The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-11-27 00:00:00

NOVEMBER 27, 18553 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. ---- r -O. R1M , . 0 „,,, .J AND TRANS OF o n-hous E e, before Messrs. .Alderman Holme, J. H. T urner , an d Francis Haywood, for th e removal and transfer of licenses. six A el inquest was h e ld on Th urs d a y, on Joseph Samuel Davis, _weeks old, whose parents reside at No 15, Cheapside, who W as found dead in bed on Wednesday morning. Verdict, ; Ac cidentally overlain." '• ,ATTEMPT TO UPSET A RAILWAY TRAIN.—On Sunday e ,„_ en ing, last week, some persons placed a huge iron rail C s 'ru e .,ss the up line of the Lancashire arid Yorkshire Railway `,`‘,,4lanchester, in the deep cutting between Rochdale-road L e e °, O sborne-street. The express train from Yorkshire, due 'at 50 minutes after 12 o'clock, had a narrow escape of hel m; overthrown by it. The piece of iron used was an old eet. e ee ran. lIMENSE SHELLS FOR TILE WAR.—Considerable ship theents are daily being - made of the new 13-inch shells, which ~.ye been found to be of such great service in the Crimea. 0-)tessrs. Forrester and Co., of this town, have an extensive J (l er for their manufacture, and daily ship them to the arsenal ,IVOolveich. They are a little over two inches thick, and ei 'gh- upwards of 194 lbs. Cartloads of these destructive „ issiles may be seen going through the town from the foun grt Vauxhalb-road, to the Canning Dock, for shipment. AIRIKDALE WORKING llinet's SCHOOL.—On Tuesday, a ' c ' o l ght school f or f ema l es o f the working classes was opened in ei t i l llection with the above institution, in St. Mary's School, th ell sixteen members were admitted.. The night school for Men continues to increase. On Monday, 102 adults re hoe'N instruction in reading, writing, and in arithmetic; and, 1 - ( 7„ d, could more room be had, double the numbr might be i", T I(1 willing to enjoy its privileges. The number of readers e reading room average about fifty every evening, - b eeti OcesurnE MILITIA.—The following commissions have t eern; Signed by the lordelientenant of this comity :—First ye"s,ent of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia : J. W. ' n",, i , t , ri gliusband, gentleman, to be ensign.- - Sixth Regiment of I 1 Lancashire Slifitia : J. Lomax, - gentleman, late heute ti Seventh Regittient of Royal Lancashire Militia, to be lieu re t —Seventh Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia : C. B. m bg e eux, t sq., late captain 4th (or Qaeen's Own) Light Li e ,',°° ll l, to be `captain.—Royal Lancashire Artillery : First `Tilant J. Railton, to be captain, vice 3. G. A. Burton, de ed , ' Second Lieutenant H. C. Moore to be first lieutenant , llt e qailton,'premoted e W. Walker, gentleman, to he second ''aint ; T. Ford, gentleman, to be second lieutenant, , re aeeft NEW DEPOT of the First Royal Lancashire Militia, b " 7tiarters Lancaster, was inspected on Monday, last week, tort I:40 1161 Brook Taylor,' assistant inspector-general of the I,;;4srti and midland district. The inspecting-officer after the " s Proceeded to the drill:lad, where he was received by , seei„ e'llrianding-officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Clayton. The - kee r beTotain (Williamson) pitt the men through the manual t o Platoon exercise, and They performed a number of fiel& ai e r e ntents under the command of the colonel, formed square, eee,were addressed by tlaeinspecting-officer in highly.:centpli 4,4t,srY terms on their -elate of efficiency and dis'eaphne. cI e TI I Y 200 men have volunteered from the depot (450 - itneng) 4 'lterranean. rn the last fortnight, to join the service companies - in the e , I te e lt°l Ul. 111EnsET Y\e'ciur CLUB Baste—The anitaal hall in 1 0 - flexion with this ;club took place on Wednesday, at the 4 ) 4n -hall. Th e ro om s were thronged wittir a 'brilliant assein ' . •k al e 3 compri s i n g : >upwards of 400 ladies and egentleinen. 'cl e i ngst those present were the Commodore and Mrs. Little eet e ee , the offieers elle club, Mr. T. Pletcher, euiibearer, Mr. 4- ,,te IY• Tetley; treasurer, and Mr. Henry Melling, secretary ; e e llayor and - Miss Stuart, the 'ex-Meyor. and Mrs. Tobin, ' seve ral of the officers of the Lancashire Militia Artillery. The jl;4ln-tess of Elleemere; one of the ladypatrenesses, was not i e l se ltt, being absent from The , country :with the Earl of h, esinere ; Mr. andJnes'were also prevented e r ° ,'? l attending in consequence of a n d meOtit affliction. Mr. of I ,?bin's balid was engaged for the ballerooti, and the band p,.=?p pensioners, by permission df"Colonef'Sevann, occupied a s e lelon at *he foot of the staircase.. Therificers of the cluti 4 ,:: . t the military officers appeared in ' tivir uniform, which thn, a brilliant appearance to theassenibly. The proceeds of 't ball are to be devoted to tbe!betrefit 6rfbe Royal Infirmary. be e ei e e T eelc ~ 03 111ITTER.—A- t a meeting of she dock committee nurstiay, M r . ch aT l e s Turner - prciit , ed, and ther e were n. s ° Prestat M essrs. Str an d, Rrocktehalik.., Robinson, Gregson, .tialonet, Lan,,sdale, Mendell; 'Anderson, Lockett,.Hubback, °llnthivait e 'SmitlP, Rolmc, Rankin, and Palmer. The neal* l ausiness mil , : occupied a fere minutes. The sub '. a ° l ramitt ee of works reported that eel:. arrangement had 'been on a de to pay M r 2kKnightthe , sum of 2105 hadepnby y on for expense asst. inconvenienceto which he teen put 'i rr t . helow n erin g of streetllevels in the Vicinity 'of his property, IC fight to pay Was cenfirm ed 're - 'his own siiiinitore The arrangement r e o , • e Stanley Dock warehouse sub-evenriittee ,easel) i ted that JAn Flirst had been. appointed a fereman, at .-.; of 245. pecweeke -3Ohn ' Came, a gatekeeper ; and two 't, e, ' . ,persons as measetiieers. 'These appointments, Which le ext%ebinson mid were•Ja'de fen: persons who were already Th e raa, l4lo 3"zeent .of the - dr;ek trustees, were cetfirme , ti. On e... ar, in e eonnoittee°lle of '-' e 'enertment reported*ke appointment of a-seamen the light-ships. The master poqers , eta,,t ljefis d e — rePerted tint :Mr. 'James Ford had aprihed tone Chr istoph er " s erepmter, and -earned as his eurefies 'Mr. Was Lkaherty and Mr. Jilin Ellis. The applica . tiox granted. 1 le e O uN Tee Mt 3 a eneet!lS frairelG OF THE IVERSEY-- . -The . Adrii-. very! ' e Mixer every exertion:to-procure the conStruction•ola b en large fletalla Of -steam gm:ll:oats, of the 'class which have ar fl found ?o useful in thn?Etithic Mid. Black Sea. Vot•only I _ , the royal -navy•theliyards in'full operationwitk theserraft, at the services °Mee most ethinent privateldilders have , been b alder into reqUisiVeon. Mr. ..i.Ohn Laird, the evell4enown of this port;'is constructing ten wooden Amin screw ln-boats, of 240 tons eaele - and about 60-tonse power, the M achinery being made by Messrs. Penn and Son, of 'Lorideen V. I eY will le similar in sizenxid _armament to the Leenx,Arrow, f a l per, Snake, Beagle, and ether gun-boats wleiCh kave become oietrtis in the history of the newel *rations of this war. air. f is buildingtfree of then :hats at his yard on' he margin ti i h e great float at Birkenhead, and five -on this side. Al liehe orderfer. themwas only received from theAdnei, Y six weeks ago, about a tthousand feet of building sheds elt e been already -erected "it these yards, and fittedwith. gas, ke e h at the men ecan work.. at•the vessels both night and day. F e 130 sawyers -are also busy at work preparing tinibm autof the boats are' well , ativanced in frame, arid the .whole t,ts ee ? e be ready for-sea by March next. -' Mr. Laird is alsocon- Isqclog someiren mortar vessels, one of Which .waslatinched Week, midis •nowat Portsmouth. • - \e ee , , Enreol, enele MANOrDSTER AGRDCETLTIMAZ, SOCIHTE. te s , e adjourned meeting of this society was held on Wed -110`14,, 3', at the Nags Head inn, Warrington, Dr. Wilson, ,of 4" 0 11, preeidi 'irk. - After:a:4ll°ft discussion itevasagreed that h e q• Halsall-shoilld receive the prize of £5 for planting•the os t a jest length , of whitethorn hedge in proportion to the size t a , he farm, the eakortestlengnia. being , 880 yards.—The were-. el read an •Eibetract of thotreasurer s accounts, !from which ' a ppeared that - the receiptefor the year had been &904 lseet.d. 1 4 balance in the bands of the bankers was T011.11,75;3d.„-- O a t Year it was efifil: odd. (The number of persons mho-visited show at St. Heleil7s e lest year, was :3;757. Thewhole its of the society were ..MlB ss. 10d.—On the motion Of e e l. ; Ellis, seconded by M.r.'iLedger, it was resolved that :the e'Pients of any:prize for the best cultivated farm-dbauldebe e e ,' l gible for a second cduring competition sevenyeare. ,'lt. was 4.,° l ved to give .a second premium foraheep e a premium of e 10 s. for lambseand to announce that for the future a prise Ottld be given sfor bantant fowls.—lt was suggested-by Mr. i 1 ,, t 11, berton that they' should (have a ploughing-match next h`mg, it being -non , seven,years since the societyled one. C lt it was objected to 'by Mr. , Green, on the groundithat the tkense, £4O, would be ton mush ; and after a short divenssion % (.lea was abandoned. - -- - - n ea rLway CoomeaixEs' ResneNSIBILITI"..-111 -the Liver , 'o b County Court, en Tuesday, judgment was givenlin the Co of " wienall le Abe London and North-western ;Railway ik, b3 Pany "• in which a commerdial traveller elaimed Ze as . e' Pensation for the .less of a sleek stolen from a carriage in t ' te Lime-street statieeewhere . it had been placed by one of . h e company's porters 'whilst ph3antiff was in the :office. 'nave ands of defence mere taken: that plaintiff not having th juodted when the desk was taken,. no contract had been, entesed . ..r„„`•°, and, thereforeethecompany were not responsible forithe es "? • that the desk was not ". luggage" within the .ordheary 8 -4 ean ' in e of the act of Perliament ; And that the order books o t' Private papers in.the,desk.were " writings" Within the •ti;'''' ll ing of the " Carriers' Act." iris Honour decided that e first objection could not ' be. sustained, as the company? s ervant had taken charge of pleintilre luggage, and pleteed;rt in the carriage ;and as that nothing the d and third objection% ,to sego veniee desk ex muld be nose essentiary luggage than a tra e the - exc el*, perhaps, articls. of apparel' required for journey, and that order!books Isereabsolutely necessary to t,Trkmercial traveller s t o carry o n th e i r buziness. He then gave - "intiff a verdi c t for £3 10s„ the declared value of the desk, e,los. fo r th e inconvenience arising frcin the loss of the - .0- 11 hooks; and one penny-us the nominaixahie of the private ~s. He also allowed plaintiff his costs. 