The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-04 00:00:00

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I been de' Vauxh • the Lou at eleven by the 'ornament therefore I sePara t6 the COO 3, in Ot t( ' ars, with 0 time ad' ast in th e : D, and this more than e was Per' oal church. he service, line iea r t 1 place 0 .• is Prayer ith of tbe ley, Olon , , much or al victorl. ranting: l : e prop° the vainly tsegatived• Mident O.; by the wit"' die: ntly f the 1 0 . 4 l atga ret% lingwoFfht Bicolor/ Hon. all' le. the Que esi the Ore3l/ Cathedr al ' lame. beta, )p thereof d the IRA', e d by the MARCH 4, 1856.] LOCA L INTELLTGENCE. LiNcesinnE MILITIA.—The following commission has n signed :- 6th Regiment of Royal L ancashire Militia— "Lßead, gent., to be ensign. . viIIaRGLARY IN EVERTON.—The house of Miss Booth, 4 ° l lE-terrace, Everton, was entered, on Tuesday evening, and in cash and a quantity of plate and jewellery were stolen, a mounting in all to about £5O. . 11 Ion-SRERIFP or CHESHIRE.—On Wednesday week, R. C Naylor, Esq., of Hooton-hall, high-sheriff of Cheshire, was ~,orn into office by J. W. Harden, Esq., J.P., at Chester "%stle. At the same time, Mr. Hostage was sworn in as Eder-sheriff. LRCTURES TO WORKING MEN.-011 Wednesday, Mr. J. A. ucton delivered his interesting lecture on Paris, to a large 4, 0 hence in St. Mary's National School-room, Kirkdale, it being ‘ 4 e sixth of a course of free lectures now being delivered to t s he working men of the locality. The Rev. T. M. Lester, of ••Mary's Church, occupied the chair. THE POST-OPPICE PACKET ESTA PLISHMERT ATLIVERPOOL. ''The following salaries (shillings and pence excepted) of the 1111 dermentioned officers are mentioned in the estimate for the s Cket service for the current year :—Commander superin ktding, E 419; clerk, £lO3 ; messenger, £52; rent of the l' o ae,,ket office, £9O ; stationery, £lO ; incidental expenses, '' o ; making a total of £735. The amount required for the packet service of the whole country is £766,487. bRATIIS PROM BURNlNG.—Catherine Connell, five years of age daughter of John Connell, a labourer, residing at No. ' , Whitley -street, died in the Northern Hospital, on Wednes tlaY afternoon, from injuries caused by ignition of her clothing t tl Tuesday last. Elizabeth Stevens, two years of age, `blighter of Robert Stevens, a cutler, residing in a cellar at S ly Burlingtou-street, was so severely burned on Wednesday tfternoon, that she died on Thursday morning. ST. SILAS'S WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIATION. — On Thursday Benin Mr. Mr. J. A. Picton delivered the fourth of a course of lectures which are now being delivered to the members of the o , tb ' 3 Ve association, in the school-room underneath St. Silas's CThere was a numerous and respectable audience of working classes. The subject was "The Literary Beauties °I . the Bible." The lecturer quoted a variety of the most s triking passages of Holy Writ, and during the evening he e /hibited several of Roberts's well-known Scriptural sketches. THE LIVERPOOL CDEMISTS'ASSOCIA TION.— The fortnightly meeting of this association was held on Thursday evening, at 44 e Royal Institution Mr. J. Abraham, the president, in the chair. Mr. Atkinson, , jun., of Manchester-street, exhibited an ,lectric clock of very ingenious construction. He offered some ° Pervations explanatory of its advantages over the electric Liacks hitherto constructed, and answered questions which w,,ere put-to him by several members of the association.—Mr. ''A discussion ensued, arising out of the subject of the lecture. The museum connected with the association, containing a va tietY of specimens of products employed in chemistry, arranged 41 1 d classified, is now open to the members. ACCIDENT AT THE LANDING-STAGT.—On Thursday after gooll, some men were engaged in taking a large stove from a eft to the landing-stage, for the purpose of sending it across 41 . e Mersey, when a bystander named Joseph Bickerstaffe , ° 'tered his assistance. The stove, which was very heavy, had !• 0 be turned over several times, and whilst being thus moved accidentally fell upon the stranger's hand, and crushed it `he severely. The poor fellow was immediately removed to `ue Northern Hospital, where it was found necessary to am- Putate three of his fingers. Bickerstaffe, who is a labouring 111413 , only arrived in Liverpool on Wednesday, and was in „_ •narch of employment. APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS IN TEE LIVERPOOL ,'"rtiTOM-HOUSII.-31r. Thomas Blyth, late of the light dues '„„ePartment, has been appointed a clerk of the first class; Mr. T homas Morgan, of the same department, a clerk of the fifth mss; and Mr. Wm. Pearson, also of the light dues depart 11)ent, a clerk of the third class; Mr. Roger Eaves, extra clerk, h as b een a ppoi n ted 34th clerk in the lon g - ro o m; M r . George Moore, extra clerk, to be 35th clerk ; and Mr. John . qacnamara, extra clerk, to be 36th clerk. Mr. James M`Val- J l e has been appointed a tidewaiter and patrol. Mr. F. M. ttolden, has been promoted from the third to the second.class 4 1 clerks in the long-room ; Mr. R. Ross, from the fourth to `- 4 e third class; Mr. William Edwards and Mr. Heirry•Over .nn, from the fifth to the fourth class ; and Mr. Geo. Thomas 1 (1 Mr. Paggen Hall, from the sixth to the fifth class. LIVERPOOL Panoxswirro SOCIETY.—On Wednesday, the qrst h public meeting, for the reading of papers and discussion wit this society, was held in the Royal Institution, Colquitt t reet. The chair was occupied by Mr. Richard Lowndes. ; 11 % J. T. Foard read the paper of the evening, entitled, The Pathology of English Art ; its diseases—chronic, e pidemic, and hereditary." The paper proceeded 'to give the agnostics of diseases which were to be found - in English strongly condemning the English classic manufactured Picture, and the pre-Raphaelite school. The thanks of the meeting were voted 'to Mr. Foard for his veryinteresting tarer. A discussion followed, in which Mr. R.. Johnson, Mr. 81 0xam, Mr. Alfred Samuel], and Mr. Buxton took part. The IPeakers all bore testimony to the ability displayed in the k_ Per of Mr. Foard, hut Mr. Bloxam dissented from the I Triter's views as regarded the pre-Raphaelite sehool. The nsiness of the evening was brought to a close by a brief 'ePly from Mr. Foard. WEST DERBY BOARD OF GIIISDIANS.—The weekly meet 111g was held on Thursday, the Rev. W. Badnallin the chair. T he other members ' , present were Messrs. Mountfield, Sidde g, Pickup, Shaw, U. Birch, Callis, Pitt, Medcalf, Wensley, berts, Whitby, Harrison, Abraham, Lunt, and •Edwards.- -Lae governor reported the number in the house last week to 1) ! 709; admitted, 30; discharged, 23. Number this week, corresponding.week last year, 786.—The master of the ' oB Pital reported that the number in that establishment last week was 114 ; this week, 108: corresponding week of last 94.—Mr. Callis congratulated the board on the with- Wlavral of the bill for the abolition of the town dues, and thdrew the notice which he had given to move that the b eard petition parliament against the bill.—Mr. Cleaver inti ,tated that Mr. Johnson, surgeon, had made application to tita for the £l5 voted to him by the board, but which he had re fused to accept, and the cheque was cancelled.—Mr. Mount lield moved that the £l5 be paid Mr. Johnson. Mr. Roberts Bonded the motion.—Mr. Shaw moved, as an amendment, Which Mr. Lunt seconded, that Mr. Johnson make an appli .„ltion in writing to the board before the money Ile paid.— , I ` 4 e amendment was carried, and the proceedings &the board i i ,ALLEGED BREACH AP PROMISE OP MARRIAGE.-011 7ednesday, a genteelly-attired young female, apparently ~,i 3o ut 22 years of age, complained of having been assaulted by •.antain John Power. The name of the complainant appeared Xi the summons as Jane:Slater. From a statement.made on behalf of the complainant, it appeared that the case, though 00 0 of assault, was mixed.up with other matters of a somewhat romantic character. The complainant had resided in 'the city of Quebec from the year X 1852 up to January last, when she came to Liverpool, in consequence of a promise of marriage made tc her by the defendant, Capt. John Power. That promise had Pen m ade several time,s to her by the defendant, who represented slraself as au unmarried man. He had left Quebec with his nip some time last winter, and promised before leaving, and at several times previously, to marry the complainant, and it 1 1 :as agreed between them that the marriage should take,place <I this country, and she was toeome over accordingly. About month before she left Quebec, she heard to her surprise that 'defendant was a married man. She had claims on him for large sums of money which she lent him in Quebec, andthere ore she resolved to come over and ascertain if he was really married, and also to seek for her money. On the Monday Week, previous to this hearing, about noon, she met the defend "aat, and after a conversa ti on , he offered to meet her at ten '„clock at night, at a lonely place near St. James's Cemetery. This she refused, not knowing the town, and it was ultimately agreed that they should meet iniPark-lane, and make arrange ments about the money. 13he went accordingly, at ten o'clock that night, and met him. There was a female, the supposed Mfe.of the defendant, with him, when he came out of a house !II Park-lane, where (in the same street) Miss Slater was wait- Pg for him. The defendant went aside with the complainant for a few seconds, and they began speaking about the money, when, all at once, the gallant captain struck her two violent °lowa in the face, and knocked her down. She was cut in the mouth very severely. She got up, and said if he would pay .fer wh a t mone y h e ow ed her she would -say n othi ng mor e to ° L nn, whereon he gave her another violent blow, and again knocked .her down. The blood from the effects of this blow flowed over her person, and spoiled a 'valuable, dress that she had. on. On cross-examination the complainant said she and the defendant lived for some time as man and wife at Quebec, ,after he had made a solemn promise to marry her. When he left she was to follow him to be married in this country. She Tit New Ross, in Wexford, in 1852, and sailed in defendant's c hip for Quebec. In reply to farther questions, the complain ant said she lent the defendant money for board and lodging, and also clothed him and took him out of gaol, where he was detained for debt, which she paid. A deception was practised 00 her at New Ross, as she shipped for New York, where the defendant told her he was going ; but instead of that he took her t o Quebec. The magistrates considered the assault proved, and fined the defendant £5, or in default of payment two months' imprisonment. He was removed in custody. It was Understood that the complainant had advanced about £BOO to the defendant, and that she intended to proceed against for its recovery. DOCK COMMITTEE.