The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-01-06 00:00:00

OOLLEN GOODS ALARGE Awl-tall and DOESKINS SHINGS LIVERPOOL R.N'S FRENCH DISTILLED JOAN C cr SOLE 7ERTON AGENTS shire, S 1, CABLI N.8.-Imt SALE of the above Artic POOL ted to every purpose that a Lock can be ppphect t B'S PATENT COMBINATION VATCHE C H ÜBB'S NEW ada CHI DETEC TOR: LO( CHUBB'S PATENT FIRE CASES, CHESTS, &c., made RC) ? s, BOO} the fal of brick-work imbers, &c., in case of Fire. CHUBB'S CASH and DEED BORES The PATENT PORTABLE WATEi..-- iable to get out of repair, the best and cheapest ma, C. CHUBB and SON, t_CLOSETS , nc No. 28, LoRD-V LIVEAPOOI 72, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL. WINTER FAS.HIONS TOP COATS PATENT WATERPROOF TATTERSALLS, TAGLI ONIS, CHESTERFIELDS, D'ORSAYS, & MANY OTHER NEW STYLES OF TOP COATS FOR GENTLEMEN, AT THE CIVET CAT•ESTABLISATENT, FOR GENTLEMEN'S TAILORING,AND NAVY AND ARMY OUTFITTWG, 72, LORD-STREET, LIV4RPOOL. DANIEL MYERS, TROUSERS MAKER AND TAILOR, AVAILS himself of this opportunity of informing h Friends and the Public, that '- his just completed Season,with every Fashitinable -class Dress, consisting of his Purchases for the pre Material for Gentlemen's first Superior Waterproofßeavers, Waterprm/f Pilots, Devon Kerseys, and AlbertTweeds,Const Mixed Tattersall Tweeds, for splendid Top Coats. Black and Bine • •11 r, West of Englandßroad Cloths! from the first Makers in and Dou En gland warranted len's Trousers to retain their A. Foreman being engaged at this Establishment for the purpose of cutting out Gentlemen's Ridilw Trousers and Breeches, this very important part of Gentlemen's Dress has proper attention ; and those Gentlemen who have not already experienced this benefit of D. MYERS'S Tailoring will immediately upon the first trial acknowledge this grea, improvement, both in fit, style, and ease. D. MYERS, in submitting the following list of prices. beg! assure his Friends and most respectable Connexions, that all the Materials at his Establishment are selected from th( first Horses in England and Paris ; that no Job or defective Goods are tolerated, and that they are manufactured entirel3 from New Wool.— The New Waterproof Tattersall Ditto Silk Lined and Stitched Pilot Wrapper Coats . ... Waterproof Pilot, Tweed, or Beaver Chesterfields Superfine Cloth Great Coats, with Silk Velvet Col lars, Cuffs, and Facings, Bcc., beautifully made Livery Top Coats, with Cape. : Superfine Cloth Dress Coats, in Black, Blue, Invi sible, or any other colour 3 0 ( Cassimere Vests Stout Waterproof Tweed Trousers Double-milled Constitutional Do. .... Splendid Qualities, in Plaids, Albert Mixtui all the Newest Patterns The very best Trousers that can bP Black, Blue, Milled Drab, Devons simeres, d o uble-stitched, and fitted beautifully to the boot, in French or English Stylet .... Real Genoa Silk Velvet Vests Rich French Figured Velvet Waistcoats newest and most beautiful designs.. Figured Shawl Vests, most Fashionable Patterns, both in English and French Fabrics £0 16 0 to 1 The first order at this Establishment will prove that it not only more moderate in prices than any respectable House in Liverpool, but that it is also conducted with preci.;-- attention equal to any of the most blishments of the West End of London. NAVAL AND MILITARY UNIFORMS, To the latest regulation. A variety of Top Coats, Macintoshes, and Waterproof Clothing, kept ready made. CONTRACTS - Three Suits, any C010ur..... Four Ditto, Ditto.. Five Ditto, Ditto... Six Ditto, Ditto o 18 ( 1 4 ( produced, in ems pins. rSIC— 1 6 ( 1 10 ( 1 10 ( of the ..I. 16 0 to 2 noted Tailoring Esta- £ll 14 0 15 4 0 Large Sizes Extra. The old Suits to be retu Merchants and Captains supplied w.,_ for any climate, at prices unprecedented, owing to the now prevailing depression of Trade in the Manufacturing Dis tricts. OBSERVE, 3 Clothing 12. LORD-STREET, LIVERPQOI CAUTION. —HALL'S PATENT STARCH MR. LAWRENCE , HALL begs ()_ackrtpwl liberal patyonag has received for so many years, and deems It a duty to himself and the publidto guard them against the many spurious imitations which are daily foisted upon them under ~t he various denominations of " BEST PATENT STARCH, BEST WHITE PATENT STARCH," " PATENT. GLAZED STARCH," " SATIN-FACED STARCH " " SUPERIOR PATENT STARCH," &C. &C. disappoint the consumer, and greatly injure n (the only Patentee) uy his make; and he begs further to caution ti chasing an article now offering for Sale, which, from Potatoes, is in the form of powder, and may thus bt distinguished from HIS PATENT STARCH. knows that Starch 'made from Potatoes is of very inferior strength, and will not retain its stiffening qualities when exposed to the atmosphere. It is a fact well known, that it was a few years after Mr. HALL took out a Patent for his invention before he brought the article to the perfection for general use to which it has now attained ; and it is better known still, that all the imita tors have utterly failed in making a Starch at all similar or equal to HALL'S Patent Starch, other makers being ignorant of his present mode of preparing it, and if such were not the case, their premises and situation would not be suitab.e. Purchasers of Starch are . therefore particularly requested not to be deceived by a spurious article, and they are respectfully requested to ask for HALL'S IMPROVED PATENT STARCH. No other Makers of Starch ever had a Patent for it. Wholesale Agents, J. and R. RAIMES and Co., Edinburgh. Sold as usual by all respecta ble Grocers and Italian Warehousemen, &c. in the Kingdom. PATENT STARCH WORKS, SANDIACRE, near Nottingham. Every consumer Just published, the 12th edition, Sold by T. Newton, 16 and 29, Church-street, Liverpool, Price 45., and sent free to any part of the kingdom on receipt of a Postoffice Order for 35., THE SILENT FRIEND ; a Medical Work, on nervous Debility, and Disorders arising from an Impure State of the Blood, embellished with Engravings, representing the deleterious effects of Mercury on the Skin, by Eruptions on the Head, Face, and Body ; followed by Observations on Marriage. By R. L. PERR.Y and Co., Consulting Sur geons, LONDON and BfamiNGuazd. Published by -me Authors, and sold by Strange, 21, Pery th ; Wilson, IS, Bishopgate-street ; Purkin, Compton-street, Soho; Jackson and Co. 130, New Bond-street , London ; Bnekton, 50, Briggate, I:eeds ; Steward, Oldham-street, and Courier-office, Manchester; and by all Booksellers ill town and country. The CORDIAL BALM of SYRIACUM gentle stimulant and renovator of the impaired functio6s of life, and is, therefore, calculated to afford decided relief to those who have fallen into a state of chronic debility. In such persons the appetite is generally defective, and the relish of life is almost subdued ; they are wanting in that activity of mind and energy of conduct which their affairs require ; and par tly from conscious weakness, partly from ixcessive appre hensions, are liable to sink despondentlie Into a premature grave . It is for these that Messrs. PE LPL and Co., Surgeons, particularly SYRIACIJM. designed their CORDIAL BALM of Wh a tever enriches the bl oo d, without inflaming it ; what ever braces without stimulating too violently the nervous sys tem ; whatever frees and disburdens the viscera and other important organs ; whatever resolves obstrcthtions, and t h ro ws off viscid humours • whatever strengthens e general habit, and brings back the muscular fibres to their natural an dit, healthy tone ; whatever is calculated to produce in a considerable degree, all or any o f these effects, must be, under certain m odifications an d restriction s, equallyadapted to every species of decay. Balm Hence, though the Cor dial of Syri acum makes a direct attack u pon the many hydra in one quarter only, it will be found to apply indirectly or collaterally, to almost every other; in short, the debility of nature can be completely reinstated by this excellent me dicine, for its reanimating powers exceed almost credibility ; its fine, rich, stimulating balsamic a purification of the blood—and, above all, the co q rn 1 t tomachie qualities —its e e invi gorator of the nervous system, whereb the whole fac ulties become restore d to their proper power and cmcti„„,, and the fallen fabric of life is raised np to beauty, consistency, and duration , u p on the ruins of an emaciated and premature decay, to sound and pristine health. As nothing can be better adapted to help and nourish the constitution, so there is nothing more generally acknow ledged to be peculiarly efficacious in all inward wastings , loss of appetite, indigestion, depression of spirits, trembling or shaking of the hands or limbs, obstinate cough, shortness of breath , or consumptive habits. It possesses, shortness efficacy in all cases of syphilis, fits, head-ache, weakness , heaviness and lowness of spirits, dimness of sight, confuse thoughts, wanderings of the mind, vapours, and melancholy; and all kinds of hysteric complaints are gradually removed by its use. Constitutions relaxed, weak, or decayed, in men or women, are under its immediate influence. Old coughs, asthmas , and consumptive habits are s oon reli ated eved, and speedily cu red. Poverty of blood, and emaci limbs, will, ere long, meet the happiest change ; the chill, watery fluid will become rich and balsamic, and the limbs be covered with flesh, firm and healthy. Bottles, price lls. each , or th e q uantit y of four in Sold in one Bottle for 338., by which one lls. Bott l e is saved Messrs. PERR Y expect, w h e n consulted by letter , t' fee of one pound, without which no notice whatevel taken of the communication (postage pre-paid.) PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIPIC PILLS Price 2 s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and lls. per his- he usual r can be or Alercur ed with Sco of the body, Uleera: Warranted not to contain cor imnortanCe Are of the u butic Affection: ons or Sc!ofu!, iean - se the blood tr (Ring justly calculated 11 foulness, counteract every morbid ak and emaciated constitutions to .!alth and vigour. merry and Co., Sufgeons, may be consulted, as q. Beruers-street, Oxford-street, London, and tr,,tir doors from Easy-row,) Bir - A Leven in the Morning until an Sundays from Eleven till One. s required from a country patient, Co. to give such advice as will --Pnt and effectual cure, .uptions iii a Taint, Pimp ESTAti I STREE7 : 6 6s. t Pitgys, & affection, sot! pristi Messrs. usual. at N( 4, Great Charles-st mingham, punctually from Eight in the Evenincr, Only one personal vis to enable Messrs. Perms be the means of effecting- a Peru:" after all other means have proved ineffectual Medicine . N.B.