The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-02 00:00:00

TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1854 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Ng. Ipk,atr4AN BOYS' ASYLIIM.-On Wednesday, a sermon tau Pre ached at St. Philip' s Ch urc h, by th e R ev . M r . w ner, when a collecti on , amoun ti ng t o £26 10 s . 6d., Aade in aid o f the building fund of the Orphan Boys' 41 . At Holy Innocents', Myrtle-street, a sermon of ,t Preached by the Rev. Mr. Toulmin, and a collection A 8 Was made for the same object. noo n AFFRAY occurred on Wednesday fore " the er for P hiladelphia, in consequence of a dispute between or nate and some of the crew. One of the men, Thoma s th e shot in the breast by the mate, was put ashore in l at S 'eara-tug, and conveyed to the Northern Hospital, 14,1 the vessel proceeding on her,voyage, there can be no t est igation at present. t v , b ß ize of RAILWAY PO R TERS.-The porters of the a ge railway station having ineffectually applied for kie'‘.acrease of wages, in consequence of the increased t rn 7 of provision; they have given notice to quit their t„t3Yment on the Bth instant. The wages on other statione from 19s. to 20s. a week, whilst at the Exchange c,,,„, th e wages are only from 16s. to 18s. a week. Irm--,PLAGRATION AT BOOTLE.-A fire broke out, On ita nesd ay afternoon, in the farm-yard of Mr. Johr. Is t - e ""cr, Bootle Village, which partially destroyed two al tl i 'laf hay, and, from its contiguity to the farm build ' fears were at first entertained that they would be ad Mr. Mr. H ew itt an d hi s men , w ith t wo eng i n e s , the the West of England fire-engine were speedily on lib,eralind, and a plentiful supply of water being at c tu m , the conflagration was suppressed, and prevented join' " t ending to the barns and other out-houses ad chillang• It is supposed the fire originatedthrough some ", e ll Playing near the stacks with Congreve matches. t he PLANT.-There is now in full bloom, t,e Botanic Gardens Edge-lane, a beautiful specimen ip eci ' l e Wistaria sinensis. It is considered the finest lo i) ,„' n e,ll in Britain, and covers a space of wall amounting r o 4 r l Y 900 square feet. At present it bears about 6,000 44' 4 ' 8 , or bunches of flowers, each with an average of 4,3 0(1 ,%reers so that the individual flowers number about Yiel'a s ' ' ln addition to its other attractions, the plant „LBCT a grateful perfume. VESTRY.-The first meeting of the new board to h eld on Tuesday, at the Workhouse, the Rev. Rector ke c .rell in the chair. Several tenders having been *hrLed, the proceedings of the Workhouse Committee, nes t embraced the appointment of David Grimes as c OnG .au t - schoolmaster, in place of James Pelisier, were t„.'uted- The following members were chosen to con bei„'‘e the committees, the two rectors and churchwardens 44 1 Members of all committees, ex officio : -Finance : Sa v - " s • Banner, Bradley, Blain, Clarke, Crawford, Luff, 81 x1 e , M e ll or, an d Whi t b y. W or kh ouse : M essrs. sa d n> Jones, Mellor, Brancker, Shaw, Whitby, Y- Industrial School Messrs. Hughes, VeY, Jones Luff, Rawle Satchell, Troughton, and itty. M edical Relief Messrs. Blain, Bradley, e haw, and Troughton. Mr. Denton moved a 07iution to the effect that, in future, when . there is only Viltetellder sent in for the supply of any particnlar kind of e ',„lt be not opened, unless there be an intention kicriLt ti g it. He said that in several instances tenders oth e ,,7a opened, their amounts made known, and then by •r lk llders advertised for. The motion was seconded • Laff, and unanimously adopted. LAUNCH.-On Thursday a large iron vessel was 3ef t ,,,'' e ced from the building-yard of Mr. John Getty, 41r: 4- street. She is 1,404 tons burthen, builders' mea taiogent. Her dimensions are-length of keel, 200 feet; tle v ` i ,cf stern, 18 feet ; breadth amidships, 371 feet ; and buil t hold amidships, 22 feet 10 inches. She has been t ‘ tt 4 'ip,r Edward Bates, Esq., of this town, and is intended con arh , s petwee n this port and the East Indies, under the a ltge; 44,l of Captain Widdicombe, late master of the Jam 41ht."Airtsigee. She has been named the James lki.h'agton, after James Pilkington, Esq., M.P. for Black- WO w hose niece Miss Ecles, broke gracefully bottle f wine r th e ' 1 she glided glly into the /N et booty of the vesse as c As 3 alNi„„ i , 4ll CASES.-In the superior courts, last week, thlcions were made in reference to several cases tried h. , e us t ast assizes in this town. In the case of Roderiguez 41 .- "ajahand Jones, the pilot and the owner of the "dsatilt, Wattenbach, a new trial was granted. In the tk e , - ,Of Evans, of Mill-street v. the Royal Insurance i - i P , a4 , a riile nisi was obtained to show cause why a 1 14 4 !lal should not be granted, the chief baron remark tie; 'cat if the defendants could make out that the con -114 of the plaintiff was fraudulent, the rule would be ca e absolute, without the usual penalty of costs. In the i tkg „.. °f ,Yarris v. Carter, a rule to set aside the nonsuit Sie,i,:c,,msed. A n application was made in the case of V. M'Clellan for a new trial, on the ground of Iti l ;: s . li we damages. R e f use d. I n :th e case o f Thomas v. Str; e u , relating to the oyster fishery in the Menai 04 " c Foundoruun , a led of th g e reject was ranted ion of evidences for a new trial, at,4,4tßcu MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-The following is a op raent of the sums collected at the various churches, A 4 4„ day week, in behalf of the funds of this society :- 41 - " l le's, Aigburtb, 224 St. Mary's, Grassen e t 25; St. Mary's, Bootle, £4O; St. Mary's, Edge-hill, Aja• 9d. ; St. St e ph en ' s , C rown - s t ree t, £6 s s. ; St. Pe-5ti5,... tine's £29 ss. ; St. Chrysostom's, £25 4s. 7d. ; St. Everton, £2l 7s. 3d. ; All Saint's, £ll 7s. 6d.; tli,Pc Church, £2l ; St. Andrew's, £33 7s. 7d. ; St. Bar ,°lllew's, 210 ; St. Barnabas's, ZlO 14s. Cxl. ; St. S4ti..es, £77 14s. 3d. ; St. Jude's, £24 , ; St. Luke's, £9 17s. ; s r uler's Church, £5 13s. ld. ; St. Mark's, £47 17s. 4d. ; Michael's, £8 lls. ; St. Paul's,, £2 15s St. Silas's, t o „,`,; St. Thomas's, Park-lane, £4 25.: St. Thomas's,i Sea £2l ; St. Anne's, Stanley, £l3 ; Christ Church, teth-park, £1 16s. ld.; St. James's, Toxteth-park, , 0 12s. ; St. John the Baptist's, £7 2 5 . ; St . M a tth ew ' s, i't . l ,,..teth-park, £4. 3s ; St. Paul's, Prince's-pa r k, £lO4 2 5 .9 d .; 'i l it % Lhomas's, Toxteth-park, £6 13s. 2d. ; Ch r i s t Ch urc h, keq lo o, £lB 13s. ; St. Mary's, Wavertree, £6; St. Cle- Windsor, £ll 9s. ; St. Mary's, Kirkdale, £25. u ttt i Tl -TIONAD ASSOCIATION OF LANCASHIRE AN D Or ) , the annual meeting of this society, it was h vQ °L ' 1 that Prince Albert had . offered to present a box T e 1,,4 0 ,,0 the free itinerating library of this association. '4 4 1 books on cottage or domestic economy ass üb ,e4t t, his the Lord Bishop of Manchester, and afterwards bl e eirp - fl uis Royal Highness. The following reply has been ,'"-" Windsor Castle, 21st April, 1854.-Sir,-I 'llt,b', 4 q the honour to submit your letter of the 18th P p t i Oa together with the list of books and copy of reso rieZ which ae p flied it, to his Royal Highness the t t ,, q % i s am em- commanded a to ' inform you that his Royal 4, 7 l approves of the list of books, which his tgrlness considers well selected . and likely to be l 11 . 1 am further commanded t? inforn! you that his I. °rat ‘ ll ghness has much pleasure in acceding to the re contained in the resolution of which you have for- Me f ls l ke ,e O Py, that his Royal Highness would allow his 'e blished as patron of the association.-I have Published At ) , °lir to be, sir, your obedient humble servant, C. B. Dr. Hudson."-His Royal Highness's box con i Nth 56 volumes on household management,. sickness, :net, sanitary economy, gardening, farming, cook- II) he botany,chemistry, and family receipts. e b ox o _ rural 1 books in circulation are this month at Bury, rkt o , Newton-in-the- illows, Newton Heath, War htlie"' and Facit. There are two more nearly ready for . ** ---11 1anchester Guardian. c BATES AND WAHL HOUSES.-At the meeting t B aths and Wash-houses Committee on Monday, L'krd'„ e et, there were p r e sen t Me ssrs . W ags t a ff ( c h a i rman ), 3 /Muffie, Fernihough, Mellor, Gladstone, jun., and Jeffreys. The chairman reported that an h ttrA:, 4 ! ol l had been made by Sir Thomas Hesketh for g n red l- ; far the militia to bathe gratuitously. It ap ‘uat the question had been previously considered in 'r case and that the men could only be admitted on e t h e t L , the usual charge.. The officer commanding Fie 8 4 ' 14 was satisfied on finding that he was only having r ed._ t4 e rule applied to himself as to others. The 40t or - 4. . - street wash-houses were opened for the inspec °rked die public, and yesterday were commenced to be 1 ; 4 . 1 The business of all the establishments continues tl,'elt%"'"e b , • Thus, at Cornwallis-street, the bathers last gsa,Zaanted to 3,849 being 1,879 above the number of h e e vreek last year. At the • pier-head they w?re ek 4 8 6, 3 06 above the number of the corresponding Year At Paul-street they were 1,676, being 521 tr e c th e • , re 20 2 uumber in the like week last year. The washers being an increase of 26. A AL L' ci q 4 t , lletti-ORXEDS AND THE UNIVERSITIES.-A meeting 1 4t eet f o : 1 Tuesday evening, in the Queen's-hall, Bold ,f . /. 1 e purpose of adopting apetition to the legis tk, et ee vfa..'ing to have the universities opened to men of p,"ltila er u-s, and not to be restricted, as at present, to 014 B °f the church. The meeting was to have been p: l 4 over by Mr. Robertson Gladstone, but as he sent op, the chair was occupied by Mr. L. Heyworth, p, rl r4(C -11 moving the first resolution, the Rev. Mr. tle f or ez Pressed his gratification at meeting, in the pur aeittly ~w a _ich they had met, with " a self-rehant truth,, li,` , 4fi ee „kiess of consequences." He also claimed for him kor p,, c or every soul under heaven, Jew or Gentile, Catho j ) ,rci e i'''estant, Churchman or Dissenter, Mahomedan, 14,` and or Atheist, for all and each, and equally for all, tot 1, 4 1 qualified liberty of thought, and to do all that lh .Power by moral means, to bring all the world himself." He was followed by Mr. Martineau, '41 4 ''arl an clergyman, who, in a speech of considerable 0 1 1 d less latitudinarianism, endeavoured to deduce Vet4alt to rical dat es th a t b y th e i r or i g i na l cons tit u ti on k aewers.ities Were free alike to all nations and creeds. tv,lltnients were endorsed by Mr. Simon (barrister, cf the Jewish persuasion), after . which Mr. C. Iti t " sl ly . aloved the adoption of a petition to parliament, o akeg n. g the sentiments expressed by the different ", The other speakers were the Revs. J. H. Thom s ods' 15. Joseph, the latter gentleman saying, he de -I)l4etn,,mlliission into the universities, not as a Protestant t ela t "'r, but as a citizen of the country ; not as a favour, kr t t het ri ght• The doors of Oxford might be shut now, m w 1 - 11 (1 raise before them such an enemy, such a ope - ii ra , l Opinion, such a park of artillery that would 'uose doors, and they would go in and take tkeloti,,„ °J . the seats of learning for themselves.