The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-01-28 00:00:00

Etteraturt. POETRY NO SURRENDER! Come, Nobles, from your lordly hits, Peasants, froni your lowly walls, h, from East to Wet est and the best. Come fort For Bible Truth To God, not mai Come forth, and of Rome For God's pure Wort That ever Revolts a That Ent: Abhor the foul And. by G Led hart ,eliKs from the dead inst the J wy band, That Pc And tha with Rome there ne'er can be 1 I.ngland's Chivalry, Rights won in many a bloody field. Ere we will close God's Holy Word, Gained b Or give o Priests w le Mart our la Millions w Yes, tell tt That on th lome's p Come f 'Let NO SUMIE . N kW War, if needs al Avarua om General law hv 1 set at in this thrall OTICI Losses a cts practically London : Baile le to the prii ned what los ss caused by which is s of the remainder of is attempted in the judge he has treated ICiples upon which try clearly and in- disiinctioci between substantiated by the which has+ .chant and ship. and we would intelligent captain hem fr a making impres- of those for Pope may eas and the and Quocunqu H.—The followin You - shall tell the is cracked, and i the case of he Central An odd rienced ome thri )tel, remaining a a half t I would b 3eing, as I a franc or two off s are r so unsophisticated— it to me, be- ;er keepin .e too few.—Corr ei —About five years ago, my two myself, after a somewhat prolonged period of naration, found ourselves reunited and at home. Resi ' ---+inn had made little THREE " BEI here edt nd where, ( there was no it rselves and eaci tents and occu in the autumn of arse I was not write verse. I surprise seized ere not common ight like to look at edge, yet I thought :ere pathos of their a to arranie a women t them the car an act many un ,ntable This forr to the aged what T , n made out vn and bare so that I ,t watering charging heav se too many F up the rates , dent of the progre pn of c It in c 3 the ti :1 an u out, anc G AN 0 f Aruns, is, not tt ved at irly entitled place hot v in sun ruing Chro i a pe 1 that thes( sure, i mi be a part dream, n, nd absor Ve agr .e being dictated by a rated ca dint in a remot - Inent to seek social inte wholly circle, we other, on books and looked it me,—a deep not at all lid some of h Emily's ha that these V had ye printed names 1 Ithors. This ambiguous ch scruple at assuming Christian while we did not like to declare that tim and thinking v use for tt nes Gil volume. sal. At la accepted on tern authors —Letter by A SCENE Yam.: 'ins Itusit REBELLION.—" But what say you to the army of the north ?" " Simply that I do not believe in such a force," rejoined the bishop. " Not believe it—not believe on what General Humbert relies at this moment, and to which that officer yonder is an accre dited messenger ! When I tell you that a most distin gnished Irishman , Napper Tandy—" " Napper Tandy ?" repeated the bishop. with a good-humoured smile, " the name is quite enough to relieve one of any fears, if they ver felt them. I am not sufficiently acquainted with 'r language to give him the epithet he deserves, but if In conceive an empty conceited man, as ignorant of war as of politics, rushing into a revolution for the sake of a green uniform, and ready to convulse a kingdom that he may be called a major-general ; only enthusiastic in his personal vanity, and wanting even in that heroic daring which occasionally dignifies weak capacities—such is Nap - Tandy." " What in soldier phrase we call a Blaquo, ' said Charost, laughing ; " I'm sorry for it." What turn the , conversation was about to take I cannot guess, when it was suddenly interrupted by one of the bishop's servants rushing into the room, with a face bloodless from terror. lie made his way up to where the bishop sat, and whis pered a few words in his ear. " Ard how is the wind blowing, Andrew," asked the bishop, in a voice that all his self-command could not completely steady. " From the north, or the north-west, and mighty strong too, my lord," said the man, who trembled in every limb. The affrighted aspect of the messenger, the excited expression of the bishop's face, and the expression as to the " wind," at once suggested to me the idea that a French fleet had arrived in the bay, and that the awful tidings were neither more nor less than the announcement of our reinforce ment. " From the north-west," repeated the bishop ; " then with God's blessing, we may be spared." And so saying, he arose from the table, and with an effort that showed that the strength to do so had only just returned to him. " Colonel Charost, a word with you," said he leading the way into an adjoining room. " What is it ? what has happened ?—what can it be ?" was asked by ray-13 in turn. And now groups gathered at the windows, which all looked into the court of the building, which was now crowded with people, soldiers, servants, and country folk, gazi ng earnes tly towards the roof of the castle. s" What's the matter, Terry ?" asked one of the bishop's eons, as he threw open the window. " Tis the chimbly •on fire, Master Robert," said the man ; " the kitchen chimbly, wid those devils of Frinch !" I cannot describe the burst of laughter that followed the explanation ! From Maurice Tiernay, , the s o ldi e r o f Ryrfvne.—Du6lin Univereity Magazine. 3g that our mode of writi for their reward, a f ging out of as hard wo ' to crush us ; the mere st to bad given a wonderful was an Currer Bell." " feminine"—we bad .s are liable to be looked ession that autho 'dice ; we had noticed ho chastisement the weapon of personality, and terv, which is not tree praise. The Tort to succeed ence ; it must be ork on a prose tale ; Ellis I ' Wuthering Heights,' Acton Bell Ag- Bell also wrote a narrative in one were perseveringly obtruded upon ce of a year and a-half ; and ' Agnes Grey' were merishing to the two CHURCH EXTENSION-HOW TO ACCOMPLISH IT. In the report of the sub-division of parishes commis sioners it is stated, " The result of our inquiry shows that there is an immediate and pressing demand for the erec tion of about 600 new churches." The commissioners calculate the cost at £2,100,000, on an average of £3,500 each church, and express an opinion that if a sum of £1,000.000 sterling could be supplied from some general fund, local subscriptions and the liberality of churchmen would supply the rest. To provide each clergyman with an income of £2OO would require £120,000 per annum, and to endow each church with £5O a year more for the maintenance of the fabric would require an additional yearly sum of £30,000; £150,000 a year, therefore, must be provided for the support of the 600 new churches and their officiating ministers. It would also be desirable to provide parsonage-houses; and taking each parsonage house to cost £BOO, a sum of £129.000 (supposing a like sum were granted by the Bounty Board) would be suffi cient to make a grant of half the cost, leaving the rest to the liberality of the congregation. Her Majesty's com missioners already referred to recommended that the bene fices now in the gift of the Lord High Chancellor of En gland, amounting to 777, with an aggregate annual value of nearly -£200,000, should be placed at the disposal of the Church Building Commissioners, who should be empowered to dispose of as many of them as would pro duce a sum equal to the amount required for insuring the erection of 600 churches. • To provide the annual sum of £150,000 to endow these new churches we turn to the report of her Majesty's com missioners appointed in 1849 for the purpose of inquiring into " episcopal and capitular revenues in England and 'Vales." It is shown that from the revenues of the Church itself ample funds will be forthcoming in a few years if their recommendations are carried into effect. The real property of the Church belonging to the several classes of dignitaries and corporations consists of houses, lands, manors, mines, minerals, and tithes (or tithe rent charges) ; but under the present system of leasing, the lessors do not enjoy so much as one-third of the gross annual income. It is shown that eventually a surplus may be obtained of more than half-a-million per annum, and thus the means are at hand, by a fair and judicious management of church property, for the endowment of 600 churches and der The founding of schools for the poor in every new parish and district will follow as a matter of course upon the erection of the church and the appointment of a minister; and it may reasonably be expected that in a few