The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-07-15 00:00:00

The Worihipful the Chancellor of the Diocese has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Thomas Halton, M.A. Curate of Liverpool, a surrogate for granting marriage licences. NEW COUNTY MAGISTRATE.—At the Kirkdale Quarter Sessions, yesterday, Richard Earle, Esq. qualified and took the oaths as a magistrate of the county. QUEEN'S LETTER.—On Sunday evening last, in obedience to the Queen's letter, a sermon was preached in St. Barna bas' Church, by the Rev. Thomas Nolan, when a collection was made which amounted, ine i lAding a donation from a lady in London, to £l7 ; to which was also added a further dona tion of £2, to be applied exclusively to the Stockport relief fund. ASSAULT ON POLICE OFFICERS, AND ATTEMPT TO RESCCE.—Yesterday, three men, Michael Quinn, James Mann, and Patrick Dollins, were placed at the bar of the Police-court on this charge. It appeared that Quinn (who said he had just come to the town) was seen by the police, on the previous day, so much intoxicated that the officers thought it proper to take him into custody for safety. He strongly resisted, and struck and kicked them. The other two came up, and obstructed them, creating a mob and dis turbance in the street, one of them striking the officers, and the other attempting a rescue. Quinn was fined 55., Mann lOs. and costs for the assault, and the other the same sum for the attempt to rescue. OUR OWN LONDON !— Which of our readers have not seen the most splendid city in the world ? We, ourselves, should like to have a peep at Pekin, which is said to out rival London in population ; but we wohld venture to risk a small wager that the splendour of the latter in architecture, wealth,—whether patrician or plebiau, arts and sciences, and all that a profnsion of mental and moral power can produce, would cast into shade the boasted magnitude and strength of the renowned and oriental city. An opportunity now offers itself for our friends to avail themselves of a visit to the cen tre of attraction for everything interesting and useful, on such terms as are totally unprecedented. An advertisement in another column will show that 28s. will convey a visiter to the metropolis and back. What will come next? !!! DOCK COMMITTEE, YESTERDAY. — Present Barclay, (Chairman) Molvneaux, Holmes, Bailey, Tobin, Evans, Aikin, Smith, Nichol, Sandbach. In consequence of the projected removal of the deadhouse, the sub-corn rnittee recommend that a space within the boundary wall, near the south-west side of the Prince's Dock be appropriated for that purpose. A place on the North Pier Prince's Basin was pointed out as an eligible situation for a life-boat house. The removal of the chain stove to the Toxteth Dock was also recommended and that the middle pier of No. 2 and 3 Graving Dock be lowered three feet at the west end, and one foot at the east end. A letter was read from Mr. Gage, ; vi shing to know whether the committee thought him entitl e d .° a ny rem uneration for his attendance on the Dock Commit tee along with M essrs . W a lk er an d C u bit , stat i ng at t h e same time that he would leave the matter entirely in their hands. After a short conversation it was decided that Mr. Gage was not entitled to any thing. The annual grant of £5O was al lowed to Mr. Wainwright. A memorial from Mr. Walker was read, which had been referred by the Council to the Dock Committee, complaining of the removal of the pumps for the 8 9ply of horses with water, and representing the inconve nience which had arisen in consequence. It was decided that the pumps should be restored. The financial business was then proceeded with, and the committee soon afterwards adjourned ;—Nressr: EXTENSIVE ROBBEILY.—On Tuesday, at the Police-court, a notorious thief, named Matthew Mann, was put forward i on a ch a rge of ha v i ng b e en c o ncerne d w ith t wo o th ers n robbing the " Legs of Man" public house, in Nova Scotia, of the sum of £BO. Mrs. Fryer stated that she was the landlady of the house in question, and that on Saturday, the 18th ultimo, the prisoner, with another man, entered the place, sat down in the sitting-room, called for a glass of sherry each, and handed her a £5 note to pay for the drink, and to receive the change. She went into au adjoining room, where she deposited the note, and took the change, which she handed them out of a chest of drawers. They remained !About half an hour, and then left the house. On the follow ing Monday (the 20th ultimo), the prisoner, with two other Inen, came again to the house, and called for cigars and a glass of sherry each. They sat down in the sitting-room on the first floor. After having served them, witness had occa sion to go down stairs for some copper, and on her return she met the prisoner an d hi s compan i ons com i ng d own against her. They said " Good morning, Mrs. Fryer—we cannot stop any longer." She then went into the room w here they h a d b een s itti ng, ari d , to h er surpr i se, saw f our .to notes lying on the floor. On examining them she disco vered her own marks, and perceived at once that they had been removed from her drawers in the next room. She then examined the drawers, and found that the contents, which consisted (independently of the notes) of seventy-one sove reigns and £9 in silver, had all been abstracted. The sove reigns and the silver had been taken, and the notes had doubtless been left for the purpose of preventing identifica tion of the money should the thieves be apprehended. Mr. Fryer identified the prisoner as one of the party who had been in his house on the occasion. He was fully committed for trial. DEATH OF Two CHILDREN (TWINS) BY AN OVERDOSE OF OPlUM.—Yesterday an inquest was held before P. F. Curry, Esq., ou view of the bodies of Edward and Thom a s Hughes. —The mother stated that she and her husband lived in Lorton-place, Lorton-street, Windsor. The deceased were twins, and were seven weeks old. Edward was a very delicate child from his birth, and was frequently convulsed. On Monday last she had occasion to come to the town, and rather overheated herself. On her return borne she gave the deceased the breast, and directly afterwards they became griped. She was informed by a woman whom she did not know that a little paregoric would do them good. A man named Jones, who lodged in the house, said, on hearing her mention it, that he would go for some. She told him to ask the druggist which would be best—syrup of poppies, or pare goric, —and gave him a phial to bring it in. He brought a mixture back with him, and told her to mix a teaspoonful of it with three of warm water and sugar. He did not say what it was, b u t t h at the druggist bad said it was something better than paregoric or syrup of poppies. She gave a teaspoonful and a half to Edward, and a teaspoonful to Thomas, which made him vomit directly after. Both fell asleep immediately afterwards. She laid them down, and they directly appeared to breathe with difficulty, and with a noise in their throats. They both fell into fits, and remained in them till the follow ing day, w h en Thomas died about three in the afternoon, and ward di e d on the same evening about eight. Jones said he . had_ got th e me d icine at a shop in Parliament-street, kept and told Pl an d s ; and on Monday evening she went to him n . told him th e c hi ldren were worse ; and on teliing him how she had mixed the medicine up, he said it was all right, and went with her and saw the children, and said they would goon come round, and that she need not be alarmed. He did not say what the medicine was. A surgeon was sent for before they died, and tasted the medicine, and said it was too strong for them.—Jones said he had brought the medicine as stated, and given the directions he had received. He paid 2d for it. Mr. James Simson stated he was assistant to Mr. Plands—(he is, we believe, himself a surgeon). He asked the age of the children, and was told two months. Paregoric or syrup of poppies was mentioned by the man, and he (wit ness) said he would give him somethino. milder : and lie gave him twenty d ro p s o f w i ne o f op i um , and two drachms of pep permint water, and told him to mix it as had been stated, and that a teaspoonful was to be given when it was so mixed. On the same evening the mother came and said the children were worse, and witness went with her to see them and found them living. One of them appeared to be in a fit, and both W ere in a languid state. He immediately went out and brought Mr. Nottage, the surgeon. Next day he heard they Were both dead.—Mr. J. B. Nottage said, that when he first saw the children one of them was in convulsions, and the other extremely low. He used some remedies and they both Partially recovered. Both afterwards relapsed into fits, and c ontinued in them till they died. He was of opinion that death was caused by an overdose of opium causing convul sions. A teaspoonful of the mixture, described by the last witness was too much for a child of a delicate constitution, bnt not for a healthy child.—The jury, under the circum stances, returned a verdict of " chance•medley" against the mother —it not having been stated by the man who purchased the medicine that the children were of weak constitution. CHARGE OF STABBING.—A seafaring man, named Charles Smith, was yesterday placed at the bar before Edward Rush ton and Charles Challinor, Esqs., (the sitting magistrates,) on a charge of a wound all. a knife .on another sailor of the name of Thomas Ballingall. The complainant, very big stout man, with his head bandaged up, said that be and the prisoner had embarked at Greenock on board one of the Glasgow steamers for this port, and that after they bad proceeded t o sea a b out fi ve h ours, a quarrel ensued between h imself and the prisoner and two other men ; that they wrestled together, and that the prisoner being unable to overcome him, took a knife and made a stab at him, wound rag him in the head. He got the knife from him, and in doing I ; i n got his finger also cut. The complainant admitted that e was himself rather groggy at the time, and that he did not know what the quarrel was about, but he believed it arose fre'rn "a parcel of nonsense" about some provisions. Two of the sa il ors of the vessel saw the prisoner make an attempt to stab complainant, aiming (as one of them thought) at his breast. It appeared from the further evidence that the parties had been fighting, after aggravating each other, in the fore cabin, and that while the prisoner was afterwards eating some bread and cheese, with the knife in his hand, the com plainant got him down and struck him on the face and side of the head, giving him a black eye and a bruise under the f t , i g h ;_ ear. Mr. Rushton strongly deprecated the resort to ~--”°,,,t(cire under any ci rcums t anc e s , and said th a t but for the "ence of the p r i soner b e i ng s t ruc k w h en d own h e wou ld havefine sent hi m f or tr i a l . A s the case stoo d h e must pay a "ne of 20s. and costs, or be imprisoned a month. B U NFOUND ED C HARGE AGAINST T wo F EMALES AND A ny . -- Yesterday, a man , name d G eorge A very , appeare d a t ra Pol ice -court, and charged Margaret Avery, his wife, Geo. , v e i ry, his son, and a female named Ellen Kelly, with as -fir ti ng him at his own place of business, and obstructing k _ i n in taking away his own goods. The prisoners, who had ucen brought up by warrant, were all well dressed. The r e a i'lainant said that he was the husband of the prisoner to trhgaret Avery, and that on Saturday morning last lie went th e e " he Glas ,, ow and Dumfries Tap," where she and etherstak a lived, under Mrs. Wilson's, in Regent-street, to a s ay his furniture, when he was assaulted by the whole (,"enl—his wife dealing him out a blow on the face. He ivasa manufacturer of fishing tackle, that lie had occasion periodically