The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-01-14 00:00:00

Jan. 14 DOCK COMMITTEE.-THURSDAY. K. Horgan, lio s yd Moon, ❑, Nandbach at M Sothern and Brownlow d to leav the yard now in theh. n the chair,) Nicol, Hough- I SCOTCH CHURCH AT BIRKENHEAD -n, Tobin, Kendall " 'nd, Ck" THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. CORRESPONDENCE. Wood and Sons, of Marypo yard, on Saturday ;ton D lf aping from a rail ing through a tune n to lay rai town the rail in a v , in pursuit, but did not sum. en I though they found hi - ' . 't the fir -I- From that time nothing tr ,ery expert manner, at the momeni. sel began to move on the ways, by W. Baring Woods, I net. Esq., of th e I s l e of Man ; and whil s t gliding ena;-- - ' - fugitive infra -1_ , ers of a al mode admiring concourse of spectators. nd finely-drawn lines of this vessel bear ou - "Tactical and experienced men. " point of - 're, was the individua who relieved him vr hat, and gav cond to none a ponces him Boa I wended ialities which have hitherto been fully ex Irth ward ,t by the M rs. Wood Durham Cizr-on7c'le. kNNUAL BRIDEWULL RETURN.—Mr. Patkinton, of 1 The D ade his annual return of e on more tha number of brought dcanta Nit. Ward risoner I. In fairness 'nightly nice t as to ti .Ll 7 is on Tuesday, a long conversation took ph. _....c unfinished state of the schools at Kirkdale, and al,. u - opelled by the proposed alteration of the Workhouse at Brownlr nower. bill. Mr. Lockwood', the architect, was called into -corn. and rPnnocta,l 1,.. 44. _ - 1. -_! . . right to communicate to the vestry th the Poor-law - Commissioners bad a ni.. "" -- - !ontemplation arish with the n, for the pur arish of of esiablishing a or. Fie understood thir nee in the town al nemselves about it, he learned that its funds were very ow, and therefore the parish would have to provide some hing of the kind very shortly, which be should recorn - -nt distinct from the Workhouse. mend to be 1 GENERAL MISCELLANY The Globe of 'Wednesday states positively that MUNICIPAL EXPENDITURE OF OR ecently-published parliamentary ret B urn, , ceipts and expenditure of the larger borou therein (Manchester not being named in ti• - he Ist Sept. 1842, to the 31st Aug. - miffing shillings and pence : sented 32,117 24,583 4(8,337 53,379 18.931 Nottingham . uetween id Coven- P common form and ar rangement of the ,:olliei . .:scribed prevails here very '- ,vs, sin g l e . or one b ehind the abano. ether, or in parallelograms, containing from 20 to 100 possession. ..nen discharged. houses or more together. They have no upper story, and PUBLICANS' AND BRERSHLLERS' CASES.—The follow consist solely of a room o n racia side or ch. door. The PUBLICANS' are the results of the publicans' and beersellers' cases, general characteristics are crowded rooms, dirt and tint!, at the Police-court. on Friday :—William King, Summer diness withi n and without, neglect of garden-ground, street, publican, 60s. and costs ; Catherine ;EliE where there is any, and all other indications of a popula- lican, Union -street, acquitted with a caution zabeth tion either regardless of, or not in a situation to observe, Hughes, publican, Crosshall-street, 50s. and costs ; John the comforts and decencies of a domestic life. Full two- Dickinson, beerseller, Wood-street Low- (s thirds of th e peop l e appeared, by their habits, either offence), 60s. and costs ; Hannah , Bayley, hill beerseller econd , never to have risen to the grade of civilization attained by Union -street, 40s. and costs ; John Griffith, beerseller, the ordinary labouring class of this country, or to have Hughes-street, Park, acquitted ;J. Abinger, beerseller, sunk below it, and to have abandoned themselves to reek- 40s. and costs. less sensuality. Some of the better inclined, anxious to PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—On Tuesday evening last, a achieve the improvement of themselves and their families, number of society as seemed unable to res i s t t h e i n fl uences which dragged them sembled at the amateur membe rs o f the aboveoboven the occa down to the co mmon l eve l ; others, though apparently a Miss Sudlow's, Richmond-row, sion of their annual di nner . Th ey were joined by several small minority i n every dne of the numerous mining coin- members of th e committee, who evidently aof eared touch nies which I visit e d w ith t h e i r managers or proprietors, gratified with the prOce e dingtoasts were being eith er p ossesse d of superior intelligence, or trained in early life to better habits, maintain their houses and their given, amongst which were William Sudlow, Esq., the families i n a state o f propriety equal to the best of their respected Hon. Secretary, Mr. Herrmann, conductor, neighbours in oth er employments." and Mr. H. F. Aldridge, leader. Duri ng th e even i ng a number of glees were sung i n exce l lent style by various At Coatbridge, says Mr.Tremenheere, th ere i s a collet- gentlemen of the party. tion of about 100 d we lli ngs f orm i ng three sides of a square, I "most of whi c h ex hibi t w i t hi n and without deplorable SP LAUNCH.—On Th urs d ay , at noon, a fine new evidences of bei ng i n h a bit e d b y a people lost to all sense shipl,:ldm called i the Duk e o f L ancaster, was launched from of the decencies of d omes ti c lif e. Rooms, furniture, chi!- the last that igyard of Messr s . Wil son , N orth Shore, the dren, are all i n th e utmost state of dirt ; families and - or the yardw li oe launched from that sit e , i n consequence being required for dock p urposes. The Duke lodgers are cro w d e d t oge th er i n such a manner as to make privacy impossibl e; no i nstance of bad example in habits, is 124 feet long, 3O broad, and 20 d eep , i s 600 tons intendedbur for the Chi na t ra d e. She belongs its contamination." So a l so at C alder : Accumulated morals, or conduct, can escape notice or fail of spreading then, and i s to Messrs. Stringer and Mann, an d w ill b e commanded by —" filth before the door s , an d on a ll sides, marked the habits Capt. Bulley, y late of the Th omas L owrey. The ceremony of neglect that prevail e d." ao.ndon, served up by M r . P arry, o f Seacombe. a f chr'itser teni ntheg was performed by Mrs. Thomasof, The nature of mining occupations, pursued i n depress ing darkness, generally disposes colliers to see k exc i te . lion, A 1 meat after it is o ver . Th ese poor people cannot find it 1 in the dirt and discomfort of their houses, nor in the re of their mimic, CI., eh- ___- _ r .. .. . - and mines. houses .. generally ; that of long ro , n, whereas it was, in LADLE innql CHARITY BALL. —On Tuesday evening, the in connexinn T _ . . Lae Ladies' Charity, took pay-uignlS IL is estimated place at the town-hall, under very encouraging circum ck into the town of Airdrie from the stances. The company began rapidly to set down at and " scenes of uncontrolled 11, eight nn ght o'clock. and at plo.p. Yes of t was pr rect veashhouses it bulk of the colliers," a minister of the Established Church Mr. John Notter, the gentleman who acquired so u - LeoNerr.-Messrs. h K. . informed Mr. Tretnenheere, spend all their money in eat- enviable a notoriety, at Crookhaven, county Cork, by his beautiful launclie oferwomhatrlicu'er of f il 2 d t in 4 ing and drinking. I find few books in their houses. It is connection with the claims for salvage in the, cases of the o, Buhl, - - - • not often that I find a good Bible. It is difficult to get Emma, of Liverpool, and the Giano, of Glasgow, has called " Mercutio q ," Which is oppered to the bends, and -- i4 tons register mee on.—lt was TO •THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD. oy s, and was ui or on .1 att re, Esq., of Liver should be them to send their children to school. Th e f ac t i s , th e y been dismissed from the commissio n of the peace, and , L th i eru d irhl eopper b -f . a l a t t f k will h e m stand 12 years A 1 at continue still quite a separate class from other people. the agency of Lloyd's from the Liverpool Underwnters SIR,-A few years since, I subscribed towards the pool, and will be commanded by Captain William Se cupation at the building of a church and school at Birkenhead, to be con- They are so dirty, that the people in general won't asso- Association. ciatewith them." A Dissenting teacher confirmed this BANKRUPTCY COURT.