The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-07-23 00:00:00

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(11 1 , ° , ,,,0 11 :0; X.lth t ion Gtilv A y 'e (1) 6j°l' eeI10"°I ge t I , ew .00 hoof/ ig pt. tco ;o O ff „t Tft t • r if s ~tiioo c d , r . ri g et i p i ? rs c e.o l ", take de b totioip 5 ban O° lie " 4 l i ! the o f 010 tii; sa lt fp ro po_ d i 0 r e s, l i e.69 t . th e l t l. pr ng ` 1 d oes 3g 18$0. total flews. 7err club h aste' 4 wee been established at Birkenhead. cc:l ac their d e_ e fined at Birkenhead on Thursday, titSinne, g 9 at large. .11eate,,ano.; this town, has been gazetted a scalpseli"tiZtlle county of Lancashire. tor, has just completed a bust of sall;!4:::,,,7lirt?Lainnt...sretr.ioihiSCl" a borough mazistrate, qualified r the county, at the Kirkdale sessions, ts N e l l. Peer s h as b 44,4 irsraoni, vim been elected Master of the Ly klitizeer,e sixty. s i, Ic e ,TAr. Fox, who lately resigned. .° 4ll esd a - a pplicants. Youth, named John Whalley, late of k' l4 he X - 1.7_1 whilst painting the fic , ure-h y ea , d of a ht7.o:tsvid4leo,ta.ii?,Alirls;teari:triwnceotonclorectilthke,raefdel.lwinatsocirtohwe n w e a d t:er . , and, before L il itser 4 ;:tlikir ring fire broke out in the stack .", wes . t ; str aw Fazakerley. A hay rick I te - .Pr i d e 3 ated. 4 . 2 5, were destroyed. The pro 1/44ter41 the a nau 1 • a election of the commissioners Nregsall, Lathof Toxteth-Dark took place, and tea rare e1,,,,,„., 11 rY, John Yates Lee, and William /Oke st ;q B 147 44 14, 0 4 Lo r i, Miss Lewis, the surviving sister of 2, formerly lessee of the Liverpool te gt file foundation stone of a new church al te 'acion. lass as altizteel solve,: Monday hnyis Kay was killed in 'Vans evening by the wheel of a cart 4 gat,, 0 1 th e tteful and fracturing his skull He was rt, b_ 401 1 e in the cart at the time of the acci -17%R:141Q S thi,.•o4. ea art Canada, Captain Harrison, tos.ps„,sirryisSaturday afternoon for Halifax and ,dee p lin g atft upwards of one hundred and iszstufiull freight of very valuable mer titak al mails. We understand that both et,'lltic'icathls were refused. dela e N n „ Very useful vocal classes in connec -16. to r.. Pry ionic Society of this town will be 010Prs," 0 1 1, ! the 2nd of August. For those who Os; : 47 1 °f ee taemselves in the delightful science lsai4itVed a PPortunities which should not be tsZ a numb er of gypsies, who had been at itpati a r fi.l)assed through som e; of the principal hiN app ea ly erPool on their way to Cheshire, and -41 r 1 ,,_ tL el l litt er ,l, a ce and curious accompaniments 4 s7 tti qii 4 . ' 4 to th:1 01 1, and caused a considerable crowd Sk in seta,_eil Th''andinz-stage. 11 47„asLalo at i ram Deverett died in the Southern Jurd n . %pal evening. The deceased was the %1 A a r ar l of Fowls steamer, and on the :rat w i; Taling 'down the river from Rua ,- low urn a tap to blow some steam off, enough a crank caught him on the gl eestia _ -- __, Zil b . in list j a L , lei;tael„,flaing..ralles M'Cliverty, butler to a family N , * cilia b at , reet, Liverpool, was drawing a 4 tei lav ei , t ea th e , e; holding it at the time between b p h ikip,.:,, , /, imieftliottle suddenly burst and cut his k k t ( ple tte r kira ted ri .g aa . deep wound. The broken k ep t 0 th e re...,!rering the main artery. N T l z• ti l . Satur"d!leal officer of health, met . with ipa of 1 8 h ars dY,, while he was out riding . on ‘ t 4 lk et his Plia t , l ,,, ° shied while he was nroceeding Ol t ee h 135 ar e nt-street, and he was thrown. One iektklit:reentlised.iloken, and one of Ws shoulders is N 4 l. A2Ver y TiEe injuries are not considered of s : - "irlit,,• ki tty d ve , is heat th. " 8 . Fitz. - -Dnring the past week Mr. k s h _ls th ee , W 1 .1.11a8 8 have been delighting the it Z s uiliy;;'rfor teaa 're with their excellent acting. On N t L.,,, 41 4,4 1 11 , t Who, eewes will be for the benefit of Mr. itl i k t rat 4 .l 4 l4 B ever e in a l.° gh?d to see, has recove t ! d t IL kir 1 , 4 a bu ta „,,,u l snosition, and we trust ha ON P ha it°l3 o4 'Z . thy t , iv e W, a ea ouNKENNESS.—On Thursday „N no k tilooli„ Ilnrrner, residing in Walton-road, Z 4 ° 113 1 3 ee e n t ile o,,geputolsos,handry. In Vauxhall-road, on Is . ‘a t ,e. D e , !Iticl 6 '' one of his men, who was in hi:6 C„ , ,fee B tecl j o r ' e s.. .Deceased, who was drunk %,,1;,, h: . ° th e _otriking one of the horses, and,. 11 7 t e l t4 s t was i nQ l, r ° ll nd,and, the wheel passing a k , th e ~stes ana ';',.antly killed. . bade'lSth:Teteey o f s teamer Pacific, Captain Nye, I. cl eft l l,7 l . altiletli)etweene t ties t day fr o o rt m s / i s i l l ew ten Yg a r y k s , Om 1 . 1 r 14," Y e ;rg for dif;ere w n a ce p of time. The A h _ l B thus 6 h .at half-past twelve o'clock on the ` a ft e 1140ellIstant,- and after a splendid run Oa, tag ~ Yat nine o'clock on Wednesday ! N I All tX a i al la „at i It at tti ,,, ,k ir e , u lt , ii , pri se Troxs. —On the 16th instant, I k lst 1.' 5 g t ,,,:sso tl, e i l l , 'ate master of the Matilda, and tZtt of 111 i:(:1 se _ate of the Ellerslie, both of Liver- Q, i rhe A lta et, o.lid-class masters certificates ; and iilit i ga t te lo ll, °f it; Henry N. Mackay, late boat l'00,!1I CtO of the ' 3 t• John, N. 8., and Mr. Daniel Ili. at 1 N:1ad,,,,," Arrow, of Liverpool, were found 4_t!le i'il4' e ' La ss Mate. o h , 0 . ttEw s T r , - .1)1 1 0 , , oak We SKIPS BETWEEN LIVER- S,. Bte e , )y of ti ;_ . we are authorised to state that erghhi k _ l 3iiZ i owners of the British and North 5. 4 10 0 , 1 , of ' L earn-ships to commence a line of e ta t nis o l„, B am great size and power, for the con- Vag e rtk7leti en Passengers to and from New York \ 3 1 _ce or ,Mp se . lent of the splendid ships now ern -Ir4 :, ih_Elia „.',With the British government for the k ,loo . •Joh t 7k 1 : 0 1111 3 , i 4 tia t h , it t est, \ ill' 4 ll „, t trrt or A RAT.—A young man „ . k2 so4 °l 44,. lol C it e ',„ a clerk to a cabinet-maker in nt,,,14". s ei ," to ew "Y a rat ; two days after the arm N'iltit e io ra e jesa, e ", and were very much inflamed.. 4 4 ' As o !eg I ,, t as then sent for, and he adminis aitlle t ' e l'a t e C i en the nature of the case appeared N I P.O I di 4 °l's t,h,ralnation continued, and the spiv ‘ 41 8 ii ll ' t ev eryiis z l b ing, Dr. Bickersteth was called 4•Zt ‘,,!ly• °p lat e n ''lng that was thought likely to be lk,\lll-30foteavittwe eptearsvrin vain. The unfortunate man iit t te „ n ~, arch. •Ith 4 . ttL , re e ; Bo at ati "tADE.—A memorial has been S l 4i t !liph ti °,ost rat 9n to the Council, at its meeting n. pi. il E li I °R against the removal of any i li tk l i , t il'l k t -e i t ra f t rlgthtl:cle.to B . irkenhead ! as injurious t iL kiia ttl •lsh ip iarth er innabitats of Liverp . otl, and L s , ~.414 ti 0 I na ,_ c onsideration of the intended ikllli Maid °al l Yne suspended until the Council k kI N t e 4l ldi:etO ry, aaad adopted a comprehensive plan `'s! o tt i ll iej t ild e 1 . 1(1 Permanent accommodation to Llt"t l t'a e ture • in Liverpool." The memorial is e s t * ) , k e r ittout ill ,„ ° a_riens parts of the town, and iiir3:tle is qs l4 :!sy. ic e , where it must be signed in k , 4 4t il ea e t(l, kit e l IN Il ttt I, • o ildi er o r )(I. sTßEAD.—During the last V•l ti l lit, 1-, i !g °p ep ` .spirited gentlemen have re -o,lvht,i Nio •nipk enh ations in the great Park and also t:4% ~14„,hzis e n , e . a d• Amongst these are J. H. ,:o ~, , , , 0 % ,„ , .. .,i. only built four splendid man k. ee t rth ad h ail and for several others. J. Toole, NeiPaNPleudidthY Mr. Routledge, the con kvfitli4teitttt,ar p 0 establishment e occasion of in its C 111 , t r o e n a - r 7 n ar g l: , j k:l ii i ti , th : 3 4. ) : I te , eti ll o e n cl t s o ix a ty of the . operatives cotn titeNteki.lllBdrlte: Smith, s t K e enil a id rk su i r o e te r i. at Mr.pe tt ( 1,411 , 1 441 1t1 1 1 4 0 4 tlfteetlah:, and Mr. Palin, of Liver g ' c ,i, il t ell e :: W as Sing done ample justice to the 10N ,t o 4 B' s IQ ev '''. lir. Smith's best kind, the t ,l lo lth IN ti Ak osi elling. vi i l4 N e l !ll a tillg Novelties have, as we expected 47,4 4 .1 0 4 f. °ll B others of his former patrons, toge teata xoe a mP th e i ers who have sprunc• into man t,,,,l theth iti g eat , or, residence in Liverpool since his t7 4, , N Nl: l 'oat ° tieki d ' grave and gay, will find at his I,,,otv e te t t t. ,1 1 •13 .44 4 their fancies. The deceptions VotHohiesaeuetlact.easaelltl, innocent description, and NI 3; 1 1 : 0 `ea r 4 ho weve tne mirth of the domestic W( tl i e l e, or li tnl th e 1. 