to go from home on business for a considerable ti me togeth er , and that his wife conducted the house i n a shameful manner during his absence; entertaining rough and ~ , irn p ro percompany, and di spos i ng o f hi s property as s h e th oug ht so that h e h a d d etermined to remove it from the place. She had, he added, taken away £2OO worth of his goods on one occasion when he was absent, .and was in the habit of getting There was, also anothe drunk continually, and misconducting, the place. a marine, who !Lid als r defendant in the house at the time — a ship in the river, ,and (oi assaulted him, but he was on board of him. The evidence looks warrant could not be served upon fendants ; but a very difid rather black against the de elicited from them and their witness by Mr. indle, who appear ed that the complainant was in the habit of going from e for a long time together ; that he had on one occasion lishis family without any adequate support for fifteen rnot th ; that the tap Was taken by the wife in her own name; aatdquantes of fishing tackle were sent to him by his wife son, to sell when he was absent; that he did not send honlyany money in return ; and that the family were almost solce.linsuapriported by the ex trly manner. ertions of the wife, who kept the ta It was further stated, that the complainantoTam• () gone to the house, between six and seven o'clock in the .I. a o rry no fewer than four rascally " bum-bailiffs,' to to, morning with the goods ; that the wife was in bed at the tim e she was compelled to rise in her night clothes only ; al anc7 that She did not assau lt him, but merely s a t d own on the box containing her own clothes, and begged of him not to carry them away. Mr. Dowling corroborated some o f the facts, a dding that it was not the first time he had de serted his f a mily, and a ft erwa rds came and took away the property ey had themselves realized. The son also gave testimony to the unfeeling conduct of his father , in depriving them of th e m eans of subsist ; and the landlady of the house where th e tat) w as was in court eee to show that it was let to the wif e , b ut her eviuence did n o t a ff ec t the legal point at issue, and was not therefore taken. Mrs. Avery said that carrying off the agiLodr hearing all her an d h er f am ily destitute. Mr, Rushton caring all the evidence, said, addressing the wife, who that it was one of those cases in which Re could not interfere in her appeared to be . much distresse d, . hr . Th e complainant had availed himself of a right given to him by law, to take the goo c i lie should, however, certainly and it was illegal to obstruct him. went in such a r parish , certainly refuse to inflict any punish chargeable to the case,. and if the wife and family became to maintain them, o he would be taught t r in, he should compel the complainant default, send him to a place where .e Pendants were then d ( . ? do kis ischarged. duty towards them , The d - 'A young gentleman ing in the Severn, h on iv e a d g n ed 2 0, was drowned whilst bat Way, I ANNIVERSARY OF THE TWELFTH OF JULY. On Tuesday, the memorable 12th of July, the members of the various Orange Lodges in this town celebrated the anni versary by dining together at their respective club-houses. Notwithstanding the determination of these societies, so ge nerally announced, to decline walking in procession, which determination was fully carried out, we are sorry to say the town in several places was in an exceeding disturbed state throughout the entire day. The authorities, had, however, made ample arrangements for the preservation of the peace, and though bodies of the Irish population assembled in par ticular localities, attracting crowds of idlers, and keeping the police on the qui vive, we are glad to say no serious mischief was done. No less than twenty-four individuals were brought before Mr. Rushton, on Wednesday, charged with having been concerned in the riotous proceedings which took place in various parts of the town on Tuesday last. In the cases where assaults were proved the parties were fined in penalties varying from 30s up to £5, mid ordered to find bail for their future good behaviour. Others who were seen taking an active part in the disturbances were simply held to bail, Mr. Rushton animadverting in severe terms on the folly and wickedness of those who, because of their absurd animosities break the public peace and endangered the lives of their fel low subjects. Such conduct, he said, would not be tolerated, and the parties offending would in all cases be dealt with in the most severe manner. He said that in some instances in offensive persons who were passing along the streets, who showed no colours, and did not appear to be partisans at all, were wantonly and shamefully attacked by Irishmen. During the day the streets were crowded with idle persons, who seemed to expect a public display upon the part of the Orangemen, and who could not be prevailed upon to return to their homes. Vast crowds assembled in Williamson square and Houghton-street between the Hours of 10 and 12 o'clock. They were attracted thither by a large flag, con taining a full-length equestrian representation of King Wil liam the Third, having been suspended from one of the win dows of the George and Vulture Inn, in Houghton-street, and a riot and disturbance would .in all probability have re sulted, had not the Orangemen been prevailed upon to remove the banner. The authorities seemed to have made the most ample preparations for preserving the public peace, strong bodies of the police, mounted and on foot, armed with cutlasses, having paraded the town and effectually quelled such disturbances as happened to arise in the various dis tricts. About half-past one o'clock a few dissentient Orang men formed a procession from Unworth's public-house, in St. James's-place, where one of their club-rooms was situ ated, and walked to the Phoenix Inn. They wore the badges of their respective orders, but were unaccompanied by either colours or music. On the way they were joined by about two thousand persons, the majority of whom consisted of ship-carpenters. They soon returned, but shortly after seven o'clock they formed a second procession. They returned about eight o'clock, and were preceded from the Phoenix by a large flag. The more respectable of their body did all they could to prevent such an exhibition, but without avail. The flag Was deposited in the Toxteth Hall, in Mill-street, and the party proceeded to St. James's-place, where a skirmish ensued between them and a party of Irishmen. The mounted police fortunately interfered and prevented blood from being shed. Just about the time that this dis turbance had been quelled, several thousand Irishmen made their appearance in St. James's-street, and commenced a savage attack upon another party of Orangemen, but upon the appearance of the police they fled. At one period of tiro day, Mr. Commissioner Dowling rendered very essential service in preserving the peace. At the period to which we allude, the Irishmen had been annoying and otherwise pro voking the Orangemen assembled at Unworth's club-house to a breach of the peace, when the Orangemen, exasper ated beyond further endurance, rushed out, and folly de termined to clear the street. They were, however, in duced to go back to their club-room, without having struck a single blow. Twice during the day the Mayor, Mr. Rush ton, and the Town-clerk proceeded to St. James's-place to mark what was going forward, and to prevent, if necessary, any breach of the peace. Mr. Lawrence, Chairman of the Watch Committee, was on horseback during the day, and in constant communication with the head constable, who was also mounted, and continued to render whatever assistance lay in his power. In the course of the evening the members of the various lodges celebrated the anniversary by dining together at their respective club-houses, where " the glo rious, pious, and immortal memory" was drunk with all the honors. The windows of two or three of the club-houses were broken. At the police-court, on Tuesday, James Green and William Ryan, two of the rioters, were committed for trial at the next sessions. The following evidence was pro duced against them :—Mary Woollam stated that she resided in a court in Adlington-street. About noon on Tuesday she was standing at the end of the passage when she saw the wit ness, James Pollock, who accosted her. She then saw the witness Seed going across the street and Pollock called him over. There was at the top of the street a crowd of men and boys, armed with sticks, and on a signal from a woman they rushed towards the spot where Pollock and Seed were stand ing, upon which the latter ran into the house and locked the door. The crowd rushed up the court, broke her door and smashed her windows. She saw the two prisoners and others actively engaged in these operations. The crowd left the court and went towards Standish-street, when Seed left the house and was going away. The crowd pursued him back, and he was getting over a wall when he was knocked down by Ryan, who struck him several blows with a stick and he ran out of the entry bleeding. The prisoner Green had a stick with an iron head which he used in breaking the door. James Seed stated that he was a carpenter. He was passing through Adlington-street on the preceding day when he saw a crowd armed with sticks, and with Pollock took refuge in Mrs. Woollam's house, as stated by her. They locked the door, but the crowd came and broke the door and windows. He endeavoured to make his escape but was followed by the mob, some of whom struck him with sticks. He was at length knocked down, struck on the head, and kicked till he was rendered insensible. He was taken to the Northern Hospital, where his wounds were dressed. This witness showed marks of having been severely injured. His tes timony was corroborated by that of Pollock, who ma naged to escape scatheless. Mr. Whitty, the head con stable, deposed that. about noon on Tuesday he saw a crowd running down Aldington-street, and he went to them with a body of the mounted police. He saw several men running after the witness Seed. They were beating him about the head and body with sticks. The prisoner Ryan was one. He saw him strike Seed with a stick. He galloped up to him (Ryan) and knocked him down. He crawied into an entry and he (Mr. W bitty) ordered inspector M'Gill to take him into custody, which was obeyed and the prisoner was taken to Bridewell. The other prisoner was also taken into custo by on the spot by his orders- Inspector M'Gill corrobora ted Mr. Whitty's testimony. The prisoners were commit ted to take their trial at the Borough Sessions. The conduct of the Roman Catholics on this occasion has been most disgraceful in the extreme, for, whatever may be the opinions of the Orangemen, they hsve never inter fered with the immense processions of the Roman Catholics which take place annually on St. Patrick's day, and the Orangemen on Tuesday did not attempt to walk. The Orangemen complain, that in a Protestant country they ought to have been allowed to make a loyal demonstration under the sanction and protection of our Protestant mayor ; more especially as the Papists on the 17th March exhibited no small number of the most rebellious emblems and flags. They have unquestionably been rather harshly dealt with. KIRKDALE QUARTER SESSIONS The Kirkdale Quarter Sessions commenced yesterday, in the Court-house at Kirkdale, before the Rev. JONATHAN BROOKS, and a very full bench of magistrates, amongst whom were James Heyworth, Esq., the Rev. J. T. Horton, John Formby, Esq., Peter Bourne, Es q ., Ri c h ar d E ar l e , Esq., Rev. Miles Formby, &c., &C., &c. The following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury : Thomas Harrison, Esq., of Maghull, Foreman. Henry Underwood, of Houghton. Charles King, of Houghton. Henry