The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-02 00:00:00

July 2, 1844. THE BANK CHARTER BILL. ; A deput a ti on f rom t h e comm i ttee o f j o i n t- s t oc k b an k s had an interview at half-past two o'clock on Friday with Sir Robert Peel for the purpose of proposing their amend ments to the Bank Charier Act. The deputation consisted of Messrs. Jos. Walker, Vincent Stuckey, J. W. Gilbart, Daniel Robertson, and Oliver V.le. Mr. Walker stated the different points ass;gned by the joint-stock banks, and Sir Robert Peel very corteously consented to the following important modifications ;- 1. That instead of the averages of the two years as originally proposed, the maximum of the future circula tion, shall be regulated by the average of the circulation during the three months, February, March, and April, Previous to the announcement of the mea-ure in parrament. 2. That the future maximum shall be taken upon a Monthly, instead of a weekly average, so that if a bank should exceed its limits in one week, it may reduce it in the following weeks. 3. That the word " place " in clause thirteen, be omit ted, so as to allow bank s t o ope n ne w br an ches, provided they do not exceed the fixed amount of their circulation. 4. That the act shall not come into operation so far as the country bankers are concerned, until the 25th October, The period when the bankers' annual licenses are renewed. The deputation urged Sir Robert to permit, that when a nnion took place between two joint stock banks, or a joint !trek and a pr i vate b ank, the un i ted b ank m i g h t i ssu e to ttl u nited amount of their previous circulations. But to of is he objected, on the ground that the whole circulation the country might then fall into the hands of a few rim companies. Mr. Walker expressed the satisfaction of the deputation at the concessions which had been so handsomely made, and still entertained a hope that Sir Robert would reconsider the subject of the union between joint-stock and b a nk e r s , as he considered such u nions mi g ht o distress prevent banking failures that would inflict great on the country. Mr. Walker expressed the satisfaction of the deputation with that part of the bill : 11 21? placed the joint-stock banks in London upon an a T e : . "tY with other banks, in regard to the right of accept- Ti; h .,,. e concessions made by Sir Robert . Peel will add above ",1 million to the country circulation, and by the Monthly, instead of the weekly average, the danger of incurring penalties will be wholly avoided. We have no doubt the banking in'erest generally throughout the coun try will feel greatly obliged to the joint-stock banking corn- Mittee for having obtained these important modifications, and we apprehend that the bill will now pass through Parliament without any opposition. IF FREE TRADE RENDERED CORN CHEAPER, WOULD THE WORKING CLASS BE BENE FITED? SUPPOSE (which we have shown could not ultimately be the case) that in consequence of the unrestricted ad mission of foreign grain, the price of subsistence is Per manently lowered to the British consumer—will any benefit thence in the end accrue to the working classes of Great Brit a in ? If, i n d ee d , they could succeed in main taining their money wages at the same level, they would be very great gainers indeed by the changes ; although the withering effect of the distruction of the agricultural classes would, in the end, come to react on this temporary Prosperity of the manufacturing classes. But could the M anufacturing operatives, or any class of labourers, keep their money wages up at the present level if a permanent reduction in the price of the necessaries of life had taken Place? Nothing is clearer than that they could not. The Money rate of wages, wholly independent of the price of Provisions from year to year, is entirely regulated by it, other things being equal. from ten years to ten years. If by the free importation of foreign grain, the money Price of it is reduced one-half, the ultimate result will be, that wages will fall one-half, also. It is impossible it can he oth erw i se ; f or even i f the reduction did not ensue from any other cause, it would inevitably be brought about by the great impulse eiven to population, and con sequent multiplication of labourers under the influence of Un diminished money wages, and augmented ease of cir cumstances, and an increased durable fall in the price of the necessaries of life. Past history and present experience alike concur in de monstrating this important fact. In the time of the N orman Conquest, the price of w h ea t was f rom t h ree Shillings and sixpence to five shillings a quarter; but nevertheless the labourers had not half the command of the necessaries and conveniences of life they have now— for th e money wages of labour were a halfpenny a-day p row remainder of the year, and a penny in harvest. Russia than in this country ; but are the Polish and Rus -'ll Peasants half so comfortably fed, lodged, or clothed, as corresponding classes in this country ? Every one knows that, so far from being so, or obtaining any benefit Whatever from the cheap price of provisions in their own country, they are, in truth, the most miserable labourers 11 1 Europe, and feed upon scanty meals of rye-bread, in the midst of the splendid wheat crops which they raise for the more opulent consumers in this country. In the southern provinces of Russia, wheat is often only ten, sometimes but five shillings a quarter. from the total ' Want of any market. But what is the consequence? Why. that wages are so low, that the Cossack horseman sets Only eight shillings and sixpence a-year of pay from government. Wheat and provisions of all sorts are much taper in Ireland than in Great Britain; but, never . the eless, th e I r i s h l a b ourers d o not en j oy one-third of comforts or necessaries of life which fall to the lot of their brethren on this side of the Channel. Their wages are sixpence a-day. Thence it is, that when once they have got out of Ireland, so few will ever return to it. Provi sions of all sorts are extravagantly dear in every part of America, Canada, and Australia ; but, high as they are, the wages of labour, from the rapid growth of these colonies, are still high( r, and the condition of the labour ing classes is beyond all precedent prosperous and com fortable. The mere necessaries of life are sold almost for nothing in Hindostan arid China ; but, so far from obtaining any benefit from that low rate of prices, the labouring classes are so poor as to taste hardly anything but rice and water ; and wages are so low, seldom exceed ing twopence a-day, that every sea-boy, toot soldier, and horseman has two, and every native three attendants to wait upon his person. Examples of this sort prove how extremely ill founded is the common opinion that perma nent low prices must necessarily produce comfort to the working classes, and tend to show that Dr. Adam Smith Was much nearer the mark when he said, " High prices and plenty, are prosperity : low prices and want, are misery."—From Mr. Alison's Pamphlet on Free Trade and Protection. SPO TINGR INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S, THURSDAY. THE LATE DERBY. . P ursuant to the j u d ge ' s or d er obtained on Monday last, Iplot:lel Peel's solicitor, accompanied by Mr. Field, Mr. a Yor, and other veterinary surgeons, and several per -1.1,°115, for the purpose of identification, proceeded to Ep -734, yesterday, with the intent to see and examine Run- W a g Rein. Full particulars of what took place we have tiot been able to collect Lbut it is stated in the subscrip t:2'loom, that Mr. A Wood, the owner of the horse, .(1" not at home," and, on application to the trainer, p, rd r • Smith,) he refused to show the horse without an Usuder from the owner, thus exposing himself to the al ref Penalty for contempt of cou r t. Th e e ff ec t o f this usal was to increase the odds on Orlando from 5 to „ t 2. 4 en several times in the early part of the day, to 3 to ~nered. GOODWOOD STAKES. 9 to 1 agst The Duke of Richmond's Red Deer. 17 to 1 , Mr. Meiklam's The Best of Three—t. 20 to 1 ', Mr. Johnstone's The Era—t. 2 0 to 1 ', Mr.. Irwin's The Pride of Kildare. 20 to 1 :, Mr. Greville's Gunter. 25 1,, si r S. S pry ' s S u bd uer -25 to It.to 1 ~ The Duke of Richmond's The Currier. 25 to 1 „ Mr. B roo k s ' Ajax—t. 2 5 to 1 ~ Lord G. B en ti nc k' s Croton Oil. The betting Was too slack to require any comment. ST. LEGER. L 4 to 1 agst Mr. Salvin's The Cure. 5 t t o o 1 '' Mr. J. Day's Ugly Buck --t. to ~, ~, TmLhoreticitStkan Stanley's Richmond's's li huri el —t • , 10 1 33 to 1 33 to 1 R obinson'st Morp ~ Lord We G. Bentinck e R t e h u__D t_ . :.. e_ r t -. t . 's Devil to ra) T Nothing yesterday. the prices last betted at Newastle. Nothing was done yesterday. 31 f DERBY, 1845. 