The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-06-22 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS. 444. LA Jrr resident in this town was, on Wodncs' 'letli ep e " of two sons and a daughter, who, with tb 61) , are as well as can be expected. YISHER'S educational establishment the prizes lit ots llwa led, on Tuesday last, to the successful compe j4inlielassts, mathematics, science, and commerce. at: AIP-YEARLY CONCERT of t:ettinstitution took place on Tuesday evening, anu C,Perously attended. , EN.ANT-GENERAL SIR CHARLES J ktkitii)liveisi.t.ed P reston, on Friday, an Trez s ainner. 7ielrAwellErtY valued at £7OO r• Howa'rd, Manche,t, 'etrili'eick, on Monday las - t. ' re it p i and buried in a field at Withington kket tsOnor P_ASSENGERS of Train ar ii ktil,'4l3 North America ' took leave o' vessel's arriving here on Mon " l,,,Echc'toPinientary resolution to ANI• cSLIN AND LIVERPOOL S. b!,.'e contracted for another ste "vfitZeen this port and Dublin, in itt 4 /41 ,e1,0,4„4°1:11 has been drew.. :,teforitill %lonics and Rector ( l id of?' cARDwELL. Such a stt 4,, qutt l . q le ?" the CLlP ER.—Messrs. Jor -, keel of a new iron ee the N ew Orleans trade. OrTniron lower masts, an d a tan , If e ~ r, CHMIDT AN .OLDSD MADAN 4°C„, Li d % who left Liverpool Lind '" 8 Hotel, London. er Mad'lle Wagner were present 4 , 4 11,1 r a Ys, but in separate boxes. es°°[,l,4, from the West India Association of Li jiO4"nfiVlri:. Graham Russell, from the West India Glasgow,. had an interview with T tl h ie ur ß ed ig e h y t , 4 ' 46 "enle and Lord Colchester, on Tti "41 of Tr a de. t , de. l' et ,ee MEDAL of the Liverpool Shipwreck and last, to Mr. I,l l 4t kl. l ° :letY was presented, on Fri 4 ae l o l .tti le 'l,e, son of Mr. A. Laurie, of . y Rumford-place, 'eii i - ! l ;ise of last year, ju , mped into . the George's "it rescued a woman from drowning. e a was presented, on o ti~ d at .—NRY telit ,t Mat e test, with a handsoilcmesttea Johnand cthoeffeEez:: lect,lCl l 4 u l y the congregation . of t:cdestee.., Hope.street, in token of their high' Ce t rei tt ' t o for his character. 01;,11,8 J UDICIAL COMMITTEE At; Le atne" ''riday, the owners of the C ttth'of N'irnrod appealed against n i . a Yee of „'"iraltv, in the case of tm.er Ueisey, on the 21st Aprit I'i h A TAL "N. The appeal was dismissed. 4ototv On Friday morning, Lawrence ket;!es'tit'ite on Ji . a — rd one of the Drogheda H tr e ad w er e s s , i f re el! 4 e4 t°cki f the Huskisson Dock. 4 e t i . er 3 , ta r k :n and car . rifd to a b bo t ar w ch i n ti g io t t ou t s h e z I tt t ect. e rt "Y was administered, u pupils of the Col-. s entertained olen from the pre s all discovered by ped in a silk hand aptain Dunbar "after p Di-PACKET COM- the Courier, mitinction with ted that the Vene BELL intend to ment is altogether an and Jett In the evening OF TAB f Tee of the e collision a' kl ' e lt iie r cl i r"riC STEAM- SIT IP S. —The Atlantic, Capt to,t o :lter l ci „ es . l\ jew York on Wednesday, with the mail! Vo o l i' re ' a ' n • d e T r h sailede to al Saturday,lNiail steamat-sNp4.oAfrica With the usual mails an about e i iiiTt . 3 00. c . i f. PA ;OD e•'''‘GE.— The Liverpool and Philadelphia i b ent steam-ship City of Manchester, at, t t-e Leitch, arrived in the Mersey, from riiila -41,1 15` .5 h t s _ P.m. ' on Thursday, after a fine passage of Ors avours from the Delaware. She brings 162 a heavy freight. l TO CAPTAIN GILL, LATE OF THE ISLE 4 oCat b-RNltits.—The substantial testimonial, sub „,Y he f r i en d s of Captain Gill in this town and at the Presented to that gentleman on Wednes 'itte Castle M ona H o t e l , D oug l as, I s l e o f ` 1011 of the plate, &c., w" - d u , so vereign s . l' t tv o „ arollT.—lt is rumoured—hut, of con )Sf re iectio for the a ccurac y o f th e re p or t—th a t th e •ng ar o of M is already p r. John Br ro ig videdht, at for, the and t l ensul t at I S p ar i. 4i arich ester a Sit;i7 wilt be secu r ed f o r him by the retire e„.....er.Lheetharn fr om - -•‘t Ott 4 s9o LAlvs—A deputation from the W , e Nth i ,g eel lions of Liverpool and Glasgow, on tld s: tt ., sl l. t a ll 7 l tatent laws, 'had an interview with the tt hL ' the deputation'v • ly, on Tuesday, at . the board of ~ consisted of Mr. Tinne and Mr. ad -Liverpool ) and Mr. Russell, (from G,as kilttt ac A. rtn companied by Mr. Cardwell, M.P. ttilttfs,)"tr,ooC•tc,RAan BROOKE, Esc:L.—By the death of l td ' e l - " - •s(1 . , on the 15th instant, at the advanced • has lost one of its " worthies." INo ttiti• r sh' 'ech of the early history of this girt pot, ‘ t h • •and interesting re- It e s '„ 0 ear tnat his varied . .40001" 1 .,' events connected with the rise and . progress_ te,, a te been collected in a form which will, if `t.ftst'er them accessible to all. h!ltrQate , i , Pa - —To be Sold by Auction, by •,q„' ep w eb OP ERTI . te,N on an early day, of which due notice will Pa , lQ4;att ii a ls _ssortrne n t of Forfeited Pledges, from the 640 a ye gentlemen, pledged prior to the . —th ," be s al the proprietor is about to leave Liver tlra a S aid without the slightest reserve. For %, ;id farther particulars apply to J—S, E sqrs to any of the Merchants St e tS Of Liver .or _ Squil. t.k Pool.—The Liverpool vst,„ wr Da nny ‘stitle ; 1 was app reh - pultgeArty.—Geore France, t t i li ,e e 1e 4 4, ° t 1 eonsf a b ula ended by Grissenthwaite, of ''it• I t1 1 1)111. 1;lary at a. , as being concerned . thein late cou nt I'Yest Derby, was again brought u_ p ; ‘ ; , ;q 4 , 44, 1 b Y agistrates, on Wednesday, when he ii i ite t c 4ti zat ? two or three persons, and after a length •tkif3l •tleo i r was fully committed for trial. A tle 'Ner ute as been offered for the apprehension of 'kt , t 8. i ti blin "l AN . FREE SCHOOLS.—On Thursday the 641t,100rR exaMination of the children attending the N 4 l o ,the 1 1 - W aB held at the school-rooms, Oldham- Y t kl o le,, l - 7 , e ,1•„ 1- losh Crichton, D.D., presided in the NOtt" the a- ‘ 4 "le Rev. Mr. Giffan in the girls' school. tlq t ts !Is of ,ie_iltlernen present expressed the m selves in 'hne,'„ s t o „,ue Progress made by the pupils, a circum bVtoY erelitable to themselves, but to the in lt ' 4 4 of their teachers. Mr. Connor and Miss •ti I S t 1ie514, 4 4k , ,k,;,.--Frorn the recent correspondence of the 4 1. i:ltc 4 tili;Rration Committee, it appears that passages 'lt' l lt''slaC t ed by the government ' commissioners for t ss °t 4 "Mtn t 1 hti Se 1 44 , the Island of Skye, in vessels expected Sal m er,l h a t u at from Liverpool and Glasgow, during rssi ; te 5 . ,„1• These parties are almost wholly des tiii,us necessary for outfit, &c., are to be p;`,%lers`.eirdl,ProPortion of two-thirds by the society, 0 1 _ `at 'I the landlords from whose estates they 1t: 1 t14, 4 4 0 , 1 , ,ritseh.,klsTANT MEETIKG.—A very numercus N,tat` e llel ul ed at the Concert-hall, on Tuesday P - ,, 4 list e ,.`"r. a lecture from the Rev. T. Aubrey, jsii'ette-Pish Bern's Gardens, upon the subject , of te eresy its its Traditions, and Fad." it4oBoideli;ered entirely ise in Welsh, and was D ar fed by the audience. On the plat- Y 1 16 1 4'; b a !'d Lewis, (in the chair), the Revs. iliq;Wl 4ff at ld James Thos. Pearce, and Messrs. , Z ,41, 4 0 : 1 7 0 , ...8ri5c0 , e: . and Messrs. Griffith, Owen it L th e sp o k e i.oes, Ellis Jones, A. P. Jones. &c. k,r4 co /ie . .for is in upwards of two hours and-a-half ; v t 1,144:41:44.-81°4 of the lecture, a vote of thanks was li k 'st ra tai, l r S o , 1;4'' 1 1 , 'tt3Monday last, the materials 4'4 41 4: -7een • Pre; l ton and Longridge having tiNO i S t ,Sale toai distress for rent," were sold by auc- Cte ° K Place at the Longridge station, and :ille:stki.yl,....3'Aarttended, the company including , a few i , l til t t NAek• teatead, contractor ; Mr. Clayton, en iii?W;,,thteL Of /3,1118°0, railway waggon builder ; and Mr. 111,40:ZP,.h. P t on, were we understand, the princi iti"Se'st-twer I:4ungst the lots disposed of were the ► l„fir i o a nui,e,eonaotive engines, which realised nearly tetto'dto of second and third class carriages, clOi• r veraging 410 each ; stone waggons, her. kDo"`• e ach; rails and chairs, 41 per ton.— li 4 e e ', ( T o 41:Z.41. ABSTINENCE ANNIVERSARY FES. Otilktt,etielltkiv,?o that on Tuesday next, being the . t stl t sti 4 ' 1 04 3 ' S . , s 4 PY of the institution of total aLsti /441thrh-strh Ptocession will beformed in the Hay 11,S;„kS1,1°10''Rtlin fr om which place the members will Principal thoroughfares of the torn, tist`4 - k " e ; t alte al -rd Pis, where a grand demonstration , - , 4ll l;pie d t:l or Place. The large hall will be open e a tied - a Concert d ther entertainments Otl, i .