years increased school accommodation for more than 200,600 children would be provided. There must not be omitted in any scheme for extend ing. parochial efficiency the Scripture reader. The ob 'llmg jections which, before experience, were entertained to the 'ered. office of the Scripture reader, have been so thoroughly .hers. answered and removed by their ascertained , aid to the clergyman, that their employ tained the sanction of almost the whop ?s on If there are no public funds available for providing 1000 neral ouch men tent has now ob- )r the new formed parishes, it may safely be left to the laity in their respective districts to , furnish the small stipends required. IfLi~rttlaity. satlant t week road, a is suspected ye miles Erneral Two large fla the little town of Flgrernont, near Whitehavt 1 of Lichfield Church, value )een presented to the pastor of the parish, by his pa rishioners. spinning mills ave just liver ma The Duke of Sutherland has given a piece of Wolverhampton for the erection of a Jewish land at burial- ions premises belonging to Mr. 11. Whitaker, aping -card and pasteboard manufacturer, Little_Britain, .oyed by fire on Tu —An association fc se of fo —A Limerick paper st )iyhead is to be the Trar rk a place of call. ground. The s tondOn. v amongst the agriculturist TATION " that Ii :ket station, and Cor e Hospital have The Committee of UniVersity Col►, received notice of a legacy to that ch. the hit Thomas Ansaldo 'lemon, Esq., of £l,OOO, free of daty In Birmingham alone, out of £25,000, subscribed' by working men for the purchase of Freeholds, not less than £20,000, it is calculated, has been saved from the taverns and beer shops. Lord Willoughby D'Ereaby has, with his usual libera lity, hired, at his own expense, a house in London for the accommodation of such of the tenants on his exten sive estates as may wish to visit the Great Exhibition.. Mr. Paxton has published a letter to Loid J. Russell, in which he proposes that the National Exhibition, with the exception of . the first fortnight and the Wednesday in every week, should be thrown open to the public. The Worcester Journal says, that the bishop of that diocese would baptise yesterday, in the Cathedral,. the infant child of the South African natives who are no ited through the country. -cups have been made in enormous q the last five yea ere they are usec ,t Birn •s. The pr to band market fe of a sailor was found strangled with a towel, , in her house at Maryport. Her husband is ,nd the inquest has been adjourned. Foal play ;lburne, on Tues, Say last. while ridin —ll some members of his family, was horse, the fall occasioning a fracture and dis states wit slay last there wa Shrewsbury ; at Bomere-heath ation of TY OF WEATHER and sl On Tu I% thunder and rain t, snow ! irteen miles dist and at Church Stretton, A DELICATE PAUPER.—John Smith was brought up on Saturday week, charged by the governor of the New ton Abbot union, Devon, with creating a disturbance and refusing to do his work, on the ground that it galled his hands! A very large block of lead ore, being upwards of 17 cwts., and of first-rate qua'ity, has lately been raised by the Holmbush Mining Company. A large chest has „ . . been made for its reception, and is intended to be sent to the Great Exhibition of 1851. During the launching of a brig named the Isabella :ott, at Arbroath, on Saturday last, two boys were so .verelv injured by the fall of some logs of timber, that ie of the lads is not expected to recover, while apprehensions are also entertained for the other's life. The bullion in both departments of the bank had de. creased from £14,611,849 to £14,526,447, being a differ ence of £115,402. The paper in actual circulation had increased from £21,125,108 to 21,153,456, being a differ ence of £28,347. A great meeting was held in Hull, on Wednesday, the mayor in the chair, to authorise the corporation to apply bailiffs' dues, and other duties payable on yes I that the commissioners have decided on fixing .rge of admission to the Crystal Palace The issue of monthly or family tickets, n what days the exhibition may be viewed at a h the port It is s rate, are points yet undecided. The accounts of the cost of relieving the poor of the Birmingham union during the last six months of 1850, show a decrease of £6414, as compared with the cost during the same period of 1849 and the number of per sons relieved has fallen from 26,005 to 12,264. A number of precious stones, valued at about £2OO, were picked from the dirt in St. Julius-street, Clerken well, London, on Wednesday last. No information ap pears to have been received as to the owner of the pro perty. During the night of Saturday week, some villain so seriously injured four cows and a pig, belonging to Mr. Cutler, a farmer, of Dagnall, Buckinghamshire, by chop ping their fore legs, (apparently with a bill,) that it was found necessary to have them killed. A Birmingham paper says that William Laugher, a nail-maker, of Bromsgrove, has received orders to make 1000 gold, 1000 silver, and 1000 iron " tacks" for the great exhibition. The whole 3000 are not to weigh more than three grains, and they will be the smallest nails ever produced. LONGEVITY. — There is now living at Milson, an aged female named Penny, who has numbered 99 winters, and is now in good health ; but more singular than this, this aged lady has a niece now living, a Mrs. Passey, also in good health, who has reached the pat: iarchal age of 101 years. SINGULAR BEarEaT.—The Maidstone Gazelle states that a lady, lately deceased, who resided at Blackheath some years ago, has made a will in which she has provided that £5O should be paid to her medical attendant on con dition of his performing decapitation at her death, owing to a dread of being interred alive. A Miss Gresley Jarman's bustle was exhibited at Clerkenwell police-court, yesterday week, and contained no less than ten pounds of feathers, which she was charged with having stolen from her lodgings. She denied the robbery, and declared that ten pounds of feathers was the usual complement of the bustles she wore. At the Queen's Printing-office, in New-street-square, London, is a middle-aged woman, who recollects the year and the chapter of every act of parliament upon any sub ject. Though she is only the forewoman of the book folders, many attorneys are indebted to her for informa tion as to the last acts bearing upon any question. A fine turtle was caught a few days since by some fishermen among the rocks on the coast near Exmouth, and sold to persons who brought it to Exeter, where it attracted a great deal of attention as an object of curio sity. It had evidently been washed during the late gales from some vessel. Lord Fitzroy Somerset, in his evidence before the com mittee of army and ordnance expenditure, stated that the number of candidates for commissions in the army during the last seven years amounted to between 1000 and 1200, and that upwards of 200 had been on the list upwards of three years. Considerable loss has been experienced amongst the labouring class in Barnsley and neighbourhood by the whole of their bacon being spoilt in the salting. It is be lieved that a great portion of what is sold for saltpetre is nothing more than soda, and that that is the cause of the misfortune. On Tuesday information was received that a man, named John Clark, was, whilst in a beer-house in the township of Stourbridge, killed by a gips) , of the name of Elisha Loveridge, commonly called the " Slasher or Tasher." After committing the deed he absconded, and is supposed to have escaped to London. The Norfolk News says a girl, only twelve years of age, named Mary Anne Barnes, living with her aunt at Hartlebury, was playing about with a female companion. when she suddenly jumped into the Stour. It seems that she had broken a sugar-basin and eaten some of its con tents, and being fearful of the consequences. plunged in to the river. It was two hours before the body was got out. of Alit THE LIVERPOOL gTANDARD. THE SEASON AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT.—Such is the uncommon mildness of the season, that the trees are bursting Inds and blossoms, the banks are covered with primroses, the turnips are running up to seed, and the birds are full of song—the daisies deck the lawns, and the fields look as gay as May. AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION..