The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-17 00:00:00

DOCKS IN TRANNIERE POOL. On Tuesday next we shall present to our readtrs a Copy of the Parliamentary Plan of the Proposed New Docks. on the site of Tranmere Pool, with a description of the zwrious features of the project. TO CORRESPONDENTS, We have received from Birkenhead, anonymously, £1 for the relief of the distressed party who appealed in our columns for relief. The receipt of a great number of advertisements late last night has prevented the insertion of a quantity of matter which would otherw se have appeared in our columns to-day. A reply to the question of " Pact" appeared in a London paper of Saturday. It is true that the landing of the Prince of Orange is noted in the Almanacks for November 4th, but Bishop Burnet (who was with the King, and could not well be mistaken) states that the landing took place ou the sth, that eminent author writing as follows (Own Times," Vol. 1, p. 787) :—" On November 3, we passed between Dover and Ca. lais, and before night came in sight of th Isle of Wight. The next day being the day on which the Prince was both born and married. he fancied, if he could land that day, it would look auspicious to the army and animare the soldiers. But we all, who considered that the day following being gunpow der-treason day, our landing that day might have a good effect on the minds of the English nation, were better pleased to see that we could land no sooner." The date is correctly noted in the Prayer Book. Qat iLiberpool ,=:)tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 17, 1844. The young gentlemen and elderly ladies, who style themselves the Anti-Monopoly Association of Liver pool, held a meeting yesterday week in the Assem bly Rooms, Great George-street, for the purpose of having laid before them the mode in which the county register is to be swamped by the League. As the meeting in question was a hole-and-corner one, to which members of the committee only were admitted, we were deprivad of the opportunity of noticing the proceedings in our last publication ; and in doing so now, we must premise that we base our remarks upon the report of our contemporary, the Liverpool Times. How much less of the various speeches may have been set down than was deli vered, or how they may have been pruned by the speakers before being given to the public, of course we know not, the reporters only of the League press having been permitted .to record them. Sufficient, however, is left for the serious consideration of the Conservative public. The nature of the League's present movem nts will be best described by the following extract from the speech of their chairman, Mr. George Wilson, explaining— 116 " But he (the Chairman) might state to the meeting that the League had not come to Liverpool without hav ing tried the thing to a certain extent in Manchester and other places. They opened a room for the purpose of in ducing persons to become qualified as voters for South Lancashire in the first instance, although they were quite certain that South Lancashire could return Mr. Brown to-morrow, and have a majority to spare, but still they thought it safer to continue their exertions so as to re turn him without a contest at the next election. They had had meetings at Manchester, some 'four or five, and they had already upwards of 300 names on the books for qualification in South Lancashire, which 300 would be speedily increased to 700 or 800. Rochdale would give 150 to 200 more; Bolton 150 more; and thus they would go on through the whole of the polling districts of South Lancashire, provided Liverpool would do as well as its neighbours, which he was quite sure it would. But the League were anxious to lend a helping hand to their friends in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He knew not that the West Riding required their aid so much as it did a while ago, but' still they were determined to make a stand against the ;monopoly landlords of that part of the country. The League proposed to give the West Riding somewhere about .500 votes, and they should do so easily. They had nearly 200 at Manchester for the West Riding ; Rochdale would give 100; and other districts would give in proportion. The League next turned attention to North Cheshire—that nice little snug county—and they were determined to have it, and to have it before the 21st of January too." We can understand this. It is a business-like and open attempt to obtain the objects of the League by an outrage upon the constitution of the empire. The waggon-loads of seditious and mendacious trash, which a year ago their press spread over the land, have produced nothing. Their hired lecturers have ranted and gesticulated in vain. Their parlia mentary spouters have become acknowledged bores; and in the midst of the increasing prosperity of the country and the increased employment and comfort of the labouring masses, their claptraps are listened to with indifference and contempt. But here is a machinery, by which the legislasure itself may be tampered with, and its composition, as the reflection of public opinion, may be entirely changed. Here is an association, numbering amongst its members the possessors of vast wealth and greater activity and organisation—professing, too, ultra-liberal no tions of popular rights—assuming a power of control over the legitimate voice of the constituencies, and seeking to become boroughmongers upon a scale unknown in the previous history of the British Con stitution, Here is, not indeed that corruption of individual members of the legislature, of which com plaint has been 'made, in past days and under every form of government, but a corruption of the very fountain from which the power of legislation springs. By the success of such an effort the sub stantial power of returning members to Parliament would be centred in the hands of a few violent men; and the representative principle of the British Con stitution become a farce and a mockery. It may be said we are attaching too much import ance to such a project ; that it is too quixotic and vast for accomplishment. But it must be remem bered that the same has been said of other projects of the same body, which, although happily unpro ductive of the results anticipated from them, were yet conducted with an energy and disregard of con sequences or sacrifices, which sufficiently shews, that no ordinary barriers would be permitted to stand between the League and the accomplishment of its projects. Money, if it cannot work miracles can yet effect great and dangerous ends when di rected by persevering and energetic minds. We know already what the League has effected in this work of registration in our own county ; and we must re member that the very elements which constitute a manufacturing community afford precisely the ma terials by which the proposed action upon the con stituencies may be most conveniently effected. The details of the proposed scheme, as detailed to the meeting by the master spirit of the conspiracy, Mr. Richard Cobden, abundantly prove, not only the feasible nature of the project, but the " method' observed by its projectors. M:. Cobden reminded hit = • "a o fo‘ irgs a-year iolgiti easily be obtained in any forge 'ciwa for from £5O to £7O; and that such an investmeut would be a profitable one, even as a pecuniary speculation, as it would most probably return at least seven per cent., whilst only three was given at the savings' bank." A dozen modes suggest themselves by which a constituency might be brouAht under the entire control of - suen a body ti - a, League or of individual employers. We give, as an example, one suggested by Mr. Cobden himself :-- "Then the employers in the manufacturing districts ought:to join in the carrying out of this plan. These em ployers who have men who wish to obtain the franchise ought to give them every facility to possess themselves of a piece of property: For instance, if a man employing a numbL. of people about a faeolv to build a number of cottages, to divide th2m Into slips, and see what each costsi , he might say to li:s Here, is a cottage for any one that will buy IL cost price,' and there is no doubt that they wou_iu taken up Immediately. This proceeding would e!evare both the man and the master. (Clicrs.) Eve,y labourin; man thus obtained a freenOld i,ropetty would become a missialu , cv in the work. stiop for the purpose of teaching others how th e y m i g ht btcothe'men of property and obtain a vote." Trace for an instant tics piece of League subtlety. An employer, say' Mr. Cobden himself, builds such a row of cottages as those suggested, and by pur chase, or by some jug - gle such as we need not prti cularly describe, such cottages, say fifty in number, become the property of sundry Johns, Jacks, or overlookers, rolournen, or hlockprinters, pr:ntw:):.!:9. Mr, Wm. Brown, or somdTeihe r enl:nen',: Leaguer, pi esents himself to solicit the sulrbge6 of the fifty men in question. A rc . t c;rynything . . better than so many cards, the playing )t which Mr. Cobden has in his own hands ? They are nothing else, for they dare not pursue an col.;. se Wlzl!nut.inctn ..nt h pecuniary sa ci ilct invoi v. t he: . iiow is tuiS ? 