The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-07 00:00:00

caewi o e fd lien novel to ing 11 ; A LL S'" ad CA tO t e „I g of t' so 0 51 ' 6 , on ca,:j F 7 It 7 0 1- „,' 000 0.0 1 as are .g at 4 -. ttalioi LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. be a tr is Now FIXED that the American crystal palace is to 1),,n, ent institution. tieb;;Pc OF LawcasTrE.—The Queen has appointed t 0,,,, Fort, E sq of Read-hall, to be Sheriff for the ralatine of Lancaster for the year ensuing. 147 err-v. OF MANCHESTER, screw-steamer, Captain lay„,.; sailed for Philadelphia on Wednesday, with a 'lumber of cabin passengers, and a full cargo. te ia ‘ , IIIMES FOR ST. PETER'S CHURCH.—The gentle -4thll ° have undertaken the conduct of the subscription rePair of the chimes of St. Peter's Church, have thaC ee eived the estimates of the cost, and it is found T il a n additional sum of £5O is required. ent': M-trou, on Thursday, entertained a party of b m en to dinner at the Town-hall. The guests ra er e( ' , Retitl e about fifty, and comprised for the most part men belonging to the town and neighbourhood. qu t i BI ,,I S IONIA L TO A CLERGYMAN. — The congregation t e ,. e .pailors' Home have presented to their pastor, the 1)% u • J. Butler, A.M., chaplain to the institution, a ti ley e b : 3 l sovereigs as a testimon of the esteem n which ° ld his ministry and labour y s amongst them. i during +Be I t toir stth , LUNCHEON.—The cost of the luncheon a rti4 —ed ( Inr • the Ramshay inquiry at Preston is still i lllu t v ter of litigation. It will be recollected that at a late Pao sessions the magistrates granted an order for the ki es ent of the amount, £53 7s. 6d., out of the county 4 CeitiPa Tuesda7, the Court of Queen's Bench granted 'ea,,i s i'L, P ,ari to bring up to that court the orders oft e 1 , rotes on this subject. kt i4 „,, - "TAGE OF COASTING STEAMERS.—By an order in 1 , 1e 4 4 , dated January 30, 1854, Her Majesty has been kissi o t° approve certain regulations made the Cop 4ers of Pilots of the port of Liverpool,exemptexempting boa rd fl o g steamers outward bound having no pilot on ~,„',Orn• payment of pilotage, and reducing the pilotage loet e , l ?"zg steamers inward bound from 4s. to ls. per 6''"en the services of a branch pilot are not required. COMPA.SSES.—Mr. Gray, of this town, has been k,;-,!d the highest and only prize for compasses at the ork Exhibition. It must be a source of gratifica hinl, after the late remarks upon the compasses of b he ajleur, that the quality of his instruments have den disputed when submitted to scientific tribunals. It ot , -)4 , TRUSTEES of the late Duke of Bridgewater are to ' 0 construct a canal from the top locks in Runcorn es ton Point, in order to form a junction between the li e ti l t wer or Nantwich Canal and the Duke's Canal, nin th, t ° Manchester. Instructions, we believe, have been ea t o t commence operations immediately. t Riot AT AIGBURTIL—On Thursday morning, about °'elock, the inhabitants of Aigburth were thrown ,b ad great state of alarm upon hearing that a large bear bellPed from Holmfield. A number of men employed eghbourhood pursued the grisly animal across the ,_ l 444',and after many bold and daring attempts being ji o capture the beast without success, he was shot by Cooke. xiTED William STATES Tuoors rescued from the steamer leg F rancisco, and brought to this port, were on Tuesday N l „,,'"fied to their own country, in the Cunard steamer 'til e —, ea, which bad been chartered for their co y and n nveance. Xp e Zraerica took out a cargo and 1,000 letters ews 'ellq The Queen's Speech had not arrived when she Ta i , ±.4 LIVERPOOL GUARDIAN SOCIETY.—The annual ti l 'ng of this society was held on Wednesday evening, the ° Mee, Commerce-court, Lord-street, Mr. D. Baugh, ke e esident in the chair. The report and statement of nts were submitted to the meeting and adopted. t• ,'4ll v L IL Gibson was elected president, and Mr. A. °ltift 4 2 l vice-president, for the ensuing year. Mr. J. kt o Z was appointed treasurer. The annual dinner, as held on Tuesday, the 14th inst., at the new Masonic litae-street. / Ake, ''' (C °RN FERRY.—On Wednesday, the ferry or pas • e cnnmonly called the Runcorn Ferry, over the river li i i r - e cY, from Runcorn in Cheshire to Widness in Lanca- Pli tt ,: together with all tolls, rights, privileges, and ap rtiltances belonging thereto, was put up for sale, for a p° , years, by Messrs. Chin-ton, at the Royal Hotel, 4 el e • ''' , '„ corn, and was purchased by the directors of the St. Railway and Canal Company, for £920 per annum. dell STRERN CIRCUIT.—On Thursday Mr. Justice Cress tortb:,aa 31r. Baron Platt fixed the days for opening the ofrpsion, namely, North Lancashire : Friday, the 17th 4 t, AZ,' at Lancaster. Westmoreland : Tuesday, the 21 st, AttrebV. Cumberland : Thursday, the 23d, at Carlisle. 'araberland : Monday, the 27th, at Newcastle-upon- Ilk: . Town of Newcastle : Same day and place. Dur- Ille oghttrsday the 2d of March. Yorkshire : Thursday, 4. 14e ku4 at the' Castle, at York. City of York : On the Nt o jaY, at the Guildhall, York. South Lancashire : rga• , Y, the 18th, at Liverpool. nosi" STEA.m-SHIP AMERICA sailed on Tuesday for 'S,t4 ll, havin g b ee n chartered to convey the United he t 5 troops rescued from the steamer San Francisco. ~rr'eta„ ." 00 Ps were not allowed to come ashore daring their thi s port, but were transhipped direct from the 4 40,'„ctic to the steamer, in the tenders Satellite and th'!". We believe they were not enabled to save much 'le, accoutrements accoutrements from the San Francisco, and being lle tv 7 l Mostly in clothes furnished them by their pre - Th e they h a d little of the appearance of regular troops. th e `lrnerica had a full cargo. She also took letters at t h lt saal ship rates, forwarded through thc postoffice_. ese and newspapers she had nearly 1000 on board. lop" as detained as long as the tide would permit for a yOf the Queen's speech, but it had not arrived in town t 0 her de pa rture. lito"tu NEW You ir CRYSTAL PALACE.—The papers tight by the Baltic contain the official awards of the V 3 With respect to the articles exhibited at the New it• e '' , Crystal palace. Amongst the successful exhibitors Pr., ° , 111 3* find one entry from Liverpool—that of Messrs. 41. 01 ' a,t, 4 ,, 1 5 - een, Strand-street, for ship compasses : a hrks - j i - a - '`" has been awarded. The St. Helen's glass o f lar ge T, e also had a prize for enamelled glass windows i tters f ro ',,,e on rough plate. We find amongst the exhi- Vrs Manchester the following successful competi ,..zooti, antes Whitworth, for shaping engine, lathe, &c. ; tiould s an cl Pike, for imperial plush for hats, bonnets, &c.; ail c ,'_vorth and Co., for figured silk fabrics ; Melson eta,. t , ?It, for fancy damask silk robes ; Ames, Broad 401ni.11°' CO., fo'r mohair, alpaca, and other braids ; and drew'' 4l Brothers and Exhibitor for specimens of chil- Ni3itlicotton hose and gloves. s from London, Belfast, Harwich, Leeds, Whitney, Tiverton, 8,t 0 i„., Glasgow, Sheffield, Birmingham Darlington, Wo r r n Pon-Trent, Denby, Dundee, Paisley, Beverley, eester' Leith, and Leicester have also obtained medals. n. lett BRAZILEIRA.—The following is an extract from a h o d' dated St. Vincent, sth January, 1854, received kr t i v a Passenger on board the Brazileira steamer :—" We tj oilr ed here yesterday, at eleven a.m., in five days 21 Ittei tt s ,j_t_' o lll Lisbon, or ten days 21 hours from Liverpool, ive at ing 27 hours' stay in Lisbon. We have had good i t tier and fair winds (though occasionally light) all the koo i t i and in the first 24 hours after leaving Lisbon the kt,i o :hiP ran 296 miles, and during one part thereof was e arl a over 15 knots. We expect to be in Pernambuco on the 11th, and I can only say, that if the good the of the passengers prevail, Captain Cox will make ,et te l,,."°rtest run between the ports on record. We are all 1 1 'ley comfortable on board, notwithstanding the eavp, rather trying just now, whilst we are coaling, and tak e ; '2 keep skylights, &c., closed. We seem to have witit- them rather by surprise here (as well as at Lisbon) toal,°llr rapid passage, but even so, we expect to be r„, and on the way to Pernambuco by one p.m. to-day." 1 114„,_'" Ihrioiv BA Nic.—The shareholders held their too,7enth meeting on Wednesday, at the Clarendon tzt,-'s• Mr. J. Turner, chairman of the board of direc -I,l4,,yresided. From the report, which was read by Mr. the manager, it appeared that the paid-up capital 41 4 4 ! bank amounts to £300,000, and the number of eti ty ,e n olders to 222. On the 31st of December the reserve 1 11' .. " 8 fund of the bank amounted to £70,899 ss. 3d. ; i t , e lltofits for the year 1853, after deducting all ascer d bad debts, are X 53,286 lls. Bd. ; from this have to ter : 1 1 4 eted the dividend of six per cent., a bonus of 6s. ea • are, and income-tax, making in all £27,800 is. 5d., r)t l vila g l ,..a.present reserve fund of £96,385 16s. A resolu 'tkit;'l4vnig been passed at the last annual meeting, t tleC 11 1? the dividend to six per cent., the directors recom thel that a resolution should be passed, empowering 4 1)1. 4 . the event of the profits , of the present year 4414 4 - I .mating to those of the last, to transfer £2 10s. per h e .7 0 m the reserve fund to capital stock, continuing aPr rate of dividend (six per cent.) on the increased and having a sufficient reserve to meet any con tenee which might arise, they would virtually increase Iva% ~``t v idend to seven-and-a-half per cent.. The report nimously adopted. The retiring directors were - `4e(l, and a sum of £l,OOO voted to the directory. ' t husualcomplimentary resolutions had been passed he e directors, managers, &e., the proceedings terminated. rIE EXCHANGE STATION REFRESHMENT ROOMS.-- andsome suite of refreshment rooms at the Lan ' and Yorkshire Railway Station, Tithebarn-street, ~„st . o P eneel last week, under the management of Mr. 'lle's'', proprietor of the Merchants' Dining Rooms. 