1 help . fancying that Mr. k, i 1,, t , ow ea niaki n Plan which he adopted here 1 "t h 4 t... ll'tlYe t ; a fq°1.4) 1% P ek lilacsi gZr-r o n f oi l • l e afcrown-a- . li e lia t , o t e sf oi , Pay, but ma ) 4t. ktltti l judicious thfaour Y excludes many who :B,.killr e e ' ilbst a i t e l nay not want to purchase, ka tI A a rep lu n "onfl giving trouble when not I t ? s k t et ::: th1t..., \17 n eration. ti' le t , °St b e trad e e have occasionally alluded to it t hil k a e 4 111 ( 4 of th e V, ,„ vt whe t capital Polt would receive by an it '11,•;" b e v ,ll ~,,,..., and although the want is th e i 3 f ," (3 ra:i„ - " l ',eems the only thing need- I e 11 4 to 0 1) 441 '',,,, w '!nd that the very element attiptileiF'protithnetaiti,jer4.ithet.hese views we would 0 %%tilt Il litt N itai al t i o k to t7leirlrCsrilaarreiflroOlidnertsheredelorenic: iill4itilill.aSi;fs,tio:3aecyincrfased by the issue of t i tget t t l it tl: e ,tll e tllut a . 4 2 ) Port d ,1 • 0 ,The proprietary will, no . r fp, 'lcy atai t y of th e : directors, and the public h ti l kt • The Increased means thus made N itt h ol. etiri . th e ..._ Ineasure is not only dictated I t ts l Y i Ile k ilets I : It fei,Zst favourable period has been 1 314 b Yr I,. i n co t he balllic•-• Albion. —[A meeting of \zlit3rte,;aqta raider th e has been summoned for l ia tll ll l k)o B34l 4, k'r t , ProPosition.] t\,,lhitsi g e l s% ee - us cora 04RETING AT K ot i r,,,t su e llPied ,Inen ce d IRKDALE.-- kN.'llll%,llr<itela_lratsstt:Lattentoionn Monday, an considerableday, an dth the ItNt tall ael:IT the of pre the i•e":..setilt. Captain Woodford, t t l tkiikev : 3 •• 1 1 14 i :1g th t4 e t€2 of e'ri.?",_ .submitted statistical k kets 'l,tibe e '' ett ate Oth , f ule In the county during ad, 44112.732.dr by ti;jenne. The number of It ' tt,,Of t ,t i l l lUa t i l ,_ Of th ese, Canty police during iti t ' k ' li ve %;it c , lB6 ‘ eanvic teti VCl w b e a r i Le d om an nlit .. " .. e s l ki as ° IA 4 h h. :nett, robe to t4 l4„erit o „ 0 0 ~,i i ! , w ay ro ,p were charged with 14,43::43i tti1 f pr. 1441'T Co Six with man- Is .k h 44 e, 2 1% h i l ti op s en!renty„ai,, with e witti burglary, cases n i i n a w z fi l i e cT the klt 4 4 41, 4 ri 24 ; q o PeenZ ° ned " ,;n wit L s o h i l4 ore rn _ .wher, ,c,oloPlainants was, during th' 1 1 , ... b tl i haelly co Pie very large number of • , !n cases where the . ; ti t h ati e e b tx 4ranbteett the co ted. Ik,itktt4t ~,ea 44 di ped, am colt In 3,518 sum_ o ri c i: u s r i t i ,t m at in eln r 3 i ly 6 d: -‘t f ( t,, LIN er e% re set ettied had I_ 9 _ of the parties to kkik v i:4 44 , t A 4 co o 7te an e t out con ,V..) it :tve t i 'recl i l e . t ablei n su ,, t omons es ItBtsfe l llek; tery il e t ,h, th e - co re itilo upon the las:nquare ioZtega Th e ' f the D 416 Vatia:r B POndliag quarter of N Wee 0 Sent D °li- 513 officers con ' 0 at C h e wi ng "Tom liNti, .4 40 _,.._.. tate. were ent county co/Ista. 0 0 1 , 4titat:: 0 3-4 11 , cia.ervielisetoz,---.17..at redly:will, 14d. in tcht. The A vyN, ei. ag.rfe.d to :—For 44N kf t o tt e h i ll tl it e t° t,lie % 11l thle Ki;lLdale r d a . t ; and 44044rttytiocklteithborntment of four ate h vNblll ix t a nd °dee / 41 1.4° ?d of Bootle Th . ki k a, a t oo 4 tb t the hue. reeve A ayiura • e ke I b i l It3l,l 4e Vltity ln ella loried, - " Ii rP ‘i pt i °l toli e . t the a — °4 Friday i W,-Streeit ° ?... r Of a di, 1 , . a human as • Juhe h o ° min -house, ,eispi liQuillatthe adjoins the mote Fitt some length of time it had been unoccupied, and was recently, along with some adjoining property, purchased by Mr. Love, a master smith, carrying on business at the back of the Adelphi Hotel. The building, like those by which it is and has been surrounded, was of comparative antiquity, and many years ago belonged to Messrs. Crew and Cockbain, plumbers and glaziers, in Lime-street. At their death it was sold, and again recently, as already stated, disposed of to Mr. Love. The construction of the building, more particularly of the interior, is of peculiar and awkward formation. It is entered by a flight of steps from the street in front. At the top of these steps, to the right, is a parlour, and another flight of steps leads to the kitchen beneath, which is lighted by a large window from the back. At the end of the kitchen is a step leading to a flag stone, forming the landing to other steps, which lead into a back yard. Beneath the flag, which had been removed in making some alterations in the building, at the depth of eighteen inches, the skelet6n was found, in an entire state. On the discovery, intimation was given to the police authorities, who called in thr,ie surgical gen tlemen to give their opinions relative to the remains. The bones indicated that the deceased had been a full grown muscular man, and, as they lay before an attempt being made to remove them, extended to the length of five feet nine inches. As not a vestment of garment, or the least traces of animal mucus were discoverable, there can be no doubt that the body must have been placed where found a long series of years ago. The scalp had evidently been injured, which leads to the supposition that the deceased may have come to his death by foul means. Independent of this circumstance, and the strange situation in which the bones were discovered, there is nothing reasonable to warrant such supposition, as the premises, so far as our inquiries have enabled us to ascertain, were never known to be occupied by persons of suspicious character, or used for improper or immoral purposes. On the point as to how the remains came there, as a matter of course, conjecture is hard at work, and the gossip already afloat is more than sufficient to furnish materials for half a dozen horrible novels of the classic and romantic school of Reynolds, or even Lloyd himself. On being removed, the skeleton fell to pieces. The bones were athered, placed in a box, and conveyed away in the garish hearse, to await the coroner's inquiry. _ _ _ EXHUMATION OF A LIVING CHILD.-At an early hour on Tuesday morning, a woman, named Ann Proudfoot, was collecting fragment., of cnal in the vicinity of a fac tory on some waste ground off Vauxhall-road ; and near Chisenhale-bridge she observed the toes of an infant's foot projecting slightly from the surface of the earth. She commenced turning up the rubbish (the place is a depository for ashes), and soon brought to light the yet breathing animate body of a newly-born female child. Its preserver enfolded the innocent in her own garments, and, under the escort of a police-officer, carried it to the workhouse on Brownlow-hill, where it was received shortly after nine o'clock. The child is going on favour ably. _ _ HOMICIDE.—On Friday an inquest was held on the body of James Ellis, who died in the Borough Gaol, when the following evidence was sworn to. It appears that while police-officer 63, Patrick Walsh, was passing along Mary bone on Saturday evening he saw a large crowd gathered round the deceased's house. He went to ascertain the cause of the disturbance, and found the wife of the deceased quite drunk. He then took her into custody for being drunk and disorderly. While taking the woman to prison the deceased, who was also drunk, ran after them, and threw the officer down. The policeman then struck the deceased with his stick on the head, and afterwards took him to prison. Ellis was brought before Mr. Rushton on Monday, and fined 10s. and costs for assaulting the police ; in consequence of the fine not being paid, he was removed to the Borough Gaol. While there the governor of the gaol, Mr. Duke, seeing the prisoner was unwell, sent him to the hospital connected with the prison ; a surgeon was also brought from the Northern Hospital. Ellis, however, died on Wednesday evening. The surgeon stated that death had been caused by congestion of the brain, caused by external violence. After an able summing up by the coroner, the jury brought in a verdict of " excusable homicide." _ _ _ CURIOUS SALVAGE CASE.—THE MARIA JANE.—This case, which was tried in the Admiralty Court on Tuesday, was a salvage suit of a very peculiar character. The Ma ria Jane was chartered by Mr. Lilly to proceed from Liverpool to Africa for a cargo of palm oil, he engaging to provide a sufficient crew, to provision the ship, and to pay the owners a lump sum of £720. The vessel having taken the cargo on board, in descending the river Rio Bento struck upon the bar, and sustained some trifling damage. Whilst in that situation services were rendered by two vessels, the Rapid and the Mary, both of which belonged to Mr. Lilly. By the adoption of various mea sures, extending from the 24th of July to the 24th of Au gust last year, the Maria Jane was got over the bar and despatched for Liverpool, where she arrived in December. During the time that she was in Africa she lost part of her crew by death, and some hands from the Rapid were put on board. To obtain a reward for these services the pre sent action was brought, and was resisted on the ground that the Maria Jane was, pro hoc rice, the property of Mr. Lilly. In the first instance the cargo was arrested, but bail was afterwards taken for the ship only, the value of which was estimated at £550. Dr. Lushington, after remarking that it was a question novel in many respects, reserved his judgment. LENDING A. COUNTENANCE.