The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-10-26 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS. 0 N t -- - [ ti• txn, ii erp n i, 81111 ? N OF PAINTINGS will this evening, and o f 6 c • 4 until it closes, be illuminated witl 0 1 k, ata n k C "NoR, a dock labourer, fell into the Sandon t o Ita 1, early hour on Friday morning, and was drowned sq ,I! . :/ ,01C, ATHERTON. of this -clerk to the WI tree Local Board of .Tohn 11Intt been purchase °ni al-office oY next ° 4 t 2,000 rni ;J117 1 1,59 6 P to two ; (1 1t , b. ay '4el) u r tl ktlt"'E „ o n P . I "4' IQ . A&1 1 , 1 ,; Tiea when Wood and Reid five o'el, he count Y, as wnll A 1 Moil R mp. built by Messrs 'or £10,050. She is 171 feet long erci l h " ;.• 17 feet 4 In te of £l5 12s. 6d. per ton.—Glasgow , d )EI 7„ tb j X ARY LITTER OF PtIPPIPS.—A shepherd's " 1 11,gltiz to Mr. Sam. Thornhill, Victoria -bridge, t 6 rth the extraordinary number of twelve n.nd one doe, in all 13. The whole are living tit,. ; ll . Five of the number are without tails.— guardian. 6 8 c t ''' 2 l 4 LICENSED VICTITALLF.RS' ASSOCIATION. ",. c. otY-second annual meeting, held at the in- IlN i ` c : Anne -street, on Thursday, the receipts for objects of the association for the year were ta 9 ';"„tin t to £714 193. 10-V„ the balance in hand 11 3 1 I. III tN I , IIaATION OF THE POLICE FORCE.—On Friday, n"twenty-eight officers was made to the police p 0 1 3 r of the first-class and most experien . ced me t n N e eeed on day patrol in the most public stree s kl td , thoroughfares. An equal number of men 10\1 '0 the force the previous week. B aNctrivr.—On Tuesday night Thomas Lit- NO , the Mayor, gave a grand banquet, at the L a to the leading masons of the district, corn ' Aj N shire, Cheshire, Shropshire, and North 4 1 the brethren appeared in full masonic cos be?n!" fifty gentlemen sat down, the Earl of Yar loft one of the guests. 1 ROMAS NOLAN.—A very handsome white ,t n ,',P l tablet has been erected in the nave of St. ~..leziate Church, Youghal, to the memory of the hsiliomes Nolan, 8.A., of that town. This 1,,,, - " 411 and first.rate scholar was the father of the rum Nolan, A.M., minister of St. John's Church, ' 4 ' London, and formerly of Liverpool. or DISPATCHIN THE PORT OF LIVERPOOL.— lefsZlite, from Canton, docked on Saturday at commenced discharging at one, stored 1125 1 00 a , 'n Dover's tea warehouses in Great Howard ti acopsts of which were weighed. coopered t duty 'eteZ ll 'cred by half-past four,—and a portion of • t bY a grocer on the same day. p,-. 4 t :" SutcrnE.—On Thursday afternoon George /er n houseman, in the employ of Mr. hit- Mid to commit suicide by stabbing him W self 't with a knife, in a warehouse in Back Castle- R»s suffering from a fit of delirium tremens. d , llnd ot b qubt, have put an end to his existence if hi m 'en Prevented by some of the workmen, who k, 4 : and carried him to the Southern Hospital. 1 k1 ('4,...14 t 1 : 1Tr C STEAM-SHI t i2e ) , , s o IP Pacific, 1.,, ti0 n Wednesday, 0 4 P Ltiah" mails, 123 Passe , . f Vat ii and North American b y "M, commander, tools - 1 i h'ts °! . k. on Saturday. ' -' 4 , s • W.l 1. re“.• " 4 a air ca .s.—The United States momander, sailed from at half-past twel ye, p.m., and a fair carg departure hence four, p.m., with 111 go, besides the usual mails on lit 1 , 471 ) ,Y C. 8 ScHOoLs.—A tea party, to celebrate t red of the schools in connexion with St. Ma- been announced for attendance by t- ;*•,;;ng l 3 . _' Scotland-road, 4 4 ( 1 . `,.:Q,,esday), and a very numerou4 meeting will he ath (ev. Dr Baylee, of , trainer o 1 " l ernen A T BRITAIN r,t?4 last weet —The B 3borus, which arrived een a I ? funnE lon. The s on the 13th Septemt ssel thus seen is si ier, off the tenosed to Great Britein, which left this port on the 14 he was then within five days' sail of the Liver- ' 7 ould thus reach i ing the most sanguine expectati public, )f a ra in the has just ro b 4 .orDE.—The prospectus Ct, from Cowes and Ryde to Niton. Ito Its len g th w ill b e 22 m il es , an d the pro is £24G,--- ` d . "'s for its cor t e : B ,?n, and ur auouL zuetion have ade with. 4 e shareholders a secured dividend of 5 per e oPeninz of the line, and 5 per cent., with - plug profits, for seven years thereafter. 4":2 1 ' S CHURCH, CROIN ob ey a rty of the Sunday hey,of the members of the 'conzreg Ita t :, 100 1-rooms of St. Mary's, Edge-hill 8f 11 d Anderson, incumbent of St. Stei . 14d;r tea, a selection of sacred music WI ndzentlemen, who ki I% W. T. 'I -STREET.--'On Mon chool children, and a in, was . The ompson exhibited a number THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1852. CHINA AND THE EAST.--It may not be generally known that two premiums of £5O each have been offered for the best essays on the following subjects. One on China, its capabilities, and means of improvement, and the other on the Eastern Archipelago, including the Phi lippines and the Gulf of Siam. The gentlemen who have been appointed to award the prizes are the Earl of Shaftesbury, _ Baring, Esq., kington, Esc P., Wm. Brown LP., and Thoma Esq., Razley. James Pil The time at which the to the has been extenc ceum, Bold-street, of cour TRANSIT ( Diseas LAIINCH.—On Saturday afternoon there was launched from the shipyard of Messrs. J. and G. Thompson, Clyde Bank, Govan, a fine screw steamer of 800 tons, built for the firm of Messrs. John Bibby, Sons, and Co., of Liver pool, and intended to form an addition to their splendid steam fleet in the Mediterranean. This noble specimen of our mercantile steam marine went off the ways most eceiving the name of " Calpe" (the classical through the graceful services of Miss Dow, he Rev. Dr. Struthers, of this city. The di of the Calpe are-200 feet length, by 29 feet of 18 feet 6 inches depth, moulded. She is to n niece o Mlles c Messy: 180 horse ,bed by if forthe Arno and Frankfor Med iterra gth of build of ovement that 11 have ample .d Euggesi lotion fo plough the he Medi- rationed me of a fleet of pally owned by A RDIAN weans day, at the vernor Workhouse 687 pauper GENERAL NEWS. Two STOKERS on board H.M.S. Retribution, lying at Lisbon, quarrelled last week, while at supper, and one of them stabbed the other, killing him instantly. THE Sunderland News says, that Mr. Hudson, M.P., has more than redeemed his losses, and is now a richer man than ever, through judicious investments in railway shares during the late depreciation. PATRIARCHAL FAMILY.—There are seven individuals now living in the neighbourhood of Matlock, named Boden, whose united ages . The youngest of the family is in his 64th year, Etna regularly follows the occupation of a quarryman.—Derbyshire Courier. it to 517 year RARE BIRDS.—Two specimens of black tern (sterna fissipes, Linn.), on the great pool at Westwood-perk. met with at Hudson's Bar, Newfout and that it is common in Siberia, and in the deserts of Tartary. RAILWAY AMAL Midland, the York Leeds Northern Rai TION. to terms of amalga n whirl special meetings to be held s Wno wo ges now rve the " T which is 4s. have an " T bad on most. 