'The rooms are intended to supply a want which has f elt for some time past by those travelling on this , 4 1 (1 t railway. There are several apartments fitted up ," anner to afford all the comfort and convenience of Crelass hotel. The principal room is appropriated as 1, , i4cl lll , ll g - room, where dinners, snacks, tea, coffee, and every ,`4 1 .,: 4 refreshments will be supplied on the same scale of , as at the Merchants' Dining Rooms, and with facilities as regards the other requirements of " i ntil -er s• There is a second-class room which offers I tato o 4l ' accommodation, though necessarily not on the gal es of elegance. A third room is appropriated to s he', and is most elegantly fitted up for the purpose. the w hole of these apartments are on the eastern side of e r : t ation. To render the establishment complete in is esPect, Mr. Morrish has fitted up a room for ladies N i r,,vestern side. The apartment also combines every r ~t t l 4 4 1 . , e for the accommodation of those leaving or return 'hio' this side of the station. The undertaking is one r 5 14 1 cannot fail to be appreciated, in connexion with 'iti t i t a ; travelling, and the experience and energy of the Proprietor is a sufficient guarantee that nothing kel it ' a vanting to secure its proper and efficient manage r 't • F a " Ik LIVERPOOL ADELPHI LOAN ASSOCIATION V. th - e ttt asT AND WlFE.—This was a writ of error heard p ass C ourt of Exchequer, on Tuesday, from the Court of in Liverpool, raising the question whether an fraii-tiwould lie again' st a husband and wife in respect of th nd false representation practised by the latter on Plai t easion of her entering into a contract with the tkoc oted 'iLs- a It appeared that the female defendant had h ,_!)l4 Pyc!mi e ssory note as a surety for one Brassey, to t i l kd ett ue plaintiffs were about to advance money, in her eteb name ; and the declaration alleged that she had ),‘ 014,11tirifalsely and fraudulently represented herself to the 0 'lkea t s, as an unmarried person, and had thereby in , • tla t i "ein to lend the money in question. The jury il !ke o f° f r th tlle Plaintiff under the direction of the learned t mt e court below, and therefore a writ of error was to t , li t . p , th e Time having been taken to consider the ques fr ~: beta Baron now stated that the action would not Oot female covert could not bind herself by con -1: ,ter a mitted law, and no action would lie against 1: Zer, 4 l *er husband jointly for its breach. A wife, how ,' to so So no doubt liable for her own torts, but if they i the p a ' r eet'Y bound up and mixed with a contract as he rt of the same transaction, it was equally clear t hat Cher she nor her husband could be sued in respect co lt The contract in connexion with which this tort Initted by the wife was one which she as 1 a wife make, and this action cOuld not l* supported.-- el 4 rel'ailed. ;t. c 611 1 , 1 s i i's of r forg l i his s 9 ' aft r food 1 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1854. LANCA.SHIRE AND YORKSHIRE, AND EAST LANCA SHIRERAILWA.TS.—We understand that these com panies have agreed to amalgamate on equal terms ; and that until parliamentary sanction, they shall pay equal dividends.—Rai/way Record. THE SALE, this week, of the furniture and effects of the late Mr. John Holmes, by Mr. Branch, is one of con siderable interest. Among the paintings is a valuable one by Mr. Webster, R.A., which, was shown in the Liverpool Academy exhibition of 1837. TAX ON FIRE INsratiNcE.—The heavy duty of 3s. per annum on every £lOO insured against fire has long been felt as an obstacle to the fulness of insurances, and also to, that more general adoption of insurance which prudence would certainly dictate. Such a tax, being a large addition to the cost of guarding against a calamity—a tax, in fact, not upon increase, but upon an actual decrease of property —has at length excited a concentrated attention ; and in our present paper will be found the copy of a petition to the House of Commons praying for its repeal. It has al ready been signed by a considerable body of merchants, brokers, insurance agents of different offices, and other inhabitants of Liverpool. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO Two MASTER PILOTS. — The crews of Nos. 6 and 7 pilot-boats have been raising subscriptions amongst themselves for the purpose of presenting the first master of No. 6, Mr. Thomas Parry, and the second master, Mr. Thomas Davies, with some mark of their esteem. Tuesday was appointed for the presentation ; and, on that occasion, an excellent supper was provided at the house of Mr. Cutts, Chapel-street. Twenty-five pilots, including Messrs. Parry and Davies, sat down to supper. The presentation consisted of hand somely wrought tea and coffee services. INQUESTS. —Eight inquests were held on Tuesday, before P. F. Curry, Esq., coroner.—On Patrick Lavell, 27 years of age, who had been keeping tide watch on board the ship Falcon, and was drowned on Sunday night in George's Dock.—On two children, who were proved to have died from convulsions.—On William Wood, a ship wright, 36 years of age. He was attempting to descend into the Clarence graving -dock, when his foot slipped, and he fell to the bottom, receiving fatal injuries.—On John Freeney, two years of age, who lived in No. 13 Court, Standish-street. Deceased pulled a pot containing boiling water upon himself from the fire, and was so seriously scalded as to result in death.—On John Caton, a car-driver in the employ of Mr. Davies, and residing at No. 9, Old Crosshall-street. Six weeks ago deceased had a fare to St. James's Cemetery. He accidentally fell off the box, and was carried to the Infirmary, where he died on Tuesday.—On Sarah Linacre, an aged female, living at No. 2, Gerard-street, whose clothes ignited as she was lifting a kettle off the fire on the 12th ult. She died on Tuesday morning.—On Ann Wood, mother of Mr. Wood, druggist, of Mill-street, who, according to the surgeon's testimony, had died of apoplexy, but the inquest was adjourned that an examination might be made. THE CONVEYANCE of THE MAILS.—A letter to Mr. Rowland Hill, of the General Post-office, from Captain Huish has just been published, in which Captain Huisq states that the directors do not deny the late arrivals of the trains on the London and Northwestern line ; but he alleges that, to some extent, the stoppages have been produced, and in many cases largely increased, by irregularities on the part of the Postoffice. With re spect to the complaints of the late arrivals at Euston, of the up mails, Capt. Huish says that, in no single instance in November were the up mails delivered to the Railway Company in proper time at Preston ; and with respect to the delay of thirty down trains, twenty instances of delay were reported by the guards as having occurred for Post office purposes. As to the conveyance of horse-boxes and fish, the latter commodity had been carried twice only dur ing the month ; and the horse-boxes were those which had come with branch mail trains, and were taken through to their destination by this company. THE WRECK OF THE Te.mEira.—The inquest was brought to a close on Monday, when the jury returned the following verdict :—" That the parties were drowned by the sinking of the said ship off Lambay Island, and that this deplorable accident occurred in consequence of the highly culpable neglect of the owners, in permitting the vessel to leave port without compasses properly adjus ted, or a sufficient trial having taken place to learn whether she was under the control of her helm or not ; and we find that Captain Noble did not take sufficient precautions to insure the safety of the vessel by rounding to after he saw the compasses were in error ; but we con sider, from the time the vessel came in sight of land, that he acted with coolness and courage, and used every exer tion in his power to save the lives of the passengers, not having left the ship until she was completely under water. We are of opinion that the authorities should in sist on the same precautions being adopted, and the same number of men being required in emigrant ships as are re quired in vessels/chartered by government, for the purpose of emigration or the conveyance of government stores." HEALTH COMMITTEE.—Mr. Alderman Langsdale pre sided at the weekly meeting on Thursday, when the medical officer reported that the mortality of the borough had progressively decreased since the first week in January, when the temperature attained its maximum. The deaths in the last four weeks had been respectively 280, 269, 248, and last week 243—this number being 13 more than the average of the same week of former years. The de crease had been chiefly in diseases of the lungs, from which the deaths were 118 and 107, and in the preeeding two weeks, 145 and 133. There was only one fatal case of diarrhoea, being less than at any time since the cor responding week of last year. From a statement read by the town-clerk, it appeared that he had visited Man chester, and ascertained that the smoke nuisance had, to a certain extent, been abated in Manchester by the regu lations there adopted. Sffbsequently the committee met to consider those clauses :of the sanitary bill which had been objected to in the council. A deputation attended on behalf of the cartowners, relative to the clause in the act for restricting the width of carts, which they urged would inflict a serions injury upon them, by throwing a number of carts out of use. The committee, after hear ing all the objections, agreed to postpone the operation of the clause, restricting the width of carts, for the period of five years. It was decided that clause 28, which has reference to the consumption of smoke, be retained, but with the proviso that no information for a penalty under the act be laid, except by some officer duly appointed by the Health Committee. The tender of Mr. James Gleave, for painting the water-carts, was accepted ; and it was agreed that in future the scavengers should receive 2s. per day. A lengthy discussion took place relative to the heavy fees paid to parliamentary agents, and a letter was read from a gentleman in London, in which he stated that he would be glad of an interview with the committee, with the view to make arrangements such as that which had been referred to at the previous meeting, if they de sired to pursue the subject further. The writer enclosed a reference as to his character and qualifications.—The offer of Mr. Edward Barrow, to pave and improve Bootle lane for £l,OOO, was agreed to. THE NEW CrAppE a-Suir GOLDEN ERA.