7t"~'l!'C P±ar some i'.noeent person has still Hs freehold !hat cottvge •.:Ln upon it, in the J I-E , 971ap2 which any 4 4 w:icr, of Cue and species, could 'read.); devise. But settiog aside possibility,and presuming that ;:he fee-simple ha:7 been paid for , out of t?:?, sa . ving': , . , - of c dustry and c; - :::): - Inmy, what is the v a l ue of p. - o;:cily when Mr. C o bden say: to him, " I have no further employment for you.' He cannot carry his cottage on his baik to the next printworks at which he may procure employment. " But can't he let it go to the person who takes his place in Mr. Cobden's service ?" Exquisite simpli city ! Mr. Cobden has a cottage to let himself—a supernumerary cottage provided for the purpose. "He may sell his cottage, however." Yes, poor fel low, he may do that—at just the price of a thing which Mr. Cobden has made a superfluity where it stands, or may choose to promulgate his ban against! A nice specimen this of " liberal" purity ; but a better is the following proposition : " Then there are numbers of young men employed in this town as clerks, &c., in counting-houses, who live in lodgings. I have heard many complain that lodgers can not qualify ; but some of these young men might club together and buy a house, and, by letting one of their number have the key of it, they will confer a vote upon him. Any clerk in a warehouse or Office may by this means put himself on a perfect level, as far as the electoral franchise is concerned, with Mr. Scarisbrick, of Scarisbrick." Of course the young man who has " the key" of a house which, confessedly, is not his own, will have no difficulty in swearing to his ownership before the revising barrister! Such is the League estimate of the morality of its dupes. And yet Mr. 'fuos. Black burne " did not think that this was an immoral. mode of procedure" ! Alas, how faction blunts the perceptions and obliterates the high principles of even honest and respectable men ! Whatever may be their glaring dishonesty, and however quixotic some people may think these pr.> jects, we must contend that they cannot with safety be regarded with passive contempt by the Conser vative public. The unscrupulous and unprincipled efforts threatened by the League must be met by Conservative zeal and activity. If our opponents mine, we must countermine, unless we wish to see the representation of this important district surren dered into the hands of an anti-national and reck less faction, and the House of Commons itself be come an enslaved tool of an unconstitutional and dangerous body of conspirators against the laws and the liberties of the people. It is with some reluctance that 'we turn to an ex amination of the lengthy epistle which Mr. Miller, the late Head Constable, addressed last week to his Worship the Mayor. We have certainly no wish to inflict an injury upon Mr. Miller. Wt regret much the unfortunate position in which he is placed ; but we regret still more to remark in his conduct, since he has occupied that position, a perverse ob stinacy of disposition, and a love of public contro versy, which, we fear, will• ultimately provoke from the Watch Committee, in pure self-defence, retorts, the necessity of which they would willingly be rpared. Mr. Miller was `•let down" very easily by the Committee; and, in the matter of his salary, very liberally dealt with. He was free to seek other employment ; the only stigma against him (if that could be called a stigma,) being an error, on his own pa'rt, of the extent of the discretionary control vested in him by his office. By the charitable for bearance exercised towards him by the Committee, that body voluntarily placed themselves, for his bene fit, in a position which might be misunderstood to their own injury`. He drove them at length to the task of setting themselves with the public, which they endeavoured to do by their recent report, in which much, which would have told materially against him, was still forbearingly kept back. His recent letter, however, compells ourselves, as jour nalists, for the repudiation of an important branch of our local government, to be more explicit; and if the result is not attended with pleasant conse quences to himself, he has at least no individual but himself to blame. We pass over the introductory remarks of Mr. Miller, and proceed to quote the third paragraph, in which he commences his vindication : " But now for the charges, such as they are. In the first place, the report of the Watch Committee (accord ing to the abstract in the newspapers, whence alone 1 derive my knowledge) states " that during thd time Mr. Miller acted as Head Constable, the printed rules and regulations of the police force had not been carried out." In answer to this, I say, that I exercised what I con ceived to be a sound discretion in carrying out those rules and regulations. Having, as I thought, the management of the force, I earnestly thought to bring it into the high est possible state of eficiency, and in so doing I necessa rily placed some reliance on an ezperience of no limited character, gained in the discharge of the duties of a similar situation." Now, if anything could prove decisively the truth of the charge in the Committee's report, this para graph proves it. We ask our readers to mark the passages which we have given in italics. The Com mittee complain that Mr. Miller has not carried out the printed rules and regulations of the police force.' He replies, "he exercised what lie con ceived a sound discretion" in carrying them out ! In other words, he set his own discretion above the Watch Committee's rules and regulations. He constituted himself both Watch Committee and Head Constable ! He relied "on an experience of no limited character" in his own person; he gave little, if any, deference to the experience of the Committee. We might perhaps have been better disposed to pardon this assumption and disobedience of in instructions, could we discover it to be the first time, or this the first place, in which it has been displayed. But this is not at all the case. We have before us a report, dated last year, by a Com mittee in Glasgow, where Mr. Miller recently held the office of Head Constable, in which the same as sumption of superior authority is laid to his charge. That gentleman had been directed to make returns to the Commissioners " on the state of crime in Glasgow for the year ending 31st December, 1842." The report in question was further directed to be made " under the superintendence of the Committee on criminal affairs." With respect, however, to the latter direction the report states, that "the Su perintendent did not deem it necessary to consult this _Committee on the subject !" Quite in keeping this with his preference here of his own "sound discre tion," as superior to the authority of the "rules and regulations of the police force" given him to follow ! But Mr. Miller's assumption did not stop here. He presented his report to the General Board for