—Country Druggists, Booksellers, Patent Vendors, and every other shopkeeper can be supplied with any quantity of Perry's Purifying Specific Pills, and Cordial Balm of Syriacum, with the usual allowance to the Trade, by moat of the principal Wholesale Patent Medicine Houses in London. - Sold, Wholesale, iond-street,by Messrs. EVANS and Co., Druggists, Liverpool. lUNIO'Ik Its 300 SHARES, at £2 28 After Feb. Ist, £4 4s The M Axe JAMES As Lieut. PA E JOHN SMI' LIVERPOOL BANKING COM THE high price of Adinissio and Clubs is such as to ca' a a more extended, usef object, th LU B, ÜBSCRIPTION, £2 2. übscription, £2 2s. of this Club, i in one Institution, those features which form the support of the Palatine, Lyceum, and Athenaeum. The Palatine in its Cuisine arrangements, the Lyceum in its Circulating Libra rary, and the Athenaeum in its Newsroom, in addition to the minor features attached to the Metropolitan Club Houses. The attention c Public is directed to the advantage . _ MODERN CIRCULATING LIBRARY, sisting of 60,000 VOLUMES, for the use of members a, be had .11 hours of the day i with a NEWS ROOM Dpolitan and Provincia and of first RLES WARD, of Aunty is this I their Suppliec . . Newspapers, together with A REFRESHMENT SALOON Every thing in this department is intended to be supplied on the mere cost of the articles, without regard to profit, affording those gentlemen accustomed to dine or lunch in town daily, an advantage in this department alone, equal to double their subscription. Those Gentlemen (one-third of the propriety) to whom shares have been granted are requested to pay the sum of FOUR GUINEAS, bei subscription, into tbl the amount of share and first year's )ank of the Liverpool Banking Con)- pany, on or before Tuesday, the 31st instant, and, on exhi biting the bankers receipt, may have immediate access to the Library. _ .._. . Applications for Shares, and Payment for Shares already granted, will, on and after the ]st February, be charged Four Guineas, and Two Guineas Subscription, and none admitted but by a ballot in committee. . . Application for the remainder of the shares to be made to BENJ. COLEMAN, Stock and Share Broker, Exchange-court East. N.B.—When 200 Shares are disposed of, a Meeting of the Subscribers will be called for the purpose of fixing upon suitable Premises, Sze., of which due notice will be given. VELVETS, SATIN, AND 0 MANTLES. ip catering for the public taste for the present month, J. artd,M. have been desirous to introduce a Garment which shall elmbine Utility with Elegance, yet ,Warmer, and more _ adapted to the colder Winter Months than the CARDINAL, hitherto so much sought after this Season, varying in Price from Two Guines to Four-and-a-Half Guineas. The Stock of WOOLLEN CLOAKS, in all their varied Styles, will be found, if not to exceed in extent, at least quite equal to any previous collection. Many of the best Patterns they are offering at Prices not to he competed with. Good Travelling Wrapper CLOAKS.. 16s. 6d. to 21s. Fine Saxony Woollen Ditto .. 225. 6d. to 355. AN ASSORTMENT OF CHILDRENS' CLOAKS CLOAK ROOM, COMPTON HOUSE MANCHESTER SPREAD EAGLE COMMERCIAL AND FAMILY HOTEL, HANGING-DITCH, RACK ENTRANCE FROM CANNON-STRVET .F. WESTALL respectfully acquain the Commer- VV V• cial Public, and Families Visiting anchester, that he has taken and entered upon the above spacious, conve nient, and centrally situate Hotel, (lately occupied by M E. Holden, formerly of the ket-street,) and hopes, from tl adhereto, in catering for the taste and comfort of ,ched, House Tay 1 system he intends to Mutton Broth, S Daily, from Ten ti rovided Tal on Tu and Saturd cisely. The W Spirits ted with and Coach-house WHEREAS a Petition of CH 116, Saint Ja -street, in Liverpool, in t t i l? vinglscen fi e District Court of BankruOfei order for protection from procesiv having bee iven to the said Charles Ward, under the provisions of of Parliu ment„passed in the parliament holden fiftlAgnd sixth years . of the reign of ber present MajestyAtituled" An act for the relief of Insolven Debtors," the; said Charles Ward is hereby required to , ppear in Court before WALKER SKIRROW, Esq„ the mmissioner acting in the matter of the said petiti ,o l -the 7th of February next, at eleven o'clock in the re on precisely, at the Liverpool District 'Court of Bankr p ,at Liverpool, for the purpose of being then and ther amined touching his debts, estate, and according to the pro s indebted to the said visions of t Charles Ward, or that have any of his effects, are not to pay or deliver the same but to Mr. WILLIAM BIRD, the Official Assignee, nominated in that behalf by the commissioner acting in the matter of the said petition. DOMESTIC A. poor fellow being laughed at for wearing a short coat, said, " No matter, it will be long enough before I have done with it." The ni of the late female Chartist meetings Ider who was the young lady :then speaking editor, at on, Oh. then at accounts THE Cllllll 3rrid cr ;ed by tE Patrick's are thus disposed of:—The Rev. Henry Irwin, of Sandford Church, near Dublin, a hardworking and most ex emplary clergyman. has been appointed to the Archdeaconry of Ernly ; and the Rev. John Brownlow, a connexion of the Darnley family, succeeds to the valuable living of Ardbrae can, in the diocess of Meath. SUNDAY TRADING.—For some time past the inhabitants of the populous parish of St. Pancras, London, having com plained of the traffic allowed to be carried on, not only on the Sunday morning, but throughout the entire day. During the last few days the various paving boards have, however, taken the subject into their consideration, and having issued printed notices, to the effect that any person opening shop on Sunday for the sale of any articles, will be proceeded against with the utmost rigour of the law. The itinerants who sell articles in the streets are likewise cautioned not to offend, as proceedings will be taken against them. SHIPPING OF KINGSTON, THE CAPITAL OF CANADA.— We have been at some little pains to ascertain the amount of shipping which has entered this port (Kingston) during the present season, in order to present our distant readers and those who may be interested in our trade with some idea of the business transacted here in the shipping department. The result of our labour is the ascertaining of the fact, that from the Ist of April to the Ist of November inclusive, shipping employed in the carrying trade has entered this port to the extent of 708,196 tons. There are yet five weeks, perhaps six, of active business before navigation closes, which will increase the amount about one-sixth. When to this is added the fact, that the present season has been one of un usual depression, and that one-fifth of our tonnage has been for some time unemployed, the carrying trade which calls into action such a commercial marine will not be deemed un important. On looking over the Quebec Gazette, we find that to the 28th ult., the tonnage of vessels arriving at that port from sea and from the lower parts amounted to 308,792 tons. The contrast will speak most favourably for the com merce of our inland seas.—Kingston News. A paragraph, which we believe originated in the imagi nation of the London correspondent of a Scotch paper, has been so generally circulated, and so generally reproduced in various forms, that it may be as well to give it the flat con tradiction it deserves. The report stated that the increasing s of the Duke of Wellingt in addition to the that venerabl, suming statesman to declare his intention of not re lership of the house of lords, and that it was place of the noble duke by imme- It was proposed to supply . . diately calling Lord Stanley to the up insinuated that this course was objecte : . (1. to by some mem- I that Lord Aberdeen, especially would dispute with Lord St mouthpiece of tl enabled to state approaching parliament the upper house, and ley the honour of being the overnment among the peers. We are that the Duke of Wellington will, in the , as in the last, act as the leader of iat no intention exists, or has ever ng Lord Stanley's elevation to the peerage by the ord ry process of succession.— Times THE BANK OF MANCHESTER.—A special meeting of the creditors of Raleigh, Good, and Holland, bankrupts, was held at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester, on Monday, when a discussion arose, which lasted nearly three hours, as to whether the above bank could legitimately prove upon the estate for the sum of ;£187,916, which they claimed to do. J. F. Foster, Esq., on the part of the bank, took objection to the statements contained in the bankrupts' balance-sheet, there being a deficiency of £55,256 unsatisfactorily accounted for.—Mr, Monk, for the bankrupts, contended that the ob- decided that the creditors were entitled to a balance-sheet made up from the commencement of the joint partnership of Raleigh, Holland, and Good, in 1836, in order to show how the deficiency of £55,256 Gs. 9d, which appeared on the books at the date of the partnership of Raleigh and Holland, was explained. After Mr. Foster had stated that he had up wards of 200 objections to the balance-sheet an adjournment took place. VALUABLE SUGGESTION.—A correspondent of the Times, Mr. Wm. Bevan, alluding to the death of the young woman Holland, and the serious injury of her sister in jumping out of a window during the ffre in Little Prescott-street, London, last week, makes a useful practical suggestion which ought at once to be adopted.