—This beau tiful new ship, built at St. John's, New Brunswick, for Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson, owners of the " White Star" line of Australian packets, of which she is to form one, from her appearance and trim, gives indications of being a first-class sea-going craft. The model of the Golden Era is very fine, being sharp below with good bearings above, and gradually falling off from about mid ships to her quarter—a form which has been found by experience to combine to the greatest extent the qualities of rapid sailing, ease of handling, and comfort for those on board. Her entrance is sharp, and her stern is almost yacht-like. The following are her dimensions :—lnside, her length, 208 feet ; breadth, 36 feet ; height between decks, 81 feet. Burthen, 3,000 tons. She has on deck a very capacious poop cabin, which is being fitted up in a most superior manner, for the conveyance of a select number of cabin passengers. She has also a roomy house on deck, which will afford very liberal accommodation for respectable families and single persons, as second-cabin passengers. It is not intended to carry her full com plement between decks ' • and hence the berthing is being provided on a more than usually liberal scale, both for intermediate and steerage passengers. She is being thoroughly ventilated, and provided with every requisite accommodation. A very valuable feature in the arrange ments for the comfort of passengers during the voyage has been resolved upon by the owners of the Golden Era. She will carry an adequate number of paid stewards and stewardesses, who, being thus immediately under the control of the captain, may be depended upon for the per formance of their duty more efficiently than it is done under the ordinary system of allowing such parties to work out the whole or a portion of their passage-money. The Golden Era will be commanded by Captain James T. Peat, a gentleman well acquainted with the trade, and of known high character and abilities. MYSTERIOUS PRODUCTION OF BUTTER IN A COTTAGE. —The labouring population of Lostock, near Stretford, are in a state of some excitement, in consequence of a mys terious and very novel mode in which butter has been supplied to the inhabitants of a cottage in Moss-lane; lead ing to Urmston, from the turnpike road bet Ween Stretford and Barton Bridge. The inmates of the cottage are a couple named Warburton, near sixty years of age ; a brother of Mr. Warburton, who is, we should guess, be tween forty and fifty ; and a girl about twelve, a relative of Mrs. Warburton's. Warburton has some little pro perty, and he also follows the occupation of hand-loom weaver ; the brother is a schoolmaster, but has been out of employment since Christmas, and the girl takes a share in the housework. Last Sunday week, when Mr. and Mrs. Warburton got up they observed lumps of butter, varying in size, from the bulk of a bean to that of a small nut, and they thought that Mr. William Warburton, who was gone out, had been getting something to eat, and had been careless in his use of the butter, which, it should be stated, he purchases for himself, with other provisions. The week passed over without any more making its ap pearance, but on the following Saturday morning a quan tity was observed on the floor. They again blamed Wil liam, who was gone out ; but they were puzzled when, in the course of the forenoon,they found it sticking upon the furniture, where they had not observed it before. On Sunday morning, they found it upon the steps leading into the bedroom, upon the bedroom floor, in patches, as if it had been trodden into the room, upon the beds, and upon various articles of clothing. In some places it appeared as if it had been puffed on, in others as if it had been rubbed on by a finger. The old man and woman are members of the Primitive Methodist Society, and the brother is a teacher in a Sunday school connected with the chapel of that body near to the house, and on putting on his clothes to go to school, he found the butter adher ing to his clothes. It was with some difficulty that he was put in proper trim to go to school, and when he came home at noon he found a lump sticking to his leg ! While he had been out the old couple and the girl had had so much to do in picking it off their clothes that they had not got the dinner ready, and they were both wearied and puzzled. It got into the most impossible places, between Mrs. Warburton's gown and petticoat, inside the collar of a waistcoat, and on Monday three lumps were actually found inside a Bible. There was another visitation on that day, and, for the last time that we have heard of, it appeared on Tuesday. The old man having read that holly boughs are a check to witches, thought he would try if they would do any good, though he had no faith in them,got three, but they had not been up many minu andesbefore a lump adorned each. Many persons have visited, the house, and declare, from having tasted it, that the substance is butter, rather old and somewhat " turnipy," but without any flavour of sulphur. It burns in the fire as butter would, and without any blue accom paniment. If any more should make its appearance, we will examine into the matter, and report more at length.— Manchester Courier. THE GLASGOW STEAMER, Captain Craig arrived at Glasgow, on Thursday, from New York, which place she left on the 18th of January, thus making the passage in 13 day 11 hours. On the 24th of January the Glasgow experienced heavy gales, in a heavy N.E. sea, which car ried away the fore and maintopmast and topgallantmast. On the following day she had light breezes and. snow, and passed three icebergs : and, on the 26th, she experienced. a terrific gale, which blew the foresail and maintop sail to pieces. THE SANITARY BILL.—A meeting was held on Friday in the Clarendon-rooms to take into consideration the best means of opposing the Sanitary Bill, as intended to be• brought before Parliament by the Town Council ; Dr. Brad ley presided.—Mr Duckworth proposed the first resoba tion : " That this meeting consider it necessary and advi• - sable that the proposed Amended Sanitary Bill be opposed: in Parliament," which being seconded by Mr. Williams, was carried unanimously.—Mr. Jones proposed the second` resolution : " That this meeting pledges itself to, contri bute to the expenses of opposing the bill in Parliament, and in the ratio of one shilling per house upon the , pro.- perty of each owner, so as to meet the heavy expenses which will be incurred in opposing the bill, and that each gentleman present pledges himself to use every exertion amongst the owners of property in the town to procure , the same." Mr. Hunter seconded the resolution, which was put and carried.—A committee was then appointed to receive and collect subscriptions for the object in view, and after a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting sepa rated. PRESTON. — The following letter gives a painful de scription of the state of things in Preston :—My Dear Sir,—To get money here now is no easy matter. Six months ago it was one of the most prosperous towns in the kingdom, but at this time it is in perfect misery indeed, few living here can form a proper conception or the destitution and misery that exists. But some idea may be formed of it from the consideration that it chiefly depends on the cotton manufactures. One firm, within a hundred yards of us, formerly paid £2,000. a week in wages, and they have heen stopped sixteen weeks. The weekly wages of all the factories locked up amounted to about £15,000. Instead of this they draw about £3,000, including what is extorted from tradesmen here, by threats of ruining their business if they do not sub scribe to the turn-outs. This is, however, a source that will soon dry up, as the shopkeepers are mostly deter mined to give no longer, as nothing but stopping the supplies will bring the operatives to anything like reason; they are so led by a set of interested demagogues, leading their dupes to ruin. It would be difficult for you to form any idea of the ignorance of the factory operatives. Talk of the march of intellect! If it be marching here at all, lam afraid it is crab-like--going backwards. The most of the factory operatives are young boys and girls ; they are but short-lived, from their confinement in over heated rooms. They marry very young, and are often fathers and mothers before they are twenty. This has a tendency to deteriorate the race, and they are stunted in the growth of both body and mind, and are hence easily led by any seeming advantage for their present enjoyment. If the strike does not end soon it will ruin every person in business in the town. Four months ago we were doing a tolerable business, but we are now not doing above a fourth of what we did. I shall remit you by post-office order as soon as I get the money.—Yours,&c. Preston, Ist February,lBs4. J. C. SHOCKING MIIRDER. — One of those brawls, resulting in a fatal use of the knife, which have of late disgraced the town and alarmed the community of Liverpool, took place in Denison-street, on Tuesday afternoon. It ori ginated in a quarrel between two sailors, and ended in one of the disputants mortally wounding the other. The victim was a young man, named Michael McDermott, who had sailed in the ship Columbia under the assumed name of William Jones. He was the son of a plasterer residing in Rose-gardens, Rose-place, Scotland-road, and was •only about nineteen years of age. The assassin is a Maltese, named Charles Flower. Between three and four o'clock of the afternoon in question, some sailors were drinking in a public-house in Robert-street, when an altercation took place between them, and they adjourned into Deni son-street to settle their disputes by physical force. Shortly afterwards, the deceased was observed coming up the street, and on passing the prisoner, who was standing alongside of some rails, a few angry words passed between them, both placing themselves in a fighting attitude, but no blows were then exchanged. Another seaman, named George Hall,, then advised the prisoner to retire to his boarding-house, to save himself from being maltreated, and getting into trouble ; but, in reply, the infatuated man exclaimed, " No, by ; I have a knife in the house, I will go and fetch it out, and cut the out of the first son of a— I come across." He then went into his lodging-house ; upon which, deceased followed down the street, and upon getting opposite the door of the pri soner's lodging-house the latter rushed out into the street, and struck him with his clenched fist. The two men struggled violently for about two minutes, when the pri soner drew out a dagger, or "bowie" knife, and plunged it into the left groin of the deceased, who instantly fell to the ground, having received a mortal stab. The unfortu nate man was speedily conveyed to the Northern Hospital, where he expired in less than an hour after having 'been admitted. After stabbing his victim, the prisoner bran dished his knife amongst the crowd, but was prevented from doing any further mischief by the efforts of John Allen and Edward Wallace, two seamen, who endeavoured to take the deadly instrument from him. Hall then came up, and threw the murderer on the ground, when Wallace succeeded in taking the knife from his grasp. Whilst upon the ground the