-Mr. Commissioner en their paying the rent up to the day nectar with the Established Church of Scotland ; and as Phillips of Harrington. The ceremony of eh'--- • rorree , • i, that application should be made to you take a warm interest in all that is doing in that town- statement- was engaged for several hours, en Wednesday last, with sr Paving and Sewerage of Toxteth ship, and also have occasionally touched on Scotch Their ignorance is lamentable, and their prejudices the final examination of Mr. James Storey, who became aparently invincible I have some hope of the risen malty across such streets as Church affairs, I trust you will give me space for a few a • • • g an insolvent in November last. It appeared the.. :- -- he way along the generation, as schools are beginning to be built. I have he acted as bookkeeper to Messrs. Fry, tea , he remarks. tried to bring the adults to a place of worship by versus_ North John-street, Liverpool, and that he bee: he of Liverpool to By the constitution of the church alluded to, it is firmly pon, and conversations with them in their houses. I debted to them in the sum of 0300, owing to negle tar stating that they could not come to and unalterably fixed to be in connexion with the Esta instructedone man for four hours a week for four months. having delivered some tea to some parties without rect. , at hey saw the plan was received. Mr. blished Church of Scotland, and it is provided that the 1 g a were in progress, but he had been incumbent, and all ministers who assist him, must be in He came to the communion, but never appeared at the ing the money, which was resold and for the loss occs Theychapel afterwards, Navin relapsed into his old habits. sinned by such ' sale he rendered' himself liable. At the ea to them of late.-A lease of 4000 full communion with the Church of Scotland, and to this e is for .. the l religion are very superstitious, which their substitute close of the examination, a guarantee was given for the Id. per yard, and on the usual terms, the minister is personally bound. lam informed, how- .; numbers of them I find entirely ignorant of bankrupt's appearance to apply for his certificate and give I 101 to W. B. .Tones and Co., was granted ever, that the present incumbent is not in communion 01 Coe Marine Survece- . with the Established Church, and that he is in the habit e v ei - y t t h h i n e g. " explanations respectine hr. beer__ fel 0 r labouring men," said a colliery men...-. of having ministers not in such communion to assist him. . will con ne —__ • • • • I contributed to the building for the purpose. and on ile ... . the express terms, as exhinitea to me at see ~,,,,, .-. ...e ...er. is roe character and taste. ine lighthe should be in connexion with the Establishment to which oetween tnemsetves anti ureic End L. -a. 13,'Zt1.1. Of this number, 5,548 were fined in toe sum of been devoted to the interior ; the expense in arrivin s le, I have been attached all my life ; and, having confidence And this social disorganisation t a i nd demoralisation is i the cabin.,., `'' """`""" • - ene• - - ' the growth of but twenty weis ofcontinuous y wealth and profit to the elm- ' scribers. Mr. Midge is now well known in this town as a offenders ; ,s . ein e . 2 3r43 Ih4 be' e l i na bl e t o p a y, i n cas h, and the stained glass with which the portico has, this week e , they would in good faith keep to what they undertook. who seem to have a painter of very high order, and he has certainly been ' -£6,053 lls. 4d. was paid by them in person in the Borough been adorned, has given to it an impulse that should • -R I beg thus publicly to demand of these trustees, whoseliterally done nothing for the fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Ward, who has Gaol. The drunken cases were 3,383, of whom 1,841 seen to be well appreciated. The stable • 'lts. ' names I shall for the present withhold, whether it is the moral improvement of their miners. done full justice to the original. We have no doubt that were unable to pa anything while 1,544 contributed arrived at completion in spite of frost and co or fact, that, in the face of the re presentations under which .11./11..m............11.111111111111M1...,.......0MM1• most of our readers are already in possession of this ad- Robins has added four eee in they obtained money from me and all the subscribers, mirable portrait, which is worthy of a place in every £429 21. 6d. to the y exch - equer - Of the Town Council. The LOCAL AND PROVINCIAL NEWS. charges for assault were against 1,032 persons, 396 of over each set of his stables, to keep the maw sea and in the face of the conditions of their trust, as dis- drawing-room in town, both as a work of art and as an whom paid fines, 636 being unable to avoid incarce ra ti on . of the establishment away from the family. ant. tinctly and strongly expressed as language can make it, ---- inimitable likeness of a nobleman who has done good ser- The assaults number 396 ;cases of fighting 163 ; damage advantage also that cannot be claimed by the Noble egh was I they are permitting the church to be diverted from the The Mere very of Friday announced the arrival here of vice to the borough, and has always lent en attentive ear 106 ; amounting to £133 ; smugglingtobacco 55 penal- Duke, while it aids materially the family convenience, as . _ i Establishment, and the ministrations in it to be performed a mummy from Ichaboe, the particulars as to the finding to the wants and wishes of every inhabitant within it. ties paid £lBO ; not paid £3,258. Besides the police the abode is certainly not too large. by persons who are distinctly precluded by the trust of which we detailed six months ago. LAUNCII.-On Saturday last a new iron steamer, of business here involved a vast number of cases in which WORKHOUSE MANAGEMENT.-At the Bicester petty deed ? I demand an answer to this question. If the STABBING.-O n Thursday a man named Henshaw was beautiful model, was launched from the iron ship -build- summonses were issued had to be disposed of. The total sessions, yesterday week, two men were brought before trustees are acting fairly, they will not hesitate to answer; fined £5, or, in default of payment, to be imprisoned two ing yard of Messrs. James Hodgson and Co. This, we amount of penalties paid over to the treasurer was £4,116 the magistrates, in custody, from the Bicester lock-ur if they are not, the subscribers must take measures to months for inflicting on a man named Price a wound be- believe, is the first steamer that ever was launched with 51. 10d. • and of fees received by the justices' clerks or cage, where they had been coee have the trust duly conducted. hind the neck, two inches in extent, with a clasp knife. her machinery, masts, and rigging in their places. She is £2,654 O ' s. 6d. ; total £6,770 6s. 4d. Compared with hours, charged by the In the course of my inquiries on this subject, I have intended to ply between Liverpool a n d Newport, South the preceding years, these returns are gratifying. There poorhouse with having Benjamin Anderson is in custody at Manchester, learned that there is a Scotch Church in Manchester Wales, under the command of Captain Hughes. The have been less drunkenness, less violence, more re.- charged with attempting to poison bis wife and two child similarly circumstanced with this one in Birkenhead, and christening was performed by Miss Crossfield, of War- 1 for the law, and a diminution of crime generally. ten, by mixing arsenic amongst sugar, oatmeal, and other that certain of the trustees are taking advantage of some articles in the house. rington, and at ten minutes past one the vessel glided THE SELECT VESTRY.-At the usual for technical legal flaw in the papers to alienate the place The M MURDER OF MR. PEACOP.