-On t . ,.‘ver e - : 5 Mr. W. Rathbone, the thanks of the meet -414 'kTit',.'ed to the chairman. S,°, l ce, eeTisbixeny RAILWAY ACCIDENT.-The perfor- S fl ie dragoon sergeant who cuts an singletsdefinite Nr.,."rotZi is ' e a of mutton in twain by a !troke of el ey b has been outdone by a Yorkshire train. . The k , - coes m 'such of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway 11 1 1 0 ; tche,tb rigglestone on a dead level by the high road. oit i a consequently obliged to be located at this rie. line, in order to keep the gates closed titt‘ray,il.ulgli-road traffic when the trains are du . e. On ` er lloon week the watchman was not at his post, fir Nobl in ,Z„bsent from duty a spring cart, the_property of (4 4 boys" ) ° ,l , butcher of Wakefield, and having two of e tow ' Etl l , g it, approached the railway to cross the re eo vakefield The boys knew the regulations t he llc asl inpa nY, having: 14,4vat e Y . th frequently travelled on that road 14 0 , c execution of orders, but the absence of N 4 t a eere wax to them a sufficient guarantee that no .44Theearly due. They therefore proceeded across x . 44 no sp eller aPring . cart was drawn by a heavyn_u cias F_( . l fairly upon the rails than l w g as 's' th e e ll e'! uP, and in a moment the pony e k _r!gine and cut to pieces, fragments of the e bt riC a .„ 4 3' w as " ei g dragged some 60 yards up the line. tf,41 1 - ' 4 B. 1 ...,W0rth Z2O. Its harness was entirely cut ;h4offt.e:Teafnorocffe. of the collision was so great as to The two boys were left sitting in 4 4 shek.the vehicle quite uninjured, if we except the in g th 4 '0.16; e37 experienced from the collision. How thrown out becomes a matter of wonder, ART.—At the London Art Union drawing, on Tuesday, Mr. R. Bribbar, of this town, drew a prize for a work of art value £6O ; and J. B. Hughes, one of £l5. THE ATLANTIC, United States mail steamship, Captain West, arrived in the river on Friday afternoon from New York, with the usual mails from the United States and Canadian provinces, 180 passengers, and 700,000 dollars in specie. Mr. THomes JOHNSON, clerk to the magistrates at Lan caster, has just resigned his office, because, being a tee totaller, he feels a conscientious objection to having any thing to do with preparing licenses for the sale of intox icating. drink. AMERICAN 3/liNrsTEßs.—There were three American ministers in Liverpool last week. The Hon. Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Belmont were waiting the arrival of relatives by the Atlantic, and Mr. O'Sullivan was on his way to Lisbon. BANKRUPTCY.—On Tuesday, Mr. Commissioner Ste venson delivered his judgment on the certificate of James Scoble Riley, who was a partner with William M'Curtin, who was outlawed by the court for not surrendering at his last examination. He thought the justice of the case would be met by the suspension of the certificate for six months from the day of hearing, and when granted to be of the second class. REDUCTION OF WAGES IN BLA.CIEBITEN.—III most of the mills in this town notices of a reduction were posted up on Thursday morning. "To our workpeople,—After fourteen days from the date hereof, the wages paid at these works will be reduced ten per cent. on weaving and its dependencies, and five per cent. on the spinning and card loom hands." RELIGION ON THE BACK.--An enterprising manufac turer of "the Manchester School" has hit upon the nota ble experiment of sending out a large cargo of cotton shirts to the East on which are printed verses of the Koran, and they have been bought up at ten times their value by the Turkish soldiers. ROBBERY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.—Thomas Simp son and James Jones were, on Friday, placed before the borough magistrates, being under remand, charged with stealing a large quantity of flutes, accordeons, and other musical instruments, from the shop of Mr. Smith, Lord street. Seventeen pawnbrokers were in attendance, to depose to receiving portions of the stolen property from the prisoners,who were committed for trial at the sessions. MOVEMENTS OF Tuoors.—A strong detachment of the 46th Regiment, about 500 rank and file, marched through Liverpool on Friday, en route for Weedon, which is to be their head-quarters, and Manchester. They had arrived from Dublin, by the Dublin steamer at noon, having left about 500 men belonging to the regiment at Cork, who were to follow them yesterday. They are commanded by Colonel Garrett, and are chiefly armed with the Mini 6 rifle. They marched to the Edge-hill station of the Lon don and Northwestern Railway, which they left for their destination by the half-past two o'clock train. THE WORKS AT ST. GEORGE'S HALL.—On Thursday the wooden paling which has stood so long in front of the hall, facing Roe-street, was removed further out on the footway, in order to allow the workmen to commence operations by putting up iron railing on the exterior side of the steps, which lead right and left to the entrance at this point of the fine building. There will be an iron gate on the fiat ; and this, with one at the entranee on each side of the flight of steps, with the side railing, will add much to the appearance at that part, making it look light and elegant. The stone palisading—from the north east corner facing St. John's Church, and coming round to the grand entrance opposite Lime-street—is now com plete. The exterior wall, from the corner of St. John's lane into Uwe-street, so far as the great entrance opposite Lorstelson-street, is now topped by the stone palisading ; and the works at the east corner are going on with rapidity. From the activity now going forward in the entire of the works, the close of the year must bring operations to a state bordering on completion—so far as outward walls go. hr WARRINGTON church. on Wednesday, there was a service at 9 o'clock a.m., expressly for the 4th Regiment of Lancashire Militia, now on duty in that town. The men and those who attended the service contributed £9 10s. 6d. A second service took place at eleven o'clock, when more than an average congregation was in attendance, the Hon. and Rev. Horace Powys preaching from Deut. xx. 4. A collection made after this service realised the sum of ls. 3d. Total, £2B 11s. 9d. THE NATIONAL FAST.-In obedience to her Majesty's proclamation, the shops were closed, and all business sus pended in Liverpool on Wednesday, the day being in all respects observed as a Sunday. Most of the churches and chapels were open for divine service, and in the great ma jority of them collections were made for the wives and children of soldiers now in active service in the East. The following are the returns of the collections, so far as we have been able to ascertain them : -St. Nicholas's, £2O ; St. Paul's, Prince's-park, £199 ; Mariners' Church, £Blls. 4d. ; St. John the Divine, Fairfield, £36; St. Chrysostom's, Everton, £l9; St. Peter's, ditto, £ l5 13s. 10d.; Christ Church, ditto, £2O ; St. Mary's, Kirkdale, £25 ; St. Mary's, Edge-hill, £3B 10s. ; St. Stephen's, £8 13s. 9d. ; St. An drew's Church, £33 125.; St. Alban's, £2 ; Great George street Chapel, £3B 10s.; St. Jude's, £42; St. Catherine's, Tranmere, £5 ; St. Mary's, Birkenhead, £lO Os. 2d. ; St. Silas's, £3O ; St. Mark's, £62 55.; United Presbyterian Church, Mount-pleasant, £lB ; St. Augustine's, £26 14s. ; Christ Church, 223 ; St. George's, Ev erton , 236 ; St. John's, £2l 17s. ; St. Luke's, £9 2s. 9d.; All Saints, £3 12s. 9d. ; St. Bride's, £B6 Bs. 6d. ; St. Clement's, £23 16s. 8;d.; St. Matthew's, Toxteth-park, £8 16s. 6' Z -d. ; St. James's, £3l 18s. 6d. ; St. Michael's, £8 10s. ; St. Anne's, Birkenhead, £l2; St. John's, ditto, £l5; Holy Trinity, ditto, £4O 18s. 4d, ' • St. Peter's, Rock Ferry, £ 47 3s. Bd. ; St. Mi c h ae l' s , Toxteth-park, £3l lOs 3d.; Walton-on-the-Hill, £33; St. James's, West Derby, £36. The inmates of the Female Penitentiary, who number under 50, are allowed ld. out of every ls. for the work done in the institution. From their small means they contributed £1 13s. 11d. towards the wives and children of the soldiers in the East. The ag gregate amount raised by collections in this neighbourhood amounted to nearly £1,500. VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY CORPS.-The mayor, a short time since, received a deputation of four gentlemen, who brought under his notice the defenceless state of the port. The deputation consisted of Mr. Thomas Bouch, president of the Chamber of Commerce ; the chairman of the Dock Committee ; Mr. Jas. Mann, president of the Shipowners' Association ; and Mr. William Potter, on behalf of the Underwriters' Association. In consequence of the repre sentations made to him by these gentlemen, the mayor corresponded with the Home Secretary, and his commu nications were referred by Lord Palmerston to the Admi ralty and Ordnance Departments, but as yet nothing definite has been decided upon. During last week, how ever, Mr. William Brown, M.P., and Mr. Horsfall, M.P., had an interview with Lord Palmerston, at the Home office, upon some Liverpool business, when his lordship suggested the formation of an artillery corps in Liverpool. The subject has been mooted amongst several influential gentlemen in the town, and further steps will, doubtless, soon be taken to carry out his lordship's suggestions. DEFENCES OF THE POBT.-At the meeting of the Dock Committee, on Thursday, after the public business, the chairman announced that a deputation from the Ship owners' Association was in attendance, seeking an inter view with the Dock Committee relative to the defenceless state of the port. He (the chairman) stated that he and the president of the Chamber of Commerce had accompa nied this deputation to the mayor, with the view of induc ing the Government to send a vessel of war to Liverpool, for the protection of the port. A communication accor dingly was made to Lord Palmerston, who had replied that the matter had been handed over by him to the Admiralty. Mr. Mann (as chairman), with the deputation from the Shipowners' Association, was then introduced. It was suggested by a member of the Dock Committee, that the subject was safe in the hands of government, and that, when the necessity required it, they would take care to have the means on the spot for protecting the port. A member of the committee considered that it was the busi ness of the Corporation to see that the port was properly defended. It had been previously mentioned that the Mayor was of opinion that a volunteer corps should be raised in the town. Another member of the committee suggested that the necessity had not yet arisen ; but, when it did arise, it would be a proper subject for the public autho rities to take up, and amongst them the Dock Committee. After some further discussion the deputation withdrew, when it was determined to defer further consideration until Thursday next, when the meeting of the Council on Wednesday would have taken place, and where, it was probable, the application from the Shipowners' Association would be discussed. It was understood that the Dock Trust would be willing to unite with the Council in any effort to secure protection for the port, if such be decided on by the latter body. The committee then broke up. , DOCK COMMITTEE.