The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-01-03 00:00:00

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1854 LOCAL INTELLIGEII'CE. THE CANADIAN MAIL Com - se - NY will despatch the Screw steamer Charity, Captain Bowen, from Birkenhead Dock, on the 12th instant. THE DERBY Mossolt was open to the public during the whole of last week. It was visited on Monday by upwards of 4,000 people, 950 more than the visiters at Whitsuntide. Mn. C. W. WILLIAMS, of this town, has had a patent sealed for improvements in the manufacture of sheet-iron, and of iron plates used for boilers, vessels, buildings, and other like purposes. THE AlAron, on Tuesday, entertained a party, 6f gen tlemen to dinner at the Town-hall. Auurist the guests were some of the most influential merchants and othe r _ _ gentlemen connected with the town. Mn. JOHN CHESHIRE, draper, of Runcorn, presented to twenty-five poor women, principally widows, two pounds of beef to enable them to partake of the enjoyment of this festive season. ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday, a labourer, named George Holland, employed at Gannon's quarry, irkdale, had his eyes severely injured by the explosion of a train of gun 'powder, which was laid down for t he purpose of blasting the rock. SHERIDAN LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY.-01 1 Wednesday, an essay was delivered by Mr. Rimmer, upon the " Poetry of Scott and Byron," which was followed by a very animated discussion. The annual soir‘e Ass e mbly - ball of the society took place on Friday, at the Royal rooms, Great George-street. SOUTHPORT RAILWAY.—The Southport Free Press states that the Liverpool , Crosby, and Southport Railway Company has come to a fresh arrangement with the Lan cashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, which has agreed to furnish the rolling stock and engineers and firemen, and to cease having anything to do with the management of the line. COLLISION ON THE CLYDE.—As the steamer Mona's Queen was passing up the river Clyde on Wednesday week, she ran into No. 4, dredging machine, belonging to the Clyde trust, near Bowling, by which the dredger was so much injured that it immediately sunk. The Mona's Queen was in charge of a Clyde pilot at the time of the accident. CUSTOMS PROMOTIONS.—Mr. W. Nott, first-class tide surveyor, has been appointed inspector of the river. Mr. James Sharp, first-class tide-surveyor, has been appointed tide-surveyor at Mitford. Mr. Robert Southon, principal coast officer at Crail, in the port of Kirkaldy, to be principal 'coast officer, tide-surveyor, &c., at Garston docks, in the port of Liverpool. Office at Crail abolished. COWARDLY A SSIULT.—On Monday night last week, several ruffians attacked a labouring man, named David Marsh, while he was proceeding down Parliament-street. After knocking him down they kicked him about the head in - a most violent manner, inflicting a very severe scalp wound. He was found a short time afterwards in a state of insensibility, and conveyed to the Southern Hospital, where he is progressing favourably. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. —A very destructive fire broke out on Wednesday, in the extensive premises of Messrs. Barton, and Son, tanners, Bevington-bush. The fire appears to have originated in one of the tan sheds. By the exertions of Mr. Hewitt, the conflagration was confined to the pre mises in which it originated, and was extinguished in a comparatively short period, although not until damage had ensued to the amount of £4,000. HOLMES'S NOTES.—Over and above the 20,090 notes in actual circulation, we understand a large bundle of signed 20s. notes was sealed up and sent to the rolls office during the past week. We understand the governor and council are about to communicate to the manager of the Bank la Mona their views in reference to the holders of notes issued by the late Messrs. Holmes, and the steps to be adopted in reference to their recovery under the securities granted on that behalf. —Mona's Herald. DIE PosT-oveicre—Great complaints are still heard of the numerous delays and irregularities in the delivery of letters in London from Paris. The letters brought in by Thursday's mail were known to have reached the Post office at four o'clock the same afternoon, but had not been delivered up to the close of business, to the great incon venience of the parties interested. It would appear that these delays are in a great measure chargeable upon the London Post-office. COUNTERFEIT COIN.—At the police-court, on Wednes day, John Duffy and Mary Linnigan were sent for trial, on a charge of passing base coin. Mrs. Mackenzie, a pub lican, in Leigh-street, stated that the prisoners came into her house on Monday night, and paid for the liquor they drank with a bad shilling. They came again on Tuesday might, and the male prisoner called for two small glasses of whiskey, again tendering a bad shilling in payment. An officer was then sent for, who took them into custody. - DEATIL FROM EATING Goosr.—On Sunday week, James Gratty, seventy years of age, living in apartments at 23, Cumberland-street, died from suffocation, caused by a piece of goose which he was eating sticking in his throat. The deceased had been for a walk to the Land ing-stage with his landlord, and on their return they sat down to take tea together, and whilst doing so a portion of the meat which he was eating stuck in his throat. He began to cotigh violently, and the landlord immediately ran for a surgeon ; but the man died in about five minutes. ST. CLEMENT'S SCHOOLS, WINDSOR.--On Tuesday, a bazaar was opened by a number of ladies residing in the neighbourhood of St. Clement's Church, Windsor, for the purpose of increasing the funds for the support of the schools in connexion with the church. It took place in - the school-room, where a great number of useful and fancy articles were exhibited for sale on a " Christmas tree." The sale on Tuesday realised about £3O, and several pounds additional were raised on Wednesday, by the dis posal of a portion of the articles which remained unsold from the first day. . .BOEROWING FROM A LODGER.— At the Police-court, on Friday, Susannah Mitchell preferred a charge against a young man, named John Ryley, of stealing some of her •-clothes. The complainant lodged in Ryley's house, in Albert-street, and on going to her box where her clothes are kept, on Tuesday morning, she (lisciiivered that several articles of wearing apparel had been stolen. In formation was given to he police, who found that Ryley had left some of the stolen articles at a broker's shop in Brownlow-hill. Ryley, in defence, said " that he might have made so free as to take the loan of the things, in tending to get them washed, and then to return them." The magistrates sent him to prison for two months. TICE WEATHER.—We were last week visited with some genuine winter weather, though the temperature varied almost every day. On Monday it was warm and sun shiny; on Tuesday we had our first snow-storm, and on Wednesday and Thursday the weather was dry, frosty, and exhilarating. The streets were slippery, and the ponds in the suburbs getting covered with ice, thick enough to induce ardent skaters to expect a few days' good sport. Their hopes were, however, suddenly damped on Friday, for during the night the snow had vanished, as if by magic. The streets were wet and sloppy, and rain mixed with sleet fell at intervals. On Sunday it was frosty with some showers of hail, and yes terday morning there was a heavy fall of snow, which lay on the ground several inches in depth, and considerably impeded the circulation in the streets. A REFRACTORY SEAMAN.—At the Police-court, on • Wednesday, Robert Taylor, a seaman, was charged with • an assault on Captain Barnes, of the ship Dryad. The Dryad sailed hence for Callao, and on arriving at that port the prisoner, who had refused to work on the voyage, was put in prison for seventy days by advice of the British Consul. When the ship was about to sail he was brought on board again, when he took up a large carving knife and threatened to stab the captain, who, in his de fence, presented a pistol at him. The prisoner on this threw down the knife, and was taken down below in irons. The next day the ship was discovered to be on fire in the part where the prisoner lay. The prisoner was sent to gaol for three months, hard labour. MASONS' STRIKE.—The celebrated strike at the new Houses of Parliament lasted eight months, and cost the union, it is said, £5,000 in sterling money, and the men £lO,OOO in lost labour, and was productive of no good whatever, but, on the contrary, an incalculable amount of evil. Such a strike, we hope, will never occur again in London. It opened a breach between employers and workmen, and especially between foremen' and journey men, which ten years of uninterrupted prosperity has been scarcely sufficient to heal. We wish the working classes in the north of England, who are now pursuing a similar course with much greater recklessness of consequences, would take a lesson from the history of this unhappy feud. And let us give them another note of warning. During the twenty years of its existence the masons' union, we are credibly informed, has spent upwards of £100,000; but their wages have remained at the same uninterrupted level.—The Builder. COLLISIONS ON THE RIVER.-011 ThurSday morning, a dense fog enveloped the lower portions of Liverpool, Bir kenhead, and the river. About nine o'clock, most of the ferry steamers for a time ceased to ply, and even the regularity of the sailing of the Woodside beets was inter rupted. Shortly before nine, the steamer Wirral, from the landing-stage for Woodside, ran into the steam-tug, British Queen, and sustained considerable damage. The British Queen was Iminjured. The Queen, steam-tug, and a flat, about the same time, came into collision with the ship Renfrewshire : steamer and fiat considerably in jured. A collision also occurred, about a quarter to ten o'clock, between the Prince, Woodside boat, and the Cato, Birkenhead : injuries slight. Later in the forenoon, the steamer Wallasey ran into the American ship Henry Grin nell, which was lying at anchor, and damaged one of her paddle-boxes ; and the Shamrock steamer, from Havre, in going up the river, ran into the ship Niagara, and carried away the bowsprit of the latter. - TESTIMONIAL TO MR. WALTER SMITH, OF H. M. CusToms.—On Christmas-eve, a deputation from the Cus tom-house lockers waited upon Mr. Walter Smith, at his residence, Scotland-road, for the purpose of presenting him with a testimonial from his brother officers for the valu able and efficient services he had rendered them in sup port of those claims which have recently been granted by her Majesty's treasury, Mr. Smith, it appears, havingbeen most indefatigable for the last nine months in bringing their case before the public, as, also, successfully urging it upon the attention of the proper authorities. The testi monial, which 'consisted of a handsome gold watch and appendages, valued at 25, was presented by -Mr. James Gore, one of the oldest and most respectable officers in the " regauging department," who congratulated Mr. Smith and those present on the successful termination of their labours, resulting, as they had done, in the concessions of claims which had been unsuccessfully asked for above twenty years. DISTURBANCE IN A CHURCH.