—This expression, com mon among artists and their friends, to whom the sons of genius are frequently obliged for the loan of a face, recently received a singular illustration in the case of a gentleman well known in Liverpool and Birkenhead for the oriental cast of his features. Being lately in London, he was strolling up and down the Strand, when he was accosted by a gentleman, who, after apologising with the utmost politeness for his familiarity, begged Mr. to allow him to take a sketch of his face, as it wore the exact expression which he wished to introduce in one of the cha racters of a grand historical picture. Our townsman, after being a little pressed, consented, and accompanied the artist to his house, where his visage was quickly traced on canvas. A friend was subsequently anxious to know what the grand painting was in which the gentleman was to ap pear so conspicuously. The lender of the countenance called upon the painter and requested to be allowed to see the picture. This the artist strongly objected to, alleging that it was against etiquette to show a work of art unfi nished, &c. But all his attempts to put off Mr. were unavailing. At length the artist consented, took him to his studio, and there he saw himself figuring in a large Scriptural piece as Judas Iscariot. This is strictly true.— Liverpool Times. THE LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS BILL.—On Monday, an unexpected turn to the Pike agitation was given in the House of Lords. The Earl of Eglinton called the atten tion of the house to a petition complaining of the mode in which signatures had been obtained in Liverpool to peti tions against the bill introduced for the purpose of giving a better supply of water to Liverpool. His lordship re ferred to the statements of several persons to show that a great number of fictitious names had been added to these petitions ; and that several individuals had been employed to go about the town to procure signatures. His lord ship, after alluding to the serious nature of the proceed ing in question, moved that Mr. Joseph Byrne, Mr. Joseph Hind, and Mr. Duncan M'Arthur should be called before the bar of their lordships' house. Lord Lansdowne thought the house was much indebted to the noble lord for bringing the subject under its attention, as there was no greater abuse of its privileges than that of forging names to petitions ; and he should cordially second the motion of the noble lord. After a few words from Lord Monteagle and Lord Stanley, the motion was agreed to, and the three parties mentioned above were ordered to be brought to the bar on Friday. The orders of the house were carried into effect. On Wednesday, one of the deputy ushers appeared in Liverpool, and served notices on Byrne, M'Arthur, and Hind to appear at their lordships' bar on Friday night. On Friday, the Earl of Egliton adjourned the inquiry until Monday (last night.) ALLEGED CHILD MURDER.—On Thursday, an inves tigation into circumstances involving the above charge took place before the coroner at the Borough Gaol. It appeared that a single woman, named Mary Harrison, has for some time occupied a cellar under the house of John Hall, who keeps a spirit vault in Nova Scotia. Six months ago she told Hall's wife that she was in the family way, and this latter person was also aware that Harrison had made every necessary preparations for her accouche meat. On Saturday last she fell down the cellar steps, and complained of having hurt her back. On Monday Mrs. Hall's daughter went into the cellar, and found Harrison kneeling on the floor with her arms on the seat of a chair ; she heard a cry like that of a young child, and ran to tell her mother, who, on proceeding to the cellar, saw Harrison lying on the floor. Mrs. Hall lifted her up to a chair, when she heard something fall, and Harrison said, "Oh ! take care of the child." The next morning it was put into a coffin, and was about being buried as a still-born child. In the meantime, rumours having reached the golice, Murphy, one of the detective force, proceeded on Tuesday evening to Harrison's residence just as the servant of Mrs. Hall was about removing the body for interment. After making inquiries about the matter he hal the body taken to the dead-house. On Wednesday Mr. J. Wood, surgeon, made a post mortem examination of the body, which he said was that of a full grown male child, and had been born alive. Its skull had been fractured, and concussion of the brain, the result of external violence, was the cause of death. He also said that if the mother of the child had been sud denly seized with labour, and the child fell upon the floor, such injuries might be produced. After conside rable deliberation on the nart of the jury, they resolved that " death had been caused by violence, but by whom inflicted there was no evidence to show." The coroner observed that, as such was their decision, he should forward the depositions of the witnesses to the Town hall for the consideration of the authorities as to whether any ulterior steps should be taken in the affair. THE MARLBOROUGH -STREET ESCAPE.—Under this head a paragraph has appeared in several newspapers, stating that a noted burglar, named Hackett, had escaped from the above Police-office, in London, through opening the Chubb's lock by which the door of his cell was se cured. It has, however, been ascertained that his escape was effected by the connivance of other parties ; and Messrs. Chubb and Son, of London, and 28, Lord-street, Liverpool, have received the following letter from the commissioners of police, placing the security of their valuable locks beyond all doubt:— "Metropolitan Police-office, 4, Whitehall-place. June 29, 1850. " GENTLEMEN,—The commissioners of police of the me tropolis have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th instant, relative to the report you mention of the escape of the two prisoners from the cells in Marlborough-street, arising from the insecurity of ' Chubb's Lock,' and wishing to have the commissioners opinion of the matter. The commissioners beg to enclose a report from the superintendent of ite division on the subject.-1 am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, "‘ PRICHARD MAINE. "Messrs. hail) and Son." _ . . "C Division, June 26, 1850. " I have to report, in reference to the escape of the Prisoner i llacliett,' on the .and of May, AVM the CCU At tbo TD E ICI VERPOOL STANDARD. court, Marlborough-street, that all persons who have examined the lock (one of Chubb's) are perfectly satisfied that he did not effect his escape by picking or forcing it. During his confine ment in Newgate the same lock was fastened to a cell door in the prison, but after every facility was given to Hackett, by the governor, he could neither force nor open it. "CHARLES OTWAY, Superintendent." MEETING OF THE PROTECTIONISTS AT SCARISBRICK A meeting of the gentry, farmers, and tradesmen of Scarisbrick took place on Thursday evening, in the School room ; but an adjournment was necessary to the large Club-room. EDWARD BUYER, Esq., having been called to the chair, opened the proceedings by reading the notice which called the meeting. He said it gave him great pleasure to comply with their request, and act on this occasion as their chairman. He felt convinced that the object which that meeting had in view was such as would ultimately tend towards the improvement and benefit of all classes of the community. There was but one common sentiment entertained and expressed in this township on this great and important question. He knew what the farmers were suffering from what he himself had and was suffering, and what they would have to suffer if this new. ' fangled system of free trade was allowed to continue. He feared that we were doomed to witness the decay and ruin of many an honest and industrious farmer. They might rise up early, and also late take rest, and eat the bread of carefulness ; but be feared it would be but labour lost. We had met here to form an association for the purpose of obtaining, by constitutional means, a protection against the loss of our incomes—our hard-earned savings— and the industry of the British labourer. There had been similar meetings, for the same object, in most of the townships, and this, he was happy to find, was the last. and completed the Ormskirk Union. It also gave him much pleasure to inform the meeting that the movement was not confined to this county, but was extending itself over the breadth and length of the land. This meeting was composed of practical men, and he bad therefore no occasion to inform them of the state of the markets for agricultural produce, caused by this new commercial sys tem. What were they to do? No change of their cir cumstances could be expected from the present parlia ment, or any protection given to agriculture. Then we must get one that will. Mr. Boyer, after a very able address, resumed his seat amidst much applause. Mr. JAMES SHAW moved the first resolution, which was seconded by Mr. THOMAS PARKER, and unani mously carried. "That this meeting considers Free Trade and the repeal of the Corn-laws have caused the unprecedented low prices of all kinds of