The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-05-13 00:00:00

Way 13, ISII. Locat Ran. Mr. Thomas Bickerton, - of this town, passed - nation at Apothecaries' Hall. The man who robbed the Caledonian Hotel, in Duke street, has been apprehended at St. Helens. On Wednesday, a boy named Guy, aged twelve years, fell into the Wellington Dock, and was drowned. A child named Cinig was run over by a lorry in Myrtle street, on "Wednesday, and killed. United April nea r ly 26,000 em i gran t s l e ft Li v erpool ianited States. A large i ron steamer intended for the Liverpool and Ba ngor trade was l aunc h e d at D um b arton on Thursday. The inhabitants of Belfast are about to present a valu able Piece of plate, with a hors e and dog cart, to Captain D avies, o f the steam.ship 'Windsor. ~, Durin 2 the week we have had much rain. On Friday, a' atu rdaY, and Sunday it descended in torrents. Yester way was dull, but we had little rain. Several British vessels have been seized at New Orleans W o es carrying out from Liverpool more emigrants than Were required by law. The R ev. Thomas Nolan spoke at the annual meeting of the Church of Scotland Missions on Monday. The Duke of Argyle was in the chair. A complimentary performance, for the benefit of that Veteran actor, Mr. James Browne, will shortly take place at the Theatre-royal. There are parties in Liverpool preparing to back, to a considerable amount, a Liverpool yacht against the Balti more clipper, " Shooting Star." tiMr. Blezard, l a t e o f t h e N or th C orpora ti on S c h oo l , ~,,verpool, h as b een appo i nte d b y t h e trustees o f t h e "igan Blue Coat and National School to the office of second master. Offices in co nnex i on w ith th e Li verpoo l E m i grants ' ' l °Me have been opened in Newcastle; and emigrants are now era ro ute t daily arriving in Moorfields from that locality, o the United States, Scc- Ole Urgent, from New York, consigned to Mr. George " l ight, jun , having on board 2,030 bales of cotton, corn teneed dischar g i ng on M on d a y, and finished on the fol -I°wing day, in the short space of twenty working hours. "..,n Wed nes d ay morning a fire broke out in the rooms lt i ,... aar. A aron Jitcolas, stationer, Cases-street, which de ,, "led stock to the amount of £l2O, and damaged the p r emises to the extent of £3O. It was speedily suppres sed mgt the fire brigade. 1 ,,,,'"1. Hume has asked the public to suspend their judg tV" oo the poict at issue between himself and Dr. Inman il l *p to the proceedings of the Literary and Philos°. itt ' t e lt,' S °eietY. Dr. Hume will enter into an explanation Ir:leed meeting of the society. eldes ee A.ceiriei , re.—Joseph Redish, jun., aged thirty, lan t George Redish, accountant, Smithdown sto:Jll , this town was accidentally killed during a severe th4, —, on the 2 - 5 A November last, on his passage from ,i,- Port to Panama. O ,P . man named Harris recently opened an emigration . a nice at Cork, 'under pretence of securing passages at a°telver 1 ,,, Pool for emigrants for Philadelphia, New York, St. ato ne B 'e- Many people were duped into paying the teY, and the fellow then decamped. snmessrs. A. and C. Jacob, estate agents, of Clayton.. i' llar ei were recently commissioned to find eligible invest optsopts in f ree h old property for the out l ay o f a large sum ~,„, invest left un d er an es t a t e ; an d so sa ti s fi e d were th e •-'acutors with the manner in which Messrs. Jacob had 'touted the commission as to present them with £lOO. tv, 1 2 1 , L DISPENSARIES.—On Thursday the election of ti,.'• ocinorary surgeons to the Dispensaries took place at e ,e,Clar endon-roonas, when Mr. Behrend and Mr. M liilowlloerwe elected by large majorities. The numbers were :—Mr. Behrend, 296; Mr. Manifold, 269-; Mr. !P, 122; Dr. Thomson, 48. Australiatontributions of native produce from Western il, including the newly-discovered woods from le atk 's EaY, to the Great Exhibition, which were delayed ki'l4l accident to the vessel they were shipped in, have 1, - „ 'ed at this port by the Tippoo Seib, to which they subs a transferred. e A hne officers and men of the Liverpool police force have ti o scribed for a handsome silver snuff-box for presente e', ll to Mr. Jonathan Anders, for fifteen years one of the halinetintendents of the northern division. Mr. Anders 11 ,2 8 retired from the police force, and commenced busi a as a brewer. k„,„.'3.'s- Elizabeth Rieg, a lady eighty years old, living at th;7011-heath, near Manchester, has forwarded a done e th an °f £5O to the Liverpool Eye and Ear Infirmary, "as stank-offering to the Father of all mercies, for the re kern, through the instrumentality of the talented . le hlfa_l Officers of the institution, of her husband's sight, ag tyenty-fourth year." to 04-• v aLENTINE SMITH.—It will be -seen by reference iy,inar obituary that Mr. Valentine Smith, who has been ly s i: n 1 a dang erons state s i nce h e was seized with pare the 'Awhile speaking at the protestant meeting, held in toa,?: M Phitheatre, o n T ues d a y wee k, di e d on W e d nes d ay N 44 merchant Mr. Smith has been for many years an emi irkerehant i n our town, and was highly respected. etear circular add resse d to th e ar ti s t s by th e Li verpoo l 'en gi e nlY announ ces th a t th e usua l p r i ze o f £5O wi ll b e to th 'Mai o , e best picture sent for exhibition whether the cir ew nos before received the prize , or not. The same di. ar states that more than eighty pictures were there a sum of du , ring the past year, producing to the artists IleTa exceeding £2,800. v*Prl. EFFECT S ON INTOXICATION.—A man named Bitch Matthewson, who resided at No. 2 Court in beeenen-street,was found dead in bed on Sunday morning. k ept as° Was only thirty-two years of age, and formerly toau„AornitinPaubbelaiespi ouse. On Saturday , night he was taken to Y state ef intoxication, and on the following %%10111ga:was found lying dead in the same position in ~.__Ql o ,..rZts left on the previous night. Qat fo rty -4,,,0 ?RESENTATION. —'On Friday evening fonts lni ng Of 31; a .,.„ e at many of whom are under the efficient in the c.. W illiam Clarke, the teacher of the in ttSefuny ..._ ploornwallis-street l Seli t oo s tanl iav tte g r a t ea as y e passed i_ un " t erough Ye t d h a ts n . s ee ch e o aary discipline—presented to t hat 2 i ,, beals. - "ilernan a lendid gold chain, the manufacture of e 're 're Roe and Jacob, as a token of their gratitude. th i ls Ysfso presented an address expressive of their sense of O el ne, as an instructor, and his kindness as a friend. thi; e vening, when the presentation took place, was the iwTteen sati n anniversary of Mr. Clarke's labours amon g h is ng pupils. liate "le beilp, by auction of Chinese ornaments took place on aY at How Coultate and Co.'s office, in York oftereN4 Several splendidlv-carved ebony tables were lea r .:( out did not meet with - purehasers, though £2O was ch ess offered for one of them. Small sets of ivory ee,.:.oMen realized £2 3s. each. The biddings for some aQ2B,!lPerior sets stopped at £l3 13s, and were bought in N.: Ivory baskets brought £2 6s, and a mandarin ilaettrezeuisitel carved in ivory £3 18s. A pair of ele gnia ' ca rved ivory baskets were bought for twelve ' l . P ts * The • ~,ss. 4 , books of rice paper paintings realized i 4 l 4 'evie s ,"" £1 17s. the two. The water colour paintings I jsrve t fts Wife, and Wong, the Chinese commissioner, efr e „ 4 , Satti i . c ptoo frames brought £7 3s. . 1 1 1 1 ,,,' e d oil , I _Y last an extensive robbery of diamonds was a ... raia ,A., A V premises No. 8, Broad-street, London. Pere i of the diamonds, according to the London t e d l7 haTh e a st imated at £4,500. It was supposed the rob ,, go of tis s'en committed by some persons having a know reace Of the Premises. On Wednesday last, in muse ,s•n Livp, . Information received, a detective officer arrived on* l °ol 11° °I, and, in company with Bates . , of the .Liver dete • ti ~ etive department, succeeded in capful ing a - t 4 the di e de arture for America. A numer of 411)8 eq ft e ttl "da ye r p f aj e - eOtly ee . ound in his possession, audit was 11 1 Welle, i ascertained that he had disposed of some to ,tits ( l, p Liverpool. He was conveyed to London on rl/4b4toyl,Aln custody of the metropolitan detective. tle?l,. I, , , tdP itinink•rnE.—Mns. MOWATT'S ENGAGE b 1411071`rse Mowatt, the eminent American actress, has ‘ , 17 ,t sue .' ng a round of her characters at this theatre with _ l ll, co ces s; Mrs. Mowatt possesses sterling powers, 4 t i`%t ints pbined with her fascinating appearance, fully 1 1 co uo rc the high position which she occupies in her e l , et' o r i• One of the attractions of the week was the t ra 2Sle ee a ' " Cymbeline;" which we never remember W.ls4d a ' e .emig put upon the stage, and were rather im t.:l wa gainst it as an acting piece. Never, however, h eat Tile agreeably disappointed. With Mr. Barry eZtieeialLeenatus Post humus, and Mrs. Mowatt as the tli; the (. 