4 1 , 4 44 , B " NEW GAS COMPANY."—MLLY4iar IL FLINTOFF.— Pellony Lillyman, sign painter, Duke-street, sued George Vat- who was to have filled the situation of secretary to ts es 'llewegas company. The plaintiff stated -that the claim pi! for 4 1 Bs., for painting a sign and a wind r ow blind for the 4 1 37 e's of:the embryo company, in Basnett-street. The defend- Is, admitted the amount of the chi*, but contended that he e t '' not liable, and the proper persons to he sued were the o,,ecefieional r directors of the company, When he gave the coder for the work he told the plaintiff that it,w,as for the (li May., at the same time giving him the names of the ichrectoes, with whom the plaintiff was well acquainted, as ~ sze was a member of the Guardian Society, with whom the e, GasCompeny originated?' The plaintiff elenied l that the t;!endant had over told him he gave the order for the.direc- IC S of the proposed company, or that the Guardian Society 4,1 . D a „ ... anything whatever to do with the formation of the corn ish'S'•--His Honour said he was left quite in doubt as to thuether the defendant did or did not represent that he gave l e order for other people, and not for himself . ; but it was i a ea , rly prove d th a t he gave the order, and therefore, prima aPe, he was liable. He should give a verdict for the plaintiff, 1;(1the defendant might recover from the directors if they e re liable. 'Ar • e ll tiT DERBY' GrARKANS.— The weekly meeting was held Wednesday,lie.,, at the Union Workhouse. Present:—Rev. A " 1 . :Badnall (in the chair,) Messrs. Ledger, Lunt; Mount e,4shaw, Bolshaw, J. Birch, J. Harrison, Pitts, Siddeley, Aeuert§, Zdwards, Pickup, Wensley, Roscoe, Batten, Medealf. eo—raharns, Whitby, Knowles Davies, and Mullins. The C e rnorof the • workhouse submitted his returns, showing W e Vittrnber of paupers in the workhouse. Last week there li t iL e , 4 3Bs; admitted, 41; born, 1; discharged, 39 ; dead, 3; See'uner this week, 695; corresponding week of last year, p e ,"* -- .A. communication was read from the overseers of the tliV t o f Everton, expressing their anxiety to have that district Pi a s ea, so far as regarded the collections„ 'and submitting, a th e 'jor the purpose, upon which they desired the opinion of ti o „ - uoard. The proposition was agreed to.—At the sugges th," of the clerk it was agreed to make a call of £11,516, in W k , e ° instalments, which would extend:to March next.—lt O n t inned to appoint an assistant dispenser to the hospital.— at e „'nee motion of Mr. Shaw, the salary of Mr. Roberton, li e exeeper at the workhouse, was increased from £4O to £6O Ati. a e nnture—Mr. Ledger submitted' a return (moved for by h o ,,fullins ).of-the number 'of paupers in the workhouse and ke i tal, their maintenance, &c., for the five years ending ferrtch, 1855, and suggested that a portion of it be printed, to D , s i l l ", information of the public. A discussion took place as after bushing the document in the .newspapers or- otherwise, t ell. , which the clerk was instructed to draw up a condensed next t, and submit it to 'the Board for consideration, at the e °olo leel ing- - In accordance with the recommendation of a p , _ts . i s e e lte i ee, it was agreed to appoint a sewinp,. mistress for the 'ein e I' lo ol, at a salary of £l5 per annum, and rations,—Thie 9 C whole pf the h a siunss, the meeting broke up, ON Monday, the coroner of Manchester held an inquest respecting the death of a young man named Robert Maine, wio expired on Saturday, in consequence of having been pierced in the left eye with a pitchfork, by Mary. Roper, an elderly married woman, some days previously. The circum stances were such as induced the jury to return a verdict of manslaughter against the woman, who was committed for trial at the assizes. ME ARGYLE Rooms.—At the police-Court on Friday, James Allan and Richard Spike, the alleged lessees of the Argyle Supper-rooms, in Lime-street, were charged with having sold wine and brandy at their premises, on the night of the Bth of September last, they not being duly licensed to sell either wines or spirits. The officers said that on the Bth of Septem ber they had supper on the defendants' premises, when they were served with wine and brandy, procured from the counter, and for which they paid. For the defence, it was said that the principal owner of the rooms was Mr. Mattison, a free vintner of the city of London, who had no occasion to take out a license. After the case had been argued at great length, the court dismissed the wine count, but on the brandy count the defendants were fined £l2 10s. and costs. AUSTRALIAN EMIGRANT SIIIP.—The "Liverpool" line of packet ship Salem, Captain Flynn, belonging to Messrs. Magee, 'Livingston, and Walthew, is now on the berth for Melbourne, and loading for the third voyage to that port. This celebrated ship performed the round trip to Melbourne, thence to Bombay, and home, in the unprecedentedly short 'period of 8 months and 25 days. Of this time she lay in Melbourne 18 days, and was 21 days in Bombay, passing, of course, the remainder under canvas, which she bore without loss of sail or. spar. There is no doubt that, but for the baffling winds which have retarded so greatly our Australian ships, she would have done even better Much of this success has certainly resulted from the skill and energy of Captain Flynn, who has brought home his ship a pattern of neatness, tidiness, and order. - - LIVERPOOL CiIRMIStS ' ASSOCIATION.—The fortnightly .meetingbf this society was held on Thursday, at the Royal' Institution, Mr. Abraham, the president, in the chair. The secretary, Mr. Mercer, announced a donation to the museum of a specimen of aluminum, from Mr. Mason, of London, who was present; and also twenty models of crystals, and three' specimens of Persian naptha, from himself. 'He also laid before the meeting a specimen of ether and collodion, pre pared from niethylic spirit. Mr. Barber brought before the society an improved method of prq , aring syrup of saffron, by preserving the colouring matter with sugar in the form of a powder. A lecture was then delivered on frictional electricity, brilliantly illustrated with apparatus belonging to the Royal Institution. REPRESENTATION OF BOVT.—A mere rumour that Mr. F. Peel had accepted the office of colonial secretary, Us catised some stir respecting the candidates for the next elec tion. The friends of Mr. Peel held a meeting to take stops to secure his re-election, and the Radicals held a meeting Ter the purpose of selecting an 'opposition candidate, who was found in Thos. Wrigley, Esq., paper manufacturer, of Timberhurst, a requisition to whom was numerously signed. At the last election,,Mr. Peel wts returned, against Lora Duncan, by a majority of sixty votes. Unless the Raalcal register of votes has considerably iraproved. since, their candidate will stand little chance. Sin - lough it was positively knoWlvon Monday that Mr. Labonehere was colonial secretary, There was a de sire to continue the agitation. On Monday evening, another meeting was hdid, at which it was resolved toilet the matter rest for the present.—Mancheater RnsrsTlN , B- 1 411E RISE OF Sutras. — Mr. 'ames Brookes. bellman, amused the inhabitantsof Haslingdcn, late on Thurs day, by announcing the following This is to give notice, that a number of the inhabitants 'of -Irwekl. Vale and its vi cinity have agreed together to abstain fors season from the use of sugar, owing to its rapid rind, as•they think, unnatural advance:;and in doing so desire to tall upon their fellow workmet in general to assist them , in this enterpriie, belieVing thatthis is the most effectual way to qibeek its further rise, and reduce it again to itS.originaltßce. • We desire to 'call upon `the inhabitants of Ifuslingden to assist us by denying them .ves of this luxury; and we have no doubt if the pet ple gexerally will do so we-shall seen have this article of - sttch great ronsumption at a reasonable price, so that the workitlg mat, with his wife and family, rnarenjoy his comfo,rtableccup of ta."—Blackorrn 'TAB LLW OF ENOV€.II.IG- GO'.:II7.ItNESSES.—At 'the A.§.an ,choster County .Court, en Monday, a case was trie4l= - Little - V. - Totth—for the recovery of ',41'0 as compensation iry a governess for being improperly Aiseharged from her sibnation.. Miss , Oi.rlotte Little, the plaintiff;avas engaged by the wife of Mr. H. Booth, Longaight,:in 'January last, as govcrness,`to take `charge of three . 3ioveg'•ehiklpen. - On beint Ilistnissecl, in kagnst, a month's 'notice, ter-a , :,4ges, only was , effered, ;and the aintiff demanded three -Months' notice. Et woonelmitted ` , that the plaintiff 'was eugagcd• at a yearly 'salary. (E2O and \washing), but Mr. , Ovens,..tbrthe defendant, , oulled witnesses to ;prove that it was the •ealtem in this neiglalbanihetd to give , only a month's notice tojgtvernesses as *dins termits.—Mr. Cohbett on the part , Orthe plaintiff, urgedthitt , she would be at least entitled totwe months' salary, the :n'Otice to leave having been given:two Gars after the .exikkation , Cf the month when payment vas' made.—His Honour .held theta governess was not liable to the ,, strine notice as a .domestic servant , though, iin , in4anee, she might paid monthly. It was much 'to The regletted that in .many cosec governesses were treated as menials mad their TV E.ges , often . feffs than cooks. The jury gave , a , veediat for the plaintiff, :darsao•es exclusive of Zit , ;id. paid ante court.—lliat;chesle; Courier. • ST. SILI-i' IVOXKINC4- MEN'S A-Ssocnitmerm"—The incum bent of St. Sires' has addressed as letter to a eortemporars,-, is which he -a4l:s.