The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-27 00:00:00

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EXTENSIVE GENENAL FURNISHING WAREHOUSE, 11 .kI , TOVER-STREET, LIVERPOOL. TOMAS Respectfully an H nounces, BßANCH that he has ON SALE, A very extensive and valuable Stock of Of F ASHIONABLE FURNITURE, every description, manufactured in the first style of excellence, from the best Materials, INCLUDING ROSEWOOD AND MAHOGANY ARTICLES, In Sli d ing-fraine and other forms of Dining Tables, Pe destal and Cellaret Sideboards, Single and Winged Book cases' SeeretaireS, Cheval and other Screens, Single and Double Wardrobes, Ladies' Wardrobes, with brass rods Chair is, for Dresses, Trafalgar and Balloon-formed ,s, Card, Librarylnvalid, Pe mt__lcel Ladies' Work and Screen Tables, Running Side- E,.;"7,_' Couches Sofas, Children's Chairs, Cots, and AtChests of Drawers, Night Commodes, Bedsteps, er Hat Stands Boot Racks. Music Stands and Stools, V o an o b uries, Hall' Chairs, Butler's Trays, with Stands, t Stools, Cheffoniers, Quartetto-tables, Dressing- Pt ables and Basin -stands, Rising Sideboard Tables, Library - ens Library or Office Tables, Double and Single nee Boxes, What Nots, Tea Povs, Devonports, &c. zi e RECUMBENT & INVALID CHAIRS. Dant Lounging, Library, and Devotional CHAIRS, FOLING SOFA AND BEDS JAPANNED .STAINED CHAIR AND FANCY , CHAIRS, Fou r In the greatest variety ; -m — Mst, Cottage, Canopy, French, Dome, Camp, —ll , r serY, and Pre ss BEDSTEADS, of every form, p eather Mahogany ' Birch, and Painted Woods ; BEDS, Hai r , Flock, and Straw MATTRESSES, P AINTED CHAMBER REQUISITES, In ''w Of all descriptions, ' a rdrobes, Chests of Drawers, Toilet Tables, ''' " m Basin nds, Airers, &c. t CHIMNEY and Towel DRESSING GLASSES, ITALIAN A VARIETY OF BEAUTIFUL i., SCULPTURED ORNAMENTAL D:` . "-/URES VASES, URNS, & EWERS ; Of all FLOOR and LOBBY CLOTHS, ` 1 " diniensions, for cutting to fit Rooms, Halls, Shops, and Ships' Cabins, INDIA MATTING, Black Hai r S ea ti ng , of all Widths ; INV ALID, GARDEN, AND BATH CHAIRS; CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES ' G lazed and Fa ; ncy PAPER HANGINGS ; &c. HL BENEFIT SOCIETIES AND OTRERS. LARGE ROOM, at Mr. HARRISON'S, Stanley At th I..._lnnalit*.iesEn.e r. Manchester- street, is at liberty several Even week, week, and may be bad on moderate terms. H's ALE , SPIRITS, &c., are of first-rate PATRONIZED BY laEtt MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. R . MORRELL'S REGISTRATION INK, Mann beath factored for the use of Registrars of Births, mous and Marriages, and warranted ma-tle with Galls. lts Ink h as received its present reputation from the l of Chemical T es t s , ma d e un der Authority. str soi Wholesale at the Manufactory, No. 149, Fleet street' Londo n • an d G EORGE P HILIP , S ou th Castle eippLh'er ationePol ; and may e had Retail of all the prin. tizlrs o and Booksellers in Town and Country. Nam e ° l3 serve, each Bottle is sealed with the Maker's ED SANDSTONE TO CONTRACTORS, MASONS, AND BUILDERS. J OH N WRIGHT bees leave to inform the above that, (4 114464, t ,1nade GREAT IMPROVEMENTS in his of -4 ''S, he is ready to CONTRACT for the . SUP of a anY quantity of RED SANDSTONE, in Blocks any dimensions, however large, from his So „„1:4 1 ,1-1411RIES AT RUNCRN HILL, 13-- "nOwn for its excellent quality and durability. CPR -E T SS an d METGE, Wholes a le ALE an d PORTER lIA NTs, 1.1 WATER-STREET, , Liverpool. -R C LIST OF PRICES : Iv 'WOOD. Dublin " lff• Z 12.1. Qr. Brl. IN BOTTLE—PER a D s OZ p E ii N a . s. Burt ch planporter ..21 s . 13s. 6d. Dublin Porter.. 4s. 6d. as. 6d. -.... Ale .. 255. )3s 6d. Drogheda Ale.. as. 6d. 2s. 6d. Drogheda n t A . 1e... 245. I Is. 6d. Scotch Ale .... 6s. Od. 3s. Od. zeot Ale .... 335. Burton Ale .... 6s. ad. 3s. Od. 28s. ~.... East India Ale..6s. Od. 3s. Od. rnernan, Hamn VC° .'s I,ast India Ale .. 28s. ......',— l Arca Table:Beer2s.lod. Stout p ort bury, a ti London Double 1 1 6s. 6d. 3s. .6d. el' PAYMEN' TT-CASH. DAY'S PATENT WINDGLTAR' W. BENNETT, IR ONFOUNDER, SIR THOMAS'S-BUILDINGS, BOLE AGENT AND IsIANUFACTURER FOR , DIVERPOOL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. THE object of this Invention is to create a draft where otherwise it would not exist, by the spontaneous action of the external air, and has been most successfully applied for the Prevention of Smoke, and the Ventilation of Buildings and Ships. May be had from all respectable ironmongers. IRON HURDLES ARE far preferabl e f or F enc i ng to Hedges or Walls, because th e y occupy l ess space, and do not, by at tracting Cattle, cause their manure to be unequally dis trib,. tted, nor d o t h ey h ai b onr birds or insects. At the vrort time they may be substituted with considerable Shee, H asur Will be seen by the following list of prices dles, with 5 bars, Gft. long, 3ft. high, 3s 2d each ox Ditto, ditto, 3ft. 6in. high, 3s „ ~ ditto,' 4ft. high, 4s 2d „ lEoeryot xield Gates, 16s 6d to 21s each. " 11 Prices,at L 'er kind of FENCING and GATES, a t equally IRO N , P " HU RDLI T. R.EAKE'SD GATE MANUFACTORY =D LE -STREET , LIVERPOOL. ---........, _ R E , bOd it:- AN TI - QuirtEs.—A bust of Parian marble, in ..eeenti lervati o - p u and of excellent style, as it is sai ha be thatY t een dug up at Cherchell, in Africa, supposed to of Al au °, tolemy, son of the second Juba, and last king Cher . ritania Tingitana which is valuable as being um:pie. d om ellell is the an cient ' Cresarea, the capital of that ki . ng- Zeuti l ri'l e host is a portrait.of a man in the freshness of z _ , with the royal fillet on his brow; and has a stn.. le'lzug r.eserablance to the li keness on the coins of the Pto at Atr'ins. question. It is destined for the Royal Museum c The thell;ePpaoarYt half- Yearly meeting of the Durham County Coal wreasdh,etlhdataelyat Darlington. It appeared by uPwards of £3OOO had been lost du ring the last six tnlnths. The liabilities of the company were stated to he £lO,OOO. -..7,000, and the assets about The collieries of the company have been mortgaged to the York City and County Bank, who have engaged to . advance £20,000 to enable the company to continue their 'workings Great dissatisfaction was expressed, and the proceedings were of a stormy character. The shares are .Selling at from £2 to £3 per share. THE LATE DEBATE. —Th e following is an analysis of t he division on Friday night in the House of. Commons : Majority, including tellers .. Minorit ditto 2 3 2 26 7 y Abse Paired ..........................•. nt, Conservatives ...... . ... . ... . ... . Liberals ...... ... 12 Speaker Seats vacant—S u db ury.. 1 .......... 2 1 . , Londonderry, county I f •' • 3 658 A mO6T EXTRAORDINARY VALENTINE RECEIVED LIIROU,GIi THE PosT..oFricE —Pe h: c p c s ur o r n ed e o la f st tlke ral b e e n s! jokes that has recently taken place, Valen tine's-day, in Manclieter. of that town, received th.. when i a gentleman, bachelor, most fashionablel°t'tethe Post-office, from one of the mottos raitnlg.PlaCes' a beautiful stuffed cat, with several , r o o r tt i n w d h i i t c s h ne c k with ribbon; one in the shape of aachheeadrt written, `` A gift from the old maids of —." Another, " A fireside companion." " A good h ousekeeper during an afternoon's ride." "Au old bachelor's friend." "Smile if you like—laugh if you can." " When the cat ia,in the way, the mice at your house dare not play." . .. MANUSCRIPTS OF DR. DOM—Certain interesting Manuscripts, being autograph works of the above men tioned divine, will, it is expected, in a few weeks be i sub mitted to public sa l e . Th ey h ave long la i n stored up n the library of a family to w h om t h ey were g i ven by the d octor himself, shortly before his execution. Amongst these curious remains of a once noted character, are the 43r iginal M.S.S. of Mr, Dodd's '` Thoughts in Prison," as Also a volume of unedited poems, and a comedy, in five kts, entitled " Sir Roger de Coverley." We believe the " e ms were written in the house where Dr. Dodd was a..,,,reested, viz., Goodenough-house, Ealing, the celebrated 4ebool which is still, we b e li eve, more flourishing than Eve* ' under its present talented principal. i f e d TEPHEN'S WALBROOK.—On Thursday an ad 11)4.,,meeting was held in the vestry-room, Roger Con d.!' t'sq•, in the chair, for the purpose of further consi 1011_13 Mr. Alderman Gibbs's accounts. Messrs. Howett, te"" c ‘, and other speakers, having expressed themselves iankb dissatisfied with the conduct of Alderman Gibbs, hay f anner in which lie had prepared his accounts, -.:',, having stated' that the parties selected by him as auditors had not been approved of by the vestry. and that 1 ...ve of them were unable to manage their own affairs, azilutions of want of confidence in Alderman Gibbs, declaratory of the incompetency of the auditors se lect ad; ed bY him , were passed. After which the vestry ttteurned. Dr. ' Croly was present, but took no part in ?Proceedings- Ilanir:l,l4oX/TH THEATRE.