their consideration ; but that Board, in the words of the report before us, " were surprised to find on the following morning, and before they had been allowed time or opportunity to look at the return, it appeared at length in the Glasgow Herald, without the order or sanction of the Board or its Committee." Surely this bears out abundantly the truth of the impression which our Watch Committee, and no small portion of the public, have come to with re ' spect to Mr. Mille's vanity and self-reliance. In Glasgow he -et his own " discretion" above the orders of his superiors : here he has pursued pre cisely the same course. But to come to the next paragraph, which is as follows : " The second charge is, That Mr. Miller had not made himself acquainted with the duties of his office.' What is meant by the duties of my office ? If the Watch Committee mean to affirm that I am ignorant of the duties of a Head Constable,/ would 85 k how it is 'hat I held the office in Glasgow for many yea , s- and discharged its du ties in such a manner as to gain the approbation both of my employers and the public ? If they mean to say that /did not turn my attention to the state of things existing in this town, with a view of completely mastering them, and bringing to bear on them the whole amount of my ex perience and knowledge, I must say that my ' Report on the present system of police management, and proposed alterations therein,' furnishes an answer to that charge. In that repprt /went most minutely into the whole sys tem of duty in Liverpool—a thing which it would have been impossible for me to have done if I had not made myself acquainted with it—showing where I conceived it to be defective or bad, and proposing such alterations as thonglit would not only add to the efficiency-, but pro mote the personal comfort, of the force. Some of my suggestions, I am sure, Mr. Whitty would have himself proposed, had he continued at the head of the force, or at all events, he would have approved of them. Up to this moment, however, the committee have not taken my report into consideration, showing that with them an nnreflecting adherence to old rules, and a mechanically exact execution of them. constitute a higher el ,*tu-i to ap. probation than a zealous attempt to obta;ii greater efficiency . by modification or substitution." Perhaps the quotations which we have given above, from a 'report of a committee of the Glasgow Town Council, will he thought suffieicilt to prove that the "approbation," which Mr. . 7 :‘.!iller was in the habit of receiving from his superiors, has not been of the most unqualified nature. We shall re gret to have to produce further evidence of his ' standing with the members of that town council. The reference, however, to his vitunted•" Report on the present system of police inar.,,, ; e:nen! - , and pro posed alterations therein," as conclusive of his knowledge of " the whole system of ch',.y in Liver pool," is still more inifo,turiatc, thehrepor: in qucs ttun being, we are credibly informed, merely the sub stance of suggestions made to him, bp.' ins:!,rue tions, by :lie superintendents of the 'force, and put into . the shape of a report by a certain subordinate member of the force more capable than himself of drawin g up such doctunet:!s.! Further, we are as :Aired that, so far from Mi. Miller being perfectly converse nt with " the whole system of duty in Li verpool," he scarcely knew, without reference, in what police section any one street in Liverpool was situated; and repeated difficulties, in carrying out the orders of the Watch Committee, were the result of that ignorance. We turn again to his letter :-- `'The third chaige is That Mr. Miller had not attended the bridewells and stations at intervals during the day and night.' Here is something specific, and to this alle gation I answer distinctly that it is not correct. I ques tioned the expediency and utility of the regulation enjoin ing me to visit the brideweils and stations at certain hours, because fixed and regular visits would destroy the object in Liew. That which is known or expected is pro vided against ; bet when the visits are irregular, there can be no temporary provision made—all must be right at all times, or there will ultimately be detection. But that I did visit the bridewells and stations frequently, though irregularly. the entries in the books will testify beyond denial. In fact, so far from not having gone round the town sufficiently often, my opinion is that I went too fre quently. A tuund discretion, I conceived, called upon me to modify, in practice, the rule; but the spirit of the rind was observed with fidelity." We disdain to remark upon the obvious quibble contained in the use of the words marked in italics; but we must deny the assertion that Mr. Miller visited the Bridewell and Stations " irregularly" or " frequently." The books will show that such visits were anything but frequent, and were almost, if not altogether, " regularly" paid before twelve o'clock at night. The entries during Mr. Whitty's time of service will show a very different result. With respect to the fourth charge of the Watch ComMittee, that Mr. Miller had selected as Inspec tors "young and inexperienced officers," the reply appears so foolish that we have some difficulty in bringing ourselves to record it. He says, " surely the Watch Committee must be aware that young men, who have been but a limited period in the force sometimes exhibit an amount of intelligence and a degree of aptitude far exceeding those of officers of long standing." A gentleman who bases so much of his pretensions upon his great experi ence, should scarcely have been so communicative as to the stupffying effect of " long standing as - an officer. Perhaps Dogherry was right after all, in choosing as his captain " the most desartless man." But the fifth charge. Hear Mr. Miller ! " The fifth charge I cannot help regarding as both a rivial and a strange one—namely, That Mr. Miller kept himself aloof from the superintendents and inspectors, and that his general conduct and demeanour had been so haughty and overbearing as prevented intercourse with him.' Haughty and overbearing ! If haughtiness cony sist of a systematic abstinence from uncalled for frmill arity, then must if plead guilty ; for, ever since I first took charge of a police force, I have considered it my duty to keep both officers and men at a respectful dis tauce, (I) as one of the necessary means of securing that ' general disopline' which I am accused of having neg ected or deteriorated. At the same time, however, it has always been my earliest desire and endeavour to promote the comfort of the men to the very best of my power—to show them kindness in deeds, and, when brought into necessary contact with them, kindness in words. I never regarded it as part of the duty of a Head Constantable to indulge in prolonged and familiar chattings with the officers of the force on irivial matters, having no con nection with their business or my own ; but when they had police business to transact with me, or I with them, they found, I can safely say, nothing f haughtiness or overbearingness in my conduct." This is certainly the most extraordinary passage in the whole letter, and might almost tempt one to inquire from what vast altitude Mr. Miller stooped to accept of the office of Head Constable of Liver pool, and six hundred a year. May we, however, instead, direct his sublime consideration to the fol lowing direction, as to the duties of a Head Con stable towards the superior officers of the course, contained in the printed rules and regulations, a hook which he seems to have perversely disre garded : " He," the Head Constable, " will have the whole of the force under his control, and will be held accountable for its good order and efficiency. He - should, therefore, by frequent personal intercourse, make himself well ac quainted with the superintendents and inspectors, and thrive with the character and conduct of every man in the establishment. He should be firm and just, yet kind and conciliatory." We put it to any