agricultural produce, during the last season, and con sequent great losses amongst the cultivators thereof, which, if continued, must not only tend greatly to reduce the wages of the day labourers, but also bring ruin upon many of the tenant farmers ; and therefore thinks it imperative to use every legal endeavour to procure the re-enactment of such laws as shall give protection to the highly-taxed industry of this nation, against the comparatively untaxed labour of fo reign countries, and for the repeal of which so much false assertion, treachery, and unconstitutional means were used." The CHAIRMAN then called upon EDWD. MYERS, Esq., of Liverpool, to support the resolution. He said that he had been invited by the promoters of this meeting to meet their Protectionist friends of Scaresbrick, with a further request that he would also support one of their resolu tions, which, happily for himself, required no other advo cacy than a fair and impartial statement of its connected circumstances to obtain the approval and sanction of British patriotic subjects. But here he must pause and congratulate the township of Scarisbrick upon this great meeting, and themeeting upon the object which had called them together—patriotic in its principle, noble in its in tention, and glorious in its ultimate aim. (Loud cheers.) He believed that he now saw the day when not only those around him, but the people of England were awakening from lethargy and discovering the fallacy and fraud of the system of Free Trade, and the deceit practised by its great promoters and advocates upon the country. (Hear, hear.) The objects which this meeting had in view were to reduce as much as possible the taxation of the country, and to give the British labourer a protection against the un fair co m petition of the foreigner. And not only were these their objects, but they were national objects, as he hoped would be fully proved at the next general election. They were noble objects—they were glorious objects—they were patriotic objects—they were British objects, and they were worthy of the British mind. (Loud cheering.) He had also great pleasure in congratulating those gentle men who were to take a distinguished and active part not only in the proceedings of this evening's meeting, but in the committee of that society which is to emanate from it. They had an important duty to discharge, and a sacred trust within their keeping. He hoped that a patriotic spirit would influence them in the discharge of the one and the care of the other. (Hear, hear.) He now turned with equal delight to congratulate their Chairman ; for though this was only a local meeting over which he then presided, nevertheless it was a branch of that great national movement—it was an arm of that great national movement now taking place from the north to the south of Great Britain—it had the same noble object in view, and the same glorious end to attain ; and he (the Chairman) was as much honoured and distingul in that chair as if he had been called upon to preside over a national demonstration. (Loud cheers.) But he (Mr. Myers) felt that an explanation, if not an apology, was due from him • for this was a meeting of the inhabitants of that township, and he was not a resident within the township, nor yet within the parish ; nor was he recom mended to them either by his wealth, influence, talent, or his position in society. But the same reason which influenced that meeting to assemble also influenced him to attend it : he thought that he might give it the epithet of a patriotic spirit. If, then, he were not a fellow townsman, he was, at least, a fellow-subject ; and if he were not a fellow-parishioner, he was, at least, a fellow countryman. (Cheers.) He considered that there was a just cause for this and other movements. He deeply deplored the position of this great nation, believing, as he did, that she was in i nminent danger. He approved of the object which this meeting had in view. and sympa thised with those present ; but he feared he must also add, their coming distresses. But what would his sym pathy, or his deppring the position of his country, or his approving of their objects, avail them ? ~ These were all actions which a man play ;" or, as Shakspeare further expresses it, speaking of the outward show of sorrow— ,` But I have that within me which passeth show These are but the trappings and the suits of woe." He wished them to know that he believed and deplored the danger of his country by his appearing among those (of which they were of the number) who were striving to save her from her downward course. (Cheers.) He wished them to know that he approved of their objects by his taking a part in them, and not a passive, but an active part. (Hear, hear.) And he wished them to know that he sympathised with them in their misfortunes and dis tresses by his being present at their councils of delibera tion. (Hear, hear.) These reasons, in his opinion, established a call of duty—a duty which he owed to himself, as approving of their objects, and believing those objects necessary—a duty which he owed to his country, as being aware of her danger—and a duty which lie owed to that meeting, as sympathising with their misfortunes. The path of duty was the path of safety. (Cheers.) What little ability he possessed, he would exert it on behalf of that cause, into which he entered heart and soul, and exert it with all his energy and strength ; for he was no admirer of lukewarm assistance in such an impor tant movement, and at such an important period. (Loud cheers.) It gave him infinite pleasure to b e p resen t an d meet them on this occasion. On the eve, as he believed it was, of a great and remarkable struggle —a struggle which, when generations have passed away from this scene of busy and active existence, like billows upon the ocean, will serve for future statesmen to dwell upon, to con sider, and to mark ; and as a beacon to w arn o th er nat i ons from that danger and ruin upon which, he feared, this country, with its power, greatness, and glory, was fastly approaching. (Hear, hear.) In looking over the reso lution which be had to support, he thought that he had better first examine the object of free trade, and then apply it to the subject under consideration. Now, the object of free trade, as he understood it, was, to throw our agricultural produce, manufactures, markets, shipping, and labour, into competition with all all the nations of the earth. If this, then, be the object of free trade, it necessarily follows that that country which can produce articles (either raw or manufactured) cheaper than what we can, will find a demand for them in the markets of Great Britain. In order that they might thoroughly understand the proposition he laid down, he would exem plify it. Suppose that in this country a pair of boots could not be made under 305., and that in France they could be made for 15s. No one (it could be supposed) would ever pay 30s. for a pair of boots, when he could obtain them for 155., which would be the case under this system of free trade, and thus there would be a demand for the French boots, and that demand, as long as it was remunerative, would be supplied. So that they perceive that underthe system of free trade that country which can produce and manufacture the cheapest, will have the largest demand for her productions. (Hear, hear.) What, then, let us inquire, is our position with regard to the nations of the world. Are we on a similar footing ? Do we possess similar advantages ? If we do not, are we on the side of advantage or disadvantages ? For it mast be clear, tt at that country which labours under a disad vantage, must ultimately be surpassed by that one pos sessing the advantage. (Hear, hear,) Great Britain to begin with has the interest of a debt of eight hundred millions to meet annually, besides an extravagant govern ment to provide for, a number of state paupers to sup port, and the annual supplies of a large standing rrmy, and an extensive navy. There are the poor-rates, high way-rates, rectorial tithes, and vicarial tithes. Turn to foreign countries, and we find that they have comparatively none of these exorbitant taxes : but that, on the contrary, they possess great advantages over us : most of them in having the raw materials of manufacture close at hand, and all of them in being able to live at one-half the ex pense. (Hear, hear.) He had the honour of addressing practical men—men of experience—and men who had been occupied in farming all their lives. Would they be able to compete with the corn grower on the continents of Europe and America ? (Cries of " No ! No !") He had ascertained what the price of wheat was in most con tinental nations, and found it from 16s. to 275. per quar ter—the lowest figure having GO to the bushel. It could be brought from Hamburgh,'Bremen, Holland, Egypt, or Denmark, for from ls. 3d. to 3s. 6d. per quarter, making, with the duty, from 21s. to 30s. per quarter in this coun try. He asked them not whether they could compete with