---A farmer, who has occupied a farm in the county of Durham for upwards of twenty years, at a comparatively low rent, was last week obliged to leave it in consequence of the ruinous prices which agricultural produce has lately been bringing in the markets; a state of things which he attributed entirely to the operation of free trade. A Kendal paper relates that a few nights since, at Wetherby, a large otter found its way into a house, and endeavoured to creep into the bed of an old man and some children. The inmates were at first greatly fright ened by the unseasonable appearance of so strange a guest, but they soon recovered from their alarm, and killed the otter. The Macclesfield Courier relates that a person in that town was lately supplied by a druggist with magnesia by mistake for arrowroot, and adds, that as he had never to ted arrowroot, he actually contrived to swallow a bowl ful of the magnesia and water, though he complained that arrowroot was not so palateable as he had expected to find it. INCENDIARISM.—From all parts of the country the most alarming reports reach us of the prevalence of in cendiarism. A correspondent from Thainc, in Bucking.. hamshire, writes,—" Incendiarism is terribly on the increase in our neighbourhood." In Herefordshire, on the estate of Mr. Dickinson, the extensive paper-manu facturer, at llomel Hempstead, a very severe loss has been incurred from an incendiary fire ; and letters from the same locality inform us that this terrible crime is increasing in that district.—Post Magazine. MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE.—On' Saturday morning the coachman and helper of Mr. Thomas, of Landford Cottage, near Whiteparish, Wilts, not getting up at the usual hour, a fellow servant was requested to arouse them, bat on proceeding to the room occupied by the two men, immediately vier some newly erected stables, he failed to' obtain any answer from either of the sleepers. Alarmed at this circumstance, he succeeded in effecting an entrance to the room through the window, and, to his horror, found both fellow-servants dead.—Bathehronicle. A London manufacturer has been detected in a very ingenious system of adulterating isinglass with common gelatine. It appears that each substance is rolled by steam power into thin wafer-like sheets, and on placing one of the deleterious between two of the original, and subjecting the mass to a heavy pressure, it becomes united and rolled out, so that the deception is exceedingly difficult of detection. A strong flavour of glue and paste will, however, easily distinguish the spurious matter, if it is dissolved in hot water, and tasted without the addi tion of any sweetening. AN ENTHUSIAST.—Mr. L. Phillips, a country squire in Pembrokeshire, keeps a pack of foxhounds, with two whips, at his own expense, hunting the country in frrst rate style. Mr. Phillips has but one leg, and yet he hunts the hounds himself; sad we do not believe there can be found so good a gentleman huntsman in the United Kingdom, not even Lord Gifford himself. He has, moreover ridden his own horse in two public steeple chases ; a feat, we believe, which has never been attempt ed before by any living being with only one leg ; and there is not a straighter or more daring rider going.. The Board of Health ia , London have decided the great water question in Southampton. The town is to be sup plied with water from the itchen river, at a place called Mansbridge Lock, about three miles from Southampton. The estimated cost of conveying the water from Mans bridge to the town will oe £lB,OOO. The boring for water at the Artesian well on Southampton Common, from which the town has been partially supplied with water for the last few years, and which has been looked such an interesting experiment by the whole of sof England, is to be stopped. The well is upon as nearly 2 a Co ICTION OF GOMDSMID.-At the Middlesex session, ...ilursday, ?Ir. John Goldsmid, of Meeklen burgh-square, and a member of the Stock Exchange, was t'ound guilty of an assault upon an excise officer. fie footman, and a host of other which completely failed. The brother, ) prove an alib _ Ige said he had never seen such an exhibition ass brought forward in any court in his life. The defendant had called upon his father and brother to commit perjury, as well as other persons. The sentence upon him was that he be imprisoned in the Haase of Correction for three months A —On Friday, the metropolis was vi_ eof the densest fogs-we have had this sea that all the steamboats both above and below brid usual, and the traffic .rL LONDON FOG sited bN from running river was generally suspended. The Post-office, Eicise, Custom-house, Bank of England, &c., in the city, stamp office, and all the Government departments at the West end, the banking-houses, shops, &c., were lighted up the The works at the Crystal Palace in ame as in the eienin Hyde I during a portion of the day were suspended in consequence, and the drivers of the omnibuses we liged to use th as to pre ution in the The gl rate of speed, so ass was down within one degree of freezing point_ MOUSE MILLS.—A gentleman in Kirkaldy, Scotland, has trained a couple of mice, and invented machinery enabling them to spin cotton yarn. The work is so con structed that the common house mouse is enabled to twist twine and reel from 100 to 126 threads per day. To,eom plete this, the little pedestrians have to run 101 miles. A. halfpennyworth of oatmeal, at Is. 3d. per pack, serves one of these treadwheel culprits for the long period of five weeks. In that time it makes 110 threads per day. At this rate a mouse earns 7s. 6d. per annum. Take off sd. for board, and is. for machinery, there will arise 6s. clear for eve The mouse employer was going to make an appliciition for the lease 'of an old empty house, which would hold 10,000 mouse mills, suf ficient room being left for keepers and some hundreds of EXPLOSION OF A MAIL-BAG.—An accident of a sin gular nature, and likely to have been attended by great inconvenience, occurred to the Canterbury letter-bag from London, on Monday night. On arrival at Dover (whither the Canterbury mail is conveyed), it was thrown on the cart, when a sudden and violent explosion took place, resembling the firing of a rocket ; and, on opening the bag, it was discovered that the contents were on fire, but, owing to the tight manner in which the letters and papers were packed, few were burnt, the fire smouldering more. However, many were scorched and blackened. A box, which it was supposed occasioned the explosion, was detained for further inquiry. Whatever it was that caused the accident, it was evident that the explosion arose from the bag being thrown up, which brought the combustibles into forcible contact.—Kentish Observer. SCULPTURE IN (,OAL.- - West Wemyss has long been famed as the principal coal field of the east coast of Fife. The parrot coal of this district can be converted into arti cles of household furniture, such as looking-glass frames, writing desks, chairs, and tables. Mr. Thomas William son is at present making a sofa wholly composed of coal. It is nine feet long, with three compartments or divisions, and it is sufficient to contain seven people sitting on it. The front standards are beautifully carved, displaying three mongrel animals, which forcibly remind the spectator of those richly-carved figures that appear so frequently in Dr. Layard'a remains of ancient Babylon. This curiosity was ordered by General Wemyss, and it is highly probable that it will appear at the great exhibition, as it is ordered to be finished previous to that time ; and as the general holds an appointment in the Queen's household, it may yet be transferred from the crystal palace to the palace of her Majesty.—Fife Advertiser. A DOG'S FRIENDSHIP.—Happening to pass the house of a neighbour a short time since, who occup ies a large estate near to me, I saw one of his servants taking a dead sheep dog away in a wheelbarrow to bury, and upon my remarking to him, " What ! is the poor old dog dead ?" for I had knovin the dog for years—he narrated to me the following little incident :—it appears that the dog had contracted an extraordinary affection for one of the waggon horses, but the horse being an old one and very ailing, the worthy occupier of the farm had him destroyed : and one morning, missing the dog, they found him lying upon the grave of his late favourite, nor could they get him away, except by force. They conveyed him home, but he re fused his food, nor could they induce him to take nourish ment of any kind ; he pined for a short time and then died, I presume, from excessive grief. The servants were in the habit of placing him upon the horse's back with the halter in his mouth, and sending him to the pond with the horse when he went to drink, and he used frequently to ride the horse to and from the different fields, in fact he was never away from him.