—On Monday evening, " Ma r tinrit„", Produced at this woohuse, in a style of supe enoiit"nu completeness which uid do cr . edit . to a.me tie*. ell establishment. The scenery, which is entirely And irtnted by Mr. F. Lloyds, is of the most elaborate And ti posing character, and the 'dosses really snperb, --the l a scenic effects of the most astonishihg description est 8 t scene in particular embodies talent.o . f the . high . - (3 rder 'vbich,, ".'we mean the apparent eruption of 'Vesuvius, in pertic.‘le.illusion is most perfect. Of the aEtors, we may Mi le Parise 111 r. Craven. Mr. Lynne, Mr. Wass, and t o t f eii i. ter tt nn u o c r h , as most praiseworthy — the latter especially re!i e liell a tb B Y l nPathy by her beautiful impersonation ~ebrate.,,,,, dumb girl ; and Mr. C: Lloyds danced the . rite s a nd " , I arantella" with Miss Connor in a most spi- Masing Man ner. — Harlosiiire Advertiser. THE NEW ASSIZE COUIITS We lately furnished an account of the architecture, &C. of the New Assize Courts, in this town ; and have now to express our apprehensions, that the two new court-rooms —whatever be their interior design respectively—will be quite inadequate in size to the accommodation of the auditory who may wish to be present during important trials. Looking, indeed, at the solemnity and decorum that characterize our higher courts of justice ; at the chances and protection given to a prisoner or a defendant, through the strict laws of evidence, and the glorious pri vilege of trial by jury ; looking, moreover, at the learn ing, the condescension, and the almost parental considera tion of every circumstance that can make in behalf of the accused, that distinguish the conduct of our judges, and the impressive manner in which (when it becomes their painful duty) they pronounce sentence on a convict ; we feel assured, that, in place of restricting the size of our court-rooms, so that they afford seats, but principally standing room only, for a comparatively few, they should be of such enlarged dimensions as to admit, under proper restrictions, of thousands, who would seldom leave them without carrying home with them enlarged and respectful views of constitutional justice as there dispensed, and such a lesson of morality, and, we may add, of christianity, from the judicial bench, as would " confirm the good, and stay the wicked will." Entertaining these opinions, and having had our expec tations raised to perhaps too sanguine a pitch by viewing the ground-work of the immense pile now in course of erection, " the New Assize Courts," it will readily be believed that we were not a little chagrined, on reviewing our notes and making further inquiries for the sake of accuracy, to find that the court-rooms will be very little larger than those in Chapel•street, now appropriated tem porarily as assize courts; which courts (by the way) were intended merely for the local purposes of the borough— the Sessions, the Court of Passage, &c. ; and the most capacious of which is not deemed too large by our Stipendiary Magistrate (and, we think, properly too) for the daily police business l It has for years been a theme of complaint, that these were quite inadequate, in every point, for assize courts, for the larger portion of a county greater in population than Middlesex itself, and comprising not only Manchester and Liverpool, with each upwards of 250,000 inhabitants, but many other minor, but large towns, and, moreover, thickly populated districts. The fact of their utter inadequacy, on all occasions, is univer sally acknowledged; and only last year (on occasion of a special commission) two additional courts—the magistrates' room and the grand jury room—h a d t o b e opene d in the same building, four judges presiding simultaneously ; and even then the crushing and crowding were most annoying, and even painful, to all concerned. The dimensions of the two courts in Chapel-street are, respectively, as nearly as we could measure, as follows Length. Breadth. Area, in Nisi Prius Court, now square ft. Police Court 6l feet 8 in. 38 feet 8 in. 2923 Crown Court.. 53 feet 7 in. 28 feet 6 in. 1487/ What will our readers think when we inform them the " New Assize Courts," both of the same dimensions, are each, (interiorly,) exclusive of a deduction for probable internal pilasters or decorations : Length. Breadth. Area of each. 65 feet. 55 feet. 3375 Or little more than one-third larger than our present Nisi Prins, or rather Police-court ! In the latter there is also a gallery, which will accommodate some four or five dozen of ladies or others, who may choose to betake them selves to the " cock-loft," and, by stretching neck and ears, endeavour to catch a straggling sentence well mouthed by a vociferous barrister. We have not heard whether any galleries are prospectively " projected" in the new court-rooms, but this we know, that as the light will be derived chiefly from above, or rather (with the excep tion of a few windows on one side) from " borrowed lights," galleries to which we have no objection if they can be lightly and pleasingly disposed—would probably darken the body of a court of an oblong square form, and, to a certain extent, so deaden the voice of the " gentlemen of the long robe" that they would be with difficulty heard by those most deeply interested. We have hitherto alluded to the smallness of these in tended court-rooms, with a reference to those incommo dious places which are now in necessary requisition to serve us as such. It is notorious, however, that neither the passages nor approaches to these can be called ample or sufficient; or that when one gets in, of whatever class he may be—barrister, attorney, reporter for the press, expectant witness or juryman in abeyance—he can find a comfortable seat even for an hour, much less for a whole day of (it may be in some cases) the entire sitting of the court, from nine to .perhaps twelve or fifteen hours. The internal passages, in particular, in most of our English court-houses, and in those of our own present courts, are miserably defective. Even the barristers are sometimes in danger of disrobement in getting through the throngs of respectable persons who almost necessarily crowd them. The reporters too, who have an onerous and responsible duty to perform, are, considering the nature of their vo cation, little cared for in the mass of these general ar rangements, though we 'Should be glad to learn what a court of justice would be without their services in giving publicity to the proceedings ! If to them we add attor neys and their clerks, armed with the ammunition of the law, the suitors, the respectable witnesses, and the public at large, who, we repeat, have a rigid to be present in convenient numbers, we think few will dispute, in policy or in justice, the propriety of enlarged courts of justice. Well; to accomplish this desideratum, a large amount of the difference in epace between the new and the pre sent courts must be taken off i❑ the former for the con veniences required—in passages, outlets, and convenient seat-room. The barristers should be well accommodated, but not the barristers only. The attorneys should be well provided for—the reporters—the parties connected with the proceedings—and even the public at large. Each distinctive appellation should, so far as possible, have a distinctive entrance to their places, and suitable accom modation when there. The present arrangement of most of our courts is lamentably defective. The attorneys or clients can with difficulty have access to their counsel ; the reporters have often to write on their knees by way of desk. The whole arrangement (in the horse-shoe fashion) is bad for all, yet might be easily remedied, provided there be space, as we shall shew hereafter. Meantime we can but repeat our apprehensions that " the new court-houses" will, unless great care be taken with the interior arrange ments. and even perhaps with all appliances, be a failure in practice and in the estimation of the public, when they are completed, cramped in space as they now are. The defect is not attributable to the talented architect of the immense outward building, which will be beautiful in it self, nor to any of the contractors for the work, who have so far exhibited great talent ; but to the parties with whom it rested to prescribe the dimensions of the rooms alluded to. Between the two courts is what is called St. George's Hall, a most spacious, and destined to be a truly elegant apartment, capable of receiving perhaps 4,000 