-: —Will my one confer a favour upon 200 work ing then (" with powsr to add to their number . ") by present ing them with:a :good piano-forte? I%ventere to say, that the donor would 'feel -himself richly 'repaid: by a visit to oar rooms any evening of the week, except Sundry, between the hours of seVenond-tenio'Clock; especial) , to. the " music and. tea-party " Christmas week, to which he shall have a free ticket of ailmission, 'and the hest sent in the room. We have already a reading-ToOm, chess mid draughtsliicom, and !extrae . room, wheretheroareetures, readings aloof'., a monthly dis cussion, a provident -Club, classes fer 'reading, writing, and arithmetic, Tinging-and 'drawing, !insides -opportunities for religious instruction to those who wish to: receive it. - A little music would .make :us quite complete—as far as ambition stretches at-present. - The issodiation is - no ionger an experi ment. There,have beenl6o bonafide worliing men in the _rooms on a single evening; 30 have .attended one drawing -claw.; 80 have been present at one lecture; neatly 50 have bought copy-beaks tollearn,writing ; 91 plates Of -soap have been seld in an hour; and tho-rx;en have themselves asked to have -a box put up in the -TOOl4lB, that they ine..y , stoitintarily contribute towards theex - penses. Hniura Con'aurzzre.—The weekly :meeting was held -on Thursday, Mr. Langsdele in the . chair. 4From a report -of the Rates Committee, it appeared that a sum -el / K 6,875 had bests collected-above the amount of year„ , in-cansequence of ,the. rating of .ornalbproperty, which was paictfor by the landlords. It was recommended that tenders ibe obtained for widening the' canal laridgesin , Olditsli-street, Sx., to the full width -of the street. The-clerk called attention to a memorial from the -in specturof peliceappoisited to visit lod.ging-thouses, asking for some extra retnimenation for the -services they performed. After a -sheet ,conversation, the motion...was referred to Air. Fresh and Mr. iDuccoar, to make inquiry and report to the committee. 'T he other business was of .the usual routine ,de scription. The medicdl officer reportedAbgt the mortality . of the bommigholiffered little from the:average of the sanseperiod of former years. IWere fit not for theoontitated prevalence of epidemic scatlletina f eansing 40 deaths,-weoltly, the mortality would be,eonk(' lerablybedow the average. sharing the last four weeks, the ,deaths. from:all causes have been respectively - .229, 05, 210, and -.ns„gtvEng a weekly average of 220, against .21.t. 7 .. - iln the same period of- former years, corrected for increase of' }population. 'lbie.deatitorfrom diseases -of tiae.zyntotic class in the :four weeks wvere:36o,..of,which there were from scarletina, 1604 • iiiarrhcea, -d8:; measles,-42 ; hooping-,cougli, :38; typhus, .35:; • <croup, 13 ; *mall--pos,,.4;,Ohicken-pox, 1:; mumps, 1 ; glanders, 1. The deaths from hooping-cough last -week were more than ' in any week,einee the,beginning of January. Diseases of the ,lungs caused :22Q,deatlis, of which 105 were-from consumption. CI:3RIOITS (.rEfIEION, o LIABILITY.—The case of Taylor others v. AP.Cahnontand others, was , decided in the Court •Of:Exchequer, at Londop r en Wednesdaßlast,aving pen e s r.ferrcd from the last spring assizes at th we Both are ,merchants there. OrAhe 9th of Angu4t, ESS3, plaintiffs Purekased the .shilp tßoomerang front - the 4.efendants for 4:14.4a30. The weasel .entened the Birkenhead Dock on the. :9th ,of August, 118sA, to diedharge a car& of timber for Messrs. c . i . al iw y: rey g p r l e ca e li d na z ithag t r ith ,eng, , owit til i t ne ru gy s el t ,,s e es ! lels of to. ton,l l l.7 s pe ie P at a t r l a ie te 'r e ate The,e4erstanding.ou the purchase was, that ithe ship was to `'be - free; from all charges_ go into/the Liverpocil Graving-docks, paid, on the 20th Aug., .44,5-110413 d,, which was at rthe sate of 13d. per ter. dock dues, 'the SulnttO be charged wording to the BirkenheaC. Dock Act, sipon:!a vvessel for Lirerpool, loading at Birkenhead. This :amount,waz credited by the defendants to the plain dl's in an ratconnt.nitich 'was rendered .1)p - them on the 10t,la of Sept., at .which timetthe bill of sale towwing the ship to the i plaintiffs was banded to them. On the 30th of October ship returned :into the Birkenhead trocks, and havingizken in passengersApil alull cargo, tihe,,aoa the 4th of November, was ready to sail, hut was retained iiity the dock trustee, who claimed -£64,11e. 4d. as dock dues ~,st 10d. per ton, acceding to their, understanding with Mesers4Sharples, who had agreed that 41(mb:1-the ship leave the dock 'leaded she was to beliable for that rate of :dock dues. The plaintiffs, in order to Avoid the ,detention. of the ship, paid the amount, and instituted Vte present ,proceedings for the recovery ,of the same from 4he defeudaute. For-the defendants it was,urged that the bill Af sale, although dated .the 9th of August, ,did not come into ope ration until the 19th of September, the:day on which it was delivered to the plaintiffs, at which time the vessel was not isi' the Birkenhead Docks, but in the Liverpool Graving-dock., and, consequently, was, free from the eontroland charge of the Birkenhead .dock trustees, so much so that she might have sailed wheresoever she :pleased. On this point the court decided in favour of the:defendants. LIBERALITY 40r THE F4Ri., OF DERBY AND LORD STANLEY.—A meeting, in .furtherance' of the proposal to establish at Preston a Free PoidieLiberary and Museum, was held in that town on Monday, mast week, and passed off very satisfactorily. It was announced that a sum of £LSOO had already been promised, of which 6.345 had been promised to the Working Men's Committee ; and it was stated that this ( committee had undertaken to raise V_,ooo in subscriptions of Ll. each. At the close of the meeting, an unanimous vote of thanks was given to the chairman (Mr. F.- Bradley,) who,- in acknowledging the compliment, alluded to the excursion to Knowsley, and to the committee's vote of thanks; which hal been eommunicated• to the Earl of Derby, to Lord Stanley, and to Capt. Hornby, (comptroller of the household,) through the Rev. J. Clay, accompanied with " a request,that another visit might be allowed. The rev. gentleman, .in acknowledg ment of those votes, had received replies, of which the follow ing are copies : " Eglinton Castle, Irvine, Sept. 25,1855. " Sir,—l haste to acknowledge the receipt, on my arrival here this day, of your note of the 20th inst., enclosing the thanks of the Working Men's Committee for the permission given to their excursion party to visit Knowsley. It gaVe me great pleasure to hear that they enjoyed their visit, and that the conduct of the whole party had been such as fully to entitle them to the trifling favour granted them, and to encourage.me in allowing similar visits in future. My son 'is - just now in Ireland, but on his return I will not fail to communicate to him the resolution of the committee.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, DERBY. " Rev. J. Clay." " London, October 2, 1855. "My dear Sir,—l am pleased to hear that the excursion went off so well. I did not doubt that it would. I shall hear more details at Knowsley. lam sure there will be no diffi culty about its repetition at any time when we have no guests in the house. But the library—does that stiii.atiek fast ? .If they- are waiting till the war is over, they wilt wait long enough. What sum F actually raised ?-LTdver yours fat4fully, " Rev. J. Clay." " STAN LEY.` Captain liornky's *ter wag couefrecl in AT OF 47.9!!: ON Tuesday, a deserter, on being pursued by a military escort through the streets of Salford, was fired at by one of the soldiers, when the fugitive fell down as if he was shot. On being picked up it was discovered that he was more frightened than hurt. DEPUTY LIEUTENANT c LAWASHIRE.—A Commission, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the county, palatine of Lan caster, and dated 26th October, 1855, appears in Tuesday's Gazette, appointing Bertie Mathew Roberts, Esq., a deputy lieutenant of this county palatine. ALLEGED EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.—It was rumoured on Friday that the cash-keeper of Messrs. Ewart, Myers, and Co., who has been in their employment upwards of thirty years, had absconded suddenly with a large sum of money, amounting, it is said, to upwards of £9,000. Tan following gentlemen have been appointed Inspectors of the Coal Mines in Great Britain :—John J. Atkinson, Esq.; William Alexander, Esq.; John Hedley, Esq,; Lionel Brough, Esq. ; Thomas Evans, Esq. ; Peter Higson, Esq. • - - - - . Mn. RA.WCLIFFE, agent to the Earl of Balcarres, at Pres ton, has introduced a screw-steamer of two hundred tons, for the carriage of coal on the canal betwixt Preston and. Kendal. The quantity of coal conveyed each trip is about two hundred tons, four other boats being attached to the steamer. CLAIM AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY FOR DEMURRAGE. —On Wednesday, an action brought by Mr. Swift, lime dealer, against the Lancashire arid Yorkshire Railway Company, was tried in the Wigan county court, before W. A. Hulton, Esq. The amount claimed was £2 145., being 3s.per day for eighteen days' detention of a waggon. On the 13th August last, Mr. Swift sent a waggon laden with lime to Liverpool, by the Lan cashire and Yorkshire Railway. The waggon was not his own, but was hired from Mr. Kay, coal proprietor, Ince, and be longed to Mr. Quillan, of Liverpool, whose name was affixed to the waggon, on an iron plate. In sending the waggon off, Mr. Swift neglected to fix thereto a card stating the place to which the empty waggon was to be returned. The waggon arrived in - Liverpool on the 14th August, and was immediately dis charged, and sent back on the 15th August. By some circum stance, which could not be explained, the waggon was missed, , and the-company's servants endeavoured to trace it, without success, On the 4th September, it was found, and on the sth returned to Mr. Kay, from whom Mr. Swift had hired it. On behalf of the defendants, it was urged that, as thewaggon had no card upon - it, stating to whom it was 'to be returned, the company were not responsible for its• detention. They conjec tured, but there were no rr►eans of knowing with certainty, That the waggon had arrived at the junction in Wigan, that it had there been shunted off their line and upon the London and North-western line, and by that line returned to Mr. Quillan's siding at Liverpool. The waggon was traced, on its return, as far as Sandhills, but nothing more was known of it till it arrived at Wigan on the 4th of September. The judge decided that as, on the one hand, Mr. Swift had not taken the proper precaution of putting his name and address on the waggon, and as, on the other band, the company had not proved that they had returned the waggon to any one, he could only make an 'order which would secure Mr. Swift from the actual loss of the money he paid for the hire of the waggon during its detention, not allowing him any -damages for any other loss he might have sustained by such detention.