—" Let a strong rope net of sixteen or twenty feet square be deposited at all the police-stations, and with the different tire-brigades and Fire-engines, to be called the Fire-net.' Such nets being light would be very portable and could, on any alarm of fire, be instantly conveyed to tae scene of the conflagration, and of course made use of if ne cessary ; nothing more being required than to solicit the bystanders to stretch the net out on all sides, and then let the person in danger jump into it. Had such a netting been at hand in the case alluded to, I have no doubt that both the young women would have escaped with a few bruises. Generally, in cases of fire, the peril being eminent, not a moment is to be lost ; and the plan suggested offers this ad- vantage, that it can be in scene of,the calamity." HAYDN'S CHILD ~eeivvright in a sequestered Austrian village; and exer cised, besides, the - and organist to tl- tenor voice f those journeys e. beinz at The little domesti lied . the simple ." It would not .s as those of the is as those which land as it church organ, and of music in g( which the artisans of Germany often under Frankfort-on-the-Maine, he learned to play harp; and on strument while his wilt alts the habits of this concerts came round eve before his parents with two pieces of wood in of which stantly accompanied hi: loaded with years and wi airs which be had sung — had those first melodies be difficult to find in Vor good wheelwrig, awoke the genii of this sort, too a musical education a is in Germany —G. flogar Out of TO CORRESPONDMI's re cannot insert the, letter of " A Subscriber," unless his statements are authenticated by his signature. Eibtrpool ;';l:;laiWarb FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 1843 Ile impression g rows, in strength, in well-informei lmonust tl coming session of Parliament, will be one to place on a satisfactory basis the currency of the country portion of such a measure, we trust to see an attempt to correct the hitherto mischievous working of the system of joint-stock banking. To the enormous facilities imprudently afforded to favoured individuals —and principally to the scheming and the reckless— by these ill-managed concerns, is to be attributed. a vast portion of the suffering and disaster which h . aee recently pervaded the commercial community through out Great Britain. In our own town we are proud to say that hitherto the operation: of the system, in the Ime of our local joint-stock banks, has produced no such disgraceful crises as we have had to notice in some other towns. We have had, in Liverpool, no " Northern and Central Swindle ;" no " Imperial Swindle;" no " Bank of Manchester Swindle." But it is sheer folly to imagine that the merchants and brokers of Liverpool—the importers and factors of the great staple of manufacture of the neighbouring dis tricts, can have passed uninjured through the dis arrangements and disasters produced by these dis graceful affairs. We have suffered—as the whole com munity has suffered—from the revulsion of credit and the stagger which confidence has sustained by these failures; and we can never count upon a year's un checked prosperity of our commercial affairs until the entire system be revised and placed upon a t.tally different foundation. Ns a system, we conceive that joint-stock banking is alike unsound and unsafe in principle. We have watched the rise and progress of many of these insti tutions; and we know their organisation to have been ind their subsequent operation baneful. It is unsound in principle and unsafe in practice, that such an undertaking as a bank 'should be conducted with a view to immediate divisible profits, by officers tempted, in order to curry favour and exact praise from proprietors, to make those apparent profits large, by running unjustifiable risks. It is unsound in prin cipl9 and unsafe in practice, that the arbiters of credit to be given to the customers of a bank—the arbiters of the mode and extent to which its funds should be advanced to this or that tradesman—should be rival tradesmen, themselves, in too many instances absorb ing its favours. Experience, we think, has fully proved these positions. The principle, too, that shares in these undertakings should be transferable, is, we think, not calculated to lead to steady and safe busi ness. The temptation to declare large dividends, which circumstances do not justify, is thus kept up; and whilst we may imagine that some particular con cern is rapidly progressing in prosperity, it may occur —and such has occurred—that its proprietors are only draining the store-room and emptying the strong box, before deserting the sinking ship. dtilihonest It is said, indeed, that joint-stock banks are safe for the public. The private banker, if he fails, may pro bably not pay more than a - dividend of ss. in the -found, whilst - the joint-stock bank, consisting of a large number of proprietors, satisfies every claim. Be it so, as far at least as the public creditor of the bank is concerned. But, we ask, is the amount of suffering and ruin incurred less from the failure of the joint stock banker than from the failure of the private banker ? We say, unhesitatingly, NO ! The number of poor shareholders —of industrious tradesmen, widows, and orphans—robbed of their little depen dencies by the failure of such undertakings as the Bank of Manchester and similar bubbles, is greater than by the failure of any private bank; and there is this additional injustice connected with the former, that whilst the private banker gives up every shilling of his property to satisfy, so far as it will go, his, entire defalcations, the rich shareholder of the joint-stock bank—who has been, in fact, the banker—who has be come rich from the facilities which he has been enabled to appropriate to himself, and from dabbling in the shares of the concern —can, if no further loss than that of the entire banking capital has been sustained, snap his fingers at the sufferers, and, in the " otium cum dignitate" of his suburban villa, laugh, over his port and claret, at the gullible qualities of the world, in which he has raised himself from the position, say of a cow-jobber, to that of a prince, or a pawnbroker, amongst merchants. We shall not of course presume to speculate upon the particular course to which the government of Sir Robert Peel may have recourse, to meet the difficulties of this question. We may suggest, however, as one step by which safety to the public from the malversa tions of bank directors may, in some measure, be secured. Let transfers of bank shares be gazetted as dissolutions of partnership; and we shall have, we feel assured, sounder and more honest proprietaries. We shall, moreover, know them. At a meeting of the Anti-Corn-law Leaguers, held in Birmingham on Tuesday last, Mr. Richard Cobden is reported to have delivered himself after the following fashion :—" There was not a class of men in Birming ham who, if compelled by necessity, could not, abroad, either in America or on the continent of Europe, maintain themselves respectably. He could not say the same thing, however, of the aristocracy, whether members of the House of Commons or House of Lords. (Cheers.) The members of the British aris tocracy of the present day were not like the old French noblesse; if driven abroad by adverse circumstances, they could not emigrate and turn dancing and drawing masters. (Laughter.) They were only fit for grooms, jockeys, or coachmen; the business of the stable-yard or the chase was their principal occupation ; the aristo cracy of this kingdom POSSESSED NO HIGHER AC= COMPLISHMENT, that he (Mr. Cobden) knew of. (Loud cheers.)" It has been well said that " there is nothing in the creation which, by a wise man, ought to be regarded as contemptible." The most loathsome reptile, the most noxious insect, exist for some beneficent purpose, known to the mighty hand which formed them ; and, if we would examine it rightly, scarcely a sentence or a sentiment falls from the lips even of a fool which is not susceptible of being made to convey a moral. To the reflecting there are " Sermons in stones, books in the running brooks, And good in every thing ;" and though, on a first perusal, the reader of the above balderdash of Mr. Cobden may see in it only an in stance of the pert puppyism of the utterer, and the coartenears and s tupidity of the male and female bibbers of tea and guzzlers of bun-loaf, by whom it was re ceived with " cheers" and " laughter," it will be found, on examination, to present a tolerable index to the mind and the philosophy, as well, of the League body. We pass over, for the present, the puppyism, the falsehood, and the insolence, which characterise the passage; and proceed to examine the argument which it is intended to convey. The British peer, if com pelled to emigrate, could not make a Brummagem tea tray, a plated candlestick, a gun, or a pair of snuffers; the Brummagem artist could, and thereby " make a re spectable living :" ergo, the British peer is a less va luable member of society, and his well-being less to be regarded than that of the artisan. The members of the British aristocracy cannot expeditiously convert themselves into " dancing masters and drawing mas ters ;" the French noblesse have proved their aptitude in both these distinguished professions ; ergo, the former is to be regarded as inferior to the latter. The concluding portion of the sentence would only entitle its utterer to have his nose pulled, if there could be found amongst the slandered any one who did not consider the office beneath even his groom or the lowest help in his stable-yard ; and we therefore leave i not I • its consideration. In Mr. Cobden's estimation, then, and that of his fellow-agitators, a man or a class is only valuable in proportion to his, or its, ability to produce, or to per form some office by which, if cast upon any society or into any country, a respectable maintenance can be earned. All classes above such are, in the new state of society which the Leaguers would bring about, superfluous and valueless. The intellects, the tastes, the ill-requited occupations and pursuits, by which existing society is humanised and elevated, are worth less the craft which can fashion a shoe or weave a piece of calico. Carry the application' of this philosophy a little—a very little further. A piece bf machinery can weave with more unerring skill than a human being : it does not eat; weeds when compared v it does not tire; it " does not. get drunk :" ergo, a