The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-04-25 00:00:00

Tvgot fe• ,tare: TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1854 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. THE SPECIAL FAST DAY.—Fish Table d'Hotes will be kept up continuous from one to seven o'clock, at Feeny's Merchants' Dining Rooms, Slater-court, Castle-street. Charge, ls. 6d. each. A LITTLE STRANGER," six weeks old, name and parents unknown, was, on Monday, found in Gloucester street, and taken to the workhouse. AT THE POLICE-COURT, on Tuesday, Adolph Beer, a destitute German emigrant, was sent to prison for two months, for stealing money from a German hotel in Mary bone. THOMAS BERRY HORSPALL, Esq., M.P., has been ap pointed deputy-lieutenant for the county of Lancaster. Alexander O'Farrell, gentleman, has been appointed lieu tenant in the 3rd regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia._ . . . . ,OA-311TEL Hotatz i the ex-mayor of Liverpool, is at gA-'ssi‘ s taying at his brother's residence, Windermere. l ie " i s fast recoverin from the pleuritic attack with which „was seized in London. 'At% Lnw -T BER CORPS FOR LIVERPOOL.—We understand ilas.L i n h aYor is in communication with Lord Palmer- Pool, r espect to raising a volunteer corps for Liver proposs!(.L" o n hat th e H ome Secretary v i ews f avoura bl y th e Pa t SENT ATION.—On Wednesday a purse, containing oh so vereigns seven shillings, was presented to the n Woodhouse by a few members of the congre site," of All Saints' Church, as a small token of their n and regard for his indefatigable zeal and attention. Asis z Wt, sermon on behalf of the ivas , and expenses of tuning and repairing the organ, NC - L ea hed in St. Thomas's Church on Sunday after to !est'a',,,..week, by the Rev. Howard St. George, incum ts; numge, and a collection made, which amounted I); Itsp,c,l;i!a POCKETS.—On Wednesday evening a lady t r a few minutes at a shop window in . Church. Zs° when a man, wearing a huge pair of whiskers and astaelle pushed against her and then walked away. told ed • ia telY afterwards she missed a purse, containing a s, r ni t g' and a large sum of money. kis:Tß.—On Wednesday an inquest was held at the " Rainford, on the body of Jane, widow of 4 r ge Mercer late teamster to the late James Birch, 1141 is brewer, of Rainford, who committed suicide by k or i .ng herself w ith a rope in her own house, on Monday bAnig• Verdict temporary insanity. eset - ,_ ll l OF MR. EDWIN ATICINS.—With regret we re %st 'ne death of this enterprising gentleman, who for ie era 'with his t he Years, in conjunction brother John, who te r ,. e . Present proprietor, had the management of the Li p "ci Zoological Gardens, for his mother. In order to r scar *mu some new and curious specimens of the animal plod, Started, in 1852, on the perilous journey of ex g the almost unknown tracts of the interior of l eatt Ire had been most successful in his daring ad °iertnn't having secured several specimens, syhen . death s "" him. on a small island on the White River, a 4 of the Nile, in January last. The melancholy m iler was communicated to his family by a letter from W"J s &'s consul at Cairo. lkiriss --si,l 'JERRY PARISH.—At the annual Vestry of the West Derby, on Easter Monday, a church-rate a 4 e m the church was adopted. Mr. George Fosberry its i,,._' e ted warden, in the room of the retiring qed t - " 4 „, rid', and Mr. R. Ledger was re-elected. The rie, l ,7d beadle, it was arranged, should have their sola rised next year. , raised ‘ , esi nA. - --Is AGAINST TEAZING ANIMALS.—On Monday kth last week, about six o'clock, a man, in company !afs 4 a er eral other persons, visited the Zoological Gardens, be s light he might annoy the leopard, in whose cage teal;,"served a shin of bed. Accordingly, he began to asi r ne the joint from one position to another, when the Ist s l7 c rouched, and, collecting his strength, darted for- Ihe „dust as he ma was about to withdraw hi hand qlls - wial struck his n claws into it, lacerating it s dread , " and causing a torrent of blood to flow. "‘:Ck. ful "'RXWALLIS-STREET SCHOOLS: BAZAAR.—A very Sch bazaar, in aid of the South Church of England e'csx - ',,,n,.was held on Tuesday, in the Girl's School-room, I Peci rh " ai lis-street. Three of the stalls were supplied with ,k,110, - L e ns of the industry of the girls who attend the ‘. 1 1e,', , and r ed oue of the most pleasing features of e iL ili bition. o U m pwards of £7O was received at the tables, 114 tfli, j3 :e of the admission money. The remainder of the ''' A ll i ,‘ ll l ornamental articles were disposed of by auction, sr, szsaay. .I"X'S CHURCH, STANLEY.—On Monday and Tues se6o,4st week a bazaar was held in aid of the national ~Weze-' a ttached to the above church. The stalls, which 4rr saged in the school-room, were presided over by es c'ith e congregation, among whom were Mrs. Wm. *i ts ton, Mrs. Henry Walter, Mrs. Munday, Mrs. Stone, 'Orrison, and Mrs. Cooper. The articles contributed t l'eclit e o ui cilY of a useful character, and reflected the greatest g t n the fair donors. 4 t th, 4 I, I ING IN COLLIERIES.—The two great explosions pecs,, - `l l ce Hall Collieries near Wigan, by which, within lee, 'sr" of twelve months, nearly 150 lives have been (or Veil, have led the owners to forbid the firing of shots es pr lasting) in the mine. The jury, it will be recollected, ei , e b ss ed an opinion that such a course was dangerous. tettf," l ie a higher price has to be paid (4d. per ton) for io "g Coals b the wedging system ; but the colliers are and in Y favour of blasting, by which more . coals eons Higher wages are secured, that nothing like a full lie s ,, l4 eraent of workmen can be got into the mine ou the stdsYstens. Colliers have been heard to express great Aar to go to work at Ince Hall if they might be Isk ii Ld to " fire shots ;" but less wages, though accom 41el, w ith greater security to life and limb, are insuper aNections to the majority. eoz e , ° °ra FROM LIVERPOOL.—On Tuesday the Cunard for t v k a nY's screw-steamer Melita sailed from the Mersey Ree, n e Mediterranean, with 40 men belonging the 19th ' l e/ i t' le ,lit, 27 servants, 38 horses, and 300 tons of govern es,,P.Lores. A number of officers sailed in the Mehta, ,To q a - ' l L i g Brigadier-General Sir John Campbell, Captain ela; S nodgrass, A.D.G., Colonel Hastings Doyle, A.A.G., ( -4p . t il f. l3 akenham, Major Ai . rey (quarter-master-general), ts 4 gin Wortley, C.M. Rifles, Captain Weir, 60th Rifles, Ptain Butler, 55th Rifles. There are six or seven toy's the port now undergoing the requisite alterations Itth t he conveyance - of troops, and when completed they ' 4 he despatched to Dublin. r ao .TIMONIAL TO HENRY FERNIE, ESQ., OF LIVER }If) L.—We had recently much pleasure in recording the ti l il i oltrable conduct of this gentleman, and we have now al, satisfaction to announce that a testimonial, in the tit of an elegant service of silver plate, of the value of 3: ,sapplied from the extensive and rich stock of Mr. si, i n•ait, Glasgow, has been presented to Mr. Penile, t ,est4 the following inscription :—" Presented to Henry '4 a - ;' ,l 4'sge of Liverpool, by a few merchants in London, as . ' s Glasgow, Leith, Greenock, Perth, White his former creditors, as a token of their high las, "lon of his honour and integrity, in having, after - 0 oft wenty years, voluntarily paid all their claims ''ratsZ n i which he had incurred while in business in tj ;cr. 1854."—Glasgow paper. l IRBD..kLE SESSIONS commenced on Tuesday, at were „,Irt -house, Kirkdale. The following magistrates u f A ssent :—Mr. W. Hall (chairman), Major Bourne, i adl• ~;, Tinne, Mr. J. W. Harden, Mr. Joseph Pollock, t • C I % W. Preston. The usual business relating to the st e e t was first proceeded with. A sum of £165 was l 'es s in Mr. Clayton, the bridge mas t er , f or n e w b r id g es, ' „„ &c., within the hundred, for the ensuing quarter. Dost e i ,, 44ll l Woodford, the head of the constabulary, re ticser" the county to be in a most satisfactory state ; he Nti a i r emembered it to be so quiet and peaceable.—The 'ho w 'ePorts of the state of crime for the last quarter the following results :—Taken into custody by the t ll atil uul arY force, 2,290: committed for trial, 265 ; sum convicted, 1,333 ; bailed, 129 ; discharged, 563. iist4 l ened by the constabulary, 1,878 : summarily con 1141its 1736 ; discharged, 166 ; failed to appear, 16 ; war •iik,,,granted, 25. Summoned by other persons, 2,46f3: 1 4s es - ' I , I Y convicted, 1504; committed for trial, 750; dis- Tals;,' l6s ; did not appear, 49.—The criminal business L 'rel l - sliced on Wednesday morning, before the Venerable rate s 'con Brooks (chairman), and a full bench of magis- N et : The calendar contains the names of 82 persons, a I l its,, 4 Paniber than usual. The following analysis will ~1101 , "4 4 _ ,e Condition of the persons in reference to the edu 's,4 ~,`.2l e Y have received :—Read and write well, 3 ; read ute imperfectly, 26; read, 20; neither read nor 4. 4; 1 33 . , 1 1.4 1 cE OF THE NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY PORTERS, R ii Tuesday ' afternoon about 400 of the bookers, b 4 'ers of goods, cranemen, and foremen employed at NiVis department of the London arid Northwestern s et ts4Y , (Waterloo and Wapping Stations,) simultaneously ni t , working. They had several interviews with Mr. Ovaite Pool, the manager of the traffic department, ~1 1r osi Z e gist of their complaints was, that since the com r,s'ici;?,e which followed their last strike, provisions had so ~..4 4 fg4 1, creased in price that even their present wages were "ser m . e 'ent for their family wants. What they required, N, 6 ,e, was an additional 2s. per week ; that their Paid weekly instead of fortnightly ; and that on tisf,i 4 2fs they cease work at five o'clock. After some dis ,Nen, the additional wages were granted by Mr. Poole, is i ; e t to the approval of the directors, though the other sei,h.'in,estions were left open for consideration, Mr. Poole , (I 'el s - o ,. i ng to accede to the men throwing off work at five ris unless competing companies would consent to do ttti)4no• Mr. Poole event the recurrence of such strikes in obtained from the delegates their consent c itiittZ 3n ,th's notice being given by the men ere they etg rn „tile employ. Matters being thus arranged the men ` 4 e e'n to their work at four o'clock. In the course of fai l OY, the men on strike held two meetings, when the ~0t 4 e54:`„ 134 , 1 eOmplaints of the speakers had reference to the ° E the company that they should give a month's clistyike before leaving their service, while the men can be k 18 T s od. at any time. (4 5ta . ",, I1 ERARY DOG.