0 7 0 ,9en, it could not be an utt er f a il ure , an d i t ieti,Plee e "'Pieta reverse. In the last and precedin g ac t s i't of h w as received, in a great measure from the flue ito k haiv eß ll, with unqualified applause. thety, L IJIV ERTISSEMENT.—A small French operatic tei va , e at ,,nuout to make their dffbut in America, engaged r ota? hy 1 .24 0Yal on Wednesday evening, and were re and ~Deey' select house. The entertainment consisted of opetkeiaLrrnances and dancing. Mesdames D. Bovenni it ilig_Car e lleY, the two female vocalists, are evidently 1 / 4 NIT ton' s " of a high order; the stiffness of concerted tab, 1 -14,, Plainly embarrassing. The former possesses eke: disellnatedmoice. Dauterney appeared at COD side- Well Isive hoarseness. She nevertheless acquitted herself S hi t :t, audstnited great taste and execution. M. Litter, hi ck s. l t of, i,.,:sa• Joganda, barytone, like the ladies already pi i s t. great dramatic force into their singing, , 4 011 e ,, 6 liti Zetinft that their voices are not very power l'ea Mist, a 4 auxiliary to their execution. The met Of eta s was of the very first order of that desciip -11 with e`vrtaitirnent. 7 1 1 n. success this little company xt4o,4"ashe,4eotiraged them to' repeat the ro'le last evening. :4,-. -I . o kt on P an ROYAL MAIL STEAMER AMERICA . ‘.l. S. , • Mr. Gillibrand and lady ; Miss Hermon ; 1.. salal t 1 7 2 ht ; i , -.Lis. Gres e and lady; Mrs. W. Maynard.; Mrs. 1 7 ; 011. ‘" t r . ; J k iii..t . lf o . ; Baker.M r. 8 J . B. .. Tennant l ir. j. a A n t el . lady eee Mr. ad L: : ; ikt. j F ra ncis ; Mr. W, A. Burke ; Mr. I'. H. %e lk e l/11, 4 8°4 i Ur • • Silvester ; Rev. H. M. Dexter ; Mr. F. C v ee ; k r • G . Gauche; Mr. J. H. Benson ; Mr. J. it• to c rY ; kr: J. S. Amory ; Mr. S. E. Sprague ; Mr. tz, 0 k ; I t . r A• Chandler; Mr. M. Kennard ; Mr. A. El'l t rson • * ie r u r• W. Warren and lady • Mrs. Lumm ; "14 ' • - ` l .r. Potts • Mr S. B, Walcott • Mr. G. t lo W ati. 11- 1 - w• Banker if J. M. Wh ti• • M tb, 111 , . ,e r , ; r. ein r. kssl6,, kr . f 4 „..• D• Abbott ; Mr. R. Harlan ; Mr. C. i 4t f. /. e ; 1 4r. 1i ward ; Mr. Baldwin ; Mr. P. Lawson Dolt 14,.,hiisti e 0n...11t0n ,• Mr. A. Patterson ; Mr. Brislen ; tio r i diae ls ' °lr. J. Craven Mr. Whitehead • Capt. N;lSpite Q. n . i kr. Allen and lady; Mr. E. S. S. fienycn; 13 taill i tatey n .V r i ng ; Mr. C. E. Borsdorff; Mr. Van t ett ez ,l l ; si; r , • IL Rose ; Mr. Harker ; Mr. A. M. e,,, ° 4,„ , Dr. 1 ~, !.4. Alvares ; Mr. R. Gonzalis ; Mr. G. leug la and l a d y Ti ger(); Mr. C. Sander and lady ; Mr. V tio ta ris ?; Al p. ,„ ; Mr. Guedin and lady ; Mr. Penner tr;;/tr. s."'.l3llrnacemb ; Mr. R. S. - Grant ; Mr. E. t t p. 4 it t i. 3l r- It KerrLlndo ; Mr. E. Reggio ; Mr. P. F. I) ,•T: E• Colt a ; Mr. H. Smale; Mr. T. Edwards, .ndusonli Mr. J. Gather ; Mr. St..lues ; V 3 r vate r •Elliot t 11 . •Q 8 ; kr. r • B. C. Brsoker and fiend ; Mr. Ph • %dm •G. Rol lnes ; Mr. HenrMeitezer ; Mr. .. 113 ' b9 e .Ptai li e ti t,M,. c• Erhard • Mr. J. M . Brown ; Mr. somitnei_s.sary Edwa. e l'te ih yt --- i g; C ''"18 ; Mi ss V Ryan.. From om Halifax: Qtal:'llll.otri rds ; Major Cumberland; r J. Kifory ; Rev, N. Shedoody Liis exam'. AN ARTFUL MODE OF PROCEEDING, A case has occurred during the past week, which ought to put upon their guard every parent having young chil dren. A little girl, about seven years old, the daughter of a gentleman well known in Liverpool, was returning home from school at the usual hour in the afternoon. In doing so she had to pass over a portion of the waste ground near the brickfields on the Kirkdale road, where she was met by, as she describes her, " a lady," who stopped her, having first looked very earnestly in her face, and exclaimed, " Dear me, child, I must know you; what is your name ?" The name was promptly given, upon which the stranger remarked—" And you do not know me ? I nursed you." She then proceeded to state that she had just left her mother at her house, who had desired her to send her to some of her friends to borrow a sum of money which she required ; and the child, although shrewd in general, was by some means or other induced to act as she was desired. The first place to which she proceeded was to the house of her uncle and aunt, where she procured a sovereign; and it was well that the de mand made was so reasonable, as had she asked for a much larger sum it would have been promptly given her, such was the plausibility of her tale and the respectability of the parties. Whether this was the extent of her bor rowing is not known at present; but it probably was not, as she did not return home until after nine o'clock at night, having been four hours in the woman's company. On her return she first asked the question whether a lady ' had called there, which being answered in the negative, she at once stated the circumstances, so far as her alarmed state of mind enabled her to recollect. She gave a full description of the woman, whom she says she will be able to recognise ; and said that she intended to have brought the money home, but it was taken forcibly from her. Of course active measures are being taken by the police for her discovery ; and ene suspected party has been already brought before the child, who said that she was not the person. It is a happy thing for the pa rents that the child was not harmed personally, as there are pits sufficiently in the neighbourhood where a deed of darkness might be committed. It is most desirable that the woman should be brought to justice, and that the public should be upon their guard. The system might be practised to almost any extent, and unsuspecting friends or neighbours robbed. EXTRAORDINARY DESPATCH.—The Daniel Webster, from Boston, one of Messrs. Train and Co.'s splendid line of packets, was discharged last week of 1,800 tons of cargo in 37 hours ! The cargo consisted of 259 bales cot ton, 3,924 sacks corn, 11 cases merchandise, 281 casks ditto, 348 boxes cheese, 184 boxes bacon, 6,019 barrels tour, apples, &c, 58 bags rice and rag s. 230 b un dl es shooks. 230 bundles hoops. 100 bundles heading, &c., 1,130 slabs tin ;—total, 11,774 packages, 90 tons of log wood, 11 tons horn tips, loose. SAILORS' HOME BAZAAR.— It has been decided to dispose of' the articles which remained on hand by ticket, in the same manner that the goods unsold at the great fancy fair in the Prince's-park were cleared off. Of course the whole of the proceeds will be appropriated to the Sailors' Home. The tickets will be sold at ss. each, and can now, we believe, be had from Mr. Thomas Warbur ton, master of the Exchange Newsroom. Each ticket will be entitled to a prize. The highest prize will be the model of the Crystal Palace, which cost £5O, and was presented for the benefit of the institution. There will be a large number of prizes between £2 and £7 10s. in value, and we have no doubt the demand for tickets will be great. SOCIETA ARMONICA.—The seventh dress concert of this society took place at the Royal Assembly Rooms on Friday evening. The vocalists were Miss Santley, Miss Johnson, and Miss Linacre. The instrumentalists were very numerous. 'Symphony No. 2, in Op. 10, by Fesca, was executed with great precision and effect. The chorus, " When Evening's Twilight," was honoured by being called for again. The " March Funebre," a solo on the violin, by a member, was an unfortunate attempt. The gentleman is evidently too aspiring ; but as he is very young, there is time, as there assuredly is room, for im provement. 'On the whole, the efforts of the society to entertain their friends was successful ; and that these are very numerous may be gathered from the fact that the room was crowded with a very fashionable company. POLISH AND HUNGARIAN REFUGEES.—On Sunday week, twelve of the refugees who recently landed at Liver pool from Turkey, arrived at Leeds. The Liverpool com mittee are distributing the refugees in the principal large towns of the kingdom, and they have forwarded these twelve to Leeds, with a request that the friends of Hun garian freedom will raise funds for their support until they are able to support themselves. A meeting of the work. ing classes was held in the Bazaar, the usual meeting place of the Chartists, on Tuesday evening, at which the twelve refugees were present. They are all young men, apparently of considerable intelligence, and most of them well educated. Several of them are handicraftsmen, and the rest have been students or bookkeepers. They were well received, and a subscription was started for their sup port. _ _ ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.