—At the Police-court, on Tuesday, a very respectably dressed man w as charged with interrupting the service in St. Peter's Church, on Monday afternoon. The Rev. W. J. Tomlin said, that as he was . administering the sacrament of baptism, the service was frequently interrupted by the defendant, who was quite intoxicated. He believed that the man himself was . a very quiet and inoffensive person, and tefore he considered that the blame was not so much his h as those who brought him into church in such a state. On that account he did not wish the prisoner should be severely dealt with; but as the service in the church was frequently disturbed by such occurrences, he v. - ished that the magistrates would publicly declare that there was a very heavy penalty attaching to such offences. The prisoner said that c was now very sury for his conduct, but that at the me he was not conscious of what he was doing. M r. Mansfield informed him • that if the clergymen of St. Pe ter's Chu rc h were disposed to prosecute him, they could do s o in the Ecclesiastical Court, and at an expense which would be ruinous to him. He was fined ss. and costs, or in default to be committed for five 'd -Vs, Tin 3 Docic CouITTEE have purchased from Mr. Stringer two houses on the south side of Mersey-street, for the stun of £l,OOO. The property is required for the London and North-Western Railway Company. Clitrnan Mustc.—On Friday, the Rev. Aug. Campbell read his second interesting paper on the above important subject, at the Philharmonic -hall. About 500 persons were present. The illustrations were very effectively given by about 25 male and 30 female singers; and the rev. gentleman's object in advocating a pure, simple, and solid music, was successfully vindicated. AN OLD OFFENDER.—At the Police-court, on Friday, Thomes Barton, a returned convict, and formerly a mem ber of the local police-force, was charged with stealing a quantity of joiner's tools from the shop of Mr. Ellis, Cambridge-street, on Saturday night. From the evidence of about a dozen witnesses, it transpired that Mr. Ellis's shop was broken into and robbed on the night in question, and that the prisoner had been detected attempting to pawn some of the stolen tools in Park-lane. Committed for trial. MR. BRADLEY AND VAUXHALL WARD. — The recent proceedings in the Council induced Mr. Bradley to call his constituents together and offer to tender his resignation, and pay the penalty of £5O. They not only refused to accept his resignation, but at once entered into a subscrip tion to present to him a testimonial expressive of the value which they placed on his services. In a few days £lOO was subscribed, and a piece of plate is to be presented to Mr. Bradley, at a public dinner at the Royal Hotel. — 'Chronicle. _ _ THE MA.TILD.A. WaTTENBA.cn. which sailed from the Mersey with the November mails for Australia, under the command of Captain Clare, on the 4th instant, was seen by the Gannet (s.s.), from Lisbon, at anchor in the Tagus, with fore and main masts gone to the rigging, on the 19th instant. It will be remembered that the American paddle- wheel steam-ship Golden Age, Porter, left Liverpool a few days after the Matilda Wattenbach, and much iuterest is attached to both voyages, many bets being laid upon the sailing qualities of each vessel. ACCIDENTS ON TUE RIVER.—On Friday, about eleven p'clock, as a flat laden with salt was proceeding down the liver and passing Monk's Ferry, she was struck by a sud den squall, and came into collision with a schooner, and htd her bows stove. She instantly sank, the crew having b/irely had time to leap into their boat. In the afternoon, Sys the lugger Uncle Tom, from Castletown, was passing the Prince's Dock wall, she ran down a cockle-boat, bound . , to Hoylake. The parties in the boat escaped with the exception of one boy, who was drowned before efficient aid could be rendered. Axoniza RAILWAY ACCIDENT. — The mail train which left Euston-square station on Thursday night, at 10 p.m., and due at Lime-street, Liverpool, on Friday, at 4.45 a.m., met with an accident which delayed the train until nine o'clock. When near Harrow, about twelve miles from London, the tire of the engine broke, one portion of it penetrating a considerable way into the ground, and the other forcing its way into the bottom of the engine. Beyond the damage done to the engine, other injury was sustained. EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—On Friday, a woman named Mary Quinn died at the Northern Hospital, from the effects of the following extraordinary accident. On Friday week she was talking to another woman in Thomas street. At the same time a horse and cart were in the street, and, in consequence of some crockery-ware being thrown down, the horse took fright, and dashed across the street. The shaft of the cart struck the deceased in the breast, and pinned her against a shutter. On being con veyed to the hospital, it was discovered that several of her ribs were broken. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. —The Baltic, Capt. Com stock, which ought to have sailed on Wednesday last for New York, could not get out of dock, owing to a strong north-east. breeze having cut off the tide. She went into the river on Thursday morning, but had to anchor in con sequence of the dense fog, and did not get away till Thursday evening. She took a full cargo and eighty passen gers. The Europa, Captain Shannon, sailed for New York on Saturday, with a full cargo and fair complement of passengers. The screw-steamer City of Glasgow, Captain Wylie, will sail for Philadelphia to-morrow. CHILD MURDER AT ORMSKIRK. —On Thursday week a woman, named Susannah Kirby, widow, of Bickerstaffe, was taken into custody on suspicion of concealing the birth of a child. She denied the charge, but on search being made the following day the bodies of two full-grown male children were found buried in a pigstye. At an inquest held on the bodies on Monday, the jury returned a ver dict that one of the children was still-born, and that there was no evidence to show how the other came by its death. The woman was taken before the Rev. J. A. Ker shaw, at Ormskirk, on Tuesday, and committed for trial at the assizes for concealment of birth. HOLMES'S SALE.—The sale of the late James Holmes's effects in Douglas, Isle of Man, commenced on Monday, the 19th, and continued till Friday, the 23rd instant. There was a numerous attendance, and the whole of the property sold at remarkably high prices, realising, it is said, a thousand pounds above the valuation. Wines and spirits sold high ; white herrings realised on an average 20s. per barrel ; red ditto, 10s. per kit. There was some close competition for the rare histories and other books relating. to the island. The Commissioners' I,teport, of 17g2, ' fetched £3 15s. ; Waldon's History, £1 17s. ; Sacheverell's History, £1 45.; Feltham's, £l, and Rolfe's, 10s. TITS LADIES' CHARITY BALL.—The annual ball in aid of the funds of this excellent charity was held on Wed nesday at the Town-hall rooms, the use of which had been granted by the Council for the occasion. This was the 57th anniversary of the institution. The ball was attended by a most fashionable assembly, including some of the most influential families belonging to the town. The lady patroness was Mrs. T. Edwards Moss, and Edward H. Roscoe, Esq., filled the office of president. The pensioners' band was stationed inthe vestibule, and performed a variety of appropriate music. The orchestra in the ball-room was occupied by Mr. Gribbin's quadrille band. The result of the ball was favourable to the cause of the charity. New PUBLIC HALL FOR Maiscnasaaa.--The gentle. men, who were appointed in July last to obtain plans and estimates for the intended Public Hall upon the site of the Free Trade Hall, made their selection last Tuesday. We understand that six sets of designs were sent in. That by Mr. Walters was chosen by the committee—the prize of 100 guineas being awarded to Mr. Edward Salomon, for the second best design. It will be remembered by our readers, that the committee selected a few of the architects of Manchester to send in designs, and some dissatisfaction seems to have arisen, that the competition was not open to all the profession in the city. It is said that the architect's estimate for the selected design considerably exceeds the amount named as the limit by the committee.—The Builder. CIIRIST3IAS AT THE COUNTY ASYLUM, RAINIIILL.— The happy influences of the season were most satifactorily felt and enjoyed by all connected with this large establish ment. Good old Christmas cheer gladdened the board on Sunday, and Monday was made a general holiday. In the forenoon nearly 100 of the patients walked in the grounds accompanied by the band, and afterwards made an excur sion into the country. A variety of entertainments had been prepared for the evening, and about six o'clock there was a general mustering in the recreation-hall, which had been tastefully decorated with evergreens and devices of various kinds, including the county arms, and those of the Ven. Archdeacon Brooks, chairman of the committee of visitors. An exhibition of Punch, skilfully managed by a profes sional operator, opened the proceedings, which were not a little aided by some clever songs, sung by Mr. Ware, the comic actor. The party, consisting of nearly 300 of both sexes, then repaired, for the purpose of dancing, to a large room, affording space for about 40 couples to enjoy this amusement together. Some of the dances were led by a harp and violin, efficiently played by the Brothers Rogers, of Liverpool, and others by the band of the asylum. Glees, madrigals, and comic songs were interspersed throughout the evening, which was rendered doubly gratifying to all concerned by the perfect and uninterrupted good feeling and conduct which prevailed. PRESENTATION OF PLATE.-011 Triesday a party, gentlemen connected with Abercromby ward sat down to supper, on the occasion of presenting a silver tea service to Mr. Christian, secretary to the Conservative Association for Abercromby Ward. Mr. Richard Griffith occupied the chair, and Mr. John S. Gardner officiated as vice. After the usual loyal toasts, the chairman, in appropriate terms, presented the testimonial to Mr. Christian. The service, which is of elegant design, is the work of Mr Mayer, Lord-street, and bore the following inscription : " Presented to Mr. William Christian, by the committee and friends of the Conservative Association of Abercromby Ward, as a tribute of their esteem, aud in acknowledg ment of his arduous, zealous, and faithful services in pro moting Conservative principles in the ward for the last sixteen years. Liverpool, November, 1853." Mr. Alder man R. C. Gardner, in returning thanks on behalf of the aldermen and councillors of the ward, said it gave him great pleasure to return thanks for that toast. It was not the first time he had had to do so, as the ward had supported him for the last six years, he could fearlessly assert, without solicitation on his part. His best energies and continued exertions would always be used on behalf of the ward and for the good of the town. Of himself he would say lie was a steady reformer of all abuses, and whenever called upon to remedy these abuses he did so with a good heart. As regarded his Conservatism and his actions, his conduct had been long before the town, and his votes had been thoroughly reported. Though he was not so flowery an orator as some, he hail yet maturely considered all matters brought ,before him without feeling . or favour ; and, having acted according to his conscience hitherto, he would continue to do so.. From his long and practical knowledge in local 'matters he was able to vote from experience; and in this belief he considered he was serving his own and his constituents' interests, and bene fiting the town at large—a duty for which e and the other representatives of the burgesses were .sent to the Council. ANNUAL COUNTY SESSIONS.