guests. The court-rooms will not accommodate as many hun dreds, when the barristers are seated ! There was ample space within the walls to make each of them twice or three times the size ; but this, we are told, would not be secundum legem,—that is, not to the liking of certain of the lawyers, who conceive that a small court is preferable for order and for hearing--having no idea of travelling out of the plan of the present miserable courts that pre vail even in the metropolis. We differ from our "learned iriends" on this point. The larger and more commodious a court is (within reasonable bounds), the better for hear ing and effect. We trust it is not too late to remedy the mischief. MELANCHOLY STATEMENT. (From our own Correspondent. On Monday week, the 19th instant, an inquest was held before Mr. Heyes, at the King's Arms, in Lowton near Prescot, on the body of a child, named Jabez Bent the son of a poor weaver, who appears to have been in very pitiable circumstances. Frances Bent, the mother of the deceased, was called, and gave the following evidence:—On Friday, the 15th instant, between the hours of nine and eleven o'clock in the forenoon, I was busy weaving up stairs, and my hus band was gone to attend the Board of Guardians, at Leigh, to ask for relief; my three children, and three children of a neighbour, named George Battersby, were playing be low in my house. About half-past ten my eldest child, who is seven years of age, took the deceased out to play. About eleven o'clock, I went down stairs, and they shortly came in ; the eldest child s a id s h e h a d b een vomiting, and that her belly ached ; I took the deceased from her, and be began to vomit immediately, both the others then began to vomit. I asked what they had been eating, as I knew they had not had anything to eat since breaVast time the morning before; she said they had eaten nothing but a little cake which she had made out of some flour she had found in the pantry. I went to look, and missed some flour my husband had placed in a saucer on the top shelf of the pantry, and had mixed with it some arsenic to poison the mice with, as we were very much plagued with them ' • she had also used about a table spoo n f u l o f fl our which she had scraped out of a mug on the pantry floor. My little girl says, she made a cake of the flour, which she used to bake in the oven, but it was too cold, and that she baked it on the fire ; she divided it into six por tions and gave one to each, which they eat ; this was be tween nine and eleven o'clock on Friday. As soon as I discovered what the children bad done, and on hearing that Battersby's children were as bad, we sent for six emetics, and also for Mr. Brideoake, the surgeon ; he came, but I had administered the emetics before lie ar rived. The deceased died the same afternoon, about one o'clock, the others are getting better. The little girl was also examined, but not on oath, and she gave precisely the same account of the matter. Mr. Brideoake, the surgeon, was called, who proved that the deceased died from the effects of poison. The verdict was—" Acci dentally poisoned with arsenic." From a statement in the evidence of the mother of de ceased, that her children had not had anything to eat since the morning before ; it appeared that the family must have been in great distress, and the children, prompted by the gnawings of hunger, had searched the house, and finding the small quantity of flour with the arsenic mixed in it, as well as the scrapings of the mug, they had made a cake of it, as described in the evidence. She was asked what means of support she and her family bad, when she said, that in sixteen weeks they bad received 19s. from the Board of Guardians, and she and her husband had to gether earned £1 18s. 6d. by weaving, and that this was every farthing they had to live upon for sixteen weeks, and as they were six of a family—viz., the husband and wife and four children, it would be abo u t 7d. p er h ea d per week to provide eve r ything with. The appearance of the family denoted want, and the coroner and jury immediately entered into a subscription for the relief of their immediate necessities. MR. WHITEMAN'S SWEEPS.—By an advertisement in our columns, it will be observed that mine host of the Brunswick, whose successful management of these affairs is well known, draws another of his sweeps this evening. THE LIVERPOOL STANDAR!). THE FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM. The annual meeting of the friends and supporters of this excellent institution was held yesterday afternoon, at the fine new asylum in Myrtle -street. Owing to the cold and stormy weather the attendance was but slender, though highly respectable ; and the statements made were of so gratifying a nature as fully to make up for such deficiency in the minds of all who had the pleasure to be present. A handsome lithographic drawing of the building, as it appeared on " the opening day," the 2d November last, with the procession in the fore-ground, was exhibited. It is in the vignette style, and is highly creditable to the artist, Mr. Isaacs, of Castle-street. Mr. JOSHUA EDWARDS was called to the chair, and the Rev. JAMES NORTH opened the meeting with prayer. The CH AIRMAN then said that he regretted exceedingly to inform them that their worthy President, James Aspinall, Esq., was prevented from attending the meeting by indisposition. Under other circumstances, it would have been gratifying to him (the chairman) to preside that day, it being the first anniversary meeting since the open ing of the noble edifice in which they were then assembled. It afforded him much pleasure to congratulate them on the result of their benevolent exertions in behalf of their excellent charity ; for it was a highly gratifying circum stance to be enabled to state that the building was now entirely paid for,—thanks to their active committee, and especially to their indefatigable treasurer, Mr. Harmood Banner, whose exertions could not be too highly appre ciated. (Hear.) He (the chairman) sincerely hoped that that gentleman might long enjoy the blessing of health, and thus be enabled to continue those benevolent exertions in which his heart was so warmly engaged. Sixty-one chil dren had been admitted into the asylum, and thus rescued from destitution. They had been clothed, fed, and instructed at a cost rather under £lO per annum each. Doubtless by the end of another year the number would be consi derably increased. It could not, he added, be too gene rally known that children deprived of both parents, and born within a distance of 7 miles from the Liverpool Exchange, were eligible for admission; this, of course, included the Cheshire side of the river. (Hear.) He concluded by calling on Mr. Banner to read THE REPORT, which commenced by stating that the Asylum was com menced on a small scale in 1840, in a private dwelling house, when nineteen children were admitted. In 1841 an increase took place in the numbers, and in 1842 the house became full to overflow, when the erection of an institution was determined upon. The succeeding year (1843) witnessed both the laying of the foundation stone and the completion of the building; Robertson Gladstone, Esq. as Mayor, having laid the first stone in Feb. in that rear, and being also present at the opening of the building on the second of ,November following. The Report then alluded to the gratifying support which the institution has received, and to the paternal care and substantial exer tions of our revered diocesan, who has twice appealed to the public on behalf of the female orphans ; the collec tions on those occasions producing the sum of £224 4s. 6d. The thanks of the trustees are also given to the clergy for their advocacy of the claims of the Institution. The church collections to the present time, exclusive of the two before mentioned, have amounted to £845 12s. Id. The trustees, with becoming Christian humility, acknowledge them selves as merely the instruments of the Giver of all Good. The report concluded as follows : " With regard to the state of our funds the report we have to make is gratifying. To begin an Institution in debt, or to get it into debt, is by some considered benefi cial, as forming a strong ground of appeal for assistance. Indeed, many have been the occasions when the public have nobly stepped forward under such emergency. But, to be out of debt, and to keep so, appears a more enviable condition, and this, it may be confidently hoped, will be the condition of this institution. What is yet deficient for all requirements may be fairly calculated upon from promised sermons, not .vet preached, and further dona tions. The cost of the building is paid. Some furnish ings and other extras