—The members of this club dined together, at the Birkenhead Hotel, on Tues day evening last. In the absence of the commodore, (T. Littledale, Esq.) in London, the other commodore presided.. The sailing matches are to start from this ferry in future, and a handsome flag pole has been presented for the use of the club by one of its members. Several of the yachts were cruising about in the course of the afternoon; amongst them were the Queen of the Ocean, the Bacchante, and the Victoria, which are the only yachts at present fitted out. At eight o'clock the members ad journed to the club-room for business. The opening cruise of the yachts was fixed to take place on the 24th instant, being the birth-day of her Majesty, who is the patroness of the club. The yachts are to start off Bir kenhead Ferry at ten o'clock on that day, and sail round the lightships. It was also agreed that the club should dine together every month, on the day of the general meeting. _ _ A C.inaor.rs MISTAKE.—An Irishwoman, who had a child about sixteen months old, was staying, last week, at a lodging-house in Regent-street, having taken her passage by a vessel which was about to proceed to New York in a day or two. On Tuesday afternoon, however, word being brought that the ship was about leaving the dock to proceed to sea, she became very excited, gathered up her clothes with all conceivable speed, rushed into the kitchen, and snatching up what she conceived to be her child, hurried away, just getting on board as the vessel was passing through the dock-gates. The poor emigrant did not discover that she had taken the child belonging to her landlady, instead of her own, until the steam-tug had towed the vessel a considerable distance out. She then told the people in the tug of the mistake, and re quested them to convey the child back to its parents ; but they refused, thinking that it was merely a ruse to get rid of it. The little fellow, therefore, whom she has thus been forced to adopt, is now on his way to New York. Loss OF THE LIVERPOOL SHIP ST. CLARE BY FIRE AT SEA.—The Bombay Times contains an account of the total loss of the ship St. Clare, of and from Liverpool, consigned to the house of Messrs. Dirom, Hunter, and Co., of Bombay. The melancholy disaster occured on the 10th of February, and was occasioned by the spontaneous combustion of coals, of which there were 750 tons stowed in the lower hold. The commander and crew escaped by way of the Maldive Islands. the boats, four in number, being too small to convey so many hqnds to the Maldive Coast, although they were in good order. The St. Clare was supplied with Meacock's coal ventilators, windsails were put down the hatches, and every precaution was used during the voyage to avert disaster. The fire must have originated in the lower part of the hold, in midships, for the ventilating tubes in the fore and after batches were of the same temperature as the air, whereas the mainhatch tube was at 100 degrees at one end, and boiling heat at the other. The loss is the more to be deplored as the vessel was tight, stanch, strong, and in every way in good order. The commander and crew embarked for Bombay from Maldive Ring's Island, on two Pattimars, on the 28th February. I.2ttors from Bombay also announ e the loss of the ship Rosalind from a similar cause. THE NEW CHURCH OF ST. STEPHEN, CROWN-STREET. —This edifice is now nearly completed, and will be ready for opening by the latter end of this month. It is situate at the north end of Crown-street, near Brownlow-hill, and forms rather a prominent object in that locality. The building, which is of stone, is 115 feet fn length by 70 in breadth : it is extremely plain, being entirely void of architectural decoration, either internally or externally ; the sole object has been to economise space and afford the greatest amount of accommodation to the congregation. The nave and side aisles aredefined by plain stone pillars, which also support the roof, and give an air of general uniformity and neatness to the interior. At the east end is a spacious chancel, divided from the other parts of the building by appropriate screens, in imitation oaks. The roof is of open stained wood work, a style now verygene rally adoptad in ecclesiastical buildings. The architecture is that known by the geometrical decorative of the 16th centory. Fzat-room is provided for one thousand wor shippers. There is no gallery except at the west end, which will be for the use of the congregation, as the organ, in accordance with the ancient usage, will be placed in the chapel, on the ground floor, at the north-east end of the building. The seats are on the old plan, open at each -d, with the exception of those in the nave,all will be free. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Notwithstanding the some what tinflvotitable weather at the opening of these gardens yciterday weAc, the good attendance showed the great carfidence of the public in the excellence of the amuse ments and spectacles to be provided for their entertain mc it. On the see ceding gala nigh' i inc. -eased numbers ' -nded, and the gratification expressed amounted to The spectacle of Mount Etna is one of the _ ,egnificent things which we have ever viitneseed in or out of the metropolis ' • and such is the b eau t y o f t h e painting, the perfe-:sivißs of the illusion as to distance and pr.pezive, and the rich scenery which adorns this :carherous spot, that we scarcely know whether to a:itnita the scene by day, with its monasteries, villages, and cottages, resting in the sunlight, as if far removed Cram danger and de - struc' 7 on.; or the same scene, when the mountain on whose sides they stand is deluging them with the stream of fire which isto leave all that comes in Tntact with it iu desolation and ashes. Those who wish - reciate it fully should see it in both aspects ; and ier is best appreciated in the silence of a quiet , fterneon, when there are no busy crowds, and no music. to remind you that the scene you gaze upon is but a skilfully Wilted picture. The representation of the World's Fair, however, must be viewed, and can be viewed only, when illuminated. It conveys, in this state, a beaul 'fel, and, we air told. a correct representation of the actual s ~ ne. The m eei ca l t reats prov i de d are o f t h e desciip; ein ; and the whole establishment is in the '-eit state of efficiency. We were not aware of the fact 3 saw it stated by a contemporary, that the pro etor of ti is beautiful rzsort contemplates opening the gardens on Sundays, and we hope that his usual sense of propriety NS ;II induce him to retrace the step. It is the first false one he has made ; and if he persevere with it, he will be the first to suffer from it. We have previously expressed ourselves to the same effect, but the paragraph was crowded out by other matter. .nthu , ;a4m to app Unt . 1 w THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LOCAL MEETINGS. REFORM IN THE CUSTOMS.—OH Saturday a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held for the purpose of considering, in conjunction with deputations from the various commercial associations of the town, a code of suggestions framed by the Council, for the Customs' reform. T. B. Horsfall, Esq., President of the Chamber, was in the chair. The suggestions were all adopted, and it was also resolved that the Special Committee of the Chamber should continue their functions, and that copies of the suggestions should be if orwarded to the Dock Committee and the Commercial Associations with a re quest to obtain evidence in support of them. DOCK COMMITTEE.—At the usual meeting of the Com mittee, on Thursday, Mr. Littledale took the chair.—The usual weekly payments were confirmed by the committee. The Sub-committee of Works made several recommenda tions, which were generally confirmed. A circular was read from the Chamber of Commerce, containing the printed resolutions of that body, passed at their last meet ing, in reference to the Customs' Report. The Chamber had sent copies to the different trade associations in the town, as well as to the Dock Committee ; and these bodies were earnestly invited to send deputies to meet the Coun cil of the Chamber on Saturday, the 10th instant, at one o'clock, with a view to obtain assistance and co operation in support of the changes recommended by the Chamber before the Parliamentary Committee. A depu tation was appointed, consisting of the Chairman, (Mr. Littledale), Mr. Fisher, and Mr. Lockett ; powers being given to them to approve of certain portions of the reso lutions. BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—On Tuesday evening the usual monthly meeting of the commissioners was held in their rooms, Hamilton-square. Present—Messrs. Green, Ravenscroft, Milner, Gough, Rae, Bailiff, Steven son, Tyler, Lightbound, Gilborne, Watson, Mills, Hughes, Pike, and Appleton. The chair was taken by Mr. Green. The proceedings were rather barren of interest, the minutes of the various committees being read, and gener rally confirmed. A resolution was agreed to that the board disapproved of letting any more ground in the park for cricket clubs. The minutes of the Ferry Committee showed that the receipts were, April, 1850, £1,824 17s 7d ; April, 1851, £1,918 Ils 6d. From April 22, 1850, to April 24, 1851 : 1850, £19,203 Is 6d ; 1851, £21,433 14s 11d. Total expenditure for the year, £20,422 13s 7d. Mr. Ravenscroft was in hopes that by this time twelve months they would be able to hand over a surplus to the bondholders. Mr. Pike called attention to a notice which had been put out, that the sailors' wives on board the boats should not pass free by the steamers, as had been the immemorial usage. That notice stat ed that the reporter of th e T e l egrap h N ewspaper ( a cir cular) was to be allowed to pass free, while other re porters were excluded.