— Worcester Journal. DISTRCSSING HOMICIDE AT BRISTOL.—An inquest has been held at Bristol on the body of Mr. John Fre derick Bippert, a ship-broker and teacher of the French language, who, on 4th December last, on going on board the ship Adelaide, then lying in the Cumberland Basin, to get the ship's papers and transact some Custom-house business, was pushed off the poop to the lower deck by a Mr. Alexander, and died from the effects of the injuries he sustained thereby a few days ago. It appeared from the evidence that on Mr. Alexander coming on board, the deceased said to him, in a sneering manner, " You are too late, I have got the ship's papers." Mr. Alexander told him to mind his own business, and not to interfere with him, and was proceeding to go down into the cabin, the deceased endeavouring to prevent him, when a scuffle ensued, in the course of which the deceased was shoved down upon the deck. An examination of the deceased, which had been taken before a magistrate, and in which he swore that Mr. Alexander struck him with his fist without provocation, and knocked him from the poop deck to the main, thus causing the injuries of which he died, was then produced and read. A verdict of man slaughter has been returned against Mr. Alexander. ATTEMPT TO DROWN Two PILOTS.—The Greek brig Panagia Carussina was boarded on Tuesday morning by James Rowland, Bristol pilot. in the basin, whose duty it was to conduct her to the Cardiff Roads ; and when coming out of the lock at Rownhain, three of the crew suddenly seized him by the throat and legs, and attempted to throw him overboard, but in which they did not succeed. Rowland, fearing to stay on board, from the menacing aspect of the fellows, hailed the tug-boat and got on board her, and so escaped ; but when opposite this place, David Moose, a Cardiff pilot, went alongside, and was about to ascend by o ladder which hung over the side. When the crew, with the captain, saw that another pilot was attempting to board, they drew up the ladder, leaving a piece of spar, (which had served as a fender in the ba s i n , ) and to which Morse held on, thinking that he could gain access to the vessel ; but he was not allowed to do so, as the fender was let out with the sole intention of turn i ng the man off, the brig then going five knots. Just at this moment, and while Morse was struggling in the water, the ladder, which continued up, was again, it is concluded accidentally, let down, and of which Morse laid bold, when one of the crew descended and trod on his fingers ; but, notwithstanding, Morse held on, and two Pill boats, which put off to render him assistance, succeeded in saving him; but for which be must have been drowned.—Ship. ping Guette, &HOME OF A MAGISTRATE.—On Thursday afternoon, the inhabitants of Boston, Lincolnshire, were startled by a report that John Brown, Esq., M.D., one of the ma gistrates of the borough, had committed suicide by taking prussic acid. On proceeding to his house the report was found to be too true. The wildest rumours were imme diately afloat as to the cause, as the unfortunate gentle man had appeared to all who knew him to be one of the most unlikely persons in the world to commit such an act. Pecuniary difficulties more imagined than real are said to have been the cause. On Tuesday William Bristol was convicted at the Mid dlesex sessions of having attempted to pick pockets. Fisher, the detective officer, then stated that he had known the prisoner for three years as a member of a gang of daring thieves, and as the "deputy" or sub-landlord of a notorious den in Fox-court, Gray's-inn-lane, which was known as the " Thieves' Kitchen," and which was the rendezvous of burglars, pick-pockets, prostitutes, and pot stealers, ar.d where nightly could be seen thieves, prostitutes, and beggars of all ages and both sexes, hud dled together indiscriminately, there being in some in stances eight or ten men, women, and children, all in one bed together. Some short time ago he was on duty near Fox-court, and on contriving to peep into the " Kitchen" through a window, he saw the prisoner in the room with a line tied across it, and from this line was suspended a coat, in the pockets of which were placed pocket-hand kerchiefs. A dozen little boys surrounded the prisoner, and each in turn tried his skill in removing a handker chief without moving the coat or shaking the line. ___ THE QUICKSILVER MINES OF CALiFORNIA.-We understand that a leading house in London, connected with the South American trade, received an order by the New York steamer, to effect a running insurance for 1300,000, to cover quicksilver to be exported from Mr. Forbes's mine (the New Almaden) in California, along the Pacific coast. The shipment of this supply will pro bably take place during the ensuing twelve months; and, as it will be absorbed in South America, and will give an extraordinary impulse to the production of silver, it affords a further commentary on the folly of those nations who are now attempting by legislation to regulate their future position w ith m reg;rd . to the precious metals.—TitneB. The above quantity of quicksilver is quite sufficient to re duce the price at once ; and as we have every reason to believe there is no scarcity of it, we may very soon see a return of the prices of 1825-26, when perhaps twice as much silver was extracted from the Mexican mines as at the Present day. It wilrsoon be seen that gold and silver are like other co:nmodities. A SINGULAR CAPTURE wv ' TIIE POLICE.—A gentleman' who resides at Stratford, left home to spend the evening with a party of friends a few days since, and returned about midnight, and went into his greenhouse without letting his family know of his arrival. A female domestic hearing a noise at the part of the house told her mis tress. who immediately went to the window and sprang a rattle, which soon brought several neighbours and the police to the spot; the former stood at the front entrance, and the latter went to the back of the premises and disco vered some one moving, and they then soon captured the supposed thief, whom they handled not very tenderly. " I am Mr. —," exclaimed the master of the premises; but the police, not knowing him,doubted his veracity, and it was not before his wife and domestic arrived that the po liee discovered their mistake. It seems the gentleman alluded to, finding it was a• frosty night, went into his greenhouse for the purpose-of lighting the fires, and, on his exit from that place with a bar of inciters in his hand, he was taken into custody for entering his own premises. Cheibleford Chronicle. DREADFUL MURDER.—On Monday evening a murder was committed at Lawshall, near Bury St. Edmund's, on Elizabeth Bainbridge, aged' 30, a woman separated from her husband, and obtaining-a living as a dressmaker. For some time past a labourer,. named George Carut, a year ortwo younger, had been observed to be very atten tive to• her, to the annoyance of her friends, but whether with or without direct encouragement does not appear. On the afternoon in question she went out, and was seen for the last time in his company crossing a fiEld. Not returning. home she was searched for, and near a pond, in which the body was found, were evidences of a struggle having taken place, and of her having-been dragged some distance. She was much bruised and` scratched ; round her neck was discovered a watch and chain belonging to Carut, and on taking him into custody a wedding ring belonging to the deceased was found in his pocket. His shoes were found to correspond with the footmarks round the pond. near which were also found a hat and handker chief belonging to him. His clothes were also wet and dirty, as if he had been in the pond. On being taken into custedi , on the charge, he made no reply, nor showed any emotion r. VALUE OF PROPERTY IN GREAT BRITAIN.