40 to lagst eko ter's e's Alarm—t. t, Lord p Exe Golden Fleece —t. 40 to 1 ~ M r . Columbus. THE LATE OARS. The following notice was stuck up yesterday in the I,Beription-room at Hyde-park-corner: Messrs. Tattersall are desired to state, that Mr. `'Car, has mare, Miss Julia, who ran in the Oaks this e has been examined by a veterinary surgeon, by de °f: Mr. Forth, has pronounced her to be a four years u this year. " June 27, 1844." Th e MANCHESTER, FRIDAY. too attendance was so limited that the subscr bets laid, *e e l: 3l . ll st fill up by giving the prices accepted during the Liver „ 11 Public and private upon the candidates for the to „: I' o ol Cup ; but strange alterations may be expected ''' orro vt , when the weights will be on the tables. LIVERPOOL CUP. y. 25 to 1 on t h e fi e ld. 4 ' to 1 agst Parthian, by Jereed, out of Cyprian, 4 „i_Yrs old—t ` ) t ) to 1 , y to by Muley Moloch, 6 yrs old—t. to 1 „ Yardley, by Sir Isaac. 4 yrs old—t. .3 " to 1 Eboracum, by St. Nicholas, 5 yrs old—t. 40 t o A A I „ Best of Three, by Inheritor, 3 yrs old—t. gu to 1 ~ What, by Jereed, 4 yrs old—t. GOODWOOD COP. ai 6 ,stto 1 agst The Squire, by The Saddler, 6 yrs old, 5113—ff. ORLANDO V. RUNNING REIN. 4 i 6 44 . Z last offer on Tuesday was 50 to 25 on the letter ST. LEGER. 11We h ave not b eard one b et th i s wee k. At N eweast l e 't,e following prices were booked : 6 agst The Cure, by Physician, out of Morsel. to 1 The Princess, by Slane, dam by Phan tom. " : t o 1 „ Ith ur i e l, b y T ouc h s t one , ou t o f Verbena. 1, 0 ,1- Hornsby has sold Revoke to Earl Fitzwilham's "'" to be put to the stud at Northampton. Cry It t rockf or d , w h ose a bili t i es as a calculator of od d s were odpualled, use d to say, t b at fi ve to f our were the grea t es t 8 that the very best cause, pleaded by the very best '4,o cate, ought to i n d uc e an y man to bet in its favour. LOCAL NEWS_ The assessment for the township of Tranmere has more than doubled itself within the la-t five years. The increase of the last year is upwards of £lOO. The Manchester Bonding Bill was read a third time in the House of Lords, on Tuesday evening last, and passed without any amendment or alteration having been made. It only wants the royal assent to become law. CLERK TO THE CROWN.—T. S. Shuttleworth, Esq., brother to our worthy deputy town-clerk, has rect ived the appointment of Clerk to the Crown for this county, va cant by the resignation of R. W. Hopkins, Esq. SURGEON AT KIRKDALE GAOL.—On Thursday, at the annual session of the peace for this county, a recommen dation, from some of the visiting magistrates, that the salary of this gentleman should be increased from £l2O to £lBO a-year, was deferred until September. EASTHAM REGATTA.—SOMe famous sport may be an ticipated at Eastham on Tuesday. July 16 (the dsy b , -fore Liverpool Races). There are two cups, worth 20 guineas respective , respectively • a piece of plate. value five guineas, and two other prizes to be contended . for. Sr. HELENS.—In the beautiful conservatory of Mr. Gree is nall, M P. in St. Helens, (Thomas Gee, gardener,) there growing a rare 'p cirmn of the " Cactus Speci osissicrius," upwards of nine feet high; it has 250 blos soms on it. The Countess of Sefton held her first asse r bly on Tuesday evening, at the noble earl's splendid mansion. in Belgrave-square, when the various magnificent saloons were lighted up with great splendour. There were present about 250 fashionables. Docx AUDITORS.—The following gentlemen were, on Tuesday, appointed commissioners for auditing the Dock accounts, viz., Messrs. John Mather, Thomas Moore, Chas R. Taylor, George Cram, David Rae, D av id Can non, John Houghton, and Edward Heath. THE LATE INCENDIARY FIRES.—The man William son, who is in custody on the charge of setting fire to the premises of Mr. Taylor, timber merchant, Birkenhead, has undergone two or three private examinations since last week, and is further remanded to Chester Castle for ten days, in order to give time for further inquiries. PRESTON AND LIVERPOOL RAILWAY.—An advertise ment will be found in another column, announcing the intention of a company to apply in the next session of parliament for power to complete a direct line of railway from this town to Preston. passing through, or near to Bootle. Linacre, Sefton, Southport, Ormskirk, Scaris brick, and the Hundred of Leyland. THE MECHANICS' EXHIBITION.—We gave last week a detailed account of the various novelties connected with this highly-interesting exhibition. We learn that up to Friday night no less a sum than £995 19s. 6d. had been received f r admission, which exceeds, by nearly one-third, the amount received during the corresponding period of any former exhibition. Mr. RUSIITON.—We regret to state that Mr. Rushton, who has been suffering, more or less, from indisposition for about a week, was taken so unwell whilst presiding in the police-court, on Tuesday, that he was obliged to leave the bench and be conveyed home in a coach. He is now, however, convalescent, and may be expected to resume his duties very shortly. THE WARRINGTON REGATTA.—The list of prizes for this regatta, with the conditions on which they are to be competed for, have been announced. The principal prizes are :—The Warrington Cup, value £3O in spe it', open to all the world ; the Borough Cup, value £25, open only to members of bona fide rowing clubs, established in War rington and the neighbourhood, and the Workmen's Prize, open to all classes. Mrs. Fernyough, the landlady of the Tranmere Hotel, was summoned before the magistrates on Thursday for permitting drunkenness in her house on Sunday week. Mr. Pedder appeared for the defendant. The bench after hearing the case, dismissed it on the payment of costs ; Mr. Case observing that there was sufficient evidence to convict, yet they did not wish to appear harsh, but he should certainly report the conduct of the house to his brother magistrates next licensing day. A MISTAKEN OPINION OF THE WORKHOUSE.—A boy of the name of Halees, who was stated by Mr. Thomas Galloway, of the Workhouse, to be a runaway apprentice from Rochester, was, on Friday, brought before the magis trates accused of refusing to work while in the Workhouse. He had gone there, believing that there was no labour to be performed, and, having discovered his mistake, had declared himself to be a cripple, and unable to work. He was committed to the house of correction for twenty one days. ASSISTANT TAX COLLECTORS.—At a meeting of the Select Vestry, held on the 11th instant, it was ordered that six assistant tax-collectors should be appointed at 21s. per week. The assistants are to be appointed by the collectors, who are to be responsible for them, but they will be paid by the parish out of the poundage allowed for the collection of Government taxes. The assistants to be removed at the pleasure of the Select Vestry, or upon the cessation of the income or assessed taxes. LOVE AND SUICIDE.—On Monday a coroner's inquest was held at Aughton, near Ormskirk, touching the death of Bridget Oben, aged 20, who was found in a pit of water in the neighbourhood. It appears she had been living in service at Liverpool, and went over to Ormskirk to see her father, to consult with him respecting getting married to a young man, who also resides at Ormskirk. The father would not consent to the marriage, and deceased went away towards Aughton weeping. The jury returned a verdict of "Temporary Insanity." ST. GEORGE'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCII.—The con gregation, presently worshipping in the Mechanics' Insti tution, under the ministry of the Rev. D. Fergusson, has had presented to them, by Mrs. Daniel Macauley, Falk ner-street, a magnificent service of plate (11 pieces), with a complete set of tokens for communion occasions. We observe that the new place of worship for the accommo dation of this congregation is now advancing rapidly, and that it promises to be an orn amen t t o Myrtle-street and its neighbourhood. W. P. WARD'S BANKRUPTCY.—This case was called on again on Tuesday, but there was still no appearance of the bankrupt. His honour, under these circumstances, suggested that, as there were no available funds for the purpose, messengers should not be sent at the expense of the estate to discover his place of abode ; but that, if any tidings of him should ever reach the ears of the Court, the most advisable plan to adopt in such a case would be, to issue a warrant immediately, and have him arrested. Those suggestions were adopted. The marriage of T. Edgworth, Esq., of Wrexham, to Miss Roberts, was celebrated by a public dinner, on Tuesday, in the town of Wrexham. £lOO was subscribed for the dinner, and for contributing to the comfort and amusement of the poor inhabitants, amongst whom Mr. Edgworth is a great favorite. At the brewery of Messrs. Clarke and Orford two fine oxen producing about 1000Ibs weight of beef, and twelve sheep, were awaiting to be dis tributed amongst the poor. The recipients were about four hundred in number. Edward Roberts, a shoemaker, residing in the parish of Gresford, nearly opposite the beautiful church of that name on the road between Wrexham and Chester, at tempted yesterday week to murder his wife; he succeeded in inflicting several horrible gashes on her neck, but did not fortunately touch any of the great blood vessels. She fled to a neizhbour's house, and in the meantime the unfortunate maniac cut his own throat with the same knife, and was found dead. The mother and sister of the deceased had destroyed themselves in the same manner. THE INCENDIARY FIRES AT BIRKENHEAD.