'LADY PILFERER.- Ann Cooper, a lady of great respi in London. on a charge of havin Ponsonby Ir. Ballanty rtt rare bird, the re shot last week Voyagers say it i Among. a £4. Who would !ed to I secution,after stating that the inquir would be very painful, without effect —The Bristol Mirror records the ion who was withdrew the charge COD LIVER OIL recovery of a young lady from con unable to take cod-liver oil in doses, a on her stomach, and by the advice of I ant saturated linen cloths with the oil ternallv to the chest. These were c, medical changed !tidy returned to her family in perfect, health. - POISONING WITH VITRIOL.—At Lambeth Police-office London, on Thursday, Joanna Conner, a diminutive per son, with a most repulsive count( nce, and twenty y - - of age, was placed at the bar on a charge of pouring vitriol or some such powerful acid into the mouth of an infant only five weeks old, belonging to her master, by which its life was considerably endangered. There ap peared to be no motive for this diabolical act. The life of the child being still in danger, the prisoner was remanded to a future day. SIR JAMES SMITH, the distinguished English astrono mer, had a very narrow escape from death on Tuesday evening. He arrived in Kingstown by the Holyhead boat. end just after stepping ashore he went too close to the water's edge, and fell in. The splash in the water was heard, and directly after cries of " help, help." Effectual aid was promptly rendered. Sir James fortunately had on several loose coats, which were unbuttoned, and kept him floating until be was caught by a boat-hook, and he es caped uninjured. SEIZURE OF COLLEGE PLATE FOR POOR-RATES.— The warrant of distress against the Rev. [Dr. Wellesley, principal of New Inn Hall, Oxford. which was granted by the city magistrates last week, for non-payment of poor-rates, was executed on Tuesday by the overseer of St. Peter-le-Bailey and the chief officer of the police, who seized a dozen and a half of large massive silver forks. The amount demanded was £8 175., being the quota of assessment charged on the Rev. gentleman's house, &c., and New Inn Hall, for two poor-rates and expenses attending the warrant and seizure. UNPLEASANT ACCIDENT.—As one of the engineers or firemen connected with the water-house was on Friday examining the conductor water-pipe to a brewery, he was nearly blown up with an explosion of gas. He re quired to examine the water-pipe in its recess in the street with a candle, and while leaning over the edge of the recess to do so, a large quantity of gas, which had been escaping from one of the street gas-pipes in the same place, exploded, like gunpowder, blowing the man back over. The injuries received were very severe, and the skin was almost entirely torn from his face.—Perth Courier. OFFERINGS AT THE METROPOLITAN SYNAGOGUES. — The following is, as near as possible, the amount of the offerings during the recent sacred holidays of the New Year, Day of Atonement. &c., for the relief of the poor, at the principal metropolitan synagogues :—Great Syna gogue, Duke's-place, £BOO ; Sephardim, ditto ; Bevis Marks, £5OO ; New, ditto ; Great St. Helen's, £6OO ; Hamburgh, ditto; Fenchurch-street, £150; West London, ditto ; Margaret. street, £7o—total, £2,120. The Western Spnagogue, St. Alban's- place, have abolished offerings, substituting in lieu thereof a charge on the seats.—Jewish Chronicle. BLEACHING WALNUTS. - At Bow-street, on formal application was made by the inhabitants of Covent garden complaining of the annoyance and injury inflicted upon them by the practice of bleaching walnuts. The process complained of is effected by the use -of brimstone, and its object is to whiten or colour the walnuts, so as to make them more tempting to purchasers. It is well known that vendors are often enabled to pass off " old nuts for new ones" by the system of bleaching them, a practice carried on to a larger extent this year than usual, owing to the deficiency of the crop ; but the effluvia and stench arising from the burning brimstone are altogether intolerable. A caution was ordered to be printed and circulated among the vendors in the market. CONJUGAL AFFECTION.—A few evenings ago a quarry man of the name of Miles Holland, who resides upon the edge of the Moor, was seen conveying , a coffin-board . towards his domicile ; he was interrogated as to whether his wife was dead or not, to which he replied she was not dead, but she shortly would be, and as it would be extremely inconvenient for him to come down to the town at night, he thought it best to have all in Relying upon the supposition be defunci ere be reached borne, he procured th ance of a couple of old women, and taking with him a bottle of gin, the trio proceeded upon their mournful errand ; but judge their surprise when,'upon arriving at the house, they found the supposed defunct seated by the fire enjoying a comfortable cup of tea. She is not yet dead, and in appearance promises to outlive her helpmate. —Lancaster Gazette. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN AND MIDLAND.— Special meetings of these companies are to be held on Wednesday, the 3d of November, to consider and approve, or otherwise, a proposnl for the union of the London and North-Western and Midland Railway Companies, and if so determined, to authorise an application to parliament for an amalgamation of the two undertakings. The capi tal expended up to the 30th of June last by the London and North-Western Company, amounted to £29,574,697, and by the Midland. to £17,093,197; making together £46,667,894. The revenue for the year ending the 30th of June of the former company amounted to £2,675,475. and of the latter company to £1,281 -• £3,957,122. The working: 56 taxes, amounted to £1,53/. meet guarantees, moil other exp 2, leaving 2,419,700 to t on loan TAXATION.—An interesting parliamentary paper has just been printed, showing how the taxes are raised. In the year ended the sth of Jauuary, the duty on spirits was £1,427,332 on foreign spirits, £1,097,920 on rum, and £6,030,324 on British spirits. On matt the duty in the year was £5,030,369 ; on hops, £426,241; on wine, £1,776,247; on s £5,900,624 ; on on currants and raisins, X £213.710; on on silk £1,043,027; on c £10,973 ; on tin £1,160,570; on p carriages, £88,C3 railways, £287,3 and Ei £174,744 ,›! except in ti plaintiff to fled bY The to hejuri personally med, c before one shall be a z 21,765 ; on c BRITISH on t A MYSTERIOUS EXCUI and strict orders were zi oe to h :o ob taini LII mg of sucl —A. few day ing last week. These orders riosity, as a special train had never been granted to. purpose on the Dorchester Rsilway, on account of single line. It appears, also, that post-horses r some secret purpose, om Dorchester to some excited considerable cu eing a z been ordered to r be in waiting for some special purpose. On Wednesday morning a special train started from Dorchester soon after midnight, and arrived in Southampton early in the morn ing. It conveyed two ladies and two gentlemen, ap parently disguised. They proceeded to London by the 6.45 a.m. train from Southampton. It appears that the post-horses ran in connexion with the special train, and it is conjectured that the object of hiring the horses from Dorchester was to prevent information being given down the country by postboys returning from their journey to Doncaster. No one in connexion with the special train appeared to know anything of the persons that were con veyed by it. PERUVIAN GUANO.