Mawdesley, of North Meols. William Garside, of Ormskirk. James Edge, of Ormskirk. Henry Barton, of Ormskirk. Thomas Aspinall, of Maghull. James Watkinson, of Maghull. John Bradshaw, of Great Crosby. John Christopherson, of Great Crosby. William Hughes, of Great Crosby. Thomas Prescot, of Lathom. William Smith, of Lathom. James Green, of Knowsley. James Rawsthorne, of Knowsley. Henry Rimmer, of Knowsley. James Caddick, of Lydiate. William Owen, of Ormskirk. George Hurst, of North Meols. James Bryers, of Ormskirk. Mr. Peter Bancroft, of Great Crosby; Mr. Jos. Russell, of Fazakerley ; Mr. Richard Bond, of Halsall; and Mr. W. Jolly, of North Meols, were fined £5 each for non-attend ance. Mr. Richard Reynolds, of Halsall, was excused on the ground of illness. Vie CHAIRMAN, in his charge to the grand jury, said he was sorry he could not congratulate them upon having few cases to come before them, for he observed that in the ca lendar there were no less than 106 prisoners for trial at these sessions. He had looked over the cases, and he found that they consisted of those common cases which were continu ally coming before grand juries, and with which, he dared say, several of them were acquainted. There was one case, however, which he would mention, because they perhaps might not be quite aware of the law upon it. It was the case of a person borrowing property and afterwards selling it, converting it to his own use. It was No. 86 in the ca lendar, where the prisoner, Thomas Swift, borrowed from a fellow-servant a coat, which he did not return : his fellow servant inquired after it, and then found that the prisoner had sold it. If, at the time, it was done with an inten tion to make money by it, it was a decided felony ; and that was the presumption, unless the party accused could prove to the contrary. With regard to the other cases, he was not aware of any which required notice from him ; but if, contrary to his expectations, the grand jury should find any difficulty in them, the court would be glad to give them any assistance. Since the last sessions, a change in the law, so far as it was connected with the Court of Quarter Sessions, had taken place. The legislature had thought proper to withdraw from quarter sessions the power of trying several offences which hitherto they had the power to try. He believed that in the present calendar there was none which would come under that description; though, if there were, the act of parliament only came into effect to-morrow, so that it would not effect the court to-day. He believed, however, there were no cases. Cases of burglary, and other offences where the sentence was to be transportation for life, were now directed by act of parliament to be sent to the assizes instead of to the sessions. Cases of that descrip tion seldom came before them in that court, and they were cases in which the extremity of the law was hardly ever gone to, except they were attended with circumstances of cruelty. They were, however, taken from the quarter sessions, an d he for one felt exceedingly glad to be relieved from any responsibility that the legislature chose to take from them. The magistrates of this county sat there much in to their own inconvenience, for the convenience of the public, in the ad ministration of justice. They felt that the administration of justice there was a great degree of responsibility attaching to them ; and any act which the legislature passed which limited that responsibility, and threw the more heinous cases under the cognizance of the judges of the land, the magistrates were exceedingly glad of it. The grand jury would now retire to their room, and send some bills into court as early as possible. The grand jury then retired. The trials commenced shortly afterwards, but nothing occurred worth notice during the day. The calendar contains the names of 106 prisoners charged with felony, and one with misdemeanour. DEATH BY DROWNING.--An inquest was held yesterday, before Mr. Murray, on view of the body of Samuel Varley, a youth of 17 years of age. It appeared that on Tuesday afternoon last the body of the deceased was seen to rise to the surface of the water in the. Trafalgar Dock, and was taken to the steps, and thence to the dead- house. It appeared to have been immersed some days. It was recognised to be that of a young man (an apprentice, it is said, at Messrs. Fawcett and Preston's foundry) who had been missing for a week. Verdict, ..Found drowned, but how he got into th e water there was no evidence to shew." THE 'WELCH CONVICT —The following is an extract from a letter dated Port Arthur, S Dec. 14, 1841 :—" Frost, Williams, and .1 "es, are in this settlement. Frost has been sent to Hobart Town to stand a trial respecting some letters he sent to England, whi c h were published in the newspapers, and got to the ears of the Government ; so he bas been sent to this settlement to hard labour. 'He has done a great deal of harm to himself, as he was very well off before, being he will oye be at bardd as a clerk in the Cotnraissariat's office, b u t now labour for 49111 e tame." CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY. The adjourned half. yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Company was held in the Clarendon-rooms, South John -street, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, which they, at ti.e last meeting, requested time to prepare. There was a very large attendance of proprietors. Shortly after twelve o'clock the chair was taken by William Dixon, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Directors. The CHAIRMAN commenced the proceedings by stating that the report of the directors, which h a d a l rea d y b een l a id before the proprietors, wou ld be read by the law clerk. Mr. MALLABY, the law clerk, then read the report, of which the following is a copy : " At a meeting held in October, 1841, the directors laid before the proprietors statements of the company's transac tions, which they had every reason to believe were correct, having given instructions to the late treasurer to prepare them in as detailed and complete a manner as possible ; the accounts when prepared and their correctness certified by a professional accountant, they laid before the meeting with the most undoubting confidence. " The resignation of the late treasurer, and the consequent appointment of his successor, having led to a re-examination of the accounts they were found ill-arranged, inaccurate, and in many respects deficient and incomplete, so much so that it has required the utmost efforts of Mr. Wilcox, the present treasurer, aided by the occasional assistance of Mr. Joseph Pry, an able accountant, and frequent explanations from the late treasurer, before the accounts could be brought into an intelligible shape, and rendered worthy of the confi dence of the proprietors. " The directors have reason to believe that the accounts about to be lad before this meeting are correct. They are made up to the 30th of June last, showing the state of the affairs of the company, both as to its capital and traffic, and will be read in detail to the meeting ; the following abstract will show in the meantime the results of the working of the line ; The total amount received for the Carriage of 317,739 Passengers, from the 30th day ofJune, 1841, to the 30th June, 1842, is .Z 25,924 15 5 For Parcels and Merchandise 2,038 14 0 For Rents Claim outstanding against the Post Office 2,173 6 0 Expended during the same period i❑ working the Line Interest paid on Loans £6,842 2 4 Deduct Interest received 1: - N 2 4 £6,704 0 0 £30,784 6 3 --£25,247 4 9 £5,537 1 6 Balance in hand in June, 1841 3,314 19 8 Surplus on Traffic account £8,852 1 2 " The expenditure on the gross receipts (upwards of 60 per cent.) will no doubt appear to the proprietors, as it has done to the directors, much too great ; and as it has been apparent for many months that a considerable portion of this evil arose from the fares being too low and the trains too numerous, an improved arrangement of both fares and trains has been adopted with signal success—the expenditure has been diminished to the extent of £1650 per annum—the reeci ids of the railway, in proportion to the number of pas sen,,!ers, have increased—the accommodation for the public has proved amply sufficient—few persons have gone by any other rotate in preference to the railway, whilst the number of passengers has not diminished to the extent which the ad mitted depression of trade during the last year, might have led the directors to expect. " In addition to the above sources of increased income, the sum of £1,500 per annum has been saved by causing the passengers to pay their own terry rates. First class passen gers alone are now conveyed from the ferry to the railway station in omnihusses, by which £730 per annum has been saved to the company ; indeed it is from these changes alone that the directors have been able to create the surplus now placed at the command of the proprietors; had the trade of the country been in a prosperous state, it is obvious that an extended traffic, unattended with additional expenditure, would have arisen, which, under the present arrangements, would have enabled the directors to have laid a statement before this meeting more satisfactory to themselves and to the proprietors. " It is a well ascertained fact, that short lines cost much more in proportion than long lines, and the expense of work ing them is also proportionally greater ; this line endures the pressure of both these evils in no ordinary degree, a much greater sum having been expended on the line than was ever contemplated by its projectors, and must continue a draw back upon the returns which the railway would otherwise have produced. " The directors have devoted much of their attention to the introduction of economy in the expenditure into every department of the establishment; they have, to a certain extent, succeeded, and they have in contemplation various plans, which, when matured, will lead to still further reduc tions. Much has already been done, but it is apparent that still more must be done, and they pledge themselves to the proprietors to carry into effect all practicable and ra tional plans for reducing the expenditure, consistent with a due regard to the accommodation and safety of passengers, and the efficiency and permanence of the line. " The directors have completed the arrangements for the sale of the Woodside Ferry, on the terms already sanctioned by the proprietors. By its sale, the right of ferryage to and from Liverpool has been secured in perpetuity to the Monk's Ferry, as far as regards railway purposes ;—the interest on capital expended in its purchase, or engaged in working it, has been saved by the company, and in the event of the pro prietors thinking it expedient to construct a tunnel from Monk's Ferry to Grange Lane, they have secured to them the right to do so, and for that purpose to break the surface, and pass under the streets of Birkenhead.. " With the exception of having the plans and estimates prepared by the company's engineer, the directors have not taken any step towards the formation of the tunnel, and they now desire to have the sentiments of the proprietors fully ex pressed relstive to so great and expensive an undertaking be fore they venture to engage in it. The company has land, which, if sold, would furnish a considerable, potion of the funds needful for that purpose. Some of the directors con sider that much of the ultimate welfare and success of the railway depend upon the construction of the tunnel forth with, whilst others think, however desirable the measure it is worthy of grave consideration, whether the advantages which may be gained by the construction of a tunnel would compensate for the great expenditure and the sacrifice of va luable property in land which is daily increasing in value, and which must be sold