—On Thursday a special meeting of the Commissioners was held to lay the annual rates. Mr. J. H. Green, chairman, stated that the Finance Committee had recommended that the improvement rate should be ls. 6d. in the pound, the lighting and watching is., and the sewerage 6d. ; but the General Board had so far altered such recommendation as to make the sewerage rate what it was during the past year, namely, 4d. in the pound. Mr. Watson moved that those rates be now laid, which was seconded by Mr. Golborne. Mr. Hughes moved that the rates be not laid until after the election of Commissioners in June. This amendment was carried by a majority of six to th ree , M essrs . H ug h es , Bailiff, I Colson, Milnes, Gough, and Appleton, voting for the amendment:; and Messrs. Watson, Golborne, and Ste venson, against it. The annual accounts of the Commis sioners were then brought before the Board for confirma tion, having been audited by Mr. J. S. Blease, accountant. They showed a balance of receipts over expenditure of upwards of £1,500. HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE. —At the seventh meeting of this society for the present session, at the Collegiate Institution, on Thursday even ing, Mr. John Robson, of Warrington presided.—Mr. H. C. Pidgeon was elected an honorary member, on the recommendation of the Council ; and Mr. Dickinson and Mr. J. G. Woodhouse were elected ordinary members. Numerous valuable donations of books were acknow ledged, and various curious articles of rarity and antiquity were exhibited. Mr. Mayer laid upon the table a curious collection of articles recently procured from Hoylake. These included three skulls of oxen, the skull and bones of a deer, skull of a greyhound, jaws of a calf, and various other bones. In leather there were various por tions of ancient shoes, one of which was formed of an entire piece to fit round the leg, and another was orna mented by cutting in the style common among the Anglo• Romans. Among the miscellaneous articles there were a jug of the 13th century, a bronze personal seal, fibulae, amulets in stone, metal, and terracotta, pins, an ear ring, a key, buckles, a finger ring with two stones, handle of a spoon, with an ornamen t consisting of a monkey at top, silver coins of Edward the Second and Edward the Third, pennies and halves of pennies of King John, and a curious silver coin, having on the one side a cock, and on the other a monogram. In the place where Mr. Mayer procured these articles were also the stones of an altar. An interesting conversation ensued respecting the submerged district, when a memorandum of a former measurement was read respecting the ancient sea margins on the coast. It appears that no fewer than four can be traced in a direct line to low watermark. It was also stated that a work is in preparation descriptive of the antiquities of that neighbourhood, to be illustrated with several ancient documents and engravings of the principal objects. It will probably be laid before the society in the course of the next session. The chairman exhibited several ancient documents, the propertyof J. Ireland Illackburne, Esq., of Hale, in English of the 14th and 15th centuries. The principal paper of the evening was the first of a series on " The Old Halls of Cheshire," by Mr. J. Mayer, F.S.A., commencing with Traunoere-hall. Mr. Mayer presented to the society nine beautiful engravings, to illustrate this Paper in the Society's volume. They were laid on the table, and were greatly admired during the meeting. Mr. Alfred Rimmer exhibited a beautiful drawing of the ele gant panel work in Smithell's-hall, and explained certain peculiarities. He also narrated the tradition of George Marsh, " the martyr of Deane." HEALTH COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on Thursday. The medical officer reported that the health of the town continues favourable, excepting for the prevalence of smallpox and scarletina. The deaths ln the parish were 130, and in the extra-parochial wards 46, total 176; against 183 in the previous week, and an average of 202 in the corresponding week of the three preceding years. The morality of last week was below that of any pi.aNious week during the last four months. The deaths from zymotic diseases were 55, among which were 12 of typhus, 10 of scarletina, 9 of smallpox (of which five were unvaccinated, and one vaccinated three times ineffectually), 7 of measles, end 4 of erysipelas. Of those who died from smallpox four were adults, two of whom had never been vaccinated.—Mr. R. Horsfall and Mr. J. Myers waited upon the committee to com plain of a most grievous nuisance at the north end of the town, near the North Shore mills. It was supposed to arise from a deposit or a sewer. The chairman intimated to the complainants that the committee would enforce all their powers to abate the nuisance.—lt was agreed to re scind the resolution passed at a previous meeting, for de molishing a house belonging to Mr. Thomson, not built in accordance with the provisions of the Building Act. It appears that the building may be made conformable to the act.—A letter was read from Mr. Edward Cropper, expressing his regret that he had been unable as yet to inspect the new Corporation Baths, and calling attention to a subject which he understood had been for some time before the committee, namely, the erection of lodging houses and cottages for the poor: he understood that the engineer had prepared plans, and hoped that something would be done as speedily as possible, the corporation being the most proper persons to carry out such a project. Mr. Newlands said that some time ago plans of houses, such as those proposed, had been prepared, but they were intended as models for builders and others, who might wish to take up the matter as a private speculation. It was agreed that a communication to the effect stated by the borough engineer should be sent to Mr. Cropper, accompanied with an intimation that he might inspect the plans at the offices in Cornwallis-street.—Mr. T. Lloyd suggested that the engineer should prepare plans for new baths in High-street, Toxteth-park : he believed the engineer was quite ready to go on with the plans. Mr. Hornby thought it would be better first to ascertain their financial position. Mr. Newlands said there could be no harm in proceeding with the plans, taking time to complete them, and seeing how the baths in Cornwallis street answered. The suggestion of Mr. Lloyd, after being submitted in the shape of a motion, was agreed to. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The usual monthly meeting of the Town Council was held on Wednesday. His Worship tue MAYOR presided. The proceedings of the Health Committee, among other things, included the rates sti uck by that committee for sans tot y purposes, during the present year.—Mr. FERNI'HOUGH proposed that, as they had now a sum of money coming to the surplus fond, the " general " rate of the borough and out townships should be reduced Id. in the pound.—Mr. HORNBY considered such a proposal premature,and he bad great doubts as to its legality. At all events, it was injudicious to appro priate the surplus fund in the manner proposed.—Mr. THOM SON supported Mr. Fernihough's motion.—A somewhat pro tracted and desultory discussion ensued, in which Mr. Ald. PARKER, Mr. GODFREY, and other members, took part. Ulti mately the Council divided, when there appeared—For Mr. Fernihough's motion, 30; against it, 14. Consequently, the general rate on Liverpool and the oat-townships was altered accordingly. The other rates were then put, and agreed to without a division, and the proceedings of the committee con firmed. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The minutes of the Finance Committee were then read. They recommended that a memorial be sent to the Land and Emi gration Commissioners, praying them to constitute Liverpool an emigration depot; also, a letter from the Messrs. 