—The following is an extract from a letter dated Lima, September 11 :—" As you are aware, the guano contract for England is in the hands of one house, and is, of course, a complete monopoly, the con sequence of which is that they contrive to keep the government blind to the benefits which would accrue from a free commerce in this article. The house in ques tion, I dare say, net almost as much as the Government in this business, and are therefore regularly coining money. Shipowners are ridden down, the British farmer pays heavily for his guano, the Government deprives itself of the sale of ten tons to the three it now sells, and loses a proportionate amount of revenue ; besides, they do an injury to their own flag, preventing Peruvian ship owners from trading to Europe ; for who could now send vessel from this coast with a freight of guano ? Further, the port of Callao would be a considerable gainer by the trade being thrown open to an customers, for ships would enter anc in greater num berg, and, of course general increase. lam glad to see that the shipowners of England have endeavoured to call the attention of the Cabinet to this matter, and I hope that by a little per severance on their part they will accomplish the breaking speculai may ad is is no my ()pink alone, but the universal one here." SINGULAR FACT.—A WIPE NOT KNOW HER HUSBAND. —A southern journal has the following :—ln Saturday's Constitution a paragraph appeared, stating that an inquest had been held on the body of a man na•ned Wm. Duke, a carpenter, who was drowned in the Mardyke stream. While the body lay at the bridewell, poor Duke's wife and daughter called to see it before the 'inquest. and left the bridewell with tears and lamentations. They returned home and the inquest was held—the coroner thinking it unnecessary to call for the evidence of the mourners—and the jury came to a verdict " that the dem Du Ice, was accidentally drowned. -- _ daughter returned home, what was their astonishment to see him, whom they thought they bad just seen dead, alive and well, warming himself comfortably by the fire. The frightened women for some time refused to believe 1. • • • • . ..• the evidence of their senses; and it was not unti neighbours called i►► and effected a mutual underst between the parties, that anything I Eq., of Ma vs may be sent last day of April. competing c liisT —The f held on AS RIC SOCIEI urth annua' )r. Thoni adopted. t I re re-elected, and s went of accounts howed h Queen, Captain Bell, took her depar- a the Mersey for the se of proceedin r a load c yin Africa ording to e in the Mer half. an-ho which was ad- ay last Dn:the I fterwards She w Li Queen at ten o', `ransferring her rd the Africa, which steamer proceeded on t four, p.m., the -1 -v- The rapidity accomplis sai hed fearlessly stated that the port of I equalled by any otbe ;irreenock, Captain Mac ow Tobile, left the river i .ward of th bin. Just as be emerged from t ,nd i r diately gave ich are Albion reshment in a observed a sail in his ship' to the man at the wheel, and at the s ttention to the other to avoid a collision, the unfortu- to the ship's side. directing vessel. In hi telt Iron. ._ into the ocean. A life-buoy was instantly thrown over but owing to the darkness of the night, probably, the un fortunate man was not able to secure it. The boatswain heroically ' sea, and made every exertion overbalanced umped into t nnhannv rnn. it was only by great exertion that the life of the latter was saved. The tug, which had only recently parted company, was hailed. and the Greenock put back. She remained in port until Friday morning, when she re-commenced the voyage with a fresh captain. DOCK COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on Thursday, Mr. Turner in the chair.—The surveyor was allowed to run the Clarence basin dry on the evening of the 7th of November, in order to complete the enlarge ment of the dock.—The resignation of James Jones, quay foreman, No. 8, Albert warehouse, was accepied.—The Harbour Masters Committee recommended that a stable be built at the south side of the house occupied by the head constable, for the use of his horse; the cost would be £45. Tha recommendation was agreed to.—lt was recom mended that the west side of the Prince's Dock, so far as necessary, should . be appropriated to foreign-screw steamers, the by-laws as regarded fires and lights to be extended to them as far as possible. After some discus sion and a division the recommendation of the committee was confirmed.—lt was referred to the solicitor to con sider whether it is possible to limit the use of fires and lights to steamers only.—A letter from Brown, Shipley, and Co., calling attention to a memorial from several American captains, asking permission to use fires and lights up to nine instead of six o'clock in the evening, for the convenience and comfort of the seamen, was referred to the Harbour Masters Committee.—A letter from Richardson, Brothers, and Co., asking permission for their tender to use the landing-stage at certain periods on the arrival of their large steamers, the City of Glas gow and the City of Manchester, was referred.—The other business was unimportant. WRECK OFF THE COAST OF BRAZIL. - By the arrival of the brig Richard, Capt. White, which entered the Mersey on Sunday evening, with a cargo of sugar and cotton from Pernambuco, we are informed of the loss of a vessel named the Enchantress, Capt. Buckland, from Yarmouth. Capt. White thus reports the disaster :—" On Tuesday, 31st kugust, fell in with a small raft, and six men on it, who proved to belong to the brig Enchantressof Yarmouth, which was wrecked on the Roccas, on Friday, 6th August, having sailed from Pernambuco on the 4th August. The survivors report that she went to pieces three minutes after she struck ; that Captain Buckland, William Car (mate), Evan Davies (second mate), Richard Steward (seaman), and Berara de Bar (a boy), were drowned ; that James Wagstaff, John Murray, Alexander Adams,- John Palmer, William Paul, and Antonio John, had been on the Island 23 days, living on birds' eggs, and without a a very exhausted state, and covered with bruises, and were brought to Liverpool." They are all well, with the exception of James Wagstaff, a rmtive of Green wich, who is suffering from dysentery. He has been re moved to the Northern Hospital. He states that the captain, first and second mates, and two of the crew were drowned. Captain 'White also reports that on the 6th instant the Richard fell in with and boarded the schooner Martha. Cantain Buckley. of Brixham. from Labrador. t'os's CRADLE.