—Among the many anecdotes and tot b - ,, e ,es, of canine the following may perhaps ne a t - , 'nought unworthy of mention :—Some weeks ago, ‘ss,,„".;eiltion of the writer of this paragraph was directed 111 elit"' i8 dog who manifests a peculiar and strong attach 'l4ClP .5 newspaper establishments, and from observations ala y i ) cn the brute's movements, the following statements Zell ~relled upon for correctness. First of all, it may be 'at "escribe the animal himself. He is a dog possess !No°, P r etensions to beauty ; he is of neglected appearance, ~.tacst doleful and 'ef-worn countenance ; but what hell s "in this respect is compensated for in his harmless rnand reposeful disposition. Of pure progenitorship, 111 (• 4 (.' allY bipeds, laying claim to high ancestry, he cannot Pe w - 1 , 1114 , boasi, for in him may be said to be concentrated b s t ,,, -( ne of the species of Goldsmith's dogs of Islington, , 'Achg a oliongrel, fox and hound, and curs of low degree. s tt ees Yhe makes a circuit of the whole of the newspaper n eat erally honouring our establishment with his first o s „''sit- For some hour or hour and a-half he reclines r4 e 'l(gra on the one side of the door-way, eyeing with `'•4l, to t r b i ng glance the passers-by, and each person who '4lll,l''4e shop. Having thus performed his term of self `hni n .. Probation, he rises, and proceeds to the next ad the,; s r „° ° tee, the Standard, where having gone through e iles: e ,Phservance, her epairs to the Mercury, and again Atbhis apparent ce. Thence he goes to the tia.s.':ii.and Journal and the Times, at each of which fhick hoe similarly spends about . the same space of time, rapletes his daily gyrations. This he has done !: 1 4 Ye e w tt i a %s and if any one doubts it, they may be convinced 0 In es ', d emonstration. It has already been said that he dog quiet and harmless brute; and moreover a than lfish ;possesses the good quality of not being se j!acati„ ur yet a forward or presumptous one ; for his . mor- A' C 14 41 IV lS 'if such they be are not prompted by self-interest. ~.meelittmas frequently been offered - to him, but invariably er s 11 - I s , and declined with a look to ply that by such 4 111 to er P rr ow is insulted, and no persuasion can induce h e rao s t peer the establishment. He is, as has been said, y ss t ins ist i ' e ea ceful disposition, and evidently, whatever apers Oe,-, s , l arY taste, eschews party politics, as hisl_lavo.rs. hi s ' n rY, Whig and Radical,—he pays de inercantile taste ireh bAh besti BA.. he has been noticed invariably to avoid Gore's is a ". By what feelings the p9or brute . may be im s- the d 0 of of speculation, but it is surmised us tha p t a l y ie e t v . er e4e ;_ a f some defunct newsman, who th e portal : e s °„tl?e shade of his departed master at th o;`, L4 insM na liments whence he was wont to vend infoy 'isla„ "xne world couraer. and obtain the means for meeting the Can. THE NEW RESERVOIR at Kensington, which covers an area of three acres, and is computed to hold eighteen mil lions of gallons, was opened on Wednesday, the water being turned in from the Green-lane works. It is entirely covered in, the roof being supported by iron pillars, and is one of the finest things of the kind in the kingdom. It adjoins the old reservoir, which is also to be covered in. WARRINGTON.—A public. meeting, for the establish ment of a public museum and library on a proper footing, was held at Warrington on Thursday. The mayor, Peter Rylands, Esq., presided ; and amongst the speakers were, J. W. Patten, Esq., M.P., the Hon. and Rev. H. Powys, the Rev. Richard Greenall, Lord Stanley, the Rev. R A. Mould, and several members of the Town Council. The resolutions were passed unanimously. CLOSING OP CHURCHYARDS.—The order fo'r closing the churchyards of Liverpool, recently made by the Privy Council, has been carried into effect in those cemeteries to which the order refers against interments generally, but where there are family vaults and private graves, not over-crowded, such can still be used. LECTURE ON WAR.—The Rev. C. C. Lowndes, son of Mr. M. D. Lowndes of Liverpool, last week delivered a lecture upon " War," before the members of the Church of England Religious and Literary Institution, in the Athenaeum, Carlisle. The rev. gentleman throughout was listened to with deep attention, and the audience showed their appreciation of his admirable lecture by frequent and loud applause. A TEA PARTY, in connexion with the Herculaneum Sabbath-schools, attended by upwards of three hundred persons, was held in the school-rooms under the chapel, Mersey-view-street, Potteries, on Tuesday evening. The enjoyment of the festivity was much heightened by the exertions of several ladies and gentlemen connected with the various musical societies in town, who volunteered to perform a series of choruses from the oratorios of the "Messiah," " Samson," and the " Creation." GALLANT RESCUE.—One of the Woodside boats had nearly reached the landing-stage, on Monday, last week, when a youth, in endeavouring to leap ashore, fell into the water. Thomas Doyle, one of the landing-stage porters, at once leaped after the boy, and succeeded in getting hold of him ere he sunk. A life-buoy was thrown out, and with this assistance Doyle was enabled to sup port his charge until both were drawn out of the water. Doyle, who is a middle-aged man, has frequently rescued parties from drowning. LIVERPOOL REFORM ASSOCIATION.—The first annual meeting of this association was held at the Royal Hotel, Dale-street, on Tuesday. The report, which was read to the meeting, commenced by declaring the necessity felt by the association for not disclosing all which could be revealed, and inferentially proving the propriety of dis playing what could not be disclosed—viz., a good case for the association. It concluded by inculcating union and energy among the members of the association. ARCHITECTURAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. — The fortnightly meeting of this society was held on Wed nesday. Mr. Bowden, of Bristol, exhibited specimens of brilliantly cut glass, prepared according to his process. Mr. Edmundson, St. Helen's, exhibited many specimens of plain and ornamental window glass, as manufactured by Messrs. Pilkington. These he presented to the society, together with a volume of ornamental designs. Mr. Hig gins read a paper on the "Entity of the lonic order." A petition to the House of Commons was adopted in favour of the application of the decimal system to currency, weights, and measures. The petitioners, in speaking of the present system, say they " have frequent experience of the great inconvenience which is thereby occasioned in land surveying, in the measurement and value of artificers' work, &c., and in the application of science to practical architecture and construction." Ges IN RIO JANEIRO.—The new gasworks in Rio are now in operation, and part of the city was lighted for the first-time on the 15th ult. The erection of the works, and the general conduct of the undertaking, have been under the management of Mr. W. Bragge, a gentleman well known in this town, who formerly filled the office of engineer to the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Railway, and who is now engineer-in-chief of the Rio and Petropolis Railway. The gas is made on the hydro-carbon principle, and at the works there are four holders (telescope form) 75 feet in diameter by 42 feet high. Already thirty miles of mains have been laid, leaving only ten to be still accomplished. It is proposed to adapt the gas to culinary purposes, on an extensive scale—an arrangement which, in a climate like that of Rio, will be highly appreciated. A RUFFIANLY Sox.—On Tuesday, James Murphy, a middle-aged man, was committed for trial, for perpetrat ing a murderous assault on his mother, a blind widow, 64 years of age. The son had insured her life subsequent to the father's death, which took place about six weeks ago. On Friday fortnight the prisoner left home in company with a young man, and returned at eleven o'clock at night brutally intoxicated. He began to be violent, and l i on his mother requesting him to be quiet, he struck her over the face, and knocked her down, and, whilst on the floor, he pulled her about by the hair of her head, a large quantity of which came off. Two neighbours came in to her. assistance ; and she was taken to the hospital on the Monday following. The prisoner expressed his sorrow for the assault he had committed, and stated that he would, if liberated, support his mother ; but the magis trate said that, in justice to the public, he must be sent for trial, as such acts of brutality could not be tolerated. AN EXPENSIVE HOUSE.—Most of our readers probably are acquainted with St. George's-hall in Liverpool, one of the most magnificent buildings in the world. Its vast proportions, its architectural beauty, and the multiplied accommodations afforded by its internal arrangements have naturally excited the admiration of all who have inspected that splended monument of Mr. Elmes's genius. Of course such a gorgeous structure must have cost a very large sum of money ; but profuse as has beeb the expendi ture on this civic temple, we are astounded when we find it stated that an equal sum has been wasted on the so called ventilation of the Houses of Parliament ! Yes, the snm of £250,000,—a sum that would have built 10 edifices equal to our noble parish church—a sum that would have constructed 250 schools, or stored 250 free libraries—has actually been squandered on the ventilation of West minster Palace. This almost incredible fact rests upon the authority of Mr. Peto, one of the contractors for the erec tion of the palace.—Blackburn Standard. 0; il I °re. Jo ' AO ' °o f . 5.°,111.10%' INFLUX OF GERMAN EMIGRANTS.—In our streets, and more especially in the neighbourhood of the docks, hun dreds of persons, of both sexes, adults and children, and of almost of every country, and clad in quaint costumes, may be seen perambulating, either in search of voyage equipments and necessaries, or with the view of killing time until the ships which are to convey them to their destination are ready for sailing. Between Friday and Tuesday last upwards of twelve hundred persons arrived here, via Hull, en route for the United States of America, the majority of them being bound for New York. Out of this number seven hundred have been lodged in the well known establishment of Messrs. Sabel and Cortis, in Moorfields. The great bulk of these will be shipped in vessels owned or chartered by the above-named firm, Such are the facilities given to emigrants at this port, that the whole of this great number of persons will set sail before the close of the week. From an inspection of the estab lishment of Messrs. Sabel and Co. ' we are enabled to state that ample provision is made for the health and comfort of emigrants, cleanliness and ventilation being especially attended to.---Liverpool Times. APPREHENSION OF A ROBBER.