have yet to be provided for, to the amount of a few hundred pounds. "We may now look for a larger family. Forty-eight children were transferred from the house in Upper Stan- hope-street, and there are now sixty in the asylum, which is capable of accommodating one hundred and fifty. Un der the good management of the same able matron and teacher it is pleasing to report that the children are blest with health, and continue to make satisfactory improve ment. " The Asylum may now be extensively made known without the risk of rejecting any eligible applicants. Each guardian of the institution is entitled to the privilege of recommending children for admission. Information may be obtained on application to the matron, the members of the committee, or the treasurer, who will be happy to afford assistance whenever required. " Supported as the institution has been by the truly Christian benevolence which has hitherto been extended to it, the committees cannot doubt that, as the number of its inmates increase, subscriptions for its maintenance will increase also. Therefore, to have it occupied by its full compliment must be the wish entertained by all who have seen it thus far in operation, and who feel desirous that its benefits should be made available, as fully as possible, throughout the circle of the seven miles which constitutes its boundary." The TREASURER read, as an appendix to the report, a statement of the accounts, which fully bore out the financial facts stated in the former document—shewing a final small balance (the house and all within it being paid for) of £l2 ss. 9d. The CHAIRMAN here stated that he had that moment received a note from the Mayor, regretting his inability to attend that day. The Rev. JONATHAN BROOKS then rose to move the passing and printing of the report. He had great pleasure in doing so, as it was a document that must be highly gratifying to all present. He heartily wished he could point out any other charity in the town that could produce such, but he feared he could not. He had learned since he entered the room that the present annual subscriptions were between £BOO and £9OO, and that the asylum would accommodate 150 orphans. The cost of each might be taken at £lO a head, including the whole expenses of the institution. He reverted to the accounts in order to re commend continued exertions on the part of the com mittee. The past was gratifying, but the future might be different. He would suppose the house to be filled, which it probably would ere long be. Nearly double the amount He of their present income would then be r e q uired. hoped, therefore, that the statement m ade would no t in duce institution any got It good d t o o into plight, with it relaxed in their efforts. He could furnish one happened partparties s connected that instance—" The Ladies' Charity , " — a n excellent one. g often thee e Some years ago, when he and others were dividing an amount collected in the churches for the charities,'the funds of that institution were flourishing for the time, and the parties said they did not want it. He advised them to receive it, to meet contingencies, and that other wise it might operate against them out of doors. Now that charity from the calls upon it was in debt. (Hear.) Another instance was in the Blind Asylum, which it was supposed would be endowed by the collections of its church, but donations being thus devoted from it, it was now £2OOO in debt. He hoped, therefore, they would not relax in their endeavours to improve the funds. If they did relax they might soon become poor enough. The excellent report read rendered it unnecessary for him to say more. He hoped that they would attain the full object of their wishes, and moved that the report be received and printed. Mr. SEMPLE seconded the resolution, and it was carried unanimously. The TREASURER submitted a motion involving a change in one of the original rules—which vested the election of the medical officers in the guardians. As this was in convenient, he proposed they should hereafter be ap pointed by the Gentlemen's Committee. Mr. CUNNINGHAM seconded the motion, and it was carried. Mr. BROWN proposed the thanks of the meeting to the Right Rev. the Diocesan and the Clergy who had so ably and successfully advocated the interests of the institution. Mr. DixoN seconded the motion, and it was passed. The Rev. Mr. FERWOOD, after congratulating the meeting on the institution being out of debt, moved thanks to Mrs. Jeffreys, the Lady Patroness, and to James Aspinall, Esq., the President. This was seconded and carried. Mr. CARTER moved thanks to Mr. Arthur, the sur geon, and Mr. Lloyd, the druggist. Seconded and carried. The TREASURER then proposed lists respectivelyof the ladies' and the gentlemen's committees for the ensuing year, which were seconded by Mr. Howard in a feeling address, and passed. Mr. WINCH, after some remarks on the rise of the in stitution at once from infancy to maturity—through, mainly, the unwearied exertions of the tre isurer—proposed the thanks of the meeting to that gentleman for his effi cient services, with the expression of a wish that he should remain in office. This was seconded by all in the room. Mr. BANNER said he had always experienced much kindness from all who were connected with the institu tion, and should be very happy to continue his services. (Cheers.) The orphans (who were in a room opening from one end into that in which the meeting was held, and who were neatly dressed in black, with white caps and aprons) then sang the 23d Psalm, and the meeting, which was graced by the presence of a number of ladies, then se parated. REPRESENTATION OF THE COUNTY OF DERRY. --The unexpected announcement that Sir Robert I3atesou in tended to propose another son as a candidate for the county Of Derry, has induced Captain Peel Dawso n , i n deference to the feelings of the a ffl icted family, to withdraw his pre tensions. TOTAL Loss OF THE Ti' LBERFELDT STEAMER. --In_ formation has been received of the total loss of the Dutch steamer Elberfeldt, at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon of Thursday, when about 25 miles east of the North Fore. land. The vessel was built at Blackwall about three years since, expressly for the Rotterdam and Manheim trade. She was proceeding here for the purpose of bei ng overhauled, and, if necessary, undergoing repair. Capt. R. Stranack, of the General Steam Navigation Com pany's steamer Giraffe, one of the most experieneeadbcoovrnei wanders in the Rotterdam trade, was requested to oring her over, and, although his charge has been s o unfortu nate, no blame is attached to him. He had t o contend against a heavy gale and sea. When off the place mentioned she was struck by a heavy sea, and went down almost instantaneously. The crew, consisting of 14 men , bad only time sufficient to throw th eir boat overb oar d,' and only two men were enabled to get into before she went down. Providentially, they were enabled to rescue nine others, but two stokers and the cook were unfortunately drowned, most probably drawn down into the vortex, There were no passengers on board. The survivors, after having been in boat for about three hours, in the constant expectation of suffering from a calamity they had just escaped, were picked up by a Dutch galliot. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION SOIREE. The annual soiree of the members and subscribers of the Mechonics' Institution was held last night. Imme diately on the doors being opened the theatre was crowded, but all confusio❑ was avoided by having the seats numbered in accordance with the several tickets. The organ has been newly painted a deep blue colour, and beautifully relieved with gold—giving a complete finish to that part of the the theatre. Stubbs' baud was placed in the hall during the entrance, and in the Museum afterwards, and played many lively airs. The company was very numerous—there being, probably, nearly 2,000 present, including many of the elite of our townsmen who patronize the institution, and bevies of elegantly-dressed ladies. Shortly after seven o'clock, CHARLES DICKENS, Esq., who, it had been announced, would take the chair, entered with several gentlemen. supporters of the institution ; and, amidst great applause, addressed the meeting. He al luded to the spirit with which the institution had been carried on, tracing, in that bold graphic style so pro minently displayed in his works, its rise and progress. He called the attention of the meeting to the halls stored with everthing conclusive to science; to its management, and its endowments; and more particularly to the estab lishment of the girls' school, commending greatly the object of the committee. It was a new and striking chapter