piece of machinery—a power-loom- 7 in the estimation. of the * League is a more valuable member of society than the human weaver, the most gifted sage, the learned historian, the poet, or the statesman ! This is not an exaggerated conclusion. It is the heart, the marrow, the soul, of the ❑tilitarian philoso phy which is gaining ground amongst us. That philosophy regards man as a machine, or the raw material of a table, a chair, a pair of stockings, or a printed calico, rather than as a being with an immortal soul to be saved,—with an intellect capable of grasping the universe,—with passions to be subdued,—with feelings, tastes, and appetites to be elevated above the grossness of a mere earthly nature. In such a spirit it would legislate ; and we ask our readers what a world that would be into which the ascendancy of such a philosophy would convert this mingled and varied scene in which we live, and in which, if there is much deformity and suffering and grief, there are also alter nations of beauty and quiet and joy, to enable poor human nature, to support its lot! Such a world would be one arid desolation ; a landscape without a flower; a smoke-enveloped scene of toil and strife, without a g limpse of blue sky or sun to cheer its dark ness ! But let us briefly glance at the concluding sentence of Mr. Cobden's insolent slander. The aristocracy of England, he says, "` are only fit for grooms, jockeys, or coachmen. The business of the stable yard or the chase is their principal occupation; they possess no higher accomplishments, that he knows of " ! Pray, does this pert smatterer wish to bring his order—the cottonocracy of the manufacturing districts—into a comparison with the aristocracy of England, in intel lect, in virtue, in learning, in mariners, in tastes—in any qualification, moral, physical, or intellectual ? Surely even his insufferable impudence would not go thus far for we do not hesitate to say that a class more inferior in all these qualifications does not exist, as a class, throughout the United Kingdom, than is to be found in the agitating body to which Mr. Cobden belongs. The house stewards and butlers of many of the gentry only of England are infinitely the superiors of the bulk.of them ; and the assistants in many a draper's shop are, in all but the possession of money, the equals of many that we know—aldermen, mayors, or coun cillors of new corporations, though they may be. The cottonocracy of Manchester and Bolton and Stock port and Rochdale and Wigan and Chowbent and Oldham—men grovolling still in the sordid quest of money, whose possession alone dignifies them above the wretched slaves who toil for them—men who.wor ship it as a god—dream of it, waking and sleeping, daily and hourly ;—compare such men with the chival rous aristocracy of England I As a sane man, Mr. Cobden, you could not intend any such suicidal folly! The Manchester Guardian of Wednesday contains an announcement, which we copy, verbatim et literatim. " PRINTED VELVETEENS.--A. beautiful specimen of printed velveteens has been produced at the Ancoats Vale Works, by Mr. W. Barlow. The cloth is entirely cotton ; but so beautifully dressed as to appesr like silk. Tlta design represents a stalk and ear of wheat, grouped, or rather thrown together, very tastefuly, with a small scroll peeping from be neath, bearing the word FREE. Mr. Barlow presented two pieces of it to Sir Robert Peel, who, in acknowledging the New Year's Gift, returned Mr. Barlow the following hand some letter." Possibly the small scroll peeping from beneath the "ear of wheat, grOuped, or rather thrown, together very tastefully," and the occurrence, has furnished a fund of amusement to Mr. NV. Barlow's acquaintance. Sir Robert, however; bas apparently no suspicion of the jocose intent of the velveteen presentation; as, indeed, will be apparent from the following reply which he has written to the before mentioned Barlow : Drayton Manor, 31st Dec., 1842 Sir,—l am much obliged by your kind attention, in send ing a specimen of the beautiful manufacture which accom panied your letter. _ Lady Peel admired it so mu'h that she will convert one of the pieces into a cloak for her own wearing : the other I will apply to my own use. ry I an:, Sir, Your obedient servant, Robert Peel." The instruction intended to be conveyed to the Pre mier by this, m ust, we think, be tolerably apparent. We have a strong persuasion that the gentle man i n quest i on is a member of the league; and, no doubt, the recital of "bearing the word FREE," is so very small a scroll, that it has escap ed the e y e of Lady Peel or of the Premier. Otherwise, we really cannot see with what ladyship can appear, cl oa k e d i n t h e li very propriety her la d of the League, or Sir Robert present a jacket of this "beautiful man ufacture" to the s t a bl e b oy. S trange things, however, do happen occasionally in this world if the Conservative public should of ours ; and be startled, some of these days, by the v i s i on o f Si r passing down Parliament -street, clad in Robert's tiger, P cotton velvet, with a " small scroll bearing the word FREE" beneath his waistcoat or his jacket pocket, we trust that none of her Majesty's lieges will take liberties with the pocket in question, but rather attribute the invitation to the temporary blindness of his illustrious master. William Barlow, of Ancoats Vale Works, take care that you be not indicted as aiding and abetting ! As much anxiety is felt to know the interior arrange ments at the o pening of the Collegiate Institution to day, we subjoin - a programme o f t h e procee di ngs to take place within the building. Previous to the arrival of the procession, the gentle men composing the Philharmonic Society, who have kindly offered their services to conduct the musical performances, will play the Jubilee Overture (by Weber), and a variety of other music. Before the entrance of the individuals forming the procession, a voluntary will be performed as a duet on the organ. The following Anthem, by Mozart, will then be "Judge me, 0 Lord, according to thy righteousness; and let them not triumph over me. " I will give thanks into thee, 0 ! Lord, among the peo ple, and I will sing unto thee among the nations ; for the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens, and Ulf truth unto the clouds." Prayer will then be offered up by the Rev. Rector Campbell. The Rev. Rector Brooks will make a few intro ductory remarks. The Inaugural address will follow. The Principal will then make a few observations descriptive of the princi ples in which it is intended to conduct the educational department of the Institution. The National Anthem. " Lord of Heaven, and Earth, and Ocean," will then be spng. The Bishop will pronounce his benediction, which will close the proceedings. As the company arc going out, the Hallelujah Chorus, "Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent reign eth !" will be performed. We had prepared a few remarks upon the proceed ings of the Paid Officers' Committee, as laid before the last two meetings of the Council, and the debates thereon. The pressing demands upon our space in the present' number compel us, though reluctantly, to withdraw our observations until Tuesday. In the meantime we may say that the Committee deserve un qualified praise for the searching investigations they have instituted—investigations which cannot fail to be of great. practical benefit to the welfare and manage ment of the corporate estate. LOCAL. NEWS, EATEI BY DROWNING .—We noticed, in our last publi cat the finding of the body of " a woman unknown", in api :AM' water, only six inches deep, near Windsor. The inquisi 1-1 was commenced on Saturday, but was.postponed, there being no evidence to show the identity of the deceased. It was resumed on Tuesday, when it was shown that the de ceased's name was Margaret M' Natty ; that she lived in Peach street ; was about sixty-five years of age ; received some pa rochial relief, and eked out a subsistence by charring. Mr. Park, surgeon, said, that, when called to the deceased on Saturday, he found her to be quite dead, and to have been so for some hours. He had made a post modem of the body, and found that death was caused by drowning. There were no marks of violence. A small quantity of mud was found in the stomach. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased was found drowned, but how she got into the water there was no evidence to show. NEW PATEN'.—Amongst the tie'w patenis for December last, is one granted to John Grantham, Esq., of this town, civil engineer, " for certain improvements in the construc tions and arrangements of the engines and their appendages, for propelling vessels on water." We understand that the March Assizes are likely to be extremely heavy. There are now in Kirkdale gaol upwards of 130 prisoners for trial; there are also between 60 or 70 prisoners in the same gaol, who will take their trials at the sessions on the 19th instant. THEFT BY A SERVANT.—A woman named Jane Johnson, was yesterday charged at the Police-court with having com mitted several acts of theft in her master's house. She had been about three months house-servant with Mr. and Mrs. Dickenson, Upper Dexter-street. About a week ago Mr. Dickenson missed a child's silk scarf from the kitchen, and the prisoner being questioned denied all knowledge of it. Soon afterwards, however, several small articles belongi ng t o a lodger in the house were found in the prisonel's box, and a brooch being also missed, she was given into custody, when the brooch was found amongst her clothes, and in her pocket a gold ring belonging to the lodger. She was committed for trial at the sessions. A CHILD BURNT TO DEATH.—An inquest was held on Wednesday, before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Han nah Parks, a child of three and a half years old. The parents of the deceased occupy a room in a house in Cheapside. On Tuesday week the mother had occasion to go down stairs for a jug of water, and left the deceased and her brother (a child of only two 'years old) in the room. The fire had been lighted only about five minutes. Before she got down stairs she heard a scream, and on running up found the deceased all in flames. She called for assistance ; the fire was extin guished, and the child was carried to the dispensary and dressed. Deceased was much burnt on the right side and face, and though afterwards regularly attended at home by a surgeon, she declined, and died on Monday. TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT FOR A CLERGYMAN.