this. Could they pay their rents, taxes, tradesmens' bills, &c., and afford to sell their agricultural produce at the present prices ? (Cries of " No, no.") It had been asserted by the advocates of the corn-law repeal bill, in 1846, that the British farmer need not fear foreign com petition if ever the price of wheat should fall to 455. per quarter, for it would cease to flow into this market. But how stood the fact. The average price of wheat up to this time this year had been about 37s 7d. per quarter, and the imports of foreign wheat had been 957,057 quarters, with 446,028 sacks and barrels foreign flour. (Hear.). Your opponents say that you continue :o pay your rents, and it is very clear that you are not in such a serious state as you represent yourselves to be in after all : He had only to refer them to the great towns of Liverpool or Manchester, where a merchant or a spinner appears to be in the. height of prosperity and success,, meeting his 1 11 WW 9 Warkildb old oaten into laraq taUlaCtigUlt and to all appearance one who could retire from business at any time, and be independent of every one, when to morrow we may find his name recorded in the Gazette. Many of the farmers had a small capital to fall back upon, and there was that marked difference between the farmers of this country and Ireland, they were now living upon that capital, but that would not last for ever. He knew that there were hundreds of farmers who had been obliged to leave their tradesman's bills unpaid, in order to meet the rent day. (Voices, " It is so, it is so.")—But what occasion had he to dwell upon these things, when, according to a statement made by the great leader of the Free-trade party, the farmers of this country must be losers on the principal articles of our agricultural produce. Sir R. Peel had given us the prices of most of the articles of azriculture, at which he considered they would be remun erative to the British grower. Wheat at 5&5., barley at 405., oats at 285., and beans and peas at 40s. per quarter. Now the computed number of quarters annually grown were : Wheat 24,000,000 q. which at 565. would produce £67,000.000 Barley 10,000,000 403. 20,000,000 .. Oats 40,000,000 .. 235. .. 56 ,000, 0 00 Beans,&cs,ooo,ooo .. 403. .. 10,000,0:10 Making a total of R153,000,000 These he had no doubt might be remunerative prices to the British grower. But what had of late been their real prices, and what are they now ? Last year the average prices were : Wheat 41s. per or. which would produce £49,400,000 Barley 28s. 14,000,000 • • Oats 17s. .. 34,000,000 • • Beans,&c3os. 7,500,000 Making a total of £104,900,000 And showing a depreciation in the value of the Grain crop of A sum larger in amount than the total annual rental of the country. (Hear.) Look how wheat had been thrown out of cultivation in Ireland. In 1845 there were 1,000,000 of acres of land under wheat ; in 1847 there were only 740,000 ; and in 1848 there were only 565,000 acres. This it was pretended was caused by the famine and the potato blight ; but in his opinion the famine and the potato blight would have had the opposite effect. (Hear.) No ; it was only the natural effect of free trade, and a prefigure of what would he the lot of the land in this country. (Hear, hear.) Then there was the important question of labour, so intimately connected with this subject, and so fatally influenced by it. (Hear, hear.) In Dantzig, Mecklenburg, Holstein, Friesland, Lombardy, and Tuscany, farm servants' wages he found were from 40s. to £5 per year, with board; and labourers, from 41-d. to 10d. per day, without board. Now, in order that the farmers of this country might be able to compete with the corn grower on these lands, their wages must either rise to ours, or ours fall to theirs. Nay, the wages of this coun try must always be less, in proportion as the rent and taxes of our land are higher. (Hear, hear.) This was a most important question not only for the labourer but for the country, where the majority of its population was a labouring population, and its largest class a labouring class. (Hear, hear.) He wished to know whether this was an encouragement from our government for the labourer to improve his position in society, to keep him self:respectable, and educate his children ; or whether such measures would not be rather calculated to lower him in the scale of society, degrade his mind, and open him to the temptation of committing crime. He always considered poverty as the father, the mother, the nurse, and the food of crime and immorality. (Hear, hear.) But such was the state of the society in this country, and so closely were its classes connected, that it was impossi ble for one branch to suffer without its vibrating through the r:maining classes of society. (Hear, hear.) It would, and that at no very distant period, react upon Manchester and the other manufacturing towns, in the home consumption. (Hear, hear.) And our home trade was no insignificant trade ; it was the most important trade which this country could boast of. (Hear.) The total annual value of the manufactures of this country was £227,000,000. Of that we exported to foreign coun tries £39,000,000, and to our colonies £13,000,000, while we consumed at home £195,000,000. (Hear, hear.) He, (Mr. Myers) a short time ago, was in conversation with one of those travelling packmen from Manchester: he said that his customers were principally farmers and small shopkeepers in villages both in England and Ire land • that, six years ago, he was t a ki ng a b ou t £4O p er week% that, three years ago, he did not take more than £25 to £3O per week ; and that now he did not take on an average more than £l2 to £l5. He said that the farmers really had not the money to expend with him, and that the shopkeepers complained that they could not get their old stock off. But he would ask, under the system of free trade what will there be to prevent our home markets from being supplied with foreign manu factures ? (Hear, hear.) There was every reason to believe that, in a short time, America would rival Man chester in her manufactures, and, to reason from analogy, there was no doubt. (Hear, hear.) And now, in con clusion, he begged that this movement might not end here. (Cries of " No, no ; it shan't.") Let him remind them that it was under the system of protection that this country reached her climax of power and greatness—that it was under the system of protection that her large cities and towns have been fostered—that it was under the system of protection that her commerce was che rished, protected, and prospered—that it was under the system of protection that her trade had increased — that it was under the system of protection that that liberty and freedom which we now enjoy was obtained ;—that it was under the system of protection that this country have become the envy and fear of the surrounding nations, and that it was under the system of protection that they and their ancestors had lived, up to this time, loyal, contented, and happy subjects. (Loud cheers.) Might not protection then be considered the key-stone upon which the greatness of this country has been erected ; upon which it still rests ; and upon which for its future glory, greatness, credit, and existence it still depends. (Great cheering.) It had been said by (lie would say) an unworthy member of our House of Commons, that if this country dared to return to protection he would have it in a revolution from one end to the other. Did that member know the meaning of his own words ? (Voices, " No.") And did he know how to enjoy that liberty which this country gave to her sons? And did he know how to enjoy those privivileges which our constitution extended. If these be his sentiments, he (Mr. Myers) did not think that he did. Such sentiments might suit a Socialist meeting, or the red Republicans of France, but not the British House of Commons. (Loud and enthu siastic cheering.) If our parliament returned to protec tion, it would be as much the constitutional law of the land as those approximating measures of free trade, which the house had passed, but which he did not think the country would sanction. (Cheers.) If you possess not the education and knowledge of that member before alluded to, you could at least inform him that our consti tution sanctioned no such getting up of revolutions ; but that such crime would meet with its just punishment,— (loud cheers,)—that there were constitutional means by which changes might be obtained, and such it was your intention to avail yourselves of ; but to resort to no revolutionary system, and that you would have no threats. (Loud and long continued cheers.) That sense of in justice and wrong which exists in every heart, and which neither injustice nor ambition can erase—to exert itself with indignation, requires only to be awakened among the numerous oppressed and injured classes of society. (Loud cheers.) What were they to do then ? He would relate to them an anecdote, and they would learn from that what their future conduct