°ll t . le s opka,tietor of a t n he o gardens will put forth 1 14 1 ' 6 1) 1 ' 1 41 e . Da t ".'s Staff and establishment to celebrate illamig s e ,_ lll Z on the green, old English sports, kePt up during the day : and the b a l l of + l llll c l up in the evening with a bril rll' le in Whole gardens, fireworks, &e., 0 4 ' t t le . tli 1.tuv."7.,Ha1l of all Nations. 011ttltqle(ikreat eisPATcx—There is at present e th e " i ;ist at Birkenhead a small screw .Y 1 1,0 11 :1. 1l eh hrhosuhoro," intended for the sc , e n st , . 11 0 t. as 1, 04 tr ier se po,„ been uttea with art engine O l Sth tild e uft. .6-r by Messrs. J. Nasuayth and 4 0 s i ue machinery was landed on the Spa k ee e o ck on Thursday evening, .and ill s and ste l'ib hours the whole of the fittings t' s tp t N)N ;e t en g • n Tu was up, a dispatch unparalleled t l sBslif 4 4 ihelusir The engine is upon an th t k e , sr .:ari of E. Humphreys, Esq., the 'loo e trial S ' ' N aSialYth and Co.'s works, a•' t r al* re Sat d uth i Pa t , voi ati ,ur ay evening was emh.. st `e hay. ° fla oY the engine and 250 tilki:tgriableettriipobtained with a ye will • be made • in teiti as ,e vessel will be -- r \'t%t t he "Pe to g i ve furl t 4 ktp v i rou e ier particula re A ac aYs n' which V 4,4 N. lA, of accompanied by a outh I steam g n ' as t. SURANCES. ared to 4 1_ 14 e;:n 13"un af o 4tt - ii r :te yfry Dos , 1", for t ..unequ( are trader 3. To alew THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,. TUESDAY, JUNE 1852. COILE ball, of R .tiSTITUTION.—The Rev. G. F. Snow rv, has been presented with a very feeling my address by his late colleagues in this is retirement. Tile rev. gentleman has pupils of the upper school, with which erted for many years, an elegant time of their respect and esteem. and cow ingtituti piece, as a GRAT OFFICIP collectot life in ti: IFYING TESTIMONIAL TO A DECEASED RAILWAY will be recollected that an honest ticket r at the Edgehill Station some time back lost his ie magnanimous endeavour to rescue a child from y an engine in motion. Mr. Holland, -master at Edgehill, consented to act as trea fund for the benefit of his bereaved relatives, ;h his exertions and those of other kind-hearted no less a sum than upwards of £l6O has been paid over by the treasurer—about two-thirds )w and one-third to his daughter. being run over the tat surer for and throe collectors raised and to his wi WEST nesday,: At the meeting on Wed ,on Miss Berry, the school oeen absent for a day, without the con 4rd, it was agreed that the matter should J Mr. Farnall, the poor-law inspector.—The money in the bank to the credit of the union sided. mistress sent o be referre A motion for summoning the overseers of all the townships in arrear was, after a warm discussion, withdrawn.—The committee that bad met in , on the 11th instant, were of opinion that s, the relieving officer, had discharged his , ose and unsatisfactory manner, and, there- Tommended that the subject should be e Mr. Farnall. Agreed to. was st 'fox zeth Mr. Ton duties in fore, t brough ST. TF (AS'S CHURCH, HILL-STREET. TOXTETH friends and supporters of this church and tea together in the school-rooms beneath the 'ednesday evening. The place was tastefully r the occasion, and there were upwards of present. After tea the Rev. W. Brewster Dse present, and was proud to say that the isteners at the church was increasing, espe ►r, and the schools were also on the increase. Minton and Mr. Bardsey also delivered ad were warmly applauded. During the evening lies and gentlemen delighted the auditory by amber of anthems. The proceedings were a vote of thanks to the choir, which was re- church decorate 250 pers addressed number o a choir o singing conchided sponded t singing the national anthem lON IN ST. JOHN'S CHURCH.—On Tuesday 15th instant, five persons, formerly belonging h persthision, were received into communion rch of England, in St. John's Church, by F. Taylor, M.A., incumbent. They read on according to the form drawn up by in the reign of Queen Anne, and _ H. M'Neile, D.D. A sermon was e occasion by the rev. incumbent, from —3, " Now, the Spirit speaketh expressly, tter times some shall depart (apostatize) giving heed to seducing spirits and doe. , (demons, or dead men canonized,)' speak. crisy, having their conscience seared with a evening tathe R with the the Re their reca Archbisho Tenison, he Rev. preached Ist Tim. that in 1 from the trines of . ag to marry, and commanding to ab which God bath created to be received of the -e and know the ;le attendance was, if possible, more numerous e last similar occasion : not less than two than o ,s were present, many of whom were Ro r door was wide open, and hundreds went PRIZES A THE COLLEGIATE INSTI- )a Wednesday last the prizes were distributed in the Lecture-hall of the Collegiate Institution, previous to the dispersion for the holidays. The Venerable Brooks took the chair at twelve o'clock, dance on the platform was thinner than usual ce of the wetness of the morning. The chair itroductory remarks, gave some statistics of racter. In the last five years there had been Table increase in the number of pupils. Five number in the upper school was 87 ; middle lower, 230 ; total, 454. In the quarter just upper school the number had risen to 109 ; lower, to 318 ; making an aggre- Arch d eal but the at in conse man, in a pleasini a very co years ag school, 1 gate of 651, or, in round numbers, an increase within the last five years of 200. The progress of several pupils of the institution was noticed, who had obtained distinctions at the universities. The prizes were distributed by the principal ; and allusion was made to the retirement of Mr. Snowball. The company then proceeded to examine the specimens of drawing, writing, mapping, &c., performed by the pupils. Thanks to the chairman were moved by the Rev. Dr. M'Neile, and seconded by Chas. Turner, Esq. ; and the business terminated by singing the national anthem. MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.—The half-yearly distribution of prizes and cer tificates to the pupils of the Lower and Evening Schools took place in the Lecture-hall of the Institution, on Tues day evening last ; Richard V. Yates, Esq., in the chair. In the Lower School no prizes are riven, and the hono rary testimonials are confined to the pupils of the Ist, 2d, and 3d classes. They were, on this occasion, 28 in num ber. The number of pupils honourably mentioned in the various classes and subjects must have included nearly every pupil in the school ; for the list of these alone is more than twice as low:- as that of all the prizemen in the three schools of the Collegiate Institution. A handsome gold chain was presented to Mr. M'llveen, the head master, by the pupils of the school, with an address, to which he returned a feeling and suitable reply. The chairman made some remarks on the unsatisfactory remuneration of the teachers, and the eventful rear of 1851 to merchants, as well as to others. The Rev. George' Aspinall, Ph.D., distinguished between national and voluntary education. The Mechanics' Institution was of the latter kind, in short only a large private school. After some remarks from Mr. Taylor, the business concluded by the singing of the national anthem. SELECT VESTRY. — The fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell presiding. Mr. Farnall, assistant poor-law inspector, and the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks also attended. The resignation of Mr. Perris, one of the poor-rate collectors, was accepted, further irregularities having been discovered in his ac counts. The Workhouse, it was reported, contained 2,044 inmates, against 1,876 in the previous week, and, during the week 800 had been admitted to the vagrant sheds.—Mr. Fairhurst, in moving the confirmation of the Medical Relief Committee's proceedings, brought the subject of the alleged vaccination frauds before the board, alluding to the mode which the committee had adopted to detect the irregularities, and asking Mr. Farnall's opinion with respect to the propriety of the course which they had adopted in obtaining evidence of the frauds. Mr. Farnall characterised the conduct of the commmittee as correct and straightforward, and intimated that the evi dence obtained by their employe's was, in his opinion, quite of a reliable character. He thought the Vestry owed their thanks to the committee for having thus brought the case to an issue. Without charging the doctors with acting fraudulently, they had yet shown that the business had been done in a loose and irregular manner. A vote of thanks was then awarded to the committe, and their proceedings were confirmed. Mr. Farnall read a number of statistics having reference to pauperism in this district. From these it appeared that, whilst there had been an in crease of pauperism in Liverpool within the last few years, there had been a considerable decrease in the expenditure. Each pauper cost £3 12s Sd per annum. In a conversa tion which ensued, Mr. Willmer said the non-removal of Irish paupers cost the parish £15,000 a-year. He had been informed, however, that the act would bear such an interpretation as to give the required power of removal ; and the Vestry, if strengthened by the support of other towns, intended to bring the matter for decision before the CDurt of Queen's Bench. Doc K COMMITTEE.