'Willough by, complaining, in very severe terms, of the valuation which had been made of the three steamboats which they had agreed to purchase from the Corporation. The letter asserted that the award of their value was nearly double their real worth; that the outside value of the boats they deemed £5,000, whilst the award was for £9,000; and that, unless the Finance Committee would afford them some redress., they should be obliged to re turn the boats into the hands of the Corporation. The com mittee in their proceedings recommended the Council not to re-open the matter. Another letter was also read, addressed by the Messrs. Willoughby to Mr. S. Holme, as chairman of the Ferry Committee, on the same subject, stigmatising the honesty of Mr. Walter M‘Gregor's award, and insinuating, that as he was in the employment of the Corporation, he was biassed in favour of the Council. The reading of both communications called forth several marks of disapprobation, and in answer to an inquiry from Mr. BRAMLEY•MOORE, the TOWN -CLERK stated that Mr. M'Gregor had seen the letters, and was about to institute an action against the Messrs. Willoughby for the libel which they contained.—Mr. HORNET moved the confir mation of the Finance Committee's proceedings, and in doing so took occasion to controvei t the statements put forward by the Messrs. Willoughby, and defended Mr. M`Gregor from the aspersions which those gentlemen had cast upon htm.—Mr. BIGHAM justified the nroceedings adopted with reference to the valuation of the Corporation boats.—lhe subject then dropped, the Council refusing to enter into further negocia tions on the subject. Mr. BENNETT moved that the proposal of Mr. John Shaw Leigh, offering a strip of land in Sandhills-lane to the extent of 4000 square yards to the Corporation, provided it would pave the street, &c., be referred back to the Finance Commit tee.—Mr. LLOYD seconded the amendment.---Mr. J. H OLME adt veated a reconsideration of the subject, as dill several other members.—Ultimately the subject was referred back without a division. Mr. BrotiAm then moved that so much of the proceedings of the Finance Committee as related to the Dock Trust Bill be referred back. He made a long speech, in which he attacked Mr. Bramley-Moore for the course that he had pursued on the subject, and protested against the Council voting itself incapa ble of managing the trust committed to their care. He recom mended the Council to leave the bill now before parliament to the chapter of accidents—trust to an approaching dissolution of parliament, by which they might obtain a Government less squeezable than the Whigs—and leave the American Chamber of Commerce to carry their bill as they pleased ; if unsuccess ful, to pay their own costs.—The motion being seconded, Mr. PARKER, in very energetic terms, repudiated Mr. Bigham's imputation that those who voted for the suspension of further opposition to the Dock Bill now before parliament were betray ing their trust; and, in a very spirited style, castigated Mr. Bighorn for the assertions he had made. He also, in a telling and sarcastic manner, alluded to the power which Mr. Bighorn and his party would have in London. either in the Corn nons or the Lords, should they go up to oppose the bill. He thought it desirable that the solicitor of the American Chamber of Commerce should be associated with the Dock Committee in coming through the measure.—Mr. LITTLEDALE explained why Mr. Duncan was associated with the Dock Solicitor in the matter, and showed that double expense would be avoided by the arrangement.--Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE addressed the Coun cil with reference to the course he had pursued in the matter, denied the imputations cast upon him by Mr. Bighorn and some other members of the Council, and showed, in a very plain and unanswerable manner, that their only course was to abide by their former decisions, or else they might get a worse bill, and at a greater cost.—The Council divided, when there appeared—For Mr. Bigham's amendment, 21; against it, 31. After a Fire Police rate of id. in the pound had been passed, the proceedings of the Dock Committee were being read, when so many members left that at last there was no Council. and the MAYOR declared the meeting. adjourned,—Mr. BRAMLEY MOORE exclaiming, " Mr. Mayor, this is the way in which they discuss the brightest gem in the diadem of the Corpora tion." CORRESPONDENCE. LETTERS FROM THE REV. J. B. LOWE, IN CUMBENT OF ST. JUDE'S, TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC LECTURER, DR. CAHILL. The following letters, which have been placed in our hands, sufficiently explain themselves : Everton-road, 10th May, 1851 REV. SlR,—The statements which you made yesterday evening, respecting the Virgin Mary, have .been reported to me ; and I address you for the purpose of asking whether you have any objections to bring those statements to the the test of scripture in public controversy ? To prevent misunderstanding, I had better plainly—although with no uncourteous feeling—tell you that I believe, and undertake to prove, that the principles which are reported to have been enunciated, are blasphemous in the extreme ; and, the honour which you ascribe to the Virgin, is as grossly idolatrous as any worship practised amongst the Heathen.— I remain, ray. sir, your obedient servant, JOSIAH B. LOWE. Rev. Dr. Cahill 10, Egerton-road, 11th May, 1851. DEAR SlR,—The gentleman who kindly took my note of yesterday to you was unable to bring me your reply until a late hour last night, and, as I have to leave home to-morrow morning, I am constrained to address you on the Lord's Day. He has informed me that you object to (oral) controversy as only calculated to create excite ment ; in this you may possibly be correct, and, at all events, you have a perfect right to your opinion. My friend tells me that he suggested, as an alternative, a public correspondence, to which you acceded. This I had not contemplated ; but I have no great objection to it if conducted with becoming gravity and due regard to brevity. _ _ When I asked you whether you were willing to justify your statement in public controversy, I referred particu larly to your assertions that the Virgin Mary was con ceived without sin, and therefore was not a sinner !—that she had a share in the work of our salvation--that her blood was shed upon the cross—that she shared in the atonement then made by virtue of participation in our Redeemer's sufferings—that she, by her presence, deli vered John the Baptist from original sin, while yet in his mother's womb,—and that, consequently, he was born without sin. You were also reported to have said that she was " full of grace, that is of divinity ;" this last expression, however, I understand you repudiate, and I only mention it to shew how liable even the teachers of an " infallible" church are to be misunderstood, and consequently how highly important it is that all hearers should be infallible, if they are dependent upon their teachers for salvation. Such statements as those which I have quoted above were, what I characterised as, in my opinion, " blas phemous in the extreme," and which I, in all kindly personal feeling, invite you to justify from Scripture. I would be obliged, farther, by your telling me whether it is now necessary to salvation that we should believe in this immaculate conception ? also, if it be a matter of so much consequence, how it came to pass that your " infal lible" church should have left it undecided for so many centuries ? and how could she have been acceptably wor shipped—(alas ! that she should be worshipped at all by those calling themselves Christians)—when but a dispa raging opinion was entertained of her by so many—the vast majority of her worshippers ? Again, allow me to ask you, are " the fathers" unanimous in maintaining this doctrine? If they are, how is it that your church has not hitherto taught it as an article of faith, and so many of your teachers have denied it ? If they are not, how can you venture to teach it now—you who have made a solemn oath never to interpret Scripture except accord ing to that unanimous consent ? Hoping for the favour of a reply at your earliest conve nience, and begging you to accept my thanks for the politeness with which you received my friend, who called upon you, _ rreniain, reverend and dear sir, faithfully yours, JOSIAH B. LOWE Rev.- Dr. Cahill, [Mr. Lowe deserves, and will no doubt receive, the warm thanks of the Protestant people of Liverpool, for his readiness and faithfulness in exposing the extraordi nary statements put forth by this boasted champion of Rome.] THE SEAMEN'S GRIEVANCES. TO TEE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Seeing that your contemporaries cast a slight upon the seamen's cause and its supporters, permit me, through your impartial paper, to disabuse the public mind of the prejudices it has formed through misrepresentation. The seamen think it very hard to be compelled to pay a man to ship and discharge them, whose services they nei ther need nor require. For instance, if they, master or man, remain three or four years attached to one ship, they must pay, according to Schedule B of the Act, the man 25., and the master more, for shipping and discharge, even suppose each voyage should terminate in six weeks, as in the R. M. S. Packets. Why not the master be allowed to ship and discharge his own men (he who knows their worth), without the interference of any other man ? Besides, a married man, or one who lives with his pa rents, cannot expect to get a vessel while there is an un employed man in the Sailors' Home, as long as the ship ping -office is confined to such Home, or the manager of the Home has any influence there. Why should such a building, which was built for a noble, charitable pur pose, be lonverted into government offices, or local marine boards be allowed to establish themselves there, taking away that room which was charitably intended for the seamen?