unprejudiced man whether Mr. Miller's interpretation of his " duty" is in keeping with the plain rule of such " duty" here laid down. He keeps his officers at " a respectful distance"— perfectly correct, and yet perfectly compatible with the requirements of the Watch Committee. He is " kind to them" only " when brought into necessary contact with them!" He never indulges in "prolonged and familiar chattings" with them. How ineffably sublime, but how opposed to the spirit of the corn mittie's injustice ! He is by them required to " frequent personal intercourse," not only to gra:- ciously unbend himself, when brought into " neces sary contact with them," as with something unclean. He is to make himself " well acquainted" with them ; and, however repugnant " long and familiar chattings" with such people may be to a gentleman of Mr. Miller's refinement of ideas, the " noli me tangere" line of deportment towards them, is scarcely, in our opinion, that best adapted to enable him to fulfil his duties to them, to the Watch Com mittee and the .public. We are tired of perusing further in detail the various paragraphs of this injudicious production ; but there is one portion of it in which he attempts to prove his vigilance as head constable by enume rating the duties, not his own, which he has per formed since his appointment, which we must notice, so strong an illustration does it afford us of the nature of the deficiencies complained of by the Watch Committe, and of the truth of all that we have heard of his conduct in the position which he held in Glasgow. " I prepared," he says, " a return of 4,000 streets and houses in the borough which were destitute of either name or number—a return of upwards of 1400 cellar entrances which were in a dangerous state—a return of nearly 400 places where the streets and parapets were in a state of disrepair," &c. ; services no doubt of great value, and evincing vast industry and talent. But these were not the services for which Mr, Miller was engaged and paid, but precisely the kind of intrusions upon the func tions of other parties for which Mr. Miller was dis tinguished in Glasgow. Had he confined himself more to his legitimate duties, possibly the Commis. sioners in that place would not have had to com plain either of gross remissions on the one hand or of undue presuming on the other, or the Watch Committee here to resort to those inquires which have resulted in Mr. Miller's present unfortunate position. We trust we have done now with the subject, although we have ample matter before us for further remarks. It shall be Mr. Miller's fault if it is re newed, as it is his fault that we have at all been compelled to bring it before our "eaders. SIR HENRY POTTINGER.—This distinguished individ• nal, accompanied by !.ady Po, Thger and family, i2ol. Malcolm, and se.vera. of their f.'ends end connections, arrived about half-past six o'clock, last night, and he was immediately conveyed in the mayor's carriage to the Adelphi Hotel, where he will remain during his brief so journ in Liverpool. Shortly after his arrival at the Adelphi Ski -levy was waited upon by a deputation from the several mercantile associations of the port, consisting of Mr. Charles Turner and Mr. Ciosthwaite ' to ascertain at what hour this day, (Tuesday,) it would be convenient for him to receive addresses from those bodies. The ceremony was appointed to'take place a. tso o'clock this afternoon in the Town.hall. Two addresses are intended to be presented, one from the East India Association of this town, and another in which all the other associations have united. The dinner in the evening, which will take place in the great ball-room at the Town-hall, will be one of the most magnificent and imposing displays of influence and wealth that has taken place in this town for many years. The room is one of the most commodious in Li verpool, and on this occasion its capabilities will be put to the test In accommodating the numbers who are eager to do honour to the distinguished guest. The arrangement of the tables is such- as to afford every, comfort to the guests, whilst there will be ample space for the attendants to discharge their duties without crosding or confusion. Along :he room, from east to west, there will run the - principal table, which will be slightly elevated over. the rest; at this table his Worship the Mayor will preside, and at his right hand the welcome guest of Liverpool will take his place. The following noblemen and gentlemen will also occupy seats at this able :—Lord Stanley, Lord Sandon, Mr. Wm. Entwisle, M.P., Major Pottinger, Col. Malcolm, the High Sheriff, Sir George Larpent, (Chairman of the London East India Association,) Archi bald Hastee, Esp., M.P., Deputy Chairman of ditto, Mr. Thos. Haley, jun., Chairman of the Manchester Cha':ber of Commerce, &c. &c. Eleven tables will be extended from the principal table, at each of which there will be a vice-president of the evening, and four stewards. The vice-presidents are the cheirmen of the various intrcan tile associations of the town. Amongst the guests there will be a native East Indian gentleman, named Mohun Lal. who is upon a tour in this country, and who is de scribed as a man of most intelligent and enquirins . mind. Mr. Baron Gurney had been iuvited bat we understand that resterday the learned judge ruluctantly felt himself under the necessity of declining the invitation in conse quence of the delicate state of his health. Altos - ether seats are at present pro v ided f o r 392 individuals, being the wi:ole number of tickets issued, but last night there were sbn st fifty applications more so that it is possible a a few ware may be accommodated. As to places we be lieve that those who arrive first are iii:ely to be the most fortunate in that respect, for we are informed that each gentleman as he arrives will be conducted to his seat. Horabin's band will perform during dinner, and Mr. Holden's company of glee singers are ..gaged to be in attendance. Mr. Lynn, of the WaterloXs kliate,l, provides the cuisine.—Sir Henry Pottinger will retrain in - this town until Friday morning next, when he will proceed to Manchester where the same evening a magnificent. enter tainment will be given to him at the Town Hall, at which the Mayor of the Borocgh will preside. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SPECIAL ASSIZE. (Before Mr. Baron GURNEY.) His LORDSHIP took his seat at ten minutes after ten. Thomas Slew was indicted for the wilful murder of Mice Nolan, at Manchester. Mr, Brandt and Mr. Wigham prosecuted, and Mr. James defended. Mr. BRANDT shortly detailed the circumstances of the case, after which the following evidence was adduced. James Kersley.—The deceased, Alice Nolan, lodged at my house for nine or ten months, prior to the 7th July. Left at half-past ten that day. Never saw her again alive. Sarah Sheppard.— Lived in Coob-street. Knew Alice Nolan. Worked together. Knew prisoner, who visited her. On the 7th July Alice Nolan came to our house about half-past ten ; the prisoner had been there all night. They went ont together about two. She returned alone after, and the prisoner followed her in about ten minutes. They had returned about half-past nine. She said she would have some meat, and they left on good terms im mediately after, he saying he would return. He came back about half-past ten, He came down the yard sing ing. He said something at the door and said " here goes," and stemred with his feet. He opened the door and fell on his face. I went to him and saw blood corn ing from his throat, where was a deep wound. He began to take off his coat, to gurgle as if choking. The surgeon came in about a quarter of an hour. When they came in after dinner he appeared vexed, and I said to deceased. " Alice you have been vexing him." Prisoner then sat down beside her. Deceased smiled, and they appeared playful together. He left the house and was absent about a quarter of an hour, during which I got the tea ready. The woman wore no bonnet. The prisoner called the deceased Alice, and she called him Tom. Cross -examined.