--The weekly meeting of this commit tee was held on Thursday; Mr. Francis Shand, the deputy C hairman, presiding. The other members of the committee Present were Messrs. Brocklebank, Rankin, Robertson Glad- Chaloner, Gregson, Robinson, James Holme, Anderson, airber, Palmer, and Hubback. Certain tenders of Messrs. llfalker, Parker, and Company, for the supply o f l ea d, an d of the Ebba Vale Iron Company, for the supply of iron, were `incepted, on the recommendation of the sub-committee of Work s . The warehouse management sub-committee reported the resignation of James McDermott, a permanent labourer at th e Albert Dock warehouses. The marine department had nothing to report. The harbour masters sub-committee re- Do, rted the death, on the 17th instant, of Mr. John Easton, f ormerly master of the Brunswick Dock, who was superannu ated i n September, 18451, at an allowance of £l5O per annum. letter was read from Messrs. Allan and Gillespie, in which t hey b eg ged to bring under the notice of the dock committee , ' ll application made on behalf of the Montreal Ocean Steam- Company, for the grant of a permanent berth for their 4 lne of steamers, one of which is expected to arrive on the 12th proximo. The letter stated that Messrs. Allan and Gillespie would be glad if the necessary accommodation could „ provided in the Wellington Dock. A letter was read from friessrs. Granger, Bristow, and Johnson, representing that the berth now occupied by their steamers on the south side of t he Nelson Dock was without proper tackle, and requested that such might be provided. A letter was read from Messrs. f or and Tamplin, applying to resu me their loadi ng berth `cer the London and Plymouth steamers, at the south-east torner of the Nelson Dock. A letter was read from Messrs. t .) ° nit, English, and Brandon, calling attention to the present in convenient arrangements for ships stowing cargoes by n ight, and suggested that every facility shoul d be afforded for th a t p ur p ose . All the foregoing letters were referred to t he harbour-masters' sub-committee. The tenders which had :een p sent in for statioery and rintin wre rferred to the I'llance committee. A n note was read fr o m e Mr. e J. P. Miller, a gent to the Old Company of Carters, inquiring if the dock I ! °lntnittee had convenience under any part of their sheds for Llie company's tea vans, six in number, and stating that h a ck accommodation, if it could be afforded, would be ta ken ti 3" the company for a term of years.—The Chairman thought ,oat it was not likely that the vans could be put under the i?ck sheds. Could the surveyor suggest any place where ey could stand P—Mr. Hartley : No, sir ; we have not rooll .—The Chairman : Then at present, I think, we cannot t r°roinodate them. if they can point out auy accommoda en which we an give thew, of course we should be glad to c ? it ; but we have not any to suggest ourselves.—This con- Med the general business. r• ernoon! )r wishi re himself,. stood the, y to cart/ ri was c°,, fie subjec"' -(a lau ob) whom he , r the coj; v Lk be 4 for dojo% hrt. In Premier, had bees . t omise unkind r 0 orted. t . , his Nob: When 5 ni he b nothioP hear tbe certainly tke) Wou s t A did co Atal styl e ' Lotion OP' ,ch of Prc' He shoul a anythil stobie ere by fl doubtless' session. .ht to teas JorN BRAMLET-MOORE, Esq., M.P., was presented by the Earl of Ellesmere to the Queen, at the levee, on Wednesday last. THE Health Committee have placarded the streets in the most thickly-populated parts of the town with large posting bills, which state that any person or persons placing deposits in the public streets, or creating offensive smells injurious to health, will be liable to indictment and a penalty of £5. FOG GuNs AT HOLYHEAD. — In answer to a memorial from the Liverpool Steam-ship Association, the marine department of the Board of Trade have ordered two guns, 24-pounders, to be placed on the South Stack Rock, at Holyhead, which are to be fired every half-hour, in quick succession, in foggy wea ther. Due notice will be given when the guns are ready for use. _ _ _ ^✓ THE LATE EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT. — On. Wednesday, Robert Wilson, the cashier for Messrs. Brocklebank, in Rum ford-street, was again brought up for examination. The ad ditional evidence of defalcation was one for £6OO on the Ist of February, and one for £650 on the 4th of February, to Messrs. Lea and Waddington ; another for £3Bl Os. 6d. on the 6th of February, to Messrs. J. and T. Beckwith. The prisoner was committed for trial at the assizes. It was stated that the salary of the prisoner was £250 per annum. SALE OF CORPORATION PROPERTY. — The sale of Corpora tion property, which was commenced on Wednesday, by Messrs. Winstanley and Sons, was resumed on Thursday, by Mr. Branch. The number of lots sold on Thursday was eighteen, realising a total sum of £10,040. Including the proceeds of Wednesday's sale, the gross sum received by the Corporation for the buildings and lands sold during the two days has been £22,395. This did not include the site of the old Borough Gaol, which was not sold ; but it included the old materials of the gaol, which sold for £2,300. MADAME GOLDSCHMIDT LIND AND ST. GEORGE'S HALL. —We understand that Madame Goldschmidt Lind will sing in two concerts, in St. George's Hall, in April. Mr. Mitchell, of London, the manager of the Lind concerts, was at Mr. Best's organ performance, on Monday night, when he mi nutely inspected both the St. George's Hall and the New Concert Hall, and expressed himself highly pleased with both. The latter is nearly finished, and only wants the new chan deliers, which will, when completed, cost 400 guineas. It is said that the admission to the Lind concerts, at the St, George's Hall, will be at the rate of a guinea and half a guinea. PROGRESS OF THE NEW LANDING-STAGE. — This work, the major part of which is being constructed by Messrs. Thomas Vernon and Son, on the Cheshire side of the Mersey, is rapidly progressing. Twenty-four of the pontoons are finished and on the ground, and six more are nearly ready under the large shed were they are constructed, so that in a week or two thirty of the pontoons will be ready, being somewhat more than half the length of the new stage. The makers are carrying on the work with great energy, and they will be ready to remove the first portion of the work into its place in July or August. MEETING OF SILVERSMITHS AND WATCH-CASE MANRFAC TIIRERS.—On Friday evening, a meeting of the silversmiths and watch-case manufacturers of this town was held at the Clarendon-rooms, to adopt measures to prevent the abolition of the Chester and other provincial assay-offices, as proposed by the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Wilson, with-a view to their centralization in London • and to take steps to obtain the establishment of a Local Hall of Assay in Liverpool. Mr. Samuel Quilliam was called to the chair. Resolutions, em bodying the above object, were adopted. LIVERPOOL ASYLUM FOR ORPHAN BUM—The annual meeting of this institution was held on Wednesday, in the school-room of the institution, in Myrtle-street, when it was stated that the institution, which supports 72 children, was in debt to the amount of £253. The building and furniture were said to be paid for, and it was hoped by the chairman and president of the institution that, with increased exertions amongst the committee and their friends, the debt would be wiped off before the next meeting. The chairman (Mr. Har mood Banner) himself announced that he would give a dona tion of £5O towards that object. BRUTALITY TO WIVREL—James Kenyon, aged 38, a plas terer and publican at -Blackburn, was tried at the assizes at Lancaster, on Thursday last, and found guilty of the man slaughter of his wife. It appeared that Mrs. Kenyon really died of consumption.; but it was shown that the prisoner had been in the habit of ill-using her, and the question left to the jury by the judge'(Mr. Baron Martin) was whether they thought her death itad been accelerated by the violence of the prisoner. The jury found the prisoner guilty. His lordship, in passing sentence on the prisoner, said that cases of brutal violence to women were now so common, that he thought it necessary for the-ends of public justice, and with the concur rence of his brother judge, whom he had consulted on the matter, to pass Ripon the prisoner the heaviest sentence which the law allowed. The sentence of the court was, that he be transported for the term of his natural life. The sentence appeared to create much sensation in court. BANKRUPT COURT. In re J. Orippin: The bankrupt in this case, who was one of the late proprietors of the Rock Ferry, came before Mr. Commissioner Perry to apply for his certificate. M. Dodge supported the bankrupt, and Mr. Evans appeared for the assignees. His Honour, in giving judgment, said that there we two circumstances in the case which called not only for censure but some punishment at the hands oftbe court. The first of these was the making by the bankrupt of a settlement on his wife at a time when he knew that his affairs were not'in a position to justify him in doing so ; and the second, the fabrication of two vouchers for the receipts of the Rock Ferry, of which he was one of the lessees, within a certain time. There was no proof, it was true, that those vouchers did not represent the correct amount of the receipts ; but, nevertheless, the circumstance could not be overlooked. On these grounds, the certificate should be suspended for twelve months, without protection for the pre sent, and should be of the third class.