should be. Before Earl Fitzwilliam was raised to the House of Lords, he was ambitious enough to represent his countyi n the Lower House, and while upon the hustings, he asked a rustic, who was questioning him, " What he knew about the making of laws ?" To which clodpole rejoined, with much smartness, " Nothing. I know nothing about making shoes either ; but I know that when a chap makes a pair that pinches my toes, he shall make no more for me." (Loud laughter and cheering.) What he should recommend was, that there should be a thorough unani mity in these societies. He begged to suggest that, in stead of tasking the union, it would be better to task the electoral districts. From the committee of each society let a delegate be elected, to form a general council for that district; and when a candidate offers himself at the next general election for their approval, a deputation from this council must wait upon such candidate, and know what his opinions are as to British protection. The different societies will then be instructed accordingly, either to unite in favour of him, or to reject him. As Mr. Myers resumed his seat the meeting saluted him with long-con tinued cheering. The next resolution was moved by Mr. WILLIAM HOLCROFT, seconded by Mr. PRICHARD SEPIITON, and unanimously carried : " That this township be formed into an association for that purpose, under the name of " The Scarisbrick Agricultural Pro tection Association," whose duty it shall be, not only to further protect►on in all its branches, by disseminating information on the subject, and attending to the registration, in order to insure the return of members for the county supporting such princi ples, but also to use every endeavour to lessen all local and other rates and taxation, promote the general interests of the township, and withstand everything that may in anywise tend to injure the same." MAWDSLEY, Esq., Maghull, then came forward, and said—Perhaps some of you would ask of what advantage are meetings of this description ? Are they not to strengthen the hands of our leaders in the House of Lords and Commons ; to show that the people of this country are not content with the present one-sided system of free trade, which is fast hastening the agriculturists of this country to rain and bankruptcy ? Moreover, we are only carrying out the views of our great leader, Lord Stanley (hear, hear)—who sacrificed office and everything thilt is gratifying to a public man for the cause of protection. He told the delegates that waited upon him in London; on the 14th May, " to return to their homes, and agitate, agitate, agitate." Moreover, he told them to tell the people of England that in him they would not find any hesitation, any flinching, and any changing of opi toononfi olupyn use the waited ei h htce a et d t i omf a no t er, t nattichohheraeatmdbloae attachment words rt e d v ws e ho r ef h nrt a ehi d tme m b aDi e an e uye n kbde t eu o opnf t oc h lsh e vsai nebllglpossible principles ndfgo, traonun and only on t meetingthe field a dety re of Waterloo, layv W nne: trenaprt princes, os i ral n. o t:c o ctt,ohoo: , suore a rNakna n nut ons d rgdph,ydhl ia s puct a choone y wriw(a , sinnse ' hiaea`rmadreUmsemvi meeting p eeyse e , ete.e,e)rtt g atii thunindialalggeagrst:dwmccenstooaheh, not iminetcn a , pph n gobo:tr d aessefne deeboa a dndert t numbers, them b e !' r ' s e W re a sPe i c . t ta , n b , oos e af q f equalled elee thatl d amn b i t s a artizans of Liverpool, numbering together upwards of 5,000. (Cheers.) Our opponents ask us, why would you tax bread ? I want to know, did ever any man eat such a thing as untaxed bread ? Are not the tithes, land tax, poor rates, county rates, and church rates all taxes upon the farmer's produce ? the tithes amounting to £12,000,090 annually, with a like sum for the other local burdens. (Hear, hear.) Mind you, I do not appear here as the advocate of a small loaf, but I do appear here as the ad vocate of a British loaf, the produce of the British labourer: and the larger that loaf is, the better for all classes. They must, under no circumstances, sanction the polity of despair. Is not this a most favourable ground for renewed exertions on behalf of protecti on ? The Propogor of the frog-040 mom of L 8 14 IN WM. However we may deplore his untimely death—However we may sympathise with his bereaved family—Howev er we may admire his alilities, his virtuous, generous and unostentatious private character, we cannot look upon his death without coming to the conclusion that it will be the means of re-uniting the great party, he was so instrumen tal in breaking up. If this be the case, no doubt Lord John will be soon drawn from power, and then we ,shalt have a general election. You must do all you can to return two Protectionists for this part of the county. At the next election you must not require so much canvassing or tnink that they can do without you, but you must be at the polling-births at the hour on the first day, and then record your vote on behalf of that protection which is due to our native industry.—(Loud cheers.) The following resolutions were then proposed ; and se conded and carried unanimously. "That this meeting binds itself to support such Association in every possible way, and hereby agrees to a Voluntary Rate, to meet the necessary expenses thereto, of one farthing in the pound on the rateable value for the eusuinpi year. That a com mittee be elected, with power to add to their number, to pro mote and carry out these views, who are hereby empowered and recommended to unite with the Protection Association of any other township of the parish founded on the same prin ciples ; and if the whole parish agree to associate for mutual benefit, then, that this Association be called "The Scarisbrick Agricultural Protection Association ;" and that such Associa tion be united with other parishes or towuspips in the Orinskirk Union, and so form one Association for all general purposes." "That an annual meeting of the Association he held in the School-room, in Maghull, in the first week in June, when a statement of accounts, and the proceedings of the committee for the past year, shall be produced." The CHAIRMAN then called upon the meeting for three times three for the Queen, British protection, Lord Stanley, Disraeli, and their good and respected landlord Mr. Scarisbrick, which was warmly and most enthusias tically responded to. A vote of thanks was then moved to the chairman, after which the meeting separated. PROBABLE RESULTS OF OUR INCREASED EXPORTS. Month after month, on the appearance of each board of trade return, our attention has been of late directed to the increase of exports as an infallible proof of the advancing prosperity of the country. The multitude greedily swallow the tale, notwithstanding an occasional doubt which suggests itself, whether the prosperity in question has of late displayed itself as productive of very substantial fruits. No portion of this increase of exports has been treated with more of self-glorification, as the result of their own idolized free trade system, than that of cotton manufactures, by the Manchester school of economists ; yet we very much fear that these people will be made before long to feel that they have been jumping to conclusions rather too fast, and that the true criterion of a healthy export trade is to be found only in the balance of profit, formed by the excess of the nett sales, over the cost of the goods exported. We have again been struck with this fact, after examin ing Mr. Burn's Monthly Circular, published on the 18th instant, and made up to the end of June. From this trustworthy source we learn that to Calcutta we have ex ported, up to the end of June, 66,339,032 yards of plain celicoes—an excess on the same period of the year pre ceding of a little under 14,090,000 yards, and, on the three years preceding of 23,924,223 yards. The export of printed and dyed calicoes to the same port in the first six months of the present year has been 9,379,278, an in crease over last year of nearly 6,000,000 yards, and over the three preceding years of 6,582,991 pieces. In fact we have trebled our average annual exports of these goods! There has been a similar large increase to other East Indian ports, as well as to China. Let us see what are the prospects of a profitable result of these largely in creased exports, With respect to the Indian market, it appears scarcely in a position to receive, and distribute profitably, such an overwhelming torrent of calicoes, as will be inferred from the following account of the Calcutta market, re ceived per Overland Mail, and dated June Ist.: " British Cotton Piece Goods.