-At the weekly meeting, on Thurs day, Mr. Charles Turner presided. Reports from the dock surveyor, recommending the close of the flues made for ventilating the vaults of the Albert Dock Warehouses, was produced, as in case of fire those flues would increase the combustion and beat. After some conversation the flues were ordered to be closed. Mr. Mason read a report from the Harbour-masters Sub-committee, stating that they had inquired into the complaint made by Mr. Evans, at the general committee, of bribes having been given to the dock gatemen by the masters of coasting vessels. No specific charge of bribery was made against the dock gate men. Fifteen dock masters had been before the commit tee, not one of whom had any knowledge of bribes being given. The sub-committee had directed the dock masters to pay every attention to coasters, and to use their exertion to prevent the taking of bribes. Nothing was established against the dock gatemen. Mr. Mason read the following communication from Mr. William Laird •—" Liverpool, June 17, 1852.—5ir,--On behalf of the Ince-hall Coal and Cannel Company, I beg to call your attention to a tax now levied upon that portion of the coal trade of this port which comes into the Liverpool docks via the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, as I feel assured that it only requires to be brought prominently under the notice of the dock committee to be inquired into, and if found, as it really is, injurious to trade, removed. The tax to which I allude is a toll of Id. per ton levied only on coal entering the Stanley dock on its eastward and landward side, while coal entering the same dock on its westward or river side is untaxed, whether that coal come from Birkenhead, Runcorn, St. Helens, or Garston. Coal arriving from the Wigan district, via the Leeds Canal, is therefore placed at a disadvantage in competing with that supplied from the places above-named by the amount of the toll in question, which, though apparently small in amount, is equal to 21 per cent. on the value of the coal. The jurisdiction of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Company extends, I believe, to the western extre mity of the locks connecting the canal with the Stanley dock, and the rate is laid as a dock, and not a canal, rate. If the dock committee consider that the coal trade ought to pay toll for using the Liverpool docks, I submit that, in fairness, one local interest should not suffer for the benefit of others, but that all should be placed on an equal footing, and each or none pay. It may be said that the toll does not affect the export trade in coal, inasmuch as your committee allow a drawback to the amount of the whole toll paid for every ton exported. This is true, but the forms which have to be gone through, in order to obtain tl:is drawback, are so tedious and troublesome as to entah considerable loss, both in time and money, to every coal proprietor seeking to recover those dues. If you will refer this question to one of your committees, and grant me the favour of a personal interview , I think I shall be able clearly to prove to you that this tax does tuallv realise £lOO a year profit after paying expense and you will easily understand how I arrive hen I state that there are not 'O,OOO tons of these docks other than I not do more than allude a tax on an article so the large sum which the docks has brought to the rted, or to the great con trade of the port by the in place of putting ; but conclude by leration of the sub hich is not only coal inten to the imi necessary connec of the car requesting v( 'our obe- —To the Chairman I would remit ported SHIP LAUNCHES. On Saturday last, the first of a new class of boats for the pilot service of this port was launched from the build ing yard of Mr. W. Buckley Jones, on the west side of Brunswick Dock. This vessel, which is to take its place as No. 6 pilot-boat, was named by Miss Parry, the daugh ter of the first master, with the usual formalities, as the " Pioneer" ; and such she is, as regards her change of rig and her increased size, as compared with the present vessels of the pilot fleet. The Pioneer is beautifully mo delled ; and we are confident that she will prove herself in every respect an excellent ♦essel, and a signal improve ment upon the old cutter-rigged vessels. Her dimen sions are— 17 „ 5 inches. 72 feet. Length Beam.. Depth Her register is about 86 tons. She is schooner-rigged ; and is built upon lines, similar to those of the American pilot-boats, which are celebrated throughout the world as splendid specimens of naval mo delling. Her bow is long, and very graceful. The deck is fore and aft ; and her cabins are superior in comfort to those of the present boats. Her rate of sailing is expected to be very great. She moved off the stocks in beautiful style; and, when afloat, her appearance 'elicited a tribute of admiration from all who witnessed her seat upon the waters. A little fear was manifested after the launch, owing to the fact that a large vessel, launched shortly afterwards from Messrs. Vernon's yard, had slightly grazed her quarter. No harm, however, was done by the collision, a few touches of the painter's brush being amply sufficient to repair the injury. After the launch, from 80 to 100 ladies and gentlemen were invited by Mr. W. Buckley Jones, the builder, to a dejeuner, which was provided upon a scale of great pro fusion in the model-room attached to the premises. Mr. Cooke, superintendant of pilots, occupied the chair; Mr. W. Buckley Jones, the builder, beinc , in the vice chair. On the dejeuner being concluded, Mr. Cooke, having pre mised that the company present appeared to him to be friends of the men engaged in the pilot service of the port of Liverpool, and that the Queen of this realm was deeply interested in all who pursued a sea-faring life, proposed the health of •" Her Majesty," which was given with three times three cheers, the company standing to respond to the toast. The health of Prince Albert and the Royal Family was next given, and responded to enthusiastically with musi cal honours. The next toast was the health of Mr. JONES, the builder of the Pioneer, who, in responding, stated that, on the last occasion of a launch from his yard, when he had completed the ship Loodiana. he said that he could handle an axe better than he could make a speech. He was happy to see so many smiling faces around him, and especially those of so many ladies. They were always sure to succeed in any enterprise when the ladies smiled their approval. He liked the sight of the vessel when she was afloat, and was confident that she would fulfil the expectations of himself and of those connected with her. Mr. Jones commented upon the excellent manner in which the pilot service of this port was conducted. Some complaints had been urged against it by the press of this town, but a great reaction had taken place. The pilots of Liverpool were bound to keep out of the port in all weathers, and no men risked their lives more freely. They ought to be well paid ; and if the present excellent establishment was not kept up, it would be a disgrace to the town of Liverpool. There might be some persons foisted into the Pilots' Committee who would be , di-p )sed to undervalue the services of the pilots, as they were in the habit of screwing the poor people who were under them ; but the merchants of Liverpool and all nautical men would admit that the pilots were underpaid rather than overpaid. He had himself felt it an honour to be permitted to build this boat, and he was confident that it would be a successful effort. His son was now laying down another on the floor ; and if he was intrusted to build two or three more, he was certain that they would " whip" anything that had been produced before them. The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of Mr. Parry, the master, and of the second master of the boat, Mr. Davies, and stated that Mr. Parry had, at his own