--.ln me Mansfield : This bankrupt, who carried on business in Liverpool as a toy dealer, passed his last examination on Thursday, before Mr. Commissioner Stevenson, and the 27th of March was fixed for his certificate. NEWRY, WAILRENPOINT, AND ROSTEVORMAILWAY.—The shareholders in this railway held their twentieth half-yearly general meeting on Tuesday, in the Clarendon-rooms. Mr. Charles Holland presided. He congratulated the proprietors upon their improved prospects since the line had come into their ownlands ; stated that the working was most economi cally managed ; and that, though a smaller amount of goods had been , conveyed during the half-year than during Mr. Dargan's•lease, the receipts tad been greater, and the number of passengers continued steadily to increase. They anticipated making an arrangement with the Navigation Company, which would considerably increase the traffic. The Belfast Junction Company, the chairman mentioned also, intended to work their goods traffic, in carts and omnibuses, from the new goods station at Mullinglass ; and from this source also a good deal of extra traffic might be expected. All the liabilities would, he believed, be met by the sale of the land at Warrenpoint, which was increasing in.vglue. The revenue account showed a balance of £759 in favour of the shareholders. This was available for dividend ; but keeping in view the continued difficulty of borrowing money on debenture, 'the directors recommended that it should be placed to the credit of revenue account. The report, all the facts in which the chairman embodied in this speech, was adopted ; Messrs. .Shand and Heath, retiring directors, were re-elected ; Mr. Fitzadam elected a director, in place .of Mr. Vendeleur, resigned ; Mr. Joseph Wren appointed auditor, in place of Mr.:Fitzadam ; and £l2O placed at the disposal of the directors. ST. HELEN'S CANAL AND RAILWAY COMPANY. — The half yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this .company was held on Thursday, at the-station, at St. Helen's. Gilbert Greenall, Esq., the chairman •of the company presided. Mr. Sinclair, the secretary, read the report of the directors, from which it appeared that the increase in the gross traffic receipts for the six months just ended., when compared with the same period of 1854, is £3,475, against which must be placed an increase of renewal and working charges of £1,984, and of interest of loans and preference dividends of £586. The : gross revenue for the half-year is £35,176 12s. 3d. ; and .after the deduction of 39 per cent. of that amount working charges, and £7,835 ss. 2d. for payment of interest on loans, renewal of permanent way, and two-half years' contribution to the ,cost of additional works, there remains £13,657 Bs. 6d, which, with the addition of £B4 4s. .5d., the balance left after payment of the dividend declared at the last general meeting, makes a total surplus of £1.3,741 12s. 11d. Out of this the directors propose that the following dividends should be declared for the past half-year: —Of 21- per cent. on stock (B).; 3 per cent. on stock (C) ; 2j- per.eent. on stock (D) ; 2-1- per cent. on the £25 shares, 1852 ; 2i per cent, on the £2O shares, 1853.; and 3 per cent. on the £2O shares, 1855 ; leaving a balance of £B9B 9s. 2d. to be tarried to the next account. The return of passengers conveyed during the years 1855 shows a decrease of 74,201 on the number conveyed in 1864; but there is an increase of 68,236 tons in the weight of coal and merchandise carried. The report was adopted. ALLEGED Docic ROBBERIES.—At the Police-court, on Wed nesday, Robert Wilson, a good-looking, respectably-attired young man, who has been for the last nine or ten years in the employ of Mr. Lamont, of the Glasgow Steamship Company, as shipping-clerk, was brought up on a charge of being con cerned in robberies from the Clarence Dock. The detectives, in their researches after the perpetrators, discovered some hearth-rugs in Wilson's house, and a white wrapper resemb ling one which had formed the covering to a lost portmanteau, of which Mr. Lamont had received a description from the owner. On questioning Wilson as to his possession of the hearth-rugs, he at once acknowledged that he had taken them from the quay, and that he had sold some of them to two other parties, one of whom had gone to the Crimea. Mr. Lamont gave the prisoner an excellent character, and said that two men employed on the quay were originally suspected ; but from their information, and the discoveries that the officers had made, they (the officers) deemed it necessary to place Wil son in charge. Mr. Wilson said to the officers that the goods had been lying on the quay for two years, without any address, and that no claim of ownership had been made upon them. Mr. Lamont wished it to he understood that they did not generally conduct their business in that loose manner; on the contrary, unclaimed goods were warehoused if not claimed within a reasonable time,. and such were his instructions. Detective Sullivan stated that he and Carlisle also found some handkerchiefs in Wilson's house, which he produced, observ ing that he had been so busy with the case that they had not had time to perfect the evidence. Mr. T. S. Raffles appeared for Wilson; and, after a brief interrogation of the witnesses, he applied for bail, if his client were remanded. To this the magistrate consented, and the prisoner was remanded for seven days. SELBCT VESTRY.—Mr. Woodruff presided at the meeting of this body, on Tuesday. The proceedings of the finance committee included a letter from Lord Courtenay, secretary to the Poor-law Board, in reference to the mode in which applications for relief are ordinarily heard and decided. Lord Courtenay said :—" The board are of opinion that the practice of the Select Vestry, in dividing themselves into sections for this purpose, is not authorised by the provisions of the local act, or by the regulations of the board relating to the parish; but that the orders for relief should, on each occasion, be given by the Select Vestry sitting as aboard. If, however, it. be considered desirable that the practice should be con tinued, the board, on application made to. them to that effect, will be ready to issue an order, to authorise the Select Vestry to divid e themselves into a committee, for the purpose of fearingV applications for relief. A copy of the order referred to, which has been issued by the board in several cases, is herewith enclosed for the information of the Select Vestry." the committee, having considered this letter, had resolved, That the Poor -law Board be informed, that in the appoint ment of committees, in order to a due distribution of its labours and responsibilities amongst the different members, the vestry considers it se l f to have b een j ust ifi ed b y the pro visions of , the poor-law act, and that in this view they are supported by the opinion of their legal adviser, as well as by the opinion which was expressed by the poor-law commis sioners themselves when the subject was brought under their consideration." The proceedings of the committee were con firmed, after a somewhat wrangling discussion, Mr. Chesney challenging the mode in which the quorums were conducted, and Mr. Denton and Mr. Bradley defending then. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. AMERICAN MAILS.—The British and North American steam-ship Arabia, Captain Stone, sailed for Halifax and Boston, at 130, p.m., on Saturday, with the usual mails and 130 passengers. THE paper to be read at the next meeting of the Liverpool Architectural Society, to-morrow, will be on " The Relation ship of the Picturesque to Architecture," by Mr. Samuel Huggins. CHAIRMANSHIP OP THE COUNTY QUARTER SESSIONS. — A letter received from London, on Saturday, by a gentleman likely to be made acquainted with the fact, states that Lord Stanley will probably be appointed to the chair at the Quarter Sessions, vacant by the death of the late Archdeacon Brooks. ME. LowE AND THE SHIPPING DUES BlLL—Referring to the debate on the Shipping Dues Bill, the Daily News, which is in favour of the measure, says:—" Mr. Lowe has some thing to learn in the way of discretion as an advocate. The House of. Commons, he has yet, it seems, to learn, will not be converted by clever antithesis, nor will members be forced into the lobby with government by the mere application of stinging personality, or the exhibition of want of temper. EMIGRATION PROM LIVERPOOL—The decrease in the number of emigrants who take their departure monthly from the Mersey still continues. During the past month the total number of passenger ships which have been dispatched for all foreign ports has been 40, including large and small vessels, carrying in all 5,237, of whom 4,239 have proceeded to the United States ; 53 to South America ; 483 to Sydney ; 434 to Melbourne ; and 29 to the East and West Indies. CI7RIOUS DISPLAY OF THE COCHIN-CHINA MANTA.-At the Police-court, on Saturday, a vagrant. who gave his name us George Atkinson, was charged by police-officer 277 with having a Cochin-China fowl in his possesion, of which he could give no account. The prisoner convulsed the court with laughter by stating in his defence that "he met the hanimal permiscous in the street crowing like fun, and seeing its deso late condition he took it home, intending to shelter it till he found the owner." The magistrate' who appeared to doubt this story, remanded the prisoner. ROBBERY BY A PAINTER.—John Moore, a painter, in the employ of Mr. Bacon, of Dablin-street, was charged at the Police-court, on Saturday, with stealing a quantity of paint, the property of his master, and a married woman, Ellen Poach, of Sawney Pope-street, the wife of a journeyman painter, was charged with receiving a quantity of paint from the male prisoner with a guilty knowledge. Suspicions being entertained that Moore had stolen paint, a watch was kept on him, and on Friday it was discovered that he had sold a can of white lead to the female prisoner, which was found in her house. Moore, for whom his master intsrced, was remanded, and the female prisoner was fined 10s. A Fultiotrs ACTOR.