-The committee met on Thursday, Mr. Turner presided. The Sub-Committee of Works pro duced tenders for the slating of sheds on the east quay of the Clarence Dock, and recommended that the offer of Mr. Thomas Jones be accepted. The amount of the ten der was £369 Ms.-Confirmed. The marine department produced a report of the marine surveyor as to the state of the channel outside, and recommended that a new sur vey be made during the present season. It was stated that the cost of the survey would be about £4OO or £5OO, and that it would last through the summer. The Chair man remarked that it was to ascertain the exact state of the approaches to the port.-The recommendation was confirmed. An application from the keepers of the weigh ing machines at the dock quays, for an increase of ls. per week, gave rise to a long conversation. Ultimately, Mr. Robinson gave notice of a motion, for next week, that the request be complied with. A letter from Mr. John Hor ridge, offering facilities for working the traffic at the docks, at a saving of £lOO,OOO a year, was referred to the special committee appointed some time ago. The Finance Committee recommended that the salary of Mr. Beedle, check clerk, be increased from £l5O to £2OO per year.- After a short conversation the recommendation was con firmed. WEST DEBBY GUABDIANS.—The weekly meeting was held on Thursday, the Rev. W. Badnall in the chair. The governor reported the number of paupers in the work house to be 604, against 641 last week, and 700 for the corresponding week of last year. The clerk read the fol lowing letter from Dr. Duncan, the medical officer of health, addressed to the chairman of the board :—" Dear Sir,—At a meeting of the joint sub-committee on cholera, in October last, the representatives of the West Derby Board of Guardians undertook that arrangements should be made to procure the names of a sufficient number of medical men who would be willing to act as house-to house visitors, when called upon to do so, and they also promised to bring under the notice of the board the ne cessity of providing hospital accommodation. As the time is at hand when we expect the re-appearance of cholera, and probably in an epidemic form, may I inquire what has been done in reference to this point, as it will be my duty shortly to report to the general board of health the arrangements which have been made within the borough for the meeting of the epidemic, should it unfor tunately appear ?"—Some conversation ensued, and ulti mately a committee was appointed to consider the subject and report. The board signed a petition for closing public-houses entirely on the Sunday. A conversation took place respecting the providing of burial ground for the interment of paupers, Mr. Roskell remarking that there was sufficient land at Walton to receive all the paupers in the union. The price of a grave was only 4d., and the making, &c., would average from 6s. 6d. to 9s. 6d. After a brief conversation the subject dropped.—The fol lowing resolution was adopted :—" That the several relieving officers be requested to denote in their relief lists the names of all the medical officers giving orders for meat, wine, spirits, ale, and porter, by entering the names of such medical officer opposite each order. SUCI. regigatie j n to commence from the 1 9 th natant." THE 0110LEEA..—Three cases occurred in this town last week, two of which terminated fatally at the work house hospital, and the third—a young woman—is still there in a very critical state. They originated in the over crowded parts of the north end of the town. DAY OP'HUMILIATION.—WEST DERBY WORKHOUSE. —An interesting circumstance took place at this work house on the fast day. Divine service was celebrated morning and afternoon, as usual. At the morning ser vice, the chaplain announced to the inmates that, as in all the churches in Liverpool collections, were to be made for the soldiers' wives, it had been arranged to have a collec tion there in the afternoon, to give them an, opportunity of contributihg a few shillings from such pence as they happened to possess. That none need be deterred by the smallness of their offering, but that all should remember the blessing pronounced on the widow's mite. This pro posal was so. well received by the inmates, that the most infirm, even, responded to it, and those who had not suffi cient strength to come were assisted, and, in some in stances, carried, that they might have the opportunity of contributing. We understand that it has. a most interest ing sight to see the plate going round, such was the eagerness of all to give something. The text was Daniel xi, v. 32, and the amount of the collection was Eh 7s. sd. CHURCIE-RATES.—On. Sunday,. the Rev. Rector Campbell delivered the• following address to his congregation after the conclusion of his sermon :—" And now, my friends, I am constrained to address you on a subject not very agree able to myself, and which, perhaps, will not be more agreeable to you. You are aware, of course, that the parishioners have, for the first time, I believe, since Liver pool was a parish, refused a Church-rate of three farthings in the pound, and that, consequently, there is no fund for the repair of our parish church, or the maintenance of our parochial worship. Whether it was a kind and gracious act to permit this to be done it is not for me to say. Whether it was well done by those who absented them selves, to permit theinfliction of this heavy blow and great discouragement upon myself and the archdeacon, (on my self after twenty-eight years' active service, and on the archdeacon after fifty-two years of laborious ministerial duty, in promoting the religious and charitable interests of his native town,) I leave them to judge. I bring no railing accusation against any man. I only state a fact. The blow has been struck, the discouragement has been inflicted, and it becomes us to meet it in the best way we can. The churchwardens have no funds for the sustenta tion of our church or the maintenance of our parochial worship. The repairs of the fabric will, perhaps, be pro vided for by the Legislature. So long as there is an es tablished church, the parish churches, perhaps, will not be permitted to fall down. But the maintenance of our parochial worship must, it seems, be provided by our selves, and I have now to ask you whether you wish that it should be maintained as it has been for the last two years. If that is your wish I think it may be done. I must remind you again that there are no pew rents in this church, and that we, the rectors, have given up our legal claims to pews, secured to us by act of Parliament, which formerly produced £6O a year. Our congregation, though far from rich, is numerous, and I think that if each of you will contribute what you can really afford, a very little exercise of self-denial, a very slight abstinence from needless or, perhaps, injurious superfluities, will ena ble you to contribute enough to meet the exigency. I shall be happy to contribute largely myself, but unhappily at this particular crisis cannot contribute as much as I could desire. Calculating what I have given, and am pledged to give, I shall have contributed to different ob jects in connexion with the church no less a sum than £5OO in the course of the year, besides what I have given in annual subscriptions to public institutions and casual charities. I do not mention this, of course, by way of boast, but simply as a fact, the truth of which I could prove to you arithmetically by stating the items. Now, £5OO in one year is a large sum out of the income of a parochial clergyman, with a family, however large his in come may be ; and my obligation to pay this will prevent me from contributing to our congregational worship as much as I could desire. Still, however, if we act har moniously and liberally, I think we may accomplish our object without any sacrifice or self-denial worth a thought. The choir, about which there seems to have been some misunderstanding, costs the parish very little more than it has done for a long course of years. A large majority of the choir are musical students, or volunteers; the organist giving up his salary to the choir. The other attendants must also be paid, and the church and vest ments kept in decency and order. In what manner the adequate sum is to be raised, whether by a weekly o•s'er tory, or by individual subscriptions, it is for you, as a congregation, to decide; and if the heads of families can do me the favour to remain for a very short time after the close of the service to-day, five minutes of friendly council may acquaint me with their wishes, and tend to the sug gestion of some plan which may lead, perhaps, to a satis factory conclnsion." HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the usual meeting, on Thursday, Mr. Alderman Langsdale, the chairman, pre sided, and the foll Owing members were also present : Messrs. Dover, Gladstone, Beckwith, Fleming, Nicholson, Johnson, Henderson, Bigham, Moss, and M`Nicol. A letter was read from Mr. Alderman Bennett relative to the nuisance existing upon the vacant land belonging to him opposite the south front of St. George's-hall. Mr. Bennett submitted that an inclosure-wall on the south side of the laud would have the effect of preventing the nuisance occasioned by the market refuse being placed on the vacant space. He had refrained from building on the land, or selling it for others to do so, on the ground that it might probably be required by the Corporation for the widening of the space in front of St. George's-hall. The engineer expressed an opinion that nothing less than the land being entirely fenced round would have the effect of suppressing the evil complained of. The medical officer of health reported that for the week ending April 22, there was a slight decrease in the mortality of the borough, the deaths being 222 against 233 in the pftvious week. The mortality was about the same as the average of the same week of former years, after correcting for increase of popu lation. Two-thirds of the deaths took place in the parish, and one-third in the out-townships. Diseases of the lungs, with consumption, were the cause of 76 deaths, the average being 64. From zymotic diseases the deaths were 57, of which no fewer than 23 were from measles (ten of these in Toxteth-park), ten from diarrhcea (the average being eight), eight from typhus, nine from hooping-cough, two from cholera, one from chicken-pox. No fatal case of small-pox or scarlatina was registered. A male, aged 40, died from delirium tremens. Daring the quarter ending Ist instant, the mortality of Liverpool differed little from the corrected average of the same quarter of former years. The deaths (including 158 on which inquests were held) were 3,254, the corrected average being 3,275. The fre quent and sudden changes of temperature caused a com parative high mortality from diseases of the lungs, which amounted to 1,285, against a former average of 1,036. From zymotic diseases, on the other hand, the mortality was rather below the average. It amounted to 646, including from hopping-couch 153, measles 125, typhus 108, diarrhoea 74, cholera 30 (nearly all emigrants), scar latina 41, small-pox 7. The deaths from hooping-cough were more numerous than in any previous quarter, from measles more than any quarter in the previous five years, while the mortality from small-pox is the lowest ever recorded, and that from scarlatina lower than it has been for nearly four years. The mortality from typhus was also below the average.