-Bills have been posted beautifully into her native element, amidst the cheers of , - conversation +- from its original purpose, although clearly defined in . the spectators. Her name is the Iron Prince. `" ehools e'' deeds drawn up by these very trustees themselves ; and in Birkenhead and the neighbourhood, offering a reward rigged as a three -masted schooner, and is p. my attention has been drawn to a newspaper report of a of £lOO for such evidence as may lead to the apprehen the screw, her two engines being of fifty-five hors sion and conviction of the murderers of Mr. Peacop. speech made at a meeting in Manchester on the 7th of Her length is one hundred and eight feet, beam e lowing morning August lest, where the speaker, in contemplation of the Another new ship, the Virginian, to run between this feet, and depth of hold nine feet six inches. She is very ......, ...e , equesteu ov the chairman to explain how it 1 - w - as that the schools which ought to have been delivered governor caller' minister of this church at Birkenhead being authorita- port and New York, has been launched at Norfolk, U.S. strong, being double lapped and double rivetted through up finished to the hoard by the Ist of August last, were water. This ' tively declared out of communion with the Church of Her dimensions are, 133 feet keel, 140 between perpendi- out, with six longitudinal stringers. She possesses, also, Scotland, and therefore disqualified to remain in the culars, 31 feet beam, 71 feet betwee n decks, 22 k e t whole the novelty f. an iron deck, iron bulwarks, and iron rig- I stil in an'unfinisbed state. Mr. Lockwood entered into a it was Sun& _..e, complainant, in consequence, 6 - lengthy explanation. It was agreed that r. Lockw oo d them into custody and they were taken to Bicester place, counsels Mr. Gardner, under all circumstances, to depth, and 650 tons burthen. Capt a i n Wood, a part gang; she has a spacious hold, capable of containing full and the building committee should carefully revise the (about a mile), and there locked up, as above stated. maintain possession of the church, and he need not fe , ar owner, commands her. 200 tons, at 40 feet to the ton, and will carry 200 ton dead plans of the proposed alterations at the Workhouse, and The magistrates committed them to Oxford gaol for 14 that " AWAY - STABBING CASE.-On Saturday, Edward M'Clean, a weight. She is expected to be ready for sea in about four- prepare specifications, in order that advertisements for days' hard labour! vice was perhaps never before unblushi ng l y and publicly workman in Wilson and Co.'s building-yard, was brought teen days, contracts might be Immediately issued, and the ahem- ROBBERIES AT THE LONDON Docxs.-Numerous offered. In other words,-alienate the place of worship befo r e Mr. Rushton on a charge of having inflicted a DETECTION OF A GANG OF HOUSEBREAKERS.-On tions proceeded with without delay. -A letter was read robberi es h ave lat e ly been committed at the London and from its legitimate connexion ;in short, I might almost wound on a brother workman, named James Berry, and Tuesday, four females, young in years but old in iniquity, frorn the Poor-law Commissioners, stating that before say, steal the property, and we will, if you are pursued, was ordered to be liberated on finding bail in two sureties named Sarah Payne, Ann Jones, Margaret Roberts, and they could sanction the increase of XlOO a year to the s te as St. Katherine's Docks, and all attempts to discover more t an two offenders have prover , take care to secure your escape. 1 am astonished that of £5 each. Jane Barrow, were brouteht before Mr. Rushton, on a lacy of Mr. Litherland, the secretary, they must institute last two months ~- such a declaration should not have been before now held On Thursday a man named Morris was sentenced, by charge of having entered several dwelling-houses, by some further inquiry. Previously to the meeting breaking Nast up to public execration. I tryst, however, that whatever Mr. Rushton to two months im risonment, and to find means of skeleton keys, and stolen property to a large up, Mr. Clements, the • 'grit poor-law eee.-: • it got quite Mr. Gardner may he disposed to do, none of the bail,gentle . for shamefully ill-using his P wife. When he was amount. Between nine and ten o'clock, on Friday even- I •- 1 he thought it r; s t men who accepted of the trust at Birkenhead will either . themselves deviate from their obligations, or permit others K ta en into custody, a large carving knife was found . upon . ing week, they went to the house of Mrs. Bond, 32, Gay- I n F mseir. couannsea nf +F.— -i__ .e Qt to do so • they are the guardians of the property, and it him, • h and another was secreted under the sofa in his street, during the absence of Mrs. Bond and her husband, 1 dwelling. and stole candlesticks, dresses, trousers, linen sheets, silk , of i is their d ' uty to adhere strictly to the terms of their trust. handkerchiefs, shawls, gold rings, shirt studs, waistcoats, , Tye( Suppose a trustee, from any cause, cannot or will not act THEATRE ROYAL, WILLIAMSON-SQUARE...-. Mr. d towel- of the value of £l4. A few nights after, they of ste in conformity to the trust, no doubt it is open for him to Sand's excellent company and stud of horses have con. handkerchiefs, re,b s, ans of skeleton keys, the house of RiChard withdraw ;and he ought to do so rather than countenance tinned during the past week to draw crowded houses. We Tay] • Ye. me found or, in Comas-street, and stole sheets, blankets, and homers or take part in any step contrary to the plain obligati ons perceive with pleasure that the sameness naturally attached other property, ere both under which he holds the trust. to perform sauces in the circus alone is about to be relieved of the value of £7.; and they also entered by the same means, the house of James Pope, a joiner, in andy, wine, tobacc. But I shall conclude, repeating my question,-Are the by the introduction of dramatic pieces. Beresford-place, and stole e.:10. worth of property. I'd . ther evidence. Pamir trustees of the Scotch Church in Birkenhead maintaining CAUTIONS.-0 1 .1 Wednesday an infant living in Prince vote information led to their apprehension in a cellar in es have been in the Nab the connexion which they held out as an inducement Edwin-street was suffocated through lyine, whilst asleep, Cavendish -street, where some of the property was disco ..s were so in , when obtaining subscriptions for the building, and which with its face turned towards the pillow.-70n the 23rd ult. vered, and also five skeleton keys, which were found to trines; but it - connexion is also plainly and strongly provided for in the the clothes of a little girl, six years old, living in Burling- open the doors of Bond's, Taylor's, and Pope's premises. an warehouse trust deed ?or are they permitting the place to be taken ton-street, caught fire whilst she was toastin gad piece of Other portions of the stolen property were discovered at B, too, under from its declared purpose, and thus committing a fraud bread at the fire. She was much injured,n died on various pawn-offices in the town, and the prisoners, who will be no army I „nue officers, ' on myself and all the subscribers?-1 am, &c., X. Z. Wednesday in consequence. were committed for trial, were identified as the pledgers. , weemanamem.....amsto MUNICIP ' RUNCORN.-At the first meeting of the newly- appointed MR. J. STEELE'S PAINTINGS AFTER RUBENS.-We recently-p , STATE OF THE MINING POPULATION. inspectors for the execution of the lighting and watching noticed these paintings in our publication a fortnight el, ceipts art ..-- act within the township of Runcorn, John Wright, Esq. ago, when we were favoured with an inspection of them thereir Mr. Seymour Tremenheere, the Commissioner ap- was elected chairman for the ensuing year, and Richard in Mr . . Burton's rooms, Great George -street. Since then pointed under the 5 and 6 Vic., c. 99 (Lord Ashley's Richardson, of the Manchester Detective Police Force, they have been removed to the Music-hall. Bold-street, a ' The nest of a common hedge sperm .az five the ' Mines and Collieries Inspection Act), to report on its was appointed a watchman, at a salary of £7O per annum, room much better calculated to allow of their proportions eggs, was discovered a few days a- .lham, in op operation, and on the state of our mining population- with the privilege of residing in the dwelling-house at- and effect being seen to advantage ; and in justice to Yorkshire. generally, has, in a report lately published by order of Cached to the Town-hall. Mr. Steele we must say that, with a proper light and more Yesterday week the shop of Mr. Lindley, bookseller parliament, drawn from actual observation a most dis- WARRINGTON SAYINGS' BANK.