—The circumstances connected with the extraordinary and daring robbery committed about thirteen months ago, at the shop of Mr. Howard, jeweller, Corporation-street and Market-street, Manchester, cannot have been forgotten. A man, it will be remembered, entered the shop in the middle of the day, when no one was on the premises but Miss Howard, and whilst drawing her attention to an address card which he had brought with him, he suddenly put his arm round her neck and garrotted her, leaving the young lady senseless on the floor behind the counter. After this, he and accom plices plundered the counter, window, and drawers of the shop of valuable jewellery and plate, with which they coolly walked into one of the most crowded thoroughfares of Manchester, and effected their escape. Mr. Beswick, the chief superintendent of the detective police, made every exertion to trace the offenders, and several men were appre hended, against whom there was evidence of complicity in the affair, and one of whom was ultimately transported, but the man who was the chief agent in the robbery, and who used Miss Howard so brutally, succeeded in eluding pursuit up to the present time. Mr. Begwick had reliable authority for believing this man to be John Goldsmith, who was at that time living in Birmingham, but all efforts to apprehend him proved unavailing until a few days ago, when he fell into the hands of Mr. Stephens, superinten dent of the Birmingham police. He was brought to Man chester on Wednesday, where Miss Howard picked him out from several other prisoners at the Town-hall, although he endeavoured to contort his features, but she was not then sufficiently confident to be able to swear to him. Mr. Maude commented upon Miss Howard's apparent uncer tainty as to the prisoner, and said he thought he had bet ter be remanded for a week. CHARGE OF MURDERING A SISTER...-0131 Wednesday last, an inquest was held on the body of Mary Ann Eaton, a girl 16 years of age, the circumstances of whose death, which involved a charge of murder against her brother, Wallace Eaton, were given in the Standard last week. When before the coroner, the mother retracted nearly all that she had said before the magistrates on the previous Thursday. She stated that on the day on which the quarrel took place the prisoner merely tapped the deceased on the shoulder, and her foot caught in her dress, which threw her down, and the table fell u p on her. "He did not mean to hurt her, he was too fond of his sister for that." She denied that she had said that she saw the prisoner kick the deceased, and said that she did not remember hav ing said she saw him jump upon her. The deceased had been complaining ever since she was 13 years of age. The witness gave her evidence with obvious reluctance. The coroner, in remarking upon that point, said that she pro bably wished to deceive both him and the jury, but it might turn out that she had deceived herself. A girl, about 16 years of age, named Mary Kelly, stated that she saw the quarrel, but had not seen the prisoner kick the deceased. She saw her fall, and the old woman and the table fall on the top of her. Mr. P. W. Leather, surgeon, said the deceased had been long in a jaundiced state, but the immediate cause of death was rupture of the spleen, which might have been caused by a kick or a heavy body, such as the table or her mother falling upon her. If she had not received the injury she would ultimately have died of disease of the liver ; and if the rupture of the spleen had not been perceptible, he should have inferred that disease of the liver had produced her death. The coroner, after reading over the girl's dying deposition to the jury, said he was only surprised that the other brother, William, had not been committed for the assault as well as Wallace, for he had gone up to her when she was confined to her bed by the injuries which Wallace had inflicted, and he had de liberately struck her in the face. After a short consulta tion, the jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against Wallace Eaton," GENERAL INTELLIGEIME% BURGLAR Y.—On Friday night the offices of Messrs H. C. Smith and Co., 6, New Quay, Prince's Dock, were broken intol, and all the drawers and.safes opened; but, THE LORD Ma.vm of London has sent invitations to as they keep no cash there, the thieves were-disappointed. the whole of the Yorkshire Mayors to a grand banquet tO HEALTH on- THE TowN.—The medical officer of health be given next month to the Mayor and Corporation of reports that, in the week ended 15th April, the-deaths Leeds. registered within the borough amounted. to 233, being GOVERNMENT, respecting the cry of justice to Sootland, twelve less than in the previous week, but about ten per has determined to purchase, at a cost of £7,000, a-site-for cent. more than the average of the same.w,eek of the pre- an Industrial Museum at Edinburgh. ceding six years. The excess above the average is chiefly THE BEARDED MOVEMENT.—NOTICE EXTRAORDP owing to consumption and diseases of the-lungs, which NARY.—The Patriot- states, the following was seen on caused 92 deaths last week, against an average of 6O The the doors of one of the churches in the City-road. yester mortality from zymotic diseases fell to 54. from 77in the day :—"lt is particularly requested that moustaches be previous week. Seventeen deaths were caused by measles, not worn in this church during Divine service." 12 by hooping cough, 7 by diarrhoea, 6 , typhus fever, A GREAT FACT.—At a meeting of the City of London 2 scarlatina, 2 cholera, and 1 small-pox. Ragged Schools, held in the Institute, Mr. Alderman. THE REAP TESTIMONIAL—From an advertisement we Wire said he could tell, from his experience of the. city perceive that Mr. Reay, the indefatigable secretary of the prisons, that since the establishment of the ragged schools,, Liverpool Guardian Society, is to be presented with a juvenile crime had diminished 50 per cent. public testimonial of the estimation in which his services CHEAP BREAD.—Mr.. Pepper, of the Polytechnic,. has are held. For the last sixteen years Mr. Reay has devoted beaten the Frenchmen in the new bread-making process, his attention to the onerous duties of his office, and and produced 71b. 4oz. more bread from a sack of flour through his exertions and tact the objects of the society than they can. The secret, he says, is simply to use a have been greatly forwarded, and the interests of the pub- proportion of rice with the usual materials. The-bread, lie have been protected. thus made will keep moist and sweet for a longer period- THE SANITARY RATES.—At the meeting of the Health than the ordinary kind, but its nourishing qualities are. Committee on Thursday, the Rates Sub-committee pro- fifty per cent. less, weight for weight. duced a report as to the rates which they recommended to A NOTABLE HISTORICAL FACT.—Wheat was first sown be laid for the ensuing year under the Sanitary Acts. In in the North American colonies in 1602, on the Elizabeth all the townships there was an increase in the- paving-rate Islands, in Massachusetts, by Gosnold, at the time he ex -1 ecommended, as compared with last year, alai in some plored that coast. That has been just 252 years- ago, and. townships a slight increase in the general rate. The since that time so great has been the increase of this ground for recommending the higher rate was understood cereal, that in the year 1849, according to the census of to be the increased cost of materials and labour. A short 1850, the product amounted to 100,503,899 bushels. conversation ensued, in course of which the chairman TICKETS OF LEAVE.—The Glasgow Commonwealth suggested that as it was not necessary to pass the rates complains that some thirty ticket-of-leave men have been that day, the subject should stand over for a week, so allowed to return to Glasgow without any notification to that the members of the committee might have time to the police; and intimates that these men are engaged in consider it fully. This suggestion was adopted. their old practices, which they are enabled to pursue with THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAM-SHIP now lies in the great safety because the policemen are not aware of their Wellington dock, preparing for her departure to Mel- presence in Glasgow. bourne on Saturday next. Since her last arrival in Liver- AN ABSENT RECORDER.—On the opening of the pool many improvements have been made, more especially Northampton borough sessions last week, the Recorder in the arrangements of the baths, and other conveniences was missing; judge, attorneys, officials, and juries—grand upon which the comfort of passengers so much depends. and petty, waited for three hours, and a telegraphic mes- The ventilation throughout is admirable. With the ex- sage was sent to the absent gentleman's town residence; ception of a few tons for the use of the cooks, the Great but no Recorder came, and at length the court was Britain is coaled entirely with anthracite, as the experi- adjourned. At half-past six the Recorder arrived, and ence of the last voyage fully proved its superiority. It is stated that the sessions had wholly escaped his memory. now pretty generally known that the Great Britain is no THE DIVERS MEASURES NUISANCE.—In Hertfordshire longer to be the only steamer of the " 'Eagle" line, or, attention has recently been called to- the prevalence of rather, the only steamer managed by Messrs. Gibbs, three different corn measures, under the one name of Bright, and Co. These gentlemen have, we understand, load," consisting severally of three quarters, four guar formed a company to run a regular line between this port ters, and five quarters. This anomaly of local measures and Australia, under a royal charter, with limited exists all over the kingdom. It renders the returns of liability. Connected with this arrangement and other prices from markets often deceptive, and worse than matters of importance, Captain Matthews will, for this useless. Here, again, agricultural statistics would bring voyage, remain at home, and the Great Britain be under the folly into high relief. The remedy lies in a universal the command of Mr. John Gray, the late chief officer. grain by weight—a change to a decimal system of weights Short as the passage of the Great Britain was on her last and measures, and the compulsory teaching of the decimal trip, sanguine expectations have been formed that she system in every parish school in the kingdom.— The Field. will make the passage on this occasion in fifty-five days, INCONVENIENCE OF EXCESSIVE BULK.—Mr. Colwell, being ten days less than the time occupied in her last a gentleman of enormous size, standing upwards of six voyage out. • feet, and weighing, it is said, 22 stones, was summoned THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting, to Lambeth Police-court, on Tuesday, for the sum of 61, on Thursday, Mr. Alderman Dover, in the absence of Mr. being the balance of a fare due to a cab driver named Geo. Alderman Langsdale, presided ; and the following mem- Perrin. The question turned upon a counter-statement hers were present :—Messrs. Gladstone, Moss, Beckwith, as to time lost in waiting, and the weight of evidence was Godfrey, Fleming, Nicholson, Johnson, Stewart, Holme, adjudged to be in favour of the complainant. Accordingly, Halhead, and Henderson. The contracts for clothing for Mr. Colwell had to pay the 6d., and costs to the amount the inspectors of scavengers and those in Mr. Fresh's de- of ss. 6d. in addition. He stated he was much annoyed partment were ordered to be advertised for. The annual by cabmen refusing to take him in their vehicles on report, setting forth the amount of rates levied on the account of his size; and that, in revenge against the borough and the different townships for the previous year, whole fraternity, he was in the habit of keeping them and also the amounts contemplated to be levied for the waiting for nearly fifteen minutes, as the law allowed him current year, was brought up and read. In each case an to do. On this occasion it seemed he overdid the thing, increase was recommended upon the preceding year's rates. and kept the cabman sixteen minutes. A draft of the bill, in reference to the crossings, &c., at the MIGRATION OF MORMONS.