instance, originated the movement for increasing the size and alter ing the rig of the pilot boats of the port. Mr. PARRY returned thanks. He had always been of opinion that whilst increasing the size of the boats it was necessary to alter the rig. A larger sized cutter vessel would require a much larger sail, and he thought that in the schooner form the vessels would be easier to handle. He had explained his views to the Pilots' Committee, as to altering the size and rig, and they had granted his request. He was very sanguine that the boat just launched would realise all the expectations which had been raised in her behalf. Mr. DAVIES, the second master, also returned thanks in a neat speech. Mr. JONES proposed the health of Mr. Hughes, which was briefly responded to. The CHARMAN next gave the health of Mr. Edwards, a gentleman who had taught a great number of those employed in the pilot service the way to handle a ship. Mr. EDWARDS returned thanks. He had seen a great deal of service as a pilot, having been 28 years engaged in it as master. He was now of the age which every man with a good constitution might hope to attain—three score years and ten. He had been glad to see that many of the pilots of the port, who had been his own apprentices, had advanced themselves, and that modern improvements in shipbuilding were being carried out. It was necessary to keep pace with the times, but be did not think that pilot boats should especially depend upon their fast sailing qualities. The safety of this port depended upon the boats being between the banks and the shipping outside. In his early days there were only seven buoys in approach ing Liverpool, and no lights, yet they always managed to make the port. -At that time about 120 vessels was the number which a pilot boat brought into Liverpool in the course of a year. The great reliance in bis time was upon the " blue pigeon"—the lead. It was the grand thing in seamen's life to attend to the lead ; and there had been few accidents at sea, especially with steamers, which might not be attributed to neglect in heaving the lead. He was happy to see so many of his old friends around him on this occasion. He had himself built a pilot-boat in 1816, and she was not now dead. She had been condemned as unfit to carry the 12 or 14 people en gaged in the pilot service ; but she had since been carry ing slates between Bangor and Liverpool; and he did not think that she had had £5OO laid out upon her in repairs. Mr.EDWARDS proposed the " Ladies," and Mr. HUGHEs in a very neat speech, returned thanks on their behalf. The health of Miss PARRY, who had christened the boat, was given, and was responded to by Mr. JOHN WILLiAms, master of No. 3 Boat. Various other toasts were given and responded to ; and the company present enjoyed themselves until a late hour in the afternoon. LAUNCH OF THE " HAGGERSTONE. "— On the same day as the launch of the " Pioneer," Messrs. Vernon and Co. launched from their yard, west side of the Brunswick Dock, the " Haggerstone," an iron vessel, 500 tons burthen, intended for the carriage of coals between Newcastle and London. The " Haggerstone" is a fine model, sharp in the bows, and moulded so as to get well rid of the dead water astern. She is intended to carry a screw-propeller ; and is adapted for stowing 600 tons of coal as cargo. Amidships she is very full ; and she has a tank in her bottom for carrying water as ballast. Her dimensions are : length of keel, 160 feet ; beam, 25 feet ; depth of hold, 15 feet. She is owned by a Newcastle firm ; her engines and boilers were made by Messrs. James Watts and Co., of Bolton, and she was towed down to the Clarence Dock to receive these, which, it was said, would be put in and fitted on Saturday after noon. Her rig is to be that of a two-masted schooner, with latteen sails. She went beautifully off the stocks, and her floatage upon the water was very graceful. Messrs. Vernon and Co. have a companion vessel on the stocks, besides a flat-boat, of about 600 tons burthen, destined for Austria. to ply on the Danube with wheat. They have orders for ten boats of the latter build, which must be executed within the present year ; they have also the keels preparing for three iron schooner yachts for Austria. After the launch of the " Haggerstone," a d6jeuner was provided, of which a highly respectable com pany partook in the model-room of the building-yard. SERIOUS GAS EXPLOSION.—On Saturday night, soon after twelve o'clock, Mr. Hignett, of Marsden-street, Low-hill, engineer, perceiving a strong smell of gas in the back parlour, entered the room with a lighted candle. A terrific explosion immediately ensued. The back wall of the house was blown down from top to bottom, and Mr. Hignett was projected with considerable force through the space thus left into the garden. The floor of the top back bedroom being deprived of its outside stay, bellied in, and appeared every moment about to come down, a contin gency which was rendered more probable by the falling in of the ceiling. At the time the ceiling gave way, Mr. Hignett's little daughter was asleep in the bed, but most providentially escaped without injury. The front part of the house was much shattered, and the large coping stones over the windows were cracked in all directions. Mr. Hignett was severely scorched, but sustained no material injury. It appears that, in the course of the evening, some men had been repairing the chandelier, and had left an escape of gas. In such cases persons cannot be too careful. When an escape of gas is per ceived in a room, the window should be thrown open before a light is introduced. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the weekly meeting on Thursday, Mr. James Morrison was appointed assistant surveyor of buildings, in the place of Mr. Thomas Charnock, resigned. A letter was read from Mr. Fulton, head-clerk in the engineer's office, containing his resig nation, he having received the appointment of town surveyor of Dundee. The resignation was accepted. The medical officer of health reported, that during the week ending on the 12th instant, 146 deaths were regis tered in the parish of Liverpool, and 68 in the out townships, making 214 in the borough, against 213 in the previous week, and an average of 209 in the cor responding week of the preceding four years. De ducting 114 deaths from cholera in the same weak of 1849, the increase of mortality last week was 31 over the average. The increased mortality of the last fortnight was probably owing, in part, to the damp and variable weather which has prevailed of late. The town-clerk reported the successful opposition to two bills in parlia ment. The Telegraph Company had at length consented to introduce the clauses which were required. These prevent them from tearing up the streets without the written consent of the committee, or from laying their wires in any objectionable direction. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company had also been defeated ; and a clause had been put into their bill, by which, before they could stop up Love-lane, they must lay to the ad joining street, Chadwick -street, a wide strip of land, which would make it 80 feet wide, and pave it. If the Corporation thought fit to buy more land, so as to in crease the width of the whole street, the company were bound to pay £3OO towards the cost of it. 7 lt was re- some time ago aat several houses had been built ported by the Dock, the bu rust within the gates of the Huskisson the plans being submitted to Mr. Ri x ; and a report was now sa deClaringhii opinion that the Do provisions of the 'sation, it wa A'ason, the dock DISTRICT NEWS. WARRINGTON. SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION.—On Thursday last John Cheetham, Esq., the new free-trade candidate for the southern division of the county, addressed the electors in this district, in the large room of the Nag's Head Hotel. BOARD OF Guannutigs.—The weekly meeting of the board took place on Wednesday at the Workhouse ; 13 guardians were present, and Mr. Hodgson presided. The following are the returns :—ln No. 1 district, 1.059 per sons had been relieved, at a cost of £5l 7s. 2d., for which £27 ss. 6d. was in kind, and cost £24 ls. Bd. in money. In No. 2 district 242 persons had been relieved, at a cost of £ll ls. 6d., of which £4 15s. 6d was in kind, and £7 in money. In No. 3, the rural district, 425 persons had been relieved, at a cost of £22 Bs. 9d., all in money. Total number relieved in the Workhouse was 130, and the number of vagrants lodged and relieved, 119. Com pared with the corresponding week last year, these returns show a decreaee of 127 in the number relieved, of £8 19s. Id. in the cost of relief, and of 133 in the number of vagrants ; but an increase of 13 in the inmates of the Workhouse. MELANCHOLY EFFECTS OF DISSIPATION.