-The total amount ample space to view them, his talented productions greatly and jeweller, at Stoke, was broken into and £7OO it creasing piature of the state of the mining population. of deposits in the Warrington Savings' Bank was, on the improve upon us. The details, which can now be leisurely money aud £ll5 worth of plate and jewellery were stolen. ~..., stating The principal site of the mineral wealth of Lanarkshire 20th November, £127,966, 10s. Oid. The amount de o- and fully scrutinized, are wrought with great skill; and It appears, from very good authority, that the life of eatile for injury done is in the immediate vicinity of coatbridg e and Airdrie, in sited during the year ending on that day was £27,172 Bs. 4d. the figures which, seen under the disadvantage of con- Sir C. Metcalf is not in the imminent danger repro consequence of a spout being the parishes of Old and N ew Monki an d, f rom eight to and the amount taken out £21,941 Is. 11d. The total fined space, appeared somewhat too rude and unweildy in by the Spectator. - man said the damage was ten miles east of Glasgow. Half a century ago these number of depositors was 3,831. As compared with the outline betray now less of these characteristics of the spout being filled up. remote localities were thinly peopled and poorly culti- previous year there was an increase of 78 in the number of school of which they are fine specimens. The beauty The pension to Mr. Hood, £lOO a year, has been con to of lighting* the vated. In 1821 the populati on had, however, risen to depositors, or of £9,218 10s. 3d. in the amou n t deposited. of the colouring, too, is now better seen, and must .siderate y granted for . the life of . his wife, his own heal•• trom Mr. Court, 12,000, and by 1831 had increased to 19,447. The year Aer UNNATURAL FATHER On Saturday a fine little be appreciated by every lover of art. We would strongly being unfortunately very precarious. to the ne- 1830 was one of greet importance to the iron trade of irl, ' named Isabella Pag.t, we's brou ht before ' Mr. Rush- recommendour readers to pay Mr. Steele's exhibition The first steam-ship (the Helen Macgregor) ' eing the Scotland ; for in it the hot blast was applied to the smelt . let _ ing of what is known as the black-band iron -stone; and girl, on a charge of having stolen a g shawl and handker- a visit; and, if the suggestion is not somewhat too bold, Hull and St. Petersburg. calling at Elsinore .._ , ss,- It was. 01 V ~. after its application the population of these two chief, the property - of her' father. Mr. Parkinson, the we may venture to express a hope that the public spirit of hagen, is to sail from Hull on the Ist May. The steamers castle, see more than doubled itself in ten years. By the last census, , parishes bridewell-keeper, informed the court that her father was the people of Liverpool may be induced to make an effort are to ply monthly. receipts ear drunken fellow ' .and there d l'ttl dbtbt ti to secure the possession of these valu able works of art On Sunday week, a gigantic fellow named Hales, who the population of 19,447 in 1831 was found to have a. , W . building" t Th tth e the • f 6 inches • height,and,33stone,enlister] child bad taken the articles with the view of pawn ing for some pu l e i n our own. aey ar is 7 eet in weighs become no less than 40,193 in 1841. The result of this • • • • work of townsman, o f w h om th e promis e of these his in the 31st regiment atChatham. He repented, paid the them and obtaining some subsistence. Mr. Rushton rapid increase, and of the energy and industry it indi cates, is, says Mr. Tremenireere, " amidst a scene of ordered her to be sent to the House of Refuge. early efforts assures us that we may solhe day be proud, smart on Wednesday, and was let off. 1,712 a ur ought to be some consideration in inducing such p .. 8,250 great material prosperity, and an abundance of the means CAUTION TO SATLORS.-On Saturday, Jane Smith WAS On Thursday, Benjamin Payne, aged 40, butler to Sir of animal enjoyment, a vast amount of social disoreanisa- charged before Mr. Rushton with having stolen a sailor's chase. Henry Pottinger, committed suicide at his master's house .... lion and moral degradation." First ; let us look 'at the certificate. Edward White, the complain an t, sa id it had TREACHEROUS CONDUCT OF A COINER.-On Satur- in London, by cutting his throat. He was under notice An a balance houses in which the population dwell -for they are the been abstracted from his watch pocket, and that he day a miserable-looking I r i s h man , name d Thomas Skene, to leave his situation. ~_ Jn, one of £2,3% surest criterion of the mural state of masters as well as should have to pay ten shillings to get a duplicate copy was brought before Mr. Rushton, on a charge of having .. At the Central Criminal Court, on Wednesday, Robt. 358. men-from the Custom-house, or he could never get a ship. been found manufacturing counterfeit coin. Officer 53 Robson, grocer, and keeper of a district post-office, in THE GREAT BRITAIN.-This splendid steamer made a Mr. Rushton observed that he could do nothing with the stated, from information he had received, he went to a London, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonm en t trial trip, down the channel at Kingroad, on Wednesday He hoped it would teach sailors not to go with cellar in North-street that morning and found the prisoner for detaining a letter, and le. 10d., the postage upon it. with about 140 persons on beard- cL. ...., presents a -1 women with all sorts of documents in their standing close to the fire, and. in the place. naners eon.. very e er , .4 , e.....nue to that which she did when she - Murphy, turns reit iiirh 'masts, keying_l)stepped, and sett the docks ; (se six ten The prisoner was the - " eveduesday last temporary shroude attached; the yards of the INSemolikimmilimm=lll.at A .YARNING LOST.—Our readers will probably re emer at soe ao a conv isurement, from b the th custody m of tbe months officgers who ict were c to Woolwipt, v.- I ae !Bs escape el at the rate of upwards n is escape was not discovered until daylight, when the is hat at the further side of the tun heard of the the late assizes rson departmen d upw governor of the Bi on the previous day by the corn The men quantities of brandy and &c., ueen missed from both docks, and I considerable quantities, with which the thieves had nr were found in concealed places about the docks and in barges, &c., ready to be removed. On Friday ni,o a hogshead of tobacco in one of the Qu,-, was plundered of 1501hs. weight of its contents which the thieves got clear off. Two men wP hended that n;"' t week, a warehouses ..,gut on Suspicion of stealing 2001bs. of leaf .co. That quantity was found in the room where them lived. Both prisoners had lucifer matches on vueir persons. They were both implicated in various robberies of brandy, wine, tobacco, &c., and were re manded for further evidence. Parties inimical to our ware house owners have been in the habit of statin; that their warehouses were so insecure as to be liable to frequent depredations ; but it will be seen from the ab( v that the London warehouses, so much vaunted eof, and those of them, too, under the double locks of ilia owners and re -enue officers, are still more accessible to thieves. -'"Tans.—From a e find the re- hs included ISI3, as follows 26,391 25,661 22,465 59.995 17,210 12,177 11,739 17.420 20,508 seen that the disbursements of Bristc , ,New nd Plymouth, (all seaports,) have exceeded their To these we add the smaller boroughs in this Bolton .. Clitheroe 105 Lancaster 1.699 Preston.... Wigan ..... .. 2,724 3,082 In Bolton, there is shown a balance due to the treasurer " £4,637; in Preston, one of £2,369 ; in Wigan, one of . . . taining 29 counterfeit shillings, 31 counterfeit sixpences, The great al manac k- monger, Mr. aim to that w hi c h a mould, and so me pl as t er of Paris about the g ra t e . Th e to be a f a l se prop h et. He predicted . r landlord of the hou se s t a t e d th at t h e prisoner had taken wneld 1,-. tho come... day of the se- r the cellar from him the day before. Prisoner, in his the North of England at least _.e in the mildest on record are also across. The vast size of this ship will perhaps defence, said he was a poor man from Manchester, which for the month of January. be better exemplified by stating that were she rigged with he left, on his way to Birkenhead to seek employment. IRON TRADE AT GLASGOW.—Prices of pig-iron are three masts, her foremast would be upwards of 60 feet from her bows, and her wizen upwards of 100 feet from In coming here, he meta young man, William M'Don- fully maintained, with a good demand at 655. • makers her taffrail, while each of her masts would be still as far Pell, who represented that by taking a house and joining and holders are not desirous of selling, and a further ad- asunder an they are on board of an 80-gun ship. At 25 in business they might make a subsistence. The cellar Vance is expected. Bars are also in demand at £6 10s.