in the history of education, and one that would be the means of producing great good. It disposed him to say with the immortal Burns— " Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, 0 !" He then appealed to those within its walls to continue their support, and to those without to become members ; and, after recounting the benefits of such institutions, concluded by quoting from the works of a celebrated poet— " Howe'er they be, it seems to me * 'Tis only noble to be good ; True hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood." The CHAIRMAN then announced Mr. Ryalls, who sang most sweetly one of his favourite songs, which was fol lowed by Miss Christiana Weller's performances on the pianoforte, which were listened to with the most marked attention, and elicited tremendous applause. The intro duction of this lady to the company, and of Mr. Weller to the author of the Pickwick Papers, caused considera ble merriment. Mr. JOHN SMITH then addressed the meeting in a neat and appropriate manner ; and was followed by Mr. James Russell, who gave several striking selections from his " Sketches," introducing a Mi. Downcast and his laughing friend—the former always laughing over his misery, the latter always crying over his joy ; and con cluded by giving a scene in an Irish theatre, and singing, in excellent style, " Widow Malone." Miss Whitnall then sang " Why chime the bells so merrily," and was much applauded. The company then betook themselves to the upper rooms, visiting the various apartments devoted to the different studies of the pupils. The passages were much crowded ; but the great scramble was to the refreshment room in the picture gallery on the east side. Here cakes, jellies, sandwiches, pies, fruits, British wines, l"monade, &c., were abundantly provided, and the guests did ample justice to the good things before them. The assemblage afterwards returned to the theatre — Mr. DICKENS again occupying the chair. Dr. THoRBUKN addressed the meeting at considerable length, enlarging on the progress of the institution, and the improvements within its walls. He paid a high compliment to Mr. Dickens as a writer, and implored a blessing on the girl's school which was about to be at tached to the institution. He was received with great ap plause. The CHAIRMAN then agaiu facetiously introduced Miss Weller to the audience, and that talented young lady played a piece introducing airs of " Rule Britannia," " Ap Sherkin," and " St. Patrick's Day," which was splendidly performed. Mr. R YA LLS then sang " A life on the ocean wave," in such a manner as to elicit an encore, and much applause on its repetition. Miss Weller accompanied him on the piano. The chair was then vacated by Mr. Dickens, and taken by Mr. Councillor Fawcett. Mr. HonesON, the secretary, introduced a vote of thanks to Mr. Dickens in a very eloquent and classical address, throughout which he was listened to with great attention and frequently applauded. He expressed, in strongly laudatory terms, the admiration generally enter tained throughout the world of the works of "Box," and the gratitude of the committee for his visit to their esta blishment. He alluded particularly to, the educational tendency of that author's works, and concluded by stating that the committee proposed to enrol his name as an honorary member, so that he might be entitled to all the privileges of the institution. The motion was carried amidst tumultuous applause. Mr. DICKENS returned thanks in a brief and felicitous manner. He stated that he would make his own children members when they were old enough. With allusion to what had been stated that he had thrown " heart" into his works, he said that he feared his future writings would partake less of that quality. He had lost much of his heart on first entering the meeting in that room ; he had lost still more amidst the bright-eyed ladies in the refreshment room ; and since he had again been in tl.e theatre, all the remnant he had left had gone into the piano. (This delicate compliment to Miss Weller was received with thunders of aprlause. Great part of the company then went to the ball rooms which bad been preprred up stairs, and kept up the merry dance until a late hours, ADDRESS TO CHARLES DICKENS. ESQ., WRITTEN AT THE REQUEST OF THE COMMITTEEAT A VERY SHORT NOTICE. While thus assembling here to night, in learning's spacious hall, Not from our lips alone, dear Boz, the words of welcome fall ; Could we but show our heart's deep thoughts—lay kindly feel ing bare, Thou mightst behold how rich in truth the welcome springeth there. Deep is the debt we owe to thee, in common with mankind, For all thy sweet imaginings —creations of thy mind ; Some bringing back the thoughts of yore —to age's silvery time; While others, beacon-like, to youth point out the woes of crime. No ribald wit, on thy bright page, e'er shocks the gentle ear; No scornful jest's indulged by thee, at things the good revere; But Grace and Mirth go hand in hand, and, as we gaily smile, We must admit that golden words are taught us all the while. The bed of sickness thou hast cheered—through thee the hours flew. Where could grief find a resting place amongst the Pickwick crew ? _ _ That honesty will meet reward, by " Twist's" career is seen ; Virtue is shewn in mirror fair—while Vice meets satire keen. What art is thine ! the honest tar hath flung thy book aside, And sought in vain some apt excuse, for tears he - fain would hide ; By forest fire, far in the West, fast bound as by a spell, Unconscious breathes the woodsman rough a sigh for little " Nell." Here are the seeds of wisdom sown at but little cost, A fitting place for thee to meet thy friends—a mighty host; For while proud halls like these arise, where youth is taught to think, The wretched race of "Squeers" must starve, and in oblivion sink. In precepts stern the moralist will truths to man declare, But teach with such a rugged voice, that nought wakes but despair ; _ But thou, young Sage, canst lead the way with such a jocund tone, That flowers of Hope spring gaily up where flourished Vice alone. They twined, of old, the garland round the conquerer's shining sword, But now we o'er the PEN suspend a wleath, by one accord. If then one bay of brighter hue shines forth from glory's tree, Dear Boz, that laurel we assign, with grateful hearts, to thee. MR. WAGHORN.—This intrepid and enterprising indi vidualovho has rendered such signal services to individuals and the nation by his exertions to facilitate the communi cation with India, paid a hasty visit to Liverpool on Tuesday, remaining only twelve hours, when he set out again for London. Dlr. Waghorn, we understand, may shortly be expected here again, to explain the forthcoming improvements in the overland route to India, which, we believe, will be found highly satisfactory to the merchants. GIMBLE'S COGNAC BRANDY.—Few, if any, of the connoisseurs in brandy can decide whether this or the foreign-manufactured spirit possesses the greatest medi cine! property. In flavour it is excellent, and its strength is fully equal to French. We are not ourselves great judges, but we should say,__ from the sampl es we have seen, and from the great difference in price between this I and foreign brandy, that its use must shortly become general. Mr. Groves, of School-lane, is agent for this town.—See Advertisement. ( THE LATE SIR FRANCIS BURDETT.—The London Times of January 27, 1844, says—" We know, for a fact, that on the Bth October, 1843, Sir F. Burdett placed himself under the professional care of an hydropathist. He was confidently assured that if he adopted 'the water cure' he would have no returmii the Gout." It is also, in the same statement, obser‘ed that—" Early in Decem ber following, he had a ,t4turn of his old enemy." A lamentable instance has also recently occurred, by the death of the Marquis dt Hastings, in the prime of life, by Gout having attacked the heart. Thus we find that two eminent persotis have " , gone to that bourne from whence no traveller returns, '4 through a want of know ledge as to the effective treatment of Gout. It appears unfortunate Wit in the former case a supposed remedy should have been adopted, and in the latter that a most effective medicine, of more than twenty years experience, had not been administered ; namely, BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PILLS, which not only speedily relieves the paroxism, but prevents the disease attacking any vital organ. SMUGGLING CASES.—At the police court, yesterday, instancesevera l. partie s w . e Brooke,re brought ssolicitor before ici to r f o rM r . the Rushton, cnsto m at s the on charges of smuggling tobacco. Two men, named Dixon and Wilber were first brought up. A quantity of foreign mannfactured tobacco (24 lb.) was found in Dixon's chest, in the ship " Roscoe" from New York ; 29 lb. was also found in a box. The case was not sufficiently brought home to Dixon and he was discharged. Against Wilber the evidence was stronger, and he was remanded.