—Mr. Swift stated that he paid ls. per day, as 'the hire of the wag gon, and tin order for 18s. was accordingly made. TEE 110A.RD OF. TRADE ON THE LASE OF TILE LEAD. — The following letter from the Board of Trade to the Under writers' Association of Liverpool, on the neglect to use the lead, is exhibited in the underwriters' looms : Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade, Marine Department,t,›Oth Nov.; 1855. •Stu,—l am directed by the Loris of the Committee:of Piivy Council for Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your dotter of the 9th instant, relative to the neglect of ship masters to use the lead, -and stating that the Liverpool 'Underwriters' Association are Of •-apinion that an important advantage wouldhe gained weft this board to issue a notice to masters of vessels that Such'neglect would be considered as misconduct. In reply, I art to'reqtestytyt to inform the Underwriters' Association that ray lords have directed their serious attet tkin to the many cases of shipwreck which have reteritly been investigated under the pr64istons of the Merchant Shipphlg 'Act, 1854, inmost.of which; as they 'conceive, the 'casualty might have been avoided had the simple and obvious precau-• - Eon of taking soundings been observed. My lords are impressed with- a belief that from a desire to avoid trouble and delay, or for other reasons, the prrlver use of the lead, even •in till& or foggy weather, - or wimn upon a dangerok_-s 'coast, has become so habitually neglected in many branches of- the merchant service, that masters appear no longer to look upon it as a necessary part of their duty. ' Mylords gladly-take this opportunityvaf , txpressing - their decided opinion that sank conduct cannot be.: justified by any 'eastom , or - practice, lied-ever' prevalent ; and the fact that this - neglect has become common affords, in 1- their lordships' opinion, the-strongeStreason' for taking every. possible means to 'cheek it ; and they believe that there ' , would be great pablieteneat and , little individual hardship , in visiting with the severest penalties persons who are found-gtilty of a fault so fataliin•ite - censequences. My lords have no doubt, from the terms of your letter, that - the Underwriters' Association will 'concur with them an the views they take, and they are glad to have the op portunity of expressing those views, and - oriatimating, in RS publics, manner -as -possible, their intett'm to use all the .1 means with which" the law has entrastel' them to enforce the proper - use of the lead on board merchant skips.—l am, sin, ziour•obedient servant, 'T. H. PARKED. The Secretary to the 'UnderwriterS' Association, • ! _ LiverpooL 'Two •OF A MIME, &c.L-The Its.uthiif si is adage was once more attested on Thursday last, in the Police-court, where :arid when Mr. Richard Allan, a laceman and hosier, in By rom-street, appeared in answer to ra summons o bt a i ne d against him by Mr. Robert Esdaile,teave.,-;,:ing on business in 'the-same line, in the shop adjoining. The feud between these rival candidates for public favour appears, from an observa tionef Mr. Garnett, flee magistratesclerk, to be of old standing, :and -one with , whiCli the court had';been previously familiar. Mr. Esdaile stated that about half-past :mine o'clock on Alen - day :morning he went to his shop door to -see that the windows -andplates were clean, when the deferiikut pnt his fist in his face, and. said, "eerie out here, you red-whiskered scoundrel, and I will knock your nose off your face." He continued to enge-eimilat language for eight or ton minutes.—ln answer to a-question put by Mr. S. Holme, thetplaintiff said that he had previously had a -quarrel with the 'defendant, who had been fined 10s. and costs for insulting him in the street, -and also , 20s.sind"costs for iii-using a young; lady who was an appren tienin his (the plaintiff's) shop.—Mary Yearsley; one of the -plaintiff's customers, was -then called. She said she was in MrAYsdaile's shop .on the morning in question, and she heard the defendant call Mr. Esdaile a reet;whiskered rascal, and threaten either to knock or screw-his nose off. She also saw the defendant shake his fist: at the.pleintiff.- Mr. Esdiole • merely told him to go away, as he wanted. to have nothingto dawith. him. Mr.. ;Amity), an assistant in Mr. Esdaile's es tablishment, Miss Fay, . the forewornan ; :aad Susannah Aikke, • an. apprentice, were (called to prove the above facts.--Mhe defendant then gametibie's version of %dad:took place. He de nied that he had used the languas„se imputed' to him. Ke asked the assistant what he meant hysweeping the dirt from. Mr. Esdaile's shop in a heap befoft,iiis door, but heeonly replied, -- `,` Go about Baur business.", .. . Mr. Esdaile, hearing them talking, came to the door and Neatened to strike him, and he then certainlyielV /call him a dirty fellow and .a dirty dog, and told him it was an unmanlyactto cast his dirblie fore his , neighbour's deor. 7 —Mr. Samuel tinizie said he thought: . it was vert - much .to be 'regretted that in the natural rivalry .6 trade such bad feelinge sho.ald, exist. Though there might be rivalry and competition ha trade, tradesmen-should always he friendly, and have respect. one towards-.another. But when :a man three to assaultanother, or .strs.'.ned little incon veniences into insults,losieg his temper,, and using bad lan rsguage calculated to cause 'cab/reach of the peace, then the law must interfere and pi& .a Aran) to what svaseuot only illegal,. ttrat was alsoai public nuisance. It was, ,quite time that such. , tßsgraceful proceedings shotid .be put •an ,eirl to. The de- Jendant was,most deafly .wrong, and mutest therefore pays/. ;penalty of. Waco. and costa.; .and if the surnine's would have 'enabled him to do so, weed 'here bound Mr.• Allan over in.& aieary,penalty to .keep the peace. . . AT 4 LAGED IT:tZTREATMENTaI MESSES. RlCTfea OMNIBUS Homens.—On Wednesday last, Mr. Aspinall, theerrister, ap pearedhefore Aikin and ltdr..Dixon, the „sitting. magu trates,- on behalf of Messrs. W..,:and B. Busby,-tike omnibus proprietors, in awwer to an information charguarthem under the-act 12th andli3th•Vieteria., With cruelty; in -overworking :Ruda-treating thehorses ettiplayee,by them indra,gging the omnibus which plies between the P.ierhead and the Necropolis. Mr. 'Heywood, agent for the Society for the Preantion of Crueljiy. to Animals, was about to toPas: the case for the prose ?but he was, prevented from -iderfering, on the objec tion taken by Mr; 4.spitiall, that lievulas not a professional lawyer, s nor a _witness. in the case. The,..char g e was then pro ceeded lyEth without Mr. Ileywood:s ,aesietaneewhen WillanAbe-gentlemasl at whose histassee the information had b een laid, gave evidence •to the a 'ect-thest, on the,l2thanst , he had teinvelled from, til=e Pierhead to the Necropolis l e y on e of the omnibuses • belowing to the defendants. On the ... area . sion . referred -to; the driver,: the witness .said, flogged !.,the horses till he confessed lie was tired, and that then the guard got off the ,omnibus ande,vhipped time horseex to relieve the driver. They .did not ,tease beating the ihikrses for tame minutes during , the wlu:de .) !ourney, and for the most part e the distance •the animals only walked. And etthis was not a single instance, for he. couli bring a similar tobarge against the defendants for every day in the year. He 'had frequently seen persons getroff the ottufibus and refuse to pay the fare, either on accouutof its being !painful to their :feelings, or .on account of the lass.of time. Where being no other witness ; in fatiour of the information, Mr. Willau was ,cross-ex ,amined by Mr. Aspinall, at, the conclusion of ;which he ,submitted that there was -no case against his .clients, RE it would be monstrous to convict on the evidence of a -.single passenger an an omnibus, who, under the pro visiens of the act, was entitled to half the penalties reco vered. Mr. Aikin (the inagistrate) sad, the witness averred that ethe horses. were unable to do the work to which they were put, and that in conseoence of this inability they were whipped by the servants of the defendants. Any man might readily jneige as to the eapability.of as horse for perform ing the work to which it was put, and also as to whether a horse was abused. Mr. Aspinall animadverted ire severe terms on the interference of gentlemen like Mr. Willan, who, le said, were stimulated by the lope of receiving half of the penalty as allowed by the act -of Parliament, but who had been unable to get his story corroborated by a single witness.—ln answer to this, Mr. Aikin said, "'Perhaps if you would allow evidenee to be given as to the general condition of the horses and their general treatment, some persons might have attended, but this was an information for .ernelty on a particular day ; and I say that any individual who is at the pains, and trouble, and expense of bringing Oise cases before the public, instead of deserving censure, deserves praise."— After some further discussion on different points of the case, between Mr. Aspinall and the bench, the 'former gentleman called evidence to show that Messrs. Busby were systematic in the arrangement of their stables ; that their horses we re care fully and properly attended and fed.