— was accordingly taken, for he did not know it was for plates, £lO. minutes past 12 precisely, the engines were put is otion at Irevolutions a minute,when she made 64 knots. It is in contemplation to pull down the old buildings at l ' lliring they oyage to the Holms and on her return the coining, and was merely standing at the fire when the w o a g s was as foflrleolu- s en/ly thrown, and her speed taken, which officer entered. The officer being recalled, said a man present occupied by the department of the Home seers- f (M`Donnell) had come up to him in Dale-street that tare of State, which have long disfigured that portion morning, and seemed disappointed that two officers whom he expected had not come up. The officer asked him if Whitehall, and to erect a more sightly structure in formity with the new fr on t o f t h e B oar d of Trade. con- 4 he would not do, an d th e rep l y was, that he would get R ate of the 10 revolutions-6 knots. screw nothing if he told hi m . Wit ness t h en sa i d he would speak THE HOWLAND H ILL T ESTIMONIAL. —The Common Apparent rate of shi to the Commissi oner o f P o li ce i n hi s b ehalf if lie contmu- Council of L on d on h ave voted £lOO to this object. As p • .... nicated anything of imp or t ance , an d h e then gave infor- --- far as the ac coun t s h ave b een made up, it is expected that SFr' - mation that it was a co i n i ng case i n N orth-street, and that the gross receipt s o f thi s test i monial will realize between At 19 minutes past 1 o'clock the log was again thrown, I should find a man a t wor k ma ki ng base shillings. Wit- £14,000 and £15,000. 13 and nearly 14 revolutions, 9 knots. When off the + ness and anothe r o ffi cer went, and f ound the prisoner as Loss OF Tanen LIVES.—Ou Monday week, at Kilkee knots. When th e Holms 14 r ev ol u ti ons pro d uce d 9 full gave 21 k no t s ; 15+ revo l ut i ons 2 knots; 15 revol u ti ons 1 stated. Mr. Co mm i ss i oner D owling here stated, that, three canoes went out to fish, and a fog coming on, they on Thursday evening, M`Donnell, the man sp o k en o f, ma d e f or t h e b ay. Two succeeded in getting in, but the ship was below th e H o l m s h e was b roug h t round twice, came to him, and ask e d hi m w h at h e would give if he put third was lost inside the Duggernagh rocks, and the three and came round th e 32 po i nts i n a li tt l e l ess than 7 min him up to a mi n t case . H e (M r. Dowling) said he must fishermen in that canoe were drowned. utes ; and half ro un d, or 16 po i nts, i n 3 m i nutes 5 5 seconds. On her return up Channel, with her head to the wind, know something more aboutit before hecould say anything. Tile MURDER AT SALT HILL.—At the adjourned in the speed of the engines was increased to 16 2-3 d revolue He promised to call when the case was ready, and Mr, quest on Wednesday. the jury found the following vr- lions, which gave 101 knots ; and subsquently to 18 revo- Dowling informed him that he would have nothing to do diet :—" Wilful murder against John Tawell for oisoen in assisting to get up a case. He then went away, and ing Sarah Hart with prussic acid." The prisoner was. linions, which gave Ila knots. The engines worked beau tifully, none of the bearings heating; but, of course, on Friday called again, and said he and another man had committed to Aylesbury gaol. they were at no time put to full speed • and the Great taken a cellar, and that the police might take the man at work that mor n i ng . H e as k e d f or money for the infor- PUBLIC.—The LORD ELLENBOROUGH AND THE A NGLO- I NDIAN Britain made the passage from the Holms to Kingroad 'nation, and was t o ld th a t if t h e case were a clear one the sub scr i p ti ons to t h e testimonial of respect (19 miles) in exactly one hour and nine minutes, being Mint would reward him ac cor di ng l y . Af ter some f urther tobe presented to L or d Ell en b orough, are advancing to head to wind. le magnifice n t amoun t o f 50 , 000 rupees (£s,ooo)—no conversation, he left, with th e un d erstan di ng t h at two t} 1e Monday last, Thomas B rong b, a small sum thi s , to b e vo t e d b y t h e services of India to one officers should be sen t t o mee t hi m i n D a l e-street ; but against whom so muc h i s a ll ege d . respectable farmer, o f Hi g h B rent farm, near Congleton, Mr. Dowling w as so sa ti s fi e d o f t h e f e ll ow ' s v i llainy that was murdered by his brother, John Brough. The latter he did not send them. Mr. Dowling added that M'Don- EARLY MUSHROOMS.—On New Year's Day last, six formerly occupied a small farm at Biddulph, but, about nell was then in the court. Mr. Rushton ordered him to large mushrooms (one of which measured 164 inches in two years ago his stock was sold for rent, and he has since be taken into custody. The prisoners were then remanded, circumference, another eleven, and the remainder a little I lived with his mother at Whitfield, a farm which she and th e whole of the circumstances detailed in writing lees) were discovered growing on a farm at Dunham Mas- rented from the deceased. Mrs. Brough was somewhat were transmitted to the law officers o f th e crown . sey, Cheshire ; a very singular occurrence at this period in arrears for rent, and the deceased, being of a litigious M'Donnell had recently been let loose from Kirkdale on account of the late frosts.gaol. disposition, frequ en tl y t h reatened to distrain upon her. VENEZUELAN SUGAR.—The recent decision as to the This threat he put into execution on Friday evening week, PAVING AND SEWERAGE.—At the weekly meeting on admission of Venezuelan sugar into this country, upon accompanying the bailiffs to the house himself. Various Thursday, an application was received, requesting the the most favoured terms, is now well known to the mer- attempts were made to settle the matter, but he could not Board to Macadamise Islington-square, to which, how- cantile i , .terest. Hitherto, however, there has been no consent to return some boxes which belonged to his bro ever, they were unwilling to consent, except in the event large importations of it ; but to-day a cargo of about 300 thers, which he had caused to be taken to his own house, of new pavement being required, when the subject mi g ht tons arrived in the brig Warman from La Guayra. although, on a promise that the money should be forth be considered.—A l e tt er was rece i ve d from Messrs. A REPENTANT DRUNKARD.—At the Thames Police- coming in a fe w d a y s . H e l e f t a b out half-past five, to return home, but nothi ng more was seen of him until he South John-street h a d b een l e t t o t h e G overnment for a man, was charged with having been " dead drunk" in the Holme s to the effect th a t th e new B an k ruptcy Courts in court, a respectable looking man, named George Chap_ was found dead i n a sandhole, about two hundred yards from his own ho use , with his skull most dreadfully frac period of thirty year; and they wi s h e d, on th e i r comple- streets. He seemed quite penitent, and was so grateful Lured. His brothers, John and James, were apprehended, time to have the street opposite the building laid with to the police for having taken care of him that he begged to the first as principal and the second as accessory after the wood blocks, to prevent the noise. They were willing to pat a sovereign into the poor box. fact. An inquisition was held on the case on Tuesday contribute towards the ea once. It appeared an offer had DEATH FROM TILE SPLITTING OF A GRINDSTONE. and, Thursday last. James Brough was then admitted been made by Mr. Wason, to whom the property formerly On Friday morning week Robert Boardly working at as a witness against his brother. From all the testimony belonged, of £lOO for the same purpose; and it was agreed whichwas turned by was a grindstone, . urne machinery with restg adduced, it appeared, that, soon after the deceased had that the Board should comply with Messrs. Holmes' ap- apidity, when the centrifugal force caused the stone to fly left Whitfield, he was followed and overtaken by John, plication on these terms.