—Last evening the congregation and Sunday school teachers attached to St. Simon's Church, in Gloucester -street, assembled in the School-room, for the purpose of presenting to their elo quent and esteemed minister, the Rev. J. R. Connor, a testimonial of their gratitude for his pastoral labours amongst them, in the shape of a magnificently bound folio edition of Bagster's Polyglott Bible. The proceedings opened with prayer, after which an address was read from the congrega tion to the rev. gentleman, and the Bible presented to him. Mr. Connor acknowledged the gift in a brief but excellent speech, in which he observed that he had preached to his flock no other doctrine but Christ, and Him crucified. The rev. gentleman was evidently much affected at this token of the esteem in which he is held by his congregation. A hymn was then sung, and the proceedings terminated by Mr. Connor pronouncing a benediction. THE FUNDS, IN EDNESDAY EVENING.—The funds &V ( tinue to exhibit an upward tendency. There were some few% purchases of 3 and 34 per Cent. Reduced Stock, which gave an impulse to prices, and they were well supported to the close of the day. The final quotation of Consols for the account was 94,4 to i; 3 per Cents. Reduced, 954 ; Ex chequer-hills, 595. to 61s. premium ; Bank Stock, 172 to 173 ; India Bonds, 54 to 55 premium ; 34 per Cents. Re duced, 102; and Long Annuities, 12 11-16 to -.1; Canadian nebent--- - remium. • Mexican Stock was Aires were quoted 4,1 a shade firmer, but little or no alteration took place other foreign securities. The last price of Spanish was In to 19 ; ditto, New, 231 to 5 35 to 61 ; Dutch 24 per r-- 101-1-. to ; Portuguese lan, 72 to 73 ; and Belgian, 101 l to 102,1 DREADFUL DEATH OF A BOY Wednesday, beforp Borrowsealf on Sunday Converted; An inquest was held on rry, on view o y of Ju the 411,1 6 . 7 CA 111,. road, she saw the deceased falling from the top s of a SA house there. He fell on his side into the street, close to the chan nel:\ The deceased never moved, and was found on being takenAp to_be quite dead. She first saw him in the net of yvlll I.IIU .11:1, UI fallingand he was then about half-way from the top of the house. The right side of his head was terribly smashed. A brother of the deceased, a stone-mason, said he lived in St. George's-place, Williams -street. The deceased, according to the evidence of one of the witnesses, kept pigeons, and had a place for them on the roof of the house. The deceased might have gone up there, as he was frequently in the habit of doing. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death!' TRUST FOR THE SUPPORT OF SICK AND DISABLED MERCHANTS' SEAMEN, &C.-011 Tuesday, at twelve o'clock, a meeting was held in the Committee-room of the Under writers-room, for the purpose of choosing fifteen persons to be Trustees for the ensuing year for putting into execution, for the port of Liverpool, the provisions of an Act of Parlia ment, 4th and sth Wm. IV. amending an act of the 20th Geo. 11. for relief and support of sick, maimed, and disabled seamen; and the widows and children of such as shall be ain, or drowned in the merchant service; and for other oses. On the motion of George Grant, Esq., se conded y Alexander, Esq., the following gentlemen were appointed the trustees :—Messrs. Charles Horsfall. Samuel Sandbach, William Dixon, William Potter, Edward Sephton, William Phillips, Henry Holmes, John Nelson Wood, N. D. Bold, Edmund Brock Lyon, William Dixon, R. Rankin, W. Rotheram, William Nicol, and Richard Willis. FlRE. — lntelligence arrived in Wigan, on Wednesday noon, that Whitley Hall, the residence of Alexander Fowden Halliburton, Esq., was on fire. The report caused a great sensation, as the hall is one of the finest mansions which add interest to the scenery in the neighbourhood of Wigan. Fire. engines were despatched as speedily as the required arrange ments could be completed. Fortunately, their aid was not require 4, owing to the prompt measures which had been taken du discovery of the fire by the inmates of the hall. The fire was occasioned by some lighted coals falling from the fire-grate in the study down a back flue, constructed for the purpose of increasing the draught in the chimney, from the Cellar. Some straw, which was in the cellar underneath the study, caught fire ; and had a timely discovery not been made, it is more than probable that the noble mansion would have been soon enveloped in flames, from its elevated situa tion and the strong breeze which was blowing at the time, The damage done is trifling. INQUEST ON A NEW-BORN CHILD.—On Wednesday an inquest was held, at the borough coroners office, on view of the body of a new-born male infant. It appeared that the mother of the child, Eliza Cummings (who is in the work house) had on Thursday the 29th ult. gone to her Aunts in Frederick -street, and asked for lodgings there for a few days, as she expected a place. This was complied with, and her aunt did not then suspect that she was pregnant. On Sa turday afternoon the prisoner complained of being ill and went to bed. Soon after she got up and went into the yard. On her return, being no better, she wished to lie down again. Her aunt then observed an alteration in her and asked her if she was in the family way ; when she began to cry and and acknowledged that she was. A surgeon was sent for but it did not appear that any one came in time, and witness afterwards saw a full-grown male child on the floor. Mr. Taylor, surgeon, said he had made a post mortem ezamina don, and found that the child bad been still• born.—Verdict accordingly. A FORTUNE-TELLER.—A fair sister of the Norwood tribe called at the house of a woman named Barton, in Lamber head Green, Wigan, on Tuesday last, and wanted the occu pant to allow her to tell her her fortune, which she would do for a " siller bit," The silly woman was induced to ai,ply at the shrine of the fickle goddess to know her future des tiny, and, after undergoing certain mystic ceremonies, as directed by the gipsy queen, was told that the charm could not be completed without the aid of half-a-sovereign. Bar ton, anxious to hear the remainder of the decree, soon pro cured the required coin, which was tied in a handkerchief. She was then told by the gipsy to turn her back whilst she tied it more securely, and the handkerchief wa s p u t i n a drawer and locked, the stranger taking away the key, which she protnised to return in the evening. Soon after her de parture the poor woman thought to have a look at her mo ney, to see that it was safe ; but, to her consternation, she found that the half-sovereign, by some strange metamor phosis, had been changed to afarthing ! DESPERATE ASSAULT IN LACE-STREET.—Tbree Irish men, Michael Burns, Martin Burns, and a man named Kelly, were yesterday brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having committed a dreadful riot and assault in Lace-street on Christmas-eve. The prisoners were brought up on the With December, but in consequence of a female who had been so severely injured that her life was considered in danger, they were remanded until she was able to appear, which was not until yesterday, and even then she appeared to he very ill end feeble. A considerable number of wit nesses (all Irish) spoke to the facts, and it appeared the pri soners had, amongst several others, been most active in an unprovoked attack in the first instance upon a countryman named Hardy, whom they finally drove from the street to seek shelter in the house. They afterwards made an attack upon the house, and pulling down a small building in a yard, and also, arming themselves with pokers, &c., broke in the door, shushed in the windows, and threw in bricks at the in mates—one of which struck the female Mrs. Lahey on the side so violently, as to produce the consequences stated.— The case being proved. the prisoners were fined .f.. 5- each---or, in default, to be imprisoned two months. INQUEST ON A. NEW BORN CHILD. --An inquest was held, before Mr. Curry, borough coroner, on Wednesday, on view of the body of a new born female child. A young woman, named Sarah Webster, the mother, is at the work house. It appeared, from the evidence, that the mother was one of two female servants in the service of a gentleman in Prince Edwin-street, where she had been for about twelve months. About three months ago, her mistress suspected she was pregnant, and charged her accordingly on two occa sions, but she solemnly denied it. On Monday morning last, however, when the prisoner and her fellow -servant were called up, the appearances with regard to the former were such as to indicate the recent delivery of an infant. The testimony of the other servant as to the conduct of the prisoner, who had got up in the night and complained of toothach, tended to confirm the fact. A policeofficer was called, and the prisoner was given into custody. Mr. Yates, surgeon, was also called in, and confirmed the fact. In his presence search was made, and the body of a female child was found in the privy. His opinion was, that the child had breathed, and had died from want of proper attention after the birth. The jury returned a verdict to that effect, and the prisoner, when sufficiently recovered, will ba sent before Mr. Rushton and committed for trial. We are indebted to Mr. Court, of the Underwriter's-rooms for the following extract of a letter, dated Lima, 15th October. "'The news from the south is, that two vessels that deserted General Terrico's cause, had arrived at Islay on the 2d inst., and taken his vessel which was blockading that port, so that the port is now open again. The populace in Inaquegua rose, and attacked General Castilla, and the troops from Tacna, who had marched there after the defeat of La Fuento, had totally routed Castilla's forces, and killed most of the officers, Castilla making his escape to Arica, when he embarked in the steamer for Callao. Gen. Vidal was Yea on the 12th instant, and it seems there will not be any peace, as it ap • pears Crovel D'Estua, of Vidal's advanced guard, discovered, in the luggage of the Secretary of the Envoy a quantity of blank commissions, signed by General Terrico, to be given to the officers that might be gained over to his party, in con sequence of which he was secured, and will no doubt be shot —the Envoy was dismissed. Vivanca was to embark at Islay with 'lOO to 600 troops, and come down the coast either to Callao or Pisco, and it is generally considered that Terrico's pcsition is very desperate —one way or other the war will soon be sett►ed unless Terrico gets into the interior, and then he wilt lose the cipital and the coast." MEETING OF THE Dc,cs COMMITTEE.