for less than even its present value if forced upon' the market without reserve. " The directors have pleasure in stating that the line has not suffered any injury from the late severe winter; it is in good order in every respect. _ _ "The directors recommend that a dividend of 20s. per whole share be paid to the shareholders, on and after Mon day, the Ist of August ; and they have only to add, that the retiring directors are Mr. Wardell, Mr. Booth, and Mr. Hamilton, who are all eligible for re-election. " WILLIAM DIXON, Chairman. Appended to the report was a statement of the receipts and disbursements on the traffic account from the 30th of June, 1841, to the 30th of June, 1842. It appeared that, including a balance in hand on the 30th ofJune, 1841, the receipts from passengers, parcels, merchandise, rents, interest, and the ferry, amounted to £32,064 2s. 3d. The disbursements for coaches, locomotive power, police, omnibus and ferry, rates, maintenance of way, direction, law charges, &c. &c., to £25,385 7s. Id., leaving a balance in hand of £6678 15s. 2d. The receipts and disbursements on capital account, from the 31st of August, 1841, to the 30th of June, 1842, shewed a balance against the company of £29,776, Bs. 9d.; against which was £28,257 45., mortgages of the commissioners of Birkenhead for Woodside Ferry. The accounts were signed by Mr. John B. Wilcox, treasurer, and by the auditor, Mr. Joseph Fry, accountant. Mr. JAMES MULLENEUX said, that in order to bring the business fairly before the meeting, he had no objection to move the adoption of the report just read; but before doing, so, he would allude to one item which demanded serious con sideration upon the part of the directors. He meant the immense charge of working the line. It was worked at an expenditure of between 60 and 70 per cent. upon the gross receipts, which was far greater than on anv other line in the kingdom ' • and he thought it might be very mat er i a lly dimi nished. If the working of the line was let upon contract, he thought that object would be obtained. lie was aware that this plan had been brought before the directors ; and he eertainly felt some surprise that it had not been adopted. He saw that the directors wished to have the opinion of the proprietors upon the propriety of making the tunnel. He was of opinion that it *mild be most impolitic and injudicious to do so ; that they must either sell their land at an improper time, or incur a debt with the prospect of a very doubtful advantage. He did not think the advantage to be gained by it would compensate for the expense it would entail upon the company. He thought it was the duty of the directors to employ their money upon the improvement of the line, and leave to other and more prosperous times the construction of the tunnel. He moved the adoption of the report. Mr. SEAGAR seconded the motion. Mr. PETER. SO WEBBY said that portion of the directors' report which contained a eulogy upon the present system of fares, was incorrect and not founded in fact. He would not enter into the discussion of the fares then, because it would be a waste of time ; but he would give a sketch of the traffic since the opening of the line. From the 23d September to the 14th December, 1840—eleven weeks and six days-21,811 passengers were conveyed ; the amount received for passen gers and parcels was £2,857. 16s. 9d. ,• the average number of passengers per week was 1,817, and the average receipts per week £239. The fares were then 4s. the first class, and 2s. 6d. the second ; upon market days a third class carriage was provided, with seats, and Is. only was charged. From the 15th December, 1840, to the date of the commence men t of low fares, the 30th September, 1841—forty-one weeks and two days-281,402 passengers were conveyed; the amount received for passengers and parcels was £21,566. 15s. 7d. ; the average number of passengers per week was 6,863, and the weekly receipts for passengers and parcels was £530. During the whole of that time the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Company had to contend with a most powerful oppositions. Three coaches left Eastham for Chester, and two left Eastham for Wales, which made ten coaches a-day. Early in September, 1841, the proprietors of those opposition coaches ceased to run in opposition to the railway, having entered into an agreement with the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Company. From the 30th September, 1841, to the 30th June, 1842—thirty-nine weeks-205,928 passengers were conveyed ; the amount received for passengers and parcels was £21,050 ; the average weekly number of passen gers was 5,280, and the average weekly receipts were £539. They must, however, bear in mind, that the re ceipts of those 39 weeks contained an item of £4O per week derived from her Majesty's mails, which was not the case in 1841. They must also bear in mind that the last 39 weeks included a considerable amount—upwards of £BO per week—received from the traffic that used to go by Eastham. Now, deducting the £4O and the £BO, which made £l2O, from the average sum of £539 received per week in that period from passengers and parcels, it would leave only £419. Now, considering that there were a large number of villages on each side of the line—that the population of Li verpool was 200,000—that the railway was contiguous to Shropshire and the whole kingdom of North Wales,—would they tell him that the line would only produce £419 per week ? He laid these facts before the meeting, but he should not make any motion upon them. The CHAIRMAN begged to make one remark in reply to the observations of Mr. Sowerby : it would be merely to state the working of the road from January, 1841, to Janu ary, 1812. They carried, from January 22 to June 30, 1841, 118,554 passengers; and they received £10,162 16s. From the 22d January to the 30th June, 1842, they carried 119,743 passengers, and realised £11,465 ; thus showing, that though they had carried 28,811 passengers less in the former than in the last year, they had received alarger sum. Mr. UNIACKE said he agreed, in a great measure, with the remarks made by Mr. Mulleneux ; the only point in them to which he objected, was his opinion as to the forma tion of the tunnel. He (Mr. Uniacke) thought there wer such grounds for the immediate construction of the tunnel, that he should take the sense of the meeting upon it,after he had submitted a few remarks. He had a large stake in the undertaking; and, having been for some years (indeed from the first) closely connected with it, he had watched its inte rests as narrowly as he could. The honourable gentleman who had moved the adoption of • the report had very fairly and justly complained of the great expense of working the line; but whence did that expense arise? A. saving of £1650 a year would only make a difference of 41 per cent. upon the cost of working the line —consequently, supppse that reduction was made, the expenses would still be more than 50 per cent. upon the gross receipts. What caused this line, then, to cost mor e i n wor ki n g than any other? It occurred between the station and the river. (Hear, hear.) The sooner that nuisance was put an end to the better; and Ihe was willing to submit with o th ers t oe t em p orary sacr i f i ce in order to do so: The directors had very judiciously, he thought, left the question open for the consideration of the proprietors, they being themselves divided upon the sub ject. He thought, then, he was justified in expressing his individual opinion, and, perhaps, the opinion of some others upon the subject. This railway was peculiarlycircumstanced, and its advantages could never be developed, or it could never be better than it was, till that had taken place. If the proprietors were willing to make a temporary sacrifice, he was quite sure the work would be completed in a very short period, and that they would soon reap an ample reward upon it. He had been for some time a director of the Grand Junction Railway; but he begged not to be understood as i n any way speaking from anything which had occurred in his healing, with regard to Grand Junction affairs. The re marks he was inclined to make had arisen entirely from his own connection of what must necessarily take place under certain circumstances. lie considered that when the com munication between the Manchester and Leeds line and the Liverpool and Manchester line was completed, there would be a great rush of goods' traffic from the Manchester and Leeds line; and that the Grand Junction Company would find greater difficulty than they found now in carrying their goods' traffic along the Liverpool and Manchester line. (Hear.) The difficulty was so great even now, that it was perfectly notorious that a plan had been carried ostt, or was in contemplation, for them to take their goods by water to Preston Brook. A PROPRIETOR.—OnIy to a certain extent. Mr. UNIACKE said that might be so. When they were , last before parliament, however, he knew it was a subject of observation that iron was not brought down that line in consequence of the distance and other inconveniences attend its being conveyed round Warrington, which would cease, as he understood, when the communication was complete through Chester. He knew no body of men more fully alive to their own interests than the Grand Juqction direc tors, and he did not expect them to show any favour or affection where they found it would tend to the disparage ment of their own interest ; but, when it was their interest to adopt a particular line of conduct, they would do it; and a railway communication from the shores of the Mersey, by which they should be enabled to put their goods from the river upon the railway, would be such an improved commu nication between the Mersey, and Birmingham and London, and all the intermediate places right and left, that in spite of any other interest, and of whatever might occur, their interest would be in favour of adopting this Line for their goods traffic. They would be sure to come to this line if they could get up to the river side. Without meaning this company any service, if this company would serve them so much they would come to it ; and therefore the sooner this company set about to receive their traffic the better for them selves, (Hear.) The increased traffic, by such facilities being given would amount between Birmingham and Liver pool to £l5OO a week. He did not think he was saying at all too much, considering, the great communication with Ireland; and as the Chester and Birkenhead line constituted about one-sixth of the whole distance, he thought they might calculate one-sixth of the traffic paying the expenses of working the line. If any difference arose in doing it, he was sure the proprietors would be willing to waive for six months, or even twelve months, any chance of profit from the line. In the meantime they need not be in a hurry to sell the land. In a year or more it might be sold, and if there were then any surplus it might be divided among the shareholders ; but the railway would be of such little value to them as it was, and of such very great value to them when it was altered that he did not think any time ought to be lost now in securing the thing—or at all events in securing the right to make it. He did not know what the agreement might be with ithe commissioners of Birkenhead, but he supposed that what one body of commissioners had ordered another might rescind. The CIIAIRMAN.