prisoner attempted to stab Hall. In consequence of the crowd that was attracted to the spot, and the confusion that prevailed, the prisoner made his escape into the court, and evaded the police for nearly half an hour. He was, however, apprehended, and on Thurs day a coroner's inquest was held on the body, at which Flower was present in custody, and the facts above-stated were elicited in course of the inquiry. The coroner having briefly recapitulated the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder againt the prisoner, and he was committed to the assizes for trial under a coroner's warrant. Docu COMMITTEE. — At the weekly meeting of this committee, on Thursday, Mr. Turner presided. The Chair man mentioned that a communication was made on Wed nesday to the Council, from Mr. Bushell, as chairman of a committee appointed to consider the question of a high level railway. A similar memorial was presented to the Dock Committee, and the answer which the Council directed to be returned to the memorial was, that the subject to which it referred was under the consideration of the Dock Committee. A communication was made to the committee by Mr. Hartley, the surveyor, with respect to the London and Northwestern Railway Company. It was to the effect that the Wapping works could not be prosecuted as they ought to be, in consequence of want of possession of the ground and street yet occupied by the Railway company ; and he did not see any likelihood of speedily getting pos session. After some conversation, it was decided that the deputy chairman, with Mr. North andl Mr. Stewart, should see the board of directors on the subject, and that the result of the interview should be reported to the com mittee next week. The recommendation of the ware house management sub-committee, that a superannuation allowance of £3O per annum be granted to Mr. Shakes peare, warehouse keeper at the Albert warehouses, was adopted. The Harbour-masters' sub-committee made a re commendation to the effect that the shed on the south east quay of the Prince's Dock be extended, as shown on a plan produced ; that the customs depot be altered so as to give more cart room ; and that the east side of the shed on the east quay of Prince's Dock be filled up by brick walls, the estimated cost being £l,lBO. The intention, the chairman said, was to protect the export goods. After some conver sation the recommendation was adopted. A report from Mr. North, the dock solicitor, was read, as to the bills af fecting the interests of the dock estate proposed to be brought before Parliament in the present session. The report stated that there were no bills in the course of prosecution in Parliament which seem to affect prejudi cially the dock estate, unless it should appear, for reasons which did not arise on the face of the bill, that the powers sought by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company assumed that character. The report was referred to the Parliamentary Sub-committee. A letter was read from Messrs. Duff, M'lnroy and Co., complaining of the want of accommodation for loading vessels in the Prince's-dock, and suggesting that, to some extent, - the evil might be remedied by charging dues at so much per day for every ship occupying a working berth. It was decided to refer the communication to the Harbour-masters' Sub-committee. WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of this board was held on Wednesday, Mr. J. HarrisOn in the chair. The other members present were the Rev. W. Badnall, Messrs. Alpass, Heyes, Roskell, Lunt, Wensley, Carter, Mountfield, Craig, McGee, Tattersall, Kirkus, Richmond, and Abrahams. The number of paupers in the workhouse was reported to be 726, against 710 last week, and being eleven more than were in the house in the corresponding week of last year • discharged, 40; deaths, 7; admitted, 2 7; born , 1. The clerk an nounced that he had received from the poor-law inspector the proposed new averages, and the matter was referred for the consideration of the board next meeting. On the motion of Mr. Alpass, seconded by Mr. Tattersall, it was agreed that the persons employed at the out-door labour test'under 18 years of age should in future be allowed is. 6d. a week. Mr. Kirkus moved for a return of the able-bodied women in the workhouse. His reason for doing this was that he should be glad if the guardians would take into consideration some steps to remove the able-bodied women from the house. With regard to the aged and infirmed paupers and children, they were com pelled to keep them ; but in the case of able-bodied women they ought to do their best to have as few of them as possible. The visiting committee were proposing an expenditure for the accommodation of this very class, who, he contended, ought not to exist in the house except casually. The proposition was seconded by Mr. Heyes, and after some remarks from Mr. Roskell, the clerk stated he had received a letter from the overseers of the town ship of Lunt, who refused to pay their call. Mr. Roskell : On what ground ? The Clerk : I cannot tell. Mr Al pass : The chairman ought to deal with it. The Chair man : That is not the only township in arrear. Mr. Carter : I believe we are not in want of money at present. Mr. Cleaver : But they have not paid the former call. Mr. Roskell : Let them alone another week. The subject then dropped, and this being the whole of the business, the board separated. ISLE OF MAN (DOUGLAS) STEAM-PACKET COMPANY. —The half-yearly general meeting was held at Douglas, on Tuesday, Mr. Paul Bridson in the chair. From the statement of accounts it appeared that, although the pas senger traffic for the last six months had not been quite so large as in the corresponding six months of last year, the goods department had showed a considerable increase; and so satisfactory was the position of the company, that, notwithstanding upwards of £9,000 was for the time unavailable, from the stoppage of Holmes' bank, the directors were enabled to declare a dividend of 4 per cent. on the half-year. Four of the retiring directors—Mr. W. Gell, Mr. Noble, Mr. S. Wilson, ands r. H. sill—were re-elected, and Mr. Philip Killey appointed in the place of Mr. Thomas Bridson. The auditors, Mr. J. R. Bowman and Mr. Cleator, were re-elected. The proposi tion to erect a tribute of respect to the memory of the late Mr. John Winram (which was irregularly introduced at a special meeting of the company) was formally brought forward and carried without a dissenting voice. Several designs for a monument to be placed over the grave of the deceased were submitted to the meeting, and a com mittee was appointed to carry out the wishes of the share holders. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Bridson for his services as director, and, after a similar cowliment bad been paid to the chairman of the day, the r d roceediwk terminated. .> stio , 7 0 0 0 ,nts the 1 1 meet 1 11 a nla there; he ill,_l;ti; THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL. ADVERTISER. LIVERPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. Tn usual monthly meeting of the Town Council was held on Wednesday, J. B. Lloyd, Esq., Mayor, in the chair. The meeting was but thinly attended. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The following recommendations of this committee were then read, viz. :—To increase the salaries of Mr. S. M. Strick, clerk in the Town-clerk's office, Cornwallis-street, from £7B to £l2O per annum : and of Mr. William Colwell, clerk in the same office, from £7B to £lO9 4s. per annum, the consideration of which was postponed at the last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing orders ; reso lutions of the magistrates, appointing Mr. John Edwards inspector of weights and measures, at the salary of £l5O per annum ; recommendations to accept the tender of Mr. Ralph Thicknesse for a supply of coals for the various establishments, other than the Waterworks, for twelve months, from the Ist of March ; to continue the agree ment with Mr. Robert H. Fraser, for printing for the several departments, for twelve months, from the Ist of March next, on the same terms, and to postpone entering into a contract for stationery ; to the Council to establish a standing order that every application from any officer or servant for an increase of salary be made, in the first instance, to the Council ; to rent the Exhibition-rooms Postoffice-place, for one year, at the rent of £2OO. After a protracted and not altogether impersonal dis cussion, in which Messrs. Hornby, Fernihough, Langs. dale, Woodruff, J. A. Turner, Beckwith, Earle, and Picton took part, the recommendations of the committee were confirmed. FRAUDS ON THE CORPORATION. Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE, after a few general ob servations relative to the propriety of having a statistical plan of all the real estate belonging to the corporation of Liverpool, prepared in such a way as would be compre hensible to the members of the Council, proceeded to say that, some time ago a committee had been directed to inquire into certain alleged frauds connected with the furnishing of bricks for the Borough Gaol. That Gaol, it would be remembered, was, to a certain extent, under the superintendence of their surveyor, and it was rumoured, whether truly or not he could not tell, that that surveyor's sons were engaged as overseers. Whether such was the fact or not, it must be obvious that if the work had been conducted in a business-like manner, the frauds referred to could not have taken place. Mr. HORNDY said, if Mr. Gladstone would move for the preparation of such a detailed account of the Corporation property as he referred to, no opposition would be offered to it by any member of the Finance Committee. He was happy to add that the whole of the £1,700, out of which it was supposed the Corporation had been defrauded, had been recovered by the Finance Committee. The com mittee, he also stated, had arranged with the contractors to have the whole of the building measured by one of the first surveyors from London, who was at this moment engaged in the measurement, and his report would be held binding on the contractors. If any frauds or errors had occurred, this would disclose, them. In reply to a question from Mr. Alderman Bennett, Mr. Hornby stated that Mr. Weightman's son had nothing to do with measuring the bricks. WATCH COMMITTEE : POLICEMEN'S BLUDGEONS. The report of this committee intimated that the ques tion of doing away with the bludgeons carried by the police had been under consideration of the committee. Mr. Alderman PARSER moved the confirmation of this committee's proceedings, and