—l am, sir, &c., AN OLD SAILOR. itarnre anb lwrtirulturt. FLORAL EXHIBITION.—The first grand floral display of the season has taken place at the Horticultural Society's G2-dens, Chiswick; but owing to the remarkably unfa vourable state of the weather, the unsparing exertions of the managers and exhibitors to render the show worthy of May, 1851, have resulted in comparative failure. It was more like a wet and windy February day than a May morning. We anticipate much from the exhibitions this year, and sincerely hope they will be more fortueste then the last. No exertions are spared either at Chiswick or the Regent's-park to render these displays worthy of the national character, which they have so deservedly assumed. At this, the first show, one of the most brilliant displays of roses, in pits, and Indian azalias, surpassed all previous years ; but in the plant department, although the science of cultivation had evidently progressed, very few novelties were shown. Cantua buxifolia was sent in flower by Messrs. Veitch and Son, of Exeter. It is long since we have seen a flower of so much promise as an exhibition plant. Its habit is free and graceful, and its flowers large and brilliant. We trust the future exhibitions may be favoured with the success they deserve. PENDULUM EXPERIMENT.-011 Thursday last, an op portunity was afforded of witnessing the new pendulum experiment, now causing so much philosophical excite ment, by which the diurnal motion of the earth is said to be made visible or verified. The apparatus was erected in the observatory of Henry Lawson, Esq., under the su perintendence of Mr. George Wadham. The radius of the plummet's suspension was twenty-two feet, and the arc of vibration, at darling, was two and a half. Tho divided board over which the plummet swung was about two feet in diameter, and the circles inscribed upon it were divided in 360 equal parts or degrees. The experi ment succeeded admirably, and in five minutes the devia tion of the plummet from the point or plane in which it was first started became perfectly visible, being about a degree to the East of North in every five minutes. The apparatus had been put together on the spur of the mo ment, and several improvements were suggested, among which was the power to restore the vibration of the pen dulum for twenty-four hours or more in succession. The instrument was put in motion at two o'clock in the day, and at twelve at night the swing on the plane of the pen dulum) was satisfactory.—Hereford Journal. CURIOUS ORIGIN OF A SURNAME.—Martha Denial, widow, aged seventy-five, was buried in Ecclesfield church yard, 3rd February, 1851. Her husband, Joseph Denial, told the parish-clerk that his grandfather was found when an infant deserted in a church porch, and that he was sur named Denial, as one whom all deny; and was christened Daniel, which is composed of the same letters. This is the tradition of the origin of a surname now common in Ecclesfield parish.—Notes and Queries, An alarri3ing riot took place at the old Calvanistic Chapel at Hawkesbury, Somersetshire, on Thursday. The minister in possession is supported by the congrega tion, but the trustees wish to oust him. An action was brought in the county court to recover possession, but the judge said he had no jurisdiction. In consequence of this, on the day above named, the trustees assembled with a party, and tried to carry their object by a n app ea l t o physical force, but were signally vanquished. After the affray, a stable, adjacent to the premises, was burned to the ground, and much damage done to the windows of the vestry. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ROBBERY BY AN OFFICE-BOY.—On Friday, Richard Bamber, a youth in the employ of Mr. Copeland, Fen ' wick-court, was charged with stealing a letter containing £6BO in notes, the property of Messrs. Parkinson, com mission-agents. The letter was forwarded from Man chester, and addressed to Messrs. Parkinson. It was registered, and received by a person who signed himself " Charles Houghton." The prisoner's father had found six £lOO notes and 67 sovereigns concealed in the boy's box, and on making inquiry at Mr. Copeland's office the robbery was discovered. The boy, who called himself " Mr. Bamber." had been in negotiation with Messrs. Lucas, from whom he purchased a pony phaeton, for whioh he paid £3O, receiving £2O out of a £5O note. His object was evidently to get change, as the equipage was afterwards sent back to be resold, " Mr. Bamber" being about to leave town. The prisoner was committed to take his trial. SERIOUS CHARGES OF ASSAULT AGAINST THE OFFI CERS OF A SHIP.—On Thursday, the first, second, and third mates of the ship Liverpool, which arrived at this t p h o e r t e o r n e o n i‘ d i a r y . , s w i m e r e e e summoned r fo r and a s s i‘ a i u r t n a g v e f o h u p r e r o . f solicitor, appeared for the complainants; and Mr. Aspi nall, barrister, for the defendants. There were three cases aeainst Jessy L. llackstaff, the second mate, in which Charles Beckwith, Abraham Hilier, and Edmund Simmons were the complainants. These men, it appeared, had been struck and kicked by the second mate on the same day. Mr. Aspinall offered no contradictory evi dence, but urged the slightness of the offence in extenua tion of fine. For the first offence the defendant was or dered to pay a fine of 20s. and costs, for the second 10s. and costs, and for the third he was reprimanded by the magistrates. The last case was Simmons (seaman) v. Napier (third mate). It was proved that the complain ant had been struck a heavy blow on the back by the defendant, who was ordered to pay a fine of 10s. and costs. After these cases had been disposed of, a gentle man named James Wilson (a passenger) applied to the bench for warrants for the apprehension of the officers of the Liverpool, for their inhuman treatment of the crew. He was informed that such could not be granted, the offence not coming within English jurisdiction; applica tion must be made to the American consul. He then wished to know if the men could get any redress, or be freed from the obligation of returning in the same vessel ; and then, in tears, described the treatment which he and the other passengers had witnessed the crew receive. He had seen them dipped in the sea. the blood had trickled down their bodies, common humanity had been shame fully abused, and the feelings of the passengers' wives had been shocked by the ill usage heaped upon these men during the voyage. Mr. Aspinall here stated that he be lieved much of the mischief had arisen through Wilson. The American consul had been applied to, and he enter tained the same opinion as to the officers of the ship. On Wednesday, a number of lodging-house keepers were summoned before the magistrates by Mr. Fresh and his officers, for various infractions of the lodging-house bye-laws, and fines were inflicted in every case. POLICE RETURNS.—The annual returns of the state of crime, &c., in this borough, show that the increase last year in the whole number of offences is 366. The total number of disorderly cases for the year is 5514, being an excess over the last year of no less than 3438. The value of property stolen in the borough was £10,757, and the amount actually recovered £5075. The number of appre hensions by the police was 15,869 ; the number appre hended for felony 5251, and the number of offences 6581, which, compared with last year, shows a decrease of 67 persons, and 121 felonies. The committals exceed those of last year by 84. The number of juvenile offend ers shows a decrease of nearly two per cent. as compared with 1849, and eight per cent. as compared with 1848. The adults show a decrease of one per cent. compared with 1849, and nineteen per cent, compared with 1848. There has been a decrease in the drunken cases, as com pared with 1849, of 1480, and in cases of assault of 41. The number of fires had exceeded those of 1849 by 45 ; £39,640 worth of property had been destroyed, and £157,364 worth saved by the exertions of the fire brigade. The number of public-houses and beerhouses within the borough showed a decrease, as compared with 1849, of 59 public-houses, and 103 beerhouses. There was a decrease of 21 in the brothels, and an increase of 169 prostitutes. In the number of professional thieves, and those who worked occasionally, there was a decrease of 144. The amount of property accidentally lost was £2495, of which £998 was recovered by the aid of the police TiISTERDAY. A number of children and adults were committed to prison for seven days, or remanded, for picking pockets. Several of the children were respectably dressed, and ap peared well educated. In one case of this kind two children were committed for three months, having pre viously suffered a like punishment for similar offences. SERIOUS STREET ROBBERY.