—Mr. BaileY, a clerk in a shipbroker's office, was called. He said he travelled daily ,by Messrs. Busby's omnibus from the Exchange to the top of Brunswick-road. The horses always performed the journey very Comfortably, and he had never seen them cruelly or im properly treated.—Mr. Palmer, another. passenger' by the same omnibus, leaving given evidence to the same effect, the case for the deferidant closed.— Mr. Aikin said there was some doubt about the case, and he should therefore give the defend ants the benefit of the doubt; but he was at the same time in hopes that good would arise out of the proceedings. It ap peared that the horses employed on this route had - a very heavy load to draw up a very steep ascent, and it would be come a question for Messrs. Busby's serious consideration whether they should increase the number of- horses employed on each journey from three to four. He gave the defendants the benefit of the doubt, and dismissed the information.— Another information, laid by a Mr. Thomas Elford, was with- 1 drawn by him on hearing the decision in the above case. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, MR. Daw has been promoted from the comptrollership of Leith to the office of comptroller of the Liverpool customs. TnR rumour of the loss of the Pacific has been contradicted. She was at Constantinople on the 20th instant. SAmtrEL DEAN, a man who lived in Gloucester-place, Low hill, fell off the roof of a house in Towerland-street, on Tues day, and was instantly killed. THE WHITE STAR SHIP MERMAID, Captain Edward Devey, left this port on Wednesday, with the Australian mails, having also about 360 passengers, and a very valuable cargo. THE Mayor will give his first official dinner on Thursday next. The first dinner is facetiously called "the goose feast," all the members of the council being invited. ON SUNDAY, the annual simultaneous collections were made at the various churches in this town and neighbourhood, in aid of the local charities. THE CIISTOMS.—Mr. Richard Hankin has been appointed a clerk in the long room at Liverpool. Mr. J. C. Downey has been promoted from the sixth to the fifth class of clerks in the long room at. Liverpool. On Saturday morning, an old man, named William Nelson, was found dead in bed at his residence, 27, Windsor-street, Toxteth-park. The deceased was a superannuated custom house officer. JoUN FORD, a well-known thief, was, on Saturday, com mitted for trial, charged with stealing a quantity of clothing from the house of Mr. Groom, of Clarence-street, Everton. THE British and North American mail steamer America, Captain Harrison, sailed on Saturday for Boston, with 15Q passengers, and a full cargo. MR. LAMONT, writing to a contemporary,--suggests that illuminated clocks should be placed in a watch-tower, to be erected on the George's pier, in such positions that they could be seen by persons coming from any direction. COMMERCIAL WAG eIERY.—The following was announced on 'Change on Friday, as an extract from one of the trade circulars of the day :—" There are spoons in sugar, coffee has risen without grounds, and tea has gone to pot." 3bin EDLESTON, plumber and glazier, was, on Saturday, Convicted in the penalty of £5, or in default, to be committed for two months, for violently assaulting his aged father and mother, while in a state of intoxication, because they would not furnish him with the means of gratifying his depraved appetite. - - - - - ON Saturday, a runaway cow, from the Salford fair, being closely pursued upon the Victoria-bridge, ➢ianchester, turned suddenly on the centre of the bridge and leaped over the parapet into the Irwell. It instantly made its way to the Salford bank, and was with some difficulty driven into the street again through the timber yard on that side of the river. TILE Liverpool Riggers' and Mariners' Equitable and Acci dent Burial Society held their second anniversary, on Tuesday, by a tea-party and ball, at the Temperance-hotel, Upper Par liament-street. Mr. B. P. Evans occupied the chair. Up wards of one hundred sat down to tea ; and, after singing and reciting, dancing commenced, and was kept up to a late hour. TFLE screw-steamer Euphrates, of 2,400 tons, built by Messrs. Stephen and Son, Kelvinhaugh, Glasgow, and engined by Messrs. John Bourne and Co., which was under charter to the French Government, was - offered for sale by auction in Marseilles on Friday week. She was bought in for 780,000 f. (£32, - 500) by the'owner, who afterwards sold ber by private bargain to the eminent house of Tnnache and Co.—Greenock Advertiser. - - - At SCONDED.—A young man, named W. Waterworth, a native of St. Helen's, employed by Messrs. Wilson and Jes pa , of about Preston ioo ha e sab . sco n n i d g ed br N o v t i h th er. g h o l o i d a s wr j d oh m n ol j m o y ys, of the 'value vas a baker in the service of Mr. Moore, of Northgate, Black burn, is also missing. Waterworth, who is about 25 years of age, has left behind him a wife and one child, and Joys a wife and two children. A SALT PANIC'."-I)llThRg the week some excitement has been caused at the south end of the town by the rumour that the government Was about to impose a duty upon salt. On Monday and Tuesday the shops were literally besieged, and the article became -so 'scarce that people were running in all directions for a supply. Large, dealers and bakers are now muchsupp ty ly s i e n a g rc t i he r elves extensively, and there is not likely to be Rommut - of £2lo.—On Friday, Police-officer 764, charged Mary 'Thompson, Anne Burns, and Henry Green with rob bing Mr. Fothergill, a clerk in the employ of Messrs. Cox, of 2240 in bank notes. The prisoners were taken into custody at the request of Fothergill, and on the person of Burns was found 1252105.. in bank notes. Thompson was discharged, -and the other prisoners were remanded, as Fothergill, the principal Proseentor,did not appear. - REZceer itrs TRACT SOCIHTY.—There VaS a special meeting' of the Religious Tract Society, at the Collegiate Institution, on Fritay, - the Rev. F. Parry presiding. The first resolutien was Im - wed-by the Rev. Mr. Jaffray, the deputation from the Paretit Society, and seconded by the Rev. Hagh.Stowell, of Man - chegimv. The Rev. Dr. Archer proposed the second reso, andiit was seconded by the Rev. J. Kelly. The society was stated to be urgently in need of `increased support. ROVBE ¢y.—At the Police-court, on Friday, John and Mary Evans, man and wife, were charged with Stealing from the shop of Mr. Johns, in Oldhall-street. The male prisoner was an asilthuit in the shop, and by the aid of ; his wife be carried of biddies of clothes, hoSiery, &c., to 'their house in 42 , j Bridgettater-street, where it was found 'by the police. They , were • - remanded for a week. Mr. Johns said that he had , missed/upwards of £2OO worth of goods. - IttE'NutSINCE RE Koval- T . —On Tuesday an adjourned ' ; , •vestry'meeting of the ratepayers of Bootle was held for the purpose of appointing a committee; to be called The Nuisance Removal Committee," under - the act passed last session. The meeting, which numbered forty or fifty gentlemen, was pre sided over by Mr. Alderman Robinson. A committee consist ° ing of twelve gentlemen was appointed, and it was resolved that itu first meeting should take place this evening. ForlinEnricf ov -..k VEREEL.—The schooner Peter Towkes, from :Liverpool for the West Indies, w as f a ll en i n w ith on Mond?y, last week, beating towards Cork Harbour. The sehoonar reported that she ,had been in collision, it is sup poged the day before, with another vessel, and that, a short time after they struck, the latter went dawn, with all hands on board. The schooner -had her bows beaten in, and suffered other istjuries, but her arrival is expected in the course of a day or two. The name of the vessel that was lost has not been ascertained.—Gark • :& rxerniner. LAMUCII OF AN EAST dwurant.A.x.— , On Thursday a fine • ship,.named the Fort George, was launched from the ship building yard•of Messrs. Simons, .at Whiteinch. She is in tendedicor the East India trade, is of 700 tons register, and is the property of Messrs. Clint and Co., of Liverpool. She is classed 2A 1 at Lloyds, and is also fully rigged with galvan ized wise, being the 'sixteenth vessel in ~ .which her builders have aeSepted that material, since the ship William Connal was bat by them, which was the first fatly-rigged ship in this country.— Glasgow Mail. f/TENEW BOROUCIE•Gmcri...—The costly iatilding at Walton, with itsTalatial exterior, butcwntaining Within its walls such ; refined:and effective modes .:of punishment, is becoming a 4 , veritable:terror to -evil-does. The colonies of pickpockets, magsmen, and houseln , aakers,who.have hitherto infested the purlieus , of this town,:acid 'Whom a three months' servitude in the ole.:gaol was the meant , ef obtaining a T Lea sant rendez ' vows ratlicr than of :Receiv - Ing salutary punishment, are emigrating in shoals to din tricts where the nature of the prison aecom modation rcntlere.the dreaded salitary confinement InaPract E Lit e.. .u . Tal . OF LANCASTIWE: 'OWN RIFLIDE.—The General commanding in Scotland: (Lord Melville) recently inspected the Duke of Lancaster's Own :Kies, stationed ate Glasgow, and eras so mu ch i nleased.withtlieirmartial appearanee.and efficiency !that he took,lor a considerable time, the command of the 'regiment. After having manoeuvred them, he declared to the lieut.-colonel,iiir Thomas llesketh, Bart., and :the officers, t s:at he was ;pseud to say the regiment was •unequalled in t-I,Seotland width, from an old :veteran, - both officers and men onay consider. agreat compliment. The men are principally ,recruited from here, and it is clearttliat Capt. A-spanall, corn llender of the .depot and rduperhatendent of the,denartment, iftes sent, o headquarters theright stuff. Theregiment is now quite full, but still., as they are ,:daily expecting pernstission to ,retlainter into theEne, and most ofti;ein are ready to-nerve, as liege numbers hale :previously .done, Capt. Aspinalilarill now dalard men standUng.not less than - 5 feet 8 inches. , LOCAL WAIL '63tE4.