—Deceased played about my neck for about a minute, which he had done before. He jumped up quite suddenly at the time they were fondling each other. The prisoner did not appear intoxicated the night before. Martha Wilson lived in Foundry-street,"Salford, on the 7th July saw on that day the prisoner and deceased at my house about past 3, remained about two hours, and seemed very comfortable. Deceased and I went out and when we came back prisoner was gone. She left soon vfter. Hugh Broadhurst lives in Salford, next door but one to Mrs. Sheppard. On 7th July the prisoner came to my house to borrow a razor and lather-box, which we lent him, And be took away about past 6. The razor pro duced, when I saw prisoner after, was mine. Joseph Jones lives next door to Mrs. Sheppard. Was in the necessary on the evening; heard prisoner coming the entry singing. When he came to where I was he said, " Here goes : here I'll die." He then opened Sheppard's door. 1 heard somth'ng drop and on looking found a razor which I gave to Roy. I went to Sheppard's house, saw the prisoner bleeding. Edward Ray.—The last witness gave me a razor which I gave to a man named Ward. - Edward Ward.—l received a razor. (Produced.) Went to Rob Roy public-house ; saw deceased ; went to Sheppard's house and found prisoner, and took him to the Infirmary. Found a coat in Mrs. Sheppard's ;in the pocket was lather-box and brush. The coat sprinkled with blood, chiefly in the front. Thomas Huxley.—On the 7th of July was in Bridge street, Salford, near ten o'clock. Came up to a man and woman standing. Heard him say, " Well, Alice, must we be married ?" She said, " No, not yet." I passed on, and heard soon after her call out, " 0 God, Tom." Looked round and saw her leaving the man. He came towards me very fast. She went towards Arlington street. I said to the man, " What's to do ?" He said "Nothing, good night," and went away. I-% had a dark coat, and I think iron heels on his boots. .The woman had no bonnet. The young woman had a dark dress and black handker chief. Ann Kershaw lives in Bridge-street, Salford. Remem bers the evening of Sunday, July 7. Saw from our win dow a man and woman: she wore something dark, and also the man. The woman bad a cap but no bonnet. Came in the direction from Brigg's street. Heard them as if quarrelling, and sent out my tittle boy to see if any thing was wrong. William Henry Kershaw, son of last witness.—Saw a man and standing, and he parted, and as he was run ning fell into a gutter, about thirty yards off, in the middle of a bric'c croft. He got up and ran away. Deceased when left by prisoner went away, and when I lost sight of her she had her hand to her throat. Saw a quantity of blood on the ground. Mary Barlow lived in Arlington -street on 7th July last. On that day saw a woman coming from Brigs-street to Arlington-street. She had her band to her throat, and appeared as if staggering, and I beard a gurgling sound in her throat. She put her hand on my shoulder as she passed, and she went to Miss Senior's house and staggered against the door, and went to the corner of Rockliffe street and fell down. She was taken to the Rob Roy public-house, and had a cap on and no bonnet. Thomas Barber was in Arlington-street. Saw a woman staggering in the street. Went and raised her up. She died in my arms. Joseph Creighton, surgeon, on the Bth of July, went to the Rob Roy, saw a body, and found a large wound in the neck, (deceased's wound.) I think the wound must have been inflicted with a sharp instrument by another person. Saw the prisoner on the evening of the 7th of July, and saw him with a large wound in the neck. He could not speak, and was sent to the Infirmary. Mr. JAMBS addrea,ed the jury in a wary animated and cnerget:c manner for the prisoner, contending that there was no evidence clearly showing, as to admit of no reason able doubt, that the prisoner was the man who committed the offence; and further, that if he were really guilty, the circumstances were such as to show clearly that he was not at the time in the possession of his faculties so as to render him responsible for his actions. The prisoner, since his arrival at Kirkdale, the learned gentleman stated, had showed symptoms of insanity. Mr. Thomas Chalmer, jun., surgeon, was called, and said he was appointed to attend the gaol during illness of father ; saw prisoner on his arrival on the 16th September ; he was feeble, and suffering from a wound in his throat; attended him daily almost to the present time. No com plaint for about a fortnight ago; extremely morose and irritable ; placed on a different diet ; much more gene rous ; observed a difference. On 2d November saw pri soner, and found him in a very violent state ; incoherent in his language. Cannot form an opinion as to his mind being constitutional. Would not undertake to say what the prisoner's state of mind was at the time he committed the offence. His Lordship, who considered it unnecessary for Mr. Brandt to reply, then proceeded to sum up, and in his opening remarks made some very strong alluoions to the frequency with which excuses of insanity had been brought forward during the last few years, by which, his Lordship said, the peace and security of her Majesty's subjects had been very much weakened. His Lordship left it to the jury to say whether, on a full hearing of the case, they considered that there was evidence sufficient to prove that the prisoner was the man who inflicted the fatal wound. After an absence of about three-quarters of an hour, the jury returned into court, and pronounced a verdict of GUILTY. The prisoner, who before appeared to be some what agitated, became paler when the word so fatal to any lingering hopes he might have entertained was heard, and a sort of stupor and faintness seemed nearly to over come him. The usual impressive proclamation for silence being made by the crier, the learned judge, having placed the black quoif on his head, addressed the prisoner nearly as follows: . - The Jury, after a long and patient attention to the investigation of the evidence against you, have been com pelled by that evidence to pronounce you guilty, and upon that evidence no reasonable doubt of your guilt can be entertained. You put to death, without a moment's warning, a young woman whose only fault, that tve know of, was that of loving you too well. Perhaps she might have known same.hing- of those unbridled passions and of that selfisheess of purpose which have been betrayed in your conduct and have been exhibited in the fatal vio lence exercised towards her, and almost towards yourself. It is impossible for me to show you any mercy. Make the best of the time allowed you : you gave her no time to prepare herself. [His lordship here became much affected, and. the prisoner appeared to swoon, and was supported by two officers in the dock.] His lordship then solen'nly passed upon him sentence of death in the usual teems, concluding by the solemn prayer that the Lord might have mercy upon his soul. The prisoner, in the apparent excitement of despair, but partly recovering, made several attempts to address the court, indicating by his gestures that he wished to do so; but, whether from the dryness of his throat or other cause consequent on the dreadful moment of his doom, his articulation utterly failed him, and as what be could have stated would not then have availed him, ee was taken down by the turnkey:, in attendance. The distress ing cries of a female, which had been heard dm- . ng the passing of the sentence, were, as he was taken away, renewed with increased and distressing loudness, and rrolonted for ,some time before she could be removed from the crowded court, apparently in a fit. She was, it was stated, the mother of the unhappy prisoner, who is apparently quite a youth. 4 11. HIGHWAY ROB Y AND ASSAULT. Thomas Webster, 22, •was charged with assaulting Peter Caywood, in Derby-street, Bolton, in conjunction with two others, on the night of the 27th November, and robbing him of a pocket-book and handkerchief. Me prosecutor said he was knocked down by the prisoner, and afterwards robbed, while going home. Tne prisoner had worked with him at the same shop some time before. The witness had with him a watch and some silver, which were not taken. Two police-officers saw the prisoner in the neighbourhood about the untimely hour stated, and he had been previous) , convicted of felony in Wigan.