—The Belton Rouge Advo north docks, of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, cate (United States) says :—The John Simonds, a three received from the town-clerk, with a letter from the same decker steamer, running to St. Louis, passed our landing official, was laid before the committee. The Town-clerk yesterday, with about 800 emigrants on board, all bound stated that clauses 9 and 10 embodied the agreements for the Mormon settlement at Utah. They are composed, come to by the committee with the railway company, and we were told, nearly exclusively of English and Welsh provided all the protection which the committee insisted converts to the Mormon religion and morality (or immo upon on behalf of the public. The clerk remarked that all rality), under the guidance of one of the Latterday Saints, the level branches had been conceded. The committee who has been on a missionary tour to Great Britain. then adjourned. About half, or more than half, the number were women, DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting, on Thurs- mostly young and buxom-looking lasses. What were their day, Mr. Shand, vice chairman, in the absence of M r . views of spiritual matrimony we did not ascertain. Charles Turner, the chairman, presided, and there was a SALARIES IN PUBLIC OFFICES.—The annual account numerous attendance of members. The finance com- made up under this title has been presented to parliament. mittee's proceedings stated that the committee had It shows the effect of changes made during the year 1853. resolved that the rate of interest be 44 per cent. per an. The chief item of increase is set down to the Post-office, num for three years, and 4t- per cent. per annum for more in which department 1,220 more persons have been en lengthened periods, on all loans and renewals. In refer- gaged, at salaries amounting to £26,358 ; the convict ence to the subject of warehouses at the Stanley-dock, establishment also has 109 more servants than in the Mr. Rankin moved a resolution to the effect that the sub- Previous year; the Customs, 67; Stamps and Taxes, 59. committee of warehouses be requested to furnish and On the other hand, the Excise has 207 less, and the con submit to the general committee, on the 4th May next, sequent saving in that department is £24,734 ; but there 1 1 an estimate of the probable nett income and rent which is an increase in the same department, itider the head of may be derived from the north and south stacks of ware- "expenses," . to the extent of £15,748.The general result houses at the Stanley-dock,respectively based on the exist- is an increase of 1,478 in the number of persons employed ing scales of dues and charges at the Albert-dock ware- in some of the public offices, and a diminution of 236 in houses. Mr. Robinson asked whether they were to have the number employed in others ;in money, an increase of a permanent rate, or fluctuating rate, as in the case of the expense in the one set of offices to the extent of £105,672, warehouses out of doors. Mr. Smith said there was only and a decrease in the other to the extent of £48,013. one of threeprinciple for the adoption of the committee; they MILITARY AFFRAY.--A serious fight took place in must either adopt the principle of the Albert warehouses, Winchester, on Sunday week, between about 150 let the warehouses off, or get some party to undertake the soldiers belonging to the 88th Regiment and the Hants working of them on commission ; and the object at the militia. It appears that th e regulars had been sneering present moment was to obtain information as to which of at the awkwardness • and unsoldierlike qualities of the these three plans was the best. Mr. Hohne thought it militia men, the consequence was a desperate fight with necessary that the committee should be informed as to the fists, sticks, stones, and soldiers' belts, a terrible weapon, cost, or, rather, the salaries paid at the Albert warehouses, with its large metal buckle. Several soldiers were taken and moved that a return be furnished of the number of the to the hospital dreadfully, and, it is feared, fatally officers and servants employed, the nature of their occupa- wounded. The militia men were victorious, as they tion, and the salary received by each attached. Mr. numbered two to one over the regulars. The policemen Brocklebank thought the motion premature, before they were too few to interfere to stop, or even to mitigate, the came to the decision whether they would themselves work disgraceful affray. the docks or let them, for if the latter course were adopted, A SPREE.—At the Central Police-court, Glasgow, great and the information went forth to the public, it would be merriment was created by the introduction of a red s guide to any persons choosing to offer for the renting of whiskered man, named John Blyth, and his wife Eliza, the warehouses. After a desultory conversation, the "a douce-looking, middle-aged couple, dressed in each motion of Mr. Rankin with Mr. Holme's addition having other's clothing." John came first, in petticoats and been carried, it was agreed to leave the subject in the short gown, and bare. feet. Next came Eliza, breeched hands of the sub-committee to procure all such informs- and booted, with the coat over all ; but she deeply felt tion as they can obtain relative to it. The harbour-master's her position, and as she seated herself alongside the other committee recommended that accommodation be sup- figure, and completed the strange picture, she cried plied for the herring trade at the north-west corner of aloud, while the whole court were convulsed with George's-dockbasin.The committee s h or tly after adjourned. laughter. The foolish couple, it appeared, resided in WALTON PARISH.—The annual vestry meeting was High-street; that morning they had been indulging in "a held on Tuesday, the Rev. T. G. Leigh, rector, in the chair. glass," and were so exceedingly m err y that, when about The accounts, which showed a balance of £l4O to the credit to retire, they donned each other's clothing. Their land of the parish, were passed unanimously. Messrs. Roskell lady said if they would go out to the street in that state and J. Fallowes were appointed churchwardens for the she. would stand a gill, and they had gone out in search ensuing year. There was a long discussion on the subject of the gill, when they were surrounded and taken to the of private individuals holding pews in the church, alleged office. The husband was fined 7s. 6d., while Eliza was to be the property of the parishioners generally, and re- dismissed with an advice. ceiving rents for them. It was stated in explanation by DEATH IN A TUN.—Mr. Charles Dick, brewer, has three the chairman and Mr. Church war d en Roskell, that, in large stock tuns placed in his yard at the back of the count -1810, when the parishioners re f use d t o en l arge th e church, ing-house, one of which had been emptied about a fortnight certain individuals were allowed to ere c t th e chancel and ago, and required cleaning previous to being used again. additions at their own expense, th e y b e i ng a ll owe d to hold Mr. Dick had issued strict orders that, before going into certain pews. It was alleged that, under such circum- them, the men should lower a lighted candle through the stances, there would be great hardship in depriving them h a t c h to ascertain whether or not the air was strong, and of the property. Ultimately the following resolution was requiring to be purified by pouring in water. A man adopted :—" That the vestry request the chairman to corn- pamed Bird, after having descended into the tun for the municate with the Chancellor of the Diocese, on the purpose of cleaning it, fell to the bottom in a state of in question of the pew right in the parish church, which was sensibility. His companion, Boyle, went down almost mooted at the late Easter meeting, and inform him of the immediately after having given the alarm, and was also proceedings thereon taken, with the result; and request suffocated. Three men went down one by one, but they , him to take such steps thereupon as he may think fit to were rescued in a greatly exhausted state by another of bring the matter to a more satisfactory conclusion." A the brewers, who took the precaution to go down with church-rate of a halfpenny in the pound was proposed and ropes for the purpose of having them pulled up, at the carried without opposition. risk of his own safety. Bird and Boyle were both dead WAVERTREE BOARD OF HEALTH.—At the meeting on before they could be brought up,—Edinburgh News. Monday last week, there were present, the Rev. W. Bad- - FAMILIES OF THE NOBILITY.—Mr. Doubleday, in his nail, who was re-elected chairman, and Messrs. Anderton, work, "The Law of Population," states that luxury and Bowers, Davies, Murray, Witham, Gore, Chaffers, and high living destroy population, while solid and moderate Rishton. The following committees were appointed : living, or even under-feeding, increase them. The same Finance—Messrs. Murray, Bowers, and Go r e. Public doctrine is very ingeniously advocated by Mr. Hugh Miller, Works—Messrs. Rishton, Chaffers, Murray, Gore, Ander- i n hi s " S c h oo ls an d S c h oo l mas t ers .' Mr. Doubleday ton, and Bowers. Nuisances—the whole board to con- considers that aristocracies and royal families degenerate i stitute a sanitary committee. An extension of the sewerage and cannot sustain themselves. The Leader, weekly through Mill-lane to Olive-mount, on plans recommended journal, to refute this doctrine, takes up the peerage-book by Mr. Newlands, the borough engineer, was determined an d c o un ts the number of the various families. We on. In consequence of a memorial from Mr. George subjoin a few :—The Marquis of Tweeddale has had 14 Stubbs, and other inhabitants, complaining of the stench children ; the Marquis of Westminster 13 ; Viscount from the premises of Mr, Ashcroft, Mr. Young was Arbuthnot 13 ; Marquis of Camden 12 ; Lord Camoys 12 ; directed to take steps for the abatement of the nuisance. Lord Clonbrock 12 ; Lord Ruthven 12 ; Marquis of Aber- The wages of the labourers on the highways were raised corn 12 • Lord Valentin 11; Marquis of Salisbury 11; from 2s. to 2s. 6d. a day. Du k e o f Sutherland, 11; Lord Wilton 11; Lord Roston WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—At the first meeting of 11; Lord Clinton 11; Duke of Rutland 10; Lord Talbot this body since the annual election, held on Wednesday, la It is needless to continue. If luxurious living were the Rev. W. Badnall was elected chairman, by a majority the cause of the depopulation, as Mr. Doubleday's theory of 16 to 9 ; Mr. J. Harrison, vice-chairman, by 12 to 11; requires, these instances of large families occurring in and Mr. Roskell, deputy vice-chairman, by 15 to 8. The luxurious circumstances would be inexplicable. other gentlemen proposed for the respective offices were CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.