—In illus tration of the great and rapid accumulation of capital that has been going on, we may adduce the increase in the amount of personal property which has been shown to have taken place at the interval from 1314 to 1841. At the former period the amount was estimated at £1,200,000:000, at the latter period at £2,000,000,000. Again, it has been shown that the capital subject to legacy-duty in Great Britain, on the average of the forty five years between 1797 and 1841, was nearly £26,000,000, while in the single year 1840 it was nearly £40,500,000. As the average for the whole period is evidently much higher than the amount for any single year at the begin ning of the century, it is clear that a very great increase of properly subject to the legacy-duty must have taken place in the first half of the present century. One more illustration of the same class, and we leave this part of our subject. In the year 1798, the value of real prop' rty in Great Britain was estimated at £995,000,000, while Sir Robert Peel. in bringing forward his proposal for an income-tax in 1842, stated it at £l,B2o,ooo,ooo.—Fraser. PITMEN' AND MATHEMATICS.—A paragraph has ap peared in the papers, stating the fact that the booksellers of Newcastle had observed that most of the standard ma thematical works were purchased by pitmen. The follow ing anecdote is in point. Some years since, a gentleman, on his passage from Newcastle to Shields in a steam-boat, went into the engine-room, and found one of the books mentioned—namely, " Emerson's Pluxions"—lying on the table rather black and smutty, evidently much reaci. He asked the young engineman who read the book ? He answered that he did when he had time. Rather surprised at the fact, and presupposing that he was a young man of superior talent, he questioned him upon the subject, stating that himself had studied these matters at the University—had passed, he believed, a fair examination — and obtained a creditable degree. With this prelude they entered freely into conversation;, and from that time the stranger used all his influence to bring the studious en gineman into notice. The engineman is now a distin guished mathematician, and the author of many of the very works alluded to. He had, a short time previous to this interview, " risen from a bank-trapper to a breaks man" in a Newcastle coal-pit, as stated in evidence before the Lords' committee last session ; and is now—Professor Hann, of King's College !—Gateshead Observer. LOVE AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—A FAITHLESS SWAIN.—On Friday, Eliza Harvey, a young woman only eighteen years of age, was charged at Lambeth with attempting to commit suicide by throwing herself into the Surrey Canal. From the prisoner's own admission, it appeared that she became enamoured of a young police man ; that she had made up her mind to write to him and " confess her love ;" but unfortunately her young mistress, who was of rather a prying habit, happened to get sight of the letter while the prisoner was in the act of folding it up, and insisted on reading it. The young woman assured her it was only a note to her mother; but all would not do, the young lady's curiosity must be satisfied; and having peremptorily insisted on seeing the letter, she, after reading it, handed it to her mother, and from the mother it found its way to her father. The consequence was, that in consultation, the family considered the young woman's mind was too romantic for her calling, and a notice to quit was given. The prisoner, rather than face the rebukes and frowns of her parents—and her lover, finding that she was about to lose her place, became less zealous in her affections—made up her mind to throw herself icto the Surrey Canal. The prisoner was ulti mately remanded for the attendance of her parents. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITIONS.—Despatches have been received at the Admiralty from Captain Kellett, C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Herald, dated at sea, the 14th of Oc tober, 1850, on his return from Behring Straits. The Herald had communicated with ber Majesty's ship Plover, on the 10th of July, at Chamisso Island, where the Plover had passed the preceding winter. The two ships pro ceeded to the northward until they sighted the pack ice, when the Herald returned to Cape Lisburne, in quest of Captain Collinson's expedition, and on' the 31st fell in with her Majesty's ship Investigator, which had made a surprisingly short passage of 26 days from the Sandwich Islands. The Herald remained cruising off Cape Lis burne. and again fell in with the Plover on the 13th of August, on her return from Point Barrow, Commander Moore having coasted in his boats, and minutely ex amined the several inlets as far as Icy Cape, without gain ing any intelligence of the missing expedition. Com. Moore and his boat's crew had suffered severely from ex posure to cold. Captain Kellett. having fully victualled the Plover, ordered her to winter in Grantley Harbour, (her former anchorage at Chanaisso Island not being con sidered safe), and returned to the southward, on his way to England. Despatches have also been received from Captain Collinson, C. 8., of her Majesty's ship Enter prise, and Commander 3.l'Clure of her Majesty's ship Investigator. THE SHOE-BLACK SOCIETY.—An interesting meeting of the friends of a society, instituted in anticipation of the requirements expected to originate from the influx of foreigners during the great exhibition, was held on Wed nesday evening at the Field-lane Ragged Schools, London, Captain Trotter, R.N., in the chair. The object of the proposed association, as implied in its name, is to afford to visitors, whilst in this country, a convenience to which they are accustomed in their own, and whilst accommo dating our continentai neighbours, to provide employment for deserving boys from the Ragged Schools of the metropolis. It was explained by the various speakers, that with a comparatively trifling outlay youths might be supplied as well with a distinctive costume as with the materials necessary for their occupation ; and it was argued that this would, in the end, be not only the means of providing funds for the individuals employed, but would also, by attracting attention to the institutions with which they were connected, benefit the Ragged Schools themselves. In illustration of the alleged facility and cheapness with which boys could be set up as members of the " polishing brigade" a youth was exhibited, having all the required apparatus constructed after the French fashion, being himself attired in the proposed distinctive costume of his order, and it was stated that his who's outfit would not cost more than £l. It appears that the police authorities have consented to co-operate with the committee in carrying out the design, and that it lacks nothing but sufficient funds to ensure is comple tion ; £25 have been already subscribed. Various sug gestions were offered by different gentlemen. and it appeared that the six months or so during which boys would be thus employed' would be considered a term of probation ; after which they would, according to circum stances, and with. due regard to their behaviour, be pro vided for by emigration. or otherwise. A space in the department of the fine arts of the great exhibition has been allotted for the display of a most in genious and tasteful work of art, constructed by Mr. Oscar Byrn. The subject is a sylvan landscape, with figures engaged in the sports of the period of Charles / 1 ., and is formed entirely of cork, cut out with an ordinary penknife. Its form is circular, and is ca loaiated for the frame of a drawing, painting, &c. On either side, meeting at the top, is a magnificent tree. Above, in the centre, a hawk may be seen about to strike a heron, and in the lower ground, on the right, stands a falconer, with a hawk on his right thumb, and his left arm resting on a gate. In the central foreground may be observed two dead boars (as though recently killed), and which are watched by one of the dogs used in boar hunting. On the left lies a stag, which appears to have met with the fate of the boars, and near reclines a peasant youth. The whole is in has relief. JUVENILE THIEVES.-At the Mansion-house, London, on Monday, three boys, two of them under 9, and one under 11 years of age, were charged with having attempted to pick pockets. The three wretched children had been followed by a lad, who, to his surorise, saw one of them introduce a piece of stick into the pocket of a gentleman, open the pocket, and upon looking in and ascertaining that it contained nothing, put the stick into the pocket of another customer, while the two others followed closely, in readiness to receive whatever luck should turn up. The smallest of the boys said, Dont you believe a word he says, my lord. It's all nothing but out and out lies.