—Henry Courtaig,ne, an actor at one of the theatres, was charged before Mr. Mansfield, at the Police-court, on Saturday, with the following assaults :—Mr. Courtaigne went home to his boarding-house in Lord Nelson street, on Friday evening, intoxicated, and threatened to take his wife's life. She, being frightened, ran up stairs to take shelter in another room. Her husband followed her, and attempted to drag her down stairs, when Mr. Thomas, the landlord of the house, interposed. Mrs. Thomas, hearing the noise, also came to see what was the matter, when the pri soner struck her a violent blow, cutting ter face to the bone, immediately under the right eye. The prisoner was bound over to keep the peace for six months, in £l5O for himself, and two sureties of £25 each. SINGULAR COINCIDENCR.-At the Police-court, on Satur day, Thomas Richards, a lad about eighteen years of age, was sent to gaol for a month for stealing a sovereign and a silk pocket-handkerchief from a foreign seaman, Francisco Fer nandez, at the Prince's Dock, on Friday night. The next case called on was that of Mary Holt, a girl also eighteen years of age, and who was likewise charged with stealing a sovereign and a silk pocket-handkerchief from Theresa Capper, the keeper of an eating-house in Whitemill-street. The pro secutrix stated that the prisoner came to wait on her while she was ill on Friday, when she stole the sovereign and a silk handkerchief from a box. The handkerchief was afterwards found in the prisoner's possession, but she denied all know ledge of the sovereign. She was remanded for seven days. PUBLIC BATHS AND WASHHOUSES. - It appears from the quarterly returns just presented to the Baths' Committee that all the establishments are in a most satisfactory state. At Cornwallis-street there were, during the quarter ending on Wednesday last, 12,681 bathers, being an increase of 2,950 over the corresponding quarter of the preceding year; of this number 1,054 were women. At the Pierhead the bathers during the quarter were-3,432, being an increase of 365 over the like quarter of 1865. At Paul-street the bathers during the quarter were 4,521, being an increase of 213. No less than 2,905 bathers were admitted at the Paul-street establishment gratuitously. In the washing department the same progress has taken place. 'We are sure the public will be gratified at the success which attends the operations of the Baths' Com mittee, as the means thus afforded for cleanliness must greatly contribute to the , comfort, healt, and morality of the classes of society for whom especially these places were intended. ROBBERIES.—On the 25th a cattle-drover was robbed of £349 in gold and notes when in the neighbourhood of London road.—On Tuesday night, about eight o'clock, a gentleman was robbed of his silver lever watch when at Dr. M'Neile's meeting in Hope-hall, Hope-street. The thieves cut his pocket away.—On 'Wednesday night, a gentleman was robbed of his gold watch‘in water-street.—On the same day a gentle man had his goldiever watch stolen from him when a Aintree races, whilst two other gentlemen had their silver lever watches and one had a -silver snuff-box stolen.—On the same night, about nine o'clorl, a gentleman had his silver lever watch stolen from him-when in a crowd in Lime-street, listening to Startup and Brown's speech. Robberies of the same descrip tion are of frequent occurrence in the same neighbourhood. STRANGE OCOURRENCE —A SOLDIER. HIDING FOR FIVE WEEKS.—On Sunday last, a soldier of the 51st Regiment, named Edward Money, a native of Bedfordshire, was found in a barn a short distance from Bury barracks, in a most emaciate(Lconditien.. He was quite pulseless ' could only ex press himself very feebly, and was supposed to be in dying circumstances. His feet were mortified and dead, and on being removed to Bury barracks, the skin dropped off from the ankles. From inquiries, it appears that he has been sixteen years in the regiment, and, in consequence of an attack of dysentery while. at Malta, he was sent to England in Decem ber last. On the 14th ult., he absented himself from the bar racks, and was never afterwards heard of until Sunday last, when he was accidentally found in the barn '..by a little girl. How he has sustained life for about five weeks is a perfect mystery, and the man himself is unable to give any rational account. He states that he was accustomed tacreep out of the occasionallyto gets drink of water. Many persons suppose that he must have derived sustenance from some hay that was in the barn. How long he has been entirely without food cannot now be ascertained ; but Mr. Campbell, military sur geon, says that it , is impossible for the man to have been on his feet during the last ten days. No motive easrbe assigned for his strange ,conduct, but it is supposed that he has been labouring under mental hallucination. He is likely to recover, but of course his feet are entirely lost. Manchester Guardian. PRESENTATION kTo A LITERPOOL CLRRGYSIN.—On Wed nesday evening last,the congregation of St. Anne's desirous of showing their esteem to the Rev. John James (who is about to leave them)and their gratitude for the services he has rendered to the. poor of the district, presented him with a testimonial, consistingef a splendid silver pocket , eommunion service, with asuita.ble inscription, together with.a handsome gold pencil-case and pen, accompanied with a purse of gold. The deputation consisted of Mr. Councillor Kitchen, and Messrs. Watts, Brown,. and Robinson. After an address, Mr. S. Brown presented the testimonial, expressing the-feelings of the subscribers in the following terms Reverend Gentle man—ln behallof thechurch and congregation of St. Anne's, who have attended your Saithful ministry for a period of nearly twelve months, _I have much pleasure iu presenting you with a token of their affectionate regard for your.zealous and efficient labours among them ; and may the Lord bless you with health and strength long to minister to the spiritual welfare of your fellow creatures." In the course of his reply, the rev. gentleman said, return you my very sincere thanks for these beautiful and valuable presents : I would that I were more deserving of your kindness. My labours among you at best have been weak, but what little I have done I trust has been done with a single eye to the glory of :God. And whenever I look upon this token of your esteem, it will awaken in my heart feelings of the deepest gratitude, not only to you, my dear friends. 'but to Him whose I am and whom I serve. It is a source of great pleasure to me to know that my bublic efforts to advance the cause of Christ have been appreciated by you. May .God bless you in this life with all needful blessings in ,Christ Jesus, and in the world to.eeme, with life everlasting." HEALTH COMMITTEE.—ST. CHURCIIYARD.—At the weekly meeting of the health committee, on Thursday, the following representation from the St.,George's-ball committee was laid before the meeting by Mr. M`Gowan :—" The burial ground of St. John's has been used for interments from the hospital, the barracks, and lunatic asylum, once on the site of St. George's-hall, for prisoners during the late war, who died in large numbers, for the victims of cholera and Irish fever, and for a very large proportion of the poorer classes of the town, who bury here for convenience and economy's sake. Since the ,closing of most of the Liverpool graveyards in May, 1854, this of SL John's has been very much more used than even before. From what I have seen and heard during some years, I have no hesitation in saying that the bulk of the graveyard is a mass of putrefying matter, particularly the the plot next St. John's lane and St. George's-hall. In 1850 the boundary wall at the southwest angle of the wall was re moved to admit of a new stone wall being built, and a mass of coffin ends was exposed, packed closely together, and one above another, about one hundred and fifty feet in length, and I should say that only a portion of the wall was removed at once, as the smell was so bad, A cesspool was sunk close by at the same time in the rock. The oozings into this from the churchyard were so offensive that the men had repeatedly to leave it. It was soon half-filled with what was called " blackblood," the stench of which was sickening. The ' health of every person long employed at the hall has suffered from the proximity of the churchyard, and now having left they have regained their health. Dr. Reid refused to take air from the west side for the purposes of ventilation. Dr. Sutherland and others connected with the General Board of Health strongly recommended the closing of this burial ground, and it was included in the Queen's order in council ; but through an omission in the act of parliament, the order in the ease of St. John's has been unattended to." Mr. Gladstone said not a member of the committee doubted that they ought to cease burying there. Mr. Johnson said they had no power to interfere in the matter. After a brief conversation had taken place, Mr. Gladstone moved, that this subject having been brought under their notice, the town-clerk be directed to communicate with the commissioners of St. John's and St, Paul's, the rectors, &c., &c., calling their serious attention to the dangerous state of the church, and requesting that no further interments should be made therein. Mr. Beckwith seconded the motion, which was unanimously agreed to. The medical officer reported as to the health of the town, that in the week ending on Saturday 243 death were registered in the vorough, of which 175 were in the parish and 68 in the out-townships. This is about the average mortality of the same week of former years, but is 38 in excess of that of the previous week. Diseases of the lungs caused 82 deaths, being three less than in the week, preceding. The unusual number of 27 infants died from con vulsions and teething. Delirium tremens was fatal to two two males aged 47 and 34, the former a licensed victualler, The temperature was low on every day except Sunday, the mean of the week being 39 1-10 degrees, nearly 9 degrees below that of the previous week. Mr. J. H. Weightman com— plained of the unhealthy condition of the houses in Eaton place, Breck-road, from the damp state of the foundations. The medical officer of health having inspected them, in com pany with the borough engineer, reports that the houses require drainage, which cannot be effected until a sewer is formed in the street. A case of small-pox in a registered lodging-house has been reported to the medical officer of health. 