—"We have nothing Mr. Alpass (twice nominated) . and Mr. Reyes. In the to rebel for. We have as much political freedom as we transaction of the usual out-door business, it was agreed can desire. If such an invasion as the one proposed were to allow certain paupers not belonging to the union, who attempted, we would be under the painful necessity of have become chargeable, 2s. a week for a fortnight, and once more teaching the invaders a salutary lesson that then to remove them to their places of settlement. From would induce them in future to attend to their own affairs. the weekly return it appeared that there were 641 paupers The people of Canada would.rise up against them to a in the house. During the week there were 27 admitted, man, thus giving them an opportunity of seeing our 45 !discharged, 1 birth, and 4 deaths. A discussion took unan imity. We are quite satisfied with our present con place as to the difficulty of interring two dead paupers in dition, nor have a desire, at present, to change for any consequence of the closing of the necropolis, and sending o th er . If i n ti m e to come a change should be deemed the bodies to Walton. It was stated that the paupers necessary, it will not be annexation. We are as closely attending the funerals at the necropolis were often intoxi- connected, politically, with the United States as we ever sated at the grave, and came home deplorably drunk. A shall be. We are nearly as closely connected with them, committee on the subject was appointed. The appoint- i n a commerc i a l po i n t o f v i ew , a s the State of New York ment of the different committees were conducted amidst is with Ohio ; and, except a commercial connexion, we confusion and uproar, during which gross personalities will have no other. We will make no connexion with were interchanged. Ultimately the following committees them that will empower the slave-driver to make Canada were appointed, the chairman, vice-chairman, and deputy a hunting ground. Human flesh and blood shall never be vice-chairman being ex officio members of each : bartered in Canada like th e b eas t s of the field. The bay- Finance : Messrs. Appleby, - G. Ha r rison, Medcalf, Birch, ing of bloodhounds shall never echo through our woods. Alpass, Heyes, Shaw, Whitty, Kirkus, and Edwards. If Mitchel wants ' a plantation of fat niggers to flog,' he Hospital : Messrs. Shaw, Horsfan, Ab r ahams, Appleby, will have to seek it in some other place than Canada. If Alpass, Batten, Lunt, and Wensley. Visiting : Messrs. Canada ever became a State of the Union, it will not be Kirkus, Shaw, Lunt, Alpass, Wensley, Horsfall, Carter, until its soil became soaked with blood. It is as well that Morris, Edwards, Heyes, Whitty, and Jeffries. Sanitary : our would-be invaders should know this explicitly, once Messrs. Abrahams, Wensley, Birch, Jeffries, Hyde,Whitby, for all. When we wish to change our present form of Appleby, Morris, Batten, Carter, Mountfield, Heyes, government, we will set up on our own account. At all Richmond, Lightbody, and Alpass. This terminated the times we shall be glad to live on terms of friendship with business of the meeting, and the board shortly afterwards the Government and people of the United States, if possi adjourned. ble, and if not, we will do the best we can to take care of NEW TRIAL.—The case of Greenfield v. Sykes w as ourselves, which we have no doubt of being well able to brought before the Court of Queen's Bench on Thursday. do."—Toronto Colonist, This was an action in which the plaintiff sought to recover A LADY IN " THE HOUSE."—In the sitting of the 23d damages for an assault and false imprisonment. The ult. a member of the Ohio Senate moved for a suspension defendant pleaded not guilty by statute. At the trial, of the rules, in order that Mrs. Severance might present which took place before the judge of the Passage Court of a memorial in favour of allowing women the elective Liverpool, the defendant sought to give in evidence that franchise and equal property rights, and follow it by such a felony had been committed, and that there was reason- remarks as she might wish to offer. The motion was lost, able ground for suspecting that the plaintiff had corn- but was immediately renewed by a statement that Mrs. mitted it ; but the judge refused to admit this evidence, Severance only wished to present a written memorial l not as was alleged, either under the plea of the general issue, accompanied by remarks. Mr, Lee observed, that there or in mitigation of damages. The plaintiff obtained a was a certain Eastern Kin whose rules were so rigid as to verdict with £4O damages; but subsequently a rule was insure the death of him who should appear before him granted for a new trial, upon the ground that the evidence uncalled ! but a woman came with a petition, and not only was his severity disarmed, but her request was granted, had been improperly rejected. It appeared during the e ws v eas e n n ant t eo o ,wh th ea e grh h oeep al ed f d o . f the kingdom. So would it be with the argument that there was a decided difference between the counsel on either side as to what took place on the trial, and the difficulty did not seem to be cleared up by the to, Theand tmotionhe Ohio - to Senatel ist e n tg gave I, Mrs. et hSeverancee strictest notes returned by the learned judge. Lord Campbell attention to her reading, which occupied three-quarters of said, he should be much pleased to assist. the Passage an hour. Her quiet manner, as well as the force of the Court of Liverpool in the administration of justice, but in arguments and the happy manner of their presentation, this instance he could not tell what points had been evidently made a pleasant impression in behalf of the ex decided. The counsel differed both as to the law laid tension of woman's activities. After its reading, Senator down, and also as to the facts ; and the report did not Foot (of the same c it y w i th M rs . Severan ce ) moved that the memorial be laid on .the table and printed. The tof law trial which i slis b fy ee h n im dec (L id o e rd d. Ca Th mp e b re ell i ) nu as to th t e h r e ef P° ore, be a new point Senate agreed to it. D r. H arr i e t K. Hunt is t o s p ea k to -the costs to abide the event. Mr , Just i c e Wi g htman morrow evening i n the Second Presbyterian Church., the said he was of the same opinion, and upon t h e same Rev. L. H. Hitchcock, pastor, on the subject of " Woman .RS a Physician ground. Rule absolute for 9 new trial , "—New nrk Trilosne, THE LIVERPOOL. STANDARD, AND GENERAL. COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. 1 ' )00; Fel t 3l° • dat QW, ev er were' 4. vie ! col h c, I°llb rsts 0 .0 e t ~e 4O r 1e 0 , 1 el, r ic a :a of f- MUSIC AND THE DRalff.A. PTEILIIAEHONIC SOCIETY'S CONCEET.-03X Tuesday evening the third subscription concert for • the season was given by this society. The programme, which was a mikellaneous one, was judiciously selected; the various pieces contained in it being well adapted tothe powers and training of the artistes into whose hands the execu tion of them was entrusted. It also contained choice pieces selected from the works of Beethoven,. Mozart, Weber, Mendelssohn, Purcell, and Donizetti; besides two capital specimens of that charming style of composition, the madrigal. If ever a programme was to prove at tractive, such a one as that alluded to must bessuccessful ; not relying altogether on the pieces selected, a: judicious eye was held on the means by which its creditable execu tion could be ensured, and in that respect nearly every thing was done which even the most fastidious could reasonably desire. In addition to the available resources of the society, the valuable services of Madame Clara Novello and Mr. Sims Reeves were secured, and the re sult was as might have been anticipated from such a union of forethought and capability—a large amtbrilliant audience, an effective performance, and general satisfac tion. The opening piece was the charmingly faxinating " Pastoral Symphony," by Beethoven, the varied expres sion and the flowing melody of which were rendered in a charming manner by the band, the light and shade and varying dramatic effects being brought out into dear and distinct relief, yet nothing displayed offensively. Such a performance of so difficult and so important a composition was, in the highest degree, creditable to the instrumental resident talent of Liverpool. At the conclusion of this beautiful symphony, the performance of which was justly greeted by merited applause, Mr. Sims Reeves made his appearance, and sang Mozart's sweetly expressive aria, Balla sua pace"' His entrance was welcomed by loud plaudits, and a heartiness of recognition which at once put both the singer and the audience on the best of terms, and he sang his allotted task con amore, and with the happiest effect. His singing in this was sweet as well as powerful, appealing to the heart as well as to the judg ment of his auditory ; and he was eminently successful. The entrance of Madame Clara Novello was the signal for a general outburst of enthusiastic welcome, whichsherepaid by a graceful recognition, followed by a flow of vocal har mony not less surprising than it was enchanting. She gave Mozart's beautiful recitative and aria from Figaro, Deh vieni," in a style of which gushing melody and chastened sweetness formed the prominent characteris tics ; the concluding passage, as a piece of artistic vocalisation, could hardly have been surpassed. Purcell's stirring solo and chorus, " Come, if you dare," was given by Mr. Sims Reeves and the choir in admirable style, the martial spirit of which was well sustained. The same gentleman's singing of Weber's great and expressive scena —from Der Freyschutz —" Oh ! I can bear my fate no longer," was a masterpiece of dramatic musical execution, the beautiful tones of his rich and clear voice bringing out the tenderness of the sentiment, while his high culture as a musician enabled him to render perfect justice to the melody, without in the slightest degree sacrificing the expression. The solo of the evening, however, was Ma dame Clara Novello's singing of Cagnoni's aria, " Ah se potessi," in which, concentrating her wonderfully expres sive powers and her brilliant execution, she excited a per fect furore, and was rapturously encored. Besides the pieces enumerated, there were other and greatly applauded performances, foremost among which must be ranked the finale to Mendelssohn's unfinished opera, ",Loreley," calling into play the full powers of Madame Novello, and the capabilities of the chorus, both parts of the performance being admirably