in doing so, expressed his opinion that these bludgeons should not be used except in extreme cases. He censured the course adopted by a portion of the local press in attacking the police force ; and in doing so, eulogised the force generally, and paid a high compliment to its very able, active, and judicious superintendent. The proceedings were confirmed ; as were also those of the Dock and Improvement Committees. ST. GEORGE'S-HALL AND LAW COURTS' COMMITTEE. Mr. STEWART moved, and Mr. Anson seconded, the confirmation of this committee's proceedings, which were confirmed ; prior to which was explained that the subject of the south portico of St. George's-hall, 9,8 brought under the notice of the Council, in a letter by Mr. Booth, had been postponed, but not abandoned. MARKETS' COMMITTEE: INCREASE OP WAGES. The principal recommendations were to increase the salaries of Mr. George Reid,_Mr. Andrew Tyrrell, Mr. J. Thompson, and Mr. E. Jones, leave-lookers and inspectors of meat, from £B9l to £lOO per annum each ; and also to increase the wages of the weighers and market constables 2s. per week each. The consideration of the proposed i n crease of salaries was adjourned until the next monthly meeting. The general proceedings were confirmed, as were those of the Education Committee. TIM BOROIIG7I GAOL : CHAPLAIN'S SALARY. The Gaol and House of Correction Committee recom mended the increase of the salary of the Rev. T. Carter, the preseat chaplain of the borough gaol, from £250 to 43350 per• annum, the consideration of which was post poned at the last mOcAly Council, Purnaut to the standing orders. Mr. BANNER moved, andt Mr. Moss seconded the-pro posed increase of salary to the- chaplain. Confirmed:, The proceedings of the Town-hall EstablishmentGom mittee were confirmed. , HEALTH COMIKITTEEI- THE SANATORY BILL. The proceedings of 'the Health Committee compribed recommendations to increase the salaries of Mr. William Sainsbury and Mr. Richard Blades, district surveyors, from £l3O to £l5O per annum, the consideration of which was postponed at the last - monthly Council, pursuant to the standing orders, together with the further considera• tion of clauses Nos. 27, 2.8;- and 31 of the Sanatory Bill, postponed at the meeting of the Council on Wednesday last. The proposed increase of salaries having been confirmed, Mr. LANGSDA.LE moved that the amended clauses (27, 28, and 31) of the Sanatory Bill he confirmed. After some discussion relative to a point of order, the proceedings were confirmed, with the exception of the clauses in the Sanatory Bill4,consideration of which was postponed. The proceedings of the • Gardens Committee were confirmed. WATER COMMITTEE : DUNCAN'S SALARY. The committee presented a recommendation to increase the salary of Mr. Thomas Duncan, engineer, from £450 to £6OO per annum, the consideration of which was postponed at the last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing orders. Mr. HoLT, in moving that - the salary of Mr. Duncan be increased, stated that the recommendation arose entirely from the Water Committee, Mr. Duncan having made no application whatever on the subject. The committee, however, from their own observation of Mr. Duncan's services, had for some time back.been of opinion that he was underpaid. Mr. W. EARLE seconded the proposition, which was by Mr. LANGSDALE.• Mr. GODFREY opposed the increase, being of opinion that £450 a year was sufficient. He moved an amendment. Mr. BECKWITH seconded the amendment. A discussion arose, in the course of which Mr. Moss moved that Mr. Duncan's salary be increased to £5OO. Mr. GODFREY withdrew his amendment, and seconded that of Mr. Moss. The amendment was then put to the vote, and negatived. by a majority of 37 to 10. The votes were as follow : For Mr. Moss's Amendment :—Councillors Thomson, Moss, Godfrey, Jeffreys, Fleming, Robertson Gladstone, Nicholson, Beckwith, Henderson, and Clint. Against it :—Councillors Aked, Anderson, Mellor, William Nichol. son, M`Guffie, Holden, Hornby, Avison, Holt, Banner, Fernihough. James Holme, John. Gladstone, jun., Mann, Wagstaff, Shand, J. B. Brancker, W. Earle, Johnson, Picton, Houghton, Hodson, Stewart, Robertson, and Boy den ; Aldermen Langsdale, Bennett, Preston, Bold, Parker, T. Robinson, Cooper, Turner, Gardner, Bramley-Moore, and Toulmin ; the Mayor. The original proposition was then carried, and the proceedings confirmed. LIBRARY AND, MUSEUM RATE. The report of the committee recommended an increase of the wages of Mr. Hudson from 21s. to 255. per week, the consideration of which was adjourned until the next meeting. A rate under the- provisions of the " Liverpool Library and Museum Act, 1852," was ordered at the rate of id. in the pound ; the amount to be levied from the parish of Liverpool being-13,217 lls. Bd. ; the township of Everton,l, £326 Os. 3tl. ; Kirkdale, £ll2 lls. 7d.; and West Derby, £265 ss. lid. The proceedings of the Hackney Carriage and Licensing, and of the Baths Committee, were confirmed ; and the Coroner's account, amounting to £34 55., was passed. OPENING OF ST. GEORGE'S-HILL. The Mayor's communications comprised a letter from Mr. Joseph Langton and Mr. B. H. Jones, secretaries of the late musical festival, requeAting permission to open St. George's-hall in the beginning of the autumn, for the benefit of the public charities. After a somewhat irrelevant debate, in which Mr. Al derman BENNETT, Mr. PICTON, Mr. EsuLE,,:and others took part, Mr. THOMSON moved "that the request to open the hall in the ensuing autumn, with a festival for the benefit of the public charities, be acceded to." Mr. HORNBY seconded Mr. Thomson's motion. Mr. Alderman BRAMLEY-MOORE moved, as an amend ment, that the matter be referred to St. George's-hall Committee. Mr. PICTON seconded the amendment. Ultimately, Mr. Bramley-Moore's amendment (to refer the question to the committee) was adopted by a majority of 31 to 13. The consideration of the application of Mr. Rishton and his assistants for an increase of salaries, and of the recom mendation to increase the salaries of the head clerks in the office of the clerks to the magistrates, was adjourned till the next meeting. Ha ! ha ! ha ! HIGH-LEVEL RAILWAY FOR THE DOCKS. The next portion of the Mayor's communication com prised a letter from Mr. Christopher Bushell, enclosing the resolutions adopted at the recent public meeting called to consider the necessity of placing a high-level railway along the dock quays • and requesting the Council to give the subject its consideration. Mr. HODSON moved that the matter be referred to the Dock Committee. The TOWN-CLERK said they had no power to do this. Mr. ROBERTSON GLADSTONE, as a member of the Dock Committee, observed that a similar communication had been sent to the Dock. Committee, who had referred it . to a sub-committee. It was probable, therefore, that the matter would come before the Council in an official form. After some further conversation, it was resolved that the Town-clerk should write to Mr . Bushell, stating that, as the matter was under the consideration of the Dock Committee, the Council would defer the consideration of the subject. The concluding business before the Council was the consideration of the following motion, of which notice had been given by Mr. Mann : The appointment of a special committee to inquire and report as to the authority and duties of the water-bailiff, and the necessity of providing rules for regulating the anchorage of vessels in the river Mersey ; also, as to the necessity for bylaws for the regu lation of boats and boatmen carrying passengers to and from vessels in the river, and the adoption of a scale of rates for such employment." Mr. Moss seconded the proposition. Mr. HODSON moved an amendment, that it be an in struction to the Finance Committee to report on the subject. Mr, HENDERSON seconded the amendment. For the amendment : Councillors Mellor, Thomson, Banner, Hodson, Henderson, Stewart, Alderman Preston, and the Mayor, 8. Against it : Councillors Anderson, Woodruff, Moss, Godfrey, Mann, Jeffreys, Fleming, Ro bertson Gladstone, Johnson, Houghton, Beckwith, Clint, Robertson, Aldermen Bennett and Bold, 15. The MAYOR was about to put the original motion,when the Council was counted out. Mr. MANN gave notice that he should renew his motion at the next monthly meeting. The Council broke up at four o'clock, having sat five hours. REFORMATORY ScnooLs.—A deputation, headed by Sir J. Pakington, Lord Lyttelton, Mr. Spooner, M.P., the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., the Earl of Harrowby, the Marquis of Blandford, the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Calthorpe, &c., &c., waited on Lord Palmerston, at the Home-office, on Wed nesday, with reference to Reformatory Schools. Sir John Pakington opened the proceedings by stating that they were in attendance to submit a Memorial, calling the at tention of the Government to the subject of Preventive and Reformatory Schools, and requesting the Government to adopt such measures as would have the effect of prevent ing destitute children from becoming criminals, and that such children as were guilty of crime should be sent to reformatory establishments, and afterwards be provided with employment. The deputation represented very nearly all classes of the community, and they hoped his lordship would take the subject into his serious considera tion with a view to legislature. Lord Robert Grosvenor, the Hon. Mr. Liddell (who presented a petition from Liverpool), and other members of the deputation expressed themselves in favour of the movement. Lord Palmerston said, that the subject would receive his best attention, and the deputation then withdrew. EXTENSIVE PLUNDERING OF A PROVISION SHOT.- Jas. Delahunty and Margaret Wilson (both young people) were charged, on Tuesday, with plundering the shop of Mr. J. Arnold, provision -dealer, No. 1, Roscoe-arcade. Mr. Arnold, it appears, is at present in Australia. Mrs. Arnold lives in Egerton-street ; and Matthew Brown, the assistant, and the male prisoner, who acted in the capa city of porter, slept on the premises in the Arcade. The female prisoner was formerly servant to Mrs. Arnold, but had left her employment about a fortnight ago, since which she occupied a cellar in Sydney-street East, where she sold small articles of provisions. Information having been received that a system of plunder was being carried on at Mr. Arnold's shop, detective-officers Grisenthwaite and Eaton watched the premises, and observed the female prisoner enter the shop, where she remained about ten minutes, and on coming out she had a basket in her hand, and a parcel under her shawl. She was taken into cus tody, and in her possession was found a quantity of bacon, butter, and eggs, all of which she declared she had pur chased from a person named Kelly, in St. John's Market. Subsequently the woman's cellar was searched, and it was found to contain various articles which had been abstracted from Mr. Arnold's shop ; among them a cheese weighing 50 lbs. The officers next apprehended the male prisoner at the shop in the Arcade. The system adopted by the plunderers appeared to be for Delahunty to supply his accomplice with articles from the shop, which she after wards retailed. Both prisoners were committed for trial. MUTINY ON BOARD AN AMERICAN VMS/lE.