—Mr. Commissioner Dowling has been engaged in a patient in vestigation of the circumstances attending the two recent incendiary fires in the township. It has been of the most satisfactory character. indeed, they have little or no doubt that the sawyer from Runcorn, who has been in custody for the past week on a charge of having wilfully and maliciously set the premises in a blaze, was not ap prehended on light or insufficient grounds. In all proba bility he will eventually be fully committed to Chester Castle, to take his trial at the approaching assizes. N tit eee v IRON Magnett h ispoh: port and S al T na Em dt reAlNyebEwener.—yn. placed ah n cee e dw vessel, u i ro po n a steamboat ltthh eousghatsi omi called is built upon the model of the splendid Glasgow iron boat the Princess Royal. The Magnet is cons'ructed to carry 245 tons of cargo , customhouse measu rement,andis propelled by engines of 200 horse-power, manufactured by Coates and Poung, of the Lagan Foundry, Belfast, in which town the vessel was built and equipped. The cabins are elegantly fitted up, the doors and panels bein g of solid polished mahogany. Berths can be made up for forty-five persons, including ten in the ladies' cabin. ST. PETER'S WARD.—The election to supply the va cancy in the representation of this ward in the Town Council, caused by the death of Mr. Ebenezer Rae, took place on Thursday morning, before Mr. Alderman Turner and the assessors of the ward. Mr. Robert Sellar Hen derson, merchant, of St. Ann's-hill, brother of the Re corder of this town, was nominated by the conservative party; and so completely is radicalism defunct in this town, that no opposition was even attempted, and Mr. Henderson was therefore declared duly elected. We are sincerely gratified at Mr. Henderson's return, as we know he will prove a most efficient member of the council. COUNTY RATES.—A memorial from the guardians of the poor of the West Derby Union was presented to the magistrates, at the annual session, on Thursday last, at Preston, complaining of the excessive burden on the rate payers of the county rate. It appears that the amount expended in the relief of the poor of the said union, in cluding salaries of officers and the whole cost of establish ment, for the three years ended March, 1843, was £5552 ; and that the amount paid by the same townships towards the county rate, during the same period, was 9936, or nearly double the amount expended in the relief of the poor. The Preston Pilot says that the court did not at tach much importance to the memorial; so that the rate payers may save themselves the trouble of petitioning. THE ISLE OF MAN REGATTA.—The Isle of Man Re gatta took place on Wednesday and Thursday last. Amongst the yachts, which were chiefly from Liverpool, were the following :—The Seagull, belonging to Mr. Mel ling, Edith, Mr. J. C. Ewart, Leda Mr. J. P. Bran dreth, Leander, Mr. J. W. H az l e hurst, and Psyche, Mr. J. Jones. There were several gigs from Ramsey, Castletown, &c., and one gig, for sculls, from Liverpool, for which, however, there was no antagonist. The first prize, on Wednesday, a piece of plate, value £9, with 15 sovereigns, for yachts of thirty tons and not more than forty, was won by Mr. Hazlehurst's Leander, beating Mr. Melling's Seagull and Mr. Brandreth's Leda. Two excellent boat races followed. On Thursday, the first race, open to yachts of all sizes, the prize a claret-jug, value £3O, was won by Mr. Graham's Meteor, of Roth say, beating the Leander, Leda, and Mr. Corsellis' Black Bess, of Dublin. Three other races followed. The Re gatta Ball took place on the evening of Thursday, at Castle Mona Hotel. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARI. LOVE AND ITS EFFECTS.—On Wednesday morning last, tke good people residing in Ilotham-street, in this town, trete alarmed at seeing a female running about in a st a t e of great ex citf mint, with blood flowing profusely from tor throat. A police officer, who was hard by, seiz-d the poor creature. and took her into the bridewell in the same street. Here a wound art inch in length was discovered in her throat. Inquiries were then made, and it was found that the poor creature had been a servant in Duke-street. Her name was Alice Smith, and having quarrelled with, or been deserted by, her lover, she had made an unsuccessful attempt upon her life. A razor, clotted with blood, was found in the room where she had slept for the night. She was removed to the Northern Hospital, where every medical assistance was afforded her, and she is in a fair way of recovery. ALLEGED SHOWER OF PEBBLES AND EELS.--The Courier of Wednesday states, that during the heavy rain on Tuesday, the descent of a number of pebbles and eels was witnessed by several persons. We have been informed that the facts were strictly as follow:—An old woman, who had the audacity to open a tripe stall at the bottom of Dale-street, was upset by some impudent youths, and a part of her wares, consisting of cow heels, discharged into Castle -street. One was beautifully white, and three inches in breadth. A pop met chant happening to pick it up, refused to surrender it to the owner. She raised a disturbance, and the appropriator was pelted till he got into the Exchange area, where an inspector of police in terfered, and ext ecting to bring the rioters to justice, col lected some of the stones, and left them at the Police office, which is hard by. The circumstance did occur during the heavy rain, and the phenomena were witnessed by several parties. LIVERPOOL Docris.—The annual return of Mr. With ers, the excell nt treasurer to the Dock Committee, has just been published. The following is the comparative statement of the rates and duties received in the years ending on the 24th June, 1843 and 1844:—1n 1814, the duties on tonna‘e were £99,044 13s. 7d., and the duties on goods £86,119 86. 4d. In 1843, the duties on tonnage were £96,445 11s. 7d., and the duties on goods £91,840 10s. 6d. Increase of duties on tonnage £2,559 2s Decrease of duties on goods £2,721 2s. 2d. The light house duty this year produced £7,357 2s. Bd. ' • floating_ light, £3,367 4s. 11d. ; graving do c k £8,499 10s. ; grav ing block £1,671 Is. ; extra dock rent £2,132 6s. 7d. ; being rather less than last year, except as to the light house and floating-light duties, which produced a larger amount. The total income this year is £208,191 Is. ld., and last year £212,402 3s. 7d.; the decrease on the whole being £4,210 16s. 6d. The following is a comparative statement of the shipping, &c. :-1844, number of vessels 18,411 ; tonnage 2,632.712. 1843, number of vessels 16,606 ; tonnage 2,445,278. Increased number of vessels 1.805 ; tonnage 187.434. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—Present, Messrs. Nicol, Holt. Smith, Molyneux, Trotman, Royden, Bold, Sandbach, Chilton, Moon, Tobin, and Shand. The re ceipts at Runcorn for the past month were sated to be as fnllows : Vessels, 253, tons 1,331, receipts £6B 13s. 13s. During the corresponding month of last year the state ment was :—Vessels, 197, tons 1234, receipts £5O 3s. A letter from Mr. Jones, sen., complaining of partial.ty en the part of Mr. Euston, master of the Brunswick Dock, and also a letter from Mr. Easton, explaining the alledged partiality, were read and referred to the harbour -masters' sub-corn mittee.—A letter from Mr. Clayton, complaining that Mr. Talbot was using the smithy at No. 2, Clarence Graving Dock as a general smithy, to the exclusion of other parties, was read, and referred to the same cow mittee.—A complaint, made by Mr. James Hossack, against Dougherty, gdte-keeper at the Albert Dock Works, was refereed to the Committee of Works.—Mr. Tobin asked how they were getting on with the loans at 31 per cent. The Chairman said that last week they re ceived £17,000, and there were a number of applications that day. The committee then proceeded to matters of finance. ANOTHER FIRE AT BIRKENHEAD.