sustained; the latter displaying good training, judgment, and good-will; the former evincing wonderful vocal power and amazing expression. This was an extraordinary combination of musical with dramatic effect ; and all the parties engaged in its performance seemed to vie with each other in doing justice to its mani fold beauties. Among the novelties introduced was a M.S. overture, composed by Mr. H. Tivendell, and dedi cated to the society. It formed the opening of the second part of the concert, and, though well performed, it did not strike with such telling effect upon the audience as its merits entitled it to receive. This might, and, no doubt, did arise from the very brilliant selection of music by which it was contrasted. A fantasia on the flute, after Nicholson, was very creditably performed by Mr. Percival, who is obviously a flautist of no small merit. His embauchure is good and steady, his fingering rapid and effective, and, if his intonation is occasionally a little uncertaip, he may remedy that by care and study. The concert was brought to a conclusion by a spirited performance of Mozart's splendid overture to the " Marriage of Figaro." As a whole, the concert was one on which the society may be justly congratulated. It was in all respects admirable, — admirable in selection and execution, and scarcely, if at all, less admirable in the ensemble of its gay and fashion able audience. AT THE TITEATEE ROYAL, on Tuesday evening, Miss Cushman appeared as Meg Merrilieg, in the drama of " Guy Mannering," which she performed in her usual style of power and excellence to a crowded and admiring auditory. Last night, the annual performance by the Literary and Dramatic Society was given in the same house, under distinguished and fashionable patronage. The pieces selected were Sheridan's sparkling comedy of " The School for Scandal," and " Turning the Tables," a laughable and spirited farce by Poole. In addition to these, the performances were .enlivened by an original Prologue and Epilogue written for the occasion. The procees were to be given in aid of the fund for the wives and families of soldiers on foreign service. _ AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE the attractions have been the separate efforts of Miss Anderton and Mr. G. Honey, in addition to "The Butterfly's Ball," which still continues to hold a prominent place in public esteem. On Wednesday evening, Miss Anderton terminated a suc cessful engagement by performing Mariana, in Sheridan Knowles' favourite play of " The Wife." This young lady has made deserved progress in public regard, by assiduous and unobtrusive, study of her profession. Her elocution is greatly improved, and having acquired greater confi dence on the stage, her acting displays more freedom and polish than it did on her earlier appearances here. Of Mr. G. Honey's performances we have already spoken favour ably. He is a comedian of a capital order ; full of genuine humour, which he shows off in a quiet and artistic man ner. During the brief recess of a week, prior to the Easter holidays, this house has undergone great improvements in its internal appearance. The fronts of the boxes and gal leries have been re-decorated in a tasteful manner ; consi derable alteration, with a view to improvement, has also been made in the lighting before the curtain. The seats in the boxes have all been restuffed, the centre ones being covered with ruby morocco, and each alternate row having been furnished with a back. In short, a great deal has been done to increase the comfort of the audience; and the house looks clean, lively, and inviting. THE ANNUAL VESTRY. Tux Venerable Archdeacon Brooks presided, on Tues. day, at the Annual Vestry, which was held, by adjourn. ment from the Old Church, at the Sessions'-house, Chapel street. __ The preliminary matters having been disposed of, Mr. CARNE moved the adoption of the accounts, the items of which, he said, were much lower than usual, the strictest economy having been used by himself and his colleagues in office. The accounts were as follows Peter's Church ex penditure, £1,244 16s. sd. ; St. Nicholas's Church, £1,480 9s. 4d. ; St. Paul's, £658 4s. 7d., deduct received for ground and pew rents, £B6 6s. 6d., £571 18s. Id. ; St. John's, £784 4s. 7d., deduct received for ground and pew rents, £156 6s. 6d., £630 18s. ld. ; St. Matthew's, £26 18s. 7d. ; St. Thomas's, £1 17s. ; St. Michael's, £2 ss. 4d. ; St. Mary's Cemetery, 19s. 6d. ; St. Mdrtin's Cemetery, £3Ol 4s. 11d. ; Walton Cemetery, £2BO Is. ; miscellaneous charges, £222 Bs. 6d.; Royal Insurance Company, in repayment of loan for cemetery, £6OO. Total expended during the year, £5,363 16s. 9d. Balance to debit of the parish from last year, £648 19s. 9d.: £6,012 16s. 6d. £ s. d. Received on account of the Church Rates, 1853, at 2d. in the pound Ditto, ditto, ditto, 1852, at 2d. in the pound 77 911 Ditto, ditto, ditto, 1851, at 2d. in the pound 0 10 9 Ditto for interments in St. Martin's Cemetery 33 11. 6 £5,63419 3 Rent of Walton Cemetery 2l 6 8 Rent of St. Mary's Cemetery Less Interest and Commission charged by Banker £5,661 5 11 . 4 15 8 Total received during the year...£5,656 10 3 Balance to debit of the parish, £356 Os. 3d. Total £6,012 16s. 6d. Mr. HUTCIIINSON having seconded the motion, Mr. UnctunAnT, who moved an amendment that thd accounts do not pass, said the money here voted to the Vestry was in courtesy, and had no foundation in law. Mr. LOWDEN seconded the amendment, which was lost; and the accounts were passed by a large majority. ELECTION OF CHURCHWARDENS, OVERSEERS, AND SIDESMEN. On the motion of Mr. T. D. Anderson, seconded by Mr. John Noble, Mr. Charles Frederick Came was re-elected churchwarden ; and on the motion of Mr. Banner, seconded by Mr. Noble, Mr. Robert Hutchinson was re-elected second churchwarden. Mr. James Brownbill and Mr. John Williams were then appointed churchwardens for St. Paul's; and Mr. George Nickson and Mr. Theophilus Palmer Gwatkins to the same office for St. John's Church. Mr. J. Brancker and Mr. P. Drinkwater were elected sidesmen. The overseers elected were Mr. John Hand (a re-appointment) ; Mr._ Gardner (re -appointment); Mr. Chesney, in place of Mr. Johnson, who declined again to serve; Messrs. Hughes, John Jones, C. J. Shaw, John Whitby, William Rowe (re-appointments), Mr. Brancker, in place of the retiring Mr. Moss ; Mr. J. H. Satchell, in place of Mr. George Sumner, retiring ; Mr. James Denton, in place of Mr. Willmer, who retires ; and Mr. Thomas Meacock, to the like office, in lieu of Mr. Shakeshaft. The election of Mr. Thomas Savage, as vestryman, who had taken office during the year, was confirmed. COTTAGE-RATING} AND WAREHOUSE-RATING; Mr. BROWN , a who supported Mr. Lrs election, cau tioned the parishioners against having a packed vestry of cottage-owners. He complained that the amount of rates collected in cottage property was far too small, and that instead of £lO,OOO or £ll,OOO it ought to be £15,000. Mr. BIGHLM moved that the Vestry be requested to form a committee for the sole purpose of re-assessing pro perty, and that they report to the Select Vestry. A lengthened discussion ensued, in which Messrs. Dover, Jeffery, Harbord, Johnson; Came, and Willmer took part, after which Mr. Bighanfs proposal was carried. VOLUNTART CIIIIRCII-RATE. • -- - - Mr. CARNE announced that a church-rate of twopence in the pound had been decided upon by the churchwardens, for the special purposes mentioned in the act. It had also been decided, he said, to propose that a church-rate of three farthings in the pound be laid, to meet the ex penses incurred at the parish churches. A discussion took place, but ultimately a resolution, moved, by Mr. Urquhart and seconded by Mr. Jeffery, negativing the proposition for a three-farthing rate, was carried. A poll was demanded, and, the Vestry was adjourned to Tuesday next, to cons ter the rekort, of tbo Voluntary Aging committee. CHA.RGIE OF' MURDER ON THE HIGH sxAa. LAST week we gave a detailed' report of the•iacieiry into the charges of murder against Captain. Wm.. Henderson Honor, Thomas Henry Chadderlxm (first mate), and John Barthe (second , mate), of the-ship.Mongasteen, so far as the investigation had then.gonet. Theinquiry was resumed on Tuesday, when Mr.. Mansfield was occupied five hours in hearing evidence. John. Phillips,. the cook on board the vessel, deposed generally - to-the HI-usage of the men by the prisoners. He saw the captain beat Valparaiso at six o'clock in the evening befbre- his death. On the afternoon before Valparaiso- died, the-witness , saw his left eye much swollen as if from blows.:- in the morn ing it was not hurt at all, and'he•then. appeared in good health. John Rey, a Chilian, deposed to the.generat ill usage of Valparaiso, and stated that on.the night before his death the captain thrust him.under the jaws- with the butt end of a cat. Later on he -pushed him. off the poop on to the main deck, after having thrashed, him, and whilst on the main deck insensible• the•captain struck him several blows. Valparaiso complainetli that night that he was battered and powdered alli over. Whilst the deceased was naked the captain:struck him, once on th e . . lower part of his body wiih, part of the fore topgallant sheet. Manuel Olaves and Francisco Manuel &posed to the general ill-treatment of the men by the captain. Candido Lorenzo, a Manillaman, was called, but, being found to be an idiot, he was not examined. The-evidence having been read over to the witnesses, the- case was adjourned till Thursday. - - - - - - The adjourned hearing of the case took placebeforeMr. Mansfield, at one o'clock on Thursday. One•important witness was out of the way, therefore the•court proceeded to hear the charge against the prisoners for the murder of Henry Fisher, or Foster. Daniel Gillman.Lowe, the car penter of the vessel, was the first witness called.;. and he stated that the deceased, who was 18 years of age, shipped at Singapore on board the Mongasteen, in. the month of November last. After they had been at sea a fortnight, the captain ill-used the deceased, and.continued to•do so until the month of February, after which histreatment amounted to brutality. He used to strike him while at the wheel, over any Part of the body—the head or any part—with a bucket-rope, which was converted into a cat, or a piece of the mainbrace. After the beatings,. Foster's body was covered with sores. Punishment was also frequently in flicted on the deceased by stopping his beef and pork, and giving him only a part of a biscuit and some tea for the whole day's allowance. On the 21st of March, the captain maltreated the deceased, who hid himself, and, on being found, was again thrashed. The following night he received similar treatment, and was also. sent aloft, where he remained two hours by the captain's orders —the weather being cold and rainy. On coming down he was sent below until twelve o'clock, when he was called to his watch ; but, as he did not come, the mate went and found him in the forecastle, and, bringing him aft, placed him at the wheel. Subsequently he was again ordered aloft, but he did not go, He went into the house forward, where he was found in the sail-locker by the second mate, who brought him on deck to the captain, by whom he was ordered to the wheel. As he was going, the captain seized him by the collar, shook him violently two or three times, threw him on the deck, and kicked him heavily in the back several times. The deceased begged the captain, " for God's sake to have mercy upon him ;" but the captain only made use of a rough expres sion, and ordered him to the wheel. He went and took hold of the wheel, but could not steer. He therefore went Forward, but fell on the deck as he proceeded. The cap tain ordered one of the men to drag him forward, which was done, and he died that night - , shortly after twelve o'clock. A:few hours before the deceased died the mate called witness down to see him. He went down, and saw that his legs and hands and arms were full of sores, and there were marks of beatings.