—The annual general ses sions of the peace for the county of Lancaster is appoint ed to be held by adjournment at the Court-house, in Preston, to-morrow. Amongst the subjects set down in the notice-paper for consideration are* the assessment of money to be raised by rates, during the ensuing half year, for public purposes ; reports of county lunatic asy lums, and the appointment of the committee of visitors thereto, appointment of surgeon of Lancaster Castle ; directions to the clerk of the peace as to sheaving cause against the rule nisi for a certiorari—justices of Lanca shire : ats., Saunders, Esq.—The notices of motion in clude, amongst other subjects of minor importance, the appointment of eight additional constables for the higher division of the hundred of Blackburn, to be moved by Mr. Jonathan Hargreaves ;—that a committee be appointed to obtain plans for a fit and proper place for the reception of idiots and congenital lunatics, where they may be main tained at a much less cost than at the present hospitals; —that an addition of ten constables be made to the pub lic force of the Bury division, to be moved by Mr. Ed mund Grundy ; —that a committee be appointed to watch all bills that may be introduced into parliament connected with the duties of county magistrates, which committee shall be authorised, in case of necesity, to send a deputa tion to wait on government or other parties, for the pur pose of suggesting such alterations as may be deemed expedient, and of opposing all clauses which may be con sidered to be injurious to the general interests of the county, to be moved by the Rev. J. S. Birley ;—that a police station and strong rooms be provided at Denton, Droylsden, Mossley, Lees, and Waterloo, to be moved by Mr. Thomas Harrison ;—that the committee of visitors to the Lunatic Asylum, near Rainbill, be authorised to build a new church in connexion with that asylum, to be moved by the chairman of the committee of visitors; that three additional police constables be appointed in :the Warrington division. AIISTRA.LIAN MAIL OUTWARDS. — The London nmil.of the 4th February will be despatched to Australia by the Bosphorus, screw-steam vessel, the General Steam. Shipping Company, having obtained the contract for its conveyance. SUDDEN DEATH OP A BOATILA.N.—About half-past ten o'clock on Saturday morning, Patrick Tivney, a boatman,. fell in a fit in his boat, while engaged in running a line down to warp the ship Mary, in Brunswick-dock. He was promptly taken to his house in Perry-street, where he died almost immediately. A GOOD BOOK IN BAD COMPANY.—At the Police court, on Saturday, Eliza Thompson, a respectably-dressed girl, was charged with having stolen a book entitled Gleanings from Pious Authors, from the shop of Messrs. Butler and Beazley, of Lime-street. The prisoner had offered the Pious Gleanings and some other work for sale at an old book stall, and information having been given that Messrs. Butler and Beazley had lost several religious works, the prisoner was detained and given into custody. In her defence, she said that the books were given to her by a sailor, and that she sold them, not liking to take them, for fear of being questioned about the donor. The case was remanded. . A DISAGREEABLE POLICEMAN. -- At the Police-court, on Saturday, Police-officer Pearson (317) charged Mr: F. A. Hamilton, one of the borough magistrates. with driving a gig on the wrong side of Great Howard-street. Mr. Hamilton said that he was riding in his gig in Great Howard-sreet, with no other vehicle within a quarter-of-a mile of him, when he heard some one shouting to him, and, on turning round, observed that it was the policeman Pearson. He drew up, when the officer said, " What are you doing taking up the whole road to yourself, why don't you keep on your own side ?" He (Mr. Hamilton) then took the officer's number, and on the officer, in return, asking his name, he gave it. Mr. Mansfield said the officer should do his duty so as to avoid giving unnecessary offence. A gentleman had lately complained of his rude behaviour in Lord-street, and he warned the officer to be more circumspect in future, for if he used a gentleman rudely there could be little doubt but that his conduct to poorer persons would be much rougher. Mr. Hamilton was fined 2s. 6d. and 2s. 6d. costs. CAUTION TO MARINE-STORE DEALERS. - At the Police court, on Saturday, Thomas Wintersgale and Mary M'Barrew were charged with having a quantity of' lead, brass, iron, and other metals, of which they could give no satisfactory account. Officers Povey and M'Culloch stated that, on Wednesday night, they went to the shop of Wintersgale, who keeps a marine-store in Warwick street, and found, in a cellar and a garret, a quantity of copper nails, cut brass, bolts, &c., of which there was no entry in his books. While thus engaged, the female pri soner came in to sell some scrap iron; and, as she could not satisfactorily account for her possession of it, they took her into custody also. Wintersgale, who said in his defence, first, that his wife had been dying for the last six weeks, and secondly, that, being daily engaged at the Albert Dock, he left all the marine-store business to her, was fined 2s 6d, with 2s 6d costs, and his license revoked. The female, who told a pitiable tale about a carter giving her the iron, the sale of which would have saved her from starvation, had evidently moved the magiStrates to mercy, when detective Murphy stated that she had frequently been in the habit of selling old iron to a marine-store dealer named M'Cormick, who lost his license some short time since. This " turned the tables," and procured for Miss M'Barrew two months imprisonment. CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES AT THS WORKHOUSE, &C.— The inmates of the principal charitable institutions have been permitted to share in the festivities of the season. On Monday, the paupers in the Workhouse were allowed roast beef, plum-pudding, and beer. The dining-room was decorated for the occasion ; and the gallery which runs along one side of the room was thronged with visiters. Tea, coffee, and refreshments were also supplied at break fast and supper.—The inmates of the School for the Blind were on Saturday week treated to fruit, &c., and allowed to enjoy themselves until about midnight, a portion of the evening being devoted to music. On SundaY they were liberally regaled ; and on Monday those pupils who had friends in the town were allowed to spend the day with them, while the others were entertained in the institution. —On Christmas Day, the childre n of the Blue-coat School had their usual treat, and a holiday on Monday.—The children of the Male and Female Orphan Asylums, to the number of 150, were treated, on Monday, to roast beef and plum-pudding ; and the children at the Industrial Schools, Kirkdale, had a similar indulgence, in addition to their two days' holiday.—The inmates of the West Derby Union Workhouse, to the number of about 700, sat down on Monday to a dinner of roast beef and plum-pudding, with good ale. The governor of the house presided ; and the chairman and other gentlemen of the board were present during the day. ELECTRIC TIME BALLS.—CAUTION TO MARINERS. — It appears from the following letter of Mr. Hugh Neill, chairman of the Liverpool Observatory Committee, that the Electric Time Ball in Castle-street is not to be de pended on for correctness, and that captains who rate their chronometers by it, run a chance of throwing their vessels out of position at sea two miles per day. Mr. Neill says— " I have received two communications to-day from Mr. Hartnup, of the Observatory,. calling my, attention to the errors occurring in the dropping of the time ball of the Electric Telegraph Company in Castle-street, which pro fesses to give the true Greenwich time. 'On Saturday, the ball was dropped too late by several seconds ! To-day the ball fell, too late by 19 seconds.' I have replied to Mr. Hartnup's note, begging of him to make public these errors, for the sake of the mariner. As another day may elapse before this note can appear, I have taken the liberty of extracting from his communication The incorrect ness of Saturday would cause an error in a ship's longi tude of two miles a dayS—Yours. &c., HUGH NEILL, Chairman of the Liverpool Observatory Committee." Mr. Hartnup, in a letter to a contemporary, states that on Monday and Tuesday, the time denoted by the fall of the time ball was se incorrect, that captains trusting it, would make an error in a ship's longitude of fifteen miles a day. ISLE or MAN BANKS.—After the closing of Mr. Holme4's bank. there was a panic among the depositors in and a run on the Bank for Savings in this town, in conse quence of which the trustees of the bank issued a notice guaranteeing the depositors their respective sums in full. This notice, we are glad to learn, has, in a great measure, allayed the unnecessary run; and last Saturday a number of depositors, Who had previously given notice of the with drawal of their respective deposits, withdrew such notices, not immediately requiring the money, and their confidence being restored by the guarantee as to the stability of the institution. We have reason to know that the affairs of the bank are perfectly solvent, notwithstanding the sum locked up for the present in Holmes's, and that the trustees will be no losers thereby, as there is a sufficient surplus to meet the supposed loss by Holmes's Bank. But should this not be the case, the trustees have come forward hand somely and guaranteed any deficiency. The business of the bank will in future be transacted in the new premises, next door to the Odd Fellows'-hall, Atholl-street. The office is fitted up expressly for the business of the bank, and contrasts favourably with the present place of busi ness. We stated some time since that Messrs. Dumbell and Howard had been granted a license to issue £5,000 of notes. The Herald has twice denied this statement in its own refined manner. On further inquiry we find that we Were correct in our announcement; that on the 24th of November the application for a license was made, on which certain documents and information were required by the Governor and Council; on sthe 30th the required matters were provided, and on the Bth of December a minute of the Council was made that Messrs. Dumbell and Howard be granted a license; which license was subsequently drawn up, and (we have perused it) signed by the Gover nor, Lord Bishop, the Water Bailiff, and Archdeacon, and dated the 23d of December, and which license commenced on and from the Ist November last. This will show that we were correct in our former statements, and the license was virtually granted on the 30th of November or the Bth of December, when notes were ordered, although actual possession of paper writing, which has since been pre pared, did not take place at that time. So much for our quibbling contemporary, who wants all at once to be so very punctilious, and, with its usual coarse effrontery, takes wonderful pains to draw us down to its own standard of contempt. —Manx Sun. - TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.