—On Wed nesday. Thos. Kinsey, a member of a respectable family near Warrington, was charged before Mr. T. Lyon with having run away, and left his wife and two children chargeable to the township of Grappenhall. His wife stated that She was married to him three or four years ago, and they had two children ; he was a joiner, and had been in the receipt of upwards of £BO per annum, in a situation which he might have held still, had he been steady. Both her own and his friends had supplied them with furniture. but he always took to drinking, and they were sold up. She, with her children, were now in the workhouse, but her friends would again place her in the way of obtaining a comfortable livelihood if the defendant were out of the way. The defendant, who was appre hended in Manchester in a wretched state of depression, stated that of late he had taken to drink, and that was the cause. He was committed to Knutsford for three calen dar months to hard labour. ANNUAL DEMONSTRATION OF SCHOLARS.—There is perhaps no day in the whole year which the inhabitants of Warrington devote so entirely to a holiday as that on which the several Sunday and charity schools hold their anniversary demonstration. This demonstration took place on Friday, and was observed as a general holiday ; the inhabitants were habited in their best attire, and the general appearance was that of a Sabbath day. At nine o'clock, the children, dressed in their gayest holiday cos tume, assembled in the Market-place, and proceeded to the parish church. They occupied the entire body of the church, the galleries being occupied by the congregation. The sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. Horace Powys, rector, who selected as his text, the 3rd chapter of the 2nd Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy,: 7th verse. At the conclusion of the service the children proceeded to the lawn in front of the St. Elphin Training Schools, and, round a gaily-decorated Maypole, sang " God Save the Queen." in the afternoon the children amused them selves in the " Park" with a variety of amusements, and partook of tea in the evening. CHESHIRE AND WALES THE BISHOP OF ST. ASAPII has made the liberal dona tion of £l,OOO for the purpose of being invested, the annual proceeds thereof to be devoted to the support and maintenance of poor widows. BANGOR AND CAHN ARVON RA ILWAY.—We understand that the Government inspector, Captain Galton, went over this line on Wednesday, and that it will shortly be opened for traffic.—North Wales Chronicle. BIRKENHEAD MODEL YACHT CLUB.—The first race is fixed for Thursday next. The course determined on is from the flag-ship at Monk's Ferry Hotel to a flag-boat off Eastham, thence across to a flag-boat off the Hercu laneum Docks, and thence to a flag-ship off Monk's Ferry. THE CLAUGHT ON PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION has issued an address to the electors of Liverpool and Bir kenhead, calling upon them to support only those can didates at the ensuing election who will withdraw all support from Rome, and maintain inviolate the church, the throne, and the constitution. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.- - Traffic for the week ending June 13,1852.—Chester and Holyhead Main Line : Passengers, £1,499 9s. sd. ; parcels, H. C. and D., £76 19s. Od. ; goods, cattle, &c., £52515. 11d. ; mails, £575. Mold : Passengers, £35 3s. 3d. ; parcels, H. C. and D., £2 3s. 10d. ; goods, cattle, &c., £B4 4s. 6d. Stearn-boats : Passengers, £4Ol 16s. 11d. ; parcels, H. C. and D., £23 ss. 10d. Total, £3,223 4s. Sd. THE BIRKENHEAD CONIItfISSIONERS.—A special gene ral meeting of this hoard was held on Tuesday, for the purpose of laying the usual annual township rates. It was resolved unanimously, that the improvement rate should be is. 6d. in the pound, and the lighting and watching is. Some discussion took place as to the sewer age rate, which it was proposed should be 6d. in the pound, (2d. higher than last year.) This was ultimately carried, and the board adjourned. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT IN CHESHIRE.-011 Wed nesday forenoon last a shocking accident took place at Wood church, Cheshire. It appears that William Sweeney, 14 years of age, was employed on the farm of Mr. Ellison, at Woodchurch, and on the morning named was assisting to feed a thrashing machine, when he was accidentally caught by a portion of the machinery, and in an instant his body was drawn in. Mr. Ellison's son, who was on the spot at the time, quickly threw off the strap of the machine, otherwise the boy would have been crushed to pieces. As it was, the unfortunate boy presented a sad mutilated spectacle, his right leg below the knee being li terally smashed to atoms. Nearly an hour elapsed before it was possible to extricate him, and by that time he was nearly dead from loss of blood. He died shortly afterwards. FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR TRANNIERE.—On Wednesday last, an inquest was held before Henry Churton, Esq., at the Mersey Hotel,Tranmere, on the body of Peter Roberts, Esq., of Dacre.park, Rock Ferry. On the previous Saturday, Mr. Roberts, who was about 76 years of age, and an invalid, accompanied by three of his daughters, proceeded in a car to visit a friend at Kenyon-terrace, and returned by way of Holt-hill. The horse took fright. At the foot of the hill, opposite the Queen's Arms, an empty timber-carriage was standing ; and the driver attempted to clear this, but, in so doing, the horse, which was unmanageable, rushed at full speed into the shop of a confectioner, smashing everything before it, seriously injuring itself, and breaking the car. The driver was also badly hurt. Two children, who were just coming out of the shop, were dreadfully injured, and one lies still with scarcely any hope of recovery. Upon assistance being procured, it was found that Mr. Roberts, was in a state of insensibility, and the ladies were very much hurt about their heads and faces by the violence of the shock. Upon Dr. Stevenson visiting Mr. Roberts, he found that gentle man labouring under concussion of the brain. He con tinued in a state of insensibility, from which he never rallied, but died on Tuesday morning. His daughters, we are happy to state, are convalescent. SEACONTBE-HOUSE SCHOOL. CONDUCTED BY THE REV. DR. POGGI On Wednesday evening, the 16th inst., the annual distribu tion of prizes to the pupils who had distinguished themselves at this scholastic establishment during the past year, took place in the School-room at Seacombe-house. These examinations have been held regularly since the establishment of Dr. Poggi's school, upwards of four years ago. The spacious school-room was densely crowded with a most respectable assembly, including a very large proportion of ladies. Among the gentlemen present were the Rev. R. Wilson, D.D., Rev. A. Hume, D.C.L., LL.D., &c., Rev. E. Roberts, M.A., Rev. Thomas Carter, M.A., Rev. Thomas Nesbitt Irvine, A. 8., 'Major Robinson, George Brown, Esq., J. J. Godfrey, M.R.C.S., Captain Lidson, Captain Green, George Kendall, Esq., George Pol lex fen, Esq., W.F. Smith, W. Darlington, Esq., H. Kilshaw, Esq., J. Hall, Esq., G. Holmes, Esq., W. S. New man, Esq., I. Cook, Esq., T. Blackburn, Esq., J. Radford, Esq., &c., &c. The Rev. EDWARD ROBERTS, M.A., incumbent of St. Paul's, Seacombe, was called to the chair, and commenced the business of the evening with prayer. In his brief address he observed, that education was beginning to be daily more and more asso ciated with religion, which ever ought to be the case, since it was the development of right reasoning which, being the basis on which true religion was founded, demanded the highest pro cess of the rational faculties to which any man could attain. The chairman then called upon the Rev. R. Wilson, D.D., of Chelsea, (late fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge,) dean of the Royal College of Preceptors, of which corporation the Rev. Dr. Poggi is also a member, to declare the results of the examination. Dr. WILSON stated that he had spent nine hours on Tuesday, and upwards of seven hours on Wednesday, in examining the pupils in Dr. Poggi's school, and that the examination had em. braced as wide a field of subjects as could well be applied to the consideration of the youthful mind. The numerous prizes, after strict competition, had been awarded for history, sacred and profane, for geography, English grammar, Latin, Greek, arithmetic, Euclid, algebra, French, and