—Henry Shaff, William Watson, Ephraim M. Collins, Jonathan Paramoor (seamen), and Thomas Haleymin (second mate), were brought before Mr. Mansfield, on Tuesday, charged with mutiny on board the American ship John and Albert, having been apprehended under a warrant from the Secretary of State. William Jones, a pilot, belonging to No. 6 pilot-boat, stated that on Wednesday, the 25th ult., he boarded the John and Albert, from New Orleans, off Ormshead, at nine o'clock in the morning. At twelve o'clock it was blowing very strong, and the crew were executing orders up aloft, when he saw the chief mate going up the starboard rigging, as he thought, to assist the men on the yard. Lookint up, he saw him abusing the second mate, kicking him, and jumping upon him whilst he lay on his stomach across the yard-arm, unable to offer any resistance. He (the witness) called to him to come down, and advised the captain to put him in irons, as he was afraid the men would get enraged and knock off work. The chief officer came down on deck, and also the second mate, who was crying, and wished to know why he was so abused. Whilst they were talking, one of the prisoners came up, and struck the chief mate with a belaying pin, and knocked him down. The others then attacked him in a similar manner, and one of them (Paramoor) stabbed him several times with his knife. Witness called out, "Do not murder him ; we will put him in irons." They - made a reply to the effect that they would make him quiet enough. The man at the wheel and the steward then came aft, and carried the mate, who was bleeding profusely, into the cabin. When witness remonstrated with them, the prisoners told him not to interfere ; that the mate had abused them so that they were determined to quiet him. They then returned to their duty, and brought the vessel safely to Liverpool. The first mate was immediately conveyed to the hospilal, where, it was stated, he was going on favourably. The Prisoners were remanded for seven days. AFFECTING INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE' EARL OF ABERDEEN AND BARON BI OW. (FROM THE PRESS) SCENE.—The Embassy, Chesham•place. The Minim Ambassador's boxes are ready packed : and he is smoking a cigar and waiting until it is time to drive down to the train. A knock is beard. Enter hastily, the Premier of England. The PEEMIEU: Ah ! Fortunately, or I shall say provi— dentially, I am in time. The BARON: For once, mon cher, yes. sh a ll T p u t out my cigar ? I know you don't like tobacco. The Pnicrazu : By no means. I don't blre it in they but here it seems natural and proper. Be— sides, it is not in the hour of parting that one could ask a. friend to deny himself a comfort. The BABon : As your Byron says—you have heard of Byron, eh, my travelled Thane F " They tell me 'tis decided. We must part. Well, be it so, and I must not repine— I have no further claim on your young heart." The PREMIER (faintly) : Ha ! ha! lam glad that you keep your spirits up, my dear Brunow. For myself; I confess that this is a painful moment for me. I not only lose the pleasure of your society, and the advantage of the kind hints you give me as to the feelings of our Imperiat friend, but I see in this movement the completion of the overthrow of all my hopes and plans. The BARON : Receive, my dear Aberdeen, the assurance of my profound respect, ha! ha ! But, setting aside my natural sorrow and agony at losing the pleasure of your society, I see anything but the overthrow of my hopes and plans, and so you must excuse my shameful levity upon this trying occasion. However, a friend should be ready to make sacrifices of his feelings, and so we will look as. melancholy as you please. The PREMIER : I shall trust to your setting my conduct in a true light where you are going, Baron. The BkRON : It seems to me, my good friend, that your conduct is in a fair way of being set in a true light•` wherever anybody is going. But you know you may rely on me. But halt 1 Ha! Well thought about. What was that you said in the House of Lords on Tuesday about your having written—l forget—your having written against Russia in the—the most—lachrymose style P The PREMIER : Not lachrymose—acrimonious, I said. The Bettor( : What is the word ? I don't know it. The PREMIER (aside) : I am glad of it. Why, it means searching, accurate ; strictly, inquiring —and all that a little —a very little, sharpened, you see. The Blnox : In short, spiteful ? The PREMIER : Well, common minds put that interpre tation upon it ; but there is a non-natural sense in which you may also regard it—anyhow, you comprehend, it can mean nothing hostile in the present case. The BARON : My good friend, my master justly says. that we think of what a man writes, and not of what he means. So, you, in your place in the Lords, plead guilty to having written spitefully against Russia. Well, I shall do my best for you, but it is not an easy task. The PREMIER : Yes, if you consider one thing. The BARON: That you are heartily ashamed of what you have done. Of course I shall say that ; but then you have had to be ashamed so often. The PREMIER : But I do not mean that. Consider how much more unkind to Russia it would have been if I had endeavoured to write in her favour. The BARON : Ha! ha! You are quite spiritual, my dear Aberdeen, and what you say is true enough. I think I can promise you pardon on that score. The PREMIER : You make me happy ; as happy as I can be under the circumstances. But (agitated) to think that it should come to this—that I, and my Ministry, should have to turn you out of house and home—it is too much. (Overcome) The BARON :—Calm yourself, my dear man; all is for the best. The PREMIER : Yes, that's your blinded fatalism. You continentals have no religion. But it is the comfort of a more enlightened believer like me to know that all is not for the best, and to be as miserable as possible. The BARON : Let me administer all earthly comfort, then, my distressed man. Be you assured that lam not going away one moment sooner than is agreeable to my master and myself. We have done our work, and gained our time, and probably, by this, Kalafat has fallen. Does not this console you, my Aberdeen ? The PREMIER : But why could we not have kept the peace ? The BARON : All your own fault that we did not. The PREMIER (greatly perturbed): Oh, don't say that —please don't I who have made every sacrifice to prevent war, even to the getting the honour of the country into a mess, out of which nothing will extricate it, except— The BARON : Out with it—we are friends. Except The PREMIER : Except a battle, in which—don't let us talk of such things. The BARON : Why not ? In which the English ships. shall send a dozen of ours to Locker David—what is it your tars say ? With all my heart. We can afford :to mourn for a fleet, but not for honour. But why did you play fast and loose with us ? 'Wily did you make me think that we might do as we pleased, and then leave us to dis— cover that it would not do ? The PREMIER: If it had depended on me ! But, if you will have the truth, I did not understand the feelings of the country on the subject. That's the fact. The BARON : With that, my friend, comes another fact, as it seems to me, namely, that the country might with advantage change her Premier for one who does under stand her feelings. The PuEmIER : I have heard the remark before. But now let us lay aside our grievances, and not part in any state of ill-will. The BARON : My dear old man, there is nothing of the kind. If you like I shall write you a certificate, or testi monial, saying that you have served us well, and to the best of your limited abilities, and that we are quite satisfied with you. The PREMIER: Ah ! Don't make jokes—it augurs a melancholy state of mind. The BARON : Yours do, my friend, I admit. That joke about the Game of Brag was what may be called stunning —was it received with shouts of laughter ? The papers do not say so, but you have taught us not to rely on the_ papers. (Looks at watch.) Eh ! (calls) Is the carriage at the door ? A SERVANT : Ready, your excellency. The BARON: Well, my dear friend, it is a case of adieu and good bye. I shall, I assure you, look in the journals . with sincere interest, to watch your progress, and particu larly to see by what sort of blunders in oratory you will try to efface the memory of your blunders in diplomacy. I am anxious to get home, for I have some capital stories to tell the Emperor. lam charged, of course, with your best homage. So now farewell, my old Acrimonious—ha I ha ! (Exit) The PREMIER (melancholy): Such is life ! How vain are our hopes ! Happiness is fleeting! Judge nothing until the end ! Everything earthly is mutable ! All is not gold that glitters ! A bright morning often ends in a rainy evening ! Nothing in this world is certain ! (The noble earl utters several hundred other commonplaces until . he is disturbed by the charwoman, who wishes he would go, as she wants to begin cleaning down the house. The two old ladies look angrily at each other, and then the Premier goes out) A NEW READING. When hoary GORDON stoops to folly. And finds too late that Czars betray, What charm can soothe his melancholy, Or chase the fumes of pique away '1 The only course his shame to cover, To terminate his testy whine, — The course by which he least would suffer, — The best of three is,—to resign. BEARDS FOR TIM CLERGY.—A clergyman, in a letter to the Daily News, urges upon his brethren the propriety of their wearing their beards like the early Reformers. RAILWAY BILLS.