—ShortIy after nine o'clock on Tuesday morning last, a fire was discovered in the upper story of a small warehouse, belonging and at tached to Mr. Robert William H iscock's brewery, com monly called the " Argyle Brewery," situaced in Grange lane, Birkenhead. In about twenty minutes after, the engine belonging to the township arrived, but before it was got into play, flames were issuing from the windows with ungovernable fury, and apprehensions were enter tained for the safety of the brewery. The police and fire men worked with remarkable energy and perseverance. and succeeded, in the course of about two hours, in ulti mately subduing the flames altogether. We regret to learn that there were about £l,lOO worth of malt in the V% arehouse, which, to a considerable extent, is damaged by the fire, as well as the water thrown on the premises ' • but it is, at the same time, gratifying to kn ow th a t Mr. His cock is fully insured, and that he will be able to recom mence his brewing operations in the course of a few days. The fire, it appears, originated in the flues of the coppers, and it is somewhat remarkable that the same warehouse was partially destroyed by fire about three years ago. ROBBERIES.—On Wednesday morning last, Mary Ma guire, the servant of a gentleman residing in St. Jude's terrace, absconded during the temporary absence of the family, in Cheshire, taking with her money and jewellery to the amount of about 150. The thief is about thirty years of age, 5 feet 3 or 4 inches high, rather stout, very dark complexion and hair, prominent forehead, broad fea tures, rather stoops, and wore a brown dress, and white bonnet, with white ribbons. A reward of 42 has been offered for her apprehension.—Numerous robberies are committed daily in the outskirts, and persons of both sexes, 'oung and old, who go about with bags or baskets, ostensibly begging, or picking up bones, scraps of iron, &c., but really on the watch for what they can steal. On Wednesday a party of mowers in a field, near Tue-brook, had all their clothes and food stolen by some of these gentry ; and, in the same neighbourhood, a woman, equipped with cloak and basket, after begging at a gentle man's house, made her way to the saddle-room, and got clear off with some of the groom's clothes.—Since the above was written the servant Maguire has been arrested, and £3B odd of the money with which she decamped found on her person. The pri,oner was also proved to have stolen, from a person with whom she previously lived as servant, a quantity of plate. She was committed for trial. WEST DERBY UNION.—The half-yearly examination of the children of the West Del by Union Vt orkhocse took place on Tuesday, and they acquitted themselves well. W. Swain recited, in a creditable manner, someorig infant, vers es man the ne r a ar arithmetical h address metical on scriptural education, and Mary Carroll, an re peated guardians.in an interesting be b a o n y d s effective performed questions put to them very satisfactorily, and also read in short hand the 139th Psalm.—The chairman, John Shep pard, Esq., addressing the chaplain, expressed the grati fication of himself and his brother guardians with the pro ficiency shown by the children, and highly complimented their teachers, and also the worthy and attentive governor and his wife. After dwelling on the advantages of scrip tural education, be addressed the children in a kind and impressive manner,urgingthem to make the bestuse of their time, while they enjoyed the privileges of the establish ment. Towards the close of his address he said, during the last twelve months, nine boys and fifteen girls have been apprenticed, and with scarcely an exception, are all doing well and bearing good characters. Let us hope the education and care bestowed upon you will produce the same good result. The business was closed by the chil dren singing " God save the Queen," and giving three hearty cheers for the chairman, vice-chairman, and guardians. THE SELECT VESTRY.—At the weekly meeting on Wednesday, present—the Rev. Rector Brooks, and all the members of the board except Messrs. Rowland, Bennett, and Swainson, the proceedings of the last meeting, and those of the Finance Committee, fixing the poor rate at 23. ld. (as last year) were confirmed. A resolution was agreed to that the casual poor, in return for their food and lodging, should be employed four hours each day, the men in breaking stones, and the women in picking wool or oakum. The inmates for the week ending 15th instant was 1,604, at 2s. lid. per head, being a decrease of two persons, as compared with the corresponding week last year, and an increase of 51d. per head. The expenditure for out-door poor (6,710) for the fortnight ending 22d instant was £770, being com pared with same period last year, an increase of 93 cases and £9 in money. The Building Committee having re commended to the Vestry to appoint Mr. and Mrs. Dow doll, late governor and matron of the Workhouse, as su perintendents of the new Industrial School at Kirkdale, at a joint salary of £2OO per annum. It was agreed that this appointment and salary be considered at the next meeting. The visiters' book contained a satisfactory acL count of the state of the house: the medical report was also favourable. It was resolved to appoint an assistant. teacher to Mr. Pilkington, the school-master, to be re commended by the rectors. A committee was appointed to superintend the furnishing of the Industrial School ; and several of its members were also to take into consi deration what should be the staff of stipendiary officers there.—Adjourned to 9th July. andof the theirm o most preservationpl ea s ing or d n a e m m e a n n t d s s o o f u t r h u e t h e n u The TEETH h ave ever been considered as forming one d e na nce, utmost a n care cou a n n t atten tion. Indeed, if there be any loss that more particularly affects the countenance than another, it is that of the Teeth ; which the Dentist, however ingenious, must ever va i n ly hope satisfactorily to replace by artificial contriv ance. The decay of the teeth and gums arises from various causes ; but, principally, it may be attributed to early neglect, ill health, or the use of Tooth Powders containi ng mineral substances and deleteriou s ac id s, which give tern porary whiteness to the Teeth, while they corrode the enamel. To this fact, indeed, is principally to be attri buted the long botanical research, which was happily ter minated by the most felicitous discovery ever given to the world for the Preservation of the Teeth, Gums , a n d Breath, viz., ROWLAND'S ODONTO, or PEARL DENTI FRICE. Prepared from oriental herbs with unusual care, and transmitted to this country at great expense, Row land's Odonto is no less distinguished for its powerfully efficacious, antidotal, and purifying virtues, in immediately arresting caries, or decay in the Teeth, than for its stimu lative properties in fixing them (when loose) firmly in their sockets, and in giving a healthy redness and firmness to the Gums. Its corrective properties are in particular most pleasingly displayed in respect to the Breath —to which it imparts a sweetness and fragrance not a little gratifying to its possessor. As the most efficient and fragrant aromatic cleanser of the Mouth, Teeth, a n d Gums ever known, Rowland's Odonto has now for a long series of years occupied a distinguished place at the toilets of the Sovereigns and the Nobility throughout Europe, while the general demand for it at once announces the favour in which it is held by the public at large. It should never be forgotten, that when used early in life, it effec tually prevents all aches in the Teeth and Gums—effaces all spots and discolouration whatsoever—eradicates Scur vy—and, in a word, soon realizes the chief attribute of Health and Beauty —a beautiful Set of Teeth. Price 2s. 9d. per box. The " genuine artice" has the words " A. ROWLAND and SON, 20, Hatton-garden," engraved (by authority) on the Government Stamp. *** All others are fraudulent counterfeits. UNNATURAL CONDUCT.—On Friday morning week, a respectably dressed youth, mimed Webster, wai brought before Mr. Maude, at the Borough Court, Manchester, charged by his father with stealing a gold watch. The father, in stating the case, said that the watch had been taken from his house by the son on visiting him, about eleven months ago, since which time the youth had been residing in Liverpool. He had sent a younger son for the watch, but his brother's door was closed upon him. In defence the son said that the watch was promised him by his mother shortly before her death, and was given into his possession by his father; he attributed the charge to vindictiveness on the part of his father, against whom he had been obliged to give evidence on the previous day in a civil action. Mr. Maude, under these circumstances, said there was no pretence for felony, and dismissed the case.—Manchester Courier. PAPIER MACHB.