—Liverpool has again 1 )on to fulfil the legendary custom of the anc , as expressed in the fol THE M call ng lines s good Niair sd everre be n livs yere offe maioraltei borougl Ane silver cradle trio fiysfair en raised to present the wife of Thomas Littledale, with a silver cradl omemorative of the birth of a son and heir work has been placed in the hands of Mr. Lord•street, who has designed a piece of plate which not, reflect credit on the town, as well a , leaf to the laurels which he has so long Jingly, a fund Birth of C and it is well chosen to record the g " city of ships." The form of this work of art i simple, being a votive tripod, on the top of which Genius of Liverpool sitti importance of ti with her foot restini on a marine shell, indicative of her proximity to the sea, a the name of the great river sufficiently shows—Mere-sea nr Mpr- ). in which is 'eet of the C .en accepted, he and s for supplying drugs, i. pod, at the pre_ T-Tp hi Mr. Eyre, who supplied the inf found that the uri of Evans of 15 per t. in lay of the t tract were not completed Allpass ans's to ,at the latter quo :ould not was alighl ey were boun ere inferior tl could be returned together all the chose men of Israel," &e. ; after which a collection was made, amounting to £l2 16s. 3d. In the evening, the Rev. W. M. Falloon, M.A., of St. Brine's. Liverpool, preached from John, xi. 28, 29.. " The Master is come, and calleth for thee," &e. ; atter which t} -d-"' 1 were a 1 of you out of enipt went for ctu-ing districts, there was plenty of emplo le-bodied men.—The Vestry then broke up. [ary, and bly lower than those here was a difference er made by Eyre. If e would move that it d that the reason be erence to Eyre 's was, r which articles could not st houses in Liverpool or London, west ten- ALL-SAINTS' CHURCH, GREAT NELSON-STREET NoEtTEL—On Sunday last, two eloquent sermons were preached in the above church, in aid of the church wardens' expenses: that in the morning. by the Rev. David James, M.A., of St. Mary's, Kirkdale, from 2nd Samuel vi. 1. 2. " Again, David gathered ne aanitional sum of £l6 13s. 4d. was collected, making a total of £29 9s. 7d. There was a full attend ance on the morning service ; and in the evening, the church was crowded to excess, every avenue and aisle where standing-room could be obtained being closely packed with attentive hearers, while hundreds, unable to get near the entrances, were obliged to return disap pointed. A greater testimony than this can scarcely be conceived of the high estimation in which the labours of this faithful and eloquent preacher, continued with un abated zeal through a series of years in this town, are still held by those who were privileged to hear the Gospel from his lips. Though such an exciting scene has never before been witnessed in this church since its erection in 1848, it will be gratifying to those who contributed to raise the funds, and who are still aiding in the completion of the work so charitably begun, by the building of schools in immediate connection, that their efforts have not been in vain ; as the influence of the church is now beginning to be felt in all parts of the district, and the poor crowd to it every Lord's day to take possession of the excellent accommodation provided for them. SELECT VESTRY.—On Tuesday, at the fortnightly meeting of this board, the Rev. Rector Campbell presided. A conversation took place in reference to the appointment of a legri adviser to the parish. It was stated that, for want of one, a large arrear of removal cases had accumu lated.—Mr. Brown, the Government inspector of schools, visiting the parochial schools on the 30th instant. vere reported to be 2,109 inmates in the Workhouse 13th instant; 609 being sick cases-90 of fever, and tch.—The total admissions to the vagrant sheds, during the week, had been 789.—Mr. and Mrs. Lodge were elected superintendent' and matron of the vagrant sheds.—lt appeared that a motion had been made in the schools committee, but lost, for the appointment of a sub committee to inquire into the original religious faith of certain of the boys of the Industrial School. Mr. Fair hurst stated that the motion was his ; and that it had been opposed by Mr. Mellor, who ought rather to have courted it, if he could have substantiated the statements he made at the last meeting. He bad a list of 14 children born Roman Catholics who were being brought up in the schools as Roman Catholics. Mr. Mellor said the children in two of the cases he had mentioned last week were baptised at St. Thomas's Church ; they were christened in the name of Morrison, but that had been changed into Murphy, to make them look like Roman Catholics. (Roars of laugh ter.)—The Ven. Archdeacon Brooks thought further in quiry would produce religious discord in the establishment; but, on the motion of Mr. Fairhurst, the matter was re ferred back to the schools committee.—A letter from the Poor-law Board to the medical officers was read, assuring them that the Vestry, without their sanction, had the power of determining their engagements. The special committee appointed by the Select Vestry on the 7th of September last, to consider and report on the system under which the valuation of property for the purposes of the poor-rate is now carried on, submitted their report, recommending the appointment of a permanent surveyor at a salary of £4OO per annum.—Discussion on the report was deferred till the neat meeting.—A letter was read from the Poor-law Board, in reference to pauper emigra. o Australia, recommending the Vestry to make ap ion to the Colonial Land and Emigration Commis rho board said they observed (in the list of eli -ho had been submitted to them) that there ng men, and wished to know )yment at this time when, in HEALTH COMM Mr. F T of .te of tl ch had continued ,k, and months the extra-paroch caused by zymotii week r 5U=. Finn 7 1 from influenza, —The weekly meeting of this as held on Thursday. Mr. Alderman Langs -1 the chair; the other membe►s present were Lloyd. Beckwith, Fleming, Johnson, Godfrey, and Henderson.—The inspector of nuisances. sb, reported the sanitary examination of 756 of in- the lower parts of the town.