—The following railway bills leave passed the standing orders :—South Devon and Tavispo o f Railway ; South Devon (alteration of Sutton and Branch) • Blyth Harbour improvement, Docks, a annclies.) way ; Lancashire and Yorkshire (Liverpool Dockr were _ Among the bills declared " not" to have conmn ea:lM d Bee s 1 f gin a o s e; a Mt n hr d e. Great Western (Berks and Hants lin so e) n , a West of Ireland Railway. — A WAY TO FIND ONE'S Cousilis.7 Russell, a respected inhabitant 0f,...., B rr ris , s t° J a j 'n c e ar , rd leaving business of a wme merchant inrtiu, Among the legacies a considerable amount of proPe •Y' s everal sums of £lOO, mentioned in the will u'r_e_.,,, h of ~ his cousins." No eq7lently it was open to the te their claims. We immediate or remote, bequeathed t w h e e re d b s y pec th ifi e ed de , ceas d ed o t n o s wholeto come of in Mr.a decision ision of the executors was final, understand that the restricted by them withinth e limits were . 1 and that the leg were and their, children. it Was that about six or se ven &im ts mlht . • expected and prove their right te thesum. v , e li,* n ß d u s s ee se u ll' " cr u c b in sta ho g ia , forward h - ' r. ''' • ''. nunber of those who .a s , n , rki r at,s of whom only two have failed in-malting ou , , ~,,et o the . .772 appear ,ofthetirstc have come these cousins have started up i n a ll &real... , ,4, • . from i. the most remote parts of the globe intling New 7- 1 satisfaction of the executors ! " Good n ews ill. -,2 . ~ arid _ . • Zealand, Australia, &c. Th e poet says , a e touch of - ,;,.. nathre makes the whole 'world kin," but' it *ould aPPear,, .„ ' 0 that, after all, the most touching test of reb44 01104 "- 4 '- legacy.—Bristol Mirror, ~'. sl' . '' )ti t *, 4.-Y--- - .9. ) - ' - ' MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. AT THE THEA.TBE ROYAL we have been gratified, during the past week, with at least one noveltyr and that a pleasing one, in the debut of a young lady, who from choice or advice has selected Liverpool as • the arena on which she should first win smiles and plaudits from an audience. The part allotted for her first appearance was that of Juliana, in Tobin's favourite play of the "Honey: moon"—a character in itself demanding the presence of considerable histrionic versatility ; but at the same time affording ample scope for the display of personal graces, good taste, and delicacy of feeling. The fair debutante, whose nom de theatre has been declared Miss. Anderton, is endowed with many natural qualities f .whieh of them selves would be more than sufficient to win for her an encouraging welcome from an audience of discrimination. Her entrance on the stage is marked by modest ease, un tinctured by embarrassing diffidence. Her figure is tall and elegant, although from her extreme youth not fully developed ; her features are pleasing, and susceptible of varied expression ; her demeanour, ladylike • and unassum ing. The style of her elocution is indicative -of good sense and careful training. As for her figure, her youth must also plead for the undeveloped thinness of her voice, the modulations of which, however, are indicative of a good musical ear. In point of dressing she displayed good taste, and a due appreciation of effective adornment. So much for externals. Of her acting it is only bare justice to say she read her author well ; if she did. nothing to enkindle enthusiasm, she successfully avoida all cause of offence. In her earlier scenes she displayed. both judg ment and vivacity ; in those of the concluding act, she exhibited much sweetness of disposition and delicacy of feeling, with a fine dash of truly feminine affection. As a whole her debut, if not a brilliant one, we-look on as a successful one. Her audience seemed dificult to win, being apparently unwilling to commit themselves in pronouncing on an otherwise untried case, and under such circum stances we were much gratified at her fourth. repetition of the character on Saturday night, to witness-her success established by a loud and unanimous call for her after the fall of the curtain. This tribute she appeared to feel deeply and appreciate much.—Of the other performers in the play we have little remark. Villiers played. Rolando in his usually gentlemanly way, with spirit and propriety. As Duke Aranza, Mr. Lorraine would have been more effective if he had been less energetic ; more-natural, if he had been less noisy. The Mock Duke of Mr. F. Younge was a piece of capital acting. He dressed, looked, and swaggered the character admirably. The other parts were creditably filled up, and would have been no less so had their respective representatives been more fully acquainted with the dialogue of the play. The performances of the evening were concluded by the thirty-ninth representation of the " Butterfly's Ball," which, in defiance of the nil admirari portion of the community, continues to exercise undisputed sway over the cachinatory faculties of nume rous spectators. CLAYTON-HALL.—THE MARIONETTES. — The new en tertainments provided by Mr. Coleman, at the Clayton hall, are attracting commendation and patronage from delighted assemblages of spectators. The display is well managed, and sustains the reputation Mr. Coleman had achieved in his very clever performance of " Masks and Faces." SONGS AND SAYINGS BY SAMUEL. Loess.—A new entertainment, under this title, from the facile pen of Mr. Lover, is to be given in the New Music-hall, Bold-street, for the first time in Liverpool, this evening, by Mr. E. L. Rime. This talented gentleman has, we observe, been giving the same entertainment in London, where his per formance of it has elicited warm and enthusiastic approba tion in the metropolitan critical circles. They pronounce the melange as one of great interest, and are exceedingly complimentary as to Mr. Rime's rendering of the author's wit and humour—of his pathos and sentiment. THE CHARGE AGAINST CAPT. WALKER.—The inquest on the body of the seaman Thompson was resumed on Wednesday. Dickson, a cooper on board the Ensign, stated that the crew received provisions in terms of the articles they had signed, and that lime juice was served out every day at eight bells at the capstan. After passing the Western Isles, severe weather began, many of the men fell sick, and there were only two coopers and two seamen left in each watch, along with the first mate and captain, to work the ship. The ship was making a good deal of water, and the captain took his spell at the pump. This witness stated that he never heard the men complain of the want of bread, although they did of its quality. Captain Walker, he added, was the best man he ever sailed under. Richard Rutter, another cooper, George Hardy, the chief officer, and two of the crew gave evidence to the same effect. Mr. Benn, owner of the Ensign, stated that during the time Captain Walker had been in his employ ment (three years,) he had always been well spoken of by his crew ; and the captain himself deposed to the danger ous position of the ship after leaving the Azores, stating that, for three weeks in the latter part of the voyage, he had never had his clothes off. Several of the witnesses stated that Thompson had, before leaving the African coast, been much debilitated: by the "country sick ness." The jury returned a verdict finding that the death had arisen from the effects of scurvy, and that no blame attached to Captain Walker or his officers, but that the men appointed to attend to the sick appeared to have been remiss in their duty. CHARGE AGAINST A MATE FOR STEALING CARGO. — James Carr, the first mate of the American packet ship Arkansas, was charged, on Wednesday, with stealing six barrels of flour, a portion of the cargo of that vessel. Rafferty, who had purchased the flour, said the purchase was made in the presence of the mate and Johnson, and produced a receipt from Johnson. The prisoner said the charge had been preferred against him because Captain Otis had a spite against him. It was a mercantile law of his country, that a mate having the charge and responsi bility of the cargo, if any remained over and above the manifest to the consignees, he was allowed it as a perqui site in addition to his wages. There was one barrel, marked "S. D.," and two others, which he called Captain Otis's attention to ; and the captain said if no one claimed it be was to appropriate it to the ship's stores. He had been 25 years at sea, and such had always been the practice. Captain Otis knew this to be the practice, and had told him in his own cabin that on his last voyage his mate had 52 sacks of salt over, for which he had given him a sovereign.—Captain Otis said it was not an Ameri can law, but could not be certain that he had said he might keep the barrels for ship's stores. The case 'was adjourned till next day, when it was dismissed. ROBBERY OF A CASH-BOx CONTAINING £27s.—David Evans, who represented himself as a joiner, was charged on Thursday, with stealing a cash-box containing about £275 14s. 3d., the property of Mr. Pitt, Strand-street, on the 7th of October last. Mr. Pitt said the box contained a bill at fourteen months for £79 3s. Bd. ; a cheque for £l2 19s. ld., and one for £7 2s. ; and 1.0. U. for £72 135., and about £B9 in gold and silver. —Carlyle, a detective officer, said he apprehended the prisoner on Wednesday, whilst engaged at the east side of the Salthouse dock. He said two women came into Mr. Cooper's house, in Milk-street, and asked him to open the cash-box, which lie did, and they gave him a £5 note for his trouble.—Mr. Cooper said the prisoner occupied the top room over his shop to do jobs of joiner's work ,and one day he came with two women, one of whom spoke very loud, and the pri soner told him never to mind her, as she was his wife. He saw very little of the prisoner until the 27th of Oct., when, on going into the room occupied by the prisoner, to use a grindstone, he put his foot upon the cash-box, which was concealed among some shavings; and handed it to the police.—Mrs Meldrum, the keeper of a public-house in James-streetlsaid that on the day on which Mr. Pitt (whose premises are next door) lost his cash-box two women came into her house, and shortly afterwards she missed a satin dress, which cost £lo.