—They cannot. Mr. UNIACKE concluded by expressing his opinion, that it was expedient to make the tunnel; and said he should move that the directors be authorised to proceed with its construction. Mr. THOMAS WHEELER, of Manchester, apprehended that Mr. Uniacke's motion would follow Mr. Mulleneux's ; and that the proper time to offer any remarks upon it would not be till after the reception of the report. Mr. Moz LEY did not think it was necessary to move it by way of an amendment. The CHAIRMAN said he should consider it merely as an instruction to the directors. Mr. UNIACKE observed, that the directors called upon the proprietors for their opinion upon the subject. Mr. EDWARDS (of Chester) said, the account given in September last of the preceding three months traffic that, there was as much in stock then as there was now. He wanted to know why Mr. Mallaby had avoided that matter, and what he had to say upon the subject? Mr. MALLABY said he had nothing more to say upon the subject than what the directors report to the proprietors contained. Mr. EDWARDS.—That is nothing. Mr. 11 1 1ALLAny read the first paragraph of the report, and said it was sufficiently indicative, on the face:of that report, that the former accounts were not correct. Mr. EDWARDS.—Were they not examined by the direc- Mr. MALLADY said the report shewed that the former ac counts were not correct. The directors had given particular instructions to the treasurer, who prepared them, to employ a professional accountant, of the highest eminence, to under take the auditing of the accounts, and until those accounts had been audited, the directors did not lay them before the proprietors. The audit, however, seemed to be quite as in correct as the accounts themselves. Mr. MAY enquired whether the auditor had been paid for his trouble? The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative. Mr. EDWARDS asked who had audited the accounts? Mr. MALLABY.—The signature of Mr. Stanway appeared to the accounts themselves. It was Mr. Stanway, of Man chester. Mr. EDWARDS.—Has his account been paid ? Mr. MALLABY.—It has been paid a long time ago. Mr. EDWARDS asked whether the errors had arisen from any particular mystification in the accounts. He could not otherwise understand how Mr. Stanway, a man of character, could be wrong. Mr. MALLABY said, the result was, as appeared by subse quent inquiry, that all the accountslwere fouit,ill arranged. The system itself was bad. Mr. EDWARDS wanted to know bow all these errors had arisen—in what particular way they, had occurred. There was a mistake as to more than £5OOO, and L e wante d to know the particulars. These were point-blank questions, and he wished to hear them answered. Mr. MAIZABY said he was not the accountant, and con sequently could give no information. Mr. MAY :—Who are we to apply to then ? The CHAIRMAN said, to the treasurer. Mr. EDWARDS said, that from, t he 30th June to the 28th September, l as t y ear , there appeared to have been £5OOO g one away and lost sight of; and he wished to know what had become of it ? The TREASURER (Mr. Wilcox) said, that if the gentle man would look at the receipts of the directors, he would see that the accounts professed to be made up half-yearly ; and as a matter of course they were bound by that regulation. The £5OOO referred to by Mr. Edwards was false, because the outstanding bills were not charged. That, indeed, was a three months' statement, without any of the bills for that period appearing in it. Mr. EDWARDS asked whether the treasurer knew of that? Mr. WILCOX could not tell what the treasurer knew. Mr. EDWARDS :—Was. it not his duty to know of those accounts ? Mr. WILCOX :—Certainly it was. The CHAIRMAN said, the directors admitted that the late treasurer did not attend to his duty, and they had requested a general statement might be gone through, which had been done by Mr. Wilcox. The directors, however, had every reason to believe that the accounts now submitted showed the exact position of the company. Mr. MAY inquired to what period the investigation had extended. The CHAIRMAN replied, that the accounts had been ex amined from the commencement. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE said, they must not allow it to go forth that these errors had all taken place within the last twelve months. The proprietors were told that the accounts were now correct, but he himself thought the directors knew very little about them. Mr. MOZLEY said, there seemed to have been no adequate responsibility upon the part of those who had the direction of the accounts. instead of being submitted to a distinct committee of directors to audit them from time to time, they were left to a paid servant of the company, and the ipse dixit of that servant was taken for their correctness. If he was told that there had been a bad system, but it was now cor rected, and the proprietors bad the voucher for that of those persons in whom, par excellence, they confided, he should be contented for the future ; but if they had not that voucher, then it was time for the proprietors to call upon the directors to adopt such a code of regulations as would secure confidence in the accuracy of the.accouuts. The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said the accounts were audited weekly by the finance committee, and no money whatever was paid but under the direction of that ccmmittee. The treasurer had no power to pay money without their order. The accounts laid before that committee were placed before the general board every Monday, and every account was again gone through before the general body of directors. He might add, that the finance committee went weekly to the station at Grange-lane, and there superintended the whole arrangements for payments. Mr. MOZLEY.—Then I take it for granted that the errors which have previously occurred have been errors from the bad keeping of the accounts ; and are not abstractions of money ? The CHAlRMAN.—Certainly. Mr. MOZLEY said the proprietors might then be satisfied that the errors had arisen not from any loss of money, but from mere clerical errors in the system of keeping the ac counts ; and a bad system it was. Without meaning to cast any reflection upon the gentleman who bad had the manage ment of this matter, he could not but say that there appeared to have been some deficiency as to the, auditing by the com mittee, as they had not detected the error of the treasurer in not placing the bills which had come in against the earn ings during that period. But as they had nothing to answer for, as to the abstraction of money, it was plain that all that was required was a better system ; and now the question was, whether the system was such au one as could be depended upon for the future If he understood the directors to vouch for the accuracy, then be did not think the proprietors need dwell upon errors which had not led them into loss. But if, upon the contrary, when enquiry was made of their accu racy, they contented themselves with referring to Mr. Wil cox, he must say that more was required f rom t h em. Mr. MULLENEUX.—I wish to ask a question—whether the late treasurer has made up his accounts and handed over the balance? ' _ . Mr. MozLEY.—I take that for granted. Mr. MuLLENEux.—I put the question distinctly—has the late treasurer made up his accounts. and paid over the balance due from him? The CHAIRMAN.—His accounts are made ap, but he has not paid over the amount due. We are, however. to receive the principal part of the amount this week, and the remain der we shall have ample security for. Mr. MOLLENEDX.—What is the amount? The CHAIRMAN.—It is about £2,300, Mr. EDWARDS.—EIave you got the security for it? The CHAIRMAN.—We have. Mr. MOZLEY.—You have no reason to doubt but you will receive the money ? The CHAIRMAN.—Not the least. Mr. Mort,Ey begged to ask a few questions with regard to a point suggested by Mr. Uuiacke• He wished to know what would be the expense of the tunnel ? The CHAIRMAN replied, that the directors had had an es timate made, and a statement laid before them, and they were inclined to believe that the expence would be £25,000 at least. It was, however, pretty well known to every gentle man present, that the expence of such undertakings generally exceeded the estimate. Mr. EDWARDS said the expence was generally double the amount of the estimate. The CHAIRMAN said it was on that account the directors wished to have the opinion of the shareholders upon the sub ject. Th ere was no di v ision among the di rec t ors as to t h e eligibility of making the tunnel`; but it was a question whe ther at this moment it was desirable to force the sale of pro perty, as they must, in order to make it. Mr. WHEELER contended that the proprietors ought to have the opinion of the directors upon the question of mak ing the tunnel before being called upon to give their own. The report did not state their feeling, but merely said some were for and some against it. lie asked the Chairman for the opinion of the majority of the dir6ctars upon it. Mr. MOZLEY objected to the question on the ground that it was asked with a view to biassing the opinions of the proprietors. _ _ . Mr• WHEELER defended the question. It was of great importance that the question should be understood in all its bearings; and if this information was withheld, how could they form a correct judgment? Before the directors asked for the opinion of the proprietors, they should have been in formed the amount of traffic expected upon the one hand, and the expense upon the other. Mr. MOZLEY explained; and added, that he was about to ask the directors where they calculated upon receiving the money from to construct the tunnel; and next, what, in their opinion, would be the advantage of making the tunnel, com pared with the present system of the railway. A general answer to these questions would most likely be sufficient to enable the proprietors to came to a conclusion as to the desirableness of the tunnel. The CHAIRMAN repeated, that the estimate they had received was £25,000. As to the means of paying for the tunnel, they had from £30,000 to £40,000 in land, which not being essential for the use of the railway, might be sold. Whether this was the proper time to sell the land he did not know ; but if it were sold the directors would have sufficient to make the tunnel, assuming that the cost did not exceed the estimate. Mr. YARROW, the engineer, read his estimate of the cost of the tunnel. It amounted to £24,525. Mr. MozLEy asked the engineer whether it was his firm opinion that the tunnel could be completed within a mode rate amount of the sum he had named. Mr. YARROW.--liaveev;;yrea;;; to believe it would be. Mr. MozLay.—Do you think £30,000 would fully cover all the expense? Mr. YARROW :—I consider that £25,000 would cover all ; £30,000 would cover the expense of another year. Mr. DIXON said he had this business in hand when be ceased to be the company's engineer, and the estimates might in fact be considered as his own. He believed them to be correct; but he wished the directors, for their satisfac tion and his own, to take the advice of some other engineer, not only as to the cost, but whether it would be desirable to make the tunnel a single or a double one. These estimates were made for a double tunnel. Mr. MOZLEY asked Mr might not he exceeded ? Dixon whether the estimate Mr. DIXON thought not ; and the directors might be satisfied of that by receiving tenders from responsible parties before they decided. Speaking as a shareholder, he thought there would be no great difficulty in making the tunnel. The land which the company had on hand was not only earning nothing, but it was costing money every year; and if it were sold to make the tunnel, and it did not succeed, they would be no worse of. Mr. MOZLEY said it had been reported that a portion of the company's land could now be sold to considerable advan tage, to the extent of £lO,OOO or £12,000 ; and he inquired whether this was the case? The CHAIRMAN replied that it was probable. Mr. MOZLEY.