drawing. Dr. Wilson made some observations in connection with education, a few of which may be enumerated. He cautioned parents against being too anxious about the mental development of the intel lectual powers of their children, observing that the powers of the mind, as well as those of the body, grew by slow degrees, and hinted that the duration of the oak was in proportion with the slowness of its growth. He also urged upon parents, many of whom were present, the paramount importance of teaching their children the habit of self-dependance, excited and sus tained by the principles of a sound education. He observed that in the progress of life, unless a person had self-dependance he must sink in the scale of society, instead of bounding, like a cork, on the billows of human conflict, to which all must find themselves exposed, sooner or later. Dr. Wilson further re ferred to the importance of learning Euclid, as the best means of improving the reasoning faculties, and stated, as a reason for this opinion, that geometry dealt with truth about which there was no room for debate or difference of opinion, adding that Christianity had ever flourished best in those regions of the globe where Euclid was well studied. He lastly recom mended the following names for first-class certificates from the College of Preceptors :—C. Jones, C. Alexander, A. Laurie, 0. Slacke, A. E. Brush, R. Brush. F. H. Smith was mentioned as worthy of particular com mendation to the " Royal College of Preceptors," and that, should he continue his studies, lie will soon entitle himself to a special certificate, as he obtained a first-class one last year. For second-class certificates, W. Slacke, C. Webber, W. Ager. Dr. Wilson mentioned the following pupils as worthy of special commendation :—J. Kenyon, F. Asbridge, H. Thorpe, H. Ager, G. Pollexfen, W. Eshelby, F. Forster, W. Hall. The Rev. CHAIRMAN then called upon several of the pupils to recite extracts from English, French, Latin, and Greek poets, which they delivered with much taste and feeling. The recita tions were preceded by an Essay on Milton, composed and read by Mr. R. Brush. _ 'Next followed the distribution of prizes, when each successful competitor answering to his name stepped forward with blush ing smiles to receive the reward of his youthful application, which the Rev. Mr. Roberts bestowed with appropriate words of encouragement to traverse the glorious regions of philosophy. The Rev. Dr. Abraham Hume moved a vote of thanks to the chairman, and expressed his great satisfaction at the care bestowed upon the pupils in Dr. Poggi's school. The Rev. Thomas Carter, 'M.A., seconded the motion, which was carried with great applause. The pupils then sang " God save the Queen" in very good style, two of them accompanying on the piano-forte and violin. The interesting business of the evening thus terminated, and the youthful spirits broke forth with numerous "three cheers" for the chairman, their worthy and diligent instructor and his lady, and others whom it pleased their own unrestrained feel ings to honour. The company appeared highly gratified wi the nmreptiines. There and- mapr Ls specimens of beautiful aged in various parts of :ment being under the sCgo - olroom7 tr drawing C. Jones, eapiaip. S. k Gillies, 2d ditt 2d ditto ; Aug ditto ;AV. Esaewy Asbridg 2U dittis ; F. H. Su 2d ditto ; S. Gillies, 3d ditto ; F. H. Smith, Ist Latin prize ; C. Webber and W. Slacke, 2d ditto; H. Thorpe, 3d ditto; C. Alexander, Latin and Greek Composition ; R. Brush, natural philosophy; It. Brush, Ist class arithmetic; W. Garrett, 2d ditto; W. Eslielby and A. Smith, 3d ditto; 0. Slacke, Ist Greek prize; A. Laurie, Ist class sacred history; W. Alter, 2d ditto; C. Alexander, Ist class algebra; (. Vollexfen and A. Smith, :d ditto ; C. Alexander, Ist Euclid; J. Kenyon, 2d S. Follows, 2d ditto ; A. prize;r c g. • , L di a t u to ri ; e, H m . a l p ' p ho i r ig pe ; A l s.t Brush, zeritid IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY, JUNE 15 THE MILITIA BILL. The Earl of DERBY moved the second reading of this bill, and after reminding the house that the increase in the estimates attendant on some such measure had been alluded to in the speech from the throne, that the neces. sity of the measure itself had been distinctly mentioned in the debate on the address, and that there was a uni versal concurrence on both sides of the house that with a view to our protection from a possible foreign aggression the defences of the country required to be placed on a footing of greater efficiency. proceeded to say, that though he entertained no distrtist as to the personal intentions of the French President, yet, when he looked to the unset tled state of Europe in general, he thought it would be the height of madness and of folly if we remained content with our present means of security. Under all the cir cumstances, then, the duty of the government was plainly to consider, not whether a measure of this kind was popu lar or unpopular, but how an efficient force could best be raised, or at any rate a force which could be made effi cient in the shortest possible space of time. The noble earl then entered in detail into the circumstances which had induced the government to prefer the resuscitation of the militia to an augmentation of the regular army, and concluded by expressing his hope that the house would give its sanction to a measure which, though differing in some of its details from that originally proposed, had yet, as far as its principle was concerned, obtained a very gene ral concurrence.—The Marquis of LANSDOWNE agreed with Lord Derby in thinking that the country ought not to be left in its present insecure condition, but while he abstained from opposing the measure he could not refrain from expressing the doubt which be felt at its efficacy. He should have preferred an increase of the standing army, and trusted that this would not be the only means adopted for placing the country in a state of security.— The Duke of WELLINGTON said he was the last man to hesitate as to the relative merits of well-disciplined and half-disciplined troops. The things were not to be com pared at all. You could have confidence that the disci plined troops would perform what they were ordered to do, while with undisciplined troops the chances were that they would do the very reverse of what was expected from them. But on this occasion the state of the country must be considered, which, though at peace with all the world, had never, so far as its army was concerned, maintained a proper peace establishment. Let us, then, while we are at peace, make a beginning and return to the militia, our old constitutional peace establishment. Though this militia might be undisciplined at first, it would in time become what its predecessors had been, the finest troops in the world.—Earl GREY was opposed to a militia force as inadequate for the defence of the country, and pressing severely upon the working classes. He remarked also upon the danger of giving to the least trustworthy portion of the population a knowledge of military discipline; and would not have supported the measure of the late govern ment had he believed the ballot would ever come practi cally into operation.—The Earl of ELLESMERE drew the attention of the house, in the first place to the necessity of such a measure, which he contended was generally con curred in. There were in France, as in England, many roads to spurious and temporary popularity, and among them existed one which pointed to an invasion of this country. He had seen no desire whatever on the part of the person who now ruled in France to adopt such an expedient; but he, nevertheless, in the existing state of the two countries, thought that we ought to be prepared against all emergencies. He could not say that either of the two bills for raising a militia that had been brought forward would supply an efficient field force, but for many purposes the force so created would be very useful, and therefore he would support the bill.---After a few words from Earl WALDEGRAVE, the bill was read a second time, and the house adjourned. THURSDAY, JUNE 17. The royal assent was given, by commission, to a vast number of bills. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS CRIMINAL JURISDICTION BILL. Lord WODEHOUSE moved the second reading of the Ecclesiastical Courts Criminal Jurisdiction Bill, which proposed to remove from those tribunals the cognizance of cases of defamation and brawling in the church or churchyard.—The Bishops of SALISBURY and OXFORD opposed the measure, which was supported by Lord Campbell and Lord Fitzwilliam.