— A number of naval .voinnteers, amennting to about/4,0, were sent upto London on Thursday froothis town. Tirfy are considered-the finest batch of men hitherto received in !this district. fater being planed on board'tlie government tender Crocodile they will be &cited to , uarious ships as ‹circumstances ,reouire. On Sat day morning, the Cunard steamship Arabia, which has been .for some titre employed as :a government tunasport, arrived at this port from Kingstown, agil=e had on hoard She Limerick county naltia„,cousisting of 10 ..etiCerS and 819 men ; there were also several women and children, and a number of horses. Some of the eaer.,were landed at !Birkenhead mad others at Liverpool; but With ivgard to their future movements no order s . have yet been .received. After clearing out, 'tire Arabia will resume her station, and make regular trips between this port and Amerien,,earrying the :nails, &c. The steamship Niagara is shortly expected here from Kingstown, with more men belonging to kith militia regiments. PARENTAL DR3PRAVIT,Y.—.A. 'ferocious and squelid-looking man was brought before the police magistrate, on Thursday, ,charged with having attempted:to suffocate his threethildren, iby setting fire to-the house .in vilifch they were in bed. It appeared that, late on - Wednesday, the police constable in .6ilbert-street, when passing along, had his attention •arrested 'by erolumes of dense smoke issuing from the door of the Amuse. Ontentering, the policeman found the:apartment enveloped in flames, and were nearly tlireech suffocated. The T lying-ont h h e e th eo e i d i s , t i a v b h i i e ch su w eeed as e :en e f d r in e, and fay g rea e afi i reEx tl t l ti e nhge upichildren,eodn.e prisoner, whicht wl e h r eetselde. isiat he of e e t g ihs o t e acc a l l eir t eanilcosetn,aeatey7c thatat h rn ii d e the h h o is m faet.hderre:nk, and said he :would set the .house on fire; ou which he took a piece of paper out of his pocket, lighted it., and set .fire to a straw bed. The child further stated that neither he nor his brother and slater had tasted food for two ; d a ys previously to the fire. The wretched delinquent was remanded for seven days. Toga STRIKE 4T MANCHESTER.—The strike continues. It is reported that Messrs. Fothergill and Harvey's , work-people have compromised the question with their employers, and h ave mourned work at ld. per thousand hanks reduction, i nstea d o f 2d., as first offered. The number of operatives out of work is gradually increasing, and, according to a near esti mate, it would appear that the utmost number of hands out of employ does not exceed 3400, of whom at least IMO are not on strike, but have been compelled to stop in consequence of being dependent far work on the spinn ers an d p i ecers, who have struck. Should the strike at Me ssrs . Si mpson and Co. ' s mill, Crumpsall; go on, about 300 additional operatives will be thrown but of work in consequence of the 150 spinners and piecers having struck. - The strike (generally) is one of coarse spinners, or the makers of l ow coun t s o f yarn. The case of the employers and operatives is put in something like the following shape by either party :—The employers say they are paying an average of nearly 25 per cent. more than the country em ployer is paying for the same work, and propose to take off 10 or 12per cent. The operatives do not deny the fact of extra prices, but allege thatthe cost of living is greater in a large town like Manchester. The masters, while admitting the extra cost of living, reply that the question is not one of good-will towards their workpeople in a time of bad trade and minimum profits, but a question of sheer existence for both masters and men. They can only compete with other manu facturers in the market by paying something like the same wages ; and to show that this is no idle talk, they point to the gradual decay of coarse spinning in Manchester for some years past. The operatives are peaceable as yet. There has been a proposition to go about with begging boxes, but it h as no t been adopted, NeSqs. Peolley's men gave notice on Thurs day. CHARGE OE DRUNKENNESS AGAINST A LETTER-CARRIER WIIILE ON DUTY.—Mr. Banning, solicitor to the Post-office, and Mr. Bales, superintendent of letter-carriers, preferred the following charge against George Smart, a suspended letter carrier. At four o'clock in the afternoon of the 27th of Octo ber last, the defendant was intoxicated, and had a number of letters in his possession which ought to have been delivered that morning before ten o'clock. Mr. Bales said he went to the defendant's house on the 29th of October, and found several letters between the lining and the cloth of his top coat which ought to have been delivered on the 27th. The prisoner admitted the offence, but from the previous good character he had held for 16 years he had been in the service, the penalty of £2O was reduced to £lO, or three months' im prisonment in default. A READIN4I-Room FOR THE WORKING CLASSES AT AIGBURTIL—On Monday, last week, a public meeting was held in St. Ann's School-room, Aigburth Vale, to take into consideration the opening of a reading-room for the working classes of that neighbourhood, the infant school-room, a new and handsome :building, having been offered by the school committee for that purpose. The meeting was attended by a great number of working men, who appeared highly gratified by the proceedings. The chair was occupied by the Rev. H. T. Hecker, the incumbent, and several influential gentlemen of Aigburth addressed the meeting, amongst whom were C. Bushell, J. A. Tinne, John Eden, and W. Tomlinson, Esqrs., and Rev. T. Barber. Resolutions were proposed by Messrs. T. Brookfield, T. Williams, J. Peers, and J. Southall. A com mittee was appointed to form the rules and take the necessary steps to carry out the object, and the meeting was adjourned for a fortnight. SALE OF MUNITIONS OF WAR.—A Liverpool correspond ent of the London Times writes as follows :—I beg to call your attention to the enclosed advertisement from the 3fontreal Herald, from which it appears that we are offering for sale in Montreal 384 241 b. guns, 104 321 b. guns, 96 321 b. carron ades, 17 sundry pieces of cannon, 6200 681 b.. round shot, 170 421 b. round shot, 27,000 321 b. round shot, 102,000 241 b. round shot, 20,000 sundry sizes, 119 10-inch shells, 1650 8-inch shells, and 3549 51-inch shells. This advertisement is in all the leading United States journals; and the advices from Montreal state that probably the whole will go to the United States. Is there not something wrong here P At all events, the matter is one worthy of notice, as, probably, some expla nation may be given. It is hardly to be supposed that even old General Routine' can include cannon, cannon-ball, and shell under the head 'old ordnance stores.' " - WIGAN.--MEETING OF COLLIERS.— On Wednesday, a large meeting of colliers was held in the Commercial-hall. Mr. Geo. Lomax, one of the agents of the Miners' Association, took the chair; and the meeting was addressed by Mr. Garbut, Mr. James Price, and several of the working colliers. The speakers were at some pains to correct a statement which had been made, that they were contemplating a strike. They said they had no such intention ; they intended to have two " play-days" on Monday and Tuesday next; that those two days would stop the supply in the.market to the extent of 12,000 tons, and they hoped the masters would then give them the advance of Wages they desired; if not, it was , then their intention to "restrict labour, without coming to an actual strike ;" in other words, they purposed to work short time until the demand should become greater than the supply, that then they would obtain what they wanted. Deputations were to wait on the masters yesterday, to ascertain what they would do, and a meeting was to be held on Amberswood Common. - SELECT VESTRY. — The Rev. Rector Campbell presided at the fortnightly meeting of the Select Vestry on Tuesday. A recommendation of the Medical Relief Committee to provide a number of amusing books for the patients was adopted. Mr. Bradley stated that the alterations in the Lunatic Asylum would be soon-completed. By these improvements thirty or forty additional patients would be accommodated, while a saving of from £3OO to £4OO would be effected. Some discus sion took place with regard to the refusal to pay £BOOO, on account of their contract, to Messrs. Holme, and it was stated by Mr. Hart, that the delay had arisen in consequence of the great extent of the works, and the system of measurement adopted. The accounts., which were very voluminous, would, however,,be ready in a week, Mr. Woodruff, in accordance with previous notice, moved the appointment_of an out-door inspector, at a salary of £l5O a-year. Mr. Denton (also ac cording to notice) moved an amendment for the appointment of a committee to consider the whole present system of ad ministering relief. The amendment, after a long discussion, was carried by a majority of one. CAPTURE OF AN ESCAPED CONVICT.-F-A sergeant of the Manchester police, with Smith, a detective-officer frOm Liverpool, captured at Manchester, on Tuesday, a convict named Thomas Cunningham, who had escaped from the . 