— He was found guilty, add sentenced to be transported for life. BURGLARY. John Wilson, aged 18, was indicted and found guilty of having burglariously entered the dwelling-house of Nicholas Gorman, near Bolton, and stolen therefrom several articles. He was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 12 months. BIGAM7. Thomas Pollitt, 21, wa- found guilty of having, in October, 1843, married at Wariing'on Mary Ashton, his former wife being still alive. H;s Lorip sentenced him to he transported for seven years. George Morland, 47, for a similar offeni:e d ter in December last, received a sitelar Sarah Rushton, a good lboliing young woman, p;eadcd gnilty to the same offence, but declared her ignorance of having acted wrong. Senience—tiirea mouths' imprison ment. SENTENCES PASSED. Ashton Ogden who had pleaded guilty to horse steal mg—twelve months' imprisonment.—James Neil, !Re of fence under aggravated circumstances —transportation, :04' twelve years.—Thomas Woods, for a second burglary-- twelve years' transportation.—Thomas Moss, for nialici ously stabbing—ten years' transportation. Jenkins, for selling counterfeit coin—same sentence.—James Mur dock, aged 25, a genteel looking young man, for fordir. at Manchester, the acceptance of Robert Barlow, up bill of exchange for £4oo—to be transported for twenty years.—Patrick Farren, for bigamy—twelve months' im prisonment. His Lordship wished to proceed with another trial, but though it was not four o'clock, all the barristers and at tornies had disappeared. His Lordship, therefore, ad journed the court until ten o'clock this morning. LIVERPOOL DECEMBER SESSIONS. The sessions opened yesterday, before Gilbert Hender son, Esq., the Recorder. Immediately after the open ing of the court, Peter Wright, Esq., the recently ap pointed Clerk of the Peace, took the usual oaths of alle giance to her Majesty and of abduration, &c. The calendar contains the names of 80 prisoners for felony and 6 for misdemeanour, and none of the cases present any peculiar feature of aggravation. The following gen tlemen were sworn of the Grand Jury : William Joseph Myers. Aigburth, merchant, foreman. Robert 'Wainwright Ashley, Irvine -street, merchant. James Buchanan, New Brighton, broker. Thomas Bouch, Liscard, merchant. Ellis Martin Brodie, Huskisson-street, merchant. Charles Brownell, Aigburth, merchant. John Bent, Rake-lane, brewer. Daniel Campbell, Park-road, merchant. William Claxton, Toxteth-park, corn merchant. Ili Robert Dirom, Mount Vernon, merchant. William Dowson, Rock Ferry, merchant. John Fox, Ashton -street, wine merchant. Matthew Jee, Irvine-street, broker. Richard Jones, Chatham-street, broker. Henry Moore, Huskisson-street, merchant. Thomas Ripley, Abercromby-square, merchant. James Stringer, Garston, merchant. Thomas Dodson, Rodney-street, broker. John Ridgway, Rake-lane, merchant. James Hardy Wrigiey, Edge-lane, cotton broker. The proclamation against vice and immorality being read, the RECORDER briefly addressed the Grand Jury. He stated that the reading of the proclamation which they had just heard reminded him that the lips from which they had long been accustomed to hear it were now silenced for ever,—that since they had last met in that court the grave had closed over him on whom that duty devolved. That individual was a man of the highest pro fessional talent and experience, and of the greatest integ rity of character, a man, in fact, in:whom a vigorous and unwavering judgment was united with a kindness and candour of temper which won for him the respect and esteem of all to whom he was known. Having thus al luded to the late clerk of that court, he could not but congratulate them on the appointment of the gentleman whowas his successor, as one whose professional experi ence and high respectabiliy furnished the best guarantee of his efficient discharge of the duties that devolved upon him. With respect to the cases that would be brought before them (the Grand Jury,) he was happy to say that if the calendar did not present fewer cases of delinquency than that for the corresponding period last year, the offences charged were not generally of an aggravated character. With the exception of one case in which the party was charged £2OO, and a case of robbery from a pawnbroker, they did not involve any great aggression upon property. If they found any difficulty in disposing of any of them, be would afford them every advice and assistance; but he did not anticipate the necessity of their requiring any special directions. After instructing then , in the usual terms to be guided by the evidence adduced, and if there were a probabiiity of conviction, to send tn..: prisoners be fore him, or, if otherwise, not to place them before the court, he dismissed them to their duties, relying on theia own intelligence and discretion. In a shor - t time several true bills were found, and the common jury being sworn in, the trials commenced, but no case of peculiar interest took place during the day. UNITED STATES. Yesterday morning at nine o'clock, the royal mail steam ship Britannia, Captain Hewitt, arrived at this port. We subjoin a list of passengers. The news is a fortnight later than that previously received ; but there is no intelligence of importance. The annexation of Texas was still a prominent snbject of discussion Throughout the states. Mr. C. J. Ingersoll, who is described as "one of the mcst prominent L'iCo Fccos in congress," has published a letter written by him in reply - to an invitation to attend a meeting on the sub ject, in which he states, that he considers Louisiana a part of Texas separated but not divorced, and he very much wishes to contribute to whatever may accomplish the re union. He states pretty broadly, that if Great Britain or any other Eurodean power attempt, " by any word or deed, contrivance or diplomacy, protest, persuasion, or interference" to meddle in the matter, then the States will interfere. "If Texas desires to be free." says he, " we desire it too, and no British, French, or Mexican opposition to it will we suffer." He adds, as if authori tatively, " Such will be the doctrine of the Polk adminis tration." The papers pnblish a long speech delivered by Mr. John Qnincy Adams to his constituents, at Massachusets, clos ing his defence against the charge that he surrendered, in the Florida treaty, the territory of Texas to Spain. He handles some of his accusers, among them Charles Jared Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, as he had General Jackson in his former speech, with terrible severity. Tne session or congress would commence on the 2d in stant. The President's Message would reach New York by the 4th or sth. Speculation was, of course, busy re specting the items which it would probably contain, and the course of policy which it would develope. It was thought that it would put forth some important recom mendations to Congress relative to the formation of com mercial treaties with the inner provinces of South Ame rica, and the acknowledgment of the independence of Paraguay. The American says, " Attention will be turned chiefly in regard to the topic of Texas, of which the an nexation will, it is conjectured with great probability, be urgently pressed. As to the expediency of occupying the Oregon territory, too. it is supposed there will be held very decisive language, and these two topics, connected with the proceedings of some British cruizers, towards American vessels on the coast of Africa, constitutes matter which an unfriendly tone might exaggerate into serious discords." An action brought against "the county of Philadel phia," to recover damages for the destruction of a Catholic nunnery, during the riots at Philadelphia, in May last, had been decided in the Supreme Court. The Judge summed up entirely