—The Dock Com mittee held their weekly ineeting yesterday, when the following members were present :—Messrs, Sand; (chairman), Hors fall, Middleton, Molyne u x, B u ll ey , B o ld , Barclay. Holmes, Holt, and Nicol. The Sub-committee of Works recom mended that the agreement with Mr. Bray, for excavating Albert Dock and Half-tide Basin, be abandoned ; and that until fresh tenders be obtained the surveyor be instructed to proceed with the work, in order to prevent delay. The recommendation was agreed to, with the understanding that Mr. Bray would not be permitted again to make a tender. The mode of arranging the maps and plans in the committee room was referred to the Finance Committee. The solicitor submitted a letter from Mr. Mallaby, olicitor to the Birken head Commissioners, giving the dock trusteea notice that the commissioners intended to take power, in their bill about to be submitted to parliament, to purchase some land on the Cheshire side, belonging to the trustees, for the purpose of a cemetery. The solicitor also submitted an application from the Pain Board, requiring the trustees to pave the street on the east side of Salthouse Dock. Both these matters were referred. An application from Messrs. William and James Brown, for the return of £l5 which had been charged for damages done to one of the piers by the ship Isabella of Baltimore, was referred to the Harbour Master's Sub-com mittee. The committee then transacted some financial busi ness, after which they separated. SMUGGLING TobAuco.—At the Police Court, yesterday, a miserable looking old woman, named Ellen Roberts, was brought before Mr. Rushton on a charge of smuggling a con siderable quantity of leaf tobacco. So far back as the 10th of August last the prisoner was observed, by a police officer, coming from one of the docks with a large bundle, which, on seeing him, she dropped and made off. A little boy, Who bad, no doubt, been employed by her to keep a look out and. take advantage of chance, immediately went and picked up the bundle, saving " It was a little child she had dropped, and that she'd certainly The prisoner wa: into custody, and the case, the weight [5 l lb.,was referred to the Excise Board, e prisoner had been an old and inveterate nt for others, in this way, left the case to takc ts bein sooti afterwards to of the tobacco beir in London its course before the magistrat to be imprisoned six months. An application w•as made in the prisoner's behalf to Air. Rushton to sanction such a memorial to the board as might conduce to a mitigation of the imprisonment. He, however, said, that tilt 'enue was so often defrauded in this way, by unprincipled parties acting Ist he would leave the question of mitigation of punishment to the Excise Com missioners themselves, without Offering them any recom- her gra A JUVENILE THIEF.-At the Police-court, on Wednes day, a little boy, apparently of eleven or twelve years of age, was placed at the bar, charged with having stolen a purse Containing a considerable sum of money. The complainant, Ann M`Kenna, an elderly widow, said she kept a coal-yard in Shaw-street. On Monday afternoon last, she was in the but ; and, having given change to a person who called, bad her purse in her hand, when a customer called. The purse contained £5, and she put it down on her seat while she went to serve the party. The prisoner, who was occasionally employed to wheel coals from her yard, was standing pretty near, and must have heard her say that the money was for her rent. On returning to the hut, after serving the cus tomer. she missed the prisoner, and also the purse and its contents. She gave infor nation to her son, and did not see the prisoner again until Tuesday night. The son, it appeared, found the prisoner, on Tuesday; in a cellar in Truman street. On his being searched, only'sixpence was found upon . . him, but with a newsuit of clothes first denied he took the money, but , that he bought a suit of clothes in Trueman-street, and that "he had taken only £4." He also admitted that he had lent a man named Brady, who 'keeps a table-beer cellar in True man-street, 255. He was given into custody ; and the con stable discovered that in addition to the new clothes, he had that morning bought a donkey. which was found in Margaret street ! He was committed for trial. The donkey (which cost 35.) was ordered to - be given to the poor widow, and would be all she would receive in lieu of her money. DANGEROUS MANNER OF THRUSTING OUT SHOP SHUT TERS FROM CELLARS UNDER THE PREMISES.--Ori Wed nesday last, Mrs. Elizabeth Coker, residing in Bold. street, appeared in the police-court, at the instance of a Mr. Kears ley, who had suffered serious personal injury, from a nractice .. - wnich cannot be too highly reprehended - . It appears that a fortnight ago,"Mr. Kearsley we along the footway in 80ld -street, while one of Mr ployed in nutting' nr• .' A passing s. Coker the act of 'drawing out the shu r tters from beneath the windo as is usually done by all parties in that and in-my oth streets, in avery careless and hasty Ir. Kearsley , .... to attend the court ; and as the case could not be legally su stantiated without his evidence, the complaint was net forms of the practice complained of, is for some one or more persons in the cellars of shops, (who are naturally in a hurry to get home,) thrusting the shutters, in an inclined position, laving a person above sufficiently active to receive them, and to warn and protect passengers,—who, taken unawares, are often exposed to severe blows from these projectiles. It is somewhat remarkable, that while we have numerous clauses in our local acts for personal protection, or annoyance, there is none that goes expressly to put down this nightly and (from the increase of shops) growing nuisance. The only responsibility incurred by shopkeepers is in the event of inflicting personal injury, and even then, it appears, and in serious cases, too, they may sometimes escape without incurring penalty or damages. Surely this is an omission which ought, as early as possible, to be remedied. WAGES CLAIMED BY A MATE.—The chief-mate of the ship Rosebury (Captain Mawbray), yesterday claimed, be fore Mr. Rushton, an amount of about £l2 of wages, stated to be due to him. He said he had gone as chief-mate of the vessel on a voyage thence to Cronstadt and back, but that while there the captain had ordered him to go on shore on pain of being kicked out of the ship, with other abusive language. The complainant felt himself compelled to obey ; and on afterwards applying to the consul, and stating his case, was provided with a passage home. He clainied, de ductions being made for advances, &c., the sum stated, at the rate of £4 a month, as per contract. He was corrobo rated as to the main facts by two of the seamen. A long de fence was attempted on behalf of the captain, who sought to prove that the mate had deserted the ship at Cronstadt when she was on the eve of sailing; and lie produced an entry on the log-book signed by all the crew, and also a certificate from the deputy-consul, which seemed at first to bear out the allegation of desertion ; but on the case being thoroughly in vestigated by Mr. Rushton, it turned out the mate had been ordered out of the ship, and threatened as stated ; that the entry in the log-book was signed by the crew by the captain's order, while they were in fear of similar treatment them selves ; and that the consul had signed the certificate merely from seeing the entry in the logbook, which he no doubt considered to, be genuine. It was then set up as proof of de sertion, that the captain, when the ship was ready for sea, had gone on shore to search for the mate, but could not find him. It appeared, however, from several of the men them selves, that the applicant was standing on the quay, at a short distance from the ship, just before she got under weigh, in Cronstadt Roads, and th a t th e captain might easily have got him on board if he had chosen—he being, moreover, quite willing to return home in the ship. Mr. Rushton, after com menting on the gentlemanly a n d respect f u l conduct due by captains to their officers, said the complainant had very pro perly left the ship after the treatment and order he had re ceived, and that the full amount of wages claimed must be paid. THE NEW BRIDGE ACROSS WALLASEY Poor..