1 Portland Convict Prison. He was convicted, in 1852, of housebreaking, and stealing silver plate, and sent to Portland. He escaped from the convict establishment there about eighteen months ago, by a simple but an ingenious contrivance. Having contrived to get possession of needles and thread, he employed himself during night in making a large white slop, to conceal his prison . dress. The material was obtained by cutting slips from his bedclothes. Once dressed in this way, he wandered through the convict estab lishment, and made his escape Without suspicion. The only obsta.e.e he encountered was a pay-bridge, where escaped convicts had before been turned back for want of the half penny wherewith to satisfy the toll-keeper. Near this he met a lady and gentleman, and asked them to befriend him, alleging that he was a cart6r, who. had left his team on the other side of the bridge, and had forgotten to provide himself with money. The lady gave him a halfpenny, and he was permitted to pass: THE LICENSED VICTUA.i.I.F , RS' ASSOCIATION held their annual meeting on Thursday, at the Nce.v.lustittition, iu West L Derby-road. From the report, it appears that the.seciety has ' been in existence twenty-five years. Six out of the twelve almshouses in the new institution are occupied ; but. as the means of the association do not warrant at present the occu pation of the central portion of the new building, the propriety of making some arrangements with Manchester and other towns, for their joint occupancy as schools, has been suggested. The committee, in the report, congratulate the members that .I only one license was granted during the past year. They also draw attention to, and commend a decision on the part of the licensing. magistrates, to allow the trade p copy of any police e r e e p ns o e r t . made le a g g i a s i i n itt s i t o l e i d p u u r b i i l g c a t il l e w p i a hli s c t h se m s s a i y o n e , nd iv r e e r a h l i . s d li t 0 - public-houses, is described in the report as "crude and Ulan ' derine and it is contended that the present system of licensing through the magistrates answers well throughout the kingdom. Manchester is cited 'as an instance of this ; while it is stated that the convictions lor.drunkenness in Ire land and Scotland, where the licenses are free to any one, far exceed, in proportion to the populition; those in England. • .Mr. Law Sykes presided at the meeting, and the report and ; accounts were adopted on the motion of Mr. Danson, seconded ; by Mr. John Atkinson. The report showed that the receipts of • i the association during the year had amounted to £1,321 17s. Bd. Some discussion took place with regard to a deficiency on the I part of the late secretary, Mr. Grist ; but it was explained by L . . Mr. Denson, one of the auditors, that the amount (£ 150 ) was amply secured to the society. Thanks to the officers of the so t ciety, to the committee, and to the trustees having been t awarded, Mr. Charles Turner was elected to fill the vacant L trusteeship. This closed the proceedings. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. Accounnya, to the Vienna journals it is in contemplation to have a universal exhibition in that city in 1859. SOUTOWARY ELECTION.—Sir Charles Napier was elected 31. P. for Southwark on Tuesday, without opposition, in lieu of Sir W. Molesworth, deceased. TRH directors of the Northumberland and Durham District Bank have ordered all their employe's who adorned their face with a moustache to shave or resign. Jr is rumoured in circles likely to be well informed that there is a probability of the youthful Prince of Wales becoming a member of Oxford University. SIR Jena .Jarvis.—The Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas is so seriously indisposed as to prevent his attention to his. judicial duties. THE house of a pawnbroker in Glasgow was broken into a few nights ago, and jewellery carried off to the amount of about one thousand pounds. THE Globe states that the government has given orders for the immediate prosecutson of those persons who were engaged in the late ease of Bible burning, at Kingstown. THREE youths, each under fourteen years of age, garotted a youth, also under fourteen years of age, in Glasgow, one even . ._. ing last week, and robbed him of E 2. IT is stated that there are - 200 iron gun and mortar boats building, or ordered to be built, by contract, for the Crown, by British and Scotch shipbuilders. They will be all steamers, and the mortar boats 411 be so built as to form pontoon bridges. A PIKE which destroyed property worth about £15,000 occurred at the extensive soap and oil works of MeSsrs. George Hutchinson and Co„ Port Dundas, Scotland, on Satur day week. THERE are now under government contract as war ships about 240 steamers and 200 sailing ships.. The maximum price paid by the government for the hire of these vessels is £2 15s. per ton per month, and the minimum price is lOs. per ton per month. TILE Patric , says it is informed that the difference between Waigland and the United States, although not definitely ar ranged; is in a way of settlement; and that the efforts of the American ambassador in London have contributed to this : happy result. , Q3l - Sunday evening, a gentleman residing in the neighbour hood of Knowle was reading something rather amusing to his wife, which caused her to laugh so immoderately that she burst a blood-vessel, and was a corpse before medical as sistance could be procured.—Bristol Times. P,MWSHMENT FOR PASSION.—A jury, at the Court of Com mon Pleas, have made a gentleman, named Tichmarsh, pay dearly for getting. in a passion. Mr. Tichmarsh engaged a Miss Melville as governess ; and, his wife dying, retained her in charge of his house. After. some three or four months he found fault with the lady on several occasions, and one day, while they were at tea, he suddenly got up and . rang the bell , for the servant, and told her to turn the table to Miss Alice (his daughter), for, he said, " I won't allow such a fiend as her there ; she is a wile wretch ; let her go to the kitchen, it is too good for her.; : she is a she-devil, she is a wolf in sheep's clothes," and used ,other offensive language. The defendant admitted most of the slander, but said that he was worried and irritated. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for £75 for the slander., besides £2l damages for abrupt dismissal before the termination of their contract. GREAT FIRE IN Pinls.—On Sunday week, a furious fire burst forth in the large government buildings at Chaillot, in the Quai de. I3illy, where a large quantity of grain and. flour, for the supply of the army in Paris, is kept. The fire was of so alarming a character that at first it was supposed by spec tators at a.little distance that half Paris was in flames, and the excitement was intense. The houses on both sides of the river, from the bridge of Jena to the towers of Notre Dame, were crowded to their summits. The bridges became impass able, and the excitement; especially while apprehensions for the Fine Arts building, and even for the Machinery Gallery, remained nnallayed, was great as it was excusable. The Con stitutionnel says the building (which is destroyed) cost two millions of francs, and that the materiel and flour it contained were worth fully that snm. The Moniteur says the damage has proved not to be so great as at one time was feared. ;Only one storehouse of corn has been burnt, the immense supplies of corn and flour remaining almost untouched.. A young man, at great peril, made his way through the flames to the engine boilers, and blew off' the steam, when they were almost at bursting point. Two English non-commissioned officers also rendered valuable service. Stores were kept on the preMises to supply 40,000 men for three months, and upwards of 40,0 1 / 4 90 rations were prepared there the day previous to the conflagra tion. The flames originated in a flue running from the granary to the steam-engine, caused by an accumulation of soot, and the granaries being built of deal, rapid combustion ensued. The Emperor was on the spot from half-past eight to ten o'clock, accompanied by eeveral . State functionaries. A PABIS correspondent says :—" The apartment destined for the future offspring of the Empress is already prepared. It is close to the Emperor's cabinet." THE Journal de Bruxelles says that the King of Belgium will farther decorate with the order of Leopold those Bel gian exhibitors who have done honour to their country by gaining prizes in the Paris Exhibition. AccouNTs from Holland, Belgium, and the seaport towns of France, state that there is a general rise in sugar and coffee, and large purchases have been made on English account. ON Monday, a seaman, at Greenock, while quarrelling with his wife, struck her on the head with a stick, which tore the outer portion of one of her ears completely away. The ruffian has been arrested. FRANCIS BAILEY, residing at Kensington, London, while in a state of somnambulism, the other day, got out of his bed room window, and fell to the ground beneath , a d ept h of 30 feet. He died shortly afterwards. ADULTERATION OF COFFEE AND PEITER.--A return is sued on Thursday states that in the half-year ending the 30th June last, there were 43 cases of adulteration in coffee, and 10 in pepper detected: 31 of the former, and 7 of the latter were prosecuted to conviction, and the penalties paid. THE Journal de Constantinople says that M. Meynadier will open a theatre at Sebastopol in the spring. At Constan tinople also the same director is about to establish a French theatre, where farce, drama, opera, and even the ballet, will be produced. . THE fortifications of the Germanic Confederation, at Ulm, on the Danube, are nearly completed. This place, famous in the last war for the surrender of a large Austrian army to the French, will be one of the strongest fortresses in. Germany. Form, different attempts to set fire to Mr. Hartley's pre mises on the Dublin Steam Wharf, Lower East Smithfield, London, were discovered on Wednesday, but they all failed. A large reward has been offered for the discovery of the in cendiaries. Two boatmen on the Regent's Canal have been committed for trial on the charge of manslaughter, for having dragged and towed through the water a young woman, whose life would have been spared had they rendered her proper assist ance after she was discovered in the water. A RUSSIAN PRINCE was recently assassinated in open day light by some recruits from his villages, who afterwards at tempted to fire his chateau. When, at nightfall, his family, anxious at his prolonged absence, sent in quist of him, his body was found seated in his carriage, with his head on the seat beside it. A FIRE took place on board a ship in the harbour of White haven, on Monday week. One of the apprentices had t extinguished the light on turning into his berth, and during the night it was upset and ignited the bedding. Before the lad was awakened by the flames, the greater part of the hair was burned from his head. There was no serious amount of damage done to the vessel. A FEW days ago a workman employed on the North Staf fordshire Railway fell asleep on an upturned wheelbarrow placed across the rails. While he was in that condition a train approached at a rapid rate, and the engine struck the barrow, and threw it and its slumbering occupant completely off the line. The man was severely bruised, but not per manently injured. THE Times exclaims against the expense. to which the country will be put by an extra assize at twenty-eight places, and, looking at the inconvenience to grand jurymen, petty jurymen, and officers of all kinds, suggests, though in a crude way, whether arrangements might not be made with the railways for bringing all the prisoners for trial to the Central Criminal Court. instant, The conductorswspap e r 6 . f c t a h ll i e s d the , •THE PRESS IN PRUSSIA.