—We have been much gratified by viewing, at Mr. Key's show-room, No. 59, 80ld -street, a very fine specimen of this invaluable material, which proves the extraordinary perfection to which the inventor, Mr. Bielefeld, has now brought his improved papier macho. It consists of a large chimney-glass-frame, for a silvered plate six feet high, by three feet ten inches wide, beautifully enriched with perforated scroll work. A group of cupids, supporting festoons of fruit and flowers, occupy the centere at the top, and stand out in full relief, whilst other cupids, holding birds by the wing, grow out from the scroll foliage on each side, and flowers are intro duced at inttrvals. The whole is gilt in a very su,erior manner, the cupids and otherprominent parts being highly burnished, and the receding parts subdued, which exhibits the extraordinary capability of papier macho for receiving gold, and renders it one of the richest works of art we ever remember to have seen. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—A special meeting cf this body was held on Friday night ;—present, Messrs. Case, Green, M'Nicol, J. S. Jackson, Horner, Hind, Gilbertson ' Kerr, Appleton, Stansfield, Watson, Adam son, Cole, Pim, and Bentham. Mr. Case took the chair, and stated that the object was (in consequence of a resolu tion passed at the last meeting) to authorize the borrow ing of a further sum of £25,000 on the rates and property of the township. Mr. J. S. Jackson moved a resolution accordingly, which was seconded by Mr. Bentham, and unanimously carrried.—The Chairman said that he had received a letter from the post-office authorities in reply to their memorial for a day mail, to the effect that the letters sent to Birkenhead by the day mail were so few, that the Postmaster-General did not feel warranted in in curring the expense of establishing it. Mr. Jackson had no doubt, if the matter were properly represented, the prayer of the memorialists on this point, and also with respect to the delivery of the letters by the Irish mail, would be granted. Tnose letters now lay a day at the Liverpool Post-office.—Adjourned. ASSAULT ON 'Pug POLICE, AND ATTEMPT TO RESCUE A PRISONER.—John Dogherty was brought up, charged with assaulting a police-officer whilst in the execution of his duty, and rescuing a prisoner during a disturbance which took place in the neighbourhood of Vauxhall-road on Saturday evening last. It appeared the officer was struck several times, and one of the blows aimed at him by the prisoner bad the effect of breaking his thumb ; he was also injured in other parts of the body. The magis trates ordered the prisoner to pay a fine of .£5, or be im prisoned two months. As soon as the case was disposed of, a female applied for a summons against Dogherty for an assault, but she was told she would have to wait unt 1 he was released from gaol, and she then left the court. On getting into the street she was attacked by Alice Dogherty and Mary Connor, two friends of the prisoner, who tore her bonnet, and abused her in a most outrageous manner. They were, however, taken into custody, and brought into court, and the charge being proved against them, they were adjudged to pay 40s. and costs, or be im prisoned one month. Mr. Dowling stated that unless a stop was put to such proceedings, they would never be able to go on with business at all. WARRINGTON.—BOARD OF G UARDlANS.—Theweekly meeting of this board was held, on Wednesday last, in the board-room at the workhouse. In the rural district the number of cases relieved was 572, and the amount expended £143 Os. 9d.; of this sum £l3l 10s. Id. was in money, and £ll 10s. Bd. in kind. The number of in mates in the Warrington workhouse was 59, and in the Newton one 74; total in both 133. Balance in treasurer's hands, due to the union, £6OO Is. 2d. A lone conversa tion took place on a subject introduced by Mr. West, relative to the discontinuance of the appointment of a surgeon for the Warrington district of the union; it ap pears that previous to the formation of the union, the sum of £5O per annum was paid to the funds of the dis pensary, that institution undertaking the medical treat ment of all the pauper patients of the town. Since the above period this amount has been withdrawn, and a set arate medical officer appointed ; still a considerable number of paupers were gratuitously attended to by the dispensary as before, and at present its funds are in so low a state as to justify the apprehension that, unless some active steps be taken to increase them, its sphere of be nevolent action must necessarily be contracted. Mr. West, therefore, after explaining these things, proposed a reso lution, which was carried, to the effect that the opinion of the poor-law commissioners should be obtained as to the propriety of discontinuing the appointment of a medi cal officer, and placing the whole of the pauper patients under the care of the house surgeon of the dispensary, the same sum being paid to its funds as is now paid to the surgeon of the district. LORD FRANCIS EGERTON'S AQUATIC EXCURSION.— On Monday week Lord Francis Egerton, attended by several members of his family, and by Mr. Loch, M.P., made an excursion from Manchester down the river as far as Runcorn, in token of his having taken possession of the Old Quay navigation ; and the occasion was one of much rejoicing at every place along the line. The vessel appointed for his lordship's use on this occasion was the Jack Sharp steamer, which was neatly fitted up, and gaily decorated. She left the New Bailey Bridge at a few minutes after eight o'clock in the morning. On passing the Old Quay Company's wharf they were saluted with a discharge of four guns from the packet Eclipse, which was lying there. They reached Barton at a little before ten o'clock, where his lordship, accompanied by Lady Francis Egerton, the two Misses Egerton, and the two Misses Loch, were received on board. The emb irkation took place amidst the firing of cannons and every demonstra tion of rejoicing. At every point on both sides of the river, where tidings of his lordship's voyage had reached, there was the same gratifying display of j ,yous feeling and welcome. The vessel reached Runcorn about one o'clock, where the demonstrations of welc, , me were still more gratifying. His lordship, on disembarking, was met by a deputation of gentlemen late attached to the Old Quay Company, and by them conducted to their spacious pre mises on the side of the river. His lordship, along with Mr. Loch, made a brief inspection of the various works, and expressed his gratification at finding everything in so excellent a state. They then returned to Worsley, along the canal, by the swit packet Eagle, which performed the voyage in abort three hours. THE ATLANTIC STEAMERS.—The British and North American royal mail steam-ship Caledonia, Captain Lott, arrived here early on Saturday morning last. She left Boston on the 16th and Halifax on the 18th ultimo, and made the passage, including the usual detention at Halifax, in little more than twelve days. She brought ninety-nine passengers, a list of whom we subjoin : From Boston.—Mr. and Mrs. Shimmin and 'two daughters, Miss Sarah C. Shimmin, and Mr. T. D. Shimmin, Mr. and Miss Joy and servant, Miss S. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Hasluck, Mr. and Mrs. Young, nurse and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Cal -11 v Woodward, o r u . n I , child, e to r and imshros .p t , w F m o r. y re.r . servants, m r Charles j. M u Gm r n a j .a r c d mk sr M o. n r . Waltermc r o l j e co m oh nq n . 1 ho Nl u r Smith,ns Mr. Ben. Knower. Mr. Davies, Mr. Edward Swain, Mr. J, Lecesne, Mr. W. Mills, Mr. J. G. Mackenzie. Mr. W. Forbes, Mr. C. K. Hamilton, Mr. Hugh Dooner, Sir W. D. Stewart and two servants, Mr. Cameron and servant, Major Lang, Hon..). Livermore, M. J. G. Gaines and friend, Mr. C. Witt, M. Pel lously, Mr. W. F. Mora, Mr. R. Redmond, Mr. E. Manlove, Mr, S. Vuictich, Mr. J. E. Mutzenbecher, Mr. Henry Hope, Mr. A. Cuvillier, jun., Mr. Chas. A. Bauiere, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. E. E. Aaron, Mr. Thos. Porteous, Mr. James Buchanan, Mr. W. L. Peuire, Mr. P. RocesEe, Mr. W. Mackintosh, Mr. J. H. Boyer, Mr. H. Falconer, Mr. Robt. Hadfield, Mr. C. C. Schol field and brother, Mr. B. B. Falcon, Mr. R. P. Dana, Mr. F. Kiera, Mr. F. W. Newton, Mr. H. Curtins, Mr F. G. Thurston, Mr. Bevington, Mr. Thomas Stalker, Mr. John Clemens. Mr. Salle, Mr. D F. A. Ribero, M. A. de Oliviera, Rev. John Simp son, Mr. Jo`in Robertson, Mr. R. M'Dowell, Mr. Henry Cogill, Mr. J. J. Rowe. Mr. G. M. Goodeve, Mr. W. J. M'Lean, Mr. Chas. Atwood. Mr, T. D. Holl, Mr. Hugh Frazer. From Hall far.—Mr. H. Woodgate, Mr. G. E. Morton, Mr. C. H. R.ind, Mr. Anderson, Hon. Robert Job. The Acadia arrived out at Halifax on the 17th ultimo, and was met by the Caledonia steaming for Boston. The Caledonia also spoke the Britannia, on the 24th ultimo. RUNCORN VESTRY MEETINO.