—Four men, Morrison, Topper, Williams, and Barker, were next charged with having been found with quantities of caven dish (in all 48 lb.) concealed on their persons. They had come as seamen by the " Cambridge," from New York. They were all remanded till the pleasure of the Lord Commissioners in London should be known.--A female, named Susan Kenna, wife of a seaman in the same ship, was fined 205., or seven days, for having in her possession a small quantity of the same article, with which she was leaving the quay.—Another man, a carter, who bad been employed to cart some luggage from the Cambridge, was also charged with having 21 lb. of tobacco and 21b of tea, concealed amongst the hay and bran in his horse bag. It did not, however, satisfactorily appear that lie had him self put it there, and he was discharged. LOCAL NEWS. CORONER'S INQuEsTs.-.Three inquests were held before the borough coroner on Tuesday. The first was on the body of Margaret Matilda Hauler, of Harrison-court Peter-street, a child t wo an d a half years of age, who, whilst sitting at the fi re , got severely burnt over her right side. The second was on the body of Wm. Embleton 62 years of age, who was found i n b e d w i th his throat cut, and a razor by his side. The third was on the body of James Thompson, who was found lying dead on some steps in Park-place, and appeared to have died of a fracture of the spine, the result of th e f a ll. V erdicts in accordance with the evidence were returned in the several cases. THEATRE-ROYAL . — The " Ch r i stmas Carol " and the pantomime continue to attract full ho uses to our royal establishment. On Friday and Saturday nights, Mr. Webster and Madame Celeste added th e i r serv i ces to in- . crease the attraction ; and, we regret to observe, for the last time that we are to see them this season. The benefit, on Tuesday night, of that old favourite of the Liverpool public (Mrs. Clarke) drew the best attended house since the theatre opened under its present lesseeship. We are happy to see, by the bye, that the husband of this lady (Mr. Clarke), so long stage-manager in this theatre, has concluded an engagement with the lessees to resume his former position, which, we have no doubt, he will occupy to the satisfaction of the public. DEATH BY BEING RUN-OVER BY A CART.—On Thurs day last, an inquisition was held before P. F. Curry, Esq., touching the death of Abigail Rhodes, aged 75 years. On the evening of the 6th November, the deceased went out, stating that she would return in a short time. It appeared that about 6 o'clock, the same evening, as she was cross ing Canning-place, near South John-street, a cart, drawn by one horse, and going at a moderate pace, came in con tact with her. The shaft struck her about the shoulders, and knocked her down, and the off wheel passed over her. fler right thigh was broken, and her back was also in jured. She was taken to the Northern Hospital, when, notwithstanding every medical attention, she was dis charged as incurable about six weeks afterwards, and con veyed home to Temple-lane, where she died on Tuesday evening last. The house surgeon of the hospital stated the nature of the injuries, and as no blame appeared to be attributable to the driver of the cart, the jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death," with a deodand of 10s. on the machine. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.—The following notices of motions, at the next meeting of the Council, have been placed on the books by Mr. North :—" That the fine picture of the Crucifixion, on the Town-hall staircase, considering its sacred character, is very inappropriately placed there, and that it be presented to some church, and that a committee of three be now appointed to inquire and report their opinion in what church it would be most properly and suitably placed." " That a standing com mittee be now appointed for the more effective regulation and management of the ferries, ferry-boats, and landing places, and that it be also an especial instruction to such committee forthwith to inquire and report their opinion as to the necessity and propriety of promoting, by all means within the power of this Council, the establish ment, by act of parliament, of an efficient inspectorship of all steam-boats carrying passengers, with a view to their greater security and seaworthiness, and that such inquiry do also extend to the means which exist of carry ing out that object, either by a general bill to be brought in by government, if they are disposed to do so, or, fail ing that, by some local enactment for Liverpool, to be induced, if practicable, in the pending Dock Bill." SCHEME FOR THE ERECTION OF FIVE HUNDRED SCHOOLS.—It will be seen, from an advertisement in our columns to-day, that the Scotch scheme for erecting 500 schools in connexion with the Free Church of Scotland is to be explained and advocated here this evening. In the midst of so much doing in the way of church build ing by the friends of the Free Church, aml while slack ing nothing, but rather exceeding their former efforts in support of missions, it is certainly an extraordinary feature in benevolent enterprise to propose the erection, in addition, of 500 schools. And although not more, perhaps, than might be expected from Scotchmen righte ously alive to the blessing of a sound Christian education to the rising youth in Scotland, it is gratifying to learn that, in the course of only a few months, Mr. M'Donald, the founder and highly-gifted advocate of the scheme, should have succeeded in obtaining subscriptions to the amo❑nt of £30,000. It shows that the old spirit of Scotland, though long repressed, is far from being extinct, and will once more rise with the freedom of her church and yet occupy the land. As a noble effort in a great and vital cause it may well stand side by side with the Con gretionalists' scheme to:raise £lOO,OOO, and that of the Wesleyans to raise £300,000 in England. THE COLLEGIATE lI,ITITUTION: Last Tuesday even ing Wm. Sturgeon, Esq. delivered the first of a series of lectures on electricity, a subject of which he is perhaps the most competent master in the present day; and he is also most happy in his illustrations of it, generally ren dering the subject so simple as to be comprehended by the most illiterate. Some years ago Mr. Sturgeon was in duced to give a series of lectures on this subject in his native village, and his electrical discoveries not only excited wonder and astonishment, but a considerable amount of doubt, which, however, he took the liberty of proving by experiments which will never be forgotten. Since that period his discoveries have been given to the world in several popular periodicals, and have placed the author at the top of the tree as a national philosopher, an eminent and skilful mechanic, a practical chemist, and a thorough electrician. There is a singularity also with respect to the education of this really learned gentleman, not cer tainly in language, but in the sciences; he is self-taught, and is one of a number of young men who have elevated themselves by perseverance and industry from the most humble classes of society. One from the same neigh bourhood is now a rector and rural dean in this diocese ; two are learned professors at Cambridge, and the reader must go to the lectures of Mr. Sturgeon to ascertain his abilities and attainments, and he will leave it proud of a country which can produce such eminent men of plebian THE HL AD-CONSTABLESH Ir.