The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-09-04 00:00:00

SEPT. 4, 1855.] Z 0 CAL INTELLIGENCE. _. ___. r y A y ......._______. o' l l 1 4 te an ° d ti k° Ma; named Rees , in the service of Messrs. t and Co. hroes-street, fell through the open door of a 1 Iftttkny'. "nr was high, into the street, on Tustin' 10 / , and wa s k• IF , 0 11,4 pool I, 1 cli on the spot. , r, I N,Lela on ~',I4IIINE SOCIETY. --The adjourned m_eet . in ß g s t 7Phaeh h i ttnesday, at the Clarendon-rooms ; Mr. W totizte4(leslAZ "air' A number of the rules were altered v 'lderahL, . e Subscriptions payable by new members g , e A ~, '.I Increa sed. ," 1484" rl::(l:titetail grocers, at a meeting held on Tuesday, n f ch ar Noal, in order°43t raise the price of sugar one halfpenny i 0. o,si;es. sto compensate for the increased wholesale , ye A_ li ti t i r t ' - nee Was fixed as the lowest price per lb. for :‘ a t 'tl'et ~I to f gest , • k-hotel,Hano -4arzto; " 11 Zi e , lemen met at the Brunswick-hotel, s le o .- 4 N a . .ay, and presented a set of gas experim . ent o al kia lng Lip a ddress to Mr. Woodall, on the occasion t 1., st all Qar. ° l, to take the management of the Burslem G 41 'tcg 'light c e0r,, ; .. .., ft .. Company. i 'fra , a , of E,oa4 Thursday, a handsome ship, called the 1, 41 ' 4 tC rt Claer 'was launched from the building-yard ... a „,, c, !M."'t I,,Pliin j;*°n, Baffin -street, and afterwards towed e. 3 ,tee (4 . „ado. She is owned by Messrs. Yates,. "e occ.t l ;._,lip;ii s Isola tern,. and is intended for the Jamaica 'lri t b' t a• "vu tons is to be laid down in the place tit i „, al e , of tee til 4 .2iG t v_ I, • tnett by ti... - 1 - tWsnoom.—ln compliance with a requi -1,11, tiorlk% e .;;.'e leading houses of the port, the . committee "'gh ' tqhg "wsroom have passed a resolution that . the that "our 1,,, t h anroom ' al l , ll , o 'clock, announcing the termination of eat e . he fi nd ° rung at half-past three , and further, ~ ot t ,'" °n e 01 ; 1 ,y closed at seven o'clock each evening. 1t si, °l o. 4 ., "lenced on Saturday. night, at half- 1 o ithi " e ° 'clo ' l t A Wlt —On Wednesday tile 8 t4Wll' clock, .. e 37 ciL. belonging to Mr. Wilson, toils, / Nek N. i a saili acht Stanle y , came in contact with 11,.ate lle -. th e 0 , /lit up the Mersey, ti a sMN,eOf a con)oner. Maid of Mostyn, which sunk in I:,, e jvr. el ,"a3' te e ' bt' 48 , 1 „, 0 11 with an Australian ip on the pre ;',l (1 ) , , aNi f.. • lie yacht was held fast to the masts of 'veli t'Paet 6,`4lB.,_lvere at n me entertained that she the d;he ' e ; Lb . ' a' Woodside Ferr i directions were promptly - Alsi c i aabl e i d - 1_ . of the steamerrQu y een to go to the assistance s a et able da,Vt, which was safely brought to shore. kt' t 4 2. / , ''age was sustained by the collision. ka eL °4 Bs. i ta k cup sbo °anew , ttns.—The adjourned meeting of the lia!ttot t i r °, for ti,e..4ssociation was . held at the Bull Hotel, t, Ny 4 ' to nr I ; t t'Poe of considerin d s hio they.4kr d a t he mills in thislocality sho, t time , _, A kant i fY B Per week. The meeting was fully attended ,Ntete mk. aetnrers John cfs... - 4 ~ leet h , Livesey, - mlti, "as ..1 had n fully considered, g th Job, , L.,,ptm. .bee ~,. - have not yet Vutti t..." scroll Inat as other towns e following re t4l th." 3 this A ed to run short time, this meeting be ad kt ' kill s "1 fortnight." 4 1, 4 4 4 tt 4 kk e°ll tintle to woThrkefinoneretdianjg,stpheernwadeje'oku.rned; .PhoneP,„, 'T.---04 Wednesday morning, about two o'clock,_use 1. 4 . 11 t a":frseeintacle to open the door of the Custom-house, o' l j' t di st t lied, and The shop of Mr. Corlett, M t , Lo a ,tith ed t,the outside lock taken off; but the parties ,„'l'e 0 ,.• 1 th e "3 , Air. H. Corlett, a customs' officer on duty Lait4'aloptiBol.ooner Iduna lying in the harbour, !key 17the, 11 N th,7 4 1 / 1 their boot' --The harvest has partially 17,1tSt/':,l4l4,igh,seint .the island y. and the reaping of small its K, i lti. . , ,ed falf.-a,:u with last weeks but in consequence of Oille,„.' 1, 11 ) ,,„ cn with on Monday, a general stop has been 11 ''''Icil l at, "at - "r °f th' k' Th potato disease has made sad oi l t .e4ahia V a T io u s par in ts ci. of the e island, in consequence of vteat,ssatvalsotities have been sent iuto our market to The I,_ l 4.v'ice•• Y were disposed of as low as 41-d per stene. Ga t ,,... 4 tre' bt,,,,,1 ----Mona's Herald. 1117413,t'h°1144,?e(ililreGs,17.AlintAicts.—At the weekly he it m e e v e . fi w ng m o . f B t a n d is . IV, Ri i ' ci aa4, ..N te "_aY, there were present, t s, 4 8, il e et s, si:aswrs. kfountfieV, r E u th s, rd i k Wens ß le r y rtn , Bdriritcth',Haandr ttilte,l°,, -i tk e i t e,tte ala r h o a e d e in th e e tre er . a'sure f r's m ha t n h d e s p w oo as r- f a l w ,l6 B o o l rd Os. , th e A, 04 % eo , been received ro board, on the subject of of4Zza eli e p f 63' of a communication from Mr. C. D. Fitz- Le '7a 4 11 atioa 1 members of the reterforlial, eler,_ the weekly re I P % that the Poor-law Bo rd k , t a? t t, th at ,f ; It was reso ve r_ts of the district medical tlo e ,na % : 4 ser,L'uts board has no observat u i m on be t: o m f a pa ke u w pe it rs h a n4'l ,4 % l4 , ll ,,e' r ' r e,eramunication. The n e t k . . p, increase of 26 oor, 11 4 ' ) ' t")ts relief during the last week was 668; out b 18 A. 4 'lG,-, 4 ,071 ; showing an • h the corresponding ti e4 ' l l4 4 't le a ,,T, When compared with .. t , 2 'er, ° ilk, 1 ° t ie slV th " h . "l- V IGE —The recent advices from Arne- Ne se ' t 'il l 'eh ee4 t : ' l ' ° Rres °Y f the barque Arabia, from Livrpool, i4 e dip l e' et is f eot'„ii°fllal.ie,gs seat American . Continent. This ves t, o li L r ein , /toed by a Captain Polley, arrived at Cln- N.l4otin ht red._ Liverpool, on the 2nd insant, and . was to ~otte „ , , th e ~,-ire voyage on the 6th. After crossing the NI 'o g .' 4.rabia passed into the St. Lawrence, and sur ,ll,e.ael.lts rapids by means of the British Canadian locks J\ .wear entered Lakentario, after sailing through which 1,„ some three hundred feet descent, in all, of the r,F,'et,River, by the locks of the Welland Canal, ti , : k e i 9 o, thence through the said lake the Strait a s n and Lake .n ,;jithea:?e, Lake Iluron, and Lake Michigan t n, c t i ( l ) . Chicago, in h a '' t Of the American Continent. till:,efth:l)in the world, be an elevation, 2ove the 11 1 4, 1 v S ea, which overtop ducathighest pyramid of Egypt 't ies e i l . the AcntizssionEns.—A meeting of Commissioners Ik l a ., f er et s , Act Was held in the Council-chamber on ; 1 41. 01 ', 1 a, and to commissioners to supply existing " , sp et ~. i . 1 , , ? . elect new members of the committee, the 11 e, °1441.3 ; to ti ° L . 411 .,,.' 'scl., in the chair. Mr. David Rowland, (~,.";4 1d A t _.'" 4-11ots' Committee, having read the usual 14" 1 . 41 to lia rt t .._ ° aea 'l a r e 'hr„ ur .,l l des, the law-clerk, having declared the i\ '' th -',„, Dr n,„ m 'tr. Francis Shand, chairman of the Pilots' st,tleh-'l,,ate heir ed five commissioners to fill up the required 1 .n.`4()eavi,rolipe,ias follows :—Mr. J. A. Tobin, in place of .r r --• 1.)•,--'4 ;11; ;JAI:, James' C.lnnbell. In the plane of Mt. Se,' - r , 11, ' l , * "`Al . „ -. t. At. ythe, in the place of Mr. C. Morrall; r""dea l ;, - PlaC e i " Place of Mr.. J. N. Wood ; and Mr. W. • h*rell by llr /,, e4 M r J Willioinson These names were a. 111 .,be c o he - ,!vorrall, a . nd the - electio . ns duly made. Messrs.. N -41 by t Otlhtt,,' "d Dawson were elected to fill the vacancies t s _ (le eve, call e a.used by the retirement of Mr. H. Jenkins, 0 4 ie,i it. of Mr.. J. N.Wood and Mr. J. Williamson. littjethi.%rfois ov Txtoons.—Letween two and three o'clock t.,';th,led aaaY afternoon, -24 *facers and 811 men were em ,eia,..,,,e,:igbLteanrs,inagn-tistacogenrie;etdheonCunard Compau ' team port Hausa th h e . larYges :men iitot.' Paddle-wheel trans 0 li'i, the Crimea. 9dlettach hni:geinintsenfrotsmor„ % t , 4 4 q .1 G6t.h, 71st, They consisted li,k,,‘,,iervice.at Sb7as9ttliop' 902tnadn93trhd e ani:h(flole were under the i'N-r.t.!tof Lieut.-Colonel Atherley, of the 92d. Most of e t cone 1 h. . of what the Tarks wf , re once solemnly told ek e stlik: W ives of the S t s G kt„,7tttd Akin appe arao „ c° , reYs (Highlanders) —and ?Cal toark e d , .` as. LneY marched through the town t'ke e °Me er • ""dmiratlon. Staff-Surgeon Rhys is the haeot al as' in charge,and • A l a ‘ , so . Captain Harvest, of the 21st Ltltaolava soes out in the same vessel. The Hansa sailed N'''n3t•age°,l,lt Thursdy, with Commander Brewer, R.N., ,e t ' (transferred 'from the Great Britain), on . „ ,t, , 4', tll ' %,,,_ ° ltas /‘,„ eit"ote,-,w.N, --L-noVED SCR EWPRoPELLEE.—A model of t ell Y 1 t. rti °Niter has been exhibited in the Exchange (1)Atei44,1,114 inV ellthr is Captain W. Williams, !af the tath,,ti(l, ` l l.l Ile°flipany's steamer Windsor. The principal 1,111,11nv..,71t1R „ r i)ropeli er is that it enters the ro watr te ` nde g ;ee,,ll,'n'ilt.L.,4aee' __ecilliar shape c se . cures a zoq e) al:e. p i consequently mcreased ni po n wer of pro accompanies the ~,ested',,, ep h tlel, ' l O, g the wear and tear of machinery, and T ies ' re tb!l'oni a statement which rew steamer made S ' irl pen t ' l t the propeller has been most successfully tt, nit 4 ay f r ..,,,, es ma d e by the sc __ h 'Oe 1 'th ll), --rPa----'" last. The twelve passages .el, I' of e eh, -e, and July th, 1 N , v tev o b.q. screw p i e d 180 hours 20 m . inutes, the 14 k,_' 4 erat. t he 4als be'rg auL E;o per minute ; while with the ttlf, e , ',res,i,sla,9 nutot e - r of passages took only 162 hours, h - ol e o' ; ivtarli-',lons bei ng . 45 - per m i nu t e . On the twelve h e ' tI N eret averaged - - h ti, 311 av er ' a„ 4 1 , 10 wim Im . ir.ute and 8 seconds by D ki a., ? hours and 30 minutesby . the new screw, k Ai. 41 4€ 8 a l / 1 in Captain Williams's invention was 1 1. , 4 Pi 4 o t , and 8 seconds each passage. I' 4 l .1' th kr: r, ,a.tel". •P 1 1$ 6 ,-,lreatLEs Houanrow.--The Moreton Bay q e Nek;' c't th,:, ll,l es to the death of Charles. Houghton, ? Sh a r d /r„ riurnett district and Fort , Curtis (son of the ,1 1 4 'a ;(j ,:lkg, hten Esq., of. Ashfield-hall, Neston, Ch . e- , „`!ay: ,14 -inerere.' . Ne leim E -stieet North, in 'this town),. n w e hle 'e."' Oehi'lltislalch had been swollenGabynrhentto meetrai his 4 4' , th e ,4 ace gentleman had i l c eft Y boy. On arriving at the Nol?,a,t,elaek Ltoknied by P ti tl ik, is 0 .. 