—Since the date of our:last report of the 13th ultimo, which embraces a longer period of time than usual, we regret to say that little or nothing has oc curred of a cheering nature in respect to either prices or de mand for piece goods generally. On the contrary, however, demaiid has been decidedly slack, or we may say excessively dull, and prices consequently have been drooping daily. We are now close upon a season when demand is usually rife, and are therefore inclined to hope that prices have for the present passed their lowest point; indeed, in some instances, we have during the last two or three days heard of slightly improved inquiry for the principal Manchester staple cloths." At the date of this account, only a portion of the ship ments of January could have arrived out ; and even by the Overland Mail the extent of little over those of the first three months of the year could be known. Those of the past three months will, we rather fancy, startle the Cal cutta dealers, especially when they find that they have been sent forward at considerably enhanced prices. From China we have reports of a similarly depressing charac ter : "Since our last an unlooked for decline has taken place in most articles of import, in consequence of forced sales. "Long cloths show a considerable decline, and are quoted for grays S 2 15 to .82 60 ; whites, .32 10 to B'3. About 47,000 pieces of gray, and 16,000 pieces of white have been placed." We are rather afraid that we shall hear some ugly accounts ,rom this quarter of the world before the close et the present year. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ROBBERY.—On Wednesday, James Marshall and John Coxen, two youths of about sixteen, were charged with robbing Bernard Castella, a travelling German jeweller. The prisoners and Castella lodged at the same house in Mary Ann-street, Brownlow:hill. On Monday morn ing last the prisoners rose early and after taking possession of a box of jewellery, a carpet bag, &c., belonging to Castella, they absconded. They were sent for trial. JUVENILE IMPUDENCE.—On Thursday a hardened looking urchin, whose head just reached the top of the dock, was sent to gaol for three months for stealing a brush-head from the Pedlar's Market. On being taken to the bridewell the prisoner remarked to the officer, with a sneer, " I don't care ; they can only give me twenty one days, and when I come out I will steal a great deal • more.'' He is well known by the market constables as a notorious character. CHILD STRlPPlNG.—Throughout the week nearly a dozen charges have been made before the magistrates against women for stripping children of their clothes in the streets. The cases have all failed, in consequence of the evidence, owing to the tender age of the children, being either not receivable or not to be relied upon. On Saturday a young woman was charged with stealing the shoes from the feet of a child of Mr. Heywood, of the Mitre Hotel, Dale-street, and also with stripping another child. She was discharged in consequence of the fact as before stated. SAVAGE ASSAULT.—On Wednesday, Thomas M'C on vine was charged with assaulting Bryan Shiel. The complainant, who is at present under treatment in the Northern Hospital, was unable to appebr. The co m plainant's wife stated that she and her husband lodged, at the prisoner's house in Porter-street, but they had f eNten into arrear with their rent. This led to a dispute between the prisoner and her husband, during which the prisoner took up a large blacksmith's hammer and struck him a violent blow, which rendered him insensible- Ho was taken to the hospital immediately afterwards. The pri soner, who denied the offence, was remanded until the injured man is sufficiently recovered to attend. OVERCROWDING STEAM-BOATS.—Captain Absalom Church, of the City of Dublin Company's steamer Vic toria, appeared on Tuesday, in answer to an information charging him with carrying more than the complement of passengers allowed by law. Mr. Brooke, solicitor for the Customs, appeared in support of the information ; and Mr. North, solicitor, for the defendant. It appeared that on one night in March last, the steamer Victoria arrived at the Clarence Dick, having on board 423 passengers. There were also 110 oxen, and 100 other cattle. The passengers had suffered much from the inclemency of the weather, as thq night had been cold and wet, and many of them were so exhausted by exposure to the cold , that they could only walk with the assistance of the po lice-officers who were present. The number of passen gers the vessel was allowed to carry was 242. and calcu lating three to every two square yards of dock space, (as allowed by the act,) there was an excess of 181. Mr. Rushton ordered the defendant to pay the penalty, which, (ss. for each passenger,) in this case, amounted to £45 ss. POLICE COURT Y - ESTERD AY. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—Frederick Johnson. the chief mate of the William Wirt. John Healing, a sort of dealer in old stores, and John Talbot, a porter in the employ of Mr. Jackson, the consignee of the cargo of the William Wirt, were charged with having stolen about eight hun dred weight of cotton, part of the cargo referred to. The cotton was taken out of the gates of the Waterloo Dock on Saturday afternoon, in a cart, the owner of which pro fessed ignorance as to the person who called him from the stand. The prisoner Talbot, however, acknowledged to clearing the cotton. The mate, who was charged with having received £5 for the cotton, stated that the con signees had cleared out the whole cargo, and subsequently the custom-house officers had inspected the vessel; he was therefore under the impression that nothing remained on board in the way of cargo, he was therefore surprised when a man who had asked permission to look for sweep ings offered him £3 for the loose cotton. Not to appear ignorant of the matter, he demanded £6, and ultimately the man Healing gave him £5. Mr. Rushton said it was not for him to say how the jerquers could visit a vessel and not see eight hundred weight of cotton. With respect to the mate's alleged innocence, all he could say was to point to the practice of porters engaged in discharging vessels concealing gum' ities of such cargo as cotton, and then informing dealers of the circumstance. He was de termined that the present case should not pass without investigation, and he would commit all the parties charged for trial. Talbot, who had been employed to superintend the discharging of the cargo, and who had been the means of getting the suspected cotton passed through the gates, pretended ignorance as to the amount of the cotton, which he also represented as valueless sweepings. JULY BOROUGH SESSIONS. These sessions oommenced yesterday, before Gilbert Henderson, the recorder, whose charge is a sufficient commentary on the extent and character of the calendar. It was to the following purport :—The calendar was a long one, containing the names of one hundred and seventy persons charged with various offences ; at the same time, having read the depositions, he (the learned recorder) was able to assure the gentlemen of the grand jury that very few would require any length of time to investigate. Shoplifting was a little on the decline, still robbery by domestic servants and picking pockets were becoming more frequent. Wherever he should find such to be the case, he should take occasion to visit the offenders with a more severe punishment, in order to put some check to such offences. It had been found that a very salutary check had been imposed on this class of offences by the administration of corporeal punishment. The present calendar only furnished one case of stealing lead from buildings, an offence very common, every session pre senting five or six cases : there again was a proof of the check which corporeal punishment had supplied; and having observed these effects, he should act, in visiting such cases with corporeal punishment, cautiously and prudently, but still he should not scruple to exercise those powers the law gave him. In referring to the cases of picking pockets, though more numerous, the recorder did not mean to say they were of the same serious character they formerly were ; such as cases in which persons coming from banks were waylaid, clerks going to the postoffice with letters of value were robbed, or when omnibuses were visited by thieves for the purpose of plunder. Such cases of pocket picking he considered much more serious than where the property lost consisted of a handkerchief ; at the same time, when he observed a certain class of offences on the increase, he should meet the case with that severity he deemed proper, and he would warn the offenders in such cases that a severe punishment would await them. The following is a list of the names of gen tlemen sworn on the grand jury : Mr. Harold Littledale, Exchange-buildings, (foreman.) William Armstrong, merchant, South Castle-street. Thomas Philip Hanson, cotton broker, Exchange-alley North. William Edward Thomas Duncan, merchant, Exchange alley North. William Charles Fosberry, merchant, Tithebarn-street. Edward Finch, iron merchant, Sir Thomas's-buildings. E— Thomas Stewart Gladstone, broker, Oldhall-street. Michael Harnett, broker, Fenwick-street. RiCh;rllifoughton the younger, timber merchant, Sefton street. Samuel Kearsley, broker, Exchange-street East. James Lea, broker, Rumford-street. William Duncan M'Andrew, brassfounder, Percy-street. Charles Moore, merchant, Rumford-street. . . . . .liiiOiiomvooilNicholson, hide dealer, Blackstock-street, Edward Penbury Parry, wholesale grocer, Temple-court, Joseph Parton, broker, Rumford-street. John Smith, wine merchant, St. Anne-street. William Stock, glass merchant, Dale-street. David Taylor, broker, Dale-street. COURT OF PASSAGE ThTs court opened simultaneously with the court for the trial of prisoners, Charles Crompton, Esq., the assessor, presiding. The cause paper was lighter than usual, — there being entered one special argument, one demurrer, and twenty-eight issues. Most of these cases, which possessed little or no public interest, were disposed of, and four cases remain for trial. AN HISTORICAL FACT FOR MR. LOCKE.