'The borough engineer was directed to include Eaton place in his estimates for the next year. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. IT is expected that his Majesty the King of the Belgians will visit England about the middle of March. Form customs' officers at Bristol have been summarily dis missed, and eight degraded, as the result of an investigation into the recent robberies of bonded spirits in that city. THE Wellington Colliery, , on the Tyne, has been entirely cicsed, in consequence of the sudden rush of a great quantity of water into it a few days ago. The horses and men were got out with difficulty. IN the Court of Queen's Bench, on Tuesday, the action brought by the North Staffordshire Railway Company against the London and North-western Company, to recover compen sation in damages for an alleged breach of faith, resulted in a verdict for the plaintiffs, subject to a reference. A LADY, the daughter of the late Mr. Samuel Blackwell, of Bristol, has just completed her medical studies in Paris, and obtained a diploma to practise as a physician. She has a sister who pursued her studies also in Paris, and is acting in a simi lar capacity in New York, under the title of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell. _ _ THE French Government has resolved upon the publication of a complete collection of the early poetry of France, and an imperial decree to this effect has appeared in the Moniteur. The collection will extend to some forty volumes of 60,000 lines each. It will include the epics in which the heroic ex ploits of the age of Charlemage are celebrated ; the satirical poems, such as the Roman du Renart and the allegoric, re presented by the Roman de la Rose. AT Nottingham, Er. Pigott, a magistrate, has been appre hended for attempting to shoot a sheriff's officer. The doctor was in difficulties, and the officer came to seize his goods ; whereupon the former presented a loaded pistol, and threatened to fire if he did not leave the house; a struggle ensued, in which the sheriff's officer and his man knocked the doctor down with a poker, and disarmed hini. The doctor was seriously hurt in the affray. ArT architect who is gone to build a house of refuge for Austrian pilgrims at Jerusalem is to send the foundation stone of a new church which is to be erected at Vienna in commemoration of the providential escape of his Majesty from the band of the assassin. The stone will be taken from Cwsarea Philippi, the spot where the apostle Peter heard from the lips of the Saviour the following words :—" On this rock will I build my church." — Correspondent of the Times. A WOMAN SOLD BY AUCTION.—Last Sa4urday, Chester field was thrown into a state of excitement, in consequence of a report that a man was going to sell his faithless wife in the Market-place that day. The report proved too true, and the - neighbourhood of Glueman-gate was occupied by a large crowd, of a rather low description, anxious to witness the exhibition. Towards one o'clock a woman was brought out of a house with a halter round her neck, and offered to the best bidder. A militia-man was the successful competitor, he having offered four and sixpence ; and she was accordingly handed over and marched off to his billet, amidst the derisive shouts of the mob. Such disgraceful exhibitions reflect no credit on the authorities of the neighbourhood. MATRIMONIAL UNION EXTRAORDINARY.—A short time since, a loving couple were united in the holy bonds of matri mony by the superintendent-registrar of the district of Billes ton, whose united ages amounted to 161 years. This, how ever, is the least extraordinary portion of the affair. The parties had lived together as man and wife fifty-four years, and had brought up a numerous family, the wife having been purchased, in the year 1802, for the sum of sixpence. She had, it appeaeed, been about to be married in that year to another man in the absence, and in consequence of the supposed death of, her rightful husband. He, however, shortly returned with another bride, and a dispute arose between the rival claimants for his hand and heart. He thereupon purchased a halter for a shilling, and sold his original spouse publicly in the town of Kegworth, for the sum mentioned above, to the man with whom she was first legally united but a week or two ago.— Leicester Journal. ALLEGED ADULTERATION OF FLOUR.—The Cork Consti tution has the following paragrap'i c—" A lucrative but not very creditable description of trade has sprung up near Bally dehob. It consists of large quantities of barytes, which is sent to Liverpool for the purpose, it is said, of adulterating flour. This substance, chemically termed sulphate of barytes, is admirably adapted for the adulteration of four, being an impalpable powder of perfect whiteness and great density, its weight being nearly equal to that of lead. It is not poisonous, but being quite indigestible, its effects upon the animal eco nomy must be prejudicial if taken in large quantities. Some of it is used for a more laudable purpose—the manufacture of earthenware, for which, iu conjunction With other clays of a silicious character, it is well adapted. Manganese is also said to be exported to England to some extent, for the purpose of adulterating black lead." FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF NORFOLK, K.G.—The re mains of the Duke of Norfolk, the hereditary Earl Marshal of England, were on Tuesday consigned to the tomb at the burial place of his illustrious ancestors, in the Fitsalan Chapel at Arundel Church. As Earl Marshal, the chief officers of the College of Arms assisted at the obsequies in their rich heraldic habiliments, which imparted a funeral pomp rarely seen but at the interment of members of the royal family. A numerous train of relatives and friends of the late duke were received and lodged at Arundel Castle by the Duke of Norfolk, on Monday, preparatory to the solemnity of the funeral rites next morning. The funeral service was read by the Rev. A. F. Hart, vicar .of Arundel ; and at its conclusion, immediately preceding the burial, the body was conveyed from the nave of the church to the Fitzalan Chapel, followed by the train of mourners, friends, and tenants of the deceased duke. The religious service at the grave being concluded, Sir Charles Young, Garter, pronounced the " styles" of the de ceased duke, when the officers of the late duke's household broke their respective wands, and delivered the "shivers" to Garter, who deposited them in the grave. That ancient cere monial concluded the funeral pageantry, when all parties assisting in the melancholy ceremony returned to the castle. DON'T BE 100 POSITI'VE.— EXTRAORDINARY CABS. —At the Lambeth police-court, London, on Wednesday, Mrs. H—, a widow of fortune, residing at Clapham, was charged with stealing a gold watch of the value of £l2, from the person of Mrs. G—, also a widow of respectability, in one of the Clapham omnibuses. It appeared that, between nine and ten o'clock on the night before, both ladies got into an omnibus running between Oxford-street and Clapham, and, after the vehicle had passed over Westniinster-bridge to the Surrey side, Mrs.G— observed her gold watch all safe andattached to the chain. On reaching that part of Vauxhall-road which is intersected by liennington-lane, she missed it, and charged Mrs. H—, who sat next to her, with having robbed her of it. The lady indignantly denied the accusation, and the other passengers expressed it to be their opinion that the charge was unfounded. Mrs. G— as firmly persisted in her accusation, and a ,policeman coming up, she was about to give the accused into custody, but she consented to go to the station-house, and the whole of the other passengers deter mined on accompanying her. At the Kennington-lanestation the parties found Mr. Inspectdr Rogers on duty, and in the presence of that officer Mrs. G— repeated the charge; but before taking it, Mr. Rogers begged of her to search well for the missing property, suggesting that, by mere friction, it might have got unscrewed from the chain, and become con cealed either in the folds or other parts of her dress. To this she replied that:the watch had been hooked outside her dress, and that, therefore, it-was impossible it could have got inside her clothes. 'The inspector still recommended a thorough search, but was silenced hy the emphatic remark from thelady, that " perhaps he might wish to search himself ;" and he was left no other alternative than that of taking the charge. To this course he was further impelled by the fact that no person had left the omnibus,from the time the complainant had seen the watch safe until she missed it, and therefore it must have been taken, if at,all, by some person in the vehicle. The charge was taken at teno'clock, but Mr. Rogers, having strong mis givings on the subject, alloWed the lady to sit in the reserve room instead oflocking her up, and at eleven o'clock accepted the bail of a clergyman and surgeon, friends of hers, for her appearance on the following morning. Such was the state of excitement of Mrs. G---, that she remained up until two o'clock, when, on undressing to go to bed, she discovered the missing watch in her dress. This was the state .of things when the magistrate was called on to release Mrs. H— from the responsibility of her bail, as even as from custody. Mrs. G— expressed the deepest regret at the unfortunate .occur rence, and said she was most ready to . make any apology that Mrs. H— might require. Mr. Elliott observed that the lady who had given the charge had acted under the most per fect conviction that her watch had . been taken by the lady who sat by her, and therefore, as the unfortunate circum stances had occurred in perfect error, .he hoped the matter would not be carried further.—Mr. -Chester, who attended on behalf of Mrs. H—, said that he could not at that moment give his worship any promise or undertaking in the matter. EXTRAORDINARY WILL CASE.