The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-07-13 00:00:00

1847. ORITIES sited so muck 3 understood, nteresting to 'f twenty-one n every three lyers. They ferries, mar. towers being tions. They tnagement of proceedings, t quite sepa -1 would have Dock Trus le style are are the same very point of so that, in 'orations, or, ken for the b. is entirely this is the to company, divided into iderstanding 9th of July, , ed upon at body knows, land under n as a build d papers of the Town n increased term of his However. )thers, who, possession which were issioners in arbour was the plan of 'tandard of tered since id will yet an area on y acres. _ _ affairs of that the Commis rntended, and such ' funds is in of the rs at pre rrent ex they can ly nearly now. It ad Dock £50,000. ing corn ted 30th an share in Gold /. junior, larcue F. n Potter, Indy, and the pro w gentle- Robert , shall be iuent cir- Iterations who has and their William 100 each, rich and such un the Dock be repaid the Dock Leir work u,spended ould only per share embers of any from £150,000 . Above y parties, Id at the 3n to get e crown ; oods and r. Frazer, ommitted Is of £6O Ly, John Ind costs, ;Johanna ion of the re lost her Matthew oinmitted t quantity ad-street, ' , ere found had pre- J SHIP.— ; on Tues trial, for a on board, ed his fin off a large man from the police meat. It ce, at half demanded !quence of ds a crash tone at the mveyed to ne poverty the miscre- Forty -eight shillings days. 'STRUCTED than fifty- Midghall ood, were 61r. Bolton liars to the the cellars eight, and >t or a foot o appeared and that in and still ig fine of 205- n to inflict thereafter e town Nvg s the owne rs People into shout every I, has I. o° l e adaiitt eu irorkhollge: id the Pr ° e San-atoll ie whol e ° July la, 1847. ?Loral p.tlu 5. The County Court, during the sitting of the assizes, will be held at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street. A new double-way bridge is about to be placed across the south passage at the George's Dock. There were no fewer than 11,000 visitors at Eastham Fern , during the last week.. The other ferries had also their full quantum of visitors. Mr. Baker, formerly of the Theatre Royal in this town, has been engaged by Mr. Charles Mathews and Madame Vestris for the Lyceum Theatre, London. The are several cases of fever in the borough gaol. On Tuesday last, a female prisoner named Ryley, died of the disease. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS AT THE ADELPHI HOTEL.— Count Brnyere, Sir Philip Crompton, Colonel Willis, Colonel Hall, and Captains G. Evans, R.N., Rogers, Owen, and Ryder. The Princess Royal, steam-ship, arrived here from Greenock, on Tuesday morning, after ar extraordinary short passage of 14 hours 51 minutes. We observed her again in the river on Friday morning, looking as rakish and beautiful as ever. The body of a female child was found in a box in the Mount Gardens on Tuesday morning last. From some wounds and marks found upon the body, the coroner's jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against some per son or persons unknown. PARIS AND ROUEN RAILWAY.—We call the attention of the shareholders in this line to an announcement in another column, to the effect that their attendance is re quested at a meeting, to be held at the Clarendon Rooms, this day (Tuesday), at one o'clock, on a subject of impor tance to their interests. A grand pleasure trip to Liverpool, got up by the Man chester Order of Odd Fellows, is announced for this day, Saturday being the day of return. Arrang ements have been made for exhibitions i n th e Z oo l og i ca l Gardens, and for water trips to the Isle of Man, Dublin, and North Wales, in connexion with this excursion. ANOTHER OUTRAGEOUS STREET ROBBERY.—Between eleven and twelve o'clock on Wednesday night, as Dr. Udney, of Everton, was passing Rupert's Cottage, he was stopped by two men. One of them knocked him down, and the other stole from him a roll of papers, containing lectures on Australia. It is gratifying to observe that many of the shopkeepers in the leading streets of the town now close their shops at seven o'clock in the evening. \Ye hope those who remain open beyond that hour will yet see the good policy of ac cording with this practice, for the health, recreation, and mental improvement of themselves and their dependants. On the Ist of June last, James Eastwood was employed at the Brunswick Dock discharging cotton. The bales were thrown over the side of the vessel, and one of them, on touching quay, rebounded and struck him, by which his right leg was broken. He was taken to the Southern Hospital, where he died on Tuesday last of the injury he had received. THE GREAT BRITAIN.—We have to state that sixteen cases have now been brought up and placed in their posi tion along the side of the ship. A government officer, Captain Montgomery Williams, has arrived, in that the render assistance. We shall anno unc e the time final effort is to be made. It is still considered that this will not take place before the end of the present month.— Downpatrick Reporter. EXTRAORDINARY DISPATCH OF THE STEAM-SHIP ORION.—This fine vessel, which sailed from the Clarence Dock on Monday afternoon week, reached Glasgow, after calling at Greenock, in seventeen hours. She discharged it heavy cargo at Glasgow, and returned with a full cargo, arriving in the Mersey on Wednesday forenoon, having accomplished the voyage to and from Glasgow, including the time of discharging and loading at Glasgow and Greenock, in about forty-five hours. ODDFELLOWS' GALA.—On Thursday night this gala, the profits of which are to be devoted to the Widows' and Orphans' Fund of the order, took place at the Zoological Gardens. The gardens were very full, and, although, the weather was not at all favourable for out-door amuse ments, dancing was kept up with great spirit in the Con cert-hall. The silver-plated regalia of the district was shown to advantage on the stage ; and the emblem of the order, lit up by fireworks, with the motto " Thanks to our Patrons," had a very brilliant effect. DEATH IN A VAPOUR BATH.—Yesterday week, a per son named Thomas Edwards, aged 34, was induced, in order to cure a headache, to take a vapour bath, at Mr. Mather's, St. Paul's Square. He went twice into the bath, but was finally found in it insensible, though he had shortly before said that he felt " very comfortable." He was placed on a sofa and a surgeon was sent for, but he died in about an hour. At the inquest on Wednesday, the cause of death was ascertained, from a post mortem ex amination, to be pulmonary apoplexy, and a verdict was was returned accordingly. THE LATE REV. J. JOHNS.—Shortly after the death of this Unitarian minister, the Liverpool Domestic Mission made an appeal to the members and friends of the society in behalf of his bereaved family, which has been liberally responded to, and the subscriptions of twenty-four indivi duals amount to the handsome sum of £BBO, Mr. Heywood, Mrs. Hugh Jones, Mr. W. Rathbone, Mr. Tayleure, and Mr. J. B. Yates giving £lOO each. A committee has been appointed for the purpose of investing and appropriating the amount contributed in a manner best calculated to secure the humane object in view. AMATEURPERFORMANCE.—We have now to announce, in addition to the facts in another paragraph relative to the same subject as affecting Manchester, that the bene volent literati who are to appear in a night's theatrical performance there for the benefit of Mr. Leigh Hunt, the veteran writer, purpose to extend their appeal in the same behalf to this town, in which they will appear, at the Theatre Royal, on the 28th inst. The pieces to be per formed are well selected ; and we have no doubt but that the attendance, from the object in view, as well as the literary eminence of the dramatis persons, will be nume rous and respectable. LIVERPOOL TALENT.—The youth of Liverpool distin guish themselves and their native town. Mr. R. G. Wil liams, son of Mr. Williams, of Basnett-street, whose for mer marked successes at our Mechanies' Institution we have previously noted, has now obtained the senior prize in Hebrew, together with certificates of honour in the second Latin, Greek, mathematical, and comparative grammar classes of the London University ; and Mr. Alfred Thornley, also, has carried off a prize in natural philosophy. At the annual examination of the Dissenters Grammar School, at Mill-hall, near Hendon, the first mathematical and the second classical prizes were gained by Master Joseph Mellor, of Liverpool. Master E. Daw son, the son of Edward Dawson, Esq., of Aldcliffe, Lan caster, also obtained two prizes ; and Master Marsden, of Liverpool, one. FALL' OF A CORN WAREHOUSE.—On Tuesday night, shortly before eleven o'clock, an alarm of fire was given as having taken place in Suffolk-street; but which was immediately after countermanded, the true cause being that of the fall of a large bonded warehouse, No. 829, in Suffolk-street, one of a lofty range commonly known as Poole's warehouses. The one in question was in the oc cupation of Mr. Richard Gibson, corn broker, of No. 6, Hanover-street, late of No. 27, Salthouse Dock, and was heavily stored with grain in the three first compartments. The topmost of the three partially giving way, and the quantity of grain stored up being very large, the lower floors, unable to bear the immense pressure, fell to the basement, causing the wheat to issue from the windows into the adjoining street. BILLETTING OF SOLDIERS.