—The ho nourable member (Mr. Locke), who so flippantly reproached Lord Ashley, on Tuesday, with " Puritanism," may comfort himself that we are living, not in the days of James 1., but of Victoria. At the former period, a bill " for the better keeping of the Sabbath" was introduced in parliament, when a member of the name of Sheppard denounced the mover as " a disturber of the peace and a Puritan." The gibe was taken up by the famous Sir Ed ward Coke, who observed, that " If it were permitted thus to speak against such as preferred bills, they would hare none preferred ;" whereupon a motion for Mr. Sheppard's expulsion was carried ; and as the parliamentary history relates, " Being called to the bar, on his knees he heard his sentence—' That the house cloth remove him from the service of this house, as being unworthy to be a member thereof :' " and this, be it remembered, in the reign which produced the " Book of Sports !" HORACE WALPOLE.—Horace Walpole was a man of the world and a courtier ; he had quick natural parts and much acquired discernment. He was a good scholar,was fond of antiquities, and a passionate admirer of curosi ties, which lie collected with indefatigable industry, and no small success, from every quarter. He had live too long in the political and the great world not to have learned its selfishness and appreciated its heartle sness ; not to have become acquainted with many political secrets, and seen enough of political baseness. He had considera ble powers of observation, and occasionally makes a pro found remark, especially on the selfish tendencies and the secret springs of the human heart. His characters are all drawn from the life; and often with great power both of observation and expression. But he had not sufficient steadiness of thought or purpose to achieve anything con siderable, or draw any impo r t an t c onclusions even from the multifarious information of which he was master, or the powers of observation which he possessed. There was nothing grand or generous in his composition. No ele vated thoughts, no lofty aspirations, no patriotic resolves, are visible in his writings. Politi c al insouciance was his prevailing habitude of mind ; an invincible tendency to " laissez alley" the basis of his character. But he did not lie by and observe events, like Metternich and Tallfyrand, to become imbued with their tendency, and ultimately gain the mastery of them ; he let them take their course, and in reality cared very little for the result. lie was an is linam INTERESTING FACT ! The London Times of Saturday contains the fol— lowing : "FOREIGN SUGAR.—A vessel ;vhich has just arrived from Havannah has brought 1,500 boxes, and another vessel from Matanzas 1.672 boxes of foreign sugar. The first alluded to belongs to Norway, and the second to Sweden, and both these arrivals possess interest as being instances of vessels belonging to the northern states of Europ e h av i ng b een employed to bring cargoes of foreign sugar by virtue of the relaxed laws of navigation for home use." The arrivals in question must possess especial interest to the British shipowner. Distritt Seth . An elderly gentleman named Whitley, from Manchester, was drowned in Douglas Bay, on Friday, whilst bathing. The Orangemen of Wigan celebrated the anniversary of the battle of the Boyne in a very creditable manner. On Friday £4,306 Bs. had been subscribed in Man chester towards the monument to the late Sir R. Peel. In Salford £595 18s. 6d. had been subscribed. The Chartists had an unusually large gathering on Sun day week, on Blackstone-edge, near Rochdale. They estimate the numbers at 50,000. On Thursday, at Manchester, a publican residing at Prestwich, was fined for making hay during the hours of divine service on Sunday. Some persons wickedly put a quantity of croton oil— a very strong purgative—into the water used for a teetotal tea-party at, Blackburn last week. A pony at Southshore walked deliberately into the sea last week, and, though he was pursued by his owner in a boat, he contrived to swim out of sight. Some time after wards the animal landed safely at Blackpool. The hay harvest in the Fylde is fast progressing, and a few more fine days will complete it. The crop is more than an average, and the greater part has been carried in excellent condition. OnTuesday a devastating thunderstorm was experienced in Lancashire, and on a later day in othe r p ar t s o f th e United Kingdom. Many lives were destroyed or injured, and macli property suffered a similar fate. At Bolton especially great devastation is reported. At Horwich the Messrs. Bennett are likely to suffer damage amounting to above two thousand pounds. No small quantity of ale has been rendered useless, and many buildings were seriously injured. INCREASE OF COTTON MILLS IN THE LANCASHIRE DISTRICT. —During the last two years sixty-one new cot ton mills have commenced working in my district ; six of these being small buildings, which have been converted into cotton mills. The sixty-one mills have, together, a power of steam and water of about 1,330 horses. Be sides these there are twenty-one now in course of being erected, some of them very large, which, according to the best information I can obtain, will have power equal to 1,285 horses. According to the ordinary estimate of in to every horse-power, these new mills, with 2,615 horses' power, will give employment to about 13,000 persons. During the same period there have been 156 instances of new tenants taking possession of mills and parts of mills that had from various causes become vacant, very gene rally filling them with new machinery, including also Additions to existing establishments, which, together, have now a power at work of about 2,738 horses. Besides these, there are many instances of additional machinery where there was previously unemployed power, and and numerous instances of a change in the firm, imply ing also new investments of capital. I do not give the above figures as showing more than ap approximately the extent of the investment of new capi tal in the cotton trade in my district ; and I am confident that the facts are understated, and that if it were possible to get an exact return, it would show a much larger. amount.—Mr. Horner's Report. CIIIISTBR ELECTION The elevation of Sir .131 m Jervis to the Chief Justice ship of the Common Pleas has caused a vacancy in the representation of the city of Chester. At first theirs own three candidates—Mr. John Jervis, son of the late mem ber ; the Hon. "William Owen Stanley, son of Lord Stan ley, of Alderley, and twin brother of the Earl of Eddie bury, Under Secretary of State for the Foreign Depart ment , and Mr. Edward Christopher Egerton, barrister of this circuit, third son of Mr. Wilbraham Egerton, of s t T h a e t tcoonn-tpark. their becamer . Jervis, rather however, verequ ley, the representative of the free traders, and Mr. Egerton, the protectionist candidate. The nomination took place on Saturday , amid consider.. severe between i‘ retired, ir. tan. and able excitement, no contested election having taken place in the ancient city since the Hon. Dudley Ryder stood forward, about thirteen years since, in opposition t o L or d Robert Grosvenor and Sir John Jervis. Amongst M r . Egerton's friends we noticed the Mayor, Major French, Captain Egerton. Messrs. Humberston, Charles Potts, E T Pad h lw o: a: a d s .wW P .a o lp t k t a s el , ri Tn7heTosm.srasFs.r.woDsitil:lioaßnm,.maF,nardrods ,eHßßaernepvrey.r Harper, S. Peplos : Hamilton ; and on the side of Mr. Stanley, Sir Thomas Gri ffi th's, Robert Turner, Edward Johnson, J. Roberts, and W. Harling. The various speakers were on many occasions scarcely audible, through the confu sion which prevailed. Mr. Egerton was proposed by Mr. John Williams, the Mayor, and seconded by Mr. Thomas Dixon. Mr. Brown proposed Mr. Stanley. and Mr. Robert Turner seconded the nomination. The respective candidates addressed the electors at considerable length, but amidst repeated in terruptions. On a show of hands being taken, a majority appeared for Mr. Stanley. and the Mayor demanded si poll for Mr. Egerton. After a vote of thanks to th4l etiff tho ungting adberned Oa Nimbi (rontordsy)