—On Saturday the:Watch Committee met, at the Parish-office, Fenwick-street, for the purpose of receiving the report of the sub-committee appointed, on that day three weeks, to investigate the testimonials of the fifty-four candidates who had offered themselves for the situation of Head-constable and Super intendent of the Fire Police of the borough. Mr. James Lawrence, the chairman of the committee, presided on the occasion, and read the report of the sub-committee; from which it appeared, that, after a careful examination of the claims of the respective parties, they had come to the determinaton of recommending the general commit tee to make their selection from the three following candi dates :—Mr. Miller, Captain Whitty, and Mr. Shepperd. Those three gentlemen were accordingly called in and examined ; and, from their answers and testimonials, it appears that Mr. Miller has been acting as the Superin tendent of the Glasgow Police for the last eight years, and during that time has repeatedly afforded abundant evidence of the soundness of his judgment, as well as of the firmness and determination of his character. His knowledge of the criminal law is extensive. Captain Whitty was in the army for a period of thirteen years; and, during the latter part of that period, he served as an adjutant and Captain. After his retirement from the army, he acted as assistant to Captain Moorson, for two or three years, in the construction of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, and, for the last two years and a half, he has conducted the secretaryship of the London Colonial Association. Mr. Shepperd was formerly in the army, and has been Assistant-Chief-Constable in the County Constabulary since its original formation, four years ago. He is brother-in-law to Captain Woodford, the chief of the County Constabulary. After the candi dates had withdrawn from the room, the committee en tered into a long and animated discussion of their merits, some expressing their feelings in favour of Mr. Miller and some in favour of Captain Whitty ; and, we believe, that the choice will eventually lie between these two gentlemen. The committee adjourned without making the appointment, but they agreed to meet specially on Tuesday, (this day) for the purpose of coming to some definite resolution on the subject. THE POLYTECHNIC SOCIETY.—At the meeting held at the Royal Institution for the present month, John Grantham, Esq., president, in the chair, Mr. Lord read a very interesting paper " On the Propulsion of Steam boats." He entered into a number of scientific details relative to the comparative properties of marine and loco motive rail engines, shewing that the principle, as regarded the stroke of the engine, the velocity, and the periphery of the wheel, assimilated in both. The most important point in steam vessels was the surface propulsion. lie noticed the numerous schemes that had been brought for ward to get rid of the backwater, most of which had failed; and was of opinion that the greater the extent of surface water acted upon by the square of the floats, the greater would be the saving of steam. He exhibited a model of a screw-propeller (a worm round a cylinder,) and explained its properties in action, at various angles or pitches of the screw ; showed the operation of the repelling forces, and his opinions were:in favour of the paddle wheel over the screw, so far as he had yet witnessed the operation of the latter. He instanced the vessel called the "Liverpool Screw," fitted up by and on the principle of the phairman of that meeting ; and doubted the accuracy of some facts that had been stated with respect to her speed, as compared with her engine p ower , g i v i ng the calculations on which the result would be alone truly resolved. An interest.. ing discussion ensued, in which several gentlemen took part, including the president, who satisfactorily sh owe d that the lecturer was under a mistake as to the calcula tions made by him in a former paper with regard to the performances of "The Liverpool screw,"—they being precisely made on the data laid down by Mr. Lord him self. The latter gentleman still expressed himself not quite satisfied with the explaination given, contending that the identical paddle-boats which had been beaten by the " screw " should be measured, as to ton nage, steam d as a ppeared to be one on . it presentpower, f w ul h c o ru t m ook o of p ote propeller , res_t itc. Sev eral gentlemen the subject exp ress ed their respective opinions; an which (as the chairman remarked) much might be said before a conclusion could be generally arrived at, and, moreover, as Mr. Booth proposed to read a paper on locomotives in April that would, no d ou b t, through that futrrt. Cunningham , herlightupon and agreed, a committee of five the subject, it was fin a ll y proposed by gentlemen (named) should be appointed to investigate the respective merits of the paddlewheel and the screw, and should hereafter report to the society thereon,—it being understood that the report should be open to discussion on a future evening. We entertain no doubt but that, on the subject being again brought forward, the proceedings will be highly interesting to nautical men and others in terested in the advancement of steam navigation. TRIBUTE 9F RESPECT. —On Friday last, the inhabi tants of Tottington and the ne i ghbourhood presented Mr. Charles Maguire with a purse for th e p urc h ase o f a l ever watch, bearing the following inscription—" P resen t e d to Mr. Charles Maguire, by the i n h a bi tants of Tottington, as a testimonial and mark of respect for the praiseworthy discharge of his duties whilst S ergean t o f P ol i ce in that neighbourhood." TESTIMONIAL. —On Friday evening last a tea meeting was held, at the school-room of the independent Chapel, Hamilton-square, Woodside, when the members and congregation connected with that place united in present ing their esteemed vasior, the Rev. W. O'Hanlon, with a work, comprising the whole of the published series of the congregational lectures. DEAD BODY FOUND.—About four o'clock on Sunday afternoon the dead body of a man was found in one of the moss pits between Wavertree and Childwall. The trousers were torn on the left leg, and the deceased was without a hat. He had in his pocket a thimble and two buttons. There is the scar of an old cut on the chin, which gives to the face a somewhat remarkable appearance. The body lies at Mr. Bibby's Lamb and Flag Inn, Wavertree, awaiting the coroner's inquest. LIVERPOOL TOWN MISSION.—On Tuesday the annual meeting of this society was held at the Commercial Hall, Gloucester -street, and was most numerously attended. The meeting was addressed by the Revs. Wettenbury,. Archer, &c. The report detailed at considerable length the labours of the several agents during the past year, and the scenes they had each witnessed. One of the agents. in the written record he was accustomed to keep of his daily experience, stated that he had found the cellars and garrets of the poor deluged with deistical and infidel pub lications ; and another gave an account of an interview he had had with a boatman on the canal, in the course of which it appeared that the latter had never before heard of Jesus Christ. The report next proceeded to state that the 17 agents had made, during the year, 71,455 visits to the houses of the poor, of which 15.685 consisted of visits to the sick and dying. They had distributed, on loan, 97,593 religious tra c t s , an d 1ent3203 books from their loan libraries. They had been instrumental in persuading pa rents to send 1416 children to school; and they had held 3525 meetings, in rooms and dwelling-houses, for reading the Scriptures, exhortation, and prayer, which meetings had been attended by 101,424 persons. They had also held 252 open air meetings, at which 45,506 persons attended ; and they had induced 173 individuals to sub scribe for Bibles. They had under their superintendence 7 schools, in which 573 children and 176 adults were under instruction ; and they hoped their labours had been blessed to the spiritual benefit of many besides. During the year 422 deaths had occurred ; 100 had joined different Chris tian Churches, and were walking consistently with the Gospel ; others were either too infirm to leave their homes, or too unwilling to attend any other meetings but those held in their immediate neighbourhoods ; and 359 persons, who fo, merly neglected public worship, had been induced to attend it, and were, more or less, reformed characters at present. The agents had distribnted bread, meal, potatoes, coals, and warm clothing, of the value of about £BO, but this was from a separate fund, supplied by benevolent individuals for relieving the poor and needy. CASE OF GREAT Dl' TRESS.--.