—At the monthly meeting, to-morrow, (Wednesday,) the following subjects will be taken into consideration :—The proceedings of the Finance Committee, comprising, recommendation to increase the salaries of two clerks in the office of the clerks to the magistrates, namely, Mr. Jacob Walter, from £l3O to £l6O per annum, and Mr. Richard Ellis, from £llO to £l4O per annum, the consideration of which was postponed at the last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing orders ; recommendation to appoint Mr. Edward Chamberlain superintendent of the chain testing machine, at the salary received by his predecessor, namely, £lO5 per annum, with house; report of the probableincome and expenditure of the Corporation for the year commencing Ist September last, and ending 31st of August next ; recommendation to grant a sum to each of the townships within the borough, equal to the amount of watch-rate payable by such town ships respectively ; recommendation for payment of the usual gratuities to the public charities ; recommendation to authorise the sale on lease of land in Canning-place and New Wapping ; recommendation to enter into arrange ments with the Dock Committee in order to provide pro per approaches to the new landing-stage for sea-going steamers, proposed to be moored in front of the Prince's Dock Parade ; and recommendation to increase the salaries of Mr. S. M. Strick, clerk to the Town-clerk's office, Corn wallis-street, from £7B to £l2O per annum ; and of Mr. William Colwell, clerk in the same office, from £7B to £lO9 4s. per annum. Theproceedings of the Gaol and House of Correction Committee, comprising, recommendation to increase the salary of the chaplain of the Borough Gaol, from £250 to £350 per annum ; and recommendation to accept the following tenders i namely, of Messrs. Adam son and Tapley for gray cloth, of Thomas Miner for white scouring flannel, and of Thomas Aspinall for milk. The proceedings of the Health Committee, comprising recom mendation that the salaries of Mr. William Sainsbury and Mr. Richard Blades, district surveyors, be respectively increased from £l3O to £l5O per annum. The proceedings of the Water Committee, comprising recommendation to sell to `the Church Building Committee, at £1 3s. per square yard, the land in Eaton-street, formerly used as a waterworks station ; and recommendation that the salary of Mr. Thomas Duncan, engineer, be increased from £450 to £BOO per annum. The proceedings of the Library and Museum Committee, comprising statement showily the position of the Library and Museum Fund, with estimate of the amount required for the year ending 31st August next; recommendation to take the necessary proceedings preparatory to laying a rate under the provisions of "The Liverpool Library and Museum Act, 1852 ;" recommenda dation to appoint Mr. William Roulson superintendent of the Lending Libraries, at the salary of £lOO per annum, the consideration of which was postponed at the last monthly Council, pursuant to the standine. orders. The f o llowing motions, of which notices have been given : By Mr. Samuel Holme That Mr. William Earle be appointed a member of the Improvement Committee. By Mr. William Earle (after the proceedings of the Improve ment Committee) : To rescind or vary so much of a reso lution of the Council passed on the sth day of October last, as authorizes the Improvement Committee to apply to Parliament for powers to construct a new street, twenty four yards wide, commencing near the south portico of St. Georges-hall, and terminating in Dale-street, at the east side of Colonial-buildings, near Moorfields, and to limit the powers to be applied for by the Improvement Bill to be introduced into Parliament, in the next session, so far as respects such intended new street, to the property situated between St. John's-lane and-Hood-street, and to effecting the other imp rovements proposed by that bill. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL, COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. THE MANUFACTURERS of Lancashire met at Manchester on Tuesday, and passed a resolution, pledging themselves to support the Preston masters in their struggle with their workmen. WAVERTREE.—An adjourned vestry meeting of the parishioners of Wavertree was held at the Lamb Inn,„on Friday week, for the purpose of receiving the report of the • committee appointed at a former meeting to inquire as to. , the desirability of introducing the provisions of the Burial Act within the township. The report and proceedings of the burial-ground committee having been read, the former was referred back to the committee ' for the purpose making inquiries relative to some land ajoining the pre sent churchyard, stated to be for sale, after which the meeting was further adjourned to receive the report of the.: committee. ANNIVERSARY DINNER.—The Smiths' Society cele brated their twenty-first anniversary on Monday, by dining together at the Stanley Arms, Manchester-street. After the usual loyal toasts, addresses were delivered on. the importance of co-operation amongst the working classes ; and the speakers drew the attention of those; present to the great evils that arise from strikes, by their entailing loss not only on the country at large, as well as to the employers, but particularly on the working classes. Afterwards the room was cleared, and the members, with, their wives and sweethearts, spent the rest of the: evening in dancing. The ball was kept up with the. greatest spirit and good feeling, the social determination of "not going home till morning" being pretty generally: adopted by the compauy. BaicKMA.KING.—The fortnightly meeting of the Liver pool Architectural and Archaeological Society was heldeme Wednesday. The first matter of discussion was a letter on the subject of brickmaking, received by Mr. Verelst, the chairman of the society, from Mr. C. B. Yarrow, a gentleman of London. Mr. Yarrow draws a very Un favourable comparison between brickmaking in Liverpool. and. London, the bricks made in the former place being, he says, the worst he ever saw, while those of London are of a superior character, owing to the better class of workmen employed, and the mode of management generally. The letter also touched on sanitary matters ; and the writer conchided by saying that he would, have: offered some remarks upon cattle and poultry were. ho not afraid of being considered prolix. After a few obser vations from Mr. Picton and the secretary, it was under stood that the subject should be taken up at the next meeting ; after which Mr. F. Howard read the paper for the evening on " Ruskin's stories of VeniCe," vols. 2 and 3, which he criticised with great severity. HEALTH COMMITTEE.—At the usual meeting on Thurs day, Mr. Langsdale presiding, Mr. Fresh reported that the nuisance complained,of by Mr. Laird was in course of removal by Mr. Rose, at the rate of between 200 and 300 tons a week, and Mr. Rose intimated that he would be able to remove it altogether in a month. It was agreed that Mr. Rose be required to remove the entire heap by the 20th of January, the clerk being directed to get an under taking from Mr. Rose to do so.—The Medical-officer re ported that the progressive decrease of atmospheric tem perature has been accompanied, as in the previous four weeks, with a corresponding increase iu the mortality from disease of the lungs, which, as well as the general mortality of the borough, was greater during last week than the ten months preceding. The deaths from all causes were 262, being fifteen more than the week previous, and twenty-six more than the average of the same week of the preceding six years. The deaths from diseases of the lungs were 129, being nearly one-half of the total mortality, and more than in any week, with one exception, of the six previous years. The deaths from these diseases were fifty-five above the average ; and, if this excess be deducted, the mortality from all other causes is shown to have been last week twenty-nine below the average of the corresponding week of former years. From zymotic diseases the deaths were fifty-Six, about the average number. They included fifteen from hooping cough, thirteen from typhus,five from cholera, agedftrr measles, oeimne mi oillaid o .ilt n !u e -ofipx fm ‘o:reno. Deliriuminfluenza. N t). e ne o n deaths was four from diarrhoea, three from scarlatina, two from fatal t r o eg a is m te a r l ed e, p er T .3 1 1 ° 1 s iiinij nflu a u d ri v o a u n s e ed i e , n i e s e s h o o f w nt the'- t e l x i e fact that the deaths above the age of sixty amounted to forty-two, a greater number than in any previous week, with one exception, since January, 1848. The mean tem perature of the week was 37 3-10th degrees, three degrees below the average of the lame week of the preceding seven years. The medical of f icer submitted a letter received from the General Board of Health, with documents, show ing the advantage in q pecuniary, as well as a sanitary point of view, of substituting water-closets for cesspools. In this letter it was intimated that the high rate of mor tality in Liverpool, the deaths being about forty-eight in 1,000, had induced the board to send down the inspector to examine into the cause of the mortality. Dr. Duncan wrote a letter in reply to this communication, showing that the board fell into a mistake, the number of deaths which they quoted being the deaths in the borough, whilst • the population with which they compared them was that of the parish. The number of deaths amounted to not more than thirty-four in the thousand. Last year the number was 11,150 out of a population of 309,000, showing only a fraction above twenty-eight deaths in the thousand. Mr. Stewart presented a copy of the new Sanitary Bill to the committee, stating that the Town-clerk was very anxious that it should receive the sanction and approbation of the committee, and that it should be printed and placed in the hands of the members of the Council. One of the clauses of the - bill provided that all parties building houses should be compelled to carry drains from them into the main sewers, which would be laid down by the committee, but a charge would be made upon the owners of property on each side of the street. The bill was approved of.—lt was intimated that the Parliamentary Committee, in order to obtain a locus standi, were going to oppose the bill for which the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company had given notice, but they were, at the same time, disposed to grant the company proper facilities for their line under whole some regulations.