—A -strange suit, worthy to be ranked among the causes c‘Mbres of Doctors' Commons., was heard and determined in the Prerogative Court, on Satur day week. An aged and Infirm lady, the widow of a major in the army, died at Brighton, in the month of January, 1850, at the-advanced age of eighty-two years, leaving behind her an only son, a captain in the Royal Artillery, and having down to the time of her death passed as a widow, under the name of Mrs. Major Campbell. The lady was a strict Reiman Catholic, was attended on her death-bed by her father confessor, who administered the last sacraments to her as Mrs. Campbell, and afterwards performed masses for the repose of her soul under that name. The son was present at her death, and followed her to her grave, and the inscription on the coffin represented her as the relict of Major Campbell. It seems by the will of the father of the deceased, that her son was entitled to a very considerable property upon her death, subject, however, to the life interest of her husband, if She left any husband 'surviving her. She had also personal property of large amount, to which her son would be entitled if she died a widow and with out a will, but otherwise her husband would claim it as his exclusive property in case of her intestacy. After the funeral her son and the friends of the faMilY assembled to hear her will read, when the person who was supposed to be her execu tor stepped forward, announced himself as her husband, and, as such, asserted his claim to her papers and property, to the exclusion 'of the son. The friends repudiated his claim ; but no will could be found, and a suit for the administration of her property ensued in the Prerogative Court, in which the son was enabled to put the asserted husband on the proof of his marriage. The case of the asserted husband was that, six months before the death of this aged lady, he had taken her in a hired carriage to the office of the superintending registrar of the Marylebone district, and in the presence of two wit nesses, selected by him, strangers to the deceased, had con tracted a marriage with her according to the act 3f Parlia ment, which was purposely kept secret for fear of her son's anger. One of these witnesses was produced, and swore that he was not a stranger to her, but knew the lady, and the sig nature annexed to the entry in the book of the registrar was sworn to be in her handwriting. It appeared further, that her age, her residence, and the name of her father were wrongly entered ; but the act of Parliament does not permit-a false entry to invalidate the marriage. It was in vain for counsel to contend that the marriage in itself was grossly im probable, that the parties never cohabited, never acknowledged each other as husband and wife; on the contrary, that the lady always treated the asserted husband as a guest at her house, to the last moment retained the name of Campbell, and never could have deliberately intended to disinherit her only son, in whose arms she died, as it was proved that she ex pressed her warmest gratitude to a faithful servant who had andsum m a o h n o e s d t o h f er w i s t o n n es t s o os he s r po b k ed e s o id f e her o as t a t s e d n o d a h ti e n r g l i a y s t fo m nd om of ents, her son to the last. The asserted husband produced himself as a witness in his own cause under the new law of evidence, and swore solemnly that he was honestly carrying out the delibe rate wishes of the mother in endeavouring to deprive the son of his inheritance. The court felt bound to penounce that the fact of a marriage solemnised according to the act of Par liameet was proved, and that such a marriage was attended with all the facie eeclesice, and acknowledged by the parties during their lifetime. The son left the court stripped of - his inheritance, saddled with his own heavy expenses, and with part of the costs of his adversary. Tu Edinburgh Town Council, by the casting vote of the Lord Provost, have approved of the removal of the Burns monument, and the erection of Trinity College Church on its site. _ _ . ME. BRIGUT, M.P.—The health of this gentleman is so unsatisfactory as to compel him to abstain, for a time, from his attendance upon his parliamentary duties. Mr. Bright proceeded to London a few days ago, for the purpose of voting on the Local Dues on Shipping Bill; but his medical attend ant has absolutely prohibited him from attending to business of any description for some months to come. A SALISBURY Ra.rEu gives the following instance of the munificence of Madame Jenny Lind Goldschmidt :—" During her recent visit to this city, a representation was made to her respecting the dilapidated state of Laverstock Church, and of the efforts which are now making to rebuild that edifice, whereupon she most generously requested Mr. Aylward to forward to the Rev. C. H. Townsend, the clergyman of the parish, the sum of £25 as a donation towards the object in view. CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—With the return of the spring the executive committee have resolved to display re newed activity in thesbilotment of estates. The opportunity of acquiring the freehold franchise in three counties, namely, South Essex, East Sussex, and West Kent, and at the same time of securing an excellent investment in popular localities, will be afforded on Thursday, the 3rd of April ; that day having been fixed to offer for division, in plots of various prices, the estates at Maldon, in Essex, Brighton in Sussex, and Forest hill, in West Kent. ADULTERATION OF FLoun.—lt was stated a short time since, that a flour-dealer, named Ginn, residing at Wakefield, bad been fined for having in his possession a quantity of wheat-flour adulterated with alum, and that a considerable quantity of it had been confiscated and condemned, the re maining 40 bags being reserved for further analysis. The result was reported to the magistrates at Wakefield, on Mon day, when the whole of the 40 bags of adulterated flour were ordered to be forfeited and.sold for pigs. HENRI HEINE, the celebrated German writer and poet, died last week, after a long and painful malady of the spinal mar row, which had confined him to a couch for more than nine years. His admirers say that his German versification stands unequalled since the days of Goethe. For conversational wit and brilliancy, Heine leaves behind him an established repu tation in the salons of Paris, though clouded unfortunately by the accompaniment of those sceptical sentiments so much the fashion in those days in the society in which he moved. THERE has been a fatal collision on the North Staffordshire Railway. A goods train was stopping at Longton, about midnight, when another goods train came on, despite signals, at thirty miles an hour, and dashed into it. The stoker of the latter was killed on the spot, and small hopes are enter tained of the driver recovering. It is said they were both in toxicated. Two barrels of tar were burst by the collision, and being ignited by a coal from the engine, set fire to the train, damaging its cargo to the extent of between £4,000 and £5,000. A SERVANT, it is decided, cannot bring an action against his employer for an injury sustained by the negligence of a fellow•servant. A labourer employed by Fox and Henderson, at the Crystal Palace, named Wiggett, was killed by another labourer dropping a piece of iron from above upon his head. His widow brought an action for compensation against the contractors. The jury found her a verdict for £5O. The con tractors, however, appealed to the Exchequer Court, where Baron Alderson, on Wednesday, directed a nousuit, on the prin ciple of law above quoted. THE bread supplied to the prisoners in the Wakefield House of Correction has been recently found to contain alum in such large quantities as to be injurious to health. The magistrates having called upon Mr. Fawcett, the contractor for the supply of flour, for an explanation of the circumstance, the latter stated that up to about twelve months ago he was using alum, as were most other millers; but since that time none had been used in his mills except in one instance, and then it was used against his orders. He accounted for the late adulteration by saying that his man had thrown the re mainder of au old stock of alum (not more than 1 cwt.) into the flour when he saw the inspector coming. Mr. Fawcett added, that during the last twelve months he had lost a dozen customers because he would not adulterate, although he knew that those customers could get flour from others who would mix it for them. _ _ _ SINGULAR CASE OF CATALEPSY.—An inquest was held on Tuesday, at the Red Cap Tavern, Camberwell, on the body of James Spong, aged 33, a carman. It appeared that, on Satur day last, the deceased was engaged in delivering some coals at Messrs. Young's, of Denmark-hill, and, while going down the area steps, he suddenly fell, apparently not receiving the slightest injury. He was carried into the house, where he expired shortly afterwards. Mr. Gaselee, surgeon, who was called in, said that he found the deceased perfectly sensible, but evidently incapable of the slightest motion, and totally devoid of feeling. The death had, no doubt, been caused by the unfortunate man falling upon his head with only, perhaps, a slight degree of violence, but having at the time a heavy weight on his back. The spinal marrow, from some injury, became compressed, and rendered the living man a mere statue. Verdict, " Accidental death." A WIFE MAY NOT KNOW HER OWN HUSBIND.—A most extraoridnary case of mistaken identity came on, a few days ago, before the magistrate at Marylebone, in which George Faber, a fishmonger, was charged by Frances Mel combe with being Frederic Melcombe, her husband, who, it was alleged by her, had deserted her, in consequence of which desertion she had to be maintained by the parish of Marylebone. She swore positively to his being her husband; whilst other witnesses who were present at the marriage in 1843. and one who had seen her husband embark for Aus tralia about five years ago, as firmly swore that he was not her husband. The wife herself, a policeman who knew him, and the mother-in-law of the complainant, all swore de cidedly to his identity. On the other hand, the person who gave her away at the church, and others, swore that the defeudant was not the husband; and the result was that the action was dismissed, the poor woman to the last persisted that she was not mistaken. SUSPECTED MURDER OF THREE PEIISONB.