—Robert Evans, the steward of the vessel, gave similar evidence to the last witness, but added, that , the deceased told the captain he went down into the sail-locker because he was so miserable and wanted to die. At the captain's request witness took some sago and wine down into the forecastle to the deceased, but he could not swallow it. The deceased groaned, and was as motionless as a corpse. One Sunday the captain gave the deceased several cuts with his cat, and then set five or six men to scrub his arms and legs—which were a mass of sores—with a hard brush.—John Phillips, the cook on board the Mongasteen, said the deceased was in good health when he joined the ship at Singapore. The deceased had frequently been ill-used by the captain. The witness deposed to the same facts as the two preceding ones. The evidence having been read over to the wit nesses, the court adjourned at five o'clock. On Friday the examination of the witnesses concerning the death of Henry Foster was resumed.—John Rey, who l was examined through an interpreter, stated that he re membered the deceased, Henry Foster, whom he had often seen beaten by the captain, after he had been stripped to receive punishment. There were no marks, sores, or wounds on his body before the captain beat him, but after wards there were many wounds—his shoulders were in pieces; and there were pieces of flesh whipped out of his back, breast, and face. He (witness) knew that this was the result of beating, for the deceased was in the same watch with him, and after he had been whipped by the captain, he was in the habit of coming forward and show ing him (witness) his bleeding wounds. About a month before the deceased died, the first mate ordered witness to take a bucket of water forward to wash him. Deceased stripped, and the mate ordered witness to scrub him all over with a hard brush, used generally to clean paintwork with. Deceased's body, at that time, was covered with sores, and he- used to draw back his body as soon as ever the brush was applied to him—for it rubbed off the scabs, and the blood commenced to flow copiously. He told wit ness, in a low tone, not to rub so hard, but the mate, as soon as he saw the blood flow, said to witness, " Scrub on, if you don't scrub him hard, me give you ginger too." Recollected Foster, four or five days before his death, being set to varnish the capstan-bars. He was then al ready so weak that he could hardly walk. He, however, did part of the work, and then went below to get some more varnish. Whilst he was away, the captain came on deck, and asked, " Where is Harry ?" The mate said he Was forward, and called out for him ; but he did not answer ; therefore he (the mate) went and found bins in the topgallant-forecastle. The mate, having found the deceased, commenced beating him with a rope's-end, driving him in the direction of the poop. When the deceased reached the poop, the captain asked him what he had been doing forward. He answered that, by orders from the chief mate, he had been varnish- ing the capstan-bars, forward ; but the mate said it was untrue. The captain told him to remain on the poop, and gave him some brass-work to clean. About half-an-hour later the captain beat him with a cat, but what for the witness was at a loss to understand. Every blow the de ceased received, he begged the captain, For God's sake, to let him go." On the night before oster died, he was on his watch four hours—from Bto 12. At 12, when his watch was over, the captain would not let him go below ; but, whilst the captain was off the deck, he went down secretly and threw himself on the floor of the forecastle, where he remained until daybreak. The chief mate, in the morning, went down to see after the deceased, who, witness told the mate, was lying on the floor, and had been in that position ever since he came off' his watch. Foster never went on deck again. The captain ordered some sago and wine to be given to deceased, but he could not swallow it. By order of the mate, who said the deceased had got the fever, his feet were bathed in water, and his head was raised a little. Foster died before twelve o'clock at noon that day. The deceased was beaten several times on the night before his death, because he would not obey the or ders which were given him. Foster had not his full allow ance of food—he had short allowance of meat and bread, and often times the captain would make him stand by and look on whilst the others were eating. The deceased had sago, instead of meat, in the evening. The cook once beat a Manilla man with a stick for stealing the fat. The man stole it because he was hungered ; he had not enough to eat. This evidence having been read over to the witness, the case was again adjourned to yesterday. YESTERDAY. Shortly after twelve o'clock, yesterday, the prisoners were again brought up, and the already protracted inves tigation was continued, touching the death of Henry Fos ter, the second sailor who died on the voyage. Francisco Manuel was called, who stated that on the voyage from Singapore, the deceased Henry Foster and himself were both shipped at the same time. Foster was in the second mate's watch for about three months, and afterwards in the chief mate's watch, where he remained about fifteen days, until he died. Witness was in the chief mate's watch during the whole voyage. Foster was in good health when he came on board ; for about fifteen days he was not beaten, but after that time the captain sometimes beat Foster with a single rope, sometimes with the mainbrace, and sometimes with the " cat." At first nobody beat him but the captain; but for some weeks before he died both the captain and chief mate beat him ; the latter did it by order of the captain. Sometimes the mate told the captain he did not want to beat the men, when the captain said, "if you don't break the d—d son of a b—h's head, I'll give you something to make you feel." When the captain used the " cat" to Foster, sometimes he beat him with the lashes, and sometimes with the handle. Once the captain beat himi naked with the lashes. The chief mate held him by his hands, and the second mate held his legs, while the captain beat him. Sometimes the captain knocked him down, and beat him as he was lying on the deck. Have seen his back after the beating ; his body was all sore. Saw him in the chain-locker the night before he died. The mate called Foster out of the locker, and the captain was standing on the starboard-side ; witness was going forward just then, and heard Foster say, " Oh ! God Almighty, you'll kill me, sir." Did not know what made him cry out, because he was going for ward at the time. Saw Foster again in an hour after wards ; the captain ordered witness and Antonio to help Foster to the forecastle, and they put him on one of the chests. He was then moaning, and spoke very little ; his eyes were open. He said he was going to die. It was about half-past twelve at night when they put him on the forecastle, and witness went to his own bed ; the next morning, about eight o'clock, he again saw deceased, who groaned, but. could eat nothing ; he died the next night. Saw the deceased's body about a week before he died, and the skin was all sore, as if from blows ; the skin was broken, and there was a discharge from the sores. Sometimes deceased had his allowance of food stopped for the whole day ; and then he had only half his allowance the day following. Cross-examined by Mr. Aspinall.—About 14 days before Foster died, he told witness, " I think I am going to die ; I'll write a letter to my father, and give it to you. He did not seem bad when he first got on board; he said he "feel good." [This witness understood so little of English,that it became necess to ask some of the questions in the Spanish language Mr. Mansfield inquired if one of the witnesses had ar rived from the hospital ; when Kehoe informed him that the man's leg was in such a diseased state that it was not expected that he could be removed for three or four days. The inquiry was then postponed in this case ; and the death of the third man, named Pedro, alias Anselo Perero, was then investigated. Robert Evans, the steward, was called, who stated that deceased was shipped at Singapore with nine others, amongst whom was the second mate, now one of the pri soners. Pedro was a Manillaman, and spoke a mixed language of Spanish and Portuguese ; het nderst the o voyage od very little of English. During the firs t pa of , Pedro was treated very kindly but, in about six weeks after sailing, he received knoct and blows from all by the captain and mates s ; quarters, The captain beat him In It the ends of the mainbrace, or anything that came close at hand ; sometimes with both ends of the " cat," the thong and the wood parti also. They were not light beatings, but very severe.. On one night, shortly before the de ceased died, the captain beat him all over; he beat him_ with the thongs and the but-end of the " cat" severely-. It was for leaving a tar-bucket on deck. On the 29th of March, between four and five o'clock in the afternoon, Pedro was at the wheel, and got the ship aback, and part of the mizen sheet was carried away, through his bad steering. The captain came on deck and called all hands to reef the mizen, and going up .to Pedro, called him a "black. son of a b—h," and struck him with his fist on the face. Afterwards he struck Pedro again with something, and told him to " go to h-11 and clean his ugly face." Deceased. appeared stupified, and Francisco was told to take his place; on going to the main deck he staggered and fell, but got up, and again tried to go forward, when the captain told the chief mate to fetch him back again. The face of deceased was covered with blood, by the captain striking,him on the nose. The mate brought him back again to the quarter-deck ; he dragged him there, and threw him down' on the deck. The captain was there with a rope's end, and gave him five or six cuts with it as he lay on the deck. Before the mate dragged. him to the quarter-deck, as he was going up the ladder, (the mate driving him and pushing him along,) the captain kicked him on the mouth with , all his might, with his