—The report of the Rating Com mittee, setting forth the amount of rates levied on the borough and out-townships for the previous year, with the amount to be levied for the current year, which report was read at the previous meeting, was confirmed. The report attributed the increase on some of the items over last year to the high price of materials and labour. The following are the amounts levied for the two years re spectively : 1853. LIVERPOOL. 1854. s. d. s. d. 0 8 Paving 0 10 1853. EVE RTON. 1854. s. d. s. d. 1 0 Paving 1 0 0 3 Sewerage 0 1 Water 0 1 0 4 General O 2 Sewerage 0 2 O I Water 0 I O 4 General WEST DERBY. 0 10 Paving -------- 0 10 O 4 Sewerage O 1 Water 0 1 O 4 General TOXTETH-PARK 0 10 Paving 1 0 0 4 Sewerage O 1 Water 0 1 O 7 General TEE LIVERPdOL STANDARD, AND) GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER KIRKDALE. 1 4 Paving .... 2 0 O 4 Sewerage.. 0 4 0 1 Water 0 1 O 3 General THE ALLEGED MURDERS ON THE HIGH SEAS.— During the week the magistrates have been engaged in investigating the charges of alleged murder on board the ship Mangosteen, preferred against the captain and the two mates. At the resumption of the inquiry on Tuesday, Robert Gonsalvis, who had been in the Infirmary, was brought down to the court in a car. He gave similar evidence to that already published relative to the death of the first man, Emanuel Gonsalis, and his statements rela tive to the treatment by the captain to the deceased were horrifying. The witness, after deposing to the treatment extended to the man Foster, entered into the particulars relative to the death of Pedro. He deposed to the captain kicking the deceased on the face as he was ascending to the quarter-deck, the blood flowing copiously, and to the first mate, by order of the captain, rubbing the man's raw wounds with a piece of sailcloth. At this stage of the proceedings Mr. Mansfield said the evidence did not appear to implicate the second mate, Barthe, and ordered him to be discharged. John Rey, a coloured man, deposed rela tive to the death of Pedro. On the day or a day before the death of Pedro, the deceased was sent to black the rigging, and in doing so, some drops of varnish fell on the deck. The captain, relative to this, got into a passion with the mate, and the mate beat Pedro with a stick as though he would kill him. The stick broke in the beat ing. The mate again beat him with a rope, and the cap tain beat him severely whilst at the wheel. The mate beat him several times afterwards. He died on the following morning. The case was adjourned until Thursday. The inquiry was continued on Thursday and Friday, before Mr. Mansfield. Francisco Emanuel, one of the crew, gave evidence corroborative of the statements of the previous witnesses. On being cross-examined by Mr. Aspinall, counsel for the prisoners, witness admitted that on the day before his death Pedro drew a knife upon Antonio, another of the crew, because the latter wanted to take his clothes off by order of the mate. The official log-book, which had been found in the mate's box, was produced. The entries mentioned the repeated acts of ill-treatment performed towards the crew by the captain, who threatened to murder some one of the crew before the voyage was over. The last entry read thus : " From the 9th to the 26th February nothing but continued noise on board the ship. Told me in the evening of the 20th January, that if I told one of them to do anything, and he did not do it, to knock his brains out—that they ought to know, as they had been in the ship three months ; and if I did not do it, I should hear about it at the end of the voyage. Emanuel Olarve, one of the seamen, deposed to the cruel conduct of the captain, and to the pitiable condition to which Valpa raiso, Foster, and Pedro were reduced by the.captain's ill-treatment. About a week before Pedro's death, by the order of the captain, witness scrubbed him (Pedro) and Foster with a hard brush and cold water. The scrubbing opened the old lacerations, drawing blood, and causing the men to writhe. During the operation the captain and mate stood by laughing. After that the captain beat Foster severely. At the' conclusion of the evidence both the prisoners were committed for trial at the assizes, charged with the wilful murder of Valparaiso, Pedro, and Foster, GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. THE CIIELTENEAK GREA.T.ERTIIBITION to be opened on the Ist of June. Mr. R. Lambert, of Liverpool, has provided for the occasion upwards of 20,000 feet of mar quees and tents. SLA.vss IN RITSSIA--Of the fifty-three anti a-half mil lions of people *Lich Russia contained in 1842, not less than 42,000,000 were slaves ; and of these 14000,000 were slaves of the crown, or the Emperor! A TRAIN ON FIRS.—The novel:and alarming sight of a railway-train in flames might have-been seen between the Middleton and Oldham stations on Friday se'nnight. Two trucks of cotton at the back part of the train were discovered by the engine -driver to 4)e• blazing furiously, fanned by their rapid motion through the air. The train was driven on to the Werneth station ; where• the necessary means were resorted to to extinguish it. The damage was estimated at £lOO. COITGIIING IN CHURCII.—A medical, Malt in the Leeds Mercury says—" Repeated observation has convinced me that a very large proportion of those. who, Sunday after Sunday, disturb our congregations , by their coughs, are not the subject of any diseased condition, but that their coughing is either voluntary or is simply the result of habit. The action, performed at first because it is agreeable, by frequent repetition comes to be performedinvoluntarily and almost insensibly to the individual", BEES.—A few days ago the master of the national school at Aspatria, Cumberland, was watching an early swarm of bees, when all at once he was surrounded by the whole swarm, which settled upon his head, face, and shoulders. As any resistance might have provoked dis agreeable hostilities, he had the courage to stand perfectly still ; and several expedients to draw off - the insects having failed, he at length quietly backed himself into a corner of the play-ground unexposed to the rays of the sun, when the bees speedily began to take flight, and, in a few minutes more, he was fairly released from his compulsory confinement, without sustaining the slightest injury. HUDSON'S BAY SETTLEMENTS, IN OREGON. The Montreal Witness says We are informed that the trading posts of the Hudson Bay Company in Oregon would, in the event of a war, be exposed to the attacks of Russian cruisers, of which there are a great number on the Northern Pacific. There would probably, however, soon be a British squadron on that coast also, and at any rate mere trading posts would probably be respected on both sides. Sitka, the chief town on the American coast, is said to be pretty strongly defended. DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.—A catastrophe of a most melancholy character occurred at Sandhurst, near this city, on Thursday, by which the family of Mr. E. Wash bourne, solicitor, are thrown in the deepest distress. Mr. Washbourne and his family had removed to the Base about a week ago, intending to reside there during the summer months. On Thursday one of his children, Elizabeth, aged nearly five years, fell into a reservoir, which had been opened by some masons for the purpose of being cleansed, and though her mother, at the peril of her own life, jumped into the water to attempt to rescue her, her efforts were unavailing, and the child was drowned. — Gloucester Chronicle. HURRICANE IN SWEDEN.—A letter from Upsal, in Sweden, of the 14th, states. that, on the previous day, the neighbourhood of that town was visited by a tremendous hurricane. In three of the communes 33 houses were blown down, and the roofs of several others were carried off and scattered in all directions. Some of the houses were of wood, but others were strongly built of stone. One immense building which stood alone fell from the violence of the wind against it. It is feared that a great number of lives are lost. At the date of the letter eleven bodies had been already taken out of the ruins. The hurricane came on very suddenly, lasted ten minutes, and subsided quite as suddenly. A FOREST ox FIRE.—A few days since, as a train of waggons laden with merchandise was passing on the part of the railway from Berlin to Hamburg, which runs along the edge of the forest of Friesacker, a spark from the locomotive set fire to the wood. A despatch was sent off to Berlin by electric telegraph, and in a short time 20 firemen with engines arrived by the railway ; but, not withstanding all their efforts, the flames could not be got under until 400 acres of the forest had been destroyed. COLLODION GUN COTTON dissolved in ether forms a varnish which sticks fast, dries quickly, is impermeable to water, and impenetrable to air; it is called collodion, and is much used in surgical cases. A gardener has just discovered that it is of vast utility in producing plants and shrubs from cuttings, On making the cutting the var nish is applied to the part cut, which immediately becomes closed, or, so to speak, healed. The cutting is then planted in the ordinary way. Out of twenty-six cuttings of hot house plants to which collodion was applied twenty-three struck root, whereas out of the same number to which it was not applied only twelve suceeded. With plants kept in greenhouses and those in the open air even more satis factory results have been obtained. The collodion may also be most advantageously employed in grafting. AN ECCENTRIC ENGLISHMAN IN PARIS. Whilst talking of our countrymen, it is perhaps not out of place to mention that one of them, whose name I cannot yet ascertain, has just distinguished, himself by an act of singular eccentricity. H e h as built a house in the Quer tier Tivoli for the residence of himself, his wife, and eight ' children, which is the talk o f a ll Paris. It is circular, like the Halle aux Bl6s, and has neither door nor win dow externally. The approach to it is from the ground on to the roof by means of a ladder, which is moved up or down by machinery similar to that of a drawbridge. There is only one floor, and that contains 18 apartments, more or less small in dimensions, looking into the centre, which is lighted from above by a glazed cupola. One stove for all these rooms is in the middle, and in summer its place is to be occupied by an exquisite parterre of flowers. A circular balcony, open to all the apartments, surrounds this space. The motive for this oddity is, of coarse, only known to the author of it, but everybody can see that two points are gained by it—immunity from the taxes on doors and windows, and a perfect preventive from any attempt at burglary.