in favour of the plaintiffs, and the jury gave a verdic for the latter, with 6468 dollars 96 cents damages. Mr. Henry Phillips, the popular vocalist, was giving concerts of sacred and miscellaneous music, at New York, with great success. Several cases of yellow fever bad occurred at Boston. The money article from the American, per the steamer, says, that the main feature in the money market was more steadiness, arising from the prevalence of some what lower quotations of foreign exchanges, and the cessation of the export of rpecie. The canals were virtually closed, and there was but little activity of internal trade. Stocks had been some what firmer, but the market is, nevertheless, nervovs . We learn from the Montreal Courier that, on the 19th ult., a military force was despatched from that city to Lachine, for the purpose of seizing a quantity of fire arms in the possession of the labourers at the canal. The Courier remarks that the purpose for which these labourers on the canal were supplied with arms will be found out by reading the articles in the Picot newspaper, in relation to the approaching election; which articles are described as perfectly incendiary and murderous, putting people in mind of the Robesperian effusions of the time of the French Revolution than anything else. And the Courier couples these seditious articles in the Picot with the fact that a house inhabited by a Protestant at the Tanneries was fired into a night or two before, anti the wife of the owner "nearly shot;" that outrage being only one of a series. The Clarkville (Texas) Northern Standard, of Octo bar lith, contains a paragrrph stating that General Hous ton had received a communicatioh from Santa Anna, of a pacific character. It is ftirther stated, that the contem plated invasion of Texas by Mexico is abandoned, and it is settled that England and France have offered to obtain an acknowledgement of Texan iridepPndeuce, on condi- Coa that Mexico shall have the tight to renew the war whenever Texas offers herself to the United States. Judge Terral was spoken of as about to receive the ap pointment of Minister to England from Texas. _ _ The Mexicans had had several severe conflicts with the Indians, the latter having made an incursion and carried off a great number of women and children. • The Mexican Congress had refused to supply funds for the invasion of Texas ; and it was believed, in New York, that Santa Anna, atter this defeat, would waive further objection to annexation. passenger on. beard a veesel which had recently ar rived at New York, from Bahia, stated, that a revolt bad taken place at Maceio, and that - . the President had been driven out of the place. Teo racn-of-war had been des patched to that place from Bahia to quell the riot. Captain Paxton, of the ship Elizabeth, of New Or leans, which foundered at sea in the - gaie of the 6th ult., together with the passengers, nineteen in number, who escaped the wreck in the launch, have arrived is safety at Cam peachy. The circular of Messrs. Wright and Lewin says:— " The downward tendency of oer Cotton market, as noticed in our circular-of the 15th instant, continued during that and the folloping week ; holders reluctantly accepting the daily reduced offers of purchaserS, and sel ling, when opporiunity occurred, from the wharf. On Saturday morning, 23rd instant, Lrivires were received, p er Britannia, from Liverpool, to the Lth November, showi ng no alteration in the quotations of that market from our previous dates, although it is admitted that, for a day or two previous to her departure, tile market was generally I lower. These accounts being less unfavourable than had been anticipated, holders, for the moment, advanced their pretensions and d& - : ended an advance, which, in a few cases may have be it obtained ; several offers were made at previous asking prices, and refused : the result mwaain,y _u only v: tie market. On Mond a y, the Zah a r :ii:i . ited day's business, and the withd rawa l o f instant, r e. views of purchasers, and sales we.-c frp,. : ... ~ . - , ~- ~ ,w hich were re fused on l....ra.urda _ ,", ,- . ' ; not be obtained prior to tle reez .., news, tilt greater porticn of v;:•it"h t ' • 1 market Since iv . ~ which.: Tr ,, l 'i 11. 4 .:111 0 . ' • 4 1111 . l• a ' " ' , esc, I ' been . . In pr''' . 4 -- **-- ... .-.!' - 'rade done : . -.. •. i . ~ - vf!,., , , ~, , , . ~,,,,' . -ranee on quite as Ap. ~ , , P , ,- . ~, ~t ". - A .... ... t h e advanec 'n ;ir i ,, p . ann improver.. - ,' :.Mich o :ierv!tde would, in all probability, have talon place. , ' - i* -.ol,erat:ng ;•gainst itc' - ,l4ght " 11: Charleston, for the week ending 16th instant, the sales were 10,000 bales, at a decline of I cent to + cent ; Dec. 17, 1844. and for that ending 23d instant, 12,370 bales, without fur ther change in price. " in Savannah, the receipt of the news per Hibernia, to 19th Oct.. caused limited sales, which, for the week end ing 16th instant, only amounted to 2,950 bales, at a decline of cent. For the week ending 23d instant, the sales were 2,253 bales, at a further decline of k cent on pest qualities. " In Mobile, for the week ending 9th November, the sales amounted to 3,000 bales. at prices as last quoted bq us. For that ending 17th instant, they onld sum up 1,7 00 bales, at a eecline of cent on middling and the grades below, and k cent on the better qualities. " In New Orleans, for the week ending 9th November, the sales were 23,500 bales, without change in prices from our last qu o t a tio ns . F or the week ending 16 t h November, the sales a m ou n ted t o 11,900 bales, at a de cline of ito cent, and from the 16th to the 20th Nov. the sales were 10,000 bales, at a fuather decline of I cent , on some descriptions. Freights had also declined a frac tion, being on the last date quoted 15-32 d. to Liverpool. " FREIGHTS.—Since the arrival of the steamer, there, has been rather more Cotton offering for Liverpool, Oa the packets have been enabled to obtain an advance 5.16. for square, and id. for round, being the prices at which rate engagements have been : id. and 7-16 d. is now de manded. " In EXCHANGES .we have to notice a more abundant supply of Southern and Canada Bills, and a decline on sll points. Sterling Bills have been in fair request, and have ranged from 91 to 10 per cent premium, closing yesterday with a downward tendency. LIST OF PASSENGERS. From Boston.—Mr. Post and lady; Mr. Wainwright and lady, Il4r. C. Rock and lady, Captain Robinson, Airs' Weir, Messrs. Robert Weir, A. Cuvillier, T. P. Badnal), E. Rijan Freelance, Brocklesby. William Ridston pos t, G. D. Watson, John Bacheleter, C. E. Levy, 3. Jackson, Smith, H. Trinder, E. W. Will, D. Pri C. Edwin Howlond, R. Paterson, W. Torry, E. L. Roberts. T. C. Lee, Thomas Smith, R. H. Oates, Chas. Gorton. James Busby, Zachrifson, D. G. Scott, Henry Williams. G. Killogg, and J. S. Williams. From Halfax.—Mr. James Peake, Mr. J. C. Cogs' well, Dr. Langley, 74th Regiment, Mr. Robert Morris , Mr. J. G. Creighton, Captain Evans, lady, child, and servant, 74th Regiment, Mr. Standish and servant, Mr. Brennan, Mr. John Gardner, Mr. Wm. Cavill, and Mr' P. Turlong. The schooner Hero, a London and Amsterdam trader, was wrecked off Harwich on Sunday week, and five of the crew lost. The Rev. John Kinross, minister of the parish of Largs, will preach in Oldham-street Scotch Church on Sabbath next. THE WEATHER.—The severe frost, accompanied by r‘ keen east wind, with which we were visited for about ten days, gave way yesterday to a thaw, to the great disap pointment of numerous skaters and curlers. MALLALIEW v. MILLER.—In the Vice-Chancellor ? ! Court, last week, Sir James Wigram refused a new tria l in this case, which is one of the suits arising oat of th e bankruptcy of Coupland and Duncan of this town. On Saturday night, at Drury Lane Theatre, the dress of Miss Webster, the celebrated English dancer, caught fire by coming in contact with the gas-light, and she was so much injured that her life is considered in danger. Miss Jones, the sister of Mr. Jones, chemist, of Para dise-street, who was so severely injured by an accidenta l chemical explosion, a few months since, died on Moods/ last. Her interment took place y9telday at the family burying piace in Montgomeryshire. At York, on Friday, the six men convicted of the man slaughter of Benjamin Gott, one of a party of musicians who were attacked by a party of Irishmen whilst playing, " Boyne Water" and other loyal tunes, were sen tence to be transported for life. EXETER DIOCESE.