—Some conversation took place to pieces. Some of the fragments struck . him violently who deliberately inflicted the wounds on his head with a as to the proposed new tunnel in connexion with the Li- on the head. He was carried home and died on Wednes- small hammer which was used for breaking stones. After verpool and Manchester Railway, tu pass from the north last. day perpetrating this foul d ee d, J o h n set o ff to f etc h his end of the to wn . — w hi c h, i t. was sa id , would cut the sewer in Great H owar d- s t ree t c l ean o ff , and also interfere with The coroner's jury on Th omas St a i ts, t h e gamekeeper, younger brother Ja m e s , w h om h e i n f orme d o f what be the sewers in sever a l o th er s t reets. Th e C hairman, and who died of th e injuries inflicted by poachers a t Croon), had done, and a s k e d hi m to ass i st i n of the body. Messrs. Aspi na ll an d Bi r k e t t, i n conjunction with the wished to add t o th e ver di ct o f w i lful murder against James, however, refused to have any hand in the matter. Law Clerk a n d th e S urveyor, M r. Wi ghtman, were ap - Joseph Turvey, Francis Din gs l e y, an d ot h er persons un- J ohn then took the body to a small brook at the foot of pointed to meet the E n g i neer o f th e R a il way C ompany, known, a dedunci a ti on o f th e game laws as " immoral in the meadow in which the murder was perpetrated, and with the view of asce r t a i n i ng h ow the difficulties in ques- their tendency, fruitf u l i n cr i me, an d destructive to hinnan there having dammed u p th e b roo k unt il , h e had obtained tion were to be ove r co me .—A comp l a i nt was made of the lif e. " a sufficient depth o f wa t er , h e was h e d t h e b lood from the . inconvenience arising from a woo d f ence i n B asnett-street, FEES UPON CONVICTIONS.—At the Woodstock petty I head of the deceas e d, an d a ft erwar d s carr i ed him to the opposite a new buildi ng o f J e ff ery an d M orrish, and the sessions, on Wednesday, a trumpery charge was preferred sandhole in whi c h b e was f oun d on t h e following day. Law-Clerk, who under s to o d th at t h e b u i ldings were fi- against George Cooper, a poor man, of Bladen, be Eliott, The jury retu rne d a ver di ct o f w ilf u l murder against John nished, was ordered to wr it e t o t h e part i es, and require a gamekeeper to the Duke of Marlborough. The tnagis- Brough, and he was comm i t t e d to ta k e his trial at Stafford the obstruction to be rem ove d . —M r. A sp i nall was de- trates showed their opinion of the charge, which was not assizes.. sired to examine and report as to the obstruction oeca- denied by the defendant, by fining leim'one halfpenny, EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TRANS sioned by the fence opposite the new church in Canning- which, with the ruag;strates' clerk's fees-13s. 6d. !—was FERRED BY A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL.—A curious and (not street, with a view to its removal.—lt was agreed that paid. a little) interesting document has lately been presented James' s-street, which' was at present in bad repair, should Mr. G. Kennard, late churchwarden of the parish of gratuitously to the select friends and clients of Mr. George be re paved with small square sets, as being better adapted East Farleigh, states, that the Rev. Mr. Wilberforce, Robins, also a large body of the agriculturists, and such for a public thoroughfare. Leave was granted to the Li- attended by his churchwarden, and several men and boys persons as are deeply interested in the transfer of property. verpool and Manchester Railway Company. to put down of his newly-formed choir, paraded part of the parish on We have been favoured with one of these reports, and rails adjoining a coal• yard, in Crown-street, on condition Christmas Eye, singing carols, many of them carrying have read through it with unmixed pleasure and satisfac that it be removed free of all expense to the Board, when lights, though the moon was high. They were out thus tion : as a matter of reference only, it will prove invalua required. A letter was r ea d from Mr. P. W. Branckela occupied from about eleven o'clock at night till four ble. It states the quantity of property that has changed regretting that the board had not granted permission for o'clock on the morning of Christmas day. hands through Mr. Robins's instrumentality from the him to connect the pipes he was about to introduce in his the year 1815 to 1842, (and it avoids noti c i ng an y o f th e NATIONAL Dee-r e —Th e L or d s C omm i ss i oners f or new warehouses in Dubli n - s t reet , w i t h t h e main pipes reduction of the debt h ave announce d t h at the sum of estates he bas sold at or un d er £2000 ; ) b ut i t details the they were about to lay do wn ; th e warehouses would be situation, extent, an d ren t +! o f eac h property, and the £842,068 Ils. a f our th o f th e surp l us revenue to the 10th erected at a cost of £50,000, an d t h ere would be no secu ity ` fi - 't he m-- .. •e• - •-•—• —-- e"'" county wherein it is situate, &c., with' the name of the ray against tire, ahe must depend merely upon having it ot October last, has been devoted to the purchase of estate affixed to it. From this condensed history we forced up by the engines in the ordinary way ;if the act Stock and Exchequer Bills. The interests on donations gather the following facts :—That, during a portion of which leid been obtained, owing to the opposition of ex- and bequests have purchased £3,615 ls. more of Stock. isting companies, did not a d m i t o f t h e i r p l ans b e i ng car. Thu s near ly a m illi on of money has been taken from the IMr. Robin' s p ro f ess i ona l pursu i ts, he has sold Sitvemei za UNDRED THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND, the rentals upon sled out, so as to afford the requisite supply, but ren- national debt ! In about 1,000 years, at the same rate of ,_ - , which were ELEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS dered their mains nugatory and imperfect, it would be progress, we shall get out of debt ! I A.YEA e aggregate amount Eleven Millions and better to seek an amendment of the act. The letter went WEsLeyANlsm.—Th e We s l e y an says—" There are Four H u ndred and Seventy-three Thousand Two Hun on to show that what he (Mr. Brancker) sought to obtain 426 circuits i n G rea t B r it a i n , an d 1,1:29 itinerant an d deed Pounds. It is said that the property sold at below might be granted without an y i n f r i ngement. Th e proper supernumerary preachers, averaging 21 to each circuit. , £2OOO would exceed another Mreemer or POUNDS way would be to have stop-cocks, which would exclude There are 14,413 local preachers, averaging 311 to each , STERLING. A c ur i ous fact is appended to this unearale the water completely, except in cases of fire, when it circuit. The number of sermons delivered weekly by lel e d r e s u lt. I n th e y ear 1824, Mr. Robins presided over would be brought into operation, and allowed to fill the itinerant and supernumerary preachers 15 3,951, 01 . 205,452 th e S a l es of th e Marquis of Ormonde's vast Estates, for service pipes : the keys of the main pipes to be in the in the year. The number of sermons by local preachers whi c h h e obt a i ne d £477,000, independently of timber ; care of the officers of the town , so that the party o wn i ng we e kly i s 11 , 641 , or 605,332 in the year. The number of and h e va l ue d t h e rema i n i ng por tion o f th e L ands and the premises would n o t h ave he least control over the miles annually travelled by itinerant preachers (exclusive Est a t es o f th e l a te Duke of Athol', (not sold during-Mr. water. It was decided that the question shouldabe again of special journeys and conference), 319 .692. Number pite s administration,) together with his sovereign rights, brought before Mr. Russet, and his opinion taken as to of miles annually travelled by local preachers, 2,947,448. t o th e government, for £530,000. Either of these occur whether the modified plan submitted by Mr. Brancker Total, three millions two hundred and siete-one thousand re nces ( as regards the extent of the amount) are without could be acted upon consistently with the provisions of one hundred and forty miles; or a distance equal to one ; a precedent; but, occurring as they did in one year, are the Act of Parliament. The Board then adjourned. hundred and thirty times the circumference of the globe." , not in dread of haying a parallel case to oppose them. ton, Molyn ordered permitti Harrini park, for perrniasia ould be required ii The reply o pplication any conslu - sic Hartley said able to attend Litt yards of land..t adjoining that lea to James Hodzso ,nts as to the channels, life .appeared that during the year saved by the lite-boats, and 27 vessels assistea. Louses and lightships had burnt 4731 gallons of oil, and 10,640 wicks. One buoy bad been broken, drifted, or torn away during the year, 1 sunk, 'l5 dirty, moorings worn out 2. The north-west lightship had Formby lightship twice : " anchor by - .4 _dragged 18, alieraiii broke } ilision I further .ier chai❑ once, ) vessels had passed through - once shifte the Rock ( e 4461 Were Inwards, and 4765 ,he total number passed throuo ,r of vessels which passed through the ,ern were, inwd, ,853, of which num b er, 7262 passed Channels through during s th l2 e time the Rock Channel was closed; outwards 13,907, of which number 4526 passed through during the time the Rock Channel waa - -- • 398 : The nun- is and Nor and in 1843 was 23,296 ; an d i n 1 835, the first year 6o of t 6134.