—A vestry meeting was held in the Town-hall, Runcorn, on Friday week, Mr. John Crippin, churchwarden, in the chair, to consider the propriety of discharging Mr. Harding, the present assist. ant overseer and collector of poor and other rates, and of reappointing him to the office, or of electing another per son, requiring sureties from him; also of effecting a sepa ration wholly or in part, of the several parochial offices (of head-constable, overseer, &c.,) held by the assistant overseer, &c. A resolution was agreed to to the effect, that the offices stated should be severed. It was then moved by Mr. Brundil that Mr. Harding should continue to hold all the offices he then held (except constable and assistant surveyor of highways) at a salary of £lOO per annum, and that his accounts be examined by six rate- payers, and if found correct that no security be required, he having faithfully served the parish for 18 years. Mr. Harding s best days for constable had gone by, and he himself preferred the situation proposed. Mr. Chorlton seconded the resolution, and spoke highly of Mr. H.'s long and faithful services. A long and somewhat stormy conversation ensued, during which, however, several parties adverted to Mr. Harding's services, and con sidered him worthy of consideration in his declining years. An amendment was moved by Mr. P. Ward, and se conded, to the effect that Mr. Harding should cease to be churchwarden after the 25th of September next. On a division, the votes for the amendment were 49 ; those for the original motion 60. Mr. John Moon and Mr. I. Bennett demanded a poll, and the meeting was adjourned to Monday and following days for the purpose. Mr. Brundil then complained that be had gone to Daresbury at the last meeting to be sworn in as collector of taxes, but found his object could not be effected, five of the rate payers having written a letter to the commissioner, calling upon him to demand sureties for the amount of the taxes collected. It was explained that no personal offence was intended, but that the parties conceived Mr. Harding might be appointed collector, and it was with the view, pending the present inquiry, to provide against that. A Mr. Pitman addressed some " furious" remarks to Mr. of " shame," and the meeting separated a midst Lingard in the course of discussion that followed amid and confusion. A prot es t was served upon great u proar the chairman against the poll, as demanded by parties not eligible, and the usual legal notice not having been given. On Monday the poll was opened, when five votes were recorded for the resolution above referred to, and two for the amendment. After the lapse of an hour no further •)tes having been tendered, the poll closed. --- bEMBEZZLEMENT. —On Saturday a young lad eras rought before the magistrates on a charge of havUe , err.- bezgled a sivereign, the property of his enp'oyers, Messr&. Williatrui, Davis, and Pritchard. linen diapers, Elliott street. It appeared that the pr'soner had acted as their errand-boy for about nine weeks, and that on the evening of this day Week he was sent to the house of Mrs. Macklin, in Commutation-row, with a parcel of goods, and with instructions to brine hack the amount of the bill. He accordingly took the parcel and received a sovereign from Mrs. Macklin ; but inst , ad of returning to his employers, he proceeded to Cheshire, and was apprehended there on Friday whilst in the act of amusing himself with riding donkeys. He was committed for trial. THE LIVERPOOL DOCK BlLL.—This bill is still before the Lords' Committee. On Friday, Mr. H. Tindal At kinson was added to the counsel for the opponents. Mr. Hartley was examined as to the estimate for the works, Mr. Chapman upon their necessity, and Mr. Withers upon the state of the dock accounts, whose evidence was very satisfactory. The case for the promoters of the bill having closed, Mr. Serjeant Wiangham addressed the committee, confining himself to three propositions-Ist, hat the dock trustees had not availed themselves of the powers they had to increase the accommodation by the erection . of warehouses, and that unless this were done further, dock accommodation was not requi-ite; 2ndly, that the works at the Albert Dock, which included ware hou-es, would afford such accommodation that more docks would not be required—in which Opinion the Har bour Master agreed : and, 3rdly, that if more docks were required, the site which the promoters proposed was riot the most eligible, either as regarded situation or economy. Mr. Hill proposed clauses relative to the erection of warehouses round any future dock to be made in Liver pool, and, after a long discussion between counsel, the committee adjourned. On Saturday, after a most con vincing speech from Mr. Austin, the committee unani mously resolved that the preamble was proved. Some few particulars relating to the proceedings before this committee will be found in our last page. TESSELATED PAVEMENT.—We have had a gratifying view of the specimens of tepelated pavements, which now court public attention, at the office of Mr. Yarrow, bottom of Water-street, agent, &c., and deem it but justice to point out the advantages of the use of these beautiful en caustic tiles both in public buildings and in private houses, for the vestibules or lobbies of which they appear to us to be peculiarly applicable. This kind of interior pavement was first (if our reading serves us rightly) introduced by the Romans; and many fine and (considered) valuable specimens in Mosaic designs are yet extant in several of our ancient edifices—Westminster Abbey, Trinity Chapel, Canterbury, &c. The improved machinery of modern times enables the makers of these tiles to render them much harder, and more durable, than those of the ancients; and, at the same time, the advancement in the chemistry of colouring the clay admls of an almost unlimited variety of pattern, in various colours. They are of numerous geometrical forms—squares, diamonds, hexagons, octa gons, oblong squares, &c., with a demi-section or other portion of each when required, so as to form a variety of patterns, perfect in themselves, and admitting of a great latitude of design, or choice. Coats of arms, and other heraldic devices, variegated marbles, &c., may thus be produced in bright and natural semblance, in squares with centre-pieces and suitable bordering, or frame-work with mitred corners,—the coloured portion being not a mere pattern, as an earthenware, on the surface only of the material, but forming part and parcel, to a considerable depth, like inlaid wood or breast work, of the tile, the hardness of which renders it durable, under the roughest treatment of the feet, for ages. We observed one pattern, within a square, of the Arms of England, which the ma nufacturers have contracted to supply for the lobbies, &c., of the new houses of parliament, and the whole is ex ceedingly well achieved. Something similar, or plainer, would be suitable for the vestibule of our Town-hall, which is imperfectly flagged with (now) broken stones, quite unworthy of such an edifice. Some of the same kind of pavement may be seen in the choir of the new " Apostolic Church," in Catherine-street, and we hope to see it adopted in the new court-houses and St. George's - hall. In passages and places much trodden upon it would, we believe, be found to be cheaper in a few years, and quite as decorative as the finest oil cloths, besides avoiding the disadvantage of the latter in harbouring dust below, and being easily cleaned with a mop; and the co lours, should they become dimmed, readily revivified by the application of a little fine sand. Thi•• pavement, which is laid in cement, and forms a smooth but not slippy sur face, is well worthy of public as well as of private atten tion. Any desired pattern may be had by giving a con siderable order, so as to pay for the expense of the dies in which the various coloured clays are moulded and pressed. The surface of the pattern may either be Blazed or opaque, or a mixture of both—and several colours, particularly red, buff, and blue, may be introduced on various grounds. DOMESTIC. SUICIDE AT CHESTER CASTLE.—About nine o'clock yesterday morning week, Thos. White, a private soldier in the 6th Infantry, now stationed at Chester Castle, committed suicide by cutting his throat. The unhappy man was a native of Ireland, about 40 years of age, 17 of which he had served in the regiment; he was much ad dicted to drink, and was under punishment for having been intoxicated. CAUTION TO MOTHERS.—On Thursday last, an inquest was held in Leeds, on the body of John Little, aged 14 days. The deceased being rather unwell, his fattier, on Monday evening last, obtained a pennyworth of Godfrey's cordial, at a druggist's shop. The same evening he mixed five or six drops of the medicine with some warm water and sugar, and his wife administered it to the child. This in a short time produced heavy sleep, and the parents be coming alarmed. the father went and obtained the at tendance of Mr. Bell, surgeon, between four and five o'clock on the followit , g morning, but his efforts were un availing, and the child died the same evening. RETRIBUTION—A gentleman, one of the members of an opulent wholesale firm, lately saw goods. sold by his partners on credit, marked up in the shop of the pur chaser, who kept a " cheap shop," considerably below the cost price. He therefore walked home and desired his wife to go and purchase the goods at the price at which they were ticketed, and have them sent home. On their arrival, the porter who carried them had the pleasure to see the gentleman himself, Who, instead of payment, said, "That will do, tell your master the hill shall be set against his account with the firm of F- and Co." Having thus got possession of his property at some 20 per cent. below the price at which lie was creditor for it, he next exerted the kw, by making the party a bankrupt for the balance ! —Bi istol Journal PROHIBITION OF " SMOKE."