—The Secretary of the Licensed Victuallers' Society of this town has received a communication from the war-office (in reply to an appli cation) respecting the case of Mrs. Farnworth, the de tails of whi c h were g i ven at length in the various Liver pool papers imm e di a t e l y su b sequent to the hearingof the case before Sir Joshua Walmsley, to th e e ff ect that it is not practicable to fix by the mutiny act or by regulation, the precise hour at which a soldi er bill ette d i n a march, upon an innkeeper, shall be entitled to claim to be fur nished with his hot meal; but that considering the circum stances under which Mrs. Farnworth was convicted of having to furnish such a meal, the Secretary at War is of opinion that the conduct of the soldier was irregular and vexatious ; and he has accordingly directed the gene ral agent for the recruiting service to remit to Mrs. Fern worth the full amount of the penalty levied upon her. LATuAm—with his usual excellent sprit will minister to the wants of his friends on the course during the week. His bill of fare for the daily dinner is somewhat paradoxi cal—for two shillings you have venison, which is certainly making deer cheap. The worthy host of the Woodside Adelphi will pitch his spacious marquee to-day, in the usual place on Aintree course, where he will provide the good things of life in their genuine purity. His fine old cognac, and all etce teras—even his cigars don't need the sightest puff. In another column appears an advertisement from Mr. Wilkinson, of Leeces-street, who announces his determi nation to provide the best Wellington boots, at the re duced price of twenty-four shillings. As they are all made under his own immediate inspection, he can gua rantee that they are not surpassed, indeed for their neat ness and elegance we can vouch, and they need but a trial to rove their excellence. HE ToEr.—The high repute and conseq u e n t l arge demandE m for the restorative balsam prepared by Mr. Coup land, chemist, Parker-street, happily supersedes the ne cessity of our d o i ng more than' merely calling the attention of those of our readers who ha ve no t ye t tr i e d t h e h ea l t h y l influence of o egantandin n d i isp e e u n r sa fi b r l e e t a p n ag a e c . ces i s v o e ryto be lieve thetoit oi ileetx,etrotslese advertisement aa very erb s a a t tl i tary effect on th e h a i r , w h en used immediately ft G REEN-L ANE NURSERY, ng.;7-Journal. e had, a few days since, the pleasure of a cursory t 4ato these beautiful grounds recently established at Green thatred a and a c g o r o a ratified, four acres West Derby, and were silicsAaullmd ohsitutitmlepmosesribeltehatno c b .o o u t h o v u; p groundstwelvem are onth sp s leu b d e idblryoulagihdt out, to perfection. The and the soil being most green and hpreeasuetaietullyrircielieved with h pr e o a l l i t fi h c y , a th yp e e p ar la a n u t o s e, a u nd hto b iul lb is s r roses with are now which co ntrasting that of th e uncountable blooms they are covered. The st an d ar d and otlle e xhibiting ; and those wh o w i s h a charming walk, sh ou l d ava il themselves of th e p resen t fi ne weather to visit these gardens, of which an inspection is invited. LIVER THEATRE.—We understand that Mr. Nichol son, of the Garrick's He a d, B ow - s t ree t, L on d on, has opened this theatre during the race week, for his " Ill us t ra ti ons of poetry and song," by Poses Piastiques and Tebleaux Vivans, an entertainment which has not only attained great repute in London, but has created very general ad miration in Birmingham and Manchester, and the various other towns where Mr. Nicholson's talented artistes have performed on their route from London hither. The illustrations are interspersed with music, both vocal and instrumental, the vocalists being Mrs. Ballinger, of the Nobility's Concerts, and Mr. Plumpton, late of the English Opera House. The ianist is Mr. Ballinger, composer of the "Chamois Hunter," the " Trysting Tree," and other favourite ballads. So totally different is this exhibition of talent from any with which we have been previously visited, that it will not only be gratifying o strangers, but to those who have visited similarly ziamed entertainments. THE GREAT BRFFAlN.—lrp , to , the 6th inst., the work before described continued to progress. Captain Claxton had made a contract with the lot of active young men (farmers) who removed the fagots of the breakwater, at Ballykinler, or near there, for fillin g th e b oxes w ith san d, which work they had commenced, and as they would pro bably hoist on board about 50 tons per diem, if not more, and as all the boxes have a quantity already in, the whole would be filled ready for the coming spring tide. It was reported on board that another hole has been discovered and stopped, at the fore end of the ship, which must have been a work of great difficulty, as at present the water cannot leave her by two or three feet. COUNTY COURT, BIRKENHEAD.—This court was held on Friday, at the Town-hall, Birkenhead, before J. W. Harden, Esq. There were about 100 causes for trial, but, with few exceptions, the preceedings were uninteresting. Henry Berth, car-proprietor, appeared as defendant in an interpleadcr case, judgment having been obtained against him for a debt due to Mr. Johnson, coach-builder, Market-street, Birkenhead, and an order made upon him for payment by instalments. Failing to pay the first instalment, an execution was issued against his property, when it was discovered that he had sold his car for £3O, paid for in part• by a three months' bill for £2O, which Booth produced in the court. The learned judge decided that as after judgment had been obtained against, defendant, and he had since had sufficient means to meet the instalments, he should, according to the provisions of the act, commit him to the house of correction for forty days, unless the debt and costs were paid earlier. The defendant was then removed in custody, and the proceedings terminated at eight o'clock. SALE OF VILLA LAND AT EASTHAM.—On Tuesday the land on the margin of the river at Eastham, which has been laid out for villa residences by Sir William Massey Stanley, was brought to the hammer at the Stanley Arms Hotel. Mr. Churton, of Chester, was the auctioneer. As the sites are delightfully situated on the banks of the Mersey, the attendance was numerous, and the prices obtained were considered very high. Lots No. 1 A and No. 2 A and B were the first put up ; they were stated at 3s. per yard, but more than 4s. could not be obtained for them. Five shillings being the reserved price, they were consequently bought in by the vendor. The same may be said of lot 3 ; but lot 5 was sold to Mr. Hilliar, at 6s. 9d. per yard ; lot 4, on the new map, was sold to Mr. Greaves, of Liverpool, at ss. per yard ; lot 5, on the new map, was sold to Mr. Greaves, at ss. per yard ; lot 9 was sold to Mr. Thompson, of Liverpool, at 4s. 6d. per yard ; lot 16 was sold to Mr. Greaves, of Liverpool, at 4s. 9d. per yard. The whole of the lots sold amounted'to' £7,002 10s. We understand that the remainder of the lots are still to be disposed of by private treaty. Mr. W. Laird's delightful and picturesquely laid out estate, called Carlett Park, adjoins these lots of land, and lies on the south-east corner of them. Carlett Park displays the refined taste of the mind and judgment by which it was designed, and is cerlainly one of the most desirable places for a country residence we know of. This ground is also on sale by private treaty. THE GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE.—This Prince, after visiting Birmingham, and been "right royally" received, and shown all the " lions," arrived at Worsley Hall yester day week, accompanied by his Excellency the Baron Brunnow, the Russian Ambassador, Vice-Admiral the Count Lutke, Rear-Admiral the Count Heiden, Colonel Loothowsky, Lieut. Diego Eschappes, Count Alexander De Berg, and Colonel Grey, Equerry to Queen Victoria. The Earl of Ellesmere entertained his Imperial Highness with all hospitality, and conducted him to the principal manufactories of Manchester. On Wednesday afternoon his Highness arrived in Liverpool from Knowsley. He was accompanied by the Earl of Ellesmere, Lord Stanley and Baron Brunow, the Russian Ambassador. He travelled in an open carriage, drawn by four horses, and driven by two postillions. His suite occupied a second open carriage, drawn by two horses. He first visited the Collegiate In stitution, going through the whole of the Polytechnic ex hibition, and remaining for some time in the Picture Gal lery, which he greatly admired. He then drove to the Town-hall, where he was met by the Mayor, Mr. Bram ley-Moore, Mr. Earle, Mr. Thine, and several other mem bers of the Council, by several of whom he was accom panied through the remainder of his tour through the town. He next drove to the large iron foundry of Messrs. Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy, Great Howard-street, where he minuteiy inspected the large iron bridge which is there being constructed for his father, the Emperor, and which is intended to cross the Neva, at St. Petersburgh, and which will cost about £lOO,OOO. Amongst those who accompanied the Grand Duke were S. H. Leigh, Esq., Russian Consul, and Mr. Mahs, Vice Consul. After visiting the Albert Dock, he steamed up and down the river for about an hour in the Redwing, after which he disembarked in the new landing stage, and returned to Knowsley. The Grand Duke and his suite have since left London for the Continent, a small Russian squadron being in readiness in the Thames to carry them home. Bistritt getvs. Thomas German, Esq., of Preston, has given the sum of £l,OOO for the erection of a handsome tower and spire to the church of St. Peter, in that town. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Constantine, after leaving Liverpool, visited Lancaster and its castle, &c. He afterwards went by Milnthorpe to Newby Bridge, and sailed up Lake Windermere to Bowness. The royal party took the same route as the Queen Dowager took on her visit to the lakes. AM ATEURTHEATRIC AL PERFORM AN C E . — The arrange ments for the amateur performance for the benefit of Mr. Leigh Hunt have been finally completed, and on Mon day, July 26th, our Theatre Royal is to be honoured by the presence of Charles Dickens, George Cruikshank, Douglas Jerrold, and the other friends who are combining with them in their generous and grateful enterprise.— Manchester paper. THE NIGHTINGALE IN THE FYLDE.-On Monday morning, Mr. Richard Seed, of Poulton, was awakened from his repose about one o'clock in the morning by the delightfnl warblings of one of our southern birds—the nightingale. The notes were continued for upwards of an hour, and highly gratified him. This is a very rare occurrence in this part of the country, only one instance of the kind having been heard for the last thirty years.— Preston Guardian. BISHOP OF MANCHESTER.—There is a report afloat to the effect that it is intended to rent a house, to serve as the new bishop's palace, in the neighbourhood of Wigan, Chorley, or Preston ! The reasons assigned for this ex traordinary contemplated proceeding is, that £4,000 per annum will not be a sufficie n t s tip en d to enable the bishop to live up to the expensive style of living which prevails amongst the principal inhabitants of Manchester—some of whom, it is said, live at the rate of £5,000 or £6,000 a year.—Manchester Courier. FACTORY LABOUR IN MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. — Employment in Manchester would appear to be in an im proving state, judging from the reports prepared by the chief constable, from time to time, upon the subject. From a return up to Friday, the number of mills working full time was 128, on short time 27, and stopped altoge ther 20 ; while the number of hands employed full time was 20,399, on short time 3,221, and wholly out of em ploy 8290. This, compared with last month's return, shows an increase on the number of mills working full time of 24, a decrease of those working short time of 12, an increase of the number of hands fully employed of 6744, a decrease of hands working short time of 3509, and of those wholly out of employment of 2965. THE ASSIZES.—The next assizes will commence at Lancaster on Saturday, the 7th August, and at Liverpool, on Wednesday the 11th August. The records in causes to be tried at Liverpool, and at issue on or before Tues day, the 27th of July, should be ordered on that day. The T a L s i lt i ti e z r r e s p s d o a o last days for making up issues in time for trial at the next will the b o e n d2rytli:lnt ohfeca2indus July. In August be tried at Lancaster, n ln gu ca st u n s e e x s t, to on b w e in t c r h ie d d ay a s t the records must be ordered. Eight exclusive days notice of trial in all personal actions must be given for the next assizes in causes at issue in time for trial at the la l st as sizes. The causes i n t en d ed to be tried at Li ver be entered in th e f o ll ow i ng order :-Ist list po galf w or i l Hundred. 2d list—West Derby Hundred or elsewhere. EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE.—On Saturday morning, a youth about 18 years of age, son of a gentleman well known in this town, was proceeding along Bury New road, when he was either met or overtaken by a dog which bit the little finger of his left hand. He imme diately made after the dog, which bore every appearance of being in a rabid state, and killed it; then, remember ing the fatal consequences from the bite of a mad dog, and thinking he might have imbibed the hydrophobic poi son, he deliberately took out a penknife and cut off the finger by the first joint. After this he went to the office without taking further notice of the matter, and went about his usual business without giving intimation to any one of what had happened. At last, however, a quan tity of blood oozing fromthe wound led to detection, when he was sent to Mr. Jordan, surgeon, of Bridge-street, who, on examining the extremity, found it necessary to amputate the finger at the second joint. This the youth bore with the same indifference as he did the pain which he must have caused himself whilst practising the surgical art upon his own person ; the operator in the latter case declaring he had never before met with a patient who showed such great indifference to pain. After the ope ration was over he went to business as usual, and told us yesterday that his finger was again " all right."—Man chester Courier. . The rap O PENING idIy oraFisTendEtoMwEnCoilfA Crewe Nics'N w E .a w s., o HALL,n TuesdayC i t Ew E.last,— the festivity, uponocca sionthe scene of much rejoicing and . Mechanics' Institution, Concert-hall, Hardman Earle, of opening the New Hall, which is to T b h e e u m se a d yo a r s o a f Liverpool, George Hall Lawrence town, as well as from Manchester,on _ y b their presence. sur rounding districts, graced the occas) Esq., and various other distinguished Esq., Hardman farnodm this earance, The town presented a most festive a Wll, which i s s it ua t e n e a r to the church, bp a holiday and spacious building, in the modern style of architecture, being generally observed in the neigh p our h i o s o a d. The New handsome and admirably adapted for the purpose for commenced it in tended.is a mid-day, by the perf ormanc e of Handel's su blime oratorio "The M ess i ah, " wit!, Mozart's additional accompani ments, the p rocee d s of which went to t h e ... Th e ceremon i es o f th e opening in stitution. Th e oratorio was conducted b y M r . eorg is e Holden, o f Liverpool, who upon the occasion evinced his usual professional ability. Mr. Mingay, of Crewe, was leader; and the principal vocal performers were Mrs. G. Holden, Miss Williams, Mr. George Holden, jun., Mr. Ryalls, and Mr. H. Robert s , of Liverpool, assisted by a chorus se l ected from the Liverpool Choral Society. The principal instrumental performers were also from Liver pool, assisted by one or two gentlemen belonging to Crewe; and it is no small compliment to say that the musical ser vices of these ladies and gentlemen were given gratuitously, and that nearly all the songs and pieces were admirably performed. A miscellaneous concert was also given by the same performers in the evening, which was followed by a ball. The performances were suggested by the rail way company, in order to create a taste for, and to encou rage, the cultivation of music. LIVETPOOS STAIIVARD. STOPPING. OF MILLS AT WIGAN.—hI consequence- of. the demise- of Joseph Rylans, sen.,,,Esq., the proprietor - of the mills known by his name were stopped, together with all the works, on Tuesday morning., and still remain , standing, whichs has added considerably to the number of persons in Wigan out of employment. THE CREWE SCHOOLS.—The children of the girls' schools at Crewe were entertained'in a most gratifying and liberal style, on Thursday, by Mr. Moss, in the grounds of his mansion at Otterspook The children, to the number of nearly two hundred, . with their teachers, were conveyed: by railway to Edge-hill, and thence in omnibuses to-Mr. Moss's residence. Refreshments and amusements were provided for the- children and their friends, and the occasion was graced by the presence of a numerous party of ladies and gentlemen of Mr. Moss's family and of the vicinity, including. Mrs. G. H. Law rence, Mr, Earle, of Spekelands, &c. The children were afterwards reconveyed to Crewe, having been highly de lighted with their excursion. Mr. Moss's liberality is most praiseworthy. THE KIRKLESS HALL COLLIERY FATALITY.—The investigation into the causes of this calamity is not yet concluded, and the details already furnished appear to have roused the dormant feeling of our legislators. It now appears certain that parliament will make certain acts—such as using gunpowder, naked lights, and other proceedings which are known to be the cause of nearly all the explosions—criminal ; and compelling the adoption of a system by the owners, which shall ensure perfect ventilation. On Tuesday evening last, Mr. Hume ob tained leave to bring in a bill by which it is believed some such regulations will be enacted, as giving a little better security, until the proposed measure can be matured for the next session. The six bodies left in the Kirkless mine have been recovered, and one more of the sufferers has died, making ten in all. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death in the case of Berry. Some blame has been thrown upon the owners for allowing their men , to use gunpowder in blasting the coal. We trust that the facts which have been, and still doubtless will be, elicited by this enquiry, will lead to the adoption of mea snres which will arrest the evil consequences of reckless.. ' ness in the men, and cupidity in the owners.—Since the receipt of the above intelligence, we have received the following additional particulars :—On Friday evening last, the adjourned inquest was held at Wigan, before the bo rough coroner, on the body of John Riley, being the twelfth person who has died from the effects of the acci dent. Mr. Lancaster, proprietor of the mine was pre ' sent, also Mr. W. P. Roberts, on behalf of the colliers. Several witnesses were examined, after which the coroner deemed it advisable to adjourn the inquest in consequence of the underlooker of the mine being still unable to at tend. It was adjourned to Thursday next at one o'clock, and in the meantime three persons are appointed to in spect the mine. During the hearing, Mr. Roberts com plained of a communication which Mr. Lancaster had made to a member of the House of Commons, charging him with falsehood. Mr. Lancaster, in reply, said Mr. Roberts had accused them of bricking up men alive, which was false. The coroner said he considered the case so important that he should write to Sir George Grey, by the first post, suggesting to him the propriety of sending some one down from Government to be present at the hearing on Thursday next. Several others of the men are not expected to recover, and the misfortune excites the most painful interest in the neighbourhood of Wigan. It was near eleven o'clock on Friday evening before the proceedings closed. - BATHING SEASON.-RHYL. This delightful town, situated at the bottom of the charming vale of Clwyd (Flintshire), is rapidly rising to that respectability and celebrity to which the salubrity of its air, its rich and varied prospects of lend and sea, and the advantages of its extensive beach, so justly entitle it. It is periodically visited by some of the noblest families in the land, and was several times honoured with the presence of his Royal Highness the late Duke of Sussex, who pro nounced it to be, " without exception, the most beautiful watering-place in the kingdom." Twenty years ago there were only six or seven thatched houses, but it is now adorned with a lively series of neat villas, elegant mansions, lovely-looking cottages, fine shops, and regularly-built streets. The improvements have progressed surprisingly within a very short period. An extensive esplanade now affords a magnificent promenade on the margin of the sea. There is every accommodation—several hotels, inns, and lodging-houses, fitted up with the greatest attention to comfort and splendour, and in every way suitable for visitors of the highest grade in society ; numerous bathing-machines, hot, cold, medicated, and vapour baths ; spacious and handsome billiard and read ing-rooms, circulating libraries, &c. That noble edifice the Belvoir Hotel stands on the esplanade, the Mostyn Arms and the Royal Hotels in High-street, and the Packet Hotel at the Voryd. Rhyl is situated on part of the famed Rhuddlan Marsh (five miles north-west of St. Asaph, eleven from Denbigh, sixteen from Conway, twelve from Holyhead, thirty from Chester, and thirty-three, by water, from Liverpool), at the mouth of the Foryd, on the shore of the Irish sea. At the entrance of the far famed Vale of Choyd—which appears as one continued garden, and deservedly called the paradise of Cambria— the neighbourhood affords views and drives of surpassing beauty ; and its sands are considered to be equal, if not superior in solidity and smoothness to any in the kingdom. Every necessary of life is to be purchased at reasonable terms ; the market is supplied daily from the rich surrounding district, and the sea and rivers afford a beautiful and abundant supply of fish. Some eminent medical men practice in the immediate neighbourhood, and two are residents in the town. A beautiful church has lately been erected, where English service is performed ; and the magnificent cathedral of St. Asaph is within a short distance. The Chester and Holyhead railway station is near the town. The packet station at the Voryd is about half-a-mile distant, and a daily communication with Liverpool is kept up by first rate steamers, which leave Li ver p oo l f or Rh y l on three days of the week, and from Rhyl for Liverpool the three alternate days, the Sunday being omitted. Omnibuses and cars from all parts of North Wales ply daily in con junction with these nacicets. LOCAL MEETINGS. MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.—An adjourned meeting of the Council will be held to-morrow, at which the pro ceedings of the Health Committee will comprise a report of the engineer on the various duties of his department, and the staff necessary for its efficient working, and a report on the claims for compensation under the sanatory act. The Mayor's communications will comprise a return to be transmitted to the Lords of the Treasury of the cost of maintaining certain prisoners in the Borough Gaol. The proceedings of the Courts of Law and St. George's hall Committee will include the further report of Dr. Wesley with reference to the proposed organ, and the report of the architect on the progress of the works. LIVERPOOL EVANGELICAL CONTINENTAL SOCIETY.— On Tuesday evening last, a public meeting of this society was held in Great George-street chapel, for the purpose of receiving intelligence respecting the present state and fu ture prospects of the society's operations on the continent. R. A. M`Fie, Esq., occupied the chair. The Rev. C. M. Birrell read the report, whi c h was highly satisfactory. The statement of accounts showed that £lBO 14s. 6d, had been collected during the past year, out of which sum £27 9s. 10d. had been remitted to Geneva ; £3O to Brit tany, for the purchase of bibles ; £l5 to the Rev. Vierne, of Paris ; and £l5 to the Rev. M. Punchaud, of Brussels ; besides £4O which had been transmitted to Paris by the Ladies' Association. The Rev. J. J. Audebez, of Paris, addressed the meeting at some length on the present state of the Protestant Missions in France, and gave some in teresting details connected with the operations of the so ciety in that country. The Rev. A. Bosst afterwards ad dressed the audience, and urged the claims to support of a French newspaper which had recently been established for the advocacy of principles of toleration and Protes tant reformation. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The usual monthly to of .ettehi Bentham,it ee i meeting nofauEnt amount ..b fw o aaxsr6d calledswo oa Committee .s h containedtel 0 1 d i t h o a etn answer wi i u ea e ri a s r nd. to Tuesday y r Tda evening . hhegre fproceedingso r t h e C h r is pay ment of half a year's interest, due on tit r e , t t ow au n te sh snt i oi p opn b: f i te d ow s f , tAbler.eLumairiiila,ditbeweanspaasidcertaFinreened, thhoweve Committee, it appeared that a. ;ree minutes o e f t b l a ie d r i : e r e ry granted to the children of the Mariners' ; had that t he receipts for the past month were stated to be £1753 4s. 5d., and for the corresponding month of 1816 £2OBB ss. 9d. From the 23d of April to the 30th of June last £4201. For the same period in 1847 £4662. The total expenditure was £3212. The minutes also stated, that between the hours of eight o'clock in the morning and eight in the evening three boats would be continually plying, one boat to leave each side the water immediately on the arrival of another. The minutes were confirmed. A committee was then appointed to consider and report on the expediency of petitioning her Majesty to grant a charter of incorporation to Birkenhead. On the motion of the Chairman, it was ordered that the several commit tees be directed to make a return to the Finance Committee of the names, duties, and salaries of each officer in the service of the township, and to report whether any saving can be effected.—The board then adjourned. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BIRKENHEAD COMMIS SIONERS.