—And that money would be available in carrying out the object of the tunnel? The CHAIRMAN.T7CertainIy. Mr. MozLEY said it appeed to him there could be no question as to the eligibility of making the tunnel. If its cost would not exceed £30,000, and if they could make £lO,OOO or £12,000 towards it by the sale of land, it would be for the proprietors to consider whether they would not forego their dividend in order to enable the directors to complete the tunnel; and whether they should not at once come to a conclusion, which sooner or later they must do, of making it. If the tunnel turned out advantageous, the certain result would be, that in twelve months they would be in a better position, notwithstanding the sacrifice they had made, than they were at this moment. He was not in possession of any information on the subject himself, but he took it that Mr. Uniacke would not have expressed the opi nion which he had as to the necessity of being prepared, by being perfectly independent, if there were not good reasons for it. Mr. JACKSON said, the object of the directors of this railway, from the first, had been to obtain a communication with the water-side. They had made a variety of efforts to attain that object, and he declared that nothing else was wanting to ensure the success of the railway. Mr. EDWARDS called for the expense of working the tunnel._ The cost of making it had only yet been given. Mr. UNIACKE said, that vas includedin the estimate Mr. EDWARDS again called for the expense of working from the engineer. Mr. Dixorr replied, that the engines would go down the tunnel at once, so there would be no expense incurred in working it. Mr. :—A MAYstationary engine will not be required ... Mr. DIXON :-NO Mr. RADCLIFFE expressed his conviction that if the tunnel were once embarked upon, it would not be completed for double the amount of the estimate. It would cost £60,000. Mr. Dixon had first said it could be made for £10,090, then for £15,000 ; and he had gradually increased his estimate till it had reached £25,000. Nothing could be more fallacious than such statements. Mr. UN lACKE asked Mr. Dixon whetherliis original esti mates were for a single or a double tunnel,? Mr. DIXON replied they were for a single tunnel, but at the same time he should be glad if the opinion of some other engineer were taken. Mr. EDWARDS asked Mr. Jackson whether he would him self undertake to make the tunnel for £5,000 above the esti mate—namely, for £30,000? Mr. JACKSON.—Yes ; and I would do it with the same success, as I made another bargain not long ago ; but I warn you not to part with your money. Mr. EDWARDS.—I am of a contrartupinion ; but if Mr Jackson can do it for that let him. "' Mr. JACKSON.—I have no hesitation in saying that I would become the contractor for this tunnel, to complete it for £30,000. Mr. MAY.—But that does not contemplate the pier. Mr. JACKSON said a pier was never contemplated. He would undertake to complete the tunnel in twelve months for £30,000. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE coincided with Mr. Radcliffe: After considerable discussion a resolution was passed that the report be received and entered upon the minutes. An other was carried to the effect that it was the opinion of the meeting that, with a view to ascertain the desirableness of making the tunnel, the directors be requested to obtain an estimate of the expense of the same, with the advantages likely to arise from the construction of it, and the means proposed to raise the necessary funds; and that they report to a_special general meeting as soon as practicable. Mr. MAY then moved tiiat the declaration of a dividend be. deferred till after the report of the directors to the special meeting. Mr. MuLLENEnx seconded the motion. Mr. WHEELER opposed it, and asked the law-clerk whe ther the directors could legally capitalise any part of the dividends. Mr. MALLABY.—In my opinion they can not. Mr. MAXWELL. seconded by Mr. JAS. LAWRENCE, moved as an amendment that the dividend be paid on the Ist of August. The amendment was carried, only two hands being against it. Mr. MAXWELL then made an attempt to reduce the num of directors, but it was unsuccessful. Five gentlemen were next put in nomination as eligible to be elected directors in the place of the three who retired by rotation. The following is the list :—Mr. James Mulleneux, Mr. Booth, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Abbott, and Mr. Folliot. A division took place, when the numbers were declared to be— For Mr. Mulieneux Mr. 800th.... Mr. Hamilton . Mr. Abbott ... Mr. Folliot A PROPRIETOR required that the notes should be taken in strict conformity with the act by each proprietor, according to the number of his shares. This demand caused considerable trouble; and in the course of about two hours, the following was declared to be the result : Votes. For Mr. Mulleneux „ Mr. Booth „ Mr. Hamilton „ Mr. Abbott . „ Mr. Folliott The three gentlemen first on the list were consequently declared elected directors ; and Mr. DIXON having been thanked for his conduct in the chair, the proceedings termi nated. CURIOUS CASE.-BLACK VERSUS WHITE On Tuesday, Stephen Simpson, a man of colour, was put forward at the police-court, on a charge of having refused to support his alleged child. Harriet Simpson, a white woman, deposed that she was the prisoner's wife, and that she had been relieved by the parish. The prisoner (who was a sailor) had refused to do anything for her, and was at present about to ship on board a vessel for the East Indies. He had also refused to provide for the baby she held in her arms, alleging that the child was not his own. The grounds he had given for this allegation were these—that his own colour was black, while that of the child was white. On her cross-examination by Mr. Wardle, she stated that herself and her husband had been parted by Mr. Hall, of the Liverpool Police -court, about four or five years ago. She had another child at that time, but that child had since died. It was then arranged that the prisoner should pay her ss. a-week for the maintenance of the former child. She bad never lived with the prisoner since that time, nor had she received any sum of money from him with the exception of the first ss. The present child was about ten months old. The prisoner was positively the father of it, although ib was white. She had seen the prisoner while she was in the family way with it. She had seen him about four months before the child was born. The child was born on the 9th Septem ber. She saw the prisoner in the month of May preceding. She also saw him on the sth of the preceding December. He did not remain with her that night, but on the following Monday be called for her to go with him to the Social Hall. (A Mr. Wnrdle asked whether the prisoner had slept with her on this latter occasion? Mr. Rushton said that it was unnecessary to have the question answered. _ A female witness deposed that upon one occasion the pri soner had come to a house where his wife had been employed, and declared that he would break the windows if he were not permitted to see his wife. Mr. Rushton said that the case had been cleared proved. If the wife had been in the habit of committing adultery the fact was capable of easy proof. Mr. Evans of the parish-office, stated that the prisoner had, upon one occasion, given £3 to provide for his wife during a voyage. MI-W. Simpion was again examined. She stated that she had been at the house of a Mrs. Manners since the prisoner had come home from sea upon the last occasion. The prisoner was there at the time, and, after having looked at the child for a long time, said, " I see you have got a young child." She replied, " Yes, and you are t h e f at h er o f it." " What!" said he, "am I the father of a white child ?" " Yes," she replied; " the just God above knows that it is your Mr. Rushton said that no real attempt seemed to have been made to refute the woman's story. The prisoner protested that the child was not his own, and said that his wife, in the presence of Mrs. Manners, had openly admitted as much. " The child," said he, "is too clear for me." Mr. Rushton.—Do you rely on the colour ? Prisoner.—l should think so. Mr. Rushton.—You are aware that there is nothing so de ceptive- as the colour of children. Prisoner. —But this is white, and. lam black. (A. laugh.) Exhibit the child. Let his Worship see the difference. The child was here shown to the bench : the colour of its skirl was perfectly fair. Mr. Wishton.:-tipon a view of this kind, the facts are certainly rather against your being the father. Are you a mulatto ? Prisoner—l believe I am. Mr. Rushton—You are not quite so dark as a mulatto. Prisoner—No. Mr. Rushton—lt certainly is a very difficult issue to try— (a laugh)—but you know colours deepen with age. Prisoner—That may be. The other two children I had were a little fairer than I am, but then they were dark like me. __ . . _ - 111 r. Rushton—This child is a fair child, and not the usual result in such cases. Mrs. Manners, the witness alluded to by the prisoner, was then sent for to give evidence. She refused to come, but sent word that she knew nothing about the case. A Doctor was then sent for, and, after a long delay, - Mr. Cripps, surgeon, of Dale-street, was examined. After having looked at the prisoner, and examined the - child, he thought there was no doubt in the case as to the possibility of paternity. He stated that the contour of the countenance of the child was like that of the father. Mr. nusliton then told the prisoner that the childwas like him, and that he had no doubt that the child was his own. He concluded by directing him to pay five shillings a week for its support and that of his wife. The prisoner7who seemed to think the question of pater nity very doubtful even still, consented to make arrange ments for the payment of the money accordingly. CORRESPONDENCE. ENGLISH MERCHANTS AND AMERICAN DEBTS TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—Lord Palmerston says (amidst loud cheers)—" Our merchants' books were full of bad (American) debts; the American merchants' storehouses were full of good corn. They would pay us with that corn, but we would not accept that corn in payment. (Renew,ed cheers.)"—See Tines of 7th July, 1842. Granting his lordship his alleged facts,' what an opinion he must entertain of the folly of the EngliAl merchants, not to take the corn in payment of their ball debts ! It his lord ship would ask the principal English creditors, he would be informed that they would jump and snap at the proposition of receiving payment in corn delivered in New York at the market price on the day of delivery ; and thus his lordship's mighty argument would vanish into smoke. It is true his lordship thinks the difficulty would vanish, if the duty on corn were fixed at Ss. per quarter ; but the same creditors would inform his lordship, that, even after the imposition of the fixed duty, they would still be wil ling to receive the corn at the market price, and delighted at having their bad debts thus liquidated. Lord Palmerston may be a deep statesman, but he is a shallow merchant. The American debtor does not pay his English creditor, because he is either poor or DISHONEST, and not because the duty on corn in England varies instead of being fixed at Bs. C. THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sint - As the great fault committed in placing the Col legiate Institution in a line with the street is now very gene rally admitted, it may not be amiss to suggest some mode in which so capital a defect may be remedied. Many plans, no doubt, may be proposed, having a better claim to consi deration than mine ; but as a means of directing attention to the subject, you may perhaps think it worth while to insert it in your paper. It is this • to make a crescent on the op posite side of Shaw-street, having a wide passage leading from its middle point to Salisbury-street. The line effect which the Institution would have at the extremity of such an avenue may be judged of by anyone who takes the trouble to walk into Salisbury-street, and view the building from that point.