—Paris Correspondent of the Morning Post. INLAND NAVIGATION IN AUSTRALIA.—Some time since we gave an account of the exploration of the river Murray, in a small steamboat, by Captain Cadell, and mentioned the captain's conviction that it would soon be come an important means of Australian communication. The South Australian Register now tells us that this river has already begun to be used as a highway for pas sengers between the Victoria diggings and Adelaide, and gives an account of the voyage of a builder and his five sons, who, after eight months' work at the Forest Creek Diggings, resolved upon returning home to Adelaide, and having, been by sea and overland before, now determined Upon trying a trip down the Murray. When they reached the banks of the river they cut timber, built a boat, and dropped leisurely down the stream, reaching their desti nation, after plenty of pleasant shooting and fishing, in ten days, and effecting a saving of £5O over the ordinary expenses of the journey. 130 ST-OFFICE RETURNS. — According to the Parliament ary returns, there are in the United Kingdom 986 post offices and 6,612 receiving -houses for letters ; 1,810 of the post-offices and receiving -houses are money-order offices. The number of letters which pass through the post-office department in the course of a year is nearly 400,000,000. The number of miles which mails travel over railways in a year, is about 7,000,000. The length of the English ocean mail hues is 65,000 miles. The English ocean mail packets traverse 1,600,000 miles annually. The number of money orders issued yearly is 5,000,000. The number of applications for missing letters during 12 months is nearly 10,000. The nett revenue of the Post-office is now above £1,000,000 a-year, and the cost of management £1,400,000: the payment to railway companies for con veying mails is £330,000 a-year, and to steam-packet companies £850,000. The amount of money orders issued annually is nearly 10,000,000, and the yearly revenue derived from commission on money orders is £BO,OOO. The value of property contained in missing letters during 12 months is about £200,000. ADULTERATION OF FOOD.--A very important meeting of medical and other gentlemen has been recently held at Birmingham, to consider the best means of preventing the almost universal adulteration which prevails at the present time in almost all articles of daily consumption. Mr. Scholefield, M.P., presided ; and the statement made by Mr. J. Postgate, lecturer on anatomy at Sydenham College, Birmingham, contained a most appalling descrip tion of the manner in which every article of food is adulterated wherever adulteration is possible. Indeed, it would appear that, with the solitary exceptions of meat, fish, and vegetables, the British public are in the habit of consuming in their daily food the most pernicious prepa rations, and if there is any one thing which more than another most pressingly requires the vigilant attention of a paternal government, it is the systematic adulteration which prevails in the wholesale and retail trade of every article of food. By extending and thoroughly carrying out the laws, which already prohibit the adulteration of beer, tobacco, coffee, and similiar commodities, the preven tion of this crying evil might be easily effected. After much discussion, the conference came to a resolution to petition parliament to appoint examiners at the ports, and enable the magistrates and town councils to appoint public analysers in towns, and to provide by law that fines be imposed, and that the county court adjudicate between the manufacturer or wholesale dealer and the retail tradesman in case of adulterated articles being sup plied, such court to have power to allow the retail trades man compensation for his loss, and to inflict a fine not exceeding £5O. _ _ A MATRIMONIAL SPECULATION. An Auvergnat, named Poupillard, 24 years of age, and a cobbler by trade, who has not long been in Paris, was possessed with a burning desire to take unto himself a wife ; but being extremely ugly and of excessive timidity, he feared to address himself to any woman. He, however, consulted his friends as to what he should do, and they, after having gravely deliberated, told him that he ought to station himself in some public place, and distribute to the females who might pass a prospectus, setting forth his name and address, and his desire to marry. The scheme seemed to him a good one, and the friends solemnly as sured him that it could not possibly fail. At his request, therefore, they drew up a prospectus, which was thus conceived :—" Mademoiselle, If you wish to make my acquaintance for marriage or otherwise, I am named Fran2ois Rene Poupillard, a shoemaker by trade, 22 years of age, and with about 300 f. savings ; I live at Rue Neuve St. Victor 5, and am to be seen before six o'clock in the morning and after nine o'clock in the evening." Pou pillard was delighted with this paper, and .having caused several copies of it to be made, he went to the gate of the Luxembourg garden and distributed them to every woman who passed, who seemed to him likely to be matrimonially inclined. Five days flew away, and, to his astonishment, he received no reply. In the evening of the sixth day, however, as he was returning honie, he was stopped in the Rue St. Victor by a man. Are you Fran9ois Rene Pou pillard ?" said he. " Yes." " You are a shoemaker ?" "Yes." " Twenty-two years of age ?" " Exactly." And have saved up 300 f. ?" " About that sum." " And you desire to marry ?" " That would give me the greatest pleasure !" " Well, then, M. Poupillard, here is some thing to teach you not to propose to my wife !" And so saying, the man began to cudgel poor Poupillard without mercy. The victim roared for help, but the man con tinued to ply his cudgel until the guard arrived. and arrested him. Last week the man was taken before the Tribunal of Correctional Police to answer for the 'assault. Poupillard told his pitiable tale, and demanded the severe punishment of the aggressor. The Tribunal, however, thinking that defendant had some excuse in the fact of his wife having been insulted by the presentation of one of PouPillard's ProsPec.tlVOst WIT condemned him to 25f. be* THE STATESMAN has arrivedtfrom, Port Phillip, whence she sailed on the 26th of January,. with 10,300 ounces of gold, valued at £41,200. LEEDS.—The fast day was , strictly observed in Leeds. All places of business were clasetA. and the transit by rail way' was the same as •on - Sunday.. There was divine worship in all the churches; and the congregations were fully as large as on Sunddys: THE FAST DAY IN Lon - nom—On, Wednesday business was very generally suspended.throughout the:whole of the metropolis. The public uffiies w--ere dosed, the banks, counting-houses, and shops4were shut, and the day was observed with more strictness than Smelly is in general. The streets in the early part of the day and afternoon were more quiet and more -deserted, except for a short time before and after the hours of divine service. At St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and all the churches, the special form of 'prayer was duly observed, and sermons appropriate to -the occasion were preached. After divine service a collection was made, and in most cases in aid of the funds for -the• maintenance of soldiers' wives and families. 11 , 7 THE COURT OF QUERN'a*BENCH, on Thursday, the rule nisi for a new trial in the case of Abrezza v. Moysey, in which a special jury at Guildhall gave the plaintiff a verdict for £22 12s. 6d., was made•absolute. The plaintiff was a foreigner, formerly a Romanist, who, on the faith of her having become a Protestant, was engaged by the defendant as governess in his Family, but dismissed, with out pay or notice, on his discovery, from her own avowals, that she was a downright infidel.. Lord Campbell, in an nouncing the decision of the court, said the verdict ought not to stand, because the young Lady had deceived the de fendant in declaring herself a Protestant, when, in fact, she was not a believer in the Christian religion and the divine mission of our Saviour:. A RAILWAY TRAIN AT LEAI , PROG.--011 Saturday night the goods train arrived late at the Exeter station, and the delay was officially reported to have resulted from the necessity of leaving a heavy-laden truck near the Denton tunnel, while taking the other part of the train into Newton. On returning, the policeman not being there to give the proper signal; the engine and tender ran into the truck, causing it to. jump into the air, and to locate on the latter, to the great danger and affright of the poor stoker, who did the solitary uninjured under neath. We have heard of wonderful vagaries both by railway trains and by railway officials ; but, verily, this beats all in the annals of railing, and it is so incredible, that we can only offer it to.onr readers for what it is worth.—Plymouth Mail. CULTIVATION OF FLAX...-- The French government, apprehending a deficiency of flax for the use of the spin ning -mills of the country, consequent on the stoppage of the usual Baltic supplies, hns prohibited the exportation of flax from the French territory. This circumstance should have its weight with our farmers, and induce them to increase the cultivation of flax during the present sea son, as there is every reason, to expect that prices will range higher during the next twelve months. A FATAL ACCIDENT occurred at Gloucester on Tuesday last. The Rev. Mr. Claxton, vicar of Sandhurst, was driv ing through the streets, one his way to church, about three miles out of the city, having an engagement to marry a couple at elevedo'dock, when the horse ran away, and jerked the servant, who was driving, out of the carriage. The rev. gentleman having no controul over the animal, and being alarmed at the speed at which he was travelling, attempted to get out, and was thrown with great vio lence against the kerbstone. He was carried into a drug gist's shop, but was insensible. He lingered a few hours, and expired on Tuesday night. -The servant was only slightly hurt. INSOLVENCY OF AN Ex-3l.P.