—A memorial from potato dealers, ltercourse was 21 ~otn, was referred to the South an intimation that he should give Enouation he could.—The Parliamentary sub committee reported that it appeared highly desirable a register should he kept of the ratepayers entitled to vote for members of the Dock Committee. Referred to the Parliamentary subcommittee, with a request that the •,ive their attention to th--' praying for more Harbour Master. all the accc a cLuse in Oct of Pa subject, in order to in rliament to this effect— .esolved e better working of the - Albert `'- L -- Albert and Salthouse Docks would troduce It was Dock warehous ,e control of the sub-committee for In reply to a quetion from Mr. said the works at the Albert Dock and warehouses were going on quite to his satisfaction, and as fast as he could carry them on. He did not see how they could be carried on faster. Mr. Evans said that, owing to an error of his,-he did not oppose "- n of the sub.r,- warehous ement Evans pointment of the chairma Ripley ought to have beer general committee had nor ment of the mranittee Mr. Bold ba:rma❑ I Mr. Moiyneux ,". the alib - committee, who had met nd appoin. Mr. Evans. —The sub zommittee of warehouse management was, with tv , - ceptions, Mr. Itipk, had voted against dock warehouses, which appointment was directly at variance with the reasons offered for ex- cluding himself from the Committee of Works, viz., tha having been opposed • omposed of those whr to the new works. 1 , ..e out not have to do with ed .. out. Th e Chairm gh an inter to fered, and said these observations were out of order.—A letter from Mr. J. A. Tinne, Chat"- mittee, appointed by the Clea mittee, relative to a pin" swept from th^ • man of the sub-con;: rg and Lighting corn carrying off in flats the soil id of depositing it in heaps the inhabitants, was refer s sub-cornmittee.—A re t urn • to the injury of red to tt e Harbo .. .. cost of cleansing he dock e. Fr om this it app eare d th at the average cost was £149,2 per year. Referred to the Harbou r -M aster ' s sub-committee, and also the present disgraceful state of the dock quays.—A claim for compen sation to the extent of £1268 19s sd. from Messrs Hum ble and Merest, was referred to the sub-committee of Works, Mr. Evans remarking that he never heard of such an arbitrary claim, whilst Messrs. Nicol, Horsfall, and Bold thought the applicants entitled to compensation. — An application from Messrs. M'Tear and Hadfield for a loading birth for a line of packets to Rio Janeiro was re ferred to the Harbour -Master's sub-committee.—A let ter was read from Messrs. T. and J. Broeklebank, stating that they should hold the committee liable for injury done by water to some goods, in consequence of a spout being filled up with dirt. The Chairman said the damage was not done in consequence of the spout being filled up. Ordered to lie on the table.—The subject of lighting the dock quays was again deferred. —A letter from Mr. Court, inclosing one from Mr. W. C. Alexander, as to the ne cessity for testing ships' compasses before leaving the port, was referred to the Marine sub-committee.—A let ter was read from the Steam-tug Company, stating that they had agreed to the proposition offered by the Dock Committee for the towing out of the life• boats.—Several other matters of no importance to the public were dis posed of, and the Committee adjourned. as Rod on the tab ORIGIN OF THE LIVERPOOL BATHS AND THE FIRST ESTABLISHED. WASH II OUSE "ational Register.) In the sm. pressec the im - pot f cholera im )n all classe Vb. The vi exhorted them to the imm, looked hopelessly round th ith the vi Short of- thei;;;;;uhlii .4;"_ uiate practice of this vir dark cellar, or sm often lod ...au garret, containin a whole family hers also, for the facil ties of g washing, or m the drying, the clothes of the inmates. From • and bed, they turn - ed as if frr -t he - blackened blankets evils for which they c' But the poor, wt• often find sources --- their mutual benevolence is their surest reliance. iwoman living in one of the crowded streets of Liven), had a back kitchen in which three people could just stand, containing a small boiler. On the Monday she washed her own clothes ; the rest of the week her kitchen was filled by her still poorer neighbours, as was the co- Wvered passage into which her house opened, and in fair eather her y ar d a l so. To dry all these clothes was the fficulty. Thi s w • from her own b. window to It ,opposite, on whic out of reach of theft, or of giving annoyanti., The cholera soon appeared, and that street was one of the earliest and most severely visited. The bedding and clothes of the dead were ordered to be burnt. How were the survivors to supply the change of linen and the warmth demanded, in an unprecedented degree, by thi s dreadful disease ? We rn - are aroused, can nsee none; and A poor I s ave ome by passing cords 3 at of a kind neighbour a they co ul d bang and freshen i n the air, to any one in ores, Persevering benevolen ce , suc h as privation often which makes us feel the high pcses for w hi ch the discipline of life is designated. Tha r , same active kindness which opened her house to her neighbours, led the woman above mentioned, regardless f ..erseir, to visit the her blankets, her clot!, sbe cou not to the b urnt. A medical man ussured ld allow them her that - chloride of lime put into the water in which she sti them would destroy • The rapid • Inthes. z ld them all h all er sheet infection tte stock being quite .-- mac phours, she of the District Provident Sou.. thee to lend, for soap to wag to some I circulation that 10,000 people d( otne sheets surrounding villages with, and censeensue, which the applied to . th-e !all ICa on, a surgeon o f Ai r d r i e, stated U11..1 gentlemen present. Amo ngs t the compa ' ny ' vv — ere the Earl and Countess of Sefton, James Aspinall, Esq., the Deputy -Mayor, Lady Pearl, Captain Lord and lady, A1.,0 .,o remuneration. - -As an inhabitant of this town, I feel most insecure Berman Nicol and lady, Alderman Turner and lady, Mrs. citue of this mode of assisting the poor, when thus from the great influx of colliers occasionally, and from the Todd Naylor, Thomas Moss, E. of Otterspool, R. W. tight under their notice, was at once felt b ' y the nature of the neighbourhood. They are always riotous Houghton, Esq., &c. &c. Dancing was commenced at The cellar under this house was hired and fitted up on pay nights, but more especially during strikes, which „: -, • • -c kept up with great spirit until an ,ndhand boiler, a wine cask for a cistern. and are occurrinv f‘nnll.. ,_ - The Polka appeared to be the ,lon ,_ o f ; ri. chow; Iring that first `is►ta- I to Mr. T * slope remen re— 'me trough w ith only thi s accommodation, an avers am ; ge of eighty-fi v e fam ilies a w ee k were for several years preserved„ from Yet all the evils of washing in their own confined and -'" and of putting on their clothes half ' Wet weati- ,89 31 with ;t early hour next mo rn i ng . ...- uumoers, drink whisky, and g et excited. - At that ti m e favourite dance. the respectable inhabitants of the pine have no protec _ CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST A LIVERPOOL lion. My opinion is, that the colliers and miners them selves would be the first to benefit by the establishment Bally e oPettyessions, county CAPTAIN.