---A memorial for an increase of salary was made by, Mr. Blades and Mr. Sainsbury, the surveyors for the north and south districts, the salaries of their pre decessors having been much higher than theirs, whilst the duties had considerably increased. It was stated that their present salaries were £l3O a year, whilst their predecessors had £l5O. Mr. Moss moved that the salaries be advanced from £l3O to £l5O. Mr. 'llalhead seconded the motion, and, after some conversation, it was carried unanimously. A memorial was read froin a number of the inhabitants of Tithebarn-street, complaining of the nuisance occasioned by Messrs. M`Fie and Sons' sugar manufactory. Mr, New lands stated that Messrs. Mlle and Sons had made exten sive alterations in the premises in order to abate the nui sance, but they had not the desired effect. The Chairman intimated that he had received a memorial from the inha bitants of property in the neighbourhood of the vacant ground opposite Commutation-row, in Islington, complain ing of the injury which was done to their property from the assembling of disorderly people upon it, and the exhi bition of Punch and Judy, and other nuisances. IiOCR COMMITTEE. —Mr. Charles Turner presided at the weekly meeting, on Thursday, when the sub-committee of finance reported that they could not recommend any alteration in the system of charging the graving dock dues, as requested in an application from the Shipbuilders' Association. The chairman intimated that, as regarded the proposed new landing-stage for seagoing steamers, the finance committee of the town council were anxious to have a reply from the dock committee on the subject of the land required at the west side of the Prince's dock, in order that they might make a recommendation to the council at the next meeting, the resolution of the finance committee being subject to confirmation or rejection by the council: At a meeting held by the finance committee on the 23d Ult., the chairman of the dock committee, ac companied by Mr. Lockett, attended and stated the pro position made by the trust, that they would throw back the boundary wall of the Prince's dock to the length of 1,000 feet, forgiving access to the stage. The finance com mittee were of opinion that it would be necessary to throw back the wall the whole length. The dock committee were willing to throw back the wall to the extent of 15 feet the whole length, and give half the land, provided the corporation would give land on the west side of George's dock equivalent in value to the other half. The finance committee, upon that, passed a resolution to the effect that, inasmuch as the proposed landing-stage to be con structed at the expense of the corporation was for the advantage of all classes, the laud required ought to be given without payment ; but, being strongly impressed of the benefit that would accrue to the port, they will, not withstanding, recommend to the council, rather than these advantages should be lost, to consent to a money payment being made by the corporation in respect of half the additional land required for the purpose, or exchange any land on equitable terms in respect of such half, the cor poration not being willing to part with any portion of the land on the west side of the George's Dock. In reply to a question, the chairman explained that the finance com mittee agreed to pay for half the land, instead of binding themselves to give in exchange half in land at George's dock. The land required would be about 1,600 yards, .and the finance committee wished to retain the option of paying for half in land or money.—Mr. Robinson asked whether Mr. Maciver had not said that the stage would be of no use to ocean steamers. It would be simply for the channel steamers. Was it necessary to make such an arrangement merely for the channel steamers ? Cattle could not be landed at the Prince's-pier, as these vessels always went into dock.—The Chairman reminded the com mittee that a most distinct offer was made to the corpo ration for an equvalent in land at George's dock, and they wished to retain the power of either giving money or land. Mr. Littledale said a state of things might arise in which they desired to exchange yard for yard.—The Chairman replied that there was to be an equivalent, and the land exchanged would be subject tothe valuation of Mr. Stewart. Some further conversation took place as to who would be liable for the removal and the building of the wall at Prince's Dock, when the chairman explained that, as nothing was said by the corporation, they would have a right to do it.—The surveyor said the cost of building the wall would be about £3OO or £4oo.—Mr. Barber moved that the equivalent given by the corporation be not in money, but either the land on the west of George's Dock, the Corporation Dock, or west side of the Queen's Dock, at their relative values.—The amendment was seconded by Mr. Evans, and, on a division, lost• by 9 to 7.—The recommendation to agree to the proposition of the corpo ration was then confirmed, an opinion being given by the solicitor, in reply to a question by Mr. Evans, that the corporation must take down the wall and rebuild it at their own expense.—A report was read from the solicitor in reference to giving receipt stamps for dock dues ; the solicitor was of opinion that the dock trust was bound by law to give receipts, if required, for all moneys paid to them exceeding £2. The report included several sug gestions as to the best mode of carrying out the plan of giving receipts ; the most practicable being that parties should write a duplicate on stamped paper where the amount was above £2. The solicitor having stated that there was no legal objection to resuming the practice. of giving reeeipt stamps, it was referred to the Finance Committee to give the necessary directions.—Mr. Little dale called attention to the desirability of sonic power being vested either in the Dock Committee or the corpo ration as to the regulation of vessels lying in the river. That day a serious accident had occurred during the fog, one of the Woodside boats being cut down to the water's edge by a collision with a vessel lying in the river. He had made inquiry, and ascertained that the water bailiff, who had a certain control as regarded the river, possessed no power of interference in Such cases. The solicitor said there was no direct power vested in anybody.—Mr. Little dale thought there should be some such power, seeing that so many accidents oceurrod.—The Chairman agreed with him, that a power over the river was desirable.— The matter dropped without any resolution being adopted on' the subject.. ' - BAPrisms.—At the parish church of St. Peter, on Christ- I THE DERBY RENT DAY. —Thursday last being the mas-day, there were no fewer than eighty-eight christen- rent day of the Earl of Derby, his lordship's tenants, to ings, and on the following day, sixty-six. The average is the number of three hundred, were entertained to dinner 'about one hundred and fifty weekly, or 7,000 in the year. in the coach-house at Knowsley, in a style of true old Eng - ACCIDENT AT THE LANDING•STAGE.—On Wednesday lish hospitality. Lord Stanley presided on the occasion. 'evening, as a woman, named Taylor, was- attempting to go = EVERTON Curacu MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—A bazaar, on board one of the Woodside steamers, whilst it was just in aid. of the Everton branch of the Liverpool Church putting off from the landing-stage, she-fell into the river, Missionary Society, was held on Wednesday and Thursday, but was in a few minutes rescued from herperilous position. in the school-room, Mill-lane, Everton. The articles for THE REV . . V. M. WHITE'S LECTI?ItE: ON " THE SIGNS s a l e were use f u l an d ornamental, and were chiefly supplied OF THE TIMES. ' —lt will be seen by advertisement in by the ladies of Everton. Amongst other things was a another column that the Rev. Verner-M. White's lecture beautifill carpet of needlework, which was exhibited in the on the Signs of the Times will be delivered on Friday Dublin Exhibition, and forwarded through the Rev. W. evening next. It would be needless , to remark upon a Ewbank. The sale reali se d upwards of £l2O. subject of so deep interest and importance in the,present BOAT ACCIDE N T.—Ab ou t seven o'clock on Saturday day as the signs of the times, and in Mr. Whites hands evening two mete, belonging to the steam-tug Powerful, it will, we have no doubt, be ably handled. The sudden were leaving the great landing-stage in a boat, when the and dangerous illness of his mother must be regarded as boat capsized, and they were immersed in the river. a sufficient apology for any inconvenience and disappoint- They were rescued, after considerable exertion, by Captain merit which may have been experienced on the 22d ult. Brewster and William Brown, of the steam-tender Jackall. OUTRAGE. — On Tuesday, as Thomas-Meadows, labourer This makes the seventh person whom Captain Rrewster in•tle employ of the Liverpool Dock Trustees, was return- has saved from drowning within the last two years. ing to his lodgings, he was assailed by the barking of a CASE OF URGENT DISTRESS.—The Rev. Edward Hull, surly dog, to which he said, "Come, that will not . do, incumbent of the Blind Ch urc h, h as i ssue d an a pp ea l t o Micky." Two or three men, who overheard the expression, his congregation a n d th e p u bli c genera ll y on b e h a lf o f said, "Whom do you call Micky ?" and, without waiting three orphan daughters of a gentleman, who for many for any explanation, struck him, inflicting a wound in the years faithfully discharged th e d u ti es o f a public office of left breast, just over the heart, with a clasp knife. The trust in the town of Liverpool, and who, owing to unfor cut, though dangerous, is not deep, and hope is therefore tunate circumstances, are reduced t o a s t a t e o f p ecun i ar y entertained of his recovery. The offenders were pursued , distress. Their friends are anxio us t o ra i se a f un d f or th e but made their escape, and have not yet been apprehended. purpose of placing them in a position to endeavour to Frans.—On Tuesday night there were three fires in maintain themselves. different parts of the town. About eight o'clock the CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.—On Monday week upwards hosiery shop of Mr. MTarlin, Scotland-road, was dis- of seventy persons met at tea in Mr. W. Charlton's school, covered to be in flames, and, notwithstanding the exer- Mill-brow, Runcorn, and spent a happy and harmonious tions of the town brigade and the West of England engine, evening. All the men and youths in Mr. Elder's large the place was gutted in less than an hour.—About the baking establishment were treated by their employer to same time, one of the furnaces at the cement works, an excellent dinner on Christmas-day.—On Monday, Mr. Pumpfields, Vauxhall-road, ignited a timber-shed built J. Hollis, hairdresser, Toxteth-park, entertained a select over it, part of the roof of which was destroyed, and a party of young ladies and gentlemen, at the same time considerable quantity of the manufactured article. The opening his door and larder to all the most aged and in town engines quickly subdued the flames. There was firm within his district. There was a good supply of also a fire in Faulkner-street, but of no extent. Christmas cheer, and a pleasant evening was spent. THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—The next contract mails PnaisEwonTur CONDUCT OF THE CAPTAIN OF VIE for the Australian colonies will be despatched from EuEorA.