—OR Tuesday , information was received at the metropolitan police•offices of the following persons missing, who are supposed to have been murdered :—One was Ellen Devina, daughter of Mr. Owen Devina, brazier, of Buttermarket-street, Warrington, who left her home, on the 18th instant, in such a mysterious manner as to lead to the supposition that she has been wilfully mur dered. She was about 18 years of age, five feet high, dark brown hair, worn plain in front and ringlets behind; dark hazel eyes, pale complexion, and was dressed in a red stuff frock, an opea white straw bonnet, trimmed with green ribbon; and wore a green fall or veil, black merino shawl, with deep red border, and black cloth boots, laced inside. A man, named William Lawley, a butcher by.trade, and a native of Upper Arley, Staffordshire, is likewise supposed to have been murdered, as he left his home on the 11th ult., and has not since been heard of. He is 65 years of age, five feet four or five inches high, bald-headed, gray whiskers and eyes, and long-featured. Another person, named George Miller, left his home in a very mysterious manner, and is likewise supposed to hhve met with foul treatment. He was a native of Sunny hill, and is well known at Richmond, Ham, and Hampton. He is about 61 years of age, five feet five inches high. He was, when he left home, dressed in a brown coat, dark waist coat, blue trousers with light stripe down the sides, gray coloured neckerchief and cap, with a red scarf. A MISEU'S DEATg. — A singular case of self-starvation by a miser has just occurred in Hoxton. On Tuesday afternoon, the authorities at Robert-street station-house had their atten tion directed to a house in Charles-square, Pitfield-street, and on proceeding there were informed by the neighbours that an old man known by the name of Howe, tenant of the place for many years, had been seen to fall violently at the entrance door some hours previously. He nevertheless crawled into the house, locked himself in, and then another heavy fall was heard, since which there had been no sign of life within. The shutters were fast closed ; and, as no answer could be obtained to the demand for admission, the police effected an entrance to a tenement in which it is believed not a foot, save that of its miserable occupant, had for 12 years once stepped. A light being obtained, in the front room ground floor was discovered an old man, worn to a skeleton, and with a fearfully contused eye, lying huddled on a mattress, swarming with vermin. Not a vestige of clothing was there, and he was without any linen on the body, which was covered by an old coat and trousers. Applrently he was dead, but, some stimulant being applied, he revived and became partly conscious. Mr. Coward, the divisional surgeon, attended, and under his direction it ap peared probable he would recover, but long privation had done its work, for at 6 o'clock next morning he expired. On be coming sensible of his approaching end, he sent for his former employers, Messrs. Stevens and Co., booksellers, in Bell-yard, Temple-bar; one of the firm attended, and he then admitted that he had a considerable sum of money uear him. A book of the Provident tank, in St. Martin's-lane, was found, in which he was accredited to the amount of £175, and he pointed to a heap of old papers by his side, under which was seen £l9 10s. in gold, and £6 16s. 6d. in silver, each coin being per fectly bright and wrapped singly in tissue. This amount he expressed a desire to divide in equal proportions among some neighbours who had been kind to him ; but the bank account, together with any. other property in the place, was to go to the Bookbinders' Almshouses, he not having a relative sur viving. Just before his death he raved about his gold. Four of the rooms of the house were filled with books of value from floor to ceiling, the worth of which, though covered with cob web, is, at a rough guess, about £BOO, while numerous oil paintings hang against the walls. COURTSHIP IN PARISIAN HIGH LlFE.—This is the way they court in France. One lady says to another, "My [ daughter is eighteen; she has so much." ( E ver y g irl has a dowry; if it be but five hundred francs.) " You have known her from a child. You see so many young men—cannot you think of one to. suit her ? " Of course the lady can ; for men are as eager in France to marry •as the girls are to get husbands. It is an increase of fortune, and a respectability in all stations, in all pro fessions. The young man is spoken to, and, of course, the young lady named to him. party is given, and they meet. Then the girl, supposed to be in entire ignorance up to this point, is asked how she would like so and so for a husband. Then the mamma of the bridegroom comes, one evening, when the house has been set in order, and everybody dressed in his best ; and, after salutation, she rises, and, in a solemn voice, asks the hand of Made moiselle Estelle for Monsieur Achille. Then the Mamma, on the opposite side of the house accepts the offer. Es telle weeps, and throws herself into future mamma's arms ; whilst the son-in-law embraces the mother of his intended. The papas shake hands ; the betrothed lovers, released from the maternal arms, mutually bow to each other, and the servants bring in tea. The bridegroom comes in the evening with a grand bouquet, which he offers to Mademoiselle, flirts an hour or two with the mother, bows to the daughter, and goes off. The bride-elect has only to embroider quietly by her mother's side, to smile, to blush, to simper. . Then the negociating lady comes in great state, preceded by an enor mous trunk. Mamma and the bride receive her—never, of course, heeding the trunk. Then the lady makes a speech, opens the trunk. and presents the bride with a corbeille—namely, the wedding dress, veil, and wreathe; two or three cashmere shall ; ditto, velvet dresses ; a set of furs, a set of lace flounces, a set of diamonds, a watch, a fan, a prayer-book, and a purse of gold. These come from the - bridegroom. In return the lady gets a bracelet from the bride, with many thanks for the pretents and the husband. At last comes the signing of the contract. The bride takes one step into the world—she re ceives her visitors, and speaks, nay, converses with all, except the intended—" that" would be improper. She gives tokens of affection to her unmarried relatives, brought from the purse in the corbeile. The wonders'of this corbeilte are displayed in one room, whilst the trousseau of the bride given by the mother, is exhibited'in another. Embroidery, linen, cambric, laces, &c.. are here lavished on the personal clothing of the bride, made up in dozens aid dozens of each article, with piles upon piles of table-cloths; sheets; towels, &c., all marked with embroidered marks, and tied with pink and blue ribbons. Then comes the civil ceremony; and two days after the last scene of all, at which we have "assisted," in the church of St. Sulpice.—Notes on Parisian Life. NEW PEERAGE.—It is rumoured, says the Yorkshire Gaze:t 2, that Richard Pemberton Mikes, Esq., of Fryston hall, will shortly be made a peer. It is understood that a peerage was offered to him some time ago by Lord Palmerston, but was then declined, owing to Mr. Milnes entertaining opinions on public questions at variance with the government. This difficulty, however, it is now stated, has been overcome. A LARGE number of Greeland ships now grace our har bour ; a few have sailed, and one has returned south, leaky. The Peterhead men are very noisy, especially when they get a " peerie corn" of the peace disturber Within them, (whisky, to wit.) They indeed appear to have no fancy for sleep, as some of them roam the streets singing and brawling all night, to the great annoyance of peaceable and sleep-inclined citizens. —John Croat's Journal. FINE AUT Gossip.—Last week the models of six new statues, illustrating passages on the history and literature of Great Britain, were selected by the City authorities, and the six commissions were finally given. Mr. Baily undertakes another Miltonic figure, " The Spirit of the Woods ;" Mr. Wyon a statue of " Britomart," from Spencer's " Fairy Queen ;" Mr. Theed a figure of Gray's " Bard ;" Mr. Durham a statue of t` Hermoine," in the " Winter's Tale ;" Mr. Weekes a figure of " Sardanapalus," from Byron's Tragedy ; and Mr. Foley a statue—the subject of which is not yet determined. These works are to be executed in marble, at a cost of £7OO each.—Athenceum. [The same authority adds, that twelve of the leading artists in the metropolis have been invited to give in competing designs for a statue in commemoration of the late Venerable Archdeacon Brooks, to grace a niche in St. George's Hall. The sum at the disposal of the committee is £1,760.] GENERAL CODRINGTON'S DESPATCHES.—The Scottish Press says that the grammer in General Codrington's dis patches would disgrace a common soldier; and, referring to the Generals's dispatch about the blowing up of Fort - Nicholas, says :—" The light of the sun," says General Codrington, " played beautifully on the mass of smoke, of which the lower part lay long and heavily on its victim." The lower part of what ? The lower part of " the light of the sun," or of "the mass of smoke ?" We really never heard that granite walls could become the " victim" of either light or smoke. " The state of the docks has been given in detail in my letters. They are all destroyed." What are destroyed ? His letters," or " the state of the docks," or the docks themselves ? But we may not pursue this vein farther. There seems to us to be clear indications in these dispatches of a want of manliness, of nerve, of moral power, of greatness, of those qualities of mind which, in a man placed in General Codrington's position, are indispensable. FRACAS BETWEEN CATHEDRAL LAY CLERKS.