—At the 'd hb P S 'of a good system of police. They would be taught to Cork, last we e k, J o h n Th ompson, master of the barque l hambra, of the 350 tons burthen, belonging t o M r . _ . crowde 37 led them to make a drying prevented from running into those 11 disorders, and would learn t re m a small garret 3 the same im Liverpool - for Icha tub for six admit a few Jeen large enough t, et all the current expenses, 'win( hour, Nas charged -- - .... , 5 “ ,, ,,c miuoriant that could be I uuc-, .uu is now lying in Crookhaven har I done for this pa r t o f th e country than the es t a bli s h ment with havi ng ma d e away w i th sundry canvass bags, ~ of a rural police. lam frequently in the habit of going visions &c., at the island, and also with an assault upon out from Airdrie at all hours of the night, professionally. the mate. For the latter offence he was ordered to pay a I frequently pass and meet with people drunk and disor- fine of £2 10s., or go to gaol for a month ; for the former derly on the roads. I often hear respectable persons, and it was directed that the informations should be return the better disposed among the colliers themselves, corn- able to Bantry sessions or Cork assizes. The defendant plain that they cannot he out at night without risk from refused to give bail or to pay the fine, and was committed such persons, and especially on Saturday nights. Cases to g aol. often occur of assaults committed on the re,,,t. 1 , .. - • Oil, as. ; matron. 3r4 received and washed in the any medical man was all that year no register was kept. In MERST and t v of do burnt. Drm s us the sale of last, the Commodore ats as YACHT CLon.—The monthly meet - 'Mersey Hotel on Tuesday Id Captain taking their respective !net pa Ina s„ eit Were obli; urse of crowded, and we have not seen a more numerous assemblage since the establishment of the club. After the minutes of the last meeting had been read by the secretary, and confirmed, a ballot took place for the noblemen and gentlemen whose names we gave last month. From the number of members present the balloting occupied a considerable space of time. The list contained thirty-one names, all of which were duly elect ed. A number of gentlemen were also proposed for bal lot at the next meeting. The other business matters of the club being gone through, a draught of a cutter yacht, of 31 tons burthen, was submitted by the commodore, the work of a townsman. A drawing of one or two yachts of the elnh r.. 11 • . . _ _ the evening the room ve „, ►Uit sau, coming through the Rock Channel, by a member, was also exhibited; and both of them afforded amusement and gratification to the com pany. BIRKENTIKAD COMMISSIONEII3.—The usual monthly meeting of this body was held on Tuesday. Inspector Mc Ilarg was appointed head of the police, and Mr. Dougney ortneweit-seeper. Since the inspector com menced his duty (27th Nov., 1843) 480 notices and sum monses, under the improvement act, had been issued and complied with. Particular attention bad been paid to Back Chester•street. The main sewer had been cleansed and repaired ; all the courts and passages were well flag ged and drained, and water had been laid to 64 houses. The chairman said that at the next meeting a resolution would be proposed that the land surrounding the market should be offered for sale to persons desirous of erecting houses and shops thereon, of stone, not less than a given height, and he believed the surplus land round the mar ket would fetch as much as would defray the cost of the building. The monthly ferry receipts showed an increase of £2Bl 5s 6d. over the corresponding month of last year. A motion was adopted for the appointment of a committee to inquire into the duties of the officers of the township. The chairman announced that as the sale of the Park land was postponed for the present, and the expenses of the township were heavy, the Finance Com mittee were about to obtain a loan of £20,000 at four per cent. August 20 to 23,1833) cted with chni.,— • of w hicl iaLy quilts; me hundred and one hundred and forty dozen PCP - - v part of the establishmen from the Provident Dis and clothes which this de• r Dr, le eagerness of the poor .g been proved by a trial the TOwn Council, in :aionwith baths for the town. The proposal was lding for the purpose was tained two private baths, tablishment, a . Eight more. year.. There conveyed, filled, on a truck, !,..Lintied a I. by putting up a at A penny %Vac Ellift would ha washed, ofarti one hundred and ten b st ructio - iii; i ' Tht Ali th. of iiidoy year s 1840. t„ : cordial(' parrs y ..ere nt of th op ened in tom a , l t , and the f - intended y, IR" Rhowpr b "Si • And eteht b e funds _,apour bath, wart. is also a bath which can bk. When needed in cases of illness. Number of baths taken in the first year, 11,661 ; secon year, 16,323. The price of ev. , ^ " I. . t mechanics, by w - wa4llll it ref The Year, 9 nroodates twenty-one washer -.Rshed there were, in the , 4 nere i 1 1 11 11 iffeet au, f .„ , ()1 ' th, ; second year, 12,067 rying room, and separate room for wash ti is lent. The charge is ietstablishm. ermine the )(th e tovy d ecc ub six hours success of this now p, s its current exenses, has J erect a not h er at the p other end institutions are now 1-- - happily in progress in upveral of our large towns, and we hope will rapidly mul tiply. To accelerate this great good, by diffusing infor /nation of me the succ essful result o f t hi s fairly tried experi !!lentPoor i , and to induce individ ua l s to encourage and assist n their e n d eavours to overcome the unpropi tious circumstances of their lot, is the object of this pre sent short account of the origin of the Liverpool Baths and Wadihhouse. iid devise no rerned en their ener Practi co spirits is subj )e purchased for 2s. 6d. from the There is, in ordinary cases, no pre y difficulties interposed ; con u in almost every provision -stop, 's. Out of 120 occupied shops in and close to Coatbridge, there are 25 grocers and spirit dealers, 33 spirit-dealers, -1 eating-houses selling spirits, 4 stores selling spirits—in all, 66 shops in which spirits are sold, besides 3 inns. This is upwards of 52 per cent. ; so that at least every other shop in this place sells spirits. " In one point of view the practice of selling spirits in grocers' and other provision -shops is particularly objec tionable, as holding out temptations to the females, while laying out the earnings of the family, to spend money in magistrate's ctera. litninary inquiry, nor are any u pirits are s as well as in many othe • Lney drink upon the spot. ..aties to unscrupulous shokeepers, may be disposed to tempt the wives to deal p at their shop by an occasional present of a dram before they begin tc make their purchases. " On the public-houses there appears to be no control whatever, and they are often open all night. The precise quantity of spirits drunk in this district could not be as- :rcat fac It ofters certained fro r u uces ; out alt private infor mation went to prove that it far exceeds the average of all Scotland, which itself amounts to more than two gal lons per head of the population. The temptation arising from having ardent spirits so accessible is tuo great for a people with the habits, and in the grade of civilisation, of this mining community. The taste and the example of indulging it spreads from the husband to the wife, and thence to the children. If wages rise, the father of a family, enslaved by this brutalising passion, works fewer hours, and idles away his increased leisure (that most precious gift to a working man, if rightly used) in dissi pation and drunkenness, instead of bracing up his ener gies to take advantage of the returning tide of prosperity to do his duty to his family, by economising his addi tional earnings, paying for the schooling of his children, providing more furniture or more clothing, and giving to his habitation the appearance of being the home of a rational man." Religion or education they have none. " The great swell, has offenders, with the nature of their offen nagistrates durin the put ye document that t brought before t !vet after all States during the year endin, Sir Wm. Sturges Bonnie is stated to be seriously ill at his seat, Testwood, near Southampton. September last was 8,361 containing five g 0 near Pelham, in refused to perform the t p 1 - In return for the food afforde it appears, Were on tramp. and on Saturday e vening ap plied to th- !f for the night. They were admission to the poork- officer plied wi an order fo ,d ittec Supper was giver ...,unclay), before their departure, the on them to pump a large tank full of the men refused to do, as they said, because r. Tt• as disc He states that the first lan, who furnished hi, hick he has r 's Mari ie Villa Kemp nd e same principles lediately 'en ia ce. that has las Id Mr. ly comfortable chambers department .1.1 , 1 S IS an