—The list of insolvents to be heard at Lincoln's-inn-fields on Thursday next, in cludes the name of Sackville Walker Lane Fox, commonly called, known, sued, and committed and detained as Sackville Lane Fox and as Sackville Walter. Lane Fox, Esquire, also sued with one Sackville George Lane Fox, formerly of 3, St. James's-square, in the county of Mid dlesex, member of parliament for Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk, and afterwards for Beverley, in the county of York, during part of the years 1846 and 1847, residing at Marine Villa, Worthing, Sussex, and Belmont Terrace, Scarborough, Yorkshire, still having the residence 3, St. James's-square aforesaid, th en f or a short time of Bologne and Paris, both in the empire of France, and then and late of the Queen's Hotel, St. Martin's-le-Grand, in the city of London, during the whole period gentleman, in no profession, making bills of exchange and promissory notes, payable at Messieurs Dixon and Company, bankers, Chancery-lane, Holborn, Middlesex, and for short periods residing at Ipswich aforesaid and Beverley, a prisoner in the Queen's prison. THE DEFENCES OF THE NORTH-EAST COAST.—The In spector-general of the Ordnance Department has been cur - veying the harbour mouth of the Tyne. The Sappers and Miners have staked out ground for a powerful battery, commandinc , the estuary of the Tyne and the line of coast. It is stated that the coast from the Tyne to the Humber will be immediately surveyed with a view to its defence. The battery staked out in this garrison is about 40 feet from the east and south walls, and will occupy a command ing altitude. Clifford's Fort, at the mouth of Shield's Harbour, will also be put into a state of defence. UNITED STATES NEW WAREHOUSING BILL.—The principal features of the bill consist in the extension and liberalising of the existing system. Similar guards and checks exist in this as under the old law, but the time for which goods may remain in bond, without the pay ment of duties, is extended to three years, instead of one. It provides for cancelling warehouse bonds, and also re mitting duties paid on goods while in warehouse, should the same be destroyed by fire or other casualty. It allows general order or unclaimed goods to be received in private bonded stores, and it fully authorises the establishment of private bonded warehouses, and grants the merchant the right to designate any existing warehouse in which to bond his merchandise. Heretofore it was requisite to first get the sanction of the collector before the merchant could place his goods in his favourite warehouse, where all his insurance and other interests were, and this assent was too liable to be withheld by the collector or some of his deputies. Any parties can establish a private warehouse, by giving the proper securities. The merchant may also have his own bonded store, under similar securities and guards, in which to bond merchandise of his own importa tion exclusively. It directs that no more stores shall be leased by the government as warehouses, and present leases of stores to be cancelled on the shortest period of termination of said leases. These are the main features of the new bill. THE Mix MEETINGS.—The anniversaries of the reli gious societies are commencing, and this week Exeter Hall will be filled day by day, and even twice in a day. The societies which meet there this week have an annual in come of about £400,000. The Wesleyan Missionary Society yesterday morning, and that of the Church of Scotland in the eveninc , ; the Church Missionary Society to-day, both morning and evening ; the British and Foreign Bible , Society to-morrow ; the London City Mission on Thursday morning, and the Sunday School Union in the evening; the Society for the Promotion of Christianity among the VIE on Friday morning, and the Religious Tract Society - 1r the evening. Next week the Church Pastoral-Aid Society has the hall on Tuesday, the Protes tant Association on Wednesday, and the London Mission ary Society (the Missionary Society, chiefly supported by the Independents or Congregationalists) on Thursday. These are regular appointments—meetings that are held at Exeter Hall on these days year after year. Some societies eschew that place of assembling. The Scripture Readers' Association meet next Monday at Willis's Rooms, the Pro testant Alliance on the following Thursday, at Freemasons' Hall. The British and Foreign School Society hold their meeting in their school-room, in the Borough-road, 'next Monday, and Lord John Russell is again to be their chair man. The National School SoCiety meet in their school room at Westminster, but not just yet. The Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy have their annual service at St. Paul's on Wednesday week. It is to be celebrated under the dome, with a choir of 250, and the sermon is to be be preached by the Primate this is their bicentenary, and Prince Albert ;has signified his attention to attend at the cathedral, and at the dinner at Merchant Tailors' Hall afterwards. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts meet at Willis's rooms, but • not until June; the Archbishop of Dublin preaches their annual sermon at St. Paul's. There also the charity children as semble as usual, on the first Thursday in June ; the preacher, the Bishop of Manchester. The list of meetings increases year by year, and we have but indicated the chief societies. The large incomes belong to the societies for foreign missions, which have been established for fifty years • but associations for home operations'are gaining ground. REMOVAL OF SPIRITS BY RAILWAY.—The following order has been issued by the board of inland revenue, establishing regulations for the removal of spirits from Scotland to England by inland conveyance :—" It is or dered that the several officers of this revenue take notice, for their information and guidance, of the following regu lations, under which only such removal of spirits can be legally made :—Foreign or British spirits removing under customs' bonds must be accompanied by an advice letter, signed by a customs officer, containing a specification of the packages, and the quantity and description of the spirits, and the casks or packages must be addressed only to the officer of customs at the port of destination. Spirits upon which the full English duty has been paid may also be removed from Scotland to England, as at present, by inland carriage, and must be accompanied by a warehous ing permit, endorsed with a specification of the spirits and a certificate that the full duty has been paid. In order that the examination of spirits removed by inland car riage may be properly attended to, it is further ordered that the collectors in whose collections railway termini and goods stations are situate, immediately state what arrangements it may be necessaay to make for the efficient performance of this duty.- On the removal of spirits from the customs' bonded premises the advice letter is to be prepared by the officers in duplicate, one copy to accom pany the goods in the same manner as a permit, and the other to be forwarded by post to the port of destination. - - THE STEAM FLEET OF GREAT BRITAIN.—The House of Commons have printed "a return of the whole of the registered steam-vessels of the United Kingdom, on the Ist January, 1854, distinguishing vessels built of iron, and g also vessels having screw-propellers, and givin the average number of vessels and amount of tonnage.' From this document it appears that the total number of steam vessels owned in the United Kingdom is 1,375 ' having a registered tonnage of 248,623. Of these, 408 are regis tered in the port of London, and comprise most of the large steamers which sail from Plymouth, Southampton, and other southern ports.. The largest of these' teamers is the Himalaya, iron screw of 3fioBtons, and the smallest, the Boglios Bey, of 12 tons. The first vessel in the list is the Malvina, registered on the 29th of May, 1825, the last, the Halls, registered December 30th, 1853. The number of steamers registered in Liverpool is only 124, and does not include the Cunard steamers, and many others which trade regularly to this port. The first vessel registered in Liverpool was the Manchester, August 21,1826, owned by D. Bellhouse, and the last the Collaroy, December 26, 1853, Mr. John Laird being the registered owner. The largest vessel in the Liverpool list is the City of Man chester, iron screw, of 2,110 tons, and the smallest the Glow-worm, of 20 tons. The whole of the Cunard steamers, and many others which sail from Liverpool, are in the Glasgow list, where 108 steamers are registered. The first is the Alert. registered 4th July, 18,87, and the last the Venus, 15th December, 1853. The largest ve sse l registered in Glasgow is the Arabia, %393 tons, and the smallest, the Splendid, is 45 tons. The total ntimbex of screw-steamers is 154. EMIG-RA 7 AUSTRALIA. THE GREAT BRITAIN; ALBATROSS, AND MERMAID: THE screw steam-ship , Great Britain) belonging to the "Great Britain and Eagle' Line of Australian Packets," which took her departure-hence. for Melbourne on Satur day; at noon; on her third voyage to. the gold regions, under the most favourable• circumstances ) was obliged to put back when .off Holyhead. When it was known that this fine ship was , her way up the river; considerable apprehension was experienced, in , town and. about one o'clock on Sunday a. large co ll ec ti on of r spectator* was assembled on the - Prince's Pierhentt rumour having stated that she was alongside of that pier. Inquiry subsequently established the fact that the shiplad put back and wasin the Sloyne. Laterin the evening it was ascertained that an accident had occurred to the screw-pipe of the vessel, and, after a consultations which the captain had with the engineer, it was resolved.to return at once to port, in order to have the pipe properly and substantially repaired. This course was considered the.most prudent and safe, as the accident could not be remedied at sea.