—The bridge (the opening of which we noticed in our last publica tion) is a neat structure, crossing the pool at right angl es , and principally co ns t ructe d o f woo d . I t consists of ten arches of 25 feet span each ; namely, a centre arch or span in the middle of the pool, supported on two stone piers, and five arches of wooden frame-work on the east, and four on the west. Although plain, it presents a very neat, and even handsome appearance, and is a great improvement to the sur rounding scenery. In the stone piers there are 15,000 feet of good red freestone. Between these piers there is a clear waterway of 25 feet wide, with a life bridge on a new con struction, particularly as regards the working iron -work, which does away with the compensating part in the usual lift bridges. This is the contrivance of Mr. Alfred Yarrow, of Birkenhead, the engineer for 'the whole work. The bridge is 340 feet in length, by about 25 in width. In the wood-work there are 6,000 feet of timber; and, in the whole bridge, about 50 ons of iron have been used. There is a footpath on each side, somewhat similar to those on our dock-gate bridges, and the whole is protected by a neat wooden railing. The new road leading from the bridge towards the south-west or the direction thence to Oxton, is about three-quarter of a mile in length ; the distance to Bidstone being, from the bridge, a mile and a quarter. The new road terminates at a small public-house on the high road from Birkenhead to Bidstone, but is to be carried through to Oxton and other neighbouring localities. This is a capital macadamized road, with a footpath on each side. There is a handsome lodge and gate at the Poulton end of the bridge. The structure was commenced so recently as the 28th of June last, and is now completed,' to the entire satisfaction of the committee of management. The contractors for the whole work were Messrs, Walker and Craven, of Birkenhead. The machinery for the lift bridge was furnished by Messrs. Murray and Brown, of this town. About ten years ago an attempt was made to construct a bridge at the same point, but before it was finished it was washed away by the tide. In the present instance, the engineer has taken care not only to preserve the old waterway, clear across, but even to g i ve i t greater width of run, so that no such accidents may be anticipated. The main or stone piers are 45 feet in height from their founda tion to their top. The tide here rises occasionally so as to give a depth of water of 21 feet; and the height, from the lowest part of the bottom to the superstructure or roadway, is about 30 feet. AFFRAY BETWEEN SOME OF THE POLICE AND SOME OF THE MILITARY.—On Wednesday, three men belonging to the detachment of a regiment, now stationed at the barracks in Duke-street —namely, Sergeant Dodd, and pri vates Hall and Winstead, were brought before Mr. Rushton, at the police-court, on the serious charge of resisting several of the police-officers, endeavouring to rescue some of their comrades from custody, and assaulting several of them in a violent manner, at the entrance to the barracks. It ap peared that on the previous evening, soon after ten o'clock, Inspector Savage saw the three prisoners in Canning -place, in company with some prostitutes, and behaving in a noisy and disorderly manner. He requested them to go away, and succeeded in dispersing the women. The prisoners, how ever, refused to go quietly, and he threatened to take them to the barracks if they continued to be disorderly. He saw them afterwards at a later hour, and as they still persisted, and used bad language—particularly Dodd—he found it ne cessary to call the assistance of several officers to see them to their barracks. When they got to the entrance and knocked, Dodd said, " Sentry do your duty ;" upon which several soldiers rushed out, with their side arms, (which, however, did not appear to he drawn,) and struck at and de fied the police. Police-officer Fox, who endeavoured to ap prehend Dodd, was struck by him ; and a soldier who came out (not, we believe, yet known) struck police-officer Smith, with what appeared to he a bright instrument, several times on the head. Dodd cried, "The police have exceeded their authority, do your duty," and he also struck the in spector. Another constable also received - some blows ; but constable Smith was the most severely hurt in the affray. An endeavour was made to take the soldier whose name is not known, but he was got inside by his companions, and the gate was closed. A corporal named Naville, who was on duty at the gate, afterwards refused to deliver up to the inspector the man alluded to, or tell his name, though he admitted that he knew who he was, and he also refused to give his own name. He (Naville) appeared in court, but not (while the case was being heard) in custody. Several gentlemen, who happened to be passing near the bar racks at the time of the affray, (about twelve o'clock) corro borated the principal facts stated. The prisoners, it ap peared, had been drinking in a house, in Park-lane, shortly before, and the language used by some of them while the assault on the police was going on was of a moat threatening and improper description. Mr. John B. Hiams, surgeon, Duke -street, stated, that constable Smith was brought to him soon after the hour stated. He had one large wound on his head, which reached the bone : the edges of it were of a jagged appearance, as if inflicted with a heavy instrument. He had also two other wounds on the head of minor import ance. Mr. Rushton said that Sergeant Dodd was the prin cipal cause of the whole disturbance, and he should send him to be dealt with by another tribunal,who would probably de grade him from his rank. He then asked Corporal Naville if he had anything to say in his defence. Naville said he had told the inspector he could not let him in, as he had orders to admit no one but those belonging to the barracks, who, had been out on duty ; and that he had only been asked who he was, not his name, and had replied that he was coporal of the guard ; so that, as he was on duty at the time, he might he found if wanted. Mr. Rushton ordered him to be placed in custody with the other prisoners, and then saki that Dodd must be handed over to the custody of ' the officers of thp detachment to which he belonged at the bartacks; to whom a copy of the depositions should, at the same time, be transmitted, so 'that they might take such steps against him as they deemed proper. The prisoner was accordingly put down, and the magistrate addressing the corporal, said that his conduct had been most improper; for he had told the inspector that he bad the soldier wh o was yet wanted in his c us t o d y i n the barracks, which was not true; and had also refused to give that man's name or hi s own. The two priv a t es h ad also been active in the assault and rescue. They must all be taught that it was their duty to assist, not to thwart the civil force. If they co ns id ered that . force actin g b eyond their authority, was their duty to go for their officers, not to resort to violence on their o wn re sponsibility. I t was on l y when under military orders that they could so act; at all other times they were but citizens, and must respect the civil power the same as other subjects. They must each pay a fine of £5, or be imprisoned f or one month. Th e case , f rom it s novelty, excited much interest in the court. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS rrnv.,n- y, in the 1. Th he resolutions suCb°roniitntei(titebe; ad Pau' resided the Pa provision of the Municipal Acl .ge and custody of the charters' r•nrripil not • ►1..,► ►h ratee: be observed." val iru out.; una tnat Env rz, to ought-clerk, in his st a t emen t, ought It might he considered that this resolution was an il so fcrence with the mu n i c ip a l ac t ; b u t i t on l y went to decji that the municipal act should not be interfered with by_n , council, and that the prop er o ffi cer (the Town-clerk) 5,10 " i, take upon hi mse lf th e w h o l e c h arge o f t h e d eeds, mun i m ent , and records of the corporation, which the 65th section it o p , ratively placed upon hi m . Th ere wou ld h ave b een n° n ee cessity for this r e sol u ti on if th e Paid Officers' Commuted not found that th e first time when the cou nc il had se' l , upon the provision s o f th e ac t, an d state d w h ere t h e i r (leen should be kept ; was in 1839. The council then passed t l ; following resolution—" The Municipal Corporations Act boj l ing proYided that all charters, deeds, and muniments , sil t be kept in such pl ace as th e counc il s h a ll direct, and t ,. Town-clerk he respo ns ibl e f or th e sa f e custody of the san l d it is directed that th e s t rong room i n t h e Town .hall cap , " ,, the repository shall be the place for keeping the deeds, o u :i niments, and records, and that the Town-clerk be authorii to make such arrangements for access thereto as may c" a sistently with th e i r sa f e cus t o d y b e necessary for the WO') '—isiness, approved by the Finance Committee, and Ove ' , e council." The committee found that to ta d present time this resolution had not been acted upon; an , they thought it was no w hi g h ti me f or t h e counc il to r etie, itself from any responsibility ; and they were of oninion the. firmed.by tl some resolution should be ti4med which would so far suP sede the resolution of 1839, that not the slightest r espon, e l b bility should be placed on the sho u ld ers o f t h e younc il,Wb' responsibility the Municipel Corporations Act placed a t others. The proposed resolution, therefore, only stated th the law should be carried out ; and it must be observed the if the resolution of 1839 had nut been upon the books a; ready, there would have been no occasion for the one 1319 d proposed. It was clear that hitherto the Town-clerk h a never taken upon himself the custody-- Sir THOMAS BRANCKER.—Th en it is hi g h t i me he suo-alLi.t Mr. LLOYD add e d, th en l e t th e C ounc il d ec l are that schl, the act stated, and gave th e T own - c l er k power to carry out he should carry out without interference. Mr. BIRKETT.—Who has interfered with him? Mr. LLOYD replied, that it was in evidence that, frog', -12 ' licavy tntvnr.ic nal,na, at.— rre • h a d no carried nut the act Mr. BIRKETT.