—On Saturday, as file American ship Wyoming, Southampton on the 4th of January by the overland Captain Dunlevy, was coming up the Channel, one of the route. Arrangements have been made for the despatch crew fell overboard. The mail-steamer Europa, which of the outward mails of the 4th of February, which are to was passing at the time on her voyage to New York, be embarked on board the screw-steamer Bosphorus, and hailed the Wyoming ; and, on learning of the accident conveyed to Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, the ship the captain promptti rdered the boats to be lowered, and touching only at St. Vincent. This contract with the by the exertions o: the Europa's crew, the man was government will not in any way interfere with the steam- rescued. On his arrival here, Captain Dunlevy stated ship Crcesus from Southampton for Port Philip and Sydney these facts in a letter, which was publicly exhibited in on the 10th of January. This vessel has no postal en- • the Exchange News-room. He also spoke most highly gagements to fulfil, and will, therefore, merely take out of the generous and humane conduct of all on board of ship letter-bags. the Europa. EscircDonA.3lA. OF AMERICA AND MISSISSIPPI.—When CARRIAGE OF RAILWAY PARCELS.—III the County we first called attention to the merits of this gigantic court, last week, au action was tried, Lancashire and painting, and the practical experience brought to bear Yorkshire Railway r. Cannon, for the recovery of £2 for upon its illustration by its spirited proprietor, we felt con- the carriage of eight barrels of fish, belonging to the de fideut it would not long escape the discernment of all fendant, on the 17th of August. Mrs. Cannon said that classes, and we are happy to find our predictions satisfac- the fish was to be forwarded to her on Thursday, but on torily fulfilled : the audience attesting by their applause the Saturday evening it had not arrived, and she made the high gratification they receive. As it is probable we some inquiries from a young . man in the employ of the may not again be favoured with a panorama whose subject company, and he said that the barrels had been there will illustrate the beautiful scenery of the " Great Father since the previous day. A verdict was given for the of Waters"—to the valleys of which, at least, ten thousand plaintiff; his Honour remarking that if the defendant had persons emigrate, monthly, from this port alone—we would sustained damage she should bring an action against the strongly urge upon parents the propriety of indulging company ; but in the present instance she was clearly themselves and their children, without delay, by an excur- bound to pay the company for the carriage. lion from the " Falls of St. Anthony to the Galph of Mexico." SLEEPING IN CHAPEL.—A considerable sensation was created on *Christmas evening, occasioned by strange sounds, which were heard issuing from the chapel of the Rev. J. Kelly, corner of Field-street, Everton. Conjec tures of unearthly agency were rife among the pedestrian throng, who; listening to the unexpected and inexplicable noises, gave expression to their opinions and passed on. Entrance being at last effected into the chapel, the sounds were discovered to proceed from a little girl, who, having fallen -asleep during the service, was unobserved by any of the congregation, and being also accidentally overlooked by the chapel-keeper, was locked in. The unintended prisoner, on being released, flew, rather than ran home, none the worse for her imprisonment, though dreadfully frightened. The strange noises which first attracted notice in the street were caused by the child wandering about the chapel in search of a place of exit, in the course of which she several times stumbled against the pew doors G XERAL INTELLIGEXCE. Ix CIIRISTMAS WEEK, the Great Western Railway took to London four.tons of misletoe. Sln JAMES RIVERS, Bart., has been bound over to keep the peace at Bath, he having been guilty of riotous and disorderly conduct. Mr. WARILEN, Q.C., has, it is said, recently declined an offer, from an eminent publisher, of 2,500 guineas for a new novel. ELIZABETII HOLLY, respectably connected, who, with her married sister, was committed for trial at Colchester, for shoplifting, has been sentenced to four months' impri sonment. The sister was acquitted. A YOUNG WOMAN was recently:so much alarmed at the noise caused by a riot in the streets of Newton Stewart, Wigtonshire, as to lose her reason, and having utterly rcfuse4 all sustenance, she has since died. Br urars of the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites, astrono mers have proved that light travels the whole diameter of the earth's orbit in sixteen minutes ; and, consequently, that it has a velocity of 200,000 miles in a second. Tun NUMBER OP . CIGARS of home manufacture sold in Austria before 1841 was only twenty-eight millions per annum. It is now eight hundred millions per annum, be sides one hundred and fifty milli ons imported from abroad. AFTER an interval of three hundred years, a Roman Catholic priest has been established at Haddington. He officiates in a granary loft : the use of the Assembly-room was flatly refused. [Haddington was the birth-place of John Knox, the famous Scottish Reformer.] TILE BODIES of no less than five infant children have been discovered "built up" in the fire-place of a cottage at Ditchling, Sussex. A former female occupant of the cottage has been apprehended on the charge of wholesale infanticide. LAW OP THE ROAD.OII Wednesday, Mr. R. Fowles, car proprietor, in Chesnut-street, brought an action in the County-court to recover £1 10s., from Mr. W. Her ring, confectioner, Quadrant -buildings, Lime-street, for damage done by a cart belonging to the latter to a car belonging to the former. From the evidence it appeared that on the 26th of October last, the two vehicles came into collision in Lord-street, by which one of the car wheels was knocked off, and the car upset, to the danger as Nell as to the annoyance of the party who was in it, at the time. The question turned upon whether the car was on the proper side of the road at the time the accident occurred. His Honour adjourned his decision till the 13th of January, expressing a desire that somelvitnesses might be produced, who were neither car-drivers nor carters, as 'that sort of persons seemed to make a pract i c e of swearin g I diametrically opposite to each other in such cases. RAVISHED BEAUTY.—On Wednesday last, a diminutive slovenly-looking man, named John Hodson, brought a charge before the Police Magistrates against Michael Devine, a publican in Scotland-road, for having assaulted him by cutting off his hair and whiskers, on the 2nd of last month. It appeared that the complainant had been a consenting party to the denudation of which lie now complained, and had received threepence as a fee for his submission. It was also averred that be had, for the sake of drink, on different occasions submitted to degrada tions, such as being tarred, or drenched with water. In the present instance he said he had been . discharged from his employment in consequence of his looking as if he had just made his escape from gaol. Mr. Wybergh, 'the ma gistrates' clerk, said it was not a case of assault—the complainant could only bring a civil action fur loss of beauty and loss of work. The case was dismissed. A FOG.—DIFFICULTY AND CONFUSION.—On Wednes day last, a case was brought before the County Court, in which Mr. W. Evans, of Knotty Ash, sought to recover the sum of 10s., from Mr. Mark Noble, omnibus pro prietor, Old Swan, being the value of a basket and its contents, alleged to have been lost under the following circumstances. On the evening of the 21st Nov., Mrs. Evans, a Welsh woman, with but an imperfect knowledge of English, had made some purchases, and got on Mr. Noble's 'bus near St. John's Market. Her purchases were in a basket,' which she gave to some person that she believed to be the omnibus' conductor, to bold while she got up on the outside. The night was very " foggy," and Mrs. Evans rather "confused." After passing Kensing ton, the omnibus ran against a post, and some of the passengers and luggage were thrown off', Mrs. Evans amongst the rest. On the 'bus being set to rights, Mrs. Evans was placed inside for the rest of the journey, the defendant's son, who was conductor, promising to take care of her basket. On arriving at Knotty Ash her basket was not to be found, and she therefore brought the present claim for the value of its contents. For the de fence a witness was called who proved that the plaintiff had admitted that she thought she had left her basket with a boy at the market. His Honour, having elicited from the plaintiff that she had not seen her basket at all after getting on the omnibus, decided that she must be non-suited, but she was not amerced in costs. WEST DERBY BOATED of GUARDIANS.— The weekly meeting was held on Wednesday, at the West Derby Union Workhouse, Mr. Joseph Harrison in the chair, and the j other members present were Messrs. Heyes, G. Harrison, Craig, Mountfield, Abrahams, Roskell, M'Gee, Smith, Brown, Roberts, Horsfall, Lunt, Kirkus, Medcalf, Jeffreys, and Carter. The governor's report showed the number of paupers in the workhouse during the past week to be 669, being 63 fewer than the corres ponding week of last year ; there were 13 paupers admit ted, 22 discharged, and 1 death, during the week.—On the motion of Mr. Abrahams, it was - resolved; that the new board room should be insured in the Royal Insurance Company for £soo.—Mr. Clayton, architect, reported that the contractors for completing the new hospital would proceed as speedily as possible with the work upon the discontinuance of the frost.—Mr. Horsfall begged Mr. Clayton to get as many men as he could upon the build ing, for he was confident that the washhouses would be wanted before they were ready.—Communications were read by Mr. Cleaver from the poor-law unions of Anglesey, Chester, and Doncaster, notifying to the West Derby Board that they had determined upon'discontinuing in future relief to non-resident, and non-settled paupers. Mr. Cleaver was instructed to write to the three boards, requesting them to accept the paupers that would be affected by the change.—The board then adjourned. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH NATIONAL SCHOOLS.—On Tues day evening a tea-party, in aid of the building fund of the proposed new schools in St. Paul's district, was held in the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, which was deco rated for the occasion with banners and evergreens.