—A bill to prohibit the nuisance of smoke from furnacf s or manufactories was, some time ago, brought into the House of Commons by Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. W. Beckett, and Lord Francis Egerton, and is now reprinted, a: amended by the com mittee of the whole house. The number of clauses is 24. Occupiers of furnaces are required, under certain penal ties, to prevent the issue of " opaque" smoke for more than a certain length of time in 24 hours ; that is to say, from any chin.ney from which is emitted the smoke of one furnace only, for a longer net iod in the whole than 12 minutes in every three consecutive hours ; and from every chimney from which is emitted the smoke of too furnaces, for a longer period in the whole than 24 minutes in every three consecutive hours, and so on in proportion; 48 minutes in every three consecutive hours being the maxi mum. " Opaque" smoke is defined by clause 2 to be Brooke not transparent at the point of its exit from the chimney. THUNDER STORM.—A very terrific thunder storm oc curred in the West Biding of York on Monday. At Longwood, near Huddersfield, the damage done was con siderable, the furniture in several houses being much injured. At Barnsley the electric fluid struck a barn and fired it, and several sheep and horses were killed. At a house in Shrewsbury-road, Sheffield, the lightning de scended by the bell wire, and entered the dining-room, blackening and rending the wall by the fire-place, burning a picture and frame and the frame of a mirror, and shiver ing the mirror into a thousand fragments : a female ser vant was struck blind, and so continues. In a house near Swinton a mantel-piece was torn from its place and hurled with terrific violence against the opposite wall, where, having made a deep indentation, it remained. One of the tall chimneys at the manufactory of Mr. Makin, of Atter cliffe, was so deeply cut into, that it is expected a con siderable portion of it must be taken down. Much damage was done also at Otley, flarrowgate, and other places. SODA-WATER MAD.—A few days ago a seaman, named Raphael Brown, was paid off from his ship, receiving £37. Soon afterwards, when about to start in a steamer for the north, he received a letter from his father, stating that his I t sister had gone cut of her mind. This preyed upon him so much that he became insane himself, the chief indica tion of his disorder being a propensity to drink immode rately of soda-water. He quitted the steamer, leaving his clothes on board. He went to the Ship Inn, where his demands for soda-water astonished everybody. Be tween Saturday night and Monday afternoon he consumed the enormous quantity of 120 bottles. He afterwards went to another public-house, where he drank thirty-five bottles, and began to talk so irrationally, calling for a knife to cut his throat, that an officer was sent for. The latter, by promising him more soda-water, got him away. after a further consumption of fifteen bottles. He was conveyed to the station-house, whence he was sent to the Workhouse. On his way thitlier he insisted upon enter ing a ginger-beer and mineral-water manufactory, where he despatched seven bottles of soda-water and ginger beer in three minutes, and called for more; but the pro prietor, fearing the man would burst, declined opening him a further supply. LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT.—On Saturday week a small party of friends left Glasgow for the purpose of visiting the Palls of Clyde, among whom were Mr. Walter Bax ter and his lady. After having seen the two lower falls the party separated, one portion proceeding upwards to visit the Bonnington fall, while Mr. and Mrs. Baxter and a friend remained behind. They seated themselves on the bank of the river, waiting the return of their friends, when Mrs. Baxter expressed a desire to see " Wallace's Cave," which was below, and in the immediate vicinity. She ac cordingly went to the spot, accompanied by the friend already alluded to, and, having surveyed the locality, re quested that he would call her husband to participate in the sight. Leaving Mrs : Baxter seated by the river's brink, the gentleman retired a few paces to call her hus band, and on his return found that, in the very brief in terval which had elapsed, Mrs. Baxter had disappeared. Whether the unfortunate lady had fainted and toppled from the rock, or whether she had risen and approached too near the brink, and fallen into the flood, will never now be known, for the only trace left behind was her handkerchief lying upon the rocky seat which she had occupied when her friend proceeded to call her husband. Every available means were employed to recover the body, and it was found only at two o'clock on Monday morning. Mrs. Rutter had only been nine months a wife. (MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN WORCESTER. - -The city of Worcester was on Thursday . orning last thrown into a painful state of excitement by the disco very troit a man had murdered his nephew and afterwards attempted soicide. The victm was fien . iamin Hooper, a boy about five years of age, living with his parents, who keep a huckster's shop in Plea , :ant-street, and his mur derer —his uncle—Jobez Hooper, a single man, aged 45, residing i n th e h ouse. It vvt , uld appe i t " that the dreadful act was done while the pro - petraror laboured under nervous excitement brought on by long induleence inl;quor. The boy had gone to bed at his ugult hour, and was followed by his uncle, who slept with him. About three in the morning the boy's mother heard a noise proceeding from the bedroom, and on going thither discovered to her bor. ror the floor covered with , blood. She'ran down stairs and called several police-officers, who on entering the apartment found the boy dead on the fluor, with his throat cut. The murderer also lay it a pool of his own blood, with his throat dreadfully cut. The wound was sewed up, but it appeal eel scarcely possible . that he could sur vive. Whatever his condition when he did the deed, he was afterwards perfectly rational, and erpressed his.wants in legible writing. lie bad before attempted self-destruc tion. POACHING EXTRAORDINARY.—WC have viten heard of the ravages committed by the hooded crow on the eggs cf game during the breeding seas in, but we were scarcely prepared for such a proof of wholesale destruction as the tollowing fact discloses. A few days ago, Mr. Purses, tenant of Linton Burnfont, ascertaining that:there was a hooded c-ow's nest in a certain tree on his far , M, pro ceeded to the spot with his gun wi'h the itention of destroying the brood of young before they took their de parture from the parent nest. On arriving at the place r however, Mr. Purees was much disappointed at discover ing that the whole brood had flown. Knowing the de structive propensities of this vermin, he had the ctssiosity to examine the ground around the foot of the tree, and. was so astounded at the number of partridge egg-shells' which he found strewed about, that, lest he should' be accused of exa?geration, he took the precaution of re— questing two gentlemen, his neighbours, to assist him in , counting the shells, when, to the'r astonishment, they' picked up the enormous number of 196 shells of partridge eggs, within a few yards of the tree! The whole of these eggs were evidently consumed in feeding the young birds; but how many the old lady and gentleman had themselves gobbled up without ever bringing them near the family domicile, it would be difficult to estimate.—Kelso Mail. THE CONFECTIONERY TRADE.