4 ov e , t' o .?, na me d `Billy,' alac preceded y. Mr. Houghton, ''' '' r 3 ' e 3 ' knarrow ford of shallow l to the 4 s thi le ePti• . Immediate y water, where the Iv ' 4 °Cl ' B, h o ngan times of flood. 'at.,.,(et,, e(l , ‘,,,,ever, is a lagoon, which, now that the creek bla k boy l'il i .a;',.. t4 () tii,, Il t e t 'distinguishable. Mr. Houghton must 'O 4l B - ,, Y Of €g q , to the right of the ford, for the: c_ . cr I 'o' l i " 4s ter's 1,1 , ' and, on turning round, saw 4 leh h 4ely (lit, vi lliD Ali the flooded lagoon. He k l tll t 'llist h a ed. and _ e abovenothing at the bottom Ovat e ,. ''. t e be en i. ;; 4ll ght hold of the bridle of horse, Itl.ii'the surface en he Pulled way entangled ~,,ils4litoti co e 'l "4 i e ' `:,‘lr days of d not ii l 4 l. ' .&liore safely , but s a ll i „ed the bridle round . t t h h e e t ai c i d i y ma o l f to t , th e a ter, th at th •ee found. It was not until the , .44 tii.. deceased's s ‘`Allk I,F f orehe a d 4 --'" death was discovered, in -; a cut dd:„ C°r Pse was found, and then the ht a,, 1, foreheads f , and °th e .. . 1.1-tk,Na L ,, Mal the h„ r trijaries, evidently 4'l,l7N'ed its it ""e, which in its struggles, had-no I, ,Yk ti . Nie sendhits rendered him incapable o n f any ti , .1 4 °ll ' 41 44 et all whoh e m inte rredl bo was conveyed to 3r. _ . t NeatNl .Arthur known the deceased. W. H. Walsh, amidst the deep and tearful 4 41 y Brown, F. , scl , .acted as pall-bearers on 4 14-,,, ocea s i 4 tf t 't.i: "es , en, and the f uneral service was read by IN.. e Q 1 V, ' -' 0 Was deeply and painfully affected." ak,'',',Ota'att;'Bl'ltz AAt ,N T , Il k Of the Ven. Archdeacon Brooks presided pilafe;ii'llet te -. `e vestry on Tuesday, and, before the formal I. es etiioot t h ed, he expressed the regret felt by the board th.,ohtet ,i,ki ee, e late Mr. James Hughes, one of its members. 11%.,`' r ee.,1 4 1,.:: 1 :e plLead from the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, late 44 C`tat 4 4 wur "Low Board, in reply to the complimentary te;tht, (l ae Pte 4 4 ,aan,at the previous meeting of the Vestry. Upon e i ci a O , 4 3 ; ° . Ca ee ,„,of the Workhouse Committee a report I il l lt 4 1 :14 1 , lice ,Joli,„ of e i t that the present vagrant-sheds should 'V ,e 4, there c onsequence of the excesses committed ,ka; e. thj, who have hitherto infested them, Oo h alt 4 „,to ,' 4, 0 ° 1 were never intended. The committee . and ta 4 - ei eu gil 4,,..ae hostt„.4- effectual check against the advance of it N4l'l bile'kvik'Ne ould be the closing this department ,eal,°,,D,lZta,,, whatever, except against shipwrecked t h '' ) b t e ,a I ;',Of eL „'"g, no means asubsistence, destitute way- Ol k 'm t. a eki -.0111 -lhoYinent at a distance from their homes, itr„,:„, i„,ked hi °„rders from the relieving officers." Tramps be altered 14°f ' (4. not Ir ish Pass-office, which will th e lts7 l ,a eiNin •,. !Drab than £lOO ; and, to prevent the tie 4 k 7 s, ~0c,?41 . 1 1' . , 1 , 8 to he lined with asphalte, and provided e to tt til t. t h % t ic', dtsensn fibre hammocks, placed in iron-framed d '4 5 q1t..x.,,1t0f t l 7 ll toek place on a recommendation hat LI , to ...Log, 'lch oel -,aev. air, Holmes the new chaplain of ,mi 4, ad,)„, ultimately it 'i , tt : t i, t, , ho t ..5. should he furnished by the Vestry at . a tN e4 llt e ts litZ"' the Net. , vva . s eci e , d 'd d by to the t. o tt i t • h er ,_l of the ,na mendation. In reference . a majority '' 'th th - ointl i • cdock Hospital the minutes of tne 4, th e q th e e opi„io'ttee eontain edthefollowing resolution:— ck:e tOrv i alor e et n of tfie committee upon further delibera 4t,ti f o 'la tecants dealt Dedlnt course abe taken with regard , I - JJ t ti r r e b be admission to th Lock Hospital is to ei t et h wi th . e i ki, i !'eli ef lt. or 3' th e nw ___, as in the case all other appli -44 ascol and4Plicaltturanls• Three names were selected 'leo sk'd ref 8 for the office of ins ector of out- Oh I h err ed , P . ' 1 4t, a t 0 had b ~o the Finance Committee. Mr. 1 tees 'eta. ° file cen r l 'eh 4 • 4 I ' e V ests equested by the coroner to return b y Blio w „ L Y, and to acknowledge the kindness th e i r a lat e ;°Y the governor, Mr. r, in eon- I)4relitfi. e ) rY Pai nful case, (the starving of ea, Th -0 Vestry then adjourned. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD THREE hundred yards of the wall along the south end of the Prince's-pier are marked off, and workmen have com menced pulling down the masonry, preparatory to the erection of the new landing-stage. - LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.—On Friday, before Commissioner Stevenson, William Jones, publican, of Ewloe, county Carnarvon, N. W., applied for his certificate, and was opposed by Mr. Evans on the part of the assignees, on the ground that the bankrupt had not kept a proper cash account. His Honour granted a second-class certificate with three months' suspension ; protection granted in the meantime. Joseph Jackson, lately a linen-draper in St. James'-street, obtained an immediate first-class certificate. Samuel How, merchant, passed his adjourned last examination, and the certificate meeting was fixed for the 27th of September. George W. Hunter, ironmonger, came for his last examination, but the case was adjourned, as no balance sheet had been filed. There, was also a dividend meeting in the case of Daniel Finney. ASSAULTING THE POLICE.-ThOMRS Fell, tailor, and Joseph Dobson, confectioner, both of Paradise-street, were charged, on Thursday, with assaulting police-officer George Sinclair (442). On Tuesday evening, while on duty in that street, Dobson, it was alleged, came up to the officer and accused him with neglecting his duty by allowing an oyster stand to remain near his shop. He then struck and kicked the officer, and ran off. The officer stated that he attempted to take him into custody, when Fell came up, and, trying to rescue Dobson, struck him several times. A number of witnesses were called who confirmed the statement of the officer. The case was adjourned until Friday, wheel other witnesses were examined, but the evidence being complicated and contradictory, the case was dismissed. THE STARVED CHILDREN. — The remaining children of the Aspinols, who were committed on Monday last for wilfully murdering (by starvation) two other of their children, are pro gressing favourably at the Workhouse. Five of them are re stored to health and strength, proper rest and regular meals having effected a wonderful change in their appearance for the better. The sixth and youngest surviving child-is also pro gressing favourably, and hopes of its final recovery are now en tertained. The care and attention bestowed on the poor little sufferer by the nurse in whose care it is placed in the Work house have produced a marked improvement in it; and no doubt, under a continuance of the same kind treatment, a few weeks will see it restored to health. The children are placed in the care of a nurse, and have a separate apartment appropriated to themselves, on the ground floor of the hospital, where, for the present, they seem to be happy and contented. Too much praise cannot be given to Mr. Carr, the governor of the Workhouse, for the prompt energy and humane attention which he has exhibited towards 'these hitherto neglected little ones. TREAT TO Senoon CHILDREN. — On Tuesday, the children of St. Anne's National Schools ' Stanley, had their annual rural excursion to the village of Hale. A subscription, headed `by the clergyman and his family, and the influential members of the congregation, was raised, and the respectable tradesmen of the village provided spring vans for the conveyance of the whole party, consisting ofeonsiderably more than 300. Arrived at Hale, they were met by their own clergyman, who - had pre ceded them, and his friend the Rev. Mr. Stewart, the incum bent of Hale, who kindly assumed the office of guide. He led them to a charming spot on the banks of the Mersey, where the cart of the commissariat was unloaded, and sand wiches were distributed among the children. After enjoying themselves upon the shore, they returned to the church, where Mr. Stewart pointed out the objects worthy of especial notice. The reverend gentleman then ascended a tombstone and gave a very interesting account of the Child of Hale, that famous giant, who measured 9 feet 3 inches in height. Those of the children who chose then walked over the charming grounds of the parsonage, and, eager for another ride, proceeded to re-mount their conveyances. As the party returned the hila rity was kept up with unflagging energy, and the proceedings of the day closed by a substantial tea and bun party at the school-room. The Rev. Mr. Gardner then gave the children a short address, complimenting them upon 'their good behavi our, which had caused one lady who noticed it to present him with a half-sovereign towards their next treat—an example he hoped many would follow. He also -urged upon the parents who were assembled the duty of keeping their children as regnlarly and as long as possible at school, and announced a self-supporting dispensary, which he was endeavouring to establish for the especial benefit of the children. The pro ceedings• gave great satisfaction, and reflect much credit upon the incumbent and the schoolmaster, Mr. Ferguson. LIVERPOOL AND BOSTON LINE.- - A 'preliminary meeting for organising the new steamship company was held at Bos ton (U.S.) on the 13th ult. .The success of this great enter prise,so full of benefits to Boston, may now be reckoned upon with absolute certainty. Those are enlisted in the work, who are not accustomed to look back when once embarked, and but a , comparatively short time will elapse, we feel assured, before eight-day steamers will run as regularly between Boston and Liverpool as eight-day Clocks their accustomed 'round. Boston has position, capital, and enterprise, to ensure success. These need application, and the work is done. Boston feels that in the present age of competition, where New York on the one hand, and Portland on the other are drawing from her vitality, that she must exert herself. The first step was taken yesterday, •the result of which we shall see. The ships, it is estimated, will cost 555,000 dirs. each, the capital for the construction •of which must "be sub -ecribed, by the terms of the act of incorporation, withintwelve months. This matter of securing 'subscriptions, is in the hands of an efficient and active committee, whose task will be rendered comparatively easy by the favourable opinion the community holds of the practicability and benefit of the un dertaking—Boston Post. 'EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday an inquest was held on the body of Patrick Rice, whose death had been caused by a push which he had received from a man named James Fenwick, who keeps an eating-house in Park-lane. The deeeased, who was about 22 years of age,•resided in Jerry -hill, mdwas engaged as a solicitor for emigrants.. He vas in the habit i or occasi ona ll y v i s i t i ng F enwic k's establishment for dwians notner,, an(i on Wednesday went there whilst under the influ ence of liquor, and as k e d f or some p o t a to pie. He was told it ready, him upo h n e whichwnnld nothe created him t e dsom a e t dis ai t i urb n an is ce,and 'Fenwick told exas perated him still more, and he challenged Fenwick out to , fight. After a short time Fenwick went round the counter to him, and gave him a push on the, s h ou lder as he stood near the door, telling him he must leave the house at once. Being intoxicated, thi s caused him to stagger out of the door and across the footpath, where he fell down, his head being over the- channel. A lorry happened to be passing at the time, and oamneasohfinAgheliwa brainspassedheelseu. Th t overethe deceased's head, literally jury 'returned a verdict of 4 ' Accidental death' IRON CLIPPER SRIPS.—In these days of -rapid passages , -perhaps there is not a more remarkable one on record than that just made by the clipper ship Cairnsmore, Capt. Crosbie. She sailed from Greenock on the 3rd of - April, and anchored in Bombay harbour on the 13th of June, being only - 71 days from port to port, and only 60 days from land to land. .This passage to that port has never been even approached, and throws the famous run of the Park field completely into the shade. The -Cairnsmore is a ne w iron -ship of 1,200 to ns , - b u ilt by John Reid and Co., Port Glasgow, for Nicholson and M'Gill, of Liverpool, and is a perfect model of a clipper, com bining extraordinary sailing qualities with great carrying .capacity. Before she sailed it was ascertained by measure ment that she would carry 1,500 tons of tea, - 50 cubic feet to -the ton, or equal to about 1 , 800 tons o f cargo . English mea-, anrement. The-Vanguard, Captain Wise, another iron vessel, built by the same party, for the same owners, is •already well known in the East, and has just made the quickest passage of 'the season, so far, from Liverpool to Calcutta, say 91 days. aShe is under 700 tons register, has u pwards of -1,200 tons of 'Manchester goods, iron, &c., on board, and has invariably de livered her cargoes in the finest order. Hitherto there• has been a prejudice against ships built of iron, but the perform ances of these two vessels ought to go far to set -them right with-the mercantile community, insurance .offices, .&c. They have a decided advantage over wooden vessels for this trade, as, from their greater buoyancy, they carry a large cargo with alight -draft of water—the Vanguard, with 1,200 tons on board, only drawing 161 feet. The Cairnsmore has averaged about'2oo miles daily during the whole passage, an extraordi nary 'performance for a sailing vessel.— Calvictia English man, of .lane 27. DOCK COMMITTEE. — The weekly meeting was held on Thursday, present, Mr. Charles Turner in the chair; Messrs. Rankin, Robinson, Mann, Holme, Shand, Mondell, • Hubback, su m b i m th it , te t t ck he ett s , urv G e la y d or sto ,a Gladstone: The Sub-committee d of works the Queen's , Dock, including filling f 27 dee pening an the west slip, at an and recommended that t m t a h te e costestimated rworks o b f e fr p o r % e g e l d 6 ed w th.—The Chairman, s p ome of the timber merchants did not ap rove ofthefil s li a n id g the west slip. Mr. Halhead had , complained to him filling up of ' would he a great disadvantage to the timber trade generally , as vessels came there to load deals and timber.—Mr. South said there were only a few small vessels ; and there was no comparison between the convenience of the general trade and that of the timber trade there.—Mr. Holme said when the Queen's Dock was widened and deepened it would become a favourite dock, like-the Prince's Dock.—Mr. Rankin said it was desirable it should be kept open for the timber trade until it was required for other purposes.—Mr. Holme said when it was going to be done now, it was a pity not to complete it. — Mr. Shand said there was a slip on the other side of the dock, and it was filled up some time ago.—The Chairman said no injury would arise from deferring the recommendation relative to the slip for six months. The subject could'be brought for ward again at the end of that time.—Mr. Lockettasked, would it be six months before the Queen's Dock was finished?—Mr. Hartley : Yes, more than that—Mr. Lockett said great incon venience was now felt by the timber trade. The Brunswick Pock was not capable of affording them sufficient aeeommoda ction.—Mr. Holme said there was a number of empty vessels in the dock; why were they not sent to Birkenhead?—The Chairman : . Will you take the risk of removing them? —Mr. Lockett said there were now no less than 30 vessels, timber laden, lying in the river, and the owners of those empty vessels would not remove them from the dock unless they were allowed special privileges. If they took an empty ship out they wanted to put another one in, whether in turn or otherwise. The recommendation was confirmed, with the exception of that part relating to the filling up of the slip on the west side of the doek.—The sub-committee also produced a plan for fencing the land to the east of Huskisson Dock for storing timber, and for executing the No. 2 dock, which they recommended should be proceeded with.—Mr. Mann said they ought now to consider whether the timber trade could not be better ac commodated at Birkenhead than at this side of the water. — Mr. Smith said at the present moment there was a determi nation on the part of the timber trade not to remove from the Brunswick Dock ; and this year, in every ship that was char tered, there was a clause that she should discharge in the Brunswick Dock. Some vessels were in the river ten days already, and would not get in these springs, so that from the time of arrival to the time of getting into dock, a month would elapse.—Mr. Holme: That will cure itself.—Mr. Mondell stated that there was accommodation the previous day for six large ships in the Huskisson Dock.—Mr. Smith said it was not to be expected that gentlemen would place their timber there when it was known that upwards of £4OOO worth of timber had been stolen from there.—The Chairman said what the timber merchants objected to was a divided trade. They had no objection to the north, but they objected to the trade being divided.—Mr. Gladstone said that they could not think of sending the whole of the timber trade to Birkenhead. It was a branch of the whole tree. After some further con versation the recommendation was confirmed.—The Harbour Masters' Sub-committee reported with reference to the letter of the Mayor, chairman of the Reformatory Committee, that after consulting with Captain Hookey they were of opinion the Akbar could be moored in :the Great Float, beyond the Canada works, without causing inconvenience, proper moor ings being provided by the Reformatory Committee ; but should it be necessary to remove her, the Reformatory Com mittee to undertake to do so at their own expensg, This ter minated the general business, AT the licensing session, on Wednesday, the magistrates refused to renew the license for Harwood's Black Bess Tavern, Williamson-square, where a "Judge and Jury Society" has lately been located. They also refused to renew the license to Warneck's German emigrant lodging-house, Marybone. SUDDEN DEATH. — On Friday, an adjourned inquest on the body of Mrs. Gerard, of Wood-street, terminated before the coroner. Dr. Kemp and Mr. Johnstone made an examination of the body, and found that death had resulted from disease of the heart. The jury returned a verdict in accordance. THE AFRICAN COMPANY.—As one of the results of the Limited Liability Act, a joint-stock company is in course of formation in this town, to be called the African Company. The object of the company is to carry on a barter trade for British manufactures with the natives of Africa, for the various productions of their country. Two STEAMERS, building at Mr. Laird's yard, in Liverpool, for the French Compagnie des Messageries Imperiales, will be launched this week. They are of 1300 tons register, and 220 horse-power; built with very fine lines, to obtain high speed, with comparatively small power. ' They are intended to run between Marseilles, Constantinople, and the Crimea. CONSCIENCE MONEY.—On Friday week, the Mayor, J. A. Tobin, Esq., received an anonymous letter, bearing the Bristol post-mark, and directing the especial attention of his worship to a box that next day would be delivered at the Town Hall. On Saturday the box arrived, and was found to contain, wrapped up in old linen, one hundred sovereigns. A FIRE was discovered, on Wednesday night, on board the ship Champion, in George's Dock. The attention of the police was at once called to the accident, and Major Greig and Mr. Hewitt were promptly on board. The fire, however, had been partially extinguished by the efforts of the shipkeeper and one or two of the dock police, and the engines were not required. ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER ONDINE.-011 Wednesday night this fine screw steamer, while on her passage from London to Dublin, sighted a vessel in distress on the Wick low banks, when she steamed towards her for the purpose of towing her off. On nearing the vessel she ran into her, and sustained such injury that the captain found it necessary to put back for the purpose of getting the damage repaired. Mn. Oeiven's Arreins.