—l am, Sir, &c. Liverpool, July 10. AMATEUR. [We believe onr correspondent's suggestion has been already before the committee, but wnet:e,not i tiliTre of their decision on the subject.] is , ,f10,M371 At the recent audit of the .nev. Archer Ire, ...A., rec tor of Solihull, Warwickshire, last week, the rev. gentleman was pleased to make a reduction in the rents of his nume rous tenantry to the amount of 20 per cent., in considera tion of the prevalent distress. CRICKET.—KENT V. ALL ENGLAND.—This match was decided at Lords on Tuesday, by the players of Kent, with 12 selected from the various counties of • England, and after two days' play the former were proclaimed the victors by a majority of no less than 50 runs. GREAT TAKE OF SALMON. --Thee salmon fishery in this neighbourhood has been more successful this season than for many years past. On Monday last, no fewer than 1000 fish were taken out of the Dee, while the daily average take has been about 500.—Aberdeen Herald. RAPID TRANSATLANTIC COMMUNICATION.—A gentle man connected with this to wn sa il e d f rom Li verpoo l, by the Columbia steamer, and his brother, Mr. W. Morley, who resides in Sunderland, received a letter from him, advising his arrival in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 20 days from the date of his leaving England.—Senderland Times. Sir H. flardinge has obtained leave to bring in two bills, one for the establishment of savings banks in the army, and the other to empower the Secretary at \Var to pay the out pensioners. of Chelsea Hospital monthly, instead of quarterly, as at present. The large revenue of Greenwich Hospital is principally derived from the estates of the extinct Earldom of Derwent water, in the north, which, under the management of the commissioners, produces £25,000 per annum, and the freight or treasure brought from abroad, which realises on the average £lO,OOO per annum. NEW WAR STEAMER ON LAKE ERIE. — The English are building at Kingston a splendid war steamer to be called the Chippewa. Her burthen is 700 tons, and she will carry two long 82's and four 32-pounders. It thus appears that the British continue to arm their frontier.—New York Herald. MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—The nuptials of the Hon, Capt. F. W. Child Villiers, third son of the Earl of Jersey. and Lady Elizabeth De Rede Ginkle, daugher of the late and sister to the present Earl of Athlone, were celebrated at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, on Tuesday. Mar ried, at St. Mary's, Bryanston-square, on Tuesday, the 12th instant, by the Lord Bishop of Derry, Sir Henry Harvey Bruce, Bart., of Down Hill, Londonderry, to Mary Ann, only daughter of Sir Juckes Granville Juckes Clifton, Bart., of Clifton Hall, Nottingham, and Trelydon Hall, Montgo meryshire. Mr. Thomas Banks, engineer, of Manchester, has lately obtained a patent which bids fair to enhance the safety of the travelling public, and also to effect a considerable eco nomy in the expenditure of railway companies. This inven tion consists in a simple and effectual method of manufac turing or renewing the working surface of that most impor tant article in railway transit, the tire of the running or travelling wheel, and is accomplished by the application of steel to the peripheries of either old or new wheels, in such a manner that Increased durability is insured at an inconsi derable cost in the first production, and a permanent eco nomy in the ultimate result. Mr. Gladstone's bill to substitute flour and biscuit for bonded corn is exciting much attentior—among corn-factors, millers, and bakers, who have learned with satisfaction that it has been adopted by the government. The quantities of biscuit and flour to be exchanged for every hundred pounds of wheat taken out of bond, have been arranged, we under stand, as follows : Flour Nibs. Cabin biscuit. 6Blbs. Navy biscuit Bolbs. Commonest slip biscuit There is also to be a power of requiring a certificate of the deposit, and of using it for the taking out of the corn at any port of the kingdom, for the space of six weeks. A great improvement has taken place in flowers for head. dress—which are no longer made of silk or cambric, but of velvet. The feuillage de velours nuance resembles nature much more than its predecessors. Her Majesty had given the example a short time since, when an imitation of the leaves of that domestic but useful esculent, the potato, were adopted in the young sovereign's dress, these leaves having, besides the advantage of their colour, that of the grace with which the stems connect the shoots together. The foliage is made in velvets of different shades of colour, and when dia monds are placed amidst them the effect is beautiful and highly becoming. DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT. — FIiday morning, whilst a man named William Evans was lying asleep on the bank of a burning lime-kiln, near Hugeley, two drunk en nav i gators, who had been wo r ki ng i n that neighbourhood, came up, one of them placed his foot under the body of the sleeping man, and threw him on the burning lime, and they both immedi ately ran away. Providentially another man was sleeping on the bank, and being awakened py the cries of the poor fellow, assisted in rescuing him from his perilous situation. He was conveyed to the Stafford General Infirmary ; and al though dreadfully burnt, hopes are entertained of his reco very. H ad the lime been in a calcined state, his death would have been inevitable.—Stafford Advertiser. TREATY OF COMMERCE WITH BRAZIL. —The following is the article of our commercial treaty with Brazil, to which Mr. M. Forster, the hon. member for Berwick, referred on Friday night, in his question to Sir R. Peel (Article XXVIII.) :—" The high contracting parties agree that the stipulations contained in the present treaty shall continue in force for the term of fifteen years, to be reckoned from the date of the ratifications of the treaty ; and further, until one or other of the high contracting parties shall give notice of its termination. In which case this treaty shall terminate at the end of two years from the date of such notice." Brazil gave notice two years ago that she would terminate the treaty at the end of 15 years, but we say it was not com petent for her to give notice till after the expiration of the 15 years, and on this point hinges the dispute. EMIGRANTS, &c.—Over 3,000 people landed in the city of New York in the last two days, including agriculturists and all kinds of mechanics. In the city they cannot remain. We have 4,000 persons cf our own already out of employ, and the number lately thrown adrift by the navy orders has added to the calamity. To the country then they must go, and there is room enough for all if they will but follow good ad vice. The counties of Delaware and Ulster, 50 to 100 miles west of Catskill, on the North .River, offer the best pros pect to the settler—good land and fine health on the moun tains. To these people we say, go to the mountainous parts of Delaware and Ulster, and see the Scotch and Welch set tlement in the vicinity of Delhi. The lands recommended may be reached in two days. It is folly to go to the far west, away from all kindred, friends, and connexions.—New York Herald. LORD AUCKLAND.—A great deal is made by two whig papers of the historical fact, proclaimed to the world with sound of trumpet by Lord Palmerston, that Lord Auckland was asked to continue at his post in India for some time longer, by the tory government. Mr. Escott's perhaps random denial elicited from Lord Palmerston a more mea sured account of the matter; and it now seems that his " authority " is a gossiping family letter, and that the re quest of the government is nothing more than a friendly wish of Lord Ellenborough's. But even allowing the largest con struction to Lord Pahnerston's exclusive information, what does the fact amount to? The new ministers found Lord Auckland engaged in a war : they may not approve of that war, either in its origin or object, but once begun it must be prosecuted to an issue; and unless Lord Auckland's manage ment bad been thought bad indeed, it might naturally have been considered better to let him finish the job, without bringing in another workman, who would have to learn his business in the midst of an emergency.—Spectator. " Ah ! Mr. Hogg—happy to see you—how are the little piggies?" " Quite well, thank'ee, Mr. Colt ; how do you do—and how's the old mare ?" Humility is the great ornament and jewel of the Christian religion. Let the face, like that of Moses, shine to others, but make no looking-glasses for thyself. ANECDOTE OF GEORGE lII.—At a recent public dinner of the governors of St. Luke's Hospital, Mr. Layard, one of the governors, stated a curious and interesting fact most creditable to King George 111. In the list of benefactiors for the year 1793 is the following insertion .—" A benevolent gentleman, who desired his name might be concealed during his life, gave £5,000, Four per Cents, by Robert Drummond, Esq.'"lhe " benevolent gentleman," Mr. L ayard stated he had been assured by most respectable parties, was no other than his late Majesty King George 111. - - PROGRESS OF PARTS.—" Pa, d o th ey plough the prisoners up at Sing Sing . (the Penit en ti ary ) "No my son;" " what made you ask that question? "' "'Cause it says here that one of their faces was furrowed." Ornament is only valuable when it does not interfere with what is useful. The frost which congeals water adds much to its brilliancy, but destroys its utility. Children may admire how it sparkles in the sun, but men will reflect that it slakes no thirst ; it revives no fainting heart. ns ORIGIN OF TIIE H ALO OVER SAINTS' MLA-- -The even Pagan fashion of p ro t e e t i ng the heads of deit i es — o f t en, in Temples, expos e d t o t h e outer a i r —f rom the birds, each by a m e t a l di ces, h a d b y degrees so associatedlts of Christians even with that head-pie ce an id ea o f di gn ity, th a t then painting, the lnu adopted the form i n or d er t o ma rk, vn character of saintship. Thence the nimbus,eand mosaics, so far introduced over saints in the more ancient paintings ere aureole or glory of from tieing intended to represent a h ro e w earer himself, is only intangible rays emanating of silver or gold, often , from t the representation of a solid plat ter &c., fitting the skull.