—It was then agreed that the meeting should be adjourned until the first Wednesday in August, and that the committees should continue to act until that time ; but previous to the motion being put, Mr. Hicklin said he wished to correct an error which had crept into some of the Liverpool papers, to the effect that the Cor poration of Liverpool claimed from the Dock Commis sioners £llO,OOO. That was an error, as it was from the Dock Warehouse Company that the Corporation claimed that sum. Mr. Lloyd was requested to proceed imme diately to London, and co-operate with the deputation in their endeavour to get the dock bills passed. On the motion of Mr. Laird, seconded by Mr. Bryans, the fol lowing resolution was agreed to That the law-clerk be requested to write to the deputation and Mr. Lloyd, requesting them to consider whether it would strengthen their hands if a public meeting was called, of the inhabi tants of this and the surrounding townships, as soon as possible, to convey to the public boards their sense of the great importance they attack to the immediate passing of the two dock bills, as 'amended by the committee of the House of Lords, and that the deputation be requested, if they concur in the views of this meeting, to name an early day for such purpose." The board then adjourned DOCK COMMITTEE MEETING, ON THURSDAY. —There were present Mr. B. Moore (chairman), and sixteen other members. The Chairman announced that he had had an interview with the Finance Committee, who acquiesced in the propriety of immediately appointing t wo c l er k s to pre _ vent the frauds in the dock dues ; one on behalf of the sooner they e eierk we wasere r dock trust, and the other for the Corporation, b u t w ith th e understanding that both acted in perfect u n i son . M r . one of appointed e thee to n of the sub-committees. Two 'forcing pu m p s were or d ere d for the more effectua l washing . of the ne w l an di ng - s t age . Henderson better. o Atherton, for colleAing_light money,. A letter.of. pector Messrs, A gratuity of £ l5 was ordered to be p a id to In_s Baring Brothers, requesting a permanent berth for the Boston packets in the Waterloo instead of the Trafalgar Dock, in consecprenceof the new vessel the " Ocean Mo. narch," being of 40' feet beam, and therefore too large for the nassages leading to the Trafalgar Dock, was referred to , the harbour-masters' sub-committee, the chairman re marking that there would' he no difficulty in making:. the arrangement. A letter was read from Mrs. Penn, of the Baths on George's Pier-head, asking for remunerationfor the loss sustained in consequence of the public entrance to the gentlemen's cold baths being blocked up by the soil from the foundation for the bridges at the new land ing%stage. The chairman thought the committee ought to be compensated forthe expense incurred in makingthe ' new landing-stage, by-which the docks would not be be nefitted one farthing-. Mrs. Penn should apply to. the Corporation. After some little conversation, the letter was referred to the sub-committee of works. The master of one of the light-ships having reported that in conse quence of the bottom- of this vessel being covered with yellow metal, instead of copper, the corrosion of the chains was very great, Lieut. Jones had examined the moorings of that vessel, and the moorings of a vessel covered with copper, which had been in the water about the same length of time, and reported that the yellow metal did not cor rode the chains more than copper. The annual excursion of the Marine Sub-committee for the inspection of the light-ships and light-hpuses between the Mersey. and Holyhead, was fixed to commence on Monday morning next, at eight o'clock. The inspection generally occu pies five days. Financial matters were then proceeded with. Tan SELECT VESTAY. — The weekly meeting was held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell presiding. The vessels offered by government as hospital-ships would ar rive here this week. The arrivals from Ireland during the previous week were reported to be in all 8,563;- the total for the previous seven days being 6,64l.—Rector Brooks was very glad to say that they were of a very different class to the Irish which Liverpool had had to maintain for so long a time back.—Mr. Weightman, the surveyor esti mated the cost of erecting two additional sheds, each to accommodate 200 patients, at £3OO each.—Mr. Harboard offered to let some of his sheds at an annual rental to the committee, and he was written to for the purpose of as certaining whether he would let them by the month in stead of by the year.—The Sanatory Committee forwarded a resolution of which the following is a copy:--" That it be communicated to the Select Vestry that we have endea voured to carry out the law with reference to the emptying of cellars, and that the result has been, that persons in fever have been found in the,open streets for 24 hours; we, therefore request of the Select Vestry to have tents erected for the persons ejected from the cellars, and then we shall do all in our power to empty the remainder of of them." This gave rise to some discussion, and a state ment that an arrangement had been made to send the Irish paupers back to their own country, by the vessels of six of the Irish Steam Companies. A motion was agreed to the effect that the Vestry and Health Committee should take steps together for the Occommadation of the fever patients from cellars.—A long and- unprofitable conversa tion took place relative to some of the medical men em ployed by the parish authorities. Some letters of com plaint from the former were referred to the Workhouse Committee.—Mr. Parry, registrar of St. George's district, was honourably promoted to, the registrarship of St. Tho mas's. Mr. Ferguson gave notice that he should move the appointment of a registrar for St. George's district on Tuesday next, in the room of Mr. Parry. He also gave notice that he should move, upon the same day, the ap pointment of seven additional district medical officers. — The owner of some property in Bedford-street North wrote to say, that the tenants of six of his houses, in that fashion able street, had quitted in consequence of the erection and occupation of the sheds in Mount-pleasant with fever pa tients. He contended that he had a just claim for com pensation for the loss of rent, and he demanded it at the hands of the board. The letter was referred for considera tion.—The meeting then adjourned. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. On Wednesday, the usual monthly meeting of the Council was held, at the Town-hall. The Mayor took the chair at ten minutes after eleven o'clock, at which time there were twenty-three members in their respective places. THE BIRKENHEAD DEBT. Mr. PARKER begged to ask the Chairman of the Finance Committee the reasons why the £llO,OOO, due from the Birkenhead Dock Company, had not been paid into the corporation treasury ? He said that as a trustee of the burgesses of Liverpool, he thought he had a right to look after their interests. Many gentlemen present were not aware that the old corporation in their foresight and judgment—and experience proved their judgment to be sound, and the Mayor's sire was a member of that corpo ration—purchased the estate of Wallasey for the sum of £200,000. The council had now an estate of the value of as many millions as it had originally cost hundreds of thousands. That estate was handed down to the Munici pal Reform Corporation, and they, in their glorious ple nitude, abused the old corporation, and the purchase was called a job, and it was said that thousands of the public money had been thrown away for a swamp on the other side of the water. When the present Mayor was chairman of the Finance Committee, that committee in their wis dom, thought proper to recommend to the council, in a very quiet way, to lease away the Wallasey estate ; but no sooner had the Birkenhead people got possession of the property than they announced it to be their intention of building docks on it. They took the estate at 75 years lease ; but having had all their plans cut and dry, they went to work to deprive the burgesses of Liverpool of the fee-simple right which they possessed. Being supported in- this by the people of Bolton and Manchester, they went to Parliament and obtained their bill, depriving the bur gesses of the fee simple ; and by that bill they were to pay the Liverpool Corporation the sum of £llO,OOO, not one tenth part perhaps of the value. He wished to know whether the bill specified the time when the £llO,OOO was to be paid ? He wanted to know on what grounds this £llO,OOO had not been paid ?—when it was to be paid ? what security there was for the payment of it ?