court yester: day, a young man, named John Waters, was charged bi Mr. Samuel- Watson, with h av i ng walked into his place ° . business, and stolen a looki ng - g l ass , Th e cor n plainief said he was a cabinet-mak er , an d li ve d i n Christian -styes.' On Saturday he, from behind, observed the prisoner Win e into the middle of the shop, and, suspecting his intention, he watched his movements from behind some furniture' In a short time the prisoner seized a swing looking-gle and made off with it. Compl a i nant pursued h i m a uto Dawson-street, before reaching which, prisoner had drOP: ped the glass. The article was worth 7s. The prison es was-committed for trial. - P oROBBING rt , OF F n elderly man, —yesterdayed testimony it was difficult to elicit from , his being nit!". afflicted with deafness, charged a woman named Cather lll ; Pender, and a man named Thomas Regan,, with he a l; llenaghan , at vai t o, i; u : robbed him, of £7 in sovereigns,and afew.shillings- ,t„„ complainant said he had come from his native P. 11 ": ‘ ,1 county of Roscommon, and on Sunday night, in the gr.; the. male prisoner accosted him,, and persuaded,,b, l that he could show him to a respectable lodging. 1 11 . 0 went together to a house in Lace-street, where the feriii.'g joined them ; and the complainant foolishly took out V, purse, and paid something for drink to treat them. ,„a laid his purse on the table, when. Regan i ns t an tly se,„,.' "e it, and saying that he (th e owner ) wasuna b le to take „Tao, of it, immediately, decamped with the booty. The Iv ° ,..'" o ve. also escaped, but-both were afterwards f oun d in the house by the police, and though, little, if any, o f the - P- perty was found the ca s e was c l ear against the prisel.l"o9. and they were, both committed for trial at the sesl ee o, The man, Regan, was well known to the police. Ilad tra nr. frequently committed, an d on one occas i on wee 'OO sported for seven years. They both said the old 10%0 drunk at the ti m e an d h a d b een th roug h t h e -da other parties drinking. The female finally said she married,, and that the male prisoner was her husband` s h i a t sly:. at tr Thomaschbaemenbegui ltyn otwit h sta n ding f h b a r s i b g i v r e y n. 4.l,At The Horsham Election Committee have decided ll 'e - h Mr. Fitzgerald was not duly elected for that bor °— ' se e% of the representation made to Government, th at me 0..- detertain tion that he would not. noti h c i e s , t , l 3 a x at p r i e n ss co n ,i, olst, The Church of England supports five training 5 ,,, 1 43 m ks' at an annual expense of £11,000„ for educating 27 p - iyed ters ; towards which only £lOOO per annum is r e S:bool from the state ; while the British and Foreign ' ea' Society, with schools for training Go." masters , f r om sh e m cu e r e io ti u n sgfa of as r t e h l e ativ ß e ri t t pense of £1,200 per annum, receives annually state £750. a r; :: . RAILWAY TRAVELLING.—Sir ...,a,.....xesys , .. o ine carriage, if the eye be fixed on a row travelling. On looking out of the window a 3 '''' o r a moving away ; but, if the axes of the palings, the image seems confused and to b _ cu l' en if o ish the A v s i s s o ig al: o i f ;: obje llm et e s utdiq°trelrn'' i.;b lo, . turned to, some nearer spot; then the stones or P a t er 00 eye Of s b t e ° ne s:7 sr a n g : 11 1 0 1 , for an i,ustant seen stationary. 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