—Dr. Duncan, the reported that the favourable prevailed since the below the average of the season, still deaths registered last week were 187— e of 8 as compared with the previous r than in any week of the preceding parish the deaths were 142. and in 3 45. Fifty-two deaths were s, being ten less than in the lumber 17 were from typhus, 10 and 16 6 in the preceding we( sed ,er proportion of the whole than in any NL'W CHURCH AT lugh Yates, T of Cnpt . h ground at him that he ,ad compared a ten aiet was DI that At length, after some explanations, it deceased was not William Duke, who had been away from home and had only that evening returned. Who the de- ceased was no one really knows. Duke, on learning that he was supposed to be drowned, was exceedingly angry at the stupidity of his wife ; and it was with much difficulty the neighbours, who had come in to comfort the widow BOSTON AND MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY pectus has been issued for the formation of a newline of way to connect Nottingham and the Inkliand counties the port of Boston, by extending the Nottingham line —A pros- tance of about 31 miles. The scheme is, in fact, a realization of that which was contemplated in 1845, by the Ambergate and Boston abandoned, owing to the panic of 1847. 'I capital of the present scheme is £300,000, rectors state that they have obtained the s principal landowners on the line, which wil an unusually level country, and e prop, id the 1 pass over ucted at a very cheap rate, the cost )eini I luding the dock at I ton for the accommodation of the ivantages from the open- They anticipate great of the port of Boston to the importat towns of Birmingham, Potteries. The Marquis this line proceeds for at adhesiou to the project to the company at agrici Notting ham, Do prove to be eqinl to that e 'eloped Ambe continuation—and, if nything, mo ing expense Ambergate 1 line will ca proposed docks, less than £8,500 per mile manufacturing ,nd the of Bristol, through whose 1 n now obtained on the unde te line, of which this line is the natural elusive of the It will, when DISTRICT NEWS. ST. HELEN'S A. MEETING OF TI SHAREHOLDERS OF THE TOWN- Nednesday, when a dividend of four 1 per cen was declared A DOMESTIC, riorninz Mr. Driffield he BORNEO TO D ames,and SOUTH I ORMSKIRh 'CASHIRE REVISION were co I.—Ob 'e clear gain a the re ESHIRE AND rar of t R AND HOLYHEAD RAIL'V ending in the Wet n.—On Wednesday ncinest at the Red Lion, d 15 ye >f St. Helens, and le was lighting the The deceased, on Hr. But house since - Forsythe, Es( nt, at the Tow rvatives; and the )1 , nlr. Moorhouse, Radical, 65 ; Con- Aka! :rain; 29. 2 ; Conserva- at of fees at is for the [4s. Od.— ek of last of tern uisites for ) their en- by the una• mt. One o en ted tc JCLooer 11, 1 £2,800 19s. I )1 12s. 10, - appointments have been made in this corps :—Charles y Griffith Wynne and Richard Mostyn Lewis Williams s Bulkeley, Esqrs., to be Captains; Adjt. Pennant Athel- I, wold Trewonger, E;.q., to serve with the renk of Captain; d John Rowlands, Thos. Edward Lloyd Hunt, and Arthur o Wyatt, gentlemen, to be First. Lieutenants ; and 1"- Wynne Walker Jones, Frank Muckleston Allen, and John Bailey Williams, gentlemen, to be Second Lien- tenants OF CRIME IN CHESHIRE. —The chairman of the Cheshire quarter sessions, in addressing the grand jury, on Monday, said it was a remarkable fact connected with the present calendar that, comparatively speaking, few of the prisoners had been convicted on a previous occasion ; indeed, almost all of the prisoners appeared to be penons who had not been previously brought before a court of justice. From this fact it would seem that crime STATE ng and taking a wider range—a matter deeply regretted, and loudly calling for a remedy, if one could be provided. It was further remarkable, that a comparatively small number in the present calendar were ions who came under the denomination of juvenile nders—not more. he believed, than 10 out of the 120 oners of which the calendar was made up. was spre to b LOCK-UP AT BIRKENHEAD.-At the Cheshire county sessions, on Monday, the Rev. R. M. Fieldeu moved the appointment of Mr. Joseph Green as lock-up keeper of Birkenhead, at a salary of £5O per annum. The rev. gentleman stated that by an order of the July sessions, 1839, the county took a small lock-up at Birkenhead, from the authorities at that place, and expended £3OO upon it, on condition that it should be repaid if the lock- 'aimed by the Birkenhead nut Being, therefore, now a county lock-up, it seemed only seasonable that the county should pay the officer in charge, and he moved the appointment and salary of that officer. —The Chairman said there was already a look-up at Nes ein ton, and it seemed to him the £5O a-year was to be given to a local interest, as the greatest part of the prisoners confined in the lock-up at present came from Birkenhead. —The Rev. R. M. Fielden said that the county must have a lock-up at Birkenhead ; and by arrangement with the Why, then, s ' It a aould the county pay tie lock-up peared to him to be a very doubtful ques er the court had any power to order the pay- ment of an officer's salary not under its jurisdiction (arid it was certainly his duty, on behalf of the county, to resist any motion which he did not think proper and legal.— Mr. IL. Wilbraham, jun. :We have a lock-up at Birken head, a part of the county exceedingly populous, and where there is much crime ; and I understand Mr. Fielden asks for a salary for the keeper, who is too much engaged to do the duties of a county constable.—The Rev. R. M Fielden : Yes.—Mr. IL Wilbraham, jun. . -- I am deference to the chairman, I think the k ee pe ; the greatest .11, with not out of our juri proceeding to make some tion before the court, when the sid he would save further discussior )servat v. R. M Lnd with STEAMSHIP CITY OF GLASGOW magnificent screw steam-ship, which is now lying on Dock, is designed to sail to-morrow. weatiesciayo tor rhiladelphiti. Vn rr....., rous party was entertained in the elegant saloon of this vessel, and had the opportunity of inspecting the very 'lent accommodation provided for those who travel this great mart and the_ fair city of the western a nume- hemisphere. - Indeed it was well remark speakers at the festive board, that a VC/VD:MI one of the the Atlan- tic so far f tly consult( that - the of in- Mr. Corbett on the ( al being, as it used to b • h, those whose business c so amply provided for the p diffieu! rs how to avoid ti Rhin of uhjects illustrated, to amus rowned with velvet cushion the stern of the which des, the Cit tions, conve first-rate pa :ice of fitti manger traffic terprising builders, On Frida. their thoroughapp - reci is on t e ewer or va the comforts hat they are fit to cope v Comma 3rovided, the ass n of the ail which prevailed throe i of massive silver Wyllie, the cominancic LES 1 hare_betsirl of prrii.d in our r )ns within the 1y of the BresorV, tter fr he cele e on previ( .g)eats, at explici " I Y_ said in favour of Mr. All ;7 '; i 6 ' -! e n the tr terms, all !OR THE S 13 title is nc TANDAr magnificent ited at the k Buildings, in C isdell, of full life size emorable battle Ewari:of tt~e Scots Z',!he , one of the only three eagles on, and bore on it the names of k le 'e'ved from Sydney, N.S.