—The Earl of DERBY hoped that Lord Wodehouse would not press the second reading of the bill, and promised that the Ecclesiastical Courts should receive the earliest and most anxious atten tion at the hands of the government.—Lord Wodehouse having declined to withdraw the bill, the house divided, when the numbers were—for the second reading, 45 ; against, 80; majority 35. The bill was therefore lost. COPYHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT DILL. The clauses in this bill, as amended, by the Lord Chancellor, were agreed to. The Lunatics' Bill was withdrawn by the Earl of Shaftesbury, and the Suitors in Chancery Relief Bill was read a second time. THE MILITIA BILL Also passed through committee, and their lordships adjourned after despatching some other business. FRIDAY, JUNE 18. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Duke of NEWCASTLE presented petitions from the Australian colonies for the cessation of transportation of convicts to Van Diemen's Land. On the motion of Lord BEAUMONT, a copy of the infor mation, on which the warrant had been issued for the apprehension of the Baroness Von Beck was ordered. The report on the Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill was brought up and receivel. The Duke of ARGYLL presented a petition from the Legislative Council of New South Wales, complaining of certain defects in the constitution recently granted to them by the home government, and supported the prayer of the petitioners in a speech of considerable length ; which was replied to by Lord GREY. The matter then dropped. Several bills on the table were forwarded a stage, after which their lordships adjoured. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-TUESDAY, JUNE 15. MAYNOOTH. At the morning sitting, the subject of the debate upon Maynooth College was revived on the question of bringing up the report of the committee of supply.—Mr. KEOGH inquired whether Mr. Spooner intended to replace upon the votes the order for resuming the adjourned debate, which, by the abrupt adjournment of the house at three o'clock that morning, was left in a state of suspended animation. — Mr. SPOONER replied that he was content to let the division already had be a decision on the main question.— A long and somewhat angry discussion succeeded, in the course of which Mr. MUNTZ complained of the course taken by Irish members upon this question, and vindi cated the sincerity of Mr. Spooner.—Mr. KEOGH dis claimed any suspicion of the sincerity of that gentleman, but charged the government with want of sincerity, in assisting candidates in Ireland who, prepared to support Lord Derby' government, had pledged themselves to vote in favour of Maynooth and for the repeal of the Ecclesi astical Titles Bill, and thus playing fast and loose with the sincere men behind them.—Lord NAAS taxed Mr. Keogh with a systematic hostility which, if persevered in, would make every government in this country impossible. He declared that the charges implied against him were un founded.—Mr. OSBORNE repeated those charges, and accused Lord Naas of an underhand working with the candidates sent to Ireland in the interest of the govern ment, whose conduct he designated as organised hypocrisy, tergiversation. and duplicity. The SECRETARY-AT. WAR, with some warmth, replied to Mr. Osborne, charg ing him in turn with attacking not only governments, but individuals, and entitled him the Thersites of Middlesex. —The discussion went on for a full hour, and, at last, produced no result, except that Mr. Spooner intimated that he did not mean to take any further step in the matter. —The report was brought up and agreed to. BALLOT FOR THE MILITIA The SECRETARY-AT-WAR obtained leave to bring in 8 bill to suspend ballot for the militia. CRIME AND OUTRAGE IN IRELAND ACT Mr. NAPIER, in moving for leave to bring in a bill to continue the act of 1847 for the better prevention of crime and outrage in certain parts of Ireland, gave an outline of the nature and provisions of that act, with a description of the circumstances of Ireland when it was introduced ; and then drew an appalling picture of the agrarian outra ges—which had doubled in number since 1847—the threat ening notices, the murders for which no conviction could be obtained, juries being, he said, intimidated from perform ing their duties. In this state of things, when the ordi nary law was insufficient for the protection of life and property, the house, he thought, would incur a fearful re sponsibility if it refused to continue this act for a limited period—Mr. LAWLESS should oppose the introduction of such a bill, unaccompanied by any measure for ameliorat ing the condition of Ireland.—Mr. F. Scully, Mr. S. Crawford, Mr. Anstey, and Mr. Keogh opposed the motion on similar grounds.—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER denied that this was a measure of coercion; it was a measure of police, which was expiring, and the condition of Ireland required its continuance. With respect to remedial measures, such measures, he said, had been already prepared by the government; but he asked whether any member, looking at the position of the ministry and the temper of the house generally in the transaction of public business, could really say that it had been in their power to introduce them. The government could not incur the responsibility of letting this act ex pire, which would release great criminals ; but the bill was to continue only until next December, so that the subject must be re-considered in the ensuing parliament.— Upon a division, the motion for leave to bring in the bill was carried by 140 against 19.—The morning sitting did not terminate until nearly five o'clock. ANOTHER CASE AGAINST AUSTRIA At the evening sitting, Mr. ANSTEY rose to move a resolution to the effect—That the case of the Rev. Alessrs. Wingate, Smith, and Edward, expelled from the Austrian dominions, called for prompt and earnest measures on the part of her Majesty's government, and was entering into long details of their case when the house was counted out, at a quarter to eight o'clock. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16. THE FACTORY ACT. In reply to a question from Sir J. TYRRELL,Mr.WAI.- POLE stated that it had been ascertained that the Factory Act was systematically violated by certain persons who had prevented the factory inspectors from making an examination. rLtiaoanhenunonaldtlntcnrdteteteohaow: tneanohvoyns w j a dme e r r oy to al q v u ro es o t ia io m n a s ti p o u n t rv b h y jo M h r h . a K d i monthsolic b! ago the government hear u in rn w al h s ic o h f a th ßo at m m a o n rn c in a g th , sent a friendly intimation to the I the provisions of the statute hope that he ha& so act witn rez Ppeared in tl Drge II intention of v duty of the g ,ting the Ivernme NI of the offence Ireland, and therefore it was not the intention 'of the government to give a special warning, by publishing the proclamation in the Dublin Gazette, unless 7a similar occurrence should take place. The law, he added, had not, as Mr. Keogh assumed, lain dormant ; but it had come to the knowledge of the government that Roman Catholics in this country were going to renew those pro cessions along the highways, which had been 'done away for 300 years, by marching from village to village, with banners and emblems of their faith in honour of the Virgin Mary; and one procession had taken place, which moved for four miles along the high road, consisting of 150 persons, with banners, emblems, crucifixes, and images. He had no hesitation in saying that such a pro cession must give much annoyance to others of her Ma jesty's subjects; and the government thought it right to prevent such a violation of the law, in which instance danger actually existed of a breach of the peace. If the law in this respect were not observed, its violation must necessarily draw down punishment on those who, after this warning, wilfully infringed it. - - BISHOPRIC OF CHRIST CHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) BILL. Mr. ADDERLEY explained the nature of this bill, which was to divide the see of New Zealand, which had become too large. It had been objected against by Mr. Anstey as establishing the Queen's supremacy in the colonies; but the government felt it their duty to resist any altera tion which would take away from it that character.— After a short debate, the second reading was carried by 111 against 34. THE VESTRIES BILL. On the motion of Sir DE LACY EVANS, the Vestries Bill was proposed fora second reading.