—Mr. Oliver was adjudicated a bankrupt, by Mr. Commissioner Stevenson, on Tuesday. Mr. Evans appeared for the petitioning creditor, who is said to be one of the parties concerned in the actions brought against Mr. Oliver, at the recent assizes, in connection with certain acceptances. The adjudication is to be disputed, but no day has yet been fixed for the argument, HEALTH OP THE TOWN.—At a meeting of the health committee, on Tuesday, the medical officer reported that the mortality continues much beloW the average. 200 deaths were registered in the week ending Saturday, the 25th of August; zymctic diseases caused 62 deaths, of these 40 were from diarrima (15 fewer than the average), 4 from fever, 8 from scarlatina, b from measles, 4 from hooping cough, 1 from erysipelas ; diseases of the lungs, 45 deaths, 22 being from consumption ; debility and natural decay, 25 deaths ; convul sions 15, apoplexy 1, paralysis, 1, delirium tremens 3, diseases of the heatt 4, dropsy 1. THE 'CHEMISTS' ASSOCIATION,—The annual meeting of this society was held in the Royal Institution, on Thursday-- E. Evans, Esq., in the chair. The secretary read the report of the 'council and the treasurer's financial statement for the past year, which were unanimously adopted :—The President's Annual Laboratory prize was presented to Mr. William Henry Samuel ; and nr. Rawle's prize for the best essay on hydrocyanic acid to Mr. Robert Gibson West. Thanks were voted to the late secretary, Mr. Thomas 11. Walker for his services during the past year ; and after a few of - the 'by-laws had been discussed, their further consideration was adjourned to Thursday, 13th September. 'Slue LAUNCH.--On 'Wednesday last, was launched from the yard of Messrs. .Clarke, /Etna-street, a vessel of beautiful model and large carrying capacities, which is expected to mea sure about 460 tons. This - vessel was laid on the stocks for 'Joseph Brooks Yates, 'Esq.; the well-known Jamaica merchant of this town ; but, as that gentleman has retired from busi ness in favour of Messrs. Roberts and Griffith, -she will be owned by the latter firm, in conjunction with a friend or twc who wish to hold Shares - in her. She was called the Georgians, in honour of the lady of one of the intended owners, and the ceremony of naming was performed by that lady, under the direction of Mr. Yates. 'The launch was a splendid one, and afforded great delight to ail who witnessed it. NASMYTH'S WROUGHT IRON ORDNANCE.—The Press says, with reference to the monster guns which are being made at Manchester, that, as - time flies, so does their-confidence is the production of "big guns." It alludes to the bursting of the wrought iron gun made on the banks.of the Mersey, and put on board the United States frig rate Princeton, by which- seve ral people were killed, and the: failure of - the Lancaster gun, which burst with the first rep liar service -charge, with a view to establishing the uncertaint r of making sound work of such masses of iron. The Press prophesies that the nine or ten months of procrastination and: delay whichlave taken place, will result in failure. "THE LIVERPOOL LINE." —The Salem, of the Liverpool Line of Australian Packets, : wrived at Bombay on the . ..23rd July. She was off Port Phil lip Heads on - the 6th June, and consequently made the run t 3 Bombay in 46 days. The Salem sailed from this port on the 19th February, and has thus maintained the reputation of the line, having arrived oat, dis charged cargo, and landed pa ssengers all safe ; cleared again, and reached her Indian port, in a space of time not longer than the Frederick, which made t be two voyages to Australia, and thence to India, in 123 day Is, under canvas. There are no passages equal to those on re cord. BOILERMAKERS' AND IRON SHIP BUILDERS' SOCIETY. — The twenty-first annual me eting of the Liverpool branch of the head-quarters, whith are held at Manchester, was held on Monday, at the Edge-hill Coffee-house. About' 240 mem bers and about 120 females stt down to , dinner. In the even ing a ball took place, and the dancing was kept up until a late hour. It appears that on t 30th June last the united so ciety,. which is made np of 66 branch s o c i e ti es , num b ere d 3,4oo,members. It had then al )glance in hand of £6,22046.20., although during the past thre e years £11;510 11s. lOid. had been expended in the •burial of deceased members, in allowances to sick members, and in the sl aperannnation of others. • LANCASHIRE AND Youxslamn RAILWAY.—The report- of the directors states that the rovenue account for the half-year, ending June 30, shows that £ 180,918 had been received, and £467,071 at the corresponding period of 1854, showing an in crease of £13,847. The expenses for the past half-year amounted to £195;557, and for the corresponding period of last year £201,091, showing a decrease of £5,534, which, added to the gross traffic, makes an increase in the net revenue of £19,381. The balance of revenue applicable-to the payment of interest and divided and other fixed charges is £318,677. It is recommended that a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, less income-tax, be declared, leaving.a surplus of £14,000. EXPORTS. — The Landan Gazette contains -an order in council, announcing, with reference to the prohibition of the exportation of certain articles north of Dunkirk and east of Malta, that the prohibition to export such articles east of Malta shall cease, with the. exception of gunpowder, saltpetre, brimstone, nitrate of soda, sulphate of potash, muriate of potash, arms, and ammunition, including lead. The Gazelle also contains an order in council, prohibiting the exportation of certain descriptions of iron north of Dunkirk, but per mitting their exportation to any other part upon taking a bond front the exporters that the articles shall be landed at the port of destination. The Gazelle also contains a Board of Trade notification, reporting the intended imposition of three-quarters of a real per ten upon all vessels entering or leaving the River Plate. ROYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE AGiIICULTIIRAL SOCIETY. — Wednesday was the first day of-the annual gathering of the members and their friends, which, for this year, was appointed to take place at Lancaster. The proceedings were limited to the trials of field implements on a farm about a mile and .a half from Lancaster, on the old Ashton-road. The society awarded £lO for the best reaping and mowing machines. Two entries were made, but only one machine was brought—one of Crosekill's patents—the property. of W. A. F. Saunders, Esq., Wennington-hall, Lancaster. The manner in which this in strument, drawn by a pair of horses, with a man as driyer and another as raker, accomplished its work. gratified a numerous body of spectators, including many farmers and amateurs. The premiums, offered by the society for the best ploughing machines brought into an adjoining field-seven swing ploughs and four -wheel ploughs. The show of implements was very interesting as well as extensive. The show of live beeves, pigs, poultry, &c., was great. The dinner -took place in the Assembly-rooms, Mr. Gregson, M.P., in the chair. MANCHEfirEE AND LIVERPOOL A4RIOITLTITRIL SOCIETY. —The special general meeting of the committee and members of this society (preparatory to the annual meeting on Thurs day next) was held on Wednesday morning, in-the Town-hall, St. Helens, for the purpose of receiving the reports of the in spectors on the claims for the rewards in Class I.—hest culti vated farms, draining, &c.; and Class 3—rewards to farm servants and labourers. There was a large attendance of the members of the committee from the various towns comprised within the sphere of the society's operations. The chair was taken by Mr. William Mercer. The secretary, Mr. T. B. Ryder, conducted the ollicial business of the meeting. A dis eussion took place with regard to the conduct of Mr. Atherton, of Speke. Mr. Atherton last year took two prizes, one for drainage, the other for the:best cut hedges, and the question was raised as to his right to the ISlfizes, on the ground that he had given an inaccurate account of the number of lineal yards drained, and the number of-tiles employed in the work. He had withdrawn his claim to the prizes, and stated that he had made a mistake. It was, after g good deal of conversation, resolved that Mr. Atherton should not be allowed to compete for any of the society's prizes for a period of three years. The following were declared the successful competitors for the best cultivated farms;—Mr. Richard Watt, (per Mr. M'Farlane,) Speke, near Liverpool; Mrs. Sarah Jenkinson, Speke, near Liverpool ; Thomas Langshaw, Speke, near Liverpool ; James Rose, Halewood, near Warrington ; Richard Richardson, Halewood, near Prescott ; John Ellis, Halebank, near War rington ; Mary Robinson, Lea-green-hall, Church Minshull, Cheshire ; and Thomas W. Swinton, Marston, near North wich. The society's exhibition takes place on Thursday next, at St. Helens. THE GAS INQUIRY.—The select committee met again on Wednesday. The only witness examined was Mr. Newlands, the borough engineer, who was requested to inform the com mittee with respect to the effect of the repeated openings for gas pipes upon the stability of the streets. Mr. Newlands represented this effect as considerable, and stated that it was sometimes found necessary to pave the streets which were so broken up three times over before they could be got into proper order, so completely was the bottom broken The Gas Com pany never made any difficulty in acceding to anything that he thought necessary for putting the streets into the best workable condition, after they bad been broken up for the pipes. In fact, they left it to himself. Still, the fact remained that the streets were very seriously affected, notwithstanding those repairs In 1848, he recommended what he thought was the only effectual remedy--the laying of the gas and water pipes, in trenches, on either side of the street, having a sewer at the bottom of each trench, instead of breaking up the carriage road as at present. He estimated the additional cost which would be thus entailed, upon a fair debtor and creditor account, as compared with the existing system, at no more than £1 per lineal yard. In answer to Mr. Sheil, Mr. Newlands expressed his opinion that, except in the case of extensions into new districts, or repairs rendered necessary by some sudden and unforeseen occurrence, the Gas Company might very well give him a year's notice of the alterations which they proposed to make in the existing pipeage, and of the cases in which they intended to lay new pipes. Some further conversation then took place, from which it appeared that Mr. Newlands contemplated using the tunnels or trenches which he proposed, as channels for the wires of the electric telegraph, as well as for the gas and water pipes; but that he did not recommend any immediate or extensive adoption of his plan, but only in prospective application, and its gradual, substitution for that now in use, from time to time, as opportunity might offer. The committee adjourned without naming any day. Ma. R. A. ASPINALL has been appointed a magistrate of the countfof Lancaster. TnomAs Amos, Esq., formerly governor of Kirkdale Gaol, died last week in London. He had a pension of nearly £3OO per annum for his services to the county. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—We beg to remind our readers that the rehearsal of Mr. Hackett's Oratorio will take place this evening, at Clayton Hall. THE Royal Mail steamer Africa sailed hence on Saturday, for Halifax and Boston, with 180 passengers, among whom were the Earl of Sheffield and Sir Allan M'lsTab, Speaker of the Canadian House of Assembly. SENIOR ENSIGN W. P. HESICETII, of the 42nd Regiment, son of the Rev. Mr. Hesketh , of St. Michael's Church, Aig burth, was slightly woundedin the arm by a shell, on the 16th August, whilst doing duty in the trenches. A sergeant who was standing by was killed. THE CONTROLLER•GENERALSHIP OF CUSTOMS is vacant, owing to the superannuation of Mr. Pemberton. It is expected that the Assistant Controller-General, Mr. Arnaud, brother of the late Collector of Customs, Liverpool, will succeed to this office. - - PRINCE MENSCHIKOPP'S CARRIAGE.—The ease of assault in connection with the attempt to carry off this vehicle came before the Police-court on Tuesday. The bench, decided on inflicting a penalty of £5 and costs on Rafferty, for assault, or imprisonment for two months. DEATH BY BURNING.—On Sunday morning, a woman named Mary McGrath, residing in a court off Key-street, having, whilst in a state of intoxication, as is believed, gone too near the fire, ignited her clothes, and these, before the flames could be extinguished, so -severely scorched her, that she died shortly afterwards. MODEL OF SEBASTOPOL—From an advertisement it will be seen, that Hough's elaborate and beautiful model of Se bastopol will remain on view at the Queen's Hall, Bold-street, for two weeks longer. In this interesting model are clearly defined not only the fortifications of the city and harbour, but likewise the battle-fields of Balaklava and Inkerman, and also the recent scene of the victory of the Tchernaya. NOVEL DONKEY RrnE.—On Thursday morning the deni zens of some of our principal streets were startled by an apparition which " hurried past with frightful haste " for a few yards, and anon slackened speed, and glided gently by. The irregularity of the pace pursued was not more strange than the incongruous appearance of the rider and his steed. Seated on a veritable jackass, caparisoned in scarlet houeings, mounted with gold fringes, and a saddle and bridle of true Arabian make, sat a portly figure, apparelled in the blue cloth and gilt buttons which denote a naval man in authority ; who, over a flowing beard and other hirsute appendages, breathed awful defiance at the troops of vulgar little boys who followed cheer ing in his rear, and occasionally, by their frantic gestures of delight, goaded the bewildered steed into a short gallop. The gallant captain, it appeared, started on his "cruise" from a livery stables in the neighbourhood of Church-street, at full gallop, when, in turning a corner, he sustained a fall. Once more mounted, he became mare prudent, and—except when urged into an involuntary gallop—he went meanderinggently through Dale-street, Castle-street; Bold-street, See., his journey finally-ending at a "mossy dell" in the neighbourhood of Cabbage-hall, after a " progress" which had been • quite an "ovation " from the vociferous plaudits of the gamins of the streets of Liverpool. The gentleman who thus " ran the gauntlet" of the public gaze is the commander of a large Mediterranean screw steamer, his Rosinante was.a real Egyp tian donkey, which he had just brought home from Alexandria, and the origin of the whole affair was a good-humoured wager with the owner of the vessel, which he won in triumphant style. We may add that the donkey is of the rarest breed of the country from which it comes, arid is a decided curiosity here. Though these animals are very diminutive, their shape is perfect, and they will carry a-stout man at the rate of eight -or nine miles an hour for a great distance. EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL—Twenty-eight emigrant ships have left the Mersey during the past month for all foreign ports, under government inspection, having on board 8,908 pas sengers, of whom 166 occupied cabin, and the remainder steerage berths. Of the latter, 2,412 were English, 320 Scotch, 4,875 Irish, and 1,301. natives of other countries, chiefly Ger mans. These were again sub-divided as follows :—To Aus tralia : Six ships and 1,199 passengers, -of whom sixty-two were cabin, 650 English, 133 Scotch, -408 Irish, and 46 foreigners. To the United States : 20 ships and 7,174 pas sengers, including 95 cabin, 1,405 English, -164. Scotch, 4,428 Irish, and 992 foreigners. To New Brunswick : 1 ship and 167 passengers, of whom 8-were cabin, 32 English, 1 Scotch, 35 Irish, and 91 foreigners. To Canada : 1 ship and '534 passengers, including 1 cabin, 235 English, 229 Scotch, .104 Irish, and 172 foreigners. On Saturday, the Albatross, belonging to 'the " Eagle" line of packets, sailed from - this port for Melbourne, with a large complement of passengers and a full cargo. During this week several first-class vessels will take their departure from the Mersey for Australian ports, amongst which•will be the oelebrated dipper Lightning, Captain Enright, of the " Black Ball " line, which will sail to-morrow for Melbourne, with the Australian mails -and a full number -of passengers and cargo. The Indian -Queen, 1 Captain Jobscm, will sail about the fame time for the same port as an extra ship of' the " Black Ball" line. The "Liverpool " line of packet-ship tlipsey Bride, Captain Montgomery, will also take hereleparture for Melbourne during the week. She has -a large number -of passengers on board, and :all her available space for cargo has been engaged. L.ersecre—The new -screw-steamer Barcelona, belonging to the " Linea de Vapores Correos Espanoles Transatlanticus," and intended for their Spanish mail line between this port and Havana, calling at Vigo. and Porto Rico, was launched from Mr. John Laird's building-yard, Birkenhead, on Satur day. The ceremony of naming was performed by Miss Little dale, in the presence of a numerous company of ladies and gentlemen, which the fineness of the weather and the ecliit of the occasion had drawn to the banks of the Great Float. The following are the dimensions of the Barcelona : 260 feet long, 36 feet 6 inches beam, 26 feet deep, 1,650 tons old measure ment, or 1.600 =tons new measurement, with engines of 300 horse power, by Messrs. Fawcett and Preston. She has an entire spar deck from end to end, and a deck-house dining room aft, similar to those in the Cunard steamers, with a top gallant forecastle for the men. She will be barque-rigged, 'with considerable spread of canvas, so as to avail fully of wind and steam ; has accommodation for first, second, and third class passengers, and will carry twenty days' coal, and a thou sand tons of measurement. goods. Among the company were the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Chester ; Mr. Harold Littledale and family; Mr. Thomas Bold; Mr. W. Mann, chairman of the Shipowners Association, and family; M. De Vega, the Spanish consul at this port; Captain Carricati, and the officers of the Vigo, in -their uniforms, &c. After the launch, the friends of Mr. laird went on board the new Woodside Ferry steamer, which had been gaily decorated for -the occasion, and drank success to the new- ship Barcelona. AN HONEST FELLOW IN DIPFICULTIES.—Richard Price, a huge river boatman, was brought up at the Police-court, before Mr. Benn and Mr. Harvey, on Friday, charged with creating ..a disturbance. Mr. John Crosthwaite, one of the borough magistrates, said that he was coming along Dale-street, about one o'clock that day,. when he saw a large crowd in North John-street. On going up he saw the prisoner " knocking the people about right and left , li k e so man y nine-pins." (Laughter.) He (Mr. C.) could not ascertain what the row was about, as it seemed to spring up in a moment. He saw Police-officer 16 coming up the street, and gave the prisoner into custody. Price, with many good-humoured gestures, said that he had been employed for the last three weeks in helping to raise the sunken ship Retriever, and was going along with others to the office of Messrs. Leech, Harrison, and Forward to receive his wages. He was time-keeper, and one of the men wanted him to charge for a gang of eight men, when only six had been employed. He (Price) said "he would notsee the company robbed in that way." The other man struck him, "and," said Price, "he struck me twice be fore I reversed." (Laughter.) The Bench : " But still you ,struck others as well as him ?" Price : " Oh, no ! I was only pushing them-on one side." (Laughter.) The Bench : " You were rather rough about it, though." (Laughter.) Price : -" T' other man mas charging for two men nor were at work, because he was drunk, do you see ; and was it loikely I was going to stan' that ? (Laughter.) Would oi cum to you and ax for money for work as was never done ? It's not loikely !" (Laughter.) The wife of one of the prisoner's fellow-workmen confirmed his statement. The Bench (to Price) : " You had no right to cause adisturbance in the street." Price : " That's a noiee thing ! Would you stan' in the street to be struck ?" (Laughter.) The Bench " You should quarrel in other places, and not in public. You are to blame for dealing out your rough blows to everybody about you in the street." Price : "Oh ! then oi must be knocked doun quietly, must oi ?" (Roars of laughter.) The Bench : " Well, go away; you are dismissed." Superintendent Clough : " That is a very well dis man, though he appears before you in a bad posed light. He has often rescued police-officers when they have been knocked down, and surrounded by a dozen or more rough fellows, at the risk of being knocked down and ill-used him self." Mr. Crosthwaite; "It would take a strong man to knock him down, from what I saw." (Laughter.) LIVERPOOL Towa COUNCIL.