— You are stating that from the evidence•' S. I have stated nothing in this row qt is tounuett upon the evidence. _ HORNBY said it ought to be stated what interferes __, i_ N CE contended, that, if the Town-cl e , r ' __ I' posed to do s. " o , toe custouy o f th e d ee d s an d mun i ments, that sts'ed, ment would be sufficient without th e reso l u ti on pro posed, The Council, ind ee d, cou ld not lay down any rules of t",,, sort. If the law h a d not b een carried out, it was not the fault of the Council ; an d. if i t w.. ~..rt h" G. H. LAv :o the Council what he pro - - vya. 111/ I. l.:41 [ - ICU UUL iv. future, the responsibility would fall upon the Town-cler. re and upon him a l one . All t h e Council could now reqol was that the To wn - c l er k s h ou ld satisfy them as to what ,0 Mr. LACE said he should oppose the resolution because 4 seemed to convey a reflection upon th e T own - c l er k ; but `, would ask the committ ee w h et h er t h e Town-clerk had too" any proposals in pursuance of that resolution ? Mr. LLOYD admitted that the resolution would have beeo unnecessary if the previous resolution of 1839 had not a' geared upon the books. - • Mr. LACE rejoined, that it was a vote of censure upon the Town-clerk. Mr. LLOYD said it was a mere declaration that the 18 ! should be carried out. Th e comm i ttee had asked the T o wn . clerk why it had not been carried out, and his reply " 1 ,:.; through the influence a n d i nter f erence o f others. It was " these grounds that such a resolution was necessary. Mr. KILSRAW suggested that the Town-clerk slioulda ° be heard. The TOWN-CLERK commenced by saying there could b !, no doubt that in d e f erence t o f ee li ngs, wh i ch, perhaps, I_, law, ought not to ha ve b een p a id, th e M un i c i pal Corporat ioi! f Act had not been carried ou t accor di ng to t h e sp i r i t or let of its proyisions. His determination was—and as to wl° r „, he was bound to state he o ug ht en ti re l y to re li eve the co on] cil, because he had the l ega l power — to take upon hinO e and his immediate assista n t th e ac t ua l charge and cu siot% v of the deeds, muniments, and records of the corporatio n ; and, in doing so, most steadfastly, without delegating to a ll f i one but his immediat e ass i s t an t, to g i ve t h e most extensid access, that by law he could g ive, i n f avour o f t h e c l er k committees, and any other proper officer of the corporati o ;' : 'He could not delegate beyond his own immediate assistao,!, but to the extent of any access that the law would, upon for most liberal construction, enable him to grant, he should ready to grant it, and with every anxious respect toivar,,'; the feelings of the officers of th e cor p orat i on w i t h whom .b might have to deal upon this pa r t o f th e su bj ect. In at) so, he was only doing his duty to the council, which requi" that every f a cility a nd h armony s h ou ld exist b etween the se officers. After he had taken upon himself the actual char" ( and custody, an d w hen b e h a d ma d e such arrangements 1 1 , ,° granting this access, (as to whi c h h e s h ou ld be glad of tP suggestions of any member of the counc il) b e proposed to submit them to the Paid Officers Committee ; and throthij the Paid Officers' Committee he should h ope t h ey wo od come to the council. He did so, not to relieve himself fro, responsibility, because that attempt would be vain, for council had not the power to relieve him. The law, inde e was so stringent, that to none other but a succeeding ToW clerk could the custody pass. The law was, that the cone should appoint the place, but that the custody should be, the Town-clerk. He should hope that this explanat would, perhaps, render it unnecessary to proceed furt with the resolution. Mr. ASPINALL said the Town-clerk had told the coup what he meant to do in 1843, but not why the resolution 1839 had n o t b een carr i ed out. The council wanted to ICO that. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE.—He has told you. Mr. ASPINALL.—No, indeed he has not. The TOWN-CLERK.—I said, in too much deference to the feelings of o th ers, and which, by law, ought not to had been paid. Mr. Mr. G. H. LAWRENC resulted. —And from which no harm I'3l The TowN-CLERK.—And from which no harm has red suited, or can result, if the precedent be corrected. He r ie , the most u n b oun d e d conf i dence in the honour of the genthe man who h a d c h arge o f t h e repository, and he should pay greatest respect to his arrangement of the deeds. He wisb e o however, to make the system, as far as arr angemen t 'C concerned, mo re per f ect. It was requisite, and h e i n tend to extend th e arrangement which Mr. Okill had made, .fib adding a gre a t many i mportant things in the repository NO' were not now included in any list. Mr. BIRKETT thought that the council having heard I, e , statement of the Town-clerk ought certainly to pass resolution, because it was merely verbal, and the recollect' of it might die away in five or six years. The MAYOR said the substance of it would appear uP the face of the Paid Officers' Committee's report. Mr. BIRKETT explained that he meant the statement J ll5 , now verbally ma d e b y t h e Town-clerk rendered such a ter " lution necessary. tbd The M AYO R repeated that th e same t hi ng was sa i d in report upon the arrangement of the Town-clerk's office. of Mr. BI RKETT st ill t h ought the council would be perfee,,s justified in placi ng upon t h e i r b ooks a solemn deelarat,l'At that the reco mmen d at i ons which the Town -clerk hill" had made should be carried out. Sir THOS. BRANCKER said the adoption of the office clerk's scheme by the council would suffice to answer Birkett's purpose. to Mr, - was of opinion that it was unnecessarlo press this resolution, because although the law bad not u, - 0 carried out from 1839 to the present time, it was inince at , i , r e upon the Town -clerk to take such measures as would ens",, its being carried out. It now devolved upon the conser.r_w tive majority to shew that they would not wink at the r g; ) ,, being set aside from deference to the feelings of others. I , it Town-clerk had frankly declared why he had not earrie(! w . out, and he had not shrunk from passing censure upon il l il self for not allowing the law to take effect ; but the cone )) , were now called upon to see the law carried out ; and he 5 %, mitted to the c h a i rman of the Paid Officers' Committee w.P h e ther the obje c t wou ld not be answered by the report on Town-clerk's department. tb el Mr. NORT H h a d two objections to the resolution. .- Tll to first place he was unwilling that any thing should be dolle ie , interfere with th e present excellent and judicious inalsi ment of the r e p os i tory b y , Mr. Okill. He wanted to re, him in that office because he thought it was possible cons t ; t l ently with th e l ega l custody of the deeds, muniments, sch charter s b e i ng, as b y law it must, in the Town-clerk. Sil os a management o f th e repository was quite consistent with 'at r. acknowled ge d l ega l custody, He was also unwilling, withthe meaning any reflection upon the Town-clerk, to commit , „ management of these d ocuments to him. It was almost the consistent with his other business. Attornies were, at 0 t; best, but ill- ca l cu l ated and ill-disposed for such employ ir e e pt ,) they were, h e m i g h t say, a disorderly set. (i,auglni- They had no t, per h aps, the same respect for their own ban work as other men ; and he believed, in spite of the 0 " - tis t and system th a t th e T own-clerk would introduce, they tijsrt fail unle ss th ere was a separate officer to attend to this 1)1,41 of the corporation business, For these reasons, he sb ° t he submit, as an amendment, " That the Town-clerk is legal custodian of the records and muniments of the ccrP ° to lion; but that, consistently with and without p r ejudice °, such legal custody on his part, the management of the rs..f r er sitory may b e spec i a l ly deputed to Mr. Okill as heretotutea and is h ere b y , w i t h the consent of the Town-clerk so dell° 11 , accordingly, subject to the following regulations ria nie w that no deed or mun i ment shall be removed from the rel 3%. tory (even f or use i n any other part of the building), Llorellls spected there, nor p ro d uced to any person whatever, es-,..0, in the presence, o r w i t h the written authority of the r. clerk (and in his absence), the Deputy Town-clerk, and o' Okill, shall alone have access to the muniments in the reP o , sitory for any p urpose whatever. " With these rega istl°,.id he thought th e o bj ects of the council would be fully ca" be out. If this amendment was passed, Mr. Okill woul d retained, an d t h e present excellent system preserved. I s e Mr. G. B. LAWRENCE said, he once thought the P h suggested by Mr. N ort h the best suited for the council s o it was not for them to say whether it was good or De u ' i ol long as th e T own-clerk felt that the deeds, muniments , a° ' records were no t i n his custody. By adopting this 8 0 , t he ment he really th oug h t they would be flying in the face 01" act of parliament. 00 0 The TOWN..CLERK rose and said, his duty there was, t he every occasion, to pay the most implicit obedience t° oo o resolutions of the council, except when those resole!. of should, which they never yet had done, apply to mattT os t principle, as to which, in honour and conscience, and w l r ro it• forfeiting his reputation as a legal man, he could not sir_ tio e [He did declare, on this occasion, that if that rese,t! the amendment] were passed, and he were to submit to eontroul of it, he should disgrace himself as a profes man for ever. He could not consider, for a single mew t hst that he cou ld d o otherwise on this occasion than declaefeeds, he would t a k e th e actual charge and custody of the the muniments, and records, as some small compensation w o re error he h a d a ll owed hitherto to prevail. There_ s aY , occasions, he trusted th e counc il would allow him when the individual who should pay implicit obedieT' t d, general to the commands of those by whom he was ap c 1 3 , 13 3/ be when a quest i on of principle might arise, as to whi haa were to submit, he must f or f e it his o wn es teem. rni tal re' declared, on the one hand, that he would satisfy the re (t e " r talents of the Municipal Corporations Act, the char be on th . c , _ . se; the present CorpOratfon of Liverpool ; and, hand, he would satisfy it by' having himself t t r' s :' tual charge and custody of " the deeds, munirrino records." aoatl In doing so, he had a right, he trusted , t O . ktol himself of the assistance of the gentleman provided fortil o r; the liberality of the council at a salary of ZOO,. a !' 0.; to be a man of business; who was to be a method.,cni, and surely an officer of that kind, under his direction assist him in the charge and custody of the deeds. n t h tt,w o saw that the system of an attorney was contrasted r'_ o‘ ; the system of another party, he must, while on the one rele, system of attorneys was referred to, on the other b r a2lP,, to the system adopted with regard to the Reposito soa Town-clerk then proceeded to show in what respect