—Some few weeks since a memorial was presented to the President of the Board of Trade, by the journeymen confectioners, respecting the introduction of hard confectionery into England from Halifax, North America, and which was done in direct opposition to the tariff of last year. The parties wh, im ported the goods contended, that, under the navigation act, which was passed to enable the inhabitants of Halifax to enjoy the same privileges as the people of England, the goods, by being manufactured at Halifax, were, to all in tents and purposes, British-manufactured goods, and therefore could be admitted at the duty of id. per lb. This was met by the trade, who stated that sugar was not the production of Halifax, but procured from the West Indies; and by its being admitted at a very small duty into Halifax, the result would be, that, if the trade were allowed to continue, it would throw every workman in England out of employ, besides causing a deficiency in the revenue of upwards of a quarter of a million sterling. These proceedings have at length terminated by an order in council being issued, prohibiting the import of any hard confectionery into any of the ports of the United Kingdom under a duty of 6d. rer lb., and which enact ment came into operation on Monday week. Since then it is understood that seven tons weight of lozenges have arrived in the port of London ; and, although exertions have been made to get it admitted at the duty of ld. per lb., the attempt has been unsuccessful, and it is now in bond. POPERY.—The town of Walsall was, last week, the theatre of one of those exhibitions which the lovers of show in the Romish Church will make in defiance of the laws of the land, so long as the authorities do not inter fere to prevent it. It was the procession of a certain body called the " Catholic Guild," in which the interdicted carrying of the Cross was performed. The several ranks in costume, with music and banners displayed, went forth to their perambulation, to the number of 174, besides the clergy and friends who " honoured" the meeting with their presence. The band headed the procession, before them being carried a richly ornamented processional cross, and a banner representing the crucifixion of our Lord, with an "appropriate" motto. The females followed, attired with capes, and other peculiar adornments, with whom were borne garlands of flowers, tastefully canopied over them ; then followed the Chaplain of the " Guild," with the assistant clergy. The girls succeeded dressed in white, with black hoods and capes, covered with a flower ing veil, and bearing artificial lily flowers in their hand. Before the boys, who were attired as the men, in the cloaks of the " Guild," with the cruciform shield upon the breast, was borne another cross, and a banner in scribed with the lines which tradition states to have been read by the Emperor Constantine in his vision—" In this shalt thou conquer." The large "processional cross," and the banner of the Walsall Roman Catholic Guild, preceded the men, who were conducted by the members of their council and the clergy. The whole line was inter spersed with garlands of flowers. Such a scene has not been witnessed in the neighbourhood since the Reforma tion.—Birmingham Advertiser. THE POISONING CASE AT LONDON.—On Monday the inquest on the body of Mrs. Belaney, who died in Lon don recently from the effects of poison, suspected to have heen uelminicterpd he her husband, was resumed. Mrs. Mary Stubbs, a widow lady, and aunt of Mrs. Belaney, who trembled a good deal and appeared greatly affected, was sworn. She said she resided at North Sunderland, in Durham, and rented a farm from her late si,t •r, Mrs. Rachel Skelly, mother of the deceased, at £lOO a year. She went twice to see her sister before her death. Her sister was then living at the prisoner's house. On the Saturday she saw Mr. Belaney, who told her Mrs. Skelly was asleep, having had a little laudanum, and expressed a hope that she would be better when she awoke. Witness understood Mrs. Skelly died that day; but her niece did not ask her in when she again called. Mrs. Stubbs un derstood the property which she rented from her sister passed on that lady's death to Mrs. Belaney, and from her to her husband. Witness received notice to quit from Mr. Belaney, whose wife, on Mrs. Skelly's death, she looked upon as her landlady. Witness told Mr. Belaney she did not expect a notice to quit; but he replied it was Mrs. Skelly's express wish. Witness, however, had rea son to think otherwise. She did not know on what terms the prisoner and his wife lived, as she had not seen them above twice together. Mrs. Skelly had five houses, and had no child but Rachel. The inquest was adjourned unt 1 Thursday, and then terminated with a verdict of wilful murder against Mr. Belaney. On Saturday the prisoner was brought up again before the magistrates, and committed to the August session of the Central Cri minal Court, fur trial on the charge of the wilful murder of his wife. THE DUKEDOM OF SUSSEX.—Their Lordships sat as a Committee of Privilege, for the further hearing of this c•tse, on Tuesday last. Sir Thomas Vl' ilde called Augusta Emma D'Este, the sister of the claimant, and Lady Vir ginia Murray, aunt of the late witness. Lady Virginia proved that the late Duke of Sussex and her sister lived together as man and wife, and that she was present at the birth of the claimant, whom the duke called the Prince Augusta. Dr. Lushington was called, and men tioned a conversation of four hours' duration, with the Prince touching his marriage, The evidence of the learned doctor was, however rejected. Dr. Nicholas Wiseman, who resided twenty-two years at Rome, and was coadjutor of the Bishop of Rome, gave evidence re spPcting the law of marriages in that city, and showed that such a marriage was valid i❑ that country, and the children legitimate. At length, after the examination of a Catholic priest, of the order of Jesui's, who had studied at Rome had been proceeded with, the Lord Chancellor gave it as his opinion, that, on the subject of the marriage law, they should have the evidence of some number of some tribunal at Rome, or some lawyer practising at Rome. The committee adjourned sine die, in order to afford time to Sir Thomas Wilde to procure additional testimony in support of the claim. The Lord Chancellor reminded Sir Thomas Wilde of the necessity of procuring this additioual testimony before the judges went on circuit. Their lordships sat again on Friday, when Dr. Thomas Brown, vicar apostolic for Wales, was examined as to the Roman law of marriage. He testified that the marriage of two Protestants by a Protestant, at Rome, would be held valid, and the issue would be entitled to inherit property. A letter was put in from the Secretary of State to Lord Grenville, by which it was proposed to allow Lady Augusta Murray an annuity, provided she would not use the royal arms. A clerk from Coutts and Co.'s proved the payment of £l,BOO a year to Lady Augusta Murray. This closed the case for the claimant. Mr. Earle having summed up on behalf of the claimant, the Lord Chancellor submitted to the common law Judges a case founded on the evidence. The committee again adjourned sine die. SALARIES AND EMOLUMENTS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICERS.—The following are extracts from the evidence (given before a parliamentary committee) of Mr. Leonard Edmunds, clerk of the crown, as to the salaries and emoluments of some of the public officers :—" The salary of the readin g c l er k, th e j un i or c l er k o f the ta b le, is .£l5OO a-year. The salary of the clerk-assistant of the ments is £3OOO a-year. The salary of the second clerk of the table is £2500. The salary of the serg'ant-at arms in the House of Lords is £l5OO a-year, and £2OOO a-year in the Commons. The sergeant-at-armsreceives £l5OO a-year for his services in this house. His services in the Court of Chancery are paid by fees received there, which fees amount to a sufficient sum to enable him to pay his deputy for his services in the Court of Chancery, and for his services in this house. The sergeant-at-arms is an officer of state in this house, having no responsible duties. The registrars of the Court of Chancery receive from £l2OO to £2OOO a-year. The masters in the Court of Exchequer, who are officers for the taxation of costs, receive from £l2OO to £l5OO a-year. The various officers lately created by acts of the session 1842, in lunacy, and on the abolition of the six clerks' office, receive from £l2OO to £2OOO each. The taxing officers of the Court of Chancery receive £2OOO each ; the commissioners in lunacy £2OOO each ; and various other officers in courts of justice receive £l2OO each. Under a late act of par liament the tithe commissioners receive £2OOO a-year each. The registrar of births, deaths, and marriages, a new officer, receives £lOOO a -y ear . Th e c l er k s in the offices of this house commence with small salaries—they commence at £l5O, and rise to £l5OO by seniority. In the House of Commons they are pretty nearly on the same scale. In the law offices I find in the secretary of bankrupts' office the chief clerk receives £5OO a-year, and the junior clerk £3OO. The door keepers of the Houses of Parliament receive from £2OO to £5OO. The door keepers at the Commons receive at present between £9OO and £lOOO a-year. Their successors are to receive £3OO and £5OO. In no office of the courts of law do I find a less salary than £5OO a-year for a principal clerk. The clerks' salaries range from £2OO to f. 400 and £6OO a-year, VI Yr. 11 3 ' 0' I