—The following is a programme of the chief subjects for consideration at the monthly meeting of the Council to-morrow :—The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the finance committee, comprising, recommendation to increase the salary of Mr. Linton Hughes, from £4OO to £450 per annum, the consideration of which was postponed at the last monthly Council, pursuant to the standing orders ; recommendation to expend a sum not exceeding £7,000 in per manent buildings on land leased to Mr. John Laird, at Birken head, in lieu of the construction of sheds, as provided in the existing agreement between Mr. Laird and the Corporation ; recommendation to purchase from the trustees and executors, under will of the late Mr. John Woolright, a piece of land at the corner of Rodney-street and Hardman-street, at the price of 28s. per square yard.—The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the watch, lighting, fire-police, and fire-prevention committees,comprising,recom mendation to enter into fresh con tract with Mr. Parkinson, for increased van accommodation, re quired for the new bridewells.—The proceedings, resolutions, and directions of the Dock, the Courts of Law, St. George's Hall, and Markets Committee. —The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Education Committee, comprising recom mendation to appoint Jane Elliott first mistress of the North School, at the salary of £5O per annum, and Sarah Rigby se cond mistress, at the salary of £3O per annum, being the same salaries as those paid to their _respective predecessors.—The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Gaol and House of Correction Committee, comprising recommendation to accept the tenders of Mr. Herbert Salt for bread and oatmeal ; Messrs. Etches, Wilson, and Hall for butcher's meat ; and Messrs. Adamson and Tapley for woollen materials.—The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Town-hall establishment. — Health and Gardens Committees.—The proceedings, resolu tions, and reports of the Church Expenditure Committee, comprising recommen dation to accept the tender of Messrs. James Knight and Son for work required to be done at St. Martin's Church.—The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Observatory and Water Committees, comprising report of engineer as to constructing additional works for obtaining a further supply of water at Green-lane, and recommendation of the committee thereon. — The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the library and museum committee. The hackney carriage and licensing committee, and of the baths committee. References to a committee or com mittees of the whole, or part or parts of the Liverpool Improvement Act, 1855, containing powers for the purchase and appropriation of land adjoining Shaw's-brow, as a site for the Free Public Library and Museum and powers to make bye-laws for regulating landing-stages, &c., regulating and licensing boatmen, mooring vessels within the river, and with reference to the duties of water bailiff.—The coroner's account, amounting to £4l ls. 101—The Mayor's communications,com prising : I.—Letter from the Countess of Sefton, conveying the thanks of herself and family, for the sympathy expressed by the Council on the death of the late Earl of Sefton. 2. Letter from the War Deparbit,cpt, enclosing extract of a letter from Dr. Sutherland, bearing testimogy to the zeal, discretion, and success of the Liverpool Inspectors employed under the Sanitary Commission in the Crimea. THE LIVERPOOL COUNTY COURT. — There is a recess in the bushieis of this court at present. The next series of sittings will commence on the 24th inst. - - - ST. MARY'S, K IRKDIL E.—Gregory M. Wortabet, Esq., a native of Syria, has kindly promised to lecture on the Holy - Land, in Kirkdale School-room, on Friday evening next, at half-past seven o'clock, in aid of the Church repair fund. —This BANKRUPTCYbanupt RAILWAY AccrnEwr.—At the Accrington station of the , East Lancashire Railway, on Thursday, several carriages of an excursion train from the Bury station, containing 900 passen gers, were drawn off the line, but no serious injury resulted. ien James- street, V . s treei W ILLIAMS. n this town, came up yesterday before Commissioner Perry, on his adjourned last examination, supported by Mr. Evans, and C la O te uß a T iail Yl Or n a ß n E d D d i ra ir pe .— r ß , opposed by Mr. Banner, on behalf of the assignees. The balance-sheet was still a little incorrect, but it was allowed to be amended in court, and the bankrupt then passed, a con venient day being appointed for the certificate meeting. A GERMAN, passing by the name of Maria Brown, was brought before the magistrates at Manchester, on Monday. on suspicion of committing omnibus robberies. There was no special case against him, but the police had been in search of him, by description, for picking pockets in omnibuses, nearly two months. He wore a white straw bonnet, trimmed with white sarsnet ribbon outside, and having a false cap with artificial flowers inside. The dress was of brown stuff, with black silk mantle. The boots were of cloth, and he car ried a parasol. His hair is black, and of great length, and dressed according to the latest fashion. The breasts being well padded, and the beard and whiskers well kept down by pumicestone and prepared chalk (which were found in Maria Brown's dressing-case), the make-up was good, and ninety-nine persons out of a hundred might be excused suspecting the sex. He was remanded, the magistrate directing that a proper suit of clothes should be provided. ADJOURNED ANNUAL SESSION AT PRESTON--This is fixed for Thursday the 13th instant, at half-past 11 o'clock. There is a good deal of business on 'the paper, including the election of a chairman for the year; the receipt of the reports of com mittees and the appointments of committees, of visiting justices of the several prisons, and of surveyor of county bridges in West Derby hundred. Then there is the proposal for hiring the Birchfield Barraclrs, at Liverpool, as a barrack for the clepOt of the Lancashire militia artillery ; the question of a 'storehouse for the 6th Royal Lancashire Militia ; and a similar question as to the 7th regiment of the same militia. Amongst the notices of motion is one to buy a plot of land of 3,450 square yards, adjoining premises occupied by the 3rd Royal Lanca shire Militia, an additional ground for that regiment, on terms set forth. Another notice of motion is for a standing com mittee to consider every application for a militia storehouse, &c. There are three recommendations to superannuation allowance of two sergeants and a police constable. Another motion is that £5OO already ordered to be borrowed, to provide a police station and strong rooms at Lytham, be advanced out of the police superannuation fund, at 5 per cent per annum. Another motion is to approve a mortgage for £1,400 advanced out of the same fund on the security of the future police rates of Bury division, at 5 per cent, to be repaid in 14 years, for the purchase of sites for a police station and strong rooms for prisoners at Ramsbottcon and Radcliffe. THE OCEAN CHIEF made the passage from Liverpool to Hobart Town in 72 days—the quickest passage ever made. On her arrival the passengers presented a flattering testimo nial to Captain Tobin, in which they say March 24th, 1855.—Honoured Sir,—The passengers of the good ship Ocean Chief take this opportunity of congratulating you upon this most successful and unprecedentedly quick voyage from Old England to Hobart Town, Tasmania. They have particularly to - thank you for the great kindness and consideration with which you have treated every passenger in the ship, the lively interest you have taken in their welfare, being ever ready to remedy the smallest inconvenience, and to provide for their comfort. They feel satisfied that such a commander 'must add to the wide-spread fame of the " Black Ball" Line. 'They have to thank Dr. Sergeant for the manner in which he has discharged his arduous duties. * * * They feel it is only due toyour chief officer, Mr. Hunter, to say that they have to thank him tar his kind and courteous conduct to all on board. * * They beg to assure you that they will ever remember the good ship and the able and respected captain with whom they left their native land. When they consider the immense power for good or evil—comfort or discomfort of the passengers—possessed by the captain of an emigrant ship, they are filled with gratitude to you, seeing that your kind disposition has prompted you to adopt for them the better course. They have - to thank you for the regularity with which they have had an opportunity of attending divine worship. That the blessing of God may attend you ; that fortune may smile upon you ; that success may attend you in all your undertakings ' • that you and your amiable wife may be long spared to each other ; and that at last, when the voyage of life' is over, you may anchor sagely in heaven—in bidding you farewell—is the sincere wish of your humble servants." Captain Tobin kept a log in the way suggested by Lieut. Maury, and the result is full of interest. SALE AT Ma. WILLIAM JOSEPH HORSPALL'S HOUSE PRINCE'S PARK.