• The attendance was numerous ; and on the platform were the Rev. W. Maynard, the Rev. George Read, the Rev. J. B. Lowe, the Rev. Dr. Hume, the Rev. John Jones, and the Rev. S. B. Sutton. After tea, the Rev. George Read, in the absence of Mr. Alderman Bold, was called to the chair, and, after engaging in prayer, proceeded to explain the object of the meeting. He regretted Mr. Bold's absence, both because he was the alderman for their ward, and a true Conservative Protestant. He had re ceived a letter of apology from that gentleman, accom panied by a request that his name should be put down for a donation of £5 in aid of the building fund. (Cheers.) Some of them would know that there had been a Sunday school in connexion with St. Paul's Church for many years, mainly supported by an old friend, Mr. William Worrall, but as he was no longer a resident in the town, it had been found necessary to convene a meeting to answer a two-fold purpose—first, to afford an opportunity of advocating the support of the Sunday schools, and, at the same time, to endeavour to excite an interest in some strangers to the district, on behalf of the schools which they proposed to build in that district. It was a poor district, inhabited chiefly by the labouring classes, and contained about 8,000 souls. Nearly 4,000 of these were Roman Catholics, and more than 4,000 were Protestants ; but in that district there had never been a Protestant school for the children of the poor. They were now making an effort to remedy this state of things ; and he was happy to say that, although some merchants had not attended to their duty, there were mtlny who bad kindly come forward and given subscriptions for the object. The Earl of Derby's name was at the head of the list for a subscription of £25; and amongst the names of other gentlemen who had given liberally was that of Mr. Edmund Molyneux, who had given them £lOO. (Cheers.) The chairman then read a letter which he had received from a professed high Churchman, or Pusdite, expressing his antipathy to tea parties for such objects, describing the tea-party system as contemptible, mean, and selfish, sar castically adding, " that no doubt Tally clergymen would be present, with the usual stock-in-trade of no-Popery humbug, Protestant nonsense, and Orange clap-trap." The chairman concluded his remarks by calling upon the meeting to exert themselves in aid of the object for which they were met together.—The Rev. J. B. Lowe then delivered an address on " The Duty of Sunday-school Teachers ;" after which the Rev. Dr. Hume made some very true remarks . on " The Right Use of Money."—The Rev. S. B. Sutton also spoke on " The Advantage of Protestantism to the Working Classes•;" the Rev. W. F. Taylor on "The Blighting, Withering Influences of Popery ;" and the Rev. W. Maynard on " The Blessed. ness of Christian Union." . During the evening several anthems were sung by the choir of St. Paul's Church, and collection made for the benefit of the. schools. PRINCE ALBERT, Chancellor of Cambridge University, being pleased to give annually a gold medal for the en couragement of English poetry, the Vice-Chancellor gives notice that the prize will be given this year for the best poem on "The Chinese Empire, in reference to its past history and impending changes." THE TOWN CoUNcIL of Edinburgh have unanimously agreed to address a memorial to the Lord Advocate, urg ing the Government to bring in a bill, during the ap proaching session of Parliament, for the establishment of an efficient system of registration of births, marriages, and deaths in Scotland. AN intelligent young Esquimaux, who officiated as pilot to one of the searching expeditions, and who has been educated in this country at the expense of the Admiralty, was recently baptised in St Martin's Church, Canterbury. One of his sponsors was Mrs. Cell, daughter of Sir John Franklin. His name is now Erasmus Augustine Kal lihirua. A MAN DROWNED IN A VAT OP ALE.—Last week a man, named William Lapish, brewer to Mr. Denby, of Selby, was found drowned in a vat of ale of about KO gal lons. The deceased, it is supposed, had fallen in whilst attending, to his duties, about three quarters of an hour before he was found. An inquest was held on the body, but nothing beyond the fact of the man being found drowned was elicited.—Yorkshiremn. TEA AND COFFEE.—A few evenings since, (says the Lancet,) at the London Medical Society, the president re ferred to a case in which tea drunk in the morning, and coffee in the evening, always produced ill effects—the re verse none. The cause is probably this, that the stomach, needing a nourishing beverage in the morning, finds it in coffee only. Needing none after dinner, it obtains a mere stimulant in tea. TRAVELLERS from St. Petersbnrgh state (in the Ham. burgh News) that in the shops of that city are sold maps of Constantinople, in which the Turkish capital is divided into Russian police districts. A copy of this map, which was brought to Vienna, produced a great sensation, as it is well known that at St. Petersburgh no person can sell maps or engravings without the authorisation of the Government. THE MANCHESTER AND SALFORD EDUCATION BILL. —Sir John Pakington, it is said, has declined the request of the Manchester and Salford Education Committee to take charge of their bill in the approaching session of Parliament, on the ground that, although concurring in the general principles of that measure, he is unable to adopt the plan proposed by the committee for the religious instruction to be given in those schools not connected with any particular denomination of Christians. NEW WARLIKE MISSILES.—A trial was made last week, at the Isle of Wight, of a certain description of shell, the secret of which is said to be entirely confined to the British Government. The Gorgon steamer was em ployed for the purpose, and the practice is described as terrific. The steamer lay about 900 yards from the rocks, and such was the fearful character of the fire, that the bursting of every shell brought down whole tons of ada ment. It is calculated that no ship of the line could have kept afloat ten minutes under so terrific an explosion. SIXTY HEAVY GUNS are to be mounted at the battery now erecting at Sconce Point, on the Isle of Wight, to guard the entrance of the Solent sea. Thirty guns are mounted at Hurst Castle battery, opposite the Isle of Wight, on the Hampshire coast. There is also to be another battery erected about a mile and a half distant from Sconce Point, at a place called Cliff-end. This bat tery will be directly opposite that of Hurst Castle. These fortifications, when completed, will render the passage of the Solent by a hostile fleet impossible. TIrE RUSSIAN FLEET.—We have the best authority for stating that the Russian High-Admiral, having re cently inspected the Czar's Baltic fleet, one-half of the ships were at once condemned as worthless, and it was determined to build, on contract, a number of screw line-of-battle ships —one account says no less than thirty ! We may possibly find some of these contracts taken in the Clyde, Or . the 'Thames, and may safely calculate upon a portion of these vessels being built by the Americans. But it will take at least two years to get so large a fleet fit for sea, even if the cash is forthcoming.—Daily News. THE AIICHaOLOGY OF THE Fd4RO ISLES.—At the quarterly meeting of the society of Northern Antiquaries, held at Copenhagen, Mr. Hammerhaimb, who last summer undertook a voyage to the Ftero Isles, to collect materials for a popular archwology of those islands, exhibited speci mens of a detailed special map, on which he had collected a"number of names of places handed down from the ear- lest times in the Fxrodialect, which is an offshoot of the Icelandic or old Norse. These charts will be added to the collection contained in the society's archives. Professor Rafn communicated some observations on Runic stones in various provinces of Sweden and Norway, in which Eng land or the Western countries are mentioned. Among these was one in memory of a Swede, who was buried at Bath, and another of one who died at Leith. BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.—The damage caused to the Exeter and Crediton Railway, of which the Bristol and Exeter Company have the management, by the extra ordinary floods on the 19th ultimo, has been found to be of so extensive a nature as to render it necessary for that company to issue notices to the public, stating that the traffic will be suspended till further notice. In many places the rails are altogether washed away ; and at one spot.the whole of the sleepers and ballast were swept off some distance into an 44joining field. During the period of the closing of the line the travelling from Exeter to Crediton will be performed by four-horse coaches, which proceed thence to Barnstaple. The North Devon Rail way, which is being constructed to join the Exeter and Crediton line at the latter place, also suffered from the same floods. MARRIAGE PROOFS.—A commission was applied for in the Vice-Chancellor's Court, ou Wednesday week, to exa mine witnesses in India, France, and Scotland, concerning the marriage of Dr. Peter Cochrane with Abeem Bebee, an Indian lady of rank, alleged to have been performed by a native priest in India. Since this alleged marriage, Dr. Peter Cochrane had married again, and, having had children by both marriages, a question of legitimacy arose. The person reeking to obtain the commission was Mrs. Moorhouse, daughter of Dr. Cochrane and the Indian lady ; Mrs. Moorhouse claimed under her father's will, as the legitimate child. Sir R. T. Kindersley refused the commission to India on the ground . that, as the Bebee had expressed it, "all the parties were dead, and the docti ( - meats eaten by the white ants ;" the commission t) France and Scotland was granted.. A CANNON has been invented on a principle by whicla heavy ship-Duns can be loaded an d fi re d an d b roug ht i n t o position by' two men five times in a minute, and a field piece eight times in a minute. The gun heats very little. Very successful trials of its efficiency have taken place at- Birmingham. ELlza MusnErr, a fine-looking young woman, dressed up as Jack Sheppard, in full dress, was brought before Mr. Combe, at the Southwark Police-court, on Tuesday, charged with being drunk any incapable of taking care of herself. The prisoner intended to have made her appear ance at a masquerade. DIMINUTION OF CRIME IN SCOTLIND. — We have hem apprised of a fact which would almost seem to warrant the presumption of an improvement in the morality of the people, viz., that there are no cases for trial in the High Court of Justiciary during the winter recess. This is a— circumstance which has not occurred during any year since the commencement of this century.—Ediaburyk Guardian. THE FORTH SCBILABINE TSLEGRAPIL—The steamer Monarch, with the submarine cables for the Forth and. Tay Ferries on board, having arrived at Granton on Wed nesday, the cable across the Forth was laid next afternoon-. On the junction being effected at Granton, the steamer proceeded slowly across the ferry, the cable gradually un rolling. The operation of submerging the line occupied about an hour and a half, and was successfully accom plished. The telegraph across the Tay will, we believe, be laid immediately.