—J. Coleman, R. Griffiths, and James Flannigan, were charged with having robbed George Jenkinson, of £4 17s. 6d. From the prosecutor's statement, it appeared that about ten o'clock on Satur day night he was passing through Rigby-street towards St. Paul's-square, on his way home, when he was attacked by five men, one of whom was Coleman, who seized him by the hair, and called to his confederates "to cut his throat." Jenkinson was instantly knocked down, and his pocket and the contents cut away. Just at this moment a person named Smith came up, and saw three fellows upon the prostrate man. Finding they were discovered the thieves made off with the booty. Mr. Smith never lost sight of Coleman until constable 655 came up and ap prehended him. The other two men were apprehended on suspicion. Depredations are committed every night in the neighbourhood of a similar character, there having indeed been nine or ten persons robbed there during the past week, three of which robberies were committed on Saturday night. Coleman was committed for trial at the Sessions, the evidence being conclusive only in his case. THE ROBBERY IN DUKE -STREET.—Thomas Bailey, a man of respectable exterior, was brought up by Mr. Storey, the superintendent of the St. Helen's police, on a charge of felony. The prisoner was first arrested in Manchester on suspicion of having committed a robbery at St. Helen's, and was transferred to the police of that town ; but as they were not able to bring the charge home to him, Mr. Storey proceeded to this town with his prisoner, who, it is believed, is the person who robbed the Caledonia Hotel, Duke-street, on the 22d ult. A. servant of Mr. Herdman, who keeps an inn in Tithebarn street, identified the prisoner as having come to her master's house, and asked for a private room. He was shown into one, in which Mr. Herdman's watch WAS hanging up. He left the house soon after, and then it was discovered that the watch bad been stolen. In con sequence of a witness from Manchester not being present, the prisoner was remanded until Wednesday. STABBING.—A ragged boy, named Thomas Freely, fourteen years of age, was charged with having stabbed a girl, named Catherine Callaghan. The offence was com mitted yesterday, in Dundee-street. Freely was playing with other boys, when the girl provoked him, and he retorted by stabbing her on the bead. The unfortunate girl is at present confined in the Northern Hospital. The wound is attended with some degree of danger. The boy is remanded for seven days.—Alice Holden was charged with having stabbed Mary Turnulty in the arm. The former woman and her husband lodge in the house of Turnulty. On Saturday night Mrs. Holden and her hus band quarrelled and fought, and it was in the attempt of the landlady to separate the infuriated couple that she received the wound in her arm. As there WAS no evidence to show that the blow was intend e d for Mrs. Turnulty, the case was dismissed. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS, A NEVER-FAIL ING REMEDY FOR THE CURE OF SCURVY AND SCORBUTIC HUMOURS.—Thomas Andrews, of Sutton -street, New castle, had been severely afflicted for years with scurvy teal scorbutic humours all over his body, he bad been under the treatment of several medical men, but to no purpose, as at last his case was pronounced incurable ; the poor man then,.ae-a - forlorn hope, commenced using Holloway's Ointment and Pills, which so effectually eradicated the disease from his system, that in the course of six weeks, he was enabled to resume his former em ployment, and his skin is now as clear as that of an infant. The late lamented Mr. Youatt, in one of his orations to the members of the Veterinary College, observes—" That by the improvements in modern chemistry, the medical profession are enabled successfully to treat diseases which were previously supposad - rs not within the reach of me dicine." Welt/eh - las been manifested for many years, but in no instance of greater impoiian,e to nnantind than by the discovery of Blair's Gout and Rheumatic Pills. PERSONAL BEAUTY.—Amon,, the most valuable altri butes of beauty, whether regarded as conducive to manly purity and grace of aspect, or as auxiliary to feminine loveliness, a beautiful set of teeth must ever rank amongst the most important elements of a favourable personal appearance. The embelliehment and preservation of the teeth and gums have therefore ever been regarded with peculiar int:treat - rand among the mass of prepara tions suggested - for these desirable purposes, we could particularize " Rowlands' Odonto, or Pearl Dentifrioa," as unrivalled for its excellenee in purifying, embellishing, and preserving these important and aUractive objects."— See advt. MODERN CIVILIZATION...4A has often furnished mate lie' for discussion in the philosophical world, whether communities, in increasing their means of enjoyment, have not proportionally multiplied their ills; if they have discovered more curative processes, have they not, in other directions, increased in a similar ratio the " ills that flesh is heir to." If this question c:nnot be Fliti9- factorily settled, there is a f,t, n(Prly related to it which claims our attention. It is, that while the personal ap pearance of the majority is fully equal, if not superior, to that of our barbarous ancestors, the artificial appliances for impro%ing it are fat ligiter understood. The cul,,iva. tion Of the Hair?* he cited as an instance in point, even if the pro anion just advanced should be disputed. The immenwipatronage obtained by O r DRIDGR ' S B ALM OF COLII.I6IA, for strengthening, renovating, end embel lishing the Hair, and the admirable effects known to be produced by it, and attested to by so many thousands. forcibly illustrate the position above assumed, and afford the strongest evidence of its correctness.-3s. 6d.,_05., and Ile. per bottle. N o o th er pr i ces arc genuine. 'W btu you ask for " Oldridge's Balm," never let the shopkeep ers persuade you to buy any other article as a substitute. Sold by the Proprietors, C. and A. OLIMIDGE, 13, Wel lington-street North, Strand, London ; and by all re spectable Chemists, Perfumers, and Statinners. The quarterly returns of marriages, births, and death s have been published. In the year ending DecemhFr the marriages showed an extraordinary increase; in 1819 there were 152,235. The increase extended over eight out of the eleven divisions of England and W a l es ; b ut there was a decrease in the south, midland, and eastern divisions, In the quarter ending Mar; b, 1851, the births, 157,374, were more than ever bad been rea,istered in anA previous quarter. The deaths, 105,447, were fewer by 15,000 than nad been registered in the same quarters of 1847-8, but more by 7,000 than were registered in the same quarter of 1850. MWWsMormmq OPENING OF THE ORGAN AT ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, SEACOMBE. During the past three or four months a most interesting work has been in progress at St. Paul's Church, Sea combe, namely, the erection of an organ by Mr. Blair Kerr, of Seacombe, and his brothers, assisted by a few other young gentlemen, members of the choir, who have devoted to it the leisure I - -cforded them after the close of business. last week ; and the re-,-- ment most creditable to their which will add greatly to the effcctivene,.