—and what interest the corporation were receiving for it ? (Hear.) The estate had been got from the corporation almost by fraud. He would not say by direct fraud, but he would say by deception. The business on the other side of the water had been commenced in excitement, and carried on by false agitation. (Hear, hear.) Excitement was th e order of the day. Lord orpeth had been brought down to open the docks ; and it was thought the people in Lon don would bleed, but it was now ascertained that they would not bleed. (" Hear," and laughter.) Mr. MANN objected. He thought it beneath Mr. Parker to reflect upon the manner in which the Birken head Docks were opened. Mr. PARKER said he was giving his honest opinion, and that he should not shrink from the conscientious discharge of his duty. (Hear, hear.) Sir T. BRANCKER said that the Finance Committee neither had nor would part with the Wallasey Estate until they obtained full satisfaction for it. He could inform Mr. Parker, for the information of his friends out of doors, that, as the Corporation were unwilling sellers in the first instance, if they did not get the money they had the estate, and would be very glad to repossess themselves of it—(hear, hear.) Mr. S. HOLME expressed a hope that Mr. Parker would, in his usual manly way, withdraw the expression he had used with reference to " fraud." When that expression was applied to such men as Mr. Potter, Mr. Glynn, and Mr. Bailey, M.P., it could not but be exceedingly of fensive. _ _ _ Mr. PARKER did not say fraud ; but he said it looked very much like fraud, and that there was a very great deal of deception used there could be no doubt. The matter then dropped. . DOCK COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Dock Committee having been read, Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE said the dock accounts had just been published, and that there was an increase of X 32,648 in the receipts, and also an increase of 255,095 t ons i n the tonnage. This rather exceeded what he estimated it at when he last had the honour of addressing the Coun cil—(hear, hear.) FINANCE COMMITTEE. The TOWN-CLERK reported that, in consequence of the Birkehhead Dock Commissioners having, •by the clauses of their bills, vested the strand of the Wallasey estate in the crown, he had consulted eminent counsel, and had appeared and opposed the bills before a commit tee of the House of Lords, when the committee decided that the claims of the Corporation should not be pre judiced, and the clauses were altered accordingly. Sir. T. BRANCKER moved that the proceedings of the Finance Committee be confirmed, and that Mr. Earle be appointed a member of that committee, in the place of the late Mr. Aspinall. He stated that the claim of £20,000, made by the Dock Committee upon the Corpo ration for the wall in front of the Tobacco Warehouses, had been referred to a sub-committee, to inquire and re port. Some conversation then took place relative to the in adequacy of the present gaol for the accommodation of offenders ; and also about an account of £2OO which had been paid to Mr. Pooley, on account of the baths, without the concurrence of the Baths' Committee ; after which, Mr. TINNE announced that Dr. Thomas Duncan was in future to be designated "assistant engineer, " to dis tinguish him from the several sur ve y ors o f the town, and not to be known any longer as the "assistant surveyor." Mr. Nicol, said he perceived, by the proceedings, that the Finance Committee had approved of the elevation of a new Wesleyan chapel, on the west side of Gill-street, and he asked whether Dr. Duncan's opinion oug ht no t to be taken relative to the ventilation of that and other large buildings for public worship ? Sir THOMAS BRANCKER said the committee had only to do with the elevation, and that they had nothing to do with the ventilation. The proceedings were then confirmed. MARKETS COMMITTEE. This committee recommended that Mr. Luya should be appointed superintendent of St. John's Market, at £2OO per annum ; that Mr. Stonehouse should be appointed superintendent of St. James's, and that a new superinten dent should be appointed to Gill-street, and to act as ge neral superintendent. Mr. Tn onN ti ILL disapproved of these recommnndations, and thought the plan of having a general superintendent over all the other superintendents would never work well. Mr. Luya ought to have more than £2OO a-year when the late Mr. Graham had £2BO. After some conversation, Mr. S. HOLME moved that the subject be referred back for further consideration.— Carried. - --------- BUSINESS OF TEE COUNCIL. The MAYOR said, that as he had to meet his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, the Council must now. adjourn. The Coroner's account, amounting to £162 19s. 2d., was then passed, and the Council adjourned until eleven o'clock on Wednesday, (to.raorrow,) for the dispatch of the remaining business on the paper,. and also for the pur pose of coasidering the matters mentioned in, the Town.. clerk's letter.. METING Of THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMMISSIONERS.. Ths•usual monthly meeting of the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners was held on Wednesday morning last, at the Board-room,. iramilton-square; JOSEPH MALLABY, Esq., in the chair. The LAW-CLERK read the minutes of the Dock Com mittee,. which contained a lengthened correspondence between Mr. Pemberton, the crown solicitor, on the part of the Woods and Forests, and Mr.. J. B. Lloyd, on the part of the commissioners, relative to the conditions on which• the officers of the crown proposed to give their consent to the passing of the two bills now before• parlia ment. Mr. WATSON was desirous of asking , the chairman a question, to which; for the public good, he requested an explicit answer. tie wished to know if the chairman was not aware, long ago, that the commissioners' title to the dock estate was olfective ? and if he had ever before communicated that fact to the board ? The CHAIRMAN said he did net know that the title was defective. There was nothing new at all in the claim. They were aware that Mr. Price claimed some anchorage dues. His claim to that was stated by counsel in the House of Lords ; but he (the chairman) was not aware of his making any new claim whatever. Mr. LAIRD thought they should not regard the claim of Mr.. Price as one relating to.the mere value of the dues themselves, but as a question,raised for proving his right to the foreshore in right of these dues. The CHAIRMAN explained from a plan of the works, as they were originally intended to be constructed, the nature and extent of Mr. Price's claim, which he (Mr. M.) never looked upon to be of any importance whatever. THE BONDHOLDERS. Mr. THOMSON wished to ask the - chairman a question with reference to their committee entering into negocia tions with the bondholders contrary to the decision of the board on the last day of meeting ? Mr. BENTHAM.—They waited on them on entirely different business from what that resolution refers to. The CHAIRMAN.—In a resolution which was proposed it was stated that no pledge be given to the crown without the consent a Baron Goldsmid, Mr. Bailey, and Mr. Upton. Mr. LAlRl.—Without consulting them. There is a great difference in the two words. The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to explain that it was relative to some financial transactions, totally without re ference to the new bills, that they were in communication with the bondholders. After a few words from Mr. Thomson, the matter dropped. THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE NORTH AND SOUTH WALES BANE. Mr. WM. LAIRD said that before the minutes of the Dock Committee were confirmed, it was his wish to make a few remarks on some of the points raised in them. Be fore doing so, he might premise that he thought the pro per course, before going into the discussion of the personal matter between the chairman and himself, would be to dispose of all the other business of the day. He congra tulated the committee on the fact of their having consult ed with the bondholders during the past week. He thought in doing so they had adopted a very proper course, and— although he would not ask their reasons for doing so— taken a step in the right direction. He was certainly sur prised when he heard of it, for at their last meeting he thought there was no disposition on their parts to do so. In proposing the resolution which he then did, his object was that the deputation should consult the bondholders before giving any pledge to the crown ; but he did not de sire them to ask their consent. They had heard, from the minutes, that £58,000 worth of bonds had been lodged in the North and South Wales Bank as security for the small advance of £3,000. He should like to know if any other party had been applied to for an advance on those bonds other than the North and South Wales Bank ?—and he should also like to know if the £55,000 township im provement bonds, endorsed by the dock commissioners, and £3,000 of dock commissioners' bonds, was worth no more in the market than £3,000. There was another of the minutes to which he objected, that was to the com mittee appointed for working the affair with the bank. To Mr. Potter he had no objection, but to Mr. Mallaby, who was solicitor to the bank, he had every objection. He Mr. L.) did not think it judicious that he should be on that committee, for he did not think that, he could con sistently act well for both parties. Without any to that gentleman he would put it to the consideration of the committee if it would not be better that some other gen tleman from the board was appointed in his stead ; and, indeed, he hoped the chairman himself would view it in the same light which h e did an d res i gn . (A pause , d ur i ng which there was no reply from the chairman.) He would not then go into the question of title, but proceed at once to frame a motion, to the effect that those two points which he now noticed in the minutes be referred back to the committee. After some conversation Mr. Laird then put his motion pro forma, which, on being put, was lost. THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE LONDON DEPUTATION. Mr. BRYANS detailed the nature of the deputation's proceedings in London, and stated that the objects for which they had gone up had altogether failed. This he attributed in a great measure to the resolution of the board on the previous day of meeting. That resolution, in his opinion, had done them a great deal of damage with cer tain parties in London ; but as Mr. Lloyd was with them, he suggested that he