right foot, and he fell from the ladder backwards on to the main deck. He was so weak that he could scarcely creep up the ladder, when the captain kicked him ; his face bled very much, and when he was brought back to the wheel the blood flowed profusely.. He was in a stag gering state when brought back to the wheel, and could not do his work. The captain told him " clean his d—d cocoa-nut face." Pedro seemed stupified, and the chief mate (by the captain's orders) took his cravat off, and rubbed the blood from his face ; the blood was at that time all over the wheel and round the gratings abaft. He could not stand, and sometimes fell back on the gratings. Witness never saw Pedro after that. Did not see his body after death, but saw them carry his body to the port-hole, and throw it into the sea, in the afternoon. of March 30th. The chief and second mates threw him overboard, and the carpenter read the burial-service. The ship was at that time near the Tuskar Light. The captain called to the carpenter to read the burial-service. They reached Liverpool on Saturday, the Ist of April, about. midday. Pedro did not always have his fall allowance ; it was occasionally stopped, and then he had bread and tea, but no meat, for breakfast, and sometimes he had sago for dinner. Occasionally he had nothing for dinner, but the meal-times were often altered. The captain had heavy shoes on when he kicked Pedro on the mouth. Cross-examined by Mr. AspinalL—Deceased resisted the efforts of the chief mate pushing him up the ladder, before the captain kicked him on the mouth. Witness observed, "Any man would resist when he saw what was waiting for him." Did not see any one resist the captain. or use any violence towards him, on the passage home- Saw Captain Honor in the cabin one day tear a leaf from the log and throw it on the floor. The leaf he tore out contained something about a quarrel between the captain and mate. Never saw a man called Antonio coming with a bolt towards the captain ; and never saw the captain beat Antonio. Knew Robert Gonsalvis, the seaman now in the hospital, who has lost his toe. [We are infOrmed that Gonsalvis had his toe injured by the rigging, whilst running away to escape the captain's violence.] Daniel Gilmunlow, the carpenter, was then called, and corroborated the evidence of the steward in most of the particulars respecting Pedro's death. He was treated cruelly both by the captain and his officers during the latter part of the voyage. John Phillips, cook, was next called, and stated that Pedro was in a good state of health when he joined the ship. Was often flogged on the voyage, and became very weak for many weeks hefore his death. On the night before he died witness did not see him punished, being otherwise engaged at the time. About five or six o'clock, he saw the mate pushing Pedro forward towards the fore castle ; witness was inside the galley at the time, and saw Pedro fall heavily with his forehead on the covering board. Did not see Pedro's face before he fell upon the deck. He did not move any of his limbs after he fell down. The mate and some one else took him away, and ' witness exclaimed at the time, " That man's no more." The mate came afterwards and asked witness for some tea for Pedro. The cook replied that he had no tea, and con tinued, "If I had, it would be no use to Pedro, for he is a dead man." Did not see Pedro alive after that. Saw the mate and second mate sewing the body up next morn ing. Was not present at the funeral. When Pedro fell forward his forehead did not fall on the edge, but on the flat surface of the covering board. He was sometimes put on short allowance. Cross-examined by Mr. Aspinall : Witness once struck Pedro on the face with a small iron spoon, because he was trying to steal some fat from the galley. It appeared that Manilla men were very fond of grease; and witness used to heave it overboard, that they might not get it. They would get at the grease if they could, whether they had their full allowance or not. - The case was then adjourned, at 5 o'clock, until this morning, at 12 o'clock, when the deposition of the wit ness Gonsalvis will be taken at the infirmary. POLICE COURT-YESTERDAY. OBTAINING GOLD LEAP UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. —John Clowe, residing in Birkenhead, was brought up by Carlisle, the detective officer, on a charge of having obtained 26 books of gold leaf, under false pretences. It appeared that on Monday, the 17th inst., the prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Taylor, wholesale paint and colour merchant, at 23, Great George-street, and obtained the quantity of gold leaf stated, saying that if a boy was sent along with him and the gold books to Tower-buildings, he would pay the price of them, £1 14s. Bd. In com pliance with Clowe's representation, a boy was sent with the gold leaf, but with instructions not to part with it till he got the money. By telling the boy to wait at a door for a few minutes till he came out again with the money, prisoner obtained possession of the gold leaf, and the boy, after waiting nearly an hour-and-a-half, became satisfied of the fraud practised on him, and returned to his master's shop. The prisoner, who was apprehended on Saturday last, denied that he had been in Mr. Taylor's shop for two years. He was clearly identified, however, and committed [ for trial, STREET ROBBERY.—William Wales was charged with having assaulted and attempted to rob William Quarrel, a tailor. As the prosecutor was passing along Bute-street, on Saturday evening, the prisoner suddenly came up be hind him, and seizing him round the neck, snatched his watch-guard, dragging his watch out of the prosecutor's pocket; prisoner then ran off, carrying with him the watch, but, as the guard-chain broke, portions of it were left on. prosecutor's neck and in his hand. The prisoner was pursued, and taken into custody, with the watch in his possession. Prisoner, who did not deny the robbery, said it was the first time he had ever been guilty of anything of the kind. He was committed for trial. THEFT FROM 1 SHOP.--Mary Fitzpatrick was charged with stealing two pieces of silk handkerchiefs and a shirt from the shop of Mr. Armour, on Saturday last. It ap peared that the prisoner, who was known as an old offender, had with her, on the occasion alluded to, three children, who seemed to have been trained as her as sistants ; they making a sportive show of throwing about their caps, and letting them fall in shops, so as to attract the attention of the shopmen, while she went in and ab stracted whatever came conveniently to her hand. She was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. PICKING A DRUNKEN MA POCKET.—Mary Fleming was charged with picking the pocket of a young man who met her in the street on Saturday night about twelve o'clock. The prosecutor, who could give only a very im perfect account of the transaction, said the prisoner ac costed him in the street, and, along with another woman, thrust her hand into his pocket and robbed him of 255. 6d. The case was remanded till to-morrow. STEALING LEAD.—William Simmons, an elderly man, a plumber and painter by trade, was charged with having stolen a quantity of lead from the premises of a metal dealer, at 17, Carpenter-street, on the 30th of March last. The prisoner disposed of the lead to Mr. Penn Smith, another metal dealer, at three different times ; but he averred that he got it in the way of his business, from another party who had been in custody for stealing about the time of the robbery, and whom he said he first saw about in Park-lane. The case was remanded for a week, Ito allow time for the re-apprehension of the man. A Di su ONE sr DRUNICARD.—Bernard Murphy, a ragged and dirty-looking Patlander, was charged with stealing a piece of beef from a butcher's shop in Scotland-road, on Saturday night. The prisoner said he was so drunk at the time, that he had no recollection whatever of the cir cumstance. It was stated that, at the end of last year, he stole a goose under similar circumstances, and had made a similar admission on that occasion. He was sentenced to be imprisoned for'one month. ROBBING A. Cxriza).—Bridget Ward was charged with stealing a half-sovereign on Saturday night, from a boy named Deveren, about eight years old, who resides in Chadwick-street. It appeared that the little fellow had been sent by his sister with a sovereign to the pawnshop of Mr. Kissack, to redeem some article which had been pledged, and that the prisoner was in the shop at the time. On observing that the boy was too short to reach the counter, she volunteered to assist him, in doing which she obtained one half-sovereign, two half-crown pieces, and four-pence-halfpenny, which she osteensibly wrapped up and gave to the boy. On inspection, however, it was found that the half-sovereign was abstracted. Mr. ICis sadk stated the circumstances, and testified distinctly to giving the above enumerated coins ; but he was scarcely, so sure as to swear to his identity of the prisoner. The case was adjourned for seven days, to afford time for further inquiry. STEALING CLOTHEB.—Patrick Nollan, charged with stealing some wearing apparel from the house in which he lodged. He did not deny the theft, and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. ASSAULT ON A WIFE. — James WlCimmet was charged by police-constable No. 46 with having on Saturday night assaulted his wife in a very v i olent and b ruta l manner . appeared that the prisoner and his wife keep a boar(! il;f: house, in Saltho use -l ane, N ew W app i ng, an d th e econstable with saw the prison er k noc k hi s w if e d own, an d kick h,. r vith grert severity while s h e was lyi ng on the gToulla nst him,e poor woman, he said, was unwilling to appear w illing to as they had thre e small children, and she was un der the recent un prosecute. The magistrate said that, was not indispen statute, the appearance of the M k and in the first tehhaatrgtems, s e t the charg e , of a similar s asin ab sat le adn . ecfee Th nhcad e e p tasi ris lasat on uhl e its r ed , we w h h ie o mh d .ad id rij) ii ie lt si d beear e . a s nn taun Y utedgu t not the first time the P months with hard labour. sentenced to be imprisoned for four s c e t. n ; l: t osa Anne Carden and Susannah some articles which they assault, l,E G . and k 1 , p h::: Carden were charge t with pawning alsi d b Mr. J. L. Ryan, outfitter, of St. James's-stree , had been einp.o,he i ved to make up for the prosecutor. Mr - . appeared against the prisoners with Ryan stated tha t they had been long employed by him, d them honest and trustworthy. His and he badfound for appearing, however, was chiefly to make com plaint . against the pawnbroker,Mr.Phillips,Bedford-street plaint the articles had with whom adjourned till this day (Tuesday), to allow of Mr. Phillip being present. great relucta nce, as INTIMIDATION BY A TURN- OUT. — Charles Mitchell, t miner's labourer, was charged with assaulting, and in timidating a fellow-workman, named Ellis. The prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned for three months.