— The Lord Mayor : What did you carry that stick for ? Boy : What for ? Wby to keep away any boys that might want to whack me, to be sure.—The otherprisoners said their accuser was a regular liar, and no mistake, and that he would nap it some day for what he said against innocent people. The police said the children were so diminutive that nobody but an experienced person could suppose they were thieves. The Borough, however, where the children lived, was crowded with little creatures who were regularly brought up to the business of alter nately begging and robbing. The eldest of the boys said he had neither father nor mother, that he lived with a woman in Mint-street, to whom he paid a penny a-night for his bed, and that he grubbed about for his victuals in the day. The Lord Mayor I shall cause inquiries to be made about you, and send you to the House of Occupa tion. Boy : Don't do that. If you let me go you shan't have me any more, I'll promise you'. The Lord Mayor : No ; you shall have some protection. As for the other two, they shall be whipped in the presence of their parents, who are here, and discharged. STRIKE AMONGST THE SEAMEN OF THE NORTH.—A body of at least 2,000 seamen from Sunderland, who are on strike, visited Shields on Wednesday. They demand a•standing wage of £4 10s. a London coal trade voyage during the winter months, £3 10s.. during the summer, and £3 a month and small stores foreign. At two o'clock in the afternoon they met the Shields men in the market place, South Shields, forming a formidable body of above 3,000 men. After stating their grievances, the speakers proposed, and the meeting adopted, resolutions condem natory of the Mercantile Marine Act, which the seamen say " tickets them off like a parcel of Mexican slaves." After the meeting the Sunderland men were escorted out of the town by the Shields seamen without any distur bance. At night a large meeting, composed solely of Shields men, was held in the market-place, South Shields, when it was resolved to join the Sunderland men in-standing out for £4 10s. a voyage. They marched over to Sunderland next day to a large meeting that was held on the Town Moor. The great body of the men have been on strike i❑ the Wear since the Saturday pre vious. Two large meetings have been held in Sunder land during the week, and, though the men have been patrolling the streets, and bands of them are watching the ships to see that none go on board at lower wages, there have been no acts of violence or breaches of the peace. Communications-have been sent off to Hartlepool, Sea ham, Stockton, • and the other ports on the coast, calling upon the men to stand out for the advance of wages. Some owners on the Wear have paid the wages demanded by the seamen,-and'have sent their vessels to sea ; others, who have hadtheir crews engaged, have sent them to sea in spite of the men on strike. There are a great number of vessels, engaged in the coal and foreign trade, in the ports just now, and when the spring vessels fit out there will be great difficulty with the seamen, as they express their determined hostility to the new arrangement of the shipping officers and masters under the Mercantile Act ; and the crimps and no inconsiderable number of ship-masters are keeping them up in their opposition. Letters have been received in Shields, stating that the seamen of Lynn are on strike. ELOPEMENT E_T.TRAORDINARY.—SOIrie particulars of of an elopement with a somewhat ludicrous denouement have reached us. it appears that a gay Lothario, much enamoured of straw-coloured kid and eau-de-Cologne, met with a very fascinating travelling companion the other day in a railway carriage. All possible politeness was shown to the lady by our gallant young gentleman, and at length a genial confidence arose between them. He gave the lady his address, and no doubt pictured his pros pects coleur de rose. The lady was very communicative. She was none other than the " Hon. Miss Lumley, daughter of Lord Scarborough," and " had 10,0001. in her own right." The gentleman's feelings became ex cited with the details ; Cupid shot an arrow into his heart, and the " Hon. Miss Lumley" betraying every disposition to reciprocate his fading, the flame of love burned bright ly. We have not heard what passed between them from that time up to last Saturday morning, but certain it is an elopement was planned. " Miss Lumly" evidently ex hibited great eagerness, for she appeared before her lover in the town where he resides, in a riding habit, stating that her brother was "after her," and that the knot must be tied as quickly as possible, otherwise all would be undone—she would be snatched ruthlessly away from her lover, and probably be for ever afterwards placed within the precincts of a grim wall under lock and key. A spe cial license was obtained ; the marriage serlice was per formed at one of the churches, after some objections on the part of the clergyman had been removed by the clever and skilful " Miss Lumley," and " the happy couple" pro ceeded to spend the honeymoon in a neighbouring county, They were seated in a beautifully fitted up drawing-room in a stylish hotel, sipping champagne and "telling tales of love," when.they were surprised by the arrival of Loth ario's mama and papa. Great was the consternation at first, but the tact of " the Hon. Miss Lumley" was speedily in requisition. She succeeded in convincing the too credulous parents that she really was " the Hon. Miss Lumley," and that she had 10,0001. in her own right. With the consolation that matters were not so bad after all, the parents returned home, where they shortly " learned beyond doubt that the Hon. Miss Lumley" was anything but what we like to repeat. Shocked at the intelligence, they again went in pursuit of the fugitive son, whom they found in company with his loving bride at a far-famed and delightfully clean roadside inn. The duped san heard the character of his " blushing bride" with astonishment, and he accompanied his parents home, leaving " the Hon. Miss Lumley" to her own reflections and resources.—Derby Reporter. LOCAL MEETINGS. WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—On Wednesday, at the weekly meeting, Mr. Roskell presided. It was agreed to raise the salary of Mr. Greetham, the collector and over seer for the townships of Litherland and Great Crosby, from £B5 to 100 guineas.—A letter was read from Mr. H. M. Latham, relieving-officer for Toxtei h-park, asking for a full inquiry by the board into the circumstances relative to the death of a pauper named Isabella Kenny, on whose body an inquest had been held the previous week, at which the evidence of Mr. Alfred Stephens, one of the medical officers of the union, hsd reflected upon his con duct in the matter. Mr. Stephens was strongly blamed by several of the guardians; and it was unanimously agreed to appoint a committee of the whole board, who are to investigate the matter at their next meeting. DOCK COMMITTEE. — The tender of Messrs. J. and R. Duckworth, for building a boundary wall around the land at the west and south side of the canal locks, within fourteen weeks was accepted.—A shed, in accordance with a plan prepared by the surveyor, was ordered to be erected on the south side of the Sandon Dock.—The Warehouse Management Committee recommended the payment of £lO to the widow of Francis Stewart, late Wharfinger in the Albert Dock, and a sum of £2O to the widow of John Yates, who was accidentally killed at the dock works. — On the recommendation of the Harbour Masters' Com mittee, a superannuation allowance of £l5 was granted to Thomas Carron, who had been thirty-three years in the service.—The receipt of a sum of £4,000 was acknowledged from the Board of Ordnance, being the difference between red sand and lime-stone in the sea wall in front of the batteries.—A tender, on the part of the Gas Company, to supply the dock lamps with gas, at the rate of £4 ss. per light, per annum, was accepted. ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHIEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. — The usual fortnightly meeting of the society was held on Wednesday evening. Mr. T. D. Barry was called upon to take the chair, and opened the general business by di recting attention to a subject which had been brought before the profession and public of London, during the last few weeks. He alluded to the Board of Health sur veys, which he complained, were monopolised by the stipendiary hangers-on of the Board of Ordnance. The surveyors of London, many of whom were architects, were memorialising against the monopoly ; and the co operation of the profession in the country was solicited. Mr. Joseph Boult, who had given notice of a motion for taking into consideration the proposed amendment of the Building Act, postponed his resolution until the next mee ting. A. memorial to the Finance Committee on the sub ject will be found embodied in a separate paragraph. Mr. Huggins read an able and interesting paper on " Expres sion in Architecture," which embraced the general points which the subject includes, and his remarks gave rise to an animated discussion in which Mr. H. P. Horner, Mr. Raffles Brown, Mr. Walker, of Manchester, and Mr. Jo seph Boult took part. LYING-IN HOSPITAL.—The ninth annual meeting of the subscribers to this charity was held on Tuesday, in the theatre of the Medical Institution. The Mayor, J. Bent, Esq., presided. The report referred with thank.. fulness to the success of the bazaar, and said the institu tion was now in a fair way to be as efficient for its pur pose as the most ardent of its friends could desire. The treasurership had at length been filled up by Mr. J. K. Rounthwaite accepting the office, and the vacancy caused by Dr. Roche's resignation had been filled up by the ap pointment of Mr. Desmond . One hundred and eighteen patients had been admitted into the house during the year ; of these only one had died, making the total mor tality nine since the commencement of the institution. The report urged the importance of increasing the per manent subscription list, and then referred in detail to the various features of the institution. The registry of nurses had proved of the utmost service to many, and the nurses recommended had given general satisfaction. The School for Midwives, lately re-opened, was on thein crease in the number of pupils, and it was calculated that an extension of this feature of the hospital arrangements would take place. The dispensary, which had to be closed, owing to the slender state of the fipalweei, at the Jan. 28, 1851. commencemznt of the year, was now in full operation for women and children whose diseases require attention, an d was much resorted to. The number of external pa tients in the current year would probably exceed the number in any former period. The committee had agreed to admit persons recommended by clergymen, scripture readers, &c., without any further order. The report con cluded by urging that, with an increased subscription list, the disadvantages of all former years would be overcome. From the statement of accounts, it appeared that the subscriptions received last year had been £202, and the donations £56. The bazaar and the concert had realized a net profit of £530. and the total receipts were £846. In addition to the ordinary expenses, old debts had, been paid off during the year to the amount of £248, and there still remains, after all obligations have been met, a ba lance in the hands of the treasurer of £314. Mr. Saml. Holme, in a pointed and characteristic speech, moved the adoption of the address, which was seconded by the Rev. G. W. Warr and carried. The usual complimentary votes were then paid to the officers of the institution ; and a ladies' committee and quarterly board being ap pointed, the meeting closed with thanks to the chair. SELECT VESTRY. The usual fortnightly meeting was held - on Tuesday,—the Ven. Archdeacon BROOKS presiding. The proceedings of the Finance Committee contained an in timation that the Vestry expected to get .e 4,000 for the Parish offices in Lime-street, but that they were open for a bid. The Workhouse Committee had had a special meeting, at which a scale of provisions to be given from the store to the officers•in the house was prescribed in detail. The committee recom mended that two boxes should be provided, with Chubb's' locks, to place the keys of the store in at night; that the storekeepers should lock the keys in these boxes, and, retain ing the keys of the boxes themselves, deposit the boxes with the governor at nights. Mr. GARDNER asked why these locks were needed, if they had honest servants? Mr. CAVFERATA said that the committee's attention had been called to the great quantity of provisions which appeared to be delivered out to the various officers 'f the house, espe cially to the matron. It appeared that for fifteen weeks the matron had had issued to her 20Ibs. of meat a-week. (Laugh ter.) When questioned before the committee as to this, she said shh could not account for it ; she was• not aware that she had eaten it, but she admitted that she could eat 1011:4.ff-week. (Laughter.) She could not account for the other. It appeared that she had• kept her meat in some safe, along with that of the ether officers, and entrusted a pauper with the key. The result showed that was not safe protection, and it showed also that the matron had not exercised due care. Mr. WILLMER wished to know whether the assistant-store keeper had been in the habit of making up his accounts with out having the necessary facts before him ? He had been told that, for some months past, not a single entry had l'een made by the matron in her delivery-book, yet the assistant-store keeper was said to have - made up his books without such re turns. (Hear.) Mr. CIFFERATA replied, that the assistant-storekeeper had not charge of these books. Some discussion ensued as to the amount of blame which rested on the governor or on the matron in this matter, but ultimately the recommendation of the committee was agreed to, and the proceedings confirmed. The number of inmates' in the Workhouse is 1847. _ . In the course of the misceltaneous business which next came before the beard, Mr. WILLNER took notice of the speech of Mr. J. B. Yates ' , at the Southern and Toxteth Hospital meeting, on the previous' day. That gentleman, in referring to the proposed grant of fifty guineas to that institution from the parish, defeated at the last meeting, had made statements, he said, which gave an erroneous impression of the proceedings of the Vestry. Mr. Willmer, in justification of the board, replied in detail to Mr. Yates's remarks, some of which he characterized as unfair and unjust, and not such as might have been expected from a gen tleman of his character. It was not the duty of the Vestry to support the charities; that duty devolved upon the upper classes, who pay a less proportion of rates than those of hum bler means. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HODSON rose, but was called to order by the Chairman , who said it was unnecessary to have any discussion. The CHAIRMAN having intimated that Mr. Hodson, if he !hose, might give notice of a motion, _ _ 41 Mr. HODSON : Then I give notice IF will move that a sum of ore hundred guineas per annu_n be given to the Southern Hos- pital ; and let the discussion preceed this day fortnight; Mr. WOODRUFF observed that he thought Mr. Yates quite right in the remarks which he had made upon the subject, for more shabby conduct on the part of any Vestry could not be' perpetrated. A long communication from the present surveyors was reado in reference to the proposed stipendiary valuer and assessor, and urging many reasons to dissuade the committee from ap pointing a salaried officer as contemplated. Mr. JOHNSON moved that the Vestry should memorialize Parliament for the repeal of the window-tax. Although lie was aware of the difficulty of pressing the Vestry to take up duties which did not commonly come before them, still be considered that the influence of the window-tax had an indirect bearing upon that class of the community which they repre sented.. (Hear.) Mr. Johnson went on to• show the many evils engendered by the tax in a social and sanatory point of view, and moved the adoption of a petition. Mr. DENTON seconded the motion. Mr. CAFFERATA suggested that it would be better to have a oublicVestry meeting on the subject ; and after a short dis cussion, this was resolved upon. GREAT EXPOSITION OF 1851 The committee for managing the Liverpool contribution to the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations , held a meeting in the Council Chamber. in the Town-hall, 00 Thursday last. The especial object of the meeting was to lair before C. Elderton, Fsq., one of the assi•tant commissionerS , who had come from London for the purpose, a statement