should be called in to explain the nature of the offer which they had been made by the Woods and Forests. Mr. LLOYD was here called into the room, and pro ceeded to give in detail a statement of his proceedings in London, in connection with the two bills before parlia ment, and read a lengthened correspondence which took place between himself, Mr. Pemberton, and Lord Mor peth, relative to the conditions on which the crown was willing to pass the bills. He wished to impress upon the board, that, in his opinion, that the question of title did not at all interfere with the passing of the bills—in fact, it never arose at any of the interviews when he was present; and he concluded by recommending the commissioners to pass two resolutions, to the effect that the committee be empowered to take any steps necessary, in order to secure the passing of the two bills. He still had strong hopes, for at the conclusion of the interview, Lord Morpeth said to him, " We don't want to close ; but we should like to see what the commissioners mean to propose." And at an other period he (Lord Morpeth) told him that he did not wish to give the ground for a graving dock till he saw whether they could carry it out. From these and other circumstances he inferred that there was still a strong chance of getting the bills passed. Mr. BRYANS thought that no means should be spared in order to carry out the works and get the bills passed ; they should go to the Treasury, if necessary. The CHAIRMAN then read a letter from Mr. Potter, in which he expressed his condemnation of the course pur sued by the board, in passing the resolution proposed by the chairman, at the last meeting ; his surprise at the fact of Mr. Mallaby leaving London for Birkenhead at a time when he expected to meet him at the committee-room of the House of Lords on the Monday ; and at his leaving town without his cognizance of it. The Chairman then asked Mr. Lloyd a series of questions relative to the course of conduct which he pursued regarding the passing of the bills through the committee of the house. From the an swers of Mr. Lloyd, it appeared that Mr. Mallaby had used every endeavour to have the bills passed as they came from the Commons, with the exception of the clauses re lating to the £23,000 ; and that his uniform instructions to Mr. Lloyd had been such. The motions recommended by Mr. Lloyd were then passed unanimously. REOPENING OF TEE DOCKS. Mr. LAIRD moved for the insertion in the newspapers of an advertisement to the effect that the docks were open, and ready for the reception of all vessels coming to them. —Agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to notice the letter of Mr. Laird, which appeared in the Mercury, and, taking it passage after passage, denied the truth of the allegations contained in it in the broadest and most unequivocal manner ; after which Mr. ,V. LAIRD rose to reply. He said he ex pected that the Chairman would have gone more into the most serious charges which he had made:against him. It was understood that Mr. Potter had concurred in the resolution of the Chairman. The CHAIRMAN.—I deny that. Mr. LAIRD.—The Chairman must be aware of the serious nature of such a charge as that of deserting his colleagues in London, and coming to Birkenhead for the purpose of passing the resolution of which they had all heard so much. The Chairman might deny what he stated if he pleased ; but if he referred to the published reports of the meeting, he would find that that was the general impression of the meeting. As far as regarded himself, he understood that the Chairman had been sanctioned in what he did by the other members of the deputation. Mr. Mallaby had de nied that the hour at which the appointment was to have taken place was 9 o'clock; but that, in his opinion, was not very important : the fact was, that he had an ap pointment for that morning which he did not keep. The CHAIRMAN.—The allegation is, that it was nine o'clock. Gentlemen may have expected me, but I made no appointment with them. Mr. LAIRD.—Even that is immaterial; what could not be denied was that he went to London, and acted in conjunc tion with the other members of the deputation, and with their concurrence up to Saturday, when he left them, and on his own responsibility came to Birkenhead and passed the resolution which Mr. Potter had so unequivocally con demned. He hoped he would read that part of Mr. Pot ter's letter. The CHAIRMAN then read as follows : " I saw your chairman on Saturday, when he made no allu sion to any intention of going to Birkenhead, and I fully ex pected to have met him on a consultation on Monday morning before going into committee." Mr. LAIRD then proceeded to state that he had written to Mr. Lloyd on the subject, and that from that gentle man he received in reply the annexed : " 25, Abingdon-street, London, sth July, 1847. " Dear Sir,—l am in receipt of your letter of the 3d inst., stat ing that you had sent me the Liverpool Mail of that day, con taming your letter to the editor., with one from Mr. 31 a ll a b y. You wish me to state whether I.expected to meet Mr. Potter and Mr. Mallaby on the Monday.morning referred to in your letter. It was certainly understood that the Chairman and Mr. Potter were to see me before the meeting of the committee on the Monday morning, and I was ignorant that the chairman had left London until the . committee met. I was not aware that there was a meeting of either Commissioners or the Deck Committee on the Monday.—l remain, yours truly, (Si E gned) " JOHN B. LLOYD. " William Laird, sq., Birkenhead." After these facts, he thought that he was quite right in what he had stated. Mr. Laird then proceeded to com ment in strong terms on the injury which the Dock had received in consequence of the resolution of the chairman, and concluded by reiterating his wish that the chairman had gone more fully into the matter, as he (Mr. L.) be lieved that he had not said one word calculated to shake the accusation made against him. Mi. BENTaAm said, that in ordei to put 'an end to , all further disc uss i on on t h e subject, he would move, " I lint the board have listened to the explanations of the ellam man, with respect to the imputations of Mr. Laird, and are of opinion that they are wholly and altogether untrue." This motion having been seconded, was put and carried nenz. con. Mr. LAIRD. then moved, as being nesessary to the ex planation, that the reporters should get a copy of Mr. Potter's letter.—Refused. Mr. THo - ivrsoll regretted that Mr. Mallaby did not pull more cordially with his coadjutors in London. The CHAIRMAN—I recognise no coadjutor in the light in which you put it. The board then adjourned. ALLEGED FRAUDS BY SPECULATORS IN CORN, &c. Our generally well-informed contemporary, the Man chester Courier, on Saturday last, contains a paragraph with respect to which we must set him right, inasmuch as it is levelled , against parties quite as honourable in their transactions as any Manchester manufacturer, and, moreover, evinces an ignorance of custom-house details, which is quite inexcusable in any party living in the port " of Manchester, which, we presume, has a custom house :-- " Our statement on Wednesday, under this head, that it did not follow, as a matter of course, that because an insurance was opened for the exportation of a certain amount of bullion, that therefore that amount would be shipped, seems, from re marks which have reached us, to have rather surprised some people. Such, however, is the fact ; and if people would but take the-trouble to inform themselves a little, on what is pass ing around them, they would know it to be so. It will be seen from the leading columns of the Courier, that similar tricks, it is suspected, are played off in the corn trade. A certain amount of grain, being entered at the custom-house for ex portation by a certain vessel, on a certain day, and which ' entry' is duly published in the brokers' circulars •, but a day or two previous to the sailing of the vessel, the entry is with drawn ; of which, however, the public are uninformed. The motives, in these cases, are transparent enough. In the first instance, the object being to make money dear, and reduce the price of stocks, &c. ; in th e l a tt er to ra i se the price of grain, &c. In short, the tricks to w hi c h unprincipled spFu lators will resort, none but the initiated have any idea of." - The first portion of the paragraph, plainly inferring that the accounts of the amount of bullion exported are taken from the insurance -offices, is quite wide of the mark. Men are not obliged to insure gold ; and it is very proba ble that a great quantity is exported which is never in sured at all, inasmuch as it is only liable to the danger of total wreck. Besides, the amount in each vessel is received by the customs authorities from the agents of the vessels themselves—not from speculators. There is no necessity for a regular entry, gold not being a commo dity whose export is under their cognizance. There is nothing to prevent any individual from sending as much as he likes in a parcel, provided he chooses to run the risk of its being lost. The latter part of the paragraph, alleging that the pub lic are uninformed whenever a quantity of grain, or any other commodity, is