„ and at the com mencement of a long voyage it would not be proper to proceed under the. circumstances. The- ship was accord ingly put back—a step in which all concurred. Theextent of the injury cannot be-fully ascertained until the vessel goes into dock. A, portion of the cargo. will have to be removed, but it is- thought she will yet be ready to proceed about the .10th. inst. However, nothing will be left undone to facilitate. her quick despatch. The pas sengers speak in high . terms of the captain's conduct, and the respectable owners-paid every attentionin their power to the people on board.. It is to be hoped that the delay will be short, and.that all will, be satisfactorily arranged in a brief period. It was•fortunate, however, it did hap pen so soon, as, had. the noble ship been far at sea, the consequences would.have-been far worse At the moment it occurred there .was.a very heavy sea ntming,and. a great swell in the channel The accident was much spoken of, and the regret was general; but it is gratifying to know that everything, (with, the oue exception) on board was perfect. The Great Britain had on board 37 passengers, of a more respectable -class than are generally seen on board emigrant-ships, between five and six hundred tons of fine goods, upon which.the. highest rate of freight had been paid, a heavy mail,. (seventy bags,) and one thousand tons of anthracite coal,. two-thirds of which, if she had favour able weather, it isscalculated would suffice for her voyage out. There were. 156 first-cabin passengers, of whom forty five were after saloon, forty-nine midship, and sixty-two fore-saloon passengers. They are all of a highly respectable class, and a large-quantity of specieis taken out by them. Of the remainder, who were second-cabin passengers, one hundred and sixty-eight were English, fifteen Scotch, twenty Irish, and eighteen natives of other countries. The Great Britain has received further conveniences and comforts to,her already excellent arrangements. An im portant alteration has also been made in her yards, which have been: considerably lengthened, to enable her toobtain a greater-spread of canvas, of which she now carries more than ever.. Considering that she goes direct to Melbourne without any stoppage, and taking her last performance into calculation, it may be anticipated that she will make the voyage-out in less than sixty days. She left her moorings in the Sloyne at 12 on Saturday, and as she steamed slowly down the river ample opportu nity was afforded to the large concourse of people assem bled on the Landing-stage and piers to view her beautiful proportions. She was low in the water, but in such excel lent trim that she presented an elegant appearance. Though there was a less boisterous expression of feeling than on the last occasion, there was no abatement of inte rest in the ship, or of the good wishes for her success. By one o'clock she was off the Rock Light, and soon after the smoke from her last gun had disappeared she was out of sight. The Great Britain goes out this time under the com mand of Captain Gray, her late respected chief officer. Precisely at twelve o'clock, the fine ship Albatross, Capt. Geves, also belonging to the " Eagle Line of Australian packets," which had cleared on Thursday, sailed for Mel bourne on Saturday, with 349 passengers. She will be fol lowed by the Bloomer, Captain Allan, about the 23d of May, for the same destination, and the Bella Islena, Capt. Wilson, on the 26th of May, for Sydney. The Bloomer, which has been but a short time on the berth, is already half-filled. In the middle of the month of June a splendid new clipper, the Bee, will be despatched. The vessels of the Eagle line are all first class, but the Bee is said to be a really magnificent ship, of 1,359 tons register, about to be launched by Mr. Gilbert, the builder of the Eagle, so cele brated for her fast voyages. The fine clipper-ship Mermaid, with 400 passengers on board, went into the river on Wednesday morning, in a complete state of preparation for the voyage to Melbourne. Her arrangements throughout are of first-rate order, and reflect great credit upon the owners of the " White Star" line, Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson, who appear to have used every exertion for the comfort of all on board. Al though carrying only seventy steerage passengers, the lowest price for whom is £lB, she is filled to the extent of her fittings-up, the saloons and chief cabin being occupied by a superior class of passengers. The Mermaid cleared on Saturday. She has an able commander in Capt. Devey, and, from her fine model and the high reputation of her builders, (who have proved their skill in the construction of the Eagle, one of the fastest ships belonging to Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co.'s line of packets,) she may be ' ex pected to make a very rapid passage. She sails to-day TSB AUSTRALIAN" CLIPPER-SHIP LIGHTNING. Tins fine ship, built by the celebrated D. Mackay, of Boston, U.S., is most elegant in her external proportions, and combines great stowage-room with ample accommoda tion for passengers. Her poop-deck is full, and is 90 feet in length, its outline being defined by a substantial ma hogany rail and balustrade. The after-cabin, which is placed under the poop, is 34 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 7 feet high, and its furniture and fittings are designed and executed in a style of sumptuous magnificence. The sides are fitted up with a tasteful arrangement of polished mahogany panellings, inlaid with fancy woods, and en riched by rosewood columns, with beautifully ornamented capitals. The ceiling is white picked in with gold, and the cornice is massive and rich without heaviness. The carpet, settees, and sofas are covered in harmoniously coloured cheneille, and, as a whole, the effect is charming, combining elegance and splendour with cheerfulness and comfort. The state-rooms are in keeping with the beauty of the saloon, cheerfulness and comfort being alsotheir chief characteristics. The dining saloon is a very superb apart ment and of large dimensions ; it is 48 feet long, with an average.width of 13 feet 6 inches, and is most tastefully and beautifully fitted up. The second cabin dining and lounging accommodation is chiefly before the main hatchway, and is in every way fitfed with the most scrupulous attention to safety, com fort, and convenience. The provision for ventilating, deaning, and purifying the ship, in every department, is most ample and judicious, nothing having been omitted which experience -and a fastidious taste could suggest to ensure the comfort of all on board. On Thursday afternoon, upwards of two hundred guests, invited by Messrs. James Baines and Co., assembled on board the Lightning, and partook of the hospitality of her spirited owners. The chair was occupied by Mr. Mackay, of the firm of Baines and Co., and amongst the company were J. B. Lloyd, Esq., Mayor, Mr. Charles Turner, chairman of the Dock Committee, Mr. John Bramley Moore, Mr. Charles Court, Mr. Arthur Holme, Mr. Charles Mozley, Mr. Abraham Gartside, Mr. R. W. Grinnell, Mr. A. S. Flynn, Mr. John S. De Wolf, Messrs. Wylie, Wrighley, Newlands, Ely, Rickerby, Robinson, Cowie, Holderness, Beesley; the Hon. John L. O'Sullivan and the Hon. Mr. 3elmont, American ambassadors to the court of Portugal and to the Hague ; Councillor Thompson ; Capt. Barton, Capt. Williams, Capt. and Mrs. Beloe ; Rev. John Evans, of St. Mary's, Grassendale ; Mr. Marsh, of the firm of Train and Co. ; Capt. and Mrs. Schomberg ; Mr. Boyd and Mr. Edwards ; Mr. and Mrs. Whitehouse, of the Bank of England; Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Graves; Dr. Lancaster, of the government emigration office; Mr. and Mrs. Matthew ; Mr. and Mrs. Mann ; Dr. Atcherley ; Mr. and Mrs. Towson, Mr. and Mrs. Giffen, &c., &c. A band of musicians was stationed on the poop, and added much to the pleasure of the occasion. The:entertainment, which was characteristic of the well known liberality of the owners of this, the " Black Ball" line, was most recherche. Mr. Lynn, of the Water loo Hotel, was the provider of the good things; and the tables, which were ranged in parallel lines on the under deck, presented a gay and lively appearance, being crowded with pleased guests. After justice had beeti done to the eatables, which business was prefaced by a grace from the Rev. J. Evans, of Grassendale, Mr. Mackay was called upon to preside, and "The Queen" was enthusiastically toasted by the chair man, and with equal zeal responded to. Next followed " The President of the United States," to which Mr. O'SniaavArr responded. After contrasting that peaceful and joyous :meeting on board an American-built ship with the bloody meetings which took place between the two nations in the last war, the speaker again acknowledged the kind and hearty reception of the toast, and sat down. The CHAIRMAN, in appropriate terms, next proposed " The Health of the Emperor of the French," and after wards that of "Prince Albert," both of whom were most enthusiastically received. " The Bishop and Clergy of the diocese," proposed by the chairman, was responded to by the Rev. J. Evans. The 611.4.. 111P7 then proposed "The Army and Navy," alluding to the present position of affairs in the East. , " Thank God," he said, " our soldiers have gone to fight in a righteous cause—(hear, hear)—the cause of right against might, and may the God of battles give them the victory. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) Captain Schomberg responded. " The health of the Mayor of Liverpool" was proposed by the Chairman, who highly eulogised him, and remarked that, in the event of a local regiment being formed, he felt sure they would all be united and firm, and rally round the civic banner. (Cheers.) The Mexoa said he felt much obliged for the manner in which his health had been proposed, and he was more particularly gratified by the way in which the company had received it. Looking at the importance of the emi gration trade, he thought that the Mayor of Liverpool, by his presence on such an occasion, was maintaining that friendly feeling, commercial and otherwise, which existed between this country and America. Whatever differences the present war might create in Europe, he trusted that the good understanding which at present existed between the United States and Great Britain would not suffer in the least. (Cheers.) His worship concluded by proposing " The health of the Owners of the Lightning, and pros perity to the vessel." The CHAIRMAN begged to return his most sincere thanks on behalf of himself and the other gentlemen in terested in that noble ship, for the enthusiastic manner in which they had drunk to their success. It gave him the greatest gratification to see so many smiling faces around "The healthy of the Hon. J. S. O'Sullivan and the Hon. Mr. Belmont., American Ambassadors," were next pro posed by the, CH AIRMAN , and duly responded to by each of those ge;ntlemen. The GrAA.IRMAN then proposed "The health of Donald McKay., Esq., of Boston, the builder of the vesse l. " Car. tain MgCsy replied on behalf of his brot her, and in conemsion proposed Success to the ' Black Ball' line of PP-cket ships," coupled with the name of Captain Forbes. Capt. F0141)133 made a brief response; an d the healthy of " Captain Schomberg and the emigration officers of this port," and " Mr. Townson," having been proposed and responded to, The CHAIRMAN' proposed "The health of Mr. Charles Turner," a gentleman who, he said, presided over one of the most magnificent estates in England—the dock estate of Liverpool. (Hear, hear.) Mr. CHARLES TURNER, in responding, said it was a pleasure to him to find that the docks of Liverpool were. appreciated not only by British merchants, but by those foreign nations whose ships frequented this port. A. great many of the docks were built to suit a smaller class of vessels than now frequented this port ; but in. their future arrangements he trusted that the dock com mittee would endeavour to provide such accommodation as was requisite to meet the increased size of vessels. He concluded by proposing " Success to the spirit of enterprise which was shown by Messrs. Baines and Co., in intro ducing such a noble class of vessels into this port." (Cheers 4 Mr. JAMES BAINES responded. He would not attempt to deny that, in establishing such a line as the " Black Ball" line of packets, they had been somewhat actuated by pecuniary considerations ; but there had been arm , ther object which they had in view, which was, by pro viding such a class of ships, commanded by such a class of men, to secure the