—The whole diocese of Exeter seer , ' determined to offer a powerful resistance to the schemes of the rubrical in..ovators. Meetings have been held in the various parishes, at which a letter was agreed upon' earnestly calling upon the Bishop not to enforce the di rection's of his pastoral letter to the clergy. MR. ANDERSON'S STATUARY,—Mr. Anderson, wh o has illustrated the finest passages in Burns by s t a tues, 10 stone, that all but breathe, has removed from Hanover", street to Lime-street, where the ingenious productions of his chisel may be viewed for so minute a sum as to OW the treat within the reach of all classes. THE FUNDS.—SATURDAY NIGHT.—The English fnnds were a shade firmer this afternoon, but on account of the early closing of the market, business was not ex tensive. Consols for the account left off 100 k to ; Ex' chequer Bills 575. to 595. premium ; Bank Stock, 2071 to 2081 ; India Stook, 286 to 288; Three per Ceuts Re duced, 1001 to k • Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents, 10 21 to ; and Indian 'Bonds, 725. to 765. premium. SERMON TO THE JEWS.—We understand that the Ref. Moses Margolionth, Incumbent of Glasnevin, and late Curate of St. Augustine's, purposes preaching his farewell sermon to his brethren of the house of Israel, of this town, to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, at St. Augustine's Church. Subject—Malachi's la.t inj unction '`Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments."—Mal. iv. c. iv. v. The teachers and children of the Sunday school in con nexion with St. Peter's Church, Halliwell, near Bolto n, presented their late curate on leaving the district with a n elegant polyglott bible and prayer book, together with, 3 silver pocket communion service, the paten beari n g tne following inscription:—" Presented to the Rev. Joseph Littler, as a token of gratitude and esteem, by the teach ers and scholars of Halliwell Jubilee Sunday School." Another token of esteem was received by the same gen tleman, accompanied by the following note :—Piease to accept this accompanying present from a few sincere friends," without signature. PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO CAPT. JOHN HEWITT, OF THE STEAM-SHIP BRITANNIA.—OR the outward voyage of the Britannia, the passengers who witnessed , with great satisfaction, the very able manner in which Captain Hewitt discharged his duties as commander, during a very tempestuous voyage, presented him with a remarkably elegant silver pitcher graced with the follow ing inscription :—" Presented by the passengers on bowl' the royal mail steam-ship Britannia to Captain J. Hewitt , in testimony of their grateful recollection of the skilful manner in which he discharged his duties during a bolo-, terous voyage from Liverpool to Boston, in the month of November, 1844." - . STORM AT CORK.--On Thursday last the wind hie with great violence at Cork. On Friday the Brutus, for, this port, and Heywood, for Africa, drove upon the mu d bank at the Cove. At Youghal, on Friday, the sleep Valentine, laden with fruit, from St. Michaels, and boon' to this port, was driven ashore on the west side of th e bay. The crew was saved, as also the greater part of the cargo. The vessel however is much damaged and is on,. expected to be got off. The Ellen, of this port, Cie..; Barnett, just arrived from Ichaboe with guano, consigne; to Cork, was thrown on her beam ends, and remains sun at the Steam Packet Quay, Youghal. One of the COT a Norwegian, named Hanston, was unfortunately drowne d ' having fallen over the quay-wall. His body was picke d up. Several other ships have met with trifling damage' TYPOGRAPHICAL PLAN OF BIRKENHEAD.—Acno-- ngSt the numerous testimonials which we have received of 11 ,P; proval of the Plan of Birkenhead, presented a few wee' ago to the readers of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Dona has been to us more flattering than the encomiums elicit e : by it from an audience, assembled recently in Mancheste r , to hear the excellent course of lectures upon the Art of Typography, delivered by Mr. Hicklin, of the Chester e Courant. In one of these Mr. H. was referring to th improvements recently made in the application of type to purposes, for which, until recently, wood engravit or lithography have been exclusively resorted to ; at: l d%; a specimen of the perfection to which such arplicatie had been brought, the plan in question was produced bfe him, and excited the most lively admiration and surr 41 0 of the audience. It was subsequently begged tron'2.4 able lecturer, by the directors of the institution in w" 1 " o f he was lecturing, as a work of art and ingenuity worth,' preservation. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY, DECEMBER 16.—Wind S.S.E. moderate. „na ARRIVED —Britannia, (steamer) Hewitt, f om Hatifec *srd Boston ; sailed from Boston on the Ist, and Hslifax on th e December. SAlLED.—Heradlo, Pindio, for Santa Martha. 014 Ellen, Burnett, from Ichaboe to Youghall, bilged an fro m near the latter port, lath instant, during a heavy ga le S.S.E. : one man drowned. r Lockwoods, from Quebec to Hull, ran on shore p ea cat zance Pier, with loss of fore and main masts, bowsprit'ins water, &c. having been in contact with a barque, 13th i n and is discharging. The tide ebbs and flows throng' ;le r Margaret Johnson, Groom, and Miracle, Elliott, hen Ichaboe Hope, Soule Norfolk, Elliott; New Englann, Lovet%tellt din, Haggan ; Pennsylvania, Emerson, and Sir C. Ca''' . Pentecost, hence at New Or:eans bile Suffolk, Rogers, and Palestine, Mumford, hence at 1 "- ° ,.. s ton Portland, Stalker, add Xy-lon, Putnam, hence at Cha r ' Eau, Ford, hence at Baltimore Monongahela, Turley, hence at Philadelphia, after being c"' shore on Duck Creek Flats Farwell, Farwell, hence at Philadelphia rances Jack Son ; Stepeen W itney, ThomP'n' shire, Bailey, and Columbus, Cole, hence at New Yo r',, otn Oxnard, Hinckley. and Concordia, Dorr, hence at 130- Sovereign, and Eliza Ann, hence at St. John, N. 13. - o v. ntt h Adrian, Davies, hence to Boston, was spolren I`. loss of foretopmast The arrival of the Bostou steamer this morning. ----,-, ,-;-- 16. 4 . 4 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, ..- ,14- ' NO— fr. in 1.1. ' °lion districts to the . 3t th ultimo, haf- ha 'beena° pet/ whatever on our Cotton market. The demand has r c it general, and 6,0( 0 bales have been s-ld with stead)" to ; bat the market. The crop will now undoubtedly' be I ,l* F.;', has many seem to consider that the consequent declne in P' bales• been already anticipated. Speculators have taken ),("._ ----- - 16. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, DEC'ni,ht, A ! rcat Fart of the period, elapsed since this day sit' o l .i y, Butter cd over in quietude. On Satui day. however, a "rioes ale Butter has again sprung into active demand, and P _. 00 again enhanced. Belfast. Kilkenny, &c., 98- to 1 00 ' „ c a - Sr sudden and extensive rise in the va ue of pickl d Batter . aPy . t he pretty nearly, to have suspended a'l export operatioorrytoue sklngg price remains at 94s le 95s per cwt. Provisions.c _te`cle. without any a teration in price, end these is a aaaa c hs „rne. mend for ship stores. Pri. lo B of r - td Perk are bol ria:c , Bacon is more soc'ght rate, ; : - ,to.:lis here, are, oweve r, 1 ously low. . _..--- .____----..............."...... D ac_ effect LIVERPOOL: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1841 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED E VERY TUESDAY MOR NING' BY JOSHUA FLETCHER LACE, of 53,Grove-street, and LEONARD ADDISON, of 14, Great Orford-street, / INo. 4, ST. GSOROB°B CABSCNNT,LIY EBSO OL • 'i