—The ATrouNEt- GENERAL moved that it be read th a t d ay th ree months ; and on a division the bill was lost by a majority of 86 against 26 in favour of the amendment. MR. F. O'CONNOR, Mr. WALPOLE brought up the ieport of the select com mittee appointed to inquire into the facts alleged in a petition of Miss O'Connor, relative to the condition of her brother, Mr. F. O'Connor. The report stated that Dr. Tweedie and Mr. Lawrence had certified Mr. O'Con nor's unsoundness of mind ; and, as Dr. Tooke had con sented to receive him into his asylum, and he and Miss O'Connor had undertaken that he should not be removed from the asylum without the consent of the house, the committee recommended that Mr. O'Connor should be discharged from the custody of the Sergeant -at-Arms, is order to his being removed to Dr. Tooke's asylum. On the motion of Mr. Walpole, Mr. O'Connor was, with that view, ordered to be discharged from the custody of the sergeant. without payment of his fees. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT , LECTIONS BILL On the order for the committal of the Corrupt Practices at Elections (No. 2) Bill, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL opposed the further progress of the bill, moving that it be committed that day three months.—Mr. ANSTEY defended the bill, which, upon a division, was rejected by 65 against 16. The house then adjourned. THURSDAY, JUNE 17. METROPOLIS WATER SUPPLY BILI Lord J. MANNERS moved the committal of this bill, which had been introduced by the late government and amended by the present.—Mr. MowATT moved that it be recommitted that day three months, his objection to the bill being that the chief source of supply under the bill. was the impure water of the Thamcs.—A conversation ensued, in which Lord Ebrington, Mr. T. Duncombe, and others, took part; and ultimately the bill was com mitted. INCOME-TAX ASSESSMENTS N TENANT FARMERS Among the questions put to the Government, one by Mr. FaEWEN, whether abatements might be made from re the pro assessments on tenant farmers of suet to Michaelmas CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQU the affirr a, who rea, or such otl that effect, and which added_ year on which accounts shall have been usual METROPOLITAN BURIALS BILL II short chaelmas ye by the ular to iap in the Lord J. MANNERS moved the second reading of the Metropolitan Burials Bill, observing that the evils which resulted from the present state of things were notorious, and two years' experience of the act of 1850 had shewn that nothing would be done under that law to mitigate them.. He explained the causes which had led to the failure of that act, and gave a short summary of the provisions of this bill, and of the alterations he proposed to make in them in committee. Upon the subject of compensation, it was not proposed to close any burial grounds except those which were public nuisances and inimical to public health, and compensation could not be claimed in such cases.—Lord Ebrington opposed the bill, and Mr. T. Duncombe and Lord Seymour approved of it, and it was read a second time. The Metropolitan Sewers Bill passed through cortimit tee ; and the Consolidated Fund Bill, the Militia Ballots Suspension Bill, and Militia Pay Bill, were each read a second time. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BILL On the third reading of the New Zealand Government Bill, Sir W. MoLaswonTri said he should move that the land clauses be omitted, since the house could not coma to a determination as to the just claims of the New Zea land Company until there had been an inquiry into the affairs and conduct of the company.—The bill was read a third time.—On the question that it do pass, Sir W. MOLESWORTH moved that the clauses he referred to be omitted.—Sir J. PAKINGTON opposed the motion, urging that it was impossible to reverse the deliberate decision of the late government, whether the bargain was a good or bad one.—Mr. GLADSTONE cord iallysupported the motion. Sir W. Molesworth bad made allegations of the suppres sion of material facts against the New Zealand Company, from which they had obtained undue advantages. This was a matter into which the house was bound to examine. Mr. AuLioNsy and Mr. J. A. SMITH, on behalf of the New Zealand Company, professed a readiness to meet the charges, which the last hon. member declared were trumped up to serve an unworthy purpose.—Upon a divi sion, the amendment was negatived by 99 against 21 ; and after a few observations by Mr. AGLIONBY, Mr. MANGLES, and Sir W. MOLESWORTH, the bill passed. COUNTY ELECTIONS POLLS BILL - On the third reading of the County Elections Polls Bill a division took plaee, when the motion was nega tived by 49 against 39, so that the bill is lost. Other bills were advanced a stage, and the remaining business having been disposed of, the house adjourned at a quarter past 2 o'clock. FRIDAY, JUNE 18 At the morning sitting, the Consolidated Fund Bill, (with a clause of appropriation,) the Militia Ballots Sus— pension Bill, and the Militia Pay Bill, passed through committee. The Improvement of the Jurisdiction of Equity Bill was read a third time and passed, with the addition of clauses with reference to non appearance to writs of sum mons or subpoena, and a clause relative to the payment of Examiners. The house then went into committee upon the Nisi Prius Officers' Bill, and afterwards upon the Common. Law Procedure Bill, all the clauses of which (230 in num ber) were gone through, and with a few amendments agreed to. - Mr. NAPIER stated that a bill was prepared, to be intro duced next session, of a similar character, for Ireland. Some other bills were forwarded a stage, after which the house adjourned until six o'clock. THE VICARAGE OF FROME. In the evening sitting, on the motion that the house. at its rising, should adjourn until Monday next, Mr. HORS MAN took the opportunity of stating that he had taken every possible pains to nominate the committee upon the Frome vicarage, but the impediments thrown in his way by the course adopted by Mr. Gladstone, compelled him, at that late period of the session, to give up altogether the appointment of a select committee to inquire into the case. Mr. GLADSTONE insisted that the course he had pursued was conformable to precedent, and, what was still more important, was conformable to justice also. He wall only anxious that the hon. gentleman, having charges to, make against a right rev. prelate, should make those charges in a definite shape. After some observations from Sir W. P. Woon, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER deprecated any further discussion of a question which in the present session would lead to no practical result, and the matter was soon after allowed to drop. The motion was then agreed to. CRIME AND OUTRAGE (IRELAND) BILL. Lord NAAS moved the second reading of this bill. Mr. V. SCULLY moved as an amendment that the bill be read a second time that day three months.—Mr. LAWLESS seconded the amendment.—The SOLICITOR-GENERAL for IRELAND argued for the necessity of renewing this bill until the next parliament should have an opportunity of determining whether it ought to be continued on the statute book. It was notorious that a wide-spread con spiracy existed in Ireland, not only against landlords, but against property of every description. He could assure the house that the law should be impartially administered, and that it should be applied as well to orange as to rib bon sot-ieties, to protect the peaceable and honest, and deprive the evil disposed as far as possible of the means of doing mischief. After some observations from other members, the house divided, and the numbers were—For the second reading, 118; against it, 13 ; majority, 105. The bill was then read a!second time. THE ENCUMBERED ESTATES (IRELAND) BILL was read a second time.—On the motion that it on Monday next, a discussion arose, and Mr. J. STUART moved, as an amendment, that the bill be-com mitted that day six months.—Mr. BUTT seconded the amendment, shewing in a clear and able speech, the de pression of landed property which had taken place under the operation of tho Encumbered Estates Act, and the probability that still further sacrifices of property must follow its renewal.—The house then divided, and the numbers were—for the amendment, 6 ; against it, 78 : majority, 72. The remaining business was then disposed of, and the house adjourned. STRANGE who has been living for seve ra l years on mar terms with a woman of the nam e o f C ono l ly, has been poisoned t by eating a portion o f some cakes, which he found a in the street one m orn i ng as he was going to his T ta u l AN on T R AGEDY .A T WIGAN,--Johti Nicholls, a collier work. 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