-We regret to state the appeal recently made in the newspapers in behalf of a de serving medical man and his family has not yet produced the desired effect, owing, we doubt not, to the circum stances of the case, which is one of great destitution, not being sufficiently known to excite the sympathy of the humane. We. therefore, revert to t h e sub j ect in the hope that this will meet theeyes of those who are ever prepared to devote a small portion of their means to the relief of the truly unfortunate, who have, in the chances and changes of life, fallen into want and destitution, from causes over which they had no control, and which in no degree affect their moral character. The subject of our solicitude was educated at Edinburgh, where he took the degree of M.D., and received other professional honours, showing that he pursued his studies with much ardour, and honour to himself. In early life he practiced for several years in Port Antonio, Jamaica, with great success ; but having lost his health returned to his native country, and for many years pursued his vocation with equal credit, in Edinburgh, Preston, and other towns, though. from the superabundance of competition, with but moderate pecu niary advantage, much of his time being occupied in cha ritable attendance on the poor. Finally, he came to this town in hopes of retrieving his circumstances, but be coming straitened with a wife and young family, he and they have long been reduced to the verge of absolute want, and advanced as be now is in life, his gathering misfor tunes have deeply depressed his spirits and affected his health. His surgical instruments and other valuable ar ticles were necessarily pledged to keep his family from famishing ; and, finally, his household articles were sold for the rent of his humble dwelling. His patient and silent endurance of his privations indicates a fortitude that entitles him a greater degree of sympathy than ordinary sufferers. He and his whole family, also, lately suffered severely from sickness, and we add, with additional pain, t t h h i a s t k t n h e e w y h h i a m v efonrostoemv some even n y e tt at. b s el h t e o n l h i e e r o e n s . i d ed The i n writer o n o f , where he was highly respected, both for his talents and his private worth. XVlien we add that he is in possession of several testimonials (over a number of years, and up to I the present time) from medical gentlemen in this and other towns, who have long known and respected him, we trust we need add nothing more to induce the more fertunate to the exercise towards him of that first of Christian virtues —charity, in order to enable hi m t o merge f rom hi s ob scurity, and again become a useful member of society. We need but intimate in conclusion, that he is desirous of any employment in his profession, medically or surgi cally ; that he would feel grateful for the most moderate amount in return for his exertions ; and that we entertain no doubt both from his ability and experience, he would be found a most serviceable assistant to any professional gentleman who might employ him. Any further informa tion that may be required will be afforded at the office of this paper ; and we shall be glad to acknowledge and hand over any sums that may be left with us for his relief, or with any of the gentlemen named in the advertisement. DEATH IN THE WORKHOUSE VAN.—On Friday, and by adjournment on Saturday, the borough coroner and his jury were engaged for some hours in an investigation touching the death of a poor man named Isaac Carr, who had been labouring under typhus fever, and who had died in the workhouse van, while being removed from his lodgings in St. Andrew-street, to the fever ward in Brown low-hill, on the night of Wednesday last. Mr. Lowndes caapspee,aar as appeared h a e t e the e i n n e q e u e p s r t o c a e s e d solicitor u m t o e d the an p a a r s p h ea r a T n h ce e tending to excite an opinion first that Mr. Garthside, the surgeon who had attended the deceased had injudiciously advised his removal in the state he was then in ; next that the blame was to be attached to the vestry in not (through their servants) finding su ffi cient extra covering f or hi m i n the van, so that his dath might have been accelerated by the exposure to the extreme cold of That night, and finally that it was the governor, Mr. Evans, who had been re miss in this particular. The subsequent evidence, however, exonerated all these parties to the satisfaction of the jury, and it.appeared that death had arisen from natural causes, the effects of which could not have been averted had he not been removed. An outline of the principal facts will there fore suffice for an understanding of the case. Mr. Garthside, in consequence of receiving a parish note, called on the deceased and five others in the same house, who were ill of typhus fever, about one o'clock on Wednesday after noon. He found the deceased sitting by the 'fire in his usual working clothes, with symptoms of fever on him. As the others were lying ill of the same epidemic, in an apparently rather more dangerous state, and the accom modations were wretched, be considered it would be better for the deceased to go to the fever ward, and also the others when they could safely be removed, and advised him to consent, but he refused. Being still of opinion that it would be better for themselves, as well as more safe for their numerous neighbours, Mr. Garthside called on Mr. Gray at the parish-office, and informed him of the case. Mr. Gray said he had no power to compel them to go to the fever ward, but (in the absence of the relieving officer) sent his clerk, Mr. E. G. Williams, to visit them and endeavour to persuade them to go—Mr. Garthside having in the meantime written a note to the governor for their admission. Mr. Garthside did not again see the deceased, and was surprised to learn on the following day that the deceased was dead, as he considered him to be less ailing than the others. Mr. Williams visited the deceased and the others, as desired, about seven in the evening. He endeavoured to persuade them to go to the ward, but the wife of the deceased objected, and he left them a small sum of money for their immediate necessities, and not satisfied with this, returned to Mr. Gray, who, on being consulted, directed him to return and leave some more money. On his return, the female at length consented that the deceased should be removed, and the latter, who beard the conversation, offered no objection. Mr. Wil liams then immediately went to the workhouse, with Mr. Garthside's order, procured the van, and accompanied it to the house. He saw the deceased removed and placed into it. He, deceased, had on his trousers, waistcoat, and shirt, but he was not certain as to his jacket. There was some straw at the bottom of the van, on which he was placed, and the driver's blanket (which he called his cloak) was wrapped round him—no part of his person was uncovered but his face. The door of the van was closed and the window put up. The witness said that had he been a relative of his own, he would have been satisfied with the care taken of him. On arriving at the Work house—only a short distance—he was found to be dead, and lying in the position in which he bad been placed. The governor and Mr. Wilkinson went to the coroner and gave information of the fact, which led to the inquiry. It appeared that a short time previous to deceased's removal, he had had a fit, but of this the parties who removed him were not aware, nor could they medically judge whether its remaining effects rendered it improper to remove him at the time. Mr. Nightingall, surgeon of the Workhouse, was, at first, of opinion that death had arisen from con gestion of the lungs, coupled with inflammation of the brain—the effect of typhus,—but on hearing the evidence as to the fit, and also making a post mortem examination, he decidedly thought that the attack had been one of apoplexy ; that the deceased had passed through the con- . vulsive state, before being put into the car, and had fallen into a state of coma, in which he had died,—from the im mediate effect of the fit. He also stated, a somewhat start ling fact, that during twenty years' experience in the house, it was not uncommon to find fever patients dead on open ing the car in which they had been removed from their dwellings, and this he attributed to the reluctance of pa tients to be removed until the disease had made great pro gress. The deceased would, he thought, have died even if he had not been removed. • The governor stated, that had additional covering been enquired for or stated to him to be necessary, it would have been sent. He had and sho . uldcontinue to do so in every case requiring it.—The coroner, in.surnming up, entirely exonerated Mr. Garth side, for the deceased had not been removed for seven or eight hours afterhe saw him, and his object was a humane one. He could not, in referring to the whole evidence, come to any other conclusion in his own mind than that death was caused by apoplexy : but he did not wish to in fluence the minds of the jury. He suggested that if they a se g n re t e m d en w t ith th h a i t m s , u t ffi he c y ien m t ig e h x t tr a a pi e le o n ve d ri t i o , such cases, be always sent with the van, to be used or dis penseda verdict to the effect that the deceased died from with as might appear proper.—The jury returned apo plexy—from natural causes, and added the recommenda gthsehi their fi u n I should, n il a recommenda tion suggested.—Mr. Wilkinson and the governor said parties left the court. this should, in future, he strictly attended to, and the Ea, he t imselt TO Pl a i c e o'l - 006 I