—At Coblentz there is published the 14th Her a ld. ane inform their subscribers that the Government had caused to be intimated to them its decided disapproval of the tone they had taken in discussing the events of the day, and had Rhinethe their n is d su il e fO o s r e / t / h e H threatened them with strong measures. The committee of the paper announce that, as they cannot belie their principles, the journal will, on the 31st of December next, cease to appear. A similar threat on the part of the Government, not long since, destroyed • the independence of the most influential newspaper published on the Rhine. DANGEROUS SHOAL IN THE CHINA ROUTE.— Captain Irvine, of the Cairnguorm ' just arrived at London, f rom Canton, reports that, whilst standing to the southward, the ship one evening suddenly struck three times' on a reef or shoal, situated in lat. 1 10 S., and lon. 100 54 E. The ship was backed immediately, and soundings were taken, but no bottom was found at '2O fathoms, and there was no appearance of shoal water near. On the passage out, Captain Irvine saw, at Anjer, a notice left by the American ship Celestial, of her having tacked - within 15 feet of some rocks above water, in lat. 1 18 S., lon. 106 50 E., which are not laid down in any chart. SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.—According to an arrangement come to at a general meeting of the enumera tors and members of committees, held in March last, the estimates of the' average produce per acre for the whole of Scotland are now being taken, the period then fixed having been between the 15th and 30th November. This plan has the advantage of getting the estimates taken about the same time, instead of, as last year, running over a period of three mouths. It must be obvious that these estimates, however correct, cannot be used until the returns of acreage are all made. The returns of acreage and stock for twenty counties are now complete, not a schedule having been withheld, and there is every reason to expect that within the next fortnight the remaining counties will be equally well brought up. INTERESTING DISCOVERIES.—During the past week exca. - cations have been made in the gigantic tumulus at Veryan Beacon - Jll-,CArnwall. Great expectations were entertained by the people in Itiz neighbourhood that " the golden boat and and silver oars" which traallates to have been buried there been ::: u e s d nhew A n ltl r l o o c u k g s h , central cavin of stones a withnot s u li c i c n e g s s G fu e l tt-thi this respect, wool l.,pice d ;C c in ih t - I....s . xplorors found under the about four feet six inches in length, two feet in LM,Y It P, , two feet six inches in depth, which, no. doubt, contained ashes of the ancient Cornish king. Other discoveries of in terest were also made. Had a sepuleharal urn been found, it was intended to inter the ashes in Gerrans Church, near which King Gerrans is said to have lived and died ; but, as the ashes were mixed with charcoal, earth, and stones, and wh a t appear ed to -be the dust of rotten wood , ll it was determined to leave the grave in the same state as it was found, and it will now be restored to its original height and appearance. IRISH AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.—The Registrar -general has addressed fresh circulars to the Boards of Guardians of the several unions in Ireland, soliciting their assistance in com piling returns of the rates of produce for the year 1855 of the various electoral divisions. Government being desirous of ascertaining the quantity of food produced iu Ireland during the present year, have directed returns to be collected showing the extent of land under each description of crop. These re turns have now been received, but, in addition to the informa tion which they afford, it is most important to ascertain as near as possible the average rates of produce of each crop. To accomplish this object forms have been prepared, dividing each crop into classes, and an assumed rate of produce is given to each class. These returns, if completed, will be of vast public importance, and the assistance of - country gentle meh is requested by the Registrar-general in making up the returns. TnE SUGAR QIIESTION.-At the time when the emancipa tion of the slaves was in agitation, a great number of indivi duals totally abstained from the use of sugar, with the idea that they would thereby diminish the receipts of the slave holders. A similar movement, though from a totally different cause, is now fast gaining ground, and already we hear that thousands are denying themselves the gratification of their •palates, among both high and low, to bring down the present exorbitant price of sugar. In the manufacturing districts especially is this the case. Many thousands of the mill hands have voluntarily taken the sugar pledge, and, should this agitation spread generally among the working classes, who consume vast quantities of the juice of the sugar cane s it will soon produce its effect on the market, beneficial to the Ceti , sumer. We understand that the great rise in price has sen sibly- diminished the receipts in the grocery shops, and it is feared by the retail trade that the consumption of tea and coffee will also suffer diminution. A NEW LIFE BOAT.—A successful trial of the qualities of Mr. T. C. Clarkson's patent cork life boat was made on Tuesday, at Portsmouth. She is constructed of alternatelayers of sheet cork, canvas, and thin wood, adhered by adhesive substances, which give elasticity, with greater strength - than ordinary. wood. She was launched from :the dockyard wall into the harbour, having on board the inventor and four others, volun teers from the ships in the port. The height of the wall from the water was ten feet perpendicular, and being plunged from the edge of the wall without anything to guide her or keep her upright, she e n t ere d th e wa t er safely, MI figniing herself, from her buoyant qualities, and not having shipped much water. She was then capsized. but .immediately regained her proper position ; and in two or three other trials of placing her on her beam ends, appeared to possess so great an amount of buoyancy as to render upsetting almost impos. sible. There were also a number of contrivances displayed for clearing her of water in the event of shipping a sea. By taking portions of her to pieces, a raft was formed, capable of buoying up 10 or 15 persons. Altogether, in cases of emer gency, the boat and her fittings was represented to be able to support 200 persons, though only 27 feet long, and 7 feet d inches beam. DARING BURGLARY.—A few evenings ago a most daring burglary was committed at the house of the gatekeeper at . Burton Railway Station, near Nottingham. Three men, one wearing a mask, _and the others having their faces blackened, about midnight awoke the wife of the gatekeeper (her husband being from home) under the pretence that they wanted to cross the line with some horses. The woman hastened down stairs to open the gates, when they rushed into the house, and one of them, presenting a pistol at her, .threatened her with instant death if she did not deliver up her money. She gave them a shilling—all the cash she had, and the two rob bers who were disengaged proceeded upstairs and ransacked the drawers might her pl ß ac e e i s ng w d h is e a r p e po i he it l iva 4 s i s l ti t p h p e o ir 7 li d ti t z h z a t t money they secured a quantity of cl o thi ng, an d t oo k even the bed , ding upon which the children were lyi ng a t th e t i me. Having gt be and secreted. ot b collected eads themselves e as l v es t h t e o y could whet preoaviinrsyi convenientlythe rob bers the house afforded, and deliberately walked away. IMPORTANT TO SHIPOWNERS AND UNDERWEITEES.—In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Monday, the case of " Willis v. Cook and others" was heard and decided. The action was brought by the plaintiff, the owner of an emigrant ship, against the defendants, as underwriters on a policy of insu rance for freight. It appeared that the vessel on her passage to Boston met with some injuries which it became necessary to repair, and accordingly she put into Fayal, in the Azores, for that purpose. She was detained 'there, however, for six weeks; and then proceeded with her passengers to Boston. The plaintiff sought to recover the expense of maintaining the emigrants a t F ayal during the progress of the repairs, and the acti on was turned into a special case' for the opinion of the cou r t, whether the u n d erwr it ers were -li a bl e t o th ose expenses.—Lord Campbell n ow d e li vere d the judgm en t o f t h e . elled to vict ua l th e em i grants at a spec i a l ra t e d uring the period court. By th e con t ract entered into t h e owners were corn- P voyage and during th e of detention. In thi s case the 49th section of the Emigration Act did not i m p ose on the master any duty to forward the passengers in any other vessel - to their original destination, and lie would have been guilty of a breach of duty if he had not maintained th em during the term necessary for the repairs of the vessel at F ayal, and had not then carried them on to Boston. For th e loss in curred by this detention the under wr it ers could not be held liable. If t a he owners of emigrant s hi ps wished to protect themselvesagainst such prolongation of voyages, they must resort to s)me other form of policy. In this case the judg. ment of the court would be for th e d e f endants .—Judgment accordingly, .14