first entered and then withdrawn, is not the fact. Our contemporary will find, on examining the " Bill of Entry," published at the Liverpool Custom house and at other ports, that the quantities " short shipped " are invariably given ; and brokers, in their cir culars, as invariably deduct these from the gross amount of exports. These short shipments generally happen when the whole of the goods entered have not arrived, or the vessel will not hold them. They are, in the gene rality of cases, forwarded by othe r vessels and re-entered; and the original entry is thus verified. If they are with drawn altogether, they must first be short-shipped to enable the owners to recover the dock and town dues ; and the short-shipped deducted from the original entry, will make the real entry. These short shipments are generally very trifling in amount. It is certainly possible for a dozen or so of parties to make entries, and never to ship at all. In this case, however, they must pay us both dock and town dues ; for the only way to get them back is to short-ship those entries, which, appearing in the daily " Bill of Entry," will neutralise their attempted imposition by making it rather expensive. Our contemporary may rest assured that there is no need of any government return on this subject. It is pretty well understood by all parties. CO I MMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL SUMMARY. The money market at the close of the week displayed somewhat more tightness, principally caused by the an nouncement of a new French loan of £14,000,000 ster ling, to be contracted for in October next, owing to which there was a slight fall in the price of government and other securities. Notwithstanding the payment of the July dividends money was in increased demand ; and the bank was observed in some instances to charge higher for discounts. A more serious rise is only prevented by the favourable prospects of the harvest ; which will pre vent our having recourse to other countries for any great quantity of food. It is, however, thought that, however considerable may be our home supply, we shall receive largely of the abundance of the crops in the United States ; and may also be called upon to withdraw a consi derable amount of bullion from circulation at home to be employed in the traffic in food, which must take place before prices in continental markets can be brought to an equilibrium. Our cotton market during the week has been less buoy ant, and prices of American awl Surat have declined la. from last week's ra t e s. Egy p ti an an d Brazilian maintain extreme prices. The sales of the week have been 32,27€1 bales, of which speculators have taken 7,504 bales Awe- , rican, 90 Maranham, and 370 Egyptian. Exporters 1,500 bales American, and 300 Surat. The imports during the week have been 15,499 bales of all sorts. The wool mar ket exhibits more confidence on the part of buyers, and a full business has been done throughout the week. The imports during the week have been 80 bags foreign, 137 Irish, and 57 Scotch. in the market for manufactured goods, there has been no change since our last. The feeling is better ; but the business done has been small. In the corn market there has been a slight revival, not withstanding the recent encouraging accounts from the United States and the prospects of abundance through out Europe. Speculators have seized upon the circum stance of the showers which have fallen within the last ten days to create a feeling of alarm of unsettled weather coming on at this critical period of the crop. The baro meter, however, we are happy to say, has risen consi derably within the last two days, and is now indicative of all that we could desire for the safety and speedy ripening of the crops. The arrivals in Liverpool have been light throughout the week, the winds being light, and princi pally from the south east. London, however, and the other eastern ports, have been receiving immense supplies from Europe for the last two weeks. A SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. A scene in the House, which must have been most rich in amusement to those who were present, occurred on Friday, the principal actors being Mr. Joseph Hume and Mr. Spooner. The circumstances out of which it rose are briefly these. A few nights ago, it may be re membered, worthy Joseph had a motion for a committee to enquire into the case of the Rajah of Sattara, which was defeated by a majority of 40. The following descrip tion of what ensued in the House as the result of that defeat we give from the condensed report in the Times of Saturday. A notice having been given by Mr. Spooner on a previous night, that he had a charge to make against Mr. Hume. Our contemporary says : "Mr. Spooner developed his cause of complaint against Mr_ Hume, amidst considerable laughter on both sides of the house. On Tuesday last he had voted against Mr. Hume's motion respecting' the Rajah of Sattara. I the morning sit ting of the next day Mr. Hume said to him, You voted against me last night.' He replied that he certainly had. Then said Mr. Hume, I'll bring the conduct of your son before the house, and I'll do the same with regard to Mr. -----, a rela tion of Mr. Hutt, who voted against me too;' and he further added that there were not more than 13 independent members in the majority against him. He confessed that at the moment he (Mr. Spooner) did not know what was the proper line of conduct to pursue. He asked the advice of members more experienced than himself; and they advised him to lay the matter before the house, and to leave it to pass an opinion. thereupon. Mr. Hume's language approached so nearly to in timidation, and was so injurious to the independence of th e house, that he could not allow it to pass without notice. "Mr. Hume, in reply, observed that he did not receive tilt 5 o'clock Mr. Spooner's note requesting him to be in his place at 4 o'clock. When he received it he could not imagine what he had done but fancied that he must have committed some violation of Mr. Spooner's Seduction Hill, and that it was to be brought under the notice of the house. He was now un deceived. He then gave his version of the conversation, which was as follows I see, Mr. Spoone r , th a t you voted against me last night.' Mr. Spooner replied,--` I did.' • I then asked him of Have you seen the result the numbers?' He replied that he had not. I then said, that out of the 44 who voted against me, 28 belonged either to the late or •present Govern ment or to the East India Company; that, as he and Mr. Hutt were influenced by having near relatives implicated in the transaction, there were but 14 independent members who voted against me, and that, placing them in opposition to the 23 independent members who voted for me, I considered that I had carried my motion.' Mr. Hume then told the house that thereupon Mr. Spooner informed him that the Mr. Spooner mentioned in the blue book was his son—to which he replied, Very well, I shall notice this subject again on Thursday next, when I shall state how you and Mr. Hutt are connected with this subject.' He then complained that Mr. Spooner had been guilty of a breach of confidence in making this private con versation a matter of public discussion, and had acted very foolishly in making so much of so trifling a matter." . _ After a few words from Mr. Hutt and Mr. G. Bankes, Mr. Osborne convulsed the House with laughter by calling upon the honorable gentlemen to pledge their honor that they would not carry the matter any further ! The idea of Joseph Hume as a belligerent is irresistibly comic. Lord John Russell next stepped upon the scene, and attepted to excuse Mr. Hume in the following left handed fashion "Mr. Hume," he said, "either from confusion of mind, or from a want of familiarity with the real meaning of the English language, was in the habit of applying terms, in describing the conduct of others, which from any other hon. gentleman would give offence, but which neither caused surprise nor created an ger when coming from such a chartered libertine as the house knew Mr. Hume to bt. He therefore trusted that Mr. Spooner and Mr. Hutt would be satisfied with what had just occurred, for no person of importance e ith er i n or ou t o f the house would pay the smallest attention to the charges preferred by Mr. Hume." Mr. Aglionby then threw his shield over Joseph, and condemned the undue severity of his lordship, and Joseph himself whined a. complaint which amounted to "you did'nt lick your big brother when he kicked me," and the reporter says,— "Here the matter dropped; but soon aft Mr. flume crossed the floor and conversed for some time wag. ' ooner. At the end of the conversation both gentlem sm il e, and the result was a roar of laughter in 41 if pet , house and the two gentlemen thems s fazy- - pgiiiil.44 A farcical termination fora i ttifr , • :idy l * . rs o i nately our reformed House of yeimmv-b.. '. , II witnessed such scenes, whichoori*Zo,4 Al - 4i " IN, 4 only_ be witnessed in a little 1:05V-sell :' - 4.-- ,"- out," or on breaking up day.-44, ''..- '..-A,„.. ak t..., r i ..,‘,A.-.e.: .::...._.1,4..t0i-A. ~ b. 4 ' . ' ,.. ' , : ..^ . .. 1 q: ' ;'• • . - -;o 4k, 44 - :: -: *irco, ,, :i '-• "14 : ' .t-' . •,, • "t",„;),* ;i .