\ eh }Clarence, built by Mr. Laird, a , with accounts ng that 12i l t e Rreate.st clts per hour on a experimental trip, o❑ board, after her arrival in the colony, 41 by far the fastest vessel that has as Australia. 'relit-&74; livering her, after his long and ready for immediate Le condition, e ? 411 „?1" NlLE.—This exhibition, which is '" r arna- Hail, in Bold-street, is visited by ci‘ t / i t bay ri , bets as its attractions become more Al wII • It rep resen t s an imme n s e t r ac t , of ~tßtih i W il e tj variety o f E g yptian scenery, including ' e j. and th e d eser t ; th e w h o l e b eing ma de t t.t,Y Spectator by the excellent explanatory on it is accompanied. It forms indeed l "t In teresting exhibitions now open. It was L k ttpf S zf S , 4 turday by a visit from the Earl and 4 , 1 ," and party. TitE GASWORKS.—On Sunday evening, V I ,?A k I. 4( ilttley employed at the Gasworks, Vaux- 001'''ay "rig with one of the valves, turned it 'le.,;and caused an instantaneous and terrible ;,e(1 I•crtegB 4 ' men were scalded, two of them, Thos. ' °f Hornby-street and Robert Davis, 140, D . ;street, were conveyed ' to the Northern ri°O.sitli,,,tlt.tlt.thetylabalDe condition.. Their faces were much N . lt y 10 4. ..P r eared as if they had been utterly `,';( re tl e understand, however, that m all No t si ght will not be destroyed, and that their 4:l a ctl t time and skill can cure. Y 1 toy q' %h ot ,: °II GER.—John Hildetb, an intelligent h 4 et y th e fourteen y ears of age, was committed t; .: 01 iee-co ur t , on 'Wednesday, on a charge Db 'lr a sit he afternoon of Tuesday the prisoner, atlOn of errand-boy in the office of Mr. 41 k 1 . 1 01 . per ald b , Felled at the Royul Bank, where his k l t hOti k 2, lls naess transactis and presented a p a. 4 l f4, t IN.•, Which was paid him. Suspecting that , one of the bank clerks sent notice reittnair, who found that the boy had n utt/re 7, rY cleverly. He said nothing to ( t it (Ill t the f t t m)11, 1 , t ank org(ry, but sent him with a note 1 1 ti k\r ro ade where he was given into custody. !Y", l 4 ? , L c b t ,._ no defence. rialbrell,l"l"vAl a passeng or‘lllaAton 4 1 ir b ? fr b oill Lone o n was. te i t e,. F , d o2; „_ Y one of her fellow-passengers to :e train approaching t'e'at Ts, out upon its arrival at the station ' l l sue was dead. The deceased lady bad theti to lu , in utes befo re a dd resse d h erse lf in con !ktici„„tt,. ev• A. G. Ed ouart, w h o was sea t e d le h a ro was the first to discover that life was luring the whole of the journey ex l'uns about her luggage, but had not ad if 1 eate d any jl6l' des4ipti on• -4 411(160 Years of age' Ymptoms of uneasiness or ill- The deceased appeared to be bserved ction tc stand that the phit he expiration o of 'Wed- Winn until Li. of office , with a cargo of flou erdam, left salt, and about sixty passengers on board, includi dren. About one o'clock on the morning of Tues 19,h, she came into collision with the Russian bar At the time of fined ent off Cape Finisterre, and the vessc until five o'clock in the morn collision it was found that the LI by the violence of the concussion that the crew jumpe hoard thn llntr.ll vp.pl AN thou utnntl was so much damaged 3 In the ve and whatever other property they pc 3el. The boats of the Dutch vessel WE rk pushed off tc nd the crew of the Ru e themselves from being turn imr diately to the vessel v crews of both vessels :neeeeded in releasing the Dub ,tacked, the Ru and ropes by which they were barque fell over and went down in deep water captain of the Dutchman then examined his own vessel, and found the damage she had received was so consider able that he determined to bear up for Cork Harbour, where he arrived on Sunday. The crew of the Russian barque were landed at Queenstown, and placed in charge of the Russian Consul, by whom they will be provided for E.nd sent home. On examination it was found that the Prince Hendrick had lost her cut-water, her rails, and her jibboorn, in addition to which she had her stem damaged, and received other injuries. Though the damage received by the Prince Hendrick is so considerable that the cargo will have to be discharged and the vessel go into dock for repairs, fortunately no lives were lost. THE MILITIA.—The first regiment of the Royal Lan cashire Militia will be called up in this town on the Bth of next month. The number that will arrive here is ex pected to reach about 700, and Mr. Malcolm Wright, superintendent of police, as billet-master, has made satis factory arrangements for their accommodation. In each large public-house ten men will be billetted, in small public-houses eight, and in beer-shops six. By this ar rangement accommodation will be afforded in Lancaster for about 690 men, and in Skerton for 50.—(Lancaster Guardian.) John Talbot Clifton, Esq. has been ap. pointed Colonel of the first regiment of the Duke of Lan caster's Own Militia, vice Plumbe Tempest, retired. The Chester Chronicle says, "We have reason to believe that the progress of the enrolment of militiamen in the city parishes is quite satisfactory, and that the quota will be made up without the necessity of resorting to the ballot. Notwithstanding frequent and particular inquiries, we have not been able to ascertain the exact particulars, and the foregoing is all that we aro in a condition to report at present: Tlie same holds good with respect to the coun try districts of Cheshire." The subjoined circular me morandum will be perused with much satisfaction by all militia officers who desire to qualify for regimental duty. " Circular Memorandnm : Horseguards, 20th October, 1852.—1 t having been represented to the General Com manding-in-Chief, that it would be greatly for the ad vantage of the militia about to be enrolled, if facilities Were afforded to the officers of acquiring a I their duty by being temporally attached for instruction to regiments or depots of the line, Viscount Hardinge nowledge of hesitation, afforded by all commanding officers of infantr , in England and Wales, upon the application of colonel of militia ; and his lordship hopes that the best under. standing may prevail on all such occasions between thi services, and that during the period that officers of ,r may be thus attached_ to particular corps for i truction, they may be admitted as honorary members of the regi: mental or depot mess.