— adorned with scrolls, foliage, gems. Hope's History of Arclstleclure. THE FIRST ENGLISH TOWN IN .CHIN. Until within the last year, the probability of an Englis town being established in China, and governed by the same was a thing unheard of. So strongly opposed have the C' nese been to such a measure, and tenacious of strict ing to their own customs in all things relating to intercourse with foreign powers, that a fact like this cannot but other wise than surprise not only themselves but the whole world. That such an event would ever take place has ever been to them held in the light of an impossibility. it is a peculiar feature, that although with Englishmen the Chinese have had greater commercial intercourse than with any other nation, and consequently have received greater benefits from us than &Om any one or more nations, there exist greater animosity on their part towards us than to any others. This may be traced to the unbending coldness of them 'yes, and the superior tone of intelligence and authority nnot 11 not hear of aCouni' is natives The Hong equality with them. had better opportunities of witnessing thz4 sciences, as in things of minor iinnort, Engl ably has the ascendancy, acknowl beauty of our models of vessels, both me. men-of-war, their equipment and command, hi. from impartial persons the praise so eminently o out two things only do the most intelligent claj- p the manufacture of silk and grass cloth. it Chinese are bigots of the first water. England and China completes that which enables us tc, that there is no portion of the globe but what has witness. our armies and power. Greater than Alexander have out conquests been in more portions of the world. The Canton Press, of the 12th and 19th Februa,, , ceived by the last overland mail, informs us that great activit prevailed at Hong Kong. Houses and go-downs w' ing up in all directions, . and in a few months more a ne _ considerable town will have grown into existence. Not only were the government erecting houses and offices for their purposes, but merchants were also gaining more confidence in the permanency of the establishment, while the m aries of different churches had applied for and obtained gran of land, for the purpose of building chapels and schools. A large native p o p u l a ti on h a d a l rea d y b e a n c -" tirnatec by some at 15,000, but chiefly composed of the class. A magistracy and police had been established, though, of course, in their infancy, insufficiently organised to repress the frequent thefts and cheating, will, in time, be doubtless found efficient. The authorities were backward in granting building lots, from the circumstance that the plan for laying out the town was not yet quite completed. There appears to be a general disposition among the English resi dents that a regular plan for building the streets strictiy adhered to for the sake of beaut - , well as for the health of the inhabitants. several extensive fires amongst the native hot built of mats, and at one time the large and (as it is represented) was nearly totall , - ' !edge our superiority as drawn a nation, The war b‘.. 'ere spri lecttng, es- and sym , which a rtant baza destroyed LORD PALMERSTON'S FAILUR IFgban Lord Palmerston, in the memorable debate on the war, asserted that England had been successful in evervthin that she had undertaken while he presided over the Foreign office; or, that At least, every question had been " settled according to thelliews adopted by the English Government We propose to test this assertion by the principal que-' which arose under Lord Palmerston's admir,;-. beg our readers to note a few ,imple, unvar pretending fact Lord Palmerston undertook to form a commercial treaty with France—which has not been settled according to the views of the British Government. _ _ Lord Palmerston undertook to form a slave trade treaty with France—which has not been settled according to the views of the British Government. Lord Palmerston undertook to form a commercial treaty with Spain—which has not been settled according to the views of the British Government. Lord Palmerston undertook to form a commercial treaty with Naples—which has not been settled according to the views of the British Government. Lord Palmerston undertook to form a commercial treaty with Austria—which has not been settled according to the views of the British Government. Lord Palmerston undertook to form a commercial treaty with Turkey—which has not been settled according to the views of the British government. Lord Palmerston sought to form a commercial treaty with Persia—which has not been settled according to the views of the British government. Lord Palmerston sought to form commercial relations with the Chinese—which have not been settled according to the views of the British government. Lord Palmerston ''sought --- t(; — obtain reparation for the breach of treaty by Holland in Java—that matter has not been settled according to the views of the British govern ment. Lord Palmerston sought to maintain the independence of Poland—that matter was not settled according to the views of the British government. Lord Palmeston protested against the treaty of Unkiar Skelessi—that matter was not settled according to the views of the British government. Lord Palmerston promised to send a consul to Cracow— that matter has not been settled according to the views of the British government. Lord Palmerston sought to obtain reparation for the out rage at Portendie—the matter has not been settled according to the views of the British government. Lord Palmerston sought to obtain the emancipation of Greece from the control of Russia—he has failed to attain that end. Lord Palmerston sought to obtain the friendship of France, so that in common they might resist Russia—he has failed to attain that end. Lord Palmerston sought to warn the Persians against being pushed on to attack Herat—he has failed to attain that end. Lord Palmerston sought to substitute a friendly for an unfriendly power in Affghanistan—he has failed to attain that end. Lord Palmerston sought to establish t —be has failed to attain that end Lord Palmerston sought to gi land in North America than was Ilolland—he has failed to attain that Lord Palmerston sought to obtain the lib M'Leod withont trial—he failed to attain that em ity of India ;et a better frontier for Eng- irded 1 y the King of Lord Palmerston sought to establish F be failed to attain that end. tion of upon earth— Lord Palmerston sought to establish retrenchment,—he failed to attain that end. The government, of which Lord Palmerston was a mem ber, sought to remain in office—it failed to attain that end. Either, then, Lord Palmerston claimed merit for failures, or he did not let the nation into the secret of his intentions. The avowed intention and the manifest result are in all these instances in flagrant contradiction,—and at the close of his official life his last words announce, not that his good inten tions have been frustrated, but that his real ends have been successfully accomplished. It is satisfactory to observe that although the amount of subscription already received by the Manufacturers' Relief Committee does not greatly exceed £22,000, that the con tributions received to the 12th instant, under the sanction of the Queen's letter, are £49,800. Letters from Lisbon of the 4th instant, received by the Brag,anza steamer, announce the gratilying fact that both the commercial and slave treaties had been signed by the two plenipotentiaries on the previous day, and had been for warded by that packet. The Duke of Pahnella will not ente the administration at present. Intrigues were still among the Government officials, but with - serious embarrassmiiii to the ministry fri- open the Cortes in person on St confidently anticipated a large roajoi Le Queen was to The Government the auUress, every pledged supporter deputy beyond the Lisbon district t of co s ta Cabral. "It is perhaps not generally known, that Flemish and French wrought gloves are allowed to be imported into the Russian dominions, under the pretext that they are made of flax thread, whilst the English being alleged to be made of cotton, are prohibited; which commercial treaty was as sentec to by Lord Durham, when Lord Lord Melbourne transported him as Ambassador to St. Petersburgh, to get rid of him as a political agitator upon the reform question. The consequence of this " Reform" patriot's treaty has been, that Russia sells us near £7,000,00 worth of her pro duce, and we sell her but £1,600,000 worth in return, of which £1,200,000 worth is for Manchester spun cotton, to be worked upon Russian looms. Well may Stockport be " TO LET." SUICIDE UNDERSINGULARCIRCUMST.kNCES. — OnTtA day night, an inquest was held before W. S. Rutter, Esq. at the Murray's Arms public-house, Jersey-street, on view of the body of Elizabeth Jackson, a married woman, 28 years of age, who drowned herself in the Rochdale canal. Prom the evidence, it appeared, that the deceased and her husband, who is a packer, and resides in Silk-street, Oldham road, went out on Sunday morning, about two o'clock, in company with another man and woman, for the purpose of taking a walk. They went to some gardens in the direction of Open_ shaw, and whilst walking by the side of the Rochdale canal, on their return, the deceased's husband in a joking way, tro , ' upon the heel of her boot two or three times. This irrit t o her so much that after saying, He wont do it again.' something to that effect, she leaped into the canal drowned. Her husband went in after her, ant attempts to save her, but ultimately he becain that it was with some difficulty his own life v The deceased was got out soon after the °cent re , body conveyed to the Murray's Arms. party had some liquor a short time previous to the d committing the rash act; and it was proved th,. na.i vo woman emreditict o t f ot a fo n t exceedingly tehmepeoffreaeryt i 1 thatsa n theiirritablety(!e deceased lest . sstt. " e r e1,.r07 CURIOUS IF TRUE.—One oth er circumstance, of domestic 1i.,._ interest in its origin,_ but of vast im results, deserves to be recorded of this in its ultimate monarchs, there was Lord Paris, during the stay of the alliedlus eventful period. At —, who had filled with aelca nw matic situation at their li y e,ado-fqters et ged ability a high diplo _ in all s period of the war. His lad to partake in the festivities ofduring the latter high rank, had joined him her young relative, equally that diti brillian t period, and with talents, then appearinguguished by her beauty and young officer, then. aide A frequent visitor at this period .de in Lord—'s family the freshness of opening youth. stantine, a younger brothercamYw_a e s n a family in Germany, but who, to the Grand Duke C t- illustrious of an ancient an no bility, had more blood in his ' ikemany pockets. The young aide - de-camp speedily e e i e ns i i than wasm o c u a e y captivated by the other .n sc h i i o s iß of graces of the English lady ; P and tv ' llen the sovereigns were about to set out tor England, whither Lord--wt' company them, he bitterly lamented the scantine_ finances, which prevented him from follow i ng in the tr 4. of such attraction. Lord—good-humouredly told him he should always find a place at his table when he was not otherwise engaged; and that be would put him in the way of seeing all the world in the British metropolis, which b e would probably never see to such advantage again. S uc h as German soitachdlyinffleulleonwceeds, theta offer, especially when seconded introduced' to and ere lot had him,ho recently we b v e c e r a , br , irresistable, and the young Geri occupied by London. He was th tl e ier p e r sinPcegsfilYCharlotte, whose projec. distinguished by alliance ofr . w Thoughith Thee nothing more at that time th r an: m ; s t l passing regard; ossf Orange remarked thoughts were then t m e or seriously occupied what he d Having received at P p r r in ii c ic e e h more t ime! l e young solder ropo se d encouragement , ti and fused • and subsequently w , - and was re ' th e sitting of the Congress at that 8 ta bl e heart was speedily engrossed i n Invincible o bstacles, however, pre set lisation of the Princess Charlotte's to - her first rejection of the gallant G el a friendly hint from London to make fair A u strian less remarkable ; h e reti cap ital, again proposed to the Etigr accepted. It was Prince Leopold l' his s ubsequent destiny and twat of oi romance has figured of oat of his familexceeus heiress of England • f the marvellous. lie - married ."- a ter her l• ' • a daughter of Prance ,he ' aniented end be espoused a he accepted the crow was offered the throne of Greece elevation,. one of h' nof Belgium. I - is • , : n consequence of his another the Queen fnephews married the heiress of Portugal of a young Queen Of England; and the accidental fancy in its Ultimate an officer for a beautiful English lady, has placedonone resultsof f given three kingdoms to his family, empire that hashis relatives the crown of the greatest existed in the world since the fall of Rime, and restored to ' England. in hazardous times, the . inestimable blessing of a d of E meet line of succession to the throde.—Alison's History urope. e so exhausted appeared _ :;pie was a rhe jury returned ---ed herself in a ,s to ac s of hi euna dud ":ce► where Ills susceD tender affair ~;uiselves to the which had led e received a tions to the