—Oar readers will, we are sure, be grieved to hear that owing to bad health, the able member for South Toxteth Ward in the Common ouncil, W. J. Horsfall, Esq., is compelled to seek the sunny clime of Prance, where, we trust, he will regain his health, and in a short time be able to return. In consequence of this remove, Mr. Horsfall has had to relinquish his elegant residence, and allow his costly furniture and splendid works of art to be disposed of by the auctioneer's hammer. Mr. Branch has been entrusted with this important office, and the manner in which he has fulfilled it must not only give pleasure to Mr. Horsfall, but to all who have come in contact with him. The sale, which had anxiously been looked forward to, commenced on Wednesday morning. There was a very large attendance, and everybody expressed surprise at and delight with the interior and costly fittings of Cavendish-house. Mr. Branch, in getting into the desk, as preliminary to the proceedings, distinctly stated that all the lots would be sold without reserve. This declaration gave great satisfaction, the bidding commenced, and the busi ness of the day was concluded in a manner pleasing to every one. On Thursday the sale included the works of art, and although not numerous, we have never seen a better collection —which not only proves that Mr. Horsfall is a man of wealth, but what is far more rare and valuable, a gentleman of the most refined taste. On Thursday a moat fashionable company as sembled, and amongst them we noticed many connoisseurs; the proceedings opened, and in a short time the beautiful pro ductions of the artist, which must have cost many years and great care to collect, had once again changed owners. A pair of bronze figures brought 16 guineas ; a beautiful circular Sevres china tazza, brought 81 guineas; a silvered tea caddy, 8 guineas ; an inkstand, in ormolu, and silvered, enriched with a finely-executed group, a cottage with child and dog, 8 guineas ; a beautifully executed minimture of Marie Antoinette sold for 21 guineas ; two circular gothic vases brought 17 guineas ; a twelve-light chandelier, richly gilt and highly chased throughout, brought 46 guineas ; a highly-finished pedestal clock in form of a cathedral tower, sold for 22 guineas ; a fine group in bronze, by P. J. Mene, representing an en counter between stags, went for 14 guineas • two figures, bronze, 11 guin eas . Th e pa i n ti ngs brought good prices. A masterpiece, by David Roberts, The Pyramid of Geezeh," dining-roomsnlbegr brought b u yB g l h g t was bought for 200 guineas ; and a very fine production, by Corbould, entitled " The Britons Lamenting the Departure td c o hor drawing the o:u trnie dining - tables, t ad ' b i u l ineas Gastineaug wereWa tnnhdee brought o ua oginrh Richardson,set Sof forward, ra ilvp C l adr o ro l i d: n ae g gne si d : o n mo eache a guineas works, "The Colosseum at Rome," sold for 31 guineas ; water -85 and 90 guineas. Yesterday the superb contents of the with spirited competition. The sideboard brought 100 guineas: each ; two centre tables, 72 guineas and 47 guineas ; two buhl cabinets, 97 guineas ; a papier mache table 20 guineas, and flower table £l6 Bs. ; the satinwood bedsteads and hangings, 70 guineas ; the wardrobe, and toilet tables to match them, about 165 guineas, which, with the articles in the vestibule, concluded this interesting sale. GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. ACCIDENT ON THE Mooßs.—Mr. Morton, of Glenroy Lodge, who has for many years been in the habit of visiting the high lands, met with an accident the other day which is reported to have proved fatal. Mr. Morton had strayed from his party, and. it is supposed, had his gun slung across his back, when the contents were accidentally discharged, and lodged in the back of his head. A whole night elapsed before the spot where the accident occurred was traced.—lnverness Courier. QUEEN MARIA CHRISTINA, whose ordinary residence in France ie Malmaison, left for Dieppe some short time before the arrival of the Queen of England in Paris. The Queen Mother, no doubt, remembered her own visit to England some years ago, when she had not the advantage of seeing the sovereign, who was unavoidably, but most conveniently, absent in Scotland. Maria Christina returned to Malmaison after the Queen's departure. The Duchess de Rianzares acted with her usual tact on this occasion.—Times. DERIVATION OF " FILIBUSTERS."—The title of Filibusters is a mere corruption of the English word freebooters—a Ger man term, imported into England during the Low Country wars of Elizabeth's reign. It has been erroneously traced to the Dutch word fiyboat ; but the Jesuit traveller, Charlevoix, asserts that, in fact, this species of craft derived its title from being first used by the Filibustiers, and not from its swiftness. This, however, is evidently a mistake, as Drayton and Hakluyt use the word ; and it seems to be of even earlier standing in the French language. The derivation from the English word freebooter is at once seen when the s in Fli bustier becomes lost in pronunciation. A FRENCH PROTESTANT PARENT AND HIS CHILDREN. — An important case is to be brought on the 27th before the Civil Tribunal of Orleans. A counseil de farnille (or all the members of a family legally assembled, to discuss matters relating to minors, management of property, &c.) has just deprived a father of his legal right to be a guardian of his children, and even to have their persons under his control, on the ground that he has embraced the Protestant religion, and that he wants to educate his children (one aged eight and the other six) in tenets of that creed, they having been born of a Romanist mother, now deceased. The legal ground en which this decision is founded is, that by Art 444 of the Code Napo leon, persons whose management (gestion) shows incapacity, or dishonesty, may be removed from the exercise of guardian ship; and it is argued that geslion applies to moral as well as pecuniary interests, and that infidelite'has a similar applica tion ; it is further urged that the change of religion contem plated by the father in the present case would be an insult to the memory of their mother, and estrange them from the rest of their family. The father having refused to submit to the above decision, the matter has been brought before the Tribunals.—Galignani's Messenger. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT BEISTOL.—A frightful accident occurred on Frilay afternoon to Dr. Collins, of Regent's Park, London, while travelling from the city of Wells to Bristol. He and his lady have been for some weeks past on a tour in topr that o f whichp r pthe west of England, and intended to retur n t o L on d on ; and, pur pose, stationth efo e o r l y ß s a t iw e l ep a hill, the horse they were driving, a ver y s p ir it e d an i mal, took whileo they proceeding h ad to descendt to the Br ais very fright, and ran furiously towards the site of the bridge that fell with a fearful crash a few months since, and which is now being re-erected across the tidal river Avon. On reaching the barricades, which are upwards of six feet high, the horse leaped over them, dragging the carriage and Doctor and Mrs. Collins after him. Fortunately the harness broke, or the whole would have gone into the stream; as it was, the Doctor and his lady were thrown out, and received serious wounds and bruises. Dr. Collins's arm is broken, in addition to other serious wounds ; and Mrs. Collins, although not so badly injured-as her husband, has sustained many severe bruises. Mr. Fryer, surgeon, witnessed the accident ; and, as soon as the Doctor and his wife were extricated from their perilous situation, he rendered them every assistance in his power, mid it is hoped the patients will progress favourably, Both are still lying at the New Cattle Market Tavern, where every at tention is being paid to them by the I rs t an d hostess, e.ddres that Russia C n o u e n m t bas N s es ie s s e , l i r n od w e t h ic as h tri accept honourable propa herepe. aitions for AT a rect. desborough pL for 3,100 guiuei. 1,600 guineas. and J - A LADY named symptonar. of aberra Exeter's stud, Lord Lou- -' c - -inner of the St. Leger, Nutwith was sold for time has exhibited fated herself from ton-street, Lon. injuries, and one of the upper win, don, on Saturday. SI lies in a most precario THE REPRESENT. stated that Mr. Hugh , will contest Tynemouth. adently -Tt, -~. servative interest. Mr. Lit and a Liberal Conserfative, A LETTER FROM ROME mt._ antiquities, among which are two t Robert, in tilt. and the other of marble, b o th o f admir the Via della Scrofa, and a gran it e co l umL with a well-preserved Co r i n thi an cap it a l o f n . FEARGIIS O'Corrivoß died on Thursday of p, the last two years he had b een un d er th e care at Chiswick, for aboutmany a yn a yearsweek ago settled h e at w was Fort remov es sister, Miss O'Connor. H e was o f an ancient Irish fan. which hasbeen county of Cork. GOLD.—The advices from Melbourne furnish the quantity of gold shipped by the following vessels, the arrival of which may be daily expected :—The Eagle, 13,979 ounces; Essex, 44,121 ounces ; Boomerang, 16.747 ounces ; and the North umberland, 63,148 ounces and 20,500 sovereigns —making a total value of £572,900. MORTALITY OF CHILDREN.—At an inquest in London on a child, the coroner remarked that it was lamentable to find that people paid more attention to their colts, pigs, cows, and other animals than they did in many cases to their children. In this country the mortality among children from curable diseases was twenty to one slave child. The reason was that the slaves were purchased to be made useful, and their owners took every care of them. In the case before them the poor woman had done all she could with her limited means, but the marvel was that any of the family were alive. LIEUT. GILBERT PICKERING, aged 30, who appears to have been in monetary difficulties, shot himself through the head last week, at his lodgings, in London. The coroner's officer produced three letters which had been found, one of which was addressed to Messrs. Cockburn, his agents, to the following effect Dear Cockburn,—Pay the lady (his land lady) the £25 for her apartments. When you receive this I shall be no more. Do not fail, or the eternal curses of a dying man light on you.—G. PICKERING." LAMENTABLE EFFECT OF MISCHIEF.—A boy named Alfred Cox, 14 years old, has been sentenced by Alderman Finnis to three weeks' imprisonment, for throwing a handful of lime into the face of a girl named Margaret Grant. There was no provocation for the act, which appears to have been one of wanton mischief. The poor girl, who was of attractive ap pearance, has lost the sight of an eye and is disfigured for life. The mother of the boy came forward, and in the most piteous accents begged the Alderman not to send her son to prison, but to inflict some fine. Alderman Finnis said that 21 days' bread and water and hard labour would do the boy more good, because, supposing he inflicted a fine, the prisoner would not suffer for it. The lad, who cried bitterly, was then re moved. <:... ~i S'~ ...