of the Proceedings in Liverpool, both financial and material. la; Gladstone (of the firm of Gladstone and Pilkington) occupieu the chair. The commissioner, Mr. Elderton, made a•rnost fa vourable impression on the mind of every gentleman present, from his extreme courtesy and urbanity. He was most conl" municative on the subject of the Exhibition. He s id 1, 1 object principally in coming to Liverpool was to obtain sou l ` approxitnate idea as to the sum that would be available for the general purposes of the Exposition. From the treasurer's (li r ; T. B. Horsfall) statement it appe are d th a t a sum o f £5OO already been remitted to London, and that a balance of fi oo remains for transmission; these Burns are exclusive 0 . ex penses, all of which have been paid. Mr. Elderton, in thß name of the royal commissioners, expressed unqualified satiS' faction at the position of affairs; and farther informed the committee, that he was instructed by his royal highness Prince Albert to convey to the committee, individually and collec tively, his royal highness's most sincere thanks for their exer• tions. In answer to a question put by one of the corip e nittee, Mr. Elderton stated that the sum collected by one of the lard manufacturing towns—the third town in the kingdom; amounted to between seven and eight hundred pounds, ba t they should not receive £5OO of this sum, owing to the grea t expense incurred in collection, &c. The Chairman ingotr7 as to whether there had been any arrangements made for act commodating the working classes of the provinces, who Migji.: visit the metropolis during the time of th e E x hibiti on . )." Elderton replied, that the royal commissioners had telt th e i importance of providing the working classes with cheap an comfortable lodgings; and in accordance with these views, Col Reid and a gentleman connected with the Home Office 11 been deputed to give the subject their whole atttenion, e° they had already initiated the following plan. A large non i c i her of men of good character would be engaged and furntsh e with badges; these men would he stationed at the differen: railway termini to receive the occupants of trains from O s country despatched under the charge of the local committe e : and would for a small consideration, say one penny or thr ee halfpence. direct parties of twenty or thirty of the strang c li throughout the whole day, to all the sights, and to the 13 e% lodgings. Besides this, the commissioners had engaged l arge premises at Pimlico, capable of affording sleeping accom mo d ", tion for athousand persons ; hut this was not merely a dorel tory, for there were comfortable sitting-rooms provided, cal 3 : B ble of accommodating an equal number of persons; th e ' t would also be a library, containing every work and period ic % relating to the Exhibition, free. The charges would be on th e most moderate scale ; sleeping, sixpence ; breakfast, fourpe ll. to fivepence ,• dinner, consisting of cold meat, salads, potatol; pickles, &c. &c., ninepence. I a connection with this-t.' Home too a great number of omnibuses would be engaged. wing would e ae distancecon t an t o l constantly n p l o y r i e n g t h a b n e t a w m e e i n i e , P f i o m r Iti he s a m n a d l t f h a e r e C o r 0 5 , 1 12 8 e, penny. The attention of the two gentlemen referred to not. however, limited to the carrying out of this plan 501e. 1 1,4 further arrangements would be made for providing_ econot l AT, and comfortable entertainment for the thousands of 110;4 craftsmen who will, during the present year, visit the capitio o v, their native country for the first time in their lives. In C O e o sequence of a remark recently made to one of the gentle o L4 on the Liverpool Committee, while in London, to the er r e that the royal commissioners regarded very lightly the ele ir , being made by Liverpool, Mr. T. C. Archer inquired of Elderton whether such were really the ideas of the royal COT, missioners ? The reply was, that he (Mr. E.) could assure.t.;j committee that no person whatsoever had ever been authol l ,tc , to speak lightly either of the model of the docks or the tion of imports ; so far from this, the commissioners look !'",4 ward to the Liverpool contribution being one of the great Pre of the Exhibition. Indeed the first inquiry he (Mr. E.) 0) " 0 1 , on his arrival in Liverpool was, as to the progress of the co section of imports; and he believed that it was one of the gro tlemen of the royal commission who first suggested thew collection of imports would be a suitable and accePta i te contribution from so important a seaport as Liverpool. t he Assistant-Commissioner after exchanging courtesies wai t Committee, took his leave of them highly gratified with his reception, and with his best wishes for the furtl.er succestii, the undertaking. It will be seen from the above that, after,;io Liverpool is not the most backward of the " large towns , bl responding to the appeal of the Prince. It would, however l e still more satisfactory if the funds were more ample than I" are ; and as the time is drawing to a close, it is to be h ~r , that the small sum of .eICO will be somewhat augmented be_vao the accounts are closed. It ought to be remembered th at aggregate of small sums becomes imposing. HEALTH COMMITTEE. At the meeting, on. Thursday, a letter was read from ipg Willoughby, complaining that in spite of the understand v come to that informations on the smoke nuisance shoali 0 withheld until the Council had decided on the subject, h e r ill well as the Woodside and the Rock Ferry proprietors, had led been summoned. This led to a long conversation, which en in nothing Mr. Fresh and the Building Surveyor having made t i "it, usual reports, the Medical Officer of Health reported O r e during the week ending the 18 th instant , 181 deaths wef e re , registered within the borough, being 67 fewer than in the pet vious week, and 70 fewer than in the same week of the t preceding years. Disease of the lungs had caused 69 d? 4 1 against 92 in the previous week, and zymotic disease' t lie against 59. From typhus there had been 10 deaths (all Di IP northern district of the town), from measles 9, scarlatinact i9 h oo ping-cough 4, croup 3, syphilis 1. Two children s o _ d iet adult had died from small-pox, the latter and one of the for;;;y after vaccination. Three deaths had been cansed by rhelro tism, which disease, as in the two previous weeks, woos° times the average mortality of the previous year from thes_aor cause. The temperature continued higher than usual thre,Tl l out the month. The deaths in the parish were 133, and the out-townships. The report of Mr. North, the dock solicitor, in conn, e% ,,Y with the adoption of the continuation of Regent's-rea d read. It expressed an opinion that the Health CommitteeAef liable for the repair of this road. that the work was done oiltitY the superintendence of their own officers. Mr. Newlandodr mitted a statement in reply to the report of Mr. North ; after some discussion, the subject was referred to the tv clerk and borough engineer. e When the proceedings of the Parliamentary Sub.corn , —i•tt were brought forward, it appeared that a deputation frollV Houseowners' Association had waited on the Health Cort4)o tee to discuss the clauses of the Amended Sanitary Bill. 'o' the discussion which took place, it appeared that the clektil: tion say they were not received with courtesy by the Conytli' tee, whilst a charge of equal magnitude is made agaiefater„ deputation by some of the Health Committee. At that ~t"or; view a dispute arose between Mr. J. G. Morris and thebo, i ,,rt , " engineer, relative to the cost of the town survey, Mr. ''"o , ' stating that it had cost from .14,000 to .16,000, Newlands contended that it only cost 11900. A long d„ i sion took place on these subjects. The proceedings Yo ./ Parliamentary Sub-committee were then read, from w 11 10 1 1" appeared that the deputation pressed for a delay of t ,11 1 1 months before applying to Parliament for the act. Mr. " , ,rt son moved that the request should he complied with, e nv DI the bill should be allowed to lie over for twelve months' after some further discussion the motion was withdrawn' the matter dropped. stivti A number of applications for the mastership of Patleo4 baths was referred to the Baths Sub-committee, In re.rol Mr. HORNBY, Mr. LLOYD stated that it was the intent l 4." the committee to superannuate Mrs. Ri hiatus fir, life.. k bear.) To ci Let s From Be cr