> services of the church. On Sunday it was c the first time at morning service, Mrs. Horley, Blundell, organist of St. Andrews, presiding ; anc of the congregation who had not been aware work which had been going on, the surprise was pleasing one, and was heightened by the cir , that, owing to the construction of the church ment has had to be placed in a part of the the tower, and is out of rally. ours Their labour ght of the tong to a cl The instrument is a C. organ, contain the great organ and 21- octaves in the seven stops and a coupler of the pedals to viz., a princi pal stop. open diapason, stop dig fifteenth, flute, pedal pipes, and couple throughout is very beautiful, especially the diapasons, and the flute. T " for the ordinary services, an. greater if it were placed in a position where the whole body of the sound would be more confined to the church. In the evening the same l a d y presided, - very full choir, perhaps a little too full for whose leading characteristic is sweet went well throughout, especially the chants... in which the choir have been rendered perfee, kind instructions of Mr. Blundell, and the evening hymn, sung to a beautiful melody, called Wallasey-, which has been arranged by Mrs. Horlay herself. The capabilities and quality of the instrument were fully displayed by the organist in a voluntary given at the conclusion of '‘ service. That lady, we may add, who is thority, and several professional gentlemen who, sent, speak in most flattering terms of the instrumi, The future organist, we learn, will be Mr. Henry Ke, a pupil of Mrs. Horley, who is in every way capable of performing the duties satisfactorily. It is impossible to speak too highly of Mr. Kerr and his brothers, and of f' whole of the members of the chair, to whom the c' gation, previously indebted, are now rendered deeply so. lower is 'ould b BiOtrtrt petus. It has rumen.t The population of Wigan is now 31,039, being an crease of 6,408 over the previous census. Sir John Barrow's Monument, which was struck b lightning in January last, is now nearly completed Fortunately, the damage sustained was cong summit, the main body of the toy, injury. The estimated cost of the repair is £l2O. The Rev. Henry Burgess, of Blackburn, has nears, completed a translation from the Syriac, of the Festal Letters of St. Athanasius. It will shortly be published in the Oxford " Library of the Fathers," for the propr: of which the work was undertaken by Mr. Burgess. Hannah, the wife of William Legg, bricklayer, Man chester. took to drinking in consequence of her husband having sold four pigs, for which she had a peculiar aff;:c tion ; and during a state of derangement, brought on in consequence, she swallowed 3d. worth of laudanum and died. ned to the er having totally e MORE POISONINGS.—At Hague, near Mottram, it has been discovered that five children have been poisoned. two fatally, in order to obtain, in one case at least, the money from a funeral club (X 2 10s.), of which the victim, a child, bad been entered a member. Arsenic has been detected in the deceased's bodies. The father and mo ther have been apprehended on the charge of poisn-' the children. The father received the ..e2 W after the child's death. He was a washer at print-works of Messrs. on the 23r tained from Mr. Marsden, who has charge of t and colours, a bit of sugar of lead and a bit of Mr. Marsden asked what he wanted it for, and he " for a man to put round some plants, to prevent thing stripping the bark off them." Mr. Marsden, h. ing no suspicion of anything improper, gave him abot, two ounces of arsenic, and the same quantity of sugar of lead. The adjourned inquest will be held to-dn,. , MATRIMONY AND MORTALITY.- 7 field, a man named J—n H—k, has . wives and a dead one, and been engaged in rive christen ings and three funerals, all within the last month. 1- 7 buried his wife a month since last Thursday. He " five children, and he had them all christen' ' church at Hayfield the same day he interred his the following week his youngest child died, and at tins very time he went to another woman (the child was lying dead in the house) and proffered to her to marry him, and she gave her consent, upon which he gave in the ask ings at Mottram Church. The couple were called on the Sunday after, and went over to ask the minister to call them over a second time on Good Friday, so that he could be married on Easter Monday, but the minister told him he must wait another week. The parties were to have been married last Monday week, but r child died the day before, (Sunday,) so that the was put off for another week. However, they wer ried on Monday last, at Mottram Church.—Mr Spectator. 'eplied e village of H had tw I at the wife. On another VACCINATION AND THE SMALLPDX.—The Registrar. General says " in Cheshire the people of Runcorn offer an example of criminal negligence, which is a reproach to the religion which they profess and the country in which they live. Births 132, deaths 112. Smallpox has prevailed during the last three months. In the above number 40 deaths are from that disease, and only three of the de ceased had been vaccinated. There appears a great want of attention on theliiat t of parents in not taking their chil dren to be vaccinated. The disease has bec7.: in this district five months, and at the present time severely. There have been 11 deaths during the last le days." At Wigan the same negligence was observed ; children under five years of age died, and 25 were ler titute of medical advice. In Burnley 179 pers ,- the cause of death was not certified in 40 ins+ had no medical attendant. typhus, or influenza wer_ cot, Ashton, and Oldham. The s, vailed in many districts of Yorks above the average in Br•- T Smallpc prevalent in Manch zymotic ti REV. DR on a t A LETTER FROM TIT 'MY DEAR FRIEND,—,. pr aching every where th Christ to the earth in majesty cessai y to be preached in 011 r ti:,. may be led away from the morbid desire of sr. knees of the Pope of Nome, sod be brought to lir. tion of the real glory of Him who will be the Far Age- our Pope in tire :' , ct mire of the ward -- Roman Pontiff has made a name ^' but which will, at the c -- meaning, i, e., Father of 1. You know that I torn yo, given up his former views (.1 attempt to lead his p, Papist !" My prophet yl ss neer, ,„ of the rapists to say that the Invocation, or the Virgin Mary, mr.- be nrcw,r ,- - Gabriel, in which he thou among women !" R Hy, shipping the Virgin 1‘: , . the spirit of God spoke tnrough Deborah Gabriel; and the same Spirit of God which said through Ga briel to the Virgin Mary. " Blessed art thou among women," the very same Spirit said, centuries before, of Jael, (Judges v. 24,) " Blessed above women shall Jael, the wife of Heber, the Kenite, be; blessed shall she be above women in the tent." I also cannot agree with you respecting the conduct Dodswor th towards D er t or P vtey. You think that Mr. I worth brad treated Pus. ' -.-• ;Jr „. second coining of our Lord some V the wori. 'roves lie duty to Jael, fc such thing ! for you cminot cell I n ar y but malicious, for he uses every express.. used by Roman Catholic iters. and only 1 writers, but the moment he is told that he uuvocit doctrine* he turns round and says, " s mean quite else!" and writes a voltaninovc pamphlet ti ring to 1 ,. he meant by it something different from col that tl world understood him to mean ! J would advise Doct to write a dictionary first of en. containing all tho which are strictly Poi , :se,, but to which he gives a meaning! _ an Catholic tes Romish ornething rove that Beside's this, his so voluminous that si , . read them, which are v • style. I confess that I in which he attempts to lepl with more fatigue and troub4 Fokhara, and certain!, ~",;; to day go to Kohan, to n re Now for instance, bow disi his recommending the " " Rosary" is sttictly Papists, so much so t Catholic Holberg Mid me himself to the penance and Rosary means a prayer five Pater Nosters. I pass over his sentiin , which I have only tim from the beginning to It is true that 1 ,, of the Virgin Mary in One mistake, the whole of just reasons to suspect S. did), that he (Pusey, those of the English I. man as he is, not pro , ' ! • .lk• selves, in order to al. cites Jeremy Taylor? I hear that Fusel - la humble•minded man—i of a serpent creeping i tv, 0 , of the rtroetat I r W ev h i y to have begun to trans, two first centuries, but ttiel. began weilflor tell an t Y ig ° t i !,, 71y : l their heir work chied • w i.h y to the accusation oiDodsworth, than I made my late journey to %rid I would rather rdsey's letter a secou 'enuous is his answer re;, Ord he wont(' r iv Ma hat letter—but if I don't :uch a manner that I have N man confessed that be hi.c (mu ae.nliments, but Any does :le, such a learned wan Catholic authorities them their idolatry—but 'tee ttill e' ought i❑ the entirely, and spoke many yea': champion of that part Cl 'lit, and the Redo) He: "No!" Myself: "But the F iliat time the • reign of believed He : " Hut St. Jeromo rejoeted it !" Now St. Jerome was to, art !exam y. * * OSPH WOLF Vicar of Isle Brewers, near Langport, in F, Somersetsh;re. P.S. I shall preach the personpl reign of CI - 11;st in the Ork ney Island and go back to Isle Brewers in about twenty days. Mr. ITayt, of Indian invonted a plan for making music by steam on st m-bosts. He says :—" It is my opinion that the wesrern boys will hear' Ord Dan Tucker,' Auld Lang Syne,' &c.. played on the western waters, by steam, at a distance of ten miles." At a banquet in London, last week, the Lord Mayor expressed a hope that among the illustrious foreigners of the year he may be able to entertain the "distinguished Kossuth." For the peace of the Mansion-house, we hope Prince Metternich will not, be invited on the same evening.