~ ~o .. ABSTRACTION Or LETTERS P 1103.1 THE NEW STREET Pos PILLARS.—In consequence of numerous complaints relative to the nou-delivery of letters put into the receiving -boxes of the post pillars, inquiries have been made on this subject ; and it would appear that a system had been adopted of robbing these, as also the general receiving -houses, by a set of persons acting in concert, by means of some adhesive matter being placed on a small thin weight, which descends to the box where the letters are deposited, and then drawn quickly to the top, the letter attached to the adhesive matter is easily withdrawn. A plan, it is understood, was some time since submitted to the Post-office authorities, which would effect ually frustrate all such attempts ; but this plan is still only " under consideration." MATERIAL FOR THE WAR.—The Low Moor Iron Company, at Bradford, in Yorkshire, have for several months been em ployed in making material for the war. "The , passing rail way traveller," says the Bradford Observer can hardly have failed to notice from time to time huge piles of shot and shell or rows of ordnance awaiting transmission to some Go vernment arsenals. Every now and then we hear rumours of some new missile of astounding ponderosity and homicidal power which is being manufactured at these works, but few particulars are allowed to transpire. We understand, however, that of late many workmen have been engaged in making shells of enormous size, weighing more than 26 cwt. (exclusive, of course, of the charge) and about 32 inches in thickness. When these formidable engines come to be em ployed against the Russians, whether in the Baltic or the Crimea, we shall, doubtless, hear of some startling effects being produced. Hundreds of tons of war material are now weekly forwarded from Low Moor to the order of the Government." THE JEWISH MODE OF SLAUGHTERING BEASTS.—A summons against two slaughtermen of the " Israel" slaughter house, but virtually against the Jewish Rabbis, for cruelty to their animals in the process of slaughtering, led to proceedings on Friday, at Guildhall, London. The prosecutor was Mr. Forster, and the summons was technically for cruelty to a bullock, but it was understood that there was no more than the ordinary cruelty practised by the Jews in the case of this animal, but that the question was to involve the general prac tices of the Jews, which have prevailed amongst them from time immemorial.—Mr. Sampson Samuel, solicitor, instructed by the Jewish authorities, applied for an adjournment. He had had an interview with Mr. Forster, who had consented on the part of the Royal Society he represented, to allow the case to stand over for a month. During that time a meeting should take place, at which the whole question should be discussed. If it were found that on the part of the Jews there were any thing wrong in their mode of slaughtering, inhumanity should henceforth be avoided. If, however, what the Society com plained of involved a question of religious observance, it might be necessary that the Jewish body should defend these rites, which had been maintained for many ages.—Sir R. W. Carden had no objection to the postponement. —The case was, there fore, adjourned until the sth of October. SUNDAY DESECRATION.—The cause of Sunday desecration by authority prospers in the hands of the new Commissioner of Woods and Forests. The statement about the opening of Kew Gardens during the whole of Sunday has, it is true, been contradicted, but on the other hand we are furnished with an official account of the numbers which attended the performances of the band in Kensington Gardens on Sunday last, and which according to the report exceeded 61,000 persons. The demeanour of the crowd was, according to the promoters of this movement, above all praise ; and the occasion was graced, moreover, by the presence of the great man himself at whose bidding the divine sanction of the Lord's day is pro tanto abrogated. " Sir Benjamin Hall," we are told, " was seen moving about in the crowd, arm in arm with the Dean of Durham, apparently enjoying the scene." 'What business the Very Reverend Ecclesiastic had to parade himself and his Order on this occasion, is a ques tion which obviously su g g es t s it se lf. Th e Dean is as secure, however, " from any correction" from his Diocesan, as from his own conscience. Meanwhile the Cathedral Commis sioners had better take notice of the fact that a Dean has leisure to promenade among the holiday folks in London while divine service is being performed in his Cathedral at Durham.—John Bull. SECESSION FROM WESLEYAN METHODISM.—We under stand that the Rev. R. M. Macßrair, M.A., late of Cambridge, has resigned his appointment into the hands of the President of :the Conference, and withdrawn from the Connexion, ex pressing his dissent from some parts of the Wesleyan economy and discipline. Mr. l‘facßrair is a native of Scotland, and studied at the University of Edinburgh, where he gained some important prizes, and obtained his degree of Master of Arts. He afterwards went abroad and studied modern languages. Having offered his services to the Wesleyan Missionary So ciety, he was sent to Western Africa as linguist, to grapple with one or more of the negro tongues. He soon succeeded in forming a grammar of the Mandingo, and translating the Gospel into the same language. He also drew up a sketch of the Foolali . language (the most difficult of African dialects, and previously unknown to Europeans), which has lately been published by the Admiralty. Mr. Macßrair has also written some books in English, contributed to various popular perio dicals, and was one of the originators and editorial committee of the well-known "Bulwark," or Scottish Reformation Jour. nal. Of his qualifications for the pastoral office, it is not ne cessary to speak here in Cambridge, where so many of our readers have personally experienced and fully appreciate them. He took leave of his late congregation, in Hobson street Wesleyan Chapel, on Sunday Evening last, where he preached an excellent sermon from the text, " Thou shalt guide me by thy counsel,"—Ps. lxxiii. 24. The reverend gentleman confined himself strictly to the subject of his dis course, making no allusion to any events that have occurred during his residence iu Cambridge.—Cambridge Chronicle. GAS EXPLOSION.—On Saturday morning, a fearful explosion g o cornerrfegaatsetooonofskt Ce p ri l ni a c aapt e ei ol a -i t sl .t t r h e Me e t m i. . a l pT n ae s iai i . kcup-ill, Temple, el A r, Mm, o T hn e "d m o i p ir, l e e c , iev s ni i li t t l u cyi a i t l a i e c r a de t the £4,000 in repairing and beautifying the building, and which was said to contain pictures of the estimated value of £30,000, had quitted town for Cheltenham, leaving the mansion in charge of the housekeeper, another female servant, and the footman. Some time after retiring to rest the housekeeper smelt the escape of gas very strongly, and having aroused the footman, he went down to the drawing-room, and on opening the back drawing-room door, he was nearly overpowered with the vapour. Notwithstanding this, he entered the apartment, and ignited a Congreve match. In an instant a most terrific sfa females nmintod aelt explosion atefhesbwe,lwere yearsesst took we k e rateps, rescued, since. c a ptu c hr e eoe , ds a. housenr and hadnt prostrated ed thel loss footman, o scuett t t oha m ew3 a i in n a sur , . in company with chairsuagmtsred.pa forat.it however, was the concussion, that th oa e Tnn u w e. n ma i i E n dj d . opposite,safety, injured, andthe ho a u i s d e 1 s scarcely a momentarilypicture exopre expected a th s e im h i o la us r e ca th tas at tr w o a p s he no to t dtheasttrwoyheidchotr s oo e k ri p o l u a s e l e y b b us low h. ~n e . couldiee c e d i d a n to o A mf f h al l a g abv l ae e n i dny:. averted furniturestHree the gas mains been fully charged, nothing 37 Y AL I'ID AGRICULTURAL ronefeaßarpchlneg machines, Royal Agriculturalafter but S ° l e i i e p t a y r , t i a a lt experiment Car — - ecenupomneetxng were to meet again on the farm of the Presidelel' was postponed until harvest, at which Mr. W. Miles, M.P. for East Somers7tr,i(Kalt Bristol. These machines were Crosskill' Bell sey, Burgess and Key's M'Cormick, and s American machine, with Palmer's English i F m o p r rb ou,:r Leigh rihir Dray's aeoemhia,ti Society, Ac cordingly,Court, Bristol. s r s o et, s. f morningommenced the trial on Leigh s o m n , terairi.al, of Court Farm, in the presence of the judges ox? Wednesday the aild C ic a e r:i , s s l e m s c h c o o w rni , iek Messrs. an d party of scientific a griculturists. uski s these four, with a fifth, known as Lord Kinnaird's, c Grainger,of implements at Read, and Scott, accompanied by one of the several stewards Mr. Fisher Hobbs, together - . together with the President, Mr. W. • Miles, M P and a select li the second of £2o sil(n t .e ( ‘' ) V:re l ttkShri 'O leoo r , hours, the judges awarded the first prize of £3O to Burgess Mr. Dray's machine was highly commended. On the follow ing day a public trial tookplace in . the presence of several hun dreds of the leading agriculturists of the county, who ex pressed themselves highly pleased with the operations. On proceeding from a field of wheat to a field of barley, a serious accident happened to M'Cormick's machine; the principal wheel of the machine, which was composed of cast iron, in Passing over a stone, snapped in several pieces, whereby the reaper was rendered perfectly useless for the remainder of the day, showing that it is essentially necessary th:,t wrought iron is should be substituted for that of cast , as in all farming d . tricts the machi nes wou ld be li a ble to cross rugged roa d s in passing from one portion of the estate to the other. The operations of Dray's and Forbush's in the barley field, where the corn was laid, were greatly approved, and f u ll y satisfied - those present that anY description of grain could be cut by these machines, 941 Sal role fc 45. 11: 1