—This dress, it ap pears, had been presented by the prisoner's wife to her sister, who resides in Carlisle, and the prisoner had pur chased a watch and a quantity of new furniture since the robbery,_ haying been previously in needy circumstances. Pitt identified the cash-box and the documents remainedhis property; deficient. The prisoner was remanded the £B9 in gold and silver being f ca 1 I n tt s ha i e v ant e seven as days. [ADVERTISEMENT.] PETITION AGAINST THE FIRE DUTY. The following is the substance of the petition to the House of Commons, from the members of the Unity Fire Insurance Association and others interested in the repeal of the duty on fire insurance : " The petition of the policy holders and other members of the Unit) Fire Insurance Association, and of the undersigned persons, who are desirous of extending the benefits of fire in surance to all classes of her Majesty's subjects, " Humbly showeth—That your petitioners believe it to be an acknowledged principle of your honourable house, that it is the duty of the legislature to encourage , as far as legislation can do so, habits of prudence and foresight in every member of the community, and especially in the middle and industrial classes. " That, in conformity with this wise and parental principle, your honourable house did, by the 3rd and 4th William IV, cap. 23, most justly exempt from duty all insurance from loss or damage by fire on all agricultural produce, farming stock (live or dead), and implements of husbandry; as also, by other acts, all hospitals, infirmaries, asylums, and workhouses. " In conformity with the same great principle, your hon. house did, by the 7th Victoria, cap. 21, materially reduce the duty upon marine insurance, and in the last session of par liament did grant a large reduction in the stamp duty upon policies of life assurance, as well as an exemption from in come tax of the moneys devoted by individuals to life assur ance purposes. "That, while these exemptions are accepted as a great and wise boon, they bring into still stronger contrast the far heavier burden of a duty on insurance of the remaining pro perty of the country from fire. "That, besides a uniform stamp duty of Is. upon every fire policy, however small the amount insured may be, there is also a separate and constant annual duty of 3e. per cent. upon the sum insured. " That, in all commonly hazardous insurances, the pre mium charged by the offices amounts to only is. 6d. per cent. per annum, so that the 3s. annual duty is double, or 200 per cent. upon the premium. "That, to artisans and others of the great industrial classes, the whole of whose property consists of their furni ture and the tools of their trade, the fiscal charges (amount ing to 266 per cent. per annum upon the premium of a policy for .1100) operates as a complete bar against insurance. "That, so severe is this tax upon prudence and foresight felt to be by the community at large, that the proportion of property insured from fire in the United Kingdom scarcely, if at all, exceeds one-third of the ascertained amount of pro perty insurable. "That, in marine insurance, by the salutary act passed in her present Majesty's reign ( 7th Victoria, cap. 21), the rate of duty was reduced to 3d. per cent. so long as the rate of premium does not exceed 10s. per cent., while in fire insur ance, on the contrary, it is still kept up at 3s. per cent., although the rate of premium be but Is. 6d. per cent. Thus, on marine insurance the duty is but 3cl. per cent. upon the premium, while in fire insurance the duty alone is 200 . per cent. upon the premium, besides the Is. tax upon the policy. "That your petitioners, while they hail with gratitude the justice and the wisdom of those boons to the agricultural and shipping interests, further pray your honourable house to take into your favourable consideration the justice and ex pediency of affording a similar exemption to all other pro perty and implements of industry, whether tools of handi craft or any other machinery. " Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray that the uniform stamp duty upon all fire policies may be reduced from is to ld. "That the amount of duty now chargeable upon all fire policies may be repealed , ; , or that it may be reduced to 6d. per cent. ; or that such other modification may be made in the duty now levied on fire insurance risks as your honour able house may, in its wisdom see fi t." The (I:vectors beg to announce to the shareholders, insurers, and t4e.Public, that the petition embodying the above views t.loBiow lying for signature at the chief office, 40, Pall • -mall, ndon ; at the V nity branch offices (Mr. John Smith's,), ommerce-court, 11, . Lord-atreet, and other places in I t iver 7 pool the 111 13=1 ; 011.11 Wades thrOII4 I IQUI the ST. JOHN'S; CHURCH AID ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL REPORT. THE second annual report of the St. John's Church Aid Association has just been published, and from that interest ing document we learn with much satisfaction that the affairs of the association continue prosperous. The total amount collected in St. John's during. the past year was £541 10s. 61-d. A very large sum indeed; when the fact of its being almost entirely a free and• poorman't church is taken into account. The report, which is full of very interesting details, is prefaced by an admirable address from the Rev. W. F. Taylor, MA., the greatly esteemed and highly talented incumbent of St. John's; from that address we make the following extracts, and recommend their attentive perusal:— " The year 1853 has rolled by with all its-cares, interests, and anxieties, the year 1854 has been commenced, with all its hopes and fears, let me hope that it finds you growing in grace and in the knowledge of 'our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The review of the-year -winch: is past is cal culated to cheer and encourage for -the future-. God has given us many mercies ; how often have we been per mitted to meet together in that church of hallowed asso ciations—St. John's ! how often- have we there joined together in the blessed exercise of prayer and praise, when the sacred edifice has indeed resounded with the loud hallelujahs ascending from the hearts as-well as the lips of its crowded assemblies ! how often have we been permitted to unite together in serious consideration on the sublime topics of salvation by faith in a crucified Redeemer—rege neration by the powerful agency of the. Holy Spirit—the matchless grace, the glorious person and wondrous offices of Christ ! How often have we knelt together at the table of the Lord and received the sacred symbols of His body and blood whilst feeding on Him in our hearts by faith with thanksgiving! These are- mercies of no ordinary character ; let me ask, have they produced in our hearts their legitimate effects ? Have-they produced a more com plete conformity to the moral image—the spiritual like ness of our glorious Redeemer-? Have they brought you nearer to the fountain of all happiness—the well of living waters—Christ ? Is your faith increased, your love in flamed, your hope brightened? Are you becoming more and more alive to the absorbing interests of eternity ? more zealous to make known to all around ' the unsearch able riches of Christ ?' Are you more holy, more self denying, and more anxious for the honour of God ? " It is no small encouragement to me, my brethren, to find that the good work is prospering amongst us—our congregations still keep up their ancient character, our Tuesday evening assemblies particularly rejoice my heart. It is truly cheering and animating to see so many come together after their daily toil and labour from the shop, the factory, the warehouse, to spend an hour in meditating on the word of life. The great advantage of attending regularly on a weekly exposition of some consecutive por tions of Holy Writ, I would affectionately urge upon all. The word of God is a mine of spiritual wealth; its most precious treasures are only brought to light by laborious application. True, there are many choice jewels lying even upon the surface, but still there are gems of match less brilliancy and great intrinsic value concealed from the observation of the careless ; let then the shaft be sunk deep enough and the mine thoroughly worked, and the most laborious exertions will be amply rewarded by the precious ores and heavenly treasures with which it abounds, more costly than `the Gold of Ophir or the Topaz of Ethiopia.' I am glad, therefore, to find this service appreciated by you, and I desire to look upon it as a sign of your growth in grace. "In other respects, too, I feel encouraged, viz.,—in the ready response I experience from you to every appeal, whether in behalf of our own congregational or other Christian institutions. Let me urge you to give during the present year with increased liberality, remember whose is the silver and the gold,—it is God that giveth us power to get wealth, let us give to Him of His own. I would take this opportunity of repeating what I have more than once stated from the pulpit : that we would do well to set apart one-tenth part of our income for the cause of God. I believe we would not lose any thing by it, if in a spirit of faith and confidence in God we did so ; the Lord would bless us in our basket and in our store a hundred fold. ' Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase, so ,shall thy barns be filled with plenty and thy presses burst out with new wine.' Certainly in every such case he would `increase the fruits of our righteousness, and make all grace abound towards us.' " Be diligent, beloved, in attending on Divine ordi nances, public worship, and the Holy Sacrament; above all, in private prayer and the reading of the Holy Scriptures. Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air; His watchword in the hour of death, He enters Heaven with prayer. "A prayerless Christian is a contradiction. No man who neglects private prayer can be right in the sight of God. . " The word is the food of the soul ; desire it as new born babes, that ye may grow thereby. Thus only can you grow up into Him in all things who is the head, even Christ, and be preserved from being tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine. "Let family prayer be established in every home,—rear the altar in the midst of the domestic circle,—gather your children around you morning and evening and invoke the Divine blessing upon them and upon yourself. " I would not conclude without one word to the careless, alas ! there are such in every congregation—awake from your indifference—put not away from you the considera tion of eternal things, escape is impossible if you neglect so great salvation. Oh ! while life is yet spared flee to Christ for grace and mercy, lest this year you be cut down as a cumberer of the ground. The door of mercy is still open. Jesus yet waits to be gracious ; His blood is still all powerful to cleanse from all sin ; His righteousness all sufficient to cover your nakedness ; His spirit to renew your soul after His own blessed image. Flee, then, from the wrath to come. " Finally, beloved in the Lord, see that you adorn the doctrine of God your Saviour in all things; give diligence to make your calling and election sure ; manifest your interest in God's everlasting love by the holiness and con sistency of your lives, so shall an entrance be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of the Redeemer."