approbation of those who embarked in them. (Hear, hear.) Until within the last few years. London carried on the entire trade from England to Aus tralia, but if they would allow him he would give them a few figures showing them the comparison between the trade to Australia from London and from Liverpool. In. 1851 London sent out 224 ships, of 114,217 tons : during the same year Li verpoo l sent o ut 32 ships, of 23,224 tons. In 1852 London despatched 341 vessels, with a burthen of 186,289 tons ; and Liverpool, in the same period, despatched 128 ships, of 99,347 tons. The increase of the Liverpool trade being 96 ships, and 76,142 t ons , w h ereas the increase of the trade from London was only 105 vessels, bearing a burthen of 72,072 tons; the tonnage of the vessels, there fore, which sailed from London in that year, was less by 4,070 tons than the increase in the tonnage of the vessels which departed from this port. The first quarter of the present year showed a decrease in the trade both of Lon don and Liverpool as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year. The present quarter, however, showed better, 12,000 tons having be en d es p a t c h e d thi s month for Australia from Liverpool. In 1850, there were on the berth in Liverpool only four ships, having a bur then of 2,948 tons. In the year afterwards there were three ships, burthen 2716 tons ; but in the present year there were 39 ships, of 36,721 tons burthen. By many persons the American trade had been looked upon as greater than the Australian trade, and probably they would be scarcely prepared to believe him when he said that there were at the present moment 4,008 tons more transported to Australia than to America. If the greatest attention, energy, and perseverance, could make the "Black Ball" line of p ac k e t s all that could be wished, it would not be his fault if it was not so. "The Press" and "The Ladies" having been proposed and responded to, a vote of thanks to the chairman termi nated the proceedings. CHARGE AGAINST A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER. A numerous meeting of the medical profession was held on Friday evening, at the Medical-hall, Hope-street, Mr. Bickersteth in the chair, to consider the subject of Dr. Hibbert Taylor's recent retirement from the appointment of honorary surgeon to the Eye and Ear Infirmary. From a written statement of the case, read by Dr. Vose, it ap peared that Dr. Taylor had been summoned to attend a meeting of the committee of the institution, and that there a charge of having improperly examined some young fe male patients had been preferred against him, the charge arising out of the fact that he had, in one case, examined the breast, and at another time placed his hand (though with the drawers intervening) on the stomach of a young female who came under his treatment for deafness, but whom, however, he thought it necessary to examine not merely as to the local affection, but also in the parts named. In another case, when called upon to examine a child, he deemed it necessary to test the condition of the lungs, and in order to do this more effectually, he had opened the dress and tapped the chest of a young female who accompanied the child. These operations of Dr. Taylor were, it seems, watched through the keyhole of the room by the dispenser, Mr. Barrow, the matron, Mrs. Tatlock, and the servant, and through their instrumenta lity, it would appear, the charge of indelicacy on the part of Dr. Taylor was conveyed to the committee. Dr. Taylor himself was so surprised at the nature of the charge, and with the determined action which he under stood from one of his friends the committee intended to take in the matter, that, in the excitement of the moment, he was induced to send in his resignation. This, however, on maturer reflection and after consultation with his friends, he retracted, feeling conscious of no other motives than those of purity and honour, and fearing lest his resignation might be construed into an admission of his guilt. He also forwarded to the committee the opinion of several eminent medical gentlemen that, in the particular diseases which he was called upon to treat, the general examination which he had adopted was expedient and ne cessary. The reply of the committee, however, was, that they had accepted Dr. Taylor's resignation, and could not reopen the question. So the matter stood, when Drs. Formby, Vose, Dickenson, Turnbull, and Messrs. Bicker steth, Halton, Cooper, and Stubbs formally requested of the committee that the case might be investigated. But though a week had elapsed, no official notice had yet been taken of the application, although private notes had been received from the Mayor, and Messrs. James Holme, Ormrod, Bennett, and Huddleston, stating that they had. no objection to a re-opening. The committee, however, taking no official action, and yesterday being the time fixed for a successor to Mr. Taylor to be appointed, it was determined to convene a meeting of the whole of the medical profession, in order to pronounce an opinion upon the conduct of Dr. Taylor. Dr. FORMBY moved a resolution, exculpating Dr. Nib bert Taylor from any charge of moral or professional impropriety. This was seconded by Mr. ITALToN, and. carried with loud applause. Mr. T. B. BLACKBUBNE protested against the conduct of the committee—only six of whom, it seems, were present ,when the charge was preferred —as unfair and unjust. He moved a resolution to the effect that the proceedings of the committee had been such as to deprive Dr. Taylor of a fair and impartial trial. Mr. MINBITIILL seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. BATTY moved a resolution, expressing the cordial sympathy of the meeting with Dr. Taylor, whose character they held to be untarnished. Mr. LONG seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Dr. Domes moved a resolution, declaring that any man accepting the appointment of successor to Dr. Taylor, would, by thus expressing approval of his treatment, for feit the respect and confidence of his professional brethren. Mr. MACINTYRE seconded the resolution. Dr. NEVINS (assistant-surgeon to the Eye Infirmary), who was heard with considerable impatience, stated that he was a candidate for the situation, but that he had de clined to enter upon the canvass so long as there was a chance of Dr. Taylor's resuming the appointment. That, when Dr. Taylor sent in ins written resignation, he gave him liberty to commence his canvass immediately, lest he should be placed at a disadvantage compared with other candidates, who would not be prevented from coming for ward on hearing of the vacancy by any delicacy towards a colleague. He, however, delined to take any step for above a fortnight. When the vacancy was publicly advertised, and he had to decide between coming forward himself or running the risk of some junior in the profession being elected over his head, he then offered himself as a candi date, and for nearly three weeks pursued his canvass with out disapprobation from any quarter. Hearing, however, that his conduct was commented upon, as trying to sup plant a colleague and succeed to his office, Dr, Taylor had promised to send him a note which should entirely clear him from any imputation of unprofessional or ungenerous conduct towards him. Dr. Nevins's concluding observa tions, which referred to the examination in question, were received with considerable interruption. Dr. COLLINS defended the position of Dr. Nevins. Dr. DIINDIS only wished the canvass to be suspended until the re-investigation had taken place. After some further discussion, the resolution was car ried, two only holding up their hands against it. The meeting then closed with thanks to the chair. We have received the fallowing letter from Dr. Nevins, in reference to this subject : TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL BTAICDARD. SIR,—I find from several of my friends that some of my remarks at the recent meeting of the medical profes sion, in the case of Dr. Taylor, have been understood as reflecting upon him in a manner which I never intended. I designed simply to speak upon a general principle; and I sincerely regret that my expressions should have been open to the interpretation put upon them,—for I have uniformly maintained, and even at the meeting itself, my belief in his freedom from any unworthy motives ; a belief which I still retain entirely unchanged, and desire to express in the most unhesitating manner.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. BIRIEBECIE NEVINS. April 30, 1854. THE COMPASS WRONG.--In the report on the Tayleur case the following passage occurs : This board would call particular attention to the fact that numerous instances have been brought under their consideration of compasses having proved greatly in error on board of both wood and iron ships while navigating the Irish channel, and which deviation is not accounted for by any , theory at present." This is strange enough, but other instances are quoted of the like kind. On board of the Niagara, a wooden steam ship, a change of four dogrees occurred. The Teneriffe changed her magnetism in coming home a point and a half. Neither the principles of this important science, nor the details of practice and of mechanical arrangement to provide against deviations, are at all fixed. There can be no reason for supposing that such irregularities are eon" fined to the Irish c h anne l . If there, no doubt the same things occur at other portions of the earth's surface. , THE CLIPPER R ED J ACKET h as no t on l y ailed with _ . passengers, but many of her berths are a t a premiu m . She takes nothing l ess th an £2O f or the pas sag e, yet we ___ ....,,,, . are assured that, on Friday, £22 10s. was paid f ora berth, I f rom going a int good the original owner of which was p d re r l e l ad il y be paid for out, and we learn that £25 similar berths. She has vaesni w: r n a u p l - v i d a l y fe jl ed bert u hs p, best saloon ; and her being .:? liberal urveyors for the comfort of and to her owners as . P t is borne in mind that she has to steamer, Th and with a e their passengers, which is to sail after her. rates, is the more creditable to her character as a fine ship, succeeds the Red Jacket, is also rapidly i which noble vesse , Lightning, filling IIP • r sum IN THE Cusiorm..—On Monday, FATAL ..,OLLI i e ; m he p l e ted te h Gazetteer sailed hence for New York, j wi ac t k h et the wii G e same evenin g, off the Great Orm h d es ea , she and on the s . Captawi!! Fnailirtbetol3s,ri.mtaoirron . tact with the French brig Pere Grenet.,,boNid came in con from Santander to this port. The shock 9f tim-coltislon such that three of the crew of the' re t ztek vv uel *. ere was thrown overboard and drowned. Both vessels _were _very last week, the s P much injured, the Gazetteer having her-bows severely tat tered and chafed, and losing her jibboom. The p Gra net was a complete wreck, and ou Tuesday was towed into this port, and got into the north entrance.ol_th,AvAis. you dock in a nuking condition s \ / ,-.7. - -.,._ - - "" -4a,