—By command, G. Brown, ad- jutant-general, from tl of PYrti ye drinking A. man age —lt was aQ th:own-sfreet, the estimated cost being £525 31 died Teed to street to and from rds to Tosteth-piirk, the total esti 2, of which West Derby will have to for the c of propert )n refused. M in that Newlands ns had been found quite inapplicable ; and 'zed - in bringing out some This closed the general he last meeting of the corn the present municipal year, Mr. Godfrey rose vote of thanks to the e► rpfpror -- man and vice-chair zsdale, he expressed his had don ; no man had ever better filled iair than —no man had more faithfully attended to his g ready for their discharge by six o'clock in nr nvpn nstrlinr_ if esillpel fnr —Mr T,lnvil great I the management of the streets aity, and practical know fit to the town as regarded and had been of vast as- appropriate t !er but to all parties con n carried by acclamation, ;arms, acknowledged the Chaliner, d Tairman, also ac- LONDON. LIVERPOOL, AND NORTH AMERICAN SCREW STEAMSHIP COMPANY.—We perceive by the Gazette, of Friday, the 22d instant, that a newcompany, provisionally registered, termed the London, Liverpool, and North Am erican Screw Steamship Company, intending to run vessels between the United Kingdom and the United States and our North American colonies, is applying to the Board of Trade for a rojal charter, under the Ist Victoria, cap. 73, for the purpose of limiting the liability of the share holders. There is nothing that would give us more pleasure than to see enterprising individuals, or com panies, pushing the trade of this port with America, or any other country by means of screw-steamers, as it would give us a larger portion of the carrying trade, no other country being able to compete with us in the construction of iron vessels, the particular class, as yet, found best adapted to the screw. Much, however, as we wish to see these vessels multiplied we cannot shut our eyes to the great injustice that would be done to the shipowners, not only of this port, but generally throughout the kingdom, by granting special privileges to a company exempting them from the ordinary liability to which individuals are subject both in law and equity. Is private enterprise to be re strained by granting special privileges to companies, to the disadvantage of individuals, for the performance of duties which, after all, have no particular claims upon our consi deration ? If screw-steamers between this country and our American colonies, or between Great Britain and the United States, are found to work profitably, such steamers will be placed on the stations by the ordinary enterprise of the mercantile community; and, if they will not pay, grantin g a c h ar te r t o a coorp - any to carry on a losing trade, and by the very charter itself exonerating the shareholders from the consequefices of their rashness, and victimizing their' creditors -"is something very like swindling by act of parli ameq e. Without entering upon the merits of the general question in regard to the limita tion of liability, its partial application is an acknowledged evil, and, were this comp ly granted a charter, any of our ners are in com on fairness entitled to the same t o ; though we onceive an application to that effect he instantly & missed. Unless shipowners wish to it rights inv ed, their property injured, and their rise suppre ed, they will make a • vigorous and represent ion to the Board of Trade upon the in of gra n g.a charter to a special company, and lding fr m them the privilege of limited responsi- united justice ......„ard to the ships of which they are the'whole n- part owr.9fs. The act of Parliament has already had too much latitude : it is not compulsory, but permissive, Permissiv9ihowever, only in extreme cases, and not in the least appficahle to steam vessels trading to America or elsewhere.—Albion. hilitv i and divide e raised by amount of capital and loan authorised to 1 two companies is £56,916,780. The aggregate length of railway' already constructed by the two companies, and in operation, is 1,0384 FATAL MATERNAL GRIEF.—A few months ago B. young lad, aged sixteen, the only son of Sophia Martin, residing _ _ _ _ at Caroline-place, Bayswat committed est of mo- wives and had been former there, besides being exceedingly temperate in her habit gave herself up to inconsolable sorrow, which she drownei in:unlimited indulgence of drink, for which she pawned and sold every article she could put her hand on, even to her very bed, and ultimately her drunken habits drove from his home her husband, who bore an excellent character. Last Thursday she was seen returning home at night, ir her usual drunken state, and was not afterwards see until Sunday, when, her non-appearance alarming her neighbours, the landlady, accompanied by the pot-t_ the Black Lion, went into the room, and upon entering it was hoiror-stricken at beholding the lifeless and emaciated corpse stretched across the naked bedstead, the room denuded of every other article of furniture, and without the slightest particle of food. Mr. Gardiner, surgeon, was called in, who pronounced life some time extinct, from, as he imagined, apoplexy, produced by drink. KIRRIEMUIR.—A very strange duel is said to have acts seen taken place here lately betwixt a _ grocer, relative to a dickey. The greengrocer maintained that the fop wore a little shirt, and questioned if he had a long one. After high words about the matter, the men of honour agreed to retire to a convenient place and settle the dispute like gentlemen. Both met at the appointed place, accompanied by seconds. The " gent" was armed with a small pop pistol ; the grocer with an old firelock, which had been in the service of Queen Anne. The seconds, who were weavers, were armed each with a beam-pin, for the purpose of keeping order. The ground (sixty yards) was measured off. The combatants took their places, triggers were drawn ; but, lo ! the " gent" had primed without loading, and the grocer had loaded without priming. A cap crack and a loud snap con stituted the part to be performed by the votaries of Friar Bacon. The grocer, however, with an oath, pulled out a powder-horn from his pocket to prime; but the " gent" having no wish for a second round. took to his heels ; but his opponent was not satisfied. He took the beam-pin from his second—gave hot pursuit—threw the beam-pin after his flying enemy, exclaiming, at the same time, " Take that, Johnny Cope ;" but Johnny's legs bore him as safe from the field as the " grey mare Meg" bore Tam o' Shanter from the witches of Alloway.—Brecisin Ad vertiser. SLAVE SELLING IN ENGLAND.--SOllll3 six months ago a boy, about 61 years of age, suddenly disappeared from the village of Heckington, near Seaford. Every step that could be devised was taken by the disconsolate parents to discover the retreat of their lost child, but in vain. Time rolled on, and, evez y search and inquiry proving fruitless, the parents at Is boy must have been drowned, and to despair of ever seeing him ag few days ago a letter was , received, stating .