—The magis trates at Bristol have this week been engaged in investigating a case which excited an unusual degree of interest, arising as it did out of a Sunday quarrel and fight between two lay clerks of the cathedral. The complaining party was Mr. Coverdale, and the defendant Mr. Snary. It appeared that on Sunday both complainant and accused took part in the morning service, and that after having taken off his surplice, Mr. Snary went to see a young lady, who was friendly with his family, home to her residence on the College-green. It happened that Mr. Coverdale also fancied a walk round the Green as an appetizer for his dinner. Mr. Coverdale protests that he did nothing whatever to annoy Mr. Snary, or his lady, while they, on the contrary, both alleged that, as he passed them, he put out his tongue in an insulting manner. Certain it is that offence was taken by Mr. Snary, who, after he had left the lady at her home, proceeded in search of Mr. Coverdale, and overtaking him as he was going towards the house at which he was about to dine, demanded whether he had meant to insult him. Mr. Coverdale declined to say for what purpose he had walked round the Green, insisting upon his right to do so ; but in the course of the conversation, fisticuffs having been threatened, he declared that if he was struck he should strike again. Mr. Snary then attempted to pull his nose, and, on his raising his arm to prevent it, be struck several blows, giving him a regular black eye. On the part of the defendant, it was contended that the complainant struck the first blow, but this was not proved to the satisfaction of the magistrates, who fined the defendant 40s. and costs. Before, however, the case came on for hearing before the magistrates, the two lay clerks in ques tion had ceased to be members of the cathedral choir. It so happened that there was a chapter meeting on that very day ; and as the circumstances were only too well known to the dif ferent members of the chapter, there was not a moment's hesi tation as to what was to be done: both the offenders were summarily dismissed. TRAVELLERS' WANTS.—Water is one of the great wants in travelling, and water is scarce in every hot country where wells have not been made. Sometimes it must be dug for, sometimes gathered from the cup-like leaves of great plants. To find streams and pools, birds are the best guides, especially towards evening. Parrots are never far from water in hours of drought. Bathing in brackish or even salt water will tend to allay thirst, and if a thunder-shower comes on it will be well to follow the plan of the West Indian negroes—strip to the skin, by which the benefit of a refreshing shower bath is obtained, while the clothes, rolled up tight, are dry and ready to put on when the shower ceases, and, as is not unfrequent in tropical countries, a cold breeze comes on. This was the plan of Mansfield Parkyns, a modern traveller in Abyssinia. In South Africa, after a long chase, the hunters will cut open the stomach of the white rhinoceros, and some other animals, and drink the store of water there to be found. But the tra veller must beware of the black rhinoceros, which, like King Mithridates, according to classic stories, feeds and thrives on poison—the poisonous acacia leaves. A bucket of turbid water may be cleared by three thimblefuls of alum, and a filter may be made impromptu of moss, grass, and gravel, if there be no charcoal at hand, but a few pounds of charcoal will filter a great deal of water. Mr. Galton gives useful advice for digging wells, for watering cattle, and for carrying water in kegs or leather bottles. For getting water out of a river or pool, with steep banks, we have found a barrel, strongly hooped, fitted with an axle and rings, extremely useful. The barrel, with long traces attached, is sunk in the river ' • when filled, the bung is driven in, then one or more oxen attached to the traces, and the barrel being round, rolls easily up a steep bank along the ground, however rough, to the camp. Two of the hoops should project an inch and a half from the barrel, so as in some degree to protect the staves from wear and tear. The plan is recommended to soldiers watering from a river. The Arabs carry their leathern water flasks on the shady side of the camel. Fire is almost as essential to the comfort of a traveller as water, even in tropical countries. The morning is usually intensely cold before daybreak. No thing can be relied on but flint and steel, and a burnin g -glass. The invaluable lucifer may be lost, spoilt, or used up ; but we learn from Galton that the wax lucifers are the best. With these there should be a tin saucer, or some other simple safe contrivance for shading from the wind is important. A dozen other modes of getting a light are enumerated. The crystalline lens of a dead animal's eye has been successfully used as a burning-glass. Fire-sticks, lighted by friction, are used by savages; but we never heard of a European who acquired the knack. Tinder may be made of cotton or linen rags. Amadou is a fungus from trees, dried, sliced, and boiled in saltpetre. The ashes of a cigar or wet gunpowder, rubbed into paper, will convert it into touch paper. To keep anything dry to light either a fire or a pipe is very difficult when camping out during a week's rain. A Scotch shepherd taught us to tie a small packet of tinder under the armpit during the rainy season in the bush. This is the plan of Highland drovers coming south. To kindle a spark into flame our plan was to have ready a handful of dry grass, wrap it loosely round the tinder, and then, taking it in one hand, whirl it round and round at the full length of the arm—first slowly and then rapidly—windmill fashion, until it bursts into flame; this is a surer plan than blowing with the breath. Firewood should be looked for under bushes. Dry manure makes a fire, and is used for that purpose all over the world. The Canadians call it bois de cache. Bones make good fire. In the Falkland Islands they cook a bull with its own bones and a little turf or tussock of grass. Travellers in the' East carry prepared charcoal slung in the form of large buttons, as a necklace. Mr. Galton's golden rule is :—Always manage to have, if possible, a good fire towards morning.— ,Dickens's Household Words. RAILWAY CARD SHARPRRS. — The railway gamblers, or rather swindlers, have reappeared on the Caledonian line, in this neighbourhood, and have been doing a large stroke of business during the last few weeks ; for it would appear that, notwithstanding the warnings and cautions which have been so often given, there are gudgeons who still jump at the bait. We have been made acquainted with some of their doings of late, and may mention the following :—On Tuesday last, a commercial traveller fell into the toils of one of these gangs while travelling to this city, and was soon eased at cards of all the ready money he had, which only amounted to a few sovereigns. By this time the poor man was fairly under the influence of the gambling furor, and he staked his gold watch, at a valuation of £l5. This, of course, soon found its way into the fob of the sharpers. The loss of the watch fell upon the traveller with great bitterness, as it was an article he was not disposed to part with permanently, under any circumstances. He, therefore, entered into a negotiation for its recovery, and it was agreed that one of the sharp ers should call on the following day at one of our first-class hotels, where the traveller lodged when in Glasgow, when he would receive Isis watch upon payment of the sum at which it had been valued. Meanwhile our commercial gen tleman bethought himself, and resolved to make up in the end for the sheepishness he had been guilty of in the beginning. He accordingly took into his counsels a porter of Herculean proportions, who was attached to the hotel, and it was arranged that this man should receive and settle with the sharper when he called. The latter made his appearance in due course, and was shown into a room where the porter was waiting alone to receive him. Verly little parley took place. Before the usual salutations could be given the porter throttled the sharper with a grip like a vice; he relieved him of the traveller's watch, and then, hauling him by the cuff of the neck into the passage, kicked him handsomely thence into the street. The gambler picked himself up the best way he could, and made off, and as yet he has shown the wisdom of not making any formal complaint to the authorities of the robbery. Two days thereafter the same gang was plying its vocation on the Caledonian as briskly as ever. They fell in with a simple little German, who was travelling from Liverpool to Glasgow, and they soon won from him Z 5, which was all the ready money h e p ossesse d . As i n the former case, he also staked his gold watch, which was appraised at £lO, and this in due course left his custody. A reverend-look ing gentleman, who was believed to be a clergyman, also tried his hand, upon the card trick, and lost £lO, but he acted upon the plan that the first loss was the least, and said nothing of the matter. The little German, however, was furious at his loss, and when the train reached the Buchanan-street station, the station-master and guards were put on the alert, and the whichsharpe r t s h w ey ere ha lo a tckerdavueed, up, wa s understood, in the carriage i n until the police could be sent for. The constables made their appearance forthwith, but it was then discovered that one of the three gamblers had contrived to make off, and more unfortunate still, he had the watch with him. The two fellows were then marched off to the Cowcaddens-street station, where they readily admitted . all that the German reported, but averred that they had Ifairly won his watch and money by their superior style of playing. As it seemed that there was no ground to detain the fellows on a criminal charge, the German made an overture to compound for his watch, and stated that if they would call for him at his hotel he would pay them the money for it. "No, no," said one of the sharpers, "we have had enough of that sort of thing already. We called at an hotel this very week and received very unhandsome usage indeed, besides losing our watch into the bargain. But (added he with great coolness) if you choose to send the money to our addreSs, we will, as men of honour, transmit the watch to this police-office, where you can call for it at your leisure." To this the German rather demurred, and there, so far as we know, the matter rests in the meantime. It seems that there is some weakness in the law by which these blackguards are not reached so effectually as they should be. But, be this as it may, we have no sympathy for the greedy simpletons who are preyed upon by these railway harpies. The public has been told a hundred times to beware of fellows who produce a pack of cards in a railway carriage, but the public plays on notwithstanding ; and, as to those who are thus fleeced by the sharpers, we have only to say—"Sarve them right."— Glasgow Chronicle. i V 1 ki.