—North British Mail. FATAL ACCIDENT. -A man named John Stone has been killed at the Churchill station of the Oxford, Wor ees ter, and Wolverhampton Railway. The deceased was a besom-maker residing at Bewdley, and had taken a ticket at the Churchill station for Brettel-lane. While waiting on the platform, a goods train approached, and the de ceased, mistaking it for the passenger train to Brettel lane, attempted to cross the line, although remonstrated with by the bystanders. He could not cross before the engine struck him, and inflicted such injuries as caused his death. EGGS. —lt is estimated that the United Kingdom con sumes 1,500,000,000 eggs yearly, of which Ireland pro duces nearly a third. The North-Western Railway frequently receives a million eggs in a day at Liverpool. from Ireland, to be forwarded to manufacturing towns. A Boe.—During the cold weather at the beginning of last week, the boa constrictor in Wombwell's menagerie, to protect it from the cold, was carefully wrapped in flannel, and,two young crocodiles put beside it, with the view of imparting heat ; on the keeper, however, opening-, out the flannel to look after his charge, to his utter astonishment he discovered that one of the crocodiles had` been swallowed by the boa! This is considered to be a feat unparalleled in natural history.—Durham Chronicle _unparalleled INFANTICIDE.—A few days ago a brick layer, employed to repair the fire-place of a cottage in. Ditchling, a village about a mile and a half from the Has sock's-gate station, on the Brighton railway, discovered the bodies, or rather the skeletons, of five infants. The house had been tenanted for 14 or 15 years by a woman who had recently been married to a person named Mait land, and who is the mother of two illegitimate children, still living. The neighbours deposed to a number of very suspicious circumstances ; but the bodies being too decom posed to enable the professional witnesses to state with. certainty whether the children had been born alive, the coroner's jury, on Saturday, returned an open verdict The magistrates examined the woman afterwards, and re manded her. REMARKABLE ACCIDEIST.—A few evenings since, a servant girl living at one of the shops in the Corridor, Bath, was directed to fetch a decanter from a cupboard iu the drawing room. The girl got on a chair for the pur pose, when she suddenly fell through a " borrowed light " in the floor into the room beneath, a height of 20 feet. The inmates, alarmed by the crash of the glass, rushed to her assistance, and discovered her in a state of uncon sciousness, sitting upright in a chair, with her arm stretched out, firmly holding the decanter in her hand_ She had, it appeared, fallen into the chair, for the seat had. sunk several inches, but the decanter was not broken, neither had she sustained any injury beyond a few bruises on the arra and head, and a slight scratch on the back of the head from the broken glass or wirework protecting the casement. There was another person in the room at the time of the accident, but it was so instantaneous that she saw nothing of it, while the girl herself has no recollection at all of falling. Mr. Kin;, surgeon, was called in, ami was of opinion, from the state in which he saw the girl, that she had been seized with catalepsy. She is now quite recovered. Tits NORTH DEVON RAILWAY.—An inquest was held at Barnstaple, on Saturday, on the bodies of John Mutable and Samuel Mitchell, who have been for some time past emplOyed in blasting the rock by the side of Sticklepath, hill, contiguous to the Barnstaple station of the North Devon Railway. About one o'clock on Thursday last, the poor fellows were in the act of putting some gunpowder into a hole, when it suddenly exploded, and both men were thrown down the cliffs with considerable violence.. They fell from a height of between thirty and forty feet, which was alone sufficient to kill both of them on the spot. Hustable was taken up for dead, but, as he showed signs of life, he was conveyed on boards to the infirmary, The neckcloth and the bosom of the shirt of Mitchell were found to be on fire, and his whole appearance was of the most distressing and pitiable character. He was also conveyed to the infirmary. Mr.: Forester, the house surgeon, found Huxtable in an insensible state when brought in ; he had a lacerated wound on the head, but the skull was not fractured, and he expired on Friday morning. Mitchell was very much charred about the face, and be expired the same morning. After a length ened inquiry a verdict of accidental death was returned. Cnxsi GRISS.—The Rheea plant, or the true Chinese grass, is already cultivated by natives of Assam, to make fishing lines and nets. Its shoots can be cut down seve ral times a year, and its fibres theyknow how to separate. Major Hannay has been able to improve the process, by the assistance of the Chinese in Assam. Capt. Thompson, of the house of Thompson and Co., ropemakers, of Cal cutta, found the Rheea fibre from Rungpoore to be three times stronger than the best Russian hemp, and the wild Rheea everything that could be desired for rope making, though the cultivated kind, probably from a difference in the preparation, he thought a little too rigid. for the running ii , ,rg - ing of ships. But as there is no doiibt of the strength and flexibility of their fibres, it is to be hoped that they will, when more generally known, be more extensively employed for ropemaking both in India. and England, especially as they can be produced at a price under that of Russian. hemp. Neither the royal nor mercantile navy need, therefore, be restricted to Euro pean sources of supply, for this essential part of their equipment ; but as the Rheea of Assam, like the Chu-Ma,. of China, produces fibres of different degrees of fineness, according as they are taken from the later or the earlier crops, so may they, though rivalling those of grass cloth in fineness, exceed those of Russian or of Polish hemp in strength.—Journal of the Society of Arts. MODERN PATRIOTISM.-When an Hungarian exile, newly escaped from the gaols and gibbets of Austria, lands on English ground, he is received with profuse and enthusiastic sympathy. Town councils entertain and_ listen to him ; his speeches fill the papers ; and we feel a glow of generous exultation as we reflect that Great Britain is the home of liberty, and that here at least the outcast has reached a refuge where tyranny is detested and oppression practically unknown. Singularly enough, the result is precisely the same when a run-away Irish convict sets foot in New York. There is the same out burst of generous feeling ; the speeches, though flavoured_ ivith an extra dash of extravagance, are much in the same strain ; and the ovations prepared for John Mitchell by the American municipalities bear a sufficiently dose re semblance to those accorded to Louis Kossuth at South ampton, Birmingham, and London. The government. from whose hands these gentlemen have escaped—a pretty good proof in itself that those hands were not laid on. them very heavily—is in their opinion and in that of their entertainers not a government at all, but "a band of' knotted tyrants and enemies of the human race," "cruel.. and rapacious," " a gang of conspirators, robbers, an& murderers." They curse its charity and abhor its blasphemy." Their hearers sympathise and applaud. Is it the Government of Austria they are talking of ? No, the Government of England. Stuff ! you ejaculate,. throwing down your paper with a contempt in which your would be ashamed to allow that there was any particle of anger. Stuff indeed—but not so considered at New York. It is the settled conviction of three-fourths of Europe that O'Connell was the purest patriot and the greatest man of his day. We take another and a juster measure of him ; but numbers are against us, and the history of the- age will not be written exclusively by English pens. Should. it not temper slightly the peremptory judgments we form. of other nations, to find that lies pass for truth, and a. mischievous incendiary is honoured as a hero and a martyr, at so short a distance from Temple-bar, and among an English-speaking people, familiar with English literature and English news ?—Guardian. PURIFICATION OF TIM AIR.—It is known that sulphur— ous acid, or the fumes of burning sulphur, constitute an_ excellent disinfectant in typhus fever ; and such " hydras dire" as sulphimtted and phosphuretted hydrogen must be completely neutralizable by these fumes, the oxygen of the one uniting with the hydrogen of the other, and. utterly destroying them. For this reason we strongly. recommend frequent fumigations of dwellings, areas , court-yards, and gardens, simply with the fumes of burn ing sulphur, as a very cheap as well as assuredly effectual disinfectant, of all such noxious miasmata, at least, as are likely to infest the precincts of human dwellings. 'Sul phurous acid fumes will hang in the air for a long time,, and meet the enemy there face to face in deadly strife, without anything particularly disagreeable to the nostrils, except when held inadvertently above the chafing-dish or other utensil in which the sulphur is burning, and in_ which, by the way, it may be readily kept burning, event. in the coldest weather, by help of a red-hot poker. lit cases of typhus fever, Dr. Graham has found such fumes to be more effectual as a disinfectant than anything else- It is a singular circumstance, too, that while sulphuric acid has been quite recently discovered to be actually an. important cure for cholera itself, either sulphurous or sulphuric acid will be found to have been highly esteemed by the medical faculty of the last two centuries as a cure for plague ! We maT also mention the fact, as an intere st ingif one, corroborative of the idea that the fum es sulphur might be of essential service as a pro tective ~ against cholera; that although from recent causes g reatly I intensifying to predisposition to cholera in one particular. I bonnet trade, in i quarters or capital of the straw-plait a n n v d e _, ited in most a 0 1932 a nd again in 1849. all who have ever , pwahirtchofstuhlephthurwnmusoftLbuetocno,ntshataitltthlywn, which is the bead— fe°sulphurOus acid, was , the private dwellings, into fumes perfectly Moreover, free the transmuted through countries or- I had correspondence trarunin from fact m ch us ole t ra be bo loi th fr iar_ to districts infected with e (at least it used to be so). la, 1 1 r u es smelt strongly of sulphur-, that letters, &c., in such • long been used as a disinfect an t its fumes, in fact, ha:4lga,, .n our lazarettes. As f or in jurylin plague—a.s, for in stance, articles other within a dwelling,nl to metallic or 0 s - phurous ac i d be must much injurious IL less than chlorine, tant and it is much cheaper as well as Builder.e practically more effect al NERVOUS DEBILITY AND DETERMINATION OF BLOOM TO THE DEAD.—Extract of aletter from Mr. John Lloyd, L:i . w . wen , Ilarlech, Merionethshire.—To P r of es s or H o ll owa y, "i r ,—l think it my duty to infor m y ou t h at f or a long time L was afflicted with giddiness and swimming in the head and eyes. attended by loss of appetite and generally impaired health. Every means had failed to give me relief, and at length it became so alarming that I was afraid of going out without an attendant. Mr. Hughes, chemist, Harlech, ad— vised me to try your Pills, which I immediately did, and ant happy to say they e ff ected a perfect cure, and restored me for , health sad strength."