• IR 1 , MN • • licquished themse H oweve hat if sc one would - be at the York Police-office last Saturday a gentleman would attend and deliver up the long-lost boy. The mother went to York, and the boy was consigned to her care by a clergyman of the neighbourhood. It turned out that in the character of a sweep the boy begged at the clergyman's door, and, the clergyman expostulating with him for begging, the boy replied that his master took all that was earned, and sent him out to beg for his food. The good man, melted by this statement, questioned the lad, and was told that he had been stolen from Hecki six months ago by a sweep (whose name is known) this sweep bad sold him to another, and that he ha sold three times over. Tho boy's relation was so artless that the clergyman took him in, fed, washed, and clothed him, and set about a plan for restoring him to his parents, the result of which was that he was handed to his overjoyed mother last Saturday. It is stated that a keen search is being kept up for the sweep who kidnapped the boy.— Stamford Mercury. , that d been quiet of early tir not be ready for CoLtisu Port Philip, on ries, the stone from wl- :h is said t THE BURKING CASE AT YARMOUTH.— last some particulars of the attempt to burl Ve gave in ou a female, a sensation of their original shape stroved. the ures appea to be completell ened, pulpy man inflicted by prodtieed by the fe - arfully heavy bit bile on the ground lrnost bent double e at the secluded spo ,fled the North Deanes, she —He then sai I replied, " Tt over it." I w e three or four pounds to get ing myself over the when he rushed on me, and thrusi a sticking laister over my head and face, and at the same time rasped my throat with his hand tightly. I got away from him a few yards distant, and tore the plaistcr away from my face and shrieked out. a, instantly closed and felled me down with his fist, and commenced striking me in the face with all his might. I screamed " murder" as loud as I could, and struggled to get away from him. He, how. th the other beat me over the I cannot bands on my mouth, and face and head until I lost all recollection remember what was done to me afterwards. On recover ing my senses I found myself in a room, on a chair, and several persons attending on me. I distinctly recollect tearing the plaister from my face, and throwing it away. The prisoner never 'quarrelled with me, or I with him. He always has treated me with kindness. The plaister was made of canvas and a mixture of Stockholm and coal tar. Some of the same kind of mixture was afterwards found in the house of the prisoner, and one of his braces was found near the spot where the murder was attempted. The prisoner was committed for trial at the assizes. SHOCKING MURDER AT BRISTOL.—On Tuesday night a murder of a very shocking description was perpetrated by a shoemaker named Spear, at the Castle Tavern. The prisoner is a shoemaker, and resided in Prince-street, and his wife, the deceased, was a woman about 34 years of age, and was in the habit of assisting him in his business as a binder. For a long time past Spear has in dulged to excess in the use of intoxicating liquors, not scrupling at the most reckless courses to gratify his vicious propensities. On Tuesday he was out drinking for a great portion of the day, and his wife ascertained that he had taken two gowns of hers with a view of pledging them to obtain liquor. In the evening Spear. accompanied by his brother, went to the taproom of the Castle Tavern, and called for some beer, with which they sat down at a short distance from the fire. Shortly after wards the deceased came in, having ascertained his where , -nd tried to induce him to return home. She abouts, ned them, and toot rew it at her Jed off his seat, put bis against her, and was observed to r mediately gave one scream bent almost clout A the y immediately. The lent for. found with 11 and fell, covered %%itli blood, a if sufft.ring the most excruciating _ down again on his seat, and his brat creature up, but she died almost Ltaker, who was instan surgeon, ,I 3 that there ha wound in the rrtmlf 11.1 en a very great b r part of the bell en inflicted hv anm, •••• UQ UllieLILO Underneath the seat where the prisoner had been sitting Mr. Leaker picked up a long-bladed sharp-pointed knife. it was a weapon of a most formidable description, and had a spring at the back, to prevent the blade closing. What makes the circumci ':ocking is, that at an infant in her arms. .dren to lament her loss and The prisoner has been committed for trial ,ce more the time the The deceased has left four chit Icor creature had at the Gloucester assizes. unequ during , hia, who took tt r appre Af led to, , amon e a fev st which he fel erity of the town !is a proof - Id by all el sses who are brought that th. nel on Monday last week : " Steam-ship City of GI Liverpool, " Dear, Sir,—We, the under ship to Liverpool, feel unwillir in some way, our graft we have received from yo it us, therefore, in ti which is now so nearly ended Id our cheerful testimo " Yours, very truly - - [Signed by twenty-six " To Captain William Wylie." Passengers " We, the undersigned, steerage passengers on board the steam-ship City of Glasgow, on her passage from Philadelphia to Liverpoool, having now arrived within a few miles of the latter port, cannot separate without re turning you, and your officers and crew, our unfeigned thanks. First, for the excellent arrangements established on board for our comfort ; secondly, for your very gentle manly demeanour towards us, and your indefatigable care and perseverance in the performance of your duty, and the kind and amiable disposition of every one of your officers and those acting under them. We shall always f ee l h appy to hear of your success at sea and happine ss on s h ore. These expressions, drawn from us by your excellence, being all we have in our power to present yov hope you will accept as a testimony of our esteem for you. Given under our hand 19th day of October, 1852. rich we respect and board, this [Signed by eight passengers on behalf of the rest.] " To Captain William Wylie." FATAL BITE BY A SER rg, soon after eight o'clon —On Wednesday morn- he keeper of a act of imprudence ,ears almost thn arm) he most venomous serpents, and actually removed :em, the Indian cobra di capello, from its cage. ,trawled about his person for so he drew it from his waistcoat, and it then bit close to tF ce of mind e to replx ling his icnutim of iba - m - a cedron, secure , :it in the cage me man was in possession of a pr, to be a specific against paration serpent poison, and was ac qu,nieru v, no toe toetliod of applying it; but it appears that, although sensible of his danger, be forgot to resort to this means of assistance. He desired his fellow-servant to go for the head keeper and superintendent, who were immediately brought to him. Ho was then removed to the University Hospital, where all medical aid proved unavailing, and before 9 o'clock he had expired. He had been about 18 months in his situaf Lion, and was fully acquainted with the habits and power of tiie animals under his care. Philid cheract osc of t